Zimbabwe Tri Series : Sri Lanka wins the series : Skipper Dilshan scores century
Match Number 7 – Final – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10 : Sri Lanka won by nine wickets
Sri Lanka won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 171st occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in one day games. Sri Lanka has inserted Zimbabwe on 17 occasions including the one in the present game
Zimbabwe has been dismissed all out on ten occasions including the one in this game by Sri Lanka when it was inserted.
Zimbabwe’s dismissal all out for 199 in this game provide the 39th occasion of a team dismissed all out after it has been asked to bat after losing the toss by Sri Lanka.
Zimbabwe’s dismissal all out for 199 in this game provides the 15th occasion of a teama dismissed all out for 199 in the history of one day games. It is interesting to note that India is the only team which has won the game when it was dismissed for 199 – {vs Sri Lanka at Singapore on 03.04.96 by seven runs}
Zimbabwe became the fourth team to be dismissed all out by Sri Lanka after being inserted in a tournament final. The four occasions are – Pakistan {215 at Singapore on 07.04.96}, Bangladesh {152 at Dhaka on 16.01.09}, India {245 at Dhaka on 13.01.10} and Zimbabwe {199 at Harare on 09.06.10}
T Taibu’s 71 in this game represent his 13th one day half century and 15th fifty. His knock also represents his second half century against Sri Lanka, the first being – 96 not out at Bulawayo on 20.04.04.
T Taibu’s 71 in this game represent the 38th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in one day games.
WU Tharanga {72} and TM Dilshan {108*} scored fifties in this game providing the 29th occasion of both Sri Lankan openers scoring fifties in a one day game. It is the fifth such instance against Zimbabwe.
WU Tharanga {72} and TM Dilshan {108*} scored fifties in this game providing the 27th occasion of both the openers of a team scoring fifties in a game in the history of one day internationals in a tournament finals. It is he fourth such instance by Sri Lankan openers in a tournament finals. The other three occasions are – RS Mahanama {66} and ST Jayasuriya {57} vs West Indies at Sharjah on 20.10.95 in the finals of the Singer Champions Trophy, ST Jayauriya {96} and MS Atapattu {53} vs Pakistan at Mohali on 24.05.97 in the first finals of the Pepsi Independence Cup and ST Jayasuriya {63} and MS Atapattu {84} vs India ot Col-RPS on 26.05.97 in the finals of the Pepsi Asia Cup
WU Tharanga {72} and TM Dilshan {108*} scored fifties in this game providing the first occasion of Sri Lankan openers scoring a fifty and a hundred in a one day game in tournament finals.
WU Tharanga was run out for 72 in this game providing the 26th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman run out after scoring a fifty in one day games. His run out in this game also provides the 81st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out with a fifty plus score against various oppositions.
WU Tharanga’s run for 72 in this game provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against Zimbabwe. WU Tharanga is the second Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed run out against Zimbabwe with a fifty to his credit, the first being RS Kaluwitharana who was run out for 54 at Bulawayo on 11.12.99
WU Tharanga’s run out for 72 in this game provides the 17th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out with a fifty plus score to his credit in tournament finals. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed in a such a manner. The other two occasions are - ST Jayasuriya for 68 vs South Africa at Col-RPS on 14.07.00 in Singer Triangular Series final and ST Jayasuriya for 67 vs India at Col-RPS on 09.08.05 in Indian Oil Cup final
WU Tharanga completed 3000 one day runs during his knock of 72 in this game and at the end of this game his aggregate stood at 3027. He became the 13th Sri Lankan batsman to total 3000 plus runs in one day games. The complete list read thus – ST Jayasuriya {13428}, PA de Silva {9284}, DPMD Jayawardene {8702}, MS Atapattu {8529}, KC Sangakkara {8152}, A Ranatunga {7456}, RS Mahanama {5162}, TM Dilshan {4508}, RP Arnold {3950}, AP Gurusinha {3902}, HP Tilakaratne {3711} and WU Tharanga {3027}
TM Dislhan’s 108 not out in this game represent the 108th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions in one day games
TM Dislhan’s 108 not out in this game represent his seventh one day hundred. The complete list read thus – 160 vs India at Rajkot on 15.12.09, 137* vs Pakistan at Lahore on 24.01.09, 123 vs India at Nagpur on 18.12.09, 117* vs Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04.07.06, 108* vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10, 106 vs South Africa at Centurion on 22.09.09 and 104 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 04.01.10
TM Dilshan’s 108 not out in this game provide the 62nd occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a hundred in a one day game. It also represents his sixth hundred as an opening batsman. He became the fourth Sri Lankan opening batsman to score six or more hundreds. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {28}, WU Tharanga {08} and MS Atapattu {06}
TM Dilshan’s 108 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe. The six occasions are – 119* by RS Mahanama at Harare on 03.11.94, 108 by RS Mahanama at Harare on 05.11.94, 102 by ST Jayasuriya at Col-SSC on 26.01.98, 103* by MS Atapattu at East London on 15.03.03, 110 by WU Tharanga at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06 and 108* by TM Dilshan at Harare on 09.06.10
TM Dilshan’s 108 not out contained 14 boundary fours which is a record for most boundary fours scored by a Sri Lankan opening batsman while scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe. The previous record is 13 boundary fours scored by ST Jayasuriya in his knock of 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98 and by WU Thranga in his knock of 110 at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06
TM Dilshan’s 108 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe. TM Dilshan’s 108 not out contained 14 boundary fours which is a record for most boundary fours scored by a Sri Lankan batsman while scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe. The previous record is 13 boundary fours scored by PA de Silva in his knock of 127 not out at Col-SSC on 03.09.96, by ST Jayasuriya in his knock of 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98 and by WU Tharanga in his knock of 110 at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06
TM Dislhan’s 108 not out in this game represent the 149th occasion of captain scoring a hundred in one day games. It also represents the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a hundred in one day games. It also represents the second hundred by a Sri Lankan captain against Zimbabwe, the first being ST Jayauriya’s 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98. Thus TM Dilshan’s knock of 108 not out in this game represents the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan captain against Zimbabwe in one day games
TM Dilshan’s 108 not out in this game represent the tenth occasion of a captain scoring a hundred in a tournament final. The complete list read thus – 102 by CH Lloyd of West Indies vs Australia at Lord’s on 21.06.75 in the finals of the Prudential World Cup, 127 not out by AR Border of Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 06.02.85 in the first final of Benson and Hedges World Series Cup, 117 by SC Ganguly of India vs New Zealand at Nairobi {Gym} on 15.10.00 in the finals of ICC KnockOut Trophy, 189 by ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 29.10.00 in the finals of Coco-Cola Champions Trophy, 115* by N Hussain of England vs India at Lord’s on 13.07.02 in the finals of NatWest Series, 140* by RT Ponting of Australia vs India at Jo’burg on 23.03.03 in the finals of ICC World Cup, 124 by RT Ponting of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12.02.06 in the second finals of VB Series, 110 by CH Gayle of West Indies vs Canada on 24.08.08 in the finals of Scotiabank Series, 104 not out by WTS Porterfield of Ireland vs Canada at Centurion on 19.04.09 in the finals of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers and 108* by TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10 in the finals of Zimbabwe tri series
TM Dilshan with his 108 not out became the second Sri Lankan captain to score a hundred in a tournament final. ST Jayasuriya is the other Sri Lankan captain. He had scored 189 against India at Sharjah on 29.10.00 in the finals of Coco-Cola Champions Trophy,
WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 160 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 188th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 35th occasion of a three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the first wicket in one day games.
