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Fourth one day – West Indies vs South Africa at Rouseau on 30.05.10. South Africa won by seven wickets

This is a game in which both the teams scored 300 runs. Batting first West Indies posted 303 for 6 in 50.0 overs. South Africa replied with 304 for 3 in 50.0 overs to win the match by seven wickets

This game was won on the last ball of the match providing the 31^st occasion of a one day game won on the last ball

West Indies set a target of 304 in this game which was achieved by South Africa providing the first occasion of target in excess of 300 being set when the game was on the last ball of the match. This is the second occasion of a target of 300 plus runs were set in this category of statistics. The first occasion of India setting a target of 316 for Pakistan at Ahmedabad on 12.04.05 which was achieved by Pakistan of the last ball of the match

South Africa and West Indies share the record for winning most games on the last ball of the match. Both the teams have won six games.

South Africa’s six wins read thus – vs West Indies by two wickets at Jo’burg on 22.01.99, vs New Zealand by two wickets at Napier on 26.03.99, vs New Zealand by three wickets at Cape Town on 04.11.00, vs West Indies by two wickets at Col-SSC on 13.09.02, vs New Zealand by two wickets at Durban on 26.11.07 and vs West Indies by seven wickets at Roseau on 30.05.10

West Indies’s six wins read thus – vs Pakistan by four wickets at Karachi on 21.11.80, vs England by three wickets at Kingston on 03.03.90, vs South Africa by three wickets at Kingston on 28.04.01, vs New Zealand by four wickets at Kingstown on 16.06.02, vs India by four wickets at Jamshedpur on 06.11.02 and vs Sri Lanka by one wicket at Trinidad on 10.04.08

West Indies lost this game after posting 303 for 6 providing the 54^th occasion of a team losing a game after posting 300 plus runs. West Indies has lost the game on eight occasions after posting 300 plus runs including this game. It was their second defeat against South Africa – the first occasion was at Jo’burg on 04.02.04. West Indies posted 302 for 4 and South Africa won the match by six wickets

West Indies scored 303 for 6 and South Africa scored 304 for 3 in this game providing the 52^nd occasion of both teams scoring 300 plus runs in the history of one day games.

DM Richard’s 59 in this game provides the 50^th occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in one day games. S Chanderpaul’s 66 in this game provide the 51^st occasion.

SC Chanderpaul’s 66 in this game represent his 58^th one day half century and 69^th one day fifty. DM Richards’s 59 is his second one day half century.

South African innings contained three fifties – HM Amla {129}, JH Kallis {57} and AB de Villiers {51*} – providing the fifth occasion of South African batsmen scoring three or more fifties in an innings against West Indies.

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 119 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 164^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand represents the 32^nd occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games.

This stand represents the 16th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies in one day games. This stand represents the sixth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against West Indies in one day games. The six occasions are – 179 runs between HH Gibbs and JH Kallis at St John’s on 02.05.01, 102 runs between JH Kallis and GC Smith at Jo’burg on 04.02.04, 194 runs between HH Dippenaar and JH Kallis at Bridgetown on 11.05.05, 170 runs between AB de Villiers and JH Kallis at St George’s on 10.04.07, 175 runs between HH Gibbs and JH Kallis at J0’burg on 03.02.08 and 119 runs between HM Amla and JH Kallis at Roseau on 30.05.10. It is interesting to note that on all these six occasions, JH Kallis is one of the partners.

HM Amla’s 129 in this game represent the 15^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against West Indies in one day games. His knock also represents the 94^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions.

HM Amla registered his third one day hundred when he scored 129 in this game. His other two hundreds are – 140 vs Bangladesh at Benoni on 09.11.08 and 102 vs India at North Sound on 22.05.10

Match Number 2: India vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo on 30.05.10: India won by seven wickets

TM Dilshan led Sri Lanka in this game. He became the 15^th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one day games.

TM Dilshan scored 61 in this game to become the third Sri Lankan captain to score a fifty on captaincy debut. The others are – ST Jayasuriya {102 vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC on 26.01.98 and MS Atapattu {53* vs England at Col-SSC on 27.03.01}

TM Dilshnan became the 40th captain in the history of one day game to register a fifty on first appearance as captain

TM Dilshan with his 61 in this game registered his 17^th one day half century and 23^rd fifty. AD Mathews who top scored in Sri Lanka’s innings with 72 runs scored his fourth one day fifty.

