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R Ashwin owns the Indian record for most five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test

R Ashwin owns the Indian record for most five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test

R Ashwin now holds the record by an Indian bowler for most five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test. His 6 for 41 in the just concluded test against Australia at Bengaluru was his sixth five wicket haul in the fourth innings of a test. He went past BS Bedi and A Kumble who had five wicket hauls on five occasions. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below. It is interesting to note that these three bowlers have one five wicket haul in the fourth innings at Bengaluru

 

R Ashwin
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 16.0 6 42 5 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
2 29.5 7 66 7 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
3 49.1 26 61 5 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
4 35.3 5 132 6 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
5 13.5 2 59 7 4 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
6 12.4 4 41 6 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
BS Bedi
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 30.5 16 42 6 4 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 25 Sep 1969
2 40.0 12 63 5 4 v England Kolkata 30 Dec 1972
3 33.0 18 27 5 4 v New Zealand Mumbai 10 Nov 1976
4 21.3 4 71 6 4 v England Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
5 30.2×8 6 105 5 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
A Kumble
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 26.3 9 74 10 4 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
2 38.0 16 63 7 4 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
3 34.3 9 89 5 4 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
4 22.4 3 78 6 4 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jun 2006
5 14.0 2 60 5 4 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007

 

R Ashwin equals a world record – shares the record for most wickets by a spin bowler who has shared the new ball

R Ashwin equals a world record – shares the record for most wickets by a spin bowler who has shared the new ball

Hugh Trumble

H Trumble of England

Ravichandran Ashwin

R Ashwin of India

R Ashwin now shares the record for most wickets by a spin bowler has shared the new ball. At the end of the Bengaluru test, R Ashwin has an aggregate of 93 wickets and is on par with H Trumble of England who had a similar number of wickets. The performance of these two bowlers are furnished below

R Ashwin of India
Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
21.3 5 47 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
20.0 2 73 2 2 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
27.0 9 80 3 1 2 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
42.3 6 145 2 1 2 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
3.4 0 22 0 1 4 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
6.1 1 31 2 1 4 v England Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
32.0 6 95 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
28.0 12 63 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGs 02 Mar 2013
15.3 2 55 2 2 3 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
19.0 2 105 4 2 3 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
25.0 6 87 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
6.0 2 8 0 2 3 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
28.2 6 114 4 1 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
16.0 6 42 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
24.0 5 51 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
14.0 5 39 3 1 4 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
29.5 7 66 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
16.1 6 32 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
49.1 26 61 5 2 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
35.3 5 132 6 2 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
25.0 6 56 0 2 3 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
30.3 10 73 4 2 4 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
28.0 3 119 4 1 3 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
34.5 10 63 3 2 1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
12.4 4 41 6 2 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
    1700 93     Total    
H Trumble of England
Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
47.0×5 16 101 1 2 1 v England The Oval 14 Aug 1893
20.0×5 10 37 1 2 4 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
40.0×5 10 59 6 2 1 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
25.0×5 9 30 6 1 3 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
14.0 4 40 0 1 4 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1897
26.5 5 54 4 2 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1898
30.4 12 53 4 2 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1898
39.3 16 60 5 1 2 v England Leeds 29 Jun 1899
13.0×5 3 33 2 2 4 v England Manchester 17 Jul 1899
8.0 1 38 3 1 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
22.5 10 49 4 1 4 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
65.0 23 124 3 1 1 v England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
44.0 18 74 6 1 3 v England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
25.0 4 62 5 2 2 v England Melbourne 28 Feb 1902
30.3 7 64 3 2 4 v England Melbourne 28 Feb 1902
18.0 10 21 0 1 2 v England Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
21.5 3 49 4 1 4 v England Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
43.0 16 75 4 1 2 v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902
25.0 9 53 6 1 4 v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902
31.0 13 65 8 1 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 1902
33.5 4 108 4 1 4 v England The Oval 11 Aug 1902
50.0 10 107 4 1 1 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
10.5 2 34 5 1 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
28.0 9 49 3 2 2 v England Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
33.0 8 73 2 2 4 v England Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
    1512 93     Total             
Six plus wickets by bowlers in each innings of a test – Bengaluru test provides the third such instance in the annals of test cricket and after 115 years and two months

