South Africa win the final one day game by 214 runs to lift the series – Three – Two – Records galore in the final one day game

South Africa win the final one day game by 214 runs to lift the series – Three – Two – Records galore in the final one day game

Final one day –  India vs South Africa at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – South Africa won by 214 runs

South Africa posted a total of 438 for 4 in this game. This score represents South Africa’s highest team total against India in one day games. Previous best was 365 for 2 at Ahmedabad on 27.02.10

South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game provide the 17th occasion of a team posting a total of 400 plus runs in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 443/9 50.0 1 v Netherlands Amstelveen 04 Jul 2006
2 South Africa 439/2 50.0 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
3 South Africa 438/9 49.5 2 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
4 South Africa 438/4 50.0 1 v India Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
5 Australia 434/4 50.0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
6 South Africa 418/5 50.0 1 v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 20 Sep 2006
7 India 418/5 50.0 1 v West Indies Indore 08 Dec 2011
8 Australia 417/6 50.0 1 v Afghanistan Perth 04 Mar 2015
9 India 414/7 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
10 India 413/5 50.0 1 v Bermuda Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
11 Sri Lanka 411/8 50.0 2 v India Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
12 South Africa 411/4 50.0 1 v Ireland Canberra 03 Mar 2015
13 South Africa 408/5 50.0 1 v West Indies Sydney 27 Feb 2015
14 England 408/9 50.0 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 09 Jun 2015
15 India 404/5 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
16 New Zealand 402/2 50.0 1 v Ireland Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
17 India 401/3 50.0 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010

South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game provide the sixth occasion of posting a total of 400 plus runs in the annals of one day games. South Africa now owns the record of posting 400 plus runs on most occasions in the annals of one day games. It went past India which had posted 400 plus runs on five occasions. The following table lists the India and South Africa posting 400 plus runs

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 418/5 50.0 1 v West Indies Indore 08 Dec 2011
2 India 414/7 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
3 India 413/5 50.0 1 v Bermuda Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
4 India 404/5 50.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
5 India 401/3 50.0 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
               
1 South Africa 439/2 50.0 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
2 South Africa 438/9 49.5 2 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
3 South Africa 438/4 50.0 1 v India Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
4 South Africa 418/5 50.0 1 v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 20 Sep 2006
5 South Africa 411/4 50.0 1 v Ireland Canberra 03 Mar 2015
6 South Africa 408/5 50.0 1 v West Indies Sydney 27 Feb 2015

South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game provide the second occasion of a team posting a total of 400 plus runs against India in the annals of one day games. Sri Lanka had posted 411 for 8 at Rajkot on 15.12.09. Both the occasions are listed below. Thus South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game represents the highest team total against India in one day games.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 438/4 50.0 1 v India Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
2 Sri Lanka 411/8 50.0 2 v India Rajkot 15 Dec 2009

South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game provide its joint second highest team total in one day games. The other occasion of South Africa posting 438 for 4 was against Australia at Johannesburg on 12.03.06. South Africa’s highest team total is 439 for 2 against West Indies at Johannesburg on 18.01.15

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 439/2 50.0 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
2 South Africa 438/9 49.5 2 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
3 South Africa 438/4 50.0 1 v India Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

This game witnessed three batsmen – Q de Kock {109}, F du Plessis {133} and AB de Villiers {119} – scoring centuries in South Africa’s innings. This is the second occasion of three batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the history of one day games. The first such occasion was witnessed in the game between South Africa vs West Indies at Johannesburg on 18.01.15. HM Amla {153}, RR Rossouw {128} and AB de Villiers {149} were the three batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa’s innings.

Q de Kock and F du Plessis added 154 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 56th occasion of South African batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in one day games. It also provides the 15th occasion of South African batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in one day games and also provides the second such occasion against India for the second wicket.

F du Plessis and AB de Villiers added 164 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the 57th occasion of South African batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in one day games. It also provides the 13th occasion of South African batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the third wicket in one day games and also provides the second such occasion against India for the second wicket.

Q de Kock-F du Plessis added 154 runs for the second wicket and F du Plessis-AB de Villiers added 164 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a team posting two 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the history of one day games. It also provides the third such occasion by South African batsmen in one day games

Q de Kock-F du Plessis added 154 runs for the second wicket and F du Plessis-AB de Villiers added 164 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of a team posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings for the consecutive second and third wickets in the history of one day games.

F du Plessis was retired hurt not out after scoring 133 in this game. He became the sixth batsman in the history of one-day game to retire hurt not out after scoring a century in the history of one day games.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 116* 2 RSA Ind Col-RPS 25 Sep 2002
2 Salman Butt 129* 1 Pak Ind Dhaka 14 Jun 2008
3 Shoaib Malik 125* 1 Pak Ind Karachi 26 Jun 2008
4 SR Tendulkar 163* 1 Ind NZl Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
5 MK Tiwary 104* 1 Ind Win Chennai 11 Dec 2011
6 F du Plessis 133* 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

F de Plessis became the second South African batsman to retire hurt not out with a century after HH Gibbs. HH Gibbs retired hurt not out after scoring 116 against India at Col-RPS on 25.09.02

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 116* 2 RSA Ind Col-RPS 25 Sep 2002
2 F du Plessis 133* 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

F du Plessis became the fourth batman to retire hurt not out after scoring a century against India. Others are – HH Gibbs of South Africa, Salman Butt of Pakistan, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan. The following table lists the four batsmen with their performance.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 116* 2 RSA Ind Col-RPS 25 Sep 2002
2 Salman Butt 129* 1 Pak Ind Dhaka 14 Jun 2008
3 Shoaib Malik 125* 1 Pak Ind Karachi 26 Jun 2008
4 F du Plessis 133* 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

AB de Villiers’s 119 in this game was his 12th century as captain in one day games. He now occupies the second place in the list of captains who have scored most centuries in one day games. RT Ponting with 22 centuries to his credit occupies the first place. AB de Villiers went past SC Ganguly who had scored eleven centuries on his way to occupy the second place.

