Sri Lanka win the one day series against Pakistan 3-2 : Highlights of the five one day games
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan : First ODI : at Dambulla on 30.07.09 : Sri Lanka won by 36 runs : Lead the Five match one day series 1-0
Kamran Akmal was making his 100th one day appearance in this game. He became the 19th wicket keeper batsman and third Pakistani wicket keeper batsman to play 100 one day internationals. The other two Pakistan wicket keepers are Moin Khan {211} and Rashid Latif {166}. Moin Khan and Rashid Latif has led Pakistain in One day games, while Kamran Akmal is yet lead. On his 100th appearance, Kamran Akmal pouched two catches and scored 20 runs with the willow
KC Sangakara became the 23rd cricketer to lead a country in dual capacity of a captain and wicket keeper batsman. He is first Sri Lankan cricketer to achieve this distinction. On his first assignment as captain-cum-wicket keeper KC Sangakkara scored 36 with the willow and pouched three catches.
ST Jayasuriya was making his 433rd appearance and was playing 421st innings – both are records for a batsman in one day games. He was appearing in his 379th game and playing his 374th innings as an opening batsman which are also records for an opening batsman in one day games.
KC Sangakkara became the fifth captain-cum-wicket keeper in the history of one day internationals to bat at number three. Others are LK Germon of New Zealand {eight matches}, AJ Stewart of England {six matches, MS Dhoni of India {four matches}, A Flower of Zimbabwe {one match}.
DPMD Jayawardene’s run out dismissal for 33 in this game represent the 28th occasion of his being run out in his one day career. He now stands third in the list of Sri Lankan batsmen who have been run out on most occasions in their one day career.
The other two are MS Atapattu {41} and A ranatunga {30}. MS Atapattu holds the world record for most run out dismissals in one day games
Prior to this game five Sri Lankan batsmen held the joint third spot with 27 occasions of being dismissed runout in their one day career – DPMD Jayawardene, PA de Silva, AP Gurusinha, ST Jayasuriya and WPUJC Vaas.
DPMD Jayawardene and MS Atapattu are the two Sri Lankan batsmen who have been run out on nine occasions against Pakistan in one day games. DPMD Jayawardene’s run out dismissal in this game was his ninth run out dismissal against Pakistan. PA de Silva holds the Sri Lankan record for most run out dismissals against Pakistan – on eleven occasions.
Misbah-ul-Huq became M Muralitharan’s 34th caught and bowled victim. He made nine runs in this game. M Muralitharan has the record for most caught and bowled dismissals in one day games and is the only bowler to have 30 plus caught and bowled dismissals to his credit.
DPMD Jayawarene was making his 300th appearance in one day games in this game. He is the 14th cricketer to appear in 300 one day games. He is the fifth Sri Lankan cricketer to play 300 one day games. Others are ST Jayasuriya {Asia Eleven and Sri Lanka – 433}, M Muralitharan {Asia Eleven, ICC Eleven and Sri Lanka – 330}, WPUJC Vaas {Asia Eleven and Sri Lanka – 322} and PA de Silva {Sri Lanka – 308}.
DPMD Jayawardene’s 300 appearances include his five appearances for Asia Eleven}.
Pakistan capped Mohammad Aamer in this game. He became the 173rd cricketer to be capped by Pakistan in one day games. He also became the 29th Pakistan cricketer to make debut against Sri Lanka. On his debut, Mohammad Aamer returned with figures of 10.0-0-45-3, his first victim being KMDN Kulashekara whom he had caught by Abdul Razaak for 16
Pakistan inserting the opposition in this game represents the 30th occasion of Pakistan doing so against Sri Lanka. Pakistan lost this game providing the 14th occasion of Pakistan losing the game after it has inserted the opposition against Sri Lanka. This is Pakistan’s second loss at Dambulla, the first being on 18.12.03 when it had lost to Sri Lanka by 12 runs.
M Muralitharan scored 32 runs in this game providing the second occasion of his scoring 30 plus runs in his one day career. The other occasion was his 33 not out against Bangladesh at Dhaka {SBNS} on 16.01.09, which incidentally is his highest one day score.
With two wickets in this game, M Muralitharan has taken his aggregate of wickets against Pakistan to 90. M Muralitharan became the second bowler in the history of one day games to capture 90 plus wickets against a specific opposition. The other bowler is Wasim Akram of Pakistan who has captured 92 wickets against Sri Lanka.
