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Champions Trophy 2017 – Grounds

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The Champions Trophy 2017 is slated to begin from 01.06.17 in England and Wales. The matches are scheduled to be played on three grounds – Birmingham, The Oval and Cardiff. The following table lists the allocation of matches on each of these three grounds

Grounds
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Capacity: 24,803
Fri		Jun 02	Australia v New Zealand
Sun		Jun 04	India v Pakistan
Wed		Jun 07	Pakistan v South Africa
Sat		Jun 10	England v Australia
Thu		Jun 15	TBC v TBC

Kennington Oval, London
Capacity: 23500
Thu	Jun 01		England v Bangladesh
Sat	Jun 03		Sri Lanka v South Africa
Mon	Jun 05		Australia v Bangladesh
Thu	Jun 08		India v Sri Lanka
Sun	Jun 11		India v South Africa
Sun	Jun 18		TBC v TBC

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Capacity: 5500 (15,000 after redevelopment)
Tue	Jun 06		England v New Zealand
Fri	Jun 09		New Zealand v Bangladesh
Mon	Jun 12		Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Wed	Jun 14		TBC v TBC

HM Amla becomes the fourth South African batsman to complete 7000 runs in one day internationals

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Hashim Mahomed Amla

HM Amla of South Africa completed 7000 one day international runs when he was on 23 during his knock of 55 against England in the third one day game at Lord’s on 29.05.17. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 7032. He became the fourth South African batsman to accomplish the feat. Others are JH Kallis {11550}, AB de Villiers {9149} and HH Gibbs {8094}. He also became the 37^th batsman in the history of one day internationals to aggregate 7000 plus runs

Player

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

JH Kallis

323

309

11550

139

45.11

910

137

AB de Villiers

214

205

09149

162*

55.11

801

190

HH Gibbs

248

240

08094

175

36.13

930

128

HM Amla

153

150

07032

159

50.22

723

048

AB de Villiers becomes the seventeenth captain to lead a team in one hundred plus one day internationals

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Abraham Benjamin de Villiers

AB de Villiers became the 17th captain to lead a team in 100 plus one day internationals. The third one day game between England and South Africa at Lord’s on 29.05.17 was the 100^th captaincy assignment for AB de Villiers. The performance of these seventeen captains are furnished below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	RT Ponting	Aus	230	220	22	8497	164	42.91	22	51	09
2	SP Fleming	NZl	218	208	16	6295	134*	32.78	07	38	14
3	MS Dhoni	Ind	199	171	48	6633	139*	53.92	06	47	03
4	A Ranatunga	Srl	193	183	34	5608	131*	37.63	04	37	14
5	AR Border	Aus	178	165	27	4439	127*	32.16	02	27	06
6	M Azharuddin	Ind	174	162	29	5239	153*	39.39	04	37	06
7	GC Smith	RSA	150	148	09	5416	141	38.96	08	37	08
8	SC Ganguly	Ind	147	143	11	5104	144	38.66	11	30	09
9	Imran Khan	Pak	139	122	29	3247	102*	34.91	01	18	02
10	WJ Cronje	RSA	138	128	20	4070	094	37.68	00	31	06
11	M Jayawardene	Srl	129	120	14	3569	126*	33.66	04	23	11
12	BC Lara	Win	125	119	15	3725	156	35.81	05	18	03
13	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	118	118	05	4377	189	38.73	10	25	08
14	Wasim Akram	Pak	109	092	16	1341	079	17.64	00	03	08
15	SR Waugh	Aus	106	089	15	2585	120*	34.93	02	16	08
16	IVA Richards	Win	105	091	11	3105	181	38.81	03	22	03
17	AB de Villiers	RSA	100	095	23	4776	162*	66.33	13	27	01

AB de Villiers became the third captain to lead South Africa in 100 plus tests. This game was the 100^th captaincy assignment for AB de Villiers. The third one day game between England and South Afirca at Lord’s on 29.05.17 was the 100^th captaincy assignment for AB de Villiers. The performance of these three captains are furnished below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	GC Smith	RSA	150	148	09	5416	141	38.96	08	37	08
2	WJ Cronje	RSA	138	128	20	4070	094	37.68	00	31	06
3	AB de Villiers	RSA	100	095	23	4776	162*	66.33	13	27	01

South Africa wins the Lord’s one day game by seven wickets

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Third one day – England v South Africa at Lord’s on 29 May 2017 – South Africa won by seven wickets

England lost six wickets for 20 runs in this game to provide the lowest ever score for a team which had lost its six wickets in a one day game in the history of one day internationals. It also represent the lowest ever score by a team which had lost its six wickets in a one day game played at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

In England innings eight batsmen scored single digits to provide the eighth such occasion in an England’s innings in a one day game. All such occasions are listed below. It provides the first such occasion at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket and also the first such occasion against South Africa.

