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Match Number 08 – Sri Lanka go past India in a high scoring match

Match Number 08 – Sri Lanka go past India in a high scoring match

Match No 08 – India vs Sri Lanka at The Oval on 08 Jul 17 – Sri Lanka won by seven wickets

 

V Kohli was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 0 1 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
3 RW Staple 0 2 USA NZl The Oval 10 Sep 2004
4 Rajin Saleh 0 1 Ban RSA Birmingham 12 Sep 2004
5 SO Tikolo 0 1 Ken Pak Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
6 SC Ganguly 0 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
7 Habibul Bashar 0 2 Ban Srl Mohali 07 Oct 2006
8 Habibul Bashar 0 1 Ban Win Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
9 A Flintoff 0 1 Eng Ind Jaipur 15 Oct 2006
10 SP Fleming 0 1 NZl Srl Mumbai (BS) 20 Oct 2006
11 GC Smith 0 1 RSA Pak Mohali 27 Oct 2006
12 RT Ponting 0 2 Aus Win Mumbai (BS) 05 Nov 2006
13 AJ Strauss 0 1 Eng NZl Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
14 BB McCullum 0 1 NZl Aus Centurion 05 Oct 2009
15 AB de Villiers 0 1 RSA Eng The Oval 19 Jun 2013
16 MS Dhoni 0 1 Ind Eng Birmingham 23 Jun 2013
17 Mashrafe Mortaza 0 1 Ban Aus The Oval 05 Jun 2017
18 AB de Villiers 0 1 RSA Pak Birmingham 07 Jun 2017
19 V Kohli 0 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli became the fourth Indian captain to score a duck in the tournament. Others are  M Azharuddin, SC Ganguly and MS Dhoni. The details are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 0 1 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 SC Ganguly 0 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
3 MS Dhoni 0 1 Ind Eng Birmingham 23 Jun 2013
4 V Kohli 0 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli became the third captain to  score a duck  against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy.  Others are – Habibul Bashar of Bangladesh and SP Fleming of New Zealand.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Habibul Bashar 0 2 Ban Srl Mohali 07 Oct 2006
2 SP Fleming 0 1 NZl Srl Mumbai (BS) 20 Oct 2006
3 V Kohli 0 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma {78} and S Dhawan {125} scored fifties in this game to provide the 12th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in the same innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
  2 SR Tendulkar 69 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
                 
2 1 AC Gilchrist 54 2 Aus Ban Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
  2 ML Hayden 67* 2 Aus Ban Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
                 
3 1 GC Smith 69 1 RSA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 HH Gibbs 116 1 RSA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
                 
4 1 V Sehwag 126 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
  2 SC Ganguly 117* 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
                 
5 1 CH Gayle 99 1 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
  2 WW Hinds 82 1 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
                 
6 1 CH Gayle 104* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
  2 S Chanderpaul 52* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
                 
7 1 AJ Strauss 50 2 Eng Win Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
  2 IR Bell 50 2 Eng Win Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
                 
8 1 CH Gayle 133* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
  2 S Chanderpaul 57* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
                 
9 1 RG Sharma 65 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 114 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
                 
10 1 RG Sharma 52 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 102* 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
                 
11 1 RG Sharma 91 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
  2 S Dhawan 68 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
                 
12 1 RG Sharma 78 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017
  2 S Dhawan 125 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma {78} and S Dhawan {125} scored fifties in this game to provide the sixth occasion of both the Indian openers scoring fifties in the same innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
  2 SR Tendulkar 69 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
                 
2 1 V Sehwag 126 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
  2 SC Ganguly 117* 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
                 
3 1 RG Sharma 65 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 114 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
                 
4 1 RG Sharma 52 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 102* 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
                 
5 1 RG Sharma 91 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
  2 S Dhawan 68 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
                 
6 1 RG Sharma 78 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017
  2 S Dhawan 51* 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma {78} and S Dhawan {125} scored fifties in this game to provide the six occasion of one of the  openers scoring fifty and another scoring a hundred in the same innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
  2 SR Tendulkar 69 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
                 
2 1 CH Gayle 104* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
  2 S Chanderpaul 52* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
                 
3 1 CH Gayle 133* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
  2 S Chanderpaul 57* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
                 
4 1 RG Sharma 65 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 114 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
                 
5 1 RG Sharma 52 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 102* 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
                 
6 1 RG Sharma 78 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017
  2 S Dhawan 51* 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma {78} and S Dhawan {125} scored fifties in this game to provide the six occasion of one of the  openers scoring fifty and another scoring a hundred in the same innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
  2 SR Tendulkar 69 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
                 
2 1 CH Gayle 104* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
  2 S Chanderpaul 52* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
                 
3 1 CH Gayle 133* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
  2 S Chanderpaul 57* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
                 
4 1 RG Sharma 65 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 114 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
                 
5 1 RG Sharma 52 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 102* 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
                 
6 1 RG Sharma 78 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017
  2 S Dhawan 125 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma {78} and S Dhawan {125} scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of this pair of which one of the  openers scoring fifty and another scoring a hundred in the same innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 RG Sharma 65 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 114 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
                 
2 1 RG Sharma 52 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 102* 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
                 
3 1 RG Sharma 78 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017
  2 S Dhawan 125 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 138 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of posting a three figure partnership as a pair for the first wicket in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partner 1 Partner 2 Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 127 1 v South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 101 2 v West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
3 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 123 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Jul 2013
4 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 176 2 v Australia Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
5 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 178 2 v Australia Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
6 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 112 1 v Australia Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
7 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 174 2 v Ireland Hamilton 10 Mar 2015
8 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 123 2 v Australia Sydney 23 Jan 2016
9 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 136 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
10 S Dhawan RG Sharma 1 138 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan – RG Sharma became  the fifth pair of batsmen to post ten or more  three figure partnerships for the first wicket in one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High Ave TFP
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 136 2 6609 258 49.32 21
2 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden Aus 114 3 5372 172 48.39 16
3 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes Win 102 4 5150 192* 52.55 15
4 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar Ind 093 0 3919 182 42.13 12
5 S Dhawan, RG Sharma Ind 056 1 2724 178 49.52 10

 

S Dhawan – RG Sharma became  the third pair of Indian batsmen to post ten or more  three figure partnerships for the first wicket in one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High Ave TFP
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 136 2 6609 258 49.32 21
2 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar Ind 093 0 3919 182 42.13 12
3 S Dhawan, RG Sharma Ind 056 1 2724 178 49.52 10

 

S Dhawan – RG Sharma became  the 17th pair of batsmen to post ten or more  three figure partnerships for the all wickets in one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High Ave TFP
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 176 3 8227 258 47.55 26
2 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara Srl 108 6 5475 210* 53.67 20
3 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden Aus 117 3 5409 172 47.44 16
4 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes Win 103 4 5206 192* 52.58 15
5 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara Srl 151 7 5992 179 41.61 15
6 MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya Srl 144 5 5462 237 39.29 14
7 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar Ind 114 2 4387 182 39.16 13
8 A Flower, GW Flower Zim 088 4 3942 161 46.92 12
9 HM Amla, AB de Villiers RSA 042 2 2955 238 73.87 11
10 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting Aus 057 4 2719 161 51.30 11
11 R Dravid, SC Ganguly Ind 088 1 4363 318 50.14 11
12 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 098 5 4117 331 44.26 11
13 HH Gibbs, GC Smith RSA 084 1 3607 187 43.45 11
14 LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson NZl 048 2 2658 206 57.78 11
15 S Dhawan, RG Sharma Ind 058 1 2769 178 48.57 10
16 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh Ind 066 7 3084 256 52.27 10
17 ML Hayden, RT Ponting Aus 073 6 3514 219 52.44 10

S Dhawan – RG Sharma became  the sixth pair of Indian batsmen to post ten or more  three figure partnerships for the all wickets in one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High Ave TFP
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar Ind 176 3 8227 258 47.55 26
2 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar Ind 114 2 4387 182 39.16 13
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly Ind 088 1 4363 318 50.14 11
4 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar Ind 098 5 4117 331 44.26 11
5 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh Ind 066 7 3084 256 52.27 10
6 S Dhawan, RG Sharma Ind 058 1 2769 178 48.57 10

 

S Dhawan’s 125 in this game provide the 45th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy.  It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in the tournament.  All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
3 V Sehwag 126 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
4 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
5 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
6 S Dhawan 114 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
7 M Kaif 111* 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
8 S Dhawan 102* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
9 S Dhawan 125 1 Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan’s 125 in this game was his third hundred in the tournament and he became the second Indian batsman to score three hundreds in the tournament. Hundreds scored by these two batsmen are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
3 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
             
1 S Dhawan 114 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 S Dhawan 102* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
3 S Dhawan 125 1 Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan became the fourth batsman to score three hundreds in the Champions Trophy. Others are CH Gayle of West Indies, HH Gibbs of South Africa and SC Ganguly of India. The hundreds scored by these four batsmen are tabulated below

 

No Players Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 104* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
2 CH Gayle 101 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
3 CH Gayle 133* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
               
1 HH Gibbs 116 1 RSA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
2 HH Gibbs 116* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3 HH Gibbs 101 1 RSA Win The Oval 18 Sep 2004
               
1 SC Ganguly 141* 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 SC Ganguly 117* 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
3 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
               
1 S Dhawan 114 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 S Dhawan 102* 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
3 S Dhawan 125 1 Ind Srk The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

India posted 321 for 6 in this game which gave them an aggregate of 5206 runs in this game. India became the third team in the Champions Trophy to total 5000 plus runs. Sri Lanka also completed 5000 runs during its innings in this gsme. At the end of this game. India, England. Sri Lanka and South Africa are the four teams to total 5000 plus runs in the tournament.