This stand provides the 15th occasion of a three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for various wickets against Zimbabwe. It also represents the fifth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against Zimbabwe. The five occasions are – 128 runs between RS Mahanama and MAR Samarasekera at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, 112 runs between RS Mahanama and UC Hathurasinghe at Sharjah on 03.02.93 and 110 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Kaluwitharana at Sharjah on 25.10.00, 122 runs between WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan at Harare on 07.06.10 and 160 runs between WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan at Harare on 09.06.10
WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 160 runs for the first wicket in this game which represents the record first wicket partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against Zimbabwe. The previous best was 128 runs between RS Mahanama and MAR Samarasekera at New Plymouth on 23.02.92
WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 160 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 30th occasion of a three figure partnership by various teams in tournament finals. This stand represents the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan batsman posting a first wicket three figure partnership in tournament finals and also represents the record stand by Sri Lankan batsmen. The other three partnerships are – 148 runs between MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya vs Pakistan ot Mohali on 24.05.97 in the first final of Pepsi Independence Cup, 137 runs between ST Jayasuriya and MS Atapattu vs India at Col-RPS on 26.07.97 in the finals of Pepsi Asia Cup and 111 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama vs West Indies at Sharjah on 20.10.95 in the finals of Singer Champions Trophy
Sri Lanka won this game by nine wickets providing its 282nd win in one day games. Its nine wickets in this game provide the 14th occasion of a nine wickets victory in one day games.
This win gave Sri Lanka its 24th victory in a tournament final. Sri Lanka now stands second in the list of teams which has won most tournament final. Australia leads the list with 52 wins. Prior to this game, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and West Indies had won 23 games thus sharing the second position jointly.
Zimbabwe Triangular series : Zimbabwe carves its 99th win in one day games : wins the sixth game against Sri Lanka by eight wickets
Match Number 6 – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 07.03.10 : Zimbabwe won by eight wickets
Zimbabwe won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first in this game providing the 83rd occasion of it inserting the opposition in one day game. Zimbabwe has inserted Sri Lanka on twelve occasions including this game
Sri Lanka was all out for 236 in this game providing the 12th occasion of it being dismissed all out against Zimbabwe in one day games.
WU Tharnga {69} and TM Dilshan {78} scored fifties in this game providing the 28th occasion of Sri Lanka’s both opening batsmen scoring fifties in a one day game. Sri Lankan openers have achieved such a feat against Zimbabwe on four occasions including this game. The four occasions are – RS Mahanama {59} and MAR Samarasekera {75} at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, RS Mahnama {62} and UC Hathurasingha {66} at Sharjah on 03.02.91, ST Jayasuriya {54} and RS Kaluwitharana {54} at Bulawayo on 11.12.99 and WU Tharanga {69} and TM Dilshan {78} at Harare on 07.06.10
TM Dilshan was stumped for 78 in this game providing the 30th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped after scoring fifty. His dismissal also provides the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit in a one day game.
TM Dilshan became the second Sri Lankan captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped in a one day game after scoring a fifty. ST Jayasuriya is the other captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit – he has been dismissed on three occasions – for 102 vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC on 26.01.99, for 61 vs India at Col-RPS on 25.08.99 and for 189 vs India at Sharjah on 29.10.00
TM Dilshan became the second Sri Lankan captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped in a one day game after scoring a fifty against Zimbabwe. ST Jayasuriya is the other captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit – for 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.99,
TM Dilshan’s dismissal stumped for 78 in this game provides the 13th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit in one day games. ST Jayasuriya {06}, DSBP Kuruppu {01}, WU Tharanga {03}, RS Mahanaman {01} and ML Udawatte {01} are the five opening batsmen who have been dismissed stumped with fifties to their credit in one day games.
TM Dilshan’s 78 in this game represents his 19th one day half century and 25th fifty, while WU Tharanga’s 69 represent his 18th one day half century and 24th fifty.
TT Samaraweera and CRD Fernando were dismissed run out in this game which swelled the number of run out of Sri Lankan batsmen against Zimbabwe to 33
CRD Fernando became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out for zero against Zimbabwe. The other three are – RS Kaluwitharna at Sharjah on 07.11.98, TT Samaraweera at Sharjah on 10.11.98 and WU Tharanga at Harare on 20.11.09
WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 122 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 187th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 34th occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games.
