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South Africa vs India – Third one day at Cape Town on 18.01.11 : India won by two wickets and lead the five match series by 2-1

South Africa capped F de Plessis for this game. He became the 98^th cricketer to represent South Africa in one day games. He is the 22^nd South African cricketer to make debut against India in one day games.

F de Plessis scored 60 in this game to become the 85^th batsman to score a fifty and 79^th batsman to score a half century on debut in one day games. He became the fourth South African batsman to perform the feat. Others are – 66* by SM Pollock vs England at Cape Town on 09.01.96: 51 by GH Bodi vs Zimbabwe at Bulwayo on 22.08.07 and 124 by CA Ingram vs Zimbabwe at Bloemfontien on 15.10.10

F de Plessis scored 60 in this game to become the first South African batsman to score a half century on debut against India. The previous best was 43 by AP Kuiper at Kolkata on 10.11.91

F de Plessis with his 60 in this game became the eleventh batsman to score a fifty on debut against India. Others are – 70 by MD Moxon of England at Nagpur on 23.01.85 : 58 by Younins Ahmed of Pakistan at Kolkata on 18.02.87 : 50 by GJ Crocker of Zimbabwe at Harare on 25.10.92 “ 90 by SP Fleming of New Zealand at Napier on 25.03.94 : 70 by Mazhar Hussain of UAE at Sharjah on 13.04.94 : 61 by SC Williams of West Indies at Faridabad on 17.10.94 : 65 by SO Tikolo of Kenya at Cuttack on 18.02.96 : 55 by Mohammad Tauqir of UAE at Dambulla on 16.07.04 : 50 by LJ Wright of England at The Oval on 05.09.07 and 67* by CR Ervine of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 28.05.10.

South Africa was all out for 220 in this game providing the eleventh occasion of being all out against India.

WD Parnell {05} and LL Tsotsobe {zero} were run out in this game providing the 38^th and 39^th occasion of a South African batsman run out against India.

LL Tsotsobe became the fourth South African batsman to be run out with out scoring against India. Others are – PS de Villiers at Kolkata on 24.11.93 : MV Boucher at Nairobi {Gym} on 26.09.99 and AB de Villiers at Belfast on 29.06.07.

LL Tsotsobe became the first South African batsman to be run out with out scoring against India in South Africa.

JP Duminy {52} and F du Plessia 60 scored fifties in this game to provide the 84^th and 85h occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against India.

By a coincidence, F du Plessis’s 60 in this game represent the 85^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against India and also represent the 85^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty on his one day debut.

JP Duminy’s 52 in this game represents his eleventh one day half century and 13^th fifty, while F du Plessis’s 60 represent his first half century and first fifty

JP Duminy and F du Plessis added 110 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 24^th occasion of South African batsman posting a century partnership against India. This stand represents the third century partnership for the fifth wicket by South African batsman against India. The other two occasions are – 102* between WJ Cronje and JN Rhodes at Bloemfontien on 23.01.97 and 107 between ND McKenzie and MV Boucher at Dhaka on 18.04.03.

Thus the 110 runs stand between JP Duminy and F du Plessis for the fifth wicket in this game represent the record stand for the fifth wicket by South African batsmen against India.

Zaheer Khan with his three wickets in this game has an aggregate of 250 one day wickets. He became the 21^st bowler in the history of one day games to capture 250 plus wickets.

Zaheer Khan became the third left arm pace bowler in the history of one day games to capture 250 plus wickets. Others are – Wasim Akram of Pakistan {502} and WPUJC Vaas {400}. It is interesting to note all these three bowlers belong to Indian subcontinent.

Zaheer Khan became the fifth Indian bowler to capture 250 plus wickets. Others are – A Kumble {337} : J Srinath {229} : AB Agarkar {288} and N Kapil Dev {253}

DW Steyn bowled a maiden over in this game and with this he has bowled 25 maiden overs in one day games. He became the 16^th South African bowler to bowl 25 plus maiden overs in their one day career.

RG Sharma opened the batting in this game providing the first occasion of his opening an innings in his one day career. He made 23. RG Sharma became the 60^th batsman who has opened an innings for India in one day games.

YK Pathan’s 59 in this game represent the 78^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa. His knock represent not only the highest score but also the first fifty scored by an Indian batsman batting at number seven against South Africa. The previous best was 47* by his brother IK Pathan at Port Elizabeth on 29.11.06

YK Pathan’s 59 represent his third one day half century and fourth fifty. Other three fifties are – 123* vs New Zealand at Bangalore on 07.12.10 : 59* vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 03.02.09 and 50* vs England at Indore on 17.11.08. YK Pathan’s 59 represent the only occasion of his getting dismissed amongst his four fifties.

India’s victory in this game provides its 24^th win against South Africa in one day games. India’s two wickets victory in this game represents its first two wickets win in one day games which is the narrowest victory margin in terms of wickets.

Australia vs England: First one day at Melbourne on 16.01.11: Australia won by six wickets

AJ Strauss scored 63 in this game to provide the 50^th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games.

AJ Strauss scored 63 in this game to provide the 11th occasion of an England captain-opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games.

AJ Strauss scored 63 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games.

AJ Strauss scored 63 in this game to provide the 94^th occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty against various oppositions in one day games.

AJ Strauss {63} and KP Pietersen (78} scored fifties for England in this game which took to number of fifties scored by England batsmen against Australia to 116.

AJ Strauss’s 63 in this game represent his seventh fifty against Australia. He became the second England batsman to score seven or more fifties against Australia. GA Gooch is the other batsman with 13 fifties to his credit.

KP Pietersen with his 78 not out in this game scored his fifth fifty against Australia. He became the eighth England batsman to score five or more fifties against Australia. Others are – GA Gooch {13} : AJ Strauss {07} : G Boycott {06] : PD Collingwood {06} : DI Gower {05} : AJ Lamb {05} and ME Trescothick {05}

KP Pietersen completed 500 runs against Australia when he was on 13 during his knock of 73 in this game. At the end of this game his total stood at 565. He became the eleventh England batsman to total 500 plus runs against Australia. Others are – GA Gooch {1395} : PD Collingwood {899} : AJ Strauss {863} : DI Gower {794} : AJ Stewart {737} : AJ Lamb {710} : G Boycott {686} : IT Botham {678} : NV Knight {605} and ME Trescothick {507}

AJ Strauss was playing his 25^th game as an opening batsman against Australia and became England’s most capped opening batsman against Australia. He wrested the record from GA Gooch who had appeared in 24 one day games as an opening batsman against Australia.

AJ Strauss was playing his 30^th game against Australia and he became the sixth England cricketer to appear in 30 plus games against Australia. Others are – IT Botham {33} : PD Collingwood {32} : GA Gooch {32} : DI Gower {32} and AJ Stewart {30}

AJ Strauss’s 63 in this game represent his 25^th one day half century and 30^th fifty. KP Pietersen’s 78 in this game represent his 21^st one day half century and 28^th fifty.

