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WU Tharanga was dismissed by the first ball of the match providing the 54^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of one day games.

It was the third occasion for Zaheer Khan to dismiss a batsman by the first ball of the match. The other two occasions are – MS Sinclair of New Zealand at Col-RPS in 2001 and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka at Col-RPS in 2002-03

Zaheer Khan became the fifth bowler in the history of one day games to dimisss a batsman by the first ball of the match on three or more occasions. Others are WPUJC Vaas {05}, Wasim Akram {04}, CJ McDermott {03} and SM Pollock {03}

No	Batsman	Bowler	Match	Venue	Year
1	SCGanguly	WPUJCVaas	Ind/Srl	Mumbai	1997
2	CJNevin	WPUJCVaas	NZl/Srl	Sharjah	2000/01
3	VSehwag	WPUJCVaas	Ind/Srl	ColSSC	2001
4	DDEbrahim	WPUJCVaas	Zim/Srl	ColSSC	2001/02
5	HannanSarkar	WPUJCVaas	Ban/Srl	PMburg	2002/03
1	AFlower	WasimAkram	Zim/Pak	Karachi	1993/94
2	ACParore	WasimAkram	NZl/Pak	Auckland	2000/01
3	ACGilchrist	WasimAkram	Aus/Pak	Mel’one/CS	2002
4	HHGibbs	WasimAkram	SAF/Pak	Tangier	2002
1	JGBracewell	CJMcDermott	NZl/Aus	Adelaide	1985/86
2	JGWright	CJMcDermott	NZl/Aus	Auckland	1991/92
3	RSMahanama	CJMcDermott	Srl/Aus	ColRPS	1992
1	PAWallace	SMPollock	Win/SAF	ELondon	1998/99
2	ACGilchrist	SMPollock	Aus/SAF	Melbourne	2001/02
3	ACGilchrist	SMPollock	Aus/SAF	Brisbane	2005/06
1	MSSinclair	ZaheerKhan	NZl/Ind	ColRPS	2001
2	STJayasuriya	ZaheerKhan	Srl/Ind	ColRPS	2002/03
3	WUTharanga	ZaheerKhan	Srl/Ind	Delhi	2009/10

TM Dilhan completed 1000 runs in calendar year 2009 when he was on 20 during his knock of 20 on this game. At the end of the game he has an aggregate of 1000 runs. He has already completed 1000 runs in tests in the calendar year 2009. His aggregate is tests is 1097.

TM Dilshan has to credit 1000 plus runs in 2009 in T20 games – 1086 from 37 mat hes. Thus TM Dilshan has an unique distinction of scoring 1000 runs in 2009 in Tests, ODIs and also T20 games, a feat which has no parallel.

No	Batsmen	Team	M	Runs	Year	T/ODI
1	PAde Silva	Srl	11	1220	1997	Test
1	PAde Silva	Srl	28	1212	1997	ODI
2	SRTendulkar	Ind	12	1000	1997	Test
2	SRTendulkar	Ind	39	1011	1997	ODI
3	STJayasuriya	Srl	11	1271	1997	Test
3	STJayasuriya	Srl	26	1178	1997	ODI
4	InzamamulHaq	Pak	12	1090	2000	Test
4	InzamamulHaq	Pak	34	1074	2000	ODI
5	MJayawardene	Srl	13	1053	2001	Test
5	MJayawardene	Srl	34	1260	2001	ODI
6	GGambhir	Ind	8	1134	2008	Test
6	GGambhir	Ind	27	1119	2008	ODI
7	TM Dilshan	Srl	11	1097	2009	Test
7	TM Dilshan	Srl	19	1000	2009	ODI

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 21st occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings. All the 21 occasions are listed below