This stand provides the 15th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman posting a three figure partnership against Zimbabwe in one day games. This stand represents the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket against Zimbabwe in one day games. The other three occasions are – 128 runs between RS Mahanama and MAR Samarasekera at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, 112 runs between RS Mahanama and UC Hathurasinghe at Sharjah on 03.02.93 and 110 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Kaluwitharana at Sharjah on 25.10.00
BRM Taylor pouched three catches in this game to become the 12th Zimbabwe fieldsman to pouch three or more catches in an innings in one day games. He is the first Zimbabwe fieldsman to pouch three catches against Sri Lanka
CJ Chibabha was playing his 50th one day game and celebrated it by scoring a fifty
{58} and also sharing a record second wicket partnership of 134 runs against Sri Lanka in one day games
BRM Taylor and CJ Chibabha added 134 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 99th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 19th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games
This stand represents the eighth occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership by Zimbabwe batsmen against Sri Lanka and the second occasion of a three figure stand for the second wicket. The other occasion was the 105 runs partnership between GW Flower and MW Goodwin at Col-RPS on 24.01.98. Thus the three figure partnership of 134 runs between BRM Taylor and CJ Chibhaba in this game represents the record stand by Zimbabwe batsmen for the second wicket against Sri Lanka.
BRM Taylor was playing his 100th innings in this game and celebrated the occasion by scoring a century – 119 not out
BRM Taylor scored 119 not out in this game providing the 41st occasion of Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock also represents the 23rd occasion of Zimbabwe opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.
BRM Taylor’s 119 not out represent the seventh occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred against Sri Lanka in one day games. His knock represents the third hundred by a Zimbabwe opening batsman against Sri Lanka. The three occasions are – A Flower {115* at New Plymouth on 23.02.92}, GW Flower {112 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98} and BRM Taylor {119*at Harare on 07.06.10}
BRM Taylor’s 119 not out in this game represent his second one day hundred, the first being his 118 not out against Bangladesh at Chittagong on 05.11.09. Thus his 119 not out in this game represents his highest individual score in one day games
T Thushara captured his 50th one day wicket when he captured the wicket of H Masakadza caught by L Chandimal for 3 in this game.
Zimbabwe won this game by eight wickets providing the 17th win after it had inserted the opposition. It is Zimbabwe’s second win against Sri Lanka after it had inserted Sri Lanka. The first win by seven wickets at Sharjah on 07.11.99
Zimbabwe has won two games by eight wickets margin including this game after it had inserted the opposition. The two such wins are – by eight wickets vs India at Bulawayo on 15.02.1997 and by eight wickets vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 07.06.10
The win against Sri Lanka by eight wickets in this game gave Zimbabwe its 99th victory which includes a win when England forfeited the game at Harare on 13.03.03 {Eighth match of ICC World Cup 2002-03, England were not in attendance at the ground and forfeited the match due to safety reasons}. The result of the match was “Zimbabwe won {walk over without a ball being bowled}
Zimbabwe won this game by eight wickets providing the fourth occasion of it winning a one day game by a margin of eight wickets. The other three occasions are – vs Bangladesh at Harare on 06.02.07, vs India at Bulawayo on 15.02.97 and vs Kenya at Bulawayo on 25.02.06
Zimbabwe Triangular Series : Sri Lanka wins the fifth game against India
Match Number 5 : India vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 05.06.10 : Sri Lanka won by six wickets
Sri Lanka won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 30th such occasion against India in one day games and 170th occasion overall.
The following are the teams which have inserted the opposition on 100 plus occasions in one day games – India {208}, West Indies {186}, Sri Lanka {170}, New Zealand {158}, Pakistan {153}, England {138} and Australia {129} at the end of this game
This game was Sri Lanka’s 601st one day game. Other teams to play 600 plus one day games are – India {744}, Australia {741}, Pakistan {715} and West Indies {637}. India has played most number of one day games in the history of one day internationals
India capped NV Ojha, R Ashwin and Pankaj Singh for this game. The number of cricketers who have represented India in one day games stood at 187. This is the first occasion when India capped three cricketers in a one day game against Sri Lanka. The number of Indian cricketers who have made their one day debut against Sri Lanka stands at 24 at the end of this game.
Apart from India’s inaugural game against England at Leeds on 13.07.74 when the Indian team contained eleven debutants, there are eleven occasions when India has capped three or more cricketers in a one day game including this game.
This game represents the 123rd one day game between India and Sri Lanka. The other teams to play 123 one day games are Australia and New Zealand. Australia and West Indies have played 125 one day game which is a record for the most number of one day games played between two teams. Thus India-Sri Lanka and Australia-New Zealand share the second place jointly having played 123 games between themselves
V Kohli’s 68 in this game is his eighth one day half century and 10th fifty. He completed 1000 runs during his knock of 68 when he was on 53. At the end of the game his run aggregate stood at 1015. He became the 30th Indian cricketer to total 1000 runs in one day games
V Kohli has another milestone to his credit in this game – he has an aggregate of 100 boundary fours at the end of this game. He earned the distinction of becoming India’s 26th batsman to have an aggregate of 100 plus boundary fours in one day games
RG Sharma also completed 1000 runs when he was on 29 during the course of his knock of 32. At the end of the game his run aggregate stood at 1003. He became the 31st Indian cricketer to total 1000 runs in one day games
RA Jadeja was dismissed run out in this game for 19 providing the 98th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in a one day game against Sri Lanka.
SK Raina was caught by CK Kapugedera of TM Dilshan providing him his 50th one day wicket. TM Dilshan’s milestone of 50 wickets came in his 100th innings in which he was chancing his arms with the leather.
LD Chandimal scored 111 in this game providing the 107th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents the 25th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against India in one day games.
LD Chandimal’s 111 in this game represent the 40th occasion of a batsman scoring a “Nelson” {111 or 111 not out} in one day games. He became the third Sri Lankan batsman to score 111 in one day games. Others are – MS Atapattu vs Pakistan at Lahore on 14.10.04 and ST Jayasuriya vs New Zealand at Napier on 28.12.06
LD Chandimal’s 111 in this game represent the 69th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman to score a hundred in one day games. His knock also represent the eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents the fourth hundred by a wicket keeper batsman against India. The other three hundreds are scored by KC Sangakkara - 138* at Jaipur on 31.10.05, 110 at Rajkot on 11.02.07 and 128 at Adelaide on 19.02.08
LD Chandimal became the first Sri Lankan batsman and also wicket keeper batsman to score a “Nelson” {111} in one day games against India
LD Chandimal became the sixth batsman to score a Nelson {111 or 111 not out} against India. The other five are – 111 by DC Boon of Australia at Jaipur on 07.09.86, 111 by HH Gibbs of South Afirca at Kochi on 09.03.00, 111 by ML Hayden of Australia at Vizag on 03.04.01, 111 by AC Gilchrist of Australia at Bangalore on 12.11.03, 111* by KP Pietersen at Cuttack on 26.11.08
LD Chandimal was dismissed stumped by NV Ojha of R Ashwin for 111 in this game. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to be stumped in a one day game after scoring a hundred. The other two are – AC Gilchrist of Australia for 103 vs Pakistan at Lahore on 10.11.98 and BJ Haddin of Australia for 110 vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 09.03.10.