WU Tharnaga and TM Dilshan were dismissed run out in this game providing the 29^th occasion of both the openers run out in ths history of one day games. Sri Lankan openers have been run out on second occasion. The first such occasion was witnessed at Dambulla on 20.02.04, when ST Jayasuriya {08} and RS Kaluwitharana {02} were run out

With WU Tharnga and TM Dilshan dismissed run out in this game providing the 96^th and 97^th occasion of Sri Lanakan opening batsmen dismissed run out in one day games. Their run outs also provide the 22^nd and 23^rd occasion of Sri Lankan openers run out against India.

TM Dilshan has been dismissed run out on three occasions against India – for zero at Dambulla on 28.01.09, for 97 at Col-RPS on 08.02.09 and for 61 at Bulawayo on 30.05.10. He became the third Sri Lankan opening batsman to be dismissed on three or more occasions. Others are – MS Atapattu {05} and ST Jayasuriya {05}

TM Dilshan’s run out for 61 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out with a score of fifty against India. The complete list read thus – MS Atapattu {118 at Col-RPS on 17.08.97}, ST Jayasuriya {105 at Dhaka on 01.06.00}, RS Mahanama {98 at Mumbai on 17.01.87}, TM Dilshan {97 at Col-RPS on 08.02.09}, ST Jayasuriya {67 at Col-RPS on 09.08.05}, TM Dilshan {61 at Bulawayo on 30.05.10} and MS Atapattu {53 at Bristol on 11.07.02}

TM Dilshan’s run out dismissal for 61 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed run out with a fifty to his credit against India. The other five are – A Ranatunga {58 at Pune on 05.12.90}, ST Jayasuriya {105 at Dhaka on 01.06.00}, MS Atapattu {50 at Dambulla on 18.07.04}, MS Atapattu {65 at Col-RPS on 01.08.04} and DPMD Jayawardene {71 at Adelaide on 19.02.08}

TM Dilshan’s run out dismissal for 61 in this game provide the 21st occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed run out with a fifty to his credit against various oppositions in one day games

Sri Lanka’s 242 in this game provide the 31^st occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out against India in one day game

V Kohli and RG Sharma added 154 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 295^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. India holds the record of posting most number of three figure partnerships in one day game, closely followed by Australia which has posted 292 three figure partnerships

This stand represent the 57^th occasion of a three figure stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen in one day games and the 15^th occasion of a three figure stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. This stand represents the 51st occasion of a three figure stand by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.

RG Sharma scored his second one day when he made 101 not out in this game. His knock represents the 175^th hundred by Indian batsmen in one day games. It also represents the 35^th hundred by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka

RG Sharma’s 101 not out in this game represent back-to-back hundreds. In the previous game against Zimbabwe at Bulwayo on 28.05.10, he had scored 114. His feat of scoring consecutive hundreds provide the 59^th occasion of a batsman scoring back to back hundreds in one day games

RG Sharma became the sixth Indian batsman to score consecutive hundreds. Others are – SR Tendulkar {143 vs Australia at Sharjah on 22.04.98 and 134 vs Australia at Sharjah on 24.04.98}, R Dravid {104* vs Kenys at Bristol on 22.05.09 and 145 vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26.05.09}, SC Ganguly {141* vs South Africa at Nairobi{Gym} on 13.10.00 and 117 vs New Zealand at Nairobi {Gym} on 15.10.00}, VVS Laxman {106* vs Australia at Sydney on 22.01.04 and 131 vs Zimbabwe at Adelaide on 24.01.04} and Yuvraj Singh {138* vs Eng at Rajkot on 14.01.08 and 118 vs England at Indore on 17.11.08}

Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket – remains the only ground in the annals of test cricket to witness 200 plus test hundreds. The credit of scoring 200th test hundred at Lord’s befell on KP Pietersen of England. He scored 152 runs against South Africa in Jul 2008. As on date, 209 hundreds have been registered at Lord’s which includes England’s IJL Trott’s 226 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test

Third one day game between West Indies and South Africa at Roseau on 28.05.10: South Africa won by 67 runs

JH Kallis hit a six in his knock of 31 in this game which gave him an aggregate of 20 sixes against West Indies. He became the second South African batsman to have an aggregate of 20 plus sixes after HH Gibbs who has a total of 25 sixes to his credit.

