World Cup – 2007 – Part A
World Cup Trivia – 2007 – Part A
West Indies vs Pakistan
For the first time ever in the annals of One day games, when rival skippers of this game, went out for toss, they had ten thousand plus runs to their credit. This is also the first such happening in World Cup Games. For the fourth time in the first game of the World Cup matches, a captain has inserted the opposition. This game provides the 1000th match of the decade – 2000-2007.
World Cup debutants in this game for West Indies and Pakistan are as under – West Indies – DJ Bravo, DR Smith, D Ramdin, JE Taylor and DB Powell : Pakistan – Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Nazir, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Naved-ul-Hasan, Ifthikar Anjum, Umar Gul and Danish Kaneraia
Chris Gayle became the first World Cup Victim of Umar Gul who was making his debut in World Cup. He was caught by Kamran Akmal for two runs to become his first World Cup Victim. Kamran Akmal was also making is World cup debut in this game
Chris Gayle facing the first delivery in this World cup makes him the only batsman to face the first delivery in two editions of the World cup. In 2003, he had faced the first delivery against South Africa at Cape Town. What is more interesting is he was dismissed for an identical score of two runs on both occasions. In 2003 he was bowled by SM Pollock for 2 and in this game he was caught by Kamran Akmal of Umar Gul for two runs.
Rival Skippers Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Huq have pouched 100 plus catches prior to the start of the game. {Lara and Inzamam had 115 and 109 catches respectively}
For the second time in the history of World Cup no hundreds were scored in the opening matches. The other edition in which an opening game did not have a century is the 1999 edition.
Inzamam-ul-Huq was dismissed leg before wicket to Dwayne Smith for 36, providing the 39th dismissal through leg before wicket in his 376 matches One day career. He is now on par with Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who has been dismissed leg before wicket on 39 occasions in his 378 match one day career.
Australia and Scotland
RT Ponting completed 1000 runs in the World Cup when he drove DR Brown to the long on for a boundary. This boundary took RT Ponting past 1000 to 1002. He became the second Aussie batsman to aggregate 1000 runs in World Cup after Mark Waugh {1004}. With RT Ponting completing 1000 runs in this game, Australia earned the distinction of becoming the first country in World Cup to have two batsmen with 1000 plus runs. RT Ponting’s second boundary of the match, a ferocious pull to the mid wicket of DR Brown took him past Mark Waugh’s 1004 making him the highest run getter for Australia in World Cup. This boundary gave RT Ponting 1006 World Cup runs. At the end of the Aussie innings, RT Ponting’s World cup aggregate stood at 1111.
Aussie openers Gilchrist and Hayden were both dismissed leg before wicket providing the fifth instance of both the openers dismissed leg before wicket in the World Cup games.
RT Ponting with his hundred in this game which was his fourth in the World cup equalled the World Cup record for most hundreds jointly held by Mark Waugh. SR Tendulkar and SC Ganguly. Ponting’s four hundreds are as under
RT Ponting with five sixes in this innings has surpassed the record for most sixes in the World Cup held by SC Ganguly {23 sixes}. In this innings RT Ponting got better of Viv Richards’s 22 sixes also. RT Ponting, SC Ganguly and Viv Richards are the only three batsmen to have 20 plus sixes in World Cup.
RT Ponting with his 113 in this game equalled the record for most hundreds by a captain in the World Cup – three – held by SC Ganguly of India
RT Ponting’s hundred in this game was his 15th hundred while leading Australia. His 15 hundreds include the one hundred against Asia Eleven at Melbourne on 10.01.05. Ponting’s hundred in this game provides the 116th hundred by a captain. Ponting became the first centurion in the ninth edition of the World Cup 2007
Australia’s 334-6 in 50.0 overs provide the 29th instance of a team posting 300 plus in the World Cup games. It was the 8th occasion that Australia has posted 300 plus total in World Cup. The last three occasions are by Australia – at Centurion in 2003, at Johannesburg in 2003 and now at St Kitts in 2007. It is interesting to note that 18 totals of 300 plus have been posted against non test playing nations {including the one posted against Sri Lanka when they were not granted the test status}
DR Brown’s figures of 1 for 86 makes him the eleventh bowler to concede 80 plus runs in the World Cup
Australia won this game by 203 runs margin. This win provides the third instance of a World cup game won by 200 plus run margin.
