Kallis Joins The Elite Club Of 11000 Runs

Jacques Kallis became the first South Africa and only the sixth batsman to completed 11000 runs in the history of limited overs international cricket.

The South African batsman achieved this feat during his 83-run knock in the fifth and fina; match of the five- match against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday (November 8). It was 293rd innings of his 307th one day international match.

The right hand middle order batsman from Cape Town, who made his international debut against England at Cape Town on January 9,1996, took 14 years and 304 days to reach this milestone.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first player to cross the 110000-run mark in one day internationals. He achieved this feat during his unbeaten 87-run knock against England at Kanpur on January 28,2002. It was 276th innings of his 284th one day match.

The former Indian skipper who made his international debut against Pakistan at Gujranwala on December 18,1989 took 12 years and 41 days to reach this landmark.

After Sachin Tendulkar (17598 runs in 442 matches), Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq (11739 runs in 426 matches), India’s Sourav Ganguly (11363 in 311 matches), Sanath Jayasuriya (13428 runs in 444 matches) and Australian Ricky Ponting (13082 runs in 352 matches) joined the 11000-run club before Kallis

Kallis has scored 4848 runs at 47.52 with six hundreds and 36 fifties in 126 innings of 133 matches played at home while he made 6154 runs at 44.59 with 11 centuries and 44 fifties in 167 innings of 174 matches played outside South Africa.

Mathews And Malinga Set New Record For The Ninth Wicket

Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga produced one of the great one-day international fightbacks to clinch an improbable victory for Sri Lanka in the first one day international match at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday (November 3), extending Australia’s losing streak to six international games since July.

The visitors seemed destined for a humiliating loss when they crashed to 8 for 107 chasing 240, but Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga kept fighting, spurred on by noisy support from a crowd dominated by Sri Lankan fans.

They compiled the highest ninth-wicket partnership in one dau internationals history, beating a 27-year-old record set by Kapil Dev and Syed Kirmani against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on June 18,1983 in the 1983 World Cup, and the 132-run stand left Australia’s confidence in tatters. Lasith Malinga belted his way to his first one-day half-century (56) and Angelo Mathews played the guiding hand with a wonderful unbeaten 77 as the pair raced towards their target with plenty of time to spare.

Ruwan Kalpage and Chaminda Vaas’ 76-run stand against Pakistan at Colombo on August 7,1994 was the previous best for Sri Lanka for the ninth wicket in limited overs international cricket.

** Lasith Malinga became Sri Lanka’s first and fourth batsman overall to hit a half century at number 10 in limited overs internationals. His 56 was the joint second highest score by a number 10 batsman in one day internationals. Pakistani Mohammed Amir’s unbeaten 73 against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi on November 9,2009 is the highest score by a number 10 batsman. Zimbabwean Dougie Marillier made an unbeaten 56 against India at Faridabad on March 7,2002.

** Sri Lanka’s one-wicket victory was the smallest against Australia in terms of wickets. It was Sri Lanka’s second one-wicket win in one day internationals and 44th overall in limited overs international cricket. They also achieved one-wicket win over England at Adelaide on January 23,1999. The Islanders’ previous smallest victory in terms of wickets against Australia was two-wicket win at Colombo on April 13,1983.

** Xavier Doherty became the fourth Australian and 33rd bowler overall to take four or more wickets on debut in one day internationals.

The slow left-arm orthodox bowler from Scottsdale, Tasmania achieved this feat by taking four wickets for 46 runs in 10 overs. The most important victim in Xavier Doherty’s 4 for 46 was Kumar Sangakkara, who was guiding the chase with a stylish innings that ended on 49. Having seen Mahela Jayawardene trapped leg before by a skiddy arm-ball from Xavier Doherty’s second delivery in Australian colors. The previous ball, Xavier Doherty had picked up Chamara Silva, who injudiciously tried to slog over the leg side. His skied top edge was taken by a backpedalling Shane Watson at mid-on. It was a superb spell from Xavier Doherty. By the end of the match he’d added Nuwan Kulasekara leg before, but his efforts were not enough.

Shahid Afridi Sets Record Of Sixes In International Cricket

Shahid Afridi set the new record of most sixes in international cricket by hitting the only six off Johan Botha during his seven-run knock in the third one day international against South Africa at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday night (November 2).

It was 353rd six in 371 innings of 370 international matches. Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya who hit 352 sixes in in 649 innings of 583 international matches held the previous record.

Pakistani skipper who holds the record of hitting the highest number of sixes in limited overs internationals cricket, 279 sixes in 286 innings of 304 matches, also smashed 52 sixes in 48 innings of 27 Tests and 22 sixes in 37 innings of 39 Twenty-20 matches.

The hard hitting batsman smashed 73 sixes in 73 innings of 71 matches at home while he hit 280 sixes in 298 innings of 299 matches outside Pakistan.

** South Africa recorded their smallest victory in terms of runs by beating Pakistan by two runs. It was South Africa’s fifth victory of two or less runs in limited overs international cricket. Their previous smallest in terms of runs against Pakistan was 8 runs at Tangier on August 18, 2002.

** Abraham de Villiers’ stump off Shahid Afridi was Zulqarnain Haider’s first in third one day international. It was also his first dismissals in limited overs international cricket. Later, the Pakistani wicket-keeper also took his first catch.

** Hashim Amla scored his maiden century against Pakistan by making an unbeaten 119 in the third innings of third one day international match. It was his sixth century in 34 innings of 35 one day international match. His previous highest against Pakistan was 65 off 62 balls with eight fours in the second match of the series at Abu Dhabi on October 31, 2010.

Clarke And White Sets New Record For The Fourth Wicket

Michael Clarke and Cameron White set the new record for the fourth wicket position for Australia against India in limited overs international cricket by adding 129 runs for the unbroken stand at Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on Wednesday (October 20).

The two batsmen erased the previous record of 123 runs between Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds at Hyderabad on October 5,2007. It was only second century stand for Australia for this wicket position against India in India and sixth overall.

** Cameron White became only the second batsman on third occasion to hit six sixes in an innings against India. The right hand batsman hit six sixes during his 49-ball unbeaten 89-run knock. It was first time in 57 innings of 69 matches when Cameron White hit six sixes in an innings. His previous best was five sixes in the 57-run knock against India at Hyderabad on November 5,2009. Ricky Ponting is the only Australian batsman to hit six or more sixes in an innings against India. He smashed eight sixes during his unbeaten 140-run knock at Johannesburg on March 23,2007 and hit seven sixes during an unbeaten 108 at Bangalore on November 12,2003.

** The 144-run stand between Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey was the second best third wicket stand for Australia against India in India. It was the fourth best third wicket stand for Australia against India. Ricky Ponting and Damien Martyn’s unbroken 149-run stand at Bangalore on November 12,2003 is the best stand for this wicket position for Australia against India in India.

** Michael Clarke recorded his highest score as captain by making an unbeaten 111 off 139 balls with seven fours and a six. His previous highest was an unbeaten 100 off 122 balls with 14 fours against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on May 1,2009. It was Michael Clarke’s fifth hundred in 163 innings of the 179 one day international matches.

** Playing in his only second one day international match, Vinay Kumar became ninth Indian bowler on 11th occasion to concede 70 or more runs in an innings against Australia. Irfan Pathan and Ashish Nehra are the only two Indian to achieve this ‘unwanted feat’ twice.

** Shikhar Dhawan became the 17th Indian batsman to receive a duck on debut in one day internationals.

** Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh set a new record for the third wicket position against India in India by adding 137 runs. It was the second highest partnership for this wicket position for Australia against India after 140-run stand between Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid at Dhaka on October 29,1998. The 115-run stand between Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri at Indore on October 6,1984 was the previous best third wicket stand for India against Australia at home.

