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The IPL franchises have announced their final squads of 23 for the competition. The tournament features 60 games over a 45 day period.

Deccan Chargers :

Adam Gilchrist (capt/wk), Abhinav Kumar, Azhar Bilakhia, Andrew Symonds, Arjun Yadav, Bodapati Sumanth, Chaminda Vaas, D Ravi Teja, Dwayne Smith, Fidel Edwards, Harmeet Singh (1), Harmeet Singh (2), Ashish Reddy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jaskaran Singh, Kemar Roach, VVS Laxman, Mohnish Mishra, P Vijaykumar, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Rohit Sharma, RP Singh, Ryan Harris, Scott Styris, T Suman, Venugopal Rao.

Royal Challengers Bangalore :

Anil Kumle (capt), Jacques Kallis, Shrivats Goswami, Bhuvanesh Kumar, Eoin Morgan, Abhimanyu Mithun, Virat Kohli, Robin Uthappa, Dale Steyn, Cameron White, Kevin Pietersen, Rahul Dravid, S Sriram, Manish Pandey, R Vinay Kumar, KP Appanna, B Akhil, Steven Smith, Praveen Kumar, Mark Boucher, Dillon du Preez, Ross Taylor, Roelof van der Merwe.

Delhi Daredevils :

Gautam Gambhir (capt), AB de Villiers, Umesh Yadav, Kedar Jadhav, Wayne Parnell, Shashi Ranjan, Ashish Nehra, Mithun Manhas, Andrew McDonald, Farveez Maharoof, Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Joginder Singh, Pradeep Sangwan, Amit Mishra, Moises Henriques, Sarandeep Singh, Sarabjit Ladda, Aavishkar Salvi, David Warner, Dirk Nannes, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rajat Bhatia.

Chennai Super Kings :

MS Dhoni (capt), Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Shadab Jakati, Arun Karthik, Thissara Perera, L Balaji, Suresh Raina, Michael Hussey, Makhaya Ntini, Thilan Thushara, C Ganapathy, M Vijay, Sudeep Tyagi, R Ashwin, Justin Kemp, Hemang Badani, S Badrinath, Matthew Hayden, Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, George Bailey, Parthiv Patel.

Rajasthan Royals :

Shane Warne (capt), Damien Martyn, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Abhishek Raut, Faiz Fazal, Amit Paunikar, Amit Singh, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Shaun Tait, Yusuf Pathan, Swapnil Asnodkar, Naman Ojha, Johan Botha, Michael Lumb, Shrikant Wagh, Sumit Narwal, Syed Quadri, Kamran Khan, Graeme Smith, Morne Morkel, Siddharth Trivedi, Mahesh Rawat.

Kings XI Punjab :

Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Brett Lee, Adrian Barath, Vikramjeet Malik, Bipul Sharma, Manvinder Bisla, Yusuf Abdullah, Karan Goel, Ravi Bopara, Irfan Pathan, Ramesh Powar, Shalabh Srivastava, Mohammad Kaif, Love Ablish, Amanpreet Singh, James Hopes, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Yash Gandhi, Shaun Marsh, Mahela Jayawardene, Yuvraj Singh, Sreesanth, Piyush Chawla.

Mumbai Indians :

Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Chandan Madan, Syed Sahabuddin, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shikhar Dhawan, Graham Napier, Dilhara Fernando, Dwayne Bravo, Zaheer Khan, Ali Murtaza, Saurabh Tiwary, R Sathish, Aditya Tare, Ishan Malhotra, Rahul Shukla, Abhishek Nayar, JP Duminy, Sanath Jayasuriya, Harbhajan Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders :

Sourav Ganguly (capt), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishwar Choudhary, Charl Langeveldt, Chirag Pathak, Iqbal Abdulla, G Vignesh, Brendon McCullum, Angelo Mathews, Wriddhiman Saha, Ajit Agarkar, Rohan Gavaskar, Chris Gayle, Manoj Tiwary, Rohan Gavaskar, Harshad Khadiwale, Varun Aaron, Eklak Ahmed, Owais Shah, Murali Kartik, Brad Hodge, Ajantha Mendis, Laxmi Shukla, Ashok Dinda, Ishant Sharma.

Kolkata Test : Second day highlights : India take lead as V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar score hundreds

AN Petersen and HM Amla added 209 runs for the second wicket providing the 43^rd occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against various oppositions.

AN Petersen and HM Amla added 209 runs for the second wicket providing the ninth occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against various oppositions.

AN Petersen and HM Amla added 209 runs for the second wicket providing the fifth occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India. The other four occasions are – 236 runs for the first wicket in first innings between AC Hudson and G Kirsten at Kolkata in Nov 1996, 212 runs for the second wicket in second innings between G Kirsten and DJ Cullinan at Kolkata in Nov 1996, 256 runs for the fifth wicket in first innings at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008 and 340 runs for the third wicket in the first innings at Nagpur in Feb 2010

AN Petersen and HM Amla added 209 runs for the second wicket providing the second occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against India. The other occasion was – 212 runs for the second wicket in second innings between G Kirsten and DJ Cullinan at Kolkata in Nov 1996

HM Amla is one of the partners in a 200 plus runs stand on six occasions – 340 for the third wicket with JH Kallis against India at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 330 runs for the third wicket with JH Kallis against New Zealand at Jo’burg in Nov 2007, 230 runs for the second wicket with GC Smith against England at Cape Town in Nov 2008, 225 runs for the second wicket with GC Smith against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein in Nov 2008, 220 runs for the third wicket with JH Kallis against New Zealand at Centurion in Nov 2007 and 209 runs with AN Petersen for the second wicket against India at Kolkata in Feb 2008.

AN Petersen with his 100 in this test became the 28^th opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on debut. He is the third opening batsman to achieve the feat against India. The other two are – CG Greenidge of West Indies {107 in the second innings at Bangalore in Nov 1974} and AN Cook of England {104* at Nagpur in Mar 2006}.

