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Vishakapatnam witnesses the first occasion of rival captains collecting the first ball ducks in the history of one day internationals

Vishakapatnam witnesses the first occasion of rival captains collecting the first ball ducks in the history of one day internationals

V Kohli and KA Pollard scored first-ball ducks in the one day game between India and West Indies at Vishakapatnam on 18.12.19 to provide the first occasion of rival captains collecting first-ball ducks in the history of one-day internationals.

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 V Kohli 0 1 1 Ind Win Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
  2 KA Pollard 0 1 2 Win Ind Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
Rival skippers scoring ducks in a one day international

Rival skippers scoring ducks in a one day international

V Kohli and KA Pollard scored ducks in the one day game between India and West Indies at Vishakapatnam on 18.12.19 to provide the 12th occasion of rival captains scoring ducks in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 BM Mauricette 0 8 1 Can Eng Manchester 13 Jun 1979
  2 JM Brearley 0 10 2 Eng Can Manchester 13 Jun 1979
                   
2 1 KJ Hughes 0 3 1 Aus Eng Sydney 11 Jan 1983
  2 RGD Willis 0 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 11 Jan 1983
                   
3 1 A Ranatunga 0 2 2 Srl Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 1999
  2 AJ Stewart 0 2 1 Eng Srl Perth 29 Jan 1999
                   
4 1 ADR Campbell 0 6 1 Zim Ken Dhaka 23 Mar 1999
  2 AY Karim 0 7 2 Ken Zim Dhaka 23 Mar 1999
                   
5 1 Moin Khan 0 1 1 Pak RSA Sharjah 28 Mar 2000
  2 SM Pollock 0 2 2 RSA Pak Sharjah 28 Mar 2000
                   
6 1 RR Sarwan 0 2 1 Win Eng Georgetown 18 Apr 2004
  2 MP Vaughan 0 3 2 Eng Win Georgetown 18 Apr 2004
                   
7 1 M Jayawardene 0 2 1 Srl NZl Auckland 06 Jan 2007
  2 SP Fleming 0 5 2 NZl Srl Auckland 06 Jan 2007
                   
8 1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 0 6 1 Pak RSA Johannesburg 14 Feb 2007
  2 GC Smith 0 1 2 RSA Pak Johannesburg 14 Feb 2007
                   
9 1 M Jayawardene 0 6 1 Srl Eng Colombo (RPS) 10 Oct 2007
  2 PDCollingwood 0 1 2 Eng Srl Colombo (RPS) 10 Oct 2007
                   
10 1 F du Plessis 0 3 1 RSA Ban Paarl 18 Oct 2017
  2 MashrafeMortaza 0 3 2 Ban RSA Paarl 18 Oct 2017
                   
11 1 KJ Coetzer 0 1 1 Sco Oman Aberdeen 18 Aug 2019
  2 ZeeshanMaqsood 0 8 2 Oman Sco Aberdeen 18 Aug 2019
                   
12 1 V Kohli 0 1 1 Ind Win Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
  2 KA Pollard 0 1 2 Win Ind Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019

 

Both the openers scoring centuries in the history of one day internationals

Both the openers scoring centuries in the history of one day internationals

RG Sharma {159} and KL Rahul {102} scored hundreds representing India against West Indies at Vizag on 18.12.19 to provide the 41st occasion of both the openers scoring hundreds in the history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 GR Marsh 104 1 Aus Ind Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
  2 DC Boon 111 1 Aus Ind Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
                 
2 1 Rameez Raja 107* 1 Pak Srl Adelaide 17 Feb 1990
  2 Saeed Anwar 126 1 Pak Srl Adelaide 17 Feb 1990
                 
3 1 Saeed Anwar 110 1 Pak Srl Sharjah 04 Feb 1993
  2 Rameez Raja 109* 1 Pak Srl Sharjah 04 Feb 1993
                 
4 1 Saeed Anwar 107 1 Pak Srl Sharjah 30 Oct 1993
  2 Asif Mujtaba 113* 1 Pak Srl Sharjah 30 Oct 1993
                 
5 1 DN Chudasama 122 1 Ken Ban Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 1997
  2 KO Otieno 144 1 Ken Ban Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 1997
                 
6 1 SC Ganguly 109 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 07 Jul 1998
  2 SR Tendulkar 128 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 07 Jul 1998
                 
7 1 G Kirsten 115 1 RSA Ind Kochi 09 Mar 2000
  2 HH Gibbs 111 1 RSA Ind Kochi 09 Mar 2000
                 
8 1 SC Ganguly 127 1 Ind RSA Johannesburg 05 Oct 2001
  2 SR Tendulkar 101 1 Ind RSA Johannesburg 05 Oct 2001
                 
9 1 SC Ganguly 111 1 Ind Ken Paarl 24 Oct 2001
  2 SR Tendulkar 146 1 Ind Ken Paarl 24 Oct 2001
                 
10 1 V Sehwag 126 2 Ind Eng Col-RPS 22 Sep 2002
  2 SC Ganguly 117* 2 Ind Eng Col-RPS 22 Sep 2002
                 
11 1 MS Atapattu 101 1 Srl Aus Sydney 09 Jan 2003
  2 ST Jayasuriya 122 1 Srl Aus Sydney 09 Jan 2003
                 
12 1 ME Trescothick 114* 2 Eng RSA The Oval 28 Jun 2003
  2 VS Solanki 106 2 Eng RSA The Oval 28 Jun 2003
                 
13 1 V Sehwag 130 1 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 15 Nov 2003
  2 SR Tendulkar 102 1 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 15 Nov 2003
                 
14 1 Yasir Hameed 127* 1 Pak NZl Rawalpindi 07 Dec 2003
  2 Imran Farhat 107 1 Pak NZl Rawalpindi 07 Dec 2003
                 
15 1 AC Gilchrist 122 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 14 Feb 2006
  2 SM Katich 107* 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 14 Feb 2006
                 
