LD Chandimal had scored 2978 runs prior to the start of the test at Nagpur between India and Sri Lanka. He needed 22 more runs for his 3000 runs. He scored 57 in Sri Lanka’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 3035 runs. He became the 13th Sri Lankan batsman to score 3000 plus test runs. The following table lists the Sri Lankan batsmen who have scored 3000 plus runs arranged in the descending order of runs scored by them

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	KC Sangakkara	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	38	52	11
2	DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	34	50	15
3	ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	110	188	14	06973	340	40.07	14	31	15
4	PA de Silva	1984-2002	093	159	11	06361	267	42.97	20	22	07
5	MS Atapattu	1990-2007	090	156	15	05502	249	39.02	16	17	22
6	TM Dilshan	1999-2013	087	145	11	05492	193	40.98	16	23	14
7	TT Samaraweera	2001-2013	081	132	20	05462	231	48.76	14	30	11
8	A Ranatunga	1982-2000	093	155	12	05105	135*	35.69	04	38	12
9	AD Mathews	2009-2017	071	125	17	04792	160	44.37	07	28	02
10	HP Tillakaratne	1989-2004	083	131	25	04545	204*	42.87	11	20	09
11	FDM Karunaratne	2012-2017	046	089	03	03120	196	36.86	07	14	09
12	WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	111	162	35	03089	100*	24.32	01	13	12
13	LD Chandimal	2011-2017	043	078	06	03035	162*	42.15	09	14	02

DA Elgar’s feat of 1000 runs in 2017 provides the 16^th occasion of a South African batsman aggregating 1000 plus runs in a calendar year while FDM Karunaratne’s feat provides the 15^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman accomplishing such a feat. All  such feats are tabulated below

South African Batsmen
No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	WJ Cronje	14	24	2	1040	126	47.27	1	9	1	1998
2	HH Gibbs	13	22	1	1124	196	53.52	3	6	1	2001
3	JH Kallis	13	23	7	1120	189*	70.00	2	7	1	2001
4	HH Gibbs	12	19	1	1156	228	64.22	4	3	1	2003
5	GC Smith	12	19	0	1198	277	63.05	4	2	0	2003
6	JH Kallis	11	21	5	1288	162	80.50	5	7	2	2004
7	AB de Villiers	11	19	0	1008	178	53.05	3	5	0	2005
8	JH Kallis	9	17	3	1210	186	86.42	5	6	1	2007
9	HM Amla	15	24	2	1161	159	52.77	3	6	1	2008
10	AB de Villiers	15	22	4	1061	217*	58.94	4	2	1	2008
11	ND McKenzie	14	23	3	1073	226	53.65	3	3	2	2008
12	GC Smith	15	25	2	1656	232	72.00	6	6	1	2008
13	HM Amla	11	19	3	1249	253*	78.06	5	4	0	2010
14	JH Kallis	11	19	4	1198	201*	79.86	6	2	0	2010
15	HM Amla	10	17	2	1064	311*	70.93	4	2	0	2012
16	D Elgar	11	20	0	1097	199	54.85	5	4	1	2017
Sri Lankan batsmen
No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	PA de Silva	11	19	3	1220	168	76.25	7	2	2	1997
2	ST Jayasuriya	11	19	0	1271	340	66.89	3	7	2	1997
3	M Jayawardene	13	19	0	1053	150	55.42	4	4	1	2001
4	ST Jayasuriya	11	20	0	1130	253	56.50	4	3	0	2004
5	KC Sangakkara	11	20	0	1114	270	55.70	3	5	1	2004
6	KC Sangakkara	11	20	2	1242	287	69.00	4	4	1	2006
7	TM Dilshan	11	18	1	1097	162	64.52	6	1	2	2009
8	M Jayawardene	11	20	1	1194	275	62.84	3	3	1	2009
9	TT Samaraweera	11	20	3	1234	231	72.58	4	4	1	2009
10	KC Sangakkara	11	20	1	1083	137	57.00	4	5	0	2009
11	KC Sangakkara	11	21	0	1034	211	49.23	4	4	1	2011
12	M Jayawardene	10	18	1	1003	203*	59.00	3	5	1	2014
13	AD Mathews	11	20	5	1160	160	77.33	2	8	0	2014
14	KC Sangakkara	11	21	1	1438	319	71.90	4	8	1	2014
15	FDM Karunaratne	12	23	0	1000	196	43.47	3	4	1	2017

