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SR Tendulkar aggregated 403 runs from two tests in the recently concluded two test series against Australia provide the 14^th occasion of a batsman scoring 400 plus runs in a two test series/ R Dravid is another Indian batsman to total 400 plus runs in a two test series. He had scored 432 runs against Zimbabwe in 2000-01 test series.

No	Batsmen	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	F	Team	Opp	Season
1	STJayasuriya	2	3	0	571	340	190.33	2	0	Srl	Ind	1997
2	WR Hammond	2	2	1	563	336*	563.00	2	0	Eng	NZl	1932/33
3	AFlower	2	4	2	540	232*	270.00	2	2	Zim	Ind	2000/01
4	DPMDJayawardene	2	3	0	510	374	170.00	2	0	Srl	SAF	2006
5	MLHayden	2	3	1	501	380	250.50	2	0	Aus	Zim	2003/04
6	HMAmla	2	3	2	490	253*	490.00	3	0	SAF	Ind	2009/10
7	TTSamaraweera	2	3	1	469	231	234.50	2	0	Srl	Pak	2008/09
8	PAdeSilva	2	4	2	432	168	216.00	3	0	Srl	Pak	1996/97
9	RDravid	2	3	2	432	200*	432.00	2	1	Ind	Zim	2000/01
10	STJayasuriya	2	4	0	424	253	106.00	2	0	Srl	Pak	2004/05
11	AFlower	2	4	2	422	199*	211.00	2	1	Zim	SAF	2001/02
12	JHKallis	2	4	2	421	155	210.50	3	1	SAF	Pak	2007/08
13	MSAtapattu	2	2	0	419	249	209.50	2	0	Srl	Zim	2004
14	SRTendulkar	2	4	1	403	214	134.33	1	2	Ind	Aus	2010/11

A Flower and ST Jayasuriya are the two batsman in the list to have performed the feat on two occasions

No	Batsmen	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	F	Team	Opp	Season
1	AFlower	2	4	2	540	232*	270.00	2	2	Zim	Ind	2000/01
2	AFlower	2	4	2	422	199*	211.00	2	1	Zim	SAF	2001/02
1	STJayasuriya	2	3	0	571	340	190.33	2	0	Srl	Ind	1997
2	STJayasuriya	2	4	0	424	253	106.00	2	0	Srl	Pak	2004/05

Second one day – South Africa vs Zimbawe at Potchefstroom on 17.10.10: South Africa won by eight wickets

T Taibu scored 78 in this game to provide the 15^th occasion of his scoring a half century and 17^th fifty in one day games.

At the end of this game, GC Smith has an aggregate of 4927 runs as captain in one day games. He requires 73 more runs for 5000 runs to become the sixth captain in one day games to total 6000 plus runs. Others are – RT Ponting {8272} : SP Fleming {6295} : A Ranatunga {5608} : M Azharuddin {5239} and SC Ganguly {5104}

J Theron captured five for 44 in this game to provide the 335^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. His figures also represent the 29^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets against various oppositions in one day games. J Theron became the first South African bowler to capture five or more wickets against Zimbabwe in one day games.

HM Amla and AB de Villers scored 110 and 101 not out respectively in this game providing the 88^th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in one day games. Their feat provides the eighth occasion of South African batsmen performing such a feat in one day games. It is the second such occasion by South African batsmen against Zimbabwe, the first being in the previous game at Bloemfontein on 15.10.10, when HM Amla {110} and CA Ingram {124} scored hundreds.

HM Amla and AB de Villers scored 110 and 101 not out respectively in this game providing the fifth occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against Zimbabwe in one day games.

HM Amla earned the distinction of scoring hundreds in consecutive games – he had scored 110 at Bloemfontein on 15.10.10 and 110 at Potchefstroom on 17.10.10. HM Amla’s feat provides the seventh occasion of a South African batsman performing such a feat. The other occasions are – HH Gibbs {02} : AB de Villers {02} : JH Kallis {01} and GC Smith {01}

HM Amla’s feat of scoring two or more consecutive hundreds in one day games provide the 62^nd occasion of a batsman performing such a feat in one day games.

HM Amla’s 110 in this game represent his fifth hundred in one day games, while AB de Villers’ 101 not out provide his ninth one day hundred in one day games.

AB de Villers’ 101 not out in this game provide the 72^nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represent the third hundred by AB de Villers as a wicket keeper batsman, The other two occasions are – 107 vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 05.06.10 and 102 vs West Indies at North Sound on 22.05.10

T Taibu {78} and AB de Villers {101*} scored fifties in this game providing the 42^nd occasion of rival batsman scoring fifties in one day game.

South Africa won its 28^th one day game against Zimbabwe. South Africa and Zimbabwe have met on 31 occasions – Won by South Africa – 28 games : won by Zimbabwe – 02 games and No Result games – 01

Fifth One day game : Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 17.10.10 : Bangladesh won by three runs and the series 4-0

Bangladesh won the series 4-0 in this five match series. They had won the first match by nine runs at Dhaka on 05.10.10, second match at Dhaka was abandoned, won the third match by seven wickets, won the fourth match by nine runs and won the fifth match by three runs.

Bangladesh won its 61^st one day game when it won this match by three runs providing the 16^th occasion of a team winning an one day game by exact three runs margin in the history of one day games. It was Bangladesh’s first victory by three runs margin.

This win by three runs provide Bangladesh’s fifth win by single digit runs victory – by nine runs vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 05.10.10 : by nine runs vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 14.10.10 : by eight runs vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 10.03.04 : by five runs vs England at Bristol on 10.07.10 and by three runs vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 17.10.10

At the end of this game, BB McCullum has an aggregate of 196 dismissals {189 catches and 07 stumpings} and against Bangladesh he has an aggregate of 30 dismissals {29 catches and 01 stumping}. Only KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka with 39 dismissals {34 ct plus 05 st} is ahead of BB McCullum in terms of aggregate dismissals against Bangladesh. KC Sangakkara and BB McCullum are the only two wicket keepers who have effected 30 plus dismissals against Bangladesh.

With three wickets in this game, DL Vettori has an aggregate of 275 wickets in one day games. He became the 15^th bowler to capture 275 plus wickets in one day games. Others are – M Muralitharan {515} : Wasim Akram {502} : Waqar Younis {416} : WPUJC Vaas {400} : SM Pollock {393} : GD McGrath {381} : A Kumble {337} : B Lee {324} : ST Jayasuriya {322} : J Srinath {315} : AB Agarkar {288} : Saqlain Mushtaq {288} and Shahid Afridi {282}.

DL Vettori became the first New Zealand bowler to capture 275 wickets in one day games. It includes eight wickets taken by him representing ICC World Eleven.

DL Vettori’s three wickets in this game gave him 30 wickets against Bangladesh. He became the third bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against Bangladesh. Other two are – KD Mills of New Zealand {32} and M Muralitharan {31}.

KD Mills three wickets in this game gave him 32 wickets against Bangladesh and with it the record of most wickets by a bowler against Bangladesh. He wrested the record from M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka who had captured 31 wickets.

Mahmadullah was playing his 50^th one day innings in this game. He made 19 and returned with figures of none for 18 in seven overs.

New Zealand lost its five wickets for 20 runs in this game providing the second occasion of New Zealand losing its half side for a total less than 20 runs. The other occasion was against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC on 31.07.01 when it had lost five wickets for 18 runs

Rubel Hussain captured four for 25 in this game providing the 34^th occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures represent the eighth occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand. Others are – 4 for 40 by Nazmul Hossain at Chittagong pn 02.11.04 : 5 for 31 at Dhaka on 05.11.04 : 4 for 63 by Mohammad Rafique at Dhaka on 07.11.04 : 4 for 44 by Mashrafe Mortaza at Dhaka on 09.10.08 : 4 for 68 by Shafiul Islam at Napier on 05.02.10 : 4 for 33 by Shakib Al Hasan at Christchurch on 11.02.10 and 4 for 41 by Shakib Al Hasan at Dhaka on 05.10.10

Bangaldesh and New Zealand were all out for 174 and 171 respectively in this game providing the third occasion of both the teams dismissed all out in Bangladesh-New Zealand one day series. The other two occasions are – New Zealand {224} and Bangladesh {86} at Chittagong on 02.11.4 and Bangladesh {241} and New Zealand {232} at Dhaka on 14.10.10

Bangladesh won the fifth one day game against New Zealand by three runs providing the 16th occasion of a team winning an one day game by exact three runs in the history of one day games. All the sixteen occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	won	3 runs	v England	Colo-SSC	14 Feb 1982
2	New Zealand	won	3 runs	v Zimbabwe	Hyd-LBS	10 Oct 1987
3	Australia	won	3 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	18 Oct 1987
4	Australia	won	3 runs	v England	Melbourne	10 Jan 1991
5	Pakistan	won	3 runs	v England	Lord’s	22 Aug 1992
6	Australia	won	3 runs	v New Zealand	Auckland	28 Mar 1993
7	Australia	won	3 runs	v New Zealand	Melbourne	16 Dec 1993
8	Zimbabwe	won	3 runs	v India	Leicester	19 May 1999
9	West Indies	won	3 runs	v England	Nottingham	20 Jul 2000
10	Sri Lanka	won	3 runs	v New Zealand	Hamilton	08 Feb 2001
11	West Indies	won	3 runs	v South Africa	Cape Town	09 Feb 2003
12	India	won	3 runs	v Zimbabwe	Adelaide	24 Jan 2004
13	England	won	3 runs	v Ireland	Belfast	27 Aug 2009
14	Australia	won	3 runs	v India	Hyd-RGS	05 Nov 2009
15	India	won	3 runs	v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	15 Dec 2009
16	Bangladesh	won	3 runs	v New Zealand	Dhaka	17 Oct 2010

First One day game at Kochi : India vs Australia : Match Abandoned without a ball being bowled

The Kochi one day match was abandoned without a ball being bowled providing the 75^th occasion of match being abandoned with out a ball being bowled in the history of one day internationals. As far as India is concerned, this game provide the 19^th occasion which are listed below

No	Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Date
1	India	Sri Lanka	Galle	25.06.88
2	India	NewZealand	Jammu	19.12.88
3	India	Pakistan	Peshawar	16.12.89
4	India	Pakistan	Col-RPS	15.09.94
5	India	NewZealand	Margao	21.11.95
6	India	Australia	Cuttack	27.10.96
7	India	Pakistan	Col-SSC	21.07.97
8	India	NewZealand	Galle	29.06.98
9	India	WestIndies	Kingston	25.05.02
10	India	WestIndies	Kingston	26.05.02
11	India	SouthAfrica	Chennai	22.11.05
12	India	SriLanka	Col-RPS	16.08.06
13	India	SriLanka	Col-SSC	20.08.06
14	India	England	Guwahati	09.04.06
15	India	SouthAfrica	Johannesburg	19.11.06
16	India	Bangladesh	Chittagong	15.05.07
17	India	SriLanka	Col-RPS	26.08.08
18	India	Australia	Mumbai-DYP	11.11.09
19	India	Australia	Kochi	17.10.10

As far India-Australia games are concerned, this game provides the third abandoned game which are as under – at Cuttack on 27.10.96, at Mumbai-DYP on 11.11.09 and at Kochi on 17.10.10

No	Team	Team 2	Ground	Date
1	India	Australia	Cuttack	27.10.96
2	India	Australia	Mum/DYP	11.11.09
3	India	Australia	Kochi	17.10.10

As far as Australia is concerned this game provides the 12^th occasion of an abandoned game which are listed below

No	Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Date
1	Australia	Pakistan	Gurjanwala	30.09.88
2	Australia	Pakistan	Karachi	14.10.88
3	Australia	Pakistan	Gujranwala	26.10.94
4	Australia	India	Cuttack	27.10.96
7	Australia	England	Melbourne	12.02.99
8	Australia	Pakistan	Ch/le/street	16.06.01
9	Australia	Pakistan	Amstelveen	25.08.04
10	Australia	NewZealand	Brisbane	10.12.04
11	Australia	India	Mum/DYP	11.11.09
12	Australia	India	Kochi	17.10.10

NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was concluded a few days back with India Blue winning the final against India Green by 140 runs at India. The following are some of the salient statistics of the tournament

Match Results
Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Ground	Date
Ind Blue	Ind Red	Ind Red	003 wkts	Indore	08.10.10
Ind Green	Ind Red	Ind Green	006 wkts	Indore	09.10.10
Ind Blue	Ind Green	Ind Blue	111 runs	Indore	10.10.10
Ind Blue	Ind Green	Ind Blue	140 runs	Indore	11.10.10

Highest totals – 250 plus runs
Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
Ind Blue	320/8	50.0	1	v Ind Green	Indore	10.10.10
Ind Blue	287/7	50.0	1	v Ind Green	Indore	11.10.10
Ind Red	252/7	48.4	2	v Ind Blue	Indore	08.10.10
Ind Blue	251/9	50.0	1	v Ind Red	Indore	08.10.10

Most runs – 100 plus runs aggregate
Batsmen	Team	M	Is	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
AM Rahane	Ind Blue	3	3	0	186	095	062.00	0	2	0
MK Tiwary	Ind Blue	3	3	0	170	084	056.66	0	1	0
S Dhawan	Ind Blue	3	3	0	153	109	051.00	1	0	1
PA Patel	Ind Red	2	2	0	109	086	054.50	0	1	0
KM Jadhav	Ind Green	3	3	1	104	071	052.00	0	1	0
TM Srivastava	Ind Blue	1	1	0	103	103	103.00	1	0	0

High scores – 50 plus runs
Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
S Dhawan	109	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	10.10.10
TM Srivastava	103	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	11.10.10
AM Rahane	095	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	10.10.10
PA Patel	086	Ind Red	v Ind Green	Indore	09.10.10
AM Rahane	084	Ind Blue	v Ind Red	Indore	08.10.10
MK Tiwary	084	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	11.10.10
KM Jadhav	071	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	10.10.10
S Badrinath	067	Ind Green	v Ind Red	Indore	09.10.10
YK Pathan	063	Ind Red	v Ind Blue	Indore	08.10.10
RA Jadeja	058	Ind Blue	v Ind Red	Indore	08.10.10

Most wickets – Five or more wickets aggregate
Bowlers	Team	M	O	M	R	W	BBI	Ave	4	5
VY Mahesh	Ind Blue	3	21.0	2	096	7	3/34	13.71	0	0
S Ladda	Ind Green	3	26.0	0	125	6	4/46	20.83	1	0
RP Singh	Ind Blue	3	19.2	3	076	5	3/20	15.20	0	0
A Mithun	Ind Green	3	27.0	1	175	5	3/70	35.00	0	0

Best bowling figures in an innings – Three or more wickets in an innings
Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
S Ladda	10.0	0	46	4	Ind Green	v Ind Red	Indore	09.10.10
RP Singh	06.4	2	20	3	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	11.10.10
VY Mahesh	06.0	0	34	3	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	10.10.10
Pankaj Singh	08.3	0	36	3	Ind Green	v Ind Red	Indore	09.10.10
S Tyagi	09.0	1	40	3	Ind Red	v Ind Blue	Indore	08.10.10
PP Chawla	10.0	1	45	3	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	11.10.10
A Mithun	09.0	0	70	3	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	11.10.10

Most runs conceded in an innings – Fifty plus runs
Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
Jaskaran Singh	10.0	0	77	2	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	10.10.10
Pankaj Singh	10.0	0	72	1	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	10.10.10
A Mithun	09.0	0	70	3	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	11.10.10
A Mithun	10.0	1	64	2	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	10.10.10
PP Chawla	10.0	0	63	0	Ind Blue	v Ind Red	Indore	08.10.10
R Vinay Kumar	10.0	0	60	2	Ind Red	v Ind Green	Indore	09.10.10
R Vinay Kumar	10.0	0	59	1	Ind Red	v Ind Blue	Indore	08.10.10
DS Kulkarni	10.0	1	59	1	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	11.10.10

