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Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Mirpur Test : Rahul Dravid becomes the first fieldsman in test history to pouch 100 catches on away soil

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Mirpur Test : Rahul Dravid becomes the first fieldsman in test history to pouch 100 catches on away soil

R Dravid became the first fieldsman in the annals of test cricket to pouch 100 catches on away soil. His 100th victim was Raquibul Hasan of Ishant Sharma for 4 in Bangladesh’s first innings in the second test at Mirpur. At the end of the first day of the test, Dravid had an aggregate of 101 catches. All his 101 away catches are listed below

No Batsman Bowler Runs Opp Ground Mon/Yr
1 NHussain JSrinath 28 Eng Lord’s Jun96
2 GKirsten BKVPrasad 2 SAF Durban Dec96
3 DJRichardson JSrinath 39 SAF Cape Town Jan97
4 LKlusener JSrinath 12 SAF Cape Town Jan97
5 WJCronje AKumble 18 SAF Cape Town Jan97
6 PRAdams JSrinath 2 SAF Jo’burg Jan97
7 LKlusener AKumble 49 SAF Jo’burg Jan97
8 SCWilliams AKumble 18 Win Trinidad Mar97
9 CELAmbrose AKumble 16 Win Trinidad Mar97
10 FARose SBJoshi 34 Win Trinidad Mar97
11 IRBishop SBJoshi 17 Win StJohn’s Apr97
12 CAWalsh SBJoshi 21 Win StJohn’s Apr97
13 ADRCampbell JSrinath 0 Zim Harare Oct98
14 HHStreak ABAgarkar 3 Zim Harare Oct98
15 CDMcMillan JSrinath 24 NZl Wellington Dec98
16 MDBell JSrinath 0 NZl Wellington Dec98
17 SPFleming JSrinath 0 NZl Hamilton Jan99
18 CLCairns AKumble 126 NZl Hamilton Jan99
19 SKWarne JSrinath 0 Aus Adelaide Dec99
20 AkramKhan SBJoshi 35 Ban Dhaka Nov00
21 BAMurphy Z Khan 7 Zim Bulawayo Jun01
22 DDEbrahim JSrinath 0 Zim Bulawayo Jun01
23 GJWhittall ANehra 0 Zim Harare Jun01
24 GJWhittall JSrinath 10 Zim Harare Jun01
25 STJayasuriya Z Khan 111 Srl Galle Aug01
26 RPArNovld Z Khan 5 Srl Kandy Aug01
27 MVBoucher JSrinath 47 SAF Bloemfontein Nov01
28 RRSarwan ANehra 35 Win Trinidad Apr02
29 SCWilliams JSrinath 13 Win Trinidad Apr02
30 RRSarwan Harbhajan 41 Win Trinidad Apr02
31 BCLara ANehra 47 Win Trinidad Apr02
32 CLHooper JSrinath 17 Win Kingston May02
33 JPCrawley Sehwag 64 Eng Lord’s Jul02
34 SPJones AKumble 44 Eng Lord’s Jul02
35 MAButcher Harbhajan 53 Eng Nottingham Aug02
36 MJHoggard ANehra 32 Eng Nottingham Aug02
37 MAButcher SBBangar 42 Eng Leeds Aug02
38 AFlintoff Z Khan 0 Eng Leeds Aug02
39 AJStewart AKumble 47 Eng Leeds Aug02
40 MAButcher Harbhajan 54 Eng TheOval Sep02
41 AJTudor Harbhajan 2 Eng TheOval Sep02
42 AFGiles AKumble 31 Eng TheOval Sep02
