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Captains scoring centuries against Sri Lanka in one day games

Captains scoring centuries against Sri Lanka in one day games

DA Warner’s 106 at Pallekele on 04.09.16 against Sri Lanka provides the 24th occasion of a captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imran Khan 102* 1 Pak Srl Leeds 16 Jun 1983
2 AR Border 118* 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 28 Jan 1985
3 IVA Richards 181 1 Win Srl Karachi 13 Oct 1987
4 M Azharuddin 108 1 Ind Srl Sharjah 25 Apr 1990
5 KR Rutherford 102* 1 NZl Srl East London 18 Dec 1994
6 SR Tendulkar 110 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 28 Aug 1996
7 Saeed Anwar 115 1 Pak Srl Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 1996
8 A Jadeja 103* 1 Ind Srl Pune 30 Mar 1999
9 SR Tendulkar 120 1 Ind Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Aug 1999
10 RT Ponting 106* 2 Aus Srl Melbourne 21 Jan 2003
11 RT Ponting 114 1 Aus Srl Centurion 07 Mar 2003
12 BC Lara 116 1 Win Srl Bridgetown 08 Jun 2003
13 R Dravid 103* 1 Ind Srl Ahmedabad 06 Nov 2005
14 AC Gilchrist 116 2 Aus Srl Perth 29 Jan 2006
15 RT Ponting 124 1 Aus Srl Sydney 12 Feb 2006
16 MS Dhoni 107 1 Ind Srl Nagpur 18 Dec 2009
17 Shahid Afridi 109 2 Pak Srl Dambulla 15 Jun 2010
18 AN Cook 119 1 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jul 2011
19 AB de Villiers 125* 1 RSA Srl Johannesburg 22 Jan 2012
20 MJ Clarke 117 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 06 Mar 2012
21 AB de Villiers 108 1 RSA Srl Hambantota 12 Jul 2014
22 V Kohli 139* 2 Ind Srl Ranchi 16 Nov 2014
23 BB McCullum 117 1 NZl Srl Hamilton 15 Jan 2015
24 DA Warner 106 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 04 Sep 2016

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian captain accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AR Border 118* 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 28 Jan 1985
2 RT Ponting 106* 2 Aus Srl Melbourne 21 Jan 2003
3 RT Ponting 114 1 Aus Srl Centurion 07 Mar 2003
4 AC Gilchrist 116 2 Aus Srl Perth 29 Jan 2006
5 RT Ponting 124 1 Aus Srl Sydney 12 Feb 2006
6 MJ Clarke 117 1 Aus Srl Adelaide 06 Mar 2012
7 DA Warner 106 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 04 Sep 2016
               

 

Australian captain openers scoring a century in one day games

Australian captain openers scoring a century in one day games

DA Warner of Australia scored 106 against Sri Lanka at Pallkele on 04.09.16 to provide the 83rd occasion of a captain opener scoring a century in the annals of one day internationals. He also became the third Australian captain opener to accomplish such a feat after MA Taylor and AC Gilchrist. DA Warner became the second Australian captain opener to score a century against Sri Lanka. Prior to DA Warner, AC Gilchrist had scored 116 at Perth in Jan 2006

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MA Taylor 105 1 v India Bangalore 21 Oct 1996
2 AC Gilchrist 116 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 29 Jan 2006
3 DA Warner 106 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 04 Sep 2016

A minute observation regarding the centuries scored by Australian captain openers reveal an interesting stats – Centuries by these three captains have an interval of ten years. MA Taylor’s century came in 1996, AC Gilchrist scored his century in 2006 and now DA Warner’s century came in 2016

The following table lists the captain openers who have scored centuries against Sri Lanka in one day games. SR Tendulkar has scored two centuries to his credit in this category of statistics. In fact, SR Tendulkar’s first one-day century was as a captain opener. He scored 110 against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 28.08.96. SR Tendulkar has scored 49 one day centuries – most by any batsman in the history of one day internationals