 

FDM Karunaratne had an aggregate of 949 runs in 2017 prior to the start of the Nagpur test against India in  the ongoing test series and required 51 more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored exact 51 runs in Sri Lanka’s first innings and became the second batsman to score 1000 plus runs in 2017. D Elgar of South Africa has scored 1097 runs

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	D Elgar	SAF	11	20	0	1097	199	54.85	5	4	1
2	FDM Karunaratne	Srl	12	23	0	1000	196	43.47	3	4	1

The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen innings wise in the calendar year 2017.

DA 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	27	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
4	140	2	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
5	89	2	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
6	9	2	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017
7	17	2	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017
8	5	1	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017
9	5	1	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017
10	54	1	2	v England	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
11	2	2	4	v England	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
12	6	1	1	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
13	80	2	3	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
14	8	1	2	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
15	136	2	4	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
16	0	1	2	v England	Manchester	04 Aug 2017
17	5	2	4	v England	Manchester	04 Aug 2017
18	199	1	1	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017
19	18	2	3	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017
20	113	1	1	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
	1097		Total
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka
No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	24	1	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
2	6	1	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
3	0	1	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
4	50	1	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
5	30	1	1	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
6	32	1	3	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
7	7	1	1	v Bangladesh	Col-PSS	15 Mar 2017
8	126	1	3	v Bangladesh	Col-PSS	15 Mar 2017
9	25	1	2	v Zimbabwe	Col-RPS	14 Jul 2017
10	49	1	4	v Zimbabwe	Col-RPS	14 Jul 2017
11	2	1	2	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017
12	97	1	4	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017
13	25	1	2	v India	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
14	141	1	3	v India	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
15	4	1	2	v India	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
16	16	1	3	v India	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
17	93	1	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
18	10	1	3	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
19	196	1	1	v Pakistan	Dubai-DSC	06 Oct 2017
20	7	1	3	v Pakistan	Dubai-DSC	06 Oct 2017
21	8	2	2	v India	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
22	1	2	4	v India	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
23	51	2	1	v India	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
	1000		Total

 

FDM Karunaratne has an aggregate of 949 runs and CA Pujara has an aggregate of 922 runs in 2017 and requires 51 and 78 more runs  for their  1000 runs. If they score these, then they would become the second and third batsman to score 1000 plus runs in 2017. D Elgar of South Africa has scored 1097 runs

 

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2664 runs while leading India in tests. He needs 336 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he  socres them, then he would become the third Indian captain to score 3000 plus runs. Others are MS Dhoni {3454} and SM Gavaskar {3449}.

 

V Kohli has scored eleven centuries while leading India in tests. He needs one more century which would fetch him twleve centuries. If he gets them, then he would own the record for most centuries by an Indian captain. He would go past SM Gavaskar who has scored eleven centuries while leading India.

 

V Kohli has led in seven tests against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test..Nagpur test will be his eighth test. He would then share record for most caps by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka with M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin has led India in eight tests against Sri Lanka.

 

V Kohli has led in six tests against Sri Lanka prior to this series. If he leads in all the three tests of this series, then he would own the record for the most capped Indian captain against Sri Lanka. He would go past M Azharuddin who has led India in eight tests against Sri Lanka.

