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V Sehwag completed 7000 runs of his test career when he was on 70 during his knock of 109 in this innings. At the end of India’s first innings, his total stood at 7039. He became the 38^th batsman to total 7000 plus runs in tests. He also earned the distinction of becoming sixth Indian batsman to reach the mile stone. Others are – SR Tendulkar {13783}, R Dravid {11483}, SM Gavaskar {10122}, VVS Laxman {7256} and SC Ganguly {7212}. V Sehwag’s aggregate of 7039 include 83 runs scored by him representing ICC World Eleven

V Sehwag achieved another milestone in this innings. He aggregated 1000 boundary fours and at the end of his first innings in this test, his aggregate stood at 1007. He became the 17^th batsman to total 1000 plus boundary fours. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1786}, BC Lara {1559}, R Dravid {1444}, RT Ponting {1362}, JH Kallis {1243}, SR Waugh {1175}, AR Border {1161}, AJ Stewert {1121}, DPMD Jayawardene {1115}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {1105}, GA Gooch {1079}, IVA Richards {1051}, ML Hayden {1049}, KC Sangakkara {1028}, SM Gavaskar {1016} and S Chanderpaul {1008}. V Sehwag’s 1007 boundary fours include 14 boundary fours scored by him representing ICC World Eleven

V Sehwag with his 1007 boundary fours became the fourth Indian batsman to total 1000 plus boundary fours. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1786}, R Dravid {1444} and SM Gavaskar {1016}

DPMD Jayawardene’s 56 in Sri Lanka’s first innings represent his 50^th fifty while batting at number four. He became the sixth batsman to score 50 fifties while batting at number four. Others are – SR Tendulkar {88}, JH Kallis {58}, BC Lara {55}, ME Waugh {55} and Javed Miandad {50}

DPMD Jayawardene’s 56 in Sri Lanka’s first innings represent his 25^th half century while batting at number four. He became the eighth batsman to score 25 half centuries while batting at number four. Others are – SR Tendulkar {46}, ME Waugh {39}, JH Kallis {32}, BC Lara {31}, Javed Miandad {31}, GR Viswanath {31}, and SP Fleming {26}

V Sehwag’s 109 in this innings represent his 21^st hundred and also his 20^th hundred as an opening batsman. He becomes the fifth opening batsman to score 20 or more test hundreds. Others are – SM Gavaskar {33}, ML Hayden {30}, G Boycott {22} and GC Smith {21}.

V Sehwag’s 109 in this innings has the following statistical accreditations – It represents the 24^th hundred at Sara Oval. It is the second hundred by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval, after VG Kambli’s 120 in Aug 1993. It is the eighth hundred against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval. It represent the 173^rd hundred scored against Sri Lanka. It also provides the 46^th hundred by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka

V Sehwag registered his fifth hundred against Sri Lanka when he scored 109 in this innings. The other four hundreds are – 201* at Galle in Jul 2008, 131 at Kanpur in Nov 2009, 293 at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 and 109 at Galle in Jul 2010. He became the sixth batsman to score five or more hundreds against Sri Lanka. Others are – SR Tendulakr of India {09}, M Azharuddin of India {05}, DJ Cullian of South Africa {05}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {05} and BC Lara of West Indies {05}

SR Tendulkar became the second batsman to total 800 plus runs in the calendar year 2010. Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh {837} and SR Tendulkar {817} are the two batsmen to achieve the feat.

VVS Laxman and SK Raina added 105 runs for the fifth wicket in this innings providing the 47^th occasion of a three figure partnership posted by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. This stand also represents the ninth occasion of a fifth wicket three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. It is the second occasion that Indian batsman posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval, the first being the 162 runs partnership between SR Tendulkar and VG Kambli in Aug 1993

V Sehwag {109}, VVS Laxman {56} and SK Raina {65} scored fifties in this innings to take the number of fifties scored by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka to 125.

VVS Laxman’s 56 in this innings was his ninth fifty against Sri Lanka. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score nine or more fities against Sri Lanka. Others are – SR Tendulkar {14}, R Dravid {12} and M Azharuddin {09},

V Sehwag’s 109 in this innings represent his eighth fifty as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka. He now holds the record for most fifties by an Indian opening batsman against Sri Lanka. He wrested the record from NS Sidhu who had seven fifties to his credit.

