Match Number 5 : India vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 : India won by 14 runs

South Africa won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of a team doing so in ICC WT20. It was the fourth occasion that South Africa inserted the opposition. South Africa became the third team after India and Pakistan to insert the opposition on four occasions in ICC WT20.

South Africa lost this game by 14 runs after inserting the opposition providing the 16^th occasion of a team losing a game after inserting the opposition in ICC WT20. It was South Africa’s first loss in ICC WT20 after it had inserted the opposition.

SK Raina scored 101 in this game to become the second centurion in ICC WT20. CH Gayle of West Indies was the first batsman to score a hundred. He had scored 117 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 11.09.07 in the first game of ICC WT20.

It is interesting to note that both the hundreds in ICC WT20 have come against the same opposition – South Africa. CH Gayle’s 117 was in a losing cause, while SK Raina’s 101 was in a winning cause for West Indies and India respectively.

SK Raina became the third batsman in T20I to score a hundred. Other two are – CH Gayle of West Indies – 117 vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.09 and BB McCullum of New Zealand – 116* vs Australia at Christchurch on 28.02.10

SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh added 88 runs for the third wicket providing the 94^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also provides the 22^nd occasion of a third wicket partnership in ICC WT20.

This stand provides the 13^th occasion of a fifty plus run partnership posted by Indian batsmen for various wickets in ICC WT20. It is the fourth occasion of a fifty plus runs stand posted by Indian batsmen for the third wicket in ICC WT20. The other three occasions are – 84 runs between RV Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh vs Australia at Durban on 22.09.07, 63 runs between G Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh vs Pakistan at Jo’burg on 24.09.07, 55 runs between M Vijay and Yuvraj Singh vs Afghanistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

It is interesting to note that in all these four stands, Yuvraj Singh has been one of the partners.

88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represent the highest stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen in ICC WT20. The previous best was 84 runs between RV Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh vs Australia at Durban.

88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represent the second best stand by Indian batsmen in ICC WT20. The best stand is 136 runs between G Gambhir and V Sehwag vs England at Durban on 19.09.07

88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represent the second partnership of fifty plus runs by Indian batsmen against South Africa in ICC WT20. The first stand was 85 runs for the fifth wicket between MS Dhoni and RG Sharma at Durban on 20.09.07

Thus the 88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represents the best partnership by Indian batsmen against South Africa in ICC WT20.

88 runs stand between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh for the third wicket in this game represent the ninth occasion of fifty plus runs against South Africa in ICC WT20. This stand represents the second best stand against South Africa. The best stand is 145 runs between CH Gayle and DS Smith of West Indies for the first wicket at Jo’burg on 11.09.07

M Vijay’s zero in this game represents the 14^th occasion of a batsman scoring zero against South Africa in ICC WT20. He became the ninth batsman to collect the first ball duck against South Africa in ICC WT20.

M Vijay’s zero in this game represents the 93rd occasion of a batsman scoring zero in ICC WT20. He became the 37th batsman to collect the first ball duck against South Africa in ICC WT20.

M Vijay became the fifth Indian batsman to score zero in ICC WT20. Others are – G Gambhir vs Pakistan at Durban on 14.09.07, RV Uthappa vs New Zealand at Jo’burg on 16.09.07, KD Karthik vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07 and YK Pathan vs South Africa at Nottingham on 16.06.09

M Vijay became the second Indian batsman to collect the first ball duck in ICC WT20 after KD Karthik {vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07}

AB deVilliers pouched a catch in this game to take his aggregate of catches to 12 in ICC WT20.

MV Boucher took his catches aggregate to 11 in ICC WT20 when he caught M Vijay of RK Kleinveldt for zero and with it the record of most catches in ICC WT20. He wrested the record from D Ramdin of West Indies who has a tally of 10 catches

JH Kallis scored 73 in this game which was his third fifty in ICC WT20. The other fifties are – 57* vs England at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and 64 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09

JH Kallis with his three fifties became the sixth batsman to register three fifties in ICC WT20. Others are – CH Gayle of West Indies, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka , TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka and Yuvraj Singh of India.

JH Kallis became the first South African batsman to register three fifties in ICC WT20.

JH Kallis’s 73 in this game represent his highest individual score in ICC WT20. His previous best was 64 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09

JH Kallis’s 73 in this game represent the 71^st occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20. It also represents the eighth occasion of a South African batsman registering a fifty in ICC WT20

JH Kallis’s 73 in this game provide the 39^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in ICC WT20.

JH Kallis’s three fifties as an opening batsman places him in the elite company of the following opening batsmen who have scored three or more fifties in ICC WT20 – G Gambhir of India {04}, ML Hayden of Australia {04}, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {03}, CH Gayle of West Indies {03}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {03} and JH Kallis of South Africa {03} are the six opening batsmen who have scored three or more fifties in ICC WT20

JH Kallis became the first South African opening batsman to register three fifties in ICC WT20.

JH Kallis and GC Smith added 97 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 95^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in ICC WT20. This stand also represents the 15^th occasion of a second wicket stand of fifty plus runs.

This stand is the record stand for the second wicket in ICC WT20. The previous best was 95 runs stand between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith in the game between West Indies and Bangaldesh at Jo’ubrg on 13.09.07

This stand represent the third occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – 74 runs between HH Gibbs and JH Kallis vs England at Nottingham on 11.06.09 and 51 runs between HH Gibbs and JH Kallis vs West Indies at The Oval on 13.06.09

JH Kallis and GC Smith added 97 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the record stand for the second wicket by South African batsmen in ICC WT20

JH Kallis and GC Smith added 97 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the third occasion of a ninety plus runs stand in ICC WT20. The other two occasions are – 95 runs between S Chanderpaul and DS Smith for the second wicket in the game between West Indies and Bangladesh at Johannesburg on 13.09.07 and 91 runs stand between for the third wicket between Mohd Ashraful and Shakib Al Hasan in the game between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Gros Islet on 01.05.10

GC Smith was dismissed run out in this game providing the 68^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in ICC WT20. He is the fifth South African batsmen run out in ICCWT20. Others are – JM Kemp for 5 vs India at Durban on 20.09.07, JH Kallis for 24 vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09, AB de Villiers for 15 vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and JA Morkel for 2 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 10.06.09

GC Smith became the second batsman to be dismissed run out against India in ICC WT20 after JM Kemp who was dismissed run out for 5 at Durban on 20.09.07

GC Smith’s run out for 36 in this game provide the 12^th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in ICC WT20 game. His dismissal provide the first occasion of a captain dismissed run out against India in ICC WT20 and he is the first South African captain to be dismissed run out in the tournament.