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Harbhajan Singh’s 115 in India’s second innings against New Zealand in the first test at Ahmedabad represents the 100^th hundred by Indian batsman in India’s second innings. The complete list of 100 hundreds is furnished below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Mon/Year
1	L Amarnath	118	3	v England	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	VM Merchant	114	3	v England	Manchester	Jul 1936
3	S Mushtaq Ali	112	3	v England	Manchester	Jul 1936
4	VS Hazare	145	3	v Australia	Adelaide	Jan 1948
5	RS Modi	112	3	v West Indies	Mum-BS	Dec 1948
6	VS Hazare	134*	3	v West Indies	Mum-BS	Dec 1948
7	S Mushtaq Ali	106	4	v West Indies	Kolkata	Dec 1948
8	VS Hazare	122	4	v West Indies	Mum-BS	Feb 1949
9	MH Mankad	184	3	v England	Lord’s	Jun 1952
10	ML Apte	163*	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Feb 1953
11	P Roy	150	3	v West Indies	Kingston	Mar 1953
12	VL Manjrekar	118	3	v West Indies	Kingston	Mar 1953
13	P Roy	100	3	v New Zealand	Kolkata	Dec 1955
14	GS Ramchand	106*	3	v New Zealand	Kolkata	Dec 1955
15	AA Baig	112	4	v England	Manchester	Jul 1959
16	PR Umrigar	118	4	v England	Manchester	Jul 1959
17	SA Durani	104	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 1962
18	PR Umrigar	172*	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 1962
19	ML Jaisimha	129	3	v England	Kolkata	Jan 1964
20	BK Kunderan	100	3	v England	Delhi	Feb 1964
21	MAK Pataudi	203*	3	v England	Delhi	Feb 1964
22	RG Nadkarni	122*	3	v England	Kanpur	Feb 1964
23	VL Manjrekar	102*	3	v New Zealand	Chennai	Feb 1965
24	DN Sardesai	200*	3	v New Zealand	Mum-BS	Mar 1965
25	CG Borde	109	3	v New Zealand	Mumi-BS	Mar 1965
26	MAK Pataudi	148	3	v England	Leeds	Jun 1967
27	ML Jaisimha	101	4	v Australia	Brisbane	Jan 1968
28	GR Viswanath	137	3	v Australia	Kanpur	Nov 1969
29	SM Gavaskar	117*	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	Apr 1971
30	SM Gavaskar	220	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 1971
31	GR Viswanath	139	3	v West Indies	Kolkata	Dec 1974
32	SM Gavaskar	102	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 1976
33	GR Viswanath	112	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 1976
34	GR Viswanath	103*	3	v New Zealand	Kanpur	Nov 1976
35	SM Gavaskar	113	4	v Australia	Brisbane	Dec 1977
36	SM Gavaskar	127	3	v Australia	Perth	Dec 1977
37	M Amarnath	100	3	v Australia	Perth	Dec 1977
38	SM Gavaskar	118	3	v Australia	Melbourne	Dec 1977
39	SM Gavaskar	137	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	Nov 1978
40	SM Gavaskar	182*	3	v West Indies	Kolkata	Dec 1978
41	DB Vengsarkar	157*	3	v West Indies	Kolkata	Dec 1978
42	DB Vengsarkar	103	3	v England	Lord’s	Aug 1979
43	GR Viswanath	113	3	v England	Lord’s	Aug 1979
44	SM Gavaskar	221	4	v England	The Oval	Aug 1979
45	DB Vengsarkar	146*	4	v Pakistan	Delhi	Dec 1979
46	DB Vengsarkar	157	3	v England	Lord’s	Jun 1982
47	SM Gavaskar	127*	3	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	Jan 1983
48	M Amarnath	103*	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	Jan 1983
49	M Amarnath	117	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Mar 1983
50	N Kapil Dev	100*	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Mar 1983
51	M Amarnath	116	3	v West Indies	St John’s	Apr 1983
52	SM Gavaskar	103*	3	v Pakistan	Bangalore	Sep 1983
53	M Amarnath	101*	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	Oct 1984
54	M Azharuddin	105	3	v England	Chennai	Jan 1985
55	M Amarnath	116*	3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	Sep 1985
56	DB Vengsarkar	102*	3	v England	Leeds	Jun 1986
57	DB Vengsarkar	102	3	v West Indies	Delhi	Nov 1987
58	RJ Shastri	107	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	Apr 1989
59	SV Manjrekar	113*	4	v Pakistan	Karachi	Nov 1989
60	M Azharuddin	109	3	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
61	SR Tendulkar	119*	4	v England	Manchester	Aug 1990
62	M Azharuddin	106	4	v Australia	Adelaide	Jan 1992
63	N Kapil Dev	129	3	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	Dec 1992
64	NS Sidhu	104	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
65	SR Tendulkar	104*	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
66	SR Tendulkar	122	3	v England	Birmingham	Jun 1996
67	M Azharuddin	163*	3	v South Africa	Kanpur	Dec 1996
68	M Azharuddin	108*	4	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	Aug 1997
69	SR Tendulkar	155*	3	v Australia	Chennai	Mar 1998
70	SR Tendulkar	113	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	Dec 1998
71	R Dravid	103*	4	v New Zealand	Hamilton	Jan 1999
72	SC Ganguly	101*	4	v New Zealand	Hamilton	Jan 1999
73	SR Tendulkar	136	4	v Pakistan	Chennai	Jan 1999
74	SR Tendulkar	124*	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
75	R Dravid	144	3	v New Zealand	Mohali	Oct 1999
76	SR Tendulkar	126*	3	v New Zealand	Mohali	Oct 1999
77	VVS Laxman	167	3	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2000
78	M Azharuddin	102	3	v South Africa	Bangalore	Mar 2000
79	VVS Laxman	281	3	v Australia	Kolkata	Mar 2001
80	R Dravid	180	3	v Australia	Kolkata	Mar 2001
81	AB Agarkar	109*	4	v England	Lord’s	Jul 2002
82< /strong>	R Dravid	115	3	v England	Nottingham	Aug 2002
83	SR Tendulkar	176	3	v West Indies	Kolkata	Oct 2002
84	VVS Laxman	154*	3	v West Indies	Kolkata	Oct 2002
85	R Dravid	135	3	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Mar 2005
86	Yuvraj Singh	122	4	v Pakistan	Karachi	Jan 2006
87	W Jaffer	100	4	v England	Nagpur	Mar 2006
88	W Jaffer	212	3	v West Indies	St John’s	Jun 2006
89	V Sehwag	151	3	v Australia	Adelaide	Jan 2008
90	G Gambhir	104	3	v Australia	Mohali	Oct 2008
91	SR Tendulkar	103*	4	v England	Chennai	Dec 2008
92	G Gambhir	137	3	v New Zealand	Napier	Mar 2009
93	VVS Laxman	124*	3	v New Zealand	Napier	Mar 2009
94	G Gambhir	167	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	Apr 2009
95	G Gambhir	114	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
96	SR Tendulkar	100*	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
97	G Gambhir	116	3	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	Jan 2010
99	SR Tendulkar	100	3	v South Africa	Nagpur	Feb 2010
99	VVS Laxman	103*	4	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	Aug 2010
100	HarbhajanSingh	115	3	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	Nov 2010

