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RA Jadeja became the tenth Indian all rounder to score 1000 runs and capture 100 wickets. His run aggregate at the end of the second day of the Dharamsala test between India and Australia read 1004. He had already captured 139 wickets. The following table lists all the ten Indian all-rounders who have scored 1000 plus runs and captured 100 plus wickets in tests

No	Player	Mat	Runs	HS	Bat Av	100	Wkts	BBI	Bowl Av	5	Ct	St
1	A Kumble	132	2506	110*	17.77	1	619	10/74	29.65	35	60	0
2	N Kapil Dev	131	5248	163	31.05	8	434	9/83	29.64	23	64	0
3	Harbhajan Singh	103	2224	115	18.22	2	417	8/84	32.46	25	42	0
4	Z Khan	92	1231	75	11.95	0	311	7/87	32.94	11	19	0
5	R Ashwin	49	1903	124	32.25	4	272	7/59	25.39	25	20	0
6	J Srinath	67	1009	76	14.21	0	236	8/86	30.49	10	22	0
7	MH Mankad	44	2109	231	31.47	5	162	8/52	32.32	8	33	0
8	RJ Shastri	80	3830	206	35.79	11	151	5/75	40.96	2	36	0
9	RA Jadeja	30	1004	90	27.88	0	139	7/48	23.45	8	27	0
10	IK Pathan	29	1105	102	31.57	1	100	7/59	32.26	7	8	0

 

 

RA Jadeja had an aggregate of 988 runs in tests prior to the start of the test. He needed 12 more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored 16 runs and remained not out at the end of the second day of  the  test and has an aggregate of 1004 runs. He became the 65^th Indian batsman to score 1000 plus runs  in tests.

 

NM Lyon had an aggregate of 59 wickets against India. He needed one more wicket for his 60 wickets. He took four wickets in India’s first innings and his aggregate read 63 wickets. He became the 14th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 60 plus wickets against India. The following table lists all such bowlers

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	22	32	7020	3425	105	8/87	11/110	32.61	7	2
2	Imran Khan	Pak	23	38	5078	2260	94	8/60	11/79	24.04	6	2
3	JM Anderson	Eng	22	42	4935	2423	86	5/42	7/77	28.17	3	0
4	MD Marshall	Win	17	30	3507	1671	76	6/37	11/89	21.98	6	1
5	AME Roberts	Win	14	25	3030	1454	67	7/64	12/121	21.70	4	1
6	RJ Hadlee	NZl	14	24	3106	1493	65	7/23	11/58	22.96	4	2
7	WW Hall	Win	13	26	2774	1221	65	6/49	11/126	18.78	4	1
8	CA Walsh	Win	15	25	3124	1316	65	6/62	10/101	20.24	4	1
9	LR Gibbs	Win	15	30	4793	1467	63	8/38	9/63	23.28	4	0
10	DW Steyn	SAF	13	22	2616	1349	63	7/51	10/108	21.41	5	1
11	NM Lyon	Aus	14	26	3597	2088	63	8/50	12/286	33.14	4	1
12	DL Underwood	Eng	20	36	4995	1699	62	5/84	9/173	27.40	1	0
13	RGD Willis	Eng	17	30	2941	1441	62	6/53	9/142	23.24	3	0
14	MA Holding	Win	15	26	3142	1543	61	6/65	7/117	25.29	2	0

 

NM Lyon had an aggregate of 59 wickets against India. He needed one more wickets for his 60 wickets. He took four wickets in India’s first innings and his aggregate read 63 wickets. He become the first Australian bowler to capture 60 plus wickets against India.

 

NM Lyon had an aggregate of 59 wickets against India. He needed one more wicket for his 60 wickets. He took four wickets in India’s first innings and his aggregate read 63 wickets. He became the fourth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 60 plus wickets against India. The following table lists all such bowlers

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	22	32	7020	3425	105	8/87	11/110	32.61	7	2
2	LR Gibbs	Win	15	30	4793	1467	63	8/38	9/63	23.28	4	0
3	NM Lyon	Aus	14	26	3597	2088	63	8/50	12/286	33.14	4	1
4	DL Underwood	Eng	20	36	4995	1699	62	5/84	9/173	27.40	1	0

 

SPD Smith of Australia became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to score five hundreds in a season after RT Ponting. RT Ponting  on his  part had scored eight centuries  in 2005-06 season.

