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SR Tendulkar’s 100 in the second innings of the first test against South Africa at Nagpur represented his 100^th fifty in tests. He became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 100 fifties. It’s just a coincidence that his 100^th fifty was an exact 100. All his 100 fifties are listed below

No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	59	6	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
2	57	6	3	v Pakistan	Sialkot	Dec 1989
3	88	6	1	v New Zealand	Napier	Feb 1990
4	68	6	2	v England	Manchester	Aug 1990
5	119*	6	4	v England	Manchester	Aug 1990
6	148*	6	2	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 1992
7	114	4	2	v Australia	Perth	Feb 1992
8	111	4	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	Nov 1992
9	73	5	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	Jan 1993
10	50	4	1	v England	Kolkata	Jan 1993
11	165	4	1	v England	Chennai	Feb 1993
12	78	4	2	v England	Mumbai	Feb 1993
13	62	4	1	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	Mar 1993
14	104*	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	Jul 1993
15	71	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	Aug 1993
16	142	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	Jan 1994
17	96	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Bangalore	Jan 1994
18	85	5	3	v West Indies	Mumbai	Nov 1994
19	179	4	1	v West Indies	Nagpur	Dec 1994
20	54	4	3	v West Indies	Nagpur	Dec 1994
21	52*	4	1	v New Zealand	Chennai	Oct 1995
22	122	4	3	v England	Birmingham	Jun 1996
23	177	4	1	v England	Nottingham	Jul 1996
24	74	4	3	v England	Nottingham	Jul 1996
25	61	4	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	Dec 1996
26	169	5	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	Jan 1997
27	88	4	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Mar 1997
28	92	4	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	Mar 1997
29	83	4	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	Apr 1997
30	143	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	Aug 1997
31	139	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	Aug 1997
32	148	5	1	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	Dec 1997
33	155*	4	3	v Australia	Chennai	Mar 1998
34	79	4	2	v Australia	Kolkata	Mar 1998
35	177	4	1	v Australia	Bangalore	Mar 1998
36	113	5	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	Dec 1998
37	67	4	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	Jan 1999
38	136	4	4	v Pakistan	Chennai	Jan 1999
39	53	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	Feb 1999
40	124*	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	Feb 1999
41	126*	4	3	v New Zealand	Mohali	Oct 1999
42	217	4	1	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
43	61	5	2	v Australia	Adelaide	Dec 1999
44	116	4	2	v Australia	Melbourne	Dec 1999
45	52	4	4	v Australia	Melbourne	Dec 1999
46	97	4	1	v South Africa	Mumbai	Feb 2000
47	122	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	Nov 2000
48	201*	4	1	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	Nov 2000
49	76	4	1	v Australia	Mumbai	Feb 2001
50	65	5	3	v Australia	Mumbai	Feb 2001
51	126	4	2	v Australia	Chennai	Mar 2001
52	74	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	Jun 2001
53	69	4	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	Jun 2001
54	155	4	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
55	88	5	2	v England	Mohali	Dec 2001
56	103	4	2	v England	Ahmedabad	Dec 2001
57	90	4	2	v England	Bangalore	Dec 2001
58	176	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	Feb 2002
59	79	4	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	Apr 2002
60	117	4	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 2002
61	86	4	4	v West Indies	Kingston	May 2002
62	92	4	3	v England	Nottingham	Aug 2002
63	193	4	1	v England	Leeds	Aug 2002
64	54	4	2	v England	The Oval	Sep 2002
65	176	4	3	v West Indies	Kolkata	Oct 2002
66	51	4	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	Dec 2002
67	55	4	2	v New Zealand	Mohali	Oct 2003
68	241*	4	1	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2004
69	60*	4	3	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2004
70	194*	4	1	v Pakistan	Multan	Mar 2004
71	55	4	3	v Australia	Mumbai	Nov 2004
72	248*	4	2	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	Dec 2004
73	94	4	2	v Pakistan	Mohali	Mar 2005
74	52	4	1	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Mar 2005
75	52	4	3	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Mar 2005
76	109	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	Dec 2005
77	63	4	2	v South Africa	Durban	Dec 2006
78	64	4	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	Jan 2007
79	101	4	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	May 2007
80	122*	4	1	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	May 2007
81	91	4	2	v England	Nottingham	Jul 2007
82	82	4	1	v England	The Oval	Aug 2007
83	56*	4	4	v Pakistan	Delhi	Nov 2007
84	82	4	1	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Nov 2007
85	62	4	2	v Australia	Melbourne	Dec 2007
86	154*	4	2	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2008
87	71	4	1	v Australia	Perth	Jan 2008
88	153	4	1	v Australia	Adelaide	Jan 2008
89	88	4	1	v Australia	Mohali	Oct 2008
90	68	4	1	v Australia	Delhi	Oct 2008
91	109	4	1	v Australia	Nagpur	Nov 2008
92	103*	4	4	v England	Chennai	Dec 2008
93	160	4	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	Mar 2009
94	64	4	3	v New Zealand	Napier	Mar 2009
95	62	4	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	Apr 2009
96	100*	5	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
97	53	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai (BS)	Dec 2009
99	105*	4	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	Jan 2010
99	143	4	2	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	Jan 2010
100	100	4	3	v South Africa	Nagpur	Feb 2010