First Test – Fifth Day – Test Drawn

Harbhajan Singh scored 69 and 115 in this test to provide the 13^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against New Zealand.

VVS Laxman’s 91 plus in the second innings of this test represents his 47th test half century and 63^rd fifty.

Harbhajan Singh with his 69 and 115 became the third Indian batsman to score fifties in both innings of a test against New Zealand at Ahmedabad. Others are – 125 and 53 by SC Ganguly in Oct 1999 and 222 and 73 by R Dravid in Oct 2003.

VVS Laxman {91} and Harhajan Singh {115} scored fifties in India’s second innings providing the 50^th and 51^st occasion of Indian batsman scoring fifties in its second innings against New Zealand

DL Vettori deployed BB McCullum to bowl the last over before Lunch on the final day, which was his fist over of his test career and in representative International cricket.

Harbhajan Singh’s twin fifties in this test – 69 and 115 – makes him the fourth batsman who has scored twin fifties while batting at number eight. Others are – 117 and 57* of EL Dalton of South Africa vs England at The Oval in Aug 1935, 92 and 63 by APE Knott of England vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 1972 and 85 and 51 by GJ Whittal of Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein in Oct 1999

VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh added 163 runs in the second innings to provide the 51^st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against New Zealand. This stand also provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket against New Zealand, The other two occasions are – 116 runs between BP Patel and SMH Kirmani at Wellington in Feb 1976 and 128 runs between SR Tendulkar and KS More at Napier in Feb 1990

Thus 163 runs stand between VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh represents the record stand for the seventh wicket by Indian batsman against New Zealand. This stand also represents the record stand for the seventh wicket by Indian batsmen against New Zealand on home soil. The previous best on home soil was – 73 runs between P Bhandari and RG Nadkarni at Delhi in Dec 1955. Thus VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh rewrote a 55 years old home soil record.

VVS Laxman’s 91 in this test provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand. Others are – 90 by VL Manjrekar at Kolkata in Dec 1955, 90 by FM Engineer at Chennai in Feb 1965, 99 by RF Surti at Auckland in Mar 1968, 94 by K Srikkanth at Mumbai in Nov 1988, 96 by WV Raman at Christchurch in Feb 1990, 95 by M Prabhakar at Napier in Feb 1990 and 98 by NS Sidhu at Hamilton in Mar 1994

Harbhajan Singh’s hundred {115} in this test provide the 100^th hundred by Indian batsmen in India’s second innings.

Harbhajan Singh scored his maiden test hundred when he scored 115 in this test. His previous best was 69 in the first innings of this test.

Harbhajan Singh’s 69 and 115 in this test makes him the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a fifty and a hundred in a test while batting at number eight. Other batsman was – 117 and 57* of EL Dalton of South Africa vs England at The Oval in Aug 1935

Harbhajan Singh’s hundred in this test provide the 43^rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred against New Zealand.

Harbhajan Singh’s hundred – 115 – in this test provide the 64th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred while batting at number eight. His hundred provides the tenth occasions of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred while batting at number eight. Others are – 110 by RH Shodhan vs Pakistan at Kolkata in Dec 1952, 116 by N Kapil Dev vs England at Kanpur in Jan 1982, 102 by SMH Kirmani at Mumbai in Nov 1984, 110 by N Kapil Dev vs England at The Oval in Aug 1990, 115* by A Ratra vs West Indies at St John’s in May 2002, 109* by AB Agarkar vs England at Lord’s in Jul 2002, 110* by A Kumble vs England at The Oval in Aug 2007, 102 by IK Pathan vs Pakistan at Bangalore in Dec 2007 and 132* by MS Dhoni vs South Africa at Kolkata in Feb 2010.

LRPL Taylor captured his first test wicket when he had Harbhajan Singh caught by BJ Watling for 115. He returned with figures of 4.4.-2-4-2 in second innings of this test. His second wicket was that of S Sreesanth whom he had caught by Hopkins for 4.

Zaheer Khan collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 119^th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings. His first ball duck provide the tenth occasion of Indian batsman suffering such an ignominy against New Zealand. This the second occasion of Zaheer Khan collecting the first ball duck against New Zealand, the first occasion being at Mohali in Oct 2003. Zaheer Khan became the second Indian batsman after N Kapil Dev to collect the first ball duck on two occasions.

TG McIntosh collected a pair in this to provide the 59^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman to suffer such an ignominy in tests. His pair in this test provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand opening batsman collecting a pair in a test match.

His pair in this test provides the seventh New Zealand batsman to collect a pair in a test match against India. Others are – AR MacGibbon at Chennai in Jan 1956, GB Troup at Wellington in Feb 1981, CM Kuggeleijn at Bangalore in Nov 1988, MC Snedden at Hyd-LBS in Dec 1988, PJ Wiseman at Wellington in Dec 1998 and PJ Wiseman at Kanpur in Oct 1999. TG McIntosh became the first New Zealand opening batsman to collect a pair against India.

