Sandakan's four-for best by a chinaman on Test debut

0 Number of chinaman bowlers who have better figures on Test debut than Lakshan Sandakan's 4 for 58. The only other chinaman bowler to take a four-wicket haul on Test debut was Chuck Fleetwood-Smith (4 for 64) , against South Africa in Durban in 1935. Sandakan's figures are the second-best by a Sri Lanka spinner on Test debut.

320 Aggregate of runs by both teams in their first innings of this Test, the second-lowest in a Test in Sri Lanka where both sides batted. The lowest is 298, which came in Kandy in 2005 after the hosts were all out for 150 and West Indies scored 148.

1934 The previous instance when two left-arm spinners took four or more wickets in the same Test innings - for England against India at Chepauk. The current Pallekele Test, where Rangana Herath and Sandakan both took four wickets, is only the third such instance. The first two instances were both for England and came before World War II.

3 Four-wicket hauls for Herath in Tests in Pallekele, in four innings; he took three wickets in the other innings. His bowling average of 16.13 at this venue is his second-best among the six Sri Lankan venues he has played at.

7 Four-wicket hauls for Herath in nine Tests against Australia. He has taken at least one four-wicket haul in seven of the nine Tests. His strike rate of 57.5 balls per wicket against Australia is his second-best against any team.

2004 The last time Australia were all out for a total lower than 203 in Tests against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 120 in Kandy. Their total of 203 is their fourth-lowest against Sri Lanka in the country. The first three instances were all in Kandy.

1 Australia's innings of 203 in Pallekele is the first time that no batsman in their side has scored a 50 or more in an innings against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Adam Voges was the top scorer in Australia's first innings with 47.

1983 The last time Australia's Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 all scored 25 or more runs in a Test innings against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - in Kandy in April 1983. Australia had amassed 514 in that innings, though, compared to just 203 in this Test.

5 Number of consecutive 50-plus scores for Steven Smith in Tests, before this match. The streak ended with his dismissal on 30. His scores in his last five innings were: 134*, 70*, 71, 138 and 53*.