KS Williamson scored 131 runs on his test debut against India at Ahmedabad in the first test of the ongoing test series. He became the 89^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on test debut. All the 89 occasions are listed below.

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Tram	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	C Bannerman	165*	–	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Mar1877
2	WG Grace	152	–	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Sep1880
3	H Graham	107	–	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jul1893
4	KSRanjitsinhji	–	154*	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul1896
5	PF Warner	–	132*	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Feb1899
6	RA Duff	–	104	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan1902
7	RE Foster	287	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec1903
8	G Gunn	119	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec1907
9	MJHartigan	–	116	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan1908
10	HL Collins	–	104	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec1920
11	WH Ponsford	110	–	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec1924
12	A Jackson	164	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb1929
13	GA Headley	–	176	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Jan1930
14	JE Mills	117	–	NZl	Eng	Wellington	Jan1930
15	IAK Pataudi	102	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec1932
16	L Amarnath	–	118	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Dec1933
17	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec1933
18	PA Gibb	–	106	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Dec1938
19	AGGanteaume	112	–	Win	Eng	Port of Spain	Feb1948
20	SCGriffith	140	–	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	Feb1948
21	JW Burke	–	101*	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb1951
22	PBH May	138	–	Eng	SAF	Leeds	Jul1951
23	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Dec1952
24	BHPairaudeau	115	–	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	Jan1953
25	OG Smith	–	104	Win	Aus	Kingston	Mar1955
26	AGKripal Singh	100*	–	Ind	NZl	Hyd-LBS	Nov1955
27	CC Hunte	142	–	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	Jan1958
28	CA Milton	104*	–	Eng	NZl	Leeds	Jul1958
29	AA Baig	–	112	Ind	Eng	Manchester	Jul1959
30	HanumantSingh	105	–	Ind	Eng	Delhi	Feb1964
31	KhalidIbadulla	166	–	Pak	Aus	Karachi	Oct1964
32	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar1965
33	KD Walters	155	–	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Dec1965
34	JH Hampshire	107	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	Jun1969
35	GR Viswanath	–	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov1969
36	GS Chappell	108	–	Aus	Eng	Perth	Dec1970
37	LG Rowe	214	100*	Win	NZl	Kingston	Feb1972
38	AI Kallicharran	100*	–	Win	NZl	Georgetown	Apr1972
39	RE Redmond	107	–	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Feb1973
40	FC Hayes	–	106*	Eng	Win	The Oval	Jul1973
41	CGGreenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov1974
42	L Baichan	–	105*	Win	Pak	Lahore	Feb1975
43	GJ Cosier	109	–	Aus	Win	Melbourne	Dec1975
44	S Amarnath	124	–	Ind	NZl	Auckland	Jan1976
45	JavedMiandad	163	–	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Oct1976
46	AB Williams	–	100	Win	Aus	Georgetown	Mar1978
47	DMWellham	–	103	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug1981
48	Saleem Malik	–	100*	Pak	Srl	Karachi	Mar1982
49	KC Wessels	162	–	Aus	Eng< /strong>	Brisbane	Nov1982
50	WB Phillips	159	–	Aus	Pak	Perth	Nov1983
51	MAzharuddin	110	–	Ind	Eng	Kolkata	Dec1984
52	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	–	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	Apr1987
53	MJGreatbatch	–	107*	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Feb1988
54	ME Waugh	138	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan1991
55	AC Hudson	163	–	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr1992
56	RSKaluwitharana	132*	–	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	Aug1992
57	DL Houghton	121	–	Zim	Ind	Harare	Oct1992
58	PK Amre	103	–	Ind	SAF	Durban	Nov1992
59	GP Thorpe	–	114*	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jul1993
60	GS Blewett	102*	–	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan1995
61	SC Ganguly	131	–	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Jun1996
62	MohammadWasim	–	109*	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov1996
63	Ali Naqvi	115	–	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Oct1997
64	AzharMahmood	128*	–	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Oct1997
65	MS Sinclair	214	–	NZl	Win	Wellington	Dec1999
66	Younis Khan	–	107	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	Feb2000
67	Aminul Islam	145	–	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Nov2000
68	H Masakadza	–	119	Zim	Win	Harare	Jul2001
69	TTSamaraweera	103*	–	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Aug2001
70	Taufeeq Umar	104	–	Pak	Ban	Multan	Aug2001
71	MohammadAshraful	–	114	Ban	Srl	Col-SSC	Sep2001
72	V Sehwag	105	–	Ind	SAF	Bloemfontein	Nov2001
73	L Vincent	104	–	NZl	Aus	Perth	Nov2001
74	SB Styris	107	–	NZl	Win	St George’s	Jun2002
75	JA Rudolph	222*	–	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	Apr2003
76	Yasir Hameed	170	105	Pak	Ban	Karachi	Aug2003
77	DR Smith	–	105*	Win	SAF	Cape Town	Jan2004
78	AJ Strauss	112	–	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	May2004
79	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct2004
80	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Mar2006
81	MJ Prior	126*	–	Eng	Win	Lord’s	May2007
82	MJ North	117	–	Pak	SAF	Johannesburg	Feb2009
83	Fawad Alam	–	168	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul2009
84	IJL Trott	–	119	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug2009
85	UmarAkmal	129	–	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Nov2009
86	AB Barath	–	104	Win	Aus	Brisbane	Nov2009
87	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb2010
88	SK Raina	120	–	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul2010
89	KSWilliamson	131		NZl	Ind	Ahmedabad	Nov2010