KP Pieterson was run out for 78 in this game providing the 80^th occasion of an England batsman run out against Australia. He became the eighth England batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against Australia. The others are – BC Broad for 76 at Perth on 01.01.87 : CWJ Athey for 58 at Kolkata on 08.11.87 : JP Crawley for 53 at Lord’s on 25.05.97 : GA Hick for 109 at Adeliade on 26.01.99 : 69 by ME Trescothick at Bristol on 10.06.01 : PD Collingwood for 69 at Lord’s on 02.07.05 and JE Denly for 53 at Chester-le-Street on 20.09.09

SR Watson scored 161 not out in this game providing the 21^st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred against England in one day games.

His knock represents not only the first score of 150 plus runs but also represents the highest individual score an Australian batsman against England in one day game. He wrested the previous best of 145 by DM Jones at Brisbane on 16.12.90

SR Watson scored 161 not out in this game providing the 155^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

SR Watson scored 161 not out in this game providing the ninth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a 150 plus runs in one day games. The complete list read thus = 181* by ML Hayden vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 20.02.07: 173 by ME Waugh vs West Indies at Melbourne on 09.02.01: 172 by AC Gilchrist vs Zimbabwe at Hobart on 16.01.04 : 164 by RT Ponting vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 12.03.06 : 161* by SR Watson vs England at Melbourne on 16.01.11 : 158 by ML Hayden vs West Indies at North Sound on 27.03.07 :

156 by A Symonds vs New Zealand at Wellington on 07.12.05 : 154 by AC Gilchirst vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne on 07.02.99 and 151 by A Symonds vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12.02.06

SR Watson’s 161 not out in this game represent the 61^st occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day games.

SR Watson’s 161 not out in this game represent the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day games in Australia. The eight occasions are – 173 by ME Waugh of Australia vs West Indies at Melbourne on 09.02.01 : 172 of Australia by AC Gilchrist vs Zimbabwe at Hobart on 16.01.04 : 161* by SR Watson of Australia vs England at Melbourne on 16.01.11 : 158 by DI Gower of England vs New Zealand at Brisbane on 15.01.83 : 156 by BC Lara of West Indies vs Pakistan at Adelaide on 28.01.05 : 154 by AC Gilchrist of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne on 07.02.99 : 153* by IVA Richards of West Indies vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne on 09.12.09 and 151 by A Symonds of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12.02.06

SR Watson’s 161 not out in this game represent his fifth hundred which read thus – 161* vs England at Melbourne on 16.01.11 : 136* vs England at Centurion on 02.10.09 : 126 vs West Indies at St George’s on 29.10.08 : 116* vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 03.05.09 and 105* vs New Zealand at Centurion on 05.10.09. This knock represents his highest score in one day games and is an improvement over his previous best of 136 not out vs England at Centurion on 02.10.09

SR Watson’s 161 not out in this game provide the eighth occasion of an Au
stralian opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. The other seven occasions are – 136* by SR Watson at Melbourne on 02.10.09 : 124 by AC Gilchrist at Centurion on 15.12.02 : 121* by AC Gilchrist at The Oval on 12.07.05 : 114* by GM Wood at Lord’s on 03.06.05 : 111* by GR Marsh at Lord’s on 29.05.99 : 111 by TD Paine at Nottingham on 17.09.09 and 108 by GM Wood at Leeds on 08.06.81

SR Watson’s 161 not out in this game represents his second hundred as an opening batsman against England, The other occasion of his hundred was at Centurion on 02.10.09 when he scored 136 not out.

With two hundreds to his credit, SR Watson became the third Australian opening batsman to score two hundreds against England. The others are – AC Gilchrist and GM Wood

SR Watson’s 161 not out in this game represent the highest score by an Australian opening batsman against England in one day games. The previous best was 136 not out by SR Watson himself at Centurion on 02.10.09

SR Watson’s 161 not out in this game represent the highest score by an Australian opening batsman against England in one day games in Australia. The previous best was 124 by AC Gilchrist at Melbourne on 15.12.02

SR Watson and BJ Haddin added 110 for the first wicket and SR Watson and MJ Clarke added 103 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 297^th and 298^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a century partnership in one day games.

SR Watson and BJ Haddin added 110 for the first wicket and SR Watson and MJ Clarke added 103 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 44^th and 45^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a century partnership in one day games against England.

SR Watson and BJ Haddin added 110 for the first wicket providing the 68^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against various oppositions.

MJ Clarke added 103 runs for the second wicket providing the 75^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against various oppositions.

SR Watson and BJ Haddin added 110 for the first wicket providing the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against England.

MJ Clarke added 103 runs for the second wicket providing the 12th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against England

SR Watson and BJ Haddin added 110 for the first wicket and SR Watson and MJ Clarke added 103 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 109th occasion of a team posting two or more century partnerships in the same innings in the history of one day games.

SR Watson and BJ Haddin added 110 for the first wicket and SR Watson and MJ Clarke added 103 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 19th occasion of a Australian batsmen posting two century partnerships in the same innings against various oppositions

SR Watson and BJ Haddin added 110 for the first wicket and SR Watson and MJ Clarke added 103 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a Australian batsmen posting two century partnerships in the same innings against England.

SR Watson and BJ Haddin added 110 for the first wicket and SR Watson and MJ Clarke added 103 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of a team posting two century partnerships in the same innings against England.

TJ Bresnan returned with figures of 2 for 71 in this game providing the 38^th occasion of an England bowler conceding 70 plus runs against various oppositions. His figures also represent the fifth occasion of an England conceding 70 plus runs against Australia. The other four occasions are – 3 for 70 by D Gough at Birmingham on 28.06.05 : none for 81 at The Oval on 12.07.05 : 2 for 76 by T Bresnan at Nottingham o 15.09.09 : none for 75 by JM Anderson at Lord’s on 03.07.10

The head to head count at the end of this game read thus – Matches played – 107 : won by Australia – 62 : Won by England – 41 : Tied games – 02 and No Result games – 02

South Africa vs India – First one day game at Durban on 15.01.11 : India won by one run

SR Tendulkar was playing his 444^rd match and is on par with ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who also has played 444 one day games and share the record for most capped player in one day games

SR Tendulkar was playing his 433^rd one day innings and holds the record for a batsman to play most one day innings. He wrested the record from ST Jayasuriya who has played 432 innings.

India won this game by one run providing the 25^th occasion of a team winning a one day game by one run in the the history of one day internationals. India’s win represent its fourth win by one wicket margin. The other three are – vs New Zealand at Wellington on 06.03.90 : vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 25.07.93 : vs South Africa at Jaipur on 21.02.10

South Africa’s defeat in this game by one run provides its third defeat by one run margin in one day games. The other two are – against Australia at Bloemfontein on 08.04.94 and against India at Jaipur on 21.02.10.

India’s two one run wins against South Africa made India the third team to win two or more games by one runs margin against a specific opposition. The other two teams are – New Zealand winnings three games against Australia and Australia winnings two games against India

V Kohli’s run out dismissal for 22 in this game provide the 73^rd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in a one day game against South Africa.

