Statistical highlights: India v Australia, 1st ODI

 Statistical highlights of the first India-Australia ODI in Vadodara.

# Michael Hussey [ Images ] (73 off 54 balls) has registered his 25th fifty in ODIs, his third against India [ Images ]. The said knock is his best against India, eclipsing the 67 off 65 balls at Centurion on September 28, 2009.

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# For the first time in his ODI career, Cameron White [ Images ] has posted two fifties in succession -- 62 against New Zealand [ Images ] at Centurion and 51 against India at Vadodara (his first against India).

# Brett Lee [ Images ], with Virender Sehwag's [ Images ] wicket, is the first bowler to bag 50 wickets in India-Australia ODIs.

# Ishant Sharma [ Images ] (3/50) has recorded his best bowling performance in India.

# Ishant has completed 50 wickets in ODIs, taking his wickets' tally to 52 (ave.30.55) in 36 matches.

# James Hopes [ Images ], playing in his 67th ODI, has completed his 1,000 runs.

# Gautam Gambhir's [ Images ] 17th half-century in One-day International is his first against Australia [ Images ]. His best innings against Australia is 113 at Sydney [ Images ] on February 24, 2008.

# Praveen Kumar's [ Images ] unbeaten 40 off 32 balls is his best ever innings in ODIs.

# A new partnership record (84) for the eighth wicket has been established by Harbhajan and Praveen for India in ODIs, eclipsing the 82 (unbroken) between Kapil Dev [ Images ] and Kiran More against New Zealand at Bangalore on October 14, 1987.

# India's 288 for four is their best total against Australia at this venue.

# Harbhajan (49 off 31 balls) has posted his highest innings in ODIs, outstripping the 46 off 34 balls against Australia at Visakhapatnam [ Images ] on April 3, 2001.

# Harbhajan, having already completed his 200 wickets in ODIs, became the third Indian all-rounder after Kapil Dev and Ajit Agarkar [ Images ] to perform the double of 1,000 runs and 200 wickets.

# Michael Hussey has received his eighth MOM award in ODIs.

# Australia have won both the ODIs against Australia at Vadodara. First one Australia won by 9 wickets on October 11,2007.

# Australia (292 for eight) have recorded the highest total by any team against India at Vadodara, outstripping West Indies' [ Images ] 291 for five on November 18, 2002.

# Tim Paine and Ricky Ponting [ Images ] put on 97-run partnership for the second wicket, which is the highest against India at Vadodara.

# Australia, for the first time, has posted four fifty-plus in an innings against India and for the first time, four half-centuries have been made in an innings against India.

# Tim Paine (50 off 62 balls) has registered his third fifty in ODIs -- his second successive fifty against India.