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One day series – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in fourth one day – NLTC Perera hat tricks

One day series – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in fourth one day – NLTC Perera hat tricks

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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 42nd 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 33rd 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

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 RS Kaluwitharana 95* 2 Aus Col-RPS 31.08.99
2 RS Kaluwitharana 99 2 Zim Harare 18.12.99
1 KC Sangakkara 90 2 Ind Rajkot 15.12.09
2 KC Sangakkara 92 1 Can Hambantota 20.02.11
3 KC Sangakkara 97 1 Pak Col-RPS 16.06.12

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 50th 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

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 AP Gurusinha 90 1 Pak Sharjah 02.02.93
2 PA de Silva 95 2 Pak Centurion 04.12.94
3 MS Atapattu 94 1 Pak Sharjah 04.04.97
4 PA de Silva 97 1 Pak Sharjah 04.04.97
5 ST Jayasuriya 96 1 Pak Mohali 24.05.97
6 PA de Silva 90 1 Pak Mohali 14.06.97
7 MS Atapattu 94 1 Pak Benoni 15.05.98
8 ST Jayasuriya 97 1 Pak Tangier 17.08.02
9 KC Sangakkara 97 1 Pak Col-RPS 16.06.12

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 85th 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 70th 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 126th 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 16th 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

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 10.0 0 49 4 2 Pak Col-RPS 14.07.97
2 ST Jayasuriya 8.0 2 17 5 2 Pak Lahore 16.10.04
3 M Muralitharan 9.2 0 23 5 2 Pak Benoni 15.04.98
4 M Muralitharan 9.4 2 23 5 2 Pak Dambulla 18.05.03
5 NLTC Perera 10.0 0 44 6 2 Pak Pallekele 09.06.12
6 NLTC Perera 10.0 1 42 4 2 Pak Col-RPs 16.06.12

NLTC Perera performed a hat-trick in this game providing the 30th 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

No Player Team Oppn Venue Date
1 WPUJC Vaas Srl Zim Col-SSC 08.12.01
2 WPUJC Vaas Srl Ban Pietermaritzburg 14.02.03
3 *SL Malinga Srl RSA Guyana 28.03.07
4 MF Maharoof Srl Ind Dambulla 22.06.10
5 SL Malinga Srl Ken Col-RPS 01.03.11
6 SL Malinga Srl Aus Col-RPS 22.08.11
7 NLTC Perera Srl Pak Col-RPS 16.06.12

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

No Player Team Oppn Venue Date
1 AM Stuart Aus Pak Melbourne 16.01.97
2 JM Anderson Eng Pak The Oval 20.06.03
3 NLTC Perera Srl Pak Col-RPS 16.06.12

NLTC Perera captured four plus wickets in this series twice. His feat provides the 39th 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

No Player Runs BF Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 Imran Nazir 0 1 1 Eng The Oval 20.06.03
2 Younis Khan 0 1 1 Eng The Oval 20.06.03
3 Shoaib Akhtar 0 1 1 Eng The Oval 20.06.03
4 Mohammad Sami 0 1 1 Eng The Oval 20.06.03
1 Shahid Afridi 0 1 2 Srl Col-RPS 16.06.12
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 0 1 2 Srl Col-RPS 16.06.12
3 Umar Gul 0 1 2 Srl Col-RPS 16.06.12

Sarfraz Ahmed was dismissed first ball in this game providing the 144th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 32nd 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

No Player Runs BF Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 Rashid Latif 0 1 1 Srl Col-RPS 24.08.94
2 Moin Khan 0 1 1 Srl Rawalpindi 03.10.95
3 Moin Khan 0 1 1 Srl Jamshedpur 19.03.99
4 Kamran Akmal 0 1 1 Srl Col-RPS 09.08.09
5 Sarfraz Ahmed 0 1 2 Srl Col-RPS 16.06.12

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.

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 GW Flower 84* 205 1 Zim Eng Sydney 15.12.94
2 Saeed Anwar 103* 219 2 Pak Zim Harare 22.02.95
3 NV Knight 125* 246 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 01.09.96
4 RD Jacobs 49* 110 1 Win Aus Manchester 30.05.99
5 DR Martyn 116* 191 1 Aus NZl Auckland 03.03.00
6 HH Gibbs 59* 101 2 RSA Pak Sharjah 28.03.00
7 AJ Stewart 100* 192 2 Eng Win Nottingham 20.07.00
8 Javed Omar 33* 103 2 Ban Zim Harare 04.04.01
9 Azhar Ali 81* 199 2 Pak Zrl Col-RPS 16.06.02
One day series – Third ODI ends in No Result game due to rain

One day series – Third ODI ends in No Result game due to rain

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Third ODI – Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan at Col-RPS on 13.06.12 – No result game – Match abandoned due to rain

The third one day was abandoned due to rain and was declared as No Result game. Only 6.2 overs were possible. Pakistan who chose to bat after winning the toss were 12 for 2 when rain interrupted play.

KC Sangakkara’s lone dismissal {a catch} gave him an aggregate of 50 dismissals against Pakistan. He became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper to have a total of 50 plus dismissals against Sri Lanka, after RS Kaluwithrana who has a total of 54 dismissals

KC Sangakkara’s 50 dismissals against Pakistan provide the 12th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting 50 plus dismissals against a specific opposition in the annals of one day games. The following table furnishes the complete list

No Player Team Oppn Mat Inns Dis Ct St
1 AC Gilchrist Aus Ind 46 46 79 73 6
2 Moin Khan Pak Ind 49 47 71 58 13
3 AC Gilchrist Aus RSA 41 41 69 60 9
4 MS Dhoni Ind Srl 50 48 66 52 14
5 AC Gilchrist Aus Eng 33 33 64 60 4
6 KC Sangakkara Srl Ind 60 58 63 56 7
7 AC Gilchrist Aus NZl 43 42 62 56 6
8 MV Boucher RSA Pak 33 33 59 58 1
9 MV Boucher RSA Srl 35 35 55 51 4
10 MV Boucher RSA Aus 40 40 54 49 5
11 RS Kaluwitharana Srl Pak 42 42 54 32 22
12 KC Sangakkara Srl Pak 35 35 50 43 7

KC Sanagkkara became the third wicket keeper in the annals of one day games to effect 50 plus dismissals against two specific oppositions. Others are – AC Gilchrist {against four oppositions} and MV Boucher {against three oppositions}

No Player Team Oppn Mat Inns Dis Ct St
1 AC Gilchrist Aus Ind 46 46 79 73 6
2 AC Gilchrist Aus RSA 41 41 69 60 9
3 AC Gilchrist Aus Eng 33 33 64 60 4
3 AC Gilchrist Aus NZl 43 42 62 56 6
                 
1 MV Boucher RSA Pak 33 33 59 58 1
2 MV Boucher RSA Srl 35 35 55 51 4
3 MV Boucher RSA Aus 40 40 54 49 5
                 
1 KC Sangakkara Srl Ind 60 58 63 56 7
3 KC Sangakkara Srl Pak 35 35 50 43 7

KC Sangakkara’s 50 dismissals against Pakistan provide the third occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper effecting 50 plus dismissals against a specific country. Other two occasions are – KC Sangakkara {63 vs. India} and RS Kaluwitharana {54 vs. Pakistan}

No Player Team Oppn Mat Inns Dis Ct St
1 KC Sangakkara Srl Ind 60 58 63 56 7
2 RS Kaluwitharana Srl Pak 42 42 54 32 22
3 KC Sangakkara Srl Pak 35 35 50 43 7

KC Sangakkara’s 50 dismissals against Pakistan provide the third occasion of a wicket keeper effecting 50 plus dismissals against Pakistan. Other two occasions are – MV Boucher of South Arica {59} and RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka {54}

No Player Team Oppn Mat Inns Dis Ct St
1 MV Boucher RSA Pak 33 33 59 58 1
2 RS Kaluwitharana Srl Pak 42 42 54 32 22
3 KC Sangakkara Srl Pak 35 35 50 43 7

SL Malinga’s lone wicket in this game gave him a total of 20 wickets against Pakistan. He became the 13th Sri Lankan bowler to capture 20 plus wickets against Pakistan in one day games.

