Indian team was selected to play tests against Sri Lanka today. The following table furnishes the Batting, Bowling and fielding performances of the squad.

Batting-Bowling-Fielding performances of the Indian cricketers selected
to play against Sri Lanka
No	Cricketers	M	Runs	C	F	W	R	5	10	Ct	St
1	MS Dhoni	37	1962	1	16	0	14	0	0	92	18
2	R Dravid	133	10800	26	57	1	39	0	0	183	0
3	G Gambhir	25	2271	6	10	–	–	–	–	23	0
4	HarbhajanSingh	77	1497	0	7	330	10040	23	5	38	0
5	Z Khan	65	883	0	3	210	7107	7	0	18	0
6	VVS Laxman	105	6741	14	39	2	126	0	0	111	0
7	A Mishra	5	42	0	0	20	593	1	0	2	0
8	V Sehwag	68	5674	15	17	29	1265	1	0	54	0
9	I Sharma	18	142	0	0	52	1724	1	0	6	0
10	SSreesanth	14	217	0	0	50	1573	1	0	2	0
11	SRTendulkar	159	12773	42	53	44	2272	0	0	102	0
12	M Vijay	1	74	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0
13	Yuvra Singh	28	1387	3	6	7	316	0	0	27	0
14	P Ojha	Yet to make his test debut
15	S Badarinath	Yet to make his test debut

Australia’s three run win against India at Hyderabad on 05.11.09 represents its 36^th occasion of winning a one day game by single digit runs margin. The following table lists out all the 36 occasions.

No	Winner	Won	Margin	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Aus	won	9 runs	v Win	Sydney	18.01.80
2	Aus	won	9 runs	v Win	Mel’one	12.12.91
3	Aus	won	9 runs	v Srl	Sydney	20.01.96
4	Aus	won	8 runs	v Win	Mel’one	05.01.89
5	Aus	won	8 runs	v RSA	Jo’burg	08.04.97
6	Aus	won	8 runs	v NZl	Perth	28.01.07
7	Aus	won	7 runs	v Win	Sydney	21.12.79
8	Aus	won	7 runs	v Eng	Kolkata	08.11.87
9	Aus	won	7 runs	v Eng	Hobart	11.01.03
10	Aus	won	6 runs	v NZl	Mel’one	01.02.81
11	Aus	won	6 runs	v NZl	Mel’one	07.01.88
12	Aus	won	6 runs	v Pak	Mel’one	10.01.89
13	Aus	won	6 runs	v Ind	Sydney	20.01.92
14	Aus	won	6 runs	v RSA	Lahore	12.10.94
15	Aus	won	5 runs	v Win	Sydney	19.01.82
16	Aus	won	5 runs	v Win	Mohali	14.03.96
17	Aus	won	5 runs	v Eng	Mel’one	25.01.03
18	Aus	won	5 runs	v RSA	Hobart	18.01.09
19	Aus	won	4 runs	v Win	Mel’one	15.12.92
20	Aus	won	4 runs	v Eng	Manchester	19.05.93
21	Aus	won	4 runs	v Eng	The Oval	04.09.09
22	Aus	won	4 runs	v Ind	Vadodara	25.10.09
23	Aus	won	3 runs	v NZl	Indore	18.10.87
24	Aus	won	3 runs	v Eng	Mel’one	10.01.91
25	Aus	won	3 runs	v NZl	Auckland	28.03.93
26	Aus	won	3 runs	v NZl	Mel’one	16.12.93
27	Aus	won	3 runs	v Ind	Hyd-RGS	05.11.09
28	Aus	won	2 runs	v Eng	Birmingham	06.06.81
29	Aus	won	2 runs	v Win	Mel’one	14.01.89
30	Aus	won	2 runs	v Win	Kingston	17.05.03
31	Aus	won	2 runs	v NZl	Wellington	07.12.05
32	Aus	won	1 run	v Ind	Chennai	09.10.87
33	Aus	won	1 run	v Ind	Brisbane	01.03.92
34	Aus	won	1 run	v RSA	Bloemfontein	08.04.94
35	Aus	won	1 run	v Zim	Perth	04.02.01
36	Aus	won	1 run	v Win	Basseterre	04.07.08

Australia’s three run win against India at Hyderabad on 05.11.09 represents the fifthj occasion of Australia winning a one day game by single digit runs margin against India. The following table lists out all the five occasions.

