England vs Australia : Fifth One day International at Nottingham : 15.09.09 : Australia won by four wickets and lead the series 5-0

England set a target of 300 for a win in this game after being all out for 299. England became the first team in the history of one day games to be dismissed for a total of 299 batting first and setting the opponent a target of 300 for a win.

Australia’s win in this game provides the 30^th occasion of a team winning a one day game by scoring 300 plus runs while batting second. As far as Australia is concerned, this win provides the third occasion of Australia winning a game by scoring 300 plus while batting second. The other two occasions are – 316 for 4 against Pakistan at Lahore on 10.11.98 and 330 for 7 against South Africa at Port Elizabeth on 06.04.02

EJG Morgan registered his sixth half century in one day game with his 58 in this game. This half century was his first half century while representing England.

Australia’s 302 for 6 in this game represent the 58^th occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs against various oppositions. This total also represent the second occasion of Australia posting a total of 300 plus runs against England in one day games. The other occasion was at Melbourne on 15.12.02, when Australia made 318 for 6.

Australia’s 302 for 6 in this game provide the 20^th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs against England and eighth such occasion against England in England.

Australia’s 302 for 6 in this game provide the 330^th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the history of one day games.

MG Johnson returned with figure of 10.0-0-80-2 in this game providing the 84^th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in one day games. MG Johnson’s figure provide the eighth occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 80 plus runs in a one day innings. The eight occasions are listed below

No	Bowlers	0	M	R	W	Opp	Ground	Date
1	B Lee	10.0	1	85	1	Pak	Cardiff	09.06.01
2	B Lee	10.0	0	83	1	Ind	Brisbane	18.01.04
3	B Lee	10.0	0	85	1	NZl	Wellington	07.12.05
4	ML Lewis	10.0	0	113	0	RSA	Jo’burg	12.03.06
5	SR Clark	07.0	0	87	0	Win	K Lumpur	18.09.06
6	MG Johnson	10.0	0	81	3	NZl	Hamilton	20.02.07
7	SR Watson	10.0	0	88	2	NZl	Hamilton	20.02.07
8	MG Johnson	10.0	0	80	2	Eng	Nottingham	15.09.09

MG Johnson’s figures of 10.0-0-80-2 in this game represent the second occasion of his conceding 80 plus runs in a one day game. The other occasion was against New Zealand at Hamilton on 20.02.07 when he returned with figures of 10.0-0-81-3.

MG Johnson becomes the second Australian bowler to concede 80 plus runs on two or more occasions after B Lee who has conceded 80 plus runs on three occasions.

MG Johnson’s figures – 10.0-0-80-2 – in this game represent the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs against England. The previous record was held by DJ Colley who had figures of 11.0-1-72-0 at Lord’s on 26.08.72. DJ Colley’s record stood for 27 years and 18 days.

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent his 27^th one day hundred and only SR Tendulkar of India {44} and ST Jayasuriya {28} are ahead of RT Ponting in terms of hundreds scored by them

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent his 1012nd hundred scored in the history of one day interenationals. It also represents the 145^th hundred by an Australian batsman in one day internationals.

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent the 17^th hundred by Australian batsman against England. His knock provide the highest individual innings by an Australian batsman against England in one day games in England. The previous best was 125 not out by GS Chappell at The Oval on 06.06.77. RT Ponting’s hundred in this game represent the 11^th hundred by Australian batsman against England in England.

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent the 16^th hundred by an Australian batsman against various oppositions in England. RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent the highest individual score by an Australian batsman in a one day game at Nottingham. The previous best was 110 by TM Chappell against India on 13.06.83.

RT Ponting has now scored three hundreds against England in England which read thus – 102 at Bristol on 10.06.01, 111 at Lord’s on 10.07.05 and 126 at Nottingham on 15.09.09. RT Ponting has the record of scoring most hundreds by an Australian batsman against England in England. ME Waugh and GM Wood were the other two batsmen who have two hundreds against England in England to their credit.

RT Ponting has now scored four hundreds against England which read thus – 102 at Bristol on 10.06.01, 119 at Melbourne on 15.12.02, 111 at Lord’s on 10.07.05 and 126 at Nottingham on 15.09.09. RT Ponting has the record of scoring most hundreds by an Australian batsman against England in England. Previous record was three hundreds which was credited to DM Jones – 104 at Perth on 01.01.87, 101 at Brisbane on 18.01.87 and 145 at Brisbane on 16.12.90

RT Ponting has now scored three hundreds against England while leading Australia which read thus – 119 at Melbourne on 15.12.02 , 111 at Lord’s on 10.07.05 and 126 at Nottingham on 15.09.09. RT Ponting has the record of scoring most hundreds by a captain against England. ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka and GC Smith of South Africa are the three captains who have scored two hundreds against England.

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent the 140^th occasion of a captain registering hundred in the history of one day games. His knock also represents the 30^th occasion of an Australian captain scoring hundred in one day games.

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent the 19^th one hundred for him as captain. SC Ganguly of India with 11 hundreds and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka with 10 hundreds are the other two captains to register ten or more hundreds in the history of one day internationals

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game provide the 52^nd occasion of a captain registering a hundred while batting second in one day games. His knock also provides the tenth occasion of Australian captain scoring hundred while batting second.

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent his fifth hundred as captain while batting second in one day games. The five hundreds are

No	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	106*	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	21.01.03
2	111	v England	Lord’s	10.07.05
3	104	v New Zealand	Melbourne	04.02.07
4	107*	v New Zealand	Adelaide	14.12.07
5	126	v England	Nottingham	15.09.09

RT Ponting becomes the third captain in the history of one day games to register five or more hundreds while batting second. The other two are SP Fleming of New Zealand {07} and GC Smith of South Africa {05|

RT Ponting’s 126 in this game represent the 113rd one day hundred by a batsman on England soil which include the England batsman. His knock represents the 32^nd one day hundred by an overseas batsman in England.

RT Ponting has now scored three hundreds against England in England which read thus – 119 at Melbourne on 15.12.02, 111 at Lord’s on 10.07.05 and 126 at Nottingham on 15.09.09. RT Ponting becomes the third overseas batsman to register three hundreds against England in England. Others are ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, IVA Richards of West Indies,

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 133 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 282^nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. With this three figure stand, Australia went ahead of India which has 281 three figure partnerships. This partnership also represent the 1758^th three figure partnership in the history of one day games.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 133 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 53rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games. This stand also represents the tenth occasion of a three figure partnership of the third wicket by Australian batsman against England. This stand represents the 39^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure stand for various wickets against England.

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke added 133 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 62^nd occasion for RT Ponting to share a three figure partnership in one day games. Only SR Tendulkar {90} and SC Ganguly {66} are ahead of RT Ponting in terms of sharing a three figure partnership in one day games.

At the end of this game, RT Ponitng has led Australia in one day games on 186 occasions. He has won 136 games, lost 39 games, two games were tied and nine games have ended in no result.

RT Ponting’s skipper knock of 126 and Australia winning this game provide the 104^th occasion of a team winning a one day game when its captain has scored a hundred in the history of one day games. The win against England in this game provide the 25^th win for Australia when its captain scored a hundred.

