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Australia vs West Indies : Third One day game at Sydney on 12.02.10 : No result due to rain intervention

Australia was dismissed all out for 225 in this game providing the 149^th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in one day games.

Australia was dismissed all out for 225 in this game providing the 26th occasion of Australia dismissed all out in one day game against West Indies. The previous occasion when Australia was all out against West Indies was at St George’s on 30.05.2003 – 6 years 8 months and 13 days to be exact. Australia had made 252 in this game. This is the longest interval between the two occasions in which Australia was dismissed all out by West Indies in a one day game.

Australia was dismissed all out for 225 in 49.5 overs in this game providing the second occasion of Australia’s all out against West Indies with one ball remaining. The first occasion was at Melbourne on 22.01.84 when Australia was all out for 226 in 49.5 overs

Australia was dismissed all out for 225 in 49.5 overs in this game providing the seventh occasion of Australia’s all out against an opposition with one ball remaining. The other six occasions are – 226 {49.5} vs West Indies on 22.01.84, 235 {49.5} vs South Africa at Melbourne on 23.01.98, 265 {49.5} vs Pakistan at Leeds on 23.05.99, 228 {49.5} vs South Africa at Jo’burg on 16.04.00 and 228 {49.5} vs South Africa at Brisbane on 15.01.06

Australia’s all out fof 225 in 49.5 overs in this game provides the 63^rd occasion of Australia being all out while batting in the first innings. It also provides the eleventh such occasion against West Indies.

Australia’s all out for 225 in this game provides the 19^th occasion of a team being all out in a no result match. As far as Australia is concerned it is the third such occasion. The other two occasions are – 180 vs New Zealand at Sydney on 21.01.81 and 244 vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16.09.06

R Rampaul’s figures of 4 for 61 in this game represent the 12^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a no result match. The other eleven occasions are –

P Lever of England – 4 for 35 vs New Zealand at Wellington on 09.03.75, TM Hogan of Australia – 4 for 33 vs India at Trivandrum on 01.10.84, MN Hart of New Zealand – 5 for 22 vs India at Margao on 26.10.94, CC Lewis of England – 4 for 40 vs India at The Oval on 23.05.96, BKV Prasad of India – 4 for 15 vs Pakistan at Col-SSC on 20.07.97, GB Brent of Zimbabwe – 4 for 53 vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo on 11.12.99, JN Gillespie of Australia – 5 for 70 vs Pakistan at Nairobi {Gym} on 07.09.02, VC Drakes of West Indies – 4 for 26 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on 29.11.02, MG Johnson of Australia – 4 for 11 vs India at Kuala Lumpur on 16.09.06, AJ Hall of South Africa – 4 for 35 vs Pakistan at Port Elizabeth on 09.02.07 and B Lee of Australia – 5 for 27 vs India at Brisbane on 03.02.08

R Rampaul’s figures of 4 for 61 in this game represent the second occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in a no result match. The other occasion was VC Drakes‘s 4 for 26 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong on 29.11.02

RT Ponting was captaining Australia in a no result game for the 11^th occasion. Only SP Fleming of New Zealand has captained in a no result game on more occasions than RT Ponting – 13 games. SP Fleming and RT Ponting are the only two captains who have led their sides in ten or more no result games in the history of one day games.

R Rampaul’s 4 for 61 in this game represent his third occasion of capturing a four wicket haul in one day games. The other two occasions are – 4 for 37 vs India at Kingston on 28.06.09 and 4 for 41 vs England at Birmingham on 04.07.07.

Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath turned 61 today. He was born on 12.02.1949 at Bhadravathi, Shimoga District in Karnataka State. A pen sketch of the mastero is for the visitors of crickick.com

Known popularly as “Vishy”, to his friends and team mates, he has enthralled the cricketing public all over the world with his graceful wristy square drives. The word “Wristy genius” was aptly carved by scribes for this genial gentleman Cricketer from Karnataka.

Viswanath remains the only batsman in the world to register a hundred on debut in a first class game, official test match and unofficial test match.

Vishy made his test debut against Australia at Kanpur in 1969-70. He scored zero in the first innings and 137 in the second innings.

On his Ranji debut against Andhra at Vijayawada in 1967-68 he scored 230 which was the then highest individual score on debut in Ranji Trophy.

On his Unofficial test debut against Sri Lanka at Hyderabad in 1975-76 he made 117 and 28 not out.

