RT Ponting's feat – becomes the first Aussie batsman to aggregate 2000 runs against a specific opposition
RT Ponting completed 2000 runs against India when he was on 25 during his knock of 45 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2020. He not only became the first Australian batsman to aggregate 2000 plus runs against Australia but also became the first Australian batsman to aggregate 2000 plus runs against a specific opposition.
RT Ponting’s 2020 runs against India provide the 14th occasion of a batsman totaling 2000 runs against a specific opposition. The complete list read as under
| No | Batsmen | Team | Opp | Mat | Runs |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Aus | 66 | 2995 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | Ind | 86 | 2848 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Srl | 74 | 2749 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | Pak | 82 | 2517 |
| 5 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak | Ind | 67 | 2403 |
| 6 | DL Haynes | Win | Pak | 65 | 2390 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Pak | 67 | 2389 |
| 8 | PA de Silva | Srl | Pak | 75 | 2319 |
| 9 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak | Srl | 63 | 2265 |
| 10 | DLHaynes | Win | Aus | 64 | 2262 |
| 11 | Saeed Anwar | Pak | Srl | 52 | 2198 |
| 12 | IVA Richards | Win | Aus | 54 | 2187 |
| 13 | RT Ponting | Aus | Ind | 54 | 2020 |
| 14 | Saeed Anwar | Pak | Ind | 50 | 2002 |