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West Indies vs Zimbabwe : Fourth one day at Kingstown on 12.03.10 : West Indies won by four wickets and lead the series by 3-1.

DJ Bravo returned with figures of 4 for 21 in this game providing the 136th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

DJ Bravo returned with figures of 4 for 21 in this game providing the 97th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing exact four in one day games.

DJ Bravo returned with figures of 4 for 21 in this game providing the tenth occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against Zimbabwe. The other nine occasions are – 4 for 24 by CE Cuffy at Sydney on 23.01.01, 4 for 32 by MV Nagamotoo at Adelaide on 25.01.01, 6 for 22 by FH Edwards at Harare on 29.11.03, 4 for 24 by CH Gayle at Harare on 30.11.03, 4 for 24 by JE Taylor at St John’s on 30.04.06, 4 for 29 by DR Smith at Port of Spain on 14.05.06, 5 for 48 by JE Taylor at Bulawayo on 07.12.07, 4 for 43 by NO Milller at Providence on 06.03.10 and 4 for 26 by DJ Sammy at Kingstown on 10.03.10

DJ Bravo returned with figures of 4 for 21 in this game represents his fourth four wickets haul in one day games. The other three hauls are – 4 for 19 vs England at Kingstown on 27.03.09, 4 for 32 vs Sri Lanka at Trinidad on 10.04.08 and 4 for 39 vs India at Chennai on 27.01.07.

DJ Bravo’s four for 21 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing exact four wickets in an one day game against Zimbabwe. DJ Bravo’s 4 for 21 remains the best bowling figures amongst the seven bowlers who have captured exact four wickets against Zimbabwe. The previous best was held by two bowlers – 4 for 24 by CH Gayle at Harare on 30.11.03 and 4 for 24 by JE Taylor at St John’s on 30.04.06.

T Taibu pouched his 100^th catch when he caught AB Barath of the bowling of Cremer for 25 in this game. At the end of this game, he has effected 118 dismissals {100 ct plus 18 st}. He has effected 116 dismissals as wicket keeper {98 catches and 18 stumpings} and his 100 catches include two catches pouched while not keeping wickets

D Ramdin was playing his 75^th one day game. He is the third West Indian wicket keeper to play 75 plus one day games. The other two are – PJL Dujon {167} and RD Jacobs {147}.

West Indies vs Zimbabwe : Third one day at Kingstown on 10.03.10 : West Indies won by 141 runs and lead the series 2-1

Zimbabwe won the toss in this game and inserted the opposition providing the seventh occasion of Zimbabwe doing so against West Indies.

Zimbabwe has lost six of these seven occasion and the loss in this game by 141 runs represents its highest margin of loss in terms of runs.

Zimbabwe was all out for 104 runs represents the third occasion of it being dismissed all out when it had inserted West Indies. The other two occasions were – 150 all out at Kingston on 01.04.00 and 176 all out at Harare on 02.12.07.

Zimbabwe’s total of 104 all out in this game represents its lowest total against West Indies when it has inserted the opposition

This game was DJ Bravo was 100^th one day game. He became the 25^th West Indian cricketer to appear in 100 plus one day games

SC Chanderpaul scored 58 in this game which was his 57^th one day half century and 67^th one day fifty.

SC Chanderpaul was dismissed run out after scoring 58 in this game providing the 36^th occasion of a West Indian batsman dismissed run out with a fifty against various oppositions in one day games.

SC Chanderpaul was dismissed run out after scoring 58 in this game providing the fifth occasion of a West Indian batsman dismissed run out with a fifty against Zimbabwe in one day games. The other four are – DL Haynes for 75 at Hyderabad-India on 21.11.93, SL Campbell for 103 at Kingston on 01.04.00, JC Adams for 60 at Kingston on 01.04.00 and BC Lara for 113 at Bulawayo on 22.11.03.

SC Chanderpaul has been dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on four occasions including the one in this game. The other three occasions are – against England for 76 at Sharjah on 19.12.97, against South Africa for 60 at St John’s on 02.05.01 and against Australia for 58 at Adelaide on 26.01.05

SC Chanderpaul is the second West Indian batsman to be dismissed run out on four or more occasions after scoring a fifty. BC Lara is the other batsman who has been dismissed on six occasions with a fifty to his credit.

SC Chanderpaul’s run out for 58 in this game provides the 18^th occasion of his being dismissed run out in one day games. BC Lara is the other West Indian batsman who has been dismissed run out on more occasions than SC Chanderpaul. Lara has been dismissed run out on 19 occasions and holds the record for most run outs for West Indian batsman.

DJ Sammy returned with figures of 4 for 26 in this game providing the 135^th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

DJ Sammy returned with figures of 4 for 26 in this game providing the 96th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing exact four in one day games.

DJ Sammy returned with figures of 4 for 26 in this game providing the ninth occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against Zimbabwe. The other eight occasions are – 4 for 24 by CE Cuffy at Sydney on 23.01.01, 4 for 32 by MV Nagamotoo at Adelaide on 25.01.01, 6 for 22 by FH Edwards at Harare on 29.11.03, 4 for 24 by CH Gayle at Harare on 30.11.03, 4 for 24 by JE Taylor at St John’s on 30.04.06, 4 for 29 by DR Smith at Port of Spain on 14.05.06, 5 for 48 by JE Taylor at Bulawayo on 07.12.07 and 4 for 43 by NO Milller at Providence on 06.03.10

DJ Sammy returned with figures of 4 for 26 in this game which not only represents his first four wickets haul in one day games but also his best bowling figures in one day games. His previous best was 2 for 2 against Netherlands at Dublin on 10.07.07.

West Indies won this game by 141 runs providing the fourth occasion of West Indies winning a game by 100 plus runs margin against Zimbabwe in one day games. The other three are – by 134 runs at Hyderabad-India on 21.11.93, by 110 runs at Harare on 02.12.07 and by 104 runs at Trinidad on 14.05.06

West Indies won this game by 141 runs providing the West Indian victory by highest runs margin against Zimbabwe in one day games. The previous best was by 134 runs at Hyderabad-India on 21.11.93.

Chappell-Hadlee Series : Fourth One day at Auckland on 11.03.10 : Australia won by six wickets on DLM and clinch the series 3-1.

RT Ponting achieved yet another milestone of his illustrious one day career in scoring his 50^th one day half century as captain when he scored 50 in this game. He is the first ever captain in one day games to earn the distinction.

There was one more milestone was in the offing for RT Ponting. This game was his 200^th match while leading Australia and batting at number three. He is the first captain in the history of one day games to achieve the feat of playing 200 matches at number three and as captain.

BB McCullum scored 61 in this game providing his 17^th one day half century and 19^th fifty.

