Hyderabad Test – Second day’s play

Harbhajan Singh captured his 250^th wicket at home when he claimed the wicket of JD Ryder caught by VVS Laxman for 70 in this test. At the end of the New Zealand first innings, his aggregate of wickets at home stood at 253. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 350 wickets at home.

Harbhajan Singh became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 250 wickets at home. The five bowlers are – M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {493}, A Kumble of India {350}, SK Warne of Australia {319}, GD McGrath of Australia {289} and Harbhajan Singh of India {253}.

Harbhajan Singh’s and Zaheer Khan’s tally of wickets stood at 38 and 35 at the end of the New Zealand’s first innings. Bowlers who have captured 35 plus wickets against New Zealand are – BS Bedi {57}, EAS Prasanna {55}, A Kumble {50}, S Venkataraghavan {44}, Harbhajan Singh {38}, BS Chandrashekhar {36} and Zaheer Khan {35}.

MS Dhoni effected 25^th stumping of his test career when he stumped TG Southee of Harabhajan Singh for 10 in this test. He became the seventh wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect 25 or more stumping dismissals. Other wicket keepers are – WAS Oldfield of Australia {52}, TG Evans of England {46}, SMH Kirmani of India {38}, AC Gilchrist of Australia {37}, IA Healey of Australia {29}, Wasim Bari of Pakistan {27}, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka {26}

At the end of New Zealand’s first innings, Zaheer Khan has an aggregate of 261 test wickets. He became the fifth Indian bowlers to capture 260 plus test wickets. Others who have captured 260 plus wickets are – A Kumble {619}, N Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {373} and BS Bedi {266}.

Zaheer Khan becomes the third left arm pace bowler to capture 260 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. The three bowlers are – Wasim Akram {414}, WPUJC Vaas {355} and Zaheer Khan {261}

G Gambhir {54} and V Sehwag {96} scored fifties in this test to provide the seventh occasion of Indian opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings.

G Gambhir and V Sehwag added 160 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the 52nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnerships against New Zealand. This stand provides the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against New Zealand.

G Gambhir and V Sehwag added 160 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the eighth occasion of this pair concerned in a three figure partnership for the first wicket. CPS Chauhan-SM Gavaskar pair has been concerned in ten three figure partnerships for the first wicket, which is an Indian record.

G Gambhir and V Sehwag added 160 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the 26th occasion of this pair concerned in a fifty plus runs partnerships for the first wicket. Other opening pairs which are concerned in 26 or more fifty plus runs partnerships are – CG Greendige-DL Haynes {42}, ML Hayden-JL Langer {38}, MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya {33}, WM Lawry-RB Simpson {27} and MJ Slater-MA Taylor {26}.

V Sehwag’s 96 in this test provide the 94^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 35^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings.

V Sehwag’s 96 in this test is his fifth ninety of his test career as an opening batsman – 90 vs Pakistan at Lahore in Apr 2004, 90 vs Australia at Mohali in Oct 2008, 92 vs Australia at Nagpur in Nov 2000, 99 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 96 vs New Zealand at Hyd-RGS in Nov 2010.

V Sehwag with five nineties shares the record of most nineties by an Indian opening batsman with SM Gavaskar who also has scored five nineties as an opening batsman.

V Sehwag’s 96 in this test provide the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring ninety in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. The other four occasions are – 94 by K Srikkanth at Mumbai in Nov 1988, 96 by WV Raman at Christchurch in Feb 1990, 95 by M Prabhakar at Napier in Feb 1990, 98 by NS Sidhu at Hamilton in Mar 1994,

V Sehwag’s 96 in this test represents his 21^st test half century and 42^nd fifty, while G Gambhir’s 54 represent his 12^th test half century and 21^st fifty.