Match No 04 : Australia vs Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad on 21.02.11 : Australia won by 91 runs

RT Ponting became the most world capped cricketer. He was playing his 40^th game and went past his team mate GD McGrath’s 39 appearances.

Prior to this game RT Ponting and Imran Khan had the distinction of leading Australia and Pakistan on 22 occasions in the world cup which was a record for a captain leading his team on most occasions. While leading Australia in this game RT Ponting led Australia for the 23^rd occasion to set up a record for a captain leading his team on most occasions in the world cup

Australia is yet to lose a game under RT Ponting. It has a cent per cent record of winning all the 23 games.

RT Ponting with his 28 in this game took his aggregate to 6922 one day runs as captain – the most by a captain in one day games. RT Ponting with his 28 in this game took his aggregate to 982 world cup as captain – the most by a captain in world cup

At the end of this game, RT Ponting who has appeared in 248 matches in Australia’s winning matches – most by a cricketer in one day games

SR Watson with his 79 in this game registered his 20^th one day half century and 25^th fifty. His knock in this game was his second half century in world cup and represent his highest score in world cup. His other world cup half century was 65 not out against New Zealand at St George’s on 20.04.07.

MJ Clarke scored 58 not out in this game providing his 46^th one day half century and 51^st fifty. His knock in this game represent his fifth world cup half century. The other four are – 93* vs Netherlands at Basseterre in 10.03.07 : 92 vs South Africa at Basseterre on 24.03.07 : 55* vs England at North Sound oon 08.04.07 and 60* vs South Africa at Gros Islet on 25.04.07

MJ Clarke became the seventh Australian batsman to score five or more half centuries in world cup. Others are – AC Gilchrist {08}: RT Ponting {06}: SR Waugh {06}: MG Bevan {05}: DC Boon {05} and DM Jones {05}

SR Watson {79} and MJ Clarke {58*} scored fifties in this game providing the 104^th and 105^th occasion of Australian batsman scoring fifties in the world cup.

SR Watson’s 79 in this game provide the 43rd occasion of Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty in the world cup.

SR Watson’s 79 and MJ Clarke’s 58 not out in this game provide the 94^th and 95^th occasion of a batsman scoring fifties in the world cup matches played in India. It also represent he 80^th and 81^st occasion of a batsman scoring a half century in the world cup matches played in India.

RT Ponting was run out in this game to provide the 430^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out world cup. His run out in this game provides the fifth occasion of his run out in the world cup. Other occasions are – for 102 vs West Indies at Jaipur on 04.03.96 : for 35 vs West Indies at North Sound on 27.03.07 : for 86 vs England at North Sound on 08.04.07 and for 37 vs Sri Lanka at Bridgetown on 28.04.07

RT Ponting became the fourth batsman in the world cup to be dismissed run out on five occasions. The others are – Inzamam-ul-Haq {09} : AP Gurusinha {06} and Javed Miandad {05}

RT Ponting with four run out dismissals now owns the record for most dismissals in the world cup as captain. He went past SP Fleming of New Zealand, Habibul Bashar of Bangladesh and Imran Khan of Pakistan who were dismissed run out on three occasions while leading their teams

MG Johnson captured 4 for 19 in this game to provide the 131^st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the world cup. His figures provide the 24^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in the world cup.

SW Tait who had an aggregate of 23 world cup wickets prior to the start of the ensuing world cup took two wickets in this game to take his tally of world cup wickets to 25 wickets. He became the 26^th bowler in the world cup to capture 25 plus wickets.

Australia’s win in this game represent its 52^nd win in world cup and also represent its 24^th consecutive win in world cup – both are records for the world cup for a team winning the games and also for most consecutive wins