No	Winner	Won	Margin	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Aus	won	6 runs	v Ind	Sydney	20.01.92
2	Aus	won	4 runs	v Ind	Vadodara	25.10.09
3	Aus	won	3 runs	v Ind	Hyd-RGS	05.11.09
4	Aus	won	1 run	v Ind	Chennai	09.10.87
5	Aus	won	1 run	v Ind	Brisbane	01.03.92

Pakistan vs New Zealand : First one day game at Abu Dhabhi on 03.11.09. Pakistan won by 138 runs.

Salman Butt, Younis Khan, Umar Gul and Mohammad Aamer scored zeroes in this game providing the tenth occasion of four or more Pakistan batsman scoring zeroes in an innings. It is the second such occasion against New Zealand, the first being at Dambulla on 11.05.03.

Salman Butt, Younis Khan, Umar Gul and Mohammad Aamer scored zeroes in this game which swelled the number of zeroes by Pakistan batsmen against New Zealand in one day games to 54.

Younis Khan’s zero in this game provides the 27^th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a duck in one day games. It was Younis Khan’s second zero as captain, the first occasion was against Australia at Abu Dhabhi on 27.04.09.

Younis Khan’s zero in this game represents the fourth occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring zero against New Zealand. The other three occasions are – Wasim Akram at Sharjah on 15.11.96, Inzamam-ul-Huq at Christchurch on 10.01.04 and at Napier on 14.01.04.

Younis Khan’s zero in this game represents his 17^th one day duck. He equaled Moin Khan’s 17 ducks. Wasim Akram {28}, Shahid Afridi {23}, Inzamam-ul-Huq {20} and Saleem Malik {19} are the four Pakistan batsmen who have scored more zeroes than Moin Khan and Younis Khan in one day games.

Salman Butt’s zero in this game provides the 102^nd occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring zeroes in one day games. This zero also represents Salman Butt’s eleventh zero in one day games, Saeed Anwar {14} and Shahid Afridi {12} are the other two Pakistan openers who have scored more zeroes than Salman Butt.

Shahid Afridi registered his 30^th one day half century and 33^rd one day fifty when he scored 70 in this game. Kamran Akmal registered his fourth one day half century and ninth one day fifty when he scored 67 not out in this game.

Kamran Akmal’s 67 not out in this game represent the fourth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand in one day games. The other three occasions are – Moin Khan’s 50 at Christchurch on 25.02.01, 72 not out at Auckland on 03.01.04 and 52 at Wellington on 17.01.04.

Kamran Akmal’s 67 not out in this game represent the 31^st occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against various oppositions in one day games.

Kamran Akmal’s 67 not out in this game represent his ninth one day fifty. Moin Khan with eleven fifties to his credit has scored more fifties than Kamran Akmal among Pakistna wicket keeper batsmen. Moin Khan’s eleven fifties are a record for most fifties for a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman.

Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal added 101 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 201^st occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This partnership also represents the 22^nd occasion of a three figure partnership posted by Pakistan batsmen against New Zealand.

Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal added 101 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the third occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against New Zealand in one day games. The other two are – 108 runs unfinished stand between Izaz Ahmed and Wasim Akram at Karachi on 08.12.96 and 105 runs between Younis Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq at Sharjah on 11.02.02

Khald Latif registered his maiden one day fifty when he scored 64 in this game. His previous best was 19 against Zimbabwe at Faisalabad on 30.01.08

Salman Butt’s zero and Khalid Latif’s 64 in this game provides the 12^th occasion of Pakistan opening batsmen scoring zero and fifty in one day games. This is the third occasion of such instance against New Zealand. The other two occasions are – Aamir Sohail {zero} and Ramiz Raja {119*} at Christchurch on 18.03.92 and Yasir Ahmed {68} and Imran Farhat {zero} at Lahore on 29.11.03.

Khalid Latif {64}, Shahid Afridi {70} and Kamran Akmal {67*} scored fifties in this game providing the tenth occasion of three Pakistan batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against New Zealand.

Pakistan won this game by 138 runs margin providing the fourth occasion of Pakistan winning a won day game against New Zealand by 100 plus runs margin. The other three are – by 153 runs at Karachi on 21.04.02, by 124 runs at Lahore on 01.12.03 and by 105 runs at Sialkot on 06.11.90

Pakistan won this game by 138 runs margin providing the 30th occasion of Pakistan winning a won day game against various oppositions in one day game by 100 plus runs margin.

