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Moeen among England's fastest, 450 dismissals for Sangakkara

Stats highlights from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo

Shiva Jayaraman
26-Nov-2014
Moeen Ali hit England's third-fastest ODI hundred and the second-fastest ODI fifty  •  Getty Images

Moeen Ali hit England's third-fastest ODI hundred and the second-fastest ODI fifty  •  Getty Images

72 Balls taken by Moeen Ali for his century - the third fastest by an England batsman in ODIs. Jos Buttler's 61-ball century against the same opposition at Lord's earlier this year is the fastest.
25 Deliveries faced by Moeen for his fifty - this is the second fastest fifty by an England batsman in ODIs. Paul Collingwood hit a 24-ball half-century against New Zealand in 2008, which is the fastest.
119 Runs hit by Moeen; this was his first ODI century and his third fifty-plus score in six innings. He has scored 304 runs at an average of 50.66. Moeen's century was only the second by an England batsman in Sri Lanka. Marcus Trescothick hit an identical score against Zimbabwe in the 2002 Champions Trophy which also was at the same venue. Moeen's hundred is also only the third by an England batsman against Sri Lanka away from home. Overall, there have been only eight centuries by England batsmen against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
136.78 Moeen's strike rate in his innings of 119 - the third highest in an ODI innings of 100 or more runs by an England batsman. Buttler's 74-ball 121 against Sri Lanka at Lord's leads this list.
5 Sixes hit by Moeen in his innings - the most hit by an England opener in an ODI innings. Andrew Strauss also had hit five sixes in his 154 against Bangladesh at Edgbaston in 2010. Andrew Flintoff's seven sixes against West Indies at Lord's in 2004 are the most by any England batsman in an ODI.
81 Runs scored by England in the first Powerplay - this is the third-highest they have scored in the first-ten overs in ODIs since 2001 when they raced off to 103 for 1 against India at Southampton.
452 Number of wicketkeeping dismissals collected in ODIs by Kumar Sangakkara - the second highest after Adam Gilchrist's 472 scalps. Joe Root was Sangakkara's 450th dismissal.
41 ODIs between Sri Lanka's last opening century stand and this one. Sri Lanka averaged 27.78 runs for the opening wicket during this period with eight fifty-plus stand and a highest of 91. The last time they had a century opening partnership in ODIs was against India in Jamaica when Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene added 213.
88 Tillakaratne Dilshan's score in this match, which equalled his highest score in ODIs this year. Dilshan hit an identical score against the same opposition earlier this year at Chester-le-Street. Among batsmen with at least 500 ODI runs in 2014, Dilshan is the only one without a century. He has six fifty-plus scores in 2014 and has scored 721 runs at an average of 40.05.
59 Runs scored by Kusal Perera - this was his first fifty in 13 innings. He last scored a fifty in the Asia cup in Fatullah, against India. Kusal had been struggling for form since then and had scored 195 runs at an average of 16.25 in 12 innings including four ducks.
18 Number of times out of 21 occasions England have failed to chase a target of 300 or more in ODIs, including this match. They have won only two such games, the last of which was against West Indies in 2007. They tied their World Cup match against India where they were chasing a target of 339.

Shiva Jayaraman is a sub-editor (stats) at ESPNCricinfo.com.