No	Batsmen	Score	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RJShastri	109
	SVManjrekar	105	RSA	Delhi	14.11.91
2	SRTendulkar	118
	NS Sidhu	101	Pak	Sharjah	15.04.98
3	Azharuddin	111*
	AD Jadeja	119	Srl	Col-RPS	17.08.97
4	Azharuddin	153*
	AD Jadeja	110*	Zim	Cuttack	09.04.98
5	SCGanguly	109
	SRTendulkar	128	Srl	Col-RPS	07.07.98
6	SCGanguly	130*
	R Dravid	116	Srl	Nagpur	22.03.99
7	SCGanguly	183*
	R Dravid	145	Srl	Taunton	26.05.99
8	SRTendulkar	186*
	R Dravid	153	NZl	Hyd/LBS	08.11.99
9	SRTendulkar	140*
	R Dravid	104*	Ken	Bristol	22.05.99
10	SCGanguly	127
	SRTendulkar	101	RSA	Jo’burg	05.10.01
11	SRTendulkar	146
	SCGanguly	111	Ken	Paarl	24.10.01
12	V Sehwag	125
	SCGanguly	117*	Eng	Col-RPS	22.09.02
13	SRTendulkar	152
	SCGanguly	112*	Nam	PMBurg	23.02.03
14	SRTendulkar	100
	VVSLaxman	102	Aus	Gwalior	26.10.03
15	V Sehwag	130
	SRTendulkar	102	NZl	Hyd-LBS	15.11.03
16	VVSLaxman	106*
	YuvrajSingh	129	Aus	Sydney	22.11.04
17	V Sehwag	108
	R Dravid	104	Pak	Kochi	02.04.05
18	G Gambhir	103
	R Dravid	103*	Srl	Ahmedabad	06.11.05
19	MSDhoni	109*
	SK Raina	101	HKG	Karachi	25.06.08
20	VSehwag	116
	YuvrajSingh	117	Srl	Col-RPS	02.02.09
21	GGambhir	150*
	V Kohli	107	Srl	Kolkata	24.12.09

Fourth One day International at Kolkata on 24.12.09: India won by seven wickets and lead the five match series 3-1.

WU Tharanga {118}, G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 17^th occasion of three or more batsman scoring hundreds in an one day game in the history of one day internationals

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 80^th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in the history of one day internationals

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 21st occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings.

G Gambhri’s 150 not out provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman registering a score of 150 plus when two Indian batsmen have scored hundreds in an innings.

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the seventh occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against Sri Lanka.

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 16^th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against Sri Lanka.

G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game provide the 57^th occasion of a batsman registering 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals.

G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game provide the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman registering 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals.

G Gambhir with his 150 not out in this game became the third Indian batsman to register 150 plus runs on two or more occasions. His other innings of 150 plus was against Sri Lanka when he had made exact 150 at Col-RPS on 05.02.09. Others are SR Tendulkar {04} and SC Ganguly {02}.

G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game represent the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka. The other three occasions are – 183* by MS Dhoni at Jaipur on 31.10.05, 183 by SC Ganguly at Taunton on 26.05.99 and 150 by G Gambhir at Col-RPS on 05.02.99

G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game represent the fourth occasion of batsmen from various teams scoring 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka. G Gambhir remains the only batsman to register two scores of 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka in one day games. The other occasion of G Gambhir scoring 150 plus runs is at Col-RPS on 05.02.09, when he scored exact 150 runs.

G Gambhir became the 12^th batsman in the history of one day internationals to score 150 plus runs on two or more occasions. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {04}, SR Tendulkar {04}, CH Gayle {03}, BC Lara {03}, IVA Richards {03}, SC Ganguly {02}, HH Gibbs {02}, AC Gilchrist {02}, ML Hayden {02}, H Masakadza {02} and A Symonds {02}.

KC Sangakkara was dismissed stumped in this game providing the sixth occasion of his being dismissed stumped in one day games. All the six dismissals are furnished below

No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	66	Ind	Bristol	11.07.02
2	14	RSA	Dambulla	25.08.04
3	69	Pak	Lahore	14.10.04
4	38	Eng	Dambulla	01.10.07
5	46	Ind	Cuttack	21.12.09
6	60	Ind	Kolkata	24.12.09

KC Sangakkara joined the select band of “stumper stumped by stumper” on six or more occasions to become the third stumper. The complete list read thus – A Flower of Zimbabwe {10}, PJL Dujon of West Indies {06}. and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {06}

The three hundreds scored by WU Tharanga, G Gambir and V Kohli takes the number of hundreds scored in the calendar year 2009 to 68. This is the fourth occasion of 60 plus hundreds scored in a calendar year. In 2007, 75 hundreds were scored, in 2002, 62 hundreds were scored and in 2006, 60 hundreds were scored.

Thus with one more match to go in the calendar year 2009, 68 hundreds scored represent the second highest number of hundreds scored in a calendar year. The most hundreds were scored is 75 in 2007

G Gambhir and V Kohli added 224 runs for the third wicket providing the 71^st occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in the history of one day games.

G Gambhir and V Kohli added 224 runs for the third wicket providing the 16th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in one day games.

G Gambhir and V Kohli added 224 runs for the third wicket providing the sixth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in one day game for various wickets against Sri Lanka. The other five occasions are – 223 runs for the 5^th wicket between M Azharuddin and A Jadeja at Col-RPS on 17.08.97, 252 for the 1^st wicket between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar at Col-RPS on 07.07.98, 236 for the 2^nd wicket between SC Ganguly and R Dravid at Nagpur on 22.03.99, 318 for the 2^nd wicket between SC Ganguly and R Draivd at Col-RPS at Taunton on 26.05.99 and 221 for the 3^rd wicket between V Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh at Col-RPS on 03.02.99

G Gambhir and V Kohli added 224 runs for the third wicket providing the record stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 221 runs partnership for the 3^rd wicket between V Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh at Col-RPS on 03.02.99.

G Gambhir and V Kohli added 224 runs for the third wicket providing the 13th occasion of batsmen from various teams posting 200 plus runs partnership in one day game for various wickets against Sri Lanka.

G Gambhir and V Kohli added 224 runs for the third wicket providing the 13th occasion of batsmen from various teams posting 200 plus runs partnership for the third wicket in one day game for various wickets against Sri Lanka. The other four are – 224 runs unfinished stand between AR Border and DM Jones of Australia at Adelaide on 28.01.85, 219 runs between Inzamam-ul-Huq and Naved Latif of Pakistan at Sharjah on 02.11.01, 200 runs unfinished stand between Mohd Yousuf and Shoaib Malik at Karachi on 06.10.04 and 221 runs between V Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh at Col-RPS on 03.02.09

SL Malinga returned with figures of 9.1-0-75-0 in this game providing the 36^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding seventy plus runs in one day games.

SL Malinga returned with figures of 9.1-0-75-0 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding seventy plus runs without a wicket in one day games.

SL Malinga returned with figures of 9.1-0-75-0 in this game providing the second occasion of his conceding seventy plus runs without a wicket in one day games. The other occasion was against Pakistan at Col-RPS on 07.08.09.

SL Malinga becomes the second Sri Lankan bowler to concede seventy plus runs without capturing a wicket on two occasions. The other bowler was WPJUC Vaas – 10.0-0-73-0 against Australia at Melbourne-CS on 13.01.06 and 10.0-0-72-0 against India at Brisbane on 05.02.09.

Sri Lanka scored 315 for 6 in this game and lost the match providing the 53^rd occasion of a team losing the match after scoring 300 plus runs.

Sri Lanka scored 315 for 6 in this game and lost the match providing the fifth occasion of a Sri Lanka losing the match after scoring 300 plus runs. The other four occasions are – lost by four runs against West Indies at Sharjah on 16.10.95 {Sri Lanka – 329-10 batting second}, lost by six runs against India at Col-RPS on 07.07.98 {Sri Lanka – 301-10 batting second}, lost by six wickets against India at Karachi on 03.07.08 {Sri Lanka 308 for 8 batting first} and lost by three runs against India at Rajkot on 15.12.09 {Sri Lanka – 411 for 8 batting second}

It is interesting to note that out of the five occasions when Sri Lanka has lost a match after scoring 300 plus runs, four of them have been against India.

WU Tharanga registered his seventh one day hundred when he scored 118 in this game. It was his first hundred against India. His previous best against India was his 73 at Cuttack on 21.12.09.

WU Tharanga registered his seventh one day hundred when he scored 118 in this game. This knock represents his second best score in one day games. His best was 120 against England at Lord’s on 17.06.06

Fourth One day International at Kolkata on 24.12.09: India won by seven wickets and lead the five match series 3-1.

