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Taking the cue from South Zone’s KD Karthik’s 333 runs {183 and 150} in the match against West Zone of Duleep Trophy Finals at Hyderabad {RGS} which went in vain, two distinguished members of Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, England – Mr. Roger Long and Mr. Peter Griffiths – have carried out research and came out with the complete list of batsmen whose match totals of 300 plus have gone in vain.

Crickick.com is pleased to inform its visitors that Mr. Roger Long and Mr Peter Griffiths – have permitted to post the list on the portal. Please peruse the list which contains the name of legends such as Vijay Hazare, Brian Lara, Don Bradman, A Flower, LC Braund, KF Barrington, MG Bevan, H Sutcliffe, to name a few

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Tot	Match	Start Date
1	RC Blunt	32	338*	370	Otago v Canterbury	25.12.1931
2	VS Hazare	59	309	368	The Rest v Hindus	03.12.1943
3	PA Perrin	343	8	351	Essex v Derbyshire	18.07.1904
4	BC Lara	221	130	351	West Indies v Sri Lanka	29.11.2001
5	DG Bradman	124	225	349	WM Woodfull’s XI v J Ryder’s XI	06.12.1929
6	A Flower	142	199*	341	Zimbabwe v South Africa	07.09.2001
7	KD Karthik	183	150	333	South Zone v West Zone	02.02.2010
8	P Mead	45	280*	325	Hampshire v Nottinghamshire	22.06.1921
9	JER Gallian	312	11	323	Lancashire v Derbyshire	18.07.1996
10	AP Grayson	173	149	322	Essex v Northamptonshire	27.07.2001
11	PG Fulton	301*	17	318	Canterbury v Auckland	03.03.2003
12	Sadiq Mohammad	163*	150	313	Gloucestershire v Derbyshire	01.09.1976
13	SJ Cook	197	115*	312	Somerset v Hampshire	28.08.1991
14	LC Braund	257*	50	307	Somerset v Worcestershire	26.06.1913
15	AJ Moles	224*	83*	307	Warwickshire v Glamorgan	25.07.1990
16	LS Birkett	51	253	304	Trinidad v British Guiana	03.10.1929
17	KF Barrington	186	118*	304	Surrey v Warwickshire	05.09.1959
18	MG Bevan	190	114*	304	Tasmania v Western Australia	28.01.2005
19	H Sutcliffe	176	127	303	England v Australia	01.01.1925
20	JG Myburgh	199	101*	300	Canterbury v Central Districts	21.03.2009

Australia vs West Indies : Fifth one day at Melbourne on 19.02.10 : Australia won by 125 runs and also the series by 4-0

Australia’s 324 for 5 in this game provide the 61^st occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games. This total also represents the sixth occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs against West Indies. The other five occasions are – 338 for 6 at Melbourne on 09.02.01, 301 for 4 at Melbourne on 14.01.05, 322 for 6 at North Sound on 27.03.07, 341 for 8 at Basseterre on 06.07.08 and 324 for 7 at Brisbane on 14.02.10.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 290^th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership in one day games. Only India is ahead of Australia in terms of three figure partnership with 291 three figure stands to its credit.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 404th occasion of a team posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 57th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 11^th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against West Indies in one day games.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 40th occasion of Australia posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against West Indies in one day games.

RT Ponting registered his 76^th one day half century when made 61 in this game. SR Watson’s 51 represents his 14^th one day half century, while JR Hopes’s 57 not out represents third one day half century.

With the three half centuries by Australian batsmen in this game, the number of half centuries by Australian batsmen against West Indies has swelled to 147.

RT Ponting registered his 12^th half century against West Indies when he scored 61 in this game which is a record for most half centuries by an Australian batsman against West Indies. RT Ponting went past ME Waugh who had scored 11 half centuries.

SR Watson registered his fourth half century against West Indies with his 51 in this game, while JR Hopes scored his first fifty against West Indies with his 57 not out in this game.

RT Ponting was playing his 200^th one day innings as captain and celebrated it by scoring 61 in this game. He became the second captain to play 200 plus innings, the first being SP Fleming of New Zealand who had played 208 innings. Ponting’s 61 in this game represent his 48^th half century and 69h fifty as captain.

RT Ponting became the first batsman to play 300 innings while batting at number three in the history of one day games when he batted at number three in this game. He celebrated the milestone by scoring a half century – 61 – in this game.

West Indies were all out for 199 in this game providing the 53^rd occasion of being all out against Australia in one day games. They have lost 47 of these 53 games.

West Indies have been dismissed all out in one day games on 184 occasions out of which they have lost the game on 170 occasions. These figures include the current one day game at Melbourne

SPD Smith was capped by Australia in this game. He became the 182^nd Australian cricketer to make his one day debut. He is the 30^th Australian cricketer to be earn one day cap against West Indies.

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the first bowler to concede 70 plus runs against West Indies on his one day debut

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the second Australian bowler to concede 70 plus runs against various oppositions on his one day debut. DJ Colley who had figures fo 11.0-1-72-0 vs England at Lord’s on 26.08.72 is the other Australian bowler who has conceded seventy plus runs on one day debut

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the 20^th bowler to concede 70 plus runs on debut in the history of one day internationals

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the 45^th Australian bowler to concede 70 plus runs against various oppositions

SPD Smith returned with figures of 9.5-0-78-2 in this game to become the third Australian bowler to concede 70 plus runs against West Indies. The others are – MHN Walker {12.0-1-71-0 at Lord’s on 21.06.1975} and SR Clark {7.0-0-87-0 at Kuala Lumpur on 18.09.06|

Kolkata Test – Fifth day’s highlights

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – provide the ninth occasion of a South African batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against India. The other eight occasions are – G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996}, AC Hudson {80 and 52 at Durban in Dec 1996}, DJ Cullinan {77 and 55} at Cape Town in Jan 1997, BM McMillan {103* and 59* at Cape Town in Jan 1997}, JH Kallis {121 and 55 at Kolkata in Nov 2004}, GC Smith {94 and 55 at Cape Town in Jan 2007}, HM Amla {159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008} and ND McKenzie {94 and 155* at Chennai in Mar 2008}

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – makes him the only South African batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against India on two occasions. The other occasion was his 159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – provide the ninth occasion of a South African batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against India at Kolkata. The other two occasions are – G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996} and JH Kallis {121 and 55 at Kolkata in Nov 2004}

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – provide the sixth occasion of a South African batsman registering a hundred and a fifty in a test match against India. The other five occasions are – G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996}, BM McMillan {103* and 59* at Cape Town in Jan 1997}, JH Kallis {121 and 55 at Kolkata in Nov 2004}, HM Amla {159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008} and ND McKenzie {94 and 155* at Chennai in Mar 2008}

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – provide the sixth occasion of a South African batsman registering a hundred and a fifty in a test match against India. The other five occasions are – G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996}, BM McMillan {103* and 59* at Cape Town in Jan 1997}, JH Kallis {121 and 55 at Kolkata in Nov 2004}, HM Amla {159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008} and ND McKenzie {94 and 155* at Chennai in Mar 2008}

HM Amla’s feat of a hundred and a fifty in the match – 114 and 123* – makes him the only South African batsman registering a hundred and a fifty in a test match against India on two occasions. The other occasion was his 159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008

The following batsmen have registered a hundred and a fifty in a test match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. S Mushtaq Ali of India (54 and 106 v West Indies in Dec 1948}, CL Walcott of West Indies {54 and 108 v India in Dec 1948}, ED Weekes of West Indies {162 and 101 v India in Dec 1948}, GR Viswanath of India {52 and 139 v West Indies in Dec 1974}, SM Gavaskar of India {107 and 182* v West Indies in Dec 1978}, CG Greenidge of West Indies {141 and 69 v India in Dec 1987}, M Azharuddin of India {109 and 52 v South Africa in Nov 1996}, G Kirsten of South Africa {102 and 133 v India in Nov 1996}, VVS Laxman of India {59 and 281 v Australia in Mar 2001}, JH Kallis of South Africa {121 and 55 v India in Nov 2004}, R Dravid of India {110 and 135 v Pakistan in Mar 2005}, W Jaffer of India {202 and 56 v Pakistan in Nov 2007} and HM Amla of South Africa {114 and 123* v India in Feb 2010}

Harbhajan Singh shared the second new ball in South Africa’s second innings providing the tenth occasion of an Indian spinner sharing the new ball in a test at Kolkata. It is the first such occasion against South Africa in a Kolkata test.

