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Match Number 6 – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 07.03.10 : Zimbabwe won by eight wickets

Zimbabwe won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first in this game providing the 83^rd occasion of it inserting the opposition in one day game. Zimbabwe has inserted Sri Lanka on twelve occasions including this game

Sri Lanka was all out for 236 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of it being dismissed all out against Zimbabwe in one day games.

WU Tharnga {69} and TM Dilshan {78} scored fifties in this game providing the 28^th occasion of Sri Lanka’s both opening batsmen scoring fifties in a one day game. Sri Lankan openers have achieved such a feat against Zimbabwe on four occasions including this game. The four occasions are – RS Mahanama {59} and MAR Samarasekera {75} at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, RS Mahnama {62} and UC Hathurasingha {66} at Sharjah on 03.02.91, ST Jayasuriya {54} and RS Kaluwitharana {54} at Bulawayo on 11.12.99 and WU Tharanga {69} and TM Dilshan {78} at Harare on 07.06.10

TM Dilshan was stumped for 78 in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped after scoring fifty. His dismissal also provides the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit in a one day game.

TM Dilshan became the second Sri Lankan captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped in a one day game after scoring a fifty. ST Jayasuriya is the other captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit – he has been dismissed on three occasions – for 102 vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC on 26.01.99, for 61 vs India at Col-RPS on 25.08.99 and for 189 vs India at Sharjah on 29.10.00

TM Dilshan became the second Sri Lankan captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped in a one day game after scoring a fifty against Zimbabwe. ST Jayasuriya is the other captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit – for 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.99,

TM Dilshan’s dismissal stumped for 78 in this game provides the 13^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit in one day games. ST Jayasuriya {06}, DSBP Kuruppu {01}, WU Tharanga {03}, RS Mahanaman {01} and ML Udawatte {01} are the five opening batsmen who have been dismissed stumped with fifties to their credit in one day games.

TM Dilshan’s 78 in this game represents his 19^th one day half century and 25^th fifty, while WU Tharanga’s 69 represent his 18^th one day half century and 24^th fifty.

TT Samaraweera and CRD Fernando were dismissed run out in this game which swelled the number of run out of Sri Lankan batsmen against Zimbabwe to 33

CRD Fernando became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out for zero against Zimbabwe. The other three are – RS Kaluwitharna at Sharjah on 07.11.98, TT Samaraweera at Sharjah on 10.11.98 and WU Tharanga at Harare on 20.11.09

WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 122 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 187^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 34^th occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games.

This stand provides the 15^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman posting a three figure partnership against Zimbabwe in one day games. This stand represents the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket against Zimbabwe in one day games. The other three occasions are – 128 runs between RS Mahanama and MAR Samarasekera at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, 112 runs between RS Mahanama and UC Hathurasinghe at Sharjah on 03.02.93 and 110 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Kaluwitharana at Sharjah on 25.10.00

BRM Taylor pouched three catches in this game to become the 12^th Zimbabwe fieldsman to pouch three or more catches in an innings in one day games. He is the first Zimbabwe fieldsman to pouch three catches against Sri Lanka

CJ Chibabha was playing his 50^th one day game and celebrated it by scoring a fifty

{58} and also sharing a record second wicket partnership of 134 runs against Sri Lanka in one day games

BRM Taylor and CJ Chibabha added 134 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 99^th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 19^th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games

This stand represents the eighth occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership by Zimbabwe batsmen against Sri Lanka and the second occasion of a three figure stand for the second wicket. The other occasion was the 105 runs partnership between GW Flower and MW Goodwin at Col-RPS on 24.01.98. Thus the three figure partnership of 134 runs between BRM Taylor and CJ Chibhaba in this game represents the record stand by Zimbabwe batsmen for the second wicket against Sri Lanka.

BRM Taylor was playing his 100^th innings in this game and celebrated the occasion by scoring a century – 119 not out

BRM Taylor scored 119 not out in this game providing the 41^st occasion of Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock also represents the 23^rd occasion of Zimbabwe opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

BRM Taylor’s 119 not out represent the seventh occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred against Sri Lanka in one day games. His knock represents the third hundred by a Zimbabwe opening batsman against Sri Lanka. The three occasions are – A Flower {115* at New Plymouth on 23.02.92}, GW Flower {112 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98} and BRM Taylor {119*at Harare on 07.06.10}

BRM Taylor’s 119 not out in this game represent his second one day hundred, the first being his 118 not out against Bangladesh at Chittagong on 05.11.09. Thus his 119 not out in this game represents his highest individual score in one day games

T Thushara captured his 50^th one day wicket when he captured the wicket of H Masakadza caught by L Chandimal for 3 in this game.