WU Tharanga {118}, G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 17^th occasion of three or more batsman scoring hundreds in an one day game in the history of one day internationals

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 80^th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in the history of one day internationals

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 21st occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings.

G Gambhri’s 150 not out provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman registering a score of 150 plus when two Indian batsmen have scored hundreds in an innings.

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the seventh occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against Sri Lanka.

G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 16^th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against Sri Lanka.

G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game provide the 57^th occasion of a batsman registering 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals.

G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game provide the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman registering 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals.

G Gambhir with his 150 not out in this game became the third Indian batsman to register 150 plus runs on two or more occasions. His other innings of 150 plus was against Sri Lanka when he had made exact 150 at Col-RPS on 05.02.09. Others are SR Tendulkar {04} and SC Ganguly {02}.

G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game represent the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka. The other three occasions are – 183* by MS Dhoni at Jaipur on 31.10.05, 183 by SC Ganguly at Taunton on 26.05.99 and 150 by G Gambhir at Col-RPS on 05.02.99

G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game represent the fourth occasion of batsmen from various teams scoring 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka. G Gambhir remains the only batsman to register two scores of 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka in one day games. The other occasion of G Gambhir scoring 150 plus runs is at Col-RPS on 05.02.09, when he scored exact 150 runs.

G Gambhir became the 12^th batsman in the history of one day internationals to score 150 plus runs on two or more occasions. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {04}, SR Tendulkar {04}, CH Gayle {03}, BC Lara {03}, IVA Richards {03}, SC Ganguly {02}, HH Gibbs {02}, AC Gilchrist {02}, ML Hayden {02}, H Masakadza {02} and A Symonds {02}.

KC Sangakkara was dismissed stumped in this game providing the sixth occasion of his being dismissed stumped in one day games. All the six dismissals are furnished below

No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	66	Ind	Bristol	11.07.02
2	14	RSA	Dambulla	25.08.04
3	69	Pak	Lahore	14.10.04
4	38	Eng	Dambulla	01.10.07
5	46	Ind	Cuttack	21.12.09
6	60	Ind	Kolkata	24.12.09

KC Sangakkara joined the select band of “stumper stumped by stumper” on six or more occasions to become the third stumper. The complete list read thus – A Flower of Zimbabwe {10}, PJL Dujon of West Indies {06}. and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {06}

The three hundreds scored by WU Tharanga, G Gambir and V Kohli takes the number of hundreds scored in the calendar year 2009 to 68. This is the fourth occasion of 60 plus hundreds scored in a calendar year. In 2007, 75 hundreds were scored, in 2002, 62 hundreds were scored and in 2006, 60 hundreds were scored.

Thus with one more match to go in the calendar year 2009, 68 hundreds scored represent the second highest number of hundreds scored in a calendar year. The most hundreds were scored is 75 in 2007

More to follow ………….

SR Tendulkar’s 96 not out against Sri Lanka at Cuttack on 21.12.09 was his 18^th ninety in one day games. He holds the record for most nineties by a batsman in the history of one day games. It is interesting to note that out of his 18 nineties, his 96 not out against Sri Lanka at Cuttack on 21.12.09 is the only occasion on which he remained not out with a score of ninety.

No	Runs	Dismissal	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date
1	90	stumped	2	Aus	Mumbai	27.02.96
2	91	stumped	2	Eng	Sharjah	11.12.97
3	95	bowled	2	Pak	Dhaka	14.01.98
4	93	bowled	2	Pak	Hobart	21.01.00
5	93	caught	2	RSA	Nagpur	19.03.00
6	93	caught	2	Srl	Dhaka	01.06.00
7	98	caught	2	Pak	Centurion	01.03.03
8	97	caught	1	Srl	Jo’burg	10.03.03
9	93	caught	1	Srl	Nagpur	25.10.05
10	95	caught	2	Pak	Lahore	13.02.06
11	99	run out	1	RSA	Belfast	26.06.06
12	93	bowled	2	RSA	Belfast	29.06.07
13	99	caught	1	Eng	Bristol	24.08.07
14	94	caught	2	Eng	The Oval	05.09.07
15	99	caught	1	Pak	Mohali	08.11.07
16	97	bowled	2	Pak	Gwalior	15.11.07
17	91	caught	1	Aus	Brisbane	04.03.08
18	96*	not out	2	Srl	Cuttack	21.12.09