Harbhajan Singh shared the second new ball in South Africa’s second innings providing the 93rd occasion of an Indian spinner sharing the new ball in a test innings It is the ninth occasion for Harbhajan Singh to share the new ball in a test innings.

AN Petersen’s debut hundred was in a losing cause providing the 20^th occasion of a debut hundred going in vain in the annals of test cricket. The other nineteen batsmen are – KS Ranjitsinhji of England {154* vs Australia at Manchester in Jul 1896}, G Gunn of England {119 vs Australia at Sydney in Dec 1907}, A Jackson of Australia {164 vs England at Adelaide in Feb 1929}, L Amarnath of India {118 vs England at Mumbai in Dec 1933}, OG Smith of West Indies {104 vs Australia at Kingston in Mar 1955}, AA Baig of India {112 vs England at Manchester in Jul 1959}, FC Hayes of England {106* vs West Indies at The Oval n Jul 1973}, AB Williams of West Indies {100 vs Australia at Georgetown in Mar 1978}, AC Hudson of South Africa {163 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1992}, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka {132* vs Australia at Col-SSC in Aug 1992}, GS Blewett of Australia {102* vs England at Adelaide in Jan 1995}, Mohd Wasim of Pakistan {109* vs New Zealand at Lahore in Nov 1996}, Younis Khan of Pakistan {107 vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi in Feb 2000}, Aminul Islam of Bangladesh {145 vs India at Dhaka in Nov 2000}, Mohd Ashraful of Bangladesh {114 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Sep 2001}, V Sehwag of India {105 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001}, Fawad Alam of Pakistan {168 vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Jul 2009}, Umar Akmal of Pakistan {129 vs New Zealand at Dunedin in Nov 2009} and AD Barath of West Indies {104 vs Australia at Brisbane in Nov 2009}

AN Petersen became the second South African batsman to witness his debut hundred in van. The first was AC Hudson whose 163 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1992 went in vain.

In India-South Africa test series, two batsmen have scored debut hundreds in a losing cause. V Sehwag of India {105 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001} and AN Peterson {100 vs India at Kolkata in Feb 2010}

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the 67^th occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the fifth occasion of a South African batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match. The other four are – A Meliville {189 and 104* vs England at Nottingham in Jun 1947}, B Mitchell {120 and 189* vs England at The Oval in Aug 1947}, G Kirsten {102 and 133 vs India at Kolkata in Nov 1996} and JH Kallis {155 and 100* vs Pakistan at Karachi in Oct 2007}

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the second occasion of a South African batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match against India. The other batsman is G Kirsten {102 and 133 vs India at Kolkata in Nov 1996}. By a coincidence, both G Kirsten and HM Amla achieved the feat at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match against India. The other seven occasions are – DG Bradman of Australia {132 and 127* at Melboune in Jan 1948}, ED Weekes of West Indies {162 and 101 vs India at Kolakta in Dec 1948}, LRD Mendis of Sri Lanka {105 and 105 at Chennai in Sept 1982}, GA Gooch of England {333 and 123 at Lord’s in Jul 1990}, G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996}, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka {146 and 120 at Col-SSC in Aug 1997} and AJ Strauss of England {123 and 108 at Chennai in Dec 2008}.

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match against India on Indian soil The other four occasions are – ED Weekes of West Indies {162 and 101 vs India at Kolakta in Dec 1948}, LRD Mendis of Sri Lanka {105 and 105 at Chennai in Sept 1982}, G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996} and AJ Strauss of England {123 and 108 at Chennai in Dec 2008}.

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – were in a losing cause providing the second occasion of a batsman’s twin hundreds going in vain against India on Indian soil. AJ Strauss of England {123 and 108 at Chennai in Dec 2008} was the other batsman to witness his twin hundreds going in vain

HM Amla’s hundreds in each innings of this test was in a losing cause as India romped home victors, providing the ninth instance of a batsman’s twin hundreds going in a losing cause. The other eight instances are – H Sutcliffe of England {178 and 127 vs Australia at Melbourne Jan 1925}, GA Headley of South Africa {106 and 107 vs England at Lord’s in Jun 1939}, VS Hazare of India {116 and 145 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1948}, SMl Gavaskar {111 and 137 vs Pakistan at Karachi in Nov 1978}, A Fowler of Zimbabwe {142 and 199* vs South Africa in Sep 2001}, BC Lara of West Indies {221 and 130 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Nov 2001} and AJ Strauss of England {123 and 108 at Chennai in Dec 2008}.

Harbhajan Singh’s 5 for 59 in this test provide the 14^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. The other two occasions are – 7 for 87 in second innings at Kolkata in Nov 2004, 5 for 164 in first innings at Chennai in Mar 2008

Harbhajan Singh with his three five wicket hauls in an innings against South Africa became the third Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on three or more occasions. Other three are – J Srinath {04}, A Kumble {03} and BKV Prasad {03}

Harbhajan Singh’s 5 for 59 in this test provide the 271^st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wicket in a test innings.

Harbhajan Singh with his 5 for 59 in this test which was his 24^th haul of five or more wickets in an innings went past Kapil Dev’s 23 such hauls. Only A Kumble with 35 five wicket hauls is ahead of Harbhajan Singh at the end of this test. A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and N Kapil Dev are the only three Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets on 20 plus occasions

India won this test by an innings and 58 runs providing the 28^th occasion of India winning a test by an innings margin and the first such occasion against South Africa. It is India’s second innings win at Eden Gardnes, Kolkata. The first occasion was against Australia in Mar 1998 when India has won by an innings and 219 runs.

HM Amla scored three hundreds in this two test series against India – 253* at Nagpur and 114 and 123* at Kolkata – providing the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring three hundreds in a two test series. The other three occasions are – PA de Silva of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in Pakistan in 1996-97, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka vs India in Sri Lanka in 1997 and JH Kallis of South Africa in Pakistan in 2007-08

Kolkata Test : Fourth day’s highlights : Rain curtails day play – Visitors end the day’s play with 115 for 3

India’s 643 for 6 declared in this test represent the 21^st occasion of India posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings against various oppositions. It is the second occasion of India posting a total in excess of 600 plus runs against South Africa. The other occasion was at Chennai in March when India totaled 627 all out

Thus India’s 643 for 6 declared in this test represent the highest team total posted by India against South Africa.

India’s 643 for 6 declared in this test represent the 12^th occasion of India posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings against various oppositions on home soil.

India’s 643 for 6 declared in this test represent the fourth occasion of India posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings against various oppositions at Kolkata. The other three occasions are – 657 for 7d against Australia in Mar 2001, 633 for 5d against Australia in Mar 1998 and 616 for 5d against Pakistan in Nov 2007

VVS Laxman completed 1000 runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata when he was on 102 during the course of his innings of 143 not out. At the end of India’s first innings, his run aggregate stood at 1041. His feat provides the 64^th occasion of a batsman aggregating 1000 runs at a specific venue.