Compaq Cup Finals – Sri Lanka vs India at Col-RPS on 14.09.09 : India won by 46 runs

For the first time in the history of one day internationals, a team has opened its batting through openers who had a combined appearance of 764 one day games. SR Tendulkar was playing his 428^th one day game, while R Dravid was playing his 336^th one day game.

SR Tendulkar completed 1000 runs at Col-RPS when he was on 42 during the course of his knock of 138 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate at Col-RPS stood at 1096. He earned the distinction of becoming the first overseas batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs at Col-RPS. His 1000 plus runs at Col-RPS provide the 32^nd occasion of a batsman aggregating 1000 plus runs at a specific venue.

SR Tendulkar becomes the sixth batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs at Col-RPS. Others are ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {2514}, MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka {1467}, PA de Silva {1196}, DPMD Jayawardene {1181} and KC Sangakkara {1148}

ST Jayasuriya became the first batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 2500 plus runs at a specific venue. He completed 2500 runs at Col-RPS when he was on 22 during his knock of 36 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate at Col-RPS stood at 2514.

ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {2514 at Col-RPS}, Inzamam-ul-Huq of Pakistan {2464 at Shajah} and Saeed Anwar of Pakistna {2179 at Sharjah] are the only three batsmen in the history of one day games to aggregate 2000 plus runs at a specific venue.

SR Tendulkar became the sixth batsman in the world to aggregate 1000 runs against two specific venues – 1096 at Col-RPS and 1778 at Sharjah. Others are AR Border, MS Atapattu, PA de Silva, RT Ponting and ST Jayasuriya. The performance of these batsmen are listed below

No	Batsmen	Team	Runs	Venue-1	Runs	Venue-2
1	Border	Aus	1561	Sydney	1516	Melbourne
2	Atapattu	Srl	1467	Col-RPS	1271	Sharjah
3	de Silva	Srl	1402	Sharjah	1196	Col-RPS
4	Ponting	Aus	1279	Sydney	1995	Melbourne
5	Tendulkar	Ind	1778	Sharjah	1096	Col-RPS
6	Jayasuriya	Srl	2514	Col-RPS	1831	Sharjah

SR Tendulkar registered his 43^rd one day hundred when he scored 138 in this game. It was his eighth hundred against Sri Lanka – the most by any batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous record for most hundreds against Sri Lanka was held by Saeed Anwar of Pakistan who had scored seven hundreds.

SR Tendulkar with his 138 in this game which was his eight hundred against Sri Lanka remains the only batsman in the history of one day games to score eight hundreds against two specific oppositions. He has scored eight hundreds against Australia and eight hundreds against Sri Lanka which are listed below.

Hundreds against Australia
No	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	110	v Australia	Col-RPS	09.09.94
2	100	v Australia	Kanpur	07.04.09
3	143	v Australia	Sharjah	22.04.98
4	134	v Australia	Sharjah	24.04.98
5	141	v Australia	Dhaka	28.10.98
6	139	v Australia	Indore	31.03.01
7	100	v Australia	Gwalior	26.10.03
8	117*	v Australia	Sydney	02.03.08
Hundreds against Sri Lanka
No	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	112*	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	09.04.95
2	137	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02.03.96
3	110	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	28.08.96
4	128	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	07.07.98
5	120	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	29.08.99
6	101	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20.10.00
7	113	v Sri Lanka	Bristol	11.07.02
8	138	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	14.09.09

ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and Saeed Anwar of Pakistan have registered seven hundreds against India and Sri Lanka resepectively.

SR Tendulkar’s 138 in this game represent his highest individual score against Sri Lanka – an improvement over his previous best of 137 at Delhi on 02.03.96.

SR Tendulkar completed 2000 runs as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka when he was on 112 during his knock of 138 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2026. SR Tendulkar remains the only batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 2000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. The previous record was held by Saeed Anwar of Pakistan who had amassed 1999 runs against Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar with his 2026 runs as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka now holds the world record for aggregating 2000 plus runs against three specific countries. He has an aggregate of 2000 plus runs against Australia {2489} and Pakistan {2165} while opening the innings. Other opening batsmen to have an aggregate of 2000 plus runs against two specific countries are DL Haynes of West Indies{2390 vs Pakistan and 2262 vs Australia} and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {2690 vs India and 2334 vs Pakistan}

No	Batsmen	Team	Vs	Opp	Runs
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Vs	Aus	2489
2	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Vs	Pak	2165
3	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Vs	Srl	2026
1	DL Haynes	Win	Vs	Pak	2390
2	DL Haynes	Win	Vs	Aus	2262
1	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Vs	Ind	2690
2	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Vs	Pak	2334

SR Tendulkar with his 138 in this game has now 23 fifties against Sri Lanka {08 centuries and 15 half centuries}. The other batsman to have 23 fifties against a specific opposition is IVA Richards of West Indies who also has 23 fifties {03 centuries and 20 half centuries} against Australia. Thus SR Tendulkar and IVA Richards share the record for most fifties against a specific opposition.

Other batsmen to score 20 or more fifties against a specific opposition are – DL Haynes of West Indiies against Pakistan – 22 fifties {04 C plus 18 HC}, SR Tendulkar of India against Australia – 22 fifties {08 C plus 14 HC}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka against India – 21 fifties {07 C plus 14 HC}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka against Pakistan – 21 fifties {03 C plus 18 HC} and Saeed Anwar of Pakistan against Sri Lanka – 20 fifties {07 C plus 13 HC}

SR Tendulkar with his 138 in this game which was his 23^rd fifty against Sri Lanka improved his own record of 22 fifties against Australia.

SR Tendulkar and ST Jayasuriya are the only two batsmen in the world to have scored 20 plus fifties against two specific oppositions – SR Tendulkar has registered 23 fifites against Sri Lanka and 22 fifties against Australia, while ST Jayasuriya has registered 21 fifties against India and 21 fifties against Pakistan

SR Tendulkar and MS Dhoni added 110 runs for the second wicket in this game which represent the 281^st three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against various oppositions. This stand puts India on par with Australia who also have 281 three figure partnerships.

SR Tendulkar and MS Dhoni added 110 runs for the second wicket provide the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure stand for the second wicket against Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar and MS Dhoni added 110 runs for the second wicket provide the 60th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure stand for the second wicket against various oppositions.

MS Dhoni’s 56 in this game represents his 32^nd one day half century, while Yuvraj Singh’s 56 not out represents his 41^st one day half century.

Three Sri Lankan bowlers – T Tushara {71}, SL Malinga {81} and BAW Mendis {70} conceded 70 plus runs in this game providing the tenth occasion of three or more bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day games. As far Sri Lanka is concerned, this instance provides the first such occasion.

Three Sri Lankan bowlers – T Tushara {71}, SL Malinga {81} and BAW Mendis {70} conceded 70 plus runs in this game providing the third occasion of three or more bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings against India. The two such occasion are – Three Pakistan bowlers – Mohammad Sami {74}, Naved-ul-Hasan {73} and Abdul Razak {83} conceded seventy plus runs at Karachi on 13.03.04 and three England bowlers – SCJ Broad {74}, SJ Harmison {75} and SR Patel {78} conceded seventy plus runs at Rajkot on 14.11.08

SL Malinga returned with figures of 10.0-0-81-1 providing the 16^th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings against India in a one day game. He is the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to concede 80 plus runs in a one day innings against India.

