A Dananjaya captured six for 54 in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in one day games. It also provides the twelfth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six or  more wickets in a one day game. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	9.5	0	29	6	1	v England	Moratuwa	20 Mar 1993
2	M Muralitharan	10.0	1	30	7	2	v India	Sharjah	27 Oct 2000
3	WPUJC Vaas	8.0	3	19	8	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	08 Dec 2001
4	WPUJC Vaas	9.1	2	25	6	1	v Bangladesh	Pietermaritzburg	14 Feb 2003
5	MF Maharoof	9.0	2	14	6	1	v West Indies	Mumbai (BS)	14 Oct 2006
6	CRD Fernando	8.0	0	27	6	2	v England	Colombo (RPS)	13 Oct 2007
7	BAW Mendis	8.0	1	13	6	2	v India	Karachi	06 Jul 2008
8	BAW Mendis	9.0	0	29	6	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	28 Nov 2008
9	AD Mathews	6.0	0	20	6	2	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2009
10	SL Malinga	7.4	0	38	6	1	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	01 Mar 2011
11	NLTC Perera	10.0	0	44	6	2	v Pakistan	Pallekele	09 Jun 2012
12	A Dananjaya	10.0	0	54	6	2	v India	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017

 

A Dananjaya became the third Sri Lankan bowler to capture six or more wickets when a bowler has bowled his full quota of ten overs in a one day game. The following table lists  the three bowlers

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Muralitharan	10.0	1	30	7	2	v India	Sharjah	27 Oct 2000
2	NLTC Perera	10.0	0	44	6	2	v Pakistan	Pallekele	99 Jun 2012
3	A Dananjaya	10.0	0	54	6	2	v India	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017

 

A Dananjaya became the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to capture six or more wickets against India. Others are M Muralitharan, BAW Mendis and AD Mathews

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Muralitharan	10.0	1	30	7	2	v India	Sharjah	27 Oct 2000
2	BAW Mendis	8.0	1	13	6	2	v India	Karachi	06 Jul 2008
3	AD Mathews	6.0	0	20	6	2	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2009
4	A Dananjaya	10.0	0	54	6	2	v India	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017

 

A Dananjaya captured six for 54 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing exact six wickets in one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	9.5	0	29	6	1	v England	Moratuwa	20 Mar 1993
2	WPUJC Vaas	9.1	2	25	6	1	v Bangladesh	Pietermaritzburg	14 Feb 2003
3	MF Maharoof	9.0	2	14	6	1	v West Indies	Mumbai (BS)	14 Oct 2006
4	CRD Fernando	8.0	0	27	6	2	v England	Colombo (RPS)	13 Oct 2007
5	BAW Mendis	8.0	1	13	6	2	v India	Karachi	06 Jul 2008
6	BAW Mendis	9.0	0	29	6	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	28 Nov 2008
7	AD Mathews	6.0	0	20	6	2	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2009
8	SL Malinga	7.4	0	38	6	1	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	01 Mar 2011
9	NLTC Perera	10.0	0	44	6	2	v Pakistan	Pallekele	09 Jun 2012
10	A Dananjaya	10.0	0	54	6	2	v India	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017

 

A Dananjaya became the most expensive Sri Lankan bowler in terms of runs conceded amongst the bowlers who have captured exact six wickets in a one day game. The previous record was held by NLTC Perera who had leaked 44 runs for his six wickets against Pakistan at Pallekele on 09 Jun 2012. By a coincidence, both A Dananjaya and NLTC Perera chose Pallekele as venue to capture exact six wickets

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	A Dananjaya	10.0	0	54	6	2	v India	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017
2	NLTC Perera	10.0	0	44	6	2	v Pakistan	Pallekele	09 Jun 2012

 

A Dananjaya became the first bowler to leak 50 plus more runs amongst the Sri Lankan bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a one day game. He returned with figures of 6-54 in this game.

 

A Dananjaya captured six for 54 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets against India in one day games.

 

A Dananjaya became the 13^th bowler to witness his six wickets in a losing cause in the history of one day internationals. He became the second bowler to witness his six wickets in a losing cause against India. Imran Khan’s 6 for 14 had gone in vain at Sharjah on 22 Mar 1985

 

No	Player	Team	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Imran Khan	Pak	10.0	2	14	6	1	v India	Sharjah	22 Mar 1985
2	A Dananjaya	Srl	10.0	0	54	6	2	v India	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017

 

MS Dhoni and B Kumar added 100 runs in an unfinished partnership for the eighth wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the eighth wicket in the history of one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	IP Butchart, DL Houghton	8	117	2	Zim	NZl	Hyd-LBS	10 Oct 1987
2	PR Reiffel, SK Warne	8	119	2	Aus	RSA	Port Elizabeth	04 Apr 1994
3	AY Karim, HS Modi	8	100	2	Ken	Zim	Nairobi (Gym)	19 Oct 1997
4	AJ Hall, JM Kemp	8	138*	1	RSA	Ind	Cape Town	26 Nov 2006
5	GB Brent, E Chigumbura	8	115	1	Zim	RSA	Bulawayo	22 Aug 2007
6	Fawad Alam, Sohail Tanvir	8	100	1	Pak	HKG	Karachi	24 Jun 2008
7	AD Russell, DJG Sammy	8	101	2	Win	Aus	Gros Islet	25 Mar 2012
8	Aizaz Khan, Tanwir Afzal	8	101	1	HKG	UAE	ICCA Dubai	18 Nov 2015
9	AG Cremer, H Masakadza	8	104	1	Zim	Afg	Sharjah	02 Jan 2016
10	MS Dhoni, B Kumar	8	100*	2	Ind	Srl	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017