VVS Laxman became the second Indian cricketer to have scored 1000 runs at a specific venue. His feat provides the third such occasion. SM Gavaskar has achieved the feat at two specific venue – at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai {1122} and at Chepauk, Chennai {1018}

MS Dhoni completed 1000 runs as captain when he was on 126 during the course of his knock of 132 not out. At the end of India’s innings, his run aggregate stood at 1006. He became the eighth Indian captain to aggregate 1000 runs. Other seven are SM Gavaskar{3449}, M Azharuddin {2856}, SC Ganguly {2562}, MAK Pataudi {2424}, SR Tendulkar {2054}, R Dravid {2054} and N Kapil Dev {1364}

MS Dhoni’s 1006 runs as captain has come when he was the captain-cum-wicket keeper. He became the second captain-cum-wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 1000 plus runs. The other captain-cum-wicket keeper to achieve the feat was A Flower of Zimbabwe who has an aggregate of 1232 runs.

MS Dhoni became the third wicket keeper batsman to score a hundred at Eden Gardens, Kolkata with his 132 not out in this game. The other two are Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {119 vs India in Nov 2007} and CL Walcott of West Indies {108 vs India in Dec 1948}

Thus MS Dhoni not only became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a hundred at Eden Gardens, Kolkata but also posted the highest score by a wicket keeper batsman at the venue by scoring 132 not out in this test

His 132 not out represent the highest individual score by an Indian wicket keeper batsman at Eden Gardens. The previous best was credited to KD Karthik who had made 93 vs Pakistan in Mar 2005.

VVS Laxman registered his fourth hundred at Kolkata when he scored 143 not out in this test. The other three hundreds are – 281 vs Australia in Mar 2001, 154* vs West Indies in Oct 2002 and 112* vs Pakistan in Nov 2007

Only M Azharuddin has scored more hundreds than VVS Laxman – five hundreds – at Eden Gardens – 110 vs England in Dec 1984, 141 vs Pakistan in Feb 1987, 182 vs England in Jan 1993, 109 vs South Africa in Nov 1996 and 163* vs Australia in Mar 1998.

Kolkata Test – Third day highlights

SR Tendulkar completed 6000 runs on home soil when he was on 88 during the course of his knock of 106 in this test. At the end of his innings, his aggregate stood at 6018. He became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 6000 plus runs on home soil. The others are – RT Ponting {6790} and BC Lara {6217}.

SR Tendulkar’s 106 in this test represent his 21^st hundred on home soil. He now shares the record for most home soil hundreds with ML Hayden and RT Ponting of Australia who have also scored 21 home soil hundreds.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar added 249 runs for the third wicket in this test providing the third occasion of this pair adding 200 plus runs in a test innings . Other two occasions are – 220 runs for the fifth wicket vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 336 for the third wicket vs Pakistan at Multan in Mar 2004.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar added 249 runs for the third wicket in this test providing the third occasion of this pair adding 200 plus runs in a test innings. This pair became the fifth Indian pair to add 200 plus runs on three or more occasions. The other four are – R Dravid-SR Tendulkar {04}, SC Ganguly-SR Tendulkar {04}, M Azharuddin-SR Tendulkar {03}, R Dravid-V Sehwag {03}.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar added 249 runs for the third wicket in this test gave SR Tendulkar the 16^th occasion of being a partner in a 200 runs partnership which is a record in the annals of test cricket for a batsman to partner in 200 plus runs stands on most occasions in the annals of test cricket. The break up of his sixteen 200 plus runs partnerships are – with R Dravid {04}, with SC Ganguly {04}, With Azharuddin {03}, with V Sehwag {03} and with VVS Laxman {02}

VVS Laxman’s appearance in this game was his 50^th on home soil. He became the eighth Indian cricketer to play 50 tests at home. Others are SR Tendulkar {74}, SM Gavaskar {65}, N Kapil Dev {65}, A Kumble {63}, R Dravid {62}, DB Vengsarkar {54} and SC Ganguly {50}. VVS Laxman became the 47^th cricketer to play 50 tests on home soil in the annals of test cricket.

V Sehwag with his 165 in this innings has scored a fifty in seven consecutive matches. His performace read thus – 16 and 51 vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009, 131 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Nov 2009, 293 vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009, 52 and 45 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010, 56 and zero not out at Dhaka in Jan 2010, 109 and 16 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010 and 165 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Feb 2010

VVS Laxman with his half century in the first innings of this has scored a fifty in seven consecutive matches. His performance read thus – 76 and 124* vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 2009, 4 and 61 vs New Zealand at Wellington in Apr 2009, zero and 51* vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Nov 2009, 62 vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009, 7 and 69* vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010 and 52 plus vs South Africa at Kolkata in Feb 2010.

The following is the compete list of batsmen who have scored seven or more fifties in consecutive test matches – IVA Richards of West Indies {11}, G Gambhir of India {11}, JH Edrich {10}, ED Weekes of West Indies {09}, AJ Stewart of England {09}, ML Hayden of Australia {09}, JH Kallis of South Africa {09}, WR Hammond {08}, PBH May {08}, CL Walcott of West Indies {08}, GS Sobers of West Indies {08}, KF Barrington of England {08}, GA Gooch of England {08}, RA Smith of Engalnd {08}, A Flintoff of England {08}, SR Tendulkar of India {08}, GA Faulkner of South Africa {07}, JHW Fingleton of Australia {07}, DG Bradman of Australia {07}, KR Stackpole of Australia {07}, Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan {07}, IM Chappell of Australia {07}, AI Kallicharran of West Indies (07}, RC Fredericks of West Indies {07}, MW Gatting of England {07}, AR Border of Australia {07}, MA Taylor of Australia {07}, RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka {07}, ME Waugh of Australia {07}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {07}, HH Gibbs of South Africa {07}, JH Kallis of South Africa {07}, JL Langer of Australia {07}, CL Hooper of of West Indies {07}, JH Kallis of South Africa {07}, HH Gibbs of South Africa {07}, R Dravid of of India {07}, R Dravid of of India {07}, V Sehwag of of India{07} and VVS Laxman of India {07}.

VVS Laxman’s feat of fifties in seven consecutive matches provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen accomplishing the feat. The other six occasions are – G Gambhir {11}, SR Tendulkar {08}, R Dravid of India {07}, R Dravid of India {07} and V Sehwag of India {07} {Note : R Dravid has acheived the feat twice}

VVS Laxman registered a hundred on his 50^th test at home when he made 143 in this test. On his debut also he had scored a fifty – 51 in the second innings vs South Africa at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996. He had also scored a hundred in 50^th test of his career – 178 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2004.

VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni added 259 runs in an unfinished stand for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 467^th occasion of 200 plus runs partnership in the annals of test cricket.

VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni added 259 runs in an unfinished stand for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 57th occasion of Indian batsmen adding 200 plus runs partnership for various wickets.

VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni added 259 runs in an unfinished stand for the seventh wicket in this game providing the third occasion of Indian batsmen adding 200 plus runs partnership for the seventh wicket. The other two occasions are – 235 runs between SMH Kirmani and RJ Shastri vs England at Mumbai in Nov 1984 and 217 runs between VVS Laxman and A Ratra vs West Indies at St John’s in May 2002.

VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni added 259 runs in an unfinished stand for the seventh wicket in this game represent India’s record partnership for the seventh wicket. The previous best was 235 runs between SMH Kirmani and RJ Shastri vs England at Mumbai in Nov 1984

VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni added 259 runs in an unfinished stand for the seventh wicket in this game represent India’s record partnership for the seventh wicket. The previous best stand for seventh wicket against South Africa was 76 runs between R Dravid and J Srinath at Johannesburg in Jan 1997

VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni added 259 runs in an unfinished stand for the seventh wicket in this game represent the 12^th occasion of 200 plus runs partnership in the annals of test cricket

India innings contained four hundreds – V Sehwag {165}, SR Tendulkar {106}, VVS Laxman {143*} and MS Dhoni {132*} providing the 19^th occasion of four or more batsmen registering hundreds in an innings.

India innings contained four hundreds – V Sehwag {165}, SR Tendulkar {106}, VVS Laxman {143*} and MS Dhoni {132*} providing the second occasion of four Indian batsmen registering hundreds in an innings. The first occasion was against Bangladesh at Dhaka-Mirpur in May 2007 when KD Karthik {129}, W Jaffer {138}, R Dravid {129} and SR Tendulkar {122} has scored hundreds

Indian innings contained two partnerships of 200 plus runs – 249 runs for the third wicket between V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar and 259 runs unfinished stand for the seventh wicket between VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni. This instance represents the 18^th occasion of two partnerships of 200 plus runs in a team’s innings in the annals of test cricket

Indian innings contained two partnerships of 200 plus runs – 249 runs for the third wicket between V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar and 259 runs unfinished stand for the seventh wicket between VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni. This instance represents the third occasion of two partnerships of 200 plus runs in Indian innings. The first such occasion was witnessed at Chennai against South Africa in Mar 2008 {213 runs between V Sehwag and W Jaffer for the first wicket and 268 runs between V Sehwag and R Dravid for the second wicket} and the second occasion was witnessed at Mumbai {BS} against Sri Lanka in Dec 2009 {221 runs for the first wicket between V Sehwag and M Vijay and 237 runs between V Sehwag and R Dravid for the second wicket}

It is interesting to note that two partnerships of 200 plus runs have been registered in an innings against South Africa on two occasions. On both these occasions, India has been their opponent. The first such occasion was witnessed at Chennai in Mar 2008 {213 runs between V Sehwag and W Jaffer for the first wicket and 268 runs between V Sehwag and R Dravid for the second wicket} and the second occasion was witnessed at Kolkata in Feb 2010 {249 runs for the third wicket between V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar and 259 runs unfinished stand for the seventh wicket between VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni}.

This test contained three 200 plus partnerships – 209 runs for the second wicket between AN Petersen and HM Amla in South Africa’s innings. 249 runs for the third wicket between V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar and 259 runs unfinished stand for the seventh wicket between VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni, providing the fourth occasion of a match with three 200 plus runs partnerships. The other three occasions are

England vs Australia at Manchester in Jul 1964: 201 runs for the first wicket between WM Lawry and RB Simpson and 219 runs for the fifth wicket between RB Simpson and BC Booth in Australia’s innings: 246 runs for the third wicket between KF Barrington and ER Dexter in England’s innings

West Indies vs India at St John’s in May 1983: 200 runs for the second wicket between AD Gaekwad and M Amarnath in India’s innings : 296 runs for the first wicket between DL Haynes and CG Greenidge and 207 runs for the sixth wicket between CH Lloyd and PJL Dujon in West Indies’s innings

West Indies vs South Africa at St John’s in St John’s in May 2005 : 245 runs for the first wicket between GC Smith and AB de Viillers and 267 runs for the fifth wicket between JH Kallis and AG Prince in South Africa’s innings: 331 runs fot the second wicket between CH Gayle and RR Sarwan in West Indies’s innings.

Four South African bowlers conceded 100 plus runs in their first innings {DW Steyn – 115, M Morkel – 115, WD Parnell – 103 and PL Harris – 182} providing the 107^th occasion of four or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

Four South African bowlers conceded 100 plus runs in their first innings {DW Steyn – 115, M Morkel – 115, WD Parnell – 103 and PL Harris – 182} providing the 12th occasion of four or more South African bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against various oppositions. It is the first such occasion in a test against India.

Four South African bowlers conceded 100 plus runs in their first innings {DW Steyn – 115, M Morkel – 115, WD Parnell – 103 and PL Harris – 182} providing the 12th occasion of four or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings againstIndis oppositions. It is the first such occasion in a test against India.

There were six centurions in the test so far – two from South Africa and four from India – providing the 30^th occasion of six or more hundreds in a test match

There were six centurions in the test so far – two from South Africa and four from India – providing the 14^th occasion of six or more hundreds in a test match involving India. The other thirteen occasions are – India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 2009/10 {7}, Australia v India at Adelaide, 1947/48 {6}, West Indies v India at Kingston, 1952/53 {6}, West Indies v India at St John’s, 1982/83 {6}, England v India at Lord’s, 1990 {6}, England v India at Manchester, 1990 {6}, Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), 1997 {6}, Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 1997 {6}, India v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2000/01 {6}, India v New Zealand at Mohali, 2003/04 {6}, Pakistan v India at Lahore, 2005/06 {6}, Pakistan v India at Faisalabad, 2005/06 {6} and India v Pakistan at Kolkata, 2007/08 {6}

There were six centurions in the test so far – two from South Africa and four from India – providing the fifth occasion of six or more hundreds in a test match involving India in India. The other four occasions are – India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 2009/10 {7}, India v Zimbabwe at Nagpur, 2000/01 {6}, India v New Zealand at Mohali, 2003/04 {6} and India v Pakistan at Kolkata, 2007/08 {6}

There were six centurions in the test so far – two from South Africa and four from India – providing the fifth occasion of six or more hundreds in a test match involving India at Kolkata. The other occasion was in the test match between India v Pakistan at Kolkata, 2007/08 which witnessed six hundreds.

VVS Laxman’s 143 not out represent his 15^th century of his test career. He became the eighth Indian batsman to register 15 or more test hundreds. Others are SR Tendulkar {47}, SM Gavaskar {34}, R Dravid {29}, M Azharuddin {22}, V Sehwag {19}, DB Vengsarkar {17} and SC Ganguly {16}

MS Dhoni’s 132 not out in this game represent his fourth test hundred. The other three are – 148 vs Pakistan at Faisalabad in Jan 2006, 110 vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009 and 100* vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009

MS Dhoni’s four hundreds of his test career was scored when he was the wicket keeper batsman. He holds the record for most hundreds by an Indian wicket keeper batsman. FM Engineer and SMH Kirmani are the other two Indian wicket keeper who have scored two hundreds to their credit.

MS Dhoni’s three hundreds of his career four hundreds have come when he was doubling up the dual role of captain-cum-wicket keeper batsmen – 110 vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009, 100* vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 and 132* vs South Africa at Kolkata in Feb 2010.

MS Dhoni now shares the record for most hundreds as captain-cum-wicket keeper with A Flower of Zimbabwe who also has scored three hundreds in dual capacity – 156 vs Pakistan at Harare in Jan 1995, 129 vs Sri Lanka at Harare in Nov 1999 and 113* vs West Indies at Port of Spain in Mar 2000.

MS Dhoni’s 132 not out in this game represent the 10^th occasion of a captain-cum-wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in test innings in the annals of test cricket. He is the sixth wicket keeper batsman to achieve the feat – MS Dhoni {03}, A Flower {03}, AC Gilchrist {01}, PW Sherwell {01}, AJ Stewart {01} and T Taibu {01}.

MS Dhoni’s 132 not out in this test represent the 51^st occasion of an Indian captain registering a hundred in a test innings

The IPL franchises have announced their final squads of 23 for the competition. The tournament features 60 games over a 45 day period.

