Pakistan bowler’s five plus wickets in a test innings in losing cause

Pakistan bowler’s five plus wickets in a test innings in losing cause

Ali Usman’s five for 95 against England in the just concluded test at Leeds providing the 77th occasion of a   Pakistan bowler’s five or more wickets in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOBPOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Nasim-ul-Ghani41.406111160502v West IndiesGeorgetown13 Mar 1958
2Fazal Mahmood35.50611710502v AustraliaDhaka13 Nov 1959
3Munir Malik49.006111280501v EnglandLeeds05 Jul 1962
4Pervez Sajjad40.00615740702v New ZealandLahore30 Oct 1969
5Imran Khan25.508021220503v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1977
6Imran Khan1800602900601v West IndiesKingston15 Apr 1977
7Sikander Bakht22.10605550501v IndiaWankhede16 Dec 1979
8Iqbal Qasim28.50614400603v IndiaWankhede16 Dec 1979
9Imran Khan38.206061140502v IndiaChennai15 Jan 1980
10Mohammad Nazir22.00607440501v West IndiesFaisalabad08 Dec 1980
11Iqbal Qasim32.20605890603v West IndiesFaisalabad08 Dec 1980
12Imran Khan25.30611520701v EnglandBirmingham29 Jul 1982
13Tahir Naqqash18.00607400503v EnglandBirmingham29 Jul 1982
14Imran Khan25.20607490502v EnglandLeeds26 Aug 1982
15Azeem Hafeez27306051000501v AustraliaW.A.C.A11 Nov 1983
16Wasim Akram26.00607560502v New ZealandDunedin09 Feb 1985
17Wasim Akram33.00610720504v New ZealandDunedin09 Feb 1985
18Imran Khan30.50604590502v West IndiesLahore07 Nov 1986
19Wasim Akram30.00609620601v AustraliaMelbourne12 Jan 1990
20Wasim Akram41.40612980503v AustraliaMelbourne12 Jan 1990
21Waqar Younis16.00603460502v West IndiesFaisalabad23 Nov 1990
22Waqar Younis30.006031170502v EnglandLeeds23 Jul 1992
23Waqar Younis19.00601780602v New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1994
24Aaqib Javed3230606840503v Sri LankaFaisalabad15 Sep 1995
25Mushtaq Ahmed30.006051150501v AustraliaHobart17 Nov 1995
26Mushtaq Ahmed32.00608840603v New ZealandLahore21 Nov 1996
27Waqar Younis23.00606780601v South AfricaGqeberha06 Mar 1998
28Wasim Akram23.00605520502v ZimbabwePeshawar27 Nov 1998
29Saqlain Mushtaq35.50609940501v IndiaDelhi04 Feb 1999
30Saqlain Mushtaq46.406131220503v IndiaDelhi04 Feb 1999
31Saqlain Mushtaq24.00608460602v AustraliaHobart18 Nov 1999
32Mohammad Akram27.506011380502v AustraliaW.A.C.A26 Nov 1999
33Shoaib Akhtar24.30603750501v Sri LankaPeshawar05 Mar 2000
34Wasim Akram26.20607610602v West IndiesSt John’s25 May 2000
35Wasim Akram30.00612490504v West IndiesSt John’s25 May 2000
36Shoaib Akhtar08.00602210503v AustraliaColombo (PSS)03 Oct 2002
37Shoaib Akhtar19.00603600501v Sri LankaFaisalabad20 Oct 2004
38Shoaib Akhtar22.00601990501v AustraliaW.A.C.A16 Dec 2004
39Shoaib Akhtar27.006041090502v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2004
40Danish Kaneria39.306051250502v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2004
41Danish Kaneria49.306071880702v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2005
42Umar Gul29.006041230501v EnglandLeeds04 Aug 2006
43Mohammad Asif27.50604890502v South AfricaCenturion11 Jan 2007
44Mohammad Amir24.00606790503v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2009
45Mohammad Asif20.00606410601v AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2010
46Danish Kaneria47.506031510503v AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2010
47Mohammad Asif27.00609770501v EnglandNottingham29 Jul 2010
48Saeed Ajmal26.10605820502v EnglandBirmingham06 Aug 2010
49Mohammad Amir28.00606840601v EnglandLord’s26 Aug 2010
50Saeed Ajmal33.00614690501v West IndiesProvidence12 May 2011
51Saeed Ajmal23.50606420603v West IndiesProvidence12 May 2011
52Saeed Ajmal46.006091460501v Sri LankaGalle22 Jun 2012
53Saeed Ajmal42.00609960602v South AfricaCape Town14 Feb 2013
54Rahat Ali27.206011270601v South AfricaCenturion22 Feb 2013
55Rahat Ali24.50605520503v ZimbabweHarare10 Sep 2013
56Saeed Ajmal55.506081510602v South AfricaDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
57Saeed Ajmal59.106081660502v Sri LankaGalle06 Aug 2014
58Junaid Khan27.00606870501v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Aug 2014
59Yasir Shah41.30605960602v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Jun 2015
60Sohail Khan23.00603960501v EnglandBirmingham03 Aug 2016
61Wahab Riaz26.40601880502v West IndiesSharjah30 Oct 2016
62Yasir Shah39.50612940703v West IndiesBridgetown30 Apr 2017
63Yasir Shah27.00605510503v Sri LankaAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017
64Yasir Shah55.506091840601v Sri LankaDubai (DICS)06 Oct 2017
65Hasan Ali17.40603450503v New ZealandAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2018
66Yasir Shah37.006061100503v New ZealandAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2018
67Bilal Asif30.10604650501v New ZealandAbu Dhabi03 Dec 2018
68Abrar Ahmed22.006011140701v EnglandMultan09 Dec 2022
69Aamer Jamal20.206011110601v AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2023
70Aamer Jamal21.40602690602v AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2024
71Khurram Shahzad21.00603900602v BangladeshRawalpindi30 Aug 2024
72Mohammad Abbas19,`30606540604v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2024
73Noman Ali15.10603410601v West IndiesMultan25 Jan 2025
74Asif Afridi34.30606790602v South AfricaRawalpindi20 Oct 2025
75Mohammad Abbas34.00608920501v BangladeshMirpur08 May 2026
76Mohammad Abbas15.50606220503v West IndiesTarouba25 Jul 2026
77Ali Usman24.00601950502v EnglandLeeds19 Aug 2026