SR Tendulkar was dismissed bowled in this game providing the 66^th occasion of his being dismissed bowled in one day games. He is one of the three batsmen in the history of one day game to be dismissed bowled on 60 plus occasions. Other two are – SR Waugh {66} and Wasim Akram {60}

Yuvraj Singh scored 53 in this game which was his 45^th one day half century and 57^th fifty. His knock represent the 77^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against India.

Yuvraj Singh’s 53 in this game represent his fifth fifty against South Africa. The other occasions are – 62 at Col-RPS on 25.09.02 : 103 at Hyd-RGS on 16.11.05 : 53 at Kolkata on 25.11.05 and 61* at Belfast on 01.07.07. His knock in this game represents his first fifty on South African soil.

With five fifties to his credit, Yuvraj Singh became the fifth batsman to score five or more fifties against South Africa. Others are – R Dravid {14} : SR Tendulkar {12} : SC Ganguly {11} and M Azharuddin {07}

GC Smith completed 6000 one day runs when he was on 48 during the course of his knock of 77 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 6029. He became the 41^st batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 6000 plus runs. He is the fourth South African batsman to achieve the feat of scoring 6000 plus runs. Others are – JH Kallis {11002} : HH Gibbs {8094} and G Kirsten {6798}

GC Smith completed 6000 runs one day runs as an opening batsman when he was on 63 during his knock of 77 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 6014. He became the twelfth opening batsman in the history of one day games to complete 6000 plus runs. Others are – SR Tendulkar {14513} : ST Jayasuriya {12738] : AC Gilchrist {9200} : SC Ganguly {9146} : DL Haynes {8648} : Saeed Anwar {8156} : CH Gayle {7637} : G Kirsten {6647} : V Sehwag {6625} : NJ Astle {6176} and HH Gibbs {6103}

GC Smith became the third South African batsman to aggregate 6000 plus runs in one day games. Others are – G Kirsten {6647} and HH Gibbs {6103}

LL Tsotsobe returned with figures of 4 for 22 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a South African bowler to capture four or more wickets against India. This is second four wicket haul against India, the first being his 4 for 31 at Durban on 12,01.11, the first one day game of the ongoing series.

With two four wickets haul to his credit against India, LL Tsotsobe became the second South African bowler to have two four wicket hauls against India. SM Pollock is the other bowler to perform such a feat – 5 for 37 at Centurion on 10.10.01 and 4 for 26 at Cape Town on 26.11.06

LL Tsotsobe captured four wickets haul in consecutive games – 4 for 31 vs India at Durban on 12.01.11 and 4 for 22 vs India at Johannesburg on 15.01.11. His feat provides the 49^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in two or three consecutive matches. He became the second South African bowler to perform such a feat, after SM Pollock. SM Pollock had captured 4 for 24 vs Bangladesh at Kimberley on 09.10.02 and 4 for 18 vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 27.11.02

LL Tsotsobe’s 4 for 22 in this game represent his best innings bowling effort in one day games. His effort was an improvement over his previous best of 4 for 27 against Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 29.10.10

LL Tsotsobe’s 4 for 22 in this game represent his fourth four wicket haul in one day games. Other occasions are – 4 for 27 against Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 29.10.10 : 4 for 3` vs India at Durban on 12.01.11 and 4 for 50 vs Australia at Perth on 30.01.09

MM Patel captured 4 for 29 in this game providing the 130^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures represent the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. The seven occasions are – 4 for 40 by A Kumble at Hamilton on 18.02.95 : 4 for 25 at Mumbai on 06.11.96 : 4 for 27 at Mumbai on 14.12.96 : 5 for 6 by SB Joshi at Nairobi {Gym} at 26.09.99 : 4 for 38 at Jamshedpur on 12.03.00 : 4 for 56 at Faridabad on 15.03.00 and 4 for 29 by MM Patel at Johannesburg on 15.01.11

MM Patel’s 4 for 29 in this game represent the first occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four w
ickets against South Africa in South Africa. The previous best was 3 fpr 23 by N Kapil Dev at Durban on 17.12.92.

LL Tsotsobe {4 for 22} and MM Patel {4 for 29} captured four wickets in this match respectively providing the 97^th occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a match in the history of one day games.

LL Tsotsobe {4 for 22} and MM Patel {4 for 29} captured four wickets in this match respectively providing the first occasion of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a match in India-South Africa one day series.

DW Steyn was dismissed run out in this game providing the 37^th occasion of a South African batsman run out against India. .

Australia vs England – Second T20 at Melbourne on 14.01.11 : Australia won by four runs

CL White was dismissed without scoring in this game providing the 24th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in the history of T20I. He became the second Australian captain to suffer the ignominy and his duck provide the third occasion of an Australian captain scoring zero in a T20I. RT Ponting was the other captain to collect two ducks – vs England at Southampton on 13.06.05 and vs West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09.

CL White became the second Australian captain to score duck against England, after RT Ponting who had collected a duck at Southampton on 13.06.05.

CL White became the fourth captain to collect a duck against England in T20I. Others are – RT Ponting of Australia at Southampton on 13.06.05: DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka at Southampton on 15.06.05 and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

CL White’s duck provide the 311^th occasion of a batsman scoring duck in the history of T20I games. His duck provide the 25^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a duck in T20I games. CL White became the fifth batsman to score a duck against England in T20I games. The other four are – A Symonds at Southampton on 13.06.05 : MJ Clarke at Southampton on 13.06.05 : RT Ponting at Southampton on 13.06.05 and DJ Hussey at Manchester on 30.08.09.

AJ Finch scored 53 not out in this game providing the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty in T20I against England. The other four are – 67* by ML Hayden at Cape Town on 14.09.07 : 55 by CL White at Manchester on 30.08.09 : 59 by DJ Hussey at Bridgetown on 16.05.10 and 59 by SR Watson at Adelaide on 12.01.11.

AJ Finch’s 53 not out provide the 27^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against various oppositions. Australia went past Pakistan which 26 fifties scored by its batsmen.

His knock provides the 199^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the history of T20I games. Break up of 199 occasions team wise – Australia {27} : Pakistan {26} : South Africa {24} : India {22} : Sri Lanka {21} : England {20} : New Zealand {18} : West Indies {15} : Zimbabwe {07} : Bangladesh {05} : Kenya {05} : Canada {03} : Afghanistan {02} : Ireland {02} : Netherlands {01} and Scotland {01}

MJ Johnson with his two wickets in this game has an aggregate of 34 wickets in T20I and leads the table of most wickets by Australian bowlers. MJ Johnson is one of the nine bowlers who have captured 30 plus wickets in T20I games. The complete list is – Shahid Afridi {53} : Umar Gul {47} : Saeed Ajmal {41} : SCJ Broad {35} : SL Malinga {35} : DL Vettori {35} : MG Johnson {34} : BAW Mendis {33} and GP Swann {32}

GP Swann with his two wickets in this game took his aggregate of wickets to 32. He became the second England bowler to total 32 plus wickets in T20I games after SCJ Broad who has an aggregate of 35 wickets.

