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

#3. Most runs and highest individual scores by an Indian batsman

Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most number of runs as well as the highest individual score by a non-Sri Lankan batsman on this ground

Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most number of runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground with 698 runs from 9 innings at an astronomical average of 99.71. Tendulkar’s 698 runs are also the most number of runs scored by a non-Sri Lankan batsman at the SSC ground.

Behind Tendulkar, we have Sourav Ganguly who has scored 384 runs from 8 innings at an average of 48. Mohammad Azharuddin, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Sadagoppan Ramesh follow Ganguly with 298, 278, and 274 runs respectively.

Sachin Tendulkar’s 203 in 2010 is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman on this ground and is also the second-highest individual score by a non-Sri Lankan batsman here behind Brian Lara’s 221 in 2001.

Behind Tendulkar’s 203, come Sourav Ganguly’s 147 in 1997, Cheteshwar Pujara’s 145 in 2015, and Sadagoppan Ramesh’s 143 in 1999.