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GC Smith and HM Amla were concerned in a second wicket partnership of 230 runs in South Africa’s second innings against England at Cape Town providing the 15^th occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs for the second wicket in its second innings of a test match

No	Runs	Partner-1	Partner-2
		Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	215	HSTLHendry	WMWoodfull
		Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1928
2	221	WRHammond	HSutcliffe
		Eng	SAF	Birmingham	Jun 1929
3	274	DGBradman	WMWoodfull
		Aus	SAF	Melbourne	Dec 1931
4	237	VLManjrekar	P Roy
		Ind	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
5	222	JKC Holt	FMMWorrell
		Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Feb 1954
6	233	JBenaud	APSheahan
		Aus	Pak	Melbourne	Dec 1972
7	220	GSChappell	IRRedpath
		Aus	Eng	Sydney	Jan 1975
8	344*	SMGavaskar	DBVengsarkar
		Ind	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
9	200	MAmarnath	ADGaekwad
		Ind	Win	St John’s	Apr 1983
10	210	JJ Crowe	GPHowarth
		NZl	Win	Kingston	May 1985
11	221	DC Boon	MATaylor
		Aus	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 1992
12	212	DJCullinan	GKirsten
		SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Nov 1996
13	201	MLHayden	RTPonting
		Aus	SAF	Durban	Mar 2006
14	200	FawadAlam	YounisKhan
		Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2009
15	230	HMAmla	GCSmith
		SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 2010

South African batsmen have posted 200 plus runs for the second occasion satisfying all the parameters laid down in the captioned category of statistics. The two occasions are listed below

No	Runs	Partner-1	Partner-2
		Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	212	DJCullinan	GKirsten
		SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Nov 1996
2	230	HMAmla	GCSmith
		SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 2010

Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh Captain, was dismissed run out without scoring facing one delivery in the game against India at Mirpur on 07.01.10 providing the sixth occasion of a captain dismissed run out without scoring facing on delivery in the history of one day internationals. All the six occasions are listed below

No	Captains	Runs	BF	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	KRRutherford	0	1	NZl	Aus	Melbourne	19.01.94
2	Moin Khan	0	1	Pak	Win	Sharjah	19.10.99
3	SM Pollock	0	1	RSA	NZl	Hobart	15.01.02
4	P Utseya	0	1	Zim	RSA	Bulawayo	22.08.07
5	DT Johnston	0	1	Ire	Ban	Mirpur	22.03.08
6	ShakibAlHasan	0	1	Ban	Ind	Mirpue	07.01.10

Mumbai has been the finalists in Ranji Trophy on 42 occasions and has won the coveted Ranji Trophy on 38 occasions. It could not lay hands on the Trophy in the following seasons – 1947-48, 1979-80, 1982-83 and 1990-91. The following table lists out the performance of Mumbai in its 42 outings in the finals of the Championship

