for 269 in the first innings of the first Test, taking a first-innings lead of 158. However, Australia come back to win the Test by three wickets. 12 April: Following a tour of New Zealand with only one win and one draw from nine international matches, Shivnarine Chanderpaul resigns as captain of West Indies. 15 April: Stephen Fleming becomes the first New Zealander to play 100 Tests when taking to the pitch at SuperSport Park to face South Africa. However, the occasion is not a happy one for Fleming, who loses the Test by 128 runs. 19 April: Nightwatchman Jason Gillespie bats through nine and a half hours to make 201 not out in the second Test against Bangladesh, the highest score by a nightwatchman, and Australia win the second Test by an innings and 80 runs. 26 April: Brian Lara is appointed for his third stint as West Indies captain. 30 April: The International Cricket Council award the 2011 Cricket World Cup to Asia and the 2015 Cricket World Cup to Australia and New Zealand. 6 May: On the second day of the final Test between South Africa and New Zealand, Jacques Kallis scores his 8000th Test run to join Garry Sobers in the club of players with 8000 runs and 200 wickets. The following day, South Africa go on to win the Test by four wickets. 17 May: Bermuda become the 23rd team to play official One Day Internationals, beating Canada by three wickets in their first match. 5 June: Mahela Jayawardene captains Sri Lanka to a 134-run win over England, their second Test win in England and the first since 1998. 13 June: Ireland are the 24th nation to play ODI cricket, losing by 38 runs to England in Belfast. 1 July: Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga put on 286 for the first wicket in the final One-day International between Sri Lanka and England, the third-highest ODI partnership in history. Sri Lanka go on to chase England's total of 321 for seven in 37.3 of the 50 overs, completing a 5–0 whitewash. 4 July: After the first three Tests of the series have ended in draws, India win the final Test of their series in the West Indies by 49 runs to complete their first series win in the West Indies since 1970–71. 4 July: Sri Lanka set a new record for highest ODI total, piling on