VVS Laxman’s 56 in this innings represent his 45^th test half century and his 60^th fifty. He became the 20^th batsman to score 60 or more fifties in a test innings. The complete list read thus – SR Tendulkar {103}, RT Ponting {91}, AR Border {90}, JH Kallis {88}, R Dravid {87}, BC Lara {82}, SR Waugh {82}, SM Gavaskar {76}, S Chanderpaul {76}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {71}, IVA Richards {69}, ME Waugh {67}, GA Gooch {66}, Javed Miandad {66}, G Boycott {64}, DPMD Jayawardene {64}, MA Atherton {62}, MC Cowdrey {60}, VVS Laxman {60} and AJ Stewart {60}

VVS Laxman with his 60 fifties became the fourth Indian batsman to score 60 or more fifties in a test innings. Others are – SR Tendulkar {103}, R Dravid {87} and SM Gavaskar {79}

India gained the first innings lead over Sri Lanka in this test after Sri Lanka has scored 425 runs. India made 436 runs. This is the tenth occasion that India gained the lead over Sri Lanka after Sri Lanka. This is also the third occasion of India gaining the first innings lead after Sri Lanka has scored 400 plus runs. The other two occasions were at – Col-SSC in Jul 2010 {Sri Lanka – 642 for 4d and India – 707} and at Kanpur in Dec 1986 {Sri Lanka – 420 and India – 676 for 7}

SL Malinga {119} and BAW Mendis {109} conceded 100 plus runs in this innings providing the 48^th and 49^th occasion of Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India.

A Mithun registered his highest test score of 46 in this innings. His previous best was 41 at Col-SSC in Jul 2010. He made his test debut in this series at Galle in Jul 2010. He has played four innings in his three tests and his scores in five innings are – 8 and 25 at Galle in Jul 2010, 41 at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 46 at Col-PSS in Aug 2010

Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Asif of Pakistan bagged a pair against England in the recently concluded first test at Nottingham providing the 40^th occasion of two or more batsmen collecting pairs in the same test. All the 40 occasions are listed below

No	Player	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	IA Colquhoun	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Mar 1955
	JA Hayes	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Mar 1955
	MB Poore	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Mar 1955
2	DL Amiss	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
	GG Arnold	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
	DL Underwood	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
3	Majid Khan	Pak	Aus	Perth	Mar 1979
	Sikander Bakht	Pak	Aus	Perth	Mar 1979
	Wasim Bari	Pak	Aus	Perth	Mar 1979
4	MS Atapattu	Srl	Ind	Chandigarh	Nov 1990
	GF Labrooy	Srl	Ind	Chandigarh	Nov 1990
	RJ Ratnayake	Srl	Ind	Chandigarh	Nov 1990
5	TW Garrett	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Jan 1883
	PS McDonnell	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Jan 1883
6	SE Gregory	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1899
	MA Noble	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1899
7	J Darling	Aus	Eng	Sheffield	Jul 1902
	JJ Kelly	Aus	Eng	Sheffield	Jul 1902
8	CB Llewellyn	SAF	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1912
	LJ Tancred	SAF	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1912
9	FT Badcock	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	Jan 1930
	KC James	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	Jan 1930
10	XC Balaskas	SAF	Aus	Johannesburg	Feb 1936
	F Nicholson	SAF	Aus	Johannesburg	Feb 1936
11	RW Blair	NZl	Win	Dunedin	Feb 1956
	HB Cave	NZl	Win	Dunedin	Feb 1956
12	RN Harvey	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1956
	KD Mackay	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1956
13	FCM Alexander	Win	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1957
	ED Weekes	Win	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1957
14	Nasim-ul-Ghani	Pak	Win	Port of Spain	Feb 1958
	Wazir Mohammad	Pak	Win	Port of Spain	Feb 1958
15	RW Blair	NZl	SAF	Auckland	Mar 1964
	MJF Shrimpton	NZl	SAF	Auckland	Mar 1964
16	BS Bedi	Ind	Eng	Delhi	Dec 1976
	BS Chandrasekhar	Ind	Eng	Delhi	Dec 1976
17	RM Hogg	Aus	Win	Perth	Nov 1984
	CG Rackemann	Aus	Win	Perth	Nov 1984
18	JP Crawley	Eng	Aus	Perth	Feb 1995
	PAJ DeFreitas	Eng	Aus	Perth	Feb 1995
19	CJ McDermott	Aus	Pak	Sydney	Nov 1995
	GD McGrath	Aus	Pak	Sydney	Nov 1995
20	M Mbangwa	Zim	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1998
	GJ Rennie	Zim	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1998
21	MA Atherton	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Nov 1999
	GM Hamilton	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Nov 1999
22	ESH Giddins	Eng	Win	Birmingham	Jun 2000
	GA Hick	Eng	Win	Birmingham	Jun 2000
23	NAM McLean	Win	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2000
	CA Walsh	Win	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2000
24	JEC Franklin	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Mar 2001
	CS Martin	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Mar 2001
25	AC Gilchrist	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 2001
	SK Warne	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 2001
26	RP Arnold	Srl	Eng	Col-SSC	Mar 2001
	MS Atapattu	Srl	Eng	Col-SSC	Mar 2001
27	Manjural Islam	Ban	Zim	Harare	Apr 2001
	Mohammad Sharif	Ban	Zim	Harare	Apr 2001
28	CH Gayle	Win	Srl	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
	D Ramnarine	Win	Srl	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
29	M Dillon	Win	Pak	Sharjah	Feb 2002
	D Ramnarine	Win	Pak	Sharjah	Feb 2002
30	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	Apr 2002
	A Nehra	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	Apr 2002
31	Alamgir Kabir	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2002
	Aminul Islam	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2002
32	Manjural Islam	Ban	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2002
	Talha Jubair	Ban	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2002
33	Taufeeq Umar	Pak	Aus	Sharjah	Oct 2002
	Waqar Younis	Pak	Aus	Sharjah	Oct 2002
34	RP Arnold	Srl	SAF	Johannesburg	Nov 2002
	KHRK Fernando	Srl	SAF	Johannesburg	Nov 2002
35	SL Malinga	Srl	NZl	Wellington	Dec 2006
	M Muralitharan	Srl	NZl	Wellington	Dec 2006
36	MR Gillespie	NZl	SAF	Centurion	Nov 2007
	IE O’Brien	NZl	SAF	Centurion	Nov 2007
37	Aftab Ahmed	Ban	NZl	Dunedin	Jan 2008
	Shahadat Hossain	Ban	NZl	Dunedin	Jan 2008
38	CS Martin	NZl	Aus	Adelaide	Nov 2008
	IE O’Brien	NZl	Aus	Adelaide	Nov 2008
39	Abdur Rauf	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2009
	Saeed Ajmal	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2009
40	Kamran Akmal	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 2010
	Mohammad Asif	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 2010

