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India vs Australia Seven Match One Day series : Fourth One day game at Mohali on 02.11.09 : Australia won by 24 runs and level the seven match series 2-2

India won the toss and inserted the opposition providing the 18^th occasion of India doing so against Australia in India-Australia one day series. Of the 18 occasions, India has won seven games, lost ten games and one game has ended as a no result game.

RT Ponting registered his 14^th fifty against India when he made 52 in this game and with it earned the record for most fifties by an Australian batsman against India. He went past AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden who had scored 13 fifties. Ponting’s 14 fifties are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	RT Ponting	62	Dunedin	22.02.95
2	RT Ponting	84	Kanpur	07.04.98
3	RT Ponting	115	Melbourne	12.01.00
4	RT Ponting	101	Vizag	03.04.01
5	RT Ponting	140*	Jo’burg	23.03.03
6	RT Ponting	108*	Bangalore	12.11.03
7	RT Ponting	88	Melbourne	06.02.04
8	RT Ponting	58	Mohali	29.10.06
9	RT Ponting	57	Mumbai	17.10.07
10	RT Ponting	124	Sydney	24.02.08
11	RT Ponting	65	Centurion	28.09.09
12	RT Ponting	74	Vadodara	25.10.09
13	RT Ponting	59	Delhi	31.10.09
14	RT Ponting	52	Mohali	02.11.09

At the end of this game, RT Ponting has the record for most runs as captain against India. His aggregate stood at 1213. He surpassed A Ranatunga’s record of 1179 runs when he was on 19 during the course of his knock of 52 in this game. Incidentally, RT Ponting and A Ranatunga are the only two captains who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against India as captains.

RT Ponting’s run out for 52 in this game provides the 16^th occasion of a captain dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against India in one day games.

No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Date
1	Imran Khan	Pak	73	Nagpur	24.03.87
2	JG Wright	NZl	55	Sharjah	01.04.88
3	Javed Miandad	Pak	52	Sharjah	19.10.88
4	A Ranatunga	Srl	58	Pune	05.12.90
5	KR Rutherford	NZl	108	Vadodara	28.10.94
6	WJ Cronje	RSA	90	Sharjah	14.04.96
7	Aamer Sohail	Pak	78	Sharjah	15.04.96
8	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	105	Dhaka	01.06.00
9	MS Atapattu	Srl	50	Dambulla	18.07.04
10	MS Atapattu	Srl	65	Col-RPS	01.08.04
11	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	79	Abu Dhabi	19.04.06
12	M Jayawardene	Srl	71	Adelaide	19.02.08
13	KP Pietersen	Eng	63	Rajkot	14.11.08
14	BB McCullum	NZl	71	Christchurch	08.03.09
15	RT Ponting	Aus	65	Centurion	28.09.09
16	RT Ponting	Aus	52	Mohali	02.11.09

MS Atapattu and RT Ponting are the only two captains who have been dismissed run out on two occasions against India after scoring a fifty

No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Date
1	MS Atapattu	Srl	50	Dambulla	18.07.04
2	MS Atapattu	Srl	65	Col-RPS	01.08.04
1	RT Ponting	Aus	65	Centurion	28.09.09
2	RT Ponting	Aus	52	Mohali	02.11.09

RT Ponting’s run out for 52 and CL Whites’s run out for 52 in this game provides the 67^th and 68^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out against India after scoring a fifty. Ponting’s run out dismissal for 52 and White’s run out dismissal for 62 in this game provides the eighth and ninth occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against India.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	GR.03.sh	104	Jaipur	07.09.86
2	ME Waugh	126	Mumbai	27.02.96
3	ML Hayden	54	Kuala Lumpur	22.09.06
4	MJ Clarke	130	Bangalore	29.09.07
5	ML Hayden	54	Sydney	24.02.08
6	ML Hayden	55	Brisbane	04.03.08
7	RT Ponting	65	Centurion	28.09.09
8	RT Ponting	52	Mohali	02.11.09
9	CL White	62	Mohali	02.11.09

RT Ponting, CL White, GA Manou and DE Bollinger were dismissed run out in this game which swelled the number of run outs of Australian batsmen to 96 against India.

RT Ponting, CL White, GA Manou and DE Bollinger were dismissed run out in this game providing the 59^th occasion of four or more batsmen dismissed run out in the history of one day games.

As far as Australia is concerned, this is third occasion of four or more batsmen dismissed run out in an innings against India. Four batsmen were run out at Ahmedabad on 05.10.86, five batsmen were run out at Mumbai on 27.02.96 and four batsmen were run out on 02.11.09

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	GR.03.sh	43	Ahmedabad	05.10.86
2	AR Border	43	Ahmedabad	05.10.86
3	GM Ritchie	22	Ahmedabad	05.10.86
4	GC Dyer	6	Ahmedabad	05.10.86
1	ME Waugh	126	Mumbai	27.02.96
2	SR Waugh	7	Mumbai	27.02.96
3	MG Bevan	6	Mumbai	27.02.96
4	S Lee	9	Mumbai	27.02.96
5	DW Fleming	0	Mumbai	27.02.96
1	RT Ponting	52	Mohali	02.11.09
2	CL White	62	Mohali	02.11.09
3	GA Manou	7	Mohali	02.11.09
4	DE Bollinger	0	Mohali	02.11.09

RT Ponting’s run out for 52 in this game provides the ninth occasion of an Australian captain run out in a one day game against India. Ponting’s run out dismissal provides 62^nd occasion of an Australian captain run out in a one day game against various oppositions.

RT Ponting’s run out for 52 in this game provides the 16^th occasion of his run out dismissal while leading Australia. AR Border has more run out dismissals as captain – 22 run out dismissals.

Captains who have been dismissed run out on 15 or more occasions in the history of one day games are – AR Border of Australia {22}, A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {22}, SP Fleming of New Zealand {16}, RT Ponting of Australia {16} and Wasim Akram of Pakistan {16}.

A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka has scored eight fifties in his 22 run outs, while RT Ponting has scored seven fifties in his 16 run outs

A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka
No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	58	Ind	Pune	05.12.90
2	50	NZl	Dunedin	06.02.91
3	74	Pak	Col-SSC	22.08.94
4	60	RSA	Bloemfontein	15.12.94
5	59	Pak	Kolkata	27.05.97
6	58	RSA	Nottingham	14.08.98
7	76	Eng	Melbourne	19.01.99
8	50	Ken	Southampton	30.05.99

RT Ponting of Australia
No	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	63	Zim	Adelaide	26.01.04
2	78	Win	Melbourne	14.01.05
3	53	NZl	Christchurch	22.02.05
4	66	ICC	Melbourne/CS	07.10.05
5	86	Eng	North Sound	08.04.07
6	65	Ind	Centurion	28.09.09
7	52	Ind	Mohali	02.11.09

Australia’s all out for 250 in this game provides the 25^th occasion of Australia dismissed all out against India. It also represents the 10^th occasion of its dismissed all out while batting first and fourth occasion when Australia were inserted by India.

Australia all out when it was inserted by India
No	Team	Score	Overs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Aus	163	49.3	Ind	Melbourne	03.03.85
2	Aus	139	42.3	Ind	Sharjah	29.03.85
3	Aus	161	44.2	Ind	Melbourne	16.01.86
4	Aus	250	49.2	Ind	Mohali	02.11.09

With two dismissals in this game – one caught and one stumped – MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 198 dismissals at the end of this game {149 caught and 49 stumped} from 149 one day matches.

RT Ponting’s 52 in this game was his 101^st fifty in one day games – 28 centuries and 73 half centuries.

RT Ponting with 52 in this game registered his 45^th half century while leading Australia. Coupled with 20 hundreds, at the end of this game, he has 65 fifties to his credit as Australia’s captain. His 65 fifties and 45 half centuries constitute a record for most hundreds and most half centuries for a captain in the history of one day games.

RT Ponting’s 52 in this game represent his 25^th fifty when he lost the toss as captain. It was also his 34^th fifty {09 hundreds and 25 half centuries}. His 34 fifties and 25 half centuries are a record for most fifties and most half centuries for a captain who has lost the toss.

