Sri Lankan opening batsman’s century in a test innings in a winning cause

Sri Lankan opening batsman’s century in a test innings in a winning cause

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored  127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 37th occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1SAR Silva1111v IndiaCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
2RS Mahanama1091v New ZealandCol-SSC06 Dec 1992
3MS Atapattu2231v ZimbabweKandy07 Jan 1998
4ST Jayasuriya2132v EnglandThe Oval27 Aug 1998
5ST Jayasuriya1481v South AfricaGalle20 Jul 2000
6MS Atapattu201*1v EnglandGalle22 Feb 2001
7ST Jayasuriya1112v IndiaGalle14 Aug 2001
8MS Atapattu1082v IndiaCol-SSC29 Aug 2001
9MS Atapattu2012v BangladeshCol-SSC06 Sep 2001
10ST Jayasuriya1392v ZimbabweKandy04 Jan 2002
11MS Atapattu100*3v ZimbabweGalle12 Jan 2002
12MG Vandort1403v BangladeshCol-SSC28 Jul 2002
13MS Atapattu1702v ZimbabweHarare06 May 2004
14ST Jayasuriya1572v ZimbabweHarare06 May 2004
15MS Atapattu2492v ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
16ST Jayasuriya2533v PakistanFaisalabad20 Oct 2004
17WU Tharanga1652v BangladeshBogra08 Mar 2006
18MG Vandort1172v BangladeshCol-SSC25 Jun 2007
19SM Warnapura1201v West IndiesProvidence22 Mar 2008
20SM Warnapura1151v IndiaCol-SSC23 Jul 2008
21TM Dilshan123*3v New ZealandGalle18 Aug 2009
22NT Paranavitana1111v IndiaGalle18 Jul 2010
23TM Dilshan1011v PakistanGalle22 Jun 2012
24JK Silva1392v BangladeshMirpur27 Jan 2014
25FDM Karunaratne1861v West IndiesGalle14 Oct 2015
26FDM Karunaratne1103v ZimbabweHarare29 Oct 2016
27WU Tharanga1153v BangladeshGalle07 Mar 2017
28FDM Karunaratne1961v PakistanDub-DICS06 Oct 2017
29FDM Karunaratne158*1v South AfricaGalle12 Jul 2018
30FDM Karunaratne1224v New ZealandGalle14 Aug 2019
31FDM Karunaratne1181v BangladeshPallekele29 Apr 2021
32HDRL Thirimanne1401v BangladeshPallekele29 Apr 2021
33FDM Karunaratne1471v West IndiesGalle21 Nov 2021
34FDM Karunaratne1791v IrelandGalle16 Apr 2023
35KNM Fernando2052v IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
36FDM Karunaratne1152v IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
37P Nissanka127*4v EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 2024

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored  127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the third occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century against England in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1ST Jayasuriya2132v EnglandThe Oval27 Aug 1998
2MS Atapattu201*1v EnglandGalle22 Feb 2001
3P Nissanka127*4v EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 2024

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored  127 not out against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the second occasion of a Sri Lanka’s opening batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test in a winning cause. Sri Lanka won this test by eight wickets

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1FDM Karunaratne1224v New ZealandGalle14 Aug 2019
2P Nissanka127*4v EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 2024
England batsman’s 150 plus scores in a test innings in losing cause

