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First one day game: England vs Australia at Southampton on 22.06.10 : England won by four wickets

The history of one day games witnessed today, that is 22.06.10, the 3000^th game when England and Australia met at Rose Bowl, Southampton

The first ever one day game was played on 05.01.1971 between Australia and England at Melbourne. It is quite befitting that the same two teams are playing the 3000^th one day, albeit with a difference. The first one day game was played in Australia while the 3000^th one day game is played in England.

Australia capped JR Hazzlewood for this game. He became the 183^rd Australian cricketer to represent Australia in one day games. He is the 46^th Australian cricketer to make one day debut against England. He is the youngest Australian cricketer to have made his debut at the age of 19 years and 165 days. He is a Left hand bat and Right arm medium fast bowler. He is 1.96 meters tall.

CL White completed 1500 runs of his one day career when he was on 3 during his knock of 10 in this game. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 1507 runs. He became the 24^th Australian batsman to total 1500 plus runs in one day games.

MJ Clarke’s 87 not out provide his 41^st one day half century and 45^th one day fifty. It also represents his highest score against England in one day games. It is his sixth half century against England. His six half centuries are – 57* at Melbourne on 12.01.07, 55* at North Sound on 08.04.07, 52 at Southampton on 09.09.09, 62* at Lord’s on 12.09.09, 52 at Nottingham on 15.09.09 and 87* at Southampton on 22.06.10

MJ Clarke’s 87 not out in this game provide the 132^nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against England. With six half centuries against England, MJ Clarke became the seventh Australian batsman to score six or more half centuries against England. Others are – RT Ponting {12}, AR Border {09}, DR Martyn {09}, AC Gilchrist {08}, DM Jones {08} an ME Waugh {07}

MJ Clarke’s run aggregate against England at the end of this game stood at 672, He completed 600 runs when he was on 15 during his knock of 87 not out. He became the 12^th Australian batsman to total 600 plus runs against England. Others are – RT Ponting {1475}, AR Border {1302}, AC Gilchrist {1087}, DM Jones {955}, DR Martyn {913}, ME Waugh {834}, GR Marsh {716}, ML Hayden {715}, SR Waugh {666}, GS Chappell {657} and DC Boon {602}

This game was KP Pietersen’s 100^th one day game. He became the 15^th England cricketer to play 100 plus one day games. He scored 29 in this game. KP Pietersen became the 188^th cricketer to appear in 100 plus games in the history of one day games.

WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka and KP Pietersen of England made their 100^th appearance in one day game today, that is on 22.06.10. WU Tharnga made his 100^th appearance against India at Dambulla awhile KP Pietersen made his 100^th appearance against Australia at Southampton

AJ Strauss was playing his 100^th one day innings in this game. He became the eleventh England cricketer to play 100 plus one day innings. He scored 10 in this game. AJ Strauss became the 140^th cricketer to play 100 plus innings in the history of one day games

EJG Morgan scored 103 in this game providing the 1072^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the history of one day games. His knock also represents the 94^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock provides the 22^nd occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred against Australia in one day games. Indian batsmen have scored 24 hundreds against Australia and hold the record for most hundreds by a team against Australia

EJG Morgan’s 103 not out represent his third one day hundred. The other two are – 115 representing Ireland vs Canada at Nairobi {Jaff} on 04.02.07 and 110 not out representing England vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 02.03.10.

EJG Morgan’s 103 not out in this game represent the 105^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against Australia.

RT Ponting’s captaincy record at the end of this game read thus – Matches – 216 : Won – 158 : Lost – 45 : Tied – 02 and No Result – 11. He needs two more captaincy assignments to equal and three more assignment to overhaul the record of SP Fleming’s record of 218 appearances as captain

Australia’s loss in this game was its 250^th one day game loss. Other teams to lose 250 plus games are – India {348}, Pakistan {314}, Sri Lanka {297}, New Zealand {294}, West Indies {274}, Zimbabwe {265} and England {251}

England’s win in this game provide its 39^th win against Australia. West Indies with 57 wins is the only other team to win more matches against Australia

RT Ponting has an aggregate of 12949 runs at the end of this game and he needs 51 more runs for his 13000 one day runs. He also has an aggregate of 7966 runs as captain batting at number three and requires 34 runs for 8000 runs.