SR Watson with his two wickets in this game has an aggregate of 16 wickets in T20I. He became the eighth bowler to total 15 plus wickets. The complete list read thus – MG Johnson {34} : SW Tait {28} : DP Nannes {27} : NW Bracken {19} : B Lee {18} : DJ Hussey {16} : SPD Smith {16} and SR Watson {16}

DA Warner and CL White were playing his 25^th T20I game. They became the 35^th and 36^th cricketers to appear in 25 or more T20I games in the history of T20Is. They became the fifth and sixth Australian cricketers to appear in 25 plus T20I games. Others are – MJ Clarke {34} : DJ Hussey {28} : MEK Hussey {27} and MG Johnson {25}

Australia’s win by four wickets in this game provides its 22^nd victory in T20I games. This win represents the third Australia win by a single digit margin. The other two occasions are – by two runs vs Pakistan at Melbourne on 05.02.10 and by one run vs New Zealand at Sydney on 15.02.09

Australia’s win by four wickets in this game provides its third victory against England in T20I games. Other two wins are – by 77 runs at Sydney on 09.01.07 and by eight wickets at Cape Town on 14.09.07

Australia vs England – First T20I at Adelaide on 12.01.11 – England won by one wicket on the last ball of the match

Australia was led by CL White in this game providing the 53^rd occasion of a captain leading a team in T20Is. He became the fifth captain to lead Australia in T20Is. CL White became the 18^th captain to lead a team against England in T20Is

England won this game on the last ball of the match providing the fourth occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball of the match. The other three occasions are – New Zealand won by five wickets against India at Wellington on 27.02.09 : Netherlands won by four wickets against England at Lord’s on 05.06.09 and Sri Lanka won by five wickets at Gros Islet on 11.05.10

However England’s win in this game provide a team winning a game on the last ball of the match by least number of wickets margin.

England’s victory by one wicket in this game represents not only the first win by a margin of one wicket but also represents the first win by a margin of one wicket on the last ball of the match in the history of T20 Internationals.

Australia capped AJ Finch for this game. He became the 48^th cricketer to represent Australia in T20I. He became the seventh Australian cricketer to make his T20I debut against England.

England capped AJ Finch for this game. He became the 51st cricketer to represent England in T20I. He became the 17th England cricketer to make his T20I debut against Australia. England is the only team in the history of T20I to cap 50 plus cricketers. England is followed by Australia which has capped 48 cricketers and New Zealand which has capped 47 cricketers.

SR Watson became the first cricketer to score a fifty and capture four wickets in a T20I. He scored 59 with the willow and captured four for 15 with the leather.

SR Watson’s 59 in this game provide the 26^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty in T20I.

SR Watson’s 59 in this game represents his fourth T20I fifty. Others are – 62* vs West Indies at Sydney o 23.02.10 : 81 vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on 02.05.10 : 54 vs India at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

With four fifties to his credit, Watson now shares the record for most fifties by an Australian batsman in T20Is with ML Hayden and DA Warner who also have scored four fifties.

SR Watson with four fifties became the 19^th batsman in the history of T20Is to score four or more fifties.

KP Pietersen’s lone six in this game gave him an aggregate of 25 sixes in T20I. He became the first England batsman to aggregate 25 sixes and 13^th batsman in the history of T20Is to tatal 25 or more sixes.

SR Watson’s 4 for 15 in this game provide the 48^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in T20Is. SR Watson became the fourth Australian bowler to capture four or more wickets in T20Is. Others are – 4 for 29 by MS Kasprowicz vs New Zealand at Auckland on 17.02.05 : 4 for 20 by SR Clark vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town on 20.09.07 : 4 for 18 by DP Nannes vs Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05.05.10.

SR Watson became the first Australian bowler to capture four wickets against England in a T20I when he captured 4 for 15 in this game

SR Watson became the second bowler to capture four wickets against England when he captured 4 for 15 in this game. E Chigumbara of Zimbabwe with his 4 for 31 at Cape Town in 13.09.07 is the other bowler to capture four wickets against England. SR Watson’s 4 for 15 in this game represent the best bowling effort by a bowler against England in T20I

DA Warner and SR Watson added 83 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of Australian batsman posting a fifty plus runs stand for the first wicket in T20I. This stand represents the second such stand by Australian batsmen against England, the first being the 78 runs partnership between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden at Cape Town in 14.09.07. Thus the 83 runs partnership between DA Warner and SR Watson in this game represents the best stand by Australian batsman against England.

DA Warner and SR Watson added 83 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of Australian batsman posting a fifty plus runs stand against England. The six partnerships are – 69 runs for the second wicket between AC Gilchrist and RT Ponting at Sydney on 09.01.07 : 66 runs for the unfinished sixth wicket partnership between CL White and A Symonds at Sydney on 09.01.07 : 78 runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden at Cape Town on 14.09.07 : 78 runs for the fourth wicket between MJ Clarke and CL White at Manchester on 30.08.09 : 50 runs for the fifth wicket between DJ Hussey and CL White at Bridgetown on 16.05.10 and 83 runs for the first wicket between DA Warner and SR Watson on 12.01.11

Thus the 83 runs stand for the first wicket between DA Warner and SR Watson in this game represents the best stand by Australian batsmen against England for all wickets in T20Is.

The 83 runs stand for the first wicket between DA Warner and SR Watson in this game represents the 73^rd occasion of a fifty plus runs stand for the first wicket in the history of T20I games.

England’s win in this game represents its eighth consecutive win which is a record for most consecutive wins in T20Is. England wrested the record from South Africa and Pakistan which had registered seven consecutive wins.

England’s record eight consecutive win read thus – by six wickets vs Pakistan at Bridgetown on 06.05.10 : by 39 runs vs South Africa at Bridgetown on 08.05.10 : by three wickets vs New Zealand at Gros Islet on 10.05.10 : by seven
wickets vs Sri Lanka at Gros Islet on 13.05.10 : by seven wickets vs Australia at Bridgetown on 16.05.10 : by five wickets vs Pakistan at Cardiff on 05.09.10 : by six wickets vs Pakistan at Cardiff on 07.09.10 and by one wicket vs Australia at Adelaide on 12.01.11

MH Yardy collected the first ball duck in this game providing the 128^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in the history of T20I games. MH Yardy’s first ball duck provide the 14^th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in T20I games.

MH Yardy with his first ball duck in this game became the third England batsman to collect the first ball duck against Australia. Others are – MP Vaughan at Southampton on 13.06.05 and JL Denly at Manchester on 30.08.09

LJ Wright and MH Yardy scored zeroes in this game providing the fourth and fifth occasion of England batsman scoring duck against Australia.

LJ Wright and MH Yardy scored zeroes in this game providing the 25^th and 26^th occasion of England batsman scoring duck against various oppositions.

