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Ashes 2009 : Fifth Test at The Oval : Start date : 20.08.09

England won this test by 197 runs and with it the Ashes series 2009 by 2-1 margin. England won the second test at Lords and also the final test at The Oval. Australia won the test fourth test at Leeds and the first test at Cardiff was drawn.

AJ Strauss completed 1000 runs during the calendar year 2009. He reached the mile stone when he was on 4 during his second innings knock of 75. At the end of the test, his aggregate stood at 1071. He is the first batsman to earn this distinction in 2009 and his feat provides the 109^th occasion of a batsman scoring 1000 runs in a calendar year. His feat provides the 24^th occasion of England batsman achieving such a feat.

AJ Strauss is the third England captain to aggregate 1000 runs in a calendar year and his feat provides the fifth occasion of an England captain achieving the feat. The other two captains are – GA Gooch {1264 in 1990 and 1040 in 1991} and MA Atherton {1136 in 1994 and 1129 in 1995}. It is interesting to note that the AJ Strauss’s feat came after 14 years after MA Atherton’s feat in 1994.

AJ Strauss scored 55 and 75 in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of an England captain registering twin fifties in a test match against various oppositions. AJ Strauss’s twin fifties in this test provide the 13^th occasion of a England captain achieving the feat against Australia. The complete list read thus – AC MacLaren-109 and 50* at Sydney in Dec 1897, JWHT Douglas-50 and 60 at Melbourne in Feb 1921, PBH May-63 and 63 at Lord’s in Jun 1956, ER Dexter-70 and 99 at Brisbane in Nov 1962, ER Dexter-93 and 52 at Melbourne in Dec 1962, DI Gower – 57 and 106 at Lord’s in Jun 1989, GA Gooch – 59 and 54 at Sydney in Jan 1991, GA Gooch – 87 and 117 at Adelaide in Jan 1991, GA Gooch – 65 and 133 at Manchester in Jun 1993, MA Atherton – 88 and 67 at Sydney in Jan 1995, AJ Stewart – 107 and 52 at Melbourne in Dec 1998, N Hussain – 75 and 72 at Sydney in Jan 2003 and AJ Strauss – 55 and 75 at The Oval in Aug 2000

AJ Strauss {55 and 75} and RT Ponting {66} scored fifties in this test providing the 63^rd occasion of rival captains registering fifties in a test match in England-Australia test series.

IJL Trott became the 645^th cricketer to be capped by England in tests against various oppositions. He also became the 237^th England cricketer to be capped against Australia.

IJL Trott was dismissed run out after scoring 41 runs in the first innings providing the 15^th occasion of an England batsman run out on his debut against Australia. His score is the second best score by an England batsman after BW Luckhurst’s 74 Brisbane in Nov 1970.

IJL Trott scored 119 in the second innings providing the seventh occasion of an England batsman to register a hundred on debut against Australia. The complete list read thus – WG Grace – 152 at The Oval in Sep 1880, KS Ranjitsinhji – 154* at Manchester in Jul 1896, RE Foster – 287 at Sydney in Dec 1903, G Gunn – 119 at Sydney in Dec 1907, Nawab of Pataudi Snr – 102 at Sydney in Dec 1932, GP Thorpe – 114* at Nottingham in Jul 1993 and IJL Trott – 119 at The Oval in Aug 2009

AJ Strauss and IR Bell were concerned in a second wicket stand of 102 runs in the first innings of this test providing the 58th occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket against Australia.

AJ Strauss and IR Bell were concerned in a second wicket stand of 102 runs in the first innings of this test providing the seventh occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket by England batsman against Australia oppositions in a Oval Test. This stand has come after 24 years after GA Gooch and DI Gower added 351 runs in Aug 1985.

AJ Strauss and IR Bell were concerned in a second wicket stand of 102 runs in the first innings of this test providing the 21st occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket by England batsman against various oppositions in the Oval Test.

AJ Strauss’s 55 and IR Bell’s 72 represent the 16^th half century and 21^st half century of their respective test careers.

AJ Strauss’s 55 and 75 represent the 124^th and 125^th occasion of an England captain registering fifties in a test innings against Australia.

AJ Strauss’s 55 and 75 represent the 90^th occasion of an England batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against Australia. As far as AJ Strauss is concerned, it provides the second such instance against Australia. He had scored 107 and 52 at Melbourne in Dec 1998.

AJ Strauss’s 55 and 75 represent the 217th occasion of an England batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against various oppositions. As far as AJ Strauss is concerned, it provides the fifth such occasion in his test career. The five occasions are – 112 and 83 against New Zealand at Lord’s in May 2004, 126 and 94* against South Africa at Port of Elizabeth in Dec 2004, 60 and 106 against New Zealand at Manchester in May 2008, 123 and 108 against India in Dec 2008 and 55 and 75 against Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009.

AJ Strauss with his five occasions of twin fifties in a test match earns the distinction of becoming the thirteenth England batsman to register twin fifties on five or more occasions. The complete list read thus – G Boycott {09}, GA Gooch {09}, MA Atherton {08}, MC Cowdrey {07}, H Sutcliffe {07}, KF Barrington {06}, DCS Compton {06}, AN Cook {06}, L Hutton {06}, JB Hobbs {05}, AJ Stewert {05}, AJ Strauss {05} and MP Vaughan {05}

AJ Strauss’s 55 and 75 represent the 95^th occasion of an England opening batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against various oppositions. As far as AJ Strauss is concerned, it provides the fifth such occasion in his test career. The five occasions are – 112 and 83 against New Zealand at Lord’s in May 2004, 126 and 94* against South Africa at Port of Elizabeth in Dec 2004, 60 and 106 against New Zealand at Manchester in May 2008, 123 and 108 against India in Dec 2008 and 55 and 75 against Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009.

AJ Strauss with his five occasions of twin fifties in a test match earns the distinction of becoming the ninth England opening batsman to register twin fifties on five or more occasions. The complete list read thus – G Boycott {09}, GA Gooch {08}, MA Atherton {08}, AN Cook {06}, H Sutcliffe {07}, L Hutton {06}, JB Hobbs {05}, AJ Stewert {05} and AJ Strauss {05}.

Australia were all out for 160 in their first innings providing the 98^th occasion of Australia being all out for a total of 160 and less than 160 in a test innings against England.

SJC Broad captured five for 37 in the first innings of this test providing the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against various oppositions. The other two occasions are – 6 for 91 against Australia at Leeds in Aug 2009 and 5 for 85 against West Indies at Kingston in Feb 2009

SJC Broad’s five for 37 in the first innings of this test represent the 237^th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia. It also represents the 35^th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at The Oval.

MEK Hussey collected his seventh duck when he failed to open his account in the first innings of this test. He came up with a hundred – 121 in the second innings. He became the 132^nd batsman in the annals of test cricket to register a duck and a hundred in a test match

MEK Hussey’s zero and 121 represent the 23^rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring zero and hundred in a test match against various oppositions. It also represents the 12^th occasion of an Australian batsman achieving such a feat against England. It is fourth such occasion in a test match at The Oval. The four occasions are – WL Mudroch of Australia – zero and 153* against England in Sep 1880, MEK Hussey of Australia – zero and 121 against England in Aug 2009, G Boycott of England – 137 and zero against Australia in Aug 1981 and GA Hick of England – 107 and zero against Sri Lanka in Aug 1998

GP Swann with his 63 became the fourth England batsman to register a fifty against Australia while batting at number nine in The Oval test. The other three are – GC Small – 59 in Aug 1989, AF Giles – 59 in Sep 2005 and J Briggs – 53 in Aug 1886. Thus GP Swann’s 63 represents the highest individual score by an England batsman batting at number nine in The Oval test against Australia.

GP Swann’s 63 represent the 15^th occasion of an England batsman registering a fifty while batting at number nine in a test innings against Australia at various venues. It also represents his third test fifty. The other two are – 63 not out against West Indies at Lord’s in May 2009 and 62 against Australia at Leeds in Aug 2009.

RT Ponting was run out in the second innings after scoring 66 runs providing the 36^th occasion of an Australian captain dismissed run out in a test innings against various oppositions.