Zimbabwe won this game by eight wickets providing the 17^th win after it had inserted the opposition. It is Zimbabwe’s second win against Sri Lanka after it had inserted Sri Lanka. The first win by seven wickets at Sharjah on 07.11.99

Zimbabwe has won two games by eight wickets margin including this game after it had inserted the opposition. The two such wins are – by eight wickets vs India at Bulawayo on 15.02.1997 and by eight wickets vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 07.06.10

The win against Sri Lanka by eight wickets in this game gave Zimbabwe its 99^th victory which includes a win when England forfeited the game at Harare on 13.03.03 {Eighth match of ICC World Cup 2002-03, England were not in attendance at the ground and forfeited the match due to safety reasons}. The result of the match was “Zimbabwe won {walk over without a ball being bowled}

Zimbabwe won this game by eight wickets providing the fourth occasion of it winning a one day game by a margin of eight wickets. The other three occasions are – vs Bangladesh at Harare on 06.02.07, vs India at Bulawayo on 15.02.97 and vs Kenya at Bulawayo on 25.02.06

GA Gooch of England has scored most runs in a test match – 456 runs. He scored 333 and 123 against India at Manchester in Jul 1990. Gooch scored 456 runs while he was leading England. This his aggregate of 456 runs is the most runs scored by a batsman as well as a captain in the annals of test cricket

Second Test between England and Bangladesh at Manchester : England won by an innings and 80 runs

England capped A Shahzad for this test. He became the 650^th cricketer to represent England in tests. He became the 63^rd England cricketer to make his test debut at Manchester. ME Trescothick was the last England cricketer to be capped at Manchester. He had made his test debut against West Indies in Aug 2000 – exact ten seasons ago. A Shahzad is the eighth England cricketer to be capped against Bangladesh. He is the second England cricketer to make his test debut against Bangladesh on home soil after EJG Morgan who had made his debut in the first test at Lord’s in the ongoing test series.

KP Pietersen was dismissed stumped in the first innings of this test for 64. It is the second occasion of his being dismissed stumped in a test innings. The other occasion was in England second innings against Pakistan at Lord’s in Jul 2006. He was stumped by Kamran Akmal of Shahid Afridi for 41

KP Pietersen stumped dismissal in the first innings of this test provide the 299^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings against various oppositions.

KP Pietersen became the fourth England batsman to be dismissed stumped in a test innings against Bangladesh. The others are – ME Trescothick for 32 at Dhaka in Oct 2003, TT Bresnan for 91 at Dhaka in Mar 2010 and JC Tredwell for 37 at Dhaka in Mar 2010.

KP Pietersen’s dismissal stumped for 64 provide the 63^rd occasion of an England batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings after scoring fifty against various oppositions.

At the end of the first innings, IR Bell has an aggregate of 633 runs against Bangaldesh. His aggregate represent most runs by an England batsman against Bangladesh. He wrested the record from ME Trescothick who had a total of 551 runs.

Both IR Bell and ME Trescothick has an aggregate of 69 boundary fours against Bangladesh at the end of the first day’s play and at the end of the first innings, IR Bell had scored 72 boundary fours thus owning the record for most boundary fours against Bangladesh

KP Pietersen’s 64 represent his 19^th half century and 35^th fifty. IR Bell’s 87 not out in this game which came in his 100^th test innings represents his 24^th half century and 34^th fifty.

KP Pietersen has an aggregate of 605 boundary fours at the end of England’s first innings. He became the 15^th England batsman to score 600 boundary fours.

KP Pietersen’s lone six in his knock of 64 gave him an aggregate of 53 sixes. He is the third England batsman to score fifty plus sixes. Others are – A Flintoff {78} and IT Botham {53}. KP Pietersen is one of the 24 batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have scored 50 plus sixes.

MJ Prior’s 93 in this game provide the eleventh occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against various oppositions.

MJ Prior became the fourth batsman to score ninety in a test innings against Bangladesh. Others are – N Hussain {95 at Chittagong in Oct 2003}, KP Pietersen {99 at Chittagong in Mar 2010}, TT Bresnan {91 at Dhaka in Mar 2010}.

