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Rival captains scoring a duck and a century in the history of one day games

Rival captains scoring a duck and a century in the history of one day games

There are eight occasions of rival captains scoring a duck and a century in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WJ Cronje 0 1 RSA Aus Leeds 13 Jun 1999
  SR Waugh 120* 2 Aus RSA Leeds 13 Jun 1999
               
2 ST Jayasuriya 112 1 Srl Eng Leeds 02 Jul 2002
  N Hussain 0 2 Eng Srl Leeds 02 Jul 2002
               
3 Inzamam-ul-Haq 0 1 Pak NZl Christchurch 10 Jan 2004
  SP Fleming 115* 2 NZl Pak Christchurch 10 Jan 2004
               
4 RT Ponting 134* 1 Aus NZl Hobart 20 Dec 2007
  DL Vettori 0 2 NZl Aus Hobart 20 Dec 2007
               
5 SO Tikolo 102 1 Ken Zim Nairobi (G) 19 Oct 2008
  P Utseya 0 2 Zim Ken Nairobi (G) 19 Oct 2008
               
6 Shakib Al Hasan 0 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 07 Jan 2010
  MS Dhoni 101* 2 Ind Ban Dhaka 07 Jan 2010
               
7 EJG Morgan 0 1 Eng Aus Hobart 23 Jan 2015
  SPD Smith 102* 2 Aus Eng Hobart 23 Jan 2015
               
8 HM Amla 133 1 RSA Win Centurion 28 Jan 2015
  JO Holder 0 2 Win RSA Centurion 28 Jan 2015
               

Rival skippers scoring a duck and a fifty in the history of one day games

Rival skippers scoring a duck and a fifty in the history of one day games

AD Mathews of Sri Lanka scored a duck and SPD Smith of Australia scored 58 in the one-day game between Sri Lanka and Australia at Col-RPS on 21.08.16 to provide the 68th occasion of rival captains scoring a duck and a fifty in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 52 1 Aus Eng Sydney 26 Dec 1979
  JM Brearley 0 2 Eng Aus Sydney 26 Dec 1979
               
2 GS Chappell 0 1 Aus Win Perth 20 Dec 1981
  CH Lloyd 80* 2 Win Aus Perth 20 Dec 1981
               
3 IVA Richards 64 1 Win Aus Sydney 19 Jan 1982
  GS Chappell 0 2 Aus Win Sydney 19 Jan 1982
               
4 GS Chappell 0 1 Aus Win Sydney 26 Jan 1982
  CH Lloyd 63* 2 Win Aus Sydney 26 Jan 1982
               
5 RGD Willis 0 1 Eng NZl Birmingham 15 Jun 1983
  GP Howarth 60 2 NZl Eng Birmingham 15 Jun 1983
               
6 Javed Miandad 71 1 Pak Eng Sharjah 26 Mar 1985
  N Gifford 0 2 Eng Pak Sharjah 26 Mar 1985
               
7 DI Gower 0 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 01 Jun 1985
  AR Border 85* 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 01 Jun 1985
               
