Crickick.com, as visitors have observed believes in the mantra -” Content is the King”. The much awaited RT Ponting’s men have arrived in India affter the succesful tour of England where they won the seven match one day series 6-1 and also retained the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. They have won the first one day game at Vadodara by a narrow margin of four runs. Crickick.com traces the detailed, most comprehensive, researched stats highlights of the game. We wish to remind our visitors that crickick.com is the only cricketing portal which caters the stats highlights in such depth that no other portable is able to provide. We assure you to provide such depth of stats in the remaining six matches of the series also. Readers are requested to post their comments/suggestions in the space provided which would help us to improve the contents. We at crickick.com eagerly await your comments/suggestion. Please read on the highlights of the first one day game which was played today

India vs Australia Seven Match One Day series : First One day game: at Vadodara on 25.10.09 : Australia won the match four runs and lead the seven match series 1-0

The seven match one day series between India and Australia is the 21^st one day series in which seven or more matches are played. The following table shows the twenty series played prior to the start of this series.

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season		M
1	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	1993	94	8
2	Ind	vs	Win	Ind	1987	88	7
3	RSA	Vs	Ind	RSA	1992	93	7
4	RSA	Vs	Eng	RSA	1995	96	7
5	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	1996	97	7
6	RSA	Vs	Win	RSA	1998	99	7
7	Win	Vs	Aus	Win	1998	99	7
8	Win	Vs	RSA	Win	2000	01	7
9	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	2001	02	7
10	NZl	Vs	Ind	NZl	2002	03	7
11	Ind	Vs	Win	Ind	2002	03	7
12	Win	Vs	Aus	Win	2002	03	7
13	Win	Vs	Eng	Win	2003	04	7
14	RSA	Vs	Eng	RSA	2004	05	7
15	Ind	Vs	Srl	Ind	2005	06	7
16	Ind	Vs	Eng	Ind	2005	06	7
17	Win	Vs	Zim	Win	2006		7
18	Eng	Vs	Ind	Eng	2007		7
19	Ind	Vs	Aus	Ind	2007	08	7
20	Eng	Vs	Aus	Eng	2009		7

This seven match one day series against Australia is India’s sixth home series involving seven games and second home series against Australia. India has played two seven match home series against West Indies in 1987-88 and 2002-03. India has played one seven match home series against Australia in 2007-08

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season		M
1	Ind	vs	Win	Ind	1987	88	7
2	Ind	Vs	Win	Ind	2002	03	7
3	Ind	Vs	Srl	Ind	2005	06	7
4	Ind	Vs	Eng	Ind	2005	06	7
5	Ind	Vs	Aus	Ind	2007	08	7

Apart from five home seven match one day series, India has played three such series on away soil – in South Africa {1992-93}, in New Zealand {2002-03} and in England {2007}

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season		M
1	RSA	Vs	Ind	RSA	1992	93	7
2	NZl	Vs	Ind	NZl	2002	03	7
3	Eng	Vs	Ind	Eng	2007		7

India has played eight seven match one day series and would be playing its ninth series against Australia. India playing nine seven match one day series – six on home soil and three on away series – is a record in the history of one day games, as no other country has played nine seven match one day series.

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season		M
1	Ind	vs	Win	Ind	1987	88	7
2	RSA	Vs	Ind	RSA	1992	93	7
3	Ind	Vs	Win	Ind	2002	03	7
4	NZl	Vs	Ind	NZl	2002	03	7
5	Ind	Vs	Srl	Ind	2005	06	7
6	Ind	Vs	Eng	Ind	2005	06	7
7	Eng	Vs	Ind	Eng	2007		7
8	Ind	Vs	Aus	Ind	2007	08	7

India by playing its ninth seven match one day series against Australia, wrested South Africa’s record of eight seven match one day series – seven at home and one away