AN Petersen with his 100 in this test became the second South African opening batsman to score a hundred on debut. AC Hudson {163 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1992} is the other opening batsman who had achieved the feat

AN Petersen became the sixth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a debut hundred with a score of exact 100 or 100 not out. The other five are – AG Kripal Singh of India {100* in first innings vs New Zealand at Hyd-LBS in Nov 1955}, LG Rowe of West Indies {100* in second innings vs New Zealand at Kingston in Feb 1972}, AI Kallicharran of West Indies {100* in first innings vs New Zealand at Georgetown in Apr 1972}, AB Williams of West Indies {100 in second innings vs Australia at Georgetown in Mar 1978} and Saleem Malik of Pakistan {100* in second innings vs Sri Lanka at Karachi in Mar 1982}

Zaheer Khan captured 4 for 90 in the first innings of this test providing the second occasion of his capturing four wickets in a test innings against South Africa. The other occasion was his 4 for 62 in second innings at Cape Town in Jan 2007.

Zaheer Khan captured 4 for 90 in the first innings of this test which represent his best bowling innings effort in a test at Kolkata. His previous best was 3 for 62 in the first innings against South Africa in Nov 2004

G Gambhir dismissal run out in this innings for 25 provides the 26^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out against South Africa in a test innings. He is the third Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in a test innings against South Africa. The other two are – NR Mongia for 35 in India’s first innings at Kolkata in Nov 1996 and WV Raman for 05 in India’s first innings at Cape Town in Jan 1997.

G Gambhir’s run out dismissal in the first innings of this test provide the 49^th occasion of Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in a test innings against various oppositions.

V Sehwag with his century in the first innings of this test registered his fourth hundred as an opening batsman against South Africa. The other three are – 164 at Kanpur in Nov 2004, 319 at Chennai in Mar 2008 and 109 at Nagpur in Feb 2010

V Sehwag is the fourth opening batsman to score four or more hundreds against South Africa. The other three are – ML Hayden of Australia {06}, H Sutcliffe of England {06} and L Hutton of England {04}

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar added 249 runs the third wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership by Indian batsmen against South Africa. The other five occasions are – 222 runs for the sixth wicket between SR Tendulkar and M Azharuddin at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 220 runs for the fifth wicket between V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 218 runs for the first wicket between G Gambhir and V Sehwag at Kanpur in Nov 2004, 213 runs for the first wicket between Wasim Jaffer and V Sehwag at Chennai in Mar 2009 and 268 runs for the third wicket between V Sehwag and R Dravid at Chennai in Mar 2008

It is interesting to note that V Sehwag is one of the partners in five 200 plus runs partnerships of the six mentioned above.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar added 249 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the very first occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership by Indian batsmen against South Africa for the third wicket and thus a record stand for the third wicket. The previous best was 84 runs stand between SC Ganguy and R Dravid at Cape Town in Jan 2007. The previous best on Indian soil was the 78 runs stand between R Dravid and VVS Laxman at Kanpur in Apr 2008

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar were concerned in a 249 runs stand for the third wicket in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by Indian batsmen for the third wicket against various oppositions.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar were concerned in a 249 runs stand for the third wicket in this game providing the 56th occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by Indian batsmen for the various wickets against all oppositions.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar were concerned in a 249 runs stand for the third wicket in this game providing the 465th occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by batsmen in the annals of test cricket.

The break up of 200 plus runs partnerships country wise read thus – Australia {118}, England {85}, West Indies {66}, India {56}, Pakistan {44}, South Africa {43}, Sri Lanka {25}, New Zealand {23}, Zimbabwe {04} and Bangladesh {01}

With his 165 runs in this test, – his 13^th score of 150 plus runs, V Sehwag went past SM Gavaskar’s tally of 12 scores of 150 plus runs. Amongst the Indian batsmen, SR Tendulkar {18} and R Dravid {10} are the other two batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on ten or more occasions

With his 165 runs in this test, – his 13^th score of 150 plus runs, V Sehwag holds the record for most scores of 150 plus runs as an opening batsman. SM Gavaskar {11} and L Hutton {10} are the other two opening batsmen who have scored ten or more 150 plus runs

SR Tendulkar scored his 47^th test hundred when he scored 106 in this test, while V Sehwag registered his 19^th hundred when he scored 165.

VVS Laxman completed 7000 runs when he was on 7 during the course of his knock of 9 not out and at the end of the second day his run aggregate stood at 7002. He was playing his 50^th test on home soil.

V Sehwag completed 1000 runs against South Africa when he was on three during his knock of 165. At the end of India’s first innings of this test, his aggregate stood at 1162. He became the third Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs against South Africa. The other two are SR Tendulkar {1415} and R Dravid {1162}.

V Sehwag became the 26^th batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs against South Africa in the annals of test cricket.

At the end of India’s first innings, SR Tendulkar and V Sehwag share the Indian record for most hundreds against South Africa. Both the batsmen have scored five hundreds.

V Sehwag’s hundreds read thus – 105 at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 164 at Kanpur in Nov 2004, 319 at Chennai in Mar 2008, 109 at Nagpur in Feb 2010 and 165 at Kolkata in Feb 2010

SR Tendulkar’s hundreds read thus – 111 at Jo’burg in Nov 1992, 169 at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 155 at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 100 at Nagpur in Feb 2001 and 106 at Kolkata in Feb 2010

The following is the list of batsmen who have scored five or more hundreds against South Africa – RN Harvey of Australia {08), RT Ponting {08}, DCS Compton of England {07}, WR Hammond of England {06}, ML Hayden of Australia {06}, H Sutcliffe of England {06}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {05}, V Sehwag of India {05} and SR Tendulkar of India {05}

V Sehwag’s 165 runs in this test provide the 28^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of his scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa. The other two occasions are – 164 at Kanpur in Nov 2004 and 319 at Chennai in Mar 2008.

V Sehwag became the only opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 150 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa on three occasions. The other opening batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on two occasions against South Africa are – JB Hobbs of England {187 at Cape Town in Mar 1910 and 211 at Lord’s in Jun 1924}, MA Taylor of Australia {170 at Melbourne in Dec 1993 and 169* at Adelaide in Jan 1998} and ME Trescothick of England {219 at The Oval in Sep 2003 and 180 at Jo’burg in Jan 2005}

V Sehwag with his scores of 150 plus runs on three occasions against South Africa earned the distinction of becoming the seventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to register three or more innings of 150 plus runs against South Africa. Others are – RN Harvey of Australia {04}, DG Bradman of Australia {03}, DCS Compton of England {03}, WJ Edrich of England {03}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {03} and BC Lara of West Indies {03}.