JH Kallis has an aggregate of 1554 runs at the end of this game. He is the first batsman to compete 1500 runs in South Africa-West Indies one day series.

AB de Villiers was run out for 70 in this game providing the 42^nd occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games. It was the third such dismissal for AB de Villers – the other two being – vs Australia for 92 at Basaterre on 24.03.07 and vs Zimbabwe for 63 at Bulawayo on 22.08.07. He became the sixth South African batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. The others are – G Kirsten {09}, WJ Cronje {06}, HH Gibbs {05}, JH Kallis {04} and DJ Cullinan {03}

AB de Villiers is the only South African wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on two occasions – vs Zimbabwe for 63 at Bulawayo on 22.08.07 and for 70 vs West Indies at Roseau on 28.05.10.

AB de Villiers run for 70 in this game provide the 44^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in one day games. He became the ninth wicket keeper to be dismissed in such a manner on two or more occasions. Others are – KC Sangakkara {06}, R Dravid {04}, A Flower {04}, RS Kaluwitharana {04}, AJ Stewart {04}, AC Gilchrist {02}, BJ Haddin {02} and BRM Taylor {02}

GC Smith was playing his 150^th one day innings in this game. He became the eighth South African batsman to play 150 plus one day innings. Others are – JH Kallis {287}, HH Gibbs {240}, JN Rhodes {240}, MV Boucher {217}, SM Pollock {205}, G Kirsten {185} and WJ Cronje {175}

South Africa was all out for 224 in this game providing the eight occasion of it being dismissed all out against West Indies. Of these eight occasions, it has won three games – at Bloemfontein on 05.02.99, at Port of Spain on 12.05.01 and at Roseau on 28.05.10.

West Indies were dismissed for 157 in this game providing the third occasion of both the teams dismissed all out in West Indies-South Africa one day series. All such occasions are listed thus – South Africa {273} and West Indies {159} at Bloemfontein on 05.02.99, South Afiica {190} and West Indies {137} at Port of Spain on 12.05.01, South Africa {224} and West Indies {157} at Roseau on 28.05.10

West Indies has been dismissed all out by South Africa on 23 occasions including this game. The total number of occasions on which both the teams have been dismissed all out in West Indies-South Africa one day series is 31 which includes the two occasions of both the teams all out in this game

M Morkel captured 4 for 21 in this game providing the 100^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. South Africa became the eighth team in the history of one day game to have bowlers capturing four or more wickets on 100 plus occasions. The complete list read thus –Australia {178}, Pakistan {162}, West Indies {136}, India {125}, England {113}, Sri Lanka {110}, New Zealand {100} and South Africa {100}

M Morkel’s 4 for 21 in this game represent the tenth occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against South Africa. M Morkel’s 4 for 21 provides the second occasion of his capturing four or more wickets against West Indies, the first occasion being his 4 for 36 at Cape Town n 29.01.08. He became the third South African bowler to capture four plus wickets on two occasions against West Indies. Other two bowlers are – JH Kallis {5 for 30 at Dhaka on 01.11.98 and 4 for 22 at Bridgetown on 09.05.01} and SM Pollock {6 for 35 at East London on 24.01.99 and 4 for 26 at Port Elizabeth on 28.01.04}

M Morkel’s 4 for 21 in this game represent his career best bowling figures. His previous best was 4 for 36 at Cape Town n 29.01.08

The most runs scored in a losing cause in a test match is 351. Brian Lara of West Indies scored these runs against Sri Lanka at Colombo-SSC in Nov 2001 with the help of hundreds in both innings. He scored 221 and 130 in this test. Despite the twin hundreds by BC Lara, Sri Lanka won the test by ten wickets.

