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Bangladesh capped Jahurul Islam for this test. He became the 58^th cricketer to represent Bangladesh in tests. He is the fourth Bangladesh cricketer to make his test debut against England. The others are – Enamul Haque Jr at Dhaka in Oct 2003, Mushfiqur Rahim at Lord’s in May 2005 and Shahadat Hossain at Lord’s in May 2005

Jahurul Islam’s 43 in the second innings of this test represent the highest individual score by a Bangladesh batsman on debut against England. The previous best was 19 in the first innings by Mushfiqur Rahim at Lord’s in May 2005

England capped JC Tredwell for this test. He became the 643^rd cricketer to represent England in tests. He is the sixth England cricketer to make his test debut against Bangladesh.

JC Tredwell’s 37 in the first innings of this test remain the highest individual score by an England batsman on debut against Bangladesh. Previous best was 34 in the second innings of Chittagong test in Mar 2010, the first test of the ongoing series.

Bangladesh posted 419 runs in the first innings of this test providing the seventh occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings against various oppositions. The other six occasions are – 488 vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Jan 2005, 427 vs Australia at Fatullah in Apr 2006, 416 vs West Indies at Dhaka in May 2004, 413 vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008, 413 vs New Zealand at Hamilton in Feb 2010 and 400 vs India at Dhaka in Nov 2000

Bangladesh posted 419 runs in the first innings of this test providing the first occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings against England. The previous best was 331 at Chittagong in Mar 2010, the first test of the ongoing series.

Tamim Iqbal {85}, Mahmudullah {59}, Naeem Islam {59*} and Shafiul Islam {53} scored fifties in the first innings of this test providing the first occasion of four Bangladesh batsmen registering fifties in a test innings against England.

Tamim Iqbal {85}, Mahmudullah {59}, Naeem Islam {59*} and Shafiul Islam {53} scored fifties in the first innings of this test providing the second occasion of four Bangladesh batsmen registering fifties in a test innings against various oppositions. The first such occasion was against Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Jan 2005, when Nafees Iqbal {56}, Habibul Bashar {94}, Rajen Saleh {89} and Mohammad Rafique {59} had scored fifties

Tamim Iqbal scored 85 in the first innings of this test which is his sixth test half century and eighth fifty. Mahmudullah’s 59 represent his fourth test half century and fifth fifty, Naeem Islam’s 59 not out and Shafiul Islam’s 53 represent their maiden test fifties.

GP Swann conceded 114 runs in the first innings of this test providing the second occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against Bangladesh. The first such occasion was GP Swann’s 5 for 127 at Chittagong in Mar 2010, the first test of the ongoing series

KP Pietersen completed 5000 test runs when he was on 45. He was dismissed soon after completing 5000 runs; He became the 19^th England batsman to aggregate 5000 test runs. KP Pietersen’s 5000 runs came in his 60^th test and 107^th innings. He has scored 16 hundreds and 17 half centuries and has an highest score of 226 against West Indies at Leeds in May 2007

PD Collingwood scored zero in the first innings of this test providing his fifth zero of his test career. The other four occasions are – vs India at Lord’s in Jul 2007, vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Dec 2007, vs New Zealand at Nottingham in Jun 2008 and vs Australia at Leeds in Aug 2009

PD Collingwood became the fifth England batsman to score a zero in a test innings against Bangladesh when he failed to open his account in the first innings of this test. The others are – MA Butcher at Dhaka in Oct 2003, N Hussain at Dhaka in Oct 2003, SJ Harmison at Dhaka in Oct 2003 and GP Thorpe at Chittagong in Oct 2003

IJL Trott registered his second test half century and third fifty when he scored 64 in this test. His other two fifties are – 119 vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 2009 and 69 vs South Africa at Centurion in Dec 2009. His 64 in this test represents his first fifty as an opening batsman

His 64 provides the ninth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against Bangladesh. It also represents the 21^st occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against Bangladesh

IR Bell{138}, MJ Prior 62}and TJ Bresnan {91} scored fifties in this game providing the 22^nd ,23^rd and 24^th occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties against Bangladesh.

