Tri Series – Fourth game – Australia vs South Africa at Basseterre on 11.06.16 – Australia won by 36 runs
DA Warner and AJ Finch added 48 runs for the first wicket in this game which fetched them 1071 runs as opening partners. They are one of the seven Australian opening pair who have added 1000 plus runs
| No |
Partners |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
High |
Ave |
C |
HC |
| 1 |
AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden |
114 |
3 |
5372 |
172 |
48.39 |
16 |
29 |
| 2 |
AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh |
93 |
0 |
3853 |
206 |
41.43 |
08 |
20 |
| 3 |
DC Boon, GR Marsh |
88 |
0 |
3523 |
212 |
40.03 |
07 |
25 |
| 4 |
AC Gilchrist, SM Katich |
26 |
0 |
1442 |
196 |
55.46 |
03 |
09 |
| 5 |
MA Taylor, ME Waugh |
30 |
0 |
1368 |
189 |
45.60 |
03 |
07 |
| 6 |
BJ Haddin, SR Watson |
28 |
0 |
1282 |
183 |
45.78 |
03 |
08 |
| 7 |
AJ Finch, DA Warner |
27 |
0 |
1071 |
187 |
39.66 |
03 |
03 |
DA Warner and UT Khawaja added 136 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 352nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets in one day games and also provides the 85th such occasion for the second wicket.
DA Warner and UT Khawaja added 136 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 35th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against South Africa in one day games and also provides the seventh such occasion against South Africa for the second wicket.
This partnership represents the record partnership for the second wicket by Australian batsmen against South Africa. The previous best was the 135 runs partnership between SE March and RT Ponting at Hobart on 18.01.09
DA Warner scored 109 in this game – his sixth century in one day games – and also his first against South Africa. His previous best was 74 at Port Elizabeth on 23,10.11. DA Warner’s 109 represents the 16th century by an Australian batsman against South Africa and also the 194th century against all oppositions. DA Warner’s 109 represents the seventh century by an Australian opening batsman against South Africa and also the 99th century by an Australian opening batsman against all oppositions.
DA Warner joined the list of Australian opening batsman who have scored six or more centuries in one day games to become the seventh opening batsman to accomplish such a feat. Others are – AC Gilchrist {16}, ME Waugh {15}, ML Hayden {10}, GR Marsh {09}, AJ Finch {07} and SR Watson {07}
DA Warner became the third left handed Australian opening batsman to score six or more centuries in one day games. Others are – AC Gilchrist {16} and ML Hayden {10}
DA Warner’s 109 in this game provides the fourth occasion of a left handed Australian opening batsman scoring a century against South Africa in one day games. All the four centuries are listed below
| No |
Player |
Runs |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
AC Gilchrist |
100 |
2 |
v South Africa |
Sydney |
26 Jan 1998 |
| 2 |
AC Gilchrist |
105 |
2 |
v South Africa |
Durban |
03 Apr 2002 |
| 3 |
ML Hayden |
101 |
1 |
v South Africa |
Basseterre |
24 Mar 2007 |
| 4 |
DA Warner |
109 |
1 |
v South Africa |
Basseterre |
11 Jun 201 |
DA Warner’s 109 represent the highest score by a left handed Australian opening batsman against South Africa. Previous best was AC Gilchrist’s 105 at Durban on 03.04.02. DA Warner’s 109 in this game provides the second occasion of a left handed Australian opening batsman scoring a century against South Africa at Basseterre after ML Hayden. ML Hayden had scored 101 at Basseterre on 24.03.07. It also represents the 44th occasion of a left handed Australian opening batsman scoring a century in one day games.
DA Warner’s 109 in this game provides the 82nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century against South Africa in one day games. It also represents the 27th occasion of a left hand batsman scoring a century against South Africa in one day games. It also represents the 19th occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring a century against South Africa in one day games.
DA Warner {109}, UT Khawaja {59} and SPD Smith {52*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 95th occasion of three or more Australian batsman scoring fifties in a one-day game against various oppositions. It also provides the 12th such occasion against South Africa in one day games.
DA Warner {109}, UT Khawaja {59} and SPD Smith {52*} scored fifties in this game to provide the fifth occasion of one batsman scoring a century and two or three Australian batsman scoring half centuries in a one-day game against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the second such occasion at Basseterre – the first was on 24.03.07. ML Hayden scored 101 while RT Ponting and MJ Clarke scored 91 and 92 respectively.
DA Warner {109}, UT Khawaja {59} and SPD Smith {52*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 128th, 129th and 130th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in one day games.
SPD Smith scored 52 not out in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty against South Africa in one day games. SPD Smith became the sixth Australian captain to score a fifty against South Africa in one day games. It was his fifth fifty {02 C + 03 HC} while leading Australia and provides his first fifty against South Africa.
SPD Smith’s 52 not out in this game represents his 15th fifty of his one-day career – 05 centuries and 10 half centuries. DA Warner’s 109 represents his 21st fifty of his one-day career – 06 centuries and 15 half centuries. UT Khawaja’s 59 represents his second fifty of his one-day career – his first being his 50 against New Zealand at Wellington on 06.02.16.
HM Amla and F du Plessis added 105 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 226th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 48th such occasion for the second wicket.
HM Amla and F du Plessis added 105 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 30th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia in one day games. It also provides the sixth such occasion against Australia for the second wicket.
HM Amla {60} and F du Plessis {69} scored fifties in this game to provide the 117th and 118th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games. HM Amla’s 60 provide the 37th occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games.
HM Amla’s 60 in this game provides the sixth occasion of his scoring a fifty against South Africa as an opener. GC Smith and G Kirsten have scored more fifties than HM Amla – both the batsmen have scored seven fifties and jointly share the record for most fifties by a South African batsman against Australia in one day games.
HM Amla became the fourth South African opening batsman to score five or more half centuries against Australia in one day games. His 60 in this game was his fifth half century. Others South African opening batsmen to score five or more half centuries are – GC Smith {06}, G Kirsten {05} and AC Hudson {05}
HM Amla’s 60 in this game represent his 52nd fifty – 22 centuries and 30 half centuries – of his one day career, while F du Plessis scored his 26th fifty – 05 centuries and 21 half centuries – of his one day career with his 59 in this game.
HM Amla {60} and F du Plessis {69} scored fifties in this game to provide their sixth and fourth fifty against South Africa in one day games.
HM Amla {60} and F du Plessis {69} scored fifties in this game which went in vain to provide the 52nd and 53rd occasion of South African batsman’s fifty in a losing cause against Australia in one day games. HM Amla has witnessed his three fifties in a losing cause while F du Plessis has witness his two fifties going in vain against Australia
South Africa was dismissed all out for 252 in this game to provide the 27th occasion of South Africa dismissed all out against Australia and also provide the 25th occasion of South Africa dismissed all out and lost the match against Australia