Canada and Kenya
Anderson Cummins becomes the second cricketer to represent two countries in the World Cup Games. He has represented West Indies in World Cup in six games. The first cricketer to represent two countries in World Cup games is Kepler Wessels. He played 03 World Cup games for Australia and nine games for South Africa.
Steve Tikolo became the most capped player for Kenya in World Cup. This game was his 21st appearance. Prior to this game, he was on par with KO Otieno and MA Suji who had 20 World Cup appearances
Steve Tikolo with his knock of 50 plus runs in this game provides the fourth instance of a Kenyan captain registering fifty in World Cup. As far as Tikolo is concerned, it is his third fifty in WC games. His 72 not out in this game is the highest innings by a Kenyan captain in WC games
MA Ouma’s fifty {58} for Kenya in this game provides the 47th instance of a batsman registering a fifty on WC debut. His 58 provides the 37th instance of an wicket keeper batsman registering a fifty in the World Cup
CJO Smith’s fifty {51 not out} against Australia provides the 49th instance of a batsman registering fifty including hundreds on WC debut. His 51 not out provides the 38th instance of an wicket keeper batsman registering a fifty in the World Cup
Sri Lanka and Bermuda
DPM Jayawardene became the seventh Sri Lankan captain to lead Sri Lanka in World Cup games.
DPM Jayawardene’s knock of 84 in this game provided the tenth instance of a Sri Lankan captain registering a fifty in the World Cup game. Incidentally this score is the highest score by Jayawardene in World Cup – an improvement over his 45 against Kenya at Southampton in 1999.
Jayawardene and Sangakkara were concerned in a three figure stand for the third wicket in this game. This provides the first instance of a three figure stand in the World Cup 2007. This provides the 145th three figure stand for various wickets in World Cup games.
This three figure stand is the 37th three figure stand for the third wicket in all the editions of the World Cup. This stand provides the 12th instance of a three figure stand by Sri Lankan batsmen for various wickets in WC games and the fourth stand of 100 plus runs for the third wicket.
150 runs were added for the third wicket between Jayawardene and Sangakkara in this game provides the 31st instance of a three figure stand of 150 plus runs in World Cup games.
Sangakkara’s 76 in this game provides the ninth instance of a wicket keeper registering 75 plus runs excluding hundreds in World Cup.
Sangakkara’s 76 provides the fourth instance of a Sri Lankan Wicketkeeper registering fifty in WC Games and remains the highest by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper in WC game.
LPC Silva’s fifty – 55 not out – in this game provides the 50th instance of a batsman registering a fifty including hundreds on World Cup debut.
Jayawardene’s 84 and IH Romaine’s zero provide the ninth instance of rival captains registering zero and fifty in World Cup games. The complete list read thus
Bermuda were all out for 78 for a total less than Jaywardene’s individual score of 84. This provides the eighth instance of a batsman’s total greater than the team’s total in World Cup games. The complete list read thus
F Mahroof with his four for 23 in this game became the 17th bowler to capture four or more wickets on WC debut. He is the first Sri Lankan bowler to achieve the feat.
Opening batsman JP Bray became the 51st batsman to register a fifty on World Cup debut. WJ Porterfield’s zero and JP Bray’s 115 not out provides the sixth instance of openers registering zero and fifty in WC Cup games.
JP Gray’s 115 not out make him the 12th batsman to score a hundred on World Cup debut. W Porterfield’s zero and JP Bray’s 115 not out provide the second instance of openers registering zero and a hundred in WC games. The first such instance was witnessed when Aamir Sohail failed to score and Ramiz Raja got 119 not out for Pakistan against New Zealand at Christchurch on 18.03.92
JP Gray carried the bat through the allocation of over while making 115 not out. He is the 12th batsman to carry the bat through the over allocation in World Cup Games. The complete list reads thus
England and New Zealand
Ed Joyce became the third batsman to be dismissed by the first legitimate delivery of a side batting first in World Cup. The other two are JG Wright of New Zealand and Hannan Sarkar of Bangladesh.
Franklin earns the distinction of becoming the only bowler in the World Cup debut to take a wicket off his first legitimate delivery.
Kevin Pieterson with his 60 in this game became the ninth England batsman to register a fifty on World Cup debut.
