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Australian captains scoring a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings

Australian captains scoring a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings

SPD Smith scored 119 in the ongoing final test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the 151st occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century in a test innings against various oppositions. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings. SPD Smith became the third captain to accomplish such a feat against Sri Lanka. All the four occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AR Border 106 1 v Sri Lanka Moratuwa 08 Sep 1992
2 MJ Clarke 112 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 16 Sep 2011
3 MJ Clarke 106 2 v Sri Lanka Melbourne 26 Dec 2012
4 SPD Smith 119 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

SPD Smith 119 provides the second occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC. MJ Clarke had scored 112 in Sep 2011

MJ Clarke is the only Australian captain to score centuries against Sri Lanka on two occasions – 112 at Col-SSC in Sep 2011 and 106 at Melbourne in Dec 2012

SPD Smith’s 119 represent the highest individual score by an Australian captain against Sri Lanka. Previous best was MJ Clarke’s 112 at Col-SSC in Sep 2011

Captains dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings – SPD Smith is the new entrant to the list

Captains dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings – SPD Smith is the new entrant to the list

SPD Smith of Australia was dismissed stumped for 119 in the ongoing test at Col-SSC against Sri Lanka to provide the 12th occasion of a captain dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. He became the tenth captain to be dismissed stumped after scoring a century. All the twelve such occasions are listed below. SPD Smith became the first captain to be dismissed stumped  after scoring a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 100 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
2 WM Woodfull 155 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
3 WR Hammond 140 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
4 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
5 CH Lloyd 102 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
6 CH Lloyd 143 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
7 DI Gower 152 2 Eng Pak Faisalabad 12 Mar 1984
8 AR Border 163 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
9 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
10 Mohd Yousuf 111 1 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
11 AJ Strauss 110 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
12 SPD Smith 119 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

SPD Smith became the fourth Australian captain to be dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings. His stumped dismissal provides the fifth occasion of an Australian captain dismissed stumped after scoring a century. All the five occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 100 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
2 WM Woodfull 155 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
3 AR Border 163 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
4 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
5 SPD Smith 119 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

CH Lloyd and AR Border are the two captains who have been dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings on two occasions. The following list shows the occasions of these two captain’s dismissal. AR Border is  the only captain to be dismissed stumped after scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Lloyd 102 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
2 CH Lloyd 143 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
               
1 AR Border 163 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
2 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987

GT Dowling {239} and AR Border {205} are the two captains who have been dismissed stumped after scoring a double century in a test innings. The following table furnishes the occasions of captains who have been dismissed stumped after scoring 150 plus runs.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
2 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
3 AR Border 163 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
4 WM Woodfull 155 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
5 DI Gower 152 2 Eng Pak Faisalabad 12 Mar 1984
Pakistan batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings – Younis Khan emulates Javed Miandad

Pakistan batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings – Younis Khan emulates Javed Miandad

Younis Khan of Pakistan scored 218 against England in the ongoing test at The Oval to provide the 41st occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
4 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
5 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
6 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
7 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
8 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
9 Taslim Arif 210* 2 v Australia Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
10 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
11 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
12 Mudassar Nazar 231 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
13 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
14 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
15 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
16 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
17 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
18 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
19 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
20 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
21 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
22 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
23 Saleem Malik 237 3 v Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
24 Wasim Akram 257* 2 v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
25 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
26 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
27 Mohammad Yousuf 203 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
28 Mohammad Yousuf 204* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 16 Jan 2002
29 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
30 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
31 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
32 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
33 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
34 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
35 Younis Khan 200* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
36 Younis Khan 200* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
37 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
38 Mohammad Hafeez 224 2 v Bangladesh Khulna 28 Apr 2015
39 Azhar Ali 226 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
40 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
41 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan’s 218 at The Oval against England provide the ninth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
2 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
3 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
6 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
7 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
8 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
9 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan’s 218 at The Oval represents his sixth double century in tests. He emulated Javed Miandad to become the second Pakistan batsman to score six double centuries in a test innings. The efforts of Javed Miandad and Younis Khan are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
2 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
3 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
6 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
             
