Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Upul Tharanga suspended for his team’s next two matches because of a “serious” over-rate offence

Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Upul Tharanga suspended for his team’s next two matches because of a “serious” over-rate offence

Warushavithana Upul Tharanga

Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Upul Tharanga has been suspended for his team’s next two matches in the Champions Trophy because of a “serious” over-rate offence in their first group B match against South Africa at The Oval.

Sri Lanka took more than four hours to bowl 50 overs, and match referee David Boon ruled they were short of the target by four overs, even after making time allowances. Tharanga had been filling in as captain for Angelo Mathews, who did not make it through a fitness test on the morning of the match, and received two suspension points for the slow over rate.

“Tharanga pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing,” the ICC said. “As two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player, Tharanga has been suspended from his side’s upcoming matches against India and Pakistan, while each of his players have received a fine of 60 per cent.”

Tharanga admitted he had been warned on-field that Sri Lanka were falling well behind the over-rate. “I think we were too slow to change over between overs. The umpires had told us that we were lagging, after 10 overs that we were two overs behind. In the last few overs it’s hard to catch up, because you need some time at the death. “

He was Sri Lanka’s top scorer against South Africa, making 57 off 69 balls as they fell short by 96 runs in the chase of 300. His suspension now makes it even more imperative that Mathews is fit to face India at The Oval on June 8 as Sri Lanka aim to keep their tournament alive.

Speaking before the sanction against Tharanga was confirmed, Dinesh Chandimal, who would be the likely captain if Mathews wasn’t fit, said he had been close to make the opening match.

“He just missed this game, but the thing is you can’t risk playing the first game and making it worst,” he said. “He’s got four or five days before the next game to get ready.”

Article Courtesy – espncricinfo.com

Wahab Riaz’s dubious distinction – becomes the most expensive bowler in terms of conceding most runs in the Champions Trophy

Wahab Riaz’s dubious distinction – becomes the most expensive bowler in terms of conceding most runs in the Champions Trophy

 Wahab Riaz

Wahab Riaz of Pakistan conceded 87 against India at Birmingham on 04.06.17 to provide the eighth occasion of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Wahab Riaz 08.4 0 87 0 Pakistan v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
2 T Panyangara 10.0 0 86 1 Zimbabwe v England Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
3 SL Malinga 10.0 0 85 1 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
4 LL Tsotsobe 10.0 0 83 2 South Africa v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
5 SE Bond 09.0 0 82 0 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
6 JT Ball 10.0 1 82 1 England v Bangladesh The Oval 01 Jun 2017
7 RK Kleinveldt 10.0 0 81 0 South Africa v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
8 RMS Eranga 10.0 0 80 2 Sri Lanka v England The Oval 13 Jun 2013

 

Wahab Riaz earned the dubious distinction of becoming the most expensive bowler in terms  of conceding most runs in  the Champions Trophy when he leaked 87 runs in this game. The previous record was in the name of T Payangara of Zimbabwe who had conceded 86 runs against England at Birmingham on 10.09.04. Interestingly enough, Wahab Riaz rewrote the record at Birmingham

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Wahab Riaz 08.4 0 87 0 Pakistan v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
2 T Panyangara 10.0 0 86 1 Zimbabwe v England Birmingham 10 Sep 2004

 

Wahab Riaz, SE Bond and RK Kleinveldt are the three bowlers to concede 80 plus runs without capturing a wicket in the  Champions Trophy. Wahab Riaz owns the record for conceding most runs without a wicket in the tournament. SE Bond of New Zealand had held this record previously. He had returned with figures of none for 82 against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 27.09.09

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Wahab Riaz 08.4 0 87 0 Pakistan v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
2 SE Bond 09.0 0 82 0 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
3 RK Kleinveldt 10.0 0 81 0 South Africa v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013

 

Four or more batsmen scoring fifties in one day internationals and also in the Champions Trophy

Four or more batsmen scoring fifties in one day internationals and also in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide  the very first occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of first four batsmen accomplishing such a feat in the tournament.

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide the 59th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 14th occasion of first four batsmen accomplishing such a feat in the history of one day internationals.

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of four or more batsmen scoring half centuries in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the seventh occasion of first four batsmen scoring half centuries in the history of one day internationals. Of these seven occasions, India has accomplished such a feat on three occasions – against England at Indore on 15.04.06, against England at Leeds on 02.09.07 and against Pakistan at Birmingham on 04.06.17

 

S Dhawan-RG Sharma post most three figure partnerships as a pair in the Champions Trophy

S Dhawan-RG Sharma post most three figure partnerships as a pair in the Champions Trophy

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 136 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 67th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the 13th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the tournament. All the thirteen occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 1 113 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 141 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
3 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 113 2 Aus Ban Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
4 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 159 1 RSA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
5 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
6 CH Gayle, WW Hinds 1 192 1 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
7 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 102 1 RSA Win The Oval 18 Sep 2004
8 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 164* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
9 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
10 BB McCullum, JD Ryder 1 125 1 NZl Srl Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
11 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
13 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 136 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 136 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. These five three figure partnership by Indian batsmen fetched a record – most three figure partnerships by a team in  the tournament. West Indies and South Africa has posted three such partnerships for the first wicket in the tournament.

 

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 141 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
2 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
3 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
4 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
5 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 136 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
                 
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 1 113 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 159 1 RSA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
3 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 102 1 RSA Win The Oval 18 Sep 2004
                 
1 CH Gayle, WW Hinds 1 192 1 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
2 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 164* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
3 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006

 

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 136 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of them as a pair posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. This feat – as a pair posting three figure partnerships on three occasions – constitutes a record in the tournament for any wicket. HH Gibbs-GC Smith and S Chanderpaul-CH Gayle has partnered two three figure partnerships for the first wicket in the tournament. The following table tabulates the performance of these three pairs.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
3 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 136 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
                 
1 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 159 1 RSA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
2 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 102 1 RSA Win The Oval 18 Sep 2004
                 
1 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 164* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
2 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006

 

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 136 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 140 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 A Jadeja, SR Tendulkar 4 132 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 141 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 R Dravid, M Kaif 6 117 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
6 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
7 SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman 2 161 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
8 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
9 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
10 S Dhawan, KD Karthik 3 109* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
11 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 136 1 Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan is one of the partners in a three figure partnerships on four occasions. He emulated SC Ganguly who has also partnered four three figure partnerships. The partnerships of these two batsmen are detailed below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, R Dravid 2 145 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 141 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
3 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
4 SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman 2 161 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
               
1 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
3 S Dhawan, KD Karthik 3 109* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
4 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 136 1 Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

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Match Number 04 – India beat Pakistan by 124 runs under DLS Method to win by largest margin of runs in the Champions Trophy

Match Number 04 – India beat Pakistan by 124 runs under DLS Method to win by largest margin of runs in the Champions Trophy

Match No 4 India vs Pakistan at Birmingham on 04.06.17 – India won by 124 runs  under DLS Method

 

Both India and Pakistan had new captains in the Champions Trophy. V Kohli and Sarfraz Ahmed were leading India and Pakistan respectively in this game. They became the 56th and 57th captains to lead a team in the Champions Trophy. V Kohli became the fifth captain to lead India in the tournament, while Sarfraz Ahmed became the eighth   captain to lead Pakistan in the tournament. Sarfraz Ahmed became the 19th captain to lead Pakistan against India

 

Pakistan won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 55th occasion of a team doing so in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fourth occasion of Pakistan inserting the opposition in the tournament,

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide  the very first occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of first four batsmen accomplishing such a feat in the tournament.