** Virat Kohli recorded his highest score in limited overs international cricket by making 118 off 121 balls with 11 fours and a six. His previous highest was 107 off 114 balls with 11 fours and a six against Sri Lanka at Kolkata on December 24,2009.

Sachin Tendulkar Sets Another World Record

Sachin Tendulkar set a new record of most 150-plus knocks in Test cricket by making an unbeaten 191 off 320 balls with 20 fours and two sixes on the third day of the second Test match against Australia at M.Chinnawamy Stadium, Bangalore on Monday (October 11).

It was Sachin Tendulkar’s 20th 150-plus knock in 279 innings of 171st Test match. West Indian Brian Lara who made crossed the 150-run mark on 19 occasions in 232 innings of 131 Test matches held the previous record.

The master blaster also became the first player to cross the 150-run mark on six occasions against Australia in Tests. West Indian Brian Lara and England’s Wally Hammond shared the previous record with five 150-plus knocks against Australia.

** Sachin Tendulkar also became only the third batsman to score 3000 or more runs against Australia. He has scored 3075 runs at 60.29 in 58 innings of 31 Tests against Australia till the end of third day’s play. England’s Jack Hobbs holds the record of scoring the highest number of runs against Australia. He made 3636 runs at 54.26 in 71 innings of 41 Test matches while David Gower scored 3269 runs at 44.78 in 77 innings of 42 Test matches.

** Sachin Tendulkar and Murali Vijay set up a new record for the third wicket position for India against Australia by adding 308 runs. They erased the previous best of 159 runs between Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath at Delhi in 1979-80. The 308-run stand between Sachin Tendulkar and Murali Vijay was the third highest for India against Australia in Tests after 376-run stand for the fifth wicket between Rahul Dravid and Venkat Sai Laxman at Kolkata in 2000-01 and 353-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Venkat Sai Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar at Sydney in 2003-04. It was also the joint second best stand for the third wicket against Australia in Tests. South African Eddie Barlow and Graeme Pollock’s 341-run stand at Adelaide in 1963-64 is the best for the third wicket against Australia while Vivian Richards and Richie Richardson’s 308-run partnership at St John’s in 1983-84 is the second best.

** Murali Vijay scored his maiden century in Test cricket by making 139 off 310 balls with 14 fours and two sixes, surpassing the previous best of 87 in 121 balls with 10 fours and a six against Sri Lanka at Mumbai in 2009-10.

New Record Of Sixes In Champions League-2

A new record of sixes was set when 222 sixes were smashed in 23 matches at an average of 9.65 in the second edition of Champions League which was won by Indian Premier League-3 Champions by beating Warriors in the final on Sunday night (September 26).

Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit the final six off right arm medium fast bowler, Rusty Theron in the final.

Jonathan Vandiar hit the first six of the tournament. The Highveld Lions opening batsman hammered Mumbi Indians’ off-spinner Jean-Paul Duminy’s full length ball on middle and leg over long-on for the maximum. The first six of the 10-team tournament came off the fourth ball of the ninth over in the first match at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on September10, 2010.

Seventy two players hits these sixes with Mumbai Indians’ lower order batsman Kieron Pollard topped the list with 14 sixes in four innings. Chennai Super Kings’ middle order batsman Suresh Raina took the second spot with 12 sixes in six innings. South Australia’s Michael Klinger and Chennai Super Kings’ Murali Vijay shared the third position with 10 sixes each.

As many as 180 sixes were smashed in 23 matches at an average of 7.82 six per match in the first edition Champions League played in India last year. Sixty one players hits these sixes with Trinidad and Tobago’s lower order batsman Kieron Pollard topped the list with 14 sixes in six innings. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s middle order batsman, Ross Taylor took the second spot with 11 sixes in four innings. Cape Cobras’ Jean-Paul Duminy claimed the third position with 10 sixes from five innings.