RG Sharma’s 114 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 50^th occasion of an Indian batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. India became the only team in the one day games to have 50 hundreds in a losing cause. The following table shows all the fifty occasions

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	RJ Shastri	102	v Aus	Indore	06 Oct 1984
2	DB Vengsarkar	105	v Eng	Pune	05 Dec 1984
3	RJ Shastri	102	v Eng	Cuttack	27 Dec 1984
4	R Lamba	102	v Aus	Rajkot	07 Oct 1986
5	K Srikkanth	123	v Pak	Kolkata	18 Feb 1987
6	M Prabhakar	106	v Pak	Jamshedpur	26 Mar 1987
7	M Amarnath	100*	v Win	Faridabad	19 Jan 1988
8	K Srikkanth	101	v Win	Trivandrum	25 Jan 1988
9	NS Sidhu	108	v Pak	Sharjah	15 Oct 1989
10	M Azharuddin	108	v Srl	Sharjah	25 Apr 1990
11	RJ Shastri	109	v RSA	New Delhi	14 Nov 1991
12	SV Manjrekar	105	v RSA	New Delhi	14 Nov 1991
13	VG Kambli	100*	v Eng	Jaipur	18 Jan 1993
14	M Prabhakar	102*	v Win	Kanpur	30 Oct 1994
15	SR Tendulkar	137	v Srl	Delhi	02 Mar 1996
16	SR Tendulkar	100	v Pak	Singapore	05 Apr 1996
17	SR Tendulkar	110	v Srl	Col-RPS	28 Aug 1996
18	R Dravid	107	v Pak	Chennai	21 May 1997
19	M Azharuddin	111*	v Srl	Col-RPS	17 Aug 1997
20	A Jadeja	119	v Srl	Col-RPS	17 Aug 1997
21	SC Ganguly	113	v Srl	Col-RPS	20 Aug 1997
22	SR Tendulkar	143	v Aus	Sharjah	22 Apr 1998
23	M Azharuddin	101	v Pak	Toronto	20 Sep 1998
24	R Dravid	123*	v NZl	Taupo	09 Jan 1999
25	A Jadeja	100*	v Aus	The Oval	04 Jun 1999
26	R Dravid	103*	v Win	Singapore	08 Sep 1999
27	SC Ganguly	100	v Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 2000
28	SC Ganguly	117	v NZl	Nairobi (G)	15 Oct 2000
29	SR Tendulkar	101	v Srl	Sharjah	20 Oct 2000
30	SR Tendulkar	146	v Srl	Jodhpur	08 Dec 2000
31	HK Badani	100	v Aus	Pune	28 Mar 2001
32	VVS Laxman	101	v Aus	Margao	06 Apr 2001
33	SC Ganguly	127	v RSA	Johannesburg	05 Oct 2001
34	SR Tendulkar	101	v RSA	Johannesburg	05 Oct 2001
35	V Sehwag	108	v NZl	Napier	29 Dec 2002
36	VVS Laxman	106*	v Aus	Sydney	22 Jan 2004
37	Yuvraj Singh	139	v Aus	Sydney	22 Jan 2004
38	SR Tendulkar	141	v Pak	Rawalpindi	16 Mar 2004
39	SR Tendulkar	123	v Pak	Ahmedabad	12 Apr 2005
40	G Gambhir	103	v Srl	Ahmedabad	06 Nov 2005
41	R Dravid	103*	v Srl	Ahmedabad	06 Nov 2005
42	Yuvraj Singh	103	v RSA	Hyderabad	16 Nov 2005
43	SR Tendulkar	100	v Pak	Peshawar	06 Feb 2006
44	SR Tendulkar	141*	v Win	Kuala Lumpur	14 Sep 2006
45	Yuvraj Singh	121	v Aus	Hyderabad	05 Oct 2007
46	G Gambhir	113	v Aus	Sydney	24 Feb 2008
47	SR Tendulkar	175	v Aus	Hyderabad	05 Nov 2009
48	MS Dhoni	107	v Srl	Nagpur	18 Dec 2009
49	SK Raina	106	v Srl	Dhaka	13 Jan 2010
50	RG Sharma	114	v Srl	Bulawayo	28 May 2010

Match Number 1 : India vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 28.05.10 : Zimbabwe won by six wickets

Thia game witnessed two debutant captains – India was led by SK Raina who became the 20^th captain to lead India in one day games. Zimbabwe was led by E Chigumbara who became the 15^th captain to lead Zimbabwe in one day games.