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Sunil Gavaskar was dismissed by the first ball of a test match against England at Birmingham in 1974. He was out caught by wicket keeper Alan Knott of Geoff Arnold. The umpire WE Alley of England was making his test debut and gave the decision off the very first ball of his umpiring career

MF Mahroof’s hat trick in this game provides the 26^th occasion of a bowler performing in the history of one day games. The following table lists out all the 26 occasions

No	Bowlers	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Jalal-ud-Din	Pak	Aus	Hyderabad(P)	20.09.82
2	BA Reid	Aus	NZl	Sydney	29.01.86
3	C Sharma	Ind	NZl	Nagpur	31.10.87
4	Wasim Akram	Pak	Win	Sharjah	14.10.89
5	Wasim Akram	Pak	Aus	Sharjah	04.05.90
6	Kapil Dev	Ind	Srl	Calcutta	04.01.91
7	Aaqib Javed	Pak	Ind	Sharjah	25.10.91
8	DK Morrison	NZl	Ind	Napier	25.03.94
9	Waqar Younis	Pak	NZl	East London	19.12.94
10	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pak	Zim	Peshawar	03.11.96
11	EA Brandes	Zim	Eng	Harare	03.01.97
12	AM Stuart	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	16.01.97
13	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pak	Zim	The Oval	11.06.99
14	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	Zim	Col-SSC	08.12.01
15	Mohd Sami	Pak	Win	Sharjah	15.02.02
16	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	Ban	Pietermaritzburg	14.02.03
17	B Lee	Aus	Ken	Durban	15.03.03
18	JM Anderson	Eng	Pak	The Oval	20.06.03
19	SJ Harmison	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	01.09.04
20	CK Langeveldt	RSA	Win	Barbados	11.05.05
21	Shahadat Hossain	Ban	Win	Harare	02.08.06
22	JE Taylor	Win	Aus	Mumbai (BS)	18.10.06
23	SE Bond	NZl	Aus	Hobart	14.01.07
24	SL Malinga	Srl	RSA	Guyana	28.03.07
25	A Flintoff	Eng	Win	St Lucia	03.04.09
26	MF Maharoof	Srl	Ind	Dambulla	22.06.10

His hat trick also provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing three-in-three in one day games.

No	Bowlers	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	Zim	Col-SSC	08.12.01
2	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	Ban	Pietermaritzburg	14.02.03
3	SL Malinga	Srl	RSA	Guyana	28.03.07
4	MF Maharoof	Srl	Ind	Dambulla	22.06.10

MF Maharoof became the fourth bowler to perform the hat trick against India in one day games.

No	Bowlers	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Aaqib Javed	Pak	Ind	Sharjah	25.10.91
2	DK Morrison	NZl	Ind	Napier	25.03.94
3	SJ Harmison	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	01.09.04
4	MF Maharoof	Srl	Ind	Dambulla	22.06.10

Sixth match : India vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 22.06.10 : Sri Lanka won by seven wickets

Sri Lanka won the toss and inserted the filed providing the 28^th occasion of such an instance in Asia Cup. This is the first such occasion in the ongoing edition. Sri Lanka has inserted the opposition on ten occasions in Asia Cup including the one in this game. India holds the record with eleven such occasions

G Gambhir completed 1000 runs against Sri Lanka when he was on 8 during the course of his knock of 23 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 1015. He became the eighth Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2965}, M Azharuddin {1834}, R Dravid {1662}, SC Ganguly {1534}, MS Dhoni { 1528 plus}, V Sehwag {1372} and Yuvraj Singh {1308}.

G Gambhir’s 1015 runs against Sri Lanka provide the 30^th occasion of a batsman totaling 1000 plus runs against a specific country.

RG Sharma and MS Dhoni were dismissed run out in this game providing the 125^th and 126^th occasion of a batsman run out in Asia Cup. Their run outs provide the 22^nd and 23^rd occasion of an Indian batsman run out in Asia Cup. RG Sharma was run out for the second occasion in Asia Cup, the first occasion was against Hong Kong at Karachi on 25.06.08. He became the third Indian batsman to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions in Asia Cup. Other two batsmen are – SK Raina and V Sehwag. RG Sharma became the 25^th batsman to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions in Asia Cup.

