Cricket: Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakarra breaks record for most dimissals by a wicketkeeper
Thursday 29 January 2015 10:31, UK
Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has broken the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in one-day internationals.
Sangakkara took his career tally to 473 when he caught Corey Anderson off the bowling of Shaminda Eranga in Sri Lanka's seventh match against New Zealand.
The 37-year-old went into the match tied on 472 dismissals with retired Australian keeper Adam Gilchrist.
Sangakarra is also closing in on Donald Bradman's record for most double centruries. Bradman leads the all-time list with 12, but after scoring 203 on day two of the second Test against New Zealand Sangakarra notched his 11th double ton.
The wicketkeeper is also within 11 runs of Australian Ricky Ponting as the second most prolific batsman in ODI history.
Sangakarra has a total of 13,693 runs, behind Ponting on 13,704. India's Sachin Tendulkar is still the most prolific batsman with a career total of 18,426 runs.
Sangakarra has previously announced he will quit one-day international cricket after the World Cup in February, but said he would still play "a few more months" of Test cricket.