8 IVA Richards 62 1 Win Eng Bridgetown 19 Mar 1986
  DI Gower 0 2 Eng Win Bridgetown 19 Mar 1986
               
9 AR Border 0 1 Aus RSA Sydney 26 Feb 1992
  KC Wessels 81* 2 RSA Aus Sydney 26 Feb 1992
               
10 Javed Miandad 50* 1 Paal Eng Lord’s 22 Aug 1992
  AJ Stewart 0 2 Eng Pak Lord’s 22 Aug 1992
               
11 MD Crowe 91* 1 NZl Aus Wellington 24 Mar 1993
  AR Border 0 2 Aus NZl Wellington 24 Mar 1993
               
12 MA Atherton 81 1 Eng NZl Birmingham 19 May 1994
  KR Rutherford 0 2 NZl Eng Birmingham 19 May 1994
               
13 MA Taylor 85 1 Aus Srl Perth 12 Jan 1996
  PA de Silva 0 2 Srl Aus Perth 12 Jan 1996
               
14 WJ Cronje 57 1 RSA UAE. Rawalpindi 16 Feb 1996
  Sultan Zarawani 0 2 UAE RSA Rawalpindi 16 Feb 1996
               
15 A Ranatunga 75* 1 Srl Ken Kandy 06 Mar 1996
  MO Odumbe 0 2 Ken Srl Kandy 06 Mar 1996
               
16 M Azharuddin 73* 1 Ind Eng Manchester 26 May 1996
  MA Atherton 0 2 Eng Ind Manchester 26 May 1996
               
17 SR Tendulkar 51 1 Ind Pak Toronto 21 Sep 1997
  Rameez Raja 0 2 Pak Ind Toronto 21 Sep 1997
               
18 WJ Cronje 50 1 RSA Srl Lahore 06 Nov 1997
  A Ranatunga 0 2 Srl RSA Lahore 06 Nov 1997
               
19 WJ Cronje 0 1 RSA Srl P Elizabeth 13 Apr 1998
  A Ranatunga 93* 2 Srl RSA P Elizabeth 13 Apr 1998
               
20 WJ Cronje 0 1 RSA Aus Leeds 13 Jun 1999
  SR Waugh 120* 2 Aus RSA Leeds 13 Jun 1999
               
21 SR Waugh 56 1 Aus RSA Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
  WJ Cronje 0 2 RSA Aus Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
               
22 JC Adams 0 1 Win Eng Ch-le-St 15 Jul 2000
  AJ Stewart 74* 2 Eng Win Ch-le-St 15 Jul 2000
               
23 GP Thorpe 0 1 Eng Srl Col-SSC 27 Mar 2001
  MS Atapattu 53* 2 Srl Eng Col-SSC 27 Mar 2001
               
24 Khaled Mashud 0 1 Ban Zim Dhaka 26 Nov 2001
  SV Carlisle 55* 2 Zim Ban Dhaka 26 Nov 2001
               
25 SM Pollock 0 1 RSA NZl Hobart 15 Jan 2002
  SP Fleming 85 2 NZl RSA Hobart 15 Jan 2002
               
26 ST Jayasuriya 112 1 Srl Eng Leeds 02 Jul 2002
  N Hussain 0 2 Eng Srl Leeds 02 Jul 2002
               
27 ST Jayasuriya 66 1 Srl Win Cape Town 28 Feb 2003
  CL Hooper 0 2 Win Srl Cape Town 28 Feb 2003
               
28 Inzamam-ul-Haq 56* 1 Pak Ban Multan 09 Sep 2003
  Khaled Mahmud 0 2 Ban Pak Multan 09 Sep 2003
               
29 Inzamam-ul-Haq 0 1 Pak NZl Christchurch 10 Jan 2004
  SP Fleming 115* 2 NZl Pak Christchurch 10 Jan 2004
               
30 T Taibu 96* 1 Zim Srl Bulawayo 20 Apr 2004
  MS Atapattu 0 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 20 Apr 2004
               
31 SC Ganguly 0 1 Ind Ban Chittagong 23 Dec 2004
  Habibul Bashar 65 2 Ban Ind Chittagong 23 Dec 2004
               
32 MS Atapattu 69 1 Srl NZl Napier 08 Jan 2006
  SP Fleming 0 2 NZl Srl Napier 08 Jan 2006
               
33 RT Ponting 53 1 Aus RSA Melbourne (CS) 03 Feb 2006
  GC Smith 0 2 RSA Aus Melbourne (CS) 03 Feb 2006
               
34 MS Atapattu 53 1 Srl Aus Adelaide 10 Feb 2006
  RT Ponting 0 2 Aus Srl Adelaide 10 Feb 2006
               
35 BC Lara 56 1 Win Zim Georgetown 07 May 2006
  T Duffin 0 2 Zim Win Georgetown 07 May 2006
               
36 GC Smith 0 1 RSA Ind Cape Town 26 Nov 2006
  R Dravid 63 2 Ind RSA Cape Town 26 Nov 2006
               
37 M Jayawardene 85 1 Srl Ber Port of Spain 15 Mar 2007
  IH Romaine 0 2 Ber Srl Port of Spain 15 Mar 2007
               
38 M Jayawardene 56 1 Srl Eng North Sound 04 Apr 2007
  MP Vaughan 0 2 Eng Srl North Sound 04 Apr 2007
               
39 P Utseya 0 1 Zim RSA Bulawayo 22 Aug 2007
  GC Smith 50 2 RSA Zim Bulawayo 22 Aug 2007
               
40 R Dravid 0 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 08 Sep 2007
  PD Collingwood 64* 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 08 Sep 2007
               
