B Kumar earned the distinction of becoming the  fourth batsman to  score a half century in one day games while batting at number nine when a team has won the game chasing. He scored 53 not out against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 24 Aug 17 while batting at number nine in India’s innings. India chased the target and won the game by three wickets on DLS Method. The following table lists all the  four batsmen with their performances 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	BB McCullum	50*	2	NZl	Aus	Christchurch	10 Dec 2005
2	TM Odoyo	61*	2	Ken	Ire	Nairobi (R)	02 Feb 2007
3	JP Faulkner	69*	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	17 Jan 2014
4	B Kumar	53*	2	Ind	Srl	Pallekele	24 Aug 2017