IJL Trott {64}, IR Bell {138}, MJ Prior {62} and TJ Bresnan {91 } scored fifties in the first innings of this test providing the fourth occasion of four England batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against Bangladesh, The other three occasions were witnessed in the tests at Chittagong in Oct 2003 {ME Trescothick – 60, MP Vaughan – 54, N Hussain – 76 and R Clarke – 55}, at Lord’s in May 2005 {ME Trescothick – 194, AJ Strauss – 69, MP Vaughan – 120 and IR Bell – 65} and at Chittagong in Mar 2010 {AN Cook – 173, KP Pietersen – 99, PD Collingwood – 145 and IR Bell – 84}

MJ Prior’s 62 represent the first half century by an England wicket keeper batsman against Bangladesh. The previous best was 38 not out by CMW Read at Chittagong in Oct 2003

Abdur Razaak conceded 100 plus runs in the first innings of this test providing the 10^th occasion of Bangladesh bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against England.

Abdur Razaak conceded 100 plus runs in the first innings of this test providing the second occasion of his conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against England.

IR Bell’s 138 in this test represent the eight hundred by an England batsman against Bangaldesh. It also represents his second hundred; the first hundred being his 162 not out at Chester-le-Street in Jun 05

IR Bell became the second England batsman to score two or more hundreds against Bangladesh. ME Trescothick is the other batsman who has scored three hundreds.

TJ Bresnan’s 91 in this test provide the third occasion of an England batsman scoring nineties against Bangladesh. The other two occasions are – 95 by N Hussain at Chittagong in Oct 2003 and 99 by KP Pietersen at Chittagong in Mar 2010

TJ Bresnan registered his highest individual score when he made 91 in this test. His previous best was 9 against West Indies at Lord’s in May 2009. This test was his fourth test and he has batted in just one innings in his previous three tests. His 91 came in his second innings in which he batted.

IR Bell and TJ Bresnan added 143 runs for the sixth wicket in this test providing the 12^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Bangladesh

IR Bell and TJ Bresnan added 143 runs for the sixth wicket in this test providing the first occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against Bangladesh, thus constituting a record stand for the sixth wicket. Previous best was 63 runs stand between N Hussain and CMW Read at Chittagong in Oct 2003.

Abdur Razzak {132} and Shakib Al Hasan {124} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the 89^th and 90^th occasion of a Bangladesh bowler conceding 100 plus runs against all oppositions

Abdur Razzak {132} and Shakib Al Hasan {124} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the 10th and 11th occasion of a Bangladesh bowler conceding 100 plus runs against England

Abdur Razzak {132} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the fourth occasion of his conceding 100 plus runs against all oppositions. It is the second occasion that Abdur Razzak conceded 100 plus runs against England, the first occasion being at Chittagong in Mar 2010, the first test of this series, when he conceded 157 runs

Shakib Al Hasan {124} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the seventh occasion of his conceding 100 plus runs against all oppositions. It is for the fourth time that he conceded 100 plus runs in a test innings while leading Bangladesh

Shakib Al Hasan {124} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the second occasion of his conceding 100 plus runs against England, the first occasion being at Chittagong in Mar 2010, the first test of the series, when he conceded 133 runs. . It is for the second time that he conceded 100 plus runs in a test innings while leading Bangladesh against England

Tamim Iqbal scored 52 in the second innings of this test scoring fifties in both innings. He had made 85 in the first innings. Tamim Iqbals’s twins fifties provide the 12^th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring fifties in both innings of the test against various oppositions.

Tamim Iqbal became the second Bangladesh batsman to register fifties in both innings of a test against England. Mushfiqur Rahim was the other batsman having scored 79 and 95 at Chittagong in Mar 2010, the first test of this ongoing series

Shakib Al Hasan scored 96 in the second innings of this test providing the eighth occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring ninety in a test innings against various oppositions. The other occasions are – 97 by Habibul Bashar vs Pakistan at Peshawar in Aug 2003, 98 by Mohammad Ashraful vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Feb 2004, 94 by Habibul Bashar vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Jan 2005, 96 by Shakib Al Hasan vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008, 96* by Shakib Al Hasan vs West Indies at St George’s in Jul 2009, 96* by Mahmudullah vs India at Dhaka in Jan 2010 and 96 by Mushfiqur Rahim vs England at Chittagong in Mar 2010

Shakib Al Hasan scored 96 in the second innings of this test providing the third occasion of his scoring ninety in a test innings against various oppositions. The other two occasions are – 96 vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008 and 96* vs West Indies at St George’s in Jul 2009

