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Colombo Test: Runs record on first two days

July 28, 2010 08:57 IST

All the five players who came out to bat in Sri Lankan's first innings in the second Test against India [ Images ] in Colombo scored at least a fifty.

Sri Lanka [ Images ] posted a mammoth 642 for four declared with Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ] scoring 219, Mahela Jayawardene [ Images ] (174) and Tharanga Paranavitana [ Images ] (100) getting hundreds, while Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ] (54) and Thilana Samaraweera (76 not out) scored half-centuries.

In reply, Virender Sehwag [ Images ] was unbeaten on a quick 64 from 63 balls as India ended day 2 on 95 for no loss in 18 overs.

This has happened only twice before in Test annals.

The details:

1. England [ Images ] (475-3 declared) vs Australia [ Images ] at Lord's in 1926:

(JB Hobbs 119, H Sutcliffe 82, FE Woolley 87, EH Hendren 127*, APF Chapman-50*)

2. India (505-3 declared) vs New Zealand [ Images ] at Mohali in 1999-00:

(DJ Gandhi 75, S Ramesh 73, R Dravid 144, SR Tendulkar 126*, SC Ganguly 64*)

3. Sri Lanka (642-4 declared) vs India at Colombo SSC in 2010

(NT Paranavitana 100, TM Dilshan 54, KC Sangakkara 219, DPMD J'wardene 174, TT Samaraweera 76*)

Rajneesh Gupta