ST Jayasuriya at the end of this game has an aggregate of 2481 runs against Pakistan. He requires 19 more runs for his 2500 runs.
Shahid Afridi became the second batsman in the history of one day games to hit 250 plus sixes. He hit is 250th six of his one day career when he clouted SL Malinga over the long on boundary. ST Jayasuriya is the other batsman to have hit 250 plus sixes in one day games – 270 to be exact.
M Muralitharan hit his tenth six of his one day career when he Umar Gul over the long on boundary.
Umar Gul and Mohammad Aamer added 62 runs for the ninth wicket providing the sixth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a half century partnership for the ninth wicket against various oppositions.
Umar Gul and Mohammad Aamer added 62 runs for the ninth wicket providing the record ninth wicket partnership for Pakistan against Sri Lanka. It is the first half century stand against Sri Lanka and wrested the previous best of 36 runs for the ninth wicket between Saqlain Muhstaq and Arshad Khan at Jamshedpur on 19.03.99.
Pakistan’s 196 all out in this game represent the 31st occasion of Pakistan being all out against Sri Lanka and sixth occasion on Sri Lankan soil.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan : Second ODI : at Dambulla on 01.08.09 : Sri Lanka won by four wickets : Lead the Five match one day series 2-0
Pakistan capped Umar Akmal in this game who became the 174th cricketer to be capped by Pakistan in one dayers. He is the 30th Pakistna cricketer to be capped against Sri Lanka.
Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal became the sixth pair of brothers to represent to Pakistan in one day games. The complete list reads thus – Kamran Akmal-Umar Akmal, Humayun Farhat-Imran Farhat, Moin Khan-Nadeem Khan, Mushtaq-Sadiq Mohammad, Rameez Raja-Wasim Raja and Manzoor-Zahoor -Saleem Elahi.
With Majid Khan and his son Bazid Khan also representing Pakistan in one day games, Kamran Akmal-Umar Akmal pair of brothers represents the seventh pair of related One day players for Pakistan.
Nasir Jamshed was dismissed by the first ball of the match providing the 51st such instance in the history of one day games. His dismissal provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match. The nine instances read thus – Rameez Raja Vs Australia at Brisbane in 1988/89, Mudassar Nazar Vs England at Birmingham in 1987, Imran Nazir Vs England at The Oval in 2003, Saeed Anwar Vs New Zealand at Napier in 2000/01, Rameez Raja Vs West Indies at Cape Town in 1992/93, Salman Butt Vs West Indies at Abu Dhabi in 2008/09, Shahid Afridi Vs Zimbabwe at Peshawar in 1996/97, Yasir Hameed Vs Zimbabwe at Multan in 2004/05 and Nasir Jamshed vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla in 2009
Mohamamd Aamer and Saeed Ajmal added 40 runs for the last wicket which represents the record partnership for the tenth wicket by Pakistan batsmen against Sri Lanka. This stand obliterated the 27 run unfinished stand between Moin Khan and Waqar Younis at Sharjah on 04.04.97
DPMD Jayawardene took his tally of catches to 160 when he caught Nasir Jamshed of NDPN Kulasekhara of the first ball of the match,
Nasir Jamshed became the fifth batsman to be dismissed by the first ball of the match against Sri Lanka in one dayers. The five batsmen are – Hannan Sarkar of Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg in 2002/03, SC Ganguly of India at Mumbai in 1997, V Sehwag of India at Col-SSC in 2001, CJ Nevin of New Zealand at Sharjah in 2000/01 and Nasir Jamshed of Pakistan at Dambullla in 2009.
KC Sangakkara became the 31st captain cum wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in one day games. He is the first Sri Lankan captain cum wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out and the second captain cum wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out against Pakistan, after LK Germon of New Zealand who was dismissed run out for 52 at Sharjah on 13.11.96.
Pakistan’s 168 all out in this game represent the 32nd occasion of Pakistan being all out against Sri Lanka. It also represents the 13th occasion of Pakistan being all out against Sri Lanka when it batted first.
CK Kapugadera’s 67 not out in this game represent the 67th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a half century against Pakistan. It was Kapugadera’s sixth half century of his one day career. His six half centuries are listed thus – 97 vs West Indies at Port of Spain on 10.04.08, 75 vs India at Karachi on 03.07.08, 74 vs Bangladesh at Lahore on 25.06.08, 67* vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 01.08.09, 57 vs India at Hobart on 26.02.08 and 50 vs Pakistan at Col-SSC on 18.08.08
TT Samaraweera registered his highest individual score in one dayers when he made 38 not out in this game. It was an improvement over his 33 against South Africa at Bloemfontein on 20.12.02.