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 110 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 28 Aug 1996
2 Saeed Anwar 115 1 Pak Srl Nairobi-G 04 Oct 1996
3 SR Tendulkar 120 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 29 Aug 1999
4 AC Gilchrist 116 2 Aus Srl Perth 29 Jan 2006
4 AN Cook 119 1 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jul 2011
6 BB McCullum 117 1 NZl Srl Hamilton 15 Jan 2015
7 DA Warner 106 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 04 Sep 2016

DA Warner’s 106 at Pallekele against Sri Lanka represents the 31st century scored by a batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. DA Warner earned the distinction of becoming the first Australian batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 94 by MA Taylor at Col-RPS on 15.08.92. Thus DA Warner rewrote the record for the highest individual innings by an Australian batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka after 24 years

DA Warner’s 106 at Pallekele against Sri Lanka represents the first ever century scored by an Australian captain opener Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 41 by MA Taylor at Col-PSS on 13.09.94.

DA Warner’s 106 at Pallekele on 04.09.16 against Sri Lanka provides the 24th occasion of a captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion  of an Australian captain accomplishing such a feat

List of batsmen who have scored the one day fifty in 20 and less than 20 deliveries

List of batsmen who have scored the one day fifty in 20 and less than 20 deliveries

AJ Finch of Australia scored fifty in 18 balls against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 31.08.16 to provide the 25th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in 20 and less than 20 deliveries in the history of one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below in the ascending order of the balls taken to score the fifty.

No Runs 50 in Balls Player Match Venue Date
1 149 50 16 AB de Villiers RSA v Win Johannesburg 18.01.15
2 76 50 17 ST Jayasuriya Srl v Pak Singapore 07.04.96
3 68 50 17 MDKJ Perera Srl v Pak Pallekele 15.07.15
4 93 50 17 MJ Guptill NZl v Srl Christchurch 28.12.15
5 74 50 18 SP O’Donnell Aus v Srl Sharjah 02.05.90
6 102 50 18 Shahid Afridi Pak v Srl Nairobi 04.10.96
7 55* 50 18 Shahid Afridi Pak v Net Colombo 21.09.02
8 60 50 18 GJ Maxwell Aus v Ind Bangalore 02.11.13
9 59 50 18 Shahid Afridi Pak v Ban Mirpur 04.03.14
10 77 50 18 BB McCullum NZl v Eng Wellington 20.02.15
11 55 50 18 AJ Finch Aus v Srl Dambulla 31.08.16
12 51* 50 19 MV Boucher RSA v Ken Cape Town 22.10.01
13 53* 50 19 JM Kemp RSA v Zim Durban 27.02.05
14 80* 50 19 BB McCullum NZl v Ban Queenstown 31.12.07
15 59* 50 19 LRPL Taylor NZl v Ire Aberdeen 01.07.08
16 52 50 19 DJ Hussey Aus v Win St Kitts 06.07.08
17 65 50 19 Shahid Afridi Pak v NZl Christchurch 29.01.11
18 51 50 19 BB McCullum NZl v Srl Christchurch 11.01.15
19 102 50 20 Shahid Afridi Pak v Ind Kanpur 15.04.05
20 77* 50 20 Shahid Afridi Pak v RSA Durban 07.02.07
21 52 50 20 BB McCullum NZl v Can St Lucia 22.03.07
22 58* 50 20 DJG Sammy Win v RSA Antigua 24.05.10
23 56 50 20 RD Berrington Sco v Ire Edinburgh 12.07.11
24 131* 50 20 CJ Anderson NZl v Win Queenstown 01.01.14
25 51 50 20 AD Mathews Srl v Sco Hobart 11.03.15

AJ Finch became the fourth Australian batsman to accomplish the feat of scoring a fifty In less than 20 deliveries. Others are – GJ Maxwell {18}, SP O’Donnell {18} and DJ Hussey {19}. The feats of these four batsmen are listed below. AJ Finch emulated the first two batsmen – GJ Maxwell and SP O’Donell – in scoring  fifty in 18 balls.