South African innings contained 209 runs partnership between AN Petersen and HM Amla for the second wicket. Indian innings contained a 249 runs partnership for the third wicket between V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar. Thus rival batsmen posted 200 plus runs partnerships in this test providing the 28th such instance in the annals of test cricket.

AN Petersen of South Africa with his debut hundred – 100 – against India at Kolkata became the 87^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on test debut. His hundred in this test provides the 89^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in a test innings on debut. The following table furnishes the complete list of batsmen who have achieved the feat

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	C Bannerman	165*	–	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	–	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Sep 1880
3	H Graham	107	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 1893
4	KS Ranjitsinhji	–	154*	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
5	PF Warner	–	132*	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 1899
6	RA Duff	–	104	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan 1902
7	RE Foster	287	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1903
8	G Gunn	119	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1907
9	MJ Hartigan	–	116	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1908
10	HL Collins	–	104	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1920
11	WH Ponsford	110	–	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1924
12	A Jackson	164	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb 1929
13	GA Headley	–	176	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Jan 1930
14	JE Mills	117	–	NZl	Eng	Wellington	Jan 1930
15	IAK Pataudi	102	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1932
16	L Amarnath	–	118	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 1933
17	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1933
18	PA Gibb	–	106	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Dec 1938
19	AG Ganteaume	112	–	Win	Eng	Trinidad	Feb 1948
20	SC Griffith	140	–	Eng	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1948
21	JW Burke	–	101*	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb 1951
22	PBH May	138	–	Eng	SAF	Leeds	Jul 1951
23	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Dec 1952
24	BH Pairaudeau	115	–	Win	Ind	Trinidad	Jan 1953
25	OG Smith	–	104	Win	Aus	Kingston	Mar 1955
26	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	Ind	NZl	Hyd-LBS	Nov 1955
27	CC Hunte	142	–	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	Jan 1958
28	CA Milton	104*	–	Eng	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1958
29	AA Baig	–	112	Ind	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1959
30	Hanumant Singh	105	–	Ind	Eng	Delhi	Feb 1964
31	Khalid Ibadulla	166	–	Pak	Aus	Karachi	Oct 1964
32	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
33	KD Walters	155	–	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 1965
34	JH Hampshire	107	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1969
35	GR Viswanath	–	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
36	GS Chappell	108	–	Aus	Eng	Perth	Dec 1970
37	LG Rowe	214	100*	Win	NZl	Kingston	Feb 1972
38	AI Kallicharran	100*	–	Win	NZl	Georgetown	Apr 1972
39	RE Redmond	107	–	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Feb 1973
40	FC Hayes	–	106*	Eng	Win	The Oval	Jul 1973
41	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov 1974
42	L Baichan	–	105*	Win	Pak	Lahore	Feb 1975
44	GJ Cosier	109	–	Aus	Win	Melbourne	Dec 1975
44	S Amarnath	124	–	Ind	NZl	Auckland	Jan 1976
45	Javed Miandad	163	–	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Oct 1976
46	AB Williams	–	100	Win	Aus	Georgetown	Mar 1978
47	DM Wellham	–	103	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1981
48	Saleem Malik	–	100*	Pak	Srl	Karachi	Mar 1982
49	KC Wessels	162	–	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 1982
50	WB Phillips	159	–	Aus	Pak	Perth	Nov 1983
51	M Azharuddin	110	–	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1984
52	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	–	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	Apr 1987
53	MJ Greatbatch	–	107*	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Feb 1988
54	ME Waugh	138	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1991
55	AC Hudson	163	–	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1992
56	RS Kaluwitharana	132*	–	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	Aug 1992
57	DL Houghton	121	–	Zim	Ind	Harare	Oct 1992
58	PK Amre	103	–	Ind	SAF	Durban	Nov 1992
59	GP Thorpe	–	114*	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 1993
60	GS Blewett	102*	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1995
61	SC Ganguly	131	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1996
62	Mohammad Wasim	–	109*	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov 1996
63	Ali Naqvi	115	–	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Oct 1997
64	Azhar Mahmood	128*	–	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Oct 1997
65	MS Sinclair	214	–	NZl	Win	Wellington	Dec 1999
66	Younis Khan	–	107	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	Feb 2000
67	Aminul Islam	145	–	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Nov 2000
68	H Masakadza	–	119	Zim	Win	Harare	Jul 2001
69	TT Samaraweera	103*	–	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
70	Taufeeq Umar	104	–	Pak	Ban	Multan	Aug 2001
71	Mohd Ashraful	–	114	Ban	Srl	Col-SSC	Sep 2001
72	V Sehwag	105	–	Ind	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
73	L Vincent	104	–	NZl	Aus	Perth	Nov 2001
74	SB Styris	107	–	NZl	Win	St George’s	Jun 2002
75	JA Rudolph	222*	–	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	Apr 2003
76	Yasir Hameed	170	105	Pak	Ban	Karachi	Aug 2003
77	DR Smith	–	105*	Win	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2004
78	AJ Strauss	112	–	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	May 2004
79	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct 2004
80	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
81	MJ Prior	126*	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	May 2007
82	MJ North	117	–	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 2009
83	Fawad Alam	–	168	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2009
84	IJL Trott	–	119	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 2009
85	Umar Akmal	129	–	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Nov 2009
86	AB Barath	–	104	Win	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 2009
87	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen became the tenth batsman to register a hundred on test debut against India. The following table furnishes the list of batsmen who have achieved the feat

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BH Pairaudeau	115	–	Win	Ind	Trinidad	Jan 1953
3	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
4	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov 1974
5	DL Houghton	121	–	Zim	Ind	Harare	Oct 1992
6	Aminul Islam	145	–	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Nov 2000
7	TT Samaraweera	103*	–	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
8	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct 2004
9	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
10	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen is the third South African batsman to score a debut hundred after AC Hudson and JA Rudolph

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	AC Hudson	163	–	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1992
2	JA Rudolph	222*	–	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	Apr 2003
3	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen became the fourth batsman to register a debut hundred at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The other three are RH Shodhan of India, BR Taylor of New Zealand and M Azharuddin of India

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Dec 1952
2	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
3	M Azharuddin	110	–	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1984
4	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen became the sixth visiting batsman to register a hundred against India on Indian soil

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
3	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov 1974
4	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct 2004
5	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
6	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen became the twelfth batsman to register a hundred against India on Indian soil. The complete list is furnished below

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	L Amarnath	–	118	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1933
3	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Dec 1952
4	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	Ind	NZl	Hyd-LBS	Nov 1955
5	Hanumant Singh	105	–	Ind	Eng	Delhi	Feb 1964
6	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
7	GR Viswanath	–	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
8	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov 1974
9	M Azharuddin	110	–	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1984
10	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct 2004
11	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
12	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

Australia vs West Indies : Fourth one day game at Brisbane on 14.02.10 : Australia won by 50 runs and lead the series 3-0

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the 1048^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the history of one day games.