43 LVincent Z Khan 3 NZl Hamilton Dec02
44 CDMcMillan ANehra 4 NZl Hamilton Dec02
45 RTPonting AKumble 242 Aus Adelaide Dec03
46 DRMartyn SRTendulkar 38 Aus Adelaide Dec03
47 SRWaugh SRTendulkar 42 Aus Adelaide Dec03
48 MLHayden AKumble 30 Aus Sydney Jan04
49 TaufeeqUmar IK Pathan 23 NZl Multan Mar04
50 MohdYousuf IK Pathan 112 NZl Multan Mar04
51 YasirHameed ABAgarkar 19 NZl Lahore Apr04
52 MohdSami AKumble 0 NZl Rawalpindi Apr04
53 TapashBaisya AKumble 0 Ban Dhaka Dec04
54 M Rahman Harbhajan 6 Ban Dhaka Dec04
55 JavedOmar AKumble 10 Ban Chittagong Dec04
56 MohdRafique IK Pathan 4 Ban Chittagong Dec04
57 KhaledMashud Harbhajan 0 Ban Chittagong Dec04
58 HHStreak AKumble 27 Zim Bulawayo Sep05
59 BRMTaylor IK Pathan 4 Zim Harare Sep05
60 CKCoventry Harbhajan 37 Zim Harare Sep05
61 TDuffin IK Pathan 10 Zim Harare Sep05
62 SKWarne AFlintoff 7 Aus Sydney Oct05
63 ShoaibMalik RP Singh 19 NZl Faisalabad Jan06
64 SalmanButt IK Pathan 0 NZl Karachi Jan06
65 CHGayle AKumble 72 Win StJohn’s Jun06
66 SChanderpaul AKumble 62 Win StJohn’s Jun06
67 DRamdin VSehwag 8 Win StJohn’s Jun06
68 DJBravo AKumble 25 Win GrosIslet Jun06
69 PTCollins VSehwag 0 Win GrosIslet Jun06
70 PTCollins Harbhajan 1 Win Basseterre Jun06
71 RRSarwan S Sreesanth 23 Win Basseterre Jun06
72 RRSarwan S Sreesanth 51 Win Kingston Jun06
73 JHKallis Z Khan 32 SAF Cape Town Jan07
74 HabibulBashar Z Khan 5 Ban Dhaka May07
75 ShakibAlHasan RRPowar 15 Ban Dhaka May07
76 AJStrauss AKumble 96 Eng Lord’s Jul07
77 RJSidebottom AKumble 9 Eng Lord’s Jul07
78 MJPrior AKumble 11 Eng Nottingham Jul07
79 KPPietersen SRTendulkar 41 Eng TheOval Aug07
80 MLHayden Z Khan 124 Aus Melbourne Dec07
81 GBHogg Z Khan 17 Aus Melbourne Dec07
82 RTPonting Harbhajan 3 Aus Melbourne Dec07
83 GBHogg AKumble 79 Aus Sydney Jan08
84 MJClarke AKumble 0 Aus Sydney Jan08
85 GBHogg Harbhajan 1 Aus Sydney Jan08
86 RTPonting ISharma 20 Aus Perth Jan08
87 ASymonds AKumble 66 Aus Perth Jan08
88 RTPonting ISharma 45 Aus Perth Jan08
89 KCSangakkara Z Khan 12 Srl Col-SSC Jul08
90 BSMWarnapura Harbhajan 115 Srl Col-SSC Jul08
91 MGVandort Z Khan 4 Srl Galle Jul08
92 MJayawardene ISharma 5 Srl Galle Jul08
93 MJGuptill Z Khan 14 NZl Hamilton Mar09
94 TGMcIntosh Z Khan 4 NZl Wellington Apr09
95 JDRyder Harbhajan 0 NZl Wellington Apr09
96 BBMcCullum SRTendulkar 6 NZl Wellington Apr09
97 MohdAshraful ISharma 2 Ban Chittagong Jan10
98 MohdAshraful ISharma 27 Ban Chittagong Jan10
99 TamimIqbal VSehwag 52 Ban Chittagong Jan10
100 RaqibulHasan ISharma 4 Ban Dhaka Jan10
101 ShafiulIslam ISharma 9 Ban Dhaka Jan10