No	Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Ground	Date
1	Vaas	10.0	0	84	1	Taunton	26.05.99
2	Upashantha	10.0	0	80	0	Taunton	26.05.99
3	Maharoof	10.0	0	82	1	Nagpur	25.10.05
4	Chandana	10.0	0	83	0	Jaipur	31.10.05
5	Malinga	10.0	0	81	1	Col-RPS	14.09.09

SL Malinga’s figures – 10.0-0-81-1 – in this game represent the most expensive bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler against India in Sri Lanka. SL Malinga’s figures also represent the most expensive figures by a Sri Lankan bowler in Sri Lanka against all oppositions.

SL Malinga’s figures – 10.0-0-81-1 – in this game represent the second most expensive bowling figures by a bowler in Sri Lanka. The expensive bowling figures are credited to MA Suji of Kenya who had figures of 9.0-0-85-1 against Sri Lanka at Kandy on 06.03.96.

SL Malinga’s figures – 10.0-0-81-1 – in this game represent the 83^rd occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings in one day games. His figures also represent the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 80 plus runs in an innings in one day games.

No	Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Opp	Ground	Date
1	ALF de Mel	10.0	0	97	1	Win	Karachi	13.10.86
2	Ramanayake	10.0	0	82	1	Aus	Sharjah	02.05.90
3	Jayasuriya	10.0	0	94	3	Pak	Nairobi-G	04.10.96
4	Vaas	10.0	0	84	1	Inds	Taunton	26.05.99
5	Upashantha	10.0	0	80	0	Ind	Taunton	26.05.99
6	Maharoof	10.0	0	82	1	Ind	Nagpur	25.10.05
7	Chandana	10.0	0	83	0	Inds	Jaipur	31.10.05
8	Muralitharan	10.0	0	99	0	Aus	Sydney	12.01.06
9	Malinga	10.0	0	81	1	Ind	Col-RPS	14.09.09

India’s 319 for 5 in this game represent the 329^th occasion of a team posting a total in excess of 300 in the history of one day games. This total also represents the 53rd occasion of India posting 300 plus runs in one day games.

India’s 319 for 5 in this game represent the tenth occasion of India posting a total of 300 plus runs against Sri Lanka. It is interesting to note that out of these ten occasions, India has posted.300 plus runs on five occasions at Col-RPS and on Sri Lankan soil

India’s 319 for 5 in this game represent the 40^th occasion of various teams posting a total of 300 plus runs against Sri Lanka.

KC Sangakkara was dismissed hit wicket in this game providing the 52^nd occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket in the history of one day games. This was the second hit wicket dismissal for KC Sangakkara in one day games – the other occasion was against New Zealand at Dambulla on 13.05.03

KC Sangakkara becomes the sixth batsman in the history of one day games to be dimissed hit wicket on two occasions. Others are – SFA Bacchus of West Indies, AR Border of Australia, SL Campbell of West Indies, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka and MO Odumbe of Kenya

KC Sangakkara’s dismissal hit wicket in this game provides the eighth occasion of a captain dimissed hit wicket in one day games. The other seven occasions are – JG Wright of New Zealand, AR Border of Australia {twice}, MO Odumbe of Kenya, JV Harris of Canada, BC Lara of West Indies and T Taibu of Zimbabwe.

KC Sangakkara becomes the second captain wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed hti wicket in one day games after T Taibu of Zimbabwe who was dismissed hit wicket against England at Birmingham on 10.09.04.

KC Sangakkara’s dismissal hit wicket in this game provide the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in one day games. The other seven occasions are – NR Mongia of India, DJ Riichardson of South Africa, RS Kaluwitharna of Sri Lanka {twice}, AC Parore of New Zealand, RD Jacobs of West Indies and T Taibu of Zimbabwe.

KC Sangkakra’s dismissal hit wicket in this game provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed hit wicket in one day games. The seven occasiona are – RL Dias, HDPK Dharmasena, RS Kaluwithrana {twice}, KC Sangakkara {twice} and ST Jayasuriya.

Yousuf Pathan collected his first ball duck in this game providing the 144^th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. Yousuf Pathan’s first ball duck in this game represent the 24th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting his first ball duck in a one day game against Sri Lanka,

SL Malinga collected his first ball duck in this game providing the 129^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. As far SL Malinga is concerned it was his fifth first ball duck. SL Malinga becomes the ninth Sri Lankan batsman to collect five or more first ball ducks. The others are – UDU Chandana {05}, PA de Silva {06}, ST Jayasuriya {09} RS Kaluwithrana {06} and RS Mahanama {06}, M Muralitharan {11}, WPUJC Vaas {09} and GP Wickramasinghe {07

SL Malinga’s first ball duck in this game provide the 28^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck against India in one day games

Harbhajhan Singh’s five for 56 in this game provide the 314^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game. Harbhajan Singh’s 5 for 56 provide the 33^rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game.

As far as Harbhajan Singh is concerned, this is the third occasion of his capturing five wickets in a one day game. The other two occasions are – 5 for 45 vs England at Mumbai-BS on 03.02.02 and 5 for 31 against England at Delhi on 28.03.06

Harbhajhan Singh’s five for 56 in this game provide the 20th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game in Sri Lanka. Harbahajan Singh is the second Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in Sri Lanka, the first being A Nehra who had figures of 6 for 59 against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 09.08.05.

Harbhajan Singh’s five for 56 in this game provide the eighth occasion of Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka.

No	Bowler	W	R	Ground	Date
1	J Srinath	5	24	Kanpur	07.11.93
2	M Prabhakar	5	35	Hyd-Ind	18.02.94
3	RR Singh	5	22	Guwahati	22.12.97
4	RR Singh	5	31	Taunton	26.05.99
5	A Nehra	6	59	Col-RPS	09.08.05
6	AB Agarkar	5	44	Pune	03.11.05
7	Z Khan	5	42	Margao	14.02.07
8	Harbhajan Singh	5	56	Col-RPS	14.09.09

World records for ST Jayasuriya and SR Tendulkar in the finals of the Compaq Cup

ST Jayasuriya became the first batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 2500 plus runs at a specific venue. He completed 2500 runs at Col-RPS when he was on 22 during his knock of 36 in the game against India on 14.09.09. At the end of this game, his aggregate at Col-RPS stood at 2514.

SR Tendulkar registered his 44th one day hundred when he scored 138 in this game. It was his eighth hundred against Sri Lanka – the most by any batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous record for most hundreds against Sri Lanka was held by Saeed Anwar of Pakistan who had scored seven hundreds.

SR Tendulkar’s hundred – 138 – in this game represents the 40^th hundred while he was opening the innings. It was his seventh hundred against Sri Lanka while opening the innings and this hundred puts him on par with Saeed Anwar of Pakistan who also has scored seven hundreds against Sri Lanka while opening the innings.