16 1 WU Tharanga 109 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006
  2 ST Jayasuriya 152 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006
                 
17 1 Salman Butt 132 1 Pak Ban Lahore 13 Apr 2008
  2 Kamran Akmal 100 1 Pak Ban Lahore 13 Apr 2008
                 
18 1 ST Jayasuriya 130 1 Srl Ban Karachi 30 Jun 2008
  2 KC Sangakkara 121 1 Srl Ban Karachi 30 Jun 2008
                 
19 1 JAH Marshall 161 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
  2 BB McCullum 166 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
                 
20 1 GA Hamilton 119 1 Sco Can Aberdeen 07 Jul 2009
  2 DF Watts 101 1 Sco Can Aberdeen 07 Jul 2009
                 
21 1 WU Tharanga 118* 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 08 Jan 2010
  2 DPMD Jayawardene 108 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 08 Jan 2010
                 
22 1 WU Tharanga 133 1 Srl Zim Pallekele 10 Mar 2011
  2 TM Dilshan 144 1 Srl Zim Pallekele 10 Mar 2011
                 
23 1 WU Tharanga 102* 2 Srl Eng Col-RPS 26 Mar 2011
  2 TM Dilshan 108* 2 Srl Eng Col-RPS 26 Mar 2011
                 
24 1 Mohd Hafeez 105 1 Pak Ind Mirpur 18 Mar 2012
  2 Nasir Jamshed 112 1 Pak Ind Mirpur 18 Mar 2012
                 
25 1 WU Tharanga 174* 1 Srl Ind Kingston 02 Jul 2013
  2 DPMD Jayawardene 107 1 Srl Ind Kingston 02 Jul 2013
                 
26 1 AJ Finch 148 1 Aus Sco Edinburgh 03 Sep 2013
  2 SE Marsh 151 1 Aus Sco Edinburgh 03 Sep 2013
                 
27 1 Q de Kock 106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
  2 HM Amla 100 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
                 
28 1 AM Rahane 111 1 Ind Srl Cuttack 02 Nov 2014
  2 S Dhawan 113 1 Ind Srl Cuttack 02 Nov 2014
                 
29 1 HM Amla 153* 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
  2 RR Rossouw 128 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
                 
30 1 MJ Guptill 116* 2 NZl Zim Harare 04 Aug 2015
  2 TWM Latham 110* 2 NZl Zim Harare 04 Aug 2015
                 
31 1 Q de Kock 135 2 RSA Eng Centurion 09 Feb 2016
  2 HM Amla 127 2 RSA Eng Centurion 09 Feb 2016
                 
32 1 JJ Roy 112* 2 Eng Srl Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
  2 AD Hales 133* 2 Eng Srl Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
                 
33 1 DA Warner 179 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
  2 TM Head 128 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
                 
34 1 Q de Kock 109 1 RSA Srl Centurion 10 Feb 2017
  2 HM Amla 154 1 RSA Srl Centurion 10 Feb 2017
                 
35 1 N Dickwella 102 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 06 Jul 2017
  2 MD Gunatilaka 116 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 06 Jul 2017
                 
36 1 Q de Kock 168* 2 RSA Zim Kimberley 15 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla 110* 2 RSA Zim Kimberley 15 Oct 2017
                 
37 1 Imam-ul-Haq 113 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2018
  2 Fakhar Zaman 210* 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2018
                 
38 1 RG Sharma 111* 2 Ind Pak Dubai-DSC 23 Sep 2018
  2 S Dhawan 114 2 Ind Pak Dubai-DSC 23 Sep 2018
                 
39 1 J Campbell 179 1 Win Ire Dublin 05 May 2019
  2 SD Hope 170 1 Win Ire Dublin 05 May 2019
                 
40 1 KL Rahul 111 2 Ind Srl Leeds 06 Jul 2019
  2 RG Sharma 103 2 Ind Srl Leeds 06 Jul 2019
                 
41 1 KL Rahul 102 1 Ind Win Vizag 18 Dec 2019
  2 RG Sharma 159 1 Ind Win Vizag 18 Dec 2019

 

The captioned list contains four occasions of both the openers scoring unbeaten hundreds in the history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 WU Tharanga 102* 2 Srl Eng Col-RPS 26 Mar 2011
  2 TM Dilshan 108* 2 Srl Eng Col-RPS 26 Mar 2011
                 
2 1 MJ Guptill 116* 2 NZl Zim Harare 04 Aug 2015
  2 TWM Latham 110* 2 NZl Zim Harare 04 Aug 2015
                 
3 1 JJ Roy 112* 2 Eng Srl Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
  2 AD Hales 133* 2 Eng Srl Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
                 
4 1 Q de Kock 168* 2 RSA Zim Kimberley 15 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla 110* 2 RSA Zim Kimberley 15 Oct 2017

 It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 SC Ganguly 109 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 07 Jul 1998
  2 SR Tendulkar 128 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 07 Jul 1998
                 
2 1 SC Ganguly 127 1 Ind RSA Johannesburg 05 Oct 2001
  2 SR Tendulkar 101 1 Ind RSA Johannesburg 05 Oct 2001
                 
3 1 SC Ganguly 111 1 Ind Ken Paarl 24 Oct 2001
  2 SR Tendulkar 146 1 Ind Ken Paarl 24 Oct 2001
                 
4 1 V Sehwag 126 2 Ind Eng Col-RPS 22 Sep 2002
  2 SC Ganguly 117* 2 Ind Eng Col-RPS 22 Sep 2002
                 
5 1 V Sehwag 130 1 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 15 Nov 2003
  2 SR Tendulkar 102 1 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 15 Nov 2003
                 
6 1 AM Rahane 111 1 Ind Srl Cuttack 02 Nov 2014
  2 S Dhawan 113 1 Ind Srl Cuttack 02 Nov 2014
                 