Thus MJ Prior became the first England batsman and also the first wicketkeeper batsman to score a ninety on home soil. This is the first occasion that MJ Prior has been dismissed in nineties in his test career spanning 31 tests and 49 innings.

IR Bell’s 128 in this game represent his third hundred against Bangladesh. The other two hundreds are – 162 not out at Chester-le-Street in Jun 05 and 138 at Dhaka in Mar 2010. IR Bell and ME Trescothick share the record of most hundreds by England batsman against Bangladesh. Both batsmen have scored three hundreds each. ME Tresocothick’s hundreds read thus – 113 at Dhaka in Oct 2003, 194 at Lord’s in May 2005 and 151 at Chester-le-Street in Jun 2005

IR Bell’s 128 in this test came in his 100^th test innings. He has scored eleven test hundreds including his 128 in this test. By a statistical coincidence, IR Bell’s hundred also represent the eleventh hundred by an England batsman against Bangladesh. IR Bell’s knock represents the first hundred by an England batsman against Bangladesh in a Manchester test.

IR Bell’s 128 in this test represent the 64^th hundred by an England batsman in a test innings at Manchester. His knock in this test is the second hundred at Manchester, the first being his 128 vs Pakistan in Jul 2006. He is the 15^th England batsman to score two or more hundreds in a test at Manchester, DCS Compton and AJ Stewart are the only two batsmen to score three hundreds. MA Atherton, IR Bell, IT Botham, AN Cook, GA Gooch, L Hutton, Hon FS Jackson, AJ Lamb, PBH May, RA Smith, AJ Strauss, GP Thorpe and MP Vaughan are the other thirteen batsmen who have scored two test hundreds at Manchester.

Shakib Ali Hasan captured five for 121 in this test providing the 25^th occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England and he is the first Bangladesh bowler to capture five wickets in an innings in a test at Manchester.

Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes added 126 runs for the first wicket providing the 34^th occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against various oppositions, This stand also represents the fourth occasion of a first wicket partnership of 100 plus runs against various oppositions. The four occasions are – 133 runs between Javed Omar and Nafees Iqbal vs Zimbabwe at Dhaka in Jan 2005, 261 runs between Junaid Siddique and Tamim Iqbal v New Zealand at Dunedin in Jan 2008, 185 runs between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes vs England at Lard’s in May 2010 and 126 runs between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes vs England at Manchester in Jun 2010.

This stand represents the sixth occasion of a three figure partnership by Bangladesh batsmen against England and the second occasion for the first wicket. The two occasions are – 185 runs between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes vs England at Lard’s in May 2010 and 126 runs between Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes vs England at Manchester in Jun 2010.

Tamim Iqbal’s 108 in this test provide the 22^nd occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in a test innings against various oppositions. His knock represents the fourth hundred of his test career which read thus – 128 vs West Indies at Kingstown in Jul 2009, 151 vs India at Dhaka in Jan 2010, 103 vs England at Lord’s in May 2010 and 108 vs England at Manchester in Jun 2010.

Tamim Iqbal became the second Bangladesh batsman to score four or more hundreds. Mohammad Ashraful is the other batsman who has scored five hundreds – 114 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Sep 2001, 158* vs India at Chittagong in Dec 2004, 136 vs Sri Lanka at Chittagong in Feb 2006, 101 vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS and 101 vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008

Tamim Iqbal’s 108 in this test represents the third hundred by an England batsman against England – 106 by Junaid Siddique at Chittagong in Mar 2010, 103 by Tamim Iqbal vs Lord’s at May 2010 and 108 by Tamim Iqbal at Manchester in Jun 2010

Tamim Iqbal is the first batsman to score two hundreds against England – 103 vs Lord’s at May 2010 and 108 at Manchester in Jun 2010

GP Swann captured five for 76 in this test providing the eighth occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Bangladesh.

GP Swann’s 5 for 76 in this test provides the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets against Bangladesh. The other two occasions are – 5 for 90 at Chittagong in Mar 2010 and 5 for 127 at Chittagong in Mar 2010. Now he has the record for most five wicket hauls in an innings by an England bowler against Bangladesh. He wrested the record form SM Harmison who had two five fors in an innings.

ST Finn captured 5 for 42 in the second innings to provide the ninth occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Bangladesh. It was his second five wickets innings haul against Bangladesh, the first being his 5 for 87 at Lord’s in May 2010. Thus Finn’s 5 for 42 in this test represent his best innings bowling effort of his test career

ST Finn with two five wickets innings hauls became the third England bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions. Others are – GP Swann {on three occasions} and SJ Harmison {on two occasions}

England’s win in this game provides its eighth test win against Bangladesh. Its innings win in this test represents the third occasion of such a win – The three occasions are – by innings and 261 runs at Lord’s in May 2005, by an innings and 27 runs at Chester-le-Street in Jun 2005 and by an innings and 80 runs at Manchester in Jun 2010.