 

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
Sri Lanka 45 1998-2017 26 217 44 5235 134* 36.26 7 25 19 533 41
India 47 1998-2017 26 179 45 5206 141* 38.85 9 31 14 531 72
England 68 1998-2017 23 205 38 5113 133* 30.61 4 34 19 466 77
South Africa 50 1998-2017 23 201 41 5000 141 31.25 6 26 21 482 54

 

Sri Lanka owns the record for most run aggregate in the tournament with 5235 runs to its credit. It went past India which had an aggregate of 5206 runs

 

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
Sri Lanka 45 1998-2017 26 217 44 5235 134* 36.26 7 25 19 533 41
India 47 1998-2017 26 179 45 5206 141* 38.85 9 31 14 531 72

                                     

Indian innings witnessed three fifties – RS Sharma {78}, S Dhawan {125} and MS Dhoni {63} which gave India a total of 40 fifties in the tournament. India owns the record for most fifties by a team in the tournament. The previous record for most fifties by a team was 38 and was held by England

 

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0 4s 6s
India 47 1998-2017 26 179 45 5206 141* 38.85 9 31 40 14 531 72
England 68 1998-2017 23 205 38 5113 133* 30.61 4 34 38 19 466 77

 

S Dhawan’s 125 in this game represent the ninth hundred by Indian batsmen in the Champions Trophy. India holds the record for most hundreds in the tournament. Next best is Sri Lanka with seven hundreds

 

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C 50 0 4s 6s
India 47 1998-2017 26 179 45 5206 141* 38.85 9 31 14 531 72
Sri Lanka 45 1998-2017 26 217 44 5235 134* 36.26 7 25 19 533 41

 

At the end of this game. Sri Lanka owns the record for most boundary fours scored by a team in the Champions Trophy. Their batsmen have scored 533 boundary fours. India stands second in the list with 531 boundary fours.

 

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C 50 0 4s 6s
Sri Lanka 45 1998-2017 26 217 44 5235 134* 36.26 7 25 19 533 41
India 47 1998-2017 26 179 45 5206 141* 38.85 9 31 14 531 72

 

Indian batsmen scored eight boundary sixes in this game which fetched them a total of 72 boundary sixes in the tournament. India stands second in the list of teams which have scored most boundary sixes in the tournament. England with 77 boundary sixes occupy the first place

 

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C 50 0 4s 6s
England 68 1998-2017 23 205 38 5113 133* 30.61 4 34 19 466 77
India 47 1998-2017 26 179 45 5206 141* 38.85 9 31 14 531 72

 

S Dhawan’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 556. He became the tenth batsman to total 500 plus runs in the tournament. The following table lists the batsmen who have accomplished the feat

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle Win 17 17 2 791 133* 52.73 3 1 1 101 15
2 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 22 21 3 742 84* 41.22 0 5 0 79 6
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 22 21 3 683 134* 37.94 1 4 2 68 0
4 SC Ganguly Ind 13 11 2 665 141* 73.88 3 3 1 66 17
5 JH Kallis RSA 17 17 3 653 113* 46.64 1 3 0 63 9
6 R Dravid Ind 19 15 2 627 76 48.23 0 6 0 56 1
7 RT Ponting Aus 18 18 3 593 111* 39.53 1 4 1 66 4
8 S Chanderpaul Win 16 16 5 587 74 53.36 0 5 0 67 3
9 S Dhawan Ind 7 7 1 556 125 92.66 3 2 0 56 6
10 ST Jayasuriya Srl 20 20 2 536 102* 29.77 1 1 3 67 6

 

S Dhawan’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 556. He became the third batsman to total 500 plus runs in the tournament after SC Ganugly and R Dravid. The following table lists the batsmen who have accomplished the feat

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 SC Ganguly Ind 13 11 2 665 141* 73.88 3 3 1 66 17
2 R Dravid Ind 19 15 2 627 076 48.23 0 6 0 56 01
3 S Dhawan Ind 07 07 1 556 125 92.66 3 2 0 56 06

 

India {321 for 6} and Sri Lanka {301   } posted 300 plus runs in this game to  provide the 106th  occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in the same game in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the fourth such occasion in the Champions Trophy.

 

India {321 for 6} and Sri Lanka {301   } posted 300 plus runs in this game to  provide the 16th and 17th  occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 307/8 50.0 1 won v Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 South Africa 316/5 50.0 1 won v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
3 New Zealand 347/4 50.0 1 won v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
4 Sri Lanka 302/8 50.0 1 won v Bangladesh Mohali 07 Oct 2006
5 Sri Lanka 319/8 50.0 1 won v South Africa Centurion 22 Sep 2009
6 Pakistan 302/9 50.0 1 won v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
7 New Zealand 315/7 50.0 1 won v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
8 England 323/8 50.0 1 won v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
9 South Africa 301/9 50.0 2 lost v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
10 India 331/7 50.0 1 won v South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
11 South Africa 305 50.0 2 lost v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 Bangladesh 305/6 50.0 1 lost v England The Oval 01 Jun 2017
13 England 308/2 47.2 2 won v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
14 India 319/3 48.0 1 won v Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
15 England 310 49.3 1 won v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
16 India 321/6 50.0 1 – v Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017
17 Sri Lanka 322/3 48.4 2 – v India The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

India  posted 321 for 6 in this game to  provide the fourth  occasion of India posting 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 307/8 50.0 1 won v Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 India 331/7 50.0 1 won v South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
3 India 319/3 48.0 1 won v Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
4 India 321/6 50.0 1 Lost v Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

Sri Lanka posted its best score in the Champions Trophy by posting 322 for 3 in this game. Its previous best was

319 for 8 against South Africa at Centurion on 22.09.09. it also provides the third occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 300 plus runs in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
4 Sri Lanka 302/8 50.0 1 won v Bangladesh Mohali 07 Oct 2006
5 Sri Lanka 319/8 50.0 1 won v South Africa Centurion 22 Sep 2009
17 Sri Lanka 322/3 48.4 2 won v India The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

India posted 321 for 6 in this game and lost the game. It provides the 108th occasion of a team losing the game after posting 300 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 19th occasion of India losing the game after posting 300 plus runs.

 

India posted 321 for 6 in this game and lost the game. It provides the fourth occasion of a team losing the game after posting 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. All the four occasions are listed below.

 

Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
South Africa 301/9 50.0 2 lost v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
South Africa 305 50.0 2 lost v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
Bangladesh 305/6 50.0 1 lost v England The Oval 01 Jun 2017
India 321/6 50.0 1 lost v Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

India’s 321 for 6 is the highest score chased in the Champions Trophy to win the game. Sri Lanka posted 322 for 3 in this game to win by seven wickets

 

This  game witnessed six fifties – three by each team – to provide the first occasion of a game witnessing six fifties in the Champions Trophy

 

This  game witnessed fifties – three by each team – to provide 17th occasion of an innings witnessing three fifties in the Champions Trophy

 

AD Mathews scored 52 not out in this game to provide the 47th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Ranatunga 90* 2 v New Zealand Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
2 ST Jayasuriya 102* 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
3 ST Jayasuriya 74 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 29 Sep 2002
4 KC Sangakkara 54 1 v South Africa Centurion 22 Sep 2009
5 AD Mathews 51 1 v India Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
6 WU Tharanga 57 2 v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017
7 AD Mathews 52* 2 v India The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan’s 125 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 13th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ADR Campbell 100 1 Zim NZl Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 PA Wallace 103 1 Win RSA Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
3 Saeed Anwar 104 1 Pak NZl Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 A Flower 145 2 Zim Ind Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
6 HH Gibbs 116* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
7 HH Gibbs 101 1 RSA Win The Oval 18 Sep 2004
8 ME Trescothick 104 1 Eng Win The Oval 25 Sep 2004
9 CH Gayle 101 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
10 DJ Bravo 112* 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
11 GC Smith 141 2 RSA Eng Centurion 27 Sep 2009
12 Tamim Iqbal 128 1 Ban Eng The Oval 01 Jun 2017
13 S Dhawan 125 1 Ind Srk The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan’s 125 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman’s hundred going in vain in the Champions Trophy. The first such occasion was SC Ganguly’s 117 against New Zealand at Nairobi (Gym) on 15.10.00 had gone in vain. Both occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
2 S Dhawan 125 1 Ind Srk The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

MS Dhoni scored 63 in this game to provide the 26th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the Champion’s Trophy. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid 71 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
2 R Dravid 67 1 Pakistan Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
3 MS Dhoni 51 1 West Indies Ahmedabad 26 Oct 2006
4 MS Dhoni 63 1 Sri Lanka The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

MD Gunatilake {76} and BKG Mendis {86} were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 23rd and  24th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.