Mohammad Yousuf run out in this game for 30 which represents the 38^th occasion of his being dismissed run out in one day games. At the end of this game, he is on par with Wasim Akram who also has been dismissed run out on 38 occasions. MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka {41}, Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan {40} and R Dravid of India {39} are the other three batsmen who have been dismissed run out on more occasions than Mohammad Yousuf and Wasim Akram.

Mohammad Yousuf and Umar Gul were dismissed run out in this game which swelled the number of run outs by Pakistan batsmen against New Zealand to 74.

Mohammad Yousuf run out for 30 in this game represents his fifth run out dismissal against New Zealand. He became the fifth Pakistan batsman to be dismissed run out on five or more occasions against New Zealand. Others are – Inzaamam-u-Huq {06}, Javed Miandad {05}, Ramiz Raja {05} and Saeed Anwar {05}.

When Mohammad Aamer and Saeed Ajmal added 103 runs for the last wicket in the third one day game between Pakistan and New Zealand at Abu Dhabhi on 10.11.09, their stand provided the second occasion of a three figure partnership for the tenth wicket in the history of one day games.

The first ever tenth wicket three figure partnership was 106 runs unfinished stand between IVA Richards and MA Holding in the match between West Indies and England at Manchester 31.05.84.

The history of one day game witnessed the first ever three figure stand for the tenth wicket after 13 years, four months and 25 days. {Note: The first one day game was played on 05.01.1971} while the second tenth wicket stand came after 25 years, five months and nine days.

In the West Indies and England encounter at Manchester on 31.05.84, West Indies score board read 166 for 9, when MA Holding joined IVA Richards. The duo added 106 runs and remained not out. West Indies finished their innings with 272 for 9 in 50.0 overs with IVA Richards scoring 189 not out and MA Holding scoring 12 not out. England mustered 168 all out. England’s total of 168 all out was less than IVA Richard’s 189 not out providing an occasion of a batsman’s individual score greater than the entire team’s total, West Indies won this game by 104 runs

In the Pakistan and New Zealand game at Abu Dhabi on 10.11.09, New Zealand batting first scored 211 runs. Pakistan were tottering at 101 for 9, when the last man Saeed Ajmal joined Mohamad Aamer at the crease. Saeed Ajmal was the last man dismissed for 33, while Mohammad Aamer remained not out on 76. Pakistan were all out for 204 leaving New Zealand victors by seven runs. Mohammad Aamer and Saeed Ajmal added 103 runs for the last wicket, thus posting the second three figure partnership for the last wicket in the history of one day games

Zimbabwe in South Africa : First one dayer at Benoni on 08.11.09. South Africa won by 45 runs

South Africa carved its 25^th win over Zimbabwe in 28 encounters between the two teams when it won the first one day game by 45 runs.

HM Amla {80}, AB de Villers {51} and JA Morkel {50*} scored fifties in South Africa’s innings providing the sixth occasion of South Africa’s three or more batsmen scoring fifties against Zimbabwe in one day games.

HM Amla {80}, AB de Villers {51} and JA Morkel {50*} scored fifties in South Africa’s innings which swelled the number of fifties by South African batsmen against Zimbabwe to 54.

HM Amla with his 80 in this game registered his fifth one day fifty {fourth half century}, AB de Villlers with his 50 in this game registered his 23^rd one day fifty {20^th half century}and JA Morkel with his 51 not out registered his second one day fifty {second half century}.

South Africa capped R McLaren in this game who became the 94^th South African cricketer to play one day games. R McLaren became the eleventh South African cricketer to make his debut against Zimbabwe in one day games.

R McLaren returned with figures of 3 for 51 in this game providing the seventh occasion of a South African bowler to capture three or more wickets on his one day deubt. His figures represent the best bowling figures by a South African bowler on debut against Zimbabwe. The previous best was RE Bryson’s 1 for 41 at Cape Town on 29.01.97.

MA Vermeulen pouched three catches in this game to become the second Zimbabwean fieldsman to pouch three catches against South Africa in one day games, after AR Whittal who had taken three catches at Chelmsford on 29.05.99.

MA Vermeulen pouched three catches in this game providing the eleventh occasion of Zimbabwean fieldsman accounting for three or more catches in one day games.

