Statistical highlights of the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Following are the statistical highlights of the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo.

# Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan were associated in a stand of 76 - Sri Lanka's highest for the opening wicket against Pakistan in the World Cup.

# Tharanga has completed his 1,000 runs in Sri Lanka in ODIs, aggregating 1011 (ave.32.61) in 36 matches.

# Shahid Afridi (301) is the third Pakistani bowler to ccomplete 300 wickets in ODIs, joining Wasim Akram (502) and Waqar Younis (416).

# Afridi has become the fourth all-rounder to amass 3,000 runs and capture 300 wickets in ODIs - the other three being Sanath Jayasuriya, Shaun Pollock and Wasim Akram.

# Afridi has taken nine wickets in the first two games at an average of 5.55 - the most by any bowler in the present tournament.

# Afridi is the seventh bowler to take four wickets or more in consecutive innings in the World Cup, joining Australia's Gary Gilmour, Shane Warne and Mitchell Johnson, Sri Lanka's Asantha de Mel and Muttiah Muralitharan and Pakistan's Imran Khan.

# Chamara Silva (57) has posted his fifth fifty in the World Cup - one each against Australia, India, Pakistan, Bermuda and Bangladesh.

# Silva's 12th fifty in ODIs is his second against Pakistan.

# Kulasekara (24) has posted his highest World Cup score.

# Pakistan, with their 11-run victory, have won all the seven World Cup games against Sri Lanka between June 14, 1975 and February 26, 2011.  Except Pakistan, Sri Lanka have beaten the remaining twelve teams atleast once in the World Cup.

# Pakistan have equalled their narrowest victory margin over Sri Lanka in the World Cup. They had beaten Sri Lanka by the same margin at Leeds on June 16, 1983.

# Of their seven victories against Sri Lanka in the World Cup, Pakistan have won six while batting first.

# Sri Lanka have lost their first World Cup game in Sri Lanka.

# Shahid Afridi has been adjudged the Man of the Match for the first time in the World Cup.