LD Chandimal and CK Kapugedera added 114 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 186th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 49th occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen in one day games.
This stand provides the 44th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games against India. This stand also represents the 14th occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against India in one day games.
Sri Lanka’s victory in this game provides its 78th win in one day game when it had inserted the opposition. This win provides its eleventh win over India when it had asked India to bat first after winning the toss.
LD Chandimal’s 111 in this game represent the 24th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred when it had inserted the opposition. His knock represents the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against India when it had asked India to bat first after winning the toss
Zimbabwe Triangular Series – Zimbabwe trounce India again
Match Number 4 : India vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 02.06.10 ; Zimbabwe won by seven wickets
Zimbabwe won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 14th occasion of Zimbabwe doing so against India. Out of these 14 occasions, four have been at Harare – on 25.10.92, on 19.02.03, on 29.08.05 and 03.06.10
M Vijay was stumped in this game for 21 providing the 37th occasion of Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in one day games. Vijay’s stumped dismissal provides the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped against Zimbabwe. The other four occasions are – SM Gavaskar for 43 at Mumbai on 17.10.87, M Prabhakar for 91 at Indore on 18.11.93, SC Ganguly for 28 at Sharjah on 08.11.98 and SC Ganguly for 57 at Faridabad on 07.03.02
T Taibu completed 100 catches as a wicket keeper in one day games when he caught V Kohli of P Utseya for 18 in this game. He became the second Zimbabwean wicket keeper to achieve the feat after A Flower who has 133 catches to his credit. Taibu became the 20th wicket keeper in the history of one day game to pouch 100 catches.
SK Raina and RG Sharma were dismissed run out in this game providing the 37th and 38th occasion of an Indian batsman run out in a one day game against Zimbabwe.
SK Raina’s run out dismissal for 3 in this game provide the 45th occasion of an Indian captain run out against various oppositions in one day games. SK Raina is the tenth Indian captain to be run out for single digit {zero to nine} in one day games. SK Raina is the second Indian captain dismissed run out against Zimbabwe. SC Ganguly was the other captain. He was run out for 86 at Mohali on 10.03.02
BRM Taylor was playing his 100th match. He became the eleventh Zimbabwe cricketer to play 100 or more one day games – GW Flower {219}, A Flower {213}, HH Streak {189}, ADR Campbell {188},GJ Whittall {147}, T Taibu {118}, SV Carlisle {111}, E Chigumbara {111}, S Matsikenyeri {109}, P Utseya {109} and BRM Taylor {100}
Zimbabwe had four cricketers with 100 plus appearances to their credit for this game – viz., T Taibu {118}, E Chigumbara {111}, P Utseya {109} and BRM Taylor {100}
AM Blignaut’s captured his 50th one day wicket when he claimed the wicket of RA Jadeja for 51. He became the 13th Zimbabwean bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in one day games – HH Streak {239}, GW Flower {104}, PA Strang {96}, GJ Whittall {88}, P Utseya {82}, E Chigumbara {79}, GB Brent {75}, RW Price {73}, EA Brandes {70}, DT Hondo {61}, HK Olonga {58}, T Mupariwa {55} and AM Blignaut {50}
PP Ojha opened the bowling for India in this game providing the ninth occasion of a Indian spin bowler sharing the new ball in one day games. The other eight occasions are – BS Bedi vs New Zealand at Leeds on 13.06.79, A Kumble vs Sri Lanka at Kolkata on 13.03.96, RK Chauhan vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 17.08.97, RK Chauhan vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 20.08.97, RK Chauhan vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC on 23.08.97, RK Chauhan vs Sri Lanka at Indore on 25.12.97, V Sehwag vs Australia at Mumbai on 01.11.03 and Harbhajan Singh at Australia at Vadodara on 11.10.07
Of the above nine occasions, BS Bedi and PP Ojha are the two left arm spinners who have shared the new ball in a one day game
BRM Taylor celebrated his 100th appearance by scoring a fifty - 74 - and also shared a first wicket partnership of 128 runs in the company of H Masakadza.
H Masakadza and BRM Taylor added 128 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 98th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 17th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day game
This stand represents the second occasion of a first wicket three figure stand by Zimbabwe batsmen against India. The other occasion was the 121 runs stand between ADR Campbell and GW Flower at Vadodara on 05.04.98. Thus the 128 runs partnership between H Masakadza and BRM Taylor represents the record first wicket partnership by Zimbabwe batsmen against India.
H Masakadza and BRM Taylor added 128 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 12th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India for various wickets
H Masakadza {66} and BRM Taylor {74} scored fifties in this game providing the eleventh occasion of both the Zimbabwe openers scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games. It is the second such occasion against India; the first occasion was at Vadodara on 05.04.98 when GW Flower {57} and ADR Campbell {60} had scored fifties.
H Masakadza {66} and BRM Taylor {74} scored fifties in this game providing the 20th and 21st occasion of Zimbabwe openers scoring fifties in one day games against India.
HH Masakadza’s 66 represent his 16th one day half century and 19th fifty. BRM Taylor’s 74 represent his 19th one day half century and 20th fifty.
Zimbabwe won the game by seven wickets. It is their tenth one day win against India and 98th over all.
With the seven wickets win in this game Zimbabwe has won two games after it had inserted India. The first occasion was at Bulawayo on 15.02.77 when Zimbabwe won by eight wickets
The seven wicket victory in this game represent the 16th win for Zimbabwe after it had inserted the opposition in one day games.
