30.09.2009

- Australia became the third team after New Zealand and South Africa to register a last-ball win in the ICC Champions Trophy.

- Michael Hussey's first fifty in his first ODI against Pakistan is his 24th in ODIs.

- Hussey's 64 off 87 balls is his second fifty in the ICC Champions Trophy - his highest being 67 against India at Centurion on September 28,2009.

- Ricky Ponting's aggregate of 176 (ave.58.66) in three innings is the best for Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy 2009-10.

- Ponting's overall aggregate (481) in the ICC Champions Trophy is the second best for Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy, next only to Damien Martyn (492).

- Mitchell Johnson has completed his 100 wickets in ODIs at an average of 25.22 in 65 matches.

- Brett Lee holds an Australian record for taking least number of matches (55) to reach a tally of 100 wickets. Dennis Lillee, Shane Warne and Nathan Bracken had taken 60 matches each for their 100 wickets. Damien Fleming took 65 matches for this milestone.

- Saqlain Mushtaq holds an ODI record, having taken only 53 matches while New Zealand's Shane Bond holds a New Zealand record, taking 54 games.

- Shoaib Malik has taken his run-aggregate in the 2009-10 ICC Champions Trophy to 178 at an average of 59.33, including one century. He is the leading run-getter for Pakistan.

- Mohammad Yousuf's tally is the next best for Pakistan - 155 (ave.51.66), including one fifty.

- Kamran Akmal (44) has registered his highest score in South Africa, bettering the 31 against South Africa at the Paarl on December 16,2002.

- Kamran's 44 off 63 balls is his highest score in the ICC Champions Trophy, surpassing the 20 against Sri Lanka at Jaipur on October 17, 2006.

- Misbah-ul-Haq's 41 is his second highest score in the ICC Champions Trophy, next only to the 47 against Sri Lanka at Colombo RPS on September 12, 2002.

- Misbah's dismissal as hit-wicket is only the second in the ICC Champions Trophy. Tatenda Taibu (Zim.) was the first to be dismissed in this fashion - against England at Edgbaston on September 10, 2004.

- Hussey's first MOM award against Pakistan is his seventh in ODIs.

 

 


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