SL Malinga with an aggregate of 189 wickets now holds the record for most wickets by a Sri Lankan right arm medium pace bowler in one day games. The previous record was held by CRD Fernando who had an aggregate of 187 wickets

This game provided the 109th no result game in the annals of one day games. This game represents the 17th no result game for Pakistan and 27th no result game for Sri Lanka.

The following are the teams which have been involved in 25 or more no result games – India {35}, New Zealand {32}, Sri Lanka {27} and Australia {25}

This game provides the fourth no result game for Sri Lanka against Pakistan. Others are – at Moratuwa on 08.03.86, at Singapore on 01.04.96 and at Col-RPS on 17.03.06

The Wisden Trophy – Highest individual score by a number eleven batsman in a test innings – TL Best of West Indies rewrites the record

The Wisden Trophy – Highest individual score by a number eleven batsman in a test innings – TL Best of West Indies rewrites the record

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TL Best rewrote the record for the highest individual score by a batsman batting at number eleven in a test innings when he scored 95 in the third and final test between England and West Indies at Birmingham which concluded yesterday in a tame draw, He went past Zaheer Khan’s 75 in the test between India and Bangladesh at Dhaka in Dec 2004.

The following table shows the list of thirteen batsmen who have scored a fifty while batting at number eleven in a test innings arranged in the descending order of runs scored.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 TL Best 95 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012
2 Z Khan 75 2 Ind Ban Dhaka Dec 2004
3 RO Collinge 68* 2 NZl Pak Auckland Feb 1973
4 AEE Vogler 62* 2 SAF Eng Cape Town Mar 1906
5 GD McGrath 61 2 Aus NZl Brisbane Nov 2004
6 Wasim Bari 60* 3 Pak Win Bridgetown Feb 1977
7 JA Snow 59* 2 Eng Win The Oval Aug 1966
8 Mushtaq Ahmed 59 1 Pak SAF Rawalpindi Oct 1997
9 PL Symcox 54 1 SAF Aus Adelaide Jan 1998
10 RM Hogg 52 1 Aus Win Georgetown Mar 1984
11 WW Hall 50* 1 Win Ind Trinidad Apr 1962
12 FR Spofforth 50 1 Aus Eng Melbourne Mar 1885
13 Ghulam Ahmed 50 1 Ind Pak Delhi Oct 1952

TL Best with his 95 became the second West Indies batsman to score a fifty while batting at number eleven in a test innings. WW Hall was the other batsman to perform such a feat when he made 50 not out against India at Trinidad in Apr 1962. It is interesting to note that after exactly 50 years, TL Best emulated WW Hall in performing this feat

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 TL Best 95 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012
2 WW Hall 50* 1 Win Ind Trinidad Apr 1962

TL Best became the third batsman to score a fifty while batting at number eleven in a test innings against England. The previous best was 62 not out by AEE Vogler of South Africa at Cape Town in June 2012. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 TL Best 95 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012
2 AEE Vogler 62* 2 SAF Eng Cape Town Mar 1906
3 FR Spofforth 50 1 Aus Eng Melbourne Mar 1885

TL  Best became the second batsman to score a fifty while batting at number eleven in a test innings in a test match in English soil. JA Snow was the other batsman to perform such a feat when he scored 59 not out against England at The Oval in Aug 1966.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 TL Best 95 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012
2 JA Snow 59* 2 Eng Win The Oval Aug 1966

TL Best and JA Snow are the only two batsman to score a fifty while batting at number eleven in the test series between England and West Indies and TL Best’s 95 is the best by a batsman in this series. It is interesting to note that the scores of 95 by TL Best  and 59 by JA Snow are in the reverse order when they are written. 

The Wisden Trophy – Three figure partnerships for the last wicket in a test innings

The Wisden Trophy – Three figure partnerships for the last wicket in a test innings

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D Ramdin and TL Best added 143 runs for the last wicket in the third and final test between England and West Indies at Birmingham which is under progress as of now. This stand provide the 22nd occasion of a three figure partnership for the tenth wicket in the annals of test cricket. All the twenty two occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 RO Collinge, BF Hastings 10 151 2 NZl Pak Auckland Feb 1973
2 AzharMahmood/MushtaqAhmed 10 151 1 Pak SAF Rawalpindi Oct 1997
3 TL Best, D Ramdin 10 143 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012
4 Wasim Bari, Wasim Raja 10 133 3 Pak Win Bridgetown Feb 1977
5 Z Khan, SR Tendulkar 10 133 2 Ind Ban Dhaka Dec 2004
6 RE Foster, W Rhodes 10 130 2 Eng Aus Sydney Dec 1903
7 K Higgs, JA Snow 10 128 2 Eng Win The Oval Aug 1966
8 AA Mailey, JM Taylor 10 127 3 Aus Eng Sydney Dec 1924
9 SL Boock, JG Bracewell 10 124 1 NZl Aus Sydney Nov 1985
10 WW Armstrong, RA Duff 10 120 3 Aus Eng Melbourne Jan 1902
11 NJ Astle, CL Cairns 10 118 4 NZl Eng Christchurch Mar 2002
12 P Willey, RGD Willis 10 117* 3 Eng Win The Oval Jul 1980
13 JN Gillespie, GD McGrath 10 114 2 Aus NZl Brisbane Nov 2004
14 HR Adhikari, Ghulam Ahmed 10 109 1 Ind Pak Delhi Oct 1952
15 AB de Villiers, M Morkel 10 107* 1 SAF Pak Abu Dhabi Nov 2010
16 MEK Hussey, GD McGrath 10 107 1 Aus SAF Melbourne Dec 2005
17 NJ Astle, DK Morrison 10 106* 3 NZl Eng Auckland Jan 1997
18 CL Hooper, CA Walsh 10 106 1 Win Pak St John’s May 1993
19 Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth 10 105 2 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS Nov 2010
20 Amir Elahi, Zulfiqar Ahmed 10 104 1 Pak Ind Chennai Nov 1952
21 AJ Bell, HGO Owen-Smith 10 103 3 SAF Eng Leeds Jul 1929
22 AR Caddick, AJ Stewart 10 103 1 Eng Aus Birmingham Jul 2001

This stand represents the second best partnership for the tenth wicket in tests. The best stand is 151 runs on two occasions  – between RD Colling and BF Hastings of New Zealand vs. Pakistan at Auckland in Feb 1973 and between Axhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed of Pakistan against South Africa at Rawalpindi in Oct 1997. All these three partnerships are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 RO Collinge, BF Hastings 10 151 2 NZl Pak Auckland Feb 1973
2 AzharMahmood/MushtaqAhmed 10 151 1 Pak SAF Rawalpindi Oct 1997
3 TL Best, D Ramdin 10 143 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012

This stand represents the record partnership by West Indian batsmen in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was 106 runs stand between CL Hooper and CA Walsh at St John’s in May 1993. In fact these two partnerships are the only two partnerships of 100 plus runs by West Indian batsmen in test cricket

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 TL Best, D Ramdin 10 143 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012
2 CL Hooper, CA Walsh 10 106 1 Win Pak St John’s May 1993