Q de Kock scored two centuries in this series – 103 at Rajkot on 18.10.15 and 109 at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring two or more centuries in a bilateral series. All the four occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Q de Kock 135 1 RSA Ind Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
    106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
    101 1 RSA Ind Centurion 11 Dec 2013
               
2 Kamran Akmal 102 2 Pak Eng Lahore 12 Dec 2005
    109 1 Pak Eng Karachi 15 Dec 2005
               
3 AB de Villiers 101* 2 RSA Zim Potchefstroom 17 Oct 2010
    109 1 RSA Zim Benoni 22 Oct 2010
               
4 Q de Kock 103 1 RSA Ind Rajkot 18 Oct 2015
    109 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

Q de Kock scored two centuries in this series – 103 at Rajkot on 18.10.15 and 109 at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – to provide the third occasion of South African wicket keeper batsman scoring two or more centuries in a bilateral series. All the three occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Q de Kock 135 1 RSA Ind Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
    106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
    101 1 RSA Ind Centurion 11 Dec 2013
               
2 AB de Villiers 101* 2 RSA Zim Potchefstroom 17 Oct 2010
    109 1 RSA Zim Benoni 22 Oct 2010
               
3 Q de Kock 103 1 RSA Ind Rajkot 18 Oct 2015
    109 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

 

Q de Kock scored two centuries in this series – 103 at Rajkot on 18.10.15 and 109 at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – to provide the only occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring two or more centuries in a bilateral series on two occasions. Q de Kock’s feat is listed below. It is interesting to note that both his feats have come against India.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Q de Kock 135 1 RSA Ind Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
    106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
    101 1 RSA Ind Centurion 11 Dec 2013
               
2 Q de Kock 103 1 RSA Ind Rajkot 18 Oct 2015
    109 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

This game witnessed India’s four bowlers conceding 70 plus runs – B Kumar {106}. MM Sharma {84}, Harbhajan Singh {70} and A Mishra {78} – to provide the seventh occasion of four or more bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the annals of one day games. It also provides the first occasion of four Indian bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in an innings of a one-day game.

B Kumar returned with figures of one for 106 in this game to provide the eight occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings of a one day game in the annals of one day games. The following table furnishes the complete list of bowlers who have leaked 100 plus run in an innings.

No Player O M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MC Snedden 12.0 1 105 2 1 NZl Eng The Oval 09 Jun 1983
2 ML Lewis 10.0 0 113 0 2 Aus RSA Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
3 TG Southee 10.0 0 105 0 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
4 BV Vitori 9.0 0 105 1 1 Zim NZl Napier 09 Feb 2012
5 R Vinay Kumar 9.0 0 102 1 2 Ind Aus Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
6 JO Holder 10.0 2 104 1 1 Win RSA Sydney 27 Feb 2015
7 Dawlat Zadran 10.0 1 101 2 1 Afg Aus Perth 04 Mar 2015
8 B Kumar 10.0 0 106 1 1 Ind RSA Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

B Kumar became the second Indian bowler to concede 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game after R Vinay Kumar. R Vinay Kumar had conceded 102 runs for his solitary wicket against Australia at Banglaore on 02.11.13. Thus B Kumar owns the record of India’s most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded in an innings in one day games.

No Player O M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Vinay Kumar 9.0 0 102 1 2 Ind Aus Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
2 B Kumar 10.0 0 106 1 1 Ind RSA Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

B Kumar became the second bowler to concede 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game against South Africa in a one-day game after ML Lewis of Australia and JO Holder of West Indies. ML Lewis had returned with figures of none of 113 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 12.03.06 while JO Holder conceded 104 runs for his only wicket against South Africa at Johannesburg on 27.02.15. The following table lists all the three bowlers with their performance.

No Player O M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ML Lewis 10.0 0 113 0 2 Aus RSA Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
2 JO Holder 10.0 2 104 1 1 Win RSA Sydney 27 Feb 2015
3 B Kumar 10.0 0 106 1 1 Ind RSA Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

India became the second team in the annals of one day games to have two of its bowlers leaking 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game after New Zealand. MC Snedden {2 for 105} and TG Southee {none for 105} are the two New Zealand bowler to suffer from the ignominy of conceding 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game. The following table lists the four bowlers – two from India and two from New Zealand – who have conceded 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game

No Player O M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Vinay Kumar 9.0 0 102 1 2 Ind Aus Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
2 B Kumar 10.0 0 106 1 1 Ind RSA Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
                     
1 MC Snedden 12.0 1 105 2 1 NZl Eng The Oval 09 Jun 1983
2 TG Southee 10.0 0 105 0 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 08 Mar 2009

South Africa won this game by 214 runs to provide the 12th occasion of it winning a one-day game by 200 plus runs margin. The following table lists all such South Africa’s winning games

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 272 runs v Zimbabwe Benoni 22 Oct 2010
2 South Africa won 258 runs v Sri Lanka Paarl 11 Jan 2012
3 South Africa won 257 runs v West Indies Sydney 27 Feb 2015
4 South Africa won 231 runs v Netherlands Mohali 03 Mar 2011
5 South Africa won 221 runs v Netherlands Basseterre 16 Mar 2007
6 South Africa won 214 runs v India Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
7 South Africa won 212 runs v Zimbabwe Centurion 10 Nov 2009
8 South Africa won 209 runs v West Indies Cape Town 25 Jan 2004
9 South Africa won 208 runs v Kenya Cape Town 22 Oct 2001
10 South Africa won 206 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 19 Mar 2011
11 South Africa won 202 runs v Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 03 Oct 1996
12 South Africa won 201 runs v Ireland Canberra 03 Mar 2015