1	Ranji Trophy, 1934-35, Final
	Mumbai v Northern India
	Gymkhana Ground, Mumbai
	9,10,11,12 March 1935 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 208 runs
2	Ranji Trophy, 1935-36, Final
	Mumbai v Tamil Nadu
	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	27,28,29,30,31 March 1936 (timeless match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 190 runs
3	Ranji Trophy, 1941-42, Final
	Mumbai v Karnataka
	Mumbai
	07,08,09 March 1942 (3-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 281 runs
4	Ranji Trophy, 1944-45, Final
	Mumbai v Holkar
	Mumbai
	04,05,06,07,08 March 1945 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 374 runs
5	Ranji Trophy, 1947-48, Final
	Holkar v Mumbai
	Indore
	20,21,22,23 March 1948 (4-day match)
	Result: Holkar won by 9 wickets
6	Ranji Trophy, 1948-49, Final
	Mumbai v Baroda
	Mumbai
	18,19,20,21,22 March 1949 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 468 runs
7	Ranji Trophy, 1951-52, Final
	Mumbai v Holkar
	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
	01,02,03,04,05 March 1952 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 531 runs
8	Ranji Trophy, 1953-54, Final
	Holkar v Mumbai
	Indore
	13,14,15,16,17 March 1954(5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 8 wickets
9	Ranji Trophy, 1955-56, Final
	Bengal v Mumbai
	Calcutta
	30,31 March 01,02 April 1956 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 8 wickets
10	Ranji Trophy, 1956-57, Final
	Services v Mumbai
	Delhi
	29,30,31 March 1 April 1957 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 38 runs
11	Ranji Trophy, 1958-59, Final
	Mumbai v Bengal
	Mumbai
	07,08,09,10,11 March 1959 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 420 runs
12	Ranji Trophy, 1959-60, Final
	Mumbai v Karnataka
	Mumbai
	10,11,12,13 March 1960 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 22 runs
13	Ranji Trophy, 1960-61, Final
	Rajasthan v Mumbai
	Udaipur
	08,09,10 March 1961 (3-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 7 wickets
14	Ranji Trophy, 1961-62, Final
	Mumbai v Rajasthan
	Mumbai
	20,21,22 March 1962 (3-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 287 runs
15	Ranji Trophy, 1962-63, Final
	Rajasthan v Mumbai
	Jaipur
	09,10,11,12,13 March 1963 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 19 runs
16	Ranji Trophy, 1963-64, Final
	Mumbai v Rajasthan
	Mumbai
	20,21,22,23,24 March 1964 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 9 wickets
17	Ranji Trophy, 1964-65, Final
	Hyderabad v Mumbai
	Hyderabad
	03,04,05,06 April 1965 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 126 runs
18	Ranji Trophy, 1965-66, Final
	Rajasthan v Mumbai
	Jaipur
	17,18,19,20 February 1966 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 8 wickets
19	Ranji Trophy, 1966-67, Final
	Mumbai v Rajasthan
	Mumbai
	23,24,25,26,27 March 1967 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn : Mumbai won on first innings
20	Ranji Trophy, 1967-68, Final
	Mumbai v Tamil Nadu
	Mumbai
	16,17,18,19,20 February 1968 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn : Mumbai won on first innings
21	Ranji Trophy, 1968-69, Final
	Mumbai v Bengal
	Mumbai
	15,16,17,18,19 February 1969 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn (Mumbai won on 1st innings)
22	Ranji Trophy, 1969-70, Final
	Mumbai v Rajasthan
	Mumbai
	02,03,05,06 April 1970 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 59 runs
23	Ranji Trophy, 1970-71, Final
	Mumbai v Maharashtra
	Mumbai
	02,03,04,06,07 April 1971 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 48 runs
24	Ranji Trophy, 1971-72, Final
	Mumbai v Bengal
	Mumbai
	21,22,23,25,26 April 1972 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 246 runs
25	Ranji Trophy, 1972-73, Final
	Tamil Nadu v Mumbai
	Tamil Nadu
	18,19,20 April 1973 (3-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 123 runs
26	Ranji Trophy, 1974-75, Final
	Mumbai v Karnataka
	Mumbai
	29,30,31 March 01,02 April 1975 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 7 wickets
27	Ranji Trophy, 1975-76, Final
	Bihar v Mumbai
	Jamshedpur
	15,16,17,19 February 1976 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 10 wickets
28	Ranji Trophy, 1976-77, Final
	Delhi v Mumbai
	Delhi
	08,09,10,12,13 April 1977 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 129 runs
29	Ranji Trophy, 1979-80, Final
	Delhi v Mumbai
	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	11,12,13,15,16 April 1980 (5-day match)
	Result: Delhi won by 240 runs
30	Ranji Trophy, 1980-81, Final
	Mumbai v Delhi
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	20,21,22,23 March 1981 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 46 runs
31	Ranji Trophy, 1982-83, Final
	Mumbai v Karnataka
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	11,12,13,14,15 March 1983 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn : Karnataka won on first innings
32	Ranji Trophy, 1983-84, Final
	Mumbai v Delhi
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	30,31 March 01,02,03 April 1984 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn : Mumbai won on first innings
33	Ranji Trophy, 1984-85, Final
	Mumbai v Delhi
	Mumbai
	01,02,03,05,06 April 1985 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 90 runs
34	Ranji Trophy, 1990-91, Final
	Mumbai v Haryana
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	03,04,05,06,07 May 1991 (5-day match)
	Result: Haryana won by 2 runs
35	Ranji Trophy, 1993-94, Final
	Mumbai v Bengal
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	27,28,29,30,31 March 1994 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 8 wickets
36	Ranji Trophy, 1994-95, Final
	Mumbai v Punjab
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	27,28,29,30,31 March 1995 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn : Mumbai won on 1st innings
37	Ranji Trophy, 1996-97, Final
	Delhi v Mumbai
	Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior (day-night)
	5,6,7,8,9 April 1997 (5-day match)
	Result: Match drawn : Mumbai won on first innings
38	Ranji Trophy, 1999-00, Final
	Mumbai v Hyderabad
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	19,20,21,22,23 April 2000 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 297 runs
39	Ranji Trophy, 2002-03, Final
	Mumbai v Tamil Nadu
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	4,5,6,7,8 May 2003 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 141 runs
40	Ranji Trophy, 2003-04, Final
	Tamil Nadu v Mumbai
	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
	26,27,28,29,30 March 2004 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn
	Series: Mumbai wins the 2003-04 Ranji Trophy
41	Ranji Trophy Super League, 2006-07, Final
	Mumbai v Bengal
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	2,3,4,5 February 2007 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 132 runs
	Series: Mumbai wins the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy Super League
42	Ranji Trophy Super League, 2008-09, Final
	Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh
	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	12,13,14,15,16 January 2009 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 243 runs
	Series: Mumbai wins the 2008-09 Ranji Trophy Super League

