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The Oval becomes the fourth ground in the annals of test cricket to host 100 tests.

The Oval becomes the fourth ground in the annals of test cricket to host 100 tests.

The ongoing test between England and South Africa at The Oval provides the 100th test at The Oval. The Oval earned the distinction of becoming the fourth ground in the annals of test cricket to host 100 tests. Others are – Lord’s {134}. Melbourne {109} and Sydney {105}. The following table furnishes the performance on these four grounds

No Grounds Mat Won Lost Tied Draw HS LS
1 Lord’s, London 134 85 85 0 49 729 42
2 Melbourne Cricket Ground 109 93 93 0 16 624 36
3 Sydney Cricket Ground 105 86 86 0 19 705 42
4 Kennington Oval, London 100 62 62 0 37 903 44

 

CA Pujara’s feat

CA Pujara’s feat

CA Pujara scored 202 against Australia at Ranchi in March 2017 and 153 against Sri Lanka at Galle in July 2017. His feat of scoring 150 plus runs on two occasions in a calendar year provides the 29th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring two or more scores 150 plus runs  in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 V Kohli 4 4 0 813 235 203.25 4 0 0 2016
2 SR Tendulkar 3 3 0 545 193 181.66 3 0 0 2002
3 V Sehwag 3 3 0 628 309 209.33 3 0 0 2004
4 SR Tendulkar 3 3 3 683 248* – 3 0 0 2004
5 V Sehwag 3 3 1 671 319 335.50 3 0 0 2008
6 VS Hazare 2 2 1 319 164* 319.00 2 0 0 1951
7 DN Sardesai 2 2 0 362 212 181.00 2 0 0 1971
8 SM Gavaskar 2 2 1 387 205 387.00 2 0 0 1978
9 GR Viswanath 2 2 1 340 179 340.00 2 0 0 1979
10 SM Gavaskar 2 2 0 348 176 174.00 2 0 0 1986
11 DB Vengsarkar 2 2 1 317 164* 317.00 2 0 0 1986
12 M Azharuddin 2 2 0 371 192 185.50 2 0 0 1990
13 VG Kambli 2 2 0 451 227 225.50 2 0 0 1993
14 SR Tendulkar 2 2 1 332 177 332.00 2 0 0 1998
15 R Dravid 2 2 1 362 200* 362.00 2 0 0 2000
16 R Dravid 2 2 0 455 233 227.50 2 0 0 2003
17 R Dravid 2 2 0 430 270 215.00 2 0 0 2004
18 V Sehwag 2 2 0 374 201 187.00 2 0 0 2005
19 V Sehwag 2 2 0 434 254 217.00 2 0 0 2006
20 G Gambhir 2 2 0 385 206 192.50 2 0 0 2008
21 SR Tendulkar 2 2 1 307 154* 307.00 2 0 0 2008
22 G Gambhir 2 2 0 334 167 167.00 2 0 0 2009
23 V Sehwag 2 2 0 338 173 169.00 2 0 0 2010
24 SR Tendulkar 2 2 0 417 214 208.50 2 0 0 2010
25 CA Pujara 2 2 1 365 206* 365.00 2 0 0 2012
26 CA Pujara 2 2 0 357 204 178.50 2 0 0 2013
27 M Vijay 2 2 0 320 167 160.00 2 0 0 2013
28 KL Rahul 2 2 0 357 199 178.50 2 0 0 2016
29 CA Pujara 2 2 0 355 202 177.50 2 0 0 2017

 

CA Pujara’s feat of scoring 150 plus runs in a calendar year on two occasions provide the third occasion of his performing such a feat on three occasions. He had accomplished feat in the calendar year 2012 and 2013

 

CA Pujara became  the fourth Indian batsman to perform the feat of scoring 150 plus runs on two or more occasions in two or more calendar years. Others are – R Dravid {three}, SR Tendulkar {five} and V Sehwag {05}

 

No No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 1 CA Pujara 2 2 1 365 206* 365.00 2 0 0 2012
  2 CA Pujara 2 2 0 357 204 178.50 2 0 0 2013
  3 CA Pujara 2 2 0 355 202 177.50 2 0 0 2017
                         
