Teams losing its debut test by an innings margin
Afghanistan lost its debut test against India at Bengaluru in Jun 2018 by an innings and 262 runs to provide the third occasion of a team on its debut losing the test by an innings margin. The other two occasions are – West Indies losing its debut test at Lord’s against England in Jun 1928 by an innings and 58 runs and Pakistan losing its debut test against India at Delhi in Oct 1952 by an innings and 70 runs. Thus Afghanistan became the second team to lose its debut test by an innings margin against India after Pakistan.
Test matches completed in two days
India-Afghanistan Test at Bangalore was completed within two days to provide the 21st occasion of a test match completed in two days. It was the first occasion of such an occurrence on Indian soil and also involving India. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team 1 | Team 2 | Days | Winner | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | England | Australia | 2 | Australia | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 |
| 2 | England | Australia | 2 | Australia | Lord’s | 16 Jul 1888 |
| 3 | England | Australia | 2 | England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 |
| 4 | England | Australia | 2 | England | Manchester | 30 Aug 1888 |
| 5 | South Africa | England | 2 | England | Port Elizabeth | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 6 | South Africa | England | 2 | England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 7 | England | Australia | 2 | England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 8 | South Africa | England | 2 | England | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| 9 | South Africa | England | 2 | England | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 |
| 10 | Australia | South Africa | 2 | Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 11 | England | South Africa | 2 | England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 12 | England | Australia | 2 | Australia | Nottingham | 28 May 1921 |
| 13 | Australia | West Indies | 2 | Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1931 |
| 14 | South Africa | Australia | 2 | Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 15 | New Zealand | Australia | 2 | Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 |
| 16 | England | West Indies | 2 | England | Leeds | 17 Aug 2000 |
| 17 | Australia | Pakistan | 2 | Australia | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2002 |
| 18 | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 2 | South Africa | Cape Town | 04 Mar 2005 |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | 2 | New Zealand | Harare | 07 Aug 2005 |
| 20 | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 2 | South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2017 |
| 21 | India | Afghanistan | 2 | India | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 |
Teams dismissed all out in both innings in a single day
Afghanistan was dismissed for 109 and 103 on the second day of its inaugural test against India at Bengaluru in June 2018 to provide the fourth occasion of a team dismissed all out in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of a team dismissed in such a manner on the second day of the test. Afghanistan became the third team to suffer such an ignominy.
| No | Team | FI | SI | Opposition | Venue | Day | Year |
| 1 | India | 58 | 82 | England | Manchester | 3rd | 1952 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 59 | 99 | New Zealand | Harare | 2nd | 2005/06 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 51 | 143 | New Zealand | Napier | 2nd | 2011/12 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 109 | 103 | India | Bengaluru | 2nd | 2018 |
India-Afghanistan Test at Bengaluru – First and second day highlights
India won the toss and elected to bat In this test to provide the 206th occasion of India winning the toss and electing to bat in a test. It also provides the 124th such occasion on home soil and also the ninth such occasion in a Bangalore Test.
Yamin Ahmedzai had the honour of bowling the first delivery for Afghanistan in Test Cricket. He also had the honour of capturing the first test wicket for Afghanistan when he claimed the wicket of S Dhawan caught by Mohammad Nabi for 107
The Bangalore Test between India and Afghanistan which stared today that is June, 14, 2018 will be the first ever test to be played by India in India in the month of June. India became the second country to host a test in the month of June apart from England.
S Dhawan became the first Indian batsman to score a century before Lunch on the first day of the test on the first day. Others are
| Runs | Batsman | Match | Venue | Year |
| 103* | VT Trumper (104) | Aus v Eng | Manchester | 1902 |
| 112* | CG Macartney (151) | Aus v Eng | Leeds | 1926 |
| 105* | DG Bradman (334) | Aus v Eng | Leeds | 1930 |
| 108* | Majid Khan (112) | Pak v NZ | Karachi | 1976-77 |
| 100* | DA Warner (113) | Aus v Pak | Sydney | 2016-17 |
S Dhawan and M Vijay added 168 runs for the first wicket in this test to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in a test at Bangalore. The first such occasion was the 176 runs partnership between AD Gaekwad and SM Gavaskar against Pakistan in Sep 1983.
S Dhawan and M Vijay added 168 runs for the first wicket in this test to provide the 35th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket on home soil.
S Dhawan and M Vijay added 168 runs for the first wicket in this test to provide the third occasion of these two batsmen posting a century partnership for the first wicket. Interestingly, all these three partnerships are 150 plus runs partnerships.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | S Dhawan, M Vijay | 1 | 289 | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 2 | S Dhawan, M Vijay | 1 | 283 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 |
| 3 | S Dhawan, M Vijay | 1 | 168 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 |
S Dhawan {107} and M Vijay {100+} scored centuries in this test to provide the ninth occasion of Indian opening batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings. Other such occasion are listed below
| No | Team | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | India | 3 | v England | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 |
| 2 | India | 1 | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 |
| 3 | India | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1986 |
| 4 | India | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 13 Jan 2006 |
| 5 | India | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 |
| 6 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 7 | India | 2 | v Australia | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 |
| 8 | India | 1 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 |
India posted 474 runs in this test to provide the third occasion of a a team posting a total of 400 plus runs against an opponent which is making its debut. England had made 401 against West Indies at Lord’s in June 1928. India had made 429 against Bangladesh at Dhaka in Nov 2000. India’s 474 is the highest team total posted by a team against opponent making its debut
Rashid Khan conceded 154 runs in India’s innings to become the 26th bowler to concede 150 plus runs on test debut. He also became the seventh bowler to concede 150 plus runs against India and the fourth bowler to concede 150 plus runs on debut against India on Indian soil
Rashid Khan {154} and Wafadar {100} conceded 100 plus runs in India’s innings to provide the ninth occasion of two bowlers conceding 100 plus runs on test debut
Rashid Khan {154} and Wafadar {100} conceded 100 plus runs in India’s innings to provide the 250th and 251st occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs on test debut
Mohammad Shahad had the honour of facing the first ball in test cricket and also had the honour of scoring first runs for Afghanistan. He also scored the first boundary four for Afghanistan in test cricket which incidentally was the first runs for Afghanistan
Mohammad Shahzad was dismissed run out for 14 to provide the 152nd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out on debut. It also provides the 13th such occasion against India and seventh such occasion on home soil.
KD Karthik was dismissed run out for 4 in India’s innings to provide the 152nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 32nd occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in an innings. It also provides the 17th such occasion on Indian soil
KD Karthik’s run out dismissal for 4 in this test provides the second occasion of his run out dismissal in a test innings. The other occasion was against Pakistan at Kolkata in Mar 2005. He had made 28 runs in this innings. He became the fifth Indian wicket keeper to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions on home soil. Others are – NR Mongia {04}, MS Dhoni {03}, FM Engineer {02} and SMH Kirmani {02}
KD Karthik’s run out dismissal for 4 in this test provides the 12th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out for single digits {zero to nine} in an innings.
UT Yadav captured his 100th test wicket when he took the wicket of Rahmat Shah leg before wicket for 14 in Afghanistan innings. He became the 22nd Indian bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets. He also became the eighth Indian pace bowler to reach the landmark. He also became the fifth Indian right arm pace bowler to achieve the milestone
India-Afghanistan one off test at Bangalore – Some statistical tit bits
Bangalore is hosting its 23rd test match when it hosts India and Afghanistan test from 14.06.18. This test has the global number 2308 It is India’s 522nd test and also India’s 265th test at home. For Afghanistan, it is its debut test.
Afghanistan will become the 12th country to play tests. It also becomes the 13th team to be accorded test status. ICC World Eleven which has played a test against Australia is taken into consideration for this purpose. The following table lists the performance of these 13 teams which have played test matches.
| No | Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | W/L | Ave | RPO |
| 1 | England | 999 | 357 | 297 | 0 | 345 | 1.202 | 32.31 | 2.74 |
| 2 | Australia | 812 | 383 | 219 | 2 | 208 | 1.748 | 34.33 | 2.94 |
| 3 | West Indies | 531 | 168 | 187 | 1 | 174 | 0.898 | 32.11 | 2.99 |
| 4 | India | 521 | 144 | 160 | 1 | 216 | 0.900 | 33.86 | 2.92 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 426 | 092 | 170 | 0 | 164 | 0.541 | 29.02 | 2.66 |
| 6 | South Africa | 425 | 161 | 140 | 0 | 124 | 1.150 | 32.29 | 2.80 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 415 | 134 | 123 | 0 | 158 | 1.089 | 32.67 | 2.90 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 270 | 085 | 100 | 0 | 084 | 0.850 | 32.74 | 3.10 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 106 | 010 | 080 | 0 | 016 | 0.125 | 24.61 | 3.10 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 105 | 011 | 067 | 0 | 027 | 0.164 | 26.23 | 2.70 |
| 11 | ICC World XI | 001 | 000 | 001 | 0 | 000 | 0.000 | 16.70 | 3.43 |
| 12 | Ireland | 001 | 000 | 001 | 0 | 000 | 0.000 | 23.45 | 2.65 |
AM Rahane will become the 12th captain to lead India in a test at Bangalore, while Asghar Stanikzai will become the 22nd visiting captain to lead in a test against India at Bangalore. Asghar Stanikzai will become the 107th visiting captain to lead in a test against India. He will also become the 75th visiting captain to lead against India on Indian soil.
