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Bangladesh’s test losses by an innings margin

Bangladesh’s test losses by an innings margin

Bangladesh lost the just concluded second test against South Africa at Bloemfontein  by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 37th occasion of Bangladesh losing  a test  by an innings margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 310 runs lost 1st v West Indies Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 264 runs won 1st v Pakistan Multan 29 Aug 2001
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 261 runs lost 1st v England Lord’s 26 May 2005
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
5 Bangladesh lost inns & 248 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
6 Bangladesh lost inns & 239 runs won 2nd v India Dhaka 25 May 2007
7 Bangladesh lost inns & 234 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 25 Jun 2007
8 Bangladesh lost inns & 205 runs lost 2nd v South Africa Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
9 Bangladesh lost inns & 196 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 21 Jul 2002
10 Bangladesh lost inns & 193 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Kandy 11 Jul 2007
11 Bangladesh lost inns & 184 runs lost 1st v Pakistan Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
12 Bangladesh lost inns & 178 runs lost 1st v Pakistan Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
13 Bangladesh lost inns & 169 runs won 1st v Pakistan Chittagong 16 Jan 2002
14 Bangladesh lost inns & 160 runs won 1st v South Africa Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
15 Bangladesh lost inns & 140 runs lost 1st v India Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
16 Bangladesh lost inns & 137 runs lost 1st v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2008
17 Bangladesh lost inns & 137 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
18 Bangladesh lost inns & 132 runs lost 1st v Australia Darwin 18 Jul 2003
19 Bangladesh lost inns & 129 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
20 Bangladesh lost inns & 107 runs won 2nd v South Africa East London 18 Oct 2002
21 Bangladesh lost inns & 101 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
22 Bangladesh lost inns & 099 runs won 1st v New Zealand Dhaka 19 Oct 2004
23 Bangladesh lost inns & 099 runs won 1st v West Indies Kingston 04 Jun 2004
24 Bangladesh lost inns & 098 runs lost 1st v Australia Cairns 25 Jul 2003
25 Bangladesh lost inns & 096 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2005
26 Bangladesh lost inns & 090 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Jul 2007
27 Bangladesh lost inns & 083 runs lost 2nd v India Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
28 Bangladesh lost inns & 080 runs won 1st v Australia Chittagong 16 Apr 2006
29 Bangladesh lost inns & 080 runs lost 2nd v England Manchester 04 Jun 2010
30 Bangladesh lost inns & 074 runs lost 1st v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 2001
31 Bangladesh lost inns & 069 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Sep 2005
32 Bangladesh lost inns & 060 runs won 1st v South Africa Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
33 Bangladesh lost inns & 052 runs won 2nd v New Zealand Hamilton 18 Dec 2001
34 Bangladesh lost inns & 048 runs won 1st v South Africa Centurion 26 Nov 2008
35 Bangladesh lost inns & 032 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
36 Bangladesh lost inns & 027 runs lost 1st v England Chester-le-Street 03 Jun 2005
37 Bangladesh lost inns & 018 runs lost 2nd v South Africa Dhaka 01 May 2003

Bangladesh inserted South Africa at Bloemfontein and lost the test to provide the fifth occasion of Bangladesh losing a test after it had inserted the opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 239 runs won 2nd v India Dhaka 25 May 2007
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 129 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 107 runs won 2nd v South Africa East London 18 Oct 2002
5 Bangladesh lost inns & 052 runs won 2nd v New Zealand Hamilton 18 Dec 2001

Bangladesh inserted South Africa at Bloemfontein and lost the test by an innings and 254 runs to provide its largest loss by an innings when it has inserted the opposition. Prior to this loss, it had lost the Dhaka test against India in May 2007 by an innings and 239 runs. Both the occasions are detailed below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 239 runs won 2nd v India Dhaka 25 May 2007
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 129 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 107 runs won 2nd v South Africa East London 18 Oct 2002
5 Bangladesh lost inns & 052 runs won 2nd v New Zealand Hamilton 18 Dec 2001

Bangladesh inserted South Africa at Bloemfontein and lost the test to provide the fifth occasion of Bangladesh losing a test after it had inserted the opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 239 runs won 2nd v India Dhaka 25 May 2007
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 129 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 107 runs won 2nd v South Africa East London 18 Oct 2002
5 Bangladesh lost inns & 052 runs won 2nd v New Zealand Hamilton 18 Dec 2001

Bangladesh lost the just concluded second test against South Africa at Bloemfontein by an innings and 254 runs to provide the fourth occasion of Bangladesh losing  a test  by an innings and 250 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 310 runs lost 1st v West Indies Dhaka 8 Dec 2002
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 264 runs won 1st v Pakistan Multan 29 Aug 2001
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 261 runs lost 1st v England Lord’s 26 May 2005
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

