2nd ODI - IND vs SA at Gwalior - Statistical Highlights

Gwalior: Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in the history of one day games to score 200 runs when he scored 200 not out in this game. It was an improvement over his 186 not out against New Zealand at Hyderabad-Lal Bahadur Shastri, Hyderabad on Nov 05, 1999.

• Dhoni won the toss in this game providing the 32nd occasion of India winning the toss in India-South Africa one day series.
• By a coincidence, Sehwag was playing his 221st match, exactly half of Tendulkar's 442 matches. Their combined total is 663 matches.
• Sachin Tendulkar was playing his 431st innings in this game. The record for most innings played in one day games is 432 and is credited to Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka.
• Virendra Sehwag's dismissal for 9 in this game represents his 42nd dismissal for single digits which includes ten zeroes.
• The three figure partnership of 194 runs between Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik in this game represents the 292nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also represents the 62nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games.
• The three figure partnership of 194 runs between Tendulkar and Karthik in this game represents the 93rd occasion of Tendulkar being a partner in a three figure partnership in one day games.
• Tendulkar registered his 46th one day hundred in this game. This was his fourth hundred against South Africa. The other three hundreds are - 122 at Vadodara on 17-Mar-2000, 114 at Mumbai on 14-Dec-96 and 101 at Jo'burg on 05-Oct-2001. Tendulkar's 200 not out in this game represents his highest score against South Africa.
• Break up of Tendulkar's 46 hundreds team wise read thus : vs Australia - 09, vs Sri Lanka - 08, vs England - 01, vs Kenya - 04, vs Namibia - 01, vs New Zealand - 05, vs Pakistan -05, vs South Africa - 04, vs West Indies - 04 and vs Zimbabwe - 05.
• Karthik registered his fourth one day half century when he made 79 in this game. The other three are - 67 vs West Indies at Kingston on 28.06.09, 63 vs West Indies at Cuttack on 24.06.07 and 58* vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 10.05.07. Thus his knock of 79 in this game represents his highest one day score.
• 194 runs partnership between Tendulkar and Karthik in this game represents the ground record for the highest three figure partnership at Gwalior. The previous best was 190 runs partnership between Tendulkar and VVS Laxman against Australia on 26-Oct-2003.
• 194 runs partnership between Tendulkar and Karthik in this game represents the 12th three figure partnership at Gwalior.
• With 25 boundary fours in this innings unbeaten 200, Tendulkar has now the record of most boundary fours in an innings. He wrested the record of 24 boundary fours of Jayasuriya in his knock of 157 against Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04-Jul-06 which was the previous record of most boundary fours in an innings.
• Tendulkar with his score on 195* in this innings became the highest scorer in One day games when he went past the scores of 194 not out by CK Coventry of Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Bulawayo on 16-Jul-09 and 194 by Saeed Anwar of Pakistan vs India at Chennai on 21-May-97, Tendulkar's score of 200* in this innings became the highest scorer on Indian soil going past 194 by Saeed Anwar of Pakistan vs India at Chennai.
• Tendulkar became the first batsman in the history of one day games to score 200 runs when he scored 200 not out in this game. It was an improvement over his 186* against New Zealand at Hyderabad on 05-Nov-1999.
• Tendulkar now owns the record for most 150 plus scores in one day games. His 200 not out in this game was his fifth score of 150 plus runs. He wrested the record from Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka who has scored four scores of 150 plus runs. Tendulkar's five scores of 150 plus runs are - 200* vs South Africa at Gwalior on 24-Feb-10, 186* vs New Zealand & 175 vs Australia at Hyderabad on 05-Nov-09, 163 retd hurt vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 08-Mar-09 and 152 vs Namibia at Pietermaritzburg on 23-Feb-03.
• Dhoni's 68 not out in this game represent the 127th occasion of an Indian captain registering a fifty in one day games. This knock is Dhoni's 16th fifty while leading India. Other captains who have score more fifties than Dhoni are - Sourav Ganguly (32), Mohammad Azharuddin (24) and Rahul Dravid (21).
• Parnell conceded 95 runs in this game providing the 16th occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs in one day games. His figures represent the most expensive bowling figures by a South Africal bowler in one day games.
• Parnell became the third bowler to concede 90 plus runs against India in one day games. The other two bowlers are - RDM Leverock of Bermuda - 10.0-0-96-1 at Port of Spain on 19-Mar-07 and TG Southee of New Zealand - 10.0-0-105-0 at Christchurch on 08-Mar-09.
• India's 401 for 3 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a team posting a total of 400 plus runs in one day games. India holds the record of scoring 400 plus runs on most occasions in one day games - three occasions - 413 for 5 vs Bermuda at Port of Spain on 19-Mar-07, 414 for 7 vs Sri Lanka at Rajkot on 15-Dec-09 and 401 for 3 vs South Africa at Gwalior on 24-Feb-10.
• This game witnessed two three figure partnerships in India's innings. Tendulkar and Karthik added 194 runs for the second wicket and Tendulkar and Dhoni added 101 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket - providing the 106th occasion of a team posting two or more three figure partnerships in its innings.
• India's 401 for 3 in this game represent its highest team total against South Africa. The previous best was 310 at Nagpur on 19-Mar-2000.
• Three South African bowlers conceded 70 plus runs in this game - Steyn (89), Parnell (95) and Langveldt (70) providing the 12th occasion of three or more bowlers conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day games. The other occasion was against Australia at Johannesburg on 12-Mar-06, when five South African bowlers - Ntini (80), Hall (80), van der Waath (76), Telemachus (87) and Kallis (70) conceded 70 plus runs.
• Three South African bowlers conceded 70 plus runs in this game in an innings against India in one day games. The other two occasions were - Pakistan bowlers at Karachi on 13-Mar-04, England bowlers at Rajkot on 14-Nov-08 and Sri Lankan bowlers at Col-RPS on 14-Sep-09.
• JP Duminy collected his first ball duck in this game providing the 82nd occasion of a South African batsman collecting his first ball duck in one day games.
• JP Duminy collected his first ball duck in this game providing the fourth occasion of his first ball duck in one day games.