Indian domestic Champion Cricket Statistician Sri C Keshava Murthy pens the statistical highlights of Karnataka-Saurashtra Ranji Trophy highlights, in an exclusive article to the viewers of crickick.com. Read on

Highlights of the Ranji Trophy match between Karnataka and Saurashtrarashtra at Rajkot from 15th to 18th December 2009

This was Karnataka’s 354th match and Saurashtr’as 252nd match; Results at the end of the game read as under

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn
Karnataka	354	161	55	138
Saurashtra	252	031	93	123

Head to Head count between Karnataka and Saurashtra read thus: Played-5, Won by Karnataka 2, Lost by Karnataka – 2 and Drawn-1

Karnataka finished on a high note in league stage of 2009-10, by winning the last league match against Saurashtra This win provided Karnataka’s fourth outright win in six matches this season.

Karnataka is slated to take on Punjab in one of the Quarter finals, the match being played at Mysore for four days starting from Dec 24, 2009

Karnataka’s victory by six wickets at Rajkot is its second win against Saurashtra in five outings. The other win came at Bangalore in 1998/99 when it had won the game by 199 runs

Ganesh Satish scored his second century of the season in his seventh match when he scored 120 in the first innings of this match. He became the fifth Karnataka batsman to score a hundred against Saurashtra. His hundred represent the sixth hundred. The other are

No	Batsmen	Runs	Venue	Season
1	JArunkumar	151	Bangalore	1998/99
2	RVUthappa	108	Rajkot	2006/07
3	BMRowland	100*	Rajkot	2006/07
4	KBPawan	120	Mysore	2007/08
5	RVUthappa	139	Mumbai	2008/09

AA Verma’s 68 in this game represeents his third fifty which came in his eighth Ranji match. The other two fifties are – 157 not out against Bengal and 150 against Maharashtra in this season.

Manish Pandey’s twin fifties in this game – 55 and 68 represent his seventh fifty in 11 matches which includes two hundreds. He has now aggregated 553 runs in six matches this season. Pandey became the first Karnataka batsman to amass 500 plus runs this season.

Pandey’s 500 plus run aggregate provide 45th occasion of a Karnataka batsman aggregating 500 plus runs in a season. BP Patel holds the record for scoring 500 runs in a season on most occasions – he has done it six times. The record most runs scored in a season for Karnataka is credited Vijay Bharadwaj who had scored 1280 runs in 10 matches in 1998/99.

KB Pawan (486 runs) and Amit Verma (481 runs) are also on the threshold of aggregating 500 runs this season. They require 14 and 19 runs respectively to reach the milestone

RV Uthappa recorded his 12th fifty in his 39th Ranji Trophy match. This is his third fifty during this season.

Twin fifties by G Satish {120 and 68*} and Manish Pandey {55 and 68} provide the 30th and 31^st occasion of a Karnataka batsmen scoring fifties in both innings in a Ranji Trophy match.

Saurashtra’s total of 407 in the second innings is its highest team total against Karnataka. Its previous best was 354 at Rajkot in 2006/07.

SP Jobanputra’s 53 in the first innings represent his third fifty in 42 matches. CR Pathak registered his fourth fifty when he scored 88 in the second innings which came in his 12^th match. CA Pujara registered his tenth half century and 21^st fifty when he scored 66. He was playing his 32^nd match.

CA Pujara completed 3000 runs in Ranji Trophy when he was on 23 during his second innings knock of 66. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 3043.

PS Mehta scored his fourth fifty, when he made 77 not out in Saurashtra’s second innings, which represent his highest individual score. His previous best was 73 against Bengal at Kolkata this season

Third One day International at Cuttack on 21.12.09 : India won by seven wickets and lead the series by 2-1.

V Sehwag led India in the absence of MS Dhoni who was banned by ICC refree JF Crowe for employing delayed tactics and not completing the quota of overs in the stipulated time in the second day at Nagpur.

