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DPMD Jayawardene earned another distinction in ICC World Twenty 20, as he became the highest run getter in the tournament. He wrested the record from his team mate TM Dilshan who had an aggregate of 385 runs. Prior to the start of th game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Providence on 30.04.10, he has an aggregate of 313 runs and with 81 in this game, he took his total to 394. He surpassed TM Dilshan’s aggregate of 385 when he was on 72.

Jayawardene’s 394 runs have come from 13 matches, 13 innings of which two were not outs. His highest score is 81 {in today’s game} and he has an average of 35.81 runs per innings. He has scored three half centuries and hit 41 boundary fours and eight boundary sixes.

His ICC WT0 career read thus – 65 vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, 35* vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 15.09.07, 28 vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 17.09.07, 30 vs Bangladesh at Jo’burg on 18.09.07, 1 vs Australia at Cape Town in 20.09.07, 9 vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09, 4 vs West Indies at Nottingham on 12.06.09, 19 vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 12.06.09, 78 vs Ireland at Lord’s o 14.06.09, 41* vs New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.06.09, 2 vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, 1 vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and 81 vs New Zealand at Providence on 30.04.10

Match Number 1 : New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Providence, Guyana on 30.04.10 : New Zealand won by two wickets

This match represents the 151^st Twenty20 International on the global circuit. New Zealand is playing its 34^th T20I while Sri Lanks is playing its 26^th T20I

This match represents the 55th game in ICC World Twnety20. New Zealand was playing its 12^th game in the tournament, while Sri Lanka is playing its 13^th game.

Sri Lanka capped LD Chandimal and UWMBCA Welegedera for this game. They became the 33^rd and 34^th cricketers to represent Sri Lanka in T20I and seventh and eighth Sri Lankan cricketers to make T20I debut against New Zealand. Others are – MS Atapattu at Wellington on 22.12.06, M Muralitharan at Wellington on 22.12.06, WPUJC Vaas at Wellington on 22.12.06, LPC Silva at Wellington on 22.12.06, CM Bandara at Auckland on 26.12.06 and RJGJM Rupasinghe at Col-RPS on 02.09.09

LD Chandimal and UWMBCA Welegedera became the fifth and sixth Sri Lankan cricketers to make T20I debut in ICC WT20. Others are – J Mubarak vs Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07, G Wijekoon vs Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07, AD Mathews vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09 and I Udana vs Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09.

Sri Lanka included ST Jayasuriya in the team. At the age of 40 years and 304 days he became the oldest cricketer to play a ICC WT20 game.

DPMD Jayawardene scored 81 in this game providing the 65^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. His knock represents eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a fifty in ICC WT20

DPMD Jayawardene’s 81 in this innings represent his third fifty in ICC WT20. The other two knocks are – 65 vs Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07 and 78 vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09

DPMD Jayawardene’s 81 represents his highest ICC WT20 score which is an improvement over his previous best of 78 vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09

DPMD Jayawardne with his three fifties in ICC WT20 became the third Sri Lankan batsman to register three fifties in the tournament. Others are – TM Dilshan and ST Jayasuriya

DPMD Jayawardene completed 500 T20I runs when he was on 59 during the course of his knock of 81 in this game. At the end of the game, his run aggregate stood at. 522. He became the tenth batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in T20I. Others are – BB McCullum of New Zealand {987}, KP Pietersen of England {663}, GC Smith of South Africa {642}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {610}, ST Jayasuriya {606}, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {603}, KC Sangakkara {576}, G Gambhir of India {552} and Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan {509}

DPMD Jayawardene became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to aggregate 500 plus T20I runs. Other three are – TM Dilshan {610}, ST Jayasuriya {606} and KC Sangakkara {576}.

DPMD Jayawardene earned another distinction in ICC World Twenty 20, as he became the highest run getter in the tournament. He wrested the record from his team mate TM Dilshan who had an aggregate of 385 runs. Prior to the start of this game, he has an aggregate of 313 runs and with 81 in this game, he took his total to 394. He surpassed TM Dilshan’s aggregate of 385 when he was on 72.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 81 in this game represent the fourth score of 80 plus runs by Sri Lankan batsman in ICC WT20. Other scores are – 96* by TM Dilshan vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, 88 by ST Jayasuriya vs Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07 and 81 by ST Jayssuriya vs West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09

DPMD Jayawardene’s 81 in this game represent the fourth score of 80 plus runs by Sri Lankan opening batsman in ICC WT20. Other scores are – 96* by TM Dilshan vs West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09, 88 by ST Jayasuriya vs Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07 and 81 by ST Jayssuriya vs West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09

DPMD Jayawardene’s 81 in this game represent the 35^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20.

NL McCullum pouched three catches in this game to become the fifth fieldsman to pouch three catches in a ICC WT20 game. Others are – B Lee of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07, SJ Benn of West Indies vs Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09, LMP Simmons of West Indies vs India at Lord’s on 12.06.09 and AB de Villiers of South Africa vs India at Nottingham on 16.06.09

DPMD Jayawardene and LD Chandimal added 59 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 89th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also represent the 18^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in ICC WT20

This stand provides the fifth occasion of a fifty plus runs stand by Sri Lankan batsmen for the third wicket in ICC WT20. The other four occasions are – 87 runs between ST Jayasuriya and DPMD Jayawardene vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.09.07, 50 runs between ST Jayasuriya and DPMD Jayawardene vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 15.09.07, 67 runs between ST Jayasuriya and DPMD Jayawardene vs Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09 and 62 runs between TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara vs New Zealand at Nottigham on 16.06.09

AD Mathews bowled a maiden over in this game to become the 21^st bowler to bowl a maiden over in ICC WT20. He became the third Sri Lankan bowler to bowl a maiden over and his maiden over in this game provide the fifth occasion of a Sr Lankan bowler bowling a maiden over in ICC WT20. Other occasions are – WPUJC Vaas against Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07, CRD Fernando vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07, CRD Fernando vs Bangladesh at Johannesburg on 18.09.07 and CRD Fernando vs Australia at Cape Town on 20.09.07

New Zealand’s victory by two wickets with one ball remaining in this game is the second such victory in ICC WT20. The first occasion was Zimbabwe winning the match by five wickets with a ball to spare against Australia at Cape Town on 12.09.07

BB McCullim’s zero in this game represents the 82^nd occasion of a batsman scoring zero in ICC WT20. He is the sixth New Zealand batsman to score in ICC WT20 game. Others are – JS Patel vs India at Johannesburg on 16.09.07, PG Fulton vs England at Durban on 18.09.07, SE Bond vs South Africa at Durban on 19.09.09.07, DL Vettori vs Pakistan at Cape Town on 22.09.07 and KD Mills vs Pakistan at The Oval on 13.06.09

BB McCullum’s zero in this game represents the 26^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring zero in ICC WT20. He is the first New Zealand batsman to suffer the ignominy.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 81 was in a losing cause providing the 19^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in ICC WT20. It also represent the first occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty in a losing cause.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 81 was in a losing cause and represent the second highest score in ICC WT20 going in vain. West Indian batsman’s 117 against South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07 represent the highest score to go in vain.