As far as Pakistan is concerned it provides the fifth occasion of such a feat. All the five occasions are furnished below

No	Player	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Majid Khan	Pak	Aus	Perth	Mar 1979
	Sikander Bakht	Pak	Aus	Perth	Mar 1979
	Wasim Bari	Pak	Aus	Perth	Mar 1979
2	Nasim-ul-Ghani	Pak	Win	Port of Spain	Feb 1958
	Wazir Mohammad	Pak	Win	Port of Spain	Feb 1958
3	Taufeeq Umar	Pak	Aus	Sharjah	Oct 2002
	Waqar Younis	Pak	Aus	Sharjah	Oct 2002
4	Abdur Rauf	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2009
	Saeed Ajmal	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2009
5	Kamran Akmal	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 2010
	Mohammad Asif	Pak	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 2010

When V Sehwag scored fifty plus runs {97 not out| in the first innings of third test at Sara Oval, he achieved the distinction of scoring fifty in ten consecutive tests. He is the fourth batsman to earn the feat of scoring a fifty in ten or more consecutive test in the annals of test cricket. Others are – IVA Richards of West Indies {11}, G Gambhir of India {11} and JH Edrich of England {10}

The performance of these four batsmen read are listed below

IVA Richards of West Indies {Eleven Tests} – 30 and 101 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1976, 50 and 98 vs Australia at Melbourne in Jan 1976, 142 vs India at Bridgetown in Mar 1976, 130 and 20 vs India at Trinidad in Mar 1976, 177 and 23 vs India at Trinidad in Apr 1976, 64 vs India at Kingston in Apr 1976, 232 and 63 vs England at Nottingham in Jan 1976, 4 and 135 vs England at Manchester in Jul 1976, 66 and 38 vs England at Leeds in Jul 1976, 291 vs England at The Oval in Aug 1976 and 32 and 92 vs Pakistan at Bridgetown in Feb 1977

G Gambhir of India {Eleven tests} – 67 and 104 vs Australia at Mohali in Oct 2008, 206 and 36 vs Australia at Delhi in Oct 2008, 19 and 66 vs England at Chennai in Dec 2008, 179 and 97 vs England at Mohali in Dec 2008, 72 and 30* vs New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2009, 16 and 137 vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 2009, 23 and 167 vs New Zealand at Wellington in Apr 2009, 1 and 114 vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009, 23 and 116 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010 and 68 and Zero not out vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Jan 2010

