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The first test of this test series was played at Kolkota .  Kolkota hosted its 41^st test. It is the only test venue in India to host 40 plus tests. It is interesting to note that India played a test against Sri Lanka for the first time. Thus Kolkota became the 13^th ground to host a test between India and Sri Lanka.

V Kohli led India against Sri Lanka at home for the first time. He became the eighth Indian captain to lead India against Sri Lanka at home. Others are – M Azharuddin {04}, N Kapil Dev {03}, MS Dhoni {03}, SR Tendulkar {03}, SM Gavaskar {01}, R Dravid {02} and V Sehwag {01}

W Saha became the fifth Indian wicket keeper to  don the gloves against Sri Lanka at home. Others are MS Dhoni {06}, NR Mongia {06}, KS More {04} and SMH Kirmani {01}

S Dhawan had an aggregate of 520 runs against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the this test.  He scored 102 runs in this match to take his total to 622. He became the eleventh Indian batsman to reach the milestone of scoring 600 plus runs against Sri Lanka

As many as 59 centuries were scored by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. V Kohli’s century gave India its 60^th century against Sri Lanka. India became the first team to score 60 plus centuries against Sri Lanka.

India and England shared the record for most centuries against Sri Lanka at home prior to the start of the test. Both teams had scored 27 centuries. V Kohli’s 104 not out in this test gave India its 28^th century and with it the record  of  scoring  most centuries against Sri Lanka at home.

FDM Karunaratne had an aggregate of 940 runs in 2017 prior to the start of this test. He scored  nine  runs in this test which gave him an aggregate of 949 runs.He now stands second in the list of batsmen who  have scored most runs in 2017. D Elgar of South Africa with 1097 runs occupies the first place. FDM Karunaratne went past HM Amla who has an aggregate of 942 runs on his way to second place.

CA Pujara had an aggregate of 851 runs in 2017 and and scored 74 runs in this test which gave him an aggregate of 925 runs.  He became the fourth batsman to score 900 plus runs in 2017. Others are – D Elgar {1097}, FDM Karunaratne {949} and HM Amla {942},

V Kohli has scored ten centuries while leading India in tests prior to the start of this test. His 104 not out in this test fetched him 11th century.. He now shares the record for most centuries by an Indian captain with SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar has scored eleven centuries while leading India.

V Kohli had scored 14 fifties while leading India prior to the start of this test. His 104 not out in this game fetched him his 15th fifty. He became the sixth Indian captain to score 15 or more fifties. Others are – MS Dhoni {29}. SM Gavaskar {25}, M Azharuddin {18}, SC Ganguly {18} and MAK Pataudi {18}.

S Dhawan had scored nine fifties as an opening batsman prior to the start of the series. His 94 in this test gave him  his tenth fifty.He became the sixteenth Indian opening batsman to score ten or more fifties.

V Kohli had led in six tests against Sri Lanka prior to this test. Kolkata test was his seventh test. He became the second most capped Indian captain against Sri Lanka. M Azharuddin has led India in eight tests against Sri Lanka.

V Kohli had  pouched 28 catches while leading India  prior to the start of this series. He took two catches which gave him 30 catches. He became the fifth Indian captain to pouch 30 plus catches. Ohters are – M Azharuddin {50}, SM Gavaskar {45}, SC Ganguly {37} and R Dravid {33}

India had posted nine three figure partnerships for the first wicket against Sri Lanka. India posted 166 runs partnership for the first wicket in this test which gave India ten three figure partnership for the first wicket. Inida becme the first and the only team to post ten three figure partnerships for the first wicket against Sri Lanka.

L Chandimal became the sixth Sri Lankan captain to lead Sri Lanka against India in India. Others are – A Ranatunga {07}, MS Atapattu {03}, LRD Mendis {03}, KC Sangakkara {03} and B Warnapura {01}.

V Kohli became the eighth Indian captain to lead India against Sri Lanka in India. Others are – M Azharuddin {04}, MS Dhoni {03}, N Kapil Dev {03}, SR Tendulkar {03}, R Dravid {02}, SM Gavaskar {01} and V Sehwag {01}

V Kohli, M Azharuddin and MS Dhoni had scored two centuries against Sri Lanka while leading India, while SR Tendulkar has scored three prior to the start of  this test. V Kohli’s 104 not out in this test gave him his third century., He now shares the record for most centuries  by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka with SR Tendulkar.