No	Captain	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Season
1	RT Ponting	Aus	5	8	3	970	149	194.00	8	2005/06
2	SPD Smith	Aus	5	5	2	693	178*	231.00	5	2016/17

The following table lists the performance of RT Ponting and SPD Smith with details of hundreds scored by them in 2005-06 and 2016-17 seasons

RT PONTING OF AUSTRALIA
No	Runs	Pos	Dismissal	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	149	3	caught	1	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
2	104*	3	not out	3	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
3	117	3	caught	1	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005
4	120	3	lbw	2	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
5	143*	3	not out	4	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
6	103	3	caught	1	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006
7	116	3	caught	3	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006
8	118*	3	not out	4	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006
SPD SMITH OF AUSTRALIA
No	Runs	Pos	Dismissal	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	130	4	caught	1	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
2	165*	4	not out	2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2016
3	109	3	lbw	3	v India	Pune	23 Feb 2017
4	178*	3	not out	1	v India	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
5	111	3	caught	1	v India	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017

 

SPD Smith’s 111 in the ongoing test at Dharamsala against India provide the fifth century of the season 2016-17. His feat of scoring five centuries in a season provides the 18^th occasion of a batsman scoring five ore more  centuries in a season. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Season
1	RT Ponting	Aus	12	23	4	1483	149	78.05	8	2005/06
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	9	15	2	1179	205	90.69	6	1978/79
3	JH Kallis	SAF	12	20	4	1227	186	76.68	6	2007/08
4	CL Walcott	Win	5	10	0	827	155	82.70	5	1955
5	M Amarnath	Ind	11	19	2	1182	120	69.52	5	1982/83
6	MJ Slater	Aus	12	23	0	975	123	42.39	5	1998/99
7	SR Waugh	Aus	12	23	6	1142	199	67.17	5	1998/99
8	ML Hayden	Aus	9	16	2	1035	138	73.92	5	2001/02
9	JH Kallis	SAF	9	16	3	1166	177	89.69	5	2003/04
10	AC Gilchrist	Aus	12	17	3	967	162	69.07	5	2004/05
11	DR Martyn	Aus	12	18	2	1072	165	67.00	5	2004/05
12	ML Hayden	Aus	12	23	1	1287	137	58.50	5	2005/06
13	G Gambhir	Ind	8	16	1	1269	206	84.60	5	2008/09
14	AJ Strauss	Eng	7	13	2	793	169	72.09	5	2008/09
15	SR Tendulkar	Ind	7	10	2	674	143	84.25	5	2009/10
16	JH Kallis	SAF	5	9	3	821	201*	136.83	5	2010/11
17	DA Warner	Aus	8	16	1	1066	145	71.06	5	2013/14
18	SPD Smith	Aus	10	18	3	1135	178*	75.66	5	2016/17

It is intresting to note that half of 18 occasions of a batsman scoring five ore centuries belonged to Australian batsmen. The following table lists the nine occasion of Australian batsman scoring five or more centuries in a season

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Season
1	RT Ponting	Aus	12	23	4	1483	149	78.05	8	2005/06
2	MJ Slater	Aus	12	23	0	975	123	42.39	5	1998/99
3	SR Waugh	Aus	12	23	6	1142	199	67.17	5	1998/99
4	ML Hayden	Aus	9	16	2	1035	138	73.92	5	2001/02
5	AC Gilchrist	Aus	12	17	3	967	162	69.07	5	2004/05
6	DR Martyn	Aus	12	18	2	1072	165	67.00	5	2004/05
7	ML Hayden	Aus	12	23	1	1287	137	58.50	5	2005/06
8	DA Warner	Aus	8	16	1	1066	145	71.06	5	2013/14
9	SPD Smith	Aus	10	18	3	1135	178*	75.66	5	2016/17