India lost this game by 214 runs to provide the fifth occasion of India losing a one-day game by 200 plus runs margin. The following table list all such India’s lost games

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India lost 245 runs v Sri Lanka Sharjah 29 Oct 2000
2 India lost 214 runs v South Africa Mumbai 25 Oct 2015
3 India lost 208 runs v Australia Sydney 08 Feb 2004
4 India lost 202 runs v England Lord’s 07 Jun 1975
5 India lost 200 runs v New Zealand Dambulla 10 Aug 2010

 

Batsmen who have scored three centuries in a bilateral series – AB de Villiers join the elite list

Batsmen who have scored three centuries in a bilateral series – AB de Villiers join the elite list

AB de Villiers of South Africa scored three centuries against India in the just concluded one-day bilateral series. He scored 104 not out at Kanpur on 11.10.15, 112 at Chennai on 22.1015 and 119 at Mumbai on 25.10.15. His feat makes him the seventh batsman in the annals of one day games to score three centuries in a bilateral one-day series. The following table lists the batsmen with their performances

No Batsman Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 118 1 Pak Ind Multan 17 Dec 1982
    105 1 Pak Ind Lahore 31 Dec 1982
    113 2 Pak Ind Karachi 21 Jan 1983
               
2 DL Haynes 133* 2 Win Aus Albion 29 Feb 1984
    102* 2 Win Aus Castries 19 Apr 1984
    104* 2 Win Aus Kingston 26 Apr 1984
               
3 CH Gayle 103 2 Win Ind Nagpur 09 Nov 2002
    140 1 Win Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2002
    101 2 Win Ind Vadodara 18 Nov 2002
               
4 KP Pietersn 108* 1 Eng RSA Bloemfontein 02 Feb 2005
    100* 2 Eng RSA East London 09 Feb 2005
    116 1 Eng RSA Centurion 13 Feb 2005
               
5 Q de Kock 135 1 RSA Ind Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
    106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
    101 1 RSA Ind Centurion 11 Dec 2013
               
6 Mohd  Hafeez 122 1 Pak Srl Sharjah 18 Dec 2013
    140* 1 Pak Srl Sharjah 22 Dec 2013
    113* 2 Pak Srl Abu Dhabi 25 Dec 2013
               
7 AB de Villiers 104* 1 RSA Ind Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
    112 2 RSA Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
    119 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

It is interesting to note that out of the captioned seven batsmen, four of them have achieved the feat against India –  Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan, CH Gayle of West Indies, Q de Kock of South Africa and AB de Villiers of South Africa

No Batsman Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 118 1 Pak Ind Multan 17 Dec 1982
    105 1 Pak Ind Lahore 31 Dec 1982
    113 2 Pak Ind Karachi 21 Jan 1983
               
3 CH Gayle 103 2 Win Ind Nagpur 09 Nov 2002
    140 1 Win Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2002
    101 2 Win Ind Vadodara 18 Nov 2002
               
5 Q de Kock 135 1 RSA Ind Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
    106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
    101 1 RSA Ind Centurion 11 Dec 2013
               
7 AB de Villiers 104* 1 RSA Ind Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
    112 2 RSA Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
    119 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

AB de Villiers became the second South African batsman to score three centuries in a bilateral series after Q de Kock. Coincidentally, both the batsman have performed the feat against India. Q de Kock had scored three centuries against India 2013-14 series

No Batsman Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Q de Kock 135 1 RSA Ind Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
    106 1 RSA Ind Durban 08 Dec 2013
    101 1 RSA Ind Centurion 11 Dec 2013
               
2 AB de Villiers 104* 1 RSA Ind Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
    112 2 RSA Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
    119 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

CH Gayle and AB de Villiers are the two batsmen to score three centuries in a bilateral series against India in India. Their performance is furnished below

No Batsman Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 103 2 Win Ind Nagpur 09 Nov 2002
    140 1 Win Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2002
    101 2 Win Ind Vadodara 18 Nov 2002
               
2 AB de Villiers 104* 1 RSA Ind Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
    112 2 RSA Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
    119 1 RSA Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

 

AB de Villiers’ World record – becomes the first captain to score three centuries in a bilateral series

AB de Villiers’ World record – becomes the first captain to score three centuries in a bilateral series

AB de Villiers of South Africa became the first captain to score three centuries in a bilateral series which is a world record. No captain had scored three centuries in a bilateral series prior to AB de Villiers. AB de Villers three centuries against India in the just concluded bi lateral series read thus

No Captain Team Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers RSA 104* 1 Ind Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
      112 2 Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
      119 1 Ind Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

 

Batsmen scoring consecutive centuries in one day games – AB de Villier’s record

Batsmen scoring consecutive centuries in one day games – AB de Villier’s record

AB de Villiers of South Africa scored consecutive centuries against India –  at Chennai on 22.10.15 he scored 112 and followed up with 119 at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – to provide the sixth occasion of his scoring two or more consecutive centuries in one day games on six occasions. The following table lists all such occasions.

His feat includes scoring three consecutive centuries. He is one of the  seven   batsman who have scored three consecutive hundreds in the annals of one day games. Others are – KC Sangakara of Sri Lanka {04} Q de Kock of South Africa {03}, HH Gibbs of South Africa {03}, Saeed Anwar of Pakistan {03}, LR Taylor of New Zealand {03}  and Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan {03}.