2 1 R Dravid 2 2 1 362 200* 362.00 2 0 0 2000
  2 R Dravid 2 2 0 455 233 227.50 2 0 0 2003
  3 R Dravid 2 2 0 430 270 215.00 2 0 0 2004
                         
3 1 SR Tendulkar 3 3 0 545 193 181.66 3 0 0 2002
  2 SR Tendulkar 3 3 3 683 248* – 3 0 0 2004
  3 SR Tendulkar 2 2 1 332 177 332.00 2 0 0 1998
  4 SR Tendulkar 2 2 1 307 154* 307.00 2 0 0 2008
  5 SR Tendulkar 2 2 0 417 214 208.50 2 0 0 2010
                         
4 1 V Sehwag 3 3 0 628 309 209.33 3 0 0 2004
  2 V Sehwag 3 3 1 671 319 335.50 3 0 0 2008
  3 V Sehwag 2 2 0 374 201 187.00 2 0 0 2005
  4 V Sehwag 2 2 0 434 254 217.00 2 0 0 2006
  5 V Sehwag 2 2 0 338 173 169.00 2 0 0 2010

 

Two or more Indian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Two or more Indian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

S Dhawan {190} and CA Pujara {153} scored 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide  the 17th occasion of two or more Indian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs  in a test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 VM Merchant 154 2 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
  2 VS Hazare 164* 2 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
               
2 1 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
  2 P Roy 173 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
               
3 1 SM Gavaskar 182* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
  2 DB Vengsarkar 157* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
               
4 1 SM Gavaskar 176 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
  2 M Azharuddin 199 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
  3 N Kapil Dev 163 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
               
5 1 R Dravid 162 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
  2 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
               
6 1 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
  2 R Dravid 180 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
               
7 1 SR Tendulkar 176 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
  2 VVS Laxman 154* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
               
8 1 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
  2 VVS Laxman 178 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
               
9 1 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 SR Tendulkar 194* 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
               
10 1 SC Ganguly 239 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
  2 Yuvraj Singh 169 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
               
11 1 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
  2 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
12 1 M Vijay 167 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
  2 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
               
13 1 M Vijay 153 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
  2 S Dhawan 187 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
               
14 1 M Vijay 150 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
  2 S Dhawan 173 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
               
15 1 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
  2 AM Rahane 188 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
               
16 1 KL Rahul 199 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  2 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
               
17 1 S Dhawan 190 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
  2 CA Pujara 153 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

S Dhawan {190} and CA Pujara {153} scored 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide  the second occasion of two or more Indian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs  in a test innings against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 SM Gavaskar 176 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
  2 M Azharuddin 199 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
  3 N Kapil Dev 163 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
               
2 1 S Dhawan 190 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
  2 CA Pujara 153 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

S Dhawan {190} and CA Pujara {153} scored 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the fourth occasion of two or more Indian batsmen scoring 150 plus runs  in a test innings on away soil. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
  2 VVS Laxman 178 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
               
2 1 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 SR Tendulkar 194* 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
               
3 1 M Vijay 150 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
  2 S Dhawan 173 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
               
4 1 S Dhawan 190 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
  2 CA Pujara 153 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

One hundred occasions of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India

One hundred occasions of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India

