India vs. Namibia - statistical highlights:

 

• India registered their 25th victory in World Cup.
  
• India's total of 311 for 2 is the highest at this ground, surpassing the previous best of 126/0 by Sri Lanka against Bangladesh in the 2003 World Cup.
  
• India's 311 for 2 is their third total of over 300 in World Cup.  The top two totals for India are: 373 for six against Sri Lanka at Taunton in 1999 and 329 for two against Kenya at Bristol in 1999.
  
• The Indian win by 181 runs is their biggest by runs margin in World Cup, bettering their 157-run triumph against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup at Taunton.
  
• Overall, this was India's second biggest win by runs margin in ODIs - the best is their 186-run win against Kenya at Paarl in 2001-02.
  
• Sachin Tendulkar (152 off 151 balls) registered his career-best score in World Cup, bettering his previous best of 140 not out against Kenya at Bristol in 1999.  This was his fourth century in World Cup.  Sachin now joins Mark Waugh (Australia), who has also four World Cup centuries to his credit.
  
• Sachin's 152 is his second best score in ODIs - his best is 186 not out off 150 balls against New Zealand at Hyderabad (India) in 1999-00.
  
• Sachin by making his 34th ODI hundred, got his seventh Man of the Match award in World Cup - the most by any player. He got two each MOM awards in the 1991-92, 1995-96 & 2002-03 World Cup competitions.  In the 1999 tournament, he could get only one MOM award.  Overall, this was his 47th MOM in ODIs.
  
• Sourav Ganguly became the second player to post 20 centuries in ODIs - his 9th as captain.  Only Sachin Tendulkar (34) has made more centuries than Ganguly.
  
• Sourav (112 not out off 119 balls) registered his second hundred in World Cup - his previous World Cup hundred was 183 off 158 balls against Sri Lanka at Taunton in 1999.
  
• Sourav has also completed his 500 runs in World Cup. His World Cup tally is 532 runs in 11 matches at an average of 53.20.
  
• After scoring 99 in his previous ten innings, this is Sourav's first score of over 24 in 11 innings.
  
• The 244-run partnership between Tendulkar and Ganguly for the second wicket is the second best in World Cup for this wicket-position.  The best is 318 between Dravid and Ganguly against Sri Lanka at Taunton in 1999.
  
• Sachin's 152 is the highest ever individual score on this ground in ODIs, surpassing the previous best of 69 not out by Marvan Atapattu for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh.
  
• Yuvraj (4 for six) produced his career-best bowling figures in ODIs/World Cup, bettering his previous best of 3 for 39 against England at Lord's in 2002.
  
• Dinesh Mongia became the second Indian fielder to take 3 catches in a World Cup game.  Virender Sehwag was the first to take 3 catches in an innings - vs. Holland at Paarl in 2002-03.
  
• Mongia (2/24) registered his best bowling figures in World Cup.
  
• Harbhajan (2/34) produced his best bowling figures in World cup.
  
  
  
  
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