Crickick.com brings to its visitors an exhaustive survey of Statisitcal highlights of India-Sri Lanka test series penned by its statistician HR Gopala Krishna. Read on ………….
India and Sri Lanka have played 29 tests out of which India has won 11 tests, lost 05 tests and 13 tests have ended in a draw.
India and Sri Lanka have met each other in eleven bilateral series apart from a three nation series – Asian Test Championship in 1998-99 involving India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
| No |
Series |
Venue |
Season |
Winner |
Margin |
| 1 |
Srl/Ind |
Ind |
1982/83 |
Drawn |
0-0 (1) |
| 2 |
Ind/Srl |
Srl |
1984 |
Srl |
1-0 (3) |
| 3 |
Srl/Ind |
Ind |
1986/87 |
Ind |
2-0 (3) |
| 4 |
Srl/Ind |
Ind |
1990/91 |
Ind |
1-0 (1) |
| 5 |
Ind/Srl |
Srl |
1993 |
Ind |
1-0 (3) |
| 6 |
Srl/Ind |
Ind |
1993/94 |
Ind |
3-0 (3) |
| 7 |
Ind/Srl |
Srl |
1997 |
Drawn |
0-0 (2) |
| 8 |
Srl/Ind |
Ind |
1997/98 |
Drawn |
0-0 (3) |
| 9 |
Ind/Srl |
Srl |
2001 |
Srl |
2-1 (3) |
| 10 |
Srl/Ind |
Ind |
2005/06 |
Ind |
2-0 (3) |
| 11 |
Ind/Srl |
Srl |
2008 |
Srl |
2-1 (3) |
Of the eleven series played between the two teams, India has on five series, lost three series and three series were drawn. Asian Test Championship was won by Pakistan.
India has scored 500 plus runs in an innings on eight occasions. Its highest team total is 676 for 7 at Kanpur in Dec 86. Sri Lanka has scored 500 plus runs on three occasions, its highest being 952 for 6 declared at Col-RPS in Aug 97. This total not only represent Sri Lanka’s highest team total against India, but also represents the highest team total posted by a team in the annals of test cricket
| Five hundred plus runs by India |
| No |
Team |
Score |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
India |
676/07 |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
| 2 |
India |
566/06d |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 3 |
India |
541/06d |
Bangalore |
26 Jan 1994 |
| 4 |
India |
537/08d |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 5 |
India |
518/07d |
Col-SSC |
24 Feb 1999 |
| 6 |
India |
515/09d |
Mohali |
19 Nov 1997 |
| 7 |
India |
512/10 |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
| 8 |
India |
511/10 |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 500 plus runs by Sri Lanka |
| No |
Team |
Score |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
Sri Lanka |
952/06d |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 2 |
Sri Lanka |
610/06d |
Col-SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 3 |
Sri Lanka |
600/06d |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
India has been dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a completed innings only once. Its lowest total in a completed innings is 138 at Col-SSC in Jul 2008. Sri Lanka has been dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a completed innings on five occasions. Its lowest total in a completed innings is 82 at Chandigarh in Nov 1990.
| Less than 150 runs in a completed innings – India |
| No |
Team |
Score |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
India |
138 |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
| Less than 150 runs in a completed innings – Sri Lanka |
| No |
Team |
Score |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
Sri Lanka |
82 |
Chandigarh |
23 Nov 1990 |
| 2 |
Sri Lanka |
119 |
Ahmedabad |
08 Feb 1994 |
| 3 |
Sri Lanka |
136 |
Galle |
31 Jul 2008 |
| 4 |
Sri Lanka |
141 |
Nagpur |
27 Dec 1986 |
| 5 |
Sri Lanka |
142 |
Cuttack |
04 Jan 1987 |
SR Tendulkar {1408}, M Azharuddin {1215} and SC Ganguly {1064} are the three Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Two Sri Lankan batsmen – PA de Silva {1252} and M Jayawardene {1161} have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against India. SR Tendulkar’s 1408 runs remains the highest run aggregate by a batsman in India-Sri Lanka test series/
| No |
Batsmen |
Team |
M |
Rruns |
HS |
Ave |
| 1 |
SR Tendulkar |
Ind |
19 |
1408 |
148 |
56.32 |
| 2 |
M Azharuddin |
Ind |
17 |
1215 |
199 |
55.22 |
| 3 |
SC Ganguly |
Ind |
14 |
1064 |
173 |
46.26 |
| |
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| 1 |
PA de Silva |
Srl |
19 |
1252 |
148 |
41.73 |
| 2 |
M Jayawardene |
Srl |
12 |
1161 |
242 |
68.29 |
Rahul Dravid is all set to join this club to become the fourth Indian batsman to have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Prior to the start of the test series, he has an aggregate of 980 runs and need 20 more runs to reach the landmark.
