Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : First Test at Galle : Start Date – 18.08.09

Muralitharan scripted a new world record for most maiden overs bowled by a bowler in the annals of test cricket. At the end of the test, he had bowled 1768 maiden over as against Shane Warne’s 1761 maiden overs.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 114 in this test represent the 12^th fifty at Galle. He became the only batsman in the world to register 12 or more fifties at two specific venues. Apart form Galle, he has registered 14 fifties at Col-SSC.

The complete list of batsmen who have registered 12 or more fifties at a specific venue read thus – DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka – 14 fifites at Col-SSC, AR Border of Australia – 13 fifties at Adelaide, GS Chappell of Australia – 13 fifties at Melbourne, JH Kallis of South Africa – 13 fifties at Cape Town, DG Bradman of Australia – 12 fifties at Melbourne, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka – 12 fifties at Col-SSC and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka – 12 fifties at Galle.

TM Dilshan scored 123 not out in second innings. He had scored 92 in the first innings. His scores of 92 and 123 not out in this test provide the 41^st occasion of a batsman registering a ninety and a hundred in a test match.

TM Dilshna with his 92 and 123 not out in this test became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to earn such a distinction. The others are – LRD Mendis – 111 and 94 vs England at Lord’s in Aug 1984, PA de Silva – 96 and 123 vs New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 1991 and KC Sangakkara – 92 and 152 vs England at Kandy in Dec 2007.

TM Dilshan with his 92 and 123 not out became the second Sri Lankan batsman after PA de Silva to register a hundred and ninety in a test against New Zealand.

TM Dilshan with his 92 and 123 not out became the seventh batsman to register a hundred and ninety in a test against New Zealand. The complete list read thus – SM Nurse of West Indies – 95 and 168 at Auckland in Feb 1969, APE Knott of England – 101 and 96 at Auckland in Mar 1971, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka – 96 and 123 at Auckland in Mar 1991, MA Atherton of England – 94* and 118 at Christchurch in Feb 1997, Younis Khan of Pakistan – 91 and 149* at Auckland in Mar 2001, JH Kallis of South Africa – 92 and 150* at Hamilton in Mar 2004, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka – 92 and 123* at Galle in Aug 2009.

TM Dilshan became the first batsman to register hundred and ninety against New Zealand on away soil. All the other six instances have been at home soil.

TG McIntosh’s 69 in the first innings provide the 18^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman registering fifty against Sri Lanka.

BB McCullum’s run out for 29 in New Zealand’s second innings of this test provide the the third occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in a test innings against Sri Lanka. The other two occasions are – AC Parore for 25 and 7 – in both innings at Hamilton in March 1997.

KC Sangakkara’s run out for 46 in Sri Lanka’s second innings provide the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed run out in a test innings against various oppositions. He is the second Sri Lankan captain to be dismissed run out against New Zealand after A Ranatunga who was run out for four runs at Col-SSC in Jun 1998.

Sri Lanka won this test by 202 runs providing the ninth occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. The following table lists all the nine instances.

1	Won by	465 runs	v Ban	Chittagong (CDS)	Jan 09
2	Won by	315 runs	v Zim	Galle	Jan 02
3	Won by	313 runs	v SAF	Colombo (SSC)	Aug 04
4	Won by	288 runs	v Ban	Colombo (SSC)	Jul 02
5	Won by	241 runs	v NZl	Napier	Mar 95
6	Won by	240 runs	v Win	Kandy	Jul 05
7	Won by	217 runs	v NZl	Wellington	Dec 06
8	Won by	202 runs	v NZl	Galle	Aug 09
9	Won by	201 runs	v Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 04