West Indies vs India : 2nd ODI : Kingston : West Indies wins the second one dayer : Rampaul and Ramdin shine

Second One day International
West Indies vs India
At Kingston on 28.06.09
West Indies won by eight wickets
Four match one day series leveled at 1-1

India lost their first three wickets for seven runs in this game providing the fifth occasion of India losing their first three wickets for single digits. The other four instances are – India were 3 for 4 against Zimbabwe at Adelaide on 24.02.04, 3 for 5 against South Africa at Hyderabad on 16.11.05, 3 for 6 against Zimbabwe at Tunbrige Wells on 18.06.83 and 3 for 7 against Pakistan at Sharjah on 10.04.87.

India has lost their first three wickets for single digits against West Indies for the first time. India were 3 for 7 in this game.

India lost its half side for 57 runs in this game {5 for 57} providing the 27th occasion of India losing its half side for a team total 60 and less than 60 runs.

India has lost its half side for less than 60 runs against West Indies on four occasions.
They were 5 for 27 at Toronto on 12.09.99, 5 for 31 at Nagpur on 08.12.87, 5 for 55 at Ahmedabad and 5 for 57 at Kingston on 28.06.09.

India’s 5 for 57 in this game provides the first occasion that India had lost their half side under 60 runs against West Indies in West Indies

India’s innings contained three zeroes – G Gambhir, RG Sharma and YK Pathan scored zeroes. This provides the 19th occasion of an Indian innings containing three or more zeroes in One day games.

India’s innings containing three zeroes in this game provides the third such instance against West Indies. The other two are – at Kingstown on 30.04.97 {A Kumble, A Kuruvilla and BKV Prasad – all the three batsmen dismissed run out} and at Kaula Lampur on 20.09.06 {R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and S Sreesanth}.

G Gambhir’s zero in this game provide the 19th occasion of an Indian opening batsman failing to open his account against West Indies. G Gambhir has failed to open his account for the second time against West Indies. The other occasion was at Chennai on 27.01.07

G Gambhir becomes the fifth opening batsman to score zeroes in two or more occasions. The others are SR Tendulkar {four occasions}, J Arunlal {two occasions}, R Dravid {two occasions}, S Ramesh {two occasions}

YK Pathan collected his fifth zero in his one day career when he failed to open his account in this game. His five zeroes read – against Pakistan at Karachi on 02.07.08, against England at Rajkot on 14.11.08, against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 08.02.09, against New Zealand at Auckland on 14.03.09 and against West Indies at Kingston on 28.06.09

RG Sharma’s zero in this game provides the third occasion of his scoring zero in his one day career. The three zeroes are - against Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 05.02.08, against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 20.08.08 and against West Indies at Kingston on 28.06.09

R Rampaul took 4 for 37 in this game providing the 91st occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games.

R Rampaul took 4 for 37 in this game providing the 18th occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing exact four wickets in one day games against India. His figures represent the seventh occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing exact four wickets in an one day game against India in West Indies and it is the first such instance at Kingston.
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India in West Indies : India wins the first one dayer : Yuvraj Singh hits a hundred

First One day International
At Kingston on 26.06.09
India Won by 20 runs
India leads the Four match series 1-0

Darren Bravo is making his debut in this game. He becomes the 146th West Indian cricketer to make debut in One day Internationals. He is the 51st West Indian Cricketer to be capped on West Indian soil and the 19th cricketer to be capped against India.

With his brother Dwayne Bravo also in the team, “Bravo Brothers” became the third pair of brothers to represent West Indies in One day games. The other pairs are PT Collins and FH Edwards {half brothers} and RG Samuels and MN Samuels. Bravo Brothers are the 40th pair of brothers to appear in ODI games.

Ashish Nehra had last played an ODI for India against Zimbabwe at Harare on 06.09.05 and his appearance today was after a gap of 3 years, nine months and 20 days. In between this period, 570 one day games have been played across the world between various countries.

David Bernard had last played for West Indies an ODI against Sri Lanka at Bridgetown on 07.06.03 and his appearance today was after a gap of 06 years, 0 months and 19 days. In between this period 829 one day games have been played across the world between various countries.

David Bernard becomes the 34th cricketer in the history of one day internationals to make reappearance with a missed period of six or more years.

G Gambhir was playing his 75th one day game. He is the 30th Indian cricketer to play 75 plus one day internationals.

KRD Karthik scored 67 in this game which represents his highest individual score in One dayers. It was an improvement over his 63 against West Indies at Cuttack on 24.01.07. This innings represents KRD Karthik’s third half century in One day games. Apart from the above two half centuries, he has scored 58 not out against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 10.05.07

KRD Karthi’s 67 in this game represent the 98th half century by Indian batsmen against West Indies. It also represent the 16th half century by an Indian opening batsman against West Indies

KRD Karthik and Yuvraj Singh added 135 runs for the third wicket in this game which represents the 279th three figure stand by Indian batsmen against various countries. With this stand, India is on par with Australia in terms of most three figure partnerships in One dayers. Australian batsmen also have posted 279 three figure partnerships.
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ICC T20 : Some more records in T20 games and T20I games

Some more records in T20 games

Kamran Akmal finished the ICC World T20 games with 58 dismissals in T20 games. He equaled the existing record held by MH van Wyk who also has 58 dismissals to his credit.

