Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Col-RPS on 08.09.09 : Sri Lanka won by 97 runs. Points : Sri Lanka – 05 Points : New Zealand – Zero points

TT Samaraweera registered his maiden hundred in this game when he made 104. It was an improvement over his previous best of 38 not out against Pakistan at Dambulla on 01.08.09.

TT Samaraweera’s 104 in this game represent the 1009^th hundred in the history of one day games. It also represents the 98^th hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman in one day games.

TT Samaraweera’s 104 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a hundred while batting at number five. The other six occasions are – A Ranatunga {101* vs Pakistan at Durban on 02.12.94}, A Ranatunga {102* vs Pakistan at Gujranwala on 29.09.95}, DPMD Jayawardene {120 vs England at Adeliade on 23.01.99}, RP Arnold {103 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 12.12.99}, TM Dilshan {117* vs Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04.07.06} and LPC Silva {107* vs India at Vizag on 17.02.07}

TT Samaraweera earned the distinction of becoming the first Sri Lankan batsman to register a hundred while batting at number five on home soil. The previous best was 93 not out by SHT Kandamby against India at Col-RPS on 31.01.09

TT Samaraweera’s 104 in this game provide the 13^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a hundred at Col-RPS against various oppositions. He became the second batsman to score a hundred against New Zealand at Col-RPS. RS Mahanama with his 107 was the first batsman to register a hundred against New Zealand at Col-RPS on 13.12.92

TT Samaraweera’s 104 in this game provide the 24^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a hundred against various oppositions on home soil.

TT Samaraweera’s 104 in this game represent the 35^th occasion of a batsman registering a one day hundred at Col-RPS. It also represents the second hundred registered against New Zealand at Col-RPS. RS Mahanama with his 107 was the first batsman to register a hundred against New Zealand at Col-RPS on 13.12.92

TT Samaraweera’s 104 in this game represent the 57th occasion of a batsman registering a one day hundred on Sri Lankan soil. It also represents the fourth hundred registered against New Zealand on Sri Lanan soil. The other three are – 107 by RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 13.12.92, 102 by A Ranatuna of Sri Lanka at Col-SSC on 05.07.98, 100 by V Sehwag of India at Col-SSC on 02.08.01.

DPMD Jayawardene’s duck in this game provides the 24^th duck of his one day career.

It also represents the 49^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand.

DPMD Jaywardene’s collected his third duck against New Zealand in one day games. The other two occasions are – at Col-RPS on 25.07.01 and at Auckland on 06.01.07. He became the sixth Sri Lankan batsman to score three or more ducks against New Zealand in one day games. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {05}, WPUJC Vaas {04}, RS Kaluwitharana {03}, RS Mahanama {03} and CPH Ramanayake {03}.

DPMD Jayawardene becomes the sixth batsman in the history of one day internationals to score 24 or more ducks. The other five are ST Jayasuriya {33}, Wasim Akram {28}, M Muralitharan {25}, WPUJC Vaas {25} and RS Kaluwitharana {24}.

It is interesting to note out of the six batsmen who have scored 24 or more ducks in one day game, five are Sri Lankan batsman, the other being a Pakistan batsman in Wasim Arkram.

AD Mathews registered his second half century in one day games, the first being his 52 not out against Zimbabwe at Dhaka {SBNS} on 12.01.09

TT Samaraweera and AD Mathews added 127 runs for the sixth wicket in this game providing the 1755^th three figure partnership posted by batsmen in the history of one day games. This stand also represents the 175^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various countries.

TT Samaraweera and AD Mathews added 127 runs for the sixth wicket in this game providing the tenth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against various opposition which are furnished in the list below

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	PA de Silva	Kalpage	109	Win	Kolkata	25.11.93
2	Kalpage	Ranatunga	132	Ind	Hyd-Ind	18.02.94
3	PA de Silva	Mahanama	115	Aus	Col-RPS	30.08.96
4	Arnold	S Perera	103*	NZl	Col-RPS	25.07.01
5	Atapattu	U Chandana	107	Pak	Sharjah	12.04.02
6	Dilshan	Jayasuriya	103	Ind	Col-RPS	27.07.04
7	Arnold	TM Dilshan	131*	Ind	Ahm’bad	06.11.05
8	Arnold	MS Atapattu	133	Ind	Vadodara	12.11.05
9	Kapugedera	LPC Silva	159	Win	Trinidad	10.04.09
10	A Mathews	Samaraweera	127	NZl	Col-RPS	08.09.09

TT Samaraweera and AD Mathews added 127 runs for the sixth wicket in this game which represent the record sixth wicket stand against New Zealand. The previous best was 103 runs unfinished stand between RP Arnold and ASA Perera at Col-RPS on 25.07.01.

BB McCullum completed 3000 ODI runs when he was on 13 during his knock of 14 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 3001 .