No	Team	inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Bat
1	England	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Sep 1974	8
2	England	1	Australia	Leeds	18 Jun 1975	9
3	England	2	New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Feb 1983	8
4	England	1	Sri Lanka	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	8
5	England	1	Pakistan	Leeds	17 Jun 2001	8
6	England	1	Sri Lanka	Dambulla	18 Nov 2003	8
7	England	2	Sri Lanka	Ch-le-St	25 May 2014	8
8	England	1	South Africa	Lord’s	29 May 2017	8

England has been dismissed for a total score between 150 and 160 on seventeen occasions in one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	150	34.5	2	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	1 Oct 2007
2	England	152	44.3	2	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	25 Feb 1996
3	England	152	45.5	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	15 Dec 1996
4	England	152	48.3	1	v Australia	Adelaide	19 Jan 2003
5	England	153	45.5	2	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1991
6	England	153	31.1	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	29 May 2017
7	England	154	46.1	2	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	21 Jan 1996
8	England	154	48.0	1	v South Africa	Bridgetown	17 Apr 2007
9	England	155	42.0	1	v Australia	Brisbane	19 Jan 2007
10	England	155	42.2	1	v India	Ranchi	19 Jan 2013
11	England	156	45.2	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	17 Jun 2001
12	England	157	51.1	1	v Pakistan	Nottingham	23 May 1987
13	England	158	42.5	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	30 Oct 2000
14	England	158	35.1	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	12 Feb 2008
15	England	158	36.0	2	v India	Kochi	15 Jan 2013
16	England	160	45.0	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Mar 2001
17	England	160	46.2	2	v New Zealand	Bristol	21 Jun 2008

England’s 153 in this game is the first occasion it has been dismissed for a score between 150 and 160 at Lord’s. It also represents its lowest team total in an one day game at Lord’s. England has been dismissed all out for a total between 150 and 160 against South Africa on four occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents its lowest total against South Africa at home.

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
2	England	152	44.3	2	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	25 Feb 1996
6	England	153	31.1	1	v South Africa	Lord’s	29 May 2017
7	England	154	46.1	2	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	21 Jan 1996
8	England	154	48.0	1	v South Africa	Bridgetown	17 Apr 2007

AB de Villiers became the third captain to lead South Africa in 100 plus one day internationals. This game was the 100^th captaincy assignment for AB de Villiers. Others are – GC Smith {150} and WJ Cronje {138}. He also became the 17^th captain to lead a team on 100 plus occasions in the history of one day internationals.

K Rabada captured 4 for 39 in this game to provide the 149^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in a one day game. It also provides the tenth occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in a one day game against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Pollock	9.5	0	34	4	2	v England	Cape Town	09 Jan 1996
2	AA Donald	10.0	0	41	4	1	v England	Durban	17 Jan 1996
3	PS de Villiers	9.1	1	32	4	2	v England	Port Elizabeth	21 Jan 1996
4	AA Donald	8.0	1	17	4	2	v England	The Oval	22 May 1999
5	SM Pollock	9.0	1	20	5	2	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 2000
6	AJ Hall	10.0	2	18	5	1	v England	Bridgetown	17 Apr 2007
7	WD Parnell	9.3	1	48	5	2	v England	Cape Town	27 Nov 2009
8	Imran Tahir	8.4	1	38	4	1	v England	Chennai	06 Mar 2011
9	K Rabada	9.5	1	45	4	1	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 2016
10	K Rabada	9.0	1	39	4	1	v England	Lord’s	29 May 2017

K Rabada became the second South African bowler to capture four or more wickets against England on two occasions after SM Pollock. The performance of these two bowlers are furnished below

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Pollock	9.5	0	34	4	2	v England	Cape Town	09 Jan 1996
2	SM Pollock	9.0	1	20	5	2	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 2000

1	K Rabada	9.5	1	45	4	1	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 2016
2	K Rabada	9.0	1	39	4	1	v England	Lord’s	29 May 2017

K Rabada became the second South African bowler to capture four or more wickets against England in England after AA Donald. AA Donald has captured four for 17 at The Oval on 22.05.99.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Donald	8.0	1	17	4	2	v England	The Oval	22 May 1999
2	K Rabada	9.0	1	39	4	1	v England	Lord’s	29 May 2017

AB de Villiers aggregate as captain on away and neutral soil read 3010 at the end of this game. He became the ninth captain to accomplish such a feat in the annals of one day games. The following table lists the performance of all these captains representing their country

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	RT Ponting	Aus	140	133	14	5289	164	44.44	11	36	4
2	A Ranatunga	Srl	145	141	21	4185	102*	34.87	2	28	12
3	SP Fleming	NZl	137	131	4	4046	134*	31.85	4	24	7
4	MS Dhoni	Ind	126	103	26	3958	109*	51.40	2	30	2
5	SC Ganguly	Ind	110	106	9	3619	141*	37.15	9	19	7
6	M Azharuddin	Ind	116	108	18	3493	108	38.81	3	25	4
7	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	86	86	2	3126	189	37.21	8	15	4
8	GC Smith	RSA	86	85	6	3040	134*	38.48	3	19	3
9	AB de Villiers	RSA	66	62	15	3010	162*	64.04	8	15	1

