SAF vs Ind – 2010-11 : Hosts win the Durban one dayer convincingly
South Africa vs India – First one day game at Durban on 12.01.11 : South Africa won by 135 runs
South African innings contained three fifties – HM Amla {50} : AB de Villiers {76} and JP Duminy {73} – providing the fifth occasion of three or more South African batsman scoring fifties in an innings against India. The other four occasions are witnessed at – New Delhi on 14.11.91 – KC Wessels {90} : PN Kirsten {86} and AP Kuiper {63} : at Bloemfontein on 23.01.97 – G Kirsten {73} : DJ Cullinan {51} and JN Rhodes {57} : at Nagpur on 19.03.00
– HH Gibbs {74} : MV Boucher {68} and L Kluesner {75} and at Ahmedabad on 27.02.10 – LL Bosman {68} : HM Amla {87} : JH Kallis {104*} and AB de Villiers {102*}
HM Amla {50} : AB de Villiers {76} and JP Duminy {73} scored fifties in this game which swelled the number of fifties scored by South African batsman against India to 82
HM Amla’s 50 in this game provide the 35th occasion of South African opening batsman scoring a fifty against India.
AB de Villiers’s 76 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India. The other three occasions are – 68 by MV Boucher at Nagpur on 19.03.00 : 60 by MV Boucher at Nairobi {Gym} on 13.10.00 and 55* by MV Boucher at Belfast on 29.06.07
AB de Villiers’s 76 in this game provide highest individual score by a South African wicket keeper batsman against India. The previous best was 68 by MV Boucher at Nagpur on 19.03.00
HM Amla’s 50 represent his 11th one day half century and 17th fifty : AB de Villiers’s 76 represents his 25th one day half century and 34th fifty and JP Duminy’s 73 represents his 10th one day half century and 12th fifty.
AB de Villier’s 73 in this game represent the 40th fifty by South African wicket keeper batsman in one day games. The break up of 40 fifties read thus – DJ Richardson {01} : MV Boucher {26} and AB de Villiers {13}
AB de Villiers and JP Duminy added 131 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 23rd occasion of South African batsman posting a century partnership against India. This stand also represents the third occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen against India. The other two occasions are – 154 runs between WJ Cronje and G Kirsten at Sharjah on 14.10.96 and 113 runs between WJ Cronje and G Kirsten at Faridabad on 15.03.00.
AB de Villiers and JP Duminy added 131 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the eighth occasion of South African batsman posting a century partnership against India in South Africa
This stand also represents the first occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen against India in South Africa. Thus this partnership not only represent a record stand for the fourth wicket by South African batsman against India in South Africa but also constitutes a ground record at Durban for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen against India. The previous best was 91 runs stand for the fourth wicket between DJ Cullinan and JN Rhodes at Durban on 13.02.97.
It is interesting to note that the stand of 131 runs between AB de Villiers and JP Duminy for the fourth wicket in this game provide the first three figure partnership posted by South African batsmen against India at Durban.
AB de Villers completed 500 runs against India when he was on 39 during his knock of 73 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 542. He became the tenth South African batsman to total 500 plus runs against India. The others are – JH Kallis {1446} : G Kirsten {1377} : HH Gibbs {1064} : WJ Cronje {909} : JN Rhodes {623} : AC Hudson {576} : KC Wessels {568} : MV Boucher {558} and DJ Cullinan {555}
M Morkel Singh scored duck in this game to provide the 39th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a duck against India.
SR Tendulkar was playing his 443rd match and is just two matches shy of becoming the most capped cricketer in ODIs. ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka has played 444 one day games.
SR Tendulkar was playing his 432nd one day innings which put him on par with ST Jayasuriya who also has played 432 innings. At the end of this game, both share the record for most innings played by a cricketer in one day games.
SR Tendulkar was dismissed for 7 in this game providing the 98th occasion of his being dismissed in single digits {from one to nine – excluding zeroes}. ST Jayasuriya {106} and Wasim Akram {101} are the two batsmen who have been dismissed in single digits on 100 plus occasions. SR Tendulkar needs two more such innings to join this exclusive club.
V Kohli’s 54 in this game provide the 76th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa. It also represents the 17th occasion of Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa while batting at number three. It represents his eleventh one day fifty and 15th fifty.
V Kohli’s 54 in this game is his second fifty against South Africa after his 57 at Ahmedabad on 27.02.10
MS Dhoni was run out for 25 in this game which earned him a dubious record. He has beeen dimissed run out on most occasions as captain-cum-wicket keeper – six occasions. He wrested the record from A Flower of Zimbabwe who was run out on five occasions. The six run out dismissals of MS Dhoni read thus – vs Sri Lanka for 31 at Canberra on 12.02.08 : vs Australia for 37 at Adelaide on 17.02.08 : vs West Indies for 41 at Kingston oon 26.06.09 : vs Sri Lanka for 41 at Dambulla on 22.06.10 : vs New Zealand for 02 at Dambulla on 10.08.10 and vs South Africa at Durban on 12.01.11
MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game provide the 72nd occas
ion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against South Africa. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian captain dismissed run out against South Africa.
MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game provide the eighth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out against South Africa. It also represents his second run out dismissals against South Africa, the first being at Hyd-RGS on 16.11.05. MS Dhoni became the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out against South Africa on two occasions, the first being NR Mongia.
It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain-cum-wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out against South Africa.
MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game represents the tenth occasion of his run out dismissals and he became the 23rd Indian batsman to be dismissed on ten or more occasions.
Harbhajan Singh scored duck in this game to provide the 36th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against South Africa
L Tsotsobe captured 4 for 31 in this game providing the 104th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against various oppositions and tenth occasion against India.
L Tsotsobe captured 4 for 31 in this game providing the 50th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against various oppositions in South Africa and seventh occasion against India in South Africa.
L Tsotsobe’s 4 for 31 in this game represent the third four wicket haul of his one day career. The other two occasions are – 4 for 27 vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 29.10.10 and 4 for 50 vs Australia at Perth on 30.01.09
L Tsotsobe captured 4 for 31 in this game providing the 119th occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing four or more wickets against various oppositions in the annals of test cricket. With three four wicket hauls in his one day career, he now shares the record with WD Parnell for most four wickets hauls by a South African left arm pace bowler in one day game. His 4 for 31 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a South African left arm pace bowler capturing four wicket haul in one day games.
South Africa won this game by 135 runs providing the 39th occasion of South African winning a game by 100 plus runs margin and the third such win against India. The other two wins are – by 157 runs at Durban on 22.11.08 and by 106 runs at Cape Town in 26.11.06
India lost this game by 135 runs providing the 29th occasion of India losing an one day game by 100 plus runs margin.
At the end of this game, the head to head count between the two teams read – Played 61 : Won by South Africa – 37 : won by India – 22 and No Result games – 02