The highest number of sixes in a match was smashed between Mumbai Indians and South Australia at Kingsmead, Durban on September 14. As many as 19 sixes were hit in the match, 10 from Mumbai Indians’ side and nine by the South Australian batsmen.

Besides 222 sixes, 586 fours were also hit at average of 25.47 fours per match. As many as 577 fours were hit at an average of 25.08 fours per match in the last edition.

Shahid Afridi’s “Unwanted” Record In One Dayers

Shahid Afridi became the second Pakistan after Wasim Akram and fifth player overall to get 25 or more ducks in limited overs international cricket.

The Pakistani skipper received his 25th duck, in the 283rd innings of 301st match, in the fifth and final one day international against England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on Wednesday (September 22).

It was Shahid Afridi’s 3rd duck in 20th innings of 22nd one day international against England. His first ball duck also provide the eighth occasion of a Pakistan captain to suffer such an ignominy. He is the first Pakistan captain to collect the first ball duck against England. He also became the second Pakistan captain to score a duck against England, the first being Abdul Qadir who was dismissed for zero at Karachi on November 20, 1987.

The hard hitting batsman from Karachi received four ducks in 49 innings of 57 matches at home while he was out without scoring on 21 occasions in 234 innings of 244 one day internationals outside Pakistan.

Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya (34 ducks in 432 innings of 444 matches), Pakistan’s Wasim Akram (28 ducks in 280 innings of 356 matches), Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan (25 ducks in 159 innings of 337 matches) and Chaminda Vaas (25 ducks in 220 innings of 322 matches) were the other players to receive 25 or more ducks before Shahid Afridi.

Wayamba’s “Unwanted Record” In Twenty-20 Cricket:

Wayamba set an ‘unwanted record’ of most ducks in an innings of Champions League match when five batsmen unable to open their accounts against Victoria Bushrangers at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Monday (September 20).

It was sixth instance when five or more ducks were achieved in an innings in Twenty-20 cricket.

Wayaamba’s four ducks in 119 for nine in 20 overs against Basnahira South in Sri Lanka Inter-Provincial Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo (Colts) on April 2008 was the previous record of most ducks in an innings.

** Victoria Bushrangers recorded their biggest victory in terms of wickets by beating Wayamba by nine wickets. It was second biggest wins in Champions League.

Victoria Bushrangers’ previous biggest victory in terms of wickets was nine wickets against Tasmania at Melbourne on January 15, 2010. Their 8-wicket win, against South Australia at Melbourne on January 8, 2006 and on January 2,2009 was the second biggest in Twenty-20 cricket.

Royal Challenger Bangalore and Highveld Lions shared the record of biggest victory in Champions League in terms of wickets. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Guyana by nine wickets at Centurion on September 12, 2010 while Highveld Lion also beat Guyana by same margin at Johannesburg on September 19, 2010.

Cape Cobras’ eight-wicket victory against Victoria Bushrangers at Bangalore on October 17,2009, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 8-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore on October 17, 2009 and South Australia’s 8-wicket victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Durban on September 17,2010 are the second biggest wins in Champions League.

MOST DUCKS IN AN INNINGS IN TWENTY-20 CRICKET:

Ducks    Team                                                     Opponent                           Venue                  Date

6              Kenya                                                   New Zealand                     Durban                                 12-09-2007

6              Zimbabwe                                           West Indies                        Port of Spain      28-02-2010

5              Burgher Recreation Club               Chilaw Marians                                 Colombo              01-03-2007

5              Royal Challenger Bangalore         Kings XI Punjab                                 Bangalore            05-05-2008

5              Scotland                                               Ireland                                  Dubai                    11-02-2010

5              Wayamba                                            Victoria Bushrangers      Centurion            20-09-2010 

MOST DUCKS IN AN INNINGS IN TWENTY-20 CRICKET:

Ducks    Team                                                     Opponent                           Venue                  Date

6              Kenya                                                  New Zealand                     Durban                12-09-2007