It also provides the twelfth occasion of a Pakistan bowler’s five plus wickets in an innings in losing cause against England. All such occasions are tabulated beloe

NoPlayerOBPOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Munir Malik49.006111280501v EnglandLeeds05 Jul 1962
2Imran Khan25.30611520701v EnglandBirmingham29 Jul 1982
3Tahir Naqqash18.00607400503v EnglandBirmingham29 Jul 1982
4Imran Khan25.20607490502v EnglandLeeds26 Aug 1982
5Waqar Younis30.006031170502v EnglandLeeds23 Jul 1992
6Umar Gul29.006041230501v EnglandLeeds04 Aug 2006
7Mohammad Asif27.00609770501v EnglandNottingham29 Jul 2010
8Saeed Ajmal26.10605820502v EnglandBirmingham06 Aug 2010
9Mohammad Amir28.00606840601v EnglandLord’s26 Aug 2010
10Sohail Khan23.00603960501v EnglandBirmingham03 Aug 2016
11Abrar Ahmed22.006011140701v EnglandMultan09 Dec 2022
12Ali Usman24.00601950502v EnglandLeeds19 Aug 2026
Batsmen at number three, four, five and six scoring fifties in a test innings

Batsmen at number three, four, five and six scoring fifties in a test innings

England batsmen batting at number three, four, five and six scored fifties in an innings against Pakistan in the just concluded test at Leeds to provide the 54th occasion of such a feat by batsmen in the annals of test cricket.  England batsmen who performed such a feat are Jordan Cox {73] batting at number three, Joe Root {66} batting at number four. Harry Brook {91} batting at number five and Dan Lawrence {51} batting at number six. It also provides the fourth such instance by batsmen against Pakistan

It also provides the ninth such occasion by England batsmen in the annals of test cricket and the first such occasion by England batsmen against Pakistan

Bowlers conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on their test debut

Bowlers conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on their test debut

K Nuwan of Sri Lanka conceded 175 runs for his three wickets in the just concluded test against India to provide the ninth occasion of a bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerONRWITeamOppGroundStart Date“
1NM Kulkarni70.01219512IndSrlColombo (RPS)02 Aug 1997
2UDU Chandana47.5717962SrlPakDhaka12 Mar 1999
3OAC Banks40.0220431WinAusBridgetown01 May 2003
4JJ Krejza43.5121581AusIndNagpur06 Nov 2008
5S Randiv73.01622222SrlIndColombo (SSC)26 Jul 2010
6MS Crane48.0319312EngAusSydney04 Jan 2018
7Zahid Mahmood33.0123541PakEngRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
8KTH Ratnayake49.2319631SrlBanGalle17 Jun 2025
9K Nuwan39.0117531SrlIndGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerONRWITeamOppGroundStart Date“
1UDU Chandana47.5717962SrlPakDhaka12 Mar 1999
2S Randiv73.01622222SrlIndColombo (SSC)26 Jul 2010
3KTH Ratnayake49.2319631SrlBanGalle17 Jun 2025
4K Nuwan39.0117531SrlIndGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the third occasion of a bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings against India on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerONRWITeamOppGroundStart Date“
1JJ Krejza43.5121581AusIndNagpur06 Nov 2008
2S Randiv73.01622222SrlIndColombo (SSC)26 Jul 2010
3K Nuwan39.0117531SrlIndGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on his test debut against India. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No PlayerONRWITeamOppGroundStart Date“
1 S Randiv73.01622222SrlIndColombo (SSC)26 Jul 2010
2 K Nuwan39.0117531SrlIndGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 175 plus runs in an innings on his test debut at Galle. Both such occasions are tabulated below. Galle is the only ground to witness two such occasions

