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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand – Second test at Col-SSC : Start Date – 26.08.09 : Sri Lanka won by 96 runs

TT Samaraweera became the second batsman to complete 1000 test runs in the calender year 2009. He reached the mile stone when he was on 85 during the course of his first innings knock of 143. At the end of the test he had an aggregate of 1083 runs during the calendar year 2009. The other batsman to complete 1000 plus runs during the calendar year 2009 is AJ Strauss of England who has amassed 1071 runs.

TT Samaraweera’s 1000 runs in calendar year 2009 represent the 110^th occasion of a batsman completing 1000 runs in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket. His feat provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman completing 1000 runs in a calendar year. The seven occasions are – PA de Silva {1220 in 1997}, ST Jayasuriya {1271 in 1997}, DPMD Jayawardene {1053 in 2001}, ST Jayasuriya {1130 in 2004}, KC Sangakkara {1114 in 2004}, KC Sangakkara {1242 in 2006} and TT Samaraweera {1083 in 2009}.

TT Samaraweera completed 1000 runs at Col-SSC when he was on 15 during the course of his first innings knock of 143. He made 25 in the second innings and at the end of the test, he had an aggregate of 1153 runs. He became the sixth Sri Lankan batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs at Col-SSC. The others are – DPMD Jayawardene {2467}, KC Sangakkara {1603}, ST Jayasuriya {1542}, PA de Silva {1257} and HP Tilakaratne {1106}.

TT Samaraweera’s 1153 runs at Col-SSC provide the 60^th occasion of a batsman aggregating 1000 plus runs at a specific venue in the annals of test cricket.

KC Sangakkara completed 1500 runs at Col-SSC when he was on 6 during his second innings knock of 109 in this test. At the end of the test his aggregate stood at 1603. His 1603 runs at Col-SSC provide the ninth occasion of a batsman aggregating 1500 plus runs at a specific venue in the annals of test cricket. The complete list read thus – DPMD Jayawardene {2467 at Col-SSC}, GA Gooch {2015 at Lord’s}, DG Bradman {1671 at Melbourne}, DPMD Jayawardene {1651 at Galle}, BC Lara {1650 at Antigua}, KC Sangakkara {1603 at Col-SSC}, ST Jayasuriya {1542 at Col-SSC}, A Flower {1535 at Harare} and L Hutton {1521 at The Oval}.

KC Sangakkara scored 50 and 109 in this test providing the 150^th occasion of a captain registering fifty plus runs in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.

KC Sangakkara’s feat provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring twin fifties in a test match. The other five occasions are – LRD Mendis {111 and 94 vs England at Lord’s in Aug 1984}, LRD Mendis {53 and 124 vs India at Kandy in Sep 1985}, A Ranatunga {52 and 87* vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC in Jan 1998}, MS Atapattu {88 and 67 vs India at Delhi in Dec 2005} and DPMD Jayawardene {61 and 119 vs England at Lord’s in May 2006}

KC Sangakkara scored 50 and 109 in this test providing the 71st occasion of a captain registering fifty and hundred in a test in the annals of test cricket.

DPMD Jayawardene scored 92 and 96 in this test providing the fifth occasion of a batsman registering twin nineties in a test match in the annals of test cricket. The other four occasions are – C Hill of Australia {98 and 97 against England at Adelaide in Jan 1902}, FE Woolley of England {95 and 93 against Australia at Lord’s in Jun 1921}, CG Greenidge of West Indies {91 and 96 against Pakistan at Georgetown in Mar 1977} and CG Greenidge of West Indies {91 and 97 against New Zealand at Christchurch in Feb 1980}.

DL Vettori claimed his 300^th test wicket when he had KC Sangakkara caught by JDP Oram for 50. He earned the distinction of becoming the first left arm spinner to capture 300 test wickets. The previous best was DL Underwood’s 297 wickets. At the end of the test, DL Vettori had an aggregate of 303 wickets.

DL Vettori became the 24^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 300 plus test wickets. He is the second New Zealand bowler to achieve the milestone after Sir RJ Hadlee who had captured 431 wickets.

DL Vettori became the sixth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 plus test wickets. The other five are M Muralitharan {783}, SK Warne {708}, A Kumble {619}, Harbhajan Singh {330} and LR Gibbs {309}

DL Vettori became the third left arm bowler to capture 300 plus test wickets in the annals of test cricket. The other two are Wasim Akram {414} and WPUJC Vaas {355}.

At the end of this test, DL Vettoi has conceded 10156 test runs. He became the eleventh bowler in the annals of test cricket to concede 10000 plus test runs. The complete list read thus – A Kumble {18355}, SK Warne {17995}, M Muralitharan {17398}, N Kapil Dev {12867}, CA Walsh {12688}, GD McGrath {12186}, M Ntini {11009}, IT Botham {10878}, WPUJC Vaas {10501}, DL Vettori {10156} and Harbhajan Singh {10040}

DPMD Jayawardene took his 150^th catch in test cricket when he had BB McCullum caught of the bowling of M Muralitharan for 18 in the first innings. At the end of the test, DPMD Jayawardene has a tally of 151 catches to his credit. He became the eighth fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch 150 plus catches in the annals of test cricket. The complete list read thus – R Dravid {184}, ME Waugh {181}, SP Fleming {171}, BC Lara {164}, RT Ponting {159}, MA Taylor {157}, AR Border {156} and DPMD Jayawardene {151}.

KC Sangakkara registered 109 in Sri Lanka’s second innings while DL Vettori came up with 140 in New Zealand’s second innings providing the 38^th occasion of rival skippers registering hundreds in a test match.

KC Sangakkara’s 109 and DL Vettori’s 140 in this test provides the second occasion of rival skippers registering hundreds in the Sri Lanka-New Zealand test series. The first such occasion was witnessed at Col-Sara in Apr 2003 when New Zealand captain SP Fleming scored 274 not out while HP Tilakaratne, Sri Lankan captain came up with 144.

