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SR Tendulkar completed 20 years of International cricket. Crickick.com brings the year wise performance of SR Tendulkar in Tests and One day games

SR TENDULKAR’S PERFORMANCE YEAR WISE IN TESTS
Year	M	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	W	BBI	Ave	5	Ct
1989	4	215	59	35.83	0	0	–	–	0	1
1990	7	373	119*	41.44	1	–	–	–	–	4
1991	2	78	40	19.50	0	0	–	–	0	2
1992	7	419	148*	41.90	3	4	2/010	21.75	0	6
1993	8	640	165	91.42	2	0	–	–	0	8
1994	7	700	179	70.00	2	0	–	–	0	7
1995	3	58	52*	29.00	0	–	–	–	–	3
1996	8	623	177	41.53	2	0	–	–	0	5
1997	12	1000	169	62.50	4	0	–	–	0	9
1998	5	647	177	80.87	3	3	2/007	20.66	0	3
1999	10	1088	217	68.00	5	6	2/030	29.00	0	2
2000	6	575	201*	63.88	2	6	3/010	33.66	0	5
2001	10	1003	155	62.68	3	6	3/031	51.50	0	5
2002	16	1392	193	55.68	4	2	2/107	112.00	0	8
2003	5	153	55	17.00	0	4	2/036	51.25	0	2
2004	10	915	248*	91.50	3	5	2/036	55.20	0	5
2005	6	444	109	44.40	1	1	1/062	125.00	0	2
2006	8	267	63	24.27	0	0	–	–	0	8
2007	9	776	122*	55.42	2	5	2/035	58.60	0	10
2008	13	1063	154*	48.31	4	0	–	–	0	5
2009	3	344	160	68.80	1	2	2/045	22.50	0	2
Total	159	12773	248*	54.58	42	44	3/010	51.63	0	102

SR TENDULKAR’S YEAR WISE PERFORMANCE IN ONE DAY GAMES
Year	M	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	W	BBI	Ave	5	Ct
1989	1	0	0	0.00	0	–	–	–	–	0
1990	11	239	53	23.90	0	2	2/39	32.00	0	3
1991	14	417	62	34.75	0	6	4/34	33.33	0	4
1992	21	704	84	39.11	0	4	1/25	103.00	0	5
1993	18	319	82*	24.53	0	4	1/06	50.00	0	4
1994	25	1089	115	47.34	3	14	3/36	44.92	0	8
1995	12	444	112*	40.36	1	4	2/49	62.25	0	6
1996	32	1611	137	53.70	6	9	2/34	80.55	0	13
1997	39	1011	117	30.63	2	6	2/61	72.33	0	14
1998	34	1894	143	65.31	9	24	5/32	26.50	1	14
1999	22	843	186*	42.15	3	5	3/34	35.60	0	4
2000	34	1328	146	39.05	3	20	4/56	41.75	0	11
2001	17	904	146	69.53	4	5	3/35	46.00	0	3
2002	20	741	113	52.92	2	7	2/41	51.85	0	4
2003	21	1141	152	57.05	3	3	2/28	67.33	0	4
2004	21	812	141	40.60	1	19	4/54	24.26	0	4
2005	16	412	123	27.46	1	8	5/50	31.50	1	6
2006	16	628	141*	44.85	2	3	1/27	72.00	0	6
2007	33	1425	100*	47.50	1	11	2/10	44.36	0	7
2008	12	460	117*	41.81	1	0	–	–	0	6
2009	17	756	175	50.40	3	0	–	–	0	6
Total	436	17178	186*	44.50	45	154	5/32	44.26	2	132

C Keshavamurthy, the Indian domestic Champion Statistician in an exclusive article to the visitors of crickick.com pens the stats highlights of Delhi-Karnataka Ranji Trophy match which was just concluded. Read on ………

Karnataka denied themselves of a possible victory by not scoring fast at the beginning of the fourth day and to some extent the decision of the umpires too marred the chances of carving out a victory and had to be satisfied for a drawn encounter.

This is the third successive match which has failed to produce an outright result between the two teams, after Karnataka’s victory by 167 runs in 2005/06 at B’lore in 2005/06. In 2006/07, the match had ended in a draw – Karnataka gaining the vital first innings lead. In 2007/08 also the match ended in a draw with the rain interruption. In all, this is the 9th drawn game in 14 matches between the two teams. In the remaining five matches, Karnataka has won four matches and lost one match.

R Vinaykumar returned with his best bowling performance in an innings when he capturede 8 for 32 in the first innings. His previous best bowling innings effort was 6 for 38 against Maharashtra at Ratnagiri in 2007/08. Vinaykumar also recorded his best match bowling performance by capturing 11-102 in this match improving upon his best match bowling performance of 10 for 104 against Maharashtra at Ratnagiri in 2007/08.

Vinaykumar’s 8 for 32 also represents his best bowling innings effort against Delhi, His previoous best was 5 for-121 at B’lore in 2007/08. Vinaykumar with his 11 for 102 became the third Karnataka bowler to take ten or more wickets in a match against Delhi after BS Chandrasekhar and BK Venkatesh Prasad.. BKV Prasad holds the record for the best match figures by a Karnataka bowler against Delhi. BS Chandrasekhar is the only Karnataka bowler to take ten wickets against Delhi on two occasions. R Vinaykumar’s 11 for 102 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a Karnataka bowler capturing ten plus wickets against Delhi.

1.	BSChandrasekhar	10/114	B’lore	1973/74
2.	BSChandrasekhar	10/139	Delhi	1977/78
3.	BKV Prasad	11/096	B’lore	1999/00
4	RVinaykumar	11/102	Delhi	2009/10

R Vinaykumar 8 for 32 represents record innings bowling effort by a Karnataka bowler against Delhi obliterating the previous best of 7-76 by BS Chandrasekhar at B’lore in 1973/74.

R Vinaykumar’s 8 for 32 in the first innings provide the second occasion of his capturing five wickets in an innings against Delhi, the first occasion being his 5 for 121 at B’lore in 2007-08. Vinaykumar becomes the third Karnataka bowler to take five plus wickets in an innings against Delhi on two or more occasions, the other two being – BS Chandrasekhar {03} and BKV Prasad {02}. The complete list of Karnataka bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings against Delhi read as under:

No	Bowlers	W	R	Venue	Season
1	BSChandrasekhar	7	076	B’lore	1973/74
2	EAS Prasanna	5	054	Delhi	1974/75
3	BSChandrasekhar	6	074	Delhi	1974/75
4	BSChandrasekhar	5	117	Delhi	1977/78
5	H Surendra	5	126	B’lore	1984/85
6	BKV Prasad	6	060	B’lore	1999/00
7	BKV Prasad	5	036	B’lore	2005/06
8	S Joshi	6	073	B’lore	2005/06
9	B Akhil	5	058	Delhi	2006/07
10	R Vinaykumar	5	121	B’lore	2007/08
11	R Vinaykumar	8	032	Delhi	2009/10
12	S Aravind	5	049	Delhi	2009/10

R Vinaykumar with his 8 for 32 became the eighth Karnataka bowler to take eight or more wickets in an innings. Raghuram Bhat has captured eight wickets in an innings on three occasions and remains the only bowler in the entire Ranji Trophy to capture eight wickets in an innings on three occasions.

The complete list of players who have taken 8 or more wickets in an innings for Karnataka/Mys is given below:

No	Bowlers	W	R	Oppn	Venue	Seaon
1	BSChandrasekhar	9	72	Ker	Bijapur	1969/70
2	RMH Binny	8	22	Har	Faridabad	1982/83
3	R Vinaykumar	8	32	Del	Delhi	2009/10
4	A Kumble	8	41	Ker	Tellicherry	1994/95
5	R Bhat	8	43	T N	B’lore	1987/88
6	EAS Prasanna	8	50	And	Belgaum	1970/71
7	D Johnson	8	55	Asm	B’lore	1993/94
8	A Kumble	8	58	Ker	Tellicherry	1994/95
9	R Bhat	8	70	Ker	Gulburga	1983/84
10	BKGarudachar	8	99	T N	B’lore	1941/42
11	R Bhat	8	123	Mum	B’lore	1981/82

R Dravid’s 78 in the first innings of this game represents his 23rd fifty in his 46th Ranji Trophy match. It also represents the fifth occasion of a Karantaka captain registering a fifty against Delhi, Others are – GR Viswanath {136* at B’lore in 1984/85}, SB Somasundar (54 at B’lore in 2005/06} and Y Goud {56* at Delhi in 2006/07} and R Dravid {136* at B’lore in 1984/85}

VS Thilaknaidu completed 4000 runs in Ranji Trophy when he was on 1 during his innings of 6 in the first innings. He reached the landamark in his 81st match and 119th innings.

