SL 284 & 206 vs IND 462 & 193 (Asitha Fernando 0(1) ) | Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test, India tour of Sri Lanka 2026, Saturday, August 15, India tour of Sri Lanka 2026

Multiple 5W hauls in first two Tests for India
3 – Narendra Hirwani
3 – Axar Patel
2 – Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
2 – Mohammad Nissar
2 – Manav Suthar

Least matches taken for maiden 10-wicket match haul in Tests (IND)
1 – Narendra Hirwani (16/136 on debut vs WI in Chennai in 1988)
2 – Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
2 – Axar Patel
2 – Manav Suthar
4 – Srinivas Venkataraghavan

10-fers for IND vs SL in Tests
2 – Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh
1 – Maninder Singh, Venkatapathy Raju, Ravichandran Ashwin, Manav Suthar
*three of these eight came in Galle

Most runs scored via sweep shots vs spin in a Test since 2007
86 – Younis Khan vs SL, Karachi, 2009
86 – Joe Root vs SL, Galle, 2021
75 – Sonal Dinusha vs IND, Galle, 2026
74 – Joe Root vs SL, Galle, 2021
69 – Joe Root vs IND, Chennai, 2021
69 – Alex Carey vs SL, Galle, 2025
*slog, conventional or reverse

In 39 Tests played at Galle since January 2007, batters have attempted a sweep to 6.8% of the deliveries against spin (roughly once in 15 balls). That’s the highest percentage at any venue among the 32 to have hosted at least 10 matches in the timeframe.

Of the 13 instances of a batter aggregating 60-plus runs via sweep shots against spin in a Test (both innings combined) in the period, seven have come at Galle.

Manav Suthar is the seventh Indian spinner with a 10-wicket match haul in an away Test after Ravichandran Ashwin (twice), Bishan Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. Aged 24y 16d, he’s the only one to have done that before turning 28.

Lowest% of drawn Tests at a venue (min. 30 Tests)
10% – Centurion (3 out of 30)
10% – SBNS, Mirpur (3 out of 30)
14% – Galle (7 out of 50)
14.40% – MCG (17 out of 118)
15.15% – Gqeberha (5 out of 33)
Of the 28 Tests hosted by Galle since 2014, only one has ended in a draw – the rain-affected one featuring Bangladesh last year.

India’s 600 Tests journey
1-100: 10 wins, 40 defeats, 50 draws, W/L: 0.25
101-200: 25 wins, 32 defeats, 43 draws, W/L: 0.781
201-300: 21 wins, 26 defeats, 1 tied, 52 draws, W/L: 0.807
301-400: 32 wins, 31 defeats, 37 draws, W/L: 1.032
401-500: 42 wins, 28 defeats, 30 draws, W/L: 1.5
501-600: 57 wins, 31 defeats, 2 draws, W/L: 1.838

Total: 187 wins, 188 defeats, 1 tied (vs AUS, Chennai, 1986), Drawn: 244, W/L ratio: 0.994