D Ramdin and TL Best added 143 runs for the last wicket in the third and final test between England and West Indies at Birmingham which is under progress as of now provide the sixth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in the annals of test cricket which are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 TL Best, D Ramdin 10 143 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012
2 AA Mailey, JM Taylor 10 127 3 Aus Eng Sydney Dec 1924
3 WW Armstrong, RA Duff 10 120 3 Aus Eng Melbourne Jan 1902
4 NJ Astle, CL Cairns 10 118 4 NZl Eng Christchurch Mar 2002
5 NJ Astle, DK Morrison 10 106* 3 NZl Eng Auckland Jan 1997
6 AJ Bell, HGO Owen-Smith 10 103 3 SAF Eng Leeds Jul 1929

This stand is the best stand by a team against England. The previous best was 127 runs by AA Mailey and JM Taylor of Australia against England at Sydney in Dec 1924

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 TL Best, D Ramdin 10 143 1 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 2012
2 AA Mailey, JM Taylor 10 127 3 Aus Eng Sydney Dec 1924
One day series – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 76 runs in second ODI – TM Dilshan and NLTC Perera sink Pakistan – NLTC Perera becomes the first bowler to capture six wikcets against Pakistan

One day series – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 76 runs in second ODI – TM Dilshan and NLTC Perera sink Pakistan – NLTC Perera becomes the first bowler to capture six wikcets against Pakistan

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Second ODI – Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan at Palekkele on 09.06.12 – Sri Lanka won by 76 runs

Pakistan capped Rahat Ali for this game. He became the 189th cricketer to represent Pakistan in one day games. He became the 33rd Pakistan cricketer to make his one day debut against Sri Lanka in one day games

TM Dilshan scored 119 not out this game providing the 1194th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the annals of one day games. His knock represents the 125th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

TM Dilshan scored 119 not out this game providing the 636th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the annals of one day games. His knock represents the 73rd occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

TM Dilshan scored 119 not out this game providing the 17th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan in one day games which are listed below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Date
1 A Ranatunga 101* v Pakistan Durban 02.12.94
2 A Ranatunga 102* v Pakistan Gujranwala 29.09.95
3 ST Jayasuriya 134 v Pakistan Singapore 02.04.96
4 PA de Silva 122 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 04.10.96
5 PA de Silva 134 v Pakistan Sharjah 07.04.97
6 PA de Silva 102* v Pakistan Lahore 05.11.97
7 ST Jayasuriya 134* v Pakistan Lahore 05.11.97
8 M Jayawardene 101 v Pakistan Visakhapatnam 27.03.99
9 MS Atapattu 119* v Pakistan Karachi 13.02.00
10 MS Atapattu 100 v Pakistan Dhaka 07.06.00
11 ST Jayasuriya 102* v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 12.09.02
12 KC Sangakkara 100* v Pakistan Sharjah 04.04.03
13 MS Atapattu 111 v Pakistan Lahore 14.10.04
14 KC Sangakkara 112 v Pakistan Karachi 29.06.09
15 TM Dilshan 137* v Pakistan Lahore 24.01.09
16 M Jayawardene 123 v Pakistan Dambulla 03.08.09
17 TM Dilshan 119* v Pakistan Pallekele 09.06.12

TM Dilshan became the seventh Sri Lankan batsman to score two or more hundreds against Pakistan. Others are – MS Atapattu {03}, PA de Silva (03}, ST Jayasuriya {03}, A Ranatunga {02}, KC Sangakkara {02} and M Jayawardene {02}

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Date
1 MS Atapattu 119* v Pakistan Karachi 13.02.00
2 MS Atapattu 100 v Pakistan Dhaka 07.06.00
3 MS Atapattu 111 v Pakistan Lahore 14.10.04
1 PA de Silva 122 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 04.10.96
2 PA de Silva 134 v Pakistan Sharjah 07.04.97
3 PA de Silva 102* v Pakistan Lahore 05.11.97
1 ST Jayasuriya 134 v Pakistan Singapore 02.04.96
2 ST Jayasuriya 134* v Pakistan Lahore 05.11.97
3 ST Jayasuriya 102* v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 12.09.02
1 A Ranatunga 101* v Pakistan Durban 02.12.94
2 A Ranatunga 102* v Pakistan Gujranwala 29.09.95
1 KC Sangakkara 100* v Pakistan Sharjah 04.04.03
2 KC Sangakkara 112 v Pakistan Karachi 29.06.09
1 M Jayawardene 101 v Pakistan Visakhapatnam 27.03.99
2 M Jayawardene 123 v Pakistan Dambulla 03.08.09
1 TM Dilshan 137* v Pakistan Lahore 24.01.09
2 TM Dilshan 119* v Pakistan Pallekele 09.06.12

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game represents the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against Pakistan which are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 134 1 Pakistan Singapore 02.04.96
2 ST Jayasuriya 134* 2 Pakistan Lahore 05.11.97
3 ST Jayasuriya 102* 2 Pakistan Col-RPS 12.09.02
4 KC Sangakkara 112 1 Pakistan Karachi 29.06.08
5 TM Dilshan 137* 1 Pakistan Lahore 24.01.09
6 M Jayawardene 123 2 Pakistan Dambulla 03.08.09
7 TM Dilshan 119* 1 Pakistan Pallekele 09.06.12

TM Dilshan became the second Sri Lankan opening batsman after ST Jayasuriya to score two or more hundreds against Pakistan. ST Jaysuirya has scored three hundred

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 134 1 Pakistan Singapore 02.04.96
2 ST Jayasuriya 134* 2 Pakistan Lahore 05.11.97
3 ST Jayasuriya 102* 2 Pakistan Col-RPS 12.09.02
1 TM Dilshan 137* 1 Pakistan Lahore 24.01.09
2 TM Dilshan 119* 1 Pakistan Pallekele 09.06.12

TM Dilshan scored 119 not out this game providing the 118th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan in one day games. His knock represents the 64th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against Pakistan

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game represent his 13th hundred in one day games and his second against Pakistan. His first hundred against Pakistan was his 137 not out at Lahore on 24.01.09.

M Jayawardene scored 53 in this game providing his 65th half century while representing Sri Lanka in one day games. He now stands second in the list of Sri Lankan batsmen who have scored most half centuries. The first place is shared by ST Jayasuriya and KC Sanakkara who have scored 68 half centuries. M Jayawardene went past PA de Silva’s 64 half centuries on his way to second position.

M Jayawardene’s 53 in this game provide the 67th half century of his one day career, KC Sangakkara {71} and ST Jayasuriya {68} are the other two batsmen who have score more half centuries than M Jayawardene amongst Sri Lankan batsmen

M Jayawardene’s 53 in this game represent his 82nd fifty in one day games. He became the tenth batsman in the annals of one day games to score 82 or more fifties. Others are – SR Tendulkar {145}, RT Ponting {112}, JH Kallis {102}, ST Jayasuriya {96}, R Dravid {95}, SC Ganguly {94}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {93}, KC Sangakkara {84} and BC Lara {82}

KC Sangakkara now holds the second place amongst the wicket keepers who have played most one day games. This game was his 283rd appearance as wicket keeper. He went past AC Giclhrist’s 282 appearances. MV Boucher with 294 appearances holds the first place in this category of statsitics

KC Sangakkara’s run aggregate as a wicket keeper batsman read 9606 at the end of this game. He earned the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper batsman to total 9600 plus runs in the annals of one day internationals

This game was the 375th one day game for M Jayawardene. He became the fifth cricketer to appear in 375 plus one day games in the annals of one day internationals. Others are – SR Tendulkar {463}, ST Jayasuriya {445}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {378} and RT Ponting {375}

M Jayawardene with his 375 one day appearance became the Sri Lankan cricketer to appear in 375 plus one day games after ST Jayasuriya who has played 445 one day games.