Thilaknaidu became the eightth Karnataka player to aggreate 4000 plus runs in Ranji Trophy. The complete list of 4000 run club is as under as on 14.11.2009:

No	Batsmen	Runs	Mts	Debut
1	BP Patel	7126	104	1969/70
2	GR Vishwanath	5655	93	1967/68
3	J Arunkumar	4679	72	1993/94
4	R Dravid	4629	46	1990/91
5	RV Bharadwaj	4288	67	1994/95
6	SMH Kirmani	4195	97	1967/68
7	RMH Binny	4173	68	1975/76
8	VST Naidu	4027	81	1998/99

Note: J Arunkumar’s aggregate represent the runs scored while playing for Karnatka

S Aravind captured five for 49 in the second innings of this match in his second match. He became the eightth Karnataka player to take five or more wickets in an innings against Delhi.

M Pandey’s 54 in this match represents his third fifty in his seventh Ranji Trophy match.

S Dhawan scored his seventh Ranji Trophy century when he scored an exact 100 in Delhi’s second innings. It was his 34th Ranji Trophy match. S Dhawan’s exact hundred represents the third hundred against Karnataka, the other two being – 130 at Delhi in 2004/05 and 148 at B’lore in 2007/08.

R Bhatia aggregated 3000 runs in Ranji Trophy when he reached 62 in his 2nd innings score of 64. Bhatia’s 64 is his 12th fifty in his 51st match.

C Keshavamurthy, the Indian domestic champion statistician. unearths a wicket keeping record in Ranji Trophy this season and laments that such records are not given its due in the Print media and electronic media. Crickick’s statistician HR Gopala Krishna provides the comprehensive list of wicket keepers who have effected seven dismissals in an innings and nine or more dismissals in a Ranji Trophy match. Read on …………..

It is a strange thing that while so much publicity is given to the records made in tests/one day internationals, the records achieved by Indian Cricketers in domestic cricket are not given its due

Recently in the first leg of the Ranji Trophy matches this season, Karnataka’s A Mithun and Delhi’s P Bisht, accomplished rare individual feats. Though their names with their feats get automatically added to the record books, not much is spoken of them or highlighted either in the Print media and in electronic media, although their feat deserve special mention and publicity.

Karnataka’s Abhimanyu Mukund performed a hat trick and also took 11 wickets in the match against Uttar Pradesh at Meerut which is a rare feat – but his record was not given as much prominence as it deserved.

Similarly, Punit Bisht of Delhi accomplished a rare feat in the annals of Ranji Trophy when he held seven catches in the first innings and took two more in the second innings in the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda at Vadodara with the start date of 03.11.09

Bisht’s feat is only the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting seven dismissals in the Ranji Trophy match right from its inception in 1934/35

No	Dis	Breakup	Name	Team	Opp	Venue	Season
1	8	7ct/1st	*SNath	Asm	Tri	Guwahati	2001/02
2	7	7ct	KSM Iyer	Vid	U P	Allahabad	1997/98
3	7	7ct	DHYagnik	Raj	Sau	Rajkot	2005/06
4	7	7CT	P Bisht	Del	Vad	Vadodara	2009/10

The Ranji Trophy record for most dismissals in an innings is eight and is credited to S Nath of Assam who on debut against Tripura at Guwahathi in 2001/02 effected held seven catches and effected a stumping.

Bisht made Ranji Trophy debut for Delhi against Baroda in 2006/07. He was making his 23rd Ranji Trophy appearance when he took seven catches in an innings, He was born on 15.06.1986. He is a right handed lower order batsman and wicket keeper.

The following table lists out the wicket keepers who have effected nine or more dismissals in a Ranji Trophy match. P Bisht’s feat of nine dismissals in the match between Delhi and Vadodara, this season provides the 21^st occasion of a wicket keeper effecting nine or more dismissals in a Ranji Trophy match

Nine or more dismissals in a match in Ranji Trophy
No	Dis	Breakup	Name	Team	Opp	Venue	Season
1	11	10ct/1st	*S Nath	Asm	Tri	Guwahati	2001/02
2	11	9ct/2st	MS Bisla	H P	Sau	Dharmasala	2004/05
3	10	9ct/1st	A Ghosh	Bih	Asm	Bhagalpur	1981/82
4	10	8ct/2st	Z Parker	Mum	Mah	Mumbai	1981/82
5	10	10ct	VST Naidu	Kar	Sau	Mysore	2007/08
6	9	9ct	Inderjithsinhji	Sau	Mah	Nasik	1965/66
7	9	6ct/3st	PG Joshi	Mah	Guj	Ahmednagar	1959/60
8	9	4ct/5st	MK Mantri	Mum	NInd	Lahore	1941/42
9	9	9ct	P Bisht	Del	Sau	Rajkot	2008/09
10	9	9ct	MS Dhoni	Bih	Vid	Nagpur	2003/04
11	9	9ct	G Gopal	Ori	Asm	Cuttack	1997/98
12	9	9ct	M Gupta	H P	Ker	Dharmasala	2008/09
13	9	9ct	I Khaleel	Hyd	Ser	Sec’bad	2005/06
14	9	8ct/1st	VST Naidu	Kar	And	Mysore	2008/09
15	9	9ct	NV Ojha	M P	Asm	Indore	2008/09
16	9	9ct	R Paul	T N	Pun	Chennai	1999/00
17	9	9ct	MSK Prasad	And	Har	Anantapur	2005/06
18	9	9ct	MSK Prasad	And	Har	Rohtak	2006/07
19	9	8ct/1st	V R Samant	Mum	Raj	Mumbai	2006/07
20	9	7ct/2st	V R Samant	Mum	Kar	Mumbai	2007/08
21	9	7ct/2st	P Bisht	Del	Vad	Vadodara	2009/10
			*on debut in RT

MSK Prasad of Andhra, P Bisht of Delhi, VR Samant of Mumbai and VST Naidu of Karnataka are the four wicket keepers who have effected nine or more dismissals in a Ranji Trophy match on two occasions. P Bisht, prior to his feat of nine dismissals against Vadodara, this season has effected nine dismissals {all caught} against Saurashtra at Rajkot in 2008-09

SR Tendulkar with 19 test appearances against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the test series require one more appearance to equal the series record of 20 appearances held by A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka. The first test at Ahmedabad would give SR Tendulkar his 20^th appearance against Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar would become the first Indian cricketer to play 20 tests against Sri Lanka.

R Dravid would be playing his 15^th test against Sri Lanka and would join the select band cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in India-Sri Lanka test series – A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {20}, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka {19}, SR Tendulkar of India {19}, A Kumble of India {18}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {18} and M Azharuddin of India {17}

R Dravid with 980 runs prior to the start of the series, require 20 more runs for his 1000 runs aggregate against Sri Lanka. If he gets there, he would join the following batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in India-Sri Lanka test series. Dravid would become the fourth Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka

No	Batsmen	Team	M	Rruns	HS	Ave
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	19	1408	148	56.32
2	M Azharuddin	Ind	17	1215	199	55.22
3	SC Ganguly	Ind	14	1064	173	46.26
1	PA de Silva	Srl	19	1252	148	41.73
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	12	1161	242	68.29

SR Tendulkar with 1408 runs to his credit prior to the start of the series require 92 runs for his 1500 runs aggregate against Sri Lanka. If he gets there, he would earn the distinction of not only becoming the first batsman to aggregate 1500 runs in India-Sri Lanka test series, but also the first Indian batsman to aggregate 1500 runs against Sri Lanka.

M Jayawardene with 1161 runs to his credit prior to the start of the series require 92 runs to surpass PA de Silva’s run aggregate of 1252 runs against India, which is now the highest aggregate of runs by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. If M Jayawardene gets there he would wrest the record from PA de Silva.

SR Tendulkar has scored ten fifties {07 C plus 03 HC} and require one more fifty to equal the series record of 11 fifties held by M Jayawardene {04 C plus 05 HC}

R Dravid with nine fifties to his credit {01 C plus 08 HC} require one more fifty for his tenth fifty and would become the third batsman after M Jayawardene and SR Tendulkar who have scored ten or more fifties.

M Jayawardene require one more half century to take his tally of half centuries against India to eight which would put him on par with R Dravid who also has eight half centuries to his credit. R Dravid’s eight half centuries is a series record for most half centuries.

It is interesting to note that SR Tendulkar is yet to score a zero against Sri Lanka in a test innings. He has played 19 tests and 27 innings against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the series.

M Jayawardene require one more hundred to take his tally of hundreds against India to five. If he gets there, he would be on par with PA de Silva who has scored five hundreds against India which is a record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against India.

SR Tendulkar has scored seven hundreds against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the series. One more hundred would give him his eighth hundred against Sri Lanka. He has already scored ten hundreds against Australia. His eighth hundred against Sri Lanka would make him the second Indian batsman to score eight or more hundreds against two specific oppositions. The other batsman is SM Gavaskar who has scored 13 hundreds against West Indies and 08 hundreds against Australia.

SR Tendulkar would also become the fifth batsman in the world to score eight or more hundreds against two specific oppositions. The other four are GS Sobers of West Indies, IVA Richards of West Indies, RT Ponting of Australia and SM Gavaskar of India

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	100s
1	GSSobers	Win	Eng	10
2	GSSobers	Win	Ind	8
1	IVARichards	Win	Eng	8
2	IVARichards	Win	Ind	8
1	RTPonting	Aus	Eng	8
2	RTPonting	Aus	SAF	8
1	SMGavaskar	Ind	Win	13
2	SMGavaskar	Ind	Aus	8
1	SRTendulkar	Ind	Aus	10
2	SRTendulkar	Ind	Srl	7

SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 4999 runs while batting at number four on home soil. He requires just one run for an aggregate of 5000 runs. He would become the first batsman to aggregate 5000 runs on home soil while batting at number four.

SR Tendulkar has played 159 tests prior to the start of this series. Ahmedabad test would give him 160 test appearances. He would become the second cricketer in the annals of test cricket to play 160 plus tests after SR Waugh of Australia who has 168 test appearances to his credit.

R Dravid has scored 64 fifties while batting at number three in a test innings. Two more fifties would take his tally of fifties to 66 which would put him on par with RT Ponting who has 66 fifites while batting at number three.

Ahmedabad Test would be the 70^th test at home for SR Tendulkar. He would become the first Indian cricketer to play 70 tests at home. Others who have played 70 plus tests at home are – SR Waugh of Australia {89}, AR Border of Australia {86}, GA Gooch of England {74}, AJ Stewart of England {74}, RT Ponting of Australia {73}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {72} and JH Kallis of South Africa {72}. Thus SR Tendulkar would become the eighth cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 70 plus tests at home.

M Muralitharan has an aggregate of 298 wickets on away soil and require two more wickets for his 300 away wickets. If he gets there, he would become the second bowler in the world to aggregate 300 wickets on away soil after SK Warne of Australia who has 362 away wickets to his credit.

M Muralitharan has an aggregate of 88 wickets against India prior to the start of the series and require two more wickets for his 90 wickets. If he gets there, he would become the second bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against India, the first bowler being Imran Khan of Pakistan who has an aggregate of 94 wickets to his credit.

M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, IT Botham of England, Imran Khan of Pakistan and MD Marshall of West Indies are the four bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on six occasions against India. One more five wicket haul of M Muralitharan in the ensuing series would give him the seventh five wickets haul in an innings against India and with it the record for most five wicket hauls in an innings against India.

AV Bedser of England, RJ Hadlee of New Zealand, Imran Khan of Pakistan, GD McKenzie of Australia, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan are six bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a match against India on two occasions. One more ten wicket haul for Muralitharan in the ensuing series would give him the third ten wicket haul in a match against India and with it the record for most ten wicket hauls in a match against India.

Two more wickets for M Muralitharan would give him 90 wickets against India. He has already captured 112 wickets against England and 104 wickets against South Africa. 90 wickets against India would give him 90 plus wickets against three specific oppositions. He would become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 90 plus wickets against three or more specific oppositions, after SK Warne of Australia who has captured 90 plus wickets against four specific oppositions viz., vs England {195}, vs New Zealand {103}, vs Pakistan {90} and vs South Africa {130}.

SR Tendulkar-R Dravid, CG Greenidge-DL Haynes and ML Hayden-RT Ponting share 16 three figure partnerships, which is a record for most partnerships between two batsmen in the annals of test cricket. One more three figure partnership between SR Tendulkar and R Dravid would give the pair the 17 three figure partnership and with it the world record for most partnerships between two batsmen.

Indian batsmen have posted 198 fifty plus runs partnerships for the first wicket against various oppositions {66 three figure partnerships plus 132 half century partnerships}. Two more fifty plus partnerships would give India 200 fifty plus partnerships for the first wicket.

SR Tendulkar-R Dravid has an aggregate of 5507 runs in 111 partnerships. They need 493 runs to complete 6000 runs. If they get there, they would become the third pair of batsmen in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 6000 plus runs. Other pairs are CG Greenidge-DL Haynes of West Indies {6482 runs} and ML Haydne-J Langer of Australia {6081}

R Dravid has pouched nine catches against Sri Lanka and require one more catch to take his tally to ten catches. He would become the third Indian fieldsman to pouch ten or more catches against Sri Lanka. Other two are M Azharuddin {27} and A Kumble {13}. SR Tendulkar with eight catches against Sri Lanka prior to the start of the series, requires two more catches for his ten catches.

R Dravid has a tally of 88 catches on home soil. He requires two more catches for 90 catches on home soil. If he gets there, he would become the sixth fieldsman in the annals of test cricket to pouch 90 plus catches on home soil. Others are MA Taylor of Australia {97}, SP Fleming of New Zealand {94}, BC Lara of West Indies {94}, DPMD Jayawardene {92}, JH Kallis of South Africa {91}

R Dravid, if he gets to 90 catches, he would go past the 89 catches record on home soil held by RT Ponting and ME Waugh {both Australians}

DPMD Jayawardene has a tally of 12 catches against India and would require five more catches to become the Sri Lankan fieldsman with most catches against India. The present record is 16 catches and is credited to HP Tilakaratne.

M Muralitharan require two more catches to join HP Tilakaratne {16}. DPMD Jayawardene {12} and MS Atapattu {10} who have a tally of ten or more catches against India.

EJG Morgan scored 85 not out in the T20I game between England and South Africa at Johannesburg on 13.11.09, while Umar Akmal came up with 56 not out in the game between Pakistan and New Zealand at Dubai on 13.11.09 providing the 40^th occasion of a batsman remaining not out after scoring a fifty in the history of T20I games. All the 40 instances in the descending order of runs are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RT Ponting	98*	Aus	NZl	Auckland	17.02.05
2	TM Dilshan	96*	Srl	Win	The Oval	19.06.09
3	HH Gibbs	90*	RSA	Win	Jo’burg	11.09.07
4	GC Smith	89*	RSA	Aus	Jo’burg	24.02.06
5	JM Kemp	89*	RSA	NZl	Durban	19.09.07
6	DJ Hussey	88*	Aus	RSA	Jo’burg	27.03.09
7	Misbah-ul-Haq	87*	Pak	Ban	Karachi	20.04.08
8	A Symonds	85*	Aus	NZl	Perth	11.12.07
9	EJG Morgan	85*	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09
10	AB de Villiers	79*	RSA	Sco	The Oval	07.06.09
11	ML Hayden	73*	Aus	Ban	Cape Town	16.09.07
12	GC Smith	71*	RSA	Pak	Jo’burg	02.02.07
13	JP Duminy	69*	RSA	Aus	Brisbane	13.01.09
14	BB McCullum	69*	NZl	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
15	ML Hayden	67*	Aus	Eng	Cape Town	14.09.07
16	Misbah-ul-Haq	66*	Pak	Aus	Jo’burg	18.09.07
17	JDP Oram	66*	NZl	Aus	Perth	11.12.07
18	DJ Bravo	66*	Win	Ind	Lord’s	12.06.09
19	KC Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
20	CH Gayle	63*	Win	Srl	The Oval	19.06.09
21	Aftab Ahmed	62*	Ban	Win	Jo’burg	13.09.07
22	SK Raina	61*	Ind	NZl	Christchurch	25.02.09
23	BRM Taylor	60*	Zim	Aus	Cape Town	12.09.07
24	IR Bell	60*	Eng	NZl	Manchester	13.06.08
25	Kamran Akmal	59*	Pak	Aus	Dubai	07.05.09
26	ML Hayden	58*	Aus	Srl	Cape Town	20.09.07
27	JH Kallis	57*	RSA	Eng	Nottingham	11.06.09
28	BB McCullum	56*	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
29	Umar Akmal	56*	Pak	NZl	Dubai	13.11.09
30	OA Shah	55*	Eng	Win	The Oval	29.06.07
31	KC Sangakkara	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
32	A Symonds	54*	Aus	RSA	Brisbane	09.01.06
33	Shahid Afridi	54*	Pak	Srl	Lord’s	21.06.09
34	LL Bosman	53*	RSA	Pak	Jo’burg	02.02.07
35	MEK Hussey	53*	Aus	RSA	Brisbane	13.01.09
36	Shoaib Malik	52*	Pak	Aus	Jo’burg	18.09.07
37	AB de Villiers	52*	RSA	NZl	Jo’burg	23.11.07
38	RG Sharma	52*	Ind	Ire	Nottingham	10.06.09
39	ST Jayasuriya	51*	Srl	NZl	Wellington	22.12.06
40	RG Sharma	50*	Ind	RSA	Durban	20.09.07

