Nikita Miller of West Indies scored 51 against Pakistan on 23.09.09 – the second game of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, to become the first batsman in the tournament to register a fifty while batting at number nine. The previous highest score by a batsman batting at number nine was credited to BB McCullum who had made 47 against Australia at The Oval on 16.09.04

Miller was making his first appearance in the tournament. He is the third West Indian batsman to score a half century on first appearance in the tournament. The other two are PA Wallace {79 vs Pakistan at Dhaka on 31.10.98} and RS Morton {90* vs Australia at Mum-BS on 18.10.06}

Miller became the 23^rd batsman to register a fifty on first appearance in the tournament. The following table lists all of them in the chronological order

No	Batsman	Score		Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Date
1	ADR Campbell	100		Zim	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	24.10.98
2	SP Fleming	96		NZl	Vs	Zim	Dhaka	24.10.98
3	AC Parore	52		NZl	Vs	Zim	Dhaka	24.10.98
4	WJ Cronje	67		RSA	Vs	Eng	Dhaka	25.10.98
5	DJ Cullinan	69		RSA	Vs	Eng	Dhaka	25.10.98
6	Fairbrother	56		Eng	Vs	RSA	Dhaka	25.10.98
7	JN Rhodes	61	*	RSA	Vs	Eng	Dhaka	25.10.98
8	SR Tendulkar	141		Ind	Vs	Aus	Dhaka	28.10.98
9	Izaz Ahmed	55		Pak	Vs	Win	Dhaka	29.10.98
10	PA Wallace	79		Win	Vs	Aus	MumBS	31.10.98
11	Gunawardene	132		Srl	Vs	Win	Nairobi	04.10.00
12	Jayawardene	72		Srl	Vs	Win	Nairobi	04.10.00
13	N Hussain	95		Eng	Vs	Ban	Nairobi	05.10.00
14	Javed Omar	63	*	Ban	Vs	Eng	Nairobi	05.10.00
15	Saeed Anwar	105		Pak	Vs	Srl	Nairobi	05.10.00
16	AJ Stewart	87	*	Eng	Vs	RSA	Nairobi	05.10.00
17	M Kaif	111	*	Ind	Vs	Zim	ColRPS	14.09.02
18	Collingwood	80	*	Eng	Vs	Zim	Bir’ham	10.09.04
19	RG Twose	85		NZl	Vs	Zim	Nairobi	09.10.06
20	V Solanki	62		Eng	Vs	Zim	Bir’ham	10.09.06
21	RS Morton	90	*	Win	Vs	Aus	MumBS	18.10.06
22	Tharanga	105		Srl	Vs	Ban	Mohali	29.10.06
23	NO Miller	51		Win	Vs	Pak	Jo’burg	23.09.09

CAPTAINS OF VARIOUS TEAMS

The sixth edition of ICC Champions Trophy 2009 which is in progress in South Africa has witnessed India, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies have at their helm by a different captain other than the one who led them in the previous edition held in India in 2006. Australia and South Africa are the only two teams which have retained the captain who led them in 2006 Edition. Australia were led by RT Ponting while South Africa’s captain is GC Smith in 2006 edition and are leading these two teams in the current edition also.

The following table lists out the team and its captains in 2006 and 2009 editions with remarks

No	Team	2006	2009	Remarks
1	Australia	RT Ponting	RT Ponting	No Change
2	England	A Flintoff	AJ Strauss	Change
3	India	R Dravid	MS Dhoni	Change
4	New Zealand	SP Fleming	D Vettori	Change
5	Pakistan	Younis Khan	Shahid Afrdi	Change
6	South Africa	GC Smith	GC Smith	No Change
7	Sri Lanka	DPMD Jayawardene	KC Sangakkara	Change
8	West Indies	BC Lara	FL Reifer	Change

How they made it to the Finals

Belgavi Panthers and Bangalore Provident Rural are the finalists of the first ever “Namma Mantri-Karnataka Premier League” Twenty20 matches organized by Karnataka State Cricket Association, Bangalore

The final will be held under flood lights at Mangalam Chinnawamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.15 PM on Wednesday, the January, 23, 2009.

The following table shows how the two teams have made it to the finals of the tournament.

Belagavi Panthers
No	Team	Vs	Team	Venue	Date	Winner	Margin
1	BBR	Vs	BEL	B’lore	09.09.09	BBR	07 wkts
2	BEL	Vs	MYM	B’lore	12.09.09	BEL	27 runs
3	BEL	Vs	MAG	B’lore	13.09.09	BEL	06 runs
4	BEL	Vs	MAN	B’lore	14.09.09	BEL	13 runs
5	BIJ	Vs	BEL	B’lore	16.09.09	BIJ	07 wkts
6	PRB	Vs	BEL	B’lore	17.09.09	PRB	05 wkts
7	BEL	Vs	SDD	Mysore	20.09.09	BEL	08 wkts
Semi	Finals
1	BEL	Vs	BBR	B’lore	22.09.09	BEL	15 runs

Banglore Provident {Rural}
No	Team	Vs	Team	Venue	Date	Winner	Margin
1	PRB	Vs	MAN	B’lore	09.09.09	PRB	36 runs
2	PRB	Vs	SDD	B’lore	12.09.09	PRB	36 runs
3	BBR	Vs	PRB	B’lore	13.09.09	BBR	03 wkts
4	PRB	Vs	BIJ	B’lore	14.09.09	PRB	06 wkts
5	PRB	Vs	BEL	B’lore	17.09.09	PRB	05 wkts
6	MAG	Vs	PRB	Mysore	20.09.09	MAG	08 wkts
7	PRB	Vs	MYM	B’lore	21.09.09	PRB	10 runs
Semi	Finals
1	PRB	Vs	BIJ	B’lore	22.09.09	PRB	20 runs

The following table shows the Points table of the four teams which qualified for the Semi finals of the tournament

Teams qualifying for the Semi Finals
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Pts
BBR	7	6	1	0	12
PRB	7	5	2	0	10
BIJ	7	4	3	0	8
BEL	7	4	3	0	8

Match Number 01 : Group B : South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Centurion on 22.09.09 : Sri Lanka won by 55 runs under Duckworth-Lewis Method.

Tilakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene excel with the bat for Sri Lanka.

South Africa inserted the opposition in this game providing the 34^th occasion of a team inserting the opposition in the tournament. As far South Africa is concerned, it is the fourth such occasion. The other three occasions are – vs West Indies at Dhaka on 01.11.98, vs West Indies at Col-SSC on 13.09.02 and vs New Zealand at Mum {BS} on 16.10.06. Of the four occasions in which South Africa has inserted the opposition, two games were won and two games were lost.

This game was ST Jayasuriya’s 18^th appearance in the tournament and he is now on par with BC Lara of West Indies who also has 18 appearances to his credit in the tournament. ST Jayasurya went past his team mate MS Atapattu’s 17 appearances in the tournament thus carving the Sti Lankan record for most appearances in the tournament.

KC Sangakkara became the fourth wicket keeper captain to lead a team in the tournament. Others are T Taibu of Zimbabwe, Khalid Mashud of Bangladesh and Moin Khan of Pakistan. He earned the distinction of scoring the first fifty by a wicket keeper captain in the tournament when he scored 54 in this game.

KC Sangakkara’s 54 in this game represent the 28^th occasion of a captain registering a fifty in the tournament. It also represents the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain registering a fifty in the tournament. The other occasions are – A Ranatunga – 90* vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 26.10.98, ST Jayasuriya – 102* vs Pakistan at Col-RPS on 12.09.02 and ST Jayasuriya – 74 vs India at Col-RPS on 29.09.02

KC Sangakkara became the 38^th captain to lead a team in the ICC Champions Trophy Knock out tournament.