NoPlayerONRWITeamOppGroundStart Date“
1KTH Ratnayake49.2319631SrlBanGalle17 Jun 2025
2K Nuwan39.0117531SrlIndGalle15 Aug 2026

The following four bowlers have conceded 200 plus runs in an innings on their test debut. S Randiv of Sri Lanka has conceded a double Nelson – 222 – and owns the record of conceding most runs in an innings on test debut

NoPlayerONRWITeamOppGroundStart Date“
1OAC Banks40.0220431WinAusBridgetown01 May 2003
2JJ Krejza43.5121581AusIndNagpur06 Nov 2008
3S Randiv73.01622222SrlIndColombo (SSC)26 Jul 2010
4Zahid Mahmood33.0123541PakEngRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
Bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings

Bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings

OE Robinson {5/51} and J Tongue {5/46} of England shared the wickets equally in the first innings of the test against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Leeds to provide the 56th occasion of two bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoBowler-1W/RBowler-2W/RTeamIOppGroundDate
1J J Ferris5/71C T B Turner5/41Aus1EngSydney25/02/1887
2G A Lohmann5/17R Peel5/18Eng1AusSydney10/02/1888
3C T B Turner5/36J J Ferris5/26Aus2EngLord’s16/07/1888
4T Richardson5/134J T Hearne5/76Eng2AusLord’s22/06/1896
5M A Noble5/54J V Saunders5/43Aus2EngSydney14/02/1902
6J V Saunders5/50M A Noble5/51Aus1EngBramall Lane03/07/1902
7J V Saunders5/65JDA O’Connor5/40Aus2EngAdelaide10/01/1908
8G H Hirst5/58C Blythe5/58Eng2AusEdgbaston27/05/1909
9S F Barnes5/56C Blythe5/63Eng1AusOld Trafford26/07/1909
10A E E Vogler5/87G A Faulkner5/120SAF1EngJohannesburg01/01/1910
11F R Foster5/16S F Barnes5/25Eng1SAFLord’s10/06/1912
12S F Barnes5/28F E Woolley5/41Eng1SAFThe Oval12/08/1912
13S F Barnes5/30F E Woolley5/29Eng1AusThe Oval19/08/1912
14G Geary5/60W R Hammond5/36Eng2SAFJohannesburg24/12/1927
15W E Bowes5/55E W Clark5/98Eng2AuSThe Oval18/08/1934
16L Amarnath5/96M H Mankad5/101Ind1EngOld Trafford20/07/1946
17J Cowie5/127T B Burtt5/97NZl1EngLeeds11/06/1949
18A V Bedser5/46F R Brown5/49Eng1AusMelbourne23/02/1951
19A V Bedser5/41F S Trueman5/48Eng1IndThe Oval14/08/1952
20S P Gupte5/180M H Mankad5/228Ind1WinKingston28/03/1953
21Khan Mohd5/73Fazal Mahmood5/48Pak1IndKarachi26/02/1955
22T L Goddard5/69H J Tayfield5/94SAF2EngLeeds21/07/1955
23A K Davidson5/38R Benaud5/82Aus2SAFP Elizabeth28/02/1958
24B S Bedi5/37E A S Prasanna5/42Ind2AusDelhi28/11/1969
25N Gifford5/55J Birkenshaw5/57Eng2PakKarachi24/03/1973
26M H N Walker5/75T J Jenner5/90Aus1WinTrinidad21/04/1973
27D K Lillee5/15M H N Walker5/48Aus1EngEdgbaston10/07/1975
28D K Lillee5/63G J Gilmour5/34Aus1WinMelbourne31/01/1976
29Sikander Bakht5/56Ehteshamuddin5/47Pak1IndKanpur25/12/1979
30Kapil Dev5/97K D Ghavri5/107Ind1AusSydney02/01/1981
31D K Lillee5/46T M Alderman5/63Aus2EngTrent Bridge18/06/1981
32Kapil Dev5/70S Madan Lal5/23Ind2EngMum-WS27/11/1981
33G F Lawson5/87J R Thomson5/73Aus2EngBrisbane26/11/1982
34R J Hadlee5/73E J Chatfield5/63NZl1SrlCol-CCC24/03/1984
35G R J Matthews5/146R J Bright5/94Aus1IndChepauk18/09/1986
36G C Small5/48I T Botham5/41Eng1AusMelbourne26/12/1986
37Iqbal Qasim5/48Tausif Ahmed5/34Pak1IndBengaluru13/03/1987
38C E L Ambrose5/35I R Bishop5/41Win1PakLahore06/12/1990
39Wasim Akram5/45Waqar Younis5/22Pak2NZlHamilton02/01/1993
40T B A May5/89S K Warne5/82Aus2EngEdgbaston05/08/1993
41W P U J C Vaas5/43M Muralitharan5/64Srl2NZlNapier11/03/1995
42A R Caddick5/67A R C Fraser5/40Eng1WinTrinidad13/02/1998
43S M Pollock5/53A A Donald5/71SAF2EngLeeds06/08/1998
44J N Gillespie5/89C R Miller5/81Aus1WinAdelaide15/12/2000
45C R D Fernando5/98M Muralitharan5/122Srl1SAFDurban26/12/2000
46M Muralitharan5/67S T Jayasuriya5/43Srl1ZimGalle12/01/2002
47Shoaib Akhtar5/109D Kaneria5/125Pak1AusMelbourne26/12/2004
48M Ntini5/51D W Steyn5/47SAF2NZlCenturion15/04/2006
49S J Harmison5/57M S Panesar5/72Eng2PakOld Trafford27/07/2006
50Shahadat Hossain5/71Shakib Al Hasan5/62Ban1IndChittagong17/01/2010
51Hasan Ali5/45Yasir Shah5/110Pak2NZlAbu Dhabi16/11/2018
52T G Southee5/32K A Jamieson5/34NZl1WinWellington11/12/2020
53A R Patel5/48R Ashwin5/52Ind2EngAhmedabad04/03/2021
54SS Afridi5/52Nauman Ali5/86Pak2ZimHarare07/05/2021
55L Embuldeniya5/35Ramesh Mendis5/66Srl2WinGalle29/11/2021
56OE Robinson5/51J Tongue5/46Eng1PakLeeds19.08/2026