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Second Test at Mirpur : Instances of both the opening batsmen scoring zeroes in a test innings

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Second Test at Mirpur : Instances of both the opening batsmen scoring zeroes in a test innings

Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes were dismissed without scoring in Bangladesh’s first innings against India in the second test at Mirpur providing the 43rd occasion of both the openers scoring zero in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All the 43 occasions are listed below.

No Team Ins Opp Ground Series
Batsmen1 Batsmen2
1 Aus 3 Eng Manchester 1888
ACBannerman PSMcDonnell
2 Win 3 Eng Manchester 1928
GChallenor CARoach
3 Eng 1 NZl Christchurch 1932/33
HSutcliffe EPaynter
4 Aus 4 Eng Brisbane 1936/37
JHFingleton CLBadcock
5 Aus 3 Eng Melbourne 1936/37
WJO’Reilly LOFleetwoodSmith
6 Aus 1 SAF Jo’burg 1949/50
ARMorris KRMiller
7 Aus 3 Eng Brisbane 1950/51
JMoroney ARMorris
8 Ind 3 Eng Leeds 1952
PRoy DKGaekwad
9 SAF 2 Eng Lord’s 1955
DJMcGlew TLGoddard
10 Win 1 Pak Trinidad 1957/58
CCHunte RBKanhai
11 Win 3 Ind Kanpur 1958/59
JKCHolt CCHunte
12 NZl 3 SAF Jo’burg 1961/62
SNMcGregor GTDowling
13 Ind 4 Aus Chennai 1964/65
MLJaisimha KSInderjitsinhji
14 NZl 3 Eng Auckland 1965/66
TWJarvis MJFShrimpton
15 Eng 3 Pak Hyd-Pak 1972/73
MHDenness DLAmiss
16 Ind 1 Aus Melbourne 1977/78
SMGavaskar CPSChauhan
17 Win 2 Ind Mumbai 1978/79
AEGreenidge ABWilliams
18 Eng 2 Aus Perth 1979/80
DWRandall GBoycott
19 Pak 1 Win Karachi 1980/81
ShafiqAhmed SadiqMohammad
20 Pak 2 Aus Perth 1981/82
MudassarNazar RizwanuzZaman
21 Pak 3 Eng Leeds 1982
MohsinKhan MudassarNazar
22 Win 2 Ind Trinidad 1982/83
CGGreenidge DLHaynes
23 Srl 2 Aus Kandy 1982/83
SWettimuny ERNSFernando
24 Eng 3 Win Kingston 1985/86
GAGooch RTRobinson
25 NZl 4 Eng Lord’s 1986
JGWright BAEdgar
26 NZl 4 Eng Auckland 1991/92
BJHartland JGWright
27 Pak 2 Win St John’s 1992/93
ShakeelAhmedJr RameezRaja
28 Srl 3 SAF Col-SSC 1993
RSMahanama UCHathurasingha
29 Zim 3 Pak Faisalabad 1996/97
GWFlower MHDekker
30 Ind 4 Zim Harare 1998/99
NRMongia NSSidhu
31 Aus 1 Srl Kandy 1999
MJSlater GSBlewett
32 Ind 1 NZl Mohali 1999/00
DJGandhi SRamesh
33 Zim 2 Win Trinidad 1999/00
NCJohnson GWFlower
34 SAF 1 Srl Kandy 2000
GKirsten NDMckenzie
35 Srl 4 SAF Kandy 2000
MSAtapattu STJayasuriya
36 Zim 3 Ind Delhi 2000/01
GWFlower GJRennie
37 Srl 2 SAF Durban 2000/01
MSAtapattu STJayasuriya
38 Pak 2 Aus Col-PSS 2002/03
ImranNazir TaufeeqUmar
39 Pak 1 Aus Sharjah 2002/03
ImranNazir TaufeeqUmar
40 Eng 4 Pak Faisalabad 2005/06
METrescothick AJStrauss
41 NZl 1 SAF Jo’burg 2005/06
MHWPapps JMHow
42 SAF 1 Srl Col-PSS 2006
HHGibbs AJHall
43 Ban 1 Ind Dhaka 2009/10
TamimIqbal ImrulKayes

Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes were dismissed without scoring in Bangladesh’s first innings against India in the second test at Mirpur providing the fifth occasion of both the openers scoring zero in a test innings against India. All the five occasions are listed below.

No Team Ins Opp Ground Series
Batsmen1 Batsmen2
1 Win 3 Ind Kanpur 1958/59
JKCHolt CCHunte
2 Win 2 Ind Mumbai 1978/79
AEGreenidge ABWilliams
3 Win 2 Ind Trinidad 1982/83
CGGreenidge DLHaynes
4 Zim 3 Ind Delhi 2000/01
GWFlower GJRennie
5 Ban 1 Ind Dhaka 2009/10
TamimIqbal ImrulKayes

MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and Imran Nazir-Taufeeq Umar of Pakistan remain the two opening batsmen who have been dismissed for zero on two separate occasions

No Team Ins Opp Ground Series
Batsmen1 Batsmen2
1 Srl 4 SAF Kandy 2000
MSAtapattu STJayasuriya
2 Srl 2 SAF Durban 2000/01
MSAtapattu STJayasuriya
1 Pak 2 Aus Col-PSS 2002/03
ImranNazir TaufeeqUmar
2 Pak 1 Aus Sharjah 2002/03
ImranNazir TaufeeqUmar

Kandy test between Sri Lanka and South Africa in 2000 witnessed a unique instance in this category of statistics. South Africa opening batsmen G Kirsten and ND McKenzie scored zeroes in the first innings of the test and Sri Lanka’s opening batsmen MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya failed to open their account in the fourth innings of the test thus providing the only instance of rival openers scoring zeroes in the same test match.