TM Dilshan’s 106 in this game represent the 32nd hundred in the ICC Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman in the tournament which are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	DA Gunawardene	132	Win	Nairobi-G	04.10.00
2	ST Jayasuriya	102*	Pak	Col-RPS	12.09.02
3	MS Atapattu	101	Net	Col-RPS	16.09.02
4	WU Tharanga	105	Ban	Mohali	07.10.06
5	WU Tharanga	110	Zim	Ahmedabad	10.10.09
6	TM Dilshan	106	RSA	Centurion	22.09.09

It is quite interesting to note that all these six hundreds by Sri Lankan batsmen are scored when they have opened the innings.

TM Dilshan’s 106 in this game provide the 25th occasion of an opening batsman registering hundred in the tournament.

KC Sangakkara’s 54 in this game provide the 125^th occasion of a batsman scoring a half century in the tournament.

TM Dilshan’s 106 in this game represent the fourth hundred against South Africa in the tournament. The other three batsmen are – PA Wallace of West Indies {103 at Dhaka on 01.11.98}, SC Ganguly of India {141* at Nairobi {Gym} on 13.10.00} and CH Gayle of West Indies {133* at Jaipur on 02.11.06}

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 158 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 47^th occasion of a three figure partnership in the tournament. This stand also provide the seventh occasion of a three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen in the tournament,

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 158 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the second occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in the tournament. The other occasion was the 116 run stand for the second wicket between MS Atapattu and KC Sangkkara against Netherlands at Col-RPS on 16.09.02. Thus the partnership of 158 runs between TM Dilshan and KC Sangkkara represent the record stand for the second wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in the tournament.

TM Dilshan and KC Sangkkara added 158 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a three figure partnership posted by Sri Lankan batsmen in one day games against South Africa. This partnership is a record partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against South Africa in one day games. The previous best was 152 runs stand for the fourth wicket at Durban on 03.03.03.

TM Dilshan and KC Sangkkara added 158 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 14th occasion of a team adding 150 plus runs in the tournament. As far as Sri Lanka is concerned this stand provides the fourth occasion of 150 plus runs partnership. The other three occasions are – 165 runs for the third wicket between WU Tharanga and KC Sangakkara vs Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06. 160 runs for the third wicket between DA Gunawardene and DPMD Jayawardene vs West Indies ar Nairobi {Gym} on 04.10.00 and 156* runs for the third wicket between ST Jayasuriya and PA de Silva vs Pakistan at Col-RPS on 12.09.02

TM Dilshan’s 106 in this game represent the 99^th hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman in one day games. It also represents the 55^th hundred by a Sri Lankan opening batsman in one day games.

TM Dilshan’a 106 in this game represents his third one day hundred. The other two are – 117* vs Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04.07.06 and 137* vs Pakistan at Lahore on 24.01.09

TM Dilshan’a 106 in this game represents the 44^th hundred in the calendar year 2009 and also represents the fifth hundred by Sri Lankan batsman in the calendar year 2009.

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 116 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 47^th occasion of a three figure partnership in the tournament. It also represent the eighth occasion of a three figure stand posted by Sri Lankan batsmen in the tournament and the second occasion of a three figure stand for the fourth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen. The other occasion was 127 runs for the fourth wicket between RS Kaluwitharna and A Ranatunga against New Zealand at Dhaka on 26.10.98.

Sri Lankan innings witnessed two three figure partnerships – TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 158 runs for the second wicket and DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 116 runs for the fourth wicket. These two three figure partnerships in Sri Lanka’s innings provide the 100^th occasion of batsmen posting two three figure innings in the same innings in the history of one day games.

These two three figure partnerships provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting two three figure innings in the same innings in the ICC Champions Trophy. The other three occasions are witnessed in the game between South Africa vs England at Dhaka on 25.10.08 {South African innings}, in the game between India vs Australia at Dhaka on 28.10.08 {Indian innings} and in the game between New Zealand and USA at The Oval on 10.09.04 {New Zealand’s innings}

Sri Lanka’s 319 for 8 in this game provide the fifth occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the tournament which are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	NZl	347-4	50.0	USA	The Oval	10.09.04
2	Srl	319-8	50.0	RSA	Centurion	22.09.09
3	RSA	316-5	50.0	Ken	Col-RPS	20.09.02
4	Ind	307-8	50.0	Aus	Dhaka	28.10.98
5	Srl	302-8	50.0	Ban	Mohali	07.10.09

Sri Lanka became the first team to post 300 plus runs in the tournament on two occasions, the first being its 302 for 8 against Bangladesh at Mohali on 07.10.09. Thus, Sri Lanka’s total of 319 for 8 in this game represent its highest team total in the tournament. It also represents the second best team total in the tournament, the best being New Zealand’s 347 for 4 against USA at The Oval on 10.09.04

DPMD Jayawardene scored 77 in this game which represents his 50^th one day half century. He became the 19^th batsman in the history of one day games to register 50 plus half centuries. He is the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to achieve this distinction. Others are ST Jayasuriya {68}, PA de Silva {64} and MS Atapattu {59}. DPMD Jayawardene’s fifty half centuries include two half centuries representing Asia Eleven

WA Parnell conceded 79 runs {10.0-0-79-3} in this game providing the eighth occasion of a bowler conceding seventy plus runs in the tournament which are listed below

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Panyangara	1	86	Zim	Vs	Eng	Birmingham	10.09.04
2	Parnell	3	79	RSA	Vs	Srl	Centurion	22.09.09
3	Obuya	2	77	Ken	Vs	RSA	Col-RPS	20.09.02
4	Staple	2	76	USA	Vs	NZl	The Oval	10.09.04
5	Anderson	0	72	Eng	Vs	Win	Ahmedabad	28.10.06
6	Kasprowicz	3	71	Aus	Vs	Ind	Dhaka	28.10.98
7	Kallis	2	71	RSA	Vs	Ind	Nairobi-G	13.10.00
8	Aga	0	70	Ken	Vs	Ind	Southampton	11.09.04

Parnell’s figures represent the second most expensive figures in terms of runs in the tournament. The expensive bowling is credited to Payangara of Zimbabwe who conceded 86 runs against England at Birmingham on 10.09.04

Parnell is the second South African bowler to concede seventy plus runs in the tournament after JH Kallis who has conceded 71 runs against India at Nairobi {Gym} on 13.10.00

TM Dilshan’s 106 contained 16 boundary fours providing the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring 15 plus boundary fours in his innings. The complete list is furnished below.

No	Batsmen	Runs	4s	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Sehwag	126	21	Ind	Vs	Eng	Col-RPS	22.09.02
2	Gunawardene	132	19	Srl	Vs	Win	Nairobi-G	04.10.00
3	S Nafees	123*	17	Ban	Vs	Zim	Jaipur	13.10.06
4	Gayle	133*	17	Win	Vs	RSA	Jaipur	02.11.06
5	Saeed Anwar	104	16	Pak	Vs	NZl	Nairobi-G	11.10.00
6	Gibbs	116*	16	RSA	vs	Ind	Col-RPS	25.09.02
7	Dilshan	106	16	Srl	Vs	RSA	Centurion	22.09.09

Sri Lankan innings in this game contained three fifties {TM Dilshan -106, KC Sangakkara – 54 and DPMD Jayawardene -77} providing the seventh occasion of an team’s innings with three fifties in the tournament. As far Sri Lanka is concerned this is the first such occasion.

