Bangladesh Tri Series : Sri Lanka wins the fourth game of the series agianst hosts convincingly : Sri Lankan openers Upul Thranga and Mahela Jayawardene score hundreds
Bangladesh Tri series – Match Number 4 : Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Mirpur on 08.01.10. Sri Lanka won by nine wickets
WU Tharanga {118*} and DPMD Jayawardene {108} scored centuries in this game providing the 81st occasion of two batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the history of one day games.
WU Tharanga {118*} and DPMD Jayawardene {108} scored centuries in this game providing the eighth occasion of two Sri Lankan batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the history of one day games.
WU Tharanga {118*} and DPMD Jayawardene {108} scored centuries in this game providing the second occasion of two Sri Lankan batsmen scoring centuries in an against Bangladesh. The other occasions was – ST Jayasuriya {130} and KC Sangakkara {121} scoring hundreds at Karachi on 30.06.08.
WU Tharanga {118*} and DPMD Jayawardene {108} scored centuries in this game providing the sixth occasion of two batsmen scoring centuries in an innings against Bangladesh. Pakistan batsmen and Sri Lankan have achieved this feat on two occasions each, while Austrlian and Kenyan batsmen have achieved this feat once each.
WU Tharanga {118*} and DPMD Jayawardene {108} scored centuries in this game providing the 21st occasion of both the opening batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the history of one day games.
WU Tharanga {118*} and DPMD Jayawardene {108} scored centuries in this game providing the fourth occasion of both the Sri Lankan opening batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the history of one day games. The other three occasions are – ST Jayasuriya {130} and MS Atapattu {101} vs Australia at Sydney on 09.01.03, WU Tharanga {109} and ST Jayasuriya {152} vs England at Leeds on 01.07.06 and ST Jayasuriya {130} and KC Sangakkara {121} scoring hundreds at Karachi on 30.06.08.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 215 for the first wicket in this game providing the eighth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 200 plus runs for various wickets in one day games.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 215 for the first wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 200 plus runs for first wicket in one day games.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 215 for the first wicket in this game providing the 72nd occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs for various wickets in the history of one day games.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 215 for the first wicket in this game providing the 20th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the first wicket in the history of one day games.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 215 for the first wicket in this game providing the third occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the first wicket against Bangladesh in the history of one day games. The other two occasions are – 225 runs between DN Chudasma and KO Otieno of Kenya at Nairobi {Gym} on 10.10.97 and 201 runs between ST Jayasuriya and KC Sanagakkara of Sri Lanka at Karachi on 30.06.08.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 215 for the first wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs for various wickets against Bangladesh in the history of one day games. The other four occasions are – 205 runs for the third wicket between Izaz Ahmed and Moin-ul-Atiq of Pakistan at Chittagong {MAA} on 29.10.88, 225 runs for the first wicket between DN Chudasma and KO Otieno of Kenya at Nairobi {Gym} on 10.10.97, 210 runs for the fourth wicket between AJ Strauss and PD Collingwood of England at Nottingham on 21.06.2005 and 201 runs for the first wicket between ST Jayasuriya and KC Sanagakkara of Sri Lanka at Karachi on 30.06.08.
Mahlea Jaywardene registered his 12th one day hundred when he scored 108 in the fourth game of Bangladesh tri series against Bangladesh on 08.10.09. It was his second hundred while batting as an opener in one day games. The first was against Pakistan at Dambulla when he made 123 on 03.08.09.
WU Tharanga registered his eighth one day hundred when he scored 118 not out in this game. This knock was his third hundred against Bangladesh. The other two are – 105 at Col-RPS on 02.09.05 and 105 at Mohali on 07.10.06. Thus his 118 not out in this game represent his highest individual score against Bangladesh.
WU Tharanga {118*} and DPMD Jayawardene {108} registered hundreds in this game providing the 11th and 12th hundreds by Sri Lankan batsmen against Bangladesh in one day games.
WU Thrananga and KC Sangakkara have registered three hundreds each against Bangladesh in one day games, while ST Jayasuriya has scored four hundreds against Bangladesh and owns the record for most hundreds by Sri Lankan batsmen against Bangladesh.
WU Tharanga {118*} and DPMD Jayawardene {108} registered hundreds in this game providing the 52nd and 53rd occasion of a batsmen scoring hundreds against Bangladesh in one day games.
ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {04}, Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan {03}, KC Sangakkara {03} and WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka {03} are the four batsmen who have scored three or more than three hundreds against Bangladesh in one day games,