Bangladesh Tri series – Match Number 1: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Mirpur on 04.01.10. Sri Lanka won by seven wickets

Mohammad Ashraful’s 75 in this game provide the 14^th half century by a Bangladesh batsman against Sri Lanka. It was his fourth half century against Sri Lanka. The other three half centuries are – 66 at Col-RPS on 23.07.04, 51 at Bogra on 22.02.06, 64 at Chittagong on 25.02.06

Mohammad Ashraful’s 75 in this game represent his highest score against Sri Lanka in one day games, the previous best being 66 at Col-RPS on 23.07.04.

Mohammad Ashraful with his 75 in this game became the fourth batsman to register a score of 75 plus runs against Sri Lanka. The other three are Shakib-ul-Hasan. Javed Omar and Athar Ali Khan

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	ShakibAlHasan	92*	Mirpur	14.01.09
2	Javed Omar	85*	Dhaka	29.05.00
3	Athar Ali Khan	78*	Kolkata	31.12.90
4	MohdAshraful	75	Mirpur	04.01.10

TM Dilshan earned the distinction of scoring the first hundred in the calendar year 2010 when he scored 104 in this game.

TM Dilshan’s 104 in this game represent the tenth hundred scored by Sri Lankan batsmen against Bangladesh in one day games. The ten hundreds are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	STJayasuriya	108	Col-SSC	22.07.97
2	STJayasuriya	107*	Col-RPS	23.07.04
3	WUTharanga	105	Col-RPS	02.09.05
4	KCSangakkara	109	Chittagong	25.02.06
5	WUTharanga	105	Mohali	07.10.06
6	STJayasuriya	109	Trinidad	21.03.07
7	KCSangakkara	101	Lahore	25.06.08
8	STJayasuriya	130	Karachi	30.06.08
9	KCSangakkara	121	Karachi	30.06.08
10	TM Dilshan	103*	Mirpur	04.01.10

Previous nine hundreds by Sri Lankan batsmen against Bangladesh were shared by three batsmen – ST Jayasuriya {04}, KC Sangakkara {03} and WU Tharanga {02}. TM Dilshan became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to register a hundred against Bangledesh.

TM Dilshan’s 104 in this game represent the 50^th hundred scored by batsmen of various countries against Sri Lanka in one day games

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 148 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 183^rd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets in one day games.

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 148 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 49th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games.

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 148 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against Bangladesh in one day games. The first occasion was at Dhaka on 29.05.00 when MS Atapattu and PA de Silva added 112 runs in a unfinished stand.

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 148 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the record stand for the second wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against Bangladesh in one day games. The previous best was 112 runs unfinished stand between MS Atapattu and PA de Silva at Dhaka on 29.05.00

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 148 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against Bangladesh in one day games.

TM Dilshan completed 4000 runs in one day games when he was on 6 during the course of his knock of 104. At the end the game he has an aggregate of 4098 runs

TM Dilshan became the eighth Sri Lankan batsman to aggregate 4000 runs in one day games. Others are ST Jayasuriya {13428}, PA de Silva {9284}, MS Atapattu {8529}, DPMD Jayawardene {8518}, KC Sangakkara {7952}, A Ranatunga {7456} and RS Mahanama {5162}.

TM Dilshan’s 104 in this game represent his sixth one day hundred. Other five are – 117* vs Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04.07.06, 137* vs Pakistan at Lahore on 24.01.09, 106 vs South Africa at Centurion on 22.09.09, 160 vs India at Rajkot on 15.12.09 and 123 vs India at Nagpur on 18.12.09.

Mohammad Ashraful’s run out for 75 in this game provide the 16^th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman run out after scoring a fifty in one day games.

Mohammad Ashraful’s run out for 75 in this game provide the fourth occasion of his being dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against various oppositions. The other three occasions are – vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 23.07.04, vs UAE at Lahore on 24.06.08 and vs West Indies at Roseau on 26.07.09

Mohammad Ashraful’s four run outs with a fifty to his credit is a record for a Bangladesh batsman who has been dismissed run out on most occasions after registering a fifty. The previous record in this category of statistics was held by Javed Omar who had been dismissed run out on three occasions after scoring a fifty.

Mohammad Ashraful and Mahmadulla added 95 runs for the sixth wicket in this game which represent the record partnership for the sixth wicket by Bangladesh batsmen against Sri Lanka in one day games. The previous best for the sixth wicket was 71 runs between Habibul Bashar and Tushar Imran at Col-RPS on 02.09.05.