Tri Series – Third game – Australia vs South Africa at Providence on 08.06.16 – South Africa won by 47 runs

South Africa capped T Shamshi for this game. He became the 113^th South African cricketer to appear in one day games. He also became the 16^th South African cricketer to make his one-day debut against Australia in one day games.

HM Amla was dismissed run out for 29 in this game to provide the 70^th occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out against Australia in one day games. It also provides the 13^th occasion of a South African opening batsman dismissed run out against Australia.

This was HM Amla’s third run out dismissal as an opening batsman against Australia. He now holds the record for most run out dismissals of a South African opening batsman against Australia in one day games. Other openers who have been dismissed run out on two occasions are –  HH Gibbs, AC Hudson, G Kirsten and PN Kirsten. The following table lists all the batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	HM Amla	13	2	Australia	Sydney	23.01.09
2	HM Amla	52	1	Australia	Durban	28.10.11
3	HM Amla	35	1	Australia	Providence	07.06.16
1	HH Gibbs	15	1	Australia	Melbourne	09.12.97
2	HH Gibbs	27	1	Australia	Cape Town	09.04.02
1	AC Hudson	05	2	Australia	Faisalabad	18.10.94
2	AC Hudson	32	2	Australia	Faridabad	25.10.96
1	G Kirsten	44	2	Australia	Perth	18.01.98
2	G Kirsten	03	2	Australia	Sydney	27.01.98
1	PN Kirsten	11	2	Australia	Sydney	23.01.94
2	PN Kirsten	14	2	Australia	Sydney	25.01.94

HM Amla became third South African opening batsman to be dismissed run out against Australia on a neutral venue. It also provides the fourth such occasion. It also provides the ninth occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out against Australia at a neutral venue.

F Behradien scored 62 in this game to provide the 116th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games. It also provides the 20^th such occasion at a neutral venue.

F Behradien’s 62 in this game represents his fifth fifty in one-day games and also represents his second fifty against Australia in one day games. He had scored 63 at Sydney on 23.11.14. All his fifties are listed below

No	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	70	1	New Zealand	Potchefstroom	23.08.15
2	64*	1	U.A.E.	Wellington	12.03.15
3	63	1	Australia	Sydney	23.11.14
4	62	1	Australia	Providence	07.06.16
5	58	1	Pakistan	Centurion	15.03.13

AB de Villiers’ run aggregate in one day games against Australia read 1211 at the end of this game. He became the     South African batsman to total 1200 plus runs against Australia in one day games. Others are – JH Kallis {1639}, JN Rhodes {1610}, WJ Cronje {1364} and HH Gibbs {1324}

Imran Tahir collected a first ball duck in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of a South African batsman dismissed first ball by Australia in one day games. It also provides the 73rd occasion of a South African batsman collecting a duck against Australia in one day games.

South Africa batted through its 50 overs in this game to provide the first occasion of South Africa batting through its allotted 50 overs against Australia in West Indies. It also provides the ninth such occasion against various teams in the games played in West Indies.

South Africa posted 189 for 9 in 50.0 overs in this game to provide the fourth occasion of South Africa scoring less than 200 runs in 50.0 overs in West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	South Africa	163/7	50.0	1	lost	West Indies	Kingstown	16.05.01
2	South Africa	189/6	50.0	1	lost	West Indies	Port of Spain	12.04.92
3	South Africa	189/9	50.0	1	won	Australia	Providence	07.06.16
4	South Africa	193/7	50.0	1	lost	New Zealand	St George’s	14.04.07

South Africa won this game defending a total of less than 200 runs scored in 50 overs to provide its first win under the circumstances. Out of the four occasions, three games were lost and this is the only game which was won by South Africa. It also provides the first occasion of South Africa defending a total of less than 200 runs scored in 50 overs against Australia in West Indies.

Australia has lost its eight wickets for 90 runs in this game to provide the third occasion of Australia losing its eight wickets for 90 and less than 90 runs in a one day game. All such occasions are listed below

No	Opposition	FoW	Inns	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	8/81	2	Melbourne	24 Jan 1982
2	West Indies	8/90	1	Sydney	08 Dec 1992
3	South Africa	8/90	2	Providence	07 Jun 2016

Australia was dismissed all out for 142 in this game to provide the 177th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in one day games. It also provides the 28th such occasion against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the 30th occasion of Australia dismissed all out for a total of less than 150 runs in one  day games and sixth such occasion against South Africa in one day games.