V Kohli scored zero and 104 not out in the just concluded test at Kolkata against Sri Lanka to provide the 20^th occasion of a captain scoring a duck and century in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch	0	153*	Aus	Eng	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
2	GHS Trott	0	143	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	DG Bradman	138	0	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948
4	PBH May	0	112	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1955
5	MC Cowdrey	119	0	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960
6	GS Sobers	0	113*	Win	Eng	Kingston	08 Feb 1968
7	MC Cowdrey	101	0	Eng	Win	Kingston	08 Feb 1968
8	GS Sobers	132	0	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971
9	MW Gatting	100	0	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986
10	A Ranatunga	127	0	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	17 Aug 1992
11	MD Crowe	0	107	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	06 Dec 1992
12	MA Atherton	144	0	Eng	Win	Georgetown	17 Mar 1994
13	SP Fleming	192	0	NZl	Pak	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003
14	Mohd Ashraful	0	129*	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	03 Jul 2007
15	M Jayawardene	104	0	Srl	Aus	Hobart	16 Nov 2007
16	AJ Strauss	0	110	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
17	GC Smith	122	0	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
18	MJ Clarke	161*	0	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
19	Misbah-ul-Haq	114	0	Pak	Eng	Lord’s	14 Jul 2016
20	V Kohli	0	104*	Ind	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

V Kohli scored zero and 104 not out in the just concluded test at Kolkata against Sri Lanka to provide the third occasion of a captain scoring a duck and century in a test against Sri Lanka in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli became the first Indian captain to accomplish such a feat

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MD Crowe	0	107	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	06 Dec 1992
2	Mohd Ashraful	0	129*	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	03 Jul 2007
3	V Kohli	0	104*	Ind	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

GS Sobers of West Indies and MC Cowdrey of England are the two captains to accomplish the feat on two occasions. MC Cowdrey’s both the feats were against West Indies. It is also interesting to note that both these captains have chosen Kingston and  Port of Spain as  grounds  for their performance

No	Player	Bat1	Bat2	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	GS Sobers	0	113*	Win	Eng	Kingston	08 Feb 1968
2	GS Sobers	132	0	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971
1	MC Cowdrey	119	0	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960
2	MC Cowdrey	101	0	Eng	Win	Kingston	08 Feb 1968

GS Sobers of West Indies and MC Cowdrey of England have accomplished the feat as rival captains at Kingston in Feb 1968. This is the only occasion in the annals of test cricket when rival captains have scored a duck and a century in the same test.

No	Player	Bat1	Bat2	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	GS Sobers	0	113*	Win	Eng	Kingston	08 Feb 1968
2	MC Cowdrey	101	0	Eng	Win	Kingston	08 Feb 1968

 

KL Rahul {79} and S Dhawan {94} scored half century and ninety in the third  innings of the test against Sri Lanka at Kolkata to provide the sixth occasion of one of the openers scoring a half century and  another a ninety which includes two occasions both the Indian openers scoring nineties  in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below 

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	SM Gavaskar	97	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	27 Oct 1978
	2	CPS Chauhan	93	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	27 Oct 1978
2	1	A Jadeja	96	2	v West Indies	St John’s	4 Apr 1997
	2	VVS Laxman	56	2	v West Indies	St John’s	4 Apr 1997
3	1	VVS Laxman	95	2	v Australia	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
	2	NS Sidhu	97	2	v Australia	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
4	1	M Vijay	58	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010
	2	V Sehwag	99	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010
5	1	G Gambhir	54	2	v New Zealand	Hyd-RGS	12 Nov 2010
	2	V Sehwag	96	2	v New Zealand	Hys-RGS	12 Nov 2010
6	1	KL Rahul	79	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
	2	S Dhawan	94	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

 

KL Rahul {79} and S Dhawan {94} scored fifties in the third  innings of the test against Sri Lanka at Kolkata to provide the  fourth occasion of both the Indian openers scoring fifties in test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	SS Das	68	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
	2	S Ramesh	55	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
2	1	G Gambhir	74	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
	2	V Sehwag	50	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
3	1	M Vijay	58	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
	2	V Sehwag	99	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
4	1	KL Rahul	79	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
	2	S Dhawan	94	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

 

Indian pace bowlers captured all the ten wickets that fell in Sri Lanka’s first innings – second innings of the test – at Kolkata to provide  the 14^th occasion of Indian pacers capturing  all the ten wickets  of  an opposition in an  innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Inns	Opposiiton	Grounds	Start Date	W
1	India	2	Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	10
2	India	4	England	Mumbai	27 Nov 1981	10
3	India	3	West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	10
4	India	1	Pakistan	Karachi	15 Nov 1989	10
5	India	2	Pakistan	Sialkot	O9 Dec 1989	10
6	India	1	England	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996	10
7	India	1	South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	10
8	India	3	West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	10
9	India	1	Pakistan	Karachi	29 Jan 2006	10
10	India	1	South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011	10
11	India	2	South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	10
12	India	1	New Zealand	Wellington	14 Feb 2014	10
13	India	2	England	Nottingham	09 Jul 2014	10
14	India	2	Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017	10