41 AC Gilchrist 0 1 Aus Ind Kochi 02 Oct 2007
  MS Dhoni 58 2 Ind Aus Kochi 02 Oct 2007
               
42 IH Romaine 0 1 Ber Ken Nairobi (G) 28 Oct 2007
  SO Tikolo 89* 2 Ken Ber Nairobi (G) 28 Oct 2007
               
43 RT Ponting 134* 1 Aus NZl Hobart 20 Dec 2007
  DL Vettori 0 2 NZl Aus Hobart 20 Dec 2007
               
44 SO Tikolo 102 1 Ken Zim Nairobi (G) 19 Oct 2008
  P Utseya 0 2 Zim Ken Nairobi (G) 19 Oct 2008
               
45 MJ Clarke 66 1 Aus Pak Abu Dhabi 27 Apr 2009
  Younis Khan 0 2 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 27 Apr 2009
               
46 Shakib Al Hasan 0 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 07 Jan 2010
  MS Dhoni 101* 2 Ind Ban Dhaka 07 Jan 2010
               
47 CH Gayle 0 1 Win Aus Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
  RT Ponting 57* 2 Aus Win Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
               
48 DL Vettori 0 1 NZl Aus Hamilton 09 Mar 2010
  RT Ponting 69 2 Aus NZl Hamilton 09 Mar 2010
               
49 KC Sangakkara 0 1 Srl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 2010
  MJ Clarke 50* 2 Aus Srl Brisbane 07 Nov 2010
               
50 TM Dilshan 0 1 Srl Eng Nottingham 06 Jul 2011
  AN Cook 95* 2 Eng Srl Nottingham 06 Jul 2011
               
51 Shakib Al Hasan 79 1 Ban Zim Bulawayo 21 Aug 2011
  BRM Taylor 0 2 Zim Ban Bulawayo 21 Aug 2011
               
52 AB de Villiers 52 1 RSA Srl Paarl 11 Jan 2012
  TM Dilshan 0 2 Srl RSA Paarl 11 Jan 2012
               
53 MJ Clarke 75 1 Aus Afg Sharjah 25 Aug 2012
  Nawroz Mangal 0 2 Afg Aus Sharjah 25 Aug 2012
               
54 GD Drummond 0 1 Sco Afg Sharjah 08 Mar 2013
  Mohammad Nabi 51 2 Afg Sco Sharjah 08 Mar 2013
               
55 Misbah-ul-Haq 52 1 Pak Win Providence 14 Jul 2013
  DJ Bravo 0 2 Win Pak Providence 14 Jul 2013
               
56 BB McCullum 0 1 NZl Ind Hamilton 22 Jan 2014
  MS Dhoni 56 2 Ind NZl Hamilton 22 Jan 2014
               
57 BB McCullum 0 1 NZl Ind Auckland 25 Jan 2014
  MS Dhoni 50 2 Ind NZl Auckland 25 Jan 2014
               
58 AS Hansra 0 1 Can Net Mt Maunganui 28 Jan 2014
  PW Borren 61* 2 Net Can Mt Maunganui 28 Jan 2014
               
59 EJG Morgan 0 1 Eng Aus Hobart 23 Jan 2015
  SPD Smith 102* 2 Aus Eng Hobart 23 Jan 2015
               
60 HM Amla 133 1 RSA Win Centurion 28 Jan 2015
  JO Holder 0 2 Win RSA Centurion 28 Jan 2015
               
61 BB McCullum 0 1 NZl Aus Melbourne 29 Mar 2015
  MJ Clarke 74 2 Aus NZl Melbourne 29 Mar 2015
               
62 MS Dhoni 69 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 24 Jun 2015
  Mashrafe Mortaza 0 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 24 Jun 2015
               