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season		M
1	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	1993	94	8
2	RSA	Vs	Ind	RSA	1992	93	7
3	RSA	Vs	Eng	RSA	1995	96	7
4	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	1996	97	7
5	RSA	Vs	Win	RSA	1998	99	7
6	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	2001	02	7
7	RSA	Vs	Eng	RSA	2004	05	7
8	Win	Vs	RSA	Win	2000	01	7

Today’s game is Australia’s its 721^st One day game. Of the previous 720 games it has won 444 games, lost 245 games, tied eight games and 23 games have ended as No result games. India on the other hand would be playing 722^nd one day game. Of the previous 721 games, it has won 349 games, lost 346 games, tied three games and 33 games have ended as No result games

India remains the only country in the history of one day games to win 300 plus games and lose 300 plus games.

Australia carved its 142^nd win under RT Ponting’s captaincy. He has led Australia in 194 games.

Australia’s win by four runs in this game provides the 15^th four run win in the history of one day games. The 15 wins are tabulated below

No	Team	Won	Margin	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Ind	won	4 runs	Pak	Quetta	01.10.78
2	Pak	won	4 runs	Ind	Sharjah	23.10.91
3	Win	won	4 runs	Pak	Adelaide	12.12.92
4	Aus	won	4 runs	Win	Melbourne	15.12.92
5	RSA	won	4 runs	Win	Cape Town	17.02.93
6	Aus	won	4 runs	Eng	Manchester	19.05.93
7	Ind	won	4 runs	Win	Vizag	07.11.94
8	Win	won	4 runs	Srl	Sharjah	16.10.95
9	NZl	won	4 runs	Win	Georgetown	03.04.96
10	Srl	won	4 runs	RSA	Johannesburg	17.01.01
11	NZl	won	4 runs	Pak	Wellington	17.01.04
12	Ind	won	4 runs	Srl	Col-RPS	27.07.04
13	Ire	won	4 runs	Ken	Dublin	12.07.09
14	Aus	won	4 runs	Eng	The Oval	04.09.09
15	Aus	won	4 runs	Ind	Vadodara	25.10.09

Australia carved its fourth four run win which are listed below. It is their second four run win in less than two months. On 04.09.09, it had held its nerves to beat England at The Ova by four runa

No	Team	Won	Margin	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Aus	won	4 runs	Win	Melbourne	15.12.92
2	Aus	won	4 runs	Eng	Manchester	19.05.93
3	Aus	won	4 runs	Eng	The Oval	04.09.09
4	Aus	won	4 runs	Ind	Vadodara	25.10.09

Australia won the toss in this game and elected to bat first providing the 36^th occasion of Australia winning the toss and electing to bat first in India-Australia one day series. This instance also provide the 14^th such instance on Indian soil

RT Ponting was playing his 50^th one day game against India. He became the second Australian cricketer to play 50 plus one day games against India after SR Waugh who has played 53 one day games.

RT Ponting was playing his 50^th one day innings against India when he batted in this game to become the first Australian batsman to play 50 innings against India.

RT Ponting hit a six of Ashish Nehra which gave him the Australian record for most sixes against India. It was his 28^th six against India and he wrested the record of 27 sixes scored by A Symonds. At the end of this game, RT Ponting has 29 sixes to his credit against India

RT Ponitng has another Australian record against India. It was the captaincy record. He now has led Australia on 28 occasions against India – the most number of occasions by an Australian captain. The previous record was 27 which was held by AR Border.

RT Ponting was leading Australia on 194^th occasion in this game, which places him second in the list of captains who have led their country on most occasions. SP Fleming who has captained New Zealand on 218 occasions to his credit is at the top of the list. While gaining the second place, RT Ponting went past A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka who had led Sri Lanka on 193 occasions.

TD Paine became Ishant Sharma’s 50^th one day victim. Ishant Sharma had an aggregate of 49 one day wickets prior to the start of this game and his three wickets in this game swelled his total aggreagate of wickets to 52

TD Paine made exact 50 in this game which provides the 16^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring fifty plus runs against India. TD Paine registered his second fifty against India, the first one being his 56 at Centurion on 28.09.09.

