Thursday Throwback : Today in 1997, Sri Lanka declares after making 952/6 vs India, at Premadasa to record the highest ever total by a side in Test History

Match link : https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16046/scorecard/63762/sri-lanka-vs-india-1st-test-india-tour-of-sri-lanka-1997

The broadcaster was sweating because they had no clue how their software would react if the score touched 1000. Thankfully, for the Broadcaster and the viewers - Ranatunga declared

Marked the debut of Nilesh Kulkarni who took a wicket of his first ball and then went wicketless for 70 overs

Marked the debut of a certain cricket legend Mahela Jayawardene

Dravid scored 69 (nice) in the first innings

After a mammoth 576 run partnership, triple centurion Jayasuriya and Double Centurion Mahanama fell within 3 balls of each other.

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