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Third Game: Sri Lanka vs India at Dambulla on 16.08.10: India won by six wickets

WU Tharanga was dismissed for duck of the first ball he received in this game providing the 135^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. It also provides the 23^rd occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games.

WU Tharanga’s first ball duck in this game provide the third occasion of his suffering such an ignominy as an opening batsman in one day games. The other two occasions are – vs West Indies at Mum-BS on 14.10.06 and vs India at Delhi on 27.12.09, He became the fourth Sri Lankan opening batsman to collect the first ball duck on three or more occasions. Others are – ST Jayaasuriya {08}, RS Kaluwitharna {03} and RS Mahanama {03}

WU Tharanga’s first ball duck in this game provide the 32^nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck against India in one day games. His duck provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman to suffer such an ignominy against India. WU Tharanga collected the first ball duck against India for the second time {first occasion was at Delhi on 27.12.09} and he became the second Sri Lankan batsman to suffer such an ignominy on two or more occasions after ST Jayasuriya who has three such occasions to his credit {at Col-RPS on 18.07.97, at Col-RPS on 30.09.02 and at Col-RPS on 03.02.09}.

WU Tharanga was dismissed by the first ball of the match in this game providing the 56^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in one day games. His dismissal provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed by the first ball of a match. The six occasions are – RS Mahanama vs Australia at Col-RPS in 1992, AP Gurusinha vs Bangladesh at Sharjah in 1994-95, RS Mahanama vs New Zealand a Bloemfontien in 1994-95, ST Jayasuriya vs India at Col-RPS in 2002-03, WU Tharanga vs India at Delhi in 2009-10 and WU Tharanga vs India at Dambulla in 2009-10.

WU Tharanga has been dismissed twice by the first ball of the match and becomes the tenth batsman in the history of one day games to be dismissed by the first ball of the match on two or more occasions. Others are – AC Gilchrist of Australia {03}, HH Gibbs of South Africa {02}, JG Wright of New Zealand {02}, PA Wallace of West Indies {02}, Rameez Raja of Pakistan {02}, RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka {02}, SC Ganguly of India {02}, SL Campbell of West Indies {02} and Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh {02}

WU Tharanga is the second Sri Lankan batsman after RS Mahanama to be dismissed by the first ball of the match on two occasions.

WU Tharanga’s duck in this game provide the 86^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring a duck against India. WU Tharang’s duck in this game is his fourth duck against India. He became the sixth Sri Lankan batsman to score four or more ducks against India. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {07}, DPMD Jayawardene {05}, RS Kaluwitharana {05}, WPUJC Vaas {05} and PA de Silva {04}.

WU Tharanga’s four ducks have come while he was opening the innings against India. He is the third Sri Lankan opening batsman to score four or more ducks against India. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {06} and RS Kaluwitharana {04}

SK Raina was playing his 100^th one day game when he appeared in this game. He became the 29^th Indian cricketer to play 100 plus one day games.

V Kohli scored a duck in this game which was the second duck of his one day career. He had failed to open his account against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 28.05.10

RG Sharma failed to open his account in this game which represents his fifth duck of his one day career. The five occasions are – vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 05.02.08, vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 20.08.09, vs West Indies at Kingston on 28.06.10, vs Bangladesh at Dambulla o 16.06.10 and vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 16.08.10

RG Sharma has scored ducks against Sri Lanka on three occasions. He became the eighth Indian batsman to suffer the ignominy of scoring ducks against Sri Lankaon three or more occasions. Others are – Harbhajan Singh {04}, SC Ganguly {03}, A Jadeja {03}. SK Raina {03}, SR Tendulkar {03} and Yuvraj Singh {03}

V Kohli and RG Sharma scored ducks in this game with which the number of ducks scored by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka stood at 66.

V Sehwag scored 99 not out in this game providing the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring 99 not out in one day games. Others are – BA Edgar of New Zealand vs India at Auckland on 14.02.81, DM Jones of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Adelaide on 28.01.85, RB Richardson of West Indies vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 15.11.85, A Flower of Zimbabwe vs Australia at Harare on 24.10.99, ADR Campbell of Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 01.10.00, RR Sarwan of West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad on 15.11.02, BJ Hodge of Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 04.02.07, Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan vs India at Gwalior on 15.11.07 and MJ Clarke of Australia vs England at The Oval on 30.06.10

V Sehwag became the second batsman to score 99 not out against Sri Lanka after DM Jones of Australia who had made 99 not out at Adelaide on 28.01.85. He is the first Indian batsman to score 99 not out in one day games.

V Sehwag’s 99 not out in this game provide the 31^st occasion of a batsman scoring 99 in one day games. His 99 in this game provide the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 99 in one day games. Other occasions are – 99 by K Srikkanth vs England at Cuttack on 27.12.84, 99 by VVS Laxman vs West Indies at Nagpur on 09.11.02, 99 by R Dravid vs Pakistan at Karachi on 13.03.04, 99 by SR Tendulkar vs South Africa at Belfast on 26.06.07, 99 by SR Tendulkar vs England at Bristol on 24.08.07 and 99 by SR Tendulkar vs Pakistan at Mohali on 08.11.07

V Sehwag became the first Indian batsman to score 99 against Sri Lanka when he socred 99 not out in this game. He is the fifth batsman to score 99 against Sri Lanka. Others are – 99* by DM Jones of Australia at Adelaide on 28.01.85, 99 by L Klusener of South Africa at Lahore on 08.11.97, 99 by GC Smith of South Africa at Centurion on 29.11.02 and 99 by AC Gilchrist at Centurion on 07.03.03.

V Kohli and RG Sharma scored zeros while batting at number three and four respectively in this game providing the second occasion of two Indian batsmen batting at number three and four scoring ducks in an one day games. The first such occasion was witnessed when RV Uthappa {at number three} and R Draivd {at number four} failed to open their account against Australia at Hyd-RGS on 05.10.07

At the end of this game, KC Sangakkara has an aggregate of 46 catches against India with which he owns the record for most catches by a wicket keeper in Sri Lanka India one day series. He wrested the record fr0m MS Dhoni who has an aggregate of 45 catches. Both the wicket keepers pouched a catch each in this game.

KC Sangakkara’s record in the series came in his 50^th innings of his wicket keeping stint against India. He became the first wicket keeper to keep wickets on 50 occasions against India. Others who have kept wickets in 45 plus innings against India are Moin Khan {47} and AC Gilchrist {46}

At the end of this game he had an aggregate dismissals of 52 {46 ct plus 06 st} against India. He is the third wicket keeper after AC Gilchrist {79} and Moin Khan {71} to effect 50 or more dismissals against India.

