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CH Gayle posts his sixteenth Twenty20 hundred

CH Gayle posts his sixteenth Twenty20 hundred

Chris Gayle scored his 16th Twenty20 hundred when he scored 105 representing Jamaica Tallawahs against Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel at Kingson on 09.07.15 in Caribbean Premier League. The match is still in progress at the time of posting this article. Jamaica Talllawahs has socred 180 for six in its twenty overs. All the sixteen hundreds scored by CH Gayle are listed below. It was his first Twenty20 hundred in front of his  home crowd and second in the Caribbean Premier League

No Score Match Ground Date
1 117  West Indies v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 102* Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 22 Apr 2011
3 107  Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab Bengaluru 06 May 2011
4 109* Matabeleland Tuskers v Mid West Rhinos Harare 29 Nov 2011
5 100* Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers Sydney-ANZ 23 Dec 2011
6 101* Barisal Burners v Sylhet Royals Mirpur 10 Feb 2012
7 116  Barisal Burners v Dhaka Gladiators Mirpur 14 Feb 2012
8 128* Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils Delhi 17 May 2012
9 122* Jamaica v Guyana Gros Islet 19 Jan 2013
10 114  Dhaka Gladiators v Sylhet Royals Mirpur 15 Feb 2013
11 175* Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors Bengaluru 23 Apr 2013
12 111* Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Zouks St George’s 12 Jul 2014
13 108* Lions v Warriors East London 07 Nov 2014
14 117  Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab Bengaluru 06 May 2015
15 151* Somerset v Kent Taunton 31 May 2015
16 105 Jamaica Tallawahs v Tri & Tob Red Steel Kingston 09 Jul 2015

 

Bowlers conceding “Nelson” runs without a wicket in a test innings – MG Johnson joins the list to become the first Aussie bowler to suffer such an ignominy

Bowlers conceding “Nelson” runs without a wicket in a test innings – MG Johnson joins the list to become the first Aussie bowler to suffer such an ignominy

MG Johnson of Australia returned with figure of none for 111 in England’s  first innings in the ongoing first test between England and Australia at Cardiff to provide the 16th occasion of a bowler conceding “Nelson”  runs without a wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. MG Johnson became the first Australian bowler to suffer such an ignominy. The following table lists the sixteen bowlers who have returned with figures of none of 111 in a test innings

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VI Smith 25.0×8 0 111 0 1 SAF Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
2 Fazal Mahmood 39.0 10 111 0 2 Pak Ind Mum-BS 13 Nov 1952
3 DR Smith 44.0 11 111 0 1 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
4 GG Arnold 35.0 6 111 0 1 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
5 N Kapil Dev 27.0 2 111 0 1 Ind Pak Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
6 MD Marshall 37.0 2 111 0 1 Win Aus Sydney 30 Dec 1984
7 AA Donald 35.0 10 111 0 2 SAF Aus Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
8 IR Bishop 35.0 5 111 0 1 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
9 AB Agarkar 24.0 4 111 0 1 Ind Eng The Oval 5 Sep 2002
10 SM Pollock 34.0 5 111 0 2 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
11 AG Cremer 24.0 1 111 0 2 Zim NZl Bulawayo 15 Aug 2005
12 RP Singh 23.0 1 111 0 1 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
13 JM Anderson 30.0 4 111 0 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
14 RJ Peterson 27.0 2 111 0 2 SAF Pak Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
15 MD Craig 29.0 4 111 0 2 NZl Win Trinidad 16 Jun 2014
16 MG Johnson 25.0 3 111 0 1 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2015

 

JE Root’s distinction – becomes the second England batsman to score fifth hundred on home soil at number five

JE Root’s distinction – becomes the second England batsman to score fifth hundred on home soil at number five

JE Root became the second England batsman to score five or more hundreds at home while batting at number five after IR Bell. J Root’a 134 against Australia in the ongoing first test at Cardiff was his fifth hundred while batting at number five. IR Bell has six hundreds to his credit while batting at number five at home. The hundreds scored by these two batsmen are listed below

 

IR BELL
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 199 5 1 v South Africa Lord’s 10 Jul 2008
2 128 5 1 v Bangladesh Manchester 04 Jun 2010
3 119* 5 2 v Sri Lanka Southampton 16 Jun 2011
4 109 5 3 v Australia Nottingham 10 Jul 2013
5 109 5 1 v Australia Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
6 113 5 3 v Australia Ch-le-St 09 Aug 2013
JE  ROOT
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 104 5 1 v New Zealand Leeds 24 May 2013
2 200* 5 1 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
3 154* 5 2 v India Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
4 149* 5 2 v India The Oval 15 Aug 2014
5 134 5 1 v Australia Cardiff 08 Jul 2015

 

India Women’s nine plus wickets margin wins in one day internationals

India Women’s nine plus wickets margin wins in one day internationals

Indian women registered a facile nine wickets win in the fifth one day international against New Zealand at Bangalore on 08.06.15 to provide the 14th occasion of India women winning a one day game by nine or more wickets margin. It also provides the seventh occasion of India women winning a one day game by exact nine wickets margin.