TD Paine’s 50 in this game represent the 15^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman who has opened the innings registering a fifty against India.

TD Paine became the 35^th wicket keeper batsman to score 50 or 50 not out in the history of one day internationals. He is the fifth wicket keeper opening batsman to register exact 50 in one day games. The five wicket keeper batsmen are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Zoehrer	50	Aus	Win	Sydney	06.02.87
2	Stewart	50	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	20.05.92
3	Kaluwitharana	50	Srl	Win	Perth	14.01.96
4	Nevin	50	NZl	Pak	Sharjah	15.04.01
5	Paine	50	Aus	Ind	Vadodara	25.10.09

RT Ponting scored 74 in this game providing the 63^rd occasion of his scoring a fifty when he was leading Australia {20 centuries and 43 half centuries}. His knock represents the 99^th fifty as a batsman {28 hundreds and 71 half centuries}

TD Paine {50}, RT Ponting {74}, CL White {51} and MEK Hussey {73} scored fifties in this game providing the 35^th occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the history of one day internationals. As far as Australia is concerned, this instance provides the fifth such occasion. The other four occasions are – against Sri Lanka at The Oval on 11.06.75, against New Zealand at Christchurch on 10.12.05, against South Africa at Johannesburg on 12.03.06 and against West Indies at Basseterre on 06.07.08

TD Paine {50}, RT Ponting {74}, CL White {51} and MEK Hussey {73} scored fifties in this game providing the first occasion of four Australian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against India.

TD Paine {50}, RT Ponting {74}, CL White {51} and MEK Hussey {73} scored fifties in this game providing the very first occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against India in the history of one day games

Praveen Kumar conceded 77 runs in this game providing the 53^rd occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 70 plus runs in an innings. Praveen Kumar conceded 77 runs without a wicket in this game providing the 18th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 70 plus runs without capturing a wicket

Praveen Kumar’s 10.0-0-77-0 provides the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler conceding seventy plus runs against Australia. He becomes the fourth Indian bowler to concede seventy plus runs without a wicket against Australia. The other three are J Srinath {none of 87 at Jo’burg on 23.02.03}, A Nehra {none for 80 at Bangalore on 12 Nov 03} and IK Pathan {none for 73 at Sydney on 24.02.08}

SR Watson returned with figures of 10.0-0-70-2 in this game providing the 15^th occasion of a bowler conceding seventy runs in India-Australia one day series. SR Watson became the seventh Australian bowler to concede seventy plus runs against India.

Praveen Kumar of India and SR Watson of Australia conceded 77 runs and 70 runs respectively in this game providing the second occasion of rival bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in India-Australia one day series. The other occasion as Bangalore on 12.11.03 when A Nehra {Ind} and IJ Harvey {Aus} conceded 80 and 71 respectively

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Nehra	0	80	Ind	Aus	Bangalore	12.11.03
2	Harvey	2	71	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	12.11.03
1	PKumar	0	77	Ind	Aus	Vadodara	25.10.09
2	Watson	2	70	Aus	Ind	Vadodara	25.1.0.09

SR Watson’s figures of 10.0-0-70-2 in this game provide the 39^th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding seventy plus runs against various oppositions.

Praveen Kumar of India and SR Watson of Australia conceded 77 runs and 70 runs respectively in this game providing the 28th occasion of rival bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in the history of one day games.

Harbhajan Singh’s lone wicket in this game – that of AC Voges – gave him the 25^th Australian wicket.

CL White registered his fourth one day fifty when he made 51 in this game. It was his first fifty against India. The other three are – 105 vs England at Southampton on 09.09.09, 62 vs New Zealand at Centurion on 06.10.09 and 53 vs England at The Oval on 04.10.09. MEK Hussey scored 73 in this game which was his 25^th one day half century and 27^th one day fifty.