BB McCullum’s 61 in this game provide the 122^nd occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games. It was also the fifth fifty by BB McCullum against Australia. The other four are – 51* at Pune on 03.11.03, 50* at Christchurch on 10.12.05, 86* at Hamilton on 20.02.07, 96 at Adelaide on 14.12.07

BB McCullum’s 61 in this game provide the 43rd occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games. It was also the second fifty by BB McCullum as an opening batsman against Australia. The other fifty was at Adelaide on 14.12.07 when he made 96.

DR Tuffey registered his highest individual score in this game when he made 34. His previous best was 20 not out against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC on 31.07.01. His previous best against Australia was 20 at Auckland on 06.03.10

New Zealand capped SL Stewert for this game. He became the 160^th cricketer to represent New Zealand in ODIs and also the 32^nd New Zealand cricketer to make his debut against Australia.

With two wickets in this game DL Vettori’s aggregate of wickets as captain stood at 80. He became the ninth captain in the history of one day games to capture 80 plus wickets. Others are – Wasim Akram {158}, SM Pollock {134}, Imran Khan {134}, Waqar Younis {97}, ST Jayasuriya {92}, N Kapil Dev {91} and WJ Cronje {86}.

RT Poning scored 50 in this game which represents his 78^th one day half century and 107^th fifty. CL White’s 50 not out represent his ninth one day half century and 11^th fifty.

RT Ponting’s 50 in this game provide the 31^st occasion of an Australian captain scoring fifty against New Zealand in one day games. It was 14^th fifty by RT Ponting while leading Australia against New Zealand.

RT Ponting’s 50 in this game represent his ninth half century as captain against New Zealand. He became the fourth captain in the history of one day game to score nine or more fifties against a specific opposition. Others are – M Aharuddin of India {10 vs Sri Lanka}, MS Dhoni of India {10 vs Sri Lanka} and A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {09 vs Pakistan}

RT Ponting with nine half centuries as captain against New Zealand improved his own record of eight half centuries each – against South Africa and West Indies.

RT Ponting at the end of this game has scored 14 fifties { 05 C plus 09 HC} as captain against New Zealand which represent the most fifties by any captain against a specific opposition in the history of one day games. Other captains to score ten or more fifties against a specific opposition are – M Azharuddin of India {11 vs Sri Lanka}, MS Dhoni of India {11 vs Sri Lanka}, A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {11 vs Pakistan}, RT Ponting of Australia {10 vs India} and RT Ponting {10 vs South Africa}.

BJ Haddin’s zero in this game represents his second zero of his one day career. His first zero had come at Abu Dhabi against Pakistan on 01.05.09.

BJ Haddin’s zero in this game represents the 17^th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring zero in one day games against New Zealand.

BJ Haddin collected his first ball duck in this game to become the third Australian opening batsman to collect a first ball duck against New Zealand. Others are – GR Marsh at Melbourne on 15.01.91 and ME Waugh at Napier on 01.03.00

BJ Haddin’s first ball duck in this game provides the 17^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper collecting the first ball duck against various oppoitons in one day games. It was the second occasion of a first ball duck for Haddin, the first being his duck against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on 01.05.09

BJ Haddin with his first ball duck in this game became the first Australian wicket keeper batsman to collect a first ball duck against New Zealand in one day games

Indian Premier League is all set to start its third editon – this time in India. The first match will be played at DY Patil Stadium between Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders. We furnish the summarises scores of the matches played between these two teams in the first and edition of IPL

2008 Edition : Koklata Knight Riders won both the games

4th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers at Kolkata – Apr 20, 2008 : Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) : Deccan Chargers 110 (18.4/20 ov) : Kolkata Knight Riders 112/5 (19/20 ov)

32nd match: Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders at Hyderabad May 11, 2008 : Kolkata Knight Riders won by 23 runs : Kolkata Knight Riders 204/4 (20/20 ov) : Deccan Chargers 181/7 (20/20 ov)

2009 Edition : Deccan Chargers won both the games

4th match: Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders at Cape Town – Apr 19, 2009 : Deccan Chargers won by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) : Kolkata Knight Riders 101 (19.4/20 ov) : Deccan Chargers 104/2 (13.1/20 ov)

48th match: Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders at Johannesburg – May 16, 2009 : Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) : Kolkata Knight Riders 160/5 (20/20 ov) : Deccan Chargers 166/4 (20/20 ov)

Chappell-Hadlee Series : Third one day game at Hamilton on 09.03.10 : Australia won by six wickets and lead the five match series 2-1

Australia won the toss and elected to field first providing the 25^th occasion of Australia inserting the opposition against New Zealand. Australia has won 14 of these 25 games which includes the win in this game

Australia won the toss and elected to field first providing the 127th occasion of Australia inserting the opposition against various oppositions. Australia has won 72 games when they have inserted the opposition which includes this game.

New Zealand was dismissed all out for 245 in this game providing the seventh occasion of New Zealand being all out when they were inserted by Australia. The other six occasions are – 126 at Melbourne on 31.01.81, 74 at Wellington on 20.02.82, 181 at Melbourne on 09.01.83, 152 at Sydney on 14.01.86, 177 at Melbourne on 22.01.88 and 233 at Wellington on 01.03.05

New Zealand’s 245 in this game represent its highest team total – when all out – when they were inserted by Australia. The previous best was 233 at Wellington on 01.03.05.

New Zealand’s 245 all out in this game provides the 43^rd occasion of being all out against Australia in one day games.

NM Hauritz was playing his 50^th one day game in this match. JR Hopes was playing his 75^th one day game in this match.

LRPL Taylor scored 62 in this game which was his 15^th one day half century and 18^th fifty.

LRPL Taylor’s 62 in this game represent the 56^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games when inserted by Australia.

LRPL Taylor has scored four fifties including his 62 in this game when New Zealand was inserted by Australia. The other three fifties are – 84 at Hobart on 14.01.07, 64 at Perth on 01.02.09 and 70 at Napier on 03.03.10

LRPL Taylor became the fourth New Zealand batsman to score four fifties when New Zealand was inserted by Australia. The other three are – CL Cairns, SP Fleming and JG Wright

LRPL Taylor’s 62 in this game represent the 121^st occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in one day games.

LRPL Taylor hit two sixes in this game during his knock of 62 which game him an aggregate of 13 sixes against Australia in one day games.

At the end of this LRPL Taylor and CD McMillan share the New Zealand record of most sixes by a batsman against Australia, both the batsmen having scored 13 boundary sixes each.

DL Vettori scored zero in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring zero against Australia in one day games. The other six captains are – JJ Crowe at Perth on 03.01.88, JG Wright at Sharajah on 26.04.90, KR Rutherford at Melbourne on 19.01.94, SP Fleming at Melbourne {CS} on 05.12.04, DL Vettori at Hobart on 20.12.07 and BB McCullum at Centurion on 05.10.09

DL Vettori became the only New Zealand captain to score zero on two occasions against Australia – at Hobart on 20.12.07 and at Hamilton on 09.03.10

DL Vettori became the second New Zealand captain to be dismissed run out for zero against Australia in one day games. KR Rutherford was the other captain who was dismissed run out for zero against Australia at Melbourne on 19.01.94

DL Vettori was run out for zero in this game providing the 12^th occasion of a New Zealand captain dismissed run out against Australia in one day games.

