India vs New Zealand – Fourth One day at Bangalore on 07.12.10 : India won by five wickets

India won the toss and invited New Zealand to bat first providing the 26^th occasion of India inserting the opposition in India-New Zealand one day series.

RS Mahanama was officiating his 150^th match as as one day referee in this match. He became the first referee in the history of one day games to officiate 150 matches

Yuvraj Singh pouched his 75^th catch playing for India when he caught MJ Guptill of A Nehra for 30. Other Indian fielders to pouch 75 plus catches are – MA Azharuddin {156} : SR Tendulkar {134} : R Dravid {125} : SC Ganguly (99} : A Kumble {85} and V Sehwag {81}

SB Styris was playing his 150^th one day innings. He became the ninth New Zealand batsman to play 150 plus innings. Others are – SP Fleming {268}: NJ Astle {217}: CZ Harris {213}: CL Cairns {192}: CD McMillan {183}: DL Vettori {162}: AC Parore {161} and BB McCullum {151}

JEC Franklyn scored 98 not out in this game providing the 78^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a half century and 91^st occasion of a fifty against India.

JEC Franklin’s 98 not out in this game represents his second one day half century after his 72 not out at Baroda on 04.12.10, the third one day game of the ongoing series. His knock represents his highest individual score in one day games

JEC Franklin’s 98 not out in this game represent the 38^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety in one day games. His knock represents the seventh occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety against India. The other six 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 : 97 by NJ Astle at Gwalior on 11.11.99 and 95 by LRPL Taylor at Dambulla on 10.08.10

JEC Franklin’s 98 not out in this game represent the second occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety in one day games against India at Bangalore. NJ Astle had scored 92 at Bangalore on 14.05.97

A Nehra returned with figures of 2 for 70 in this game providing the ninth occasion of his conceding 70 plus runs in one day games which is a record for most occasions of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs. JM Anderson of England, Naved-ul-Hassan of Pakistan and Waqar Younis of Pakistan are the other bowlers who have conceded 70 plus runs on seven occasions.

A Nehra’s feat of conceding 70 plus runs on nine occasions read thus – 2 for 74 vs Pakistan at Centurion on 01.03.03 : none for 80 vs Australia at Bangalore on 12.11.03 : 4 for 72 vs Pakistan at Vizag on 05.04.05 : none for 75 vs Pakistan at Ahmedabad on 12.04.05 : 3 for 72 vs Pakistan at Delhi on 17.04.05 : 1 for 79 vs Australia at Hyd-RGS on 05.11.09 : 1 for 81 vs Sri Lanka at Rajkot on 15.12.09 and 1 for 74 vs Sri Lanka at Nagpur on 18.12.09

A Nehra returned with figures of 2 for 70 in this game providing the 65th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 70 plus runs in one day games

A Nehra with 2 for 70 became the seventh Indian bowler to concede 70 plus runs against New Zealand in one day games. Others are – none for 79 by MM Patel at Christchurch on 08.03.09 : 1 for 78 by A Kumble at Christchurch on 19.01.99 : 3 for 75 by BKV Prasad at Rajkot on 08.11.99 : none for 74 by SK Sharma at Vadodara on 17.12.88 : none for 72 by N Chopra at Rajkot on 08.11.99 and 2 for 71 by Yuvraj Singh at Christchurch on 08.03.09

YK Pathan registered his best bowling figures in one day games with his figures of 3 for 49 in this game. His previous best was 3 for 56 vs West Indies at Kingston on 26.06.09

New Zealand posted 315 for seven in this game providing the fifth occasion of New Zealand posting 300 plus runs against India. The other four occasions are – 349 for 9 at Rajkot on 05.11.99: 348 for 8 at Nagpur on 26.11.95: 334 at Christchurch on 08.03.09 and 300 for 8 at Christchurch on 19.01.99

New Zealand posted 315 for seven in this game providing the 366^th occasion of team posting 300 plus runs in the history of one day games. This total provides the 29^th occasion of New Zealand posting 300 plus runs against various oppositions.

New Zealand posted 315 for seven in this game providing the 309th occasion of team posting 300 plus runs while batting first in the history of one day games. This total provides the 21st occasion of New Zealand posting 300 plus runs iwhile batting first against various oppositions.

New Zealand’s 315 for seven in this game provide the fifth occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs at Bangalore. The other four occasions are – 347 for 2 by Australia vs India on 12.11.03 : 317 for 9 by Asia Eleven vs Africa Eleven on 06.06.07 : 315 by India vs Australia on 25.03.01 and 307 for 7 by Australia vs India on 29.09.07

G Gambhir was playing his 100^th one day innings in this game. He became the 21^st Indian batsmen to play 100 plus innings in one day games.

V Kohli scored zero in this game providing the 63^rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand. It was third duck in one day games. The other two occasions are – vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 28.05.10 and vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 16.08.10

PA Patel scored 53 in this game which was his maiden half century in one day games. His knock represents the 82nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against New Zealand. It also represents the 31^st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a half century against New Zealand.

YK Pathan sco
red in this game which is his third fifty in one day games. The other two occasions are – 59* vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 03.02.09 and 50 not out vs England at Indore on 17.11.08. This knock represents his highest score in one day games

YK Pathan scored 123 not out in this game which represents the 24th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against New Zealand. This knock represents his maiden hundred in one day games.

YK Pathan’s 123 not out in this game represent the 181^st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents the 170^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred on Indian soil. His knock represents the 81^st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred on Indian soil.

Indian batsmen have scored 200 plus sixes against four teams – vs Sri Lanka {273} : vs Pakistan {272} : vs Australia {205} and vs New Zealand {203}. India scored 200^th six against New Zealand when YK Pathan hit KY Mills for his fifth six of the innings.

YK Pathan and SK Tiwary added 133 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 301^st three figure partnership posted by India. This partnership represent the 28th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against New Zealand. This partnership provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against New Zealand. The other two occasions are – 127 runs between M Azharuddin and AK Sharma at Vadodara on 17.12.88 and 119* runs between SC Ganguly and RR Singh at Gwalior on 11.11.99. Thus this stand represents the highest partnership for the sixth wicket against New Zealand and also the series record for the sixth wicket.

YK Pathan’s 123 not out in this game provide the 18^th occasion of a batsman scoring 123 or 123 not out in the history of one day games.

India’s total of 321 for 5 in this game provide the 367^th occasion of a team scoring 300 plus runs in one day games. This total represents the 60^th occasion of India posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games

New Zealand posted 315 for 7 in this game and lost the game providing the 32^nd occasion of a team losing the game after posting 300 plus runs batting first

New Zealand scored 315 for 7 and India replied with 321 for 5 in ths game providing the 53^rd occasion of both the teams scoring 300 plus runs in the history of one day games