KS Williamson became the eighth New Zealand batsman to score a hundred on debut. The following list shows all the eight occasions

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Tram	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JE Mills	117	–	NZl	Eng	Wellington	Jan1930
2	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar1965
3	RERedmond	107	–	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Feb1973
4	MJGreatbatch	–	107*	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Feb1988
5	MSSinclair	214	–	NZl	Win	Wellington	Dec1999
6	L Vincent	104	–	NZl	Aus	Perth	Nov2001
7	SB Styris	107	–	NZl	Win	St George’s	Jun2002
8	KSWilliamson	131		NZl	Ind	Ahmedabad	Nov2010

KS Williamson became the eleventh batsman to score a hundred on test debut against India. All the eleven occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	Tram	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Dec1933
2	BH Pairaudeau	115	–	Win	Ind	PortofSpain	Jan1953
3	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	Ind	Kolkata	Mar1965
4	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	Ind	Bangalore	Nov1974
5	DL Houghton	121	–	Zim	Ind	Harare	Oct1992
6	Aminul Islam	145	–	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	No 2000
7	TTSamaraweera	103*	–	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Aug2001
8	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	Ind	Bangalore	Oct2004
9	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	Ma 2006
10	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	Feb2010
11	KSWilliamson	131		NZl	Ind	Ahmedabad	Nov2010

KS Williamson’s 131 on debut provide the 13^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred on test debut on Indian soil

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	L Amarnath	–	118	Ind	England	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	India	Mumbai	Dec 1933
3	RH Shodhan	110	–	Ind	Pakistan	Kolkata	Dec 1952
4	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	Ind	New Zealand	Hyd-LBS	Nov 1955
5	Hanumant Singh	105	–	Ind	England	Delhi	Feb 1964
6	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	India	Kolkata	Mar 1965
7	GR Viswanath	–	137	Ind	Australia	Kanpur	Nov 1969
8	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	India	Bangalore	Nov 1974
9	M Azharuddin	110	–	Ind	England	Kolkata	Dec 1984
10	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	India	Bangalore	Oct 2004
11	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	India	Nagpur	Mar 2006
12	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	India	Kolkata	Feb 2010
13	KS Williamson	131	–	NZl	India	Ahmedabad	Nov 2010

KS Williamson’s 131 on debut provide the seventh occasion of a visitinbatsman scoring a hundred on test debut on Indian soil

No	Batsmen	FI	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	BH Valentine	136	–	Eng	India	Mumbai	Dec 1933
2	BR Taylor	105	–	NZl	India	Kolkata	Mar 1965
3	CG Greenidge	–	107	Win	India	Bangalore	Nov 1974
4	MJ Clarke	151	–	Aus	India	Bangalore	Oct 2004
5	AN Cook	–	104*	Eng	India	Nagpur	Mar 2006
6	AN Petersen	100	–	SAF	India	Kolkata	Feb 2010
7	KS Williamson	131	–	NZl	India	Ahmedabad	Nov 2010

First Test – Third day

BB McCullum scored fifty {65} which represent the 127^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler scoring a fifty against India. His knock represents the 34^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against India. It is BB McCullum’s first fifty on Indian soil and represents his 17th half century of his test career. At the end of his innings, his run aggregate stood at 2927

LRPL scored fifty {56} which represent the 128^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler scoring a fifty against India. His knock represents the 35^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against India. It is LRPL Taylor’s first fifty on Indian soil and represents his tenth half century of his test career. At the end of his innings, his run aggregate stood at 1997 and is three runs shy for his 2000 career runs.

BB McCullum and LRPL Taylor added 104 runs for the third wicket in this test to provide the 45^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure stand against India. This stand also represents the tenth occasion of New Zealand batsman posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against India.

MS Dhoni effected the 24^th stumping of his test career, when he stumped BB McCullum of PP Ojha for 65. Coupled with 128 catches, MS Dhoni has an aggregate of 152 victims.

BB McCullum became the 14^th New Zealand batsman to be dismissed stumped against India. He is the fifth New Zealand batsman to be dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty. Ohtera are – GT Dowling for 239 at Christchurch in Feb 1968, BE Congdon for 58 at Christchurch in Feb 1976, GM Turner for 64 at Wellington in Feb 1976 and NJ Astle for 103 at Ahmedabad in Oct 2003.

Harbhajan Singh has taken 34 wickets against New Zealand as the third day of Ahmedabad test. He is on par with SP Gupte who also has captured 34 wickets against New Zealand. Others to capture more than 34 wickets are – BS Bedi {57}, EAS Prasanna {55}, A Kumble {50} and S Venkataraghavan {36}

BB McCullum’s stumped dismissal in this test provides the 93^rd occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings. It is the second occasion for BB McCullum dismissed stumped in a test innings, the first occasion was against Australia at Brisbane for 10 in Nov 2004.