No No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 107 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 26 Aug 2007
  2 103* 1 v Pakistan Lahore 18 Oct 2007
             
2 1 114* 2 v India Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
  2 102* 1 v India Ahmedabad 27 Feb 2010
  3 102 1 v West Indies North Sound 22 May 2010
             
3 1 101* 2 v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 17 Oct 2010
  2 109 1 v Zimbabwe Benoni 22 Oct 2010
             
4 1 107* 2 v West Indies Delhi 24 Feb 2011
  2 134 1 v Netherlands Mohali 03 Mar 2011
             
5 1 125* 1 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 22 Jan 2012
  2 106* 2 v New Zealand Wellington 25 Feb 2012
             
6 1 112 2 v India Chennai 22 Oct 2015
  2 119 1 v India Mumbai 25 Oct 2015

The following is the list of batsmen who have scored two or more consecutive centuries on three or more occasions. AB de Villiers {06}, Saeed Anwar {04}, CH Gayle {03}, ST Jayasuriya {03}, V Kohli {03}, BC Lara {03}, KC Sangakkara {03} and LR Taylor {03}

No No Player Country 100s
1 1 de Villiers, A B South Africa 3
  2 de Villiers, A B South Africa 2
  3 de Villiers, A B South Africa 2
  4 de Villiers, A B South Africa 2
  5 de Villiers, A B South Africa 2
  6 de Villiers, A B South Africa 2
         
2 1 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 3
  2 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 2
  3 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 2
  4 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 2
         
3 1 Gayle, C H West Indies 2
  2 Gayle, C H West Indies 2
  3 Gayle, C H West Indies 2
         
4 1 Jayasuriya, S T Sri Lanka 2
  2 Jayasuriya, S T Sri Lanka 2
  3 Jayasuriya, S T Sri Lanka 2
         
5 1 Kohli, V India 2
  2 Kohli, V India 2
  3 Kohli, V India 2
         
6 1 Lara, B C West Indies 2
  2 Lara, B C West Indies 2
  3 Lara, B C West Indies 2
         
7 1 Sangakkara, K C Sri Lanka 4
  2 Sangakkara, K C Sri Lanka 2
  3 Sangakkara, K C Sri Lanka 2
         
8 1 Taylor, L R New Zealand 3
  2 Taylor, L R New Zealand 2
  3 Taylor, L R New Zealand 2

 

West Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka

West Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka

KC Brathwaite of West Indies captured six wickets conceding 29 runs in the ongoing second at the Sara Oval against Sri Lanka to provide the 99th occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against various oppositions. He also became the second West Indian bowler to capture six or more wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka after CD Collymore. CD Collymore had taken seven wickets conceding 57 runs at Kingston in Jun 2003. The following table lists the performance  of these two bowlers

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CD Collymore 16.0 2 57 7 3 v Sri Lanka Kingston 27 Jun 2003
2 KC Brathwaite 11.3 4 29 6 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 22 Oct 2015

KC Brathwaite of West Indies captured six wickets conceding 29 runs in the ongoing second at the Sara Oval against Sri Lanka to provide the eighth occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. The eight bowlers list is tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CEL Ambrose 13.1 3 37 5 1 v Sri Lanka St John’s 13 Jun 1997
2 CL Hooper 13.4 5 26 5 2 v Sri Lanka Kingstown 20 Jun 1997
3 CD Collymore 29.0 5 66 5 1 v Sri Lanka Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
4 FH Edwards 15.4 1 36 5 1 v Sri Lanka Kingston 27 Jun 2003
5 CD Collymore 16.0 2 57 7 3 v Sri Lanka Kingston 27 Jun 2003
6 DBL Powell 13.1 4 25 5 1 v Sri Lanka Kandy 22 Jul 2005
7 KAJ Roach 28.2 5 100 5 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 23 Nov 2010
8 KC Brathwaite 11.3 4 29 6 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 22 Oct 2015

 

Wicket keepers who have pouched 200 plus catches in tests – D Ramdin of West Indies joins the elite list

Wicket keepers who have pouched 200 plus catches in tests – D Ramdin of West Indies joins the elite list

D Ramdin’s aggregate of catches at the end of the third day of the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval read 202. He became the 13th wicket keeper to pouch 200 plus catches in the annals of test cricket. The complete list is furnished below

No Player Team Mat Inns Dis Ct St
1 MV Boucher SAF 147 281 555 532 23
2 AC Gilchrist Aus 96 191 416 379 37
3 IA Healy Aus 119 224 395 366 29
4 RW Marsh Aus 96 182 355 343 12
5 PJL Dujon Win 79 150 270 265 05
6 BJ Haddin Aus 66 128 270 262 08
7 MS Dhoni Ind 90 166 294 256 38
8 APE Knott Eng 95 174 269 250 19
9 MJ Prior Eng 79 146 256 243 13
10 AJ Stewart Eng 82 141 241 227 14
11 RD Jacobs Win 65 122 219 207 12
12 D Ramdin Win 71 127 213 202 11
13 Wasim Bari Pak 81 146 228 201 27

D Ramdin became the third West Indian wicket keeper to pouch 200 plus catches after PJL Dujon and RD Jacobs. PJL Dujon has pouched 265 catches while RD Jacobs has puched 207 catches

No Player Team Mat Inns Dis Ct St
1 PJL Dujon Win 79 150 270 265 5
2 RD Jacobs Win 65 122 219 207 12
3 D Ramdin Win 71 127 213 202 11

The following tables furnish the career summary of D Ramdin – against each opposition and  his performance under each captain he has played.

