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Fifty and hundred by a batsman in losing cause in tests

Fifty and hundred by a batsman in losing cause in tests

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the 95th occasion of a batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PS McDonnell 124 83 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Dec 1884
2 KS Ranjitsinhji 62 154* Eng Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
3 G Gunn 119 74 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
4 CAG Russell 135* 59 Eng Aus Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
5 JWH Makepeace 117 54 Eng Aus Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
6 JB Hobbs 115 57 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
7 H Sutcliffe 59 115 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
8 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
9 WM Woodfull 68 111 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
0 DG Bradman 79 112 Aus Eng Melbourne 29 Dec 1928
11 JB Hobbs 142 65 Eng Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
12 M Leyland 137 53* Eng Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
13 EH Hendren 56 123 Eng Win Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
14 H Sutcliffe 161 54 Eng Aus The Oval         16 Aug 1930
15 HG Vivian 100 73 NZl SAF Wellington 04 Mar 1932
16 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
17 WJ Edrich 71 119 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1946
18 VS Hazare 116 145 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
19 C Washbrook 143 65 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
20 WJ Edrich 111 54 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
21 AD Nourse 65 114 SAF Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
22 MH Mankad 72 184 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
23 GO Rabone 107 68 NZl SAF Durban 11 Dec 1953
24 CL Walcott 50 116 Win Eng Kingston 30 Mar 1954
25 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
26 DCS Compton 158 71 Eng SAF Manchester 07 Jul 1955
27 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
28 PR Umrigar 56 172* Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
29 JR Reid 74 100 NZl Eng Christchurch 15 Mar 1963
30 EJ Barlow 109 54 SAF Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
31 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
32 KF Barrington 60 102 Eng Aus Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
33 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
34 ML Jaisimha 74 101 Ind Aus Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
35 IM Chappell 117 50 Aus Win Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
36 SM Gavaskar 101 58 Ind Eng Manchester 06 Jun 1974
37 AW Greig 116 76* Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
38 RB McCosker 51 107 Aus Eng Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
39 M Amarnath 90 100 Ind Aus Perth 16 Dec 1977
40 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
41 DL Haynes 55 105 Win NZl Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
42 AR Border 78 126 Aus Win Adelaide 30 Jan 1982
43 DI Gower 60 114 Eng Aus Adelaide 10 Dec 1982
44 AMJ Hilditch 119 80 Aus Eng Leeds 13 Jun 1985
45 GR Marsh 56 110 Aus Eng Brisbane 14 Nov 1986
46 DL Haynes 75 143 Win Aus Sydney 26 Jan 1989
47 DI Gower 57 106 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
48 KR Rutherford 57 102 NZl Aus Christchurch 25 Feb 1993
49 A Flower 115 62* Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
50 GA Gooch 65 133 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
51 Basit Ali 103 67 Pak NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
52 BC Lara 87 145 Win Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1995
53 NJ Astle 54 125 NZl Win Bridgetown 19 Apr 1996
54 M Azharuddin 109 52 Ind SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
55 WJ Cronje 126 67 SAF Eng Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
56 Saeed Anwar 61 119 Pak Aus Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
57 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
58 SR Tendulkar 116 52 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
59 CL Cairns 109 69 NZl Aus Wellington 24 Mar 2000
60 A Flower 183* 70 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
61 ME Trescothick 122 57 Eng Srl Galle 22 Feb 2001
62 RT Ponting 144 72 Aus Eng Leeds 16 Aug 2001
63 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
64 Habibul Bashar 108 76 Ban Zim Chittagong 15 Nov 2001
65 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
66 RP Arnold 62 109 Srl Eng Manchester 13 Jun 2002
67 Taufeeq Umar 135 67 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
68 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
69 Habibul Bashar 71 108 Ban Pak Karachi 20 Aug 2003
70 CH Gayle 77 107 Win SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004
71 MH Richardson 93 101 NZl Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
72 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
73 JH Kallis 121 55 SAF Ind Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
74 HH Gibbs 161 98 SAF Eng Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
75 JH Kallis 111 50* SAF Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2006
76 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
77 S Chanderpaul 50 116* Win Eng Manchester 7 Jun 2007
78 S Chanderpaul 136* 70 Win Eng Chester-le-Street 15 Jun 2007
79 KC Sangakkara 57 192 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
80 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
81 RT Ponting 101 99 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
82 Umar Akmal 129 75 Pak NZl Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
83 HM Amla 114 123* SAF Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
84 Shakib Al Hasan 87 100 Ban NZl Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
85 Tamim Iqbal 55 103 Ban Eng Lord’s 27 May 2010
86 TT Samaraweera 137* 83 Srl Ind Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
87 SR Watson 126 56 Aus Ind Mohali 01 Oct 2010
88 BRM Taylor 50 117 Zim NZl Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
89 DPMD Jayawardene 105 64 Srl Eng Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
90 MN Samuels 117 76* Win Eng Nottingham 25 May 2012
91 Sarfraz Ahmed 103 55 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
92 H Masakadza 158 61 Zim Ban Khulna 03 Nov 2014
93 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
94 KS Williamson 140 59 NZl Aus Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
95 DM Bravo 87 116 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the 15th occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
2 CL Walcott 50 116 Win Eng Kingston 30 Mar 1954
3 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
4 DL Haynes 55 105 Win NZl Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
5 DL Haynes 75 143 Win Aus Sydney 26 Jan 1989
6 BC Lara 87 145 Win Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1995
7 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
8 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
9 CH Gayle 77 107 Win SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004
10 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
11 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
12 S Chanderpaul 50 116* Win Eng Manchester 7 Jun 2007
13 S Chanderpaul 136* 70 Win Eng Chester-le-Street 15 Jun 2007
14 MN Samuels 117 76* Win Eng Nottingham 25 May 2012
15 DM Bravo 87 116 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
2 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
3 Habibul Bashar 71 108 Ban Pak Karachi 20 Aug 2003
4 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
5 DM Bravo 87 116 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