AB de Villiers aggregate as captain on away and neutral soil read 3010 at the end of this game. He became the second South African captain to accomplish such a feat in the annals of one day games after GC Smith. GC Smith has an aggregate of 3040 runs while leading South Africa. The following table lists the performance of both these captains.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	GC Smith	RSA	86	85	6	3040	134*	38.48	3	19	3
2	AB de Villiers	RSA	66	62	15	3010	162*	64.04	8	15	1

DL Method has been renamed as DLS Method from November 2014

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The Duckworth–Lewis (DL) method is a mathematical formulation designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstances. It is generally accepted to be the most accurate method of setting a target score. The DL method was devised by two English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis. After their retirements Professor Steven Stern became the custodian of the method. In November 2014, it was renamed the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method (or D/L/S method)

The basic principle is that each team in a limited-overs match has two resources available with which to score runs: wickets remaining, and overs to play. Where overs are lost, setting an adjusted target for the team batting second is not as simple as reducing the run target proportionally to the loss in overs, because a team with ten wickets in hand and 25 overs to bat can be expected to play more aggressively than if they had ten wickets and a full 50 overs, for example, and can consequently achieve a higher run rate. The Duckworth–Lewis method is an attempt to set a statistically fair target for the second team’s innings, based on the score achieved by the first team, taking their wickets lost and overs played into account. This method has been nomenclatured as Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method (or DLS method)

It is still a matter of concern that most news papers/portals/websites report the rain affected match results under DL Method and not DLS Method even though the DL Method has undergone a change as DLS Method from November 2014 – about two and a half years back

England win the second one day game by two runs against South Africa at Southampton

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South Africa won the toss and inserted the opposition to provide the 12th occasion of South Africa doing so against England. England posted 330 for 6 in this game to provide the second occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs against South Africa after being inserted. The first such occasion was England’s 339 for 6 at Leeds on 24 May 2017 – the first one day game of the ongoing three one day game series between the two teams.

England’s 330 for 6 in this game provide the sixth occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs against South Africa in one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	304/8	50.0	2	v South Africa	East London	09 Feb 2005
2	England	323/8	50.0	1	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Sep 2009
3	England	399/9	50.0	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Feb 2016
4	England	318/8	50.0	1	v South Africa	Centurion	09 Feb 2016
5	England	339/6	50.0	1	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 2017
6	England	330/6	50.0	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

It also provides the first occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs against South Africa in consecutive games. It had posted 339 for 6 at Leeds on 24.05.17

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	339/6	50.0	1	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 2017
2	England	330/6	50.0	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

England’s 330 for 6 in this game provide the 599^th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 55^th occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals.

BA Stokes scored 101 in this game to provide the 1578^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the 146^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

BA Stokes scored 101 in this game to provide the 92nd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against South Africa. It also provides the 12th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in one day games against South Africa. All the twelve hundreds are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ME Trescothick	114*	2	v South Africa	The Oval	28 Jun 2003
2	VS Solanki	106	2	v South Africa	The Oval	28 Jun 2003
3	KP Pietersen	108*	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	02 Feb 2005
4	KP Pietersen	100*	2	v South Africa	East London	09 Feb 2005
5	KP Pietersen	116	1	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Feb 2005
6	PD Collingwood	105*	2	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Nov 2009
7	JC Buttler	105	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Feb 2016
8	JE Root	125	1	v South Africa	Centurion	09 Feb 2016
9	JE Root	109	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 2016
10	AD Hales	112	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2016
11	EJG Morgan	107	1	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 2017
12	BA Stokes	101	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

BA Stokes registered his second one day hundred when he scored 101 in this game. He had scored 101 against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 07.10.16. Both the occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BA Stokes	101	1	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	07 Oct 2016
2	BA Stokes	101	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

BA Stokes’ 101 in this game represent the fourth hundred by an England batsman against South Africa at home. All the four hundreds are tabulated below.It also provides the 73^rd occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred against all oppositions at home.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ME Trescothick	114*	2	v South Africa	The Oval	28 Jun 2003
2	VS Solanki	106	2	v South Africa	The Oval	28 Jun 2003
3	EJG Morgan	107	1	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 2017
4	BA Stokes	101	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

JC Buttler scored 65 not out in this game to provide the sixth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Stewart	77	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992
2	SJ Rhodes	56	2	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Aug 1994
3	AJ Stewart	52	2	v South Africa	Manchester	23 May 1998
4	EJG Morgan	67	1	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Sep 2009
5	JC Buttler	105	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Feb 2016
6	JC Buttler	65*	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