RT Ponting’s run out in the second innings of this test after making 66 runs provides the sixth occasion of his being dismissed run out in a test innings while leading Australia. The six occasions are – for 28 v Sri Lanka at Galle inMar 2004, for 48 v England at Nottingham in Aug 2005, for 52 v Bangladesh at Chittagong (CDS) in Apr 2006, for 45 v England at Sydney in Jan 2007, for 8 v India at Nagpur in Nov 2008, for 66 v England at The Oval in Aug 2009,

RT Ponting holds the record for an Australian captain to be dismissed run out on most occasions – six occasions.

RT Ponting was run out in the second innings after scoring 66 runs providing the 12th occasion of an Australian captain dismissed run out in a test innings against England.

RT Ponting six run out dismissals while leading Australia makes him to share the record for a captain who has been dismissed run out on most occasions with SP Fleming who also has been dismissed run out on six occasions while leading New Zealand

RT Ponting’s run out dismissal for 66 in the second innings of this test provides the 181^st occasion of a captain being dismissed run out in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

RT Ponting’s run out dismissal for 66 in the second innings of this test provides the 49th occasion of a captain being dismissed run out in a test innings after registering a fifty in the annals of test cricket.

SP Fleming of New Zealand {03}, Greg Chappell of Australia {02}, R Dravid of India {02}, Inzamam-ul-Huq of Pakistan {02}, Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan {02}, RT Ponting of Australia {02}, SR Waugh of Australia {02}, RB Simpson of Australia {02} and WM Woodful of Australia {02} are the captains who have been dismissed run out on two or more occasions after registering a fifty. RT Ponting becomes the ninth captain to join this club.

RT Ponting’s 66 in the second innings of this test gave him another distinction. He became the first captain in the world to register 25 half centuries while batting at number three.

MEK Hussey’s 121 in the fourth innings of this test was in a losing cause providing the 54^th occasion of batsman’s hundred in the fourth innings of a test match going in vain. It also represents the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fourth innings hundred in a losing cause. The six occasions are – 131 by DG Bradman against England at Nottingham in Jun 1930, 105 by AR Border against Pakistan at Melbourne in Mar 1979, 114 by GN Yallop against England at Manchester in Aug 1981, 123* by AR Border against England at Manchester in Aug 1981, 136 by MJ Clarke against England at Lord’s in Jul 2009 and 121 by MEK Hussey against Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009.

AJ Strauss and IEJ Trott added 118 runs for the fourth wicket in the England’s second innings providing the 41^st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against Australia. This partnership also represent the seventh occasion of a fourth wicket three figure partnership by England batsman against Australia in The Oval test.

RT Ponting and MEK Hussey added 127 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s second innings providing the eighth occasion of Australian batsman posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against England in The Oval test. This partnership also represent the 48th occasion of a third wicket three figure partnership by Australian batsman against Engalnd at various venues.

RT Ponting and MEK Hussey added 127 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s second innings providing the 74th occasion of RT Ponting being one of the partners in a three figure partnerships. Only R Dravid of India has shared more three figure partnerships than RT Ponting. R Dravid has 76 three figure partnerships to his credit.

England’s win in this test after declaring third innings of the test at 373 for nine provides the sixth occasion of England winning a test against Austtalia after it had declared its third innings of a test. The complete list read thus – won by 213 runs at Nottingham in May 1905, won by 675 runs at Brisbane in Nov 1928, won by 299 runs at Sydney in Jan 1971, won by 225 runs at Sydney in Jan 2003, won by 115 runs at Lord’s in Jul 2009 and won by 197 runs at The Oval in Aug 2009

No	Date	Team-1	Vs	Team-2	Time	Venue
1	09.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Mangalore United	03.30 PM	Bangalore
2	09.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Belgavi Panthers	07.15 PM	Bangalore
3	10.09.09	Bijapur Bulls	Vs	Mysore Maharaajas	03.30 PM	Bangalore
4	10.09.09	D’gere Diamonds	Vs	Mangalore United	07.15 PM	Bangalore
5	11.09.09	Bijapur Bulls	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	03.30 PM	Bangalore
6	11.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Mangalore United	07.15 PM	Bangalore
7	12.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	D’gere Diamonds	11.45 AM	Bangalore
8	12.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	03.30 PM	Bangalore
9	12.09.09	Belgavi Panthers	Vs	Mysore Maharaajas	07.15 PM	Bangalore
10	13.09.09	D’gere Diamods	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	11.45 AM	Bangalore
11	13.09.09	Belgavi Panthers	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	03.30 PM	Bangalore
12	13.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Provident, B’lore	07.15 PM	Bangalore
13	14.09.09	Mangalore United	Vs	Belgavi Panthers	03.30 PM	Bangalore
14	14.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	07.15 PM	Bangalore
15	15.09.09	D’gere Diamonds	Vs	Mysore Maharaajas	03.30 PM	Bangalore
16	15.09.09	Mangalore United	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	07.15 PM	Bangalore
17	16.09.09	Mysore Maharaajas	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	03.30 PM	Bangalore
18	16.09.09	Belgavi Panthers	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	07.15 PM	Bangalore
19	17.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Belgavi Panthers	03.30 PM	Bangalore
20	17.09.09	Malnad Gladiators	Vs	D’gere Diamonds	07.15 PM	Bangalore
21	18.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Mysore Maharajaas	10.00 AM	Mysore
22	18.09.09	Mangalore United	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	01.45 PM	Mysore
23	19.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	Bijapur Bulls	10.00 AM	Mysore
24	19.09.09	Mangalore Uniited	Vs	Mysore Maharajaas	01.45 PM	Mysore
25	20.09.09	Belgavi Panthers	Vs	D’gere Diamonds	10.00 AM	Mysore
26	20.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Malnad Gladiators	01.45 PM	Mysore
27	21.09.09	B’lore Brigadiers	Vs	D’gere Diamonds	03.30 PM	Bangalore
28	21.09.09	Provident, B’lore	Vs	Mysore Maharaajas	07.15 PM	Bangalore
29	22.09.09	First Semi Finals	Vs		03.30 PM	Bangalore
30	22.09.09	Second Semi Finals	Vs		07.15 PM	Bangalore
31	23.09.09	Finals	Vs		07.15.PM	Bangalore

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : First Test at Galle : Start Date – 18.08.09 : Second day’s highlights

The overnight partnership of 159 runs for the fourth wicket between DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera ended when the latter was dismissed for 114. The partnership yielded 166 runs for the fourth wicket.

TT Samaraweera completed his hundred and was finally dismissed for 159. It was his tenth hundred of his test career. He became the seventh Sri Lankan batsmen to registere ten or more test hundreds. The other six are – DPMD Jayawardene {26}, PA de Silva {20}, KC Sangakkara {19}, MS Atapattu {16}, ST Jayasuriya {14} and HP Tilakaratne {11}.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the 56^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the third occasion of his registering 150 plus runs in an innings. The other two occasions are – 231 vs Pakistan at Karachi in Feb 2009 and 214 vs Pakistan at Lahore in Mar 09.

TT Samaraweera with his 159 in this innings took his run aggregate to 895 during the calendar year 2009. Only AJ Strauss with 941 runs is ahead of him in 2009. At the end of Sri Lankan first innings, TT Samaraweera {129} has the record of most boundary fours in calendar year 2009. Next to him is AJ Strauss with 117 boundary fours.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 contained 24 boundary fours providing the 31^st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering 24 or more boundary fours in an innings against various oppositions.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 contained 24 boundary fours providing the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering 24 or more boundary fours in an innings against New Zealand. The other three occasions are – 40 boundary fours by PA de Silva in his 267 at Wellington in Jan 91, 24 boundary fours by DSB Kuruppu in his 201 not out at Col-CCC in Apr 1987 and 24 boundary fours by HP Tilakaratne in his 144 at Col-PSS in Apr 2003.