63 Tanwir Afzal 73 1 HKG UAE. ICCA Dubai 18 Nov 2015
  Ahmed Raza 0 2 UAE HKG ICCA Dubai 18 Nov 2015
               
64 AD Mathews 0 1 Srl NZl Christchurch 26 Dec 2015
  BB McCullum 55 2 NZl Srl Christchurch 26 Dec 2015
               
65 SPD Smith 51 1 Aus Ind Canberra 20 Jan 2016
  MS Dhoni 0 2 Ind Aus Canberra 20 Jan 2016
               
66 SPD Smith 74 1 Aus Win Basseterre 13 Jun 2016
  JO Holder 0 2 Win Aus Basseterre 13 Jun 2016
               
67 Amjad Javed 0 1 UAE Sco Edinburgh 16 Aug 2016
  PL Mommsen 80* 2 Sco UAE. Edinburgh 16 Aug 2016
               
68 AD Mathews 0 1 Srl Aus Col-RPS 21 Aug 2016
  SPD Smith 58 2 Aus Srl Col-RPS 21 Aug 2016
Batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against Australia in one day games – TM Dilshan is the new addition to the list

Batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against Australia in one day games – TM Dilshan is the new addition to the list

TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka completed 1000 runs against Australia when he was on 5 during the course of his knock of 22 in the first one-day game against Australia at Col-RPS on 21.08.16. At the end of the game his run aggregate read 1017. He became the 29th batsman in the annals of one day games to accomplish the feat of scoring 1000 plus runs against Australia. The following table lists all of them in the descending order of runs scored

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 71 70 1 3077 175 44.59 9 15 2
2 DL Haynes Win 64 64 8 2262 148 40.39 6 13 3
3 IVA Richards Win 54 50 7 2187 153* 50.86 3 20 1
4 BC Lara Win 51 50 3 1858 139 39.53 3 15 4
5 KC Sangakkara Srl 46 46 4 1813 104 43.16 2 12 2
6 JH Kallis RSA 50 50 2 1660 104* 34.58 1 13 1
7 M Jayawardene Srl 56 54 5 1629 86 33.24 0 16 4
8 JN Rhodes RSA 55 52 12 1610 83* 40.25 0 10 3
9 RB Richardson Win 51 50 4 1498 94 32.56 0 15 4
10 EJG Morgan Eng/Ire 42 41 6 1478 121 42.22 3 10 4
11 PA de Silva Srl 36 36 6 1451 107* 48.36 2 10 2
12 GA Gooch RSA Eng 32 31 1 1395 136 46.50 4 9 0
13 WJ Cronje RSA 39 36 7 1364 112 47.03 2 9 4
14 HH Gibbs RSA 44 44 0 1324 175 30.09 3 3 5
15 RG Sharma Ind 23 23 4 1297 209 68.26 5 3 1
16 MS Dhoni Ind 43 37 7 1255 139* 41.83 2 6 2
17 AB de Villiers RSA 26 25 4 1250 136* 59.52 1 10 0
18 SP Fleming NZl 47 46 4 1241 116* 29.54 2 7 3
19 G Kirsten RSA 39 39 2 1167 112* 31.54 2 5 1
20 IR Bell RSA Eng 29 29 0 1148 141 39.58 1 8 2
21 BB McCullum NZl 47 45 6 1122 96 28.76 0 6 4
22 JG Wright NZl 42 42 0 1109 84 26.40 0 9 3
23 MD Crowe NZl 35 34 3 1096 100* 35.35 1 8 0
24 CG Greenidge Win 35 35 1 1091 100 32.08 1 6 0
25 CL Hooper Win 40 37 4 1088 110* 32.96 1 9 2
26 Javed Miandad Pak 35 33 3 1019 74* 33.96 0 7 0
27 TM Dilshan Srl 42 42 4 1017 106 26.76 1 5 0
28 Mohd Yousuf Pak 29 29 2 1016 100 37.62 1 7 2
29 V Kohli Ind 23 21 3 1002 118 55.66 5 4 1

TM Dilshan became the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to score 1000 plus runs against Australia in one day games. Others are – KC Sangakkara {1813}, DPMD Jayawardene {1629} and PA de Silva {1451}

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 46 46 4 1813 104 43.16 2 12 2
2 M Jayawardene Srl 56 54 5 1629 86 33.24 0 16 4
3 PA de Silva Srl 36 36 6 1451 107* 48.36 2 10 2
4 TM Dilshan Srl 42 42 4 1017 106 26.76 1 5 0

 

 

 

Pakistan batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in one day games

Pakistan batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in one day games

Sharjeel Khan of Pakistan scored 152 against Ireland at Dublin {Malahide} on 18.08.16 to provide the 93rd occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day games. It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Saeed Anwar 194 1 v India Chennai 21 May 1997
2 Imran Nazir 160 1 v Zimbabwe Kingston 21 Mar 2007
3 Sharjeel Khan 152 1 v Ireland Dublin (M) 18 Aug 2016

Sharjeel Khan of Pakistan scored 152 against Ireland at Dublin {Malahide} on 18.08.16 to provide the 68th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day games. It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games. It is interesting to note that the same three batsmen – Saeed Anwar, Imran Nazir and Sharjeel Khan – who are the three Pakistan batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in one day games are the three opening batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in one day games. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Saeed Anwar 194 1 v India Chennai 21 May 1997
2 Imran Nazir 160 1 v Zimbabwe Kingston 21 Mar 2007
3 Sharjeel Khan 152 1 v Ireland Dublin (M) 18 Aug 2016

 

 

Teams dismissed all out for less than 100 runs in one day games

Teams dismissed all out for less than 100 runs in one day games

Ireland was dismissed for 82 in the one-day game against Pakistan at Dublin {Malahide} on 18.08.16 to provide the 108th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in the history of one-day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of Ireland dismissed all out for less than 100 runs. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Ireland 91 30.0 1 v Australia Bridgetown 13 Apr 2007
2 Ireland 77 27.4 1 v Sri Lanka St George’s 18 Apr 2007
3 Ireland 96 20.0 1 v Pakistan Belfast 28 May 2011
4 Ireland 82 23.4 2 v Pakistan Dublin (M) 18 Aug 2016

Ireland’s dismissal for 82 against Pakistan at Dublin {M} on 18.08.16 provides the 14th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a one-day game against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 79 34.2 1 v Pakistan Sialkot 13 Oct 1978
2 Bangladesh 94 35.3 1 v Pakistan Moratuwa 31 Mar 1986
3 New Zealand 64 35.5 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 15 Apr 1986
4 New Zealand 74 31.1 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 01 May 1990
5 Zimbabwe 94 31.4 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 06 Apr 1997
6 Bangladesh 87 34.2 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 02 Jun 2000
7 Sri Lanka 78 16.5 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 17 Apr 2002
8 Namibia 84 17.4 2 v Pakistan Kimberley 16 Feb 2003
9 Kenya 94 32.0 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 14 Sep 2004
10 Zimbabwe 99 19.1 2 v Pakistan Kingston 21 Mar 2007
11 Ireland 96 20.0 1 v Pakistan Belfast 28 May 2011
12 Bangladesh 91 30.3 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 01 Dec 2011
13 West Indies 98 41.0 2 v Pakistan Providence 14 Jul 2013
14 Ireland 82 23.4 2 v Pakistan Dublin (M) 18 Aug 2016

Ireland’s dismissal for 82 against Pakistan at Dublin {M} on 18.08.16 provides the second occasion of Ireland dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a one-day game against Pakistan. The first such occasion was its 96 at Belfast at Belfast on 28.05.11.

Ireland became the fourth team to be dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs against Pakista on two or more occasions. Other teams are – Bangladesh {03}, New Zealand {02} and Zimbabwe {02}. The performance of all these four teams are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 94 35.3 1 v Pakistan Moratuwa 31 Mar 1986
2 Bangladesh 87 34.2 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 02 Jun 2000
3 Bangladesh 91 30.3 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 01 Dec 2011
               
1 Ireland 96 20.0 1 v Pakistan Belfast 28 May 2011
2 Ireland 82 23.4 2 v Pakistan Dublin (M) 18 Aug 2016
               
1 New Zealand 64 35.5 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 15 Apr 1986
2 New Zealand 74 31.1 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 01 May 1990
               
1 Zimbabwe 94 31.4 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 06 Apr 1997
2 Zimbabwe 99 19.1 2 v Pakistan Kingston 21 Mar 2007
Teams winning a one day game by 250 plus runs margin