Teams winning the test by an innings and 250 plus runs – South Africa joins the list

Teams winning the test by an innings and 250 plus runs – South Africa joins the list

South Africa won the just concluded second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a test by an innings and 250 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won inns & 579 runs won 1st v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 Australia won inns & 360 runs won 1st v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
3 West Indies won inns & 336 runs won 1st v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
4 Australia won inns & 332 runs won 1st v England Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
5 Pakistan won inns & 324 runs won 1st v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
6 West Indies won inns & 322 runs won 1st v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
7 West Indies won inns & 310 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
8 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
9 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
10 England won inns & 285 runs won 1st v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
11 England won inns & 283 runs won 1st v West Indies Leeds 25 May 2007
12 Pakistan won inns & 264 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
13 England won inns & 261 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Lord’s 26 May 2005
14 Australia won inns & 259 runs won 1st v South Africa Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
15 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
16 Sri Lanka won inns & 254 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004

 

South Africa was inserted by the opposition in this  test and won it by an innings and 250 plus runs. It  provides the third occasion of a team winning the test by an innings and 250 plus runs after being asked to bat first after losing the toss. All such occasion are listed below.

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
3 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

South Africa’s innings win in tests – carves its first victory by an innings and 250 plus runs

South Africa’s innings win in tests – carves its first victory by an innings and 250 plus runs

South Africa won the just concluded second test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 45th occasion of South Africa winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 South Africa won inns & 229 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2001
3 South Africa won inns & 220 runs lost 1st v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
4 South Africa won inns & 219 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Harare 11 Nov 1999
5 South Africa won inns & 208 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 1993
6 South Africa won inns & 205 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
7 South Africa won inns & 193 runs won 1st v New Zealand Port Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
8 South Africa won inns & 180 runs won 1st v New Zealand Wellington 06 Mar 1953
9 South Africa won inns & 160 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
10 South Africa won inns & 142 runs won 1st v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
11 South Africa won inns & 129 runs won 1st v Australia Durban 05 Feb 1970
12 South Africa won inns & 129 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
13 South Africa won inns & 118 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 12 Jan 2017
14 South Africa won inns & 107 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
15 South Africa won inns & 100 runs won 2nd v West Indies Durban 10 Jan 2008
16 South Africa won inns & 092 runs won 2nd v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
17 South Africa won inns & 092 runs lost 2nd v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
18 South Africa won inns & 090 runs lost 2nd v India Ahmedabad 03 Apr 2008
19 South Africa won inns & 086 runs lost 2nd v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
20 South Africa won inns & 081 runs won 2nd v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
21 South Africa won inns & 080 runs won 2nd v Australia Hobart 12 Nov 2016
22 South Africa won inns & 074 runs lost 2nd v England Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
23 South Africa won inns & 071 runs lost 2nd v India Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
24 South Africa won inns & 065 runs won 2nd v West Indies Durban 26 Dec 2003
25 South Africa won inns & 064 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 08 Nov 2002
26 South Africa won inns & 062 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Centurion 11 Mar 2005
27 South Africa won inns & 060 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
28 South Africa won inns & 059 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
29 South Africa won inns & 058 runs won 1st v New Zealand Durban 11 Dec 1953
30 South Africa won inns & 051 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
31 South Africa won inns & 048 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Centurion 26 Nov 2008
32 South Africa won inns & 037 runs lost 2nd v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2000
33 South Africa won inns & 027 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
34 South Africa won inns & 025 runs won 2nd v India Centurion 16 Dec 2010
35 South Africa won inns & 021 runs lost 2nd v Zimbabwe Cape Town 04 Mar 2005
36 South Africa won inns & 021 runs won 2nd v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
37 South Africa won inns & 020 runs lost 2nd v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
38 South Africa won inns & 018 runs won 1st v Pakistan Centurion 22 Feb 2013
39 South Africa won inns & 018 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Dhaka 01 May 2003
40 South Africa won inns & 016 runs lost 2nd v England Cape Town 30 Mar 1906
41 South Africa won inns & 013 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Bloemfontein 29 Oct 1999
42 South Africa won inns & 012 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Christchurch 27 Feb 1932
43 South Africa won inns & 012 runs lost 2nd v England The Oval 19 Jul 2012
44 South Africa won inns & 007 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Centurion 20 Jan 2001
45 South Africa won inns & 006 runs won 1st v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010

 

