VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in the third and final test against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval provide the 116^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match. All the 116 occasions are listed below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Dilawar Hussain	59	57	Eng	Kolkata	Jan 1934
2	VS Hazare	116	145	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
3	VS Hazare	59	58*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
4	RS Modi	80	87	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
5	S Mushtaq Ali	54	106	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
6	MH Mankad	59	71*	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1951
7	VS Hazare	89	56	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1952
8	MH Mankad	72	184	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
9	ML Apte	64	52	Win	Trinidad	Jan 1953
10	PR Umrigar	130	69	Win	Trinidad	Jan 1953
11	PR Umrigar	61	67	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1953
12	P Roy	85	150	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
13	VL Manjrekar	50	59	Pak	Bahawalpur	Jan 1955
14	CG Borde	109	96	Win	Delhi	Feb 1959
15	AA Baig	50	58	Aus	Mum-BS	Jan 1960
16	ML Jaisimha	56	51	Eng	Mum-BS	Nov 1961
17	VL Manjrekar	68	84	Eng	Mum-BS	Nov 1961
18	CG Borde	68	61	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1961
19	PR Umrigar	56	172*	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1962
20	RG Nadkarni	52*	122*	Eng	Kanpur	Feb 1964
21	DN Sardesai	79	87	Eng	Kanpur	Feb 1964
22	MAK Pataudi	86	53	Aus	Mumbai-BS	Oct 1964
23	MAK Pataudi	64	148	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1967
24	RF Surti	70	53	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1967
25	MAK Pataudi	75	85	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1967
26	ML Jaisimha	74	101	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
27	RF Surti	52	64	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
28	S Abid Ali	78	81	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1968
29	AL Wadekar	80	71	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1968
30	AV Mankad	64	68	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
31	SM Gavaskar	65	67*	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1971
32	SM Gavaskar	116	64*	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1971
33	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
34	FM Engineer	121	66	Eng	Mum-BS	Feb 1973
35	SM Gavaskar	101	58	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1974
36	GR Viswanath	52	139	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1974
37	GR Viswanath	83	79	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1976
38	GR Viswanath	68	103*	NZl	Kanpur	Nov 1976
39	M Amarnath	90	100	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
40	GR Viswanath	59	54	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1977
41	GR Viswanath	89	73	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1978
42	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1978
43	CPS Chauhan	52	84	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
44	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
45	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
46	SM Gavaskar	61	68	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
47	GR Viswanath	78	51	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
48	CPS Chauhan	58	84	Aus	Kanpur	Oct 1979
49	GR Viswanath	56	75*	Eng	The Oval	Jul 1982
50	M Amarnath	61	64	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
51	M Amarnath	58	117	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1983
52	M Amarnath	91	80	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1983
53	M Amarnath	54	116	Win	St John’s	Apr 1983
54	SM Gavaskar	50	64	Pak	Nagpur	Oct 1983
55	DB Vengsarkar	159	63	Win	Delhi	Oct 1983
56	M Amarnath	78	95	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1985
57	M Azharuddin	122	54*	Eng	Kanpur	Jan 1985
58	DB Vengsarkar	61	102*	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1986
59	J Arun Lal	52	70	Pak	Kolkata	Feb 1987
60	K Srikkanth	71	65	Win	Mum	Dec 1987
61	SV Manjrekar	76	83	Pak	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
62	SV Manjrekar	93	50	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
63	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
64	NS Sidhu	82	104	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
65	SV Manjrekar	51	66	Win	Mumbai	Nov 1994
66	NS Sidhu	107	76	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
67	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
68	A Jadeja	59	73	NZl	Bangalore	Oct 1995
69	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
70	M Azharuddin	109	52	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
71	R Dravid	148	81	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
72	SC Ganguly	73	60	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
73	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
74	R Dravid	52	56	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
75	NS Sidhu	62	64	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
76	R Dravid	190	103*	NZl	Hamilton	Jan 1999
77	S Ramesh	60	96	Pak	Delhi	Feb 1999
78	SC Ganguly	56	78	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
79	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
80	SC Ganguly	125	53	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
81	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
82	R Dravid	200*	70*	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
83	SR Tendulkar	76	65	Aus	Mumbai	Feb 2001
84	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
85	VVS Laxman	65	66	Aus	Chennai	Mar 2001
86	SS Das	57	70	Zim	Harare	Jun 2001
87	SS Das	59	68	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
88	VVS Laxman	69*	74	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2002
89	SC Ganguly	68	99	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
90	R Dravid	222	73	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
91	A Chopra	60	52	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
92	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
93	R Dravid	233	72*	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
94	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
95	R Dravid	110	135	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
96	SR Tendulkar	52	52	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
97	W Jaffer	81	100	Eng	Nagpur	Mar 2006
98	W Jaffer	60	54	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
99	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
100	R Dravid	81	68	Win	Kingston	Jun 2006
101	W Jaffer	202	56	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
102	SC Ganguly	239	91	Pak	Bangalore	Dec 2007
103	SC Ganguly	67	51	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2008
104	V Sehwag	63	151	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
105	G Gambhir	56	74	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
106	V Sehwag	201*	50	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
107	MS Dhoni	92	68*	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
108	G Gambhir	67	104	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
109	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
110	MS Dhoni	56	55	Aus	Nagpur	Nov 2008
111	V Sehwag	66	92	Aus	Nagpur	Nov 2008
112	G Gambhir	179	97	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
113	R Dravid	83	62	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
114	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
115	MS Dhoni	52	56*	NZl	Wellington	Apr 2009
116	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

VVS Laxman’s twin fifties in this test represents the eighth occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test match. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score twin fifties on eight or more occasions. Others are – R Dravid {10}, SM Gavaskar {09} and SR Tendulkar {08}

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mar/Year
1	R Dravid	148	81	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
2	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
3	R Dravid	52	56	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
4	R Dravid	190	103*	NZl	Hamilton	Jan 1999
5	R Dravid	200*	70*	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
6	R Dravid	222	73	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
7	R Dravid	233	72*	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
8	R Dravid	110	135	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
9	R Dravid	81	68	Win	Kingston	Jun 2006
10	R Dravid	83	62	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
1	SM Gavaskar	65	67*	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1971
2	SM Gavaskar	116	64*	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1971
3	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
4	SM Gavaskar	101	58	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1974
5	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1978
6	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
7	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
8	SM Gavaskar	61	68	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
9	SM Gavaskar	50	64	Pak	Nagpur	Oct 1983
1	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
2	VVS Laxman	65	66	Aus	Chennai	Mar 2001
3	VVS Laxman	69*	74	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2002
4	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
5	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
6	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
7	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
8	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010
1	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
2	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
3	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
4	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
5	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
6	SR Tendulkar	76	65	Aus	Mumbai	Feb 2001
7	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
8	SR Tendulkar	52	52	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005