Bangalore is hosting its 23rd test match when it hosts India and Afghanistan test from 14.06.18. Here are some key statstical parameters of the tests played at Bangalore.
| TESTS AT BANGALORE – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER | ||||||
| No | Winner | Result | Margin | Team | Opposition | Start Date |
| 1 | West Indies | won | 267 runs | India | West Indies | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 2 | India | won | 140 runs | India | England | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 3 | Draw | India | West Indies | 15 Dec 1978 | ||
| 4 | Draw | India | Australia | 19 Sep 1979 | ||
| 5 | Draw | India | Pakistan | 21 Nov 1979 | ||
| 6 | Draw | India | England | 09 Dec 1981 | ||
| 7 | Draw | India | Pakistan | 14 Sep 1983 | ||
| 8 | Pakistan | Won | 016 runs | India | Pakistan | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 9 | India | Won | 172 runs | India | New Zealand | 12 Nov 1988 |
| 10 | India | Won | inns & 95 runs | India | Sri Lanka | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 11 | India | Won | 008 W | India | New Zealand | 18 Oct 1995 |
| 12 | Australia | Won | 008 W | India | Australia | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 13 | South Africa | Won | inns & 71 runs | India | South Africa | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 14 | Draw | India | England | 19 Dec 2001 | ||
| 15 | Australia | Won | 217 runs | India | Australia | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 16 | Pakistan | Won | 168 runs | India | Pakistan | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 17 | Draw | India | Pakistan | 08 Dec 2007 | ||
| 18 | Draw | India | Australia | 09 Oct 2008 | ||
| 19 | India | Won | 007 W | India | Australia | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 20 | India | Won | 005 W | India | New Zealand | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 21 | Draw | India | South Africa | 14 Nov 2015 | ||
| 22 | India | Won | 075 runs | India | Australia | 04 Mar 2017 |
| RESULTS OF THE TESTS AT BANGALORE | ||||||
| No | Winner | Result | Margin | Team | Opposition | Start Date |
| 1 | Draw | India | West Indies | 15 Dec 1978 | ||
| 2 | Draw | India | Australia | 19 Sep 1979 | ||
| 3 | Draw | India | Pakistan | 21 Nov 1979 | ||
| 4 | Draw | India | England | 09 Dec 1981 | ||
| 5 | Draw | India | Pakistan | 14 Sep 1983 | ||
| 6 | Draw | India | England | 19 Dec 2001 | ||
| 7 | Draw | India | Pakistan | 08 Dec 2007 | ||
| 8 | Draw | India | Australia | 09 Oct 2008 | ||
| 9 | Draw | India | South Africa | 14 Nov 2015 | ||
| No | Winner | Result | Margin | Team | Opposition | Start Date |
| 1 | India | Won | 140 runs | India | England | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 2 | India | Won | 172 runs | India | New Zealand | 12 Nov 1988 |
| 3 | India | Won | inns & 95 runs | India | Sri Lanka | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 4 | India | Won | 008 W | India | New Zealand | 18 Oct 1995 |
| 5 | India | Won | 007 W | India | Australia | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 6 | India | Won | 005 W | India | New Zealand | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 7 | India | Won | 075 runs | India | Australia | 04 Mar 2017 |
| No | Winner | Result | Margin | Team | Opposition | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | Won | 008 W | India | Australia | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 2 | Australia | Won | 217 runs | India | Australia | 06 Oct 2004 |
| No | Winner | Result | Margin | Team | Opposition | Start Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | Won | 016 runs | India | Pakistan | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 2 | Pakistan | Won | 168 runs | India | Pakistan | 24 Mar 2005 |
| No | Winner | Result | Margin | Team | Opposition | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | Won | inns & 71 runs | India | South Africa | 02 Mar 2000 |
| No | Winner | Result | Margin | Team | Opposition | Start Date |
| 1 | West Indies | Won | 267 runs | India | West Indies | 22 Nov 1974 |
| TEAM TOTALS OF 500 PLUS RUNS – INDIA | ||||||||
| No | Team | Score | Overs | RPO | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 626 | 150.2 | 4.16 | 1 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 2 | India | 541/6d | 161.0 | 3.36 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 3 | India | 495 | 144.5 | 3.41 | 2 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 4 | India | 457/5d | 144.0 | 3.17 | 2 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 19 Sep 1979 |
| 5 | India | 449 | 128.4 | 3.48 | 2 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 6 | India | 428 | 150.0 | 2.85 | 2 | v England | Bengaluru | 09 Dec 1981 |
| 7 | India | 424 | 123.2 | 3.43 | 1 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 8 | India | 416 | 164.4 | 2.52 | 2 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 21 Nov 1979 |
| TEAM TOTALS OF 500 PLUS RUNS – VISITING TEAMS | ||||||||
| No | Team | Score | Overs | RPO | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | 570 | 167.5 | 3.39 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 537 | 168.1 | 3.19 | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 3 | South Africa | 479 | 191.4 | 2.49 | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 4 | Australia | 478 | 141.0 | 3.39 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 5 | Australia | 474 | 130.0 | 3.64 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 6 | West Indies | 437 | 140.0 | 3.12 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 15 Dec 1978 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 431/9d | 149.3 | 2.88 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 21 Nov 1979 |
| 8 | Australia | 430 | 149.5 | 2.86 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2008 |
| 9 | England | 400 | 158.0 | 2.53 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 09 Dec 1981 |
| 10 | Australia | 400 | 111.3 | 3.58 | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| INDIAN BATSMEN SCORING CENTURIES | |||||||||
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DB Vengsarkar | 112 | 12 | 2 | 2 | India | Aus | Bengaluru | 19 Sep 1979 |
| 2 | GR Viswanath | 161* | 11 | 1 | 2 | India | Aus | Bengaluru | 19 Sep 1979 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 172 | 19 | 0 | 2 | India | Eng | Bengaluru | 09 Dec 1981 |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | 103* | 10 | 0 | 3 | India | Pak | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 |
| 5 | NS Sidhu | 116 | 12 | 4 | 1 | India | NZl | Bengaluru | 12 Nov 1988 |
| 6 | M Azharuddin | 108 | 11 | 1 | 1 | India | Srl | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar | 177 | 29 | 3 | 1 | India | Aus | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 8 | M Azharuddin | 102 | 13 | 2 | 3 | India | SAF | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 9 | V Sehwag | 201 | 28 | 2 | 2 | India | Pak | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 10 | SC Ganguly | 239 | 30 | 2 | 1 | India | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 11 | Yuvraj Singh | 169 | 28 | 1 | 1 | India | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 12 | IK Pathan | 102 | 10 | 4 | 1 | India | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 13 | M Vijay | 139 | 14 | 2 | 2 | India | Aus | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 14 | SR Tendulkar | 214 | 22 | 2 | 2 | India | Aus | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 15 | V Kohli | 103 | 14 | 1 | 2 | India | NZl | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| VISITING BATSMEN SCORING CENTURIES | |||||||||
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AI Kallicharran | 124 | 15 | 2 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 2 | CG Greenidge | 107 | 14 | 2 | 3 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 3 | CH Lloyd | 163 | 22 | 2 | 3 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 4 | Mudassar Nazar | 126 | 13 | 0 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 21 Nov 1979 |
| 5 | ME Waugh | 153* | 13 | 4 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 6 | MA Taylor | 102* | 17 | 0 | 4 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 7 | MJ Clarke | 151 | 18 | 4 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 8 | AC Gilchrist | 104 | 13 | 3 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 9 | Younis Khan | 267 | 32 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 10 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 184 | 25 | 0 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 11 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 133* | 17 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 12 | RT Ponting | 123 | 13 | 0 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2008 |
| 13 | MEK Hussey | 146 | 15 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2008 |
| 14 | MJ North | 128 | 17 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 15 | LRPL Taylor | 113 | 16 | 2 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| INDIAN BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED FIVE OR MORE WICKETS | ||||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BS Chandrasekhar | 31.2 | 7 | 76 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 2 | BS Bedi | 21.3 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 4 | Ind | Eng | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 3 | KD Ghavri | 24.0 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Win | Bengaluru | 15 Dec 1978 |
| 4 | N Kapil Dev | 29.0 | 6 | 68 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 |
| 5 | Maninder Singh | 18.2 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 6 | ND Hirwani | 30.0 | 10 | 59 | 6 | 4 | Ind | NZl | Bengaluru | 12 Nov 1988 |
| 7 | A Kumble | 27.2 | 4 | 81 | 5 | 3 | Ind | NZl | Bengaluru | 18 Oct 1995 |
| 8 | A Kumble | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 9 | A Kumble | 68.4 | 15 | 143 | 6 | 2 | Ind | SAF | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 10 | Harbhajan Singh | 41.0 | 7 | 146 | 5 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 11 | Harbhajan Singh | 30.1 | 5 | 78 | 6 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 12 | Harbhajan Singh | 51.5 | 9 | 152 | 6 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 13 | I Sharma | 33.1 | 10 | 118 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 14 | A Kumble | 14.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 4 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 15 | Z Khan | 29.5 | 4 | 91 | 5 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2008 |
| 16 | PP Ojha | 28.1 | 10 | 99 | 5 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 17 | R Ashwin | 22.0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 3 | Ind | NZl | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 18 | RA Jadeja | 21.4 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 19 | R Ashwin | 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 4 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| VISITING BOWLERS CAPTURING FIVE OR MORE WICKETS | ||||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RGD Willis | 17.0 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 2 | ST Clarke | 34.2 | 3 | 126 | 5 | 2 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 15 Dec 1978 |
| 3 | JK Lever | 36.0 | 9 | 100 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Bengaluru | 09 Dec 1981 |
| 4 | Tahir Naqqash | 34.5 | 11 | 76 | 5 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 |
| 5 | Iqbal Qasim | 30.0 | 15 | 48 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 6 | Tauseef Ahmed | 27.0 | 7 | 54 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 7 | RJ Hadlee | 30.0 | 10 | 65 | 5 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Bengaluru | 12 Nov 1988 |
| 8 | MS Kasprowicz | 18.0 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 9 | N Boje | 38.0 | 14 | 83 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Ind | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 10 | Danish Kaneria | 39.0 | 7 | 127 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 11 | Yasir Arafat | 39.0 | 5 | 161 | 5 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 12 | TG Southee | 24.0 | 6 | 64 | 7 | 2 | NZl | Ind | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 13 | NM Lyon | 22.2 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 14 | JR Hazlewood | 24.0 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| TEN OR MORE WICKETS BY INDIAN BOWLERS | |||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Maninder Singh | 62.1 | 16 | 126 | 10 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 71.1 | 12 | 224 | 11 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| EIGHT OR MORE WKTS BY VISITING BOWLERS | |||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Iqbal Qasim | 67.0 | 26 | 121 | 9 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 2 | Tauseef Ahmed | 72.5 | 19 | 139 | 9 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| 3 | RGD Willis | 35.0 | 4 | 100 | 8 | Eng | Ind | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 |
| 4 | TG Southee | 42.0 | 9 | 132 | 8 | NZl | Ind | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 5 | NM Lyon | 55.2 | 8 | 132 | 8 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – INDIAN BATSMEN | ||||||||
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AD Gaekwad, DB Vengsarkar | 2 | 170 | 2 | Ind | Win | Bengaluru | 15 Dec 1978 |
| 2 | DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath | 4 | 159 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 19 Sep 1979 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar | 2 | 105 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 21 Nov 1979 |
| 4 | GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma | 4 | 102 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 21 Nov 1979 |
| 5 | SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth | 1 | 102 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Bengaluru | 09 Dec 1981 |
| 6 | RMH Binny, S Madan Lal | 7 | 155 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 |