JD Ryder and KS Williamson added 194 for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the 46^h occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure stand against India. This stand also represents the fifth occasion of New Zealand batsman posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against India. The five occasions are – 271 between JD Ryder and LRPL Taylor at Napier in Mar 2009, 160 runs between CD McMillan and RG Twose at Hamilton in Jan 1999, 125 runs between MJ Greatbatch and JG Wright at Christchurch in Feb 1990, 103 runs between MG Burgess and GT Dowling at Christchurch in Feb 1968 and 100 plus runs between JD Ryder and K Williamson at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010

JD Ryder and KS Williamson added 194 runs for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the first occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure stand against India for he fourth wicket and represents the record stand for the fourth wicket on Indian soil. Previous best was 91 runs between NJ Astle and SB Styris at Ahmedabad in Oct 1993

KS Williamson scored fifty {87*} in this test to become the 40^th New Zealand batsman to score a fifty on test debut. He became the sixth New Zealand batsman to score a fifty on debut against India. Others are – 105 by BR Taylor at Kolkata in Mar 1965, 92 by SP Fleming at Hamilton in Mar 1994, 69 by K Thomson at Christchurch in Feb 1968, 54 by BAG Murray at Dunedin in Feb 1968 and 50 by MG Burgess at Dunedin in Feb 1968

JD Ryder {103} and KS Williamson {87*} scored fifties in this test to provide the 129^th and 130^th occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring fifties against India.

BB McCullum {65}, LRPL Taylor {56}, JD Ryder {103} and KS Williamson {87*} scored fifties in this test to provide the fourth occasion of New Zealand batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against India.

JD Ryder and KS Williamson added 194 runs for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the eleventh occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against India.

JD Ryder and KS Williamson added 194 runs for the fourth wicket in this test to provide the sixth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against India on away soil, that is on Indian soil. The six occasions are – 231 runs for the first wicket between MH Richardson and L Vincent at Mohali in Oct 2003, 222* runs for the third wicket between JR Reid and B Sutcliffe at Delhi in Dec 1955, 194 runs for the fourth wicket between JD Ryder and KS Williamson at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010, 184 runs for the third wicket between JW Guy and JR Reid at Kolkata in Dec 1955, 163 runs between B Sutcliffe and BR Taylor at Kolkata in Mar 1965 and 151 runs between MH Richardson and SB Styris at Mohali in Oct 2003.

JD Ryder scored hundred in this game {103} – when he took his score from 99 to 103 by scoring a boundary four of S Sreesanth {117.2 over} to provide the 34^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred against India. It also represent the 16^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred on away soil – that is on Indian soil – against India.

JD Ryder with his 103 in this game became the second New Zealand batsman to score a hundred against India at Ahmedabad. NJ Astle is the other batsman. He had scored 103 in Oct 1999.

When DL Vettori captured his fourth wicket in India’s innings – that of Harbhajan Singh caught by wicket keeper G Hopkins for 69 – he captured his 100^th wicket as captain. He joined the select band of seven other captains – furnished in the list below – to capture 100 wickets as captain.

Shrinking this list further, he became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets as captain-cum-left arm spinner.

No	Captains	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	Imran Khan	Pak	48	71	9211	3790	187	8/60	11/079	20.26	12	4
2	R Benaud	Aus	28	56	10720	3559	138	6/70	09/173	25.78	9	0
3	GS Sobers	Win	39	69	10860	3978	117	6/73	08/080	34.00	3	0
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	34	58	6718	2925	111	9/83	10/135	26.35	4	1
5	Wasim Akram	Pak	25	46	5444	2499	107	6/48	10/106	23.35	3	1
6	BS Bedi	Ind	22	39	7279	2631	106	6/71	10/194	24.82	8	1
7	SM Pollock	SAF	26	50	5833	2201	103	6/30	10/147	21.36	4	1
8	DL Vettori	NZl	28	48	7741	3274	100	6/56	09/133	32.74	5	0

First test – Second day

R Dravid’s 104 in this test represent the 400^th hundred scored by Indian batsmen in tests. Other teams to score 400 plus hundreds are – England {766}, Australia {732} and West Indies {432}.

G Gambhir-V Sehwag has partnered in 55 innings for the opening partnership and added 3026 runs at the end of India’s first innings. Their partnership runs is a record by Indian openers for most runs for the first wicket. They wrested the SM Gavaskar-CPS Chauhan’s partnership runs of 3010 runs from 59 innings.

Other opening pairs to have 3000 plus runs partnerships are – CG Greenidge-DL Hayens of West Indies {148 innings – 6482 runs}, ML Hayden-JL Langer of Australia {113 innings – 5655}, MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya {118 innings – 4469 runs}, MJ Slater-MA Taylor {78 innings – 3887 runs}, WM Lawry-RB Simpson {62 innings – 3596 runs}, JB Hobbs-H Sutcliffe {38 innings – 3227 runs} and AN Cook-AJ Strauss {80 innings – 3227 runs}

SR Tendulkar was dismissed caught and bowled for 40 in this test to provide the sixth such occasion in his career. The other occasions are – caught and bowled AJ Traicos for zero vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Oct 92, caught and bowled IDK Salisbury for 165 vs England at Chennai in Feb 1993, caught and bowled IR Bishop for 83 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1997, caught and bowled MS Kasprowicz for 31 vs Australia at Bangalore in Mar 1998 and caught and bowled A Flintoff vs England at Chennai in Dec 2008