Australia’s total of 142 all out in this game provides the fourth occasion of Australia dismissed all out for a total less than 150 runs on a neutral soil and the first such occasion in a game in West Indies.

Team	Score	Overs	Result	Opposition	Ground	Date
Australia	129	38.2	lost	India	Chelmsford	20.06.83
Australia	139	42.3	lost	India	Sharjah	29.03.85
Australia	139	43.2	lost	Pakistan	Mumbai (BS)	23.10.89
Australia	142	34.2	lost	South Africa	Providence	07.06.16

Australia was dismissed for a total less than 150 runs on a neutral after 26 years 05 months and 07 days.

The previous occasion was its 139 against Pakistan at Mum-BS on 23.10.89. Australia was dismissed all out 142 in 34.2 overs to provide the least number of overs played by Australia when it was dismissed all out on a neutral soil. It was dismissed by India at Chelmsford for 129 in 38.2 overs on 20.06.83. The interval between the dates – 20.06.83 and 07.06.16 – is 32 years, 11 months and 17 days. Thus it took 32 years 11 months and 16 days for a team to dismiss Australia all out for a total of less than 150 runs in less than 35.0 overs !!!!!!

NM Lyon scored 30 in this game to become the fifth Australian batsman to score 30 plus runs while batting at number 10 in one day games. The following table lists all the batsmen

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JN Gillespie	44*	1	West Indies	Adelaide	26 Jan 2005
2	AJ Bichel	34*	2	England	Port Elizabeth	02 Mar 2003
3	DE Bollinger	30	1	England	Hobart	21 Jan 2011
4	CJ McKay	30	2	Sri Lanka	The Oval	17 Jun 2013
5	NM Lyon	30	2	South Africa	Providence	07 Jun 2016

NM Lyon’s 30 in this game represents the highest individual score by a number ten batsman against South Africa in one day games. The previous best was MA Starc’s 29 not out at Harare on 06.09.14

AJ Finch score 72 in this game to provide the 127th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the 42nd such occasion by an Australian opening batsman against South Africa in one day games

AJ Finch’s 72 in this game was his fifth fitty as an opening batsman against South Africa in one day games. He became the second Australian opening batsman to score five or more fifties against South Africa. The exploits of these two opening batsmen are furnished below

No	Player	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Gilchrist	100	1	2	South Africa	Sydney	26 Jan 1998
2	AC Gilchrist	51	2	1	South Africa	Durban	12 Apr 2000
3	AC Gilchrist	63	1	2	South Africa	Melbourne (CS)	20 Aug 2000
4	AC Gilchrist	105	1	2	South Africa	Durban	03 Apr 2002
5	AC Gilchrist	52	1	2	South Africa	Port Elizabeth	06 Apr 2002
6	AC Gilchrist	88	1	1	South Africa	Sydney	05 Feb 2006
7	AC Gilchrist	55	1	1	South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006
No	Player	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Finch	102	1	1	South Africa	Harare	27 Aug 2014
2	AJ Finch	54	1	1	South Africa	Harare	06 Sep 2014
3	AJ Finch	109	1	1	South Africa	Canberra	19 No2014
4	AJ Finch	76	2	2	South Africa	Sydney	23 No2014
5	AJ Finch	72	2	2	South Africa	Providence	07 Jun 2016

AJ Finch’s 72 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 52nd occasion of Australian batsman’s fifty going in vain against South Africa. It also provides the 16th such occasion by an Australian opening batsman.

AJ Finch became the second Australian opening batsman to witness three fifties of his in vain against South Africa in one day games after AC Gilchrist. The fifties scored by these two batsmen which went in vain are listed below

No	Players	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Finch	102	1	South Africa	Harare	27 Aug 2014
2	AJ Finch	54	1	South Africa	Harare	06 Sep 2014
3	AJ Finch	72	2	South Africa	Providence	07 Jun 2016
1	AC Gilchrist	51	1	South Africa	Durban	12 Apr 2000
2	AC Gilchrist	63	2	South Africa	Melbourne (CS)	20 Aug 2000
3	AC Gilchrist	55	1	South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006

A Zampa collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed first ball against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the 63rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a duck against South Africa in one day games.

Australia’s loss in this game provides its 40^th loss in one day games against South Africa. The head to head table read thus – Played – 89: Won-46: Lost-40: Tied-03 and NR-00