Monday, July 26, 2010

Ind vs. SL 2nd Test Day 1 - Stats

Statistical highlights of the first day of the second cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka here today. 

# Kumar Sangakkara's outstanding unbeaten knock of 130 is his 23rd century in Tests - his fifth against India in 14 Tests. 

# Sangakkara's 233-run aggregate in the present series is exceeded only by Paranavitana's 234. 

# Sangakkara's aforesaid century is his fifth as captain in 10 Tests. 

# Sangakkara has now recorded 15 hundreds in Sri Lanka and eight on foreign soil. 

# Sachin Tendulkar has emulated Australia's Steve Waugh's tally of most Tests (168). 

# Sangakkara, for the first time, has registered three centuries in consecutive innings - 137 at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in 2009, 103 at Galle and 130 not out at Colombo, SSC. 

# Sangakkara became the second Sri Lankan skipper to post three hundreds in consecutive innings. Mahela Jayawardene had recorded 195 at Colombo, SSC and 213 not out at Galle - both against England and 136 against West Indies at Providence - all three in 2007-08. 

# Sangakkara has accomplished another feat. He has completed his 1,000 runs against India, aggregating 1023 at an average of 53.84 in 14 Tests. 

# Sangakkara, as Sri Lankan skipper, has completed his 1,000 runs - 1018 at an average of 67.86 in 10 Tests. 

# With five hundreds each, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva and Sangakkara now jointly share the Sri Lankan record for most centuries against India. 

# Tharanga Paranavitana (100) has registered his second Test century - both against India. 

# Tillakaratne Dilshan (54) has posted his 15th fifty in Tests - his fourth against India. 

# Dilshan, in the course of his brilliant knock, has completed his 2000 runs in Sri Lanka, aggregating 2012 at an average of 47.90. His aggregate includes five centuries and nine fifties. 

# Dilshan and Paranavitana have shared a first wicket stand of 99 - Sri Lanka's partnership record against India at Colombo (SSC), obliterating the 65 between Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu in August 1997. 

# For the first time, Sri Lanka have posted three opening partnerships of 50-plus in a row for the first time in consecutive Tests against India in Sri Lanka in the same series - 55 & 96 (unbroken) at Galle and 99 at Colombo (SSC). 

# Sri Lanka (312 for two) have recorded their second highest on the opening day of a Test match at Colombo, SSC - their highest being the 317 for seven against India in 1997-98. . 

# India have lost seven tosses in a row - one vs Sri Lanka (Mumbai), two each vs Bangladesh (Chittagong and Dhaka, South Africa (Nagpur and Kolkata) and two vs Sri Lanka (Galle & Colombo SSC). 

# Paranavitana and Sangakkara put on a 174-run stand for the second wicket - Sri Lanka's highest at Colombo (SSC) surpassing the 172 between Naveed Nawaz and Michael Vandort against Bangladesh in 2002. 

# After playing 98 Limited Overs Internationals, Suresh Raina has appeared in a Test match - a record.

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