Six instances when a Sri Lanka pair batted out entire day of a Test
Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva kept the Bangladesh bowlers at bay on day four of the Pallekele Test
Sangakkara and Jayawardene broke the record for highest Test partnership, set by Jayasuriya and Mahanama • Getty Images
Day 5 vs Pakistan, P Sara Oval, 1986
Days 3 & 4, vs India, Khettarama, 1997
Day 2, vs South Africa, SSC, 2006
Day 4, vs New Zealand, Basin Reserve, 2018
Day 4, vs Bangladesh, Pallekele, 2021
Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo's Sri Lanka correspondent. @afidelf