SR Tendulkar completed 2000 runs as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka when he was on 112 during his knock of 138 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2026. SR Tendulkar remains the only batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 2000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. The previous record was held by Saeed Anwar of Pakistan who had amassed 1999 runs against Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar with his 2026 runs as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka now holds the world record for aggregating 2000 plus runs against three specific countries. He has an aggregate of 2000 plus runs against Australia {2489} and Pakistan {2165} while opening the innings. Other opening batsmen to have an aggregate of 2000 plus runs against two specific countries are DL Haynes of West Indies{2390 vs Pakistan and 2262 vs Australia} and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {2690 vs India and 2334 vs Pakistan}

No	Batsmen	Team	Vs	Opp	Runs
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Vs	Aus	2489
2	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Vs	Pak	2165
3	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Vs	Srl	2026
1	DL Haynes	Win	Vs	Pak	2390
2	DL Haynes	Win	Vs	Aus	2262
1	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Vs	Ind	2690
2	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Vs	Pak	2334

SR Tendulkar with his 138 in this game which was his eight hundred against Sri Lanka remains the only batsman in the history of one day games to score eight hundreds against two specific oppositions. He has scored eight hundreds against Australia and eight hundreds against Sri Lanka which are listed below.

Hundreds against Australia
No	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	110	v Australia	Col-RPS	09.09.94
2	100	v Australia	Kanpur	07.04.09
3	143	v Australia	Sharjah	22.04.98
4	134	v Australia	Sharjah	24.04.98
5	141	v Australia	Dhaka	28.10.98
6	139	v Australia	Indore	31.03.01
7	100	v Australia	Gwalior	26.10.03
8	117*	v Australia	Sydney	02.03.08
Hundreds against Sri Lanka
No	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	112*	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	09.04.95
2	137	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02.03.96
3	110	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	28.08.96
4	128	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	07.07.98
5	120	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	29.08.99
6	101	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20.10.00
7	113	v Sri Lanka	Bristol	11.07.02
8	138	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	14.09.09

England vs Australia : Fourth One day International at Lord’s : 12.09.09 : Australia won by 07 wickets : Australia lead the seven match one day series 4-0.

Bret Lee’s five for 49 in this game provide the 313^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. Bret Lee’s figures also provide the 56^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickts in one day games.

B Lee’s five for 49 in this game provide the ninth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in one day games. He now stands third in the list of bowlers who have captured most five wicket hauls in one day games. Waqar Younis of Pakistan and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka with 13 and 10 five wicket hauls respectively are ahead of B Lee in terms of five wicket hauls.

B Lee’s five of 49 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing five wickets at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. The nine occasions are listed below

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Vs	Opp	Date
1	GJ Gilmour	5	48	Aus	Vs	Win	21.06.75
2	J Garner	5	38	Win	Vs	Eng	23.06.79
3	D Gough	5	44	Eng	Vs	Aus	25.05.97
4	M Muralitharan	5	34	Srl	Vs	Eng	20.09.98
5	DL Vettori	5	30	NZl	Vs	Win	10.07.04
6	MS Kasprowicz	5	47	Aus	Vs	Pak	04.09.04
7	B Lee	5	41	Aus	Vs	Eng	10.07.05
8	FH Edwards	5	45	Win	Vs	Eng	01.07.07
9	B Lee	5	49	Aus	Vs	Eng	12.09.09

B Lee with his 5 for 49 in this game earned the distinction of becoming the only bowler in the history of one day game to capture five wickets on two occasions at Lord’s. His performance read thus

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Vs	Opp	Date
1	B Lee	5	41	Aus	Vs	Eng	10.07.05
2	B Lee	5	49	Aus	Vs	Eng	12.09.09

B Lee’s nine five wicket hauls are listed below. He has three five wicket hauls against England, four against India and one each against South Africa and New Zealand

No	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	5	27	Ind	Adelaide	26.01.00
2	5	30	Eng	Melbourne	25.01.03
3	5	42	NZl	P Elizabeth	11.03.03
4	5	41	Eng	Lord’s	10.07.05
5	5	22	RSA	Melo’ne- Dock	20.01.06
6	5	38	Ind	Kuala Lumpur	22.09.06
7	5	27	Ind	Brisbane	03.02.09
8	5	58	Ind	Sydney	24.02.08
9	5	49	Eng	Lord’s	12.09.09

B Lee’s five for 49 in this game provide the seventh occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England. The complete list read thus

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	Date
1	GJ Gilmour	6	14	Leeds	18.06.75
2	GS Chappell	5	20	Birmingham	04.06.77
3	GJ Cosier	5	18	Birmingham	04.06.77
4	B Lee	5	30	Melbourne	25.01.03
5	AJ Bichel	7	20	P Elizabeth	02.03.03
6	B Lee	5	41	Lord’s	10.07.05
7	B Lee	5	49	Lord’s	12.09.09

B Lee’s five for 49 in this game represent his third five wicket haul against England. With his five for 49 in this game, B Lee earns the record for most five wicket haul against England. Other bowlers to have captured five or more wickets against England on two occasions are – J Garner of West Indies and Harbhajan Singh of India.

AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 105th occasion of an England batsman registering a fifty in a one day game against Australia

AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 13th occasion of a England captain registering a fifty in a one day game against Australia. It also represents the second fifty by AJ Strauss as captain in a one day game against Australia.

AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 83rd occasion of a England captain registering a fifty in a one day game against various oppositions. It also represents the eighth fifty by AJ Strauss as captain in a one day game against various oppositions.

AJ Strauss became the fifth England captain to register eight or more fifties against various oppositions. The other four are – N Hussain {13}, MP Vaughan {11}, MA Atherton {10} and GA Gooch {08}.

AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 39th occasion of an England captain-cum-opening batsman registering a fifty in a one day game against various oppositions. It also represents the eight fifty by AJ Strauss as captain-cum-opening batsman in a one day game against various oppositions.

AJ Strauss became the third England captain-cum-opening batsman to register seven or more fifties. The other two are – MA Atherton {09} and GA Gooch {08).

AJ Strauss became the sixth captain to register a fifty at Lord’s when he made 63 in this game. Others are MA Atherton of England – 127 vs West Indies on 28.05.95, AJ Stewert of England – 88 vs Sri Lanka on 14.05.99. JM Brearley of England – 64 vs West Indies on 23.06.79, AJ Strauss of England – 63 vs Australia on 12.09.09, DI Gower of England – 61 vs Australia on 29.05.89 and MA Taylor of Australia – 57 vs England on 23.05.99

AJ Strauss with his 63 in this game became the second England captain to register a fifty against Australia at Lord’s. DI Gower of England who had scored 61 on 29.05.89 was the other England captain. Thus AJ Strauss’s 63 represent the highest individual score by an England captain against Australia at Lord’s.

TD Paines’ 51 and MJ Clarke’s 62 not out in this game provide the 123^rd and 124^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against England. It was the first fifty for TD Paine and fourth fifty for MJ Clarke against Australia.

TD Paine with his 51 in this game registered his maiden one day fifty. It also represents the 39^th occasion of an Australian opening batsman registering a fifty against England.