JC Buttler scored 65 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in one day games at home. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest score by an England wicket keeper batsman against South Africa at home. The previous best was 56 by SJ Rhodes at Manchester on 27.08.94

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SJ Rhodes	56	2	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Aug 1994
2	AJ Stewart	52	2	v South Africa	Manchester	23 May 1998
3	JC Buttler	65*	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

JC Buttler with his 65 not out in this game became the first England wicket keeper batsman to score fifties on two occasions. Both such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JC Buttler	105	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Feb 2016
2	JC Buttler	65*	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

AB de Villers was leading South Africa for the 99^th occasion. He needs one more captaincy assignment to lead South Africa on 100^th occasion.

England posted 330 for 6 in this game to provide the 225^th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs after being inserted in, in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 22nd occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs after being inserted by the opposition.

BA Stokes scored 101 in this game to provide the 495th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred when his team was inserted by the opposition in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 49th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred when England was inserted by the opposition. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred when it was inserted by South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KP Pietersen	108*	1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	2 Feb 2005
2	KP Pietersen	116	1	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Feb 2005
3	JE Root	109	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 2016
4	AD Hales	112	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2016
5	EJG Morgan	107	1	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 2017
6	BA Stokes	101	1	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

AB de Villiers scored 52 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a South African captain scoring a fifty against England in one day games. It also represents the fourth occasion of AB de Villiers scoring a fifty while leading South Africa against England in one day games

Q de Kock scored 98 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a South African wicket keeper scoring a fifty against England in one day games. It also provides the first occasion of a South African wicket keeper scoring a ninety against England in one day games.

Q de Kock’s 98 in this game provide the 55^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in one day games.

It also provides the 25^th occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the first occasion of a South African wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in one day games. Q de Kock’s 98 in this game provide the first occasion of his being dismissed in nineties in one day games.

JC Buttler {65 not out} and Q de Kock {98} scored fifties in this game to provide the 67^th occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in a one day game in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the second such occasion in England and South Africa encounters. The first such occasion was witnessed at Bloemfontein on 03.02.16. JC Buttler scored 105 and Q de Kock scored 138 not out in this game.

South Africa posted a total of 328 for 5 in this game to provide the 600^th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the history of one day games. The break up team wise read thus –

Team	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Inns	HS	LS
Australia	1975-2017	95	84	10	0	1	95	434	326
India	1996-2017	93	73	18	2	0	93	418	304
South Africa	1994-2017	77	69	7	0	1	77	439	305
Pakistan	1975-2017	68	58	10	0	0	68	385	303
Sri Lanka	1992-2017	62	49	12	0	1	62	443	301
England	1975-2017	55	36	17	2	0	55	444	302
New Zealand	1975-2017	51	40	9	2	0	51	402	314
West Indies	1978-2017	37	27	10	0	0	37	372	300
Zimbabwe	1992-2015	23	18	5	0	0	23	351	326
Bangladesh	2006-2017	10	9	1	0	0	10	329	307
Ireland	2007-2017	9	6	3	0	0	9	331	304
Scotland	2011-2016	4	3	1	0	0	4	341	–
Netherlands	2003-2011	4	3	1	0	0	4	315	306
Asia XI	2007-2007	3	3	0	0	0	3	337	–
Kenya	1997-2007	3	3	0	0	0	3	347	–
Afghanistan	2014-2017	2	2	0	0	0	2	338	338
Africa XI	2007-2007	2	0	2	0	0	2	318	306
ICC World XI	2005-2005	1	1	0	0	0	1	344	–
Canada	2007-2007	1	1	0	0	0	1	312	–
	Total	600	485	106	6	3	600	444	338

England’s win in this game provides the 485^th win by a team when it has posted 300 plus runs in an innings, while South Africa’s loss provides the 106^th loss suffered by a team when it has posted 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day games.

England’s win in this game provides the 36th win, when it has posted 300 plus runs in an innings, while South Africa’s loss provides the seventh loss suffered by it when it has posted 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day games.

England {330 for 6} and South Africa {328 for 5} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the 104th occasion of both the teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in the same game in the history of one day internationals.

South Africa lost the game by two runs after posting 300 plus runs to provide the 106^th occasion of a team losing a game after posting 300 plus runs. It also provides the 41^st occasion of a team losing a one day game posting a total of 300 plus runs while batting second in the match, that is while chasing the team’s total.