No Runs 50 in Balls Player Match Venue Date
1 60 50 18 GJ Maxwell Aus v Ind Bangalore 02.11.13
2 74 50 18 SP O’Donnell Aus v Srl Sharjah 02.05.90
3 55 50 18 AJ Finch Aus v Srl Dambulla 31.08.16
4 52 50 19 DJ Hussey Aus v Win St Kitts 06.07.08

AJ Finch became the sixth batsman to score a fifty in 20 and less than 20 deliveries against Sri Lanka in one day games. Others are – MJ Guptill {17}, SP O’Donnell {18}, Shahid Afridi {18), BB McCullum {19} and CJ Anderson {20}. The performance of these six batsmen are furnished below

No Runs 50 in Balls Player Match Venue Date
1 93 50 17 MJ Guptill NZl v Srl Christchurch 28.12.15
2 74 50 18 SP O’Donnell Aus v Srl Sharjah 02.05.90
3 102 50 18 Shahid Afridi Pak v Srl Nairobi 04.10.96
4 55 50 18 AJ Finch Aus v Srl Dambulla 31.08.16
5 51 50 19 BB McCullum NZl v Srl Christchurch 11.01.15
6 131* 50 20 CJ Anderson NZl v Win Queenstown 01.01.14
Australian batsmen who have scored nineties against Sri Lanka in one day games

Australian batsmen who have scored nineties against Sri Lanka in one day games

GJ Bailey of Australia scored 90 not out against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 31.09.16 to provide the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DM Jones 99* 1 v Sri Lanka Adelaide 28 Jan 1985
2 MA Taylor 94 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 15 Aug 1992
3 MA Taylor 90 2 v Sri Lanka Sydney 21 Dec 1995
4 AC Gilchrist 99 1 v Sri Lanka Centurion 07 Mar 2003
5 A Symonds 91* 1 v Sri Lanka Port Elizabeth 18 Mar 2003
6 ML Hayden 93 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 22 Feb 2004
7 RT Ponting 90* 2 v Sri Lanka Hambantota 14 Aug 2011
8 GJ Bailey 90* 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 31 Aug 2016

GJ Bailey scored 11 boundary fours in his knock of 90 not out against Sri Lanka on 31.08.16 to provide the 16th occasion of an Australian batsman to score ten or more boundary fours while scoring a ninety in a one-day innings against various oppositions. He also became the second Australian batsman to accomplish such a feat against Sri Lanka after AC Gilchrist. AC Gilchrist had scored 14 boundary fours in his knock of 99 against Sri Lanka at Centurion on 07.03.03. All the sixteen occasions are listed below

No Player Runs 4s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 92 10 1 v England Melbourne 08 Dec 1979
2 KJ Hughes 98 10 2 v England Birmingham 22 Aug 1980
3 ME Waugh 95 12 1 v England Lord’s 25 May 1997
4 JP Maher 95 10 1 v South Africa Centurion 24 Mar 2002
5 AC Gilchrist 99 14 1 v Sri Lanka Centurion 07 Mar 2003
6 DR Martyn 92* 15 2 v Bangladesh Cairns 03 Aug 2003
7 AC Gilchrist 95 14 2 v India Sydney 22 Jan 2004
8 MJ Clarke 97 12 2 v Pakistan Hobart 16 Jan 2005
9 PA Jaques 94 14 1 v South Africa Melbourne (CS) 20 Jan 2006
10 AC Gilchrist 92 11 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
11 BJ Hodge 97* 10 1 v New Zealand Auckland 18 Feb 2007
12 ML Hayden 92 11 2 v India Chandigarh 08 Oct 2007
13 RT Ponting 92 10 1 v England The Oval 30 Jun 2010
14 GJ Maxwell 95 15 1 v England Perth 01 Feb 2015
15 DA Warner 93 12 1 v India Canberra 20 Jan 2016
16 GJ Bailey 90* 11 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 31 Aug 2016

