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MA Taylor and SPD Smith are the two Australian captains to be dismissed run out for an identical score of 59. MA Taylor was dismissed run out for 59 against England at Brisbane in Nov 1994 and SPD Smith against South Africa at Adelaide in Nov 2016. MA Taylor was dismissed for 59 on the first day of the test – that is on 25.11.1994, while SPD Smith was dismissed for 59 on the second day of the test – that is on 25.11.2016

No	Player	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MA Taylor	59	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994
2	SPD Smith	59	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016

SPD Smith of Australia was dismissed  run  out for 59 in  the Adelaide Test against South Africa to  provide the 16^th occasion  of an Australian captain dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WM Woodfull	83	v West Indies	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931
2	WM Woodfull	73	v England	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
3	RB Simpson	77	v India	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
4	IM Chappell	72	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973
5	GS Chappell	58	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1977
6	RB Simpson	67	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
7	GS Chappell	53	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
8	AR Border	73	v West Indies	Brisbane	27 Nov 1992
9	MA Taylor	59	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994
10	SR Waugh	67	v New Zealand	Perth	30 Nov 2001
11	SR Waugh	90	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001
12	AC Gilchrist	80	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	01 Jul 2004
13	RT Ponting	52	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	16 Apr 2006
14	RT Ponting	66	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
15	RT Ponting	71	v India	Mohali	01 Oct 2010
16	SPD Smith	59	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016

SPD Smith became the second Australian captain to be dismissed run out against Australia. SR Waugh was the other captain to be dismissed for 90 against South Africa at Melbourne in Dec 2001.

No	Player	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Waugh	90	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001
2	SPD Smith	59	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016

MA Taylor and SPD Smith are the two Australian captains to be dismissed run out for an identical score of 59. MA Taylor was dismissed run out for 59 against England at Brisbane in Nov 1994 and SPD Smith against South Africa at Adelaide in Nov 2016. MA Taylor was dismissed for 59 on the first day of the test – that is on 25.11.1994, while SPD Smith was dismissed for 59 on the second day of the test – that is on 25.11.2016

No	Player	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MA Taylor	59	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994
2	SPD Smith	59	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016

Australia capped three cricketers –  PSP Handscomb, NJ Maddison and MT Renshaw – for the ongoing test against South Africa to provide the 35^th occasion of Australia capping three or more cricketers in a test. The complete list in the chronological order is furnished below

No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Debutants
1	England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	11
2	England	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	03
3	England	Melbourne	02 Jan 1879	03
4	England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880	07
5	England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881	04
6	England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885	09
7	England	Sydney	28 Jan 1887	03
8	England	Sydney	25 Feb 1887	05
9	England	Lord’s	16 Jul 1888	03
10	England	Lord’s	21 Jul 1890	05
11	England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1892	03
12	England	Sydney	14 Dec 1894	05
13	England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896	03
14	England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907	04
15	South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912	03
16	England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920	07
17	England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	03
18	England	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	03
19	South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	03
20	England	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	03
21	England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936	04
22	New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	07
23	India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	03
24	West Indies	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	03
25	South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	04
26	West Indies	Kingston	03 Mar 1965	03
27	England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	03
28	New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	03
29	England	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977	03
30	India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	06
31`	India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	04
32	India	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	03
33	South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	03
34	New Zealand	Brisbane	01 Dec 2011	03
35	South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	03

The summary read thus

No	Debutants	Occasions
1	11	01
2	09	01
3	07	03
4	06	01
5	05	03
6	04	05
7	03	21
l	Total	35

The previous of three cricketers making their test for Australia was at Brisbane against New Zealand in Dec 2011. The cricketers who made their debut in this test are – JL Pattison, MA Starc and DA Warner

It also provides the fifth occasion of three or more cricketers making their test debut for Australia at Adelaide. The following table lists all such occasions

No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Debutants
1	India	Adelaide	29 Jan 1978	4
2	South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	3
3	New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Jan 1974	3
4	India	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	3
5	South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	3

The previous occasion of Australia capping three cricketers at Adelaide was against India was in Dec 1985. The capped cricketers were –  MG Hughes, GR Marsh and BA Reid

The previous occasion of Australia capping three cricketers at Adelaide was against South Africa was in Jan 1932. The capped cricketers were –  WA Hunt, WJ O’Reilly and HM Thurlow

No	Opposition	Ground	Start Date	Debutants
1	South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	4
2	South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912	3
3	South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	3
4	South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	3
5	South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	3

Adelaide Oval would be hosting its 75^th test when Australia meets South Africa a few hours from now Australian time. It would become the seventh ground in the history of test cricket to host 75 plus test and the third ground on the Australian soil to earn the distinction. Others are – Melbourne Cricket Ground {108} and Sydney Cricket Ground {104}. The following table lists the grounds which have hosted 75 plus tests

No	Ground	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw
1	Lord’s, London	1884-2016	133	84	84	0	49
2	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1877-2015	108	92	92	0	16
3	Sydney Cricket Ground	1882-2016	104	85	85	0	19
4	Kennington Oval, London	1880-2016	99	62	62	0	37
5	Old Trafford, Manchester	1884-2016	77	42	42	0	35
6	Headingley, Leeds	1899-2016	75	57	57	0	18
7	Adelaide Oval	1884-2015	75	55	55	0	19

 

India won the Vizag test against England by 246 runs margin to provide the 15^th occasion of India winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below in the order of descending runs.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
3	India	won	320 runs	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
4	India	won	280 runs	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
5	India	won	279 runs	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
6	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
7	India	won	272 runs	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968
8	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
9	India	won	255 runs	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
10	India	won	246 runs	v England	Vizag	17 Nov 2016
11	India	won	237 runs	v West Indies	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016
12	India	won	235 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
13	India	won	222 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
14	India	won	216 runs	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976
15	India	won	212 runs	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999

It also provides the second occasion of India winning a test against Engalnd by 200 plus runs margin and  also provides the first such occasion on home soil. The other occasion was at Leeds when India won the test by 279 runs in Jun 1986

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	279 runs	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
2	India	won	246 runs	v England	Vizag	17 Nov 2016

The following list shows the occasions of India winning a test by 200 plus runs on home soil. There are nine  such occasions.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
3	India	won	320 runs	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
4	India	won	280 runs	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
5	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
6	India	won	255 runs	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
7	India	won	246 runs	v England	Vizag	17 Nov 2016
8	India	won	216 runs	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976
9	India	won	212 runs	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999

India’s 246 runs against England provides India’s second win  by 200 plus runs margin on India’s grounds hosting its first test. The other occasion was India’s win by 321 runs against New Zealand at Indore in Oct 2016

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
2	India	won	246 runs	v England	Vizag	17 Nov 2016

 

JM Bairstow of England scored 53 in the first innings of the Vizag test against India and effected seven dismissals in the test to provide the seventh occasion of a England wicket keeper scoring fifty plus runs coupled with seven or more dismissals in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	Ct	St	Tot	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Stewart	95	–	8	0	08	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1999
2	MJ Prior	85	–	7	0	07	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2010
3	MJ Prior	118	–	7	0	07	Aus	Sydney	03 Jan 2011
4	MJ Prior	–	73	6	2	08	SAF	Lord’s	16 Aug 2012
5	MJ Prior	86	–	7	0	07	Srl	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
6	JM Bairstow	140	–	9	0	09	Srl	Leeds	19 May 2016
7	JM Bairstow	53	–	6	1	07	Ind	Vizag	17 Nov 2016

 

V Kohli scored 167 in the first innings and 56 not out in the second innings at the end of the third of the test between India and England at Vizag to provide the second occasion of him as Indian captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test. The first such occasion against Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2014 when he scored 115 and 141.

V Kohli emulated SM Gavaskar in scoring twin fifties as Indian captain on two occasions. It is interesting to note the similarity of both scoring centuries in both innings of a test as one of the two occasions. SM Gavaskar scored 107 and 182 not out against West Indies at Kolkata in Dec 1978, while V Kohli scored 115 and 141 against Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2014

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	205	73	v West Indies	Mumbai	01 Dec 1978
2	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	v West Indies	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
1	V Kohli	115	141	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
2	V Kohli	167	56*	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016

R Ashwin’s tally of wickets at the end of England’s first innings in which he captured five for 67 in the test at Vizag against England read 52 in the calendar year 2016.  His feat provides the 13^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	M	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	N Kapil Dev	18	25	3469	1739	75	5	1	1983
2	N Kapil Dev	17	29	3553	1699	74	5	0	1979
3	A Kumble	12	23	3680	1838	74	6	2	2004
4	Harbhajan Singh	13	24	3567	1463	63	5	0	2002
5	Harbhajan Singh	13	23	4230	1987	63	2	1	2008
6	R Ashwin	9	17	2260	1067	62	7	2	2015
7	Harbhajan Singh	12	22	3424	1557	60	6	2	2001
8	A Kumble	12	23	3798	1910	57	2	0	2006
9	A Kumble	10	19	3491	1461	54	4	2	1999
10	BS Chandrasekhar	11	17	3139	1458	52	3	0	1976
11	R Ashwin	9	16	2261	1171	52	6	2	2016
12	MH Mankad	9	15	3302	1106	51	5	2	1952
13	Z Khan	15	26	2875	1479	51	2	0	2002

R Ashwin’s tally of wickets at the end of England’s first innings in which he captured five for 67 in the test at Vizag against England read 52 in the calendar year 2016.  R Ashwin’s feat provides the second occasion of his capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year. He had captured 62 wickets in 2015. He became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on two or more occasions. Others are – A Kumble {03}, Harbhajan Singh {03} and N Kapil Dev {02. The performance of these four bowlers are listed below

No	Player	M	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	A Kumble	12	23	3680	1838	74	6	2	2004
2	A Kumble	12	23	3798	1910	57	2	0	2006
3	A Kumble	10	19	3491	1461	54	4	2	1999
1	Harbhajan Singh	13	24	3567	1463	63	5	0	2002
2	Harbhajan Singh	13	23	4230	1987	63	2	1	2008
3	Harbhajan Singh	12	22	3424	1557	60	6	2	2001
1	N Kapil Dev	18	25	3469	1739	75	5	1	1983
2	N Kapil Dev	17	29	3553	1699	74	5	0	1979
1	R Ashwin	9	17	2260	1067	62	7	2	2015
2	R Ashwin	9	16	2261	1171	52	6	2	2016