 

V Kohli has led in seven tests against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test.  Nagpur test will be his eighth test. He would then become the fifth captain to lead in eight or most tests against Sri Lanka. Others are – Misbah-ul-Huq {13}, SP Fleming {11}, M Azharuddin {08} and SM Pollock {08}

 

V Kohli has led in six tests against Sri Lanka prior to this series. If he leads in all the three tests of this series, then he would become the third captain to lead a team in nine or more tests against Sri Lanka. Others are – Misbah-ul-Huq {13} and SP Fleming {11}

 

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of the start of this test.  He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the eighth spin bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – M Muralitharan {800}, SK Warne {708}, A Kumble {619}, Harbhajan Singh {417}, HMRKB Herath {405}, DL Vettori {362} and LR Gibbs {309}

 

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of this series. He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the third Indian spin bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619} and Harbhajan Singh {417}

 

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of this series. He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the 31^st bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets.

 

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of this series. He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fifth Indian bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619}, N Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {417} and Z Khan {311}

 

V Kohli has pouched 59 catches as fieldsman excluding wicket keepers prior to the start of this test. He needs one more catch for his 60 catches. If he pouches then, then he would become the 12^th Indian fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch 60 plus catches. Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105}, V Sehwag {90}, DB Vengsarkar {78}, SC Ganguly {71}, N Kapil Dev {64}, GR Viswanath {63} and A Kumble {60|

 

AM Rahane has pouched 19 catches against Sri Lanka as a fieldsman excluding wicket keepers. He needs one more catches for his 20 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the second Indian fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Sri Lanka. M Azharuddin is the other fieldsman to pouch 27 catches against Sri Lanka.

 

AM Rahane has pouched 19 catches against Sri Lanka as a fieldsman excluding wicket keepers. He needs one more catche for his 20 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the fourth fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Sri Lanka. Others are Younis Khan {33}, M Azharuddin {27}, JH Kallis {25} and SP Fleming {23}

 

WP Saha has effected 16 dismissals against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. He needs two more dismissals for 18 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 18 or more dismissals against Sri Lanka. Others are – MS Dhoni {22} and NR Mongia {18}

 

India has posted 58 three figure partnerships for various wickets against Sri Lanka. Two more such partnership would give India 60 three figure partnerships for various wickets. If India posts three more three figure partnerships, it would become the second team to post 60 plus three figure partnerships for the various wickets against Sri Lanka. Pakistan is the other team to post 62 three figure partnerships for various wickets against Sri Lanka.

 

LD Chandimal has scored 2978 runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 22 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 13th Sri Lankan batsman to score 3000 plus test runs. The following table lists the Sri Lankan batsmen who have scored 3000 plus runs

 

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	KC Sangakkara	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	38	52	11
2	DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	34	50	15
3	ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	110	188	14	06973	340	40.07	14	31	15
4	PA de Silva	1984-2002	093	159	11	06361	267	42.97	20	22	07
5	MS Atapattu	1990-2007	090	156	15	05502	249	39.02	16	17	22
6	TM Dilshan	1999-2013	087	145	11	05492	193	40.98	16	23	14
7	TT Samaraweera	2001-2013	081	132	20	05462	231	48.76	14	30	11
8	A Ranatunga	1982-2000	093	155	12	05105	135*	35.69	04	38	12
9	AD Mathews	2009-2017	070	124	17	04782	160	44.69	07	28	02
10	HP Tillakaratne	1989-2004	083	131	25	04545	204*	42.87	11	20	09
11	WPUJC Vaas	1994-2009	111	162	35	03089	100*	24.32	01	13	12
12	FDM Karunaratne	2012-2017	044	086	03	03060	196	36.86	07	13	09

 

AD Mathews has scored  4782 runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 218 more runs for his 5000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Sri Lankan batsman to score 5000 plus test runs. The following table lists the Sri Lankan batsmen who have scored 5000 plus runs

 

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	KC Sangakkara	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	38	52	11
2	DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	34	50	15
3	ST Jayasuriya	1991-2007	110	188	14	06973	340	40.07	14	31	15
4	PA de Silva	1984-2002	093	159	11	06361	267	42.97	20	22	07
5	MS Atapattu	1990-2007	090	156	15	05502	249	39.02	16	17	22
6	TM Dilshan	1999-2013	087	145	11	05492	193	40.98	16	23	14
7	TT Samaraweera	2001-2013	081	132	20	05462	231	48.76	14	30	11
8	A Ranatunga	1982-2000	093	155	12	05105	135*	35.69	04	38	12

