Published: Jan 29, 2014, 04:10 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 29, 2014, 04:12 PM (IST)
Mahela Jayawardene reached one milestone after another as Bangladesh were drowned in a deluge of runs. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the two major milestones Jayawardene conquered during his innings at Mirpur.
For a long period of time Allan Border was the leading run-scorer in the sport. His place got usurped by Brian Lara, and subsequently by Sachin Tendulkar, who now holds the mantle. The next three — The Millennium Triplets — have finished with almost identical numbers, and resting smugly at fifth place is Lara himself.
Quietly, with almost anyone noticing, Mahela Jayawardene has moved up to the sixth spot during his amazing double-hundred at Mirpur. Having gone past the 11,000-run mark before the innings, Mahela went past Border and Shivnarine Chanderpaul on either side of tea during a 175-ball unbeaten partnership of 176 with Kithuruwan Vithanage.
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Top batsmen (runs) |
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| M | I | NO | R | Ave |
100 |
50 |
|
| Sachin Tendulkar |
200 |
329 |
33 |
15,921 |
53.79 |
51 |
68 |
| Ricky Ponting |
168 |
287 |
29 |
13,378 |
51.85 |
41 |
62 |
| Jacques Kallis |
166 |
280 |
40 |
13,289 |
55.37 |
45 |
58 |
| Rahul Dravid |
164 |
286 |
32 |
13,288 |
52.31 |
36 |
63 |
| Brian Lara |
131 |
232 |
6 |
11,953 |
52.89 |
34 |
48 |
| Mahela Jayawardene |
142 |
238 |
15 |
11,222 |
50.32 |
33 |
45 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
153 |
261 |
45 |
11,219 |
51.94 |
29 |
62 |
| Allan Border |
156 |
265 |
44 |
11,174 |
50.56 |
27 |
63 |
| Steve Waugh |
168 |
260 |
46 |
10,927 |
51.06 |
32 |
50 |
| Kumar Sangakkara |
121 |
207 |
17 |
10,727 |
56.46 |
33 |
45 |
|
Updated till end of Sri Lankan first innings |
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Going past Chanderpaul also meant that Jayawardene became the leading run-scorer among the current players. Of the others, his teammate and close friend Kumar Sangakkara is in hot pursuit, but the others are quite some distance away. In fact, Jayawardene and Sangakkara are the only current batsmen who have gone past the coveted five-figure mark.
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Top current batsmen (runs) |
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| M | I | NO | R | Ave |
100 |
50 |
|
| Mahela Jayawardene |
142 |
238 |
15 |
11,222 |
50.32 |
33 |
45 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
153 |
261 |
45 |
11,219 |
51.94 |
29 |
62 |
| Kumar Sangakkara |
121 |
207 |
17 |
10,727 |
56.46 |
33 |
45 |
| Graeme Smith |
114 |
199 |
13 |
9,220 |
49.57 |
27 |
38 |
| Virender Sehwag |
104 |
180 |
6 |
8,586 |
49.34 |
23 |
32 |
| Kevin Pietersen |
104 |
181 |
8 |
8,181 |
47.29 |
23 |
35 |
| Alastair Cook |
102 |
183 |
10 |
8,047 |
46.51 |
25 |
35 |
| Michael Clarke |
102 |
174 |
18 |
8,019 |
51.40 |
26 |
27 |
| Younis Khan |
89 |
158 |
14 |
7,399 |
51.38 |
23 |
28 |
| Chris Gayle |
99 |
174 |
9 |
6,933 |
42.02 |
15 |
34 |
|
Updated till end of Sri Lankan first innings |
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The other Jayawardene record that went almost unnoticed was the fact that the double-hundred was the seventh of his career, which put him at par with Wally Hammond. Hammond and Jayawardene hold are joint fourth on the list, behind Don Bradman, Lara, and Sangakkara.
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Most double-hundreds |
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| M | I | NO | R | Ave |
200 |
100 |
50+ | 200/100 conversion | 200/50+ conversion | |
| Don Bradman |
52 |
80 |
10 |
6,996 |
99.94 |
12 |
29 |
42 |
41.4% |
28.6% |
| Brian Lara |
131 |
232 |
6 |
11,953 |
52.89 |
9 |
34 |
82 |
26.5% |
11.0% |
| Kumar Sangakkara |
121 |
207 |
17 |
10,727 |
56.46 |
8 |
33 |
78 |
24.2% |
10.3% |
| Wally Hammond |
85 |
140 |
16 |
7,249 |
58.46 |
7 |
22 |
46 |
31.8% |
15.2% |
| Mahela Jayawardene |
142 |
238 |
15 |
11,222 |
50.32 |
7 |
33 |
78 |
21.2% |
9.0% |
|
Updated till end of Sri Lankan first innings |
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(Abhishek Mukherjee is the Deputy Editor and Cricket Historian at CricketCountry. He blogs at http://ovshake.blogspot.in and can be followed on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ovshake42)
