Asghar Stanikzai scored 54 in this game to provide his fifth one day fifty and also his first World Cup fifty. He became the first Afghan batsman to score a fifty in the World Cup. Previous best score by an Afghan batsman in the World Cup was 44 by Mohammad Nabi against Bangladesh at Canberra on 18.02.15

 

Sri Lankan openers – HDRL Thirimanne and TM Dilshan – failed to score in this game to provide the fourth occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in the World Cup. The four occasions are listed below

 

No	Batsmen	Score	Batsman	Score	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	Mohsin Khan	0	M Nazar	0	Pak	NZl	Birmingham	11.06.83
2	SM Gavaskar	0	K Srikkanth	0	Ind	Zim	TB Wells	18.06.83
3	BMW Patterson	0	IL Philip	0	Sco	Pak	Ch-le-St	20.05.99
4	HDRL Thirimanne	0	TM Dilshan	0	Srl	Afg	Dunedin	22.02.15

 

DPMD Jayawardene completed 1000 runs in the World Cup when he was on 25 during the course of his knock of 100 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate in the World Cup read 1075. He became the 15^th batsman to total 1000 plus runs in the World Cup. The following list shows the batsmen who have performed the feat.                     

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	45	44	4	2278	152	56.95	6	15	2
2	RT Ponting	Aus	46	42	4	1743	140*	45.86	5	6	1
3	BC Lara	Win	34	33	4	1225	116	42.24	2	7	1
4	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	38	37	3	1165	120	34.26	3	6	0
5	JH Kallis	RSA	36	32	7	1148	128*	45.92	1	9	2
6	AC Gilchrist	Aus	31	31	1	1085	149	36.16	1	8	1
7	Javed Miandad	Pak	33	30	5	1083	103	43.32	1	8	2
8	SP Fleming	NZl	33	33	3	1075	134*	35.83	2	5	2
9	M Jayawardene	Srl	35	31	3	1075	115*	38.39	4	5	2
10	HH Gibbs	RSA	25	23	4	1067	143	56.15	2	8	1
11	PA de Silva	Srl	35	32	3	1064	145	36.68	2	6	2
12	KC Sangakkara	Srl	32	30	6	1037	111	43.	1	7	1
13	IVA Richards	Win	23	21	5	1013	181	63.31	3	5	0
14	SC Ganguly	Ind	21	21	3	1006	183	55.88	4	3	1
15	ME Waugh	Aus	22	22	3	1004	130	52.84	4	4	2

                                                                                        

DPMD Jayawardene became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to score 1000 plus runs in the World Cup. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {1165}, PA de Silva {1064} and KC Sangakkara {1037}

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	38	37	3	1165	120	34.26	3	6	0
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	35	31	3	1075	115*	38.39	4	5	2
3	PA de Silva	Srl	35	32	3	1064	145	36.68	2	6	2
4	KC Sangakkara	Srl	32	30	6	1037	111	43.	1	7	1

 

Sri Lankan openers – HDRL Thirimanne and TM Dilshan – failed to score in this game to provide the 103^rd and 104th occasion of openers scoring ducks in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh and eighth occasions of Sri Lankan openers scoring ducks in the World Cup.

 

DPMD Jayawardene scored 100 in this game to provide the 133^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 16th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

DPMD Jayawardene’s 100 in this game represent his ninth fifty in the World Cup {04 C plus 05 HC}. He became the eleventh batsman to score nine or more fifties in the World Cup. The following table lists all such occasions

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	45	44	4	2278	152	56.95	6	15	21
2	RT Ponting	Aus	46	42	4	1743	140*	45.86	5	06	11
3	HH Gibbs	RSA	25	23	4	1067	143	56.15	2	08	10
4	JH Kallis	RSA	36	32	7	1148	128*	45.92	1	09	10
5	MD Crowe	NZl	21	21	5	0880	100*	55.00	1	08	09
6	AC Gilchrist	Aus	31	31	1	1085	149	36.16	1	08	09
7	GA Gooch	Eng	21	21	1	0897	115	44.85	1	08	09
8	Javed Miandad	Pak	33	30	5	1083	103	43.32	1	08	09
9	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	38	37	3	1165	120	34.26	3	06	09
10	M Jayawardene	Srl	35	31	3	1075	115*	38.39	4	05	09
11	BC Lara	Win	34	33	4	1225	116	42.24	2	07	09

 

DPMD Jayawardene became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score four hundreds in the World Cup. His four hundreds are listed below

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	M Jayawardene	115*	1	v New Zealand	Kingston	24.04.07
2	M Jayawardene	100	1	v Canada	Hambantota	20.02.11
3	M Jayawardene	103*	1	v India	Mumbai	02.04.11
4	M Jayawardene	100	2	v Afghanistan	Dunedin	22.02.15

 

DPMD Jayawardene with his four hundreds became the fifth batsman to score four or more hundreds in the World Cup. Others are – SR Tendulkar {06}, RT Ponting {05}, SC Ganguly {04} and ME Waugh {04}

 

DPMD Jayawardene’s 100 in this game represent his ninth fifty in the World Cup {04 C plus 05 HC}. He became the second Sri Lankan batsman to score nine fifties in the World Cup after ST Jayasuriya. The following table lists the performances of these two batsmen.

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	38	37	3	1165	120	34.26	3	06	09
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	35	31	3	1075	115*	38.39	4	05	09

 

DPMD Jayawardne and AD Mathews added 126 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 225th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 22nd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup

 

DPMD Jayawardne and AD Mathews added 126 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 19th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. The first such occasion was the 131 runs unfinished stand between A Ranatunga and HP Tilakaratne vs India at Delhi on 02.03.96