Ganguly's day out, Dhoni's record, and 5000 for Yuvraj

Cricinfo staff
September 3, 2007


Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni starred in India's win at
Headingley © Getty Images


Sourav Ganguly came up with a Man-of-the-Match performance in his 300th ODI. He
bagged two crucial breakthroughs in his economical spell of 26 runs from seven
overs to dent England's chase, after his 59 and 116-run opening stand with
Sachin Tendulkar had set up the platform for a 300-plus total. Ganguly now needs
one more wicket the join the exclusive club of players - only Tendulkar and
Sanath Jayasuriya are its members so far - having 10,000 runs and 100 wickets in
ODIs.


Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper to record six
dismissals in an ODI. He equalled the record held previously by Adam Gilchrist,
Mark Boucher, Ridley Jacobs and Alec Stewart. Dhoni also had a hand in all the
first five England wickets to fall, a feat previously achieved only by Gilchrist
against New Zealand in Christchurch in 2002.


During his brisk 72 off 57 balls, Yuvraj Singh went past the 5000-run mark in
ODIs. He is the sixth Indian batsman to do so. Yuvraj brought up his 30th ODI
fifty, 23 of which have resulted in wins for India. Yuvraj has 5063 runs from
181 matches, at an average of 36.42.


After a remarkable outing in the fourth ODI at Old Trafford, where he picked up
his career-best batting and bowling figures, Stuart Broad had a terrible game at
Headingley, scoring 1 after a 10-over spell in which he conceded 84 runs, the
second-highest in an ODI by a England bowler. The highest also came at
Headingley, when Steve Harmison was taken to the cleaners, giving away 97 runs
against Sri Lanka last year.


Tendulkar and Ganguly's 116-run partnership for the first wicket is their third
century stand in the nine innings in which they have opened the batting this
year, the previous two coming against South Africa in Belfast, and in the second
ODI of the ongoing series in Bristol.
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