Vishy’s zero and 137 on his debut on his test debut made him the first batsman in the annals of Test cricket to score a “duck” and a “ton” in his first test. AC Hudson of South Africa and Mohammad Wasim of Pakistan emulated Viswanath later. Vishy was 20 years and 281 days old when he made his debut hundred

Viswanath broke the “hoodo” that was associated with the debut centurions of India. Lala Amarnath, Deepak Shodhan, Kripal Singh, Abbas Ali Baig and Hanumant Singh had failed to hit another hundred after registering a hundred on their test debut. Vishy with 115 against England at Brabourne Stadium Bombay in 1972-73 carved his second hundred. Tony Greig lifting the Little Master physically for this effort is evergreen in the minds of cricketing public.

He has played 91 tests and has an aggregate of 6080 runs with 14 hundreds and 35 fifties. He played 87 tests in a row starting from Georgetown test against West Indies in 1970-71 to Karachi test against Pakistan in 1982-83 and bettered the then record of most consecutive appearances in 85 tests held by Garfield Sobers of West Indies.

It is interesting to note that whenever “Vishy” scored a hundred, India never lost a test match. It ensured either a win or a draw.

His first overseas hundred – 112 – was against West Indies at Trinidad in 1975-76. This game was won by India by six wickets. India was set a target of 403 runs. India’s 406 for 4 was the then highest fourth innings total to win a test.

Viswanath’s only double hundred in tests – 222 against England at Madras in 1981-82 remained the only “Double Nelson” in a test innings for twenty seasons till Nathan Astle of New Zealand scored 222 against England at Christchurch in 2001-02. J Rudolph of South Africa and Rahul Dravid of India are the other batsmen to register a “Double Nelson” in a test innings.

Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma were concerned in a 316 runs partnership for the third wicket against England at Madras in 1981-82 which was India’s first of the five three figure partnership of 300 plus runs posted by Indian batsmen in tests as of now. The partners of this stand provided the seventh instance of the same pair batting throughout an uninterrupted day of test cricket.

Viswanath was the first Indian batsman to register six consecutive fifties in tests. He also holds the distinction of being the first Indian batsman to register a hundred against all the then test playing nations when he scored 145 runs against Pakistan at Faisalabad in 1978-79.

One of Vishy’s greatest innings was played against a young Andy Roberts who was at his fastest on a first-day fresh pitch in Madras in 1974-75 against West Indies. Roberts had ripped through the Indian batting and the score card read a dismal 76 for the loss of six wickets. At that point Vishy in the company of the plucky Karsan Ghavri, and tailenders Bedi and Chandra, added 114 runs, of which his contribution was an amazing 97 not out, remaining stranded a tantalizing three runs away from yet another century. His square driving in this innings was sublime. His strokes bisected and dissected the field with utter disdain. If Roberts strayed on to the pads, he flicked them with consummate ease. His match winning effort in this test ensured India a victory and leveled the five match series 2-2. It was said that Chandra, the last man dismissed with Vishy stranded on 97 not out was sadder than Vishy.

Yet another memorable century by Viswanath was his 114 against Australia at Melbourne in 1980-81, where he set India up for a famous victory while Kapil Dev ran through the Australian batting for a paltry 83, chasing only 143 for victory. In that match Vishy’s driving off the front and back foot against Lillee and Pascoe were impeccable and was an absolute treat to behold. He had so much time to negotiate them and his stroke play made the famous Lillee and Pascoe – the genuine quick and hostile bowlers look like medium pace trundlers. Such was his quality batting in the test.

I think any topic about Vishy would not be complete if one does not mention about his fair play. There are number of occasions when he has walked out without waiting for the umpire’s decision in all forms of cricket, be it a tennis ball game, first class game or a test match.

The finest example of this gesture was evidenced in the Golden Jubilee Test against England at Bombay in 1979-80. Umpire Hanumantha Rao – also from Karnataka – ruled England wicket keeper batsman Bob Taylor out caught at the wicket. The batsman protested and stood his ground.

Vishy was leading India in this test and was fielding at first slip. He confirmed that the batsman had not touched the ball and persuaded the umpire to revoke his decision. India lost this test match, but it was Vishy who won the hearts of the cricketing public all over the world.

For this fine gesture Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath was very aptly awarded the “Player of the century” for the “Sprit of the Cricket” by “The Wisden” at a glittering ceremony held in London some time back

New Zealand vs Bangladesh : Third one day game at Christchurch on 11.02.10 : New Zealand won by three wickets and also the series 3-0

Imrul Kayes’s 101 in this game represent the 1047^th hundred in the history of one day games. It also represents the 17^th occasion of Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

Imran Kayes’s 101 in this game represent his maiden one day hundred. His previous best was 70 against India at Dhaka on 07.01.10

Imrul Kayes’s 101 in this game represent the 122nd hundred registered against New Zealand by batsman from various teams in one day games.