KC Sangakkara was dismissed stumped in this game providing the fifth occasion of his being dismissed stumped in one day games. All the five dismissals are furnished below

No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	66	Ind	Bristol	11.07.02
2	14	RSA	Dambulla	25.08.04
3	69	Pak	Lahore	14.10.04
4	38	Eng	Dambulla	01.10.07
5	46	Ind	Cuttack	21.12.09

KC Sangakkara joined the select band of “stumper stumped by stumper” on five or more occasions to become the fourth stumper. The complete list read thus – A Flower of Zimbabwe {10}, PJL Dujon of West Indies {06}. Moin Khan of Pakistan {05} and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {05}

WU Tharanga’s 73 in this game represent his 13^th one day half century and 19^th one day fifty.

WU Tharanga’s 73 in this game represent 46^th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman registering a fifty against India. It also represents Tharanga’s second half century against India, the other occasion being 67 at Rajkot on 15.12.09. Thus this knock of 73 represents his highest score against India.

RA Jadeja’s figures of 10.0-0-32-4 in this game provide the 26^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Sri Lanka.

RA Jadeja’s figures of 10.0-0-32-4 in this game provide the 125^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games

RA Jadeja’s figures of 10.0-0-32-4 in this game provide the 114^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against Sri Lanka.

RA Jadeja’s figures of 10.0-0-32-4 in this game provide the eighth occasion of a left arm spin bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against Sri Lanka.

No	Bowler	Team	W	R	Ground	Date
1	DR Doshi	Ind	4	44	Amritsar	12.09.82
2	Aamer Sohail	Pak	4	22	Sharjah	12.10.95
3	DL Vettori	NZl	4	14	Dambulla	19.05.03
4	GB Hogg	Aus	5	41	Dambulla	20.02.04
5	MJ Clarke	Aus	5	35	Dambulla	22.02.04
6	Khurram Khan	UAE	4	32	Dambulla	17.07.04
7	PP Ojha	Ind	4	38	Col-RPS	03.02.09
8	RA Jadeja	Ind	4	32	Cuttack	21.12.09

V Sehwag opened the India’s innings in this innings as captain of the team to become the fifth Indian captain to open the innings against Sri Lanka in one day games. Others are K Srikkanath {01}, SR Tendulkar {09}, SC Ganguly {09} and R Dravid {01}

RA Jadeja’s 4 for 32 in this game provide the 18^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing exact four wickets against Sri Lanka in one day games.

RA Jadeja’s 4 for 32 in this game provide the 78^th occasion of a bowler from various teams capturing exact four wickets against Sri Lanka in one day games.

RA Jadeja’s 4 for 32 in this game provide the 829^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the history of one day games.

WU Tharanga and KC Sangakakara added 100 runs for the second wicket providing the 57^th occasion of exact 100 runs or 100 runs unfinished partnership in one day games.

WU Tharanga and KC Sangakakara added 100 runs for the second wicket providing the seventh occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting exact 100 runs for various wickets against India in one day games.

WU Tharanga and KC Sangakakara added 100 runs for the second wicket providing the ninth occasion of batsmen from various teams posting exact 100 runs for various wickets against India in one day games.

WU Tharanga and KC Sangakakara added 100 runs for the second wicket providing the third occasion of batsmen from various teams posting exact 100 runs for second wicket against India in one day games. The other two occasions are – Mudassar Nazar and Rameez Raja of Pakistan adding 100 runs at Sharjah on 17.11.85 and ME Waugh and RT Ponting adding 100 runs at Adelaide on 26.01.00.

WU Tharanga and KC Sangakakara added 100 runs for the second wicket providing the tenth occasion of batsmen from various teams posting exact 100 runs for second wicket in one day games.

Sri Lanka’s 239 all out in this game represent the 34^th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out against India in a one day game.

Sri Lanka’s 239 all out in this game represent the eleventh occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out against India on Indian soil in a one day game.

V Sehwag was leading India for the third occasion and his 44 represents his highest score as captain. The other two occasions on which he has led India were – against Sri Lanka at Rajkot on 09.11.05 when he made 22 and against England at Jamshedpur on 12.04.06 when he had scored four runs.

RA Jadeja’s 4 for 32 in this game represent his best one day bowling figures, an improvement over his previous best of 3 for 35 against Australia at Nagpur on 28.10.09. His best bowling effort came in his 12^th one day game.

