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Tri Series – First game – West Indies coast to a facile win against South Africa – SP Narine picks 6 for 27

Tri Series – First game – West Indies coast to a facile win against South Africa – SP Narine picks 6 for 27

Tri Series – First Game – West Indies vs South Africa at Providence on 03.06.16 – West Indies won by four wickets

HM Amla and Q de Kock added 52 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 13th occasion of this pair putting 50 plus partnerships for various wickets for South Africa.  This innings was their 52nd innings as a pair for South Africa in one day games.

HM Amla-Q de Kock pair has added 2196 runs for the various wickets at the end of this game. They are the 12th South African opening pair to post 2000 plus runs for various wickets in one day games.
The following table lists all the twelve pairs with their performances

No Partners Inns NO Runs High Ave C HC 50+
1 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 84 1 3607 187 43.45 11 15 26
2 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 69 4 3166 179 48.70 09 12 21
3 HH Gibbs, G Kirsten 68 5 2906 235 46.12 09 12 21
4 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 37 2 2851 238 81.45 11 08 19
5 JH Kallis, GC Smith 61 3 2416 142 41.65 05 15 20
6 AB de Villiers, JP Duminy 53 11 2289 219 54.50 06 14 20
7 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 42 1 2278 186 55.56 07 10 17
8 JH Kallis, G Kirsten 51 2 2232 172 45.55 05 13 18
9 HM Amla, Q de Kock 52 0 2196 239 42.23 07 06 13
10 WJ Cronje, JN Rhodes 56 5 2134 134 41.84 05 09 14
11 JH Kallis, JN Rhodes 54 6 2059 183* 42.89 05 10 15
12 HM Amla, GC Smith 50 2 2015 136 41.97 02 18 20

HM Amla and Q de Kock added 52 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 12th occasion of this pair putting 50 plus partnerships for the first wicket for South Africa.  This innings was their 50th innings as an opening pair for South Africa in one day games

HM Amla-Q de Kock pair has added 2094 runs for the various wickets at the end of this game. They are the third South African opening pair to post 2000 plus runs for various wickets in one day games. Others are – HH Gibbs-GC Smith {3007} and HH Gibbs-GC Kirsten {2838}

HM Amla-Q de Kock pair has played 50 innings as an opening pair for South Africa in one day games. They are third opening pair to play 50 innings. Others are – HH Gibbs-GC Smith {74} and HH Gibbs-G Kirsten {66}

RR Rossouw scored 61 in this game to provide the 91st occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in one day games. It also represents his fourth fifty against West Indies. All his four fifties are tabulated below. His 61 in this game provides his first fifty on West Indian soil.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RR Rossouw 128 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
2 RR Rossouw 132 1 v West Indies Centurion 28 Jan 2015
3 RR Rossouw 61 1 v West Indies Sydney 27 Feb 2015
4 RR Rossouw 61 1 v West Indies Providence 03 Jun 2016

RR Rossouw’s 61 represents his seventh fifty of his one-day career. All his seven fifties are detailed below

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 132 1 v West Indies Centurion 28 Jan 2015
2 128 1 v West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
3 89 1 v New Zealand Centurion 19 Aug 2015
4 61* 1 v Ireland Canberra 03 Mar 2015
5 61 1 v West Indies Sydney 27 Feb 2015
6 61 1 v West Indies Providence 03 Jun 2016
7 51 1 v Australia Sydney 23 Nov 2014

His 61 in this game provides the third occasion of his scoring an exact 61 in one day games – 61 not out against Ireland at Canberra on 03.03.15, 61 against West Indies at Sydney on 27.02.15 and 61 against West Indies at Providence on 03.06.16

It also provides the 34th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in West Indies. RR Rossouw became the first South African batsman to score a fifty against West Indies at Providence

HM Amla-Q de Kock added 52 runs for the first wicket and RR Rossouw-AB de Villiers added 78 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 95th and 96th occasion of South African batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against West Indies in one day games

HM Amla-Q de Kock added 52 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 17th occasion of South African batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket against West Indies in one day games. RR Rossouw-AB de Villiers added 78 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 20th occasion of South African batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership against West Indies in one day games.

RR Rossouw’s 61 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 13th occasion of a South African batsman’s fifty going in vain against West Indies. It also provides the third such occasion against West Indies in West Indies. The other two occasions are – 50 by AC Hudson at Kingston on 07.04.92 and 69 by JH Kallis at Kingstown on 16.5.11

AB de Villiers’s run aggregate while representing South Africa read 8502 at the end of this game. He became the second South African batsman to total 8500 runs while representing the country. JH Kallis has scored more runs than AB de Villiers – 11550 – to be exact while representing South Africa.