Yuvraj Singh and R Jadeja were run out in this game providing the 93^rd and 94^th occasion of Indian batsmen dismissed run out against Australia. Yuvraj Singh was run out against Australia for the second occasion, the first being at Margao on 06.04.01.

Yuvraj Singh was run out for the 10^th occasion in his ODI career. He became the 22^nd Indian batsman to be dismissed run out on ten or more occasions in one day games.

India’s all out for 226 in this game provides the 42^nd occasion of India being dismissed all out against Australia in one day games.

Australia and India were dismissed all out in this game providing the seventh occasion of both the teams being dismissed on seven occasions which are tabulated below

No	Team	Runs	Overs	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	Ind	247	55.5	v Aus	Chelmsford	20 Jun 1983
1	Aus	129	38.2	v Ind	Chelmsford	20 Jun 1983
2	Ind	193	47.4	v Aus	Ahmedabad	05 Oct 1986
2	Aus	141	43.3	v Ind	Ahmedabad	05 Oct 1986
3	Aus	258	50.0	v Ind	Mumbai	27 Feb 1996
3	Ind	242	48.0	v Aus	Mumbai	27 Feb 1996
4	Ind	315	49.5	v Aus	Bangalore	25 Mar 2001
4	Aus	255	43.3	v Ind	Bangalore	25 Mar 2001
5	Aus	288	48.3	v Ind	Melbourne	09 Jan 2004
5	Ind	270	49.0	v Aus	Melbourne	09 Jan 2004
6	Aus	213	48.1	v Ind	K Lumpur	22 Sep 2006
6	Ind	195	43.5	v Aus	K Lumpur	22 Sep 2006
7	Aus	250	49.2	v Ind	Mohali	02 Nov 2009
7	Ind	226	46.4	v Aus	Mohali	02 Nov 2009

SR Tendulkar with 40 runs in this game has an aggregate of 2820 runs against Australia. He needs 29 runs more to surpass the record of most runs against a specific opposition held by ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who has an aggregate of 2848 runs against India.

RT Ponting with his 52 runs in this game has now 1975 run aggregate against India and require 25 more runs to complete 2000 runs and with it a record of becoming the first Australian batsman to aggregate 2000 runs against India ands also against a specific opposition.

SR Tendulkar’s 40 in this game contained six boundary fours. He now has 300 boundary fours against Australia. He became the second batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 300 boundary fours against a specific opposition. The other batsman is Sri Lanka’s ST Jayasuriya who has 322 boundary fours against India

SR Tendulkar ended this game with an aggregate of 16993 runs and requires seven more runs to become the first batsman in the history of one day game to complete 17000 runs. His break up of 16993 runs read as under

No	Opp	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave
1	Aus	65	64	1	2820	143	44.76
2	Ban	10	9	1	354	82*	44.25
3	Ber	1	1	1	57	57*	–
4	Eng	36	36	4	1335	105*	41.71
5	Ire	1	1	0	4	4	4.00
6	Ken	10	9	3	647	146	107.83
7	Nam	1	1	0	152	152	152.00
8	Net	1	1	0	52	52	52.00
9	NZl	42	41	3	1750	186*	46.05
10	Pak	67	65	4	2389	141	39.16
11	RSA	52	52	0	1655	122	31.82
12	Srl	74	70	8	2749	138	44.33
13	UAE	2	2	0	81	63	40.50
14	Win	38	38	9	1571	141*	54.17
15	Zim	34	33	5	1377	146	49.17
	Tot	434	423	39	16993	186*	44.25

MG Johnson returned with figures of 9.0-0-74-0 in this game providing the 42^nd occasion of an Australian bowler conceding seventy plus runs in a one day game against various oppositions.

MG Johnson conceded seventy plus runs for the sixth occasion in his one day career. He is now on par with B Lee who has also leaked seventy plus runs on six occasions. MG Johnson and B Lee share the Australian record for conceding seventy plus runs on most occasions

No	Bowlers	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MG Johnson	3	81	NZl	Hamilton	20.02.07
2	MG Johnson	0	70	Ind	Sydney	02.03.08
3	MG Johnson	1	71	RSA	Sydney	23.01.09
4	MG Johnson	2	80	Eng	Nottingham	15.09.09
5	MG Johnson	3	75	Ind	Nagpur	28.10.09
6	MG Johnson	0	74	Ind	Mohali	02.11.09
1	B Lee	0	70	Zim	Melbourne	21.01.01
2	B Lee	1	72	Zim	Perth	04.02.01
3	B Lee	1	85	Pak	Cardiff	09.06.01
4	B Lee	1	83	Ind	Brisbane	18.01.04
5	B Lee	1	85	NZl	Wellington	07.12.05
6	B Lee	2	71	NZl	Melbourne	04.02.07

MG Johnson became the fourth bowler in the history of one day games to concede seventy plus runs on six or more occasions. The other three are B Lee of Australia {six}, Naved-ul-Hasan of Pakistan {six} and Waqar Younis of Pakistan {seven}

MG Johnson’s figures of 9.0-0-74-0 in this game represent the 14^th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding seventy plus runs without capturing a wicket in a one day game. It was the second occasion for MG Johnson to concede seventy plus runs without capturing a wicket. NW Bracken is the other Australian bowler who has conceded seventy plus runs without a wicket on two separate occasions.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	NW Bracken	0	75	NZl	Perth	28.01.07
2	NW Bracken	0	70	RSA	Perth	20.01.09
1	MG Johnson	0	70	Ind	Sydney	02.03.08
2	MG Johnson	0	74	Ind	Mohali	02.11.09

MG Johnson with his bowling figures of 9.0-0-74-0 in this game provided the tenth occasion of an Australian bowler conceding seventy plus runs against India. The following table lists out all the ten occasions.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	Date
1	McDermott	0	75	Jaipur	07.09.86
2	Kasprowicz	3	71	Dhaka	28.10.98
3	Harvey	2	71	Bangalore	12.11.03
4	Lee	1	83	Brisbane	18.01.04
5	Bracken	1	78	Chandigarh	08.10.07
6	Johnson	0	70	Sydney	02.03.08
7	Watson	2	70	Vadodara	25.10.09
8	Hilfenhaus	1	83	Nagpur	28.10.09
9	Johnson	3	75	Nagpur	28.10.09
10	Johnson	0	74	Mohali	02.11.09

MG Johnson’s none for 74 in this game provides the third occasion of an Australian bowler conceding seventy plus runs without a wicket against India. It was the second such occasion for MG Johnson to concede seventy plus runs without a wicket against India, the first occasion being his none for 70 at Sydney on 02.03.08.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	Date
1	McDermott	0	75	Jaipur	07.09.86
2	Johnson	0	70	Sydney	02.03.08
3	Johnson	0	74	Mohali	02.11.09

MG Johnson became the seventh bowler in the history of one day games to concede seventy plus runs against a specific country on three or more occasions. He has conceded seventy plus runs on three occasions against India

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	Date
1	Johnson	0	70	Sydney	02.03.08
2	Johnson	3	75	Nagpur	28.10.09
3	Johnson	0	74	Mohali	02.11.09

MG Johnson became the first Australian bowler to concede seventy plus runs against a specific opposition on three occasions. The seven bowlers list who have conceded seventy plus runs against a specific country on three or more occasions are as under

No	Bowler	Team	Opp	70+ runs on
1	Nehra	Ind	Pak	04 occasions
2	Snedden	NZl	Eng	03 occasions
3	Patterson	Win	Pak	03 occasions
4	WaqarYounis	Pak	Srl	03 occasions
5	vanderWaath	RSA	Aus	03 occasions
6	Gillespie	NZl	Aus	03 occasions
7	Johnson	Aus	Ind	03 occasions

Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe : Third One dayer at Dhaka {SBNS} on 31.10.09 : Bangladesh won by four wickets

With this win, Bangladesh went one match ahead of Zimbabwe in the Head to Head count. It was 23^rd win for Bangladesh in 45 encounters between the two teams. Zimbabwe has won 22 games.

H Masakadza completed 1000 runs in this calendar year when he was on 20 during his knock of 84 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 1064. He joined the two other batsmen – both Aussies – RT Ponting {1076} and MEK Hussey {1060} – who have aggregated 1000 runs in 2009

H Masakadza became the fourth Zimbabwean batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. The other three are GW Flower {1116 in 2001}, SV Carlisle {1082 in 2001} and A Flower {1060 in 2001}.