As many as 33 hundreds have been scored by Indian batsmen which are listed below. SM Gavaskar has the distinction of scoring the first ever hundred by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka at Chennai in Sep 1982
| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
SM Gavaskar |
155 |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 2 |
SM Patil |
114* |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 3 |
M Amarnath |
116* |
Kandy |
14 Sep 1985 |
| 4 |
SM Gavaskar |
176 |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
| 5 |
M Azharuddin |
199 |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
| 6 |
N Kapil Dev |
163 |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
| 7 |
M Amarnath |
131 |
Nagpur |
27 Dec 1986 |
| 8 |
DB Vengsarkar |
153 |
Nagpur |
27 Dec 1986 |
| 9 |
DB Vengsarkar |
166 |
Cuttack |
04 Jan 1987 |
| 10 |
VG Kambli |
125 |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 11 |
NS Sidhu |
104 |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 12 |
SR Tendulkar |
104* |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 13 |
VG Kambli |
120 |
Col-PSS |
04 Aug 1993 |
| 14 |
NS Sidhu |
124 |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 15 |
SR Tendulkar |
142 |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 16 |
M Azharuddin |
108 |
Bangalore |
26 Jan 1994 |
| 17 |
M Azharuddin |
152 |
Ahmedabad |
08 Feb 1994 |
| 18 |
NS Sidhu |
111 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 19 |
SR Tendulkar |
143 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 20 |
M Azharuddin |
126 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 21 |
SR Tendulkar |
139 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 22 |
SC Ganguly |
147 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 23 |
M Azharuddin |
108* |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 24 |
NS Sidhu |
131 |
Mohali |
19 Nov 1997 |
| 25 |
SC Ganguly |
109 |
Mohali |
19 Nov 1997 |
| 26 |
SC Ganguly |
173 |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
| 27 |
SR Tendulkar |
148 |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
| 28 |
S Ramesh |
143 |
Col-SSC |
24 Feb 1999 |
| 29 |
R Dravid |
107 |
Col-SSC |
24 Feb 1999 |
| 30 |
SR Tendulkar |
124* |
Col-SSC |
24 Feb 1999 |
| 31 |
SR Tendulkar |
109 |
Delhi |
10 Dec 2005 |
| 32 |
VVS Laxman |
104 |
Ahmedabad |
18 Dec 2005 |
| 33 |
V Sehwag |
201* |
Galle |
31 Jul 2008 |
V Sehwag’s 201 not out at Galle in Jul 2008 remains the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka.
SR Tendulkar with seven hundreds to his credit has the record for most hundreds by an Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. His seven hundreds are listed below.
| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
SR Tendulkar |
104* |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 2 |
SR Tendulkar |
142 |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 3 |
SR Tendulkar |
143 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 4 |
SR Tendulkar |
139 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 5 |
SR Tendulkar |
148 |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
| 6 |
SR Tendulkar |
124* |
Col-SSC |
24 Feb 1999 |
| 7 |
SR Tendulkar |
109 |
Delhi |
10 Dec 2005 |
Sri Lankan batsmen have scored 30 hundreds against India which are listed below. LRD Mendis has the distinction of scoring the first ever hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. He scored 105 in the first innings at Chennai in Sep 1982. He scored 105 again in the second innings of the same test to register hundreds in both innings against India. The hundreds scored by Sri Lankan batsman are tabulated in the following list.
| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
LRD Mendis |
105 |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 2 |
LRD Mendis |
105 |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 3 |
RS Madugalle |
103 |
Col-SSC |
30 Aug 1985 |
| 4 |
A Ranatunga |
111 |
Col-SSC |
30 Aug 1985 |
| 5 |
SAR Silva |
111 |
Col-PSS |
06 Sep 1985 |
| 6 |
RL Dias |
106 |
Kandy |
14 Sep 1985 |
| 7 |
LRD Mendis |
124 |
Kandy |
14 Sep 1985 |
| 8 |
PA de Silva |
148 |
Col-PSS |
04 Aug 1993 |
| 9 |
RS Mahanama |
151 |
Col-PSS |
04 Aug 1993 |
| 10 |
ST Jayasuriya |
340 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 11 |
RS Mahanama |
225 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 12 |
PA de Silva |
126 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 13 |
PA de Silva |
146 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 14 |
ST Jayasuriya |
199 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 15 |
PA de Silva |
120 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 16 |
MS Atapattu |
108 |
Mohali |
19 Nov 1997 |
| 17 |
PA de Silva |
110* |
Mohali |
19 Nov 1997 |
| 18 |
M Jayawardene |
242 |
Col-SSC |
24 Feb 1999 |
| 19 |
ST Jayasuriya |
111 |
Galle |
14 Aug 2001 |
| 20 |
KC Sangakkara |
105* |
Galle |
14 Aug 2001 |
| 21 |
M Jayawardene |
104 |
Kandy |
22 Aug 2001 |
| 22 |
MS Atapattu |
108 |
Col-SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 23 |
M Jayawardene |
139 |
Col-SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 24 |
HP Tillakaratne |
136* |
Col-SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 25 |
TT Samaraweera |
103* |
Col-SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 26 |
BSM Warnapura |
115 |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
| 27 |
M Jayawardene |
136 |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
| 28 |
TT Samaraweera |
127 |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
| 29 |
TM Dilshan |
125* |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
| 30 |
KC Sangakkara |
144 |
ColPSS |
08 Aug 2008 |
ST Jayasuriya’s 340 at Col-RPS in Aug 97 remain the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsmen against India. PA de Silva with five hundreds to his credit has the record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. His five hundreds are listed below
| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
PA de Silva |
148 |
Col-PSS |
04 Aug 1993 |
| 2 |
PA de Silva |
126 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 3 |
PA de Silva |
146 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 4 |
PA de Silva |
120 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 5 |
PA de Silva |
110* |
Mohali |
19 Nov 1997 |
ST Jayasuriya {340} M Jayawardene {242} and RS Mahanama {225} are the three Sri Lankan batsmen who have registered double hundreds against India
| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
ST Jayasuriya |
340 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 2 |
M Jayawardene |
242 |
Col-SSC |
24 Feb 1999 |
| 3 |
RS Mahanama |
225 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
As many as 95 fifties have been scored by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar holds the Indian record for most fifties against Sri Lanka with ten fifties to his credit. M Azharuddin and R Dravid has scored nine fifties.
Sri Lankan batsman has registered 79 fifties against India. M Jayawardene with eleven fifties to his credit not only holds the record for most fifties by a Sri Lankan batsman against India but also holds the series record for most fifties.
Sri Lankan batsmen have scored 49 half centuries against India. M Jayawardene with seven fifties to his credit holds the record for most fifties by a Sri Lankan batsman against India.
Indian batsmen have scored 62 half centuries against Sri Lanka. R Dravid with eight fifties to his credit not only holds the record for most fifties by a Indian batsman against Sri Lanka but also holds the series record for most fifties.
