The pair obliterated the previous record stand of 114 between South Africa's Mark Boucher and Lance Klusener at Nagpur in 1999-00.
The following table has the details of highest seventh wicket-partnerships against India:
| Players | Runs | For | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | UDU Chandana | 126* | SL | Ind | Dambulla | 2005 |
| MV Boucher | L Klusener | 114 | SAf | Ind | Nagpur | 1999-00 |
| SR Waugh | GC Dyer | 102* | Aus | Ind | Delhi (FSK) | 1986-87 |
| Shoaib Malik | Moin Khan | 99 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 2003-04 |
| HH Streak | SM Ervine | 93* | Zim | Ind | Hobart (BO) | 2003-04 |
| MA Ouma | B Patel | 92 | Ken | Ind | Rose Bowl | 2004 |
| MP Vaughan | AF Giles | 92 | Eng | Ind | Lord's | 2004 |
| MW Gatting | PR Downton | 86* | Eng | Ind | Pune | 1984-85 |
| ADR Campbell | AR Whittall | 81 | Zim | Ind | Sharjah | 1998-99 |
The 126-run
unbeaten partnership between Jayawardene and Chandana is in fact the second highest for the seventh wicket in all ODIs.
The details:
| Players | Runs | For | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| A Flower | HH Streak | 130 | Zim | Eng | Harare | 2001-02 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | UDU Chandana | 126* | SL | Ind | Dambulla | 2005 |
| Yousuf Youhana | Rashid Latif | 124 | Pak | Aus | Cardiff | 2001 |
| TM Odoyo | AO Suji | 119 | Ken | Zim | Aga Khan S.C. | 1997-98 |
| PJL Dujon | MD Marshall | 115 | WI | Pak | Gujranwala | 1986-87 |
| AC Parore | LK Germon | 115 | NZ | Pak | Sharjah | 1996-97 |