First Test – Fourth day

KS Williamson scored hundred on debut when he leg glanced Zaheer Khan’s delivery and took his score from 99 to 103 {122.6 over}. He was finally dismissed for 131. He became the 89^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on debut. He is the eighth New Zealand batsman to score a hundred on debut. Others are – JE Mills {117 vs England at Wellington in Jan 1930}, BR Taylor {105 vs India at Kolkata in Mar 1965}, RE Redmond {107 vs Pakistan at Auckland in Feb 1973}, MJ Greatbatch {107* vs England at Auckland in Feb 1988}, MS Sinclair {214 vs West Indies at Wellington in Dec 1999}, L Vincent {104 vs Australia at Perth in Nov 2001} and SB Styris {107 vs West Indies at St George’s in Jun 2002}

KS Williamson with his 131 in this innings became the tenth batsman to score a hundred on debut against India. Others are – 136 by BH Valentine of England at Mumbai in Dec 1933, 115 by BH Valentine of West Indies at Port of Spain in Jan 1953, 105 by BR Taylor at Kolkata in Mar 1965, 107 by CG Greenidge of West Indies at Bangalore in Nov 1974, 121 by DL Houghton of Zimbabwe at Harare in Oct 1992, 145 by Aminul Islam of Bangladesh at Dhaka in Nov 2000, 103* by TT Samaraweera of Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2001, 151 by MJ Clarke of Australia at Bangalore in Oct 2004, 104* by AN Cook of England at Nagpur in Mar 2006 and 108 by AN Petersen of South Africa at Kolkata in Feb 2010

KS Williamson with his 131 in this innings became the third batsman to score a hundred on debut in the calendar year 2010. Others are – 100 by AN Petersen of South Africa vs India at Kolkata in Feb 2010 and 120 by SK Raina of India vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010.

JD Ryder {103} and KS Williamson {131} scored hundreds in this innings to provide the 34^th and 35^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring hundreds against India.

JD Ryder registered his third test hundred – all his three hundreds coming against India. The other two occasions are – 201 at Napier in Mar 2009 and 102 at Hamilton in Mar 2009.

Harbhajan Singh conceded 100 plus runs in India’s first innings to provide the 26^th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand.

Harbhajan Singh conceded 100 plus runs in India’s first innings to provide the 39^th occasion of his conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings. He is now on par with Danish Kaneria of Pakistan who also has conceded 100 plus runs in a test innings on 39 occasions. Only M Muralitharan {61}, A Kumble {57} and SK Warne {40} have conceded 100 plus runs on more occasions than Danish Kaneria and Harbhajan Singh

PP Ojha conceded 100 plus runs in India’s first innings to provide the 27^th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand.

DL Vettori had an aggregate of 3962 runs prior to the start of the test series. He required 38 more runs for his 4000 runs. He scored 41 runs in New Zealand’s first innings

and his aggregate stood at 4005. He became the fifth New Zealand batsman to total 4000 test runs. Others are – SP Fleming {7172}, MD Crowe {5444}, JG Wright {5334} and NJ Astle {4072}

DL Vettori’s 4005 runs and 329 wickets became the third all round cricketer in the annals of test cricket tp score 4000 plus runs and capture 300 test wickets. Others are – N Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets} and IT Botham {5200 runs and 383 wickets}

DL Vettori had an aggregate of 490 runs against India prior to the start of the test series. He required ten more runs for his 500 runs. He scored 41 runs in New Zealand’s first innings and at the end of New Zealand’s first innings, his aggregate stood at 531. He became the tenth New Zealand batsman to total 500 plus runs against India. Others are – GT Dowling {964}, B Sutcliffe {885}, JG Wright {804}, MG Burgess {725}, BE Congdon {713}, JR Reid {691}, CD McMillan {647}, SP Fleming {620} and GM Turner {583}

PP Ojha bowled 53 overs in this innings to provide the 13^th occasion of an Indian bowler bowling fifty plus overs in an innings against New Zealand.

G Gambhir scored zero in India’s second innings providing the 68th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring zero against New Zealand. It also provides the 12^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand.

V Sehwag was dismissed run out in India’s second innings providing the 21^st occasion of Indian batsman dismissed run out against New Zealand. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand.

V Sehwag was dismissed run out for the second time against New Zealand as an opening batsman. The first occasion was at Hamilton in Mar 2009 when he was run out after scoring 24. V Sehwag is the second Indian opening batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions, the other being S Abid Ali

DL Vettori shared the new ball in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the second occasion of a left arm spin bowler sharing the new ball. The first occasion was at Bangalore in Nov 1988, when EH Gray had shared the new ball.

India lost three wickets for two runs in its second innings to provide the fourth occasion of a team losing three wickets with two runs on the board. The other three occasions are – 3 for 2 – England vs South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 1910, 3 for 2 – England vs South Africa at Jo’burg in Nov 1999 and 3 for 2 – New Zealand vs South Africa at Jo’burg in May 2006.

India lost four wickets for 15 runs in its second innings to provide the sixth occasion of a team losing four wickets with 15 runs on the board. The other five occasions are – 4 for 15 – Aus vs Eng at Lord’s in Jul 1888, 4 for 15 – NZl vs Pak at Dhaka in Nov 1955, 4 for 15 – – Pak vs Aus at Perth in Nov 1983, 4 for 15 – Ind vs SAF at Durban in Dec 1996 and 4 for 15 – Pak vs Zim at Peshawar in Nov 1988.

India lost its five wickets for 15 runs in the second innings of this test to provide the second occasion of a team losing five wickets for 15 runs in the annals of test cricket. The other occasion was Pakistan losing its five wickets for 15 runs against Sri Lanka at Sialkot in Sep 1995

SK Raina scored zero in India’s second innings providing the 69th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring zero against New Zealand.

CS Martin captured five wickets in second innings to provide the 23rd occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India.

CS Martin’s five wickets in this test represents the ninth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings. Other occasions are – 6 for 54 vs Sri Lanka at Wellington in Apr 2005, 6 for 76 vs South Africa at Auckland in Mar 2004, 5 for 37 vs South Africa at Johannesburg in May 2006, 5 for 55 vs South Africa at Wellington in Mar 2004, 5 for 65 vs Bangladesh at Wellington in Jan 2008, 5 for 104 vs South Africa at Auckland in Mar 2004 and 5 for 152 vs Australia at Brisbane in Nov 2004

Other New Zealand bowlers to capture five or more wickets on nine or more occasions are – RJ Hadlee {36}, DL Vettori {18}, CL Cairns {13} and DK Morrison {10}

KS Williamson scored 131 runs on his test debut against India at Ahmedabad in the first test of the ongoing test series. He became the 89^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on test debut. All the 89 occasions are listed below.

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Tram	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	C Bannerman	165*	–	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Mar1877
2	WG Grace	152	–	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Sep1880
3	H Graham	107	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jul1893
4	KSRanjitsinhji	–	154*	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul1896
5	PF Warner	–	132*	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Feb1899
6	RA Duff	–	104	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan1902
7	RE Foster	287	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec1903
8	G Gunn	119	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec1907
9	MJHartigan	–	116	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan1908
10	HL Collins	–	104	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec1920
11	WH Ponsford	110	–	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec1924
12	A Jackson	164	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb1929
13	GA Headley	–	176	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Jan1930
14	JE Mills	117	–	NZl	Eng	Wellington	Jan1930
15	IAK Pataudi	102	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec1932
16	L Amarnath	–	118	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec1933
17	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec1933
18	PA Gibb	–	106	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Dec1938
19	AGGanteaume	112	–	Win	Eng	Port of Spain	Feb1948
20	SCGriffith	140	–	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	Feb1948
21	JW Burke	–	101*	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb1951
22	PBH May	138	–	Eng	SAF	Leeds	Jul1951
23	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Dec1952
24	BHPairaudeau	115	–	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	Jan1953
25	OG Smith	–	104	Win	Aus	Kingston	Mar1955
26	AGKripal Singh	100*	–	Ind	NZl	Hyd-LBS	Nov1955
27	CC Hunte	142	–	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	Jan1958
28	CA Milton	104*	–	Eng	NZl	Leeds	Jul1958
29	AA Baig	–	112	Ind	Eng	Manchester	Jul1959
30	HanumantSingh	105	–	Ind	Eng	Delhi	Feb1964
31	KhalidIbadulla	166	–	Pak	Aus	Karachi	Oct1964
32	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar1965
33	KD Walters	155	–	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Dec1965
34	JH Hampshire	107	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	Jun1969
35	GR Viswanath	–	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov1969
36	GS Chappell	108	–	Aus	Eng	Perth	Dec1970
37	LG Rowe	214	100*	Win	NZl	Kingston	Feb1972
38	AI Kallicharran	100*	–	Win	NZl	Georgetown	Apr1972
39	RE Redmond	107	–	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Feb1973
40	FC Hayes	–	106*	Eng	Win	The Oval	Jul1973
41	CGGreenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov1974
42	L Baichan	–	105*	Win	Pak	Lahore	Feb1975
43	GJ Cosier	109	–	Aus	Win	Melbourne	Dec1975
44	S Amarnath	124	–	Ind	NZl	Auckland	Jan1976
45	JavedMiandad	163	–	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Oct1976
46	AB Williams	–	100	Win	Aus	Georgetown	Mar1978
47	DMWellham	–	103	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug1981
48	Saleem Malik	–	100*	Pak	Srl	Karachi	Mar1982
49	KC Wessels	162	–	Aus	Eng< /strong>	Brisbane	Nov1982
50	WB Phillips	159	–	Aus	Pak	Perth	Nov1983
51	MAzharuddin	110	–	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	Dec1984
52	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	–	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	Apr1987
53	MJGreatbatch	–	107*	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Feb1988
54	ME Waugh	138	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan1991
55	AC Hudson	163	–	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr1992
56	RSKaluwitharana	132*	–	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	Aug1992
57	DL Houghton	121	–	Zim	Ind	Harare	Oct1992
58	PK Amre	103	–	Ind	SAF	Durban	Nov1992
59	GP Thorpe	–	114*	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jul1993
60	GS Blewett	102*	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan1995
61	SC Ganguly	131	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun1996
62	MohammadWasim	–	109*	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov1996
63	Ali Naqvi	115	–	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Oct1997
64	AzharMahmood	128*	–	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Oct1997
65	MS Sinclair	214	–	NZl	Win	Wellington	Dec1999
66	Younis Khan	–	107	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	Feb2000
67	Aminul Islam	145	–	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Nov2000
68	H Masakadza	–	119	Zim	Win	Harare	Jul2001
69	TTSamaraweera	103*	–	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Aug2001
70	Taufeeq Umar	104	–	Pak	Ban	Multan	Aug2001
71	MohammadAshraful	–	114	Ban	Srl	Col-SSC	Sep2001
72	V Sehwag	105	–	Ind	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov2001
73	L Vincent	104	–	NZl	Aus	Perth	Nov2001
74	SB Styris	107	–	NZl	Win	St George’s	Jun2002
75	JA Rudolph	222*	–	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	Apr2003
76	Yasir Hameed	170	105	Pak	Ban	Karachi	Aug2003
77	DR Smith	–	105*	Win	SAF	Cape Town	Jan2004
78	AJ Strauss	112	–	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	May2004
79	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct2004
80	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar2006
81	MJ Prior	126*	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	May2007
82	MJ North	117	–	Pak	SAF	Johannesburg	Feb2009
83	Fawad Alam	–	168	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul2009
84	IJL Trott	–	119	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug2009
85	UmarAkmal	129	–	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Nov2009
86	AB Barath	–	104	Win	Aus	Brisbane	Nov2009
87	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb2010
88	SK Raina	120	–	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul2010
89	KSWilliamson	131		NZl	Ind	Ahmedabad	Nov2010

KS Williamson became the eighth New Zealand batsman to score a hundred on debut. The following list shows all the eight occasions

