Fourth ODI – Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan at Col-RPS on 16.06.12 – Sri Lanka won by 44 runs

KC Sangakkara’s 97 in this game provide the 42^nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a ninety in one day games. It also represents his third ninety in one day career. He became the seventh Sri Lankan batsman to score three or more nineties in one day games. Others are – PA de Silva {09}, ST Jayasuriya {06}, MS Atapattu {05}, DPMD Jayawardene {03}, RS Mahanama {03} and A Ranatunga {03}

KC Sangakkara’s 97 in this game provide the 33^rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in the annals of one day games. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to score three or more nineties in one day games. Others are – AC Gilchrist {06}, MS Dhoni {05} and BRM Taylor {03}

KC Sangakkara now holds the record for most nineties by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman. He went past RS Kaluwitharana who had held the previous record with two nineties. The performance of these two wicket keepers are furnished below

KC Sangakkara with his 97 in this game became the second wicket keeper batsman to score a ninety against Pakistan in one day games. R Dravid is the other wicket keeper batsman to do so when he scored 99 at Karachi on 13.03.04

KC Sangakkar’s 97 in this game provide the 50^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against Pakistan in one day games. His 97 provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a ninety against Pakistan which are listed belwo

It is interesting to note that KC Sangakkar’s 97 against Pakistan has come after almost ten years. ST Jayausuiya was the last batsman to score a ninety – 97 against Pakistan on 17.08.02 and KC Sangakkara’s 97 was scored on 16.06.12

KC Sangakkara became the first Sri Lanka batsman to score a ninety against Pakistan on home soil when he made 97 in this game at Col-RPS

KC Sangakkara’s 97 in this game represent his 85^th fifty in one day games. He became the eighth batsman in the annals of one day game to score 85 plus fifties. Others are – SR Tendulkar {145}, RT Ponting {112}, JH Kallis {102}, ST Jayasuriya {96}, R Dravid {95}, SC Ganguly {94} and Inzamam-ul-Haq {93}

KC Sangakkara’s 97 in this game represent his 70^th half century in one day games as a wicket keeper batsman. He became the first wicket keeper batsman to score 70 plus half centuries in the annals of one day games

KC Sangakkara’s 97 in this game represent his eighth fifty against Pakistan as a wicket keeper batsman. India’s MS Dhoni has scored more fifties than KC Sangakkara. He has scored nine fifties and holds the record for most fifties by a wicket keeper batsman against Pakistan.

NLTC Perera captured 4 for 42 in this game providing the 126^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures also provide the 82nd occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing exact four wickets in a one day game.

NLTC Perera captured 4 for 42 in this game providing the 16^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing four or more wickets against Pakistan in one day games. His figures also provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing exact four wickets against Pakistan in a one day game.

NLTC Perera’s 4 for 42 in this game represent his second four plus wicket haul against Pakistan. The first occasion was his 6 for 44 at Palekkele on 09.06.12. He became the third Sri Lankan bowler to capture four or more wickets on two occasions. Others are – ST Jayasuriya and M Muralitharan. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below

NLTC Perera performed a hat-trick in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a bowler performing hat trick in the annals of one day games. His feat in this game provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler performing a hat trick on one day games which are listed below

NLTC Perera performed a hat-trick in this game providing the third^h occasion of a bowler performing hat trick against Pakistan in one day games. Others are AM Stuart of Australia and JM Anderson of England

NLTC Perera captured four plus wickets in this series twice. His feat provides the 39^th occasion of a bowler capturing four plus wickets in a series on two or more occasions. His feat provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler performing such a feat in one day games. Other occasions are – M Muralithran vs. Zimbabwe in 2004, WPUJC Vaas vs. Zimbabwe in 2004, WPUJC Vaas vs. New Zealand in 2005-06, ST Jayasuriya vs. Bangladesh in 2007, BAW Mendis vs. Zimbabwe in 2008-09 and M Muralitharan vs. Zimbabwe in 2009-09

NLTC Perera captured four plus wickets in this series twice. His feat provides the first occasion of a Sri Lanka bowler capturing four plus wickets in a series against Pakistan on two or more occasions. He became the seventh bowler to perform such a feat against Pakistan in the annals of one day games. Others are – CEL Ambrose of Australia in 1987-88, AJ Holliaake of Eng in 1996, M Ntini of South Africa in 2007-08, RJ Harris of Australia in 2009-10, R Rampaul of West Indies in 2011, and ST Finn of England in 2011-12

Six Pakistan batsmen failed to open their accounts in this game – Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir and Umar Gul. This provides the fifth occasion of six batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in the annals of one day games. This also provides the third such occasion involving Pakistan. The other two occasions are – vs. England at Birmingham in 25.05.87 and vs. West Indies at Cape Town in 25.02.93

Three Pakistan batsmen – Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed and Sohail Tanivir – collected the first ball ducks in this game which swelled the number of Pakistan batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in one day games to 192 and against Sri Lanka to 26

This the second occasion of three or more Pakistan batsmen collected the first ball duck in an innings. The first occasion was against England at The Oval on 26.06.03 when four Pakistan batsmen collected the first ball ducks in an innings. Both the occasions are listed below

Sarfraz Ahmed was dismissed first ball in this game providing the 144^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 32^nd occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper to suffer from such an ignominy and also the fifth such occasion against Sri Lanka. The five occasions are listed below

Azhar Ali with his 81 not out in this game earned the distinction of carrying the bat through in a completed innings. He became the ninth batsman in the history of one day games to perform such a feat. He is the second Pakistan batsman to carry the bat through completed innings after Saeed Anwar. Saeed Anwar had performed such a feat by scoring 103 not out against Zimbabwe at Harare on 22.02.95.

The following table lists out the batsmen who have carried the bat through the completed innings in the annals of one day games. Azhar Ali is a new entrant to this club with his 81 not out in this game.