It should be noted with interest that no Zimbabwean batsman aggregated 1000 runs in a calendar year since 2001 when the trio – GW Flower, SV Carlise and A Flower – had earned this distinction.

H Masakadaza registered his 14^th One day half century when he made 84 in this game. It was also his 17^th one day fifty

H Masakadza’s 84 in this game represent the 52^nd occasion of a Zimbabwean captain registering a fifty in one day games. H Masakadaza’s maiden fifty {84 in this game} as captain came in his fifth appearance as captain of Zimbabwe.

Mohammad Ashraful was making his 150^th one day appearance in this game. His 150 appearances include two games he played representing Asia Eleven. He became the first Bangladesh cricketer to appear in 150 one day games. The previous record for most one day appearance was held by Khaled Mashud who had played 126 one day games.

Mohammad Ashraful celebrated his 150^th appearance by scoring a half century {63} which was his 19^th one day half century and his 22^nd one day fifty.

Tamim Iqbal’s 80 in this game represent his 11^th half century as an opening batsman. He now has the record of most half centuries by a Bangladesh opening batsman. By registering his 11^th half century in this game, Tamim Iqbal went past Shahriar Nafees and Javed Omar who had ten fifties to their credit.

MEK Hussey joined the select band of Australian batsmen who have aggregated 1000 runs in a calendar year. He reached the milestone when he was on 21 during the course of his knock of 81 not out in the third one day game against India at Delhi on 31.10.09. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 1060. He is the second batsman after RT Ponting {1076} to reach the milestone in 2009. Ponting had achieved the feat at Nagpur on 28.10.09.

Infact, Hussey is the third batsman to reach the milestone of 1000 runs in 2009, as H Masakadza of Zimbabwe has also aggregated 1064 runs in the third one day game between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at Mirpur on 31.01.09

Hussey’s fear provides the 15^th occasion of an Australian batsman reaching the milestone of 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. The following table enlists all the 15 occasions.

No	Batsmen	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Year
1	DM Jones	22	1174	145	69.05	4	7	1990
2	DC Boon	26	1073	98*	46.65	0	9	1994
3	ME Waugh	25	1059	130	46.04	4	5	1996
4	RT Ponting	24	1166	145	53.00	3	6	1998
5	AC Gilchrist	37	1241	154	33.54	2	6	1999
6	RT Ponting	32	1038	87*	39.92	0	5	1999
7	ME Waugh	36	1468	106	44.48	2	11	1999
8	AC Gilchrist	31	1098	111	37.86	1	8	2003
9	ML Hayden	32	1037	88	39.88	0	5	2003
10	RT Ponting	34	1154	140*	46.16	5	4	2003
11	RT Ponting	28	1076	141*	43.04	2	8	2005
12	ML Hayden	32	1601	181*	59.29	5	6	2007
13	RT Ponting	27	1424	134*	79.11	5	8	2007
14	MEK Hussey	30	1060	83*	46.08	0	11	2009
15	RT Ponting	26	1076	126	43.04	2	8	2009

SR Tendulkar took his run aggregate against Australia to 2780 with his 32 runs in the third one day game against Australia at Delhi on 31.10.09 . He went past his own run aggregate of 2749 against Sri Lanka, when he was on 2 during his knock of 32 in this game.

SR Tendulkar at the end of this game with his run aggregate of 2780 runs against Australia stands second in the list of batsmen who have scored 2000 plus runs against a specific country. ST Jayasuriya with 2848 runs against Australia leads the table. RT Ponting is all set to join this elite band during this series. At the end of this game, he has an aggregate of 1923 runs against India and require 77 runs to reach the milestone of becoming the first Australian batsman to score 2000 runs against a specific opposition.

SR Tendulkar requires another 69 runs to overhaul the existing record of most runs against a specific country held by ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who has amassed 2848 runs against India.

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Mat	Runs
1	Jayasuriya	Srl	Ind	86	2848
2	Tendulkar	Ind	Aus	64	2780
3	Tendulkar	Ind	Srl	74	2749
4	Jayasuriya	Srl	Pak	82	2517
5	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	Ind	67	2403
6	Haynes	Win	Pak	65	2390
7	Tendulkar	Ind	Pak	67	2389
8	PAdeSilva	Srl	Pak	75	2319
9	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	Srl	63	2265
10	Haynes	Win	Aus	64	2262
11	SaeedAnwar	Pak	Srl	52	2198
12	IVARichards	Win	Aus	54	2187
13	SaeedAnwar	Pak	Ind	50	2002

Sri C Keshavamurthy, Champion Statistician on Indian Domestic Cricket, pens a special article for crickick.com visitors on the first ever Ranji Trophy match between Madras and Mysore which was played on 04.11.34. This match was completed on a single day. Read on CKM’s thoughts on this historic match

Madras (now Chennai) is not new to cricket. It is learnt that cricket was played here as early as 1855 on military grounds as a sort of recreation of the soldiers. Matches were played by the Cricket Clubs as early as 1932/33 and 1933/34 for the Raja of Palayampatti Shield and Bishop Waller Shields. Even test cricket had its birth in India way back in 1933/34 and Madras had staged a test at Chepauk ground from 10th to 13th Februry 1934. As time took its toll, Madras had the distinction of becoming the first centre to boast of India’s inaugural victory in 25 tests over a span of 20 years when it beat England at the Chepauk ground on 10th February 1952. It has also the rare privilege of hosting a tied test match (only the 2nd instance in the history of test cricket) between India and Australia in September 1986.

The idea of having a Premier National championship – the Ranji Trophy (named after KS Ranjitsinhji, popularly known throughout the cricket world as the great Ranji) was mooted in the summer of 1934 when the BCCI at its meeting at Simla decided to conduct a cricket tournament on an yearly basis to keep cricket at the highest level on the lines of County matches in England and Sheffield Shield matches in Australia. And when the question of selecting the first ever venue for the National Championship came up, Madras was chosen and what better place could there have been for the inaugural match of the prestigious tournament than Madras which had earlier hosted a test match. Madras has the prevelege of hosting the first ever Duleep Trophy match too in 1961-62

On November 3, 1934 – Madras city had witnessed heavy rain and many in cricket circles thought it may well interfere the inaugural match of the tournament. Some others – perhaps those who were curious to peep in and have a look at the match presumed that rain was a good augury for the first ever match in Ranji Trophy. And so it proved to be as the historic match took place on November 4, 1934 without any hurdles.

The inaugural match itself proved to be a great hit in that it was played between the traditional rivals – Madras (now Tamilnadu) and Mysore (now Karnataka) – just as the Ashes series is played between England and Australia. Since it was the first ever match in Ranji Trophy and perhaps nobody had visualized that this tournament would be a huge success in the coming years, not much importance was given to statistics – which has acquired a major role now. Fall of wickets do not indicate the name of the outgoing batsmen. The cricketing fraternity should be thankful to Sri SK Gurunathan for recording this match in his “Twelve Years of Ranji Trophy”. Sri SK Gurunathan was the first Honorary Official Statistician of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Despite the overnight rain and the faint morning drizzle on the opening day which resulted for a late start in the match, the two teams were keen to play and enthusiasm was writ large on the faces of the players. It was quite natural because this was the first big game to have come their way and everyone was keen to perform. When play commenced on November 4, 1934 at 11.00 am, two Englishmen, CP Johnstone (Madras) and Major MS Teversham (Mysore) captained the rival teams. Johnstone, left hand opening batsman and an excellent slip fielder, won the first toss in the championship and invited Mysore to bat. The same could not have been said of the Mysore Captain as he had not played cricket with the Mysoreans earlier. In fact, Mysore had lacked match practice.