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Tram	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JE Mills	117	–	NZl	Eng	Wellington	Jan1930
2	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar1965
3	RERedmond	107	–	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Feb1973
4	MJGreatbatch	–	107*	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Feb1988
5	MSSinclair	214	–	NZl	Win	Wellington	Dec1999
6	L Vincent	104	–	NZl	Aus	Perth	Nov2001
7	SB Styris	107	–	NZl	Win	St George’s	Jun2002
8	KSWilliamson	131		NZl	Ind	Ahmedabad	Nov2010

KS Williamson became the eleventh batsman to score a hundred on test debut against India. All the eleven occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	Tram	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec1933
2	BH Pairaudeau	115	–	Win	Ind	PortofSpain	Jan1953
3	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar1965
4	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov1974
5	DL Houghton	121	–	Zim	Ind	Harare	Oct1992
6	Aminul Islam	145	–	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	No 2000
7	TTSamaraweera	103*	–	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Aug2001
8	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct2004
9	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Ma 2006
10	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb2010
11	KSWilliamson	131		NZl	Ind	Ahmedabad	Nov2010

KS Williamson’s 131 on debut provide the 13^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred on test debut on Indian soil

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	L Amarnath	–	118	Ind	England	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	India	Mumbai	Dec 1933
3	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pakistan	Kolkata	Dec 1952
4	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	Ind	New Zealand	Hyd-LBS	Nov 1955
5	Hanumant Singh	105	–	Ind	England	Delhi	Feb 1964
6	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	India	Kolkata	Mar 1965
7	GR Viswanath	–	137	Ind	Australia	Kanpur	Nov 1969
8	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	India	Bangalore	Nov 1974
9	M Azharuddin	110	–	Ind	England	Kolkata	Dec 1984
10	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	India	Bangalore	Oct 2004
11	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	India	Nagpur	Mar 2006
12	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	India	Kolkata	Feb 2010
13	KS Williamson	131	–	NZl	India	Ahmedabad	Nov 2010

KS Williamson’s 131 on debut provide the seventh occasion of a visitinbatsman scoring a hundred on test debut on Indian soil

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	India	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	India	Kolkata	Mar 1965
3	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	India	Bangalore	Nov 1974
4	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	India	Bangalore	Oct 2004
5	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	India	Nagpur	Mar 2006
6	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	India	Kolkata	Feb 2010
7	KS Williamson	131	–	NZl	India	Ahmedabad	Nov 2010

First Test – Third day

BB McCullum scored fifty {65} which represent the 127^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler scoring a fifty against India. His knock represents the 34^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against India. It is BB McCullum’s first fifty on Indian soil and represents his 17th half century of his test career. At the end of his innings, his run aggregate stood at 2927

LRPL scored fifty {56} which represent the 128^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler scoring a fifty against India. His knock represents the 35^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against India. It is LRPL Taylor’s first fifty on Indian soil and represents his tenth half century of his test career. At the end of his innings, his run aggregate stood at 1997 and is three runs shy for his 2000 career runs.

BB McCullum and LRPL Taylor added 104 runs for the third wicket in this test to provide the 45^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure stand against India. This stand also represents the tenth occasion of New Zealand batsman posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against India.

MS Dhoni effected the 24^th stumping of his test career, when he stumped BB McCullum of PP Ojha for 65. Coupled with 128 catches, MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 152 victims.

BB McCullum became the 14^th New Zealand batsman to be dismissed stumped against India. He is the fifth New Zealand batsman to be dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty. Ohtera are – GT Dowling for 239 at Christchurch in Feb 1968, BE Congdon for 58 at Christchurch in Feb 1976, GM Turner for 64 at Wellington in Feb 1976 and NJ Astle for 103 at Ahmedabad in Oct 2003.

Harbhajan Singh has taken 34 wickets against New Zealand as the third day of Ahmedabad test. He is on par with SP Gupte who also has captured 34 wickets against New Zealand. Others to capture more than 34 wickets are – BS Bedi {57}, EAS Prasanna {55}, A Kumble {50} and S Venkataraghavan {36}

BB McCullum’s stumped dismissal in this test provides the 93^rd occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings. It is the second occasion for BB McCullum dismissed stumped in a test innings, the first occasion was against Australia at Brisbane for 10 in Nov 2004.

JD Ryder and KS Williamson added 194 for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the 46^h occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure stand against India. This stand also represents the fifth occasion of New Zealand batsman posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against India. The five occasions are – 271 between JD Ryder and LRPL Taylor at Napier in Mar 2009, 160 runs between CD McMillan and RG Twose at Hamilton in Jan 1999, 125 runs between MJ Greatbatch and JG Wright at Christchurch in Feb 1990, 103 runs between MG Burgess and GT Dowling at Christchurch in Feb 1968 and 100 plus runs between JD Ryder and K Williamson at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010

JD Ryder and KS Williamson added 194 runs for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the first occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure stand against India for he fourth wicket and represents the record stand for the fourth wicket on Indian soil. Previous best was 91 runs between NJ Astle and SB Styris at Ahmedabad in Oct 1993

KS Williamson scored fifty {87*} in this test to become the 40^th New Zealand batsman to score a fifty on test debut. He became the sixth New Zealand batsman to score a fifty on debut against India. Others are – 105 by BR Taylor at Kolkata in Mar 1965, 92 by SP Fleming at Hamilton in Mar 1994, 69 by K Thomson at Christchurch in Feb 1968, 54 by BAG Murray at Dunedin in Feb 1968 and 50 by MG Burgess at Dunedin in Feb 1968

JD Ryder {103} and KS Williamson {87*} scored fifties in this test to provide the 129^th and 130^th occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring fifties against India.

BB McCullum {65}, LRPL Taylor {56}, JD Ryder {103} and KS Williamson {87*} scored fifties in this test to provide the fourth occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against India.

JD Ryder and KS Williamson added 194 runs for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the eleventh occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against India.

JD Ryder and KS Williamson added 194 runs for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the sixth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against India on away soil, that is on Indian soil. The six occasions are – 231 runs for the first wicket between MH Richardson and L Vincent at Mohali in Oct 2003, 222* runs for the third wicket between JR Reid and B Sutcliffe at Delhi in Dec 1955, 194 runs for the fourth wicket between JD Ryder and KS Williamson at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010, 184 runs for the third wicket between JW Guy and JR Reid at Kolkata in Dec 1955, 163 runs between B Sutcliffe and BR Taylor at Kolkata in Mar 1965 and 151 runs between MH Richardson and SB Styris at Mohali in Oct 2003.