 

MD Gunatilake {76} and BKG Mendis {86} were dismissed run out in this game to provide the thiird occasion of two batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament. All the three occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
  2 A Jadeja 71 1 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
                 
2 1 G Gambhir 57 2 Ind Pak Centurion 26 Sep 2009
  2 R Dravid 76 2 Ind Pak Centurion 26 Sep 2009
                 
3 1 MD Gunathilaka 76 2 Srl Ind The Oval 08 Jun 2017
  2 BKG Mendis 89 2 Srl Ind The Oval 08 Jun 2017

 

M Gunatilake and BKG Mendis added 159 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 69th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the 16th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the tournament.

 

M Gunatilake and BKG Mendis added 159 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the tournament.

 

This stand represents the record stand for the third wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in the Champions Trophy. The previous best was the 158 runs partnership between TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara against South Africa at Centurion on 22.09.09

 

M Gunatilake and BKG Mendis added 159 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 20th occasion of batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in the Champions Trophy.  It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in the Champions Trophy.

 

Match No 7 – Pakistan go past South Africa on DLS method – declared winners by 19 runs

Match No 7 – Pakistan go past South Africa on DLS method – declared winners by 19 runs

AB de Villiers collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a captain dismissed first ball for a duck in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
2 RW Staple 0 1 2 USA NZl The Oval 10 Sep 2004
3 Habibul Bashar 0 1 1 Ban Win Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
4 AB de Villiers 0 1 1 RSA Pak Birmingham 07 Jun 2017

 

AB de Villiers collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 115th occasion of a captain dismissed first ball for a duck in the history of one day internationals. His dismissal provides the seventh   occasion of South African captain suffer such an ignominy in one day internationals.  All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WJ Cronje 0 1 2 v Australia Faridabad 25 Oct 1996
2 SM Pollock 0 1 1 v New Zealand Hobart 15 Jan 2002
3 GC Smith 0 1 2 v Pakistan Johannesburg 14 Feb 2007
4 GC Smith 0 1 1 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Oct 2007
5 HM Amla 0 1 1 v Australia Port Elizabeth 23 Oct 2011
6 AB de Villiers 0 1 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 07 Jun 2017

 

AB de Villiers collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the third occasion of a South African captain dismissed first ball for a duck in the history of one day internationals against Pakistan. He became  the second South African captain to  suffer such an ignominy.  All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 0 1 2 v Pakistan Johannesburg 14 Feb 2007
2 GC Smith 0 1 1 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Oct 2007
3 AB de Villiers 0 1 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 07 Jun 2017

 

AB de Villiers and WD Parnell collected first ball ducks in this game to provide the 60th and 61st occasion of batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth occasion of two batsmen collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the tournament. All such six occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MV Boucher 0 1 1 RSA Srl Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
  2 JN Rhodes 0 1 1 RSA Srl Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
                   
2 1 Mohd Yousuf 0 1 1 Pak Srl Col-RPS 12 Sep 2002
  2 Wasim Akram 0 1 1 Pak Srl Col-RPS 12 Sep 2002
                   
3 1 ML Patel 0 1 1 Ken Pak Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
  2 MA Suji 0 1 1 Ken Pak Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
                   
4 1 Umar Akmal 0 1 1 Pak Ind Centurion 26 Sep 2009
  2 Mohd Amir 0 1 1 Pak Ind Centurion 26 Sep 2009
                   
5 1 MA Wood 0 1 1 Eng NZl Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
  2 JT Ball 0 1 1 Eng NZl Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
                   
6 1 AB de Villiers 0 1 1 RSA Pak Birmingham 07 Jun 2017
  2 WD Parnell 0 1 1 RSA Pak Birmingham 07 Jun 2017

 

AB de Villiers and WD Parnell collected first ball ducks in this game to provide the second occasion of two South African batsmen collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the tournament. All such six occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MV Boucher 0 1 1 RSA Srl Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
  2 JN Rhodes 0 1 1 RSA Srl Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
                   
2 1 AB de Villiers 0 1 1 RSA Pak Birmingham 07 Jun 2017
  2 WD Parnell 0 1 1 RSA Pak Birmingham 07 Jun 2017

 

AB de Villiers and WD Parnell collected first ball ducks in this game to provide the second occasion of two batsmen collecting the first ball duck in an innings against Pakistan in the tournament. All such six occasions are listed below

Interesting enough, both these occasions have come at Birmingham.

 

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 ML Patel 0 1 1 Ken Pak Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
  2 MA Suji 0 1 1 Ken Pak Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
                   
2 1 AB de Villiers 0 1 1 RSA Pak Birmingham 07 Jun 2017
  2 WD Parnell 0 1 1 RSA Pak Birmingham 07 Jun 2017

 

DA Miller scored 75 not out in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a South African batsman scoring 75 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 141 2 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 HH Gibbs 116* 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3 HH Gibbs 116 1 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
4 JH Kallis 113* 1 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
5 HM Amla 103 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017
6 HH Gibbs 101 1 v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004
7 JH Kallis 97 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
8 HM Amla 81 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
9 JH Kallis 78* 2 v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
10 HH Gibbs 77 1 v West Indies Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
11 DA Miller 75* 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 07 Jun 2017
12 F du Plessis 75 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

DA Miller scored 75 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of a South African batsman scoring 75 plus runs against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy after HM Amla. HM Amla had scored 81 at Birmingham on 10.06.13. Both the occasions are listed below. Interestingly both the batsmen chose Birmingham as venue to score 75 plus runs

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla 81 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
2 DA Miller 75* 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 07 Jun 2017

South Africa’s run aggregate in the Champions Trophy read exact 5000 at the end of this game. South Africa became the second team in the tournament to have an aggregate of 5000 plus runs in the tournament after England. England has an aggregate of 5113. The following table details the performance of  these two teams

 

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
England 68 1998-2017 23 205 38 5113 133* 30.61 4 34 19
South Africa 50 1998-2017 23 201 41 5000 141 31.25 6 26 21

 

AB de Villier and WD Parnell failed to score in this game  and the number of South Africna batsmen who have scored ducks  in the Champions Trophy swelled to 21 at the end of this game. South Africa and Pakistan share the record for most number of ducks by their batsmen in the tournament with 21 ducks each

 

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
South Africa 50 1998-2017 23 201 41 5000 141 31.25 6 26 21
Pakistan 50 1998-2017 20 179 31 3474 128 23.47 3 14 21

 

Pakistan capped Fakhar Zaman for this game. He became the 50th cricketer to represent Pakistan in Champions Trophy. Pakistan became the fifth team to field 50 plus cricketers in the tournament. The following table lists the details of each of these five teams

 

No Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 England 68 1998-2017 23 205 38 5113 133* 30.61 4 34 19
2 West Indies 55 1998-2013 24 203 43 4489 133* 28.05 6 19 16
3 Australia 51 1998-2017 23 176 41 4337 136* 32.12 3 26 12
4 South Africa 50 1998-2017 23 201 41 5000 141 31.25 6 26 21
5 Pakistan 50 1998-2017 20 179 31 3474 128 23.47 3 14 21

 

Pakistan capped Fakhar Zaman for this game. He became the 212th cricketer to represent Pakistan in one day games. He also became the sixth Pakistan cricketer to make his debut against South Africa in one day games.

 

Pakistan had made 119 for 3 when the rain interefered at the end of 27 over. The DLS par score at the end of 27 overs was 100 and hence Pakistan was declared winners by 19 runs on DLS Method {not under DL Method as reported by some portals and newspapers}

 

 

Results of the games when a team has been inserted in by the opposition in Champions Trophy

Results of the games when a team has been inserted in by the opposition in Champions Trophy

The Champions Trophy has witnessed 56 occasions of a team being inserted in by the opposition as of 06.06.17. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

