Australia vs West Indies one day series : Hosts win the fifth one day game at Melbourne and the series by Four-Nil margin

Australia vs West Indies one day series : Hosts win the fifth one day game at Melbourne and the series by Four-Nil margin

Australia vs West Indies : Fifth one day at Melbourne on 19.02.10 : Australia won by 125 runs and also the series by 4-0

Australia’s 324 for 5 in this game provide the 61st occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games. This total also represents the sixth occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs against West Indies. The other five occasions are – 338 for 6 at Melbourne on 09.02.01, 301 for 4 at Melbourne on 14.01.05, 322 for 6 at North Sound on 27.03.07, 341 for 8 at Basseterre on 06.07.08 and 324 for 7 at Brisbane on 14.02.10.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 290th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership in one day games. Only India is ahead of Australia in terms of three figure partnership with 291 three figure stands to its credit.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 404th occasion of a team posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 57th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 11th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against West Indies in one day games.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 40th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against West Indies in one day games.

RT Ponting registered his 76th one day half century when made 61 in this game. SR Watson’s 51 represents his 14th one day half century, while JR Hopes’s 57 not out represents third one day half century.

With the three half centuries by Australian batsmen in this game, the number of half centuries by Australian batsmen against West Indies has swelled to 147.

RT Ponting registered his 12th half century against West Indies when he scored 61 in this game which is a record for most half centuries by an Australian batsman against West Indies. RT Ponting went past ME Waugh who had scored 11 half centuries.

SR Watson registered his fourth half century against West Indies with his 51 in this game, while JR Hopes scored his first fifty against West Indies with his 57 not out in this game.

RT Ponting was playing his 200th one day innings as captain and celebrated it by scoring 61 in this game. He became the second captain to play 200 plus innings, the first being SP Fleming of New Zealand who had played 208 innings. Ponting’s 61 in this game represent his 48th half century and 69h fifty as captain.

RT Ponting became the first batsman to play 300 innings while batting at number three in the history of one day games when he batted at number three in this game. He celebrated the milestone by scoring a half century – 61 – in this game.

West Indies were all out for 199 in this game providing the 53rd occasion of being all out against Australia in one day games. They have lost 47 of these 53 games.

West Indies have been dismissed all out in one day games on 184 occasions out of which they have lost the game on 170 occasions. These figures include the current one day game at Melbourne

SPD Smith was capped by Australia in this game. He became the 182nd Australian cricketer to make his one day debut. He is the 30th Australian cricketer to be earn one day cap against West Indies.

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the first bowler to concede 70 plus runs against West Indies on his one day debut

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the second Australian bowler to concede 70 plus runs against various oppositions on his one day debut. DJ Colley who had figures fo 11.0-1-72-0 vs England at Lord’s on 26.08.72 is the other Australian bowler who has conceded seventy plus runs on one day debut

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the 20th bowler to concede 70 plus runs on debut in the history of one day internationals

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the 45th Australian bowler to concede 70 plus runs against various oppositions

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the third Australian bowler to concede 70 plus runs against West Indies. The others are – MHN Walker {12.0-1-71-0 at Lord’s on 21.06.1975} and SR Clark {7.0-0-87-0 at Kuala Lumpur on 18.09.06|

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