The progressive milestones of his fifties are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that barring his first fifty which came at Faisalabad, his 25^th, 50^th, 75^th and 100^th fifties were regisrtred on home soil

No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	59	6	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
25	61	4	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	Dec 1996
50	65	5	3	v Australia	Mumbai	Feb 2001
75	52	4	3	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Mar 2005
100	100	4	3	v South Africa	Nagpur	Feb 2010

India lost the first test at Nagpur against South Africa by an innings and six runs providing the 36^th occasion of India losing a test match by an innings margin. All the 36 occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	India	Lost	inns & 226 runs	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1947
2	India	lost	inns & 016 runs	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
3	India	lost	inns & 177 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1948
4	India	lost	inns & 193 runs	Win	Chennai	Jan 1949
5	India	lost	inns & 207 runs	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1952
6	India	lost	inns & 043 runs	Pak	Lucknow	Oct 1952
7	India	lost	inns & 005 runs	Aus	Chennai	Oct 1956
8	India	lost	inns & 336 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1958
9	India	lost	inns & 059 runs	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1959
10	India	lost	inns & 173 runs	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1959
11	India	lost	inns & 027 runs	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1959
12	India	lost	inns & 127 runs	Aus	Delhi	Dec 1959
13	India	lost	inns & 055 runs	Aus	Chennai	Jan 1960
14	India	lost	inns & 018 runs	Win	Kingston	Mar 1962
15	India	lost	inns & 030 runs	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1962
16	India	lost	inns & 045 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1966
17	India	lost	inns & 124 runs	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1967
18	India	lost	inns & 004 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1967
19	India	lost	inns & 285 runs	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1974
20	India	lost	inns & 078 runs	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1974
21	India	lost	inns & 017 runs	Win	Delhi	Dec 1974
22	India	lost	inns & 033 runs	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1976
23	India	lost	inns & 097 runs	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1976
24	India	lost	inns & 025 runs	Eng	Delhi	Dec 1976
25	India	lost	inns & 083 runs	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
26	India	lost	inns & 004 runs	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1981
27	India	lost	inns & 086 runs	Pak	Karachi	Dec 1982
28	India	lost	inns & 119 runs	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
29	India	lost	inns & 083 runs	Win	Kanpur	Oct 1983
30	India	lost	inns & 046 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1983
31	India	lost	inns & 141 runs	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2000
32	India	lost	inns & 071 runs	SAF	Bangalore	Mar 2000
33	India	lost	inns & 077 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
34	India	lost	inns & 090 runs	SAF	Ahmedabad	Apr 2008
35	India	lost	inns & 239 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2008
36	India	lost	inns & 006 runs	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

India has lost a test match against South Africa by an innings margin on three occasions which are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	India	lost	inns & 071 runs	SAF	Bangalore	Mar 2000
2	India	lost	inns & 090 runs	SAF	Ahmedabad	Apr 2008
3	India	lost	inns & 006 runs	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