Thus Sri Lanka became the first team in the history of one day internationals to have two cricketers who have played 375 one day games

This game was the 100th one day game for Misbah-ul-Haq. He became the 28th Pakistan cricketer to appear in 100 plus one day games. In the previous game, Mohammad Hafeez has earned the distinction of appearing in 100 one day games

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game provide the 66th occasion of a batsman remaining not out with a hundred to his credit while batting first in the annals of one day internationals.

His feat provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan peforming such a feat which are listed below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Date
1 RS Mahanama 119* Zimbabwe Harare 03.11.94
2 MS Atapattu 103* Zimbabwe East London 15.03.03
3 KC Sangakkara 138* India Jaipur 31.10.05
4 TM Dilshan 137* Pakistan Lahore 24.01.09
5 TM Dilshan 160* India Hobart 28.02.12
6 TM Dilshan 119* Pakistan Pallekele 09.06.12

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of a batsman remaining not out with a hundred to his credit while batting first against Pakistan in the annals of one day internationals. All the nine occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Date
1 D Lloyd 116* Eng Pak Nottingham 31.08.74
2 DL Haynes 142* Win Pak Port of Spain 18.03.88
3 GR Marsh 125* Aus Pak Melbourne 10.01.89
4 DL Haynes 107* Win Pak Kolkata 01.11.89
5 NV Knight 125* Eng Pak Nottingham 01.09.96
6 TM Dilshan 137* Srl Pak Lahore 24.01.09
7 SR Watson 116* Aus Pak Abu Dhabi 03.05.09
8 HM Amla 119* RSA Pak Dubai (DSC) 02.11.10
9 TM Dilshan 119* Srl Pak Pallekele 09.06.12

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game provide the second occasion of a batsman remaining not out with a hundred to his credit while batting first against Pakistan in the annals of one day internationals. He became the second batsman after DL Haynes to perform such feat against Pakistan. The performance of these two batsmen is furnished beloe

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Date
1 DL Haynes 142* Win Pak Port of Spain 18.03.88
2 DL Haynes 107* Win Pak Kolkata 01.11.89
1 TM Dilshan 137* Srl Pak Lahore 24.01.09
2 TM Dilshan 119* Srl Pak Pallekele 09.06.12

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game provide the third occasion of his remaining not out with a hundred to his credit while batting first in one day games. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Date
1 TM Dilshan 137* Pakistan Lahore 24.01.09
2 TM Dilshan 160* India Hobart 28.02.12
3 TM Dilshan 119* Pakistan Pallekele 09.06.12

TM Dilshan became the sixth batsman in the annals of one day internationals to perform such a feat on three or more occasions. Others are – DL Haynes {07}, SR Tendulkar {04}, SC Ganguly {03}, G Kirsten {03} and Rameez Raja {03}

KC Sangakkara took his 300th catch in one day games when he caught Shahid Afridi of SL Malinga for 17 in this game. He became the third wicket keeper after AC Gilchrist {417} and MV Boucher {402} to pouch 300 plus catches in the annals of one day games. At the end of this game, KC Sangakkara had an aggregate of 301 cathces

KC Sangakkara held four catches in this game which gave him an aggregate of 42 catches against Pakistan. He became the third wicket keeper to pouch 40 plus catches against Pakistan in one day games. Others are – MV Boucher {58} and PJ Dujon {42}

KC Sangakkara held four catches in this game which gave him an aggregate of 49 dismissals against Pakistan. He now holds the third place in the list wicket keeper who have effected most dismissals against Pakistan in one day games. Others are – MV Boucher {59} and RS Kaluwitharana {54}. KC Sangakkara went past PJ Dujon who had effected 46 dimissals on his way to third position.

Shahid Afridi was playing his 60th one day game against Sri Lanka. He became the second Pakistan cricketer after Inzamam-ul-Haq {63} to play 60 plus games against Sri Lanka. Shahid Afridi went past Wasim Akram who has 59 one day appearances on his way to second place.

NLTC Perera returned with 6 for 44 in this game to provide the 57th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the annals of one day games. His figures provide the  eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six or more wickets in one day games which are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 9.5 0 29 6 1 Eng Moratuwa 20.03.93
2 M Muralitharan 10.0 1 30 7 2 Ind Sharjah 27.10.00
3 WPUJC Vaas 8.0 3 19 8 1 Zim Colombo (SSC) 08.12.01
4 WPUJC Vaas 9.1 2 25 6 1 Ban Pietermaritzburg 14.02.03
5 MF Maharoof 9.0 2 14 6 1 Win Mumbai (BS) 14.10.06
6 CRD Fernando 8.0 0 27 6 2 Eng Colombo (RPS) 13.10.07
7 BAW Mendis 8.0 1 13 6 2 Ind Karachi 06.07.08
8 BAW Mendis 9.0 0 29 6 1 Zim Harare 28.11.08
9 AD Mathews 6.0 0 20 6 2 Ind Colombo (RPS) 12.09.09
10 SL Malinga 7.4 0 38 6 1 Ken Colombo (RPS) 01.03.11
11 NLTC Perera 10.0 0 44 6 2 Pak Pallekele 09.06.12

NLTC Perera with his 6 for 44 became the first Sri Lankan bowler to capture six wickets against Pakistan and thus has the best figures by a Sri Lankan bowler against Pakistan. The previous best bowling figures was 5 for 17 by ST Jayasuriya at Lahore on 16.10.04

NLTC Perera with his 6 for 44 became the first Sri Lankan bowler to capture six wickets against Pakistan and thus has the best figures by a Sri Lankan bowler against Pakistan on home soil The previous best bowling figures was 5 for 23 by M Muralitharan at Dambulla on 18.05.03

NLTC Perera’s 6 for 44 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets against Pakistan which are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 NLTC Perera 10.0 0 44 6 2 Pak Pallekele 09.06.12
2 ST Jayasuriya 8.0 2 17 5 2 Pak Lahore 16.10.04
3 M Muralitharan 9.2 0 23 5 2 Pak Benoni 15.04.98
4 M Muralitharan 9.4 2 23 5 2 Pak Dambulla 18.05.02
5 RJ Ratnayake 9.0 1 32 5 1 Pak Sharjah 20.12.90
6 SL Malinga 10.0 0 34 5 2 Pak Dambulla 15.06.10
7 ALF de Mel 12.0 1 39 5 1 Pak Leeds 16.06.83

NLTC Perera’s 6 for 44 in this game represent the best bowling figures ever achieved by a bowler against Pakistan in one day games. He became the first bowler from any country to capture six wickets against Pakistan

NLTC Perera’s 6 for 44 represent the 39th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets against Pakistan and represent the best figures by a bowler against Pakistan in one day games. The previous best was 5 for 16 which was shared by two bowlers – CJ Rackeman of Australia – 5 for 16 at Adelaide on 30.01.84 and SC Ganguly of India – 5 for 16 at Toronto on 18.09.95.

RS Kaluwitharana and KC Sangakkara share the record for most catches by a Sri Lankan fieldsman {wicket keeper or otherwise| against Pakistan. Both have pouched 54 catches.

KC Sangakkara with his four dismissals in this game became the third Sri Lankan wicket keeper to effect four or more dismissals in an innings against Pakistan. Others are – HP Tilakaratne {05 – all caught} at Sharjah on 20.12.09 and RS Kaluwitharana {05 – 04 ct + 01 st} at Sharjah on 11.04.95

KC Sangakkara with his four catches in this game became the third Sri Lankan wicket keeper to pouch four or more catches in an innings against Pakistan. Others are – HP Tilakaratne {05} at Sharjah on 20.12.09 and RS Kaluwitharana {04} at Sharjah on 11.04.95

KC Sangakkara’s four dismissals in this game is a record for most dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper against Pakistan at home.