Imrul Kayes with his 101 in this game became the first Bangladesh batsman to register a hundred in one day games against New Zealand

Imrul Kaye’s 101 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 259^th occasion of a batsman’s one day hundred going in vain. It also represents the fourth occasion of Bangladesh batsman’s hundred in a losing cause. Other three are – 101 by Mehrab Hossain vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 25.03.99, 108 by Shakib Al Hasan vs Pakistan at Multan on 16.04.08 and 115 by Alok Kapali vs India at Karachi on 28.06.08.

Imrul Kayes’s 101 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 29^th occasion of a batsman’s one day hundred going in vain against New Zealand . It also represents the first occasion of Bangladesh batsman’s hundred in a losing cause against New Zealand.

Imrul Kayes scored 101 for Bangladesh and MJ Guptill scored 91 for New Zealand providing the 88^th occasion of rival batsmen scoring hundred and ninety in the history of one day games.

Imrul Kayes’s 101 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman registering a hundred in one day games. The other eight occasions are – 101 by Mehrab Hossain vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 25.03.99, 108* by Rajen Saleh vs Kenya at Fatullah on 25.03.06, 118* by Shahriar Nafees vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 06.08.06, 123* by Shahriar Nafees vs Zimbabwe at Jaipur on 13.10.06, 105* by Shahriar Nafees vs Zimbabwe at Khulna on 30.11.06, 104* by Shahriar Nafees vs Bermuda at St John’s on 25.02.07, 129 by Tamim Iqbal vs Ireland at Dhaka on 22.03.08 and 154* by Tamim Iqbal vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 16.08.09

MJ Guptill scored 91 in this game providing the 413^th occasion of a batsman registering individual ninety in the history of one day games.

MJ Guptill’s 91 in this game represent the 36^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring an individual ninety in one day games.

MJ Guptill with his 91 became the third New Zealand batsman to score a ninety against Bangladesh. The other two are – JG Wright {93 at Sharjah on 28.04.90} and AH Jones {93 at Sharjah on 28.04.09}. It is interesting to note that the intervening period between the previous ninety and the present ninety by a New Zealand batsman against Bangladesh is almost 20 years {19 years 9 months and 13 days to be exact}.

Shakib Al Hasan’s returned with figures of 4 for 33 in this game providing the 31^st occasion of a Bangladesh bower capturing four or more wickets.

Shakib Al Hasan returned with figures of 4 for 33 in this game providing the sixth occasion of a Bangladesh bower capturing four or more wickets against New Zealand. The other five occasions are – 4 for 40 by Nazmul Hossian at Chittagong on 02.11.04, 5 for 31 by Aftab Ahmed at Dhaka on 05.11.04, 4 for 63 by Mohammad Rafique at Dhaka on 07.11.04, 4 for 44 by Moshrafe Mortaza at Dhaka on 09.10.08 and 4 for 33 by Shafiul Islam at Napier on 05.02.10

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 33 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 13th occasion of a Bangladesh bower’s four plus wickets haul going in vain.

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 33 in this game was in a losing cause providing the fifth occasion of a Bangladesh bower’s four plus wickets haul going in vain against New Zealand. The other four occasions are – 4 for 40 by Nazmul Hossian at Chittagong on 02.11.04, 5 for 31 by Aftab Ahmed at Dhaka on 05.11.04, 4 for 63 by Mohammad Rafique at Dhaka on 07.11.04 and 4 for 33 by Shafiul Islam at Napier on 05.02.10

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 33 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 60^th occasion of captain’s four wicket haul going in vain in the history of one day games.

Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladesh captain to witness his four wicket haul – 4 for 33 in this game – in a losing cause

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 33 was in a losing cause providing the sixth occasion of a captain’s four plus wicket haul in a losing cause against New Zealand in one day games. Other five occasions are – 4 for 23 by RGD Willis of England at Sydney on 20.01.83, 4 for 42 by RGD Willis of England at Dunedin on 15.06.83, 5 for 41 by IVA Richards of West Indies at Dunedin on 18.03.87, 4 for 21 by A Flintoff of England at Adeliade on 23.01.07 and 4 for 15 by PD Collingwood of England at Chester-le-Street on 15.06.08

At the end of this match, head to head count between the two teams read thus – Played – 18 : Won by New Zealand – 17 : Won by Bangladesh – 01 :

BB McCullum with two sixes in this game has taken his aggregate of sixes to 99 in one day games.

BB McCullum at the end of this game has effected 199 dismissals {186 catches and 13 stumpings}.

