Ques: In the recently concluded India-Australia bilateral series who has won “Player of the series” award in one-day and Twenty20 series respectively?
(a) Shane Watson and Rohit Sharma
(b) Virat Kholi and Aaron Finch
(c) Rohit Sharma and Virat Kholi
(d) Aaron Finch and Shane Watson
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- From 8 to 31 January, 2016 Indian team was on tour of Australia.
- During this both the team played 5 ODI and 3 Twenty20 match series.
- In five matches ODI series Australia won by 4-1.
- Indian batsman Rohit Sharma, who hit 441 runs the highest by any player awarded as “Player of the Series”.
- Steve Smith scored 315 runs, the highest by any Australian batsman in the series.
- John Hastings of Australia took the highest 10 wickets while Ishant Sharma of India took 9 wickets in the series.
- India has become first nation to clean sweep Australian cricket teamin Australia in past 140 years.
- India defeated Australia in the third T20 of series by 7 wickets to win three T20 series by 3-0.
- In T20 series Indian batsman Virat Kohli, who scored 199, the highest in the series has been declared as “Player of the Series’.
- Shane Watson scored 151, the highest by any Australian batsman in the T20 series.
- India’s Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets (most wicket taken by an individual in the series) while Australia’s Shane Watson managed to take 3 wickets.
- During the one-day series in 5 games total 3159 runs were made, making a world record of most runs scored in any bilateral series consisting of five or more than five matches.
- Earlier 2151 was the highest run scored in the series it was made in year 2015 in series played between England and New Zealand.
- 11 centuries were scored in one-day series which so far the most centuries in a bilateral series.
- Rohit Sharma scored 171 runs making highest individual score in one-day series in Australia against Australia.
- The first match of the ODI series witnessed two Double Hundreds partnership which is first time in the history of ODI series.
- First was between Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli of 207 runs and second was of 242 runs between George Bailey and Steve Smith.
- In the third ODI match Virat Kholi became the fastest (161 matches) man to score 7000 one-day international (ODI) runs.
- In the fourth ODI match Virat Kholi became the fastest (162 matches) to reach 25 centuries in the format.
- In the fourth match the third (TV) umpire Paul Wilson officiated as a field umpire after Umpire Kettle Borough retires hurt.
- In the same match Australian umpire John Ward first time chose to wear a helmet during umpiring.
- In the fifth match India won its first match in the series by scoring 331 target given by Australia.
- This was biggest win ever by India in ODIs against Australia in Australia.
- After losing fifth match they remained deprived of their 19th consecutive victory.
- India has become first nation to clean sweep Australian cricket team in Australia in past 140 years by winning the T20 series by 3-0.
- With this win, India reached top spot in ICC Twenty20 ranking.
- Now India is on the top in both the Test and Twenty20 ranking.
- Due to his performance in Twenty20, Virat Kohli moved up to top position in ICC Twenty20 batsman ranking.
- In Twenty20 series Virat Kholi made 3 consecutive half-century which is a new record.
Reference:
http://www.bcci.tv/australia-v-india-2016/results
http://www.bcci.tv/australia-v-india-2016/stats/highest-scores
http://twenty20wiki.com/india-creates-history-as-whitewash-australia-in-australia/
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10261;type=series
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10259;type=series