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England captain’s centuries in a losing cause in one day internationals

England captain’s centuries in a losing cause in one day internationals

Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan

EJG Morgan’s 102 against India at Cuttack on 19.01.17 was in vain to provide the 65th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England captain’s century in a losing cause in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Hussain 115 1 v India Lord’s 13 Jul 2002
2 KP Pietersen 111* 1 v India Cuttack 26 Nov 2008
3 AJ Strauss 105 2 v West Indies Providence 22 Mar 2009
4 AN Cook 119 1 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 03 Jul 2011
5 EJG Morgan 121 1 v Australia Sydney 16 Jan 2015
6 EJG Morgan 102 2 v India Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

It also provides the third occasion of an England captain’s century in a losing cause against India  in one day games. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Hussain 115 1 v India Lord’s 13 Jul 2002
2 KP Pietersen 111* 1 v India Cuttack 26 Nov 2008
3 EJG Morgan 102 2 v India Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

EJG Morgan became the first England captain to witness two of his centuries in a losing cause. Prior to his 102 at Cuttack against India on 19.01.17, his 121 against Australia at  Sydney on 16.01.15 had gone in vain

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 EJG Morgan 121 1 v Australia Sydney 16 Jan 2015
2 EJG Morgan 102 2 v India Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

The following table lists the sixteen occasion of captain’s centuries going in vain against India in one day internationals. Inzamam-ul-Haq’s is the only captain to witness two of his centuries in a losing cause against India.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KR Rutherford 108 1 NZl Ind Vadodara 28 Oct 1994
2 MA Taylor 105 1 Aus Ind Bangalore 21 Oct 1996
3 N Hussain 115 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 13 Jul 2002
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 122 2 Pak Ind Karachi 13 Mar 2004
5 Inzamam-ul-Haq 123 1 Pak Ind Lahore 21 Mar 2004
6 Shoaib Malik 125* 1 Pak Ind Karachi 26 Jun 2008
7 KP Pietersen 111* 1 Eng Ind Cuttack 26 Nov 2008
8 MJ Clarke 111* 1 Aus Ind Visakhapatnam 20 Oct 2010
9 RT Ponting 104 1 Aus Ind Ahmedabad 24 Mar 2011
10 GJ Bailey 156 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
11 Mushfiqur Rahim 117 1 Ban Ind Fatullah 26 Feb 2014
12 AD Mathews 139* 1 Srl Ind Ranchi 16 Nov 2014
13 BRM Taylor 138 1 Zim Ind Auckland 14 Mar 2015
14 E Chigumbura 104* 2 Zim Ind Harare 10 Jul 2015
15 AB de Villiers 112 2 SAF Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
16 EJG Morgan 102 2 Eng Ind Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

Inzamam-ul-Haq, E Chigumbura, AB de Villers and EJG Morgan are the four captains who have witnessed their centuries going in vain while chasing. The performance of these four captains are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 122 2 Pak Ind Karachi 13 Mar 2004
2 E Chigumbura 104* 2 Zim Ind Harare 10 Jul 2015
3 AB de Villiers 112 2 SAF Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
4 EJG Morgan 102 2 Eng Ind Cuttack

19 Jan 2017

 

MS Dhoni joins the select band of wicket keepers who have scored ten or more centuries in one day games

MS Dhoni joins the select band of wicket keepers who have scored ten or more centuries in one day games

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

MS Dhoni joined the select band of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored ten or more centuries in one day games. His 134 against England at Cuttack on 19.01.17 was his tenth century. Other wicket keeper batsmen to score ten or more centuries in one day games are – KC Sangakkara {21} and AC Gilchrist {16}

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 183* 3 2 v Sri Lanka Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
2 148 3 1 v Pakistan Vizag 05 Apr 2005
3 139* 7 1 v Africa XI Chennai 10 Jun 2007
4 139* 6 1 v Australia Mohali 19 Oct 2013
5 134 5 1 v England Cuttack 19 Jan 2017
6 124 5 1 v Australia Nagpur 28 Oct 2009
7 113* 7 1 v Pakistan Chennai 30 Dec 2012
8 109* 4 1 v Hong Kong Karachi 25 Jun 2008
9 107 5 1 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 18 Dec 2009
10 101* 5 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 07 Jan 2010