The following table lists out the individual nineties scored by Indian batsmen and Sri Lankan batsmen. Indian batsmen have scored nineties on ten occasions, while Sri Lankan batsmen have scored individual nineties on five occasions.
| India – Individual Nineties |
| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Team |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
SR Tendulkar |
96 |
Ind |
Bangalore |
26 Jan 1994 |
| 2 |
SC Ganguly |
99 |
Ind |
Nagpur |
26 Nov 1997 |
| 3 |
SC Ganguly |
98* |
Ind |
Kandy |
22 Aug 2001 |
| 4 |
R Dravid |
93 |
Ind |
Mumbai |
3 Dec 1997 |
| 5 |
R Dravid |
92 |
Ind |
Nagpur |
26 Nov 1997 |
| 6 |
NS Sidhu |
99 |
Ind |
Bangalore |
26 Jan 1994 |
| 7 |
M Prabhakar |
95 |
Ind |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 8 |
IK Pathan |
93 |
Ind |
Delhi |
10 Dec 2005 |
| 9 |
DB Vengsarkar |
98* |
Ind |
Col-SSC |
30 Aug 1985 |
| 10 |
DB Vengsarkar |
90 |
Ind |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| Sri Lanka – Individual Nineties |
| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Team |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
RL Dias |
97 |
Srl |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 2 |
RL Dias |
95 |
Srl |
Col-PSS |
06 Sep 1985 |
| 3 |
PA de Silva |
93 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 4 |
MS Atapattu |
98 |
Srl |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
| 5 |
JR Ratnayeke |
93 |
Srl |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
DB Vengsarkar, R Dravid and SC Ganguly are the three Indian batsmen who have scored individual nineties on two separate occasions against Sri Lanka. RL Dias is the lone Sri Lankan batsman who has scored individual nineties on two separate occasions against India. The performances of these four batsmen are listed below
| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Team |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
DB Vengsarkar |
98* |
Ind |
Col-SSC |
30 Aug 1985 |
| 2 |
DB Vengsarkar |
90 |
Ind |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| |
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| 1 |
R Dravid |
93 |
Ind |
Mumbai |
3 Dec 1997 |
| 2 |
R Dravid |
92 |
Ind |
Nagpur |
26 Nov 1997 |
| |
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|
| 1 |
SC Ganguly |
99 |
Ind |
Nagpur |
26 Nov 1997 |
| 2 |
SC Ganguly |
98* |
Ind |
Kandy |
22 Aug 2001 |
| |
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| No |
Batsmen |
Runs |
Team |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
RL Dias |
97 |
Srl |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 2 |
RL Dias |
95 |
Srl |
Col-PSS |
06 Sep 1985 |
The following table shows the Indian captains and Sri Lankan captains scoring hundreds in India-Sri Lanka test series. Seven hundreds have been scored by Indian captains, while Sri Lankan captains have scored three hundreds.
| No |
Captains |
Team |
Runs |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
SM Gavaskar |
Ind |
155 |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 2 |
N Kapil Dev |
Ind |
163 |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
| 3 |
M Azharuddin |
Ind |
108 |
Bangalore |
26 Jan 1994 |
| 4 |
M Azharuddin |
Ind |
152 |
Ahmedabad |
08 Feb 1994 |
| 5 |
SR Tendulkar |
Ind |
143 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 6 |
SR Tendulkar |
Ind |
139 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 7 |
SR Tendulkar |
Ind |
148 |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
| No |
Captains |
Team |
Runs |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
LRD Mendis |
Srl |
124 |
Kandy |
14 Sep 1985 |
| 2 |
ST Jayasuriya |
Srl |
111 |
Galle |
14 Aug 2001 |
| 3 |
M Jayawardene |
Srl |
136 |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
N Kapil Dev’s 163 at Kanpur in Dec 86 remain the highest individual score by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka. M Jayawardene with 136 at Col-SSC on 23.07.08 holds the record for the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan captain against India.
| No |
Captains |
Team |
Runs |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
N Kapil Dev |
Ind |
163 |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
| 2 |
M Jayawardene |
Srl |
136 |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
SR Tendulkar with three hundreds to his credit holds the record for most hundreds by captain in India-Sri Lanka test series
| No |
Captains |
Team |
Runs |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
SR Tendulkar |
Ind |
143 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 2 |
SR Tendulkar |
Ind |
139 |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 3 |
SR Tendulkar |
Ind |
148 |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
SAR Silva and KC Sangakkara remain the two Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen to score hundreds against India. SAR Silva scored 111 at Col-PSS in Sep 1985, while KC Sangakkara came up with 105 not out at Galle in Aug 2001. SAR Silva’s 111 remains the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman against India and also the highest individual score by wicket keeper batsman in the series. HP Tilkaratne {55 at Chandigarh in Nov 97} is the other Sri Lankan batsman to score a fifty against India
No Indian wicket keeper batsman has scored a hundred against India. The highest individual score by an Indian wicket keeper batsman is 57 by NR Mongia at Mohali in Nov 97. MS Dhoni {51* at Delhi in Dec 2005} is the other Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a fifty against Sri Lanka.