1 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
2 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
3 Younis Khan 200* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
4 Younis Khan 200* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
5 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
6 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan became the third Pakistan batsman to score a double century at The Oval. Abu Dhabhi {03}, Faisalabad {04}, Karachi {04}, Lahore {07} and The Oval {03} are the five grounds which have witnesses three or more double centuries by Pakistan batmen.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
2 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
3 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
             
1 Taslim Arif 210* 2 v Australia Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
2 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
3 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
4 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
             
1 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
2 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
3 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
4 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
             
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
3 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
4 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
5 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
7 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
             
1 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
2 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
3 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

The following table lists the Pakistan batsmen who have scored six or more double centuries against a specific opposition – against England {09}, against India {07}, against New Zealand {08} and against Sri Lanka [06}. It is observed that Pakistan batsmen have scored most double centuries against England – nine double centuries

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
2 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
3 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
6 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
7 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
8 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
9 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016
             
1 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
2 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
3 Mudassar Nazar 231 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
4 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
5 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
6 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
7 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
             
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
4 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
5 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
6 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
7 Mohammad Yousuf 203 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
             
1 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
2 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
3 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
5 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
6 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011

 

Indian pace bowlers who have shared the new ball and bowled ten or more maiden overs when they have captured five or more wickets on away soil

Indian pace bowlers who have shared the new ball and bowled ten or more maiden overs when they have captured five or more wickets on away soil

B Kumar of India returned with figures of 23.4-10-33-5 against West Indies in the gonging Gros Islet test to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian pace bowler who has shared the new ball and bowled ten or more maiden overs when he has captured five or more wickets on away soil. All the sixteen such occasions are listed below. B Kumar is the only Indian bowler to accomplish such a feat against West Indies

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1959
2 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
3 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 Eng Manchester 20 Jul 1946
4 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
5 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 Eng Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
6 Z Khan 51.0 13 170 5 3 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014
7 N Kapil Dev 51.0 12 130 5 3 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
8 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
9 GS Ramchand 28.0 10 49 6 1 Pak Karachi 26 Feb 1955
10 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 Eng Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
11 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
12 J Srinath 32.2 10 95 5 1 NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
13 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 Eng Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
14 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
15 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
16 B Kumar 23.4 10 33 5 2 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

B Kumar, L Amarnath, N Kapil Dev, Surendranath and Z Khan are the five Indian pace bowlers who have shared the new ball and bowled ten or more maiden overs in an innings on two occasions when they have captured five or more wickets on away soil. The exploits of these five bowlers are furnished below

No No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
  2 B Kumar 23.4 10 33 5 2 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
                     
2 1 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
  2 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 Eng Manchester 20 Jul 1946
                     
3 1 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 Eng Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
  2 N Kapil Dev 51.0 12 130 5 3 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
                     
4 1 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1959
  2 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
                     
5 1 Z Khan 51.0 13 170 5 3 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014
  2 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 Eng Nottingham 27 Jul 2007

L Amarsingh, GS Ramchand and B Kumar are the three bowlers to capture six wickets in this category of statistics. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
2 GS Ramchand 28.0 10 49 6 1 Pak Karachi 26 Feb 1955
3 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014

Amongst the thirteen occasions when a bowler has captured exact five wickets under this category of statistics, B Kumar’s effort at Gros Islet is the best figures recorded in terms of wickets captured and runs conceded  {5 for 33} and also in least number of overs bowled {23.4 overs}

Runs conceded and wickets captured
No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Kumar 23.4 10 33 5 2 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
2 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 Eng Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
3 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1959
4 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 Eng Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
5 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
6 J Srinath 32.2 10 95 5 1 NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
7 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 Eng Manchester 20 Jul 1946
8 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
9 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
10 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
11 N Kapil Dev 51.0 12 130 5 3 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
12 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 Eng Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
13 Z Khan 51.0 13 170 5 3 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014

 

Number of overs bowled
No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Kumar 23.4 10 33 5 2 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
2 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 Eng Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
3 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 Eng Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
4 J Srinath 32.2 10 95 5 1 NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
5 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
6 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
7 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
8 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 Eng Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
9 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 Eng Manchester 20 Jul 1946
10 N Kapil Dev 51.0 12 130 5 3 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
11 Z Khan 51.0 13 170 5 3 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014
12 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1959
13 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946