SPD  Smith’s aggregate runs at the end of  the first innings of  the Dharamsala  test between  India and Australia read 1135 runs in the season 2016-17 to provide  the ninth occasion of a captain scoring 1000 plus runs  in a season. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Season
1	RT Ponting	Aus	12	23	4	1483	149	78.05	8	6	0	2005/06
2	BC Lara	Win	10	19	1	1253	400*	69.61	4	2	2	2003/04
3	V Kohli	Ind	12	21	2	1252	235	65.89	4	2	1	2016/17
4	MJ Clarke	Aus	9	16	2	1178	259*	84.14	4	4	1	2012/13
5	MJ Clarke	Aus	11	19	1	1141	329*	63.38	4	1	1	2011/12
6	SPD Smith	Aus	10	18	3	1135	178*	75.66	5	3	1	2016/17
7	GC Smith	SAF	12	20	0	1107	232	55.35	3	4	0	2007/08
8	GA Gooch	Eng	6	11	0	1058	333	96.18	4	3	1	1990
9	RB Simpson	Aus	10	19	1	1007	201	55.94	3	4	0	1964/65

SPD  Smith’s aggregate runs at the end of  the first innings of  the Dharamsala  test between  India and Australia read 1135 runs in the season 2016-17 to provide  the fifth occasion of an Australian captain scoring 1000 plus runs  in a season. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Season
1	RT Ponting	Aus	12	23	4	1483	149	78.05	8	6	0	2005/06
2	MJ Clarke	Aus	9	16	2	1178	259*	84.14	4	4	1	2012/13
3	MJ Clarke	Aus	11	19	1	1141	329*	63.38	4	1	1	2011/12
3	SPD Smith	Aus	10	18	3	1135	178*	75.66	5	3	1	2016/17
5	RB Simpson	Aus	10	19	1	1007	201	55.94	3	4	0	1964/65

V Kohli and SPD Smith have aggregated 1252 runs and  1135 runs in 2016-17 season to provide  the very first occasion of two captains scoring 1000 plus runs in a season in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Season
1	V Kohli	Ind	12	21	2	1252	235	65.89	4	2	1	2016/17
2	SPD Smith	Aus	10	18	3	1135	178*	75.66	5	3	1	2016/17

MJ Clarke remains the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs in two consecutive seasons. He aggregated 1141 runs in 2011-12 and followed it up with 1178 in 2012-13

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Season
1	MJ Clarke	Aus	11	19	1	1141	329*	63.38	4	1	1	2011/12
2	MJ Clarke	Aus	9	16	2	1178	259*	84.14	4	4	1	2012/13

 

Australia was dismissed for a total of exact 300 runs in its first innings against India in the ongoing test at Dharamsala to provide the 15^th occasion of a team dismissed for an exact total of 300 runs in a test innings in the  annals of test cricket.  All such occasions are listed below.

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	300	163.1×4	v England	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882
2	Australia	300	91.2	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907
3	England	300	109.0	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1907
4	India	300	113.3	v England	Mumbai (BS)	21 Jan 1964
5	South Africa	300	111.0	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967
6	India	300	82.0	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978
7	India	300	104.3	v West Indies	Kolkata	29 Dec 1978
8	England	300	103.5	v West Indies	Nottingham	04 Jul 1991
9	West Indies	300	98.0	v England	Birmingham	06 Jul 1995
10	England	300	103.4	v India	Mohali	09 Mar 2006
11	Sri Lanka	300	99.2	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2007
12	India	300	94.0	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 2011
13	Pakistan	300	114.0	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jun 2012
14	Sri Lanka	300	109.3	v Pakistan	Galle	17 Jun 2015
15	Australia	300	88.3	v India	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017

 

Australia was dismissed for a total of exact 300 runs in its first innings against India in the ongoing test at Dharamsala to provide the third occasion of Australia dismissed for an exact total of 300 runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. The previous occasion of Australia dismissed for an exact 300 runs was at Sydney against England in Dec 1907. Thus Australia was dismissed for a total of an exact 300 runs after a period of one hundred and ten years to provide the  third  such occasion

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	300	163.1×4	v England	Melbourne	10 Mar 1882
2	Australia	300	91.2	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907
3	Australia	300	88.3	v India	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017

 

Australia was dismissed for a total of exact 300 runs in its first innings against India in the ongoing test at Dharamsala to provide the second occasion of a team dismissed for an exact total of 300 runs in a test innings against India.  Both the occasions are listed below.