KC Sangakkara’s four catches in this game provide the 25th occasion of a wicket keeper taking four or more catches against   Pakistan in a one day game.

Azhar Ali scored 96 in this game providing the 465th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the annals of one day games. His knock represents the 205th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in one day games.

Azhar Ali scored 96 in this game providing the 42nd occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety in the annals of one day games. His knock represents the 13thoccasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety in one day games.

Azhar Ali scored 96 in this game providing the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka in one day games which are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 97 1 Srl Nottingham 14.06.75
2 Javed Miandad 91* 2 Srl Lahore 25.10.85
3 Saleem Malik 93* 1 Srl Colombo (SSC) 07.08.94
4 Ijaz Ahmed 94 1 Srl Lahore 05.11.97
5 Mohammad Yousuf 90* 2 Srl Dhaka 05.06.00
6 Saeed Anwar 90 1 Srl Sharjah 08.04.01
7 Umar Akmal 91 2 Srl Dubai (DSC) 14.11.11
8 Azhar Ali 96 2 Srl Pallekele 09.06.02

Azhar Ali scored 96 in this game providing the second occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka in one day games which are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 Saeed Anwar 90 1 Srl Sharjah 08.04.01
2 Azhar Ali 96 2 Srl Pallekele 09.06.02

One day series – Pakistan win the first one day game against Sri Lanka by six wickets on DL Method

One day series – Pakistan win the first one day game against Sri Lanka by six wickets on DL Method

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First ODI – Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan at Pallekkele on 07.06.12 – Pakistan won by six wickets on DL Method

KC Sangakkara was playing his 282nd game as a wicket keeper in ODIs. He is on par with AC Gilchrist who also has played 282 games. Only MV Boucher with 291 games to his credit has played more games as a wicket keeper in ODIs than AC Gilchrist and KC Sangakkara

KC Sangakkara has played his 300th one day innings for Sri Lanka when he played in this game and scored 9. He became the third Sri Lankan batsman to play 300 plus innings. Ohrers are – ST Jayasuriya {429} and DPMD Jayawardene {347}

TM Dilshan completed 2000 runs on home soil when he was on 3 during his knock of 5 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 2002. He became the sixth Sri Lankan batsman to accomplish this feat. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {3880}, DPMD Jayawardene {3232}, KC Sangakkara {3034}, MS Atapattu {2559} and PA de Silva {2407}

LD Chandimal and AD Mathews scored zeroes in this game providing the 118th and 119th  occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring zeroes against Pakistan in One day games. It also represents the 25th and 26th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring zeroes against Pakistan on home soil

This game witnessed four Pakistan bowlers bowling two or mare maiden overs – Umar Gul {02}, Mohammad Sami {02}, Mohammad Hafeez {03} and Shahid Afridi {02} providing the second occasion of four Pakistan bowlers bowling two or more maiden overs against Sri Lanka. The first such occasion was witnessed at Nottingham on 14.06.75. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Asif Masood 06.0 2 14 0 2 Sri Lanka Nottingham 14.06.75
2 Imran Khan 07.1 3 15 3 2 Sri Lanka Nottingham 14.06.75
3 Javed Miandad 07.0 2 22 2 2 Sri Lanka Nottingham 14.06.75
4 Wasim Raja 07.0 4 07 1 2 Sri Lanka Nottingham 14.06.75
1 Umar Gul 08.0 2 14 3 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 07.06.12
2 Mohammad Sami 05.0 2 14 2 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 07.06.12
3 Mohammad Hafeez 10.0 3 20 2 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 07.06.12
4 Shahid Afridi 04.0 2 12 0 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 07.06.12

At the end of Sri Lanka’s innings in this game, Pakistan bowlers have bowled 295 maiden overs against Sri Lanka in one day games. They have played 128 matches.

Pakistan bowlers have bowled nine maiden overs in this innings providing the 13th occasion of Pakistan bowlers bowling nine or more maiden overs in an innings in one day games. This also provides the second such occasion against Sri Lanka. The first such occasions was at Nottingham on 14.06.75 when Pakistan bowlers had bowled 14 maiden overs

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara were playing their 17th game against Pakistan at home. M Muralitharan holds record for most appearances for a Sri Lankan cricketer against Pakistan at home with 18 appearances. DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara went past ST Jayasuriya who had 16 such appearance on their way to joint second position.

Pakistan bowlers conceded 23 wides in this game providing the third occasion of Pakistan bowlers conceding 20 plus wides in an innings against Sri Lanka in an one day games. The other two occasions are – 26 at Sharjah on 20.12.90 and 20 at Sharjanh on 20.04.01

Thus the 23 wides conceded by Pakistan bowlers in this game provide the second highest number of wides conceded against Sri Lanka. Most wides conceded is 26 at Sharjah on 20.12.90

Pakistan conceded 31 extras in this game which represent the second highest number of extras conceded by Pakistan against Sri Lanka on away soil. The most number of extras conceded in 33 at Dambulla on 10.05.03.

Pakistan has conceded 30 plus extras against Sri Lanka on away soil on two occasions -33 at Dambulla on 18.05.90 and 31 at Pallekele o 07.06.12

Pakistan bowlers have conceded 20 plus wides against Sri Lanka on away soil on only occasion. that is, in this game when they conceded 23 wides

Pakistan bowlers have conceded 23 wides in this game providing the 17th occasion of Pakistna bowlers conceding 20 plus wides in one day games.

KC Sangakkara effected two dismissals {01 st plus 01 ct} in this game which gave him a tatal of 378 dismissals in one day games.

His lone catch in this game gave him a total of 297 catches. He requires three more catches for his 300 catches. He would then became the third wicket keeper to pouch 300 plus catches in the history of one day games after AC Gilchrist {417} and MV Boucher {402}

His lone stumping in this game gave him a total of 81 stumping dismissals – the most stumping dismissals in the history of one day games. He is the only wicket keeper in the history of one day games to effect 80 plus stumping dismissals.

Mohammad Hafeez was appearing in his 100th one day game while representing Pakistan when he played this game. He also played his 100th innings while representing  Pakistan when he batted in this game.

He earned the distinction of becoming the 27th cricketer to play 100 one day games while representing Pakistan. He also became the 21st batsman to play 100 innings while representing Pakistan

Shahid Afridi was playing his 59th game against Sri Lanka. He now jointly share the record for most appearances by a Pakistan cricketer against Sri Lanka with Wasim Akram who also has played 59 games. Inzamam-ul-Huq has played most games against Sri Lanka – 63.

Shahid Afridi has conceded 2014 runs against Sri Lanka in one day games at the end of this game. He is the second bowler to concede 2000 plus runs against Sri Lanka after Waqar Younis who has leaked 2046 runs.