KC Sangakkara’s 52 dismissals against India provide the eleventh occasion of a wicket keeper effecting 50 plus dismissals against a specific opposition. The complete list read thus – AC Gilchrist of Australia (79} vs India, Moin Khan of Pakistan {71} vs India, AC Gilchrist of Australia {69} vs South Africa, AC Gilchrist of Australia {64} vs England, AC Gilchrist of Australia {62} vs New Zealand, MV Boucher of South Africa {59} vs Pakistan, MS Dhoni of India {57} vs Sri Lanka, MV Boucher of South Africa {55} vs Sri Lanka, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka {54} vs Pakistan, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {52} vs India and MV Boucher of South Africa {51} vs Australia

MS Dhoni with his two dismissals in this game has an aggregate of 57 dismissals against Sri Lanka and with it the record of the most dismissals against Sri Lanka. He wrested the record from MV Boucher of South Africa who had 55 dismissals

Second game: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 13.08.10 : Sri Lanka won by three wickets

New Zealand capped BJ Watling for this game. He became the 162^nd cricketer to represent New Zealand in one day games. He is the 22^nd cricketer to make one day debut against Sri Lanka

MJ Guptill scored zero in this game of the very first ball he received providing the 108^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. DR Tuffey joined MJ Guptill later in the innings to provide 109^th occasion of New Zealand batsman collecting the first ball duck

MJ Guptill and DR Tuffey with their first ball ducks in this game provide the 13^th and 14^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman suffering such an ignominy against Sri Lanka.

MJ Guptill’s first ball duck in this game provide the 16^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. He is the third New Zealand batsman to suffer such an ignominy against Sri Lanka. Others are – CJ Nevin at Sharjah on 17.04.01 and MJ Horne at Sharjah on 14.04.02

MJ Guptill and DR Tuffey collected first ball ducks in this game providing the 13^th occasion of two or more New Zealand batsman suffering such an ignominy in one day games.

DR Tuffey collected the first ball duck for the third time in his career. Other New Zealand batsmen who have suffered such an ignominy on three or more occasions are – DL Vettori {08}, AC Parare {07}, NJ Astle {04}, JDP Oram {04}, MS Sinclair {04}, NT Broom {03}, BL Cairns {03}, DN Patel {03} and KR Rutherford {03}

MJ Guptill collected his first duck in one day games and it came in his 32^nd match and 31^st innings. DR Tuffey collected his sixth duck of his one day career. KS Williamson was dismissed for zero in two consecutive innings since his debut

SL Malinga captured his 100^th wicket in this game. His 100^th victim was MJ Guptilll who was caught by Kapugedera for zero. At the end of this game, his wicket aggregate stood at 102. He became the 103^rd bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games.

SL Malinga became the eleventh Sri Lankan bowler to capture 100 plus wickets. Others are – M Muralitharan {515}, WPJJC Vaas {400}, ST Jayasuriya {322}, CRD Fernando {174}, UDU Chandana {151}, HDPK Dharmasena {138}, MF Mahroof {121}, GP Wickramasinghe {109}, DNT Zoysa {108} and PA de Silva {106}

MJ Guptill, KS Williamson and DR Tuffey scored zeroes in this game providing the 34^th occasion of three or more New Zealand batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings. Their ducks in this game provide the fifth such occasion against Sri Lanka.

BG Watling’s 55 in this game provide the 65^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka. His 55 also provide the 23^rd occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka.

MJ Guptill’s zero in this game provides the 14^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a zero against Sri Lanka.

BJ Watling’s 55 and MJ Gutptill’s zero in this innings provide the 13^th occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring a fifty and zero in one day games.

BJ Watling scored 55 on his one day debut providing the 83^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on one day debut. He became the seventh New Zealand batsman to score a fifty one one day debut. Others are – V Pollard {55 vs England at Swansea on 18.07.73}, SP Fleming {90 vs India at Napier on 25.03.94}, HJH Marshall {55 vs Pakistan at Lahore on 29.11.03}, JM How {58 vs Sri Lanka at Queenstown on 31.12.05}, MJ Guptill {122* vs West Indies at Auckland on 31.12.05}, and PJ Ingram {69 vs Bangladesh at Napier on 05.02.10}

BJ Watling became the second New Zealand batsman to score a fifty on debut against Sri Lanka after JM How who had scored 58 at Queenstown on 31.12.05

BJ Watling became the seventh batsman to score a fifty on debut against Sri Lanka. Others are – 84 by KJ Barnett of England at The Oval on 04.09.88, 115* by A Flower of Zimbabwe at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, 102* by Salim Elahi at Gujranwala on 29.09.95, 57 by AM Khurasia of India at Pune on 30.03.99, 58 by JM How of New Zealand at Queenstown on 31.12.05, 60* by RA Jadeja of India at Col-RPS on 08.02.09

WU Tharanga scored 70 in this game providing the 74^th occasion of a Sri Lanka batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in one day games. WU Tharanga’s 70 in this game represents his fifth fifty against New Zealand – 103 at Christchurch on 03.01.06, 56 at Mumbai {BS} on 20.10.06, 68 at Napier on 28.12.06 and 73 at Kingston on 24.04.07

WU Tharanga with his five fifties against New Zealand became the seventh Sri Lankan batsman to score five or more fifties against New Zealand. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {13}, MS Atapattu {08}, PA de Silva {07}, AP Gurusinha {06}, KC Sangakkara {06} and RS Mahanama {05}

WU Tharang’s 70 in this game represent the 30^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in one day games. WU Tharang’s 70 in this game is his fifth fifty as an opening batsman, He is the third Sri Lankan opening batsman to score five or more fifties against Sri Lanka. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {13} and RS Mahanama {05}

WU Tharanga’s 70 in this game represent his 17^th one day half century and 25^th fifty.

With a catch in this game, DPMD Jayawardene has an aggregate of 13 catches against New Zealand. Only PA de Silva {15} and ST Jayasuriya {14} have pouched more catches than DPMD Jayawardene. DPMD Jayawardene has an aggregate of 168 catches which is a record for most catches by a fieldsman {other than the wicket keeper} in one day games.