Mysore batsmen were clueless on the wet wicket and it was no surprise that it was in deep trouble at the beginning itself when its openers N Curtis and P McCosh went in to bat. Morapakkam Joysam Gopalan – the Madras fast medium bowler and the lone test cricketer from among the two teams (he had made his debut for India against England at Calcutta in January 1934; he had also the distinction of playing Hockey at international level – he was selected in the Indian Team for Berlin Olympics) entered the record books as the first bowler to deliver the first ball in the history of the premier tournament to N Curtis who took the first strike. Although Gopalan bowled the first over (and could not capture a wicket in the first innings), the havoc was done by AG Ram Singh, the left arm spinner (his two sons AG Kripal Singh and AG Milkha Singh represented India), who partnered Gopalan at the other end. Mysore players with no exceptions had virtually no answer to the guile of Ram Singh who fully exploited the rain affected pitch. Coupled with his Captain CP Johnstone (a Burmah Shell Executive and who played for Kent in Eng), both sliced through the Mysore batting line up. Curtis top scored the innings with 15 while the only other player to reach double figures was Renshaw Nailer (he had earned a name as a powerful hitter in the Presidency matches in Madras), who made 14. Five players were dismissed for ducks. The only notable partnership of a meagre 24 runs came between Curtis and Nailer for the 4th wicket. MS Teversham – the Mysore skipper (a major in the Army) achieved the rare distinction of becoming the first Captain in the championship to be dismissed for a duck. Wreckers in chief – Ramsingh took 6/19 in 13.2 overs (the first five wicket haul in the national championship) and Johnstone bowling off-cutters, had figures of 4/10 in 6 overs. Mysore players whose batting performance gave a feeling as though they were afraid of the devil in the pitch, eventually were responsible for their team to be dismissed for a paltry 48 – the first double digit score in the history of the national championship. SVT Chari kept wickets brilliantly for Madras and effected 4 stumpings, while C Ramaswamy held 5 catches in the match.

Madras, although rejoiced at keeping the opposition at bay, too did not fare better but the home team batsmen were not as timid as those of the opposition and could muster 130 in 43 overs, for a lead of 82 runs – a shade better than the performance of the visitors. The restricted total of Madras was mainly due to the devastating spell of 6/23 in 8 overs by MG Vijayasarathy who bowled medium off breaks. (he later rose to the level of an international umpire and who was also the first player treasurer of the Mysore State Cricket Association (now KSCA). he also served as its Vice President and President.) and excellent bowling (3/29) by Safi Darashah (who later took to broadcasting as a commentator). Cotah Ramaswami (who also represented India in the Davis Cup in 1922), top scoed with 26 for Madras. NN Swarna (22) and MJ Gopalan (23) were the other leading scorers for Madras. Many felt that if Vijayasarathy had opened the bowling with Nagaraja Rao, the home team could have been dismissed for a lesser score as Vijayasarathy coming as a third change bowler caused the lower order collapse – all the dismissals, being in a row. .

When Mysore switched to batting for a second time, everyone thought it would put up a decent performance. However, this was not to be as once again wickets fell at regular intervals. Mysore batsmen refused to learn from the first innings debacle and paid a heavy price for the inept batting performance for the second time in the match. Ram Singh was in his elements again demolishing the Mysore innings with his tantalizing spinners and accounting for another five wicket haul (5/16in 14.3 overs). With this he scripted his name into the record books as the first player to take 10 or more wickets in a match. Gopalan with 3/20 and Johnstone with 2/10 ably assisted him. T Murari (one of the founders of the MSCA) and Teversham with 11 runs each were the joint top scorers as batsmen for the visitors. Darashah was the only other player to reach the double figure (10). The irony was that Mr Extras top scored for the innings with 13. Mysore, in the end, folded up for a niggardly 59. BR Nagaraja Rao – a fast bowler of repute, also went into the record books as the first player to be dismissed for a ‘pair’ (duck in each innings).

Madras thus emerged victors by an innings and 23 runs. The inaugural match was over in a single day – a record that still stands today as till date no other match in the national championship has been completed in a single day. The whole match lasted for a total of 100.5 overs. Bowlers had a sway in the entire match and this match is still known as Ram Singh’s match for his magnificent bowling performance of 11/35 (6/19 and 5/16).

This match is also known for a humorous anecdote if you can call it like that. It is learnt that some of the supporters of the Mysore team who were excited to get a first hand knowledge of the inaugural day’s play, had gone to the Railway Station on the morning of the next day to purchase the news paper (in those days it is learnt that Bangalore did not have any reputed news paper and the news papers used to come from Madras by train) but were taken aback when they saw the team members alighting from the train, remarking that they would narrate the match event in detail instead of the news paper.

And what about those press people who covered this unforgettable match. The stalwarts N.S. Ramaswami, KN Prabhu and PN Sunderesan also find themselves in the record books as the famous trio of cricket writers to have witnessed and reported this historic match. The trio is no more as they have breathed their last.

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The score card of the first Ranji Trophy match is reproduced below

Ranji Trophy, 1934/35 : Madras v Mysore : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai : 4 November 1934 (3-day match) : Result: Madras won by an innings and 23 runs : Toss: Madras : Captains : MS Teversham {Mysore} : CP Johnstone {Madras}

India vs Australia Seven Match One Day series : Third One day game at Delhi on 31,10.09 : India won by six wickets and lead the seven match series 2-1

This game at Delhi between India and Australia is 100^th one day game between the two countries. India and Australia became the eighth opposition to play 100 plus one day games in the history of one day internationals. Other seven are – Australia vs West Indies {120}, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka {119}, Australia vs New Zealand {118}, India vs Pakistan {118}, Pakistan vs West Indies {114}, India vs Sri Lanka {113}, Australia vs England {101}.

Australia become the only country to play 100 matches against four oppositions in the history of one day internationals taking into account the Delhi game against India in advance. Prior to this game which is the 100^th game against India, it has played 100 plus one day games against three oppositions – against West Indies {120}, against New Zealand {118} and against England {101}

India has now played 100^th one day game against three oppositions. It has already played 100 plus one day games against Pakistan {118} and Sri Lanka {113}. Pakistan is the other country to have played 100 games against three oppositions – vs Sri Lanka {119, vs India {116} and vs West Indies {114}.

Australia capped MC Henriques and GA Manou in this game. They became the 179^th and 180^th cricketers to play for Australia in one day games. They also became the ninth and tenth Australian cricketers to make their one day debut against India.

GA Manou became the 16^th Australian wicket keeper batsman to make his one day debut. He is the third Aussie wicket keeper batsman after T Zoherer {at Sydney on 05.02.86} and GC Dyer {at Hyderabad on 24.12.86} to make one day debut against India.

GA Manou became the 153^rd wicket keeper batsman to make his debut in the history of one day internationals.

RT Ponting has opened the Australian innings for the second occasion in his one day career when he opened the innings with SR Watson in this game. The first occasion was against Zimbabwe at Harare on 24.10.99. He made 87 not out in this game. He batted at Number one position in this game.

RT Ponting scored 59 in this game while batting at number two. Thus he has scored fifties on both occasions when he opened the innings for Australia in a one day game.

RT Ponting for the first time in his captaincy career opened the innings for Australia. His opening the innings in this game provide the 90^th occasion of Australian captain opening the innings in a one day game.

RT Ponting scored 59 in this game to become the third Australian captain-cum-opening batsman on his first such appearance. The other two are AC Gilchrist {98 vs West Indies at Brisbane on 14.01.01} and MJ Clarke {98 vs New Zealand at Melbourne in 06.02.09}

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game provide the 23^rd occasion of an Australian captain who opened the innings registering a fifty in one day games.

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game provide the fifth occasion of an Australian captain who opened the innings registering a fifty against India in one day games.

No	Captains	Runs	Ground	Date
1	MATaylor	59	Mumbai	27.02.96
2	MATaylor	105	Bangalore	21.10.96
3	MATaylor	78	Mohali	03.11.98
4	ACGilchrist	75	Perth	01.02.04
5	RTPonting	59	Delhi	31.10.09

RT Ponting {59} and MEK Hussey {81*} registered fifties in this game which swelled the number of fifties scored by Australian batsmen against India to 139.