Australia vs West Indies : Second One day at Adelaide on 09.02.10 : Australia won by eight wickets

CH Gayle was dismissed by the first ball of the match when he was adjudged leg before to DE Bollinger in this game providing the 55^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of one day games

CH Gayle was dismissed by the first ball of the match when he was adjudged leg before to DE Bollinger in this game providing the seventh occasion of an West Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of one day games. Others are – PA Wallace vs England at Sharjah in 1997/98, RD Jacobs vs India at Singpore in 1999, SL Campbell vs New Zealand at Taupo in 1999/00, SL Campbell vs New Zealand at Napier in 1999/00, PA Wallace vs South Africa at East London in 1998/99 and KAO Powell vs Bangladesh at Bassaterre in 2009.

DE Bollinger captured four wickets for 28 in this game, providing the 177^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games

DE Bollinger captured four wickets for 28 in this game, providing the 28th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against West Indies

DE Bollinger captured four wickets for 28 in this game, providing the 118th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games

DE Bollinger captured four wickets for 28 in this game, providing the 22nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games against West Indies.

DE Bollinger with his 4 for 28 in this game captured his third four plus wicket haul in his one day career. The other two occasions of his four plus wicket hauls are – 5 for 35 vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 01.05.09 and 5 for 35 vs India at Guwahathi on 08.11.09.

The win by eight wickets in this game gave Australia its 61^st win against West Indies in 122 games played hither to between the two teams. West Indies has won 57 games while two games have ended in no result

West Indies’s team total of 170 all out in this game provides the 52^nd occasion of West Indies dismissed all out against Australia in this games. It also provides the 20^th occasion of West Indies dismissed all out against Australia while batting in the first innings of the match.

RT Ponting registered his 75^th one day half century when he made 57 not out in this game. It was his 103^rd one day fifty {75 HC plus 28 C}

RT Ponting became the fourth batsman in the history of one day games to register 75 plus half centuries. Others are – SR Tendulkar of India {93}, Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan {83} and R Dravid of India {82}

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 146^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in Australia’s winning one day games

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 94th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in Australia’s winning one day games

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 17^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in Australia’s winning one day games against West Indies

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 17^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in Australia’s winning one day games against West Indies

DE Bollinger’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the 22nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in Australia’s winning one day games against West Indies

RT Ponting’s 57 not out in this game represent his 86^th fifty in Australia’s winning ODIs. SR Tendulkar with 88 fifties to his credit in India’s winning ODIs has scored more fifties than RT Ponting in a team’s winning ODIs. RT Ponting and SR Tendulkar are the only two batsmen in the history of one day games to register 80 plus fifties in a team’s winning ODIs.

RT Ponting’s 57 not out in this game represent his 62^nd half century in Australia’s winning ODIs. He holds the record for most half centuries in a team’s winning ODIs.

SR Tendulkar {56} and Inzamam-ul-Haq {55} are the other two batsmen who have scored 50 fifties in their country’s winning ODIs.

At the end of this game, RT Ponting has an aggregate of 9871 runs in Australia’s winning ODIs. He requires 129 runs more to aggregate 10000 runs. If he does so, he would become the second batsman after SR Tendulkar to amass 10000 plus runs in a team’s winning ODIs. SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 10533 runs in India’s winning ODIs

CH Gayle registered his 20^th one day zero when he failed to score in this game. He became the 13^th batsman in the history of one day games. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {34}, Wasim Akram {28}, M Muralitharan {25}, WPUJC Vaas {25}, DPMD Jayawardene {24}, RS Kaluwitharana {24}, Shahid Afridi {24}, HH Gibbs {22}, DL Vettori {21}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {20}, SM Pollock {20} and SR Tendulkar {20}

CH Gayle registered his 18^th zero as an opening batsman to occupy the second place among the openers who have scored most zeroes as openers in the history of one day games. ST Jayasuriya occupies the first place with 29 zeroes to his credit. While collecting his 18^th zero as an opening batsman, CH Gayle left behind AC Gilchirst and HH Gibbs who have 17 zeroes to their credit

India conceded first innings lead of 325 runs at Nagpur in the first test against South Africa providing the twelfth occasion of India conceding a first innings lead in excess of 300 runs. All the twelve are listed below in the ascending order of the lead conceded.

No	Team	Score	India	Score	Lead	Result	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	Eng	433-10	India	128	305	Lost	Lord’s	Jun 1982
2	NZl	619-09d	India	305	314	Draw	Napier	Mar 2009
3	Aus	382	India	058	324	Lost	Brisbane	Nov 1947
4	SAF	558-06d	India	233	325	Lost	Nagpur	Feb 2010
5	Eng	629-10	India	302	327	Lost	Lord’s	Jun 1974
6	Eng	633-05d	India	297	336	Lost	Birmingham	Jul 1979
7	Win	582-10	India	245	337	Lost	Chennai	Jan 1949
8	Win	629-06d	India	273	356	Draw	Mum-BS	Dec 1948
9	Srl	600-09d	India	223	377	Lost	Col-SSC	Jul 2008
10	Eng	550-04d	India	164	386	Lost	Leeds	Jun 1967
11	Pak	581-03d	India	189	392	Lost	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
12	Win	614-05d	India	124	490	Lost	Kolkata	Dec 1958