No	Fieldsmen	Ct	Opp	Ground	Date
1	ADR Campbell	3	Ken	Dhaka	19.02.99
2	AR Whittall	3	RSA	Chelmsford	29.05.99
3	GJ Whittall	4	Eng	The Oval	08.07.00
4	SV Carlisle	3	Win	Sydney	23.01.01
5	SV Carlisle	3	Ban	Chittagong	23.11.01
6	ADR Campbell	3	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02
7	SV Carlisle	3	Ban	Harare	14.03.04
8	S Matsikenyeri	3	Ban	Dhaka	29.01.05
9	E Chigumbura	4	Win	Port of Spain	14.05.06
10	MA Vermeulen	3	Ban	Bulawayo	14.08.09
11	MA Vermeulen	3	RSA	Benoni	08.11.09

MA Vermeulen became the third Zimbabwean fieldsman to account for three catches in an innings on two or more occasions. Others are SV Carlisle {three occasions} and ADR Campbell {two occasions}

No	Fieldsmen	Ct	Opp	Ground	Date
1	ADR Campbell	3	Ken	Dhaka	19.02.99
2	ADR Campbell	3	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02
1	MA Vermeulen	3	Ban	Bulawayo	14.08.09
2	MA Vermeulen	3	RSA	Benoni	08.11.09
1	SV Carlisle	3	Win	Sydney	23.01.01
2	SV Carlisle	3	Ban	Chittagong	23.11.01
3	SV Carlisle	3	Ban	Harare	14.03.04

CB Mpofu returned with figures of none for 70 in this game providing the 28^th occasion of a Zimbabwe bowler conceding seventy plus runs in a one day game. His figures represent the seventh occasion of a Zimbabwe bowler conceding seventy plus runs in a one day game against South Africa.

CB Mpofu returned with figures of none for 70 in this game providing the third occasion of a Zimbabwe bowler conceding seventy plus runs without a wicket in a one day game against South Africa. His figures represent the eleventh occasion of a Zimbabwe bowler conceding seventy plus runs without a wicket in a one day game.

CB Mpofu became the second Zimbabwean bowler after ML Nkala to concede seventy plus runs without a wicket on two or more occasions

No	Bowlers	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	CB Mpofu	0	72	Pak	Karachi	21.01.08
2	CB Mpofu	0	70	RSA	Benoni	08.11.09
1	ML Nkala	0	72	RSA	Bulawayo	23.09.01
2	ML Nkala	0	76	Pak	Bulawayo	24.11.02
3	ML Nkala	0	80	Pak	Harare	27.11.02

P Utseaya was making his 100^th appearance in this game. He became the tenth Zimbabwean cricketer to play 100 plus one day games. Others are – GW Flower {219}, A Flower {213}, HH Streak {189}, ADR Campbell {188}, GJ Whittall {147}, SV Carlisle {111}, T Taibu {111}, S Matsikenyeri {104} and E Chigumbura {102}

T Taibu scored 103 not out in this game which represent the 63^rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the history of one day games. His knock represents the eighth occasion of a Zimbabwean wicket keeper registering hundreds in one day games

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	DL Houghton	142	NZl	Hyd-LBS	10.10.87
2	A Flower	115*	Srl	N Plymouth	23.02.92
3	A Flower	120*	Srl	Sharjah	21.10.00
4	A Flower	142*	Eng	Harare	07.10.01
5	A Flower	145	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02
6	T Taibu	107*	RSA	Harare	26.08.07
7	BRM Taylor	118*	Ban	Chittagong	05.11.09
8	T Taibu	103*	RSA	Benoni	08.11.09

T Taibu with his 103 not out became the only Zimbabwean wicket keeper to score two hundreds against South Africa in one day games. His other hundred was 107 not out at Harare on 26.08.07

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	T Taibu	107*	RSA	Harare	26.08.07
2	T Taibu	103*	RSA	Benoni	08.11.09

T Taibu’s 103 not out in this game represent the 40^th hundred by a Zimbabwean batsman in one day games.

T Taibu’s 103 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 25^th occasion of a Zimbabwean batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. It also represents the 254^th occasion of a batsman’s hundred in a losing cause in the history of one day games.

T Taibu’s 103 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the eighth occasion of a Zimbabwean wicket keeper batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. It also represents the 16th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s hundred in a losing cause in the history of one day games.

Zimbawean wicket keeper batsmen have scored eight hundreds in one day games and it is interesting to note all the eight hundreds have been in a losing cause or put it the other way, whenever a Zimbabwean wicket keeper has scored a hundred in a one day game, Zimbabwe has failed to win that game

Zimbabwe lost this game by 45 runs after it had won the toss, inserted the opposition providing the 58^th occasion of Zimbabwe losing a game after it had inserted the opposition. Zimbabwe’s loss in this game provides the fifth loss to South Africa after inserting the opposition.

