Sri Lanka’s 25 victories in one day tournament finals
Sri Lanka’s win against India by 74 runs in the Tri Series final at Dambulla on 28.08.10 represents Sri Lanka’s 25th victory in a tournament final. Sri Lanka became the second team in the history of one day games to win 25 or more games in tournament finals. Australia is the other team with 52 victories. Sri Lanka’s 25 wins are listed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | won | 005 wkts | Pak | Col-SSC | 06.04.86 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | won | 050 runs | Win | Sharjah | 20.10.95 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | won | 007 wkts | Aus | Lahore | 17.03.96 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | won | 050 runs | Aus | Col-RPS | 07.09.96 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | won | 004 wkts | Pak | Sharjah | 11.04.97 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | won | 115 runs | Pak | Mohali | 24.05.97 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | won | 085 runs | Pak | Kolkata | 27.05.97 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | won | 008 wkts | Ind | Col-RPS | 26.07.97 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | won | 005 wkts | Eng | Lord's | 20.08.98 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | won | 008 wkts | Aus | Col-RPS | 21.08.99 |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | won | 030 runs | RSA | Col-RPS | 14.07.00 |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | won | 245 runs | Ind | Sharjah | 29.10.00 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | won | 077 runs | Pak | Sharjah | 20.04.01 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | won | 121 runs | Ind | Col-RPS | 05.08.01 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | won | 034 runs | Win | Col-RPS | 19.12.01 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | won | 027 runs | RSA | Tangier | 21.08.02 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | won | 025 runs | Ind | Col-RPS | 01.08.04 |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | won | 119 runs | Pak | Lahore | 16.10.04 |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | won | 018 runs | Ind | Col-RPS | 09.08.05 |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | won | 022 runs | Aus | Adelaide | 10.02.06 |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | won | 100 runs | Ind | Karachi | 06.07.08 |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | won | 002 wkts | Ban | Dhaka | 16.01.09 |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | won | 004 wkts | Ind | Dhaka | 12.01.10 |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | won | 009 wkts | Zim | Harare | 09.06.10 |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | won | 074 runs | Ind | Dambulla | 28.08.10 |
Sri Lanka Tri Series – Sri Lanka wins the final – beat India by 74 runs
Tri Series Finals – Sri Lanka vs India at Dambulla on 28.08.10 : Sri Lanka won by 74 runs.
- At the end of this game TM Dilshan with 866 runs has the most runs during the calendar year 2010. Prior to this game he had an aggregate of 756 runs and went past RT Ponting’s 761 runs when he was on six during his knock of 110 in this game
- DPMD Jayawardene has opened the Sri Lankan’s innings for the sixth occasion in his 326 matches 306 innings one day career. It is the second occasion that he has batted at number one in his career. The first occasion was against India at Dambulla on 22.08,10
- DPMD Jayawardene completed 9000 one day runs when he was on 36 during his knock of 39 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 9003. He became the 13th batsman in one day games to total 9000 plus runs. The complete list read thus – SR Tendulkar {17598}, ST Jayasuriya {13428}, RT Ponting {13072}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {11739}, SC Ganguly {11363}, JH Kallis {10838}, R Dravid {10765}, BC Lara {10405}, Mohammad Yousuf {9624}, AC Gilchrist {9619}, M Azharuddin {9378}, PA de Silva {9284} and DPMD Jayawardene {9003}
- DPMD Jayawardene became the third Sri Lankan batsman to total 9000 plus runs in one day games after ST Jayasuriya {13428} and PA de Silva {9284}
- DPMD Jayawardene and TM Dilshan added 121 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 191st occasion of Sri Lankan batsman posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 46th such occasion against India.
- This stand provides the 37th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure for the first wicket in one day games. This stand also provides the seventh such occasion against India. The seven occasions are – 129 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Kaluwitharana at Col-RPS on 28.08.96, 137 runs between MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya at Col-RPS on 26.07.97, 105 runs between MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya at Col-SSC on 29.08.99, 103 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Kaluwitharana at Col-RPS on 28.07.01, 188 runs between TM Dilshan and WU Tharanga at Rajkot on 15.12.09, 102 runs between TM Dilshan and WU Tharanga at Rajkot on 18.12.09 and 121 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and TM Dilshan at Dambulla on 28.08.10
- DPMD Jayawardene and TM Dilshan added 121 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsman posting a three figure partnership against India in tournament finals. The other occasion was 137 runs between MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya at Col-RPS on 26.07.97.
- This stand provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in tournament finals. The five occasions are – 111 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama vs West Indies at Sharjah on 20.10.95, 148 runs between MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya vs Pakistan at Mohali on 24.05.97, 137 runs between MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya vs India at Col-RPS on 26.07.97, 160 runs between TM Dilshan and WU Tharanga vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10 and 121 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and TM Dilshan vs India at Dambulla on 28.08.10
- DPMD Jayawardene and TM Dilshan added 121 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 21st occasion of Sri Lankan batsman posting a three figure partnership against various team in tournament finals.
- TM Dilshan scored 110 in this game which represent the eighth hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman in a tournament final. This hundred provides the second hundred for TM Dilshan, the first being his 108 not out vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10. He became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to score hundred on two occasions in a tournament final. Others are – PA de Silva, MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya
- TM Dilshan’s 110 in this game represent the 109th hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman in one day games. It also represents the 63rd hundred by a Sri Lankan opening batsman in one day games.
- TM Dilshan’s 110 in this game represent the 26th hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman against India in one day games. It also represents the 13th hundred by a Sri Lankan opening batsman against India.
- TM Dilshan’s 110 in this game represents his eighth one day hundred and 28th fifty. His eight hundreds are – 117* vs Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04.07.06, 137* vs Pakistan at Lahore on 24.01.09, 106 vs South Africa at Centurion on 22.09.09. 160 vs India at Rajkot on 15.12.09, 123 vs India at Nagpur on 18.12.09, 104 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 04.01.10, 108* vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10 and 110 vs India at Dambulla on 28.08.10
- TM Dilshan’s 110 in this game represent his third one day hundred in the calendar year 2010. The other two hundreds are - 104 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 04.01.10, 108* vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10. He emulated AB de Villers of South Africa who also has scored three hundred in calendar year 2010 – 114* vs India at Gwalior on 24.02.10, 102 vs India at Ahmedabad on 27.02.10 and 102 vs West Indies at North Sound on 22.05.10.
- KC Sangakkara scored 71 in this game providing his 58th one day half century and 68th fifty. His 71 in this game provide the 31st occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty against India. It was his seventh fifty against India. The other six are – 90 at Rajkot on 15.12.09, 60 at Kolkata on 24.12.09, 60 at Dhaka on 05.01.10, 68 at Dhaka on 10.01.10, 55 at Dhaka on 13.01.10 and 73 at Dambulla on 22.06.10.
- With his seven fifties KC Sangakkara became the third Sri Lankan captain to score seven fifties against India. Others are – A Ranatuna and ST Jayasuriya.
- KC Sangakkara’s 71 in this game represent his 10th fifty in his dual role of captain-cum-wicket keeper. He is the third captain-cum-wicket keeper to score ten or more fifties in one day games. Others are – MS Dhoni {27} and A Flower {10}. MS Dhoni’s 27 fifties include his 67 in this game.
- KC Sangakkara’s 71 in this game provides his 64th fifty and 56th half century as a wicket keeper batsman. Only AC Gilchrist with 69 fifties {53 fifties and 16 hundreds} is ahead of KC Sangakkara in terms of number of fifties.
- MS Dhoni took two catches in this game to take his tally of catches against Sri Lanka to 47 and total number of dismissals to 59. He became the ninth wicket keeper in one day games to effect 59 or more dismissals against a specific opposition. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia vs India {79}, Moin Khan of Pakistan vs India {71}, AC Gilchrist of Australia vs South Africa {69}, AC Gilchrist of Australia vs England {64}, AC Gilchrist of Australia vs New Zealand {62}, MV Boucher of South Africa vs Pakistan {59} and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka vs India {59}
- KC Sangakkara effected three dismissals in this game to take his tally of dismissals against India to 59. By a coincidence KC Sangakkara and MS Dhoni have effected similar number of dismissals – 59 – in Sri Lanka-India one day series. They earn the distinction of becoming the only wicket keepers in the history of one day cricket to effect 59 or more dismissals while playing against each other.
