Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the third innings of a test
S Dhawan and KL Rahul added 166 runs for the first wicket in its second innings {third innings of the test} to provide the 16th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the third innings of the test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali | 1 | 203 | 3 | v England | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 |
| 2 | NJ Contractor, P Roy | 1 | 121 | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 3 | FM Engineer, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 135 | 3 | v England | Mum-BS | 06 Feb 1973 |
| 4 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 192 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 27 Oct 1978 |
| 5 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 153 | 3 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 6 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 124 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 12 Jul 1979 |
| 7 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 125 | 3 | v Pakistan | Kanpur | 25 Dec 1979 |
| 8 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 165 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1981 |
| 9 | AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 176* | 3 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 |
| 10 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 11 | DJ Gandhi, S Ramesh | 1 | 137 | 3 | v New Zealand | Mohali | 10 Oct 1999 |
| 12 | SS Das, S Ramesh | 1 | 107 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 |
| 13 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 182 | 3 | v Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 14 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 116 | 3 | v Australia | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 15 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 137 | 3 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 16 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
This partnership provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the third innings of a test against Sri Lanka. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 2 | SS Das, S Ramesh | 1 | 107 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 |
| 3 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
S Dhawan and KL Rahul added 166 runs for the first wicket in its second innings {third innings of the test} to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in the third innings of the test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali | 1 | 203 | 3 | v England | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 |
| 2 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 192 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 27 Oct 1978 |
| 3 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 182 | 3 | v Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 5 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 6 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 165 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 07 Feb 1981 |
This partnership provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in the third innings of a test against Sri Lanka. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 2 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
S Dhawan and KL Rahul added 166 runs for the first wicket in its second innings {third innings of the test} to provide the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the third innings of the test on home soil against various oppositions . All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Sri Lanka. The previous best was the 81 runs partnership between G Gambhir and V Sehwag at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009. By a coincidence the Nov 2009 test at Ahmedabad had a start date of 16. The ongoing test at Kolkata has also a start date of 16 Nov 2017.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NJ Contractor, P Roy | 1 | 121 | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 2 | FM Engineer, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 135 | 3 | v England | Mum-BS | 06 Feb 1973 |
| 3 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 153 | 3 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 4 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 125 | 3 | v Pakistan | Kanpur | 25 Dec 1979 |
| 5 | AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 176* | 3 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 |
| 6 | DJ Gandhi, S Ramesh | 1 | 137 | 3 | v New Zealand | Mohali | 10 Oct 1999 |
| 7 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 182 | 3 | v Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 8 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 116 | 3 | v Australia | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 9 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |