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SK Raina scored hundred on his test when he scored 120 in this test. He became the 88th batsman to score a hundred on debut in the annals of test cricket. His hundred {120} in this test provide the 90^th hundred by a batsman on test debut. He is the 12^th Indian batsman to earn this distinction. Others are – L Amarnath {118 vs England at Mumbai-Gym in Dec 1933}, RH Shodhan {110 vs Pakistan at Kolkata in Dec 1952, AG Kripal Singh {100* vs New Zealand at Hyd-LBS in Nov 1955}, Hanumanth Singh {105 vs England at Manchester in Jul 1959}, GR Viswanath {137 vs Australia at Kanpur in Nov 1969}, S Amarnath {124 vs New Zealand at Auckland in Jan 1976}, M Azharuddin {110 vs England at Kolkata in Dec 1984}, PK Amre {103} vs South Africa at Durban in Nov 1992}, SC Ganguly {131 vs England at Lord’s in Jun 1996} and V Sehwag {105 vs South Africa at Bloemfontien in Nov 2001}

SK Raina with his 120 on his debut earned the distinction of becoming the fourth left hand Indian batsman to score a debut hundred. Others are – RH Shodhan, S Amarnath and SC Ganguly

SK Raina became the sixth Indian batsman to score a debut hundred on away soil. Others are – AA Baig, S Amarnath, PK Amre, SC Ganguly and V Sehwag

SK Raina is the fifth batsman and the first Indian batsman to score a debut hundred against Sri Lanka. Others are – Saleem Malik of Pakistan {100* at Karachi in Mar 1992}, Younis Khan of Pakistan {107 at Rawalpinidi in Feb 2000}, Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh {114 at Col-SSC in Sep 2001} and Fawad Alam of Pakistan {168 at Col-PSS in Jul 2009}

SK Raina became the 59^th batsman to score a hundred on test debut; He is the 19^th left hand batsman to achieve the distinction.

SR Tendulkar with his score of 150 plus in this test, registered his 19^th score of 150 plus runs in a test innings. He is now on par with BC Lara of West Indies who has also scored 150 plus runs on 19 occasions. SR Tendulkar wrested DG Bradman’s record of 150 plus runs on 18 occasions on his way to join BC Lara

S Randiv bowled 50 plus overs in India’s first innings providing the 32^nd occasion of a bowler bowling more than 300 balls on test debut. He is the first Sri Lankan bowler to bowl 50 plus overs on debut

SR Tendulkar and SK Raina added 256 runs for the fifth wicket in this test 46^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting three figure partnerships against Sri Lanka. This stand represents the eighth occasion of a fifth wicket three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. This partnership is a record partnership for the fifth wicket. The previous best was 150 runs between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar at Col-SSC in Aug 1997

SR Tendulkar and SK Raina added 256 runs for the fifth wicket in this test providing the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs for the fifth wicket against various oppositions. The other three occasions are – 376 runs between R Dravid and VVS Laxman vs Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001, 303 runs between R Dravid and VVS Laxman vs Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2003 and 300 runs between SC Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh vs Pakistan at Bangalore in Dec 2007

SR Tendulkar and SK Raina added 256 runs for the fifth wicket in this test providing the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs for the various wickets against Sri Lanka. The other two occasions are – 276 runs for the sixth wicket between M Azaharuddin and N Kapil Dev at Kanpur in Dec 1986 and 256 runs between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar for the fourth wicket at Mumbai in Dec 1997. Thus the 256 runs stand between SR Tendulkar and SK Raina in this test represent the highest partnership for any wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar and SK Raina added 256 runs for the fifth wicket in this test providing the 20^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs for various wickets and against various oppositions. This stand also represents the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs for various wickets and against various oppositions on away soil

KC Sangakkara {219} and SR Tendulkar (203} scored double hundreds in this test providing the 17^th occasion of rival batsmen scoring double hundreds in a test match.

SR Tendulkar registered his fifth double hundred of his test career when he scored 203 in this test. Other four double hundreds are – 217 vs New Zealand at Ahmedabad in Oct 1999, 201* vs Zimbabwe at Nagpur in Nov 2000, 241* vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2004 and 248* vs Bangaldesh at Dhaka in Dec 2004.

With five double hundreds to his credit, he became the eleventh batsman to score five or more double hundreds in the annals of test cricket. Others are – DG Bradman {12}, BC Lara {09}, WR Hammond {07}, KC Sangakkara {07}, MS Atapattu {06}, Javed Miandad {06}, DPMD Jayawardene {06}, V Sehwag {06}, R Dravid {05}, RT Ponting {05}

SR Tendulkar became the third Indian batsman to score five or more double hundreds. The other two are – V Sehwag {06} and R Dravid {05}

The second test between Sri Lanka and India at Col-SSC would go down as unique in the annals of test cricket as it contained five batsmen who have scored five or more double hundreds – KC Sangakkara {07}, DPMD Jayawardene {06}, V Sehwag {06}, R Dravid {05} and SR Tendulkar {05}

S Randiv conceded 212 runs at the end of the fourth day in this test. He became the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to concede 200 plus runs on debut. The others are – OA Banks of West Indies conceded 204 runs against Australia at Bridgetown in May 2003 and JJ Kreza of Australia conceded 215 runs against India at Nagpur in Nov 2008

S Randiv conceded 212 runs at the end of the fourth day in this test providing the 27^th occasion of a bowler coneding 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. He is the third Sri Lankan bowler to suffer such an ignominy. Other two bowlers are – M Muaralitharan {224} vs Australia at Perth in Dec 1995 and HMRKB Herath {240} vs India at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009

S Randiv became the eighth bowler to concede 200 plus runs in a test innings against India. Others are – Haseeb Ahsan of Pakistan {202} at Chennai in Jan 1961, DL Vettori of New Zealand {200} at Ahmedbad in Oct 1999, B Lee of Australia {201} at Sydney in Jan 2004, Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan {204} at Multan in Mar 2004, PJ Harris of South Africa {203} at Chennai in Mar 2008, JJ Kreza of Australia {215} at Nagpur in Nov 2008, HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka {240} at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 and S Randiv of Sri Lanka {212} at Col-SSC in Jul 2010

Sri Lanka and India scored 642 for 4d and 669 for 9 {at the end of the fourth day} respectively in this test 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

SR Tendulkar’s run aggregate against Sri Lanka stood at 1900. His 203 in this test was highest individual score against Sri Lanka. His previous best was 148 at Mumbai {WS} in Dec 1997

SR Tendular’s 203 in this test provide the 295th occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred and 126^th of a batsmon scoring a double hundred on away soil

SR Tendulkar’s 203 in this test provide the 39^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against Sri Lanka. The other two occasions are – 201* by V Sehwag at Galle in Jul 2008 and 293 by V Sehwag at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009.

Thus SR Tendulkar’s 203 in this test represent the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Previous best was 201* by V Sehwag at Galle in Jul 2008

SR Tendulkar’s 203 in this test represent his third double hundred on away soil. The other two are – 241* vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2004 and 248* vs Bangaldesh at Dhaka in Dec 2004. He became the eleventh batsman to score three or more hundreds on away soil. Others are – DG Bradman {05}, WR Hammond {05}, BC Lara {05}, R Dravid {03}, SP Fleming {03}, CG Greenidge {03}, Mohd Yousuf {03}, IVA Richards {03}, V Sehwag {03} and GC Smith {03}

SR Tendulkar, R Dravid and V Sehwag are the three Indian batsman to score three double hundreds on away soil.

Harbhajan Singh failed to open his account in this test providing the 39^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against Sri Lanka.

MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 2541 runs as wicket keeper batsman. He completed 2500 runs during the course of his knock of 76 in this game. He became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 2500 plus runs. Others are – SMH Kirmani {2759} and FM Engineer {2611}

SR Tendulkar became the first batsman to total 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. He earned this distinction when he was on 143 during his knock of 203 in this test. At the end of his innings his aggregate stood at 1060

KC Sangakkara {219} and SR Tendulkar (203} scored double hundreds in the second test between Sri Lanka and India at Col-SSC in Jul 2010, providing the 17^th occasion of rival batsmen scoring double hundreds in a test match. All the 17 occasions are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	A Sandham	325	1	Eng	Win	Kingston	Apr 1930
	GA Headley	223	4	Win	Eng	Kingston	Apr 1930
2	E Paynter	216*	1	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1938
	SJ McCabe	232	2	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1938
3	WR Hammond	240	1	Aus	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1938
	WA Brown	206*	2	Eng	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1938
4	RB Simpson	311	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1964
	KF Barrington	256	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1964
5	WM Lawry	210	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	May 1965
	RB Simpson	201	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	May 1965
	SM Nurse	201	2	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	May 1965
6	LG Rowe	214	1	Win	NZl	Kingston	Feb 1972
	GM Turner	223*	2	NZl	Win	Kingston	Feb 1972
7	IVA Richards	291	1	Win	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1976
	DL Amiss	203	2	Eng	Win	The Oval	Aug 1976
8	GS Chappell	235	1	Aus	Pak	Faisalabad	Mar 1980
	Taslim Arif	210*	2	Pak	Aus	Faisalabad	Mar 1980
9	SV Manjrekar	218	1	Ind	Pak	Lahore	Dec 1989
	Shoaib Mohd	203*	2	Pak	Ind	Lahore	Dec 1989
10	PA de Silva	267	2	Srl	NZl	Wellington	Jan 1991
	MD Crowe	299	3	NZl	Srl	Wellington	Jan 1991
11	SR Tendulkar	201*	1	Ind	Zim	Nagpur	Nov 2000
	A Flower	232*	3	Zim	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2000
12	MS Sinclair	204*	1	NZl	Pak	Christchurch	Mar 2001
	Mohd Yousuf	203	2	Pak	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 2001
13	BC Lara	221	1	Win	Srl	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
	HP Tillakaratne	204*	2	Srl	Win	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
14	GP Thorpe	200*	3	Eng	Nzl	Christchurch	Mar 2002
	NJ Astle	222	4	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	Mar 2002
15	RT Ponting	242	1	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2003
	R Dravid	233	2	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
16	Younis Khan	267	1	Pak	Ind	Bangalore	Mar 2005
	V Sehwag	201	2	Ind	Pak	Bangalore	Mar 2005
17	KC Sangakkara	219	1	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Jul 2010
	SR Tendulkar	203	2	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2010

The second test between Sri Lanka and India at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 would go down as unique in the annals of test cricket as it contained five batsmen who have scored five or more double hundreds – KC Sangakkara {07}, DPMD Jayawardene {06}, V Sehwag {06}, R Dravid {05} and SR Tendulkar {05}

SR Tendulkar with his score of 150 plus in this test, registered his 19^th score of 150 plus runs in a test innings. He is now on par with BC Lara of West Indies who has also scored 150 plus runs on 19 occasions. SR Tendulkar wrested DG Bradman’s record of 150 plus runs on 18 occasions on his way to join BC Lara

SR Tendulkar of India
No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	165	Eng	Chennai	Feb 1993
2	179	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
3	177	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
4	169	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 1997
5	155*	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
6	177	Aus	Bangalore	Mar 1998
7	217	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
8	201*	Zim	Nagpur	Nov 2000
9	155	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
10	176	Zim	Nagpur	Feb 2002
11	193	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2002
12	176	Win	Kolkata	Oct 2002
13	241*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
14	194*	Pak	Multan	Mar 2004
15	248*	Ban	Dhaka	Dec 2004
16	154*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2008
17	153	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
18	160	NZl	Hamilton	Mar 2009
19	203	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2010
BC Lara of West Indies
No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	277	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1993
2	167	Eng	Georgetown	Mar 1994
3	375	Eng	St John’s	Apr 1994
4	152	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 1995
5	179	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1995
6	213	Aus	Kingston	Mar 1999
7	153*	Aus	Bridgetown	Mar 1999
8	182	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2000
9	178	Srl	Galle	Nov 2001
10	221	Srl	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
11	209	Srl	Gros Islet	Jun 2003
12	191	Zim	Bulawayo	Nov 2003
13	202	SAF	Johannesburg	Dec 2003
14	400*	Eng	St John’s	Apr 2004
15	196	SAF	Port of Spain	Apr 2005
16	176	SAF	Bridgetown	Apr 2005
17	153	Pak	Kingston	Jun 2005
18	226	Aus	Adelaide	Nov 2005
19	216	Pak	Multan	Nov 2006
DG Bradman of Australia
No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	254	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1930
2	334	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1930
3	232	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1930
4	223	Win	Brisbane	Jan 1931
5	152	Win	Melbourne	Feb 1931
6	226	SAF	Brisbane	Nov 1931
7	167	SAF	Melbourne	Dec 1931
8	299*	SAF	Adelaide	Jan 1932
9	304	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1934
10	244	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1934
11	270	Eng	Melbourne	Jan 1937
12	212	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1937
13	169	Eng	Melbourne	Feb 1937
14	187	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 1946
15	234	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1946
16	185	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1947
17	201	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 1948
18	173*	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1948

Imran Khan of Pakistan, SM Pollock of South Africa, AH Gray of West Indies, Shane Bond of New Zealand, Ajit Agarkar, Ashish Nehra of India and Chris Mpofu of Zimbabwe are the seven bowlers who have witnessed their six wicket haul in a losing cause in the history of one day internationals

No	Bowler	W	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Imran Khan	6	14	Pak	Ind	Sharjah	22.03.85
2	AH Gray	6	50	Win	Aus	Trinidad	09.03.91
3	SM Pollock	6	35	RSA	Win	E London	24.01.99
4	SE Bond	6	23	NZl	Aus	P Elizabeth	11.03.03
5	AB Agarkar	6	42	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	09.01.04
6	A Nehra	6	59	Ind	Srl	Col-RPS	09.08.05
7	CB Mpofu	6	52	Zim	Ken	Nairobi-Gym	19.10.08

SR Tendulkar registered his 48^th test hundred when he scored 108 not out at the end of the third day’s play. Break up of his 48 hundreds read thus – vs Australia {10}, vs Bangladesh {05}, vs England {07}, vs New Zealand {04}, vs Pakistan {02}, vs South Africa {05}, vs Sri Lanka {09}, vs West Indies {03} and vs Zimbabwe {03}. He has scored at least one hundred against each opposition he has played.

He has an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against seven teams out of the nine teams he has played against – vs Australia {2748}, vs England {2150}, vs New Zealand {1406}, vs Pakistan {1057}, vs South Africa {1415}, vs Sri Lanka {1805} and vs West Indies {1328}

SR Tendulkar has scored ten hundreds against Australia. He is the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more hundreds against Australia, after JB Hobbs of England who has an aggregate of 12 hundreds. Other batsmen who have scored nine hundreds against Australia are – DI Gower of England, WR Hammond of England, BC Lara of West Indies and RB Richardson of West Indies.

SR Tendulkar is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score nine hundreds against Sri Lanka. Others to score five hundreds are – M Azharuddin of India, DJ Cullinan of South Africa and Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan.

Tendulkar’s aggregate of 2748 runs and ten hundreds against Australia is a record aggregate for most runs and most hundreds in the test series between India and Australia.

SM Gavaskar {2483} and SR Tendulkar {2150} are the two batsman to aggregate 2000 plus runs in India-England Test series. SR Tendulkar with seven hundreds to his credit owns the record for most hundreds in this test series

SR Tendulkar’s aggregate of 1415 runs against South Africa is a record aggregate in the test series between India-South Africa test series. SR Tendulkar and V Sehwag share the record for most hundreds in this test series. Both the batsmen have scored five hundreds each

SR Tendulkar’s aggregate of 1406 runs against New Zealand is a record aggregate in the test series between India and New Zealand. SR Tendulkar and R Dravid share the record for most hundreds in this test series. Both the batsmen have scored four hundreds each

SR Tendulkar’s aggregate of 1805 runs and nine hundreds against Sri Lanka is a record for most runs and most hundreds in the test series between India and Sri Lanka {as at the end of the third day’ play of the second test at Col-SSC – as on 28.07.10}

SR Tendulkar’s aggregate of 820 runs and five hundreds against Bangladesh is a series record for most runs and most hundreds in the test series between India-Zimbabwe

SR Tendulakar’s hundred in the second test at Col-SSC against Sri Lanka is his 27^th hundred on away soil and he is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 25 or more test hundreds.

SR Tendulkar’s 7629 runs on away soil {as at the end of the third day’s play in the second test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC} is a record run aggregate by a batsman in the annals of test cricket on away soil. SR Tendulkar is the only batsman to total 7500 runs on away soil.

SR Tendulkar, RT Ponting and ML Hayden share the record for most hundreds on home soil. All the three batsmen have scored 21 hundreds.

RT Ponting {6790}, BC Lara {6217} and SR Tendulkar {6018} are the three batsmen in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 6000 plus runs on home soil

SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 6130 runs on away soil while batting at number 4. He has scored 23 hundreds and 25 half centuries. His aggregate runs, centuries and half centuries are all records for a batsman batting at number 4 on away soil. SR Tendulkar is the only batsman to score 6000 plus runs on away soil, score 20 plus hundreds on away soil and 25 half centuries on away soil. He is the only batsman to appear in 75 tests on away soil. The second test at Col-SSC against Sri Lanka in the on going test series in his 75^th test on away soil

SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 5309 runs on home soil while batting at number 4. He has scored 19 hundreds and 21 half centuries. His aggregate runs, centuries and half centuries are all records for a batsman batting at number 4 on home soi. SR Tendulkar is the only batsman to score 5000 plus runs on home soil,

SR Tendulkar’s hundred in this test represents his 42^nd hundred while batting at number 4. He has an aggregate of 11439 runs as of 28.07.10. His 42 hundreds and his aggregate of 11439 runs are the record for most hundreds and most runs by a batsman batting at number 4. SR Tendulkar is the only batsman to aggregate 11000 plus runs while batting at number 4

SR Tendulkar’s hundred in this test was his fifth hundred against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar now holds the record of becoming the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score five or more hundreds against three specific oppositions on away soil – Vs Australia {06}, Vs Bangladesh {05} and vs Sri Lanka {05}. He wrested the record from SM Gavaskar who had scored five or more hundreds on away soil against two oppositions – vs Australia {05} and vs West Indies {07}

RT Ponting and SR Tendulkar are the only two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score five or more hundreds against five specific oppositions. RT Ponting has achieved the feat thus – Vs England {08}, vs India {06}, vs Pakistan {05}, vs South Africa {08} and vs West Indies {07} : SR Tendulkar has achieved the feat thus – vs Australia {10}, vs Bangladesh {05}, vs England {07}, vs South Africa {05} and vs Sri Lanka {09}

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid are the only two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs against seven specific oppositions. SR Tendulkar has achieved the feat thus – vs Australia {2748}, vs England {2150}, vs New Zealand {1406}, vs Pakistan {1057}, vs South Africa {1415}, vs Sri Lanka {1805} and vs West Indies {1328} : R Dravid has achieved the feat thus – vs Australia {1860}, vs England {1489}, vs New Zealand {1318}, vs Pakistan {1236}, vs South Africa {1132}, vs Sri Lanka {1478} and vs West Indies {1408}

SR Tendulkar has the world record of scoring nine or more hundreds against two specific oppositions – vs Australia {10} and vs Sri Lanka {09}

Prior to the start of this test series, SR Tendulkar is in the elite group of batsmen who have scored eight or more hundreds against two specific oppositions. The complete list read thus – SM Gavaskar of India {08 vs Australia and 13 vs West Indies}, RT Ponting of Australia {08 vs England and 08 vs South Africa}, IVA Richards of West Indies {08 vs England and 08 vs India}, GS Sobers of West Indies {10 vs England and 08 vs India} and SR Tendulkar {10 vs Australia and 08 vs Sri Lanka}

Tendulkar registered his ninth hundred against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in the second test of the series, He made 108 not out at the end of the third day in this test. His feat of nine hundreds provides the 12^th occasion of a batsman scoring nine hundreds against a specific opposition. The twelve eccasions are – DG Bradman of Australia {19 vs England}, SM Gavaskar of India {13 vs West Indies}, JB Hobbs of England {12 vs Australia}, GS Sobers of West Indies {10 vs England}, SR Tendulkar of India {10 vs Australia}, SR Waugh of Australia {10 vs England}, GS Chappell of Australia {09 vs England}, DI Gower of England {09 vs Australia}, WR Hammond of England {09 vs Australia}, BC Lara of West Indies {09 vs Australia} and RB Richardson of West Indies {09} and SR Tendulkar {09 vs Sri Lanka}

SR Tendulkar’s hundred – 108 not out at the end of the third day – in this test against Sri Lanka gave him his ninth hundred and with it the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the annals of test cricket of scoring nine or more hundreds against two specific oppositions constituting a WORLD RECORD. Tendulkar has already scored ten hundreds against Australia.

SR Tendulkar’s hundreds against Australia read thus – 148* at Sydney in Jan 1992, 114 at Perth in Feb 1992, 155* at Chennai in Mar 1998, 177 at Bangalore in Mar 1999, 116 at Melbourne in Dec 1999, 126 at Chennai in Mar 2001, 241* at Sydney in Jan 2004, 154* at Sydney in Jan 2008, 153 at Adelaide in Jan 2008 and 109 at Nagpur in Nov 2008

SR Tendulkar’s hundreds against Sri Lanka read thus – 104* at Col-SSC in Jul 1993, 142 at Lucknow in Jan 1994, 143 at Col-RPS in Aug 1997, 139 at Col-SSC in Aug 1997, 148 at Mumbai {WS} in Dec 1997, 124* at Col-SSC in Feb 1999, 109 at Delhi in Dec 2005, 100* at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009 and 108* at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 at the end of the third day of the second test.

V Sehwag and M Vijay added 165 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the 70^th occasion of a first wicket three figure partnership posted by Indian batsmen in a test innings.

This stand also represents the third occasion of V Sehwag and M Vijay partnering a three figure partnership for the first wickets in tests. The other two occasions are – 116 vs Australia at Nagpur in Nov 2008 and 221 vs Sri Lanka in Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2008.

This stand also represent the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against Sri Lanka and 45^th occasion of a three figure partnership for various wickets against Sri Lanka.

V Sehwag was dismissed for 99 in this test providing the 82nd occasion of a batsman scoring 99 in the annals of test cricket. V Sehwag’s 99 in this test provides the 77^th occasion of a batsman dismissed for 99 in the annals of test cricket.

V Sehwag’s 99 in this test provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 99 in a test innings. Other occasions are – P Roy vs Australia at Delhi in Dec 1959, ML Jaisimha vs Pakistan at Kanpur in Dec 1960, AL Wadekar vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1967, RF Surti vs New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 1968, NS Sidhu vs Sri Lanka at Bangalore in Jan 1994, SC Ganguly vs Sri Lanka at Nagpur in Nov 1977 and SC Ganguly vs England at Nottingham in Aug 2002

V Sehwag became the third Indian batsman to score 99 against Sri Lanka. Others are – NS Sidhu at Bangalore in Jan 1994 and SC Ganguly at Nagpur in Nov 1977

V Sehwag became the eighth batsman to score 99 in an innings against Sri Lanka. The other eight batsmen are – 99 by NS Sidhu of India at Bangalore in Jan 1994, 99 by ADR Campbell of Zimbabwe at Harare in Oct 1994, 99 by SC Ganguly of India at Nagpur in Nov 1997, 99 by Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan at Centurion in Mar 2002, 99* by SM Pollock of South Africa at Centurion in Napier in Apr 2005 and 99 by BB McCullum of New Zealand at Napier in Apr 2005

V Sehwag became the first batsman to be dismissed for 99 against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

V Sehwag became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed stumped for 99 in a test innings. The other two batsmen are – Maqsood Ahmed of Pakistan vs India at Lahore in Jan 1955 and JG Wright of New Zealand vs England at Christchurch in Jqn 1992. Thus V Sehwag became the first batsman to be dismissed stumped for 99 in a test innings on away soil.

V Sehwag’s 99 in this test provide the 27^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 99 in a test innings and 26^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for 99 in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

V Sehwag and NS Sidhu – both from India – are the two opening batsmen to be dismissed for 99 in a test innings against Sri Lanka. NS Sidhu was dismissed for 99 at Bangalore in Jan 1994

V Sehwag became the fourth Indian opening batsman to be dismissed for 99 in a test innings. Others are – P Roy vs Australia at Delhi in Dec 1959, ML Jaisimha vs Pakistan at Kanpur in Dec 1969 and NS Sidhu vs Sri Lanka at Bangalore in Jan 1994

V Sehwag stumped dismissal in this test provides the fourth occasion of his being dismissed stumped in a test innings. The other three occasions are – for 33 vs West Indies at Chennai in Oct 2002, for 47 vs Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2003 and for 36 vs Pakistan at Mohali in Mar 2005. He became the ninth Indian batsman to be dismissed stumped on four or more occasions. Others are – A Kumble {06}, FM Engineer {05}, SC Ganguly {04}, N Kapil Dev {04}, VVS Laxman {04}, GS Ramchand {04}, DB Vengsarkar {04} and GR Viswanath {04}