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide the 59th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 14th occasion of first four batsmen accomplishing such a feat in the history of one day internationals.

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of four or more batsmen scoring half centuries in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the seventh occasion of first four batsmen scoring half centuries in the history of one day internationals. Of these seven occasions, India has accomplished such a feat on three occasions – against England at Indore on 15.04.06, against England at Leeds on 02.09.07 and against Pakistan at Birmingham on 04.06.17

 

V Kohli’s 81 not out in this game provide the seventh occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. All the six occasions are listed below

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No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 66 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
2 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
5 SC Ganguly 90 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
6 R Dravid 52 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
7 V Kohli 81* 1 Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma {91}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to register their third fifty in the tournament, while S Dhawan with his 68 registered his fourth fifty of the tournament. The following table lists the Indian batsmen who have scored three or more fifties in the Champions Trophy

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 SC Ganguly 83 1 West Indies Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
  2 SC Ganguly 66 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
  3 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
  4 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
  5 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
  6 SC Ganguly 90 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
               
2 1 R Dravid 68* 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
  2 R Dravid 58 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
  3 R Dravid 71 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
  4 R Dravid 67 1 Pakistan Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
  5 R Dravid 52 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
  6 R Dravid 76 2 Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
               
3 1 S Dhawan 114 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 102* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  3 S Dhawan 68 2 Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
  4 S Dhawan 68 1 Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
               
4 1 V Sehwag 126 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
  2 V Sehwag 59 1 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  3 V Sehwag 65 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
               
5 1 Yuvraj Singh 84 1 Australia Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
  2 Yuvraj Singh 62 1 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  3 Yuvraj Singh 53 1 Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
               
6 1 V Kohli 79* 2 West Indies Johannesburg 30 Sep 2009
  2 V Kohli 58* 2 Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
  3 V Kohli 81* 1 Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
               
7 1 RG Sharma 65 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 RG Sharma 52 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  3 RG Sharma 91 1 Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli’s 81 not out and RG Sharma’s 91 represent their highest individual score in the Champions Trophy. It is interesting to note that the three fifties scored by V Kohli are unbeaten fifties.

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game. With these four fifties the number of fifties scored by Indian batsmen has swelled to 37 in the Champions Trophy. These 37 fifties constitute a record for most number of fifties by a team in the tournament. The previous record was 35 fifties which was held by England.

 

India posted a total of 319 for 3 in 48.0 overs to provide the 14th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus  runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Ind 307/08 50.0 1 Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 RSA 316/05 50.0 1 Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
3 NZl 347/04 50.0 1 USA The Oval 10 Sep 2004
4 Srl 302/08 50.0 1 Ban Mohali 07 Oct 2006
5 Srl 319/08 50.0 1 RSA Centurion 22 Sep 2009
6 Pak 302/09 50.0 1 Ind Centurion 26 Sep 2009
7 Eng 323/08 50.0 1 RSA Centurion 27 Sep 2009
8 NZl 315/07 50.0 1 Srl Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
8 RSA 301/09 50.0 2 Eng Centurion 27 Sep 2009
10 Ind 331/07 50.0 1 RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
11 RSA 305/10 50.0 2 Ind Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 Ban 305/06 50.0 1 Eng The Oval 01 Jun 2017
13 Eng 308/02 47.2 2 Ban The Oval 01 Jun 2017
14 Ind 319/03 48.0 1 Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

India posted a total of 319 for 3 in 48.0 overs to provide the third occasion of India posting a total of 300 plus  runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Ind 307/08 50.0 1 Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
10 Ind 331/07 50.0 1 RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
14 Ind 319/03 48.0 1 Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

India became the second team after South Africa to post a total of 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. The following table lists the occasions of scoring 300 plus runs by these two teams

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Ind 307/08 50.0 1 Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 Ind 331/07 50.0 1 RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
3 Ind 319/03 48.0 1 Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
               
1 RSA 316/05 50.0 1 Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
2 RSA 301/09 50.0 2 Eng Centurion 27 Sep 2009
3 RSA 305/10 50.0 2 Ind Cardiff 06 Jun 2013

 

India with its 319 for 3 became the first team to post a total of 300 plus runs against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy.  The previous highest team total against Pakistan in the tournament was 289 for 9 by West Indies at Dhaka on 29.10.98.

 

RG Sharma scored 91 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. RG Sharma became the first batsman to score a ninety against Pakistan in the tournament,

 

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 CH Gayle 99 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
2 OA Shah 98 Eng RSA Centurion 27 Sep 2009
3 JH Kallis 97 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
4 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* Pak Win The Oval 07 Jun 2013
5 SP Fleming 96 NZl Zim Dhaka 24 Oct 1998
6 N Hussain 95 Eng Ban Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000
7 AD Hales 95 Eng Ban The Oval 01 Jun 2017
8 SO Tikolo 93 Ken Win Colombo (SSC) 17 Sep 2002
9 AC Gilchrist 92 Aus Win Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
10 IR Bell 91 Eng Aus Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
11 RG Sharma 91 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
12 KP Pietersen 90* Eng Win Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
13 SC Ganguly 90 Ind Ken Southampton 11 Sep 2004
14 A Ranatunga 90* Srl NZl Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
15 RS Morton 90* Win Aus Mumbao (BS) 18 Oct 2006

 

RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to score a ninety in the Champions Trophy. Prior to this SC Ganguly had scored 90 not out against Kenya at Southampton o 11.09.04

 

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 RG Sharma 91 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
2 SC Ganguly 90 Ind Ken Southampton 11 Sep 2004

 

RG Sharma’s 91 in this game provide the sixth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 SC Ganguly 90 Ind Ken Southampton 11 Sep 2004
2 CH Gayle 99 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
3 AC Gilchrist 92 Aus Win Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
4 IR Bell 91 Eng Aus Birmingham 08 Jun 2013
5 AD Hales 95 Eng Ban The Oval 01 Jun 2017
6 RG Sharma 91 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma was dismissed run out for 91 in this game to provide the second occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in the Champions Trophy after AC Gilchrist. AC Gilchrist was dismissed run out for 92 against West Indies at Mum-BS on 18.10.06. It is interesting to note that both RG Sharma and AC Gilchrist were the opening batsmen for their respective teams

 

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 AC Gilchrist 92 Aus Win Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
2 RG Sharma 91 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan’s run aggregate in Champions Trophy at the end of this game 431. He became the fourth Indian batsman to total 400 plus runs in  the tournament. Others are – SC Ganguly {665}, R Dravid {627} and SR Tendulkar {441}

 

India became the second team in the Champions Trophy to play 25 games. This game against Pakistan is India’s 25th game. The other team to play  25 games in the tournament is Sri Lanka.

 

The aggregate of boundary fours socred by India read 500 at the end of this  game  in the Champions Trophy. India became the second team to score 500 plus boundary fours in the tournament after Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has scored  502 boundary fours in the tournament.

 

Indian batsmen scored ten boundary sixes in this game which fetched them an aggregate of 64 boundary sixes in the Champions Trophy. India became the third team in the tournament to score 60 plus boundary sixes. England and West Indies have scored 67 boundary sixes

 

Imad Wasim was collected his first ball duck in this game to provide the 61st occasion of a batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in the Champions Trophy. He became the seventh Pakistan batsman to suffer such an ignominy.