| 7 | AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 176* | 3 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 |
| 8 | NS Sidhu, DB Vengsarkar | 3 | 174* | 1 | Ind | NZl | Bengaluru | 12 Nov 1988 |
| 9 | VG Kambli, NS Sidhu | 2 | 148 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 10 | M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar | 4 | 124 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Bengaluru | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 11 | A Jadeja, M Prabhakar | 1 | 101 | 4 | Ind | NZl | Bengaluru | 18 Oct 1995 |
| 12 | M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar | 4 | 139 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 13 | SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh | 5 | 300 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 14 | SC Ganguly, IK Pathan | 7 | 178 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 15 | R Dravid, SC Ganguly | 3 | 152 | 3 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 16 | SR Tendulkar, M Vijay | 3 | 308 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 17 | MS Dhoni, V Kohli | 6 | 122 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| 18 | CA Pujara, AM Rahane | 5 | 118 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – VISITING BATSMEN | ||||||||
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CG Greenidge, AI Kallicharran | 1 | 139 | 1 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 2 | CG Greenidge, CH Lloyd | 4 | 207 | 3 | Win | Ind | Bengaluru | 22 Nov 1974 |
| 3 | Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar | 3 | 134 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 21 Nov 1979 |
| 4 | DS Lehmann, ME Waugh | 4 | 106 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| 5 | N Boje, G Kirsten | 2 | 161 | 2 | SAF | Ind | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 6 | JH Kallis, L Klusener | 5 | 164 | 2 | SAF | Ind | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 7 | MR Ramprakash, MP Vaughan | 4 | 113 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Bengaluru | 19 Dec 2001 |
| 8 | MJ Clarke, SM Katich | 5 | 107 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 9 | MJ Clarke, AC Gilchrist | 6 | 167 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| 10 | Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan | 3 | 324 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| 11 | Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq | 6 | 144 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 12 | SM Katich, RT Ponting | 2 | 166 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2008 |
| 13 | MJ North, TD Paine | 6 | 149 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| 14 | DR Flynn, LRPL Taylor | 4 | 107 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| INDIAN BATSMEN – HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE | |||||||||
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SC Ganguly | 239 | 30 | 2 | 1 | India | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| VISITING BATSMEN – HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE | |||||||||
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Younis Khan | 267 | 32 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| INDIAN BOWLER – BEST INNINGS BOWLING EFFORT | ||||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Maninder Singh | 18.2 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| VISITING BOWLER – BEST INNINGS BOWLING EFFORT | ||||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NM Lyon | 22.2 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| INDIAN BOWLER – BEST MATCH BOWLING EFFORT | |||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 71.1 | 12 | 224 | 11 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 06 Oct 2004 |
| VISITING BOWLER – BEST MATCH BOWLING EFFORT | |||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Iqbal Qasim | 67.0 | 26 | 121 | 9 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 |
| HIGHEST THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – INDIAN BATSMEN | ||||||||
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar, M Vijay | 3 | 308 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bengaluru | 09 Oct 2010 |
| HIGHEST THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – VISITING BATSMEN | ||||||||
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan | 3 | 324 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
| HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL – INDIA | ||||||||
| No | Team | Score | Overs | RPO | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 626 | 150.2 | 4.16 | 1 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL – VISITING TEAMS | ||||||||
| No | Team | Score | Overs | RPO | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | 570 | 167.5 | 3.39 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 |
India has hosted three debutant teams – Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Afghanistan will become the fourth debutant team to be hosted by India
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | lost | inns & 70 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | Draw | – | won | 1st | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | lost | 009 wkts | won | 1st | v India | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 |
Engalnd is the other team to host four or more debutants. It has hosted six debutants. The details are furnished below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 045 runs | won | 1st | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 2 | South Africa | lost | 008 wkts | won | 1st | v England | P Elizabeth | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 3 | West Indies | lost | inns & 58 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1928 |
| 4 | New Zealand | lost | 008 wkts | won | 1st | v England | Christchurch | 10 Jan 1930 |
| 5 | India | lost | 158 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | lost | 007 wkts | won | 1st | v England | Col- PSS | 17 Feb 1982 |
The following table lists the teams which have played its first test with details of result, margin, toss, opposition and ground in the alphabetical order of team
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 045 runs | won | 1st | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | lost | 009 wkts | won | 1st | v India | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 |
| 3 | England | lost | 045 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 4 | India | lost | 158 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 5 | Ireland | lost | 005 wkts | won | 2nd | v Pakistan | Dublin (M) | 11 May 2018 |
| 6 | New Zealand | lost | 008 wkts | won | 1st | v England | Christchurch | 10 Jan 1930 |
| 7 | Pakistan | lost | inns & 70 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 8 | South Africa | lost | 008 wkts | won | 1st | v England | P Elizabeth | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | lost | 007 wkts | won | 1st | v England | Col-(PSS | 17 Feb 1982 |
| 10 | West Indies | lost | inns & 58 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1928 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | Draw | – | won | 1st | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 |
The following table lists the teams which have played its first test chronologically with details of result, margin, toss, opposition and ground.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 045 runs | won | 1st | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 2 | England | lost | 045 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 3 | South Africa | lost | 008 wkts | won | 1st | v England | P Elizabeth | 12 Mar 1889 |
| 4 | West Indies | lost | inns & 58 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1928 |
| 5 | New Zealand | lost | 008 wkts | won | 1st | v England | Christchurch | 10 Jan 1930 |
| 6 | India | lost | 158 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 7 | Pakistan | lost | inns & 70 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | lost | 007 wkts | won | 1st | v England | Col- PSS | 17 Feb 1982 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | Draw | – | won | 1st | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | lost | 009 wkts | won | 1st | v India | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 |
| 11 | Ireland | lost | 005 wkts | won | 2nd | v Pakistan | Dublin (M) | 11 May 2018 |
By hosting Afghanistan at Bangalore, India becomes the second team to host two debutants on home soil. India has hosted Pakistan at Delhi in October 1952. England is the other team to host two debutants on home soil. It has hosteD West Indies at Lord’s in 1928 and India at Lord’s in June 1932.
| No | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | v India | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | Afghanistan | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 |
| No | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | West Indies | v England | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1928 |
| 2 | India | v England | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1932 |
The Bangalore Test between India and Afghanistan starting from June, 14, 2018 will be the first ever test to be played by India in India in the month of June.
HR Gopala Krishna is all set to officiate his 100th International match as a Scorer-cum-Statistician
The ensuing test match between India and Afghanistan slated to be played at Bangalore on June, 14, 2018 will be his 100th International Match. Furnished below is his updated CV of his cricketing career
Born on August, 12, 1946 at Channaraya Patna, Hassan District. Nativity – Hirisave {Initial H stands for Hirisave}. Took keen interest in the game of Cricket right from early teens
Passed the Cricket Umpiring Examination conducted by the then Mysore State Cricket Association in 1972 with distinction. Was the only one to get through the examination amongst the sixty candidates who appeared for the examination from Bangalore Centre in the first attempt.
Played Cricket as a decent left arm spinner for RV College of Engineering, Bangalore Cricketers and National United Cricket Club and represented in the league tournaments conducted by Karnataka State Cricket Association. National United Cricket Club is one of the oldest club in Mysore/Karnataka and is the only club which celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 2004
Has officiated in the capacity of a scorer in many matches conducted by the Karnataka State Cricket Association and also the Board of Control for Cricket in India such as Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Irani Trophy, Pepsi One day games and also Subbaiah Pillay Trophy numbering over hundred {at Bangalore, Madras and Mumbai}.
Was the first outstation Scorer-cum-Statistician appointed by All India Radio, Mumbai for the Finals of Duleep Trophy Match in 1977-78
Was selected by Directorate of All India Radio, New Delhi to tour Sri Lanka in 1985 to assist the Radio Commentary Team in the capacity of a Scorer-cum-Statistician for the Test Match played between Sri Lanka and India at Kandy and the two subsequent One Day internationals between the two countries at Colombo.
Was one of the Statisticians on Doordarshan’s panel for the Reliance World Cup Matches held in India during October-November 1987
| No | Team-1 | Team-2 | Venue | Date |
| 01 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | Hyderabad | 10.10.87 |
| 02 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 21.10.87 |
| 03 | India | Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad | 26.10.87 |
| 04 | Australia | Zimbabwe | Cuttack | 30.10.87 |
| 05 | India | England | Bombay | 05.11.87 |
Was a member of the Statistical Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for four consecutive terms from 1976-77 to 1980-81
Reviewed the Pakistan Test Cricket from its inception to 1979-80 for a book entitled “Twenty six years of Pakistan Test Cricket” published in Pakistan by Mr.Aziz Rehmatullah.
Was a regular contributor of statistical articles to “Sportstar” {during the period 1979 to 1986 for about seven years} – one of the leading Sports Magazines in India published by the “The Hindu Group of Publications” from Madras, now Chennai
Many statistical articles were published in David Lord’s World of Cricket Monthly {Australia} and Cricket World Quarterly {Pakistan}
Has the credit of being the first Indian Cricket Statistician to have an article published in the Wisden Cricket Monthly {England}
Assisted in compiling Statistics on Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup Matches for the book entitled “Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup Matches – one of the Golden Jubilee Publications of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Compiled the statistical career of Sunil Gavaskar for the biography “Sunil Gavaskar” written by Late Dom Moraes. The biography was released during the Jaipur test match between India and Pakistan in 1986-87. First recipient of the book – Former President of Pakistan – Late Zia-ul-Huq
Also contributed statistical articles to the Saturday Supplement “The Saturday Sports Special” of The Hindu
Was awarded Dasara Kreeda Prashasthi by Government of Karnataka in the year 1989 for contribution to the game of Cricket in Sports Promotor’s category
Remains the only Cricket Statistician in the entire country to be honoured by the State Government for the contribution to the game of Cricket through Cricket Statistics
Compiled and updated various sections of Indian Cricket such as Duleep Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Deodhar Trophy and India in One day Games for the Annual editions of the Indian Cricket” published by the Hindu Group of Publications
Was assigned five matches in Pakistan by during the Wills World Cup games {held jointly by India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka in February-March 1996} by Directorate of All India Radio, New Delhi. The assignment was cancelled at the last moment by Union Government due to political unrest in Karachi
Contributed statistical articles to the Web site “Stumpvision.com” hosted by Shri Dinesh Kumble, elder brother of Anil Kumble, the Indian leg spinner.