N  Pradeep  of Sri Lanka captured six wickets conceding 132 runs in the ongoing first test at Galle against India to provide the 100th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
01 H Verity 23.5 10 49 7 2 Eng v Ind Chennai 10 Feb 1934
02 GOB Allen 20.0 03 80 7 3 Eng v Ind The Oval 15 Aug 1936
03 AV Bedser 29.1 11 49 7 1 Eng v Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
04 AV Bedser 25.0 04 52 7 4 Eng v Ind Manchester 20 Jul 1946
05 ERH Toshack 17.0×8 06 29 6 3 Aus v Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
06 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 04 38 7 3 Aus v Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
07 R Tattersall 21.0 03 48 6 1 Eng v Ind Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
08 FS Trueman 08.4 02 31 8 2 Eng v Ind Manchester 17 Jul 1952
09 Fazal Mahmood 27.3 11 42 7 3 Pak v Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
10 Mahmood Hussain 27.0 06 67 6 2 Pak v Ind Dhaka 01 Jan 1955
11 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 Aus v Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
12 RR Lindwall 22.5 09 43 7 3 Aus v Ind Chennai 19 Oct 1956
13 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 Aus v Ind Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
14 WW Hall 28.4 04 50 6 2 Win v Ind Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
15 R Gilchrist 21.0 07 55 6 3 Win v Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
16 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 Aus v Ind Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
17 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 2 Pak v Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1961
18 GAR Lock 39.3 16 65 6 3 Eng v Ind Chennai 10 Jan 1962
19 WW Hall 20.5 05 49 6 3 Win v Ind Kingston 07 Mar 1962
20 LR Gibbs 53.3 37 38 8 3 Win v Ind Bridgetown 23 Mar 1962
21 FJ Titmus 60.0 37 73 6 2 Eng v Ind Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
22 GD McKenzie 32.3 08 58 6 2 Aus v Ind Chennai 02 Oct 1964
23 R Illingworth 22.3 12 29 6 3 Eng v Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
24 GD McKenzie 21.4×8 02 66 7 1 Aus v Ind Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
25 RC Motz 21.0 06 63 6 2 NZl v Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
26 GA Bartlett 16.5 05 38 6 3 NZl v Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
27 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 Aus v Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
28 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 Aus v Ind Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
29 JM Noreiga 49.4 16 95 9 2 Win v Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
30 GG Arnold 23.4 07 45 6 1 Eng v Ind Delhi 20 Dec 1972
31 LR Gibbs 40.5 17 76 6 3 Win v Ind Delhi 11 Dec 1974
32 AME Roberts 20.5 05 64 7 1 Win v Ind Chennai 11 Jan 1975
33 LR Gibbs 59.0 20 98 7 2 Win v Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
34 VA Holder 20.1 06 39 6 4 Win v Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
35 RO Collinge 16.6×8 00 63 6 1 NZl v Ind Christchurch 05 Feb 1976
36 Sir RJ Hadlee 08.3×8 00 23 7 3 NZl v Ind Wellington 13 Feb 1976
37 MA Holding 26.4 03 65 6 2 Win v Ind Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
38 JK Lever 23.0 06 46 7 2 Eng v Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
39 RGD Willis 17.0 02 53 6 1 Eng v Ind Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
40 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 Aus v Ind Chennai 11 Sep 1979
41 G Dymock 28.4 05 67 7 3 Aus v Ind Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
42 Sikander Bakht 21.0 03 69 8 2 Paak v Ind Delhi 04 Dec 1979
43 Iqbal Qasim 28.5 14 40 6 3 Pak v Ind Mumbai 16 Dec 1979
44 IT Botham 22.5 07 58 6 1 Eng v Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
45 IT Botham 26.0 07 48 7 3 Eng v Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
46 RGD Willis 28.0 03 101 6 3 Eng v Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
47 Imran Khan 20.1 04 60 8 3 Pak v Ind Karachi 23 Dec 1982