Kamran Akmal’s 58 dimissals include 26 catches and 32 stumping, while MH van Wyk’s 58 dismissals comprises of 44 catches and 14 stumpings. Kamran Akmal achieved another milestone in ICC World T20 finals. It was his 50th T20 game appearance.

Umar Gul of Pakistan and JA Morkel of South Africa had an aggregate of 78 T20 wickets at the end of the ICC World T20 finals. They share the second place in the list of most wicket takers in T20 games. T Henderson holds the record for most wickets in T20 games with 78 wickets as on 21.06.09. Another Pakistan bowler – Yasir Arafat had an aggregate of 70 T20 wickets. Only these four bowlers have an aggregate of 70 plus wickets in T20 games.

TM Dilshan finished with an aggregate of 944 runs in the calendar year 2009. He is the second batsman to have an aggregate of 900 plus runs in a calendar year. SE Marsh had scored 951 runs in 2008 which is a record for most runs in a calendar year in T20 games. TM Dilshan failed to improve SE Marsh’s aggregate by seven runs. He made zero in the finals of ICC World T20 game.

Yuvraj Singh {73}, BB McCullum {73}, ST Jayasuriya {72} and LPRL Taylor {71} finished behind DJ Hussey’s record aggregate of 87 sixes in T20 games at the end of finals of ICC World T20 games

GC Smith became the second batsman in T20 games to have an aggregate of 200 plus boundary fours at the end of finals of ICC World Two games. He has an aggregate of 218 boundary fours. The record for most boundary fours in T20 games is held by BJ Hodge who has 249 boundary fours to his credit.

India became the first team to deploy eight bowlers in an ICC World T20 games. It deployed eight bowlers against South Africa at Nottingham on 16.06.09.
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India in West Indies : Stats Summary of One day Internationals

Statistical summary of West Indies – India one day series

West Indies and India have played 90 One day games prior to the start of the four one day series in West Indies. West Indies won 53 games, lost 35 games, one was tied and one ended in a no result game.

The tied game was at Perth on 06.12.01, when both the teams scored 126 in their respective innings. This is the only game of all the tied games in One day Internationals when both the teams have been dismissed for identical scores.

Of the twelve bilateral series played between West Indies and India, India have been victorious on four series, while West Indies have won eight series.

This is the third four match one day series being played between these two countries. Previous four match series were in West Indies in 1996-97 and in India in 2006-07. The series played in West Indies was won by India by 3-1 margin, while the series played in India was won by India by a margin 3-1

India and West Indies have not met during the last two years and four months and 26 days, as the last encounter between them was at Baroda on 31.01.07

India’s highest team total is 341 for 3 in 50.0 overs at Vadodara on 31.01.07. India has posted totals of 300 plus runs on four occasions including its highest total at Vadodara. West Indies’s highest team total has come at Jamshedpur on 07.12.83 when they posted 333 for 8 in the allotted 50.0 overs. West Indies have posted totals of 300 plus on five occasions which includes their highest total at Jamshedpur. Interestingly enough, all these five totals have been posted on Indian soil. West Indies is yet to post a total of 300 plus on its home soil. The highest total by West Indies in West Indies is its 289 for 2 at Georgetown on 21.03.89
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ICC T20 : Pakistan wins the ICC T20 Trophy 2009 : Shahid Afridi shines with the willow : Sangakkara’s knock in vain

ICC T20 Second Edition
Finals
Match Number 27
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
At Lord’s on 21.06.09
Pakistan won by eight wickets

Pakistan won the ICC World T20 Trophy when they beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets at Lord’s in the finals. Pakistan won the trophy in their second attempt as they were the finalists in the first edition. They had lost by five runs to India at Johannesburg on 24.09.07

TM Dilshan and J Mubarak failed to open the account in this game providing the 80th and 81st occasion of a batsman scoring zero in ICC Wold T20 games.

TM Dilshan’s zero provides the 24th occasion of an opening batsman scoring zero while J Mubarak’s zero provde the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring zero batting at number three
in ICC World T20 games.

KC Sangakkara’s 64 not out in this game provide the 63rd instance of a batsman scoring a fifty in ICC World T20 games. It also represents the tenth occasion of a captain registering fifty.

