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England vs Australia : Second One day International at Lord’s : 06.09.09 : Australia won by 39 runs

England won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 25^th occasion of England doing so against Australia in one day games.

England lost the game after inserting Australia providing the tenth occasion of England losing a one day after doing so. England has lost to Australia after it has inserted the opposition for the second time at Lord’s – the first occasion being its loss by 19 runs on 23.05.1993

England has lost the match on 54 occasions including the present one against various oppositions after it has inserted the oppositions. England’s loss in this match after it has inserted the opposition provides the seventh such occasion against various oppositions at Lord’s. The complete list is furnished below

Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opp	Ground	Date
Eng	lost	36 runs	won	2nd	Win	Lord’s	28.08.76
Eng	lost	92 runs	won	2nd	Win	Lord’s	23.06.79
Eng	lost	19 runs	won	2nd	Aus	Lord’s	23.05.93
Eng	lost	02 runs	won	2nd	Pak	Lord’s	12.06.01
Eng	lost	20 runs	won	2nd	Srl	Lord’s	17.06.06
Eng	lost	51 runs	won	2nd	NZl	Lord’s	28.06.08
Eng	lost	39 runs	won	2nd	Aus	Lord’s	06.09.09

CJ Ferguson’s 55 in this game provide the 23^rd occasion of an Australian batsman registering a fifty against various oppositions at Lord’s in a one day game. It also represents the 13^th occasion of an Aussie batsman registering a fifty in a one day game at Lord’s against England.

MJ Clarke was dismissed for four in this innings providing the 29^th occasion of an Australian captain dismissed for a score between zero and nine against England. MJ Clarke is the third Australian captain to be dismissed for a score between zero and nine against England at Lord’s. The other two are – KJ Hughes for six on 09.06.79 and RT Ponting for 7 on 02.07.05.

SR Watson and TD Paine added 62 runs for the first wicket providing the third occasion of Australian batsman adding fifty plus runs for the first wicket against England at Lord’s. The other two occasions are – 56 between AM Hilditch and WM Darling on 09.06.79 and 50 between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden on 02.07.05

SR Watson and TD Paine added 62 runs for the first wicket providing the record first wicket partnership for the first wicket against England at Lord’s. The previous best was 56 runs between AM Hilditch and WM Darling on 09.06.79.

MG Johnson’s 43 in this game represent the highest individual score by an Australian batsman batting at number eight against England at Lord’s. The previous best was 18 by RJ Bright on 04.06.81.

MJ Johnson registered his highest one day score in this game when he made 43 not out, an improvement over his previous best of 30 against South Africa at Centurion on 05.04.09.

MJ Hussey’s dismissal for eight runs in this game provides the 18^th occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit including zero in an One day game. It also provides the fourth occasion of his being dismissed for such a score against England. The other three occasions are – for 5 at Chester-le-Street on 23.06.05, for 6 at Sydney on 02.02.07 and for zero at Sydney on 11.02.07. It was his first dismissal for single digit at Lord’s in three outings.

PD Collingwood completed 4000 ODI runs when he was on 14 during his knock of 56 in this game. Prior to the start of this game he had an aggregate of 3986 runs. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 4042

PD Collingwood became the fifth England batsman to aggregate 4000 runs in ODIs. The other four are AJ Stewart {4677}, ME Trescothick {4335}, GA Gooch {4290} and AJ Lamb {4010}.

PD Collingwood becomes the 72^nd batsman in the world to complete 4000 runs in the history of one day internationals.

AJ Strauss and RS Bopara added 74 runs for the first wicket providing the fourth occasion of England batsman posting fifty plus runs partnership against Australia in a one day game at Lord’s.

AJ Strauss and RS Bopara added 74 runs for the first wicket providing the 13th occasion of England batsman posting fifty plus runs partnership against various oppositions in a one day game at Lord’s.

OA Shah became the ninth England batsman to be dismissed run out against Australia at Lord’s. He was dismissed run out for 12 in this game. His run out dismissal also represent the 27^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed run out against various oppositions at Lord’s.

OA Shah becomes the first England batsman to be dismissed run out on three occasions against various oppositions at Lord’s. The three occasions are – against Pakistan for 62 on 12.06.01, against West Indies for 42 on 01.06.07 and against Australia for 12 on 06.09.09.

Other England batsmen who have been dismissed run out against various oppositions at Lord’s are – IR Bell, PD Collingwood and NV Knight.

SR Watson claimed his 75^th one day wicket when he had England opener RS Bopara leg before wicket for 27 in this game. At the end of this game, SR Watson has captured 76 ODI wickets.

PD Collingwood’s 56 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 16^th occasion of a England batsman’s fifty in a one day game going in vain against Australia at Lord’s. It was the second fifty by PD Collingwood that has gone in vain against Australia at Lord’s – the first being his 53 on 02.07.05

PD Collingwood becomes the third England batsman to witness two or more fifties go in vain against Australia at Lord’s. The other two are – GA Gooch {04} and AJ Stewart {02}.

PD Collingwood registered his 26^th fifty when he made 56 in this game. Other England batsman who have scored 25 plus fifties in one day games are – ME Trescothick {33}, GA Hick {32}, AJ Stewart {32}, GA Gooch {31}, NV Knight {30}, AJ Lamb {30} and KP Pietersen {27}

Australia with this win has won 436 one day games and 54 one day games against England. At the end of this game, England and Australia had met on ten occasions at Lord’s. England had won four games and Australia has won five games while one game was tied.

MJ Clarke scored four runs in this game providing the fourth occasion of his scoring single digit runs as captain. The other three occasions are – 5 runs against West Indies at Basaterre on 06.07.08, 1 run against Bangladesh at Darwin on 03.09.08 and 04 runs against Pakistan at Dubai on 22.04.09.