RESULTS WHEN A TEAM  HAS BEEN INSERTED BY THE OPPOSITION IN CHAMPIONS TROPHY
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka Won 005 wkts 051 won 2nd v New Zealand Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
2 Australia Lost 044 runs   won 2nd v India Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
3 Sri Lanka Lost 092 runs   won 2nd v South Africa Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
4 South Africa Won 004 wkts 018 won 2nd v West Indies Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
5 India Won 008 wkts 045 won 2nd v Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
6 West Indies Lost 108 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000
7 Australia Lost 020 runs   won 2nd v India Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
8 Zimbabwe Lost 064 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
9 New Zealand Won 004 wkts 002 won 2nd v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
10 South Africa Won 002 wkts 000 won 2nd v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
11 Bangladesh Lost 167 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
12 Zimbabwe Lost 152 runs   won 2nd v England Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
13 U.S.A. Lost 210 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand The Oval 10 Sep 2004
14 Kenya Lost 098 runs   won 2nd v India Southampton 11 Sep 2004
15 Australia Won 009 wkts 253 won 2nd v U.S.A. Southampton 13 Sep 2004
16 Sri Lanka Won 004 wkts 037 won 2nd v Zimbabwe The Oval 14 Sep 2004
17 Pakistan Won 007 wkts 188 won 2nd v Kenya Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
18 Bangladesh Lost 138 runs   won 2nd v West Indies Southampton 15 Sep 2004
19 Australia Won 007 wkts 076 won 2nd v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
20 Sri Lanka Lost 049 runs   won 2nd v England Southampton 17 Sep 2004
21 West Indies Won 005 wkts 007 won 2nd v South Africa The Oval 18 Sep 2004
22 Pakistan Won 003 wkts 004 won 2nd v India Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
23 England Won 006 wkts 021 won 2nd v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
24 West Indies Won 002 wkts 007 won 2nd v England The Oval 25 Sep 2004
25 Bangladesh Lost 037 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka Mohali 07 Oct 2006
26 Zimbabwe Lost 101 runs   won 2nd v Bangladesh Jaipur 13 Oct 2006
27 India Won 004 wkts 123 won 2nd v England Jaipur 15 Oct 2006
28 South Africa Lost 087 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
29 Australia Won 006 wkts 079 won 2nd v England Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
30 Sri Lanka Lost 078 runs   won 2nd v South Africa Ahmedabad 24 Oct 2006
31 Pakistan Lost 051 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
32 West Indies Won 003 wkts 002 won 2nd v India Ahmedabad 26 Oct 2006
33 New Zealand Lost 034 runs   won 2nd v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
34 South Africa Lost 055 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka Centurion 22 Sep 2009
35 South Africa Won 005 wkts 053 won 2nd v New Zealand Centurion 24 Sep 2009
36 England Won 006 wkts 030 won 2nd v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 25 Sep 2009
37 West Indies Lost 050 runs   won 2nd v Australia Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
38 Sri Lanka Lost 038 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
39 New Zealand Won 004 wkts 137 won 2nd v England Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
40 Australia Won 002 wkts 000 won 2nd v Pakistan Centurion 30 Sep 2009
41 India Won 007 wkts 107 won 2nd v West Indies Johannesburg 30 Sep 2009
42 South Africa Lost 026 runs   won 2nd v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
43 West Indies Won 002 wkts 056 won 2nd v Pakistan The Oval 07 Jun 2013
44 India Won 008 wkts 065 won 2nd v West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
45 Sri Lanka Won 007 wkts 017 won 2nd v England The Oval 13 Jun 2013
46 West Indies Tied –   won 2nd v South Africa Cardiff 14 Jun 2013
47 India Won 008 wkts 017 won 2nd v Pakistan Birmingham 15 Jun 2013
48 New Zealand Lost 010 runs   won 2nd v England Cardiff 16 Jun 2013
49 Australia Lost 020 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka The Oval 17 Jun 2013
50 England Won 007 wkts 075 won 2nd v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013
51 India Won 008 wkts 090 won 2nd v Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
52 England Lost 005 runs   won 2nd v India Birmingham 23 Jun 2013
53 England Won 008 wkts 016 won 2nd v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
54 Sri Lanka Lost 096 runs   won 2nd v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017
55 Pakistan Lost 124 runs   won 2nd v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
56 New Zealand Lost 087 runs   won 2nd v England Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

There are 28 occasion of a team winning the game after being inserted by the opposition and 27 occasion of a team losing the game after being inserted by the opposition in the Champions Trophy. One game has ended in a tie. The following table list the teams  whih have won, tied and lost

 

MATCH RESULTS – WON
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka Won 005 wkts 051 won 2nd v New Zealand Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
2 South Africa Won 004 wkts 018 won 2nd v West Indies Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
3 India Won 008 wkts 045 won 2nd v Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
4 New Zealand Won 004 wkts 002 won 2nd v India Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 South Africa Won 002 wkts 000 won 2nd v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
6 Australia Won 009 wkts 253 won 2nd v U.S.A. Southampton 13 Sep 2004
7 Sri Lanka Won 004 wkts 037 won 2nd v Zimbabwe The Oval 14 Sep 2004
8 Pakistan Won 007 wkts 188 won 2nd v Kenya Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
9 Australia Won 007 wkts 076 won 2nd v New Zealand The Oval 16 Sep 2004
10 West Indies Won 005 wkts 007 won 2nd v South Africa The Oval 18 Sep 2004
11 Pakistan Won 003 wkts 004 won 2nd v India Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
12 England Won 006 wkts 021 won 2nd v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
13 West Indies Won 002 wkts 007 won 2nd v England The Oval 25 Sep 2004
14 India Won 004 wkts 123 won 2nd v England Jaipur 15 Oct 2006
15 Australia Won 006 wkts 079 won 2nd v England Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
16 West Indies Won 003 wkts 002 won 2nd v India Ahmedabad 26 Oct 2006
17 South Africa Won 005 wkts 053 won 2nd v New Zealand Centurion 24 Sep 2009
18 England Won 006 wkts 030 won 2nd v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 25 Sep 2009
19 New Zealand Won 004 wkts 137 won 2nd v England Johannesburg 29 Sep 2009
20 Australia Won 002 wkts 000 won 2nd v Pakistan Centurion 30 Sep 2009
21 India Won 007 wkts 107 won 2nd v West Indies Johannesburg 30 Sep 2009
22 West Indies Won 002 wkts 056 won 2nd v Pakistan The Oval 07 Jun 2013
23 India Won 008 wkts 065 won 2nd v West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
24 Sri Lanka Won 007 wkts 017 won 2nd v England The Oval 13 Jun 2013
25 India Won 008 wkts 017 won 2nd v Pakistan Birmingham 15 Jun 2013
26 England Won 007 wkts 075 won 2nd v South Africa The Oval 19 Jun 2013
27 India Won 008 wkts 090 won 2nd v Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
28 England Won 008 wkts 016 won 2nd v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
MATCH RESULTS – TIED GAME
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies Tied –   won 2nd v South Africa Cardiff 14 Jun 2013
MATCH RESULTS – LOST
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia Lost 044 runs   won 2nd v India Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 Sri Lanka Lost 092 runs   won 2nd v South Africa Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
3 West Indies Lost 108 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000
4 Australia Lost 020 runs   won 2nd v India Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
5 Zimbabwe Lost 064 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
6 Bangladesh Lost 167 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
7 Zimbabwe Lost 152 runs   won 2nd v England Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
8 U.S.A. Lost 210 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand The Oval 10 Sep 2004
9 Kenya Lost 098 runs   won 2nd v India Southampton 11 Sep 2004
10 Bangladesh Lost 138 runs   won 2nd v West Indies Southampton 15 Sep 2004
11 Sri Lanka Lost 049 runs   won 2nd v England Southampton 17 Sep 2004
12 Bangladesh Lost 037 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka Mohali 07 Oct 2006
13 Zimbabwe Lost 101 runs   won 2nd v Bangladesh Jaipur 13 Oct 2006
14 South Africa Lost 087 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
15 Sri Lanka Lost 078 runs   won 2nd v South Africa Ahmedabad 24 Oct 2006
16 Pakistan Lost 051 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
17 New Zealand Lost 034 runs   won 2nd v Australia Mohali 01 Nov 2006
18 South Africa Lost 055 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka Centurion 22 Sep 2009
19 West Indies Lost 050 runs   won 2nd v Australia Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
20 Sri Lanka Lost 038 runs   won 2nd v New Zealand Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
21 South Africa Lost 026 runs   won 2nd v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
22 New Zealand Lost 010 runs   won 2nd v England Cardiff 16 Jun 2013
23 Australia Lost 020 runs   won 2nd v Sri Lanka The Oval 17 Jun 2013
24 England Lost 005 runs   won 2nd v India Birmingham 23 Jun 2013
25 Sri Lanka Lost 096 runs   won 2nd v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017
26 Pakistan Lost 124 runs   won 2nd v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
27 New Zealand Lost 087 runs   won 2nd v England Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

Why we inject cricket with a greater moral purpose : Suresh Menon

Why we inject cricket with a greater moral purpose : Suresh Menon

We pour into sport our highest emotions and our greatest passions because that is a way of rescuing it from meaninglessness

It is facile to say that Indians do not understand the concept of “conflict of interest”. We have had in a parliamentary panel on anti-tobacco legislation an MP known as the “beedi king of Maharashtra”. Vijay Mallya, of Kingfisher Airlines, served on the parliamentary panel on civil aviation.

It is not that we don’t understand the concept — we merely turn a blind eye to it, arguing that parliamentary panels, for instance, need “experts” in the field. Our faith in the integrity of our businessmen and politicians is touching.

Why therefore should we make such a big deal about conflicts of interest in cricket?

Undermining the spirit

The simple answer, of course, is that just because it is condoned elsewhere, it does not follow that cricket should too. It is ethically wrong, even if sometimes it is legal, as in the case of Rahul Dravid and others who are given a ten-month contract with the BCCI so they can then sign a two-month contract with an IPL team. Contracts with in-built loopholes are a testimony to the nudge-nudge, wink-wink style of the BCCI’s functioning. They go against the spirit of the game.

Many greats have played the dual game, but that doesn’t make it right. In 1956, as selector, Don Bradman picked the Australian team to England. He then wrote on the series for the Daily Mail. “He set an unusual precedent,” wrote his biographer Irving Rosenwater subtly.

In a clear-headed letter following his resignation from the Committee of Administrators, Ramachandra Guha makes a forceful point: “The BCCI management is too much in awe of the superstars to question their violation of norms and procedures. For their part, BCCI office-bearers like to enjoy discretionary powers, so that the coaches or commentators they favour are indebted to them and do not ever question their own mistakes or malpractices.”