Of these twelve occasions, India has managed to draw only two tests – against New Zealand at Napier in March 2009 and against West Indies at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 1948

No	Team	Score	India	Score	Lead	Result	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	NZl	619-09d	India	305	314	Draw	Napier	Mar 2009
2	Win	629-06d	India	273	356	Draw	Mum-BS	Dec 1948

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in the second innings of the first test against South Africa at Nagpur represented his 100^th fifty in tests. He became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 100 fifties. It’s just a coincidence that his 100^th fifty was an exact 100. All his 100 fifties are listed below

No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	59	6	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
2	57	6	3	v Pakistan	Sialkot	Dec 1989
3	88	6	1	v New Zealand	Napier	Feb 1990
4	68	6	2	v England	Manchester	Aug 1990
5	119*	6	4	v England	Manchester	Aug 1990
6	148*	6	2	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 1992
7	114	4	2	v Australia	Perth	Feb 1992
8	111	4	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	Nov 1992
9	73	5	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	Jan 1993
10	50	4	1	v England	Kolkata	Jan 1993
11	165	4	1	v England	Chennai	Feb 1993
12	78	4	2	v England	Mumbai	Feb 1993
13	62	4	1	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	Mar 1993
14	104*	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	Jul 1993
15	71	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	Aug 1993
16	142	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	Jan 1994
17	96	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Bangalore	Jan 1994
18	85	5	3	v West Indies	Mumbai	Nov 1994
19	179	4	1	v West Indies	Nagpur	Dec 1994
20	54	4	3	v West Indies	Nagpur	Dec 1994
21	52*	4	1	v New Zealand	Chennai	Oct 1995
22	122	4	3	v England	Birmingham	Jun 1996
23	177	4	1	v England	Nottingham	Jul 1996
24	74	4	3	v England	Nottingham	Jul 1996
25	61	4	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	Dec 1996
26	169	5	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	Jan 1997
27	88	4	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Mar 1997
28	92	4	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	Mar 1997
29	83	4	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	Apr 1997
30	143	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	Aug 1997
31	139	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	Aug 1997
32	148	5	1	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	Dec 1997
33	155*	4	3	v Australia	Chennai	Mar 1998
34	79	4	2	v Australia	Kolkata	Mar 1998
35	177	4	1	v Australia	Bangalore	Mar 1998
36	113	5	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	Dec 1998
37	67	4	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	Jan 1999
38	136	4	4	v Pakistan	Chennai	Jan 1999
39	53	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	Feb 1999
40	124*	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	Feb 1999
41	126*	4	3	v New Zealand	Mohali	Oct 1999
42	217	4	1	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
43	61	5	2	v Australia	Adelaide	Dec 1999
44	116	4	2	v Australia	Melbourne	Dec 1999
45	52	4	4	v Australia	Melbourne	Dec 1999
46	97	4	1	v South Africa	Mumbai	Feb 2000
47	122	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	Nov 2000
48	201*	4	1	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	Nov 2000
49	76	4	1	v Australia	Mumbai	Feb 2001
50	65	5	3	v Australia	Mumbai	Feb 2001
51	126	4	2	v Australia	Chennai	Mar 2001
52	74	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	Jun 2001
53	69	4	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	Jun 2001
54	155	4	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
55	88	5	2	v England	Mohali	Dec 2001
56	103	4	2	v England	Ahmedabad	Dec 2001
57	90	4	2	v England	Bangalore	Dec 2001
58	176	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	Feb 2002
59	79	4	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	Apr 2002
60	117	4	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 2002
61	86	4	4	v West Indies	Kingston	May 2002
62	92	4	3	v England	Nottingham	Aug 2002
63	193	4	1	v England	Leeds	Aug 2002
64	54	4	2	v England	The Oval	Sep 2002
65	176	4	3	v West Indies	Kolkata	Oct 2002
66	51	4	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	Dec 2002
67	55	4	2	v New Zealand	Mohali	Oct 2003
68	241*	4	1	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2004
69	60*	4	3	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2004
70	194*	4	1	v Pakistan	Multan	Mar 2004
71	55	4	3	v Australia	Mumbai	Nov 2004
72	248*	4	2	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	Dec 2004
73	94	4	2	v Pakistan	Mohali	Mar 2005
74	52	4	1	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Mar 2005
75	52	4	3	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Mar 2005
76	109	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	Dec 2005
77	63	4	2	v South Africa	Durban	Dec 2006
78	64	4	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	Jan 2007
79	101	4	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	May 2007
80	122*	4	1	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	May 2007
81	91	4	2	v England	Nottingham	Jul 2007
82	82	4	1	v England	The Oval	Aug 2007
83	56*	4	4	v Pakistan	Delhi	Nov 2007
84	82	4	1	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Nov 2007
85	62	4	2	v Australia	Melbourne	Dec 2007
86	154*	4	2	v Australia	Sydney	Jan 2008
87	71	4	1	v Australia	Perth	Jan 2008
88	153	4	1	v Australia	Adelaide	Jan 2008
89	88	4	1	v Australia	Mohali	Oct 2008
90	68	4	1	v Australia	Delhi	Oct 2008
91	109	4	1	v Australia	Nagpur	Nov 2008
92	103*	4	4	v England	Chennai	Dec 2008
93	160	4	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	Mar 2009
94	64	4	3	v New Zealand	Napier	Mar 2009
95	62	4	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	Apr 2009
96	100*	5	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
97	53	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai (BS)	Dec 2009
99	105*	4	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	Jan 2010
99	143	4	2	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	Jan 2010
100	100	4	3	v South Africa	Nagpur	Feb 2010