48 Imran Khan 25.0 03 98 6 1 Pak v Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
49 Imran Khan 17.2 03 35 6 2 Pak v Ind Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
50 MD Marshall 15.0 04 37 6 3 Win v Ind Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
51 Azeem Hafeez 23.0 07 46 6 2 Pak v Ind Lahore 17 Oct 1984
52 NA Foster 23.0 02 104 6 1 Eng v Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1985
53 RJ Ratnayake 41.0 10 85 6 3 Srl v Ind Col-SSC 30 Aug 1985
54 Sir RJ Hadlee 20.5 08 49 6 2 NZl v Ind Mumbai 24 Nov 1988
55 JG Bracewell 17.4 03 51 6 4 NZl v Ind Mumbai 24 Nov 1988
56 IR Bishop 25.0 05 87 6 1 Win v Ind Bridgetown 07 Apr 1989
57 MD Marshall 19.5 02 55 6 4 Win v Ind Port of Spain 15 Apr 1989
58 CA Walsh 29.0 08 62 6 1 Win v Ind Kingston 28 Apr 1989
59 BA Reid 26.2 07 66 6 1 Aus v Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
60 BA Reid 29.0 09 60 6 3 Aus v Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
61 MR Whitney 12.1 03 27 7 4 Aus v Ind Perth 01 Feb 1992
62 AA Donald 28.0 04 84 7 3 SAF v Ind Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
63 CA Walsh 22.0 04 79 6 1 Win v Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
64 L Klusener 21.3 04 64 8 4 SAF v Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
65 PR Adams 19.1 06 55 6 1 SAF v Ind Kanpur 08 Dec 1996
66 FA Rose 33.0 07 100 6 2 Win v Ind Kingston 06 Mar 1997
67 SB Doull 24.0 07 65 7 1 NZl v Ind Wellington 26 Dec 1998
68 DJ Nash 11.0 03 27 6 1 NZl v Ind Mohali 10 Oct 1999
69 DL Vettori 55.1 11 127 6 2 NZl v Ind Kanpur 22 Oct 1999
70 Naimur Rahman 44.3 09 132 6 2 Ban v Ind Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
71 M Muralitharan 34.1 09 87 8 1 Srl v Ind Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001
72 SM Pollock 21.4 10 56 6 3 SAF v Ind Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
73 SK Warne 42.3 05 125 6 2 Aus v Ind Chennai 14 Oct 2004
74 MJ Clarke 6.2 00 9 6 3 Aus v Ind Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
75 Danish Kaneria 53.4 12 150 6 2 Pak v Ind Mohali 08 Mar 2005
76 HH Streak 32.0 10 73 6 2 Zim v Ind Harare 20 Sep 2005
77 M Muralitharan 38.4 08 100 7 1 Srl v Ind Delhi 10 Dec 2005
78 MJ Hoggard 30.5 13 57 6 2 Eng v Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
79 M Muralitharan 13.0 03 26 6 3 Srl v Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
80 BAW Mendis 28.0 01 117 6 1 Srl v Ind Galle 31 Jul 2008
81 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus v Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
82 DW Steyn 16.4 06 51 7 2 SAF v Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
83 DW Steyn 19.0 06 50 6 1 SAF v Ind Durban 26 Dec 2010
84 SCJ Broad 24.1 08 46 6 2 Eng v Ind Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
85 GP Swann 38.0 06 106 6 3 Eng v Ind The Oval 18 Aug 2011
86 TG Southee 24.0 06 64 7 2 NZl v Ind Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
87 MS Panesar 22.0 03 81 6 3 Eng v Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
88 NM Lyon 23.2 04 94 7 2 Aus v Ind Delhi 22 Mar 2013
89 S Shillingford 55.0 09 167 6 2 Win v Ind Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
90 DW Steyn 30.0 09 100 6 1 SAF v Ind Durban 26 Dec 2013
91 MM Ali 20.4 04 67 6 4 Eng v Ind Southampton 27 Jul 2014
92 SCJ Broad 13.4 06 25 6 1 Eng v Ind Manchester 07 Aug 2014
93 NM Lyon 34.1 05 152 7 4 Aus v Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
94 HMRKB Herath 21.0 06 48 7 4 Srl v Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
95 ML Cummins 11.0 01 48 6 3 Win v Ind Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
96 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 02 35 6 2 Aus v Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
97 SNJ O’Keefe 15.0 04 35 6 4 Aus v Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
98 NM Lyon 22.2 04 50 8 1 Aus v Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
99 JR Hazlewood 24.0 05 67 6 3 Aus v Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
100 N Pradeep 31.0 02 132 6 1 Srl v Ind Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

N  Pradeep  of Sri Lanka captured six wickets conceding 132 runs in the ongoing first test at Galle against India to provide the seventh occasion of an Sri Lankan bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RJ Ratnayake 41.0 10 85 6 3 Srl v Ind Col-SSC 30 Aug 1985
2 M Muralitharan 34.1 09 87 8 1 Srl v Ind Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001
3 M Muralitharan 38.4 08 100 7 1 Srl v Ind Delhi 10 Dec 2005
4 M Muralitharan 13.0 03 26 6 3 Srl v Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
5 BAW Mendis 28.0 01 117 6 1 Srl v Ind Galle 31 Jul 2008
6 HMRKB Herath 21.0 06 48 7 4 Srl v Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
7 N Pradeep 31.0 02 132 6 1 Srl v Ind Galle 26 Jul 2017

Indian batsmen scoring fifty on their test debut – HH Pandya joins the list

Indian batsmen scoring fifty on their test debut – HH Pandya joins the list

HH Pandya scored 50 against Sri Lanka at Galle on his test debut to provide the 42nd occasion of Indian batsman scoring fifty plus runs on test debut. He became the 40th Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below. Dilawar Hussain and SM Gavaskar scored fifties in both innings on their test debut.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Amar Singh 51 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 L Amarnath 118 3 v England Mumbai 15 Dec 1933
3 Dilawar Hussain 59 2 v England Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
4 Dilawar Hussain 57 3 v England Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
5 Yuvraj of Patiala 60 4 v England Chennai 10 Feb 1934
6 C Ramaswami 60 3 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
7 RS Modi 57* 1 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
8 MH Mankad 63 3 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
9 DG Phadkar 51 1 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
10 KC Ibrahim 85 2 v West Indies Delhi 10 Nov 1948
11 CD Gopinath 50* 1 v England Mumbai (BS 14 Dec 1951
12 RH Shodhan 110 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 12 Dec 1952
13 AG Kripal Singh 100* 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 19 Nov 1955
14 RG Nadkarni 68* 2 v New Zealand Delhi 16 Dec 1955
15 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
16 Hanumant Singh 105 1 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
17 GR Viswanath 137 3 v Australia Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
18 SM Gavaskar 65 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
19 SM Gavaskar 67* 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
20 SS Naik 77 3 v England Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
21 HS Kanitkar 65 2 v West Indies Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
22 PH Sharma 54 1 v West Indies Delhi 11 Dec 1974
23 S Amarnath 124 2 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
24 P Roy 60* 3 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
25 J Arun Lal 63 2 v Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982
26 BS Sandhu 71 2 v Pakistan Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
27 M Azharuddin 110 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
28 LS Rajput 61 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 30 Aug 1985
29 WV Raman 83 3 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
30 PK Amre 103 2 v South Africa Durban 13 Nov 1992
31 SC Ganguly 131 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
32 R Dravid 95 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
33 VVS Laxman 51 3 v South Africa Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
34 DJ Gandhi 75 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
35 V Sehwag 105 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
36 S Badrinath 56 2 v South Africa Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
37 SK Raina 120 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
38 CA Pujara 72 4 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
39 S Dhawan 187 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
40 RG Sharma 177 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
41 STR Binny 78 3 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
42 HH Pandya 50 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

HH Pandya scored 50 against Sri Lanka at Galle on his test debut to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsman scoring fifty plus runs on test debut against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 J Arun Lal 63 2 v Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982
2 LS Rajput 61 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 30 Aug 1985
3 SK Raina 120 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
4 HH Pandya 50 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

Teams posting a total of exact 600 runs and dismissed all out

Teams posting a total of exact 600 runs and dismissed all out

India was dismissed all out for 600 runs against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the third occasion of a team dismissed all for exact 600 runs. All such occasions are listed below. It is noted with interest that India has two such occasions to its credit – once against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in Apr 2004 and now in this test against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jul 2017

 

Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
Australia 600 149.5×8 1 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
India posting 600 plus runs in a test innings

India posting 600 plus runs in a test innings

India posted a team total of 600 in the first  innings against Sri Lanka at Galle to  provide the 28th occasion of India posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 644/7d 189.4 1 v West Indies Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
2 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
3 India 676/7 167.1 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
4 India 606/9d 173.0 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
5 India 633/5d 159.0 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
6 India 609/6d 155.5 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
7 India 657/7d 178.0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
8 India 628/8d 180.1 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
9 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
10 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
11 India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
12 India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
13 India 610/3d 153.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
14 India 664 170.0 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
15 India 616/5d 152.5 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
16 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
17 India 627 155.1 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
18 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
19 India 642 154.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
20 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
21 India 643/6d 153.0 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
22 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
23 India 631/7d 151.2 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
24 India 631 182.3 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
25 India 759/7d 190.4 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
26 India 687/6d 166.0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
27 India 603/9d 210.0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
28 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

India posted a team total of 600 in the first  innings against Sri Lanka at Galle to  provide the fifth occasion of India posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 676/7 167.1 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
2 India 642 154.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
3 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
4 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
5 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

India posted a team total of 600 in the first  innings against Sri Lanka at Galle to  provide the ninth occasion of India posting a total of 600 plus runs dismissed all out in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
2 India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
3 India 664 170.0 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
4 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
5 India 627 155.1 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
6 India 642 154.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
7 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
8 India 631 182.3 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
9 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

India posted 600 plus runs in the Calendar year 2017 on three occasions.  It provides the third occasion of India  posting 600 plus  runs in a calendar year on three or more occasions – four occasions in 2007, three occasions in 2004 and three occasions in 2017