A Flower {04}, BC Lara {04}, H Sutcliffe {03}, JR Reid {03} and S Chanderpaul {03} are the five batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have witnessed three or more occasions of their fifty and hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 115 62* Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
2 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
3 A Flower 183* 70 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
4 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
               
1 BC Lara 87 145 Win Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1995
2 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
3 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
4 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
               
1 H Sutcliffe 59 115 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
2 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
3 H Sutcliffe 161 54 Eng Aus The Oval         16 Aug 1930
               
1 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
2 JR Reid 74 100 NZl Eng Christchurch 15 Mar 1963
3 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
               
1 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
2 S Chanderpaul 50 116* Win Eng Manchester 7 Jun 2007
3 S Chanderpaul 136* 70 Win Eng Chester-le-Street 15 Jun 2007

The following table lists the ten batsmen whose twin hundreds were in a losing cause. Three West Indian batsmen and three Indian batsmen are in the list.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
 1 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
2 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
3 VS Hazare 116 145 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
4 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
5 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
6 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
7 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
8 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
9 HM Amla 114 123* SAF Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
10 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
Pakistan batsmen scoring fifties on test debut – Babar Azam joins the list

Pakistan batsmen scoring fifties on test debut – Babar Azam joins the list

Babar Azam of Pakistan scored 69 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Dubai {DSC} to provide the 36th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty on his test debut. The following table lists all such occasions which includes fifties scored in both innings of test  {Azhar Mahmood and Umar Akmal}

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 51 2 v India Delhi 16 Oct 1952
2 Saeed Ahmed 65 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 DA Sharpe 56 1 v Australia Dhaka 13 Nov 1959
4 Khalid Ibadulla 166 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
5 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
6 Sadiq Mohammad 69 1 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
7 Younis Ahmed 62 3 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
8 Javed Miandad 163 1 v New Zealand Lahore 09 Oct 1976
9 Haroon Rasheed 57 2 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
10 Taslim Arif 90 2 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
11 Tahir Naqqash 57 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
12 Rashid Khan 59 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
13 Saleem Malik 100* 3 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
14 Ashraf Ali 58 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 14 Mar 1982
15 Rashid Latif 50 2 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
16 Mohammad Wasim 109* 4 v New Zealand Lahore 21 Nov 1996
17 Ali Naqvi 115 1 v South Africa Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
18 Azhar Mahmood 128* 1 v South Africa Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
19 Azhar Mahmood 50* 3 v South Africa Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
20 Imran Nazir 64 1 v Sri Lanka Lahore 04 Mar 1999
21 Younis Khan 107 3 v Sri Lanka Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000
22 Imran Farhat 63 3 v New Zealand Auckland 08 Mar 2001
23 Faisal Iqbal 52* 3 v New Zealand Auckland 08 Mar 2001
24 Taufeeq Umar 104 2 v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
25 Yasir Hameed 170 2 v Bangladesh Karachi 20 Aug 2003
26 Mohammad Hafeez 50 4 v Bangladesh Karachi 20 Aug 2003
27 Yasir Hameed 105 4 v Bangladesh Karachi 20 Aug 2003
28 Asim Kamal 99 2 v South Africa Lahore 17 Oct 2003
29 Fawad Alam 168 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 12 Jul 2009
30 Umar Akmal 129 2 v New Zealand Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
31 Umar Akmal 75 4 v New Zealand Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
32 Zulqarnain Haider 88 3 v England Birmingham 06 Aug 2010
33 Asad Shafiq 61 2 v South Africa Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
34 Shan Masood 75 2 v South Africa Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
35 Ahmed Shehzad 55 4 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013
36 Babar Azam 69 1 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