JH Edrich of England {Ten tests} – 79 and 15 vs West Indies at Leeds in Jul 1969, 16 and 115 vs New Zealand at Lord’s in Jul 1969, 155 vs New Zealand at Nottingham in Aug 1969, 68 and 22 vs New Zealand at The Oval in Aug 1969, 79 vs Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1970, 47 and 115* vs Australia at Perth in Dec 1970, 55 and 12 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 1971, 9 and 74* vs Australia at Melbourne in Jan 1971, 130 and 40 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1971 and 30 and 57 vs Australia at Sydney in Feb 1971

V Sehwag of India {Ten tests} – 16 and 51 vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009, 131 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Nov 2009, 293 vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009, 52 and 45 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010, 56 and zero not out vs Bangaldesh at Dhaka in Jan 2010, 109 and vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 165 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Feb 2010, 109 and 31 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Jul 2010, 99 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 97* vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010

Note : Stats are as of 04.08.10, the second day of the third test between Sri Lanka and India at Sara Oval

KC Sangakkara’s 75 in the first innings of this test represent the 100^th fifty by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. DPMD Jayawardene {56} and TT Samaraweera {137*} with their fifties extended the number of fifties scored by Sri Lankan batsmen against India to 102.

KC Sangakkara earned the distinction of becoming the highest run getter at Sara Oval when he was on 8 during his knock of 75 in this game. At the end of the first innings, his run aggregate stood at 756. He went past the record of PA de Silva who had an aggregate of 688 runs.

TT Samaraweera scored 137 not out in this innings which represents his 12^th test hundred. It also represents the 41^st hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. This knock provides TT Samaraweera’s third hundred against India. The other two are – 103* at Col-SSC in Aug 2001 and 127 at Col-SSC in Jul 2008. Thus his knock of 137 not out in this innings represents his highest individual innings against India

At the end of Sri Lanka’s first innings, MS Dhoni has effected 20 dismissals against Sri Lanka. He became the second wicket keeper to effect 20 plus dismissals in Sri Lanka-India test series. SAR Silva of Sri Lanka is the other wicket keeper to effect 22 dismissals.

At the end of Sri Lanka’s first innings, R Dravid has pouched 15 catches against Sri Lanka. M Azharuddin {27}, DPMD Jayawardene {18} and HP Tilakaratne {16} are the other fieldsmen who have pouched 15 or more catches in Sri Lanka-India test series.

R Dravid with two catches in Sri Lanka’s first innings extended his world record of catches to 195 – break up reading as – catches on away soil {103} and catches on home soil {92}

A Mishra {140} and PP OJha {115} conceded 100 plus runs in this innings providing the 40^th and 41^st occasion of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. The feat of A Mishra and PP Ojha provide the 23^rd and 24^th occasion of Indian spin bowlers conceding 100 plus runs

PP Ojha’s conceding 115 runs in this innings represent the fourth occasion of his leaking 100 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. Harbhajan Singh {08} and A Kubmble {06} are the other two bowlers who have conceded 100 plus runs in an innings on more occasions than PP Ojha.

A Mishra {140} and PP Ojha {115} conceded 100 plus runs in this innings to provide the ninth occasion of two or more Indian spin bowlers leaking 100 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka.

When V Sehwag scored fifty plus runs {97 not out }in the first innings of third test at Sara Oval, he achieved the distinction of scoring fifty in ten consecutive tests. He is the fourth batsman to earn the feat of scoring a fifty in ten or more consecutive test in the annals of test cricket Others are – IVA Richards of West Indies {11}, G Gambhir of India {11} and JH Edrich of England

R Dravid completed 1500 runs against Sri Lanka when he was on 22 during his knock of 23 in the first innings of this test. At the end of his innings his run aggregate against Sri Lanka stood at 1501. He became the second Indian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Other batsman is SR Tendulkar who has an aggregate of 1940 plus runs at the end of the second day’s play in this test

R Dravid with his aggregate of 1501 runs against Sri Lanka completed 1500 runs against two specific oppositions. He has already has an aggregate of 1837 runs against Australia. R Dravid joined the select band of Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 1500 runs against two or more specific oppositions. SM Gavaskar {1550 vs England, 2483 vs England, 2089 vs Pakistan and 2749 vs West Indies}, SR Tendulkar {2748 vs Australia, 2150 vs England and 1940 vs Sri Lanka}, DB Vengsarkar {1589 vs England and 1596 vs West Indies} and GR Viswanath {1538 vs Australia and 1880 vs England} are the four Indian batsmen who have aggregated 1500 runs against two or more specific oppositions