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 610/3d 153.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
2 India 664 170.0 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
3 India 616/5d 152.5 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
4 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
               
1 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
3 India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
               
1 India 687/6d 166.0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
2 India 603/9d 210.0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
3 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

V Kohli’s test innings scores between Zero and three

V Kohli’s test innings scores between Zero and three

V Kohli was dismissed for 3 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the ongoing first test to provide the 13th occasion of his being dismissed for a score between a duck and three  in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 0 5 caught 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011
2 0 6 lbw 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
3 1 3 lbw 2 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
4 3 5 caught 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
5 1 4 caught 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
6 0 4 bowled 3 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
7 0 4 caught 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
8 1 4 bowled 3 v Australia Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
9 3 5 caught 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
10 1 4 caught 1 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
11 3 3 caught 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
12 0 4 caught 2 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
13 3 4 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

V Kohli was dismissed for 3 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the ongoing first test to provide the fifth occasion of his being dismissed for a score between a duck and three  in a test innings when he was leading India. All such occasions are listed below

No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 3 5 caught 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
2 1 4 caught 1 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
3 3 3 caught 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
4 0 4 caught 2 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
5 3 4 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

It is interesting to note this is the second occasion he has been dismissed for the same score of 3 against Sri Lanka at Galle while captaining  India.  He was dismissed caught for 3 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Aug 2015.

No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 3 5 caught 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
2 3 4 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
Galle test – Sri Lanka vs India – First day – S Dhawan emulates DG Bradman and V Sehwag in scoring hundred plus runs between Lunch and Tea on two occasions

Galle test – Sri Lanka vs India – First day – S Dhawan emulates DG Bradman and V Sehwag in scoring hundred plus runs between Lunch and Tea on two occasions

India capped HH Pandya for this test. He became the 288th cricketer to represent India in tests. He also became the 16th Indian cricketer to make his test debut against Sri Lanka.

 

India capped HH Pandya for this test. He became the 128th cricketer to represent India in away tests. He also became the ninth Indian Cricketer to make his test debut against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

 

Sri Lanka capped MD Gunathilaka for this test. He became the 78th cricketer to represent Sri Lanka in home tests. He also became the 18th Sri Lankan cricketer to make his test debut against India

 

Sri Lanka capped MD Gunathilaka for this test. He became the 140th cricketer to represent Sri Lanka in tests. He also became the 14th Sri Lankan cricketer to make his test debut against India in Sri Lanka

 

HMRKB Herath became the ninth captain to lead Sri Lanka against India in tests. He also became the seventh captain to lead Sri Lanka against India at home

 

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 201st occasion of India winning the toss and opting to bat first. It also provides the 78th occasion of India winning the toss and batting first in away tests.

 

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 19th occasion of India winning the toss and opting to bat first against Sri Lanka. It also provides the ninth occasion of India winning the toss and batting first in away tests against Sri Lanka

 

S Dhawan scored 190 in this game to provide the 143rd occasion of an opening batsman scoring 190 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman accomplishing such a feat

 

S Dhawan scored 190 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of an opening batsman scoring 190 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman accomplishing such a feat against Sri Lanka. S Dhawan became the second Indian opening batsman to score 190 plus runs against Sri Lanka.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
2 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai BS 02 Dec 2009
3 S Dhawan 190 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

S Dhawan and CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the third occasion of Indian batsman posting 200 plus runs for the second wicket in a test innings. All the three such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
2 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai BS 02 Dec 2009
3 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999

 

S Dhawan and CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the record partnership by Indian batsman for the second wicket against Sri Lanka in a test innings. The previous best was the 237 runs partnership between R Dravid and V Sehwag at Mum-BS in Dec 2009

 

S Dhawan and CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the record partnership by Indian batsman for the second wicket against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.  The previous best was the 232 runs partnership between R Dravid and S Ramesh at Col-SSC in Feb 2009

S Dhawan and CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the fifth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against Sri Lanks on Sri Lankan Soil. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez 2 287 1 Pak Srl Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
2 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
3 SE Marsh, SPD Smith 2 246 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
4 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
5 Fawad Alam, Younis Khan 2 200 3 Pak Srl Col-PSS 12 Jul 2009

 