MS Dhoni is also one of the three wicket keeper batsmen who have scored 9000 plus runs in one day games. The following table lists all the three wicket keeper batsmen who have accomplished such a feat

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0
1 KC Sangakkara 360 340 35 13341 169 43.74 16644 80.15 23 91 14
2 AC Gilchrist 282 274 10 9410 172 35.64 9707 96.94 16 53 19
3 MS Dhoni 285 248 67 9250 183* 51.10 10387 89.05 10 61 08

 

Rival teams posting 350 plus runs in the history of one day games – England’s 366 for 8 at Cuttack provides the 100th occasion of a team posting 350 plus runs in one day games

Rival teams posting 350 plus runs in the history of one day games – England’s 366 for 8 at Cuttack provides the 100th occasion of a team posting 350 plus runs in one day games

India and England posted team totals of 381 for 6 declared and 366 for 8 in the just concluded one day game at Cuttack to provide the eighth occasion of rival teams posting 350 plus runs in the same one day game. All such occasions are listed below

England’s 366 for 8 provides the 100th occasion of a team posting 350 plus runs in the history of one day internationals

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 434/4 50.0 1 lost v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
  South Africa 438/9 49.5 2 won v Australia Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
                 
2 India 414/7 50.0 1 won v Sri Lanka Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
  Sri Lanka 411/8 50.0 2 lost v India Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
                 
3 Australia 359/5 50.0 1 lost v India Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
  India 362/1 43.3 2 won v Australia Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
                 
4 Australia 350/6 50.0 1 lost v India Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
  India 351/4 49.3 2 won v Australia Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
                 
5 New Zealand 398/5 50.0 1 won v England The Oval 12 Jun 2015
  England 365/9 46.0 2 lost v New Zealand The Oval 12 Jun 2015
                 
6 Australia 371/6 50.0 1 lost v South Africa Durban 5 Oct 2016
  South Africa 372/6 49.2 2 won v Australia Durban 5 Oct 2016
                 
7 England 350/7 50.0 1 lost v India Pune 15 Jan 2017
  India 356/7 48.1 2 won v England Pune 15 Jan 2017
                 
8 India 381/6 50.0 1 won v England Cuttack 19 Jan 2017
  England 366/8 50.0 2 lost v India Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

The annals of one day games witnessed for the first occasion of rival teams posting 350 plus runs in consecutive games. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 350/7 50.0 1 lost v India Pune 15 Jan 2017
  India 356/7 48.1 2 won v England Pune 15 Jan 2017
                 
2 India 381/6 50.0 1 won v England Cuttack 19 Jan 2017
  England 366/8 50.0 2 lost v India Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

The following table lists the eight occasions of a team losing a one day game when a team has posted 350 plus runs  in one day games

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 434/4 50.0 1 lost v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
2 Sri Lanka 411/8 50.0 2 lost v India Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
3 Australia 359/5 50.0 1 lost v India Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
4 Australia 350/6 50.0 1 lost v India Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
5 England 365/9 46.0 2 lost v New Zealand The Oval 12 Jun 2015
6 Australia 371/6 50.0 1 lost v South Africa Durban 5 Oct 2016
7 England 350/7 50.0 1 lost v India Pune 15 Jan 2017
8 England 366/8 50.0 2 lost v India Cuttack 19 Jan 2017
250 plus runs partnerships in the history of one day internationals

250 plus runs partnerships in the history of one day internationals

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni converse during their stand of 256 runs

Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni stitched 256 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the just concluded one day game against England at Cuttack to provide the 19th occasion of batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnerships in the annals of one  day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Aamer Sohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq 2 263 1 Pak NZl Sharjah 20 Apr 1994
2 M Azharuddin, A Jadeja 4 275* 1 Ind Zim Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
3 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 252 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 07 Jul 1998
4 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 318 1 Ind Srl Taunton 26 May 1999
5 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 2 331 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
6 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 258 1 Ind Ken Paarl 24 Oct 2001
7 Abdul Razzaq, Saleem Elahi 2 257 1 Pak SAF Port Elizabeth 11 Dec 2002
8 ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga 1 286 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006
9 BB McCullum, JAH Marshall 1 274 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
10 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
11 AJ Strauss, IJL Trott 2 250 1 Eng Ban Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
12 TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga 1 282 1 Srl Zim Pallekele 10 Mar 2011
13 DM Bravo, D Ramdin 3 258 1 Win Ban Basseterre 25 Aug 2014
14 GD Elliott, L Ronchi 6 267* 1 NZl Srl Dunedin 23 Jan 2015
15 JP Duminy, DA Miller 5 256* 1 SAF Zim Hamilton 15 Feb 2015
16 CH Gayle, MN Samuels 2 372 1 Win Zim Canberra 24 Feb 2015
17 SPD Smith, DA Warner 2 260 1 Aus Afg Perth 04 Mar 2015
18 AD Hales, JJ Roy 1 256* 2 Eng Srl Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
19 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 4 256 1 Ind Eng Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in one day games. All such occasions are furnished below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, A Jadeja 4 275* 1 Ind Zim Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 252 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 07 Jul 1998
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 318 1 Ind Srl Taunton 26 May 1999
4 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 2 331 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
5 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 258 1 Ind Ken Paarl 24 Oct 2001
6 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 4 256 1 Ind Eng Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

It also provides the third occasion of a team posting 250 plus runs  partnership against England In one day game. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga 1 286 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006
2 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 4 256 1 Ind Eng Cuttack 19 Jan 2017
3 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009

The annals of one day game has witnessed just two stands of 250 plus runs for the fourth wicket. It is interesting to note that these two partnerships are credited to Indian batsmen. The most striking coincidence is that these two partnership are posted at the same venue – Cuttack. Both the occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, A Jadeja 4 275* 1 Ind Zim Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
2 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 4 256 1 Ind Eng Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

 

Yuvraj Singh’s 150 at Cuttack provides the 100th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games

Yuvraj Singh’s 150 at Cuttack provides the 100th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games

Yuvraj Singh’s 150 in the just concluded one day game at Cuttack against England provides the one  hundredth occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the annals of one day games. It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 175* 1 v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18 Jun 1983
2 M Azharuddin 153* 1 v Zimbabwe Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
3 SC Ganguly 183 1 v Sri Lanka Taunton 26 May 1999
4 SR Tendulkar 186* 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
5 R Dravid 153 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
6 SC Ganguly 153* 1 v New Zealand Gwalior 11 Nov 1999
7 D Mongia 159* 1 v Zimbabwe Guwahati 19 Mar 2002
8 SR Tendulkar 152 1 v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23 Feb 2003
9 MS Dhoni 183* 2 v Sri Lanka Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
10 G Gambhir 150 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 05 Feb 2009
11 SR Tendulkar 163* 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
12 SR Tendulkar 175 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
13 G Gambhir 150* 2 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 24 Dec 2009
14 SR Tendulkar 200* 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
15 V Sehwag 175 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 19 Feb 2011
16 V Sehwag 219 1 v West Indies Indore 08 Dec 2011
17 V Kohli 183 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 18 Mar 2012
18 RG Sharma 209 1 v Australia Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
19 RG Sharma 264 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
20 RG Sharma 150 2 v South Africa Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
21 RG Sharma 171* 1 v Australia Perth 12 Jan 2016
22 V Kohli 154* 2 v New Zealand Mohali 23 Oct 2016
23 Yuvraj Singh 150 1 v England Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

The annals of one day games has witnessed just two occasions of two batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings. They are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 186* 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
2 R Dravid 153 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
               
1 JAH Marshall 161 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
2 BB McCullum 166 1 NZl Ire Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008

It also provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring exact 150 runs in one day games.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir 150* 2 Ind Srl Kolkata 24 Dec 2009
2 JP Duminy 150* 1 SAF Net Amstelveen 31 May 2013
3 S Chanderpaul 150 1 Win SAF East London 24 Jan 1999
4 G Gambhir 150 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 05 Feb 2009
5 HM Amla 150 1 SAF Eng Southampton 28 Aug 2012
6 RG Sharma 150 2 Ind SAF Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
7 Yuvraj Singh 150 1 Ind Eng Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact 150 runs in one day games.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir 150* 2 Ind Srl Kolkata 24 Dec 2009
2 G Gambhir 150 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 05 Feb 2009
3 RG Sharma 150 2 Ind SAF Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
4 Yuvraj Singh 150 1 Ind Eng Cuttack 19 Jan 2017

