Which Indian batsman has the highest run tally against Sri Lanka (Clue: He has an aggregate of 1,995 runs)?
Which Sri Lankan skipper led the islanders against India in 13 Tests and did not win a single one?
As the Test series gets underway, Rajneesh Gupta surveys India-Sri Lanka Tests played over the years.
Concept: Norma Godinho and Mahipal Soni. Design and Execution: Reuben NV
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8
Number of times India won a Test by innings margin against Sri Lanka -- most such wins for them against any opponent.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-toss.jpg?w=670&h=900)
28
Number of times toss-winning team batted first in 35 meetings. Last captain to insert opposition in to bat after winning the toss was Sourav Ganguly at Kandy in August 2001. India won by 7 wickets.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-sachin.jpg?w=670&h=900)
1,995
Runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar against Sri Lanka -- most by any batsman in India-Sri Lanka Tests. For Sri Lanka, Mahela Jayawardene has scored the most runs (1,822).![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-murlidharan.jpg?w=670&h=900)
105
Number of wickets taken by Muttiah Muralitharan against India. His tally is the highest by any bowler versus India and not just by a Sri Lankan. For India, Anil Kumble -- with 74 wkts -- is the most successful.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-sidhu.jpg?w=670&h=900)
18
Number of sixes hit by Navjot Singh Sidhu -- the most by any batsman in India-Sri Lanka Tests. Nobody has hit more sixes versus Sri Lanka than Sidhu. 8 of those Sidhu sixes came in one innings of the 1993-1994 Lucknow Test, mostly off Murali's bowling.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-azhar.jpg?w=670&h=900)
27
Number of catches taken by Mohammad Azharuddin against Sri Lanka. A record by any fielder until Pakistan's Younis Khan recently bettered it.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-jayasurya.jpg?w=670&h=900)
340
Sanath Jayasuriya's score at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium in 1997. He is the only player to score a triple ton versus India. Virender Sehwag's 293 at the Brabourne Stadium in 2009-2010 is the highest by an Indian against Sri Lanka.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-ranatunga.jpg?w=670&h=900)
13
Number of Tests in which Arjuna Ranatunga led Sri Lanka against India -- a record for any captain in India-Sri Lanka duels. He did not win a single Test, losing five and drawing eight.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-ishant.jpg?w=670&h=900)
1
Ishant Sharma is the only Indian player to bag a pair against Sri Lanka. As many as six Sri Lankans have suffered this fate against India, with Marvan Atapattu experiencing the ignominy twice.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-sehwag.jpg?w=670&h=900)
284
Runs scored by Virender Sehwag in one single day during his innings of 293 at the Brabourne Stadium in 2009-2010. No one has scored even 200 in a single day in an India-Sri Lanka Test.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-952.jpg?w=670&h=900)
952/6
Sri Lanka's total at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo in 1997. It is the highest total recorded in Test cricket.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-kapil.jpg?w=670&h=900)
74
Number of balls taken by Kapil Dev to reach his century at Kanpur in 1986-1987 -- the fastest century in India-Sri Lanka Tests. Sanath Jayasuriya (105 balls) recorded the fastest ton by a Sri Lankan batsman at Galle in 2001.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-follow-on.jpg?w=670&h=900)
5
Number of times India enforced the follow-on over Sri Lanka. India were at the receiving end twice. All these instances came in the home Tests for both sides. On all seven occasions the team enforcing the follow-on went on to win the Test.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-murli-duck.jpg?w=670&h=900)
12
Number of ducks inflicted by Muttiah Muralitharan -- the most by any bowler in India-Sri Lanka Tests. The Indian record is 10 -- shared by Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-kumble.jpg?w=670&h=900)
6
Number of consecutive innings in which Aravinda de Silva was dismissed by Anil Kumble (across two series) in 1993 and 1994. Ajantha Mendis got rid of V V S Laxman in five consecutive innings in the 2008 series.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-win.jpg?w=670&h=900)
17
Number of consecutive Tests India remained undefeated between September 1985 and February 1999. Sri Lanka's longest undefeated run is of seven matches played between August 1997 and August 2001.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-wk.jpg?w=670&h=900)
22
Dismissals made by Amal Silva behind the stumps during the 1985 series, still a record in a three-match series.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-five.jpg?w=670&h=900)
5
Number of Sri Lankan batsmen who got out twice on the same day (Day 4, Bangalore Test in 1993-1994). The batsmen to suffer this fate were: Roshan Mahanama, Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Hashan Tillakaratne and Pubudu Dassanayake.![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-attapattu.jpg?w=670&h=900)
4
Number of ducks scored by Marvan Atapattu and Ishant Sharma -- a record tally in India-Sri Lanka Tests. Interestingly, Atapattu's first four innings against India all culminated in ducks!![](http://im.rediff.com/cricket/2015/aug/11sl-zero-win.jpg?w=670&h=900)
0
Number of times Sri Lanka beat India in a Test in India -- out of a total of 17 Tests. Zimbabwe are the only other team not to have won a Test in India (Bangladesh are yet to play a Test in India).