LG Wright’s zero in this game represents his fifth duck in T20I which read thus – vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07 : vs South Africa at Cape Town on 16.09.07 : vs South Africa at Bridgetown on 08.05.10 : vs Pakistan at Cardiff on 05.09.10 and vs Australia at Adelaide on 12.01.11.

LG Wright holds the record for most zeroes by an England batsman in T20Is with his five ducks.

JP Duminy of South Africa, ADS Flecther of West Indies, Umar Gul of Pakistan and LG Wright of England with five zeroes games share the record for most ducks in T20I games

Summarised Scores : Australia – 157 for 4 in 20 overs {SR Watson 59, DA Warner 30, DJ Hussey 28, MH Yardy 2 for 28} lost to England – 158 for 9 in 20 overs {EJG Morgan 43, IR Bell 27, KP Pietersen 25, SR Watson 4 for 15} by one wicket on last ball of the match.

South Africa vs India – First one day game at Durban on 12.01.11 : South Africa won by 135 runs

South African innings contained three fifties – HM Amla {50} : AB de Villiers {76} and JP Duminy {73} – providing the fifth occasion of three or more South African batsman scoring fifties in an innings against India. The other four occasions are witnessed at – New Delhi on 14.11.91 – KC Wessels {90} : PN Kirsten {86} and AP Kuiper {63} : at Bloemfontein on 23.01.97 – G Kirsten {73} : DJ Cullinan {51} and JN Rhodes {57} : at Nagpur on 19.03.00

– HH Gibbs {74} : MV Boucher {68} and L Kluesner {75} and at Ahmedabad on 27.02.10 – LL Bosman {68} : HM Amla {87} : JH Kallis {104*} and AB de Villiers {102*}

HM Amla {50} : AB de Villiers {76} and JP Duminy {73} scored fifties in this game which swelled the number of fifties scored by South African batsman against India to 82

HM Amla’s 50 in this game provide the 35^th occasion of South African opening batsman scoring a fifty against India.

AB de Villiers’s 76 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India. The other three occasions are – 68 by MV Boucher at Nagpur on 19.03.00 : 60 by MV Boucher at Nairobi {Gym} on 13.10.00 and 55* by MV Boucher at Belfast on 29.06.07

AB de Villiers’s 76 in this game provide highest individual score by a South African wicket keeper batsman against India. The previous best was 68 by MV Boucher at Nagpur on 19.03.00

HM Amla’s 50 represent his 11^th one day half century and 17^th fifty : AB de Villiers’s 76 represents his 25^th one day half century and 34^th fifty and JP Duminy’s 73 represents his 10^th one day half century and 12^th fifty.

AB de Villier’s 73 in this game represent the 40^th fifty by South African wicket keeper batsman in one day games. The break up of 40 fifties read thus – DJ Richardson {01} : MV Boucher {26} and AB de Villiers {13}

AB de Villiers and JP Duminy added 131 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 23rd occasion of South African batsman posting a century partnership against India. This stand also represents the third occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen against India. The other two occasions are – 154 runs between WJ Cronje and G Kirsten at Sharjah on 14.10.96 and 113 runs between WJ Cronje and G Kirsten at Faridabad on 15.03.00.

AB de Villiers and JP Duminy added 131 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the eighth occasion of South African batsman posting a century partnership against India in South Africa

This stand also represents the first occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen against India in South Africa. Thus this partnership not only represent a record stand for the fourth wicket by South African batsman against India in South Africa but also constitutes a ground record at Durban for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen against India. The previous best was 91 runs stand for the fourth wicket between DJ Cullinan and JN Rhodes at Durban on 13.02.97.

It is interesting to note that the stand of 131 runs between AB de Villiers and JP Duminy for the fourth wicket in this game provide the first three figure partnership posted by South African batsmen against India at Durban.

AB de Villers completed 500 runs against India when he was on 39 during his knock of 73 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 542. He became the tenth South African batsman to total 500 plus runs against India. The others are – JH Kallis {1446} : G Kirsten {1377} : HH Gibbs {1064} : WJ Cronje {909} : JN Rhodes {623} : AC Hudson {576} : KC Wessels {568} : MV Boucher {558} and DJ Cullinan {555}

M Morkel Singh scored duck in this game to provide the 39th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a duck against India.

SR Tendulkar was playing his 443^rd match and is just two matches shy of becoming the most capped cricketer in ODIs. ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka has played 444 one day games.

SR Tendulkar was playing his 432^nd one day innings which put him on par with ST Jayasuriya who also has played 432 innings. At the end of this game, both share the record for most innings played by a cricketer in one day games.

SR Tendulkar was dismissed for 7 in this game providing the 98th occasion of his being dismissed in single digits {from one to nine – excluding zeroes}. ST Jayasuriya {106} and Wasim Akram {101} are the two batsmen who have been dismissed in single digits on 100 plus occasions. SR Tendulkar needs two more such innings to join this exclusive club.

V Kohli’s 54 in this game provide the 76^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa. It also represents the 17^th occasion of Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa while batting at number three. It represents his eleventh one day fifty and 15^th fifty.

V Kohli’s 54 in this game is his second fifty against South Africa after his 57 at Ahmedabad on 27.02.10

MS Dhoni was run out for 25 in this game which earned him a dubious record. He has beeen dimissed run out on most occasions as captain-cum-wicket keeper – six occasions. He wrested the record from A Flower of Zimbabwe who was run out on five occasions. The six run out dismissals of MS Dhoni read thus – vs Sri Lanka for 31 at Canberra on 12.02.08 : vs Australia for 37 at Adelaide on 17.02.08 : vs West Indies for 41 at Kingston oon 26.06.09 : vs Sri Lanka for 41 at Dambulla on 22.06.10 : vs New Zealand for 02 at Dambulla on 10.08.10 and vs South Africa at Durban on 12.01.11

MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game provide the 72^nd occas
ion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against South Africa. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian captain dismissed run out against South Africa.

MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game provide the eighth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out against South Africa. It also represents his second run out dismissals against South Africa, the first being at Hyd-RGS on 16.11.05. MS Dhoni became the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out against South Africa on two occasions, the first being NR Mongia.

It also provides the first occasion of an Indian captain-cum-wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out against South Africa.

MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game represents the tenth occasion of his run out dismissals and he became the 23^rd Indian batsman to be dismissed on ten or more occasions.

Harbhajan Singh scored duck in this game to provide the 36^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against South Africa

L Tsotsobe captured 4 for 31 in this game providing the 104^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against various oppositions and tenth occasion against India.

L Tsotsobe captured 4 for 31 in this game providing the 50^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against various oppositions in South Africa and seventh occasion against India in South Africa.