- P Kumar returned with figures of 1 for 72 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian bowler conceding seventy plus runs against Sri Lanka. His figures also represent the 63rd occasion of an Indian bowler conceding seventy plus runs in an innings against various oppositions.
- V Sehwag was dismissed run out for 28 in this game providing the 102nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against Sri Lanka in one day games. It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in one day games against Sri Lanka.
- V Sehwag’s run out dismissal in this game is his sixth such dismissal against Sri Lanka as an opening batsman. The other five are – for 4 at Col-RPS on 05.08.01, for 39 at Bristol on 11.07.02, for 46 at Vizag on 17.02.07, for 42 at Col-RPS on 31.01.09 and for 116 at Col-RPS on 03.02.09,
- With six run out dismissals V Sehwag holds the Indian record for an opening batsman who has been dismissed run out on most occasions. SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar are the other Indian opening batsmen who have been dismissed run out on four occasions.
- V Sehwag’s run out dismissal in this game provide the 16th occasion of his being dismissed run out against various opposition as an Indian opening batsman. He is one of the third Indian opening batsmen who have been dismissed run out on 15 or more occasions. Others are – SR Tendulkar {24} and SC Ganguly {18}.
- V Sehwag is one of the ten opening batsman in the history of one day games to be dismissed run out on 15 or more occasions. The complete list is – SR Tendullkar {24}, ST Jaysuriya {20}, MS Atapattu {19}, SC Ganguly {18}, G Kirsten {17}, MA Taylor {17}, ME Waugh {17}, GR Marsh {16}, V Sehwag {16} and Rameez Raja {15}
- V Sehwag’s run out dismissal in this game is his third such dismissal as an opening batsman in a tournament final. He is the sixth opening batsman to be dismissed run out on three or more occasions in a tournament final. Others are – DC Boon {04}, ST Jayasuriya {04}, ME Waugh {04}, G Kirsten {03} and GM Wood {03}
- KRD Karthik was dismissed for zero in this game providing the 16th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a duck against Sri Lanka in one day games. It also represents the fourth duck of his one day career. The other three occasions are – vs England at Birmingham on 27.08.07, vs Australia at Mumbai on 17.10.07 and vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 25.08.10.
- KRD Karthik’s dismissal for zero in this game provide the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a tournament final against Sri Lanka
Others are – SR Tendulkar at Col-SSC on 17.09.04, D Mongia at Col-RPS on 30.09.02 and G Gambhir at Dhaka on 13.01.10. His dismissal for zero in this game provides the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a duck in a tournament final against various oppositions.
- MS Dhoni scored 67 in this game providing the eleventh occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty against various oppositions in a tournament final. This knock represents Dhoni’s third fifty in a tournament final. Other occasions are – 64 vs Pakistan at Dhaka on 14.06.08 and 56 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 14.09.09. This his 67 represents his highest score in a tournament final while leading India. Only M Azharuddin has scored more fifties – four – than MS Dhoni in a tournament final.
- MS Dhoni’s 67 in this game represent his 27th fifty while leading India. He is now on par with R Dravid who also has scored 27 fifties as an Indian captain. Only M Azaharuddin {41} and SC Ganguly {41} have scored more fifties than R Dravid and MS Dhoni while captaining India.
- MS Dhoni’s 67 in this game represent his 12th fifty while leading India againt Sri Lanka. He now holds the record of most fifties by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka. The previous record was held by M Azharuddin who had scored eleven fifties
- MS Dhoni’s 12 fifties against Sri Lanka as captain earn him the second place among the list of captains who have scored most fifties against a specific opposition. RT Ponting occupies the first place with 14 fifties against New Zealand.
- MS Dhoni’s 12 fifties against Sri Lanka as captain earn him the distinction of becoming the only captain to score 12 fifties captain-cum-wicket keeper in the history of one day games against a specific opposition.
- MS Dhoni’s 67 in this game provide his 37th one day half century and 44th fifty. He occupies the fourth place amongst the wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most fifties in one day games. AC Gilchrist {69}, KC Sangakkara {64} and A Flower {50} occupy the first three places.
- KC Sangakkara {71} and MS Dhoni {67} scored fifties in this game providing the 105th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in a one day game. It also provides the eleventh such occasion in Sri Lanka-India one day series.
- KC Sangakkara {71} and MS Dhoni {67} scored fifties in this game providing the second occasion of rival captain-cum-wicket keepers scoring fifties in a one day game. The first such occasion was witnessed at Rajkot on 15.12.09 when MS Dhoni {72} and KC Sangakkara {90} scored fifties. It also provides the second such occasion in Sri Lanka-India one day series. The two occasions are the same cited above
- KC Sangakkara {71} and MS Dhoni {67} scored fifties in this game providing the 40th occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in a one day game. It also provides the sixth such occasion in Sri Lanka-India one day series.
- Sri Lanka won this game by 74 runs providing the 50th win against India. This win also represents the 24th win by runs margin.
- Sri Lanka’s 50th win against India provide the 12th occasion of a team winning 50 or more one day games against a specific opposition. The other eleven occasions are – Australia vs New Zealand {84}, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka {70}, Pakistan vs India {69}, India vs Sri Lanka {67}, West Indies vs Pakistan {64}, Australia vs West Indies {63}, Australia vs England {61}, Australia vs India {61}, West Indies vs Australia {57}, West Indies vs India {54} and Australia vs Pakistan {52}. Sri Lanka is the new entrant into this category of statistics.
- Sri Lanka and India became the second team to win 50 matches against each other – Australia vs West Indies {63} and West Indies vs Australia {57} : Sri Lanka vs India {50} and India vs Sri Lanka {67}
- Sri Lanka’s win by 74 runs in this game represent its 25th win in a tournament final. It became the second team to win a tournament final on 25 or more occasions. Australia is the other team to win 52 tournament finals.
Sri Lanka Tri Series : Sixth Game – India trounce New Zealand and sets up a final clash with Sri Lanka
Sixth Game : India vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 25.08.10 : India won by 105 runs
KRD Karthik’s zero in this game provides the 59th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand in one day games. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand.
Karthik’s zero in this game represents his third zero in one day internationals. Other occasions are – vs England at Birmingham on 27.08.07 and vs Australia at Mumbai on 17.10.07
India lost its first wicket without a run on the board in this game providing sixth such occasion against New Zealand in one day games. The other occasions are – at Perth on 09.12.80, at Perth on 18.01.86, at Sharjah on 10.04.86, at Napier on 29.12.02 and at Wellington on 08.01.03
V Sehwag aggregated 1000 boundary fours in one day games when he hit his third boundary in his innings of 110 in this game. He reached the milestone when hit KD Mills thorugh extra cover – the fifth delivery of the fourth over of the innings. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 1013. He became the seventh batsman in the history of one day internationals to total 1000 plus boundary fours. Others to total 1000 boundary fours in one day games are – SR Tendulkar {1927}, ST Jayasuriya {1500}, RT Ponting {1164}, AC Gilchrist {1162}, SC Ganguly {1122} and BC Lara {1035}
V Sehwag with his 1013 boundary fours became the third Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus boundary fours. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1927} and SC Ganguly {1122}
V Sehwag and MS Dhoni added 107 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 296th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand represents the 24th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against New Zealand.
V Sehwag and MS Dhoni added 107 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the record stand for the fifth wicket by Indian batsmen against New Zealand. The previous best was 92 runs stand between SM Patil and DB Vengsarkar at Brisbane on 18.01.81. The 107 runs stand between V Sehwag and MS Dhoni provides the the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against New Zealand.
India has posted most number of three figure partnerships – 296 - in one day games. Australia is close behind with 294 three figure partnerships.