Karnataka has been the finalists in Ranji Trophy on eleven occasions previously. It is for the twelfth occasion they have been the finalists when they take on Mumbai at Mysore on 11.01.10.

Karnataka has won the coveted Trophy on six occasions – 1973-74, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1995-96, 1997-98 and 1998-99. Performance of Karnataka in eleven Ranji Trophy Finals are listed below

1	Ranji Trophy, 1941-42, Final
	Mumbai v Karnataka
	Mumbai
	07,08,09 March 1942 (3-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 281 runs
2	Ranji Trophy, 1959-60, Final
	Mumbai v Karnataka
	Mumbai
	10,11,12,13 March 1960 (4-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by an innings and 22 runs
3	Ranji Trophy, 1973-74, Final
	Rajasthan v Karnataka
	Jaipur
	23,24,25,27 March 1974 (4-day match)
	Result: Karnataka won by 185 runs
4	Ranji Trophy, 1974-75, Final
	Mumbai v Karnataka
	Mumbai
	29,30,31 March 01,02 April 1975 (5-day match)
	Result: Mumbai won by 7 wickets
5	Ranji Trophy, 1977-78, Final
	Uttar Pradesh v Karnataka
	Mohan Sports Stadium, Mohan Nagar
	04,05,06 April 1978 (3-day match)
	Result: Karnataka won by an innings and 193 runs
6	Ranji Trophy, 1978-79, Final
	Delhi v Karnataka
	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	24,25,26,28,29 March 1979 (5-day match)
	Result: Delhi won by 399 runs
7	Ranji Trophy, 1981-82, Final
	Delhi v Karnataka
	Delhi
	24,25,26,27,28, March 1982 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn : Delhi won on first innings
8	Ranji Trophy, 1982-83, Final
	Mumbai v Karnataka
	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
	11,12,13,14,15 March 1983 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn : Karnataka won on first innings
9	Ranji Trophy, 1995-96, Final
	Tamil Nadu v Karnataka
	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Tamil Nadu
	27,28,29,30,31 March 1996 (5-day match)
	Result: Match Drawn : Karnataka won on first innings
10	Ranji Trophy, 1997-98, Final
	Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh
	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	19,20,21,22,23 April 1998 (5-day match)
	Result: Karnataka won on 1st innings
11	Ranji Trophy, 1998-99, Final
	Karnataka v Madhya Pradesh
	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	19,20,21,22,23 April 1999 (5-day match)
	Result: Karnataka won by 96 runs

Karnataka and Mumbai will clash in the Finals of Ranji Trophy Finals scheduled to be played at Mysore from 11.01.10. This is how Mumbai progressed to the Finals of 2009-10 season