TD Paine became the sixth Australian opening batsman to register a fifty against England at Lord’s. The complete list read thus

No	Batsmen	Runs	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Stackpole	52	Eng	Lord’s	26.08.72
2	GM Wood	*114	Eng	Lord’s	03.06.85
3	GR Marsh	*111	Eng	Lord’s	29.05.89
4	MA Taylor	57	Eng	Lord’s	23.05.93
5	ME Waugh	95	Eng	Lord’s	25.05.97
6	TD Paine	51	Eng	Lord’s	12.09.09

TD Paine earns the distinction of becoming the first Australian wicket keeper opening batsman to register a fifty against England at Lord’s with his 51 in this game. He also became the first Australain wicket keeper to score a fifty at Lord’s.

TD Paine’s 59 in this game represent the third fifty by an Australian wicket keeper at Lord’s against various oppositions. Others are – AC Gilchirst – 54 vs Pakistan on 20.06.99 and AC Gilchrist – 76* vs Pakistan on 23.06.01.

AJ Strauss’s 63 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a captain registering a fifty at Lord’s. All the nine occasions are listed below

No	Captains	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Date
1	JM Brearley	64	Eng	Vs	Win	23.06.79
2	DI Gower	61	Eng	Vs	Aus	29.05.89
3	MA Taylor	57	Aus	Vs	Eng	23.05.93
4	MA Atherton	127	Eng	Vs	Win	28.05.95
5	AJ Stewart	88	Eng	Vs	Srl	14.05.99
6	SC Ganguly	60	Ind	Vs	Eng	13.07.02
7	SP Fleming	67	NZl	Vs	Win	10.07.04
8	SC Ganguly	90	Ind	Vs	Eng	05.09.04
9	AJ Strauss	63	Eng	Vs	Aus	12.09.09

TD Paine’s 51 in this game represent the 15^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman registering a fifty at Lord’s in a one day game. TD Paine’s knock also represent the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman registering a fifty at Lord’s.

England’s loss in this game represents its 19^th loss against various teams at Lord’s in a one day game. This loss also represents England’s sixth loss against Australia at Lord’s. The complete list read thus

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Eng	lost	005 wkts	Aus	Lord’s	26.08.72
2	Eng	lost	006 wkts	Aus	Lord’s	29.05.89
3	Eng	lost	019 runs	Aus	Lord’s	23.05.93
4	Eng	lost	007 wkts	Aus	Lord’s	10.07.05
5	Eng	lost	039 runs	Aus	Lord’s	06.09.09
6	Eng	lost	007 wkts	Aus	Lord’s	12.09.09

Sri Lanka vs India : at Col-RPS on 12.09.09 : Sri Lanka won by 139 runs : Points – Sri Lanka – 05 Points : India – Zero Points

Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayassuriya has a world record to his credit – he now has most runs against a specific opposition in the history of one day games. He had an aggregate of 2714 runs prior to the start of the third game between Sri Lanka and India in the ongoing Compaq series.

When he was on 17 during the course of his knock of 98 in this game, his aggregate of runs against India stood at 2731 which was a world record for most runs by a batsman against a specific opposition in the history of one day games. At the end of this game, ST Jayasuriya’s run aggregate against India stood at 2812 runs. The previous record was held by SR Tendulkar of India who had amassed 2730 runs against Australia.

ST Jayasuriya’s half century {98} in this game represents his 14^th half century against India which is a record for most half centuries by a batsman against India. Prior to this game, ST Jayasuriya, PA de Silva and DPMD Jayawardene {all from Sri Lanka} shared the record for most fifties against India with 13 half centuries each.

DPMD Jayawardene was dismissed stumped for 17 in this game which represent the 107^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped against various oppositions in one day games

DPMD Jayawardene was dismissed stumped for 17 in this game which represent the fifth occasion of his dismissed stumped against various oppositions in one day games. He becomes the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to be dismissed stumped in a one day game on five or more occasions. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {11}, PA de Silva {07} and AP Gurusinha {05}

DPMD Jayawardene was dismissed stumped for 17 in this game which represent the 24th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped against India in one day games

AD Mathews was dismissed stumped for 19 in this game which represent the 25th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped against India in one day games

DPMD Jayawardene and AD Mathews’s stumping dismissals in this game provide the 13^th occasion of two Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped in a one day game against various oppositions, It also provides the fifth such occasion against India.

ST Jayasuriya’s 98 and SHT Kandamby’s 91 not out in this game provide the 405^th and 406^th occasion of a batsman registering nineties in the history of one day games against various oppositions

ST Jayasuriya’s 98 and SHT Kandamby’s 91 not out in this game provide the 59^th and 60th occasion of a batsman registering nineties in the history of one day games against India..

ST Jayasuriya’s 98 and SHT Kandamby’s 91 not out in this game provide the 59^th and 60th occasion of a batsman registering nineties in the history of one day games against India..

ST Jayasuriya’s 98 and SHT Kandamby’s 91 not out in this game provide the 37th and 38th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering nineties in the history of one day games against various oppositions.

ST Jayasuriya’s 98 and SHT Kandamby’s 91 not out in this game provide the 10th and 11th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering nineties in the history of one day games against India.

ST Jayasuriya’s 98 and SHT Kandamby’s 91 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of two batsmen registering nineties in the history of one day games against various oppositions. The nine occasions read ths

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Greenidge	90
	Richards	95*	Win	Vs	Aus	Lord’s	18.06.83
2	JG Wright	93
	AH Jones	93	NZl	Vs	Ban	Sharjah	28.04.90
3	Atapattu	94
	PA de Silva	97	Srl	Vs	Pak	Sharjah	04.04.97
4	Jayasuriya	96
	PA de Silva	90	Sri	Vs	Pak	Mohali	24.05.97
5	Gunawardene	90
	Jayawardene	96	Sri	Vs	Zim	Col-RPS	12.12.01
6	Ponting	92
	Lehmann	91	Aus	Vs	RSA	PE’beth	06.04.02
7	Ponting	91
	Clarke	92	Aus	Vs	RSA	Bassaterre	24.03.07
8	Tendulkar	99
	Dravid	92*	Ind	Vs	Eng	Bristol	24.08.07
9	Jayasuriya	98
	Kandamby	91*	Srl	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	12.09.09

As far as Sri Lanka is concerned, Jayasuriya’s 98 and Kandamby’s 91 not out provides the fourth occasion of two Sri Lankan batsmen registering nineties in one day games. The four occasions are

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Atapattu	94
	PA de Silva	97	Srl	Vs	Pak	Sharjah	04.04.97
2	Jayasuriya	96
	PA de Silva	90	Sri	Vs	Pak	Mohali	24.05.97
3	Gunawardene	90
	Jayawardene	96	Sri	Vs	Zim	Col-RPS	12.12.01
4	Jayasuriya	98
	Kandamby	91*	Srl	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	12.09.09

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo has witnessed two occasions of two batsmen registering nineties in one day games and remains the only ground to witness two such occasions.