Nasir Jamshed and Shoaib Malik failed to score in this game and collected their first and tenth zeroes respectively.
Nasir Jamshed’s zero in this game represents the 29th occasion of Pakistan opening batsman collecting his first ball duck in one day games. He is the second Pakistan opening batsman to suffer such ignominy after Salman Butt at Karachi on 29.06.08
M Muralitharan with his two wickets in this game has an aggregate of 92 wickets against Pakistan. This puts him on par with Wasim Akram of Pakistan who also has 92 wickets against Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan and Wasim Akram at the end of this game share the record for most wickets against a specific opposition
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan : Third ODI : at Dambulla on 03.08.09. Sri Lanka won by wickets. Leads the series by 3-0
KMDN Kulashekhara conceded 74 runs in this game to provide the 382nd occasion of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs in the history of one day games. It also provides the 28th occasion of Sri Lankan bowler conceding 70 plus runs in a one day game.
KMDN Kulashekhara’s figures of 10.0-0-74-1 in this game represent his most expensive bowling figures of his career. The previous expensive figures was his 9.5-0-71-1 against India at Karachi on 03.07.08. These are the only two occasions when he has conceded seventy plus runs in an innings.
KMDN Kulashekhara’s figures of 10.0-0-74-1 in this game represent the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding seventy plus runs against Pakistan. The complete list reads thus – ST Jayasuriya {10.0-0-94-3 at Nairobi Gym on 04.10.96}, M Muralitharan {10.0-0-73-2 at Nairobi Gym on 04.10.96}, WPUJC Vass {10.0-0-71-1 at Gwalior on 12.05.97}, RAP Nissanka {9.0-0-71-1 at Sharjah on 02.11.01}, CRD Fernando {10.0-0-71-1 at Abu Dhabhi on 20.05.07} and KMDN Kulasekhara {10.0-0-74-1 at Dambulla on 03.08.89}
KMDN Kulashekhara’s figures of 10.0-0-74-1 in this game represent the second most expensive bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler conceding seventy plus runs against Pakistan, after ST Jayasuriya’s 10.0-0-94-3 at Nairobi-Gym on 04.10.96
M Muralitharan with his two wickets in this game created a world record for most wickets against a specific opposition. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 94 wickets against Pakistan. Prior to this game – in this category of statistics – he was on par with Wasim Arkram who had captured 92 wickets against Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan and Wasim Akram are the only two bowlers in the history of one day internationals to capture 90 plus wickets against a specific opposition.
Younis Khan’s run out for 44 in this game represent the 58th occasion of a Pakistan captain run out in a one day game against various oppositions. His run out provides the eleventh occasion of a Pakistan captain run out against Sri Lanka.
On the global table, Younis Khan’s run out in this game represent the 441st occasion of a captain dismissed run out against various oppositions.
As far as Younis Khan, the captain is concerned, his run out in this game provide the very first occasion of his being run out. As far as Younis Khan – the batsman is concerned – his run out in this game provides the 16th occasion of his being run out.
Mahela Jayewardene with his 123 in this game earned the distinction of registering One thousandth one day hundred. The progressive mile stones of hundreds in one day games read thus
001st hundred : 103 by DL Amiss : Eng Vs Aus at Manchester on 24.08.72 : 100th hundred : 100 by CG Greenidge : Win Vs Aus at Perth on 04.01.87 : 200th hundred : 100 by DC Boon : Aus Vs Win at Melbourne on 18.03.92 : 300th hundred : 134 by ST Jayasuriya : Srl Vs Pak at Singapore on 02.04.97 : 400th hundred : 109 by SC Ganguly : Ind Vs Srl at Col-RPS on 07.07.98 : 500th hundred : 114* by SR Waugh : Aus Vs RSA at Melbourne-CS on 16.08.00 : 600th hundred : 101 by MS Atapattu : Srl Vs Net at Col-RPS on 16.09.02 : 700th hundred : 109* by JH Kallis : RSA Vs Win at Cape Town on 25.01.04 : 800th hundred : 119* by GC Smith : RSA Vs Aus at Centurion on 26.02.06 : 900th hundred : 116* by S Chanderpaul : Win Vs Eng at Birmingham on 04.07.07 : 1000th hunderd : 123 by M Jayawardene : Srl vs Pak Dambulla on 03.08.09
Mahela Jayewardene’s 123 in this game represent the 542nd occasion of an opening batsman registering a hundred in One day games. Ir also represents the 54th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman registering a hundred in one day games.