Bangladesh has lost 59 tests so far since its inception. It has lost 34 tests by an innings margin including this test which they lost by an innings and 80 runs

RB Simpson of Australia has scored ten test hundreds in his career and all of them have been scored while leading Australia. He is the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more hundreds of his career of while leading a country

No	Captain	Runs	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	RB Simpson	311	v Eng	Manchester	Jul 1964
2	RB Simpson	153	v Pak	Karachi	Oct 1964
3	RB Simpson	115	v Pak	Karachi	Oct 1964
4	RB Simpson	201	v Win	Bridgetown	May 1965
5	RB Simpson	225	v Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1966
6	RB Simpson	153	v SAF	Cape Town	Dec 1966
7	RB Simpson	103	v Ind	Adelaide	Dec 1967
8	RB Simpson	109	v Ind	Melbourne	Dec 1967
9	RB Simpson	176	v Ind	Perth	Dec 1977
10	RB Simpson	100	v Ind	Adelaide	Jan 1978

Match Number 5 : India vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 05.06.10 : Sri Lanka won by six wickets

Sri Lanka won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 30^th such occasion against India in one day games and 170^th occasion overall.

The following are the teams which have inserted the opposition on 100 plus occasions in one day games – India {208}, West Indies {186}, Sri Lanka {170}, New Zealand {158}, Pakistan {153}, England {138} and Australia {129} at the end of this game

This game was Sri Lanka’s 601st one day game. Other teams to play 600 plus one day games are – India {744}, Australia {741}, Pakistan {715} and West Indies {637}. India has played most number of one day games in the history of one day internationals

India capped NV Ojha, R Ashwin and Pankaj Singh for this game. The number of cricketers who have represented India in one day games stood at 187. This is the first occasion when India capped three cricketers in a one day game against Sri Lanka. The number of Indian cricketers who have made their one day debut against Sri Lanka stands at 24 at the end of this game.

Apart from India’s inaugural game against England at Leeds on 13.07.74 when the Indian team contained eleven debutants, there are eleven occasions when India has capped three or more cricketers in a one day game including this game.

This game represents the 123^rd one day game between India and Sri Lanka. The other teams to play 123 one day games are Australia and New Zealand. Australia and West Indies have played 125 one day game which is a record for the most number of one day games played between two teams. Thus India-Sri Lanka and Australia-New Zealand share the second place jointly having played 123 games between themselves

V Kohli’s 68 in this game is his eighth one day half century and 10^th fifty. He completed 1000 runs during his knock of 68 when he was on 53. At the end of the game his run aggregate stood at 1015. He became the 30^th Indian cricketer to total 1000 runs in one day games

V Kohli has another milestone to his credit in this game – he has an aggregate of 100 boundary fours at the end of this game. He earned the distinction of becoming India’s 26^th batsman to have an aggregate of 100 plus boundary fours in one day games

RG Sharma also completed 1000 runs when he was on 29 during the course of his knock of 32. At the end of the game his run aggregate stood at 1003. He became the 31^st Indian cricketer to total 1000 runs in one day games

RA Jadeja was dismissed run out in this game for 19 providing the 98^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in a one day game against Sri Lanka.

SK Raina was caught by CK Kapugedera of TM Dilshan providing him his 50^th one day wicket. TM Dilshan’s milestone of 50 wickets came in his 100^th innings in which he was chancing his arms with the leather.

LD Chandimal scored 111 in this game providing the 107^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents the 25^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against India in one day games.