KD Mills captured four wickets conceding 41 runs in this game providing the 101^st occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

This was KD Mills’s eighth four or more wickets haul in one day games which read thus – 4 for 14 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on 02.11.04, 4 for 44 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 28.10.05, 4 for 38 vs Australia at Mohali on 01.11.06, 5 for 25 vs South Africa at Durban on 25.11.07, 4 for 40 vs Bangladesh at Napier on 28.12.07, 4 for 36 vs England at Christchurch on 23.02.08, 4 for 35 vs Australia at Perth on 01.02.09 and 4 for 41 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 13.08.10

With his eight four or more wickets haul, KD Mills became the third New Zealand bowler to capture eight or more four plus wickets haul in one day games. Others are – SE Bond {13} and DL Vettori {08}

KD Mills’s 4 for 41 in this game represents the eleventh occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against Sri Lanka. Others are – 4 for 23 by BL Cairns at Auckland on 20.03.83, 5 for 25 at Bristol on 13.06.83, 4 for 46 by JV Coney at Melbourne on 23.02.85, 4 for 32 by EJ Chatfield at Sydney on 05.01.88, 4 for 33 by JTC Vaughan at Christchurch on 26.03.95, 5 for 34 by DK Morrison at Sharjah on 11.11.96, 4 for 35 by HT Davis at Wellington on 27.03.97, 4 for 14 by DL Vettori at Dambulla on 19.05.03 and 4 for 33 by CL Cairns at Christchuch on 02.02.07

KD Mills’s 4 for 41 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 26^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler’s four or more wickets in an innings going in vain. KD Mills’s 4 for 41 in this game was in a losing cause and provides the fourth occasion of his four or more wickets going in vain. Other three occasions are – 4 for 44 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 28.10.05, 4 for 38 vs Australia at Mohali on 01.11.06 and 5 for 25 vs South Africa at Durban on 25.11.07

KD Mills shares the New Zealand record with SE Bond for most four or more wickets haul in a losing cause. Both bowlers have four occasions of four or more wickets in a losing cause.

KD Mills’s 4 for 41 in this game which went in vain provide the 25^th occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets in a losing cause. KD Mills with his 4 for 41 in this game became the first New Zealand bowler to witness his four wicket haul in a losing cause against Sri Lanka in one day games.

First Game : India vs New Zealand at Dambullla on 10.08.10 : New Zealand won by 200 runs

The one day game between India and New Zealand at Dambulla in the triangular series between India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka which started today assumed significant importance in the history of one day internationals

August, 10, was the only date on which a one day was not played until today and with today’s match One day games have been played on all days – 366 days – in a year.

Test Cricket achieved this feat earlier on May, 24, 2003 for all possible 366 dates of the year.

New Zealand capped KS Williamson for this game. He became the 161^st cricketer to represent New Zealand in one day games. He became the 16^th New Zealand cricketer to make his one day debut against India.

KS Williamson scored zero in this game to become the 161^st batsman to score duck on one day debut. He is the 14^th New Zealand batsman to suffer such an ignominy in one day games and he is the first New Zealand batsman to score a duck on debut against India.

KS Williamson became the seventh batsman to score a duck on debut against India. Others are – Harunur Rashid of Bangladesh at Chittagong on 27.10.88, AC Hudson of South Africa at Kolkata on 10.11.91, Arshad Ali of UAE at Dambulla on 16.07.04, Naseemuddin Aslam of UAE at Dambulla on 16.07.04, Riawan Latif of UAE at Dambulla on 16.07.04 and RG Aga of Kenya at Southampton on 11.09.04

LRPL Taylor and SB Styris added 190 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 145^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand provides the 32^nd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games against various oppositions.

This partnership provides the 22^nd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against India.

This stand also represents New Zealand’s record stand against India obliterating the third wicket stand of 181 runs stand between AC Parore and KR Rutheford against India at Vadodara on 28.09.84

This stand also represents New Zealand’s record stand for the third wicket obliterating 171 runs unfinished stand between MD Crowe and SP Fleming against India at Jamshedpur on 15.11.95

A Nehra captured four wickets conceding 47 runs in this game providing the 128^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. This four wicket haul represents A Nehra’s seventh four or more wicket haul in one day games which are – 6 for 23 vs England at Durban on 26.02.03, 4 for 35 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 10.03.03, 4 for 72 vs Pakistan at Vizag on 05.04.05, 6 for 59 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 09.08.05, 4 for 55 vs Pakistan at Centurion on 26.02.09, 4 for 40 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 24.06.10 and 4 for 47 vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 10.10.10

AB Agarkar {12}, A Kumble {10}, J Srinath {10} and Zaheer Khan {08} are the other four bowlers who have captured more four or more wickets hauls than A Nehra.

A Nehra’s 4 for 47 represent the 14^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing fouror more wickets in an innings against New Zealand

LRPL Taylor’s 95 in this game provide the 70^th occasion of a captain scoring ninety in one day games. His 95 in this game provide the ninth occasion of New Zealand captain scoring a ninety in one day games. He became the first New Zealand captain to score a ninety against India. His 95 represent the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety against India in one day games

LRPL Taylor’s 95 in this game provide the 37^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety in one day games. His 95 in this game provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety against India. Other five occasions are – 99* by BA Edgar at Auckland on 14.02.81, 90 by SP Fleming at Napier on 25.03.94, 96 by AC Parore at Vadodara on 28.10.94, 92 by NJ Astle at Bangalore on 14.05.97 and 97 by NJ Astle at Gwalior on 11.11.99

SB Styris completed 4000 runs in his one day career when he was on 58 during his knock of 89 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 4031. He became the seventh New Zealand batsman to total 4000 plus runs in one day games. Others are – SP Fleming {8007}, NJ Astle {7090}, CL Cairns {4881}, CD McMillan {4707}, MD Crowe {4704} and CZ Harris {4379}

SB Styris’s 89 in this game represent his 25^th half century in one day games. He is the seventh New Zealand batsman to score 25 or more half centuries. Others are – SP Fleming {49}, NJ Astle {41}, MD Crowe {34}, CD McMillan {28}, CL Cairns {25} and AH Jones {25}

LRPL Taylor’s 95 in this game represents his 16^th one day half century and 19^th fifty.

LRPL Taylor pouched four catches in India’s innings providing the sixth occasion of a captain pouching four catches as a fieldsman in an innings. Others are – KC Wessels of South Africa vs West Indies at Kingston on 07.04.92, MA Taylor of Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 08.12.92, KR Rutherford of New Zealand vs India at Napier on 18.02.95, GC Smith of South Africa vs India at Cape Town on 16.02.95 and SP Fleming of New Zealand vs England at Adelaide on 23.01.07

LRPL Taylor’s four catches in this game provide the 18^th occasion of captain pouching four or catches in an innings. The list includes wicket keeper captains also.

India’s 88 all out in this game provide the 85^th occasion of a team dismissed all out for less than 100 runs in a completed innings.