Mahela Jayewardene’s 123 in this game represent the sixth hundred by a Sri Lankan opening batsman against Pakistan.
Mahela Jayewardene’s 123 in this game represent his tenth one day hundred. He became the fifth Sri Lankan batsman to score ten or more one day hundreds. Other are – ST Jayasuriya {28}, MS Atapattu {11}, PA de Silva {11} and KC Sangakkara {10).
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 202 runs for the first wicket providing the 68th occasion of a 200 plus runs for various wickets in the history of one day games.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 202 runs for the first wicket providing the 19th occasion of a 200 plus runs for the first wicket in the history of one day games.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 202 runs for the first wicket providing the very first occasion of a 200 plus runs for the first wicket against Pakistan.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 202 runs for the first wicket providing the fifth occasion of a 200 plus runs for the first wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against various oppositions. The list read thus – 237 runs between MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya against Aus at Sydney on 09.01.03, 286 runs between WU Tharanga and ST Jayasuriya against Eng at Leeds on 01.07.06, 201 runs between WU Tharanga and ST Jayasuriya against NZl at Napier on 28.12.06, 201 runs between KC Sangakkara and ST Jayasuriya against Ban at Karachi on 30.06.08 and 201 runs between M Jayawardene and WU Tharnaga against Pak at Dambulla on 03.08.09
This is the first 200 runs partnership that Sri Lankan batsmen have posted for the first wicket without the services of ST Jayasuriya. Of the five 200 plus runs partnership posted by Sri Lankan batsmen for the first wicket, ST Jayasuriya has been one of the partners in four occasions. WU Tharanga is one of the partners in three occasions.
WU Tharanga and DPMD Jayawardene added 202 runs for the first wicket providing the fifth occasion of a 200 plus runs for the various wickets against Pakistan. The list read thus – 231 runs for the second wicket between NS Sidhu and SR Tendulkar {Ind Vs Pak at Sharjah on 15.04.96}, 232 runs for the fourth wicket between DJ Cullinan and JN Rhodes {RSA Vs Pak at Nairobi-Gym on 29.09.96}, 213* runs for the third wicket between PA deSilva and ST Jayasuriya {Srl Vs Pak at Lahore on 05.11.97}, 201 runs for the third wicket between R Dravid and V Sehwag {Ind Vs Pak at Kochi on 02.04.05} and 202 runs for the first wicket between M Jayawardene and WU Tharanga {Srl Vs Pak at Dambulla on 03.08.09}
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan : Fourth ODI : at Colombo-RPS on 07.08.09. Pakistan won by 146 runs. Sri Lanka Lead the series by 3-1.
Pakistan’s 321 for 5 in this game represents the 50th occasion of Pakistan posting a total of 300 plus runs against various oppositions in one day games.
Pakistan’s 321 for 5 in this game represent the 322nd occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games.
Pakistan became the third team in the history of one day international to post a total of 300 plus runs on 50 or more occasions. The other teams are Australia {56} and India {52}.
Younis Khan’s 89 in this game provide the 103rd occasion of a Pakistan captain registering a fifty against various oppositions. It also represents the 96th occasion of a Pakistan captain registering a half century against various oppositions. It also represents Younis Khan’s first fifty as captain. He became the 16th Pakistan captain to register a fifty in one day games.
Umar Akmal scored his maiden hundred in his second game when he made 102 not out in this game. His hundred represent the 141st one day hundred by Pakistan batsman in one day games.
Umar Akmal’s 102 not out in this game represent the 31st hundred by a Pakistan batsman against Sri Lanka and it also represent the 110th hundred against Sri Lanka by batsmen of various countries.
Younis Khan and Umar Akmal added 176 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which represent the record three figure partnership for the fifth wicket by Pakistan batsmen against Sri Lanka. It was an improvement over the previous best stand of 155 runs between Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf at Sharjah on 17.04.02
It also represents the fourth three figure partnership for the fifth wicket by Pakistan batsmen against Sri Lanka. The other three are – 116 runs between Zaheer Abbas and Salim Malik at Gujranwala on 23.10.85, 104* runs between Inzamam-ul-Huq and Moin Khan at Dhaka on 23.10.85 and 155 runs between Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf at Sharjah on 17.04.02
Younis Khan and Umar Akmal added 176 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which represent the first three figure partnership for the fifth wicket by Pakistan batsmen against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.