Highest partnerships for each wicket
Wkt	Runs	Partners	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1st	067	S Dhawan, TM Srivastava	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	11.10.10
2nd	193	S Dhawan, AM Rahane	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	10.10.10
3rd	087	S Badrinath, RG Sharma	Ind Green	v Ind Red	Indore	09.10.10
4th	105	AM Rahane, MK Tiwary	Ind Blue	v Ind Red	Indore	08.10.10
5th	083	KD Karthik, YK Pathan	Ind Red	v Ind Blue	Indore	08.10.10
6th	070	RA Jadeja, WP Saha	Ind Blue	v Ind Red	Indore	08.10.10
7th	062	MD Mishra, Iqbal Abdulla	Ind Red	v Ind Blue	Indore	08.10.10
8th	020	R Ashwin, A Mithun	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	11.10.10
9th	006*	WP Saha, U Yadav	Ind Blue	v Ind Green	Indore	10.10.10
10th	001	Pankaj Singh, S Ladda	Ind Green	v Ind Blue	Indore	10.10.10

Fifty plus runs partnerships
Partners	Runs	Wkt	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
SDhawan/AMRahane	193	2nd	Ind Blue	IndGreen	Indore	10.10.10
AMRahane/MKTiwary	105	4th	Ind Blue	Ind Red	Indore	08.10.10
TMSrivastava/MKTiwary	97	4th	Ind Blue	IndGreen	Indore	11.10.10
SBadrinath/RGSharma	87	3rd	IndGreen	Ind Red	Indore	09.10.10
KDKarthik/YKPathan	83	5th	Ind Red	Ind Blue	Indore	08.10.10
RAJadeja/WP Saha	70	6th	Ind Blue	Ind Red	Indore	08.10.10
SDhawan/TM Srivastava	67	1st	Ind Blue	IndGreen	Indore	11.10.10
MDMishra/IqbalAbdulla	62	7th	Ind Red	Ind Blue	Indore	08.10.10
PAPatel/KDKarthik	57	3rd	Ind Red	IndGreen	Indore	09.10.10

First One day game: South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein on 15.10.10: South Africa won by 64 runs

South Africa capped J Theron and CA Ingram for this game. They became the 96^th and 97^th cricketers to represent South Africa in one day games. They became the 12^th and 13^th South African cricketers to make their one day debut against Zimbabwe

CA Ingram scored 124 in this game providing the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred on one day debut. Others are – 103 by DL Amiss of England vs Australia at Manchester on 24.08.72, 148 by DL Haynes of West Indies vs Australia at St John’s on 22.02.78, 115* by A Flower of Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at New Plymouth on 23.02.92 : 102* by Saleem Elahi of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Gujranwala on 29.09.95 and 122* by MJ Guptill of New Zealand vs West Indies at Auckland on 10.01.09

HM Amla {110} and CA Ingram {124} scored hundreds in this game providing the 87^th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion of South African batsmen performing such a feat.

HM Amla’s 110 in this game provide his fourth one day hundred. Others are – 140 vs Bangladesh at Benoni on 09.11.08 : 129 vs West Indies vs Roseau on 30.05.10 and 102 vs West Indies at North Sound on 22.05.10.

HM Amla’s 110 and CJ Ingram’s 124 in this game provide the 95^th and 96^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring hundred in one day games. They also represent the 10^th and 11^th occasion of South African batsman scoring hundreds against Zimbabwe.

HM Amla was dismissed run out after scoring 110 in this game providing the 67^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred. HM Amla’s run out for 110 provide the fourth occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out with a hundred in one day games. The other three occasions are – 106 by MJR Rindell vs Pakistan at Johannesburg in 12.01.95, 121 by JN Rhodes vs Pakistan at Nairobi {G} on 29.09.96 and 102 by HH Gibbs vs Pakistan at Lahore on 18.10.07

SW Masakadza returned with figures of 10.0-0-86-4 in this game providing the 54^th occasion of a Zimbabwean bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. He is the second bowler to capture four wickets against South Africa, after HH Streak who had returned with figures of 10.0-0-25-4 at Harare on 22.10.95

His figures represent the most expensive bowling figures by a Zimbabwe bowler in one day games and provide the very first occasion of a Zimbabwe bowler leaking 80 plus runs in one day games. The previous most expensive bowling figures by a Zimbabwe bowler was 9,0-1-62-4 with the criteria of four plus wickets and eighty plus wickets.