Indian pace bowlers captured all the ten wickets that fell in Sri Lanka’s first innings – second innings of the test – at Kolkata to provide  the third occasion of Indian pacers capturing  all the ten wickets  of  an opposition in an  innings in a test at home. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Inns	Opposiiton	Grounds	Start Date	W
1	India	4	England	Mumbai	27 Nov 1981	10
2	India	3	West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	10
3	India	2	Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017	10

 

S Dhawan and KL Rahul added 166 runs for the first wicket in its second innings {third innings of the test} to provide the 16^th 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

 

S Dhawan of scored 94 in India’s second innings of the ongoing test against Sri Lanka to provide the 12^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DB Vengsarkar	90	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	DB Vengsarkar	98*	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
3	M Prabhakar	95	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
4	NS Sidhu	99	1	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
5	SR Tendulkar	96	1	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
6	R Dravid	92	1	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
7	SC Ganguly	99	1	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
8	R Dravid	93	1	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
9	SC Ganguly	98*	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
10	IK Pathan	93	3	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
11	V Sehwag	99	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
12	S Dhawan	94	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

S Dhawan of scored 94 in India’s second innings of the ongoing test against Sri Lanka to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Prabhakar	95	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
2	NS Sidhu	99	1	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
3	IK Pathan	93	3	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
4	V Sehwag	99	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
5	S Dhawan	94	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

S Dhawan’s 94 provide the 16^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings at Kolkata. All such innings are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RT Spooner	92	3	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	30 Dec 1951
2	Waqar Hasan	97	3	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	12 Dec 1952
3	JW Guy	91	2	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	28 Dec 1955
4	VL Manjrekar	90	3	Ind	NZl	Kolkata	28 Dec 1955
5	RB Kanhai	90	1	Win	Ind	Kolkata	31 Dec 1966
6	IM Chappell	99	2	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	12 Dec 1969
7	KJ Hughes	92	1	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	26 Oct 1979
8	GR Viswanath	96	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	26 Oct 1979
9	Taslim Arif	90	2	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	29 Jan 1980
10	J Arun Lal	93	2	Ind	Win	Kolkata	26 Dec 1987
11	VVS Laxman	95	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
12	NS Sidhu	97	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
13	ML Hayden	97	1	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
14	KD Karthik	93	3	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005
15	R Ashwin	91*	3	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
16	S Dhawan	94	3	Ind	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

S Dhawan’s 94 provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings at Kolkata. All such innings are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	VL Manjrekar	90	3	Ind	NZl	Kolkata	28 Dec 1955
2	GR Viswanath	96	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	26 Oct 1979
3	J Arun Lal	93	2	Ind	Win	Kolkata	26 Dec 1987
4	VVS Laxman	95	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
5	NS Sidhu	97	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
6	KD Karthik	93	3	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005
7	R Ashwin	91*	3	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
8	S Dhawan	94	3	Ind	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

S Dhawan’s 94 provide the seventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings at Kolkata. All such innings are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RT Spooner	92	3	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	30 Dec 1951
2	Taslim Arif	90	2	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	29 Jan 1980
3	J Arun Lal	93	2	Ind	Win	Kolkata	26 Dec 1987
4	VVS Laxman	95	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
5	NS Sidhu	97	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
6	ML Hayden	97	1	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
7	S Dhawan	94	3	Ind	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

S Dhawan’s 94 provide the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings at Kolkata. All such innings are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	J Arun Lal	93	2	Ind	Win	Kolkata	26 Dec 1987
2	VVS Laxman	95	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
3	NS Sidhu	97	2	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
4	S Dhawan	94	3	Ind	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

 

