Australia vs West Indies – First One day game at Melbourne on 07.02.10: Australia won by 116 runs

This game was the 121^st game between the two countries. The last occasion when these two teams met in a one day game was at Johannesburg on 26.09.09 in the ICC Champions Trophy.

SR Watson was playing his 100^th one day game. He became the 24^th Australian cricketer to play 100 or more one day games. He celebrated the occasion by scoring a half century – 59 in this game. It was his 12^th one day half century and 16^th one day fifty.

SR Watson’s 59 in this game represent the 74^th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty in a one day game against West Indies. It was his third fifty against West Indies. The other two are – 57* at Mumbai-BS on 05.11.06 and 126 at St George’s pm 20.11

D Ramdin completed 100 dismissals in this game when he caught MEK Hussey of R Rampaul for 28 {his fourth victim of the match}. At the end of this game, he has pouched 95 catches and effected five stumpings giving him a total of 100 victims behind the wicket.

D Ramdin became the 22^nd wicket keeper in the history of one day games to effect 100 plus dismissals. He is the third West Indian wicket keeper after PJL Dujon {204} and RD Jacobs {189} – to effect 100 plus dismissals in one day games.

Australia won this game by 116 runs providing the seventh occasion of Australia winning a game against West Indies by a margin of 100 plus runs. The other six occasions are – by 169 runs at Basseterre in Jul 2008, by 134 runs at Sydney in Feb 2002, by 127 runs at Kuala Lumpur on 24.09.06, by 121 runs at Adelaide on 17.12.1995, by 116 runs at Melbourne on 14.01.05, by 103 runs at North Sound on 27.03.07

Australia won this game by 116 runs providing the fourth occasion of Australia winning a game against West Indies by a margin of 100 plus runs after being inserted by the opposition. The other three occasions are – by 134 runs at Sydney in Feb 2002, by 121 runs at Adelaide on 17.12.1995 and by 103 runs at North Sound on 27.03.07

It was Australia’s 60^th win against West Indies in 121 encounters between the two teams.

RT Ponting completed 7500 runs when he was on 47 during his knock of 49 as captain batting at number three. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 7502. He is the only captain batting at number three in the history of one day games to aggregate 7500 runs in one day games.

RT Ponting completed 2500 runs in Australia’s winning matches as captain in the matches played in Australia. It was his 58^th win as captain in Australia. He reached the milestone when he was on 39 during the course of his knock of 49 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2515.