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Approaching milestones ahead of Sri Lanka-India test series {All statistics prior to the start of the test between Australia and Pakistan at Lord’s on 13.07.2010}

R Dravid who has an aggregate of 1413 runs against Sri Lanka require 87 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he gets there he would be the second Indian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Other batsman is SR Tendulkar who has an aggregate of 1605 runs prior to the start of the series.

V Sehwag who has an aggregate of 891 runs prior to the start of the series require 109 runs for his 1000 runs against Sri Lanka. If he gets there, he would become the fifth Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar {1605}, R Dravid {1413}, M Azharuddin {1215} and SC Ganguly {1064} are the other four batsman who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs prior to the start of the series.

R Dravid who has an aggregate of 1413 runs against Sri Lanka require 87 more runs for his 1500 runs. He would then complete 1500 runs against two specific oppositions. He has already has an aggregate of 1837 runs against Australia. R Dravid would then join the select band of Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 1500 runs against two or more specific oppositions. SM Gavaskar {1550 vs England, 2483 vs England, 2089 vs Pakistan and 2749 vs West Indies}, SR Tendulkar {2748 vs Australia, 2150 vs England and 1605 vs Sri Lanka}, DB Vengsarkar {1589 vs England and 1596 vs West Indies} and GR Viswanath {1538 vs Australia and 1880 vs England} are the four Indian batsmen who have aggregated 1500 runs against two or more specific oppositions

R Dravid who has an aggregate of 1413 runs against Sri Lanka require 87 more runs for his 1500 runs. His feat of 1500 runs then would provide the 14^th occasion of an Indian batsman totaling 1500 runs against a specific opposition

R Dravid has scored 8970 runs while batting at number three in tests. He requires 30 more runs for his 9000 runs. If he gets there he would become the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 9000 plus runs while batting at number three. RT Ponting {9421} is the other batsman to total 9000 plus runs while batting at number three.

KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka has an aggregate of 6916 runs while batting at number three. He requires 84 more runs for his 7000 runs. If he gets there, he would became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 7000 plus runs while batting at number three. The other two batsmen are RT Ponting {9421} and R Dravid {8970|.

R Dravid has scored 68 fifties while batting at number three and requires two more fifties for 70 fifties. If he gets then, he would became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 70 plus fifties while batting at number three, after RT Ponting of Australia who has 70 fifties to his credit.

R Dravid has scored 87 fifties in his test career and requires three more fifties for his 90 fifties. If he gets them, he would become the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 90 plus fifties. Others are SR Tendulkar {101}, AR Border {90} and RT Ponting {90}

R Dravid has scored 58 half centuries in his test career prior to the start of this series and require two more half centuries for his 60 fifties. He would then become the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 60 plus fifties. AR Border is the other batsman who has scored 63 half centuries.

M Muralitharan has an aggregate of 97 wickets against India. He needs three more wickets for his 100 wickets. He would then become the first bowler in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 100 plus wickets against India. His feat of 100 wickets against India would provide the 35^th occasion of a bowler capturing 100 plus wickets against a specific opposition.

His 100 wickets against India would earn him the distinction of aggregating 100 plus wickets against three oppositions. He has already aggregated 112 wickets against England and 104 wickets against South Africa. He would become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to total 100 plus wickets against three specific oppositions after SK Warne of Australia. SK Warne has an aggregate of 195 wickets against England, 103 wickets against New Zealand and 130 wickets against South Africa.

M Muralitharan has an aggregate of 792 wickets prior to the start of this test and require eight more wickets for his 800 wickets. He would then become the first bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 800 test wickets.

Prior to the start of this series, R Dravid has an aggregate of 945 runs while playing under MS Dhoni and requires 55 runs more for 1000 runs. If he gets them then he would have scored 1000 plus runs under five captains – Under M Azharuddin {1162}, Under MS Dhoni {1000 plus}, Under himself {1736}, Under SC Ganguly {4912} and under SR Tendulkar {1659}

R Dravid has an aggregate of 1328 runs while batting in the fourth innings of a test match and requires 72 more runs to get to the mark of 1400 runs. He would then become the second highest run getter in fourth innings after BC Lara who has a total of 1440 runs. If he gets to 1400 runs he would have surpassed SM Gavaskar’s 1398 runs.

Prior to the start of this test series, SR Tendulkar is in the elite group of batsmen who have score eight or more hundreds against two specific oppositions. The complete list read thus – SM Gavaskar of India {08 vs Australia and 13 vs West Indies}, RT Ponting of Australia {08 vs England and 08 vs South Africa}, IVA Richards of West Indies {08 vs England and 08 vs India}, GS Sobers of West Indies {10 vs England and 08 vs India} and SR Tendulkar {10 vs Australia and 08 vs Sri Lanka}

One more hundred for SR Tendulkar against Sri Lanka in the ensuing test series, would make SR Tendulkar the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight hundreds against three specific oppositions.

