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# The Rajkot ODI has produced three stands of 150-plus or four stands of 100 a feat recorded for the first time.
# Both the teams' opening pairs have recorded 150, which has happened for the first time in an ODI.
# Zaheer Khan (10-0-88-0) has earned a dubious distinction of conceding most runs in an innings for India, bettering the figures of Srinath (10-0-87-0) against Australia at Johannesburg on March 23, 2003.
# Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the third wicketkeeper to complete the double of 5000 runs and 200 dismissals in ODIs.
# Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper and the ninth to complete 200 dismissals (149 catches + 51 dismissals) or more in ODIs.
# Dhoni, during the course of his 72, has become the eighth Indian to amass 5,000 runs in ODIs. The seven Indians with more runs than Dhoni were: Sachin Tendulkar (17247), Sourav Ganguly (11363), Rahul Dravid (10765), Mohammad Azharuddin (9378), Yuvraj Singh (7226), Virender Sehwag (6876) and Ajay Jadeja (5359).
# Dhoni (5026) is the fourth wicketkeeper to make 5,000 runs as wicketkeeper, joining Adam Gilchrist (9410), Kumar Sangakkara (6767) and Andy Flower (5845).
# Tillakaratne Dilshan has recorded his career best - 160 off 124 balls.
# Dilshan's 73-ball century is the fastest by a Sri Lankan batsman against India, obliterating Sanath Jayasuriya's 79-ball century at Karachi on July 6, 2008.
# Dilshan's fourth hundred in ODIs is his first against India. His innings is the second highest by a visiting batsman against India on Indian soil.
# India have registered a three-run win - their narrowest victory margin over Sri Lanka on Indian soil.
# The first ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Rajkot has provided the second occasion when both the teams have recorded 400 or more in the same ODI. Australia-South Africa encounter at Johannesburg on March 12, 2006 (Australia 434/4 and South Africa 438 for 9).
# The first ODI of the series has produced 825 for 15 wickets, which is the best ever in India and the second highest in the history of Limited-Overs Internationals the highest is 872 for 13 in the Johannesburg ODI as above.
# The total posted by India (414 for seven) is the highest total by any team against Sri Lanka, surpassing their own total of 373 for six at Taunton on May 26, 1999.
# Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were associated in an opening partnership of 153 - India's highest against Sri Lanka at Rajkot.
# Another 150-plus stand was shared for the second wicket between Sehwag and Dhoni (156) - the highest for this wicket-position at Rajkot, surpassing the 109 by New Zealand pair, Nathan Astle and Roger Twose against India on November 5,1999.
# With two successive stands of 150 and above for the first and second wickets, a rare feat has been witnessed for the first time.
# Dilshan and Tharanga were involved in a first-wicket stand of 188 - Sri Lanka's best against India.
# Upul Tharanga (67 off 60 balls) has posted his 12th fifty - his second against India.
# Kumar Sangakkara (90 off 43 balls) has posted his 50th fifty in ODIs - his 8th against India.
# India's match-winning score (414/7) is now their best score, obliterating the 413 for five against Bermuda in the World Cup at Port of Spain on March 19, 2007.
# Sri Lanka (411/8) have recorded their second highest total in ODIs - their highest being 443 for 9 against Netherlands at Amstelveen on July 4, 2006.
# Sri Lanka became the third team after South Africa and India to register two totals of 400 or more.
# Sri Lanka is the only team to have lost the match after scoring 400 in the second innings of an ODI.
# Sehwag's career-best 146 off 102 balls is his 12th century in ODIs - his second against Sri Lanka. His 66-ball century is the quickest for India against Sri Lanka.
# Sehwag holds an Indian record with his 60-ball century against New Zealand at Hamilton on March 11, 2009.