Teams winning a one day game by 250 plus runs margin

Pakistan won the one-day game against Ireland at Dublin {Malahide} on 18.08.16 by 255 runs to provide the ninth occasion of a team winning a one-day game by 250 plus runs. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won 290 runs 1st v Ireland Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
2 Australia won 275 runs 1st v Afghanistan Perth 04 Mar 2015
3 South Africa won 272 runs 1st v Zimbabwe Benoni 22 Oct 2010
4 South Africa won 258 runs 1st v Sri Lanka Paarl 11 Jan 2012
5 India won 257 runs 1st v Bermuda Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
6 South Africa won 257 runs 1st v West Indies Sydney 27 Feb 2015
7 Australia won 256 runs 1st v Namibia Potchefstroom 27 Feb 2003
8 India won 256 runs 1st v Hong Kong Karachi 25 Jun 2008
9 Pakistan won 255 runs 1st v Ireland Dublin (M) 18 Aug 2016

Pakistan’s 255 runs win against Ireland at Dublin- Malahide on 18.08.16 provide the second occasion of a team winning a one-day game against Ireland by 250 plus runs margin. The other occasion was New Zealand’s win by 290 runs at Aberdeen on 01.07.08. New Zealand’s 290 runs win represent the record win by a team in terms of runs in the history of one  day games.

No Team Result Margin Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won 290 runs 1st v Ireland Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
2 Pakistan won 255 runs 1st v Ireland Dublin (M) 18 Aug 2016

Pakistan’s 255 runs win against Ireland represents its largest victory in terms of runs against any team in one  day games. It also represents its first win by 250 plus runs margin. The previous best was its 233 runs win against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 02.06.00. The following table lists the four occasion of 200 plus runs  win by Pakistan in one day games

No Team Result Margin Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan won 255 runs 1st v Ireland Dublin (M) 18 Aug 2016
2 Pakistan won 233 runs 1st v Bangladesh Dhaka 02 Jun 2000
3 Pakistan won 217 runs 1st v Sri Lanka Sharjah 17 Apr 2002
4 Pakistan won 205 runs 1st v Kenya Hambantota 23 Feb 2011

 

Seventy plus test wickets on a single ground

Seventy plus test wickets on a single ground

HMRKB Herath with his 13 wickets at Col-SSC against Australia has now 73 wickets at Col-SSC and joined the list of bowlers who have captured 70 plus wickets at a Single ground. There are eleven occasions of bowlers accomplishing the feat of capturing 70 plus wickets at a single ground. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team M Balls Runs W Ave 5 10 Ground
1 M Muralitharan Srl 24 8837 3435 166 20.69 14 4 Col-SSC
2 M Muralitharan Srl 16 5086 1875 117 16.02 11 5 Kandy
3 M Muralitharan Srl 15 5727 2054 111 18.50 11 4 Galle
4 HMRKB Herath Srl 15 4487 2006 84 23.88 8 3 Galle  
5 HH Streak Zim 19 4538 1920 83 23.13 3 0 Harare
6 DK Lillee Aus 14 3833 1798 82 21.92 7 4 Melbourne
7 WPUJC Vaas Srl 21 4514 2004 80 25.05 4 1 Col-SSC
8 JM Anderson Eng 19 4746 2191 78 28.08 4 0 Lord’s
9 RJ Hadlee NZl 14 3679 1635 76 21.51 6 0 Christchurch
10 HMRKB Herath Srl 12 3979 1857 73 25.43 8 2 Col-SSC
11 SCJ Broad Eng 17 4026 2090 73 28.63 2 1 Lord’s

HMRKB Herath became the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to have an aggregate of 70 plus wickets on two or more specific grounds – 84 wickets at Galle and 73 wkts at Col-SSC. M Muralitharan is the other bowler to accomplish such a feat – 166 at Col-SSC, 117 wkts at Kandy and 111 wkts at Galle. In fact M Muralitharan is the only bowler to capture 100 plus wickets at three specific grounds