MJ Clarke scored four runs in this game providing the forty fourth occasion of his scoring single digit runs including zero as batsman.

First Semi Finals : Air India Red prevail over ONGC and make it to the finals

Put into bat, ONGC put up a modest total of 213 in 48.0 overs. ONGC’s innings was built around skipper G Gambhir {63} and V Kohli {46} and their 92 runs stand for the second wicket. G Gamnhir played an useful skipper’s knock and occupied the crease for 99 minutes. He faced 75 deliveries and his knock contained four boundary fours. V Kohli was the aggressive of the two. His essay contained four fours and a six. He was at the crease for 69 minutes and faced 57 deliveries. Their partnership of 92 runs came in 17.5 overs. T Srivastav was the other batsman who scored 29 before he was run out. Barring these three, none of the other ONGC batsmen contributed to their team’s total. DS Kulakarni was the pick of the Air India Red bowlers with a bag of three wickets conceding 40 runs. SN Netravalkar {2 for 38} and M Mangela {2 for 41} were the other bowlers who were amongst the wickets.

The much better bowling attack of ONGC comprising of the present India Internationals – Praveeen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra and former test cricketer Sarandeep Singh held no terrors for Air India Red batsmen as they went past the target with consummate ease. NV Ojha {1}, SK Raina {4} and skipper Yuvraj Singh {6} failed with the willow. RV Uthappa and SH Marathe forged a useful partnership of 94 runs for the second wicket on which Air India Red gained their victory. RV Uthappa at last found his form by scoring 45 runs in 49 deliveries with seven fours. Air India Red were in a spot of bother as they lost their star batsmen – SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh – in quick succession. When the latter was dismissed – who miscued the bouncer by Ishant Sharma and was caught at the wicket – the score board read 123 for four. SK Raina had earlier left the middle – bowled by Sarandeep Singh – going for an expansive drive with head high – with the score card reading 106 for three. HH Kanitkar was the next to leave {148 for five}. AA Chavan partnered SH Marathe and guided to Air India Red to a five wicket win. AA Chavan was enterprising in his approach and hit six fours in his innings of 41 not out. SH Marathe and AA Chavan were concerned in an unfinished stand of 67 runs for the sixth wicket. AA Chavan with his 41 runs was the dominant partner in the sixth wicket stand. Sarandeep Singh was the most successful bowler with a bag of 2 for 36 in ONGC’s ranks.

SH Marathe, promoted to number three, in this game, played a matured innings of 80 not out. He occupied the crease for 181 minutes and faced 106 deliveries. His essay contained eight boundaries. The break up of his 80 not out against each bowler he faced read thus – P Kumar {05 runs – 11 balls}, MM Patel {20 runs – 16 balls}, A Mishra {14 runs – 18 balls}, I Sharma {14 runs – 25 balls}, Sarandeep Singh {25 runs – 34 balls} and T Srivastav {2 runs – 2 balls}.

With this comfortable win Air India Red has reached the finals and will meet – the winners of other semi finals between Air India Blue and Tata Sports Club to be played at Mohali on 06.09.09 – in the finals to be played at Bangalore on 08.06.09.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : Second T20 International : Col-RPS on 04.09.09 : New Zealand won by 22 runs and also the series 2-0

BB McCullum became the first batsman in T20 International to aggregate 700 runs. He reached the milestone of the very first ball he faced in this game. He took three runs of KMDN Kulasekhara. Prior to this game he had an aggregate of 698 runs and he needed two more runs for 700. At the end of this game, he had amassed 747 runs. He made 49 runs in this game.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which is the second best opening partnership by New Zealand batsmen in T20I games against various oppositions. The best is 130 runs between BB McCullum and JD Ryder against West Indies at Hamilton on 28.12.08.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which is the best opening partnership by New Zealand batsmen in T20I games against Sri Lanka. This stand was an improvement over the previous best of 80 runs between BB McCullum and SP Fleming at Wellington on 22.12.06.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which is the not only the highest opening partnership by New Zealand batsmen in T20I games against Sri Lanka but also the highest opening stand for various wickets against Sri Lanka.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which represent the sixth occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for various wickets against Sri Lanka which are listed below.

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Wkt	Runs	Ground	Date
1	BB McCullum	JD Ryder	1	84	Col-RPS	04.09.09
2	SP Fleming	BB McCullum	1	80	Wellington	22.12.06
3	PG Fulton	LRPL Taylor	3	70	Jo’burg	15.09.07
4	MJ Guptill	LRPL Taylor	3	53	Col-RPS	02.09.09
5	SP Fleming	BB McCullum	1	51	Auckland	26.12.06
6	JDP Oram	LRPL Taylor	6	51	Jo’burg	15.09.07

JD Ryder scored 52 in this game providing the 15^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman registering a half century in a T20I game against various oppositions. JD Ryder’s 52 in this game represent his second T20I half century, the other one being his 62 against West Indies at Hamilton on 28.12.08

JD Ryder earns the distinction of becoming the fourth New Zealand batsman to register two or more T20I fifties. Others are BB McCullum {05}, LRPL Taylor {03} and JDP Oram {02},

JD Ryder becomes the second batsman to register a half century against Sri Lanka in T20I games and his 52 in this game represent the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a half century against Sri Lanka. The other two occasions are – 62 by LRPL Taylor at Jo’burg on 15.09.07 and 60 by LRPL Taylor at Col-RPS on 02.09.09.

BB McCullum and JD Ryder added 84 runs for the first wicket in this game which represent the 23rd occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership against various oppositions. It is interesting to note that in these 23 partnerships, BB McCullum has been one of the partners in 17 partnerships. The following table lists out all these 17 partnerships.