6              Zimbabwe                                           West Indies                        Port of Spain      28-02-2010

5              Burgher Recreation Club                    Chilaw Marians                  Colombo              01-03-2007

5              Royal Challenger Bangalore                Kings XI Punjab                 Bangalore            05-05-2008

5              Scotland                                               Ireland                               Dubai                    11-02-2010

5                    Wayamba                                                            Victoria Bushrangers               Centurion                   20-09-2010

Shahid Afridi Joins The 300-Match Club

Shahid Afridi became the third Pakistani and 16th player overall to play 300 or more matches in the history of limited overs international cricket.

The fourth match of the five-match series between Pakistan and England at Lord’s on Monday (September 20) was 300th one day international match for the Pakistani skipper

The right hand batsman and leg-break googly bowler who made his international debut against Kenya at Nairobi on October 2,1996, took 13 years and 353 days to complete the triple century of one day international matches.

The first player to complete the triple century of appearances in limited overs internationals was Mohammed Azharuddin. The former Indian captain played his 300th match in one day internationals in the first ICC knock-out cricket tournament against Australia at Dhaka on October 28,1998. He appeared in 334 one day international matches.

After Azharuddin, Pakistan’s Wasim Akram (356 matches), Australian Steve Waugh (325 matches), Indian Sachin Tendulkar (442 matches), Sri Lankan Aravinda de Silva (308 matches) and Sanath Jayasuriya (444 matches), Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq (378 matches), Indian Rahul Dravid (339 matches), Sri Lankan Chamina Vaas (322 matches), India’s Sourav Ganguly (311 matches), South African Shaun Pollock (303 matches), Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan (337 matches), Australian Ricky Ponting (351 matches), Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene (326 matches) and South Africa Jacques Kallis (303 matches) joined this elite club of 300 matches.

” It is a great feeling to be playing in my 300th match, Shahid Afridi said who appeared in 57 one day matches at home and played 243 matches outside Pakistan. He played 295 matches for Pakistan and appeared in three matches for Asia XI and two for World XI.

Umar Gul’s Second Best Bowling Against England

Umar Gul recorded the second best bolwing performance for Pakistan against England by taking six for 42 off 10 overs in the third match of the five-match series at Kennington Oval, London on Friday night (September 17).
It was also Umar Gul’s best bowling performance in limited overs international cricket. His previous best was five for 17 against Bangladesh at Lahore on September 15, 2003.

Current bowling coach of the Pakistan team, Waqar Younis holds the record of best bowling performance against England in one day internationals. He took seven wickets for 36 runs at Leeds on June 17, 2001.

Umar Gul also became the ninth Pakistani bowler on 13th occasions to take six or more wickets in an innings in limited overs international cricket. Waqar Younis achieved the same four times while Aaqib Javed, Imran Khan, Shoaib Akhtar, Azhar Mehmood, Abdur Razzaq and Shahid Afridi did the same once each.

Shoaib Akhtar is the lone Pakistani bowler who took six wickets in an innings in a limited over internationals at home. The right arm fast bowler did the same against New Zealand at Karachi on April 21, 2002 by taking six for 16 off nine overs.

** Shahid Afridi became the third Pakistani and 24th fielder overall to take 100 or more catches in limited overs international cricket. The Pakistani skipper achieved this feat by holding England’s tail ender Graeme Swan off Umar Gul.

By achieving the same in his 299th one day international match, Shahid Afridi is fourth slowest in terms of matches after Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq (335th match), India’s Sachin Tendulkar (333rd match), and Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya (305th match) to complete a century of catches in instant cricket.

Shahid Afridi who made his international debut against Kenya at Nairobi on October 2, 1996, took 13 years and 351 days to reach this landmark.

The other Pakistani players to take 100 or more catches in one day internationals before him were Inzamam-ul-Haq (113 catches in 378 matches) and Younis Khan (102 catches in 202 matches.

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