India in Sri Lanka: Colombo Test, Day 1 Statistical Highlights
Here are the statistical highlights of the first day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India from the P Sara Stadium in Colombo.
Here are the statistical highlights of the first day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India from the P Sara Stadium in Colombo. (SCORECARD) (BLOG) (REPORT)
- Rohit Sharma (79) has registered his highest overseas score in 20 innings, surpassing the 72 off 120 balls vs New Zealand at Auckland in 2013-14.
- In all, Rohit has posted three fifties in 11 overseas Tests. His only other fifty is 53 off 133 balls in the 2014-15 Sydney Test against Australia.
- Rohit is averaging less than 25 in away Tests - his aggregate being 372 at an average of 24.84. His tally includes nine single-digit scores, including three ducks - one each vs South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
- Rohit's 79 is his highest Test score as number five batsman. His only other fifty at this batting position is 72 vs New Zealand at Auckland in February 2014.
- Lokesh Rahul's first hundred (108) vs Sri Lanka is his second Test century after 110 vs Australia at Sydney in January this year.
- Rahul is the second Indian opening batsman after Virender Sehwag (109 in 2010) to post a century at Colombo (PSS)
- Thanks to his two centuries, Rahul is averaging 35.71 in Tests - his tally being 250 in seven innings.
- Rahul has emulated Rahul Dravid's feat of two centuries as an opener in first away Test innings. Dravid had scored 128 not out at Lahore and 103 at Faisalabad - both vs Pakistan in January 2006.
- Virat Kohli, in the course of his 78, has completed his 600 runs in his first five Tests as captain - his tally being 647 (ave.80.87) in eight innings, including four hundreds and a fifty.
- Kohli is the third Indian batsman after Sunil Gavaskar (723 at an average of 103.29) and Mohammad Azharuddin (651 at 81.38) and the 11th in all to complete 600 runs or more in first five Tests as captain.
- Kohli is the third Indian captain to post a fifty at P.Sara Oval, joining Kapil Dev (78 in 1985) and Mohammad Azharuddin (50 in 1993).
- Kohli's first fifty (78) vs Sri Lanka is his eleventh in Tests.
- In four Tests this year, Kohli has managed 391 runs at an average of 65.16 - the most by an Indian batsman in Tests in 2015. His tally includes two hundreds and a fifty.
- Murali Vijay's first duck vs Sri Lanka is his fourth in Tests. All his four ducks have been recorded away.
- As against his home average of 51.70, Murali Vijay is averaging 36.47 away.
- Despite two ducks under Virat Kohli's captaincy, Vijay is averaging 63.66 - his tally of 382 in six innings, includes a hundred and three fifties.
- Kohli and Rahul put on 164 - India's highest third-wicket partnership vs Sri Lanka at this venue, obliterating the 162 between Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar in 1993. In fact, the stand is India's highest for any wicket in Tests at Colombo (PSS).
- In the three innings for the third wicket in the present series, India have managed 395 runs at an average of 131.66. Dhawan and Kohli put on 227 for the third wicket in the first innings of the Galle Test.
- The last instance when India added 100 or more after losing their first two wickets for less than 20 runs was in 2002 against England at Trent Bridge - 163 between Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar after losing the first two wickets for eleven runs (Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer).
- The average opening stand in the first innings during the last ten years at Colombo, PSS is just 13.50 - worst at any ground during the last ten years (minimum ten innings).