7 1 RG Sharma 111* 2 Ind Pak Dubai-DSC 23 Sep 2018
  2 S Dhawan 114 2 Ind Pak Dubai-DSC 23 Sep 2018
                 
8 1 KL Rahul 111 2 Ind Srl Leeds 06 Jul 2019
  2 RG Sharma 103 2 Ind Srl Leeds 06 Jul 2019
                 
9 1 KL Rahul 102 1 Ind Win Vizag 18 Dec 2019
  2 RG Sharma 159 1 Ind Win Vizag 18 Dec 2019

 

It also provides the second occasion of such a feat against West Indies. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 HM Amla 153* 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
  2 RR Rossouw 128 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
                 
2 1 KL Rahul 102 1 Ind Win Vizag 18 Dec 2019
  2 RG Sharma 159 1 Ind Win Vizag 18 Dec 2019

 

It also provides the twelfth occasion of one of the opener scoring a century and another 159 plus runs. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 WU Tharanga 109 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006
  2 ST Jayasuriya 152 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006
                 
2 1 Salman Butt 132 1 Pak Ban Lahore 13 Apr 2008
  2 Kamran Akmal 100 1 Pak Ban Lahore 13 Apr 2008
                 
3 1 JAH Marshall 161 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
  2 BB McCullum 166 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
                 
4 1 WU Tharanga 174* 1 Srl Ind Kingston 02 Jul 2013
  2 DPMD Jayawardene 107 1 Srl Ind Kingston 02 Jul 2013
                 
5 1 AJ Finch 148 1 Aus Sco Edinburgh 03 Sep 2013
  2 SE Marsh 151 1 Aus Sco Edinburgh 03 Sep 2013
                 
6 1 HM Amla 153* 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
  2 RR Rossouw 128 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
                 
7 1 DA Warner 179 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
  2 TM Head 128 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
                 
8 1 Q de Kock 109 1 RSA Srl Centurion 10 Feb 2017
  2 HM Amla 154 1 RSA Srl Centurion 10 Feb 2017
                 
9 1 Q de Kock 168* 2 RSA Zim Kimberley 15 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla 110* 2 RSA Zim Kimberley 15 Oct 2017
                 
10 1 Imam-ul-Haq 113 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2018
  2 Fakhar Zaman 210* 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2018
                 
11 1 J Campbell 179 1 Win Ire Dublin 05 May 2019
  2 SD Hope 170 1 Win Ire Dublin 05 May 2019
                 
12 1 KL Rahul 102 1 Ind Win Vizag 18 Dec 2019
  2 RG Sharma 159 1 Ind Win Vizag 18 Dec 2019

 

There are two occasions of both the openers scoring 159 plus runs. Both such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 JAH Marshall 161 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
  2 BB McCullum 166 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
                 
2 1 J Campbell 179 1 Win Ire Dublin 05 May 2019
  2 SD Hope 170 1 Win Ire Dublin 05 May 2019

 

One day internationals has witnessed only one occasion of one of the openers scoring century and another a double century.

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Imam-ul-Haq 113 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2018
  2 Fakhar Zaman 210* 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2018

 

Eight or more wickets in an innings by Karnataka bowlers in Ranji Trophy – Krishnappa Gowtham is the latest entrant

Eight or more wickets in an innings by Karnataka bowlers in Ranji Trophy – Krishnappa Gowtham is the latest entrant

K Gowtham captured eight wickets conceding 60 runs in Tamil Nadu’s second innings at the just-concluded game at Dindigul to provide the 12th occasion of a Karnataka bowler capturing eight or more wickets in an innings in Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

No W-Runs Bowler Opposition Ground Season
1 9-072 BS Chandrasekhar v Kerala Dr Ambedkar Stadium, Bijapur 1969/70
2 8-022 RMH Binny v Haryana Mayur Stadium, Faridabad 1982/83
3 8-032 R Vinay Kumar v Delhi Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi 2009/10
4 8-041 A Kumble v Kerala Municipal Stadium, Thalassery 1994/95
5 8-043 AR Bhat v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1987/88
6 8-050 EAS Prasanna v Andhra Union Gymkhana Ground, Belgaum 1970/71
7 8-055 DJ Johnson v Assam M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1993/94
8 8-058 A Kumble v Kerala Municipal Stadium, Thalassery 1994/95
9 8-060 K Gowtham v Tamil Nadu NPR College Ground, Dindigul 2019/20
10 8-070 AR Bhat v Kerala Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga 1983/84
11 8-099 BK Garudachar v Madras Central College Ground, Bangalore 1941/42
12 8-123 AR Bhat v Bombay M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1981/82

He also became the third Karnatka bowler to capture eight wickets in an innings against Madras/Tamil Nadu. All the three  occasions are tabulated below

No W-Runs Bowler Opposition Ground Season
1 8-043 AR Bhat v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1987/88
2 8-060 K Gowtham v Tamil Nadu NPR College Ground, Dindigul 2019/20
3 8-099 BK Garudachar v Madras Central College Ground, Bangalore 1941/42
Thirteen or more wickets by a Karnataka bowler in Ranji Trophy – Krishnappa Gowtham joins the elite list

Thirteen or more wickets by a Karnataka bowler in Ranji Trophy – Krishnappa Gowtham joins the elite list

Krishnappa Gowtham of Karnataka became the ninth Karnataka bowler to capture 13 or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy game. He captured 14 for 170 against Tamilnadu at Dindigul, in the just-concluded game

No W-Runs Bowler Opposition Ground Season
1 16-099 A Kumble v Kerala Municipal Stadium, Thalassery 1994/95
2 15-084 AR Bhat v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1987/88
3 14-155 BK Garudachar v Madras Central College Ground, Bangalore 1941/42
4 14-170 K Gowtham v Tamil Nadu NPR College Ground, Dindigul 2019/20
5 13-066 BY Alva v Hyderabad Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 1959/60
6 13-107 GV Kumar v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1977/78
7 13-110 AR Bhat v Kerala Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga 1983/84
8 13-147 BS Chandrasekhar v Andhra Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur 1973/74
9 13-200 AR Bhat v Bombay M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1981/82

He also became the fourth Karnatka bowler to capture 13 or more wickets against Madras/Tamil Nadu. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No W-Runs Bowler Opposition Ground Season
1 15-084 AR Bhat v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1987/88
2 14-155 BK Garudachar v Madras Central College Ground, Bangalore 1941/42
3 14-170 K Gowtham v Tamil Nadu NPR College Ground, Dindigul 2019/20
4 13-107 GV Kumar v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1977/78

He also became the fourth Karnatka bowler to capture 14 or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy game. The following table lists the four bowlers.

