S Dhawan-CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket at Galle and CA Pujara-AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket ar Col-SSC to provide  the second occasion of batsmen posting two  or more 200 plus runs partnerships in a test series played on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	DS Lehmann, DR Martyn	4	206	3	Aus	Srl	Galle	08 Mar 2004
	2	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	3	200	3	Aus	Srl	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
	3	SM Katich, JL Langer	6	218	3	Aus	Srl	Col-SSC	24 Mar 2004
2	1	S Dhawan, CA Pujara	2	253	1	Ind	Srl	Galle	26 Jul 2017
	2	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	4	217	1	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017