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Fifty and seven or more wickets in the same test – RA Jadeja joins the elite list

Fifty and seven or more wickets in the same test – RA Jadeja joins the elite list

RA Jadeja’s all round  performance of 51 and 7 for 48 in the just concluded test against England at Chennai provides the 16th occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty and capturing seven or more wickets in an innings in the same test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Runs Wkts Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Bates W Eng 55 7-028 & 7-074 Aus Melbourne 19.01.1883
2 Giffen G Aus 53 7-128 Eng The Oval 14.08.1893
3 Trumble H Aus 64* 8-065 Eng The Oval 11.08.1902
4 Noble MA Aus 53* 7-100 Eng Sydney 26.02.1904
5 Kapil Dev Ind 84 7-056 Pak Chennai 15-01.1980
6 Imran Khan Pak 65 7-052 Eng Edgbaston 29.07.1982
7 Cairns BL NZl 64 7-143 Eng Wellington 20.01.1984
8 Botham IT Eng 81 8-103 Win Lord’s 28.06.1984
9 Marshall MD Win 63 7-080 NZl Bridgetown 26.04.1985
10 Hadlee RJ NZl 54 9-052 Aus Brisbane 08.11.1985
11 Emburey JE Eng 69 7-078 Aus Sydney 10.01.1987
12 Cairns CL NZl 72 7-027 Win Hamilton 16.12.1999
13 Vettori DL NZl 51 7-130 Srl Wellington 15.12.2006
14 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 71 7-036 NZl Chittagong 17.10.2008
15 Craig MD NZl 65 7-094 Pak Sharjah 26.11.2014
16 Jadeja RA Ind 51 7-048 Eng Chennai 16.12.2016

RA Jadeja became the second cricketer to score a fifty and capture seven wickets in an innings in the same test after Kapil Dev. Kapil Dev has scored 84 and captured seven for 56 against Pakistan at Chennai in Jan 1980. Interestingly enough – both the bowlers – Kapil Dev and RA Jadeja – chose Chennai to show case their performances

No Player Team Runs Wkts Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Kapil Dev Ind 84 7-056 Pak Chennai 15.01.1980
2 Jadeja RA Ind 51 7-048 Eng Chennai 16.12.2016

RA Jadeja became the sixth cricketer to score a fifty and capture seven wickets in an innings in the same test against England. The following table lists all the six such occasions

No Player Team Runs Wkts Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Giffen G Aus 53 7-128 Eng The Oval 14.08.1893
2 Trumble H Aus 64* 8-065 Eng The Oval 11.08.1902
3 Noble MA Aus 53* 7-100 Eng Sydney 26.02.1904
4 Imran Khan Pak 65 7-052 Eng Edgbaston 29.07.1982
5 Cairns BL NZl 64 7-143 Eng Wellington 20.01.1984
6 Jadeja RA Ind 51 7-048 Eng Chennai 16.12.2016

BL Cairns and CL Cairns are the only “Father-Son” combination to accomplish the feat. Father BL Cairns scored 64 and captured 7 for 143 against England at Wellington in Jan 1984, while Son CL Cairns  emulated  his father by scoring 72 and capturing 7 for 27 against West Indies in Dec 1999.

No Player Team Runs Wkts Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Cairns BL NZl 64 7-143 Eng Wellington 20.01.1984
2 Cairns CL NZl 72 7-027 Win Hamilton 16.12.1999
RA Jadeja’s unique feat – becomes the first cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score a fifty in an innings of a test, capture ten wickets and pouch four catches in the same test

RA Jadeja’s unique feat – becomes the first cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score a fifty in an innings of a test, capture ten wickets and pouch four catches in the same test

RA Jadeja’s all round performance of scoring 51 runs, capturing ten for 154 and pouching four catches in a match at Chennai in the recently concluded test against England makes him the only cricketer in the annals of test cricket to eke an all round performance of a fifty coupled with ten wickets in a test and taking four catches in a test.