JD Ryder scored hundred in this game {103} – when he took his score from 99 to 103 by scoring a boundary four of S Sreesanth {117.2 over} to provide the 34^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred against India. It also represent the 16^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred on away soil – that is on Indian soil – against India.

JD Ryder with his 103 in this game became the second New Zealand batsman to score a hundred against India at Ahmedabad. NJ Astle is the other batsman. He had scored 103 in Oct 1999.

When DL Vettori captured his fourth wicket in India’s innings – that of Harbhajan Singh caught by wicket keeper G Hopkins for 69 – he captured his 100^th wicket as captain. He joined the select band of seven other captains – furnished in the list below – to capture 100 wickets as captain.

Shrinking this list further, he became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets as captain-cum-left arm spinner.

No	Captains	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	Imran Khan	Pak	48	71	9211	3790	187	8/60	11/079	20.26	12	4
2	R Benaud	Aus	28	56	10720	3559	138	6/70	09/173	25.78	9	0
3	GS Sobers	Win	39	69	10860	3978	117	6/73	08/080	34.00	3	0
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	34	58	6718	2925	111	9/83	10/135	26.35	4	1
5	Wasim Akram	Pak	25	46	5444	2499	107	6/48	10/106	23.35	3	1
6	BS Bedi	Ind	22	39	7279	2631	106	6/71	10/194	24.82	8	1
7	SM Pollock	SAF	26	50	5833	2201	103	6/30	10/147	21.36	4	1
8	DL Vettori	NZl	28	48	7741	3274	100	6/56	09/133	32.74	5	0

First test – Second day

R Dravid’s 104 in this test represent the 400^th hundred scored by Indian batsmen in tests. Other teams to score 400 plus hundreds are – England {766}, Australia {732} and West Indies {432}.

G Gambhir-V Sehwag has partnered in 55 innings for the opening partnership and added 3026 runs at the end of India’s first innings. Their partnership runs is a record by Indian openers for most runs for the first wicket. They wrested the SM Gavaskar-CPS Chauhan’s partnership runs of 3010 runs from 59 innings.

Other opening pairs to have 3000 plus runs partnerships are – CG Greenidge-DL Hayens of West Indies {148 innings – 6482 runs}, ML Hayden-JL Langer of Australia {113 innings – 5655}, MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya {118 innings – 4469 runs}, MJ Slater-MA Taylor {78 innings – 3887 runs}, WM Lawry-RB Simpson {62 innings – 3596 runs}, JB Hobbs-H Sutcliffe {38 innings – 3227 runs} and AN Cook-AJ Strauss {80 innings – 3227 runs}

SR Tendulkar was dismissed caught and bowled for 40 in this test to provide the sixth such occasion in his career. The other occasions are – caught and bowled AJ Traicos for zero vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Oct 92, caught and bowled IDK Salisbury for 165 vs England at Chennai in Feb 1993, caught and bowled IR Bishop for 83 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1997, caught and bowled MS Kasprowicz for 31 vs Australia at Bangalore in Mar 1998 and caught and bowled A Flintoff vs England at Chennai in Dec 2008

VVS Laxman completed 7500 test runs when he was on 10 during his knock of 40 in this test. At the end of India’s first innings, his aggregate stood at 7530

DL Vettori bowled 50 plus overs in this innings as captain. This is the fifth occasion he has bowled 50 plus overs in an innings as captain – 56.0-17-88-2 vs England at Hamilton in Mar 2008, 59.4-20-21-124-2 vs Australia at Adelaide in Nov 2008, 52.0-21-91-2 vs West Indies at Napier in Dec 2008, 56.0-25-12-93-2 vs Pakistan at Napier in Dec 2009 and 54.5-12-118-4 vs India at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010

DL Vettori became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to bowl 50 plus over five occasions, after R Benaud of Australia.

DL Vettori took his 100^th wicket as captain-left arm spin bowler when he had Harbhajan Singh caught by Hopkins for 69. He is the second bowler to earn this distinction in the annals of test cricket. BS Bedi with 106 wickets to his credit is the other captain to capture 100 plus wickets a captain-cum-left arm spinner.

DL Vettori has bowled 50 plus overs in an innings on 17 occasions as a bowler. He is now third in the list of bowlers who have bowled most occasions of 50 overs in an innings. M Muralitharan {31} and LR Gibbs {19} are the other bowlers who have bowled 50 plus overs in an innings on more occasions than DL Vettori.

JS Patel and DL Vettori conceded 100 plus runs in this innings to provide the 24^th and 25^th occasion of New Zealand bowlers conceding 100 plus runs against India.

Harbhajan Singh’s 69 in this innings provide his eighth half century of his career. His knock represents his highest individual score in tests, an improvement over his previous best of 66 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Jan 2001.

DL Vettori became the third captain-cum-spinner to capture 100 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket – R Benaud {138} :BS Bedi {106} and DL Vettori {100}. ,

DL Vettori bowled 54.5 overs in this innings to provide the 29^th occasion of a captain bowling fifty overs in an innings.

TG McIntosh was dismissed for duck by Zaheer Khan in this test providing the 33^rd occasion of a batsman dismissed for duck by Zaheer Khan. It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed for duck by Zaheer Khan. The other two occasions are – DR Flynn caught MS Dhoni for zero at Hamilton in Mar 2009 and TG McIntosh caught by SR Tendulkar at Hamilton in Mar 2009

First Test – First day

India won the toss and elected to bat first. It was the first toss India won after losing the nine successive tosses.

New Zealand capped HK Bennett and K Williamson for this test. They became the 468^th and 469^th cricketers to represent New Zealand in tests. They became the 35^th and 36^th New Zealand cricketers to make their test debut.