 

R Ashwin has captured 38 wickets against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. He needs two more wickets for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian bowler to captured 40 plus wickets against Sri Lanka. Others are – A Kumble {74}, Harbhajan Singh {53} and N Kapil Dev {45}

 

R Ashwin has captured 38 wickets against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. He needs two more wickets for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourteenth bowler to captured 40 plus wickets against Sri Lanka. The following table lists all these bowlers

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	W	5	10
1	A Kumble	Ind	18	28	862.1	193	2309	74	4	2
2	Saeed Ajmal	Pak	14	28	844.4	161	2170	66	3	0
3	Wasim Akram	Pak	19	32	545.4	152	1340	63	3	0
4	SK Warne	Aus	13	24	527.5	132	1507	59	5	2
5	Waqar Younis	Pal	13	22	360.3	053	1273	56	4	1
6	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	16	26	664.2	096	2108	53	2	2
7	JM Anderson	Eng	11	20	408.1	111	1136	51	4	1
8	DL Vettori	NZl	11	18	460.0	120	1205	51	3	1
9	Junaid Khan	Pak	13	25	488.3	091	1452	50	5	0
10	SM Pollock	SAF	13	24	413.3	120	1072	48	1	0
11	Imran Khan	Pak	10	14	298.0	076	673	46	3	1
12	N Kapil Dev	Ind	14	26	452.3	128	1195	45	1	0
13	Yasir Shah	Pak	05	10	328.2	055	866	40	5	0

 

R Ashwin has bowled 49 maiden overs against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. He needs to bowl one more such overs for his 50 maiden overs.  If he bowls them, then he would become the tenth Indian bowler to bowl 50 maiden overs Sri Lanka. The following table lists all these bowlers

 

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	W
1	A Kumble	18	28	862.1	193	2309	74
2	N Kapil Dev	14	26	452.3	128	1195	45
3	RK Chauhan	10	14	358.0	108	818	23
4	Harbhajan Singh	16	26	664.2	096	2108	53
5	SLV Raju	5	10	212.1	081	386	26
6	Maninder Singh	5	8	190.2	060	491	24
7	PP Ojha	5	10	249.1	052	773	17
8	M Prabhakar	7	13	181.3	051	492	24
9	I Sharma	10	17	293.3	050	1082	28

 

V Kohli, and SR Tendulkar have three centuries against Sri Lanka while  leading India prior to  the start  of this test. One more century for V Kohli would fetch him  his fourth century and  with it he would own the  record for most centuries by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka.

 

CA Pujara and V Kohli have scored three centuries against Sri Lanka prior to the start of this test. One more century for these two batsman  would fetch them their fourth century. If they get it, then they would become fifth and sixth Indian batsman to score four or more centuries against Sri Lanka. Others are – SR Tendulkar {09}, M Azharuddin {05}, V Sehwag {05} and NS Sidhu {04}

 

India and Pakistan share the record for most tests win against Sri Lanka. Both have won 19 tests. One more test win for India, would earn it the record of most test wins with 20 wins.

 

V Kohli has an aggregate of 498 runs against Sri Lanka. He needs two more runs for his 500 runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 14^th Indian batsmen to total 500 plus runs against Sri Lanka.

JM Vince of England was dismissed run out for 83 in the ongoing test against Australia at Brisbane to provide the 21^st occasion of an England batsman dismissed run out after scoring a half century against Australia in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	J Selby	55	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
2	RG Barlow	56	3	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882
3	CFH Leslie	54	1	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883
4	EFS Tylecote	66	1	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1883
5	R Abel	70	2	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1888
6	AC MacLaren	67	1	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Jan 1902
7	TW Hayward	90	1	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Jan 1902
8	CB Fry	62	2	v Australia	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
9	WJ Edrich	53	3	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948
10	ER Dexter	52	4	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
11	JM Parks	89	1	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
12	BW Luckhurst	74	2	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
13	G Boycott	58	1	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
14	AW Greig	51	1	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975
15	RA Woolmer	79	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
16	GA Gooch	99	1	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
17	MW Gatting	74	1	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985
18	AJ Lamb	67	2	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985
19	MA Atherton	99	3	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
20	MJ Prior	61	3	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
21	JM Vince	83	1	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2017