Contributed statistical articles to the web site “thirdslip.com” hosted by Shri Y Ananathnarayan of “Wisden fame”. Contributed statistical articles to an Australian website “howstat.com”
Very actively involved with Cricket Scoring/Statistics from the last 49 years {from 1968 to till date} and is one of the senior cricket statisticians of the country. Shall be completing my 50th year of cricketing career in December 2018
Interviewed live in the programme “Belagu” telecast by Chandana Channel of Bangalore. Also interviewed in “Parichaya” Programme telecast by Udaya TV
Interviewed by “Chandana” by Smt Meera, with all my collections of autographs for the news item which was telecast in the Kannada News of Bangalore Station of Doordarshan and also in the National News in English from Delhi
Was interviewed for a Programme entitled “Samvedana” in which people from various walks of life were interviewed by Sri Ishwar Daithota, a renowned journalist. The interveiw was telecast by Udaya TV Channel
Was interviewed live in Suvarna Channel in their “Maidana” programme on the eve of the test match between India and Australia at Bangalore in 2008-09
The Kannada Vernacular weekly “Tharanga” carried a six page article on my statistical achievements on the eve of the World cup 2007-08 held in West Indies
Has officiated as a Statistician in 99 International Fixtures – 37 Test matches, 55 One day Games and five T20 Internationals. The Bangalore test between India and South Africa held during Nov 2015 was the 37th test match; one-day game between India and West Indies at North Sound on 02.07.17 was the 55th one-day game and the T20I between India and Bangladesh at Bangalore on 23 Mar 2016 was the fifth T20I {one of the WT20 fixture|
Remains the only Cricket Statistician from South India to have officiated in 99 international fixtures – 37 Test Matches, 57 One day Internationals and five T20Is
Has got rare collection of photos of the cricketers and also matches of the past. Some of them can be seen at the museum of Karnataka State Cricket Association. A rare article on the Late Shri Y S Ramaswamy, the only bowler in the world to capture all the twenty wickets in any grade of cricket, an article on Bangalore Jayaram, who happens to be the first cricketer from Bangalore selected to tour England with the All India Eleven in 1911, a rare collection of Don Bradman’s photo card brought out by Australian Cricket Board in 2002 on the demise of the great batsman, the spin quartet – “Chandra-Bedi-Prasanna-Venkat”’ during their playing days with their autographs, the picture of Lord’s when India won the World Cup in 1983, are the few which have found place in the museum.
Sri Sharad Pawar, the then President, BCCI, appreciated the Photograph entitled “This is how the Lord’s looked like after India’s triumph in World Cup 1983” when he visited Bangalore to honour the “Karnataka Legends” on 10.03.07 and requested for an enlarged picture of the photograph to enable him for display at the newly constructed BCCI Office in Mumbai. The photograph has been displayed prominently in the KSCA Secretary’s cabin in KSCA Stadium premises
The photograph of the spin quartet was presented personally to the famed Spin Quartet “Chandra-Prasanna-Bedi-Venkat” at a function organized by JK Mahendra to honour the quartet at Cochin on the eve of the one day match between India and Pakistan on 02.04.05
Was invited by the World’s numero Cricket Portal – Cricinfo.com to assist them during the World Cup Games 2007 which was held in West Indies. Assistied the Website for its statistical needs. Assisted the website in the first ever Twenty20 World Cup held in South Africa during September 2007. One can see the articles containing high quality with researched statistical inputs are posted on the site
Presented a paper during the first ever seminar of Cricket Statisticians held at Nagpur in September 2006 under the aegis of Associations of Scorers and Cricket Statisticians in India
Appointed as the Official Statistician for the BCCI’s website www.bcci.tv and and also for the website www.iplT20.com from July 2008 to May 2009
Was awarded the Rajyotsava Prashasthi 2010 on 01.11.10 by Government of Karnataka for contribution to the game of Cricket in the Sports category
Remain the only Cricket Statistician in the country to be conferred with two state awards – Dasara Kreeda Prashashti in 1989 and Rajyotsava Award in 2010
Participated in the Panel discussion on the finals of the World Cup 2011 organized by Kannada TV Channel “Janasree”. Was interviewed by Akasahvani, Vishakapatnam on the ”Role of statisticians during broadcast of cricket commentary’
Was with the numero uno Cricket website – espncricinfo.com during the World Cup 2007 held in West Indies and also worked for yahoo.cricket portal from Feb 2010 to Feb 2012
Has been assigned two World Cup 2015 games by All India Radio to officiate as a Statistician for the off tube commentary on 06.03.15 and 07.03.15
Was nominated by Karnataka State Cricket Association to attend the first ever BCCI’s Statistician’s Seminar at Nagpur on 17th and 18th of June 2015. Presented a paper on “Historical Evolution of the game of Cricket vis-à-vis Statistics
Has officiated in the capacity of a Scorer-cum-Statistician in the following 37 test matches assisting the All India Radio Commentary Team/and Press Box
| 1 | India | Vs | West Indies | at | Bangalore | 1974-75 |
| 2 | India | Vs | England | at | Bangalore | 1976-77 |
| 3 | India | Vs | West Indies | at | Bombay | 1978-79 |
| 4 | India | Vs | West Indies | at | Bangalore | 1978-79 |
| 5 | India | Vs | Australia | at | Bangalore | 1979-80 |
| 6 | India | Vs | Pakistan | at | Bangalore | 1979-80 |
| 7 | India | Vs | Sri Lanka | at | Madras | 1982-83 |
| 8 | India | Vs | England | at | Bangalore | 1982-83 |
| 9 | India | Vs | Pakistan | at | Bangalore | 1983-84 |
| 10 | India | Vs | West Indies | at | Madras | 1983-84 |
| 11 | INDIA | VS | SRI LANKA | AT | KANDY IN SRI LANKA | 1984-85 |
| 12 | India | Vs | Pakistan | at | Bangalore | 1986-87 |
| 13 | India | Vs | New Zealand | at | Bangalore | 1987-88 |
| 14 | India | Vs | West Indies | at | Bombay | 1994-95 |
| 15 | India | Vs | New Zealand | at | Bangalore | 1995-96 |
| 16 | India | Vs | South Africa | at | Ahmedabad | 1996-97 |
| 17 | India | Vs | Sri Lanka | at | Nagpur | 1997-98 |
| 18 | India “A” | Vs | West Indies “A” | at | Bangalore | 1998-99 |
| 19 | India | Vs | South Africa | at | Bangalore | 1999-00 |
| 20 | India | Vs | Australia | at | Madras | 2000-01 |
| 21 | India | Vs | West Indies | at | Madras | 2002-03 |
| 22 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Bangalore | 2004-05 |
| 23 | India | Vs | Australia | at | Madras | 2004-05 |
| 24 | India | Vs | Pakistan | At | Bangalore | 2004-05 |
| 25 | India | Vs | Sri Lanka | At | Madras | 2005-06 |
| 26 | India | Vs | Pakistan | At | Bangalore | 2007-08 |
| 27 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Bangalore | 2008-09 |
| 28 | India | Vs | England | At | Madras | 2008-09 |
| 29 | India | Vs | Sri Lanka | At | Kanpur | 2009-10 |
| 30 | India | Vs | New Zealand | At | Ahmedabad | 2010-11 |
| 31 | India | Vs | South Africa | At | Cape Town {of tube} | 2010-11 |
| 32 | India | Vs | West Indies | At | Bridgetown {of tube} | 2011 |
| 33 | Indis | Vs. | Australia | At | Perth {of tube} | 2012 |
| 34 | India | Vs. | New Zealand | At | Bangalore | 2012 |
| 35 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Mohali | 2012-13 |
| 36 | India | Vs, | England | At | The Oval {of tube} | 2014 |
| 37 | India | Vs, | South Africa | At | Bangalore {Press Box} | 2015 |
Has officiated in 57 One day Internationals so far assisting either Radio Commentary Team and also Doordarshan on some occasions, the list of which is furnished below
| 1 | India | vs | Sri Lanka | at | Bangalore | 26.09.82 |
| 2 | India | vs | Pakistan | at | Hyderabad | 10.09.83 |
| 3 | India | vs | Australia | at | Trivandrum | 01.10.84 |
| 4 | India | vs | England | at | Bangalore | 20.01.85 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | vs | India | at | Colombo-Sara | 21.09.85 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | vs | India | at | Colombo-Sara | 22.09.85 |
| 7 | India | vs | Australia | at | Hyderabad | 24.09.86 |
| 8 | New Zealand | vs | Zimbabwe | at | Hyderabad | 10.10.87 |
| 9 | India | vs | New Zealand | at | Bangalore | 13.10.87 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | vs | West Indies | at | Kanpur | 21.10.87 |
| 11 | India | vs | Zimbabwe | at | Ahmedabad | 26.10.87 |
| 12 | Australia | vs | Zimbabwe | at | Cuttack | 30.10.87 |
| 13 | India | vs | England | at | Bombay | 05.11.87 |
| 14 | India | vs | New Zealand | at | Cuttack | 12.12.88 |
| 15 | India | vs | Australia | at | Bangalore | 27.10.89 |
| 16 | India | vs | England | at | Bangalore | 26.02.93 |
| 17 | India | vs | Sri Lanka | at | Rajkot | 15.02.94 |
| 18 | India | vs | West Indies | at | Bombay | 27.10.94 |
| 19 | India | vs | West Indies | at | Vizag | 07.11.94 |
| 20 | Australia | vs | West Indies | at | Mohali | 13.03.96 |
| 21 | India | vs | Pakistan | at | Bangalore | 04.04.99 |
| 22 | India | vs | New Zealand | at | Hyderabad | 08.11.99 |
| 23 | India | vs | Australia | at | Gwalior | 26.10.03 |
| 24 | India | Vs | Pakistan | At | Cochin | 02.04.05 |
| 25 | India | Vs | South Africa | At | Bangalore | 19.11.05 |
| 26 | India | Vs | England | At | Jamshedpur | 12.04.06 |
| 27 | Australia | Vs | New Zealand | At | Chandigarh | 01.11.06 |
| 28 | Australia | Vs | West Indies | At | Bombay-BS | 05.11.06 |
| 29 | India | Vs | West Indies | At | Madras | 27.01.07 |
| 30 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Bangalore | 29.09.07 |
| 31 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Kochi | 02.10.07 |
| 32 | India | Vs | England | At | Bangalore | 23.11.08 |
| 33 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Hyderabad | 05.11.09 |
| 34 | India | Vs | South Africa | At | Gwalior | 24.02.10 |
| 35 | India | Vs | Sri Lanka | at | Dambulla {off tube} | 22.08.10 |
| 36 | India | Vs | New Zealand | At | Bangalore | 07.12.10 |
| 37 | India | Vs | New Zealand | At | Chennai {Press Box} | 10.12.10 |
| 38 | India | Vs | England | At | Bangalore | 27.02.10 |
| 39 | England | Vs | Ireland | At | Bangalore | 02.03.11 |
| 40 | India | Vs | Ireland | At | Bangalore | 06.03.11 |
| 41 | Australia | Vs | Kenya | At | Bangalore | 13.03.11 |
| 42 | Australia | Vs | Canada | At | Bangalore | 16.03.11 |
| 43 | India | Vs. | West Indies | At | Vizag | 02.12.11 |
| 44 | India | Vs. | Australia | At | Sydney {off tube} | 26.02.12 |
| 45 | India | Vs. | Sri Lanka | At | Hobart {off tube} | 28.02.12 |
| 46 | India | Vs | Pakistan | At | Chennai | 30.12.12 |
| 47 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Pune | 13.10.13 |
| 48 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Bangalore | 02.11.13 |
| 49 | India | Vs | West Indies | At | Kochi | 26.11.13 |
| 50 | Australia | Vs | England | At | Perth {off tube} | 01.02.15 |
| 51 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Perth {off tube} | 06.03.15 |
| 52 | South Africa | Vs | Pakistan | At | Auckland {off tube} | 07.03.15 |
| 53 | India | Vs | Zimbabwe | At | Harare {off tube] | 14.07.15 |
| 54 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Canberra {off tube] | 20.01.16 |
| 55 | India | Vs | West Indies | At | North Sound {Off tube} | 02.07.17 |
| 56 | India | Vs | Australia | At | Bangalore {Press Box} | 28.09.17 |
| 57 | India | Vs | South Africa | At | Durban {Off tube} | 01.02.18 |
Has officiated in five T20 International assisting either Radio Commentary Team the list of which is furnished below
| 1 | India | vs | New Zealand | At | Madras | 11.09.12 |
| 2 | India | Vs | Pakistan | At | Bangalore | 25.12.12 |
| 3 | India | Vs | Pakistan | At | Kolkata {Off tube} | 19.03.16 |
| 4 | South Africa | Vs | Afghanistan | At | Mumbai {Off tube} | 20.03.16 |
| 5 | India | Vs | Bangladesh | At | Bangalore {Press Box} | 23.03.16 |
Has compiled a compendium on 50 years of Duleep Trophy which was dedicated to my Guru Sri Anandji Dossa, Doyen of Cricket Statisticians of India. Also updated Irani Cup records at Late Anandji Dossa’s instance.