Guha’s indictment of the system

Guha’s letter indicts the system, and if the BCCI (or the CoA, which sometimes looks and acts like the BCCI in different clothes) has the interests of the game at heart, then it will have to be acted upon. It has brought into focus another aspect of cricket corruption — the ethical one. It has taken a fan of cricket — and not just a fan of cricketers, which is what most Indians are — to point out the anomalies.

Guha has made the sensible suggestion that conflicts of interest which exist from the highest level to the lowest are best dealt with at the top, saying, “This would have a ripple effect downwards.”

So why cricket? Why should the sport — which is believed to mirror society — answer to a higher morality than other fields of human endeavour?

To understand this, one must acknowledge the essential nature of sport. It is artificial, it is in the large sense meaningless, it is “something that does not matter but is performed as if it did,” to quote Simon Barnes.

The very artificiality of sport gives us the right to inject it with a greater moral purpose than, say, business or politics. Even politicians who are otherwise known to be shady are expected to be honest on the sports field. Bill Clinton might have cheated on his wife, but had he cheated on a golf course, there would have been no redemption.

Being artificial means sport is not of the real world; the sharp practices of the real world should not be allowed to seep into sport. Thus sport cannot be a mere reflection of society, but has to belong to a higher realm, a fantasy world where everything is perfect. Or should aim to be.

Aspire for perfection

The argument here is not that cricket is perfect, but that it ought to aspire towards perfection, both on and off the field. The process is important even if the product sometimes disappoints.

We pour into sport our highest emotions and our greatest passions because that is a way of rescuing it from meaninglessness. It is relevant because our emotions make it relevant — and it gives us an opportunity to coat the essential artificiality of the activity with the reality of our most positive feelings.

Cricket is full of contradictions. Administrators who should be preserving its status as a touchstone of goodness cheat and lie, and live for the bottom line. Players who understand its place in society and owe everything to it, compromise for the extra dollar. It is a sickening win-win situation: the BCCI keeps the players happy in return for their silence.

One or the other group has to ensure they are guardians of the sport. In India, it was finally the Supreme Court which took upon itself that role because neither officials nor players had the inclination.

Guha’s letter has raised some fundamental questions. Not just about the BCCI or the CoA. But about our relationship with cricket. And how much we are willing to ignore uncomfortable truths so long as a Kohli scores a hundred or an Ashwin claims five wickets. Passion should be made of sterner stuff.

Article Courtesy – The Hindu of 07.06.17

Match Number 06 – England beat New Zealand by a comfortable 87 runs margin

Match Number 06 – England beat New Zealand by a comfortable 87 runs margin

Match Number 06 – England v New Zealand – at Cardiff on 06 Jun 2017 – England won by 87 runs

 

England posted a total of 310 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 347/4 50.0 1 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
2 India 331/7 50.0 1 v South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
3 England 323/8 50.0 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
4 India 319/3 48.0 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
5 Sri Lanka 319/8 50.0 1 v South Africa Centurion 22 Sep 2009
6 South Africa 316/5 50.0 1 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
7 New Zealand 315/7 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
8 England 310 49.3 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
9 England 308/2 47.2 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
10 India 307/8 50.0 1 v Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
11 South Africa 305 50.0 2 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 Bangladesh 305/6 50.0 1 v England The Oval 01 Jun 2017
13 Sri Lanka 302/8 50.0 1 v Bangladesh Mohali 07 Oct 2006
14 Pakistan 302/9 50.0 1 v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
15 South Africa 301/9 50.0 2 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009

 

It also provides the third occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus  runs in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 323/8 50.0 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 England 310 49.3 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
3 England 308/2 47.2 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017

 

England became the third team to post 300 plus runs  on three occasions in the Champions Trophy. Other two teams are India and South Africa. The following table lists the performance of these three teams.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 323/8 50.0 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 England 310 49.3 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
3 England 308/2 47.2 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
               
1 India 331/7 50.0 1 v South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 India 319/3 48.0 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
3 India 307/8 50.0 1 v Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
               
1 South Africa 316/5 50.0 1 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
2 South Africa 305 50.0 2 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
3 South Africa 301/9 50.0 2 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009

 

England was dismissed all out for a total of 310 in this game to provide the second occasion of a team dismissed all  out after posting a total of 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are listed below

 

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 310 49.3 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
2 South Africa 305 50.0 2 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013

 

The first ever occasion of a team dismissed all out after posting 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy was South Africa’s 305 against India at Cardiff on 06.06.13 and the second such occasion was witnessed in today’s game, when England was dismissed all out for 310 by New Zealand at Cardiff on 06.06.17. Cardiff has been the venue on both the occasions and the date was the same but four years apart.

 

England became the first team to post a total of 300 plus runs against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy. The previous best team total against New Zealand was Australia’s 296 for 7 at Col-SSC on 15.09.02

 

England’s 310 all out against New Zealand in this game provides the fourth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a 300 plus score in one day internationals. All such occasions are detailed below.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 310 49.3 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
2 India 306 47.0 2 v New Zealand Rajkot 05 Nov 1999
3 Pakistan 303 49.3 2 v New Zealand Wellington 17 Jan 2004
4 England 302 45.2 1 v New Zealand Southampton 14 Jun 2015

 

England has been dismissed all out for a total of 300 plus on two occasions. The other occasions was its 302 at Southampton on 14.06.15

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 310 49.3 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
2 England 302 45.2 1 v New Zealand Southampton 14 Jun 2015

 

England’s 310 all out against New Zealand in this game provide the 39th occasion of a team dismissed all out after posting 300 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. England has been dismissed all out on three occasions under such circumstances. All the three occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 328 50.0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017
2 England 310 49.3 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
3 England 302 45.2 1 v New Zealand Southampton 14 Jun 2015

 

England’s 310 all out against New Zealand in this game provide the seventh such occasion in the calendar year 2017. This constitutes a record in the history of one day internationals. The previous record was four occasions in the calendar year of 2009, 2013 and 2015. The following table details all such occasions.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 334 45.1 2 v India Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
2 West Indies 319 48.1 2 v India Kingston 26 Jun 2009
3 Australia 345 50.0 1 v Scotland Edinburgh 28 Aug 2009
4 India 347 49.4 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
               
1 Pakistan 309 48.1 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 17 Mar 2013
2 South Africa 305 50.0 2 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
3 Australia 326 45.1 2 v India Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
4 Sri Lanka 311 49.4 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 18 Dec 2013
               
1 Zimbabwe 326 49.3 2 v Ireland Hobart 07 Mar 2015
2 Sri Lanka 312 46.2 2 v Australia Sydney 08 Mar 2015
3 England 302 45.2 1 v New Zealand Southampton 14 Jun 2015
4 Bangladesh 307 49.4 1 v India Dhaka 18 Jun 2015
               
1 Pakistan 312 49.1 2 v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
2 Sri Lanka 327 48.1 2 v South Africa Cape Town 07 Feb 2017
3 England 328 50.0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017
4 Afghanistan 338 50.0 1 v Ireland Greater Noida 17 Mar 2017
5 Ireland 304 47.3 2 v Afghanistan Greater Noida 17 Mar 2017
6 Sri Lanka 311 49.5 1 v Bangladesh Dambulla 28 Mar 2017
7 England 310 49.3 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

England’s innings in this game contained three fifties – AD Hales {56}, JE Root {64} and JC Buttler {61 not out} to provide the 15th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring fifites in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth occasion of England batsmen accomplishing such a feat in the tournament. All such occasions are detailed below   

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 ME Trescothick 81 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
  2 MP Vaughan 86 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
  3 AJ Strauss 52* 2 v Australia Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
               
2 1 AJ Strauss 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
  2 IR Bell 50 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
  3 KP Pietersen 90* 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
               
3 1 OA Shah 98 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
  2 PD Collingwood 82 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
  3 EJG Morgan 67 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
               
4 1 AN Cook 59 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
  2 IJL Trott 76 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
  3 JE Root 68 1 v Sri Lanka The Oval 13 Jun 2013
               
5 1 AD Hales 95 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
  2 JE Root 133* 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
  3 EJG Morgan 75* 2 v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
               
6 1 AD Hales 56 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
  2 JE Root 64 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017
  3 JC Buttler 61* 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

JC Buttler scored 61 not out in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in  the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 87* 2 v Bangladesh Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
2 EJG Morgan 67 1 v South Africa Centurion 27 Sep 2009
3 JC Buttler 61* 1 v New Zealand Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