KC Sangakkara scored 54 for Sri Lanka and GC Smith scored 58 for South Africa in this game as rival captains providing the 101^st occasion of rival skippers scoring fifties in the history of one day games. As far as ICC Champions Trophy is concerned, Sangakkara and Smith’s fifties in this game provide the sixth instance of rival captains scoring fifties. The six occasions are listed below

No	Captain-1	Score	Captain-2	Score	Team
	Team-1	Vs	Team-2	Venue	Date
1	AD Campbell	100	SP Fleming	96	Zim
	Zim	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	24.10.98
2	AJ Hollioake	83*	WJ Cronje	67
	Eng	Vs	RSA	Dhaka	25.10.98
3	M Odumbe	51	SC Ganguly	66
	Ken	Vs	Ind	Nairobi-G	03.10.00
4	N Hussain	75	HH Streak	50
	Eng	Vs	Zim	Col-RPS	18.09.02
5	R Dravid	52	RT Ponting	58
	Ind	Vs	Aus	Mohali	29.10.06
6	Sangakkara	52	GC Smith	58
	Srl	Vs	RSA	Centurion	22.09.09

JP Duminy was dismissed bowled for zero of the very first delivery he faced in this game. His dismissal of the first ball provides the 41st occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in the tournament. He is the sixth South African batsman to suffer such an ignominy and the batsman’s list is as under

No	Batsmen	Runs	BF	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MV Boucher	0	1	Srl	Dhaka	30.10.98
2	JN Rhodes	0	1	Srl	Dhaka	30.10.98
3	M van Jaarsveld	0	1	Win	The Oval	18.09.04
4	A Nel	0	1	Srl	Ahmedabad	24.10.06
5	HH Gibbs	0	1	Pak	Mohali	27.10.06
6	JP Duminy	0	1	Srl	Centurion	22.09.09

KC Sangakakra with his 54 in this game became the ninth captain to register a fifty on his first captaincy assignment in the tournament. The following table shows all the nine captains with their performance.

No	Captain	Runs	Team	Va	Opp	Ground	Date
1	ADR Campbell	100	Zim	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	24.10.98
2	SP Fleming	96	NZl	Vs	Zim	Dhaka	24.10.98
3	AJ Hollioake	83*	Eng	Vs	RSA	Dhaka	25.10.98
4	WJ Cronje	67	RSA	Vs	Eng	Dhaka	25.10.98
5	A Ranatunga	90*	Srl	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	26.10.98
6	SC Ganguly	66	Ind	Vs	Ken	Nairobi	03.10.00
7	N Hussain	95	Eng	Vs	Ban	Nairobi	05.10.00
8	SO Tikolo	93	Ken	Vs	Win	Col-SSC	17.09.02
9	Sangakkara	54	Srl	Vs	RSA	Centurion	22.09.09

BAW Mendis earned the distinction of capturing a wicket of the very first ball he delivered in the tournament. He bowled South African skipper GC Smith for 58 in this game.

At the end of the League stage of Namma Mantri-Karnataka Premier League, the semi finalists were spotted. The following tables enlist the Points Table at the end of the League Stage, Four teams qualifying for the semi finals of the tournament and the semi finals fixtures.

Points Table at the end of the League Stage
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
BBR	7	6	1	0	12	+0.967	934/120.2	898/132.1
PRB	7	5	2	0	10	+0.573	1002/128.0	919/126.4
BIJ	7	4	3	0	8	+0.217	1101/133.5	1096/136.5
BEL	7	4	3	0	8	+0.065	1022/135.1	982/131.0
MYM	7	3	4	0	6	-0.310	918/122.2	969/124.0
MAG	7	2	5	0	4	-0.122	749/108.3	774/110.1
MAN	7	2	5	0	4	-0.332	1100/137.0	1119/133.5
SDD	7	2	5	0	4	-1.266	713/111.5	782/102.2

Teams qualifying for the Semi Finals
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	NR	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
BBR	7	6	1	0	12	+0.967	934/120.2	898/132.1
PRB	7	5	2	0	10	+0.573	1002/128.0	919/126.4
BIJ	7	4	3	0	8	+0.217	1101/133.5	1096/136.5
BEL	7	4	3	0	8	+0.065	1022/135.1	982/131.0

Semi Finals Fixtures
Semi Final	Team	Vs	Team	Venue	Date
First	BBR	Vs	BEL	B’lore	22.09.09
Second	PRB	Vs	BIJ	B’lore	22.09.09

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The following table lists out the fixtures of the sixth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009 FIXTURES
Date and Time	Match
Tue Sep 22	Group B – South Africa v Sri Lanka
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Centurion
Wed Sep 23	Group A – Pakistan v West Indies
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Johannesburg
Thu Sep 24	Group B – South Africa v New Zealand
09:30 local | 07:30 GMT : 13.00 IST	Centurion
Fri Sep 25	Group B – England v Sri Lanka
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Johannesburg
Sat Sep 26	Group A – Australia v West Indies
09:30 local | 07:30 GMT : 13.00 IST	Johannesburg
Sat Sep 26	Group A – India v Pakistan
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Centurion
Sun Sep 27	Group B – New Zealand v Sri Lanka
09:30 local | 07:30 GMT : 13.00 IST	Johannesburg
Sun Sep 27	Group B – South Africa v England
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Centurion
Mon Sep 28	Group A – Australia v India
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Centurion
Tue Sep 29	Group B – England v New Zealand
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Johannesburg
Wed Sep 30	Group A – Australia v Pakistan
09:30 local | 07:30 GMT : 13.00 IST	Centurion
Wed Sep 30	Group A – India v West Indies
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Johannesburg
Fri Oct 2	1st Semi-Final – TBC v TBC (A1 v B2)
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Centurion
Sat Oct 3	2nd Semi-Final – TBC v TBC (B1 v A2)
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Johannesburg
Mon Oct 5	Final – TBC v TBC
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT : 18.00 IST	Centurion

England vs Australia : Seventh One day International at Chester-le-Street : 20.09.09 : England won by four wickets and Australia won the seven matches series by 6-1

Australia were all out in this game providing the 42^nd occasion of Australia being all out against various oppositions in a bilateral series. This also provides the 20^th occasion of Australia being all out against various oppositions when it had batted first in a bilateral series.

Australia were all out in this game providing the 61st occasion of Australia being all out against various oppositions in one day games when it had batted first. This also provides the 146th occasion of Australia being all out against various oppositions in one day games

G Onions was capped by England in this game. He became the 212^th England Cricketer to make one day debut. He became the 56^th England Cricketer to make one day debut against England. His debut performance with the leather read 9.0-1-28-1 and he did not bat in England’s innings. His first one day victim was Tim Paine caught by Matt Prior for 4.

RT Ponting scored 53 in this game which represents his 40^th half century while leading Australia and his fifth half century against England while captaining Australia.

RT Ponting holds the record for most half centuries for captains in one day games. He registered his 40^th half century in this game while leading Australia. SP Fleming of New Zealand {38}. Mohd Azaruddin of India {37}, A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {37} are the other captains who have scored 35 plus half centuries while leading their respective countries.

SR Watson’s zero in this game provides the 74^th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring zero in one day games. It also provides the 13^th occasion of Australian opening batsman scoring zero in one day games against England

MJ Clarke’s run out for 38 in this game provide the 74^th occasion of an Australian batsman getting dismissed run out in a one day game against England.

GP Swann’s five for 28 in this game provide the 315^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the history of one day games. This also provides the 20^th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games against various oppositions and the fourth such occasion by an England bowler against Australia. The four occasions are listed below.

No	Bowler	W	R	Ground	Date
1	M Hendrick	5	31	The Oval	20.08.80
2	D Gough	5	44	Lord’s	23.05.97
3	SJ Harmison	5	33	Bristol	19.06.05
4	GP Swann	5	28	Ch-le-St	20.09.09

GP Swann’s 5 for 28 in this game represent the best figures by an England bowler against Australia. The previous best was five for 31 by Mike Hendrick at The Oval on 20.08.80.

SR Watson and Bret Lee scored zeroes in this game. For SR Watson it was his sixth zero of his one day career, while Bret Lee’s zero represents his eleventh one day duck.