LD Chandimal’s 111 in this game represent the 40^th occasion of a batsman scoring a “Nelson” {111 or 111 not out} in one day games. He became the third Sri Lankan batsman to score 111 in one day games. Others are – MS Atapattu vs Pakistan at Lahore on 14.10.04 and ST Jayasuriya vs New Zealand at Napier on 28.12.06

LD Chandimal’s 111 in this game represent the 69^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman to score a hundred in one day games. His knock also represent the eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents the fourth hundred by a wicket keeper batsman against India. The other three hundreds are scored by KC Sangakkara – 138* at Jaipur on 31.10.05, 110 at Rajkot on 11.02.07 and 128 at Adelaide on 19.02.08

LD Chandimal became the first Sri Lankan batsman and also wicket keeper batsman to score a “Nelson” {111} in one day games against India

LD Chandimal became the sixth batsman to score a Nelson {111 or 111 not out} against India. The other five are – 111 by DC Boon of Australia at Jaipur on 07.09.86, 111 by HH Gibbs of South Afirca at Kochi on 09.03.00, 111 by ML Hayden of Australia at Vizag on 03.04.01, 111 by AC Gilchrist of Australia at Bangalore on 12.11.03, 111* by KP Pietersen at Cuttack on 26.11.08

LD Chandimal was dismissed stumped by NV Ojha of R Ashwin for 111 in this game. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to be stumped in a one day game after scoring a hundred. The other two are – AC Gilchrist of Australia for 103 vs Pakistan at Lahore on 10.11.98 and BJ Haddin of Australia for 110 vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 09.03.10.

LD Chandimal and CK Kapugedera added 114 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 186^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 49^th occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in one day games.

This stand provides the 44^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games against India. This stand also represents the 14th occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against India in one day games.

Sri Lanka’s victory in this game provides its 78^th win in one day game when it had inserted the opposition. This win provides its eleventh win over India when it had asked India to bat first after winning the toss.

LD Chandimal’s 111 in this game represent the 24^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred when it had inserted the opposition. His knock represents the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against India when it had asked India to bat first after winning the toss

Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, the Indian Mastero, was the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a “Double Nelson” – 222. He scored this magical figure against England at Chepauk, Madras in Jan 1982. This record stood for 20 years and two months untouched, till NJ Astle of New Zealand scored 222 against England at Christchurch in Mar 2002. As on date, there are five ‘Double Nelsons’ in a test innings which includes the knocks of GR Viswanath and NJ Astle. The other three are – 222* by JA Rudolph of South Africa vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Apr 2003, 222 by R Dravid of India vs New Zealand at Ahmedabad in Oct 2003 and 222* by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Kandy in Jul 2007

Though GR Viswanath’s 222 has been emulated by four more batsmen, including an Indian batsman in R Dravid, the number of boundary fours hit during the knock of 222 still rests with GR Viswananth. His knock contaned 31 boundary fours which still stands as a record

To sum up, India is the only country to have two batsmen with Double Nelson – 222 – GR Viswnanath and R Dravid – who have carved a niche for themselves in the international arena

South Africa won the final one day game against West Indies by one wicket providing the 39^th occasion of a team winning a game by one wicket margin in the history of one day games. The following table lists out all such occasions

No	Winner	BR	Target	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Eng	3	182	v Win	Leeds	05.09.73
2	Win	2	267	v Pak	Birmingham	11.06.75
3	NZl	2	204	v Win	Christchurch	06.02.80
4	Win	7	107	v Pak	Brisbane	16.01.82
5	Win	5	178	v Pak	Adelaide	28.01.84
6	Pak	0	214	v NZl	Multan	07.12.84
7	Pak	0	246	v Ind	Sharjah	18.04.86
8	Pak	1	274	v Aus	Perth	02.01.87
9	Eng	3	214	v Pak	Birmingham	25.05.87
10	Pak	0	217	v Win	Lahore	16.10.87
11	Eng	32	174	v Win	Birmingham	23.05.91
12	Win	15	216	v Pak	Sharjah	17.10.91
13	Aus	3	197	v NZl	Christchurch	21.03.93
14	NZl	1	233	v Pak	Christchurch	17.12.95
15	Aus	0	173	v Win	Sydney	01.01.96
16	Win	5	244	v NZl	Kingston	26.03.96
17	Win	1	267	v Eng	Bridgetown	01.04.98
18	Srl	2	303	v Eng	Adelaide	23.01.99
19	Eng	22	132	v Zim	Bulawayo	18.02.00
20	Zim	1	284	v Ind	Jodhpur	08.12.00
21	Zim	8	274	v NZl	Auckland	07.01.01
22	Win	8	241	v Zim	Brisbane	13.01.01
23	Zim	2	275	v Ind	Faridabad	07.03.02
24	Ind	1	200	v NZl	Auckland	11.01.03
25	Win	20	145	v Ban	Kingstown	15.05.04
26	Aus	5	247	v RSA	Durban	10.03.06
27	RSA	1	435	v Aus	Johannesburg	12.03.06
28	Net	2	205	v Can	Benoni	01.12.06
29	NZl	0	225	v Srl	Queenstown	31.12.06
30	Ken	6	285	v Ire	Nairobi (R)	02.02.07
31	Ban	16	245	v Zim	Harare	10.02.07
32	NZl	3	347	v Aus	Hamilton	20.02.07
33	RSA	10	210	v Srl	Providence	28.03.07
34	Eng	1	301	v Win	Bridgetown	21.04.07
35	Ken	82	168	v Ber	Nairobi (G)	28.10.07
36	Win	0	236	v Srl	Port of Spain	10.04.08
37	NZl	0	246	v Eng	The Oval	25.06.08
38	Ban	6	222	v Zim	Chittagong	05.11.09
39	RSA	2	253	v Win	Port of Spain	03.06.10