HK Bennett and K Williamson became the sixth and seventh cricketers to make their test debut at Motera, Ahmedabad. Others are – NS Sidhu for India vs West Indies in Nov 1983, VVS Laxman for India vs South Africa in Nov 1986, A Chopra of India vs New Zealand in Oct 2003, L Balaji of India vs New Zealand in Oct 2003 and WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka vs India in Dec 2005

HK Bennett and K Williamson became the second and third overseas cricketers to make their test debut at Motera, Ahmedabad. Other batsman is WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka {vs India in Dec 2005}

HK Bennet bowled his first over of his test cricket which was a maiden over – a rare distinction for a debutant.

DL Vettori was playing his 100^th test for New Zealand. He became the second New Zealand cricketer to play 100 tests for New Zealand. SP Fleming was the other New Zealand cricketer {111 tests}. DL Vettori became the 50^th cricketer to ar in 100 plus tests for a team/country.

G Gambhir and V Sehwag added 60 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 25^th occasion of 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket. Other opening pairs to have 25 more 50 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket are – CG Greenidge-DL Haynes {42}, ML Hayden-JL Langer {38}, MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya {33}, WM Lawry-RB Simpson {27}, MJ Slater-MA Taylor {26} and JB Hobbs-H Sutcliffe {25}

R Dravid was playing his 250^th test innings in this test. He became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket. Others are – SR Tendulkar {280}, AR Border {265}, SR Waugh {260} and RT Ponting {251}

V Sehwag scored 173 in this test which represents his 22^nd hundred in tests. This was his 21^st hundred as an opening batsman in tests. Other openers to score 21 or more hundreds are – SM Gavaskar {33}, ML Hayden {30}, G Boycott {22} and GC Smith {21}

V Sehwag and R Dravid added 237 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 50^th occasion of three figure partnership by Indian bastman against New Zealand. This stand also provides the 83^rd occasion of R Dravid involving in a three figure partnerships – a record of most three figure partnerships in the annals of test cricket.

V Sehwag and R Dravid added 237 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the sixth occasion of 200 plus runs partnership by Indian batman against New Zealand. This stand represents the record stand for the second wicket by Indian batsmen against New Zealand on home soil. The previous best was 123 runs stand between DN Sardesai and Hanumanth Singh at Delhi in Mar 1965.

V Sehwag’s 173 runs in this test provide the 14^th occasion of his scoring 150 plus runs as an opening batsman – most by an opening batsman in the annals of test cricket.

V Sehwag’s 173 runs in this test provide the 14^th occasion of his scoring 150 plus runs. Others to score 150 plus runs on 14 or more occasions are – SR Tendulkar {20}, BC Lara {19}, DG Bradman {18}, RT Ponting {14} and SR Waugh {14}

V Sehwag’s 173 in this test is his highest test score against New Zealand and is his second hundred. The previous best was 130 at Mohali in Oct 2003

R Dravid took his score from 61 to 63 in this test to take his total from 4999 to 5001 on home soil. At the end of the first day, his aggregate stood at 5042. He became the eleventh batsman in the annals of test cricket and the third Indian batsman to reach the milestone. Others are – SR Tendulkar {6421} and SM Gavaskar {5067}.

The complete list of batsman to score 5000 plus runs on home soil are – RT Ponting {6790}, SR Tendulkar {6421}, BC Lara {6217}, DPMD Jaywardene {5951}, JH Kallis {5927}, GA Gooch {5917}, AR Border {5743}, SR Waugh {5710}, ML Hayden {5210} and SM Gavaskar {5067} {Note : SR Tendulkar run aggregate prior to the start of the series}

V Sehwag completed 1000 runs in calendar year 2010 when he was on 96 during his knock of 173 in this test. At the end of the first day of this test, his aggregate stood at 1077, He became the second batsman to reach the milestone in 2010. SR Tendulkar {1270} is the other batsman.

237 runs were added for the second wicket between V Sehwag and R Dravid in this representing the record stand for the second wicket by Indian batsmen against New Zealand. Previous best was 204 runs between SM Gavaskar and S Amarnath at Auckland in Jan 1976.

R Dravid scored hundred in this game when he cut JS Patel’s fourth delivery of 78^th over of the innings and took his score from 98 to 100, He made 104 in this test. It was his 24^th hundred while batting at number three and 30^th hundred while batting at various positions.

R Dravid became the eighth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 30 or more hundreds. Others are – SR Tendulkar {49}, RT Ponting {39}, JH Kallis {35}, SM Gavaskar {34}, BC Lara {32}, SR Waugh {32} and ML Hayden {30}

R Dravid’s hundred {104} in this game provide the 41^st occasion of an Indian batsman to score a hundred against New Zealand. It represents his fifth hundred against New Zealand – 190 at Hamilton in Jan 1999, 103* at Hamilton in Jan 1999, 144 at Mohali in Oct 1999, 222 at Ahmedabad in Oct 2003 and 104 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010.

R Dravid became the fifth batsman to score five or more hundreds against New Zealand. Others are – Javed Miandad {07}, JH Kallis {05}, Shoaib Mohammad {05} and AR Border {05}

Prior to the start of the series, SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have scored eleven and ten fifties respectively against New Zealand. R Dravid’s 104 in this game has put him on par with SR Tendulkar at the end of the first day’s play

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have scored four hundreds against New Zealand. Dravid’s 104 gave him his fifth hundred against New Zealand and with it the record of most hundreds by an Indian batsman against New Zealand.

SR Tendulkar was playing his 20^th test against New Zealand at Ahmedabad and he become the first cricketer to play 20 tests against New Zealand. It is a series record as well. SR Tendulkar became the fourth cricketer to play 20 or more tests against New Zealand. Others are – AR Border {23}, SR Waugh {23} and SK Warne {20}

R Dravid, BS Bedi and M Azharuddin have played 12 tests against New Zealand. Ahmedabad test is the 13^th test for R Dravid. R Dravid now occupies the second place amongst the Indian cricketers who have played most tests against New Zealand. SR Tendulkar with 20 tests leads the table {including his appearance at Ahmedabad}

R Dravid has played his 25^th innings at Ahmedabad and he became the second Indian batsman to play 25 plus test innings against New Zealand after SR Tendulkar who has played 33 innings { ncluding his innings at Ahmedabad}

DL Vettori who has played 49 away tests prior to the start of the series. Ahmedabad test is his 50^th away test. He became the second New Zealand cricketer to appear in 50 plus away tests after SP Fleming who has played 57 away tests. DL Vettori would became the 42^nd cricketer to play 50 plus away tests.

