HMRKB Herath becomes the first left arm spin bowler to capture 400 wickets in tests

HMRKB Herath becomes the first left arm spin bowler to capture 400 wickets in tests

HMRKB Herath became the first left arm spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 wickets. His performance under various statistical parameters is furnished below

PERFORMANCE AGAINST EACH OPPOSITION
Oppositon Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
v Australia 11 19 0522.3 101 1494 066 7/064 13/145 22.63 6 1
v Bangladesh 08 16 0323.5 059 0928 041 7/089 12/157 22.63 3 1
v England 10 17 0448.5 071 1294 040 6/074 12/171 32.35 3 1
v India 09 15 0441.4 049 1471 032 7/048 07/115 45.96 2 0
v New Zealand 07 14 0362.5 061 0999 036 6/043 11/108 27.75 4 1
v Pakistan 20 38 1053.1 224 2835 101 9/127 14/184 28.06 8 2
v South Africa 09 15 0408.4 103 0981 031 5/040 09/111 31.64 2 0
v West Indies 07 13 0223.5 047 0590 023 6/068 10/147 25.65 1 1
v Zimbabwe 03 06 0187.1 037 0536 030 8/063 13/152 17.86 4 2
Total 84 153 3972.3 752 11128 400 9/127 14/184 27.82 33 9
PERFORMANCE ON HOME, AWAY, NEUTRAL SOILS
Soils Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
Home soil 46 86 2255.5 449 6231 263 9/127 14/184 23.69 25 7
Away soil 31 53 1308.0 198 3892 102 8/063 13/152 38.15 05 1
Neutral soil 07 14 0408.4 105 1005 035 6/043 11/136 28.71 03 1
Total 84 153 3972.3 752 11128 400 9/127 14/184 27.82 33 9
PERFORMANCE UNDER VARIOUS CAPTAINS
Captains Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
MS Atapattu 08 16 0246.2 051 0727 025 4/038 07/132 29.08 00 0
LD Chandimal 03 5 0174.5 032 0539 026 6/043 11/136 20.73 04 2
TM Dilshan 10 17 0503.1 105 1267 042 7/157 09/128 30.16 03 0
HMRKB Herath 05 10 0270.4 051 0768 036 8/063 13/152 21.33 03 1
ST Jayasuriya 03 3 0105.3 023 0310 006 4/097 04/097 51.66 00 0
DPMD Jayawardene 12 23 0628.1 108 1665 067 6/043 12/171 24.85 07 2
AD Mathews 31 59 1527.3 306 4250 152 9/127 14/184 27.96 12 4
KC Sangakkara 11 18 0469.0 070 1435 042 5/099 08/209 34.16 04 0
HP Tillakaratne 01 2 0047.2 006 0167 004 4/092 04/167 41.75 00 0
Total 84 153 3972.3 752 11128 400 9/127 14/184 27.82 33 9
PERFORMANCE IN FIRST AND SECOND TEAM INNINGS OF THE TEST
Team innings Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1st team innings 84 83 2373.4 422 6653 208 9/127 14/184 31.98 13 9
2nd team innings 71 70 1598.5 330 4475 192 8/063 14/184 23.30 20 9
Total 84 153 3972.3 752 11128 400 9/127 14/184 27.82 33 9
PERFORMANCE IN EACH INNINGS OF THE MATCH
Match innings Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1st match innings 39 38 1012.4 159 3025 085 6/103 12/157 35.58 05 3
2nd match innings 45 45 1361.0 263 3628 123 9/127 14/184 29.49 08 6
3rd match innings 34 34 0845.3 126 2637 092 7/089 12/157 28.66 09 4
4th match innings 37 36 0753.2 204 1838 100 8/063 14/184 18.38 11 5
Total 84 153 3972.3 752 11128 400 9/127 14/184 27.82 33 9

HMRKB Herath became the third spin bowler in the annals  of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets in the fourth innings of the test after SK Warne and M Muralitharan. SK Warne and M Muralitharan have captured 138 and 106 wickets in the fourth innings of the test respectively. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below

BOWLERS WHO HAVE CAPTURED 100 PLUS WICKETS IN FOURTH INNINGS OF THE TEST
Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
SK Warne Aus 60 53 7309 3194 138 8/71 11/110 23.14 7 4
M Muralitharan Srl 37 35 5301 2228 106 8/46 11/93 21.01 7 8
HMRKB Herath Srl 37 36 4520 1838 100 8/63 14/184 18.38 11 5

HMRKB Herath is the only bowler to capture ten or more wickets in the fourth innings of the test. He has eleven such hauls to his credit. All such occasions are listed below

No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 48.0 9 139 5 4 v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 26 Aug 2009
2 30.3 7 79 5 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2011
3 38.0 9 97 6 4 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
4 45.0 30 40 5 4 v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 2014
5 22.1 2 57 5 4 v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
6 21.0 6 48 7 4 v India Galle 12 Aug 2015
7 33.3 16 54 5 4 v Australia Pallekele 26 Jul 2016
8 18.1 3 64 7 4 v Australia Colombo (SSC) 13 Aug 2016
9 23.0 6 63 8 4 v Zimbabwe Harare 06 Nov 2016
10 20.2 5 59 6 4 v Bangladesh Galle 07 Mar 2017
11 21.4 4 43 6 4 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 28 Sep 2017

HMRKB Herath became the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets in the fourth innings of the test. SK Warne {138}, M Muralitharan {106} and G McGrath {103} are the other three bowlers who have accomplished the feat. The performance of these four bowlers is tabulated below

Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM 5 10
SK Warne Aus 60 53 7309 3194 138 8/71 11/110 07 4
M Muralitharan Srl 37 35 5301 2228 106 8/46 11/093 07 8
GD McGrath Aus 54 53 5139 2008 103 8/24 10/078 05 1
HMRKB Herath Srl 37 36 4520 1838 100 8/63 14/184 11 5

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