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mohd Yousuf 0 1 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
2 Wasim Akram 0 1 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
3 Umar Akmal 0 1 1 v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
4 Mohd Amir 0 1 1 v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
5 Shoaib Malik 0 1 1 v West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013
6 Junaid Khan 0 1 1 v India Birmingham 15 Jun 2013
7 Imad Wasim 0 1 2 v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

Imad Wasim became the fourth Pakistan batsman to collect the first ball duck against India in the Champions Trophy. Others are – Umar Akmal, Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan.

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Umar Akmal 0 1 1 v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
2 Mohd Amir 0 1 1 v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
3 Junaid Khan 0 1 1 v India Birmingham 15 Jun 2013
4 Imad Wasim 0 1 2 v India Birmingham 04 Jun 2017

 

Imad Wasim became the seventh batsman to collect the first ball duck against India in Champions Trophy.  Others are – Umar Akmal, Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan.

 

Wahab Riaz did not bat in this game and the score card read “absent hurt’ against his name. He became the first batsman to be absent hurt in the Champions Trophy and also the first batsman to be absent hurt in the history of one day internationals.

 

India won this game by 124 runs under DLS Method to provide the 13th occasion of a team winning a game by 100 plus  runs margin in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides India’s  first win by 100 plus runs in the tournament.

 

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 New Zealand 210 runs 348 v U.S.A. The Oval 10 Sep 2004
2 Sri Lanka 206 runs 293 v Netherlands Colombo (RPS) 16 Sep 2002
3 South Africa 176 runs 317 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
4 New Zealand 167 runs 245 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
5 Australia 164 runs 297 v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
6 England 152 runs 300 v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004
7 Sri Lanka 144 runs 286 v Zimbabwe Ahmedabad 10 Oct 2006
8 West Indies 138 runs 270 v Bangladesh Southampton 15 Sep 2004
9 South Africa 124 runs 214 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
10 India 124 runs 289 v Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
11 Sri Lanka 108 runs 288 v West Indies Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000
12 England 108 runs 299 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
13 Bangladesh 101 runs 232 v Zimbabwe Jaipur 13 Oct 2006

 

It was Pakistan’s 12th loss in the Champions Trophy. It holds the record for losing most matches in the tournament. India posted its 16th win in the tournament and own the record for winning most matches in  the tournament.

Pakistan in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

Pakistan in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

Champions Trophy enters the fourth day. www.hrgcricstats.com brings its netizens, performance of the eight participating teams with innumerable stats tables. Peruse Pakistan’s performance ahead of its game against India

 

MATCH RESULTS
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan lost 30 runs   lost 2nd West Indies Dhaka 29 Oct 1998
2 Pakistan won 9 wickets 40 lost 2nd Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
3 Pakistan lost 4 wickets 6 won 1st New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
4 Pakistan lost 8 wickets 83 won 1st Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
5 Pakistan won 9 wickets 202 lost 2nd Netherlands Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002
6 Pakistan won 7 wickets 188 won 2nd Kenya Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
7 Pakistan won 3 wickets 4 won 2nd India Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
8 Pakistan lost 7 wickets 131 won 1st West Indies Southampton 22 Sep 2004
9 Pakistan won 4 wickets 11 lost 2nd Sri Lanka Jaipur 17 Oct 2006
10 Pakistan lost 51 runs   won 2nd New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
11 Pakistan lost 124 runs   lost 2nd South Africa Mohali 27 Oct 2006
12 Pakistan won 5 wickets 117 lost 2nd West Indies Johannesburg 23 Sep 2009
13 Pakistan won 54 runs   won 1st India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
14 Pakistan lost 2 wickets 0 lost 1st Australia Centurion 30 Sep 2009
15 Pakistan lost 5 wickets 13 won 1st New Zealand Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
16 Pakistan lost 2 wickets 56 lost 1st West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013
17 Pakistan lost 67 runs   lost 2nd South Africa Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
18 Pakistan lost 8 wickets 17 lost 1st India Birmingham 15 Jun 2013

 

MATCH RESULTS – LOST
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan lost 30 runs   lost 2nd West Indies Dhaka 29 Oct 1998
2 Pakistan lost 4 wickets 6 won 1st New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 Pakistan lost 8 wickets 83 won 1st Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
4 Pakistan lost 7 wickets 131 won 1st West Indies Southampton 22 Sep 2004
5 Pakistan lost 51 runs   won 2nd New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
6 Pakistan lost 124 runs   lost 2nd South Africa Mohali 27 Oct 2006
7 Pakistan lost 2 wickets 0 lost 1st Australia Centurion 30 Sep 2009
8 Pakistan lost 5 wickets 13 won 1st New Zealand Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
9 Pakistan lost 2 wickets 56 lost 1st West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013
10 Pakistan lost 67 runs   lost 2nd South Africa Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
11 Pakistan lost 8 wickets 17 lost 1st India Birmingham 15 Jun 2013
MATCH RESULTS – WON
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan won 9 wickets 40 lost 2nd Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 Pakistan won 9 wickets 202 lost 2nd Netherlands Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002
3 Pakistan won 7 wickets 188 won 2nd Kenya Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
4 Pakistan won 3 wickets 4 won 2nd India Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
5 Pakistan won 4 wickets 11 lost 2nd Sri Lanka Jaipur 17 Oct 2006
6 Pakistan won 5 wickets 117 lost 2nd West Indies Johannesburg 23 Sep 2009
7 Pakistan won 54 runs   won 1st India Centurion 26 Sep 2009

 

FIFTIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Ijaz Ahmed 51 2 West Indies Dhaka 29 Oct 1998
2 Saeed Anwar 105* 2 Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
3 Saeed Anwar 104 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
4 Saeed Anwar 52 1 Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
5 Imran Nazir 59 2 Netherlands Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002
6 Shahid Afridi 55* 2 Netherlands Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002
7 Mohammad Yousuf 81* 2 India Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
8 Imran Farhat 53 2 Sri Lanka Jaipur 17 Oct 2006
9 Mohammad Yousuf 71 2 New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
10 Shoaib Malik 52 2 New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
11 Shoaib Malik 128 1 India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
12 Mohammad Yousuf 87 1 India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
13 Umar Akmal 55 1 New Zealand Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
14 Nasir Jamshed 50 1 West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013
15 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013
16 Misbah-ul-Haq 55 2 South Africa Birmingham 10 Jun 2013

 

FIFTIES BY CAPTAINS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 55 2 South Africa Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
HIGHEST SCORE BY A WICKET KEEPER
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Kamran Akmal 44 1 Australia Centurion 30 Sep 2009

 

FIFTIES – TWO OR MORE IN AN INNINGS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imran Nazir 59 2 Netherlands Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002
2 Shahid Afridi 55* 2 Netherlands Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002
             
1 Mohammad Yousuf 71 2 New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
2 Shoaib Malik 52 2 New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
             
1 Shoaib Malik 128 1 India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
2 Mohammad Yousuf 87 1 India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
             
1 Nasir Jamshed 50 1 West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013

 

FIFTIES  – TWO OR MORE
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 West Indies The Oval 07 Jun 2013
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 55 2 South Africa Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
             
1 Mohammad Yousuf 81* 2 India Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
2 Mohammad Yousuf 71 2 New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
3 Mohammad Yousuf 87 1 India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
             
1 Saeed Anwar 105* 2 Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 Saeed Anwar 104 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 Saeed Anwar 52 1 Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
             