This win represent South Africa’s largest innings victory margin in tests. Its previous best was against Sri Lanka at Cape Town in Jan 2001 when South Africa had carved a win by an innings and 229 runs. This win provides South Africa’s first ever test win by an innings and 250 plus runs

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 South Africa won inns & 229 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2001

 

This win provides the eighth occasion of South Africa winning a test against Bangladesh by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 South Africa won inns & 205 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
3 South Africa won inns & 160 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
4 South Africa won inns & 129 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
5 South Africa won inns & 107 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
6 South Africa won inns & 060 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
7 South Africa won inns & 048 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Centurion 26 Nov 2008
8 South Africa won inns & 018 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Dhaka 01 May 2003

 

South Africa was inserted by Bangladesh in this test and won by an innings and 254 tuns to provide the fifth occasion of South Africa winning a test by an innings margin when it was asked to bat first after losing  the toss. All such  occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 South Africa won inns & 220 runs lost 1st v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
3 South Africa won inns & 129 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
4 South Africa won inns & 107 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
5 South Africa won inns & 007 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Centurion 20 Jan 2001

 

Teams winning a test by an innings and 250 plus runs

Teams winning a test by an innings and 250 plus runs

South Africa won the just concluded second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a test by an innings and 250 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won inns & 579 runs won 1st v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 Australia won inns & 360 runs won 1st v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
3 West Indies won inns & 336 runs won 1st v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
4 Australia won inns & 332 runs won 1st v England Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
5 Pakistan won inns & 324 runs won 1st v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
6 West Indies won inns & 322 runs won 1st v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
7 West Indies won inns & 310 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
8 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
9 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
10 England won inns & 285 runs won 1st v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
11 England won inns & 283 runs won 1st v West Indies Leeds 25 May 2007
12 Pakistan won inns & 264 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
13 England won inns & 261 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Lord’s 26 May 2005
14 Australia won inns & 259 runs won 1st v South Africa Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
15 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
16 Sri Lanka won inns & 254 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004

 

South Africa was inserted by the opposition in this  test and won it by an innings and 250 plus runs. It  provides the third occasion of a team winning the test by an innings and 250 plus runs after being asked to bat first after losing the toss. All such occasion are listed below.

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
3 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

The just concluded India Australia limited overs series was played as per the old rules

The just concluded India Australia limited overs series was played as per the old rules

The just concluded India Australia limited overs series was played as per the old rules.

The  rules that came into effect on 28.09.17 are detailed below

Players being sent off for misconduct is all set to become a reality in cricket with the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) revamped playing rules, which will be effective in all series starting 28 September or later.

The significant changes also include a restriction on the dimensions of the bat, and changes to the Decision Review System. However, the ongoing India-Australia limited-overs series will continue to be played as per the old rules.

All of these rules will come into effect from the two upcoming Test series—when South Africa host Bangladesh and Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates.

The ICC playing conditions will now incorporate the relevant clauses from the MCC Laws of Cricket (2017 Code), meaning that all the playing regulations will be captured in one document for each format.

“Most of the changes to the ICC playing conditions are being made as a result of changes to the Laws of Cricket that have been announced by the MCC. We have just completed a workshop with the umpires to ensure they understand all of the changes and we are now ready to introduce the new playing conditions to international matches,” ICC general manager (Cricket) Geoff Allardice said.

To maintain the balance between bat and ball, the size of the edges of the bats as well as their thickness will now be restricted.

“The restriction on the length and width of bats remain unchanged but the thickness of the edges can’t be more than 40mm and the overall depth can be 67 mm at the most. Umpires will be issued with a new bat gauge, which they can use to check a bat’s legality,” the ICC stated.

In a new playing condition pertaining to players’ conduct, a player can now be sent off the field for the rest of the match for any serious misconduct.

“…meaning it will apply to Level 4 offences while the Level 1 to 3 offences will continue to be dealt with under the ICC Code of Conduct,” it said.

“Threatening to assault an umpire, making inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with an umpire, physically assaulting a player or any other person and committing any other act of violence all constitute Level 4 offences,” it added.

Also, in the new the DRS rules a review will now not be lost in case of a decision that remains unchanged, solely as the result of an ‘umpire’s call’.

“As for DRS in Test matches, there will be no more top-up reviews after 80 overs of an innings, meaning that there can only be two unsuccessful reviews in each innings, while the DRS will now also be allowed to be used in T20Is.”

“An important change with respect to runouts is that if a batsman is running or diving towards the crease with forward momentum, and has grounded his/her bat behind the popping crease but subsequently lost contact with the ground at the time of the wickets being put down, the batsman will not be run out.”