India has been dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a completed innings on six occasions – 79 vs Pakistan at Sialkot on 13.10.78, 63 vs Australia at Sydney on 08.01.81, 78 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur on 24.12.86, 54 vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 29.10.00, 91 vs South Africa at Durban on 22.11.06 and 88 vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 10.08.10

India’s 88 in this game represent its lowest total in a completed innings against New Zealand in a one day game. India’s previous low was 108 on two occasions – at Auckland on 26.12.02 and at Christchurch on 01.01.03

Two New Zealand batsmen – LRPL Taylor {95} and SB Styris {89} scored more than India’s team total of 88 – providing the 38^th and 39^th occasion of a batsman’s individual score greater than the opponent team’s total

A Nehra’s 4 for 47 in this game went in vain providing the 23^rd occasion of an Indian bowler’s four or more wickets haul in a losing cause. A Nehra’s figures provide the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause against New Zealand in one day games. The other three occasions are – 4 for 30 by DR Doshi at Brisbane in Dec 1980, 4 for 52 by J Srinath at Napier on 16.02.95 and 4 for 23 by J Srinath at Auckland on 26.12.02.

MS Dhoni’s run out for 2 in this game provide the 38th occasion of a captain-wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in one day games.

MS Dhoni has been dismissed run out on five occasions in his dual role as captain and wicket keeper – for 31 vs Sri Lanka at Canberra on 12.02.08, for 37 vs Australia at Adelaide on 17.02.08, for 41 vs West Indies at Kingston on 26.06.09

for 41 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 22.06.10 and for 02 vs New Zealand at Dambulla on 10.08.10. He now shares the record for most run outs as a captain-wicket keeper in one day games with A Flower of Zimbabwe.

‘MS Dhoni’s run out for 02 in this game provide the 461^st occasion of a captain dismissed run out in one day games. His run out in this game provides the 47^th occasion of an Indian captain dismissed run out in one day games. His run out in this game represents the seventh occasion of an Indian captain dismissed run out against New Zealand in one day games.

MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game provide the tenth occasion of his being dismissed run out as a wicket keeper batsman in one day games. He is the 13^th wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out on ten or more occasions in one day games. Others are – RS Kaluwitharna of Sri Lanka {25}, IA Healey of Australia {21}, A Flower of Zimbabwe {19}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {17}, RD Jacobs of West Indies {16}, DJ Richardson of South Africa {16}, AC Parore of New Zealand {14}, MV Boucher of South Africa {12}, Moin Khan of Pakistan {12}, NR Mongia of India {12}, Rashid Latif of Pakistan {12} and AC Gilchrist of Australia {11}

MS Dhoni became the second Indian wicket keeper to be dismissed run out on ten or more occasions. NR Mongia is the other wicket keeper who has been dismissed run out on 12 occasions

New Zealand won this game by 200 runs to provide the 28^th occasion of a team winning a one day game by 200 plus runs margin.

India losing this game by 200 runs provides the fourth occasion of India losing a one day game by 200 plus runs. Other occasions are – Sri Lanka won the match by 245 runs at Sharjah on 29.10.00, Australia won by 208 runs at Sydney on 08.02.04 and England won by 202 runs at Lord’s on 07.06.75

Zulqarnain Haider of Pakistan who scored zero and 88 on his debut against England at Birmingham in Aug 2010, became the 29^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a zero and a fifty on test debut. He is the second Pakistan batsman after Mohammad Wasim {zero and 109 not out} to perform such a feat. All the 29 occasions are listed below

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	J Darling	0	53	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1894
2	AP Freeman	0	50*	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1924
3	AEV Hartkopf	80	0	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan 1925
4	JA Small	0	52	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1928
5	KL Wishart	52	0	Win	Eng	Georgetown	Feb 1935
6	DAR Moloney	64	0	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1937
7	JB Stollmeyer	59	0	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1939
8	W Ferguson	0	56*	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Jan 1948
9	BR Taylor	105	0*	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
10	C Milburn	0	94	Eng	Win	Manchester	Jun 1966
11	K Thomson	69	0*	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	Feb 1968
12	GR Viswanath	0	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
13	AR Lewis	0	70*	Eng	Ind	Delhi	Dec 1972
14	RL Dias	0	77	Srl	Eng	Col-PSS	Feb 1982
15	BC Broad	55	0	Eng	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1984
16	KJ Barnett	66	0	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	Aug 1988
17	MARSamarasekera	0	57	Srl	Eng	Lord’s	Aug 1988
18	AC Hudson	163	0	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1992
19	CZ Harris	56	0*	NZl	Srl	Moratuwa	Nov 1992
20	MG Bevan	82	0	Aus	Pak	Karachi	Sep 1994
21	Mohd Wasim	0	109*	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov 1996
22	CD McMillan	54	0	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1997
23	GR Robertson	57	0	Aus	Ind	Chennai	Mar 1998
24	DJ Gandhi	0	75	Ind	NZl	Mohali	Oct 1999
25	AJ Hall	70	0	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	Mar 2002
26	ET Smith	64	0	Eng	SAF	Nottingham	Aug 2003
27	TR Ambrose	55	0	Eng	NZl	Hamilton	Mar 2008
28	PJ Hughes	0	75	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	Feb 2009
29	Z Haider	0	88	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	Aug 2010

Second Test – England vs Pakistan at Birmingham in Aug 2010 : England won by ten wickets

Pakistan capped Zulqarnain Haider for this test. He became the 198^th cricketer to represent Pakistan in tests. He earned the distinction of becoming the 17^th wicket keeper batsman to debut in tests

Zulqarnain Haider was dismissed for zero in his first innings on debut in this test providing the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck in a team’s first innings. The other four are – TA Ward of South Africa vs Australia at Manchester in May 1912, KC James of New Zealand vs England at Christchurch in Jan 1930, WW Wade of South Africa vs England at Johannesburg in Oct 1938 and CAK Walton of West Indies vs Bangladesh in Jul 2009

Zulqarnain Haider’s first ball duck in this test provide the 104^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a first ball duck in a test innings. His first ball duck in this test provide the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman collecting the first ball duck in a test innings. Wasim Bari {03}, Saleem Yousuf {01}, Rashid Latif {01}, and Kamran Akmal {02} are the other wicket keepers

Pakistan’s 72 all out in the first innings against England in the second test at Birmingham provide the 12^th occasion of it being dismissed for a score less than 100 runs in a completed innings.