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Vs	Opp	Venue	Date
1	Gunawardene	90
	Jayawardene	96	Sri	Vs	Zim	Col-RPS	12.12.01
2	Jayasuriya	98
	Kandamby	91*	Srl	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	12.09.09

ST Jayasuriya’s 98 in this game provides the 21^st fifty against India {07 centuries and 14 half centuries}. The batsmen who have registered 20 plus fifties against a specific opposition are listed below

No	Batsmen	Team	Vs	Opp	C	F	0	F+
1	IVA Richards	Win	Vs	Aus	3	20	0	23
2	DL Haynes	Win	Vs	Pak	4	18	0	22
3	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Vs	Aus	8	14	0	22
4	SR Tendulkar	Ind	Vs	Srl	7	15	0	22
5	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Vs	Ind	7	14	0	21
6	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	Vs	Pak	3	18	0	21
7	Saeed Anwar	Pak	Vs	Srl	7	13	0	20

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have an aggregate of 4000 plus partnership runs in one day games. They reached the land mark when they added 13 runs during the course of their 35 run stand for the second wicket in this game. At the end of this game, their partnership runs stood at 4022 runs

SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly and R Dravid are the only three batsmen in the history of one day games to have partnership runs 4000 plus runs in the history of one day games.

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Team	Runs
1	SC Ganguly	SR Tendulkar	Ind	8227
2	R Dravid	SR Tendulkar	Ind	4022
3	R Dravid	SC Ganguly	Ind/Asia	4363

There are seven occasions of two batsmen adding 4000 plus runs in each other’s company in the history of one day games which are listed below

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Team	Runs
1	SC Ganguly	SR Tendulkar	Ind	8227
2	MS Atapattu	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	5462
3	AC Gilchrist	ML Hayden	Aus	5409
4	CG Greenidge	DL Haynes	Win	5206
5	R Dravid	SC Ganguly	Ind/Asia	4363
6	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Mohammad Yousuf	Pak	4082
7	R Dravid	SR Tendulkar	Ind	4022

MS Dhoni with two stumping dismissals to his credit in this game – that of DPMD Jaywardene and AD Mathews has effected 45 stumping dismissals to his credit and has the record for most stumpings by an Indian wicket keeper in one day games. The previous record was held by NR Mongia who has effected 44 stumping dismissals. MS Dhoni’s stumpings includes three stumpings effected while representing Asia Eleven.

Sri Lanka’s 307 for 6 in this game represent the 30^th occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total in excess of 300 runs against various oppositions. This total also represents Sri Lanka posting 300 plus runs for the fifth occasion against India. The other four occasions are – 302 for 4 at Col-RPS on 17.08.97, 301 all out at Col-RPS on 07.07.98, 308 for 8 at Karachi on 03.07.08 and 320 for 9 at Col-RPS on 08.02.09

Sri Lanka’s 307 for 6 in this game represent the 328th occasion of a team posting a total in excess of 300 runs against various oppositions in the history of one day internationals. This total also represent the 46^th occasions of various teams posting 300 plus runs against India.

SK Raina collected his first ball duck in this game providing the 143^rd occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. SK Raina’s first ball duck in this game represent the 23^rd occasion of an Indian batsman collecting his first ball duck in a one day game against Sri Lanka,

ST Jayasuriya was dismissed leg before wicket in this game providing the 45^th occasion of his being dismissed leg before wicket in one day games. He became the first batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs – 1012 to be exact – when he was dismissed leg before wicket.

AD Mathews six wicket haul {6 for } in this game provides the 50^th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the history of one day games. He is the ninth Sri Lankan bowler to capture six or more wickets in one day games. The complete list read thus

No	Bowler	W	R	Opp	Ground	Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	6	29	Eng	Moratuwa	20.03.93
2	M Muralitharan	7	30	Ind	Sharjah	27.10.00
3	WPUJC Vaas	8	19	Zim	Col-RPS	08.12.01
4	WPUJC Vaas	6	25	Ban	PM Burg	14.02.03
5	MF Maharoof	6	14	Win	Mum-BS	14.10.06
6	CRD Fernando	6	27	Eng	Col-RPS	13.10.09
7	BAW Mendis	6	13	Ind	Karachi	06.07.08
8	BAW Mendis	6	29	Zim	Harare	28.11.08
9	AD Mathews	6	20	Ind	Col-RPS	12.09.09

AD Mathew’s haul of six for 20 in this game provide the tenth occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in a one day game against India. All these instances are listed below

No	Bowlers	Team	W	R	Ground	Date
1	KH MacLeay	Aus	6	39	Nottingham	13.06.83
2	Imran Khan	Pak	6	14	Sharjah	22.03.85
3	BP Patterson	Win	6	29	Nagpur	08.12.87
4	IVA Richards	Win	6	41	Delhi	23.10.89
5	Aaqib Javed	Pak	7	37	Sharjah	25.10.91
6	M Muralitharan	Srl	7	30	Sharjah	27.10.00
7	Naved-ul-Hasan	Pak	6	27	Jamshedpur	09.04.05
8	SE Bond	NZl	6	19	Bulawayo	26.08.05
9	BAW Mendis	Srl	6	13	Karachi	06.07.08
10	AD Mathews	Srl	6	20	Col-RPS	12.09.09

AD Mathews became the fifth bowler to capture six or more wickets in a one day game against Sri Lanka. The following list shows the performance of these five bowlers

No	Bowler	W	R	Team	Vs	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Jayasuriya	6	29	Srl	Vs	Emg	Moratuwa	20.03.93
2	Vaas	8	19	Srl	Vs	Zim	Col-SSC	08.12.01
3	Nehra	6	59	Ind	Vs	Srl	Col-RPS	09.08.05
4	Fernando	6	27	Srl	Vs	Eng	Col-RPS	13.10.07
5	Mathews	6	20	Srl	Vs	Ind	Col-RPS	12.09.09

AD Mathews is the third Sri Lankan bowler to capture six or more wickets in a one day game against India. Others are M Muralitharan and BAW Mendis. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below

No	Bowlers	Team	W	R	Ground	Date
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	7	30	Sharjah	27.10.00
2	BAW Mendis	Srl	6	13	Karachi	06.07.08
3	AD Mathews	Srl	6	20	Col-RPS	12.09.09

Sri Lanka won this game by 139 runs providing the 275^th occasion of a team winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin in the history of one day games. As far as Sri Lanka is concerned, this win gave them the 36th occasion of 100 plus runs margin win in one day games against various oppositions and sixth occasion against India. The six occasions are listed below

Sri Lanka won this game by 139 runs providing the 27^th occasion of a team winning the game by 100 plus runs margin against India.

At the end of India-Sri Lanka one day game at Col-RPS on 12.09.09, SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have an aggregate of 4000 plus partnership runs in one day games. They reached the land mark when they added 13 runs during the course of their 35 run stand for the second wicket in this game. At the end of this game, their partnership runs stood at 4022 runs. Prior to the start of this game they had an aggregate of 3987 runs

SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly and R Dravid are the only three batsmen in the history of one day games to have partnership runs 4000 plus runs in each other’s company

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Team	Runs
1	SC Ganguly	SR Tendulkar	Ind	8227
2	R Dravid	SC Ganguly	Ind/Asia	4363
3	R Dravid	SR Tendulkar	Ind	4022

There are seven occasions of two batsmen adding 4000 plus runs in each other’s company in the history of one day games which are listed below

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Team	Runs
1	SC Ganguly	SR Tendulkar	Ind	8227
2	MS Atapattu	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	5462
3	AC Gilchrist	ML Hayden	Aus	5409
4	CG Greenidge	DL Haynes	Win	5206
5	R Dravid	SC Ganguly	Ind/Asia	4363
6	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Mohammad Yousuf	Pak	4082
7	R Dravid	SR Tendulkar	Ind	4022

India vs New Zealand at Col-RPS on 11.09.09 : India won by six wickets : Points : India – 04 Points : New Zealand – Zero Points

New Zealand’s all out for 155 in this game provides the 36^th occasion of New Zealand being all out in a one day game after it had won the toss and batted first against various oppositions

New Zealand’s all out for 155 in this game provides the fourth occasion of New Zealand being all out in a one day game after it had won the toss and batted first against India. The other three occasions are – 215 at Bulwayo on 26.08.05, 168 at Wellington on 08.01.03 and 142 at Auckland on 27.03.94

New Zealand’s all out for 155 in this game provide the 164^th occasion of New Zealand being all out in a one day game against various oppositions and also provide the 20^th such occasion against India.

JD Ryder’s zero in this game provide the 96^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman failing to open his account in a one day game against various oppositions. It also provides the 13^th such occasion against India.

Yuvraj Singh captured his 75^th one day wicket in this game when he NT Broom caught by SK Raina for 21.

Yuvraj Singh’s bowling figures of 10.0-31-3 represent his best bowling figures against New Zealand in a one day game. His previous best figures were 10.0-0-24-2 at Col-RPS on 26.07.01.

A Nehra’s 8.3-0-24-3 in this game represents his second three wicket haul in one day games against New Zealand, the other occasion being his 9.1-1-30-3 at Col-SSC on 02.08.01. His figures in this game represent his best bowling figures against New Zealand.

A Nehra captured his 100^th one day wicket when he had New Zealand opening batsman BB McCullum for 3 in this game. At the end of the game, he has an aggregate of 101 wickets. A Nehra’s 101 wickets include two wickets captured by him while representing Asia Eleven.

A Nehra became the 95^th bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games. He is the 13th Indian bowler to achieve this landmark. The complete list read thus – A Kumble {337}, J Srinath {315}, AB Agarkar {288}, N Kapil Dev (253}, Zaheer Khan {225}, Harbhajan Singh {210}, BK Venkatesh Prasad {196}, M Prabhakar {157}, SR Tendulkar {154}, Irfan Pathan {152}, RJ Shastri {129}, A Nehra {101} and SC Ganguly {100}. The total aggregate of wickets captured by A Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, A Nehra and SC Ganguly include the wickets captured by them while representing Asia Eleven

A Nehra became the 14^th left arm bowler in the world to capture 100 plus wickets in the history of one day games. A Nehra became the seventh left arm medium pace bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games. The complete list read thus – Wasim Akram of Pakistan {502}, WPUJC Vaas of Sri Lanka and Asia Eleven {400}, Zaheer Khan of India and Asia Eleven {225}, NW Bracken of Australia {170}, Irgan Pathan of India {152}, DNT Zoysa of Sri Lanka {108} and A Nehra of India and Asia Eleven {101}

KD Karthik became the 19^th opening partner for SR Tendulkar in one day games. Other eighteen batsmen who have opened the innings with SR Tendulkar in one day games are A Jadeja, G Gambhir, M Prabhakar, NR Mongia, NS Sidhu, PA Patel, R Dravid, RV Uthappa, S Ramesh, S Somasunder, S Sriram, SC Ganguly, SV Manjrekar, V Rathour, V Sehwag, VVS Laxman, W Jaffer and WV Raman

At the end of this game, SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 1750 runs against New Zealand. He scored 46 in this game. Only RT Ponting of Australia {1794} has more runs against New Zealand than SR Tendulkar.

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid added 60 runs for the second wicket in this game. With this partnership, SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have an aggregate of 3987 runs as partners in one day games. They need 13 more runs to have an aggregate of 4000 runs as parners.

KY Mills captured his 150^th one day wicket when he had Indian opener KD Karthik leg before for four in this game. KY Mills became the 49^th bowler in the history of one day games to capture 150 plus wickets.

KY Mills became the 35^th medium pace bowler to capture 150 plus wickets in one day games. With his 150 wickets, KY Mills earns the distinction of becoming 30^th right arm medium pace bowler to capture 150 plus one day wickets.

KY Mills with his 150 wickets earns the distinction of becoming New Zealand’s fifth bowler to capture 150 plus one day wickets. Other are DL Vettori {236}, CZ Harris {203}, CL Cairns {200} and RJ Hadlee {158}.

SK Raina his two sixes in his innings and his second six {of the bowling of Guptlll} provided the 1600th six by Indian batsmen in one day games. Only Pakistan batsmen {1618} have scored more sixes than Indian batsmen {Note – this statistics is based on available information}. Pakistan and India are the only two countries in the history of one day games to have an aggregate of 1600 plus sixes.

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid added 60 runs for the second wickets in this game providng the 142^nd occasion of SR Tendulkar being a partner in a half century stand in one day games. Coupled with 89 three figure partnerships, SR Tendulkar at the end of this game has 231 fifty plus runs partnerships to his credit.

For R Dravid, the 60 runs stand for the second wicket provides the 119^th half century stand in one day games. Coupled with 55 three figure stands, R Dravid at the end of this game has 174 fifty plus runs partnerships to his credit

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid at the end of this game has 24 fifty plus runs partnerships to their credit – 11 three figure partnerships and 13 half century partnerships. The 60 runs stand in this game was the 13^th half century stand and 24^th fifty plus runs stand.

MS Dhoni led India in 56^th consecutive game when he led in this game. He has overtaken Sri Lanka’s A Ranatunga who led in 55 consecutive games. The following is the list of captains who have led their team in 56 or more consecutive games.

No	Captain	Cou	Mat	Date	To	Date
1	WJ Cronje	RSA	130	06.12.94	To	27.03.00
2	M Azharuddin	Ind	98	06.12.91	To	26.05.96
3	SM Pollock	RSA	89	12.04.00	To	03.03.03
4	DPMD Jayawardene	Srl	85	19.03.06	To	08.02.09
5	ADR Campbell	Zim	76	26.08.96	To	24.10.99
6	LRD Mendis	Srl	60	19.03.83	To	30.10.87
7	SP Fleming	NZl	56	25.03.99	To	28.02.01
8	MS Dhoni	Ind	56	29.09.07	To	09.09.09

At the end of this game, India and New Zealand have played 81 one day games. India has 40 games, lost 36 games and five games have ended in no result

AJ Strauss for Eng {63} and MJ Clarke for Aus {52} registered fifties in the third one day game between England and Australia at Southampton on 09.09.09 providing the 100^th occasion of rival captains registering fifties in the history of one day games.

