Statistical highlights: India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 3

# Prasanna Jayawardene and Mahela Jayawardene put on a 216-run unbroken partnership for the sixth wicket -- a Sri Lankan sixth-wicket record in Tests, bettering the 189 (unbroken) between Arjuna Ranatunga [ Images ] and Aravinda de Silva against Zimbabwe at Colombo, SSC in 1997-98.

# The above partnership is also Sri Lanka's [ Images ] best for any wicket against India [ Images ] in India, obliterating the 159 between Wettimuny and Ravi Ratnayeke for the first wicket at Kanpur in 1986-87

# Thilan Samaraweera's [ Images ] 20th fifty (70 off 145 balls) against India is his second in Test cricket - his third this year.

# Samaraweera is the leading run-getter in 2009, aggregating 1153 at an average of 82.35 in only nine Tests, including four hundreds.

# Samaraweera's average of 82.35 is the best amongst the batsmen with 500 runs or more this year.

# Prasanna Jayawardene's [ Images ] unbeaten knock (84) is his highest innings against India and the said innings is now his highest on foreign soil.

# Prasanna's aforesaid innings is now his second highest in Tests - his career-best being 120 not out against Bangladesh at Colombo, SSC in June 2007.

# Mahela is the first Sri Lankan and the fourth to record a double hundred at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, joining Rahul Dravid [ Images ] (222 vs New Zealand [ Images ] in 2003-04), Abraham de Villiers (217 not out for South Africa [ Images ] in 2007-08) and Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] (217 vs New Zealand in 1999-00)

# Mahela (1025) is now the third batsman to aggregate 1,000 runs this year, joining Samaraweera (1153) and Andrew Strauss [ Images ] (1071).

# Sri Lanka (591/5) have posted the highest total at Motera, bettering India's 583 for seven wickets declared against New Zealand in 1999-2000. The said total is also the highest by Sri Lanka against India in India, surpassing the 420 at Kanpur in 1986-87.

# Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] has set a Sri Lankan record for the highest run-aggregate against India in Tests, beating Aravinda de Silva's runs' tally of 1252 (ave.41.73) in 19 Tests.

# Marvan Atapattu [ Images ], Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] and Mahela Jayawardene share a record for most double hundreds (6) for Sri Lanka. Also with five centuries against India, he has equalled Aravinda de Silva's tally, sharing a Sri Lankan record for the most centuries (5) against India.

# Having already established a Sri Lankan record for most centuries, Jayawardene has extended his own record for most hundreds (27) in Tests.

# Jayawardene is the first and only one to register a double century in India.