The twelve occasions are – 53 vs Australia at Sharjah in Oct 2002, 59 vs Australia at Sharjah in Oct 2002, 62 vs Australia at Perth in Nov 1981, 72 vs Australia at Perth in Dec 2004, 77 vs West Indies at Lahore in Nov 1986, 80 vs England at Nottingham in Jul 2010, 87 vs England at Lord’s in Jun 1954, 90 vs England at Manchester in Jul 1954, 90 vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Jul 2009, 92 vs South Africa vs Faisalabad in Oct 1997 and 97 vs Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1995

Pakistan’s 72 in this test is its new low against England. The previous lowest total was 80 in the first test of the ongoing series at Nottingham in Jul 2010. The other two occasions of Pakistan dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs are – 87 at Lord’s in Jun 1954 and 90 at Manchester in Jul 1954

Pakistan’s innings contained five ducks – Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali, Zulqarnain Haider, Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif – are the batsmen who have scored zeroes. It provides the 37^th occasion of five or more batsman scoring zeroes in a test innings. As far as Pakistan is concerned it is the second such occasion, the first being witnessed against West Indies in first innings at Karachi in Dec 1980 {Shafiq Ahmed, Sadiq Mohammad, Majid Khan, Izaz Faqih, Iqbal Qasim and Mohammad Nazir are the six batsmen who failed to open their accounts}

Pakistan’s five batsmen scoring ducks in this test provide the tenth such occasion against England in a test innings

In one of the rare instances in test cricket in which a batsman’s individual total is greater than the opponent’s team total , KP Pietersen scored 80 runs in England’s first innings which outscored Pakistan’s first innings total of 72

IJL Trott and KP Pietersen added 133 runs for the third wicket providing the 76^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan. This stand also represent the 14^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against Pakistan

Zulqarnain Haider scored a duck and 88 on his test debut providing the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck and a fifty on test debut, the first being England’s TR Ambrose of England who had made 55 and zero against New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2008

Zulqarnain Haider scored 88 on his test debut to become the 29^th batsman to score a duck and a fifty on debut. He is the second Pakistan batsman to achieve such a feat after Mohd Wasim who had scored zero and 109 not out against New Zealand at Lahore in Nov 1996

Zulqarnain Haider’s 88 in second innings on his test debut provide the 149^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in second innings on debut. He is the 13^th Pakistan batsman to achieve such a feat. The complete list is – 168 by Fawad Alam vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS on Jul 2009, 109* by Mohammad Wasim vs New Zealand at Lahore in Nov 1996, 107 by Younis Khan vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi in Feb 2000, 105 by Yasir Hameed vs Bangladesh at Karachi in Mar 1982, 100* by Saleem Malik vs Sri Lanka at Karachi in Mar 1982, 88 by Zulqarnain Haider at Birmingham in Aug 2010, 75 by Umar Akmal vs New Zealand at Dunedin in Nov 2009, 65 by Saeed Ahmed vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Jan 1958, 63 by Imran Farhat vs New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 2001, 62 by Younis Ahmed vs New Zealand at Karachi in Oct 1969, 50* by Azhar Mahmood vs South Africa at Rawalpindi in Oct 1997 and 50 by Mohammad Hafeez vs Bangladesh at Karachi in Aug 1997

Zulqarnain Haider became the fifth Pakistan wicket keeper batsman to score a fifty on test debut. Others are – 51 by Hanif Mohammad vs India at Delhi in Oct 1952, 95 by Abdul Kadir vs Australia at Karachi in Oct 1964, 58 by Ashraf Ali vs Sri Lanka at Faisalabad in Mar 1982 and 50 by Rashid Latif vs England at The Oval in Aug 1992. He also became the 29^th Pakistan batsman to score a fifty on debut.

Zulqarnain Haider became the 27^th wicket keeper in the world to score a fifty on test debut. He is the sixth wicket keeper to achieve the feat in the second innings of the test. Others are – 91 by CI Dunusinghe of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 1995, 61 by H Carter of Australia vs England at Sydney in Dec 1907, 59 by DL Bairstow of England vs India at The Oval in Aug 1979, 57 by Dilawar Hussain vs England at Kolkata in Jan 1934 and 55 by JG Binks of England vs India at Mumbai {BS} in Jan 1964

JM Anderson was playing in his 50^th test and captured four for 20 in the first innings and 1 for 62 in the second innings.

GP Swann captured six for 65 in Pakistan’s second innings. It was his eighth five wicket haul in a test innings and represents his best bowling effort in a test innings. His previous best was 5 for 54 vs South Africa at Durban in Dec 2009. GP Swann’s other five wicket hauls are – 5 for 54 vs South AfricBa at Durban in Dec 2009, 5 for 57 vs West Indies at St John’s in Feb 2009, 5 for 76 vs Bangladesh at Manchester in Jun 2010, 5 for 90 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Mar 2010, 5 for 110 vs South Africa at Centurion in Dec 2009, 5 for 127 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Mar 2010 and 5 for 165 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in 26,02.09.

Salman Butt was dismissed for zero in this test providing the 12^th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a duck against England. His duck in this test provide the 42^nd occasion of a Pakistan scoring a duck against various oppositions.

Salman Butt earned the ignominy of becoming the fourth Pakistan captain opening batsman to score a duck in a test innings. Others are – Imtiaz Ahmed vs England at Karachi in Feb 1962, Saeed Anwar vs New Zealand at Lahore in Nov 1996 and Rameez Raja vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Apr 1997

Saeed Ajmal captured 5 for 82 in the first innings of the test to provide the 35^th occasion of Pakistan bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England. His figures in this test represent the best innings bowing effort. His previous best was 4 for 87 vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Jul 2009. He became the 47^th Pakistan bowler {233 occasions} to capture a five wickets haul in a test innings

Saeed Ajmal scored 50 in Pakistan’s second innings of this test after capturing 5 for 82 in the first innings. He became the 11^th Pakistan cricketer to score a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test. The complete list of bowlers read thus – Mushtaq Mohammad – 201 and 5 for 49 vs New Zealand at Dunedin in Feb 1973, Muhstaq Mohammad – 121 plus 56 and 5 for 20 vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 1973, Asif Iqbal – 52* and 5 for 52 vs New Zealand at Wellington in Jan 1965, Imran Khan – 117 and 6 for 98 plus 5 for 82 vs India at Lahore in Mar 1982, Imran Khan – 65 and 7 for 52 vs England at Birmingham in Jul 1982, Wasim Akram – 66 and 6 for 91 vs West Indies at Faisalabad in Oct 1986, Wasim Akram 78 and 5 for 45 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jun 2000, Wasim Akram – 52 plus 125 and 5 for 100 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1980, Abdul Qadir – 61 and 5 for 88 plus 5 for 86 vs England at Karachi in Dec 1987, Saqlain Mushtaq – 58 and 5 for 89 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS in Apr 1999 and Saeed Ajmal – 50 and 5 for 82 vs England at Birmingham in Aug 2010

Zulqarnain Haider and Saeed Ajmal added 115 runs for the eighth wicket in this game to provide the 61^st occasion of Pakistan batsman posting a three figure partnership against England. This stand provides the second occasion of a eighth wicket three figure partnership by Pakistan batsmen against England, the first being the 130 runs partnership between Hanif Mohammad and Asif Iqbal at Lord’s in Jul 1967.