1 Shoaib Malik 52 2 New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
2 Shoaib Malik 128 1 India Centurion 26 Sep 2009

 

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Mahmood 10.0 0 65 4 2 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
2 Shahid Afridi 6.0 1 11 5 1 Kenya Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
3 Naved-ul-Hasan 9.0 1 25 4 1 India Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
4 Shoaib Akhtar 9.5 1 36 4 1 India Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
6 Abdul Razzaq 7.2 0 50 4 1 Sri Lanka Jaipur 17 Oct 2006

 

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Yousuf, Saeed Anwar 2 105* 2 Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik 4 206 1 India Centurion 26 Sep 2009

 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET
Wkt Runs Partners Opposition Ground Match Date
1st 90 Saeed Anwar, Imran Nazir Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2nd 105* Saeed Anwar, Yousuf Youhana Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
3rd 33 Imran Farhat, Mohammad Yousuf Sri Lanka Jaipur 17 Oct 2006
3rd 33 Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Yousuf West Indies Johannesburg 23 Sep 2009
4th 206 Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Yousuf India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
5th 94 Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik New Zealand Mohali 25 Oct 2006
6th 58* Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi West Indies Johannesburg 23 Sep 2009
7th 59 Abdul Razzaq, Wasim Akram New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
8th 19 Umar Amin, Saeed Ajmal India Birmingham 15 Jun 2013
9th 30 Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul South Africa Mohali 27 Oct 2006
10th 38* Saqlain Mushtaq, Arshad Khan West Indies Dhaka 29 Oct 1998
India in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

India in Champions Trophy – Stats Tables

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MATCH RESULTS
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 44 runs   lost 1st Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 India lost 6 wickets 18 won 1st West Indies Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
3 India won 8 wickets 45 won 2nd Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
4 India won 20 runs   lost 1st Australia Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
5 India won 95 runs   won 1st South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
6 India lost 4 wickets 2 lost 1st New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
7 India won 14 runs   won 1st Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
8 India won 8 wickets 63 lost 2nd England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
9 India won 10 runs   won 1st South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
10 India NR –   lost 2nd Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 29 Sep 2002
11 India NR –   lost 2nd Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
12 India won 98 runs   lost 1st Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
13 India lost 3 wickets 4 lost 1st Pakistan Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
14 India won 4 wickets 123 won 2nd England Jaipur 15 Oct 2006
15 India lost 3 wickets 2 lost 1st West Indies Ahmedabad 26 Oct 2006
16 India lost 6 wickets 26 won 1st Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
17 India lost 54 runs   lost 2nd Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
18 India NR –   lost 2nd Australia Centurion 28 Sep 2009
19 India won 7 wickets 107 won 2nd West Indies Johannesburg 30 Sep 2009
20 India won 26 runs   lost 1st South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
21 India won 8 wickets 65 won 2nd West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
22 India won 8 wickets 17 won 2nd Pakistan Birmingham 15 Jun 2013
23 India won 8 wickets 90 won 2nd Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
24 India won 5 runs   lost 1st England Birmingham 23 Jun 2013

 

MATCH RESULTS
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India lost 6 wickets 18 won 1st West Indies Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
2 India lost 4 wickets 2 lost 1st New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
3 India lost 3 wickets 4 lost 1st Pakistan Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
4 India lost 3 wickets 2 lost 1st West Indies Ahmedabad 26 Oct 2006
5 India lost 6 wickets 26 won 1st Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
6 India lost 54 runs   lost 2nd Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
MATCH RESULTS – NO RESULT
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India NR –   lost 2nd Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 29 Sep 2002
2 India NR –   lost 2nd Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
3 India NR –   lost 2nd Australia Centurion 28 Sep 2009
MATCH RESULTS – WON
No Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 44 runs   lost 1st Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 India won 8 wickets 45 won 2nd Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
3 India won 20 runs   lost 1st Australia Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
4 India won 95 runs   won 1st South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
5 India won 14 runs   won 1st Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
6 India won 8 wickets 63 lost 2nd England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
7 India won 10 runs   won 1st South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
8 India won 98 runs   lost 1st Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
9 India won 4 wickets 123 won 2nd England Jaipur 15 Oct 2006
10 India won 7 wickets 107 won 2nd West Indies Johannesburg 30 Sep 2009
11 India won 26 runs   lost 1st South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 India won 8 wickets 65 won 2nd West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
13 India won 8 wickets 17 won 2nd Pakistan Birmingham 15 Jun 2013
14 India won 8 wickets 90 won 2nd Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
15 India won 5 runs   lost 1st England Birmingham 23 Jun 2013

 

FIFTIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 A Jadeja 71 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
3 SC Ganguly 83 1 West Indies Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
4 RR Singh 73* 1 West Indies Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
5 SC Ganguly 66 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
6 R Dravid 68* 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
7 Yuvraj Singh 84 1 Australia Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
8 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
9 R Dravid 58 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
10 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
11 SR Tendulkar 69 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
12 R Dravid 71 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
13 M Kaif 111* 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
14 V Sehwag 126 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
15 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
16 V Sehwag 59 1 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
17 Yuvraj Singh 62 1 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
18 SC Ganguly 90 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
19 VVS Laxman 79 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
20 R Dravid 67 1 Pakistan Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
21 MS Dhoni 51 1 West Indies Ahmedabad 26 Oct 2006
22 V Sehwag 65 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
23 R Dravid 52 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
24 G Gambhir 57 2 Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
25 R Dravid 76 2 Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
26 V Kohli 79* 2 West Indies Johannesburg 30 Sep 2009
27 RG Sharma 65 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
28 S Dhawan 114 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
29 RG Sharma 52 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
30 S Dhawan 102* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
31 KD Karthik 51* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
32 S Dhawan 68 2 Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
33 V Kohli 58* 2 Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013

 

FIFTIES BY CAPTAINS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 66 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
2 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
5 SC Ganguly 90 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
6 R Dravid 52 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
FIFTIES BY WICKET KEEPERS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid 71 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
2 R Dravid 67 1 Pakistan Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
3 MS Dhoni 51 1 West Indies Ahmedabad 26 Oct 2006

 

CENTURIONS
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
2 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
3 V Sehwag 126 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
4 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
5 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
6 S Dhawan 114 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
7 M Kaif 111* 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
8 S Dhawan 102* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
INDIVIDUAL NINETIES
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 90 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004

 

FIFTIES – TWO OR MORE IN AN INNINGS
No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
  2 A Jadeja 71 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
               
2 1 SC Ganguly 83 1 West Indies Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
  2 RR Singh 73* 1 West Indies Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
               
3 1 SC Ganguly 66 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
  2 R Dravid 68* 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
               
4 1 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
  2 R Dravid 58 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
               
5 1 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
  2 SR Tendulkar 69 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
               
6 1 R Dravid 71 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
  2 M Kaif 111* 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
               
7 1 V Sehwag 126 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
  2 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
               
8 1 V Sehwag 59 1 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  2 Yuvraj Singh 62 1 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
               
9 1 SC Ganguly 90 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
  2 VVS Laxman 79 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
               
10 1 V Sehwag 65 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
  2 R Dravid 52 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
               
11 1 G Gambhir 57 2 Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
  2 R Dravid 76 2 Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
               
12 1 RG Sharma 65 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 114 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
               
13 1 RG Sharma 52 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  2 S Dhawan 102* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
  3 KD Karthik 51* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
               