MEK Hussey’s (81*} in this game represents his fifth against India and is his highest individual score. The previous best was 73 at Vadodara on 25.10.09, the first game of this series. His five fifties are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	MEK Hussey	65*	Melbourne	10 Feb 2008
2	MEK Hussey	67	Centurion	28 Sep 2009
3	MEK Hussey	73	Vadodara	25 Oct 2009
4	MEK Hussey	53	Nagpur	28 Oct 2009
5	MEK Hussey	81*	Delhi	31 Oct 2009

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game is his 13^th fifty against India and he shares the record of most fifties against India which is 13 with AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Gilchrist	61	Kochi	01 Apr 1998
2	AC Gilchrist	68	Galle	23 Aug 1999
3	AC Gilchrist	77	Col-SSC	28 Aug 1999
4	AC Gilchrist	92	Adelaide	26 Jan 2000
5	AC Gilchrist	63	Indore	31 Mar 2001
6	AC Gilchrist	76	Margao	06 Apr 2001
7	AC Gilchrist	57	Johannesburg	23 Mar 2003
8	AC Gilchrist	83	Gwalior	26 Oct 2003
9	AC Gilchrist	111	Bangalore	12 Nov 2003
10	AC Gilchrist	95	Sydney	22 Jan 2004
11	AC Gilchrist	75	Perth	1 Feb 2004
12	AC Gilchrist	79*	Vadodara	11 Oct 2007
13	AC Gilchrist	51	Nagpur	14 Oct 2007
1	ML Hayden	99	Bangalore	25 Mar 2001
2	ML Hayden	57	Pune	28 Mar 2001
3	ML Hayden	111	Vizag	03 Apr 2001
4	ML Hayden	109	Brisbane	18 Jan 2004
5	ML Hayden	50	Melbourne	06 Feb 2004
6	ML Hayden	126	Sydney	08 Feb 2004
7	ML Hayden	54	K Lumpur	22 Sep 2006
8	ML Hayden	75	Kochi	02 Oct 2007
9	ML Hayden	60	Hyd-Ind	05 Oct 2007
10	ML Hayden	92	Chandigarh	08 Oct 2007
11	ML Hayden	54	Sydney	24 Feb 2008
12	ML Hayden	82	Sydney	02 Mar 2008
13	ML Hayden	55	Brisbane	04 Mar 2008
1	RT Ponting	62	Dunedin	22 Feb 1995
2	RT Ponting	84	Kanpur	07 Apr 1998
3	RT Ponting	115	Melbourne	12 Jan 2000
4	RT Ponting	101	Vizag	03 Apr 2001
5	RT Ponting	140*	Johannesburg	23 Mar 2003
6	RT Ponting	108*	Bangalore	12 Nov 2003
7	RT Ponting	88	Melbourne	06 Feb 2004
8	RT Ponting	58	Mohali	29 Oct 2006
9	RT Ponting	57	Mumbai	17 Oct 2007
10	RT Ponting	124	Sydney	24 Feb 2008
11	RT Ponting	65	Centurion	28 Sep 2009
12	RT Ponting	74	Vadodara	25 Oct 2009
13	RT Ponting	59	Delhi	31 Oct 2009

CL White’s zero in this game provides the 50^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a duck against India in India-Australia one day series.

RT Ponting registered his 100^th fifty in one day games {28 centuries and 72 half centuries} when he made 72 in this game to becoame the second batsman in the history of one day games to register 100 plus fifties. SR Tendulkar with 135 fifties {44 hundred and 91 half centuries} is the other batsman who has scored 100 plus fifties.

SR Tendulkar took his run aggregate against Australia to 2780 with his 32 runs in this game. He went past the run aggregate of 2749 against Sri Lanka, when he was on 2 during his knock of 32 in this game.

SR Tendulkar at the end of this game with his run aggregate of 2780 runs against Australia stands second in the list of batsmen who have scored 2000 plus runs against a specific country. ST Jayasuriya with 2848 runs against Australia leads the table. RT Ponting is all set to join this elite band during this series. At the end of this game, he has an aggregate of 1923 runs against India and require 77 runs to reach the milestone of becoming the first Australian batsman to score 2000 runs against a specific opposition.

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Mat	Runs
1	Jayasuriya	Srl	Ind	86	2848
2	Tendulkar	Ind	Aus	64	2780
3	Tendulkar	Ind	Srl	74	2749
4	Jayasuriya	Srl	Pak	82	2517
5	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	Ind	67	2403
6	Haynes	Win	Pak	65	2390
7	Tendulkar	Ind	Pak	67	2389
8	PAdeSilva	Srl	Pak	75	2319
9	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	Srl	63	2265
10	Haynes	Win	Aus	64	2262
11	SaeedAnwar	Pak	Srl	52	2198
12	IVARichards	Win	Aus	54	2187
13	SaeedAnwar	Pak	Ind	50	2002

SR Tendulkar has a world record to his credit in this category of statistics – he remains the only batsman in the history of one day games to have an aggregate of 2000 plus against three specific nations – 2780 runs vs Australia, 2740 runs vs Sri Lanka and 2389 runs vs Pakistan.

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni added 148 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 284^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions in one day games. Australia {285} is the only team ahead of India in terms of number of three figure partrernships at the end of this game.

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni added 148 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 38th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia. This stand also represents the eight occasion of a fourth wicket three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against Australia.

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni added 148 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 18th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia on Indian soil. This stand also represents the record fourth wicket partnership by Indian batsmen against Australia on Indian soil. The previous best was the 119 runs partnership between MS Dhoni and G Gambhir at Nagpur on 28.10.09.

SR Tendulkar was dismissed run out in this game providing the 29^th occasion of an Indian batsman run out against Australia in one day games on Indian soil. This is the third occasion of Tendulkar being dismissed run out against Australia – 35 at Bangalore on 25.03.01, 79 at Chandigarh on 08.10.07 and 32 at Delhi on 31.10.09. VVS Laxman is the other Indian batsman dismissed run out on three occasions against Australia on Indian soil – 81 at Pune 28.03.01, 83 at Indore on 31.03.01 and 102 at Gwalior on 26.10.03.

SR Tendulakr’s run out for 32 in this game provides the 92^nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against Australia in one day games. SR Tendulkar and M Prabhakar are the two batsmen who have been dismissed run out against Australia on six occasions

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	MPrabhakar	5	Chennai	09.10.87
2	MPrabhakar	1	Hobart	10.12.91
3	MPrabhakar	17	Adelaide	15.12.91
4	MPrabhakar	0	Melbourne	18.01.92
5	MPrabhakar	1	Brisbane	01.03.92
6	MPrabhakar	3	Mumbai	27.02.96
1	SRTendulkar	31	Sydney	14.01.92
2	SRTendulkar	141	Dhaka	28.10.98
3	SRTendulkar	12	Melbourne	12.01.00
4	SRTendulkar	35	Bangalore	25.02.01
5	SRTendulkar	79	Chandigarh	08.10.07
6	SRTendulkar	32	Delhi	31.10.09

SR Tendulkar’s run out for 32 in this game provides the 31^st occasion of his being run out in an one day game. R Dravid {39} and M Azharuddin {32} are the other two Indian batsmen, who have been run out on more occasions than SR Tendulkar,

The following batsmen have been dismissed run out on 30 plus occasions in one day games, with MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka leading the table with 41 occasions

No	Batsmen	Team	ROs
1	MS Atapattu	Srl	41
2	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	40
3	R Dravid	Ind	39
4	Wasim Akram	Pak	38
5	Mohd Yousuf	Pak	37
6	M Azharuddin	Ind	32
7	ME Waugh	Aus	32
8	SR Tendulkar	Ind	31
9	A Ranatunga	Srl	30

RT Ponting {59} and MS Dhoni {71*} scored fifties in this game which represents the 102^nd occasion of rival captains registering fifties in the history of one day games. As far India-Australia one day series is concerned this is the sixth occasion of rival captains registering fifties.

No	Venue	Date	Team	Captains	Runs
1	Rajkot	07.10.86	Ind	NKapildev	58
1	Rajkot	07.10.86	Aus	ARBorder	91*
2	B’lore	21.10.96	Ind	SRTendulkar	88
2	B’lore	21.10.96	Aus	MATaylor	105
3	Mohali	03.11.96	Ind	SRTendulkar	82
3	Mohali	03.11.96	Aus	MATaylor	78
4	Sharjah	24.04.98	Ind	MAzharuddin	58
4	Sharjah	24.04.98	Aus	SRWaugh	70
5	Mohali	29.10.08	Ind	RDravid	52
5	Mohali	29.10.08	Aus	RTPonting	58
6	Delhi	31.10.09	Ind	MSDhoni	71*
6	Delhi	31.10.09	Aus	RTPonting	59

Yuvraj Singh {78} and MS Dhoni {71*} registered fifties in this game providing the 116^th and 117^th occasion of Indian batsmen registering fifties against Australia. Yuvraj Singh {78} and MS Dhoni {71*} registered their fourth fifties against Australia.

