Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2019: 3rd ODI – Gunathilaka’s big knock, Pakistan's domination over Sri Lanka and more stats

Pakistan completed an ODI series win by 2-0 margin against Sri Lanka with a 5-wicket win in the final game of the 3-match series. Danushka Gunathilaka’s 134-ball 133 helped the visitors to finish on 297/9 in their 50 overs. Gunathilaka’s hundred kept the Lankans going at 5+ RPO before Dasun Shanaka’s blitz took them close to 300. Openers Fakhar Zaman (76) and Abid Ali (74) set the platform in the big chase. Haris Sohail (56 off 50) also scored a fifty batting at No.5 as the hosts chased down the target with 10 balls to spare.

All the statistical highlights from Pakistan’s series win against Sri Lanka in Karachi:

Pakistan continues to dominate the Lankans:

92 – Pakistan now has defeated Sri Lanka in 92 ODI matches; the most number of ODI wins against a particular opponent for any team. Australia against New Zealand and India against Sri Lanka won 91 matches apiece in the ODI format. Pakistan also won each of their last eight ODIs against the Lankans.

A big chase by Pakistan:

298 – The 298-run chase by Pakistan is their highest in ODI cricket against Sri Lanka. Their previous biggest ODI chase against the Lankans is 296 during the Kimberley ODI way back in 1998.

298 – Pakistan’s successful chase of 298 is their 7th highest in ODI format and the 3rd biggest in Pakistan. They chased down 309 during the 2008 Asia Cup game against India also in Karachi. During their 329-run chase in the 2006 Peshawar ODI against India, Pakistan were six runs ahead on DL par score of 305/7 at the end of 47th over. The bad light didn’t allow Pakistan to continue their chase and hence were won the game by six runs.

A big knock in defeat:

133 – Danushka Gunathilaka’s 133 is the 3rd highest individual score by a Sri Lanka in Pakistan. Tillakaratne Dilshan scored an unbeaten 137 in the 2009 Lahore ODI while Sanath Jayasuriya scored an unbeaten 134 in 1997 also in Lahore; both against the home side.

Overall, Gunathilaka’s 133 finds a place in top five ODI scores of Sri Lanka scores against Pakistan. Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva scored 134 each respectively in the 1996 Singapore ODI and in the 1997 Sharjah ODI.

0 – Number of individual 130+ scores in an ODI defeat for Sri Lanka against any team other than India till 2018. As many as six 130+ scores resulted in ODI defeats for Sri Lanka till the end of 2018; all against India only. Earlier this year, Thisara Perera scored 140 in the Mount Manganui ODI which stands 3rd in highest scores in ODI defeats for the Lankans.

Wahab turns expensive yet again:

6 – Wahab Riaz now has conceded 80+ runs on six instances in an ODI game. Lasith Malinga (10) is the only other bowler to concede 80+ runs in an ODI on five or more occasions.

81 – Runs Wahab Riaz conceded in this match; the 8th time any bowler gave away 80+ runs in an ODI in Pakistan including four of them by a Pakistan bowler. Sri Lanka’s Alf de Mel conceded 97 runs in the 1987 Karachi ODI against West Indies while Sohail Tanvir conceded 87 runs in the 2008 ODI against India also played in Karachi.