India vs. HollandStatistical Highlights:

 

• Javagal Srinath, playing in his 219th ODI, became the fifth bowler to complete 300 wickets.  Wasim Akram (P) - 493 wickets in 351 matches; Waqar Younis (P) - 411 in 257; Anil Kumble (I) - 307 in 239; Muttiah Muralitharan - 306 in 204 and Javagal Srinath (I) - 303 in 219.
• Srinath became the sixth bowler in ODIs to claim 200 wickets on foreign soil when he dismissed Smits.  The top six bowlers on foreign soil are:

          Bowler                Wkts.    ODIs     Ave.

 

    Wasim Akram (P)         421       284      22.41

    Waqar Younis (P)        344       214      23.96

    Saqlain Mushtaq (P)    230       138      22.11

    Muralitharan (SL)        222       144      23.04

    Chaminda Vaas (SL)    204       162      28.34

    Javagal Srinath (I)      200       139      26.82

• When Javagal Srinath took his first wicket in the shape of Kloppenburg, he completed not only his 300 wickets but also achieved another landmark. The said wicket was his 29th in 24 World Cup matches - the most by an Indian in World Cup, overtaking Kapil's tally of 28 in 26 matches.
• De Leede (4/35) produced his career-best bowling figures in ODIs. In fact, in his previous 7 matches, he could not claim a single wicket, conceding 235 runs off 222 balls.
• De Leede became the first player from Holland to get the Man of the Match award.
• Leede provided the first instance when any bowler from Holland has claimed 4 wickets in an innings.  The previous best for Holland was 3 for 48 by S.W.Lubbers vs. New Zealand in the 1995-96 World Cup.
• Sachin, during his innings of 52 off 72 balls, has surpassed Javed Miandad's run-aggregate of 1083 in 33 matches when his score reached 25.  Sachin's run-aggregate in World Cup is now 1111 at an average of 58.47 in 23 matches.
• Sachin's 52 was his 57th fifty.  With 33 centuries + 57 fifties, he is the first player to have registered 90 scores of 50 or more in ODIs. 
• Dinesh Mongia (42 off 49 balls) recorded his best score in 10 innings. In his previous 9 innings, he failed to cross '10' seven times.
• Adeel Raja (2/47) provided his best bowling figures in ODIs, bettering his 2 for 50.
• Holland has been dismissed for the first time in World Cup. Quite naturally, the 136 against India is their lowest completed innings total in World Cup. 
• Holland's 136 is the lowest ever total recorded at Paarl - the previous lowest was 139 by Sri Lanka against Pakistan in 1997-98.
• Van Bunge (62) recorded his career-best score in ODIs.  This is the second best score for Holland in World Cup, the best being 64 off 82 balls by K.J van Noortwijk against England at Peshawar in 1995-96.
• Javagal Srinath (4/30) produced his best bowling performance in World Cup, bettering his 3 for 34 against Sri Lanka in the 1995-96 World Cup semi-final at Calcutta.
• Anil Kumble (4/32) produced his best ever figures in World Cup, surpassing his 3 for 28 against Kenya at Cuttack in 1995-96.

 

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