R Dravid with his aggregate of 1501 runs against Sri Lanka provide the 14^th occasion of an Indian batsman totaling 1500 runs against a specific opposition

SR Tendulkar now owns the record for most appearances in tests, when he made his appearance against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval today, in the third test of the ongoing test series. It is his 169^th test and he wrested the record from SR Waugh of Australia who has made 168 test appearances

He made his test debut under the captaincy of K Srikkanth against Pakistan at Karachi in Nov 1989. He scored 15 runs on his debut.

The break up of SR Tendulkar’s 168 appearances read as under – 29 vs Australia {2748 runs}, 07 vs Bangladesh {820 runs}, 24 vs England {2150 runs}, 19 vs New Zealand {1406 runs}, 18 vs Pakistan {1057 runs}, 22 vs South Africa {1415 runs}, 24 vs Sri Lanka {1900 runs}, 16 vs West Indies {1328 runs} and 09 vs Zimbabwe {918 runs}

SR Tendulkar’s world record appearance against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval in the third test of the ongoing test series has fetched another record. He earned the distinction of becoming the first cricketer to play 25 tests against Sri Lanka. He needs another 100 runs to total 2000 runs against Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar has already made 29 test appearances agains Australia and his 25 test appearances against Sri Lanka has made him the 20^th cricketer to appear in 25 plus tests against two or more specific oppositions.

SR Tendulkar is the fourth Indian test cricketers to achieve this distinction. Others are – N Kapil Dev {vs Eng – 27: vs Pak – 29 and vs Win -25}, SM Gavaskar {vs Eng – 38: vs Win – 27} and DB Vengsarkar {vs Eng – 26: vs Win – 25}

SR Tendulkar’s appearance in the third test at Sara Oval in the third test of the ongoing test series is his 95^th test on away soil and he is the first batsman to appear in 95 tests on away soil. He has already played 152 innings on away soil, his 150^th innings was in the first innings of the Galle test, the first test of the series. SR Tendulkar is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to play 150 plus test innings.

SR Tendulkar’s away test record prior to the start of the third test read thus – 94 tests, 152 innings, 7724 runs, 27 hundreds. All these parameters are a record for a batsman who has played away tests.

SR Tendulakr has scored 7724 runs from 94 tests on away soil and 6018 runs from 74 tests on home soil and has earned the distinction of becoming the only batsman to score 6000 plus runs on away and home soil.

SR Tendulkar’s 168 test appearances under various captains are – M Azharuddin – {47 tests – 3767 runs}, MS Dhoni {14 tests : 1454 runs}, R Dravid {21 tests : 1304 runs}, SC Ganguly {42 tests : 3768 runs}, A Kumble {12 tests : 904 runs}, V Sehwag {03 tests : 276 runs}, K Srikkanath {04 tests : 215 runs} and under himself {25 tests : 2054 runs}

SR Tendulkar is one of the 47 captains in the world to have led a country on 25 or more tests. He is the seventh Indian captain to earn this distinction. Others are – SC Ganguly {49}, M Azharuddin {47}, SM Gavaskar {47}, MAK Pataudi {40}, N Kapil Dev {34} and R Dravid {25}

SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 2054 runs while leading India which makes him one of the 34 captains in the world to total 2000 plus runs as captain. He is the fifth Indian captain to achieve such a feat. Others are – SM Gavaskar {3449}, M Azharuddin {2856}, SC Ganguly {2561} and MAK Pataudi {2424}

MS Dhoni lost the toss for the eighth time in a row including the one at Col-SSC. The Indian record for most consecutive toss losses is held by SM Gavaskar who lost nine tosses in a row.

MS Dhoni caught Sri Lankan opening batsman NT Paranavitana of I Sharma for 8 in the first innings of this test. It was his 19^th dismissal against Sri Lanka with which he obliterared NR Mongia’s 18 dismissals to own the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicket keeper against Sri Lanka

SR Tendulkar owned the record for most appearances in tests, when he made his appearance against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval today, in the third test of the ongoing test series. This test is his 169^th test and he wrested the record from SR Waugh of Australia who has made 168 test appearances

The break up of SR Tendulkar’s 169 appearances read as under – 29 vs Australia {2748 runs}, 07 vs Bangladesh {820 runs}, 24 vs England {2150 runs}, 19 vs New Zealand {1406 runs}, 18 vs Pakistan {1057 runs}, 22 vs South Africa {1415 runs}, 25 vs Sri Lanka {1900 runs}, 16 vs West Indies {1328 runs} and 09 vs Zimbabwe {918 runs}

SR Tendulkar’s world record appearance against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval in the third test of the ongoing test series has fetched another record. He earned the distinction of becoming the first cricketer to play 25 tests against Sri Lanka. He needs another 100 runs to total 2000 runs against Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar has already made 29 test appearances agains Australia and his 25 test appearances against Sri Lanka has made him the 20^th cricketer to appear in 25 plus tests against two or more specific oppositions.

SR Tendulkar is the fourth Indian test cricketers to achieve this distinction. Others are – N Kapil Dev {vs Eng – 27: vs Pak – 29 and vs Win -25}, SM Gavaskar {vs Eng – 38: vs Win – 27} and DB Vengsarkar {vs Eng – 26: vs Win – 25}

SR Tendulkar has yet another record to his credit. As India lost the toss in this test, this test is his 80^th test he is playing after India had lost the toss. The previous record was held by SR Waugh in this category of statistics. He had played 79 tests after Australia had lost the toss.

TM Dilshan was playing his 100^th test innings in the first innings of this test. He became the tenth Sri Lankan batsman to play 100 or more test innings. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {188}, DPMD Jayawardene {186}, M Muralitharan {164}, WPUJC Vaas {162}, PA de Silva {159}, MS Atapattu {156}, A Ranatunga {155}, KC Sangakkara {151} and HP Tilakaratne {131}

TM Dilshan’s run out in this test provide the 117th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out against India. It was his seventh run out dismissal for TM Dilshan and he now joins – A Ranatunga {08}, TT Samaraweera {08}, MS Atapattu {07} and KC Sangakkara {07} – who have been dismissed run out on seven or more occasions

TM Dilshan’s run out dismissal in this innings provide the 23^rd occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed run out in a test innings. It is the first run out dismissal for TM Dilshan as an opening batsman.

KC Sangakkara’s 75 in this innings provide his eighth fifty while captaining Sri Lanka. He is the fifth Sri Lankan captain to score eight or more fifties. Others are – A Ranatunga {24}, DPMD Jayawardene {17}, ST Jayasuriya {13} and LRD Mendis {08}

KC Sangakkara’s 75 in this innings represent his 53^rd fifty while batting at number three. RT Ponting {71} and R Dravid {68} are the other two batsmen who have scored more number of fifties than KC Sangakkara while batting at number three.

TM Dilshan completed 800 runs against India during the course of his knock of 41 when he was on 35. At the end of the first innings TM Dilshan’s run aggregate stood at 806. He became the seventh Sri Lankan batsman to total 800 plus runs against India. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene {1817}, PA de Silva {1252}, KC Sangakkara {1229}, ST Jayasuriya {938}, RS Mahanama {924} and A Ranatunga {867}

At the end of the Sri Lankan first innings, DPMD Jayawardene’s run aggregate against India stood at 1817. He became the first Sri Lankan batsman to total 1800 runs against India and the second batsman to total 1800 runs in Sri Lanka-India test series after SR Tendulkar who has an aggregate of 1900 runs

DPMD Jayawardene’s 56 in this innings represent his 14^th fifty against India and he shares the Sri Lanka-India test series record for most fifties jointly with SR Tendulkar who also has scored 14 fifties.

DPMD Jayewardene’s 56 in this innings represent his eighth half century against India in Sri Lanka-India test series. He went past VVS Laxman’s seven half centuries and only R Dravid with nine half centuries is ahead of DPMD Jayawardene in terms of most half centuries

DPMD Jayawardene registered his 36^th half century of his test career when he scored 56 in this innings, while KC Sangakkara registered his 33^rd half century when he scored 75. A Ranatunga {38} and ST Jayasuriya {31} are the other two Sri Lankan batsmen who have scored 30 or more fifties.

KC Sangakkara with his 75 in this innings which was his 56^th fifty is one of the fourteen left hand batsman who have scored 50 or more fifties in tests. He is now on par with GS Sobers who also has scored 56 fifties and went past the 55 fifties scored SP Fleming and G Kirsten on his was to 56^th fifty.