Shahid Afridi is one of the eleven bowlers to concede 2000 plus runs against a specific opposition. The following table shows the complete list

No Player Team Oppn Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI Ave 4 5
1 STJayasuriya Srl Pak 82 76 3014 2587 71 5/17 36.43 1 1
2 MMuralitharan Srl Pak 65 63 3520 2424 96 5/23 25.25 0 2
3 MMuralitharan Srl Ind 63 59 3297 2352 74 7/30 31.78 0 1
4 Wasim Akram Pak Win 64 64 3304 2276 89 5/38 25.57 3 1
5 WPUJC Vaas Srl Ind 61 60 2848 2213 70 5/14 31.61 0 1
6 Shahid Afridi Pak Ind 65 58 2635 2212 38 4/20 58.21 1 0
7 STJayasuriya Srl Ind 89 69 2689 2162 44 4/18 49.13 1 0
8 DL Vettori NZl Ausa 56 55 3060 2150 53 4/33 40.56 1 0
9 Waqar Younis Pak Srl 51 50 2484 2046 84 6/26 24.35 3 2
10 Shahid Afridi Pak Srl 59 55 2540 2014 57 5/35 35.33 1 1
11 WPUJC Vaas Srl Pak 56 56 2740 2012 61 3/30 32.98 0 0

Shahid Afridi is one of the four bowlers who have conceded 2000 plus runs against two specific oppositions. Others are – M Muralitharan, ST Jayasuriya and WPUJC Vaas. The performances of these four bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Oppn Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI Ave 4 5
1 MMuralitharan Srl Pak 65 63 3520 2424 96 5/23 25.25 0 2
2 MMuralitharan Srl Ind 63 59 3297 2352 74 7/30 31.78 0 1
1 Shahid Afridi Pak Ind 65 58 2635 2212 38 4/20 58.21 1 0
2 Shahid Afridi Pak Srl 59 55 2540 2014 57 5/35 35.33 1 1
1 STJayasuriya Srl Pak 82 76 3014 2587 71 5/17 36.43 1 1
2 STJayasuriya Srl Ind 89 69 2689 2162 44 4/18 49.13 1 0
1 WPUJC Vaas Srl Ind 61 60 2848 2213 70 5/14 31.61 0 1
2 WPUJC Vaas Srl Pak 56 56 2740 2012 61 3/30 32.98 0 0

Shahid Afridi is only Pakistan bowler who has conceded 2000 plus runs against two specific oppositions. His performance is listed below

No Player Team Oppn Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI Ave 4 5
1 ShahidAfridi Pak Ind 65 58 2635 2212 38 4/20 58.21 1 0
2 ShahidAfridi Pak Srl 59 55 2540 2014 57 5/35 35.33 1 1

Misbah-ul-Haq was dismissed run out for 30 in this game providing the 63rd occasion of a Pakistan captain dismissed run out in one day games

Misbah-ul-Haq’s run out in this game represents his fourth run out dismissal while leading Pakistan. He became the sixth Pakistan captain to be dismissed run out on four or more occasions. Others are – Wasim Akram {16}, Imran Khan {11}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {05}, Javed Miandad {05} and Shoaib Malik {04}

Sri Lanka’s one day record at the end of this game read thus – Played – 663 ; won – 309 ; Lost – 324 = Tied – 04 and NR – 26;

Sri Lanka is one of the four teams to lose 300 plus games in the annals of one day games. Others are – India {366}, Pakistan {332} and New Zealand {315}

Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
India 1974-2012 804 397 366 6 35
Pakistan 1973-2012 770 416 332 6 16
Sri Lanka 1975-2012 663 309 324 4 26
New Zealand 1973-2012 620 268 315 5 32

Sri Lanka is one of the three teams in the annals of one day games to win 300 plus games and to lose 300 plus games. Others are – India and Pakistan

Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
India 1974-2012 804 397 366 6 35
Pakistan 1973-2012 770 416 332 6 16
Sri Lanka 1975-2012 663 309 324 4 26
The Wisden Trophy – List of captains who have scored hundreds in a test innings while batting at number eight – DJ Sammy of West Indies is a new entrant into this elite list

The Wisden Trophy – List of captains who have scored hundreds in a test innings while batting at number eight – DJ Sammy of West Indies is a new entrant into this elite list

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DJ Sammy of West Indies scored 106 against England in the Nottingham test in May 2012 providing the eleventh occasion of a captain scoring a hundred while batting at number 8 in a test innings. All the eleven occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 R Illingworth 113 2 Eng Win Lord’s Jun 1969
2 CH Lloyd 106 2 Win Ind St John’s Apr 1983
3 Imran Khan 135* 1 Pak Ind Chennai Feb 1987
4 Wasim Akram 257* 2 Pak Zim Sheikhupura Oct 1996
5 HH Streak 127* 1 Zim Win Harare Nov 2002
6 DL Vettori 118 1 NZl Ind Hamilton Mar 2009
7 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Colombo(SSC) Aug 2009
8 MS Dhoni 132* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata Feb 2010
9 DL Vettori 110 1 NZl Pak Wellington Jan 2011
10 MS Dhoni 144 1 Ind Win Kolkata Nov 2011
11 DJG Sammy 106 1 Win Eng Nottingham May 2012

The credit of scoring most hundreds as captain while batting at Number eight stands in the name of DL Vettori of New Zealand who has scored three hundreds. He is followed byIndia’s MS Dhoni who has scored two hundreds. The exploits of these two captains are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 DL Vettori 118 1 NZl Ind Hamilton Mar 2009
2 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Colombo(SSC) Aug 2009
3 DL Vettori 110 1 NZl Pak Wellington Jan 2011
1 MS Dhoni 132* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata Feb 2010
2 MS Dhoni 144 1 Ind Win Kolkata Nov 2011

English soil has witnessed two occasions of a captain batting at number eight scoring a hundred in a test innings – Lord’s and Nottingham.

At Lord’s R Illingworth of England scored 113 against England in Jun 1969. He is the only England captain to score a hundred while batting at number eight in a test innings.

At Nottingham, DJ Sammy of  West Indies scored 106 against England in May 2012.  He is the only West Indies captain to score a hundred while batting a number eight in a test innings on English soil

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 R Illingworth 113 2 Eng Win Lord’s Jun 1969
11 DJG Sammy 106 1 Win Eng Nottingham May 2012

The following table shows the team wise break up of captains scoring a hundred while batting at number eight in a test innings. New Zealand captain has scored three hundreds. India, Pakistan and West Indies captains have scored two hundreds while England and  Zimbabwean captains have scored a hundred each

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 R Illingworth 113 2 Eng Win Lord’s Jun 1969
1 MS Dhoni 132* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata Feb 2010
2 MS Dhoni 144 1 Ind Win Kolkata Nov 2011
1 DL Vettori 118 1 NZl Ind Hamilton Mar 2009
2 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Colombo(SSC) Aug 2009
3 DL Vettori 110 1 NZl Pak Wellington Jan 2011
1 Imran Khan 135* 1 Pak Ind Chennai Feb 1987
2 Wasim Akram 257* 2 Pak Zim Sheikhupura Oct 1996
1 CH Lloyd 106 2 Win Ind St John’s Apr 1983
2 DJG Sammy 106 1 Win Eng Nottingham May 2012
1 HH Streak 127* 1 Zim Win Harare Nov 2002
The Wisden Trophy – First ball ducks on debut – SC Gabriel of West Indies joins the club

The Wisden Trophy – First ball ducks on debut – SC Gabriel of West Indies joins the club

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SC Gabriel, the West Indies debutant was dismissed first ball on his test debut at Lord’s in the first test between Englandand West Indiesin May 2012 providing the 91st occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck on test debut.

SC Gabriel’s first ball duck provide the 15th occasion of aWest Indies batsman to suffer such an ignominy. All the fifteen occasions are listed below. SC Gabriel became the first West Indian batsman to collect the first ball duck on debut against England.