India has lost a test match against a visiting team by an innings margin on fourteen occasions including the Nagpur test which are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	India	lost	inns & 193 runs	Win	Chennai	Jan 1949
2	India	lost	inns & 043 runs	Pak	Lucknow	Oct 1952
3	India	lost	inns & 005 runs	Aus	Chennai	Oct 1956
4	India	lost	inns & 336 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1958
5	India	lost	inns & 127 runs	Aus	Delhi	Dec 1959
6	India	lost	inns & 055 runs	Aus	Chennai	Jan 1960
7	India	lost	inns & 045 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1966
8	India	lost	inns & 017 runs	Win	Delhi	Dec 1974
9	India	lost	inns & 025 runs	Eng	Delhi	Dec 1976
10	India	lost	inns & 083 runs	Win	Kanpur	Oct 1983
11	India	lost	inns & 046 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1983
12	India	lost	inns & 071 runs	SAF	Bangalore	Mar 2000
13	India	lost	inns & 090 runs	SAF	Ahmedabad	Apr 2008
14	India	lost	inns & 006 runs	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

Nagpur Test : Fourth Day : More stats

A Mishra bagged a pair in this test providing the 48^th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test match.

A Mishra bagged a pair in this test providing the third occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test match against South Africa. Other two are – J Srinath {at Mumbai in Feb 2000} and Zaheer Khan {at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001}.

A Mishra bagged a pair in this test providing the 21^st occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test match on Indian soil

SR Tendulkar was bowled in the second innings by PL Harris after scoring 100 providing the 43^rd occasion of his being dismissed bowled in a test innings. He now has the record for an Indian batsman dismissed bowled on most occasions. He wrested this record from R Dravid who has been dismissed bowled on 42 occasions.

SR Tendulkar and JH Kallis are on par with 43 bowled dismissals at the end of this test. AR Border of Australia {53} and JR Reid {44} are the other two batsmen who have been dismissed bowled on more occasions than SR Tendulkar and JH Kallis

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test provide the 25^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the fourth occasion of his capturing ten or more wickets in a test match. The other three occasions are – 10 for 93 vs New Zealand at Jo’burg in Nov 2007, 10 for 91 vs New Zealand at Centurion in Nov 2007 and 10 for 154 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2008

At the end of this test, DL Steyn and M Ntini share the South African record for most ten wicket hauls. M Ntini’s four ten wicket hauls are – 10 for 220 vs England at Lord’s in Jul 2003, 13 for 132 vs West Indies at Port of Spain in Apr 2005, 10 for 178 vs Australia at Johannesburg in Mar 2006 and 10 for 145 vs New Zealand at Centurion in Apr 2006.

India has conceded the first innings lead of 325 runs in this test providing the 12^th occasion of India conceding a lead of 300 plus runs.

India lost this test by an innings and six runs providing the 36^th occasion of India losing a test by an innings. The loss at Nagpur represents the third innings loss against South Africa. The first occasion was at Bangalore in Mar 2000 when South Africa had won the test by an innings and 71 runs and the second occasion was at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008, when South Africa has won by an innings and 90 runs.

India lost this test by an innings and six runs providing the 14th occasion of India losing a test by an innings on Indian soil. All the three losses against South Africa have come on Indian soil.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in the second innings represent his highest individual score on home soil and an improvement over his 97 in first innings at Mumbai in Feb 2000

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in this test represent the 140^th occasion of a batsman scoring 100 or 100 not out in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in this test represent the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 100 or 100 not out in a test innings.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in this test represent the second occasion of his scoring 100 or 100 not out in a test innings. He had scored 100 not out against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009

SR Tendulkar is the second Indian batsman to score 100 or 100 not out in a test innings. SC Ganguly is the other batsman. He had scored 100 not out vs New Zealand in Oct 2003 and 100 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in May 2007.

India suffered its first loss under MS Dhoni when it went down to South Africa by an innings and six runs. Dhoni at the end of this test has led India in 12 tests. India has won eight tests, lost one test and three tests were drawn

First Test at Nagpur – Fourth day highlights

SR Tendulkar registered his 100^th fifty when he scored exact 100 in this game. It was his 46hth hundred. Coupled with 54 half centuries, he scored his 100^th fifty to become the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 100 fifties.

SR Tendulkar with his 100 in this game scored his 20^th hundred at home. He became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 20 plus hundreds on home soil. Other two are – RT Ponting {21} and ML Hayden {21}. ST Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to register 20 hundreds on home soil.