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the 152nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the 16^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against West Indies.

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the 78th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against West Indies

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the second occasion of his scoring a hundred in one day games against West Indies. The other occasion was at Jaipur on 04.03.96 when he had scored 102.

Thus RT Ponting’s 106 in this game represent his highest individual score against West Indies.

RT Ponting became the fourth Australian batsman to score two or more one day hundreds against West Indies. Others are – ME Waugh {03}, DS Lehmann {02} and GR Marsh {02}.

RT Ponting with his 106 in this game became the third Australian captain to score a hundred against West Indies. The other two captains are – AR Border {127* at Sydney on 06.02.85} and MEK Hussey {109* at Kuala Lumpur on 18.02.06}

RT Ponting’ 106 in this game represents his highest individual score as captain against West Indies. The previous best was 79 at Johannesburg on 26.09.09

RT Ponitng’s 106 in this game represent the 29^th one day hundred of his career. SR Tendulkar {45} has scored more hundreds than RT Ponting.

RT Ponitng’s 106 in this game represent the 21^st one day hundred as captain. He holds the record for most hundreds by a captain in one day games.

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game represent the 20^th one day hundred in winning games as captain. He earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to score 20 hundreds in winning games.

RT Ponting became the first captain to aggregate 6500 runs as captain in winning matches. He reached the milestone when he was on when he was on 33 during the course of his knock of 106 in this game. At the end of the game, his run aggregate stood at 6573.

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 288^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. Only India with 291 three figure partnership is ahead of Australia in terms of three figure partnerships

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 39th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against West Indies

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the tenth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against West Indies

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 56th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against various oppositions

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 64th occasion of RT Ponting being one of the partners in a three figure partnership against various oppositions

CL White with his 63 in this game registered his seventh one day half century and ninth one day fifty.

West Indies innings contained three half centuries – N Deonarine {53}, KA Polllard {62} and DR Smith {59} providing the 27^th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings against various oppositions.

West Indies innings contained three half centuries – N Deonarine {53}, KA Polllard {62} and DR Smith {59} providing the seventh occasion of three or more batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings against Australia. The other six occasions are – at Sydney on 16.01.89 {DL Haynes – 62, RB Richardson – 55, IVA Richards – 53}, at Georgetown on 18.03.95 {PV Simmons – 70, CL Hooper – 50, JC Adams – 60}, at Trinidiad on 17.04.99 {SL Campbell – 64, JC Adams – 82, CL Hooper – 56}, at Melbourne on 09.02.01 {WW Hinds – 60, MN Samuels – 63, RD Jacobs – 59}, at St George’s on 01.06.03 {CH Gayle – 60, WW Hinds – 103*, BC Lara – 72}, and at Bassaterre on 04.07.08 {CH Gayle – 92, RR Sarwan – 63, S Chanderpaul – 53}

KA Pollard registered his maiden one day half century when he scored 62 in this game. His previous best was 42 vs England at Providence on 20.03.09

N Deonarine registered his maiden one day half century when he scored 53 in this game. His previous best was 41 vs India at Dambulla on 31.07.05.

DR Smith registered his third one day half century when he scored 59 not out in this game. His other two half centuries are – 68 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 02.08.05 and 62* vs Bangladesh at Kingstown on 16.05.04.

KA Pollard and DR Smith added 102 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a three figure partnership posted by West Indian batsman against Australia in one day games.

KA Pollard and DR Smith added 102 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the first occasion of a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket posted by West Indian batsman against Australia. The previous best stand for the seventh wicket was the 54 runs partnership between CS Baugh and OAC Banks at Kingston on 18.05.03

KA Pollard and DR Smith added 102 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the second occasion of a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket posted by West Indian batsman against various oppositions. The other stand was the 115 runs partnership between PJL Dujon and MD Marshall vs Pakistan at Gujranwala on 04.11.86.

KA Pollard and DR Smith added 102 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 27th occasion of a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in the history of one day games.

First fortnight of February 2010 has witnessed three occasions of seventh wicket three figure partnerships – 123 runs stand between NT Broom and JDP Oram {New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Napier on 05.02.10}, 101 runs stand between Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam {Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 08.02.10} and 102 runs stand between KA Pollard and DR Smith {West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 14.02.10}

Calcutta Test : First day’s statistical highlights

AN Petersen made his debut in this test. He became the 305^th South African cricketer to make debut in tests. He became the 17^th South African cricketer to make his test debut against India.

He is the 42^nd South African opening batsman to make debut in tests. He became the second South African opening batsman to make his test debut against India after SJ Cook. SJ Cook had made his debut against India at Durban in Nov 1992.

AN Petersen became the fourth South African cricketer to make his test debut against India at Kolakta. Others are HH Giibs in Nov 1996, L Kluesener in Nov 1996 and HM Amla in Nov 2004.

AN Peterson scored 100 in the first innings of this test to become the 87^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to register a hundred on debut. He also became the third South African batsman to earn this distinction. Others are AC Hudson – 163 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1992, JA Rudolph – 222* vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Apr 2003.

AN Peterson’s 100 on debut provides the 89^th occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in a test innings on debut.

AN Peterson scored 100 in the first innings of this test to become the 58th batsman in the annals of test cricket to register a hundred in the team’s first innings on debut.

