Tillakaratne Dilshan 160 - Virender Sehwag 146 - India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI 2009 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Tillakaratne Dilshan 160 - Virender Sehwag 146 - India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI 2009 - Sri Lanka tour of India 5-match one day international series of the 1st ODI match played between Sri Lanka and India at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot in 15th December 2009.

Virender Sehwag's career-best 146 before Ashish Nehra holds nerve as India clinch a remarkable 3-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite a Tillaknratne Dilshan's career-best 160 - Kumar Sangakkara's 43-ball 90 and take a 1-0 lead in a high-scoring epic game of the first ODI.

Match Stats : India's 3-run win was their joint fourth smallest victory by terms of runs in One-day international and It is their second narrowest win against Sri Lanka in ODIs. 825 : This is the highest aggregate match in India in One-day international, it is the second highest aggregate ODI match and the highest between India and Sri Lanka in ODIs. Virender Sehwag hammered a 66-ball his second fastest century for India in One-day internationals. Kumar Sangakkara hammered a 24-ball second fastest fifty for Sri Lanka in One-day international and the fastest fifty by an Sri Lankan batsman against India in ODIs.. It is the first time Kumar Sangakkara dismissals on nervous nineties in One-day internationals. Virender Sehwag's 146 was his highest score for India in One-day international and the fourth highest score by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka in ODIs. Tillakaratne Dilshan's 160 was the second highest score for Sri Lanka in One-day international and also the second highest score by an Sri Lankan batsman against India in ODIs. 153 : Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar set up the joint third highest first-wicket partnership for India against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals, jointly 153 held by this pair at Johannesburg in the 2003 World Cup. 156 : Virender Sehwag and MS Dhoni set up the fifth highest second-wicket partnership for India against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals. India's 414 was their highest score ever in One-day international and the fifth highest total in ODIs. Sri Lanka's 411 was their second highest score in One-day international and it is their highest total against India in ODIs. 188 : Upul Tharanga and Tillaknratne Dilshan set up the record first-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against India in One-day international, previously held by the 137-run stand between Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu at Colombo RPS in 1997 and Sri Lanka's seventh highest opening stand in ODIs. 128 : Tillaknratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara set up the fourth highest second-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against India in One-day internationals. 24 : This was the fourth most sixes in an match in One-day international and most sixes between India and Sri Lanka in ODIs. 80 : This was the second most fours in an match in One-day international and most fours between India and Sri Lanka in ODIs.

Sri Lanka fell 3-runs short of completing the second highest run chase in the one-day international cricket history.

* Sri Lanka Requiring 11 for victory off the last over, India seamer Ashish Nehra held his nerve with an exhibition of death bowling to clinch a remarkable victory.

India scored mammoth total of 414-7 in 50 overs with top scorer by Virender Sehwag 146 - which was his 12th ODI hundred and his second century against Sri Lanka.

MS Dhoni hammered a 72 off 53-balls including 7-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 135.84, Sachin Tendulkar cracked a 69 off 63-balls included 10-fours and a six.

Ravindra Jadeja scored a 30 off 17-balls with 2-sixes & a boundary and Virat Kohli hit 27 off 19-balls included 4-fours.

Sri Lanka best bowler by debutant Chanaka Welegedara - who took 2-wickets on his debut ODI match, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Fernando both took two-wickets and one for Angelo Mathews.

Sri Lanka scored 411-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a career-best 160-runs knocked off facing 124-balls - which was his 4th ODI hundred and his first century against India in ODIs - including 20-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 129.03.

Kumar Sangakkara hammered a 43-ball 90-runs including 10-fours and 5-sixes with strike rate of 209.30, Upul Tharanga struck 67 off 60-balls including 3-fours and 4-sixes, Angelo Mathews cracked a 38 off 33-balls with two boundaries and Thilina Kandamby 24.

India best bowler by Harbhajan Singh takes two-wickets, Suresh Raina, Praveen Kumar and Ashish Nehra each took one-wickets.

Virender Sehwag named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to smashed a career-best scintillating 146-runs knocked off facing 102-balls including 17-fours and six-sixes with strike rate of 143.13.

                   

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