India had a team losing its five wickets for exact 45 runs in a test innings for the first time

India had a team losing its five wickets for exact 45 runs in a test innings for the first time

South Africa lost its half side with the score card reading 5 for 45 in its second innings in the just concluded test against India at Mohali to provide the seventh occasion of South Africa losing its five wickets for 50 and less than 50 runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No FoW Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5/45 3 Eng Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
2 5/45 4 Ind Mohali 05 Nov 2015
3 5/46 4 Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
4 5/49 2 Eng Leeds 29 Jul 1907
5 5/49 3 Aus Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
6 5/50 1 Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
7 5/50 4 Eng Nottingham 14 Aug 2003

South Africa lost its half side with the score card reading 5 for 45 in its second innings in the just concluded test against India at Mohali to provide the second occasion of South Africa losing its five wickets for exact 45 runs in a test innings. The first such occasions was against England at Cape Town in Mar 1892 in the third innings of the test.

No FoW Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5/45 3 Eng Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
2 5/45 4 Ind Mohali 05 Nov 2015

Thus It took 123 years to have South Africa reeling at 5 for 45 in a test Innings for another team after being in such a position against England in Mar 1892 against England at Cape Town. The difference between 2015 and 1892 is 123.

The following table lists out all occasions of a team losing its five wickets in a test innings for exact 45 runs. It is also observed that for the first time India had a team losing its half side for 45 runs

No Team FoW Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Eng 5/45 2 Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1882
2 SAF 5/45 3 Eng Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
3 Eng 5/45 1 Aus Lord’s 15 Jun 1899
4 Win 5/45 2 Eng Port of Spain 28 Jan 1960
5 NZl 5/45 2 Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
6 Aus 5/45 1 Win Port of Spain 03 Mar 1978
7 Ind 5/45 2 Eng Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
8 NZl 5/45 4 Pak Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
9 Ind 5/45 4 Win Bridgetown 27 Mar 1997
10 Win 5/45 1 Pak Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
11 Zim 5/45 4 Srl Galle 12 Jan 2002
12 Win 5/45 3 Eng Bridgetown 01 Apr 2004
13 NZl 5/45 2 SAF Centurion 15 Apr 2006
14 Ban 5/45 3 NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2008
15 Pak 5/45 2 Eng Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
16 Zim 5/45 3 Pak Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
17 SAF 5/45 4 Ind Mohali 05 Nov 2015

 

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