DL Vettori’s 140 in this game was his fourth test hundred and is also his highest individual score in tests. The other three hundreds are – 137* vs Pakistan at Hamilton in Dec 2003, 127 vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Aug 2005 and 118 vs India at Hamilton in Mar 2009.

DL Vettori’s 140 in the fourth innings of this test provide the 190^th occasion of a batsman registering a hundred in the fourth innings of a test. DL Vettori’s 140 in the fourth innings of this test was in a losing cause providing the 55^th occasion of a batsman’s hundred in the fourth innings of a test going in vain.

DL Vettori’s 140 in the fourth innings of this test was in a losing cause providing the ninth occasion of a captain’s hundred in the fourth innings going in vain. The complete list read thus – 102 by HW Taylor of South Africa vs England at Durban in Feb 1923, 104 by JB Stollmeyer of West Indies vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 1982, 113 by GS Sobers of West Indies vs Australia at Sydney in Feb 1969, 176 by BE Congdon of New Zealand vs England at Nottingham in Jun 1973, 106 by M Azharuddin of India vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1992, 133 by GA Gooch of England vs Australia at Manchester in Jun 1993, 122 by BC Lara of West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain in Apr 2003, 101 by Mohd Ashraful of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka {SBNS} in Dec 2008 and 140 by DL Vettori of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2009.

DL Vettori’s 140 in the fourth innings of this test came when he was batting at number eight and represent the 61^st occasion of a batsman registering a hundred while batting at number eight in any of the innings of a test match.

DL Vettori’s 140 in the fourth innings of this test came when he was batting at number eight and represent the second occasion of a batsman registering a hundred while batting at number eight in the fourth innings of a test match. India’s AB Agarkar is the other batsman to register a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match while batting at number eight. He scored 109 not out against England at Lord’s in Jul 2002.

DL Vettori’ 140 in this test while batting at number eight represents the seventh occasion of a captain registering a hundred in a test innings while batting at number eight. The eight occasions read thus – 113 by R Illingworth {Eng vs Win at Lord’s in Jun 1969}, 106 by CH Lloyd {Win vs Ind at St John’s in Apr 1983}, 135* by Imran Khan {Pak vs Ind at Chennai in Feb 1987}, 257* by Wasim Akram {Pak vs Zim at Sheikupura in Oct 1996}, 127* by HH Streak {Zim vs Win at Harare in Nov 2003}, 118 by DL Vettori {NZl vs Ind at Hamilton in Mar 2009} and 140 by DL Vettori {NZl vs Srl at Col-SSC in Aug 2009}.

Thus DL Vettori remains the only captain to register two hundreds while batting at number eight.

At the end of this test match, Muralitharan {bowler} and DPMD Jayawardne {fielder} combination has accounted for 73 dismissals – most dismissals for a bowler-fielder combination in the annals of test cricket.

DL Vettori became the eight all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 3000 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets. The complete list read thus – N Kapil Dev (India) – 5248 runs – 434 wkts. IT Botham (Eng) – 5200 runs – 383 wkts, Imran Khan (Pak) – 3807 runs – 362 wkts, SM Pollock (SAF) – 3781 runs – 421 wkts, DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) – 3492 runs – 303 wkts, SK Warne (Aus) – 3154 runs – 708 wkts, Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) – 3124 runs – 431 wkts and WPUJC Vaas (Srl) – 3089 runs – 355 wkts

The victory by 96 runs in this test provide the 13^th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test after it had declared the third innings of the test match {its second innings}. It is Sri Lanka’s second win against New Zealand when it had declared its second innings; the first one was at Galle, the first test of the current series.

HMRKB Herath’s 5 for 139 provide the 127^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against various oppositions. It also provide the 18^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against New Zealand.

HMRKB Herath’s five for 139 in the fourth innings of a test mach provide the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test match against New Zealand. It also provides the 14^th such occasion by a Sri Lankan bowler against various oppositions. Of these 14 occasions, HMKRB Herath remains the only bowler to concede 100 plus runs capturing five wickets. {He took 5 for 139}.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : First Test at Galle : Start Date – 18.08.09

Muralitharan scripted a new world record for most maiden overs bowled by a bowler in the annals of test cricket. At the end of the test, he had bowled 1768 maiden over as against Shane Warne’s 1761 maiden overs.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 114 in this test represent the 12^th fifty at Galle. He became the only batsman in the world to register 12 or more fifties at two specific venues. Apart form Galle, he has registered 14 fifties at Col-SSC.

The complete list of batsmen who have registered 12 or more fifties at a specific venue read thus – DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka – 14 fifites at Col-SSC, AR Border of Australia – 13 fifties at Adelaide, GS Chappell of Australia – 13 fifties at Melbourne, JH Kallis of South Africa – 13 fifties at Cape Town, DG Bradman of Australia – 12 fifties at Melbourne, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka – 12 fifties at Col-SSC and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka – 12 fifties at Galle.

TM Dilshan scored 123 not out in second innings. He had scored 92 in the first innings. His scores of 92 and 123 not out in this test provide the 41^st occasion of a batsman registering a ninety and a hundred in a test match.

TM Dilshna with his 92 and 123 not out in this test became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to earn such a distinction. The others are – LRD Mendis – 111 and 94 vs England at Lord’s in Aug 1984, PA de Silva – 96 and 123 vs New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 1991 and KC Sangakkara – 92 and 152 vs England at Kandy in Dec 2007.

TM Dilshan with his 92 and 123 not out became the second Sri Lankan batsman after PA de Silva to register a hundred and ninety in a test against New Zealand.