The following table lists the 25 such occasions of all round performance by a cricketer in a test match of scoring a fifty coupled with ten or more wickets in a test – RA Jadeja’s feat providing the 25th such occasions

No Player FI SI W Conc Ct Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 W Bates 55 – 14 102 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 19 Jan 1883
2 H Trumble 64* – 12 173 2 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1902
3 FE Woolley 62 – 10 049 2 Eng Aus The Oval 19 Aug 1912
4 AK Davidson – 80 11 222 1 Aus Win Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
5 KD Boyce 72 – 11 147 0 Win Eng The Oval 26 Jul 1973
6 AW Greig 51 – 10 149 0 Eng NZl Auckland 20 Feb 1975
7 JK Lever 53 – 10 070 1 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
8 N Kapil Dev 84 – 11 146 1 Ind Pak Chennai 15 Jan 1980
9 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11 102 1 NZl Win Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
10 IT Botham 114 – 13 106 0 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
11 Imran Khan 117 – 11 180 0 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
12 MD Marshall 63 – 11 120 1 Win NZl Bridgetown 26 Apr 1985
13 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15 123 2 NZl Aus Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
14 RJ Hadlee 68 – 10 140 0 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
15 AR Border 75 – 11 096 0 Aus Win Sydney 26 Jan 1989
16 DJ Nash 56 – 11 169 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
17 PS de Villiers 66* – 10 108 2 SAF Pak Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
18 MG Bevan 85* – 10 113 1 Aus Win Adelaide 25 Jan 1997
19 CL Cairns 72 – 10 100 1 NZl Win Hamilton 16 Dec 1999
20 DL Vettori – 51 10 183 0 NZl Srl Wellington 15 Dec 2006
21 DW Steyn 76 – 10 154 0 SAF Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
22 Shakib Al Hasan 137 – 10 124 0 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014
23 MD Craig 65 – 10 203 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
24 MDK Perera – 64 10 099 1 Srl Aus Galle 04 Aug 2016
25 RA Jadeja 51 – 10 154 4 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

RA Jadeja became the second cricketer to perform  the feat of scoring a fifty coupled with ten plus wickets in a test after Kapil Dev. Both the performance is listed below. Interestingly enough both the cricketers chose Chennai as venue

No Player FI SI W Conc Ct Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 84 – 11 146 1 Ind Pak Chennai 15 Jan 1980
2 RA Jadeja 51 – 10 154 4 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

RA Jadeja became the fifth cricketer to accomplish such a feat against England. All such occasions are listed below. RA Jadeja earns the distinction of performing the feat on home soil, while all the other occasions have come in English soil – that is the away soil for the bowler

No Player FI SI W Conc Ct Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Trumble 64* – 12 173 2 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1902
2 KD Boyce 72 – 11 147 0 Win Eng The Oval 26 Jul 1973
3 RJ Hadlee 68 – 10 140 0 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
4 DJ Nash 56 – 11 169 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
5 RA Jadeja 51 – 10 154 4 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
Indian bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets in a test series

Indian bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets in a test series

R Ashwin and RA Jadeja captured 28 and 26 wickets against England In the just concluded test series to provide the 23rd and 24th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 25 plus wickets in a test series. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W 5 10
1 BS Chandrasekhar Eng 1972-73 5 09 1747 662 35 4 0
2 MH Mankad Eng 1951-52 5 10 2225 571 34 1 1
3 SP Gupte NZl 1955-56 5 10 2140 669 34 4 0
4 N Kapil Dev Pak 1979-80 6 11 1271 566 32 3 1
5 Harbhajan Singh Aus 2000-01 3 06 1071 545 32 4 2
6 BS Bedi Aus 1977-78 5 10 1759 740 31 3 1
7 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 07 988 345 31 4 1
8 N Kapil Dev Win 1983-84 6 10 1223 537 29 2 1
9 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 08 1448 583 29 4 1
10 BS Chandrasekhar Aus 1977-78 5 10 1579 704 28 3 1
11 N Kapil Dev Aus 1979-80 6 12 1339 625 28 2 0
12 R Ashwin Eng 2016-17 5 10 1843 847 28 3 1
13 SP Gupte Win 1952-53 5 09 1977 789 27 3 0
14 KD Ghavri Win 1978-79 6 10 1224 634 27 1 0
15 DR Doshi Aus 1979-80 6 12 1838 630 27 2 0
16 A Kumble Aus 2004-05 4 08 1185 685 27 3 1
17 R Ashwin NZl 2016-17 3 06 879 480 27 3 2
18 EAS Prasanna Aus 1969-70 5 09 1770 672 26 3 1
19 RA Jadeja Eng 2016-17 5 10 1741 672 26 1 1
20 MH Mankad Pak 1952-53 4 07 1592 514 25 3 1
21 EAS Prasanna Aus 1967-68 4 07 1581 686 25 2 0
22 BS Bedi Eng 1972-73 5 09 2237 632 25 1 0
23 BS Bedi Eng 1976-77 5 09 1788 574 25 2 0
24 N Kapil Dev Aus 1991-92 5 10 1704 645 25 2 0

The following table lists the Indian bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets against England.There are seven occasions.