His figures provide the sixth occasion of a Zimbabwe bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games – AM Blignaut {2 for 96} vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 24.08.05 : T Panyangara {1 for 86} vs England at Birmingham on 10.09.04 : SW Masakadza {4 for 86} vs South Africa at Bloemfontein on 15.10.10 : T Mupariwa {0 for 81} vs South Africa vs Potchefstroom on 20.09.06 : HH Streak {1 for 80} vs South Africa at Bulawayo on 23.09.01 and ML Nkala {0 for 80} vs Pakistan at Harare on 27.11.02

His figures provide the third occasion of a Zimbabwe bowler conceding eighty plus runs in an one day game against South Africa. The other two occasions are – T Mupariwa {0 for 81} vs South Africa vs Potchefstroom on 20.09.06 and HH Streak {1 for 80} vs South Africa at Bulawayo on 23.09.01. Thus SW Masakadza became the most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded against Zimbabwe.

HM Amla and CA Ingram added 136 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 165^th occasion of South African batsman posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It represents the 33^rd occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games.

HM Amla and CA Ingram added 136 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 16^th occasion of South African batsman posting a three figure partnership against Zimbabwe in one day games. It represents the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against Zimbabwe in one day games. The first occasion was the 112 runs between PN Kirsten and KC Wessels at Canberra on 10.03.03.

BRM Taylor scored 145 not out in this game represents the third occasion of Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in one day games. The other two occasions are – 107* by T Taibu at Harare on 26.08.07 and 103* by T Taibu at Benoni on 08.11.09. Thus BRM Taylor’s 145 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by a Zimbawe batsman against South Africa.

BRM Taylor scored 145 not out in this game represents the 42^nd occasion of Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred against in one day games.

HM Amla {110}, CA Ingram {124} and BRM Taylor {145*} scored hundreds in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring hundreds in a match.

BRM Taylor’s 145 not out in this game provide the third occasion of his scoring a hundred in one day games. The other two occasions are – 119* vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 07.06.00 and 118* vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on 05.11.09. Thus his 145 not out in this game represents his highest individual innings in one day games.

BRM Taylor’s 145 not out in this game provide the 61st occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in one day games.

BRM Taylor’s 145 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 268^th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. It also provides the 26^th occasion of Zimbabwe batsman’s hundred in a losing cause.

SA Masakdza’s 4 for 86 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 264^th occasion of a bowler’s four or mo
re wickets in an innings going in vain in one day games. It provides the 22^nd occasion of a Zimbabwe bowler’s four or more wickets going in vain.

GW Flower represented Zimbabwe again in one day games. He last represented Zimbabwe against Bangladesh at Harare on 14.03.04. He represented after 6 years 215 days.

Fourth ODI : Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 14.10.10 : Bangladesh won by nine runs

New Zealand capped HK Bennett for this game. He became the 163^rd cricketer to represent New Zealand in one day games. He became the fourth New Zealand cricketer to make one day debut against Bangladesh. Others are – PG Fulton at Chittagong on 02.11.04 : PJ Ingram at Napier on 05.02.10 and AJ McKay at Napier on 05.02.10

HK Bennett captured three wickets conceding 44 runs in this game. He became the ninth New Zealand bowler to capture three or more wickets on debut

Shariar Nafees failed to open his account in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsmen scoring a duck against New Zealand in one day games. The other four are – Shahriar Hossain at Chelmsford on 17.05.99, Al Sahariar at Col-SSC on 23.09.02, Nafees Iqbal at Dhaka on 05.11.04 and Tamim Iqbal at Dhaka on 11.10.08

Shahriar Nafees’ zero in this game provides the 57^th occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman scoring a duck against various oppositions in one day games. His duck in this game is his ninth as an opening batsman and he how holds the record for most zeroes by a Bangladesh opening batsman in one day games. Close behind him is Tamim Iqbal with seven ducks to his credit.

