India posted a team total of 503 for 9 declared to provide the 92nd occasion of India posting a team total of 500 plus runs in an innings. It also provides the 17th occasion of India posting a team total of 500 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka

India capped SS Jain for this test. He became the 320th cricketer to represent India in tests. He also became the 17th Indian cricketer to make his test debut against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka capped K Mishara for this test. He became the 174th cricketer to represent Sri Lanka in tests. He also became the 108th Sri Lankan cricketer to make his tests debut against India

D Padikkal scored 117 in India’s first innings to provide the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century on away soil.

Shubman Gill was dismissed for an exact 50 in India’s first innings to provide the  ninth occasion of an Indian captain dismissed for an exact fifty in an innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain dismissed for an exact fifty in an innings against Sri Lanka.

D Padikkal and Shubman Gill added 120 runs for the third wicket to provide the 113th Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 13th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against Sri Lanka.

RR Pant scored 66 in this game which is his 29th fifty while keeping gloves for India. He needs one more fifty to equal the record of most fifties by an Indian wicket keeper. MS Dhoni has scored 30 fifties while keeping wickets for India.

RR Pant and DC Jurel added 112 runs for the seventh wicket to provide the 45th Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in a test innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in a test innings against Sri Lanka.

DC Jurel scored 115 not out in India’s innings while batting at number seven to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century while batting at number seven. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century while batting at number seven in a test innings against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka was dismissed for 290 and was asked to follow on. Sri Lanka’s innings was propped up by P Sooriyabandara’s 80 and GS Dinusha’s 103. Debutant SS Jain captured two wickets conceding 69 runs. His first test wicket was that of the Centurion GS Dinusha whom he had caught by KL Rahul for 103

Following on Sri Lanka posted 429 for 9 declared to provide the 33rd occasion of a team posting 400 plus runs in an innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 400 plus runs in an innings after being asked to follow on and the first such occasion by Sri Lanka against India.   

P Sooriyabandara scored 92 in Sri Lanka’s second innings to provide the 60th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 90 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 90 plus runs in a test innings against India.   

P Sooriyabandara scored 92 in Sri Lanka’s second innings after following on to provide the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 90 plus runs in a test innings after following on. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 90 plus runs in a test innings against India after following on                                     

P Sooriyabandars scored 80 and 92 in this test to provide the 21st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against India.

GS Dinusha scored 133 not out in Sri Lanka’s second innings to provide the 314th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides 53rd the occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in a test innings against India.

GS Dinusha scored 133 not out in Sri Lanka’s second innings to provide the eleventh occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in a test innings after following on. It also provides third the occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in a test innings against India after following on.

GS Dinusha scored 103 and 133 not out in this test to provide the tenth occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a centuries in both innings of a test.  It also provides third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test against India.

GS Dinusha scored 103 and 133 not out in this test to provide the 101st occasion of a batsman batting at number six scoring a centuries in both innings of a test.  It also provides twelfth occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test against India.

GS Dinusha scored 103 and 133 not out in the second and third innings of this test to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test. 

DC Jurel of India and GS Dinusha of Sri Lanka scored centuries in this test to provide the seventh occasion of rival batsmen batting at number seven scoring centuries in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the second such occasion in India-Sri Lanka test series, the first such occasion being witnessed at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009. MS Dhoni of India and Prasanna Jayawardene of Sri Lanka came up with centuries in this this test, both the rival batsmen batted at number seven in this test. It also provides the only occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries while batting at number seven scoring centuries