Queensland successfully chased down the target of 399 runs set by Tasmania at Sydney. Bharath Seervi compiles the various records created and broken in this match.
The day was the second consecutive high-scoring day in List-A cricket. On October 17, 2014, the Momentum Cup match between Dolphins and Knights at Bloemfontein, South Africa, saw some batting records broken – three 150-plus scores, highest partnership of all time and highest total without the loss of a wicket in 50 overs were some of the records. On October 18, 2014 at Sydney, Australia, there were some more batting records created.
In the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup game between Queensland and Tasmania, the former won the toss and elected to field first. Tim Paine and Ben Dunk opened the inningss for Tasmania. The openers provided a steady start to the innings. The score was 39 at the end of tenth over, 78 at the end of 20th over, 114 in 25 and 163 in 30 overs, without the loss of wicket at any of these stages.
The probability of team getting to a score of around 400 was not so high at this stage. Dunk however, had different plans. He completed his century off 93 balls in the 32nd over with six boundaries and four sixes. Paine also reached his century in the 39th over in 118 balls. The partnership was broken in the 41st over at score of 277.
It became the highest partnership for first wicket in limited-overs cricket in Australia surpassing a 33 year-old record 253-run stand of Rick McCosker and John Dyson for New South Wales against South Australia in 1981-82. He was unstoppable after his century, smashing his next 50 runs in 30 balls in the 42nd over. Dunk got to his double century off 142 balls with 13 fours and 11 sixes. He ended the innings with an unbeaten 229 off 157 balls with 15 fours and 13 sixes. Tasmania set a target of 399 to win for Queensland.
The Queensland openers Usman Khawaja and Chris Hartley got their side off to a flourishing start. They added 81 runs in first 10 overs, 156 in 20 overs, 196 in 25 overs, 241 in 30 overs. It looked as if Queensland would cruise to a comfortable victory, which was the case at the end of the match, chasing the target down in 47.3 overs with seven wickets in hand. Both their openers, like their Tasmanian counterparts, posted centuries. Khawaja reached his ton in 70 balls with 14 fours and two sixes in the 23rd over while Hartley got there in 93 balls in the 32nd over. The opening stand of 280 runs broke the record set by Paine and Dunk, which was created a few hours ago in the first innings.
Highest successful run chases in List-A cricket (350-plus):
The chase of 399 runs is the second highest run chase in the history of List-A cricket, second only to South Africa’s chase of 435 runs against Australia in an ODI at Johannesburg in 2006. Overall it was the 12th occasion of a 350-plus run score target being chased down successfully. The table below displays the complete list. It includes three instances of ODIs.
Target
Score
Team
Against
Venue
Date
435
438/9 (49.5)
South Africa
Australia
Johannesburg
March 12, 2006
399
402/3 (47.2)
Tasmania
Queensland
Sydney
October 18, 2014
392
392/2 (46.2)
Karachi
Silakot
Sialkot
March 28, 2004
384
385/6 (48.4)
Andhra
Goa
Bangalore
February 24, 2012
360
362/1 (43.3)
India
Australia
Jaipur
October 16, 2013
359
359/8 (47.5)
Hampshire
Surrey
The Oval
July 15, 2005
359
359/5 (45.3)
United Arab Emirates
Namibia
Windhoek
November 28, 2007
358
358/7 (48.3)
Mumbai
Baroda
Pune
February 27, 2008
353
356/2 (48.3)
Bermuda
Uganda
Potchefstroom
April 13, 2009
351
352/4 (46.4)
Victoria
New South Wales
Sydney
November 18, 2012
351
351/4 (49.3)
India
Australia
Nagpur
October 30, 2013
Highest totals in List-A cricket while chasing (375-plus):
It was the eighth time in List-A cricket that a team scored 375 or more while chasing the opposition’s first innings total. Four of those resulted in wins whereas four in losing cause.
Total
Target
Team
Against
Venue
Date
Result
438/9 (49.5)
435
South Africa
Australia
Johannesburg
March 12, 2006
Won
429/10 (49.5)
497
Glamorgan
Surrey
The Oval
June 19, 2002
Lost
411/8 (50)
415
Sri Lanka
India
Rajkot
December 15, 2009
Lost
402/3 (47.2)
399
Tasmania
Queensland
Sydney
October 18, 2014
Won
398/10 (48.5)
418
Northern Districts
Central Districts
Hamilton
March 6, 2013
Lost
394/10 (48.4)
434
South Africa A
India A
Pretoria
August 12, 2013
Lost
392/2 (46.2)
392
Karachi
Silakot
Sialkot
March 28, 2004
Won
385/6 (48.4)
384
Andhra
Goa
Bangalore
February 24, 2012
Won
Highest match aggregates in List-A cricket:
Exactly 800 runs were scored in the match but only four wickets fell. It is the sixth time a List-A match aggregated over 800 runs. The highest aggregate is 872 runs between Australia and South Africa at Johannesburg in 2006. The only other ODI with 800-plus runs aggregate is between India and Sri Lanka at Rajkot in 2009.
Runs
Wkts
Overs
Run Rate
Team 1
Team 2
Venue
Date
872
13
99.5
8.73
Australia 434/4
South Africa 438/9
Johannesburg
March 12, 2006
867
15
99.5
8.68
Surrey 496/5
Glamorgan 429/10
The Oval
June 19, 2002
827
13
98.4
8.38
India A 433/3
South Africa A 394/10
Pretoria
August 12, 2013
825
15
100
8.25
India 414/7
Sri Lanka 411/8
Rajkot
December 15, 2009
815
16
98.5
8.24
Central Districts 417/6
Northern Districts 398/10
Hamilton
March 6, 2013
800
4
97.2
8.21
Tasmania 398/1
Queensland 402/3
Sydney
October 18, 2014
Highest individual scores by Australians in List-A cricket (180-plus):
Ben Dunk’s 229* is the third highest individual score in List-A cricket and it is the highest by an Australian. He surpassed Philip Hughes’ 202* for Australia A against South Africa A at Darwin in July 2014.
Runs
Balls
Batsman
For
Against
Venue
Date
Result
229*
157
BR Dunk
Tasmania
Queensland
Sydney
October 18, 2014
Lost
202*
151
PJ Hughes
Australia A
South Africa A
Darwin
July 29, 2014
Won
197
141
DA Warner
New South Wales
Victoria
Sydney
October 24, 2013
Won
191
103
DS Lehmann
Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire
Scarborough
August 26, 2001
Won
187
129
JP Maher
Queensland
Western Australia
Brisbane
Februay 13, 2004
Won
185*
96
SR Watson
Australia
Bangladesh
Dhaka
April 11, 2011
Won
181*
166
ML Hayden
Australia
New Zealand
Hamilton
February 20, 2007
Won
180*
–
TM Moody
Worcestershire
Surrey
The Oval
August 9, 1994
Won
Highest individual scores coming in losing cause in List-A cricket (180-plus):
Runs
Balls
Batsman
For
Against
Venue
Date
229*
157
BR Dunk
Tasmania
Queensland
Sydney
October 18, 2014
196
113
G Snyman
Namibia
United Arab Emirates
Windhoek
November 28, 2007
194*
156
CK Coventry
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh
Bulawayo
August 16, 2009
189*
146
JGE Benning
Surrey
Gloucestershire
Bristol
June 18, 2006
181
135
RR Hendricks
Knights
Dolphins
Bloemfontein
October 17, 2014
Four batsmen, all openers, scored 125-plus in this match. It has happened for the first time ever in List-A cricket.
(Bharath Seerviis a cricket statistician who is obsessed with digging numbers, facts and records related to the game. An active member of Society of Cricket Statisticians of India, he blogs at www.cricketseervistats.blogspot.com. He can be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SeerviBharath and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SeerviCricket)
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