BB McCullum pouched four catches in this innings which represent his best performance in an innings against Sri Lanka. His previous best was three catches in second innings at Christchurch in Dec 2006 and three catches in first innings at Wellington in Dec 2006. McCullum was playing his first test against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering 150 plus runs against New Zealand. The other six are – 201* by DSB Kuruppu at Col-CCC in Apr 1987, 267 by PA de Silva at Wellington in Jan 1991, 153 by RS Mahanama at Moratuwa in Nov 1992, 167 by DPMD Jayawardene at Galle in Jun 1998, 156* by KC Sangakkara at Wellington in Dec 2006 and 152* by LPC Silva at Wellington in Dec 2006.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 114 and TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings provide the third occasion of two Sri Lankan batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against New Zealand. The other two occasions are – at Dunedin in Mar 1995 {in second innings – AP Gurusinha – 127 and HP Tilakaratne – 108} and at Napier in Apr 2005 { in first innings – MS Atapattu – 127 and DPMD Jayawardene – 147}.

DPMD Jayawarden’s 114 in this innings represent the 46^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a hundred while batting at number four. TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the 18th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a hundred while batting at number five. TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings represent the seventh hundred scored by him while batting at number five.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 114 and TT Samaraweera’s 159 in this innings provide the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen batting at number four and five registered hundreds against various oppositions. The other three occasions are – against India at Kandy in Sep 1985 {RL Dias – 106 and LR Mendis – 124 in second innings}, against India at Col-SSC in Jul 2008 {DPMD Jayawardene – 136 and TT Samaraweera – 127 in first innings} and against Pakistan at Karachi in Feb 2009 {DPMD Jayawardene -240 and TT Samaraweera – 231 in first innings}

It is interesting to note that out of the four occasions, three of them had DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera scoring hundreds batting at number four and five.

JS Patel returned with figures of 24.0-3-120-0 in this innings providing the 30^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler going wicketless conceding 100 plus runs in an innings. JS Patel is the second bowler to go wicketless conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka, the other being C Pringle who had figures of 31.0-4-116-0 at Wellington in Jan 1991. Thus JS Patel’s figures are the most expensive figures in this category of statistics against Sri Lanka.

At the end of the second day’s play, M Muralitharan’s spell read 6.0-2-7-0. With these two maiden overs he has an aggregate of 1756 maiden overs in his test career. He needs to bowl six more maiden over to wrest the present record of most maiden over by a bowler held by SK Warne of Australia who has bowled 1761 maiden overs.

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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand : First Test at Galle : Start Date – 18.08.09 : First day’s highlights

NT Paravitana’s duck and TM Dilshan’s 92 in this game provide the second occasion of Sri Lankan openers scoring a duck and ninety in the same test innings. The first occasion was provided by MS Atapattu {Zero} and KC Sangakkara {98} against South Africa at Centurion in Jan 2001.

NT Paravitana’s duck and TM Dilshan’s 92 in this game provide the first occasion of Sri Lankan openers scoring a duck and ninety in the same test innings on Sri Lankan soil.

TM Dilshan’s 92 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman registering a ninety in a test innings. The other six are – 96 by S Wettimny vs Australia at Kandy on 22.04.83, 93 by JR Ratnayeke vs India at Kanpur in Dec 95, 90 by ST Jayasuriya vs West Indies at Kingstown in Jun 97, 98 by MS Atapattu vs India at Mumbai in Dec 97, 98 by KC Sangakkara vs South Africa at Centurion in Jan 2001 and 92 by ST Jayasuriya vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC in Dec 2001.

TM Dilshan’s 92 in this game provide the third occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman registering a ninety in Sri Lanka. The other two occasions are – 96 by S Wettimny vs Australia at Kandy on 22.04.83 and 92 by ST Jayasuriya vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC in Dec 2001.

TM Dilshan’s 92 in this game provide the 16^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a ninety in Sri Lanka. TM Dilshan’s 92 in this game provide the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman to register a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings in Sri Lanka. The other two occasions are – 93 by HP Tilakaratne at Col-SSC in Dec 2002 and 93 by HP Tilakaratne at Kandy in May 2003.

TM Dilshan’s 92 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman to register a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings. It also represent the 32^nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a ninety in a test innings against various oppositions.

TM Dilshan’s 92 in this game represent the first ninety of his test career and also represent the 13^th half century of his test career.

TM Dilshan and DPMD Jayawardene were concerned in a third wicket three figure partnership of 118 runs providing the 195^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against various oppositions.

TM Dilshan and DPMD Jayawardene were concerned in a third wicket three figure partnership of 118 runs providing the 50^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against various oppositions.

TM Dilshan and DPMD Jayawardene were concerned in a third wicket three figure partnership of 118 runs providing the 23rd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against New Zealand.

TM Dilshan and DPMD Jayawardene were concerned in a third wicket three figure partnership of 118 runs providing the ninth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against New Zealand.

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera were concerned in a fourth wicket unfinished partnership of 159 runs at the end of the first day of this test providing the 196^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against various oppositions.

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera were concerned in a fourth wicket unfinished partnership of 159 runs at the end of the first day of this test providing the 24^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against New Zealand.

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera were concerned in a fourth wicket unfinished partnership of 159 runs at the end of the first day of this test providing the 196^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against various oppositions.

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera were concerned in a fourth wicket unfinished partnership of 159 runs at the end of the first day of this test providing the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings against New Zealand. The other three occasions are – 178 runs between PA de Silva and A Ranatunga at Wellington in Jan 91, 192 runs between AP Gurusinha and HP Tilakaratne at Dunedin in Mar 95, and 122 runs between DPMD Jayawardne and TT Samaraweera at Napier in Apr 2005

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera were concerned in a fourth wicket unfinished partnership of 159 runs at the end of the first day of this test providing the record partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the fourth wicket in a test innings against New Zealand in Sri Lanka. The previous best was

76 runs between A Ranatunga and DPMD Jayawardene at Galle in Jun 98.

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera were concerned in a fourth wicket unfinished partnership of 159 runs at the end of the first day of this test providing the 24^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against New Zealand

DPMD Jayawardene’s 108 not out represent the 169^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in a test innings against various oppositions. It also represents his 26^th test hundred.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 108 not out represent the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in a test innings against New Zealand. It also represents his third test hundred against New Zealand. The other two hundreds are – 167 at Galle in Jun 98 and 141 at Napier in Apr 05.

DPMD Jayawardene with three hundreds to his credit emulated AP Gurusinha who has also scored three hundreds against New Zealand and shares the record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against New Zealand. AP Gurusinha’s three hundreds are listed thus – 119 and 102 at Hamilton in Feb 91 and 127 at Dunedin in Mar 95.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 108 not out represent the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in a test innings against New Zealand in Sri Lanka. It also represents his second test hundred against New Zealand in Sri Lanka. The other hundreds was – 167 at Galle in Jun 98

DPMD Jayawardene with two hundreds to his credit against New Zealand in Sri Lanka emulated RS Mahanama who has also scored two hundreds against New Zealand in Sri Lanka and shares the record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against New Zealand in Sri Lanka. RS Mahanama’s two hundreds are – 153 at Moratuwa in Nov 92 and 109 at Col-SSC in Dec 92

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera were concerned in a fourth wicket unfinished partnership of 159 runs at the end of the first day of this test providing the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus rus for the various wickets in a test innings against New Zealand. The other four occasions are –

159 runs unfinished stand between S Wettimuny and RL Dias at Col-SSC in Mar 1984, 178 runs for the fourth between PA de Silva and A Ranatunga at Wellington in Jan 91, 192 runs for the fourth wicket between AP Gurusinha and HP Tilakaratne at Dunedin in Mar 95, and 184 runs for the third wicket between MS Atapattu and DPMD Jayawardene at Napier in Apr 2005

DPMD Jayawardene completed 700 test runs against New Zealand when he was on 101 during his innings of 108 not out. At the end of the first day’s play his aggregate stood at 707. He earned the distinction of becoming the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to total 700 plus runs against New Zealand. The other three are – A Ranatunga {824}, HP Tilakaratne {819} and PA de Silva {785}.

DPMD Jayawardene completed 8500 runs of his test career when he was on 82 during his knock of 108 not out. At the end of the first day’s play he has an aggregate of 8526 test runs. He earns the distinction of becoming the 15^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 8500 plus test runs.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 108 not out represent the 26^th hundred of his test career which puts him on par with GS Sobers of West Indies and R Dravid of India who also have 26 hundreds to their credit. DPMD Jayawardene became the 12^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 26 or more test hundreds. SR Tendukar of India {42}, RT Ponting of Australia {38}, SM Gavaskar of India {34}, BC Lara of West Indies {34}, SR Waugh of Australia {32}, JH Kallis of South Africa {31}, ML Hayden of Australia {30}, DG Bradman of Australia {29} and AR Border of Australia {27} are the nine batsmen who have scored more hundreds than R Dravid, DPMD Jayawardene and GS Sobers.