India-Sri Lanka test series has witnessed as many as 16 occasions of Indian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka. N Kapil Dev with his 5 for 110 in the first innings of the Chennai test in Sep 1982 has the distinction of becoming the first bowler to capture five or more wickets.
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Team |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
DR Doshi |
5 |
85 |
Ind |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 2 |
N Kapil Dev |
5 |
110 |
Ind |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 3 |
C Sharma |
5 |
118 |
Ind |
Col-PSS |
06 Sep 1985 |
| 4 |
NS Yadav |
5 |
76 |
Ind |
Nagpur |
27 Dec 1986 |
| 5 |
Maninder Singh |
7 |
51 |
Ind |
Nagpur |
27 Dec 1986 |
| 6 |
SLV Raju |
6 |
12 |
Ind |
Chandigarh |
23 Nov 1990 |
| 7 |
A Kumble |
5 |
87 |
Ind |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 8 |
A Kumble |
7 |
59 |
Ind |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 9 |
SLV Raju |
5 |
38 |
Ind |
Ahmedabad |
08 Feb 1994 |
| 10 |
SLV Raju |
6 |
87 |
Ind |
Ahmedabad |
08 Feb 1994 |
| 11 |
J Srinath |
5 |
114 |
Ind |
Galle |
14 Aug 2001 |
| 12 |
BKV Prasad |
5 |
72 |
Ind |
Kandy |
22 Aug 2001 |
| 13 |
A Kumble |
6 |
72 |
Ind |
Delhi |
10 Dec 2005 |
| 14 |
Harbhajan Singh |
7 |
62 |
Ind |
Ahmedabad |
18 Dec 2005 |
| 15 |
A Kumble |
5 |
89 |
Ind |
Ahmedabad |
18 Dec 2005 |
| 16 |
Harbhajan Singh |
6 |
102 |
Ind |
Galle |
31 Jul 2008 |
A Kumble with four five wicket hauls holds the record for most number of five wickets in an innings by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka. His performance is listed below
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Team |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
A Kumble |
5 |
87 |
Ind |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 2 |
A Kumble |
7 |
59 |
Ind |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 3 |
A Kumble |
6 |
72 |
Ind |
Delhi |
10 Dec 2005 |
| 4 |
A Kumble |
5 |
89 |
Ind |
Ahmedabad |
18 Dec 2005 |
Maninder Singh, A Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are the three Indian bowlers who have captured seven wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka. Maninder Singh’s 7 for 51 Nagpur in Dec 1986 remain the best bowling effort in an innings against Sri Lanka
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Team |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
ManinderSingh |
7 |
51 |
Ind |
Nagpur |
27 Dec 1986 |
| 2 |
A Kumble |
7 |
59 |
Ind |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 3 |
HarbhajanSingh |
7 |
62 |
Ind |
Ahmedabad |
18 Dec 2005 |
Sri Lankan bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings on 16 occasions which are listed below. ALF de Mel with his 5 for 68 at Chennai in Sep 1982 earned the distinction of becoming the first Sri Lankan bowler to capture five or more wickets against India
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Team |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
ALF de Mel |
5 |
68 |
Srl |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 2 |
ALF de Mel |
5 |
64 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
30 Aug 1985 |
| 3 |
RJ Ratnayake |
6 |
85 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
30 Aug 1985 |
| 4 |
RJ Ratnayake |