VVS Laxman completed 7500 test runs when he was on 10 during his knock of 40 in this test. At the end of India’s first innings, his aggregate stood at 7530

DL Vettori bowled 50 plus overs in this innings as captain. This is the fifth occasion he has bowled 50 plus overs in an innings as captain – 56.0-17-88-2 vs England at Hamilton in Mar 2008, 59.4-20-21-124-2 vs Australia at Adelaide in Nov 2008, 52.0-21-91-2 vs West Indies at Napier in Dec 2008, 56.0-25-12-93-2 vs Pakistan at Napier in Dec 2009 and 54.5-12-118-4 vs India at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010

DL Vettori became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to bowl 50 plus over five occasions, after R Benaud of Australia.

DL Vettori took his 100^th wicket as captain-left arm spin bowler when he had Harbhajan Singh caught by Hopkins for 69. He is the second bowler to earn this distinction in the annals of test cricket. BS Bedi with 106 wickets to his credit is the other captain to capture 100 plus wickets a captain-cum-left arm spinner.

DL Vettori has bowled 50 plus overs in an innings on 17 occasions as a bowler. He is now third in the list of bowlers who have bowled most occasions of 50 overs in an innings. M Muralitharan {31} and LR Gibbs {19} are the other bowlers who have bowled 50 plus overs in an innings on more occasions than DL Vettori.

JS Patel and DL Vettori conceded 100 plus runs in this innings to provide the 24^th and 25^th occasion of New Zealand bowlers conceding 100 plus runs against India.

Harbhajan Singh’s 69 in this innings provide his eighth half century of his career. His knock represents his highest individual score in tests, an improvement over his previous best of 66 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Jan 2001.

DL Vettori became the third captain-cum-spinner to capture 100 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket – R Benaud {138} :BS Bedi {106} and DL Vettori {100}. ,

DL Vettori bowled 54.5 overs in this innings to provide the 29^th occasion of a captain bowling fifty overs in an innings.

TG McIntosh was dismissed for duck by Zaheer Khan in this test providing the 33^rd occasion of a batsman dismissed for duck by Zaheer Khan. It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed for duck by Zaheer Khan. The other two occasions are – DR Flynn caught MS Dhoni for zero at Hamilton in Mar 2009 and TG McIntosh caught by SR Tendulkar at Hamilton in Mar 2009

First Test – First day

India won the toss and elected to bat first. It was the first toss India won after losing the nine successive tosses.

New Zealand capped HK Bennett and K Williamson for this test. They became the 468^th and 469^th cricketers to represent New Zealand in tests. They became the 35^th and 36^th New Zealand cricketers to make their test debut.

HK Bennett and K Williamson became the sixth and seventh cricketers to make their test debut at Motera, Ahmedabad. Others are – NS Sidhu for India vs West Indies in Nov 1983, VVS Laxman for India vs South Africa in Nov 1986, A Chopra of India vs New Zealand in Oct 2003, L Balaji of India vs New Zealand in Oct 2003 and WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka vs India in Dec 2005

HK Bennett and K Williamson became the second and third overseas cricketers to make their test debut at Motera, Ahmedabad. Other batsman is WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka {vs India in Dec 2005}

HK Bennet bowled his first over of his test cricket which was a maiden over – a rare distinction for a debutant.

DL Vettori was playing his 100^th test for New Zealand. He became the second New Zealand cricketer to play 100 tests for New Zealand. SP Fleming was the other New Zealand cricketer {111 tests}. DL Vettori became the 50^th cricketer to ar in 100 plus tests for a team/country.

G Gambhir and V Sehwag added 60 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 25^th occasion of 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket. Other opening pairs to have 25 more 50 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket are – CG Greenidge-DL Haynes {42}, ML Hayden-JL Langer {38}, MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya {33}, WM Lawry-RB Simpson {27}, MJ Slater-MA Taylor {26} and JB Hobbs-H Sutcliffe {25}

R Dravid was playing his 250^th test innings in this test. He became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket. Others are – SR Tendulkar {280}, AR Border {265}, SR Waugh {260} and RT Ponting {251}

V Sehwag scored 173 in this test which represents his 22^nd hundred in tests. This was his 21^st hundred as an opening batsman in tests. Other openers to score 21 or more hundreds are – SM Gavaskar {33}, ML Hayden {30}, G Boycott {22} and GC Smith {21}

V Sehwag and R Dravid added 237 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 50^th occasion of three figure partnership by Indian bastman against New Zealand. This stand also provides the 83^rd occasion of R Dravid involving in a three figure partnerships – a record of most three figure partnerships in the annals of test cricket.

V Sehwag and R Dravid added 237 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the sixth occasion of 200 plus runs partnership by Indian batman against New Zealand. This stand represents the record stand for the second wicket by Indian batsmen against New Zealand on home soil. The previous best was 123 runs stand between DN Sardesai and Hanumanth Singh at Delhi in Mar 1965.

V Sehwag’s 173 runs in this test provide the 14^th occasion of his scoring 150 plus runs as an opening batsman – most by an opening batsman in the annals of test cricket.

