08.11.2009
- Australia have won the fourth bilateral series played in India as under:
Series Matches Result
1984-85 5 Australia won by 3-0
2000-01 5 Australia won by 3-2
2007-08 7 Australia won by 4-2
2008-09 6 Australia won by 4-2
- India's 170 is the third lowest total at this venue - the two lowest totals being 135 for India against West Indies on December 23, 1987 and 136 by Sri Lanka against South Africa on November 19, 1993.
- Mitchell Johnson (3/39) has recorded excellent figures, removing the three top-class batsmen - Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina. His two best figures against India are 5 for 26 at Vadodara on October 11, 2007 and 4 for 11 at Kuala Lumpur on September 16, 2006.
- Gautam Gambhir's first duck against Australia is his sixth in ODIs.
Top Performer
- Suresh Raina's first duck against Australia is his fifth in ODIs. In 2009, he has registered three ducks - two against Sri Lanka and one against Australia.
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to make 3,000 runs against one opponent in ODIs - 3005 at an average of 46.23 in 67 matches against Australia.
- Ravindra Jadeja (57) has posted his first fifty against Australia - his second in ODIs.
- Jadeja's career-best is 60 not out off 77 balls against Sri Lanka at Colombo RPS on February 8, 2009.
- Doug Bollinger (5/35) has emulated his career-best bowling performance - his second five-wicket haul. He had first claimed five wickets in an innings (5/35) against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on May 1, 2009.
- Bollinger is the third Australian bowler to bag five wickets in an innings against India in India, joining Damien Fleming (5/36 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on February 27, 1996) and Mitchell Johnson (5/26 at Vadodara on October 11, 2007.
- Bollinger is the first visiting bowler to take five wickets in an innings at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati. India's Robin Singh (5/22) is the only other bowler to produce a five-wicket haul at this venue - against Sri Lanka on December 22, 1997.
- For the first time in ODIs, Bollinger has bowled four maiden overs in an innings.
- In his first seven ODIs, Bollinger has captured 14 wickets at 19.64 runs apiece with an excellent strike rate 27.7.
- Bollinger has won his second Man of the Match award in ODIs.
- Jadeja and Praveen Kumar put on 74 for the eighth wicket - India's second highest against Australia for this wicket-position, next only to the 84 between Harbhajan and Praveen at Vadodara on October 25, 2009.
- Praveen (54 not out) has produced his career-best innings in ODIs, obliterating the 40 not out off 32 balls against Australia at Vadodara on October 25, 2009.
- Praveen became the first Indian No.9 to post a fifty against Australia.
- Praveen's great innings is the second highest by No.9 batsman against Australia - the highest being 64 by West Indian, Michael Holding at Perth on February 5, 1984.
- Praveen is the first Indian No.9 to register a fifty on Indian soil. Overall, he is the third batsman while batting at No.9 to post a half-century in India - the first two being Zimbabwe's Ian Butchart - 54 against New Zealand at Hyderabad on October 10, 1987 and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum - 51 not out against India at Chepauk on October 23, 2003.
- Dhoni is the leading run-getter for India in the present series - 285 at an average of 57.00, including one century and one fifty. Tendulkar, with 275 runs at an average of 45.83, is second in the list.
- Shane Watson became the first bowler to bag 10 wickets (ave.22.00) in the present series. Bollinger (19.33) and Johnson (ave.32.22) have claimed 9 wickets each.
- Dhoni has completed his 1,000 runs in 1009 - 1019 in 22 innings at an average of 67.93. He is the only Indian player to amass 1,000 runs in successive years in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
- Dhoni became the fourth player to amass 1,000 runs this year, joining Ricky Ponting (1198), Michael Hussey (1166) and Hamilton Masakadza (1076).
- Shane Watson (49) has become the fifth player to reach a tally of 1,000 runs in 2009 - 1013 at 50.65 in 24 matches.
- Harbhajan Singh has registered successive ducks in his 200th and 201st innings.
- Harbhajan's fourth duck against Australia is his 12th in ODIs.
- Mitchell Johnson is the leading wicket-taker this year with 46 wickets at 30.06 runs apiece in 30 matches.
- Hussey, with 313 (ave.104.33), including three fifties, is the leading run-getter in the series.