 

Teams posting two 150 plus runs partnerships in an innings in one day games

Teams posting two 150 plus runs partnerships in an innings in one day games

AD Hales-JE Root added 248 runs for the second wicket and JC Buttler-EJG Morgan added 161 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s innings against Pakistan at Nottingham on 30.08.16 to provide the seventh occasion of a team posting two partnerships of 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of one day games. All the seven occasions are listed below

It is interesting to note that the first such instance was witnessed in.12.09 – 38 years after the first one-day game was played – in the game between India and Sri Lanka at Rajkot on 15.12.09. Indian batsmen accomplished such a feat

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 1 153 1 Ind Srl Rajkot 15.12.09
  2 MS Dhoni, V Sehwag 2 156 1 Ind Srl Rajkot 15.12.09
                   
2 1 JP Duminy, CA Ingram 3 151 1 RSA Neth Amstelveen 31.05.13
  2 JP Duminy, F du Plessis 4 152* 1 RSA Neth Amstelveen 31.05.13
                   
3 1 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 176 2 Ind Aus Jaipur 16.10.13
  2 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 186* 2 Ind Aus Jaipur 16.10.13
                   
4 1 HM Amla, RR Rossouw 1 247 1 RSA Win Jo’burg 18.01.15
  2 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 2 192 1 RSA Win Jo’burg 18.01.15
                   
5 1 Azhar Ali, Mohd Hafeez 1 170 1 Pak Zim Lahore 26.05.15
  2 Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik 3 201 1 Pak Zim Lahore 26.05.15
                   
6 1 Q de Kock, F du Plessis 2 154 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25.10.15
  2 AB de Villiers, F du Plessis 3 164* 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25.10.15
                   
7 1 AD Hales, JE Root 2 248 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 30.08.16
  2 JC Buttler, EJG Morgan 4 161* 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 30.08.16

AD Hales-JE Root added 248 runs for the second wicket and JC Buttler-EJG Morgan added 161 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s innings against Pakistan at Nottingham on 30.08.16 to provide the third occasion of a team posting two partnerships of 150 plus runs in  an innings – of which one is a 200 plus runs partnership – in the annals of one  day games. All the three occasions are listed below

The first such instance was witnessed in.12.15 – 44 years after the first one-day game was played – in the game between South Africa against West Indies at Johannesburg on 18.01.15. South African batsmen accomplished such a feat

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 HM Amla, RR Rossouw 1 247 1 RSA Win Jo’burg 18.01.15
  2 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 2 192 1 RSA Win Jo’burg 18.01.15
                   
2 1 Azhar Ali, Mohd Hafeez 1 170 1 Pak Zim Lahore 26.05.15
  2 Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik 3 201 1 Pak Zim Lahore 26.05.15
                   
3 1 AD Hales, JE Root 2 248 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 30.08.16
  2 JC Buttler, EJG Morgan 4 161* 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 30.08.16

 

England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a one day game

England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a one day game

AD Hales of England scored 171 runs against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.08.16 to provide the seventh occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a one-day game against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below. It also represents the highest score by an England batsman in one day games. The previous best was 167 not out by RA Smith against Australia at Birmingham on 21.05.93. Thus RA Smith’s score of 167 not out stood as a record score by an England batsman for 23 years.

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales 171 1 Pak Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
2 RA Smith 167* 1 Aus Birmingham 21 May 1993
3 JJ Roy 162 2 Srl The Oval 29 Jun 2016
4 DI Gower 158 1 NZl Brisbane 15 Jan 1983
5 AJ Strauss 158 2 Ind Bangalore 27 Feb 2011
6 AJ Strauss 154 1 Ban Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
7 AJ Strauss 152 1 Ban Nottingham 21 Jun 2005

