Defeat mere by 1 Run

South Africa's slight victory in Sharjah was the 27th occasion that a side had won an ODI by one run. It was the 3rd time it had happened to Pakistan, where they were on the wrong end of the first such result, against New Zealand in Sialkot in October 1976, and also in the most recent previous instance losing to West Indies in Bridgetown in May 2011. In between, Pakistan also managed to win one by a single run against West Indies in Sharjah in October 1991. Champions of the one-run finishes are Australia, who had won five ODIs by that slender margin; India, New Zealand and South Africa have all won four.

One Day Hundred at No. 7

Australian James Faulkner's express 116 in last ODI in Bangalore against India was actually the 10th century by a No. 7 in one-day internationals. The first batsman was Sir Lankan Hashan Tillakaratne's round 100 for Sri Lanka against West Indies in Sharjah in Oct 1995, whereas the highest runs remains MS Dhoni's unbeaten 139 for the Asia XI v Africa in Chennai in June 2007. James Faulkner's hundred, which came up in just 57 balls, actually is the fastest by a No. 7, beating Indian Yusuf Pathan's 68 balls against South Africa in Centurion in January 2011. For the record, there has not yet been a one-day hundred by anyone batting lower than No. 7.

Most Sixes hit by Any batsman

Opener Rohit Sharma's (209) 16 sixes was a new record in one-day internationals, shading Shane Watson's 15 for Australia against Bangladesh in Mirpur in April 2011. The T20 record was set in August by Aaron Finch, with 14 for Australia v England in Southampton, while the Test-best is 12, by Wasim Akram during his 257 not out for Pakistan against Zimbabwe in Sheikhupura in 1996-97. While in List A innings Gerrie Snyman's 196, hits 17 sixes over the ropes, for Namibia in a World Cricket League match against the United Arab Emirates at Windhoek in November 2007.

Most Sixes in One Day International.

There were 38 sixes in the last one-day international between India and Australia at Bangalore 2013 was easily a record in an ODI, well beating the previous 31 sixes hit by New Zealand (13) and India (18) in Christchurch in March 2009. Both sides in Bangalore at full mood and cracked 19 sixes, beating the previous record of 18 in an innings, which had happened four times, most recently in that Christchurch match. Moreover 38 sixes was also a record in any List A (senior one-day) game, beating the 33 hit by New South Wales (14) and Victoria (19) in their Ryobi Cup match in Sydney in 2012-13.

Player Re-Appeared After A Gap.

John Traicos made his Test debut for Zimbabwe in 1992-93, some 22 years 222 days after his previous Test, for South Africa in 1969-70. George Gunn, the old Nottinghamshire opener, had a gap of 17 years 316 days between the 1911-12 Ashes and his recall, aged 50, for the series in West Indies in 1929-30. Gunn held the record for more than 60 years. Pakistan Younis Ahmed played two Tests in 1969-70, then two more in 1986-87, after a gap of between his appearances was 17 years and 111 days. In terms of matches missed, , Martin Bicknell, who missed 114 England Tests between the 1993 Ashes series and a brief recall against South Africa ten years later.  Younis Ahmad is again third on the list with 104. The England seamer Derek Shackleton missed 103 Tests between 1951-52 and 1963, and West Indies played 109 between Floyd Reifer's fourth Test in South Africa in January 1999, and his recall for the fifth, as captain during a contracts dispute against Bangladesh at home in July 2009.

Span Missed

Player	Span	Mat	From	To	Missed Span
AJ Traicos (SA/Zim)	1970-1993	7	10-Mar-70	18-Oct-92	22y 222d
G Gunn (Eng)	1907-1930	15	1-Mar-12	11-Jan-30	17y 316d
Younis Ahmed (Pak)	1969-1987	4	2-Nov-69	21-Feb-87	17y 111d
JMM Commaille (SA)	1910-1928	12	14-Mar-10	14-Jun-24	14y 92d
DC Cleverley (NZ)	1932-1946	2	1-Mar-32	29-Mar-46	14y 28d
F Mitchell (Eng/SA)	1899-1912	5	4 Apr 1899	27-May-12	13y 53d
GM Carew (WI)	1935-1949	4	10-Jan-35	11-Feb-48	13y 32d

In Terms of Matches Missed

Player	Span	Mat	Team	From	To	Missed Span	Matches Missed
MP Bicknell	1993-2003	4	England	9-Aug-93	21-Aug-03	10y 12d	114
FL Reifer	1997-2009	6	West Indies	18-Jan-99	9-Jul-09	10y 172d	109
Younis Ahmed	1969-1987	4	Pakistan	2-Nov-69	21-Feb-87	17y 111d	104
D Shackleton	1950-1963	7	England	7-Nov-51	20-Jun-63	11y 225d	103
HL Jackson	1949-1961	2	England	26-Jul-49	6-Jul-61	11y 345d	96

John Traicos made his Test debut for Zimbabwe in 1992-93, some 22 years 222 days after his previous Test, for South Africa in 1969-70