 

Pakistan bowlers capturing five or more wickets against England in England

Pakistan bowlers capturing five or more wickets against England in England

Sohail Khan of Pakistan captured five for 68 in England’s first innings in the ongoing test at The Oval to provide the 30th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England in England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Khan Mohammad 15.0 3 61 5 2 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1954
2 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 16 53 6 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
3 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 11 46 6 4 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
4 Munir Malik 49.0 11 128 5 1 v England Leeds 05 Jul 1962
5 Asif Masood 34.0 6 111 5 2 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
6 Intikhab Alam 51.4 14 116 5 2 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
7 Sarfraz Nawaz 20.0 6 39 5 2 v England Leeds 29 Jun 1978
8 Imran Khan 25.3 11 52 7 1 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
9 Tahir Naqqash 18.0 7 40 5 3 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
10 Mudassar Nazar 19.0 7 32 6 3 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
11 Imran Khan 25.2 7 49 5 2 v England Leeds 26 Aug 1982
12 Imran Khan 19.1 5 40 7 3 v England Leeds 02 Jul 1987
13 Imran Khan 41.5 8 129 6 2 v England Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
14 Abdul Qadir 44.4 15 96 7 2 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
15 Waqar Younis 21.0 4 91 5 1 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
16 Wasim Akram 36.0 4 128 5 2 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
17 Waqar Younis 30.0 3 117 5 2 v England Leeds 23 Jul 1992
18 Wasim Akram 22.1 3 67 6 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
19 Waqar Younis 18.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
20 Mushtaq Ahmed 38.0 15 57 5 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 1996
21 Mushtaq Ahmed 37.0 10 78 6 3 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1996
22 Umar Gul 29.0 4 123 5 1 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
23 Mohammad Asif 27.0 9 77 5 1 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
24 Saeed Ajmal 26.1 5 82 5 2 v England Birmingham 06 Aug 2010
25 Wahab Riaz 18.0 6 63 5 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
26 Mohammad Amir 19.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
27 Mohammad Amir 28.0 6 84 6 1 v England Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
28 Yasir Shah 29.0 6 72 6 2 v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
29 Sohail Khan 23.0 3 96 5 1 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
30 Sohail Khan 20.4 1 68 5 1 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Sohail Khan’s 5 for 68 provides the tenth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets at The Oval. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 16 53 6 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
2 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 11 46 6 4 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
3 Intikhab Alam 51.4 14 116 5 2 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
4 Abdul Qadir 44.4 15 96 7 2 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Wasim Akram 22.1 3 67 6 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
6 Waqar Younis 18.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 37.0 10 78 6 3 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1996
8 Wahab Riaz 18.0 6 63 5 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
9 Mohammad Amir 19.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
10 Sohail Khan 20.4 1 68 5 1 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Fazal Mahmood {02}, Imran Khan {04}, Mohammd Amir {02}. Mustaq Mohammad {02} and Sohail Khan {02}, Waqar Younis {03] and Wasim Akram {02} are the seven Pakistan bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on two or more occasions against England in England. The following table lists the performance of these five bowlers

No No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 16 53 6 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
  2 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 11 46 6 4 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
                     
2 1 Imran Khan 25.3 11 52 7 1 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
  2 Imran Khan 25.2 7 49 5 2 v England Leeds 26 Aug 1982
  3 Imran Khan 19.1 5 40 7 3 v England Leeds 02 Jul 1987
  4 Imran Khan 41.5 8 129 6 2 v England Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
                     
3 1 Mohammad Amir 19.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
  2 Mohammad Amir 28.0 6 84 6 1 v England Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
                     
4 1 Mushtaq Ahmed 38.0 15 57 5 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 1996
  2 Mushtaq Ahmed 37.0 10 78 6 3 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1996
                     
5 1 Sohail Khan 23.0 3 96 5 1 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
  2 Sohail Khan 20.4 1 68 5 1 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016
                     