Shakib Al Hasan with his three nineties became the first Bangladesh batsman to score nineties in a test innings on three occasions. Previously the record for most nineties by a Bangladesh batsman was held by Habibul Bashar who had scored nineties on two occasions – 97 vs Pakistan at Peshawar in Aug 2003 and 94 vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Jan 2005,

Shakib Al Hasan scored 96 in the second innings of this test providing the second occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring ninety in a test innings against England. Mushfiqur Rahim is the other batsman who had made 96 at Chittagong in Mar 2010

Shakib Al Hasan scored 96 in the second innings of this test providing the third occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring ninety in a test innings against various oppositions. The other two occasions are – 94 by Habibul Bashar vs Zimbabwe at Chittagong in Jan 2005, 96 by Shakib Al Hasan vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008.

Shakib Al Hasan with his two nineties has the record for most nineties in a test innings by Bangladesh captain

AN Cook scored 109 in the second innings of this test providing the ninth occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred against Bangladesh.

AN Cook scored 109 in the second innings of this test providing the second occasion of his scoring a hundred against Bangladesh. He had scored 173 at Chittagong in the first test of this series.

AN Cook scored 109 in the second innings of this test providing the first occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match against Bangladesh.

AN Cook scored 109 in the second innings of this test providing the second occasion of his scoring a hundred against Bangladesh. as England’s captain. He had scored 173 at Chittagong in the first test of this series. MP Vaughan is the other captain who has made a hundred against Bangladesh. He made 120 at Lord’s in May 2005

AN Cook scored 109 in the second innings of this test providing the 42nd occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match against various oppositions.

AN Cook scored 109 in the second innings of this test providing the 11th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings a test match against various oppositions. The other ten occasions are – 140 by JT Brown vs Australia at Melbourne in Mar 1895, 104 by GL Jessop vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 1902, 126* by JB Hobbs vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1911, 135 by H Sutclifee vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1928, 113 by Rev DS Sheppard vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1962, 118 by MA Atherton vs New Zealand at Christchurch in Feb 1997, 173* by MA Butcher vs Australia at Leeds in Aug 2001, 103* by N Hussain at Lord’s in Aug 2001, 104* by GP Thorpe vs New Zealand at Nottingham in Jun 2004 and 106 by AJ Strauss vs New Zealand at Manchester in May 2008

AN Cook and KP Pietersen added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket providing the 13^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against Bangladesh

AN Cook and KP Pietersen added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket providing the first occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the fourth innings of a test match against Bangladesh

AN Cook and KP Pietersen added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket providing the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against Bangladesh. The first occasion was the 255 runs partnership between ME Trescothick and MP Vaughan at Lord’s in May 2005

AN Cook and KP Pietersen added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket providing the 73rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets in the fourth innings of a test match against various oppositions

AN Cook and KP Pietersen added 167 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket providing the 17th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for second wicket in the fourth innings of a test match against various oppositions

Bangladesh scored 419 in the first innings of this test match and lost the test providing the 32^nd occasion of a team losing a test after scoring 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test match

Bangladesh scored 419 in the first innings of this test match and lost the test providing the second occasion of it losing a test after scoring 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test match. The first such occasion was against Australia at Fatullah in Apr 2006. Bangladesh scored 427 in the first innings of the test and Australia won the test by three wickets

Bangladesh scored 419 in the first innings of this test match and lost the test providing the 59th occasion of a team losing a test after scoring 400 plus runs in its first innings

Bangladesh scored 419 in the first innings of this test match and lost the test providing the third occasion of it losing a test after scoring 400 plus runs in its first innings. The first occasion was against Australia at Fatullah in Apr 2006 when Bangladesh scored 427 in the first innings and Australia won the test by three wickets. The second occasion was against New Zealand at Hamilton in Feb 2010 when Bangladesh scored 408 in its first innings and New Zealand won the test by 121 runs

Bangladesh scored 419 in the first innings of this test match and lost the test providing the 32^nd occasion of a team losing a test after scoring 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test match

Bangladesh scored 419 in the first innings of this test match and lost the test providing the second occasion of it losing a test after scoring 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test match. The first such occasion was against Australia at Fatullah in Apr 2006. Bangladesh scored 427 in the first innings of the test and Australia won the test by three wickets

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Match Number 09 : Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils at Delhi on 17.03.10 : Mumbai Indians won by 98 runs

SR Tendulkar scored 63 in this game providing the 32^nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL.

