Records at a glance

• ST Jayasuriya 340 off 578 balls, 36x4 2x6.
  • 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 Kuruppu 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 by a Sri Lankan
  • 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.
  • Highest Test score against India (previous: GA Gooch 333, England v India at Lord's, 1990).
  • 4th Highest score in Test history (Highest: BC Lara 375, West Indies v England at St John's, 1993/94).
• RS Mahanama 225 off 561 balls, 27x4 0x6
  • 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
• ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama partnership: 576 runs
  • Highest Test partnership for any wicket for Sri Lanka (previous: 240* for the 4th wicket, AP Gurusinha and A Ranatunga, v Pakistan 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.)
  • 2nd highest partnership for any wicket in First-class cricket (Highest: 577, VS Hazare and Gul Mahomed, Baroda v Holkar at Baroda, 1946/47).
• Sri Lanka team total
  • Highest Test score with only 1 wicket fallen (previous: 533/1, West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, 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).
  • Highest team total in a Test match (previous: 903/7dec, England vs Australia at The Oval, 1938)

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