Fifth one day game – West Indies vs South Africa at Port of Spain on 03.06.10 : South Africa won by one wicket

S Chanderpaul completed 1500 runs against West Indies when he was on 39 during his knock of 67 in this game. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 1528. He became the first West Indian batsman to total 1500 runs against South Africa.

SC Chanderpaul became the second batsman to aggregate 1500 plus runs in West Indies-South Africa one day series. JH Kallis with 1662 runs to his credit is the other batsman

SC Chanderpaul scored 67 in this game which was his 12th half century against South Africa. He now holds the record for most half centuries jointly with JH Kallis in West Indies-South Africa one day series. JH Kallis scored 57 in this game which was his 12th half century against West Indies

SC Chanderpaul’s 67 in this game represents his 13^th fifty against South Africa {01 century and 12 half centuries}

SC Chanderpaul’s fifty {67) in this game represents his 59^th one day half century and 70^th fifty. He became the third West Indian batsman to score 70 plus fifties. Others are BC Lara {82} and DL Haynes {74}.

BC Lara {63}, S Chanderpaul {59} and DL Haynes {57} are the three West Indian batsman to score 50 plus half centuries in one day games.

MV Boucher became the second fieldsman in the history of one day games to pouch 400 catches. AC Gikchirst is the other fieldsman with 417 catches to his credit. MV Boucher’s 400 catches break up is 399 catches as a wicket keeper and one catch as a fieldsman, while AC Gilchrist’s 417 catches are held when he was the wicket keeper.

DM Bravo was caught by MV Boucher in this game and it was the first catch taken by MV Boucher when he was not keeping the wickets.

CH Gayle was caught by GC Smith which game him his 70^th catch as captain in one day games. He held one more catch to dismiss KA Pollard of JH Kallis for 25 to take his number of catches to 71; GC Smith became the sixth captain to pouch 70 plus catches in one day games. Others are – SP Fleming {106}, RT Ponting {106}, AR Border {103}, M Azharuddin {83} and MS Dhoni {72}

At the end of this game, SC Chanderpaul and DL Haynes share the second place with 8648 runs amongst the most run getters for West Indies in one day games. BC Lara with 10348 runs holds the first place.

N Deonarine’s 53 not out in this game represents his fourth one day fifty – 65* vs Zimbabwe at Providence on 06.03.00, 57 vs Ireland at Kingston on 15.04.10, 53* vs South Africa at Port of Spain on 03.06.00 and 53 vs Australia at Brisbane on 14.02.10

SC Chanderpaul’s 67 and N Deonarine’s 53 not out represent the 52^nd and 53^rd occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa.

JH Kallis scored 57 in this game which represents his 16^th fifty against South Africa {04 centuries and 12 half centuries}

JH Kallis with his 57 in this game scored his 95^th one day fifty which places him fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in one day games. SR Tendulkar {139}, RT Ponting {107} and ST Jayasuriya {96} have scored more fifties than JH Kallis

At the end of this game, JH Kallis and RT Ponting with 78 half centuries to their credit share the fourth place jointly in the list of batsmen who have scored most half centuries in one day games. AR Border {93}, Inzamam-ul-Huq {83} and R Dravid {82} are the other batsmen who have scored more half centuries than JH Kallis and RT Ponting.

JH Kallis {57} and JP Duminy {51} scored fifties in this game which provides the 72^nd and 73^rd occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in one day games.

JH Kallis scored his ninth fifty on away soil against West Indies when he made 57 in this game. He became the sixth batsman in the history of one day games to score nine more fifties on away soil against a specific opposition. Others are – IVA Richards of West Indies vs Sri Lanka {21}, DL Haynes of West Indies vs Australia {14}, M Azharuddin of India vs Sri Lanka {09}, BC Lara of West Indies vs Australia {09} and ME Waugh of Australia vs New Zealand {09}

JH Kallis’s 57 in this game was his 16^th fifty against West Indies. He became the only South African in the list of batsmen who have scored 16 or more fifties against a specific opposition. There are 18 such occasions in the history of one day games.

JP Duminy’s 51 in this game represent his seventh one day half century and eighth fifty. It was his second fifty against West Indies, the first being his 79* at Centurion on 20.01.08.

SC Chanderpaul {67} and JH Kallis {57} scored fifties in this game while batting at number three providing the fifth occasion of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number three in West Indies-South Africa one day series

JH Kallis’s 57 in this game represent his 50^th half century while batting at number three. He became the second batsman in the history of one day games to score fifty half centuries while batting at number three. RT Ponting has scored 71 half centuries at number three.

JH Kallis completed 5000 one day runs while batting at number three when he was on 38 during his knock of 57 in this game. His aggregate at the end of the game stood at 5019. He is the second batsman in the history of one day games to total 5000 plus runs while batting at number three. RT Ponting has scored 7913 runs at number three.

South Africa won this game with two balls to spare providing the fifth occasion of South Africa winning a game with single digit balls to spare. It was the second occasion that South Africa has won the game against West Indies with two balls to spare. The first occasion was at Johannesburg on 04.02.04 when South Africa had won by four wickets.

South Africa won this game by one wicket providing the very first occasion of South Africa winning a game by one wicket margin against West Indies

South Africa won this game by one wicket providing the 39^th occasion of a team winning a game by one wicket margin in the history of one day games It was the third one wicket win for South Africa in one day games. The other two are – vs Australia at Jo’burg on 12.03.06 and vs Sri Lanka at Providence on 28.03.07

South Africa won this game with two balls to spare providing the sixth occasion of a team winning a game with two balls to spare in the history of one day games. The complete list read thus – Netherlands winning the game against Canada at Benoni on 01.12.06, New Zealand winning the game against West Indies at Christchurch on 06.02.89, South Africa winning the game against West Indies at Port of Spain on 03.06.10, Sri Lanka winning the game against England at Adelaide on 23.01.99, West Indies winning the game against Pakistan at Birmingham on 11.06.75 and Zimbabwe winning the game against India at Faridabad on 07.03.02

South Africa won the series 5-0 providing the 24^th occasion of a team winning all the five matches in a series.

West Indies has lost five series by 5-0 margin – vs New Zealand in New Zealand 1999-00, vs South Africa in West Indies 2004-05, vs South Africa in South Africa 2007-08, vs Australia in West Indies 2008 and vs South Africa in West Indies 2010.

Zimbabwe holds the record of losing most series by 5-0 margin. It has lost six series. Zimbabwe and West Indies are the two teams to lose five or more one day series by 5-0 margin.

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