Indian bowlers who have captured six plus wickets in a test innings against Australia – RA Jadeja joins the list

Indian bowlers who have captured six plus wickets in a test innings against Australia – RA Jadeja joins the list

RA Jadeja returned with figures  of 6 for 63 in Australia’s first innings in  the ongoing first test between India and Australia at Bengaluru to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ghulam Ahmed 20.3 6 49 7 1 Aus Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
2 JM Patel 35.5 16 69 9 2 Aus Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
3 RG Nadkarni 51.0 11 105 6 2 Aus Mumbai (BS) 01 Jan 1960
4 RG Nadkarni 54.4 21 91 6 3 Aus Chennai 02 Oct 1964
5 SA Durani 28.0 11 73 6 1 Aus Kolkata 17 Oct 1964
6 S Abid Ali 17.0×8 2 55 6 1 Aus Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
7 EAS Prasanna 34.0×8 6 141 6 2 Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
8 EAS Prasanna 33.4×8 9 104 6 3 Aus Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
9 BS Bedi 50.0 19 98 7 2 Aus Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
10 EAS Prasanna 31.0 14 74 6 3 Aus Chennai 24 Dec 1969
11 BS Chandrasekhar 14.1×8 2 52 6 2 Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
12 BS Chandrasekhar 20.0×8 3 52 6 4 Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
13 DR Doshi 43.0 10 103 6 1 Aus Chennai 11 Sep 1979
14 N Kapil Dev 38.0 6 106 8 1 Aus Adelaide 13 Dec 1985
15 A Kumble 41.3 8 98 6 2 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
16 Harbhajan Singh 37.5 7 123 7 1 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
17 Harbhajan Singh 30.3 8 73 6 4 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
18 Harbhajan Singh 38.2 6 133 7 1 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
19 Harbhajan Singh 41.5 20 84 8 3 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
20 AB Agarkar 16.2 2 41 6 3 Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
21 A Kumble 51.0 8 176 6 2 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
22 A Kumble 46.5 7 141 8 2 Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
23 Harbhajan Singh 30.1 5 78 6 3 Aus Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
24 A Kumble 17.3 4 48 7 1 Aus Chennai 14 Oct 2004
25 A Kumble 47.0 8 133 6 3 Aus Chennai 14 Oct 2004
26 R Ashwin 42.0 12 103 7 1 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
27 RA Jadeja 21.4 1 63 6 2 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

RA Jadeja returned with figures  of 6 for 63 in Australia’s first innings in  the ongoing first test between India and Australia at Bengaluru to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Australia in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ghulam Ahmed 20.3 6 49 7 1 Aus Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
2 JM Patel 35.5 16 69 9 2 Aus Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
3 RG Nadkarni 51.0 11 105 6 2 Aus Mumbai (BS) 01 Jan 1960
4 RG Nadkarni 54.4 21 91 6 3 Aus Chennai 02 Oct 1964
5 SA Durani 28.0 11 73 6 1 Aus Kolkata 17 Oct 1964
6 BS Bedi 50.0 19 98 7 2 Aus Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
6 EAS Prasanna 31.0 14 74 6 3 Aus Chennai 24 Dec 1969
8 DR Doshi 43.0 10 103 6 1 Aus Chennai 11 Sep 1979
9 A Kumble 41.3 8 98 6 2 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
10 Harbhajan Singh 37.5 7 123 7 1 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
11 Harbhajan Singh 30.3 8 73 6 4 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
12 Harbhajan Singh 38.2 6 133 7 1 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
13 Harbhajan Singh 41.5 20 84 8 3 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
14 Harbhajan Singh 30.1 5 78 6 3 Aus Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
15 A Kumble 17.3 4 48 7 1 Aus Chennai 14 Oct 2004
16 A Kumble 47.0 8 133 6 3 Aus Chennai 14 Oct 2004
17 R Ashwin 42.0 12 103 7 1 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
18 RA Jadeja 21.4 1 63 6 2 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 RA Jadeja became the third Indian bowler to capture six wickets in a test innings at Bengaluru against Australia. A Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are the other two bowlers to accomplish such a feat. All the three occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 41.3 8 98 6 2 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
2 Harbhajan Singh 30.1 5 78 6 3 Aus Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
3 RA Jadeja 21.4 1 63 6 2 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

It is observed that  RA Jadeja’s 6 for 63 in the first innings of this test represent the best innings bowling figures by an Indian bowler in a test innings against Australia at Bengaluru. The previous best was Harbhajan Singh’s 6 for 78 in Oct 2004

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RA Jadeja 21.4 1 63 6 2 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
2 Harbhajan Singh 30.1 5 78 6 3 Aus Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
3 A Kumble 41.3 8 98 6 2 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998

 

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