BB McCullum became the eleventh New Zealand batsman to aggregate 3000 plus ODI runs. The other ten are – SP Fleming {8007}, NJ Astle {7090}, CL Cairns {4881}, CD McMillan {4707}, MD Crowe {4704}, CZ Harris {4379}, JG Wright {3891}, SB Styris {3715}, AC Parore {3314} and KR Rutherford {3143}

NL McCullum made his one day debut in this game to become the 156^th New Zealand cricketer to make debut in one day games.

BB McCullum and NL McCullum became the eighth pair of brothers including one set of three brothers to represent New Zealand in One day games. The others are – BP and JG Bracewell, JJ and MD Crowe, MJ and PA Horne, GP and HJ Howarth, JAH and HJH Marshall – identical twins, JM and NM Parker and BG, DR and RJ Hadlee

New Zealand’s eight pair of brothers including one set of three brothers is a record for any country to have most pair of brothers representing in one day games.

ND McCullum collected his first ball duck on his one day debut {he was bowled by SL Malinga of the very first ball he faced}, providing the 40^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck on debut in the history of one day internationals.

ND McCullum is the third New Zealand batsman to collect the first ball duck on debut against various oppositions. The other two batsmen are – MS Sinclair vs Australia ar Christchurch on 26.02.00 and TK Canning vs Pakistan at Lahore on 01.12.03.

ND McCullum is the fourth batsman to collect the first ball duck on debut against Sri Lanka in a one day game. The other three are – PJW Allot of England at Col-SSC on 13.02.82, SK Raina of India at Dambulla on 30.07.05 and Fawad Alam of Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 22.05.07.

ND McCullum is the third New Zealand batsman to collect the first ball duck against Sri Lanka in a one day game in Sri Lanka. The other two batsmen are – CD McMillan at Col-SSC on 31.07.01 and DL Vettori at Col-SSC on 31.07.01

JD Ryder’s zero in this game provides the 13^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring zero against Sri Lanka in a one day game. JD Ryder becomes the first opening batsman to score a zero against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

JD Ryder’s zero in this game provides the 95^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring zero against various opposition in a one day game.

JD Ryder’s zero and ND McCullum’s zero in this game provides the 10^th and 11^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring zero against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

KC Sangakkara effected his one day career’s 65^th stumping dismissal when he stumped DR Tuffey of BAW Mendis for 2 in this game. KC Sangakkara with 65 stumping dismissal to his credit stands third in the list of wicket keepers who have effected most stumping dismissals in one day games. RS Kaluwitharana {75} and Moin Khan {73} are the other two wicket keepers to have effected more stumping dismissals than KC Sangakkara.

New Zealand lost its six wickets for 41 runs in this game providing the fifth occasion of a team losing its six wickets for exact 41 runs in the history of one day games. The other four occasions are – Sri Lanka losing six wickets for 41 runs against West Indies at Manchester on 07.06.05, West Indies losing six wickets for 41 runs against Pakistan at Melbourne on 20.01.97, West Indies losing six wickets for 41 runs against Australia at Adelaide on 26.01.01 and Zimbabwe losing six wickets for 41 runs against Pakistan at Harare on 30.11.02

SL Malinga returned with figures of 6.1-0-28-4 in this game providing the 818^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games. SL Malinga’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 75^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing exact four wickets in a one day game.

SL Malinga’s four for 28 in this game represent the fifth occasion of his capturing exact four wickets in one day games. He becomes the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to capture exact four wickets on five or more occasions. The others are – M Muralitharan {14}, WPUJC Vaas {09} and ST Jayasuriya {08}.

SL Malinga’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 107th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing four or more wickets in a one day game.

SL Malinga’s four for 28 in this game represent the fifth occasion of his capturing exact four wickets in one day games. The other four occasions are – 4 for 44 vs England at Leeds on 01.07.06, 4 for 53 vs South Africa at Ahmedabad on 24.10.06, 4 for 54 vs South Africa at Providence on 28.03.07 and 4 for 47 vs Australia at Perth on 15.02.08

SL Malinga’s four for 28 in this game represent his best one day bowling figures. The previous best was his 4 for 47 vs Australia at Perth on 15.02.08

New Zealand’s 119 all out in this game provide the 16^th occasion of being all out for a total of 119 and less than 119 in one day games against various oppositions. New Zealand’s total of 119 in this game provide the third occasion of being all out for a total of 119 and less than 119 against Sri Lanka in a one day game. The other two occasions are – 73 at Auckland on 06.01.07 and 116 at Moratuwa on 31.03.84.

Sri Lanka’s win in this game by 97 runs provide the 31^st occasion of Sri Lanka winning a one day game against New Zealand – 16 times by runs margin and 15 times by wickets margin.

At the end of this game, Sri Lanka and New Zealand have played 69 games. Sri Lanka has won 31 games, lost 34 games, one game was tied and three games ended in no result.

{Samaraweera’s Photo Courtesy : AFP}