6 1 Waqar Younis 21.0 4 91 5 1 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
  2 Waqar Younis 30.0 3 117 5 2 v England Leeds 23 Jul 1992
  3 Waqar Younis 18.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
                     
7 1 Wasim Akram 36.0 4 128 5 2 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
  2 Wasim Akram 22.1 3 67 6 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992

Fifty occasions of England batsman batting at number seven scoring a century in a test innings

Fifty occasions of England batsman batting at number seven scoring a century in a test innings

MM Ali of England scored 108 in the ongoing The Oval test against Pakistan to provide the 50th occasion of an England batsman batting at number seven scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 121 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
2 Hon.FS Jackson 103 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1893
3 KS Ranjitsinhji 175 1 v Australia Sydney 13 Dec 1897
4 LC Braund 103* 1 v Australia Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
5 GL Jessop 104 4 v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1902
6 FE Woolley 133* 1 v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1912
7 M Leyland 137 1 v Australia Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
8 MW Tate 100* 3 v South Africa Lord’s 29 Jun 1929
9 LEG Ames 137 2 v New Zealand Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
10 LEG Ames 120 1 v Australia Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
11 RWV Robins 108 1 v South Africa Manchester 27 Jul 1935
12 J Hardstaff jnr 169* 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
13 BH Valentine 112 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1938
14 TG Evans 104 2 v India Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
15 BR Knight 125 1 v New Zealand Auckland 23 Feb 1963
16 JM Parks 108* 1 v South Africa Durban 04 Dec 1964
17 APE Knott 101 1 v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
18 APE Knott 116 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
19 R Illingworth 107 1 v India Manchester 05 Aug 1971
20 APE Knott 106* 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
21 APE Knott 116 2 v West Indies Leeds 22 Jul 1976
22 APE Knott 135 2 v Australia Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
23 IT Botham 103 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
24 IT Botham 100 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 01 Jun 1978
25 IT Botham 108 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
26 IT Botham 119* 3 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
27 P Willey 102* 1 v West Indies St John’s 27 Mar 1981
28 IT Botham 149* 3 v Australia Leeds 16 Jul 1981
29 IT Botham 118 3 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
30 DW Randall 164 2 v New Zealand Wellington 20 Jan 1984
31 CJ Richards 133 1 v Australia Perth 28 Nov 1986
32 RC Russell 128* 3 v Australia Manchester 27 Jul 1989
33 CC Lewis 117 3 v India Chennai 11 Feb 1993
34 GP Thorpe 114* 3 v Australia Nottingham 01 Jul 1993
35 RC Russell 124 1 v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
36 C White 121 1 v India Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
37 A Flintoff 137 3 v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
38 A Flintoff 142 3 v South Africa Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
39 GO Jones 100 2 v New Zealand Leeds 03 Jun 2004
40 MJ Prior 126* 1 v West Indies Lord’s 17 May 2007
41 TR Ambrose 102 1 v New Zealand Wellington 13 Mar 2008
42 MJ Prior 102* 3 v Pakistan Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
43 IR Bell 115 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
44 MJ Prior 126 1 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
45 MJ Prior 103* 3 v India Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
46 MM Ali 108* 4 v Sri Lanka Leeds 20 Jun 2014
47 JM Bairstow 150* 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
48 JM Bairstow 140 1 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
49 MM Ali 155* 1 v Sri Lanka Chester-le-Street 27 May 2016
50 MM Ali 108 1 v Pakistan The Oval 11 Aug 2016

MM Ali became the fourth England batsman batting at number seven to score a century in a test innings against Pakistan and his century provide the fifth occasion. All the five occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 116 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
2 IT Botham 100 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 01 Jun 1978
3 IT Botham 108 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
4 MJ Prior 102* 3 v Pakistan Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
5 MM Ali 108 1 v Pakistan The Oval 11 Aug 2016

APE Knott {05}, IT Botham {06}. MJ Prior {04} and MM Ali {03} are the four England batsman to score a century on three or more occasions while batting at number seven. The performance of these four batsman are furnished below. MM Ali joined this elite quartet with his 108 in the ongoing test at The Oval against Pakistan.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 101 1 v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
2 APE Knott 116 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
3 APE Knott 106* 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
4 APE Knott 116 2 v West Indies Leeds 22 Jul 1976
5 APE Knott 135 2 v Australia Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
             
1 IT Botham 103 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
2 IT Botham 100 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 01 Jun 1978
3 IT Botham 108 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
4 IT Botham 119* 3 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
5 IT Botham 149* 3 v Australia Leeds 16 Jul 1981
6 IT Botham 118 3 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
             
1 MJ Prior 126* 1 v West Indies Lord’s 17 May 2007
2 MJ Prior 102* 3 v Pakistan Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
3 MJ Prior 126 1 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
4 MJ Prior 103* 3 v India Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
             
1 MM Ali 108* 4 v Sri Lanka Leeds 20 Jun 2014
2 MM Ali 155* 1 v Sri Lanka Chester-le-Street 27 May 2016
3 MM Ali 108 1 v Pakistan The Oval 11 Aug 2016

The Oval has witnessed four England batsmen batting at number seven scoring a century – Hon FS Jackson, GL Gessop, J Hardstaff Jnr and MM Ali. MM Ali’s feat coming after 78 years at The Oval. The last England batsman batting at number seven to score a century at The Oval was J Hardstaff Jnr who had scored 108 against Australia in Aug 1938

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Hon.FS Jackson 103 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1893
2 GL Jessop 104 4 v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1902
3 J Hardstaff jnr 169* 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
4 MM Ali 108 1 v Pakistan The Oval 11 Aug 2016

 

 

Indian batsmen batting at number seven scoring centuries in a test innings

Indian batsmen batting at number seven scoring centuries in a test innings

India’s WP Saha scored 104 in the ongoing test at Gros Islet against West Indies to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number seven scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Phadkar 123 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 HR Adhikari 114* 2 v West Indies Delhi 10 Nov 1948
3 PR Umrigar 130* 2 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
4 SM Patil 129* 2 v England Manchester 24 Jun 1982
5 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
6 N Kapil Dev 119 2 v Australia Chennai 18 Sep 1986
7 RJ Shastri 121* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
8 N Kapil Dev 163 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
9 N Kapil Dev 109 1 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
10 N Kapil Dev 129 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
11 M Azharuddin 115 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
12 SB Bangar 100* 2 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
13 MS Dhoni 110 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
14 MS Dhoni 100* 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
15 AM Rahane 118 2 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
16 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

WP Saha became the third Indian batsman to score a century batting at number seven in a test innings against West Indies after HR Adhikari, N Kapil Dev. His century provide the fourth such occasion

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HR Adhikari 114* 2 v West Indies Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
3 N Kapil Dev 109 1 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
4 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

WP Saha became the second Indian batsman to score a century while batting at number seven against West Indies in West Indies after N Kapil Dev.  N Kapil Dev had scored 100 not out at Port of Spain in Mar 1983

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
2 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

DG Phadkar, SM Patil, N Kapil Dev {twice}, M Azharuddin, AM Rahane and WP Saha are the Indain batsman to score a century while batting at number seven on away soil. The exploits of these batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Phadkar 123 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 SM Patil 129* 2 v England Manchester 24 Jun 1982
3 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
4 N Kapil Dev 129 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
5 M Azharuddin 115 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
6 AM Rahane 118 2 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
7 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

N Kapil Dev has scored five hundreds while batting at number seven. He is one of the five batsmen who have scored five or more centuries while batting at number seven. Others are – AC Gilchrist [12}, IT Botham {06}, APE Knott {05} and BB McCullum {05}

R Ashwin joins the elite list of batsmen to score two or more centuries while batting at number six in an away series

R Ashwin joins the elite list of batsmen to score two or more centuries while batting at number six in an away series

R Ashwin feat of scoring two centuries against West Indies in the ongoing test series while batting at number six in West Indies makes him the eleventh batsman to score two or more centuries in an away series while batting at number six. GS Sobers of West Indies holds the record in this category of statistics having score three centuries against England in England in 1966. The feats of all the eleven batsmen are listed below. R Ashwin became the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

No Player Team 100 Away Series
1 GS Sobers Win 3 The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966
2 OG Smith Win 2 West Indies in England Test Series, 1957
3 CH Lloyd Win 2 The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
4 Asif Iqbal Pak 2 Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1976/77
5 AR Border Aus 2 Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1979/80
6 CH Lloyd Win 2 West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
7 SR Waugh Aus 2 The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989
8 TM Dilshan Srl 2 Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
9 MJ North Aus 2 The Ashes (Australia in England), 2009
10 AD Mathews Srl 2 Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014
11 R Ashwin Ind 2 India in West Indies Test Series, 2016

 

R Ashwin’s feat – becomes the first Indian batsman to score two centuries while batting at number six in an away series against any opposition

R Ashwin’s feat – becomes the first Indian batsman to score two centuries while batting at number six in an away series against any opposition

R Ashwin earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian batsman to score two centuries against West Indies on away soil – 113 at North Sound in July 2016 and 118 at Gros Islet in Aug 2016 – while batting at number six. What is more interesting is that R Ashwin’s feat of scoring two centuries are in the same series which no Indian batsman has achieved against West Indies or as a matter of fact in any series against any opposition in this category of statistics.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

 

Indian batsmen batting at number six scoring centuries in a test innings – R Ashwin’s rare feat

Indian batsmen batting at number six scoring centuries in a test innings – R Ashwin’s rare feat

R Ashwin scored 118 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Gros Islet to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number six scoring a century in a test innings on away soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 172* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
2 MAK Pataudi 148 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
3 ML Jaisimha 101 4 v Australia Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
4 DN Sardesai 150 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 Apr 1971
5 BP Patel 115* 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
6 SM Patil 174 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1981
7 RJ Shastri 102 1 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
8 RJ Shastri 139 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
9 SV Manjrekar 108 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 07 Apr 1989
10 SR Tendulkar 119* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
11 SR Tendulkar 148* 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
12 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
13 PK Amre 103 2 v South Africa Durban 13 Nov 1992
14 SC Ganguly 147 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
15 M Azharuddin 103* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1998
16 V Sehwag 105 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
17 VVS Laxman 130 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
18 VVS Laxman 148 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
19 Yuvraj Singh 112 1 v Pakistan Lahore 05 Apr 2004
20 MS Dhoni 148 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
21 Yuvraj Singh 122 4 v Pakistan Karachi 29 Jan 2006
22 M Kaif 148* 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
23 SK Raina 120 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
24 VVS Laxman 103* 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
25 V Kohli 116 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
26 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
27 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

VVS Laxman with three centuries to his credit holds the record for most centuries by an Indian batsman batting at number six on away soil. M Azharuddin, R Ashwin, RJ Shastri, SR Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh are the other batsmen who have accomplished the feat with two centuries to their credit. R Ashwin joined this elite list with his 118 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Gros Islet

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
2 M Azharuddin 103* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1998
             
1 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
             
1 RJ Shastri 102 1 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
2 RJ Shastri 139 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
             
1 SR Tendulkar 119* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
2 SR Tendulkar 148* 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
             
1 VVS Laxman 130 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
2 VVS Laxman 148 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
3 VVS Laxman 103* 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
             
1 Yuvraj Singh 112 1 v Pakistan Lahore 05 Apr 2004
2 Yuvraj Singh 122 4 v Pakistan Karachi 29 Jan 2006

The following table lists out the nine occasions of Indian batsmen batting at number six scoring centuries against West Indies on away soil.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 172* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
2 DN Sardesai 150 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 Apr 1971
3 BP Patel 115* 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
4 RJ Shastri 102 1 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
5 SV Manjrekar 108 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 07 Apr 1989
6 VVS Laxman 130 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
7 M Kaif 148* 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
8 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
9 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

It is observed that R Ashwin is the only Indian batsman to score two centuries against West Indies on away soil – 113 at North Sound in July 2016 and 118 at Gros Islet in Aug 2016. What is more interesting is that R Ashwin’s feat of scoring two centuries are in the same series which no Indian batsman has achieved against West Indies or as a matter of fact in any series against any opposition in this category of statistics.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016