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The number of occasions when both captains made 150+ scores in same Test match. The latest instance came in the Delhi Test, where both Virat Kohli (243) and Dinesh Chandimal (164) made 150+ scores.
The full list:
Captains making scores of 150+ runs in same Test match
4
The number of occasions when a batsman made over 600 runs in a three-Test series. Virat Kohli finished the just concluded series against Sri Lanka with 610 runs — not bad when you consider he began the series with a duck!
The table below has the details.
Most runs scored in a three-Test series
+ away series
Gooch and Kohli are the only captains in the above list.
9
The number of Test series won successively by India since defeating Sri Lanka on September 1, 2015. This equals the record held by Australia, from October 2005 to June 2008.
Given below are India’s nine consecutive series victories against various opponents. During this period, India’s summary of Test results: Played 30, won 21, lost 2, Drawn 7 (win% 70.00). Australia’s mark: Played 26, won 22, lost 1, Drawn 3 (win% 84.62).
India’s unbeaten Test series victories
+ Ajinkya Rahane captained India in the 4 and final Test against Australia at Dharamsala, which India won.
On two occasions (see above) India managed to win the series after losing the opening Test.
299
Sri Lanka’s second innings score in Delhi — the highest by any visiting side in the fourth innings in India. The table below has the details.
Highest totals in the fourth innings by visiting sides in India
Note: Sri Lanka became the sixth visiting side to bat over 100 overs in the fourth innings of a Test match in India, with New Zealand doing so on most occasions — three! South Africa batted the longest — 143.1 overs at Delhi on 6-7 December 2015 (but lost Test by 337 runs!)
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