India women’s win by nine wickets in this game provide the second win by exact nine wickets against New Zealand women. India women had won by nine wickets against New Zealand by nine wikets at Aurangabad on 07.12.09

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India Women won 10 wickets Srl Women Karachi 01 Jan 2006
2 India Women won 10 wickets Srl Women Jaipur 15 Dec 2006
3 India Women won 10 wickets Pak Women Karachi 02 Jan 2006
4 India Women won 10 wickets Srl Women Kandy 25 Apr 2004
5 India Women won 10 wickets Srl Women Karachi 29 Dec 2005
6 India Women won 10 wickets Pak Women Bowral 07 Mar 2009
7 India Women won 10 wickets Eng Women Silchar 07 Dec 2005
8 India Women won 09 wickets Eng Women Hyd-RGS 08 Jan 2002
9 India Women won 09 wickets NZl Women Bangalore 08 Jul 2015
10 India Women won 09 wickets Den Women Srlough 29 Jul 1993
11 India Women won 09 wickets Ire Women Pretoria 24 Mar 2005
12 India Women won 09 wickets NZl Women Aurangabad 07 Dec 2003
13 India Women won 09 wickets Eng Women Lucknow 05 Dec 1995
14 India Women won 09 wickets Ire Women Loughborough 24 Jun 2012

 

CH Gayle become the first batsman to total 8000 plus runs in Twenty20 games

CH Gayle become the first batsman to total 8000 plus runs in Twenty20 games

CH Gayle became the first batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to total 8000 plus runs. He had an aggregate of 7973 runs prior to the game between  Jamaica Tallawahs and St Lucia Zouks at Kingston on 07.07.2015 in the Caribbean Premier League. He reached the landmark when he was on 27 during his knock of 64 not out in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 8037 which earned him the record of becoming the first batsman ever to score 8000 plus runs in the history of Twenty20 games. His 64 not out was his 67th fifty which includes 52 half centuries. His performance season wise is listed below

 

Season Countru M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC Ct
2005 England 2 1 0 11 11  11.00 0 0 2
2005-06 New Zealand 1 1 0 10 10  10.00 0 0 0
2006 West Indies 2 2 1 76 40* 76.00 0 0 0
2007 England 3 3 0 70 61  23.33 0 1 1
2007-08 South Africa 2 2 0 117 117  58.50 1 0 2
2007-08 West Indies 3 3 1 38 28* 19.00 0 0 1
2008-09 New Zealand 2 2 0 68 67  34.00 0 1 1
2008-09 West Indies 2 2 1 65 65* 65.00 0 1 0
2009 England 5 5 1 193 88  48.25 0 2 1
2009 South Africa 7 7 1 171 44* 28.50 0 0 5
2009-10 Australia 4 4 0 78 44  19.50 0 0 1
2009-10 India 9 9 0 292 88  32.44 0 2 2
2010 West Indies 9 9 0 168 98  18.66 0 1 1
2010-11 Australia 5 5 0 182 92  36.40 0 2 2
2011 India 12 12 3 608 107  67.55 2 3 2
2011-12 Bangladesh 5 5 2 288 116  96.00 2 0 0
2011-12 India 6 6 0 257 92  42.83 0 2 2
2011-12 Zimbabwe 6 6 1 293 109* 58.60 1 2 1
2011-12 Australia 7 7 1 252 100* 42.00 1 2 1
2012 USA 2 2 1 138 85* 138.00 0 2 1
2012 England 1 1 0 2 2  2.00 0 0 0
2012 India 15 14 2 733 128* 61.08 1 7 2
2012-13 West Indies 2 2 1 207 122* 207.00 1 1 0
2012-13 Australia 8 8 0 145 65  18.12 0 1 3
2012-13 Bangladesh 2 2 0 120 114  60.00 1 0 0
2012-13 Sri Lanka 7 6 1 222 75* 44.40 0 3 3
2013 India 16 16 4 708 175* 59.00 1 4 3
2013 West Indies 11 11 1 240 51  24.00 0 1 5
2013-14 West Indies 3 3 0 97 43  32.33 0 0 0
2013-14 Bangladesh 5 5 0 143 53  28.60 0 1 2
2014 India 8 8 0 176 46  22.00 0 0 2
2014 West Indies 12 11 2 363 111* 40.33 1 2 2
2014 UAE 1 1 0 20 20  20.00 0 0 0
2014-15 South Africa 10 10 1 424 108* 47.11 1 4 3
2015 England 3 3 2 328 151* 328.00 1 2 1
2015 India 14 14 2 491 117  40.91 1 2 1
2015 West Indies 5 5 3 243 90* 121.50 0 3 1
  Total 217 213 32 8037 175* 44.40 15 52 54

 

Bowlers who have conceded 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test – PHT Kaushal is the new entrant to the list

Bowlers who have conceded 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test – PHT Kaushal is the new entrant to the list

PHT Kaushal of Sri Lanka returned with figures of 1 for 153 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Pallekele to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler conceding 150 plus runs in the fourth innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.  PHT Kaushal became the first Sri Lankan bowler to suffer such an ignominy

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AA Mailey 32.0×8 0 179 3 4 Aus Eng Sydney 19 Dec 1924
2 N Gordon 55.2×8 10 174 1 4 SAF Eng Durban 03 Mar 1939
3 Haseeb Ahsan 41.0 7 151 1 4 Pak Win Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
4 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
5 PHT Kaushal 31.0 1 153 1 4 Srl Pak Pallekele 03 Jul 2015

 

PHT Kaushal now stands third in the list of bowlers who have conceded most  runs in the fourth innings of the test.

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AA Mailey 32.0×8 0 179 3 4 Aus Eng Sydney 19 Dec 1924
2 N Gordon 55.2×8 10 174 1 4 SAF Eng Durban 03 Mar 1939
3 PHT Kaushal 31.0 1 153 1 4 Srl Pak Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
4 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
5 Haseeb Ahsan 41.0 7 151 1 4 Pak Win Georgetown 13 Mar 1958

 

PHT Kaushal has become the most expensive Sri Lankan bowler in the fourth innings of a test. The previous expensive figures was credited to M Muralitharan who had figures of 4 for 141 runs against Bangladesh at Dhaka in Dec 2008. The following table lists the Sri Lankan bowlers who have conceded 100 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test.

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PHT Kaushal 31.0 1 153 1 4 v Pakistan Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
2 M Muralitharan 48.0 9 141 4 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
3 HMRKB Herath 48.0 9 139 5 4 v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 26 Aug 2009
4 M Muralitharan 45.0 6 112 3 4 v West Indies Providence 22 Mar 2008
5 KTGD Prasad 25.2 5 105 3 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
6 HMRKB Herath 19.0 0 100 0 4 v Pakistan Sharjah 16 Jan 2014

 

Teams chasing a total of 350 plus runs in the fourth innings to win a test

Teams chasing a total of 350 plus runs in the fourth innings to win a test

Pakistan won the final test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele by seven wickets chasing a total of 377 runs in the fourth innings of  the test to provide the ninth occasion of a team chasing 350 plus runs to win a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed in the descending order of the  runs scored  by a team to win the test.

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Margin Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Win 418/7 128.5 4 won 3 wkts Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
2 SAF 414/4 119.2 4 won 6 wkts Aus Perth 17 Dec 2008
3 Ind 406/4 147.0 4 won 6 wkts Win Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
4 Aus 404/3 114.1 4 won 7 wkts Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
5 Ind 387/4 098.3 4 won 6 wkts Eng Chennai 11 Dec 2008
6 Pak 382/3 103.1 4 won 7 wkts Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
7 Aus 369/6 113.5 4 won 4 wkts Pak Hobart 18 Nov 1999
8 Aus 362/7 101.0 4 won 3 wkts Win Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
9 Srl 352/9 113.3 4 won 1 wkts SAF Col-PSS 04 Aug 2006

It was Pakistan’s second win chasing 300 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test. Its previous chase was against Australia at Karachi in Oct 94. Set a target of 314, Pakistan had scored 315 for 9 to win the test by one wicket. Thus the chase of 377 in this test represent the record chase by Pakistan to win the test

 

 

Batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test – Younis Khan of Pakistan is a new entrant to the elite list

Batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test – Younis Khan of Pakistan is a new entrant to the elite list

Younis Khan scored 171 not out in the fourth innings in the just concluded test between Sri Lanka  and Pakistan at Pallekele to provide the 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Darling 160 4 Aus Eng Sydney 26 Feb 1898
2 GA Headley 223 4 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 SJ McCabe 189* 4 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1935
4 WJ Edrich 219 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
5 B Mitchell 189* 4 SAF Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1947
6 AR Morris 182 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
7 DG Bradman 173* 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
8 RN Harvey 151* 4 Aus SAF Durban 20 Jan 1950
9 SM Nurse 168 4 Win NZl Auckland 27 Feb 1969
10 BE Congdon 176 4 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
11 DW Randall 174 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 12 Mar 1977
12 SM Gavaskar 221 4 Ind Eng The Oval 30 Aug 1979
13 CG Greenidge 214* 4 Win Eng Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
14 MA Atherton 185* 4 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
15 Saleem Malik 155 4 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
16 BC Lara 153* 4 Win Aus Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
17 MA Butcher 173* 4 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Aug 2001
18 NJ Astle 222 4 NZl Eng Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
19 RT Ponting 156 4 Aus Eng Manchester 11 Aug 2005
20 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
21 GC Smith 154* 4 RSA Eng Birmingham 30 Jul 2008
22 Younis Khan 171* 4 Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015

Younis Khan scored 171 not out in the fourth innings in the just concluded test between Sri Lanka  and Pakistan at Pallekele to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test.  Saleem  Malik had scored 155 against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Apr 97.  Thus Younis Khan’s 171 not out represent the highest score by a Pakistan batsman in the fourth innings of the test

Younis Khan and Saleem Malik are the two batsmen to score 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test against Sri Lanka

Younis Khan’s record feat – scores his fifth hundred in the fourth innings of a test

Younis Khan’s record feat – scores his fifth hundred in the fourth innings of a test

Younis Khan of Pakistan wrote himself into record books as he scored his fifth test hundred in fourth innings of a test match. He scored 171  not out in the just concluded final test at Pallekele between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. He went past SM Gavaskar, RT Ponting, RR Sarwan and GC Smith who had scored four hundreds in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists the performance of these  five batsmen.

YOUNIS KHAN OF PAKISTAN
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 126 18 1 3 4 v South Africa Karachi 01 Oct 2007
2 130 16 0 3 4 v South Africa Lahore 08 Oct 2007
3 107* 14 0 4 4 v India Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
4 131* 9 4 4 4 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
5 171* 18 0 4 4 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
SM GAVASKAR OF INDIA
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 117* 10 1 2 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 Apr 1971
2 102 13 0 1 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
3 113 12 0 1 4 v Australia Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
4 221 21 0 1 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
RT PONTING OF AUSTRALIA
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 100* 16 1 3 4 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
2 156 16 1 3 4 v England Manchester 11 Aug 2005
3 143* 16 0 3 4 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
4 118* 13 0 3 4 v Bangladesh Fatullah 09 Apr 2006
RR SARWAN OF WEST INDIES
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 105 17 0 5 4 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
2 102 15 0 3 4 v Sri Lanka Port of Spain 03 Apr 2008
3 128 18 1 3 4 v Australia North Sound 30 May 2008
4 106 12 0 3 4 v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009
GC SMITH  OF SOUTH  AFRICA
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 125* 17 0 1 4 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Mar 2004
2 154* 17 0 1 4 v England Birmingham 30 Jul 2008
3 108 13 0 1 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
4 101* 15 0 1 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011

Rival openers dismissed stumped after scoring hundreds in a test match

Rival openers dismissed stumped after scoring hundreds in a test match

FDM Karunaratne was dismissed stumped after scoring  130 in Sri Lanka’s first innings,  while Shan Masud was dismissed stumped after scoring  125 in Pakistan’s second innings in the just concluded final test between  Sri  Lanka and Pakistan at Pallekele to provide the first ever occasion of rival opening batsmen dismissed stumped after scoring  hundreds in the annals of test cricket

Sri Lanka and Pakistan test series 2015 witnessed four batsmen dismissed stumped after scoring  hundreds to provide the first occasion of four batsmen dismissed in such a manner in the annals of test cricket. The four batsmen dismissed are listed below

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Asad Shafiq 131 5 0 2 Pak Srl Galle 17 Jun 2015
2 Azhar Ali 117 6 0 3 Pak Srl Col-PSS 25 Jun 2015
3 FDM Karunaratne 130 14 0 1 Srl Pal Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
4 Shan Masood 125 11 1 4 Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015

FDM Karunaratne’s and Shan Masood’s stumping dismissals after scoring hundreds provide the 98th and 99th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped after scoring hundreds in the annals of test cricket.