The following are the fixtures of the Ranji Trophy Second round matches slated for November 10 to 13, 2009.

Ranji Trophy 2009-10

Second round Fixtures slated for Nov 10 to 13. 2009

Group A – Gujarat v Tamil Nadu

09:30 IST

Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Group A – Mumbai v Orissa

09:30 IST

Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Group A – Punjab v Hyderabad

09:30 IST

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Group A – Railways v Himachal Pradesh

09:30 IST

Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi

Group B – Bengal v Baroda

09:30 IST

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Group B – Saurashtra v Uttar Pradesh

09:30 IST

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot

Group B – Delhi v Karnataka

09:30 IST

Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi

The following are the summarised scores and Point table of the First round Ranji Trophy matches which were played across the country from Novemeber 03 to 06, 2009.

Ranji Trophy Matches – 2009-10
First Round Matches played from Nov 3 to 6, 2009
Group B: Baroda v Delhi at Vadodara
Match drawn
Delhi	591
Baroda	326 and 233/4 (f/o)
Group A: Gujarat v Orissa at Ahmedabad
Gujarat won by 159 runs
Gujarat	270 and 301/6d;
Orissa	192 and 220
Group A: Hyderabad v Himachal Pradesh at Hyderabad
Match drawn
Hyderabad	328 and 189;
Him Pradesh	350 and 136/8
Group B: Maharashtra v Bengal at Poona
Bengal won by 7 wickets
Maharashtra	179 and 319;
Bengal	325 and 175/3
Group A: Punjab v Mumbai at Chandigarh
Match drawn
Punjab	259 and 311/7;
Mumbai	471/9d
Group A: Railways v Tamil Nadu at Delhi
Match drawn
Railways	327 and 178/2;
Tamil Nadu	337
Group B: Uttar Pradesh v Karnataka at Meerut
Karnataka won by 185 runs
Karnataka	405 and 311/5d;
Uttar Pradesh	279 and 252

When SR Tendulkar was awarded the Man of the Match for his 175 against Australia at Hyderabad on 05.11.09, it was the sixth occasion on which Tendulkar was awarded Man of the Match, even though his side India ended up as losers.

SR Tendulkar’s six Man of the Match awards is a record for most Man of the Match awards for a cricketer when his team ended up as loser. The previous record in this category of statistics was five and was credited to Javed Miandad of Pakistan

The following tables shows the performances of these two cricketers along with opposition, ground and date

SR Tendulkar
No	Award	Runs	W	R	Ct	St	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MoM	80	0	21	0	0	Aus	Sharjah	19.04.98
2	MoM	143	1	27	0	0	Aus	Sharjah	22.04.98
3	MoM	101	0	22	0	0	Srl	Sharjah	20.10.00
4	MoM	141	0	45	0	0	Pak	Rawalpindi	16.03.04
5	MoM	141*	–	–	0	0	Win	K Lumpur	14.09.06
6	MoM	175	–	–	1	0	Aus	Hyd-RGI	05.11.09
Javed Miandad
No	Award	Runs	W	R	Ct	St	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MoM	119*	–	–	0	0	Ind	Lahore	31.12.82
2	MoM	90*	–	–	1	0	NZl	Hamilton	15.01.85
3	MoM	67	–	–	0	0	Srl	Col-SSC	06.04,86
4	MoM	77*	–	–	0	0	Eng	Perth	07.01.87
5	MoM	100*	–	–	0	0	Win	Georgetown	30.03.88

Indian domestic Champion Statistician comes out with key stats for the Karnataka-Delhi Ranji Trophy match scheduled to start from Delhi on 10.11.09. Read on ……

Karnataka-Delhi encounter slated to start from 10.11.09 will be the 350^th match for Karntaka in Ranji Trophy. Of the 349 matches played so far, Karnataka has won 158 matches, lost 57 matches and 134 matches were drawn {Drawn matches include eight no result matches while lost matches include one match lost on run quotient and one match by spin of the coin.