Babar Azam of Pakistan scored 69 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Dubai {DSC} to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty on his test debut against West Indies. The following table lists both the occasions

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Saeed Ahmed 65 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 Babar Azam 69 1 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

Babar Azam of Pakistan scored 69 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Dubai {DSC} to provide the eleventh occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty in the first innings of the test on his test debut. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DA Sharpe 56 1 v Australia Dhaka 13 Nov 1959
2 Khalid Ibadulla 166 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
3 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
4 Sadiq Mohammad 69 1 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
5 Javed Miandad 163 1 v New Zealand Lahore 09 Oct 1976
6 Tahir Naqqash 57 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
7 Rashid Khan 59 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
8 Ali Naqvi 115 1 v South Africa Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
9 Azhar Mahmood 128* 1 v South Africa Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
10 Imran Nazir 64 1 v Sri Lanka Lahore 04 Mar 1999
11 Babar Azam 69 1 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

 

New Zealand dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs against India in one day games

New Zealand dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs against India in one day games

New Zealand was all out for 190 against India at Dharamsala on 16.10.16 to provide the 14th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for less than 200 runs against India. All such occasions are listed below in the chronological order

No Team Score Overs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 157 49.5 2 v India Perth 09 Dec 1980
2 New Zealand 172 49.2 1 v India Adelaide 25 Jan 1986
3 New Zealand 198 45.3 2 v India Sharjah 01 Apr 1988
4 New Zealand 142 49.4 1 v India Auckland 27 Mar 1994
5 New Zealand 182 45.4 2 v India Delhi 03 Nov 1994
6 New Zealand 145 44.1 1 v India Amritsar 18 Nov 1995
7 New Zealand 126 35.0 1 v India Mumbai (BS) 29 Nov 1995
8 New Zealand 200 46.4 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 26 Jul 2001
9 New Zealand 168 42.4 1 v India Wellington 08 Jan 2003
10 New Zealand 146 45.1 1 v India Centurion 14 Mar 2003
11 New Zealand 155 46.3 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 11 Sep 2009
12 New Zealand 118 30.1 2 v India Dambulla 25 Aug 2010
13 New Zealand 103 27.0 1 v India Chennai 10 Dec 2010
14 New Zealand 190 43.5 1 v India Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016

 

India’s one day victories with 100 plus deliveries to spare

India’s one day victories with 100 plus deliveries to spare

India won the one-day game against New Zealand at Dharmasala on 16.10.16 by four wickets with 101 deliveries to spare to provide the 36th occasion of India winning a one-day game with 100 plus deliveries to spare. All such occasions are listed below in the descending order of ball remaining