Has compiled a book containing the first class matches of 268 cricketers from 1934-35 to 2011-12 on Mysore/Karnataka Cricketers who have represented Ranji Trophy. This compilation has a forward written by Sri BK Chandrasekhar, Former Professor at IIM Bangalore
WORLD RECORDS UNEARTHED BY H R GOPALA KRISHNA
Unearthed the following world records in tests as well as one day games the details of which are furnished below
In Australia-India test series of 2007, in Australia’s innings there were two three figure partnerships for the seventh and eight wickets in the same test innings. A Symonds-B Hogg added 173 runs for the seventh wicket and A Symonds-B Lee added 114 runs for the eighth wicket at Sydney. This is the first occasion in the annals of test cricket that a team has posted three figure stands for the seventh and eighth wickets in the same innings.
Five batsmen registering fifties in a team’s innings and eight batsmen registering fifties in a match. This feat is credited to Pakistan as five batsmen scored fifties against Zimbabwe at Karachi and with three Zimbabwe batsmen registering fifties this match had eight fifties – a world record for most fifties in a team’s innings and also in a match
In India’s innings against South Africa at Chennai in Mar 08, for the first wicket there was a 213 runs partnership between Wasim Jaffer and V Sehwag. For the second wicket there was another 200 plus run partnership – 268 runs stand between V Sehwag and R Dravid. For the first time in the annals of test cricket 200 plus runs for the first two wickets were registered in the same test innings
This feat was repeated again by Indian batsmen at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai against Sri Lanka in the third test of 2009-10 test series. M Vijay and V Sehwag added 221 runs for the first wicket which was followed by 237 runs stand for the second wicket between V Sehwag and R Dravid for the second wicket at the end of second day’s play
Mathew Hayden of Australia became the first opening batsman in the world to score 1000 plus boundary fours.
Mahela Jayewardene set up a new record for most runs on a single ground, during the course of his three knock of 167 not out against England in the second test of the ongoing series at Colombo-SSC. He took his run aggregate at Col-SSC to 2062 at the end of the third day of the test. With this he not only became the second batsman in the world to aggregate 2000 runs at a single ground, but also earned the distinction of becoming the batsman with most aggregate runs at a single ground. The previous record was with GA Gooch who had an aggregate of 2015 runs at Lord’s. Gooch’s 2015 runs had come in 21 tests, while Mahela’s 2062 runs came in 19 tests. Gooch took 39 innings for his 2015, while Mahela’s 2034 runs came in 28 innings – 11 innings fewer than Gooch.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the only wicket keeper captain in the world to register twin fifties coupled with six catches in an innings of the same test. He scored 52 and 56 not out and pouched six catches in the first innings. He earned this distinction against New Zealand at Wellington in Apr 2009
SR Tendulkar became the first batsman in the world to aggregate 5000 runs on home soil while batting at number. Prior to the start of the Ahmedabad test against Sri Lanka, he had an aggregate of 4999 runs. With a boundary four, he reached the land mark and at the end of his first innings, his aggregate stood at 5003.
Mahela Jayawardene’s 79 at Col-SSC against Pakistan in 2009 series gave him another world record for most fifties at a specific venue. It was his 14th fifty at Col-SSC {09 centuries and 05 half centuries}. While creating this world record he went past three batsmen – AR Border, GS Chappell and JH Kallis who had registered 13 fifties at specific venues. AR Border of Australia had registered four centuries and nine half centuries at Adelaide Oval, GS Chappell of Australia had registered four centuries and nine half centuries at Melbourne and JH Kallis of South Afirca had registered five centuries and eight half centuries at Cape Town.
During the third one day game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Dambulla on 03.08.09, Muthaiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka with his two wickets created a world record for most wickets against a specific opposition. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 94 wickets against Pakistan. Prior to this game – in this category of statistics – he was on par with Wasim Arkram who had captured 92 wickets against Sri Lanka. M Muralitharan and Wasim Akram are the only two bowlers in the history of one day internationals to capture 90 plus wickets against a specific opposition.
Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya has a world record to his credit – he now has most runs against a specific opposition in the history of one day games. He had an aggregate of 2714 runs prior to the start of the third game between Sri Lanka and India in the ongoing Compaq series. At the end of this game his run aggregate against India stood at an impregnable 2812
At the end of India-Sri Lanka one day game at Col-RPS on 12.09.09, SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have an aggregate of 4000 plus partnership runs in one day games. They reached the land mark when they added 13 runs during the course of their 35 run stand for the second wicket in this game. At the end of this game, their partnership runs stood at 4022 runs. Prior to the start of this game they had an aggregate of 3987 runs. SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly and R Dravid are the only three batsmen in the history of one day games to have partnership runs 4000 plus runs
| No | Partner-1 | Partner-2 | Team | Runs |
| 1 | SC Ganguly | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 8227 |
| 2 | R Dravid | SC Ganguly | Ind/Asia | 4363 |
| 3 | R Dravid | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 4022 |
SR Tendulkar with his 2026 runs as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka now holds the world record for aggregating 2000 plus runs against three specific countries in one day games. He has an aggregate of 2000 plus runs against Australia {2489} and Pakistan {2165} while opening the innings. Other opening batsmen to have an aggregate of 2000 plus runs against two specific countries are DL Haynes of West Indies{2390 vs Pakistan and 2262 vs Australia} and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {2690 vs India and 2334 vs Pakistan}
| No | Batsmen | Team | Vs | Opp | Runs |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Vs | Aus | 2489 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Vs | Pak | 2165 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | Vs | Srl | 2026 |
| 1 | DL Haynes | Win | Vs | Pak | 2390 |
| 2 | DL Haynes | Win | Vs | Aus | 2262 |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | Vs | Ind | 2690 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | Vs | Pak | 2334 |
SR Tendulkar’s 175 in the one day game against Australia at Hyderabad on 05.11.09 was his ninth hundred against Australia. He remains the only batsman in the history of one day games to score eight o more centuries against two specific oppositions. He has also scored eight hundreds against Sri Lanka
| Hundreds against Australia | Hundreds against Sri Lanka | |||||||||
| No | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Date | No | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Date | |
| 1 | 110 | v Australia | Col-RPS | 09.09.94 | 1 | 112* | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 09.04.95 | |
| 2 | 100 | v Australia | Kanpur | 07.04.09 | 2 | 137 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 02.03.96 | |
| 3 | 143 | v Australia | Sharjah | 22.04.98 | 3 | 110 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 28.08.96 | |
| 4 | 134 | v Australia | Sharjah | 24.04.98 | 4 | 128 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 07.07.98 | |
| 5 | 141 | v Australia | Dhaka | 28.10.98 | 5 | 120 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 29.08.99 | |
| 6 | 139 | v Australia | Indore | 31.03.01 | 6 | 101 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 20.10.00 | |
| 7 | 100 | v Australia | Gwalior | 26.10.03 | 7 | 113 | v Sri Lanka | Bristol | 11.07.02 | |
| 8 | 117* | v Australia | Sydney | 02.03.08 | 8 | 138 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 14.09.09 | |
| 9 | 175 | v Australia | Hyd-RGS | 05.11.09 | ||||||
MS Dhoni became the first wicket keeper-cum-captain in the world to pouch 100 catches and also 100 dismissals in tests
R Dravid and ST Tendulkar own the record for the most partnership runs added by a pair in tests. At the end of the series against England they have added 6520 runs. They went past the previous record of 6482 runs held by CG Greenidge and DL Haynes of West Indies
RG Sharma became the first batsman in the annals of one day game to be dismissed retired hurt not out after facing just one delivery. He was retired hurt not out after facing one delivery against England at Chester-le-Street on 03.09.11
V Kohli became the first batsman in the annals of one day gamed to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring a hundred. He was dismissed for 107 against England at Cardiff on 16.09.11
R Ashwin’s feat of 6 for 47 in the Delhi test against West Indies in the ongoing test gave him the distinction of bagging the best figures when a debutant spin bowler shared the new ball. He became the fifth bowler to perform the feat.
What is more important here is that R Ashwin feat has come after 102 years, the previous feat coming in Aug 1909 when DW Carr captured five for 146 at The Oval.
R Ashwin became the first bowler to capture six wickets under this category of statistics and has the best figures. The previous best was by R Peel who had captured five for 51 for England against Australia at Adelaide in Dec 1884. The following table lists out the performances of the five bowlers
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Oppn | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | R Peel | 40.1 | 15 | 51 | 5 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | Dec 1884 |
| 2 | GA Rowe | 49.0 | 9 | 115 | 5 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | Mar 1896 |
| 3 | LC Braund | 28.4 | 8 | 61 | 5 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | Dec 1901 |
| 4 | DW Carr | 34.0 | 2 | 146 | 5 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | Aug 1909 |
| 5 | R Ashwin | 21.3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | Ind | Win | Delhi | Nov 2011 |
SR Tendulkar became the only batsman in one day games to aggregate 3000 plus runs against two specific oppositions – Australia and Sri Lanka. He achieved the feat when he completed 3000 runs against Sri Lanka in Commonwealth Bank Tri Series 2012 involving Australia, India and Sri Lanka
When JEC Franklyn of New Zealand was dismissed stumped of the bowling of R Ashwin in the New Zealand second innings at Bangalore, MS Dhoni effected his 16th stumping dismissal in the dual role of captain cum wicket keeper
MS Dhoni equaled the world record for most stumping dismissals in the role of captain wicket keeper batsman held by PA Sherwell of South Africa who has also effected 16 stumping dismissals as captain cum wicket keeper.