Deccan Chargers :

Adam Gilchrist (capt/wk), Abhinav Kumar, Azhar Bilakhia, Andrew Symonds, Arjun Yadav, Bodapati Sumanth, Chaminda Vaas, D Ravi Teja, Dwayne Smith, Fidel Edwards, Harmeet Singh (1), Harmeet Singh (2), Ashish Reddy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jaskaran Singh, Kemar Roach, VVS Laxman, Mohnish Mishra, P Vijaykumar, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Rohit Sharma, RP Singh, Ryan Harris, Scott Styris, T Suman, Venugopal Rao.

Royal Challengers Bangalore :

Anil Kumle (capt), Jacques Kallis, Shrivats Goswami, Bhuvanesh Kumar, Eoin Morgan, Abhimanyu Mithun, Virat Kohli, Robin Uthappa, Dale Steyn, Cameron White, Kevin Pietersen, Rahul Dravid, S Sriram, Manish Pandey, R Vinay Kumar, KP Appanna, B Akhil, Steven Smith, Praveen Kumar, Mark Boucher, Dillon du Preez, Ross Taylor, Roelof van der Merwe.

Delhi Daredevils :

Gautam Gambhir (capt), AB de Villiers, Umesh Yadav, Kedar Jadhav, Wayne Parnell, Shashi Ranjan, Ashish Nehra, Mithun Manhas, Andrew McDonald, Farveez Maharoof, Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Joginder Singh, Pradeep Sangwan, Amit Mishra, Moises Henriques, Sarandeep Singh, Sarabjit Ladda, Aavishkar Salvi, David Warner, Dirk Nannes, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rajat Bhatia.

Chennai Super Kings :

MS Dhoni (capt), Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Shadab Jakati, Arun Karthik, Thissara Perera, L Balaji, Suresh Raina, Michael Hussey, Makhaya Ntini, Thilan Thushara, C Ganapathy, M Vijay, Sudeep Tyagi, R Ashwin, Justin Kemp, Hemang Badani, S Badrinath, Matthew Hayden, Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, George Bailey, Parthiv Patel.

Rajasthan Royals :

Shane Warne (capt), Damien Martyn, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Abhishek Raut, Faiz Fazal, Amit Paunikar, Amit Singh, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Shaun Tait, Yusuf Pathan, Swapnil Asnodkar, Naman Ojha, Johan Botha, Michael Lumb, Shrikant Wagh, Sumit Narwal, Syed Quadri, Kamran Khan, Graeme Smith, Morne Morkel, Siddharth Trivedi, Mahesh Rawat.

Kings XI Punjab :

Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Brett Lee, Adrian Barath, Vikramjeet Malik, Bipul Sharma, Manvinder Bisla, Yusuf Abdullah, Karan Goel, Ravi Bopara, Irfan Pathan, Ramesh Powar, Shalabh Srivastava, Mohammad Kaif, Love Ablish, Amanpreet Singh, James Hopes, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Yash Gandhi, Shaun Marsh, Mahela Jayawardene, Yuvraj Singh, Sreesanth, Piyush Chawla.

Mumbai Indians :

Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Chandan Madan, Syed Sahabuddin, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shikhar Dhawan, Graham Napier, Dilhara Fernando, Dwayne Bravo, Zaheer Khan, Ali Murtaza, Saurabh Tiwary, R Sathish, Aditya Tare, Ishan Malhotra, Rahul Shukla, Abhishek Nayar, JP Duminy, Sanath Jayasuriya, Harbhajan Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders :

Sourav Ganguly (capt), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishwar Choudhary, Charl Langeveldt, Chirag Pathak, Iqbal Abdulla, G Vignesh, Brendon McCullum, Angelo Mathews, Wriddhiman Saha, Ajit Agarkar, Rohan Gavaskar, Chris Gayle, Manoj Tiwary, Rohan Gavaskar, Harshad Khadiwale, Varun Aaron, Eklak Ahmed, Owais Shah, Murali Kartik, Brad Hodge, Ajantha Mendis, Laxmi Shukla, Ashok Dinda, Ishant Sharma.

Kolkata Test : Second day highlights : India take lead as V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar score hundreds

AN Petersen and HM Amla added 209 runs for the second wicket providing the 43^rd occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against various oppositions.

AN Petersen and HM Amla added 209 runs for the second wicket providing the ninth occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against various oppositions.

AN Petersen and HM Amla added 209 runs for the second wicket providing the fifth occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India. The other four occasions are – 236 runs for the first wicket in first innings between AC Hudson and G Kirsten at Kolkata in Nov 1996, 212 runs for the second wicket in second innings between G Kirsten and DJ Cullinan at Kolkata in Nov 1996, 256 runs for the fifth wicket in first innings at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008 and 340 runs for the third wicket in the first innings at Nagpur in Feb 2010

AN Petersen and HM Amla added 209 runs for the second wicket providing the second occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against India. The other occasion was – 212 runs for the second wicket in second innings between G Kirsten and DJ Cullinan at Kolkata in Nov 1996

HM Amla is one of the partners in a 200 plus runs stand on six occasions – 340 for the third wicket with JH Kallis against India at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 330 runs for the third wicket with JH Kallis against New Zealand at Jo’burg in Nov 2007, 230 runs for the second wicket with GC Smith against England at Cape Town in Nov 2008, 225 runs for the second wicket with GC Smith against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein in Nov 2008, 220 runs for the third wicket with JH Kallis against New Zealand at Centurion in Nov 2007 and 209 runs with AN Petersen for the second wicket against India at Kolkata in Feb 2008.

AN Petersen with his 100 in this test became the 28^th opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on debut. He is the third opening batsman to achieve the feat against India. The other two are – CG Greenidge of West Indies {107 in the second innings at Bangalore in Nov 1974} and AN Cook of England {104* at Nagpur in Mar 2006}.

AN Petersen with his 100 in this test became the second South African opening batsman to score a hundred on debut. AC Hudson {163 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1992} is the other opening batsman who had achieved the feat

AN Petersen became the sixth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a debut hundred with a score of exact 100 or 100 not out. The other five are – AG Kripal Singh of India {100* in first innings vs New Zealand at Hyd-LBS in Nov 1955}, LG Rowe of West Indies {100* in second innings vs New Zealand at Kingston in Feb 1972}, AI Kallicharran of West Indies {100* in first innings vs New Zealand at Georgetown in Apr 1972}, AB Williams of West Indies {100 in second innings vs Australia at Georgetown in Mar 1978} and Saleem Malik of Pakistan {100* in second innings vs Sri Lanka at Karachi in Mar 1982}

Zaheer Khan captured 4 for 90 in the first innings of this test providing the second occasion of his capturing four wickets in a test innings against South Africa. The other occasion was his 4 for 62 in second innings at Cape Town in Jan 2007.

Zaheer Khan captured 4 for 90 in the first innings of this test which represent his best bowling innings effort in a test at Kolkata. His previous best was 3 for 62 in the first innings against South Africa in Nov 2004

G Gambhir dismissal run out in this innings for 25 provides the 26^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out against South Africa in a test innings. He is the third Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in a test innings against South Africa. The other two are – NR Mongia for 35 in India’s first innings at Kolkata in Nov 1996 and WV Raman for 05 in India’s first innings at Cape Town in Jan 1997.

G Gambhir’s run out dismissal in the first innings of this test provide the 49^th occasion of Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in a test innings against various oppositions.