RG Sharma was dismissed run out for 69 in this game providing the 18^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in Asia Cup. He is the second Indian batsman to be dismissed in such a manner, the first being SK Raina who wad run out for 54 against Sri Lanka at Karachi on 03.07.08

MS Dhoni was run out for 41 in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in Asia Cup. MS Dhoni became the first Indian captain to be dismissed run out in Asia Cup. His run out also provide the first occasion of a captain dismissed run out against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup

MS Dhoni became the first wicket keeper captain to be dismissed run out in Asia Cup. His dismissal run out in this game provide the 35^th occasion of wicket keeper captain run out in the history of one day games.

MS Dhoni was run out on four occasions in one day games as wicket keeper captain. The four occasions are – for 31 vs Sri Lanka at Canberra on 12.02.08, for 37 vs Australia at Adeliade on 17.02.08, for 41 vs West Indies at Kingston on 26.06.09 and for 41 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 22.06.10. MS Dhoni is the third wicket keeper captain to be dismissed run out on four or more occasions in one day games. Other two are – A Flower of Zimbabwe {five occasions} and T Taibu of Zimbabwe {four occasions}

MF Mahroof performed the Hat trick in this game by capturing the wickets of RA Jadeja {lbw for zero}, P Kumar {bowled for zero} and Zaheer Khan {caught by Sangakkara for zero} of the first three deliveries of 39^th over of the match and his ninth over.

MF Mahroof’s hat trick in this game provides the 26^th occasion of a bowler performing in the history of one day games. His hat trick also provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing three-in-three in one day games. WPUJC Vaas against Zimbabwe at Col-SSC on 08.12.01, WPUJC Vaas against Bangladesh at Pietermaritburg on 14.12.03 and SL Malinga vs South Africa at Guyana on 28.03.07 are the other three occasions. MF Maharoof became the fourth bowler to perform the hat trick against India in one day games. The other three bowlers are – Aaqib Javed of Pakistan at Sharjah on 25.10.91, DK Morrison of New Zealand at Napier on 25.03.94 and SJ Harmison of England at Nottingham on 01.09.04

MF Mahroof became the second bowler to capture three-in-three in Asia Cup. Kapil Dev of India had performed the hat trick against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup finals on 04,01,91, His hattrick victims were – RS Mahanama {caught by KS More for 5}, RJ Ratnayake {lbw for 0} and ST Jayasuriya {caught by SV Manjrekar for 5}

India was dismissed all out for 209 in this game providing the 24^th occasion of India dismissed all out against Sri Lanka in one day games. India’s all out for 209 in this game provide the seventh occasion of India dismissed all out and 43^rd occasion of a team dismissed all out in Asia Cup

MF Mahroof captured five wickets for 42 runs in this game providing the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in Asia Cup. His figures provide the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in Asia Cup. The five occasions are – BAW Mendis – 5 for 22 vs UAE at Lahore on 26.06.08, M Muralitharan – 5 for 48 vs Bangladesh at Karachi on 30.06.08, BAW Mendis – 6 for 13 vs India at Karachi on 06.07.08, SL Malinga – 5 for 34 vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 15.06.10 and MF Mahroof – 5 for 42 vs India at Dambulla on 22.06.10

MF Mahroof’s 5 for 42 in this game provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets against India in Asia Cup. The other two bowlers are – Aaqib Javed of Pakistan – 5 for 19 at Sharjah on 07.04.95 and BAW Mendis – 6 for 13 of Sri Lanka at Karachi on 06.07.08.

MF Mahroof’s 5 for 42 in this game provide the 327^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of one day games. His figures also provide the 36^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. MF Mahroof’s 5 for 42 represent the 49^th occasion of bowlers capturing five or more wickets against India.

MF Mahroof’s 5 for 42 represent the second occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in one day games. The other occasion was his 6 for 14 against West Indies at Mumbai {BS} on 14.10.06

RA Jadeja, P Kumar and Zaheer Kumar were dismissed by the first ball they faced in this game providing the 27^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in Asia Cup.

RP Singh vs Sri Lanka at Karachi on 06.07.08, RG Sharma vs Bangladeh at Dambulla on 16.06.10, RA Jadeja, P Kumar and Zaheer Khan vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 22,06.10 are the five Indian batsmen who have collected the first ball duck in Asia Cup

WU Tharanga was playing his 100^th one day appearance in this game. He became the 19^th Sri Lankan cricketer to play 100 one day games.

KC Sangakkara at the end of this game effected 30 dismissals – 22 catches and 08 stumpings in Asia Cup and holds the record for most dismissals in Asia Cup

KC Sangakkara’s 73 in this game provide the 174^th occasion of a batsman scoring fifty in Asia Cup. His knock represents his seventh fifty in Asia Cup. He became the sixth batsman to score seven or more fifties in Asia Cup. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {09}, MS Atapattu {07}, A Ranatunga {07}, NS Sidhu {07} and SR Tendulkar {07}

KC Sangakkara’s 73 in this game provide the 35^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in Asia Cup. His knock represent the second fifty as captain in Asia Cup, The other fifty is his 52 at Dambulla on 15.06.10. Thus his 73 in this game represent his highest individual score as captain

KC Sangakkara’s 73 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper captain scoring a fifty in Asia Cup. MS Dhoni {04}, Moin khan {01} and KC Sangkkara (02} are the three wicket keeper captains who have scored seven fifties.

KC Sangakkara’s 73 in this game provide the 19th^h occasion of a wicke tkeeper scoring a fifty in Asia Cup. His knock represents the seventh fifty as wicket keeper in Asia Cup,

KC Sangakkara completed 600 runs in Asia Cup and at the end of this game his aggregate stood at 668. He became the sixth batsman to total 600 plus runs in Asia Cup. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {1220}, SR Tendulkar {799} and A Ranatunga (741}, PA de Silva {645} and MS Atapattu {642}

KC Sangakkara and DPMD Jayawardene added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 190^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 50^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

This stand provides the 45^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games against India. This stand also represent the 15th occasion of three figure partnership for the third wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against India.

KC Sangakkara and DPMD Jayawardene added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 52nd occasion of three figure partnership in Asia Cup. This stand also represents the 13th occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket in Asia Cup

Sri Lanka won this game by seven wickets providing its ninth win against India in Asia Cup. This win also represents Sri Lanka’s 48^th win against India in one day games. This win provides Sri Lanka’s 12^th win in one day games when it has won the toss and chose to field against India. This is Sri Lanka’s 80^th win when it has inserted the opposition in one day games. Sri Lanka’s win in this game provide the 18^th occasion of a team winning a game after inserting the opposition in Asia Cup.

The history of one day games will witness today, that is 22.06.10, the 3000^th game when England and Australia meet at Rose Bowl

The first ever one day game was played on 05.01.1971 between Australia and England at Melbourne. It is quite befitting that the same two teams are playing the 3000^th one day, albeit with a difference. The first one day game was played in Australia while the 3000^th one day game is played in England.

The following are the progressive milestones of one day game in terms of 500 matches

Number	Team	Opponent	Ground	Date
First	Australia	England	Melbourne	05.01.71
500th	India	West Indies	Gwalior	22.01.88
1000th	England	West Indies	Nottingham	24.05,95
1500th	Pakistan	West Indies	Toronto	16.09.99
2000th	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	Sharjah	10.04.03
2500th	Netherlands	Scotland	Nairobi {Jaff}	02.02.07
3000th	England	Australia	Rose Bowl	22.06.10

It is interesting to note that England and Australia have never met each other in the captioned mile stones of 500 matches except for the first game and 3000^th game.

For reference, the number of test matches played so far is 1960 {The test match no 1961 is in progress – between West Indies and South Africa at St Kitts – and would conclude today.

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The two cricketers to have registered a hundred and captured ten plus wickets in a test match are Ian Botham of England and Imran Khan of Pakistan. Both of them have performed the feat against India.

Fifth Match – Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 21.06.10: Pakistan won by 139 runs

Bangladesh capped Jahurul Islam for this game. He became the 97^th Bangladesh cricketer to represent Bangladesh in one day games. He is the 22^nd Bangladesh cricketer to make one day debut against Pakistan

Pakistan capped Asad Shafiq for this game. He became the 177^th Pakistan cricketer to represent Bangladesh in one day games. He is the fourth Pakistan cricketer to make one day debut against Bangladesh

Imran Farhat {66} and Shahzaib Hussain {50} scored fifties in this game providing the tenth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in Asia Cup. This is the second occasion of Pakistan openers performing such a feat in Asia Cup, the first occasion being against Bangladesh at Karachi on 04.07.08, when Salman Butt {56*} and Nasir Jamshed {52*} had made fifties.

In this game Imran Farhat {66} and Shahzaib Hussain {50} scored fifties for Pakistan and Imrul Kayes {66} scored fifty providing the 12^th occasion of rival opening batsmen scoring fifties in Asia Cup.

Imran Farhat {66}, Shahzaib Hussain {50}, Umar Akmal {50} and Shahid Afridi {124} scored fifties in this game, providing the 37^th occasion of four or more batsman scoring fifties in the history of one day games. Pakistan batsmen have achieved such a feat on six occasions which includes a world record of five batsman scoring fifties in an innings {vs Zimbabwe at Karachi on 21.01.08}

Shahid Afridi’s 124 in this game represents his fifth one day hundred which read thus – 124 vs Bangladesh at Dambulla on 21.06.10, 109 vs India at Toronto on 19.09.08, 109 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 15.06.10, 108* vs New Zealand at Sharjah on 15.04.02, 102 vs Sri Lanka at Nairobi {Gym} on 04.10.96 and 102 vs India at Kanpur on 15.04.05. Thus his 124 in this game represents his highest individual score in one day games.

He hit four boundary sixes in this game to take his aggregate of sixes to 272 and with it the world record of most sixes by a batsman in the history of one day games. He wrested the record from ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who had an aggregate 270 sixes

Shahid Afridi’s 124 represent the eleventh hundred by a Pakistan batsman in Asia Cup. It was his second hundred the first being 109 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 15.06.10. He became the third Pakistan batsman to score two or more hundreds in Asia Cup. The other two batsmen are – Shoaib Malik {03} and Younis Khan {02}

Shahid Afridi’s 124 provide the 32^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in Asia Cup. Shahid Afridi became the sixth batsman to score two or more hundreds in Asia Cup. Others are – ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {06}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {03}, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan {03}, SK Raina of India {02} and Younis Khan of Pakistan {02}

Pakistan’s 385 for 7 in this game provide the 16^th occasion of a team scoring 300 plus runs in Asia Cup. This total represents the highest team total in Asia Cup, the previous best being India’s 374 for 4 vs Hong Kong at Karachi on 25.06.08. It also represents the Pakistan’s highest team total in Asia Cup, its previous best being 343 for 5 vs Hong Kong at Col-SSC on 18.07.04

Pakistan has scored 300 plus runs on six occasions in Asia Cup which reads thus – 319 for 5 vs Bangladesh at Col-RPS on 16.07.97, 320 for 3 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 02.06.00, 343 for 5 vs Hong Kong at Col-SSC on 18.07.04, 300 for 9 vs India at Col-RPS on 25.07.04, 309 for 2 vs India at Karachi and 385 for 7 vs Bangaldesh at Dambulla on 21.0.00

Pakistan’s 385 for 7 in this game provide the 52^nd occasion of it posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day games. This total represents Pakistan’s highest team total in one day games. Its previous best was 371 for 9 vs Sri Lanka at Nairobi {Gym} on 04.10.96

Pakistan’s 385 for 7 in this game provide the 16^th occasion of a team posting 385 plus runs in one day games. This total represents the second best total posted by a team on Sri Lankan soil. The best being Sri Lanka’s 398 for 5 vs Kenya at Kandy on 06.03.96

Umar Akmal and Shahid Afridi added 137 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 50^th occasion of a three figure partnership in Asia Cup. This stand also represents the eighth occasion of fifth wicket three figure partnership in Asia Cup. This stand provide the record partnership for the fifth wicket in Asia Cup, the previous best being the 133 runs partnership between R Dravid and Yuvraj Singh in the game between India and Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 21.06.00

Shakib Ali Hasan’s two wickets in this game gave him an aggregate of 100 wickets in one day games. He became the 101^st bowler and fourth Bangladesh bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games. The other three are – Abdur Razzak {139}, Moshrafe Mortaza {136} and Mohammad Rafique {119}

Imrul Kayes and Junaid Siddique added 160 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 61^st occasion of a three figure partnership in Asia Cup. This stand also represents the eleventh occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket in Asia Cup. This stand provides the seventh occasion of Bangladesh batsman posting a three figure partnership in Asia Cup. It is the highest three figure partnership posted by Bangladesh batsmen in Asia Cup, the previous best being the 141 runs stand between Mohd Ashraful and Raquibul Hasan vs UAE at Lahore on 24.06.08. This stand is also the first three figure stand for the second wicket by Bangladesh batsmen in Asia Cup

Imrul Kayes and Junaid Siddique added 160 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of 150 plus runs partnership in Asia Cup.

