Blog Posts by HR Gopala Krishna

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Third one day game at Christchurch on 29.01.11

The second one day game at Queenstown on 26.01.11 ended as a no result game providing the second occasion of a no result game in New Zealand-Pakistan one day series. The first such game was at Auckland when the match was scheduled for two days - Feb, 16 and 17 of 1985. There was no play on the first day of the match, that is on 16.02.1985 and the match was played on the next day - 17.02.1985

This no result game was the 32nd no result game for New Zealand. Only India is ahead with 34 no result games. India and New Zealand are the only two teams to have 30 plus no result games in the history of one day internationals. This no result game also provide the 105th no result game in the history of one day internationals.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field in this game. New Zealand's this act provides the 163rd occasion of New Zealand inserting the opposition. New Zealand's inserting the opposition in this game

Australia vs England : Fifth one day at Brisbane on 30.01.11 : Australia won by 51 runs

England capped ST Finn for this game. He became the 217th cricketer to represent England in one day games. He became the 59th England cricketer to make his one day debut against Australia

BJ Haddin completed 2000 runs when he was on five during his knock of 37 in this game. His aggregate at the end of this game stood at 2037. He became the 20th Australian batsman to complete 2000 plus runs.

MJ Clarke scored 54 in this game providing the 146th occasion of Australian batsman scoring a fifty against England in one day games. His knock provides the 26th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty against England in one day games. It also represents the second fifty by MJ Clarke while leading Australia against England, the first being his 52 at Southampton on 09.09.09. This this knock represent MJ Clarke's highest score while leading Australia against England.

MJ Clarke's 54 in this game represent

- MJ Prior {67} and IJL Trott {102} scored fifties in this game providing the 118th and 119th occasion of an England batsman scoring fifty against Australia in One-day games.

- MJ Prior's 67 in this game provide the seventh occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia. His knock represents the 45th occasion of an England wicket keeper scoring a fifty against various oppositions in One-day games.

- MJ Prior's 67 in this game represent his third fifty as a wicket keeper batsman. The other two - 52 vs West Indies at Birmingham on 04.07.07 and 87 vs West Indies at Birmingham on 26.05.09. This knock represents his first fifty against Australia and also his first fifty on away soil.

- MJ Prior's 67 in this game provide the 51st occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia. His knock represents the third occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a hundred against Australia.

- MJ Prior's 67 in this game

South Africa vs India - Fifth one day at Centurion on 23.01.11: South Africa won by 33 runs on Duckworth Lewis Method and the five day game series 3-2

India inserted South Africa after winning the toss in this game providing the 12th occasion of India doing so against South Africa. India lost this game by 33 runs after inserting the opposition. It was the fifth occasion of India losing the game after it has inserted South Africa in one day games.

HM Amla scored 116 not out in this game providing the 15th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against India. His knock represents the 103rd occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions.

HM Amla's 116 not out in this game represent the 56th occasion of South African opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents his seventh one day hundred as an opening batsman. Other South African opening batsmen to score seven or more one day hundreds are - HH Gibbs {18}:

- England capped CR Woakes for this game. He became the 216th England cricketer to represent England in one day games. He is the 58th Australian cricketer to make his one day debut against Australia.

- MJ Prior's duck in this game provided the following statistical accreditations. His duck provide the 90th occasion of an England batsman scoring zero against Australia in one day games. His duck provide the 17th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring zero against Australia in one day games. His duck provide the fifth occasion of an England wicket keeper-opening batsman scoring zero against Australia in one day games. His duck provide the eleventh occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring zero against Australia in one day games.

- MJ Prior's duck in this game was his third against Australia in one day games. The other two are - at Southampton on 09.09.09 and at Hobart on 21.01.11.

- With threo ducks to his credit, MJ Prior became the second England wicket keeper

- South Africa won by 48 runs on Duckworth Lewis Method.

- HM Amla {64}, F du Plessis {01} and RJ Petersen {31} were dismissed run out in this game which swelled the number of run outs of South African batsmen against India to 42.

- HM Amla {64}, F du Plessis {01} and RJ Petersen {31} were dismissed run out in this game providing the second occasion of three South African batsmen run out in an innings against India. The first such occasion was witnessed at Kolkata on 24.11.93. In this game WJ Cronje {13}, DJ Richardson {15} and PS de Villiers {zero} were the three South African batsmen were the batsmen who were dismissed run out.

- HM Amla completed 2000 runs when he was on 24 during his knock of 64 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 2040. He became the 14th South African batsman to total 2000 plus runs.

- HM Amla's 64 in this game represent his 12th one day half century and 18th fifty. JP Dumininy's 71 not out in this game represent his 12th one

- Mohammad Hafeez. Umar Gul and Abdur Rehman scored zeroes in this game providing the 57th, 58th and 59th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring zero against New Zealand.

- Mohammad Hafeez. Umar Gul and Abdur Rehman scored zeroes in this game providing the seventh occasion of three or more New Zealand batsmen scoring zeroes against New Zealand.

- Mohammad Hafeez's duck in this game provide the 14th occasion of Pakistan opening batsman scoring zero against New Zealand.

- Mohammad Hafeez's duck in this game represents his third duck against New Zealand. The other two occasions are - at Dambulla on 11.05.03 and at Dambulla on 23.05.03.

- Mohammad Hafeez with three ducks now owns the record of most zeroes by a Pakistan opening batsman against New Zealand. He wrested the record from Imran Nazir and Mohsin Khan who had two zeroes against New Zealand.

- BB McCullum effected five dismissals {all caught} in this game providing the 74th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting five or more

- This Test witnessed 12 fifties providing the 34th occasion of a Test producing 12 or more fifties in the annals of Test cricket. It is the second such occasion in a Test match between New Zealand and Pakistan, the first such occasion was witnessed in the Test at Napier in Dec 2009.

- Adnan Akmal effected six dismissals in the first innings {all caught} providing the 25th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in an innings. He is the third Pakistan wicket keeper to effect six or more dismissasl in an innings. Others are - Seven dismissals {all caught} by Wasim Bari vs New Zealand at Auckland in Feb 1979: six dismissals {all caught} by Rashid Latif vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Mar 1998.

- Six New Zealand batsmen scored fifties in this Test which swelled the number of fifties scored by New Zealand batsmen against Pakistan to 129.

- Six New Zealand batsmen scored fifties in this Test providing the first occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring six fifties in New