Sri Lanka in India – 1st Test: Day 1 | Click here for Scorecard |
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- India won the toss in this game providing the 20th occasion of India
winning the toss in India-Sri Lanka Test series. Out of the previous 19
encounters, when India had won the toss, India has won nine tests, lost two
tests and eights tests were drawn
- India is playing its tenth test at Motera, Ahmedabad. Out of the
previous nine tests, it has won three tests, lost two tests and four tests
were drawn.
- SR Tendulkar equaled the series record of 20 appearances held by A
Ranatunga of Sri Lanka. Ahmedabad test was SR Tendulkar’s 20th appearance
against Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar became the first Indian cricketer to play 20
tests against Sri Lanka.
- R Dravid was playing his 15th test against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad and
joined the select band cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in
India-Sri Lanka test series – A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {20}, PA de Silva of
Sri Lanka {19}, SR Tendulkar of India {20}, A Kumble of India {18}, M
Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {18} and M Azharuddin of India {17}. He became the
fourth Indian cricketer to play 15 or more tests against Sri Lanka after SR
Tendulkar, A Kumble and M Azharuddin
- R Dravid with 980 runs prior to the start of the series, completed 1000
runs aggregate against Sri Lanka when he was on 20 during the course of his
first innings knock of 177 not out on the first day . At the end of first
day’s play, Dravid’s aggregate stood at 1157. Dravid became the fourth
Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Others are SR
Tendulkar {1412}, M Azharuddin {1215} and SC Ganguly {1064}.
- Ahmedabad Test would be the 70th test at home for SR Tendulkar. He would
become the first Indian cricketer to play 70 tests at home. Others who have
played 70 plus tests at home are – SR Waugh of Australia {89}, AR Border of
Australia {86}, GA Gooch of England {74}, AJ Stewart of England {74}, RT
Ponting of Australia {73}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {72} and JH Kallis of
South Africa {72}. Thus SR Tendulkar would become the eighth cricketer in
the annals of test cricket to appear in 70 plus tests at home.
- Ahmedabad test apparaance was SR Tendulkar’s 160th test appearances. He
became the second cricketer in the annals of test cricket to play 160 plus
tests after SR Waugh of Australia who has 168 test appearances to his
credit.
- Tendulkar became the first batsman in the world to aggregate 5000 runs
on home soil while batting at number. Prior to the start of this test, he
had an aggregate of 4999 runs. With a boundary four, he reached the land
mark and at the end of his innings, his aggregate stood at 5003.
- VVS Laxman’s zero provides the 35th occasion of Indian batsman scoring
zero in a test innings against Sri Lanka. It also represents VVS Laxman’s
first zero against Sri Lanka in tests
- VVS Laxman’s zero represents 12th zero of his test career. Other Indian
batsmen who have scored exact 12 zeroes are – SM Gavaskar and M Amaranath
- SR Tendulkar was dismissed bowled in the first innings providing the
41st occasion of his being dismissed bowled in a test innings. He equaled
the Indian record of a batsman dismissed bowled on most occasions held by GR
Viswanath who was also dismissed bowled on 41 occasions. AR Border of
Australia {53}, JR Reid of New Zealand {44} and JH Kallis of South Africa
{42} are the batsmen who are dismissed bowled on more occasions than SR
Tendulkar and GR Viswanath.
- R Dravid’s fifty { 177*} at the end of the first day represents his 65th
fifty while batting at number three in a test innings. Only RT Ponting of
Australia {66} has scored more fifties than R Dravid while batting at number
three.
- R Dravid’s fifty {177*} at the end of the second day represents the 84th
fifty of his test career. SR Tendulkar {95}, AR Border {90}, RT Ponting {86}
are the three batsmen who have scored more fifties than R Dravid.
- R Dravid hit a boundary six during the course of his innings of 177 not
out at the end of the first day, which represents the 16th six of his test
career.
- R Dravid and Yuvraj Singh added 125 runs for the fourth wicket and R
Dravid and MS Dhoni added 224 runs for the fifth wicket, providing the 77th
and 78th occasions of R Dravid being one of the partner in a three figure
partnerships.
- R Dravid with his 177 not out on the first day in this game has now ten
fifties to his credit {02 C plus 08 HC} against Sri Lanka. He became the
third batsman after M Jayawardene {11 fifties} and SR Tendulkar {10 fifties}
to score ten or more fifties in India-Sri Lanka test series.
- R Dravid and SR Tendulkar now share the record of most fifties by Indian
batsmen against Sri Lanka. Both the batsmen have scored ten fifties.