The progressive milestones of his fifties are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that barring his first fifty which came at Faisalabad, his 25^th, 50^th, 75^th and 100^th fifties were regisrtred on home soil

No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	59	6	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
25	61	4	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	Dec 1996
50	65	5	3	v Australia	Mumbai	Feb 2001
75	52	4	3	v Pakistan	Kolkata	Mar 2005
100	100	4	3	v South Africa	Nagpur	Feb 2010

India lost the first test at Nagpur against South Africa by an innings and six runs providing the 36^th occasion of India losing a test match by an innings margin. All the 36 occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	India	Lost	inns & 226 runs	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1947
2	India	lost	inns & 016 runs	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
3	India	lost	inns & 177 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1948
4	India	lost	inns & 193 runs	Win	Chennai	Jan 1949
5	India	lost	inns & 207 runs	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1952
6	India	lost	inns & 043 runs	Pak	Lucknow	Oct 1952
7	India	lost	inns & 005 runs	Aus	Chennai	Oct 1956
8	India	lost	inns & 336 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1958
9	India	lost	inns & 059 runs	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1959
10	India	lost	inns & 173 runs	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1959
11	India	lost	inns & 027 runs	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1959
12	India	lost	inns & 127 runs	Aus	Delhi	Dec 1959
13	India	lost	inns & 055 runs	Aus	Chennai	Jan 1960
14	India	lost	inns & 018 runs	Win	Kingston	Mar 1962
15	India	lost	inns & 030 runs	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1962
16	India	lost	inns & 045 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1966
17	India	lost	inns & 124 runs	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1967
18	India	lost	inns & 004 runs	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1967
19	India	lost	inns & 285 runs	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1974
20	India	lost	inns & 078 runs	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1974
21	India	lost	inns & 017 runs	Win	Delhi	Dec 1974
22	India	lost	inns & 033 runs	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1976
23	India	lost	inns & 097 runs	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1976
24	India	lost	inns & 025 runs	Eng	Delhi	Dec 1976
25	India	lost	inns & 083 runs	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
26	India	lost	inns & 004 runs	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1981
27	India	lost	inns & 086 runs	Pak	Karachi	Dec 1982
28	India	lost	inns & 119 runs	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
29	India	lost	inns & 083 runs	Win	Kanpur	Oct 1983
30	India	lost	inns & 046 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1983
31	India	lost	inns & 141 runs	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2000
32	India	lost	inns & 071 runs	SAF	Bangalore	Mar 2000
33	India	lost	inns & 077 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
34	India	lost	inns & 090 runs	SAF	Ahmedabad	Apr 2008
35	India	lost	inns & 239 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2008
36	India	lost	inns & 006 runs	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

India has lost a test match against South Africa by an innings margin on three occasions which are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	India	lost	inns & 071 runs	SAF	Bangalore	Mar 2000
2	India	lost	inns & 090 runs	SAF	Ahmedabad	Apr 2008
3	India	lost	inns & 006 runs	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

India has lost a test match against a visiting team by an innings margin on fourteen occasions including the Nagpur test which are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	India	lost	inns & 193 runs	Win	Chennai	Jan 1949
2	India	lost	inns & 043 runs	Pak	Lucknow	Oct 1952
3	India	lost	inns & 005 runs	Aus	Chennai	Oct 1956
4	India	lost	inns & 336 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1958
5	India	lost	inns & 127 runs	Aus	Delhi	Dec 1959
6	India	lost	inns & 055 runs	Aus	Chennai	Jan 1960
7	India	lost	inns & 045 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1966
8	India	lost	inns & 017 runs	Win	Delhi	Dec 1974
9	India	lost	inns & 025 runs	Eng	Delhi	Dec 1976
10	India	lost	inns & 083 runs	Win	Kanpur	Oct 1983
11	India	lost	inns & 046 runs	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1983
12	India	lost	inns & 071 runs	SAF	Bangalore	Mar 2000
13	India	lost	inns & 090 runs	SAF	Ahmedabad	Apr 2008
14	India	lost	inns & 006 runs	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

Nagpur Test : Fourth Day : More stats

A Mishra bagged a pair in this test providing the 48^th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test match.