Zulqarnain Haider and Saeed Ajmal added 115 runs for the eighth wicket in this game to provide the 95th occasion of a three figure partnership in a test innings. This stand also provides the 21^st occasion of a eighth wicket three figure partnership against England. This stand provides the sixth occasion of a eighth wicket three figure partnership by Pakistan batsmen against various oppositions.

Saeed Ajmal’s 50 in this test provide the 224^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number nine. His 50 in this test provides the 19th occasion of a Pakistan batsman achieving such a feat. His 50 in this test provide the 54^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number nine.

Saeed Ajmal’s 50 at batting number nine provide the fifth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty at number nine against England Other occasions are – 76 by Asif Iqbal at Lord’s in Jul 1967, 146 by Asif Iqbal at The Oval in Aug 1967, 61 by Abdul Qadir at Karachi in Dec 1987 and 65* by Umar Gul at Nottingham in Jul 2010.

Saeed Ajmal scored his highest test score of 50 and also returned with his best bowling figures of 5 for 82 in this test. His previous best score was 10 against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2009 and his previous best innings bowling effort was 4 for 87 against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Jul 2009

IJL Trott scored 55 and 53 not out in this test to provide the 130^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. IJL Trott’s 55 and 53 not out provide the tenth occasion of a England batsman achieving such a feat against Pakistan

IJL Trott scored 55 and 53 not out in this test to provide the 220^th occasion of an England batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. IJL Trott’s 55 and 53 not out provide the twelth occasion of a England batsman achieving such a feat against Pakistan

AJ Strauss became the 25^th England cricketer to play 75 tests. This test was his 75^th test.

AJ Strauss and IJL Trott added 111 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this test providing the 77^th occasion of England batsman posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan. This stand also provides the 15^th occasion of a second wicket three figure partnership by England batsmen against Pakistan

IJL Trott’s twin half centuries {55 and 53*} gave him his fourth test half century and sixth fifty, KP Pietersen’s 80 gave him his 20^th half century and 36^th fifty, AJ Strauss’s 53 not out gave him his 21^st half century and 39^th fifty while Zulqarnain Haider’s 88 and Saeed Ajmal’s 50 gave them their maiden half centuries

England won this test by nine wickets and this victory represents England’s 21^st victory against Pakistan. This win represents England’s ninth win against Pakistan by wickets margin.

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VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in this test provide the 48th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred and fifty in a test match. All the 48 occasions are listed below

No	Player	Bat1	Bat2	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	S Mushtaq Ali	54	106	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
2	MH Mankad	72	184	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
3	PR Umrigar	130	69	Win	Trinidad	Jan 1953
4	P Roy	85	150	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
5	CG Borde	109	96	Win	Delhi	Feb 1959
6	PR Umrigar	56	172*	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1962
7	RG Nadkarni	52*	122*	Eng	Kanpur	Feb 1964
8	MAK Pataudi	64	148	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1967
9	ML Jaisimha	74	101	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
10	SM Gavaskar	116	64*	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1971
11	FM Engineer	121	66	Eng	Mum-BS	Feb 1973
12	SM Gavaskar	101	58	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1974
13	GR Viswanath	52	139	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1974
14	GR Viswanath	68	103*	NZl	Kanpur	Nov 1976
15	M Amarnath	90	100	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
16	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
17	M Amarnath	58	117	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1983
18	M Amarnath	54	116	Win	St John’s	Apr 1983
19	DB Vengsarkar	159	63	Win	Delhi	Oct 1983
20	M Azharuddin	122	54*	Eng	Kanpur	Jan 1985
21	DB Vengsarkar	61	102*	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1986
22	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
23	NS Sidhu	82	104	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
24	NS Sidhu	107	76	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
25	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
26	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
27	M Azharuddin	109	52	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
28	R Dravid	148	81	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
29	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
30	SC Ganguly	125	53	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
31	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
32	R Dravid	200*	70*	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
33	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
34	R Dravid	222	73	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
35	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
36	R Dravid	233	72*	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
37	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
38	W Jaffer	81	100	Eng	Nagpur	Mar 2006
39	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
40	W Jaffer	202	56	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
41	SC Ganguly	239	91	Pak	Bangalore	Dec 2007
42	V Sehwag	63	151	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
43	V Sehwag	201*	50	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
44	G Gambhir	67	104	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
45	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
46	G Gambhir	179	97	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
47	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
48	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

