Highest partnerships in Test

Overview:-

• South Africa had been bowled out for a paltry total of 169 in their first innings and Sri Lanka were two down for 14, having lost Tharanga and Jayasuriya early when Sangakkara and Jayawardene came together.
• What followed would go on to become the stuff of cricketing folklore. Jayawardene was in full flow, playing some copybook cover drives which were breathtaking to watch. And when the likes of Andre Nel and Makhaya Ntini tested him with short deliveries, he was as much in control, rocking back to pull it away through mid-wicket.
• A six off a full-toss over long-on brought on his third double century. But there was no giving up, as he went on relentlessly driving, pulling, sweeping and lofting the ball en route to his magical 374.
• Sangakkara at the other end was just as magical, severe on anything pitched short by Dale Steyn or Andrew Hall. He relished their pace to play square with finesse on either side of the wicket, cutting and pulling with severe force.
• Like Jayawardene, he then started attacking Boje — if his partner was opening up the offside to loft him over extra-cover, Sangakkara was jumping out across his stumps to loft him towards long-on and midwicket.
• That almost led to his downfall as he hit one towards the long-on fielder off Boje when he was on 99 but a missed catch helped him bring up his 10th Test century. After that he shifted a gear, going at Boje hammer and tongs by mercilessly sweeping him through square-leg for one boundary after another.
• It was, however, a flawless lofted shot through long-on that brought on his 4th double hundred. As he steadily marched to his 287, the duo piled on the agony on a clueless South African outfit.

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