V Sehwag’s 173 runs in this test provide the 14^th occasion of his scoring 150 plus runs. Others to score 150 plus runs on 14 or more occasions are – SR Tendulkar {20}, BC Lara {19}, DG Bradman {18}, RT Ponting {14} and SR Waugh {14}

V Sehwag’s 173 in this test is his highest test score against New Zealand and is his second hundred. The previous best was 130 at Mohali in Oct 2003

R Dravid took his score from 61 to 63 in this test to take his total from 4999 to 5001 on home soil. At the end of the first day, his aggregate stood at 5042. He became the eleventh batsman in the annals of test cricket and the third Indian batsman to reach the milestone. Others are – SR Tendulkar {6421} and SM Gavaskar {5067}.

The complete list of batsman to score 5000 plus runs on home soil are – RT Ponting {6790}, SR Tendulkar {6421}, BC Lara {6217}, DPMD Jaywardene {5951}, JH Kallis {5927}, GA Gooch {5917}, AR Border {5743}, SR Waugh {5710}, ML Hayden {5210} and SM Gavaskar {5067} {Note : SR Tendulkar run aggregate prior to the start of the series}

V Sehwag completed 1000 runs in calendar year 2010 when he was on 96 during his knock of 173 in this test. At the end of the first day of this test, his aggregate stood at 1077, He became the second batsman to reach the milestone in 2010. SR Tendulkar {1270} is the other batsman.

237 runs were added for the second wicket between V Sehwag and R Dravid in this representing the record stand for the second wicket by Indian batsmen against New Zealand. Previous best was 204 runs between SM Gavaskar and S Amarnath at Auckland in Jan 1976.

R Dravid scored hundred in this game when he cut JS Patel’s fourth delivery of 78^th over of the innings and took his score from 98 to 100, He made 104 in this test. It was his 24^th hundred while batting at number three and 30^th hundred while batting at various positions.

R Dravid became the eighth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 30 or more hundreds. Others are – SR Tendulkar {49}, RT Ponting {39}, JH Kallis {35}, SM Gavaskar {34}, BC Lara {32}, SR Waugh {32} and ML Hayden {30}

R Dravid’s hundred {104} in this game provide the 41^st occasion of an Indian batsman to score a hundred against New Zealand. It represents his fifth hundred against New Zealand – 190 at Hamilton in Jan 1999, 103* at Hamilton in Jan 1999, 144 at Mohali in Oct 1999, 222 at Ahmedabad in Oct 2003 and 104 at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010.

R Dravid became the fifth batsman to score five or more hundreds against New Zealand. Others are – Javed Miandad {07}, JH Kallis {05}, Shoaib Mohammad {05} and AR Border {05}

Prior to the start of the series, SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have scored eleven and ten fifties respectively against New Zealand. R Dravid’s 104 in this game has put him on par with SR Tendulkar at the end of the first day’s play

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have scored four hundreds against New Zealand. Dravid’s 104 gave him his fifth hundred against New Zealand and with it the record of most hundreds by an Indian batsman against New Zealand.

SR Tendulkar was playing his 20^th test against New Zealand at Ahmedabad and he become the first cricketer to play 20 tests against New Zealand. It is a series record as well. SR Tendulkar became the fourth cricketer to play 20 or more tests against New Zealand. Others are – AR Border {23}, SR Waugh {23} and SK Warne {20}

R Dravid, BS Bedi and M Azharuddin have played 12 tests against New Zealand. Ahmedabad test is the 13^th test for R Dravid. R Dravid now occupies the second place amongst the Indian cricketers who have played most tests against New Zealand. SR Tendulkar with 20 tests leads the table {including his appearance at Ahmedabad}

R Dravid has played his 25^th innings at Ahmedabad and he became the second Indian batsman to play 25 plus test innings against New Zealand after SR Tendulkar who has played 33 innings { ncluding his innings at Ahmedabad}

DL Vettori who has played 49 away tests prior to the start of the series. Ahmedabad test is his 50^th away test. He became the second New Zealand cricketer to appear in 50 plus away tests after SP Fleming who has played 57 away tests. DL Vettori would became the 42^nd cricketer to play 50 plus away tests.

First one day : Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne on 03.11.10 : Sri Lanka won by one wicket

Australia capped XJ Doherty for this game. He became the 186th cricketer to represent Australia in one day games. He is the eleventh Australian cricketer to make his one day debut against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won this game by one wicket providing the 44th occasion of a team winning an one day game by one wicket. This win represents Sri Lanka’s victory in one day game by one wicket. The other win was at Adelaide against England on 21.01.99.

MEK Hussey scored 77 not out in this game providing the 110^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka. It also provides his 33^rd one day half century and 35^th fifty.

CL White’s zero in this game provides the 34^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a duck against Australia. It also represents his third duck in his one day career. The other two occasions are – vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 10.12.05 and vs India at Delhi on 31.10.09.

NLTC Perera captured five for 46 in this game to provide the 336^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. It also provides the 38^th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings and the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. The other occasion was at Galle on 22.08.99 when ST Jayasuriya had returned with figures of 5 for 28.

NTPC Perera’s five for 46 in this game provides the 39^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia.

