Wicketkeeper batsman MS Dhoni got himself a couple of world records by scoring an unbeaten 139 in the third and final Afro-Asia Cup match on Sunday.
Coming into bat with Asia XI tottering at 72 for five, Dhoni added 218 runs (off just 178 balls) with skipper Mahela Jayawardene for the sixth wicket establishing a new partnership record for this wicket in one-day internationals.
The previous record of 165 runs was set by Australia's Brad Haddin and Mike Hussey against West Indies at Kuala Lumpur in September 2006 and also between New Zealand's Brian McCullum and Craig McMillan against Australia at Hamilton in February 2007.
Dhoni then went on to surpass the record of scoring the highest individual innings by a number seven batsman in one-day internationals. Interestingly the previous record was set just four days ago by Shaun Pollock in the first match of this series.
Pollock had broken the record of India's Mohammad Kaif. Another Indian has got it back, though while doing so he was representing Asia XI and not Team India.
Highest innings by number 7 batsman in ODIs
Coming into bat with Asia XI tottering at 72 for five, Dhoni added 218 runs (off just 178 balls) with skipper Mahela Jayawardene for the sixth wicket establishing a new partnership record for this wicket in one-day internationals.
The previous record of 165 runs was set by Australia's Brad Haddin and Mike Hussey against West Indies at Kuala Lumpur in September 2006 and also between New Zealand's Brian McCullum and Craig McMillan against Australia at Hamilton in February 2007.
Dhoni then went on to surpass the record of scoring the highest individual innings by a number seven batsman in one-day internationals. Interestingly the previous record was set just four days ago by Shaun Pollock in the first match of this series.
Pollock had broken the record of India's Mohammad Kaif. Another Indian has got it back, though while doing so he was representing Asia XI and not Team India.
Highest innings by number 7 batsman in ODIs
Runs Batsman SR Opponent Venue Date
139* MS Dhoni (Asia XI) 143.29 Africa XI Chennai 10 Jun 2007
130 SM Pollock (Afr XI) 118.18 Asia XI Bangalore 06 Jun 2007
111* M Kaif (Ind) 99.10 Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
100* JM Kemp (SA) 112.35 India Cape Town 26 Nov 2006
100 HP T'ratne (SL) 94.33 West Indies Sharjah 16 Oct 1995
94* SS Dighe (Ind) 97.91 West Indies Harare 07 Jul 2001
89 Abdul Razzaq (Pak) 222.50 New Zealand Wellington 17 Jan 2004
88* MEK Hussey (Aus) 157.14 New Zealand Christchurch 10 Dec 2005
87* M Kaif (Ind) 116.00 England Lord's 13 Jul 2002
87 Kapil Dev (Ind) 135.93 West Indies Nagpur 08 Dec 1987
86* BB McCullum (NZ) 94.50 Australia Hamilton 20 Feb 2007
86 Wasim Akram (Pak) 113.15 Australia Melbourne 23 Feb 1990
86 JR Murray (WI) 111.68 England The Oval 26 May 1995
85 SB Styris (NZ) 104.93 West Indies Gros Islet 08 Jun 2002