England batsman’s 150 plus scores in a test innings in losing cause

OJ Pope scored 154 in the first innings of the just conclude test against Sri Lanka at The Oval was in losing cause as Sri Lanka won the test by eight wickets to provide the 25th occasion of England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain against Sri Lanka. Prior to OJ Pope, JP Crowley had witnessed his 156 not out going in vain at The Oval in Aug 1998.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1KS Ranjitsinhji154*3v AustraliaManchester16 Jul 1896
2JB Hobbs1542v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
3H Sutcliffe1762v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
4KS Duleepsinhji1731v AustraliaLord’s27 Jun 1930
5H Sutcliffe1611v AustraliaThe Oval16 Aug 1930
6DCS Compton1843v AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 1948
7L Hutton202*2v West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1950
8L Hutton156*2v AustraliaAdelaide02 Feb 1951
9DCS Compton1581v South AfricaManchester07 Jul 1955
10DL Amiss1743v West IndiesPort of Spain02 Feb 1974
11DL Amiss2032v West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1976
12DW Randall1744v AustraliaMelbourne12 Mar 1977
13GA Hick1781v IndiaWankhede19 Feb 1993
14JP Crawley156*1v Sri LankaThe Oval27 Aug 1998
15MP Vaughan1771v AustraliaAdelaide21 Nov 2002
16ME Trescothick1932v PakistanMultan12 Nov 2005
17PD Collingwood2061v AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
18KP Pietersen1581v AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
19AN Cook1763v IndiaAhmedabad15 Nov 2012
20JE Root180*2v IndiaLord’s12 Aug 2021
21JE Root153*1v New ZealandWellington24 Feb 2023
22HC Brook1861v New ZealandWellington24 Feb 2023
23BA Stokes1554v AustraliaLord’s28 Jun 2023
24BM Duckett1532v IndiaRajkot15 Feb 2024
25OJ Pope1541v Sri LankaThe Oval06 Sep 2024

OJ Pope scored 154 in the first innings of the just conclude test against Sri Lanka at The Oval was in losing cause as Sri Lanka won the test by eight wickets to provide the 25th occasion of England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1ME Trescothick1932v PakistanMultan12 Nov 2005
2AN Cook1763v IndiaAhmedabad15 Nov 2012
3JE Root180*2v IndiaLord’s12 Aug 2021
4BA Stokes1554v AustraliaLord’s28 Jun 2023
5OJ Pope1541v Sri LankaThe Oval06 Sep 2024
Greater Noida will become the 30th ground in India and 124th ground globally to host a test match

Greater Noida will become the 30th ground in India and 124th ground globally to host a test match

The stadium in Greater Noida – Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium – will become the 30th and latest Test venue in India. Not with an India Test, though, but Afghanistan vs New Zealand.  It will also represent the 124th test venue globally.  For this to happen a ball has to be bowled in the test as the start of the test is delayed on the first day with heavy down pour of rain

England captains scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

England captains scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

OJ Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at The Oval to provide the 46th occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AE Stoddart1733v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1894
2WR Hammond2401v AustraliaLord’s24 Jun 1938
3WR Hammond1811v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1938
4L Hutton1502v IndiaLord’s19 Jun 1952
5L Hutton1691v West IndiesGeorgetown24 Feb 1954
6L Hutton2052v West IndiesKingston30 Mar 1954
7PBH May285*3v West IndiesBirmingham30 May 1957
8MC Cowdrey1553v South AfricaThe Oval18 Aug 1960
9ER Dexter2052v PakistanKarachi02 Feb 1962
10ER Dexter1721v PakistanThe Oval16 Aug 1962
11ER Dexter1742v AustraliaManchester23 Jul 1964
12MH Denness1882v AustraliaMelbourne08 Feb 1975
13MH Denness1811v New ZealandAuckland20 Feb 1975
14DI Gower1522v PakistanFaisalabad12 Mar 1984
15DI Gower173*3v PakistanLahore19 Mar 1984
16DI Gower1661v AustraliaNottingham11 Jul 1985
17DI Gower2152v AustraliaBirmingham15 Aug 1985
18DI Gower1571v AustraliaThe Oval29 Aug 1985
19MW Gatting183*1v IndiaBirmingham03 Jul 1986
20MW Gatting150*3v PakistanThe Oval06 Aug 1987
21GA Gooch1541v New ZealandBirmingham05 Jul 1990
22GA Gooch3331v IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
23GA Gooch154*3v West IndiesLeeds06 Jun 1991
24GA Gooch1743v Sri LankaLord’s22 Aug 1991
25MA Atherton185*4v South AfricaJohannesburg30 Nov 1995
26MA Atherton1602v IndiaNottingham04 Jul 1996
27AJ Stewart1643v South AfricaManchester02 Jul 1998
28N Hussain1551v IndiaLord’s25 Jul 2002
29MP Vaughan1661v AustraliaManchester11 Aug 2005
30ME Trescothick1932v PakistanMultan12 Nov 2005
31AJ Strauss1691v West IndiesSt John’s15 Feb 2009
32AJ Strauss1611v AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 2009
33AN Cook1731v BangladeshChattogram12 Mar 2010
34AN Cook1763v IndiaAhmedabad15 Nov 2012
35AN Cook1902v IndiaEden Gardens05 Dec 2012
36AN Cook1623v New ZealandLord’s21 May 2015
37AN Cook2632v PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
38JE Root1901v South AfricaLord’s06 Jul 2017
39JE Root2262v New ZealandHamilton29 Nov 2019
40JE Root2282v Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021
41JE Root1862v Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021
42JE Root2181v IndiaChennai05 Feb 2021
43JE Root180*2v IndiaLord’s12 Aug 2021
44JE Root1531v West IndiesBridgetown16 Mar 2022
45BA Stokes1554v AustraliaLord’s28 Jun 2023
46OJ Pope1541v Sri LankaThe Oval06 Sep 2024