SP Narine returned with figures of 6 for 27 in this game to provide the 72nd occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the history of one day games. It also represents the ninth occasion of a West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets in one day games.

It also represents the 12th occasion of a spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in the annals of one day games. SP Narine became the first West Indies spin bowler to capture six or more wickets in one day games and his figures thus represent the best bowling figures by a West Indies spin bowler in one day games. The previous best was his own 5 for 27 against New Zealand at Basseterre on 16.07.12

SP Narine became the first West Indies bowler to capture five or more wickets against West Indies when he captured six for 27 in this game. Thus his figures represent the best bowling figures by a West Indies bowler against South Africa. The previous best was – 4 for 34 by JE Taylor at Cape Town on 25.01.08

SP Narine’s 6 for 27 in this game provides the best bowling effort against South Africa in one day games as a spinner. The previous best by a spin bowler was SB Joshi’s five for six at Nairobi (Gym} on 26.09.99 – India vs South Africa game.

KA Pollard scored 67 not out in this game to provide his eleventh fifty of his one-day career. All his eleven fifties are listed below. It also represents his first fifty against South Africa in one day games. The previous best was 44 at North Sound on 22.05.10

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 119 2 v India Chennai 11 Dec 2011
2 109* 1 v Australia Sydney 08 Feb 2013
3 102 1 v Australia Gros Islet 23 Mar 2012
4 94 1 v Ireland Mohali 11 Mar 2011
5 89 2 v Bangladesh St George’s 20 Aug 2014
6 85 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 08 Dec 2012
7 70 1 v India North Sound 13 Jun 2011
8 67* 2 v South Africa Providence 03 Jun 2016
9 62 2 v Australia Brisbane 14 Feb 2010
10 60 1 v Netherlands Delhi 28 Feb 2011
11 56 1 v New Zealand Basseterre 14 Jul 2012

DM Bravo and KA Pollard added 74 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket in one day games. This partnership provides the second best partnership for the fifth wicket by West Indies batsmen against South Africa. The best is the 83 runs partnership between J Carter and D Ramdin at Johannesburg on 18.01.15

South Africa was dismissed all out for 188 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of it being dismissed all out against West Indies in one day games

All round performance – scoring 150 plus runs and conceding 100 plus runs in the same test – MM Ali of England joins the elite list

All round performance – scoring 150 plus runs and conceding 100 plus runs in the same test – MM Ali of England joins the elite list

MM Ali of England scored 155 not out and returned with figures of 1 for 136 in one of the innings of the just concluded second test against Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street to provide the ninth occasion of a cricketer scoring 150 plus runs with the willow and conceding 100 plus runs with the leather in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below; MM Ali became the second England cricketer to accomplish such a feat at BA Stokes

No Player Score W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Giffen 161 4 164 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 MH Mankad 184 5 196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
3 DS Atkinson 219 2 108 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
4 CG Borde 177* 1 105 Ind Pak Chennai 13 Jan 1961
5 PR Umrigar 172* 5 107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
6 RJ Hadlee 151* 4 102 NZl Srl Col-CCC 16 Apr 1987
7 Mohd Hafeez 197 2 110 Pak NZl Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
8 BA Stokes 258 1 100 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
9 MM Ali 155* 1 136 Eng Srl Ch-le-St 27 May 2016

MH Mankad and PR Umrigar of India are the only two cricketerss who have scored 150 plus runs and captured five wickets conceding 100 plus runs in the same test under this category of statistics

No Player Score W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Borde 177* 1 105 Ind Pak Chennai 13 Jan 1961
2 PR Umrigar 172* 5 107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962

DS Atkinson of West Indies and BA Stokes of England are the only two cricketers who have scored double centuries and conceded 100 plus runs in the same test

No Player Score W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DS Atkinson 219 2 108 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 BA Stokes 258 1 100 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

 

Bowlers conceding exact 100 runs without a wicket in a test innings – RMS Eranga of Sri Lanka joins the list

Bowlers conceding exact 100 runs without a wicket in a test innings – RMS Eranga of Sri Lanka joins the list