SR Tendulkar of India has scored most 150 plus runs – five – in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note of the five – three have been scored on home soil and two on away soil. All the three scores of 150 plus runs which have been scored on Indian soil have been witnessed by this statistician while he was on duty with Akashvani Commentary team

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 186* 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
2 SR Tendulkar 152 1 v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23 Feb 2003
3 SR Tendulkar 163* 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
4 SR Tendulkar 175 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
5 SR Tendulkar 200* 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010

 

Batsmen posting 300 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket in a test innings

Batsmen posting 300 plus runs partnerships for the fifth wicket in a test innings

Shakib Al Hasan an Mushfiqur Rahim added 359 runs for the fifth wicket against New Zealand in the just  concluded test at Wellington to provide the 95th occasion of batsmen posting a 300 plus runs partnerships in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh such occasion for the fifth wicket. All such occasions are listed below in the chronological order

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
2 AR Border, SR Waugh 5 332* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
3 GS Blewett, SR Waugh 5 385 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
4 JC Adams, BC Lara 5 322 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
5 JL Langer, RT Ponting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26 Nov 1999
6 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
7 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
8 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 Ind Pak Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
9 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
10 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 5 338 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
11 M Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan 5 359 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017

R Dravid and VVS Laxman are the only pair in the history of test cricket to partner in two stands of 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket against the same opposition – Australia. They stitched 376 runs against Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001 and 303 runs against Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2003. They remain the only pair to accomplish the feat on home soil and away soil

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003

The following table lists the same pair of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in a test innings on two or more occasions. It is noted that there are five pairs of batsmen who have accomplished such a feat – Two pairs of batsmen on three occasions and three pairs of batsmen on two occasions.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 330 3 SAF NZl Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
2 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 340 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
3 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
                 
1 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 4 388 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
2 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
                 
1 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 352 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
                 
1 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
                 
1 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 368 1 SAF Pak Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
2 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 338 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
3 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 301 1 SAF Win Centurion 16 Jan 2004
Twenty fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in one day games

Twenty fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in one day games

V Kohli and KM Jadhav added 200 runs for the fifth wicket in the just concluded one day game against England at Pune to provide the 25th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NS Sidhu, SR Tendulkar 2 231 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 15 Apr 1996
2 M Azharuddin, A Jadeja 5 223 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 17 Aug 1997
3 M Azharuddin, A Jadeja 4 275* 1 v Zimbabwe Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
4 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 252 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 07 Jul 1998
5 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 236 1 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 22 Mar 1999
6 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 237* 1 v Kenya Bristol 23 May 1999
7 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 318 1 v Sri Lanka Taunton 26 May 1999
8 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 2 331 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
9 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 258 1 v Kenya Paarl 24 Oct 2001
10 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 2 244 1 v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23 Feb 2003
11 VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh 4 213 1 v Australia Sydney 22 Jan 2004
12 R Dravid, V Sehwag 3 201 1 v Pakistan Kochi 02 Apr 2005
13 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 2 202 1 v Bermuda Port of Spain 19 Mar 2007
14 V Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh 3 221 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 03 Feb 2009
15 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 201* 2 v New Zealand Hamilton 11 Mar 2009
16 G Gambhir, V Kohli 3 224 2 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 24 Dec 2009
17 V Kohli, V Sehwag 3 203 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 19 Feb 2011
18 G Gambhir, V Kohli 3 209* 2 v England Delhi 17 Oct 2011
19 G Gambhir, V Kohli 2 205 1 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 13 Mar 2012
20 V Kohli, AM Rahane 3 213 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 26 Feb 2014
21 S Dhawan, AM Rahane 1 231 1 v Sri Lanka Cuttack 2 Nov 2014
22 V Kohli, RG Sharma 3 202 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
23 V Kohli, RG Sharma 2 207 1 v Australia Perth 12 Jan 2016
24 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 212 2 v Australia Canberra 20 Jan 2016
25 KM Jadhav, V Kohli 5 200 2 v England Pune 15 Jan 2017