No W-Runs Bowler Opposition Ground Season
1 16-099 A Kumble v Kerala Municipal Stadium, Thalassery 1994/95
2 15-084 AR Bhat v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1987/88
3 14-155 BK Garudachar v Madras Central College Ground, Bangalore 1941/42
4 14-170 K Gowtham v Tamil Nadu NPR College Ground, Dindigul 2019/20
Batsmen scoring nineties in Twenty20 Internationals

Batsmen scoring nineties in Twenty20 Internationals

KL Rahul of India scored 91 against West Indies at Mumbai on 11.12.19 to provide the 41st occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting 98* 1 Aus NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2005
2 DR Martyn 96 1 Aus RSA Brisbane 09 Jan 2006
3 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
4 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
5 LE Bosman 94 1 RSA Eng Centurion 15 Nov 2009
6 M Jayawardene 98* 1 Srl Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
7 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
8 JP Duminy 96* 1 RSA Zim Kimberley 10 Oct 2010
9 MJ Guptill 91* 2 NZl Zim Auckland 11 Feb 2012
10 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
11 BB McCullum 91 1 NZl Ind Chennai 11 Sep 2012
12 LJ Wright 99* 1 Eng Afg Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
13 DA Warner 90* 1 Aus Srl Sydney 26 Jan 2013
14 Ahmed Shehzad 98* 1 Pak Zim Harare 24 Aug 2013
15 JE Root 90* 2 Eng Aus Southampton 29 Aug 2013
16 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Ch-le-St 31 Aug 2013
17 Umar Akmal 94 1 Pak Aus Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
18 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
19 SPD Smith 90 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
20 H Masakadza 93* 1 Zim Ban Khulna 22 Jan 2016
21 V Kohli 90* 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 2016
22 HM Amla 97* 1 RSA Aus Cape Town 09 Mar 2016
23 CJ Anderson 94* 1 NZl Ban Mt Maunganui 08 Jan 2017
24 Najeeb Tarakai 90 1 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
25 E Lewis 91 2 Win Pak Port of Spain 01 Apr 2017
26 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
27 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
28 RG Sharma 97 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
29 SF Mire 94 1 Zim Pak Harare 04 Jul 2018
30 Fakhar Zaman 91 2 Pak Aus Harare 08 Jul 2018
31 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
32 Babar Azam 90 2 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
33 PR Stirling 91 2 Ire Afg Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
34 SJ Baard 92 1 Nam Botd Windhoek 22 Aug 2019
35 PM Seelaar 96* 2 Net Sco Dublin-M 16 Sep 2019
36 BN Cooper 91* 2 Net Ire Dublin-M 18 Sep 2019
37 PJ Moor 92* 2 Zim Sin Singapore 03 Oct 2019
38 S Davizi 91 1 CZK-R Mal Marsa 18 Oct 2019
39 EJG Morgan 91 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019
40 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
41 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 90* 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 2016
2 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
3 RG Sharma 97 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
4 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
5 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
6 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
3 M Jayawardene 98* 1 Srl Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
4 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
5 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
6 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
7 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
8 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
2 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
3 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

AD Hales, Babar Azam, CH Gayle, S Dhawan and V Kohli are the five batsmen who have scored nineties on two occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
  2 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Ch-le-St 31 Aug 2013
                 
2 1 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
  2 Babar Azam 90 2 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
                 
3 1 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
  2 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
                 
4 1 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
  2 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
                 
5 1 V Kohli 90* 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 2016
  2 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
Opening batsmen scoring nineties in T20Is

Opening batsmen scoring nineties in T20Is

KL Rahul of India scored 91 against West Indies at Mumbai on 11.12.19 to provide the 28th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DR Martyn 96 1 Aus RSA Brisbane 09 Jan 2006
2 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
3 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
4 LE Bosman 94 1 RSA Eng Centurion 15 Nov 2009
5 M Jayawardene 98* 1 Srk Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
6 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
7 MJ Guptill 91* 2 NZl Zim Auckland 11 Feb 2012
8 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
9 DA Warner 90* 1 Aus Srl Sydney 26 Jan 2013
10 Ahmed Shehzad 98* 1 Pak Zim Harare 24 Aug 2013
11 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Ch-le-St 31 Aug 2013
12 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
13 H Masakadza 93* 1 Zim Ban Khulna 22 Jan 2016
14 HM Amla 97* 1 RSA Aus Cape Town 09 Mar 2016
15 Najeeb Tarakai 90 1 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
16 E Lewis 91 2 Win Pak Port of Spain 01 Apr 2017
17 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
18 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
19 RG Sharma 97 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
20 SF Mire 94 1 Zim Pak Harare 04 Jul 2018
21 Fakhar Zaman 91 2 Pak Aus Harare 08 Jul 2018
22 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
23 Babar Azam 90 2 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
24 PR Stirling 91 2 Ire Afg Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
25 SJ Baard 92 1 Nam Bots Windhoek 22 Aug 2019
26 PJ Moor 92* 2 Zim Sin Singapore 03 Oct 2019
27 S Davizi 91 1 CZK-R Mal Marsa 18 Oct 2019
28 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
2 RG Sharma 97 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
3 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
4 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the seventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
3 M Jayawardene 98* 1 Srk Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
4 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
5 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
6 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
7 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
2 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

AD Hales, Babar Azam, CH Gayle and S Dhawan are the four opening batsmen who have scored nineties on two occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
  2 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Ch-le-St 31 Aug 2013
                 
2 1 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
  2 Babar Azam 90 2 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
                 
3 1 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
  2 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
                 
4 1 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
  2 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
Rival skippers scoring fifties in a T20I

Rival skippers scoring fifties in a T20I

V Kohli of India scored 70  not out and KA Pollard of West Indies scored 68 in the just concluded T20I between India and West Indies at Mumbai on 11.12.19 to provide the  174th and 175th occasion of captains scoring a fifty in T20IS.

It also provides the tenth occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below. It  is interesting to note that seven of these ten occasions have come in the calendar year 2019.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
  2 CO Obuya 75* 2 Ken Net Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
                 
2 1 PW Borren 57 1 Net Sco Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
  2 PL Mommsen 68* 2 Sco Net Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
                 
3 1 EJG Morgan 74 1 Eng Aus Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
  2 SPD Smith 90 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
                 
4 1 Amjad Javed 76 1 UAE Sco ICCA Dubai 04 Feb 2016
  2 PL Mommsen 56 2 Sco UAE ICCA Dubai 04 Feb 2016
                 
5 1 PR Stirling 56 1 Ire Sco Al Amerat 15 Feb 2019
  2 KJ Coetzer 74 2 Sco Ire Al Amerat 15 Feb 2019
                 
6 1 MG Erasmus 56 1 Nam Bots Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
  2 K Motlhanka 59 2 Bots Nam Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
                 
7 1 KJ Coetzer 89 1 Sco Net Dublin-M 16 Sep 2019
  2 PM Seelaar 96* 2 Net sCO Dublin-M 16 Sep 2019
                 
8 1 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019
  2 V Kohli 72* 2 Ind RSA Mohali 18 Sep 2019
                 
9 1 TH David 64* 1 Sin Nep Singapore 28 Sep 2019
  2 P Khadka 106* 2 Nep Sin Singapore 28 Sep 2019
                 
10 1 V Kohli 70* 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019
  2 KA Pollard 68 2 Win Ind Mumbai 11 Dec 2019
Approaching milestones ahead of India-West Indies one day series and one day games played at Chepauk

Approaching milestones ahead of India-West Indies one day series and one day games played at Chepauk

V Kohli has an aggregate of 11529 one day runs prior to the start of the series and occupies the eighth place in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in one-day games. He needs 60 more runs to overhaul JH Kallis’ aggregate of 11579 runs to occupy the seventh place.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 20
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 404 380 41 14234 169 41.98 25 93 15
3 RT Ponting Aus 375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 30 82 20
4 ST Jayasuriya Srl 445 433 18 13430 189 32.36 28 68 34
5 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 448 418 39 12650 144 33.37 19 77 28
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 378 350 53 11739 137* 39.52 10 83 20
7 JH Kallis RSA 328 314 53 11579 139 44.36 17 86 17
8 V Kohli Ind 239 230 39 11520 183 60.31 43 54 12

V Kohli has scored 97 fifties in one day games and needs three more fifties for his 100 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the fifth batsman in the annals of one day games to score 100 plus fifties

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 145
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 404 380 41 14234 169 41.98 25 93 116
3 RT Ponting Aus 375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 30 82 112
4 JH Kallis RSA 328 314 53 11579 139 44.36 17 86 103
5 V Kohli Ind 239 230 39 11520 183 60.31 43 54 097

V Kohli has scored 97 fifties in one day games and needs three more fifties for his 100 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian batsman in the annals of one day games to score 100 plus fifties after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 145 fifties

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 145
2 V Kohli Ind 239 230 39 11520 183 60.31 43 54 097

V Kohli has scored 4800 runs in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs 200 more runs for his 5000 runs. If he scores, he would then become the eighth captain in the history of one day games to score 5000 plus runs

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 09
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 03
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 14
4 A Ranatunga Srl 193 183 34 5608 131* 37.63 04 37 14
5 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 08
6 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37 06
7 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 09
8 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 02

V Kohli has scored 4800 runs in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs 200 more runs for his 5000 runs. If he scores, he would then become the fourth Indian captain in the history of one day games to score 5000 plus runs

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 03
2 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37 06
3 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 09
4 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 02

V Kohli has scored 21 centuries in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs one more century to share the record for most centuries by a captain in one day games with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored 22 centuries. Two more centuries for V Kohli would make him to own the most centuries by a captain in one day games

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 09
2 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 02

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs one more fifty to become the eighth captain to score 41fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 73
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 45
4 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 45
5 A Ranatunga Srl 193 183 34 5608 131* 37.63 04 37 41
6 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37` 41
7 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 41
8 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs one more fifty to become the eighth captain to score 41fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 73
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 45
4 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 45
5 A Ranatunga Srl 193 183 34 5608 131* 37.63 04 37 41
6 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37` 41
7 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 41
8 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs one more fifty to become the eighth captain to score 41fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 73
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 45
4 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 45
5 A Ranatunga Srl 193 183 34 5608 131* 37.63 04 37 41
6 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37` 41
7 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 41
8 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs one more fifty to become the fourth Indian captain to score 41 fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
2 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37` 41
3 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 41
3 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs two more fifties to become the fifth captain to score 42 fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 73
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 45
4 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 45
5 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs two more fifties to become the second Indian captain to score 42 fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
2 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 19 one day centuries at home prior to the start of the series. He needs one more century to share the record of most centuries on home soil in the annals of one day games with SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 20 centuries on home soil.

V Kohli has scored 19 one day centuries at home prior to the start of the series. He needs two more centuries to own the record of most centuries on home soil in the annals of one day games surpassing SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 20 centuries on home soil.

