South Africa vs India – First one day game at Durban on 15.01.11 : India won by one run

SR Tendulkar was playing his 444^rd match and is on par with ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who also has played 444 one day games and share the record for most capped player in one day games

SR Tendulkar was playing his 433^rd one day innings and holds the record for a batsman to play most one day innings. He wrested the record from ST Jayasuriya who has played 432 innings.

India won this game by one run providing the 25^th occasion of a team winning a one day game by one run in the the history of one day internationals. India’s win represent its fourth win by one wicket margin. The other three are – vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06.03.90 : vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 25.07.93 : vs South Africa at Jaipur on 21.02.10

South Africa’s defeat in this game by one run provides its third defeat by one run margin in one day games. The other two are – against Australia at Bloemfontein on 08.04.94 and against India at Jaipur on 21.02.10.

India’s two one run wins against South Africa made India the third team to win two or more games by one runs margin against a specific opposition. The other two teams are – New Zealand winnings three games against Australia and Australia winnings two games against India

V Kohli’s run out dismissal for 22 in this game provide the 73^rd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in a one day game against South Africa.

SR Tendulkar was dismissed bowled in this game providing the 66^th occasion of his being dismissed bowled in one day games. He is one of the three batsmen in the history of one day game to be dismissed bowled on 60 plus occasions. Other two are – SR Waugh {66} and Wasim Akram {60}

Yuvraj Singh scored 53 in this game which was his 45^th one day half century and 57^th fifty. His knock represent the 77^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against India.

Yuvraj Singh’s 53 in this game represent his fifth fifty against South Africa. The other occasions are – 62 at Col-RPS on 25.09.02 : 103 at Hyd-RGS on 16.11.05 : 53 at Kolkata on 25.11.05 and 61* at Belfast on 01.07.07. His knock in this game represents his first fifty on South African soil.

With five fifties to his credit, Yuvraj Singh became the fifth batsman to score five or more fifties against South Africa. Others are – R Dravid {14} : SR Tendulkar {12} : SC Ganguly {11} and M Azharuddin {07}

GC Smith completed 6000 one day runs when he was on 48 during the course of his knock of 77 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 6029. He became the 41^st batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 6000 plus runs. He is the fourth South African batsman to achieve the feat of scoring 6000 plus runs. Others are – JH Kallis {11002} : HH Gibbs {8094} and G Kirsten {6798}

GC Smith completed 6000 runs one day runs as an opening batsman when he was on 63 during his knock of 77 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 6014. He became the twelfth opening batsman in the history of one day games to complete 6000 plus runs. Others are – SR Tendulkar {14513} : ST Jayasuriya {12738] : AC Gilchrist {9200} : SC Ganguly {9146} : DL Haynes {8648} : Saeed Anwar {8156} : CH Gayle {7637} : G Kirsten {6647} : V Sehwag {6625} : NJ Astle {6176} and HH Gibbs {6103}

GC Smith became the third South African batsman to aggregate 6000 plus runs in one day games. Others are – G Kirsten {6647} and HH Gibbs {6103}

LL Tsotsobe returned with figures of 4 for 22 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a South African bowler to capture four or more wickets against India. This is second four wicket haul against India, the first being his 4 for 31 at Durban on 12,01.11, the first one day game of the ongoing series.

With two four wickets haul to his credit against India, LL Tsotsobe became the second South African bowler to have two four wicket hauls against India. SM Pollock is the other bowler to perform such a feat – 5 for 37 at Centurion on 10.10.01 and 4 for 26 at Cape Town on 26.11.06

LL Tsotsobe captured four wickets haul in consecutive games – 4 for 31 vs India at Durban on 12.01.11 and 4 for 22 vs India at Johannesburg on 15.01.11. His feat provides the 49^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in two or three consecutive matches. He became the second South African bowler to perform such a feat, after SM Pollock. SM Pollock had captured 4 for 24 vs Bangladesh at Kimberley on 09.10.02 and 4 for 18 vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 27.11.02

LL Tsotsobe’s 4 for 22 in this game represent his best innings bowling effort in one day games. His effort was an improvement over his previous best of 4 for 27 against Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 29.10.10

LL Tsotsobe’s 4 for 22 in this game represent his fourth four wicket haul in one day games. Other occasions are – 4 for 27 against Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 29.10.10 : 4 for 3` vs India at Durban on 12.01.11 and 4 for 50 vs Australia at Perth on 30.01.09

MM Patel captured 4 for 29 in this game providing the 130^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures represent the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. The seven occasions are – 4 for 40 by A Kumble at Hamilton on 18.02.95 : 4 for 25 at Mumbai on 06.11.96 : 4 for 27 at Mumbai on 14.12.96 : 5 for 6 by SB Joshi at Nairobi {Gym} at 26.09.99 : 4 for 38 at Jamshedpur on 12.03.00 : 4 for 56 at Faridabad on 15.03.00 and 4 for 29 by MM Patel at Johannesburg on 15.01.11

MM Patel’s 4 for 29 in this game represent the first occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four w
ickets against South Africa in South Africa. The previous best was 3 fpr 23 by N Kapil Dev at Durban on 17.12.92.

LL Tsotsobe {4 for 22} and MM Patel {4 for 29} captured four wickets in this match respectively providing the 97^th occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a match in the history of one day games.

LL Tsotsobe {4 for 22} and MM Patel {4 for 29} captured four wickets in this match respectively providing the first occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a match in India-South Africa one day series.

DW Steyn was dismissed run out in this game providing the 37^th occasion of a South African batsman run out against India. .