14 1 S Dhawan 68 2 Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
  2 V Kohli 58* 2 Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly 83 1 West Indies Dhaka 31 Oct 1998
2 SC Ganguly 66 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
3 SC Ganguly 141* 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly 117 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 SC Ganguly 117* 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
6 SC Ganguly 90 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
             
1 R Dravid 68* 2 Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 2000
2 R Dravid 58 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 R Dravid 71 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
4 R Dravid 67 1 Pakistan Birmingham 19 Sep 2004
5 R Dravid 52 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
6 R Dravid 76 2 Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
             
1 V Sehwag 126 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
2 V Sehwag 59 1 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3 V Sehwag 65 1 Australia Mohali 29 Oct 2006
             
1 S Dhawan 114 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 S Dhawan 102* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
3 S Dhawan 68 2 Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
             
1 Yuvraj Singh 84 1 Australia Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
2 Yuvraj Singh 62 1 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
             
1 V Kohli 79* 2 West Indies Johannesburg 30 Sep 2009
2 V Kohli 58* 2 Sri Lanka Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
             
1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 SR Tendulkar 69 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
             
1 RG Sharma 65 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
2 RG Sharma 52 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013

 

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No Player O M R W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 9.1 0 38 4 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 Z Khan 10.0 2 45 4 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
3 A Nehra 10.0 0 55 4 Pakistan Centurion 26 Sep 2009
4 RA Jadeja 10.0 2 36 5 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013

 

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 140 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 A Jadeja, SR Tendulkar 4 132 1 Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 141 1 New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
5 R Dravid, M Kaif 6 117 1 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
6 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
7 SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman 2 161 1 Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
8 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 South Africa Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
9 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013
10 S Dhawan, KD Karthik 3 109* 2 West Indies The Oval 11 Jun 2013

 

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET
Wkt Runs Partners Opposition Ground Match Date
1st 192 V Sehwag, SC Ganguly England Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
2nd 161 SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
3rd 140 SR Tendulkar, R Dravid Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
4th 132 SR Tendulkar, A Jadeja Australia Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
5th 77* M Kaif, R Dravid Kenya Southampton 11 Sep 2004
6th 117 R Dravid, M Kaif Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
7th 84* M Kaif, A Kumble Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
8th 17 Yuvraj Singh, A Kumble Australia Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
9th 19 A Kumble, Z Khan Australia Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
10th 7* Z Khan, BKV Prasad Australia Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
Match No 03 – South Africa wins the game against Sri Lanka by 96 runs – HM Amla and Imran Tahir excel with willow and leather

Match No 03 – South Africa wins the game against Sri Lanka by 96 runs – HM Amla and Imran Tahir excel with willow and leather

Match No 3 – South Africa vs Sri Lanka  – at The Oval on 03.06.17 – South Africa won by 96 runs

 

Sri Lanka became the first team to play 25 games in the Champions Trophy. This game was its 25th game. WU Tharanga became the 55th captain to lead a team in the Champions Trophy. He became the seventh captain to lead Sri Lanka in the tournament

 

HM Amla and F de Plessis added 145 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of South African batsmen posting  a three  figure partnership in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 113 1st v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 WJ Cronje, JN Rhodes 117 4th v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
3 JH Kallis, HH Dippenaar 132* 3rd v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
4 HH Dippenaar, JN Rhodes 117 4th v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
5 GC Smith, HH Gibbs 159 1st v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
6 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 178* 2nd v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
7 GC Smith, HH Gibbs 102 1st v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004
8 MV Boucher, JM Kemp 131 6th v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
9 RJ Peterson, AB de Villiers 124 3rd v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
10 HM Amla, F du Plessis 145 2nd v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla scored 103 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GC Smith 141 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
4 JH Kallis 113* v Sri Lanka Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
5 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017
6 HH Gibbs 101 v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004

 

HM Amla’s 103 in this game provide the 32nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.

 

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
2 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3 HH Gibbs 101 v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004
4 GC Smith 141 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
5 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla was dismissed run out for 103  in this game to provide the 93rd  occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 53rd occasion  of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the  history of one day internationals.

 

It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 ME Trescothick 104 1 Eng Win The Oval 25 Sep 2004
3 CH Gayle 101 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
4 KS Williamson 100 1 NZl Aus Birmingham 02 Jun 2017
5 HM Amla 103 1 RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017

It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 ME Trescothick 104 1 Eng Win The Oval 25 Sep 2004
3 CH Gayle 101 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
4 HM Amla 103 1 RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla’s 103 in this game represent his 25th one day century. He became the sixth batsman to score 25 or more hundreds in the history of one day internationals.

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 1989-2012 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49
2 RT Ponting Aus 1995-2012 375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 30
3 ST Jayasuriya Srl 1989-2011 445 433 18 13430 189 32.36 28
4 V Kohli Ind 2008-2017 179 171 25 7755 183 53.11 27
5 HM Amla RSA 2008-2017 154 151 10 7135 159 50.60 25
6 KC Sangakkara Srk 2000-2015 404 380 41 14234 169 41.98 25

 

He also became the first South African batsman to score 25 hundreds in one day internationals. He went past AB de Villiers who had scored 24 one day hundreds.

 

WU Tharnaga opened the Sri Lankan innings in this game to provide the tenth captain to open the innings in the Champions Trophy.

 

N Dickwella opened the Sri Lankan innings in this game to provide the 17th wicket keeper to open the innings in the Champions Trophy. He also became the third Sri Lankan wicket keeper to open the innings in the tournament.

 

Rival wicket keepers – Q de Kock for South Africa and N Dickwella for Sri Lanka – opened the innings for  their  respective teams to provide the sixth occasion of rival wicket keepers  opening the innings  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MR Johnson USA Aus Southampton 13 Sep 2004
  AC Gilchrist Aus USA Southampton 13 Sep 2004
           
2 Kamran Akmal Pak Aus Centurion 30 Sep 2009
  TD Paine Aus Pak Centurion 30 Sep 2009
           
3 Kamran Akmal Pak NZl Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
  BB McCullum NZl Pak Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
           
4 BB McCullum NZl Aus Centurion 05 Oct 2009
  TD Paine Aus NZl Centurion 05 Oct 2009
           
5 MS Wade Aus NZl Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
  L Ronchi NZl Aus Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
           
6 Q de Kock RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017
  N Dickwella Srl RSA The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

Q de Kock for South Africa and N Dickwella for Sri Lanka – opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the 49th and 50th occasion of wicket keepers opening the innings in the Champions Trophy.