L Tsotsobe’s 4 for 31 in this game represent the third four wicket haul of his one day career. The other two occasions are – 4 for 27 vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 29.10.10 and 4 for 50 vs Australia at Perth on 30.01.09

L Tsotsobe captured 4 for 31 in this game providing the 119th occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing four or more wickets against various oppositions in the annals of test cricket. With three four wicket hauls in his one day career, he now shares the record with WD Parnell for most four wickets hauls by a South African left arm pace bowler in one day game. His 4 for 31 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a South African left arm pace bowler capturing four wicket haul in one day games.

South Africa won this game by 135 runs providing the 39^th occasion of South African winning a game by 100 plus runs margin and the third such win against India. The other two wins are – by 157 runs at Durban on 22.11.08 and by 106 runs at Cape Town in 26.11.06

India lost this game by 135 runs providing the 29^th occasion of India losing an one day game by 100 plus runs margin.

At the end of this game, the head to head count between the two teams read – Played 61 : Won by South Africa – 37 : won by India – 22 and No Result games – 02

New Zealand vs Pakistan – First test at Hamilton in Jan 2011: Pakistan won by ten wickets

New Zealand capped RA Young for this test. He became the 249^th cricketer to represent New Zealand in tests. He became the 31^st New Zealand cricketer to be baptized against Pakistan. He is the 20^th New Zealand wicket keeper batsman to represent New Zealand in tests.

New Zealand innings contained four fifties – BB McCullum {56}: MJ Guptill {50}: KS Williamson {50} and TG Southee {56} – providing the 32^nd occasion of four or more New Zealand batsman scoring fifties in an innings. It also provides the seventh such occasion against Pakistan.

DL Vettori scored a duck in this test to provide the 41^st occasion of New Zealand captain scoring zero in a test innings against various opposition and the ninth such occasion against Pakistan.

DL Vettori’s duck in this test provide the 147^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a duck against Pakistan.

DL Vettori’s duck in this test represents the 17^th duck of his test career. CS Martin {29} and DK Morrison {24} are the other two New Zealand batsmen who have scored more ducks than DL Vettori. DL Vettori with his 17^th duck went past SP Fleming and KR Rutherford who had 16 ducks to their credit.

JD Ryder was run out for 22 in the first innings and LRPL Taylor was run out for 8 in the second innings of this test to provide the 23^rd and 24^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed run out against Pakistan

LRPL Taylor was run out for the second occasion against Pakistan. He was run out for 59 at Dunedin on 24.11.09 on the earlier occasion. He became the fourth New Zealand batsman to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions. Others are – AH Jones {03} : PGZ Harris {02} and BW Yuile {02}

New Zealand innings contained four fifties – BB McCullum {56}: MJ Guptill {50}: KS Williamson {50} and TG Southee {56} – which swelled the number of fifties scored by New Zealand batsmen against Pakistan to 123.

BB McCullum’s 56 represents his 18^th test half century and 24^th fifty : MJ Guptill’s 50 represents his fifth test half century and sixth fifty : KS Williamson’s 50 represents his second test half century and third fifty and TG Southee’s 56 represents his second test half century

TG Southee’s 56 in this test represent the 29^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number nine. His knock represent the seventh occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number nine against Pakistan. The other six occasions are – 56 by DR Hadlee at Karachi in Oct 1969 : 52* by DL Cairns at Karachi in Oct 1976 : 53* by RJ Hadlee at Auckland in Feb 1979 : 58 by IDS Smith at Auckland in Feb 1989 : 55 by LK Germon at Rawalpindi in Nov 1996 : 137* by DL Vettori at Hamilton in Dec 2003

TG Southee registered his second fifty when he scored 56 in this test. His other fifty was – 77 not out against England at Napier in Mar 2008.

Mohammad Hafeez scored duck in this providing the 68^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand. His duck also represent the eighth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand.

Mohammad Hafeez collected his first zero in tests when he failed to open his account in this test. He was playing his 14^th test and 27^th innings.

Taufeeq Umar {54} : Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq {83} scored fifties in New Zealand’s innings providing the 23^rd occasion of three or more Pakistan batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against New Zealand

Mohammad Hafeez {zero} and Taufeeq Umar {54} scored zero and fifty respectively in the first innings of this providing the very first occasion of Pakistan opening batsmen scoring zero and fifty in the same innings against New Zealand.

Tafeeq Umar’s 54 represents his tenth test half century and 14^th fitty : Misbah-ul-Haq’s 62 represents his eighth test half century and tenth fifty and Asad Shafiq’s 83 repreesnts his second test half century and also highest test score. The previous best was 61 vs South Africa at Abu Dhabi in Nov 2010 which was his debut test. Asad Shafiq earned the distinction of scoring fifties in consective tests since his test debut

Misbah-ul-Haq’s 62 in this test provide the 18^th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty against New Zealand.

Taufeeq Umar {54} : Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq {83} scored fifties in New Zealand’s innings which swelled the number of fifties scored by New Zealand batsmen against Pakistan to 140.

BJ Arnell’s 4 for 95 in the first innings of this test represent his career best innings effort. It was an improvement over his previous best effort of 3 for 77 vs Australia at Hamilton in Mar 2010.

JD Ryder collected his first ball duck in the second innings of this test providing the 23^rd occasion of a New Zealand batsman collecting the first ball duck against Pakistan. His duck in this test provide the 95^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman suffering such an ignominy against various oppositions. JD Ryder collected the first ball duck for the first time in his test career.

Pakistan’s win by ten wickets in this test represents its 23^rd win against New Zealand and its second win by ten wickets margin. Its first ten wickets win was at Hyd-Pak in Oct 1976

Australia vs England – Fifth Test at Sydney in Jan 2011 : Australia won by an innings and 83 runs

Australia was led by MJ Clarke as RT Ponting was injured. MJ Clarke became the 43^rd captain to lead Australia in tests. MJ Clarke became the 39^th Australian captain to lead against England.

RT Ponting has led Australia against England in 19 tests and is on par with DG Bradman. Only AR Border {29} has led Australia in more tests against England than DG Bradman and RT Ponting.

Australia capped MA Beer and UT Khwaja for this test. They became the 418^th and 419^th cricketers to represent Australia in tests. They became the 238^th and 239^th Australian cricketer to make their debut against England.

MJ Johnson scored 53 in this game which represents his seventh fifty and sixth half century. His seven fifties read thus – 123* vs South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 2009 : 96* vs South Africa at Johannesburg in Feb 2009 : 64 vs South Africa at Sydney in Jan 2009 : 63 vs England at Lord’s in Jul 2009 : 53 vs England at Sydney in Jan 2011 and 50* vs India at Perth in Jan 2008.

UT Khawaja became the first Pakistan born cricketer to represent Australia in tests. He scored 37 and 21 on his test debut.

UT Khawaja became the 18^th Australian cricketer to make debut batting at number three. He is the fifth Australian cricketer to make debut at number three in a Sydney test. Others are M Moses vs England in Jan 1887: RC Allen vs England in Feb 1887: WH Ponsford vs England in Dec 1924 and GN Yallop vs West Indies in Jan 1976.