Six plus wickets by bowlers in each innings of a test – Bengaluru test provides the third such instance in the annals of test cricket and after 115 years and two months

The just concluded Bengaluru test between India and Australia witnessed a rare instance. In each of the four innings of a test – there was a bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings. This instance provides the  third such instance in the annals of test cricket. The first such occasion was witnessed in the test between England and Australia at The Oval in  Aug 1896 and the second such occasion was witnessed in the test between Australia and England at The  Oval in Jan 1902. The third such occasion occurred in the just concluded test between India and Australia at Bengaluru in Mar 2017. The interval between the second instance and third instance is 115 years and two months.  It is also observed that in all the three instances Australia is one of the teams. All the  three occasions are furnished below

No Overs M Runs W Inns Bowler Team Oppn Ground Start date
1 40.0 10 059 6 1 H Trumble Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
2 26.1 10 041 6 2 JT Hearne Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1896
3 25.0 09 030 6 3 H Trumble Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
4 12.0 05 023 6 4 R Peel Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1896
                     
1 16.1 05 042 6 1 SF Barnes Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
2 07.4 02 017 7 2 MA Noble Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
3 64.0 17 121 7 3 SF Barnes Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
4 26.0 05 060 6 4 MA Noble Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
                     
1 22.2 04 050 8 1 NM Lyon Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
2 21.4 01 063 6 2 RA Jadeja Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
3 24.0 05 067 6 3 JR Hazzlewood Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
4 12.4 05 041 6 4 R Ashwin Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

Bowlers who have captured 25 plus five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket – R Ashwin joins the elite list

Bowlers who have captured 25 plus five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket – R Ashwin joins the elite list

R Ashwin of India captured six for 41 in Australia’s second innings in the just concluded test at Bengaluru to provide his 25th five wicket haul in tests. He became the eleventh bowler to capture 25 plus five wicket hauls in  the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the eleven bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5
1 M Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 67
2 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 37
3 RJ Hadlee NZl 86 150 21918 9611 431 36
4 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 35
5 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 29
6 HMRKB Herath Srl 79 142 21858 10108 357 28
7 IT Botham Eng 102 168 21815 10878 383 27
8 DW Steyn SAF 85 156 17286 9303 417 26
9 R Ashwin Ind 47 88 13835 6669 269 25
10 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 25
11 Wasim Akram Pak 104 181 22627 9779 414 25

R Ashwin of India captured six for 41 in Australia’s second innings in the just concluded test at Bengaluru to provide his 25th five wicket haul in tests. He became the third Indian bowler to capture 25 plus five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the three bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5
1 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 35
2 R Ashwin Ind 47 88 13835 6669 269 25
3 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 25

The following table furnishes the twenty five five wicket hauls of R Ashwin in its chornological order

No Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 5 47 6 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 52.1 6 156 5 v West Indies Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
3 16.3 5 31 6 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
4 26.5 9 54 6 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
5 22.0 1 69 5 v New Zealand Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
6 42.0 12 103 7 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
7 32.0 6 95 5 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 28.0 12 63 5 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
9 34.0 18 57 5 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
10 25.0 6 87 5 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
11 13.4 2 46 6 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
12 16.0 6 42 5 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
13 24.0 5 51 5 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
14 16.1 6 32 5 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
15 29.5 7 66 7 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
16 49.1 26 61 5 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
17 25.0 8 83 7 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
18 16.0 2 52 5 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016
19 35.3 5 132 6 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
20 27.2 5 81 6 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
21 13.5 2 59 7 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
22 29.5 6 67 5 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
23 44.0 4 112 6 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
24 20.3 3 55 6 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
25 12.4 4 41 6 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

Bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets on home soil – R Ashwin joins the list

Bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets on home soil – R Ashwin joins the list

Ravichandran Ashwin

R Ashwin’s wicket aggregate at home at the end of Bengaluru test between India and Australia read 202 wickets and he became the 19th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 200 plus wickets at home. The following table lists all the 19 bowlers who have accomplished such a feat

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 73 134 25061 9646 493 45 15
2 A Kumble Ind 63 115 20792 8710 350 25 7
3 SK Warne Aus 69 129 19417 8420 319 15 4
4 JM Anderson Eng 69 131 15452 7588 296 17 3
5 GD McGrath Aus 66 131 15829 6483 289 11 2
6 Harbhajan Singh Ind 55 103 16989 7624 265 18 4
7 M Ntini SAF 53 103 11266 5986 249 12 2
8 DW Steyn SAF 46 88 9490 5048 241 16 3
9 SM Pollock SAF 59 109 12353 4955 235 09 1
10 SCJ Broad Eng 57 108 11989 6158 232 11 2
11 HMRKB Herath Srl 42 77 11928 5347 231 22 6
12 DK Lillee Aus 44 84 11534 5482 231 15 4
13 FS Trueman Eng 47 90 10295 4590 229 14 3
14 CA Walsh Win 58 105 13500 5428 229 08 1
15 IT Botham Eng 59 96 12243 6226 226 17 2
16 N Kapil Dev Ind 65 119 12211 5803 219 11 2
17 CEL Ambrose Win 52 93 11325 4302 203 11 2
18 R Ashwin Ind 30 59 9670 4442 202 20 6
19 RJ Hadlee NZl 43 75 10663 4615 201 15 3

R Ashwin’s wicket aggregate at home at the end of Bengaluru test between India and Australia read 202 wickets and he became the fourth  Indian bowler to capture 200 plus wickets at home. The following table lists all the four  bowlers who have accomplished such a feat

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 A Kumble Ind 63 115 20792 8710 350 25 7
2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 55 103 16989 7624 265 18 4
3 N Kapil Dev Ind 65 119 12211 5803 219 11 2
4 R Ashwin Ind 30 59 9670 4442 202 20 6

R Ashwin’s six for in the just concluded test at Bengaluru between India and Australia is his 20th five  wicket  haul. He became the third bowler to capture  five wickets in an innings on 20 plus occasions  when a bowler has captured 200 plus wickets at home.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5
1 M Muralitharan Srl 73 134 25061 9646 493 45
2 A Kumble Ind 63 115 20792 8710 350 25
3 R Ashwin Ind 30 59 9670 4442 202 20

R Ashwin is the fourth bowler to capture ten wickets in a match on six or more occasions amongst the bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets at home.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 73 134 25061 9646 493 15
2 A Kumble Ind 63 115 20792 8710 350 7
3 HMRKB Herath Srl 42 77 11928 5347 231 6
4 R Ashwin Ind 30 59 9670 4442 202 6

 

Australian wicket keepers scoring duck against India -MS Wade joins the list

Australian wicket keepers scoring duck against India -MS Wade joins the list

Matthew Scott Wade

MS Wade was dismissed for a duck in the fourth innings of the just concluded Bengaluru test against India to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper scoring a duck against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BN Jarman 0 4 Ind Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
2 ATW Grout 0 1 Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
3 BN Jarman 0 3 Ind Mumbai (BS) 10 Oct 1964
4 HB Taber 0 3 Ind Chennai 24 Dec 1969
5 KJ Wright 0 1 Ind Kolkata 26 Oct 1979
6 RW Marsh 0 1 Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1981
7 AC Gilchrist 0 1 Ind Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
8 AC Gilchrist 0 1 Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
9 AC Gilchrist 0 4 Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
10 AC Gilchrist 0 1 Ind Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
11 BJ Haddin 0 2 Ind Perth 13 Jan 2012
12 BJ Haddin 0 1 Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
13 MS Wade 0 4 Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

MS Wade was dismissed for a duck in the fourth innings of the just concluded Bengaluru test against India to provide the third occasion of an Australian wicket keeper scoring a duck against India in the fourth innings of a test.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BN Jarman 0 4 Ind Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
2 AC Gilchrist 0 4 Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
3 MS Wade 0 4 Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

Visiting pace bowlers who have captured six or more wickets against India in India – JR Hazzlewood of Australia is the new entrant

Visiting pace bowlers who have captured six or more wickets against India in India – JR Hazzlewood of Australia is the new entrant

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

JR Hazzlewood returned with figures of 6 for 67 in  India’s second innings  in  the ongoing test at Bengaluru against India to provide the 26th occasion of a visiting pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 27.3 11 42 7 3 Pak Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
2 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 Aus Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
3 WW Hall 28.4 4 50 6 2 Win Ind Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
4 R Gilchrist 21.0 7 55 6 3 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
5 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 Aus Ind Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
6 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 Aus Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
7 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 Aus Ind Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
8 GG Arnold 23.4 7 45 6 1 Eng Ind Delhi 20 Dec 1972
9 AME Roberts 20.5 5 64 7 1 Win Ind Chennai 11 Jan 1975
10 VA Holder 20.1 6 39 6 4 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
11 JK Lever 23.0 6 46 7 2 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
12 RGD Willis 17.0 2 53 6 1 Eng Ind Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
13 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 Aus Ind Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
14 Sikander Bakht 21.0 3 69 8 2 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Dec 1979
15 IT Botham 22.5 7 58 6 1 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
16 IT Botham 26.0 7 48 7 3 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
17 MD Marshall 15.0 4 37 6 3 Win Ind Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
18 NA Foster 23.0 2 104 6 1 Eng Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1985
19 RJ Hadlee 20.5 8 49 6 2 NZl Ind Mumbai 24 Nov 1988
20 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 Win Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
21 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
22 DJ Nash 11.0 3 27 6 1 NZl Ind Mohali 10 Oct 1999
23 MJ Hoggard 30.5 13 57 6 2 Eng Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
24 DW Steyn 16.4 6 51 7 2 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
25 TG Southee 24.0 6 64 7 2 NZl Ind Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
26 JR Hazlewood 24.0 5 67 6 3 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

JR Hazzlewood became the third visiting bowler after RGD Willis of England and TG Southee of New Zealand to  capture six or more wickets against India at Bengaluru. The following table  furnished  the performance of these three bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RGD Willis 17.0 2 53 6 1 Eng Ind Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
2 TG Southee 24.0 6 64 7 2 NZl Ind Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
3 JR Hazlewood 24.0 5 67 6 3 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

Australian pace bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against India – JR Hazzlewood joins the list

Australian pace bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against India – JR Hazzlewood joins the list

JR Hazzlewood’s six for 67 in India’s second innings and also in the third innings of the match in the ongoing test at Bengaluru provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ERH Toshack 17.0×8 6 29 6 3 Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 4 38 7 3 Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
3 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
4 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 Ind Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
5 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
6 GD McKenzie 21.4 2 66 7 1 Ind Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
7 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 Ind Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
8 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 Ind Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
9 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
10 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
11 MR Whitney 12.1 3 27 7 4 Ind Perth 01 Feb 1992
12 JR Hazlewood 24.0 5 67 6 3 Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

JR Hazzlewood’s six for 67 in India’s second innings and also in the third innings of the match in the ongoing test at Bengaluru provides the sixth occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 Ind Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
3 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
4 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 Ind Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
5 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 Ind Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
6 JR Hazlewood 24.0 5 67 6 3 Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
Indian batsmen posting three figure partnerships against Australia at home

Indian batsmen posting three figure partnerships against Australia at home

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India were concerned in a century partnership worth 118 runs for the fifth wicket in India’s second innings in the ongoing test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the 50th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NJ Contractor, P Roy 1 121 3 Aus Delhi 12 Dec 1959
2 AA Baig, NJ Contractor 3 133 1 Aus Mumbai (BS) 01 Jan 1960
3 AA Baig, RB Kenny 5 109 3 Aus Mumbai (BS) 01 Jan 1960
4 CG Borde, MAK Pataudi 6 142 2 Aus Chennai 02 Oct 1964
5 ML Jaisimha, VL Manjrekar 3 112 2 Aus Mumbai (BS) 10 Oct 1964
6 AV Mankad, MAK Pataudi 4 146 1 Aus Mumbai (BS) 04 Nov 1969
7 FM Engineer, AV Mankad 1 111 1 Aus Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
8 ED Solkar, GR Viswanath 6 110 3 Aus Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
9 GR Viswanath, AL Wadekar 4 120* 4 Aus Delhi 28 Nov 1969
10 GR Viswanath, AL Wadekar 3 102 4 Aus Chennai 24 Dec 1969
11 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 4 159 2 Aus Bengaluru 19 Sep 1979
12 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 114 1 Aus Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
13 CPS Chauhan, GR Viswanath 3 113 3 Aus Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
14 SM Gavaskar, GR Viswanath 3 159 1 Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979
15 CPS Chauhan, DB Vengsarkar 2 117 2 Aus Kolkata 26 Oct 1979
16 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 192 1 Aus Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
17 KD Ghavri, SMH Kirmani 8 127 1 Aus Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
18 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 103 4 Aus Chennai 18 Sep 1986
19 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 Aus Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
20 SC Ganguly, NR Mongia 2 131 2 Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
21 NR Mongia, NS Sidhu 1 122 1 Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
22 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 113 3 Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
23 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 127 3 Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
24 VVS Laxman, NS Sidhu 1 191 2 Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
25 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 140 2 Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
26 M Azharuddin, SC Ganguly 5 158 2 Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
27 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 139 1 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
28 SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman 4 117 3 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
29 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
30 SS Das, S Ramesh 1 123 2 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
31 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 5 169 2 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
32 M Kaif, PA Patel 7 102 2 Aus Chennai 14 Oct 2004
33 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 5 142 1 Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
34 MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly 7 109 1 Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
35 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 182 3 Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
36 G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar 3 130 1 Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
37 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
38 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 146 1 Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
39 MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly 6 119 1 Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
40 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 116 3 Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
41 MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh 7 108 3 Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
42 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 124 2 Aus Mohali 01 Oct 2010
43 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
44 MS Dhoni, V Kohli 5 128 2 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
45 MS Dhoni, B Kumar 9 140 2 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
46 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
47 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 Aus Mohali 14 Mar 2013
48 CA Pujara, M Vijay 1 108 2 Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013
49 V Kohli, CA Pujara 2 104 4 Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013
50 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 5 118 3 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against Australia at Bangalore. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket at Bengaluru. The previous best for the 5th wicket was the  93 runs between GR Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma in Sep 1979. All the four occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 4 159 2 Aus Bengaluru 19 Sep 1979
2 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 139 1 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
3 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
4 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 5 118 3 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India were concerned in a century partnership worth 118 runs for the fifth wicket in India’s second innings in the ongoing test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against Australia at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AA Baig, RB Kenny 5 109 3 Aus Mumbai (BS) 01 Jan 1960
2 M Azharuddin, SC Ganguly 5 158 2 Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
3 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
4 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 5 169 2 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
5 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 5 142 1 Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
6 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 124 2 Aus Mohali 01 Oct 2010
7 MS Dhoni, V Kohli 5 128 2 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 5 118 3 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

Indian batsmen who have scored a boundary six in a test innings against Australia at home – A Mukund is the latest entrant

Indian batsmen who have scored a boundary six in a test innings against Australia at home – A Mukund is the latest entrant

Abhinav Mukund

A Mukund scored a boundary six in his knock of 16 in India’s second innings in the ongoing second test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the 23rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a boundary six in a test innings against Australia at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 115 1 1 Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979
2 K Srikkanth 53 1 2 Aus Chennai 18 Sep 1986
3 SM Gavaskar 90 1 4 Aus Chennai 18 Sep 1986
4 K Srikkanth 26 1 2 Aus Delhi 26 Sep 1986
5 K Srikkanth 24 1 2 Aus Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
6 NR Mongia 152 1 2 Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
7 NS Sidhu 62 2 1 Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
8 NS Sidhu 64 1 3 Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
9 NS Sidhu 74 3 1 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
10 NS Sidhu 44 1 3 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
11 SS Das 84 1 2 Aus Chennai 18 Mar 2001
12 G Gambhir 104 1 3 Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
13 G Gambhir 206 1 1 Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
14 V Sehwag 66 1 1 Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
15 V Sehwag 92 1 3 Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
16 M Vijay 139 2 2 Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
17 V Sehwag 30 1 2 Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
18 M Vijay 6 1 4 Aus Chennai 02 Feb 2013
19 M Vijay 167 2 2 Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
20 M Vijay 153 3 2 Aus Mohali 14 Mar 2013
21 S Dhawan 187 2 2 Aus Mohali 14 Mar 2013
22 KL Rahul 64 1 2 Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
23 A Mukund 16 1 3 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

A Mukund scored a boundary six in his knock of 16 in India’s second innings in the ongoing second test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a boundary six in a test innings against Australia at Bengaluru. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs 6s Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NS Sidhu 74 3 1 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
2 NS Sidhu 44 1 3 Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
3 M Vijay 139 2 2 Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
4 V Sehwag 30 1 2 Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
5 A Mukund 16 1 3 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017