Runs, boundaries, partnerships ... and then some
Stats highlights from the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Rajkot
S Rajesh
15-Dec-2009
The first one-day international between India and Sri Lanka was a feast of runs and numbers. Here's a look at some of the highlights from a match which produced 825 runs, the second-highest ever in an ODI:
Zaheer Khan gave away 88 runs in his ten overs, the most by any Indian bowler in an ODI•Associated Press
- India's total of 414 is the fifth-highest ODI total, and a run more than their previous best, against Bermuda in the 2007 World Cup. Sri Lanka's 411 comes in seventh place, but it's only the second instance of a team batting second scoring more than 350. The 400-barrier has been surpassed eight times in ODIs, with India, Sri Lanka and South Africa doing it twice each, while Australia and New Zealand have done it once.
S Rajesh is stats editor of Cricinfo