SR Tendulkar’s 63 in this game represent his fourth fifty while leading Mumbai. All his four fifties are furnished below

SR Tendulkar’s 63 in this game represent the fourth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty against Delhi in IPL. VVS Laxman and AC Gilchrist {twice} are the other captains who have scored a fifty in IP against Delhi.

Mumbai’s 218 for 7 in this game represent the 17^th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in IPL.

Mumbai became the fourth team in IPL to post a total of 200 plus runs on three or more occasions. The other three teams are – Jaipur {04}, Chennai {03} and Mohali {03}

Mumbai’s 218 for 7 in this game represent its highest team total in IPL. Previous best was 212 for 6 against Jaipur at Mum-BS on 13.03.10, in the previous game of this edition.

Mumbai 218 for 7 in this game represents its second total of 200 plus runs in consecutive games. In its previous game against Jaipur at Mum-BS on 13.03.10, it had posted 212 for 6.

Mumbai became the second team in IPL, after Chennai to post a total of 200 plus runs in back to back matches.

SS Tiwari registered his second IPL fifty when he scored 61 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in IPL. The following table furnishes all such instances

SS Tiwary became the third Mumbai batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. SR Tendulkar and JP Duminy are the other two batsmen

At the end of this game, KRD Karthik has the record for most dismissals in IPL. He has effected 29 dismissals {19 catches and 10 stumpings}. He wrested the record from AC Gilchrist who has 27 dismissals {17 catches and 10 stumings}

KRD Karthik with a stumping dismissal in this game took his aggregate of stumping dismissals to 10. He now shares the record for most stumping dismissals in IPL with AC Gilchrist who also has effected 10 stumping dismissals.

V Sehwag completed 700 runs in IPL when he was on 13 during his knock of 26 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 713.

V Sehwag became the tenth batsman to aggregate 700 plus runs in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {1023}, G Gambhir {901}, SK Raina {879}, MS Dhoni {854}, RG Sharma {798}, ML Hayden {779}, YK Pathan {778}, ST Jayasuriya {765} and JH Kallis {714}

MF Mahroof conceded 50 runs in this game providing the 18^th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in IPL

MF Mahroof conceded 50 runs in this game to become the fifth Delhi bowler to concede 50 plus runs in IPL

MF Mahroof conceded 50 runs in this game to become the fifth bowler to concede 50 plus runs against Delhi

MF Mahroof conceded 50 runs in this game to become the second bowler to concede 50 plus runs in the third edition of IPL. R Satish of Mumbai is the other bowler to concede 50 plus runs. He conceded 51 runs against Jaipur at Mum-BS on 13.03.10

Delhi were dismissed all out for 120 in this game providing the second occasion of a team all out in the third edition of IPL.

G Gambhir, the Delhi captain was hurt in this game and did not bat in Delhi’s innings.

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Match Number 08 : Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on 15.03.10 : Chennai Super Kings won by 55 runs.

This game was JA Morkel’s 95^th appearance in T20 games. He now shares the record with DJ Hussey for most appearances in T20 games. DJ Hussey has also played 95 T20 games.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a three figure partnership in the third edition IPL.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 32^nd occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL. Break up of 32 three figure partnerships IPL edition wise read thus – 2008 {20}, 2009 {06} and 2010 {06}

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in IPL.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the first occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth in IPL.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the third occasion of a three figure partnership against Kolkata in IPL.

At the end of this game, MS Dhoni’s aggregate runs in IPL stood at 854. He completed 800 IPL runs when he was on 12 during the course of his knock of 66 not out in this game.

MS Dhoni became the fourth batsman in IPL to aggregate 800 plus runs. The other three are – AC Gilchrist {1023}, G Gambhir {901} and SK Raina {879}

MS Dhoni’s 66 not out in this game represent his highest score in IPL. Previous best was 65 vs Bangalore at Bangalore on 28.04.08. His 66 not out in this game represent his sixth IPL fifty and seventh T20 fifty.

BJ Hodge collected his sixth zero in T20 games when he failed to account in this game. His zero in this game represents the second zero in IPL.

JM Kemp captured 3 for 12 in this game which is his best bowling figures in T20 games. His previous best was 3 for 19 representing Titans vs Boland at Cape Town on 17.04.05.

MS Dhoni’s 66 not out in this game provide the 31^st occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. The complete list is furnished below.

MS Dhoni’s 66 not out in this game represent his fifty as captain in IPL. Only AC Gilchrist {07} has more fifties than MS Dhoni in IPL

Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to be dismissed all out in the third edition of IPL when they were all out for 109 in this game.