A Mishra bagged a pair in this test providing the third occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test match against South Africa. Other two are – J Srinath {at Mumbai in Feb 2000} and Zaheer Khan {at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001}.

A Mishra bagged a pair in this test providing the 21^st occasion of an Indian batsman collecting a pair in a test match on Indian soil

SR Tendulkar was bowled in the second innings by PL Harris after scoring 100 providing the 43^rd occasion of his being dismissed bowled in a test innings. He now has the record for an Indian batsman dismissed bowled on most occasions. He wrested this record from R Dravid who has been dismissed bowled on 42 occasions.

SR Tendulkar and JH Kallis are on par with 43 bowled dismissals at the end of this test. AR Border of Australia {53} and JR Reid {44} are the other two batsmen who have been dismissed bowled on more occasions than SR Tendulkar and JH Kallis

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test provide the 25^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the fourth occasion of his capturing ten or more wickets in a test match. The other three occasions are – 10 for 93 vs New Zealand at Jo’burg in Nov 2007, 10 for 91 vs New Zealand at Centurion in Nov 2007 and 10 for 154 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2008

At the end of this test, DL Steyn and M Ntini share the South African record for most ten wicket hauls. M Ntini’s four ten wicket hauls are – 10 for 220 vs England at Lord’s in Jul 2003, 13 for 132 vs West Indies at Port of Spain in Apr 2005, 10 for 178 vs Australia at Johannesburg in Mar 2006 and 10 for 145 vs New Zealand at Centurion in Apr 2006.

India has conceded the first innings lead of 325 runs in this test providing the 12^th occasion of India conceding a lead of 300 plus runs.

India lost this test by an innings and six runs providing the 36^th occasion of India losing a test by an innings. The loss at Nagpur represents the third innings loss against South Africa. The first occasion was at Bangalore in Mar 2000 when South Africa had won the test by an innings and 71 runs and the second occasion was at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008, when South Africa has won by an innings and 90 runs.

India lost this test by an innings and six runs providing the 14th occasion of India losing a test by an innings on Indian soil. All the three losses against South Africa have come on Indian soil.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in the second innings represent his highest individual score on home soil and an improvement over his 97 in first innings at Mumbai in Feb 2000

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in this test represent the 140^th occasion of a batsman scoring 100 or 100 not out in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in this test represent the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 100 or 100 not out in a test innings.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 in this test represent the second occasion of his scoring 100 or 100 not out in a test innings. He had scored 100 not out against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009

SR Tendulkar is the second Indian batsman to score 100 or 100 not out in a test innings. SC Ganguly is the other batsman. He had scored 100 not out vs New Zealand in Oct 2003 and 100 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in May 2007.

India suffered its first loss under MS Dhoni when it went down to South Africa by an innings and six runs. Dhoni at the end of this test has led India in 12 tests. India has won eight tests, lost one test and three tests were drawn

First Test at Nagpur – Fourth day highlights

SR Tendulkar registered his 100^th fifty when he scored exact 100 in this game. It was his 46hth hundred. Coupled with 54 half centuries, he scored his 100^th fifty to become the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 100 fifties.

SR Tendulkar with his 100 in this game scored his 20^th hundred at home. He became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 20 plus hundreds on home soil. Other two are – RT Ponting {21} and ML Hayden {21}. ST Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to register 20 hundreds on home soil.

SR Tendulkar registered his 44^th fifty on home soil with his 100 in this test {20 C plus 24 C}. RT Ponting {54}, JH Kallis {49}, AR Border {48} and SR Waugh {45} are the four batsmen who have score more fifties than SR Tendulkar on home soil.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 at home in this test was in a losing cause. There are the other two occasions when his home test hundreds have gone in vain which are – 177 vs Australia at Bangalore in Mar 1998 and 136 vs Pakistan at Chennai in Jan 1999

SR Tendulkar and M Azharuddin have equal number of home test hundreds in a losing cause. Azharuddin’s hundreds which were in vain are – 105 vs England at Chennai in Jan 1985, 109 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Nov 1996 and 102 vs South Africa at Bangalore in Mar 2000.

