Match Number 03 : Group B : South Africa vs New Zealand at Centurion on 24.09.09 : South Africa won by five wickets

South Africa inserted the opposition in this game providing the 35th occasion of a team inserting the opposition in the tournament. As far South Africa is concerned, it is the fifth such occasion. The other four occasions are – vs West Indies at Dhaka on 01.11.98, vs West Indies at Col-SSC on 13.09.02, vs New Zealand at Mum {BS} on 16.10.06. and vs Sri Lanka at Centurion on 22.09.09. Of the five occasions in which South Africa has inserted the opposition, they have won three and lost two.

WD Parnell’s five for 57 in this game provide the 316^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of one day games. His figures represent the 27^th occasion of a South African bowler to capture five or more wickets in one day games. Parnell becomes the second South African bowler to capture five wickets against New Zealand in one day games, the other being M Ntini who had captured five for 31 at Melbourne on 06.02.02.

WD Parnell with his five for 57 in this game is credited with the distinction of becoming the first left arm pace bowler to capture five or more wickets in one day games. His figures in this game provide the 31^st occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of one day games.

WD Parnell with his five for 57 in this game became the second South African bowler to capture five wickets in the tournament, the other being JH Kallis who had captured five for 30 against West Indies at Dhaka on 01.11.98

WD Parnell’s five for 57 provides the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in ICC Championship Trophy games. The nine occasions are listed below.

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Maharoof	6	14	Srl	Win	Mum-BS	14.10.06
2	S Afridi	5	11	Pak	Ken	Birmingham	14.09.04
3	Ntini	5	21	RSA	Pak	Mohali	27.10.06
4	Dillon	5	29	Win	Ban	Southampton	15.09.04
5	Kallis	5	30	RSA	Win	Dhaka	01.11.98
6	Oram	5	36	NZl	USA	The Oval	10.09.04
7	McGrath	5	37	Aus	NZl	Col-SSC	15.09.02
8	O’Connor	5	46	NZl	Pak	Nairobi	11.10.00
9	Parnell	5	57	RSA	NZL	Centurion	24.09.09

WD Parnell with his five for 57 in this game has the most expensive figure in terms of runs conceded amongst the eight bowlers who have captured eight wickets in the tournament

WD Parnell with his five for 57 in this game became the second left arm pace bowler to capture five wickets in the tournament after SB O’Connor of New Zealand who had taken 5 for 46 against Pakistan at Nairobi on 11.10.00

WD Parnell with his five for 57 in this game became the second bowler after GD McGrath {5 for 37 at Col-SSC on 15.09.02} to capture five wickets in the tournament against New Zealand. His figures also represent the 34^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games against New Zealand

LRPL Taylor’s 72 in this game represent the 17^th fifty by a New Zealand batsman in the tournament and he is the second New Zealand batsman to score a fifty against South Africa in the tournament after SP Fleming’s 89 at Mumbai-BS on 16.10.06.

LRPL Taylor’s 72 in this game was in a losing cause providing the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s fifty going in vain in the tournament. The other two occasions are – AC Parore’s 79 against Sri Lanka at Dhaka on 26.10.98 and D Vettori’s 79 against Australia at Mohali on 01.11.06.

In this game there were four sixes by New Zealand batsmen – two each by BD McCullum and LRPL Taylor. These four sixes gave New Zealand an aggregate of 32 sixes in the tournament which puts them on par with South Africa who also have 32 sixes. Only Pakistan {50} and India {36} are ahead of New Zealand and South Africa in terms of sixes in the tournament.

LRPL Taylor with his 72 in this game registered his eleventh one day half century and 14^th one day fifty. AB de Villers with his 70 not out in this game registered his 18^th one day half century and 21^st one day fifty.

AB de Villers’s 70 not out in this game represent the 22^nd fifty by a South African batsman in the tournament. His knock also represent his second fifty in the tournament the first being his 54 against Sri Lanka at Ahmeadabad on 24.10.06

BB McCullum with three catches in this game now has an aggregate of ten dismissals in the tournament. Other wicket keepers to have an aggregate of ten or more dismissals are – KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {26}, AC Gilchrist of Australia {25}, MA Boucher of South Africa {17} and Moin Khan of Pakistan {11}