 

MS Dhoni and B Kumar added 100 runs in an unfinished partnership for the eighth wicket in this game. This partnership not only provides the first occasion of Indian batsman posting a three figure partnership for the eighth wicket  but also provides the record partnership for the eighth wicket in one day games. The previous best was 84 runs partnership between Harbhajan Singh and P Kumar against Australia at Vadodara on 25 Oct 2009

 

This game witnessed  Indian batsmen posting two three  figure partnerships – 109 runs for the first wicket between RG Sharma and S Dhawan ; 100* for the eighth wicket between MS Dhoni and B Kumar – to provide the 39^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting two three figure  partnerships in an innings against various opposition and also the seventh such occasion against Sri Lanka.

 

These two partnerships gave India 397 three figure partnerships in one day games. India owns the record for most three figure partnerships in the history of one day games. The unfinished partnership of 100 runs for the eighth wicket between MS Dhoni and B Kumar gave India, its 52^nd unfinished partnership in one day games. India  is the only team in the history of one  day games to have 50 plus unfinished partnerships.

 

These two partnerships gave India 69 three figure partnerships in one day games against Sri Lanka. India owns the record for most three figure partnerships in the history of one day game against Sri Lanka. The unfinished partnership of 100 runs for the eighth wicket between MS Dhoni and B Kumar gave India, its eighth unfinished partnership in one day games against Sri Lanka. India  and Australia share  the record  for most unfinished partnerships against Sri Lanka.

 

When MS Dhoni stumped Sri Lankan opener MD Gunathilaka off the bowling of YS Chahal for 19, in this game against Sri Lanka at Pallekele, he had effected his 99^th stumping dismissals in one day internationals.  At the end of the game, MS Dhoni and KC Sangakkara own the record for most stumping dismissals in the history of one day games

 

No	Player	Teams	Span	Mat	Inns	Dis	Ct	St
1	MS Dhoni	Asia/India	2004-2017	298	293	377	278	99
2	KC Sangakkara	Asia/ICC/Srl	2000-2015	404	397	501	402	99

 

MS Dhoni now require one stumping dismissal to earn the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper in the history of one  day games to effect one hundred stumping dismissals

 

At the end of this game, India and Pakistan share the record for most stumping dismissals against Sri Lanka. Wicket keepers from both the teams have effected 47 stumping dismissals against Sri Lanka.

 

JJ Bumrah captured four for 43 in this game to provide the 167^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in a one day game. It also provides the 36^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in a one day game against Sri Lanka.

 

JJ Bumrah captured four for 43 in this game to provide the 128^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing exact four wickets in a one day game. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing exact four wickets in a one day game against Sri Lanka.

 

JJ Bumrah {4-43} and A Dananjaya {6-54} captured four or more wickets for India and Sri Lanka respectively in this game to provide the 180^th occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a one day game in the  annals of one day games.

 

JJ Bumrah {4-43} and A Dananjaya {6-54} captured four or more wickets for India and Sri Lanka respectively in this game to provide the fifth occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a one day game in India-Sri Lanka one day series

 

B Kumar of India scored 53 not out against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 24 Aug 2017 to provide the 40^th occasion of a batsman scoring a half century while batting at number nine in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

B Kumar of India scored 53 not out against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 24 Aug 2017 to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century while batting at number nine in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below. S Madanlal with his 53 not out against England at The Oval on 04.06.82 is the first batsman to score a half century while batting at number nine  in the annals of one  day games.

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	S Madan Lal	53*	Ind	Eng	The Oval	04 Jun 1982
2	Jai P Yadav	69	Ind	NZl	Bulawayo	26 Aug 2005
3	P Kumar	54*	Ind	Aus	Guwahati	08 Nov 2009
4	B Kumar	53*	Ind	Srl	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017

 

B Kumar of India scored 53 not out against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 24 Aug 2017 to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a half century while batting at number nine against Sri Lanka in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RP Snell	51	RSA	Srl	Col-RPS	04 Sep 1993
2	L Klusener	52*	RSA	Srl	Northampton	19 May 1999
3	MA Starc	52*	Aus	Srl	Sydney	20 Jan 2013
4	B Kumar	53*	Ind	Srl	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017

 

B Kumar holds the record for scoring most runs against Sri Lanka while batting at number. The previous best was 52 not out and two batsmen had made this score – L Klusener at Northampton on 19.05.99 and MA Starc at Sydney on 20.01.13

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	B Kumar	53*	Ind	Srl	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017
2	MA Starc	52*	Aus	Srl	Sydney	20 Jan 2013
3	L Klusener	52*	RSA	Srl	Northampton	19 May 1999