S Dhawan and V Kohli of India added 227 runs for the third wicket in the just concluded Galle test against Sri Lanka. India lost the test by 63 runs.  The partnership of 227 runs for the third wicket between S Dhawan and V Kohli provide the fifth occasion of India losing a test when its batsmen have posted a 200 plus runs partnership. All the five occasions are listed below. Coincidentally all these five occasions are on away soil.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar	4	222	1	v England	Leeds	05 Jun 1952
2	VS Hazare, MH Mankad	3	211	3	v England	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
3	M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar	6	222	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
4	V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar	5	220	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
5	S Dhawan, V Kohli	3	227	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015

S Dhawan and V Kohli of India added 227 runs for the third wicket in the just concluded Galle test against Sri Lanka. India lost the test by 63 runs.  The partnership of 227 runs for the third wicket between S Dhawan and V Kohli represent the highest partnership posted by Indian batsmen for any wicket when India lost the test. The previous best were – 222 runs for the fourth wicket between VS Hazare and VL Manjrekar against England at Leeds in Jun 1952 and 222 runs for the sixth wicket between M Azharuddin and SR Tendulkar against South Africa at Cape Town in Jan 1997

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan, V Kohli	3	227	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
2	VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar	4	222	1	v England	Leeds	05 Jun 1952
3	M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar	6	222	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997