SR Tendulkar became the first batsman in the world to register 25 fifties against a specific opposition. His 96 not out in this game was his 25^th fifty against Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar registered his 96 not out in this game which represent the 411^th occasion of a batsman registering individual ninety in the history of one day games. Tendulkar’s 96 not out in this game provide the 71^st occasion of an Indian batsman registering ninety in one day games.

SR Tendulkar’s 96 not out in this game represents the 13^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman registering ninety against Sri Lanka in one day games.

Tendulkar’s knock of 96 not out in this game was his fourth ninety against Sri Lanka. The other three occasions are – 93 at Dhaka on 01.06.00, 97 at Jo’burg on 10.03.03 and 93 at Nagpur on 25.10.05

With his four scores of nineties, Tendulkar now has the record of most nineties by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka in one day games. He wrested the record from K Srikkanth, who had three nineties to his credit – 95 at Delhi on 15.09.02, 92 at Bangalore on 26.09.82 and 92 at Sharjah on 27.11.86,

Tendulkar’s 96 not out in this game was his 18^th ninety in one day games and remains the only occasion in which he remained not out with a score of ninety out of the 18 occasions.

Tendulkar’s 96 not out in this game was his 17^th ninety as an opening batsman in one day games and remains the only occasion in which he remained not out with a score of ninety out of the 17 occasions.

Tendulkar’s knock of 96 not out in this game was his fourth ninety as an opening batsmen against Sri Lanka. The other three occasions are – 93 at Dhaka on 01.06.00, 97 at Jo’burg on 10.03.03 and 93 at Nagpur on 25.10.05

With his four scores of nineties, Tendulkar now has the record of most nineties by an Indian opening batsman against Sri Lanka in one day games. He wrested the record from K Srikkanth, who had three nineties to his credit – 95 at Delhi on 15.09.02, 92 at Bangalore on 26.09.82 and 92 at Sharjah on 27.11.86.

SR Tendulkar’s 96 not out provide the 88^th fifty {32 hundreds plus 56 half centuries} in India’s winning one day games. Close behind is RT Ponting with 84 fifties {24 hundreds plus 60 half centuries} in Australia’s winning one day games.

WU Tharanga and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka added exact 100 runs for the second wicket in the third one day game against India at Cuttack on 21.12.09, providing the tenth occasion of an exact 100 runs stand for the second wicket in the history of one day games. All the ten partnerships are listed below

No	Partner1	Partner2
	Team	Opposition	Runs	Date
1	JR Ratnayeke	SAR Silva	100
	SriLanka	WestIndies	Perth	02.02.85
2	MudassarNazar	RameezRaja	100
	Pakistan	India	Sharjah	17.11.85
3	DM Jones	GR Marsh	100
	Australia	NewZealand	Sydney	13.01.91
4	RD Shah	SO Tikolo	100
	Kenya	England	Canterbury	18.05.99
5	RD Shah	SO Tikolo	100
	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Nairobi	25.09.99
6	RT Ponting	ME Waugh	100
	Australia	India	Adelaide	26.01.00
7	JH Kallis	GC Smith	100
	SouthAfrica	Pakistan	Faisalabad	07.10.03
8	ST Jayasuriya	KCSangakkara	100
	SriLanka	NewZealand	St George’s	12.04.07
9	HM Amla	JH Kallis	100
	SouthAfrica	Bangladesh	Benoni	09.11.08
10	WUTharanga	KC Sangakkara	100
	SriLanka	India	Cuttack	21.12.09

KC Sangakkara was dismissed stumped by Dinesh Kartik of V Sehwag for 46 in the third one day game at Cuttack on 21.12.09 providing the fifth occasion of his being dismissed stumped in one day games. All the five dismissals are furnished below

No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	66	Ind	Bristol	11.07.02
2	14	RSA	Dambulla	25.08.04
3	69	Pak	Lahore	14.10.04
4	38	Eng	Dambulla	01.10.07
5	46	Ind	Cuttack	21.12.09

KC Sangakkara became the fourth stumper in the select band of “stumper stumped by stumper” on five or more occasions. The complete list read thus – A Flower of Zimbabwe {10}, PJL Dujon of West Indies {06}. Moin Khan of Pakistan {05} and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {05}