Statistical Highlights: India vs SL, 3rd ODI

Statistical highlights of the third cricket one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka, played on Monday.

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Statistical highlights of the third cricket one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka, played on Monday.

India's seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka is their third in a row at Barabati Stadium, having beaten West Indies by 20 runs on January 24, 2007 and England by 6 wickets on November 26, 2008.

India's win on Monday is their first over Sri Lanka in two matches at this venue. India have won 9 out of 13 contested at the Barabati Stadium.

Under Virender Sehwag's captaincy, the aforesaid win is the third in six games.

Sehwag has posted his highest score as ODI captain, surpassing the 43 against Bangladesh at Dhaka on April 15, 2003.

Ravindra Jadeja (4/32) has recorded his career-best bowling performance, surpassing the 3 for 35 against Australia at Nagpur on October 28, 2009.

Jadeja became the first bowler to take four wickets in an innings for India at Barabati Stadium - the second best overall behidn Daren Powell (West Indies) - 4 for 27
against India on January 24, 2007.

Jadeja was justifiably adjudged the Man of the Match - his first in ODIs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan's series aggregate (324 at an average of 108.00 including two hundreds) is his career-best - also a record for Sri Lanka against India in a bilateral series.

Amongst the batsmen with 40 or more for Sri Lanka, Dilshan's strike rate of 227.77 (41 off 18 balls) is the second highest - the best being Sanath Jayasuriya's 271.42 (76 off 28 balls) against Pakistan at Singapore on April 7, 1996.

With 2,539 at an average of 57.70, including ten hundreds and eight fifties in 40 matches, Dilshan has become the first player to make 2500 international runs this year.

Upul Tharanga (73 off 81 balls) has posted his highest score against India, eclipsing the 67 at Rajkot on December 15, 2009.

Tharanga's aforesaid innings is his third fifty against India - his 13th in ODIs.

Sri Lanka (239) have posted their highest total at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, beating the 214 on December 28, 1990.

Tharanga and Sangakkara have shared Sri Lanka's first century stand for any wicket at this venue.

Dilshan and Tharanga put on 65 for the first wicket - a Sri Lankan record against India at this venue.

Sachin Tendulkar (96 not out) has posted his 93rd fifty in ODIs - his 18th score in the 90s, extending his unwanted record.

Sehwag-Tendulkar pair, with their 55-run stand, has set a partnership record for the first wicket against Sri Lanka at Barabati Stadium, cuttack.

Gautam Gambhir and Tendulkar were involved in a 72-run stand - India's highest for the second wicket against Sri Lanka at this venue.

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