V Kohli has scored 4593 runs on home soil prior to the start of the series. He needs 407 runs for his 5000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth batsman in the history of one day games, to score 5000 plus runs on home soil. Others are – SR Tendulkar {6976}, RT Ponting {5406} and JH Kallis {5178}

V Kohli has scored nine one day centuries at home as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs one more century to share the record of most centuries on home soil in the annals of one day games with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored ten centuries on home soil as captain.

V Kohli has scored nine one day centuries as captain at home prior to the start of the series. He needs two more centuries to own the record of most centuries on home soil in the annals of one day games surpassing RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored ten centuries on home soil as captain.

V Kohli has scored 150 plus runs on four occasions prior to the start of the series. He needs one more innings of 150 plus runs which would fetch him his fifth innings of 150 plus runs. If he gets them, then he would become the fifth batsman in the history of one day games, to score 150 plus runs on five plus occasions.  Others are – RG Sharma {07}, DA Warner {06}, CH Gayle {05} and SR Tendulkar {05}

V Kohli has scored 150 plus runs on four occasions prior to the start of the series. He needs one more innings of 150 plus runs which would fetch him his fifth innings of 150 plus runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian batsman in the history of one day games, to score 150 plus runs on five plus occasions. Others are – RG Sharma {07} and SR Tendulkar {05}

V Kohli has scored 150 plus runs on two occasions as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs one more innings of 150 plus runs which would fetch him his third innings of 150 plus runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first captain to in the history of one day games, to score 150 plus runs on three occasions. He would go past AJ Finch and AJ Strauss who have scored 150 plus runs on two occasions as captain. V Kohli would also own the record for most occasions of scoring 150 plus runs as captain in the history of one day games.

Kuldeep Yadav has captured 96 wickets prior to the start of the series. Four more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 22nd Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games.

Kuldeep Yadav has captured 96 wickets prior to the start of the series. Four more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the eighth Indian spin bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games.

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
1 A Kumble 1990-2007 269 263 14376 10300 334 6/12 30.83 8 2
2 Harbhajan Singh 1998-2015 234 225 12359 8872 265 5/31 33.47 2 3
3 RA Jadeja 2009-2019 156 152 7849 6366 178 5/36 35.76 7 1
4 SR Tendulkar 1989-2012 463 270 8054 6850 154 5/32 44.48 4 2
5 R Ashwin 2010-2017 111 109 6021 4937 150 4/25 32.91 1 0
6 RJ Shastri 1981-1992 150 136 6613 4650 129 5/15 36.04 2 1
7 Yuvraj Singh 2000-2017 301 158 4988 4227 110 5/31 38.42 2 1
8 Kuldeep Yadav 2017-2019 53 51 2772 2291 96 6/25 23.86 4 1

Kuldeep Yadav has captured 96 wickets prior to the start of the series. Four more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian left arm spin bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games. Others are – RA Jadeja {178}, RJ Shastri {129} and Yuvraj Singh {110}

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
1 RA Jadeja 2009-2019 156 152 7849 6366 178 5/36 35.76 7 1
2 RJ Shastri 1981-1992 150 136 6613 4650 129 5/15 36.04 2 1
3 Yuvraj Singh 2000-2017 301 158 4988 4227 110 5/31 38.42 2 1
4 Kuldeep Yadav 2017-2019 53 51 2772 2291 96 6/25 23.86 4 1

RA Jadeja has captured four or more  wickets on eight  occasions in one day games. Two more such hauls would fetch him ten occasions. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth left arm spin bowler in the history of one day game to capture four or more wickets on ten plus occasions. Others are – ST Jayasuirya {12}, Shakib Al Hasan {10} and DL Vettori {10}

Mohammad Shami has captured four or more wickets on nine occasions in one day games. One more such hauls would fetch him ten occasions. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Indian bowler in the history of one day game to capture four or more wickets on ten plus occasions. Others are – AB Agarkar {12}, A Kumble {10} and J Srinath {10}

V Kohli has pouched 46 catches in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs four more catches for his 50 catches. If he pouches them, he would then become the 12th captain in the history of one day games to pouch 50 plus catches.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Ct
1 RT Ponting Aus 2002-2012 230 227 113
2 SP Fleming NZl 1997-2007 218 214 106
3 AR Border Aus 1985-1994 178 178 103
4 GC Smith RSA 2003-2011 150 149 084
5 M Azharuddin Ind 1990-1999 174 172 083
6 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 2004-2013 129 126 069
7 IVA Richards Win 1980-1991 105 104 063
8 SC Ganguly Ind 1999-2005 147 146 061
9 WJ Cronje RSA 1994-2000 138 137 057
10 WTS Porterfield Ire 2008-2019 113 109 052
11 SM Pollock RSA 2000-2005 97 96 051

V Kohli has pouched 46 catches in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs four more catches for his 50 catches. If he pouches them, he would then become the third Indian captain in the history of one day games to pouch 50 plus catches.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Ct
1 M Azharuddin Ind 1990-1999 174 172 083
2 SC Ganguly Ind 1999-2005 147 146 061

LMP Simmons has an aggregate of 1958 one day runs prior to the start of the series. He needs 42 more runs foe his 2000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the 22nd West Indies batsman to total 2000 plus runs in one day games.

JD Holder has an aggregate of 17 wickets against India prior to the start of the series. Three more wickets would fetch him 20 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the 13th West Indian bowler to capture 20 plus wickets against India.