- R Dravid and MS Dhoni added 224 runs for the sixth wicket which
represents the 51st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs
partnership against various oppositions in a test innings.
- R Dravid and MS Dhoni added 224 runs for the sixth wicket which
represents fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs
partnership for the sixth wicket against various oppositions in a test
innings. This stand also represents the second occasion of a 200 plus runs
partnership posted by Indian batsmen in a test innings at Ahmedabad. The
other occasion was the 281 run stand for the fourth wicket between SR
Tendulkar and SC Ganguly for the fourth wicket against New Zealand in Oct
99.
- R Dravid and MS Dhoni added 224 runs for the sixth wicket providing the
12th occasion for R Dravid being a partner in 200 plus runs partnerships for
various wickets which are listed below.
- SR Tendulkar {14} and R Dravid {12} are the only two Indian batsman who
have been one of the partners with ten or more 200 plus runs partnerships.
- R Dravid and MS Dhoni added 224 runs for the sixth wicket providing the
second occasion for R Dravid being a partner in 200 plus runs partnership
against Sri Lanka, the first being the 232 runs stand for the second wicket
with S Ramesh at Col-SSC in Feb 1999.
- R Dravid’s 177 not out in this game represent his 10th innings of 150
plus runs of his test career. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score
ten or more scores of 150 plus in a test innings. Others are SR Tendulkar
{18}, SM Gavaskar {12} and V Sehwag {11}
- R Dravid’s 177 not out represent his 27th test hundred. SR Tendulkar
{42} and SM Gavaskar {34} are the two Indian batsmen who have scored more
hundreds than R Dravid.
- R Dravid’s 177 not our represents his second hundred against Sri Lanka
and 34th hundred by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. Dravid’s 177 not out
represent his highest individual score against Sri Lanka, his previous best
being 107 against at Col-SSC in Feb 99.
- R Dravid’s 177 not out represent the third highest individual score by
an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka. The other two are – 201* by V Sehwag at
Galle in Jul 08 and 199 by M Azharuddin at Kanpur in Dec 86.
- R Dravid’s 177 not out and MS Dhoni’s 110 represents the third and
fourht hundred scored by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad.
Dravid’s 177 not out is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman.
The other two are – 152 by M Azharuddin Feb 94 and 104 by VVS Laxman in Dec
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- R Dravid and MS Dhoni added 224 runs for the sixth wicket providing the
fifth occasion of a 200 plus runs posted by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka
in a test innings
- R Dravid and MS Dhoni added 224 runs for the sixth wicket providing the
fifth occasion of a 200 plus runs posted by Indian batsmen for the sixth
wicket against various oppositions
- MS Dhoni’s 110 in this game represents his second test hundred, the
first being his 148 against Pakistan at Faisalabad in Jan 06
- R Dravid’s 177 not out and MS Dhoni’s 110 in this game represents 373rd
and 374th hundred scored by Indian batsmen in a test innings. These two
hundreds represent 197th and 198th hundred by Indian batsmen on home soil.
- MS Dhoni’s 110 in represents the 49th occasion of Indian captain
registering a hundred in a test innings. It was Dhoni’s first test hundred
while leading India.
- MS Dhoni’s 110 represent the fourth hundred by an Indian captain in a
test innings at Ahmedabad. Other three are – 152 by Azharuddin vs Sri Lanka
in Feb 94, 217 by SR Tendulkar vs New Zealand in Oct 99 and 100* by SC
Ganguly vs New Zealand in Oct 03.
- MS Dhoni’s 110 represent the eighth occasion of an Indian captain
scoring a hundred against Sri Lanka.
- MS Dhoni completed 2000 test runs when he was on 38 during the course of
his knock of 110. At the end of his innings, his aggregate stood at 2072.
- At the end of the first day, with his score at 177 not out, Dravid’s run
aggregate in tests stood at 11000.
- MS Dhoni’s 110 represent the eighth occasion of a captain-wicket keeper
scoring a hundred in the annals of test cricket.
- MS Dhoni with his 110 became the first Indian captain-wicket keeper to
score a hundred in tests. His 110 represents the second occasion of
captain-wicket keeper registering a hundred against Sri Lanka, after A
Flower who had scored 129 at Harare in Nov 99.
- MS Dhoni’s 110 represent the 12th hundred by an Indian wicket keeper
batsman in tests. It also represents the first hundred by an Indian wicket
keeper batsman in tests against Sri Lanka.
- BK Kunderan, FM Engineer, SMH Kirmani and MS Dhoni are the four Indian
wicket keepers to register two test hundreds.
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