RT Pontings’ 53 in this game represent his 95^th one day fifty – 27 centuries and 68 half centuries. Only ST Tendulkar {135 fifites} and ST Jayasuriya {96 fifites} are ahead of Ponting in terms of fifties.

RT Ponting’s 53 in this game is his 68^th half century which put him on par with ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who has also scored 68 half centuries. Only SR Tendulkar {91 half centuries} is ahead of RT Ponting and ST Jayasuriya in terms of half centuries.

JL Denley was run out in this game after scoring 53 providing the 22^nd occasion of an England opening run out after scoring a fifty in one day games.

JL Denley became the third England opening batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. The other two batsmen were – BC Broad {run out for 76 at Perth on 01.01.87} and ME Trecosthick {run out for 69 at Bristol on 10.06.01}

Australia lost this game by four wickets, but won the seven match series 6-1. The following table list out the results of all the seven or more matches series played in the history of one day internationals

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season		M	Winner	Margin
1	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	1993	94	8	Drawn	4-4 (8)
2	Ind	vs	Win	Ind	1987	88	7	Win	6-1 (7)
3	RSA	Vs	Ind	RSA	1992	93	7	RSA	5-2 (7)
4	RSA	Vs	Eng	RSA	1995	96	7	RSA	6-1 (7)
5	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	1996	97	7	Aus	4-3 (7)
6	RSA	Vs	Win	RSA	1998	99	7	RSA	6-1 (7)
7	Win	Vs	Aus	Win	1998	99	7	Drawn	3-3 (7)
8	Win	Vs	RSA	Win	2000	01	7	RSA	5-2 (7)
9	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	2001	02	7	Aus	5-1 (7)
10	NZl	Vs	Ind	NZl	2002	03	7	NZl	5-2 (7)
11	Ind	Vs	Win	Ind	2002	03	7	Win	4-3 (7)
12	Win	Vs	Aus	Win	2002	03	7	Aus	4-3 (7)
13	Win	Vs	Eng	Win	2003	04	7	Drawn	2-2 (7)
14	RSA	Vs	Eng	RSA	2004	05	7	RSA	4-1 (7)
15	Ind	Vs	Srl	Ind	2005	06	7	Ind	6-1 (7)
16	Ind	Vs	Eng	Ind	2005	06	7	Ind	5-1 (7)
17	Win	Vs	Zim	Win	2006		7	Win	5-0 (7)
18	Eng	Vs	Ind	Eng	2007		7	Eng	4-3 (7)
19	Ind	Vs	Aus	Ind	2007	08	7	Aus	4-2 (7)
20	Eng	Vs	Aus	Eng	2009		7	Aus	6-1 (7)

West Indies, South Africa {twice}, India and Australia are the four teams to have won seven matches one day series with a margin of 6-1 in the history of one day internationals. West Indies and Australia are the two teams to have registered the series win 6-1 on away soil.

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season		M	Winner	Margin
1	Ind	vs	Win	Ind	1987	88	7	Win	6-1 (7)
2	RSA	Vs	Eng	RSA	1995	96	7	RSA	6-1 (7)
3	RSA	Vs	Win	RSA	1998	99	7	RSA	6-1 (7)
4	Ind	Vs	Srl	Ind	2005	06	7	Ind	6-1 (7)
5	Eng	Vs	Aus	Eng	2009		7	Aus	6-1 (7)

GP Swann’s 5 for 28 in this game represent his one day career best bowling figures. His previous best was 4 for 34 against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 07.10.07. These are the two occasions on which GP Swann has captured four or more wickets in one day games.

Of the 20 seven or more match one day series, five series have been won by Australia. This is Australia’s first series win in a seven match series by 6-1 margin and their first series win in a seven match series against England

No	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season		M	Winner	Margin
1	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	1996	97	7	Aus	4-3 (7)
2	RSA	Vs	Aus	RSA	2001	02	7	Aus	5-1 (7)
3	Win	Vs	Aus	Win	2002	03	7	Aus	4-3 (7)
4	Ind	Vs	Aus	Ind	2007	08	7	Aus	4-2 (7)
5	Eng	Vs	Aus	Eng	2009		7	Aus	6-1 (7)

England vs Australia : Sixth One day International at Nottingham : 17.09.09 : Australia won by 111 runs and lead the seven match series 6-0

TD Paine registered his maiden hundred in his seventh game when he made 111 in this game. His previous best was 51 at Lord’s on 12. 09.09 in the ongoing seven match series against England.

TD Paine’s 111 in this game represent the 1013rd hundred in the history of One day Internationals. His knock also represent the 145th hundred by Australian batsmen in one day games. TD Paine’s hundred in this game represents the 81^st hundred scored by batsmen of various countries against England.

TD Paine’s 111 in this game represent the 18^th hundred by Australian batsman againt England in one day games.

TD Paine’s 111 in this game represent the 37^th occasion of a batsman scoring a Nelson {111 or 111*} in the history of One day games. TD Paine’s knock represent the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman registering 111 or 111 not out in One day games which are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	DC Boon	111	Ind	Jaipur	07.09.86
2	GR Marsh	111*	Eng	Lord’s	29.05.89
3	ML Hayden	111	Ind	Vizag	03.04.01
4	AC Gilchrist	111	Ind	Bangalore	12.11.03
5	RT Ponting	111	Eng	Lord’s	10.07.05
6	RT Ponting	111	NZl	Perth	28.01.07
7	DJ Hussey	111	Sc	Edinburgh	28.08.09
8	TD Paine	111	Eng	Nottingham	17.09.09

TD Paine became the third Australian batsman to register 111 or 111 not out in a one day game against England. The other two are GR Marsh {111* at Lord’s on 29.05.89} and RT Ponting {111 at Lord’s on 10.07.05|

TD Paines’s 111 in this game represent the 77th occasion of an Australian opening batsman registering hundred England in one day game. It also represents the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a hundred against England. The other five occasions are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	GM Wood	108	v England	Leeds	08.06.81
2	GM Wood	114*	v England	Lord’s	03.06.85
3	GR Marsh	111*	v England	Lord’s	29.05.89
4	AC Gilchrist	124	v England	Melbourne	15.12.02
5	AC Gilchrist	121*	v England	The Oval	12.07.05
6	TD Paine	111	v England	Nottingham	17.09.09

TD Paine’s 111 in this game provide the 36^th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman registering a hundred in the history of one day games. His knock also represent the 18^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper opening batsman registering a hundred in one day game and TD Paine is the third Australian batsman to achieve the feat against England. The other two are AC Gilchrist {16 hundreds} and BJ Haddin {one hundred}

TD Paine’s 111 in this game represent the 59^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman registering a hundred in one day games. His knock also represents the 18^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman registering a hundred in a one day game.

JM Anderson’s 4 for 55 in this game represent the 819^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games. His figures also represent the 89^th occasion of a England bowler achieving such a feat.

JM Anderson’s 4 for 55 represents the 13^th occasion of an England bowler capturing exact four wickets in a one day game against Australia.

JM Anderson’s 4 for 55 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 244^th occasion of a bowler’s four plus wickets going in vain in the history of one day internationals.

JM Anderson’s 4 for 55 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 22nd occasion of a England bowler’s four plus wickets going in vain. JM Anderson become the fourth England bowler to witness a four plsus wickets haul to go in vain against Australia/

No	Bowler	O	M	R	W	Ground	Date
1	DeFreitas	10.0	1	35	4	Adelaide	26.01.87
2	Caddick	9.0	2	35	4	P Elizabeth	02.03.83
3	Lewis	10.0	2	36	4	Brisbane	19.01.07
4	Anderson	10.0	0	55	4	Nottingham	17.09.09

TD Paine and MEK Hussey added 163 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 40^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against England. This partnership also represents the record partnership by Australian batsmen against England for the third wicket. The previous best was 159 runs partnership between DC Boon and AR Border at Sharjah on 09.04.87.