South Africa and Netherlands
The overnight rain delayed the start and the match was a 40 over a side.
South Africa added 114 runs for the second wicket – after losing the first without a run on the board – through GC Smith and JH Kallis. This stand provides the 12th three figure partnership by South African batsmen in World Cup for various wickets and also the 38th three figure partnership for the first wicket by various countries in World Cup.
AB de Villers’s zero and GC Smith’s 66 in this game provides the sixth instance of openers with zero and fifty in World Cup games. This is the second such instance against Netherlands in the World Cup. The first occasion was New Zealand openers CM Spearman {68} and NJ Astle {zero} at Baroda on 17.02.96
HH Gibbs became the fourth batsman in the World Cup to clout seven or more sixes in an innings. The other three are RT Ponting {08}, IVA Richards {07} and SC Ganguly {07}
This game witnessed for the first time in the annals of one day games, three three figure partnerships in an innings – 114 for the second wicket between GC Smith and JH Kallis : 105 for the third wi
cket between JH Kallis and HH Gibbs and 134* for the fourth wicket between JH Kallis and MV Boucher. This is also the first occasion when a team has posted century partnership for the consecutive second, third and fourth wickets in the history of one day games.
South Africa’s 353 for 3 is a record score for a forty over game. It is also their best team total in a World Cup game. Previous best – 328-3 in 50.0 overs against Netherlands at Rawalpindi on 16.02.96
For the fifth time in a World Cup game, four batsmen registered fifty plus scores in an innings. GC Smith {66}, JH Kallis {128 not out}, HH Gibbs {72} and MV Boucher {75 not out} were the batsmen who registered fifties
HH Gibbs created a World record for most sixes in over – He hit six sixes in an over – never achieved by any batsman in the annals of one day games – the bowler was Dan van Bunge – his fourth over
MV Boucher created a record for the fastest fifty in WC games. He made 51 of 21 deliveries. The earlier record was in the name of Brian Lara who had made a fifty in 23 delivers against Canada in the 2003 edition.
For the first time in World Cup, a South African Wicket keeper registered a fifty through Mark Boucher who made 75 not out in this game.
India vs Bangladesh
India and Bangladesh are meeting for the first time in World Cup.
Tendulkar is now on par with Javagal Srinath for most World Cup appearance for India. Both are on 34 appearances.
Rahul Dravid is the fifth Indian captain to lead in WC games. Others are M Azharuddin {23}, Kapil Dev {15}, SC Ganguly {11} and S Venkataraghavan {06}. Azharuddin with 23 captaincy assignments holds the World record for World Cup games.
For the first time in the World Cup a team has three batsmen with 10,000 plus runs – Tendulkar, Ganguly and Dravid.
When Tendulkar was dismissed for seven in this game, it was the seventh occasions that he was dismissed for single digit runs including zeroes in the World Cup.
Ganguly’s fifty in this game is his 65th fifty of his one day career and his second in the World Cup. It was his fourth fifty against Bangladesh
Mashrafe Mortaza’s 4 for 38 in this game provides the 78th instance of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in World Cup. He earns the distinction of becoming the first Bangladeshi bowler to capture four wickets in a World Cup game. His effort provides the 17th instance of a Bangla bowler’s exact four wickets in ODIs. There are four instances of a Bangladesh bowler accounting for five plus wickets hauls in ODIs.
Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal, Saqibul Hasan and Mushfiqar Rahim became the 53rd, 54th and 55th batsmen in the World Cup to register fifty plus scores on WC debut. They become the seventh, eighth and ninth batsmen to achieve the feat in 2007 World Cup.
Tamim Iqbal earns the distinction of becoming the first Bangladeshi batsman to register a fifty on WC debut. Tamim Iqbal also becomes the youngest cricketers at the age of 17 years and 362 days to register a fifty on World Cup debut
Saurav Ganguly’s 66 and Tamim Iqbal’s 51 provides the 26th instance of rival openers registering fifties excluding hundreds in World Cup games.
Tamim Iqbal became the fourth youngest debutant in the World cup. He made his debut at the age of 17 years and 362 days. Talha Jubair of Bangladesh vs West Indies at Benoni in 2003 at the age of 17 years and 70 days : SP Pasqual of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Nottingham in 1979 at the age of 17 years and 237 days : TM Odoya of Kenya vs India at Cuttack in 1996 at the age of 17 years and 282 days. Tamim Iqbal is one of the seven Bangladesh cricketers who have made their debut in World Cup as youngest cricketers.