AD Hales’ 171 in this game represents the highest score by an England opening batsman in one day games. Previous best was 161 by JJ Roy against Sri Lanka at The Oval on 29.06.16. The following table furnished the five occasions of England opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales 171 1 Pak Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
2 JJ Roy 162 2 Srl The Oval 29 Jun 2016
3 AJ Strauss 158 2 Ind Bangalore 27 Feb 2011
4 AJ Strauss 154 1 Ban Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
5 AJ Strauss 152 1 Ban Nottingham 21 Jun 2005

AD Hales became the third batsman to score 150 plus runs against Pakistan in one day games. His 171 in this game provide the fourth occasion of England batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Pakistan in one-day game. All the four occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 183 2 Ind Pak Dhaka 18 Mar 2012
2 AD Hales 171 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
3 BC Lara 156 1 Win Pak Adelaide 28 Jan 2005
4 BC Lara 153 2 Win Pak Sharjah 05 Nov 1993

AD Hales became the second batsman to score 150 plus runs against Pakistan in one day games. His 171 in this game provide the highest score by an England batsman against Pakistan in one-day game. Previous best was BC Lara’s 153 at Sharjah on 05.11.93. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales 171 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
2 BC Lara 153 2 Eng Pak Sharjah 05 Nov 1993

 

England’s 200 plus runs partnership in one day games

England’s 200 plus runs partnership in one day games

AD Hales and JE Root of England posted 248 runs for the second wicket against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.08.16 to provide the ninth occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GA Gooch, DI Gower 2 202 2 v Australia Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
2 NH Fairbrother, GA Hick 3 213 2 v West Indies Lord’s 27 May 1991
3 VS Solanki, ME Trescothick 1 200 2 v South Africa The Oval 28 Jun 2003
4 A Flintoff, AJ Strauss 4 226 1 v West Indies Lord’s 06 Jul 2004
5 PD Collingwood, AJ Strauss 4 210 1 v Bangladesh Nottingham 21 Jun 2005
6 AJ Strauss, IJL Trott 2 250 1 v Bangladesh Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
7 RS Bopara, EJG Morgan 5 226* 2 v Ireland Dublin (M) 03 Sep 2013
8 AD Hales, JJ Roy 1 256* 2 v Sri Lanka Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
9 AD Hales, JE Root 2 248 1 v Pakistan Nottingham 30 Aug 2016

AD Hales and JE Root of England posted 248 runs for the second wicket against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.08.16 to provide the second occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against various oppositions at Nottingham in one day games. Nottingham became the third ground on England soil on which England batsmen have posted 200 plus runs on two or more occasions. Others are – Lord’s {03] and Birmingham {02}. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Strauss, IJL Trott 2 250 1 v Bangladesh Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
2 AD Hales, JJ Roy 1 256* 2 v Sri Lanka Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
               
1 GA Gooch, DI Gower 2 202 2 v Australia Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
2 NH Fairbrother, GA Hick 3 213 2 v West Indies Lord’s 27 May 1991
3 A Flintoff, AJ Strauss 4 226 1 v West Indies Lord’s 06 Jul 2004
               
1 PD Collingwood, AJ Strauss 4 210 1 v Bangladesh Nottingham 21 Jun 2005
3 AD Hales, JE Root 2 248 1 v Pakistan Nottingham 30 Aug 2016

AD Hales and JE Root of England posted 248 runs for the second wicket against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.08.16 to provide the third occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Strauss, IJL Trott 2 250 1 v Bangladesh Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
2 AD Hales, JE Root 2 248 1 v Pakistan Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
3 GA Gooch, DI Gower 2 202 2 v Australia Lord’s 03 Jun 1985

The following table lists the seven occasions of various teams posting a 200 plus runs partnership against Pakistan in one day games. England’s 248 runs partnership for the second wicket in this game represents the highest partnership posted by a team against Pakistan in one day games. The previous best was 238 runs partnership between HM Amla and AB de Villiers of South Africa at Johannesburg on 17.03.13

