India vs Sri Lanka one day series : India win the fourth one dayer at Kolkata
Fourth One day International at Kolkata on 24.12.09: India won by seven wickets and lead the five match series 3-1.
WU Tharanga {118}, G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 17th occasion of three or more batsman scoring hundreds in an one day game in the history of one day internationals
G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 80th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in the history of one day internationals
G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 21st occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings.
G Gambhri’s 150 not out provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman registering a score of 150 plus when two Indian batsmen have scored hundreds in an innings.
G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the seventh occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against Sri Lanka.
G Gambhir {150*} and V Kohli {107} scored hundreds in this game providing the 16th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against Sri Lanka.
G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game provide the 57th occasion of a batsman registering 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals.
G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game provide the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman registering 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals.
G Gambhir with his 150 not out in this game became the third Indian batsman to register 150 plus runs on two or more occasions. His other innings of 150 plus was against Sri Lanka when he had made exact 150 at Col-RPS on 05.02.09. Others are SR Tendulkar {04} and SC Ganguly {02}.
G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game represent the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka. The other three occasions are – 183* by MS Dhoni at Jaipur on 31.10.05, 183 by SC Ganguly at Taunton on 26.05.99 and 150 by G Gambhir at Col-RPS on 05.02.99
G Gambhir’s 150 not out in this game represent the fourth occasion of batsmen from various teams scoring 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka. G Gambhir remains the only batsman to register two scores of 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka in one day games. The other occasion of G Gambhir scoring 150 plus runs is at Col-RPS on 05.02.09, when he scored exact 150 runs.
G Gambhir became the 12th batsman in the history of one day internationals to score 150 plus runs on two or more occasions. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {04}, SR Tendulkar {04}, CH Gayle {03}, BC Lara {03}, IVA Richards {03}, SC Ganguly {02}, HH Gibbs {02}, AC Gilchrist {02}, ML Hayden {02}, H Masakadza {02} and A Symonds {02}.
KC Sangakkara was dismissed stumped in this game providing the sixth occasion of his being dismissed stumped in one day games. All the six dismissals are furnished below
| No | Runs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 66 | Ind | Bristol | 11.07.02 |
| 2 | 14 | RSA | Dambulla | 25.08.04 |
| 3 | 69 | Pak | Lahore | 14.10.04 |
| 4 | 38 | Eng | Dambulla | 01.10.07 |
| 5 | 46 | Ind | Cuttack | 21.12.09 |
| 6 | 60 | Ind | Kolkata | 24.12.09 |
KC Sangakkara joined the select band of “stumper stumped by stumper” on six or more occasions to become the third stumper. The complete list read thus – A Flower of Zimbabwe {10}, PJL Dujon of West Indies {06}. and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {06}
The three hundreds scored by WU Tharanga, G Gambir and V Kohli takes the number of hundreds scored in the calendar year 2009 to 68. This is the fourth occasion of 60 plus hundreds scored in a calendar year. In 2007, 75 hundreds were scored, in 2002, 62 hundreds were scored and in 2006, 60 hundreds were scored.
Thus with one more match to go in the calendar year 2009, 68 hundreds scored represent the second highest number of hundreds scored in a calendar year. The most hundreds were scored is 75 in 2007
More to follow ………….