Match Number 04 : Group B : Sri Lanka vs England at Johannesburg on 25.09.09 : England won by six wickets

England inserted the opposition in this game providing the 36^th occasion of a team inserting the opposition in ICC Championship Trophy games. As far as England is concerned, it is the second such occasion in the tournament. The first occasion was against Australia at Birmingham on 21.09.04. England had won this game by six wickets. This game was the first semi finals of the 2004 edition played in England.

ST Jayasuriya became the most capped player of the ICC Championship games. It was his 19^th appearance and he went past the record of 18 appearances held by BC Lara of West Indies. It is an irony that in his record appearance he failed to score. He was dismissed caught by MJ Prior of G Onions for zero.

Sri Lanka registered its lowest score at the fall of fourth wicket when the score card read four for 17 in this game. Sri Lanka previous lowest score at the fall of fourth wicket was 4 for 34 against South Africa at Ahmedabad on 24.10.06.

Sri Lanka’s four for 17 in this game represent the third lowest score at the fall of the fourth wicket in the tournament. The other two occasions are – four for 16 by Bangladesh against New Zealand at Col-SSC on 23.02.02 and four for 13 by Bangladesh against Australia at Col-SSC on 19.09.02

The record for the lowest score at the fall of the fourth wicket in the tournament is 13 – Bangladesh had lost its four wickets for 13 runs against Australia at Col-SSC on 19.09.02

Sri Lanka its first four batsmen for single digits in this game {TM Dilshan for 2, ST Jayasuriya for zero, KC Sangakkara for 1 and DPMD Jayawardene for 9} providing the second occasion of a team losing its first four batsmen for single digits in the tournament. The other occasion was Bangladesh losing its first four batsmen for single digits against Australia at Col-SSC on 19.09.02 { Javed Omar for 4, Al Shahriar for zero, Habibul Bashar for zero and Mazarul Huq for 3}

SHT Kandamby’s run for 53 in this game provide the 14^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after registering a fifty in the tournament. He became the first Sri Lankan batsman to be run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.

SHT Kandamby’s 53 and AD Mathews’s 52 in this game provide the 19^th and 20^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen registering fifties in the tournament. These two fifties remain the two fifties scored by Sri Lankan batsmen against England in the tournament.

SHT Kandamby’s 53 and AD Mathews’s 52 in this game provide the 14th and 15th occasions of batsmen from various teams registering fifties against England in the tournament.

Kandamby registered his fifth one day fifty when he made 53 in this game. The other four are – 93* vs India at Col-RPS on 31.01.09, 91* vs India at Col-RPS on 12.09.09, 66 vs India at Col-RPS on 14.09.09 and 59 vs Pakistan at Karachi on 21.01.09.

AD Mathews registered his third one day fifty when he made 52 in this game. The other two are – 52 not out vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka {SBNS} on 12.0.09 and 51 vs New Zealand at Col-RPS on 08.09.09

JM Anderson’s figures of 9.3-2-20-3 in this game represent the 24^th occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs in the tournament. He is the second England bowler after A Flintoff who had figures of 6.0-1-11-3 against Zimbabwe at Birmingham on 10.09.04 to perform such a feat.

EJG Morgan’s 63 not out in this game provide the 22^nd occasion of an England batsman registering fifty in the tournament. He became the first batsman to register a fifty against Sri Lanka in the tournament.

EJG Morgan registered 63 not out on his first appearance in the tournament. He earned the distinction of becoming the 24^th batsman to register a fifty on first appearance in the tournament. He is the sixth England batsman to score a fifty on first appearance in the tournament. The feats of six batsmen are listed below

No	Batsman	Score		Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Fairbrother	56		Eng	Vs	RSA	Dhaka	25.10.98
2	N Hussain	95		Eng	Vs	Ban	Nairobi	05.10.00
3	AJ Stewart	87	*	Eng	Vs	RSA	Nairobi	05.10.00
4	Collingwood	80	*	Eng	Vs	Zim	Birmingham	10.09.04
5	V Solanki	62		Eng	Vs	Zim	Birmingham	10.09.06
6	EJG Morgan	63	*	Eng	Vs	Srl	Jo’burg	25.09.09

SHT Kandamby’s 53 and AD Mathews’s 50 were in a losing cause in this game providing the 51^st and 52^nd occasion of batsman’s fifties going in vain in the tournament. As far as Sri Lankan batsmen are concerned, this game provides the first occasion when Sri Lankan batsmen’s fifties have gone in vain.

SHT Kandamby’s 53 and AD Mathews’s 50 were in a losing cause in this game providing the eighth occasion of two batsmen’s fifties going in vain in the tournament. The following table lists all such occasions.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Campbell	100	Zim	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	24.10.98
1	A Flower	77	Zim	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	24.10.98
2	Fairbrother	56	Eng	vs	RSA	Dhaka	25.10.98
2	A Hollioake	83*	Eng	Vs	RSA	Dhaka	25.10.98
3	Ganguly	117	Ind	Vs	NZl	Nairobi	15.10.00
3	Tendulkar	69	Ind	Vs	NZl	Nairobi	15.10.00
4	Gibbs	116*	RSA	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	25.09.02
4	Kallis	97	RSA	VS	Ind	Col-RPS	25.09.02
5	Mohd Yousuf	71	Pak	Vs	NZl	Mohali	25.10.06
5	Shoaib Malik	52	Pak	Vs	NZl	Mohali	25.10.06
6	Gayle	101	Win	Vs	Eng	Ahmedabad	28.10.06
6	Bravo	112*	Win	Vs	Eng	Ahmedabad	28.10.06
7	Sehwag	65	Ind	Vs	Aus	Mohali	29.10.06
7	Dravid	52	Ind	Vs	Aus	Mohali	29.10.06
8	Kandamby	53	Srl	Vs	Eng	Jo’burg	25.09.09
8	Mathews	52	Srl	vs	Eng	Jo’burg	25.09.09

Sri Lanka’s all out for 212 in this game provide the 49^th occasion of a team being all out in the tournament. As far Sri Lanka is concerned, this is the fifth occasion. Sri Lanka now joins the other teams – Bangladesh, Pakistan, and West Indies – who have been all out on five occasions. Only New Zealand and Zimbabwe have been all out on six occasions in the tournament.

Sri Lanka {05}, Bangladesh {05|, Pakistan {05}, West Indies {05} and Zimbabwe {06} have lost the all the games when they have been all out. Only New Zealand has won one game out of the six occasions when they have been all out

In fact, out of the 49 occasions on which a team has been dismissed all out in the tournement, 48 occasions have ended in a losing cause. New Zealand is the only team to win a game when it has been dismissed all out. It had won its game against South Africa at Mumbai {BS} on 16.10.06 by 87 runs. Batting first, New Zealand were all out for 195 and then dismissed South Africa for 108.