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JD Ryder	1	130	Win	Hamilton	28.12.08
2	JD Ryder	1	84	Srl	Col-RPS	04.09.09
3	SP Fleming	1	80	Srl	Wellington	22.12.06
4	L Vincent	1	68	RSA	Durban	19.09.07
5	NT Broom	3	61	Aus	Sydney	15.02.09
6	JDP Oram	4	*60	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
7	PG Fulton	2	58	Ind	Jo’burg	16.09.07
8	GD Elliott	4	58	Aus	Sydney	15.02.09
9	LRPL Taylor	3	56	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
10	LRPL Taylor	3	56	RSA	Lord’s	09.06.09
11	MJ Guptill	2	54	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
12	JD Ryder	1	53	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
13	SP Fleming	1	51	Srl	Auckland	26.12.06
14	JD Ryder	1	51	Sco	The Oval	06.06.09
15	AJ Redmond	1	51	Ire	Nottingham	11.06.09
16	L Vincent	1	50	Pak	Cape Town	22.09.07
17	LRPL Taylor	3	50	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09

BB McCullum has partnered another New Zealand batsman in nine opening stands which has yielded 50 plus runs. The complete list read thus

No	Partner	Wkt	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JD Ryder	1	130	Win	Hamilton	28.12.08
2	JD Ryder	1	84	Srl	Col-RPS	04.09.09
3	SP Fleming	1	80	Srl	Wellington	22.12.06
4	L Vincent	1	68	RSA	Durban	19.09.07
5	JD Ryder	1	53	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
6	SP Fleming	1	51	Srl	Auckland	26.12.06
7	JD Ryder	1	51	Sco	The Oval	06.06.09
8	AJ Redmond	1	51	Ire	Nottingham	11.06.09
9	L Vincent	1	50	Pak	Cape Town	22.09.07

New Zealand’s 170 for 4 in 20.0 overs in this game provide the fifth occasion of New Zealand posting a total in excess of 170 runs in T20I games. The other four are – 198 for 5 against Ireland at Nottingham on 11.06.09, 191 for 9 against West Indies at Hamilton on 28.12.08, 190 all out against India at Jo’burg on 16.09.07 and 170 all out against Australia at Auckland on 17.02.05.

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 20^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against various oppositions.

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket against various oppositions. The other three are – 53 runs between DPMD Jayawardne and LPC Silva against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07, 50 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkar against New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.09.09 and 50 runs between TM Dilshan and LPC Silva against West Indies at The Oval on 19.06.09

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the record partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the fourth wicket against various oppositions. The previous best was 53 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and LPC Silva against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 17.09.07.

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the record partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the fourth wicket against New Zealand. The previous best was 50 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara against New Zealand at Nottingham on 16.09.09.

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against New Zealand for various wickets. The five partnerships are listed below.

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Wkt	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	Jayasuriya	Tharanga	1	82	Jo’burg	15.09.07
2	Jayasuriya	Jayawardene	3	50	Jo’burg	15.09.07
3	Dilshan	Sangakkara	3	62	Not’ham,	16.06.09
4	Jayawardene	Sangakkara	4	50	Not’ham	16.06.09
5	Jayawardene	Sangakkara	4	67	Col-RPS	04.09.09

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against various oppositions on home soil. The other occasion was – 59 runs opening stand between TM Dilhan and ST Jayasuriya at Col-RPS on 10.02.09

DPMD Jayawardene and KC Sangakkara added 67 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provides the record stand by Sri Lankan batsmen against various oppositions on home soil.

KC Sangakkara scored 69 in this game which represent the 23^rd occasion of a captain registering a half century in T20I games.

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game represent his third T20I half century as captain. The other two occasions are – 55 not out against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09 and 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09. This his 69 in this game represent his highest individual score as captain.

KC Sangakkara becomes the third captain in T20I games to register three or more half centuries. The others are CH Gayle of West Indies {04} and GC Smith of South Africa {03}.

KC Sangakkara becomes the third captain in T20I games to register a half century while batting at number five and his 69 in this game provides the fifth occasion of a captain registering a half century while batting at number five. The other four occasions are – PD Collingwood of England {79 vs West Indies at The Oval on 28.06.07}, PD Collingwood of England {54 vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 07.02.08}, Shoiab Malik of Pakistan {57 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg on 17.09.07} and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {52* vs Australia at Jo’burg on 18.09.07}

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game represent the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain registering a half century in T20I games. The other five occasions are – DPMD Jayawardene – 65 vs Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.10.07, TM Dilshan – 61 vs India at Col-RPS on 10.02.09, KC Sangakkara – 55 not out against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09 and KC Sangakkara – 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09.

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game represent the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan captain in T20I games. The previous best was by DPMD Jayawardene who had scored 65 against Kenya at Jo’burg on 14.10.07

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game is listed seventh among the captains who have scored most runs in T20I games which are listed below.

No	Captain	Runs	Team	vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RT Ponting	98*	Aus	Vs	NZl	Auckland	17.02.05
2	GC Smith	89*	RSA	Vs	Aus	Jo’burg	24.02.06
3	CH Gayle	88	Win	Vs	Aus	The Oval	06.06.09
4	PD Collingwood	79	Eng	Vs	Win	The Oval	28.06.07
5	RT Ponting	76	Aus	Vs	Ind	Mum-BS	20.10.07
6	GC Smith	71*	RSA	Vs	Pak	Jo’burg	02.02.07
7	KC Sangakkara	69	Srl	Vs	NZl	Col-RPs	04.09.09

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game was in a losing cause and provides the tenth occasion of a captain’s half century going in vain in T20I games which are listed below.