No Player Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W 5 10
1 BS Chandrasekhar Eng 1972-73 5 09 1747 662 35 4 0
2 MH Mankad Eng 1951-52 5 10 2225 571 34 1 1
3 R Ashwin Eng 2016-17 5 10 1843 847 28 3 1
4 RA Jadeja Eng 2016-17 5 10 1741 672 26 1 1
5 BS Bedi Eng 1972-73 5 09 2237 632 25 1 0
6 BS Bedi Eng 1976-77 5 09 1788 574 25 2 0

The following table lists the occasions of two Indian bowlers capturing 25 plus wickets in the same series. R Ashwin-RA Jadeja became the second pair of Indian bowlers to capture 25 plus wickets in the same series against England. BS Chandrasekhar-BS Bedi is the other pair to perform such a feat against England. BS Chandrasekhar captured 35 wickets while BS Bedi captured 25 wickets in 1972-73 series against England. BS Chandrasekhar owns the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler – 35 wickets – in a series against any opposition.

No Player Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W 5 10
1 BS Chandrasekhar Eng 1972-73 5 09 1747 662 35 4 0
2 BS Bedi Eng 1972-73 5 09 2237 632 25 1 0
                     
1 N Kapil Dev Aus 1979-80 6 12 1339 625 28 2 0
2 DR Doshi Aus 1979-80 6 12 1838 630 27 2 0
                     
1 R Ashwin Eng 2016-17 5 10 1843 847 28 3 1
2 RA Jadeja Eng 2016-17 5 10 1741 672 26 1 1

R Ashwin’s 28 wickets in the just concluded test series against England represents fourth occasion of his capturing 25 plus wickets in a test series. He emulated N Kapil Dev who also had captured 25 plus wickets in a test series on four occasions. The performance of these two bowlers are listed below.

No Player Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W 5 10
1 N Kapil Dev Pak 1979-80 6 11 1271 566 32 3 1
2 N Kapil Dev Win 1983-84 6 10 1223 537 29 2 1
3 N Kapil Dev Aus 1979-80 6 12 1339 625 28 2 0
4 N Kapil Dev Aus 1991-92 5 10 1704 645 25 2 0
                     
1 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 07 988 345 31 4 1
2 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 08 1448 583 29 4 1
3 R Ashwin Eng 2016-17 5 10 1843 847 28 3 1
4 R Ashwin NZl 2016-17 3 06 879 480 27 3 2

R Ashwin’s 28 wickets in the just concluded test series against England represents fourth occasion of his capturing 25 plus wickets in a test series as a spin bowler. He now owns the record for an Indian spin bowler who has captured 25 plus wickets in a series on most occasions. He went past BS Bedi who has captured 25 plus wickets in a series on three occasions. The performance of these two bowlers are listed below.

No Player Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W 5 10
1 BS Bedi Aus 1977-78 5 10 1759 740 31 3 1
2 BS Bedi Eng 1972-73 5 09 2237 632 25 1 0
3 BS Bedi Eng 1976-77 5 09 1788 574 25 2 0
                     
1 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 07 988 345 31 4 1
2 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 08 1448 583 29 4 1
3 R Ashwin Eng 2016-17 5 10 1843 847 28 3 1
4 R Ashwin NZl 2016-17 3 06 879 480 27 3 2

 

Indian bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test match – RA Jadeja joins the list

Indian bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test match – RA Jadeja joins the list