India capped AB Dinda, R Vinay Kumar and U Yadav for this game. With these three cricketers making their one debut, the number of cricketers who have played for India in one day games stood at 184.

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

Out of these eleven occasions, only on two occasions the debutants did not bat – against Kenya at Nairobi {Gym} on 03.10.00 {V Dahiya, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh} and against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 28.10.00 {R Vinay Kumar, AB Dinda and U Yadav}

M Vijay became the fourth Indian opening batsmen to be dismissed run out against Zimbabwe in one day games. The complete list read thus – NS Sidhu for 45 at Pune on 25.03.93, SR Tendulkar for 5 at Vadodara on 05.04.98, SC Ganguly for 86 at Mohali on 10.03.02 and M Vijay for 11 at Bulawayo on 28.05.10. Thus M Vijay became the first Indian opening batsman to be dismissed run out against Zimbabwe on away soil.

V Kohli was run out in this game without facing a delivery providing the 12^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed in such a manner. Kohli is the first Indian batsman to suffer such an ignominy against Zimbabwe.

V Kohli became the seventh batsman to be dismissed run out without facing a delivery against Zimbabwe. The other six are – TT Samaraweera of Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 10.11.98, LR Williams of West Indies at Perth on 02.02.01, Habibul Bashar of Bangladesh at Harare on 07.04.01, RR Sarwan of West Indies at Bulawayo on 22.11.03, Enamul Haque Jnr of Bangladesh at Chittagong on 24.01.05 and MN Samuels of West Indies at Port of Spain on 13.05.06

With M Vijay and V Kohli dismissed run out in this game the number of Indian batsmen dismissed run out against Zimbabwe stands at 36. V Kohli is the third Indian batsman dismissed run out for zero against Zimbabwe. The other two are – SB Joshi at Sharjah on 11.11.98 and R Vijay Bharadwaj at Guwahathi on 19.03.02

RG Sharma and RA Jadeja added 132 runs for the fifth wicket providing the 29^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Zimbabwe. This stand represents the fourth occasion of a fifth wicket three figure partnership posted by Indian batsmen against Zimbabwe. The other four occasions are – 158 runs between D Mongia and Yuvraj Singh at Guwahathi on 19.03.02, 118 runs between VVS Laxman and RS Gavaskar at Adelaide on 24.01.04 and 103 runs between MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh at Harare on 29.08.05

RG Sharma and RA Jadeja added 132 runs for the fifth wicket providing the 294^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions. India holds the record for posting most number of three figure partnerships in one day games. Australia stands second with 292 three figure partnerships..

RG Sharma scored his maiden one day hundred when he made 114 in this game. It was an improvement over his previous highest score of 70 not out against Sri Lanka at Canberra on 12.02.08. His knock contained four sixes providing the first occasion of his scoring four sixes in a one day innings. His knock contained six fours providing the third occasion of his scoring six boundaries in a one day innings. The other two occasions are – six fours in his knock of 70 not out vs Sri Lanka at Canberra on 12.02.09 and six fours in his knock of 66 vs Australia at Sydney on 02.05.08

RG Sharma’s 114 in this game represent the 174^th hundred by an Indian batsman in one day games. His knock also represents the 17^th hundred by an Indian batsman against Zimbabwe in one day games.

RA Jadeja’s 61 not out in this game represent his third half century in one day game and is his highest score in one day games. His other two half centuries were – 60 not our vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 08.02.09 and 57 vs Australia at Guwahathi on 08.11.09.

With his 67 not out in this game CR Irvine became the seventh Zimbabwean batsman to score a fifty on one day debut. Others are – DAG Fletcher {69* vs Australia at Nottingham on 09.06.83}, A Flower {115* vs Sri Lanka at New Plymouth on 23.02.92}, GJ Crocker {50 vs India at Harare on 25.10.92}, MH Dekker {79 vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 31.10.92}, V Sibanda {58 vs West Indies at Bulawayo on 22.11.03} and T Duffin {53 vs Kenya at Bulawayo on 28.05.10}. CR Ervine is the second Zimbabwe batsman to score a fifty on debut against India

On the global table CR Ervine became the 81^st batsman to score a fifty on one day debut.

