First one day : England vs Pakistan at Chester-le-Street on 10.09.10 : England won by 24 runs.

Pakistan won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 154^th occasion of Pakistan doing so in one day games. Pakistan lost this game by 24 runs after it had inserted the opposition providing the 71^st occasion of Pakistan losing a a one day game after it had inserted the opposition.

Pakistan won the toss and inserted the England in this game providing the 18^th occasion of Pakistan doing so against England in one day games. Pakistan lost this game by 24 runs after it had inserted the England providing the seventh occasion of Pakistan losing one day game after it had inserted England. The other six occasions are – lost by 94 runs at The Oval on 26.05.78, lost by 14 runs at Leeds on 16.06.79, lost by 73 runs at Manchester on 19.07.82, lost by 79 runs at Lord’s on 20.05.92, lost by 198 runs at Nottingham on 20.08.92 and lost by 107 runs at Birmingham on 31.08.96.

Pakistan capped Mohammad Irfan for this game. He became the 178^th cricketer to represent Pakistan in one day games. He is the 24^th Pakistan cricketer to make debut against England in one day games.

England opened the innings with their captain and wicket keeper in this game providing the 29^th such occasion in one day games. England have opened their innings with their captain and wicket keeper for the fourth occasion against Pakistan. The other three occasions are – GA Gooch and AJ Stewart at Lord’s on 20.05.92, GA Gooch and AJ Stewart at Nottingham on 22.05.92 and GA Gooch and AJ Stewart at Manchester on 24.08.92

SM Davies scored 87 in this game providing the 44^th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in one day games. His knock also represents the fourth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Pakistan. The other three occasions are – 50 by AJ Stewart at Lord’s on 20.05.92, 103 by AJ Stewart at The Oval on 22.05.92 and 51 by AJ Stewart at Manchester on 24.08.92. SM Davies became the second wicket keeper batsman to register a fifty against Pakistan after AJ Stewart.

At the end of this game AJ Strauss’s aggregate stood at 1578 as England’s captain. He is 20 runs shy of N Hussain’s total of 1598 which is the highest run aggregate as England’s captain.

SM Davies registered his career best of 87 in this game which was his second one day game. On his debut against Australia at Centurion on 02.10.09, he had scored five runs.

IJL Trott scored his fifth fifty in seven innings when he scored 69 in this game. His five fifties are – 110 vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 12.07.10, 94 vs Bangladesh at Bristol on 10.07.10, 87 vs South Africa at Centurion on 22.11.09, 69 vs Pakistan at Chester-le-Street on 10.10.09 and 52* vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth on 29.11.09.

SM Davies {87} and Kamran Akmal {53} scored fifties in this game providing the 41^st occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in one day games. This is the first such occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in England-Pakistan one day series.

TT Bresnan was run out in this game providing the 56^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed run out against Pakistan in one day games

Saeed Ajmal captured 4 for 58 in this game providing the 13th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four or more wickets against England. Saeed Ajmal’s 4 for 58 in this game was in a losing cause providing the fifth occasion of a Pakistan bowler’s four wicket haul going in vain. The other four occasions are – 4 for 73 by Waqar Younis at Nottingham on 20.08.92, 4 for 26 by Saqlain Mushtaq at Sharjah on 15.12.97, 4 for 50 by Manzoor Akhtar at Sharjah on 15.12.97 and 4 for 37 by Shoaib Akhtar at Sharjah on 12.04.99

Saeed Ajmal’s 4 for 58 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 38^th occasion of a Pakistan bowlers four plus wicket hauls going in vain. His figures provide the 163^rd occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

Saeed Ajmal’s 4 for 58 in this game represent the second occasion of his capturing four wickets in one day games. The first occasion was his 4 for 33 vs New Zealand at Abu Dhabi on 09.11.09

Kamran Akmal’s 53 in this game provide the 76^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty against England in one day games. His knock represents the 21^st occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. His knock also represents the third occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against England. The other two occasions are – 102 by Kamran Akmal at Lahore on 12.12.05 and 109 by Kamran Akmal at Karachi on 15.12.05

Kamran Akmal’s 53 in this game represents his eleventh one day fifty and sixth half century. Kamran Akmal with his eleven one day fifties share the record of most fifties by a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman with Moin Khan who also has scored eleven fifties

Kamran Akmal pouched two catches in this game which gave him an aggregate of ten catches against England. He became the fifth Pakistan wicket keeper to total ten or more catches against England. Others are Moin Khan {15}, Rashid Latif {13}, Wasim Bari {14} and Saleem Yousuf {12}

JM Anderson with his two wickets in this game has now a total of 21 wickets against Pakistan. He became the fourth England bowler to aggregate 20 plus wickets against Pakistan. Others are – IT Botham {27}, PAJ DeFreitas {21} and D Gough {21}

England won this game by 24 runs which represent its 36^th victory over Pakistan. The head to head count read thus – Matches played – 64: Won by England – 36: Won by Pakistan – 26: No Result games – 02.