England won this game by two runs to provide the 26^th occasion of a team winning a one day game by exact two runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	England	2 runs	199	v West Indies	Sydney	28 Nov 1979
2	West Indies	2 runs	216	v England	Melbourne	20 Jan 1980
3	West Indies	2 runs	128	v England	Kingstown	04 Feb 1981
4	Australia	2 runs	250	v England	Birmingham	06 Jun 1981
5	New Zealand	2 runs	240	v England	Melbourne	13 Jan 1983
6	West Indies	2 runs	197	v India	Ahmedabad	07 Jan 1988
7	Australia	2 runs	205	v West Indies	Melbourne	14 Jan 1989
8	Pakistan	2 runs	221	v Australia	Sydney	20 Feb 1990
9	India	2 runs	196	v South Africa	Kolkata	24 Nov 1993
10	New Zealand	2 runs	218	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	18 Apr 1994
11	Zimbabwe	2 runs	291	v Sri Lanka	Harare	05 Nov 1994
12	Sri Lanka	2 runs	303	v India	Colombo (RPS)	17 Aug 1997
13	South Africa	2 runs	301	v New Zealand	Brisbane	09 Jan 1998
14	New Zealand	2 runs	232	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	08 Mar 1998
15	Pakistan	2 runs	243	v England	Lord’s	12 Jun 2001
16	England	2 runs	272	v India	Delhi	31 Jan 2002
17	Australia	2 runs	208	v West Indies	Kingston	17 May 2003
18	New Zealand	2 runs	178	v South Africa	Auckland	29 Feb 2004
19	Africa XI	2 runs	199	v Asia XI	Centurion	17 Aug 2005
20	Australia	2 runs	323	v New Zealand	Wellington	07 Dec 2005
21	Scotland	2 runs	208	v Netherlands	Nairobi (Jaff)	02 Feb 2007
22	Sri Lanka	2 runs	236	v England	North Sound	04 Apr 2007
23	Zimbabwe	2 runs	255	v West Indies	Providence	04 Mar 2010
24	South Africa	2 runs	229	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	02 Nov 2010
25	Pakistan	2 runs	237	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	22 Mar 2012
26	England	2 runs	331	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

England’s win by 2 runs provide the third occasion of England winning a game by exact 2 runs in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	England	2 runs	199	v West Indies	Sydney	28 Nov 1979
2	England	2 runs	272	v India	Delhi	31 Jan 2002
3	England	2 runs	331	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

South Africa’s loss by 2 runs margin provide the third occasion of South Africa losing a one day game by exact two runs margin in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	India	2 runs	196	v South Africa	Kolkata	24 Nov 1993
2	New Zealand	2 runs	178	v South Africa	Auckland	29 Feb 2004
3	England	2 runs	331	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

England won the game by two runs defending a target of 331 runs to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning a game by exact two runs margin while defending a target of 300 plus runs. England’s win defending 331 runs provides the highest target defended by a team when it posted a win by exact two runs.

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	England	2 runs	331	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017
2	Australia	2 runs	323	v New Zealand	Wellington	07 Dec 2005
3	Sri Lanka	2 runs	303	v India	Colombo (RPS)	17 Aug 1997
4	South Africa	2 runs	301	v New Zealand	Brisbane	09 Jan 1998

JT Ball of England returned with bowling figures of none for 81 in this game to provide the 188^th occasion of a bowler leaking 80 plus runs in a one day game in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 17^th occasion of an England bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an one day game. It also provides the first occasion of an England bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an one day game against South Africa.

JT Ball of England returned with bowling figures of none for 81 in this game to provide the 66^th occasion of a bowler leaking 80 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a one day game in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the seventh occasion of an England bowler conceding 80 plus runs without capturing wicket in an one day game. It also provides the first occasion of an England bowler conceding 80 plus runs without capturing a wicket in an one day game against South Africa. The following table lists the seven occasions of an England bowler conceding 80 plus runs without a wicket in one day games.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DR Pringle	10.0	0	83	0	1	v West Indies	Gujranwala	09 Oct 1987
2	SJ Harmison	09.5	0	81	0	2	v Australia	The Oval	12 Jul 2005
3	SJ Harmison	10.0	0	97	0	2	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	01 Jul 2006
4	JW Dernbach	10.0	0	87	0	1	v New Zealand	Southampton	02 Jun 2013
5	CR Woakes	10.0	0	89	0	1	v Australia	Perth	01 Feb 2015
6	JT Ball	10.0	0	80	0	1	v India	Cuttack	19 Jan 2017
7	JT Ball	10.0	0	81	0	2	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

SJ Harmison and JT Ball are the two England bowlers who have conceded 80 plus runs without capturing a wicket on two occasions. The performances of these two bowlers are listed below.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SJ Harmison	09.5	0	81	0	2	v Australia	The Oval	12 Jul 2005
2	SJ Harmison	10.0	0	97	0	2	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	01 Jul 2006

1	JT Ball	10.0	0	80	0	1	v India	Cuttack	19 Jan 2017
2	JT Ball	10.0	0	81	0	2	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017

AB de Villiers now holds the record for most runs by a South African captain on away soil. He has an aggregate of 1975 runs at the end of this game. He went past GC Smith who had scored 1924 runs

AB de Villiers now holds the record for most half centuries by a South African captain on away soil. He has scored eleven half centuries – His 52 in this game was his eleventh half century. He went past GC Smith who had scored ten half centuries.

AB de Villiers 52 in this game was his 40th fifty of his one day career – 13 centuries and 27 half centuries – while leading South Africa. He became the eighth captain to score 40 plus fifties in the history of one day games. Others are – RT Ponting {73}, MS Dhoni {53}, SP Fleming {45}, GC Smith {45}, M Azharuddin {41}, SC Ganguly {41} and A Ranatunga {41}

AB de Villiers 52 in this game was his 40th fifty of his one day career – 13 centuries and 27 half centuries – while leading South Africa. He became the second South African captain to score 40 plus fifties in the history of one day games after GC Smith. GC Smith has scored 45 fifties.

Bowlers who have captured four or more wickets on two occasions in Champions Trophy

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DT Hondo of Zimbabwe, KD Mills of New Zealand, M Dillon of West Indies, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, MJ McClenaghan of New Zealand and SL Malinga of Sri Lanka are the six bowlers who have captured four or more wickets on two occasions in the Champions Trophy. The performance of these six bowlers is tabulated below.

DT Hondo is the only bowler in this six member list to have accomplished the feat in the same edition – 2002 edition

No	No	Player	O	M	R	W	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	1	DT Hondo	9.0	1	62	4	Zimbabwe	v India	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2002
	2	DT Hondo	6.0	0	45	4	Zimbabwe	v England	Colombo (RPS)	18 Sep 2002

2	1	KD Mills	10.0	1	38	4	New Zealand	v Australia	Mohali	01 Nov 2006
	2	KD Mills	4.3	0	30	4	New Zealand	v England	Cardiff	16 Jun 2013

3	1	M Dillon	10.0	1	60	4	West Indies	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002
	2	M Dillon	10.0	4	29	5	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Southampton	15 Sep 2004

4	1	M Muralitharan	5.3	2	15	4	Sri Lanka	v Netherlands	Colombo (RPS)	16 Sep 2002
	2	M Muralitharan	10.0	1	23	4	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Mumbai (BS)	20 Oct 2006

5	1	MJ McClenaghan	8.5	0	43	4	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	09 Jun 2013
	2	MJ McClenaghan	10.0	0	65	4	New Zealand	v Australia	Birmingham	12 Jun 2013

6	1	SL Malinga	9.0	0	53	4	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	24 Oct 2006
	2	SL Malinga	10.0	2	34	4	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Cardiff	09 Jun 2013

Batsmen who have scored consecutive hundreds in Champions Trophy

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Saeed Anwar of Pakistan, SC Ganguly of India, WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka, CH Gayle of West Indies and S Dhawan of India are the five batsmen who have scored hundreds in consecutive games in the Champions Trophy. The performance of these five batsmen are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	1	Saeed Anwar	105*	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	08 Oct 2000
	2	Saeed Anwar	104	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	11 Oct 2000

2	1	SC Ganguly	141*	India	v South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000
	2	SC Ganguly	117	India	v New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	15 Oct 2000

3	1	WU Tharanga	105	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mohali	07 Oct 2006
	2	WU Tharanga	110	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	10 Oct 2006

4	1	CH Gayle	101	West Indies	v England	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006
	2	CH Gayle	133*	West Indies	v South Africa	Jaipur	02 Nov 2006

5	1	S Dhawan	114	India	v South Africa	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
	2	S Dhawan	102*	India	v West Indies	The Oval	11 Jun 2013

SR Tendulkar’s feat in the Champions Trophy

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SR Tendulkar is the only cricketer in the Champions Trophy to score a hundred and capture four wickets in the same match. Against Australia at Dhaka on 28.10.98, he scored 141 and took 4 for 38 in 9.1 overs. This game was the third Quarter final of the first ever Champions Trophy, then labeled as Wills International Cup

He scored 141 in 128 deliveries and occupied the crease for 191 minutes. His essay contained 13 boundary fours and three boundary sixes at a strike rate of 110.15. He was dismissed run out in this game.

With the leather, he captured the wickets of Australian skipper SR Waugh, MG Bevan, DR Martyin and BE Young. He returned with the figures of 9.1-0-38-4 in this game. His victims are detailed in the following table

No		Batsmen	How out	Bowler	R	M	B	4	6
1	*	SR Waugh	c Tendulkar	b Tendulkar	07	24	13	0	0
2		MG Bevan		b Tendulkar	08	20	14	0	0
3		DR Martyn	c Jadeja	b Tendulkar	24	25	17	3	0
4		BE Young	c Dravid	b Tendulkar	18	44	24	1	0

SR Tendulkar holds the distinction of capturing the first four wicket haul in the Champions Trophy with his 4 for 38 against Australia at Dhaka on 28.10.98.

