Second ODI – Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan at Palekkele on 09.06.12 – Sri Lanka won by 76 runs

Pakistan capped Rahat Ali for this game. He became the 189^th cricketer to represent Pakistan in one day games. He became the 33^rd Pakistan cricketer to make his one day debut against Sri Lanka in one day games

TM Dilshan scored 119 not out this game providing the 1194^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the annals of one day games. His knock represents the 125th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

TM Dilshan scored 119 not out this game providing the 636th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the annals of one day games. His knock represents the 73rd occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

TM Dilshan scored 119 not out this game providing the 17th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan in one day games which are listed below

TM Dilshan became the seventh Sri Lankan batsman to score two or more hundreds against Pakistan. Others are – MS Atapattu {03}, PA de Silva (03}, ST Jayasuriya {03}, A Ranatunga {02}, KC Sangakkara {02} and M Jayawardene {02}

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game represents the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against Pakistan which are listed below

TM Dilshan became the second Sri Lankan opening batsman after ST Jayasuriya to score two or more hundreds against Pakistan. ST Jaysuirya has scored three hundred

TM Dilshan scored 119 not out this game providing the 118th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan in one day games. His knock represents the 64^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against Pakistan

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game represent his 13^th hundred in one day games and his second against Pakistan. His first hundred against Pakistan was his 137 not out at Lahore on 24.01.09.

M Jayawardene scored 53 in this game providing his 65^th half century while representing Sri Lanka in one day games. He now stands second in the list of Sri Lankan batsmen who have scored most half centuries. The first place is shared by ST Jayasuriya and KC Sanakkara who have scored 68 half centuries. M Jayawardene went past PA de Silva’s 64 half centuries on his way to second position.

M Jayawardene’s 53 in this game provide the 67^th half century of his one day career, KC Sangakkara {71} and ST Jayasuriya {68} are the other two batsmen who have score more half centuries than M Jayawardene amongst Sri Lankan batsmen

M Jayawardene’s 53 in this game represent his 82^nd fifty in one day games. He became the tenth batsman in the annals of one day games to score 82 or more fifties. Others are – SR Tendulkar {145}, RT Ponting {112}, JH Kallis {102}, ST Jayasuriya {96}, R Dravid {95}, SC Ganguly {94}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {93}, KC Sangakkara {84} and BC Lara {82}

KC Sangakkara now holds the second place amongst the wicket keepers who have played most one day games. This game was his 283^rd appearance as wicket keeper. He went past AC Giclhrist’s 282 appearances. MV Boucher with 294 appearances holds the first place in this category of statsitics

KC Sangakkara’s run aggregate as a wicket keeper batsman read 9606 at the end of this game. He earned the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper batsman to total 9600 plus runs in the annals of one day internationals

This game was the 375^th one day game for M Jayawardene. He became the fifth cricketer to appear in 375 plus one day games in the annals of one day internationals. Others are – SR Tendulkar {463}, ST Jayasuriya {445}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {378} and RT Ponting {375}

M Jayawardene with his 375 one day appearance became the Sri Lankan cricketer to appear in 375 plus one day games after ST Jayasuriya who has played 445 one day games.

Thus Sri Lanka became the first team in the history of one day internationals to have two cricketers who have played 375 one day games

This game was the 100^th one day game for Misbah-ul-Haq. He became the 28^th Pakistan cricketer to appear in 100 plus one day games. In the previous game, Mohammad Hafeez has earned the distinction of appearing in 100 one day games

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game provide the 66^th occasion of a batsman remaining not out with a hundred to his credit while batting first in the annals of one day internationals.

His feat provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan peforming such a feat which are listed below

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of a batsman remaining not out with a hundred to his credit while batting first against Pakistan in the annals of one day internationals. All the nine occasions are listed below

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game provide the second occasion of a batsman remaining not out with a hundred to his credit while batting first against Pakistan in the annals of one day internationals. He became the second batsman after DL Haynes to perform such feat against Pakistan. The performance of these two batsmen is furnished beloe

TM Dilshan’s 119 not out in this game provide the third occasion of his remaining not out with a hundred to his credit while batting first in one day games. All the three occasions are listed below

TM Dilshan became the sixth batsman in the annals of one day internationals to perform such a feat on three or more occasions. Others are – DL Haynes {07}, SR Tendulkar {04}, SC Ganguly {03}, G Kirsten {03} and Rameez Raja {03}

KC Sangakkara took his 300^th catch in one day games when he caught Shahid Afridi of SL Malinga for 17 in this game. He became the third wicket keeper after AC Gilchrist {417} and MV Boucher {402} to pouch 300 plus catches in the annals of one day games. At the end of this game, KC Sangakkara had an aggregate of 301 cathces