It also provides the 16th occasion of England bowlers performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoBowler-1W/RBowler-2W/RTeamIOppGroundDate
1G A Lohmann5/17R Peel5/18Eng1AusSydney10/02/1888
2T Richardson5/134J T Hearne5/76Eng2AusLord’s22/06/1896
3G H Hirst5/58C Blythe5/58Eng2AusEdgbaston27/05/1909
4S F Barnes5/56C Blythe5/63Eng1AusOld Trafford26/07/1909
5F R Foster5/16S F Barnes5/25Eng1SAFLord’s10/06/1912
6S F Barnes5/28F E Woolley5/41Eng1SAFThe Oval12/08/1912
7S F Barnes5/30F E Woolley5/29Eng1AusThe Oval19/08/19h12
8G Geary5/60W R Hammond5/36Eng2SAFJohannesburg24/12/1927
9W E Bowes5/55E W Clark5/98Eng2AuSThe Oval18/08/1934
10A V Bedser5/46F R Brown5/49Eng1AusMelbourne23/02/1951
11A V Bedser5/41F S Trueman5/48Eng1IndThe Oval14/08/1952
12N Gifford5/55J Birkenshaw5/57Eng2PakKarachi24/03/1973
13G C Small5/48I T Botham5/41Eng1AusMelbourne26/12/1986
14A R Caddick5/67A R C Fraser5/40Eng1WinTrinidad13/02/1998
15S J Harmison5/57M S Panesar5/72Eng2PakOld Trafford27/07/2006
16OE Robinson5/51J Tongue5/46Eng1PakLeeds19/08/2026

It also provides the fourth occasion of bowlers performing such a feat against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the third occasion of England bowlers performing such a feat agaainst Pakistan.

NoBowler-1W/RBowler-2W/RTeamIOppGroundDate
1N Gifford5/55J Birkenshaw5/57Eng2PakKarachi24/03/1973
2C E L Ambrose5/35I R Bishop5/41Win1PakLahore06/12/1990
3S J Harmison5/57M S Panesar5/72Eng2PakOld Trafford27/07/2006
4OE Robinson5/51J Tongue5/46Eng1PakLeeds19.08/2026
Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket

Azan Awais of Pakistan was dismissed by the first ball of the match in the ongoing test against England at Leeds to provide the 129th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test against England.