CAREER SUMMARY
Opponents Mat Inns Dis Ct St
v Australia 11 21 38 37 1
v Bangladesh 4 8 20 20 0
v England 17 30 43 40 3
v India 6 9 12 10 2
v New Zealand 13 23 41 40 1
v Pakistan 3 6 10 9 1
v South Africa 9 15 20 18 2
v Sri Lanka 6 11 26 25 1
v Zimbabwe 2 4 3 3 0
Total 71 127 213 202 11
UNDER VARIOUS CAPTAINS
Opponents Mat Inns Dis Ct St
*DJ Bravo 1 1 1 1 0
*S Chanderpaul 8 14 21 21 0
*D Ganga 2 4 7 7 0
*CH Gayle 20 37 59 58 1
*JO Holder 2 3 9 8 1
*BC Lara 7 13 18 17 1
*D Ramdin 13 24 43 38 5
*DJG Sammy 14 24 39 37 2
*RR Sarwan 4 7 16 15 1
Total 71 127 213 202 11

 

Hat tricks in Ranji Trophy – Karnataka’s HS Sharath is a new entrant to the list

Hat tricks in Ranji Trophy – Karnataka’s HS Sharath is a new entrant to the list

HS Sharath of Karnataka performed the Hat trick against Haryana at Mysore in the Ranji Trophy league of 2015-16 to provide the 70th occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the history of Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Bowler Teams Ground Season
1 M Baqa Jilani N India v S Punjab Amritsar 1934/35
2 Mubarak Ali Nawanagar v W India Poona 1936/37
3 TC Longfield Bengal v Bihar Calcutta 1937/38
4 JB Khot Bombay v Baroda Bombay-BS 1943/44
5 D Narottam Kathiawar v Baroda Dhrol 1947/48
6 SN Banerjee Bihar v Delhi Jamshedpur 1948/49
7 CT Sarwate Holkar v Bihar Jamshedpur 1948/49
8 PK Sen Bengal v Orissa Cuttack 1954/55
9 VM Muddiah Services v E Punjab Roshanara- Delhi 1955/56
10 VB Ranjane Maharashtra v Saurashtra Khadakvasla 1956/57
11 N Khanna S Punjab v J and K Patiala 1959/60
12 S Nyalchand Saurashtra v Baroda Dharangadhra 1961/62
13 HG Gaekwad M Pradesh v Rajasthan Jabalpur 1962/63
14 UN Kulkarni Bombay v Gujarat Anand 1963/64
15 SS Jhanji U Pradesh v Vidarbha VCA- Nagpur 1963/64
16 JS Rao Services v J & k Army HQ-Delhi 1963/64
17 JS Rao Services v N Punjab Amritsar 1963/64
18 JS Rao Services v N Punjab Amritsar 1963/64
19 Ravinder Pal Delhi v S Punjab Sector 16-Chandigarh 1965/66
20 BS Bedi Delhi v Punjab Delhi-FSK 1968/69
21 KR Gattani Rajasthan v U Pradesh Varanasi 1969/70
22 Mehboodullah Khan U Pradesh v M Pradesh Lucknow 1971/72
23 B Kalyanasundaram Tamil Nadu v Bombay Chepauk, Madras 1972/73
24 AM Ismail Bombay v Saurashtra Bombay 1973/74
25 AR Bhat Karnataka v Bombay Bangalore 1981/82
26 B Arun Tamil Nadu v Goa Panaji 1986/87
27 B Burman Bengal v Tripura Eden-Calcutta 1986/87
28 S Mohapatra Orissa v Tripura Cuttack 1987/88
29 SS Saini Delhi v Himachal Pradesh Delhi-FSK 1988/89
30 SA Ankola Maharashtra v Gujarat Pune 1988/89
31 J Srinath Karnataka v Hyderabad Secunderabad 1989/90
32 AS Singla Haryana v Services Gurgaon 1989/90
33 SP Mukherjee Bengal v Hyderabad Secunderabad 1989/90
34 V Venkatram Bihar v Tripura Jamshedpur 1990/91
35 RP Singh U Pradesh v Vidarbha Kanpur 1991/92
36 A Kumble Karnataka v Andhra Ukku-Visakhapatnam 1991/92
37 S Subramaniam Tamil Nadu v Kerala Thiruvalla 1992/93
38 PV Gandhe Vidarbha v Rajasthan Alwar 1993/94
39 Arshad Ayub Hyderabad v Kerala Kottayam 1993/94
40 S Sensharma Bengal v Delhi Eden-Calcutta 1993/94
41 M Suresh Kumar Railways v Rajasthan Karnail Singh-Delhi 1995/96
42 M Kartik Railways v Vidarbha Karnail Singh-Delhi 1996/97
43 A Kumble Karnataka v Orissa Rourkela 1997/98
44 A Katti Karnataka v Kerala Thalassery 1998/99
45 DK Devanand Tamil Nadu v Orissa Chepauk, Chennai 1998/99
46 A Mishra Haryana v H Pradesh Rohtak 2001/02
47 A Barik Orissa v Assam Balasore 2001/02
48 Gagandeep Singh Punjab v U Pradesh Mohali 2002/03
49 R Ramkumar Tamil Nadu v Karnataka Bangalore-IAF 2003/04
50 S Sreesanth Kerala v Himachal Pradesh Palakkad 2004/05
51 RV Pawar Baroda v Hyderabad Secunderabad 2004/05
52 RB Patel Baroda v Tamil Nadu Vadodara 2004/05
53 J Sharma Haryana v Andhra Lahli, Rohtak 2006/07
54 SK Cheruvathur Kerala v Gujarat Surat 2007/08
55 P Awana Delhi v Maharashtra Nagothane 2007/08
56 VR Singh Punjab v Orissa Mohali 2007/08
57 R Vinay Kumar Karnataka v Maharashtra Ratnagiri 2007/08
58 PV Gandhe Vidarbha v Services Palam A- Delhi 2008/09
59 SY Veragi Baroda v Tamil Nadu Vadodara 2008/09
60 A Mithun Karnataka v U Pradesh Meerut 2009/10
61 SM Fallah Maharashtra v Baroda Pune Club Ground, Pune 2009/10
62 Dhruv Singh Haryana v U Pradesh Mohan Nagar 2010/11
63 P Suyal Delhi v Assam Roshanara-Delhi 2010/11
64 AN Ahmed Assam v Goa Guwahati 2011/12
65 SK Trivedi Saurashtra v Punjab Mohali 2011/12
66 KR Upadhyay Railways v Punjab Mohali 2011/12
67 Mohammed Shami Bengal v M Pradesh Indore 2012/13
68 RV Dhruve Gujarat v Vidarbha VCA- Nagpur 2013/14
69 S Aravind Karnataka v Tamil Nadu Bangalore 2014/15
70 HS Sharath Karnataka v Haryana Mysore 2015/16

