59 Afghanistan’s total in the first ODI against Pakistan is the lowest by any team against Pakistan in the men’s ODIs. The previous lowest was 64 all out by New Zealand in 1986 in Sharjah.

1 Number of ODI totals by Afghanistan lower than the 59 all out in Hambantota. Their lowest remains 58 all out against Zimbabwe at the start of 2016 in Sharjah. Afghanistan’s previous lowest ODI total since becoming a Full-Member nation also came in Hambantota when they were bowled out for 116 against Sri Lanka earlier in June this year.

142 Pakistan’s margin of victory in the first ODI is the highest for any team in men’s ODIs, with a total of 201 or less while batting first. The previous biggest win was by South Africa, who defeated Zimbabwe by 120 runs despite being bowled out for 198 in the Bloemfontein ODI in 2017.

14.33 Bowling average in the Hambantota ODI is the lowest for a men’s ODI in Sri Lanka, where 15 or more wickets fell. Afghanistan and Pakistan bowlers shared 18 wickets in the first ODI for 258 runs. The previous lowest was 14.7 in the 1986 Colombo ODI, between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, where all 20 wickets went to the bowlers for 294 runs.

5 for 18 Haris Rauf’s bowling figures in the game, the second best for Pakistan in men’s ODIs in Sri Lanka. Shahid Afridi has the best figures – he took 5 for 16 against Kenya in the 2011 World Cup, also in Hambantota.

61 Imam-ul-Haq’s score in the first ODI is the joint-fourth lowest individual score to outscore the opposition’s total in a men’s ODI. Darren Lehmann and Andrew Symonds scored 50 and 59 during the 2003 World Cup game against Namibia, who were bowled out for only 45, while AB de Villiers (52) outscored Sri Lanka’s 43 all out in 2012 by nine runs. Jacques Rudolph’s unbeaten 61 was enough to outscore West Indies’ 54 all out in 2004.

8 Wickets taken by Afghanistan’s spinners in this match. It is only the sixth instance where Pakistan lost eight or more wickets to spinners in a men’s ODI game. Only once have Pakistan lost more than eight wickets to spinners – nine against Bangladesh in 2011 in Chattogram.