Junaid Siddique scored 97 in this game providing the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring nineties in Asia Cup. This knock represents the highest score amongst the batsmen who have scored nineties in Asia Cup. The previous best was 96 not out by PA de Silva vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 29.05.00.

Shafiul Islam and Shakib Al Hassan returned with figures of 3 for 95 and 2 for 73 respectively in this game providing the 27^th and 28^th occasion of Bangladesh bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in an innings. Shafiul Islam’s figures of 3 for 95 represent the most expensive bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler in One day games. The previous expensive figures was in the name of Abdur Razzak who had figures of 1 for 88 vs South Africa at Benoni in Nov 2008

Shafiul Islam with his 3 for 95 in this game became the 17^th bowler in the history of one day games to concede 90 plus runs in one day games.

Shafiul Islam’s 3 for 95 in this game provide the second occasion of a bowler capturing three wickets while conceding 90 plus runs in one day games. The other bowler is ST Jayasuriya who had figures of 3 for 94 vs Pakistan at Nairobi {Gym} on 04.10.96

Shakib Al Hasan’s figures of 2 for 73 in this game provide the 15^th occasion of a captain conceding seventy plus runs in one day games. It was for the second occasion that Shakib Al Hasan had leaked 70 plus runs while leading Bangladesh, the other occasion being his none for 70 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 16.08.09. He became the third captain after DT Johnstone of Ireland and Waqar Younis of Pakistan to concede seventy plus runs on two occasions. Shakib Al Hasan became the first captain to concede 70 plus runs in Asia Cup.

Shafiul Islam and Shakib Al Hassan returned with figures of 3 for 95 and 2 for 73 respectively in this game providing the 16^th and 17^th occasions of a bowler conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in Asia Cup. Shafiul Islam’s figures of 3 for 95 represent the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded in Asia Cup. The previous expensive figures was one for 87 by Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir against India at Karachi on 02.07.08

Pakistan won this game by 139 runs providing the 17^th occasion of a team winning a game in Asia Cup by 100 plus runs margin. Pakistan has won six games by 100 plus runs margin in Asia Cup including this game

JH Kallis’s 110 in this test provide his 35^th test hundred and also his eighth against West Indies. His eight hundreds are – 110 at Cape Town n Jan 1999, 158 at Jo’burg in Dec 2003, 177 at Durban in Dec 2003, 130* at Cape Town in Jan 2004, 130* at Centurion in Jan 2004, 109* at Georgetown in Mar 2005, 147 at St John’s in Apr 2005 and 110 at Basseterre in Jun 2010.

JH Kallis with his eight hundreds now has the record of scoring most hundreds by a South African batsman against West Indies and he wrested the record from GC Smith who has seven hundreds to his credit. His seventh hundred was his 132 in this test.

JH Kallis’s eight hundreds against West Indies provide the 25^th occasion of a batsman scoring eight or more hundreds against a specific opposition

No	Batsmen	Team	Opp	Cen
1	DG Bradman	Aus	Eng	19
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Win	13
3	JB Hobbs	Eng	Aus	12
4	GS Sobers	Win	Eng	10
5	SR Waugh	Aus	Eng	10
6	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Aus	10
7	WR Hammond	Eng	Aus	09
8	GS Chappell	Aus	Eng	09
9	DI Gower	Eng	Aus	09
10	RB Richardson	Win	Aus	09
11	BC Lara	Win	Aus	09
12	H Sutcliffe	Eng	Aus	08
13	GA Headley	Win	Eng	08
14	AR Morris	Aus	Eng	08
15	RN Harvey	Aus	SAF	08
16	GS Sobers	Win	Ind	08
17	IVA Richards	Win	Ind	08
18	IVA Richards	Win	Eng	08
19	SM Gavaskar	Ind	Aus	08
20	AR Border	Aus	Eng	08
21	PA de Silva	Srl	Pak	08
22	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Srl	08
3	RT Ponting	Aus	Eng	08
24	RT Ponting	Aus	SAF	08
25	JH Kallis	SAF	Win	08

JH Kallis became the first South African batsman to score eight or more hundreds in tests against West Indies

VT Trumper, CG Macarteny and DG Bradman of Australia and Majid Khan of Pakistan are the four batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score hundreds before Lunch