TD Paine and MEK Hussey added 163 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 283rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions.

Australia won this game by 111 runs providing the 46^th occasion of Australia winning a one day game by 100 plus run margin. It is their fourth win by 100 plus run margin against England

No	Australia	Won by	Margin	Venue	Date
1	Australia	Won by	162 runs	Melbourne	13.02.99
2	Australia	Won by	125 runs	Manchester	14.06.01
3	Australia	Won by	111 runs	Nottingham	17.09.09
4	Australia	Won by	109 runs	Melbourne	01.02.87

AJ Strauss scored zero in this game providing the 40^th occasion of England captain scoring zero in a one day game against various oppositions. AJ Stauss’s zero in this game represents the eleventh occasion of England captain scoring zero in a one day game against Australia.

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ICC Champions Trophy Knock Tournament – Statistical Preview

The first edition of ICC Champions Trophy was played under the name Wills International Cup in 1998-99 in Bangladesh. Since then there has been four editions of the Trophy {totaling five} and the ensuing edition to be played in South Africa would be the sixth edition. The particulars of the venue, season and the winner of the trophy are furnished in the following table

No	Trophy	Venue	Season	Winner/Joint Winner
1	Wills International Cup	Bangladesh	1998/99	South Africa
2	ICC KnockOut	Kenya	2000/01	New Zealand
3	ICC Champions Trophy	Sri Lanka	2002/03	Ind-Srl -Shared
4	ICC Champions Trophy	England	2004	West Indies
5	ICC Champions Trophy	India	2006/07	Australia

Highest Total and the Lowest Total by teams.

347 for 4 in 50.0 overs by New Zealand vs USA at The Oval on 10.09.04 remains the the highest team total posted by a team in the tournament. The lowest completed total in an innings is credited to USA when it was bundled out for 65 by Australia at Southampton on 13.09.04

300 plus runs by teams

There have been four occasions of a team posting total in excess of 300 runs in the tournament which read thus – 316 for 5 in 50.0 overs by South Africa vs Kenya at Col-RPS on 20.09.02, 307 for 8 in 50.0 overs by India vs Australia at Dhaka on 28.10.98 and 302 for 8 in 50.0 overs by Sri Lanka against Bangladesh at Mohali on 07.10.06

Less than 100 runs by teams

There have been eight occasions of teams scoring less than 100 runs in the tournament which are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	USA	65	24.0	Aus	Southampton	13.09.04
2	Ban	77	19.3	NZl	Col-RPS	23.09.02
3	Win	80	30.4	Srl	Mum-BS	14.10.06
4	Zim	85	30.1	Win	Ahmedabad	08.10.06
5	Net	86	29.3	Srl	Col-RPS	16.09.02
6	Pak	89	25.0	RSA	Mohali	27.10.06
7	Ban	93	31.3	RSA	Birmingham	12.09.04
8	Ken	94	32.0	Pak	Birmingham	14.09.04

Most runs in the tournament

CH Gayle has most aggregate runs in the tournament – He has amassed 695 runs from 14 matches. The following are the other batsmen to have an aggregate of 500 plus runs in the tournament. SC Ganguly of India {665}, SC Chanderpaul of West Indies {587}, JH Kallis of South Africa {564}, R Dravid of India {547} and ST Jayasuriya {502}.

Centurions

As many as 31 hundreds have been scored by 22 batsmen in the championship so far. NJ Astle of New Zealand with his 145 not out against USA at The Oval on 10.09.04 has the honour of registering the highest individual score in the tournament.

The first hundred of the tournament has been scored by AD Campbell of Zimbabwe who scored an exact hundred – 100 against New Zealand at Dhaka on 24.10.90.

Shahariar Nafeez of Bangladesh is credited with scoring the only one-two-three of the tournament, when he made 123 not out against Zimbabwe at Jaipur on 13.10.06.

Nelsons have been scored by two batsmen – Mohd Kaif of India and BC Lara of West Indies. Mohd Kaif registerd 111 not out against Zimbabwe at Col-RPS on 14.09.02 while BC Lara came up with 111 against Kenya at Col-SSC on 17.09.02.

AD Campbell of Zimbabwe remains the only batsman to register the only exact hundred – 100 against New Zealand at Dhaka on 24.10.90.

Out of 31 hundreds registered in the tournament, 13 batsmen have remained not out with hundreds to their credit.

Most hundreds

SC Ganguly of India, CH Gayle of West Indies and HH Gibbs of South Africa share the record of registering most hundreds in the tournament. They have scored three hundreds each. The details are as under

SC Ganguly of India – 141* vs South Africa at Narobi {Gym} on 13.10.00, 117* vs England at Col-RPS on 22.09.02 and 117 vs New Zealand at Nairobi {Gym} on 15.10.00

CH Gayle of West Indies – 133* vs South Africa at Jaipur on 02.11.06, 104* vs Bangladesh at Jaipur on 11.10.06 and 101 vs England at Ahmedabad on 28.10.06

HH Gibbs of South Africa – 116 retd not out vs India at Col-RPS on 25.09.02, 116 vs Kenya at Col-RPS on 20.09.02 and 101 vs West Indies at The Oval on 18.09.04

Most hundreds in a single edition

CH Gayle of West Indies remains the only batsman to register three hundreds in a single edition of the tournament. In 2006 edition held in India, he registered three hundreds which read thus – 133* vs South Africa at Jaipur on 02.11.06, 104* vs Bangladesh at Jaipur on 11.10.06 and 101 vs England at Ahmedabad on 28.10.06

Hundreds – Team wise break up

India and West Indies share the record for most hundreds in the tournament with six hundreds each. Sri Lanka comes next with five hundreds. South African batsmen {04 hundreds}, England batsman {03 hundreds}, New Zealand batsmen {02 hundreds}, Pakistan batsmen {02 hundreds}, Zimbabwe batsmen {02 hundreds} and Bangladesh batsman {one hundred} share the 31 hundreds scored in the tournament

Hundreds – Edition wise break up

Dhaka edition in 1998 witnessed four hundreds, Nairobi edition in 2000 witnessed six hundreds, Sri Lanka edition in 2002 witnessed ten hundreds, England edition in 2004 witnessed four hundreds and Indian edition in 2006 witnessed seven hundreds.

Hundreds – Groundwise break up

R Premadasa stadium, Colombo has witnessed most hundreds in the tournament – nine. The following table shows the break up of hundreds at each venue on which the matches are played.

No	Ground	No	Hundreds
1	Colombo-RPS	9	hundreds
2	Nairobi-Gym	6	hundreds
3	Dhaka-BNS	4	hundreds
4	The Oval	3	hundreds
5	Ahmedabad-Motera	3	hundreds
6	Jaipur	3	hundreds
7	Chandigarh-Mohali	1	hundreds
8	Colombo-SSC	1	hundreds
9	Southampton	1	hundreds
	Total	31	hundreds

Hundreds by Captains

Only on five occasions, hundreds have been registered by captains in ICC Knock out Trophy. The five hundreds are as under

No	Captain	Score	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Campbell	100	Zim	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	24.10.98
2	Ganguly	141*	Ind	Vs	RSA	Nairobi-G	13.10.00
3	Ganguly	117	Ind	Vs	NZl	Nairobi-G	15.10.00
4	Jayasuriya	102*	Srl	Vs	Pak	Col-RPS	12.09.02
5	Ganguly	117*	Ind	V	Eng	Col-RPS	22.09.02

The credit of registering most hundreds by a captain as well as registering the highest individual innings by a captain is credited to SC Ganguly of India. He has registered three hundreds as captain. His 141 not out against South Africa at Nairobi-Gym on 13.10.00 remains the highest individual innings by a captain.

