Sri Lanka and South Africa were all set to play the first ODI of the 5 match series at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Both teams were playing their games after the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. South Africa won the toss and invited 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!
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| Sri Lankan players walking with a large win against South Africa |
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 31 August 2004.
# Except Duminy and Robin Peterson everyone else were 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
# 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
# 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.
Sri Lanka - 320/5 (50)
Sangakkara piling up the records
Sangakkara piling up the records
# 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 Scores
169 (137) vs SA, Colombo, 2013
138* (147) vs Ind, Jaipur, 2005
134* (135) vs Eng, The Oval, 2013
133 (151) vs Ind, Hambantota, 2012
128 (155) vs Ind, Adelaide, 2008
Sangakkara's Highest ODI Scores
169 (137) vs SA, Colombo, 2013
138* (147) vs Ind, Jaipur, 2005
134* (135) vs Eng, The Oval, 2013
133 (151) vs Ind, Hambantota, 2012
128 (155) vs Ind, Adelaide, 2008
# Kumar Sangakkara became the first Sri Lankan player to score a 150 in ODIs in Sri Lanka. Previous Best was 145 by Aravinda de Silva vs Kenya in 1996.
# Kumar Sangakkara overcame Gautam Gambhir's 150 as the highest ODI inning 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 ODIs
200* (147) - Sachin Tendulkar, Gwalior, 2010
169 (147) - Kumar Sangakkara, Colombo, 2013
164 (105) - Ricky Ponting, Johannesburg, 2006
152* (153) - Chris Gayle, Johannesburg, 2002
150 (136) - Shivnarine Chanderpaul, East London, 1999
# Kumar Sangakkara's 169 is the 3rd best ODI score by a Wicket Keeper behind 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 inning in Sri Lanka.
# Kumar Sangakkara overcame his personal highest no. of 4s and 6s in an ODI Inning.
# Kumar Sangakkara's 169 is the 3rd highest ODI inning 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 100s
100 - Sachin Tendulkar
71 - Ricky Ponting
61 - Jacques Kallis
53 - Brian Lara
49 - 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 did 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 Africa - 140 (31.5)
# 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. Previous 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 19 October 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, 2002
By 180 runs vs SL, Colombo, 2013
By 153 runs vs Ind, Dhaka, 2003
By 151 runs vs Ind, Gwalior, 2010
By 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 for Sri Lanka vs Sri Lanka was by 124 runs at the same venue in 1993.
# This was biggest win for any Sri Lankan captain on Debut.
Man of the Match - Kumar Sangakkara
# This was Sangakkara's 22nd Man of the Match Award.
# Kumar Sangakkara overcame Gautam Gambhir's 150 as the highest ODI inning in Sri Lanka.
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| Sangakkara's 169 breaks many records |
# 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 ODIs
200* (147) - Sachin Tendulkar, Gwalior, 2010
169 (147) - Kumar Sangakkara, Colombo, 2013
164 (105) - Ricky Ponting, Johannesburg, 2006
152* (153) - Chris Gayle, Johannesburg, 2002
150 (136) - Shivnarine Chanderpaul, East London, 1999
# Kumar Sangakkara's 169 is the 3rd best ODI score by a Wicket Keeper behind 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 inning in Sri Lanka.
# Kumar Sangakkara overcame his personal highest no. of 4s and 6s in an ODI Inning.
# Kumar Sangakkara's 169 is the 3rd highest ODI inning 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 100s
100 - Sachin Tendulkar
71 - Ricky Ponting
61 - Jacques Kallis
53 - Brian Lara
49 - 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 did 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 Africa - 140 (31.5)
# 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. Previous 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 19 October 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, 2002
By 180 runs vs SL, Colombo, 2013
By 153 runs vs Ind, Dhaka, 2003
By 151 runs vs Ind, Gwalior, 2010
By 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 for Sri Lanka vs Sri Lanka was by 124 runs at the same venue in 1993.
# This was biggest win for any Sri Lankan captain on Debut.
Man of the Match - Kumar Sangakkara
# This was Sangakkara's 22nd Man of the Match Award.
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