SR Watson’s run out for 15 in this game provide the 87^th occasion of an Australian batsman being dismissed run out against New Zealand on one day games. It also represents Watson’s first run out dismissal against New Zealand

SR Watson’s run out for 15 in this game provide the 18^th occasion of an Australian opening batsman being dismissed run out against New Zealand on one day games. It also represents Watson’s first run out dismissal as an opening batsman against New Zealand

SR Watson’s run out dismissal in this game provides the third occasion of his dismissal run out in one day games and the second occasion of run out dismissal as an opening batsman. Batting at number 8, he was run out for 11 against South Africa at Port Elizabeth on 06.04.02 and batting at number 2, he was dismissed run out for 27 against Bangladesh at Darwin on 06.09.08

RT Ponting completed 8000 runs as captain when he was on 24 during his knock of 69 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 8045

BJ Haddin and RT Ponting added 151 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 292^nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting three figure partnerships against various oppositions in one day games. Only India with 293 three figure partnerships is ahead of Australia

BJ Haddin and RT Ponting added 151 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 19th occasion of Australian batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the second wicket against New Zealand.

BJ Haddin and RT Ponting added 151 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 74^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the second wicket against various oppositions.

RT Ponting scored 62 in this game providing his 77^th one day half century and 106^th fifty. Only SR Tendulkar of India {139} has more fifties to his credit than RT Ponting

BJ Haddin scored 110 in this game providing the 1059^th occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in the history of one day games.

BJ Haddin scored 110 in this game providing the 153^rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring hundreds in one day games.

BJ Haddin scored 110 in this game providing the 67th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring hundreds in the history of one day games.

BJ Haddin scored 110 in this game providing the 19th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring hundreds in one day games.

BJ Haddin scored 110 in this game providing the fourth occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring hundred against New Zealand. The other three occasions are – 118 by AC Gilchrist at Christchurch on 08.02.98, 128 by AC Gilchrist at Christchuch on 26.02.00 and 109 by BJ Haddin at Sydney on 08.02.09

BJ Haddin emulated AC Gilchrist in scoring two centuries as wicket keeper batsman against New Zealand in one day games

BJ Haddin’s 110 in this game represent his second one day hundred and also his highest one day score. His previous best was 109 vs New Zealand at Sydney on 08.02.09

BJ Haddin was stumped by GJ Hopkins for 110 in this game providing the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped after scoring a hundred in the history of one day games. AC Gilchrist was the other batsman – he was stumped by Moin Khan of the bowling of Aamer Sohail for 103 at Lahore on 10.11.98. Thus BJ Haddin has the highest individual score – 110 – in this category of statistics – wicket keeper stumped by a wicket keeper in one day games

BJ Haddin was stumped by GJ Hopkins for 110 in this game providing the 93rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in the history of one day games.

BJ Haddin was stumped by GJ Hopkins for 110 in this game providing the sixth occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in one day games. Others are – IA Healey for 3 vs India at Perth on 08.12.91, AC Gilchirst for 103 vs Pakistan at Lahore on 10.11.98, AC Gilchrist for 63 vs Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street on 27.05.99, JP Maher for 30 vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 15.01.03 and AC Gilchrist for 48 vs India at Centurion on 15.02.03.

Crickick.com brings to its viewers the highlights of the second edition of IPL held in South Africa penned by HR Gopala Krishna. Please read on …………

SECOND EDTION OF IPL HELD IN SOUTH AFRICA

The tournament was shifted to South Africa as Indian Government refused to provide Security for the cricketers participating in the League in view of the General Elections in the country.

The finalists of 2009 edition – Royal Challengers, Bangalore and Deccan Chargers had finished at number seven and eight in the previous edition of Indian Premier League 2008. Deccan Chargers won the IPL 2009 by beating Royal Challengers, Bangalore by six runs at Johannesburg on 24.05.09

TEAM RECORDS

26 matches were won by runs margin, 30 games were won by wickets margin, two games were abandoned due to rain and were considered as no result games and one game was tied which was decided on one over eliminator.

Five games were won by 75 plus runs margin and six games were won by single digit runs margin. One game was won by without losing a wicket and two games were won by nine wickets margin

Jaipur’s 211 for 4 against Mohali at Durban on 05.05.09 was the highest team total recorded by a team batting first, while Chennai’s 188 for 3 against Kolkata at Centurion on 18.05.09 remained the highest total by a team batting second.

There were two occasions of both the teams scoring 175 plus runs, the details of which are furnished below

No	Team 1	Score	Overs	Oppn	Score	Overs	Venue	Date
1	Chennai	188/03	20.0	Kolkata	189/03	20.0	Centurion	18.05.09
2	Delhi	189/05	20.0	Chennai	180/09	20.0	Durban	23.04.09

The following table shows the three occasions in which teams have been dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs. Jaipur’s 58 against Bangalore at Cape Town on 18.04.09 remained the lowest total in a completed innings in the second edition of IPL

No	Team 1	Score	Overs	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	Jaipur	58	15.1	B’lore	CapeTown	18.04.09
2	B’lore	87	15.2	Chennai	P E’beth	20.04.09
3	Kolkata	95	15.2	Mumbai	P E’beth	27.04.09

It is interesting to note that there were only two occasions of a team dismissed all out by the last ball of the innings. The following table lists out the two occasions

No	Team 1	Score	Overs	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	B’lore	105	20.0	Jaipur	Centurion	07.05.09
2	Mumbai	116	20.0	Delhi	E London	08.05.09

On 22 occasions, when a team had won the toss and elected to bat first had won the game, on 15 occasions when a team had won the toss and elected to bat first had lost the game. On 12 occasions when the team had won the toss but elected to field first, had won the game. On eight occasions, when the team has won the toss but elected to filed first had lost the game. Two games were abandoned.

Jaipur had the distinction of scoring the highest team total and also the lowest team total in a completed innings in the second edition of IPL

MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS

Delhi bagged the most Man of the Match Awards – Ten and was followed by Bangalore which bagged nine awards. Chennai {08}, Hyderabad {08}, Mohali {08}, Jaipur {06}, Mumbai {05} and Kolkata {03} were the other teams which have bagged the MoM Awards.