JM Vince of England was dismissed run out for 83 in the ongoing test against Australia at Brisbane to provide the 12^th  occasion of an England batsman dismissed run out after scoring a half century against Australia in Australia in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	J Selby	55	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
2	RG Barlow	56	3	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882
3	CFH Leslie	54	1	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883
4	EFS Tylecote	66	1	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1883
5	AC MacLaren	67	1	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Jan 1902
6	TW Hayward	90	1	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Jan 1902
7	ER Dexter	52	4	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
8	JM Parks	89	1	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
9	BW Luckhurst	74	2	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
10	G Boycott	58	1	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
11	GA Gooch	99	1	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
12	JM Vince	83	1	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2017

JM Vince became the second England batsman to be dismissed  run out after scoring a half century in a test at Brisbane. BW Luckhurst was the other batsman to suffer such  an ignominy. He was dismissed run out for 74 in Nov 1970 – 47 seasons back

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BW Luckhurst	74	2	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
2	JM Vince	83	1	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2017

JM Vince became the sixth England batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a half century in a test while batting at number three in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. JM Vince’s 83 in this innings provides the highest score among the  batsmen who have been dismissed  run out while batting at number three. The previous record was held by RA Woolmer who was  dismissed for 79 at Lord’s in June  1977.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	J Selby	55	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
2	CFH Leslie	54	1	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883
3	WJ Edrich	53	3	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jul 1948
4	ER Dexter	52	4	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
5	RA Woolmer	79	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
6	JM Vince	83	1	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2017

JM Vince’s 83 in this innings provides the highest score among the  batsmen who have been dismissed  run out after scoring a half century while batting at number three. The previous record was held by RA Woolmer who was dismissed for 79 at Lord’s in June  1977.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JM Vince	83	1	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2017
2	RA Woolmer	79	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977

 

 

M Stoneman and JM Vince of England posted 125 runs partnership for the second wicket in the ongoing test at Brisbane to provide the 61^st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the Ashes series. This stand provides the 34^th such occasion by England batsmen against Australia in Australia. All such occasions  are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	J Selby, G Ulyett	2	137	1	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
2	W Barnes, A Shrewsbury Snr	2	116	1	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885
3	AE Stoddart, A Ward	2	104	2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Mar 1895
4	TW Hayward, AC MacLaren	2	136	1	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
5	AC MacLaren, KS Ranjitsinhji	2	142	3	v Australia	Adelaide	14 Jan 1898
6	AC MacLaren, JT Tyldesley	2	106	1	v Australia	Sydney	14 Feb 1902
7	G Gunn, JB Hobbs	2	134	2	v Australia	Sydney	21 Feb 1908
8	JW Hearne, W Rhodes	2	127	2	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911
9	G Gunn, JB Hobbs	2	112	4	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911
10	G Gunn, W Rhodes	2	102	2	v Australia	Melbourne	09 Feb 1912
11	JW Hearne, JB Hobbs	2	100	4	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
12	JB Hobbs, JWH Makepeace	2	105	4	v Australia	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
13	JWH Makepeace, W Rhodes	2	113	3	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
14	JW Hearne, H Sutcliffe	2	106	1	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1925
15	WR Hammond, H Sutcliffe	2	133	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
16	WR Hammond, H Sutcliffe	2	188	2	v Australia	Sydney	02 Dec 1932
17	WR Hammond, H Sutcliffe	2	122	2	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
18	WJ Edrich, C Washbrook	2	147	2	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
19	WJ Edrich, L Hutton	2	150	1	v Australia	Sydney	28 Feb 1947
20	L Hutton, RT Simpson	2	131	2	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
21	TW Graveney, PBH May	2	182	1	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1955
22	ER Dexter, Rev.DS Sheppard	2	124	4	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
23	JH Edrich, KWR Fletcher	2	169	1	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
24	JM Brearley, DW Randall	2	111	3	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979
25	CWJ Athey, MW Gatting	2	101	1	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986
26	BC Broad, MW Gatting	2	161	2	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986
27	BC Broad, MW Gatting	2	105	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986
28	MA Atherton, GA Hick	2	104	3	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
29	MA Butcher, N Hussain	2	134	2	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 1998
30	MA Butcher, ME Trescothick	2	121	2	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
31	IR Bell, AN Cook	2	170	4	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006
32	AN Cook, IJL Trott	2	329*	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
33	AN Cook, IJL Trott	2	173	2	v Australia	Adelaide	03 Dec 2010
34	MD Stoneman, JM Vince	2	125	1	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2017