V Sehwag’s 110 in this game represent the 176th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also represents the 97th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.
V Sehwag’s 110 in this game represent the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against New Zealand. It also represents the 15th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.
V Sehwag’s 110 in this game provide his sixth hundred against New Zealand. Others are – 100 at Col-SSC on 02.08.01, 108 at Napier on 29.12.02, 112 at Auckland on 11.01.03, 130 at Hyd-RGS on 15.11.03, 125* at Hamilton on 11.03.09
V Sehwag’s six hundreds against New Zealand constitute a record for most hundreds by an Indian batsman against New Zealand. He wrested the record from SR Tendulkar who has scored five hundreds – 115 at Vadodara on 28.10.94, 117 at Bangalore on 14.05.97, 186* at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99, 102 at Hyd-LBS on 15.11.03 and 163* at Christchurch on 08.03.09
V Sehwag’s six hundreds and SR Tendulkar’s five hundreds against New Zealand have come when they were opening the innings and as such V Sehwag’s six hundreds is also a record for most hundreds by an Indian opening batsman against New Zealand.
V Sehwag’s six hundreds is also a series record for most hundreds by a batsman in India-New Zealand one day series. He wrested the record from NJ Astle of New Zealand and SR Tendulkar of India who had scored five hundreds
NJ Astle’s five hundreds against India are – 114 at Nagpur on 26.11.95, 120 at Rajkot on 05.11.99, 117 at Col-RPS on 20.07.01, 108 at Col-SSC on 02.08.01 and 115* at Harare on 06.09.05
SR Tendulkar five hundreds against New Zealand are – 115 at Vadodara on 28.10.94, 117 at Bangalore on 14.05.97, 186* at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99, 102 at Hyd-LBS on 15.11.03 and 163* at Christchurch on 08.03.09
V Sehwag with his 110 in this game has an aggregate of 1157 runs against New Zealand. He now occupies the second place in the list of Indian batsmen who have totalled 1000 plus runs against New Zealand. The complete list read thus – SR Tendulkar {1750}, V Sehwag {1157}, M Azharuddin {1118}, SC Ganguly {1079} and R Dravid {1032}. V Sehwag went past M Azharuddin {1118} while moving to the second place
KRD Karthik’s zero and V Sehwag’s 110 in this game provide the 32nd occasion of openers scoring zero and hundred in the same innings of a one day game. Indian batsmen have achieved such a feat on the following six occasions which includes this game – K Srikkanth {123} and LS Rajput {zero} vs Pakistan at Kolkata on 18.02.87, NS Sidhu {134} and M Prabhakar {zero} vs England at Gwalior on 04.03.93, A Jadeja {zero} and SR Tendulkar {110} vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 28.08.96, SC Ganguly {zero} and V Sehwag {108} vs New Zealand at Napier on 29.12.02 and V Sehwag {zero}, SR Tendulkar {100} vs Australia at Gwalior on 26.10.03 and KRD Karthik {zero} and V Sehwag {110} vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 25.08.10
The following are the eight occasions when opening batsmen have scored zero and hundreds in an innings of an one day game against New Zealand - CS Broad {106} and CWJ Athey of England at Napier on 16.03.87, Aamir Sohail {zero} and Ramiz Raja {119*} of Pakistan at Christchurch on 18.03.92, RS Mahanama {zero} and ST Jayasuriya {140} of Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein on 08.12.94, ML Hayden {zero} and DR Martyn {116*} of Australia at Auckland on 03.03.00, MS Atapattu {zero} and ST Jayasuriya {107} of Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 10.04.01, SC Ganguly {zero} and V Sehwag {108} of India at Napier on 29.12.02, AC Gilchrist {zero} and ML Hayden {114} of Australia at Christchurch on 22.02.05 and KRD Karthik {zero} and V Sehwag {110} of India at Dambulla on 25.08.10
ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and V Sehwag of India are the two batsmen to score a hundred against New Zealand when the other opener had failed to score in a one day game.
ST Jayasuriya scored 140 at Bloemfontein on 08.12.94 when RS Mahanama failed to open the account. ST Jayasuriya scored 107 at Sharjah on 10.04.01 when MS Atapattu failed to open the account
V Sehwag scored 108 at Napier on 29.12.02 when SC Ganguly failed to open the account. V Sehwag scored 110 at Dambulla on 25.08.10 when KRD Karthik failed to open the account
V Sehwag’s 110 in this game represents his 13th one day hundred and 49th fifty. His 13 hundreds read thus – 146 vs Sri Lanka at Rajkot on 15.12.09, 130 vs New Zealand at Hyd-LBS on 15.11.03, 126 vs England at Col-RPS on 22.09.02, 125* vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 11.03.09, 119 vs Pakistan at Karachi on 26.06.08, 116 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 03.02.09, 114* vs West Indies at Rajkot on 12.11.02, 114 vs Bermuda at Port of Spain on 19.03.07, 112 vs New Zealand at Auckland on 11,01.03, 110 vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 25.08.10, 108 vs New Zealand at Napier on 29.12.02, 108 vs Pakistan at Kochi on 02.04.05 and 100 vs New Zealand at Col-SSC on 02.04.05
V Sehwag’s 110 in this game represent his 10th hundred while opening the innings for India. His ten hundreds are – 100 vs New Zealand at Col-SSC on 02.08.01, 126 vs England at Col-RPS on 22.09.02, 108 vs New Zealand at Napier on 29.12.02, 112 vs New Zealand at Auckland on 11.01.03, 130 vs New Zealand at Hyd-LBS on 15.11.03, 108 vs Pakistan at Kochi on 02.04.05, 119 vs Pakistan at Karachi on 26.11.08, 116 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 03.02.09, 146 vs Sri Lanka at Rajkot on 15.12.09 and 110 vs New Zealand at Karachi o 25.08.10
V Sehwag became the ninth opening batsman to score ten or more hundreds in one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {30}, ST Jayasuriya {23}, HH Gibbs {16}, AC Gilchrist {15}, Saeed Anwar {13}, SC Ganguly {12}, CH Gayle {12} and ME Waugh {10}.
V Sehwag became the third Indian opening batsman to score ten or more hundreds in one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {30} and SC Ganguly {12}
TG Southee captured 4 for 49 in this game providing the 102nd occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures also represents 13th the occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings against India.
TG Southee’s 4 for 49 in this game provide the third occasion of his capturing a four wicket haul in one day games. The other two occasions are – 4 for 38 vs England at Bristol on 21.06.00 and 4 for 36 vs Australia at Wellington on 13.03.10
MJ Guptill was dismissed by the first ball he faced in this game providing the 110th occasion of a New Zealand batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day game. His first ball duck also provide the 18th occasion of a New Zealand batsman suffering such an ignominy against India.
MJ Guptill was dismissed by the first ball he faced in this game providing the 13th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day game. His first ball duck also provide the second occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman suffering such an ignominy against India. MS Sinclair is the other opening batsman who has collected the first ball duck against India at Col-RPS on 20.07.01
MJ Guptill has collected the first ball duck on two occasions when he opened the innings for New Zealand – vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 13.08.10 and vs India at Dambulla on 25.08.10. He became the fourth New Zealand batsman to collect the first ball duck on two or more occasions. Others are – NJ Astle {03}, MS Sinclair {02} and JG Wright {02}
KRD Karthik {India] and MJ Guptill {New Zealand} failed to open their account in this game providing the third occasion of rival openers scoring zeroes in India-New Zealand one day series. The other two occasions are – V Sehwag {India} and NJ Astle {New Zealand} at Auckland on 26.12.02 : NJ Astle {New Zealand} and SC Ganguly {India} at Wellington on 08.01.03
New Zealand lost its six wickets for 42 runs in this game providing the seventh occasion of New Zealand losing six wickets under 43 runs in one day games – 6 for 32 vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 15.04.86, 6 for 33 vs Australia at Auckland on 03.12.05, 6 for 35 vs Australia at Wellington on 20.02.82, 6 for 35 vs Australia at Mohali on 01.11.06, 6 for 39 vs Sri Lanka at Auckland on 06.01.07, 6 for 41 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 08.09.09 and 6 for 41 vs India at Dambulla on 25.08.10
New Zealand lost its six wickets for 42 runs in this game providing the first occasion of New Zealand losing six wickets under 43 runs in one day games against India.