Tamim Iqbal and Saqibul Hasan’s fifties in this game provides the eightH instance of two or more batsmen registering fifties in World Cup debut.
Tamim Iqbal’s 51, Saqibul Hasan’s 53 and Mushfiqar Rahim’s fifties in this game provides the second instance of three batsmen registering fifties in World Cup. The first occasion was witnessed in the game between England vs India at Lord’s in 1975 edition when DL Amiss {137}, KWR Fletcher {68} and CM Old {51*} scored fifties
Mushfiqar Rahim’s 59 not out in this game provides the 41st instance of a Wicket Keeper registering fifties in World Cup and he is the first Bangla Wicket keeper to do so in a World Cup
Bangladesh’s win over India by five wickets is their second win in World Cup. Their first win was against Pakistan in 1999 – Northampton – 31.05.99 – Bangladesh won by 62 runs
England and Canada
England dropped Flintoff for this game. It is perhaps the third occasion, that a key player of the team is dropped from the playing Eleven – the other two instances being Sunil Gavaskar of India and Denis Lilee of Australia in 1975 World Cup
England capped Indian origin Ravi Bopara for this game. He becomes the 85th England cricketer to appear in World Cup. England are fielding two Indian origin cricketers – Ravi Bopara and Monty Panesar – for this game
Ed Joyce and MP Vaughn added 101 runs for the first wicket, providing the seventh instance of a first wicket three figure stand in the World Cup. The only other country to have seven opening wicket stands of 100 plus runs in World Cup is South Africa.
Australia vs Netherlands
Gilchrist became the first Aussie batsman to score 100 fours in the World Cup. He reached the milestone with his seventh boundary in this innings. He becomes the fourth batsman in the World Cup to score 100 fours. The other three are – Tendulkar {187}, BC Lara {108} and P A de Silva {107}
Brad Hodge’s 123 provides the 17th hundred by an Aussie batsman in World Cup games.
MJ Clarke and BJ Hodge added 204 runs for the fourth wicket – a record stand for the fourth wicket in World Cup obliterating the hitherto best of 168 runs between LK Germon and CZ Harris for New Zealand against Australia at Madras on 11.03.96.
MJ Clarke and BJ Hodge added 204 runs for the fourth wicket provides the seventh instance of 200 plus run stand in World Cup
Australia posted 300 plus runs in consecutive games – 331-4 against Scotland at St Kitts on 14.03.07 and 358-5 against Netherlands at St Kitts on 18.03.07. Australia’s feat provides the third instance of a team posting 300 plus runs in consecutive games of a single edition of the World cup. England’s 322-6 against New Zealand at The Oval on 09.06.83 and 333-9 against Sri Lanka at Taunton on 11.03.83 in 1983 edition and India’s 329-2 against Kenya at Bristol on 23.05.99 and 373-6 against Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26.05.99 in 1999 edition are the other two.
Australia have created a World Cup record of posting 300 plus runs in three consecutive games, 359 for 2 vs India at Johannesburg on 23.03.03 : 331 for 4 vs Scotland at St Kitts on 14.03.07 and 358 for 5 vs Netherlands at St Kitts on 18.03.07
MJ Clarke’s 93 not out and Brad Hodge’s 123 in this game provides the second instance of one batsman registering a ton and another ninety in the World Cup game. The other instance also involved Aussie batsmen – AC Gilchrist {99} and RT Ponting {114} against Sri Lanka at Centurion on 03.03.03 in 2003 edition.
Brad Hodge’s 123 in this game provide the 13th instance of a batsman registering “One-Two-Three” or not out One-Two-Three in One day Internationals. However Hodge remains the only batsman to achieve the feat in a World Cup game.
Pakistan and Ireland
Inzamam-ul-Huq has now 34 WC appearances and has overtaken Javed Miandad’s 33 WC appearances for Pakistan. Inzamam now stands to second to Wasim Akram’s 38 WC appearances.
In Pakistan’s Innings of 132, Extras of 29 was the highest score providing the tenth instance of Extras being the highest score in World Cup.
