Monday 27 May 2013

Alastair Cook - Second Youngest to score 25 Test Hundreds

Alastair Cook completed his 25th test century on the 4th day of the 2nd test vs NZ. He is the 17th player to do so and first by an England batsman. He also completed 7500 test runs, 7th by an England batsman. He also scored his 7th test century as captain only in his 11th innings as captain.


Cook, after his 25th test hundreds


He is the second youngest after Sachin Tendulkar to complete 25 test hundreds

Player
Age
Sachin Tendulkar
27y, 330d
Alastair Cook
28y, 153d
Ricky Ponting
30y, 321d
Graeme Smith
31y, 171d
Mahela Jayawardene
31y, 270d


Saturday 25 May 2013

Records of Paul Collingwood

Happy Birthday Paul Collingwood. He turns 37 today (26th may 2013) 

He has been a regular member of the ODI squad of England over the years as an classical batsman, useful all rounder and a brilliant fielder. 

Some of his major achievements in cricket, which make him one of the best England players

Collingwood celebrates after hitting winning runs in final of T20 World Cup 2007

* He is the only English captain to take them to victory in any ICC Event - ICC World T20 2010

* He is only the second player to score a century and take a 5-wicket haul in an ODI match (after Sir Viv Richards) - 112* & 6/31 vs Bangladesh at Nottingham in 2005.

* He holds the record for Most ODI Runs for England - 5092

Best Batting and Bowling Performances in Tied ODI Matches

In the tied game between Pakistan and Ireland at Dublin on 23rd May had centuries from both the sides. Hafeez for Pakistan and Stirling for Ireland. This is only the second instance where batsman from both the teams scored a hundred and resulted in a tie. The other game was between India and England in the 2011 World cup, where Sachin and Strauss scored hundreds. 

List of Hundreds in Tied ODIs

158 – Andrew Strauss, Eng vs Ind, 2011
Strauss scored 158 in the tied game against India
139 – Jamie How, NZ vs Eng, 2008
124 – Marvan Atapattu, SL vs SA, 2003
122* – Mohammad Hafeez, Pak vs Ire, 2013
120 – Sachin Tendukar, Ind vs Eng, 2011
115* – Jeremy Bray, Ire vs Zim, 2007
108* – Kevin Pietersen, Eng vs SA, 2005
103*- Saeed Anwar, Pak vs Zim, 1995
103 – Paul Stirling, Ire vs Pak, 2013
100* – Alan Lamb, Eng vs Aus, 1989

List of 5-Wicket Hauls in Tied ODIs
6/30 – Waqar Younis, Pak vs NZ, 1994

ODIs tied after reversing target by D/L Method



The tied game between Pakistan vs Ireland on 23rd May 2013 was the 28th tied game in ODI history, but only the 3rd tie when the target was revised by D/L Method. 

Here is the list of the 3 such tied ODIs

01. SA vs SL at Durban in 2003 WC 
This game in the ICC World Cup 2003 was the 19th tie in ODIs and first in which targets were revised, on 3rd of March 2003

Match details
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. 
SL - 268/9 (50) 
Marvan Atapattu 124, Aravinda de Silva 73
Jacques Kallis 3/41

SA - 229/6 (45) 
Herschelle Gibbs 73
Aravinda de Silva 2/36

South Africa had to score 230 runs at the end of 45 overs, but they felt short and hence it produced a tie. And as a result, South Africa, the hosts were eliminated from the tournament.
Shaun Pollock, the South African Captain , after his team got eliminated due to a dramatic tie
Shaun Pollock, the South African Captain , after his team got eliminated due to a dramatic tie 

Thursday 23 May 2013

Paul Stirling - 5 ODI Hundreds before the age of 23


Paul Stirling scored 103 off 107 balls against Pakistan in the first ODI at Dublin. This is his 5th ODI century and he is still under 23. This young dynamite have been a very consistent performer for Ireland since his debut, having played only 39 matches to complete 5 100s at average of 40.81 and a whooping strike rate of 96.21.
Only Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Salman Butt and Upul Tharanga had more 100s than his before the age of 23 in ODIs.
133557

Most ODI Hundreds before 23
13 – Virat Kohli
11 – Sachin Tendulkar

Sunday 5 May 2013

T20 Records of India



Here are all the records of Indian players in T20 cricket
(T20 matches include all IPL matches, Domestic T20s and International T20s)

Most Matches
151 – MS Dhoni
151 – Rohit Sharma
146 – Suresh Raina
141 – Yousuf Pathan
139 – Murali Karthik
** Karthik’s matches include his matches in English Domestic T20s
Leading Run Scorer among Indians in T20 Cricket

Test Matches at the Same Venue in a Series

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe test series consists of 2 Test matches and both being played at Harare. 

How unique is this ? 
There have been only 4 other 2 match test series which had both matches played on the same venue.

1876-77 Aus vs Eng, both matches at MCG 
1886-87 Aus vs Eng, both matches at SCG 
2001-02 Pak vs WI, both matches at Sharjah

2012-13 Ban vs Zim, both matches at Harare 

2013 - Pak vs Zim, both matches at Harare



Sachin Tendulkar and Numbers


BATTING NUMBERS - ODIS


463 Matches
452 Innings
18426 Runs
21367 Balls Faced
44.83 Average
86.23 Strike Rate
96 Fifties
49 Hundreds
5 150s

ICC Champions Trophy Records

TEAM RECORDS

Champions

Champions Trophy Records

1998 – South Africa
2000 – New Zealand
2002 – Sri Lanka/India (Shared)
2004 – West Indies
2006 – Australia
2009 – Australia
Most Wins 
12 – Australia and West Indies
11 – New Zealand and Sri Lanka
10 – India and South Africa
8 – England
7 – Pakistan
Most Losses 
9 – West Indies and Zimbabwe
8 – Pakistan and England
7 – South Africa, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

List of Centuries in IPL


Here is the list of centuries in IPL season by season and the facts regarding the centuries. 



Hundreds in IPL
First century in IPL by Brendon McCullum (158*)



2008
01. 158*(73) – Brendon McCullum, KKR vs RCB, Bangalore
02. 116*(54) – Mike Hussey, CSK vs KXIP, Mohali
03. 117*(53) – Andrew Symonds, DC vs RR, Hyderabad,
04. 109*(47) – Adam Gilchrist, DC vs MI, Mumbai
05. 114*(48) – Sanath Jayasuriya, MI vs CSK, Mumbai
06. 115(69) – Shaun Marsh, KXIP vs RR, Mohali

Saturday 4 May 2013

100 Centuries of Sachin Tendulkar

List of all the 100 centuries by the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar after his First International Century


S No
Runs
Balls
Against
Format
Venue
Date
Win
1
119*
189
England
Test
Manchester
9-Aug-90
Drawn
2
148*
213
Australia
Test
Sydney
2-Jan-92
Drawn
3
114
161
Australia
Test
Perth
1-Feb-92
Australia
4
111
270
South Africa
Test
Johannesburg
26-Nov-92
Drawn
5
165
296
England
Test
Chennai
11-Feb-93
India
6
104*
161
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo
27-Jul-93
India
7
142
224
Sri Lanka
Test
Lucknow
18-Jan-94
India
8
110
130
Australia
ODI
Colombo
9-Sep-94
India
9
115
136
New Zealand
ODI
Vadodara
28-Oct-94
India
10
105
134
West Indies
ODI
Jaipur
11-Nov-94
India
11
179
322
West Indies
Test
Nagpur
1-Dec-94
Drawn
12
112*
107
Sri Lanka
ODI
Sharjah
9-Apr-95
India
13
127*
138
Kenya
ODI
Cuttack
18-Feb-96
India
14
137
137
Sri Lanka
ODI
Delhi
2-Mar-96
Sri Lanka
15
100
111
Pakistan
ODI
Singapore
5-Apr-96
Pakistan
16
118
140
Pakistan
ODI
Sharjah
15-Apr-96
India
17
122
177
England
Test
Birmingham
6-Jun-96
England
18
177
360
England
Test
Nottingham
4-Jul-96
Drawn
19
110
138
Sri Lanka
ODI
Colombo
28-Aug-96
Sri Lanka
20
114
126
South Africa
ODI
Mumbai
14-Dec-96
India
21
169
254
South Africa
Test
Cape Town
2-Jan-97
South Africa
22
104
97
Zimbabwe
ODI
Benoni
9-Feb-97
India
23
117
137
New Zealand
ODI
Bangalore
14-May-97
India
24
143
247
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo
2-Aug-97
Drawn
25
139
266
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo
9-Aug-97
Drawn
26
148
244
Sri Lanka
Test
Mumbai
3-Dec-97
Drawn
27
155*
191
Australia
Test
Chennai
6-Mar-98
India
28
177
207
Australia
Test
Bangalore
25-Mar-98
Australia
29
100
89
Australia
ODI
Kanpur
7-Apr-98
India
30
143
131
Australia
ODI
Sharjah
22-Apr-98
Australia
31
134
131
Australia
ODI
Sharjah
24-Apr-98
India
32
100*
103
Kenya
ODI
Kolkata
31-May-98
India
33
128
131
Sri Lanka
ODI
Colombo
7-Jul-98
India
34
127*
130
Zimbabwe
ODI
Bulwayo
26-Sep-98
India
35
141
128
Australia
ODI
Dhaka
28-Oct-98
India
36
118*
112
Zimbabwe
ODI
Sharjah
8-Nov-98
India
37
124*
92
Zimbabwe
ODI
Sharjah
13-Nov-98
India
38
113
151
New Zealand
Test
Wellington
26-Dec-98
New Zealand
39
136
273
Pakistan
Test
Chennai
28-Jan-99
Pakistan
40
124*
235
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo
24-Feb-99
Drawn
41
140*
101
Kenya
ODI
Bristol
23-May-99
India
42
120
141
Sri Lanka
ODI
Colombo
29 aug 199
India
43
126*
248
New Zealand
Test
Mohali
10-Oct-99
Drawn
44
217
344
New Zealand
Test
Ahmedabad
29-Oct-99
Drawn
45
186*
150
New Zealand
ODI
Hyderabad
8-Nov-99
India
46
116
191
Australia
Test
Melbourne
26-Dec-99
Australia
47
122
138
South Africa
ODI
Vadodara
17-Mar-00
India
48
101
140
Sri Lanka
ODI
Sharjah
20-Oct-00
Sri Lanka
49
122
233
Zimbabwe
Test
Delhi
18-Nov-00
India
50
201*
281
Zimbabwe
Test
Nagpur
25-Nov-00
Drawn
51
146
153
Zimbabwe
ODI
Jodhpur
8-Dec-00
Zimbabwe
52
126
230
Australia
Test
Chennai
18-Mar-01
India
53
139
125
Australia
ODI
Indore
31-Mar-01
India
54
122*
131
West Indies
ODI
Harare
4-Jul-01
India
55
101
129
South Africa
ODI
Johannesburg
5-Oct-01
South Africa
56
146
132
Kenya
ODI
Paarl
24-Oct-01
India
57
155
184
South Africa
Test
Bloemfontein
3-Nov-01
South Africa
58
103
197
England
Test
Ahmedabad
11-Dec-01
Drawn
59
176
316
Zimbabwe
Test
Nagpur
21-Feb-02
India
60
117
260
West Indies
Test
Port of Spain
19-Apr-02
India
61
105*
108
England
ODI
Chennai
4-Jul-02
No Result
62
113
102
Sri Lanka
ODI
Bristol
11-Jul-02
India
63
193
330
England
Test
Leeds
22-Aug-02
India
64
176
298
West Indies
Test
Kolkata
30-Oct-02
Drawn
65
152
151
Namibia
ODI
Pietermaritzburg
23-Feb-03
India
66
100
119
Australia
ODI
Gwalior
26-Oct-03
India
67
102
91
New Zealand
ODI
Hyderabad
15-Nov-03
India
68
241*
436
Australia
Test
Sydney
2-Jan-04
Drawn
69
141
135
Pakistan
ODI
Rawalpindi
16-Mar-04
Pakistan
70
194*
348
Pakistan
Test
Multan
28-Mar-04
India
71
248*
379
Bangladesh
Test
Dhaka
10-Dec-04
India
72
123
130
Pakistan
ODI
Ahmedabad
12-Apr-05
Pakistan
73
109
196
Sri Lanka
Test
Delhi
10-Dec-05
India
74
100
113
Pakistan
ODI
Peshawar
6-Feb-06
Pakistan
75
141*
148
West Indies
ODI
Kuala Lumpur
14-Sep-06
West Indies
76
100*
76
West Indies
ODI
Vadodara
31-Jan-07
India
77
101
169
Bangladesh
Test
Chittagong
18-May-07
Drawn
78
122*
226
Bangladesh
Test
Dhaka
25-May-07
India
79
154*
243
Australia
Test
Sydney
2-Jan-08
Australia
80
153
205
Australia
Test
Adelaide
24-Jan-08
Drawn
81
117*
120
Australia
ODI
Sydney
2-Mar-08
India
82
109
188
Australia
Test
Kanpur
6-Nov-08
India
83
103*
196
England
Test
Chennai
11-Dec-08
India
84
163*
133
New Zealand
ODI
Christchurch
8-Mar-09
India
85
160
260
New Zealand
Test
Hamilton
18-Mar-09
India
86
138
133
Sri Lanka
ODI
Colombo
14-Sep-09
India
87
175
141
Australia
ODI
Hyderabad
5-Nov-09
Australia
88
100*
211
Sri Lanka
Test
Ahmedabad
16-Nov-09
Drawn
89
105*
166
Bangladesh
Test
Chittagong
17-Jan-10
India
90
143
182
Bangladesh
Test
Dhaka
24-Jan-10
India
91
100
179
South Africa
Test
Nagpur
6-Feb-10
South Africa
92
106
206
South Africa
Test
Kolkata
14-Feb-10
India
93
200*
147
South Africa
ODI
Gwalior
24-Feb-10
India
94
203
347
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo
26-Jul-10
Drawn
95
214
363
Australia
Test
Bangalore
9-Oct-10
India
96
111*
241
South Africa
Test
Centurion
16-Dec-10
South Africa
97
146
314
South Africa
Test
Cape Town
2-Jan-11
Drawn
98
120
115
England
ODI
Bangalore
27-Feb-11
Tied
99
111
101
South Africa
ODI
Nagpur
12-Mar-11
South Africa
100
114
147
Bangladesh
ODI
Dhaka
16-Mar-12
Bangladesh