KS Willamson scored 87 in this game to provide the 46th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in  the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a fifty in the tournament.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 96 2 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 SP Fleming 89 1 v South Africa Mumbai (BS) 16 Oct 2006
3 SP Fleming 80 1 v Pakistan Mohali 25 Oct 2006
4 KS Williamson 100 1 v Australia Birmingham 02 Jun 2017
5 KS Williamson 87 2 v England Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ADR Campbell 100 1 Zim NZl Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 AJ Hollioake 83* 1 Eng RSA Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
3 MO Odumbe 51 1 Ken Ind Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 SO Tikolo 93 2 Ken Win Colombo (SSC) 17 Sep 2002
6 HH Streak 50* 2 Zim Eng Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
7 SO Tikolo 69 2 Ken RSA Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
8 R Dravid 52 1 Ind Aus Mohali 29 Oct 2006
9 GC Smith 58 2 RSA Srl Centurion 22 Sep 2009
10 GC Smith 141 2 RSA Eng Centurion 27 Sep 2009
11 AB de Villiers 70 2 RSA Ind Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 Pak Win The Oval 07 Jun 2013
13 GJ Bailey 55 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
14 Misbah-ul-Haq 55 2 Pak RSA Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
15 AN Cook 59 1 Eng Srl The Oval 13 Jun 2013
16 AD Mathews 51 1 Srl Ind Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
17 WU Tharanga 57 2 Srl RSA The Oval 03 Jun 2017
18 KS Williamson 87 2 NZl Eng Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

KS Williamson’s 87 in this game was in a losing cause to  provide  the 18th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ADR Campbell 100 1 Zim NZl Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
2 AJ Hollioake 83* 1 Eng RSA Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
3 MO Odumbe 51 1 Ken Ind Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly 117 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 SO Tikolo 93 2 Ken Win Colombo (SSC) 17 Sep 2002
6 HH Streak 50* 2 Zim Eng Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
7 SO Tikolo 69 2 Ken RSA Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
8 R Dravid 52 1 Ind Aus Mohali 29 Oct 2006
9 GC Smith 58 2 RSA Srl Centurion 22 Sep 2009
10 GC Smith 141 2 RSA Eng Centurion 27 Sep 2009
11 AB de Villiers 70 2 RSA Ind Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 Pak Win The Oval 07 Jun 2013
13 GJ Bailey 55 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
14 Misbah-ul-Haq 55 2 Pak RSA Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
15 AN Cook 59 1 Eng Srl The Oval 13 Jun 2013
16 AD Mathews 51 1 Srl Ind Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
17 WU Tharanga 57 2 Srl RSA The Oval 03 Jun 2017
18 KS Williamson 87 2 NZl Eng Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

 It also provides the fourth occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause against England in the tournament. All thef four occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Streak 50* 2 Zim Eng Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
2 GC Smith 141 2 RSA Eng Centurion 27 Sep 2009
3 GJ Bailey 55 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
4 KS Williamson 87 2 NZl Eng Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

It also provides the third occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause against England in the tournament at Cardiff.  All the three occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 70 2 RSA Ind Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 AD Mathews 51 1 Srl Ind Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
3 KS Williamson 87 2 NZl Eng Cardiff 06 Jun 2017

 

England’s win in this game provides its 13th win in the tournament. The following teams have won ten or more games in the tournament.

 

Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
India 1998-2017 25 16 06 0 3
England 1998-2017 23 13 10 0 0
Sri Lanka 1998-2017 25 13 10 0 2
West Indies 1998-2013 24 13 10 1 0
Australia 1998-2017 23 12 07 0 4
New Zealand 1998-2017 23 12 09 0 2
South Africa 1998-2017 22 12 09 1 0

 

England’s win in this game provides the 99th occasion of a team winning a game in the tournament out of a total of 106 matches played. One game was tied and six games have ended as No Result games.

All-round India too good for Pakistan : Predictable Pakistan are mercurial no more

All-round India too good for Pakistan : Predictable Pakistan are mercurial no more

It was not so long ago that Indian fans went into a World Cup honestly thinking that the final result was irrelevant. Reaching the final was good, winning would be a bonus, but beating Pakistan on the way there was non-negotiable. In Birmingham at the 2017 Champions Trophy there was a mildly anti-climactic feel to India’s comfortable 124-run win.

Here was a Pakistan team that neither mercurial nor unpredicatable. Here was an Indian team on top of its game in almost every respect. For once, India even had a fast-bowling attack far superior to the one it was facing. There was no Imran, no Wasim, no Waqar, no Shoaib, and only in Mohammad Amir’s first spell, especially the testing maiden over to Rohit Sharma first up did the match feel like a contest.

Coming into the match, India’s most significant area of concern was the openers. Although Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have been largely unchallenged, it would not be amiss to say that the two had not done enough, individually or in partnership to suggest long-term success.

In that light, the 136-run opening stand, even if it ate up nearly 25 overs, was worth its weight in gold.

Rohit was especially culpable in keeping the scoring rate down, overseeing as many as 63 dot balls in his 119-ball 91. But, if he had lasted a little longer, there was every chance he would have hurt Pakistan and made his own numbers look excellent.

As it turned out, Rohit’s run out came at the perfect time for India. Yuvraj Singh, who was so ill recently that he had to be hospitalised, made the most of a dropped catch to hit the ball to all parts. Deliveries that might have choked other batsmen were dispatched with ease, as Kohli pointed out. “The way Yuvi batted, it was the game-changing innings, to be honest,” said Kohli. “That gave all of us the confidence to start striking the ball well. The way he batted was the way only he can strike the ball. Hitting low full-tosses for fours and sixes, and even digging out yorkers for fours, was outstanding.”

Kohli, who ended with an unbeaten 81 off only 68 balls, explained why Yuvraj’s hand was so influential. “I think till 40 I was easing into the game, taking my ones and twos like I always do. I could not go for the big ones because it was tricky. We went off about four times,” said Kohli. “When Yuvi came in, he started striking from ball one and that took pressure off me, and maybe I should have given him strike. That really deflated the opposition and that gave me a bit of time to settle in from the other end. When he got out, I took over. But I think his innings was a difference in the game.”

But, India were in front of the game long before their openers clicked or their finishers did their bit. Kohli, who had a potentially tricky job picking eleven out of a robust fifteen, got it just right. “The combination was something that we spoke about. We had named 12 yesterday, and then we decided in the morning that the surface was hard enough for the bowlers to keep hitting good, hard lengths and use the bouncer every over as well to create a bit of pressure,” said Kohli. “And we decided to play an extra seamer against Pakistan, purely because of the fact that becomes a wicket-taking option.”

Restoring the confidence of a set yet not always successful opening batting combination: check. Keeping faith in the lower order to score at pace, taking the team from a decent total to a matchwinning one: check. Playing Yuvraj, recovering from illness, ahead of the in-form Dinesh Karthik: check.

Pakistan’s captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, wanted his team to think out of the box in order to put it past India. Instead, they never quite got sight of the box as India spent 81.4 overs ticking all the boxes they might have hoped to, setting themselves up perfectly in the tournament.

Forget about the statistics of India’s wins against Pakistan in global events, and don’t even point to the fact that India have won 17 of their last 18 matches in 50-over ICC tournaments. This was not about facts or figures. It was about one team bossing the other. And India’s players will know that neither Sri Lanka nor South Africa pose the same emotional strain as Pakistan.

In that sense, this Indian team has broken the mould. Beating Pakistan was a box to be ticked, but it is no longer the most important game in a tournament. The business of winning can be placed front and centre, the hearts of fans having already been won over.

This article first appeared on the Scroll website on June 5, 2017 – Anand on Cricket is a cricket blog with regular columns, reports, analysis, interviews, features, live updates, photos, match reports and breaking news. Anand Vasu is a cricket writer with two decades of experience writing for Cricinfo, Cricbuzz, Wisden India, Wisden, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Sports Illustrated India, The Hindustan Times and others.

Wahab Riaz’s dubious distinction – concedes 80 plus runs in an innings on four occasions in one day internationals

Wahab Riaz’s dubious distinction – concedes 80 plus runs in an innings on four occasions in one day internationals

Wahab Riaz of Pakistan returned with figures of none for 87 against India at Birmingham on 04.06.17 to provide the 17th occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 80 plus  runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Ata-ur-Rehman 10.0 0 85 1 1 v India Sharjah 15 Apr 1996
2 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 86 2 1 v Sri Lanka Benoni 15 Apr 1998
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 10.0 0 80 0 1 v South Africa Tangier 12 Aug 2002
4 Abdul Razzaq 09.0 0 83 0 1 v India Karachi 13 Mar 2004
5 Naved-ul-Hasan 10.0 0 82 2 1 v Zimbabwe Peshawar 03 Oct 2004
6 Shahid Afridi 09.0 0 82 0 1 v India Visakhapatnam 05 Apr 2005
7 Naved-ul-Hasan 08.0 0 92 2 1 v South Africa Centurion 04 Feb 2007
8 Wahab Riaz 09.2 0 86 2 1 v India Dhaka 10 Jun 2008
9 Sohail Tanvir 10.0 0 87 1 1 v India Karachi 02 Jul 2008
10 Umar Gul 10.0 1 80 2 1 v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 2010
11 Wahab Riaz 10.0 0 93 2 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 17 Mar 2013
12 Bilawal Bhatti 10.0 0 93 0 1 v New Zealand Napier 03 Feb 2015
13 Anwar Ali 10.0 0 81 1 2 v Zimbabwe Lahore 26 May 2015
14 Wahab Riaz 10.0 0 110 0 1 v England Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
15 Junaid Khan 10.0 0 82 0 1 v Australia Sydney 22 Jan 2017
16 Hasan Ali 09.0 0 100 2 1 v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
17 Wahab Riaz 08.4 0 87 0 1 v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