MS Dhoni’s 71 not out in this game provides the 16^th occasion of an Indian captain registering a fifty against Australia in India-Australia one day series.

MS Dhoni with his 71 not out which was his fourth fifty as captain, has now the record for most fifties by an Indian captain against Australia. He went past M Azharuddin’s record of three fifties.

No	Captains	Runs	Ground	Date
1	Azharuddin	93	Brisbane	01.03.92
2	Azharuddin	82	Kochi	01.04.98
3	Azharuddin	58	Sharjah	24.04.98
1	MS Dhoni	58	Kochi	02.10.07
2	MS Dhoni	50*	Chandigarh	08.10.07
3	MS Dhoni	124	Nagpur	28.10.09
4	MS Dhoni	71*	Delhi	31.10.09

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game provide the 23^rd occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty against India. This is the ninth occasion of RT Ponting scoring a fifty against India while leading Australia.

RT Ponting’s 59 in this game represent his 64^th fifty as captain in one day games against various oppositions. It was his 44^th half century and he has 20 hundreds to his credit.

MS Dhoni’s 71 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman registering a fifty against Australia.

No	Bastmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	V Dahiya	51	Bangalore	25.03.01
2	R Draivd	74	Brisbane	18.01.04
3	MS Dhoni	58	Kochi	02.10.07
4	MS Dhoni	50*	Chandigarh	08.10.07
5	MS Dhoni	124	Nagpur	28.10.09
6	MS Dhoni	71*	Delhi	31.10.09

At the end of this game, Indian batsmen have scored 1624 sixes which represent the most number of sixes by a team in the history of one day internationals. Pakistan stands second in the list with 1621 sixes {Note : Number of sixes are as per the available records}.

Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe : Second One dayer at Dhaka {SBNS} on 29.10.09 : Bangladesh won by seven wickets

S Matsikenyeri was making his 100^th one day appearance in this game. He became the eighth Zimbabwean cricketer to play 100 plus one day games. Others are – GW Flower {219}, A Flower {213}, ADR Campbell {188}, HH Streak {187}, GJ Whittal {147}, SV Carlisle {111} and T Taibu {109}

Abdul Razaak captured five for 29 in this game providing the second occasion of a Bangaldesh bowler capturing five or more wickets against Zimbabwe in one day games. The other occasion was by Abdul Razaak himself, when he returned with figures of 10.0-2-33-5 at Bogra on 05.12.06.

Abdul Razaak’s five for 29 in this game represent the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler against Zimbabwe.

Abdul Razaak’s five for 29 in this game provides the sixth occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games against various oppositions. The following is the complete list.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	AftabAhmed	5	31	NZl	Dhaka	05.11.04
2	MohammadRafique	5	47	Ken	Fatullah	23.03.06
3	MashrafeMortaza	6	26	Ken	NairobiG	15.08.06
4	AbdurRazzak	5	33	Zim	Bogra	05.12.06
5	FarhadReza	5	42	Ire	Mirpur	20.03.08
6	AbdurRazzak	5	29	Zim	Mirpur	29.10.09

Abdul Razaak with his 5 for 29 in this game became the only Bangladesh bowler to capture five or more wickets on two occasions

No	Bowlers	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	AbdurRazzak	5	33	Zim	Bogra	05.12.06
2	AbdurRazzak	5	29	Zim	Mirpur	29.10.09

Abdul Razaak’s five for 29 in this game represent the 318^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games.

Shakib Al Hassan registered his fourth one day hundred when he made 105 not out in this game. He now shares the record of most hundreds in one day games by a Bangladesh batsman jointly with Shahariar Nafeez who also has scored four hundreds to his credit

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Date
1	ShahriarNafees	118*	Harare	06.09.06
2	ShahriarNafees	123*	Jaipur	13.10.06
3	ShahriarNafees	105*	Khulna	30.11.06
4	ShahriarNafees	104*	St John’s	25.02.07
1	ShakibAlHasan	134*	St John’s	28.02.07
2	ShakibAlHasan	108	Multan	16.04.08
3	ShakibAlHasan	104	Bulawayo	11.08.09
4	ShakibAlHasan	105*	Mirpur	29.10.09

Shakib Al Hassan’s 105 not out in this game represent the 16^th hundred by a Bangladesh batsman in one day games.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MehrabHossain	101	Zim	Dhaka	25.03.99
2	MohdAshraful	100	Aus	Cardiff	18.06.05
3	RajinSaleh	108*	Ken	Fatullah	25.03.06
4	ShahriarNafees	118*	Zim	Harare	06.08.06
5	ShahriarNafees	123*	Zim	Jaipur	13.10.06
6	ShahriarNafees	105*	Zim	Khulna	30.11.06
7	ShahriarNafees	104*	Ber	St John’s	25.02.07
8	ShakibAlHasan	134*	Can	St John’s	28.02.07
9	Tamim qbal	129	Ire	Mirpur	22.03.08
10	ShakibAlHasan	108	Pak	Multan	16.04.08
11	MohdAshraful	109	UAE	Lahore	24.06.08
12	AlokKapali	115	Ind	Karachi	28.06.08
13	MohdAshraful	103*	Zim	Bulawayo	09.08.09
14	ShakibAlHasan	104	Zim	Bulawayo	11.08.09
15	TamimIqbal	154	Zim	Bulawayo	16.08.09
16	ShakibAlHasan	105*	Zim	Mirpur	29.10.09

Shakib Al Hassan completed 2000 one day runs when he was on 83 during his knock of 105 not out in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 2022.

Shakib Al Hassan became the third Bangladesh batsman to aggregate 2000 plus runs in one day games. The other two are – Mohammad Ashraful {3072} and Habibul Bashar {2168}.

Shakib Al Hassan’s 105 not out in this game represent the third hundred in one day games by a Bangladesh captain.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MohdAshraful	109	UAE	Lahore	24.06.08
2	ShakibAlHasan	104	Zim	Bulawayo	11.08.09
3	ShakibAlHasan	105*	Zim	Mirpur	29.10.09

Shakib Al Hassan with his 105 not out in this game earned the distinction of becoming the only Bangladesh captain to score two hundreds.

Raqibul Hasan and Shakib Al Hassan added 165 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 35^th occasion of a three figure partnership by Bangladesh batsmen in one day games.

This stand also represents the fourth occasion of 150 plus runs partnership by Banglaesh batsmen in one day games. The other three are – 175 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket between Habibul Bashar and Rajen Saleh against Kenya at Fatullah on 25.02.06, 170 runs partnership for the first wicket between Mehrab Hossain and Shahriar Hossain against Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 25.03.09 and 150 runs partnership for the second wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Mohammad Rafique against Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 31.01.05.

Raqibul Hasan and Shakib Al Hassan added 165 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 14^th occasion of a three figure partnership by Bangladesh batsmen against Zimbabwe in one day games.

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner2
			Ground	Date
1	1	170	MHossain	ShahriarHossain
			Dhaka	25.03.99
2	4	115	HBashar	SanwarHossain
			Dhaka	25.11.01
3	1	103	Al ahariar	JavedOmar
			Dhaka	26.11.01
4	3	114	HBashar	RajinSaleh
			Harare	10.03.04
5	1	105	HSarkar	MIRana
			Harare	14.03.04
6	2	150	AAhmed	MohdRafique
			Dhaka	31.01.05
7	2	114*	AAhmed	SNafees
			Khulna	30.11.06
8	1	104	MHossain jnr	SNafees
			Bogra	03.12.06
9	4	105	HBashar	ShakibAlHasan
			Harare	04.02.07
10	4	100	MRahim	SNafees
			Harare	09.02.07
11	3	132	AAhmed	MRahim
			Harare	10.02.07
12	2	137	MAshraful	TIqbal
			Bulawayo	09.08.09
13	3	119	RaqibulHasan	TIqbal
			Bulawayo	16.08.09
14	4	165*	RaqibulHasan	ShakibAlHasan
			Mirpur	29.10.09

Raqibul Hasan and Shakib Al Hassan added 165 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership by Bangladesh batsmen against Zimbabwe for the fourth wicket in one day games.

