This game was the 25^th T20I game for Sri Lanka and its third against India. Of the 25 games, it has won 16 games and lost nine games. It is their second win against India out of three games.

KC Sangakkara scored 59 runs in this game gave him the following accreditations.

He became the fifth batsman to score five or more fifties in T20I games. Others are G Gambhir {06}, TM Dilshan {05}, CH Gayle {05} and BB McCullum {05}. Yuvraj Singh was to join this select band later during India’s innings when he scored 60 not out to become the sixth batsman to score five or more fifties in T20I games.

He became the only captain in T20I games to register five fifties. He earned the distinction of becoming the only captain-cum-wicket keeper batsman to register five fifties in T20I games.

He became the only wicketkeeper batsman in T20I games to register five fifties. He wrested the record from BB McCullum of New Zealand who had scored four fifties. The fifties scored by BB McCullum and KC Sangakkara are listed below

BB McCullum of New Zealand
No	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	59	NZl	Win	Hamilton	28.12.08
2	61	NZl	Aus	Sydney	15.02.09
3	56*	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
4	69*	NZl	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka
No	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
2	64*	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
3	69	Srl	NZl	Col-RPS	04.09.09
4	78	Srl	Ind	Nagpur	09.12.09
5	58	Srl	Ind	Mohali	12.12.09

KC Sangakkara now holds the record for most runs by a wicket keeper batsman in T20I games. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 572 runs. He wrested this record from BB McCullum of New Zealand who had an aggregate of 564 runs.

KC Sangakkara’s aggregate of 572 runs stands fifth at the end of this game in the list of batsmen who have most aggregate runs. BB McCullum {813}, GC Smith {642}, TM Dilshan {607} and ST Jayasuriya {606} are the batsmen who have more aggregate runs than KC Sangakkara.

ST Jayasuriya completed 600 runs in T20I games when he was on 25 during the course of his knock of 31 in this game. He became the fourth batsman in T20I games to aggregate 600 plus runs. Others are – BB McCullum {813}, GC Smith {642}, TM Dilshan {607}.

Thus Sri Lanka became the first Team to have two batsmen with an aggregate of 600 T20I runs – TM Dilshan {607} and ST Jayasuriya {606}

ST Jayasuriya and KC Sangakkara added 81 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 29^th occasion of fifty plus runs partnership in T20I games.

ST Jayasuriya and KC Sangakkara added 81 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in T20I games.

ST Jayasuriya and KC Sangakkara added 81 runs for the second wicket in this game which represents the record partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the second wicket in T20I games. The previous best was 75 runs between the same pair against Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07.

Yuvraj Singh’s all round performance of 60 not out and 3 for 23 in this game make him the fourth cricketer who has scored a half centuryt and captured three or more wickets in a T20I game. Other three are – ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka{51* and 3 for 21 vs New Zealand at Wellington on 22.12.06, RN ten Doeschate of Netherlands {56 and 3 for 27 vs Kenya at Belfast on 02.08.08} and DJ Bravo of West Indies {66* and 4 for 38 vs India at Lord’s on 12.06.09}. Yuvraj Singh’s performance came on his birth day.

S Tyagi became the 26^th Indian Cricketer to represent India in T20I game when he made his debut in this game.

KC Sangakkara registered his fifth half century when he made 59 in this game and shares the Sri Lankan record for most fifties with TM Dilshan.

KC Sangakkara’s 59 in this game provide the 16^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a half century in T20I games and also represent the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a fifty against India. The other two occasions are – TM Dilshan {61 at Col-RPS on 10.02.09} and KC Sangakkara {78 at Nagpur on 09.12.09}

Indian innings witnessed the fifty plus runs partnerships for the first three wickets – 58 runs of the first wicket between G Gambhir and V Sehwag, 50 runs for the second wicket between V Sehwag and MS Dhoni and 80 runs for the third wicket between MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh, providing the first occasion of a team producing 50 plus runs partnerships for the first three wickets in a T20I game.

