During the third one day game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Dambulla on 03.08.09, two Sri Lankan cricketers created records – one a distinction and another world record.

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

First hundred : 103 by DL Amiss : Eng Vs Aus at Manchester on 24.08.72 ; 100^th hundred : 100 by CG Greenidge : Win Vs Aus at Perth on 04.01.87 : 200^th 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 : 400^th hundred : 109 by SC Ganguly : Ind Vs Srl at Col-RPS on 07.07.98 : 500^th 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 : 700^th 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 ; 900^th hundred : 116* by S Chanderpaul : Win Vs Eng at Birmingham on 04.07.07 : 1000^th hundred : 123 by M Jayawardene : Srl vs Pak Dambulla on 03.08.09

DPMD Jaywardene’s 123 in this game represent the 97^th hundred by a Sri Lankan batsmen in one day games. DPMD Jayawarden’s 123 in this game represent the 102^nd hundred against Pakistan in one day games.

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.