MH Sievers is the last Australian cricketer to make debut against England while batting at number three. He made his debut at Brisbane in Dec 1936 -75 years ago. JL Langer was the last batsman to make his debut while batting at number three. He made his debut against West Indies in Jan 1993 – 18 years ago.

AJ Strauss scored 60 in this test which represent his 24^th test half century and 43^rd fifty. His knock represents his 18^th fifty as England captain {07 centuries plus 11 half centuries}. MA Atherton {30} : GA Gooch {27} : PBH May {25} : N Hussain {22} : MP Vaughan {22} and ER Dexter {21} are the other captains who have scored more fifties than AJ Strauss.

AN Cook {189}, IR Bell {115} and MJ Prior {118} scored hundreds in this test providing the seventh occasion of three or more England batsmen scoring hundreds in an innings against Australia. The other six occasions are – H Sutcliffe {194} : WR Hammond {112} and IAK Pataudi {102} in England’s first innings at Sydney in Dec 1932 : CJ Barnett {126} : L Hutton {100} : E Paynter {216*} and DCS Compton {102} in England’s first innings at Nottingham in Jun 1938 : L Hutton {364} : M Leyland {187} and J Hardstaff Jr {169} in England’s first innings at The Oval in Aug 1938 : RT Robinson {148} : DI Gower {215} and MW Gatting {100} in England’s first innings at Birmingham in Aug 1985 : BC Broad {162} : DI Gower {136} and CJ Richards {133} in England’s first innings at Perth in Dec 1986 and AJ Strauss {110} : AN Cook {235} and IJL Trott {135} in England’s first innings at Brisbane in Nov 2010.

For the first time in Australia-England test series, a series has witnessed has two occasions of England’s three batsmen scoring hundreds in a test innings against Australia. The two occasions are – AJ Strauss {110} : AN Cook {235} and IJL Trott {135} in England’s first innings at Brisbane in Nov 2010 and AN Cook {189}, IR Bell {115} and MJ Prior {118} in England’s first innings at Sydney in Jan 2011.

In England’s innings there were three century partnerships – 154 runs for the sixth wicket between AN Cook and IR Bell : 107 runs for the seventh wicket between IR Bell and MJ Prior and 102 for the eighth wicket between MJ Prior and TT Bresnan – providing the 11^th occasion of England’s batsman posting three century partnerships in an innings against Australia.

In England’s innings there were three century partnerships – 154 runs for the sixth wicket between AN Cook and IR Bell : 107 runs for the seventh wicket between IR Bell and MJ Prior and 102 for the eighth wicket between MJ Prior and TT Bresnan – providing the first occasion of England’s batsman posting century partnerships for sixth, seventh and eighth wickets – in an innings against Australia.

In England’s innings there were three century partnerships – 154 runs for the sixth wicket between AN Cook and IR Bell : 107 runs for the seventh wicket between IR Bell and MJ Prior and 102 for the eighth wicket between MJ Prior and TT Bresnan – providing the first occasion of a team posting century partnerships for consecutive – sixth, seventh and eighth wickets – in an innings in the annals of test cricket constituting a world record

The two century partnerships – 107 runs for the seventh wicket between IR Bell and MJ Prior and 102 for the eighth wicket between MJ Prior and TT Bresnan in England’s innings provided the second occasion of a team posting century partnerships for consecutive – seventh and eighth wickets – in an innings in the annals of test cricket. The first such occasion was witnessed in the test between Australia and India at Sydney in Jan 2008, when A Symonds and GB Hogg added 173 runs for the seventh wicket which was followed by another century stand of 114 runs for the eighth wicket of 114 runs between A Symonds and GB Hogg.

AN Cook completed 5000 runs of his test career when he was on 59 during the course of his knock of 189 in this test. At the end of this test his career aggregate stood at 5130. He became the 78^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 5000 plus runs and also the 20^th England batsman to reach the milestone.

AN Cook’s 189 represent his 16^th test hundred and 40^th fifty: IR Bell’s 115 represent his 12^th test hundred and 38^th fifty and MJ Prior’s 118 represent his fourth test hundred and 20^th fifty.

AN Cook’s 189, IR Bell’s 115 and MJ Prior’s 118 provide the 229^th, 230^th and 231^st hundred scored by England batsman against Australia.

MJ Prior’s 118 in this test provide the 163^rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the annals of test cricket. His knock provide the 34^th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring hundred and also the sixth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred against Australia. The other five occasions are – 120 by LEG Ames at Lord’s in Jun 1934 : 106* by APE Knott at Adelaide in Jan 1975 : 135 by APE Knott at Nottingham in Jul 1977 : 133 by CJ Richards at Perth in Nov 1986 and 128* by RC Russell at Manchester in Jul 1989

BW Hilfenhaus {121} : MG Johnson {168} : PM Siddle {111} and MA Beer {112} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the fourth occasion of four England bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against England. The other three occasions are witnessed in the test at Sydney in Dec 1932 – TW Wall {104} : LE Nagel {110} : WJ O’Reilly {117} and CV

Grimmett {118} : in the test at Nottingham in Jun 1938 – EL McCormick {108} : WJ O’Reilly {164} : LD Fleetwood-Smith {153} and FA Ward {142} and in the test at Perth in Dec 1986 – GF Lawson {126} : CD Matthews {112} : BA Reid {115} and GRJ Matthews {124}

BW Hilfenhaus {121} : MG Johnson {168} : PM Siddle {111} and MA Beer {112} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the tenth occasion of four England bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions.

MA Beer returned with figures of 1 for 112 in this test providing the 214^th occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings on his debut. His figures provide the 37^th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings on debut against various oppositions. His figures provide the 16^th occasion of an Australian conceding 100 plus runs in an innings on debut against England

MG Johnson conceded 168 runs in this test providing the 53^rd occasion of Australian bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in an innings against various oppositions and 26th such occasion against England.

England won this test by an innings and 81 runs which is third innings victory in this series. The other two innings wins are – by an innings and 71 runs at Adelaide in Dec 2010 and by an innings and 157 runs at Melbourne in Dec 2010 providing the first occasion of England winning three tests by an innings margin against Australia.