RMS Eranga of Sri Lanka returned with figures of none for 100 in the first innings of the just concluded second test against England at Chester-le-Street to provide the 22nd occasion of a bowler conceding exact hundred   runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GAR Lock 33.0 7 100 0 3 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
2 FJ Titmus 44.0 14 100 0 1 Eng Aus Manchester 23 Jul 1964
3 IJ Jones 28.0 6 100 0 1 Eng Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
4 JR Thomson 17.0 1 100 0 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
5 DR Hadlee 18.0 3 100 0 1 NZl Pak Auckland 16 Feb 1973
6 B Andrews 19.0 2 100 0 1 NZl Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1973
7 Imran Khan 44.0 16 100 0 2 Pak Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1974
8 Imran Khan 27.0 5 100 0 3 Pak Ind Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
9 GRJ Matthews 31.0 7 100 0 4 Aus Eng Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
10 PL Symcox 28.0 3 100 0 1 SAF Srl Moratuwa 25 Aug 1993
11 CC Lewis 32.0 4 100 0 1 Eng Pak Leeds 08 Aug 1996
12 HDPK Dharmasena 24.0 1 100 0 3 Srl Aus Galle 08 Mar 2004
13 Manjural Islam Rana 28.0 2 100 0 2 Ban Win Kingston 04 Jun 2004
14 DBL Powell 22.0 0 100 0 3 Win Pak Kingston 03 Jun 2005
15 TG Southee 27.0 1 100 0 2 NZl Aus Adelaide 28 Nov 2008
16 Danish Kaneria 21.0 0 100 0 1 Pak Eng Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
17 BW Hilfenhaus 25.0 2 100 0 2 Aus Ind Mohali 01 Oct 2010
18 I Sharma 30.0 6 100 0 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
19 TG Southee 26.0 4 100 0 3 NZl SAF Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
20 HMRKB Herath 19.0 0 100 0 4 Srl Pak Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
21 KAJ Roach 28.0 4 100 0 2 Winn Eng St George’s 21 Apr 2015
22 RMS Eranga 27.0 3 100 0 1 Srk Eng Ch-le-St 27 May 2016

RMS Eranga is the third Sri Lankan bowler to suffer such an ignominy in a test innings after HDPK Dharmasena and HMRKB Herath. RMS Eranga became the first Sri Lankan pace bowler to return with figures of none for 100 in a test innings.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HDPK Dharmasena 24.0 1 100 0 3 Srl Aus Galle 08 Mar 2004
2 HMRKB Herath 19.0 0 100 0 4 Srl Pak Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
3 RMS Eranga 27.0 3 100 0 1 Srl Eng Ch-le-St 27 May 2016

RMS Eranga became the fifth bowler to return with figures of none for 100 in a test innings against England. Others are Imran Khan, GRH Matthews, Danish Kaneria and KAJ Roach

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imran Khan 44.0 16 100 0 2 Pak Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1974
2 GRJ Matthews 31.0 7 100 0 4 Aus Eng Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
3 Danish Kaneria 21.0 0 100 0 1 Pak Eng Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
4 KAJ Roach 28.0 4 100 0 2 Win Eng St George’s 21 Apr 2015
5 RMS Eranga 27.0 3 100 0 1 Srl Eng Ch-le-St 27 May 2016

 

Wicket keeper batsman’s test century in a losing cause

Wicket keeper batsman’s test century in a losing cause

Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman LD Chandimal witnessed his century – 126 – going in vain against England in the just concluded second test at Chester-le-Street to provide the 27th occasion of wicket keeper batsman’s century in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are  listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LEG Ames 126 2 Eng Win Kingston 14 Mar 1935
2 WW Wade 125 1 SAF Eng P Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
3 Imtiaz Ahmed 122 1 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
4 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
5 APE Knott 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
6 WB Phillips 120 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 30 Mar 1984
7 RC Russell 128* 3 Eng Aus Manchester 27 Jul 1989
8 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
9 A Flower 115 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
10 Moin Khan 117* 4 Pak Srl Sialkot 22 Sep 1995
11 RS Kaluwitharana 103 3 Srl NZl Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
12 A Flower 105* 3 Zim Srl Col-SSC 14 Jan 1998
13 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
14 A Flower 113* 2 Zim Win Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
15 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
16 A Flower 142 2 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
17 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
18 AC Gilchrist 133 2 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 2003
19 KC Sangakkara 138 3 Srl Pak Karachi 28 Oct 2004
20 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chittagong 17 Jan 2010
21 BB McCullum 104 3 NZl Aus Wellington 19 Mar 2010
22 H Jayawardene 112 1 Srl Eng Cardiff 26 May 2011
23 D Ramdin 107 1 Win NZl Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
24 Sarfraz Ahmed 103 2 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
25 Mushfiqur Rahim 116 3 Ban Win Kingstown 05 Sep 2014
26 RW Chakabva 101 2 Zim Ban Khulna 03 Nov 2014
27 LD Chandimal 126 3 Srl Eng Ch-le-St 27 May 2016

It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman’s hundred going in vain. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
2 RS Kaluwitharana 103 3 Srl NZl Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
3 KC Sangakkara 138 3 Srl Pak Karachi 28 Oct 2004
4 H Jayawardene 112 1 Srl Eng Cardiff 26 May 2011
5 LD Chandimal 126 3 Srl Eng Ch-le-St 27 May 2016

Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman LD Chandimal witnessed his century – 126 – going in vain against England in the just concluded second test at Chester-le-Street to provide the fourth occasion of wicket keeper batsman’s century in a losing cause against England.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WW Wade 125 1 SAF Eng P Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
2 AC Gilchrist 133 2 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 2003
3 H Jayawardene 112 1 Srl Eng Cardiff 26 May 2011
4 LD Chandimal 126 3 Srl Eng Ch-le-St 27 May 2016

 

Teams scoring 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on

Teams scoring 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 475 runs against England at Chester-le-Street in the just concluded test to provide the 19th occasion of a team scoring a total of 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Runs Wkts Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 657 08 Draw West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 India 657 07 Won Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
3 South Africa 572 07 Draw England Durban 26 Dec 1999
4 England 551 10 Draw South Africa Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
5 England 538 10 Draw Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
6 Pakistan 537 10 Draw Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
7 Sri Lanka 537 09 Draw England Lord’s 11 May 2006
8 England 529 05 Draw Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
9 India 510 10 Lost England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
10 West Indies 507 10 Draw New Zealand Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
11 Zimbabwe 503 06 Draw India Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
12 England 497 05 Draw India Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
13 England 477 04 Draw India The Oval 23 Aug 1990
14 India 476 04 Draw New Zealand Napier 26 Mar 2009
15 Sri Lanka 475 10 Lost England Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
16 South Africa 472 08 Draw Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
17 India 463 05 Draw New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
18 West Indies 463 10 Lost India Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
19 South Africa 452 10 Lost Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002

Out of the 19 such occasions, only one test has been won, while four have been lost and the drawn tests numbers to 14. The four lost tests have witnessed the team being dismissed all out.

No Team Runs Wkts Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 657 08 Draw West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 South Africa 572 07 Draw England Durban 26 Dec 1999
3 England 551 10 Draw South Africa Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
4 England 538 10 Draw Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
5 Pakistan 537 10 Draw Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
6 Sri Lanka 537 09 Draw England Lord’s 11 May 2006
7 England 529 05 Draw Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
8 West Indies 507 10 Draw New Zealand Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
9 Zimbabwe 503 06 Draw India Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
10 England 497 05 Draw India Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
11 England 477 04 Draw India The Oval 23 Aug 1990
12 India 476 04 Draw New Zealand Napier 26 Mar 2009
13 South Africa 472 08 Draw Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
14 India 463 05 Draw New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
               
1 India 510 10 Lost England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 Sri Lanka 475 10 Lost England Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
3 West Indies 463 10 Lost India Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
4 South Africa 452 10 Lost Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002
               
1 India 657 07 Won Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001

The only test which was on in this category of tests is by India against Australia at Kolkata in March 2001 due to VVS Laxman’s epic 281. India following on posted 657 for 7 and declared and skittled Australia all out for 212. India won this test by 171 runs. By a coincidence India was dismissed by Australia in its first innings for 171 runs which later became the victory  margin of the test and for India

India’s total of 657 for 7  in this test is a jointly shared record for a team scoring most runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on and India shares this record jointly with Pakistan. Pakistan shares this record with Pakistan who posted 657 for 8 against West Indies at Bridgetown in Jan 1958. This was the test in which Pakistan’s opening batsman Hanif Mohammad batted for a record 970 minutes stay at the crease to score a mammoth 337.

No Team Runs Wkts Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 657 08 Draw West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 India 657 07 Won Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001

 

 

Teams dismissed all out for 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on

Teams dismissed all out for 450 plus runs in the third innings of a test after being asked to follow on

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 475 runs against England at Chester-le-Street in the just concluded test to provide the eighth occasion of a team dismissed all  out for a total of 450 plus runs in the third  innings of a test after being asked to follow on in the annals  of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Runs Wkts Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 551 10 draw v South Africa Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
2 England 538 10 draw v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
3 Pakistan 537 10 draw v Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
4 India 510 10 lost v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
5 West Indies 507 10 draw v New Zealand Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
6 Sri Lanka 475 10 lost v England Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
7 West Indies 463 10 lost v India Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
8 South Africa 452 10 lost v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002

Of the eight such occasions, four tests have been drawn and four tests have ended in a result – the team which scored 450 plus runs have lost the test.

No Team Runs Wkts Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 551 10 draw v South Africa Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
2 England 538 10 draw v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
3 Pakistan 537 10 draw v Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
4 West Indies 507 10 draw v New Zealand Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
               
1 India 510 10 lost v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 Sri Lanka 475 10 lost v England Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
3 West Indies 463 10 lost v India Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
4 South Africa 452 10 lost v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002

It is interesting to note that India and Sri Lanka are the only two teams to be dismissed all out for 450 plus runs after being asked to follow on against England. England has won both the tests.

No Team Runs Wkts Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 510 10 lost v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 Sri Lanka 475 10 lost v England Ch-le-St 27 May 2016