RA Jadeja captured ten wickets conceding 154 runs against England in the just conceded test to provide the 49tth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
3 Ghulam Ahmed 49.3 11 130 10 v Australia Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
4 SP Gupte 57.3 13 223 10 v West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
5 JM Patel 61.3 23 124 14 v Australia Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
6 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
7 RG Nadkarni 72.4 27 122 11 v Australia Chennai 02 Oct 1964
8 S Venkataraghavan 112.3 56 152 12 v New Zealand Delhi 19 Mar 1965
9 BS Chandrasekhar 92.5 24 235 11 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
10 EAS Prasanna 71.0 27 174 10 v Australia Chennai 24 Dec 1969
11 EAS Prasanna 47.0 10 140 11 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
12 BS Bedi 61.2×8 12 194 10 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
13 BS Chandrasekhar 34.1×8 05 104 12 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
14 N Kapil Dev 42.4 12 146 11 v Pakistan Chennai 15 Jan 1980
15 N Kapil Dev 57.3 15 135 10 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
16 L Sivaramakrishnan 77.2 20 181 12 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
17 C Sharma 53.3 06 188 10 v England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
18 Maninder Singh 37.4 10 107 10 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
19 Maninder Singh 62.1 16 126 10 v Pakistan Bangalore 13 Mar 1987
20 ND Hirwani 33.5 06 136 16 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
21 A Kumble 64.3 19 128 11 v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
22 SLV Raju 56.2 16 125 11 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 08 Feb 1994
23 BKV Prasad 44.0 10 153 10 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
24 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
25 J Srinath 46.0 10 132 13 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
26 A Kumble 59.4 17 134 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Oct 1999
27 Harbhajan Singh 68.2 15 196 13 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
28 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
29 A Kumble 89.0 18 233 10 v England Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
30 A Kumble 88.5 15 279 12 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
31 Harbhajan Singh 71.1 12 224 11 v Australia Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
32 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
33 IK Pathan 31.0 10 096 11 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
34 A Kumble 75.1 27 161 10 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
35 IK Pathan 34.2 07 126 12 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Sep 2005
36 A Kumble 64.0 13 157 10 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
37 Harbhajan Singh 53.2 10 141 10 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
38 Harbhajan Singh 54.3 09 153 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
39 Z Khan 39.3 05 149 10 v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
40 I Sharma 41.2 11 108 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011
41 R Ashwin 43.2 14 085 12 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
42 R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
43 PP Ojha 29.2 08 089 10 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
44 R Ashwin 42.0 08 160 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
45 R Ashwin 46.0 13 098 12 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
46 R Ashwin 66.2 12 225 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
47 R Ashwin 41.1 07 140 13 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
48 R Ashwin 64.3 07 167 12 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
49 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016

RA Jadeja’s feat provides the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test innings against England.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
3 L Sivaramakrishnan 77.2 20 181 12 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
4 C Sharma 53.3 06 188 10 v England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
5 A Kumble 89.0 18 233 10 v England Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
6 R Ashwin 64.3 07 167 12 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
7 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016

RA Jadeja’s effort provides the tenth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test at Chennai. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
3 RG Nadkarni 72.4 27 122 11 v Australia Chennai 02 Oct 1964
4 EAS Prasanna 71.0 27 174 10 v Australia Chennai 24 Dec 1969
5 N Kapil Dev 42.4 12 146 11 v Pakistan Chennai 15 Jan 1980
6 ND Hirwani 33.5 06 136 16 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
7 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
8 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
9 R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
10 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016

RA Jadeja became the third Indian bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against England at Chennai after MH Mankad and SA Durani. It took 54 years for RA Jadeja to capture ten wickets in a test against England at Chennai as SA Durani was the last bowler to accomplish such a feat in Jan 1962. All the three occasions are listed below. Interestingly enough – all the three bowlers – MH Mankad, SA Durani and RA Jadeja – are left arm spin bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
3 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016

The following table lists the 37 occasions of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test on home soil.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
3 Ghulam Ahmed 49.3 11 130 10 v Australia Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
4 SP Gupte 57.3 13 223 10 v West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
5 JM Patel 61.3 23 124 14 v Australia Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
6 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
7 RG Nadkarni 72.4 27 122 11 v Australia Chennai 02 Oct 1964
8 S Venkataraghavan 112.3 56 152 12 v New Zealand Delhi 19 Mar 1965
9 BS Chandrasekhar 92.5 24 235 11 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
10 EAS Prasanna 71.0 27 174 10 v Australia Chennai 24 Dec 1969
11 N Kapil Dev 42.4 12 146 11 v Pakistan Chennai 15 Jan 1980
12 N Kapil Dev 57.3 15 135 10 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
13 L Sivaramakrishnan 77.2 20 181 12 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
14 Maninder Singh 37.4 10 107 10 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
15 Maninder Singh 62.1 16 126 10 v Pakistan Bangalore 13 Mar 1987
16 ND Hirwani 33.5 06 136 16 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
17 A Kumble 64.3 19 128 11 v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
18 SLV Raju 56.2 16 125 11 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 08 Feb 1994
19 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
20 J Srinath 46.0 10 132 13 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
21 A Kumble 59.4 17 134 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Oct 1999
22 Harbhajan Singh 68.2 15 196 13 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
23 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
24 A Kumble 89.0 18 233 10 v England Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
25 Harbhajan Singh 71.1 12 224 11 v Australia Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
26 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
27 A Kumble 75.1 27 161 10 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
28 A Kumble 64.0 13 157 10 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
29 Harbhajan Singh 53.2 10 141 10 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
30 R Ashwin 43.2 14 085 12 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
31 R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
32 PP Ojha 29.2 08 089 10 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
33 R Ashwin 46.0 13 098 12 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
34 R Ashwin 66.2 12 225 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
35 R Ashwin 41.1 07 140 13 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
36 R Ashwin 64.3 07 167 12 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
37 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016