No Team Ins Opp Ground Series
Batsmen1 Batsmen2
1 SAF 1 Srl Kandy 2000
GKirsten NDMckenzie
2 Srl 4 SAF Kandy 2000
MSAtapattu STJayasuriya

Ranji Trophy 2009-10 : Bowlers capturing 20 or more wickets

Ranji Trophy 2009-10 : Bowlers capturing 20 or more wickets

In the just concluded Ranji Trophy season, the following bowlers have captured 20 plus wickets

No Bowlers Team M W R Ave 5 10
1 AMithun Kar 9 47 1092 23.23 3 1
2 RVinay Kumar Kar 8 46 906 19.69 2 1
3 LAblish Pun 8 36 860 23.88 3 1
4 VSMalik HP 7 32 587 18.34 2 0
5 IqbalAbdulla Mum 9 32 855 26.71 0 0
6 PPChawla UP 7 32 882 27.56 1 0
7 MSGony Pun 6 31 598 19.29 2 1
8 RRBose Ben 6 28 662 23.64 3 1
9 SAravind Kar 8 27 798 29.55 1 0
10 RPSingh UP 8 27 891 33.00 0 0
11 AAbsolem Hyd 6 26 737 28.34 2 0
12 SMFallah Mah 6 26 807 31.03 2 0
13 PAwana Del 8 26 812 31.23 1 0
14 DhirajSingh Ori 6 25 751 30.04 0 0
15 DSKulkarni Mum 9 24 674 28.08 0 0
16 RAushikSrinivas TN 8 23 631 27.43 1 0
17 IKPathan Bar 5 22 408 18.54 0 0
18 AKThakur HP 6 22 521 23.68 2 0
19 DSMohanty Ori 7 22 525 23.86 0 0
20 MPArjun Hyd 7 21 642 30.57 1 0
21 BMohanty Ori 6 20 594 29.70 1 0
22 SPJobanputra Sau 6 20 601 30.05 0 0
23 PJSangwan Del 7 20 820 41.00 1 0
Ranji Trophy 2009-10 : Batsmen scoring 400 plus runs

Ranji Trophy 2009-10 : Batsmen scoring 400 plus runs

In the just concluded Ranji Trophy season, the following batsmen have scored 400 plus runs in Super League.

No Batsmen Team Mat Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 MKPandey Kar 9 882 194 63.00 4 4 1
2 AMRahane Mum 9 809 265* 73.54 3 3 0
3 PAPatel Guj 7 727 166 66.09 3 4 0
4 GSatish Kar 7 639 141 71.00 2 3 0
5 WJaffer Mum 10 638 165* 53.16 3 2 1
6 KBPawan Kar 9 631 152 45.07 2 2 0
7 SOKukreja Mum 10 601 122 40.06 1 4 2
8 CRPathak Sau 6 601 138 60.10 2 3 0
9 SBadrinath TN 6 599 250 85.57 3 2 0
10 UKaul Pun 8 582 123 44.76 1 5 0
11 ABKarthik TN 8 573 118 52.09 1 5 0
12 AmitVerma Kar 9 560 157 43.07 2 1 0
13 CAPujara Sau 5 554 204* 79.14 1 4 0
14 ParvinderSingh UP 8 549 122 42.23 3 1 3
15 PBisht Del 8 543 128* 67.87 2 2 1
16 CGanapathy TN 8 543 126 77.57 2 1 0
17 SBBangar Rail 7 541 163* 60.11 3 0 0
18 MVijay TN 5 532 154 88.66 2 3 0
19 RBhatia Del 8 529 99 58.77 0 6 1
20 RGSharma Mum 6 527 309* 87.83 2 1 1
21 ArindamDas Ben 6 519 144 57.66 2 2 1
22 AMukund TN 7 484 257 48.40 1 2 1
23 NKPatel Guj 7 477 107 39.75 2 2 2
24 RDravid Kar 4 476 209* 119.00 1 3 0
25 RInderSingh Pun 8 476 104 34.00 1 2 0
26 ATRayudu Hyd 7 473 106 43.00 1 3 0
27 VAIndulkar HP 7 466 165 38.83 1 2 0
28 SDhawan Del 5 451 224 75.16 2 0 0
29 KDKarthik TN 6 443 152 55.37 2 2 1
30 FYFazal Rail 7 434 87 39.45 0 3 0
31 RHMotwani Mah 6 430 78 35.83 0 5 0
32 HHKhadiwale Mah 6 426 114 35.50 2 1 0
33 MManhas Del 5 415 170 83.00 1 2 0
34 RHBhatt Guj 7 410 186 37.27 1 1 1
35 NBehera Ori 7 407 95 40.70 0 5 1
36 SAnirudha TN 6 406 113 50.75 1 4 1
37 BDThaker Guj 7 402 122 36.54 1 3 3
38 ABAgarkar Mum 9 401 102* 44.55 1 2 0

