Vaas achieves the all-rounder's double

Mohandas Menon

**Sanath Jayasuriya (20, when on 17), became the first Sri Lankan and the tenth batsman to aggregate 1,000 runs against New Zealand in ODIs. He now has 1,003 runs in 30 matches. For the record, Australian Mark Waugh has the maximum runs of 1,340 in 35 matches against New Zealand.

** Mahela Jayawardene (58, when on 12) became the ninth Sri Lankan and the 95th batsman in history to reach 2,000 runs. Jayawardene at the end of the match has 2,046 runs in 82 matches.

**Chaminda Vaas (4 not out, when on 2) became the 14th Sri Lankan and the 147th batsman in history to reach 1,000 runs. Vaas at the end of the match has 1,002 runs in 164 matches.

**With over 200 wickets Vaas becomes the only fourth all-rounder in ODIs after India's Kapil Dev (3,782 runs, 252 wickets in 225 matches), Pakistani Wasim Akram (3,328 runs, 440 wickets in 319 matches) and teammate Sanath Jayasuriya (6797 runs, 202 wickets in 240 matches) to do the rare double of 1,000 runs and 200 wickets. Vaas now has 1,002 runs and 203 wickets in 164 matches.

** Vaas with three wickets in this match takes his tally of wickets to 203, which places him in the second position among Sri Lankan bowlers after Muthiah Muralitharan's 246 wickets in 172 matches. During this match Vaas went past the tally of 202 wickets by Jayasuriya.

**New Zealand's 115-9 in the allocated 36 overs was its lowest against Sri Lanka. Its previous lowest was the 116 (all out) in 34 overs at Moratuwa on 31-3-1984.

**Interestingly, Vaas playing in his 164th match since his debut against India at Rajkot on 15-2-1994 was winning his first ever Man of the Match award of his career.

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