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R Dravid’s run out dismissal in the second innings of the first test against Bangladesh provides the 11^th occasion of his being dismissed run out in a test innings. His eleven run out dismissals puts him on par with RT Ponting who also has been dismissed run out on eleven occasions.

Only AR Border {12} and ML Hayden {12} are the other two batsmen who have dismissed run out in a test innings on more occasions than R Dravid and RT Ponting.

CL Hooper and GS Sobers {both of West Indies} are the other two batsmen who have been dismissed run out on ten occasions in the list of batsmen who have been dismissed run out on ten or more occasions

R Dravid’s eleven run out dismissals are furnished below

No	Opposition	Runs	Inns	Ground	Mon/Year
1	v New Zealand	12	3	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
2	v Australia	180	3	Kolkata	Mar 2001
3	v Sri Lanka	36	3	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
4	v Zimbabwe	1	2	Delhi	Feb 2002
5	v West Indies	17	1	Bridgetown	May 2002
6	v England	217	2	The Oval	Sep 2002
7	v Pakistan	0	3	Lahore	Apr 2004
8	v Sri Lanka	53	3	Delhi	Dec 2005
9	v Pakistan	103	2	Faisalabad	Jan 2006
10	v Sri Lanka	144	1	Kanpur	Nov 2009
11	v Bangladesh	24	3	Chittagong	Jan 2010

Gautham Gambhir became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score five or more hundreds in consecutive test matches, the others being DG Bradman of Australia {06}, JH Kallis of South Africa {05} and Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan {05}.

G Gambhir is the only Indian batsman in this four men elite list and also figures in the list as a lone opening batsman.

G Gambhir became the second batsman to score four hundreds in the second innings while achieving this distinction. DG Bradman is the other batsman who has scored four hundreds in the second innings while achieving the feat. It is also interesting to note DG Bradman remains the only batsman to score two double hundreds while achieving the feat of scoring six hundreds in consecutive tests. Mohammad Yousuf remains the only batsman to score hundreds in both innings while achieving the feat of five hundreds in consecutive tests.

The performance of these four batsmen is tabulated in the list furnished below.

DG Bradman of Australia {six hundreds}
No	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	13	270	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan 1937
2	26	212	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1937
3	169	–	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Feb 1937
4	51	144*	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1938
5	18	102*	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1938
6	103	16	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1938
JH Kallis of South Africa {five hundreds}
No	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	158	44	SAF	Win	Johannesburg	Dec 2003
2	177	–	SAF	Win	Durban	Dec 2003
3	73	130*	SAF	Win	Cape Town	Jan 2004
4	130*	DNB	SAF	Win	Centurion	Jan 2004
5	92	150*	SAF	NZl	Hamilton	Mar 2004
Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan {five hundreds}
No	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	192	8	Pak	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2006
2	128	–	Pak	Eng	The Oval	Aug 2006
3	192	DNB	Pak	Win	Lahore	Nov 2006
4	56	191	Pak	Win	Multan	Nov 2006
5	102	124	Pak	Win	Karachi	Nov 2006
G Gambhir of India {five hundreds}
No	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	16	137	Ind	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
2	23	167	Ind	NZl	Wellington	Apr 2009
3	1	114	Ind	Srl	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
4	167	–	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	Nov 2009
5	23	116	Ind	Ban	Chittagong	Jan 2010

Second day

SR Tendulkar completed his 44^th test hundred when he scored 105 not out in India’s first innings. It was his 25^th hundred on away soil and he became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 25 hundreds on away soil.

When Imrul Kayes, the Bangladesh opener was adjudged leg before wicket to Zaheer Khan in Bangladesh’s first innings on the second day of the ongoing first test between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong, he became Zaheer Khan’s 150^th victim on away soil. At the end of the second day’s play, Zaheer Khan’s away wickets tally stood at 151.

Zaheer Khan became the 21^st bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 150 plus wickets on away soil.

Zaheer Khan became the third Indian bowler after A Kumble {269} and N Kapil Dev {215} to account for 150 plus wickets on away soil

Zaheer Khan became the third left arm pace bowler to capture 150 plus wickets on away soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are Wasim Akram {255} and WPUJC Vaas {175}

Zaheer Khan became the fifth left arm bowler to capture 150 plus wickets on away soil. Others are Wasim Akram {255}, DL Vettori {176}, WPUJC Vaas {175} and DL Underwood {152}

Third day

Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmadullah added 108 runs for the seventh wicket providing the 27^th occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnerships in a test innings against various oppositions.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmadullah added 108 runs for the seventh wicket providing the second occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnerships for the seventh wicket in a test innings against various oppositions. The first one being the 111 runs partnership between Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hassan against Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah added 108 runs for the seventh wicket providing the second occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a three figure partnerships in a test innings against India, the first one being the 115 runs partnership for the fifth wicket between Aftab Ahmed and Mohammad Ashraful at Chittagong in Dec 2004.

Mahmudullah’s half century – 69- in Bangladesh’s first innings provide the third occasion of a Bangladesh batsman batting at number eight scoring a half century against India. The other two occasions are – 79 by Mashrafe Mortaza at Chittagong in May 2007 and 70 by Mashrafe Mortaza at Dhaka in May 2007

Mahmudullah’s fifty- 69 – in Bangladesh’s first innings provide the eleventh occasion of a Bangladesh batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty against India.

Mahmudullah’s fifty- 69 – in Bangladesh’s first innings represents his maiden test fifty. His previous best was 28 against West Indies at St George’s in Jul 09.

At tbe end of Bangladesh first innings, KRD Karthik has pouched 49 catches, which includes two catches he held in this innings. Karthik’s 49 catches includes six catches when he was not the wicket keeper

India gained one run lead in the first innings. India were all out for 243 in their first innings, while Bangladesh were all out for 242 in their first innings.

India gained the first innings lead of one run in this test providing the seventh occasion of a team gaining the first innings lead of one run in the annals of test cricket.