Centurions

As many as 34 hundreds have been scored in the matches played between Karnataka and Delhi. Karnataka batsmen have scored 13 hundreds while Delhi batsmen have scored 21 hundreds. The hundreds are listed below

Karnataka Batsmen
No	Batsmen	Runs	Venue	Season
1	BP Patel	168	B’lore	1973/74
2	BP Patel	183	B’lore	1976/77
3	GR Viswanath	118	Delhi	1977/78
4	BP Patel	166	B’lore	1978/79
5	BP Patel	124	Delhi	1981/82
6	SMH Kirmani	116	Delhi	1981/82
7	RMH Binny	115	Delhi	1981/82
8	RD Khanvilkar	113	Delhi	1981/82
9	GR Vishwanath	136*	B’lore	1984/85
10	J Arunkumar	127	B’lore	1999/00
11	MR Beerala	101*	B’lore	1999/00
12	RV Uthappa	162	Delhi	2006/07
13	VS Thilaknaidu	122	Delhi	2006/07
Delhi Batsmen
No	Batsmen	Runs	Venue	Season
1	CPS Chauhan	147	B’lore	1976/77
2	S Madanlal	103	B’lore	1976/77
3	S Madanlal	109*	Delhi	1977/78
4	M Amarnath	178*	B’lore	1978/79
5	S Amarnath	132	B’lore	1978/79
6	SC Khanna	111	B’lore	1978/79
7	SC Khanna	128	B’lore	1978/79
8	M Amarnath	185	Delhi	1981/82
9	Gursharan Singh	101	Delhi	1981/82
10	KP Bhaskar	222*	Delhi	1986/87
11	M Prabhakar	215	Delhi	1986/87
12	R Lamba	121	Delhi	1986/87
13	AK Sharma	105	Delhi	1986/87
14	M Nayyar	103*	Delhi	1986/87
15	A Chopra	101	B’lore	1999/00
16	S Dhawan	130	Delhi	2004/05
17	AD Jadeja	103*	Delhi	2004/05
18	P Bisht	156	Delhi	2006/07
19	S Dhawan	148	B’lore	2007/08
20	V Kohli	169	B’lore	2007/08
21	M Manhas	124	B’lore	2007/08

Five or more wickets in an innings

The following bowlers have captured five or more wickets in the matches played between Karnataka and Delhi. There are ten occasions of Karnataka bowlers accounting for five or more wickets, while Delhi bowlers have captured five or more wickets on six occasions

Karnataka bowlers
No	Bowlers	W-R	Venue	Season
1	BS Chandrasekhar	7-076	B’lore	1973/74
2	EAS Prasanna	5-054	Delhi	1974/75
3	BS Chandrasekhar	6-074	Delhi	1974/75
4	BS Chandrasekhar	5-117	Delhi	1977/78
5	H Surendra	5-126	B’lore	1984-85
6	BKV Prasad	6-060	B’lore	1999-00
7	BKV Prasad	5-036	B’lore	1999-00
8	SB Joshi	6-073	B’lore	2005-06
9	B Akhil	5-058	B’lore	2007-08
10	R Vinaykumar	5-121	B’lore	2007-08
Delhi bowlers
No	Bowlers	W-R	Venue	Season
1	BS Bedi	5-114	B’lore	1973/74
2	BS Bedi	7-097	Delhi	1974/75
3	P Oberoi	5-016	Delhi	1977/78
4	S Madanlal	5-030	B’lore	1978/79
5	Maninder Singh	6-062	B’lore	1984/85
6	Maninder Singh	5-086	B’lore	1984/85

Ten or more wickets in a match

For Karnataka two bowlers have taken ten or more wickets on three occasions, while for Delhi, there is only one occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a match

For Karnataka, BS Chandrasekhar has captured ten or more wickets in a match on two occasions – 10 for 114 at Bangalore in 1973-74 and 10 for 139 at Delhi in 1977-78. BKV Prasad is the other bowler who has captured 11 for 96 at Bangalore in 1999-00. Maninder Singh with his 11 for 148 at Bangalore in 1984-85 remains the lone Delhi bowler to capture ten plus wickets in a match

Karnataka-Delhi encounters – Key statistics

Karnataka and Delhi have met each other in 13 matches. Karnataka has won four matches, lost one match and eight games were drawn

Highest Total in an innings
Kar	705/10		Delhi	1981/82
Del	711/03d		Delhi	1986/87
Lowest completed innings total
Kar	122/10		B’lore	1978/79
Del	138/10		B’lore	2005/06
Highest Individual Score
Kar	183	BP Patel	B’lore	1976/77
Del	222*	KP Bhaskar	Delhi	1986/87
Best Innings Bowling effort
Kar	7/076	BSChandrasekhar	B’lore	1973/74
Del	7/097	BS Bedi	Delhi	1974/75
Best Match Bowling effort
Kar	11/096	BKV Prasad	B’lore	1999/00
Del	11/148	ManinderSingh	B’lore	1984/85

India vs Australia Seven Match One Day series : Sixth One day game: at Guwahathi on 08.11.09. Australia won the match by six wickets and lead the seven match series 4-2

Australia won the seven match series by 4-2 when they won the sixth one day game at Guwahathi by six wickets.