G Hopkins failed to score in this game to provide the 51st occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper scoring a duck against various oppositions in one day games. His duck represents the ninth occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper scoring a duck in a one day game against India.
MJ Guptill and G Hopkins failed to open their accounts in this game taking the number of ducks scored by New Zealand batsmen against India to 57.
TG Southee’s 4 for 49 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 27th occasion of New Zealand bowler’s four or more wickets haul going in vain. It also represents the fourth occasion of a New Zealand bowler’s four plus wicket haul going in vain against India. The other three occasions are – 5 for 32 by RJ Hadlee at Perth on 09.12.80, 4 for 30 by SR Gillespie at Adelaide on 25.01.86 and 4 for 38 by DJ Nash at Sharjah on 17.04.98
KD Mills scored 52 in this game providing the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a half century batting at number nine. Other occasions are – 54 by KD Mills vs India at Christchurch on 08.03.09, 51* by BB McCullum vs Australia at Pune on 03.11.03 and 50* by BB McCullum vs Australia at Christchurch on 10.12.05
KD Mills scored 52 in this game which represents his second half century in one day games. The other occasion of his scoring a half century was his 54 against India at Christchurch on 08.03.09
KD Mills’s 52 in this game provide the 28th occasion of a batsman scoring a half century while batting at number nine in one day games.
KD Mills has scored half centuries on two occasions while batting at number nine – 54 vs India at Christchurch on 08.03.09 and 52 vs India at Dambulla on 25.08.10. He is the third batsman in one day game to score two or more fifties while batting at number nine. Others are – L Klusener of South Africa {03} and BB McCullum of New Zealand {02}
MS Dhoni took a catch in this game which game him an aggregate of ten catches against New Zealand. He became the second Indian wicket keeper to total ten or more catches against New Zealand after NR Mongia who has taken 24 catches. MS Dhoni went past R Dravid and KS More who have taken nine catches against New Zealand.
MM Patel captured 3 for 21 in this game and with it an aggregate of 50 wickets in one day games. He became the 28th Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets.
New Zealand were all out for 118 in this game providing the 22nd occasion of it being dismissed all out against India. This is its lowest total in a completed innings. Its earlier lowest total was 126 at Mumbai {BS} on 29.11.95
India won this game by 105 runs providing the 27th occasion of India winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provide the fourth occasion of a win by 100 plus runs margin against New Zealand – by 174 runs at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99, by 145 runs at Hyd-LBS on 15.11.03, by 107 runs at Delhi on 03.11.94 and by 105 runs at Dambulla on 25.08.10
India’s victory in this game was its 41st win against New Zealand. It has lost 37 games and five games have ended as No Result games.
Sri Lanka Tri Series – Fifth game – Hosts beat India comprehensively
Fifth one day game: India vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 22.08.10: Sri Lanka won by eight wickets
This game was the 127th one day game between India and Sri Lanka and represents the most matches between any two teams in one day games. Australia and West Indies have played 125 matches between themselves
KRD Karthik was playing his 50th one day game and completed 1000 runs when he was on 1 during his knock of 9 in this game. He became the 32nd Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in one day games.
V Sehwag was dismissed leg before wicket in this innings providing the 15th occasion of his being dismissed lef before wicket in one day games. He is the seventh Indian batsman to be dismissed leg before wicket on 15 or more occasions. Others are – SR Tendulkar {37}, R Dravid {25}, N Kapil Dev {20}, SC Ganguly {19}, Yuvraj Singh {20} and M Azharuddin {17}
KC Sangakkara pouched four catches in this game providing the third occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper taking four catches against India. The other two occasions are – RS Kaluwitharna at Dhaka on 01.06.00 and KC Sangakkara at Col-RPS on 12.09.09
KC Sangakkara completed 250 catches in one day games when he caught A Nehra for 2 in this game. He is the third wicket keeper in one day games to aggregate 250 plus catches. Others are – AC Gilchrist {417} and MV Boucher {399}
Praveen Kumar was dismissed first ball in this game providing the 30th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck against Sri Lanka. RA Jadeja and Praveen Kumar failed to open the account in this game providing the 67th and 68th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against Sri Lanka
NLTC Perera captured 5 for 28 in this game providing the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets against India. His figures also provide the 37th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games.
NLTC Perera’s 5 for 28 in this game is his maiden five wicket haul in one day games. His previous best was 2 for 27 vs India at Dhaka on 05.01.10.
KC Sangakkara with his four catches in this innings has an aggregate of 50 catches against India. His feat provides the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper aggregating 50 plus cathes against a specific opposition. Others are – AC Gilchrist of India vs India {73}, AC Gilchrist of Australia {60} vs England, AC Gilchrist of Australia {60} vs South Africa, MV Boucher of South Africa {58} vs Pakistan, Moin Khan of Pakistan {58} vs India, AC Gilchrist of Australia {56} vs New Zealand, MV Boucher of South Africa {51} vs Sri Lanka.
KC Sangkkara is the third wicket keeper to pouch 50 plus catches against India. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia {73} and Moin Khan of Pakistan {58}
India’s 103 all out provide the tenth occasion of India dismissed all out for a total less than 104 in one day games. India’s 103 also provide the fourth occasion of it being dismissed all out for a total less than 104 against Sri Lanka. Others are – 54 at Sharjah at 29.10.00, 78 at Kanpur on 24.12.86 and 103 at Col-RPS on 29.08.08
Sri Lankan bowlers bowled seven maiden overs in this game providing the third occasion of Sri Lankan bowlers bowling seven or more maiden overs in an innings against India. Other two occasions are – at Margao on 06.12.90 {09 maiden overs} and at Dambulla on 18.08.08 {07 maiden overs}
India had lost its eight wickets for 80 runs in this game providing the fourth occasion of India losing eight wickets under 100 runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. The other three occasions are – 8 for 49 at Sharjah on 29.10.00, 8 for 65 at Kanpur on 24.12.86 and 8 for 91 at Col-RPS on 29.08.08.
MS Dhoni was playing his 150th one day innings in this game. He became the ninth Indian batsman to play 150 plus innings. Others are – SR Tendulkar {431}, R Dravid {313}, M Azharuddin {308}, SC Ganguly {300}, Yuvraj Singh {232}, V Sehwag {220}, N Kapil Dev {198} and A Jadeja {179}
Sri Lanka Tri Series : Fourth game – Match played on reserve day abandoned
Fourth ODI – Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 19.08.10 and 20.08.10 : Match abandoned due to rain
This match is abandoned due to rain after New Zealand had won the toss. This match was played on the next day – reserve day – as per the rules of the tournament. It was played on next day, on 20.08.10 but was abandoned again after New Zealand had scored 203 for 3 in 43.4 overs
The game between Sri Lanka and New Zealand scheduled on 19.08.10 is treated as a No result game. This game represents the fourth no result game between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The other three games are – at Col-RPS on 04.12.92, at Bloemfontein on 08.12.94 and at Hamilton on 09.01.07
DPMD Jayawardene was playing his 300th one day innings for Sri Lanka in this game and celebrated the occasion by scoring a half century – 59 not out. It was his 305th innings overall including his appearances for Asia Eleven and ICC World Eleven. His 59 in this innings represents his 55th one day half century and 67th fifty. Other Sri Lankan cricketer to play 300 innings is ST Jayasuriya {428}
WU Tharanga was playing his 100th innings in this game. He scored 12 in this game. He became the 16th Sri Lankan cricketer to play 100 plus innings. His 100 innings include an innings he played representing Asia Eleven
Sri Lanka Tri Series – Batsmen scoring 99 not out in one day games
V Sehwag scored 99 not out in the game between India and Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 16.08.10 providing the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring 99 not out in one day games.