If Tendulkar gets his ninth hundred against Sri Lanka in the ensuing series, his feat of nine hundreds would provide the 12^th occasion of a batsman scoring nine hundreds against a specific opposition. Other eleven occasions are – DG Bradman of Australia {19 vs England}, SM Gavaskar of India {13 vs West Indies}, JB Hobbs of England {12 vs Australia}, GS Sobers of West Indies {10 vs England}, SR Tendulkar of India {10 vs Australia}, SR Waugh of Australia {10 vs England}, GS Chappell of Australia {09 vs England}, DI Gower of England {09 vs Australia}, WR Hammond of England {09 vs Australia}, BC Lara of West Indies {09 vs Australia} and RB Richardson of West Indies {09}

One more hundred against Sri Lanka would give SR Tendulkar his ninth hundred and with it the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the annals of test cricket of scoring nine or more hundreds against two specific oppositions. Tendulkar has already scored ten hundreds against Australia.

SR Tendulkar and R Draivd have scored 12 fifties each against Sri Lanka and one more fifty to any of them in the first test series would give them a record of most fifties by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka.

R Dravid has scored nine half centuries against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the series and one more half century to him would earn him the distinction of becoming the only Indian batsman to register ten half centuries against Sri Lanka. He would also earn the distinction of becoming the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score ten half centuries against Sri Lanka

Prior to the start of the test series, PA de Silva and DPMD Jayawardene share the Sri Lankan record of most centuries against India. Both the batsmen have scored five centuries. One more hundred for DPMD Jayawardene would give him his sixth hundred against India and with it the record of most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against India.

DPMD Jayawardene has an aggregate of 2467 runs at Col-SSC. He needs 33 runs for his 2500 runs at this ground. If gets him them in the second test of the ensuring test series, he would earn the distinction of becoming the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 2500 runs at a particular venue – a World record in this category of statistics.

DPMD Jayawardene, SR Tendulkar and R Draivd have scored 12 fifties each in Sri Lanka-India test series and one more fifty to any of them in the first test series would give them a record of most fifties by a batsman in the series.

SR Tendulkar {1605} and DPMD Jayawardene {1534} are the two batsmen who have an aggregate of 1500 runs in Sri Lanka-India test series. DPMD Jayawardene requires 66 more runs to become the second batsman to total 1600 runs in the series

NR Mongia has to his credit effected 18 dismissals behind the stumps which is an Indian record against Sri Lanka. MS Dhoni with 16 dismissals is close behind NR Mongia. Three more dismissals in the series would give MS Dhoni an Indian record of most dismissals against Sri Lanka and four dismissals would give him 20 dismissals which would make him the second wicket keeper to effect 20 dismissals in the series. SAR Silva of Sri Lanka is the other wicket keeper who has effected 22 dismissals.

It is interesting to note that there are nine batsmen who have scored 99 in a test innings on two occasions.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MA Atherton	99	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1993
	MA Atherton	99	Eng	SAF	Leeds	Aug 1994
2	GS Blewett	99	Aus	Win	Adelaide	Jan 1997
	GS Blewett	99	Aus	NZl	Hobart	Nov 1997
3	G Boycott	99	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	Mar 1974
	G Boycott	99*	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 1979
4	SC Ganguly	99	Ind	Srl	Nagpur	Nov 1997
	SC Ganguly	99	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
5	SM Katich	99	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	Oct 2004
	SM Katich	99	Aus	Win	Perth	Dec 2009
6	RB Richardson	99	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	Apr 1989
	RB Richardson	99	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	Apr 1991
7	Saleem Malik	99	Pak	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1987
	Saleem Malik	99	Pak	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1995
8	MJK Smith	99	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1960
	MJK Smith	99	Eng	Pak	Lahore	Oct 1961
9	JG Wright	99	NZl	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1987
	JG Wright	99	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	Jan 1992

G Boycott, AJ Hall, SM Pollock, AJ Tudor and SR Waugh are the five batsmen in the annals of test cricket to remain not out on 99.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	G Boycott	99*	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 1979
2	AJ Hall	99*	SAF	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2003
3	SM Pollock	99*	SAF	Srl	Centurion	Nov 2002
4	AJ Tudor	99*	Eng	NZl	Birmingham	Jul 1999
5	SR Waugh	99*	Aus	Eng	Perth	Feb 1995

Test cricket has witnessed just two occasions of two bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings. The first such occasion was witnessed at Kingston in Feb 58 in the test match between West Indies and Pakistan. Pakistan bowlers – Fazal Mahmood {247} and Khan Mohammad {259} conceded 200 plus runs. The second such instance was witnessed at Col-RPS in Aug 97 in the test match between Sri Lanka and India. Two Indian bowlers RK Chauhan {276} and A Kumble {223} conceded 200 plus runs in the same innings