CR Ervine became the tenth batsman to score a fifty on debut against India. The others are – MD Moxon of England {70 at Nagpur on 23.01.85}, Younis Ahmed of Pakistan {58 vs Kolkata on 18.02.87}, GJ Crocker of Zimbabwe {50 at Harare on 25.10.92}, SP Fleming of New Zealand {90 at Napier on 25.03.94}, Mazhar Hussain of UAE {70 at Sharjah on 13.04.94}, SC Williams of West Indies {61 at Faridabad on 17.10.94}, SO Tikolo of Kenya {65 at Cuttack on 18.02.96}, Mohammad Tauqir of UAE {55 at Dambulla on 16.07.04} and LJ Wright {50 at The Oval on 05.09.07}. CR Irvine is the only batsman to score an unbeaten fifty on debut against India

RG Sharma’s 114 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 50^th occasion of an Indian batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. India became the only team in the one day games to have 50 hundreds in a losing cause

RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to witness his hundred going in vain against Zimbabwe after SR Tendulkar whose 146 at Jodhpur could not win the game for India

RG Sharme became the sixth batsman to witness his hundred going in vain. The complete list read thus – RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka {108 at Harare on 05.11.94}, Mehrab Hossain of Bangladesh {101 at Dhaka on 25.03.99}, SL Campbell of West Indies {105 at Chester-le-Street on 16.07.00}, SR Tendulkar of India {146 at Jodhpur on 08.12.00}, S Chanderpaul of West Indies {127* at Harare on 30.11.07} and RG Sharma of India {114 at Bulawayo on 28.05.10}

RG Sharma’s 114 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 263^rd occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain the history of one day games.

R Vinay Kumar captured two wickets on his debut while the other two debutants – AB Dinda and U Yadav – failed to capture a wicket

Zimbabwe’s win by six wickets in this game provides its 96^th one day win and also its ninth win against India.

We hope you liked the number crunch posted yesterday on Indian Test all rounder “Vinoo Mankad”. Today’s number crunch also relates to another Indian Crikceter – Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev’s 9 for 83 at Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad against West Indies in Nov 1983 has the following accreditations. His figures represent the best innings bowling figures by a a captain in the annals of test cricket. It also represents the best innings bowling figures by a bowler and also by a captain in a losing cause as India lost this test by 138 runs. What is more interesting is Kapil Dev took his 9 for 83 at this venue which was hosting its first ever test match

Starting today, the visitors would be treated to a rare statistical information under the caption – Number Crunch – one such information each day. Let us start the day with an unique statistical feat relating to Indian Test Cricketer

Mulawantrai Himmatlal Mankad {known popularly as “Vinoo Mankad} has the unique distinction of being the only cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score two double hundreds in separate tests and also concede 200 plus runs in two separate test innings.

He scored 223 runs in the first innings against New Zealand at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay in Dec 1955 and followed it up with 231 in the first innings against the same opposition at Nehru Stadium, Madras.

He conceded 202 runs in the first innings against West Indies at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay in Dec 1948 and conceded 228 runs in the second innings against the same opposition at Kingston in Mar 1953

His batting feat of scoring double hundreds in two test innings was against the same opposition – New Zealand. His bowling feat of conceding 200 plus runs on two occasions was against the same opposition – West Indies

It is interesting to note that the three teams taking part in the Zimbabwe Triangular Series have new captains. Zimbabwe will be led by Eton Chigumbara {15th captain to lead Zimbabwe in one dayers}, India will be led by Suresh Raina {20th captain to lead India in one day games} and Sri Lanka will be led by Tilakaratne Dilshan {15th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one dayers}

Thus the first game between India and Zimbabwe slated for 28.05.10 will witness two new skippers for one day games – Suresh Raina leading India and Eton Chigumbara leading Zimbabwe