Australian captain’s test centuries in a losing cause

Australian captain’s test centuries in a losing cause

SPD Smith’s 119 went in vain against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC as Sri Lanka won the test by 163 runs. It provides the 81st occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 19th occasion of an Australian captain’s century in a losing cause and SPD Smith became the first Australian captain to witness his century going in vain in a test against Sri Lanka. All the nineteen occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 153* v England The Oval 06 Sep 1880
2 GHS Trott 143 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
3 MA Noble 133 v England Sydney 11 Dec 1903
4 J Ryder 112 v England Melbourne 29 Dec 1928
5 WM Lawry 135 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1968
6 WM Lawry 105 v West Indies Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
7 GS Chappell 112 v England Manchester 07 Jul 1977
8 GN Yallop 102 v England Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
9 GN Yallop 121 v England Sydney 10 Feb 1979
10 AR Border 152* v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
11 MA Taylor 129 v England Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
12 SR Waugh 100 v West Indies Kingston 13 Mar 1999
13 SR Waugh 199 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
14 SR Waugh 110 v India Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
15 SR Waugh 102 v England Sydney 02 Jan 2003
16 RT Ponting 101 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
17 MJ Clarke 151 v South Africa Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
18 MJ Clarke 130 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
19 SPD Smith 119 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

SPD Smith’s 119 which went in vain against Sri Lanks at Col-SSC provides the seventh occasion of a captain’s century in a losing cause in a test against Sri Lanka. All the seven such occasions are listed below. MD Crowe {107}, DL Vettori {140} and SPD Smith {119] are the three captains to witness there centuries going in vain against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MD Crowe 107 3 NZl Srl Col-SSC 06 Dec 1992
2 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
3 Mohd Ashraful 129* 3 Ban Srl Col-PSS 03 Jul 2007
4 Mohd Ashraful 101 4 Ban Srl Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
5 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
6 V Kohli 103 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
7 SPD Smith 119 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

 

HMRKB Herath’s unique feat – becomes the only left arm spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six ten wicket hauls in a team’s win

HMRKB Herath’s unique feat – becomes the only left arm spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six ten wicket hauls in a team’s win

HMRKB Herath has a unique record in the annals of test cricket. As a left arm spin bowler he has taken six ten wicket hauls which are listed below. It is interesting to note that all his ten wicket hauls have resulted in Sri Lanka winning the test. The latest ten wicket haul is his 13 for 143 against Australia at Col-SSC. Thus whenever HMRKB Herath has captured a ten wicket haul Sri Lanka has never lost a test. He remains the only left arm spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six ten wicket hauls resulting in his team’s victory. 

No Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 57.0 14 171 12 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
2 48.0 8 108 11 v New Zealand Galle 17 Nov 2012
3 64.3 15 157 12 v Bangladesh Col-RPS 16 Mar 2013
4 55.2 5 184 14 v Pakistan Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
5 55.0 14 147 10 v West Indies Galle 14 Oct 2015
6 56.2 14 145 13 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka owns the record for most five wicket hauls by a left arm spinner in a team’s win in the annals of test cricket

HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka owns the record for most five wicket hauls by a left arm spinner in a team’s win in the annals of test cricket

HMRKB Herath captured 6 for 81 and 7 for 64 in the just concluded Col-SSC test against Australia and Sri Lanka won the test by 163 runs. These two five wicket hauls represent the 16th and 17th five wicket hauls for HMRKB Herath in the tests won by Sri Lanka. HMRKB Herath now hold the record for most five wicket hauls by a left arm spin bowler when a team has won the test in the annals of test cricket. All the seventeen occasions are listed below. DL Underwood is the other left arm spin bowler to capture ten five wicket hauls in England’s test wins which is the second best in this category of statistics

No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 35.0 5 99 5 3 v Pakistan Col-PSS 12 Jul 2009
2 48.0 9 139 5 4 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
3 30.3 7 79 5 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2011
4 19.0 5 74 6 2 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
5 38.0 9 97 6 4 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
6 30.0 5 65 5 1 v New Zealand Galle 17 Nov 2012
7 18.0 3 43 6 3 v New Zealand Galle 17 Nov 2012
8 28.3 6 68 5 1 v Bangladesh Col-RPS 16 Mar 2013
9 36.0 9 89 7 3 v Bangladesh Col-RPS 16 Mar 2013
10 30.2 11 48 6 3 v Pakistan Galle 06 Aug 2014
11 33.1 3 127 9 2 v Pakistan Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
12 22.1 2 57 5 4 v Pakistan Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
13 21.0 6 48 7 4 v India Galle 12 Aug 2015
14 33.0 9 68 6 2 v West Indies Galle 14 Oct 2015
15 33.3 16 54 5 4 v Australia Pallekele 26 Jul 2016
16 38.1 11 81 6 2 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
17 18.1 3 64 7 4 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016