India’s win by three wickets with a ball to spare against Pakistan at Dambulla on 19.06.10 in the fourth game of Asia Cup 2010 provide the 37^th occasion of a team winning a game with one ball remaining in the history of one day games. All the 37 occasions are listed below

No	Team	Won	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Aus	won	2 wkts	1	v Ind	Sydney	22.01.04
2	Aus	won	2 wkts	1	v NZl	Pune	03.11.03
3	Eng	won	3 wkts	1	v NZl	Hobart	16.01.07
4	Eng	won	3 wkts	1	v RSA	Melbourne	12.03.92
5	Eng	won	3 wkts	1	v Aus	Sydney	22.01.87
6	Eng	won	1 wkts	1	v Win	Bridgetown	21.04.07
7	Ind	won	3 wkts	1	v Pak	Dambulla	19.06.10
8	Ind	won	4 wkts	1	v RSA	Vadodara	17.03.00
9	Ind	won	2 wkts	1	v NZl	Napier	12.01.99
10	Ind	won	5 wkts	1	v Win	Kingston	18.05.06
11	Ind	won	1 wkts	1	v NZl	Auckland	11.01.03
12	Ind	won	3 wkts	1	v Pak	Dhaka	18.01.98
13	Ind	won	6 wkts	1	v Win	Gros Islet	03.07.09
14	NZl	won	2 wkts	1	v Eng	Birmingham	15.06.83
15	NZl	won	4 wkts	1	v Win	Port of Spain	29.03.96
16	NZl	won	1 wkts	1	v Pak	Christchurch	17.12.95
17	NZl	won	6 wkts	1	v Ind	Christchurch	02.04.94
18	NZl	won	4 wkts	1	v Srl	Adelaide	09.01.88
19	NZl	won	5 wkts	1	v Ind	Melbourne	23.01.86
20	NZl	won	4 wkts	1	v Eng	Leeds	23.05.90
21	Pak	won	4 wkts	1	v Win	Abu Dhabi	12.11.08
22	Pak	won	5 wkts	1	v Ban	Rawalpindi	18.09.03
23	Pak	won	4 wkts	1	v Ind	Mohali	08.11.07
24	Pak	won	1 wkts	1	v Aus	Perth	02.01.87
25	Pak	won	4 wkts	1	v Win	Kolkata	01.11.89
26	Pak	won	2 wkts	1	v Ind	Toronto	17.09.96
27	Sco	won	4 wkts	1	v Net	Ayr	06.08.06
28	Sco	won	2 wkts	1	v Can	Mombasa	18.01.07
29	RSA	won	1 wkts	1	v Aus	Johannesburg	12.03.06
30	Srl	won	4 wkts	1	v Ind	Jalandhar	20.02.94
31	Srl	won	3 wkts	1	v RSA	Wellington	02.03.92
32	Win	won	1 wkts	1	v Eng	Bridgetown	01.04.98
33	Win	won	4 wkts	1	v Sco	Dublin	12.07.07
34	Win	won	5 wkts	1	v Zim	Bulawayo	01.07.01
35	Win	won	5 wkts	1	v NZl	Christchurch	03.01.09
36	Win	won	4 wkts	1	v Ind	Basseterre	23.05.06
37	Zim	won	1 wkts	1	v Ind	Jodhpur	08.12.00

India’s win against Pakistan with a ball to spare provide the seventh occasion of India winning an one day game with one ball remaining. All the seven occasions are listed below

No	Team	Won	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Ind	won	3 wkts	1	v Pak	Dhaka	18.01.98
2	Ind	won	2 wkts	1	v NZl	Napier	12.01.99
3	Ind	won	4 wkts	1	v RSA	Vadodara	17.03.00
4	Ind	won	1 wkts	1	v NZl	Auckland	11.01.03
5	Ind	won	5 wkts	1	v Win	Kingston	18.05.06
6	Ind	won	6 wkts	1	v Win	Gros Islet	03.07.09
7	Ind	won	3 wkts	1	v Pak	Dambulla	19.06.10

India’s win against Pakistan with a ball to spare provide the third occasion of team winning an one day game with one ball remaining against Pakistan. All the three occasions are listed below

No	Team	Won	Margin	BR	Opp	Ground	Date
1	NZl	won	1 wkts	1	v Pak	Christchurch	17.12.95
2	Ind	won	3 wkts	1	v Pak	Dhaka	18.01.98
3	Ind	won	3 wkts	1	v Pak	Dambulla	19.06.10