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• The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground has been a happy hunting ground for Sri Lanka. They have won 15, lost six and drawn nine in 30 Test matches played here since March 1984.

• Both teams have won one match each in five Tests played against each other at

this ground. The remining three Tests ended without a result

• India’s 235-run victory here in 1993 was their first ever victory in Sri Lanka.

• The Lankans beat India by an innings and 77 runs when the two teams met here the last time, in 2001.

• summary of results

Played India Lanka Drawn

In India 14 8 – 6

In Sri Lanka 12 2 3 7

Total 26 10 3 13

At Colombo 5 1 1 3

• HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS

India

In India: 676-7 at Kanpur, 1986-87

In Sri Lanka: 537-8 at Colombo, 1997-98

Sri Lanka

In India: 420 at Kanpur, 1986-87

In Sri Lanka: 952-6 decl at Colombo, 1997-98

• LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS

India

In India: 167 at Chennai, 2005-06

In Sri Lanka: 180 at Galle, 2001-02

Sri Lanka

In India: 82 at Chandigarh, 1990-91

In Sri Lanka: 198 at Kandy, 1985-86

• HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

For India in India

199 by Mohd Azharuddin at Kanpur, 1986-87

For India in Sri Lanka

147 by Sourav Ganguly at Colombo, 1997-98

For Sri Lanka in India

110* Aravinda de Silva at Mohali, 1997-98

For Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

340 S Jayasuriya at Colombo, 1992-93

• BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS

For India in India

7-51 by Maninder Singh at Nagpur, 1986-87

For India in Sri Lanka

5-72 by Venkatesh Prasad at Kandy, 2001-02

For Sri Lanka in India

7-100 by M Muralitharan at Delhi, 2005-06

For Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

8-87 by M Muralitharan at Colombo, 2001-02

• BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH

For India in India

11-125 by V Raju at Ahmedabad, 1993-94

For India in Sri Lanka

8-172 by Anil Kumble at Colombo, 1993-94

For Sri Lanka in India

9-125 by Rumesh Ratnayake, Colombo ’85-86

For Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

11-196 by M Muralitharan, Colombo, 2000-01