V Sehwag with his century in the first innings of this test registered his fourth hundred as an opening batsman against South Africa. The other three are – 164 at Kanpur in Nov 2004, 319 at Chennai in Mar 2008 and 109 at Nagpur in Feb 2010

V Sehwag is the fourth opening batsman to score four or more hundreds against South Africa. The other three are – ML Hayden of Australia {06}, H Sutcliffe of England {06} and L Hutton of England {04}

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar added 249 runs the third wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership by Indian batsmen against South Africa. The other five occasions are – 222 runs for the sixth wicket between SR Tendulkar and M Azharuddin at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 220 runs for the fifth wicket between V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 218 runs for the first wicket between G Gambhir and V Sehwag at Kanpur in Nov 2004, 213 runs for the first wicket between Wasim Jaffer and V Sehwag at Chennai in Mar 2009 and 268 runs for the third wicket between V Sehwag and R Dravid at Chennai in Mar 2008

It is interesting to note that V Sehwag is one of the partners in five 200 plus runs partnerships of the six mentioned above.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar added 249 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the very first occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership by Indian batsmen against South Africa for the third wicket and thus a record stand for the third wicket. The previous best was 84 runs stand between SC Ganguy and R Dravid at Cape Town in Jan 2007. The previous best on Indian soil was the 78 runs stand between R Dravid and VVS Laxman at Kanpur in Apr 2008

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar were concerned in a 249 runs stand for the third wicket in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by Indian batsmen for the third wicket against various oppositions.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar were concerned in a 249 runs stand for the third wicket in this game providing the 56th occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by Indian batsmen for the various wickets against all oppositions.

V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar were concerned in a 249 runs stand for the third wicket in this game providing the 465th occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by batsmen in the annals of test cricket.

The break up of 200 plus runs partnerships country wise read thus – Australia {118}, England {85}, West Indies {66}, India {56}, Pakistan {44}, South Africa {43}, Sri Lanka {25}, New Zealand {23}, Zimbabwe {04} and Bangladesh {01}

With his 165 runs in this test, – his 13^th score of 150 plus runs, V Sehwag went past SM Gavaskar’s tally of 12 scores of 150 plus runs. Amongst the Indian batsmen, SR Tendulkar {18} and R Dravid {10} are the other two batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on ten or more occasions

With his 165 runs in this test, – his 13^th score of 150 plus runs, V Sehwag holds the record for most scores of 150 plus runs as an opening batsman. SM Gavaskar {11} and L Hutton {10} are the other two opening batsmen who have scored ten or more 150 plus runs

SR Tendulkar scored his 47^th test hundred when he scored 106 in this test, while V Sehwag registered his 19^th hundred when he scored 165.

VVS Laxman completed 7000 runs when he was on 7 during the course of his knock of 9 not out and at the end of the second day his run aggregate stood at 7002. He was playing his 50^th test on home soil.

V Sehwag completed 1000 runs against South Africa when he was on three during his knock of 165. At the end of India’s first innings of this test, his aggregate stood at 1162. He became the third Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs against South Africa. The other two are SR Tendulkar {1415} and R Dravid {1162}.

V Sehwag became the 26^th batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs against South Africa in the annals of test cricket.

At the end of India’s first innings, SR Tendulkar and V Sehwag share the Indian record for most hundreds against South Africa. Both the batsmen have scored five hundreds.

V Sehwag’s hundreds read thus – 105 at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 164 at Kanpur in Nov 2004, 319 at Chennai in Mar 2008, 109 at Nagpur in Feb 2010 and 165 at Kolkata in Feb 2010

SR Tendulkar’s hundreds read thus – 111 at Jo’burg in Nov 1992, 169 at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 155 at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 100 at Nagpur in Feb 2001 and 106 at Kolkata in Feb 2010

The following is the list of batsmen who have scored five or more hundreds against South Africa – RN Harvey of Australia {08), RT Ponting {08}, DCS Compton of England {07}, WR Hammond of England {06}, ML Hayden of Australia {06}, H Sutcliffe of England {06}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {05}, V Sehwag of India {05} and SR Tendulkar of India {05}

V Sehwag’s 165 runs in this test provide the 28^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of his scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa. The other two occasions are – 164 at Kanpur in Nov 2004 and 319 at Chennai in Mar 2008.

V Sehwag became the only opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 150 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa on three occasions. The other opening batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on two occasions against South Africa are – JB Hobbs of England {187 at Cape Town in Mar 1910 and 211 at Lord’s in Jun 1924}, MA Taylor of Australia {170 at Melbourne in Dec 1993 and 169* at Adelaide in Jan 1998} and ME Trescothick of England {219 at The Oval in Sep 2003 and 180 at Jo’burg in Jan 2005}

V Sehwag with his scores of 150 plus runs on three occasions against South Africa earned the distinction of becoming the seventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to register three or more innings of 150 plus runs against South Africa. Others are – RN Harvey of Australia {04}, DG Bradman of Australia {03}, DCS Compton of England {03}, WJ Edrich of England {03}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {03} and BC Lara of West Indies {03}.

South African innings contained 209 runs partnership between AN Petersen and HM Amla for the second wicket. Indian innings contained a 249 runs partnership for the third wicket between V Sehwag and SR Tendulkar. Thus rival batsmen posted 200 plus runs partnerships in this test providing the 28th such instance in the annals of test cricket.

AN Petersen of South Africa with his debut hundred – 100 – against India at Kolkata became the 87^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on test debut. His hundred in this test provides the 89^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in a test innings on debut. The following table furnishes the complete list of batsmen who have achieved the feat