It is interesting to note that West Indies holds the record for winning most games by one wicket margin and also the record for losing the most games by one wicket margin. It has won nine games and lost seven games

No	Winner	BR	Target	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Win	2	267	v Pak	Birmingham	11.06.75
2	Win	7	107	v Pak	Brisbane	16.01.82
3	Win	5	178	v Pak	Adelaide	28.01.84
4	Win	15	216	v Pak	Sharjah	17.10.91
5	Win	5	244	v NZl	Kingston	26.03.96
6	Win	1	267	v Eng	Bridgetown	01.04.98
7	Win	8	241	v Zim	Brisbane	13.01.01
8	Win	20	145	v Ban	Kingstown	15.05.04
9	Win	0	236	v Srl	Port of Spain	10.04.08
No	Winner	BR	Target	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Eng	3	182	v Win	Leeds	05.09.73
2	NZl	2	204	v Win	Christchurch	06.02.80
3	Pak	0	217	v Win	Lahore	16.10.87
4	Eng	32	174	v Win	Birmingham	23.05.91
5	Aus	0	173	v Win	Sydney	01.01.96
6	Eng	1	301	v Win	Bridgetown	21.04.07
7	RSA	2	253	v Win	Port of Spain	03.06.10

South Africa won its one day series against West Indies 5-0 providing the 24^th occasion of a team winning one day series 5-0 in the history of one day games. All the 24 occasions are listed below

No	Team	Mat	Opposition	Venue	Series
1	West Indies	5	v India	India	1983-84
2	West Indies	5	v New Zealand	West Indies	1984-85
3	West Indies	5	v Pakistan	West Indies	1987-88
4	West Indies	5	v India	West Indies	1988-89
5	New Zealand	5	v West Indies	New Zealand	1999-00
6	England	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2001-02
7	Pakistan	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2002-03
8	Pakistan	5	v Bangladesh	Pakistan	2003
9	Pakistan	5	v New Zealand	Pakistan	2003-04
10	Sri Lanka	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2004
11	Sri Lanka	5	v South Africa	Sri Lanka	2004
12	Australia	5	v New Zealand	New Zealand	2004-05
13	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2004-05
14	Sri Lanka	5	v England	England	2006
15	Bangladesh	5	v Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	2006-07
16	South Africa	5	v West Indies	South Africa	2007-08
17	Pakistan	5	v Zimbabwe	Pakistan	2007-08
18	Pakistan	5	v Bangladesh	Pakistan	2007-08
19	Australia	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2008
20	India	5	v England	India	2008-09
21	Sri Lanka	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2008-09
22	Zimbabwe	5	v Kenya	Kenya	2009-09
23	Australia	5	v Pakistan	Australia	2009-10
24	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2010

West Indies and Zimbabwe are the two teams to lose the series 5-0 on five or more occasions. Zimbabwe holds the record of losing most series {six} while West Indies have lost five series

No	Team	Mat	Opposition	Venue	Series
1	New Zealand	5	v West Indies	New Zealand	1999-00
2	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2004-05
3	South Africa	5	v West Indies	South Africa	2007-08
4	Australia	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2008
5	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2010
1	England	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2001-02
2	Pakistan	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2002-03
3	Sri Lanka	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2004
4	Bangladesh	5	v Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	2006-07
5	Pakistan	5	v Zimbabwe	Pakistan	2007-08
6	Sri Lanka	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2008-09

South Africa is the only team to win the series 5-0 against West Indies on three occasions. Australia and New Zealand are the other two teams to win the series 5-0 against West Indies

No	Team	Mat	Opposition	Venue	Series
1	Australia	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2008
1	New Zealand	5	v West Indies	New Zealand	1999-00
1	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2004-05
2	South Africa	5	v West Indies	South Africa	2007-08
3	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2010