TD Paine {50}, RT Ponting {74}, CL White {51} and MEK Hussey {73} scored fifties in this game which swelled the number of half centuries by Australian batsman against India to “Nelson” – 111

Prior to the start of the series, RT Ponting has played 324 one day games. His appearance in the first one day game of the series gave him 325 one day appearances which put him on par with SR Waugh who also has 325 appearances. {RT Ponting’s 324 appearances prior to the start of the game include one appearance for ICC Eleven}

When B Lee got the wicket of Indian opening batsman V Sehwag caught by TD Paine he captured his 50th wicket against India. He earned the distinction of becoming the first Australian bowler to capture fifty plus wickets against India.

B Lee became the sixth bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against India. The six bowlers list is furnished below

No	Bowlers	Team	V	Opp	Mat	Runs	W
1	Muralitharan	Srl	V	Ind	61	2279	74
2	Vaas	Srl	V	Ind	61	2213	70
3	WasimAkram	Pak	V	Ind	48	1509	60
4	SaqlainMushtaq	Pak	V	Ind	36	1390	57
5	AaqibJaved	Pak	V	Ind	39	1331	54
6	Lee	Aus	V	Ind	29	1035	50

B Lee became the second Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against three or more specific oppositions, after GD McGrath. B Lee has an aggregate of 53 wickets against England and 51 wickets against New Zealand and 50 wickets against India. GD McGrath has an aggregate of 50 plus wickets against four specific oppositions – 59 against New Zealand, 58 against South Africa, 57 against Pakistan and 53 against England.

No	Bowlers	Team	V	Opp	Mat	Runs	W
1	Lee	Aus	V	Eng	28	1183	53
2	Lee	Aus	V	NZl	27	1062	51
3	Lee	Aus	V	Ind	29	1035	50
1	McGrath	Aus	V	NZl	32	1170	59
2	McGrath	Aus	V	RSA	41	1380	58
3	McGrath	Aus	V	Pak	32	1089	57
4	McGrath	Aus	V	Eng	33	1217	53

B Lee, with 50 wickets against India, became the fifth bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against three or more specific oppositions. The other four are GD McGrath of Australia {against four oppositions}, Waqar Younis of Pakistan {against four oppositions}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {against five oppositions} and Wasim Akram of Pakistan {against five oppositions}

No	Bowlers	Team	V	Opp	Mat	Runs	W
1	Lee	Aus	V	Eng	28	1183	53
2	Lee	Aus	V	NZl	27	1062	51
3	Lee	Aus	V	Ind	29	1035	50
1	McGrath	Aus	V	NZl	32	1170	59
2	McGrath	Aus	V	RSA	41	1380	58
3	McGrath	Aus	V	Pak	32	1089	57
4	McGrath	Aus	V	Eng	33	1217	53
1	WaqarYounis	Pak	V	Srl	51	2046	84
2	WaqarYounis	Pak	V	NZl	37	1252	79
3	WaqarYounis	Pak	V	Win	43	1618	60
4	WaqarYounis	Pak	V	RSA	32	1444	58
1	Muralitharan	Srl	V	Pak	63	2318	94
2	Muralitharan	Srl	V	Ind	61	2279	74
3	Muralitharan	Srl	V	NZl	39	1261	68
4	Muralitharan	Srl	V	Zim	30	0832	56
5	Muralitharan	Srl	V	Aus	37	1585	51
1	WasimAkram	Pak	V	Srl	59	1929	92
2	WasimAkram	Pak	V	Win	64	2276	89
3	WasimAkram	Pak	V	Aus	49	1838	67
4	WasimAkram	Pak	V	NZl	38	1187	64
5	WasimAkram	Pak	V	Ind	48	1509	60

B Lee’s 50 wickets aggregate against India provide the 43rd occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets against a specific opposition. His 50 wickets against India provides the tenth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing fifty plus wickets against a specific opposition.