KL Rahul and S Dhawan of india added 166 runs for the first wicket  in India’s second innings and the  third innings of the test against Sri Lanka at Kolkata to provide the 58^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar	1	156	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar	2	173	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	M Amarnath, RJ Shastri	2	104	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
4	SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar	3	117	2	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
5	M Azharuddin, SM Gavaskar	4	163	2	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
6	M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev	6	272	2	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
7	M Amarnath, R Lamba	2	126	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
8	M Amarnath, DB Vengsarkar	3	173	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
9	SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar	4	116	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
10	N Kapil Dev, DB Vengsarkar	6	111	1	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
11	VG Kambli, NS Sidhu	2	126	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
12	M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu	1	171	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
13	VG Kambli, SR Tendulkar	3	162	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
14	NS Sidhu, SR Tendulkar	3	121	1	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
15	M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar	4	142	1	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
16	VG Kambli, NS Sidhu	2	148	1	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
17	M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar	4	124	1	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
18	R Dravid, NS Sidhu	2	147	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
19	M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar	4	221	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
20	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	5	150	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
21	M Azharuddin, SC Ganguly	5	110	4	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
22	NR Mongia, NS Sidhu	1	120	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
23	R Dravid, NS Sidhu	2	137	1	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
24	SC Ganguly, A Kumble	6	159	1	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
25	R Dravid, SC Ganguly	3	160	1	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
26	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	4	256	1	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
26	R Dravid, S Ramesh	2	232	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
28	M Azharuddin, SC Ganguly	5	112	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
29	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	3	139	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
30	SS Das, S Ramesh	1	107	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
31	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	4	121	1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
32	MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh	7	104*	3	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
33	VVS Laxman, IK Pathan	7	125	1	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
34	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	1	167	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
35	VVS Laxman, V Sehwag	5	100	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
36	R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh	5	125	1	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
37	MS Dhoni, R Dravid	6	224	1	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
37	VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar	5	137*	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
39	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	1	233	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
40	R Dravid, G Gambhir	2	137	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
41	VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh	5	102	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
43	V Sehwag, M Vijay	1	221	2	v Sri Lanka	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
43	R Dravid, V Sehwag	2	237	2	v Sri Lanka	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
44	R Dravid, SR Tendulkar	3	119	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Jul 2010
45	V Sehwag, M Vijay	1	165	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
46	SK Raina, SR Tendulkar	5	256	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
47	VVS Laxman, SK Raina	5	105	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
48	VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar	5	109	4	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	03 Aug 2010
49	S Dhawan, V Kohli	3	227	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
50	V Kohli, KL Rahul	3	164	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
51	AM Rahane, M Vijay	2	140	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
52	A Mishra, CA Pujara	8	104	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	28 Aug 2015
55	S Dhawan, CA Pujara	2	253	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
54	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	4	137	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
55	V Kohli, A Mukund	3	133	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
56	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	4	217	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
57	S Dhawan, KL Rahul	1	188	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
58	S Dhawan, KL Rahul	1	166	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

It also provide the  tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against India. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar	1	156	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu	1	171	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
3	NR Mongia, NS Sidhu	1	120	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
4	SS Das, S Ramesh	1	107	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
5	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	1	167	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
6	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	1	233	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
7	V Sehwag, M Vijay	1	221	2	v Sri Lanka	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
8	V Sehwag, M Vijay	1	165	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
9	S Dhawan, KL Rahul	1	188	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
10	S Dhawan, KL Rahul	1	166	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

It  also provide the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket against India. All such occasions are listed 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	S Dhawan, KL Rahul	1	166	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
7	V Sehwag, M Vijay	1	165	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
8	J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar	1	156	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982

 

 

KL Rahul of India scored 73 not out at the end of the third day of the Kolkata test against Sri Lanka to post his ninth fifty in the calendar year 2017. He now shares the record for most fifties scored by  a batsman  in the calendar year 2017 with DA Elgar of South Africa. The fifties scored by these two batsmen are listed below

D ELGAR OF SOUTH AFRICA
No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	129	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
2	55	2	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
3	140	2	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
4	89	2	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
5	54	1	2	v England	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
6	80	2	3	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
7	136	2	4	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
8	199	1	1	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017
9	113	1	1	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
KL RAHUL OF INDIA
No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	64	2	2	v Australia	Pune	23 Feb 2017
2	90	1	1	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
3	51	1	3	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
4	67	1	2	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
5	60	1	2	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
6	51*	1	4	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
7	57	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
8	85	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
9	73*	1	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

HMRKB Herath scored 67 while batting at number nine in Sri Lanka’s first innings against India in the ongoing test at Kolkata to provide the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the 263^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings while batting at number nine which includes 17 occasions of a batsman scoring a century.

No	Pos	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	9	GF Labrooy	70*	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	01 Mar 1991
2	9	GP Wickramasinghe	51	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998
3	9	WPUJC Vaas	54	1	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000
4	9	M Muralitharan	67	3	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
5	9	UDU Chandana	92	1	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
6	9	WPUJC Vaas	69	1	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004
7	9	WPUJC Vaas	50*	3	v England	Lord’s	11 May 2006
8	9	WPUJC Vaas	64	2	v South Africa	Col-PSS	04 Aug 2006
9	9	SL Malinga	64	1	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010
10	9	HMRKB Herath	67	2	v India	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

It also provides the third such occasion against India and the first such occasion against Sri Lanka against India in India. All the three occasions are listed below.

No	Pos	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	9	M Muralitharan	67	3	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
2	9	SL Malinga	64	1	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010
3	9	HMRKB Herath	67	2	v India	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017

M Muralitharan and HMRKB Herath share the record for scoring most runs against India while batting at number nine. Both the batsmen have scored an identical 67 runs.

No	Pos	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	9	M Muralitharan	67	3	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
2	9	HMRKB Herath	67	2	v India	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017