Pakistan holds the record of winning the most series by 5-0 margin. West Indies {04} and Sri Lanka {03} have won the series on four occasions, while Australia {03} and South Africa {03} have won the series on three occasions

No	Team	Mat	Opposition	Venue	Series
1	Pakistan	5	v Bangladesh	Pakistan	2003
2	Pakistan	5	v Bangladesh	Pakistan	2007-08
3	Pakistan	5	v New Zealand	Pakistan	2003-04
4	Pakistan	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2002-03
5	Pakistan	5	v Zimbabwe	Pakistan	2007-08
1	Sri Lanka	5	v England	England	2006
2	Sri Lanka	5	v South Africa	Sri Lanka	2004
3	Sri Lanka	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2004
4	Sri Lanka	5	v Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2008-09
1	West Indies	5	v India	India	1983-84
2	West Indies	5	v India	West Indies	1988-89
3	West Indies	5	v New Zealand	West Indies	1984-85
4	West Indies	5	v Pakistan	West Indies	1987-88
1	Australia	5	v New Zealand	New Zealand	2004-05
2	Australia	5	v Pakistan	Australia	2009-10
3	Australia	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2008
1	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2004-05
2	South Africa	5	v West Indies	South Africa	2007-08
3	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2010

West Indies is the only team to win the series 5-0 on four occasions and lose the series 5-0 on five occasions

No	Team	Mat	Opposition	Venue	Series
1	West Indies	5	v India	India	1983-84
2	West Indies	5	v India	West Indies	1988-89
3	West Indies	5	v New Zealand	West Indies	1984-85
4	West Indies	5	v Pakistan	West Indies	1987-88
1	New Zealand	5	v West Indies	New Zealand	1999-00
2	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2004-05
3	South Africa	5	v West Indies	South Africa	2007-08
4	Australia	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2008
5	South Africa	5	v West Indies	West Indies	2010

Fifth one day game – West Indies vs South Africa at Port of Spain on 03.06.10 : South Africa won by one wicket

S Chanderpaul completed 1500 runs against West Indies when he was on 39 during his knock of 67 in this game. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 1528. He became the first West Indian batsman to total 1500 runs against South Africa.

SC Chanderpaul became the second batsman to aggregate 1500 plus runs in West Indies-South Africa one day series. JH Kallis with 1662 runs to his credit is the other batsman

SC Chanderpaul scored 67 in this game which was his 12th half century against South Africa. He now holds the record for most half centuries jointly with JH Kallis in West Indies-South Africa one day series. JH Kallis scored 57 in this game which was his 12th half century against West Indies

SC Chanderpaul’s 67 in this game represents his 13^th fifty against South Africa {01 century and 12 half centuries}

SC Chanderpaul’s fifty {67) in this game represents his 59^th one day half century and 70^th fifty. He became the third West Indian batsman to score 70 plus fifties. Others are BC Lara {82} and DL Haynes {74}.

BC Lara {63}, S Chanderpaul {59} and DL Haynes {57} are the three West Indian batsman to score 50 plus half centuries in one day games.

MV Boucher became the second fieldsman in the history of one day games to pouch 400 catches. AC Gikchirst is the other fieldsman with 417 catches to his credit. MV Boucher’s 400 catches break up is 399 catches as a wicket keeper and one catch as a fieldsman, while AC Gilchrist’s 417 catches are held when he was the wicket keeper.

DM Bravo was caught by MV Boucher in this game and it was the first catch taken by MV Boucher when he was not keeping the wickets.

CH Gayle was caught by GC Smith which game him his 70^th catch as captain in one day games. He held one more catch to dismiss KA Pollard of JH Kallis for 25 to take his number of catches to 71; GC Smith became the sixth captain to pouch 70 plus catches in one day games. Others are – SP Fleming {106}, RT Ponting {106}, AR Border {103}, M Azharuddin {83} and MS Dhoni {72}

At the end of this game, SC Chanderpaul and DL Haynes share the second place with 8648 runs amongst the most run getters for West Indies in one day games. BC Lara with 10348 runs holds the first place.

N Deonarine’s 53 not out in this game represents his fourth one day fifty – 65* vs Zimbabwe at Providence on 06.03.00, 57 vs Ireland at Kingston on 15.04.10, 53* vs South Africa at Port of Spain on 03.06.00 and 53 vs Australia at Brisbane on 14.02.10

SC Chanderpaul’s 67 and N Deonarine’s 53 not out represent the 52^nd and 53^rd occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa.