KC Sangakkara {59}, V Sehwag {64} and Yuvraj Singh {60*} scored half centuries in this game to take number of fifties to 135 which includes a hundred – 117 by CH Gayle against South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07

KC Sangakkara’s 59 in this game was in a losing cause providing the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty going vain in T20I games. It is the second fifty by a Sri Lankan batsman in a losing cause against India

KC Sangakkara’s 59 in this game was in a losing cause providing the eleventh occasion of a captain’s fifty going vain in T20I games.

KC Sangakkara’s 59 in this game was in a losing cause providing the third occasion of his fifty as captain going vain in T20I games. The three occasions are – 64* vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09, 69 vs NZl at Col-RPS on 04.09.09 and 59 vs India at Mohali on 12.12.09.

KC Sangakkara now holds the record of witnessing most fifties in a losing cause as captain in T20I games. He wrested this record from CH Gayle of West Indian captain who had witnessed two of his fifties in a losing cause – 61 vs England at The Oval on 29.06.07 and 63* vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09

KC Sangakkara and CH Gayle share the record of witnessing most fifties going in vain in T20I games. KC Sangakkara’s three fifties in a losing cause are – 64* vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09, 69 vs NZl at Col-RPS on 04.09.09 and 59 vs India at Mohali on 12.12.09. CH Gayle’s three fifties in a losing cause are – 61 vs England at The Oval on 29.06.07, 117 vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07 and 63* vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09

India’s 211 for 4 in 19.1 overs provide the third occasion of a team registering 200 plus runs while batting second. The other two occasions are – South Africa registering 208 for 2 vs West Indies on 11.09.07 and England registering 200 for 6 against India at Durban on 19.09.07. On all these three occasion, the team which has batted first scored 200 plus runs.

India won this game by scoring 211 for 4 providing the second occasion of a team winning a T20I game by scoring 200 plus runs while batting second. The other occasion was South Africa registering 208 for 2 vs West Indies on 11.09.07

India’s 211 for 4 in this game represent the highest team total by a team batting second and this total also represent the highest team total by a team chasing and winning the T20I game.

In India’s innings, there were two fifties – V Sehwag {64} and Yuvraj Singh {60*} providing the 16^th occasion of a T20I innings containing two or more fifties. As far as India is concerned, this is the second such occasion, the first being against England at Durban on 19.09.07, when three Indian batsmen registered fifties – G Gambhir {58}, V Sehwag {68} and Yuvraj Singh {58}. Incidentally, this is the only occasion in T20I games when three batsmen scored fifties in an innings.

V Sehwag {64} and Yuvraj Singh {60*} scored fifties in this game providing the 16^th and 17^th occasion of Indian batsmen registering fifties in T20I games.

KC Sangkkara’s 59 in this game provides the 16^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman registering a fifty in T20I games

Sri Lanka’s 206 for 4 in 20.0 overs and India’s 211 for 4 in 19.1 overs provide the 17^th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in T20I games.

Sri Lanka became the third team to post a total of 200 plus runs on three or more occasions. The other two are – South Africa {04} and Australia {03}

No	Team	Score	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RSA	201/4	Aus	Jo’burg	24.02.06
2	RSA	208/2	Win	Jo’burg	11.09.07
3	RSA	211/5	Sco	The Oval	07.06.09
4	RSA	241/6	Eng	Centurion	15.11.09
1	Aus	214/5	NZl	Auckland	17.02.05
2	Aus	209/3	RSA	Brisbane	09.01.05
3	Aus	221/5	Eng	Sydney	09.01.07
1	Srl	260/6	Ken	Jo’burg	14.09.07
2	Srl	215/5	Ind	Nagpur	09.12.09
3	Srl	206/7	Ind	Mohali	12.12.09

Sri Lanka became the first team to post a total of 200 plus runs in consecutive games. It has posted 215 for 5 at Nagpur on 09.12.09 and posted 206 for 7 at Mohali on 12.12.09

India’s 211 for 4 in this game provides its second score of 200 plus runs in T20I games, after its 218 for 4 vs England at Durban on 19.09.07

No	Team	Score	Opp	Ground	Date
1	India	218/4	Eng	Durban	19.09.07
2	India	211/4	Srl	Mohali	12.12.09