Match Number 07 : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings Eleven Punjab at Bangalore on 16.03.10 : Royal Challengers Bangalore won by eight wickets

This game witnessed both the teams scoring 200 plus runs – Mohali scored 203 for 3 and Banagalore came up with 204 for 2.

Mohali {203 for 3} and Bangalore {204 for 2} scored 200 plus runs in this game providing the 15^th and 16^th occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in an innings in IPL. All such instances are tabulated below

Mohali {203 for 3} and Bangalore {204 for 2} scored 200 plus runs in this game providing the fifth occasion of both teams posting 200 plus runs in an innings in IPL. All such instances are tabulated below

Mohali’s 203 for 3 in this game was in a losing cause providing the fifth occasion of a team posting 200 plus and yet ending up as losers.

This match produced an aggregate of 407 runs providing the sixth occasion of a match producing an aggregate of 400 plus runs in IPL. The other six occasions are – 447 runs {Jaipur vs Chennai at Mohali on 19.04.08}, 431 runs {Hyderabad vs Jaipur at Hyderabad on 24.04.08}, 420 runs {Mumbai vs Jaipur at Mum-BS on 13.03.10, 412 runs {Chennai vs Jaipur on 24.05.08}, 410 runs {Chennai vs Mumbai at Chennai on 23.04.08}, and 401 runs {Mohali vs Jaipur at Mohali on 11.05.08}

RS Bopara and MS Bisla added 129 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 31^st occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL

RS Bopara and MS Bisla added 129 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 12th occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket in IPL

RS Bopara and MS Bisla added 129 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership by Mohali batsmen in IPL

RS Bopara and MS Bisla added 129 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the eighth occasion of a team positing three figure partnerships against Bangalore in IPL

RS Bopara and MS Bisla added 129 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket against Bangalore in IPL

RS Bopara and MS Bisla added 129 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the record three figure partnership for the first wicket against Bangalore in IPL. The previous best was 109 runs partnership between GC Smith and SA Asnodkar of Jaipur at Jaipur on 17.05.08.

RS Bopara registered his eighth T20 fifty when he made 77 in this game, while MS Bisla registered his second T20 fifty when he made 75 in this game.

RS Bopara registered his third IPL fifty when he made 77 in this game, while MS Bisla registered his first IPL fifty when he made 75 in this game.

RS Bopara {77} and MS Bisla {75} scored fifties in this game providing the eighth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in IPL. The following table enlists all such occasions

RV Uthappa scored his fifty in 19 balls which is the second fastest fifty in IPL. The fastest fifty is credited to AC Gilchrist of Hyderabad who scored fifty in 17 balls against Delhi at Centurion on 22.05.09.

RV Uthappa registered his fourth T20 fifty when he scored 51 in this game, while JH Kallis scored his 11^th T20 fifty when he made 89 not out in this game.

RV Uthappa registered his second IPL fifty when he scored 51 in this game, while JH Kallis scored his sixth IPL fifty when he made 89 not out in this game.

JH Kallis’s 89 not out in this game represent his highest individual score not only in T20 games but also in IPL games. His previous best in T20 games was his 73 not out in the game between RCB and Otago at Bangalore on 12.10.09. His previous best in IPL was his 69 not out in the game between Bangalore and Mumbai at Jo’burg on 03.05.09

RS Bopara’s 77 and MS Bisla’s 75 for Mohali went in vain providing the sixth and seventh occasion of a batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in the third editon of IPL.

Match Number 06 : Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals : at Ahmedabad on 15.03.10 : Delhi Daredevils won by six wickets

Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad became the newest ground to host an IPL game. It is the tenth ground to host IPL matches in India.

YK Pathan was playing his 50^th T20 match in which he failed to score. He became the 111^th cricketer to appear in 50 plus T20 games. YK Pathan’s zero in this game represents his sixth duck in T20 games. It also represents his first duck in IPL games.

GC Smith hit three boundary fours in his knock of 18 in this innings. He now has an aggregate of 236 boundary fours in T20 games. His aggregate of 236 boundary fours is next to BJ Hodge’s 281 boundary fours which is a record for most boundary fours in T20 games.

GC Smith is one of the four batsmen who have an aggregate of 200 plus boundary fours in T20 games. Others are BJ Hodge {281}, BB McCullum {216} and IJ Harvey {202}.