JH Kallis scored 57 in this game which represents his 16^th fifty against South Africa {04 centuries and 12 half centuries}

JH Kallis with his 57 in this game scored his 95^th one day fifty which places him fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in one day games. SR Tendulkar {139}, RT Ponting {107} and ST Jayasuriya {96} have scored more fifties than JH Kallis

At the end of this game, JH Kallis and RT Ponting with 78 half centuries to their credit share the fourth place jointly in the list of batsmen who have scored most half centuries in one day games. AR Border {93}, Inzamam-ul-Huq {83} and R Dravid {82} are the other batsmen who have scored more half centuries than JH Kallis and RT Ponting.

JH Kallis {57} and JP Duminy {51} scored fifties in this game which provides the 72^nd and 73^rd occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in one day games.

JH Kallis scored his ninth fifty on away soil against West Indies when he made 57 in this game. He became the sixth batsman in the history of one day games to score nine more fifties on away soil against a specific opposition. Others are – IVA Richards of West Indies vs Sri Lanka {21}, DL Haynes of West Indies vs Australia {14}, M Azharuddin of India vs Sri Lanka {09}, BC Lara of West Indies vs Australia {09} and ME Waugh of Australia vs New Zealand {09}

JH Kallis’s 57 in this game was his 16^th fifty against West Indies. He became the only South African in the list of batsmen who have scored 16 or more fifties against a specific opposition. There are 18 such occasions in the history of one day games.

JP Duminy’s 51 in this game represent his seventh one day half century and eighth fifty. It was his second fifty against West Indies, the first being his 79* at Centurion on 20.01.08.

SC Chanderpaul {67} and JH Kallis {57} scored fifties in this game while batting at number three providing the fifth occasion of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number three in West Indies-South Africa one day series

JH Kallis’s 57 in this game represent his 50^th half century while batting at number three. He became the second batsman in the history of one day games to score fifty half centuries while batting at number three. RT Ponting has scored 71 half centuries at number three.

JH Kallis completed 5000 one day runs while batting at number three when he was on 38 during his knock of 57 in this game. His aggregate at the end of the game stood at 5019. He is the second batsman in the history of one day games to total 5000 plus runs while batting at number three. RT Ponting has scored 7913 runs at number three.

South Africa won this game with two balls to spare providing the fifth occasion of South Africa winning a game with single digit balls to spare. It was the second occasion that South Africa has won the game against West Indies with two balls to spare. The first occasion was at Johannesburg on 04.02.04 when South Africa had won by four wickets.

South Africa won this game by one wicket providing the very first occasion of South Africa winning a game by one wicket margin against West Indies

South Africa won this game by one wicket providing the 39^th occasion of a team winning a game by one wicket margin in the history of one day games It was the third one wicket win for South Africa in one day games. The other two are – vs Australia at Jo’burg on 12.03.06 and vs Sri Lanka at Providence on 28.03.07

South Africa won this game with two balls to spare providing the sixth occasion of a team winning a game with two balls to spare in the history of one day games. The complete list read thus – Netherlands winning the game against Canada at Benoni on 01.12.06, New Zealand winning the game against West Indies at Christchurch on 06.02.89, South Africa winning the game against West Indies at Port of Spain on 03.06.10, Sri Lanka winning the game against England at Adelaide on 23.01.99, West Indies winning the game against Pakistan at Birmingham on 11.06.75 and Zimbabwe winning the game against India at Faridabad on 07.03.02

South Africa won the series 5-0 providing the 24^th occasion of a team winning all the five matches in a series.

West Indies has lost five series by 5-0 margin – vs New Zealand in New Zealand 1999-00, vs South Africa in West Indies 2004-05, vs South Africa in South Africa 2007-08, vs Australia in West Indies 2008 and vs South Africa in West Indies 2010.

Zimbabwe holds the record of losing most series by 5-0 margin. It has lost six series. Zimbabwe and West Indies are the two teams to lose five or more one day series by 5-0 margin.

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Rahul Dravid has scored five double hundreds. The uniqueness of these double hundreds is that they are in the arithmetical progression. No other batsman has achieved such a feat.

The following are his double hundreds in chronological order – 200 not out vs Zimbabwe at Delhi in Nov 2000, 217 vs England at The Oval in Sep 2002, 222 vs New Zealand at Ahmedabad in Oct 2003, 233 vs Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2003 and 270 vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi in Apr 2004