SR Tendulkar registered his 44^th fifty on home soil with his 100 in this test {20 C plus 24 C}. RT Ponting {54}, JH Kallis {49}, AR Border {48} and SR Waugh {45} are the four batsmen who have score more fifties than SR Tendulkar on home soil.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 at home in this test was in a losing cause. There are the other two occasions when his home test hundreds have gone in vain which are – 177 vs Australia at Bangalore in Mar 1998 and 136 vs Pakistan at Chennai in Jan 1999

SR Tendulkar and M Azharuddin have equal number of home test hundreds in a losing cause. Azharuddin’s hundreds which were in vain are – 105 vs England at Chennai in Jan 1985, 109 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Nov 1996 and 102 vs South Africa at Bangalore in Mar 2000.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 at home in this test was in a losing cause providing the tenth occasion of his hundreds going in vain which are as under – 114 vs Australia at Perth in Feb 1992, 122 vs England at Birmingham in Jun 1996, 169 vs South Africa at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 177 vs Australia at Bangalore in Mar 1998, 113 vs New Zealand at Wellington in Dec 1998, 136 vs Pakistan at Chennai in Jan 1999, 116 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1999, 155 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 154* vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2008 and 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010.

SR Tendulkar became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to witness ten or more hundreds in a losing cause. The record of most hundreds by a batsman in a losing cause is credited to BC Lara of West Indies who has witnessed 14 of his test hundreds go in vain.

M Azharuddin of India, BC Lara of West Indies, RR Sarwan of West Indies and SR Tenudlkar of India are the four batsmen who share the record of most hundreds in a losing cause against South Africa. All these four batsmen have witnessed three of their test hundreds going in vain against South Africa.

M Azharuddin – 105 vs England at Chennai in Jan 1985, 109 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Nov 1996 and 102 vs South Africa at Bangalore in Mar 2000.

BC Lara – 202 at Jo’burg in Dec 2003, 196 at Port of Spain in Apr 2005 and 176 at Bridgetown in Apr 2005

RR Sarwan – 114 at Durban in Dec 2003, 119 at Centurion in Jan 2004 and 107* at Port of Spain in Apr 2005

SR Tendulkar – 169 vs South Africa at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 155 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001 and 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010.

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the 39^th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India.

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the 10th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India on Indian soil

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the first occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India on Indian soil

With 10 for 108 in this test DW Steyn became the second bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India at Nagpur – VCA stadium. JJ Krezja of Australia had figures of 12 for 358 at this venue in Nov 2008.

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the third occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India. The other two are – AA Donald {12 for 139 at Port Elizabeth in Dec 1992} and SM Pollock {10 for 147 at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001}

More stats to follow …………..

S Badrinath with his 56 on his test debut against South Africa in the first test at Nagpur earned the distinction of becoming the 34^th Indian batsman to score a fifty on debut. The complete list is furnished below

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	L Amar Singh	–	51	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1932
2	L Amarnath	–	118	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 1933
3	Dilawar Hussain	59	57	Eng	Kolkata	Jan 1934
4	Yuvraj of Patiala	–	60	Eng	Chennai	Feb 1934
5	C Ramaswami	–	60	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1936
6	MH Mankad	–	63	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1946
7	RS Modi	57*	–	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1946
8	DG Phadkar	51	–	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1947
9	KC Ibrahim	85	–	Win	Delhi	Nov 1948
10	CD Gopinath	50*	–	Eng	Mumbai (BS)	Dec 1951
11	RH Shodhan	110	–	Pak	Kolkata	Dec 1952
12	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	NZl	Hyd-LBS	Nov 1955
13	RG Nadkarni	68*	–	NZl	Delhi	Dec 1955
14	AA Baig	–	112	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1959
15	Hanumant Singh	105	–	Eng	Delhi	Feb 1964
16	GR Viswanath	–	137	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
17	SM Gavaskar	65	67*	Win	Port of Spain	Mar 1971
18	SS Naik	–	77	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1974
18	HS Kanitkar	65	–	Win	Bangalore	Nov 1974
20	PH Sharma	54	–	Win	Delhi	Dec 1974
21	S Amarnath	124	–	NZl	Auckland	Jan 1976
22	P Roy	–	60*	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1982
23	J Arun Lal	63	–	Srl	Chennai	Sep 1982
24	BS Sandhu	71	–	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
25	M Azharuddin	110	–	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1984
26	LS Rajput	–	61	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 1985
27	WV Raman	–	83	Win	Chennai	Jan 1988
28	PK Amre	103	–	SAF	Durban	Nov 1992
29	R Dravid	95	–	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1996
30	SC Ganguly	131	–	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1996
31	VVS Laxman	–	51	SAF	Ahmedabad	Nov 1996
32	DJ Gandhi	–	75	NZl	Mohali	Oct 1999
33	V Sehwag	105	–	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
34	S Badrinath	56	–	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