 

Rival teams scoring 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test

Rival teams scoring 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test

Bangladesh and New Zealand posted 595 for 8 declared and 539 in the first innings and second innings of the test respectively in the just concluded Wellington test to provide  the 37th occasion of rival teams posting 500 plus runs in the  first and second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 538 235.3 1 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
  England 505 224.5 2 v South Africa Leeds 26 Jul 1951
               
2 West Indies 681/8d 198.4 1 v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
  England 537 221.2 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
               
3 Australia 668 235.5 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 14 May 1955
  West Indies 510 157.1 2 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
               
4 Australia 656/8d 255.5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  England 611 293.1 2 v Australia Manchester 23 Jul 1964
               
5 Australia 650/6d 189.0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  West Indies 573 212.0 2 v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 1965
               
6 Pakistan 600/7d 165.3 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
  England 545 225.4 2 v Pakistan The Oval 22 Aug 1974
               
7 India 500 162.0 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
  Pakistan 674/6 224.5 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
               
8 West Indies 530/5d 151.5 1 v India Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
  India 565 172.2 2 v West Indies Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
               
9 India 509 178.2 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  Pakistan 699/5 203.4 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
               
10 Australia 503/9d 171.4 1 v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1993
  West Indies 606 184.4 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1993
               
11 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 1 v England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 2 v West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
               
12 India 521 167.0 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
  England 564 198.5 2 v India Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
               
13 India 537/8d 167.3 1 v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
  Sri Lanka 952/6d 271.0 2 v India Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
               
14 Australia 599/4d 174.0 1 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
  Pakistan 580/9d 172.1 2 v Australia Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
               
15 India 513/9d 196.0 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
  West Indies 629/9d 248.0 2 v India St John’s 10 May 2002
               
16 England 515 155.4 1 v India The Oval 05 Sep 2002
  India 508 170.0 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
               
17 Australia 556 127.0 1 v India Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
  India 523 161.5 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
               
18 South Africa 588/6d 163.0 1 v West Indies St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  West Indies 747 235.2 2 v South Africa St John’s 29 Apr 2005
               
19 Pakistan 588 136.2 1 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
  India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
               
20 New Zealand 593/8d 165.0 1 v South Africa Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
  South Africa 512 188.0 2 v New Zealand Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
               
21 England 515 123.0 1 v Pakistan Leeds 04 Aug 2006
  Pakistan 538 141.4 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
               
22 England 551/6d 168.0 1 v Australia Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
  Australia 513 165.3 2 v England Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
               
23 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
  Pakistan 537 168.1 2 v India Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
               
24 India 526 152.5 1 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
  Australia 563 181.0 2 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
               
25 South Africa 540 152.5 1 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  India 627 155.1 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
               
26 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
  Australia 577 179.3 2 v India Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
27 Sri Lanka 644/7d 155.2 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  Pakistan 765/6d 248.5 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
               
28 England 600/6d 153.2 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
  West Indies 749/9d 194.4 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
               
29 England 546/6d 158.5 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
  West Indies 544 178.4 2 v England Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
               
30 South Africa 543/6d 147.0 1 v West Indies Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
  West Indies 546 181.1 2 v South Africa Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
               
31 Sri Lanka 642/4d 159.4 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
               
32 West Indies 527/4d 144.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
  Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
               
33 Sri Lanka 570/4d 135.0 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Bangladesh 638 196.0 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
34 Pakistan 523/8d 151.1 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  England 598/9d 206.0 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
               
35 Australia 559/9d 133.0 1 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
  New Zealand 624 153.5 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
               
36 England 629/6d 125.5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
  South Africa 627/7d 211.0 2 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
               
37 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  New Zealand 539 148.2 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017

New Zealand has been involved in three such occasions. All the three occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 593/8d 165.0 1 v South Africa Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
  South Africa 512 188.0 2 v New Zealand Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
               
2 Australia 559/9d 133.0 1 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
  New Zealand 624 153.5 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
               
3 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  New Zealand 539 148.2 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017

Bangladesh has been involved in three such occasions. All the three occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 527/4d 144.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
  Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
               
2 Sri Lanka 570/4d 135.0 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Bangladesh 638 196.0 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
3 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  New Zealand 539 148.2 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017

