India vs Sri Lanka: Stats highlights
A look at the statistical highlights of the ODI played between India and Sri Lanka in Karachi on Thursday.
-India's 310-4 is the highest total by a team batting second and winning in the Asia Cup.
-India registered their seventh win against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup. Both countries have won 7 games each against each other in the Asia Cup.
-India have won 52 out of 100 ODIs played against Sri Lanka (Lost 38 and No Result 10).
-India became the first team to successfully chase two totals of 300-plus in the Asia Cup - both in the 2008 edition. They had first accomplished the feat against Pakistan (299-4) at Karachi on June 26, scoring 301 for four.
-India also became the first nation to successfully chase two totals of 300-plus at National Stadium,Karachi.Pakistan and England have achieved the feat once each at Karachi.
-Sri Lanka, after five victories in succession in the Asia Cup between August 1,2004 and June 30, 2008, lost their first game.
-Sri Lanka (308/8) registered their fourth total of 300-plus in the 2008 Asia Cup - 357 for 9 against Bangladesh at Lahore on June 25; 302 for 7 against Pakistan at Karachi on June 29; 332 for 8 against Bangladesh at Karachi on June 30 and 308 for eight against India at Karachi on July 3.
-Sri Lanka, only on one occasion, missed posting 300 in the 2008 Asia Cup - 290 for 9 against UAE at Lahore on June 26.
-Sri Lanka's 308 for eight is their highest innings total against India in the Asia Cup, eclipsing their 282 for four at Dambulla on July 18, 2004.
-Sri Lanka's aforesaid total is the second highest by any team against India in the Asia Cup. Pakistan had made 309 for two against India at Karachi on July 2, 2008.
-Sanath Jayasuriya, with his 43 off 37 balls, took his run-aggregate in the Asia Cup to 1095 (strike rate: 101.76) at an average of 49.77 in 24 matches, including five centuries and three fifties - the most by any batsman in the Asia Cup.
-In the 2008 Asia Cup, Jayasuriya has aggregated 253 runs at an average of 63.25 (Strike rate: 136.02), including one century and one fifty.
-Kumar Sangakkara took his run-aggregate in the 2008 Asia Cup to 341 at an average of 68.20, including three centuries - the most by any batsman so far.
-Ishant Sharma (2/55) produced his best bowling performance in the Asia Cup, bettering his 1 for 48 against Bangladesh at Karachi on June 28,2008.
-For the first time in 7 ODIs, Ishant has claimed more than one wicket. In the two Asia Cup games against Pakistan, he even went wicketless.
-Mahendra Singh Dhoni, by dismissing both the Sri Lankan openers, took his tally to 9 (6 catches + 3 stumpings) in five matches - the most by any wicketkeeper in the 2008 Asia Cup.
-Mahela Jayawardene (50) registered his highest score against a Test-playing country in the 2008 Asia Cup his second fifty in the current competition. Against UAE at Lahore on June 26, he had made 61 off 43 balls.
-Jayawardene's 46th fifty is his 10th against India in ODIs.
-Kapugedera posted his highest score against India. His second fifty against India is his fifth in ODIs.
-Kapugedera's 75 off 78 balls is his second best score in ODIs, next only to his 95 off balls against West Indies at Port of Spain on April 10, 2008.
-Chamara Silva posted his first fifty in the Asia Cup, bettering his 46 against Pakistan at Karachi on June 29, 2008.
-For the first time in his ODI career, Irfan Pathan has conceded 80 runs in an innings - 10-0-80-1.
Against Australia at SCG on February 8, 2004, his bowling figures were 10-0-75-2.
-Only T.Kumaran (10-0-86-0) has conceded more runs in an innings for India in the Asia Cup - against Pakistan at Dhaka on June 3, 2000.
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