TM Dilshan with his 92 and 123 not out became the seventh batsman to register a hundred and ninety in a test against New Zealand. The complete list read thus – SM Nurse of West Indies – 95 and 168 at Auckland in Feb 1969, APE Knott of England – 101 and 96 at Auckland in Mar 1971, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka – 96 and 123 at Auckland in Mar 1991, MA Atherton of England – 94* and 118 at Christchurch in Feb 1997, Younis Khan of Pakistan – 91 and 149* at Auckland in Mar 2001, JH Kallis of South Africa – 92 and 150* at Hamilton in Mar 2004, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka – 92 and 123* at Galle in Aug 2009.

TM Dilshan became the first batsman to register hundred and ninety against New Zealand on away soil. All the other six instances have been at home soil.

TG McIntosh’s 69 in the first innings provide the 18^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman registering fifty against Sri Lanka.

BB McCullum’s run out for 29 in New Zealand’s second innings of this test provide the the third occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in a test innings against Sri Lanka. The other two occasions are – AC Parore for 25 and 7 – in both innings at Hamilton in March 1997.

KC Sangakkara’s run out for 46 in Sri Lanka’s second innings provide the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed run out in a test innings against various oppositions. He is the second Sri Lankan captain to be dismissed run out against New Zealand after A Ranatunga who was run out for four runs at Col-SSC in Jun 1998.

Sri Lanka won this test by 202 runs providing the ninth occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. The following table lists all the nine instances.

1	Won by	465 runs	v Ban	Chittagong (CDS)	Jan 09
2	Won by	315 runs	v Zim	Galle	Jan 02
3	Won by	313 runs	v SAF	Colombo (SSC)	Aug 04
4	Won by	288 runs	v Ban	Colombo (SSC)	Jul 02
5	Won by	241 runs	v NZl	Napier	Mar 95
6	Won by	240 runs	v Win	Kandy	Jul 05
7	Won by	217 runs	v NZl	Wellington	Dec 06
8	Won by	202 runs	v NZl	Galle	Aug 09
9	Won by	201 runs	v Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 04

The first ever BCCI Intercorporate Tournament will be on at four venues – Mohali, Vizag, Dharmasala and Bangalore – from tomorrow, the Sepetember, 01, 2009. The finals is slated at Bangalore on September, 08, 09. The following table shows the complete list of fixtures.

Date	Time	Match	Venue
Tue Sep 01	14:30	Group A – Air India Blue v ITC	Mohali
Tue Sep 01	14:30	Group B – BPCL v MRF	Vizag
Tue Sep 01	14:30	Group C – AIPSSPB v Tata SC	Dharmasala
Tue Sep 01	14:30	Group D – Air India Red v BSNL	Bangalore
Wed Sep 02	14:30	Group A – Ind Rev v ITC	Mohali
Wed Sep 02	14:30	Group B – MRF v ONGC	Vizag
Wed Sep 02	14:30	Group C – AIPSSPB v IOC	Dharmasala
Wed Sep 02	14:30	Group D – BSNL v Ind Cem	Bangalore
Thu Sep 03	14:30	Group B – BPCL v ONGC	Vizag
Thu Sep 03	14:30	Group C – IOC v Tata SC	Dharmasala
Thu Sep 03	14:30	Group A – Air India Blue v Ind Rev	Mohali
Thu Sep 03	14:30	Group D – Air India Red v Ind Cem	Bangalore
Sat Sep 05	14:30	Semi-Final – TBC v TBC	Bangalore
Sun Sep 06	14:30	Semi-Final – TBC v TBC	Mohali
Tue Sep 08	14:30	Final – TBC v TBC	Bangalore

England vs Australia : First T20 International at Manchester on 30.08.09 : No result – Rain

England won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 63^rd occasion of a team inserting the opposition in the history of T20 International games.

As far as England is concerned, this is the fourth such instance. The other three are – against South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07, against New Zealand at Durban on 18.09.07 and against New Zealand at Manchester on 13.06.08.

CL White’s 55 in this game represent the 118^th occasion of a batsman registering a fifty in T20I games. It also represents the 14^th occasion of an Australian batsman registering a fifty in T20I games.

CL White with his 55 in this game became the second Australian batsman to register a fifty against England in T20I games after ML Hayden who had scored 67 not out at Cape Town on 14.09.07.

CL White registered his career best T20I score when he made 55 in this game which was also his first fifty. It was an improvement over his previous best of 40 not out against England Sydney on 09.01.2007 and 40 not out against South Africa at Brisbane on 13.01.09.

CL White’s 55 in this game represent the 12^th occasion of a batsman from various countries registering fifty against England.

MJ Clarke and CL White added 78 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 23^rd occasion of Australian batsman posting fifty plus runs partnerships against various oppositions in T20I games.

MJ Clarke and CL White added 78 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of Australian batsman posting fifty plus runs partnerships for the fourth wicket against various oppositions in T20I games. The other three occasions are – 80 runs between A Symonds and A Voges against New Zealand at Perth on 11.12.07, 52 runs between DJ Hussey and A Voges against New Zealand at Sydney on 15.02.09 and 66 runs between DA Warner and BJ Haddin against West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09. Thus the 78 runs stand between MJ Clarke and BJ Haddin represent the second best stand for the fourth wicket by Australian batsmen in T20I games.

MJ Clarke and CL White completed 200 T20 International runs in this game. Clarke reached the milestone when he was on 11 during his knock of 27 not out and at the end of the game his aggregate stood at 216. CL White completed 200 runs when he was on 48 during his knock of 55 in this game and at the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 207.

MJ Clarke and CL White became the eight and ninth Australian batsmen to aggregate 200 plus T20I run. The complete list read thus – RT Ponting {401}, A Symonds {337}, ML Hayden {308}, DA Warner {273}, AC Gilchrist {272}, DJ Hussey {236}, MEK Hussey {226}, MJ Clarke {216} and CL White {207}.