TT Samaraweera who completed 4000 runs in the second test at Col-SSC extended his run aggregate to 4089 runs at the end of the first day’s play. He scored his 23^rd test half century and 34^th fifty when he scored 65 not out.

KC Sangakkara with his 75 in this innings which was his 56^th fifty is one of the 39 batsmen who have scored 50 or more fifties in tests. He is now on par with GS Sobers and Mohammad Yousuf who have scored 56 fities went past the 55 fifties scored by KF Barrington, GS Chappell, SP Fleming, G Kirsten and GP Thorpe on his was to 56^th fifty.

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India totalled 707 in this test providing the third occasion of a team batting second taking lead over the team which has posted 600 plus runs in its first innings. Sri Lanka had posted 642 for 6d in its first innings in this test. There are four occasions of both the teams scoring 600 plus runs in its first innings in the annals of test cricket.

S Randiv conceded 222 runs for his two wickets on his test debut which made him the most expensive bowler in tests in terms of runs conceded. The previous record was credited to JJ Kreza of Australia who had leaked 215 runs on his debut vs India at Nagpur in Nov 2008

S Randiv earned the distinction of bowling most overs on debut. He bowled 73.0 six ball overs in this test. He is the only bowler to have bowled more than 50 overs on debut.

S Randiv is the eleventh bowler to bowl more than 70 overs {420 balls} amongst those bowlers who have conceded 200 plus runs in a test innings. His feat of bowling 420 plus balls in a test innings provide the 54^th occasion of a bowler doing so in a test innings

S Randiv bowled 16 maiden overs in this test providing the fifth occasion of a bowler bowling 15 or more maiden overs in an innings amonst those who have conceded 200plus runs in a test innings. Others are – Fazal Mahmooad {20} vs West Indies at Kingston in Feb 1958, Haseeb Ahsan {19} vs India at Chennai in Jan 1961, MH Mankad {17} vs West Indies at Kingston in Mar 1953and MH Mankad {16} vs West Indies at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 1948

India’s 707 all out represent the third occasion of India posting a total of 700 plus runs in an innings. The other two occasions are – 705 for 7d vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2004 and 726 for 9d vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009.

India has posted its highest team total on home soil and on away soil against Sri Lanka. Its highest total on home soil is its 726 for 9d at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 and while that on away soil is its 707 at Col-SSC in Jul 2010

India’s 707 in this test represent the 19^th occasion of a team scoring 700 plus runs in a test innings. This total also represents the fifth occasion of team dismissed all out after scoring 700 plus runs. The other four occasions are – England’s 849 vs West Indies at Kingston in Apr 1930, West Indies’s 747 vs South Africa at St John’s in Apr 2005, Pakistan’s 708 vs England at The Oval in Aug 1987 and Australia’s 701 vs England at The Oval in Aug 1934

KTGD Prasad {101}, CRD Fernando {116}, S Randiv {222} and BAW Mendis {172} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the seventh occasion of four Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings. It is the fourth such occasion against India. It also provide the eight such occasion in Sri Lanka-India test series {four occasions by Sri Lankan bowlers and four occasions by Indian bowlers

This test witnessed the first occasion of four bowlers from rival teams conceding 100 plus runs in Sri Lanka-India test series. Four Indian bowlers are – A Mithun {117}, I Sharma {102}, PP Ojha {172} and Harbhajan Singh {147} : Four Sri Lankan bowlers are – KTGD Prasad {101}, CRD Fernando {116}, S Randiv {222} and BAW Mendis {172}

The test cricket has witnessed four occasions of four bowlers from each team conceding 100 plus runs in an innings – England vs India at Lord’s in Jul 1990, Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad in Jan 2006, West Indies vs England at Bridgetown in Feb 2009 and Sri Lanka vs India at Col-SSC in Jul 2010.

It is interesting to note that in the Sri Lanka-India test at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 {this test} the aggregate of runs conceded is 1149 by eight bowlers which is a record for most runs conceded in the four tests in which four rival bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs – England vs India at Lord’s in Jul 1990 {runs conceded – 958}, Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad in Jan 2006 {runs conceded – 1086}, West Indies vs England at Bridgetown in Feb 2009 {runs conceded – 1020} and Sri Lanka vs India at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 {runs conceded – 1149}.