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales, JE Root 2 248 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
2 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 3 238 1 RSA Pak Johannesburg 17 Mar 2013
3 DJ Cullinan, JN Rhodes 4 232 1 RSA Pak Nairobi (G) 29 Sep 1996
4 NS Sidhu, SR Tendulkar 2 231 1 Ind Pak Sharjah 15 Apr 1996
5 PA de Silva, ST Jayasuriya 3 213* 2 Srl Pak Lahore 05 Nov 1997
6 M Jayawardene, WU Tharanga 1 202 2 Srl Pak Dambulla 03 Aug 2009
7 R Dravid, V Sehwag 3 201 1 Ind Pak Kochi 02 Apr 2005

AD Hales and JE Root of England posted 248 runs for the second wicket against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.08.16 to provide the second occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against Pakistan in one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

This stand represents the highest partnership by any team for the second wicket against Pakistan in one day games. The previous best was the 231 runs partnership between India’s NS Sidhu and SR Tendulkar at Sharjah on 15.04.96. Thus England rewrote the second wicket partnership against Pakistan after 20 years

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Hales, JE Root 2 248 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
2 NS Sidhu, SR Tendulkar 2 231 1 Ind Pak Sharjah 15 Apr 1996

 

England posts the highest team total in one day games – posts 444 for 3 against Pakistan at Nottingham

England posts the highest team total in one day games – posts 444 for 3 against Pakistan at Nottingham

England posted a team total of 444 for 3 against Pakistan at Nottingham on 30.08.16 which represents the highest team total registered by a team in the history of one day games. The previous best was 443 for 9 by Sri Lanka against Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04.07.16. Sri Lanka’s total stood as a record for ten years one month and 25 days. The following table furnishes the occasions of a team positing 400 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day games

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 444/3 50.0 1 v Pakistan Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
2 Sri Lanka 443/9 50.0 1 v Netherlands Amstelveen 04 Jul 2006
3 South Africa 439/2 50.0 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
4 South Africa 438/9 49.5 2 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
5 South Africa 438/4 50.0 1 v India Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
6 Australia 434/4 50.0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
7 South Africa 418/5 50.0 1 v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 20 Sep 2006
8 India 418/5 50.0 1 v West Indies Indore 08 Dec 2011
9 Australia 417/6 50.0 1 v Afghanistan Perth 04 Mar 2015
10 India 414/7 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
11 India 413/5 50.0 1 v Bermuda Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
12 Sri Lanka 411/8 50.0 2 v India Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
13 South Africa 411/4 50.0 1 v Ireland Canberra 03 Mar 2015
14 South Africa 408/5 50.0 1 v West Indies Sydney 27 Feb 2015
15 England 408/9 50.0 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 09 Jun 2015
16 India 404/5 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
17 New Zealand 402/2 50.0 1 v Ireland Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
18 India 401/3 50.0 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010

England’s 444 for 3 represents the highest team total losing few wickets. The previous best was 402 for 2 by New Zealand against Ireland at Aberdeen on 01.07.09

England’s 444 for 3 in this game provides England’s highest team total in one day games. The previous best was 408 for 9 against New Zealand at Birmingham on 09.06.15. These are the only two occasions of England positng a total of 400 plus runs in one day games

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 444/3 50.0 1 v Pakistan Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
2 England 408/9 50.0 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 09 Jun 2015

England became the first team to post a total of 400 plus runs in one day games. The previous best total against Pakistan in a one-day game was South Africa’s 392 for 6 at Centurion on 04.02.07

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 444/3 50.0 1 v Pakistan Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
2 South Africa 392/6 50.0 1 v Pakistan Centurion 04 Feb 2007

 

Captains scoring ducks in a one day international at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

Captains scoring ducks in a one day international at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

Pakistan’s captain Azhar Ali failed to score against England at Lord’s on 27.08.16 to provide the sixth occasion of a captain scoring a duck in a one day game at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 0 2 Eng Pak Lord’s 22 Aug 1992
2 Waqar Younis 0 1 Pak Aus Lord’s 23 Jun 2001
3 MP Vaughan 0 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 02 Jul 2005
4 AJ Strauss 0 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 02 Sep 2006
5 R Dravid 0 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 08 Sep 2007
6 Azhar Ali 0 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Aug 2016