DJ Hussey became the sixth Australian batsman to be dismissed stumped in a T20I game. He became the first Australian batsman to be dismissed stumped without scoring in a T20I game.

DJ Hussey’s stumped dismissal in this game provides the 72^nd occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in a T20I game. He became the seventh batsman to be dismissed stumped without scoring in a T20I game.

JL Denly scored a duck on his T20I debut. He was caught by Hauritz of Lee for zero in this game. His dismissal for duck on debut provides the 30^th occasion of a batsman scoring zero on T20I debut.

JL Denly collected his first ball duck on his T20I debut providing the 16^th occasion of a batsman collecting his first ball duck on T20I debut. He is the third England batsman to suffer such an ignominy. The other two are – MP Vaughan against Australia at Southampton on 13.06.05 and LJ Wright against Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07.

JL Denly’s first ball duck provide the 79^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20I games. His dismissal provides the tenth occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in a T20I game.

JL Denly becomes the first England opening batsman to collect the first ball duck on his T20I debut. He becomes the 15^th opening batsman in the history of T20I games to collect the first ball duck on debut.

TD Paine became the 41^st cricketer to be capped by Australia in T20I games. He is the fourth Australian wicket keeper after AC Gilchrist, BJ Haddin and L Ronchi to be capped by Australia in T20I games. JL Denly became the 47^th cricketer to be capped by England in T20I games.

CL White hit three sixes in his knock of 55 in this game which gave him an aggregate of 72 sixes in his T20 career. He became the sixth batsman to have an aggregate of 70 plus sixes in T20 games. The complete list read thus – DJ Hussey {92}, ST Jayasuriya {74}, Yuvraj Singh {73}, BB McCullum {73}, CL White {72} and LRPL Taylor {71}

DJ Hussey’s duck in this game was his eighth duck of his T20 career. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 game to have an aggregate of eight or more ducks in T20 career. HH Gibbs {12}, MJ Lumb {09} and RC Irani {08} are the other three batsmen who have scored eight or more ducks in T20 games.

Kumar Sangakkara and Daniel Vettori notched centuries at Col-SSC, the second test of the Sri Lanka-New Zealand test series which was won by Sri Lanka 96 runs. Kumar Sangakkara scored 106 in Sri Lanka’s second innings while Daniel Vettori came up with 140 in New Zealand’s second innings. Kumar Sangakkara’s 106 and Daniel Vettori’s 140 provide the 38th occasion of rival skipppers registering hundreds. The following table enlists all the 38 instances.

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	HW Taylor	109	1	SAF	Vs	Eng	Durban	Dec 1913
	JWHT Douglas	119	2	Eng	Vs	SAF	Durban	Dec 1913
2	WM Woodfull	155	2	Aus	Vs	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1930
	APF Chapman	121	3	Eng	Vs	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1930
3	WR Hammond	240	1	Eng	Vs	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1938
	DG Bradman	*102	4	Aus	Vs	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1938
4	A Melville	103	3	SAF	Vs	Eng	Durban	Mar 1939
	WR Hammond	140	4	Eng	Vs	SAF	Durban	Mar 1939
5	AL Hassett	104	1	Aus	Vs	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1953
	L Hutton	145	2	Eng	Vs	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1953
6	DJ McGlew	104	2	SAF	Vs	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1955
	PBH May	117	3	Eng	Vs	SAF	Manchester	Jul 1955
7	DJ McGlew	120	2	SAF	Vs	NZl	Johannesburg	Feb 1962
	JR Reid	142	3	NZl	Vs	SAF	Johannesburg	Feb 1962
8	RB Simpson	311	1	Aus	Vs	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1964
	ER Dexter	174	2	Eng	Vs	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1964
9	MC Cowdrey	101	1	Eng	Vs	Win	Kingston	Feb 1968
	GS Sobers	*113	3	Win	Vs	Eng	Kingston	Feb 1968
10	WM Lawry	151	1	Aus	Vs	Win	Sydney	Feb 1969
	GS Sobers	113	4	Win	Vs	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1969
11	BE Congdon	126	2	NZl	Vs	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1972
	GS Sobers	142	3	Win	Vs	NZl	Bridgetown	Mar 1972
12	RB Kanhai	105	2	Win	Vs	Aus	Bridgetown	Mar 1973
	IM Chappell	*106	3	Aus	Vs	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1973
13	IM Chappell	145	1	Aus	Vs	NZl	Wellington	Mar 1974
	BE Congdon	132	2	NZl	Vs	Aus	Wellington	Mar 1974
	IM Chappell	121	3	Aus	Vs	NZl	Wellington	Mar 1974
14	SM Gavaskar	205	1	Ind	Vs	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
	AI Kallicharran	187	2	Win	Vs	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1978
15	GS Chappell	235	1	Aus	Vs	Pak	Faisalabad	Mar 1980
	Javed Miandad	*106	2	Pak	Vs	Aus	Faisalabad	Mar 1980
16	Imran Khan	117	2	Pak	Vs	Ind	Faisalabad	Jan 1983
	SM Gavaskar	*127	3	Ind	Vs	Pak	Faisalabad	Jan 1983
17	CH Lloyd	143	2	Win	Vs	Ind	Port of Spain	Mar 1983
	N Kapil Dev	*100	3	Ind	Vs	Win	Port of Spain	Mar 1983
18	AR Border	106	1	Aus	Vs	Ind	Chennai	Sep 1986
	N Kapil Dev	119	2	Ind	Vs	Aus	Chennai	Sep 1986
19	MW Gatting	100	2	Eng	Vs	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1986
	AR Border	*100	3	Aus	Vs	Eng	Adelaide	Dec 1986
20	Imran Khan	118	1	Pak	Vs	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1987
	MW Gatting	*150	3	Eng	Vs	Pak	The Oval	Aug 1987
21	DB Vengsarkar	102	3	Ind	Vs	Win	Delhi	Nov 1987
	IVA Richards	*109	4	Win	Vs	Ind	Delhi	Nov 1987
22	Javed Miandad	107	1	Pak	Vs	Aus	Faisalabad	Sep 1988
	AR Border	*113	2	Aus	Vs	Pak	Faisalabad	Sep 1988
23	GA Gooch	333	1	Eng	Vs	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
	M Azharuddin	121	2	Ind	Vs	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 1990
	GA Gooch	123	3	Eng	Vs	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
24	GA Gooch	116	1	Eng	Vs	Ind	Manchester	Aug 1990
	M Azharuddin	179	2	Ind	Vs	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
25	SR Waugh	100	1	Aus	Vs	Win	Kingston	Mar 1999
	BC Lara	213	2	Win	Vs	Aus	Kingston	Mar 1999
26	SR Waugh	199	1	Aus	Vs	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1999
	BC Lara	*153	4	Win	Vs	Aus	Bridgetown	Mar 1999
27	SC Ganguly	128	1	Ind	Vs	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2002
	N Hussain	110	3	Eng	Vs	Ind	Leeds	Aug 2002
28	SP Fleming	*274	1	NZl	Vs	Srl	Colombo (PSS)	Apr 2003
	HP Tillakaratne	144	2	Srl	Vs	NZl	Colombo (PSS)	Apr 2003
29	GC Smith	132	1	SAF	Vs	Win	Johannesburg	Dec 2003
	BC Lara	202	2	Win	Vs	SAF	Johannesburg	Dec 2003
30	BC Lara	*400	1	Win	Vs	Eng	St John’s	Apr 2004
	MP Vaughan	140	3	Eng	Vs	Win	St John’s	Apr 2004
31	GC Smith	126	1	SAF	Vs	Win	St John’s	Apr 2005
	S Chanderpaul	127	2	Win	Vs	SAF	St John’s	Apr 2005
32	MP Vaughan	166	1	Eng	Vs	Aus	Manchester	Aug 2005
	RT Ponting	156	4	Aus	Vs	Eng	Manchester	Aug 2005
33	Inzamam-ul-Haq	119	1	Pak	Vs	Ind	Faisalabad	Jan 2006
	R Dravid	103	2	Ind	Vs	Pak	Faisalabad	Jan 2006
34	R Dravid	146	1	Ind	Vs	Win	Gros Islet	Jun 2006
	BC Lara	120	3	Win	Vs	Ind	Gros Islet	Jun 2006
35	DPMD Jayawardene	166	3	Srl	Vs	Ban	Dhaka (SBNS)	Dec 2008
	Mohd Ashraful	101	4	Ban	Vs	Srl	Dhaka (SBNS)	Dec 2008
36	DPMD Jayawardene	240	1	Srl	Vs	Pak	Karachi	Feb 2009
	Younis Khan	313	2	Pak	Vs	Srl	Karachi	Feb 2009
37	AJ Strauss	142	1	Eng	Vs	Win	Port of Spain	Mar 2009
	CH Gayle	107	2	Win	Vs	Eng	Port of Spain	Mar 2009
38	KC Sangakkara	106	3	Srl	Vs	NZl	Col-SSC	Aug 2009
	DL Vettori	140	4	NZl	Vs	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 2009

Muthaiah Muralidaran has yet another world record to his credit. He has bowled most maiden overs in the annals of test cricket. Prior to the start of the Galle test against New Zealand he had bowled 1754 maiden overs which was next to Shane Warne’s 1761 maiden overs.

He needed to bowl eight maiden overs to surpass Shane Warne’s 1761 maiden overs and to script the world record for most maiden overs.

During the course of New Zealand’ first innings, he bowled 79th over of Sri Lanka’s innings to Jacab Oram. This was a maiden over. It was the eighth maiden over bowled by Muralidaran in this innings and was the 27th over bowled by him.

This eighth maiden over bowled by him gave him record for most maiden overs bowled by a bowler in the annals of test cricket – 1762 – as he went past Shane Warne’s 1761 maiden overs. At the end of the first innings, he had figures of 42.0-10-73-4 which gave him 1764 maiden overs and at the end of the match his maiden overs stood at 1768 as he had returned with figures of 27.0-4-88-3 in the second innings

Another world record came in the way of Muralitharan in the Galle test. He had an aggregate of 96 test wickets at Galle. IE O’Brien who was caught at the wicket by HAPW Jayawardene became his 100^th victim at Galle. At the end of the test, his total tally of wickets at Galle stood at 103. Muralidaran had already captured 160 wickets at Colombo-SSC and 117 wickets at Kandy.

Thus he became the only bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets at three specific venues.

{Muralidaran’s Photo : Courtesy – Cricinfo.com}

Ashes 2009 : Fifth Test at The Oval : Start date : 20.08.09

England won this test by 197 runs and with it the Ashes series 2009 by 2-1 margin. England won the second test at Lords and also the final test at The Oval. Australia won the test fourth test at Leeds and the first test at Cardiff was drawn.

AJ Strauss completed 1000 runs during the calendar year 2009. He reached the mile stone when he was on 4 during his second innings knock of 75. At the end of the test, his aggregate stood at 1071. He is the first batsman to earn this distinction in 2009 and his feat provides the 109^th occasion of a batsman scoring 1000 runs in a calendar year. His feat provides the 24^th occasion of England batsman achieving such a feat.

AJ Strauss is the third England captain to aggregate 1000 runs in a calendar year and his feat provides the fifth occasion of an England captain achieving the feat. The other two captains are – GA Gooch {1264 in 1990 and 1040 in 1991} and MA Atherton {1136 in 1994 and 1129 in 1995}. It is interesting to note that the AJ Strauss’s feat came after 14 years after MA Atherton’s feat in 1994.

AJ Strauss scored 55 and 75 in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of an England captain registering twin fifties in a test match against various oppositions. AJ Strauss’s twin fifties in this test provide the 13^th occasion of a England captain achieving the feat against Australia. The complete list read thus – AC MacLaren-109 and 50* at Sydney in Dec 1897, JWHT Douglas-50 and 60 at Melbourne in Feb 1921, PBH May-63 and 63 at Lord’s in Jun 1956, ER Dexter-70 and 99 at Brisbane in Nov 1962, ER Dexter-93 and 52 at Melbourne in Dec 1962, DI Gower – 57 and 106 at Lord’s in Jun 1989, GA Gooch – 59 and 54 at Sydney in Jan 1991, GA Gooch – 87 and 117 at Adelaide in Jan 1991, GA Gooch – 65 and 133 at Manchester in Jun 1993, MA Atherton – 88 and 67 at Sydney in Jan 1995, AJ Stewart – 107 and 52 at Melbourne in Dec 1998, N Hussain – 75 and 72 at Sydney in Jan 2003 and AJ Strauss – 55 and 75 at The Oval in Aug 2000

AJ Strauss {55 and 75} and RT Ponting {66} scored fifties in this test providing the 63^rd occasion of rival captains registering fifties in a test match in England-Australia test series.

IJL Trott became the 645^th cricketer to be capped by England in tests against various oppositions. He also became the 237^th England cricketer to be capped against Australia.

IJL Trott was dismissed run out after scoring 41 runs in the first innings providing the 15^th occasion of an England batsman run out on his debut against Australia. His score is the second best score by an England batsman after BW Luckhurst’s 74 Brisbane in Nov 1970.

IJL Trott scored 119 in the second innings providing the seventh occasion of an England batsman to register a hundred on debut against Australia. The complete list read thus – WG Grace – 152 at The Oval in Sep 1880, KS Ranjitsinhji – 154* at Manchester in Jul 1896, RE Foster – 287 at Sydney in Dec 1903, G Gunn – 119 at Sydney in Dec 1907, Nawab of Pataudi Snr – 102 at Sydney in Dec 1932, GP Thorpe – 114* at Nottingham in Jul 1993 and IJL Trott – 119 at The Oval in Aug 2009

AJ Strauss and IR Bell were concerned in a second wicket stand of 102 runs in the first innings of this test providing the 58th occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket against Australia.

AJ Strauss and IR Bell were concerned in a second wicket stand of 102 runs in the first innings of this test providing the seventh occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket by England batsman against Australia oppositions in a Oval Test. This stand has come after 24 years after GA Gooch and DI Gower added 351 runs in Aug 1985.

AJ Strauss and IR Bell were concerned in a second wicket stand of 102 runs in the first innings of this test providing the 21st occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket by England batsman against various oppositions in the Oval Test.

AJ Strauss’s 55 and IR Bell’s 72 represent the 16^th half century and 21^st half century of their respective test careers.

AJ Strauss’s 55 and 75 represent the 124^th and 125^th occasion of an England captain registering fifties in a test innings against Australia.

AJ Strauss’s 55 and 75 represent the 90^th occasion of an England batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against Australia. As far as AJ Strauss is concerned, it provides the second such instance against Australia. He had scored 107 and 52 at Melbourne in Dec 1998.

AJ Strauss’s 55 and 75 represent the 217th occasion of an England batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against various oppositions. As far as AJ Strauss is concerned, it provides the fifth such occasion in his test career. The five occasions are – 112 and 83 against New Zealand at Lord’s in May 2004, 126 and 94* against South Africa at Port of Elizabeth in Dec 2004, 60 and 106 against New Zealand at Manchester in May 2008, 123 and 108 against India in Dec 2008 and 55 and 75 against Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009.

AJ Strauss with his five occasions of twin fifties in a test match earns the distinction of becoming the thirteenth England batsman to register twin fifties on five or more occasions. The complete list read thus – G Boycott {09}, GA Gooch {09}, MA Atherton {08}, MC Cowdrey {07}, H Sutcliffe {07}, KF Barrington {06}, DCS Compton {06}, AN Cook {06}, L Hutton {06}, JB Hobbs {05}, AJ Stewert {05}, AJ Strauss {05} and MP Vaughan {05}

AJ Strauss’s 55 and 75 represent the 95^th occasion of an England opening batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against various oppositions. As far as AJ Strauss is concerned, it provides the fifth such occasion in his test career. The five occasions are – 112 and 83 against New Zealand at Lord’s in May 2004, 126 and 94* against South Africa at Port of Elizabeth in Dec 2004, 60 and 106 against New Zealand at Manchester in May 2008, 123 and 108 against India in Dec 2008 and 55 and 75 against Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009.

AJ Strauss with his five occasions of twin fifties in a test match earns the distinction of becoming the ninth England opening batsman to register twin fifties on five or more occasions. The complete list read thus – G Boycott {09}, GA Gooch {08}, MA Atherton {08}, AN Cook {06}, H Sutcliffe {07}, L Hutton {06}, JB Hobbs {05}, AJ Stewert {05} and AJ Strauss {05}.

Australia were all out for 160 in their first innings providing the 98^th occasion of Australia being all out for a total of 160 and less than 160 in a test innings against England.

SJC Broad captured five for 37 in the first innings of this test providing the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against various oppositions. The other two occasions are – 6 for 91 against Australia at Leeds in Aug 2009 and 5 for 85 against West Indies at Kingston in Feb 2009

SJC Broad’s five for 37 in the first innings of this test represent the 237^th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia. It also represents the 35^th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at The Oval.

