First one day : Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne on 03.11.10 : Sri Lanka won by one wicket

Australia capped XJ Doherty for this game. He became the 186th cricketer to represent Australia in one day games. He is the eleventh Australian cricketer to make his one day debut against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won this game by one wicket providing the 44th occasion of a team winning an one day game by one wicket. This win represents Sri Lanka’s victory in one day game by one wicket. The other win was at Adelaide against England on 21.01.99.

MEK Hussey scored 77 not out in this game providing the 110^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka. It also provides his 33^rd one day half century and 35^th fifty.

CL White’s zero in this game provides the 34^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a duck against Australia. It also represents his third duck in his one day career. The other two occasions are – vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 10.12.05 and vs India at Delhi on 31.10.09.

NLTC Perera captured five for 46 in this game to provide the 336^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. It also provides the 38^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings and the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. The other occasion was at Galle on 22.08.99 when ST Jayasuriya had returned with figures of 5 for 28.

NTPC Perera’s five for 46 in this game provides the 39^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia.

WU Tharanga’s dismissal run out in this game provide the 100^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed run out in one day games. His dismissal run out provides the 15^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out against Australia in one day games.

AD Mathews and SL Malinga added 132 runs for the ninth wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket in one day games. The others are – 126* runs between N Kapil Dev and SMH Kirmani of India vs Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83, 118 runs between IK Pathan and Jai P Yadav of India vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 26.08.05, 103 runs between TM Odoyo and SM Pollock of Africa Eleven vs Asia Eleven at Bangalore on 06.06.07, 101 runs between MS Dhoni and RP Singh of India vs West Indies at Kingston on 28.06.09 and VS Solanki and LE Plunkett of England vs Pakistan at Lahore on 12.12.05

Thus the 132 runs stand between AD Mathews and SL Malinga represents the record partnership in one day games. It also represents the record stand for the ninth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in one day games. The previous best was the 76 runs stand between RS Kalpage and WPUJC Vaas against Pakistan at Col-SSC on 07.08.94

SL Malinga scored his maiden one day fifty when he made 56 in this game. His previous best was 16 vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 15.06.10

SL Malinga’s 56 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in one day games. The other three occasions are – 56* by DA Mariller of Zimbabwe vs India at Faridabad on 07.03.02, 50 by IK Pathan vs New Zealand at Bulwayo on 26.08.06, 73* by Mohammad Amir of Pakistan vs New Zealand at Abu Dhabhi on 09.11.09

SL Malinga was run out for 56 in this game providing the 82^nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out after scoring a fifty. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out after scoring a fifty against Australia.

XJ Dohorty captured four for 46 in this game providing the 182^nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures provide the 16^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Sri Lanka.

XJ Doherty captured four for 46 in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets on his debut in one day games. He became the fourth Australian bowler to capture four or more wickets on debut. Others are – 4 for 29 by CG Rackeman vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 09.01.83, 5 for 21 by AIC Dodemaide vs Sri Lanka at Perth on 02.01.88 and 4 for 19 by SCG MacGill vs Pakistan at Sydney on 19.01.00

XJ Doherty’s four for 46 in this game was in a losing cause providing the ninth occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets on debut going in vain. He became the first Australian bowler to witness a four wicket haul on debut going in vain.

XJ Doherty’s four for 46 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 265^th occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets going in vain. It also provides the 25^th occasion of an Australian bowler’s four wicket haul going in vain.