YK Pathan of Jaipur bagged the most MoM awards- three. As many as ten captains bagged the MoM awards and six wicket keepers bagged MoM awards. There were three occasions when captain-cum-wicket keepers bagged the MoM awards. Yuvraj Singh and A Kumble were the two cricketers to bag MoM award when their team lost the game

BATTING RECORDS

IPL Second edition witnessed as many as 69 fifties scored by batsmen. There were 14 occasions of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number one and 18 occasions of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number two.

The break up of 69 fifites team wise read thus – Bangalore {08}, Chennai {10}, Delhi {11}, Hyderabad {09}, Jaipur {05}, Kolkata {06}, Mohali {07} and Mumbai {13}. Mumbai batsmen scored most fifties {13} in the tournament.

Break up of fifties batting position wise read thus – number one {14}, number two {18}, number three {16}, number four {12}, number five [07}, number six {01} and number seven {01}

As many as 30 occasions of unbeaten fifties were scored in IPL second edition. There were eleven occasion of opening batsmen scoring unbeaten fifties

The following table list out the highest score by batsmen batting at positions one to seven.

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	AC Gilchrist	85	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Centurion	22.05.09
2	M Pandey	114*	B’lore	Hyd’bad	Centurion	21.05.09
3	AB de Villiers	105*	Delhi	Chennai	Durban	23.04.09
4	LRPL Taylor	81*	B’lore	Kolkata	Centurion	12.05.09
5	R Dravid	66	B’lore	Jaipur	Cape Town	18.04.09
6	V Kohli	50	B’lore	Hyd’bad	Cape Town	22.04.09
7	YK Pathan	62*	Jaipur	Delhi	Centurion	28.04.09

There were twelve occasions of captains scoring fifties, ten occasions of wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties and five occasions of captain-cum-wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties.

HUNDREDS

M Pandey of Bangalore and AB de Villers of Delhi were the only two batsmen to register hundreds in the second edition of IPL. Their performances are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Oppon	Ground	Date
1	M Pandey	114*	B’lore	Hyd’bad	Centurion	21.05.09
2	AB de Villiers	105*	Delhi	Chennai	Durban	23.04.09

INDIVIDUAL NINETIES

SK Raina of Chennai remained the only batsman to score an individual ninety in the second edition. He scored 98 against Jaipur at Centurion on 30.04.09

MOST FIFTIES BY A BATSMAN

JP Duminy of Mumbai and ML Hayden of Chennai shared the record for most fifties in the tournament. Both the batsmen scored five fifties which are listed below

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	JP Duminy	62	Mumbai	Chennai	P E’beth	16.05.09
2	JP Duminy	59	Mumbai	Mohali	Durban	29.04.09
3	JP Duminy	59*	Mumbai	B’lore	P E’beth	10.05.09
4	JP Duminy	52	Mumbai	Hyd’bad	Centurion	06.05.09
5	JP Duminy	52	Mumbai	Kolkata	E London	01.05.09
1	ML Hayden	89	Chennai	Mohali	Centurion	07.05.09
2	ML Hayden	65	Chennai	B’lore	P E’beth	20.04.09
3	ML Hayden	60	Chennai	B’lore	Durban	14.05.09
4	ML Hayden	60*	Chennai	Mumbai	P E’beth	16.05.09
5	ML Hayden	57	Chennai	Delhi	Durban	23.04.09

BATSMEN’S FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE

Second edition of IPL witnessed 25 occasions of batsmen’s fifties going in vain. There were three of occasion of two batsmen’s fifties going in vain.

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS

IPL second edition witnessed six three figure partnerships which are listed below. 135 runs for the first wicket between NV Ojha and GC Smith of Jaipur against Mohali at Durban on 05.05.09 remained the highest partnership of the second edition of IPL.

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	NV Ojha/GC Smith	135	1st	Jaipur	Mohali	Durban	05.05.09
2	Jayasuriya/ Tendulkar	127	1st	Mumbai	Kolkata	P E’beth	27.04.09
3	JH Kallis/RV Uthappa	126*	2nd	B’lore	Mumbai	Jo’burg	03.05.09
4	PA Patel/ ML Hayden	106	1st	Chennai	B’lore	P E’beth	20.04.09
5	A Rahane/JP Duminy	104*	3rd	Mumbai	B’lore	P E’beth	10.05.09
6	ML Hayden/MS Dhoni	100	3rd	Chennai	Mohali	Centurion	07.05.09

FIFTY PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS

IPL second edition witnessed as many as 95 occasions of fifty plus runs partnerships which included the six three figure partnerships listed above.

Break up of 95 fifty plus runs partnerships wicket wise read thus – First wicket {22}, Second wicket {14}, Third wicket {23}, Fourth wicket {20}, Fifth wicket {14}, sixth wicket {01} and seventh wicket {02}

Break up of 95 fifty plus runs partnerships team wise read thus – Bangalore {12}, Chennai {16}, Delhi {16}, Hyderabad {14}, Jaipur {07}, Kolkata {10}, Mohali {10} and Mumbai {10}

The following table shows the highest partnership for each wicket in the second edition of IPL The highest partnership being the 135 runs stand between NV Ojha and GC Smith in the game between Jaipur and Mohali at Durban on 05.05.09

Wkt	Runs	Partners	Team	Opp’n	Ground	Date
1st	135	NV Ojha/GC Smith	Jaipur	Mohali	Durban	05.05.09
2nd	126*	JH Kallis/RV Uthappa	Bangalore	Mumbai	Jo’burg	03.05.09
3rd	104*	AM Rahane/ JP Duminy	Mumbai	Bangalore	P E’beth	10.05.09
4th	090*	Yuvraj Singh/MJayawardene	Mohali	Chennai	Centurion	07.05.09
5th	095	A Symonds/ YVenugopal Rao	Hyd’bad	Mohali	Kimberley	09.05.09
6th	083*	GC Smith/YK Pathan	Jaipur	Delhi	Centurion	28.04.09
7th	060	RA Jadeja/SK Warne	Jaipur	Mohali	Cape Town	26.04.09
8th	035	AB Agarkar/ M Kartik	Kolkata	Delhi	Jo’burg	10.05.09
9th	019	RV Uthappa/ R Vinay Kumar	Bangalore	Hyd’bad	Jo’burg	24.05.09
10th	029*	SK Trivedi/MM Patel	Jaipur	Delhi	B’fontein	17.05.09

EXTRAS

Most Extras, Most byes, Most Leg byes, Most No balls and most Wides conceded in the tournament are furnished in the following table

MOST EXTRAS
Team	Score	Overs	Ext	B	Lb	W	NB	Opp’n	Ground	Date
Chennai	151/3	19.1	26	0	16	10	0	Mumbai	P E’beth	16.05.09
MOST BYES
Team	Score	Overs	Ext	B	Lb	W	NB	Opp’n	Ground	Date
Mumbai	165/8	20.0	24	6	6	11	1	Delhi	Centurion	21.05.09
MOST LEG BYES
Team	Score	Overs	Ext	B	Lb	W	NB	Opp’n	Ground	Date
B’lore	137/9	20.0	10	0	9	1	0	Hyd’bad	Jo’burg	24.05.09
MOST WIDES
Team	Score	Overs	Ext	B	Lb	W	NB	Opp’n	Ground	Date
Mumbai	143	19.5	18	0	3	14	1	Jaipur	Durban	14.05.09
MOST NO BALLS
Team	Score	Overs	Ext	B	Lb	W	NB	Opp’n	Ground	Date
Hyd’bad	169/4	19.3	10	0	2	3	5	Chennai	Durban	27.04.09
Team is the team credited with extras . Opposition is the team that conceded them

ZEROES BY BATSMEN

IPL Second edition witnessed 94 occasions of batsman scoring zeroes, ten occasions of captains scoring zeroes and eight occasions of wicket keeper batsmen scoring zeroes. As many as seven batsmen scored zeroes without facing a delivery, while 42 batsmen collected the first ball duck.

