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Sunday 18 September 2011

Eng vs Ind, 5th ODI: Statistical Highlights

 India signed off their nightmarish tour of England without a win as they were spanked by six wickets in the rain-marred fifth and final one-dayer bringing a disappointing end to veteran Rahul Dravid's illustrious ODI cricket career here.

Here are the statistical highlights of the fifth and final ODI between India and England:



# Alastair Cook is the first England captain to win all five tosses in a bilateral series and the second English captain in ODIs. In the 1999 World Cup, Alec Stewart had won all five tosses.

# Virat Kohli (107) became the second Indian batsman to post a hundred against England in England.

# Kohli's knock is the highest by an Indian batsman against England in England, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's 105 not out at Chester-le-Street on July 4, 2002.

# Kohli became the sixth Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar (three), Rahul Dravid (twice), Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Dev and Ajay Jadeja to post a hundred in ODIs in England.

# Kohli has posted six centuries in ODIs - two against Bangladesh and one each against Sri Lanka, England, Australia and New Zealand.

# Kohli has posted three hundreds each in India and away from home.

# Jonathan Trott (63 off 60 balls) recorded his first fifty against India - his 14th in ODIs.

# Bopara and Bairstow managed 75 (unbroken) in only 40 balls at a run rate of 11.25 - England's second best for the fifth wicket in terms of run-rate.

# On his debut in ODIs, Jonny Bairstow received the Man of the Match for registering an unbeaten match-winning 41 off 21 balls - his strike rate being 195.23.

# England's 3-0 series victory is their largest in a bilateral series against India without losing a single ODI.

# India (304/6) posted their fifth total of 300 or more against England in England in ODIs.

# India posted their highest total in international games against England in 2011, outstripping their 300 in The Oval Test.


source:cricketnext

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