S Dhawan-KL Rahul script a new opening partnership against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka
S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 233 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 2 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 221 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 3 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 188 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 4 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 5 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 167 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 6 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 165 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 7 | J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 156 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |
| 8 | NR Mongia, NS Sidhu | 1 | 120 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 |
| 9 | SS Das, S Ramesh | 1 | 107 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 |
S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 188 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 2 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 3 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 167 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 4 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 165 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 5 | SS Das, S Ramesh | 1 | 107 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 |
S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the record partnership for the first wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 171 runs partnership between M Prabhakar and NS Sidhu at Col-SSC in Jul 1993 a record which stood for 24 years. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 188 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 2 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |