Kolkata Test – Fifth day’s highlights

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – provide the ninth occasion of a South African batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against India. The other eight occasions are – G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996}, AC Hudson {80 and 52 at Durban in Dec 1996}, DJ Cullinan {77 and 55} at Cape Town in Jan 1997, BM McMillan {103* and 59* at Cape Town in Jan 1997}, JH Kallis {121 and 55 at Kolkata in Nov 2004}, GC Smith {94 and 55 at Cape Town in Jan 2007}, HM Amla {159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008} and ND McKenzie {94 and 155* at Chennai in Mar 2008}

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – makes him the only South African batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against India on two occasions. The other occasion was his 159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – provide the ninth occasion of a South African batsman registering twin fifties in a test match against India at Kolkata. The other two occasions are – G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996} and JH Kallis {121 and 55 at Kolkata in Nov 2004}

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – provide the sixth occasion of a South African batsman registering a hundred and a fifty in a test match against India. The other five occasions are – G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996}, BM McMillan {103* and 59* at Cape Town in Jan 1997}, JH Kallis {121 and 55 at Kolkata in Nov 2004}, HM Amla {159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008} and ND McKenzie {94 and 155* at Chennai in Mar 2008}

HM Amla’s feat of twin fifties in the match – 114 and 123* – provide the sixth occasion of a South African batsman registering a hundred and a fifty in a test match against India. The other five occasions are – G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996}, BM McMillan {103* and 59* at Cape Town in Jan 1997}, JH Kallis {121 and 55 at Kolkata in Nov 2004}, HM Amla {159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008} and ND McKenzie {94 and 155* at Chennai in Mar 2008}

HM Amla’s feat of a hundred and a fifty in the match – 114 and 123* – makes him the only South African batsman registering a hundred and a fifty in a test match against India on two occasions. The other occasion was his 159 and 81 at Chennai in Mar 2008

The following batsmen have registered a hundred and a fifty in a test match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. S Mushtaq Ali of India (54 and 106 v West Indies in Dec 1948}, CL Walcott of West Indies {54 and 108 v India in Dec 1948}, ED Weekes of West Indies {162 and 101 v India in Dec 1948}, GR Viswanath of India {52 and 139 v West Indies in Dec 1974}, SM Gavaskar of India {107 and 182* v West Indies in Dec 1978}, CG Greenidge of West Indies {141 and 69 v India in Dec 1987}, M Azharuddin of India {109 and 52 v South Africa in Nov 1996}, G Kirsten of South Africa {102 and 133 v India in Nov 1996}, VVS Laxman of India {59 and 281 v Australia in Mar 2001}, JH Kallis of South Africa {121 and 55 v India in Nov 2004}, R Dravid of India {110 and 135 v Pakistan in Mar 2005}, W Jaffer of India {202 and 56 v Pakistan in Nov 2007} and HM Amla of South Africa {114 and 123* v India in Feb 2010}

Harbhajan Singh shared the second new ball in South Africa’s second innings providing the tenth occasion of an Indian spinner sharing the new ball in a test at Kolkata. It is the first such occasion against South Africa in a Kolkata test.

Harbhajan Singh shared the second new ball in South Africa’s second innings providing the 93rd occasion of an Indian spinner sharing the new ball in a test innings It is the ninth occasion for Harbhajan Singh to share the new ball in a test innings.

AN Petersen’s debut hundred was in a losing cause providing the 20^th occasion of a debut hundred going in vain in the annals of test cricket. The other nineteen batsmen are – KS Ranjitsinhji of England {154* vs Australia at Manchester in Jul 1896}, G Gunn of England {119 vs Australia at Sydney in Dec 1907}, A Jackson of Australia {164 vs England at Adelaide in Feb 1929}, L Amarnath of India {118 vs England at Mumbai in Dec 1933}, OG Smith of West Indies {104 vs Australia at Kingston in Mar 1955}, AA Baig of India {112 vs England at Manchester in Jul 1959}, FC Hayes of England {106* vs West Indies at The Oval n Jul 1973}, AB Williams of West Indies {100 vs Australia at Georgetown in Mar 1978}, AC Hudson of South Africa {163 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1992}, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka {132* vs Australia at Col-SSC in Aug 1992}, GS Blewett of Australia {102* vs England at Adelaide in Jan 1995}, Mohd Wasim of Pakistan {109* vs New Zealand at Lahore in Nov 1996}, Younis Khan of Pakistan {107 vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi in Feb 2000}, Aminul Islam of Bangladesh {145 vs India at Dhaka in Nov 2000}, Mohd Ashraful of Bangladesh {114 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Sep 2001}, V Sehwag of India {105 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001}, Fawad Alam of Pakistan {168 vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Jul 2009}, Umar Akmal of Pakistan {129 vs New Zealand at Dunedin in Nov 2009} and AD Barath of West Indies {104 vs Australia at Brisbane in Nov 2009}

AN Petersen became the second South African batsman to witness his debut hundred in van. The first was AC Hudson whose 163 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 1992 went in vain.

In India-South Africa test series, two batsmen have scored debut hundreds in a losing cause. V Sehwag of India {105 vs South Africa at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001} and AN Peterson {100 vs India at Kolkata in Feb 2010}

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the 67^th occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the fifth occasion of a South African batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match. The other four are – A Meliville {189 and 104* vs England at Nottingham in Jun 1947}, B Mitchell {120 and 189* vs England at The Oval in Aug 1947}, G Kirsten {102 and 133 vs India at Kolkata in Nov 1996} and JH Kallis {155 and 100* vs Pakistan at Karachi in Oct 2007}

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the second occasion of a South African batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match against India. The other batsman is G Kirsten {102 and 133 vs India at Kolkata in Nov 1996}. By a coincidence, both G Kirsten and HM Amla achieved the feat at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match against India. The other seven occasions are – DG Bradman of Australia {132 and 127* at Melboune in Jan 1948}, ED Weekes of West Indies {162 and 101 vs India at Kolakta in Dec 1948}, LRD Mendis of Sri Lanka {105 and 105 at Chennai in Sept 1982}, GA Gooch of England {333 and 123 at Lord’s in Jul 1990}, G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996}, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka {146 and 120 at Col-SSC in Aug 1997} and AJ Strauss of England {123 and 108 at Chennai in Dec 2008}.

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – providing the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in both innings of the test match against India on Indian soil The other four occasions are – ED Weekes of West Indies {162 and 101 vs India at Kolakta in Dec 1948}, LRD Mendis of Sri Lanka {105 and 105 at Chennai in Sept 1982}, G Kirsten {102 and 133 at Kolkata in Nov 1996} and AJ Strauss of England {123 and 108 at Chennai in Dec 2008}.

HM Amla scored twin hundreds in this test – 114 and 123* – were in a losing cause providing the second occasion of a batsman’s twin hundreds going in vain against India on Indian soil. AJ Strauss of England {123 and 108 at Chennai in Dec 2008} was the other batsman to witness his twin hundreds going in vain

HM Amla’s hundreds in each innings of this test was in a losing cause as India romped home victors, providing the ninth instance of a batsman’s twin hundreds going in a losing cause. The other eight instances are – H Sutcliffe of England {178 and 127 vs Australia at Melbourne Jan 1925}, GA Headley of South Africa {106 and 107 vs England at Lord’s in Jun 1939}, VS Hazare of India {116 and 145 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1948}, SMl Gavaskar {111 and 137 vs Pakistan at Karachi in Nov 1978}, A Fowler of Zimbabwe {142 and 199* vs South Africa in Sep 2001}, BC Lara of West Indies {221 and 130 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Nov 2001} and AJ Strauss of England {123 and 108 at Chennai in Dec 2008}.

Harbhajan Singh’s 5 for 59 in this test provide the 14^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. The other two occasions are – 7 for 87 in second innings at Kolkata in Nov 2004, 5 for 164 in first innings at Chennai in Mar 2008

Harbhajan Singh with his three five wicket hauls in an innings against South Africa became the third Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on three or more occasions. Other three are – J Srinath {04}, A Kumble {03} and BKV Prasad {03}

Harbhajan Singh’s 5 for 59 in this test provide the 271^st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wicket in a test innings.

Harbhajan Singh with his 5 for 59 in this test which was his 24^th haul of five or more wickets in an innings went past Kapil Dev’s 23 such hauls. Only A Kumble with 35 five wicket hauls is ahead of Harbhajan Singh at the end of this test. A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and N Kapil Dev are the only three Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets on 20 plus occasions

India won this test by an innings and 58 runs providing the 28^th occasion of India winning a test by an innings margin and the first such occasion against South Africa. It is India’s second innings win at Eden Gardnes, Kolkata. The first occasion was against Australia in Mar 1998 when India has won by an innings and 219 runs.

HM Amla scored three hundreds in this two test series against India – 253* at Nagpur and 114 and 123* at Kolkata – providing the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring three hundreds in a two test series. The other three occasions are – PA de Silva of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan in Pakistan in 1996-97, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka vs India in Sri Lanka in 1997 and JH Kallis of South Africa in Pakistan in 2007-08