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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

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}