Cricket Highlights - India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI 2005
Watch the highlights of India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI 2005 - Sri Lanka tour of India 7-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between Sri Lanka and India at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in 31st October 2005.
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| Mahendra Singh celebrates his century © BCCI / YouTube |
MS Dhoni's record 183* powers to India emphatic six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka, despite a Kumar Sangakkara's 138* and take a 3-0 lead in the high-scoring game of the third ODI.
* MS Dhoni plundered 183* - the joint sixth highest score in One-day internationals, jointly with Sourav Ganguly's 183 against same opponent at Taunton in the 1999 World Cup.
* MS Dhoni's 183* was the joint second-highest score by an Indian batsman in One-day internationals jointly with Sourav Ganguly.
* MS Dhoni's 183* was the highest score by a wicket-keeper in One-day internationals, surpassing the previous record of 172 by Adam Gilchrist against Zimbabwe at Hobart in 2004.
* MS Dhoni's 183* was the joint highest score by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals jointly with Sourav Ganguly.
* This is the first time both wicketkeepers (Kumar Sangakkara 138* and MS Dhoni 183*) had scored centuries in the same match in One-day international cricket history.
* 10 : MS Dhoni hit the most sixes in an innings by an Indian batsman in One-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 7 jointly held by Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly and the third in the list of most sixes in an innings in ODIs.
* India chased 299 was their fifth highest successful run-chase in One-day international and their highest chase against Sri Lanka in ODIs, their previous best chase was 278 at Delhi in 1982.
* India's 303 was their fifth highest score against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals
Sri Lanka scored 298-4 in 50 overs with top scorer by Kumar Sangakkara cracked a unbeaten 138 off 147-balls - which was his 4th ODI hundred - including 13-fours & 2-sixes.
Mahela Jayawardene scored 71 off 70-balls including 10-fours, Farveez Maharoof blasted a unbeaten 33 off 16-balls included 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 206.25, Marvan Atapattu 17 and Sanath Jayasuriya 15.
India best bowler by Ajit Agarkar took 2-wickets and one for Virender Sehwag - Jai Prakash Yadav.
India chased 303-4 in 46.1 overs with top scorer by MS Dhoni 183 not out - which was his 2nd ODI hundred.
Virender Sehwag struck 39 off 37-balls including 3-fours, Rahul Dravid 28, Venugopal Rao 19 not out and Yuvraj Singh 18.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Muttiah Muralitharan took 2-wickets and one for Tillakaratne Dilshan - Chaminda Vaas.
MS Dhoni named Player of the match for his match-winning power-hitting batting performance to scored a career-best unbeaten 183-runs knocked off facing 145-balls including 15-fours and 10-sixes with strike rate of 126.20.