RA Jadejs’s effort of 10 for 154 at Chennai provides the 40th occasion of an Indian spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
3 Ghulam Ahmed 49.3 11 130 10 v Australia Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
4 SP Gupte 57.3 13 223 10 v West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
5 JM Patel 61.3 23 124 14 v Australia Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
6 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
7 RG Nadkarni 72.4 27 122 11 v Australia Chennai 02 Oct 1964
8 S Venkataraghavan 112.3 56 152 12 v New Zealand Delhi 19 Mar 1965
9 BS Chandrasekhar 92.5 24 235 11 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
10 EAS Prasanna 71.0 27 174 10 v Australia Chennai 24 Dec 1969
11 EAS Prasanna 47.0 10 140 11 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
12 BS Bedi 61.2×8 12 194 10 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
13 BS Chandrasekhar 34.1×8 05 104 12 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
14 L Sivaramakrishnan 77.2 20 181 12 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
15 Maninder Singh 37.4 10 107 10 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
16 Maninder Singh 62.1 16 126 10 v Pakistan Bangalore 13 Mar 1987
17 ND Hirwani 33.5 06 136 16 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
18 A Kumble 64.3 19 128 11 v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
19 SLV Raju 56.2 16 125 11 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 08 Feb 1994
20 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
21 A Kumble 59.4 17 134 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Oct 1999
22 Harbhajan Singh 68.2 15 196 13 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
23 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
24 A Kumble 89.0 18 233 10 v England Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
25 A Kumble 88.5 15 279 12 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
26 Harbhajan Singh 71.1 12 224 11 v Australia Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
27 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
28 A Kumble 75.1 27 161 10 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
29 A Kumble 64.0 13 157 10 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
30 Harbhajan Singh 53.2 10 141 10 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
31 Harbhajan Singh 54.3 09 153 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
32 R Ashwin 43.2 14 085 12 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
33 R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
34 PP Ojha 29.2 08 089 10 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
35 R Ashwin 42.0 08 160 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
36 R Ashwin 46.0 13 098 12 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
37 R Ashwin 66.2 12 225 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
38 R Ashwin 41.1 07 140 13 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
39 R Ashwin 64.3 07 167 12 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
40 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016

RA Jadejs’s effort of 10 for 154 at Chennai provides the tenth occasion of an Indian left arm spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
3 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
4 RG Nadkarni 72.4 27 122 11 v Australia Chennai 02 Oct 1964
5 BS Bedi 61.2×8 12 194 10 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
6 Maninder Singh 37.4 10 107 10 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
7 Maninder Singh 62.1 16 126 10 v Pakistan Bangalore 13 Mar 1987
8 SLV Raju 56.2 16 125 11 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 08 Feb 1994
9 PP Ojha 29.2 08 089 10 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
10 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016

RA Jadeja’s 10 for 154 at Chennai against England provide the 23rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets conceding 150 plus runs in a test. All such occasions are listed below. RA Jadeja is listed as 20th bowler in this list with his 10 for 154.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 88.5 15 279 12 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 BS Chandrasekhar 92.5 24 235 11 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
3 A Kumble 89.0 18 233 10 v England Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
4 R Ashwin 66.2 12 225 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
5 Harbhajan Singh 71.1 12 224 11 v Australia Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
6 SP Gupte 57.3 13 223 10 v West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
7 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
8 R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
9 Harbhajan Singh 68.2 15 196 13 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
10 BS Bedi 61.2×8 12 194 10 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
11 C Sharma 53.3 06 188 10 v England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
12 L Sivaramakrishnan 77.2 20 181 12 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
13 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
14 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
15 EAS Prasanna 71.0 27 174 10 v Australia Chennai 24 Dec 1969
16 R Ashwin 64.3 07 167 12 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
17 A Kumble 75.1 27 161 10 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
18 R Ashwin 42.0 08 160 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
19 A Kumble 64.0 13 157 10 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
20 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
21 BKV Prasad 44.0 10 153 10 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
22 Harbhajan Singh 54.3 09 153 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
23 S Venkataraghavan 112.3 56 152 12 v New Zealand Delhi 19 Mar 1965
Teams posting three 150 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

Teams posting three 150 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

Indian innings contained three partnerships of 150 plus  runs against England in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the eleventh occasion of a team posting  three 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Match particulars 150+ Start Date
1 Aus (innings 2) v Eng at Lord’s, 1930 3 27 Jun 1930
2 Win (innings 1) v Eng at The Oval, 1976 3 12 Aug 1976
3 Win (innings 1) v Eng at St John’s, 1993/94 3 16 Apr 1994
4 Ind (innings 1) v Eng at Leeds, 2002 3 22 Aug 2002
5 Win (innings 1) v Ind at Colombo (SSC), 2010 3 26 Jul 2010
6 Win (innings 2) v Ban at Dhaka, 2013/14 3 27 Jan 2014
7 Pak (innings 1) v NZl at Abu Dhabi, 2014/15 3 09 Nov 2014
8 Aus (innings 1) v NZl at Brisbane, 2015/16 3 05 Nov 2015
9 SAF(innings 2) v Eng at Cape Town, 2015/16 3 02 Jan 2016
10 NZl (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 2016 3 06 Aug 2016
11 Ind (innings 2) v Eng at Chennai, 2016/17 3 16 Dec 2016

It also provides the second such occasions by Indian batsmen – the first one – also against England at Leeds in Aug 2002. Both the occasions are listed below

No Match particulars 150+ Start Date
1 Ind (innings 1) v Eng at Leeds, 2002 3 22 Aug 2002
2 Ind (innings 2) v Eng at Chennai, 2016/17 3 16 Dec 2016

It also provides the sixth such occasion against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Match particulars 150+ Start Date
1 Aus (innings 2) v Eng at Lord’s, 1930 3 27 Jun 1930
2 Win (innings 1) v Eng at The Oval, 1976 3 12 Aug 1976
3 Win (innings 1) v Eng at St John’s, 1993/94 3 16 Apr 1994
4 Ind (innings 1) v Eng at Leeds, 2002 3 22 Aug 2002
5 SAF (innings 2) v Eng at Cape Town, 2015/16 3 02 Jan 2016
6 Ind (innings 2) v Eng at Chennai, 2016/17 3 16 Dec 2016

Australia, India, West Indies are the three teams to accomplish the feat on two occasions – India joining the list with its performance in the ongoing test against England at Chennai. The teams’ performance is  listed below. West Indies has accomplished the feat on two occasions

No Match particulars 150+ Start Date
1 Aus (innings 2) v Eng at Lord’s, 1930 3 27 Jun 1930
2 Aus (innings 1) v NZl at Brisbane, 2015/16 3 05 Nov 2015
       
1 Ind (innings 1) v Eng at Leeds, 2002 3 22 Aug 2002
2 Ind (innings 2) v Eng at Chennai, 2016/17 3 16 Dec 2016
       
1 Win (innings 1) v Ind at Colombo (SSC), 2010 3 26 Jul 2010
2 Win (innings 2) v Ban at Dhaka, 2013/14 3 27 Jan 2014
       
1 Win (innings 1) v Eng at The Oval, 1976 3 12 Aug 1976
2 Win (innings 1) v Eng at St John’s, 1993/94 3 16 Apr 1994

 

Four three figure partnerships in a test innings

Four three figure partnerships in a test innings

India’s innings against England in the ongoing test at Chennai witnessed four three figure partnerships to provide the tenth occasion of a team posting four three figure partnerships in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 WR Hammond, L Hutton 3 135 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  3 J Hardstaff jnr, L Hutton 6 215 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  4 J Hardstaff jnr, A Wood 7 106 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
                   
2 1 GE Gomez, CL Walcott 4 267 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  2 JDC Goddard, ED Weekes 6 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  3 RJ Christiani, ED Weekes 7 118 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  4 DS Atkinson, RJ Christiani 9 106 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
                   
3 1 Hanif Mohd, Imtiaz Ahmed 1 152 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
  2 Alimuddin, Hanif Mohd 2 112 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
  3 Hanif Mohd, Saeed Ahmed 3 154 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
  4 Hanif Mohd, Wazir Mohd 4 121 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
                   
