STAT OF THE DAY

Published March 4, 2015

3 — number of times that Hashim Amla has been involved in an ODI stand of exactly 247 runs. There have been three 247-run stands for any wicket in all One-day Internationals. They’ve all happened this year, and they’ve all involved Amla. In the previous two instances, both against West Indies, Rilee Rossouw was his partner at Johannesburg and Centurion, respectively.

Published in Dawn, March 4th, 2015

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