ML Hayden remains the only batsman in the history of T20I games to register an unbeaten fifty on three occasions, while A Symonds of Austalia, AB de Villers of South Africa, BB McCullum of New Zealand, GC Smith of South Africa, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, Misbah-ul-Huq of Pakistan and RG Sharma of India have achieved the feat on two occasions.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	ML Hayden	67*	Aus	Eng	Cape Town	14.09.07
2	ML Hayden	73*	Aus	Ban	Cape Town	16.09.07
3	ML Hayden	58*	Aus	Srl	Cape Town	20.09.07
1	A Symonds	54*	Aus	RSA	Brisbane	09.01.06
2	A Symonds	85*	Aus	NZl	Perth	11.12.07
1	AB de Villiers	52*	RSA	NZl	Jo’burg	23.11.07
2	AB de Villiers	79*	RSA	Sco	The Oval	07.06.09
1	BB McCullum	56*	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
2	BB McCullum	69*	NZl	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
1	GC Smith	89*	RSA	Aus	Jo’burg	24.02.06
2	GC Smith	71*	RSA	Pak	Jo’burg	02.02.07
1	KC Sangakkara	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
2	KC Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09
1	Misbah-ul-Haq	66*	Pak	Aus	Jo’burg	18.09.07
2	Misbah-ul-Haq	87*	Pak	Ban	Karachi	20.04.08
1	RG Sharma	50*	Ind	RSA	Durban	20.09.07
1	RG Sharma	52*	Ind	Ire	Nottingham	10.06.09

RT Ponting of Australia, TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka and HH Gibbs of South Africa are the three batsmen who have registered unbeaten nineties in the history of T20I games.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RT Ponting	98*	Aus	NZl	Auckland	17.02.05
2	TM Dilshan	96*	Srl	Win	The Oval	19.06.09
3	HH Gibbs	90*	RSA	Win	Jo’burg	11.09.07

Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal are the only pair of brothers in the history of T20I games to register unbeaten fifties.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Kamran Akmal	59*	Pak	Aus	Dubai	07.05.09
2	Umar Akmal	56*	Pak	NZl	Dubai	13.11.09

The following list shows the seven occasions of captains registering fifties in the history of T20I games

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RT Ponting	98*	Aus	NZl	Auckland	17.02.05
2	GC Smith	89*	RSA	Aus	Jo’burg	24.02.06
3	GC Smith	71*	RSA	Pak	Jo’burg	02.02.07
4	Shoaib Malik	52*	Pak	Aus	Jo’burg	18.09.07
5	KC Sangakkara	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
6	CH Gayle	63*	Win	Srl	The Oval	19.06.09
7	KC Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09

GC Smith of South Africa and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka are the two captains who have scored unbeaten fifties on two occasions

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	GC Smith	89*	RSA	Aus	Jo’burg	24.02.06
2	GC Smith	71*	RSA	Pak	Jo’burg	02.02.07
1	KC Sangakkara	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
2	KC Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09

KC Sangakkara remains the only captain-cum-wicket keeper batsman who has scored two unbeaten fifties.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	KC Sangakkara	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
2	KC Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09

There are six occasions of wicket keeper batsman registering unbeaten fifties in T20I games which are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	BRM Taylor	60*	Zim	Aus	Cape Town	12.09.07
2	BB McCullum	56*	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
3	BB McCullum	69*	NZl	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
4	Kamran Akmal	59*	Pak	Aus	Dubai	07.05.09
5	KC Sangakkara	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
6	KC Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09

BB McCullum of New Zealand and KC Sangakaara of Sri Lanka are the two wicket keepers who have scored unbeaten fifties on two occasions

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
2	BB McCullum	56*	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	25.02.09
3	BB McCullum	69*	NZl	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
5	KC Sangakkara	55*	Srl	Aus	Nottingham	08.06.09
6	KC Sangakkara	64*	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.09

There were three occasions of batsmen collecting their first ball ducks in two T20I games played yesterday, that is on 13.11.09. J Denly and MJ Prior of England collected the first ball ducks against South Africa at Johannesburg, while Abdul Razaaq of Pakistan collected his first ball duck against New Zealand at Dubai.

These three first ball ducks have swelled the number of occasions of first ball ducks in T20I games to 84. The following table lists all these 84 occasions in chronological order

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MS Sinclair	NZl	Aus	Auckland	17.02.05
2	KD Mills	NZl	Aus	Auckland	17.02.05
3	MP Vaughan	Eng	Aus	Southampton	13.06.05
4	MJ Clarke	Aus	Eng	Southampton	13.06.05
5	M Zondeki	RSA	Aus	Brisbane	09.01.06
6	DPMD Jayawardene	Srl	Eng	Southampton	15.06.06
7	KP Pietersen	Eng	Pak	Bristol	28.08.06
8	Younis Khan	Pak	Eng	Bristol	28.08.06
9	DO Obuya	Ken	NZl	Durban	12.09.07
10	JAR Blain	Sco	Pak	Durban	12.09.07
11	LJ Wright	Eng	Zim	Cape Town	13.09.07
12	AD Mascarenhas	Eng	Zim	Cape Town	13.09.07
13	Nazimuddin	Ban	RSA	Cape Town	15.09.07
14	JS Patel	NZl	Ind	Jo’burg	16.09.07
15	Mashrafe Mortaza	Ban	Aus	Cape Town	16.09.07
16	Alok Kapali	Ban	Aus	Cape Town	16.09.07
17	SM Pollock	RSA	Eng	Cape Town	16.09.07
18	PD Collingwood	Eng	RSA	Cape Town	16.09.07
19	AD Mascarenhas	Eng	NZl	Durban	18.09.07
20	MJ Clarke	Aus	Pak	Jo’burg	18.09.07
21	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Ban	Jo’burg	18.09.07
22	Nazimuddin	Ban	Srl	Jo’burg	18.09.07
23	SE Bond	NZl	RSA	Durban	19.09.07
24	Abdur Razzak	Ban	Pak	Cape Town	20.09.07
25	KD Karthik	Ind	RSA	Durban	20.09.07
26	SM Pollock	RSA	Ind	Durban	20.09.07
27	Shahid Afridi	Pak	Ind	Jo’burg	24.09.07
28	L Vincent	NZl	Aus	Perth	11.12.07
29	JP Duminy	RSa	Win	P Elizabeth	16.12.07
30	DJ Bravo	Win	RSA	P Elizabeth	16.12.07
31	S Sreesanth	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	01.02.08
32	SCJ Broad	Eng	NZl	Christchurch	07.02.08
33	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	Pak	Karachi	20.04.08
34	Shahadat Hossain	Ban	Pak	Karachi	20.04.08
35	GI Maiden	Sco	Ire	Belfast	02.08.08
36	HJC Mol	Net	Can	Belfast	02.08.08
37	PM Seelaar	Net	Can	Belfast	02.08.08
38	JJ Celestine	Ber	Sco	Belfast	03.08.08
39	J Edness	Ber	Sco	Belfast	03.08.08
40	RR Watson	Sco	Ber	Belfast	03.08.08
41	CR Foggo	Ber	Ire	Belfast	03.08.08
42	PJ Ongondo	Ken	Ire	Belfast	04.08.08
43	CJO Smith	Sco	Net	Belfast	04.08.08
44	NFI McCallum	Sco	Net	Belfast	04.08.08
45	KC Hodsoll	Ber	Can	Belfast	05.08.08
46	Mohd Qazi	Can	Ber	Belfast	05.08.08
47	AA Mulla	Can	Zim	King City	11.10.08
48	C Zhuwawo	Zim	Can	King City	11.10.08
49	TM Dilshan	Srl	Pak	King City	11.10.08
50	S Matsikenyeri	Zim	Pak	King City	12.10.08
51	ZE Surkari	Can	Srl	King City	12.10.08
52	M Ntini	RSA	Aus	Melbourne	11.01.09
53	VB van Jaarsveld	RSA	Aus	Brisbane	13.01.09
54	JDP Oram	NZl	Ind	Wellington	27.02.09
55	MEK Hussey	Aus	RSA	Jo’burg	27.03.09
56	CJ Ferguson	Aus	RSA	Centurion	29.03.09
57	NW Bracken	Aus	RSA	Centurion	29.03.09
58	A Symonds	Aus	Pak	Dubai	07.05.09
59	CJO Smith	Sco	NZl	The Oval	06.06.09
60	RT Ponting	Aus	Win	The Oval	06.06.09
61	NS Poonia	Sco	RSA	The Oval	07.06.09
62	CJO Smith	Sco	RSA	The Oval	07.06.09
63	JM Anderson	Eng	RSA	Nottingham	11.06.09
64	KMDN Kulasekara	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	12.06.09
65	Shahid Afridi	Pak	Srl	Lord’s	12.06.09
66	JP Duminy	RSA	Win	The Oval	13.06.09
67	JE Taylor	Win	RSA	The Oval	13.06.09
68	KD Mills	NZl	Pak	The Oval	13.06.09
69	M Muralitharan	Srl	Ire	Lord’s	14.06.09
70	AC Botha	Ire	Srl	Lord’s	14.06.09
71	GP Swann	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	14.06.09
72	DT Johnston	Ire	Pak	The Oval	15.06.09
73	LMP Simmons	Win	Eng	The Oval	15.06.09
74	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	NZl	Nottingham	16.06.09
75	XM Marshall	Win	Srl	The Oval	19.06.09
76	Mohd Ashraful	Ban	Win	Basseterre	02.08.09
77	DM Richards	Win	Ban	Basseterre	02.08.09
78	Kamran Akmal	Pak	Srl	Col-RPS	12.08.09
79	JL Denly	Eng	Aus	Manchester	30.08.09
80	DL Vettori	NZl	Srl	Col-RPS	02.09.09
81	ML Udawatte	Srl	NZl	Col-RPS	04.09.09
82	Abdul Razzaq	Pak	NZl	Dubai	13.11.09
83	JL Denly	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09
84	MJ Prior	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09

