India’s first innings lead – seventh highest for any side that went on to lose the Test (this excludes matches where a side forfeited an innings or refused to take the field)

The difference between Rohit Sharma’s batting average in first and second innings. He averages 49.54 in first innings and a paltry 17.00 in second innings of Tests.

for 48 – Rangana Herath’s figures – his personal best. Also the best by a left-arm spinner against India, beating England’s Hedley Verity’s 7 for 48 at Chennai (then Madras) in 1934.

India’s total- their lowest against Sri Lanka. The previous lowest was 138 at Colombo SSC in 2008.

Number of times Rangana Herath has dismissed a batsman stumped – most such dismissals by a left-arm spinner. Bishan Singh Bedi had 18 stumping dismissals off his bowling.

Number of wickets taken by Rangana Herath in Test matches. Now only two left-arm spinners have taken more wickets than Herath- Daniel Vettori (362) and Derek Underwood (297). Herath went past Bishan Singh Bedi’s tally of 266.

Number of Sri Lankan captains to register a win on their first appearance against India. Angelo Mathews joined Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene.