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Glovemen scoring centuries in a test innings against Australia – WP Saha joins the list

Glovemen scoring centuries in a test innings against Australia – WP Saha joins the list

WP Saha scored 117 in the just concluded Ranchi Test between Indian and Australia to provide the 28th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LEG Ames 120 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
2 CC Depeiaza 122 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 JHB Waite 115 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
4 JHB Waite 134 2 SAF Aus Durban 24 Jan 1958
5 FCM Alexander 108 3 Win Aus Sydney 13 Jan 1961
6 DT Lindsay 182 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
7 DT Lindsay 137 1 SAF Aus Durban 20 Jan 1967
8 DT Lindsay 131 2 SAF Aus Johannesburg 03 Feb 1967
9 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
10 APE Knott 135 2 Eng Aus Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
11 SMH Kirmani 101* 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
12 Taslim Arif 210* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
13 PJL Dujon 130 2 Win Aus Port of Spain 16 Mar 1984
14 PJL Dujon 139 1 Win Aus Perth 09 Nov 1984
15 CJ Richards 133 1 Eng Aus Perth 28 Nov 1986
16 RC Russell 128* 3 Eng Aus Manchester 27 Jul 1989
17 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 Srl Aus Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
18 Moin Khan 115* 1 Pak Aus Lahore 01 Nov 1994
19 NR Mongia 152 2 Ind Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
20 AC Parore 110 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
21 BB McCullum 104 3 NZl Aus Wellington 19 Mar 2010
22 MJ Prior 118 2 Eng Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2011
23 AB de Villiers 169 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
24 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
25 AB de Villiers 116 1 SAF Aus Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
26 Sarfraz Ahmed 109 1 Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
27 Q de Kock 104 2 SAF Aus Hobart 12 Nov 2016
28 WP Saha 117 2 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

DT Linday of South Africa {03}, AB de Villiers of South Africa {02}, APE Knott of England {02}, JHB Waite of South Africa {02} and PJL Dujon of West Indies {02} are the five wicket keeper batsmen  who  have scored two or more centuries against Australia. The performance of these five wicket keepers are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DT Lindsay 182 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
2 DT Lindsay 137 1 SAF Aus Durban 20 Jan 1967
3 DT Lindsay 131 2 SAF Aus Johannesburg 03 Feb 1967
               
1 AB de Villiers 169 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
2 AB de Villiers 116 1 SAF Aus Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
               
1 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
2 APE Knott 135 2 Eng Aus Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
               
1 JHB Waite 115 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
2 JHB Waite 134 2 SAF Aus Durban 24 Jan 1958
               
1 PJL Dujon 130 2 Win Aus Port of Spain 16 Mar 1984
2 PJL Dujon 139 1 Win Aus Perth 09 Nov 1984
Indian wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century in a test innings

Indian wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century in a test innings

WP Saha scored 117 in the just concluded Ranchi Test between Indian and Australia to provide the 19th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the 211th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in the annals of test cricket.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VL Manjrekar 118 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
2 BK Kunderan 192 1 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
3 BK Kunderan 100 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
4 FM Engineer 109 1 v West Indies Chennai 13 Jan 1967
5 FM Engineer 121 1 v England Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
6 SMH Kirmani 101* 1 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
7 SMH Kirmani 102 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
8 NR Mongia 152 2 v Australia Delhi 10 Oct 1996
9 D Dasgupta 100 2 v England Mohali 03 Dec 2001
10 A Ratra 115* 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
11 MS Dhoni 148 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
12 MS Dhoni 110 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
13 MS Dhoni 100* 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
14 MS Dhoni 132* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
15 MS Dhoni 144 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
16 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
17 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
18 WP Saha 106* 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
19 WP Saha 117 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

WP Saha scored 117 in the just concluded Ranchi Test between Indian and Australia to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SMH Kirmani 101* 1 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
2 NR Mongia 152 2 v Australia Delhi 10 Oct 1996
3 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
4 WP Saha 117 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

Teams posting exact 199 runs partnership in a test innings

Teams posting exact 199 runs partnership in a test innings

CA Pujara and WP Saha stitched a seventh wicket partnership of 199 runs in the just concluded Ranchi test between India and Australia to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen posting exact 199 runs partnerships in the annals of test cricket. It was India’s first 199 partnership in its tests. It also provides the first such partnership for the seventh wicket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC Bannerman, PS McDonnell 4 199 2 Aus Eng Sydney 03 Mar 1882
2 CG Greenidge, RB Richardson 3 199 3 Win Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
3 MJ Slater, SR Waugh 5 199 2 Aus NZl Wellington 24 Mar 2000
4 JH Kallis, G Kirsten 2 199 1 SAF Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001
5 SP Fleming, L Vincent 3 199 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
6 HM Amla, GC Smith 2 199 2 SAF Win Durban 10 Jan 2008
7 CA Pujara, WP Saha 7 199 2 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara and WP Saha stitched a seventh wicket partnership of 199 runs in the just concluded Ranchi test between India and Australia to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting exact 199 runs partnerships against Australia in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Greenidge, RB Richardson 3 199 3 Win Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
2 SP Fleming, L Vincent 3 199 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
3 CA Pujara, WP Saha 7 199 2 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

Teams winning their 100th test in the annals of test cricket

Teams winning their 100th test in the annals of test cricket

Bangaldesh became the fourth team in the annals of test cricket to win their 100th test, when it trounced Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in the just concluded test which had begun on 15.03.2017. The performance of all the four teams are listed below

 

No Team Res Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh won 004 wkts v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 15 Mar 2017
2 Pakistan won 071 runs v Australia Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
3 West Indies won 179 runs v Australia Kingston 03 Mar 1965
4 Sri Lanka won 002 wkts v Pakistan Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000

 

The following table lists the performance of all the ten test playing nations with the results they achieved in their 100th test.

 

No Team Res Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia lost 070 runs v England Sydney 23 Feb 1912
2 Bangladesh won 004 wkts v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 15 Mar 2017
3 England lost 009 wkts v Australia Lord’s 14 Jun 1909
4 India lost 132 runs v England Birmingham 13 Jul 1967
5 New Zealand draw – v West Indies Bridgetown 23 Mar 1972
6 Pakistan won 071 runs v Australia Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
7 South Africa lost 003 wkts v England Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
8 West Indies won 179 runs v Australia Kingston 03 Mar 1965
9 Sri Lanka won 002 wkts v Pakistan Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000
10 Zimbabwe lost 254 runs v New Zealand Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016

 

The following table lists the performance of the ten test playing nations with their overall results as at the conclusion of the Ranchi Test between India  and Australia. Australia became the second team to play 800 tests in  the  annals of test cricket after England. England has played 933 tests.

 

No Team Mat Won Lost Tied Draw HS LS
1 Australia 800 377 214 2 207 758 36
2 England 983 351 289 0 343 903 45
3 South Africa 410 152 135 0 123 682 30
4 West Indies 520 165 181 1 173 790 47
5 New Zealand 421 89 170 0 162 690 26
6 India 511 138 158 1 214 759 42
7 Pakistan 407 130 119 0 158 765 49
8 Sri Lanka 258 81 96 0 81 952 71
9 Zimbabwe 101 11 64 0 26 563 51
10 Bangladesh 100 9 76 0 15 638 62

 

 

Indian spin bowlers sharing the new ball in a test innings at both ends

Indian spin bowlers sharing the new ball in a test innings at both ends

Indian spinners – R Ashwin and RA Jadeja – shared the new ball attack in the fourth innings of the test against Australia in the just concluded test to provide the 14th occasion of Indian bowlers sharing the new ball attack  in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date Position – one Position – Two
1 Ind 4       Eng Kanpur 12 Jan 1952 Ghulam Ahmed MH Mankad
2 Ind 1       Eng Kanpur 15 Feb 1964 ML Jaisimha SA Durani
3 Ind 4       Win Bridgetown 02 May 2002 SR Tendulkar Harbhajan Singh
4 Ind 4       Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008 A Kumble V Sehwag
5 Ind 3       Srl Mum-BS       02 Dec 2009 PP Ojha R Ashwin
6 Ind 3       Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011 PP Ojha R Ashwin
7 Ind 2       Eng Mumbai 23 Nov 2012 R Ashwin PP Ojha
8 Ind 4       Eng Mumbai 23 Nov 2012 R Ashwin PP Ojha
9 Ind 4       Eng Kolkata 05 Dec 2012 R Ashwin PP Ojha
10 Ind 3       Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013 R Ashwin Harbhajan Singh
11 Ind 3       Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015 R Ashwin Harbhajan Singh
12 Ind 4       SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015 R Ashwin RA Jadeja
13 Ind 3       Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017 R Ashwin RA Jadeja
14 Ind 3       Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017 R Ashwin RA Jadeja

 

Indian spinners – R Ashwin and RA Jadeja – shared the new ball attack in the fourth innings of the test against Australia in the just concluded test to provide the fourth occasion of Indian bowlers sharing the new ball attack  in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date Position – one Position – Two
1 Ind 4       Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008 A Kumble V Sehwag
2 Ind 3       Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013 R Ashwin Harbhajan Singh
3 Ind 3       Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017 R Ashwin RA Jadeja
4 Ind 3       Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017 R Ashwin RA Jadeja

 

Indian batsmen who have scored double hundreds without a boundary six

Indian batsmen who have scored double hundreds without a boundary six

CA Pujara’s 202 at Ranchi in the test between  India  and Australia did not contain a boundary six to provide the 26th occasion of an  Indian batsman scoring a double hundred without a boundary six. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 0 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 0 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 0 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 DN Sardesai 200* 0 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
5 SM Gavaskar 220 0 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
6 SM Gavaskar 221 0 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
7 GR Viswanath 222 0 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
8 AD Gaekwad 201 0 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
9 SM Gavaskar 236* 0 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
10 SV Manjrekar 218 0 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
11 VG Kambli 224 0 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
12 VG Kambli 227 0 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
13 SR Tendulkar 217 0 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
14 R Dravid 200* 0 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
15 SR Tendulkar 201* 0 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
16 VVS Laxman 281 0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
17 R Dravid 217 0 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
18 SR Tendulkar 241* 0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
19 SR Tendulkar 248* 0 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
20 W Jaffer 202 0 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
21 VVS Laxman 200* 0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
22 CA Pujara 206* 0 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
23 V Kohli 200 0 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
24 V Kohli 211 0 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
25 V Kohli 204 0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
26 CA Pujara 202 0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara’s 202 at Ranchi in the test between  India  and Australia did not contain a boundary six to provide the fourth  occasion of an  Indian batsman scoring a double hundred without a boundary six against Australia. He became the third Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat against Australia.   All the four occasions are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VVS Laxman 281 0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 SR Tendulkar 241* 0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
3 VVS Laxman 200* 0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
4 CA Pujara 202 0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

SR Tendulkar {04}, SM Gavaskar {03}, V Kohli {03} are the three Indian batsmen who have scored three or more double hundreds without a boundary six. CA Pujara {02}, MH Mankad {02}, R Dravid {02}, VG Kambli {02} and VVS Laxman {02} are the five Indian batsmen who have scored two double hundreds with a boundary six. The performance of these batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 217 0 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
2 SR Tendulkar 201* 0 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
3 SR Tendulkar 241* 0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
4 SR Tendulkar 248* 0 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
               
1 SM Gavaskar 220 0 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
2 SM Gavaskar 221 0 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
3 SM Gavaskar 236* 0 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
               
1 V Kohli 200 0 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 V Kohli 211 0 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 V Kohli 204 0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
               
1 CA Pujara 206* 0 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
2 CA Pujara 202 0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
               
1 MH Mankad 223 0 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 0 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
               
1 R Dravid 200* 0 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
2 R Dravid 217 0 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
               
1 VG Kambli 224 0 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
2 VG Kambli 227 0 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
               
1 VVS Laxman 281 0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008

 MH Mankad and VVS Laxman are the only two batsmen who have chosen the same opposition and scored two double hundreds without a boundary six. MH Mankad’s two double hundreds came against New Zealand while VVS Laxman chose Australia. The performance of these two batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 223 0 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 0 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
               
1 VVS Laxman 281 0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
R Ashwin’s world record – holds the record for most wickets in the annals of test cricket by a spin bowler who has opened the bowling

R Ashwin’s world record – holds the record for most wickets in the annals of test cricket by a spin bowler who has opened the bowling

Ravichandran Ashwin

R Ashwin  of India now holds the world record for most wickets by a spin bowler who opened the bowling in the annals of test cricket. His  lonely wicket in Australia’s second innings – that of GJ Maxwell caught by Vijay for 02 was his 94th wicket when he has shared the new ball as a spin bowler. He went past H Trumble of Australia who had captured 93 wickets as a spin bowler while sharing the  new ball. The following table list the four bowlers – R Ashwin, H Trumble, R Peel and HMRKB Herath – who have an aggregate of 75 plus wickets under this category of statistics

 

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 R Ashwin Ind 21 26 3722 1771 94 7/66 12/98 18.84 11 04
2 H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/89 16.25 08 03
3 R Peel Eng 17 31 4361 1520 88 7/31 11/68 17.27 04 01
4 HMRKB Herath Srl 16 20 2919 1217 75 8/63 13/145 16.22 08 03

 The following table lists the performance of R Ashwin in reaching the record 94 wickets

No Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 5 47 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 20.0 2 73 2 2 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
3 27.0 9 80 3 1 2 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
4 42.3 6 145 2 1 2 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
5 3.4 0 22 0 1 4 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
6 6.1 1 31 2 1 4 v England Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
7 32.0 6 95 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 28.0 12 63 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
9 15.3 2 55 2 2 3 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
10 19.0 2 105 4 2 3 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
11 25.0 6 87 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
12 6.0 2 8 0 2 3 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
13 28.2 6 114 4 1 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
14 16.0 6 42 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
15 24.0 5 51 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
16 14.0 5 39 3 1 4 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
17 16.1 6 32 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
18 29.5 7 66 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
19 49.1 26 61 5 2 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
20 35.3 5 132 6 2 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
21 25.0 6 56 0 2 3 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
22 30.3 10 73 4 2 4 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
23 34.5 10 63 3 2 1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
24 28.0 3 119 4 1 3 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
25 12.4 4 41 6 2 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
26 30.0 10 71 1 1 3 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
26 620.2 162 1771 94     Total    
Batsmen who have stayed at the crease facing 500 plus deliveries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket – CA Pujara become the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

Batsmen who have stayed at the crease facing 500 plus deliveries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket – CA Pujara become the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

CA Pujara scored 202 and faced 525 deliveries in the just concluded Ranchi Test between India and Australia to provide the 41st occasion of a batsman staying at the crease and facing 500 plus deliveries in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 364 847 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 GM Turner 259 759 2 NZl Win Georgetown 06 Apr 1972
3 RB Simpson 311 743 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
4 SG Barnes 234 667 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
5 G Kirsten 275 642 3 SAF Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999
6 A Sandham 325 640 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
7 KF Barrington 256 624 2 Eng Aus Manchester 23 Jul 1964
8 WR Hammond 251 605 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
9 WR Hammond 177 603 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
10 RM Cowper 307 589 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
11 BC Lara 400* 582 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
12 WR Hammond 231* 579 1 Eng Aus Sydney 18 Dec 1936
13 ST Jayasuriya 340 578 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
14 DPMD Jayawardene 374 572 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
15 Younis Khan 313 568 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
16 MA Taylor 334* 564 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
17 DL Amiss 262* 563 3 Eng Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
18 RS Mahanama 225 561 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
19 BB McCullum 302 559 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
20 Hanif Mohammad 187* 556 2 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Jul 1967
21 G Boycott 246* 555 1 Eng Ind Leeds 08 Jun 1967
22 TW Jarvis 182 555 2 NZl Win Georgetown 06 Apr 1972
23 DSBP Kuruppu 201* 548 1 Srl NZl Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987
24 AN Cook 294 545 2 Eng Ind Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
25 DL Houghton 266 541 1 Zim Srl Bulawayo 20 Oct 1994
26 BC Lara 375 538 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
27 MS Atapattu 201* 536 1 Srl Eng Galle 22 Feb 2001
28 HM Amla 311* 529 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
29 AN Cook 263 528 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
30 WL Murdoch 211 525 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
31 G Kirsten 210 525 1 SAF Eng Manchester 02 Jul 1998
32 CA Pujara 202 525 2 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
33 CT Radley 158 524 2 Eng NZl Auckland 04 Mar 1978
34 MD Crowe 299 523 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
35 GW Flower 201* 523 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
36 Javed Miandad 260 521 1 Pak Eng The Oval 06 Aug 1987
37 GT Dowling 239 519 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
38 GN Yallop 268 517 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
39 Shoaib Mohammad 163 516 2 Pak NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1989
40 S Chanderpaul 136* 510 2 Win Ind St John’s 10 May 2002
41 Younis Khan 267 504 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005

 

It also provides the sixth occasion of a batsman accomplishing such a feat against Australia.The previous such occasion against Australia was KF Barrington who faced 624 deliveries while making 256 at Manchester in Jul 1964. Thus it took 52 years and 09 months for another batsman to accomplish such a feat against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 364 847 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 KF Barrington 256 624 2 Eng Aus Manchester 23 Jul 1964
3 WR Hammond 251 605 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
4 WR Hammond 177 603 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
5 WR Hammond 231* 579 1 Eng Aus Sydney 18 Dec 1936
6 CA Pujara 202 525 2 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

 

WR Hammond of England is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to achieve such a feat on three occasions. AN Cook, BC Lara, G Kirsten and Younis Khan are the four batsman to accomplish such a feat on two occasions. The performances of these five batsmen are listed below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WR Hammond 251 605 2 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
2 WR Hammond 177 603 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
3 WR Hammond 231* 579 1 Eng Aus Sydney 18 Dec 1936
                 
1 AN Cook 294 545 2 Eng Ind Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
2 AN Cook 263 528 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
                 
1 BC Lara 400* 582 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
2 BC Lara 375 538 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
                 
1 G Kirsten 275 642 3 SAF Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999
2 G Kirsten 210 525 1 SAF Eng Manchester 02 Jul 1998
                 
1 Younis Khan 313 568 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
2 Younis Khan 267 504 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005

 

Hanif Mohammad and Shoaib Mohammad are the only pair of father and son to accomplish the feat in the annals of test cricket. Father Hanif faced 556 deliveries whole making 187 not out against England at Lord’s in  Jul 2967, while Son Shoaib emulated his father by facing 516 deliveries for his 163 against New Zealand at Wellington in Feb 1989 – 22 years later

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 187* 556 2 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Jul 1967
2 Shoaib Mohammad 163 516 2 Pak NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1989

 

CA Pujara became the first Indian batsman to face 500 plus deliveries  in a test innings. The previous record was held by R Dravid who had faced 495 deliveries against Pakistan while making 270 at Rawalpindi in Apr 2004. The following table lists the Indian batsmen who have faced 450 plus deliveries in a test innings.