DPMD Jayawardene’s 108 not out represent the 23^rd hundred of his test career while batting at number four. With the hundred in this test, he went past JH Kallis’s 22 hundreds while batting at number four. Only SR Tendulkar {37} and BC Lara {24} have scored more hundreds than DPMD Jayawaredne while batting at number four. It is interesting to note that only these four batsmen have registered 20 plus hundreds while batting at number four.

DPMD Jayawardene has registered 45 fifties {23 hundreds and 22 half centuries} while batting number four. He remains the only batsman who has scored more hundreds than fifties while batting at number four. With 45 fifties to his credit, he now stands sixth in the list of batsman who have scored 45 plus fifties while batting at number four. The other five are SR Tendulkar of India {81 fifties – 37 hundreds and 44 half centuries}, BC Lara of West Indies {55 fifties – 24 hundreds and 31 half centuries}, ME Waugh of Australia {55 fifties – 16 hundreds and 39 half centuries}, JH Kallis of South Africa {52 fifties – 22 hundreds and 30 half centuries} and Javed Miandad of Pakistan {50 fifties – 19 hundreds and 31 half centuries}.

TT Samaraweera with his 82 not out at the end of the first day’s play has an aggregate of 818 test runs in the calendar year 2009. These aggregate places him second in the list of batsmen who have most runs in the calendar year 2009, the first in the list being AJ Strauss of England who has 941 runs to his credit. AJ Strauss and TT Samaraweera are the only two batsmen to aggregate 800 plus test runs in the calendar year 2009.

TM Dilshan and DPMD Jayawardene completed 600 test runs in the calendar year 2009. TM Dilshan reached the land mark when he was on 28 during his knock of 92 in this innings, while DPMD Jayawardene reached the land mark when he was on 108. They have an aggregate of 664 and 600 runs respectively during the calendar year 2009. At the end of the first day’s play in this test, as many as, twelve batsmen have an aggregate of 600 plus runs during the calendar year 2009.

TT Samaraweera at the end of the first day’s play has hit 116 boundary fours in the calendar year 2009. He needs one more boundary four to equal 117 boundary fours hit by AJ Strauss in the calendar year 2009.

TM Dilshan earned the distinction of scoring the fastest fifty by a Sri Lankan batsman when he scored the fifty in 30 balls. He scored 92 in this innings.

The auction of 48 cricketers took place at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, B’lore, on 14^th August 2009. Robin Uthappa was brought by B’lore Brigaders for Rs.325,000.00 which was the highest bid for a cricketer under KPL. He was followed by STR Binny for an amount of Rs.320,000.00.

It may be remembered that STR Binny left the main stream of cricket and had joined Indian Cricket League hosted by Satish Chandra of Zee TV two years back. ICL was not recognized by BCCI and could not hold its regular matches due to recession world over and BCCI decided to provide amnesty in May 2009 to the Cricketers and Officials to those who joined ICL. Due to this amnesty many who had left the main stream are back into the main stream.

Karntaka all rounder Balachandra Akhil who also played IPL for Royal Challengers, B’lore was bagged by B’lore Provident, the team representing B’lore Rural

The following table lists out the teams, cricketers and the amount for which the cricketers were bagged by them

No	Name	Team	Amount
1	D Chougule	B’lore Brigaders	180,000
2	CB Karthik	B’lore Brigaders	20,000
3	Masnur Ali Khan	B’lore Brigaders	40,000
4	David Mathias	B’lore Brigaders	35,000
5	KL Rahul	B’lore Brigaders	100,000
6	RV Uthappa	B’lore Brigaders	325,000
No	Name	Team	Amount
1	NC Aiyappa	B’lore Provident	80,000
2	B Akhil	B’lore Provident	300,000
3	Amit Verma	B’lore Provident	135,000
4	MR Darshan	B’lore Provident	30,000
5	Aniruddha Joshi	B’lore Provident	45,000
6	VST Naidu	B’lore Provident	110,000
No	Name	Team	Amount
1	D Johnson	Belagavi Panthers	35,000
2	MK Pandey	Belagavi Panthers	255,000
3	Suraj Sampath	Belagavi Panthers	30,000
4	BMV Uthappa	Belagavi Panthers	30,000
5	R Vinay Kumar	Belagavi Panthers	250,000
6	P Yogesh	Belagavi Panthers	45,000
No	Name	Team	Amount
1	DV Anish	Bijapur Bulls	30,000
2	MR Beerala	Bijapur Bulls	30,000
3	STR Binny	Bijapur Bulls	320,000
4	Mohd Arif	Bijapur Bulls	40,000
5	D Patil	Bijapur Bulls	170,000
6	SP Shindhe	Bijapur Bulls	95,000
No	Name	Team	Amount
1	M Agarawal	D’gere Diamonds	100,000
2	Pawan Deshpande	D’gere Diamonds	30,000
3	CM Gautam	D’gere Diamonds	140,000
4	SB Joshi	D’gere Diamonds	205,000
5	AV Raghavendra Rao	D’gere Diamonds	20,000
6	Sunil Raju	D’gere Diamonds	130,000
No	Name	Team	Amount
1	SL Akshay	Malnad Gladiators	40,000
2	KP Appanna	Malnad Gladiators	145,000
3	RR Bhatkal	Malnad Gladiators	210,000
4	Satish Ganesh	Malnad Gladiators	130,000
5	K Kapoor	Malnad Gladiators	25,000
6	A Mithun	Malnad Gladiators	150,000
No	Name	Team	Amount
1	S Abdul Khader	Mangalore	30,000
2	S Aravind	Mangalore	125,000
3	B Chipli	Mangalore	235,000
4	R Jonathan	Mangalore	180,000
5	Karun Nair	Mangalore	40,000
6	Udit Patel	Mangalore	90,000
No	Name	Team	Amount
1	Abrar Kazi	Mysore Maharajas	55,000
2	Sagar Aditya	Mysore Maharajas	100,000
3	KB Pawan	Mysore Maharajas	185,000
4	C Raghavendra	Mysore Maharajas	45,000
5	C Raghu	Mysore Maharajas	160,000
6	Chetan William	Mysore Maharajas	105,000

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh : First one day game at Bulawayo on 09.08.09 : Bangladesh won by eight wickets.

MA Vermulen’s 92 in this game provide the 25^th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman registering a ninety in one day games. His 92 also represent the 19^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in one day games against Bangladesh.

MA Vermulen’s 92 in this game provide the 401st occasion of a batsman registering a ninety in the history of one day games. It also represents the 182^nd occasion of an opening batsman and 13^th occasion of Zimbabwean opening batsman registering ninety in one day games.

H Masakadza’s duck in this game represent the 57^th occasion of a Zimbabwe opening batsman scoring a duck in one day games against various oppositions. His duck in this game represent sixth occasion of a Zimbabwe opening batsman failing to score against Bangladesh. The other five are – GW Flower at Dhaka on 25.03.99, ADR Campbell at Bulawayo on 11.04.01, GW Flower at Chittagong {MAA} on 23.11.01, S Matsikenyeri at Chittagong {MAA}on 24.01.05 and V Sibanda at Dhaka {SBNS} on 23.01.09.

MA Vermulen was run out after scoring 92 providing the 20^th occasion of an opening batsman run out in nineties in the history of one day games. MA Vermulen is the third Zimbabwe opening who is dismissed run out in nineties. Other two are – GW Flower for 91 against Pakistan at Sharjah on 31.10.01 and V Sibanda for 96 against West Indies at Bulawayo on 07.12.07.

MA Vermulen becomes the first opening batsmen to be dismissed in nineties against Bangladesh in one day games.

MA Vermulen was run out after scoring 92 providing the 40th occasion of a batsman run out in nineties in the history of one day games. He is the fifth Zimbabwe batsman to be run out in nineties. The other four are – ADR Campbell for 91 against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 25.03.01, GW Flower for 91 against Pakistan at Sharjah on 31.10.01, TJ Friend for 91 against Kenya at Kweke on 11.12.01 and V Sibanda for 96 against West Indies at Bulawayo on 07.12.07.