Zimbabwe Triangular series – Fifties by captains on their first captaincy assignment
TM Dilshan’s 61 on his first outing as captain against India at Bulawayo on 30.05.10 made him the 40th captain in the history of one day game to score a fifty on first appearance as captain. He is third Sri Lankan captain after ST Jayasuriya and MS Atapattu to achieve the feat. The following table lists out all the forty captains arranged chronologically
| No | Captains | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | DD | MM | YY |
| 1 | IM Chappell | 53 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 24 | 08 | 72 |
| 2 | MH Denness | 66 | Eng | Win | Leeds | 05 | 09 | 73 |
| 3 | RB Kanhai | 55 | Win | Eng | Leeds | 05 | 05 | 73 |
| 4 | AL Wadekar | 67 | Ind | Eng | Leeds | 13 | 07 | 74 |
| 5 | Asif Iqbal | 53 | Pak | Aus | Leeds | 07 | 06 | 75 |
| 6 | GM Turner | 171* | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 07 | 06 | 75 |
| 7 | Majid Khan | 60 | Pak | Win | Birmingham | 11 | 06 | 75 |
| 8 | GS Chappell | 59 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | 20 | 12 | 75 |
| 9 | DL Murray | 51 | Win | Aus | St John's | 22 | 02 | 78 |
| 10 | DAG Fletcher | 69* | Zim | Aus | Nottingham | 09 | 06 | 83 |
| 11 | AR Border | 73 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 06 | 01 | 85 |
| 12 | RJ Shastri | 50 | Ind | Pak | Indore | 27 | 01 | 87 |
| 13 | AJ Lamb | 55* | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 03 | 04 | 90 |
| 14 | RB Richardson | 106* | Win | Pak | Sharjah | 17 | 10 | 91 |
| 15 | KC Wessels | 81* | RSA | Aus | Sydney | 26 | 02 | 92 |
| 16 | MA Atherton | 86 | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 16 | 02 | 94 |
| 17 | Aamer Sohail | 55 | Pak | Ind | Bangalore | 09 | 03 | 96 |
| 18 | SR Tendulkar | 110 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 28 | 08 | 96 |
| 19 | SR Waugh | 91 | Aus | RSA | Bloemfontein | 13 | 04 | 97 |
| 20 | ST Jayasuriya | 102 | Srl | Zim | Col-SSC | 26 | 01 | 98 |
| 21 | Aminul Islam | 70 | Ban | Ind | Mohali | 14 | 05 | 98 |
| 22 | A Jadeja | 50 | Ind | Ken | Bangalore | 20 | 05 | 98 |
| 23 | AC Gilchrist | 98 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 14 | 01 | 01 |
| 24 | GP Thorpe | 62* | Eng | Srl | Dambulla | 23 | 03 | 01 |
| 25 | MS Atapattu | 53* | Srl | Eng | Col-SSC | 27 | 03 | 01 |
| 26 | GJ Whittall | 58* | Zim | Ind | Bulawayo | 27 | 06 | 01 |
| 27 | ME Trescothick | 52 | Eng | Zim | Bulawayo | 10 | 10 | 01 |
| 28 | Habibul Bashar | 61 | Ban | Zim | Harare | 10 | 03 | 04 |
| 29 | T Taibu | 96* | Zim | Srl | Bulawayo | 20 | 04 | 04 |
| 30 | T Duffin | 53 | Zim | Ken | Bulawayo | 25 | 02 | 06 |
| 31 | RR Watson | 80 | Sco | Pak | Edinburgh | 27 | 06 | 06 |
| 32 | MEK Hussey | 109* | Aus | Win | Kuala Lumpur | 18 | 09 | 06 |
| 33 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 70* | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 02 | 07 | 08 |
| 34 | BB McCullum | 71 | NZl | Ind | Christchurch | 08 | 03 | 09 |
| 35 | AJ Strauss | 79* | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 29 | 03 | 09 |
| 36 | GM Hamilton | 119 | Sco | Can | Aberdeen | 07 | 07 | 09 |
| 37 | ShakibAlHasan | 54 | Ban | Win | Roseau | 26 | 07 | 09 |
| 38 | AN Cook | 64 | Eng | Ban | Dhaka | 28 | 02 | 10 |
| 39 | LRPL Taylor | 70 | NZl | Aus | Napier | 03 | 03 | 10 |
| 40 | TM Dilshan | 61 | Srl | Ind | Bulawayo | 30 | 05 | 10 |
Zimbabwe Triangular Series : Sri Lanka wins by nine wickets against hosts in a rain affected match
Match Number 3 : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 01.06.10 ; Sri Lanka won by nine wickets
The match was reduced to 26 overs a side as the start was delayed to rain interference.
Sri Lanka capped LD Chandimal and BAMJ Mendis for this game. They became the 144th and 145th cricketers to represent Sri Lanka in one day games. They also became the 12th and 13th Sri Lankan cricketers to make debut against Sri Lanka
LD Chandimal who made his one day debut in this game became the 17th wicket keeper batsman to represent Sri Lanka in one day games.
LD Chandimal effected three dismissals in this game {02 ct plus 01 st}. He holds the record for most dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper on debut. Other wicket keepers who have effected two dismissals on debut are HM Goonatilake, SAR Silva, AM de Silva, AGD Wickremasinghe, PB Dassanayake, CI Dunusinghe and SKL de Silva.
BAW Mendis with his two wickets in this game took his one day aggregate of wickets to 75.
