Rival batsmen dismissed run out for nineties in a one day game

Rival batsmen dismissed run out for nineties in a one day game

UT Khawaja of Australia was dismissed run out for 98 and MN Samuels of West Indies was also dismissed run out for 92 in the fifth game between West Indies and Australia at Basseterre on 13.07.16 in the ongoing Tri series in West Indies to provide the third occasion of rival batsmen dismissed runs out for nineties in the same one-day game in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 97 1 Ind RSA Hove 15 May 1999
  JH Kallis 96 2 RSA Ind Hove 15 May 1999
               
2 MJ Clarke 92 1 Aus RSA Basseterre 24 Mar 2007
  AB de Villiers 92 2 RSA Aus Basseterre 24 Mar 2007
               
1 UT Khawaja 98 1 Aus Win Basseterre 13 Jun 2016
  MN Samuels 92 2 Win Aus Basseterre 13 Jun 2016

It is interesting to note that in all the above three occasions – an opening batsman was dismissed run out in nineties. It was JH Kallis at Hove on 15.05.99, AB de Villiers at Basseterre on 24,03.07 and UT Khawaja at Basseterre on 13.06.16. The first two games in this list were World Cup games

 

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