Pakistan recorded their second biggest win over Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in one day internationals by winning the third match of the series by 135 runs at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday (July 19).
The biggest margin, of 146 runs, was also at the same ground on August 9 2009, when Pakistan scored 321 and then bowled Sri Lanka out for 175.
The 135-run victory was the fourth-best for Pakistan against Sri Lanka at any venue. It was also Sri Lanka’s third-highest margin of defeat in terms of runs in a home one day international match. The 147-run defeat against India at Colombo on February 3,2009 is Sri Lanka’s biggest while Pakistan’s 146-run victory at the same ground on August 7,2009 is Sri Lanka’s second biggest defeat at home.
135 – The margin of victory, Pakistan’s second-best in an ODI against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The biggest margin, of 146 runs, was also at the Premadasa, in 2009, when Pakistan scored 321 and then bowled Sri Lanka out for 175. It’s the fourth-best for Pakistan against Sri Lanka at any venue. It’s also Sri Lanka’s third-highest margin of defeat in a home ODI.
24-11 The win-loss record for teams batting first in day-night ODIs at the Premadasa since the beginning of 2005. The last six day-night games here have all been won by the team batting first.
5-11 Sri Lanka’s win-loss record when chasing in day-night ODIs at the Premadasa since 2005; when batting first, their record is 11-4.
316 Pakistan’s total, their second-highest against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Their best is 321, six years ago at the same ground, in a match they won by 146 runs.
1 Number of times Pakistan’s top six have all scored at least 35 – this was the first such instance. It’s only the third time their top five have all topped 40; the previous two were both in 2005.
93 Runs scored by Pakistan in their last ten overs, their second-highest against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Their best is 107, at Premadasa, in the match in which they scored 321.
7 Number of times Lasith Malinga has conceded 80 or more runs in an ODI. It was his fourth such instance in a home ODI, and his first against Pakistan. Five of those seven instances have occurred since the beginning of 2012. Malinga’s most expensive figures in an ODI are 1 for 96 in 7.4 overs against India in Hobart in 2012.
8 Fifty-plus opening stands for Pakistan in ODIs in 2015, the joint-highest this year, along with Sri Lanka. Pakistan’s average opening stand of 56.27 is the best among all teams in 2015.
77 Sarfraz Ahmed’s score, his second 50-plus score in 34 ODI innings. Three of his four highest ODI scores have come in 2015. His highest remains an unbeaten 101 against Ireland in the 2015 World Cup.
PAKISTAN’S BIGGEST WINS OVER SRI LANKA IN ONE DAYERS:
Margin Venue Date
217 runs Sharjah 17-04-2002
192 runs Nottingham 14-06-1975
146 runs Colombo 07-08-2009
135 runs Colombo 19-07-2015
132 runs Colombo 09-08-2009
SRI LANKA’S BIGGEST DEFEATS AT HOME IN ONE DAYERS:
Margin Opponent Venue Date
147 runs India Colombo 03-02-2009
146 runs Pakistan Colombo 07-08-2009
135 runs Pakistan Colombo 19-07-2015
132 runs Pakistan Colombo 09-08-2009
124 runs South Africa Colombo 02-09-1993