It is interesting to note that MS Dhoni equaled a 101 year old record established by PA Sherwell. PA Sherwell’s 16th stumping was at Sydney against Australia in March 1911 and 101 years later MS Dhoni equaled it by effecting his 16th stumping dismissal against New Zealand at Bangalore in Aug 2012
At the end of his test career – MS Dhoni has effected 24 stumping dismissals as captain wicket keeper and is the only captain wicket keeper to effect 20 plus stumping dismissals in the annals of test cricket
AJ Strauss career’s 100th test – at Lord’s against South Africa in August 2012 – coincided with his 50th test as captain of England. His first captaincy assignment was also at Lord’s against Pakistan in Jul 2006, He is the only captain in the annals of test cricket to have his first and last assignment as captain at Lord’s
Another world record – Rival captains scoring hundreds in a one day game was unearthed by me in the Ireland and England one day game at Dublin on 03.09.13. WTS Porterfield of Ireland scored 112 and EJG Morgan of England scored 124 not out. Interestingly enough, EJG Morgan had made his one day representing Ireland and England was his second one day team
SR Tendulkar is the only batsman in the annals of one day games to score 150 plus runs on five occasions. He went past ST Jayasuriya who has to his credit four 150 plus scores with his 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior on 24.02.10
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 186* | 1 | v New Zealand | Hyd-LBS | 08 Nov 1999 |
| 2 | 152 | 1 | v Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Feb 2003 |
| 3 | 163* | 1 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Mar 2009 |
| 4 | 175 | 2 | v Australia | Hyd-RGS | 05 Nov 2009 |
| 5 | 200* | 1 | v South Africa | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
Three World records for V Kohli and SPD Smith
V Kohli and SPD Smith notched four hundreds each in this series to provide the first ever occasion of rival batsmen scoring four hundreds in a series constituting a world record
V Kohli and SPD Smith notched four hundreds each coupled with 600 plus runs aggregate in this series to provide the first ever occasion of rival batsmen scoring four hundreds coupled with 600 plus runs in a series constituting a world record. V Kohli totalled 646 runs while SPD Smith aggregated 769 runs and both scored four hundreds in the series
V Kohli and SPD Smith scored three hundreds each in this series while leading their respective sides to provide the very first occasion of rival captains scoring three hundreds in a test series which is a world record.
Two World records in the same one-day international
New Zealand scripted a world record when then won the second game against Zimbabwe by ten wickets at Harare on 04.08.15. They chased a record 235 runs to win the game without losing a wicket. The previous highest chase was Sri Lanka’s win by ten wickets chasing a score of 229 against England at Col-RPS on 26.03.11. The following table lists the teams which have won by scoring 200 plus run s without losing a wicket in the history of one day games.
| No | Team | Score | Result | margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | New Zealand | 236/0 | Won | Ten wkts | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 04 Aug 2015 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 231/0 | Won | Ten wkts | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Mar 2011 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 228/0 | Won | Ten wkts | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 11 Sep 2011 |
| 4 | West Indies | 221/0 | Won | Ten wkts | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1992 |
| 5 | India | 201/0 | Won | Ten wkts | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 11 Mar 2009 |
| 6 | West Indies | 200/0 | Won | Ten wkts | v India | Bridgetown | 03 May 1997 |
Sikander Raza {Zim} scored 100 not out, MJ Guptill {NZl] scored 116 not out and TWM Latham {NZl} scored 110 not out in the game between Zimbabwe and New Zealand at Harare on 04.08.15 to provide the first occasion of three batsmen scoring unbeaten hundreds in a one day game in the history of one day internationals.
| No | No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | Sikandar Raza | 100* | 1 | Zim | NZl | Harare | 04 Aug 2015 |
| 2 | MJ Guptill | 116* | 2 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 04 Aug 2015 | |
| 3 | TWM Latham | 110* | 2 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 04 Aug 2015 |
Indore witnesses a unique incident in test cricket
Indian batsmen batting at number four and five scored 150 plus runs in the first innings of the test {In India’s first innings}, while New Zealand batsman batting at number four and five scored ducks in the second innings of the test {New Zealand’s first innings} to provide the first such instance in the annals of test cricket
V Kohli batting at number four scored 211 and AM Rahane batting at number five scored 188 in India’s first innings {first innings of the test}, while LRPL Taylor batting at number four scored a duck and L Ronchi batting at number five scored a duck in New Zealand’s first innings {second innings of the test}
It is interesting to note that Victory margin, RS Gayakwad’s bowling figures, two century partnerships posted by Indian women, the century partnership for the fifth wicket and M Raj’s knock of 109 against New Zealand at Derby on 15 Jul 17 constitute records in their respective parameters for Indian Women in Women’s World Cup
India posted a victory by 186 runs in this game. It represents India’s fourth win by 100 plus runs margin in the Women’s World Cup and also represents its largest victory by runs margin in the World Cup. The previous best was its 154 runs win against Netherlands at Lincon on 02 Dec 2000
RS Gayakwad became the fourth Indian bowler to capture five wickets in an innings in the World Cup. Her figures of 5 for 15 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in the World Cup. Previous best was E Bisht’s 5 for 18 against Pakistan at Derby on 02 Jul 17
H Kaur-M Raj added 132 runs for the third wicket and M Raj-V Krishnamurthy added 108 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 11th and 12th occasion of Indian Women posting three figure partnerships in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
H Kaur-M Raj added 132 runs for the third wicket and M Raj-V Krishnamurthy added 108 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a team posting two three figure partnerships in s World Cup game. It also provides the first such occasion by Indian Women in a World Cup game.
M Raj-V Krishnamurthy added 108 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the fifth wicket in a world cup game. The previous best was 87 runs unfinished partnership between R Malhotra and M Raj against Pakistan at Cuttack on 07 Feb 2013
M Raj’s 109 in this game provide the sixth occasion of an Indian woman scoring a century in the World Cup. M Raj’s 109 in this game represent the highest individual score by an Indian batswoman in the World Cup. The previous best was H Kaur’s 107 not out against England women at Mum-BS on 03 Feb 2012
M Raj became the first Indian batswoman to score two centuries in the World Cup. Prior to this, she had scored 103 not out against Pakistan at Cuttack on 07 Feb 2013.
Harmanpreet Kaur of India scored 171 not out with 20 boundary fours and seven boundary sixes in the World Cup Semifinal against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17. Her score, boundary fours and boundary sixes are all records in their respective parameters for a batswoman in a Women’s World Cup Semi final
Harmanpreet Kaur of India became the first batswoman to score a hundred in a World Cup Semi final when he scored 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 2017. The previous best was 91 not out scored by two women batsmen – LM Keighty of Australia and M Raj of India. The details are furnished below
| Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| H Kaur | 171* | 20 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
| LM Keightley | 91* | 13 | 0 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Lincoln | 18 Dec 2000 |
| M Raj | 91* | 9 | 0 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Potchefstroom | 07 Apr 2005 |
Harmanpreet Kaur scored 20 boundary fours in her knock of 171 not out which is a record for most boundary fours by a batswoman in semi finals of Women’s World Cup. The previous best was 13 boundary fours scored by LM Keightly of Australia against South Africa at Lincoln on 18 Dec 2000. EJ Vilani also scored 13 boundary fours in her knock of 75 in today’s game. AJ Blackwell who scored 10 boundary fours in this game is the fourth batswoman to score ten or more boundary fours in the Women’s World Cup Semi finals
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inn | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Kaur | 171* | 20 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | LM Keightley | 91* | 13 | 0 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Lincoln | 18 Dec 2000 |
| 3 | EJ Villani | 75 | 13 | 0 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
| 4 | AJ Blackwell | 90 | 10 | 3 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
Harmanpreet Kaur scored seven boundary sixes in her knock of 171 not out which is a record for most boundary sixes by a batswoman in semi finals of Women’s World Cup. The next best is three boundary sixes scored by AJ Blackwell in this game.
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Kaur | 171* | 20 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | AJ Blackwell | 90 | 10 | 3 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, became the only ground in the history of T20 games to have three batsmen scoring 100 plus sixes – CH Gayle {150}, AB de Villiers {101} and V Kohli {100}
Yet another unique record associated with M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. The record is it has three batsmen scoring 1500 plus runs in T20 games. The batsmen are – V Kohli {2435}, CH Gayle {1790} and AB de Villiers {1654}
It is just a coincidence that the batsmen who have scored 1500 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium have also scored 100 plus boundary sixes. Thus M Chinnaswamy Stadium owns two unique records in the history of T20 games with a rare coincidence
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 6s |
| 1 | V Kohli | 79 | 76 | 10 | 2435 | 113 | 36.89 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 100 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 50 | 48 | 6 | 1790 | 175* | 42.61 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 150 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 54 | 51 | 11 | 1654 | 129* | 41.35 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 101 |
WORLD RECORDS UNEARTHED BY HR GOPALA KRISHNA IN WORLD CUP 2011
MATCH NO 42 – INDIA VS WEST INDIES AT CHENNAI ON 20.03.11
MS Dhoni of India and DC Thomas of West Indies were dismissed stumped in this game providing the first occasion of rival wicket keepers dismissed stumped by a wicket keeper in the world cup and also in the annals of one day games constituting a world record
MATCH NUMBER 46 – FOURTH QUARTER FINALS – SRI LANKA VS ENGLAND AT COL-RPS ON 26.03.11
WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 231 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game with which he wrote himself into record books with six two hundred runs plus partnerships for the first wicket to his credit in the annals of one day games which constitutes a world record.