 

N Dickwella {Wk} and WU Tharana {C} opened the Sri Lanka’s innings in this game to provide the second occasion of a captain and a wicket keeper  opening the  innings  in the Champions Trophy. The first such occasion was provided by Sri Lanka’s captain and wicket keeper. ST Jayasuriya {C} and KC Sangakkara {Wk} had opened the Sri Lanka’s innings against India at Col-RPS on 30.09.02

 

No   Player Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 * ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1 Srl Ins Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
  + KC Sangakkara (SL) 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
               
2 + N Dickwella (SL) 2 Srl RSA The Oval 03 Jun 2017
  * WU Tharanga (SL) 2 Srl RSa The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

 

HM Amla {103} and F de Plessis {75} scored fifties in this game to provide the eighth occasion of two or more South African batsman scoring fifties in an innings  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 DJ Cullinan 69 v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
  2 WJ Cronje 67 v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
  3 JN Rhodes 61* v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
             
2 1 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 GC Smith 69 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  3 JH Kallis 60 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
             
3 1 R McLaren 71* v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 AB de Villiers 70 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  3 RJ Peterson 68 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
             
4 1 JH Kallis 78* v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
  2 HH Dippenaar 65* v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
             
5 1 JN Rhodes 61 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
  2 HH Dippenaar 53 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
             
6 1 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  2 JH Kallis 97 v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
             
7 1 MV Boucher 69 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
  2 JM Kemp 64 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
             
8 1 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017
  2 F de Plessis 75 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla {103} and F de Plessis {75} scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of one South African batsman scoring hundred and one or two South African batsmen scoring  fifties in an innings  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 GC Smith 69 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  3 JH Kallis 60 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
             
2 1 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  2 JH Kallis 97 v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
             
3 1 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017
  2 F de Plessis 75 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla became the ninth South African batsman to score two or more fifties in the tournament. The performance of all the nine batsmen are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  3 HH Gibbs 101 v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004
  4 HH Gibbs 77 v West Indies Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
             
2 1 JH Kallis 113* v Sri Lanka Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
  2 JH Kallis 78* v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
  3 JH Kallis 60 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  4 JH Kallis 97 v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
             
3 1 AB de Villiers 54 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 24 Oct 2006
  2 AB de Villiers 70* v New Zealand Centurion 24 Sep 2009
  3 AB de Villiers 70 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
             
4 1 GC Smith 69 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 GC Smith 58 v Sri Lanka Centurion 22 Sep 2009
  3 GC Smith 141 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
             
5 1 HH Dippenaar 65* v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
  2 HH Dippenaar 53 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
             
6 1 JN Rhodes 61* v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
  2 JN Rhodes 61 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
             
7 1 MV Boucher 60 v India Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
  2 MV Boucher 69 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
             
8 1 WJ Cronje 67 v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
  2 WJ Cronje 61* v West Indies Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
             
9 1 HM Amla 81 v Pakistan Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
  2 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. It also provides the fifth occasion of South African bowler capturing four or more wickets  in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Opposition Ground Match Date
1 M Ntini 6.0 2 21 5 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
2 JH Kallis 7.3 0 30 5 v West Indies Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
3 WD Parnell 8.0 0 57 5 v New Zealand Centurion 24 Sep 2009
4 R McLaren 8.0 3 19 4 v Pakistan Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
5 Imran Tahir 8.3 0 27 4 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

It is interesting to note that none of the captioned five bowlers have not completed their ten overs  quota while taking four or more wickets

 

Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in the tournament against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Razzaq 7.2 0 50 4 1 Pak Srl Jaipur 17 Oct 2006
2 MJ McClenaghan 8.5 0 43 4 1 NZl Srl Cardiff 09 Jun 2013
3 Imran Tahir 8.3 0 27 4 2 RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game represent the best bowling figures by in the tournament against Sri Lanka. The previous best was four for 43 by MJ McClenaghan at Cardiff on 09.06.13. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imran Tahir 8.3 0 27 4 2 RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017
2 MJ McClenaghan 8.5 0 43 4 1 NZl Srl Cardiff 09 Jun 2013

 

WU Tharanga scored 57 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Ranatunga 90* 2 v New Zealand Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
2 ST Jayasuriya 102* 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
3 ST Jayasuriya 74 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 29 Sep 2002
4 KC Sangakkara 54 1 v South Africa Centurion 22 Sep 2009
5 AD Mathews 51 1 v India Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
6 WU Tharanga 57 2 v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

WU Tharanga scored 57 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 102* 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
2 ST Jayasuriya 74 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 29 Sep 2002
3 WU Tharanga 57 2 v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

WU Tharanga’s 57 in this  game was in a losing cause providing the 17th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s fifty in a losing cause in  the tournament. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AD Mathews 51 1 v India Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
2 WU Tharanga 57 2 v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla {103} and WU Tharanga {57} scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of rival openers scoring fifties in a match in the Champions Trophy.

 

Sri Lanka became the fourth team to lose ten or more  games  in the Champions Trophy. Others are – Pakistan {11}, England {10} and West Indies {10}

 

No Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
1 Pakistan 1998-2013 18 07 11 0 0
2 England 1998-2017 22 12 10 0 0
3 Sri Lanka 1998-2017 25 13 10 0 2
4 West Indies 1998-2013 24 13 10 1 0

 

Match No 3 – South Africa vs Sri Lanka  – at The Oval on 03.06.17

 

Sri Lanka became the first team to play 25 games in the Champions Trophy. This game was its 25th game. WU Tharanga became the 55th captain to lead a team in the Champions Trophy. He became the seventh captain to lead Sri Lanka in the tournament

 

HM Amla and F de Plessis added 145 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of South African batsmen posting  a three  figure partnership in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 113 1st v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 WJ Cronje, JN Rhodes 117 4th v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
3 JH Kallis, HH Dippenaar 132* 3rd v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
4 HH Dippenaar, JN Rhodes 117 4th v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
5 GC Smith, HH Gibbs 159 1st v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
6 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 178* 2nd v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
7 GC Smith, HH Gibbs 102 1st v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004
8 MV Boucher, JM Kemp 131 6th v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
9 RJ Peterson, AB de Villiers 124 3rd v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
10 HM Amla, F du Plessis 145 2nd v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla scored 103 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GC Smith 141 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
4 JH Kallis 113* v Sri Lanka Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
5 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017
6 HH Gibbs 101 v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004

 

HM Amla’s 103 in this game provide the 32nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.

 

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
2 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3 HH Gibbs 101 v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004
4 GC Smith 141 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
5 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla was dismissed run out for 103  in this game to provide the 93rd  occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 53rd occasion  of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the  history of one day internationals.

 

It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 ME Trescothick 104 1 Eng Win The Oval 25 Sep 2004
3 CH Gayle 101 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
4 KS Williamson 100 1 NZl Aus Birmingham 02 Jun 2017
5 HM Amla 103 1 RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017

It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 141 1 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
2 ME Trescothick 104 1 Eng Win The Oval 25 Sep 2004
3 CH Gayle 101 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
4 HM Amla 103 1 RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla’s 103 in this game represent his 25th one day century. He became the sixth batsman to score 25 or more hundreds in the history of one day internationals.

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 1989-2012 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49
2 RT Ponting Aus 1995-2012 375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 30
3 ST Jayasuriya Srl 1989-2011 445 433 18 13430 189 32.36 28
4 V Kohli Ind 2008-2017 179 171 25 7755 183 53.11 27
5 HM Amla RSA 2008-2017 154 151 10 7135 159 50.60 25
6 KC Sangakkara Srk 2000-2015 404 380 41 14234 169 41.98 25

 

He also became the first South African batsman to score 25 hundreds in one day internationals. He went past AB de Villiers who had scored 24 one day hundreds.

 

WU Tharnaga opened the Sri Lankan innings in this game to provide the tenth captain to open the innings in the Champions Trophy.

 

N Dickwella opened the Sri Lankan innings in this game to provide the 17th wicket keeper to open the innings in the Champions Trophy. He also became the third Sri Lankan wicket keeper to open the innings in the tournament.