5 |
49 |
Srl |
Col-PSS |
06 Sep 1985 |
| 5 |
FS Ahangama |
5 |
52 |
Srl |
Kandy |
14 Sep 1985 |
| 6 |
JR Ratnayeke |
5 |
85 |
Srl |
Cuttack |
04 Jan 1987 |
| 7 |
M Muralitharan |
5 |
162 |
Srl |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 8 |
KR Pushpakumara |
5 |
122 |
Srl |
Nagpur |
26 Nov 1997 |
| 9 |
HDPK Dharmasena |
5 |
57 |
Srl |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
| 10 |
CRD Fernando |
5 |
42 |
Srl |
Galle |
14 Aug 2001 |
| 11 |
M Muralitharan |
5 |
49 |
Srl |
Galle |
14 Aug 2001 |
| 12 |
M Muralitharan |
8 |
87 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 13 |
M Muralitharan |
7 |
100 |
Srl |
Delhi |
10 Dec 2005 |
| 14 |
M Muralitharan |
5 |
84 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
| 15 |
M Muralitharan |
6 |
26 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
| 16 |
BAW Mendis |
6 |
117 |
Srl |
Galle |
31 Jul 2008 |
| 17 |
BAW Mendis |
5 |
56 |
Srl |
Col-PSS |
08 Aug 2008 |
M Muralitharan with his six five or more wicket hauls holds not only the record for most five plus wicket hauls by a Sri Lankan bowler against India but also holds the record for most five plus wicket hauls in India-Sri Lanka test series. His six five wicket hauls are listed below
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Team |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
5 |
162 |
Srl |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 2 |
M Muralitharan |
5 |
49 |
Srl |
Galle |
14 Aug 2001 |
| 3 |
M Muralitharan |
8 |
87 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 4 |
M Muralitharan |
7 |
100 |
Srl |
Delhi |
10 Dec 2005 |
| 5 |
M Muralitharan |
5 |
84 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
| 6 |
M Muralitharan |
6 |
26 |
Srl |
Col-SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
M Mutalitharan’s eight for 87 at Col-SSC in Aug 2001 represent the best bowling effort in an innings by a Sri Lankan bowler against India. His figures also represent the best bowling effort in an innings in India-Sri Lanka test series. M Muralitharan remains the only bowler in the series to capture eight wickets in an innings.
The following are the four occasions when Indian bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs while capturing five or more wickets.
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Team |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
C Sharma |
5 |
118 |
Ind |
Col-PSS |
06 Sep 1985 |
| 2 |
J Srinath |
5 |
114 |
Ind |
Galle |
14 Aug 2001 |
| 3 |
N Kapil Dev |
5 |
110 |
Ind |
Chennai |
17 Sep 1982 |
| 4 |
HarbhajanSingh |
6 |
102 |
Ind |
Galle |
31 Jul 2008 |
The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs while capturing five or more wickets.
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Team |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
5 |
162 |
Srl |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
| 2 |
KR Pushpakumara |
5 |
122 |
Srl |
Nagpur |
26 Nov 1997 |
| 3 |
BAW Mendis |
6 |
117 |
Srl |
Galle |
31 Jul 2008 |
| 4 |
M Muralitharan |
7 |
100 |
Srl |
Delhi |
10 Dec 2005 |
Indian bowlers have captured ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions. SLV Raju’s 11 for 125 at Ahmedabad in Feb 94 remains the best match bowling figures by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka.