Australia vs Pakistan One day Series : MJ Clarke completes 5000 runs and 50 wickets in one day games

Australia vs Pakistan One day Series : MJ Clarke completes 5000 runs and 50 wickets in one day games

MJ Clarke of Australia became the 22nd cricketer to score 5000 runs and capture 50 wickets in the history of one day games. He achieved the distinction during the course of the first one day game against Pakistan at Brisbane on 15.01.10 when he competed 5000 runs. He had already captured 52 wickets prior to the first one day game against Pakistan.

The following list shows the deeds of the 22 cricketers who have performed this feat

No Allrounders Team Mat Runs Bat Av Wkts Bowl Av
1 STJayasuriya Srl 444 13428 32.43 322 36.72
2 ShahidAfridi Pak 289 5878 23.23 270 34.64
3 JH Kallis SAF 295 10409 45.25 248 32.10
4 SR Waugh Aus 325 7569 32.90 195 34.67
5 CL Hooper Win 227 5761 35.34 193 36.05
6 SRTendulkar Ind 440 17394 44.71 154 44.26
7 CH Gayle Win 205 7429 39.94 151 34.03
8 A Symonds Aus 198 5088 39.75 133 37.25
9 Shoaib Malik Pak 188 5103 34.71 130 36.59
10 IVARichards Win 187 6721 47.00 118 35.83
11 WJ Cronje SAF 188 5565 38.64 114 34.78
12 PA de Silva Srl 308 9284 34.90 106 39.40
13 GW Flower Zim 219 6536 33.69 104 40.25
14 SC Ganguly Ind 311 11363 41.02 100 38.49
15 NJ Astle NZl 223 7090 34.92 99 38.47
16 SaleemMalik Pak 283 7170 32.88 89 33.24
17 V Sehwag Ind 219 7036 34.32 88 41.17
18 ME Waugh Aus 244 8500 39.35 85 34.56
19 YuvrajSingh Ind 250 7345 37.09 82 40.41
20 A Ranatunga Srl 269 7456 35.84 79 47.55
21 AR Border Aus 273 6524 30.62 73 28.36
22 MJ Clarke Aus 164 5003 42.76 52 35.25

MJ Clarke became the fifth Australian cricketer to score 5000 runs and capture 50 wickets in one day games. The other four are – SR Waugh, A Symonds, ME Waugh and AR Border

No Allrounders Team Mat Runs Bat Av Wkts Bowl Av
1 SR Waugh Aus 325 7569 32.90 195 34.67
2 A Symonds Aus 198 5088 39.75 133 37.25
3 ME Waugh Aus 244 8500 39.35 85 34.56
4 AR Border Aus 273 6524 30.62 73 28.36
5 MJ Clarke Aus 164 5003 42.76 52 35.25

Australia vs Pakistan One day series : Australia wins the first game at Brisbane – CL White hits century

Australia vs Pakistan One day series : Australia wins the first game at Brisbane – CL White hits century

Australia vs Pakistan: First one day at Brisbane on 22.01.10. Australia won by five wickets

Salman Butts’s 72 in this game provide the 226th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman registering a half century in one day games. It also represents the 20th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman registering a half century against Austrlaia.

Salman Butts’ 72 in this game represent his third half century against Australia as an opening batsman. He became the third Pakistan opening batsman to register three or more half centuries against Pakistan. The other two are – Mudassar Nazar {05} and Aamir Sohail {03}.

Kamran Akmal became SR Watson’s 100th one day victim when he was caught by MJ Clarke for 34 in this game. At the end of this game, Watson had an aggregate of 103 wickets.

SR Watson became the 15th Australian bowler to capture 100 plus one day wickets. Others are GD McGrath {380}, B Lee {324}, SK Warne {291}, CJ McDermott {203}, SR Waugh {195}, NW Bracken {174}, GB Hogg {156}, JN Gillespie {142}, DW Fleming {134}, A Symonds {133}, MG Johnson {111}, SP O’Donnell {108}, PR Reiffel {106}, DK Lilee {103}.

SR Watson became the 12th Australian pace bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games.

SR Watson returned with figures of 10.0-0-36-4 providing the 173rd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

SR Watson returned with figures of 10.0-0-36-4 providing the 26th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games against Pakistan

SR Watson returned with figures of 10.0-0-36-4 providing the 116th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four in one day games.

SR Watson returned with figures of 10.0-0-36-4 providing the 15th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four in one day games against Pakistan

SR Watson’s 10.0-0-36-4 in this game represents his third four wicket haul in one day games, the other two being – 7.5-0-39-4 vs ICC World Eleven at Melbourne {Docklands} on 09.10.05 and 8.0-0-43-4 vs West Indies at Kuala Lampur on 12.09.05. Thus his figures of 10.0-0-36-4 in this game represent his best bowing figures in ODIs.

MJ Clarke completed 5000 runs in one day games when he was on 55 during the course of his knock of 58 in this game. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 5003 runs.

MJ Clarke became the 56th batsman in the history of one day games to complete 5000 runs in one day games. He is the 12th Australian batsman to reach the milestone. The complete list read as under

No Batsmen Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave
1 RT Ponting 331 322 36 12338 164 42.88
2 AC Gilchrist 286 278 11 9595 172 35.93
3 ME Waugh 244 236 20 8500 173 39.35
4 SR Waugh 325 288 58 7569 120* 32.90
5 MG Bevan 232 196 67 6912 108* 53.58
6 AR Border 273 252 39 6524 127* 30.62
7 ML Hayden 160 154 15 6131 181* 44.10
8 DM Jones 164 161 25 6068 145 44.61
9 DC Boon 181 177 16 5964 122 37.04
10 DR Martyn 208 182 51 5346 144* 40.80
11 A Symonds 198 161 33 5088 156 39.75
12 MJ Clarke 164 148 31 5003 130 42.76

MJ Clarke was dismissed run out for 58 in this game providing the 97th occasion of an Australian batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games.

MJ Clarke has been dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on four occasions which reads thus – vs Sri Lanka for 80 at Adelaide on 10.02.06, vs South Africa for 92 at Basaterre on 24.03.07, vs India for 130 at Bangalore on 29.09.07 and vs Pakistan for 58 at Brisbane on 22.01.10.

MJ Clarke becomes the eighth Australian batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on four or more occasions. Others are – RT Ponting {14}, ME Waugh {13}, DM Jones {08}, MA Taylor {06}, DR Martyn {04}, A Symonds {04} and SR Waugh {04}

MJ Clarke became the 22nd allrounder in the history of one day games to score 5000 runs and capture 50 wickets. He is the fifth Australian all rounder to achieve such a feat

No Allrounders Team Mat Runs Bat Av Wkts Bowl Av
1 SR Waugh Aus 325 7569 32.90 195 34.67
2 A Symonds Aus 198 5088 39.75 133 37.25
3 ME Waugh Aus 244 8500 39.35 85 34.56
4 AR Border Aus 273 6524 30.62 73 28.36
5 MJ Clarke Aus 164 5003 42.76 52 35.25

CL White’s 105 in this game represent his second one day hundred and also the 151st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring hundred in one day games. CL White’s 105 provide the 14th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring hundred in one day games against Pakistan.

MJ Clarke and CL White added 102 runs for the fourth wicket in one day providing the 26th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan. This stand also represents the ninth occasion of Australian batsman posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against Pakistan.

This stand also represents the 56th occasion of Australian batsman posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against various oppositions.

This stand also represents the 287th occasion of Australian batsman posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions in one day games. Only India is ahead with 291 three figure partnerships.

Australia vs Pakistan One day Series : SR Watson – new entrant to the list of "Allrounder's Double"

Australia vs Pakistan One day Series : SR Watson – new entrant to the list of "Allrounder's Double"

SR Watson completed the “All rounder’s Double” during the course of the first one day game between Australia and Pakistan at Brisbane on 15.01.10. He needed one wicket for his 100th wicket to earn the distinction. His 100th victim was Kamran Akmal whom he had caught by MJ Clarke for 34.

SR Watson has scored 2281 runs and captured 103 wickets at the end of this game. He became the 47th all rounder in the history of one day games to complete to all rounder’s double. The complete list is furnished below in the order of descending runs

No Allrounders Team Mat Runs BatAv Wkts BowlAv
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 440 17394 44.71 154 44.26
2 ST Jayasuriya Srl 444 13428 32.43 322 36.72
3 SC Ganguly Ind 311 11363 41.02 100 38.49
4 JH Kallis SAF 295 10409 45.25 248 32.10
5 PA de Silva Srl 308 9284 34.90 106 39.40
6 SR Waugh Aus 325 7569 32.90 195 34.67
7 CH Gayle Win 205 7429 39.94 151 34.03
8 IVA Richards Win 187 6721 47.00 118 35.83
9 GW Flower Zim 219 6536 33.69 104 40.25
10 Shahid Afridi Pak 289 5878 23.23 270 34.64
11 CL Hooper Win 227 5761 35.34 193 36.05
12 WJ Cronje SAF 188 5565 38.64 114 34.78
13 Shoaib Malik Pak 188 5103 34.71 130 36.59
14 A Symonds Aus 198 5088 39.75 133 37.25
15 CL Cairns NZl 215 4950 29.46 201 32.80
16 Abdul Razzaq Pak 237 4590 29.61 254 31.12
17 PD Collingwood Eng 173 4478 36.11 101 37.86
18 CZ Harris NZl 250 4379 29.00 203 37.50
19 N Kapil Dev Ind 225 3783 23.79 253 27.45
20 SB Styris NZl 160 3743 31.99 125 33.84
21 Wasim Akram Pak 356 3717 16.52 502 23.52
22 Imran Khan Pak 175 3709 33.41 182 26.61
23 L Klusener SAF 171 3576 41.10 192 29.95
24 SM Pollock SAF 303 3519 26.45 393 24.50
25 A Flintoff Eng 141 3394 32.01 169 24.38
26 RJ Shastri Ind 150 3108 29.04 129 36.04
27 HH Streak Zim 189 2943 28.29 239 29.82
28 MudassarNazar Pak 122 2653 25.26 111 30.91
29 SR Watson Aus 97 2281 40.01 103 28.19
30 TM Odoyo Ken 120 2167 24.34 124 31.00
31 IT Botham Eng 116 2113 23.21 145 28.54
32 JDP Oram NZl 135 2094 24.34 136 30.76
33 WPUJC Vaas Srl 322 2025 13.68 400 27.53
34 M Prabhakar Ind 130 1858 24.12 157 28.87
35 Sir RJ Hadlee NZl 115 1751 21.61 158 21.56
36 DL Vettori NZl 248 1715 16.33 256 31.71
37 UDU Chandana Srl 147 1627 17.30 151 31.90
38 AzharMahmood Pak 143 1521 18.10 123 39.13
39 DJ Bravo Win 99 1511 23.98 114 29.66
40 IK Pathan Ind 107 1368 22.80 152 29.91
41 AB Agarkar Ind 191 1269 14.58 288 27.85
42 SP O’Donnell Aus 87 1242 25.34 108 28.72
43 HDPKDharmasena Srl 141 1222 22.62 138 36.21
44 MohammadRafique Ban 125 1191 13.38 125 37.91
45 HarbhajanSingh Ind 209 1061 12.93 239 32.80
46 MashrafeMortaza Ban 103 1046 15.61 135 29.81
47 SK Warne Aus 194 1018 13.05 293 25.73

SR Watson is the fifth Australia all rounder’s who has completed the double after SR Waugh, A Symonds, SP O”Donnell and SK Warne

No Allrounders Tem Mat Runs BatAv Wkts BowlAv
1 SRWaugh Aus 325 7569 32.90 195 34.67
2 ASymonds Aus 198 5088 39.75 133 37.25
3 SRWatson Aus 97 2281 40.01 103 28.19
4 SPO’Donnell Aus 87 1242 25.34 108 28.72
Bangladesh vs India Test Series : India wins the first test at Chittagong

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : India wins the first test at Chittagong

Fifth day highlights

India won the match by 113 runs providing its 102nd test win. It also represents India’s 33rd away win and seventh win by a margin of 100 plus runs.

No Team Result Runs Toss Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 India won 272 lost NZl Auckland Mar 1968
2 India won 222 won Aus Melbourne Dec 1977
3 India won 279 won Eng Leeds Jun 1986
4 India won 235 won Srl Col-SSC Jul 1993
5 India won 123 won SAF Jo’burg Dec 2006
6 India won 170 won Srl Galle Jul 2008
7 India won 113 lost Ban Chittagong Jan 2010

India’s win by 113 runs represents its second win by runs margin after they were inserted by the opposition. The first occasion was against New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 1968.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test represent the 191st occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test represent the third occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. The other two are – 121 by Nafees Iqbal against Zimbabwe at Dhaka in Jan 2005 and 101 by Mohammad Ashraful against Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008.

With his score of 101 in this test, Mushfiqur Rahim became the fourth wicket keeper batsman and the first Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman to score a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. The other three are – APE Knott of England {106* vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 75, Moin Khan of Pakistan {117* vs Sri Lanka at Sialkot in Sep 95} and AC Gilchrist {149* vs Pakistan at Hobart in Nov 99}

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test represent the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. All the twelve occasions are listed below.

No Batsmen Team Runs Ground Mon/Year
1 JB Stollmeyer Win 104* Port of Spain Feb 1953
2 AL Mann Aus 105 Perth Dec 1977
3 RL Dias Srl 106 Kandy Sep 1985
4 LRD Mendis Srl 124 Kandy Sep 1985
5 IVA Richards Win 109* Delhi Nov 1987
6 DL Haynes Win 112* Bridgetown Apr 1989
7 DJ Cullinan SAF 122* Johannesburg Jan 1997
8 MA Taylor Aus 102* Bangalore Mar 1998
9 KP Pietersen Eng 101 The Oval Aug 2007
10 Younis Khan Pak 107* Kolkata Nov 2007
11 LRPL Taylor NZl 107 Wellington Apr 2009
12 MushfiqurRahim Ban 101 Chittagong Jan 2010

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test was in a losing cause and provides the 56th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings hundred going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also represents the second occasion of a Bangaladesh batsman’s fourth innings hundred going in vain, the first being Mohammad Ashraful’s 101 against Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test remain the only fourth innings hundred that has gone in vain against India.

Bangladesh’s 301 in the fourth innings of this test represent the second occasion of Bangladesh posting at total of 300 plus in the fourth innings. The other occasion was its 413 against Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 represent the 11th occasion of Bangaldesh batsman’s hundred in a losing cause.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 represent the 16th occasion of Bangladesh batsman scoring hundred in a test innings. It also represents the second hundred by a Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman scoring a hundred in a test innings. Khaled Mashud who scored 103 not out against West Indies at Gros Islet in May 2004 is the first Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman to register a hundred in a test innings,

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 represent the 157th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the annals of test cricket. It also represents the 22nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred against India.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field and lost the test providing the 155th occasion of a team losing the test after it had inserted the opposition in the annals of test cricket

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field and lost the test by 113 runs providing the 70th occasion of a team losing the test by 100 plus runs margin after it had inserted the opposition in the annals of test cricket

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : India setting a target of 400 plus runs to win a test

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : India setting a target of 400 plus runs to win a test

India set a target of 414 runs for a win against Bangladesh at Chittagong providing the 18th occasion of India setting a target of 400 plus runs for a win against various oppositions. All the eighteen occasions are listed below

No India Target Opposition Ground Mon/Year
1 India 420 v England Kolkata Dec 1961
2 India 407 v England Leeds Jun 1986
3 India 415 v West Indies Chennai Jan 1988
4 India 471 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC Jul 1993
5 India 460 v South Africa Kanpur Dec 1996
6 India 419 v Pakistan Delhi Feb 1999
7 India 423 v New Zealand Ahmedabad Oct 1999
8 India 442 v Australia Sydney Jan 2004
9 India 421 v Pakistan Kolkata Mar 2005
10 India 435 v Sri Lanka Delhi Dec 2005
11 India 508 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad Dec 2005
12 India 401 v South Africa Johannesburg Dec 2006
13 India 499 v England The Oval Aug 2007
14 India 412 v Australia Perth Jan 2008
15 India 515 v Australia Mohali Oct 2008
16 India 402 v England Mohali Dec 2008
17 India 616 v New Zealand Wellington Apr 2009
18 India 414 v Bangladesh Chittagong Jan 2010
Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Rahul Dravid's unique distinction as a fieldsman

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : Rahul Dravid's unique distinction as a fieldsman

When Mohammad Ashraful was caught by R Dravid of Ishant Sharma for 27 in the second innings of the test match between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong, the catch gave Dravid an aggregate of 190 catches in tests. This catch was his tenth against Bangladesh and with this catch Dravid earned the unique distinction of pouching atleast ten catches against each of the nine oppositions he has played. As on today there are ten countries playing test cricket. The following table lists of the performance of Dravid against each opposition he has played.

No Opposition Span Mat Inns Ct
1 v Australia 1996-2008 27 52 45
2 v Bangladesh 2000-2010 06 12 11
3 v England 1996-2008 17 32 26
4 v New Zealand 1998-2009 12 22 16
5 v Pakistan 1999-2007 15 29 19
6 v South Africa 1996-2008 18 34 20
7 v Sri Lanka 1997-2009 17 26 13
8 v West Indies 1997-2006 17 29 20
9 v Zimbabwe 1998-2005 09 18 21
Total 138 254 191

{Statistics as of Lunch on the fifth and final day of Chittagong test. Dravid took one more catch before Lunch to dismiss Tamim Iqbal of V Sehwag for 52 to take his tally of catches against Bangladesh to 11}