Younis Khan and Umar Akmal added 176 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which represent the 18th three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against Sri Lanka by batsmen of various countries.
Younis Khan and Umar Akmal added 176 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which represent the seventh three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against Sri Lanka by batsmen of various countries in Sri Lanka. This stand represent the second best stand for the fifth wicket against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, the first being the 223 run stand between Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja at Col-RPS on 17.08.97. The seven partnerships read thus – 223 runs between Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja {of India} at Col-RPS on 17.08.97, 176 runs between Younis Khan and Umar Akmal {of Pakistan} at Col-RPS on 07.08.09, 133 runs between R Dravid and Yuvraj Singh at Dambulla on 18.07.04, 114 runs between ADR Campbell and CN Evans {of Zimbabwe} at Col-SSC on 03.09.96, 103 runs between G Gambhir and SK Raina {of India} at Col-RPS on 05.02.09, 102 runs between R Dravid and Yuvraj Singh at Col-SSC on 01.08.01 and 100 run between Manural Islam Rana and Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh at Col-RPS on 23.07.04
SL Malinga and T Tushara returned with figures of 10.0-0-79-0 and 10.0-0-74-2 in this game respectively providing the 29th and 30th occasions of Sri Lankan bowler conceding 70 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions.
SL Malinga and T Tushara returned with figures of 10.0-0-79-0 and 10.0-0-74-2 in this game respectively providing the seventh and eighth occasions of Sri Lankan bowler conceding 70 plus runs in an innings against Pakistan
SL Malinga and T Tushara returned with figures of 10.0-0-79-0 and 10.0-0-74-2 in this game respectively providing the second occasions of two Sri Lankan bowler conceding 70 plus runs in an innings against Pakistan, the first occasion being at Nairobi-Gymkhana on 04.10.09, when ST Jayasuriuya and M Muralitharan returned with figures of 10.0-0-94-3 and 10.0-0-73-2 respectively.
SL Malinga and T Tushara returned with figures of 10.0-0-79-0 and 10.0-0-74-2 in this game respectively providing the 54th occasion of two or more bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals.
SL Malinga returned with figures of 10.0-0-79-0 in this game providing the 121st occasion of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs without a wicket in the history of one day internationals. SL Malinga’s figures in this game provide the 10th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler going wicket less conceding 70 plus runs.
SL Malinga became the second Sri Lanka bowler to concede 70 plus runs without a wicket against Pakistan, the first being RAP Nissanka who returned with figures of 10.0-0-71-0 at Sharjah on 02.11.01. Thus Malinga’s figures represent the most expensive figures in this category of statistics.
Iftikhar Anjum returned with figures of 8.1-0-30-5 in this game providing the eighth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka in an one day game. Ifthikhar Anjum’s figures represent the 53rd occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets against various oppositions. It also represent the 310th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of one day internationals.
Pakistan won this game by 146 runs providing the 42nd occasion of Pakistan winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin and also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka. This is Pakistan’s fist win by runs margin against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan : Fourth ODI : at Colombo-RPS on 09.08.09. Pakistan won by 132 runs. Sri Lanka won the series by 3-2.
Pakistan won this game by 132 runs providing the 43rs occasion of Pakistan winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin against various oppositions and also provides the tenth occasion of Pakistan winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka. This is Pakistan’s second win by runs margin against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, the first being the fourth one day game of this series when they beat Sri Lanka by 146 runs.
Kamran Akmal was dismissed by the first ball of the match when he was leg before wicket to KMDN Kualsekhara of the very first ball he received in this game. This instance provides the 52nd occasion of a batsman dismissed of the first ball of the match.
