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India and Sri Lanka played their 100th One-day International against each other. The only other team to have played more than a hundred ODIs against India are Pakistan (117). Sri Lanka, too, have now played 100 plus ODIs against 2 countries. Pakistan (111) being the other one.

When he caught Sanath Jayasuriya, M.S. Dhoni effected his 150th dismissal behind the stumps. He becomes the 15th keeper and second Indian keeper after Nayan Mongia (154 dismissals) to reach this milestone.

Irfan Pathan’s figures of 10-0-80-1 are his most expensive in ODIs. He also becomes the seventh Indian bowler to concede 80 or more runs in a 10-over spell.

When India scored 300 chasing Sri Lanka’s total of 308, it was the 300th time a score of 300 has been posted in a One-day International. The first triple hundred score in ODIs was coincidentally scored by England against India during the 1975 World Cup

When on 36, Suresh Raina (54) brought up 1000 runs in ODIs. He is the 28th Indian to do so.

By scoring 356 runs in the tournament so far, Suresh Raina has gone past Kumar Sangakkara has the highest run-scorer of this tournament. In fact it is now the maximum scored in any Asia Cup tournament.

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