MA Vermulen and ADR Campbell are the two Zimbabwe batsmen to be dismissed run out in nineties against Bangladesh.

Mohammad Ashraful’s 103 not out in this game represent the 1002^nd hundred in the history of one day internationals. It also represents the 13th hundred by a Bangladesh batsman in one day games and 79th hundred by batsmen of various countries against Zimbabwe.

Mohammad Ashraful’s 103 not out in this game represent the third hundred of his one day career. The other two are – 109 vs UAE at Lahore on 24.06.08 and 100 vs Australia at Cardiff on 18.06.05.

Mohammad Ashraful’s three hundreds stand next to Shahriar Nafees’ four hundreds amongst Bangladesh batsmen.

Mohammad Ashraful’s 103 not out in this game represent the fifth hundred by Bangladesh batsmen against Zimbabwe. The other four hundreds are Shahriar Nafees – 123* at Jaipur on 13.10.06, Shahriar Nafees – 118* at Harare on 06.08.06, Shahriar Nafees – 105* at Khulna on 30.11.06 and Mehrab Hossain – 101 at Dhaka on 25.03.09.

Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful added 137 runs for the second wicket providing the 33^rd occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting the three figure partnerships for various wickets in one day games.

Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful added 137 runs for the second wicket providing the third occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting the three figure partnerships for the second wicket. It is interesting to note that all these three three figure partnerships for the second wicket have been posted against Zimbabwe.

At the end of this game, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have met each other on 38 occasions in one day games. Bangladesh hase won 18 games {the win in this game is their 18^th}, Zimbabwe has won 20 games.

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh : Second one day game at Bulawayo on 11.08.09 : Bangladesh won by 49 runs : Bangladesh leads the series 2-0.

Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Saqibul Hasan and Mahmadullah were dismissed run out in Bangladesh’s innings providing the 58^th occasion of four or more batsmen run out in an innings in the history of one day internationals.

Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Saqibul Hasan and Mahmadullah were dismissed run out in Bangladesh’s innings providing the very first occasion of four Bangladesh batsmen run out in an innings.

Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Saqibul Hasan and Mahmadullah were dismissed run out in Bangladesh’s innings providing the sixth occasion of four or more batsmen run out in an innings in an one day game against Zimbabwe

Shakibul Hasan’s 104 in this game represent the 1003^rd hundred in the history of one day internationals. It also represents the 14th hundred by a Bangladesh batsman in one day games and 80^th hundred by batsmen of various countries against Zimbabwe.

Shakibul Hasan’s 104 in this game represent the third hundred of his one day career. The other two are – 134* vs Canada at St John’s on 28.02.07 and 108 vs Pakistan at Multan on 16.04.08

Shakibul Hasan’s 104 in this game represent the sixth hundred by Bangladesh batsmen against Zimbabwe. The other five hundreds are Shahriar Nafees – 123* at Jaipur on 13.10.06, Shahriar Nafees – 118* at Harare on 06.08.06, Shahriar Nafees – 105* at Khulna on 30.11.06, Mehrab Hossain – 101 at Dhaka on 25.03.09 and Mohammad Ashraful – 103* at Bulawayo on 09.08.09

Shakibul Hasan’s three hundreds and Mohammad Ashraful’s three hundreds stand next to Shahriar Nafees’ four hundreds amongst Bangladesh batsmen.

Shakibul Hasan’s 104 in this game represent the 139^th occasion of a captain registering a hundred in the history of one day internationals. Shakibul Hasan with his 104 in this game became the second Bangladesh captain to score a hundred in one day games, the first being Mohammad Ashraful who had scored 109 against UAE on 24.06.09.

Shakibul Hasan’s 104 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a captain from various teams registering a one day hundred against Zimbabwe. Shakibul Hasan becomes the first Bangladesh captain to register a one day hundred against Zimbabwe.

Shakibul Hasan was dismissed run out after scoring a hundred – 104 – in this game providing the 64^th occasion of a batsman run out after scoring a century in the history of one day internationals. He becomes the second Bangladesh batsman to be dismissed run out with a hundred to his credit, the first being Mohammad Ashraful who had scored 109 against UAE on 24.06.09.

Shakibul Hasan was dismissed run out after scoring a hundred – 104 – in this game providing the fifth occasion of a batsman run out after scoring a century in an one day game against Zimbabwe.

Shakibul Hasan’s run out for 104 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a captain to be dismissed run out with a century to his credit in the history of one day internationals. The complete list read thus – RJ Shastri – {109 – Ind vs RSA at New Delhi on 14.11.91}, KR Rutherford {108 = NZl vs Ind at Vadodara on 28.10.94}, SR Tendulkar {110 – Ind vs Srl at Col-RPS on 28.08.96}, BC Lara {110 – Win vs Eng at Bridgetown on 29.03.98}, ST Jayasuriya {105 – Srl vs Ind at Dhaka on 01.06.90}, BC Lara {113 – Win vs Zim at Bulawayo on 22.11.03}, MS Atapattu {111 – Srl vs Pak at Lahore on 14.10.04}, Mohd Ashfraful {109 – Ban vs UAE at Lahore on 24.06.08} and Shakib Al Hasan {104 – Ban vs Zim at Bulawayo on 11.08.09}

Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique were run out in this game providing the 27^th occasion of both the openers dismissed run out in the history of one day internationals.

Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique were run out in this game providing the second occasion of both Bangadesh openers dismissed run out in one day internationals, after this very pair – Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique – were dismissed run out against Sri Lanka at Dhaka{SBNS} on 14.01.09.

At the end of this game, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have met each other on 39 occasions in one day games. Bangladesh has won 19 games {the win in this game is their 19th}, Zimbabwe has won 20 games.

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh : Third one day game at Bulawayo on 14.08.09 : Zimbabwe won by 69 runs : Bangladesh lead the five match series 2-1

This game was the 40^th encounter between two teams and at the end of the game Head to Head count reads thus – Zimbabwe won 21 games and Bangladesh won 19 games.

H Maskadza scored 102 in this game which represent the 35^th hundred by a Zimbabwean batsman in one day games. It was his maiden one day hundred and an improvement over his previous best of 87 against Pakistan at Hyderabad {Sind} on 24.01.08.

BRM Taylor’s 94 in this game represent the 26^th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring ninety in a one day game. It was his second ninety in a one day game after his 98 against Bermuda at Port of Spain on 18.05.06. It also represents his 13^th one day fifty.

BRM Taylor’s 94 in this game represent the 23^rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman registering a ninety in the history of one day games. His 94 in this game represent the fifth occasion of a Zimbabwe wicket keeper batsman registering a ninety in an one day games. The other four are – A Flower {95 vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 10.11.98}, A Flower {99* vs Australia at Harare on 24.10.99}, T Taibu {96* vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo on 20.04.04} and BRM Taylor {98 vs Bermuda at Port of Spain on 18.05.06}

BRM Taylor’s 94 in this game represent the third occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in the history of one day games. The other two occasions are – AC Gilchrist {99 vs Sri Lanka at Centurion on 07.03.03} and AC Gilchrist {92 vs West Indies at Mumbai {BS} on 18.10.06}

H Maskadza {102} and BRM Taylor {94} scored a hundred and ninety in this game providing the 37^th occasion of batsmen registering a hundred and ninety in the same innings of a team in the history of one day internationals. This is the second occasion that Zimbabwe batsmen are involved in such a feat, the first occasion was against West Indies at Chester-le-Street on 16.07.00, when M Goodwin {112*} and GW Flower {96*} scored hundred and ninety respectively.

Zimbabwe posted a score of 323 for 7 in this game providing the 15^th occasion of Zimbabwe posting a total of 300 plus in one day games. It also represents the fifth occasion of Zimbabwe posting a total of 300 plus against Bangladesh. It is their highest team total against Bangladesh, the previous best being 310 for 6 at Dhaka on 21.03.99.