No	Captain	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Smith	61	SAF	Vs	NZl	Jo’burg	21.10.05
2	Collingwood	79	Eng	Vs	Win	The Oval	28.06.07
3	Gayle	61	Win	Vs	Eng	The Oval	29.06.07
4	Ponting	76	Aus	Vs	Ind	Mum-BS	20.10.07
5	Dilshan	61	Srl	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	10.02.09
6	McCullum	57	NZl	Vs	RSA	Lord’s	09.06.09
7	Younis Khan	50	Pak	Vs	Srl	Lord’s	12.06.09
8	Gayle	63*	Pak	Vs	Srl	The Oval	19.06.09
9	Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Vs	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
10	Sangakkara	69	Srl	Vs	NZl	Col-RPS	04.09.09

KC Sangakkara remains the only captain in T20I games to witness two of his half centuries in a losing cause – 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 and 69 against New Zealand at Col-RPS on 04.09.09.

KC Sangakkara’s 69 in this game was in a losing cause and provides the 40th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20I games. It also represents the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s half century in a losing cause in T20I games. The other three are – 61 by TM Dilshan against India at Col-RPS on 10.02.09, 64* by KC Sangakkara against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09, 57 by TM Dilshan against New Zealand at Col-RPS on 02.09.09.

Thus KC Sangakkara’s 69 represent the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsaman going in vain.

BB McCullum hit two sixes in this game to take his aggregate of sixes in T20I games to 27. Only Yuvraj Singh of India has more sixes – 30 – than BB McCullum in T20I games.

With two sixes in this game, BB McCullum has now 76 sixes in T20 games. He is the second batsman to aggregate 75 plus sixes in T20 games after DJ Hussey who has 92 sixes to his credit. ST Jayasuriya {74}, Yuvraj Singh {73}, LRPL Taylor {72} and CL White {72} are the other batsmen who have an aggregate of 70 plus sixes in T20 games.

BB McCullum hit four boundary fours in this game to take his aggregate of boundary fours to 163 in T20 games. He became the 11^th batsman in the history of T20 games to have an aggregate of 160 plus boundary fours. The complete list read thus – BJ Hodge {249}, GC Smith {218}, IJ Harvey {202}, HD Ackerman {190}, ST Jayasuriya {173}, M van jaarsvald {173}, AD Brown {172}, G Gambhir {168}, MJ Lumb {166}, BB McCullum {163} and IJL Trott {161}

KMDN Kulasekhara returned with figures of 4.0-0-40-0 in this game providing the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 40 plus runs in a T20I game. It also represent the second occasion in which KMDN Kulasekhara has conceded forty plus runs in a T20I game. The first occasion was his figures of 4.0-0-47-1 against Ireland at Lord’s on 14.06.09

KMDN Kulasekhara became the second Sri Lankan bowler to concede 40 plus runs on two occasions after SL Malinga who had returned with figures of 4.0-0-43-4 against Pakistan at Jo’burg on 17.09.07 and 4.0-0-45-2 against West Indies at Nottingham on 10.06.09

KMDN Kulasekhara’s figures – 4.0-0-40-0 in this game represent the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding forty plus runs without a wicket in a T20I game. The five bowlers are tabulated in the following list

No	Bowler	O	M	R	W	Opp	Ground	Date
1	R Perera	4.0	0	49	0	NZl	Auckland	26.12.06
2	Jayasuriya	4.0	0	64	0	Pak	J0’burg	17.09.07
3	Fernando	4.0	0	44	0	Ind	Col-RPS	10.02.09
4	I Udana	4.0	0	44	0	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
5	Kulasekara	4.0	0	40	0	NZl	Col-RPS	04.09.09

England vs Australia : First One day International at The Oval : 04.09.09 : Australia won by four runs.

TD Paine’s run out for zero in this game provides 42^nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out without scoring in the history of One day Internationals.

TD Paine’s run out for a duck in this game provides the fourth occasion of an Australian wicket keeper dismissed run out for a duck in ODI games. The other three occasions are – IA Healey vs South Africa at Sydney on 25.01.94, IA Healey vs West Indies at Bridgetown on 08.03.95 and AC Gilchrist vs South Africa at Guwahathi on 01.11.96.

TD Paine’s run out for a duck in this game provides the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman who opened the innings dismissed run out for a duck in the history of One day games. The other five occasions are – RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka against England at Adelaide on 23.01.99, MSK Prasad of India against West Indies at Toronto on 12.09.99, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka against Pakistan at Dhaka on 07.06.00, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka against India at Col-SSC on 01.08.01 and KO Otieno of Kenya against India at Southampton on 11.09.04

CL White was run out for 53 in this game providing the 93^rd occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed run out after registering a fifty. His dismissal provided the 12^th occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed run out with a fifty against England.

CL White’s dismissal run out for 53 in this game provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman run out with a fifty against England while batting at number three. The other three occasions are – DM Jones for 50 at Hyderabad {Ind} on 19.10.89, RT Ponting for 102 at Bristol on 10.06.01 and RT Ponting for 86 at North Sound on 08.04.07

CL White’s dismissal run out for 53 in this game provides the 24th occasion of an Australian batsman run out with a fifty against various oppositions while batting at number three.

CL White became the 49^th Australian batsman to bat at number three against various oppositions.

CL White registered his first one day fifty when he made 53 in this game. His previous best was 45 against New Zealand at Hobart on 14.01.07.

CL White’s 53 and CJ Ferguson’s 71 not out in this game provide the 102^nd and 103^rd occasion of an Australian batsman registering a half century against England in one day games.

CJ Ferguson registered his fourth half century when he made 71 not out in this game. The other three half centuries are – 63 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 09.04.09, 55* vs New Zealand at Brisbane on 13.02.09 and 50 vs South Africa at Centurion on 05.04.09. Thus CJ Ferguson’s 71 not out in this game represent his highest ODI score.

Australia won this game by four runs providing the 14^th occasion of a team winning an one day game by exact margin of four runs.

