Players who topped the runs and wickets charts in a series most often

Which bowlers have taken the most wickets in debut series of varying length

A statistical preview to the third and final Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo

The lowest totals in which a player made a landmark score - 250, 200, 150, 100 and so on

Cricinfo looks at some of the numbers that could matter ahead of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle

Pairs of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in a Test

Batsmen who improved on their highest scores most times

Most Man-of-the-Match awards in a row, and longest gaps between awards

Tournaments that have featured the most centuries

Pietersen plays village cricket, Shane Warne plays poker, and Sachin watches tennis and F1 in England

Instead of a dress rehearsal for the final, the contest against Sri Lanka becomes India's chance to seal outright a place in the final

Cricketers who've played the most Tests before scoring their maiden century

A mighty performance from India's batsmen, led by Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina, made short work of Pakistan's competitive target of 300

Sri Lanka take on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the final Group A encounter in Lahore, a match that matters little in the context of the tournament, unless UAE can pull off a highly improbable upset

Players who've had the longest waits before scoring centuries and taking four-fors in ODIs

Pakistan have several new players in the squad for the Asia Cup and the relatively easy opening fixture against Hong Kong is an opportunity to give some of them international exposure ahead of tougher matches against India and Sri Lanka

This week we're looking at how many times a team has had the same XI players

Does one-day cricket have a future, especially after the smashing success of the Indian Premier League and the chests of cash Allen Stanford is ploughing into the Twenty20 format?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the result could have been different had India kept a couple of wickets in hand

The Plays of the day of the Kitply Cup final between India and Pakistan