Match Number 2: India vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo on 30.05.10: India won by seven wickets

TM Dilshan led Sri Lanka in this game. He became the 15^th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one day games.

TM Dilshan scored 61 in this game to become the third Sri Lankan captain to score a fifty on captaincy debut. The others are – ST Jayasuriya {102 vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC on 26.01.98 and MS Atapattu {53* vs England at Col-SSC on 27.03.01}

TM Dilshnan became the 40th captain in the history of one day game to register a fifty on first appearance as captain

TM Dilshan with his 61 in this game registered his 17^th one day half century and 23^rd fifty. AD Mathews who top scored in Sri Lanka’s innings with 72 runs scored his fourth one day fifty.

WU Tharnaga and TM Dilshan were dismissed run out in this game providing the 29^th occasion of both the openers run out in ths history of one day games. Sri Lankan openers have been run out on second occasion. The first such occasion was witnessed at Dambulla on 20.02.04, when ST Jayasuriya {08} and RS Kaluwitharana {02} were run out

With WU Tharnga and TM Dilshan dismissed run out in this game providing the 96^th and 97^th occasion of Sri Lanakan opening batsmen dismissed run out in one day games. Their run outs also provide the 22^nd and 23^rd occasion of Sri Lankan openers run out against India.

TM Dilshan has been dismissed run out on three occasions against India – for zero at Dambulla on 28.01.09, for 97 at Col-RPS on 08.02.09 and for 61 at Bulawayo on 30.05.10. He became the third Sri Lankan opening batsman to be dismissed on three or more occasions. Others are – MS Atapattu {05} and ST Jayasuriya {05}

TM Dilshan’s run out for 61 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out with a score of fifty against India. The complete list read thus – MS Atapattu {118 at Col-RPS on 17.08.97}, ST Jayasuriya {105 at Dhaka on 01.06.00}, RS Mahanama {98 at Mumbai on 17.01.87}, TM Dilshan {97 at Col-RPS on 08.02.09}, ST Jayasuriya {67 at Col-RPS on 09.08.05}, TM Dilshan {61 at Bulawayo on 30.05.10} and MS Atapattu {53 at Bristol on 11.07.02}

TM Dilshan’s run out dismissal for 61 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed run out with a fifty to his credit against India. The other five are – A Ranatunga {58 at Pune on 05.12.90}, ST Jayasuriya {105 at Dhaka on 01.06.00}, MS Atapattu {50 at Dambulla on 18.07.04}, MS Atapattu {65 at Col-RPS on 01.08.04} and DPMD Jayawardene {71 at Adelaide on 19.02.08}

TM Dilshan’s run out dismissal for 61 in this game provide the 21st occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed run out with a fifty to his credit against various oppositions in one day games

Sri Lanka’s 242 in this game provide the 31^st occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out against India in one day game

V Kohli and RG Sharma added 154 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 295^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. India holds the record of posting most number of three figure partnerships in one day game, closely followed by Australia which has posted 292 three figure partnerships

This stand represent the 57^th occasion of a three figure stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen in one day games and the 15^th occasion of a three figure stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. This stand represents the 51st occasion of a three figure stand by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.

RG Sharma scored his second one day when he made 101 not out in this game. His knock represents the 175^th hundred by Indian batsmen in one day games. It also represents the 35^th hundred by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 101 not out in this game represent back-to-back hundreds. In the previous game against Zimbabwe at Bulwayo on 28.05.10, he had scored 114. His feat of scoring consecutive hundreds provide the 59^th occasion of a batsman scoring back to back hundreds in one day games

RG Sharma became the sixth Indian batsman to score consecutive hundreds. Others are – SR Tendulkar {143 vs Australia at Sharjah on 22.04.98 and 134 vs Australia at Sharjah on 24.04.98}, R Dravid {104* vs Kenys at Bristol on 22.05.09 and 145 vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26.05.09}, SC Ganguly {141* vs South Africa at Nairobi{Gym} on 13.10.00 and 117 vs New Zealand at Nairobi {Gym} on 15.10.00}, VVS Laxman {106* vs Australia at Sydney on 22.01.04 and 131 vs Zimbabwe at Adelaide on 24.01.04} and Yuvraj Singh {138* vs Eng at Rajkot on 14.01.08 and 118 vs England at Indore on 17.11.08}