M Stoneman and JM Vince of England posted 125 runs partnership for the second wicket in the ongoing test at Brisbane to provide the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the Ashes series in tests played at Brisbane. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CWJ Athey, MW Gatting	2	101	1	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986
2	MA Butcher, N Hussain	2	134	2	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 1998
3	MA Butcher, ME Trescothick	2	121	2	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
4	AN Cook, IJL Trott	2	329*	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
5	MD Stoneman, JM Vince	2	125	1	v Australia	Brisbane	23 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 tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. India earned the distinction of becoming the only team to post ten three figure partnerships for the first wicket against Sri Lanka.  

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. India now owns the  record for posting most number of partnerships of 150 plus runs for the first wicket against Sri Lanka.

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

 

India and England shared the record for most centuries against Sri Lanka at home prior to the start of the just concluded Kolkata 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. The centuries scored by India and England are tabulated below

INDIAN BATSMEN
No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	155	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	SM Patil	114*	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	SM Gavaskar	176	2	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
4	M Azharuddin	199	2	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
5	N Kapil Dev	163	2	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
6	M Amarnath	131	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
7	DB Vengsarkar	153	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
8	DB Vengsarkar	166	1	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
9	NS Sidhu	124	1	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
10	SR Tendulkar	142	1	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
11	M Azharuddin	108	1	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
12	M Azharuddin	152	2	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
13	NS Sidhu	131	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
14	SC Ganguly	109	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
15	SC Ganguly	173	1	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
16	SR Tendulkar	148	1	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
17	SR Tendulkar	109	1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
18	VVS Laxman	104	1	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
19	R Dravid	177	1	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
20	MS Dhoni	110	1	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
21	G Gambhir	114	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
22	SR Tendulkar	100*	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
23	G Gambhir	167	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
24	V Sehwag	131	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
25	R Dravid	144	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
26	V Sehwag	293	2	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 2009
27	MS Dhoni	100*	2	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 2009
28	V Kohli	104*	3	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
ENGLAND BATSMEN
No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Lamb	107	2	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
2	AJ Stewart	113*	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
3	GA Gooch	174	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
4	GA Hick	107	1	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
5	JP Crawley	156*	1	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
6	MP Vaughan	115	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	16 May 2002
7	MA Butcher	105	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	16 May 2002
8	ME Trescothick	161	2	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002
9	GP Thorpe	123	2	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002
10	MA Butcher	123	1	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002
11	AJ Stewart	123	1	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002
12	ME Trescothick	106	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	11 May 2006
13	KP Pietersen	158	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	11 May 2006
14	KP Pietersen	142	2	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006
15	AN Cook	133	2	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011
16	IJL Trott	203	2	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011
17	IR Bell	103*	2	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011
18	MJ Prior	126	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	03 Jun 2011
19	AN Cook	106	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	03 Jun 2011
20	IR Bell	119*	2	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011
21	JE Root	200*	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
22	GS Ballance	104*	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
23	SD Robson	127	2	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
24	MM Ali	108*	4	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
25	JM Bairstow	140	1	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016
26	MM Ali	155*	1	v Sri Lanka	Ch-le-St	27 May 2016
27	JM Bairstow	167*	1	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	09 Jun 2016