 

Rival wicket keepers – Q de Kock for South Africa and N Dickwella for Sri Lanka – opened the innings for  their  respective teams to provide the sixth occasion of rival wicket keepers  opening the innings  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MR Johnson USA Aus Southampton 13 Sep 2004
  AC Gilchrist Aus USA Southampton 13 Sep 2004
           
2 Kamran Akmal Pak Aus Centurion 30 Sep 2009
  TD Paine Aus Pak Centurion 30 Sep 2009
           
3 Kamran Akmal Pak NZl Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
  BB McCullum NZl Pak Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
           
4 BB McCullum NZl Aus Centurion 05 Oct 2009
  TD Paine Aus NZl Centurion 05 Oct 2009
           
5 MS Wade Aus NZl Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
  L Ronchi NZl Aus Birmingham 12 Jun 2013
           
6 Q de Kock RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017
  N Dickwella Srl RSA The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

Q de Kock for South Africa and N Dickwella for Sri Lanka – opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the 49th and 50th occasion of wicket keepers opening the innings in the Champions Trophy.

 

N Dickwella {Wk} and WU Tharana {C} opened the Sri Lanka’s innings in this game to provide the second occasion of a captain and a wicket keeper  opening the  innings  in the Champions Trophy. The first such occasion was provided by Sri Lanka’s captain and wicket keeper. ST Jayasuriya {C} and KC Sangakkara {Wk} had opened the Sri Lanka’s innings against India at Col-RPS on 30.09.02

 

No   Player Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 * ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1 Srl Ins Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
  + KC Sangakkara (SL) 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
               
2 + N Dickwella (SL) 2 Srl RSA The Oval 03 Jun 2017
  * WU Tharanga (SL) 2 Srl RSa The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

 

HM Amla {103} and F de Plessis {75} scored fifties in this game to provide the eighth occasion of two or more South African batsman scoring fifties in an innings  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 DJ Cullinan 69 v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
  2 WJ Cronje 67 v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
  3 JN Rhodes 61* v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
             
2 1 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 GC Smith 69 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  3 JH Kallis 60 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
             
3 1 R McLaren 71* v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  2 AB de Villiers 70 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
  3 RJ Peterson 68 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
             
4 1 JH Kallis 78* v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
  2 HH Dippenaar 65* v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
             
5 1 JN Rhodes 61 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
  2 HH Dippenaar 53 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
             
6 1 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  2 JH Kallis 97 v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
             
7 1 MV Boucher 69 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
  2 JM Kemp 64 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
             
8 1 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017
  2 F de Plessis 75 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla {103} and F de Plessis {75} scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of one South African batsman scoring hundred and one or two South African batsmen scoring  fifties in an innings  in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 GC Smith 69 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  3 JH Kallis 60 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
             
2 1 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  2 JH Kallis 97 v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
             
3 1 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017
  2 F de Plessis 75 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla became the ninth South African batsman to score two or more fifties in the tournament. The performance of all the nine batsmen are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 HH Gibbs 116 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 HH Gibbs 116* v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
  3 HH Gibbs 101 v West Indies The Oval 18 Sep 2004
  4 HH Gibbs 77 v West Indies Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
             
2 1 JH Kallis 113* v Sri Lanka Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
  2 JH Kallis 78* v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
  3 JH Kallis 60 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  4 JH Kallis 97 v India Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
             
3 1 AB de Villiers 54 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 24 Oct 2006
  2 AB de Villiers 70* v New Zealand Centurion 24 Sep 2009
  3 AB de Villiers 70 v India Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
             
4 1 GC Smith 69 v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
  2 GC Smith 58 v Sri Lanka Centurion 22 Sep 2009
  3 GC Smith 141 v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
             
5 1 HH Dippenaar 65* v England Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
  2 HH Dippenaar 53 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
             
6 1 JN Rhodes 61* v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
  2 JN Rhodes 61 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
             
7 1 MV Boucher 60 v India Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
  2 MV Boucher 69 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
             
8 1 WJ Cronje 67 v England Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
  2 WJ Cronje 61* v West Indies Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
             
9 1 HM Amla 81 v Pakistan Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
  2 HM Amla 103 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. It also provides the fifth occasion of South African bowler capturing four or more wickets  in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Opposition Ground Match Date
1 M Ntini 6.0 2 21 5 v Pakistan Mohali 27 Oct 2006
2 JH Kallis 7.3 0 30 5 v West Indies Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
3 WD Parnell 8.0 0 57 5 v New Zealand Centurion 24 Sep 2009
4 R McLaren 8.0 3 19 4 v Pakistan Birmingham 10 Jun 2013
5 Imran Tahir 8.3 0 27 4 v Sri Lanka The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

It is interesting to note that none of the captioned five bowlers have not completed their ten overs  quota while taking four or more wickets

 

Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in the tournament against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Razzaq 7.2 0 50 4 1 Pak Srl Jaipur 17 Oct 2006
2 MJ McClenaghan 8.5 0 43 4 1 NZl Srl Cardiff 09 Jun 2013
3 Imran Tahir 8.3 0 27 4 2 RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

Imran Tahir captured four for 27 in this game represent the best bowling figures by in the tournament against Sri Lanka. The previous best was four for 43 by MJ McClenaghan at Cardiff on 09.06.13. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imran Tahir 8.3 0 27 4 2 RSA Srl The Oval 03 Jun 2017
2 MJ McClenaghan 8.5 0 43 4 1 NZl Srl Cardiff 09 Jun 2013

 

WU Tharanga scored 57 in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Ranatunga 90* 2 v New Zealand Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
2 ST Jayasuriya 102* 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
3 ST Jayasuriya 74 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 29 Sep 2002
4 KC Sangakkara 54 1 v South Africa Centurion 22 Sep 2009
5 AD Mathews 51 1 v India Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
6 WU Tharanga 57 2 v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

WU Tharanga scored 57 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 102* 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
2 ST Jayasuriya 74 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 29 Sep 2002
3 WU Tharanga 57 2 v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

WU Tharanga’s 57 in this  game was in a losing cause providing the 17th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s fifty in a losing cause in  the tournament. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AD Mathews 51 1 v India Cardiff 20 Jun 2013
2 WU Tharanga 57 2 v South Africa The Oval 03 Jun 2017

 

HM Amla {103} and WU Tharanga {57} scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of rival openers scoring fifties in a match in the Champions Trophy.

 

Sri Lanka became the fourth team to lose ten or more  games  in the Champions Trophy. Others are – Pakistan {11}, England {10} and West Indies {10}

 

No Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
1 Pakistan 1998-2013 18 07 11 0 0
2 England 1998-2017 22 12 10 0 0
3 Sri Lanka 1998-2017 25 13 10 0 2
4 West Indies 1998-2013 24 13 10 1 0

 

Ramachandra Guha resigns from CoA – Guha raises questions for Indian cricket

Ramachandra Guha resigns from CoA – Guha raises questions for Indian cricket

When Ramachandra Guha was appointed to the Committee of Administrators, there were sniggers from various quarters. What did a historian living in an imagined utopia know about running Indian cricket, it was asked. Having found the kitchen too hot, it will be said, he has quit. He has quit all right, and arguably without accomplishing the primary objective of seeing the reforms through, but he has left with an important piece of what all his detractors consider him good for: writing.

Not many pieces have said more about the state of Indian cricket administration than Guha’s resignation letter to Vinod Rai, the chairman of the CoA. The superstars of Indian cricket, of the recent past and present, stand exposed as lacking accountability and conscience. The BCCI has been reaffirmed as a manipulative body that allows the excesses of these superstars to keep them on its side. In the case of Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Kapil Dev, their cheerleading of the board comes as a bonus.