This test match produced an aggregate of 1478 runs which stands in the third place amongst the most aggregate total in Sri Lanka-India test series. The other two are – 1598 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009 and 1489 at Col-RPS in Aug 1997

It is interesting to note that debutants from each team in this test earned contrasting records. Indian debutant SK Raina carved himself into record books with a hundred on test debut {120 runs}, while Sri Lankan debutant S Randiv conceded most runs by a bowler on test debut {222 runs}

MS Dhoni and A Mithun added 51 runs for the eighth wicket in this test providing the third occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership posted by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka for the eighth wicket. The other two occasions are – 70 runs between N Kapil Dev and L Sivaramakrishnan at Col-PSS in Sep 1985, 59 runs between SM Gavaskar and C Sharma at Col-SSC in Aug 1985

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SK Raina made his test debut against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in July 2010, the second test of the ongoing test series after making 98 one day appearances which is a record for a cricketer who was baptized into test cricket after playing most one day games,

Here is the list of cricketers who have played 60 plus one day games prior to making their test debut – SK Raina of India {98}, A Symonds of Australia {94}, AC Gilchrist of Australia {76}, Yuvraj Singh of India {73}, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan {66} and Robin Singh of India {60}

The following are the batsmen who have scored a hundred on test debut after making 20 appearances in one day games

SK Raina of India scored 120 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in July 2010 after playing 98 one day games, SB Styris of New Zealand scored 107 against West Indies at St Georges’s in Jan 2002 after playing 45 one day games. Aminul Islam of Bangladesh scored 145 against India at Dhaka in Nov 2000 after playing 37 one day games, MJ Clarke of Australia scored 151 against India at Bangalore in Oct 2004 after playing 34 one day games, DSBP Kuruppu of Sri Lanka scored 201 not out against New Zealand at Col-SSC in Apr 1987 after playing 23 one day games, V Sehwag of India scored 105 runs against South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001 after playing 22 one day games and DL Houghton of Zimbabwe scored 121 against India at Harare in Oct 1992 after playing 20 one day games

Sri Lanka and India scored 642 for 4d and 707 respectively in the second test at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 providing the fourth occasion of rival teams scoring 600 plus runs in their first innings in the annals of test cricket. The other three occasions are – Australia {656 for 8d} and England {611} at Manchester in Jul 1964, Sri Lanka {644 for 7d} and Pakistan {765 for 6d} at Karachi in Feb 2009 and England {600 for 6d} and West Indies {749 for 9d} at Bridgetown in Feb 2009. It is interesting to note that in three of the above four occasions, the team which has batted second has surpassed the total posted by the team which has batted first

SR Tendulkar’s 203 in this test represent the fourth double hundred by a batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Other batsmen are – BC Lara {221 at Col-SSC in Nov 2001}, SP Fleming {274* at Col-PSS in Apr 2003} and V Sehwag {201* at Galle in Jul 2008}

SR Tendulkar’s 203 in this test provide his eleventh score of 150 plus runs on away soil. He now owns the record of most 150 plus runs on away soil in the annals of test constituting a World record. He wrested the record from BC Lara and SR Waugh who had scored ten hundreds on away soil

SR Tendulkar’s eleven 150 plus scores read thus – 177 vs England at Nottingham in Jul 1996, 169 vs South Africa at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 155 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 193 vs England at Leeds in Aug 2002, 241* vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2004, 194* vs Pakistan at Sydney in Mar 2004, 248* vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Dec 2004, 154* vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2008, 153 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 2008, 160 vs New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2009 and 203 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010.

BC Lara’s ten 150 plus scores on away soil read thus – 277 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 1993, 152 vs England at Nottingham in Aug 1995, 179 vs England at The Oval in Aug 1995, 182 vs Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2000, 176 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Nov 2001, 221 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Nov 2001, 191 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Nov 2003, 202 vs South Africa at Jo’burg in Dec 2003, 226 vs Australia at Adelaide in Nov 2005 and 216 vs Pakistan at Multan in Nov 2006

SR Waugh’s ten 150 plus scores read thus – 177* vs England at Leeds in Jun 1989, 152* vs England at Lord’s in Jun 1989, 157* vs England at Leeds in Jul 1993, 200 vs West Indies at Kingston in Apr 1995, 160 vs South Africa at Jo’burg in Feb 1997, 157 vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi in Oct 1998, 199 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Mar 1999, 151* vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Oct 1999, 151* vs New Zealand in Wellington in Mar 2000 and 157* vs England at The Oval in Aug 2001

SR Tendulkar and SK Raina added 256 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the ninth occasion of a 200 runs partnership against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. This stand is a record stand for any wicket against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 246 runs unfinished stand for the sixth wicket between JJ Crowe and RJ Hadlee of New Zealand at Col-CCC in Apr 1987