VVS Laxman became the second Indian batsman to score a hundred and fifty in a test match on six occasions, the first being SR Tendulkar. Performances of these two batsmen are listed below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
2	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
3	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
4	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
5	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
6	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
1	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
2	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
3	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
4	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
5	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
6	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in the third and final test against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval provide the 116^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match. All the 116 occasions are listed below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Dilawar Hussain	59	57	Eng	Kolkata	Jan 1934
2	VS Hazare	116	145	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
3	VS Hazare	59	58*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
4	RS Modi	80	87	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
5	S Mushtaq Ali	54	106	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
6	MH Mankad	59	71*	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1951
7	VS Hazare	89	56	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1952
8	MH Mankad	72	184	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
9	ML Apte	64	52	Win	Trinidad	Jan 1953
10	PR Umrigar	130	69	Win	Trinidad	Jan 1953
11	PR Umrigar	61	67	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1953
12	P Roy	85	150	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
13	VL Manjrekar	50	59	Pak	Bahawalpur	Jan 1955
14	CG Borde	109	96	Win	Delhi	Feb 1959
15	AA Baig	50	58	Aus	Mum-BS	Jan 1960
16	ML Jaisimha	56	51	Eng	Mum-BS	Nov 1961
17	VL Manjrekar	68	84	Eng	Mum-BS	Nov 1961
18	CG Borde	68	61	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1961
19	PR Umrigar	56	172*	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1962
20	RG Nadkarni	52*	122*	Eng	Kanpur	Feb 1964
21	DN Sardesai	79	87	Eng	Kanpur	Feb 1964
22	MAK Pataudi	86	53	Aus	Mumbai-BS	Oct 1964
23	MAK Pataudi	64	148	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1967
24	RF Surti	70	53	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1967
25	MAK Pataudi	75	85	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1967
26	ML Jaisimha	74	101	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
27	RF Surti	52	64	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
28	S Abid Ali	78	81	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1968
29	AL Wadekar	80	71	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1968
30	AV Mankad	64	68	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
31	SM Gavaskar	65	67*	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1971
32	SM Gavaskar	116	64*	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1971
33	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
34	FM Engineer	121	66	Eng	Mum-BS	Feb 1973
35	SM Gavaskar	101	58	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1974
36	GR Viswanath	52	139	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1974
37	GR Viswanath	83	79	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1976
38	GR Viswanath	68	103*	NZl	Kanpur	Nov 1976
39	M Amarnath	90	100	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
40	GR Viswanath	59	54	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1977
41	GR Viswanath	89	73	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1978
42	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1978
43	CPS Chauhan	52	84	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
44	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
45	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
46	SM Gavaskar	61	68	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
47	GR Viswanath	78	51	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
48	CPS Chauhan	58	84	Aus	Kanpur	Oct 1979
49	GR Viswanath	56	75*	Eng	The Oval	Jul 1982
50	M Amarnath	61	64	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
51	M Amarnath	58	117	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1983
52	M Amarnath	91	80	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1983
53	M Amarnath	54	116	Win	St John’s	Apr 1983
54	SM Gavaskar	50	64	Pak	Nagpur	Oct 1983
55	DB Vengsarkar	159	63	Win	Delhi	Oct 1983
56	M Amarnath	78	95	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1985
57	M Azharuddin	122	54*	Eng	Kanpur	Jan 1985
58	DB Vengsarkar	61	102*	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1986
59	J Arun Lal	52	70	Pak	Kolkata	Feb 1987
60	K Srikkanth	71	65	Win	Mum	Dec 1987
61	SV Manjrekar	76	83	Pak	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
62	SV Manjrekar	93	50	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
63	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
64	NS Sidhu	82	104	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
65	SV Manjrekar	51	66	Win	Mumbai	Nov 1994
66	NS Sidhu	107	76	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
67	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
68	A Jadeja	59	73	NZl	Bangalore	Oct 1995
69	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
70	M Azharuddin	109	52	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
71	R Dravid	148	81	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
72	SC Ganguly	73	60	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
73	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
74	R Dravid	52	56	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
75	NS Sidhu	62	64	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
76	R Dravid	190	103*	NZl	Hamilton	Jan 1999
77	S Ramesh	60	96	Pak	Delhi	Feb 1999
78	SC Ganguly	56	78	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
79	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
80	SC Ganguly	125	53	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
81	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
82	R Dravid	200*	70*	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
83	SR Tendulkar	76	65	Aus	Mumbai	Feb 2001
84	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
85	VVS Laxman	65	66	Aus	Chennai	Mar 2001
86	SS Das	57	70	Zim	Harare	Jun 2001
87	SS Das	59	68	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
88	VVS Laxman	69*	74	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2002
89	SC Ganguly	68	99	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
90	R Dravid	222	73	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
91	A Chopra	60	52	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
92	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
93	R Dravid	233	72*	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
94	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
95	R Dravid	110	135	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
96	SR Tendulkar	52	52	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
97	W Jaffer	81	100	Eng	Nagpur	Mar 2006
98	W Jaffer	60	54	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
99	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
100	R Dravid	81	68	Win	Kingston	Jun 2006
101	W Jaffer	202	56	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
102	SC Ganguly	239	91	Pak	Bangalore	Dec 2007
103	SC Ganguly	67	51	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2008
104	V Sehwag	63	151	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
105	G Gambhir	56	74	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
106	V Sehwag	201*	50	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
107	MS Dhoni	92	68*	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
108	G Gambhir	67	104	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
109	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
110	MS Dhoni	56	55	Aus	Nagpur	Nov 2008
111	V Sehwag	66	92	Aus	Nagpur	Nov 2008
112	G Gambhir	179	97	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
113	R Dravid	83	62	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
114	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
115	MS Dhoni	52	56*	NZl	Wellington	Apr 2009
116	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

VVS Laxman’s twin fifties in this test represents the eighth occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test match. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score twin fifties on eight or more occasions. Others are – R Dravid {10}, SM Gavaskar {09} and SR Tendulkar {08}

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mar/Year
1	R Dravid	148	81	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
2	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
3	R Dravid	52	56	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
4	R Dravid	190	103*	NZl	Hamilton	Jan 1999
5	R Dravid	200*	70*	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
6	R Dravid	222	73	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
7	R Dravid	233	72*	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
8	R Dravid	110	135	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
9	R Dravid	81	68	Win	Kingston	Jun 2006
10	R Dravid	83	62	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
1	SM Gavaskar	65	67*	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1971
2	SM Gavaskar	116	64*	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1971
3	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
4	SM Gavaskar	101	58	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1974
5	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1978
6	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
7	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
8	SM Gavaskar	61	68	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
9	SM Gavaskar	50	64	Pak	Nagpur	Oct 1983
1	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
2	VVS Laxman	65	66	Aus	Chennai	Mar 2001
3	VVS Laxman	69*	74	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2002
4	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
5	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
6	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
7	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
8	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010
1	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
2	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
3	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
4	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
5	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
6	SR Tendulkar	76	65	Aus	Mumbai	Feb 2001
7	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
8	SR Tendulkar	52	52	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005

Third Test – Sri Lanka vs India at Col-PSS in Aug 2010: Fifth day’s highlights : India won the test by five wickets and the three test series ended in a draw {1-1}

SR Tendulkar scored 54 in India’s second innings and earned the distinction of scoring fifty in eight consecutive tests. His feat read thus – 53 vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009, 105* and 16 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010, 143 and DNB vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Jan 2010, 7 and 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 106 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Jul 2010, 8 and 84 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Jul 2010, 203 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 41 and 54 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2010

This is the second occasion that SR Tendulkar scored a fifty in eight consecutive tests. The other occasion was – 91 and 1 vs England at Nottingham in Jul 2007, 82 and 1 vs England at The Oval in Aug 2007, 1 and 56* vs Pakistan at Delhi in Nov 2007, 82 and DNB vs Pakistan at Kolkata in Nov 2007, 62 and 15 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2007, 154* and 12 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2008, 71 and 13 vs Australia at Perth in Jan 2008 and 153 and 13 vs Australia at Perth in Jan 2008

SR Tendulkar earned the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to register fifty in eight consecutive tests on two occasions.

SR Tendulkar and VVS Laxman added 109 runs for the fifth wicket in this innings providing the 48^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka. This partnership provides the tenth occasion of a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.