Ireland won this game by three wickets on Duckworth Lewis Method causing the biggest upset of the World Cup.
England and Canada
England dropped Flintoff for this game. It is perhaps the third occasion, that a key player of the team is dropped from the playing Eleven – the other two instances being Sunil Gavaskar of India and Denis Lilee of Australia in 1975 World Cup
England capped Indian origin Ravi Bopara for this game. He becomes the 85th England cricketer to appear in World Cup. England are fielding two Indian origin cricketers – Ravi Bopara and Monty Panesar – for this game
Ed Joyce and MP Vaughn added 101 runs for the first wicket, providing the seventh instance of a first wicket three figure stand in the World Cup. The only other country to have seven opening wicket stands of 100 plus runs in World Cup is South Africa.
Australia vs Netherlands
Gilchrist became the first Aussie batsman to score 100 fours in the World Cup. He reached the milestone with his seventh boundary in this innings. He becomes the fourth batsman in the World Cup to score 100 fours. The other three are – Tendulkar {187}, BC Lara {108} and P A de Silva {107}
Brad Hodge’s 123 provides the 17th hundred by an Aussie batsman in World Cup games.
MJ Clarke and BJ Hodge added 204 runs for the fourth wicket – a record stand for the fourth wicket in World Cup obliterating the hitherto best of 168 runs between LK Germon and CZ Harris for New Zealand against Australia at Madras on 11.03.96.
MJ Clarke and BJ Hodge added 204 runs for the fourth wicket provides the seventh instance of 200 plus run stand in World Cup which are listed below.
Australia posted 300 plus runs in consecutive games – 331-4 against Scotland at St Kitts on 14.03.07 and 358-5 against Netherlands at St Kitts on 18.03.07. Australia’s feat provides the third instance of a team posting 300 plus runs in consecutive games of a single edition of the World cup. England’s 322-6 against New Zealand at The Oval on 09.06.83 and 333-9 against Sri Lanka at Taunton on 11.03.83 in 1983 edition and India’s 329-2 against Kenya at Bristol on 23.05.99 and 373-6 against Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26.05.99 in 1999 edition are the other two.
Infact Australia have created a World Cup record of posting 300 plus runs in three consecutive games – 359 for 2 vs India at Johannesburg on 23.03.03 : 331 for 4 vs Scotland at St Kitts on 14.03.07 and 358 for 5 vs Netherlands at St Kitts on 18.03.07
MJ Clarke’s 93 not out and Brad Hodge’s 123 in this game provides the second instance of one batsman registering a ton and another ninety in the World Cup game. The other instance also involved Aussie batsmen – AC Gilchrist {99} and RT Ponting {114} against Sri Lanka at Centurion on 03.03.03 in 2003 edition.
Brad Hodge’s 123 in this game provide the 13th instance of a batsman registering “One-Two-Three” or not out One-Two-Three in One day Internationals. However Hodge remains the only batsman to achieve the feat in a World Cup game.
India vs Bermuda
Malachi Jones became the first bowler to take a wicket of the first delivery in a World Cup match when he had Robin Uthappa caught by Leverock . He was making his World cup debut for Bermuda
Virender Sehwag by registering 114 in this game, improved his previous World cup best of 82 against Australia at Johannesburg in 2003 {Finals}. It was his first three figure innings in World Cup. His 114 in this game provides the 14th instance of a hundred by Indian batsmen in World Cup.
Ganguly-Sehwag added 202 runs for the second wicket providing India’s 18th three figure stand in World Cup. It is also the sixth three figure stand for the second wicket in World Cup.
Ganguly-Sehwag stand of 202 runs provide the 240th instance of a three figure partnership by Indian batsmen in One day Internationals. Only Australia is ahead with 250 three figure stands {204 run stand between MJ Clarke and BJ Hodge against Netherlands on 18.03.07 was the 250th stand}
Ganguly hit his 25th Six in World Cup when he hit his second six. Ganguly and RT Ponting have now 25 sixes in World Cup.
SC Ganguly and V Sehwag’s 202 run stand for the second wicket provides the eighth instance of a 200 run partnership in World Cup
India’s 413 for 5 in this game is the highest total ever recorded by a team in World Cup. It was an improvement over Sri Lanka’s 398 for 5 against Kenya at Kandy on 06.03.96 in 1996 edition. The total was India’s highest in a World Cup game – an improvement over the hitherto best of 373-6 against Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26.05.99 in 1999 edition.
India became the fourth country to post 400 plus runs in a World Cup game. The other three countries are Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Indian batsmen registered two three figure partnerships in this game – 204 between SC Ganguly and V Sehwag for the second wicket and 122 runs between Yuvaraj Singh and SR Tendulkar for the fifth wicket providing the ninth instance of two or more three figure partnerships in an innings in a World Cup game. This is the second instance involving Indian batsman. The first instance was witnessed when Gavaskar {61}, NS Sidhu {51}, Vengsarkar {63} and M Azharuddin {54 not out} registered fifties against Australia at Delhi on 22.10.87 in the 1987 edition
122 runs between Yuvaraj Singh and SR Tendulkar for the fifth wicket provides the eleventh three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in a World Cup game. It is India’s second three figure stand for the fifth wicket, the first one being 141 runs between AD Jadeja and Robin Singh against Australia at The Oval on 04.06.99 in 1999.
SC Ganguly {89}, V Sehwag {114}, Yuvaraj Singh {87} and Tendulkar {57 not out} registered fifties in this game, providing the sixth instance of four batsmen registering fifties including hundreds in a World Cup game.
The 18 sixes scored by Indian batsmen equalled the most sixes by a team registered in One dayers by South Africa against Netherlands on 16.03.07 at St Kitts.
D Leverock’s figures of 10.0-0-96-1 provides the third most expensive figures in the World Cup, after Snedden’s 12.0-1-105-2 {NZl vs Eng at The Oval in 1979} and ALF de Mel’s 10.0-0-97-1 {Srl vs Win at Karachi in 1987}. In fact, Snedden, de Mel and Leverock are the only three bowlers to concede 90 plus runs in a World Cup game.
New Zealand and Kenya
Steve Tikolo becomes the first skipper from non test playing nations to lead in 50 ODIs. When he went out for toss with Stephen Fleming of New Zealand, Tikolo was leading Kenya for the 50th time
When Stephen Fleming and RL Taylor added 105 runs for the second wicket after the first had fallen at zero, their stand provided the second instance of a three figure partnership after the first had fallen at Zero in World Cup. The first occasion was when South Africa’s GC Smith and JH Kallis added 114 runs after they lost AB de Villers for zero against Netherlands at St Kitts on 16.03.07 in this edition.
Lou Vincent’s zero and Stephen Fleming’s 60 in this game provides the seventh instance of an openers scoring zero and fifty excluding hundreds in the World Cup.
Stephen Fleming’s run out after making 60. provides the 49th instance of a batsman run out after registering a fifty including hundreds in World Cup games. His run out dismissal provides the 19th instance of an opening batsman to be dismissed run out in World Cup games. He is the third New Zealand opening batsman to be dismissed run out in World Cup.
Stephen Fleming is the seventh captain to be dismissed run out after registering a fifty in World Cup. He is the third New Zealand captain to suffer the ignominy of being run out after registering a fifty. The other two are MD Crowe and GP Howarth.
SP Fleming {60}. RL Taylor {85}, SB Styris {63} and McMillan {71} registered fifties in New Zealand’s innings providing the seventh instance of four batsmen registering fifties including hundreds in World Cup.
New Zealand’s 331-7 in this game provides the third instance of 300 plus runs in the World Cup. The other two instances are 307-5 against East Africa at Birmingham in 1975 and 307-8 against Holland at Baroda in 1996. New Zealand’s 331-7 in this game is its highest score in World Cup.
Sri Lanka and Ban
gladesh
Sanath Jayasuriya with seven sixes in this innings now holds the record of most sixes in a career. His tally of sixes stood at 231. Prior to this game Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi had 224 sixes to his credit. Shahid Afridi hit one six against Zimbabwe taking his tally to 225.
Sanath Jaysuriya during his three figure knock also bettered the Sri Lankan record for most sixes in the World Cup which was in the name of PA de Silva who had 15 sixes to his credit. Jayasuriya has now 20 sixes to his credit at the end of the game.
Jayauriya hit seven sixes in this game. He equalled the record of seven sixes held by IVA Richards, SC Ganguly, HH Gibbs, BJ Hodge and Yuvaraj Singh. Only RT Ponting and Imran Nazir have scored eight sixes in an innings, the latter equaling RT Ponting’s eight sixes in the match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Jamaica
Abdur Razak with his figures of 10.0-0-86-1 becomes the 14th bowler in the World Cup to concede 80 plus runs in World Cup.
Sanath Jayasuriya with 20 sixes becomes the fifth batsman to have an aggregate of 20 plus sixes in the World Cup. The other four are SC Ganguly {25}, RT Ponting {25}, IVA Richards {22} and HH Gibbs {21}.
Muthaiah Muralitharan conceded 10000 runs in their one day career during this game. He needed two runs for “Bowler’s Ten thousand” prior to this match. He became the fourth and fifth bowlers in the history of One day Internationals to concede 10000 runs. The other three are Wasim Akram of Pakistan, Anil Kumble of India and Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka.
For the first time in the history of One day Internationals, two bowlers from the same team conceding ten thousand runs have played together – Sanath Jayasuriya and Muralitharan. [Note – Vaas needs four more runs for Bowler’s Ten thousand runs}
With Sri Lanka and Pakistan registering 300 plus runs against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe respectively in the matches played today, the 2007 edition has witnessed eight scores of 300 plus runs – one behind the team totals of 300 plus runs in 2003
Pakistan is the only team to have a total of 300 plus runs in a completed innings in the World Cup.
The following are the four instances in World Cup in which the teams have scored 300 plus runs in consecutive games in the same edition. Sri Lanka is the latest entrant. 2007 edition is the only edition which has witnessed two instances of teams posting 300 plus in consecutive games – England {322 for 6 vs NZl at The Oval in 1983 : 339 for 9 vs Srl at Taunton in 1983} : India {329-2 vs Kenya at Bristol in 1999 : 373 for 6 vs Srl at Taunton in 1999} : Australia {358 for 5 vs Net at Basseterre in 2007 and 334 for 6 vs Sco at Basseterre in 2007} and Sri Lanka {321 for 6 vs Trinidad in 2007 : 318 for 4 vs Ban at Trinidad in 2007}
New Zealand and Canada
The following are the five instances in World Cup in which the teams have scored 300 plus runs in consecutive games. The five occasions are – England {322 for 6 vs NZl at The Oval in 1983 : 339 for 9 vs Srl at Taunton in 1983} : India {329-2 vs Kenya at Bristol in 1999 : 373 for 6 vs Srl at Taunton in 1999} : Australia {358 for 5 vs Net at Basseterre in 2007 and 334 for 6 vs Sco at Basseterre in 2007} : Sri Lanka {321 for 6 vs Trinidad in 2007 : 318 for 4 vs Ban at Trinidad in 2007} and New Zealand {331 for 7 vs Kenya at St Lucia in 2007 : 363 for 5 vs Canada at St Lucia in 2007}
McCullum wrested record for the fastest fifty in terms of balls in World Cup which was held by MV Boucher of South Africa against Netherlands at St Kitts on 16.03.07. Boucher had scored the fifty in 21 balls and B McCullum rewrote the same in one ball less – 20 balls.
The following are the fastest fifties scored against Canada in World Cup – BB McCullum 52 not out in 20 balls with one four and five six at St Lucia on 22.03.07 : BC Lara 73 in 23 balls with six fours and four sixes and WW Hinds – 64 in 24 minutes with seven fours and three sixeers
New Zealand registered its World cup best total of 363-5 an improvement over its previous best of 331-7 in the previous game against Kenya at St Lucia on 20.03.07
L Vincent’s 101 and SP Fleming’s 66 in this game provides the seventh instance of openers registering fifty and hundred in World Cup.
McCullum’s 52 not out in this game provides the 47th instance of a Wicket keeper registering fifty including hundreds in World Cup games. McCulum is the second New Zealand Wicket keeper to register a fifty in World Cup after LK Germon’s 89 against Australia at Madras in 1996 edition.
New Zealand’s 363-05 in this game is the ninth instance of 300 plus by a team in the current edition which equals the nine instances posted in 2003 edition
New Zealand’s 363-5 is the second best total by a team in the current edition. The highest is India’s 413-5 against Bermuda at Trinidad. New Zealand’s 363-5 is the eighth total of 350 plus in the World Cup and is the fourth highest.