 

HS Sharath’s feat provides the ninth occasion of a Karnataka bowler performing the Hat trick in Ranji Trophy. With A Kumble performing the feat twice, HS Sharath became the eighth Karnataka bowler to perform the feat. All the nine occasions are listed below

 

No Bowler Teams Ground Season
1 AR Bhat Karnataka v Bombay Bangalore 1981/82
2 J Srinath Karnataka v Hyderabad Secunderabad 1989/90
3 A Kumble Karnataka v Andhra Ukku-Visakhapatnam 1991/92
4 A Kumble Karnataka v Orissa Rourkela 1997/98
5 A Katti Karnataka v Kerala Thalassery 1998/99
6 R Vinay Kumar Karnataka v Maharashtra Ratnagiri 2007/08
7 A Mithun Karnataka v U Pradesh Meerut 2009/10
8 S Aravind Karnataka v Tamil Nadu Bangalore 2014/15
9 HS Sharath Karnataka v Haryana Mysore 2015/16

 

A Kumble. JSS Rao and PV Gandhe are the three bowlers to get a Hat trick in Ranji Trophy. JSS Rao of Services is the only bowler to perform the feat in both innings of the match. He was representing Services and performed the rare feat against Northern Punjab at Amritsar in 963-64

 

No Bowler Teams Ground Season
1 A Kumble Karnataka v Andhra Ukku-Visakhapatnam 1991/92
2 A Kumble Karnataka v Orissa Rourkela 1997/98
         
1 JS Rao Services v J & k Army HQ-Delhi 1963/64
2 JS Rao Services v N Punjab Amritsar 1963/64
3 JS Rao Services v N Punjab Amritsar 1963/64
         
1 PV Gandhe Vidarbha v Rajasthan Alwar 1993/94
2 PV Gandhe Vidarbha v Services Palam A- Delhi 2008/09

 

 

Captains who have scored two centuries in a bilateral one day series

Captains who have scored two centuries in a bilateral one day series

AB de Villiers became the ninth captain in the annals of one day games to score two centuries in a bilateral one-day series. In the ongoing five match one-day series, AB de Villiers has scored 104 not out at Kanpur on 11.10.15 and 112 at Chennai on 22.10.15. The following table lists all the nine captains who have achieved the feat

No Captain Team Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 122 2 Ind Karachi 13 Mar 2004
      123 1 Ind Lahore 21 Mar 2004
               
2 GC Smith RSA 105 2 Eng Port Elizabeth 04 Feb 2005
      115* 1 Eng East London 09 Feb 2005
               
3 M Jayawardne Srl 126* 2 Eng Chester-le-Street 24 Jun 2006
      100 1 Eng Manchester 28 Jun 2006
               
4 RT Ponting Aus 107* 2 NZl Adelaide 14 Dec 2007
      134* 1 NZl Hobart 20 Dec 2007
               
5 CH Gayle Win 113 1 Pak Abu Dhabi 12 Nov 2008
      122 2 Pak Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2008
               
6 G Gambhir Ind 138* 2 NZl Jaipur 01 Dec 2010
      126* 2 NZl Vadodara 04 Dec 2010
               
7 BRM Taylor Zim 128* 1 NZl Harare 20 Oct 2011
      107* 1 NZl Harare 22 Oct 2011
               
8 AN Cook Eng 137 1 Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Feb 2012
      102 1 Pak Abu Dhabi 15 Feb 2012
               
9 AB de Villiers RSA 104* 1 Ind Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
      112 2 Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015

AB de Villiers became the second captain in the annals of one day games to score two centuries in a bilateral one-day series against India after Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan.  In the ongoing five match one-day series, AB de Villiers has scored 104 not out at Kanpur on 11.10.15 and 112 at Chennai on 22.10.15. The following table lists both the captains who have achieved the feat with their performances

No Captain Team Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 122 2 Ind Karachi 13 Mar 2004
      123 1 Ind Lahore 21 Mar 2004
               
2 AB de Villiers RSA 104* 1 Ind Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
      112 2 Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015

AB de Villiers became the second South African captain in the annals of one day games to score two centuries in a bilateral one-day series after GC Smith. In the ongoing five match one-day series, AB de Villiers has scored 104 not out at Kanpur on 11.10.15 and 112 at Chennai on 22.10.15. The following table lists both the captains who have achieved the feat with their performances.