Indian batsmen were concerned in a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in first and second innings. In the first innings, VVS Laxman and SK Raina added 105 runs and in the second innings SR Tendulkar and VVS Laxman added 109 runs. India has achieved the feat of posting a three figure partnership for the fifth in both innings of a test against Sri Lanka on three occasions including the one in this test. The first occasion was at Col-SSC in Aug 1997 when– SC Ganguly-SR Tendulkar pair added 150 runs in the first innings and M Azaruddin-SC Ganguly pair added 110 runs and the second occasion was at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009 when R Dravid-Yuvraj Singh pair added 125 runs in the first innings and SR Tendulkar-VVS Laxman pair added 137* runs,

VVS Laxman scored 56 and 103 not out in this test providing the 116^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match.

VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in this test provide the eighth occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test match – 59 and 281 vs Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001, 65 and 66 vs Australia at Chennai in Mar 2001, 69* and 74 vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 2002, 104* and 67* vs New Zealand at Mohali in Oct 2003, 100 and 63 vs West Indies at Basseterre in Jun 2006, 200* and 59* vs Australia at Delhi in Oct 2008, 76 and 124* vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 2009 and 56 and 103* vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010

VVS Laxman with his eight twin fifties became the fourth Indian batsman to score eight or more twin fifties. Others are – R Dravid {10}, SM Gavaskar {09} and SR Tendulkar {08}

VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in this test provide the 48th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred and fifty in a test match.

Laxman’s knocks of 56 and 103 not out in this test represent sixth occasion of his scoring a hundred and a fifty in a test match – 59 and 281 vs Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001, 104* and 67* vs New Zealand at Mohali in Oct 2003, 100 and 63 vs West Indies at Basseterre in Jun 2006, 200* and 59* vs Australia at Delhi in Oct 2008. 76 and 124* vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 2009 and 56 and 103* vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010

VVS Laxman became the second Indian batsman to score a hundred and fifty in a test match on six occasions, the first being SR Tendulkar

VVS Laxman became the fourth Indian batsman to score a hundred and fifty in a test match. Others are – V Sehwag {201* and 50 at Galle in Jul 2008, NS Sidhu {82 and 104 at Col-SSC in Jul 1993} and SR Tendulkar {53 and 104* at Col-SSC in Feb 1999}

VVS Laxman’s 103 not out in this test provide the 23^rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. He is the second batsman after M Azharuddin {108* at Col-SSC in Aug 1997} to score a hundred in the fourth innings

VVS Laxman with his 103 not out in this test became the fourth Indian batsman to score a hundred in India’s winning tests. Others are – 102 by SM Gavaskar vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 1976, 112 by GR Viswanath vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 1976 and 103* by SR Tendulkar vs England at Chennai in Dec 2008

VVS Laxman’s 103 not out in this test represent the 195^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. It also represents the 63^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match in a winning cause

VVS Laxman’s run aggregate against Sri Lanka at the end of the series stood at 900. He became the sixth Indian batsman to total 900 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1995}, R Dravid {1508}, V Sehwag {1239}, M Azharuddin {1215}, SC Ganguly {1064} and NS Sidhu {935}

SR Tendulkar’s 54 in the second innings of this test represent his 15^th fifty against Sri Lanka. VVS Laxman’s 103 not out represent his 10^th fifty against Sri Lanka. He became the third Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against Sri Lanka. R Dravid {12} is the other Indian batsman.

VVS Laxman’s 103 not out in this test provide the 47^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred against Sri Lanka. This knock is his second hundred against Sri Lanka after his 104 at Ahmedabad in Dec 2005. This knock also represents his 16^th test hundred.

S Randiv captured five wickets conceding 82 runs in this test providing the 131^st occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. His figures also represent the 33^rd occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain.

S Randiv’s 5 for 82 in this test provide the 21^st occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. It also represents the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s five wicket haul in a losing cause against India. The other five occasions are – 5 for 85 by JR Ratanayeke at Cuttack in Jan 1987, 5 for 162 by M Muralitharan at Lucknow in Jan 1994, 7 for 100 by M Muralitharan at Delhi in Dec 2005, 6 for 117 by BAW Mendis at Galle in Jul 2009 and 5 for 121 by HMRKB Herath at Kanpur in Nov 2009.

India won this test by chasing a target of 257 runs providing the fifth occasion of India chasing a target of 250 plus runs. The five occasions are – vs West Indies at Port of Spain in Apr 1976 {Target – 403}, vs England at Chennai in Dec 2008 {Target – 387}, vs Sri Lanka at Kandy in Aug 2001 {Target – 264}, vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010 {Target – 257} and vs Australia at Mumbai {BS} in Oct 1964 {Target – 254},

This win was India’s 105^th test win and also 39^th win by wickets margin {chasing a target in the fourth innings of a test match}

SR Tendulkar added one more record to his surfeit of records when he scored a fifty – 54 – in the second innings of the third test at Sara Oval against Sri Lanka. His fifty in this test gave him the feat of scoring fifty in eight consecutive tests.

It is the second time in his test career that he has scored fifty in eight consecutive tests. This feat gives him the unique distinction of scoring fifty in eight consecutive tests on two occasions. He is the only batsman to achieve the feat in the annals of test cricket.

His feat is achieved thus – First occasion – 91 and 1 vs England at Nottingham in Jul 2007, 82 and 1 vs England at The Oval in Aug 2007, 1 and 56* vs Pakistan at Delhi in Nov 2007, 82 and DNB vs Pakistan at Kolkata in Nov 2007, 62 and 15 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2007, 154* and 12 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2008, 71 and 13 vs Australia at Perth in Jan 2008 and 153 and 13 vs Australia at Perth in Jan 2008

Second occasion – 53 vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009, 105* and 16 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010, 143 and DNB vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Jan 2010, 7 and 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 106 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Jul 2010, 8 and 84 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Jul 2010, 203 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 41 and 54 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2010

It is interesting to note that JH Kallis of South Africa has achieved the feat in nine consecutive tests once and in seven consecutive tests on two occasions, HH Gibbs of South Africa has achieved the feat in seven consecutive tests on two occasions, R Dravid of India has achieved the feat in seven consecutive tests on two occasions, but SR Tendulkar is the only batsman to achieve the feat in eight consecutive tests on two occasions

DPMD Jayawardene with four catches in the third test against India at Sara Oval {two in each innings} has pouched 101 catches on home soil. He earned the distinction of becoming the first fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches on home soil. Prior to this test he was on par with MA Taylor who has pouched 97 catches. His claimed his 100^th catch when he caught V Sehwag of S Randiv for zero in India’s second innings. {Statistics as of 06.08.10 – the fourth day of the test}