HH Gibbs of Hyderabad holds the record for most zeroes in the second edition of IPL. He collected four ducks which are listed below

No	Batsman	Runs	Team1	Team2	Venue	Date
1	HH Gibbs	00	Hyd’bad	Chennai	E London	04.05.09
2	HH Gibbs	00	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Centurion	22.05.09
3	HH Gibbs	00	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Centurion	30.04.09
4	HH Gibbs	00	Hyd’bad	Mumbai	Centurion	06.05.09

JH Kallis of Bangalore, R Bhatia of Delhi and ST Jayasuriya of Mumbai collected the first ball duck on two occasions

No	Batsman	Team1	Team2	Venue	Date
1	JH Kallis	B’lore	Delhi	P E’beth	26.04.09
2	JH Kallis	B’lore	Chennai	Durban	14.05.09
1	R Bhatia	Delhi	Hyd’bad	Durban	13.05.09
2	R Bhatia	Delhi	Mohali	B’fontien	15.05.09
1	ST Jayasuryia	Mumbai	Mohali	Durban	29.04.09
2	ST Jayasuriya	Mumbai	Delhi	Centurion	21.05.09

Two games witnessed most zeros in an innings – Bangalore vs Chennai at Port Elizabeth on 20.04.09 and Hyderabad vs Chennai at East London on 04.05.09

No	Batsmen	Score	Team1	Team2	Venue	Date
1	P Kumar	00	B’lore	Chennai	P E’beth	20.04.09
2	KP Pietersen	00	B’lore	Chennai	P E’beth	20.04.09
3	R Bishnoy	00	B’lore	Chennai	P E’beth	20.04.09
4	DW Steyn	00	B’lore	Chennai	P E’beth	20.04.09
1	AC Gilchrist	00	Hyd’bad	Chennai	E London	04.05.09
2	HH Gibbs	00	Hyd’bad	Chennai	E London	04.05.09
3	VVS Laxman	00	Hyd’bad	Chennai	E London	04.05.09
4	PP Ojha	00	Hyd’bad	Chennai	E London	04.05.09

RUN OUTS

Second edition of IPL witnessed as many as 74 batsmen dismissed run out. Break up team wise read thus – Bangalore {06}, Chennai {07}, Delhi {02}, Hyderabad {10}, Jaipur {09}, Kolkata {04}, Mohali {13} and Mumbai {10}

Five batsmen were run out after scoring a fifty, while 17 batsmen were run out without opening their account. Seven batsmen were run out without facing a delivery and five batsmen were run out facing just one delivery

The following table shows the captains and wicket keeper batsmen dismissed run out in the second edition of IPL

No	Captains	Runs	Team1	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	Yuvraj Singh	16	Mohali	Delhi	Cape Town	19.04.09
2	SR Tendulkar	15	Mumbai	Delhi	E London	08.05.09
3	SK Warne	00	Jaipur	Mumbai	Durban	14.05.09
No	Wicket keepers	Runs	Team1	Team2	Venue	Date
1	KC Sangakkara	26	Mohali	Kolkata	Durban	21.04.09
2	KC Sangakkara	60	Mohali	Jaipur	Cape Town	26.04.09
3	NV Ojha	16	Jaipur	Hyd’bad	Kimberley	11.05.09

FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

A Kumble of Bangalore remained the only bowler in the second edition of IPL to capture five wickets. His effort came against Jaipur at Cape Town on 18.04.09 when he retuned with figures of 3.1-1-5-5.

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

There were 12 occasions of bowlers capturing exact four wickets in an innings in IPL second edition. A Kumble of Bangalore, SB Jakati of Chennai and YA Abdullah of Mohali were the three bowlers to capture four or more wickets on two occasions

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	A Kumble	5	05	B’lore	Jaipur	CapeTown	18.04.09
2	A Kumble	4	16	B’lore	Hyd’bad	Jo’burg	24.05.09
1	SB Jakati	4	24	Chennai	Delhi	Jo’burg	02.05.09
2	SB Jakati	4	22	Chennai	Hyd’bad	E London	04.05.09
1	YAAbdulla	4	31	Mohali	B’lore	Durban	24.04.09
2	YAAbdulla	4	36	Mohali	B’lore	Durban	01.05.09

BOWLERS CONCEDING 50 PLUS RUNS

The following table shows the four occasions of bowlers conceding 50 plus runs. Moshrafe Mortaza of Kolkata returned with figures of 4.0-0-58-0 against Hyderabad at Johannesburg on 16.05.09 which remain the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded in the second edition of IPL

No	Bowler	O	M	R	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Date
1	M Mortaza	4.0	0	58	0	Kolkata	Hyd’bad	Jo’burg	16.05.09
2	C Vaas	4.0	0	52	2	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Durban	13.05.09
3	JH Kallis	4.0	0	51	1	B’lore	Mohali	Durban	24.04.09
4	A Flintoff	4.0	0	50	0	Chennai	Delhi	Durban	23.04.09

JH Kallis scored 62 runs against Mohali at Durban on 24.04.09 with the willow and returned with figures of 4.0-0-51-1 providing the lone occasion of a cricketer scoring fifty runs and conceding 50 runs in the second edition of IPL

Moshrafe Mortaza of Kolkata {none for 58} against Hyderabad at Johannesburg on 16.05.09 and A Flintoff of Chennai {none for 50} against Delhi at Durban on 23.04.09 are the two bowlers who conceded 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in the second edition of IPL.

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A LOSING CAUSE

The following table lists out the three occasions of a bowler’s four or more wickets going in vain – A Kumble of Bangalore, Harabhajan Singh of Mumbai and YA Abdullah of Mohali – being the bowlers to suffer the ignominy.