G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, SK Raina and MM Patel scored zeroes in India’s innings providing the 81^st occasion of four or more batsman scoring ducks in an innings. As far as India is concerned, this instance provides third such occasion. The other two occasions were – against Pakistan at Sharjah on 07.04.95 {M Prabhakar, VG Kambli, J Srinath and A Kumble scored zeroes} and against Pakistan at Hyderabad-Sind on 28.09.97 {SC Ganguly, SS Karim. RK Chauhan and NM Kulakarni scored zeroes}.

DE Bollinger captured 5 for 35 in this game providing the 319^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. His figures also represent the 57^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game.

DE Bollinger captured 5 for 35 in this game providing the 47th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets against India in one day games. His figures also represent the 11th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game against India. All the eleven occasions are listed below

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	Date
1	GS Chappell	5	15	Sydney	08.01.81
2	KH MacLeay	6	39	Nottingham	13.06.83
3	BA Reid	5	53	Adelaide	26.01.86
4	TM Alderman	5	32	Christchurch	03.03.90
5	DW Fleming	5	36	Mumbai	27.02.96
6	B Lee	5	27	Adelaide	26.01.00
7	B Lee	5	38	Kuala Lumpur	22.09.06
8	MG Johnson	5	26	Vadodara	11.10.07
9	B Lee	5	27	Brisbane	03.02.08
10	B Lee	5	58	Sydney	24.02.09
11	DE Bollinger	5	35	Guwahati	08.11.09

DE Bollinger’s five for 35 in this game represent his second five wicket haul in one day games after his 7.4-0-35-5 against Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 01.05.09.

DE Bollinger returned with figures of 10.0-4-35-5 in this game providing the fifth occasion of an Australian bowler bowling four or more maiden over when he has captured five or more wickets. The following table lists out the five occasions

No	Bowlers	O	M	R	W
				Opp	Ground	Date
1	GJ Gilmour	12.0	6	14	6
				Eng	Leeds	18.06.75
2	GS Chappell	11.0	5	20	5
				Eng	Birmingham	04.06.77
3	GS Chappell	9.5	5	15	5
				Ind	Sydney	08.01.81
4	GD McGrath	7.0	4	15	7
				Nam	Pot’sroom	27.02.03
5	DE Bollinger	10.0	4	35	5
				Ind	Guwahati	08.11.09

DE Bollinger five for 35 in this game provides the ninth occasion of an Australian left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. His figures represent the third occasion of an Australian left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against India. The other two are – BA Reid {5 for 53 at Adeliade on 26.01.86} and MG Johnson {5 for 26 at Vadodara on 11.10.07}

DE Bollinger five for 35 in this game provides the 32nd occasion of an left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of one day games. His figures represent the sixth occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets against India. The six bowlers are

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Date
No	RO Collinge	5	23	NZl	Ch’church	21.02.76
1	BA Reid	5	53	Aus	Adelaide	26.01.86
2	WPUJC Vaas	5	14	Srl	Sharjah	29.10.00
3	MG Johnson	5	26	Aus	Vadodara	11.10.07
4	T Thushara	5	47	Srl	Col-RPS	27.08.08
5	DE Bollinger	5	35	Aus	Guwahati	08.11.09

RA Jadeja scored 57 in this game which represents his second half century in one day games. He has scored 60 not out on his debut against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 08.02.09

Praveen Kumar registered his maiden half century in one day games when he made 54 not out in this game. His previous best was 40 not out at Vadodara in the first one dayers of the ongoing series on 25.10.09.

RA Jadeja and Praveen Kumar added 74 runs for the eighth wicket in this game which represent the second best stand for the eighth wicket by Indian batsmen against Australia. The best eight wicket partnership is 84 runs between Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar at Vadodara on 25.10.09. In fact these two partnerships are the two fifty plus runs partnerships posted by Indian batsmen against Australia.