SR Tendulkar’s 100 at home in this test was in a losing cause providing the tenth occasion of his hundreds going in vain which are as under – 114 vs Australia at Perth in Feb 1992, 122 vs England at Birmingham in Jun 1996, 169 vs South Africa at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 177 vs Australia at Bangalore in Mar 1998, 113 vs New Zealand at Wellington in Dec 1998, 136 vs Pakistan at Chennai in Jan 1999, 116 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1999, 155 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001, 154* vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2008 and 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010.

SR Tendulkar became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to witness ten or more hundreds in a losing cause. The record of most hundreds by a batsman in a losing cause is credited to BC Lara of West Indies who has witnessed 14 of his test hundreds go in vain.

M Azharuddin of India, BC Lara of West Indies, RR Sarwan of West Indies and SR Tenudlkar of India are the four batsmen who share the record of most hundreds in a losing cause against South Africa. All these four batsmen have witnessed three of their test hundreds going in vain against South Africa.

M Azharuddin – 105 vs England at Chennai in Jan 1985, 109 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Nov 1996 and 102 vs South Africa at Bangalore in Mar 2000.

BC Lara – 202 at Jo’burg in Dec 2003, 196 at Port of Spain in Apr 2005 and 176 at Bridgetown in Apr 2005

RR Sarwan – 114 at Durban in Dec 2003, 119 at Centurion in Jan 2004 and 107* at Port of Spain in Apr 2005

SR Tendulkar – 169 vs South Africa at Cape Town in Jan 1997, 155 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001 and 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010.

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the 39^th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India.

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the 10th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India on Indian soil

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the first occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India on Indian soil

With 10 for 108 in this test DW Steyn became the second bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India at Nagpur – VCA stadium. JJ Krezja of Australia had figures of 12 for 358 at this venue in Nov 2008.

DW Steyn’s 10 for 108 in this test represent the third occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against India. The other two are – AA Donald {12 for 139 at Port Elizabeth in Dec 1992} and SM Pollock {10 for 147 at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001}

More stats to follow …………..

S Badrinath with his 56 on his test debut against South Africa in the first test at Nagpur earned the distinction of becoming the 34^th Indian batsman to score a fifty on debut. The complete list is furnished below

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	L Amar Singh	–	51	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1932
2	L Amarnath	–	118	Eng	Mumbai	Dec 1933
3	Dilawar Hussain	59	57	Eng	Kolkata	Jan 1934
4	Yuvraj of Patiala	–	60	Eng	Chennai	Feb 1934
5	C Ramaswami	–	60	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1936
6	MH Mankad	–	63	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1946
7	RS Modi	57*	–	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1946
8	DG Phadkar	51	–	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1947
9	KC Ibrahim	85	–	Win	Delhi	Nov 1948
10	CD Gopinath	50*	–	Eng	Mumbai (BS)	Dec 1951
11	RH Shodhan	110	–	Pak	Kolkata	Dec 1952
12	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	NZl	Hyd-LBS	Nov 1955
13	RG Nadkarni	68*	–	NZl	Delhi	Dec 1955
14	AA Baig	–	112	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1959
15	Hanumant Singh	105	–	Eng	Delhi	Feb 1964
16	GR Viswanath	–	137	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
17	SM Gavaskar	65	67*	Win	Port of Spain	Mar 1971
18	SS Naik	–	77	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1974
18	HS Kanitkar	65	–	Win	Bangalore	Nov 1974
20	PH Sharma	54	–	Win	Delhi	Dec 1974
21	S Amarnath	124	–	NZl	Auckland	Jan 1976
22	P Roy	–	60*	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1982
23	J Arun Lal	63	–	Srl	Chennai	Sep 1982
24	BS Sandhu	71	–	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
25	M Azharuddin	110	–	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1984
26	LS Rajput	–	61	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 1985
27	WV Raman	–	83	Win	Chennai	Jan 1988
28	PK Amre	103	–	SAF	Durban	Nov 1992
29	R Dravid	95	–	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1996
30	SC Ganguly	131	–	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1996
31	VVS Laxman	–	51	SAF	Ahmedabad	Nov 1996
32	DJ Gandhi	–	75	NZl	Mohali	Oct 1999
33	V Sehwag	105	–	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
34	S Badrinath	56	–	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010

S Badrinath with his 56 became the fourth Indian batsman to register a fifty on test debut against South Africa after PK Amre. VVS Laxman and V Sehwag

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	PK Amre	103	–	SAF	Durban	Nov 1992
2	VVS Laxman	–	51	SAF	Ahmedabad	Nov 1996
3	V Sehwag	105	–	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
4	S Badrinath	56	–	SAF	Nagpur	Feb 2010