BMAJ Mendis on his one day debut captured two wickets – his first wicket being Zimbabwe captain E Chigumbara bowled for 1
H Masakadza completed 2500 runs in this game during the course of his knock of 62 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2528. He is the eighth Zimbabwe batsman to total 2500 runs in one day games. Others are – A Flower {6786}, GW Flower {6536}, ADR Campbell {5185}, HH Streak {2901}, SV Carlisle {2740}, GJ Whittal {2785} and BRM Taylor {2677}
H Masakadza’s 62 in this game represent his 15th one day half century and 18th fifty. He became the fifth Zimbabwe batsman to score 15 or more one day half centuries. Others are – A Flower {55}, GW Flower {40}, ADR Campbell {40} and BRM Taylor {18}
H Masakadza’s 62 in this game represent the 35th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in one day games. His knock also represents the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka. It represents the highest score by a Zimbabwe opening batsman against Sri Lanka at Bulawayo. Previous best was 56 by ADR Campbell on 12.12.99
Zimbabwe was all out for 118 in this game providing the 24th occasion of it being dismissed all out against Sri Lanka in one day games
TM Dilshan scored 60 not out in this game which was his 18th one day half century and 24th fifty. His lone six in his knock of 60 not out in this game gave him an aggregate of 25 sixes. Other Sri Lankan batsmen to score 25 plus sixes are – ST Jayasuriya {270}, PA de Silva {102}, A Ranatunga {64}, DPMD Jayawardene {52}, AP Gurusinha {42} and KC Sangakkara {36}
TM Dilshan’s 60 not out in this game provides the eight occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty against Zimbabwe. His knock represent the highest individual innings by a Sri Lankan captain against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. The previous best was 54 by ST Jayasuriya on 11.12.99.
WU Tharanga was dismissed run out for 40 in this game providing the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed run out against Zimbabwe – RS Kaluwitharana {54 at Bulwayo on 11.12.99}, RS Kaluwitharana {25 at Sharjah on 25.10.99}, DA Gunwardene {5 at Sharjah on 26.10.01}, ST Jayasuriya {9 at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06}, WU Tharanga {zero at Harare on 20.11.08} and WU Tharanga {40 at Bulawayo on 01.06.10}
RS Kaluwitharana and WU Tharanga are the two Sri Lankan opening batsmen who have been dismissed run out on two occasions against Zimbabwe in one day games.
Sri Lanka’s win by nine wickets in this game provide the 37th win against Zimbabwe in one day games. It is Sri Lanka’s fifth win by nine wickets margin. The other four occasions are – at Col-SSC on 08.12.01, at Bulawayo on 22.04.04, at Harare on 25.04.04 and at Harare on 22.11.08
Zimbabwe Triangular Series – India coast to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka
Match Number 2: India vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo on 30.05.10: India won by seven wickets
TM Dilshan led Sri Lanka in this game. He became the 15th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one day games.
TM Dilshan scored 61 in this game to become the third Sri Lankan captain to score a fifty on captaincy debut. The others are – ST Jayasuriya {102 vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC on 26.01.98 and MS Atapattu {53* vs England at Col-SSC on 27.03.01}
TM Dilshnan became the 40th captain in the history of one day game to register a fifty on first appearance as captain
TM Dilshan with his 61 in this game registered his 17th one day half century and 23rd fifty. AD Mathews who top scored in Sri Lanka’s innings with 72 runs scored his fourth one day fifty.
WU Tharnaga and TM Dilshan were dismissed run out in this game providing the 29th occasion of both the openers run out in ths history of one day games. Sri Lankan openers have been run out on second occasion. The first such occasion was witnessed at Dambulla on 20.02.04, when ST Jayasuriya {08} and RS Kaluwitharana {02} were run out
With WU Tharnga and TM Dilshan dismissed run out in this game providing the 96th and 97th occasion of Sri Lanakan opening batsmen dismissed run out in one day games. Their run outs also provide the 22nd and 23rd occasion of Sri Lankan openers run out against India.
TM Dilshan has been dismissed run out on three occasions against India – for zero at Dambulla on 28.01.09, for 97 at Col-RPS on 08.02.09 and for 61 at Bulawayo on 30.05.10. He became the third Sri Lankan opening batsman to be dismissed on three or more occasions. Others are – MS Atapattu {05} and ST Jayasuriya {05}
TM Dilshan’s run out for 61 in this game provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman run out with a score of fifty against India. The complete list read thus – MS Atapattu {118 at Col-RPS on 17.08.97}, ST Jayasuriya {105 at Dhaka on 01.06.00}, RS Mahanama {98 at Mumbai on 17.01.87}, TM Dilshan {97 at Col-RPS on 08.02.09}, ST Jayasuriya {67 at Col-RPS on 09.08.05}, TM Dilshan {61 at Bulawayo on 30.05.10} and MS Atapattu {53 at Bristol on 11.07.02}
TM Dilshan’s run out dismissal for 61 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed run out with a fifty to his credit against India. The other five are – A Ranatunga {58 at Pune on 05.12.90}, ST Jayasuriya {105 at Dhaka on 01.06.00}, MS Atapattu {50 at Dambulla on 18.07.04}, MS Atapattu {65 at Col-RPS on 01.08.04} and DPMD Jayawardene {71 at Adelaide on 19.02.08}
TM Dilshan’s run out dismissal for 61 in this game provide the 21st occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed run out with a fifty to his credit against various oppositions in one day games
Sri Lanka’s 242 in this game provide the 31st occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out against India in one day game
V Kohli and RG Sharma added 154 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 295th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. India holds the record of posting most number of three figure partnerships in one day game, closely followed by Australia which has posted 292 three figure partnerships
This stand represent the 57th occasion of a three figure stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen in one day games and the 15th occasion of a three figure stand for the third wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. This stand represents the 51st occasion of a three figure stand by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.