MS Dhoni’s 100 not out against Sri Lanka in the final test at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai represents the fiftieth hundred by an Indian captain in a test innings. All the fifty hundreds are listed below

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	VS Hazare	164*	2	Eng	Delhi	Nov 1951
2	VS Hazare	155	1	Eng	Mum-BS	Dec 1951
3	MAK Pataudi	203*	3	Eng	Delhi	Feb 1964
4	MAK Pataudi	128*	2	Aus	Chennai	Oct 1964
5	MAK Pataudi	153	2	NZl	Kolkata	Mar 1965
6	MAK Pataudi	113	2	NZl	Delhi	Mar 1965
7	MAK Pataudi	148	3	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1967
8	SM Gavaskar	116	2	NZl	Auckland	Jan 1976
9	SM Gavaskar	205	1	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
10	SM Gavaskar	107	1	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
11	SM Gavaskar	182*	3	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
12	SM Gavaskar	120	1	Win	Delhi	Jan 1979
13	SM Gavaskar	115	1	Aus	Delhi	Oct 1979
14	SM Gavaskar	123	1	Aus	Mumbai	Nov 1979
15	SM Gavaskar	166	2	Pak	Chennai	Jan 1980
16	SM Gavaskar	172	2	Eng	Bangalore	Dec 1981
17	SM Gavaskar	155	2	Srl	Chennai	Sep 1982
18	SM Gavaskar	127*	3	Pak	Faisalabad	Jan 1983
19	N Kapil Dev	100*	3	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1983
20	N Kapil Dev	119	2	Aus	Chennai	Sep 1986
21	N Kapil Dev	163	2	Srl	Kanpur	Dec 1986
22	DB Vengsarkar	102	3	Win	Delhi	Nov 1987
23	DB Vengsarkar	102*	2	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1987
24	M Azharuddin	192	2	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1990
25	M Azharuddin	121	2	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 1990
26	M Azharuddin	179	2	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
27	M Azharuddin	106	4	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1992
28	M Azharuddin	182	1	Eng	Kolkata	Jan 1993
29	M Azharuddin	108	1	Srl	Bangalore	Jan 1994
30	M Azharuddin	152	2	Srl	Ahmedabad	Feb 1994
31	SR Tendulkar	169	2	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 1997
32	SR Tendulkar	143	1	Srl	Col-RPS	Aug 1997
33	SR Tendulkar	139	2	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 1997
34	SR Tendulkar	148	1	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
35	M Azharuddin	163*	2	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 1998
36	M Azharuddin	103*	1	NZl	Wellington	Dec 1998
37	SR Tendulkar	126*	3	NZl	Mohali	Oct 1999
38	SR Tendulkar	217	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
39	SR Tendulkar	116	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
40	SC Ganguly	136	2	Zim	Delhi	Feb 2002
41	SC Ganguly	128	1	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2002
42	SC Ganguly	100*	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
43	SC Ganguly	144	2	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 2003
44	SC Ganguly	101	2	Zim	Bulawayo	Sep 2005
45	R Dravid	128*	2	Pak	Lahore	Jan 2006
46	R Dravid	103	2	Pak	Faisalabad	Jan 2006
47	R Dravid	146	1	Win	Gros Islet	Jun 2006
48	R Dravid	129	1	Ban	Dhaka	May 2007
49	MS Dhoni	110	1	Srl	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
50	MS Dhoni	100*	2	Srl	Mum-BS	Dec 2009

India took one run first innings lead over Bangladesh in the first test at Chittagong, provding the seventh occasion of a team obtaining the first innings lead of one run over their opponent in the annals of test cricket. All the seven occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Lead	Opp	Score	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Aus	363	1	Eng	362	Sydney	Jan 2003
2	Eng	263	1	Aus	262	Sydney	Feb 1883
3	Win	375	1	Eng	374	Manchester	Jul 1933
4	Eng	241	1	Aus	240	Melbourne	Dec 1974
5	Win	240	1	Pak	239	Karachi	Nov 1986
6	NZl	433	1	Aus	431	Christchurch	Mar 2005
7	Ind	243	1	Ban	242	Chittagong	Jan 2010

Mumbai who fought till the end in one of the most exciting finals and won it against Karnataka in a nail biting finish to annex the prestigious Ranji Trophy for the 39th occasion in 76th final of the National Championship – 2009/10 played at the picturesque Gangothri Glades, Mysore.

Here are the highlights of the Finals, penned exclusively for the visitors of crickick.com by the domestic champion Cricket Statistician, Sri C Keshavamuthy with additional inputs by the country’s one of the senior most statistician HR Gopala Krishna. Read on …………………………………….

Karnataka had entered the Ranji trophy final for the 12th occasion. It was their fifth final fixture against Mumbai. Karnataka were runners up for the 6th occasion, The previous five losses were – against Mumbai at Mumbai in 1941/42 (by ininngs and 281 runs), 1959/60 against Mumbai at Mumbai (by innings & 22 runs), 1974/75 against Mumbai at Mumbai (by 7 wkts), 1978/79 against Delhi at Bangalore (by 399 runs), 1981/82 against Delhi at Delhi (on first innings lead)

Mumbai had entered the final for a record 43rd time and their win at Mysore is its 39^th win. Mumbai had finished runners up on four other occasions.

By winning the 2009/10 finals against Karnataka, Mumbai retained the Ranji trophy it had won against Uttar Pradesh in 2008/09. Mumbai repeated the feat of winning it twice in succession for the sixth occasion – it had accomplished such a feat earlier in 1934/35 and 1935/36, 1955/56 and 1956/57, 1983/84 and 1984/85, 1993/94 and 1994/95 and 2002/03 and 2003/04.

Besides this, it had won consecutively three times in 1974/75, 1975/76 and 1976/77. Mumbai holds the record for winning the Ranji Trophy – 15 times in consecutively 1957/58 to 1972/73. Their sixteenth consectiive win was foiled by Karnataka in 1973/74, when Karnatnaka beat them in the Semi finals at Bangalore and went on to win the coveted Tropny for the first time

Mysore became the latest venue – 19^th venue to stage the Finals of the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai holds the record of hosting the finals on most occasions – 30. The following table lists out the venues of 76 finals and also the number of occasions of finals hosted at each venue

No	Venue	Occasions
1	Bangalore	03
2	Baroda	04
3	Bombay	30
4	Calcutta	04
5	Delhi	10
6	Gwalior	01
7	Hyderabad	02
8	Indore	05
9	Jaipur	03
10	Jamshedpur	01
11	Lucknow	01
12	Ludhiana	01
13	Madras	05
14	Mohali	01
15	Mohannagar	01
16	Mysore	01
17	Poona	01
18	Secunderabad	01
19	Udaipur	01
	Total	76

This is only the fourth occasion that a Ranji Trophy final has been held in Karnataka, The other three finals have been hosted at Bangalore – in 1978/79 against Delhi, 1997/98 against Uttar Pradesh and 1998/99 against Madhya pradesh.