It is interesting to note that in both these tests, one batsman scored a triple hundred and another scored a double hundred. At Kingston – West Indian batsmen – GS Sobers scored 365 not out while CC Hunte came up with 260. At Col-RPS, ST Jayasuriya scored 340 while RS Mahanama scored 225

Incidentally these two are the only two occasions of a test match in which a batsman has scored a treple hundred and another a double hundred just like the two occasions in which two bowlers of the same team conceding 200 plus runs in an test innings

The test between Australia and Pakistan which started today at Lord’s provide the tenth occasion of a test played at a neutral venue in the annals of test cricket. All the ten tests are listed below

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912
2	Australia	South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
3	Australia	South Africa	Nottingham	05 Aug 1912
4	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
5	Pakistan	West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002
6	Pakistan	West Indies	Sharjah	07 Feb 2002
7	Australia	Pakistan	Col-PSS	03 Oct 2002
8	Australia	Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
9	Australia	Pakistan	Sharjah	19 Oct 2002
10	Australia	England	Lord’s	13 Jul 2010

As far as Australia and Pakistan are concerned, the Lord’s test provides the fourth neutral test.

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	Pakistan	Col-PSS	03 Oct 2002
2	Australia	Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
3	Australia	Pakistan	Sharjah	19 Oct 2002
4	Australia	England	Lord’s	13 Jul 2010

India and Sri Lanka have played 12 bilateral series. These two were also involved in a tri series comprising of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Asian Test Championship.

Of the 12 bilateral series, India has won six series, Sri Lanka three series and the remaining three series have ended in a draw. Asia Test championship was won by Pakistan.

Both these two teams have played 32 tests out of which India has won 13 tests, Sri Lanka has won 05 tests and 14 tests have ended draw

Sri Lanka has posted 600 runs in an innings on four occasions. 952 for 6 declared at Col-RPS in Aug 97 is its highest team total against India. India has posed 600 plus runs on three occasions. Its 726 for 9 declared at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 is its highest total

Sri Lanka has been dismissed all out for a total of less than 150 runs on five occasions, while India has been dismissed for a total of less than 150 runs only once. Sri Lanka’s 82 at Chandigarh in Nov 90 is its lowest total in a completed innings, while India’s lowest total is 138 at Col-SSC in Jul 2008

The series has witnessed six batsmen scoring 1000 runs. The batsmen who have accomplished the feat are – SR Tendulkar of India {1605}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {1534}, R Dravid of India {1413}, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka {1252}, M Azharuddin of India {1215} and SC Ganguly of India {1064}

Sri Lankan batsmen have scored 35 hundreds. ST Jayasuriya’s 340 at Col-RPS in Aug 97 is the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsman. Indian batsmen have scored 42 hundreds. V Sehwag’s 293 at Mumbai-BS in Dec 2009 is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman

ST Jayasuriya {340 at Col-RPS in Aug 97}, DPMD Jayawardene {275 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009}, DPMD Jayawardene {242 at Col-SSC in Feb 99} and RS Mahanama {225 at Col-RPS in Aug 07} are the three Sri Lankan batsmen to score four double hundreds. ST Jayasuriya’s 340 represent the highest individual innings by a Sri Lankan batsman

ST Jayasuriya remains the only Sri Lankan batsman to score a triple hundred and also the only batsman in Sri Lanka-India test series. DPMD Jayawardene is the only Sri Lankan batsman to score double hundreds on two occasions.

V Sehwag is the only Indian batsman to score double hundreds on two occasions – 293 at Mumbai-BS in Dec 2009 and 201* at Galle in Jul 2008. While scoring 201 not out he earned the distinction of carrying the bat through the completed innings.

DPMD Jayawardene and PA de Silva share the record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. Both the batsmen have scored five hundreds. SR Tendulkar has scored eight hundreds which is not only the Indian record for most hundreds against Sri Lanka but also a record in Sri Lanka-India test series.

It is interesting to note that there are no hundreds by Indian batsmen in a losing cause against Sri Lanka, while three hundreds by Sri Lankan batsmen have gone in vain against India. The three hundreds are – 104 by DPMD Jayawardene at Kandy in Aug 2001, 109 by TM Dilshan at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 and 137 by KC Sangakkara at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009

There are nine occasions of Indian captains scoring hundreds. Kapil Dev’s 163 at Kanpur in Dec 1986 is the highest individual knock by an Indian captain. There are four occasion of Sri Lankan captains scoring hundreds against India. KC Sangakkara’s 137 at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 is the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan captain against India.

SAR Silva, KC Sangakkara and HAPW Jayawardene are the three Sri Lankan wicket keepers who have scored hundreds against India, while MS Dhoni is the lone Indian wicket keeper to score two hundreds against Sri Lanka

Ishant Sharma of India and MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka share the record for most zeroes in India-Sri Lanka test series. Both the batsmen have failed to open the account in four innings.

DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka, R Dravid of India and SR Tendulkar of India share the record for most fifties in India-Sri Lanka test series. They have scored 12 fifties each

ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka with 571 runs in 1997 series remains the only batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in India-Sri Lanka test series. He aggregated 571 runs from two tests and three innings

M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {97}, A Kumble of India {74} and Harabhajan Singh of India {50} are the three bowlers who have captured fifty plus wickets in India-Sri Lanka test series. M Muralitharan with his 97 wickets requires three more wickets for his 100 wickets against India.

M Muralitharan’s 8 for 87 at Col-SSC in Aug 01 and Maninder Singh’s 7 for 51 at Nagpur in Dec 86 are the best bowling figures in an innings by a Sri Lankan bowler and by an Indian bowler respectively in Sri Lanka and India test series.

There are 18 occasions of Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. M Muralitharan holds the record of capturing five plus wickets on most occasions – five occasions

There are 18 occasions of Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka. A Kumble holds the record of capturing five plus wickets on most occasions – four occasions

There are three occasions of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing ten or more wickets against India which read thus – 11 for 110 by M Muralitharan at Col-SSC in Jul 08, 11 for 196 by M Muralitharan at Col-SSC in Aug 01 and 10 for 209 by BAW Mendis at Galle in Jul 08

There are six occasions of Indian bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a match which read thus – 11 for 125 by SLV Raju at Ahmedabad in Feb 94, 11 for 128 by A Kumble at Lucknow in Jan 94, 10 for 107 by Maninder Singh at Nagpur in Dec 86, 10 for 141 by Harbhajan Singh at Ahmedabad in Dec 05, 10 for 153 by Harbhajan Singh at Galle in Jul 08 and 10 for 157 by A Kumble at Delhi in Dec 05.

M Muralitharan’s 11 for 110 at Col-SSC in Jul 08 and SLV Raju’s 11 for 125 at Ahmedabad in Feb 94 are the best match bowling effort by a Sri Lankan bowler and an Indian bowler respectively in Sri Lanka-India test series.

There are 42 occasions of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India. M Muralitharan has conceded 100 plus runs on 14 occasions – a record for Sri Lankan bowler against India.

There are 32 occasions of an Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. Harbhajan Singh has conceded 100 plus runs on seven occasions – a record for an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka

UMBBCA Welegedera {none for 103 at Kanpur in Nov 09}, EAR de Silva {none for 114 at Cuttack in Jan 87}, KJ Silva {none for 122 at Col-RPS in Aug 97}, M Muralitharan {none for 124 at Ahmedabad in Nov 09}, EAR de Silva {none for 133 at Kanpur in Dec 86} and M Muralitharan {none for 137 at Nagpur in Nov 97} are the bowlers who have conceded 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket against India.

A Kumble {none for 121 at Col-SSC in Jul 08} and Zaheer Khan {none for 134 at Col-SSC in Aug 01} are the two Indian bowlers who have conceded 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket against Sri Lanka.

HMRKB Herath returned with figures of 53.3-2-240-3 at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 09 providing the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded by a Sri Lankan bowler against India.

RK Chauhan returned with figures of 78.0-8-276-3 at Col-RPS in Aug 97 providing the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka. Two other Indian bowlers A Kumble {72.0-7-223-1 at Col-RPS in Aug 97} and A Mishra {58.0-6-203-1 at Ahmedabad in Nov 09} have conceded 200 plus runs in an innings.

RK Chauhan and A Kumble conceded 276 and 223 runs in the same innings of the test at Col-RPS in Aug 97 providing the second occasion of two bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in the same test innings in the annals of test cricket. The first such occasion was witnessed at Kingston in Feb 58 in the test match between West Indies and Pakistan. Pakistan bowlers – Fazal Mahmood {247} and Khan Mohammad {259} conceded 200 plus runs

M Azharuddin of India with 27 catches and HP Tilakaratne of Sri Lanka with 16 catches hold the record for most number of catches by a Sri Lankan fieldsman and by an Indian fieldsman respectively in Sri Lanka-India test series.

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka with 22 dismissals and NR Mongia of India with 18 dismissals hold the record for most dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper and by an Indian wicket keeper respectively in Sri Lanka-India test series. MS Dhoni with 16 dismissals to his credit is all set to rewrite the Indian record for most dismissals by an Indian wicket keeper during the ensuing test series.

Sri Lankan batsmen have posted thirty three figure partnerships against India. These forty three three figure partnerships include four partnerships of 200 plus runs partnerships. 576 runs for the second wicket between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama at Col-RPS in Aug 97 represent the highest three figure partnership posted by Sri Lankan batsmen against India.

Indian batsmen have posted forty three three figure partnerships against Sri Lanka. These forty three three figure partnerships include eight partnerships of 200 plus runs partnerships. 272 runs for the sixth wicket between M Azharuddin and N Kapil Dev at Kanpur in Dec 96 represent the highest three figure partnership posted by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.

Australia became the first team to score 400 runs in the history of one day game. They amassed 434 for 4 in 50 overs against South Africa at Johannesburg on 12.03.06

Australia also became the first team to lose a match in one day games after registering 400 plus runs. South Africa won the match by scoring 434-9 in 49.5 overs at Johannesburg on 12.03.06 when Australia has posed 434 for 4

Third one day game : England vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 12.07.10 : England won by 144 runs

This game was the 50^th game for EJG Morgan. He became the 40^th England cricketer to play 50 plus one day games; EJG Morgan’s 50 appearances include his 23 appearances for Ireland.

This game was the 100^th game for Abdur Razaak. He became the sixth Bangladesh cricketer to appear in 100 plus one day games. Others are – Mohammad Ashraful {163}, Khaled Mashud {126}, Mohammad Rafique {125}, Habibul Bashar {111} and Moshrafe Mortaza {110}

C Kieswetter scored zero in this game providing the 40^th occasion of England wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in one day games. He became the first England wicket keeper batsman to suffer such an ignominy against Bangaldesh.

C Kieswetter scored zero in this game providing the 100th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring zero in the history of one day games.

C Kieswtter scored zero and AJ Strauss scored 154 in this game providing the 155^th occasion of an opener scoring zero and a fifty in the history of one day games. It also provides the 15^th such feat by England batsmen.

C Kieswtter scored zero and AJ Strauss scored 154 in this game providing the 31st occasion of an opener scoring zero and a hundred in the history of one day games. It also provides the fourth such feat by England batsmen. The other three occasions are – C Broad {106} and CWJ Athey {zero} vs New Zealand at Napier on 16.03.87, MA Atherton {zero} and A Brown {118} vs India at Old Trafford on 27.05.96 and NV Knight {zero} and ME Trescothick {121} VS India at Calcutta on 19.01.02

AJ Strauss {154} and IJL Trott {110} scored centuries this game providing the 85^th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in the same innings in the history of one day games. Their feat provides the seventh occasion of England batsmen performing such a feat on one day games. The other six occasions are – GA Gooch {117*} and DI Gower {102} vs Australia at Leeds on 03.06.85, ME Trescothick {109} and N Hussain {115} vs India at Lord’s on 13.07.02, ME Trescothick {114*} and V Solanki {106} vs South Africa at The Oval on 28.06.03, AJ Strauss {100} and A Flintoff {123} vs West Indies at Lord’s on 06.07.04, AJ Strauss {152} and P Collingwood {112*} vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 21.06.05 and AN Cook {102} and IR Bell {126*} vs India at Southampton on 21.08.07

AJ Strauss {154} and IJL Trott {110} scored centuries this game providing the second occasion of two England batsmen scoring hundreds in the same innings against Bangladesh. The first occasion was at Nottingham on 21.06.05 when AJ Strauss {152} and P Collingwood {112*} scored hundreds

AJ Strauss and IJL Trott added 250 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the England’s record partnership for any wicket in one day games. The previous best stand was 226 runs for the fourth wicket against West Indies at Lord’s on 06.07.04.

AJ Strauss and IJL Trott added 250 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of 250 plus runs in the history of one day games. This stand represents the sixth occasion of 250 plus runs for the second wicket. The eleven occasions are listed in the descending order of runs – 331 runs for the second wicket between R Dravid and SR Tendulkar {Ind vs NZl at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99}, 318 for the second wicket between R Dravid and SC Ganguly {Ind vs Srl at Taunton on 26.05.99}, 286 runs for the first wicket between ST Jayasuriya and WU Tharanga {Srl vs Eng at Leeds on 01.07.06}, 275* runs for the fourth wicket between M Azharuddin and A Jadeja {Ind vs Zim at Cuttack On 09.04.98}, 274 runs for the first wicket between BB McCullum and JAH Marshall {NZl vs Ire at Aberdeen on 01.07.08}, 263 runs for the second wicket between Aamir Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq {Pak vs NZl at Sharjah on 20.04.94}, 258 runs for the first wicket between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar {Ind vs Ken at Paarl on 24.10.01}, 257 runs for the second wicket between Salim Elahi and Abdul Razaak {Pak vs RSA at Port Elizabeth on 11.12.02}, 252* runs for the second wicket between RT Ponting and SR Watson {Aus vs Eng at Centurion on 02.10.09}, 252 runs for the first wicket between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar {Ind vs Srl at Col-RPS on 07.07.98} and 250 runs for the second wicket between AJ Strauss and IJL Trott {Eng vs Ban at Birmingham on 12.07.10

AJ Strauss and IJL Trott added 250 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of 250 plus runs for the second wicket. The six occasions are listed in the descending order of runs – 331 runs between R Dravid and SR Tendulkar {Ind vs NZl at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99}, 318 between R Dravid and SC Ganguly {Ind vs Srl at Taunton on 26.05.99}, 263 runs between Aamir Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq {Pak vs NZl at Sharjah on 20.04.94},257 runs between Salim Elahi and Abdul Razaak {Pak vs RSA at Port Elizabeth on 11.12.02}, 252* runs between RT Ponting and SR Watson {Aus vs Eng at Centurion on 02.10.09} and 250 runs between AJ Strauss and IJL Trott {Eng vs Ban at Birmingham on 12.07.10

AJ Strauss completed 1500 runs as captain during the course of his knock of 154 in this game and his aggregate stood at 1537. He became the second England captain to score 1500 plus runs after N Hussain who has scored 1598 runs

AJ Strauss’s 154 in this game represent the highest individual score by an England captain in one day games. He wrested the record of MA Atherton who had scored 127 runs against West Indies at Lord’s on 28.05.95. His knock provides the ninth occasion of an England captain scoring a hundred in one day games. The nine occasions are – 154 by AJ Strauss vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 12.07.10, 127 by MA Atherton vs West Indies at Lord’s on 28.05.95, 115 by N Hussain vs India at Lord’s on 13.07.02, 114* by ME Trescothick vs South Africa at The Oval on 28.06.03, 113* by ME Trescothick vs Australia at The Oval on 24.05.97, 112* by GA Gooch vs New Zealand at The Oval on 25.05.90, 111* by KP Pietersen vs India at Cuttack on 26.11.08, 105 by AJ Strauss vs West Indies at Providence on 22.03.09 and 102 by DI Gower vs Australia at Lord’s on 22.03.09

AJ Strauss’s 154 in this game represent his second hundred as England captain. The other occasion was his 105 against West Indies at Providence on 22.03.09. He became the second England captain to score hundred on two occasions. Other captain was MA Atherton {127 vs West Indies at Lord’s on 28.05.95 and 113* vs Australia at The Oval on 24.05.97}

AJ Strauss’s 154 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a captain scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day games. The nine occasions arranged in the chronological order read thus – 171* by GM Turner {NZl vs EAF at Birmingham on 07.06.75}, 175* by N Kapil Dev {Ind vs Zim at Tunbridge Wells on 10.06.83}, 181 by IVA Richards {Win vs Srl at Karachi on 13.10.87}, 153* by M Azharuddin {Ind vs Zim at Cuttack on 09.04.98}, 186* by SR Tendulkar {Ind vs NZl at Hyd-LBS on 08.11.99}, 189 by ST Jayasuriya {Srl vs Ind at Sharjah on 29.10.00}, 156 by BC Lara {Win vs Pak at Adelaide on 28.01.05}, 164 by RT Ponting {Aus vs RSA at Jo’burg on 12.03.06} and 153 by AJ Strauss {Eng vs Ban at Birmingham on 12.07.10

AJ Strauss’s 154 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Bangladesh. The other three occasions are – 153 by HH Gibbs of South Africa at Potchefstroom on 03.10.02, 153 by AJ Strauss of England at Nottingham on 21.06.05 and 194* by CK Coventry of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 16.08.09.

AJ Strauss’s 154 in this game provide the eighth occasion of a captain scoring a hundred against Bangladesh in one day games. The other seven occasions are – 135* by SC Ganguly of India at Dhaka on 30.05.00, 124 by Shahid Afridi of Pakistan at Dambulla on 21.06.10, 117 by BC Lara of West Indies at Dhaka on 09.10.99, 103* by GC Smith of South Africa at Chittagong on 09.03.08, 102* by SP Fleming of New Zealand at North Sound on 02.04.07 and 101* by MS Dhoni of India at Dhaka on 07.01.10

AJ Strauss’s 154 in this game represent the highest score by a captain against Bangladesh in one day games. The previous best was 135* by SC Ganguly of India at Dhaka on 30.05.00.

IJL Trott registered his maiden test hundred with his 110 in this game. His previous best was 94 in the previous game of the ongoing series at Bristol on 10.07.10.

AJ Strauss’s 154 in this game represent his highest one day score. This knock was an improvement on his previous best score of 152 against Bangladesh at Nottingham on 21.06.05

AJ Strauss’s 154 in this game provide the 59^th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day games. AJ Strauss became the 13^th batsman to score 150 plus runs on two or more occasions, He is the first England batsman to earn the distinction of scoring 150 plus runs on two occasions. His knock of 154 in this game provides the fourth occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games. The other three occasions are – 158 by DI Gower vs New Zealand at Brisbane on 15.06.83, 167* by RA Smith vs Australia at Birmingham on 21.05.93 and 152 by AJ Strauss at Nottingham on 21.06.05

AJ Strauss’s 154 and IJL Trott’s 110 in this game provide the 95^th and 96^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

LG Wright was dismissed first ball in this game providing the 113^th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. He became the first batsman to suffer such an ignominy against Bangladesh in one day games.

Shafilul Islam returned with figures of 9.0-0-97-2 in this game providing the 18^th occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs in the history of one day games. His figures in this game provide the second occasion of a Bangladesh bowler conceding 90 plus runs in one day games. The first occasion was by Shafilul Islam himself when he returned with figures of 10.0-0-95-3 vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 21.06.10. Thus the figures of Shafiul Islam – 9.0-0-97-2 – in this game represent the most expensive figures – in terms of runs conceded – by a Bangladesh bowler in one day games.

Shafilul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan conceded 97 and 75 runs respectively in this game providing the 64^th occasion of two or more bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in one day games. It provides the sixth occasion of two Bangladesh bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in one day games.

Shafilul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan conceded 97 and 75 runs respectively in this game providing the 29^th and 30^th occasion of Bangladesh bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in one day games.

Shakib Al Hasan returned with figures of none for 75 in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a Bangladesh bowler conceding seventy plus runs without capturing a wicket in one day games. It is the second occasion for Shakib Al Hasan conceding 70 plus runs without capturing a wicket – the first occasion being against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 16.08.09 when he returned with figures of 9.0-0-70-0. Shakib Al Hasan became the third Bangladesh bowler to concede seventy plus runs with out a wicket on two occasions. The others being Mashrafe Mortaza and Tapash Baisya.

England’s 347 for 7 in this game provide the 361^st occasion of a team scoring 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day games. It also provides the 24^th occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games. England’s 347 for 7 in this game provide the second occasion of it posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games against Bangladesh, the first occasion being its 391 for 4 at Nottingham on 21.06.05. This total also provides the 30^th occasion of team posting a total of 300 plus runs against Bangladesh

RS Bopara returned with figures of 4 for 38 in this game providing his maiden four wicket haul in one day games. His previous best figures were – 2 for 43 vs Canada at Gros Islet on 15.03.07

RS Bopara’s 4 for 38 in this game represent the 859^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the history of one day games. His figures also provide the 96^th occasion of an England bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games.

RS Bopara’s 4 for 38 provide the sixth occasion of an England bowler capturing exact four wickets against Bangladesh in one day games. The other five occasions are – 4 for 14 by A Flintoff at Chittagong on 07.11.03, 4 for 39 vs SJ Harmison at The Oval on 16.06.05, 4 for 32 by CJ Tremlett at Nottingham, 4 for 29 by A Flintoff at Leeds on 26.06.05 and 4 for 28 by TT Bresnan at Chittagong on 05.03.10

England won this game by 144 runs providing the 21^st occasion of England winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin. This win represents England’s second win by 100 plus runs margin against Bangladesh, the first being its 168 runs win at Nottingham on 21.06.05.

England vs Bangaldesh – Second one day at Bristol on 10.17.10: Bangladesh won by five runs

Tamim Iqbal completed 500 runs in the calendar year 2010 during his knock of 18 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 517. He became the eleventh batsman to total 500 plus runs in 2010. Others are – RT Ponting {761}, CL White {724}, SR Watson {706}, MEK Hussey {664}, TM Dilshan {627}, V Kohli {598}, Imrul Kayes {578}, MJ Clarke {564}, AB de Villiers {524} and HM Amla {523}

Imrul Kayes’s 76 in this game represent his fourth half century and fifth fifty of his one day career. Other four occasions are – 70 vs India at Dhaka on 07.01.10, 101 vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 11.02.10, 63 vs England at Dhaka on 02.03.10 and 66 vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 21.06.10. Thus his 76 in this game represents bis second fifty and also his highest score against England in one day games.

Imrul Kayes’s 76 represent the 12^th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a fifty against England. His knock also represents the sixth occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. This knock provides the second fifty for Imrul Kayes and he became the second Bangaldesh opening batsman to score two or more fifties after Javed Omar who has to his credit three fifties

Mashrafe Mortaza was run out in this game providing the 24^th occasion of a Bangladesh captain dismissed run out in one day games. His run out provides the fourth occasion of a Bangladesh captain dismissed run out against England in one day games. The other three occasions are – Khaled Mahmud for 11 at Dhaka on 12.11.03, Habibul Bashar for 10 at Leeds on 26.06.05 and Habibul Bashar for 4 at Bridgetown on 11.04.07. Thus Mashrafe Mortza’s score of 22 in this game represent the highest score by a Bangladesh captain who was dismissed run out against England

Abdur Razak shared the new ball in this game providing the 12^th occasion of a Bangladesh left arm spinner opening the new ball in an one day game. Of these 12 occasions, Abdur Razzak has opened the bowling on ten occasions. It also provides the first occasion of a Bangladesh left arm spinner opening the bowling against England.