V Sehwag became the second batsman to score 99 not out against Sri Lanka after DM Jones of Australia who had made 99 not out at Adelaide on 28.01.85. He also earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian batsman to score 99 not out in one day games
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Ind | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | BA Edgar | 99* | NZl | Ind | Auckland | 14.02.81 |
| 2 | DM Jones | 99* | Aus | Srl | Adelaide | 28.01.85 |
| 3 | RB Richardson | 99* | Win | Pak | Sharjah | 15.11.85 |
| 4 | A Flower | 99* | Zim | Aus | Harare | 24.10.99 |
| 5 | ADR Campbell | 99* | Zim | NZl | Bulawayo | 01.10.00 |
| 6 | RR Sarwan | 99* | Win | Ind | Ahmedabad | 15.11.02 |
| 7 | BJ Hodge | 99* | Aus | Nzl | Melbourne | 04.02.07 |
| 8 | Mohd Yousuf | 99* | Pak | Ind | Gwalior | 15.11.07 |
| 9 | MJ Clarke | 99* | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 30.06.10 |
| 10 | V Sehwag | 99* | Ind | Srl | Dambulla | 16.08.10 |
Sri Lanka Tri Series – Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the match on one day games
WU Tharanga was dismissed by the first ball of the match in this game providing the 56th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in one day games. All the 56 occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Bowler | Team | Opp | Venue | Year |
| 1 | B Wood | AME Roberts | Eng | Win | Scarborough | 1976 |
| 2 | DW Randall | AME Roberts | Eng | Win | Brisbane | 1979/80 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | RJ Hadlee | Ind | NZl | Perth | 1980/81 |
| 4 | JG Wright | JR Thomson | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 1981/82 |
| 5 | GM Wood | J Garner | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 1984/85 |
| 6 | RJ Shastri | Imran Khan | Ind | Pak | Sharjah | 1984/85 |
| 7 | JG Bracewell | CJ McDermott | NZl | Aus | Adelaide | 1985/86 |
| 8 | Mudassar Nazar | JG Thomas | Pak | Eng | Birmingham | 1987 |
| 9 | Rameez Raja | TM Alderman | Pak | Aus | Brisbane | 1988/89 |
| 10 | JG Wright | CJ McDermott | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 1991/92 |
| 11 | RS Mahanama | CJ McDermott | Srl | Aus | Col-RPS | 1992 |
| 12 | Rameez Raja | BP Patterson | Pak | Win | Cape Town | 1992/93 |
| 13 | A Flower | Wasim Akram | Zim | Pak | Karachi | 1993/94 |
| 14 | RS Mahanama | C Pringle | Srl | NZl | Bloemfontein | 1994/95 |
| 15 | AP Gurusinha | Saiful Islam | Srl | Ban | Sharjah | 1994/95 |
| 16 | Shahid Afridi | EZMatambanadzo | Pak | Zim | Peshawar | 1996/97 |
| 17 | SC Ganguly | WPUJC Vaas | Ind | Srl | Mumbai | 1997 |
| 18 | PA Wallace | DR Brown | Win | Eng | Sharjah | 1997/98 |
| 19 | PA Wallace | SM Pollock | Win | SAF | East London | 1998/99 |
| 20 | RD Jacobs | DS Mohanty | Win | Ind | Singapore | 1999 |
| 21 | SL Campbell | CL Cairns | Win | NZl | Taupo | 1999/00 |
| 22 | SL Campbell | CL Cairns | Win | NZl | Napier | 1999/00 |
| 23 | AC Parore | Wasim Akram | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 2000/01 |
| 24 | Saeed Anwar | DR Tuffey | Pak | NZl | Napier | 2000/01 |
| 25 | CJ Nevin | WPUJC Vaas | NZl | Srl | Sharjah | 2000/01 |
| 26 | ME Trescothick | Waqar Younis | Eng | Pak | Leeds | 2001 |
| 27 | MS Sinclair | Z Khan | NZl | Ind | Col-RPS | 2001 |
| 28 | V Sehwag | WPUJC Vaas | Ind | Srl | Col-SSC | 2001 |
| 29 | DD Ebrahim | WPUJC Vaas | Zim | Srl | Col-SSC | 2001/02 |
| 30 | AC Gilchrist | SM Pollock | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 2001/02 |
| 31 | HH Gibbs | JEC Franklin | SAF | NZl | Brisbane | 2001/02 |
| 32 | AC Gilchrist | Wasim Akram | Aus | Pak | Melbourne-CS | 2002 |
| 33 | SC Ganguly | D Gough | Ind | Eng | Che-le-Street | 2002 |
| 34 | HH Gibbs | Wasim Akram | SAF | Pak | Tangier | 2002 |
| 35 | ST Jayasuriya | Z Khan | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 2002/03 |
| 36 | Hannan Sarkar | WPUJC Vaas | Ban | Srl | Pietermaritzburg | 2002/03 |
| 37 | Imran Nazir | JM Anderson | Pak | Eng | The Oval | 2003 |
| 38 | Yasir Hameed | T Panyangara | Pak | Zim | Multan | 2004/05 |
| 39 | S Matsikenyeri | run out | Zim | Ban | Chittagong | 2004/05 |
| 40 | AC Gilchrist | SM Pollock | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 2005/06 |
| 41 | KO Otieno | Syed Rasel | Ken | Ban | Nairobi-Gym | 2006 |
| 42 | ME Trescothick | Shoaib Akhtar | Eng | Pak | Southampton | 2006 |
| 43 | EC Joyce | JEC Franklin | Eng | NZl | St Lucia | 2006/07 |
| 44 | DJ Reekers | JAR Blain | Net | Sco | Dublin | 2008 |
| 45 | Mohd Iqbal | run out | Can | Win | King City | 2008 |
| 46 | Tamim Iqbal | NW Bracken | Ban | Aus | Darwin | 2008 |
| 47 | Salman Butt | DBL Powell | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 2008/09 |
| 48 | SR Waters | CB Mpofu | Ken | Zim | Nairobi | 2008/09 |
| 49 | Tamim Iqbal | KAJ Roach | Ban | Win | Dominica | 2009 |
| 50 | KAO Powell | Mahbubul Alam | Win | Ban | Basseterre | 2009 |
| 51 | Nasir Jamshed | KMDN Kulasekara | Pak | Srl | Dambulla | 2009 |
| 52 | Kamran Akmal | KMDN Kulasekara | Pak | Srl | Col-RPS | 2009 |
| 53 | SR Watson | KAJ Roach | Aus | Win | Johannesburg | 2009/10 |
| 54 | WU Tharanga | Z Khan | Srl | Ind | Delhi | 2009/10 |
| 55 | CH Gayle | DE Bollinger | Win | Aus | Adelaide | 2009/10 |
| 56 | WU Tharanga | P Kumar | Srl | Ind | Dambulla | 2009/10 |
His dismissal provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed by the first ball of a match.