Descriptive statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy

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This article was posted on this portal on 11.05.17 in the midst of IPL 2017. Human memory is short and with the array of stats highlights of IPL, netizens might have forgotten this article. Hence it is posted again

The ensuing Champions Trophy to be played in England from 01.06.17 will be the eighth Championship to be played. India is the defending Champions having won the trophy in 2013. South Africa won the inaugural edition in 1998-99. New Zealand won In 2000-01, trophy was shared in 2002-03 between India and Sri Lanka West Indies won in 2004 and Australia won in 2006-07 and 2009-10

India, Sri Lanka and West Indies share the record of playing most matches in the tournament. They have played 24 matches each. Sri Lanka would become the first team in the tournament to play 25 matches in the tournament when it meets South Africa at The Oval on 03.06.17.

India owns the record for most wins in the tournament. It has won 15 games. Pakistan owns the record for most losses in the tournament. It has lost 11 games.

New Zealand’s total of 347 for 4 against USA at The Oval on 10.09.84 represent the highest team total in the tournament, while USA’s 65 against Australia at Southampton on 13.09.84 represent the lowest team total in a completed innings in the tournament.

New Zealand’s win by 210 runs against USA at The Oval on 10.09.14 provides the largest margin of victory by runs, while there is only occasion of a team winning a game without losing a wicket {ten wickets win}. West Indies beat Bangladesh at Jaipur on 11.10.06 by ten wickets. Australia beat USA at Southampton on 13.09.04 by nine wickets with 253 balls to spare to provide the largest margin of victory by balls to spare in the second innings.

India’s five runs victory against England at Birmingham on 22.06.13 provides the smallest margin of victory by runs, while there is only one occasion of a team winning a game by one wicket margin. New Zealand went past Sri Lanka at Cardiff by one wicket on 09.06.13. There are three occasions of a team winning a game on the last ball of the match – New Zealand beat Zimbabwe at Dhaka on 24.10.98 by two wickets, South Africa best West Indies by two wickets at Col-SSC on 13.09.02 and Australia beat Pakistan at Centurion on 30.09.09.

Kenya conceded 42 extras against India at Southampton on 11.09.04 to provide the occasion of a team conceding most extras in the tournament. It also provides the lone instance of a team conceding 40 plus extras in the entire Champions Trophy.

Kenya conceded most byes {10} against India at Southampton on 11.09.04 in a total of 42 extras, Netherlands conceded most leg byes {21} against Pakistan at Col-SSC on 21.09.02 in a total of 34 extras, England conceded most no balls {22} against Zimbabwe at Birmingham on 10.09.04 in a total of 34 extras and India conceded most wides {11} against Pakistan at Centurion on 26.09.09 in a total of 24 extras.

CH Gayle of West Indies owns the record for most runs in the tournament. He has an aggregate of 791 runs from 17 matches, 17 innings. He has remained not out on two occasions. Has 133 not out as his highest score. He has an average of 52.73 runs per innings. He has scored three centuries and one half century. CH Gayle also owns the record for scoring most boundary fours in the tournament. He has scored 101 boundary fours and is the only batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in the tournament.

CH Gayle of West Indies {791} and DPMD Jayawardene {742} are the only two batsmen who have aggregated 700 plus runs in the tournament.

SC Ganguly of India, CH Gayle of West Indies and HH Gibbs of South Africa share the record for scoring most centuries in the tournament. They have scored three centuries each

SC Ganguly of India has scored most boundary sixes in the tournament – seventeen boundary sixes. He is followed by CH Gayle who has scored 15 boundary sixes.

R Dravid and SC Ganguly of India share the record for scoring most fifties in the tournament. Both have scored six fifties

As many as 40 centuries have been scored by batsmen in the tournament. New Zealander NJ Astle’s 145 not out against USA at The Oval on 10.09.04 represent the highest score by a batsman in the tournament. It is interesting to note that no batsman have scored 150 plus runs in the tournament.

SC Ganguly of India with 581 runs to his credit owns the record for most runs by a captain. His 58 boundary fours and 15 boundary sixes are also the record in its category by a captain in the tournament. RT Ponting is the other captain to total 500 plus runs – 506 to be exact – in the tournament.

SC Ganguly of India and RT Ponting of Australia share the record for scoring most fifties by a captain in the tournament. Both have scored five fifties.

SC Ganguly’s 141 not out against South Africa at Nairobi {Gym} on 13.10.00 represent the highest score by a captain in the tournament. There are seven centuries scored by captains in the tournament.

KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka with an aggregate of 662 runs has the record for most runs by a wicket keeper batsman in the tournament. He also holds the record for most fifties – five – and owns the record for most boundary fours by a wicket keeper batsman – 66 – in the tournament. KC Sangakkara is the only wicket keeper batsman to score 600 plus runs in the tournament

A Flower’s 145 against India at Col-RPS on 14.09.02 provide the highest score by a wicket keeper batsman in the tournament. There are two centuries scored by wicket keeper batsman in the tournament.

