World record for Mahela Jayawardene
DPMD Jayawardene’s 79 gave him another world record for most fifties at a specific venue. It was his 14th fifty at Col-SSC {09 centuries and 05 half centuries}. While creating this world record he went past three batsmen – AR Border, GS Chappell and JH Kallis who had registered 13 fifties at specific venues.
DPMD Jayawardene’s fourteen fifties at Col-SSC are listed thus – 242 vs Ind in Feb 99, 77 vs Pak in Jun 00, 101* vs SAF in Aug 00, 71 vs Eng in Mar 01, 139 vs Ind in Aug 01, 150 retd hurt vs Ban in Sep 01, 134 vs Eng in Dec 03, 82 vs SAF in Aug 04, 82 vs Pak in Mar 06, 374 vs SAF in Jul 06, 127 vs Ban in Jun 07, 195 vs Eng in Dec 07, 136 vs Ind in Jul 08 and 79 vs Pak in Jul 09
AR Border of Australia had registered four centuries and nine half centuries at Adelaide Oval, GS Chappell of Australia had registered four centuries and nine half centuries at Melbourne and JH Kallis of South Afirca had registered five centuries and eight half centuries at Cape Town.