| No | Batsman | Bowler | Team | Opp | Venue | Year |
| 1 | RS Mahanama | CJ McDermott | Srl | Aus | Col-RPS | 1992 |
| 2 | RS Mahanama | C Pringle | Srl | NZl | Bloemfontein | 1994/95 |
| 3 | AP Gurusinha | Saiful Islam | Srl | Ban | Sharjah | 1994/95 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | Z Khan | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 2002/03 |
| 5 | WU Tharanga | Z Khan | Srl | Ind | Delhi | 2009/10 |
| 6 | WU Tharanga | P Kumar | Srl | Ind | Dambulla | 2009/10 |
WU Tharanga has been dismissed by the first ball of the match on two occasions. He is the tenth batsman to suffer such an ignominy on two or more occasions
| No | Batsman | Bowler | Team | Opp | Venue | Year |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | SM Pollock | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 2001/02 |
| AC Gilchrist | Wasim Akram | Aus | Pak | Mel'one-CS | 2002 | |
| AC Gilchrist | SM Pollock | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 2005/06 | |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | JEC Franklin | SAF | NZl | Brisbane | 2001/02 |
| HH Gibbs | Wasim Akram | SAF | Pak | Tangier | 2002 | |
| 3 | JG Wright | JR Thomson | NZl | Aus | Wellington | 1981/82 |
| JG Wright | CJ McDermott | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 1991/92 | |
| 4 | PA Wallace | DR Brown | Win | Eng | Sharjah | 1997/98 |
| PA Wallace | SM Pollock | Win | SAF | East London | 1998/99 | |
| 5 | Rameez Raja | TM Alderman | Pak | Aus | Brisbane | 1988/89 |
| Rameez Raja | BP Patterson | Pak | Win | Cape Town | 1992/93 | |
| 6 | RS Mahanama | CJ McDermott | Srl | Aus | Col-RPS | 1992 |
| RS Mahanama | C Pringle | Srl | NZl | Bloemfontein | 1994/95 | |
| 7 | SC Ganguly | WPUJC Vaas | Ind | Srl | Mumbai | 1997 |
| SC Ganguly | D Gough | Ind | Eng | Che-le-St | 2002 | |
| 8 | SL Campbell | CL Cairns | Win | NZl | Taupo | 1999/00 |
| SL Campbell | CL Cairns | Win | NZl | Napier | 1999/00 | |
| 9 | Tamim Iqbal | NW Bracken | Ban | Aus | Darwin | 2008 |
| Tamim Iqbal | KAJ Roach | Ban | Win | Dominica | 2009 | |
| 10 | WU Tharanga | Z Khan | Srl | Ind | Delhi | 2009/10 |
| WU Tharanga | P Kumar | Srl | Ind | Dambulla | 2009/10 |
RS Mahanama and WU Tharanga are the two Sri Lankan batsmen to be dismissed by the first ball of the match on two occasions
| No | Batsman | Bowler | Team | Opp | Venue | Year |
| 1 | RS Mahanama | CJ McDermott | Srl | Aus | Col-RPS | 1992 |
| RS Mahanama | C Pringle | Srl | NZl | Bloemfontein | 1994/95 | |
| 2 | WU Tharanga | Z Khan | Srl | Ind | Delhi | 2009/10 |
| WU Tharanga | P Kumar | Srl | Ind | Dambulla | 2009/10 |
His dismissal by the first ball of the match provides the sixth occasion of a batsman suffering from such an ignominy against India
| No | Batsman | Bowler | Team | Opp | Venue | Year |
| 1 | RD Jacobs | DS Mohanty | Win | Ind | Singapore | 1999 |
| 2 | MS Sinclair | Z Khan | NZl | Ind | Col-RPS | 2001 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | Z Khan | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 2002/03 |
| 4 | WU Tharanga | Z Khan | Srl | Ind | Delhi | 2009/10 |
| 5 | WU Tharanga | P Kumar | Srl | Ind | Dambulla | 2009/10 |
Sri Lanka Triseries : India coasts to a six wicket win over Sri Lanka
Third Game: Sri Lanka vs India at Dambulla on 16.08.10: India won by six wickets
WU Tharanga was dismissed for duck of the first ball he received in this game providing the 135th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games.
WU Tharanga’s first ball duck in this game provide the third occasion of his suffering such an ignominy as an opening batsman in one day games. The other two occasions are – vs West Indies at Mum-BS on 14.10.06 and vs India at Delhi on 27.12.09, He became the fourth Sri Lankan opening batsman to collect the first ball duck on three or more occasions. Others are – ST Jayaasuriya {08}, RS Kaluwitharna {03} and RS Mahanama {03}
WU Tharanga’s first ball duck in this game provide the 32nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck against India in one day games. His duck provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman to suffer such an ignominy against India. WU Tharanga collected the first ball duck against India for the second time {first occasion was at Delhi on 27.12.09} and he became the second Sri Lankan batsman to suffer such an ignominy on two or more occasions after ST Jayasuriya who has three such occasions to his credit {at Col-RPS on 18.07.97, at Col-RPS on 30.09.02 and at Col-RPS on 03.02.09}.
WU Tharanga was dismissed by the first ball of the match in this game providing the 56th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in one day games. His dismissal provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed by the first ball of a match. The six occasions are - RS Mahanama vs Australia at Col-RPS in 1992, AP Gurusinha vs Bangladesh at Sharjah in 1994-95, RS Mahanama vs New Zealand a Bloemfontien in 1994-95, ST Jayasuriya vs India at Col-RPS in 2002-03, WU Tharanga vs India at Delhi in 2009-10 and WU Tharanga vs India at Dambulla in 2009-10.
WU Tharanga has been dismissed twice by the first ball of the match and becomes the tenth batsman in the history of one day games to be dismissed by the first ball of the match on two or more occasions. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia {03}, HH Gibbs of South Africa {02}, JG Wright of New Zealand {02}, PA Wallace of West Indies {02}, Rameez Raja of Pakistan {02}, RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka {02}, SC Ganguly of India {02}, SL Campbell of West Indies {02} and Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh {02}
WU Tharanga is the second Sri Lankan batsman after RS Mahanama to be dismissed by the first ball of the match on two occasions.
WU Tharanga’s duck in this game provide the 86th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a duck against India. WU Tharang’s duck in this game is his fourth duck against India. He became the sixth Sri Lankan batsman to score four or more ducks against India. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {07}, DPMD Jayawardene {05}, RS Kaluwitharana {05}, WPUJC Vaas {05} and PA de Silva {04}.
WU Tharanga’s four ducks have come while he was opening the innings against India. He is the third Sri Lankan opening batsman to score four or more ducks against India. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {06} and RS Kaluwitharana {04}
SK Raina was playing his 100th one day game when he appeared in this game. He became the 29th Indian cricketer to play 100 plus one day games.
V Kohli scored a duck in this game which was the second duck of his one day career. He had failed to open his account against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 28.05.10
RG Sharma failed to open his account in this game which represents his fifth duck of his one day career. The five occasions are – vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 05.02.08, vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 20.08.09, vs West Indies at Kingston on 28.06.10, vs Bangladesh at Dambulla o 16.06.10 and vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 16.08.10
RG Sharma has scored ducks against Sri Lanka on three occasions. He became the eighth Indian batsman to suffer the ignominy of scoring ducks against Sri Lankaon three or more occasions. Others are – Harbhajan Singh {04}, SC Ganguly {03}, A Jadeja {03}. SK Raina {03}, SR Tendulkar {03} and Yuvraj Singh {03}
V Kohli and RG Sharma scored ducks in this game with which the number of ducks scored by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka stood at 66.
V Sehwag scored 99 not out in this game providing the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring 99 not out in one day games. Others are – BA Edgar of New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 14.02.81, DM Jones of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Adelaide on 28.01.85, RB Richardson of West Indies vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 15.11.85, A Flower of Zimbabwe vs Australia at Harare on 24.10.99, ADR Campbell of Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 01.10.00, RR Sarwan of West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad on 15.11.02, BJ Hodge of Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 04.02.07, Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan vs India at Gwalior on 15.11.07 and MJ Clarke of Australia vs England at The Oval on 30.06.10
V Sehwag became the second batsman to score 99 not out against Sri Lanka after DM Jones of Australia who had made 99 not out at Adelaide on 28.01.85. He is the first Indian batsman to score 99 not out in one day games.
V Sehwag’s 99 not out in this game provide the 31st occasion of a batsman scoring 99 in one day games. His 99 in this game provide the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 99 in one day games. Other occasions are – 99 by K Srikkanth vs England at Cuttack on 27.12.84, 99 by VVS Laxman vs West Indies at Nagpur on 09.11.02, 99 by R Dravid vs Pakistan at Karachi on 13.03.04, 99 by SR Tendulkar vs South Africa at Belfast on 26.06.07, 99 by SR Tendulkar vs England at Bristol on 24.08.07 and 99 by SR Tendulkar vs Pakistan at Mohali on 08.11.07
V Sehwag became the first Indian batsman to score 99 against Sri Lanka when he socred 99 not out in this game. He is the fifth batsman to score 99 against Sri Lanka. Others are – 99* by DM Jones of Australia at Adelaide on 28.01.85, 99 by L Klusener of South Africa at Lahore on 08.11.97, 99 by GC Smith of South Africa at Centurion on 29.11.02 and 99 by AC Gilchrist at Centurion on 07.03.03.
V Kohli and RG Sharma scored zeros while batting at number three and four respectively in this game providing the second occasion of two Indian batsmen batting at number three and four scoring ducks in an one day games. The first such occasion was witnessed when RV Uthappa {at number three} and R Draivd {at number four} failed to open their account against Australia at Hyd-RGS on 05.10.07
At the end of this game, KC Sangakkara has an aggregate of 46 catches against India with which he owns the record for most catches by a wicket keeper in Sri Lanka India one day series. He wrested the record fr0m MS Dhoni who has an aggregate of 45 catches. Both the wicket keepers pouched a catch each in this game.
KC Sangakkara’s record in the series came in his 50th innings of his wicket keeping stint against India. He became the first wicket keeper to keep wickets on 50 occasions against India. Others who have kept wickets in 45 plus innings against India are Moin Khan {47} and AC Gilchrist {46}
At the end of this game he had an aggregate dismissals of 52 {46 ct plus 06 st} against India. He is the third wicket keeper after AC Gilchrist {79} and Moin Khan {71} to effect 50 or more dismissals against India.
KC Sangakkara’s 52 dismissals against India provide the eleventh occasion of a wicket keeper effecting 50 plus dismissals against a specific opposition. The complete list read thus – AC Gilchrist of Australia (79} vs India, Moin Khan of Pakistan {71} vs India, AC Gilchrist of Australia {69} vs South Africa, AC Gilchrist of Australia {64} vs England, AC Gilchrist of Australia {62} vs New Zealand, MV Boucher of South Africa {59} vs Pakistan, MS Dhoni of India {57} vs Sri Lanka, MV Boucher of South Africa {55} vs Sri Lanka, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka {54} vs Pakistan, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {52} vs India and MV Boucher of South Africa {51} vs Australia
MS Dhoni with his two dismissals in this game has an aggregate of 57 dismissals against Sri Lanka and with it the record of the most dismissals against Sri Lanka. He wrested the record from MV Boucher of South Africa who had 55 dismissals
Triangular Series – India vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 10.08.200 10 : New Zealand win by 200 runs
First Game : India vs New Zealand at Dambullla on 10.08.10 : New Zealand won by 200 runs
The one day game between India and New Zealand at Dambulla in the triangular series between India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka which started today assumed significant importance in the history of one day internationals
August, 10, was the only date on which a one day was not played until today and with today’s match One day games have been played on all days – 366 days – in a year.
Test Cricket achieved this feat earlier on May, 24, 2003 for all possible 366 dates of the year.
New Zealand capped KS Williamson for this game. He became the 161st cricketer to represent New Zealand in one day games. He became the 16th New Zealand cricketer to make his one day debut against India.
KS Williamson scored zero in this game to become the 161st batsman to score duck on one day debut. He is the 14th New Zealand batsman to suffer such an ignominy in one day games and he is the first New Zealand batsman to score a duck on debut against India.
KS Williamson became the seventh batsman to score a duck on debut against India. Others are – Harunur Rashid of Bangladesh at Chittagong on 27.10.88, AC Hudson of South Africa at Kolkata on 10.11.91, Arshad Ali of UAE at Dambulla on 16.07.04, Naseemuddin Aslam of UAE at Dambulla on 16.07.04, Riawan Latif of UAE at Dambulla on 16.07.04 and RG Aga of Kenya at Southampton on 11.09.04
LRPL Taylor and SB Styris added 190 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 145th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand provides the 32nd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games against various oppositions.
This partnership provides the 22nd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against India.
This stand also represents New Zealand’s record stand against India obliterating the third wicket stand of 181 runs stand between AC Parore and KR Rutheford against India at Vadodara on 28.09.84
This stand also represents New Zealand’s record stand for the third wicket obliterating 171 runs unfinished stand between MD Crowe and SP Fleming against India at Jamshedpur on 15.11.95
A Nehra captured four wickets conceding 47 runs in this game providing the 128th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. This four wicket haul represents A Nehra’s seventh four or more wicket haul in one day games which are – 6 for 23 vs England at Durban on 26.02.03, 4 for 35 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 10.03.03, 4 for 72 vs Pakistan at Vizag on 05.04.05, 6 for 59 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 09.08.05, 4 for 55 vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26.02.09, 4 for 40 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 24.06.10 and 4 for 47 vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 10.10.10
AB Agarkar {12}, A Kumble {10}, J Srinath {10} and Zaheer Khan {08} are the other four bowlers who have captured more four or more wickets hauls than A Nehra.
A Nehra’s 4 for 47 represent the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing fouror more wickets in an innings against New Zealand
LRPL Taylor’s 95 in this game provide the 70th occasion of a captain scoring ninety in one day games. His 95 in this game provide the ninth occasion of New Zealand captain scoring a ninety in one day games. He became the first New Zealand captain to score a ninety against India. His 95 represent the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety against India in one day games
LRPL Taylor’s 95 in this game provide the 37th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety in one day games. His 95 in this game provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety against India. Other five occasions are – 99* by BA Edgar at Auckland on 14.02.81, 90 by SP Fleming at Napier on 25.03.94, 96 by AC Parore at Vadodara on 28.10.94, 92 by NJ Astle at Bangalore on 14.05.97 and 97 by NJ Astle at Gwalior on 11.11.99
SB Styris completed 4000 runs in his one day career when he was on 58 during his knock of 89 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 4031. He became the seventh New Zealand batsman to total 4000 plus runs in one day games. Others are – SP Fleming {8007}, NJ Astle {7090}, CL Cairns {4881}, CD McMillan {4707}, MD Crowe {4704} and CZ Harris {4379}
SB Styris’s 89 in this game represent his 25th half century in one day games. He is the seventh New Zealand batsman to score 25 or more half centuries. Others are – SP Fleming {49}, NJ Astle {41}, MD Crowe {34}, CD McMillan {28}, CL Cairns {25} and AH Jones {25}
LRPL Taylor’s 95 in this game represents his 16th one day half century and 19th fifty.
LRPL Taylor pouched four catches in India’s innings providing the sixth occasion of a captain pouching four catches as a fieldsman in an innings. Others are – KC Wessels of South Africa vs West Indies at Kingston on 07.04.92, MA Taylor of Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 08.12.92, KR Rutherford of New Zealand vs India at Napier on 18.02.95, GC Smith of South Africa vs India at Cape Town on 16.02.95 and SP Fleming of New Zealand vs England at Adelaide on 23.01.07
LRPL Taylor’s four catches in this game provide the 18th occasion of captain pouching four or catches in an innings. The list includes wicket keeper captains also.
India’s 88 all out in this game provide the 85th occasion of a team dismissed all out for less than 100 runs in a completed innings.
India has been dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a completed innings on six occasions – 79 vs Pakistan at Sialkot on 13.10.78, 63 vs Australia at Sydney on 08.01.81, 78 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur on 24.12.86, 54 vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 29.10.00, 91 vs South Africa at Durban on 22.11.06 and 88 vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 10.08.10
India’s 88 in this game represent its lowest total in a completed innings against New Zealand in a one day game. India’s previous low was 108 on two occasions – at Auckland on 26.12.02 and at Christchurch on 01.01.03
Two New Zealand batsmen – LRPL Taylor {95} and SB Styris {89} scored more than India’s team total of 88 – providing the 38th and 39th occasion of a batsman’s individual score greater than the opponent team’s total
A Nehra’s 4 for 47 in this game went in vain providing the 23rd occasion of an Indian bowler’s four or more wickets haul in a losing cause. A Nehra’s figures provide the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause against New Zealand in one day games. The other three occasions are – 4 for 30 by DR Doshi at Brisbane in Dec 1980, 4 for 52 by J Srinath at Napier on 16.02.95 and 4 for 23 by J Srinath at Auckland on 26.12.02.