No	Team	Won	Margin	Opp	Venue	Dd	MM	YY
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	03
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	Jo’burg	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

As far as Australia is concerned it is their third one day win by exact four runs. The other two occasions are – against Melbourne on 15.12.92 and against England at Mancheter on 19.05.03

Australian innings contained two run outs – TD Paine and CL White – providing the 17^th occasion of Australian innings containing two or more run outs in an one day game against England. However the occasions reduce to six when Australia won the game with two or more run outs in an innings against England.

OA Shah was dismissed hit wicket for 40 in this game providing the 41^st occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket in the history of one day internationals. OA Shah earn the distinction of becoming the first England batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in an one day games.

OA Shah becomes the eighth batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in a one day game against Australia. The complete list read thus

No	Batsmen	Runs	Inns	Team	Vs	Aus	Ground	Date
1	RC Fredericks	7	1	Win	Vs	Aus	Lord’s	21.06.75
2	SFAF Bacchus	0	1	Win	Vs	Aus	St John’s	22.02.78
3	AL Logie	60	2	Win	Vs	Aus	Melbourne	10.02.85
4	ADR Campbell	22	1	Zim	Vs	Aus	Perth	02.12.94
5	JH Kallis	14	2	RSA	Vs	Aus	Sydney	27.01.98
6	AC Parore	8	2	NZl	Vs	Aus	Dunedin	23.02.00
7	SR Tendulkar	10	1	Ind	Vs	Aus	Brisbane	03.02.08
8	OA Shah	40	2	Eng	Vs	Aus	The Oval	04.09.09

RS Bopara was dismissed stumped for 49 in this game providing the 98^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed stumped against various oppositions in a one day game. His dismissal stumped also provide the 15^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed stumped in a one day game against Australia.

RS Bopara’s stumped dismissal provides the 23^rd occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed stumped against various oppositions in a one day game. It also provide the second occasion of a England opening batsman dismissed stumped against Australia. JM Brearley was the other batsman dismissed stumped for 78 against Australia, also at The Oval on 06.06.77.

England inserted the opposition in this game and lost the game by four runs, providing the ninth occasion of England losing the match after it had inserted the opposition against Australia. This was England’s third loss by less than four runs margin. The other two occasions are – England lost by two runs at Birmingham on 06.06.81 and England lost by four runs at Manchester on 19.05.93

RS Bopara became TD Paine’s first stumping victim when he was stumped of NV Hauritz for 49 in this game.

The following table lists out the points earned by each team in its respcetive groups at the end of the third round in the ongoing BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament

Points by match: Group A
Date	Teams	Points
01.09.09	AI B	2
	ITC	2
02.09.09	Ind Rev	4
	ITC	0
03.09.09	AI B	5
	Ind Rev	-1
Points by match: Group B
Date	Teams	Points
01.09.09	MRF	4
	BPCL	0
02.09.09	ONGC	5
	MRF	-1
03.09.09	BPCL	2
	ONGC	2
Points by match: Group C
Date	Teams	Points
01.09.09	Tata SC	5
	AIPSSPB	-1
02.09.09	AIPSSPB	2
	IOC	2
03.09.09	IOC	2
	Tata SC	2
Points by match: Group D
Date	Team	Points
01.09.09	AI R	2
	BSNL	2
02.09.09	Ind Cem	4
	BSNL	0
03.09.09	AI R	4
	Ind Cem	0

The following table lists out the points earned by teams in each of the four groups – A, B, C and D in the ongoing BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament at the end of the third round. We also furnish the points earned by Semi finalists in a separate table

Points Table for each Group
Group A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
AI B	2	1	0	1	7	+3.405	365/42.0	222/42.0
Ind Rev	2	1	1	0	3	-1.489	477/92.0	614/92.0
ITC	2	0	1	1	2	-0.120	249/50.0	255/50.0
Group B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
ONGC	2	1	0	1	7	+1.420	329/50.0	258/50.0
MRF	2	1	1	0	3	-0.752	390/78.3	449/78.3
BPCL	2	0	1	1	2	-0.421	120/28.3	132/28.3
Group C
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Tata SC	2	1	0	1	7	+1.972	241/36.0	170/36.0
IOC	2	0	0	2	4		0/0.0	0/0.0
AIPSSPB	2	0	1	1	1	-1.972	170/36.0	241/36.0
Group D
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
AI R	2	1	0	1	6	+0.504	244/43.0	243/47.0
Ind Cem	2	1	1	0	4	+0.032	496/94.0	472/90.0
BSNL	2	0	1	1	2	-0.532	228/47.0	253/47.0

Semi Finalists
Teams with most points in Group A and Group B
Semi Final to be played at Bangalore on 05.09.09
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
AI B	2	1	0	1	7	+3.405	365/42.0	222/42.0
ONGC	2	1	0	1	7	+1.420	329/50.0	258/50.0
Teams with most points in Group A and Group B
Semi Final to be played at Mohali on 06.09.09
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Tata SC	2	1	0	1	7	+1.972	241/36.0	170/36.0
BSNL	2	0	1	1	2	-0.532	228/47.0	253/47.0

The following are the updated stats of the ongoing BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament as at the end of the third round

Results of the matches
Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Ground	Date
AIPSSPB	Tata SC	Tata SC	71 runs	Dharamsala	01.09.09
AI B	ITC	abandoned		Mohali	01.09.09
AI R	BSNL	no result		Bangalore	01.09.09
BPCL	MRF	MRF	12 runs	Vizag	01.09.09
Ind Cem	BSNL	Ind Cem	25 runs	Bangalore	02.09.09
AIPSSPB	IOC	abandoned		Dharamsala	02.09.09
Ind Rev	ITC	Ind Rev	6 runs	Mohali	02.09.09
MRF	ONGC	ONGC	71 runs	Vizag	02.09.09
Tata SC	IOC	abandoned		Dharamsala	03.09.09
AI B	Ind Rev	AI B	143 runs	Mohali	03.09.09
AI R	Ind Cem	AI R	7 wickets	Bangalore	03.09.09
BPCL	ONGC	abandoned		Vizag	03.09.09

250 plus runs by teams
Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Date
AI B	362/1	42.0	v Ind Rev	Mohali	03.09.09
ONGC	329/9	50.0	v MRF	Vizag	02.09.09
BSNL	258/7	50.0	v AI R	Bangalore	01.09.09
MRF	258/9	50.0	v ONGC	Vizag	02.09.09
Ind Rev	255/8	50.0	v ITC	Mohali	02.09.09
Ind Cem	253/5	47.0	V BSNL	Bangalore	02.09.09

CENTURIES
Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
MS Bisla	152*	AI B	v Ind Rev	Mohali	03.09.09
AJ Shrikhande	121	Ind Rev	v AI B	Mohali	03.09.09
AS Chowdhury	110*	Ind Rev	v ITC	Mohali	02.09.09
S Sriram	108	MRF	v ONGC	Vizag	02.09.09
MS Dhoni	106*	AI B	v Ind Rev	Mohali	03.09.09
GK Khoda	105	ONGC	v MRF	Vizag	02.09.09

HALF CENTURIES
Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
RS Gavaskar	93	Tata SC	v AIPSSPB	Dharamsala	01.09.09
SK Raina	92*	AI R	V Ind Cem	Bangalore	03.09.09
S Badrinath	91	Ind Cem	v AI R	Bangalore	03.09.09
S Badrinath	90	Ind Cem	V BSNL	Bangalore	02.09.09
Arindam Das	82	BSNL	v AI R	Bangalore	01.09.09
C Madan	74	AI B	v Ind Rev	Mohali	03.09.09
V Kohli	73	ONGC	v MRF	Vizag	02.09.09
R Dravid	66	Ind Cem	v AI R	Bangalore	03.09.09
R Dravid	63	Ind Cem	V BSNL	Bangalore	02.09.09
Mohit Sharma	61	ITC	v Ind Rev	Mohali	02.09.09
NV Ojha	59	AI R	V Ind Cem	Bangalore	03.09.09
G Gambhir	54	ONGC	v MRF	Vizag	02.09.09
Y Gnaneswara Rao	54	MRF	v ONGC	Vizag	02.09.09
Y Gnaneswara Rao	53	MRF	v BPCL	Vizag	01.09.09
AG Kapoor	51	BSNL	V Ind Cem	Bangalore	02.09.09
Parvinder Singh	51	ITC	v Ind Rev	Mohali	02.09.09
P Thakur	50	AIPSSPB	v Tata SC	Dharamsala	01.09.09

THREEE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
Bowlers	O	M	R	3	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
PK Dharma	8.0	0	75	5	MRF	v ONGC	Vizag	02.09.09
AS Joshi	10.0	0	54	4	Ind Rev	v ITC	Mohali	02.09.09
PK Dharma	7.0	0	22	3	MRF	v BPCL	Vizag	01.09.09
AM Salvi	9.0	1	37	3	BPCL	v MRF	Vizag	01.09.09
MM Patel	10.0	0	48	3	ONGC	v MRF	Vizag	02.09.09
SN Netravalkar	9.0	1	48	3	AI R	V ind Cem	Bangalore	03.09.09

FIFTY PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
No	Wkts	Runs	Part-1	Part-2
1	1st	70	B Mohapatra	A Das
	BSNL	Vs	AI-R	Bangalore	01.09.09
2	2nd	90	A Das	Varun Kumar
	BSNL	Vs	AI-R	Bangalore	01.09.09
3	3rd	69	NS Shetty	RS Gavaskar
	Tata	Vs	AIPSSPB	Dharamshala	01.09.09
4	6th	67	RS Gavaskar	NS Shetty
	Tata	Vs	AIPSSPB	Dharamshala	01.09.09
5	6th	63	YG Rao	S Senthil Kumar
	MRF	V	BPCL	Vizag	01.09.09
6	3rd	106	G Gambhir	GK Khoda
	ONGC	Vs	MRF	Vizag	02.09.09
7	4th	112*	GK Khoda	V Kohli
	ONGC	Vs	MRF	Vizag	02.09.09
8	4th	107	S Sriram	Y Gnaneshwar Rao
	MRF	Vs	ONGC	Vizag	02.09.09
9	3rd	127	S Badrinath	R Dravid
	Ind Cem	Vs	BSNL	Bangalore	02.09.09
10	4th	61	AG Kapoor	A Kakkar
	BSNL	Vs	Ind Cem	Bangalore	02.09.09
11	5th	86	AC Chowdhury	AA Velaskar
	Ind Rev	Vs	ITC	Mohali	02.09.09
12	8th	63	AC Chowdhury	Ankit Sharma
	Ind Rev	Vs	ITC	Mohali	02.09.09
13	2nd	66	Mohit Sharma	V Tyagi
	ITC	Vs	Ind Rev	Mohali	02.09.09
14	5th	84	Parvinder Singh	Bipul Sharma
	ITC	Vs	Ind Rev	Mohali	02.09.09
15	2nd	200*	MS Bisla	MS Dhoni
	AI B	Vs	Ind Rev	Mohali	03.09.09
16	1st	162	C Madan	MS Bisla
	AI B	Vs	Ind Rev	Mohali	03.09.09
17	6th	74	AJ Shrikanade	AS Joshi
	Ind Rev	Vs	AI B	Mohali	03.09.09
18	4th	52	AJ Shrikanade	A Banerjee
	Ind Rev	Vs	AI B	Mohali	03.09.09
19	2nd	52	AJ Shrikanade	AS Chowdhury
	Ind Rev	Vs	AI B	Mohali	03.09.09
20	3rd	133	S Badrinath	R Dravid
	Ind Cem	Vs	AI R	Bangalore	03.09.09
21	2nd	109	NV Ojha	SK Raina
	AI R	Vs	Ind Cem	Bangalore	03.09.09
22	3rd	70	SK Raina	Yuvraj Singh
	AI R	Vs	Ind Cem	Bangalore	03.09.09

Semi finalists were spotted at the end of the third round of the BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament.

Air India Red and ONGC will play at Bangalore on 05.09.09. while the other semi final will be played at Mohali on 05.09.09 between Air India Blue and Tata Sports Club

The finals is slated at Bangalore on 08.09.09

BCCI Inter Corporate Tournament : Third Day’s round up

Out of the four matches that were played on the third day, only two matches were played, while one match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain and the other game was cancelled due to the demise of Andhra Chief Minister Sri Y S Rajashekhara Reddy

India Cements vs Air India – Red at Bangalore : Air India Red won by seven wickets

SK Raina of Air India Red had other ideas when his team chased a formidable total of 244 in 47.0 over put up by R Dravid led India Cements at Bangalore. S Badrinath and skipper R Dravid were amongst runs again by scoring 91 and 66 runs respectively. They were concerned in a three figure partnership of 133 runs for the third wicket. They came together with the score reading 58 for 2 and forged an useful partnership with well run singles. Dravid played as an assured self and never hesitated to punish the loose ones that was served to him. He made 66 runs in a stay of 85 minutes and faced 72 deliveries. His essay contained four boundaries and a six. Badrinath, on the other hand, was more aggressive and hit eight boundaries and a six in his 91 which came in 127 minutes and 110 deliveries. Dravid was the first to go as he holed out to Robin Uthappa at long on when he tried to loft spinner Ajit Chandila when the score was 191. S Badrinath left soon after, at 205, stumped by NV Ojha for 91. After the exit of S Badrinath, India Cements innings were in disarray, as wickets fell at regular intervals. They lost five wickets for the addition of 37 runs. India Cement batsmen threw away their wickets in pursuit of runs and thus undid the work done by their two star batsmen – Badrinath and Dravid. They managed a total of 244 for the loss of nine wickets in 47 overs which was inadequate as the result of the match did not favour them. Medium pace bowler SA Netravalkar was the pick of the bowlers for Air India Red with 3 for 48 runs.

RV Uthappa failed to encash the opportunity as he made 22. He fell at 37. A three figure partnership of 109 runs for the second wicket between NV Ojha and SK Raina was the highlight of Air India – Red’s innings. NV Ojha was sedate and compiled his innings well. He lent support to SK Raina as the partnership flourished. Ojha’s innings of 59 was useful to his team. He was at the crease for 108 minutes and faced 75 deliveries. His innings was laced with five fours and two sixes. Both NV Ojha and SK Raina were circumspect early in their innings and blossomed once they were set. India Cements fielding was left to be desired as a couple of chances went abegging. Straight forward catches were spilled. Both the batsman encashed these chances and built up their innings which helped their team to win the game comfortably. NV Ojha was the first to leave when he tried to cut off spinner SS Kumar away from the body and played on to the stumps. Yuvraj Singh joined the SK Raina and did not let the opportunity go. He made a quickfire 39 of just 42 deliveries with five fours and a six, as the stage was set for him. The third wicket partnership between SK Raina and Yuvraj Singh produced 70 runs in even time. SK Raina and HH Kanitkar completed the formalities as the pair went past the total of 244 and took their team to a comfortalble win by seven wickets. This win gave Air India Red a semi final berth. S Tyagi was the successful bowler for India Cements as he claimed two of the three wickets that fell in Air India Red’s innings conceding 46 runs. SK Raina was unbeaten on 92 when his team coasted to a victory. He was at the crease for 139 minutes and faced 107 deliveries. He hit seven boundaries and two sixes.

AIR India Blue vs India Revenue at Mohali – Air India Blue won by 143 runs under VJ Method

Put into bat, in a match reduced to 42 overs a side, Air India Blue amassed the highest total of the ongoing tournament – 362 for one wicket. The three batsmen who came to the crease – C Madan, MS Bisla and MS Dhoni – registered fifties. The first named scored 74, while the other two scored hundreds. C Madan and MS Bisla were concerned in an opening stand which realized 162 runs and when the Air India Blue’s innings was closed there was another three figure partnership of the second wicket – 200 runs unfinished stand between MS Bisla and MS Dhoni. MS Bisla {152 not out} and MS Dhoni {102 not out} helped themselves with hundreds against a hapless bowling attack of India Revenue. As many as four bowlers conceded 50 plus runs. C Madan’s 74 came in 104 minutes, 84 balls and contained six fours and two sixes. MS Bisla’s 152 not came in 182 minutes, 113 balls and contained 14 boundaries and seven sixes. MS Dhoni’s 102 not out came in 76 minutes, 61 deliveries and contained seven boundaries and seven sixes. The lone wicket that fell in Air India Blue’s innings was captured by RH Bhadrapur conceding 60 runs.

India Revenue’s opening batsman AJ Shrikhande waged a lone battle by registering a hundred – 121 which came of 119 deliveries and was laced with 16 boundaries and one six. He was at the crease for 154 minutes. He was the seventh batsman to be dismissed when the score was 206. Wickets fell at regular intervals, as RP Singh and Pankaj Singh captured two wickets apiece conceding 24 and 34 runs respectively. AS Chowdhury {24} and AS Joshi {33} contributed to India Revenue’s total of 222 for 9.

Air India Blue won the game by 143 runs on VJ Method.

Tata Sports Club vs Indian Oil Corporation XI at Dharmsala : Match was abandoned with out a ball being bowled – Rain

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation at Vizag : Play was called off due to the death of Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash.