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
ManinderSingh |
10 |
107 |
Nagpur |
27/12/1986 |
| 2 |
A Kumble |
11 |
128 |
Lucknow |
18/01/1994 |
| 3 |
SLVRaju |
11 |
125 |
Ahmedabad |
08/02/1994 |
| 4 |
AKumble |
10 |
157 |
Delhi |
10/12/2005 |
| 5 |
HarbhajanSingh |
10 |
141 |
Ahmedabad |
18/12/2005 |
| 6 |
HarbhajanSingh |
10 |
153 |
Galle |
31/07/2008 |
Sri Lankan bowlers have captured ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions. M Muralitharan’s 11 for 110 remain the best match bowling effort by a Sri Lankan bowler against India
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
R |
Ground |
MatchDate |
| 1 |
MMuralitharan |
11 |
196 |
Col/SSC |
29/08/2001 |
| 2 |
MMuralitharan |
11 |
110 |
Col/SSC |
23/07 2008 |
| 3 |
BAW Mendis |
10 |
209 |
Galle |
31/07/2008 |
A Kumble and Harbajhan Singh are the two Indian bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets on two occasions against Sri Lanka, while M Muralitharan is the only Sri Lankan bowler to capture ten or more wickets on two occasions against India
| No |
Bowlers |
Team |
W |
R |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
A Kumble |
Ind |
11 |
128 |
Lucknow |
18/01/1994 |
| 2 |
A Kumble |
Ind |
10 |
157 |
Delhi |
10/12//2005 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
HarbhajanSingh |
Ind |
10 |
141 |
Ahmedabad |
18/12/2005 |
| 2 |
HarbhajanSingh |
Ind |
10 |
153 |
Galle |
31/07/2008 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
Srl |
11 |
196 |
Col-SSC |
29/08/2001 |
| 2 |
M Muralitharan |
Srl |
11 |
110 |
Col-SSC |
23/07/2008 |
There are 26 occasions of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. RK Chauhan’s figures of 78.0-8-276-1 at Col-RPS in Aug 97 represent the most expensive figures in terms of runs conceded by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka. A Kumble also returned with figures of 72.0-7-223-1 in the same game to become the second Indian bowler to concede 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka.
The following are the five occasions when Indian bowlers have bowled fifty plus overs in an innings
| No |
Bowlers |
Overs |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
RK Chauhan |
78.0 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 2 |
A Kumble |
72.0 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 3 |
NM Kulkarni |
70.0 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 4 |
A Kumble |
54.1 |
Col-RPS |
24 Feb 1999 |
| 5 |
Harbhaja Singh |
53.3 |
Col-RPS |
29 Aug 2001 |
There are 32 occasions of Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs against India. M Muralitharan’s figures of 65.0-11-179-4 at Bangalore in Jan 94 represent the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded by Sri Lankan bowler against India.
The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have bowled fifty plus overs in an innings
| No |
Bowlers |
Overs |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
M Muralitharan |
75.0 |
Mohali |
19 Nov 1997 |
| 2 |
M Muralitharan |
65.0 |
Bangalore |
26 Jan 1994 |
| 3 |
M Muralitharan |
65.0 |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 4 |
SD Anurasiri |
58.0 |
Lucknow |
18 Jan 1994 |
The following are the four occasions when Indian bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against Sri Lanka
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
Runs |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
Zaheer Khan |
0 |
134 |
Col/SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 2 |
A Kumble |
0 |
121 |
Col/SSC |
23 Jul 2008 |
The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against India
| No |
Bowlers |
W |
Runs |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
EAR de Silva |
0 |
133 |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
| 2 |
EAR de Silva |
0 |
114 |
Cuttack |
04 Jan 1987 |
| 3 |
KJ Silva |
0 |
122 |
Col/RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 4 |
M Muralitharan |
0 |
137 |
Nagpur |
26 Nov 1997 |
As many as 35 three figure partnerships have been posted for various wickets by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. 272 runs partnership for the sixth wicket between M Azharuddin and N Kapil Dev at Kanpur in Dec 86 remain the highest three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.
Apart from the 272 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket between M Azharuddin and N Kapil Dev at Kanpur in Dec 86, there are three other 200 plus run stands posted by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. They are – 256 runs for the fourth wicket between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar at Mumbai in Dec 97, 232 runs for second wicket between S Ramesh and R Dravid at Col-SSC in Feb 99 and 221 runs for the fourth wicket between SR Tendulkar and M Azharuddin at Col-RPS in Aug 97.
There are 14 occasions of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnerships for various wickets against Sri Lanka.
As many as 27 three figure partnerships have been posted for various wickets by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. 576 runs partnership between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama for the second wicket at Col-RPS in Aug 97 remain the highest three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. This partnership also represent the world record partnership for the second wicket in the annals of test cricket.