The Ranji Trophy Final at Mysore was the 12th Ranji trophy match played in Mysore and the sixth at the Gangothri Glades

The Ranji Trophy Finals defeat against Mumbai is Karnataka’s first at this ground and the second at Mysore. It has lost to Saurashtra in 2007/08

Mysore became only the third venue to host a Mumbai and Karnataka Ranji Match. All the other matches involving these two teams were either played at Bangalore or at Bombay.

The finals encounter represents the 20^th encounter between Karnataka and Mumbai in Ranji trophy. Karnataka has failed to win a game outright, but were declared winners on the first innnigns lead on four occasions / 1973/74 1974/75, 1981/82 and 1982/83. Mumbai on the other hand, won on 16 occasions – out right on ten occasions and four occasions on first innings lead

Mumbai registered its second lowest team total against Karnataka when it totaled 233 in the first innings at Mysore. Its lowest is 205 at Bangalore in 1981/82

The six runs victory carved by Mumbai at Mysore represents the second narrowest margin of victory in terms of runs in the Finals of the Ranji Trophy. The narrowest margin of win is two runs – Haryana beating Mumbai at Mumbai in 1990/91 This is only the second occasion in 76 Ranji Finals that a team has lost by less than 10 runs.

There are only five instances of a team winning the Ranji Finals by a margin of less than 50 runs which are listed below

No	Margin	Winner	Runner	Season	Venue
1	02 runs	Haryana	Mumbai	1990/91	Mumbai
2	06 runs	Mumbai	Karnataka	2009/10	Mysore
3	21 runs	baroda	Railways	2000/01	Baroda
4	46 runs	Tamilnadu	Holkar	1954/55	Indore
5	48 runs	Mumbai	Maharashtra	1970/71	Mumbai

Manish pandey who scored 144 in the second innings, became the twelfth Karnataka batsman to score a century against Mumbai. Others are / V Subramanya, GR Vishwanath, BP Patel, R Sudhakar Rao, RMH Binny, J Abhiram, CS Saldanha, SMH kirmani, SB Joshi, J Arunkumar and R Dravid.

V Subramanya, GR Vishwanath and BP Patel have the distinction of scoring centuries on two occasions, while R Dravid remains the only batsman to score a double hundred

M Pandey with 882 runs holds the record for most run aggregate in 2009/10 Ranji Trophy season. He went past Mumbai’s AM Rahane’s 809 runs when he was on 72 during his knock of 144 in the second innings of this game.

M Pandey also earned the distinction of completing 1000 runs in Ranji Trophy, He reached the milestone when was on 69 during his second innings knock of 144. At the end of the match, he has an aggregate of 1075 runs from 14 matches and 22 innings. He has an average of 51.19 runs per innings and has scored four centuries and six half centuries

M Pandey became the 40th Karnataka batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in Ranji Trophy. Brijesh Patel leads the table with 7126 runs from 104 Matches. AS Krishna Swamy was the first Karnataka player to aggregate 1000 runs in Ranji Trophy.

M Pandey has the distinction of scoring most hundreds in the Ranji Trophy season. He has scored four hundreds – 194 vs Uttar Pradesh at Meerut, 110 vs Baroda at Vadodara, 115 vs Punjab at Mysore and 144 vs Mumbai at Mysore

A Mithun (47} and R Vinay Kumar {46} occupy the first and second position in the list of most wicket takers in 2009/10 season. A Mithun’s tally has come from nine matches, while R Vinay Kumar’s aggregate came from eight matches.

A Mithun registered his best innings bowling effort in this game when he returned with figures of 6 for 71. His previous best was 6 for 86 against Uttar Pradesh at Meerut on his Ranji debut

M Pandey’s 144 in the second innings represent the 163^rd hundred in Ranji Trophy Finals and the 18^th hundred by Karnataka batsmen which are listed below in the order of descending runs

No	Runs	Batsmen	Ins	Opp	Venue	Season
1	247	GR Viswanath	FI	UP	Mohannagar	1977/78
2	215	R Dravid	FI	UP	B’lore	1997/98
3	166*	BP Patel	FI	Delhi	B’lore	1978/79
4	147	J Arunkumar	SI	MP	B’lore	1998/99
5	146	RVijayBharadwaj	FI	TN	Chennai	1995/96
6	144	GR Viswanath	FI	Mum	Mumbai	1974/75
7	144	M Pandey	SI	Mum	Mysore	2009/10
8	124	BP Patel	FI	Delhi	Delhi	1981/82
9	122	RVijayBharadwaj	FI	UP	B’lore	1997/98
10	116	+SMH Kirmani	FI	Delhi	Delhi	1981/82
11	115	RMH Binny	FI	Delhi	Delhi	1981/82
12	115	RMH Binny	FI	Mumi	Mumbai	1982/83
13	114	RD Khanvilkar	FI	Delhi	Delhi	1981/82
14	114	R Dravid	FI	TN	Chennai	1995/96
15	104	J Arun Kumar	FI	UP	B’lore	1997/98
17	103	V Subramanya	SI	Mum	Mumbai	1959/60
18	100	BP Patel	FI	UP	Mohannagar	1977/78

M Pandey scored zero and 144 in this match provding the third occasion of a Karnataka batsman registering zero and hundred in a Ranji Trophy match. The other two batsmen who have accomplished this feat are – CS Saldhana {zero and 102 not out vs Goa at Panjim in 1990/91} and RV Uthappa {131 and zero vs Railways at Bangalore in 2008/09.

M Pandey collected his second duck in Ranji Trophy career when he was dismissed leg before wicket to AM Salvi of the first ball without scoring. It was his second duck in 14 matches. His first duck was in the second innings against Railways at Bangalore on his Ranji debut.

CM Gautham collected his first duck of his 11 match Ranji Trophy career, when he was dismissed for zero in the second innings of this game

V Samanth scored 67 in this game which was his 11th fifty which includes five centuries. His 67 in this game provides the 42^nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in Ranji Trophy Finals

AM Nayar’s 50 in Mumbai’s second innings reprsenet his ninth half century and his eleventh fifty. He has an aggregate of 1272 runs from 26 matches at an average of 38.54

DS Kulakarni registered his first maiden half century in Ranji Trophy when he made 87 in the second innings of this game. His previous best was 28 against Himachal Pradesh at Mumbai this season

Ganesh Satish’s 75 in the second innings represent his third half century and his fifth fifty. He has an aggregate of 765 runs from 10 matches at an average of 51.00

AM Salvi’s 5 for 31 in first innings represent his fourth five wicket haul in 29 Ranji Trophy matches His figures in this game represents his best innings bowling effort in Ranji Trophy, an improvement over his previous best innings bowling effort of 5 for 39 against Andhra at Mumbai in 2002/03. Salvi’s 5 for 31 is his first five wicket haul against Karnataka

A Agarkar ‘s 5 for 81 in the second innings of this game represent his seventh five plus haul in his 43rd Ranji Trophy match and his first five wicket haul against Karnataka.

Agarkar’s 5 for 81 in this game represent the 106^th occasion of bowler capturing five or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy Finals. The break up of 106 occasions are listed below

Wkts	Occasions
09	01
08	09
07	08
06	30
05	58
Total	106

It also provides the 42nd occasion of a Mumbai bowler capturing five or more wickets in Ranji Trophy Finals. All the 42 occasions are listed below

No	W	Runs	Bowlers	Ins	Opp	Venue	Season
1	8	016	PKShivalkar	FI	TN	Chennai	1972/73
2	8	039	MSHardikar	FI	Ben	Kolkata	1955/56
3	8	039	BPGupte	SI	Ben	Kolkata	1955/56
4	8	040	BJWajifdar	SI	NInd	Mumbai	1934/35
5	8	091	Rav Shastri	SI	Del	Mumbai	1984/85
6	7	046	RBDesai	FI	Raj	Udaipur	1960/61
7	7	054	Zaheer Khan	FI	UP	Chennai	2008/09
8	7	103	RVPawar	SI	Hyd	Mumbai	1999/00
9	7	109	DGPhadkar	FI	Hol	Mumbai	1951/52
10	6	019	JBKhot	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1941/42
11	6	025	MSHardikar	FI	Raj	Jaipur	1965/66
12	6	036	CStayers	FI	Raj	Jaipur	1962/63
13	6	040	DGPhadkar	FI	Bar	Mumbai	1948/49
14	6	043	PKShivalkar	FI	Ben	Mumbai	1971/72
15	6	055	PKShivalkar	SI	Del	Delhi	1976/77
16	6	056	PKShivalkar	SI	Mah	Mumbai	1970/71
17	6	061	RaviShastri	SI	Del	Delhi	1979/80
18	6	065	SVNayak	SI	Del	Mumbai	1980/81
19	6	072	BSSandhu	FI	Del	Mumbai	1980/81
20	6	083	NMKulakarni	FI	TN	Chennai	2003/04
21	6	105	KDGhavri	FI	Del	Delhi	1976/77
22	5	018	PKShivalkar	SI	TN	Chennai	1972/73
23	5	023	EDSolkar	FI	TN	Chennai	1972/73
24	5	031	AMSalvi	FI	Kar	Mysore	2009/10
25	5	040	JBKhot	SI	Kar	Mumbai	1941/42
26	5	040	ZaheerKhan	FI	Ben	Mumbai	2006/07
27	5	046	AKBhaleRao	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1941/42
28	5	048	AMIsmail	FI	Bih	Jamshedpur	1975/76
29	5	057	KRPanjri	FI	Ser	Delhi	1956/57
30	5	058	AMIsmail	SI	Bih	Jamshedpur	1975/76
31	5	062	BPGupte	FI	Hyd	Hyderabad	1964/65
32	5	066	GGuard	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1959/60
33	5	066	KDGhavri	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1974/75
34	5	068	SJDiwadkar	FI	Raj	Mumbai	1961/62
35	5	070	SVBahutule	SI	TN	Mumbai	2002/03
36	5	075	DGPhadkar	FI	Hol	Mumbai	1944/45
37	5	076	DSKulakarni	SI	UP	Chennai	2008/09
38	5	081	AAgarkar	SI	Kar	Mysore	2009/10
39	5	092	BKKalapesi	FI	TN	Delhi	1935/36
40	5	106	RRKulakarni	FI	Del	Mumbai	1984/85
41	5	125	PKShivalkar	FI	Del	Delhi	1979/80
42	5	157	RVKulakarni	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1982/83

AM Salvi (5 for 31} and A Agarkar {5 for 81} became the sixth and seventh Mumbai bowlers to capture five or more wickets against Karnataka in Ranji Trophy Finals. Their five wicket hauls in this game provide the seventh and eighth occasion. All the eight occasions are listed below

No	W	Runs	Bowlers	Ins	Opp	Venue	Season
1	6	019	JBKhot	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1941/42
2	5	031	AMSalvi	FI	Kar	Mysore	2009/10
3	5	040	JBKhot	SI	Kar	Mumbai	1941/42
4	5	046	AKBhaleRao	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1941/42
5	5	066	GGuard	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1959/60
6	5	066	KDGhavri	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1974/75
7	5	081	AAgarkar	SI	Kar	Mysore	2009/10
8	5	157	RVKulakarni	FI	Kar	Mumbai	1982/83

AM Salvi’s five for 31 represent the second best bowling figures by a Mumbai bowler against Karnataka in a Ranji finals, the best being JB Khot’s 6 for 19 in the first innings of 1941/42 finals

A Mithun’s 6 for 71 in the first innings of this game provide the eighth occasion of Karnataka bowler capturing five or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy Final. All the eight occasions are listed below

No	W	Runs	Bowlers	Ins	Opp	Venue	Season
1	6	024	BSChandrashekhar	SI	UP	Mohannagar	1977/78
2	6	024	RVijayBharadwaj	SI	MP	Bangalore	1998/99
3	6	057	BSChandrashekhar	FI	UP	Mohannagar	1977/78
4	6	071	A Mithun	SI	Mum	Mysore	2009/10
5	6	123	EAS Prasanna	FI	Mum	Mumbai	1974/75
6	5	045	EAS Prasanna	SI	Raj	Jaipur	1973/74
7	5	095	A Kumble	FI	TN	Chennai	1995/96
8	5	103	D Ganesh	FI	MP	Bangalore	1998/99

A Mithun became the fourth Karnataka bowler to capture exact six wickets in an innings in a Ranji Trophy Finals. His six wicket haul represent the fifth occasion

No	W	Runs	Bowlers	Ins	Opp	Venue	Season
1	6	024	BSChandrashekhar	SI	UP	Mohannagar	1977/78
2	6	024	RVijayBharadwaj	SI	MP	Bangalore	1998/99
3	6	057	BSChandrashekhar	FI	UP	Mohannagar	1977/78
4	6	071	A Mithun	SI	Mum	Mysore	2009/10
5	6	123	EAS Prasanna	FI	Mum	Mumbai	1974/75

A Mithun with his 6 for 71 in the second innings of this game became the second Karnatake bowler to capture six wickets in an innings against Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy Finals, after EAS Prasanna who had captured 6 for 123 at Mumbai in 1974/75. Thus A Mithun’s 6 for 71 represent the best bowling figures by a Karnataka bowler in a Ranji Trophy finals against Mumbai.

M Pandey {882} G Satish {639} and KB Pawan {631} aggregated 600 plus runs in 2009/10 season providing the fourth occasion of three or more Karnataka batsmen aggregating 600 plus runs in a Ranji Trophy season. The following table furnishes the relevant details

No	Season	No	Batsmen	Runs
1	1997/98	1	RVijayBharadwaj	739
		2	R Dravid	731
		3	S Somasundar	629
		4	J Arunkumar	604
2	1986/87	1	C Saldanha	783
		2	BP Patel	611
		3	MRS Prasad	608
3	1990/91	1	V Arjun Raja	842
		2	KA Jeshwanth	688
		3	C Saldanha	671
4	2009/10	1	M Pandey	882
		2	G Satish	639
		3	KB Pawan	631

Four Karnataka batsmen aggregated 500 plus runs this season / M Pandey {882}, G Satish {639], KB Pawan {631} and A Verma {560} providing the fourth occasion of four Karnataka batsmen aggregating 500 plus runs in a Ranji Trophy season. The following table furnishes the relevant details

No	Season	No	Batsmen	Runs
1	1995/96	1	S Somasunder	803
		2	RVijayBharadwaj	602
		3	KA Jeswanth	559
		4	SB Joshi	529
2	1997/98	1	RVijayBharadwaj	739
		2	R Dravid	731
		3	S Somasundar	629
		4	J Arunkumar	604
3	2002/03	1	VST Naidu	612
		2	BW Rowland	585
		3	J Arunkumar	560
		4	D Chowgule	506
4	2009/10	1	M Pandey	882
		2	G Satish	639
		3	KB Pawan	631
		4	A Verma	560

M Pandey pouched 12 catches this season to become the 13^th Karnataka fieldsman to pouch ten or more catches in a season.

The fourth wicket partnership of 209 runs between G Satish and M Pandey represent the 188th occasion of a three figure partnership in Ranji Trophy finals.

SUMMARY
Break up of three figure partnerships
wicket		Occasions
First	Wicket	20
Second	Wicket	27
Third	Wicket	37
Fourth	Wicket	34
Fifth	Wicket	25
Sixth	Wicket	21
Seventh	Wicket	14
Eighth	Wicket	02
Ninth	Wicket	04
Tenth	Wicket	04
Total	Partnerships	188

The fourth wicket partnership of 209 runs between G Satish and M Pandey represent the 34th occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in Ranji Trophy finals.

The fourth wicket partnership of 209 runs between G Satish and M Pandey represent the 30th occasion of 200 plus runs partnership in Ranji Trophy finals.

The fourth wicket partnership of 209 runs between G Satish and M Pandey represent the 17^th occasion of a three figure partnership posted by Karnataka batsmen in Ranji Trophy finals. All the seventeen occasions are listed below

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner2
		Opp	Ground	Season
1	7	114	AVJayaprakash	SMHKirmani
		Raj	Jaipur	1973/74
2	3	220	GRViswanath	BP Patel
		UP	Mohannagar	1977/78
3	7	152	GRViswanath	AVJayaprakash
		UP	Mohannagar	1977/78
4	6	148	BPPatel	RSudhakar Rao
		Del	Delhi	1978/79
5	1	109	RMHBinny	MRS Prasad
		Del	Delhi	1981/82
6	4	117	BPPatel	R Sudhakar Rao
		Del	Delhi	1981/82
7	7	156	SMHKirmani	RDKhanvilkar
		Del	Delhi	1981/82
8	2	174	SVishwanath	AVJayaprakash
		Mum	Mumbai	1982/83
9	7	154	RMH Binny	JAbhiram
		Mum	Mumbai	1982/83
10	1	133	SBSomasundar	AVaidya
		TN	Madras	1995/96
11	3	262	RVijayBharadwaj	RDravid
		TN	Madras	1995/96
12	1	122	SBSomasundar	AVaidya
		TN	Madras	1995/96
13	1	135	SBSomasundar	JArunkumar
		UP	Bangalore	1997/98
14	4	257	R Dravid	RVijayBharadwaj
		UP	Bangalore	1997/98
15	7	154	R Dravid	SSomasekhar
		UP	Bangalore	1997/98
16	3	206	J Arunkumar	RVijayBharadwaj
		MP	Bangalore	1998/99
17	4	209	G Satish	MPandey
		Mum	Mysore	2009/10

The fourth wicket partnership of 209 runs between G Satish and M Pandey represent the fifth occasion of 200 plus runs partnership posted by Karnataka batsmen in Ranji Trophy finals. All the five occasions are listed below

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner2
		Opp	Ground	Season
1	3	220	GRViswanath	BP Patel
		UP	Mohannagar	1977/78
2	3	262	RVijayBharadwaj	R Dravid
		TN	Madras	1995/96
3	4	257	R Dravid	RVijayBharadwaj
		UP	Bangalore	1997/98
4	3	206	J Arunkumar	RVijayBharadwaj
		MP	Bangalore	1998/99
5	4	209	G Satish	M Pandey
		Mum	Mysore	2009/10

At the end of this match, SB Joshi has appeared in 109 Ranji Trophy matches for Karnataka and holds the record for most number of Ranji Trophy appearances by Karnataka cricketer. SB Joshi also has the distinction of being the only Karnataka player to have appeared in a Ranji Trophy finals for fourth consecutive time during the period 1995/96 to 2009/10. He had played for Karnataka in the finals against Tamilnadu in 1995/96, against Uttar Ppradesh in 1997/98, against Madhya Pradesh in 1998/99 and against Mumbai in 2009/10. He had the honour of leading Karnataka in Ranji Finals against Madhya Pradesh in 1998/99.

RMH Binny and STR Binny became the first Father and Son combination to represent Karnataka in Ranji Trophy Finals. BP Patel and his son UB Patel narrowly missed the distinction as UB Patel was not in the playing eleven of 2009/10 finals, though he was a part of the 15 member contingent

When Imrul Kayes, the Bangladesh opener was adjudged leg before wicket to Zaheer Khan in Bangladesh’s first innings on the second day of the ongoing first test between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong, he became Zaheer Khan’s 150^th victim on away soil. At the end of the second day’s play, Zaheer Khan’s away wickets tally stood at 151.

Zaheer Khan became the 21^st bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 150 plus wickets on away soil. The following is the complete list of 21 bowlers who have achieved the feat

No	Bowlers	Team	Mat	Wkts	Runs	Ave
1	SK Warne	Aus	73	362	9233	25.50
2	MMuralitharan	Srl	60	307	8534	27.79
3	CA Walsh	Win	74	290	7260	25.03
4	A Kumble	Ind	69	269	9645	35.85
5	GD McGrath	Aus	55	260	5551	21.35
6	WasimAkram	Pak	62	255	6278	24.61
7	RJ Hadlee	NZl	43	230	4996	21.72
8	MD Marshall	Win	50	219	4726	21.57
9	N Kapil Dev	Ind	66	215	7064	32.85
10	CEL Ambrose	Win	46	202	4199	20.78
11	Imran Khan	Pak	50	199	5127	25.76
12	WaqarYounis	Pak	49	197	5115	25.96
13	SM Pollock	SAF	49	186	4778	25.68
14	LR Gibbs	Win	47	183	5252	28.69
15	DL Vettori	NZl	49	176	5623	31.94
16	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	54	175	5661	32.34
17	MA Holding	Win	37	163	3855	23.65
18	IT Botham	Eng	43	157	4652	29.63
19	AA Donald	SAF	34	153	3513	22.96
20	DLUnderwood	Eng	44	152	4159	27.36
21	Z Khan	Ind	42	151	4812	31.86

Zaheer Khan became the third Indian bowler after A Kumble {269} and N Kapil Dev {215} to account for 150 plus wickets on away soil

No	Bowlers	Team	Mat	Wkts	Runs	Ave
1	A Kumble	Ind	69	269	9645	35.85
2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	66	215	7064	32.85
3	Z Khan	Ind	42	151	4812	31.86

Zaheer Khan became the third left arm pace bowler to capture 150 plus wickets on away soil in the annals of test cricket. Others are Wasim Akram {255} and WPUJC Vaas {175}

No	Bowlers	Team	Mat	Wkts	Runs	Ave
1	WasimAkram	Pak	62	255	6278	24.61
2	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	54	175	5661	32.34
3	Z Khan	Ind	42	151	4812	31.86

Zaheer Khan’s season wise performance on away soil is furnished below with the details of opposition, matches, wickets and runs and average per wicket

Opposition	Series	Mat	Wkts	Runs	Ave
Bangladesh	2000/01	1	3	69	23.00
Zimbabwe	2001	1	4	98	24.50
Sri Lanka	2001	3	10	367	36.70
SouthAfrica	2001/02	1	0	107	–
WestIndies	2001/02	5	15	568	37.86
England	2002	4	11	483	43.90
NewZealand	2002/03	2	11	151	13.72
Australia	2003/04	2	5	213	42.60
Pakistan	2003/04	1	1	76	76.00
Bangladesh	2004/05	2	5	215	43.00
Zimbabwe	2005/06	2	9	184	20.44
Pakistan	2005/06	2	10	374	37.40
SouthAfrica	2006/07	3	13	395	30.38
Bangladesh	2007	2	8	175	21.87
England	2007	3	18	366	20.33
Australia	2007/08	1	5	187	37.40
Sri Lanka	2008	3	8	352	44.00
NewZealand	2008/09	3	13	400	30.76
Bangladesh	2009/10	1	2	32	16.00
	Total	42	151	4812	31.86

When Shohadat Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan captured 5 for 71 and 5 for 62 respectively in the first innings of the first test between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong in the on going test series their feat provided the 52nd instance of two bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings. It is the very first occasion of Bangladesh bowlers shared the wickets equally in a test innings. The break up read thus

Australian	Bowlers	16	Occasions
Bangladesh	Bowlers	01	Occasion
England	Bowlers	16	Occasions
Indian	Bowlers	05	Occasions
New Zealand	Bowlers	02	Occasions
Pakistan	Bowlers	05	Occasions
South African	Bowlers	03	Occasion
Sri Lankan	Bowlers	03	Occasions
West Indian	Bowlers	01	Occasion
Total	Bowlers	52	Occasions

It is rather strange to see that West Indian bowlers figure only once in this list. The lone occasion of West Indian bowlers sharing wickets equally was when Curtly Ambrose and Ian Bishop captured 5 for 35 and 5/041 in the first innings against Pakistan at Lahore in 1990/91

The complete list of 52 instances are listed thus in the order of its occurrence with details of names of the bowlers with their figures, match details, ground, series and innings

No	Bowler	W/R	Bowler	W/R
	Match	Ground	Series	Ins
1	JJ Ferris	5/071	CTB Turner	5/041
	Aus vs Eng	Sydney	1886/87	FI
2	GA Lohmann	5/017	R Peel	5/018
	Eng vs Aus	Sydney	1887/88	FI
3	JJ Ferris	5/028	CTB Turner	5/026
	Aus vs Eng	Lord’s	1888	SI
4	G Giffen	5/076	ST Callaway	5/037
	Aus vs Eng	Adelaide	1894/95	FI
5	T Richardson	5/134	JT Hearne	5/036
	Eng vs Aus	Lord’s	1896	SI
6	MA Noble	5/084	CC McLeod	5/065
	Aus vs Eng	Adelaide	1897/98	SI
7	MA Noble	5/054	JV Saunders	5/043
	Aus vs Eng	Sydney	1901/02	SI
8	JV Saunders	5/050	MA Noble	5/051
	Aus vs Eng	Sheffield	1902	FI
9	JV Saunders	5/065	JDAO’Connor	5/040
	Aus vs Eng	Adelaide	1907/08	SI
10	GH Hirst	5/050	C Blythe	5/058
	Eng vs Aus	Edgbaston	1909	SI
11	SF Barnes	5/056	C Blythe	5/063
	Eng vs Aus	Manchester	1909	FI
12	AEE Vogler	5/087	GA Faulkner	5/120
	SAF vs Eng	Johannesburg	1909/10	FI
13	FR Foster	5/016	SF Barnes	5/025
	Eng vs SAF	Lord’s	1912	FI
14	SF Barnes	5/028	FE Woolley	5/041
	Eng vs SAF	The Oval	1912	FI
15	SF Barnes	5/030	FE Woolley	5/029
	Eng vs Aus	The Oval	1912	FI
16	G Geary	5/068	WR Hammond	5/036
	Eng vs SAF	Johannesburg	1927/28	SI
17	WE Bowes	5/055	EW Clark	5/098
	Eng v Aus	The Oval	1934	SI
18	LAmaranath	5/096	MH Mankad	5/101
	Ind vs Eng	Manchester	1946	FI
19	J Cowie	5/107	TB Burtt	5/097
	NZl vs Eng	Lord’s	1949	FI
20	AV Bedser	5/044	FR Brown	5/049
	Eng vs Aus	Melbourne	1950/51	FI
21	AV Bedser	5/041	FS Trueman	5/048
	Eng vs Ind	The Oval	1952	FI
22	SP Gupte	5/180	MH Mankad	5/226
	Ind vs Win	Kingston	1952/53	FI
23	Khan Mohd	5/073	Fazal Mahmood	5/048
	Pak vs Ind	Karachi	1954/55	FI
24	TL Goddard	5/069	HJ Tayfield	5/094
	Eng vs SAF	Leeds	1955	SI
25	AK Davidson	5/036	R Benuad	5/082
	Aus vs SAF	PElizabeth	1957/57	FI
26	BS Bedi	5/037	EAS Prasanna	5/042
	Ind vs Aus	Delhi	1969/70	SI
27	MHN Walker	5/075	TJ Jenner	5/090
	Aus vs Win	Trinidad	1972/73	FI
28	N Gifford	5/055	Birkenshaw	5/057
	Eng vs Pak	Karachi	1972/73	SI
29	DK Lillee	5/015	MHN Walker	5/048
	Aus vs Eng	Manchester	1975	FI
30	DK Lillee	5/063	GJ Gilmour	5/034
	Aus vs Win	Melbourne	1975/76	FI
31	S Bakht	5/056	Ehteshamuddin	5/047
	Pak vs Ind	Kanpur	1979/80	FI
32	Kapil Dev	5/097	KD Ghavri	5/107
	Ind vs Aus	Sydney	1980/81	FI
33	DK Lillee	5/046	TM Alderman	5/062
	Aus vs Eng	Nottingham	1981	SI
34	Kapil Dev	5/073	Madanlal	5/023
	Ind vs Eng	Bom/WS	1981/82	SI
35	GF Lawson	5/087	JRThomson	5/073
	Aus vs Eng	Brisbane	1982/83	SI
36	RJ Hadlee	5/073	EW Chatfield	5/063
	NZl vs Srl	Col/CCC	1983/84	FI
37	GRJMatthews	5/146	RJ Bright	5/094
	Aus vs Ind	Madras	1986/87	SI
38	G Small	5/048	IT Botham	5/041
	Eng vs Aus	Melbourne	1986/87	FI
39	Iqbal Qasim	5/048	Tausif Ahmed	5/054
	Pak vs Ind	Bangalore	1986/87	FI
40	CE Ambrose	5/035	I Bishop	5/041
	Win vs Pak	Lahore	1990/91	FI
41	Wasim kram	5/045	Waqar Younis	5/022
	Pak vs NZl	Hamilton	1992/93	SI
42	TBA May	5/089	SK Warne	5/082
	Aus vs Eng	Birmingham	1993	SI
43	C Vaas	5/043	Muralitharan	5/064
	Srl vs NZl	Napier	1994/95	SI
44	AR Caddick	5/067	A Fraser	5/040
	Eng vs Win	Trinidad	1997/98	FI
45	SM Pollock	5/053	AA Donald	5/071
	SAF vs Eng	Leeds	1998	SI
46	JN Gillespie	5/098	CR Miller	5/081
	Aus vs Win	Adelaide	2000/01	FI
47	RD Fernando	5/098	Muralitharan	5/122
	Srl vs SAF	Durban	2000/01	FI
48	Muralitharan	5/067	ST Jayasuriya	5/043
	Srl vs Zim	Galle	2001/02	FI
49	Shoiab Aktar	5/109	D Kaneria	5/125
	Pak vs Aus	Melbourne	2004/05	FI
50	M Ntini	5/051	DW Steyn	5/046
	SAF v NZl	Centurion	2005/06	SI
51	MJ Hoggard	5/057	MS Panesar	5/072
	Eng v Pak	Manchester	2006	SI
52	ShahadatHossain	5/071	ShakibAliHassan	5/062
	Ban v Ind	Chittagong	2009/10	Fi

Invariably with such a bowling performance by the bowlers, the teamto which the bowlers belong to would end up with a win. However there are three tests which were lost by the teams, despite their bowler sharing the wickets equally in a test innings. The following are the three instances which have ended in a defeat for the side when the bowlers shared the wickets equally

No	Bowler	W/R	Bowler	W/R
	Match	Ground	Series	Ins
1	JJ Ferris	5/071	CTBTurner	5/041
	AusvsEng	Sydney	1886/87	FI
	England	won by	71	runs
2	Kapil Dev	5/097	KD Ghavri	5/107
	IndvsAus	Sydney	1980/81	FI
	Australia	wonbyinns	and 05	runs
3	ShoiabAktar	5/109	DKaneria	5/125
	PakvsAus	Melbourne	2004/05	FI
	Australia	won by	09	wkts

MA Noble-CTB Turner of Australia, SF Barnes-FE Woolley of England and MA Noble-JV Saunders of Australia have the distinction of sharing the wickets equally on two separate occasions.