S Badrinath with his 56 became the fourth Indian batsman to register a fifty on test debut against South Africa after PK Amre. VVS Laxman and V Sehwag

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	PK Amre	103	–	SAF	Durban	Nov 1992
2	VVS Laxman	–	51	SAF	Ahmedabad	Nov 1996
3	V Sehwag	105	–	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
4	S Badrinath	56	–	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

First Test at Nagpur – Third day’s highlights

V Sewag registered his 18^th test hundred when he made 109 in the first innings of this test. SR Tendulkar {45}, SM Gavaskar {34}, R Dravid {29} and M Azharuddin {22} are the four Indian batsmen who have score more hundreds than V Sehwag.

V Sehwag’s 109 in this test represent the 386^th occasion of an Indian batsman registering a hundred in a test innings.

V Sehwag’s 109 in this test represent the 16^th occasion of an Indian batsman registering a hundred in a test innings against South Africa.

V Sehwaga’s 109 in this test represent his fourth hundred against South Africa. The other three are – 105 vs Bloemfontien in Nov 2001, 164 at Kanpur in Nov 2004 and 319 at Chennai in Mar 2008.

V Sehwag with is four hundreds against South Africa shares the record for most hundreds by an Indian batsman against South Africa with Mohd Azharuddin who also has scored four hundreds – 109 at Kolkata in Nov 1996, 163* at Kolkata in Dec 1996, 115 at Cape Town in Jan 1997 and 102 at Bangalore in Mar 2000.

V Sehwag’s 109 in this innings represent his 17^th hundred as an opening batsman. SM Gavaskar is the other Indian batsman with 33 hundreds to his credit has scored more hundreds than V Sehwag as an opening batsman

S Badrinath registered a half century – 56 – on debut in this test. He became the 23rd Indian bastman to register a half century on debut. He also became the 34^th Indian batsman to score a fifty on test debut

He became the fourth Indian batsman to register a fifty on test debut against South Africa. Others are PK Amre {103 in the first innings at Durban in Nov 1992}, VVS Laxman {51 in the second innings at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996} and V Sehwag {105 in the first innings at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001}.

It is a strange coincidence that V Sehwag and S Badrinath, the two batsmen who have scored fifty on test debut against South Africa forged a three figure partnership of 136 for the fourth wicket in the first innings of this test.

136 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between V Sehwag and S Badrinath provide the 15^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against South Africa

136 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between V Sehwag and S Badrinath provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against South Africa. The other two occasions are – 145 runs in the first innings between R Dravid and SC Ganguly and 108 runs in the second innings between R Dravid and SC Ganguly at Johannesburg in Jan 1997.

DW Steyn returned with figures of 7 for 51 in this test providing the 30^th occasion of a visiting bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against India. He became the third South African bowler to achieve the feat against India. The other two are – AA Donald {7 for 84 at Port Elizabeth in Dec 1992} and L Klusener {8 for 64 at Kolkota in Nov 1996}

DW Steyn returned with figures of 7 for 51 in this test providing the 16th occasion of a visiting bowler capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against India on Indian soil. He became the second South African bowler to achieve the feat against India. L Klusener {8 for 64 at Kolkota in Nov 1996} is the other bowler

DW Steyn returned with figures of 7 for 51 in this test became the second visiting bowler to capture seven or more wickets in an innings against India at Nagpur. JJ Krejza of Australia who had returned with figures of 8 for 215 in Nov 2006 is the other bowler

DW Steyn’s 7 for 51 in this test represent his 13^th five wicket haul and his best innings bowling effort. His previous best was 6 for 49 against New Zealand at Centurion in Nov 2007. His previous best against India was 5 for 23 at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008.

The following South African bowlers have captured five or more wickets in a test innings on ten or more occasions – AA Donald {20}, M Ntini {18}, SM Pollock {16}, HJ Tayfield {14} and DW Steyn {13}.

WP Saha scored zero on his test debut providing the 47^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a zero on his debut {in either of the two innings or in both innings}. WP Saha is the first Indian batsman to score a zero on his debut against South Africa.

WP Saha scored zero on his debut in the second innings of this test providing the 15^th such occasion.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Second one day game at Dunedin on 08.02.10: New Zealand won by five wickets

This game was the 250^th one match for D Vettori which includes the four games he appeared for ICC World Eleven. He became the third New Zealand cricketer to appear in 250 plus one dayers. The other two are – SP Fleming {270} and CZ Harris {250}.

DL Vettori became the 34^th cricketer to appear in 250 plus in one day games on the global table.

Mushfiqur Rahim scored 86 in this game which represents his fifth one day half century. Other four occasions are – 98 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 18.08.09, 57 vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 10.02.07, 56* vs India at Trinidad on 17.03.07 and 56 vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 27.10.09

At the end of this game, Mushfiqur Rahim has an aggregate of 1096 runs. He is the second Bangladesh wicket keeper to aggregate 1000 plus runs in one day games after Khaled Mashud who had an aggregate of 1818 runs.

Mushfiqur Rahim with his five half centuries became the second Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman to register five or more half centuries in one day games. Khaled Mashud is the other wicket keeper batsman with seven half centuries to his credit.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam added 107 for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 26^th occasion of a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in the history of one day games.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam added 107 for the seventh wicket in this game represents the first occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in one day games. Thus this partnership represents the record partnership for the seventh wicket by Bangladesh batsmen in one day games. The previous best was the 89 run stand Alok Kapali and Khaled Mashud vs Kenya at Fatullah on 23.03.06

LRPL Taylor was making his 75^th one day appearance in this game and celebrated the same with a half century – 78 – which was his 13^th one day half century and 16th one day fifty.

LRPL Taylor has an aggregate of 51 sixes in one day games at the end of this game. His fourth six of Rubel Hossain {third delivery of the 23^rd over of New Zealand’s innings} gave him his 50^th one day six.

LRPL Taylor became the eighth New Zealand batsman to aggregate 50 plus sixes. Others are – CL Cairns {153}, BB McCullum {97}, NJ Astle {86}, CD McMillan {84}, JDP Oram {70}, SP Fleming {63} and SB Styris {59}.

HM Amla became the ninth batsman to register a score of 250 plus runs against India, when he scored 253 not out at Nagpur in the first test of the ongoing test series. Others are RB Kanhai of West Indies, SFAF Bacchus of West Indies, Javed Miandad of Pakistan, GA Gooch of Engalnd, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, RT Ponting of Australia, Younis Khan of Pakistan and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka.

The performances of these nine batsmen are listed below in its chronological order with details of batsmen, team to which they belong, scores, innings, ground, month and year

No	Batsmen	Team	Runs	Inns	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	RB Kanhai	Win	256	1	Kolkata	Dec 1958
2	SFAF Bacchus	Win	250	2	Kanpur	Feb 1979
3	Javed Miandad	Pak	280*	1	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
4	GA Gooch	Eng	333	1	Lord’s	Jul 1990
5	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	340	2	Col-RPS	Aug 1997
6	RT Ponting	Aus	257	2	Melbourne	Dec 2003
7	Younis Khan	Pak	267	1	Bangalore	Mar 2005
8	M Jayawardene	Srl	275	2	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
9	HM Amla	SAF	253*	1	Nagpur	Feb 2010

HM Amla with his 253 not out became the fifth visiting batsman to register a score of 250 plus against India on Indian soil.

No	Batsmen	Team	Runs	Inns	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	RB Kanhai	Win	256	1	Kolkata	Dec 1958
2	SFAF Bacchus	Win	250	2	Kanpur	Feb 1979
3	Younis Khan	Pak	267	1	Bangalore	Mar 2005
4	M Jayawardene	Srl	275	2	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
5	HM Amla	SAF	253*	1	Nagpur	Feb 2010

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.

First Test at Nagpur – Second day highlights – The day belongs to Hashim Amla – he becomes the first South African batsman to score 250 plus runs against India in a test innings. He was unbeaten on 253 when South Africa declared its innings closed at 558 for 6.

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the 74^th occasion of a 300 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the tenth occasion of a 300 runs partnership posted by South African batsmen in a test innings against various oppositions

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the first occasion of a 300 runs partnership posted by South African batsmen in a test innings against India

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the fifth occasion of a 300 runs partnership posted by South African batsmen for the third wicket in a test innings against various oppositions. The other four occasions are – 319 runs between A Melville and AD Nourse vs England at Nottingham in Jun 1947, 341 runs between EJ Barlow and RG Pollock vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1964, 429 runs unfinished stand between HH Dippenaar and JA Rudolph against Bangladesh at Chittagong in Apr 2003 and 330 runs between HM Amla and JH Kallis vs New Zealand at Johannesburg in Nov 2007

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the seventh occasion of a 300 runs partnership posted in a test innings against India. The other six occasions are – 576 runs for the second wicket between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka at Col-RPS in Aug 1997, 451 runs for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan at Hyderabad {Sind} in Jan 1983, 308 runs for the third wicket between GA Gooch and AJ Lamb of England at Lord’s in Jul 1990, 324 runs for the third wicket between Inzaman-ul-Huq and Younis Khan of Pakistan at Bangalore in Mar 2005, 319 runs for the third wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan of Pakistan at Lahore in Jan 2006 and 351 runs for the sixth wicket between DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the fifth occasion of a 300 runs partnership posted by batsmen in a test innings against India. The other four occasions are – 451 runs for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan at Hyderabad {Sind} in Jan 1983, 308 runs for the third wicket between GA Gooch and AJ Lamb of England at Lord’s in Jul 1990, 324 runs for the third wicket between Inzaman-ul-Huq and Younis Khan of Pakistan at Bangalore in Mar 2005 and 319 runs for the third wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan of Pakistan at Lahore in Jan 2006

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the fifth occasion of a 300 runs partnership posted by batsmen for the third wicket in a test innings against India. The other four occasions are – 451 runs for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan at Hyderabad {Sind} in Jan 1983, 308 runs for the third wicket between GA Gooch and AJ Lamb of England at Lord’s in Jul 1990, 324 runs for the third wicket between Inzaman-ul-Huq and Younis Khan of Pakistan at Bangalore in Mar 2005 and 319 runs for the third wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan of Pakistan at Lahore in Jan 2006

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the second occasion of a 300 runs partnership posted by batsmen for the third wicket in a test innings against India on Indian soil. The other occasion is – 324 runs for the third wicket between Inzaman-ul-Huq and Younis Khan of Pakistan at Bangalore in Mar 2005.

Thus, the 340 runs partnership between HM Amla and JH Kallis for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings is a record partnership by any team for third wicket and also for any wicket on Indian soil.

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 340 runs for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings providing the fouth occasion of a 300 runs partnership posted by batsmen for the third wicket in a test innings against India at Nagpur City. The other three occasions are – 249 runs for the third wicket between R Dravid and Tendulkar – India vs Zimbabwe at Nagpur – VCA ground – in Nov 2000, 207 runs for the fourth wicket between ADR Campbell and A Flower – Zimbabwe vs India at Nagpur – VCA ground – in Nov 2000 and 202 runs for the fifth wicket between M Azaruddin and SR Tendulkar – India vs West Indies at Nagpur – VCA ground – in Dec 1994

Thus, the 340 runs partnership between HM Amla and JH Kallis for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings is a record partnership by any team for third wicket and also for any wicket in the test played at Nagpur City. The previous best was 249 runs for the third wicket between R Dravid and Tendulkar – India vs Zimbabwe at Nagpur – VCA ground – in Nov 2000.

340 runs partnership between HM Amla and JH Kallis for the third wicket in South Africa’s first innings represent the first occasion of a 300 plus runs partnership by any team in the tests played at Nagpur City

JH Kallis registered his highest individual score against India with his 173 in this test. The previous best was his 132 at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008.

HM Amla’s 253 not out in the first innings of this test represent the 292^nd occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

HM Amla’s 253 not out in the first innings of this test represent the 22^nd occasion of a South African batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings

HM Amla’s 253 not out in the first innings of this test represents the second occasion of a South African batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against India. The other occasion was – 217* by AB de Villers at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008

Thus HM Amla’s 253 not out in the first innings of this test represents the highest individual innings by a South African batsman in a test innings against India.

HM Amla’s 253 not out in the first innings of this test represents the 40th occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against India.

HM Amla’s 253 not out in the first innings of this test represents the 13th occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against India on Indian soil by visiting batsmen.

HM Amla’s 253 not out in the first innings of this test represents the 36th occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings on Indian soil. The break up is 13 by visiting batsmen and 23 by Indian batsmen.

HM Amla with 253 not out in this test became the third batsman to register a double hundred in a test innings at Nagpur City. The other two are – A Flower of Zimbabwe {232* vs India at Nagpur – VCA Ground in Nov 2000} and SR Tendulkar of India {201* vs Zimbababe at Nagpur – VCA Ground in Nov 2000}.