4 1 CPS Chauhan, GR Viswanath 3 144 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  2 AD Gaekwad, GR Viswanath 4 172 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  3 M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad 5 109 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  4 M Amarnath, N Kapil Dev 6 102 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
                   
5 1 Aamer Malik, Rameez Raja 1 100 2 Pak Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  2 Aamer Malik, Saleem Malik 2 123 2 Pak Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  3 Javed Miandad, Shoaib Mohd 4 246 2 Pak Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  4 Imran Khan, Shoaib Mohd 5 134 2 Pak Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989
                   
6 1 JL Langer, RT Ponting 2 108 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
  2 DS Lehmann, RT Ponting 3 141 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
  3 AC Gilchrist, SR Waugh 5 113 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
  4 AJ Bichel, SR Waugh 6 124 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
                   
7 1 Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan 3 149 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  2 Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan 4 130 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  3 Faisal Iqbal, Younis Khan 5 174 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  4 Kamran Akmal, Yasir Arafat 7 169* 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
                   
8 1 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 173 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
  2 AN Cook, KP Pietersen 3 175 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
  3 PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen 4 101 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
  4 IR Bell, KP Pietersen 5 116 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
                   
9 1 FDM Karunaratne, JK Silva 1 118 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
  2 KC Sangakkara, JK Silva 2 155 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
  3 M Jayawardene, AD Mathews 6 179 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
  4 M Jayawardene, KDK Vithanage 7 176* 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
                   
10 1 PA Patel, KL Rahul 1 152 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  2 KK Nair, KL Rahul 4 161 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  3 R Ashwin, KK Nair 6 181 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  4 RA Jadeja, KK Nair 7 138 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

It also provides the second such occasion by Indian batsmen – the first one coming against West Indies at Kanpur in Feb 1979. Both the occasions are listed below

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CPS Chauhan, GR Viswanath 3 144 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  2 AD Gaekwad, GR Viswanath 4 172 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  3 M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad 5 109 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  4 M Amarnath, N Kapil Dev 6 102 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
                   
2 1 PA Patel, KL Rahul 1 152 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  2 KK Nair, KL Rahul 4 161 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  3 R Ashwin, KK Nair 6 181 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  4 RA Jadeja, KK Nair 7 138 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

It also provides the first such occasion against England in a test innings. The four partnerships are listed below

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 PA Patel, KL Rahul 1 152 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  2 KK Nair, KL Rahul 4 161 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  3 R Ashwin, KK Nair 6 181 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  4 RA Jadeja, KK Nair 7 138 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
KK Nair joins the list of batsmen who have scored a triple hundred in a test innings

KK Nair joins the list of batsmen who have scored a triple hundred in a test innings

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman scoring a triple century  in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Sandham 325 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
3 WR Hammond 336* 2 Eng NZl Auckland 31 Mar 1933
4 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
5 L Hutton 364 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
6 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
7 GS Sobers 365* 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
8 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
9 JH Edrich 310* 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
10 RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
11 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
12 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
13 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
14 ST Jayasuriya 340 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
15 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
16 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 Pak NZl Lahore 01 May 2002
17 ML Hayden 380 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
18 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
19 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
20 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
21 M  Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
22 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
23 Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
24 CH Gayle 333 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
25 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
26 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
27 KC Sangakkara 319 1 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
28 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
29 Azhar Ali 302* 1 Pak Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
30 KK Nair 303* 2 IndiN Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

His knock provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman to score a triple hundred in a test innings and he became the second Indian batsman to do so. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KK Nair’s 303 not out provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a triple hundred against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
3 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
4 RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
5 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
6 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
7 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
8 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
9 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

BC Lara, CH Gayle, DG Bradman and V Sehwag are the four batsmen in the history of test cricket to score triple hundred on two occasions. The performance of these four batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
               
1 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
2 CH Gayle 333 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
               
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
               
1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008

BC Lara and DG Bradman are the two batsmen who have scored two triple hundreds against the same opposition, same ground and in a test which has a start date in the same month

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
               
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934

Leeds and St John’s are the two grounds which have witnessed three triple centurions scored on it. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
3 JH Edrich 310* 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
               
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
3 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005

Bridgetown, Chennai, Kingston and The Oval are the four grounds to witness two triple hundreds scored on it. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
               
1 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
               
1 A Sandham 325 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 GS Sobers 365* 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
               
1 L Hutton 364 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012

 

 

KK Nair’s distinction – becomes the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a triple century as his first century