AN Peterson’s 100 in the first innings of this test represent the highest individual score among the seventeen South Africa cricketers who have made their test debut against India. Z de Bruyn’s 83 at Kanpur in Nov 2004 was the previous best innings. AN Peterson and Z de Bruyin are the only two South African batsmen who have scored fifties on debut against India.

AN Petersen became the sixth batsman to score a debut hundred against India on Indian soil. The other five are – BH Valentine of England {136 in first innings at Mumbai in Dec 1933}, BR Taylor of New Zealand {105 in first innings at Kolkata in Mar 1965}, CG Greenidge of West Indies {107 in second innings at Bangalore in Nov 1974}, MJ Clarke of Australia {151 in first innings at Bangalore in Oct 2004} and AN Cook of England {104* in second innings at Nagpur in Mar 2006}

Eden Gardens witnessed a second debut hundred by a visiting batsman – BR Taylor of New Zealand {105 in first innings in Mar 1965} and AN Peterson of South Africa {100 in the first innings in Feb 2010}

AN Petersen became the tenth batsman to score a debut hundred against India. The other nine are – BH Valentine of England {136 in first innings at Mumbai in Dec 1933}, BH Pairaudeau of West Indies {115 in first innings at Trinidad in Jan 1953}, BR Taylor of New Zealand {105 in first innings at Kolkata in Mar 1965}, CG Greenidge of West Indies {107 in second innings at Bangalore in Nov 1974}, DL Houghton of Zimbabwe {121 in first innings at Harare in Oct 1992}, Aminul Islam of Bangladesh {145 in first innings at Dhaka in Nov 2000}, TT Samaraweera {103* in first innings at Col-SSC in Aug 2001}, MJ Clarke of Australia {151 in first innings at Bangalore in Oct 2004} and AN Cook of England {104* in second innings at Nagpur in Mar 2006}

Eden Garden has witnessed four debut hundreds – two by visiting batsmen and two by Indian batsmen. The visiting batsmen are – BR Taylor of New Zealand {105 in first innings in Mar 1965} and AN Peterson of South Africa {100 in the first innings in Feb 2010}. The Indian batsmen are – RH Shodhan {110 vs Pakistan in Dec 1952} and M Azharuddin {110 vs England in Dec 1984}

HM Amla registered his ninth test hundred when he made 114 in this game. His other eight hundreds are – 253 * vs India at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 176* vs New Zealand at Jo’burg in Nov 2007, 159 vs India at Chennai in Mar 2008, 149 vs New Zealand at Cape Town in Apr 2006, 112 vs Bangladesh in Bloemfontein in Nov 2008, 104* vs England at Lord’s in Jul 2008, 103 vs New Zealand at Centurion in Nov 2007 and 100 vs England at Centurion in Dec 2009.

AN Peterson {100} and HM Amla {114} scored hundreds in this test providing the 23^rd and 24^th occasion of South African batsmen registering hundreds in a test innings against India.

AN Peterson {100} and HM Amla {114} scored hundreds in this test providing the 13^rd and 14^th occasion of South African batsmen registering hundreds in a test innings against India on Indian soil.

The complete list of South Africa batsmen who have scored hundreds at Eden Gardens read thus – AC Hudson {146 in first innings in Nov 2006}, G Kirsten {102 in first innings in Nov 1996}, G Kirsten {133 in second innings in Nov 1996}, DJ Cullinan {153* in second innings in Nov 1996}, JH Kallis {121 in first innings in Nov 2004}, AN Peterson {100 in first innings in Feb 2010} and HM Amla {114 in first innings in Feb 2010}.

AN Peterson {100} and HM Amla {114} scored hundreds in this test providing the 35^th and 36th occasion of visiting batsmen registering hundreds in a test innings against India at Eden Gardens

AN Peterson {100} and HM Amla {114} scored hundreds in this test providing the 62^nd and 63^rd occasion of batsmen registering hundreds in a test innings at Eden Gardens

Harbhajan Singh captured his 350^th test wicket in this test when he had JP Duminy leg before wicket for zero in this test.

Harbhajan Singh became the 18^th bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 plus wickets. He is the third Indian bowler to earn this distinction. The other two are – A Kumble {619} and N Kapil Dev {434}

Harbhajan Singh became the 18^th bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 plus wickets. He is the third Indian bowler to earn this distinction. The other two are – A Kumble {619} and N Kapil Dev {434}

Harbhajan Singh became the fourth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 plus wickets. The other three are – M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {792}, SK Warne of Australia {708} and A Kumble of India {619}.

Harbhajan Singh earned the distinction of becoming the first off spinner in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 plus wickets.

GC Smith was dismissed bowled in the first innings of this test providing the 23^rd occasion of his being dismissed bowled when he was leading South Africa. Other captains across the world who have been dismissed bowled in a test innings on 20 plus occaions are – AR Border of Australia {34}, JR Reid of New Zealand {25} and MAK Pataudi of India {20}.

AB de Villiers was dismissed run out for 12 in the first innings of this test providing the 12^th occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out against India.

AB de Villiers was dismissed run out for 12 in the first innings of this test providing the second occasion of his being dismissed run out against India. The other occasion was in the second innings at Johannesburg in Dec 2006

AB de Villiers became the third South African batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions against India. The other two are – WJ Cronje and G Kirsten.

JP Duminy was dismissed for zero in the first innings of this test providing the 42^nd occasion of a South African batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings against India.

JP Duminy collected his first ball duck the first innings of this test providing the ninth occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first ball duck in a test innings against India. The other eight are – SJ Cook in first innings at Durban in Nov 1992, DJ Cullinan in second innings at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996, JN Rhodes in second innings at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996, PR Adams in second innings at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996, SM Pollock in first innings at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, JA Rudolph in first innings at Kanpur in Nov 2004, M Ntini in first innings at Jo’burg in Dec 2006 and M Ntini in first innings at Cape Town in Jan 2007.

Australia vs West Indies : Third One day game at Sydney on 12.02.10 : No result due to rain intervention

Australia was dismissed all out for 225 in this game providing the 149^th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in one day games.

Australia was dismissed all out for 225 in this game providing the 26th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in one day game against West Indies. The previous occasion when Australia was all out against West Indies was at St George’s on 30.05.2003 – 6 years 8 months and 13 days to be exact. Australia had made 252 in this game. This is the longest interval between the two occasions in which Australia was dismissed all out by West Indies in a one day game.