Apart from the 576 runs partnership between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama for the second wicket at Col-RPS in Aug 97, there are two more three figure partnerships of 200 plus runs posted by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. They are – 218 runs partnership for the third wicket between ST Jayasuriya and PA de Silva at Col-SSC in Aug 97 and 216 runs partnership between RL Dias and LRD Mendis at Kandy in Sep 85.
There are eight occasions of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for various wickets against India
M Azharuddin of India {27}, HP Tilakaratne of Sri Lanka {16}, A Kumble of India {13}, M Jayawardene {12} and MS Atapattu {10} are the fieldsmen who have pouched ten or more catches in India-Sri Lanka test series.
R Dravid of India with nine catches, M Muralithran with eight catches and SR Tendulkar with eight catches prior to the start of this series are set to join this elite list of fieldsmen who have pouched ten or more catches.
SAR Silva of Sri Lanka {22}, NR Mongia of India {18}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {14}, S Viswanath of India {11} and KS More of India {11} are the wicket keepers who have effected ten or more dismissals in India-Sri Lanka test series.
SAR Silva of Sri Lanka remains the only wicket keeper to effect five or more dismissals in an innings on two occasions in the India-Sri Lanka test series. He effected six dismissals in the first innings at Col-SSC in Aug 85 and five dismissals in the second innings at Col-PSS in Sep 85. SAR Silva’s feat came in consecutive tests. S Viswanth with four dismissals in the first innings at Kandy in Sep 85 holds the Indian record for most dismissals in a match against Sri Lanka
SAR Silva of Sri Lanka remains the only wicket keeper to effect nine dismissals in a match on two occasions in the India-Sri Lanka test series. He effected nine dismissals at Col-SSC in Aug 85 and nine dismissals at Col-PSS in Sep 85. SAR Silva’s feat came in consecutive tests. S Viswanth with six dismissals at Kandy in Sep 85 holds the Indian record for most dismissals in an innings against Sri Lanka
SAR Silva scored 111 and effected nine dismissals {08 ct plus 01 st} at Col-PSS in Sep 85 to earn the distinction of becoming the only wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred and effect nine dismissals.
The following table lists out the highest partnership for each wicket in India-Sri Lanka test series.
| Wkt |
Runs |
Partner-1 |
Partner-2 |
|
| |
|
Team |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1st |
171 |
M Prabhakar |
NSSidhu |
|
| |
|
Ind |
Col-SSC |
27 Jul 1993 |
| 2nd |
576 |
Jayasuriya |
RSMahanama |
|
| |
|
Srl |
Col-RPS |
02 Aug 1997 |
| 3rd |
218 |
Jayasuriya |
PAde Silva |
|
| |
|
Srl |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 4th |
256 |
SCGanguly |
Tendulkar |
|
| |
|
Ind |
Mumbai |
03 Dec 1997 |
| 5th |
150 |
Tendulkar |
SCGanguly |
|
| |
|
Ind |
Col-SSC |
09 Aug 1997 |
| 6th |
272 |
Azharuddin |
Kapil Dev |
|
| |
|
Ind |
Kanpur |
17 Dec 1986 |
| 7th |
194* |
HPTillakaratne |
TTSamaraweera |
|
| |
|
Srl |
Col-SSC |
29 Aug 2001 |
| 8th |
70 |
Kapil Dev |
LSR Krishnan |
|
| |
|
Ind |
Col-PSS |
06 Sep 1985 |
| 9th |
89 |
SCGanguly |
Kuruvilla |
|
| |
|
Ind |
Mohali |
19 Nov 1997 |
| 10th |
69* |
AKumble |
Harbhajan Singh |
|
| |
|
Ind |
Ahmedabad |
18 Dec 2005 |
A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {20}, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka {19}, SR Tendulkar of India {19}, A Kumble of India {18}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {18} and M Azharuddin of India {17} are the cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in India-Sri Lanka test series.
SR Tendulkar needs one more test appearance to equal the record of most test appearances in the series held by A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka who has played 20 tests.
R Dravid with 14 test appearances prior to the start of the series, require one more test appearance to join the elite list of cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in the series.
Both SR Tendulkar and R Dravid would reach the respective land marks when they appear in the first test at Ahmedabad in the ensuing test series.