India vs Australia Seven Match One Day series : Third One day game at Delhi on 31,10.09 : India won by six wickets and lead the seven match series 2-1

This game at Delhi between India and Australia is 100^th one day game between the two countries. India and Australia became the eighth opposition to play 100 plus one day games in the history of one day internationals. Other seven are – Australia vs West Indies {120}, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka {119}, Australia vs New Zealand {118}, India vs Pakistan {118}, Pakistan vs West Indies {114}, India vs Sri Lanka {113}, Australia vs England {101}.

Australia become the only country to play 100 matches against four oppositions in the history of one day internationals taking into account the Delhi game against India in advance. Prior to this game which is the 100^th game against India, it has played 100 plus one day games against three oppositions – against West Indies {120}, against New Zealand {118} and against England {101}

India has now played 100^th one day game against three oppositions. It has already played 100 plus one day games against Pakistan {118} and Sri Lanka {113}. Pakistan is the other country to have played 100 games against three oppositions – vs Sri Lanka {119, vs India {116} and vs West Indies {114}.

Australia capped MC Henriques and GA Manou in this game. They became the 179^th and 180^th cricketers to play for Australia in one day games. They also became the ninth and tenth Australian cricketers to make their one day debut against India.

GA Manou became the 16^th Australian wicket keeper batsman to make his one day debut. He is the third Aussie wicket keeper batsman after T Zoherer {at Sydney on 05.02.86} and GC Dyer {at Hyderabad on 24.12.86} to make one day debut against India.

GA Manou became the 153^rd wicket keeper batsman to make his debut in the history of one day internationals.

RT Ponting has opened the Australian innings for the second occasion in his one day career when he opened the innings with SR Watson in this game. The first occasion was against Zimbabwe at Harare on 24.10.99. He made 87 not out in this game. He batted at Number one position in this game.

RT Ponting scored 59 in this game while batting at number two. Thus he has scored fifties on both occasions when he opened the innings for Australia in a one day game.

RT Ponting for the first time in his captaincy career opened the innings for Australia. His opening the innings in this game provide the 90^th occasion of Australian captain opening the innings in a one day game.

RT Ponting scored 59 in this game to become the third Australian captain-cum-opening batsman on his first such appearance. The other two are AC Gilchrist {98 vs West Indies at Brisbane on 14.01.01} and MJ Clarke {98 vs New Zealand at Melbourne in 06.02.09}

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game provide the 23^rd occasion of an Australian captain who opened the innings registering a fifty in one day games.

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game provide the fifth occasion of an Australian captain who opened the innings registering a fifty against India in one day games.

No	Captains	Runs	Ground	Date
1	MATaylor	59	Mumbai	27.02.96
2	MATaylor	105	Bangalore	21.10.96
3	MATaylor	78	Mohali	03.11.98
4	ACGilchrist	75	Perth	01.02.04
5	RTPonting	59	Delhi	31.10.09

RT Ponting {59} and MEK Hussey {81*} registered fifties in this game which swelled the number of fifties scored by Australian batsmen against India to 139.

MEK Hussey’s (81*} in this game represents his fifth against India and is his highest individual score. The previous best was 73 at Vadodara on 25.10.09, the first game of this series. His five fifties are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	MEK Hussey	65*	Melbourne	10 Feb 2008
2	MEK Hussey	67	Centurion	28 Sep 2009
3	MEK Hussey	73	Vadodara	25 Oct 2009
4	MEK Hussey	53	Nagpur	28 Oct 2009
5	MEK Hussey	81*	Delhi	31 Oct 2009