KK Nair’s distinction – becomes the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a triple century as his first century

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a triple century as his first century in a test innings. Others are – GS Sobers of West Indies and RB Simpson of Australia. The performance of these three batsmen are listed below

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 GS Sobers 365* Win Pak Kingston 1957 58
2 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 1964  
3 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century as his first century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 SE Gregory 201 Aus Eng Sydney 1894 95
2 WR Hammond 251 Eng Aus Sydney 1928 29
3 AD Nourse 231 SAF Aus Johannesburg 1935 36
4 E  Paynter 216* Eng Aus Nottingham 1938  
5 WJ Edrich 219 Eng SAF Durban 1938 39
6 SG Barnes 234 Aus Eng Sydney 1946 47
7 DJ McGlew 255* SAF NZl Wellington 1952 53
8 Imtiaz  Ahmed 209 Pak NZl Lahore 1955 56
9 GS Sobers 365* Win Pak Kingston 1957 58
10 RB Kanhai 256 Win Ind Kolkata 1958 59
11 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 1964  
12 SM  Nurse 201 Win Aus Bridgetown 1964 65
13 DN Sardesai 200* Ind NZl Mumbai-WS 1964 65
14 Zaheer Abbas 274 Pak Eng Birmingham 1971  
15 LG Rowe 214 Win NZl Kingston 1971 72
16 DM Jones 210 Aus Ind Chennai 1986 87
17 DSBP Kuruppu 201* Srl NZl Col-CCC 1986 87
18 BC Lara 277 Win Aus Sydney 1992 93
19 VG Kambli 224 Ind Eng Mumbai-WS 1992 93
20 SL Campbell 208 Win NZl Auckland 1995 96
21 GW Flower 201* Zim Pak Harare 1997 98
22 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century as his first century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. KK Nair became the first Indian batsman to score a triple century as his first century

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 DN Sardesai 200* Ind NZl Mumbai-WS 1964 65
2 VG Kambli 224 Ind Eng Mumbai-WS 1992 93
3 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

Chennai – Chepauk  witnessed second occasion of a batsman  scoring a double century as his first century. Prior to KK Nair’s feat, DM Jones of Australia has scored 210 against India at Chennai in 1986-87

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 DM Jones 210 Aus Ind Chennai 1986 87
2 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

KK Nair became the sixth batsman to score 200 plus runs as his first century against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 SE Gregory 201 Aus Eng Sydney 1894 95
2 SG Barnes 234 Aus Eng Sydney 1946 47
3 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 1964  
4 Zaheer Abbas 274 Pak Eng Birmingham 1971  
5 VG Kambli 224 Ind Eng Mumbai-WS 1992 93
6 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

KK Nair became the second batsman to score 300 plus runs as his first century against England. Both the occasions are listed below.  Thus KK Nair emulated RB Simpson to score a triple century as his first century against England after 52 years

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 1964  
2 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

 

KL Rahul missses the bus by a whisker in joining the Indian opening batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs in a test innings

KL Rahul missses the bus by a whisker in joining the Indian opening batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs in a test innings

There are 18 occasions of an indian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. The following table lists all such occasions. KL Rahul missed the bus narrowly when he was dismissed for 199 against England at Chennai in the going test

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
3 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
4 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
5 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
7 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
8 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
9 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
10 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
11 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
12 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
13 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
14 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
15 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
16 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
17 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
18 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009

 

England batsmen batting at number eight and nine scoring fifties against India on Indian soil

England batsmen batting at number eight and nine scoring fifties against India on Indian soil

LA Dawson scored 66 not out in England’s first innings against India in the ongoing first test to provide the fourth occasion of an Engalnd batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty against India on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

England batsmen batting at number Eight
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CM Old 52 2 v India Kolkata 01 Jan 1977
2 MJ Prior 53* 1 v India Chennai 11 Dec 2008
3 H Hameed 59* 3 v India Mohali 26 Nov 2016
4 LA Dawson 66* 1 v India Chennai 16 Dec 2016

AU Rashid score 60 in England’s first innings against India in the ongoing first test to provide the fourth occasion of an England batsman batting at number  nine scoring a fifty against India on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

England batsmen batting at number Nine
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JK Lever 53 1 v India Delhi 17 Dec 1976
2 GR Dilley 52 1 v India Bangalore 09 Dec 1981
3 GP Swann 56 1 v India Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
4 AU Rashid 60 1 v India Chennai 16 Dec 2016