600 The number of Tests India had played since its first at Lord’s on 25 June 1932. The Galle match thus provided the third instance of a side appearing in 600 or more Tests in cricket history. With its emphatic victory in Galle, India has won its 300th, 400th, 500th and 600th Test matches. The second table has full details.
Summary of Test matches played by each Test side, with results
|
# |
Tests |
Team |
Debut Test Date |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
Tie |
Win% |
W/L |
|
1 |
1098 |
England |
15 March 1877 |
406 |
336 |
356 |
0 |
36.98 |
1.21 |
|
2 |
883 |
Australia |
15 March 1877 |
426 |
236 |
219 |
2 |
48.24 |
1.81 |
|
3 |
600 |
India |
25 June 1932 |
187 |
188 |
224 |
1 |
31.17 |
0.99 |
|
4 |
596 |
West Indies |
23 June 1928 |
187 |
224 |
184 |
1 |
31.38 |
0.83 |
|
5 |
487 |
New Zealand |
10 Jan 1930 |
126 |
190 |
171 |
0 |
25.87 |
0.66 |
|
6 |
479 |
South Africa |
12 Mar 1889 |
191 |
162 |
126 |
0 |
39.87 |
1.18 |
|
7 |
472 |
Pakistan |
16 Oct 1952 |
153 |
153 |
166 |
0 |
32.42 |
1.00 |
|
8 |
330 |
Sri Lanka |
17 Feb 1982 |
107 |
129 |
94 |
0 |
32.42 |
0.83 |
|
9 |
160 |
Bangladesh |
10 Nov 2000 |
28 |
113 |
19 |
0 |
17.50 |
0.25 |
|
10 |
130 |
Zimbabwe |
18 Oct 1992 |
16 |
84 |
30 |
0 |
12.31 |
0.19 |
|
11 |
13 |
Ireland |
11 May 2018 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
23.08 |
0.30 |
|
12 |
13 |
Afghanistan |
14 Jun 2018 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
30.77 |
0.50 |
|
13 |
1 |
ICC World XI |
14 Oct 2005 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
India’s Test opponents, results and captain after each 100 Test matches (with cumulative Test results)
|
Test# |
Opponent |
Debut Test |
Venue |
Result |
Indian captain |
W |
L |
D |
Tie |
Win% |
|
1st |
England |
25 Jun 1932 |
Lord’s |
Lost by 158 runs |
C. K. Nayudu |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
100th |
England |
13 Jul 1967 |
Birmingham |
Lost by 132 runs |
M.A. K. Pataudi |
10 |
40 |
50 |
0 |
10.00 |
|
200th |
Pakistan |
10 Dec 1982 |
Lahore |
Drawn |
Sunil Gavaskar |
35 |
72 |
93 |
0 |
17.50 |
|
300th |
South Africa |
20 Nov 1996 |
Ahmedabad |
Won by 64 runs |
Sachin Tendulkar |
56 |
98 |
145 |
1 |
18.67 |
|
400th |
West Indies |
30 Jun 2006 |
Kingston |
Won by 49 runs |
Rahul Dravid |
88 |
129 |
182 |
1 |
22.00 |
|
500th |
New Zealand |
22 Sep 2016 |
Kanpur |
Won by 197 runs |
Virat Kohli |
130 |
157 |
212 |
1 |
26.00 |
|
600th |
Sri Lanka |
15 Aug 2026 |
Galle |
Won by 165 runs |
Shubman Gill |
187 |
188 |
224 |
1 |
31.17 |
175 The number of runs conceded by Sri Lankan Keshara Nuwantha in his debut Test match in Galle. This is now the third-highest number of runs conceded by any opponent bowler against India on Test debut.
Opposition bowlers conceding maximum runs in their Test debut innings against India
|
Bowling figures |
E/R |
Bowler |
For |
Venue |
Month, Year |
Result |
|
73-16-222-2 |
3.04 |
Suraj Randiv |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo SSC |
Jul 2010 |
Drawn |
|
43.5-1-215-8 |
4.90 |
Jason Krejza |
Australia |
Nagpur (Jamtha) |
Nov 2008 |
Lost |
|
39-1-175-3 |
4.49 |
Keshara Nuwantha |
Sri Lanka |
Galle |
Aug 2026 |
Lost |
|
35-4-164-1 |
4.69 |
Graeme Labrooy |
Sri Lanka |
Kanpur |
Dec 1986 |
Drawn |
|
39-5-161-5 |
4.13 |
Yasir Arafat |
Pakistan |
Bengaluru |
Dec 2007 |
Drawn |
17The number of venues to host 50 or more Test matches. The Galle Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka hosted its 50th Test match since the first was played here in 1998, thus becoming the first ground in Asia to host this many Test matches. Karachi’s National Stadium in Pakistan is nearing this milestone, having so far hosted 47 Test matches since its opening match in 1955.
Asian venues hosting the maximum number of Test matches
|
Tests |
Venue |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
Win% |
First Test played on |
|
50 |
Galle Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka |
27 |
16 |
7 |
54.00 |
3 Jun 1998 |
|
47 |
National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan |
23 |
3 |
21 |
48.94 |
26 Feb 1955 |
|
46 |
Sinhalese Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
22 |
10 |
14 |
47.83 |
16 Mar 1984 |
|
43 |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India |
13 |
10 |
20 |
30.23 |
5 Jan 1934 |
|
42 |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan |
13 |
7 |
22 |
30.95 |
21 Nov 1959 |
6The number of left-handed batters to register a 150-plus score against Sri Lanka while batting at No. 3. Devdutt Padikkal in Galle became the latest to join this small group of players — scoring a career-best 167. Incidentally, Vinod Kambli is the only other left-handed Indian at No. 3 to register a three-figure score against Sri Lanka in Tests. He has the distinction of doing so twice with scores of 125 and 120 during the 1993 series at Sinhalese Sports Ground and at Saravanamuttu, respectively.
