
Rahul Tiwari
khelja|03-08-2024
SL vs IND: We got to see a great game in the first ODI match played between India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the toss in this match and decided to bat first. Batting first, Sri Lanka managed to score 230 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs.
In response to which, Team India was all out for 230 runs and the match was eventually tied. In the first ODI match, many players registered big records in their name. Let's take a look at the big records made in the first match…..

1. When India played their first ODI in a calendar year quite late
6 December 1980
1 October 1978
2 August 2024*
13 July 1974
2. Fast bowler Mohammed Shiraz made his ODI debut in the Sri Lankan team.
3. Shivam Dubey takes the first wicket of his ODI career.
4. Dunith Vellalalage scored the first half-century of her ODI career.
5. 15th half-century partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in 24 innings, five of which are in excess of 100.
6. Most fifties in first 10 overs by an Indian batsman (ODI)
7 Virender Sehwag
3 Rohit Sharma
1 Sachin Tendulkar
1 Robin Uthappa
1 Gautam Gambhir
7. Rohit Sharma completed his 15000 runs as an opening batsman.
8. Rohit Sharma hit the most sixes in international cricket as a captain. Leaving Morgan and Dhoni behind.
9. Most boundaries in ODI history
2211: Sachin Tendulkar
1770: Sanath Jayasuriya
1473: Kumar Sangakkara
1459: Chris Gayle
1445: Virat Kohli*
1393: Ricky Ponting
1317: Rohit Sharma*
1312: Sourav Ganguly
1311: Adam Gilchrist
1268: Virender Sehwag
10. Most 50+ scores for India while chasing 230+ in ODIs
52: Virat Kohli
37: Sachin Tendulkar
35: Rohit Sharma*
35: MS Dhoni
27: Rahul Dravid
26: Sourav Ganguly
11. Most runs (innings) in tied games
328 – Dean Jones (5)
302 – Rohit Sharma (6)*
291 – Martin Guptill (8)
278 – MS Dhoni (7)
278 – Ross Taylor (10)
275 – Virat Kohli (9)*
271 – Shai Hope (3)
12. Most 50+ scores by an opener (innings)
146 – David Warner (462)
144 – Chris Gayle (506)
136 – Sanath Jayasuriya (563)
131 – Desmond Haynes (438)
125 – Graeme Smith (421)
120 – Sachin Tendulkar (342)
120 – Rohit Sharma (352)*