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	C Bannerman	165*	–	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	–	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Sep 1880
3	H Graham	107	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 1893
4	KS Ranjitsinhji	–	154*	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
5	PF Warner	–	132*	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 1899
6	RA Duff	–	104	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan 1902
7	RE Foster	287	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1903
8	G Gunn	119	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1907
9	MJ Hartigan	–	116	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1908
10	HL Collins	–	104	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1920
11	WH Ponsford	110	–	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1924
12	A Jackson	164	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb 1929
13	GA Headley	–	176	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Jan 1930
14	JE Mills	117	–	NZl	Eng	Wellington	Jan 1930
15	IAK Pataudi	102	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1932
16	L Amarnath	–	118	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 1933
17	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1933
18	PA Gibb	–	106	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Dec 1938
19	AG Ganteaume	112	–	Win	Eng	Trinidad	Feb 1948
20	SC Griffith	140	–	Eng	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1948
21	JW Burke	–	101*	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb 1951
22	PBH May	138	–	Eng	SAF	Leeds	Jul 1951
23	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Dec 1952
24	BH Pairaudeau	115	–	Win	Ind	Trinidad	Jan 1953
25	OG Smith	–	104	Win	Aus	Kingston	Mar 1955
26	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	Ind	NZl	Hyd-LBS	Nov 1955
27	CC Hunte	142	–	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	Jan 1958
28	CA Milton	104*	–	Eng	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1958
29	AA Baig	–	112	Ind	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1959
30	Hanumant Singh	105	–	Ind	Eng	Delhi	Feb 1964
31	Khalid Ibadulla	166	–	Pak	Aus	Karachi	Oct 1964
32	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
33	KD Walters	155	–	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 1965
34	JH Hampshire	107	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1969
35	GR Viswanath	–	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
36	GS Chappell	108	–	Aus	Eng	Perth	Dec 1970
37	LG Rowe	214	100*	Win	NZl	Kingston	Feb 1972
38	AI Kallicharran	100*	–	Win	NZl	Georgetown	Apr 1972
39	RE Redmond	107	–	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Feb 1973
40	FC Hayes	–	106*	Eng	Win	The Oval	Jul 1973
41	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov 1974
42	L Baichan	–	105*	Win	Pak	Lahore	Feb 1975
44	GJ Cosier	109	–	Aus	Win	Melbourne	Dec 1975
44	S Amarnath	124	–	Ind	NZl	Auckland	Jan 1976
45	Javed Miandad	163	–	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Oct 1976
46	AB Williams	–	100	Win	Aus	Georgetown	Mar 1978
47	DM Wellham	–	103	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1981
48	Saleem Malik	–	100*	Pak	Srl	Karachi	Mar 1982
49	KC Wessels	162	–	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 1982
50	WB Phillips	159	–	Aus	Pak	Perth	Nov 1983
51	M Azharuddin	110	–	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1984
52	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	–	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	Apr 1987
53	MJ Greatbatch	–	107*	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Feb 1988
54	ME Waugh	138	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1991
55	AC Hudson	163	–	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1992
56	RS Kaluwitharana	132*	–	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	Aug 1992
57	DL Houghton	121	–	Zim	Ind	Harare	Oct 1992
58	PK Amre	103	–	Ind	SAF	Durban	Nov 1992
59	GP Thorpe	–	114*	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 1993
60	GS Blewett	102*	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1995
61	SC Ganguly	131	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1996
62	Mohammad Wasim	–	109*	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov 1996
63	Ali Naqvi	115	–	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Oct 1997
64	Azhar Mahmood	128*	–	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Oct 1997
65	MS Sinclair	214	–	NZl	Win	Wellington	Dec 1999
66	Younis Khan	–	107	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	Feb 2000
67	Aminul Islam	145	–	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Nov 2000
68	H Masakadza	–	119	Zim	Win	Harare	Jul 2001
69	TT Samaraweera	103*	–	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
70	Taufeeq Umar	104	–	Pak	Ban	Multan	Aug 2001
71	Mohd Ashraful	–	114	Ban	Srl	Col-SSC	Sep 2001
72	V Sehwag	105	–	Ind	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
73	L Vincent	104	–	NZl	Aus	Perth	Nov 2001
74	SB Styris	107	–	NZl	Win	St George’s	Jun 2002
75	JA Rudolph	222*	–	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	Apr 2003
76	Yasir Hameed	170	105	Pak	Ban	Karachi	Aug 2003
77	DR Smith	–	105*	Win	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2004
78	AJ Strauss	112	–	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	May 2004
79	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct 2004
80	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
81	MJ Prior	126*	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	May 2007
82	MJ North	117	–	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 2009
83	Fawad Alam	–	168	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2009
84	IJL Trott	–	119	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 2009
85	Umar Akmal	129	–	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Nov 2009
86	AB Barath	–	104	Win	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 2009
87	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen became the tenth batsman to register a hundred on test debut against India. The following table furnishes the list of batsmen who have achieved the feat

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BH Pairaudeau	115	–	Win	Ind	Trinidad	Jan 1953
3	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
4	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov 1974
5	DL Houghton	121	–	Zim	Ind	Harare	Oct 1992
6	Aminul Islam	145	–	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Nov 2000
7	TT Samaraweera	103*	–	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
8	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct 2004
9	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
10	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen is the third South African batsman to score a debut hundred after AC Hudson and JA Rudolph

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	AC Hudson	163	–	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1992
2	JA Rudolph	222*	–	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	Apr 2003
3	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen became the fourth batsman to register a debut hundred at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The other three are RH Shodhan of India, BR Taylor of New Zealand and M Azharuddin of India

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Dec 1952
2	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
3	M Azharuddin	110	–	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1984
4	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen became the sixth visiting batsman to register a hundred against India on Indian soil

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
3	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov 1974
4	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct 2004
5	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
6	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

AN Petersen became the twelfth batsman to register a hundred against India on Indian soil. The complete list is furnished below

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	L Amarnath	–	118	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 1933
3	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Dec 1952
4	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	Ind	NZl	Hyd-LBS	Nov 1955
5	Hanumant Singh	105	–	Ind	Eng	Delhi	Feb 1964
6	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 1965
7	GR Viswanath	–	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
8	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov 1974
9	M Azharuddin	110	–	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1984
10	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct 2004
11	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar 2006
12	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 2010

Australia vs West Indies : Fourth one day game at Brisbane on 14.02.10 : Australia won by 50 runs and lead the series 3-0

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the 1048^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the history of one day games.

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the 152nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the 16^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against West Indies.

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the 78th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against West Indies

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game provide the second occasion of his scoring a hundred in one day games against West Indies. The other occasion was at Jaipur on 04.03.96 when he had scored 102.

Thus RT Ponting’s 106 in this game represent his highest individual score against West Indies.

RT Ponting became the fourth Australian batsman to score two or more one day hundreds against West Indies. Others are – ME Waugh {03}, DS Lehmann {02} and GR Marsh {02}.

RT Ponting with his 106 in this game became the third Australian captain to score a hundred against West Indies. The other two captains are – AR Border {127* at Sydney on 06.02.85} and MEK Hussey {109* at Kuala Lumpur on 18.02.06}

RT Ponting’ 106 in this game represents his highest individual score as captain against West Indies. The previous best was 79 at Johannesburg on 26.09.09

RT Ponitng’s 106 in this game represent the 29^th one day hundred of his career. SR Tendulkar {45} has scored more hundreds than RT Ponting.

RT Ponitng’s 106 in this game represent the 21^st one day hundred as captain. He holds the record for most hundreds by a captain in one day games.

RT Ponting’s 106 in this game represent the 20^th one day hundred in winning games as captain. He earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to score 20 hundreds in winning games.

RT Ponting became the first captain to aggregate 6500 runs as captain in winning matches. He reached the milestone when he was on when he was on 33 during the course of his knock of 106 in this game. At the end of the game, his run aggregate stood at 6573.

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 288^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. Only India with 291 three figure partnership is ahead of Australia in terms of three figure partnerships

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 39th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against West Indies

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the tenth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against West Indies

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 56th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against various oppositions

RT Ponting and CL White added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 64th occasion of RT Ponting being one of the partners in a three figure partnership against various oppositions

CL White with his 63 in this game registered his seventh one day half century and ninth one day fifty.

West Indies innings contained three half centuries – N Deonarine {53}, KA Polllard {62} and DR Smith {59} providing the 27^th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings against various oppositions.

West Indies innings contained three half centuries – N Deonarine {53}, KA Polllard {62} and DR Smith {59} providing the seventh occasion of three or more batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings against Australia. The other six occasions are – at Sydney on 16.01.89 {DL Haynes – 62, RB Richardson – 55, IVA Richards – 53}, at Georgetown on 18.03.95 {PV Simmons – 70, CL Hooper – 50, JC Adams – 60}, at Trinidiad on 17.04.99 {SL Campbell – 64, JC Adams – 82, CL Hooper – 56}, at Melbourne on 09.02.01 {WW Hinds – 60, MN Samuels – 63, RD Jacobs – 59}, at St George’s on 01.06.03 {CH Gayle – 60, WW Hinds – 103*, BC Lara – 72}, and at Bassaterre on 04.07.08 {CH Gayle – 92, RR Sarwan – 63, S Chanderpaul – 53}

KA Pollard registered his maiden one day half century when he scored 62 in this game. His previous best was 42 vs England at Providence on 20.03.09

N Deonarine registered his maiden one day half century when he scored 53 in this game. His previous best was 41 vs India at Dambulla on 31.07.05.

DR Smith registered his third one day half century when he scored 59 not out in this game. His other two half centuries are – 68 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 02.08.05 and 62* vs Bangladesh at Kingstown on 16.05.04.

KA Pollard and DR Smith added 102 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a three figure partnership posted by West Indian batsman against Australia in one day games.