High scores of 150-plus by left-handed batters at No. 3
|
Score |
Batter |
For |
Venue |
Date |
Result |
|
274* |
Stephen Fleming |
New Zealand |
Colombo PSS |
26 Apr 2003 |
Drawn |
|
180 |
John F. Reid |
New Zealand |
Colombo CCC |
28 Mar 1984 |
Won |
|
176 |
Mominul Haque |
Bangladesh |
Chattogram DS |
1 Feb 2018 |
Drawn |
|
174* |
Stephen Fleming |
New Zealand |
Colombo RPS |
30 May 1998 |
Won |
|
167 |
Devdutt Padikkal |
India |
Galle |
16 Aug 2026 |
Won |
|
163 |
Nazmul Hossain ‘Shanto’ |
Bangladesh |
Pallekele |
22 Apr 2021 |
Drawn |
Fleming was captain during his unbeaten knocks 274 and 174
Fleming’s 174 came while batting second
211The number of runs off Devdutt Padikkal’s bat in the Galle Test. This is the second-highest match aggregate by an Indian batter in Test cricket in Sri Lanka. Only Virender Sehwag (251) has more runs in a Test in Sri Lanka for India.
Indian batters aggregating 200-plus runs in a Test match in Sri Lanka
|
Total |
1st |
2nd |
Batter |
Venue |
Month, Year |
Result |
|
251 |
201* |
50 |
Virender Sehwag |
Galle |
Aug 2008 |
Won |
|
211 |
167 |
44 |
Devdutt Padikkal |
Galle |
Aug 2026 |
Won |
|
204 |
190 |
14 |
Shikhar Dhawan |
Galle |
Jul 2017 |
Won |
|
203 |
203 |
— |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Colombo SSC |
Jul 2010 |
Drawn |
4The number of Test players with 4000-plus runs and 350 or more wickets during their career. Ravindra Jadeja, in the Galle Test, emulated three other all-rounders when he claimed debutant Keshara Nuwantha’s wicket to bring up his 350th Test wicket. It will be pertinent to note that Jadeja has the best career batting and bowling average among these players listed below. However, Botham is the quickest to achieve this double in fewer Tests (83). The second table lists the three left-arm slow bowlers to claim 350-plus wickets in Test cricket history.
Players with 4000-plus runs and 350-plus wickets during their Test career
|
Player |
For |
Tests |
Runs |
Wkts |
Against |
Venue |
Achieved on |
Test# |
|
Ian Botham |
Eng |
102 |
5200 |
383 |
West Indies |
Port of Spain |
5 Apr 1986 |
83rd |
|
Kapil Dev |
Ind |
131 |
5248 |
434 |
Pakistan |
Karachi |
16 Nov 1989 |
100th |
|
Daniel Vettori |
NZ+ |
113 |
4531 |
362 |
Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo QSC |
3 Nov 2011 |
106th |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
Ind |
90 |
4117 |
352 |
Sri Lanka |
Galle |
17 Aug 2026 |
90th |
+including one Test while playing for the World XI in 2005.
Left-arm slow bowlers with 350-plus wickets during their Test career
|
Bowler |
For |
M |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avg. |
S/R |
E/R |
5/10 |
Best |
career span |
|
Rangana Herath |
SL |
93 |
25993 |
12157 |
433 |
28.08 |
60.03 |
2.81 |
34/9 |
9-127 |
1999-2018 |
|
Daniel Vettori |
NZ |
113 |
28814 |
12441 |
362 |
34.37 |
79.60 |
2.59 |
20/3 |
7-87 |
1997-2014 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
Ind |
90 |
20505 |
8869 |
352 |
25.20 |
58.25 |
2.60 |
15/3 |
7-42 |
2012- |
4The number of players to hit 100 or more Test sixes during their career. Rishabh Pant, in the second innings in Galle on 18 August 2026, achieved the rare feat by joining an elite group of three other players. What makes Pant stand out in this list is that he is the quickest to do so in terms of innings and while facing fewer deliveries.
Batters with 100 or more sixes during their Test career
|
6s |
Batter |
For |
M |
Inns |
Balls |
6s/inns |
Balls/6 |
|
138 |
Ben Stokes |
Eng |
122 |
120 |
12427 |
1.15 |
90.05 |
|
107 |
Brendon McCullum |
NZ |
101 |
176 |
9989 |
1.64 |
93.36 |
|
100 |
Adam Gilchrist |
Aus |
96 |
137 |
6796 |
1.37 |
67.96 |
|
100 |
Rishabh Pant |
Ind |
51 |
89 |
4934 |
1.12 |
49.34 |
Quickest to reach 100 Test sixes in a career (in fewest balls and innings)
|
Balls |
Batter |
For |
M |
Inns |
Opp |
Venue |
Achieved on |
|
4918 |
Rishabh Pant |
Ind |
51 |
89 |
SL |
Galle |
18 Aug 2026 |
|
6578 |
Adam Gilchrist |
Aus |
92 |
130 |
SL |
Hobart |
17 Nov 2007 |
|
9042 |
Ben Stokes |
Eng |
82 |
151 |
NZ |
Leeds |
24 June 2022 |
|
9756 |
Brendon McCullum |
NZ |
98 |
170 |
SL |
Dunedin |
13 Dec 2015 |
All the above records are correct and updated until 22 August 2026.
