Bowlers conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on their test debut
K Nuwan of Sri Lanka conceded 175 runs for his three wickets in the just concluded test against India to provide the ninth occasion of a bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | N | R | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date“ |
| 1 | NM Kulkarni | 70.0 | 12 | 195 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 2 | UDU Chandana | 47.5 | 7 | 179 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dhaka | 12 Mar 1999 |
| 3 | OAC Banks | 40.0 | 2 | 204 | 3 | 1 | Win | Aus | Bridgetown | 01 May 2003 |
| 4 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 5 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 6 | MS Crane | 48.0 | 3 | 193 | 1 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 04 Jan 2018 |
| 7 | Zahid Mahmood | 33.0 | 1 | 235 | 4 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 |
| 8 | KTH Ratnayake | 49.2 | 3 | 196 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Ban | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 |
| 9 | K Nuwan | 39.0 | 1 | 175 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Galle | 15 Aug 2026 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | N | R | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date“ |
| 1 | UDU Chandana | 47.5 | 7 | 179 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dhaka | 12 Mar 1999 |
| 2 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 3 | KTH Ratnayake | 49.2 | 3 | 196 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Ban | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 |
| 4 | K Nuwan | 39.0 | 1 | 175 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Galle | 15 Aug 2026 |
It also provides the third occasion of a bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings against India on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | N | R | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date“ |
| 1 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 2 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 3 | K Nuwan | 39.0 | 1 | 175 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Galle | 15 Aug 2026 |
It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on his test debut against India. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | N | R | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date“ | |
| 1 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 | |
| 2 | K Nuwan | 39.0 | 1 | 175 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Galle | 15 Aug 2026 |
It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on his test debut at Galle. Both such occasions are tabulated below. Galle is the only ground to witness two such occasions
| No | Player | O | N | R | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date“ |
| 1 | KTH Ratnayake | 49.2 | 3 | 196 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Ban | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 |
| 2 | K Nuwan | 39.0 | 1 | 175 | 3 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Galle | 15 Aug 2026 |
The following four bowlers have conceded 200 plus runs in an innings on their test debut. S Randiv of Sri Lanka has conceded a double Nelson – 222 – and owns the record of conceding most runs in an innings on test debut
| No | Player | O | N | R | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date“ |
| 1 | OAC Banks | 40.0 | 2 | 204 | 3 | 1 | Win | Aus | Bridgetown | 01 May 2003 |
| 2 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 3 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 4 | Zahid Mahmood | 33.0 | 1 | 235 | 4 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 |