WU Tharanga’s six two hundred runs partnerships read thus – 282 runs with TM Dilshan for the first wicket vs Zimbabwe at Pallekele on 10.03.11 – 231* runs with TM Dilshan for the first wicket vs England at Col-RPS on 26.03.11 – 286 runs with ST Jayasuriya for the first wicket vs England at Leeds on 01.07.06 – 201 runs with ST Jayasuriya for the first wicket vs New Zealand at Napier on 28.12.06 – 202 runs with DPMD Jayewardene for the first wicket vs Pakistan at Dambulla on 03.08.09 and 215 with DPMD Jayawardene for the first wicket vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 08.01.10
It is interesting to note that WU Tharanga’s six partnerships of 200 plus runs are for the first wicket – a unique record unparalleled in the annals of one day games
MATCH NUMBER 44 – SECOND QUARTER FINALS – INDIA VS AUSTRALIA AT AHMEDABAD ON 24.03.11
MS Dhoni earned a unique distinction in this game. He became the first captain-cum-wicket keeper to appear in 100 one day games. This game was his 100th appearance in the dual role
MATCH NUMBER 16 – NETHERLANDS VS SOUTH AFRICA AT MOHALI ON 03.03.11
Shahid Afridi became the first captain to capture four or more wickets in three consecutive games in the annals of one day games. His performance read thus – 5-16 vs Kenya at Hambantota on 23.02.11: 4 for 34 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 26.02.11 and 5-23 vs Canada at Col-RPS on 03.03.11
MATCH NUMBER 46 – FOURTH QUARTER FINALS – SRI LANKA VS ENGLAND AT COL-RPS ON 26.03.11
Sri Lanka’s victory without losing a wicket in this game chasing 229 runs provides the third such occasion of a team chasing 200 plus runs in the annals of one day games. The other two occasions are – West Indies won by ten wickets against India at chasing a target of 200 runs {India – 199 for 7 : West Indies – 200 for no loss} and West Indies won by ten wickets against Pakistan at Melbourne on 23.02.92 chasing a target of 220 runs {Pakistan – 220 for 2 : West Indies – 221 for no loss}
Thus Sri Lanka’s win without losing a wicket in this game chasing 229 runs represented the highest run chase by a team in the annals of one day games. It was the then world record
MATCH NUMBER 11 – INDIA VS ENGLAND AT BANGALORE ON 27.02.11 :
JM Anderson returned with figures of 1 for 91 in this game providing the tenth occasion o of his conceding seventy plus runs in an innings. He now holds the record for a bowler who has conceded seventy plus runs in an innings on most occasions in the annals of one day games. He went past A Nehra of India who has conceded seventy plus runs on nine occasions.
SOME OTHER INTERESTING RECORDS UNEARTHED BY H R GOPALA KRISHNA
MP Vaughan’s hundred – 124 at The Oval in May 2007 against India was 100th hundred by an England captain in a test innings.
Wasim Jaffer’s double hundred – 202 – against Pakistan at Calcutta in November 2007 was the 100th hundred by an Indian opening batsman in a test innings.
Australia became the first country to have posted 50 plus three figure partnerships for the first four wickets in the history of one day internationals. First Wicket – 61: Second wicket – 71: third wicket – 50: Fourth wicket – 53. This record was achieved by Australia when AC Gilchrist and MJ Clarke added 105 runs for the third wicket against Sri Lanka at Perth on 15.02.08
Kevin Petersen’s 152 at Lord’s against South Africa in July 2008 was the 200th hundred scored by a batsman at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket
Salient stats of Match No 60 – Finals – Chennai vs Sunrisers at Mumbai on 27.05.18
S Goswamy was dismissed run out for 5 in this game to provide the 59th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in an innings in IPL. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sunrisers wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in an innings in IPL.
Rashid Khan, S Kaul and KS Williamson of Sunrisers were playing their 17th game in this edition of IPL 2018 to provide the 17th, 18th and 19th occasion of a cricketer playing 17 or more games in an IPL edition. All such occasions are tabulated below edition wise
| No | Name | M | Team | Edition |
| 1 | UT Yadav | 17 | Delhi | 2012 |
| 2 | G Gambhir | 17 | Kolkata | 2012 |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | 19 | Mumbai | 2013 |
| 4 | RG Sharma | 19 | Mumbai | 2013 |
| 5 | KD Karthik | 19 | Mumbai | 2013 |
| 6 | DJ Bravo | 18 | Chennai | 2013 |
| 7 | SK Raina | 18 | Chennai | 2013 |
| 8 | MG Johnson | 17 | Mumbai | 2013 |
| 9 | A Mishra | 17 | Sunrisers | 2013 |
| 10 | SL Malinga | 17 | Mumbai | 2013 |
| 11 | DW Steyn | 17 | Sunrisers | 2013 |
| 12 | MEK Hussey | 17 | Chennai | 2013 |
| 13 | DJ Bravo | 17 | Chennai | 2015 |
| 14 | B Kumar | 17 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 15 | DA Warner | 17 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 16 | S Dhawan | 17 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 17 | Rashid Khan | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 18 | S Kaul | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 19 | KS Williamson | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
Rashid Khan, S Kaul and KS Williamson of Sunrisers were playing their 17th game in this edition of IPL 2018 to provide the sixth seventh and eighth occasion of a Surnisers cricketer playing 17 games in an IPL edition. All such occasions are tabulated below edition wise
| No | Name | M | Team | Edition |
| 1 | A Mishra | 17 | Sunrisers | 2013 |
| 2 | DW Steyn | 17 | Sunrisers | 2013 |
| 3 | B Kumar | 17 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 4 | DA Warner | 17 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 5 | S Dhawan | 17 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 6 | Rashid Khan | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 7 | S Kaul | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 8 | KS Williamson | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
Rashid Khan and KS Williamson of Sunrisers were playing their 17th game in this edition of IPL 2018 to provide the eighth and ninth occasion of an overseas cricketer playing 17 or more games in an IPL edition. All such occasions are tabulated below edition wise
| No | Name | M | Team | Edition |
| 1 | DJ Bravo | 18 | Chennai | 2013 |
| 2 | MG Johnson | 17 | Mumbai | 2013 |
| 3 | SL Malinga | 17 | Mumbai | 2013 |
| 4 | DW Steyn | 17 | Sunrisers | 2013 |
| 5 | MEK Hussey | 17 | Chennai | 2013 |
| 6 | DJ Bravo | 17 | Chennai | 2015 |
| 7 | DA Warner | 17 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 8 | Rashid Khan | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 9 | KS Williamson | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
Rashid Khan and KS Williamson of Sunrisers were playing their 17th game in this edition of IPL 2018 to provide the third and fourth occasion of an overseas cricketer representing Sunrisers playing 17 games in an IPL edition. All such occasions are tabulated below edition wise
| No | Name | M | Team | Edition |
| 1 | DW Steyn | 17 | Sunrisers | 2013 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 17 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 3 | Rashid Khan | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 4 | KS Williamson | 17 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
KS Williamson completed 700 plus runs in IPL 2018 when he was on 12 during his knock of 47 in this game. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 735. His feat provides the sixth occasion of a batsman totalling 700 plus runs in an IPL edition. Others are – V Kohli {973 in 2016}, DA Warner {848 in 2016}, CH Gayle {733 in 2012}, MEK Hussey {733 in 2013} and CH Gayle {708 in 2013}. KS Williamson became the fifth batsman to total 700 plus runs in an IPL edition.
KS Williamson completed 700 plus runs in IPL 2018 when he was on 12 during his knock of 47 in this game. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 735. He now stands third in the list of batsman who have scored most runs in an IPL edition. Others to score more runs than KS Williamson are – V Kohli {973 in 2016} and DA Warner {848 in 2016}
KS Williamson completed 700 plus runs in IPL 2018 when he was on 12 during his knock of 47 in this game. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 735. His feat provides the third occasion of a captain totalling 700 plus runs in an IPL edition. Others are – V Kohli {973 in 2016} and DA Warner {848 in 2016}
KS Williamson was dimissed stumped by MS Dhoni of KV Sharma for 47 in this game. This stumping dismissal gave MS Dhoni a total of 33 stumping dismissals in IPL. He now owns the record for most stumping dismissals in IPL. He went past RV Uthappa who had 32 stumping dismissals to his credit.
SK Raina became the most capped cricketer in IPL. He has played 176 games at the end of today’s game. He also owns the record for most runs in IPL. His run aggregate at the end of today’s game read 4985
IPL 2018 witnessed rival teams meeting on four occasions. Chennai and Sunrisers clashed four times in this edition providing the first occasion of two teams playing each other on four occasions in an IPL edition in the history of IPL. It is interesting to note that Chennai was the winners on each of the four occasions
SR Watson scored 117 not out in this game to provide the 52nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century in IPL. It also provides the eighth occasion of a Chennai batsman scoring a century in IPL. It also provides the 32nd occasion of an overseas batsman scoring a century in IPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in IPL at Mumbai
SR Watson scored 117 not out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring a century in IPL. It also provides the third batsman to socre four or more centuries in the history of IPL.
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 66 | 13 | 17 | Bangalore | Pune | Bangalore | 23.04.13 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 128* | 62 | 7 | 13 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17.05.12 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 10 | 9 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 06.05.11 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 102* | 55 | 10 | 7 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 22.04.11 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 7 | 12 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 06.05.15 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 104* | 64 | 1 | 11 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Mohali | 19.04.18 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 100* | 63 | 11 | 1 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 108* | 63 | 11 | 1 | Bangalore | Ris Pune | Bangalore | 07.05.16 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 109 | 55 | 5 | 8 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bangalore | 14.05.16 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 113 | 50 | 12 | 8 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 18.05.16 |
| 1 | SR Watson | 101 | 61 | 6 | 6 | Rajasthan | Chennai | Chennai | 22.04.13 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 104* | 59 | 9 | 5 | Rajasthan | Kolkata | Mum-BS | 16.05.15 |
| 3 | SR Watson | 106 | 57 | 9 | 6 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Pune-MCA | 20.04.18 |
| 4 | SR Watson | 117* | 57 | 11 | 8 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Mumbai | 27.05.18 |
SR Watson scored 117 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of his scoring a century in IPL 2018. He became the fourth batsman to score two or more centuries in an IPL edition. Others are – CH Gayle {02 in 2011}, V Kohli {04 in 2016} and HM Amla {02 in 2017}
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 10 | 9 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 06.05.11 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 102* | 55 | 10 | 7 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 22.04.11 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 100* | 63 | 11 | 1 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 108* | 63 | 11 | 1 | Bangalore | Ris Pune | Bangalore | 07.05.16 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 109 | 55 | 5 | 8 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bangalore | 14.05.16 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 113 | 50 | 12 | 8 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 18.05.16 |
| 1 | SR Watson | 106 | 57 | 9 | 6 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Pune-MCA | 20.04.18 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 117* | 57 | 11 | 8 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Mumbai | 27.05.18 |
| 1 | HM Amla | 104* | 60 | 8 | 6 | Punjab | Mumbai | Indore | 20.04.17 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 104 | 60 | 8 | 5 | Punjab | Gujarat | Mohali | 07.05.17 |
SR Watson’s 117 not out in this game provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the finals of the tournament. WP Saha of Punjab had scored 115 not out against Kolkata at Bangalore on 01.06.14. Thus SR Watson’s 117 not out in this game provide the highest individual score by a batsman in the finals of IPL.