WU Tharanga’s dismissal run out in this game provide the 100^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed run out in one day games. His dismissal run out provides the 15^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out against Australia in one day games.

AD Mathews and SL Malinga added 132 runs for the ninth wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket in one day games. The others are – 126* runs between N Kapil Dev and SMH Kirmani of India vs Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83, 118 runs between IK Pathan and Jai P Yadav of India vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 26.08.05, 103 runs between TM Odoyo and SM Pollock of Africa Eleven vs Asia Eleven at Bangalore on 06.06.07, 101 runs between MS Dhoni and RP Singh of India vs West Indies at Kingston on 28.06.09 and VS Solanki and LE Plunkett of England vs Pakistan at Lahore on 12.12.05

Thus the 132 runs stand between AD Mathews and SL Malinga represents the record partnership in one day games. It also represents the record stand for the ninth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in one day games. The previous best was the 76 runs stand between RS Kalpage and WPUJC Vaas against Pakistan at Col-SSC on 07.08.94

SL Malinga scored his maiden one day fifty when he made 56 in this game. His previous best was 16 vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 15.06.10

SL Malinga’s 56 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in one day games. The other three occasions are – 56* by DA Mariller of Zimbabwe vs India at Faridabad on 07.03.02, 50 by IK Pathan vs New Zealand at Bulwayo on 26.08.06, 73* by Mohammad Amir of Pakistan vs New Zealand at Abu Dhabhi on 09.11.09

SL Malinga was run out for 56 in this game providing the 82^nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out after scoring a fifty. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out after scoring a fifty against Australia.

XJ Dohorty captured four for 46 in this game providing the 182^nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures provide the 16^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Sri Lanka.

XJ Doherty captured four for 46 in this game providing the 33^rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets on his debut in one day games. He became the fourth Australian bowler to capture four or more wickets on debut. Others are – 4 for 29 by CG Rackeman vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 09.01.83, 5 for 21 by AIC Dodemaide vs Sri Lanka at Perth on 02.01.88 and 4 for 19 by SCG MacGill vs Pakistan at Sydney on 19.01.00

XJ Doherty’s four for 46 in this game was in a losing cause providing the ninth occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets on debut going in vain. He became the first Australian bowler to witness a four wicket haul on debut going in vain.

XJ Doherty’s four for 46 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 265^th occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets going in vain. It also provides the 25^th occasion of an Australian bowler’s four wicket haul going in vain.

Third one day : Pakistan vs South Africa at Dubai on 02.11.10 : South Africa won by two runs

HM Amla’s scored 119 not out in this game to provide the 102^nd occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the 13^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan.

HM Amla scored 119 not out which represents his sixth hundred of his one day career. His six hundreds are – 140 vs Bangladesh at Benoni on 09.11.08, 129 vs West Indies at Rosseau on 30.05.10, 119* vs Pakistan at Dubai on 02.11.10, 110 vs Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein on 15.10.10, 110 vs Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom on 17.10.10 and 102 vs West Indies at North Sound on 22.05.10.

JH Kallis scored duck in this game to provide the 12^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring zero against Pakistan.

JH Kaliis’ zero in this game represents his 16^th zero of his one day career. He became the fourth South African batsman to score 16 or more ducks in one day game. Others are – HH Gibbs {22}, SM Pollock {20} and MV Boucher {16}

JH Kallis’ has faced 15000 deliveries in his one day career at the end of this game. He became the sixth batsman in the history of one day game to face 15000 plus deliveries in one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {20401}, RT Ponting {16210}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {15812}, SC Ganguly {15416} and R Dravid {15124}. JH Kallis earned the distinction of becoming the first South African batsman to face 15000 deliveries in one day games.

AB de Villiers who kept wickets for South Africa was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 97^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in one day games.

AB de Villers became the sixth South African batsman to be dismissed stumped against Pakistan in one day games. Others are – PN Kirsten for 35 at Centurion on 21.02.93, G Kirsten for 87 at Johannesburg on 12.01.95, HH Gibbs for 34 at Rawalpindi on 12.10.03, GC Smith for 72 at Centurion on 04.02.07, SM Pollock for 32 at Durban on 07.02.07.

HM Amla with his 119 not out in this game carried the bat through the quota of 50 overs

M Morkel captured four for 47 in this game to provide the 20^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against Pakistan. It also provides the 103^rd occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games.

M Morkel’s 4 for 47 in this game represent the third occasion of his capturing four wickets in one day games. Other occasions are – 4 for 21 vs West Indies at Rosseau on 28.05.10 and 4 for 36 vs West Indies at Cape Town on 25.01.08

At the end of this game, M Morkel aggregate of one day wickets stood at 50. He became the 19^th South African bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in one day games.

South Africa won this game by two wickets providing the 25^th occasion of a team winning an one day game by a margin of two runs. It also provide the second occasion of South Africa winning an one day game by two runs, the first occasion being against New Zealand at Brisbane on 09.01.98

Second ODI : Pakistan vs South Africa at Abu Dhabhi on 31.10.10 : Pakistan won by one wicket with a ball remaining

HM Amla {65}, CA Ingram {100} and JP Duminy {54} scored fifties in this game, providing the 79^th, 80^th and 81^st occasion of South African batsmen scoring fifties against Pakistan in one day games.

