The following are the major records/milestones that have been created in the one day matches played between Afghanistan and Scotland one day series and also in the one day series between Ireland vs Netherlands

First one day game: Afghanistan vs Scotland at Ayr on 16.08.10

In reply to Scotland’s total of 224 for 9 in 50.0 overs, Afghanistan scored 225 for one in 31.0 overs and won the match by nine wickets. The highlight of the Afghanistan’s innings was the hundreds by opening batsmen Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Shahzad who scored 114 not out and 100 not out respectively. The latter’s feat came as an wicket keeper.

Karim Sadiq’s 114 not out and Mohammad Shazad’s 100 not out in this game provide the 86^th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings in one day games. The feat of these two batsmen also provide the sixth occasion of a non test playing nation’s batsmen performing such a feat

The six occaions read thus – DN Chudasma {122} and KO Otieno {144} of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Nairobi-Gym on 10.10.97, JF Kloppenburg {121} and KJJ van Noortwijk {134} of Netherlands vs Namibia at Bloemfontein on 03.03.03, WTS Porterfield {104*} and KJ O’Brien {142} of Ireland vs Kenya at Nairobi-Ruarka on 02.02.07, GM Hamilton {119} and DF Watts {101} of Scotland vs Canada at Aberdeen on 07.07.09, Noor Ali Zadran {114} and Mohammad Shahzad {118} of Afghanistan vs Canada at Sharjah on 16.02.10 and Karim Sadiq {114*} and Mohammad Shazad {100*} of Afghanistan vs Scotland at Ayr on 16.08.10

Mohammad Shazad’s 100 not out in this game provide the 70^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His hundred in this game provide the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman from non test playing nation scoring a hundred. The six occasions are – 144 by KO Otieno of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Nairobi {Gym} on 10.10.97, 120 by KO Otieno of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 24.03.99, 137* by A Bagai of Canada vs Scotland at Nairobi-Ruarka on 31,01,07, 110 by Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan vs Netherland at Amstelveen on 01.09.09 118 by Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan vs Canada at Sharjah on 16.02.10 and 100* by Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan vs Netherlands at Ayr on 16.08.10

With three hundreds to his credit, Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan holds the record for most hundreds by a wicket keeper batsman amongst the non test playing nations. He wrested the record from KO Otieno of Kenya who had scored two hundreds

Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Shahzad added 218 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket in this game providing the 75^th occasion of 200 plus runs partnership in one day games. This stand also provides the seventh occasion of 200 plus runs partnership by batsmen from non test playing nations. The seven occasions are – 225 runs for the first wicket between DN Chudasma and KJ Otieno of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Nairobi-Gym on 10.10.97, 228 runs for the second wicket between JF Kloppenburg and KJJ van Noortwijk of Netherlands vs Namibia at Bloemfontein on 03.03.03, 227 runs for the fourth wicket between KJ O’Brien and WTS Porterfield of Ireland vs Kenya at Nairobi-Ruarka on 02.02.07, 217 runs for the third wicket between A Bagai and A Samad of Canada vs Bermuda at King City {NW} on 01.07.08, 203 runs for the first wicket between GM Hamilton and DF Watts of Scotland vs Canada at Aberdeen on 07.07.09, 205 runs for the second wicket between Noor Ali Zadran and Mohammad Shazad of Afghanistan vs Canada at Sharjah on 16.02.10 and 218* runs for the second wicket between Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Shazad of Afghanistan vs Scotland at Ayr on 16.08.10