S Dhawan and CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the second best stand by batsmen for the second wicket against Sri Lanka on Sri Lankan Soil. The best stand is 287 runs partnership between Azhar Ali and Mohammad Hafeez at Col-SSC in Jun 2012. Both occasions are listed below.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez 2 287 1 Pak Srl Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
2 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

S Dhawan and CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the second occasion of Indian  batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against Sri Lanka on Sri Lankan Soil. Both occasions are listed below.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
2 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999

 

S Dhawan and CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the second occasion of  batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against Sri Lanka at Galle. Both occasions are listed below. Thus, this stand constitutes a record stand for the second wicket at Galle.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
2 TM Dilshan, KC SAFngakkara 2 213 3 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013

 

S Dhawan scored 126 runs between Lunch and Tea to provide the 26th occasion of batsman accomplishing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Runs Batsman Score Match Venue Year
1 173 DCS Compton 278 Eng v Pak Nottingham 1954
2 150 WR Hammond 334* Eng v NZ Auckland 1932-33
3 127 SJ McCabe 232 Aus v Eng Nottingham 1938
4 126 S Dhawan 190 Ind v SRL Galle 2017
5 121 R Benaud 121 Aus v WI Kingston 1954-55
6 115 DG Bradman 334 Aus v Eng Leeds 1930
7 114 FMM Worrell 261 WI v Eng Nottingham 1950
8 112 JM Gregory 119 Aus v SAF Johannesburg 1921-22
9 110 PR Umrigar 172* Ind v Win Port of Spain 1961-62
10 110 MC Cowdrey 159 Eng v Pak Birmingham 1962
11 109 V Sehwag 254 Ind v Pak Lahore 2005-06
12 108 V Sehwag 319 Ind v SAF Chennai 2007-08
13 107 DG Bradman 244 Aus v Eng The Oval 1934
14 106 DW Hookes 143* Aus v SRL Kandy 1982-83
15 106 S Dhawan 187 Ind v Aus Mohali 2012-13
16 105 PA de Silva 206 SRL v Ban Colombo PSS 2002-03
17 105 ML Hayden 380 Aus v Zim Perth 2003-04 3
18 103 GS Sobers 174 WI v Eng Leeds 1966
19 103 M Azharuddin 179 Ind v.Eng Manchester 1990
20 103 TM Dilshan 168 SRL v Ban Colombo PSS 2005-06
21 101 L Vincent 224 NZ v SRL Wellington 2004-05
22 100 KR Stackpole 134 Aus v SAF Cape Town 1966-67
23 100 KD Walters 112 Aus v WI Port of Spain 1972-73
24 100 AC Gilchrist 113* Aus v Zim Perth 2003-04 3
25 100 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 Ban v Ind Chittagong 2009-10
26 100 AB de Villiers 278 SAF v Pak Abu Dhabi 2010-11

 

S Dhawan scored 126 runs between Lunch and Tea to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman accomplishing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Runs Batsman Score Match Venue Year
1 110 PR Umrigar 172* Ind v Win Port of Spain 1961-62
2 103 M Azharuddin 179 Ind v.Eng Manchester 1990
3 109 V Sehwag 254 Ind v Pak Lahore 2005-06
4 108 V Sehwag 319 Ind v SAF Chennai 2007-08
5 106 S Dhawan 187 Ind v Aus Mohali 2012-13
6 126 S Dhawan 190 Ind v SRL Galle 2017

 

S Dhawan scored 126 runs between Lunch and Tea to provide the second occasion of his accomplishing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. Prior to this, he had scored 106 runs between Lunch and Tea against Australia at Mohali in 2012-13. S Dhawam became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to accomplish the feat on two occasions. Others are – DG Bradman of Australia and V Sehwag of India. The feats of these three batsmen  are tabulated below

 

 

No Runs Batsman Score Match Venue Year
1 115 DG Bradman 334 Aus v Eng Leeds 1930
2 107 DG Bradman 244 Aus v Eng The Oval 1934
             
1 106 S Dhawan 187 Ind v Aus Mohali 2012-13
2 126 S Dhawan 190 Ind v SRL Galle 2017
             
1 109 V Sehwag 254 Ind v Pak Lahore 2005-06
2 108 V Sehwag 319 Ind v SAF Chennai 2007-08