V Sehwag became the seventh opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed stumped on four or more occasions. Others are – CC McDonald of Australia {07}, MA Taylor of Australia {07}, TW Hayward of England {06}, MJ Slater of Australai {06}, DL Haynes of West Indies {04} and G Kirsten of South Africa {04}, Thus V Sehwag became the first Indian opening batsman to be dismissed stumped on four occasions

M Vijay {58} and V Sehwag {99} scored fifties in India’s innings providing the tenth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties. The other nine occasions are – SM Gavaskar {155} and J Arun Lal {63} at Chennai in Sep 1982, M Prabhakar {95} and NS Sidhu {104} at Col-SSC in Aug 1993, NR Mongia {53} and NS Sidhu {131} at Mohali in Nov 1997, SS Das {68} and S Ramesh {55} at Col-SSC in Aug 2001, G Gambhir {56} and V Sehwag {201*} at Galle in Jul 2008, G Gambhir {74} and V Sehwag {50} at Galle in Jul 2008, G Gambhir {114} and V Sehwag {51} at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009, G Gambhir {167} and V Sehwag {131} at Kanpur in Nov 2009, M Vijay {87} and V Sehwag {293} at Mumbai [BS} in Dec 2009

R Dravid was playing his 182^nd innings while batting at number three. He now holds the record of most innings most innings played by a batsman at number three, He wrested the record form RT Ponting who has played 181 innings.

SK Raina became the 35^th Indian batsman to score a fifty on test debut. He had scored 66 not out at the end of third day’s play. He is the third Indian batsman to perform the feat against Sri Lanka, The other two are – J Arunlal {63 at Chennai in Sep 1982} and LS Rajput {61 at Col-SSC in Aug 1985}

SR Tendulkar registered his 48^th test hundred when he scored 108 not out at the end of the third day in this test. It was his ninth hundred against Sri Lanka. His feat of nine hundreds against Sri Lanka provides the 12^th occasion of a batsman scoring nine hundreds against a specific opposition.

SR Tendulkar’s hundred in this test against Sri Lanka gave him his ninth hundred and with it the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the annals of test cricket of scoring nine or more hundreds against two specific oppositions constituting a WORLD RECORD. SR Tendulkar has scored ten hundreds against Australia.

It was fitting tribute to Col-SSC to have the 75^th hundred scored on it, with the batting mastero, numero uno – SR Tendulkar – scoring 108 not out – at the end of the third day of the test.

Col-SSC became the 14^th ground in the annals of test cricket to witness 75 plus hundreds. Others are – Lord’s, London {210}, Melbourne Cricket Ground {169}, Adelaide Oval {158}, Sydney Cricket Ground {156}, Kennigton Oval, London {153}, Old Trafford, Manchester {124}, Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad {100}, Kensington Oval, Barbados, Bridgetown {97}, Headingley, Leeds {96}, Trent Bridge, Nottingham {91}, Brisbane Cricket Ground, “Gabba” {89}, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica {86} and Gaddafi Stardium, Lahore {78}

Col-SSC became the second ground in the Asian sub continent to witness 75 plus hundreds, after Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore which has witnessed 78 test hundreds

KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka scored three hundreds in consecutive innings of which one is a double hundred. His feat read thus – 137 vs India at Mumbai {BS} Dec 2009 and 103 vs India at Galle in Jul 2010 and 210 vs India at Col-SSC in Jul 2010

KC Sangakkara became the 13^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score three or more hundreds in consecutive innings one of which is a double hundred The performance of these 13 batsmen are furnished below