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	A Kumble	4	16	B’lore	Hyd’bad	Jo’burg	24.05.09
2	Harbhajan Singh	4	17	Mumbai	Delhi	Centurion	21.05.09
3	YA Abdulla	5	36	Mohali	B’lore	Durban	01.05.09

CAPTAINS WITH THREE OR MORE WICKETS

A Kumble of Bangalore, Yuvraj Singh of Mohali {two occasions} and SK Warne of Jaipur are the three captains who have captured three or more wickets in the second edition of IPL

No	Captains	W	R	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	A Kumble	4	16	B’lore	Hyd’bad	Jo’burg	24.05.09
2	Yuvraj Singh	3	13	Mohali	Hyd’bad	Jo’burg	17.05.09
3	Yuvraj Singh	3	22	Mohali	B’lore	Durban	01.05.09
4	SK Warne	3	24	Jaipur	Mumbai	Durban	14.05.09

BOUNADARY FOURS AND BOUNDARY SIXES BY BATSMEN

ML Hayden of Chennai {60} and AC Gilchrist of Hyderabad {54} are the two batsmen who have scored 50 plus boundary fours in the tournament. ML Hayden has the record of scoring most boundary fours in the tournament

AC Gilchrist of Hyderabad {29}, ML Hayden of Chennai {22} and SK Raina of Chennai {21} are the three batsmen who have scored 20 or more sixes in the second edition of IPL. AC Gilchrist of Hyderabad has the distinction of scoring most sixes {29} in the tournament.

HAT TRICKS AND YUVRAJ SINGH’S FEAT

Yuvraj Singh after performing the Hattrick against Bangalore at Durban on 01.05.09 scored half century {50}. He is the only cricketer to perform hat trick coupled with a half century. With the Hat trick against Hyderabad at Johannesbur on 17.05.08, Yuvraj Singh is the only bowler to perform the feat on two occasions in T20 games. He was leading Mohali while he performed this feat makes him the only captain to achieve Hat trick on two occasions in T20 games

HAT TRICKS

Yuvaraj Singh of Mohali {on two occasions} and RG Sharma of Hyderabad are the two bowlers to perform the Hat trick in the tournament

No	Bowler	Teams	Vs	Team 2	Venue	Date
1	Yuvraj Singh	Mohali	Vs	B’lore	Durban	01.05.09
2	RG Sharma	Hyd’bad	Vs	Mumbai	Centurion	06.05.09
3	Yuvraj Singh	Mohali	Vs	Hyd’bad	Jo’burg	17.05.09

SIXES IN THE TOURNAMENT

As many as 506 sixes were scored in the second edition – the break up team wise read thus – Bangalore {67}, Chennai {73}, Delhi {51}, Hyderabad {99}, Jaipur {44}, Kolkata {56}, Mohali {62} and Mumbai {54}. Hyderabad with 99 sixes has scored the most sixes in the second edition

The following is the break up of sixes conceded by each team – Bangalore {69}, Chennai {67}, Delhi {69}, Chennai {67}, Delhi {69}, Hyderabad {79}, Jaipur {48}, Kolkata {61}, Mohali {62} and Mumbai {51}. Hyderabad has conceded most sixes – 79 – in the tournament

HYDERABAD’S DISTINCTION

Hyderabad has the distinction of scoring most sixes {99} and also conceding most sixes {79} in the second edition of the tournament

MOST SIXES SCORED BY BATSMEN AND MOST SIXES CONCEDED BY BOWLERS

AC Gilchrist of Hyderabad has scored most sixes, while SK Warne of Jaipur and Praveen Kumar of Bangalore have conceded most sixes – 14 each.

West Indies vs Zimbabwe one day series: Second one day at Providence on 06.02.10 : West Indies won by four wickets

E Chigumbura’s 50 in this game provide the 41^st occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in one day games.

E Chigumbura’s 50 in this game represent the second occasion of his scoring a fifty against West Indies in one day games, the other occasion being – 60 at Georgetown on 07.05.06.

E Chigumbura’s 50 in this game represents the 13^th one day half century of his career. He is yet to score a hundred on one day games. With 13 half centuries {also fifties}, Chigumbura is on par with the following Zimbabwe batsmen – DL Houghton, S Matsikenyeri, V Sibanda and HH Streak who also have scored 13 fifties in their one day career.

A Flower {59}, GW Flower {46}, ADR Campbell {37}, BRM Taylor {18}, H Masakadza {17}, NC Johnson {15} and T Taibu {14} are the other Zimbabwe batsmen who have scored more fifties than E Chigumbura

NO Miller returned with figures of 9.0-0-43-4 in this game providing the 134^th occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games

NO Miller returned with figures of four for 43 in this game providing the eighth occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against Zimbabwe. The other seven occasions are – CE Cuffy – 4 for 24 at Sydney on 23.01.01, MV Nagamootoo at Adelaide on 25.01.01, FH Edwards – 6 for 22 at Harare on 29.1.03, CH Gayle – 4 for 24 at Harare on 30.11.03, JE Taylor – 4 for 24 at St John’s on 30.04.06, DR Smith – 4 for 29 at Trinidad on 14.05.06 and JE Taylor – 5 for 48 at Bulawayo on 07.12.07

NO Miller returned with figures of 9.0-0-43-4 in this game providing the 95^th occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games

NO Miller returned with figures of 9.0-0-43-4 in this game providing the first occasion of his capturing four wicket haul in one day games. The previous best was 3 for 19 against Bermuda at King City on 20.08.08.

CH Gayle scored 88 in this game which was his 60^th one day fifty {19 centuries plus 41 half centuries}. He became the fourth West Indian batsman to register 60 fifties in one day games. Others are – BC Lara {82}, DL Haynes {74} and S Chanderpaul {66}

CH Gayle – with his 88 in this game – registered his 15^th fifty as captain. He is the third West Indian captain to register 15 or more fifties in one day games. Others are – IVA Richards {25} and BC Lara {23}

CH Gayle’s 88 in this game represent his 11^th half century while leading West Indies. He equaled the eleven half centuries scored by CH Lloyd – another West Indies captain. IVA Richards {22} and BC Lara {18} are the other two West Indian captains who have scored more half centuries than CH Lloyd

CH Gayle’s 88 in this game provide seventh half century scored by West Indian captain in a one day game against Zimbabwe. The others are – 113 by BC Lara at Bulawayo on 22.11.03, 60 by JC Adams at Kingston on 01.04.00, 58* by CH Gayle at Harare on 02.12.07, 57 by CH Gayle at Providence on 04.03.10, 56 by RB Richardson at Brisbane on 29.02.92 and 56 by BC Lara at Georgetown on 07.05.06

CH Gayle’s 88 in this game represent his third fifty as captain against West Indies. The other two are – 58* at Harare on 02.12.07, 57 at Providence on 04.03.10.

CH Gayle with his three fifties now holds the record for most fifties by a West Indian captain against Zimbabwe. He wrested the record from BC Lara who had scored two fifties – 113 at Bulawayo on 22.11.03 and 56 at Georgetown on 07.05.06

CH Gayle’s 88 and N Deonaraine’s 65 not out in this game represent the 57^th and 58^th fifty scored by West Indian batsmen against Zimbabwe in one day games

CH Gayle’s 88 in this game represent his 12^th fifty against Zimbabwe. He was playing his 25^th match and 25^th innings against Zimbabwe. BC Lara has also played 25 matches but 24 innings against Zimbabwe. CH Gayle at the end of this game has an aggregate of 1189 runs against Zimbabwe.

CH Gayle is one of the four batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs against Zimbabwe. The other three are – SR Tendulkar of India {1377}, SC Ganguly of India {1367} and Mohmmad Yousuf {1033}

CH Gayle became the 21^st batsman in the history of one day games to play 25 one day games against Zimbabwe. He is the third batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs and also playing 25 plus matches and 25 plus innings against Zimbabwe – SR Tendulkar {34 matches – 33 innings – 1377 runs}, SC Ganguly {36 matches – 36 innings – 1367 runs} and CH Gayle {25 matches – 25 innings – 1189 runs}

ADS Fletcher’s zero in this game provides the 39^th occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper scoring zero in one day games. It was the second zero for ADS Fletcher as wicket keeper, the first being at Johannesburg against India on 30.09.09.

ADS Fletcher’s zero in this game provides the first occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper scoring zero in one day games against Zimbabwe.

N Deonarine’s 65 not out in this game represent not only his second one day half century bu also his highest individual score in one day games. His other half century had come against Australia at Brisbane on 14.02.10 when he made 53.

Chappell-Hadlee Series : Second one day at Auckland : Australia won by 12 runs on DLM and level the five match series 1-1

BJ Haddin scored 53 in this game which was his tenth one day half century and eleventh one day fifty.

BJ Haddin’s 53 in this game represents his third fifty against New Zealand. The other two are – 109 at Sydney on 08.02.09 and 88* at Brisbane on 13.02.09. His knock of 53 in this game represents his first fifty against New Zealand in New Zealand.

BJ Haddin scored 53 in this game provides the 72nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in New Zealand.

BJ Haddin’s 53 in this game represent the seventh occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in New Zealand. Other occasions are – 118 by AC Gilchrist at Christchurch on 08.02.98, 77 by AC Gilchrist at Dunedin on 23.02.00, 128 by AC Gilchrist at Christchuch on 26.02.00, 54 by AC Gilchrist at Wellington on 01.03.05, 91 by AC Gilchrist at Napier on 05.03.05 and 53 by WB Phillips at Wellington on 26.03.88.

BH Haddin with his 53 in this game became the first Australian wicket keeper to register a fifty against New Zealand at Auckland.

BJ Haddin’s 53 in this game represents the 14^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman registering a fifty against New Zealand, the break up of which read thus – AC Gilchrist {10}, BJ Haddin {03} and WB Phillips {01}

BJ Haddin’s 53 in this game represents the 13th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper opening batsman registering a fifty against New Zealand, the break up of which read thus – AC Gilchrist {10} and BJ Haddin {03}

RT Ponting was dismissed for 1 in this game providing the 70^th occasion of his dismissal for single digits {scores between zero and nine} in his 333 one day innings. It was his eighth dismissal for single digit against New Zealand in 39 innings and first against New Zealand in New Zealand in his 15 innings.

CL White and MEK Hussey added 101 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 291^st occasion of a three figure partnership by Australian batsmen against various oppositions.

CL White and MEK Hussey added 101 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 47th occasion of a three figure partnership by Australian batsmen against New Zealand.

CL White and MEK Hussey added 101 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 28th occasion of a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket by Australian batsmen against various oppositions.

CL White and MEK Hussey added 101 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket by Australian batsmen against New Zealand. The other four occasions are – 115 runs unfinished stand at between AR Border and BM Laird at Dunedin on 17.02.82, 100 runs stand between GRJ Matthews and GM Ritchie at Auckland on 29.03.86, 108 runs stand between MG Bevan and MJ Clarke at Pune on 03.11.03 and 220 runs stand between MJ Clarke and A Symonds at Wellington on 07.12.05.

MEK Hussey scored 56 in this game which was his 30^th one day half century and 32^nd fifty, while CL White’s 54 represent his eighth one day half century and ninth fifty.

MEK Hussey completed 4000 one day runs when he was on three during the course of his knock of 56 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 4053. He became the 14^th Australian batsman to aggregate 4000 plus runs in one day games. Others are – RT Ponting {12776}, AC Gilchrist {9619}, ME Waugh {8500}, SR Waugh {7569}, MG Bevan {6912}, AR Border {6524}, ML Hayden {6133}, DM Jones {6068}, DC Boon {5964}, DR Martyn {5346}, MJ Clarke {5289}, A Symonds {5088} and GR Marsh {4357}

DL Vettori scored 70 in this game which was his fourth one day half century. The other three are – 83 vs Australia at Christchurh on 22.02.05, 79 vs Australia at Mohali on 01.11.05 and 53* vs West Indies at Queestown on 22.12.06

DL Vettori with his 70 in this game registered his third half century against Australia in one day game and also his highest score on home soil. His previous best at home was his 53* against West Indies at Queenstown on 22.12.06

DL Vettori’s 70 in this game represent the 96^th occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a fifty in one day games. DL Vettori’s knock also represents the 20^th occasion of a New Zealand captain registering a fifty against Australia in one day games.

DL Vettori’s 70 in this game represent his maiden half century and also his highest individual score as captain. His previous best was 48 against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 27.09.09.

DL Vettori with his 70 in this game became the eighth New Zealand captain to score a fifty against Australia in one day games. Others are – SP Fleming {08}, MD Crowe {05}, JV Coney {02}, BE Congdon {01}, LK Germon {01}, KR Rutherford {01}, LRPL Taylor {01}

MG Johnson returned with four for 51 in this game which represent the 178^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

MG Johnson returned with four for 51 in this game which represent the 24th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand in one day games.

MG Johnson returned with four for 51 in this game which represent the 119th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games.

MG Johnson returned with four for 51 in this game which represent the eighth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand in New Zealand. The others are – TM Alderman {5 for 17 at Wellington on 20.02.82}, SP O’Donnell {5 for 13 at Christchurch on 04.03.90}, AIC Dodemaide {4 for 20 at Dunedin on 19.03.93}, PR Reiffel {4 for 38 at Christchurch on 21.03.93}, DW Fleming {4 for 41 at Napier on 01.03.00}, GD McGrath {4 for 16 at Welligton on 19.02.05} and SR Clark {4 for 55 at Christchurch on 10.12.05}

MG Johnson’s four for 51 represent the first occasion of his capturing four wicket haul against New Zealand. His previous best was 3 for 51 at Adelaide on 10.02.09. It was also his best figures against New Zealand in New Zealand

MG Johnson’s four for 51 in this game represents his sixth four plus wicket haul in one day games. The other five occasions are – 5 for 26 vs India at Vadodara on 11.10.07, 5 for 29 vs West Indies at Basseterre on 06.07.08, 4 for 11 vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16.09.06, 4 for 34 vs South Africa at Cape Town on 09.04.09 and 4 for 45 vs England at Adelaide on 26.01.07

Bangladesh vs England one day series : Third one day at Chittagong : England won by 45 runs and the three match series 3-0

Bangladesh won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game, providing the very first occasion of Bangladesh doing so against England.

