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Lankan duo smash their way in record books
The Sri Lankan duo provided only the 12th instance of two batsmen scoring double-centuries in the same innings.
On a record-breaking second day of Colombo Test, Sri Lanka did not lose a single wicket adding 357 runs to their overnight total of 128.
They thus provided the rare occurrence of a side not losing a single wicket through out an uninterrupted day's play.
The 357 runs added by Sangakkara & Jayawardene also equal the world record of most runs in a day's play where no wicket fell. West Indians Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers had also added 357 runs against Pakistan at Kingston in 1957-58.
The following table lists the instances of no wicket falling throughout an uninterrupted day's play.
Note:Jayasuriya & Mahanama (in 1997-98) became first and only pair till date to bat through two consecutive full days' play.Gary Sobers and Frank Worrell at Bridgetown in 1959-60 had batted through two days, however, one hour of play was lost to rain on the fourth day.
Two batsmen scoring double centuries in the same innings
Sangakkara and Jayawardene provided the 12th instance of two batsmen scoring double-centuries in the same innings. The details:
