Some Records in first innings of the ongoing ODI match between India and Australia at Mohali.. ! # Mitchell Johnson with 42 wickets in 23 matches in India is now the leading wicket taker among the overseas bowlers in India. He overcame Muralitharans 38 wickets in 29 matches. # Yuvraj Singh bagged his 3rd Golden Duck in ODIs. 2 of those have been at Mohali - his home ground !! # MS Dhoni completes 5000 runs as ODI Captain. He is the 3rd Indian and 7th overall to achieve this. Azharuddin (5239) and Ganguly (5104) are the 2 Indians to achieve this. # MS Dhoni has completed his 5000 ODI runs as captain in his 127th Inning as captain. He is the fastest to achieve this feat. He overcame Ponting who did it in 131 innings. # Brad Haddins 5 dismissals as keeper are the 3rd by any wicketkeeper against India in India. Gilchrist (6) and Boucher (5) are the others to do this. # MS Dhoni became the first Indian to score an ODI century at Mohali. The previous best was 99 by Sachin Tendulkar against Pakistan in 2007. 6 other batsmen have hit centuries here, all are overseas players ! # MS Dhonis 139* is the highest individual score at Mohali by any player. He overcomes AB de Villiers 134 for SA vs Net in 2011 WC. # MS Dhonis scores his 6th ODI 100 as captain (and 9th overall). Only Ponting (22), Ganguly (11), Jayasuriya (10), G Smith (8) and S Fleming (7) have scored more ODI 100s as captain than Dhonis 6. # MS Dhonis 139* is the now the highest individual score for any captain in ODIs against Australia. The Previous best was 124, also by MSD at Nagpur in 2009. # MS Dhoni is the only Indian to score an ODI century as captain against Australia - He has scored 2 now !! # Shane Watsons bowling figures of 1/74 in 8 overs are his 2nd most expensive ODI figures. His worst is 2/88 vs NZ in 2007. However his economy of 9.25 is his worst in any ODI match where he has bowled 6 or more overs. (In previous ODI his bowling figures were 0/47 in 5 overs - Eco of 9.40) # MS Dhoni completed 250 sixes in his International Cricket. He is the 8th cricketer and 2nd Indian to achieve this feat. Sachin Tendulkars 280 sixes is the most by any Indian.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:23:25 +0000
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