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 10 wkts 231 v Kenya Bloemfontein 12 Oct 2001
2 India won 09 wkts 187 v UAE Perth 28 Feb 2015
3 India won 10 wkts 181 v East Africa Leeds 11 Jun 1975
4 India won 08 wkts 178 v Sri Lanka Mohali 28 Oct 2005
5 India won 08 wkts 173 v New Zealand Chennai 10 Dec 2010
6 India won 10 wkts 170 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 08 Apr 1984
7 India won 10 wkts 169 v Zimbabwe Harare 15 Jun 2016
8 India won 09 wkts 168 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 1997
9 India won 08 wkts 164 v South Africa Nairobi (Gym) 26 Sep 1999
10 India won 07 wkts 160 v New Zealand Auckland 27 Mar 1994
11 India won 09 wkts 150 v Zimbabwe Kanpur 11 Dec 2000
12 India won 09 wkts 142 v Zimbabwe Harare 24 Jun 2001
13 India won 08 wkts 139 v Zimbabwe Harare 13 Jun 2016
14 India won 05 wkts 135 v Zimbabwe Leicester 11 Jun 1983
15 India won 08 wkts 133 v Zimbabwe Mumbai 17 Oct 1987
16 India won 09 wkts 133 v Bangladesh Sharjah 05 Apr 1995
17 India won 07 wkts 131 v England Ranchi 19 Jan 2013
18 India won 05 wkts 124 v Bangladesh Mumbai 25 May 1998
19 India won 04 wkts 123 v England Jaipur 15 Oct 2006
20 India won 10 wkts 120 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 13 Nov 1998
21 India won 09 wkts 117 v England Birmingham 02 Sep 2014
22 India won 04 wkts 117 v Zimbabwe Perth 03 Feb 2004
23 India won 06 wkts 116 v Bangladesh Dambulla 16 Jun 2010
24 India won 09 wkts 115 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 01 Aug 2013
25 India won 09 wkts 114 v Bangladesh Chittagong 27 Oct 1988
26 India won 08 wkts 111 v Sri Lanka Guwahati 11 Jan 1987
27 India won 06 wkts 108 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 29 Nov 1995
28 India won 09 wkts 107 v New Zealand Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
29 India won 07 wkts 107 v West Indies Johannesburg 30 Sep 2009
30 India won 08 wkts 106 v Afghanistan Dhaka 05 Mar 2014
31 India won 07 wkts 106 v Sri Lanka Hobart 26 Feb 2008
32 India won 05 wkts 105 v Pakistan Multan 16 Feb 2006
33 India won 08 wkts 104 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 10 Jan 2010
34 India won 08 wkts 101 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 09 Apr 1995
35 India won 10 wkts 101 v West Indies Port of Spain 27 Apr 1997
36 India won 06 wkts 101 v New Zealand Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016

India won the one-day game against New Zealand at Dharmasala on 16.10.16 by four wickets with 101 deliveries to spare to provide the fifth occasion of India winning a one-day game against New Zealand with 100 plus deliveries to spare. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 08 wkts 173 v New Zealand Chennai 10 Dec 2010
2 India won 07 wkts 160 v New Zealand Auckland 27 Mar 1994
3 India won 06 wkts 108 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 29 Nov 1995
4 India won 09 wkts 107 v New Zealand Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
5 India won 06 wkts 101 v New Zealand Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016

 

D Bishoo joins the elite list of West Indies bowlers who have captured eight plus wickets in an innings

D Bishoo joins the elite list of West Indies bowlers who have captured eight plus wickets in an innings

D Bishoo of West Indies returned with figures of 8 for 49 in the third innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} to provide the 92nd occasion of a bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the seventh such occasion by a West Indies bowler. All such seven occasions are listed below in the chronological order

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
2 LR Gibbs 53.3 37 38 8 3 Ind Bridgetown 23 Mar 1962
3 JM Noreiga 49.4 16 95 9 2 Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
4 MA Holding 33.0 9 92 8 2 Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1976
5 CEH Croft 18.5 7 29 8 1 Pak Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
6 CEL Ambrose 22.4 10 45 8 4 Eng Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
7 D Bishoo 13.5 1 49 8 3 Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

D Bishoo became the second West Indies bowler to capture eight wickets in a test innings against Pakistan after CEH Croft. CEH Croft had returned with figures of 8 for 29 at Port of Spain in Mar 1977

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CEH Croft 18.5 7 29 8 1 Pak Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
2 D Bishoo 13.5 1 49 8 3 Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

D Bishoo became the 13th bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are furnished below in the chronological order

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 47.0 27 52 8 2 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
2 AA Mallett 23.6×8 6 59 8 3 Aus Pak Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
3 DL Underwood 34.5 17 51 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
4 CEH Croft 18.5 7 29 8 1 Win Pak Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
5 IT Botham 20.5 8 34 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
6 N Kapil Dev 30.5 7 85 8 1 Ind Pak Lahore 23 Jan 1983
7 JR Ratnayeke 23.2 5 83 8 2 Srl Pak Sialkot 27 Oct 1985
8 NA Foster 46.2 15 107 8 2 Eng Pak Leeds 02 Jul 1987
9 A Kumble 26.3 9 74 10 4 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
10 J Srinath 27.0 6 86 8 3 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
11 GD McGrath 16.0 8 24 8 4 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
12 HMRKB Herath 33.1 3 127 9 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
13 D Bishoo 13.5 1 49 8 3 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

 

India became the second team to win most one day games under MS Dhoni

India became the second team to win most one day games under MS Dhoni

India became the second team to win most one day games under MS Dhoni. It carved the 108th win under MS Dhoni by trouncing New Zealand at Dharamsala on 16.10.16 by six wickets. Australia has won most games – 165 – under RT Ponting.  MS Dhoni and India occupied the second place in the list of captains by going past AR Border who had won 107 games for Australia. The following table shows the performance of three captains who have won 100 plus one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 RT Ponting Aus 165 157 20 6984 141* 50.97 20 42 4
2 MS Dhoni Ind 108 87 36 3633 124 71.23 3 27 2
3 AR Border Aus 107 96 23 3026 127* 41.45 2 21 2

 

India became the first nation to play 900 one day internationals in the history of one day games.

India became the first nation to play 900 one day internationals in the history of one day games.

India became the first nation to play 900 one day internationals in the history of one day games. Its game against New Zealand at Dharamsala on 16.10.16 was its 900th game. The following table list the breakup of India’s 900 games. India has won 455 one day games, lost 399 games, tied seven games and 39 games have ended as no result games.

Team Mat Won Lost Tied NR Opposition
India 149 083 054 1 11 v Sri Lanka
India 127 051 072 0 04 v Pakistan
India 123 041 072 0 10 v Australia
India 116 053 060 1 02 v West Indies
India 094 047 041 1 05 v New Zealand
India 093 050 038 2 03 v England
India 076 028 045 0 03 v South Africa
India 063 051 010 2 00 v Zimbabwe
India 032 026 005 0 01 v Bangladesh
India 013 011 002 0 00 v Kenya
India 003 003 000 0 00 v Ireland
India 003 003 000 0 00 v U.A.E.
India 002 002 000 0 00 v Netherlands
India 001 001 000 0 00 v Afghanistan
India 001 001 000 0 00 v Bermuda
India 001 001 000 0 00 v East Africa
India 001 001 000 0 00 v Hong Kong
India 001 001 000 0 00 v Namibia
India 001 001 000 0 00 v Scotland
Total 900 455 399 7 39  

 

MS Dhoni on threshold of a record for scoring most sixes as captain in one day games

MS Dhoni on threshold of a record for scoring most sixes as captain in one day games

MS Dhoni’s lone six in the one day game against New Zealand at Dharamsala on 16.10.16 gave him an aggregate of 122 boundary sixes as captain in one day games. He needs one more boundary six to equal the present record fo most sixes as captain of 123 boundary sixes which stands in the name of RT Ponting.

MS Dhoni needs two more boundary sixes to own the record for most boundary sixes by a captain in one day games

MS Dhoni is one of the four captains in the history of one day games who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes – RT Ponting {123}, MS Dhoni {122}, SC Ganguly {115} and AB de Villiers {111}. MS Dhoni and SC Ganguly are the two Indian captains who have accomplished the feat

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 9 794 123
2 MS Dhoni Ind 195 167 48 6462 139* 54.30 6 46 3 486 122
3 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 9 494 115
4 AB de Villiers RSA 87 82 18 4219 162* 65.92 13 22 1 341 111
New Zealand batsmen collecting first ball ducks against India in one day games

New Zealand batsmen collecting first ball ducks against India in one day games

LRPL Taylor and MJ Santner of New Zealand were dismissed for first ball ducks against India at Dharamsala on 16.10.16 to provide the 135th and 136th occasion of New Zealand batsmen collecting first ball ducks in one day internationals. It also provides the 21st and 22nd such occasion against India. All such occasions are listed chronologically.

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BL Cairns 0 1 1 v India Brisbane 18 Jan 1981
2 SL Boock 0 1 1 v India Brisbane 11 Jan 1986
3 EB McSweeney 0 1 2 v India Launceston 02 Feb 1986
4 TE Blain 0 1 1 v India Sharjah 10 Apr 1986
5 IDS Smith 0 1 1 v India Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
6 EJ Chatfield 0 1 1 v India Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
7 AH Jones 0 1 1 v India Dunedin 01 Mar 1990
8 DJ Nash 0 1 1 v India Amritsar 18 Nov 1995
9 DL Vettori 0 1 1 v India Christchurch 19 Jan 1999
10 DL Vettori 0 1 1 v India Rajkot 05 Nov 1999
11 MS Sinclair 0 1 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 20 Jul 2001
12 DJ Nash 0 1 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 02 Aug 2001
13 AC Parore 0 1 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 02 Aug 2001
14 MS Sinclair 0 1 1 v India Wellington 08 Jan 2003
15 NJ Astle 0 1 1 v India Centurion 14 Mar 2003
16 JDP Oram 0 1 2 v India Napier 03 Mar 2009
17 IG Butler 0 1 2 v India Napier 03 Mar 2009
18 MJ Guptill 0 1 2 v India Dambulla 25 Aug 2010
19 BB McCullum 0 1 1 v India Vadodara 04 Dec 2010
20 BB McCullum 0 1 1 v India Hamilton 22 Jan 2014
21 LRPL Taylor 0 1 1 v India Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016
22 MJ Santner 0 1 1 v India Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016

DL Vettori and BB McCullum are the two New Zealand batsman to be dismissed for a first ball duck against India on two occasions. Detailed particulars are furnished below

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DL Vettori 0 1 1 v India Christchurch 19 Jan 1999
2 DL Vettori 0 1 1 v India Rajkot 05 Nov 1999
               
1 BB McCullum 0 1 1 v India Vadodara 04 Dec 2010
2 BB McCullum 0 1 1 v India Hamilton 22 Jan 2014

Dharamsala became the fourth ground on which two New Zealand batsmen collected their first ball ducks against India. Others are Brisbane, Nagour and Col-SSC. Dharamsala became the  second Indian ground to witness  such an instance after Nagpur

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BL Cairns 0 1 1 v India Brisbane 18 Jan 1981
  SL Boock 0 1 1 v India Brisbane 11 Jan 1986
               
2 IDS Smith 0 1 1 v India Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
  EJ Chatfield 0 1 1 v India Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
               
3 DJ Nash 0 1 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 02 Aug 2001
  AC Parore 0 1 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 02 Aug 2001
               
4 LRPL Taylor 0 1 1 v India Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016
  MJ Santner 0 1 1 v India Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016

 

 

Rare honour for New Zealand’s number one and ten batsmen in one day internationals – TWM Latham and TG Southee accomplish the feat

Rare honour for New Zealand’s number one and ten batsmen in one day internationals – TWM Latham and TG Southee accomplish the feat

TG Southee of New Zealand scored 55 against India at Dharamsala in the first one-day game against India on 16.10.16 to provide the sixth occasion of a batman scoring a fifty while batting at number ten in the history of one day game. All such occasions are listed below chronologically

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DA Marillier 56* 2 Zim Ind Faridabad 07 Mar 2002
2 IK Pathan 50 2 Ind NZl Bulawayo 26 Aug 2005
3 Mohammad Amir 73* 2 Pak NZl Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2009
4 SL Malinga 56 2 Sri Aus Melbourne 03 Nov 2010
5 R Rampaul 86* 1 Win Ind Visakhapatnam 02 Dec 2011
6 TG Southee 55 1 NZl Ind Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016

TG Southee of New Zealand scored 55 against India at Dharamsala in the first one-day game against India on 16.10.16 to provide the third occasion of a batman scoring a fifty while batting at number ten in the history of one-day game against India. All such occasions are listed below chronologically. TG Southee became the first New Zealand batsman to accomplish such a feat.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
2 IK Pathan 50 2 Ind NZl Bulawayo 26 Aug 2005
5 R Rampaul 86* 1 Win Ind Visakhapatnam 02 Dec 2011
6 TG Southee 55 1 NZl Ind Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016

TWM Latham scored 79 not out in New Zealand’s innings of 190 against India at Dharamsala on 16.10.16 to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings in  the history of One day internationals. All such occasions are listed below.  TWM Latham became the first New Zealand batsman to accomplish such a feat

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 GW Flower 84* 205 1 Zim Eng Sydney 15 Dec 1994
2 Saeed Anwar 103* 219 2 Pak Zim Harare 22 Feb 1995
3 NV Knight 125* 246 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 01 Sep 1996
4 RD Jacobs 49* 110 1 Win Aus Manchester 30 May 1999
5 DR Martyn 116* 191 1 Aus NZl Auckland 03 Mar 2000
6 HH Gibbs 59* 101† 2 RSA Pak Sharjah 28 Mar 2000
7 AJ Stewart 100* 192 2 Eng Win Nottingham 20 Jul 2000
8 Javed Omar 33* 103 2 Ban Zim Harare 08 Apr 2001
9 Azhar Ali 81* 199 2 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 16 Jun 2012
10 TWM Latham 79* 190 1 NZl Ind Dharamsala 16 Oct 2016
  † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings