Smart stats Virat Kohli completed 5000 ODI runs in this match, in - TopicsExpress



          

Smart stats Virat Kohli completed 5000 ODI runs in this match, in his 114th innings, equalling Viv Richards record as the fastestbatsman in ODIs to 5000 runs. For India, Sourav Ganguly was the previous batsman fastest to 5000 ODI runs, having reached the landmark in 126 innings. Kohli has won five Man-of-the-Match awards in ODIs in 2013, the most by any batsman this year. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Misbah-ul-Haq are next in that listwith four awards each. Ravindra Jadeja has become the leading wicket-taker in ODIs in 2013 going ahead of Saeed Ajmal. Jadeja has taken 49 wickets at 22.22 from 29 ODIs this year as opposed to Ajmals 48 wickets at 19.77 from 25 ODIs. Click herefor a list of the leading wicket-takers in ODIs this year. Rohit Sharma has become the highest run-scorer in ODIs this year. He has scored 1143 runs at 60.15 from 23 matches. Kohli is joint-second in that list; he has scored 1119 from 26 innings at 55.95 and is tied with Misbah. The 133-run partnership between Kohli and Rohit in this match was the second highestfor India for the second wicket against West Indies. Rainas bowling figures of 3 for 34 were his best in ODIs and the first time he took three wickets in an innings. His previous-best ODI figures also came against West Indies, in Indorein 2011, when he took 2 for 17. West Indies opening partnerships have added all of 85 runs in their last ten ODIsagainst India in India. The highest they have put together for their first wicket in the last ten ODIs is 34, added by Kirk Edwards and Dwayne Smith in the 2011 World Cup league match.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:42:10 +0000

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