England had won two tests of a series by an innings margin against England on the following occasions – 1886 test series {by an innings and 106 runs at Lord’s in Jul 1886 and by an innings nad 217 runs at The Oval in Aug 1886} : 1956 series {by an innings and 42 runs at Leeds in Jul 1956 and by an innings and 170 runs at Manchester in Jul 1956} and in 1985 series {by an innings and 118 runs at Birmingham in Aug 1986 and by an innings and 94 runs at The Oval in Aug 1985}

England has won three tests by an innings margin on four occasions which includes the just concluded series against Australia. The other three are – against West Indies in 1957 {by an innings and 36 runs at Lord’s in Jun 1957 : by an innings and 5 runs at Leeds in Jul 1957 and by an innings and 237 runs at The Oval in Aug 1957} : against New Zealand in 1958 – {by an innings and 148 runs at Lord’s in Jun 1958 : by an innings and 71 runs at Leeds in Jul 1958 and by an innings and 13 runs at Manchester in Jul 1958} : against India in 1959 {by an innings and 59 runs at Nottingham in Jun 1959 : by an innings and 173 runs at Leeds in Jul 1959 and by an innings and 27 runs at The Oval in Aug 1959}

In England’s innings there were three century partnerships – 154 runs for the sixth wicket between AN Cook and IR Bell : 107 runs for the seventh wicket between IR Bell and MJ Prior and 102 for the eighth wicket between MJ Prior and TT Bresnan – providing the first occasion of a team posting century partnerships for consecutive – sixth, seventh and eighth wickets – in an innings in the annals of test cricket constituting a world record

The two century partnerships – 107 runs for the seventh wicket between IR Bell and MJ Prior and 102 for the eighth wicket between MJ Prior and TT Bresnan in England’s innings provided the second occasion of a team posting century partnerships for consecutive – seventh and eighth wickets – in an innings in the annals of test cricket. The first such occasion was witnessed in the test between Australia and India at Sydney in Jan 2008, when A Symonds and GB Hogg added 173 runs for the seventh wicket which was followed by another century stand of 114 runs for the eighth wicket of 114 runs between A Symonds and GB Hogg.

South Africa vs India – Only T20I – at Durban on 09.01.11: India won by 21 runs

India capped MM Patel for this game. He became the 34^th cricketer to represent India in T20 games. He is the 13^th Indian cricketer to make T20I debut against South Africa.

RG Sharma became the fifth Indian cricketer to appear in 20 or T20I games. Others are – MS Dhoni {26} : G Gambhir {23} : Yuvraj Singh {23} and Harbhajan Singh {22}.

In a rare statistical coincidence, both rival captains – MS Dhoni and J Botha – were appearing in their 26^th T20I games

MS Dhoni became the first Indian cricketer to play 25 T20I innings, He is the 19^th cricketer in the history of T20I to appear in 25 T20I innings.

At the end of this game, MS Dhon’s T20I run aggregate stood at 451. He became the 29^th cricketer to total 450 T20I runs. He became the fourth Indian cricketer to total 450 T20I runs. Others are – G Gambhir {621} : Yuvraj Singh {567} and SK Raina {509}

SK Raina completed 500 T20I runs when he was on 32 during his innings of 41 in this game. At the end of this game, his total stood at 509. He is the third Indian cricketer to total 500 plus T20I runs. Others are – G Gambhir {621} and Yuvraj Singh {567}

Yuvraj Singh was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 17^th occasion of an Indian batsman to be dismissed run out in a T20I game. His run out in this game provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman to be dismissed run out against South Africa. Others are – V Sehwag for 34 at Johannesburg on 01.12.06: MS Dhoni for 45 at Durban on 20.09.87 and MS Dhoni for 5 at Nottingham on 16.06.09

RG Sharma’s 53 in this game provide the 22^nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in T20I game.

RG Sharma scored his fourth T20I fifty when he scored 53 in this game. The other three occasions are – 50* vs South Africa at Durban on 20.09.07: 52* vs Ireland at Nottingham on 10.06.09 and 79* vs Australia at Bridgetown on 07.05.10

RG Sharma became the fourth Indian batsman to score four or more fifties. Others are G Gambhir {06} : Yuvraj Singh {05} and SK Raina {04}

Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers were run out in this game providing the first occasion of rival batsmen batting at number four run out in a T20I game.

AB de Villiers’ run out in this game provide the 18^th occasion of a South African batsman run out in T20I games. His run out provides the fifth occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out against India. Others are – RJ Peterson for 08 at Johannesburg on 01.12.06 : T Henderson for zero at Johannesburg on 01.12.06 : JM Kemp for 05 at Durban on 20.09.07 and GC Smith for 36 at Gros Islet on 02.05.10

AB de Villiers’ run out in this game represent his third run out in T20I games. Other occasions are – for 15 vs New Zealand at Lord’s on 09.06.09 and for 24 vs England at Centurion on 15.11.09

AB de Villiers became the second South African batsman to be dismissed run out on three occasions after JA Morkel who was also run out on three occasions – for 1 vs West Indies at North Sound on 20.05.10 : for 2 vs Pakistan at Nottingham on 18.06.09 and for 40 vs New Zealand at Bridgetown on 06.05.10

MH van Wyk scored 67 in this game providing the 24^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in T20I games. He became the third South African batsman to score a fifty in a T20I game against India. Others are – 63 by AB de Villiers at Nottingham on 16.06.09 and 73 by JH Kallis at Gros Islet on 02.05.10.

MH van Wyk became the first South African batsman to score a fifty in South Africa against India when he scored 67 in this game. He wrested the previous best of 36 by MV Boucher at Durban on 20.09.07 and 36 by JA Morkel at Durban on 20.09.07

MH van Wyk and AB de Villiers added 57 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 28^th occasion of South African batsman posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20I games. This stand provides the third such occasion against India. The other two occasions are – 69 runs for the sixth wicket between MV Boucher and JA Morkel at Durban on 20.09.07 and 97 runs for the second wicket between GC Smith and JH Kallis at Gros Islet on 02.05.10.

MH van Wyk and AB de Villiers added 57 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of South African batsman posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20I games against India at Durban. The other occasions was 69 runs for the sixth wicket between MV Boucher and JA Morkel on 20.09.07

MH van Wyk and AB de Villiers added 57 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record stand for the third wicket by South African batsman posting a fifty plus runs partnership in T20I games against India. The previous best was the 39 runs stand between AB de Villiers and JP Duminy at Nottingham on 16.06.09.

AB de Villiers completed 600 T20I runs when he was on 10 during his innings of 14 in this game. At the end of this hie aggregate stood at 604. He became the third South African batsman to total 600 plus runs in T20I games. The other two are – GC Smith {958} and JP Duminy {648}

AB de Villiers completed 600 T20I runs when he was on 10 during his innings of 14 in this game. At the end of this hie aggregate stood at 604. He became the 17th batsman to total 600 plus runs in T20I games. The complete list read thus – BB McCullum {1100} : GC Smith {958} : KP Pietersen {911} : DPMD Jayawardene {784} : KC Sangakkara {777} : TM Dilshan {758} : Kamran Akmal {704} : Shahid Afridi {671} : LRPL Taylor {659} : JP Duminy {648} : DA Warner {646} : Misbah-ul-Haq {637} : Shoaib Malik {636} : G Gambhir {621} : ST Jayasuriya {621} : CH Gayle {617} and AB de Villiers {604}

In this game India deployed six bowlers and each of them captured a wicket providing the eleventh occasion of six or more bowlers who bowled in an innings captured at least one wicket in T20I games. Indian bowlers performed such a feat for the first time.

India’s win in this game represents its 15^th win in T20I and also its fourht win over South Africa. The other three are – by six wickets at Johannesburg on 01.12.06 : by 37 runs at Durban on 22.09.07 : by 14 runs at Gros Islet on 02.05.10