Hundreds by Wicket keeper batsmen

A Flower of Zimbabwe remains the only wicket keeper batsman to register a hundred in the tournament. He scored 145 against India at Colombo-RPS on 14.09.02

Ninety nine by batsman in the tournament

CH Gayle of West Indies remains the only batsman to be dismissed for 99 in the tournament. He was dismissed for 99 against Bangladesh at Southampton on 15.09.04

Individual Nineties

As many as ten batsmen have registered individual nineties in the tournament which are listed below.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Gayle	99	Win	Vs	Ban	S’hampton	15.09.04
2	Kallis	97	RSA	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	25.09.02
3	Fleming	96	NZl	Vs	Zim	Dhaka	24.10.98
4	N Hussain	95	Eng	Vs	Ban	Nairobi-G	05.10.00
5	Tikolo	93	Ken	Vs	Win	Col-SSC	17.09.02
6	Gilchrist	92	Aus	Vs	Win	Mum-BS	18.10.06
7	Ranatunga	90*	Srl	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	26.10.98
8	Morton	90*	Win	Vs	Aus	Mum-BS	18.10.06
9	Pietersen	90*	Eng	Vs	Win	Ahm’bad	28.10.06
10	Ganguly	90	Ind	Vs	Ken	S’hampton	11.09.04

Hundreds in losing cause

Out of 31 hundreds that have been registered in the tournament, ten of them have ended up in a losing cause. The following table enlists all the ten hundreds

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Campbell	100	Zim	Vs	NZl	Dhaka	24.10.98
2	Wallace	103	Win	Vs	RSA	Dhaka	01.11.98
3	Saeed Anwar	104	Pak	Vs	NZl	Nairobi	11.10.00
4	Ganguly	117	Ind	Vs	NZl	Nairobi	15.10.00
5	A Flower	145	Zim	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02
6	Gibbs	116*	RSA	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	25.09.02
7	Gibbs	101	RSA	Vs	Win	Oval	18.09.04
8	Trescothick	104	Eng	Vs	Win	Oval	25.09.04
9	Gayle	101	Win	Vs	Eng	Ahm’bad	28.10.06
10	DJ Bravo	112*	Win	Vs	Eng	Ahm’bad	28.10.08

HH Gibbs of South Africa remains the only batsman in the tournament to witness two of his hundreds go in vain – 116* against India at Col-RPS on 25.09.02 and 101 against West Indies at The Oval on 18.09.04

CH Gayle {101} and DJ Bravo {112*} scored hundreds against England at Ahmedabad on 28.10.06 which went in vain. This is the only occasion in the tournament when hundreds by two batsmen from the same side went in vain.

West Indies has witnessed most hundreds in a losing cause – three. PA Wallace’s 103 against South Africa at Dhaka on 01.11.98, CH Gayle’s 101 against England at Ahmedabad and DJ Bravo’s 112* against England at Ahmedabad

Captain’s hundreds in vain

AD Campbell of Zimbabwe {100 vs New Zealand at Dhaka on 24.10.98} and SC Ganguly of India {117 vs New Zealand at Nairbi-Gymkhana on 15.10.00} are the only two captains who have witnessed their hundreds going in vain. AD Campbell’s hundred represent the first ever hundred of the tournament.

Wicket keeper batsman’s hundreds in vain

A Flower of Zimbabwe remains the only wicket keeper batsman to witness his hundred going in vain. He scored 145 against India at Colombo-RPS on 14.09.02. A Flower remains the only wicket keeper batsman to register a hundred in the tournament

Most boundary fours in an innings

There are six batsmen who have scored fifteen or more boundary fours in an innings. V Sehwag of India scored 21 boundary fours in his innings of 126 against England at Col-RPS on 22.09.02 which is a record for most boundary fours in an innings in the tournament. In fact, V Sehwag remains the only batsman to register 20 plus boundary fours in an innings in the tournament. The list of six batsmen who have scored 15 plus boundary fours is as under

No	Batsmen	Runs	4s	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	V Sehwag	126	21	Ind	Vs	Eng	ColRPS	22.09.02
2	Gunawardene	132	19	Srl	Vs	Win	Nairobi	04.10.00
3	S Nafees	123*	17	Ban	Vs	Zim	Jaipur	13.10.06
4	CH Gayle	133*	17	Win	Vs	RSA	Jaipur	02.11.06
5	Saeed Anwar	104	16	Pak	Vs	NZl	Nairobi	11.10.00
6	HH Gibbs	116*	16	RSA	Vs	In	ColRPS	25.09.02

Most sixes in an innings

Seven batsmen have scored five or more sixes in an innings as furnished in the list below. CD McMillan of New Zealand with seven sixes to his credit in his innings of 65 not out against USA at The Oval on 10.09.04 holds the record for most sixes in an innings in the tournament

No	Batsmen	Runs	6s	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	McMillan	64*	7	NZl	Vs	USA	The Oval	10.09.04
2	Ganguly	141*	6	Ind	Vs	RSA	Nairobi	13.10.00
3	S Afridi	55*	6	Pak	Vs	Net	Col-SSC	21.09.01
4	Astle	145*	6	NZl	Vs	USA	The Oval	10.09.04
5	Kallis	113*	5	RSA	Vs	Srl	Dhaka	30.10.98
6	Wallace	103	5	Win	Vs	SAF	Dhaka	01.11.98
7	N Hussain	95	5	Eng	Vs	Ban	Nairobi	05.10.00

200 plus minutes stay at the crease by batsmen

Six batmen have occupied the crease for more than 200 minutes in the tournament. SC Ganguly of India hold the record for most minutes stay at the crease – 216 minutes – during his knock of 141 not out against South Africa at Nairobi-Gymkhana on 13.10.00

No	Batsmen	Runs	Mins	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Ganguly	141*	216	Ind	Vs	RSA	Nairobi	13.10.00
2	A Flower	145	215	Zim	Vs	Ind	ColRPS	14.09.02
3	Trescothick	104	214	Eng	Vs	Win	Oval	25.09.02
4	Kallis	97	201	RSA	Vs	Ind	ColRPS	25.09.02
5	S Nafees	123*	201	Ban	Vs	Zim	Jaipur	13.10.06
6	Gunawardene	132	200	Srl	Vs	Win	Nairobi	04.10.00

Scoring hundreds in least number of minutes stay at the crease

Only two batsmen – A Flintoff of England and JH Kallis of South Africa – have scored hundreds in 120 minutes and less A Flintoff of England occupied the crease of 120 minutes while scoring 104 against Sri Lanka at Southampton on 17.09.04, while JH Kallis was at the crease for 107 minutes for his 113 not out against Sri Lanka at Dhaka on 31.10.98. JH Kallis holds the record for occupying the crease for least number of minutes while scoring a hundred in the tournament

Scoring hundreds in most number of deliveries {150 plus deliveries}.

Three batsmen have scored hundreds in 150 plus deliveries – A Flower of Zimbabwe took 164 deliveries for his 145 vs India at Col-RPS on 14.09.02, Shahriar Nafeez of Bangladesh took 161 deliveries for his 123 not out vs Zimbabwe at Jaipur on 13.10.06 and NJ Astle of New Zealand took 151 deliveries of his 145 not out vs USA at The Oval on 10.09.04. A Flower holds the record for most deliveries – 151 – while scoring a hundred.

Half Centuries

As many as 124 half centuries have been registered by 80 batsmen in the tournament. S Chanderpaul of West Indies, R Dravid of India and DR Martyn of Australia share the record for most half centuries in the tournament. All the three batsmen have registered five half centuries.

Half Centuries – Team wise break up

England batsmen have scored most half centuries in the tournament – 18 and were closely followed by Indian batsmen who have 17 half centuries to their credit. The break up of half centuries team wise read thus – England – {14 batsmen – 18 half centuries}, India – {09 batsmen – 17 half centuries}, South Africa – {10 batsmen – 16 half centuries}, Australia – {07 batsmen – 15 half centuries}, New Zealand – {07 batsmen – 14 half centuries}, West Indies – {07 batsmen – 14 half centuries}, Sri Lanka – {08 batsmen – 10 half centuries}, Pakistan – {07 batsmen – 08 half centuries}, Zimbabwe – {05 batsmen – 05 half centuries}, Kenya – {03 batsmen – 04 half centuries} and Bangladesh – {03 batsmen – 03 half centuries}

Team wise break up sixes scored by teams

A total of 259 sixes have been scored in the tournament. West Indian batsmen have scored most boundary sixes – 49 – in the tournament and the break up of sixes by each team is furnished below.

No	Team	Sixes
1	West Indies	49
2	India	36
3	South Africa	31
4	England	28
5	New Zealand	28
6	Pakistan	22
7	Australia	20
8	Sri Lanka	14
9	Zimbabwe	13
10	Bangladesh	12
11	Netherlands	03
12	Kenya	02
13	USA	01
	Total	259

Team wise break up boundary fours scored by teams

A total of 2676 sixes have been scored in the tournament. West Indian batsmen have scored most boundary fours – 372 – in the tournament and the break up of sixes by each team is furnished below

No	Team	Fours
1	West Indies	372
2	India	341
3	Sri Lanka	335
4	South Africa	288
5	Australia	270
6	New Zealand	261
7	England	258
8	Pakistan	186
9	Bangladesh	128
10	Zimbabwe	127
11	Kenya	072
12	Netherlands	019
13	USA	019
	Total	2676

Break up of fifties in the tournament

As many as 31 hundreds and 124 half centuries totaling to 155 fifties have been registered in the tournament. Indian batsmen lead the table with 23 fifties and are closely followed by England batsmen who have registered 21 fifties. The break up of fifties scored by each team is shown in the following table which also includes the hundreds and half centuries scored by each team.

No	Team	C	F	F+
1	India	6	17	23
2	England	3	18	21
3	South Africa	4	16	20
4	West Indies	6	14	20
5	New Zealand	2	14	16
6	Australia	0	15	15
7	Sri Lanka	5	10	15
8	Pakistan	2	08	10
9	Zimbabwe	2	05	07
10	Bangladesh	1	03	04
11	Kenya	0	04	04
12	Netherlands	0	00	00
13	USA	0	00	00
	Total	31	124	155

Zeroes in the tournament

As many as 125 zeroes have been scored by 108 batsmen in the tournament. NJ Astle of New Zealand and Habib-ul-Bashar of Bangladesh share the record for most zeroes in the tournament. Both the batsmen have failed to open their account on three occasions

Best Bowling figures in an innings

MF Mahroof of Sri Lanka has the best bowling figures in the tournament. He returned with figures of 9.0-0-14-6 in the match between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Mumbai {BS} on 14.10.06

Five or more wickets in an innings

As many as eight bowler have captured five or more wickets in an innings in the tournament which are listed below

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Maharoof	6	14	Srl	Win	Mum-BS	14.10.06
2	S Afridi	5	11	Pak	Ken	Birmingham	14.09.04
3	Ntini	5	21	RSA	Pak	Mohali	27.10.06
4	Dillon	5	29	Win	Ban	Southampton	15.09.04
5	Kallis	5	30	RSA	Win	Dhaka	01.11.98
6	Oram	5	36	NZl	USA.	The Oval	10.09.04
7	McGrath	5	37	Aus	NZl	Col-SSC	15.09.02
8	O’Connor	5	46	NZl	Pak	Nairobi	11.10.00

Four wickets in an innings

There are twenty occasions of bowlers capturing exact four wickets in an innings in the tournament which are listed below.

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Kasprowicz	4	14	Aus	USA	Southampton	13.09.04
2	Muralitharan	4	15	Srl	Net	Col-RPS	16.09.02
3	Gillespie	4	15	Aus	USA	Southampton	13.09.04
4	Bond	4	21	NZl	Ban	Col-SSC	23.09.02
5	Muralitharan	4	23	Srl	NZl	Mum-BS	20.10.06
6	N Hasan	4	25	Pak	Ind	Birmingham	19.09.04
7	Arthurton	4	31	Win	Pak	Dhaka	29.10.98
8	S Akhtar	4	36	Pak	Ind	Birmingham	19.09.04
9	Irani	4	37	Eng	Zim	Col-RPS	18.09.02
10	Tendulkar	4	38	Ind	Aus	Dhaka	28.10.98
11	Mills	4	38	NZl	Aus	Mohali	01.11.06
12	Wiseman	4	45	NZl	Zim	Nairobi-G	09.10.00
13	Z Khan	4	45	Ind	Zim	Col-RPS	14.09.02
14	Hondo	4	45	Zim	Eng	Col-RPS	18.09.02
15	Taylor	4	49	Win	Aus	Mum-BS	18.10.06
16	A Razzaq	4	50	Pak	Srl	Jaipur	17.10.06
17	SL Malinga	4	53	Srl	RSA	Ahmedabad	24.10.06
18	M Dillon	4	60	Win	RSA	Col-SSC	13.09.02
19	DT Hondo	4	62	Zim	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02
20	A Mahmood	4	65	Pak	NZl	Nairobi	11.10.00

Bowlers who have captured four or more wickets on two occasions

DT Hondo of Zimbabwe. M Dillon of West Indies and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka are the only three bowlers who have captured four plus wickets on two occasions and their performance is listed below

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	DT Hondo	4	45	Zim	Eng	Col-RPS	18.09.02
2	DT Hondo	4	62	Zim	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02
1	M Dillon	5	29	Win	Ban	S’hampton	15.09.04
2	M Dillon	4	60	Win	RSA	Col-SSC	13.09.02
1	Muralitharan	4	15	Srl	Net	Col-RPS	16.09.02
2	Muralitharan	4	23	Srl	NZl	Mum-BS	20.10.06

Four or more wickets in an innings – Team wise break up

Australian bowlers have captured four or more wickets on three occasions with GD McGrath’s 5 for 37 as the best against New Zealand at Col-SSC on 15.09.02

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	McGrath	5	37	Aus	NZl	Col-SSC	15.09.02
2	Kasprowicz	4	14	Aus	USA.	Southampton	13.09.04
3	Gillespie	4	15	Aus	U.S.A.	Southampton	13.09.04

RC Irani remains the only England bowler to capture four or more wickets in the tournament. He returned with figures of 4 for 37 against Zimbabwe at Col-RPS on 18.09.02

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	RC Irani	4	37	Eng	Zim	Col-RPS	18.09.02

SR Tendulkar {4 for 38 vs Aus at Dhaka on 28.10.98} and Zaheer Khan {4 for 45 vs Zim at Col-RPS on 14.09.02} remain the two Indian bowlers to capture four or more wickets in the tournament

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Tendulkar	4	38	Ind	Aus	Dhaka	28.10.98
2	Z Khan	4	45	Ind	Zim	Col-RPS	14.09.02

Five New Zealand bowlers have accounted for four or more wickets in the tournament with JDP Oram’s 5 for 36 against USA at The Oval on 10.09.04 as the best figures

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Oram	5	36	NZl	USA.	The Oval	10.09.04
2	O’Connor	5	46	NZl	Pak	Nairobi Gym	11.10.00
2	Bond	4	21	NZl	Ban	Col-SSC	23.09.02
4	Mills	4	38	NZl	Aus	Mohali	01.11.06
5	Wiseman	4	45	NZl	Zim	Nairobi-G	09.10.00

Five Pakistan bowlers have captured four or more wickets in the tournament. Shahid Afridi’s five for 11 against Kenya at Birmingham on 14.09.04 remains the best bowling figures by a Pakistan bowler in the tournament

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Shahid Afridi	5	11	Pak	Ken	Birmingham	14.09.04
2	Naved-ul-Hasan	4	25	Pak	Ind	Birmingham	19.09.04
3	Shoaib Akhtar	4	36	Pak	Ind	Birmingham	19.09.04
4	Abdul Razzaq	4	50	Pak	Srl	Jaipur	17.10.06
5	Azhar Mahmood	4	65	Pak	NZl	Nairobi-G	11.10.00

M Ntini {5 for 21 vs Pakistan at Mohali on 27.10.06} and JH Kallis {5 for 30 vs West Indies at Dhaka on 01.11.98} are the two South African bowlers to capture four or more wickets in the tournament. M Ntini has the best bowling figures for a South African bowler

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Ntini	5	21	RSA	Pak	Mohali	27.10.06
2	Kallis	5	30	RSA	Win	Dhaka	01.11.98

Three Sri Lankan bowlers on four occasions have captured four or more wickets in the tournament. MF Mahroof’s 6 for 31 vs West Indies at Mumbai-BS on 14.10.06 is not only the best figures by a Sri Lankan bowler but also represent the best bowling figures of the tournament

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Maharoof	6	14	Srl	Win	Mum-BS	14.10.06
2	Muralitharan	4	15	Srl	Net	Col-RPS	16.09.02
3	Muralitharan	4	23	Srl	NZl	Mum-BS	20.10.06
4	Malinga	4	53	Srl	RSA	Ahmedabad	24.10.06

M Dillon’s 5 for 29 vs Bangladesh at Southampton on 15.09.04 remains the best bowling figures by a West Indian bowler in the tournament among the three bowlers who have captured four or more wickets on four occasions

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Dillon	5	29	Win	Ban	Southampton	15.09.04
2	Arthurton	4	31	Win	Pak	Dhaka	29.10.98
3	Taylor	4	49	Win	Aus	Mum-BS	18.10.06
4	Dillon	4	60	Win	RSA	Col-SSC	13.09.02

DT Hondo remains the only Zimbabwe bowler to account for four or more wickets in the tournament. He has captured four wickets on two occasions. His 4 for 45 against England at Col-RPS on 18.09.02 remains the best bowling figures by a Zimbabwean bowler in the tournament

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Opp	Venue	Date
1	DT Hondo	4	45	Zim	Eng	Col-RPS	18.09.02
2	DT Hondo	4	62	Zim	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.02

Most Expensive bowling in terms of runs

T Payangara of Zimbawe conceded most runs in the tournament. He returned with figures of 10.0-0-86-1 against England at Birmingham on 10.09.04

Seventy plus runs conceded by bowlers

As many as seven bowlers have conceded seventy plus runs in the tournament, the details of which are furnished below

No	Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Team	V	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Panyangara	10.0	0	86	1	Zim	Vs	Eng	Bir’ham	10,09.04
2	Obuya	10.0	0	77	2	Ken	Vs	RSA	Col-RPS	20.09.02
3	Staple	10.0	0	76	2	USA	Vs	NZl	The Oval	10.09.04
4	Anderson	10.0	0	72	0	Eng	Vs	Win	Ah’bad	28.10.06
5	Kasprowicz	9.0	0	71	3	Aus	Vs	Ind	Dhaka	28.10.98
6	Kallis	10.0	0	71	2	RSA	Vs	Ind	Nairobi-G	13.10.00
7	Aga	9.0	0	70	0	Ken	Vs	Ind	S’hampton	11,09.04

Three figure Partnerships

As many as 46 three figure partnerships have been posted in the tournament. The highest three figure partnership in the team is shared by two countries – India and West Indies

First it was the turn of India to post 192 runs partnership through SC Ganguly and V Sehwag against England at Col-RPS on 22.09.02. West Indian batsmen CH Gayle and WW Hinds were concerned in a 192 run stand against Bangladesh at Southampton on 15.09.04

Three figure Partnerships – Break up Team wise

South African batsmen have posted the record number of three figure partnerships – eight – in the tournament, closely followed by India and New Zealand who have forged seven three figure partnerships. The break up of three figure partnerships – team wise {only the teams which have posted three figure partnerships} are furnished below

No	Team	Partners	TFP	High
1	South Africa	7	8	178*
2	India	7	7	192
3	New Zealand	7	7	163
4	Sri Lanka	6	6	165
5	West Indies	5	6	192
6	Australia	5	5	118
7	England	5	5	175
8	Pakistan	1	1	105*
9	Zimbabwe	1	1	118
	Total	44	46	192

Three figure Partnerships – Break up wicket wise

The following table shows the break up of 46 three figure partnerships wicket wise and also the spread across various teams

No	Wkt	TFP	Aus	Eng	RSA	Win	NZl	Ind	Pak	Srl	Zim
1	First	9	01	00	03	03	00	02	00	00	00
2	Second	10	00	03	01	02	00	02	01	01	00
3	Third	8	01	00	01	00	02	01	00	03	00
4	Fourth	9	02	00	02	00	02	01	00	01	01
5	Fifth	4	01	00	00	01	01	00	00	01	00
6	Sixth	5	00	02	01	00	01	01	00	00	00
7	Seventh	1	00	00	00	00	01	00	00	00	00
	Total	46	05	05	08	06	07	07	01	06	01

150 plus runs partnerships

The tournament has witnessed thirteen occasions of 150 plus runs partnerships which are listed below

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner-1	Partner-2
	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Date
1	1st	192	Ganguly	Sehwag
	Ind	Vs	Eng	Col-RPS	22.09.02
2	1st	192	Gayle	WW Hinds
	Win	Vs	Ban	S’hampton	15.09.04
3	2nd	178*	Gibbs	Kallis
	RSA	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	25.09.02
4	2nd	175	N Hussain	Stewart
	Eng	Vs	Ban	Nairobi-G	05.10.00
5	2nd	174	Bravo	Gayle
	Win	Vs	Eng	Ahm’bad	28.10.06
6	3rd	165	Sangakkara	Tharanga
	Srl	Vs	Zim	Ahm’bad	10.10.06
7	1st	164*	Chanderpaul	Gayle
	Win	Vs	Ban	Jaipur	11.10.06
8	3rd	163	Astle	Styris
	NZl	Vs	USA	The Oval	10.09.04
9	2nd	161	Ganguly	Laxman
	Ind	Vs	Ken	S’hampton	11.09.04
10	3rd	160	Gunawardene	Jayawardene
	Srl	Vs	Win	Nairobi-G	04.10.00
11	1st	159	Gibbs	Smith
	RSA	Vs	Ken	Col-RPS	20.09.02
12	3rd	156*	A de Silva	Jayasuriya
	Srl	Vs	Pak	Col-RPS	12.09.02
13	1st	154*	Chanderpaul	Gayle
	Win	Vs	RSA	Jaipur	02.09.06

SR Tendulkar earns the distinction of sharing ninety three figure partnerships in one day games

SR Tendulkar and MS Dhoni added 110 runs fothe second wicket in the finals of the Compaq Cup against Sri Lanka on 14.09.09, providing the 90^th occasion of Tendulkar sharing three figure stand in one day games. The following table lists out 18 partners and the number of three figure partnerships he has forged with them

Break up of STendulkar’s partnerships with various partners
No	Partner	Inns	TFP
1	SC Ganguly	176	26
2	R Dravid	096	11
3	V Sehwag	090	11
4	A Jadeja	041	09
5	M Azharuddin	077	08
6	VVS Laxman	023	04
7	MS Dhoni	014	04
8	Yuvraj Singh	038	03
9	IK Pathan	012	02
10	M Prabhakar	025	02
11	G Gambhir	027	02
12	VG Kambli	020	02
13	SV Manjrekar	025	01
14	NS Sidhu	036	01
15	HK Badani	006	01
16	RR Singh	007	01
17	M Kaif	011	01
18	RG Sharma	001	01

The following list shows the ninety three figure partnerships of STendulkar in chronological order