SNJ O’keefe emulates BS Chandrasekhar

SNJ O’keefe emulates BS Chandrasekhar

Bhagwath Subramanya Chandrasekhar

Stephen Norman John O'Keefe

SNJ O’Keefe emulated BS Chandrashekhar in a sort of records. Both the bowlers captured identical number of wickets conceding identical number of runs in both innings of a test. Chandrashekhar had chosen Australia  as opposition while capture 6 for 52 in both innings at Melbourne in 1977-78, while SNJ O’Keefe chose India as opposition as he captured 6 for 35 in both innings at Pune in 2016-17

Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
BS Chandrasekhar 14.1×8 2 52 6 2 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
BS Chandrasekhar 20.0×8 3 52 6 4 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
                   
SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 4 35 6 4 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

BS Chandrasekhar and SNJ O’keefe are the only two bowlers in the history of test cricket to capture six wickets conceding identical number of runs in both innings of a test

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