No	Batsmen	100s	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	R Dravid	4	115	3	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
			148	1	Ind	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2002
			217	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2002
			100*	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Oct 2002
2	GA Headley	3	270*	1	Win	Eng	Kingston	Mar 1935
			106	1	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1939
			107	3	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1939
3	DCS Compton	3	163	3	Eng	SAF	Nottingham	Jun 1947
			208	1	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1947
			115	2	Eng	SAF	Manchester	Jul 1947
4	DG Bradman	3	132	1	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	Jan 1948
			127*	3	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	Jan 1948
			201	1	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 1948
5	GS Sobers	3	365*	2	Win	Pak	Kingston	Feb 1958
			125	2	Win	Pak	Georgetown	Mar 1958
			109*	4	Win	Pak	Georgetown	Mar 1958
6	SM Gavaskar	3	111	1	Ind	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1978
			137	3	Ind	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1978
			205	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
7	Zaheer Abbas	3	215	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	Dec 1982
			186	2	Pak	Ind	Karachi	Dec 1982
			168	2	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	Jan 1983
8	M Nazar	3	231	1	Pak	Ind	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
			152*	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	Jan 1983
			152	2	Pak	Ind	Karachi	Jan 1983
9	GA Gooch	3	333	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
			123	3	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
			116	1	Eng	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1990
10	VG Kambli	3	224	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Feb 1993
			227	1	Ind	Zim	Delhi	Mar 1993
			125	1	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
11	DPMDJayawardene	3	195	2	Srl	Eng	Col-SSC	Dec 2007
			213*	1	Srl	Eng	Galle	Dec 2007
			136	1	Srl	Win	Providence	Mar 2008
12	HM Amla	3	253*	1	SAF	Ind	Nagpur	Feb 2010
			114	1	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010
			123*	3	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010
13	KC Sangakkara	3	137	3	Srl	Ind	Mum-BS	Dec 2009
			103	1	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2010
			219	1	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Jul 2010

The following are the interesting facts that are observed in this category of statistics. R Dravid remains the only batsman to score four hundreds in consecutive innings which includes a double hundred

No	Batsmen	100s	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	R Dravid	4	115	3	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
			148	1	Ind	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2002
			217	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2002
			100*	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Oct 2002

GS Sobers of West Indies and GA Gooch of England are the only two batsmen whose feat includes a triple hundred

No	Batsmen	100s	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GS Sobers	3	365*	2	Win	Pak	Kingston	Feb 1958
			125	2	Win	Pak	Georgetown	Mar 1958
			109*	4	Win	Pak	Georgetown	Mar 1958
2	GA Gooch	3	333	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
			123	3	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
			116	1	Eng	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1990

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara are the two Sri Lankan batsmen in this elite list

No	Batsmen	100s	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DPMDJayawardene	3	195	2	Srl	Eng	Col-SSC	Dec 2007
			213*	1	Srl	Eng	Galle	Dec 2007
			136	1	Srl	Win	Providence	Mar 2008
2	KC Sangakkara	3	137	3	Srl	Ind	Mum-BS	Dec 2009
			103	1	Srl	Ind	Galle	Jul 2010
			219	1	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Jul 2010

VG Kambli’s feat includes two double hundreds and he remains the only batsman in this category of statistics to include to two double hundreds in his three hundreds in consecutive innings

No	Batsmen	100s	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	VG Kambli	3	224	2	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Feb 1993
			227	1	Ind	Zim	Delhi	Mar 1993
			125	1	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 1993

R Dravid of India is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to forge ten or more three figure partnerships with three batsmen. He has 18 partnerships with SR Tendulkar, 11 partnerships with VVS Laxman and 10 partnerships with SC Ganguly. The complete list of batsmen who have ten or more three figure partnerships with two or more batsmen are furnished below

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Cou	TFP
1	R Dravid	SR Tendulkar	Ind	18
2	R Dravid	VVS Laxman	Ind	11
3	R Dravid	SC Ganguly	Ind	10
1	DPMD Jayawardene	KC Sangakkara	Srl	12
2	DPMD Jayawardene	TT Samaraweera	Srl	10
1	ML Hayden	RT Ponting	Aus	16
2	ML Hayden	JL Langer	Aus	14
1	JL Langer	ML Hayden	Aus	14
2	JL Langer	RT Ponting	Aus	14
1	RT Ponting	JL Langer	Aus	14
2	RT Ponting	ML Hayden	Aus	16
1	SC Ganguly	R Dravid	Ind	10
2	SC Ganguly	SR Tendulkar	Ind	12
1	SM Gavaskar	CPS Chauhan	Ind	11
2	SM Gavaskar	M Amarnath	Ind	10
1	SR Tendulkar	R Dravid	Ind	18
2	SR Tendulkar	SC Ganguly	Ind	12