HM Amla {65}, CA Ingram {100} and JP Duminy {54} scored fifties in this game, providing the seventh occasion of three or more South African batsman scoring fifties in an innings against Paksitan.

CA Ingram scored 100 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of South African batsman scoring hundred in one day games against Pakistan

CA Ingram’s 100 in this game provide the 101^st occasion of a South African batsman scoring hundred in one day games.

CA Ingram’s 100 provide the 66^th occasion of a batsman scoring an exact 100 and 100 not out in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African batsman scoring an exact 100 and 100 not out in one day games.

HM Amla’s 65 in this game represents his ninth one day half century and 14^th fifty : CA Ingram’s 100 in this game represents his second hundred in one day games and JP Duminy’s eighth one day half century and tenth fifty.

J Botha was run out for 9 in this game providing the 27^th occasion of a South African captain dismissed run out in one day games. His run out dismissal in this game provides the seventh occasion of a South African batsman run out against Pakistan in one day games.

J Botha was run out for 9 in this game providing the 42nd occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out against Pakistan in one day games.

Abdul Razaaq scored his third hundred in one dayers when he scored 109 not out in this game. The other two are – 112 vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth on 11.12.02 and 107 not out vs Zimbabwe at Multan on 30.09.04.

Abdul Razaaq’s 109 not out in this game represent the 145^th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring hundred in one day games. It also represents the ninth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred against South Africa in one day games.

Abdul Razaaq scored his second hundred against South Africa in one day games – 112* at Port Elizabeth on 11.12.02 and 109* at Abu Dhabhi on 31.10.10. He became the third Pakistan batsman to score two hundreds against South Africa. Others are – Izaz Ahmed {110 at Rawalpindi on 20.10.94 and 114* at Durban on 17.12.94} and Mohammad Yousuf {101* at Durban on 07.02.07 and 117 at Lahore on 20.10.07}

CK Langveldt returned with figures of 2 for 75 in this game to provide the 27^th occasion of a South African bowler conceding seventh plus runs in one day games. His figures provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler conceding seventy plus runs against Pakistan in one day games. The other three occasions are – 1 for 70 by S Elworthy at East London on 11.04.99, none for 71 by M Ntini at Durban on 07.02.07 and none for 82 by A Nel at Durban on 07.02.07

CA Ingram’s 100 was in a losing cause providing the 17^th occasion of a South African batsman’s hundred going in vain.

Pakistan won this game by one wicket with one ball to spare providing the ninth occasion of a team winning the game by one wicket with one ball to spare

Only T20I – Australia vs Sri Lanka at Perth on 31.10.10 : Sri Lanka won by seven wickets

Australia capped JW Hastings and CJ Mckay for this game. They became the 46^th and 47^th cricketers to represent Australia in T20Is. They are the only two Australian cricketers to make T20I debut against Sri Lanka as on date.

MJ Clarke opened the innings in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his opening an innings as captain opening batsman. The other three occasions are – vs New Zealand at Perth on 11.12.07, vs India at Melbourne on 01.02.08 and vs Pakistan at Birmingham on 06.07.10

BJ Haddin and SPD Smith added 66 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 38^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership in T20I games. This stand provide the fourth occasion of such a partnership for the sixth wicket by Australian batsmen in T20Is.

BJ Haddin and SPD Smith added 66 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka in T20I games. The other two occasions are – 102* runs for the first wicket between AC Gilchrist and ML Hayden at Cape Town on 20.09.07 and 101* runs for the sixth wicket between MEK Hussey and CL White at Bridgetown on 09.05.10.

TM Dilshan scored 41 in this game to take his T20I run aggregate to 758. He became the sixth batsman in T20I games to amass 750 plus runs. Others are – BB McCullum {1100}, GC Smith {958}, KP Pietersen {911}, DPMD Jayawardene {784} and KC Sangakkara {777}

KC Sangkkara became the first wicket keeper batsman to total 750 runs. He reached the milestone when he was on 17 during his innings of 44 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 777.

TM Dilshan became the third Sri Lankan batsman to total 750 plus runs. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene {784} and KC Sangkaara {777}. KC Sangkkara and TM Dilshan completed 750 runs in this game.

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 71 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 29^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in T20Is. This stand provides the sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in T20Is.

This stand provide the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against Australia in T20Is. The other occasion was – 62 runs stand for the second wicket between TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara at Nottingham on 08.06.09. Thus the 71 runs stand in this game is the record stand by Sri Lankan batsmen for any wicket against Australia.

Australia and Sri Lanka have met each other on four occasions in T20Is including this game. The results of these four games are – Australia won by ten wickets at Cape Town on 20.09.07, Sri Lanka won by six wickets at Nottingham on 08.06.09, Australia won by 81 runs at Bridgetown on 09.05.10 and Sri Lanka won by seven wickets at Perth on 31.10.10.

First one day : Pakistan vs South Africa at Abu Dhabhi on 29.10.10 : South Africa won by eight wickets

Pakistan capped Zulqarnain Hyder for this game. He became the 179^th cricketer to represent Pakistan in one day games. He is the second Pakistan cricketer to make his one day debut against South Africa after Sohail Tanvir who made his one day debut against South Africa at Lahore on 18.10.07.