Australia was dismissed all out for 225 in 49.5 overs in this game providing the second occasion of Australia’s all out against West Indies with one ball remaining. The first occasion was at Melbourne on 22.01.84 when Australia was all out for 226 in 49.5 overs

Australia was dismissed all out for 225 in 49.5 overs in this game providing the seventh occasion of Australia’s all out against an opposition with one ball remaining. The other six occasions are – 226 {49.5} vs West Indies on 22.01.84, 235 {49.5} vs South Africa at Melbourne on 23.01.98, 265 {49.5} vs Pakistan at Leeds on 23.05.99, 228 {49.5} vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 16.04.00 and 228 {49.5} vs South Africa at Brisbane on 15.01.06

Australia’s all out fof 225 in 49.5 overs in this game provides the 63^rd occasion of Australia being all out while batting in the first innings. It also provides the eleventh such occasion against West Indies.

Australia’s all out for 225 in this game provides the 19^th occasion of a team being all out in a no result match. As far as Australia is concerned it is the third such occasion. The other two occasions are – 180 vs New Zealand at Sydney on 21.01.81 and 244 vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16.09.06

R Rampaul’s figures of 4 for 61 in this game represent the 12^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a no result match. The other eleven occasions are –

P Lever of England – 4 for 35 vs New Zealand at Wellington on 09.03.75, TM Hogan of Australia – 4 for 33 vs India at Trivandrum on 01.10.84, MN Hart of New Zealand – 5 for 22 vs India at Margao on 26.10.94, CC Lewis of England – 4 for 40 vs India at The Oval on 23.05.96, BKV Prasad of India – 4 for 15 vs Pakistan at Col-SSC on 20.07.97, GB Brent of Zimbabwe – 4 for 53 vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo on 11.12.99, JN Gillespie of Australia – 5 for 70 vs Pakistan at Nairobi {Gym} on 07.09.02, VC Drakes of West Indies – 4 for 26 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on 29.11.02, MG Johnson of Australia – 4 for 11 vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16.09.06, AJ Hall of South Africa – 4 for 35 vs Pakistan at Port Elizabeth on 09.02.07 and B Lee of Australia – 5 for 27 vs India at Brisbane on 03.02.08

R Rampaul’s figures of 4 for 61 in this game represent the second occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in a no result match. The other occasion was VC Drakes‘s 4 for 26 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on 29.11.02

RT Ponting was captaining Australia in a no result game for the 11^th occasion. Only SP Fleming of New Zealand has captained in a no result game on more occasions than RT Ponting – 13 games. SP Fleming and RT Ponting are the only two captains who have led their sides in ten or more no result games in the history of one day games.

R Rampaul’s 4 for 61 in this game represent his third occasion of capturing a four wicket haul in one day games. The other two occasions are – 4 for 37 vs India at Kingston on 28.06.09 and 4 for 41 vs England at Birmingham on 04.07.07.

Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath turned 61 today. He was born on 12.02.1949 at Bhadravathi, Shimoga District in Karnataka State. A pen sketch of the mastero is for the visitors of crickick.com

Known popularly as “Vishy”, to his friends and team mates, he has enthralled the cricketing public all over the world with his graceful wristy square drives. The word “Wristy genius” was aptly carved by scribes for this genial gentleman Cricketer from Karnataka.

Viswanath remains the only batsman in the world to register a hundred on debut in a first class game, official test match and unofficial test match.

Vishy made his test debut against Australia at Kanpur in 1969-70. He scored zero in the first innings and 137 in the second innings.

On his Ranji debut against Andhra at Vijayawada in 1967-68 he scored 230 which was the then highest individual score on debut in Ranji Trophy.

On his Unofficial test debut against Sri Lanka at Hyderabad in 1975-76 he made 117 and 28 not out.

Vishy’s zero and 137 on his debut on his test debut made him the first batsman in the annals of Test cricket to score a “duck” and a “ton” in his first test. AC Hudson of South Africa and Mohammad Wasim of Pakistan emulated Viswanath later. Vishy was 20 years and 281 days old when he made his debut hundred

Viswanath broke the “hoodo” that was associated with the debut centurions of India. Lala Amarnath, Deepak Shodhan, Kripal Singh, Abbas Ali Baig and Hanumant Singh had failed to hit another hundred after registering a hundred on their test debut. Vishy with 115 against England at Brabourne Stadium Bombay in 1972-73 carved his second hundred. Tony Greig lifting the Little Master physically for this effort is evergreen in the minds of cricketing public.

He has played 91 tests and has an aggregate of 6080 runs with 14 hundreds and 35 fifties. He played 87 tests in a row starting from Georgetown test against West Indies in 1970-71 to Karachi test against Pakistan in 1982-83 and bettered the then record of most consecutive appearances in 85 tests held by Garfield Sobers of West Indies.

It is interesting to note that whenever “Vishy” scored a hundred, India never lost a test match. It ensured either a win or a draw.

His first overseas hundred – 112 – was against West Indies at Trinidad in 1975-76. This game was won by India by six wickets. India was set a target of 403 runs. India’s 406 for 4 was the then highest fourth innings total to win a test.

Viswanath’s only double hundred in tests – 222 against England at Madras in 1981-82 remained the only “Double Nelson” in a test innings for twenty seasons till Nathan Astle of New Zealand scored 222 against England at Christchurch in 2001-02. J Rudolph of South Africa and Rahul Dravid of India are the other batsmen to register a “Double Nelson” in a test innings.

Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma were concerned in a 316 runs partnership for the third wicket against England at Madras in 1981-82 which was India’s first of the five three figure partnership of 300 plus runs posted by Indian batsmen in tests as of now. The partners of this stand provided the seventh instance of the same pair batting throughout an uninterrupted day of test cricket.

Viswanath was the first Indian batsman to register six consecutive fifties in tests. He also holds the distinction of being the first Indian batsman to register a hundred against all the then test playing nations when he scored 145 runs against Pakistan at Faisalabad in 1978-79.