RG Sharma scored his second one day when he made 101 not out in this game. His knock represents the 175th hundred by Indian batsmen in one day games. It also represents the 35th hundred by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka
RG Sharma’s 101 not out in this game represent back-to-back hundreds. In the previous game against Zimbabwe at Bulwayo on 28.05.10, he had scored 114. His feat of scoring consecutive hundreds provide the 59th occasion of a batsman scoring back to back hundreds in one day games
RG Sharma became the sixth Indian batsman to score consecutive hundreds. Others are – SR Tendulkar {143 vs Australia at Sharjah on 22.04.98 and 134 vs Australia at Sharjah on 24.04.98}, R Dravid {104* vs Kenys at Bristol on 22.05.09 and 145 vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on 26.05.09}, SC Ganguly {141* vs South Africa at Nairobi{Gym} on 13.10.00 and 117 vs New Zealand at Nairobi {Gym} on 15.10.00}, VVS Laxman {106* vs Australia at Sydney on 22.01.04 and 131 vs Zimbabwe at Adelaide on 24.01.04} and Yuvraj Singh {138* vs Eng at Rajkot on 14.01.08 and 118 vs England at Indore on 17.11.08}
Zimbabwe Triangular Series : India became the first team in one day games to have fifty hundreds in a losing cause
RG Sharma’s 114 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. India became the only team in the one day games to have 50 hundreds in a losing cause. The following table shows all the fifty occasions
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RJ Shastri | 102 | v Aus | Indore | 06 Oct 1984 |
| 2 | DB Vengsarkar | 105 | v Eng | Pune | 05 Dec 1984 |
| 3 | RJ Shastri | 102 | v Eng | Cuttack | 27 Dec 1984 |
| 4 | R Lamba | 102 | v Aus | Rajkot | 07 Oct 1986 |
| 5 | K Srikkanth | 123 | v Pak | Kolkata | 18 Feb 1987 |
| 6 | M Prabhakar | 106 | v Pak | Jamshedpur | 26 Mar 1987 |
| 7 | M Amarnath | 100* | v Win | Faridabad | 19 Jan 1988 |
| 8 | K Srikkanth | 101 | v Win | Trivandrum | 25 Jan 1988 |
| 9 | NS Sidhu | 108 | v Pak | Sharjah | 15 Oct 1989 |
| 10 | M Azharuddin | 108 | v Srl | Sharjah | 25 Apr 1990 |
| 11 | RJ Shastri | 109 | v RSA | New Delhi | 14 Nov 1991 |
| 12 | SV Manjrekar | 105 | v RSA | New Delhi | 14 Nov 1991 |
| 13 | VG Kambli | 100* | v Eng | Jaipur | 18 Jan 1993 |
| 14 | M Prabhakar | 102* | v Win | Kanpur | 30 Oct 1994 |
| 15 | SR Tendulkar | 137 | v Srl | Delhi | 02 Mar 1996 |
| 16 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | v Pak | Singapore | 05 Apr 1996 |
| 17 | SR Tendulkar | 110 | v Srl | Col-RPS | 28 Aug 1996 |
| 18 | R Dravid | 107 | v Pak | Chennai | 21 May 1997 |
| 19 | M Azharuddin | 111* | v Srl | Col-RPS | 17 Aug 1997 |
| 20 | A Jadeja | 119 | v Srl | Col-RPS | 17 Aug 1997 |
| 21 | SC Ganguly | 113 | v Srl | Col-RPS | 20 Aug 1997 |
| 22 | SR Tendulkar | 143 | v Aus | Sharjah | 22 Apr 1998 |
| 23 | M Azharuddin | 101 | v Pak | Toronto | 20 Sep 1998 |
| 24 | R Dravid | 123* | v NZl | Taupo | 09 Jan 1999 |
| 25 | A Jadeja | 100* | v Aus | The Oval | 04 Jun 1999 |
| 26 | R Dravid | 103* | v Win | Singapore | 08 Sep 1999 |
| 27 | SC Ganguly | 100 | v Aus | Melbourne | 12 Jan 2000 |
| 28 | SC Ganguly | 117 | v NZl | Nairobi (G) | 15 Oct 2000 |
| 29 | SR Tendulkar | 101 | v Srl | Sharjah | 20 Oct 2000 |
| 30 | SR Tendulkar | 146 | v Srl | Jodhpur | 08 Dec 2000 |
| 31 | HK Badani | 100 | v Aus | Pune | 28 Mar 2001 |
| 32 | VVS Laxman | 101 | v Aus | Margao | 06 Apr 2001 |
| 33 | SC Ganguly | 127 | v RSA | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
| 34 | SR Tendulkar | 101 | v RSA | Johannesburg | 05 Oct 2001 |
| 35 | V Sehwag | 108 | v NZl | Napier | 29 Dec 2002 |
| 36 | VVS Laxman | 106* | v Aus | Sydney | 22 Jan 2004 |
| 37 | Yuvraj Singh | 139 | v Aus | Sydney | 22 Jan 2004 |
| 38 | SR Tendulkar | 141 | v Pak | Rawalpindi | 16 Mar 2004 |
| 39 | SR Tendulkar | 123 | v Pak | Ahmedabad | 12 Apr 2005 |
| 40 | G Gambhir | 103 | v Srl | Ahmedabad | 06 Nov 2005 |
| 41 | R Dravid | 103* | v Srl | Ahmedabad | 06 Nov 2005 |
| 42 | Yuvraj Singh | 103 | v RSA | Hyderabad | 16 Nov 2005 |
| 43 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | v Pak | Peshawar | 06 Feb 2006 |
| 44 | SR Tendulkar | 141* | v Win | Kuala Lumpur | 14 Sep 2006 |
| 45 | Yuvraj Singh | 121 | v Aus | Hyderabad | 05 Oct 2007 |
| 46 | G Gambhir | 113 | v Aus | Sydney | 24 Feb 2008 |
| 47 | SR Tendulkar | 175 | v Aus | Hyderabad | 05 Nov 2009 |
| 48 | MS Dhoni | 107 | v Srl | Nagpur | 18 Dec 2009 |
| 49 | SK Raina | 106 | v Srl | Dhaka | 13 Jan 2010 |
| 50 | RG Sharma | 114 | v Srl | Bulawayo | 28 May 2010 |
Zimbabwe Triangular Series : Hosts register a comprehensive win over India in the opening game
Match Number 1 : India vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 28.05.10 : Zimbabwe won by six wickets
Thia game witnessed two debutant captains – India was led by SK Raina who became the 20th captain to lead India in one day games. Zimbabwe was led by E Chigumbara who became the 15th captain to lead Zimbabwe in one day games.
India capped AB Dinda, R Vinay Kumar and U Yadav for this game. With these three cricketers making their one debut, the number of cricketers who have played for India in one day games stood at 184.
Apart from India’s inaugural game against England at Leeds on 13.07.74 when the Indian team contained eleven debutants, there are ten occasions when India has capped three or more cricketers in a one day game including this game. This game gains importance as in this game all the three debutants are new ball bowlers
Out of these eleven occasions, only on two occasions the debutants did not bat – against Kenya at Nairobi {Gym} on 03.10.00 {V Dahiya, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh} and against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 28.10.00 {R Vinay Kumar, AB Dinda and U Yadav}
M Vijay became the fourth Indian opening batsmen to be dismissed run out against Zimbabwe in one day games. The complete list read thus – NS Sidhu for 45 at Pune on 25.03.93, SR Tendulkar for 5 at Vadodara on 05.04.98, SC Ganguly for 86 at Mohali on 10.03.02 and M Vijay for 11 at Bulawayo on 28.05.10. Thus M Vijay became the first Indian opening batsman to be dismissed run out against Zimbabwe on away soil.
