Delhi Test – Fourth day highlights

Delhi Test – Fourth day highlights

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the 181st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against various oppositions. It also provides the 26th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket against various oppositions.

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the 101st occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against various opposition at home. It also provides the 17th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket against various oppositions at home.

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the 16th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against South Africa. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket against various oppositions.

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnerships against South Africa at home. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket against South Africa at home.

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the record partnership for the fifth wicket against South Africa at home. The previous best was the 110 runs partnership between SC Ganguly and MS Dhoni at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008.

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 154 runs for the fifth wicket in its second innings to provide the 46th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in tests played at Delhi. It also provides the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in tests played at Delhi.

AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the 81st occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test in the annals of test cricket.

AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 116 145 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 SM Gavaskar 124 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
3 SM Gavaskar 111 137 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
4 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
5 R Dravid 190 103* v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
6 R Dravid 110 135 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
7 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
8 AM Rahane 127 100* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test against South Africa All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CAG Russell 140 111 251 Eng SAF Durban 16 Feb 1923
2 H Sutcliffe 104 109* 213 Eng SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
3 E Paynter 117 100 217 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
4 J Moroney 118 101* 219 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
5 A Flower 142 199* 341 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
6 RT Ponting 120 143* 263 Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
7 RT Ponting 103 116 219 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
8 PJ Hughes 115 160 275 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
9 DA Warner 135 145 280 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
10 AM Rahane 127 100* 227 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Bat1 Bat2 Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ED Weekes 162 101 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
2 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
3 LRD Mendis 105 105 Srl Ind Chennai 17 Sep 1982
4 G Kirsten 102 133 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
5 R Dravid 110 135 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
6 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
7 HM Amla 114 123* SAF Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
8 AM Rahane 127 100* Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Bat1 Bat2 Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
2 R Dravid 110 135 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
3 AM Rahane 127 100* Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane scored 127 and 100 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the first occasion of an Indian batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test against South Africa. It also provides the first occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in each innings of a test in the tests played at Delhi.

AM Rahane scored 100 not out India’s second innings to provide the 453rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 240th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings at home

AM Rahane scored 100 not out India’s second innings to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Saouth Africa. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa at home.

AM Rahane’s 100 not out in the second innings of this test represent his sixth test century and his second test century at home. His sic test centuries are listed below

No Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 147 2 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
2 127 1 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 126 3 Srl Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
4 118 2 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014
5 103 1 Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
6 100* 3 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane’s 100 not out in the second innings of this test provides the 60th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in tests at Delhi. It also represents the 34th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in tests played at Delhi. 

AM Rahane’s 100 not out in the second innings of this test provides the 60th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in tests at Delhi. Delhi became the second ground on Indian soil to witness 60 plus centuries scored on it. Kolkata has witnessed most centuries – 75 centuries

Delhi became the 25th ground to witness 60 plus centuries in the annals of test cricket. The complete list is furnished below.

No Ground 100s
1 Lord’s, London 233
2 Adelaide Oval 176
3 Melbourne Cricket Ground 175
4 Sydney Cricket Ground 169
5 Kennington Oval, London 165
5 Old Trafford, Manchester 126
7 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane 109
7 Headingley, Leeds 105
9 Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad 102
10 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 102
11 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 100
12 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 91
13 Newlands, Cape Town 90
14 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 89
15 Basin Reserve, Wellington 85
16 WACA Ground, Perth 83
17 Eden Park, Auckland 79
18 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 78
19 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 75
20 National Stadium, Karachi 73
21 Edgbaston, Birmingham 71
22 Kingsmead, Durban 70
23 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 61
24 Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 61
25 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 60

V Kohli {640}, AM Rahane {593} and M Vijay {522} are the three Indian batsmen to score 500 plus runs in the calendar year 2015.

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