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game is his 13^th fifty against India and he shares the record of most fifties against India which is 13 with AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Gilchrist	61	Kochi	01 Apr 1998
2	AC Gilchrist	68	Galle	23 Aug 1999
3	AC Gilchrist	77	Col-SSC	28 Aug 1999
4	AC Gilchrist	92	Adelaide	26 Jan 2000
5	AC Gilchrist	63	Indore	31 Mar 2001
6	AC Gilchrist	76	Margao	06 Apr 2001
7	AC Gilchrist	57	Johannesburg	23 Mar 2003
8	AC Gilchrist	83	Gwalior	26 Oct 2003
9	AC Gilchrist	111	Bangalore	12 Nov 2003
10	AC Gilchrist	95	Sydney	22 Jan 2004
11	AC Gilchrist	75	Perth	1 Feb 2004
12	AC Gilchrist	79*	Vadodara	11 Oct 2007
13	AC Gilchrist	51	Nagpur	14 Oct 2007
1	ML Hayden	99	Bangalore	25 Mar 2001
2	ML Hayden	57	Pune	28 Mar 2001
3	ML Hayden	111	Vizag	03 Apr 2001
4	ML Hayden	109	Brisbane	18 Jan 2004
5	ML Hayden	50	Melbourne	06 Feb 2004
6	ML Hayden	126	Sydney	08 Feb 2004
7	ML Hayden	54	K Lumpur	22 Sep 2006
8	ML Hayden	75	Kochi	02 Oct 2007
9	ML Hayden	60	Hyd-Ind	05 Oct 2007
10	ML Hayden	92	Chandigarh	08 Oct 2007
11	ML Hayden	54	Sydney	24 Feb 2008
12	ML Hayden	82	Sydney	02 Mar 2008
13	ML Hayden	55	Brisbane	04 Mar 2008
1	RT Ponting	62	Dunedin	22 Feb 1995
2	RT Ponting	84	Kanpur	07 Apr 1998
3	RT Ponting	115	Melbourne	12 Jan 2000
4	RT Ponting	101	Vizag	03 Apr 2001
5	RT Ponting	140*	Johannesburg	23 Mar 2003
6	RT Ponting	108*	Bangalore	12 Nov 2003
7	RT Ponting	88	Melbourne	06 Feb 2004
8	RT Ponting	58	Mohali	29 Oct 2006
9	RT Ponting	57	Mumbai	17 Oct 2007
10	RT Ponting	124	Sydney	24 Feb 2008
11	RT Ponting	65	Centurion	28 Sep 2009
12	RT Ponting	74	Vadodara	25 Oct 2009
13	RT Ponting	59	Delhi	31 Oct 2009

CL White’s zero in this game provides the 50^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a duck against India in India-Australia one day series.

RT Ponting registered his 100^th fifty in one day games {28 centuries and 72 half centuries} when he made 72 in this game to becoame the second batsman in the history of one day games to register 100 plus fifties. SR Tendulkar with 135 fifties {44 hundred and 91 half centuries} is the other batsman who has scored 100 plus fifties.

SR Tendulkar took his run aggregate against Australia to 2780 with his 32 runs in this game. He went past the run aggregate of 2749 against Sri Lanka, when he was on 2 during his knock of 32 in this game.

SR Tendulkar at the end of this game with his run aggregate of 2780 runs against Australia stands second in the list of batsmen who have scored 2000 plus runs against a specific country. ST Jayasuriya with 2848 runs against Australia leads the table. RT Ponting is all set to join this elite band during this series. At the end of this game, he has an aggregate of 1923 runs against India and require 77 runs to reach the milestone of becoming the first Australian batsman to score 2000 runs against a specific opposition.

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Mat	Runs
1	Jayasuriya	Srl	Ind	86	2848
2	Tendulkar	Ind	Aus	64	2780
3	Tendulkar	Ind	Srl	74	2749
4	Jayasuriya	Srl	Pak	82	2517
5	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	Ind	67	2403
6	Haynes	Win	Pak	65	2390
7	Tendulkar	Ind	Pak	67	2389
8	PAdeSilva	Srl	Pak	75	2319
9	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	Srl	63	2265
10	Haynes	Win	Aus	64	2262
11	SaeedAnwar	Pak	Srl	52	2198
12	IVARichards	Win	Aus	54	2187
13	SaeedAnwar	Pak	Ind	50	2002

SR Tendulkar has a world record to his credit in this category of statistics – he remains the only batsman in the history of one day games to have an aggregate of 2000 plus against three specific nations – 2780 runs vs Australia, 2740 runs vs Sri Lanka and 2389 runs vs Pakistan.

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni added 148 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 284^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions in one day games. Australia {285} is the only team ahead of India in terms of number of three figure partrernships at the end of this game.

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni added 148 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 38th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia. This stand also represents the eight occasion of a fourth wicket three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against Australia.

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni added 148 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 18th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia on Indian soil. This stand also represents the record fourth wicket partnership by Indian batsmen against Australia on Indian soil. The previous best was the 119 runs partnership between MS Dhoni and G Gambhir at Nagpur on 28.10.09.

SR Tendulkar was dismissed run out in this game providing the 29^th occasion of an Indian batsman run out against Australia in one day games on Indian soil. This is the third occasion of Tendulkar being dismissed run out against Australia – 35 at Bangalore on 25.03.01, 79 at Chandigarh on 08.10.07 and 32 at Delhi on 31.10.09. VVS Laxman is the other Indian batsman dismissed run out on three occasions against Australia on Indian soil – 81 at Pune 28.03.01, 83 at Indore on 31.03.01 and 102 at Gwalior on 26.10.03.

