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

 

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

 

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 373^rd 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 18^th 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 23^rd 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 17^th occasion of a team posting a score of 299 in one day games. It also provides the 13^th 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 150^th 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 22^nd 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 50^th 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 14^th and 15^th 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 14^th 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

 

MS Dhoni has scored 6143 runs as captain prior to the start of this series. He needed 153 more runs to overhaul the aggregate of SP Fleming who has scored 6295 runs as captain and is occupying the second place amongst the captains who have scored most runs in one day games. MS Dhoni scored 31 at Kanpur, 92 at Indore and 47 in this game to take his aggregate in the current series to 170. His total aggregate at the end of this game as captain read 6313. He as overhauled the aggregate of SP Fleming’s aggregate of 6295 and he now occupies the second place amongst the captains who have scored most runs after RT Ponting. RT Ponting has an aggregate of 8197 runs as captain

MS Dhoni’s aggregate as batsman on home soil read 3577 at the end of Rajkot game. He became the 15^th batsman in the annals of one day games to total 3500 plus runs on home soil

MS Dhoni’s aggregate as batsman on home soil read 3577 at the end of Rajkot game. He now stands second in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most runs on home soil. He went past R Dravid who has totaled 3406 runs. The first place is occupied by SR Tendulkar who has an aggregate of 6976 runs on home soil

MS Dhoni’s aggregate as a wicket keeper batsman on home soil read 3577 at the end of Rajkot game. He becaame the third batsman in the annals of one day games to score 3500 plus runs on home soil. Others are – KC Sangakkara [4520} and AC Gilchrist {3960}

MS Dhoni has taken 250 catches at the end of Rajkot game. He has become the fourth wicket keeper in the annals of one day games to pouch 250 plus catches. Others are – AC Gilchrist {417}, MV Boucher {402} and KC Sangakkara {383}.

MS Dhoni had scored 2271 runs as captain on home soil. He needed 106 runs to overhaul the aggregate of 2376 by GC Smith. At the end of the Rajkot game, his run aggregate read 2441. He now occupies the third place in the list of captains who have scored most runs on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {3093} and AR Border {2647}.