Azan Awais of Pakistan was dismissed by the first ball of the match in the ongoing test against England at Leeds to provide the ninth occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test against England.

Indian bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test

Indian bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test

MJ Suthar of India captured 10 for 131 against India in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 57th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1MH Mankad69.42410812v EnglandChennai06 Feb 1952
2MH Mankad71.23013113v PakistanDelhi16 Oct 1952
3Ghulam Ahmed49.31113010v AustraliaEden Gardens02 Nov 1956
4SP Gupte57.31322310v West IndiesKanpur12 Dec 1958
5JM Patel61.32312414v AustraliaKanpur19 Dec 1959
6SA Durani70.02117710v EnglandChennai10 Jan 1962
7RG Nadkarni72.42712211v AustraliaChennai02 Oct 1964
8S Venkataraghavan112.35615212v New ZealandDelhi19 Mar 1965
9BS Chandrasekhar92.52423511v West IndiesBrabourne13 Dec 1966
10EAS Prasanna71.02717410v AustraliaChennai24 Dec 1969
11EAS Prasanna47.01014011v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976
12BS Bedi61.21219410v AustraliaW.A.C.A16 Dec 1977
13BS Chandrasekhar34.1510412v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1977
14N Kapil Dev42.41214611v PakistanChennai15 Jan 1980
15N Kapil Dev57.31513510v West IndiesAhmedabad12 Nov 1983
16L Sivaramakrishnan77.22018112v EnglandWankhede28 Nov 1984
17C Sharma53.3618810v EnglandBirmingham03 Jul 1986
18Maninder Singh37.41010710v Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986
19Maninder Singh62.11612610v PakistanBengaluru13 Mar 1987
20ND Hirwani33.5613616v West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988
21A Kumble64.31912811v Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
22SLV Raju56.21612511v Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994
23BKV Prasad44.01015310v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
24A Kumble51.01314914v PakistanDelhi04 Feb 1999
25J Srinath46.01013213v PakistanEden Gardens16 Feb 1999
26A Kumble59.41713410v New ZealandKanpur22 Oct 1999
27Harbhajan Singh68.21519613v AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
28Harbhajan Singh80.12621715v AustraliaChennai18 Mar 2001
29A Kumble89.01823310v EnglandAhmedabad11 Dec 2001
30A Kumble88.51527912v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2004
31Harbhajan Singh71.11222411v AustraliaBengaluru06 Oct 2004
32A Kumble64.31218113v AustraliaChennai14 Oct 2004
33IK Pathan31.0109611v BangladeshDhaka10 Dec 2004
34A Kumble75.12716110v PakistanEden Gardens16 Mar 2005
35IK Pathan34.2712612v ZimbabweHarare20 Sep 2005
36A Kumble64.01315710v Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005
37Harbhajan Singh53.21014110v Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
38Harbhajan Singh54.3915310v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008
39Z Khan39.3514910v BangladeshMirpur24 Jan 2010
40I Sharma41.21110810v West IndiesBridgetown28 Jun 2011
41R Ashwin43.2148512v New ZealandHyderabad23 Aug 2012
42R Ashwin74.01819812v AustraliaChennai22 Feb 2013
43PP Ojha29.288910v West IndiesWankhede14 Nov 2013
44R Ashwin42.0816010v Sri LankaGalle12 Aug 2015
45R Ashwin46.0139812v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
46R Ashwin66.21222510v New ZealandKanpur22 Sep 2016
47R Ashwin41.1714013v New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
48R Ashwin64.3716712v EnglandWankhede08 Dec 2016
49RA Jadeja70.01415410v EnglandChennai16 Dec 2016
50UT Yadav38.5613310v West IndiesHyderabad12 Oct 2018
51AR Patel36.467011v EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 2021
52RA Jadeja33.1311010v AustraliaDelhi17 Feb 2023
53R Ashwin46.01313112v West IndiesRoseau12 Jul 2023
54Washington Sundar42.1411511v New ZealandPune24 Oct 2024
55RA Jadeja35.5412010v New ZealandWankhede01 Nov 2024
56Akash Deep41.1418710v EnglandBirmingham02 Jul 2025
57MJ Suthar45.2313110v Sri LankaGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1Maninder Singh37.41010710v Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986
2A Kumble64.31912811v Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
3SLV Raju56.21612511v Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994
4A Kumble64.01315710v Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005
5Harbhajan Singh53.21014110v Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
6Harbhajan Singh54.3915310v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008
7R Ashwin42.0816010v Sri LankaGalle12 Aug 2015
8MJ Suthar45.2313110v Sri LankaGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets against Sri Lanka at Galle. It represents the best bowling effort by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka at Galle. The previous best was Harbhajan Singh’s 10 for 153 in Jul 2006

It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets against Sri Lanka and also the fourth such occasion against Sri Lanka at Galle. It represents the best bowling effort by an Indian spin bowler against Sri Lanka at Galle. The previous best was Harbhajan Singh’s 10 for 153 in Jul 2006

It also represents the third occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against Sri Lanka.