V Kohli was run out in this game without facing a delivery providing the 12th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed in such a manner. Kohli is the first Indian batsman to suffer such an ignominy against Zimbabwe.
V Kohli became the seventh batsman to be dismissed run out without facing a delivery against Zimbabwe. The other six are – TT Samaraweera of Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 10.11.98, LR Williams of West Indies at Perth on 02.02.01, Habibul Bashar of Bangladesh at Harare on 07.04.01, RR Sarwan of West Indies at Bulawayo on 22.11.03, Enamul Haque Jnr of Bangladesh at Chittagong on 24.01.05 and MN Samuels of West Indies at Port of Spain on 13.05.06
With M Vijay and V Kohli dismissed run out in this game the number of Indian batsmen dismissed run out against Zimbabwe stands at 36. V Kohli is the third Indian batsman dismissed run out for zero against Zimbabwe. The other two are – SB Joshi at Sharjah on 11.11.98 and R Vijay Bharadwaj at Guwahathi on 19.03.02
RG Sharma and RA Jadeja added 132 runs for the fifth wicket providing the 29th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Zimbabwe. This stand represents the fourth occasion of a fifth wicket three figure partnership posted by Indian batsmen against Zimbabwe. The other four occasions are – 158 runs between D Mongia and Yuvraj Singh at Guwahathi on 19.03.02, 118 runs between VVS Laxman and RS Gavaskar at Adelaide on 24.01.04 and 103 runs between MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh at Harare on 29.08.05
RG Sharma and RA Jadeja added 132 runs for the fifth wicket providing the 294th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions. India holds the record for posting most number of three figure partnerships in one day games. Australia stands second with 292 three figure partnerships..
RG Sharma scored his maiden one day hundred when he made 114 in this game. It was an improvement over his previous highest score of 70 not out against Sri Lanka at Canberra on 12.02.08. His knock contained four sixes providing the first occasion of his scoring four sixes in a one day innings. His knock contained six fours providing the third occasion of his scoring six boundaries in a one day innings. The other two occasions are – six fours in his knock of 70 not out vs Sri Lanka at Canberra on 12.02.09 and six fours in his knock of 66 vs Australia at Sydney on 02.05.08
RG Sharma’s 114 in this game represent the 174th hundred by an Indian batsman in one day games. His knock also represents the 17th hundred by an Indian batsman against Zimbabwe in one day games.
RA Jadeja’s 61 not out in this game represent his third half century in one day game and is his highest score in one day games. His other two half centuries were – 60 not our vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 08.02.09 and 57 vs Australia at Guwahathi on 08.11.09.
With his 67 not out in this game CR Irvine became the seventh Zimbabwean batsman to score a fifty on one day debut. Others are – DAG Fletcher {69* vs Australia at Nottingham on 09.06.83}, A Flower {115* vs Sri Lanka at New Plymouth on 23.02.92}, GJ Crocker {50 vs India at Harare on 25.10.92}, MH Dekker {79 vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 31.10.92}, V Sibanda {58 vs West Indies at Bulawayo on 22.11.03} and T Duffin {53 vs Kenya at Bulawayo on 28.05.10}. CR Ervine is the second Zimbabwe batsman to score a fifty on debut against India
On the global table CR Ervine became the 81st batsman to score a fifty on one day debut.
CR Ervine became the tenth batsman to score a fifty on debut against India. The others are – MD Moxon of England {70 at Nagpur on 23.01.85}, Younis Ahmed of Pakistan {58 vs Kolkata on 18.02.87}, GJ Crocker of Zimbabwe {50 at Harare on 25.10.92}, SP Fleming of New Zealand {90 at Napier on 25.03.94}, Mazhar Hussain of UAE {70 at Sharjah on 13.04.94}, SC Williams of West Indies {61 at Faridabad on 17.10.94}, SO Tikolo of Kenya {65 at Cuttack on 18.02.96}, Mohammad Tauqir of UAE {55 at Dambulla on 16.07.04} and LJ Wright {50 at The Oval on 05.09.07}. CR Irvine is the only batsman to score an unbeaten fifty on debut against India
RG Sharma’s 114 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman’s hundred going in vain in one day games. India became the only team in the one day games to have 50 hundreds in a losing cause
RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to witness his hundred going in vain against Zimbabwe after SR Tendulkar whose 146 at Jodhpur could not win the game for India
RG Sharme became the sixth batsman to witness his hundred going in vain. The complete list read thus – RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka {108 at Harare on 05.11.94}, Mehrab Hossain of Bangladesh {101 at Dhaka on 25.03.99}, SL Campbell of West Indies {105 at Chester-le-Street on 16.07.00}, SR Tendulkar of India {146 at Jodhpur on 08.12.00}, S Chanderpaul of West Indies {127* at Harare on 30.11.07} and RG Sharma of India {114 at Bulawayo on 28.05.10}
RG Sharma’s 114 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 263rd occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain the history of one day games.
R Vinay Kumar captured two wickets on his debut while the other two debutants – AB Dinda and U Yadav - failed to capture a wicket
Zimbabwe’s win by six wickets in this game provides its 96th one day win and also its ninth win against India.
Zimbabwe Triangular Series – All the three teams have new captains
It is interesting to note that the three teams taking part in the Zimbabwe Triangular Series have new captains. Zimbabwe will be led by Eton Chigumbara {15th captain to lead Zimbabwe in one dayers}, India will be led by Suresh Raina {20th captain to lead India in one day games} and Sri Lanka will be led by Tilakaratne Dilshan {15th captain to lead Sri Lanka in one dayers}
Thus the first game between India and Zimbabwe slated for 28.05.10 will witness two new skippers for one day games - Suresh Raina leading India and Eton Chigumbara leading Zimbabwe