MEK Hussey collected his seventh duck when he failed to open his account in the first innings of this test. He came up with a hundred – 121 in the second innings. He became the 132^nd batsman in the annals of test cricket to register a duck and a hundred in a test match

MEK Hussey’s zero and 121 represent the 23^rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring zero and hundred in a test match against various oppositions. It also represents the 12^th occasion of an Australian batsman achieving such a feat against England. It is fourth such occasion in a test match at The Oval. The four occasions are – WL Mudroch of Australia – zero and 153* against England in Sep 1880, MEK Hussey of Australia – zero and 121 against England in Aug 2009, G Boycott of England – 137 and zero against Australia in Aug 1981 and GA Hick of England – 107 and zero against Sri Lanka in Aug 1998

GP Swann with his 63 became the fourth England batsman to register a fifty against Australia while batting at number nine in The Oval test. The other three are – GC Small – 59 in Aug 1989, AF Giles – 59 in Sep 2005 and J Briggs – 53 in Aug 1886. Thus GP Swann’s 63 represents the highest individual score by an England batsman batting at number nine in The Oval test against Australia.

GP Swann’s 63 represent the 15^th occasion of an England batsman registering a fifty while batting at number nine in a test innings against Australia at various venues. It also represents his third test fifty. The other two are – 63 not out against West Indies at Lord’s in May 2009 and 62 against Australia at Leeds in Aug 2009.

RT Ponting was run out in the second innings after scoring 66 runs providing the 36^th occasion of an Australian captain dismissed run out in a test innings against various oppositions.

RT Ponting’s run out in the second innings of this test after making 66 runs provides the sixth occasion of his being dismissed run out in a test innings while leading Australia. The six occasions are – for 28 v Sri Lanka at Galle inMar 2004, for 48 v England at Nottingham in Aug 2005, for 52 v Bangladesh at Chittagong (CDS) in Apr 2006, for 45 v England at Sydney in Jan 2007, for 8 v India at Nagpur in Nov 2008, for 66 v England at The Oval in Aug 2009,

RT Ponting holds the record for an Australian captain to be dismissed run out on most occasions – six occasions.

RT Ponting was run out in the second innings after scoring 66 runs providing the 12th occasion of an Australian captain dismissed run out in a test innings against England.

RT Ponting six run out dismissals while leading Australia makes him to share the record for a captain who has been dismissed run out on most occasions with SP Fleming who also has been dismissed run out on six occasions while leading New Zealand

RT Ponting’s run out dismissal for 66 in the second innings of this test provides the 181^st occasion of a captain being dismissed run out in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

RT Ponting’s run out dismissal for 66 in the second innings of this test provides the 49th occasion of a captain being dismissed run out in a test innings after registering a fifty in the annals of test cricket.

SP Fleming of New Zealand {03}, Greg Chappell of Australia {02}, R Dravid of India {02}, Inzamam-ul-Huq of Pakistan {02}, Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan {02}, RT Ponting of Australia {02}, SR Waugh of Australia {02}, RB Simpson of Australia {02} and WM Woodful of Australia {02} are the captains who have been dismissed run out on two or more occasions after registering a fifty. RT Ponting becomes the ninth captain to join this club.

RT Ponting’s 66 in the second innings of this test gave him another distinction. He became the first captain in the world to register 25 half centuries while batting at number three.

MEK Hussey’s 121 in the fourth innings of this test was in a losing cause providing the 54^th occasion of batsman’s hundred in the fourth innings of a test match going in vain. It also represents the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fourth innings hundred in a losing cause. The six occasions are – 131 by DG Bradman against England at Nottingham in Jun 1930, 105 by AR Border against Pakistan at Melbourne in Mar 1979, 114 by GN Yallop against England at Manchester in Aug 1981, 123* by AR Border against England at Manchester in Aug 1981, 136 by MJ Clarke against England at Lord’s in Jul 2009 and 121 by MEK Hussey against Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009.

AJ Strauss and IEJ Trott added 118 runs for the fourth wicket in the England’s second innings providing the 41^st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against Australia. This partnership also represent the seventh occasion of a fourth wicket three figure partnership by England batsman against Australia in The Oval test.

RT Ponting and MEK Hussey added 127 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s second innings providing the eighth occasion of Australian batsman posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against England in The Oval test. This partnership also represent the 48th occasion of a third wicket three figure partnership by Australian batsman against Engalnd at various venues.

RT Ponting and MEK Hussey added 127 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s second innings providing the 74th occasion of RT Ponting being one of the partners in a three figure partnerships. Only R Dravid of India has shared more three figure partnerships than RT Ponting. R Dravid has 76 three figure partnerships to his credit.

England’s win in this test after declaring third innings of the test at 373 for nine provides the sixth occasion of England winning a test against Austtalia after it had declared its third innings of a test. The complete list read thus – won by 213 runs at Nottingham in May 1905, won by 675 runs at Brisbane in Nov 1928, won by 299 runs at Sydney in Jan 1971, won by 225 runs at Sydney in Jan 2003, won by 115 runs at Lord’s in Jul 2009 and won by 197 runs at The Oval in Aug 2009