It also represents the 17th occasion of an Indian left arm bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test and also represents the 14th occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler performing such a feat in a test.

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring a century in one innings and a half century in another including centuries in both innings of a test

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring a century in one innings and a half century in another including centuries in both innings of a test

GS Dinusha of Sri Lanka scored 100 and 84 against India in the just concluded test against India at Galle to provide the 90th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a half century in one innings and a century in another innings including centuries in both innings of a test, All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBat1Bat2OppositionGroundStart Date
1RL Dias6097v IndiaChennai17 Sep 1982
2LRD Mendis105105v IndiaChennai17 Sep 1982
3LRD Mendis11194v EnglandLord’s23 Aug 1984
4RL Dias9560*v IndiaColombo (PSS)06 Sep 1985
5LRD Mendis53124v IndiaKandy14 Sep 1985
6A Ranatunga53135*v PakistanColombo (PSS)22 Mar 1986
7PA de Silva7572v AustraliaHobart16 Dec 1989
8AP Gurusinha119102v New ZealandHamilton22 Feb 1991
9PA de Silva96123v New ZealandAuckland01 Mar 1991
10HP Tillakaratne5186v IndiaColombo (PSS)04 Aug 1993
11S Ranatunga6065v AustraliaAdelaide25 Jan 1996
12HP Tillakaratne10354v PakistanColombo (RPS)19 Apr 1997
13PA de Silva138*103*v PakistanColombo (SSC)26 Apr 1997
14ST Jayasuriya72113v PakistanColombo (SSC)26 Apr 1997
15PA de Silva146120v IndiaColombo (SSC)09 Aug 1997
16A Ranatunga5287*v ZimbabweColombo (SSC)14 Jan 1998
17MS Atapattu6071v South AfricaCape Town19 Mar 1998
18M Jayawardene5254v New ZealandColombo (RPS)27 May 1998
19RP Arnold12356*v PakistanLahore04 Mar 1999
20A Ranatunga5165v PakistanGalle21 Jun 2000
21A Ranatunga5488v South AfricaKandy30 Jul 2000
22MS Atapattu50100*v ZimbabweGalle12 Jan 2002
23RP Arnold62109v EnglandManchester13 Jun 2002
24MG Vandort61140v BangladeshColombo (SSC)28 Jul 2002
25MS Atapattu11850*v West IndiesGros Islet20 Jun 2003
26TM Dilshan63100v EnglandKandy10 Dec 2003
27ST Jayasuriya7151v AustraliaColombo (SSC)24 Mar 2004
28KC Sangakkara7466v AustraliaCairns09 Jul 2004
29KC Sangakkara23264v South AfricaColombo (SSC)11 Aug 2004
30MS Atapattu8867v IndiaDelhi10 Dec 2005
31M Jayawardene6067v IndiaDelhi10 Dec 2005
32TM Dilshan6565v IndiaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
33WU Tharanga16571*v BangladeshBogra08 Mar 2006
34M Jayawardene61119v EnglandLord’s11 May 2006
35LPC Silva61152*v New ZealandWellington15 Dec 2006
36KC Sangakkara57192v AustraliaHobart16 Nov 2007
37KC Sangakkara92152v EnglandKandy01 Dec 2007
38SM Warnapura12062v West IndiesProvidence22 Mar 2008
39TT Samaraweera9062v BangladeshMirpur26 Dec 2008
40TM Dilshan162143v BangladeshChattogram03 Jan 2009
41CK Kapugedera9659*v BangladeshChattogram03 Jan 2009
42KC Sangakkara7065v PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009
43TM Dilshan92123*v New ZealandGalle18 Aug 2009
44M Jayawardene9296v New ZealandColombo (SSC)26 Aug 2009
45KC Sangakkara50109v New ZealandColombo (SSC)26 Aug 2009
46NT Paranavitana5354v IndiaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
47TT Samaraweera137*83v IndiaColombo (PSS)03 Aug 2010
48M Jayawardene5958v West IndiesGalle15 Nov 2010
49KC Sangakkara14451v PakistanSharjah03 Nov 2011
50LD Chandimal5854v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2011
51M Jayawardene10564v EnglandColombo (PSS)03 Apr 2012
52TM Dilshan10156v PakistanGalle22 Jun 2012
53M Jayawardene7260v AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2013
54TM Dilshan54126v BangladeshGalle08 Mar 2013
55KC Sangakkara142105v BangladeshGalle08 Mar 2013
56KC Sangakkara13955v BangladeshColombo (RPS)16 Mar 2013
57AD Mathews91157*v PakistanAbu Dhabi31 Dec 2013
58JK Silva9558v PakistanDubai (DICS)08 Jan 2014
59KC Sangakkara319105v BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014
60KC Sangakkara14761v EnglandLord’s12 Jun 2014
61JK Silva6357v EnglandLord’s12 Jun 2014
62KC Sangakkara7955v EnglandLeeds20 Jun 2014
63AD Mathews6363*v South AfricaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2014
64AD Mathews5066v New ZealandChristchurch26 Dec 2014
65LD Chandimal59162*v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
66MDKJ Perera5570v IndiaColombo (SSC)28 Aug 2015
67LD Chandimal8358v New ZealandDunedin10 Dec 2015
68DM de Silva12965*v AustraliaColombo (SSC)13 Aug 2016
69FDM Karunaratne56110v ZimbabweHarare29 Oct 2016
70LD Chandimal5761v IndiaNagpur24 Nov 2017
71ARS Silva5670*v BangladeshMirpur08 Feb 2018
72FDM Karunaratne158*60v South AfricaGalle12 Jul 2018
73MD Gunathilaka5761v South AfricaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018
74FDM Karunaratne5385v South AfricaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018
75AD Mathews5253v EnglandGalle06 Nov 2018
76FDM Karunaratne6357v EnglandPallekele14 Nov 2018
77AD Mathews83120*v New ZealandWellington15 Dec 2018
78MDKJ Perera51153*v South AfricaDurban13 Feb 2019
79HDRL Thirimanne7076v West IndiesNorth Sound21 Mar 2021
80FDM Karunaratne11866v BangladeshPallekele29 Apr 2021
81FDM Karunaratne14783v West IndiesGalle21 Nov 2021
82P Nissanka7366v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021
83LD Chandimal7694*v PakistanGalle16 Jul 2022
84FDM Karunaratne8951v New ZealandWellington17 Mar 2023
85DM de Silva12282v PakistanGalle16 Jul 2023
86DM de Silva102108v BangladeshSylhet22 Mar 2024
87PHKD Mendis102164v BangladeshSylhet22 Mar 2024
88P Nissanka64127*v EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 2024
89BKG Mendis85*50v AustraliaGalle06 Feb 2025
90GS Dinusha10084v IndiaGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the 15th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsmen performing such a feat against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBat1Bat2OppositionGroundStart Date
1RL Dias6097v IndiaChennai17 Sep 1982
2LRD Mendis105105v IndiaChennai17 Sep 1982
3RL Dias9560*v IndiaColombo (PSS)06 Sep 1985
4LRD Mendis53124v IndiaKandy14 Sep 1985
5HP Tillakaratne5186v IndiaColombo (PSS)04 Aug 1993
6PA de Silva146120v IndiaColombo (SSC)09 Aug 1997
7MS Atapattu8867v IndiaDelhi10 Dec 2005
8M Jayawardene6067v IndiaDelhi10 Dec 2005
9TM Dilshan6565v IndiaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
10NT Paranavitana5354v IndiaBrabourne02 Dec 2009
111TT Samaraweera137*83v IndiaColombo (PSS)03 Aug 2010
12LD Chandimal59162*v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
13MDKJ Perera5570v IndiaColombo (SSC)28 Aug 2015
14LD Chandimal5761v IndiaNagpur24 Nov 2017
15GS Dinusha10084v IndiaGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the 16th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsmen performing such a feat in a test at Galle. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBat1Bat2OppositionGroundStart Date
1A Ranatunga5165v PakistanGalle21 Jun 2000
2MS Atapattu50100*v ZimbabweGalle12 Jan 2002
3TM Dilshan92123*v New ZealandGalle18 Aug 2009
4M Jayawardene5958v West IndiesGalle15 Nov 2010
5TM Dilshan10156v PakistanGalle22 Jun 2012
6TM Dilshan54126v BangladeshGalle08 Mar 2013
7KC Sangakkara142105v BangladeshGalle08 Mar 2013
8LD Chandimal59162*v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
9FDM Karunaratne158*60v South AfricaGalle12 Jul 2018
10AD Mathews5253v EnglandGalle06 Nov 2018
11FDM Karunaratne14783v West IndiesGalle21 Nov 2021
12P Nissanka7366v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021
13LD Chandimal7694*v PakistanGalle16 Jul 2022
14DM de Silva12282v PakistanGalle16 Jul 2023
15BKG Mendis85*50v AustraliaGalle06 Feb 2025
16GS Dinusha10084v IndiaGalle15 Aug 2026
Indian left arm spinners captuing six or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

Indian left arm spinners captuing six or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

MJ Suthar of India captured six for 55 in the fourth innings of the just concluded Galle Test against Sri Lanka to provide the 192nd occasion of a left arm spin bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler accounting for six plus wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MH Mankad38.5155581v EnglandChennai06 Feb 1952
2MH Mankad47.0275282v PakistanDelhi16 Oct 1952
3RG Nadkarni51.01110562v AustraliaBrabourne01 Jan 1960
4SA Durani36.0910562v EnglandChennai10 Jan 1962
5RG Nadkarni54.4219163v AustraliaChennai02 Oct 1964
6SA Durani28.0117361v AustraliaEden Gardens17 Oct 1964
7BS Bedi47.31112761v New ZealandChristchurch22 Feb 1968
8RG Nadkarni30.0124363v New ZealandWellington29 Feb 1968
9BS Bedi30.5164264v New ZealandBrabourne25 Sep 1969
10BS Bedi50.0199872v AustraliaEden Gardens12 Dec 1969
21BS Bedi64.2822661v EnglandLord’s20 Jun 1974
12BS Bedi21.347164v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
13DR Doshi43.01010361v AustraliaChennai11 Sep 1979
14DR Doshi47.11710261v EnglandManchester24 Jun 1982
15Maninder Singh17.445173v Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986
16Maninder Singh18.282771v PakistanBengaluru13 Mar 1987
17SLV Raju17.5131262v Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990
18SLV Raju32.398763v Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994
19PP Ojha34.297261v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
20PP Ojha27.054763v West IndiesWankhede22 Nov 2011
21RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
22RA Jadeja25.054873v EnglandChennai16 Dec 2016
23RA Jadeja21.416362v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017
24AR Patel21.463861v EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 2021
25RA Jadeja12.114273v AustraliaDelhi17 Feb 2023
26MJ Suthar22.0103362v AfghanistanNew Chandigarh06 Jun 2026
27MJ Suthar23.425564v Sri LankaGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Maninder Singh17.445173v Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986
2SLV Raju17.5131262v Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990
3SLV Raju32.398763v Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994
4MJ Suthar23.425564v Sri LankaGalle15 Aug 2026

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BS Bedi30.5164264v New ZealandBrabourne25 Sep 1969
2BS Bedi21.347164v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
3MJ Suthar23.425564v Sri LankaGalle15 Aug 2026

Batsmen collecting the first ball duck on test debut

Batsmen collecting the first ball duck on test debut

P Sooriyabandara of Sri Lanka collected the first ball duck on his test debut to provide the 118th occasion of a batsman dismissed first ball for a duck on test debut. It also provides the 14th occasion of a batsman dismissed in such a manner against India in a test innings on debut

P Sooriyabandara of Sri Lanka collected the first ball duck on his test debut to provide the 13th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed first ball for a duck on test debut. It also provides the first occasion of a batsman dismissed in such a manner against India in a test innings on debut. All such 13 occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsBFIOppositionGroundStart Date
1LWS Kaluperuma013v EnglandColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982
2ERNS Fernando012v New ZealandChristchurch04 Mar 1983
3SAR Silva013v New ZealandWellington11 Mar 1983
4RAP Nissanka012v New ZealandColombo (PSS)25 Apr 2003
5SL Malinga014v AustraliaDarwin01 Jul 2004
6CK Kapugedera012v EnglandLord’s11 May 2006
7SM Warnapura012v BangladeshColombo (SSC)25 Jun 2007
8NT Paranavitana011v PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009
9MD Shanaka012v EnglandLeeds19 May 2016
10MVT Fernando013v AustraliaGalle04 Aug 2016
11CBRLS Kumara011v ZimbabweHarare29 Oct 2016
12A Dananjaya013v BangladeshMirpur08 Feb 2018
13P Sooriyabandara014v IndiaGalle15 Aug 2026

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RR Pant of India becomes the fourth batsman and second wicket keeper batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket

RR Pant of India becomes the fourth batsman and second wicket keeper batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket

RR Pant of India became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 100 boundary sixes. His two boundary sixes in his second innings knock of 66 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Galle fetched him the landmark. Others who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes are – BA Stokes {138}, BB McCullum {107), AC Gilchrist (100}

RR Pant also became the second wicket keeper batsman to score 100 boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket after AC Gilchrist of Australia. AC Gilchrist has scored 100 boundary sixes.