KC Sangakkara’s 64 not out in this game represent his second fifty as captain in ICC World T20 games. The first ooccasion was his 55 not out against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09. KC Sangakkara became the third captain to register fifties on two occasions. The other two are Shoaib Malik of Pakistan and CH Gayle of West Indies. Shoaib Maliik’s fifties are – 57 against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 17.09.07 and 52 not out against Australia at Johannesburg on 18.09.07. CH Gayle’s fifties are – 88 against Australia at The Oval on 06.06.09 and 63 not out against Sri Lanka at The Oval on 19.06.09

It is interesting to note that the three captains CH Gayle, Shoaib Malik and KC Sangakkara who have scored two fifties have a fifty against Australia.

KC Sangakkara’s became the only wicket keeper captain to register two fifties in ICC World T20 games. His two fifties are 55 not out against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09 and 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 {this game}

KC Sangakkar’s 64 in this game provide the fourth occasion of wicket keeper batsman registering a fifty in ICC World T20 games. The other three occasions are – 60 not out by BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe {against Australia at Cape Town on 12.09.07, 55 not out by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {against Australia at Nottingham on 08.06.09} and 57 by Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {against Ireland at The Oval on 15.06.09. Thus KC Sangakkara’s 64 not out in this game represents the highest individual score by a wicket keeper batsman in ICC World T20 games.
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ICC T20 : Dilshan and Mathews excel in Sri Lanka’s march into Finals

ICC T20 Second Edition
Knock out games : Second Semi Final
Match Number 26
Sri Lanka vs West Indies
At The Oval on 19.06.09
Sri Lanka won by 57 runs

Sri Lanka became the first team in ICC World T20 games to win six games on trot. The win against West Indies in this game their sixth win.

TM Dilshan scored 96 not out in this game which represent the second individual ninety by a batsman in ICC World T20 games. The other batsmen to score a ninety was HH Gibbs of South Africa who scored 90 not out against West Indies at Johannesburg on 11.09.07, in the opening match of the first edition played in South Africa.

TM Dilshan’s 96 not out represent the second highest individual innings in ICC World T20 games after CH Gayle’s 117 in the match between West Indies and South Africa at Jo’burg on 11.09.07

TM Dilshan’s 96 not out represent the highest individual innings by a Sri Lankan batsman in ICC World T20 games. The previous best was 88 by ST Jayasuriya against Kenya at Johannesburg on 14.09.07.

TM Dilshan became the first batsman to aggregate 300 runs in ICC World T20 games. He completed 300 runs when he was 77 during his knock of 96 not out in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 317. The previous best aggregate in an edition of ICC World T20 game was 265 by ML Hayden of Australia in 2007 edition. TM Dilshan’s 317 run aggregate is also the highest in this edition surpassing JH Kallis’s 238 runs.
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ICC T20 : South Africa’s winning streak ends as Pakistan march to Finals

ICC T20 Second Edition
Knock out Games : First Semi Final
Pakistan vs South Africa
At Nottingham on 18.06.09
Pakistan won by seven runs

Pakistan entered the Finals of the ICC World T20 for the second time. They were the finalists in the first edition also. They beat South Africa by 12 runs in the first semi finals.

Shahid Afridi and JH Kallis scored 51 and 64 respectively in this game which represent the 59th and 60th fifties in ICC World T20 games.

JH Kallis’s 64 represent the 16th occasion of batsman’s fifty in a losing cause and the first by a South African batsman in ICC World T20 games.

JH Kallis’s 64 represent the 32nd occasion of an opening batsman registering fifty in ICC World T20 games. It also represents the seventh fifty by a South African batsman and second fifty for JH Kallis. His first fifty had come against England at Nottingham on 11.06.09 when he scored 57 not out

JH Kallis becomes the third South African batsman to register two fifties in ICC World T20 games, after HH Gibbs and AB de Villers.

JH Kallis earns the distinction of becoming the 16th batsman to register two or more fifties in ICC World T20 games.

Shazaib Hasan scored zero in this game providing the 74th occasion of a batsman registering zero in ICC World T20 games. His zero provides the seventh occasion of a Pakistan batsman failing to open his account.

Shahzaib Hasan’s zero provide the 22nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring zero in ICC World T20 games. He is the second Pakistan opening batsman to score zero after Salman Butt. Salman Butt had failed to open his account against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on 12.06.09

Shahid Afrid’s 51 represent the ninth fifty by a Pakistan batsman in ICC World T20 games and it was his first fifty in these games. His previous best was 39 against Bangladesh at Cape Town on 20.09.07.

With a lone catch in this game, AB de Villers has an aggregate of 16 cathes and with it the record for most catches in T20 I games. He wrested the record from LRPL Taylor of New Zealand who has 15 catches to his credit.

At the end of the game, AB de Villers has an aggregate of eleven catches in ICC world T20 games – most by any fieldsman. He is the only fieldsman to have an aggregate of ten or more catches in these games

With Kamran Akmal scoring a six in this game, Pakistan batsmen have scored 58 sixes in ICC World T20 games. This is a record for most sixes by a team in these games. India and New Zealand have scored 57 sixes.
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