GC Smith scored 18 runs in this game and with it he has an aggregate of 1900 runs in T20 games. He now stands fourth in the list of most run getters in T20 games. BJ Hodge {2610}, DJ Hussey {2355} and BB McCullum {2268} are the other batsmen who occupy the first three places. GC Smith with his 1900 runs moved ahead of LRPL Taylor {1885} who was occupying the fourth place prior to this game.

DP Nannes claimed his 80^th T20 wicket when he had SA Asnodkar caught by TM Dilshan for 5 in this game. At the end of this game, Nannes’s aggregate of T20 wickets stood at 80 .

DP Nannes became the sixth bowler in T20 games to capture 80 plus wickets. Others are Yasir Arafat {90}, GR Napier {88}, Umar Gul {86}, T Hendersen {84} and JA Morkel {81}

AB de Villiers took a catch in this game to dismiss YK Pathan of the bowling of F Mahroof. This catch gave AB de Villiers a tally of 17 catches in IPL. He now shares the record for most catches in IPL with HH Gibbs and SK Raina who also have 17 catches to their credit.

With a catch in this game, AB de Villiers has an aggregate of 34 catches in T20 games as a fieldsman. M van Jaarsveld {48}, DJ Hussey {47}, AD Brown {36}, LRPL Taylor {36} and HH Gibbs {36} are the other fieldsmen who have pouched more catches in T20 games than AB de Villiers.

AA Jhunjhunwala registered his maiden fifty in T20 games when he scored 53 not out in this game.

G Gambhir became the second batsman to aggregate 900 runs in IPL after AC Gilchrist who has 1023 runs to his credit. G Gambhir reached the milestone when he was on 8 during his innings of 9 in this game. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 901 IPL runs.

V Sehwag’s 75 in this game represent his fifth half century in IPL games and ninth half century in T20 games.

V Sehwag hit five sixes in his knock of 75 in this game to take his aggregate of boundary sixes to 54 in T20 games. He became the 25^th batsman in the history of T20 game to score 50 plus boundary sixes.

TM Dilshan collected his second duck in consecutive games when he failed to open his account in this game. His zero in this game represent the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring zero in the third edition of IPL.

AA Jhunjunwala’s 53 not out and V Sehwag’s 75 in this game represent the 13^th and 14^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the third edition of IPL.

V Sehwag’s 75 in this game represent the second highest score in the third edition of IPL, the highest being YK Pathan’s 100 against Mumbai at Mub-BS on 13.03.10

GC Smith was playing his 25^th IPL match while SW Tait was playing his 25^th T20 game when they played this game.

Match Number 05 : Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore on 14.03.10. Deccan Chargers won by 31 runs

AC Gilchrist and RP Singh’s appearance in this game gave them the record for most capped cricketers in IPL. Both were playing their 32^nd game.

AC Gilchrist became the first batsman in IPL to aggregate 1000 runs. He reached the milestone when he was on 15 during the course of his knock of 38 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 1023.

A Symonds scored 50 runs in this game, which was his second IPL half century and third fifty. It was his seventh T20 half century and also his ninth T20 fifty.

AC Gilchrist hit three sixes in this game and his aggregate of boundary sixes in T20 games stood at 70 at the end of this game. He became the ninth batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 70 plus sixes

JA Morkel hit three sixes in this game to take his aggregate of boundary sixes in T20 games to 71 at the end of this game. He became the tenth batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 70 plus sixes

The following is the list of batsmen who have hit 70 plus sixes in T20 games. LRPL Taylor {115}, DJ Hussey {107}, BB McCullum {105}, ST Jayasuriya {84}, CL White 82}, Yuvraj Singh {78}, OA Shah {77}, SB Styris {74}, JA Morkel {71} and AC Gilchrist {70}

This game was JA Morkel’s 94th T20 game. He became the second most capped T20 cricketer in the history of T20 games. The record for most appearances in T20 games is held by DJ Hussey who has played 95 T20 games. DJ Hussey and JA Morkel are the only two cricketers to play 90 plus T20 games.

With three sixes in this game, A Symonds took his aggregate of boundary sixes to 50 in T20 games. He became the 24^th batsman to aggregate 50 plus sixes in T20 games. The complete list read thus

RJ Sharma {54}, HH Gibbs {54} and JM Kemp {56} are the other three batsmen who played this game and increased their tally of 50 plus sixes to the number mentioned in the parenthesis against their name. RG Sharma, HH Gibbs and JM Kemp hit a six each in this game.