No Captain Team Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith RSA 105 2 Eng Port Elizabeth 04 Feb 2005
      115* 1 Eng East London 09 Feb 2005
               
2 AB de Villiers RSA 104* 1 Ind Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
      112 2 Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015

 

India win at Chepauk by 35 runs to level the five match series 2-2

India win at Chepauk by 35 runs to level the five match series 2-2

Fourth One day – India vs South Africa at Chennai on 22.10.15 – India won by 35 runs

 

India won the toss and elected to bat to provide the 26th occasion of India doing so against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the ninth occasion of Indian doing so against South Africa on home soil. India and South Africa are meeting for the first time in a one-day game at Chennai.

 

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 372nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 76th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

 

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 24th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against South Africa in one day games.

 

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 104 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 100th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games after winning the toss and electing to bat. 

 

V Kohli and SK Raina added 127 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 373rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the It also provides the 60th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games.

 

V Kohli and and SK Raina added 127 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 25th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against South Africa in one day games. The following table lists all the three partnerships.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, R Dravid 4 105 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 02 Feb 1997
2 MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar 4 101* 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
3 V Kohli, SK Raina 4 127 1 v South Africa Chennai 22 Oct 2015

 

Thus the 127 runs partnership between V Kohli and SK Raina for the fourth wicket in this game represent the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against South Africa in one day games. The previous best was the 105 runs partnership between M Azharuddin and R Dravid at Port Elizabeth on 02.02.97.

 

The 127 runs partnership between V Kohli and SK Raina for the fourth wicket in this game represent the record partnership for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against South Africa in one day games on home soil. The previous best was the 101 runs unfinished partnership between MS Dhoni and SR Tendulkar at Gwalior on 24.02.10

V Kohli and and SK Raina added 127 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 101st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games after winning the toss and electing to bat. 

 

V Kohli and and SK Raina added 127 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 19th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership at Chennai in one day games. It also provides the eight occasion of Indian batsman posting a three figure partnership at Chennai in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket at Chennai in one day games.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 4 106 1 v West Indies Chennai 27 Jan 2007
2 V Kohli, MK Tiwary 4 117* 1 v West Indies Chennai 11 Dec 2011
3 V Kohli, SK Raina 4 127 1 v South Africa Chennai 22 Oct 2015

 

Thus the 127 runs partnership between V Kohli and SK Raina for the fourth wicket in this game represent the ground record for Chennai – the highest partnership by Indian batsmen for the fourth wicket at Chennai. The previous best was 117 runs unfinished partnership between V Kohli and MK Tiwary against West Indies on 11.12.11.

 

This game witnessed two century partnership for third and fourth wickets by Indian batsmen. V Kohli-AM Rahane added 104 runs for the third wicket and V Kohli-SK Raina added 127 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive third and fourth wickets in the annals of one day games.

 

It also provides the fourth such occasion by Indian batsmen and also the first such occasion against South Africa by Indian batsmen.

 

It also provides the second such occasion against South Africa. The first such occasion was by West Indian batsmen at Centurion on 01.02.04. S Chanderpal and RR Sarwan added 108 runs for the third wicket which was followed by a 100 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket between RR Sarwan and BC Lara.

 

This game witnessed two century partnership for third and fourth wickets by Indian batsmen. V Kohli-AM Rahane added 104 runs for the third wicket and V Kohli-SK Raina added 127 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 153rd occasion of batsmen posting two or more century partnerships in an innings in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 36th occasion of Indian batsman posting two century partnerships in an innings in one day games

 

It also provides the tenth occasion of a team posting two century partnerships in an innings against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting two century partnerships against South Africa in one day games.

 

V Kohli scored 138 in this game to provide the 233rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games and also provide the 17th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in one day games.

 

V Kohli scored 138 in this game to provide the 104th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games on home soil and also provide the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in one day games on home soil

 

V Kohli’s 138 in this game represent his 23rd century in one day games. He now occupies the place in the list of Indian batsman who have scored most centuries in one day games. The first position is held by SR Tendulkar with 49 centuries. V Kohli went past SC Ganguly who has scored 22 centuries on his way to occupy the second position.

 

V Kohli with 23 centuries to his credit now occupied the fifth position in the list of batsmen who have scored most hundreds in the annals of test cricket. The first four positions are occupied by SR Tendulkar {49}, RT Ponting {30}, ST Jayasuriya {28} and KC Sangakkara {25}.

V Kohli went past TM Dilshan, SC Ganguly and CH Gayle who have scored 22 centuries on his way to occupy the fifth place

 

V Kohli and R Dravid share the fourth place among the Indian batsmen who have score most hundreds while batting in the first innings of a one-day game. Both have score nine centuries.  V Kohli’s 138 in this game was his ninth century. The first three positions are occupied by SR Tendulkar {32}, SC Ganguly {15} and Yuvraj Singh {10}

 

India scored 299 for 8 in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a team posting a score of 299 in one day games. It also provides the 13th occasion of a team posting a score of 299 while batting first in one day games.

 

India has posted the score of 299 on five occasion and also on three occasions while batting first in one day games.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 299/4 40.0 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 17 Jan 1987
2 India 299/8 50.0 1 v Australia Indore 31 Mar 2001
3 India 299/7 50.0 2 v Australia Nagpur 14 Oct 2007
4 India 299 49.1 2 v Australia Sydney 24 Feb 2008
5 India 299/8 50.0 1 v South Africa Chennai 22 Oct 2015

 

The following table lists out the teams which have posted a total of exact 299 for 8 while batting first in one day games. India is the only team to post 299 for 8 while batting first on two occasions. The other occasion was against Australia at Indore on 31.03.01

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 299/8 50.0 1 v Australia Indore 31 Mar 2001
2 Sri Lanka 299/8 50.0 1 v India Dambulla 28 Aug 2010
3 England 299/8 50.0 1 v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 2011
4 India 299/8 50.0 1 v South Africa Chennai 22 Oct 2015

 

AB de Villiers scored 112 in this game to provide the 150th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in one day games. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century against India in one day games.