SR Tendulakr’s run out for 32 in this game provides the 92^nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against Australia in one day games. SR Tendulkar and M Prabhakar are the two batsmen who have been dismissed run out against Australia on six occasions

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	MPrabhakar	5	Chennai	09.10.87
2	MPrabhakar	1	Hobart	10.12.91
3	MPrabhakar	17	Adelaide	15.12.91
4	MPrabhakar	0	Melbourne	18.01.92
5	MPrabhakar	1	Brisbane	01.03.92
6	MPrabhakar	3	Mumbai	27.02.96
1	SRTendulkar	31	Sydney	14.01.92
2	SRTendulkar	141	Dhaka	28.10.98
3	SRTendulkar	12	Melbourne	12.01.00
4	SRTendulkar	35	Bangalore	25.02.01
5	SRTendulkar	79	Chandigarh	08.10.07
6	SRTendulkar	32	Delhi	31.10.09

SR Tendulkar’s run out for 32 in this game provides the 31^st occasion of his being run out in an one day game. R Dravid {39} and M Azharuddin {32} are the other two Indian batsmen, who have been run out on more occasions than SR Tendulkar,

The following batsmen have been dismissed run out on 30 plus occasions in one day games, with MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka leading the table with 41 occasions

No	Batsmen	Team	ROs
1	MS Atapattu	Srl	41
2	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	40
3	R Dravid	Ind	39
4	Wasim Akram	Pak	38
5	Mohd Yousuf	Pak	37
6	M Azharuddin	Ind	32
7	ME Waugh	Aus	32
8	SR Tendulkar	Ind	31
9	A Ranatunga	Srl	30

RT Ponting {59} and MS Dhoni {71*} scored fifties in this game which represents the 102^nd occasion of rival captains registering fifties in the history of one day games. As far India-Australia one day series is concerned this is the sixth occasion of rival captains registering fifties.

No	Venue	Date	Team	Captains	Runs
1	Rajkot	07.10.86	Ind	NKapildev	58
1	Rajkot	07.10.86	Aus	ARBorder	91*
2	B’lore	21.10.96	Ind	SRTendulkar	88
2	B’lore	21.10.96	Aus	MATaylor	105
3	Mohali	03.11.96	Ind	SRTendulkar	82
3	Mohali	03.11.96	Aus	MATaylor	78
4	Sharjah	24.04.98	Ind	MAzharuddin	58
4	Sharjah	24.04.98	Aus	SRWaugh	70
5	Mohali	29.10.08	Ind	RDravid	52
5	Mohali	29.10.08	Aus	RTPonting	58
6	Delhi	31.10.09	Ind	MSDhoni	71*
6	Delhi	31.10.09	Aus	RTPonting	59

Yuvraj Singh {78} and MS Dhoni {71*} registered fifties in this game providing the 116^th and 117^th occasion of Indian batsmen registering fifties against Australia. Yuvraj Singh {78} and MS Dhoni {71*} registered their fourth fifties against Australia.

MS Dhoni’s 71 not out in this game provides the 16^th occasion of an Indian captain registering a fifty against Australia in India-Australia one day series.

MS Dhoni with his 71 not out which was his fourth fifty as captain, has now the record for most fifties by an Indian captain against Australia. He went past M Azharuddin’s record of three fifties.

No	Captains	Runs	Ground	Date
1	Azharuddin	93	Brisbane	01.03.92
2	Azharuddin	82	Kochi	01.04.98
3	Azharuddin	58	Sharjah	24.04.98
1	MS Dhoni	58	Kochi	02.10.07
2	MS Dhoni	50*	Chandigarh	08.10.07
3	MS Dhoni	124	Nagpur	28.10.09
4	MS Dhoni	71*	Delhi	31.10.09

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game provide the 23^rd occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty against India. This is the ninth occasion of RT Ponting scoring a fifty against India while leading Australia.

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game represent his 64^th fifty as captain in one day games against various oppositions. It was his 44^th half century and he has 20 hundreds to his credit.

MS Dhoni’s 71 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman registering a fifty against Australia.

No	Bastmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	V Dahiya	51	Bangalore	25.03.01
2	R Draivd	74	Brisbane	18.01.04
3	MS Dhoni	58	Kochi	02.10.07
4	MS Dhoni	50*	Chandigarh	08.10.07
5	MS Dhoni	124	Nagpur	28.10.09
6	MS Dhoni	71*	Delhi	31.10.09

At the end of this game, Indian batsmen have scored 1624 sixes which represent the most number of sixes by a team in the history of one day internationals. Pakistan stands second in the list with 1621 sixes {Note : Number of sixes are as per the available records}.