CJO Smith of Scotland remains the only batsman in the history of T20I games to collect the first ball duck on three occasions which is a record for most first ball ducks. AD Mascarehas of England, JL Denly of England, JP Duminy of South Africa, KD Mills of New Zealand, MJ Clarke of Australia, Nazimuddin of Bangladesh, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan, SM Pollock of South Africa and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka are the batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks on two occasions,

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	CJO Smith	Sco	Net	Belfast	04.08.08
2	CJO Smith	Sco	NZl	The Oval	06.06.09
3	CJO Smith	Sco	RSA	The Oval	07.06.09
1	AD Mascarenhas	Eng	Zim	Cape Town	13.09.07
2	AD Mascarenhas	Eng	NZl	Durban	18.09.07
1	JL Denly	Eng	Aus	Manchester	30.08.09
2	JL Denly	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09
1	JP Duminy	RSa	Win	P Elizabeth	16.12.07
2	JP Duminy	RSA	Win	The Oval	13.06.09
1	KD Mills	NZl	Aus	Auckland	17.02.05
2	KD Mills	NZl	Pak	The Oval	13.06.09
1	MJ Clarke	Aus	Eng	Southampton	13.06.05
2	MJ Clarke	Aus	Pak	Jo’burg	18.09.07
1	Nazimuddin	Ban	RSA	Cape Town	15.09.07
2	Nazimuddin	Ban	Srl	Jo’burg	18.09.07
1	Shahid Afridi	Pak	Ind	Jo’burg	24.09.07
2	Shahid Afridi	Pak	Srl	Lord’s	12.06.09
1	SM Pollock	RSA	Eng	Cape Town	16.09.07
2	SM Pollock	RSA	Ind	Durban	20.09.07
1	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Ban	Jo’burg	18.09.07
2	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	NZl	Nottingham	16.06.09

AA Mulla of Canada, Kamran Akmal of Pakistan and JL Denly of England are the three batsman who have been dismissed by the first ball of the match

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	AA Mulla	Can	Zim	King City	11.10.08
2	Kamran Akmal	Pak	Srl	Col-RPS	12.08.09
3	JL Denly	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11..09

JL Denly and MJ Prior’s dismissal in England’s innings against South Africa at Jo’burg on 13.11.09 provides the ninth occasion of two batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in an innings. All the nine occasions are listed below. JL Denly and MJ Prior provide the second occasion of two England batsmen collecting the first ball ducks after LJ Wright and AD Mascarnehas against Zimbabwe at Cape Town on 13.09.07

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MS Sinclair	NZl	Aus	Auckland	17.02.05
2	KD Mills	NZl	Aus	Auckland	17.02.05
1	LJ Wright	Eng	Zim	Cape Town	13.09.07
2	AD Mascarenhas	Eng	Zim	Cape Town	13.09.07
1	Mashrafe Mortaza	Ban	Aus	Cape Town	16.09.07
2	Alok Kapali	Ban	Aus	Cape Town	16.09.07
1	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	Pak	Karachi	20.04.08
2	Shahadat Hossain	Ban	Pak	Karachi	20.04.08
1	HJC Mol	Net	Can	Belfast	02.08.08
2	PM Seelaar	Net	Can	Belfast	02.08.08
1	JJ Celestine	Ber	Sco	Belfast	03.08.08
2	J Edness	Ber	Sco	Belfast	03.08.08
1	CJO Smith	Sco	Net	Belfast	04.08.08
2	NFI McCallum	Sco	Net	Belfast	04.08.08
1	CJ Ferguson	Aus	RSA	Centurion	29.03.09
2	NW Bracken	Aus	RSA	Centurion	29.03.09
1	JL Denly	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09
2	MJ Prior	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09

The following table lists out the rival batsmen collecting the first ball ducks in a T20I games

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MP Vaughan	Eng	Aus	Southampton	13.06.05
2	MJ Clarke	Aus	Eng	Southampton	13.06.05
1	KP Pietersen	Eng	Pak	Bristol	28.08.06
2	SM Pollock	RSA	Eng	Cape Town	16.09.07
1	KD Karthik	Ind	RSA	Durban	20.09.07
2	SM Pollock	RSA	Ind	Durban	20.09.07
1	JJ Celestine	Ber	Sco	Belfast	03.08.08
2	J Edness	Ber	Sco	Belfast	03.08.08
3	RR Watson	Sco	Ber	Belfast	03.08.08
1	KC Hodsoll	Ber	Can	Belfast	05.08.08
2	Mohd Qazi	Can	Ber	Belfast	05.08.08
1	AA Mulla	Can	Zim	King City	11.10.08
2	C Zhuwawo	Zim	Can	King City	11.10.08
1	KMDN Kulasekara	Srl	Pak	Lord’s	12.06.09
2	Shahid Afridi	Pak	Srl	Lord’s	12.06.09
1	JP Duminy	RSA	Win	The Oval	13.06.09
2	JE Taylor	Win	RSA	The Oval	13.06.09
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	Ire	Lord’s	14.06.09
2	AC Botha	Ire	Srl	Lord’s	14.06.09
1	Mohd Ashraful	Ban	Win	Basseterre	02.08.09
2	DM Richards	Win	Ban	Basseterre	02.08.09

The following table lists out the eight captains who have collected the first ball duck in T20I games

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MP Vaughan	Eng	Aus	Southampton	13.06.05
2	DPMD Jayawardene	Srl	Eng	Southampton	15.06.06
3	PD Collingwood	Eng	RSA	Cape Town	16.09.07
4	DJ Bravo	Win	RSA	P Elizabeth	16.12.07
5	RR Watson	Sco	Ber	Belfast	03.08.08
6	TM Dilshan	Srl	Pak	King City	11.10.08
7	RT Ponting	Aus	Win	The Oval	06.06.09
8	DL Vettori	NZl	Srl	Col-RPS	02.09.09

TM Dilshan remains the only captain-cum-wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball duck in the history of one day games. He collected the first ball duck in the game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at King City on 11.10.08

AA Mulla of Canada and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan are the only two batsmen to collect the first ball ducks in the dual role of wicket keeper opening batsman

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	AA Mulla	Can	Zim	King City	11.10.08
2	Kamran Akmal	Pak	Srl	Col-RPS	12.08.09

As many as eight occasions of wicket keeper batsmen collecting the first ball ducks have been witnessed in the history of T20I games. CJO Smith of Scotland has collected the first ball ducks on three occasions

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	J Edness	Ber	Sco	Belfast	03.08.08
2	CJO Smith	Sco	Net	Belfast	04.08.08
3	AA Mulla	Can	Zim	King City	11.10.08
4	TM Dilshan	Srl	Pak	King City	11.10.08
5	CJO Smith	Sco	NZl	The Oval	06.06.09
6	CJO Smith	Sco	RSA	The Oval	07.06.09
7	Kamran Akmal	Pak	Srl	Col-RPS	12.08.09
8	MJ Prior	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09

The following list shows the sixteen occasions of opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks in T20I games.

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	DO Obuya	Ken	NZl	Durban	12.09.07
2	Nazimuddin	Ban	RSA	Cape Town	15.09.07
3	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Ban	Jo’burg	18.09.07
4	Nazimuddin	Ban	Srl	Jo’burg	18.09.07
5	L Vincent	NZl	Aus	Perth	11.12.07
6	RR Watson	Sco	Ber	Belfast	03.08.08
7	CR Foggo	Ber	Ire	Belfast	03.08.08
8	Mohd Qazi	Can	Ber	Belfast	05.08.08
9	AA Mulla	Can	Zim	King City	11.10.08
10	C Zhuwawo	Zim	Can	King City	11.10.08
11	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	NZl	Nottingham	16.06.09
12	XM Marshall	Win	Srl	The Oval	19.06.09
13	DM Richards	Win	Ban	Basseterre	02.08.09
14	Kamran Akmal	Pak	Srl	Col-RPS	12.08.09
15	JL Denly	Eng	Aus	Manchester	30.08.09
16	JL Denly	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09

JL Denly of England, Nazimuddin of Bangladesh and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka are the three opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks on two occasions

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JL Denly	Eng	Aus	Manchester	30.08.09
2	JL Denly	Eng	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09
1	Nazimuddin	Ban	RSA	Cape Town	15.09.07
2	Nazimuddin	Ban	Srl	Jo’burg	18.09.07
1	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Ban	Jo’burg	18.09.07
2	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	NZl	Nottingham	16.06.09

England scored 202 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs against South Africa in the first T20I game at Johannesburg on 13.11.09 to provide the fourth occasion of a team scoring 200 plus after being inserted by the opposition. The following list shows the four occasions

No	Team	Score	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Win	205/6	RSA	Jo’burg	11.09.07
2	Srl	260/6	Ken	Jo’burg	14.09.07
3	RSA	211/5	Sco	The Oval	07.06.09
4	Eng	202/6	RSA	Jo’burg	13.11.09