One of Vishy’s greatest innings was played against a young Andy Roberts who was at his fastest on a first-day fresh pitch in Madras in 1974-75 against West Indies. Roberts had ripped through the Indian batting and the score card read a dismal 76 for the loss of six wickets. At that point Vishy in the company of the plucky Karsan Ghavri, and tailenders Bedi and Chandra, added 114 runs, of which his contribution was an amazing 97 not out, remaining stranded a tantalizing three runs away from yet another century. His square driving in this innings was sublime. His strokes bisected and dissected the field with utter disdain. If Roberts strayed on to the pads, he flicked them with consummate ease. His match winning effort in this test ensured India a victory and leveled the five match series 2-2. It was said that Chandra, the last man dismissed with Vishy stranded on 97 not out was sadder than Vishy.

Yet another memorable century by Viswanath was his 114 against Australia at Melbourne in 1980-81, where he set India up for a famous victory while Kapil Dev ran through the Australian batting for a paltry 83, chasing only 143 for victory. In that match Vishy’s driving off the front and back foot against Lillee and Pascoe were impeccable and was an absolute treat to behold. He had so much time to negotiate them and his stroke play made the famous Lillee and Pascoe – the genuine quick and hostile bowlers look like medium pace trundlers. Such was his quality batting in the test.

I think any topic about Vishy would not be complete if one does not mention about his fair play. There are number of occasions when he has walked out without waiting for the umpire’s decision in all forms of cricket, be it a tennis ball game, first class game or a test match.

The finest example of this gesture was evidenced in the Golden Jubilee Test against England at Bombay in 1979-80. Umpire Hanumantha Rao – also from Karnataka – ruled England wicket keeper batsman Bob Taylor out caught at the wicket. The batsman protested and stood his ground.

Vishy was leading India in this test and was fielding at first slip. He confirmed that the batsman had not touched the ball and persuaded the umpire to revoke his decision. India lost this test match, but it was Vishy who won the hearts of the cricketing public all over the world.

For this fine gesture Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath was very aptly awarded the “Player of the century” for the “Sprit of the Cricket” by “The Wisden” at a glittering ceremony held in London some time back

New Zealand vs Bangladesh : Third one day game at Christchurch on 11.02.10 : New Zealand won by three wickets and also the series 3-0

Imrul Kayes’s 101 in this game represent the 1047^th hundred in the history of one day games. It also represents the 17^th occasion of Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

Imran Kayes’s 101 in this game represent his maiden one day hundred. His previous best was 70 against India at Dhaka on 07.01.10

Imrul Kayes’s 101 in this game represent the 122nd hundred registered against New Zealand by batsman from various teams in one day games.

Imrul Kayes with his 101 in this game became the first Bangladesh batsman to register a hundred in one day games against New Zealand

Imrul Kaye’s 101 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 259^th occasion of a batsman’s one day hundred going in vain. It also represents the fourth occasion of Bangladesh batsman’s hundred in a losing cause. Other three are – 101 by Mehrab Hossain vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 25.03.99, 108 by Shakib Al Hasan vs Pakistan at Multan on 16.04.08 and 115 by Alok Kapali vs India at Karachi on 28.06.08.

Imrul Kayes’s 101 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 29^th occasion of a batsman’s one day hundred going in vain against New Zealand . It also represents the first occasion of Bangladesh batsman’s hundred in a losing cause against New Zealand.

Imrul Kayes scored 101 for Bangladesh and MJ Guptill scored 91 for New Zealand providing the 88^th occasion of rival batsmen scoring hundred and ninety in the history of one day games.

Imrul Kayes’s 101 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman registering a hundred in one day games. The other eight occasions are – 101 by Mehrab Hossain vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 25.03.99, 108* by Rajen Saleh vs Kenya at Fatullah on 25.03.06, 118* by Shahriar Nafees vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 06.08.06, 123* by Shahriar Nafees vs Zimbabwe at Jaipur on 13.10.06, 105* by Shahriar Nafees vs Zimbabwe at Khulna on 30.11.06, 104* by Shahriar Nafees vs Bermuda at St John’s on 25.02.07, 129 by Tamim Iqbal vs Ireland at Dhaka on 22.03.08 and 154* by Tamim Iqbal vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 16.08.09

MJ Guptill scored 91 in this game providing the 413^th occasion of a batsman registering individual ninety in the history of one day games.

MJ Guptill’s 91 in this game represent the 36^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring an individual ninety in one day games.

MJ Guptill with his 91 became the third New Zealand batsman to score a ninety against Bangladesh. The other two are – JG Wright {93 at Sharjah on 28.04.90} and AH Jones {93 at Sharjah on 28.04.09}. It is interesting to note that the intervening period between the previous ninety and the present ninety by a New Zealand batsman against Bangladesh is almost 20 years {19 years 9 months and 13 days to be exact}.

Shakib Al Hasan’s returned with figures of 4 for 33 in this game providing the 31^st occasion of a Bangladesh bower capturing four or more wickets.

Shakib Al Hasan returned with figures of 4 for 33 in this game providing the sixth occasion of a Bangladesh bower capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand. The other five occasions are – 4 for 40 by Nazmul Hossian at Chittagong on 02.11.04, 5 for 31 by Aftab Ahmed at Dhaka on 05.11.04, 4 for 63 by Mohammad Rafique at Dhaka on 07.11.04, 4 for 44 by Moshrafe Mortaza at Dhaka on 09.10.08 and 4 for 33 by Shafiul Islam at Napier on 05.02.10

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 33 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 13th occasion of a Bangladesh bower’s four plus wickets haul going in vain.

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 33 in this game was in a losing cause providing the fifth occasion of a Bangladesh bower’s four plus wickets haul going in vain against New Zealand. The other four occasions are – 4 for 40 by Nazmul Hossian at Chittagong on 02.11.04, 5 for 31 by Aftab Ahmed at Dhaka on 05.11.04, 4 for 63 by Mohammad Rafique at Dhaka on 07.11.04 and 4 for 33 by Shafiul Islam at Napier on 05.02.10

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 33 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 60^th occasion of captain’s four wicket haul going in vain in the history of one day games.

Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladesh captain to witness his four wicket haul – 4 for 33 in this game – in a losing cause

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 33 was in a losing cause providing the sixth occasion of a captain’s four plus wicket haul in a losing cause against New Zealand in one day games. Other five occasions are – 4 for 23 by RGD Willis of England at Sydney on 20.01.83, 4 for 42 by RGD Willis of England at Dunedin on 15.06.83, 5 for 41 by IVA Richards of West Indies at Dunedin on 18.03.87, 4 for 21 by A Flintoff of England at Adeliade on 23.01.07 and 4 for 15 by PD Collingwood of England at Chester-le-Street on 15.06.08

At the end of this match, head to head count between the two teams read thus – Played – 18 : Won by New Zealand – 17 : Won by Bangladesh – 01 :

BB McCullum with two sixes in this game has taken his aggregate of sixes to 99 in one day games.

BB McCullum at the end of this game has effected 199 dismissals {186 catches and 13 stumpings}.

Australia vs West Indies : Second One day at Adelaide on 09.02.10 : Australia won by eight wickets

CH Gayle was dismissed by the first ball of the match when he was adjudged leg before to DE Bollinger in this game providing the 55^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of one day games

CH Gayle was dismissed by the first ball of the match when he was adjudged leg before to DE Bollinger in this game providing the seventh occasion of an West Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of one day games. Others are – PA Wallace vs England at Sharjah in 1997/98, RD Jacobs vs India at Singpore in 1999, SL Campbell vs New Zealand at Taupo in 1999/00, SL Campbell vs New Zealand at Napier in 1999/00, PA Wallace vs South Africa at East London in 1998/99 and KAO Powell vs Bangladesh at Bassaterre in 2009.

DE Bollinger captured four wickets for 28 in this game, providing the 177^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games

DE Bollinger captured four wickets for 28 in this game, providing the 28th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against West Indies

DE Bollinger captured four wickets for 28 in this game, providing the 118th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games

DE Bollinger captured four wickets for 28 in this game, providing the 22nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games against West Indies.

DE Bollinger with his 4 for 28 in this game captured his third four plus wicket haul in his one day career. The other two occasions of his four plus wicket hauls are – 5 for 35 vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 01.05.09 and 5 for 35 vs India at Guwahathi on 08.11.09.

The win by eight wickets in this game gave Australia its 61^st win against West Indies in 122 games played hither to between the two teams. West Indies has won 57 games while two games have ended in no result

West Indies’s team total of 170 all out in this game provides the 52^nd occasion of West Indies dismissed all out against Australia in this games. It also provides the 20^th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out against Australia while batting in the first innings of the match.

RT Ponting registered his 75^th one day half century when he made 57 not out in this game. It was his 103^rd one day fifty {75 HC plus 28 C}

RT Ponting became the fourth batsman in the history of one day games to register 75 plus half centuries. Others are – SR Tendulkar of India {93}, Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan {83} and R Dravid of India {82}

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 146^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in Australia’s winning one day games

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 94th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in Australia’s winning one day games

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 17^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in Australia’s winning one day games against West Indies

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 17^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in Australia’s winning one day games against West Indies

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 22nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in Australia’s winning one day games against West Indies

RT Ponting’s 57 not out in this game represent his 86^th fifty in Australia’s winning ODIs. SR Tendulkar with 88 fifties to his credit in India’s winning ODIs has scored more fifties than RT Ponting in a team’s winning ODIs. RT Ponting and SR Tendulkar are the only two batsmen in the history of one day games to register 80 plus fifties in a team’s winning ODIs.

RT Ponting’s 57 not out in this game represent his 62^nd half century in Australia’s winning ODIs. He holds the record for most half centuries in a team’s winning ODIs.

SR Tendulkar {56} and Inzamam-ul-Haq {55} are the other two batsmen who have scored 50 fifties in their country’s winning ODIs.

At the end of this game, RT Ponting has an aggregate of 9871 runs in Australia’s winning ODIs. He requires 129 runs more to aggregate 10000 runs. If he does so, he would become the second batsman after SR Tendulkar to amass 10000 plus runs in a team’s winning ODIs. SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 10533 runs in India’s winning ODIs

CH Gayle registered his 20^th one day zero when he failed to score in this game. He became the 13^th batsman in the history of one day games. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {34}, Wasim Akram {28}, M Muralitharan {25}, WPUJC Vaas {25}, DPMD Jayawardene {24}, RS Kaluwitharana {24}, Shahid Afridi {24}, HH Gibbs {22}, DL Vettori {21}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {20}, SM Pollock {20} and SR Tendulkar {20}

CH Gayle registered his 18^th zero as an opening batsman to occupy the second place among the openers who have scored most zeroes as openers in the history of one day games. ST Jayasuriya occupies the first place with 29 zeroes to his credit. While collecting his 18^th zero as an opening batsman, CH Gayle left behind AC Gilchirst and HH Gibbs who have 17 zeroes to their credit

India conceded first innings lead of 325 runs at Nagpur in the first test against South Africa providing the twelfth occasion of India conceding a first innings lead in excess of 300 runs. All the twelve are listed below in the ascending order of the lead conceded.

No	Team	Score	India	Score	Lead	Result	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	Eng	433-10	India	128	305	Lost	Lord’s	Jun 1982
2	NZl	619-09d	India	305	314	Draw	Napier	Mar 2009
3	Aus	382	India	058	324	Lost	Brisbane	Nov 1947
4	SAF	558-06d	India	233	325	Lost	Nagpur	Feb 2010
5	Eng	629-10	India	302	327	Lost	Lord’s	Jun 1974
6	Eng	633-05d	India	297	336	Lost	Birmingham	Jul 1979
7	Win	582-10	India	245	337	Lost	Chennai	Jan 1949
8	Win	629-06d	India	273	356	Draw	Mum-BS	Dec 1948
9	Srl	600-09d	India	223	377	Lost	Col-SSC	Jul 2008
10	Eng	550-04d	India	164	386	Lost	Leeds	Jun 1967
11	Pak	581-03d	India	189	392	Lost	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
12	Win	614-05d	India	124	490	Lost	Kolkata	Dec 1958

Of these twelve occasions, India has managed to draw only two tests – against New Zealand at Napier in March 2009 and against West Indies at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 1948

No	Team	Score	India	Score	Lead	Result	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	NZl	619-09d	India	305	314	Draw	Napier	Mar 2009
2	Win	629-06d	India	273	356	Draw	Mum-BS	Dec 1948