Wahab Riaz of Pakistan returned with figures of none for 87 against India at Birmingham on 04.06.17 to provide the sixth occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 80 plus  runs in an innings against India in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Ata-ur-Rehman 10.0 0 85 1 1 v India Sharjah 15 Apr 1996
2 Abdul Razzaq 09.0 0 83 0 1 v India Karachi 13 Mar 2004
3 Shahid Afridi 09.0 0 82 0 1 v India Visakhapatnam 05 Apr 2005
4 Wahab Riaz 09.2 0 86 2 1 v India Dhaka 10 Jun 2008
5 Sohail Tanvir 10.0 0 87 1 1 v India Karachi 02 Jul 2008
6 Wahab Riaz 08.4 0 87 0 1 v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

Wahab Riaz of Pakistan returned with figures of none for 87 against India at Birmingham on 04.06.17 to provide the fourth  occasion of a his conceding 80 plus  runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below. He holds the Pakistan record for conceding 80 plus runs in an innings on most occasions in one day games

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Wahab Riaz 09.2 0 86 2 1 v India Dhaka 10 Jun 2008
2 Wahab Riaz 10.0 0 93 2 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 17 Mar 2013
3 Wahab Riaz 10.0 0 110 0 1 v England Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
4 Wahab Riaz 08.4 0 87 0 1 v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

Wahab Riaz of Pakistan returned with figures of none for 87 against India at Birmingham on 04.06.17 to provide the seventh occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 80 plus runs without capturing a wicket in an innings in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 10.0 0 80 0 1 v South Africa Tangier 12 Aug 2002
2 Abdul Razzaq 09.0 0 83 0 1 v India Karachi 13 Mar 2004
3 Shahid Afridi 09.0 0 82 0 1 v India Visakhapatnam 05 Apr 2005
4 Bilawal Bhatti 10.0 0 93 0 1 v New Zealand Napier 03 Feb 2015
5 Wahab Riaz 10.0 0 110 0 1 v England Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
6 Junaid Khan 10.0 0 82 0 1 v Australia Sydney 22 Jan 2017
7 Wahab Riaz 08.4 0 87 0 1 v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

Wahab Riaz of Pakistan returned with figures of none for 87 against India at Birmingham on 04.06.17 to provide the third occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 80 plus runs without capturing a wicket in an innings against India in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is noted that Wahab Riaz became the most expensive Pakistan bowler against India in this category of statistics. Shahid Afridi’s none of 82 at Vizag on 05.04.05 was the previous expensive bowling figures.

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Razzaq 09.0 0 83 0 1 v India Karachi 13 Mar 2004
2 Shahid Afridi 09.0 0 82 0 1 v India Visakhapatnam 05 Apr 2005
3 Wahab Riaz 08.4 0 87 0 1 v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

SL Malinga of Sri Lanks {seven occasions} and Wahab Riaz of Pakistan {four occasions} are the only two bowlers in the history of one day internationals to concede 80 plus runs on four or more occasions. The performance of these two bowlers are listed below

Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
SL Malinga 10.0 0 81 1 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2009
SL Malinga 10.0 0 85 1 1 Srl NZl Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
SL Malinga 7.4 0 96 1 2 Srl Ind Hobart 28 Feb 2012
SL Malinga 10.0 0 83 0 1 Srl Ind Hambantota 21 Jul 2012
SL Malinga 10.0 0 85 0 1 Srl RSA Hambantota 12 Jul 2014
SL Malinga 10.0 0 84 0 1 Srl NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 2015
SL Malinga 10.0 0 80 1 1 Srl Pak Colombo (RPS) 19 Jul 2015
                   
Wahab Riaz 9.2 0 86 2 1 Pak Ind Dhaka 10 Jun 2008
Wahab Riaz 10.0 0 93 2 1 Pak RSA Johannesburg 17 Mar 2013
Wahab Riaz 10.0 0 110 0 1 Pak Eng Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
Wahab Riaz 8.4 0 87 0 1 Pak Ind Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

India v Pakistan, Champions Trophy, Group B, Edgbaston June 4, 2017 – The autopsy of an appalling Pakistan performance

India v Pakistan, Champions Trophy, Group B, Edgbaston June 4, 2017 – The autopsy of an appalling Pakistan performance

Imad Wasim was bowling the second over of the match for Pakistan. He is a quality Powerplay bowler in T20, and goes for just over 4 an over in that period in ODIs. But his job in those situations is to stop batting sides from smashing the ball. India don’t smash the ball in the first Powerplay; neither Indian opener scores at over a run a ball in this period.

Now Imad might have been used to take a wicket, but his defensive line and the absence of catching fielders didn’t make that look like it was entirely his plan. But maybe he was brought on early to bowl at two players who destroy spin bowling in ODIs as a way of coaxing them into their own demise, so with that plan he needed to build some pressure through the field. The first ball was tight on off stump, and Dhawan gave himself some room and timed it well to point.

To point, not some random fielder, not the guy you hide, but point, the best of your out-fielders, the most athletic, who reads the ball the best, and is the quickest to stop any and all runs that come in his way. Even club sides can find one person who’s not got a midriff bulge, who can move, bend and throw to field at point. But no, not Pakistan, they have Ahmed Shehzad. He doesn’t patrol point; he just happens to be standing there. So when the ball comes his way he falls over it, and before Imad has had a chance to build pressure, he’s gone for two runs.

But Imad’s next ball is a wide down the leg side. So in two balls the bowler who has been brought on to create scoreboard pressure has had two errors cost him three runs. Later in the over, two fielders converged on another ball, the Indian batsmen did not run, but while trying to save the run both Pakistan fielders fell over in perfectly awkward harmony.

There was also an overthrow where Sarfraz Ahmed was lazy and the back up at point was not watching. There was also a half save that a better fielder would have entirely saved, and there was the normal Pakistan jalebi fielding where they run around balls in the deep instead of trying to cut them off.

Even with the many errors, Imad managed to be fairly economical, and his five overs went for 27. Since the last World Cup, India have scored at 4.8 an over in the first Powerplay. Their plan is to knock the ball around, cash in on poor bowling or average spinners, and approach the death with wickets in hand and batsmen who are set. Their plan is to be around 48 for 0 after 10 overs; in this match they were 46 for 0. So it seemed Pakistan’s plan was to let India do roughly what India wanted to do.

Because Pakistan do not bat well, their best chance was to take wickets, and their leading wicket-taker since the last World Cup is Hasan Ali, who takes a wicket every 26 balls. To celebrate that fact, he came on in the ninth over.

Even with Mohammad Amir bowling well, Sarfraz took out the second slip, and an edge went past the solitary wide slip. There was another edge, a top-edged hook that would have been caught at fine leg if they had a fine leg, making you wonder why Amir was trying the bouncer in the first place. You could argue there were worse crimes than Sarfraz’s captaincy, and most of the time he looked as annoyed and confused as everyone else.

It also isn’t Sarfraz’s fault that someone thought it was a good idea to include Wahab Riaz in this side. Wahab is known as an attacking wicket-taker, but he has barely taken a wicket since spooking – not dismissing – Shane Watson at the 2015 World Cup. He’s taking a wicket every 48 balls, in the first ten overs he’s averaging 138, and in the middle overs it’s 76. So the few wickets he has taken is when he’s getting smashed in the death. Why on earth was he out there?

In a perfect world, Mohammad Irfan would have been the other fast bowler, making life infrequently uncomfortable, but he’s unavailable because he failed to report a corrupt approach. So Wahab’s poor form was seen as better than Junaid Khan’s lack of recent ODI form, even though Junaid took 4 for 73 in a warm-up against Bangladesh. Wahab took 0 for 68 in that match. Against India, he bowled three spells – four overs for 34 runs, three overs for 28 runs, and 1.5 overs for 25 runs – before mother cricket decided to end his pain by giving him a twisted ankle. With any luck, Pakistan won’t be able to pick him again.

Even their best bowler Amir, who looked sharp, frugal, dangerous and like he was playing for a team that didn’t deserve him, stuffed up. How is it possible for a professional athlete to get cramp in his ninth over when his team has been on and off the field on a damp Birmingham day?

Even when Pakistan had success it was only because India made mistakes. Their first two wickets were from a full toss and a running error, but Pakistan out-mistake-d India at every turn. They dropped Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli, but let’s not forget the half volley free-hit, that was more of a free s***. The final over was delivered by Imad, who had been a sea of calm in an ocean of crap for most of the day. He now had to step up for two injured bowlers and did well to restrict the over to 23 runs.

And then Pakistan batted.

Dot balls, stupid swipes, and an aggressive disregard for singles was their plan. Sure, they could have picked Sharjeel Khan – the second quickest scorer in Powerplays who averages 44 with a strike rate of 130 since the last World Cup – but they can’t because he’s in trouble for corruption as well.

And what were they left with? Azhar Ali almost running himself out when he bumped into Jasprit Bumrah, getting dropped, and then delivering a mediocre 50; Ahmed Shehzad making a contribution as point-less as his fielding or his collection of selfies; and Babar Azam barely turning up. All this while India fielded terribly.

But how badly would India need to field for Pakistan to chase 289? They’d probably have to flap around on the ground like fish to give Pakistan a 40% chance of chasing the total.