The second round matches of Ranji Trophy 2009-10 season was concluded today. The following are the results of the matches. Points table for the second round. Points table for the first and second round matches is also furnished

Ranji Trophy Matches 2009-10 – Second Round
Results of the matches played between Nov 10 to 13
Group B: Bengal v Baroda at Kolkata
Match drawn
Baroda	307 and 458/8;
Bengal	293
Group B: Delhi v Karnataka at Delhi
Match drawn
Delhi	154 and 277;
Karnataka	260 and 149/6
Group A: Gujarat v Tamil Nadu at Ahmedabad
Match drawn
Gujarat	343 and 165/4;
Tamil Nadu	419/8d
Group A: Mumbai v Orissa at Mumbai (BS)
Match drawn
Mumbai	307/4d;
Orissa	243/8
Group A: Punjab v Hyderabad at Mohali
Match drawn
Punjab	221 and 307/9d;
Hyderabad	193 and 254/7
Group A: Railways v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi
Match drawn
Railways	419;
Hima Pradesh	145/4
Group B: Saurashtra v Uttar Pradesh at Rajkot
Match drawn
Uttar Pradesh	395 and 148/9d
Saurashtra	267 and 155/5

Group A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	Pts
Gujarat	2	1	0	1	6
Tamil Nadu	2	0	0	2	6
Mumbai	2	0	0	2	4
Himachal Pradesh	2	0	0	2	4
Punjab	2	0	0	2	4
Railways	2	0	0	2	2
Hyderabad	2	0	0	2	2
Orissa	2	0	1	1	1
Group B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	Pts
Karnataka	2	1	0	1	8
Bengal	2	1	0	1	6
Delhi	2	0	0	2	4
Baroda	2	0	0	2	4
Uttar Pradesh	2	0	1	1	3
Saurashtra	1	0	0	1	1
Maharashtra	1	0	1	0	0

Points by match: Group A
Result Date	Team	Pts	Team	Pts
13 Nov 2009	Railways	1	H. Pradesh	1
13 Nov 2009	Tamil Nadu	3	Gujarat	1
13 Nov 2009	Mumbai	1	Orissa	1
13 Nov 2009	Punjab	3	Hyderabad	1
Points by match: Group B
Result Date	Team	Pts	Team	Pts
13 Nov 2009	Baroda	3	Bengal	1
13 Nov 2009	U. Pradesh	3	Saurashtra	1
13 Nov 2009	Karnataka	3	Delhi	1

The following table shows the batting-bowling-fielding performances of the touring Sri Lankan team scheduled to play three tests in Nov-Dec 2009

Batting-Bowling-Fielding performance of the Sri Lankan cricketers touring India in Nov-Dec 2009
No	Player	M	R	C	F	W	R	5	10	Ct	St
1	TMDilshan	57	3443	9	13	13	433	0	0	66	0
2	RHerath	18	179	0	0	59	2031	3	0	4	0
3	M Jayawardene	107	8747	26	35	6	292	0	0	151	0
4	PJayawardene	27	747	1	2	–	–	–	–	59	19
5	NKulasekara	10	214	0	1	24	757	0	0	2	0
6	ADMathews	4	230	0	1	4	138	0	0	0	0
7	AMendis	9	31	0	0	42	1136	2	1	1	0
8	MMuralitharan	128	1201	0	1	778	17241	66	22	68	0
9	NTParanavitana	7	330	0	2	1	69	0	0	4	0
10	DPrasad	3	45	0	0	11	405	0	0	0	0
11	TTSamaraweera	54	3787	11	19	14	679	0	0	35	0
12	KCSangakkara	85	7308	20	32	0	38	0	0	156	20
13	TThushara	9	90	0	0	28	961	1	0	3	0
14	CWelegedara	1	–	–	–	4	76	0	0	1	0
15	KSilva	Yet to make his test debut
16	TKandamby	Yet to make his test debut

Crickick.com brings to its visitors an exhaustive survey of Statisitcal highlights of India-Sri Lanka test series penned by its statistician HR Gopala Krishna. Read on ………….

India and Sri Lanka have played 29 tests out of which India has won 11 tests, lost 05 tests and 13 tests have ended in a draw.

India and Sri Lanka have met each other in eleven bilateral series apart from a three nation series – Asian Test Championship in 1998-99 involving India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

No	Series	Venue	Season	Winner	Margin
1	Srl/Ind	Ind	1982/83	Drawn	0-0 (1)
2	Ind/Srl	Srl	1984	Srl	1-0 (3)
3	Srl/Ind	Ind	1986/87	Ind	2-0 (3)
4	Srl/Ind	Ind	1990/91	Ind	1-0 (1)
5	Ind/Srl	Srl	1993	Ind	1-0 (3)
6	Srl/Ind	Ind	1993/94	Ind	3-0 (3)
7	Ind/Srl	Srl	1997	Drawn	0-0 (2)
8	Srl/Ind	Ind	1997/98	Drawn	0-0 (3)
9	Ind/Srl	Srl	2001	Srl	2-1 (3)
10	Srl/Ind	Ind	2005/06	Ind	2-0 (3)
11	Ind/Srl	Srl	2008	Srl	2-1 (3)

Of the eleven series played between the two teams, India has on five series, lost three series and three series were drawn. Asian Test Championship was won by Pakistan.

India has scored 500 plus runs in an innings on eight occasions. Its highest team total is 676 for 7 at Kanpur in Dec 86. Sri Lanka has scored 500 plus runs on three occasions, its highest being 952 for 6 declared at Col-RPS in Aug 97. This total not only represent Sri Lanka’s highest team total against India, but also represents the highest team total posted by a team in the annals of test cricket

Five hundred plus runs by India
No	Team	Score	Ground	Match Date
1	India	676/07	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	India	566/06d	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	India	541/06d	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
4	India	537/08d	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
5	India	518/07d	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
6	India	515/09d	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
7	India	512/10	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
8	India	511/10	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
500 plus runs by Sri Lanka
No	Team	Score	Ground	Match Date
1	Sri Lanka	952/06d	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	Sri Lanka	610/06d	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
3	Sri Lanka	600/06d	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

India has been dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a completed innings only once. Its lowest total in a completed innings is 138 at Col-SSC in Jul 2008. Sri Lanka has been dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a completed innings on five occasions. Its lowest total in a completed innings is 82 at Chandigarh in Nov 1990.

Less than 150 runs in a completed innings – India
No	Team	Score	Ground	Match Date
1	India	138	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
Less than 150 runs in a completed innings – Sri Lanka
No	Team	Score	Ground	Match Date
1	Sri Lanka	82	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
2	Sri Lanka	119	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
3	Sri Lanka	136	Galle	31 Jul 2008
4	Sri Lanka	141	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
5	Sri Lanka	142	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987

SR Tendulkar {1408}, M Azharuddin {1215} and SC Ganguly {1064} are the three Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Two Sri Lankan batsmen – PA de Silva {1252} and M Jayawardene {1161} have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against India. SR Tendulkar’s 1408 runs remains the highest run aggregate by a batsman in India-Sri Lanka test series/

No	Batsmen	Team	M	Rruns	HS	Ave
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	19	1408	148	56.32
2	M Azharuddin	Ind	17	1215	199	55.22
3	SC Ganguly	Ind	14	1064	173	46.26
1	PA de Silva	Srl	19	1252	148	41.73
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	12	1161	242	68.29

Rahul Dravid is all set to join this club to become the fourth Indian batsman to have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Prior to the start of the test series, he has an aggregate of 980 runs and need 20 more runs to reach the landmark.

As many as 33 hundreds have been scored by Indian batsmen which are listed below. SM Gavaskar has the distinction of scoring the first ever hundred by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka at Chennai in Sep 1982

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	SM Gavaskar	155	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	SM Patil	114*	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	M Amarnath	116*	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
4	SM Gavaskar	176	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
5	M Azharuddin	199	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
6	N Kapil Dev	163	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
7	M Amarnath	131	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
8	DB Vengsarkar	153	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
9	DB Vengsarkar	166	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
10	VG Kambli	125	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
11	NS Sidhu	104	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
12	SR Tendulkar	104*	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
13	VG Kambli	120	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
14	NS Sidhu	124	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
15	SR Tendulkar	142	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
16	M Azharuddin	108	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
17	M Azharuddin	152	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
18	NS Sidhu	111	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
19	SR Tendulkar	143	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
20	M Azharuddin	126	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
21	SR Tendulkar	139	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
22	SC Ganguly	147	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
23	M Azharuddin	108*	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
24	NS Sidhu	131	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
25	SC Ganguly	109	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
26	SC Ganguly	173	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
27	SR Tendulkar	148	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
28	S Ramesh	143	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
29	R Dravid	107	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
30	SR Tendulkar	124*	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
31	SR Tendulkar	109	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
32	VVS Laxman	104	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
33	V Sehwag	201*	Galle	31 Jul 2008

V Sehwag’s 201 not out at Galle in Jul 2008 remains the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar with seven hundreds to his credit has the record for most hundreds by an Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. His seven hundreds are listed below.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	SR Tendulkar	104*	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
2	SR Tendulkar	142	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
3	SR Tendulkar	143	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
4	SR Tendulkar	139	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
5	SR Tendulkar	148	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
6	SR Tendulkar	124*	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
7	SR Tendulkar	109	Delhi	10 Dec 2005

Sri Lankan batsmen have scored 30 hundreds against India which are listed below. LRD Mendis has the distinction of scoring the first ever hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. He scored 105 in the first innings at Chennai in Sep 1982. He scored 105 again in the second innings of the same test to register hundreds in both innings against India. The hundreds scored by Sri Lankan batsman are tabulated in the following list.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	LRD Mendis	105	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	LRD Mendis	105	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	RS Madugalle	103	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
4	A Ranatunga	111	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
5	SAR Silva	111	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
6	RL Dias	106	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
7	LRD Mendis	124	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
8	PA de Silva	148	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
9	RS Mahanama	151	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
10	ST Jayasuriya	340	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
11	RS Mahanama	225	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
12	PA de Silva	126	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
13	PA de Silva	146	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
14	ST Jayasuriya	199	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
15	PA de Silva	120	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
16	MS Atapattu	108	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
17	PA de Silva	110*	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
18	M Jayawardene	242	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
19	ST Jayasuriya	111	Galle	14 Aug 2001
20	KC Sangakkara	105*	Galle	14 Aug 2001
21	M Jayawardene	104	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
22	MS Atapattu	108	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
23	M Jayawardene	139	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
24	HP Tillakaratne	136*	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
25	TT Samaraweera	103*	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
26	BSM Warnapura	115	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
27	M Jayawardene	136	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
28	TT Samaraweera	127	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
29	TM Dilshan	125*	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
30	KC Sangakkara	144	ColPSS	08 Aug 2008

ST Jayasuriya’s 340 at Col-RPS in Aug 97 remain the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsmen against India. PA de Silva with five hundreds to his credit has the record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. His five hundreds are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	PA de Silva	148	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
2	PA de Silva	126	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
3	PA de Silva	146	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
4	PA de Silva	120	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
5	PA de Silva	110*	Mohali	19 Nov 1997

ST Jayasuriya {340} M Jayawardene {242} and RS Mahanama {225} are the three Sri Lankan batsmen who have registered double hundreds against India

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	340	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	M Jayawardene	242	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
3	RS Mahanama	225	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997

As many as 95 fifties have been scored by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar holds the Indian record for most fifties against Sri Lanka with ten fifties to his credit. M Azharuddin and R Dravid has scored nine fifties.

Sri Lankan batsman has registered 79 fifties against India. M Jayawardene with eleven fifties to his credit not only holds the record for most fifties by a Sri Lankan batsman against India but also holds the series record for most fifties.

Sri Lankan batsmen have scored 49 half centuries against India. M Jayawardene with seven fifties to his credit holds the record for most fifties by a Sri Lankan batsman against India.

Indian batsmen have scored 62 half centuries against Sri Lanka. R Dravid with eight fifties to his credit not only holds the record for most fifties by a Indian batsman against Sri Lanka but also holds the series record for most fifties.

The following table lists out the individual nineties scored by Indian batsmen and Sri Lankan batsmen. Indian batsmen have scored nineties on ten occasions, while Sri Lankan batsmen have scored individual nineties on five occasions.

India – Individual Nineties
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	96	Ind	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
2	SC Ganguly	99	Ind	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
3	SC Ganguly	98*	Ind	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
4	R Dravid	93	Ind	Mumbai	3 Dec 1997
5	R Dravid	92	Ind	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
6	NS Sidhu	99	Ind	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
7	M Prabhakar	95	Ind	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
8	IK Pathan	93	Ind	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
9	DB Vengsarkar	98*	Ind	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
10	DB Vengsarkar	90	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
Sri Lanka – Individual Nineties
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Dias	97	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	RL Dias	95	Srl	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
3	PA de Silva	93	Srl	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
4	MS Atapattu	98	Srl	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
5	JR Ratnayeke	93	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986

DB Vengsarkar, R Dravid and SC Ganguly are the three Indian batsmen who have scored individual nineties on two separate occasions against Sri Lanka. RL Dias is the lone Sri Lankan batsman who has scored individual nineties on two separate occasions against India. The performances of these four batsmen are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	DB Vengsarkar	98*	Ind	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
2	DB Vengsarkar	90	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
1	R Dravid	93	Ind	Mumbai	3 Dec 1997
2	R Dravid	92	Ind	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
1	SC Ganguly	99	Ind	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
2	SC Ganguly	98*	Ind	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Dias	97	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	RL Dias	95	Srl	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985

The following table shows the Indian captains and Sri Lankan captains scoring hundreds in India-Sri Lanka test series. Seven hundreds have been scored by Indian captains, while Sri Lankan captains have scored three hundreds.

No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	Ind	155	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	163	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
3	M Azharuddin	Ind	108	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
4	M Azharuddin	Ind	152	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
5	SR Tendulkar	Ind	143	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
6	SR Tendulkar	Ind	139	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
7	SR Tendulkar	Ind	148	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	LRD Mendis	Srl	124	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
2	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	111	Galle	14 Aug 2001
3	M Jayawardene	Srl	136	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

N Kapil Dev’s 163 at Kanpur in Dec 86 remain the highest individual score by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka. M Jayawardene with 136 at Col-SSC on 23.07.08 holds the record for the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan captain against India.

No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	163	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	136	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

SR Tendulkar with three hundreds to his credit holds the record for most hundreds by captain in India-Sri Lanka test series

No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	143	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	SR Tendulkar	Ind	139	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
3	SR Tendulkar	Ind	148	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997

SAR Silva and KC Sangakkara remain the two Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen to score hundreds against India. SAR Silva scored 111 at Col-PSS in Sep 1985, while KC Sangakkara came up with 105 not out at Galle in Aug 2001. SAR Silva’s 111 remains the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman against India and also the highest individual score by wicket keeper batsman in the series. HP Tilkaratne {55 at Chandigarh in Nov 97} is the other Sri Lankan batsman to score a fifty against India

No Indian wicket keeper batsman has scored a hundred against India. The highest individual score by an Indian wicket keeper batsman is 57 by NR Mongia at Mohali in Nov 97. MS Dhoni {51* at Delhi in Dec 2005} is the other Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a fifty against Sri Lanka.

India-Sri Lanka test series has witnessed as many as 16 occasions of Indian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka. N Kapil Dev with his 5 for 110 in the first innings of the Chennai test in Sep 1982 has the distinction of becoming the first bowler to capture five or more wickets.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	DR Doshi	5	85	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	N Kapil Dev	5	110	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	C Sharma	5	118	Ind	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
4	NS Yadav	5	76	Ind	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
5	Maninder Singh	7	51	Ind	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
6	SLV Raju	6	12	Ind	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
7	A Kumble	5	87	Ind	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
8	A Kumble	7	59	Ind	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
9	SLV Raju	5	38	Ind	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
10	SLV Raju	6	87	Ind	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
11	J Srinath	5	114	Ind	Galle	14 Aug 2001
12	BKV Prasad	5	72	Ind	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
13	A Kumble	6	72	Ind	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
14	Harbhajan Singh	7	62	Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
15	A Kumble	5	89	Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
16	Harbhajan Singh	6	102	Ind	Galle	31 Jul 2008

A Kumble with four five wicket hauls holds the record for most number of five wickets in an innings by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka. His performance is listed below

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	A Kumble	5	87	Ind	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
2	A Kumble	7	59	Ind	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
3	A Kumble	6	72	Ind	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
4	A Kumble	5	89	Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

Maninder Singh, A Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are the three Indian bowlers who have captured seven wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka. Maninder Singh’s 7 for 51 Nagpur in Dec 1986 remain the best bowling effort in an innings against Sri Lanka

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	ManinderSingh	7	51	Ind	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
2	A Kumble	7	59	Ind	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
3	HarbhajanSingh	7	62	Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

Sri Lankan bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings on 16 occasions which are listed below. ALF de Mel with his 5 for 68 at Chennai in Sep 1982 earned the distinction of becoming the first Sri Lankan bowler to capture five or more wickets against India

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	ALF de Mel	5	68	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	ALF de Mel	5	64	Srl	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
3	RJ Ratnayake	6	85	Srl	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
4	RJ Ratnayake	5	49	Srl	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
5	FS Ahangama	5	52	Srl	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
6	JR Ratnayeke	5	85	Srl	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
7	M Muralitharan	5	162	Srl	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
8	KR Pushpakumara	5	122	Srl	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
9	HDPK Dharmasena	5	57	Srl	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
10	CRD Fernando	5	42	Srl	Galle	14 Aug 2001
11	M Muralitharan	5	49	Srl	Galle	14 Aug 2001
12	M Muralitharan	8	87	Srl	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
13	M Muralitharan	7	100	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
14	M Muralitharan	5	84	Srl	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
15	M Muralitharan	6	26	Srl	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
16	BAW Mendis	6	117	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
17	BAW Mendis	5	56	Srl	Col-PSS	08 Aug 2008

M Muralitharan with his six five or more wicket hauls holds not only the record for most five plus wicket hauls by a Sri Lankan bowler against India but also holds the record for most five plus wicket hauls in India-Sri Lanka test series. His six five wicket hauls are listed below

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	M Muralitharan	5	162	Srl	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
2	M Muralitharan	5	49	Srl	Galle	14 Aug 2001
3	M Muralitharan	8	87	Srl	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
4	M Muralitharan	7	100	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
5	M Muralitharan	5	84	Srl	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
6	M Muralitharan	6	26	Srl	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

M Mutalitharan’s eight for 87 at Col-SSC in Aug 2001 represent the best bowling effort in an innings by a Sri Lankan bowler against India. His figures also represent the best bowling effort in an innings in India-Sri Lanka test series. M Muralitharan remains the only bowler in the series to capture eight wickets in an innings.