Mahabubul Alam returned with figures of 9.0-1-84-2 in this game providing the eighth occasion of a Bangladesh bowler conceding eighty plus runs in a one day game. He became the second bowler to concede 80 plus runs against Zimbabwe after Mohammad Rafique who had returned with an analysis of 10.0-0-82-0 at Dhaka on 25.11.01. Thus Mahabubul Alam’s figures – 9.0-1-84-2 – represent the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs by a Banglades bowlers against Zimbabwe

Of the eight occasions in which Bangladesh bowlers conceded 80 plus runs, Mahabubul Alam is the only bowler to have bowled a maiden over in his bowling spell of 9.0-1-84-2

Mahabubul Alam is the eighth bowler in the history of one day internationals to have bowled a maiden over when a bowler has conceded eighty plus runs and is the first Bangladesh bowler to appear in the list of eight bowlers. The complete list of eight bowlers read thus – KD Ghavri of India-11.0-1-83-0 against England at Lord’s on 7 Jun 1975, MC Snedden of New Zealand- 12.0-1-105-2 against England at The Oval on 9 Jun 1983, PJW Allott of Enland-12.0-1-82-1 against Sri Lanka at Taunton on 11 Jun 1983, B Lee of Australia-10.0-1-85-1 against Pakistan at Cardiff on 9 Jun 2001, DJ Bravo of West Indies-10.0-2-80-0 against England at Lord’s on 6 Jul 2004, R Telemachus of South Africa-10.0-1-87-2 against Australia at Johannesburg on 12 Mar 2006, M Ntini of South Africa-9.0-1-80-1 against West Indies at Durban on 1 Feb 2008 and Mahbubul Alam of Bangladesh- 9.0-1-84-2 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 12 Aug 2009

Bangladesh inserted the opposition in this game and lost the match by 69 runs providing the 25^th occasion of Bangladesh losing a one day game after it had inserted the opposition. It is the third such occasion against Zimbabwe. The other two occasions being – lost by 127 runs at Harare on 08.04.01 and lost by 38 runs at Dhaka {SBNS} on 10.01.09.

Mahabub Alam scored 59 in this game while batting at number providing the ninth occasion of a batsman at number nine registering a fifty in the history of one day internationals. He is the first Bangladesh batsman to earn this distinction. The nine occasiona are – S Madan Lal of India – 53* against England at The Oval on 4 Jun 1982, RG de Alwis of Sri Lanka – 59* against Pakistan at Swansea on 9 Jun 1983, IP Butchart of Zimbabwe – 54 against New Zealand at Hyderabad-Deccan on 10 Oct 1987, NAM McLean of West Indies – 50* against Zimbabwe at Canterbury on 11 Jul 2000, LE Plunkett of England – 56 against Pakistan at Lahore on 12 Dec 2005, GB Brent of Zimbabwe – 59* against South Africa at Bulawayo on 22 Aug 2007, KD Mills of New Zealand – 54 against India at Christchurch on 8 Mar 2009 and Mahbubul Alam of Bangladesh – 59 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 14 Aug 2009

Mahbubul Alam earned the distinction of becoming the first cricketer in the history of one day internationals to concede eighty plus runs and to score a fifty. In this game he captured two wickets conceding 84 runs with the leather and with the willow he scored 59.

Raqibul Hasan scored 78 in this game which represent the sixth fifty of his one day career. It also represent the 168th fifty by Bangladesh batsmen in one day games against various oppositions and also represent the 47th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman registering a fifty against Zimbabwe. It is his second fifty against Zimbabwe the first being his 52 not out at Dhaka {SBNS} on 12.03.08

Mahabub Alam’s 59 in this game represent his first one day fifty which is also his highest one day score. His previous best was 22 against Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 10.01.09.

Mahabub Alam’s 59 in this game represent the 169^th fifty by Bangladesh batsmen in one day games against various oppositions and also represent the 48^th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman registering a fifty against Zimbabwe.

BRM Taylor completed 2000 one day runs when he was on 42 during the course of his knock of 94. His aggregate at the end of this game stood at 2052. He is the eighth Zimbabwe batsman to aggregate 2000 plus one day runs. The other seven are – A Flower {6786}, GW Flower {6536}, ADR Campbell {5185}, HH Streak {2901}, SV Carlisle {2740}, GJ Whittall {2705} and T Taibu {2035}

V Sibanda registered his ninth one day duck while Tamim Iqbal registered his sixth one day duck. Tamim Iqbal’s first ball duck in this game provide the 59^th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day game against various oppositions.

Tamim Iqbal’s first ball duck in this game provide the 12th occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day game against various oppositions. Tamim Iqbal has been dismissed first ball on three occasions – a record for Bangladesh opening batsman. Apart from this game, he has been dismissed first ball on two other occasions – vs Australia at Darwin on 03.09.08 and vs West Indies at Roseau on 26.07.09. Other Bangladesh opening batsmen who have collected the first ball duck on two occasions are – Al Sahariar and Shahriar Nafees.

V Sibanda and Tamim Iqbal scored ducks in this game as rival opening batsmen providing the first instance of rival openers scoring ducks in an one day game involving Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

H Maskadza {102}, BRM Taylor {94} and E Chigumbara {61*} registered fifties in this game providing the 20^th occasion of three or more Zimbabwe batsmen registering fifties in an innings against various oppositions and the third such instance against Bangladesh. The other two instances were at Nairobi {Gym} on 11.10.97 {GW Flower – 79, A Flower – 81 and GJ Whittal – 81 not out} and at Harare on 02.10.07 {CJ Chibhabha – 54, SC Williams – 51 and E Chigumbara – 77 not out}. Of the three captioned instances, only today’s feat contained a hundred and two fifties, while the other two instances contained three fifties.

Of the twenty instances in which three or more batsmen scored fifties in an innings, only two instances contained a hundred and two fifties, while the other contained three or more fifties. The two instances which contained a hundred and two fifties were against Sri Lanka at New Plymouth on 23.02.92 {A Flower -115 not out, KJ Arnott – 52 and AC Waller – 83 not out} and against Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 14.08.09 { H Maskadza – 102, BRM Taylor – 94 and E Chigumbara – 61 not out}

H Maskadza and BRM Taylor added 142 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provding the 89^th occasion of Zimbabwe batsman posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions.

H Maskadza and BRM Taylor added 142 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 26th occasion of Zimbabwe batsman posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against various oppositions.

H Maskadza and BRM Taylor added 142 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 16th occasion of Zimbabwe batsman posting a three figure partnership against Bangaladesh

H Maskadza and BRM Taylor added 142 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of Zimbabwe batsman posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against Bangladesh

BRM Taylor and H Masakadza completed 500 runs against Bangladesh in this game.

BRM Taylor reached the milestone when he was on 34 during his knock of 94. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 560. H Masakadaze reached the milestone when he was on 74 during his knock of 102. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 528. At the end of this game, four Zimbabwe batsmen have an aggregate of 500 plus runs against Bangladesh – E Chigumbara {689}, S Matsikenyeri {599}, BRM Taylor {560} and H Masakadza {528}.

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh : Fourth one day game at Bulawayo on 16.08.09 : Bangladesh won by four wickets and lead the five match series by 3-1.

CK Coventry of Zimbabwe scored the highest individual innings in one day games when he made 194 not out in this game. He wrested the record from Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar who had scored 194 against India at Chennai on 21.05.97. Saeed Anwar’s record stood for 12 years 02 months and 18 days.

Tamim Iqbal scored 154 runs in this game providing the fourth occasion of two batsman registering 150 plus in a one day game in the history of one day internationals.

Of these four occasions, two of them have been rival batsmen and two of them have been by two batsmen in the same innings.

CK Coventry’s 194 not out and Tamim Iqbal’s 154 provide the second occasion of two batsmen registering 150 plus runs in an one day game. The first such occasion was witnessed in that memorable match between South Africa and Australia at Johannesburg on 12.03.96. RT Ponting {Australia} and HH Gibbs {South Africa} scored 164 and 175 runs respectively in this game.

The first occasion in which two batsmen from the same team registered 150 plus run was witnessed when SR Tendulkar {186*} and R Dravid {153} had scored 150 plus runs in the game between India and New Zealand at Hyderabad {Deccan} on 08.11.99. The second such occasion was by New Zealand batsmen – JAH Marshall {161} and BB McCullum {166} against Ireland at Aberdeen on 01.07.08.