Not all of this is new but it is coming from a man who had the mandate from the highest court of the country, a man who spent four months in the system and was clearly frustrated by the inaction.

He saw the BCCI subvert a Supreme Court order, and he saw his colleagues not do much about it. He saw the old guard try to hold a world event hostage, and he saw his colleagues let it happen before swooping in at the last minute. He is seeing a coach being shunted out to supposedly appease a superstar captain, and he sees his colleagues – by the virtue of their silence – complicit in it. Perhaps the CoA can provide a counter-argument because the BCCI old guard will be happy with this chaos and confusion.

Guha would have done well to mention the irony that Kumble himself was appointed coach through the subversion of another process last year. Otherwise, from Dravid to Gavaskar to Dhoni to Kohli to Ganguly, Guha has mentioned them all. In Dravid’s case, allowance could be made that his BCCI contract allows him to work in the IPL for two months a year; and he has also asked the board for clarity on his role in the past. He might be making a fair point, but Guha might also have been better off leaving Dhoni’s contract grade to the men charged with these decisions: the national selectors.

However, in showing no bias in pointing out the conflicts of interest, in naming names, and in the clarity with which it does so, this is a bold and unprecedented letter. It says a lot that such a brave assessment can only be made by someone on the outside and with no designs of gaining materially from Indian cricket.

Rai and Limaye are practical men from the practical world who seem to be looking for practical solutions, but they could have done more to take along with them a man with intentions as noble as Guha’s
These are not concerns that have emerged overnight out of love for Kumble, with whom, and Bishan Bedi, Guha had once taken a selfie and tweeted, “two of my greatest heroes”. Guha has quoted emails in his letter to indicate that he has had these concerns ever since he joined the CoA, and that they had not been acted upon. Those who know him say he has been frustrated for a long time.

To be fair to Guha’s colleagues at the CoA, their hands have been tied in certain cases by what is, in parts, an ambiguous order from the Supreme Court. In many instances, the CoA was reduced to going back to the Court for instructions. For example, when the CoA intervened to prevent disqualified members from attending BCCI meetings, the court order put the onus on the members to judge for themselves if they were disqualified or not. Or else. Such “or elses” have clearly not worked because N Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah, to name two of the disqualified members, attended the BCCI SGM in Delhi.

Perhaps, in a hyper-nationalistic age, the CoA didn’t want to come across as the one who lost the BCCI part of what it used to get from the ICC, though the BCCI’s insistence at the cost of globalisation is a bit like the USA pulling out of the climate deal. Perhaps it was also mindful of any disruptions to India’s showcase event, the IPL, which is why it hasn’t yet shown the old guard the full might of its mandate.

The CoA has also been looking at pushing for constitutional changes with minimal controversy as its primary objective. There is nothing stopping the committee from working on the issues Guha mentions – it did take up player contracts – but its bigger concern is the implementation of the Lodha Committee’s reforms, which the BCCI old guard keeps resisting.

Even having made these allowances, the CoA has been slow and cautious, arguably overcautious. Whatever the reasons, it had the mandate to block some of these unfortunate events. For example, it intervened only one day before the BCCI was set to pull out of the Champions Trophy.

Rai and Limaye are practical men from the practical world, who seem to be looking for practical solutions, but they could have done more to take along with them a man with intentions as noble as Guha’s. If a lawyer was changed – as alleged – without taking Guha into confidence, it could say a lot about what the committee thought of him and arguably, by extension, his concerns. If a man within the committee began to doubt the committee, those outside are bound to question whether the committee has forgotten its mandate.

It will be all too easy to say that if Guha cared so much he should have stayed and tried to change the system, but that is also to say that Indian cricket is no place for straightforward men with straightforward intentions, even if they come armed with Supreme Court orders.

Perhaps we are better off looking at the circumstances that led to this. Perhaps this jolt will bring the urgency that Guha wanted to see in the CoA. Perhaps this is, as ESPNcricinfo’s editor-in-chief Sambit Bal put it in the video above, a plea to the Supreme Court to unshackle the CoA a little. If that happens, it might be worth a couple of clinking glasses in the BCCI old guard.

Sidharth Monga is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo – Article courtesy – www.espncricinfo.com

Virat Kohli-Anil Kumble saga: India coach to step down post ICC Trophy? – Reports Deccan Chronicle

Virat Kohli-Anil Kumble saga: India coach to step down post ICC Trophy? – Reports Deccan Chronicle

It is reported Kohli and a few other Indian cricketers are not happy with Kumble’s style of functioning.

The alleged Virat Kohli versus Anil Kumble saga has a new twist as it is now reported that Kumble is unlikely to continue as Team India head coach post ICC Champions Trophy in England.

Kumble, who took over from Team India Director Ravi Shastri last year, was given a one-year contract which comes to an end at the conclusion of the ICC event in England. While Kumble has results on his side – only a series defeat across formats – the alleged differences of opinion with Kohli are likely to cut short his future as team’s head coach.

“The problem between Kumble and Kohli isn’t recent but has apparently been festering on for a while. The early signs were seen at the start of the England series in Rajkot in November last year. Not just Virat, we have been told that a few players are also not too happy with Kumble’s style of functioning. When the captain especially isn’t happy, then there is little that we or anybody from outside can do,” a report in Indian Express quoted a BCCI official as saying.

However, the same report quoted an unnamed member of COA criticising Kohli’s behaviour.

“Kohli is behaving like a spoilt child. The committee should be fair. Kumble has had great results and that should be a big factor when it comes to renewing his contract.”

While it is indicated that Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) and BCCI officials are finding ways to broker peace between the two, it seems unlikely that the former leg-spinner will continue as Team India head coach post Champions Trophy.

It was earlier indicated that Kumble and Kohli were not on a same page over the team selection for the third India versus Australia Test in Ranchi. While Kumble wanted to pick Kuldeep Yadav, Kohli was not in favour of the same. The young left-arm chinaman bowler made his debut in Dharamsala Test as Ajinkya Rahane led the team in absence of injured Kohli.

“This may or may not be the reason. But we believe the people in the corridors of power have been told that Kumble is overbearing and doesn’t give freedom to the players. It’s sad that aspersions are cast on a legend of Indian cricket,” a BCCI official had earlier told The Hindu.

It was also reported that there were a number of cricketers who were not pleased with Kumble’s style of functioning.

“It’s just not the captain alone. A few months back, a bowler landed at the national cricket academy in Bangalore. Rest, recuperation, and some fitness work was on his mind. Some bit of bowling too. He was told he had to put in hours of bowling, get Test-match fit. He wasn’t initially keen but was told he had no choice. For what it’s worth, his bowling improved at the end of the stint. Sometimes, as a coach, you have to tread on fragile egos, be sensitive. A couple of players felt Kumble wasn’t,” said a report in the Indian Express.

The same report also quoted a source close to Indian team about Kohli’s apprehensions over Kumble.

“He (Kohli) would throw a word or two about what he thought about the new coach. You know, nothing bad, but there was enough there to realise he wasn’t sure or had some doubts. Kohli would have loved to have a team atmosphere like the one MS Dhoni had.”

A report in DNA also said that Kumble leaked private WhatsApp conversations with Team India cricketers to his friends in media.

“We’ve been told that there is a WhatsApp group created by Kumble of his few trusted media friends and few confidential talks between him and senior players were leaked through that,” a report in DNA quoted an unnamed senior BCCI official as saying.