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Mon Year
1 NE Marshall 0 1 1 Australia Georgetown Apr 1955
2 AL Padmore 0 1 1 India Port of Spain Apr 1976
3 IR Bishop 0 1 1 India Georgetown Mar 1989
4 CE Cuffy 0 1 2 India Mumbai Nov 1994
5 RN Lewis 0 1 3 Pakistan Peshawar Nov 1997
6 CH Gayle 0 1 3 Zimbabwe Port of Spain Mar 2000
7 MI Black 0 1 1 Australia Brisbane Nov 2000
8 LVGarrick 0 1 1 South Africa Kingston Apr 2001
9 GR Breese 0 1 3 India Chennai Oct 2002
10 ASJaggernauth 0 1 4 Australia Kingston May 2008
11 CAK Walton 0 1 2 Bangladesh Kingstown Jul 2009
12 R Rampaul 0 1 3 Australia Brisbane Nov 2009
13 S Shillingford 0 1 2 South Africa Port of Spain Jun 2010
14 BJ Bess 0 1 3 South Africa Bridgetown Jun 2010
15 ST Gabriel 0 1 1 England Lord’s May 2012

The following table lists out the batsmen who have been dismissed first ball on debut at Lord’s – the Mecca of Test Cricket.  The list includes three England batsmen and two overseas batsmen in CP Kapugedera of Sri Lanka and SC Gabriel of West Indies

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppon Ground Mon Year
1 CL Smith 0 1 1 Eng NZl Lord’s Aug 1983
2 CKKapugedera 0 1 2 Srl Eng Lord’s May 2006
3 CT Tremlett 0 1 3 Eng Ind Lord’s Jul 2007
4 G Onions 0 1 1 Eng Win Lord’s May 2009
5 ST Gabriel 0 1 1 Win Eng Lord’s May 2012
T20I – KC Sangakkara completes 3000 runs in T20 games.

T20I – KC Sangakkara completes 3000 runs in T20 games.

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KC Sangakkara completed 3000 runs in T20 games when he was on 6 during his knock of 8  in the second T20I game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Hambantota on 03.06.12. At the end of the game, his run aggregate in T20 games read 3002.

He became the 13th batsman to total 3000 runs in T20 games and the following table lists out all the 13 batsmen with their performances

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 DJ Hussey 187 180 34 4666 100* 31.95 1 26 13 318 197
2 BJ Hodge 156 152 27 4471 106 35.76 2 29 10 461 121
3 BB McCullum 143 142 15 4033 158* 31.75 4 19 6 387 177
4 CH Gayle 107 105 14 3970 128* 43.62 8 26 10 315 281
5 OA Shah 152 145 33 3897 80 34.79 0 23 7 309 157
6 DA Warner 127 127 9 3682 135* 31.20 5 21 10 372 161
7 HH Gibbs 140 137 10 3308 101* 26.04 1 24 19 345 102
8 LRPL Taylor 135 127 25 3199 111* 31.36 1 16 7 227 186
9 SK Raina 118 112 16 3147 101 32.78 1 19 4 264 136
10 JH Kallis 106 105 16 3095 89* 34.77 0 26 6 302 69
11 G Gambhir 111 109 14 3034 93 31.93 0 25 8 352 46
12 RG Sharma 124 115 20 3033 109* 31.92 2 19 7 264 122
13 KCSangakkara 115 111 9 3002 94 29.43 0 19 8 337 54
T20I – Pakistan square the series by winning the second T20I- Shahid Afridi becomes the first cricketer to appear in 50 T20 Internationals

T20I – Pakistan square the series by winning the second T20I- Shahid Afridi becomes the first cricketer to appear in 50 T20 Internationals

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Second T20I – Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan at Hambantota on 03.06.12 – Pakistan won by 23 runs

AD Mathews became the fifth captain to lead Sri Lanka in T20Is when he led Sri Lanka in this game  He became the 67th captain to lead a team in the history of T20Is.

By playing this game, Shahid Afridi became the first cricketer in the history of T20 games to appear in 50 T20Is.

Shahid Afridi scored 52 not out in this game providing the 256th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. His knock provides the 29th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is.

Shahid Afridi’s 52 not out in this game represent his fourth fifty in T20Is. He became the third Pakistan batsman to score four or more fifties in T20Is. Others are – Kamran Akmal {05} and Umar Akmal {04}. The performances of these three cricketers are furnished below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Kamran Akmal 59* v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 May 2009
2 Kamran Akmal 57 v Ireland The Oval 15 Jun 2009
3 Kamran Akmal 64 v Australia Melbourne 05 Feb 2010
4 Kamran Akmal 73 v Bangladesh Gros Islet 01 May 2010
5 Kamran Akmal 50 v Australia Gros Islet 14 May 2010
1 Shahid Afridi 51 v South Africa Nottingham 18 Jun 2009
2 Shahid Afridi 54* v Sri Lanka Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
3 Shahid Afridi 50 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Aug 2009
4 Shahid Afridi 52* v Sri Lanka Hambantota 03 Jun 2012
1 Umar Akmal 56* v New Zealand Dubai (DSC) 13 Nov 2009
2 Umar Akmal 51 v South Africa Gros Islet 10 May 2010
3 Umar Akmal 56* v Australia Gros Islet 14 May 2010
4 Umar Akmal 64 v Australia Birmingham 05 Jul 2010

Shahid Afridi earned the distinction of becoming the 24th batsman to score four or more fifties in T20Is.

Shahid Afrid’s 52 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka which are listed below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Shoaib Malik 57 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 17Sep2007
2 Younis Khan 51 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 17Sep2007
3 Younis Khan 50 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 12Jun2009
4 Shahid Afridi 54* v Sri Lanka Lord’s 21Jun2009
5 Shahid Afridi 50 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12Aug2009
6 Shahid Afridi 52* v Sri Lanka Hambantota 03Jun2012

Shahid Afrid’s 52 not out in this game represents his third fifty against Sri Lanka and he holds the record for most fifties by a Pakistan batsman against Sri Lanka in T20Is. The previous record was held by Younis Khan who had scored two fifties

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Shahid Afridi 54* v Sri Lanka Lord’s 21 Jun 2009
2 Shahid Afridi 50 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Aug 2009
3 Shahid Afridi 52* v Sri Lanka Hambantota 03 Jun 2012
1 Younis Khan 51 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 17 Sep 2007
2 Younis Khan 50 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 12 Jun 2009

Shahid Afridi became the first Pakistan batsman to score 800 plus runs in T20I. He reached the landmark when he was on 51 during the course of his knock of 52 not out in this game. He holds the record for most runs by a Pakistan batsman in T20I games. He went past Misbah-ul-Huq who had scored 788 runs on his way to the record.

Shahid Afridi’s 52 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number six in the history of T20Is. The following table lists all the nine occasions

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CL White 85* Australia Sri Lanka Bridgetown 09May2010
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 66* Pakistan Australia Johannesburg 18Sep2007
3 Umar Akmal 64 Pakistan Australia Birmingham 05Jul2010
4 CD McMillan 57 New Zealand England Durban 18Sep2007
5 OA Shah 55* England West Indies The Oval 29Jun2007
6 AJ Finch 53* Australia England Melbourne 14Jan2011
7 Misbah-ul-Haq 53 Pakistan India Durban 14Sep2007
8 Shahid Afridi 52* Pakistan Sri Lanka Hambantota 03Jun2012
9 DJ Bravo 51 West Indies Sri Lanka Nottingham 10Jun2009

Shahid Afridi’s 52 not out in this game provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number six in T20Is. The following table lists all the four occasions

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 66* Pakistan Australia Johannesburg 18Sep2007
2 Umar Akmal 64 Pakistan Australia Birmingham 05Jul2010
3 Misbah-ul-Haq 53 Pakistan India Durban 14Sep2007
4 Shahid Afridi 52* Pakistan Sri Lanka Hambantota 03Jun2012