Bangladesh won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game, providing the 44th occasion of Bangladesh doing so against various oppositions.

Bangladesh has lost 26 games after inserting the opposition including this game which was its first loss against England.

England capped A Shahzad for this game. He became the 215^th cricketer to represent England in one day games. He is the fifth England cricketer to make debut against Bangladesh. Others are – J Lewis at The Oval on 16.06.05, CT Tremlett at Nottingham on 21.06.05, C Kieswetter at Dhaka on 28.02.10 and JC Tredwell at Dhaka on 02.03.10

C Kieswetter scored 107 in this game providing the 1058^th occasion of a batsman registering a hundred in one day games.

C Kieswetter scored 107 in this game which represent the 93^rd hundred by an England batsman in one dayer and the fifth hundred by an England batsman against Bangladesh. The other four hundreds are – 100* by ME Trescothick at The Oval on 16.06.05, 152 by AJ Strauss at Nottingham on 21.06.05, 112* by PD Collingwood at Nottingham on 21.06.05 and 110* by EJG Morgan at Dhaka on 02.03.10

C Kieswetter became the third England opening batsman to register a hundred against Bangladesh when he scored 107 in this game. The other two hundreds are – 100* by ME Trescothick at The Oval on 16.06.05 and 152 by AJ Strauss at Nottingham on 21.06.05,

C Kieswetter scored 107 in this game providing the 51st occasion of a England opening batsman registering a hundred in one day games.

C Kieswetter scored 107 in this game providing the 33rd occasion of a England batsman registering a hundred in one day games after inserted by the opposition.

A Shahzad captured a wicket in his first over on his debut when he had Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal caught by TT Bresnan for zero

TT Bresnan captured four wickets conceding 28 runs in this game which reprsent his best bowling figures in one day games. His previous best was 3 for 51 against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 02.03.10, the second game of this series.

A Shahzad returned with figures of 1 for 55 in this game providing the 16^th occasion of a England bowler conceding 50 plus runs on one day debut. He is the second England bowler to concede 50 plus runs on one day debut against Bangladesh after JC Tredwell who had figures of none for 51 at Dhaka on 02.03.10, the second game of this series.

TT Bresnan’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 113^th occasion of an England bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games

TT Bresnan’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the sixth occasion of an England bowler capturing four or more 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 by SJ Harmison at The Oval on 16.06.05, 4 for 32 by CT Tremlett at Nottinghamd on 21.06.05, 6 for 31 by PD Collingwood at Nottingham on 21.06.05 and 4 for 29 by A Flintoff at Leeds on 05.03.10

TT Bresnan became the second England bowler to capture four wickets against Bangladesh in Bangladesh when he captured 4 for 28 in this game. A Flintoff was the other bowler with 4 for 14 at Chittagong on 07.11.03. By a coincidence, both the bowlers – A Flintoff and TT Bresnan – have captured four wickets haul at Chittagong. A Flintoff’s effort coming at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, while TT Bresnan’s effort came at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

TT Bresnan’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 92nd occasion of an England bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games

Tamim Iqbal’s zero in this game represents the seventh zero of his one day career, He became the second Bangladesh opening batsman to score zero against England. Hannan Sarkar was the other opener who had failed to open his account at Dhaka on 10.11.03

Tamim Iqbal’s zero in this game represents the 56^th occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman scoring zero against various oppositions.

Tamim Iqbal’s zero in this game represents the seventh zero of his one day career as an opening batsman. Shariar Nafeez with eight zeroes to his credit holds the record for most zeroes by Bangladesh opening batsman in one day games.

AB Barath of West Indies joined the select band of batsmen who have scored a fifty on test debut and ODI debut. He scored 50 on his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Providence on 04.03.10. He had earlier scored a debut test hundred – 104 against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 2009. AB Barath is the 13th batsman to achieve this feat

AB Barath became the second West Indian batsman to achieve the feat of scoring fifties on test and ODI debut. DL Haynes is the other batsman who had scored 61 on his test debut against Australia at Trinidad in Mar 1978 and 148 on his one day debut against Australia on 22.02.78

The following list shows the achievers of this feat arranged in the alphabetical order of the initials of the batsmen

No	Batsman		Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	A Flower	Test	59	1	Zim	Ind	Harare	18.10.92
	A Flower	ODI	115*	1	Zim	Srl	New Plymouth	23.02.92
2	AB Barath	Test	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26.11.09
	AB Barath	ODI	50	2	Win	Zim	Providence	04.03.10
3	BC Broad	Test	55	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28.06.84
	BC Broad	ODI	76	1	Eng	Aus	Perth	01.01.87
4	DL Haynes	Test	61	2	Win	Aus	Trinidad	03.03.78
	DL Haynes	ODI	148	1	Win	Aus	St John’s	22.02.78
5	IR Bell	Test	70	1	Eng	Win	The Oval	19.08.04
	IR Bell	ODI	75	2	Eng	Zim	Harare	28.11.04
6	KC Wessels	Test	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26.11.82
	KC Wessels	ODI	79	2	Aus	NZl	Melbourne	09.01.83
7	KJ Barnett	Test	66	2	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	25.08.88
	KJ Barnett	ODI	84	2	Eng	Srl	The Oval	04.09.88
8	MD Moxon	Test	74	1	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	24.07.86
	MD Moxon	ODI	70	1	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	23.01.85
9	ME Trescothick	Test	66	2	Eng	Win	Manchester	03.08.00
	ME Trescothick	ODI	79	1	Eng	Zim	The Oval	08.07.00
10	MJ Slater	Test	58	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	03.06.93
	MJ Slater	ODI	73	1	Aus	RSA	Melbourne	09.12.93
11	PK Amre	Test	103	2	Ind	SAF	Durban	13.11.92
	PK Amre	ODI	55	2	Ind	RSA	Kolkata	10.11.91
12	SP Fleming	Test	92	3	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	19.03.94
	SP Fleming	ODI	90	1	NZl	Ind	Napier	25.03.94
13	T Duffin	Test	56	1	Zim	Ind	Bulawayo	13.09.05
	T Duffin	ODI	53	2	Zim	Ken	Bulawayo	25.02.06