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner2
			Ground	Date
1	4	115	HBashar	SanwarHossain
			Dhaka	25.11.01
2	4	105	HBashar	ShakibAlHasan
			Harare	04.02.07
3	4	100	MRahim	SNafees
			Harare	09.02.07
4	4	165*	RaqibulHasan	ShakibAlHasan
			Mirpur	29.10.09

Raqibul Hasan and Shakib Al Hassan added 165 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game provides the record fourth wicket three figure partnership by Bangladesh batsmen against Zimbabwe in one day games. The previous best was 115 runs partnership between Habibul Bashar and Sanwar Hossain at Dhaka on 25.11.01.

Bangladesh carved its 22^nd win over Zimbabwe when it won this game. At the end of this game both teams have won 22 games each out of the 44 encounters played between the two teams.

When West Indian pace bowler Jeromy Taylor captured five wickets conceding eleven runs against England at Kingston in/02/ 2009, his figures represented the 28^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding less than 16 runs in a test innings. The following list tabulates all the 28 occasions

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	GA Lohmann	8	7	Eng	SAF	PElizabeth	13/02/1896
2	J Briggs	8	11	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	25/03/1889
3	SJ Harmison	7	12	Eng	Win	Kingston	11/03/2004
4	JJC Lawson	6	3	Win	Ban	Dhaka	08/12/2002
5	AER Gilligan	6	7	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	14/06/1924
6	MJ Clarke	6	9	Aus	Ind	Mumbai	03/11/2004
7	S Haigh	6	11	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01/04/1899
8	Shoaib Akhtar	6	11	Pak	NZl	Lahore	01/05/2002
9	DL Underwood	6	12	Eng	NZl	Christchurch	25/02/1971
10	SLV Raju	6	12	Ind	Srl	Chandigarh	23/11/1990
11	HJ Tayfield	6	13	SAF	NZl	Johannesburg	29/01/1954
12	CTB Turner	6	15	Aus	Eng	Sydney	28/01/1887
13	MHN Walker	6	15	Aus	Pak	Sydney	06/01/1973
14	ERH Toshack	5	2	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	28/11/1947
15	H Ironmonger	5	6	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	12/02/1932
16	TBA/05/	5	9	Aus	Win	Adelaide	23/01/1993
17	IT Botham	5	11	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	30/07/1981
18	JE Taylor	5	11	Win	Eng	Kingston	04/02/2009
19	M Muralitharan	5	13	Srl	Ban	Col-SSC	06/09/2001
20	HarbhajanSingh	5	13	Ind	Win	Kingston	30/06/2006
21	GOB Allen	5	14	Eng	NZl	The Oval	29/07/1931
22	TW Wall	5	14	Aus	SAF	Brisbane	27/11/1931
23	WJ O’Reilly	5	14	Aus	NZl	Wellington	29/03/1946
24	AR Caddick	5	14	Eng	Win	Leeds	17/08/2000
25	DK Lillee	5	15	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	10/07/1975
26	DR Parry	5	15	Win	Aus	Port of Spain	15/04/1978
27	ESH Giddins	5	15	Eng	Zim	Lord’s	18/05/2000
28	M Muralitharan	5	15	Srl	Ban	Col-SSC	25/06/2007

JE Taylor became the third West Indian bowler to achieve such a feat. Others are JCC Lawson and DR Parry

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JJC Lawson	6	3	Win	Ban	Dhaka	08/12/2002
2	JE Taylor	5	11	Win	Eng	Kingston	04/02/2009
3	DR Parry	5	15	Win	Aus	Port of Spain	15/04/1978

It is interesting to note that the following seven bowlers have captured five or more wickets conceding single digit runs.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	ERH Toshack	5	2	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	28/11/1947
2	H Ironmonger	5	6	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	12/02/1932
3	TBA/05/	5	9	Aus	Win	Adelaide	23/01/1993
4	JJC Lawson	6	3	Win	Ban	Dhaka	08/12/2002
5	AER Gilligan	6	7	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	14/06/1924
6	MJ Clarke	6	9	Aus	Ind	Mumbai	03/11/2004
7	GA Lohmann	8	7	Eng	SAF	PElizabeth	13/02/1896

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MJ Clarke	6	9	Aus	Ind	Mumbai	03/11/2004
2	CTB Turner	6	15	Aus	Eng	Sydney	28/01/1887
3	MHN Walker	6	15	Aus	Pak	Sydney	06/01/1973
4	ERH Toshack	5	2	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	28/11/1947
5	H Ironmonger	5	6	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	12/02/1932
6	TBA/05/	5	9	Aus	Win	Adelaide	23/01/1993
7	TW Wall	5	14	Aus	SAF	Brisbane	27/11/1931
8	WJ O’Reilly	5	14	Aus	NZl	Wellington	29/03/1946
9	DK Lillee	5	15	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	10/07/1975
1	GA Lohmann	8	7	Eng	SAF	PElizabeth	13/02/1896
2	J Briggs	8	11	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	25/03/1889
3	SJ Harmison	7	12	Eng	Win	Kingston	11/03/2004
4	AER Gilligan	6	7	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	14/06/1924
5	S Haigh	6	11	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01/04/1899
6	DL Underwood	6	12	Eng	NZl	Christchurch	25/02/1971
7	IT Botham	5	11	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	30/07/1981
8	GOB Allen	5	14	Eng	NZl	The Oval	29/07/1931
9	AR Caddick	5	14	Eng	Win	Leeds	17/08/2000
10	ESH Giddins	5	15	Eng	Zim	Lord’s	18/05/2000
1	SLV Raju	6	12	Ind	Srl	Chandigarh	23/11/1990
2	HarbhajanSingh	5	13	Ind	Win	Kingston	30/06/2006
1	Shoaib Akhtar	6	11	Pak	NZl	Lahore	01/05/2002
1	HJ Tayfield	6	13	SAF	NZl	Johannesburg	29/01/1954
1	M Muralitharan	5	13	Srl	Ban	Col-SSC	06/09/2001
2	M Muralitharan	5	15	Srl	Ban	Col-SSC	25/06/2007
1	JJC Lawson	6	3	Win	Ban	Dhaka	08/12/2002
2	JE Taylor	5	11	Win	Eng	Kingston	04/02/2009
3	DR Parry	5	15	Win	Aus	Port of Spain	15/04/1978

M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka remains the only bowler to aehieve the feat on two occasions.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Muralitharan	5	13	Srl	Ban	Col-SSC	06/09/2001
2	M Muralitharan	5	15	Srl	Ban	Col-SSC	25/06/2007

Annals of test cricket witnessed a unique instance of rival captains registering double hundreds in Pakistan and Sri Lanka test series of 2008/09 at Karachi. Sri Lanka’s captain Mahela Jayawardene scored 240 while Pakistan captain Younis Khan came up with a triple hundred – 313

West Indian skipper Brian Lara scored a double hundred – 216 in the second test between Pakistan and West Indies at Multan in the second test of the 2006/07 series. This double hundred has a special significance in Test Cricket as it would become the fiftieth instance of a skipper registering a double hundred in a test innings.

After Lara’s double hundred at Multan, four more occasions of captains scoring double hundreds were witnessed in tests, which has taken the number of double hundreds to 54. The following is the list of 54 instances of a skippers registering double hundreds arranged in the descending order of runs scored.

