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Dhoni's day in the sun

As he strode past 153, Dhoni broke Brian Lara's record for the highest individual score in the second innings of an ODI

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni has two entries in the top four scores by a wicketkeeper in one-day cricket © Getty Images
Sri Lanka were blindsided by a calculated assault from Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the third ODI against India and en route to his unbeaten 183, Dhoni forced his way into a few record books.
By the time he hammered the last of his ten sixes - the most by an Indian in an innings and the second highest in ODIs - Dhoni had surpassed Adam Gilchrist's record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in a one-day match but a more significant record was broken about 30 runs earlier.
As he strode past 153, Dhoni broke Brian Lara's record for the highest individual score in the second innings of an ODI. Dhoni's innings leads some of one-day cricket's most memorable batting performances, none more so than Lara's majestic 153 against Pakistan and Sachin Tendulkar's back-to-back centuries against Australia at Sharjah.

Highest scores in the second innings
Player Runs Opposition GroundScorecard
MS Dhoni (India) 183* v Sri Lanka JaipurODI 2290
BC Lara (WI) 153 v Pakistan SharjahODI 845
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 151* v India MumbaiODI 1207
BC Lara (WI) 146* v New Zealand Port of SpainODI 1086
A Flower (Zimb) 145 v India Colombo (RPS)ODI 1876
SR Tendulkar (India) 143 v Australia SharjahODI 1325
CWJ Athey (Eng) 142* v New Zealand ManchesterODI 389
DL Houghton (Zimb) 142 v New Zealand Hyderabad (Decc)ODI 454
SB Styris (NZ) 141 v Sri Lanka BloemfonteinODI 1944
SR Tendulkar (India) 141 v Pakistan RawalpindiODI 2114
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 139* v India LahoreODI 1236
JH Kallis (SAf) 139 v West Indies JohannesburgODI 2096
ME Trescothick (Eng) 137 v Pakistan Lord'sODI 1722
SC Ganguly (India) 135* v Bangladesh DhakaODI 1597
NS Sidhu (India) 134* v England GwaliorODI 813
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 134* v Pakistan LahoreODI 1251
SP Fleming (NZ) 134* v South Africa JohannesburgODI 1955
SR Tendulkar (India) 134 v Australia SharjahODI 1327
DL Haynes (WI) 133* v Australia AlbionODI 252
CG Greenidge (WI) 133* v New Zealand ChristchurchODI 441

Right through his innings, Dhoni had shown the preference for the big hit rather than the quickly-scampered double and by the end of his effort, he had a world record to show for it. With 15 fours and ten sixes, Dhoni totaled 120 runs in boundaries, the highest in a one-day innings, eclipsing Saeed Anwar's record-breaking 194 against India in Chennai.

Most runs in boundaries
Player Runs 4s 6s Total Opposition GroundScorecard
MS Dhoni (India) 183* 15 10 120 v Sri Lanka JaipurODI 2290
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 194 22 5 118 v India ChennaiODI 1209
L Vincent (NZ) 172 16 9 118 v Zimbabwe BulawayoODI 2272
IVA Richards (WI) 189* 21 5 114 v England ManchesterODI 264
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 134 11 11 110 v Pakistan SingaporeODI 1088
SC Ganguly (India) 183 17 7 110 v Sri Lanka TauntonODI 1463
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 189 21 4 108 v India SharjahODI 1652
IVA Richards (WI) 181 16 7 106 v Sri Lanka KarachiODI 457
N Kapil Dev (India) 175* 16 6 100 v Zimbabwe Tunbridge WellsODI 216
DJ Callaghan (SAf) 169* 19 4 100 v New Zealand CenturionODI 960

India's successful run-chase was virtually The Dhoni Show with a few batsmen playing supporting roles but nobody scoring more than Virender Sehwag's 39. This massive 144-run gulf between Dhoni's 183 and Sehwag's 39 is the fourth highest in terms of difference between the highest and second highest scores in an innings.

Biggest difference between highest and second highest scores
Player Runs Next Diff Opposition GroundScorecard
IVA Richards (WI) 189* 26 163 v England ManchesterODI 264
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 194 39 155 v India ChennaiODI 1209
N Kapil Dev (India) 175* 24 151 v Zimbabwe Tunbridge WellsODI 216
MS Dhoni (India) 183* 39 144 v Sri Lanka JaipurODI 2290
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 189 52 137 v India SharjahODI 1652
RA Smith (Eng) 167* 36 131 v Australia BirminghamODI 831
G Kirsten (SAf) 188* 57 131 v United Arab Emirates RawalpindiODI 1049
DI Gower (Eng) 158 34 124 v New Zealand BrisbaneODI 168
SR Tendulkar (India) 146 32 114 v Zimbabwe JodhpurODI 1658
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 151* 38 113 v India MumbaiODI 1207

Trivia
In the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Jaipur, both Kumar Sangakkara and Dhoni hit centuries, making it the first match in which both the wicketkeepers have hit hundreds.
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George Binoy is editorial assistant of Cricinfo