Performance of Mumbai in League stage

Group A : League Matches

Punjab v Mumbai at Chandigarh

Nov 3-6, 2009

Match drawn

Punjab 259 and 311/7

Mumbai 471/9d

Mumbai v Orissa at Mumbai (BS)

Nov 10-13, 2009

Match drawn

Mumbai 307/4d

Orissa 243/8

Mumbai v Himachal Pradesh at Mumbai

Nov 17-20, 2009

Mumbai won by 85 runs

Mumbai 162 and 335/7d

Himachal Pradesh 246 and 166

Railways v Mumbai at Delhi

Nov 24-27, 2009

Match drawn

Railways 187 and 309

Mumbai 284 and 69/0

Hyderabad v Mumbai at Hyd-RGS

Dec 1-4, 2009

Match drawn

Hyderabad 266 and 276/6

Mumbai 521/2d

Mumbai v Tamil Nadu at Mumbai

Dec 8-11, 2009

Match drawn

Tamil Nadu 501 and 255/3d

Mumbai 366

Mumbai v Gujarat at Mumbai (BS)

Dec 15-18, 2009

Match drawn

Mumbai 648/6d and 180/2

Gujarat 502

Points Table at the League Stage
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	Pts	Quo
Mumbai	7	1	0	6	19	1.646

Points earned by Mumbai from each match
No	Match Date	Team	Pts	Team	Pts
1	06 Nov 2009	Mumbai	3	Punjab	1
2	13 Nov 2009	Mumbai	1	Orissa	1
3	20 Nov 2009	Mumbai	5	H. Pradesh	0
4	27 Nov 2009	Mumbai	3	Railways	1
5	04 Dec 2009	Mumbai	3	Hyderabad	1
6	10 Dec 2009	Mumbai	1	Tamil Nadu	3
7	18 Dec 2009	Mumbai	3	Gujarat	1
	Total	Mumbai	19

Performance of Mumbai in Knock out stage

1st Quarter-Final

Haryana v Mumbai at Rohtak

Dec 24-27, 2009

Match drawn (Mumbai won on 1st innings)

Mumbai advances to Semi Finals

Mumbai 400 and 334/7

Haryana 164

1st Semi-Final

Mumbai v Delhi at Mumbai (BS)

Jan 3-6, 2010

Mumbai advances to Finals

Match drawn (Mumbai won on 1st innings)

Mumbai 500 and 187

Delhi 211 and 160/4

Karnataka and Mumbai will clash in the Finals of Ranji Trophy Tournament scheduled to be played at Mysore from 11.01.10. This is how Karnataka progressed to the Finals of 2009-10 season

Performance of Karnataka in League stage

Group B : League Matches

Uttar Pradesh v Karnataka at Meerut

Nov 3-6, 2009

Karnataka won by 185 runs

Karnataka 405 and 311/5d

Uttar Pradesh 279 and 252

Delhi v Karnataka at Delhi

Nov 10-13, 2009

Match drawn

Delhi 154 and 277

Karnataka 260 and 149/6

Karnataka v Bengal at Mysore

Nov 17-20, 2009

Match drawn

Bengal 324 and 213/6

Karnataka 523/9d

Maharashtra v Karnataka at Pune

Nov 24-27, 2009

Karnataka won by an innings and 128 runs

Maharashtra 105 and 320

Karnataka 553/4d

Baroda v Karnataka at Vadodara

Dec 1-3, 2009

Karnataka won by an innings and 102 runs

Karnataka 488

Baroda 153 and 233 (f/o)

Saurashtra v Karnataka at Rajkot

Dec 15-18, 2009

Karnataka won by 6 wickets

Saurashtra 216 and 407

Karnataka 384 and 241/4

Points Table at the League Stage Group B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	Pts	Quo
Karnataka	6	4	0	2	28	1.911

Points earned by Karnataka from each match
No	Match Date	Team	Pts	Team	Pts
1	6 Nov 2009	Karnataka	5	U. Pradesh	0
2	13 Nov 2009	Karnataka	3	Delhi	1
3	20 Nov 2009	Karnataka	3	Bengal	1
4	27 Nov 2009	Karnataka	6	Maharashtra	0
5	03 Dec 2009	Karnataka	6	Baroda	0
6	18 Dec 2009	Karnataka	5	Saurashtra	0
	Total	Karnataka	28