First one day : Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne on 03.11.10 : Sri Lanka won by one wicket

Australia capped XJ Doherty for this game. He became the 186th cricketer to represent Australia in one day games. He is the eleventh Australian cricketer to make his one day debut against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won this game by one wicket providing the 44th occasion of a team winning an one day game by one wicket. This win represents Sri Lanka’s victory in one day game by one wicket. The other win was at Adelaide against England on 21.01.99.

MEK Hussey scored 77 not out in this game providing the 110^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka. It also provides his 33^rd one day half century and 35^th fifty.

CL White’s zero in this game provides the 34^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a duck against Australia. It also represents his third duck in his one day career. The other two occasions are – vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 10.12.05 and vs India at Delhi on 31.10.09.

NLTC Perera captured five for 46 in this game to provide the 336^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. It also provides the 38^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings and the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. The other occasion was at Galle on 22.08.99 when ST Jayasuriya had returned with figures of 5 for 28.

NTPC Perera’s five for 46 in this game provides the 39^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia.

WU Tharanga’s dismissal run out in this game provide the 100^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed run out in one day games. His dismissal run out provides the 15^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out against Australia in one day games.

AD Mathews and SL Malinga added 132 runs for the ninth wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket in one day games. The others are – 126* runs between N Kapil Dev and SMH Kirmani of India vs Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83, 118 runs between IK Pathan and Jai P Yadav of India vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 26.08.05, 103 runs between TM Odoyo and SM Pollock of Africa Eleven vs Asia Eleven at Bangalore on 06.06.07, 101 runs between MS Dhoni and RP Singh of India vs West Indies at Kingston on 28.06.09 and VS Solanki and LE Plunkett of England vs Pakistan at Lahore on 12.12.05

Thus the 132 runs stand between AD Mathews and SL Malinga represents the record partnership in one day games. It also represents the record stand for the ninth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in one day games. The previous best was the 76 runs stand between RS Kalpage and WPUJC Vaas against Pakistan at Col-SSC on 07.08.94

SL Malinga scored his maiden one day fifty when he made 56 in this game. His previous best was 16 vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 15.06.10

SL Malinga’s 56 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in one day games. The other three occasions are – 56* by DA Mariller of Zimbabwe vs India at Faridabad on 07.03.02, 50 by IK Pathan vs New Zealand at Bulwayo on 26.08.06, 73* by Mohammad Amir of Pakistan vs New Zealand at Abu Dhabhi on 09.11.09

SL Malinga was run out for 56 in this game providing the 82^nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out after scoring a fifty. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out after scoring a fifty against Australia.

XJ Dohorty captured four for 46 in this game providing the 182^nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures provide the 16^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Sri Lanka.

XJ Doherty captured four for 46 in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets on his debut in one day games. He became the fourth Australian bowler to capture four or more wickets on debut. Others are – 4 for 29 by CG Rackeman vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 09.01.83, 5 for 21 by AIC Dodemaide vs Sri Lanka at Perth on 02.01.88 and 4 for 19 by SCG MacGill vs Pakistan at Sydney on 19.01.00

XJ Doherty’s four for 46 in this game was in a losing cause providing the ninth occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets on debut going in vain. He became the first Australian bowler to witness a four wicket haul on debut going in vain.

XJ Doherty’s four for 46 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 265^th occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets going in vain. It also provides the 25^th occasion of an Australian bowler’s four wicket haul going in vain.

Third one day : Pakistan vs South Africa at Dubai on 02.11.10 : South Africa won by two runs

HM Amla’s scored 119 not out in this game to provide the 102^nd occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the 13^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan.

HM Amla scored 119 not out which represents his sixth hundred of his one day career. His six hundreds are – 140 vs Bangladesh at Benoni on 09.11.08, 129 vs West Indies at Rosseau on 30.05.10, 119* vs Pakistan at Dubai on 02.11.10, 110 vs Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein on 15.10.10, 110 vs Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom on 17.10.10 and 102 vs West Indies at North Sound on 22.05.10.

JH Kallis scored duck in this game to provide the 12^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring zero against Pakistan.

JH Kaliis’ zero in this game represents his 16^th zero of his one day career. He became the fourth South African batsman to score 16 or more ducks in one day game. Others are – HH Gibbs {22}, SM Pollock {20} and MV Boucher {16}

JH Kallis’ has faced 15000 deliveries in his one day career at the end of this game. He became the sixth batsman in the history of one day game to face 15000 plus deliveries in one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {20401}, RT Ponting {16210}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {15812}, SC Ganguly {15416} and R Dravid {15124}. JH Kallis earned the distinction of becoming the first South African batsman to face 15000 deliveries in one day games.

AB de Villiers who kept wickets for South Africa was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 97^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in one day games.

AB de Villers became the sixth South African batsman to be dismissed stumped against Pakistan in one day games. Others are – PN Kirsten for 35 at Centurion on 21.02.93, G Kirsten for 87 at Johannesburg on 12.01.95, HH Gibbs for 34 at Rawalpindi on 12.10.03, GC Smith for 72 at Centurion on 04.02.07, SM Pollock for 32 at Durban on 07.02.07.

HM Amla with his 119 not out in this game carried the bat through the quota of 50 overs

M Morkel captured four for 47 in this game to provide the 20^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against Pakistan. It also provides the 103^rd occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

M Morkel’s 4 for 47 in this game represent the third occasion of his capturing four wickets in one day games. Other occasions are – 4 for 21 vs West Indies at Rosseau on 28.05.10 and 4 for 36 vs West Indies at Cape Town on 25.01.08

At the end of this game, M Morkel aggregate of one day wickets stood at 50. He became the 19^th South African bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in one day games.

South Africa won this game by two wickets providing the 25^th occasion of a team winning an one day game by a margin of two runs. It also provide the second occasion of South Africa winning an one day game by two runs, the first occasion being against New Zealand at Brisbane on 09.01.98