Praveen Kumar’s 54 not out in this game represent the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Australia while batting at number nine. The previous best was also by Praveen Kumar who had made 40 not out at Vadodara on 25.10.09. Praveen Kumar earned the distinction of scoring the first half century by an Indian batsman while batting at number nine against Australia

Praveen Kumar’s 54 not out in this game represent the third half century by an Indian batsman while batting at number nine against various oppositions in one day games. The other two are – 69 by Jai P Yadav against New Zealand at Bulawayo on 26.08.05 and 53 not out by S Madanlal against England at The Oval on 04.06.82

India’s all out for 170 in this game represent the 44^th occasion of India being dismissed all out against Australia in one day games. It also represents the 18^th occasion of India being dismissed all out against Australia in one day games when it batted first.

MS Dhoni completed 1000 runs in the calendar year 2009 when he was on 5 during his knock of 24 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 1019.

SR Watson completed 1000 runs in the calendar year 2009 when he was on 26 during his knock of 49 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 1013. SR Watson became the third Australian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in 2009 after RT Ponting and MEK Hussey.

MS Dhoni and SR Watson became the fourth and fifth batsman to aggregate 1000 runs in the calendar year 2009. The complete list read thus – RT Ponting of Australia {1198}, MEK Hussey {1166}, H Masakadza of Zimbabwe {1076}, MS Dhoni of India {1019} and SR Watson of Australia {1013}

MS Dhoni’s 1019 runs in 2009 provides the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman aggregating 1000 plus runs in a calendar year which are listed below

No	Batsmen	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	Year
1	AC Gilchrist	Aus	37	37	1241	1999
2	A Flower	Zim	33	33	1060	2001
3	AC Gilchrist	Aus	31	30	1098	2003
4	KC Sangakkara	Srl	36	33	1333	2006
5	MS Dhoni	Ind/Asia	37	33	1103	2007
6	MS Dhoni	Ind	29	26	1097	2008
7	MS Dhoni	Ind	26	22	1019	2009

MS Dhoni remains the only wicket keeper batsman in the history of one day game to aggregate 1000 plus runs in three separate calendar years. His 1019 runs in 2009 game him this distinction.

No	Batsmen	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	Year
1	MS Dhoni	Ind/Asia	37	33	1103	2007
2	MS Dhoni	Ind	29	26	1097	2008
3	MS Dhoni	Ind	26	22	1019	2009

MS Dhoni remains the only wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in three consecutive calendar years. He amassed 1103 runs in 2007, 1097 in 2008 and 1019 in 2009

MS Dhoni with 1000 plus runs in three separate calendar years wrested the record from AC Gilchrst of Australia who had aggregated 1000 plus runs in two separate calendar years

No	Batsmen	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	Year
1	AC Gilchrist	Aus	37	37	1241	1999
2	AC Gilchrist	Aus	31	30	1098	2003

India deployed nine bowers in Australia’s innings providing the eleventh occasion of a team deploying nine bowlers in an innings. The complete list is as under

No	Team	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date	BU
1	NZl	2	Srl	Auckland	28.03.83	9
2	Eng	2	Srl	Peshawar	13.10.87	9
3	NZl	2	Pak	Christchurch	18.03.92	9
4	Srl	2	NZl	Col-RPS	13.12.92	9
5	Win	2	Eng	Trinidad	08.04.98	9
6	Pak	2	Ban	Dhaka	16.03.99	9
7	Win	2	Ban	Dhaka	08.10.99	9
8	Ind	2	Win	Vadodara	18.11.02	9
9	Ind	1	Srl	Col-RPS	08.02.09	9
10	Zim	2	Ken	Harare	12.10.09	9
11	Ind	2	Aus	Guwahati	08.11.09	9

Of these eleven occasions, India has deployed nine bowlers on three occasions which is a record in this category of statistics. New Zealand and West Indies are the two teams which have deployed nine bowlers on two occasions

No	Team	Inns	Opp	Ground	Date	BU
1	Ind	2	Win	Vadodara	18.11.02	9
2	Ind	1	Srl	Col-RPS	08.02.09	9
3	Ind	2	Aus	Guwahati	08.11.09	9
1	NZl	2	Srl	Auckland	28.03.83	9
2	NZl	2	Pak	Christchurch	18.03.92	9
1	Win	2	Eng	Trinidad	08.04.98	9
2	Win	2	Ban	Dhaka	08.10.99	9