Performance of Karnataka in Knock out stage

3rd Quarter-Final

Karnataka v Punjab at Mysore

Dec 24-27, 2009

Match drawn (Karnataka won on 1st innings)

Karnataka advances to Semi Finals

Punjab 300 and 367/6d

Karnataka 378 and 42/1

2nd Semi-Final

Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh at Bangalore

Jan 3-6, 2010

Match drawn (Karnataka won on 1st innings)

Karnataka advances to Finals

Karnataka 575/7d and 247/8d

Uttar Pradesh 208 and 22/1

MEK Hussey and PM Siddle added 123 runs for the ninth wicket in Australia’s second innings against Pakistan in the recently concluded second test at Melbourne providing the 44^th occasion of a team posting a ninth wicket three figure partnership in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

As far as Australia is concerned, 123 runs stand for the ninth wicket between MEK Hussey and PM Siddle provide the ninth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a ninth wicket three figure partnership which are listed below

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Runs	Opp
		Ground	Mon/Yr
1	JMBlackham	SE Gregory	154	Eng
		Sydney	Dec 1894
2	AEVHartkopf	WASOldfield	100	Eng
		Melbourne	Jan 1925
3	WASOldfield	J Ryder	108	Eng
		Adelaide	Jan 1925
4	JW Gleeson	RW Marsh	104	Eng
		Manchester	Jun 1972
5	MF Malone	MHNWalker	100	Eng
		The Oval	Aug 1977
6	MG Hughes	DM Jones	114	Win
		Adelaide	Feb 1989
7	GF Lawson	SR Waugh	130	Eng
		Lord’s	Jun 1989
8	JN Gillespie	SR Waugh	133	Ind
		Kolkata	Mar 2001
9	MEK Hussey	PM Siddle	123	Pak
		Sydney	Jan 2010

MEK Hussey and PM Siddle added 123 runs for the ninth wicket in Australia’s second innings against Pakistan in the recently concluded second test at Melbourne providing the fourth occasion of a team posting a ninth wicket three figure partnership against Pakistan in a test innings. The other three occasions are – 149 runs between RB Desai and PG Joshi {India vs Pakistna at Mumbai-BS in Dec 1969}, 195 runs between MV Boucher and PL Symcox {South Africa vs Pakistan at Jo’burg in Feb 98} and 101 runs between ST Jayasuriya and CRD Fernando {Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Faisalabad in Oct 2004}

Sri C Keshava Murthy, domestic champion cricket statistician is at it again!. He brings you the stats highlights of the semi finals between Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh which was concluded this evening. Read on ……………

Highlights of the Ranji Trophy Semi Final between Karnataka/Uttar Pradesh at Bangalore from 3rd to 6th January 2010

Playing record at the end of the game:
Teams	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn
Karnataka	356	161	55	140
Uttar Pradesh	278	64	62	152
Note : Drawn games include No result and unfinished games

Head to Head Count:
Teams	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn
Karnataka	6	3	0	3
Uttar Pradesh	6	0	3	3

This was the first Ranji Trophy match played by Karnataka at Bangalore in 2009/10. The previous seven matches had all been played outside Bangalore.

By virtue of First innings lead, Karnataka qualified for the Final of the Ranji Trophy this season. This was Karnataka’s 27th Semi final fixture in Ranji Trophy Championship.

Out of these 27 occasions, Karnataka has been the finalists on 12 occasions. Karnataka will now meet Mumbai in the Finals of 2009-10 season which is slated for 11^th of January 2010

Karnataka’s 575 for 7 declared in this game represent the 31^st occasion of Karnataka posting 550 plus runs against various oppositions in Ranji Trophy.

Karnataka has posted 500 plus runs against Uttar Pradesh on three occasions. They are – 617 for 9 at Bangalore in 1997/98, 575 for 7 declared at Bangalore in 2009/10 and 511 at Bangalore in 2008/09

Karnataka’s 575 for 7 declared in this game represent the second highest total posted by Karnataka against Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka has posted 500 plus runs against four teams on three or more occasions. The teams are – Tamilnadu {four occasions}, Andhra {three occasions}, Hyderabad {three occaions} and Uttar Pradesh {three occasions}. Uttar Pradesh is a new entrant to this list.