No	Date	Team-1	Vs	Team-2	Time	Venue
1	09.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Mangalore United	03.30 PM	Bangalore
2	09.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Belgavi Panthers	07.15 PM	Bangalore
3	10.09.09	Bijapur Bulls	Vs	Mysore Maharaajas	03.30 PM	Bangalore
4	10.09.09	D’gere Diamonds	Vs	Mangalore United	07.15 PM	Bangalore
5	11.09.09	Bijapur Bulls	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	03.30 PM	Bangalore
6	11.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Mangalore United	07.15 PM	Bangalore
7	12.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	D’gere Diamonds	11.45 AM	Bangalore
8	12.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	03.30 PM	Bangalore
9	12.09.09	Belgavi Panthers	Vs	Mysore Maharaajas	07.15 PM	Bangalore
10	13.09.09	D’gere Diamods	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	11.45 AM	Bangalore
11	13.09.09	Belgavi Panthers	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	03.30 PM	Bangalore
12	13.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Provident, B’lore	07.15 PM	Bangalore
13	14.09.09	Mangalore United	Vs	Belgavi Panthers	03.30 PM	Bangalore
14	14.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	07.15 PM	Bangalore
15	15.09.09	D’gere Diamonds	Vs	Mysore Maharaajas	03.30 PM	Bangalore
16	15.09.09	Mangalore United	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	07.15 PM	Bangalore
17	16.09.09	Mysore Maharaajas	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	03.30 PM	Bangalore
18	16.09.09	Belgavi Panthers	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	07.15 PM	Bangalore
19	17.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Belgavi Panthers	03.30 PM	Bangalore
20	17.09.09	Malnad Gladiators	Vs	D’gere Diamonds	07.15 PM	Bangalore
21	18.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Mysore Maharajaas	10.00 AM	Mysore
22	18.09.09	Mangalore United	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	01.45 PM	Mysore
23	19.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	10.00 AM	Mysore
24	19.09.09	Mangalore Uniited	Vs	Mysore Maharajaas	01.45 PM	Mysore
25	20.09.09	Belgavi Panthers	Vs	D’gere Diamonds	10.00 AM	Mysore
26	20.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	01.45 PM	Mysore
27	21.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	D’gere Diamonds	03.30 PM	Bangalore
28	21.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Mysore Maharaajas	07.15 PM	Bangalore
29	22.09.09	First Semi Finals	Vs		03.30 PM	Bangalore
30	22.09.09	Second Semi Finals	Vs		07.15 PM	Bangalore
31	23.09.09	Finals	Vs		07.15.PM	Bangalore

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : First Test at Galle : Start Date – 18.08.09 : Second day’s highlights

The overnight partnership of 159 runs for the fourth wicket between DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera ended when the latter was dismissed for 114. The partnership yielded 166 runs for the fourth wicket.

TT Samaraweera completed his hundred and was finally dismissed for 159. It was his tenth hundred of his test career. He became the seventh Sri Lankan batsmen to registere ten or more test hundreds. The other six are – DPMD Jayawardene {26}, PA de Silva {20}, KC Sangakkara {19}, MS Atapattu {16}, ST Jayasuriya {14} and HP Tilakaratne {11}.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the 56^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the third occasion of his registering 150 plus runs in an innings. The other two occasions are – 231 vs Pakistan at Karachi in Feb 2009 and 214 vs Pakistan at Lahore in Mar 09.

TT Samaraweera with his 159 in this innings took his run aggregate to 895 during the calendar year 2009. Only AJ Strauss with 941 runs is ahead of him in 2009. At the end of Sri Lankan first innings, TT Samaraweera {129} has the record of most boundary fours in calendar year 2009. Next to him is AJ Strauss with 117 boundary fours.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 contained 24 boundary fours providing the 31^st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering 24 or more boundary fours in an innings against various oppositions.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 contained 24 boundary fours providing the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering 24 or more boundary fours in an innings against New Zealand. The other three occasions are – 40 boundary fours by PA de Silva in his 267 at Wellington in Jan 91, 24 boundary fours by DSB Kuruppu in his 201 not out at Col-CCC in Apr 1987 and 24 boundary fours by HP Tilakaratne in his 144 at Col-PSS in Apr 2003.

BB McCullum pouched four catches in this innings which represent his best performance in an innings against Sri Lanka. His previous best was three catches in second innings at Christchurch in Dec 2006 and three catches in first innings at Wellington in Dec 2006. McCullum was playing his first test against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering 150 plus runs against New Zealand. The other six are – 201* by DSB Kuruppu at Col-CCC in Apr 1987, 267 by PA de Silva at Wellington in Jan 1991, 153 by RS Mahanama at Moratuwa in Nov 1992, 167 by DPMD Jayawardene at Galle in Jun 1998, 156* by KC Sangakkara at Wellington in Dec 2006 and 152* by LPC Silva at Wellington in Dec 2006.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 114 and TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings provide the third occasion of two Sri Lankan batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against New Zealand. The other two occasions are – at Dunedin in Mar 1995 {in second innings – AP Gurusinha – 127 and HP Tilakaratne – 108} and at Napier in Apr 2005 { in first innings – MS Atapattu – 127 and DPMD Jayawardene – 147}.

DPMD Jayawarden’s 114 in this innings represent the 46^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a hundred while batting at number four. TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the 18th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a hundred while batting at number five. TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the seventh hundred scored by him while batting at number five.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 114 and TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings provide the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen batting at number four and five registered hundreds against various oppositions. The other three occasions are – against India at Kandy in Sep 1985 {RL Dias – 106 and LR Mendis – 124 in second innings}, against India at Col-SSC in Jul 2008 {DPMD Jayawardene – 136 and TT Samaraweera – 127 in first innings} and against Pakistan at Karachi in Feb 2009 {DPMD Jayawardene -240 and TT Samaraweera – 231 in first innings}

It is interesting to note that out of the four occasions, three of them had DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera scoring hundreds batting at number four and five.

JS Patel returned with figures of 24.0-3-120-0 in this innings providing the 30^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler going wicketless conceding 100 plus runs in an innings. JS Patel is the second bowler to go wicketless conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka, the other being C Pringle who had figures of 31.0-4-116-0 at Wellington in Jan 1991. Thus JS Patel’s figures are the most expensive figures in this category of statistics against Sri Lanka.

At the end of the second day’s play, M Muralitharan’s spell read 6.0-2-7-0. With these two maiden overs he has an aggregate of 1756 maiden overs in his test career. He needs to bowl six more maiden over to wrest the present record of most maiden over by a bowler held by SK Warne of Australia who has bowled 1761 maiden overs.

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