KC Sangakkara held four catches in this game which gave him an aggregate of 42 catches against Pakistan. He became the third wicket keeper to pouch 40 plus catches against Pakistan in one day games. Others are – MV Boucher {58} and PJ Dujon {42}

KC Sangakkara held four catches in this game which gave him an aggregate of 49 dismissals against Pakistan. He now holds the third place in the list wicket keeper who have effected most dismissals against Pakistan in one day games. Others are – MV Boucher {59} and RS Kaluwitharana {54}. KC Sangakkara went past PJ Dujon who had effected 46 dimissals on his way to third position.

Shahid Afridi was playing his 60^th one day game against Sri Lanka. He became the second Pakistan cricketer after Inzamam-ul-Haq {63} to play 60 plus games against Sri Lanka. Shahid Afridi went past Wasim Akram who has 59 one day appearances on his way to second place.

NLTC Perera returned with 6 for 44 in this game to provide the 57^th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the annals of one day games. His figures provide the  eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six or more wickets in one day games which are listed below

NLTC Perera with his 6 for 44 became the first Sri Lankan bowler to capture six wickets against Pakistan and thus has the best figures by a Sri Lankan bowler against Pakistan. The previous best bowling figures was 5 for 17 by ST Jayasuriya at Lahore on 16.10.04

NLTC Perera with his 6 for 44 became the first Sri Lankan bowler to capture six wickets against Pakistan and thus has the best figures by a Sri Lankan bowler against Pakistan on home soil The previous best bowling figures was 5 for 23 by M Muralitharan at Dambulla on 18.05.03

NLTC Perera’s 6 for 44 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets against Pakistan which are listed below

NLTC Perera’s 6 for 44 in this game represent the best bowling figures ever achieved by a bowler against Pakistan in one day games. He became the first bowler from any country to capture six wickets against Pakistan

NLTC Perera’s 6 for 44 represent the 39^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets against Pakistan and represent the best figures by a bowler against Pakistan in one day games. The previous best was 5 for 16 which was shared by two bowlers – CJ Rackeman of Australia – 5 for 16 at Adelaide on 30.01.84 and SC Ganguly of India – 5 for 16 at Toronto on 18.09.95.

RS Kaluwitharana and KC Sangakkara share the record for most catches by a Sri Lankan fieldsman {wicket keeper or otherwise| against Pakistan. Both have pouched 54 catches.

KC Sangakkara with his four dismissals in this game became the third Sri Lankan wicket keeper to effect four or more dismissals in an innings against Pakistan. Others are – HP Tilakaratne {05 – all caught} at Sharjah on 20.12.09 and RS Kaluwitharana {05 – 04 ct + 01 st} at Sharjah on 11.04.95

KC Sangakkara with his four catches in this game became the third Sri Lankan wicket keeper to pouch four or more catches in an innings against Pakistan. Others are – HP Tilakaratne {05} at Sharjah on 20.12.09 and RS Kaluwitharana {04} at Sharjah on 11.04.95

KC Sangakkara’s four dismissals in this game is a record for most dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper against Pakistan at home.

KC Sangakkara’s four catches in this game provide the 25^th occasion of a wicket keeper taking four or more catches against   Pakistan in a one day game.

Azhar Ali scored 96 in this game providing the 465th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the annals of one day games. His knock represents the 205^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in one day games.

Azhar Ali scored 96 in this game providing the 42nd occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety in the annals of one day games. His knock represents the 13thoccasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety in one day games.

Azhar Ali scored 96 in this game providing the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka in one day games which are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	Zaheer Abbas	97	1	Srl	Nottingham	14.06.75
2	Javed Miandad	91*	2	Srl	Lahore	25.10.85
3	Saleem Malik	93*	1	Srl	Colombo (SSC)	07.08.94
4	Ijaz Ahmed	94	1	Srl	Lahore	05.11.97
5	Mohammad Yousuf	90*	2	Srl	Dhaka	05.06.00
6	Saeed Anwar	90	1	Srl	Sharjah	08.04.01
7	Umar Akmal	91	2	Srl	Dubai (DSC)	14.11.11
8	Azhar Ali	96	2	Srl	Pallekele	09.06.02

Azhar Ali scored 96 in this game providing the second occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka in one day games which are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	Saeed Anwar	90	1	Srl	Sharjah	08.04.01
2	Azhar Ali	96	2	Srl	Pallekele	09.06.02