Karnataka’s 575 for 7 declared in this game represent the third occasion of Karnataka posting 500 plus runs in 2009/10 season. The other two occasions are – 523-9 declared against Bengal at Mysore in Nov 2009 and 553/4 d against Maharashtra at Poona in November 2009.

Mangalam Chinnsawamy Stadium, Bangalore has witnessed the 12th occasion of Karnataka posting a total of 500 plus runs including its 575 for 7 declared in this game.

As five oppositions have also registered 500 plus totals against Karnataka, 575 for 7 declared by Karnataka in this game represent the 17^th occasion of 500 plus runs posted at Mangalam Chinnsawamy Stadium,

R Dravid’s 209 not out represents his fifth double hundred in Ranji Trophy which are listed below

No	Score	Opp	Date
1	200*	Andhra	Nov 1992
2	215	Uttar Pradesh	Apr 1998
3	210	Hyderabad	Nov 1998
4	214	Mumbai	Nov 2007
5	209*	Uttar Pradesh	Jan 2010

R Dravid’s 209 not out represent the third double hundred by a Karnataka batsman against Uttar Pradesh. The other two double hundreds are – 247 by GR Viswanath at Mohan Nagar in 1977-78 and 215 by R Dravid at Bangalore in 1997-98

Apart from R Dravid who has scored five double hundreds, B Rowland is the other Karnataka batsman who has scored three double hundreds

R Dravid’s 209 not out represent the 19th double hundred by a Karnataka batsman against various oppositions in Ranji Trophy Championship

Karnataka batsmen have registered three double hundreds against Kerala, Tamilnadu and Uttar Pradesh, the last named is a new entrant to the already existing two teams

R Dravid’s 209 not out represents his 17^th hundred in Ranji Trophy which are listed below

No	Score	Opp	Date
1	200*	Andhra	Nov 1992
2	191	Andhra	Dec 1994
3	134	Bengal	Feb 1991
4	126	Goa	Nov 1991
5	108	Goa	Dec 1995
6	121	Himachal Pradesh	Nov 2007
7	153	Hyderabad	Mar 1996
8	210	Hyderabad	Nov 1998
9	128	Kerala	Nov 1991
10	105*	Kerala	Jan 1994
11	214	Mumbai	Nov 2007
12	138	Orissa	Feb 1998
13	149	Rajasthan	Feb 2000
14	151*	Tamil Nadu	Dec 1993
15	114	Tamil Nadu	Mar 1996
16	215	Uttar Pradesh	Apr 1998
17	209*	Uttar Pradesh	Jan 2010

R Dravid’s 209 not out represent his fourth hundred while leading Karnaataka. The four hundreds are listed below

No	Score	Opp	Date
1	153	Hyderabad	Mar 1996
2	210	Hyderabad	Nov 1998
3	215	Uttar Pradesh	Apr 1998
4	209*	Uttar Pradesh	Jan 2010

R Dravid holds the record of registering the highest score by a Karnataka captain in Ranji Trophy – 215 against Uttar Pradesh in Apr 1998

209* by Dravid represent the eighth hundred by Karnataka batsmen against Uttar Pradesh. All the eight hundreds are listed below

No	Score	Batsmen	Venue	Season
1	247	GRViswanath	Mohannagar	1977/78
2	100	BP Patel	Mohannagar	1977/78
3	122	RVBharadwaj	Bangalore	1997/98
4	104	J Arunkumar	Bangalore	1997/98
5	215	R Dravid	Bangalore	1997/98
6	135	B Akhil	Bangalore	2008/09
7	194	MKPandey	Meerut	2009/10
8	209*	R Dravid	Bangalore	2009/10

KB Pawan registered his tenth when he made 52 in this game. MK Pandey registered his ninth fifty with his 66 in this game.

MK Pandey has now scored 738 runs from eight matches and is the second batsman to aggregate 700 plus runs in 2009-10 Ranji Season. The other batsman is AB Rahane of Mumbai {791}. MK Pandey’s 738 runs have come in his debut season. He is the second Karnataka batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in the debut season after MR Beerala who aggregated 617 runs in 1999-00 season.

At the end of this game, the four Karnataka batsmen have an aggregate of 500 plus runs in 2009-10 season – MK Pandey {738}, KB Pawan {575}, G Satish {554} and A Verma {550}. G Satish and A Verma reached the milestone in this game

CM Gautam’s 100 in Karnataka’s second innings is his second hundred in Ranji Trophy this season. His first hundred of the season was his 108* against Bengal at Mysore in this season.

RP Sravastava registered his seventh half century and ninth fifty when he made 55 in this game. He was playing his 35^th match. P Kumar registered his eighth half century in his 32^nd match when he scored 58 not out in this game

At the end of this game, R Vinaykumar has an aggregate of 39 wickets from seven matches. He has the record for most wickets in 2009-10 season. A Mithun has 38 wickets from eight matches in this season and his aggregate is the second best for the 2009-10 season.

It is interesting to note that there are two occasions of batsman’s individual score greater than team’s total in Karanatka-Uttar Pradesh encounters.

01. At Mohannagar in 1977-78 : GR Viswanath scored 247 and Uttar Pradesh were all out for 129 in the first innings and 112 in the second innings

02 . At Bangalore in 2009/10 : R Dravid scored 209 not out and Uttar Pradesh were all out for 208 in its first innings

P Gupta of Uttar Pradesh captured his 100th first class wicket when he dismissed CM Gautam in Karnataka’s first innings

There were four three figure partnerships in Karnataka’s first innings – 109 runs between R Dravid and MK Pandey for the fourh wicket, 100 runs between R Dravid and A Verma for the sixth wicket, 107 runs between R Dravid and CM Gautham for the seventh wicket and 101 runs unfinished stand between R Dravid and SB Joshi for the eight wicket.

It is interesting to note that R Dravid has been one of the partners in four three figure partnerships. Perhaps this is the first occasion of a batsman being involved in four three figure stands in an innings in the Ranji Trophy Championship.

GC Smith’s 183 provides the 19^th occasion of a South African batsman registering 150 plus runs in South Africa’s second innings

GC Smith’s 183 against England in the third test at Cape Town provide the 35^th occasion of a captain scoring 150 plus runs in the team’s second innings. It was the second occasion of GC Smith scoring 150 plus runs in South Africa’s second innings – the first occasion being 154 not out against England at Birmingham in Jul 2008.

GC Smith becomes the fourth South African batman to score 150 plus runs in South Africa’s second innings on two separate occasions. Others are B Mitchell, G Kirsten and JH Kallis. The performance of these four batsmen are listed below

No	Batsmen	Score	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	B Mitchell	164*	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1935
2	B Mitchell	189*	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1947
1	G Kirsten	275	Eng	Durban	Dec 1999
2	G Kirsten	153	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2002
1	GC Smith	154*	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 2008
2	GC Smith	183	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 2010
1	JH Kallis	150*	NZl	Hamilton	Mar 2004
2	JH Kallis	186	NZl	Jo’burg	Nov 2007

GC Smith’s 183 against England in the third test at Cape Town provide the 35^th occasion of a captain scoring 150 plus runs in the team’s second innings. It was the second occasion of GC Smith scoring 150 plus runs in South Africa’s second innings – the first occasion being 154 not out against England at Birmingham in Jul 2008.

GC Smith became the fifth captain in the annals of test cricket to register 150 plus scores in a team’s second innings on two or more occasions. All such instances are listed below

No	Captains	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	DG Bradman	270	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan 1937
2	DG Bradman	212	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1937
3	DG Bradman	173*	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1948
1	AR Border	152*	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 1985
2	AR Border	163	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 1985
1	CH Gayle	197	Win	NZl	Napier	Dec 2008
2	CH Gayle	165*	Win	NZl	Adelaide	Dec 2009
1	GA Gooch	154*	Eng	Win	Leeds	Jun 1991
2	GA Gooch	174	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	Aug 1991
1	GC Smith	154*	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 2008
2	GC Smith	183	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 2010