Second one day game: Afghanistan vs Scotland at Ayr on 16.08.10

JH Davey captured five wickets conceding nine runs in this game providing the 330^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. JH Davey became the 13^th bowler from non test playing nation to capture five wickets in one day games. The complete list read thus – 5 for 29 of SF Dukanwala of UAE vs Netherlands at Lahore on 01.03.96, 5 for 33 by AY Karim of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Nairobi-Gym on 10.10.97, 5 for 27 by A Codrington of Canada vs Bangladesh at Durban on 11.02.03, 5 for 43 by RJ van Vuuren of Namibia vs England at Port Elizabeth on 19.02.03, 5 for 24 by CO Obuya of Kenya vs Sri Lanka at Nairobi-Gym on 24.02.03, 5 for 53 by RDM Leverock of Bermuda vs Kenya at Mombasa on 14.11.06, 5 for 51 by PJ Ongondo of Kenya vs Canada at Nairobi-Jaff on 05.02.07, 5 for 32 by S Dhaniram of Canada vs Bermuda at King City {NW} on 29.06.08, 5 for 22 by JAB Blain of Scotland vs Netherlands at Dublin on 29.07.08, 5 for 14 by DT Johnston of Ireland vs Canada at Centurion on 19.04.09, 5 for 73 by G Goudie of Scotland vs Australia at Edinburgh on 28.09.09, 5 for 20 by AR Cusack of Ireland vs Afghanistan at Rotterdam on 03.07.10 and 5 of 9 by JH Davey of Scotland vs Afghanistan at Ayr on 17.08.10

JH Davey’s 5 for 9 in this game represent the best bowling figures by a bowler from non test playing nation in one day games. He wrested the record from DT Johnston of Ireland who had bowling figures of 5 for 14 against Canada at Centurion on 19.04.09

JH Davey with his 5 for 9 earned the distinction of becoming the only bowler from non test playing nation to capture five wickets conceding single digit runs in one day games.

JH Davey with his 5 for 9 became the fifth bowler to capture five wickets conceding single digit runs in one day games. Others are – five for 1 by CA Walsh of West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 03.12.86, five for 6 by SB Joshi of India vs South Africa at Nairobi-Gym on 26.09.99, five for 9 by M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 09.04.02 and five for 7 by DL Vettori of New Zealand at Queenstown n 31.12.07

First one day game – Ireland vs Netherlands at Dublin on 16.08.10

GC Wilson scored 113 in this game as a wicket keeper batsman providing the 71^st occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His hundred in this game provide the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman from non test playing nation scoring a hundred. The six occasions are – 144 by KO Otieno of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Nairobi {Gym} on 10.10.97, 120 by KO Otieno of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 24.03.99, 137* by A Bagai of Canada vs Scotland at Nairobi-Ruarka on 31,01,07, 110 by Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan vs Netherland at Amstelveen on 01.09.09, 118 by Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan vs Canada at Sharjah on 16.02.10, 100* by Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan vs Netherlands at Ayr on 16.08.10 and 113 by GC Wilson of Ireland vs Netherlands at Dublin on 16.08.10.

GC Wilson’s 113 in this game represent the 39^th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His hundred in this game provides the fourth occasion of wicket keeper opening batsman from a non test playing nation scoring a hundred in one day games. Other occasions are – 144 by KO Otieno of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Nairobi {Gym} on 10.10.97, 120 by KO Otieno of Kenya vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 24.03.99 and 110 by Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan vs Netherland at Amstelveen on 01.09.09

GC Wilson’s 113 in this game provide the 22^nd occasion of an opening batsman from non test playing nation scoring a hundred in one day games. His hundred in this game provide the eighth occasion of Ireland opening batsman scoring a hundred. The eight hundreds are – 116 by JP Bray vs Scotland at Nairobi-Gym on 30.01.07, 112* by WTS Porterfield vs Bermuda at Nairobi-Jaff on 31.01.07, 104* by WTS Porterfield vs Kenua at Nairobi-Ruaraka on 02.02.07, 115* by JP Bray vs Zimbabwe at Kingston on 15.03.07, 101 by WTS Porterfield vs Scotland at Benoni on 01.04.09, 104* by WTS Porterfield vs Canada at Centurion n 19.04.09, 108 by WTS Porterfield vs Bangladesh at Belfast on 15.07.10 and 113 by GC Wilson vs Netherlands at Dublin on 16.08.10