No	Bowlers	Team	V	Opp	Mat	Runs	Ws
1	McDermott	Aus	V	Win	35	1224	63
2	Warne	Aus	V	RSA	45	1718	60
3	McGrath	Aus	V	NZl	32	1170	59
4	McGrath	Aus	V	RSA	41	1380	58
5	McGrath	Aus	V	Pak	32	1089	57
6	Lee	Aus	V	Eng	28	1183	53
7	McGrath	Aus	V	Eng	33	1217	53
8	Lee	Aus	V	NZl	27	1062	51
9	Warne	Aus	V	Win	27	1045	50
10	Lee	Aus	V	Ind	29	1035	50

Praveen Kumar’s 40 not out in this game provides the highest individual score by an Indian batsman batting at number nine against Australia in one day games. The previous best was Zaheer Khan’s 31 not out at Mumbai on 17.10.07

RT Ponting took one catch in this game to take his aggregate of catches to 141. He now stands third in the list of fieldsmen who have most catches in one dayers. DPMD Jayawardene {165} and M Azharuddin {156} occupy the first two places in the list.

RT Ponting took one catch in this game to take his aggregate of catches to 15 against India. Other Australian fieldsmen who have 15 or more catches against India are – AR Border {17}, SR Waugh {16}, A Symonds {15} and ME Waugh {15}.

G Gambhir’s 68 in this game represent the 90^th half century by an Indian batsman against Australia in one day games. This knock also represents the 19^th half century by an Indian batsman batting at number three against Australia.

RT Ponting {74} and G Gambhir {68} scored fifties respectively while batting at number in this game providing the fourth occasion of rival batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number three in India-Australia one day series. The other three occasions are – at Sharjah on 05.04.87 {DC Boon-52 and Azharuddin-84}, at Dunedin on 22.02.95 {RT Ponting-62 and NS Sidhu-54} and at Sydney on 24.02.08 {RT Ponting-124 and G Gambhir-113}

Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar added 84 runs for the eighth wicket in this game which represents India’s record partnership for the eighth wicket in one day games. The previous best stand for the eighth wicket by Indian batsman was the 82 runs unfinished stand between Kapil Dev and KS More against New Zealand at Bangalore on 14.10.87

Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar added 84 runs for the eighth wicket in this game which represents India’s record partnership against Australia for the eighth wicket in one day games. The previous best stand for the eighth wicket by Indian batsman against Australia was the 42 runs stand between MS Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh at Brisbane on 03.02.08

Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar added 84 runs for the eighth wicket in this game which represents the third best stand for the eighth wicket against Australia. The other two partnerships are by Pakistan batsmen – 92 runs between Mohd Yousuf and Shoiab Akthar at Karchi on 08.11.98 and 88 runs unfinished stand between Mohd Yousuf and Wasim Akram at Brisbane on 19.06.02

RT Ponting completed 1000 runs in the calendar year 2009 when he was on 69 during his knock of 74 in the first one day game between India and Australia at Vadodara on 25.10.09. At the end of the game he had an aggregate of 1005.

With the aggregate of 1005 runs in 2009, RT Ponting has aggregate 1000 plus runs in six calendar years – 1166 runs in 1998, 1038 runs in 1999, 1154 runs in 2003, 1191 runs in 2005, 1424 runs in 2007 and 1005 runs in 2009.

RT Ponting became the first Australian batsman and third batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 1000 plus runs in six or more calendar years. The other two are SR Tendulkar {seven} and SC Ganguly {six}. SR Tendulkar’s 1000 plus runs in seven calendar years remains the world record for a batsman aggregating 1000 plus runs in most calendar years in the history of one day games.

Harbhajan Singh completed 1000 runs of his ODI Career during this game when he was on 43 during his knock of 49 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 1006. He became 29^th Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in one day games

Harbhajan Singh’s 49 in this game represent his highest individual score in one day games. His previous best was 46 against Australia at Vizag on 03.04.01