Sivaramakrishnan Parameswaran BBC Tamilosai

The score of 760 runs scored by sri lanka in the first innings against india is the higest first innings total scored by any team on Indian soil.

The pair scored 351 runs between them breaking a 72 year old record of 346 runs between Don Bradman and Jack Fingleton made for Australia against england in 1937 at melbourne.

Sri Lanka also hold the record for the highest score in an innings in a test match. They declared their first innings for 952 for the loss of 6 wickets in their first test against india played between 2-6 August in the 1997 season at the Ranasinghe Premadasa stadium in Colombo.

Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340 runs in that match which is his higest score in an innings in a test match.

Former skipper Mahela Jayawardene who scored 275 runs in the ongoing test at Ahmedabad made his test debut aginst India in the historic test match when sri lanka made 952 runs against india at the RPS.

32 year old Mahela Jayawardene has 26 test centuries to his credit according to cricket website cricinfo with an average of 53.33 runs. He also crossed the 9000 run mark in test cricket during the current match against India at Ahmedabad.

Sri lankan team's wicket keeper Prasanna Jayawardene scored his maiden test century in the current match scoring 154 while remaining not out when sri lanka declared their first innings closed at 760 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.

During the first four days of the ongoing game at the sadar patel stadium 1376 runs have been scored by both the teams.

Sri Lanka has never won a test match on Indian soil.

The first test between India and Sri Lanka is due to end on Friday