As far as the England-Australia one day series is concerned, AJ Strauss’s 63 and MJ Clarke’s 52 provide the fifth occasion of rival captains registering fifties. The other four are – at The Oval on 06.06.77 {JM Brearely for Eng {78} and GS Chappell for Aus {125*}, at Lord’s on 29.05.89 {DI Gower for Eng {61} and AR Border for Aus {53}, at Hyderabad {Deccan} on 19.10.89 {AR Border for Aus {84*} and GA Gooch for Eng {56} and at Sydney on 06.12.84 {MA Taylor for Aus {57} and MA Atherton for Eng {60}.

England vs Australia : Third One day International at Southampton : 09.09.09 : Australia won by six wickets : Australia lead the seven match series 3-0

MJ Prior scored zero in this game providing the eighth occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring duck in a one day game against Australia. The other seven occasions are APE Knott at Leeds on 18.06.75. APE Knott at Birmingham on 04.06.77, AJ Stewart at Birmingham on 21.05.93, AJ Stewart at Brisbane on 10.01.99, AJ Stewart at Manchester in 14.06.01, CMW Read at Jaipur on 21.10.06 and PA Nixon at Melbourne on 12.01.07

MJ Prior registered the third duck of his one day career – the other two being against India at Lord’s on 08.09.07 and against South Africa at Lord’s on 31.08.08.

MJ Prior’s zero in this game provides the 38^th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring zero against various oppositions,

MJ Prior became the fourth England wicket keeper batsman to score zero on three or more occasions. The other three are AJ Stewart {10}, CMW Read {04} and CJ Richards {03}.

NW Bracken captured his 170^th one day wicket when he had RS Bopara caught by JR Hopes for 10 in this game. NW Bracken became the fourth left arm pace bowler in the history of one day internationals to capture 170 plus one day wickets. The others are Wasim Akram of Pakistan {504}, WPCUJ Vaas of South Africa {400} and Zaheer Khan of India {225}.

AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 104^th occasion of a England batsman registering a fifty in a one day game against Australia

AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 12th occasion of a England captain registering a fifty in a one day game against Australia. It also represents the first fifty by AJ Strauss as captain in a one day game against Australia.

AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 82nd occasion of a England captain registering a fifty in a one day game against various oppositions. It also represents the seventh fifty by AJ Strauss as captain in a one day game against various oppositions.

AJ Strauss became the fifth England captain to register seven or more fifties against various oppositions. The other four are – N Hussain {13}, MP Vaughan {11}, MA Atherton {10} and GA Gooch {08}.

AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 38^th occasion of an England captain-cum-opening batsman registering a fifty in a one day game against various oppositions. It also represents the seventh fifty by AJ Strauss as captain-cum-opening batsman in a one day game against various oppositions.

AJ Strauss became the third England captain-cum-opening batsman to register seven or more fifties. The other two are – MA Atherton {09} and GA Gooch {08).

TM Bresnan and RJ Sidebottom added 40 runs for the ninth wicket in this game which represent the second best ninth wicket stand by England batsmen against Australia in one day games. The best is the 42 run unfinished stand between RDB Croft and D Gough at Brisbane on 10.01.99.

TM Bresnan registered his highest individual innings in his one day career when he made 31 not out in this game. His previous best was 20 against Sri Lanka at Manchester on 28.06.06

RJ Sidebottom registered his highest individual innings in his one day career when he made 24 in this game. His previous best was 15 against West Indies at Birmingham on 04.07.07.

CL White registered his maiden one day hundred when he made 105 in this game. His previous best was 53 in the first one day game at The Oval on 04.09.09 in the on going one day series.

CL White’s 105 in this game represent the 1010^th hundred in the history of one day games. It also represents the 144^th hundred by Australian batsmen in one day games. CL White’s 105 in this game represents the 80^th hundred scored by batsmen of various countries against England.

CL White’s 105 in this game represent the 16^th hundred by Australian batsmen in one day games against England.

CL White’s 105 in this game provide the 218^th occasion of a batsman registering a hundred while batting at number three in a one day game. It also represents the 36^th occasion of an Australian batsman registering a one day hundred while batting at number three. CL White became the fifth Australian batsman to register a hundred while batting at number three. The other four are – GS Chappell {02}, DM Jones {07}, ME Waugh {02} and RT Ponting {24}.

CL White’s 105 in this game represent the ninth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred in a one day game while batting at number three against England.

CL White and MJ Clarke added 143 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 1756^th three figure partnership in the history of one day games. It also represent the 281^st three figure partnership posted by Australian batsmen against various oppositions in one day games.

Australia now has most three figure partnerships in the history of one day games. With the three figure partnership for the third wicket between CL White and MJ Clarke in this game, they went past India’s 280 three figure partnerships.

CL White and MJ Clarke added 143 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 38th occasion of a three figure partnership by Australian batsmen against England for various wickets.

CL White and MJ Clarke added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game which represent the second best third wicket stand by Australian batsmen against England in a one day game. The best stand is 159 runs between DC Boon and AR Border at Sharjah on 09.04.87.

CL White and MJ Clarke added 143 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the ninth occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket by Australian batsmen against England. All the nine three figure partnerships are listed below

No	Partner-1	Partner-2	Runs	Ground	Date
1	AR Border	DM Jones	103	Melbourne	08.02.87
2	DC Boon	AR Border	159	Sharjah	09.04.87
3	AR Border	GR Marsh	113	Lord’s	29.05.89
4	DC Boon	MA Taylor	108	Lord’s	23.05.93
5	DS Lehmann	ME Waugh	115	Sydney	17.01.99
6	DR Martyn	RT Ponting	120	Lord’s	10.07.05
7	MJ Clarke	RT Ponting	133*	Melbourne	12.01.07
8	MJ Clarke	RT Ponting	112	North Sound	08.04.07
9	MJ Clarke	CL White	143	Southampton	08.09.09

MJ Clarke registered his 36^th half century and his 40^th fifty of his one day career when he made 52 in this game.

MJ Clarke’s 52 in this game provide the 21^st occasion of an Australian captain registering a fifty in a one day game against England. It also represents MJ Clarke’s first fifty as Australian captain against England.

MJ Clarke became the seventh Australian captain to register a fifty against England in one day games. Others are IM Chappell {01}, GS Chappell {03}, AR Border {07}, MA Taylor {02}, SR Waugh {01} and RT Ponting {06}

AJ Strauss {63} and MJ Clarke {52} registered fifties in this game providing the 100^th occasion of rival captains registering fifties in the history of one day games.

As far as the England-Australia one day series is concerned, AJ Strauss’s 63 and MJ Clarke’s 52 provide the fifth occasion of rival captains registering fifties. The other four are – at The Oval on 06.06.77 {JM Brearely for Eng {78} and GS Chappell for Aus {125*}, at Lord’s on 29.05.89 {DI Gower for Eng {61} and AR Border for Aus {53}, at Hyderabad {Deccan} on 19.10.89 {AR Border for Aus {84*} and GA Gooch for Eng {56} and at Sydney on 06.12.84 {MA Taylor for Aus {57} and MA Atherton for Eng {60}.

JM Anderson captured his 75^th one day wicket in this game when he had SR Watson leg before wicket for 7.

At the end of this game, the head to head count between the two teams read thus – Played 96 : Won by Australia – 55 : Won by England – 37 : Tied : 02 and No Result games : 02.