Abdur Razak’s opening the bowling in this game provide the 39^th occasion of a left arm spin bowler sharing the new ball in one day games. Abdur Razak of Bangladesh and RW Price of Zimbabwe share the record for most number of occasions of a left arm spinner opening the bowling in one day games. Both the bowlers have opened the bowling on ten occasions.

IJL Trott’s 94 in this game provide the 37^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety in one day games. IJL Trott became the third England batsman to score a ninety against Bangladesh. Others are – N Hussain – 95 at Nairobi {Gym} on 05.10.00 and AJ Strauss – 98 at Leeds on 26.06.05

IJL Trott’s 94 in this game provide the 20^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against Bangladesh in one day games. This knock is the third fifty for IJL Trott and also represents his highest one day score. Other fifties are – 87 vs South Africa at Centurion on 22.11.09 and 52* vs Souh Afica at Port Elizabeth on 29.11.09. He has played five games in which he has scored three fifties.

IJL Trott’s 94 in this game represent the 427^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in one day games.

At the end of this game AJ Strauss has an aggregate of 1384 runs as captain which places him fourth in the list of England batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs. The list reads thus – N Hussain {1598}, MP Vaughan {1418}, MA Atherton {1392}, AJ Strauss {1384}, GA Gooch {1378} and MW Gatting {1013}

Bangladesh with this victory by five runs registered its first ever win over England in one day games and its 56^th overall.

This win represents Bangladesh’s second win with single digit runs margin, the first being its win by eight runs against Zimbabwe at Harare on 10.03.04

England’s dismissal for 231 in this game provides the first occasion of England dismissed all out against Bangladesh. England’s all out in this game provide the 48^th occasion of a team dismissed all out by Bangladesh in one day games,

Bangladesh’s win by five runs in this game provide the 16^th occasion of a team winning an one day game by five runs margin

Waugh Brothers – Steve and Mark – are the only twins to have played 50 plus test and register more than 5000 runs. Chappell brothers – Ian and Greg are the only two brothers to have captained Australia in 50 plus tests. Ian and Greg hold the distinction of registering twin hundreds in the same test match

JM Anderson became the fourth bowler in the history of one day games to conceded 70 plus runs on seven or more occasions when he returned with figures of 3 for 74 in the first one day game between England and Bangladesh at Nottingham on 08.07.10. Others are A Nehra of India {08}, Naved-ul-Hasan {07} and Waqar Younis {07}

A Nehra of India had conceded 70 plus runs on eight occasions which read thus – 2 for 74 vs Pakistan at Centurion on 01.03.03, none for 80 vs Australia at Bangalore on 12,11.03, 4 for 72 vs Pakistan at Vizag on 05.04.05, none for 75 vs Pakistan at Ahmedabad on 12.04.05, 3 for 72 vs Pakistan at Delhi on 17.04.05, 1 for 79 vs Australia ot Hyd-RGS on 05.11.09, 1 for 81 vs Sri Lanka at Rajkot on 15.12.09 and 1 for 74 vs Sri Lanka at Rajkot on 18,12,09

Naved-ul-Hasan of Pakistan has conceded 70 plus runs on seven occasions which read thus – 3 for 73 vs India at Karachi on 13.03.04, 2 for 82 vs Zimbabwe at Peshawar on 03.10.04, 1 for 77 vs West Indies at Adelaide on 28.01.05, 1 for 75 vs England at Lahore on 10.12.05, none for 72 vs India at Lahore on 13.02.06, 2 for 92 vs South Africa at Centurion on 04.02.07 and 1 for 70 vs Australia at Perth on 29.01.10

Waqar Younis of Pakistan has conceded 70 plus runs on seven occasions which read thus – 4 for 73 vs England at Nottingham on 20.08.92, 2 for 73 vs Sri Lanka at Centurion on 04.12.94, 3 for 70 vs New Zealand at Auckland on 23.12.95, 1 for 73 vs South Africa at Durban on 03.04.98, 2 for 86 vs Sri Lanka at Benoni on 15.04.98, 1 for 77 vs Sri Lanka at Tangier on 14.08.02 and 2 for 71 vs India at Centurion on 01.03.03

JM Anderson has conceded 70 plus runs on seven occasions which read thus – none for 72 vs Pakistan at Karachi on 15.12.05, none for 72 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad on 28.10.06, 1 for 78 vs West Indies at Birmingham on 04.07.07, none for 79 vs India at The Oval on 05.09.07, 1 for 86 vs New Zealand at Napier on 20.02.10, none for 75 vs Australia at Lord’s on 03.07.10 and 3 for 74 vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 08.07.10

JM Anderson became the first bowler outside the subcontinent to concede seventy plus runs on seven occasions in one day games. He is also the first England bowler to suffer such an ignominy, SJC Broad is the other England bowler to concede seventy plus runs on five occasions.