Second game: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 13.08.10 : Sri Lanka won by three wickets

New Zealand capped BJ Watling for this game. He became the 162^nd cricketer to represent New Zealand in one day games. He is the 22^nd cricketer to make one day debut against Sri Lanka

MJ Guptill scored zero in this game of the very first ball he received providing the 108^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. DR Tuffey joined MJ Guptill later in the innings to provide 109^th occasion of New Zealand batsman collecting the first ball duck

MJ Guptill and DR Tuffey with their first ball ducks in this game provide the 13^th and 14^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman suffering such an ignominy against Sri Lanka.

MJ Guptill’s first ball duck in this game provide the 16^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. He is the third New Zealand batsman to suffer such an ignominy against Sri Lanka. Others are – CJ Nevin at Sharjah on 17.04.01 and MJ Horne at Sharjah on 14.04.02

MJ Guptill and DR Tuffey collected first ball ducks in this game providing the 13^th occasion of two or more New Zealand batsman suffering such an ignominy in one day games.

DR Tuffey collected the first ball duck for the third time in his career. Other New Zealand batsmen who have suffered such an ignominy on three or more occasions are – DL Vettori {08}, AC Parare {07}, NJ Astle {04}, JDP Oram {04}, MS Sinclair {04}, NT Broom {03}, BL Cairns {03}, DN Patel {03} and KR Rutherford {03}

MJ Guptill collected his first duck in one day games and it came in his 32^nd match and 31^st innings. DR Tuffey collected his sixth duck of his one day career. KS Williamson was dismissed for zero in two consecutive innings since his debut

SL Malinga captured his 100^th wicket in this game. His 100^th victim was MJ Guptilll who was caught by Kapugedera for zero. At the end of this game, his wicket aggregate stood at 102. He became the 103^rd bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games.

SL Malinga became the eleventh Sri Lankan bowler to capture 100 plus wickets. Others are – M Muralitharan {515}, WPJJC Vaas {400}, ST Jayasuriya {322}, CRD Fernando {174}, UDU Chandana {151}, HDPK Dharmasena {138}, MF Mahroof {121}, GP Wickramasinghe {109}, DNT Zoysa {108} and PA de Silva {106}

MJ Guptill, KS Williamson and DR Tuffey scored zeroes in this game providing the 34^th occasion of three or more New Zealand batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings. Their ducks in this game provide the fifth such occasion against Sri Lanka.

BG Watling’s 55 in this game provide the 65^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka. His 55 also provide the 23^rd occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka.

MJ Guptill’s zero in this game provides the 14^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a zero against Sri Lanka.

BJ Watling’s 55 and MJ Gutptill’s zero in this innings provide the 13^th occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring a fifty and zero in one day games.

BJ Watling scored 55 on his one day debut providing the 83^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on one day debut. He became the seventh New Zealand batsman to score a fifty one one day debut. Others are – V Pollard {55 vs England at Swansea on 18.07.73}, SP Fleming {90 vs India at Napier on 25.03.94}, HJH Marshall {55 vs Pakistan at Lahore on 29.11.03}, JM How {58 vs Sri Lanka at Queenstown on 31.12.05}, MJ Guptill {122* vs West Indies at Auckland on 31.12.05}, and PJ Ingram {69 vs Bangladesh at Napier on 05.02.10}

BJ Watling became the second New Zealand batsman to score a fifty on debut against Sri Lanka after JM How who had scored 58 at Queenstown on 31.12.05

BJ Watling became the seventh batsman to score a fifty on debut against Sri Lanka. Others are – 84 by KJ Barnett of England at The Oval on 04.09.88, 115* by A Flower of Zimbabwe at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, 102* by Salim Elahi at Gujranwala on 29.09.95, 57 by AM Khurasia of India at Pune on 30.03.99, 58 by JM How of New Zealand at Queenstown on 31.12.05, 60* by RA Jadeja of India at Col-RPS on 08.02.09

WU Tharanga scored 70 in this game providing the 74^th occasion of a Sri Lanka batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in one day games. WU Tharanga’s 70 in this game represents his fifth fifty against New Zealand – 103 at Christchurch on 03.01.06, 56 at Mumbai {BS} on 20.10.06, 68 at Napier on 28.12.06 and 73 at Kingston on 24.04.07

WU Tharanga with his five fifties against New Zealand became the seventh Sri Lankan batsman to score five or more fifties against New Zealand. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {13}, MS Atapattu {08}, PA de Silva {07}, AP Gurusinha {06}, KC Sangakkara {06} and RS Mahanama {05}

WU Tharang’s 70 in this game represent the 30^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in one day games. WU Tharang’s 70 in this game is his fifth fifty as an opening batsman, He is the third Sri Lankan opening batsman to score five or more fifties against Sri Lanka. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {13} and RS Mahanama {05}

WU Tharanga’s 70 in this game represent his 17^th one day half century and 25^th fifty.

With a catch in this game, DPMD Jayawardene has an aggregate of 13 catches against New Zealand. Only PA de Silva {15} and ST Jayasuriya {14} have pouched more catches than DPMD Jayawardene. DPMD Jayawardene has an aggregate of 168 catches which is a record for most catches by a fieldsman {other than the wicket keeper} in one day games.

KD Mills captured four wickets conceding 41 runs in this game providing the 101^st occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

This was KD Mills’s eighth four or more wickets haul in one day games which read thus – 4 for 14 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on 02.11.04, 4 for 44 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 28.10.05, 4 for 38 vs Australia at Mohali on 01.11.06, 5 for 25 vs South Africa at Durban on 25.11.07, 4 for 40 vs Bangladesh at Napier on 28.12.07, 4 for 36 vs England at Christchurch on 23.02.08, 4 for 35 vs Australia at Perth on 01.02.09 and 4 for 41 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 13.08.10

With his eight four or more wickets haul, KD Mills became the third New Zealand bowler to capture eight or more four plus wickets haul in one day games. Others are – SE Bond {13} and DL Vettori {08}

KD Mills’s 4 for 41 in this game represents the eleventh occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against Sri Lanka. Others are – 4 for 23 by BL Cairns at Auckland on 20.03.83, 5 for 25 at Bristol on 13.06.83, 4 for 46 by JV Coney at Melbourne on 23.02.85, 4 for 32 by EJ Chatfield at Sydney on 05.01.88, 4 for 33 by JTC Vaughan at Christchurch on 26.03.95, 5 for 34 by DK Morrison at Sharjah on 11.11.96, 4 for 35 by HT Davis at Wellington on 27.03.97, 4 for 14 by DL Vettori at Dambulla on 19.05.03 and 4 for 33 by CL Cairns at Christchuch on 02.02.07

KD Mills’s 4 for 41 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 26^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler’s four or more wickets in an innings going in vain. KD Mills’s 4 for 41 in this game was in a losing cause and provides the fourth occasion of his four or more wickets going in vain. Other three occasions are – 4 for 44 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 28.10.05, 4 for 38 vs Australia at Mohali on 01.11.06 and 5 for 25 vs South Africa at Durban on 25.11.07

KD Mills shares the New Zealand record with SE Bond for most four or more wickets haul in a losing cause. Both bowlers have four occasions of four or more wickets in a losing cause.

KD Mills’s 4 for 41 in this game which went in vain provide the 25^th occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets in a losing cause. KD Mills with his 4 for 41 in this game became the first New Zealand bowler to witness his four wicket haul in a losing cause against Sri Lanka in one day games.