Zimbabwe scored 312 for 8 in 50 overs in this game and yet lost the match providing the 48^th instance of a team registering 300 plus runs and yet losing the game in the history of one day internationals. As far as Zimbabwe is concerned it is the third such instance. The other two occasions are – losing to Sri Lanka by three wickets New Plymouth on 23.02.02 after posting 312-4 in 50.0 overs and losing to Australia at Perth on 04.02.01 by one run by scoring 301-6 in 50.0 overs

CK Coventry’s 194 not out and Tamim Iqbal’s 154 in this game represent the 51^st and 52^nd occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals.

CK Coventry’s 194 not out and Tamim Iqbal’s 154 in this game represent the highest individual score for Zimbabwe and Bangladesh respectively.

The previous best for Zimbabwe was CB Wishart’s 172 against Namibia at Harare on 10.02.03. CK Coventry is the second Zimbabwean batsman to register 150 plus runs in an one day after CB Wishart.

The previous best for Bangladesh was Shakibul Hassan’s 134 not out against Canada at St John’s on 28.02.07. Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladesh batsman to register 150 plus runs in a one day game. It was his highest individual one day score, an improvement upon his previous best of 129 against Ireland at Dhaka {SBNS} on 22.03.08. Tamim Iqbal’s 154 in this game represent the 15^th hundred by Bangladesh batsmen in one day games.

CK Coventry’s 194 not out in this game represent the 36^th hundred by a Zimbabwe batsman in one day games. It was his highest individual one day score and was also his maiden one day hundred. His previous best was 74 against India at Harare on 04.09.2005.

CK Coventry’s 194 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 23^rd occasion of a one day hundred by a Zimbabwe batsman going in vain. On the global table, it represents the 250^th occasion of a batsman’s one day hundred in a losing cause.

CK Coventry’s 194 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the fifth occasion of a batsman’s 150 plus runs in an one day game going in vain. The other four are – 167* by RA Smith {Eng vs Aus at Birmingham on 21.02.93}, 152* by CH Gayle {Win vs RSA at Jo’burg on 04.02.04}, 164 by RT Ponting {Aus vs RSA at Jo’burg on 12.03.06} and 181* by ML Hayden {Aus vs NZl at Hamilton on 20.02.07}

CK Coventry’s 194 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by a batsman in a losing cause. The previous best was 181* by ML Hayden {Aus vs NZl at Hamilton on 20.02.07}

CK Coventry’s 194 not out represent the highest individual score in a one day game by a batsman while batting at number three. The previous best was 183* by MS Dhoni {Ind vs Srl at Jaipur on 31.10.05}

Tamim Iqbal’s 154 in this game represent the 35^th occasion of an opening batsman registering 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. Tamim Iqbal earned the distinction of becoming the first Bangladesh opening batsman to register 150 plus runs. Of these 35 occasions, only four of them have come in the second innings of the match while chasing the target set by the opponents. The four occasions are – 154 by Tamim Iqbal {Ban vs Zim at Bulawayo on 16.08.09}, 153 by BC Lara {Win vs Pak at Sharjah on 05.11.93}, 152 by ST Jayasuriya {Srl vs Eng at Leeds on 01.07.06} and 151* by ST Jayasuriya {Srl vs Ind at Mumbai on 17.05.97}

Thus Tamim Iqbal’s 154 in this game represent the highest individual score by an opening batsman in the second innings of the match while chasing the target set by the opponents. The previous best in such a situation was 153 by BC Lara {Win vs Pak at Sharjah on 05.11.93}.

Tamim Iqbal’s 154 in this game stands third in the list of most run getters in the second innings of an one day game while chasing the target set by the opponents. MS Dhoni {183* – Ind vs Srl at Jaipur on 31.10.05} and HH Gibbs{175 – RSA vs Aus at Jo’burg on 12.03.06} are the batsmen who have scored more than Tamim Iqbal while chasing the target

Tamim Iqbal’s 154 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a batsman registering 150 plus runs in the second innings of an one day game while chasing the target. The other five are – 184* by MS Dhoni {Ind vs Srl at Jaipur on 31.10.05}, 175 by HH Gibbs{RSA vs Aus at Jo’burg on 12.03.06}, 153 by BC Lara {Win vs Pak at Sharjah on 05.11.93}, 152 by ST Jayasuriya {Srl vs Eng at Leeds on 01.07.06} and 151* by ST Jayasuriya {Srl vs Ind at Mumbai on 17.05.97}.

Shakibul Hassan became the sixth captain in the history of one day internationals to concede seventh plus runs without a wicket. He returned with figures of 9.0-0-70-0 in this game. The other five are – Imrnan Khan of Pakistan {8.0-0-76-0 against West Indies at Port of Spain on 20.03.08}, GR Larsen of New Zealand {10.0-0-71-0 against Pakistan at Sharjah on 20.04.94}, MO Odumbe of Kenya {9.0-0-74-0 against Sri Lanka at Kandy on 06.03.96}, Aamer Sohail of Pakistan {8.0-0-73-0 against Sri Lanka at Singpore on 02.04.96} and DT Johnston of Ireland {10.0-0-76-0 against Kenya at Nairobi {R} on 02.02.07}

CK Coventry and SK Matsikenyeri added 107 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 90^th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions in a one day game. This stand also represents the 17^th three figure partnership by Zimbabwe batsmen against Bangladesh.

CK Coventry and SK Matsikenyeri added 107 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the seventh occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against various oppositions in a one day game. This stand also represents the second three figure partnership by Zimbabwe batsmen for the fifth wicket against Bangladesh. The other occasion was 121 runs unfinished stand between GW Flower and SV Carlisle at Bulawayo on 11.04.01.

Tamim Iqbal and Raqibul Hasan added 119 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 34^th occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions in a one day game. This stand also represents 13^th three figure partnership by Bangladesh batsmen against Zimbabwe.

Tamim Iqbal and Raqibul Hasan added 119 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 11th occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against various oppositions in a one day game. This stand also represents third three figure partnership for the third wicket by Bangladesh batsmen against Zimbabwe. The other two are – 114 between Habibul Bashar and Rajen Saleh at Harare on 10.03.04 and 132 between Aftab Ahmed and Mushfiqur Rahim at Harare on 10.02.07

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh: Fifth one day game at Bulawayo on 18.08.09: Bangladesh won by five wickets and the five match series by 4-1.

Bangladesh won this game by five wickets and with it the five match series by four-one margin.

BRM Taylor’s 61 in this game represent the 74^th occasion of a Zimbabwe wicket keeper batsman scoring a one day fifty. It also represents the eighth fifty by BRM Taylor.

RW Price’s 46 in this game provide the third highest individual score by a Zimbabwe batsman who has batted at number nine. The other two are – 59* by GB Brent against South Africa at Bulawayo on 22.08.07 and 54 by IP Butchart against New Zealand at Hyderabad {Deccan} on 10.10.87.

Dolar Mahmud captured four for 28 in this game providing the 28^th occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing four or more wickets in a one day game against various oppositions. Dolar Mahmud’s four for 28 represent the tenth occasion of Bangladesh bowler capturing four wickets in a one day game against Zimbabwe.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 98 in this game represent the seventh occasion of a Bangladesh batsman registering a ninety in a one day game against various oppositions. The other six occasions are – 95 by Shahriar Hossain aginst Kenya at Dhaka on 20.03.99, 94 by Mohammad Ashraful against England at Nottingham on 21.06.05, 91 by Shahrirar Nafeez against Kenya at Bogra on 17.03.06, 92 by Aftab Ahmed against Zimbabwe at Harare on 10.02.07, 90* by Shariar Nafeez against Ireland at Dhaka {SBNS} on 18.03.08 and Shakib Al Hassan against Sri Lanka at Dhaka {SBNS} on 14.01.09

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 98 in this game represent the seventh occasion of a Bangladesh batsman registering a ninety in a one day game against Zimbabwe. The other occasions was – 92 by Aftab Ahmed against Zimbabwe at Harare on 10.02.07

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 98 in this game represent the highest individual score amongst the six Bangladesh batsmen {seven occasions} who have scored nineties in an one day game.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 98 in this game represent the 24^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman registering a ninety in one day games. He earns the distinction of becoming the first Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman to register a ninety in one day games.