Azhar Ali became the third visiting captain after Waqar Younis and R Dravid to score a duck at Lord’s against England in a one day game. Azhar Ali is the second Pakistan captain to suffer the ignominy of scoring a duck at Lord’s in a one day game. He also became the second batting captain to score a duck at Lord’s in a one-day game after R Dravid. R Dravid had failed to score at Lord’s on 08.09.07. Waqar Younis is considered a bowling captain. Azhar Ali became the second captain after R Dravid to open the account against England at Lord’s. Waqar Younis had failed to score against Australia on 23.06.01

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Waqar Younis 0 1 Pak Aus Lord’s 23 Jun 2001
2 R Dravid 0 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 08 Sep 2007
3 Azhar Ali 0 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Aug 2016

 

Wicket keeper batsman’s centuries in a losing cause in one day internationals

Wicket keeper batsman’s centuries in a losing cause in one day internationals

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan scored 105 against England at Lord’s on 27.08.16. This knock was in vain as Pakistan lost the game to England by four wickets. This provides the 33rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s century in vain in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KJ Wadsworth 104 2 NZl Aus Christchurch 31 Mar 1974
2 DL Houghton 142 2 Zim NZl Hyd-RGS 10 Oct 1987
3 A Flower 115* 1 Zim Srl N Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
4 AC Parore 108 2 NZl RSA Centurion 11 Dec 1994
5 R Dravid 103* 1 Ind Win Singapore 08 Sep 1999
6 AJ Stewart 100* 2 Eng Win Nottingham 20 Jul 2000
7 A Flower 120* 1 Zim Srl Sharjah 21 Oct 2000
8 A Flower 142* 1 Zim Eng Harare 07 Oct 2001
9 A Flower 145 2 Zim Ind Col-RPS 14 Sep 2002
10 KC Sangakkara 101 2 Srl Aus Col-RPS 27 Feb 2004
11 KC Sangakkara 138* 1 Srl Ind Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
12 A Bagai 137* 2 Can Sco Nairobi (R) 31 Jan 2007
13 T Taibu 107* 2 Zim RSA Harare 26 Aug 2007
14 KC Sangakkara 128 1 Srl Ind Adelaide 19 Feb 2008
15 BRM Taylor 118* 1 Zim Ban Chittagong 05 Nov 2009
16 T Taibu 103* 2 Zim RSA Benoni 08 Nov 2009
17 MS Dhoni 107 1 Ind Srl Nagpur 18 Dec 2009
18 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 2 Ban Zim Harare 16 Aug 2011
19 AB de Villiers 125* 1 RSA Srl Johannesburg 22 Jan 2012
20 KC Sangakkara 105 1 Srl Ind Hobart 28 Feb 2012
21 KC Sangakkara 133 2 Srl Ind Hambantota 21 Jul 2012
22 MS Dhoni 113* 1 Ind Pak Chennai 30 Dec 2012
23 MS Dhoni 139* 1 Ind Aus Mohali 19 Oct 2013
24 W Barresi 137* 1 Net Ken Lincoln 23 Jan 2014
25 Anamul Haque 100 1 Ban Pak Dhaka 04 Mar 2014
26 D Ramdin 128 2 Win Eng North Sound 05 Mar 2014
27 JC Buttler 121 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 31 May 2014
28 Q de Kock 107 1 RSA Aus Sydney 23 Nov 2014
29 BRM Taylor 121 2 Zim Ire Hobart 07 Mar 2015
30 KC Sangakkara 104 2 Srl Aus Sydney 08 Mar 2015
31 BRM Taylor 138 1 Zim Ind Auckland 14 Mar 2015
32 Q de Kock 138* 2 RSA Eng Bloemfontein 03 Feb 2016
33 Sarfraz Ahmed 105 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Aug 2016