When Shoaib Malik hit a six and the ball was lost under the covers, we saw something special. For a few minutes we got to see two Pakistan batsmen standing in the middle, not mis-hitting a ball, ignoring singles or slogging wildly. They just stood there, and it was by far the highlight of the innings. But that moment of Pakistan competency had to end, and when they found a replacement ball, Malik mis-hit it, Mohammad Hafeez called no very late, and the man with 15 off 9 was run out by the man who was 24 off 33.

So, let us review.

Pakistan came into the game with a silly theory that even when it worked as planned, it didn’t work. They dropped simple catches, bowled tripe, mis-fielded simple balls, and tried poor strategies on the fly. Their big bad fast bowler was just bad, their in-form bowler hobbled off the park because he’s unfit, they dented the confidence of their frugal spinner, their selections didn’t make cricket sense, two key players were missing because of corruption, they couldn’t run between the wickets, their batting’s only consistency was slowness of running and scoring, when they played an attacking shot it was inevitably stupid and risky, the batting line-up lacked pretty much everything a semi-competent XI would have, and the highlight of their match was the bits where they got lucky wickets or the ball was lost.

Playing Pakistan in this form is having a bye. Bye, Pakistan, bye.

Jarrod Kimber is a writer for ESPNcricinfo. @ajarrodkimber – Article Courtesy – espncricinfo.com

Felt like a club batter in front of Yuvraj: Kohli

Felt like a club batter in front of Yuvraj: Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli said he “felt like a club batter” when teammate Yuvraj Singh was in full flow in the ICC Champions Trophy win against Pakistan in Birmingham, crediting the left-hander for taking the pressure off him.

Defending champions India started their Champions Trophy campaign with a resounding 124-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan.

Kohli and Yuvraj stood out in an all-round batting effort, propelling India to 319 for three after rain halted proceedings twice. Yuvraj smashed 53 off 32 balls, while Kohli made 81 off 68 deliveries.

“The way he (Yuvraj) was hitting the ball, I felt like a club batter in front of him,” Kohli told reporters at the post-match press conference.

”…after I got to 50, I wasn’t able to freely play. And Yuvi came in and just took all the pressure off me. And the way he batted was the way only he can strike the ball, hitting low full tosses for fours and sixes, and even digging out yorkers for fours was outstanding.

“I think that really deflated the opposition and that gave me a bit of time to settle in from the other end. When he got out, I took over. But I think his innings was a difference in the game,” he added.

While he was pleased with the win, Kohli was not impressed with India’s fielding.

“With the bat and ball, right up there — I would say nine out of 10. In the field we were still 6. It’s a very strong performance, we’ve taken the confidence from the practice games.

“We need to tighten our fielding to compete hard against the best teams,” he said.

The Indian batsmen remained focussed despite the rain breaks with Rohit Sharma (91 off 119), Shikhar Dhawan (68 off 65), Kohli and Yuvraj rising to the occasion in a game reduced to 48-overs-a-side affair.

“I think the way Shikhar batted was really good to see. Rohit was taking a bit of time because, understandably so, he’s come back after so long to international cricket. IPL is different, but international runs are very different, against a quality bowling attack as well,” Kohli said.

“And Hardik, 18 off five balls, was outstanding. We went with four seamers purely because we’re playing Pakistan. They play spin really well, and most of them are right-handers.

“In pressure situations, to have mid-on, mid-off up and hit hard lengths, gives us an advantage. Against other sides, we might use two spinners, depending on their strengths,” he added.

Asked what it meant to play against Pakistan given the continuing tensions between the two countries, Kohli chose to offer a diplomatic reply.

“This one’s done and dusted…We come here to play the sport. And that’s all we focus on. It’s not my place to speak of any other decisions. The higher officials take care of those decisions,” he said.

“My opinion does not matter and should not matter. It’s up to them what they decide going ahead. But regardless of who you play, you just want to play cricket,” he added.

“It’s not preferences over opposition. And that’s all I can say to this.”

Nonetheless, Kohli said, he does enjoy the competitiveness of Indo-Pak cricket rivalry.

“They’re a very competitive side. The atmosphere is great. From that regard, as a cricketer, we really enjoyed this game, that’s all I can say,” he said.

Reflecting on his own performance, Kohli said he let the momentum slip after reaching 40 and regretted trying too hard for big hits during his partnership with Yuvraj.

“But when he got out, I decided to stay still and just back the strokes that I have and a few connected, and that’s what happens in this sport. Momentum comes your way; it goes away.

“But you’ve got to stay patient. And when it comes back, you’ve got to capitalise on it. So I believed in myself, I can get 30 off 10 balls as well in the end,” he explained.

Kohli credited Yuvraj for his knock as well.

“Maybe I should have just let Yuvi take the initiative at that stage, not try to hit from the other end. But when you’re out there, you just want to get 15 extra for the team,” he said.

“It’s a tricky situation. But glad I was able to see it through today and end on a high, probably ended up getting 15, 20 more than we thought of, purely because of the way he batted,” Kohli added.

Man-of-the-Match Yuvraj was happy that he could capitalise on the chances offered by the Pakistanis.

“I thought we all batted really well. The openers gave us a good start, Virat finished well, and it gave me the opportunity to go and attack. You just have to go and back yourself, and tell the opposition that you’re here to attack,” he said.

“I was lucky I was dropped, but I capitalised and I was hitting it well. I finished well. India-Pakistan is always a big game, and I think it has set us up really well. Hopefully we’ll take this confidence into the next game against Sri Lanka.”

On the decision to send Hardik Panya ahead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kohli said it was based on the former’s ability to strike it big from the first ball itself which dictated the move.

“It was unbelievable the way he came out. And we switched in the end. They asked whether we should send Hardik ahead of MS. And everyone agreed, because he just can strike the ball from ball one and has unbelievable ability,” Kohli said.

“So I think those three sixes and a boundary was probably a little bit of difference as well in the end,” he elaborated.

Article Courtesy – The Hindu

Mushtaq Mohammad – The former Pakistan all-rounder recalls matches against neighbour with fondness

Mushtaq Mohammad – The former Pakistan all-rounder recalls matches against neighbour with fondness

Mushtaq Mohammad is in a hurry because he has to break his fast. It is late evening now and Attock CC has nearly shut for the day.

Only half a dozen players remain, playing tennis ball cricket barefoot in one corner of this quiet, green field. To one side is Moseley School’s old, Gothic building, towering over the land. Trees line the boundary; birds chirp; it is a gloriously idyllic setting.

Mushtaq, friend, patron and President of the club — named after the district in Pakistani Punjab its founders are from — takes his seat on a little bench outside the pavilion.

The former Pakistan all-rounder, who played 57 Tests for his country, scoring 10 hundreds and taking 79 wickets, has lived in these parts for a long time now. It always causes a stir in Birmingham (where nearly a quarter of the population is of South Asian descent), he says disapprovingly, when India and Pakistan meet in a cricket match.

“They always make a very big scene of it, a big issue of it. It’s only a game of cricket. Because we don’t play against each other so much, because we have political differences, and because there’s always tension between the two countries [is why there is such a fuss]. And the present circumstances are not good, it’s very fragile and very tense. Now all of a sudden Pakistan is playing India, and everybody is excited that something is happening.

“The rivalry is still huge between the two countries. In our days, it was a good friendly rivalry. We were able to bring harmony. Cricket built great bridges between the two countries. At times cricket was used to defuse the tension between the two countries. If cricket, which is a small commodity, can bring two nations together on a playing field, why can’t they do it politically?”

The 73-year-old recalls games against India with much fondness. “Playing India in India is a great memory in itself. Getting a hundred at Ferozshah Kotla (in February 1961) was special. That was my first Test hundred and it came against India. Then playing India in Pakistan (when he was captain and oversaw a Test series win) is also a pleasant memory, when Bishan Bedi brought the team over in 1978.”

Despite how that historic tour turned out — with Bedi conceding an ODI in Sahiwal in protest against Pakistan’s unchecked short-pitched bowling — the great left-arm spinner was only warm off the field, says Mushtaq.

“Bishan is like a brother to me. Both of us played for the same county — Northamptonshire. We lived together for six years in England. Whenever I go to Delhi, I stay with him. Whenever he comes to Birmingham, he uses this ground. He’s been here on a number of occasions. I get on well with Sunil Gavaskar too.”

These days, though, Pakistan does not play serious international cricket at home. It has hurt the team greatly, Mushtaq feels.

“We are unfortunate. We are forced to play our home season away from home in the UAE. Pakistan has not been able to produce players like (Javed) Miandad, Saeed Anwar, Inzamam (-ul-Haq), Wasim (Akram), Waqar (Younis) or Shoaib (Akhtar). These were the products when the team was on a high. Today’s youngsters haven’t seen their heroes play at home. That’s why Pakistan cricket has slumped. Once we start playing at home, Pakistan will grow.”

As he walks off, maintaining that Indian and Pakistani players have always been friends, Mushtaq reflects on a deeper, personal connection with India. “You know, I was born in Junagadh in Kathiawar (Gujarat) before we migrated to Pakistan in 1947,” he says. “We moved when I was a five-year-old. I haven’t been back since. I’d love to go to my Junagadh again.”

Article Courtesy – The Hindu