• 50 off 71 balls, 9x4.
• 100 off 138 balls, 14x4.
• 150 off 235 balls, 19x4.
• 200 off 327 balls, 25x4.
• Highest Test score in Sri Lanka (previous: DSBP Kuruppa 201*, Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (CCC), 1986/87).
• Personal High Score in First-class cricket (previous: 207* for Sri Lanka 'B' v Pakistan 'B', 1988/89)
• 250 off 425 balls, 29x4.
• Highest Test score by a Sri Lankan (previous: PA de Silva 267 v New Zealand at Wellington, 1990/91).
• Highest First-class score in Sri Lanka (previous: FMM Worrell 285, Commonwealth v Ceylon at Colombo, 1950/51).
• 300 off 518 balls, 32x4, 1x6.
• First ever Sri Lankan to score 300 runs in a Test innings.
• (Next: Highest Test score against India, GA Gooch 333, England v India at Lord's, 1990).
• (Next: Highest individual score in Test cricket, BC Lara 375, West Indies v England at St John's, 1993/94).

• 100 off 244 balls, 10x4
• 150 off 346 balls, 18x4
• Personal High score in First-class cricket (previous: 153 for Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Moratuwa, 1992/93).
• 200 off 480 balls, 22x4

• Highest Test partnership for any wicket for Sri Lanka (previous: 240* for the 4th wicket, AP Gurusinha and A Ranatunga, v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), 1985/86).
• Highest Test partnership for any wicket in Sri Lanka (previous: 246* for the 6th wicket, JJ Crowe and RJ Hadlee, New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Colombo (CCC), 1986/87).
• Highest First-class partnership for the 2nd wicket in Sri Lanka (previous: 289 WAMP Perera and TP Kodikara, Antonians v Rio SC at Colombo, 1992/93)
• Highest First-class partnership for any wicket in Sri Lanka (previous: 315 for the 3rd wicket, ST Perera and RS Kalpage, Bloomfield v Antonians at Colombo, 1995/96).
• Highest Test partnership for the 2nd wicket (previous: 451 WH Ponsford and DG Bradman, Australia v England at The Oval, 1934).
• Highest Test partnership for any wicket against India (previous: 451 Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar at Hyderabad, 1982/83).
• Highest Test partnership for any wicket (previous: 467 MD Crowe v AH Jones, New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, 1990/91).
• Highest First-class partnership for the 2nd wicket (previous: 475 Zahir Alam and LS Rajput, Assam v Tripura at Gauhati, 1991/92).
• Longest Test partnership for any wicket (previous: 579 minutes, GStA Sobers and FMM Worrell, West Indies v England at Bridgetown, 1959/60).
• First ever 500 run Test partnership
• First time a partnership remained unbroken throughout 2 complete days of Test cricket. (Note: Sobers and Worrell in 1959/60 batted throughout 2 days with an hour lost to rain.)
• (Next: Highest First-class partnership for any wicket, 577, VS Hazare and Gul Mahomed, Baroda v Holkar at Baroda, 1946/47).

• Highest Test score with only 1 wicket fallen (previous: 533/1, West Indies v Pakistan at Kingstown, 1957/58).
• Highest Test score for Sri Lanka (previous: 547/8 v Australia at Colombo (SSC), 1992/93).
• Highest First-class score in Sri Lanka (previous: 549/8d, West Indies v Ceylon at Colombo, 1966/67).

Source : Cricinfo

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