Mahendra Singh Dhoni averages record 100.09 in successful chases

India, after their thrilling one-wicket win, have won three successive ODI series/competitions. Which began by beating England 3-2 in India 2012-13, ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and the West Indies Tri Nation series 2013.

India have won their fourth triumph in nine three-team competitions vs Sri Lanka in ODIs. India have won three ODIs by one wicket margin – their other two being vs New Zealand at Auckland on January 11,2003 and vs West Indies at Cuttack on November 29, 2011.

Captain Dhoni enjoys superb captaincy record with – 83 wins, 48 loses, 3 ties and 8 no-result games out of the 142 played, which gives a winning % of 63.05. He currently has the highest success rate among all Indian captains (minimum ten games as captain).

Dhoni now averages 49.30 in tournament finals – his tally being 493 in 13 innings, including four fifties. He also remains the only batsman in the history of ODIs to record an average of 100-plus in successful chases – with an total of 2102 in 72 matches at an average of 100.09, including 2 hundreds and 14 fifties.

While chasing, Dhoni managed to score 3200 runs at an average of 52.45 in 120 matches, including 2 centuries and 22 fifties.

His unbeaten 45 off 52 balls against Sri Lanka was his highest score outside the sub-continent in Tournament finals.

Dhoni also enjoys an record in a winning cause in ODIs – his aggregate being 4650 at an average of 73.80 in 129 matches. His average is the highest amongst the batsman who have scored 2000 runs or more.

Dhoni’s average of 56.10 is the highest among captains with at least 200 runs in ODI’s . He has scored 4881 (avg 56.10) in 142 matches.

MSD remains the only player in India-Sri Lanka ODIs to have recorded an average over 60, his tally being 2086 (avg. 61.35) in 57 matches.

Dhoni has received his 19th Man of the Match award in ODIs – his sixth against Sri Lanka.

Dhoni became the second wicketkeeper after Sangakkara to post a 40-plus and effect four dismissals in the same match twice. Earlier done it against Hong Kong at Karachi.

He is the first wicketkeeper to effect 75 dismissals in India-Sri Lanka ODIs – his tally being 78 – that include 59 catches + 19 stumpings in 57 matches.

Mahela Jayawardena became the third player to appear in 400 ODIs, joining Sachin Tendulkar (463) and Sanath Jayasuriya (445).

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has bowled four maidens in a innings for the first time in an ODI. He is now with two other Indian bowlers who have bowled four maiden overs in a final – Venkatesh Prasad (10-5-21-2) vs South Africa in the LG Cup final at Nairobi on October 3, 1999 and Kapil Dev (11-4-21-1) vs West Indies in the Prudential World Cup final at Lord’s on June 25, 1983.

Kumar Sangakkara (71 off 100 balls) has posted his 77th fifty in ODIs – his 17th vs India.

Sangakkara has completed his 2500 runs vs India in ODIs – 2523 runs at an average of 39.42 in 72 matches. Sanath Jayasuriya is the second other Sri Lankan player to do so against India with 2899 runs at an average of 36.23 in 89 matches vs India.

Sangakkara, with 22 innings of fifty-plus (5 centuries + 17 fifties) has overtaken Jayasuriya’s 21 (7 hundreds + 14 fifties).

The 122-run stand between Thirimanne and Sangakkara was Lanka’s highest 3rd wicket partnership in a Grand Final vs India in ODIs, bettering the score of 116 between Atapattu and Sangakkara in the Asia Cup Final at Colombo (RPS) on August 1, 2004.

Ravindra Jadeja‘s tally of 33 wickets (avg.16.51) in 17 ODIs is the highest by a bowler in 2013. His 4 for 23 are his best vs Sri Lanka in ODIs tournament final.

After Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/8 vs Sri Lanka on July 9, 2013) and Amit Mishra (4/31 vs West Indies on June 8, 2011) to bag four wickets in an innings in the West Indies in ODIs – all three instances at Port of Spain.

Malinga’s 12th duck in ODIs was his third vs India.

In Tournament finals, Virat Kohli averages 24.83 – his aggregate being 149 in 7 innings with a highest of 43 vs England at Birmingham on June 23, 2013.

Rohit Sharma, with his aggregate of 217 runs at an average of 54.25, that includes 2 fifties, has finished as the top run scorer for India in the just concluded tri-series.

Rangana Herath has also produced his career-best bowling performance in ODIs of 4-20, which was also his first 4 wickets in an innings.

Source: NDTV Sports