Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st ODI: Statistical Highlights

Sri Lanka and South Africa were all set to play the first ODI of the 5-match series at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. South Africa won the toss and invited the Lankans to bat. Sri Lanka managed to score 320/5 in 50 overs thanks to Sangakkara’s excellent 169. South Africa could score only 140 runs in reply and lost the first ODI by 180 runs!Statistical Highlights of the Match

# This was the 52nd ODI between Sri Lanka and South Africa and 12th in Lanka.

# R. Premadasa Stadium was hosting its 109th ODI match.

# South Africa were playing their first ODI in Sri Lanka after 9 years. They played their last ODI here on August 31, 2004.

# Except Duminy and Robin Peterson, the rest of the SA squad was playing their first match in Lanka. Steyn and Amla missed this match.

# Dinesh Chandimal became the youngest ODI captain for Sri Lanka.

Youngest ODI Captains for Sri Lanka

23y 244d – Chandimal

24y 233d – Ranatunga

25y 063d – Mathews

# Sangakkara was playing his 350th ODI match and JP Duminy was playing his 100th ODI.

# Sangakkara became the 4th Sri Lankan player and 9th overall to play 350 or more ODIs.

Most ODIs by Sri Lanka players

445 – Jayasuriya

401 – Jayawardene

350 – Muralitharan

350 – Sangakkara

SRI LANKAN INNINGS

# Jehab Mubarak was selected into Sri Lankan ODI team after 4 years. He played his last ODI on 20 Jan 2009 vs Pak at Karachi.

# Kumar Sangakkara scored his 16th ODI century, which was his 3rd 100 in Lanka and 2nd against South Africa.

# Kumar Sangakkara, with his 169, overcame his previous best score in ODIs – 138* vs India at Jaipur in 2005.Sangakkara’s Highest ODI Scores169 (137) vs SA, Colombo, 2013138* (147) vs Ind, Jaipur, 2005134* (135) vs Eng, The Oval, 2013133 (151) vs Ind, Hambantota, 2012128 (155) vs Ind, Adelaide, 2008# Kumar Sangakkara became the first Sri Lankan player to score a 150 in ODIs in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 145 by Aravinda de Silva vs Kenya in 1996.# Kumar Sangakkara overcame Gautam Gambhir‘s 150 as the highest ODI innings in Sri Lanka.# Kumar Sangakkara became the 5th batsman to score 150 in an ODI against South Africa. His 169 is second best score by any batsman vs SA in ODIs after Sachin Tendulkar‘s 200*.150+ scores against South Africa in ODIs200* (147) – Sachin Tendulkar, Gwalior, 2010169 (147) – Kumar Sangakkara, Colombo, 2013164 (105) – Ricky Ponting, Johannesburg, 2006152* (153) – Chris Gayle, Johannesburg, 2002150 (136) – Shivnarine Chanderpaul, East London, 1999

# Kumar Sangakkara’s 169 is the 3rd highest ODI score by a wicket keeper after MS Dhoni‘s 183* and Gilchrist’s 172.# Kumar Sangakkara is the second Sri Lankan after Asinka Gurusinha (in 1996) to hit 6 sixes in an innings in Sri Lanka.# Kumar Sangakkara overcame his personal highest number of 4s and 6s in an ODI innings.# Kumar Sangakkara’s 169 is the 3rd highest ODI score for Sri Lanka after Jayasuriya’s 189 and Tharanga’s 174*.# Kumar Sangakkara became the 2nd highest run getter in ODIs in 2013 with 680 runs in 11 innings behind Misbah’s tally of 692 runs in 16 innings.# Kumar Sangakkara scored a 100 in his 350th ODI. He also scored a 100 in his 100th ODI.# Kumar Sangakkara’s strike rate of 123.35 was his highest strike rate in all his 16 century innings.Most Internatinal 100s100 – Sachin Tendulkar71 – Ricky Ponting61 – Jacques Kallis53 – Brian Lara49 – Kumar Sangakkara

# Chris Morris conceded 80 runs in his 9 overs. This is the 5th time a bowler conceded 80 or more runs in an ODI in Sri Lanka. Only Malinga has done it twice.# 320/5 is the highest total for Sri Lanka vs South Africa in ODIs. Previous Best was 319/8 at Centurion in 2009

SOUTH AFRICAN INNINGS

# Colin Ingram got his 4th duck in ODI career. Interestingly, 3 have been golden ducks.# South Africa’s total of 140 is their lowest total against Sri Lanka in ODIs. Theirprevious lowest was 154 at the same venue in 1993, 20 years back !!# The last occasion when South Africa were dismissed for a total below 150 was by Australia at Centurion on October 19, 2011.# South Africa lost the match by 180 runs. This is their 2nd biggest defeat in ODIs in terms of Runs.

South Africa’s largest ODI defeats (In terms of Runs)By 182 runs vs Pak, Port Elizabeth, 2002By 180 runs vs SL, Colombo, 2013By 153 runs vs Ind, Dhaka, 2003By 151 runs vs Ind, Gwalior, 2010By 141 runs vs Aus, Durban, 2009

# This was South Africa’s 10th loss vs Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in 12 ODIs. They last won an ODI in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka by 124 runs at the same venue in 1993.# This was biggest win for any Sri Lankan captain on debut.# This was Sangakkara’s 22nd Man of the Match Award.