Shakib Al Hasan scored 105 in this game providing the 20^th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents his fifth one day hundred which are – 134* vs Canada at St John’s on 28.02.07 : 108 vs Pakistan at Multan on 16.04.08 : 104 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 11.08.09 : 105 vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 29.10.09 and 105 vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 14.10.10.

With five hundreds to his credit, Shakib Al Hasan, now holds the record for most hundreds by a Bangladesh batsman. He wrested the record from Shariar Nafees who has scored four hundreds.

Shakib Al Hasan’s 106 in this game represent the second hundred by a Bangladesh batsman against New Zealand, the first being Imrul Kayes’ 101 at Christchurch on 11.02.10. Thus Shakib Al Hasan’s 106 represents the highest individual score by a Bangladesh batsman against New Zealand

Shakib Al Hasan’s 106 in this game represent the 155^th occasion of a captain scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents the fourth occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring a hundred in one day games. The four occasions are – 109 by Mohammad Ashraful vs UAE at Lahore on 24.06.08 : 104 by Shakib Al Hasan vs Zimbabwe at Bulwayo on 11.08.09 : 105* vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 29.10.09 and 106 by Shakib Al Hasan vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 14.10.10

It is interesting to note that Shakib Al Hasan’s three hundreds as captain are in the progressive order – 104, 105 and 106.

KS Williamson scored 108 in this game to provide the 72^nd occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock provide the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred against Bangladesh in one day games. The other two occasions are – 102* by SP Fleming at North Sound in Apr 2007 and 103 by LRPL Taylor at Chittagong on 14.10.09. Thus KS Williamson’s 108 in this game represents the highest individual score by a New Zealand batsman against Bangladesh in one day games.

KS Williamson’s 108 in this game was in a losing cause and provide the 267^th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games, It also represents the 23^rd occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s hundred in a losing cause and the first such occasion by a New Zealand batsman against Bangladesh.

KS Williamson’s 108 in this game was in a losing cause and provide the fourth occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games against Bangladesh. The other three occasions are – 100* by TM Dowlin of West Indies at Roseau on 28.07.09: 194* by CK Coventry of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 16.08.09 and 118* by BRM Taylor at Dhaka on 05.11.09.

Bangladesh’s win in this game by nine runs represents its 60^th victory in one day games and its third against New Zealand. This win reprsents Bangladesh’s fourth win by single digit margin. The other three occasions are – by nine runs vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 05.10.10 : by eight runs vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 10.03.04 and by five runs vs England at Bristol on 10.07.10

Bangladesh skipper – Shakib Al Hasan’s all round display – 100 and 3 for 54 – enabled hosts to win three games in this five match series. Second game was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Bangladesh have won the series 3-0.

SR Tendulkar scored 214 and 53 not out in the second test against Australia to provide the 35th occasion of batsmen scoring a double hundred and a fifty in a test match. All the 35 occasions are listed below in the chronological order

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Tot	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	J Ryder	201*	88	289	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1925
2	EH Hendren	77	205*	282	Eng	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1930
3	A Sandham	325	50	375	Eng	Win	Kingston	Apr 1930
4	DG Bradman	244	77	321	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1934
5	EAB Rowan	236	60*	296	SAF	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1951
6	WM Lawry	210	58*	268	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	May 1965
7	KD Walters	242	103	345	Aus	Win	Sydney	Feb 1969
8	SM Gavaskar	124	220	344	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
9	LG Rowe	214	100*	314	Win	NZl	Kingston	Feb 1972
10	GS Chappell	247*	133	380	Aus	NZl	Wellington	Mar 1974
11	IVA Richards	232	63	295	Win	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1976
12	Javed Miandad	206	85	291	Pak	NZl	Karachi	Oct 1976
13	SM Gavaskar	205	73	278	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
14	KJ Hughes	213	53	266	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 1981
15	GA Gooch	333	123	456	Eng	Ind	Lord’ s	Jul 1990
16	MA Taylor	334*	92	426	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	Oct 1998
17	R Dravid	200*	70*	270	Ind	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
18	A Flower	55	232*	287	Zim	Ind	Nagpur	Nov 2000
19	VVS Laxman	59	281	340	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
20	MS Sinclair	204*	50*	254	NZl	Pak	Christchurch	Mar 2001
21	BC Lara	221	130	351	Win	Srl	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
22	SP Fleming	274*	69*	343	NZl	Srl	Col-PSS	Apr 2003
23	GC Smith	277	85	362	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 2003
24	ME Trescothick	219	69*	288	Eng	SAF	The Oval	Sep 2003
25	R Dravid	222	73	295	Ind	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
26	R Dravid	233	72*	305	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
27	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	301	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
28	KC Sangakkara	232	64	296	Srl	SAF	Col-SSC	Aug 2004
29	Younis Khan	267	84*	351	Pak	Ind	Bangalore	Mar 2005
30	W Jaffer	202	56	258	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
31	SC Ganguly	239	91	330	Ind	Pak	Bangalore	Dec 2007
32	V Sehwag	201*	50	251	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
33	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	259	Ind	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
34	RT Ponting	209	89	298	Aus	Pak	Hobart	Jan 2010
35	SR Tendulkar	214	53*	267	Ind	Aus	Bangalore	Oct 2010

It is interesting to note that there are five occasions of a batsman scoring a double hundred and fifty against Australia. On all these five occasions, it is Indian batsmen who have performed the feat – VVS Laxman on two occasions: SR Tendulkar on two occasions and R Dravid on one occasion

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Tot	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	VVS Laxman	59	281	340	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
2	R Dravid	233	72*	305	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
3	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	301	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
4	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	259	Ind	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
5	SR Tendulkar	214	53*	267	Ind	Aus	Bangalore	Oct 2010

SR Tendulkar scored 214 and 53 not out in this test providing the 12^th occasion of Indian batsmen scoring a double hundred and a fifty in a test match.

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SM Gavaskar	124	220	344	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 1971
2	VVS Laxman	59	281	340	v Australia	Kolkata	Mar 2001
3	SC Ganguly	239	91	330	v Pakistan	Bangalore	Dec 2007
4	R Dravid	233	72*	305	v Australia	Adelaide	Dec 2003
5	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	301	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2004
6	R Dravid	222	73	295	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
7	SM Gavaskar	205	73	278	v West Indies	Mumbai	Dec 1978
8	R Dravid	200*	70*	270	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	Nov 2000
9	SR Tendulkar	214	53*	267	v Australia	Bangalore	Oct 2010
10	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	259	v Australia	Delhi	Oct 2008
11	W Jaffer	202	56	258	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Nov 2007
12	V Sehwag	201*	50	251	v Sri Lanka	Galle	Jul 2008

SR Tendulkar has scored a double hundred and fifty in a test match on two occasions – 241* and 60* vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2004 and 214 and 53* vs Australia at Bangalore in Oct 2010. He became the fourth Indian batsman to perform such a feat on two or more occasions. Others are – R Dravid {three occasions} : SM Gavaskar {two occasions} and VVS Laxman {two occasions}.

It is interesting to note that apart from these four batsmen who have performed the feat on two or more occasions, no other batsman from other countries has performed the feat on two occaions

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Mon/Year
1	R Dravid	233	72*	305	v Australia	Adelaide	Dec 2003
2	R Dravid	222	73	295	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
3	R Dravid	200*	70*	270	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	Nov 2000
1	SM Gavaskar	124	220	344	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 1971
2	SM Gavaskar	205	73	278	v West Indies	Mumbai	Dec 1978
1	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	301	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2004
2	SR Tendulkar	214	53*	267	v Australia	Bangalore	Oct 2010
1	VVS Laxman	59	281	340	v Australia	Kolkata	Mar 2001
2	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	259	v Australia	Delhi	Oct 2008