There are only five occasions of rival teams posting 600 plus runs in the first and second innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 656/8d 255.5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  England 611 293.1 2 v Australia Manchester 23 Jul 1964
               
2 Sri Lanka 644/7d 155.2 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  Pakistan 765/6d 248.5 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
               
3 England 600/6d 153.2 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
  West Indies 749/9d 194.4 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
               
4 Sri Lanka 642/4d 159.4 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
               
5 England 629/6d 125.5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
  South Africa 627/7d 211.0 2 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
               
Teams losing a test after scoring 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of a test – Bangladesh posts the highest ever score to lose a test

Teams losing a test after scoring 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of a test – Bangladesh posts the highest ever score to lose a test

Bangladesh posted 595 for 8 declared in its first innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Wellington and lost the test to provide the 15th occasion of a team losing a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first innings or second innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 586 172.3 lost v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 South Africa 506 153.0 lost v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
3 England 519 215.1 lost v Australia Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
4 Australia 520 133.4×8 lost v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
5 West Indies 526/7d 133.0 lost v England Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
6 Pakistan 574/8d 124.6×8 lost v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
7 Sri Lanka 547/8d 170.0 lost v Australia Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
8 Australia 556 127.0 lost v India Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
9 Pakistan 538 141.4 lost v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
10 Pakistan 504 129.5 lost v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
11 England 551/6d 168.0 lost v Australia Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
12 India 532 138.2 lost v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008
13 Bangladesh 556 148.3 lost v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
14 New Zealand 523 131.2 lost v England Lord’s 21 May 2015
15 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 lost v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017

It also provides the second such occasion of Bangladesh losing a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of a test. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 556 148.3 lost v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
2 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 lost v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017

Bangladesh’s 595 for 8 declared represents the highest team total ever scored in the annals of test cricket when a team has lost a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first innings of a test.  The previous best was Australia’s 586 against England at Sydney in Dec 1894. Thus it took 123 years to break the record in this category of statistics

No Team Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 lost v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
2 Australia 586 172.3 lost v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894

 

Batsmen at number five and six scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Batsmen at number five and six scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Shakib Al Hasan{217} and Musfiqur Rahim {159} of  Bangladesh scored 150 plus runs in the ongoing test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Wellington while batting at number five and six to provide the fifth occasion of batsman scoring 150 plus runs while batting at number five and six in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed. AR Border and MJ Clarke were leading their sides while Mushfiqur Rahim donned the gloves while accomplishing such a feat

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 Javed Miandad 163 1 Pak NZl Lahore 09 Oct 1976
  6 Asif Iqbal 166 1 Pak NZl Lahore 09 Oct 1976
                 
2 5 *AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
  6 SR Waugh 157* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
                 
3 5 SR Waugh 160 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
  6 GS Blewett 214 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
                 
4 5 *MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  6 MEK Hussey 150* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
                 
5 5 Shakib Al Hasan 217 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  6 +Mushfiqur Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017

Shakib Al Hasan{217} and Musfiqur Rahim {159} of  Bangladesh scored 150 plus runs in the ongoing test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Wellington while batting at number five and six to provide the second occasion of batsman scoring 150 plus runs while batting at number five and six in a test innings against New Zealand.  Both the occasions are listed below

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 Javed Miandad 163 1 Pak NZl Lahore 09 Oct 1976
  6 Asif Iqbal 166 1 Pak NZl Lahore 09 Oct 1976
                 
2 5 Shakib Al Hasan 217 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  6 +Mushfiqur Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017

Shakib Al Hasan{217} and Musfiqur Rahim {159} of  Bangaldesh scored 150 plus runs in the ongoing test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Wellington while batting at number five and six to provide the fourth occasion of one batsman scoring 150 plus runs and another scoring 200 plus runs while batting at number five and six in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. MJ Clarke with his 329 not out is the only batsman to score 300 plus runs in this category of statistics

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 *AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
  6 SR Waugh 157* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
                 
2 5 SR Waugh 160 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
  6 GS Blewett 214 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
                 
3 5 *MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  6 MEK Hussey 150* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
                 
4 5 Shakib Al Hasan 217 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  6 +Mushfiqur Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017