The following are the four occasions when Indian bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs while capturing five or more wickets.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	C Sharma	5	118	Ind	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
2	J Srinath	5	114	Ind	Galle	14 Aug 2001
3	N Kapil Dev	5	110	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
4	HarbhajanSingh	6	102	Ind	Galle	31 Jul 2008

The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs while capturing five or more wickets.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	M Muralitharan	5	162	Srl	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
2	KR Pushpakumara	5	122	Srl	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
3	BAW Mendis	6	117	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
4	M Muralitharan	7	100	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005

Indian bowlers have captured ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions. SLV Raju’s 11 for 125 at Ahmedabad in Feb 94 remains the best match bowling figures by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	Match Date
1	ManinderSingh	10	107	Nagpur	27/12/1986
2	A Kumble	11	128	Lucknow	18/01/1994
3	SLVRaju	11	125	Ahmedabad	08/02/1994
4	AKumble	10	157	Delhi	10/12/2005
5	HarbhajanSingh	10	141	Ahmedabad	18/12/2005
6	HarbhajanSingh	10	153	Galle	31/07/2008

Sri Lankan bowlers have captured ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions. M Muralitharan’s 11 for 110 remain the best match bowling effort by a Sri Lankan bowler against India

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	MatchDate
1	MMuralitharan	11	196	Col/SSC	29/08/2001
2	MMuralitharan	11	110	Col/SSC	23/07 2008
3	BAW Mendis	10	209	Galle	31/07/2008

A Kumble and Harbajhan Singh are the two Indian bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets on two occasions against Sri Lanka, while M Muralitharan is the only Sri Lankan bowler to capture ten or more wickets on two occasions against India

No	Bowlers	Team	W	R	Ground	Match Date
1	A Kumble	Ind	11	128	Lucknow	18/01/1994
2	A Kumble	Ind	10	157	Delhi	10/12//2005
1	HarbhajanSingh	Ind	10	141	Ahmedabad	18/12/2005
2	HarbhajanSingh	Ind	10	153	Galle	31/07/2008
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	196	Col-SSC	29/08/2001
2	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	110	Col-SSC	23/07/2008

There are 26 occasions of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. RK Chauhan’s figures of 78.0-8-276-1 at Col-RPS in Aug 97 represent the most expensive figures in terms of runs conceded by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka. A Kumble also returned with figures of 72.0-7-223-1 in the same game to become the second Indian bowler to concede 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka.

The following are the five occasions when Indian bowlers have bowled fifty plus overs in an innings

No	Bowlers	Overs	Ground	Start Date
1	RK Chauhan	78.0	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	A Kumble	72.0	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
3	NM Kulkarni	70.0	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
4	A Kumble	54.1	Col-RPS	24 Feb 1999
5	Harbhaja Singh	53.3	Col-RPS	29 Aug 2001

There are 32 occasions of Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs against India. M Muralitharan’s figures of 65.0-11-179-4 at Bangalore in Jan 94 represent the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded by Sri Lankan bowler against India.

The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have bowled fifty plus overs in an innings

No	Bowlers	Overs	Ground	Start Date
1	M Muralitharan	75.0	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
2	M Muralitharan	65.0	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
3	M Muralitharan	65.0	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
4	SD Anurasiri	58.0	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994

The following are the four occasions when Indian bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against Sri Lanka

No	Bowlers	W	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	Zaheer Khan	0	134	Col/SSC	29 Aug 2001
2	A Kumble	0	121	Col/SSC	23 Jul 2008

The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against India

No	Bowlers	W	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	EAR de Silva	0	133	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	EAR de Silva	0	114	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
3	KJ Silva	0	122	Col/RPS	02 Aug 1997
4	M Muralitharan	0	137	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997

As many as 35 three figure partnerships have been posted for various wickets by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. 272 runs partnership for the sixth wicket between M Azharuddin and N Kapil Dev at Kanpur in Dec 86 remain the highest three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.

Apart from the 272 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket between M Azharuddin and N Kapil Dev at Kanpur in Dec 86, there are three other 200 plus run stands posted by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. They are – 256 runs for the fourth wicket between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar at Mumbai in Dec 97, 232 runs for second wicket between S Ramesh and R Dravid at Col-SSC in Feb 99 and 221 runs for the fourth wicket between SR Tendulkar and M Azharuddin at Col-RPS in Aug 97.

There are 14 occasions of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnerships for various wickets against Sri Lanka.

As many as 27 three figure partnerships have been posted for various wickets by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. 576 runs partnership between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama for the second wicket at Col-RPS in Aug 97 remain the highest three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. This partnership also represent the world record partnership for the second wicket in the annals of test cricket.

Apart from the 576 runs partnership between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama for the second wicket at Col-RPS in Aug 97, there are two more three figure partnerships of 200 plus runs posted by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. They are – 218 runs partnership for the third wicket between ST Jayasuriya and PA de Silva at Col-SSC in Aug 97 and 216 runs partnership between RL Dias and LRD Mendis at Kandy in Sep 85.

There are eight occasions of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for various wickets against India

M Azharuddin of India {27}, HP Tilakaratne of Sri Lanka {16}, A Kumble of India {13}, M Jayawardene {12} and MS Atapattu {10} are the fieldsmen who have pouched ten or more catches in India-Sri Lanka test series.

R Dravid of India with nine catches, M Muralithran with eight catches and SR Tendulkar with eight catches prior to the start of this series are set to join this elite list of fieldsmen who have pouched ten or more catches.

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka {22}, NR Mongia of India {18}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {14}, S Viswanath of India {11} and KS More of India {11} are the wicket keepers who have effected ten or more dismissals in India-Sri Lanka test series.

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka remains the only wicket keeper to effect five or more dismissals in an innings on two occasions in the India-Sri Lanka test series. He effected six dismissals in the first innings at Col-SSC in Aug 85 and five dismissals in the second innings at Col-PSS in Sep 85. SAR Silva’s feat came in consecutive tests. S Viswanth with four dismissals in the first innings at Kandy in Sep 85 holds the Indian record for most dismissals in a match against Sri Lanka

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka remains the only wicket keeper to effect nine dismissals in a match on two occasions in the India-Sri Lanka test series. He effected nine dismissals at Col-SSC in Aug 85 and nine dismissals at Col-PSS in Sep 85. SAR Silva’s feat came in consecutive tests. S Viswanth with six dismissals at Kandy in Sep 85 holds the Indian record for most dismissals in an innings against Sri Lanka

SAR Silva scored 111 and effected nine dismissals {08 ct plus 01 st} at Col-PSS in Sep 85 to earn the distinction of becoming the only wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred and effect nine dismissals.

The following table lists out the highest partnership for each wicket in India-Sri Lanka test series.

Wkt	Runs	Partner-1	Partner-2
		Team	Ground	Match Date
1st	171	M Prabhakar	NSSidhu
		Ind	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
2nd	576	Jayasuriya	RSMahanama
		Srl	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
3rd	218	Jayasuriya	PAde Silva
		Srl	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
4th	256	SCGanguly	Tendulkar
		Ind	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
5th	150	Tendulkar	SCGanguly
		Ind	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
6th	272	Azharuddin	Kapil Dev
		Ind	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
7th	194*	HPTillakaratne	TTSamaraweera
		Srl	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
8th	70	Kapil Dev	LSR Krishnan
		Ind	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
9th	89	SCGanguly	Kuruvilla
		Ind	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
10th	69*	AKumble	Harbhajan Singh
		Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {20}, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka {19}, SR Tendulkar of India {19}, A Kumble of India {18}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {18} and M Azharuddin of India {17} are the cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in India-Sri Lanka test series.

SR Tendulkar needs one more test appearance to equal the record of most test appearances in the series held by A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka who has played 20 tests.

R Dravid with 14 test appearances prior to the start of the series, require one more test appearance to join the elite list of cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in the series.

Both SR Tendulkar and R Dravid would reach the respective land marks when they appear in the first test at Ahmedabad in the ensuing test series.