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 202 525 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
2 R Dravid 270 495 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
3 NS Sidhu 201 491 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
4 RJ Shastri 206 477 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
5 SM Gavaskar 172 472 2 v England Bengaluru 09 Dec 1981
6 R Dravid 217 468 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
7 VVS Laxman 281 452 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001

 

Indian batmen scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings – CA Pujara’s 202 at Ranchi provides the 49th occasion

Indian batmen scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings – CA Pujara’s 202 at Ranchi provides the 49th occasion

CA Pujara scored 202 in the ongoing test at Ranchi against Australia to provide the 49th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 DN Sardesai 212 1 v West Indies Kingston 18 Feb 1971
7 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
8 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
9 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
10 GR Viswanath 222 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
11 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
12 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
13 SV Manjrekar 218 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
14 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
15 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
16 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
17 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
18 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
19 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
20 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
21 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
22 R Dravid 217 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
24 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
25 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
26 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
27 R Dravid 270 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
28 SR Tendulkar 248* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
29 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
30 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
31 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
32 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
33 SC Ganguly 239 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
34 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
35 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
36 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
37 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
38 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
39 SR Tendulkar 203 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
04 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
41 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
42 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
43 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
44 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
45 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
46 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
47 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
48 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
49 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara scored 202 in the ongoing test at Ranchi against Australia to provide the tenth  occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
2 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
3 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
4 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
5 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
6 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
7 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
8 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
9 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
10 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara, SR Tendulkar and VVS Laxman are the three Indian batsmen to score 200 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. CA Pujara joined the list with his 202 at Ranchi. The performance of these three batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
             
1 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
             
1 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008

CA Pujara became the sixth Indian batsmen to score three or more double hundreds. Others are – SR Tendulkar {06}, V Sehwag {06}, R Dravid {05} and V Kohli {04}. The performance of these six batsmen are furnished below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
  2 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
  3 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
  4 SR Tendulkar 248* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
  5 SR Tendulkar 203 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  6 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
               
2 1 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
  3 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  4 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  5 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
  6 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
               
3 1 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
  2 R Dravid 217 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
  3 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
  4 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
  5 R Dravid 270 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
               
4 1 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
  4 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
               
5 1 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
  2 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
  3 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
  4 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
               
6 1 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
  2 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
  3 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

CA Pujara scored 202 in the ongoing test at Ranchi against Australia to provide the 32nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
7 GR Viswanath 222 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
8 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
9 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
10 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
11 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
12 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
13 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
14 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
15 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
16 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
17 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
18 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
19 SC Ganguly 239 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
20 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
21 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
22 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
23 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
24 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
25 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
26 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
27 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
28 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
29 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
30 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
31 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
32 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored two or more double hundreds on home soil. SR Tendulkar {03}, V Sehwag {03}, V Kohli {03}, CA Pujara {03}, R Dravid {02}, SM Gavaskar {02}, MH Mankad {02}, VG Kambli {02} and VVS Laxman {02} are the batsmen who have accomplished the feat

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
2 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
3 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
             
1 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
2 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
             
1 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
2 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
3 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
             
1 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
2 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
3 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
             
1 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
2 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
             
1 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
2 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
             
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
             
1 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
2 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
             
1 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008

CA Pujara emulated VVS Laxman in scoring two double hundreds against Australia at home. The performance of these two batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
             
1 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
Batsmen batting at number three scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in India-Australia test series

Batsmen batting at number three scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in India-Australia test series

SPD Smith scored 178 not out in the first innings and CA Pujara scored 202 in the second  innings of the test at Ranchi to provide the second occasion of a batsman batting at number three scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test in India-Australia test series.

The first such occasion was witnessed when RT Ponting scored 242 in the first innings and R Dravid scored 233 in the second innings of the test at Adelaide in Dec 2003. Both RT Ponting and R Dravid batted at number three.