JO Holder has captured four or more wickets on six occasions prior to the start of the series. One more four wicket haul would fetch him his seventh four wicket haul. If he gets it, he would then become the sixth West Indian bowler to capture seven or more four wicket hauls. Others are – CL Ambrose {10}, R RampauL {10}, IR Bishop {09}, DJ Bravo {07} and CA Walsh {07}

JO Holder has captured five or more wickets on two occasions prior to the start of the series. One more four wicket haul would fetch him his third five wicket haul. If he gets it, he would then become the fifth West Indian bowler to capture three or more five wicket hauls. Others are – CL Ambrose {04}, M Dillon {03}, J Garner {03} and KAJ Roach {03}

ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS PLAYED AT CHEPAUK

Chepauk, Chennai has hosted 21 one day Internationals so far. Today’s game between India and West Indies will be the22nd  one day International to be played at Chepauk, Chennai

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 Australia won 01 runs   India Australia 09 Oct 1987
2 Australia won 96 runs   Australia Zimbabwe 13 Oct 1987
3 Australia won 99 runs   Australia West Indies 21 Oct 1989
4 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
5 Australia won 06 wkts 13 Australia New Zealand 11 Mar 1996
6 Pakistan won 35 runs   India Pakistan 21 May 1997
7 Kenya won 28 runs   Bangladesh Kenya 23 May 1998
9 India won 04 wkts 20 India England 25 Jan 2002
8   No Result     India New Zealand 23 Oct 2003
9   Abandoned     India South Africa 22 Nov 2005
10 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
11 Asia XI won 31 runs   Africa XI Asia XI 09 Jun 2007
12 Asia XI won 13 runs   Africa XI Asia XI 10 Jun 2007
13 India won 08 wkts 173 India New Zealand 10 Dec 2010
14 New Zealand won 10 wkts 252 Kenya New Zealand 20 Feb 2011
15 England won 06 runs   England South Africa 06 Mar 2011
16 England won 18 runs   England West Indies 17 Mar 2011
17 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
18 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011
19 Pakistan won 06 wkts 11 India Pakistan 30 Dec 2012
20 India won 35 runs   India South Africa 22 Oct 2015
21 India won 26 runs   India Australia 17 Sep 2017

India has won seven one day games at Chepauk.  India’s seven wins are tabulated below

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
2 India won 04 wkts 20 India England 25 Jan 2002
3 India won 08 wkts 173 India New Zealand 10 Dec 2010
4 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
5 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011
6 India won 35 runs   India South Africa 22 Oct 2015
7 India won 26 runs   India Australia 17 Sep 2017

India has lost four games at Chepauk. The following table lists India’s four losses

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 Australia won 01 runs   India Australia 09 Oct 1987
2 Pakistan won 35 runs   India Pakistan 21 May 1997
3 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
4 Pakistan won 06 wkts 11 India Pakistan 30 Dec 2012

India-New Zealand one day game on 23.10.03 ended in No Result while the India-South Africa game on 22.11.05 was abandoned

No Result Team Opposition Start Date
1 No Result India New Zealand 23 Oct 2003
2 Abandoned India South Africa 22 Nov 2005

Out of 21 games played at Chepauk, 13 one day games were played involving India. The following table lists the 13 games involving India.{including abandoned game}

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 Australia won 01 runs   India Australia 09 Oct 1987
2 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
3 Pakistan won 35 runs   India Pakistan 21 May 1997
4 India won 04 wkts 20 India England 25 Jan 2002
5   No Result     India New Zealand 23 Oct 2003
6   Abandoned     India South Africa 22 Nov 2005
7 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
8 India won 08 wkts 173 India New Zealand 10 Dec 2010
9 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
10 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011
11 Pakistan won 06 wkts 11 India Pakistan 30 Dec 2012
12 India won 35 runs   India South Africa 22 Oct 2015
13 India won 26 runs   India Australia 17 Sep 2017

West Indies has played six games  at Chepauk. The following table lists the six games

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 Australia won 99 runs   Australia West Indies 21 Oct 1989
2 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
3 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
4 England won 18 runs   England West Indies 17 Mar 2011
5 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
6 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011

India-West Indies has played four games at Chepauk. Today’s game is the fifth game between the two teams. India has won three games and lost one day game

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
2 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
3 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
4 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011

HIGHEST TOTAL AND LOWEST TOTALS

Asia Eleven’s 337 fo6 7 against Africa Eleven on 09.06.07 is the highest team total posted at Chepauk. Kenya’s 69 against New Zealand on 20.02.11 is the lowest team total in a completed innings at Chepauk

Asia Eleven’s 337 fo6 7 against Africa Eleven on 09.06.07 is the highest team total posted at Chepauk by a visiting team. India‘s highest team total at Chepauk is 292 against Pakistan on 21,05,97

TEAM TOTALS OF300 PLUS RUNS

Chepauk has witnessed five occasions of teams posting a total of 300 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Start Date
1 Asia XI 337/7 50.0 1 v Africa XI 09 Jun 2007
2 Asia XI 331/8 50.0 1 v Africa XI 10 Jun 2007
3 Pakistan 327/5 50.0 1 v India 21 May 1997
4 Africa XI 318/7 50.0 2 v Asia XI 10 Jun 2007
5 Africa XI 306 49.5 2 v Asia XI 09 Jun 2007

TEAMS DISMISSED ALL OUT IN AN INNINGS AT CHEPAUK

Chepauk has witnessed 18 occasions of a team dismissed all out in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Start Date
1 Africa XI 306 49.5 2 v Asia XI 09 Jun 2007
2 India 292 49.2 2 v Pakistan 21 May 1997
3 India 269 49.5 2 v Australia 09 Oct 1987
4 India 268 48.0 1 v West Indies 27 Jan 2007
5 India 268 49.1 1 v West Indies 20 Mar 2011
6 England 243 48.4 1 v West Indies 17 Mar 2011
7 West Indies 233 44.1 2 v India 11 Dec 2011
8 West Indies 225 44.4 2 v England 17 Mar 2011
9 West Indies 221 49.2 1 v India 23 Oct 1994
10 England 217 48.0 1 v India 25 Jan 2002
11 Bangladesh 198 46.2 2 v Kenya 23 May 1998
12 West Indies 188 43.0 2 v India 20 Mar 2011
13 England 171 45.4 1 v South Africa 06 Mar 2011
14 South Africa 165 47.4 2 v England 06 Mar 2011
15 West Indies 142 40.3 2 v Australia 21 Oct 1989
16 Zimbabwe 139 42.4 2 v Australia 13 Oct 1987
17 New Zealand 103 27.0 1 v India 10 Dec 2010
18 Kenya 069 23.5 1 v New Zealand 20 Feb 2011

CENTURIONS AT CHEPAUK

Chepauk has witnessed 14 centuries – five by Indian batsmen and nine by visiting batsmen. V Kohli’s 138 against South Africa on 22.11.15 is the highest score by an Indian batsmen, while Saeed Anwar’s 194 for Pakistan against India on 21.05.97 is the highest score by a visiting batsman.