OJ Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at The Oval to provide the fourth occasion of an England captain scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below. OJ Pope became the second England captain to score 150 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka on home soil.  Prior to OJ Pope, GA Gooch had scored 174 against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in Aug 1991

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1GA Gooch1743v Sri LankaLord’s22 Aug 1991
2JE Root2282v Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021
3JE Root1862v Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021
4OJ Pope1541v Sri LankaThe Oval06 Sep 2024
JP Inglis of Australia now holds the record of scoring the fastest century in terms of balls faced by Australian batsmen in Twenty20 Internationals.

JP Inglis of Australia now holds the record of scoring the fastest century in terms of balls faced by Australian batsmen in Twenty20 Internationals.

JP Inglis of Australia now holds the record of scoring the fastest century in terms of balls faced by Australian batsmen in Twenty20 Internationals. His 103 against Scotland on 06.09.2024 came in 43 minutes. The previous record was held by three Australian batsmen who had scored the century in 47 minutes. AJ Finch, JP Inglis and GJ Maxwell are the three batsmen. Thus his century in 43 minutes against Scotaand represent  the fastest century in terms of balls faced not only by him but also by the Australian batsmen

NoPlayerScoreBFTeamOppositionGroundDate
1A J Finch15647AustraliaEnglandThe Rose Bowl29/08/2013
2J P Inglis11047AustraliaIndiaVishakapatnan23/11/2023
3G J Maxwell104*47AustraliaIndiaBarsapara28/11/2023

The following table lists the Australian batsmen who have scored a century in 50 and less than 50 balls in T20 Internationals

NoPlayerScoreBFTeamOppositionGroundDate
1J P Inglis10343AustraliaScotlandGrange Cricket Club06/09/2024
2A J Finch15647AustraliaEnglandThe Rose Bowl29/08/2013
3J P Inglis11047AustraliaIndiaVishakapatnan23/11/2023
4G J Maxwell104*47AustraliaIndiaBarsapara28/11/2023
5G J Maxwell145*49AustraliaSri LankaPallekele06/09/2016
6G J Maxwell113*50AustraliaIndiaBengaluru27/02/2019
7G J Maxwell120*50AustraliaWest IndiesAdelaide11/02/2024
Ollie Pope’s unique feat in the annals of test cricket

Ollie Pope’s unique feat in the annals of test cricket

Ollie Pope of England scored 154 against Sri Lanka at The Oval in the ongoing test to post his seventh test century in an innings. All his centuries are tabulated below.

NoRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1135*1v South AfricaGqeberha16 Jan 2020
21452v New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2022
31081v PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
52052v IrelandLord’s01 Jun 2023
61963v IndiaHyderabad25 Jan 2024
61211v West IndiesNottingham18 Jul 2024
71541v Sri LankaThe Oval06 Sep 2024

What is unique in his seven centuries is that these centuries are scored against seven different oppositions. He became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score the first seven centuries against different oppositions which no batsman has achieved

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals

JP Inglis of Australia scored 103 against Scotland at Edinburgh on 06 Sep 2024 to provide the 13th occasion of a Wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.  He became the twelfth batsman and the first Australian wicket keeper to achieve the feat. The following table lists the thirteen centurions in Twenty20 Internationals

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1BB McCullum1231New ZealandBangladeshPallekele21 Sep 2012
2MN van Wyk114*1South AfriaWest IndiesDurban14 Jan 2015
3Mohd Shahzad118*1AfghanistanZimbabweSharjah10 Jan 2016
4LA Dunbar104*1SerbiaBulgariaCorfu14 Oct 2019
5Moh Rizwan104*1PakistanSouth AfricaLahore11 Feb 2021
6JC Buttler101*1EnglandSri LankaSharjah01 Nov 2021
7Saim Hussain108*1BulgariaMaltaMarsa14 May 2022
8LA Dunbar1171SerbiaBulgariaSofia26 Jun 2022
9Q de Kock1002South AfricaWest IndiesCenturion26 Mar 2023
10KJ Stagno1011GibraltorLuxembourgGibraltar15 Oct 2023
11PD Salt1191EnglandWest IndiesTarouba19 Dec 2023
12R Gurbaz1001AfghanistanU.A.E.Sharjah29 Dec 2023
13JP Inglis1031AustraliaScotlandEdinburgh06 Sep 2024

LA Dunbar of Serbia is the only wicket keeper batsman to score centuries in Twenty20 Internationals on two occasions. It is interesting to note that LA Dunbar’s centuries have come against the same opposition – Bulgaria.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1LA Dunbar104*1SerbiaBulgariaCorfu14 Oct 2019
2LA Dunbar1171SerbiaBulgariaSofia26 Jun 2022
Teams dismissed all out for a total of less than 15 runs in a completed innings in Twenty20 Internationals

Teams dismissed all out for a total of less than 15 runs in a completed innings in Twenty20 Internationals

There are only three occasions of a team dismissed all out in a completed innings for a total of less than 15 runs.

All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Isle of Man1008.41v SpainCartagena26 Feb 2023
2Mongolia1010.01v SingaporeBangi05 Sep 2024
3Mongolia1208.22v JapanSano08 May 2024

Mangolia was dismissed all out for a total of 10 runs in a completed innings against Singapore at Bangi on 05 Sep 2024. Mangolia became the second team to be dismissed all out for a total of 10 runs in a completed innings. Isle of Man was the other team to be dismissed all out for a total of 10 runs in a completed innings against Spain at Cartagana on 26.02.23. Thus Mangolia and Isle of Man share the record for the lowest total in a completed innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals.

Mongilia is the only team to be dismissed all out for a total of less than 15 runs in a completed innings on two occasions. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Mongolia1010.01v SingaporeBangi05 Sep 2024
2Mongolia1208.22v JapanSano08 May 2024
Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings conceding less runs than the wickets taken in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings conceding less runs than the wickets taken in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

The following nine bowelrs have captured five or more wickets conceding less runs than the wickets in a Twenty20 international. The list includes H Bharadwaj of Singapore who captured six wickets conceding three runs against Mangolia at Bangi on 05 Sep 2024.

NoPlayerOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1YM Nkanya4.02252TanCamKigali09 Dec 2022
2HMRKB Herath3.32352SrlNZlChattogram31 Mar 2014
3Rashid Khan2.01352AfgIreGreater Noida10 Mar 2017
4L Rossi4.01351ArgChiBuenos Aires20 Oct 2023
5H Bharadwaj4.02361SGPMonBangi05 Sep 2024
6P Arrighi4.02452ArgBraCPolo Club A04 Oct 2019
7Khizar Hayat2.00452MasHKGKuala Lumpur20 Feb 2020
8B Kumar4.01452IndAfgDubai (DICS)08 Sep 2022
9P Aho3.41562NGASiLLagos24 Oct 2021

H Bharadwaj of Singapore who captured six wickets conceding three runs against Mangolia at Bangi on 05 Sep 2024 became the second bowler in Twenty20 Internationals to capture six wickets conceding runs less than the wickets he has taken. P Asho of NGA has captured six wickets conceding five runs against Sierre Lenone at Lagos on 24 Oct 2021. H Bharadwaj’s six for 3 remains the best figures in this category in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

NoPlayerOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1H Bharadwaj4.02361SGPMonBangi05 Sep 2024
2P Aho3.41562NGASiLLagos24 Oct 2021
Bowlers capturing five or more wickets conceding single digit runs in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals

Bowlers capturing five or more wickets conceding single digit runs in an innings in Twenty20 Internationals

H Bharadwaj of Singapore captured six wickets conceding three runs at Bangi on 05 Sep 2024 to provide the 34th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding single digit runs in a Twenty20 International. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Umar Gul3.00651PakgNZlThe Oval13 Jun 2009
2BAW Mendis4.02862SrlZimHambantota18 Sep 2012
3Umar Gul2.20652PakRSACenturion03 Mar 2013
4HMRKB Herath3.32352SrlNZlChattogram31 Mar 2014
5Rashid Khan2.01352AfgIreGreater Noida10 Mar 2017
6C Viljoen4.00951NamBotKampala22 May 2019
7A Nanda2.30651LuxTurIlfov County29 Aug 2019
8SL Malinga4.01652SrlNZlPallekele06 Sep 2019
9P Arrighi4.02452ArgBraCPolo Club A04 Oct 2019
10DL Chahar3.20762IndBanNagpur10 Nov 2019
11Khizar Hayat2.00452MasHKGKuala Lumpur20 Feb 2020
12Aqib Iqbal4.00551AutBelWaterloo24 Jul 2021
13KS Bagabena4.01951GhaSeyRwanda16 Oct 2021
14DM Nakrani4.01761UgaLesKigali19 Oct 2021
15DM Nakrani4.00852UgaSeyKigali22 Oct 2021
16P Aho3.41562NGASiLLagos24 Oct 2021
17Junaid Aziz1.40551BHRGerAl Amerat18 Feb 2022
18M Shahbaz Butt4.01852NorCzRVantaa25 Jul 2022
19S Lamichhane4.00951NepKenNairobi (Gym)29 Aug 2022
20B Kumar4.01452IndAfgDubai (DICS)08 Sep 2022
21SA Okpe4.01951NGACamRwanda05 Dec 2022
22YM Nkanya4.02252TanCamKigali09 Dec 2022
23Mohammad Kamran4.00951ESPIoMCartagena25 Feb 2023
24KV Morea4.00952PNGPhilPort Moresby23 Jul 2023
25Syazrul Idrus4.01871MasChiKuala Lumpur26 Jul 2023
26L Rossi4.01351ArgChiBuenos Aires20 Oct 2023
27MA Baig4.00962MWIRwaBenoni16 Dec 2023
28Ma Qiancheng4.00952ChiMyaBangkok30 Jan 2024
29Zain Ul Abidin3.01652KSABhuBangkok15 Feb 2024
30K Kato-Stafford3.20752JapMonSano08 May 2024
31C Hinze4.01652JapMonSano11 May 2024
32Fazalhaq Farooqi4.00952AfgUgaProvidence03 Jun 2024
33C Rumistrzewicz2.51751ESPCroZagreb03 Aug 2024
34H Bharadwaj4.02361SinMonBangi05 Sep 2024

H Bharadwaj of Singapore captured six wickets conceding three runs at Bangi on 05 Sep 2024 to provide the seventh occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets conceding single digit runs in a Twenty20 International. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the sixth seventh occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets conceding single digit runs in a Twenty20 International.

NoPlayerOMRWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Syazrul Idrus4.01871MasChiKuala Lumpur26 Jul 2023
2BAW Mendis4.02862SrlZimHambantota18 Sep 2012
3DL Chahar3.20762IndBanNagpur10 Nov 2019
4DM Nakrani4.01761UgaLesKigali19 Oct 2021
5P Aho3.41562NGASiLLagos24 Oct 2021
6MA Baig4.00962MWIRwaBenoni16 Dec 2023
7H Bharadwaj4.02361SinMonBangi05 Sep 2024