HM Amla and JH Kallis when they added 340 runs for the third wicket against at Nagpur against India, it was their second association of 300 runs partnership in a test innings, the first being the 330 runs stand against New Zealand at Jo’burg in Nov 2007.

HM Amla-JH Kallis pair became the sixth pair to forge 300 plus runs partnerships on two or more occasions involving the same pair of batsmen in the annals of test cricket. The other pairs are – HH Gibbs-GC Smith {on three occasions}, DG Bradman-WH Ponsford {on two occasions}, R Dravid-VVS Laxman {on two occasions}, DPMD Jayawardene-KC Sangakkara {two occasions} and Mohammad Yousuf-Younis Khan {two occasions}

HM Amla’s 253 not out in this test is a new ground record for the tests at Nagpur city. The previous best was 232 not out by A Flower of Zimbabwe in Nov 2000 at Nagpur –VCA ground

HM Amla’s 253 not out in this test represents the 85^th occasion of a batsman batting at number three posting a score of 200 plus runs.

HM Amla with his 253 not out became the third South African batsman to register 200 plus runs while batting at number three. Other two are – GA Faulkner {204 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1910 and JA Rudolph {222* vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Apr 2003}

Thus HM Amla’s 253 not out in this test represent the highest score by a South African batsman who has batted at number three.

HM Amla registered his eight test hundred wheh he made 253 not out in this test. His innings in this test represents his highest score of his test career, an improvement upon his previous best of 176 not out against New Zealand at Jo’burg in Nov 2007

South Africa’s 558 for 6 declared in this game provide the 45^th occasion of a team posting a total in excess of 550 runs in a test innings against India.

South Africa’s 558 for 6 declared in this game provide the second occasion of South Africa posting a total in excess of 550 runs in a test innings against India. The other occasion was at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001 when South Africa was dismissed for 563.

HM Amla and AB de Villers added 108 runs for the fourth wicket in this test providing the 24^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnerships against India.

HM Amla and AB de Villers added 108 runs for the fourth wicket in this test providing the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against India. The other occasion was the 105 runs partnership between HH Giibs and HH Dippenaar at Port Elizabeth in Nov 2001.

Thus the 108 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between HM Amla and AB de Villers represent the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen against India

Harbhajan Singh and A Mishra conceded 100 plus runs in the first innings of this test providing the 25^th and 26^th occasion of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa.

Harbhajan Singh has conceded 100 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa on five occasions including the one in the first innings of this test. He became the third Indian bowler to concede 100 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa on five or more occasions. A Kumble and J Srinath have conceded 100 plus runs on eight and five occasions respectively.

A Mishra returned with figures of 53.0-5-140-0 in this game. He is the third Indian bowler to conceded 100 plus runs without a wicket in a test innings against South Africa. The other two are RP Singh {23.0-1-111-0 at Chennai in Mar 2008} and A Kumble {51.0-7-136-0 at Cape Town in Jan 1997}.

Thus A Mishra has the most expensive bowling figures by an Indian bowler against South Africa in this category of statistics.

A Mishra returned with figures of 53.0-5-140-0 in this game providing the 44^th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket against various oppositions.

Harbhajan Singh has conceded 100 plus runs on 35 occasions of his test career including the one in this test. He now stands fifth in the list of bowlers who have conceded 100 plus runs on 35 or more occasions. Others are M Muralitharan {60}, A Kumble {57}, SK Warne {40} and Danish Kaneria {38}

A Mishra returned with figures of 53.0-5-140-0 in this test providing the seventh occasion of Indian bowler bowling 50 plus overs in a test innings against South Africa. Other occasions are – A Kumble {68.4 overs in first innings at Bangalore in Mar 2000}, A Kumble {54.0 overs in the first innings at Kanpur in Nov 2004}, A Kumble {51.0 overs in first innings at Cape Town in Jan 1997}, A Kumble {50.3 in first innings at Port Elizabeth in Dec 1992}, M Kartik {50.0 overs in first innings at Bangalore in Mar 2000} and A Kumble {50.0 in the first innings at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001}

A Mishra returned with figures of 53.0-5-140-0 in this test to become the third Indian bowler – after A Kumble and M Kartik – to bowl fifty plus overs in a test innings against South Africa