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

Chepauk has witnessed 14 occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings – once by an Indian bowler and on 13 occasions by visiting bowlers. AB Agarkar’s 4 for 34 against England on 25.01.02 is the only occasion of an Indian bowler capturing  four or more wickets in an innings at Chennai, while R Rampaul’s 5 for 51 for West Indies against India on 20.03.11 remains the best bowling  effort in an innings by a visiting bowler at Chepauk

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

Chepauk has witnessed two occasions of bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Rampaul 10.0 0 51 5 1 Win Ind Chennai 20 Mar 2011
2 Aaqib Javed 10.0 0 61 5 2 Pak Ind Chennai 21 May 1997

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS

As many as 20 three figure partnerships have been posted by batsmen at Chepauk of which nine are by Indian batsmen. 218 runs partnership between MS Dhoni and DPMD Jayawardene of Asia Eleven against Africa Eleven for the sixth wicket on 10.06.07 is the highest partnership posted at Chepauk. It also provides the only occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership at Chepauk. 134 runs between R Dravid and VG Kambli against Pakistan on 21.05.97 provides the highest partnership by Indian batsmen at Chepauk.

Approaching milestones ahead of India West Indies Twenty20 International series

Approaching milestones ahead of India West Indies Twenty20 International series

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2450 in T20Is runs prior to the start of the series. He requires 50 more runs for his 2500 runs. If he gets them, he would become the second batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 2500 runs after RG Sharma. RG Sharma has scored 2539 runs.

RG Sharma and V Kohli have scored 22 fifties in T20Is. RG Sharma has scored 04 centuries and 18 half centuries. V Kohli has scored 22 half centuries. Any one of these two batsman scores a half century, he would then own the record for most fifties in the history of T20Is.

V Kohli has scored 881 runs in T20Is at home. He needs nine more runs for his 900 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the  first Indian batsman to score 900 T20I runs at home and the third batsman in the history of T20Is to score 900 T20I runs. Others are – MJ Guptill {1430} and C Munro {1000}

V Kohli has scored seven half centuries at home in T20Is. One more half century would fetch him his eighth half century and with it he would become the second batman in T20Is to score eight or more half centuries at home after MJ Guptill. MJ Guptill has scored 12 half centuries.

YS Chahal has captured 50 wickets in T20Is. He needs two more wickets to surpass JJ Bumrah’s tally of 51 wickets to earn the second place among the Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets in T20Is.

YS Chahal has captured 50 wickets in T20Is. He needs three more wickets to surpass R Ashwin’s tally of 52 wickets and own the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in T20Is

YS Chahal has captured 27 wickets at home in T20Is. He needs three more wickets for his 30 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian bowlers to capture 30 wickets in T20Is on home soil.

YS Chahal has captured 27 wickets at home in T20Is. He needs three more wickets for his 30 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth bowler to capture 30 wickets in T20Is on home soil. Others are – TG Southee {41},SL Malinga {39}, Shakib Al Hasan {39}, MJ Santner {32} and Al Amin Hossain {31}

RG Sharma has scored 425 runs against West Indies in T20Is. He requires 75 more runs for his 500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the first batsman in India-West Indies T20I series to aggregate 500 runs

RG Sharma has scored 425 runs against West Indies in T20Is. He requires 75 more runs for his 500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs against a specific opposition. V Kohli has scored 584 runs against Australia

RG Sharma has scored 24 boundary sixes against West Indies in T20Is. He requires one more boundary six for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first batsman in India-West Indies T20I series to score 25 boundary sixes. He would also become the first batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against West Indies in T20Is.

RG Sharma has scored 24 boundary sixes against West Indies in T20Is. He requires one more boundary six for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against a specific opposition. Other batsmen who have performed the feat are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS 6s
1 Hazratullah Zazai Afg Ire 2018-2019 05 05 1 360 162* 31
2 AJ Finch Aus Eng 2011-2018 09 09 3 425 156 30
3 CH Gayle Win Eng 2007-2019 13 13 1 409 100* 30
4 Mohammad Nabi Afg Ire 2010-2019 15 13 3 368 089 27
5 EJG Morgan Eng NZl 2010-2019 15 14 2 424 091 26
6 CH Gayle Win RSA 2007-2016 07 07 0 307 117 25

RG Sharma has scored four fifties against West Indies. One more fifty would fetch him his fifth fifty. If he scores it, he would own the record for most fifties against West Indies. He would go past TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka who has scored four fifties against West Indies.

KA Pollard would become the fourth captain to lead West Indies against India in T20Is. Others are – CH Gayle, DJ  Sammy and CR Brathwaite.

V Kohli and B Kumar have played nine T20Is against West Indies. One more game for each of them  would be their tenth game against West Indies. They would become the second and third Indian cricketers to play ten or more T20Is against West Indies. RG Sharma has played 12 T20Is against West Indies prior to the start of the series.

RR Pant and MS Dhoni have played seven T20I games against West Indies as wicketkeepers prior to the start of the series. One more appearance for RR Pant in this series would make him India’s most capped wicketkeeper against West Indies.