KA Pollard and DR Smith added 102 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the first occasion of a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket posted by West Indian batsman against Australia. The previous best stand for the seventh wicket was the 54 runs partnership between CS Baugh and OAC Banks at Kingston on 18.05.03

KA Pollard and DR Smith added 102 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the second occasion of a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket posted by West Indian batsman against various oppositions. The other stand was the 115 runs partnership between PJL Dujon and MD Marshall vs Pakistan at Gujranwala on 04.11.86.

KA Pollard and DR Smith added 102 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 27th occasion of a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in the history of one day games.

First fortnight of February 2010 has witnessed three occasions of seventh wicket three figure partnerships – 123 runs stand between NT Broom and JDP Oram {New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Napier on 05.02.10}, 101 runs stand between Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam {Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Dunedin on 08.02.10} and 102 runs stand between KA Pollard and DR Smith {West Indies vs Australia at Brisbane on 14.02.10}

Calcutta Test : First day’s statistical highlights

AN Petersen made his debut in this test. He became the 305^th South African cricketer to make debut in tests. He became the 17^th South African cricketer to make his test debut against India.

He is the 42^nd South African opening batsman to make debut in tests. He became the second South African opening batsman to make his test debut against India after SJ Cook. SJ Cook had made his debut against India at Durban in Nov 1992.

AN Petersen became the fourth South African cricketer to make his test debut against India at Kolakta. Others are HH Giibs in Nov 1996, L Kluesener in Nov 1996 and HM Amla in Nov 2004.

AN Peterson scored 100 in the first innings of this test to become the 87^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to register a hundred on debut. He also became the third South African batsman to earn this distinction. Others are AC Hudson – 163 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1992, JA Rudolph – 222* vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Apr 2003.

AN Peterson’s 100 on debut provides the 89^th occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in a test innings on debut.

AN Peterson scored 100 in the first innings of this test to become the 58th batsman in the annals of test cricket to register a hundred in the team’s first innings on debut.

AN Peterson’s 100 in the first innings of this test represent the highest individual score among the seventeen South Africa cricketers who have made their test debut against India. Z de Bruyn’s 83 at Kanpur in Nov 2004 was the previous best innings. AN Peterson and Z de Bruyin are the only two South African batsmen who have scored fifties on debut against India.

AN Petersen became the sixth batsman to score a debut hundred against India on Indian soil. The other five are – BH Valentine of England {136 in first innings at Mumbai in Dec 1933}, BR Taylor of New Zealand {105 in first innings at Kolkata in Mar 1965}, CG Greenidge of West Indies {107 in second innings at Bangalore in Nov 1974}, MJ Clarke of Australia {151 in first innings at Bangalore in Oct 2004} and AN Cook of England {104* in second innings at Nagpur in Mar 2006}

Eden Gardens witnessed a second debut hundred by a visiting batsman – BR Taylor of New Zealand {105 in first innings in Mar 1965} and AN Peterson of South Africa {100 in the first innings in Feb 2010}

AN Petersen became the tenth batsman to score a debut hundred against India. The other nine are – BH Valentine of England {136 in first innings at Mumbai in Dec 1933}, BH Pairaudeau of West Indies {115 in first innings at Trinidad in Jan 1953}, BR Taylor of New Zealand {105 in first innings at Kolkata in Mar 1965}, CG Greenidge of West Indies {107 in second innings at Bangalore in Nov 1974}, DL Houghton of Zimbabwe {121 in first innings at Harare in Oct 1992}, Aminul Islam of Bangladesh {145 in first innings at Dhaka in Nov 2000}, TT Samaraweera {103* in first innings at Col-SSC in Aug 2001}, MJ Clarke of Australia {151 in first innings at Bangalore in Oct 2004} and AN Cook of England {104* in second innings at Nagpur in Mar 2006}

Eden Garden has witnessed four debut hundreds – two by visiting batsmen and two by Indian batsmen. The visiting batsmen are – BR Taylor of New Zealand {105 in first innings in Mar 1965} and AN Peterson of South Africa {100 in the first innings in Feb 2010}. The Indian batsmen are – RH Shodhan {110 vs Pakistan in Dec 1952} and M Azharuddin {110 vs England in Dec 1984}

HM Amla registered his ninth test hundred when he made 114 in this game. His other eight hundreds are – 253 * vs India at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 176* vs New Zealand at Jo’burg in Nov 2007, 159 vs India at Chennai in Mar 2008, 149 vs New Zealand at Cape Town in Apr 2006, 112 vs Bangladesh in Bloemfontein in Nov 2008, 104* vs England at Lord’s in Jul 2008, 103 vs New Zealand at Centurion in Nov 2007 and 100 vs England at Centurion in Dec 2009.

AN Peterson {100} and HM Amla {114} scored hundreds in this test providing the 23^rd and 24^th occasion of South African batsmen registering hundreds in a test innings against India.

AN Peterson {100} and HM Amla {114} scored hundreds in this test providing the 13^rd and 14^th occasion of South African batsmen registering hundreds in a test innings against India on Indian soil.

The complete list of South Africa batsmen who have scored hundreds at Eden Gardens read thus – AC Hudson {146 in first innings in Nov 2006}, G Kirsten {102 in first innings in Nov 1996}, G Kirsten {133 in second innings in Nov 1996}, DJ Cullinan {153* in second innings in Nov 1996}, JH Kallis {121 in first innings in Nov 2004}, AN Peterson {100 in first innings in Feb 2010} and HM Amla {114 in first innings in Feb 2010}.

AN Peterson {100} and HM Amla {114} scored hundreds in this test providing the 35^th and 36th occasion of visiting batsmen registering hundreds in a test innings against India at Eden Gardens

AN Peterson {100} and HM Amla {114} scored hundreds in this test providing the 62^nd and 63^rd occasion of batsmen registering hundreds in a test innings at Eden Gardens

Harbhajan Singh captured his 350^th test wicket in this test when he had JP Duminy leg before wicket for zero in this test.

Harbhajan Singh became the 18^th bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 plus wickets. He is the third Indian bowler to earn this distinction. The other two are – A Kumble {619} and N Kapil Dev {434}

Harbhajan Singh became the 18^th bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 plus wickets. He is the third Indian bowler to earn this distinction. The other two are – A Kumble {619} and N Kapil Dev {434}

Harbhajan Singh became the fourth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 plus wickets. The other three are – M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {792}, SK Warne of Australia {708} and A Kumble of India {619}.

Harbhajan Singh earned the distinction of becoming the first off spinner in the annals of test cricket to capture 350 plus wickets.

GC Smith was dismissed bowled in the first innings of this test providing the 23^rd occasion of his being dismissed bowled when he was leading South Africa. Other captains across the world who have been dismissed bowled in a test innings on 20 plus occaions are – AR Border of Australia {34}, JR Reid of New Zealand {25} and MAK Pataudi of India {20}.

AB de Villiers was dismissed run out for 12 in the first innings of this test providing the 12^th occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out against India.

AB de Villiers was dismissed run out for 12 in the first innings of this test providing the second occasion of his being dismissed run out against India. The other occasion was in the second innings at Johannesburg in Dec 2006

AB de Villiers became the third South African batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions against India. The other two are – WJ Cronje and G Kirsten.

JP Duminy was dismissed for zero in the first innings of this test providing the 42^nd occasion of a South African batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings against India.

JP Duminy collected his first ball duck the first innings of this test providing the ninth occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first ball duck in a test innings against India. The other eight are – SJ Cook in first innings at Durban in Nov 1992, DJ Cullinan in second innings at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996, JN Rhodes in second innings at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996, PR Adams in second innings at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996, SM Pollock in first innings at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, JA Rudolph in first innings at Kanpur in Nov 2004, M Ntini in first innings at Jo’burg in Dec 2006 and M Ntini in first innings at Cape Town in Jan 2007.