No	Runs	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Venue	Season
1	400*	BC Lara	Win	Eng	St John’s	2003/04
2	374	MJayawardene	Srl	SAF	Col/SSC	2006/07
3	334*	MA Taylor	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	1998/99
4	313	Younis Khan	Pak	Srl	Karachi	2008/09
5	333	GA Gooch	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	1990
6	311	RB Simpson	Aus	Eng	Manchester	1964
7	299	MD Crowe	NZl	Srl	Wellington	1990/91
8	285*	PBH May	Eng	Win	Birmingham	1957
9	277	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	2003
10	274*	SP Fleming	NZl	Srl	Col/PSS	2003
11	262	SP Fleming	NZl	SAF	Cape Town	2005/06
12	270	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	1936/37
13	259	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	2003
14	257*	Wasim Akram	Pak	Zim	Sheikhupura	1996/97
15	249	MS Atapattu	Srl	Zim	Bulawayo	2004
16	242*	CH Lloyd	Win	Ind	Mumbai	1974/75
17	240	WR Hammond	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	1938
18	240	MJayawardene	Srl	Pak	Karachi	2008/09
19	239	GT Dowling	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	1967/68
20	237	Saleem Malik	Pak	Aus	Rawalpindi	1994/95
21	235	GS Chappell	Aus	Pak	Faisalabad	1979/80
22	234	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1946/47
23	233	CL Hooper	Win	Ind	Georgetown	2001/02
24	232	GC Smith	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	2007/08
25	225	RB Simpson	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1965/66
26	219	DS Atkinson	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	1954/55
27	217	SR Tendulkar	Ind	NZl	Ahmedabad	1999/00
28	216	BC Lara	Win	Pak	Multan	2006/07
29	215	DI Gower	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	1985
30	203*	SCChanderpaul	Win	SAF	Georgetown	2004/05
31	213	MJayawardene	Srl	Eng	Galle	2007/08
32	213	BC Lara	Win	Aus	Kingston	1998/99
33	212	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1936/37
34	211	WL Murdoch	Aus	Eng	The Oval	1884
35	211	Javed Miandad	Pak	Aus	Karachi	1988/89
36	209	BC Lara	Win	Srl	Gros Islet	2003
37	208	AD Nourse	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	1951
38	207	RT Ponting	Aus	Pak	Sydney	2004/05
39	205	L Hutton	Eng	Win	Kingston	1953/54
40	205	ER Dexter	Eng	Pak	Karachi	1961/62
41	205	WM Lawry	Aus	Win	Melbourne	1968/69
42	205	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	Mumbai	1978/79
43	205	AR Border	Aus	NZl	Adelaide	1987/88
44	204	GS Chappell	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1980/81
45	203	HL Collins	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	1921/22
46	203*	MAK Pataudi	Ind	Eng	Delhi	1963/64
47	203*	Hanif Mohd	Pak	NZl	Lahore	1964/65
48	203*	Javed Miandad	Pak	Srl	Faisalabad	1985/86
49	202	BC Lara	Win	SAF	Johannesburg	2003/04
50	202	SP Fleming	NZl	Ban	Chittagong	2004/05
51	201	DG Bradman	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1947/48
52	201	RB Simpson	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	1964/65
53	201	GS Chappell	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	1981/82
54	200*	AR Border	Aus	Eng	Leeds	1993

The country wise break up of 54 double hundreds are as under

Australian	Batsmen	17	Instances
England	Batsmen	06	Instances
Indian	Batsmen	03	Instances
New Zealand	Batsmen	05	Instances
Pakistan	Batsmen	06	Instances
SouthAfrican	Batsmen	04	Instances
Sri Lankan	Batsmen	04	Instances
WestIndian	Batsmen	09	Instances
Total	Batsmen	54	Instances

Prior to the Multan Test where Lara came up with a double hundred Don Bradman and Brian Lara shared the record for most double hundreds for a test captains in a test innings – four each. With his 216 at Multan, Lara obliterated Don Bradman’s record for the most double hundreds by a captain in a test innings, as Lara registered his fifth double hundred as a captain.

1	270	Bradman	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	1936/37
2	234	Bradman	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1946/47
3	212	Bradman	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1936/37
4	201	Bradman	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1947/48
1	400*	Lara	Win	Eng	St John’s	2003/04
2	216	Lara	Win	Pak	Multan	2006/07
3	213	Lara	Win	Aus	Kingston	1998/99
4	209	Lara	Win	Srl	Gros Islet	2003
5	202	Lara	Win	SAF	Johannesburg	2003/04

Lara becomes the first West Indian captain to register a double hundred against Pakistan. The following is the list of five instances of a captain registering double hundred. It is noted that all the four were Australian captains and Lara with his 216 at Multan becomes the first captain other than Aussie captain to register a double hundred against Pakistan. Greg Chappell remains the only captain to register two double hundreds against Pakistan – 235 at Faisalabad in 1979/80 and 201 at Brisbane in 1981/82

1	334*	MATaylor	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	1998/99
2	235	GSChappell	Aus	Pak	Faisalabad	1979/80
3	216	BCLara	Win	Pak	Multan	2006/07
4	207	RTPonting	Aus	Pak	Sydney	2004/05
5	201	GSChappell	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	1981/82

The following list shows the captains who have scored three or more double hundreds in their test career.

No	Runs	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Venue	Season
1	400*	BC Lara	Win	Eng	St John’s	2003/04
2	216	BC Lara	Win	Pak	Multan	2006/07
3	213	BC Lara	Win	Aus	Kingston	1998/99
4	209	BC Lara	Win	Srl	Gros Islet	2003
5	202	BC Lara	Win	SAF	Johannesburg	2003/04
1	270	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	1936/37
2	234	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	Sydney	1946/47
3	212	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1936/37
4	201	DG Bradman	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	1947/48
1	277	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	2003
2	259	GC Smith	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	2003
3	232	GC Smith	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	2007/08
1	235	GS Chappell	Aus	Pak	Faisalabad	1979/80
2	204	GS Chappell	Aus	Ind	Sydney	1980/81
3	201	GS Chappell	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	1981/82
1	374	MJayawardene	Srl	SAF	Col/SSC	2006/07
2	240	MJayawardene	Srl	Pak	Karachi	2008/09
3	213	MJayawardene	Srl	Eng	Galle	2007/08
1	311	RB Simpson	Aus	Eng	Manchester	1964
2	225	RB Simpson	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	1965/66
3	201	RB Simpson	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	1964/65
1	274*	SP Fleming	NZl	Srl	Col/PSS	2003
2	262	SP Fleming	NZl	SAF	Cape Town	2005/06
3	202	SP Fleming	NZl	Ban	Chittagong	2004/05

MS Dhoni’s 124 against Australia at Nagpur on 28.10.09 was his 37^th fifty which includes five hundreds. His 37 fifties are listed below for the viewers of crickick.com

No	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	148	v Pakistan	Vizag	05 Apr 2005
2	56	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Aug 2005
3	67*	v Zimbabwe	Harare	04 Sep 2005
4	183*	v Sri Lanka	Jaipur	31 Oct 2005
5	80	v Sri Lanka	Vadodara	12 Nov 2005
6	68	v Pakistan	Peshawar	06 Feb 2006
7	72*	v Pakistan	Lahore	13 Feb 2006
8	77*	v Pakistan	Karachi	19 Feb 2006
9	96	v England	Jamshedpur	12 Apr 2006
10	59	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	19 Apr 2006
11	51	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	26 Oct 2006
12	55	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 2006
13	62*	v West Indies	Nagpur	21 Jan 2007
14	67*	v Sri Lanka	Margao	14 Feb 2007
15	91*	v Bangladesh	Dhaka (SBNS)	10 May 2007
16	139*	v Africa XI	Chennai	10 Jun 2007
17	50	v England	Lord’s	08 Sep 2007
18	58	v Australia	Kochi	02 Oct 2007
19	50*	v Australia	Chandigarh	08 Oct 2007
20	63	v Pakistan	Guwahati	05 Nov 2007
21	88*	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	05 Feb 2008
22	50*	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	19 Feb 2008
23	64	v Pakistan	Dhaka (SBNS)	14 Jun 2008
24	109*	v Hong Kong	Karachi	25 Jun 2008
25	76	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Jul 2008
26	67	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	03 Jul 2008
27	76	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	24 Aug 2008
28	71	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 Aug 2008
29	50	v England	Cuttack	26 Nov 2008
30	61*	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	28 Jan 2009
31	94	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	05 Feb 2009
32	53	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	08 Feb 2009
33	84*	v New Zealand	Napier	03 Mar 2009
34	68	v New Zealand	Christchurch	08 Mar 2009
35	95	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Jun 2009
35	56	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2009
37	124	v Australia	Nagpur	28 Oct 2009