Kamran Akmal’s first ball dismissal in this game provides the tenth occasion of a Pakistan batsman to be dismissed of the first ball of the match. The other nine batsmen are The other nine instances read thus – Rameez Raja Vs Australia at Brisbane in 1988/89, Mudassar Nazar Vs England at Birmingham in 1987, Imran Nazir Vs England at The Oval in 2003, Saeed Anwar Vs New Zealand at Napier in 2000/01, Rameez Raja Vs West Indies at Cape Town in 1992/93, Salman Butt Vs West Indies at Abu Dhabi in 2008/09, Shahid Afridi Vs Zimbabwe at Peshawar in 1996/97, Yasir Hameed Vs Zimbabwe at Multan in 2004/05 and Nasir Jamshed vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla in 2009
KMDN Kulashekhara became ninth the bowler in the history of one day internationals to dismiss a batsman of the first ball of the match on two or more occasions. He had dimissed Nasir Jamshed at Dambulla on 01.08.09. The other bowlers who have performed this feat are – WPUJC Vaas of Sri Lanka {a record five occasions}, Wasim Akram of Pakistan {four occasions}, AME Roberts of West Indies {two occasions}, CJ MecDermott of Australia {three occasions}, SM Pollock of South Africa {three occasions}, CL Carins of New Zealand {two occasions}, JEC Franklin of New Zealand {two occasions} and Zaheer Khan of India {two occasions|
Of these nine bowlers, AME Roberts of West Indies {against England}, CL Carins of New Zealand {against West Indies} and KMDN Kulasekhara of Sri Lanka {against Pakistan} are the three bowlers who have dismissed the batsman of the first ball on two against the same opposition. CL Cairns has the distinction of dismissing the same batsman – SL Campbell of West Indies – on two occasions – at Taupo and Napier in 1999-00.
KMDN Kulasekhara became the second bowler after CL Cairns to dismiss a batsman of the first ball of the match on two occasions in the same series.
Younus Khan registered his second consecutive fifty as captain – when he made 76 in this game. In the fourth one day game of this series he had scored 89. His 76 in this game was his second fifty as captain and his 43rd fifty as batsman.
Misbah ul Huq scored 73 not out in this game which is ninth one day fifty. His knock represents the 30th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring an unbeaten half century against Sri Lanka in one day games.
Naved-ul-Hassan returned with figures of 4-44 in this game providing the 23rd occasion of a bowler returning with figures 4-44 in the history of one day internationals. He is the third Pakistan bowler to return with figures of 4-44 in an one day game. The other two are – Sarfraz Nawaz against West Indies at Birmingham on 11.06.75 and Mohammad Sami against West Indies at Sharjah on 15.02.02. Sarfraz Nawaz has to his credit of becoming the first bower to return with figures of 4-44 in the history of one day internationals and more so his feat came in the Prudential World Cup matches of 1975.
Naved-ul-Hassan became the third bowler to return with figures of 4-44 against Sri Lanka. The other two bowlers are – DR Doshi of India {4-44 at Amritsar on 12.09.82} and HH Streak of Zimbabwe {4-44 at Harare on 05.11.94}.
Naved-ul-Hassan became the second bowler after UDU Chandana to return with figures of 4-44 on Sri Lankan soil. UDU Chandana returned with figures of 4-44 against South Africa at Galle on 06.07.00.
Naved-ul-Hassan became the first overseas bowler to return with figures of 4-44 on Sri Lankan soil.
Mohammad Aamer and Naved-ul-Hassan returned with figures of 4-28 and 4 for 44 respectively in this game providing the 39th occasion of two bowlers from the same team capturing four or more wickets in the history of one day internationals.
Mohammad Aamer and Naved-ul-Hassan returned with figures of 4-28 and 4 for 44 respectively in this game providing the sixth occasion of two Pakistan bowlers capturing four or more wickets. This feat by these two bowlers provide the second such occasion against Sri Lanka, the first being at Nairobi{Gym} on 04.10.96 when Waqar Younis {5-52} and Saqlain Mushtaq {4-33} captured four or more wickets.
Mohammad Aamer and Naved-ul-Hassan returned with figures of 4-28 and 4 for 44 respectively in this game providing the sixth occasion of two bowlers from the samew team capturing four or more wickets against Sri Lanka.
Rival openers registered ducks in this game {Kamran Akmal for Pakistan and WU Tharanga for Sri Lanka} providing the third occasion of rival batsmen registering ducks in Sri Lanka-Pakistan one day games. The other three occasions were witnessed at – Col-RPS on 24.08.94 {Saeed Anwar and ST Jayasuriya} and at Galle on 05.07.00 {Imran Nazir and DA Gunawardene}
Sri Lanka won its home series against Pakistan for the first time. They won this series 3-2. This series was the fourth bilateral series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Sri Lanka. Pakistan had won the earlier three series – 1985-86 {2-0}, 1994 {4-1} and 2005-06 {2-0}.