Kumar Sangakkara: Sri Lanka veteran sets new dismissals record

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Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara broke the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in one-day internationals on Thursday.

Sangakkara, 37, reached 473 dismissals – 377 catches and 96 stumpings – when he caught Corey Anderson off the bowling of Shaminda Eranga in Sri Lanka’s match against New Zealand.

He has played in 397 ODIs since his debut against Pakistan in July 2000.

Retired Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist had held the record.