Mushfiqur Rahim was dismissed stumped by CK Coventry of the bowling of RW Price after scoring 98 providing the second occasion of a wicket keeper dismissed stumped in a one day game after scoring 90 plus runs. The other occasion was Zimbabwe wicket keeper A Flower stumped by RS Kaluwitharna of the bowling of ST Jayasuriya for 95 in the game between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 10.11.98

Mushfiqur Rahim was dismissed stumped by CK Coventry of the bowling of RW Price after scoring 98 providing the 89^th occasion of a wicket keeper dismissed stumped in a one day game.

Mushfiqur Rahim was dismissed stumped by CK Coventry of the bowling of RW Price after scoring 98 providing the 21st occasion of an opening batsman dismissed stumped in a one day game. Mushfiqur Rahim’s 98 is the second highest individual score by an opening batsman who has been dismissed stumped. The highest individual score is 103 which is credited to AC Gilchrist who was dismissed stumped by Moin Khan of Aamer Sohail in the game between Australia and Pakistan at Lahore on 10.11.98.

H Masakadza was dismissed run out for 25 in this game providing the 61^st occasion of a Zimbabwe opening batsman dismissed run out in a one day game. As far as H Masakadza is concerned it is the third occasion he has been dismissed run out while opening the Zimbabwe innings. The other two occasions are – against South Africa for 8 runs at Bulawayo on 22.09.07 and against Sri Lanka for 15 at Harare on 20.11.08.

Shakib Al Hasan captured five wickets in West Indies’ second innings conceding 70 runs and scored 96 not out in Bangladesh’s second innings against West Indies at St. George’s in the second test of the series. Shakib Al Hasan was leading Bangladesh for the first time as the appointed captain Mahshrafe Mortaza was injured during the first test. With this feat he became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to register a fifty and capture five wickets on his first captaincy assignment. Other two are FS Jackson of England and Imran Khan of Pakistan. FS Jackson scored 82 not out and captured five for 52 against Australia at Nottingham in May 1905, while Imran Khan of Pakistan scored 65 and captured 7 for 52 against England at Birmingham in Jul 1982. Shakib Al Hasan became the 18th captain in the annals of test cricket to register a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test match. The following table lists out all the eighteen instances.

No Captain/Teams Score/Ground W-R/Start Date
1 G Giffen 58 and 5-076 Aus Vs Eng Adelaide 11.01.1895
2 MA Noble 53* and 7-100 Aus Vs Eng Sydney 26.02.1904
3 *FS Jackson 82* and 5-052 Eng Vs Aus Nottingham 29.05.1905
4 GOB Allen 68 and 5-036 Eng Vs Aus Brisbane 04.12.1936
5 GO Rabone 56 and 6-068 NZl Vs SAF Cape Town 01.01.1954
6 DS Atkinson 219 and 5-056 Win Vs Aus Bridgetown 14.05.1955
7 DS Atkinson 60 and 5-066 Win Vs NZl Wellington 03.03.1956
8 R Benaud 77 and 5-096 Aus Vs Win Adelaide 27.01.1961
9 R Benaud 51 and 6-115 Aus Vs Eng Brisbane 30.11.1962
10 GS Sobers 174 and 5-041 Win Vs Eng Leeds 04.08.1966
11 Mushtaq Mohd 121 + 56 and 5-028 Pak Vs Win Port of Spain 01.04.1977
12 *Imran Khan 65* and 7-052 Pak Vs Eng Birmingham 29.07.1982
13 Imran Khan 67* and 5-049 Pak Vs Eng Leeds 26.08.1982
14 Imran Khan 117 and 11-180 Pak Vs Ind Faisalabad 03.01.1983
15 AR Border 75 and 7-046 Aus Vs Win Sydney 26.01.1989
16 SM Pollock 55* and 5-040 SAF Vs Ind P Elizabeth 16.11.2001
17 DL Vettori 55* + 76 and 5-059 NZl Vs Ban Chittagong 17.10.2008
18 *Shakib Al Hasan 96* and 5-070 Ban Vs Win St George’s 17.07.2009

Notes :
Imran Khan captured five plus wickets in both innings {6-98 and 5-82}. DS Atkinson remains the only captain to score a double hundred and capture five plus wickets. Mushtaq Mohammad and DL Vettori are the two captains who have scored twin fifties besides capturing five wickets. AR Border’s 7 for 46 remains the best bowling figures, while DS Atkinson’s 219 remain the highest individual score. MA Noble, Imran Khan and AR Border are the three bowlers who have captured seven wickets. DS Atkinson, GS Sobers, Mushtaq Mohammad and Imran Khan have registered hundreds. Imran Khan remains the only captain to score a hundred and capture ten wickets in a match. Imran Khan remains the only captain to perform the feat on three occasions. DS Atkinson and R Beneuad have performed the feat on two occasions. FS Jackson, Imran Khan and Shakib Al Hasan have achieved the feat of registering a fifty and five wickets on his first captaincy assignment. Muhstaq Mohammad remains the only captain to score a hundred and fifty apart from capturing five wickets.

SCJ Broad’s all round feat of half century and five or more wickets {6 for 91 and 61 in the Leeds test provides the 18^th occasion of England cricketer to perform the all round feat of scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia.

W Bates and FE Woolley are the two all rounders who have captured five or more wickets in both innings. W Bates captured 7-28 and 7-74 {14-102} besides scoring 55 runs at Melbourne in Jan 1883. FE Woolley captured 5-29 and 5-20 {10-49} and scored 62 in the first innings at The Oval in Aug 1912.

IT Botham remains the only England cricketer to register twin fifties {50 and 149*} and capture five or more wickets {6-95} against Australia. His performance came at Leeds in Jul 1981. IT Botham and SCJ Broad are the two cricketers to perform the feat at Leeds.

W Bates and JE Embury are the two all rounders to capture seven wickets in an innings in this elite list. W Bates captured seven wickets in each innings {7-28 and 7-74} at Melbourne in Jan 1887, while JE Emburey’s 7-78 came at Sydney in Jan 1987. W Bates and JE Emburey’s feats have a gap of one hundred years !

PGH Fender and IT Botham are the two bowlers in the list to concede 100 plus runs. PGH Fender captured five wickets conceding 122 runs at Melbourne in Feb 1921, while IT Botham captured five wickets coneding 109 runs at Lord’s in Jun 1975.

IT Botham with his 85 and 5 for 109 remain the only cricketer in this list to perform the all round feat of scoring fifty and capture five wickets against Australia at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket

W Barnes and IT Botham are the two cricketers to perform the all round feat of scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets against Australia on two occasions.

The feats of following cricketers are in a losing cause – W Flowers, RE Foster, PGH Fender, IT Botham {on 27.06.1985} and SCJ Broad

No	Player	Runs	Wkts	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bates	55	14-102	Aus	Melbourne	19.01.1883
2	W Barnes	58	6-031	Aus	Melbourne	01.01.1885
3	W Flowers	56	5-046	Aus	Sydney	20.02.1885
4	W Barnes	62	5-032	Aus	The Oval	13.08.1888
5	LC Braund	58	5-061	Aus	Sydney	13.12.1901
6	GH Hirst	58*	5-077	Aus	The Oval	11.08.1902
7	FR Foster	56	5-092	Aus	Sydney	15.12.1911
8	FE Woolley	62	10-049	Aus	The Oval	19.08.1912
9	PGH Fender	59	5-122	Aus	Melbourne	11.02.1921
10	H Larwood	70	6-032	Aus	Brisbane	30.11.1928
11	G Geary	66	5-035	Aus	Sydney	14.12.1928
12	GOB Allen	68	5-036	Aus	Brisbane	04.12.1936
13	IT Botham	85	5-109	Aus	Lord’s	27.06.1985
14	IT Botham	50 + 149*	6-095	Aus	Leeds	16.07.1981
15	JE Emburey	69	7-078	Aus	Sydney	10.01.1987
16	D Gough	51	6-049	Aus	Sydney	01.01.1995
17	A Flintoff	72	5-078	Aus	The Oval	08.09.2005
18	SCJ Broad	61	6-091	Aus	Leeds	07.08.2009