AC Gilchrist with two dismissals in this game has effected 27 dismissals in IPL, one shy of the record of 28 dismissals effected by KRD Karthik

AC Gilchrist stumping dismissal {JM Kemp of PP Ojha for 22} in this game gave him his 10^th stumping dismissal in IPL. He now holds the record for most stumping dismissal in IPL games. He wrested the record from KRD Karthik who has nine stumping dismissals to his credit.

This game was the 50^th T20 game for RP Singh and he became the 110^th cricketer to appear in fifty plus T20 games.

SK Raina’s lone six in this game gave him 40 boundary sixes in IPL. He is the third batsman in IPL to hit 40 plus boundary sixes. The other two batsmen are – AC Gilchrist {54} and YK Pathan {45}

AC Gilchrist hit four boundary fours in this game which gave him 112 boundary fours in IPL. He now holds the record for most boundary fours by a batsman in IPL. He wrested the record from G Gambhir who has 109 boundary fours to his credit.

At the end of this game Gilchrist owns four IPL records – Most runs {1023}, Most fifties {08}, Most boundary fours {112} and most boundary sixes {54}. He shares the IPL record for most appearances – 32 with his team mate RP Singh

RP Singh took three catches in this game to become the sixth fieldsman to pouch three or more catches in an IPL game. The other five are – SR Tendulkar {04} – Mumbai vs Kokata at Mumbai on 16.05.08, AM Nayar {03} – Mumbai vs Bangalore at Bangalore on 20.04.08, RV Uthappa {03} – Bangalore vs Delhi at Mumbai on 04.05.08, PP Chawla {03} – Mohali vs Bangalore at Durban on 01.05.09 and AB de Villers {03} – Delhi vs Chennai at Jo’burg on 02.05.09

West Indies vs Zimbabwe one day series : Fifth one day at Kingstown on 14.03.10 : West Indies win by five wickets and the series by 4-1 margin

Zimbabwe lost five wickets for 25 runs in this game providing the fifth occasion of Zimbabwe losing five wickets for a total of 25 or less than 25 in one day games against various oppositions. The other four occasions are – 5 for 17 vs Australia at Sydney on 11.11.04, 5 for 19 vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 25.04.04, 5 for 22 vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 06.11.04 and 5 for 22 against West Indies at Harare on 29.11.03

Zimbabwe lost five wickets for 25 runs in this game providing the second occasion of Zimbabwe losing five wickets for a total of 25 or less than 25 in one day games against West Indies. The other occasion was – 5 for 22 against West Indies at Harare on 29.11.03

T Taibu was dismissed for zero in this game providing the 15th occasion of his being dismissed for a duck in one day games. GW Flower holds the Zimbabwean record for most zeroes with 18 ducks to his credit.

T Taibu’s zero in this game represents his 12^th duck as a wicket keeper batsman. R Kaluwitharna of Sri Lanka {24}, AC Gilchrist of Australia {19}, Moin Khan of Pakistan {17}, MV Boucher of South Africa {16} and AC Parore of New Zealand {16} are the other wicket keeper batsmen who have scored more zeroes than T Taibu.

CK Coventry was dismissed run out for 56 in this game providing the 36^th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against various oppositions

CK Coventry was dismissed run out for 56 in this game providing the fourth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against West Indies. The other three batmen are – NC Johnson for 51 at Canterbury in 11.07.00, BRM Taylor for 50 at Kingston on 19.03.07 and V Sibanda for 96 at Bulawayo on 07.12.07.

CK Coventry’s 56 in this game represent the 42^nd occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in one day games.

CK Coventry’s 56 in this game represent his third one day half century and fourth fifty. His other scores of fifty are – 194* vs Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 16.08.09, 74 vs India at Harare on 04.09.05 and 61 vs Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 11.08.09

CH Gayle scored 63 in this game which was his 42^nd one day fifty and 61^st fifty. BC Lara {82}, DL Haynes {74} and SC Chanderpaul {67} are the other three West Indian batsmen who have scored more one day fifties than CH Gayle.

CH Gayle scored 63 in this game which was his 41^st one day fifty and 60^th fifty as an opening batsman. He is the second West Indian opening batsman to score 60 or more fifties after DL Haynes who has 74 fifties to his credit {17 C plus 57 HC}