MS Dhoni’s run out for 2 in this game provide the 38th occasion of a captain-wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in one day games.
MS Dhoni has been dismissed run out on five occasions in his dual role as captain and wicket keeper – for 31 vs Sri Lanka at Canberra on 12.02.08, for 37 vs Australia at Adelaide on 17.02.08, for 41 vs West Indies at Kingston on 26.06.09
for 41 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 22.06.10 and for 02 vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 10.08.10. He now shares the record for most run outs as a captain-wicket keeper in one day games with A Flower of Zimbabwe.
‘MS Dhoni’s run out for 02 in this game provide the 461st occasion of a captain dismissed run out in one day games. His run out in this game provides the 47th occasion of an Indian captain dismissed run out in one day games. His run out in this game represents the seventh occasion of an Indian captain dismissed run out against New Zealand in one day games.
MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game provide the tenth occasion of his being dismissed run out as a wicket keeper batsman in one day games. He is the 13th wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out on ten or more occasions in one day games. Others are – RS Kaluwitharna of Sri Lanka {25}, IA Healey of Australia {21}, A Flower of Zimbabwe {19}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {17}, RD Jacobs of West Indies {16}, DJ Richardson of South Africa {16}, AC Parore of New Zealand {14}, MV Boucher of South Africa {12}, Moin Khan of Pakistan {12}, NR Mongia of India {12}, Rashid Latif of Pakistan {12} and AC Gilchrist of Australia {11}
MS Dhoni became the second Indian wicket keeper to be dismissed run out on ten or more occasions. NR Mongia is the other wicket keeper who has been dismissed run out on 12 occasions
New Zealand won this game by 200 runs to provide the 28th occasion of a team winning a one day game by 200 plus runs margin.
India losing this game by 200 runs provides the fourth occasion of India losing a one day game by 200 plus runs. Other occasions are – Sri Lanka won the match by 245 runs at Sharjah on 29.10.00, Australia won by 208 runs at Sydney on 08.02.04 and England won by 202 runs at Lord’s on 07.06.75
India in Sri Lanka : Third Test : Fifty and hundred in a test by Indian batsmen
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VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in this test provide the 48th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred and fifty in a test match. All the 48 occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Bat1 | Bat2 | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | S Mushtaq Ali | 54 | 106 | Win | Kolkata | Dec 1948 |
| 2 | MH Mankad | 72 | 184 | Eng | Lord's | Jun 1952 |
| 3 | PR Umrigar | 130 | 69 | Win | Trinidad | Jan 1953 |
| 4 | P Roy | 85 | 150 | Win | Kingston | Mar 1953 |
| 5 | CG Borde | 109 | 96 | Win | Delhi | Feb 1959 |
| 6 | PR Umrigar | 56 | 172* | Win | Trinidad | Apr 1962 |
| 7 | RG Nadkarni | 52* | 122* | Eng | Kanpur | Feb 1964 |
| 8 | MAK Pataudi | 64 | 148 | Eng | Leeds | Jun 1967 |
| 9 | ML Jaisimha | 74 | 101 | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 1968 |
| 10 | SM Gavaskar | 116 | 64* | Win | Georgetown | Mar 1971 |
| 11 | FM Engineer | 121 | 66 | Eng | Mum-BS | Feb 1973 |
| 12 | SM Gavaskar | 101 | 58 | Eng | Manchester | Jun 1974 |
| 13 | GR Viswanath | 52 | 139 | Win | Kolkata | Dec 1974 |
| 14 | GR Viswanath | 68 | 103* | NZl | Kanpur | Nov 1976 |
| 15 | M Amarnath | 90 | 100 | Aus | Perth | Dec 1977 |
| 16 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 73 | Win | Mumbai | Dec 1978 |
| 17 | M Amarnath | 58 | 117 | Win | Trinidad | Mar 1983 |
| 18 | M Amarnath | 54 | 116 | Win | St John's | Apr 1983 |
| 19 | DB Vengsarkar | 159 | 63 | Win | Delhi | Oct 1983 |
| 20 | M Azharuddin | 122 | 54* | Eng | Kanpur | Jan 1985 |
| 21 | DB Vengsarkar | 61 | 102* | Eng | Leeds | Jun 1986 |
| 22 | SR Tendulkar | 68 | 119* | Eng | Manchester | Aug 1990 |
| 23 | NS Sidhu | 82 | 104 | Srl | Col-SSC | Jul 1993 |
| 24 | NS Sidhu | 107 | 76 | Win | Nagpur | Dec 1994 |
| 25 | SR Tendulkar | 179 | 54 | Win | Nagpur | Dec 1994 |
| 26 | SR Tendulkar | 177 | 74 | Eng | Nottingham | Jul 1996 |
| 27 | M Azharuddin | 109 | 52 | SAF | Kolkata | Nov 1996 |
| 28 | R Dravid | 148 | 81 | SAF | Johannesburg | Jan 1997 |
| 29 | SR Tendulkar | 53 | 124* | Srl | Col-SSC | Feb 1999 |
| 30 | SC Ganguly | 125 | 53 | NZl | Ahmedabad | Oct 1999 |
| 31 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 52 | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 1999 |
| 32 | R Dravid | 200* | 70* | Zim | Delhi | Nov 2000 |
| 33 | VVS Laxman | 59 | 281 | Aus | Kolkata | Mar 2001 |
| 34 | R Dravid | 222 | 73 | NZl | Ahmedabad | Oct 2003 |
| 35 | VVS Laxman | 104* | 67* | NZl | Mohali | Oct 2003 |
| 36 | R Dravid | 233 | 72* | Aus | Adelaide | Dec 2003 |
| 37 | SR Tendulkar | 241* | 60* | Aus | Sydney | Jan 2004 |
| 38 | W Jaffer | 81 | 100 | Eng | Nagpur | Mar 2006 |
| 39 | VVS Laxman | 100 | 63 | Win | Basseterre | Jun 2006 |
| 40 | W Jaffer | 202 | 56 | Pak | Kolkata | Nov 2007 |
| 41 | SC Ganguly | 239 | 91 | Pak | Bangalore | Dec 2007 |
| 42 | V Sehwag | 63 | 151 | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 2008 |
| 43 | V Sehwag | 201* | 50 | Srl | Galle | Jul 2008 |
| 44 | G Gambhir | 67 | 104 | Aus | Mohali | Oct 2008 |
| 45 | VVS Laxman | 200* | 59* | Aus | Delhi | Oct 2008 |
| 46 | G Gambhir | 179 | 97 | Eng | Mohali | Dec 2008 |
| 47 | VVS Laxman | 76 | 124* | NZl | Napier | Mar 2009 |
| 48 | VVS Laxman | 56 | 103* | Srl | Col-PSS | Aug 2010 |
VVS Laxman became the second Indian batsman to score a hundred and fifty in a test match on six occasions, the first being SR Tendulkar. Performances of these two batsmen are listed below.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 68 | 119* | Eng | Manchester | Aug 1990 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 179 | 54 | Win | Nagpur | Dec 1994 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 177 | 74 | Eng | Nottingham | Jul 1996 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 53 | 124* | Srl | Col-SSC | Feb 1999 |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 52 | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 1999 |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 241* | 60* | Aus | Sydney | Jan 2004 |
| 1 | VVS Laxman | 59 | 281 | Aus | Kolkata | Mar 2001 |
| 2 | VVS Laxman | 104* | 67* | NZl | Mohali | Oct 2003 |
| 3 | VVS Laxman | 100 | 63 | Win | Basseterre | Jun 2006 |
| 4 | VVS Laxman | 200* | 59* | Aus | Delhi | Oct 2008 |
| 5 | VVS Laxman | 76 | 124* | NZl | Napier | Mar 2009 |
| 6 | VVS Laxman | 56 | 103* | Srl | Col-PSS | Aug 2010 |