There are eleven occasions of batsmen’s centuries in a losing cause of which three are by captains and one by wicket keeper batsman

The tournament has witnessed 13 occasions of batsmen scoring nineties of which six occasions are by captains and one by wicket keeper batsman. CH Gayle’s 99 against Bangladesh at Southampton on 15.09.04 provide the only occasion of batsman scoring 99 in the tournament.

Five batsmen have scored ten or more boundary sixes in the tournament – SC Ganguly of India {17}, CH Gayle of West Indies {15}, SR Watson of Australia {12}, PD Collingwood of England {11} and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan {10}.

Only two batsmen have scored 75 plus boundary fours in the tournament – CH Gayle of West Indies {101} and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {79}. As many as 15 batsmen have scored 50 plus boundary fours in the tournament,

Only two batsmen have scored 50 plus boundary fours and 50 plus boundary sixes in the tournament – CH Gayle of West Indies {101 fours plus 15 sixes} and SC Ganguly of India {66 fours and 17 sixes}

KD Mills of New Zealand has captured most wickets in the tournament – 28 and is the only bowler to capture 25 or more wickets in the tournament

There are 40 occasions of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. One occasion of a six wicket haul, nine occasions of five wicket hauls and 30 occasions of exact four wicket haul constitutes the breakup of 40 occasions

MF Mahroof of Sri Lanka captured 6 for 14 against West Indies at Mum-BS on 14.10.06. His effort not only represent the best bowling effort in the tournament but also provide the only occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets in an innings in the tournament. The tournament has witnessed eleven occasions of a bowler’s four or more wicket haul in a losing cause. {all are exact four wicket hauls}

The tournament has witnessed 50 captains leading their teams in the tournament during its seven editions. RT Ponting of Australia has led in most games {16}. BC Lara of West Indies {15}, SP Fleming {13} and SC Ganguly of India {11} are the other three captains who have led their teams in ten or more games

RT Ponting of Australia has won 12 games out of the 16 games he led and holds the record for most wins in the tournament. SP Fleming of New Zealand and GC Smith of South Africa share the record for most losses in the tournament. Both have lost five games – SP Fleming has lost five games out of 13 games he has led, while GC Smith has lost five games out of the nine games he has led.

The tournament has witnessed 62 occasions of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament – 12 occasions for the first wicket, 13 occasions for the second wicket, 13 occasions for the third wicket, 12 occasions for the fourth wicket, five occasions for the fifth wicket, five occasions for the sixth wicket and two occasions for the seventh wicket constitute the breakup of 62 three figure partnerships wicketwise.

The tournament has witnessed 62 occasions of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament – 10 occasions by Indian batsmen, nine occasions by England batsmen, nine occasions by New Zealand batsmen, nine occasions by Sri Lankan batsmen, seven occasions by Australian batsmen, six occasions by West Indies batsmen, two occasions by Pakistan batsmen and one occasion by Zimbabwean batsmen constitute the breakup of 62 three figure partnerships teamwise

India has posted ten three figure partnerships which is a record for most three figure partnerships by a team in the tournament.

252 runs unfinished partnership between for the second wicket by Australia’s RT Ponting and SR Watson against England at Centution on 02.10.09 represents the highest partnership by batsmen in the tournament. It is also one of the two 200 plus runs partnerships posted in the tournament. Mohd Yousuf and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan posted 206 runs for the fourth wicket against India at Centurion on 26.09.09 provide the other partnership of 200 plus runs in the tournament. The following table furnishes the highest partnership for each wicket in the tournament.

Wkt	Runs	Partners	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1st	192	V Sehwag, SC Ganguly	Ind	Eng	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
1st	192	CH Gayle, WW Hinds	Win	Ban	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
2nd	252*	SR Watson, RT Ponting	Aus	Eng	Centurion	02 Oct 2009
3rd	165	WU Tharanga, KC Sangakkara	Srl	Zim	Ahmedabad	10 Oct 2006
4th	206	Shoaib Malik, Mohd Yousuf	Pak	Ind	Centurion	26 Sep 2009
5th	137	RS Morton, BC Lara	Win	Aus	Mumbai (BS)	18 Oct 2006
6th	131	MV Boucher, JM Kemp	RSA	Pak	Mohali	27 Oct 2006
7th	107	LJ Wright, TT Bresnan	Eng	Aus	Centurion	02 Oct 2009
8th	070	MG Johnson, B Lee	Aus	Win	Johannesburg	26 Sep 2009
9th	095	DA Miller, RK Kleinveldt	RSA	Eng	The Oval	19 Jun 2013
10th	051*	DJG Sammy, KAJ Roach	Win	Ind	The Oval	11 Jun 2013