Shahid Afridi became the eighth batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 800 plus runs. The following tables lists out the eight batsman who have accomplished this feat.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 BB McCullum NZl 47 47 8 1352 116* 34.66 1 8 2
2 KP Pietersen Eng 36 36 5 1176 79 37.93 0 7 1
3 GC Smith RSA 33 33 2 982 89* 31.67 0 5 1
4 M Jayawardene Srl 36 36 5 955 100 30.80 1 6 3
5 TM Dilshan Srk 37 36 6 917 104* 30.56 1 5 3
6 KC Sangakkara Srl 35 34 4 910 78 30.33 0 6 1
7 DA Warner Aus 33 33 0 866 89 26.24 0 6 5
8 Shahid Afridi Pak 50 48 4 801 54* 18.20 0 4 4

Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi added 68 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 30th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in T20Is. This partnership provide the fourth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket in T20Is

Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi added 68 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka for various wicket in T20Is which are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan 4 101 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 17Sep2007
2 Fawad Alam, Shoaib Malik 8 50* v Sri Lanka King City (NW) 11Oct2008
3 Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan 4 66 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 12Jun2009
4 Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik 3 76* v Sri Lanka Lord’s 21Jun2009
5 Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal 4 66 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12Aug2009
6 Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik 5 68 v Sri Lanka Hambantota 03Jun2012

Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi added 68 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the record partnership for the fifth wicket by Pakistan batsmen against Sri Lanka in T20Is.  The previous best was the 43 runs partnership between Misbah-ul-Huq and Shahid Afridi at Abu Dhabi on 25.11.11

TM Dilshan’s two catches in this game gave him an aggregate of 13 catches in T20Is. He now holds the Sri Lankan record for most catches by a fieldsman in T20Is with SL Malinga who also has taken 13 catches. TM Dilshan went past DPMD Jayawardene who has taken 11 catches on his way to joint first position.

TM Dilshan became the 27th fieldsman to pouch 13 or more catches in the history of T20Is.

TM Dilshan completed 900 runs in T20Is when he was one during his knock of 18 in this game. He became the sixth batsman to total 900 plus run in T20Is. The following table lists all the six batsmen who have reached the landmark

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 BB McCullum NZl 47 47 8 1352 116* 34.66 1 8 2
2 KP Pietersen Eng 36 36 5 1176 79 37.93 0 7 1
3 GC Smith RSA 33 33 2 982 89* 31.67 0 5 1
4 M Jayawardene Srl 36 36 5 955 100 30.80 1 6 3
5 TM Dilshan Srl 37 36 6 917 104* 30.56 1 5 3
6 KC Sangakkara Srl 35 34 4 910 78 30.33 0 6 1

TM Dilshan completed 900 runs in T20Is when he was one during his knock of 18 in this game. He became the third Sri Lankan batsman to total 900 plus run in T20Is. The following table lists all the three batsmen who have reached the landmark

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 M Jayawardene Srl 36 36 5 955 100 30.80 1 6 3
2 TM Dilshan Srl 37 36 6 917 104* 30.56 1 5 3
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 35 34 4 910 78 30.33 0 6 1

TM Dilshan became the most capped Sri Lankan cricketer in T20Is. At the end of this game he has played 37 T20Is. He went past DPMD Jayawardene who has appeared in 36 T20Is.

Yasir Arafat captured three wickets in this game to take his aggregate of wickets in T20 games to 151. He became the fifth bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 150 Dplus wickets. Others are – DP Nannes {178}, AC Thomas {159}, SL Malinga {155} and JA Morkel {154}

KMDN Kulasekara and I Udana bowled a maiden over each in this game providing a total of 117 maiden overs bowled in the history of T20Is.

Sri Lankan bowlers have bowled a total of eleven maiden overs in 40 T20I games they have played as at the end of this game.  They became the fifth team to bowl ten or more maiden overs in the history of T20Is. Others are – Pakistan {16}, Australia {14}, New Zealand {11} and Ireland {10}

The break up of eleven maiden overs bowled by Sri Lankan bowlers read thus – CRD Fernando {03}, KMDN Kulasekara {02}, AD Mathews {02}, BAW Mendis {02}, I Udana {01} and WPUJC Vaas {01}

Sri Lankan innings contained three ducks – KMDN Kulasekara, NLTC Perera and KS Lokuarachchi are the batsmen who failed to open their accounts in this game.  This provides the 28th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings in the history of T20Is.

KMDN Kulasekara, NLTC Perera and KS Lokuarachchi failed to open their accounts in this game providing the third occasion of three Sri Lankan batsmen scoring ducks in an innings. The other two occasions are – against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07 {WU Tharnga, J Mubarak and G Wijekoon} and against Australia at Cape Town on 20.09.07 {ST Jayasuriya, MF Mahroof and CRD Fernando}

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 99 in this game providing the 30th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 in T20Is

Sri Lanka’s 99 all out in this game provide the third occasion of a team dismissed all out for 99 in T20Is. The following table lists out all the three occasions

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 99 18.3 1 v Pakistan The Oval 13Jun2009
2 Scotland 99 18.3 2 v Ireland Dubai (DSC) 11Feb2010
3 Sri Lanka 99 19.2 2 v Pakistan Hambantota 03Jun2012

Sri Lanka’s 99 all out in this game provide the third occasion of a it being dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in T20Is. The following table lists out all the three occasions

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 87 16.2 2 v Australia Bridgetown 09May2010
2 Sri Lanka 92 19.4 2 v New Zealand Lauderhill 22May2010
3 Sri Lanka 99 19.2 2 v Pakistan Hambantota 03Jun2012

Sri Lanka’s 99 all out in this game provide the 83rd occasion of a team dismissed all out in the history of T20 games – 40 occasions while batting first and 43 occasions while batting second

Sri Lanka’s 99 all out in this game represent the eighth occasion of it being dismissed all out in T20Is. The eight occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 163 20.0 England Southampton 15Jun2006
2 Sri Lanka 115 18.2 New Zealand Auckland 26Dec2006
3 Sri Lanka 101 19.3 Australia Cape Town 20Sep2007
4 Sri Lanka 120 18.1 Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 12Aug2009
5 Sri Lanka 87 16.2 Australia Bridgetown 09May2010
6 Sri Lanka 92 19.4 New Zealand Lauderhill 22May2010
7 Sri Lanka 141 19.3 Pakistan Abu Dhabi 25Nov2011
8 Sri Lanka 99 19.2 Pakistan Hambantota 03Jun2012

Sri Lanka became the third team to be dismissed all out on eight or more occasions in the history of T20Is. Others are – New Zealand {10} and Kenya {08}

This series witnessed rival teams dismissed all out for less than 100 runs – Pakistan all out for 95 in the first T20I at Hambantota on 01.06.12 and Sri Lanka all out for 99 in the second T20I at Hambantota on 03.06.12

This is the second such occasion in the history of T20Is of rival teams dimissed all out for less than 100 runs. The first such occasion was witnessed in the series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played in USA in May 2010. Sri Lanka was all out for 92 in the first T20I at Lauderhill on 22.05.10 and New Zealand was all out for 81 in the second T20I at Lauuderhill on 23.05.10

KC Sangakkara completed 3000 runs in T20 games when he was on  6 during his knock of  8 in this game  At the end of the game, his run aggregate in T20 games read 3002. He became the 13th batsman to total 3000 runs in T20 games. Others are – DJ Hussey {4666}, BJ Hodge {4471}, BB McCullum {4033}, CH Gayle {3970}, OA Shah {3897}, DA Warner {3682}, HH Gibbs {3308}, LRPL Taylor {3199}, SK Raina {3147}, JH Kallis {3095}, G Gambhir {3034} and RG Sharma {3033}