Zulqarnain Hyder became the 15^th Pakistan wicket keeper batsman to make his debut in one day games.

Mohammad Hafeez and Younis Khan added 114 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 205th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure stand in one day games. This stand represents the 41st occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure stand for the second wicket.

Mohammad Hafeez and Younis Khan added 114 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 18th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure stand against South Africa. This stand represents the third occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure stand for the second wicket against South Africa. The other two occasions are – 115 runs between Imran Nazir and Younis Khan at Sharjah on 24.03.00 and 257 runs between Saleem Elahi and Abdul Razaaq at Port Elizabeth on 11.12.02.

Mohammad Hafeez {68} and Younis Khan {54} scored half centuries in this game providing the 49^th and 50^th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring half centuries against South Africa.

Mohammad Hafeez {68} and Younis Khan {54} scored half centuries in this game providing the 57^th and 58^th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring fifties against South Africa.

Younis Khan scored his 38^th half century and 44^th fifty when he made 54 in this game. He was dismissed leg before wicket for 54 in this game providing the first such dismissal in his career after scoring af fifty

Mohammad Hafeez scored 68 in this game providing the sixth occasion of him scoring a fifty in one day games. The others are – 92 vs West Indies at Karachi on 16.12.06, 69 vs England at Manchester on 17.06.03, 64 vs England at Lord’s on 20.09.10, 53 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 10.05.03 and 50 vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 04.04.03.

GC Smith and JH Kallis were retired {not out} hurt after scoring 18 not out and 66 not out in this game to provide the 68^th and 69^th occasion of a batsman retiring {not out} hurt in the history of one day internationals.

GC Smith and JH Kallis were retired {not out} hurt after scoring 18 not out and 66 not out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of two batsman retiring {not out} hurt in the same innings in the history of one day internationals. The other three occasions are – Sri Lankan batsmen SRD Wettimuny {53*} and LRD Mendis {32*} were retired not out hurt vs England at The Oval on 11.06.75, West Indian batsmen RB Richardson {11*} and HA Gomes {20*} were retired {not out} hurt vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne on 27.02.85 and New Zealand batsmen KR Rutherford {zero not out} and RJ Hadlee {9*} were retired {not out} hurt vs England at The Oval on 25.05.90.

JH Kallis’ 66 retired {not out} hurt provides the 21^st occasion of a batsman retired not out hurt after scoring fifty in one day games.

GC Smith {18*} and JH Kallis {66*} were retired {not out} hurt in this game providing the sixth and seventh occasion of a South African batsman retired {not out} hurt in one day games. The other five are – DJ Cullinan {70*} vs West Indies at Mum-BS on 14.11.93, PN Kirsten {5*} vs Australia at Perth on 16.01.94, HH Gibbs {48*} vs Zimbabwe at Nairobi {Gym} on 28.09.99, G Kirsten {8*} vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 28.03.00 and HH Gibbs {116*} vs India at Col-RPS on 25.09.02

GC Smith {18*} and JH Kallis {66*} were retired {not out} hurt in this game providing the third occasion of a South African batsman retired {not out} hurt in one day games. The other occasion was – G Kirsten {8*} at Sharjah on 28.03.00

JH Kallis’s 66 in this game represent his 79^th one day half century and 96^th fifty. JH Kallis’s 96 fifties puts him on par with ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka. They occupy the the third place jointly among the batsmen who have scored most one day fifties. SR Tendulkar {139} and RT Ponting {108} occupy the first two places.

At the end of this game GC Smith has an aggregate of 4971 runs while leading South Africa. He needs 29 more runs to reach the 5000 runs milestone.

GC Smith {18*} and JH Kallis {66*} were retired {not out} hurt in this game providing the 77^th and 78^th occasion of South African batsmen scoring fifties in one day games against Pakistan.

JH Kallis’s 66 retired not out hurt in this game represent his tenth fifty against Pakistan and with it he shares the record for most fifties by a South African batsman against Pakistan with G Kirsten who also has scored ten fifties.

AB de Villiers scored his fifth fifty against Pakistan when he scored 51 in this game. He became the tenth South African batsman to score five or more fifties against Pakistan. Others are – JH Kallis {10}, G Kirsten {10}, GC Smith {07}, WJ Cronje {05}, DJ Cullinan {05}, HH Dippenaar {05}, HH Gibbs {05}, AC Hudson {05} and JN Rhodes {05}

AB de Villiers’ 51 in this game represent his 23^rd one day half century and 32^nd fifty. It also represents his seventh half century and 11^th fifty as wicket keeper batsman. It is the first occasion of his scoring a half century was wicket keeper batsman against Pakistan.

LL Tsotsobe’s 4 for 27 in this game represent the 102^nd occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures provide the 19^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against Pakistan.

LL Tsotsobe’s 4 for 27 in this game represent his career best one day figures. His previous best was 4 for 50 against Australia at Perth on 30.01.09. Interestingly, out of the eleven one day games he has played, this is the only game in which he has bowled ten overs.

The eight wickets win in this game gave South Africa its 277^th victory in one day games and also represents the 36th one day win against Pakistan.