India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Venue Profiles, SSC Ground, Colombo

#2. Highest and lowest totals by India

707 is India's highest Test score at the SSC ground

Including the ongoing Test, India have played nine Tests at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground and their highest total at this ground is 707 which was scored in 2010 thanks to Sachin Tendulkar’s brilliant 203 with great assistance from Suresh Raina who scored 120 on his Test debut. Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni, and Murali Vijay also made valuable contributions with scores of 99, 76, and 58. The match eventually ended in a draw. India’s total of 622/9 yesterday is their second highest total at this ground. This was the second time this year, the second time against Sri Lanka, and the 5th time in their Test history that six Indian cricketers registered 50+ scores in the same innings.

India’s third highest score on this ground is 518/7 which was scored in 1999 during the Asian Test championship. Their fourth and fifth highest scores on this ground are 375 and 366 respectively.

India’s lowest total at this ground is 138 which they scored during their 2008 Tour of Sri Lanka. Till date, this is the only time that India have scored less than 200 on this ground as most of their scores here have been above 250.