 

AB de Villiers 112 in this game was his 22nd century and he now owns the record for most centuries by a South African batsman in one day games. He went past HM Amla and HH Gibbs who have scored 21 centuries.

 

AB de Villiers’ 112 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 368th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 25th occasion of South African batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games.

AB de Villiers’ 112 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 69th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain against India in one day games. It also provides the fifth occasion of South African batsman’s hundred going in vain against India in one day games.

 

AB de Villiers’ 112 in this game provide the 213rd occasion of a captain scoring a century in one day games. It also provides the 21st occasion of a South African captain scoring a century in one day games

 

AB de Villiers’ 112 in this game provide the 29th occasion of a captain scoring a century in one day games against India. It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African captain scoring a century in one day games

 

AB de Villiers’ 112 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 63rd occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the annals of one day games. It also provides the third occasion of South African captain’s century going in vain in one day games.

 

AB de Villiers’ 112 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 15th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain against India in one day games. It also provides the first occasion of South African captain’s hundred going in vain against India in one day games.

 

At the end of this game, SC Ganguly and AB de Villiers share the second place among the captains who have scored most centuries. Both have scored eleven centuries. AB de Villiers’ 112 in this game was his eleventh century as captain. RT Ponting with 20 centuries hold the record for most centuries by a captain in the annals of one day games.

 

Harbhajan Singh and B Kumar were dismissed without scoring in this game to provide the 50th and 51st occasion of Indian batsman dismissed for a duck against South Africa. Harbhajan Singh and B Kumar collected the first ball duck to provide the 14th and 15th occasion of Indian batsman dismissed first ball against South Africa.

 

B Kumar was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 80th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out against South Africa in one day games. B Kumar was dismissed run out without scoring in this game to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out first call against South Africa in one day games

 

AB de Villiers completed 1000 runs in calendar year 2015 during his innings of 112 in this game. He reached the milestone when he was on 38 and at the end of this game his run aggregate read 1074. He became the sixth batsman and the second South African batsman to complete 1000 runs in calendar year 2015. Others are – KS Williamson of New Zealand {1317}, MJ Guptil of New Zealand {1287}, LRPL Taylor of New Zealand {1041}, HM Amla of South Africa {1039} and TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka {1003}

 

AB de Villiers’ feat of 1000 runs in 2015 provide the 14th occasion of a South African batsman scoring 1000 runs in a calendar year. AB de Villiers has achieved this feat on three occasions – 1122 in 2007, 1163 in 2013 and 1074 in 2015. He now holds the record of scoring 1000 runs on most calendar years. Others who had achieved this feat on two occasions are HM Amla, JH Kallis and G Kirsten

 

AB de Villers scored two centuries – 104 not out at Kanpur and 112 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring two centuries in a bilateral series involving two teams. He also became the second South African captain to achieve the feat after GC Smith. GC Smith had scored two enturies against England in 2004-05 series – 105 at Port Elizabeth on 04.02.05 and 115 not out at East London on 09.02.05.

 

No Captain Team Oppn Series 100s
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak Ind 2003-04 2
2 GC Smith RSA Eng 2004-05 2
3 DPMD Jayawardene Srl Eng 2006 2
4 RT Ponting Aus NZl 2007-09 2
5 CH Gayle Win Pak 2008-09 2
6 G Gambhir Ind NZl 2010-11 2
7 BRM Taylor Zim NZl 2011-12 2
8 AN Cook Eng Pak 2011-12 2
9 AB de Villiers RSA Ind 2015-16 2

 

It is noted with interest that AB de Villiers became the second captain to score two centuries against India in a bilateral series. Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan had scored two centuries in 2003-04 – 122 at Karachi on 13.03.04 and 123 at Lahore on 23.03.04

 

No Captain Team Oppn Series 100s
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak Ind 2003-04 2
2 AB de Villiers RSA Ind 2015-16 2

 

Three or more double hundreds by opening batsmen in a test innings

Three or more double hundreds by opening batsmen in a test innings

AN Cook’s 263 against Pakistan in the just concluded test at Abu Dhabi represent his third double century as an opening batsman in a test innings. He earned the distinction of becoming the eleventh opening batsman to score three or more double centuries in the annals of test cricket.

Sri Lanka’s MS Atapattu and India’s V Sehwag jointly share the record for most double centuries by an opener in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists the eleven batsman who have scored three or more double centuries in test cricket

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 200s 50 0
1 MS Atapattu Srl 6 6 3 1297 249 432.33 6 0 0
2 V Sehwag Ind 6 6 1 1577 319 315.40 6 0 0
3 GC Smith SAF 5 5 0 1202 277 240.40 5 0 0
4 CG Greenidge Win 4 4 1 876 226 292.00 4 0 0
5 L Hutton Eng 4 4 1 977 364 325.66 4 0 0
6 AN Cook Eng 3 3 1 792 294 396.00 3 0 0
7 SM Gavaskar Ind 3 3 0 646 221 215.33 3 0 0
8 CH Gayle Win 3 3 0 854 333 284.66 3 0 0
9 ST Jayasuriya Srl 3 3 0 806 340 268.66 3 0 0
10 G Kirsten SAF 3 3 0 705 275 235.00 3 0 0
11 RB Simpson Aus 3 3 0 737 311 245.66 3 0 0