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | WP Saha | 115* | 55 | 10 | 8 | Punjab | Kolkata | Bangalore | 01.06.14 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 117* | 57 | 11 | 8 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Mumbai | 27.05.18 |
SR Watson’s 117 not out in this game contained eleven boundary fours to provide the 19th occasion of a batsman’s century knock containing eleven or more boundary fours. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | PC Valthaty | 120* | 63 | 19 | 2 | Punjab | Chennai | Mohali | 13.04.11 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 133* | 59 | 19 | 4 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10.05.15 |
| 3 | M Vijay | 113 | 58 | 15 | 4 | Chennai | Delhi | Chennai | 25.05.12 |
| 4 | Q de Kock | 108 | 51 | 15 | 3 | Delhi | Bangalore | Bangalore | 17.04.16 |
| 5 | RR Pant | 128* | 63 | 15 | 7 | Delhi | Sunriseres | Delhi | 10.05.18 |
| 6 | M Jayawardene | 110* | 59 | 14 | 3 | Punjab | Kolkata | Kolkata | 04.04.10 |
| 7 | LMP Simmons | 100* | 61 | 14 | 2 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 21.05.14 |
| 8 | V Sehwag | 119 | 56 | 13 | 6 | Delhi | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 05.05.11 |
| 9 | CH Gayle | 175* | 66 | 13 | 17 | Bangalore | Pune | Bangalore | 23.04.13 |
| 10 | SR Tendulkar | 100* | 66 | 12 | 3 | Mumbai | Kochi | Mumbai | 15.04.11 |
| 11 | AM Rahane | 103* | 60 | 12 | 5 | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 15.04.12 |
| 12 | RG Sharma | 109* | 60 | 12 | 5 | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 12.05.12 |
| 13 | V Sehwag | 122 | 58 | 12 | 8 | Punjab | Chennai | Mumbai | 20.05.14 |
| 14 | V Kohli | 113 | 50 | 12 | 8 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 18.05.16 |
| 15 | A Symonds | 117* | 53 | 11 | 7 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Hyd-RGS | 24.04.08 |
| 16 | SE Marsh | 115 | 69 | 11 | 7 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 17 | V Kohli | 100* | 63 | 11 | 1 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 18 | V Kohli | 108* | 63 | 11 | 1 | Bangalore | Ris Pune | Bangalore | 07.05.16 |
| 19 | SR Watson | 117* | 57 | 11 | 8 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Mumbai | 27.05.18 |
SR Watson’s 117 not out in this game contained eleven boundary fours to provide the ninth occasion of an overseas batsman’s century knock containing eleven or more boundary fours. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 133* | 59 | 19 | 4 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10.05.15 |
| 2 | Q de Kock | 108 | 51 | 15 | 3 | Delhi | Bangalore | Bangalore | 17.04.16 |
| 3 | M Jayawardene | 110* | 59 | 14 | 3 | Punjab | Kolkata | Kolkata | 04.04.10 |
| 4 | LMP Simmons | 100* | 61 | 14 | 2 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 21.05.14 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 175* | 66 | 13 | 17 | Bangalore | Pune | Bangalore | 23.04.13 |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 100* | 66 | 12 | 3 | Mumbai | Kochi | Mumbai | 15.04.11 |
| 7 | A Symonds | 117* | 53 | 11 | 7 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Hyd-RGS | 24.04.08 |
| 8 | SE Marsh | 115 | 69 | 11 | 7 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 9 | SR Watson | 117* | 57 | 11 | 8 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Mumbai | 27.05.18 |
Sandeep Sharma of Sunrisers returned with figures of 1 for 52 in this game to provide the 131st occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in IPL. It also provides the 12th occasion of a Sunrisers bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in IPL.
AT Raydu of Chennai aggreated 602 runs in IPL 2018 to provide the 16th occasion of a batsman scoring 600 plus runs in an IPL edition. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s | Team | Edition |
| 1 | V Kohli | 16 | 16 | 4 | 973 | 113 | 81.08 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 38 | Bangalore | 2016 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 17 | 17 | 3 | 848 | 93* | 60.57 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 31 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 3 | KS Williamson | 17 | 17 | 3 | 735 | 84 | 52.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 28 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 15 | 14 | 2 | 733 | 128* | 61.08 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 59 | Bangalore | 2012 |
| 5 | MEK Hussey | 17 | 17 | 3 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 17 | Chennai | 2013 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 16 | 16 | 4 | 708 | 175* | 59.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 51 | Bangalore | 2013 |
| 7 | AB de Villiers | 16 | 16 | 3 | 687 | 129* | 52.84 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 37 | Bangalore | 2016 |
| 8 | RR Pant | 14 | 15 | 1 | 684 | 128* | 52.61 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 37 | Delhi | 2018 |
| 9 | RV Uthappa | 16 | 16 | 1 | 660 | 83* | 44.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 18 | Kolkata | 2014 |
| 10 | KL Rahul | 14 | 14 | 2 | 639 | 95* | 54.91 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 32 | Punjab | 2018 |
| 11 | DA Warner | 14 | 14 | 3 | 641 | 126 | 58.27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 26 | Sunrisers | 2017 |
| 12 | V Kohli | 16 | 16 | 2 | 634 | 99 | 45.28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 22 | Bangalore | 2013 |
| 13 | SR Tendulkar | 15 | 15 | 2 | 618 | 89* | 47.53 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 3 | Mumbai | 2010 |
| 14 | SE Marsh | 11 | 11 | 2 | 616 | 115 | 68.44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 26 | Punjab | 2008 |
| 15 | CH Gayle | 12 | 12 | 3 | 608 | 107 | 67.55 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 44 | Bangalore | 2011 |
| 16 | AT Rayudu | 16 | 16 | 2 | 602 | 100* | 43.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 34 | Chennai | 2018 |
AT Raydu of Chennai aggreated 602 runs in IPL 2018 to provide the second occasion of Chennai batsman scoring 600 plus runs in an IPL edition. MEK Hussey had totalled 733 runs in 2013. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s | Team | Edition |
| 5 | MEK Hussey | 17 | 17 | 3 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 17 | Chennai | 2013 |
| 16 | AT Rayudu | 16 | 16 | 2 | 602 | 100* | 43.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 34 | Chennai | 2018 |
AT Raydu of Chennai aggravated 602 runs in IPL 2018 to provide the fouth occasion of a batsman scoring 600 plus runs in IPL 2018 edition. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s | Team | Edition |
| 1 | KS Williamson | 17 | 17 | 3 | 735 | 84 | 52.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 28 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 2 | RR Pant | 14 | 15 | 1 | 684 | 128* | 52.61 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 37 | Delhi | 2018 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 14 | 14 | 2 | 639 | 95* | 54.91 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 32 | Punjab | 2018 |
| 4 | AT Rayudu | 16 | 16 | 2 | 602 | 100* | 43.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 34 | Chennai | 2018 |
IPL 2018 editon witnessed four batsman aggregating 600 plus runs to provide the very first occasion of four batsmen scoring 600 plus runs in an IPL edition. 2016 and 2013 editions had witnessed three batsmen totaling 600 plus runs. The following table lists all such occasions.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s | Team | Edition |
| 1 | KS Williamson | 17 | 17 | 3 | 735 | 84 | 52.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 28 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 2 | RR Pant | 14 | 15 | 1 | 684 | 128* | 52.61 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 37 | Delhi | 2018 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 14 | 14 | 2 | 639 | 95* | 54.91 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 32 | Punjab | 2018 |
| 4 | AT Rayudu | 16 | 16 | 2 | 602 | 100* | 43.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 34 | Chennai | 2018 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 16 | 16 | 4 | 973 | 113 | 81.08 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 38 | Bangalore | 2016 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 17 | 17 | 3 | 848 | 93* | 60.57 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 31 | Sunrisers | 2016 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 16 | 16 | 3 | 687 | 129* | 52.84 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 37 | Bangalore | 2016 |
| 1 | MEK Hussey | 17 | 17 | 3 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 17 | Chennai | 2013 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 16 | 16 | 4 | 708 | 175* | 59.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 51 | Bangalore | 2013 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 16 | 16 | 2 | 634 | 99 | 45.28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 22 | Bangalore | 2013 |
SK Raina’s boundary fours aggregate in T20 games read 700 at the end of this game. He became the ninth batsman in the history of T20 games to score 700 plus boundary fours. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 334 | 327 | 46 | 11436 | 175* | 40.69 | 21 | 70 | 21 | 865 | 846 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 335 | 330 | 33 | 9119 | 158* | 30.70 | 7 | 47 | 19 | 862 | 445 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 243 | 242 | 25 | 7668 | 135* | 35.33 | 6 | 59 | 15 | 765 | 319 |
| 4 | G Gambhir | 251 | 245 | 24 | 6402 | 93 | 28.96 | 0 | 53 | 18 | 747 | 90 |
| 5 | KC Sangakkara | 264 | 257 | 23 | 6850 | 94 | 29.27 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 732 | 136 |
| 6 | DR Smith | 318 | 310 | 26 | 7603 | 110* | 26.77 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 726 | 367 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 242 | 229 | 43 | 7625 | 113 | 40.99 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 714 | 238 |
| 8 | BJ Hodge | 277 | 261 | 60 | 7406 | 106 | 36.84 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 709 | 248 |
| 9 | SK Raina | 291 | 277 | 44 | 7823 | 126* | 33.57 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 700 | 295 |
SK Raina’s boundary fours aggregate in T20 games read 700 at the end of this game. He became the third Indian batsman in the history of T20 games to score 700 plus boundary fours. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | G Gambhir | 251 | 245 | 24 | 6402 | 93 | 28.96 | 0 | 53 | 18 | 747 | 90 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 242 | 229 | 43 | 7625 | 113 | 40.99 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 714 | 238 |
| 3 | SK Raina | 291 | 277 | 44 | 7823 | 126* | 33.57 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 700 | 295 |
KS Williamson’s 735 runs in IPL 2018 represents the third highest aggregate by a batsman in a T20 series. V Kohli {973 in IPL 2016} and DA Warner {848 in IPL 2016] are the other two aggregates more than KS Williamson’s 735 runs
S Kaul and DJ Bravo conceded 500 plus runs in IPL 2018. The following table lists the bowlers who have conceded 500 plus runs in an IPL Edition.
| No | Bowler | M | O | M | Runs | W | Team | Edition |
| 1 | S Kaul | 17 | 66.0 | 0 | 547 | 21 | Sunrisers | 2018 |
| 2 | DJ Bravo | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 533 | 14 | Chennai | 2018 |
| 3 | MJ McClenaghan | 14 | 54.0 | 0 | 507 | 19 | Mumbai | 2017 |
SR Watson and SK Raina added 117 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 182nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It also provides the 61st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL.
SR Watson and SK Raina added 117 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 24th occasion of Chenai batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL.
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