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	300	103.4	v India	Mohali	09 Mar 2006
2	Australia	300	88.3	v India	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017

 

R Aswhin is in the threshold of creating two world records – one individually and another with RA Jadeja. His individual record will be thus – If he gets one more wicket in this test, he would become the first bowler ever in the history of test cricket to capture 80 wickets in a test season. At the end of the first innings of the ongoing test at Dharamsala, his aggregate of wickets in 2016-17 read 79

Another record he is going to create with RA Jadeja would be thus – RA Jadeja has captured 68 wickets as at the end of the first innings of the ongoing test at Dharamsala. He needs two more wickets for his 70 wickets. If he gets them, then he would pair with R Ashwin to become the first pair of bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture seventy plus wickets in the same test season – a feat never achieved before. R Ashwin has captured 79 wickets as the end of the first innings of the ongoing test at Dharamsala

R Aswhin’s lone wicket – that of SPD Smith’s for 111 – gave him yet another distinction. It was his 79^th wicket of the season – the most by a bowler in a season. He went past DA Steyn of South Africa who had a tally of 78 wickets in 2007/08 season. The following table lists the ten occasion of a bowler capturing 60 plus wickets  in a season.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Season
1	R Ashwin	Ind	13	25	4347	2044	79	7	3	2016/17
2	DW Steyn	SAF	12	23	2261	1267	78	6	2	2007/08
3	RA Jadeja	Ind	13	25	4196	1597	68	4	1	2016/17
4	GD McGrath	Aus	12	23	3103	1344	66	6	1	1998/99
5	A Kumble	Ind	11	22	3673	1814	64	5	2	2004/05
6	N Kapil Dev	Ind	13	25	2832	1276	63	5	1	1979/80
7	M Muralitharan	Srl	7	14	2879	957	62	5	3	2001/02
8	SK Warne	Aus	12	24	3302	1622	62	4	0	2005/06
9	SK Warne	Aus	12	24	3455	1459	60	4	1	1994/95
10	MG Johnson	Aus	12	23	3182	1515	60	2	1	2008/09

 

SPD Smith’s three hundreds in the ongoing test series provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring three hundreds in an away series which includes the series played at neutral venue. In fact no captain has scored three hundreds in a series played at neutral venue. All such occasions are listed below

No	Captain	100	Team	Oppn	Venue	Series
1	DG Bradman	3	Aus	Eng	Eng	1938
2	WR Hammond	3	Eng	Eng	SAF	1938-39
3	A Melville	3	SAF	Eng	Eng	1947
4	GS Sobers	3	Win	Eng	Eng	1966
5	GC Smith	3	SAF	Win	Win	2005
6	AJ Strauss	3	Eng	Win	Win	2008-09
7	AN Cook	3	Eng	Ind	Ind	2012-13
8	V Kohli	3	Ind	Aus	Aus	2014-15
9	SPD Smith	3	Aus	Ind	Ind	2016-17

SPD Smith emulated DG Bradman in scoring three hundreds to become the second Australian captain to score three hundreds in an away series. DG Bradman had accomplished such a feat in 1938 series against England. So it took 78 years for another Australian captain to accomplish the feat of scoring three hundreds in an away test series. Both such occasions are listed below

No	Captain	100	Team	Oppn	Venue	Series
1	DG Bradman	3	Aus	Eng	Eng	1938
2	SPD Smith	3	Aus	Ind	Ind	2016-17

 

SPD Smith of Australia was dismissed for a Nelson {111} in  the ongoing test at Dharamsala against India  to provide the sixth  occasion of a captain dismissed for a Nelson in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppm	Ground	Start Date
1	LRD Mendis	111	1	Srl	Eng	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
2	MA Atherton	111	1	Eng	NZl	Manchester	30 Jun 1994
3	SM Pollock	111	1	SAF	Srl	Centurion	20 Jan 2001
4	ST Jayasuriya	111	2	Srl	Ind	Galle	14 Aug 2001
5	Mohammad Yousuf	111	1	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004
6	SPD Smith	111	1	Aus	Ind	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017

SPD Smith of Australia was dismissed for a Nelson {111} in the ongoing test at Dharamsala against India to provide the sixth occasion of a captain dismissed for a Nelson in a test innings against India. ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka was the other captain to be dismissed for Nelson against India. He was dismissed for 111 at Galle in Aug 2001. Both the occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppm	Ground	Start Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	111	2	Srl	Ind	Galle	14 Aug 2001
2	SPD Smith	111	1	Aus	Ind	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017