India Cements vs BSNL at Bangalore

India Cements prevailed over the spirited BSNL by 25 runs in a truncated 47 overs a side match at Bangalore. Thanks to a century stand by the two experienced cricketers on the domestic circuit – S Badrinath {90} and skipper R Dravid {63} which produced 127 runs for the third wicket, India Cements who batted first after winning the toss, registered a match winning total of 253 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 47 overs. A late order flourishes by SS Kumar {42 in 40 deliveries} and HK Badani {24 in 20 deliveries} swelled the India Cement’s total.

India Cements were off to a bad start losing both its openers with 36 runs on the board. S Badrinath and R Dravid steadied the innings with well run singles and the occasional odd boundaries. Badrinath’s 90 came in 148 minutes and he faced 108 deliveries. It contained six boundary fours. Dravid’s essay of 63 contained four boundaries and a six. He was at the crease for 108 minutes and faced 77 deliveries. Both the batsmen were bowled by B Nehera trying to force the pace. Dravid was bowled round the legs, while Badrinath’s stumps were castled as he played an uppish expansive drive.

BSNL batting second found it tough going. Opener Mohapatra was run out while Arindam Das was swalloed by R Dravid of medium pacer Palani Amarnath. There were two more run outs – N Behera for 15 and A Kakkar for 23 – which did not help BSNL’s cause. One drop batsman – AG Kapoor – scored a sedate half century – 51 and was the top scorer. Skipper Joginder Singh scored a brisk 34 runs before he was caught at the wicket of L Balaji. SS Kumar and HK Badani picked up two wickets as BSNL fell short of the target by 25 runs to leave India Cements victorious.

India Cements by virtue of this win collected four points, while BSNL failed to garner any points from this loss

Indian Oil Corporation vs All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board at Dharamsala.

The match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Both the teams shared two points each.

India Revenue vs Indian Tobacco Company at Mohali : India Revenue won by six runs

AS Chowdhury’s 110 not out for India Revenue helped his team to win the game by six runs against Indian Tobacco Company at Mohali. India Revenue who opted to bat first after winning the toss were tottering at one stage with the score board reading 53 for 4. They had lost SA Chakravarthy {18}, AJ Shrikande {0}, HN Shah {0} and skipper AR Khrusaia {05} in a jiffy. AS Chowdhury in the company of AA Velsakar {41} steadied the innings through a fifth wicket partnership which yielded 86 runs. Another useful partnership of 45 runs for the sixth wicket in the company of wicket keeper batsman DT Patil {24| ensured respectability to India Revenue’s total as the sixth wicket fell at 184. 131 runs were added for the fifth and sixth wickets. Another useful half century stand of 63 runs for the eighth wicket in the company of Ankit Sharma {22} ensured India Revenue reach a match winning total of 255 for 8 in the allotted 50 overs. AS Chowdhury who remained unbeaten on 110 was the hero of India Revenue innings. He stayed at the crease for 198 minutes and faced 158 deliveries. His innings was laced with nine boundaries and a six. M Abid Khan claimed 2 for 52 for the India Tobacco Company

AS Joshi was the architect of India Revenue’s win in this game as he returned with figures of 10.0-0-54-4. India Revenue held its nerves to clinch a thrilling finish as it won the game by six runs. Half centuries by opener Mohit Sharma {61} and Parvinder Singh {51} went in vain for the India Tobacco Company. As long as Parvinder Singh was at the crease, Indian Tobacco Company had the win in their sight, but with his exit at 224, the hopes were dashed. 31 runs were needed for a win of 28 deliveries when Parvinder Singh departed. It was not an impossible task for the team as its tail was capable of pulling a win. Tight bowling and fielding ensured that the runs were not leaked and India Tobacco Company tried hard to eke a win, which was not theirs on the day. Finally they finished with 249 for 9 leaving India Revenue victors by six runs. AS Joshi claimed the wickets of Mohit Sharma {61}, V Tyagi {30}, skipper P Chawla {2} and B Kumar {6}.

India Revenue collected four points from this game, while Indian Tobacco Company gained no points from its loss

MRF vs ONGC at Vizag : ONGC won by 71 runs

Skipper G Gambhir {54}, GK Khoda {105} and V Kohli {73} ensured ONGC reach a total of 329 for 9 in 50 overs against MRF at Vizag. It was the first occasion that a team has posted a total in excess of 300 in the Tournament. Gagan Khoda was concerned in two three figure partnerships in this game – 106 runs in the company of G Gambhir for the third wicket and 112 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket with V Kohli. Gagan Khoda was retired hurt when he was 104 not out and his side’s total read 269 for 3. He resumed his innings at 306 for 7 and was finally dismissed for 105 with the team total reading 311 for 8.

Gagan Khoda was at the crease for 144 minutes and he faced 103 balls for his 105 runs. His essay contained seven boundaries and one six.

Medium pace bowler PK Dharma captured five for 75 in this game, the first five wicket haul of the tournament. MRF Skipper S Sriram deployed eight bowlers including himself. Vijay Dahia picked up two wickets conceding 40 runs.

MRF failed to reach the target set, despite a fighting century by skipper S Sriram who scored 108 runs. Y Gnaneshwar Rao continued his batting form to register another half century – 54. In the first game against BPCL he had made 53 runs. S Sriram and Y Gnaneshwar Rao added 107 runs for the fourth wicket. S Sriram waged a lone battle and was finally dismissed with the score reading 238 for 7. His 108 contained 11 boundaries and one six and he faced 104 deliveries. MM Patel {3 for 48], Ishant Sharma {2 for 58}, Sarandeep Singh {2 for 35} and Amit Sharma {2 for 53} shared the bowling honours for ONGC. When stumps were drawn, MRF had totaled 258 for 9 in 50 overs leaving ONGC victors by 71 runs. S Sriram’s hundred and PK Dharma’s five wicket haul were in a losing cause.

ONGC collected four points from this win, while MRF none from this loss.