No	Bowler	W/R	Bowler	W/R
	Match	Ground	Series	Ins
1	JJFerris	5/071	CTBTurner	5/041
	AusvsEng	Sydney	1886/87	FI
2	JJFerris	5/028	CTBTurner	5/026
	AusvsEng	Lord’s	1888	SI
1	MANoble	5/054	JVSaunders	5/043
	AusvsEng	Sydney	1901/02	SI
2	MANoble	5/051	JVSaunders	5/050
	AusvsEng	Sheffield	1902	FI
1	SFBarnes	5/028	FEWoolley	5/041
	EngvsSAF	TheOval	1912	FI
2	SFBarnes	5/030	FEWoolley	5/029
	EngvsAus	TheOval	1912	FI

SF Barnes has the distinction of being one of the bowlers to be involved in such a feat on most number of occasions-four

No	Bowler	W/R	Bowler	W/R
	Match	Ground	Series	Ins
1	SFBarnes	5/056	CBlythe	5/063
	EngvsAus	Manchester	1909	FI
2	SFBarnes	5/025	FRFoster	5/016
	EngvsSAF	Lord’s	1912	FI
3	SFBarnes	5/028	FEWoolley	5/041
	EngvsSAF	The Oval	1912	FI
4	SFBarnes	5/030	FEWoolley	5/029
	EngvsAus	The Oval	1912	FI

Sheffied {Barmall Lane} which has staged the only one test in the annals of test cricket between England and Australia in 1902 also figures in this long list. Australian pair JV Saunders {5/050} and MA Noble {5/051} were the bowlers.

No	Bowler	W/R	Bowler	W/R
	Match	Ground	Series	Ins
1	JVSaunders	5/050	MANoble	5/051
	AusvsEng	Sheffield	1902	FI

The following are the two occasions when both the bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs while performing the feat

No	Bowler	W/R	Bowler	W/R
	Match	Ground	Series	Ins
1	SPGupte	5/180	MHMankad	5/226
	IndvsWin	Kingston	1952/53	FI
2	ShoiabAktar	5/109	DKaneria	5/125
	PakvsAus	Melbourne	2004/05	FI

MH Mankad remains th e only bowler to concede 200 plus runs in this category of statistics while SP Gupte and MH Mankad remains the only pair of bowlers to concede 175 plus runs while sharing the wickets equally in a test innings

SR Tendulkar’s 105 not out against Bangladesh in India’s first innings at Chittagong provides the 25^th hundred scored by him on away soil. He earns the distinction of becoming the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to register 25 hundreds on away soil. His 25 hundreds are listed below

No	Opposition	Runs	Ground	Mon/Year
1	v England	119*	Manchester	Aug 1990
2	v Australia	148*	Sydney	Jan 1992
3	v Australia	114	Perth	Feb 1992
4	v South Africa	111	Johannesburg	Nov 1992
5	v Sri Lanka	104*	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
6	v England	122	Birmingham	Jun 1996
7	v England	177	Nottingham	Jul 1996
8	v South Africa	169	Cape Town	Jan 1997
9	v Sri Lanka	143	Col-RPS	Aug 1997
10	v Sri Lanka	139	Col-SSC	Aug 1997
11	v New Zealand	113	Wellington	Dec 1998
12	v Sri Lanka	124*	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
13	v Australia	116	Melbourne	Dec 1999
14	v South Africa	155	Bloemfontein	Nov 2001
15	v West Indies	117	Trinidad	Apr 2002
16	v England	193	Leeds	Aug 2002
17	v Australia	241*	Sydney	Jan 2004
18	v Pakistan	194*	Multan	Mar 2004
19	v Bangladesh	248*	Dhaka	Dec 2004
20	v Bangladesh	101	Chittagong	May 2007
21	v Bangladesh	122*	Mirpur	May 2007
22	v Australia	154*	Sydney	Jan 2008
23	v Australia	153	Adelaide	Jan 2008
24	v New Zealand	160	Hamilton	Mar 2009
25	v Bangladesh	105*	Chittagong	Jan 2010

VVS Laxman became the 50^th victim of Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, when he was stumped by Mushfiqur Rahim on the first day of the first test against India at Chittagong. Shakib Al Hasan reached the milestone in his 15^th test and 22^nd innings. At the end of the first day, he has an aggregate of 52 wickets. The following table shows the innings wise performance of Shakib Al Hasan.

No	Opp	0	M	R	W	Inns	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Ind	13.0	2	29	0	1	Chittagong	May 2007
2	Ind	19.0	1	62	0	1	Mirpur	May 2007
3	Srl	16.0	0	57	0	2	Col-SSC	Jun 2007
4	NZl	19.0	7	44	2	2	Wellington	Jan 2008
5	SAF	10.0	6	30	0	2	Mirpur	Feb 2008
6	SAF	7.0	0	24	0	4	Mirpur	Feb 2008
7	SAF	25.0	4	68	1	1	Chittagong	Feb 2008
8	NZl	25.5	7	36	7	2	Chittagong	Oct 2008
9	NZl	44.5	17	79	2	4	Chittagong	Oct 2008
10	NZl	22.0	6	57	1	1	Mirpur	Oct 2008
11	NZl	3.0	0	6	0	3	Mirpur	Oct 2008
12	SAF	38.0	4	130	5	1	Bloemfontein	Nov 2008
13	SAF	28.0	3	99	6	2	Centurion	Nov 2008
14	Srl	28.4	4	70	5	1	Mirpur	Dec 2008
15	Srl	40.0	10	134	1	3	Mirpur	Dec 2008
16	Srl	30.0	6	109	4	1	Chittagong	Jan 2009
17	Srl	20.0	2	79	1	3	Chittagong	Jan 2009
18	Win	35.0	10	76	2	2	Kingstown	Jul 2009
19	Win	28.1	11	39	3	4	Kingstown	Jul 2009
20	Win	21.1	7	59	3	1	St George’s	Jul 2009
21	Win	24.5	3	70	5	3	St George’s	Jul 2009
22	Ind	26.0	9	52	4	1	Chittagong	Jan 2010
	Tot	523.1	119	1409	52

Shakib Al Hasan has captured five or more wickets on five occasions which are listed below. His best innings bowling effort of 7 for 36 and best match bowling effort of 9 for 115 have come against New Zealand at Chittagong in Oct 2008.

No	Opp	0	M	R	W	Inns	Ground	Mon/Year
1	NZl	25.5	7	36	7	2	Chittagong	Oct 2008
2	SAF	28.0	3	99	6	2	Centurion	Nov 2008
3	SAF	38.0	4	130	5	1	Bloemfontein	Nov 2008
4	Srl	28.4	4	70	5	1	Mirpur	Dec 2008
5	Win	24.5	3	70	5	3	St George’s	Jul 2009

Shakib Al Hasan became the fourth Bangladesh bowler to aggregate 50 plus test wickets. The others are – Mohammad Rafique {100 from 33 tests}, Mashrafe Mortaza {78 from 36 tests} and Shahadat Hossain {57 from 24 tests}.

Note : All statistics figures as of 17.01.2010 – at the end of the first day’s play of the first test between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong