Home Statsman Miller's mark Mohandas Menon 25 October, 2017 18:08 IST South Africa's David Miller. - Getty Images Mohandas Menon 25 October, 2017 18:08 IST 100The number of ODI matches played by David Miller of South Africa without ever playing a Test match. At present, he is only the second batsman in ODI history to appear in 100 or more matches without playing a Test, after Kieron Pollard (West Indies), who has so far appeared in 101 ODIs.See the list below for details:Players with most ODIs without playing in TestsODIsPlayerForSpan101Kieron PollardWest Indies2007-2016100David MillerSouth Africa2010-201785Aaron FinchAustralia2013-201784James HopesAustralia2005-201084Nathan McCullumNew Zealand2009-2015Note: The above list is for players from Test nations only. Otherwise, Kenya’s Thomas Odoyo has appeared in most ODIs (136) without playing in Tests.154The number of innings taken by Hashim Amla of South Africa to reach his 26th ODI century. He is the fifth batsman in ODI history to register 26 or more centuries, after Sachin Tendulkar (49), Ricky Ponting and Virat Kohli (30 each) and Sanath Jayasuriya (28). However, Amla is by far the quickest to reach this career landmark in fewest innings.The table below has all the details:Fewest innings to reach 26 ODI 100InnsMtsBatsmanForAchieved onAge then50s154157Hashim AmlaSouth Africa15 Oct 201734y-198d33166174Virat KohliIndia23 Oct 201627y-353d37247254Sachin TendulkarIndia20 Oct 200027y-179d48286295Ricky PontingAustralia24 Feb 200833y-67d63402414Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka30 Jun 200839y-0d65Note: Tendulkar (above) is the youngest to achieve this landmark among the five batsmen listed above.282South Africa’s total without loss while chasing Bangladesh’s 278 for 7 at Kimberley. This is now the highest total in ODI history by a side successfully chasing a target without losing any wicket.The table below lists all the top instances:Highest totals batting second in a 10-wicket victory in ODIsTotalByTeam batting 1stTotal batting 1VenueDate282/0South AfricaBangladesh278/7Kimberley15 Oct 2017256/0EnglandSri Lanka254/7Birmingham24 Jun 2016236/0New ZealandZimbabwe235/9Harare4 Aug 2015231/0Sri LankaEngland229/6Colombo RPS26 Mar 2011228/0PakistanZimbabwe225/6Harare11 Sep 2011 33The number of innings taken by Babar Azam of Pakistan to reach his seventh ODI century. He became the 73rd batsman (and the 12th from Pakistan) in ODI cricket to register seven or more centuries. However, Babar Azam is by far the quickest to reach this career landmark in fewest innings.The table below has all the details:Fewest innings to reach 7th ODI 100InnsMtsBatsmanForAchieved onAge then50s3333Babar AzamPakistan16 Oct 201723y-1d64142Hashim AmlaSouth Africa23 Jan 201127y-298d124242Zaheer AbbasPakistan20 Jun 198335y-331d85050Quinton de KockSouth Africa18 Oct 201522y-305d55252Gary KirstenSouth Africa19 Oct 199628y-331d105252Salman ButtPakistan14 Jun 200823y-251d8Note: de Kock (above) is the youngest to achieve this landmark among the 73 batsmen.This week in 1976October 31At 19 years and 141 days, Pakistan’s Javed Miandad became the youngest to score a double century in Test history. He scored 206 against New Zealand in Karachi. Miandad still remains the only teenager to do so! Queries CornerWhich batsman has scored the maximum ODI centuries without having a score in the 90s?— Shiv Raman, ChennaiThat distinction goes to Sri Lankan Upul Tharanga, who has 15 ODI centuries to his credit without a single score in the 90s. His highest without making a three-figure score in ODIs is the unbeaten 86 he made against Australia in Sydney on November 5, 2010, when he was unlucky to miss out on a hundred because rain interrupted Sri Lanka’s innings.Recently, Himachal Pradesh’s Prashant Chopra scored a triple century on his birthday. Is this a first in the Ranji Trophy?— Rahul Badhani, JaipurPrashant Chopra, who became the first Himachal Pradesh batsman to score a triple century (338 against Punjab in Dharamsala) on October 7, did so on his 25th birthday. He, thus, became only the second batsman in Ranji Trophy history after Raman Lamba to achieve this rare landmark. Lamba scored his triple century (312) on his 35th birthday for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh at the Feroz Shah Kotla, on January 2, 1995.Have there been any instances of a side losing a Test match after not enforcing the follow-on when they had the chance to do so?— Nitin Sapru, MumbaiIt has happened only once, at Kingsmead, Durban, in January 1950. South Africa, after making 311, dismissed Australia for a paltry 75 in just 28.4 overs (8-ball). Despite a lead of 236 runs, South Africa batted again, only to be dismissed for 99 in 46.2 overs. Set a target of 336, the visitors romped to a five-wicket victory.Is Rangana Herath the first Test bowler to claim 100 wickets in the fourth innings of a Test match?— Sunder Rao, BangaloreHe is in fact the fourth bowler to do so after Shane Warne (138), Muttiah Muralitharan (106) and Glenn McGrath (103). Herath now has 102 fourth innings wickets to his credit.How often in ODIs have Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli been involved in running out each other? And what has been the result of the match?— Aashish Mitra, MumbaiThey have been involved together in six run-outs in ODIs, with Kohli being unlucky on four occasions, while Rohit Sharma on two. India won three and lost three. The details are given below:Table-5Note: All figures above are updated as on 21 Oct. 2017Readers may send in their queries to sportstar@thehindu.co.in Support Sportstar Dear Reader, Support our journalism — where text and pictures intermingle so seamlessly — and help us scale up your experience as the world changes around us. Your contribution is vital to our brand of uninfluenced, boots-on-the-ground reportage that’s worth your while. Clickbait sensationalism is not for us, but editorial independence is — we owe it to you. 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