The same interpretation will also apply for a batsman trying to regain his/her ground to avoid being stumped.

For boundary catches, airborne fielders making their first contact with the ball will need to have taken off from within the boundary, otherwise a boundary will be scored.

Besides, a batsman can now be out caught, stumped or run out even if the ball bounces off the helmet worn by a fielder or wicket-keeper

Article Courtesy – Live Mint

 

 

The new cricket rule changes that came into effect from September 28

The new cricket rule changes that came into effect from September 28

The following are the changes to the ICC’s playing conditions that will come into effect for all international series that has begun from September 28, 2017.

 

Each team can name six substitutes (previously it was four) in Test cricket.

 

There are no changes to the permitted width and length of a cricket bat, but the thickness of the edge can be no more than 40mm, and the thickness of the bat must not exceed 67mm at any point. Umpires will have a gauge to check that bats meet the new regulations.

 

The ICC has okayed the use of bails tethered to the stumps to prevent injuries caused by bails flying at wicketkeepers and fielders after the stumps have been broken. The mechanism used to tether the bails must not interfere with their ability to be dislodged; the implementation of such a system is at the discretion of the host board.

 

In Test cricket, an interval will be taken if a wicket falls within three minutes of the interval. Previously it was two minutes.

 

In T20 internationals, if an innings is reduced to less than 10 overs, the maximum quota of overs per bowler shall not be less than two: meaning that if a match is reduced to five overs a side, two bowlers will be able to bowl two overs each.

 

For boundaries, airborne fielders making their first contact with the ball will need to have taken off from inside the boundary, otherwise a boundary will be given. A boundary will also be given if a fielder in contact with the ball makes contact with any object grounded beyond the boundary, including another fielder.

 

If the ball bounces more than once after being delivered by the bowler and before it reaches the popping crease of the batsman, it will be called a no-ball. Previously a ball was allowed to bounce twice. If the ball lands off the pitch, then the umpire will signal a no-ball. If a fielder intercepts the delivery before it reaches the batsman, the umpire will call no-ball and dead ball.

 

Any byes or leg byes scored off a no-ball will now be scored separately. The bowler will have one no-ball put against his/her name, and the other extras will be scored as byes and leg byes. Previously, byes and leg byes scored off no-balls were scored as no-balls.

 

If a batsman grounds his/her bat or part of his/her body behind the crease while regaining his/her ground before the stumps are broken, and then if he/she inadvertently loses contact with the bat, or if the grounded part of his/her body becomes airborne – while running or diving – when the stumps are broken, he/she shall not be run out or stumped.

 

An appeal can be withdrawn, or the umpires can recall a dismissed batsman, at any time before the ball comes into play for the next delivery. Previously, a batsman could not be recalled once he/she had left the field.

 

For a catch on the boundary to be legal, a fielder making contact with the ball must either be grounded inside the boundary or his/her last contact with the ground before first touching the ball must have been inside the boundary.

 

A batsman can be caught, run-out, or stumped even if the ball makes contact with a helmet worn by the fielder or wicketkeeper.

 

The handled-the-ball dismissal has been removed and included under the obstructing-the-field category.

 

There are several tweaks to what now constitutes unfair play. If the fielding side tries to deliberately distract or deceive the batsman – through mock fielding for example – after he/she has received the ball, the umpires can penalise them. If a bowler bowls a deliberate no-ball, he/she can be removed from the attack for the rest of the innings. A batsman cannot take strike so far outside the crease that he/she is standing in the protected area of the pitch, just like bowlers are not allowed to follow through on the protected area. A catch-all law has now been introduced to give umpires the power to deal with conduct they believe is unfair but is not covered elsewhere in the laws.

 

A player can now be sent off the field by the umpire for the rest of a match for serious misconduct. This will apply to most Level 4 offences, with with Level 1-3 offences continuing to be dealt with under the ICC Code of Conduct.

 

If an umpire’s decision is referred to the TV umpire by a team, and the on-field decision remains unchanged because the DRS shows “umpire’s call”, the team will not lose the review.

 

Because teams will not lose a review for “umpire’s call”, they will not have their two unsuccessful reviews replenished after the first 80 overs of the innings in a Test. They will have only two unsuccessful reviews for the entire innings. The DRS will now be used in T20 internationals as well – teams will have one unsuccessful review per innings.

 

Instances of batsmen posting two 200 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

Instances of batsmen posting two 200 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

South African batsmen D Elgar-AK Markram added 243 runs for  the first wicket and HM Amla-F du Plessis added 247 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein to provide the 25th occasion of batsmen posting  two  200 plus  runs partnerships in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CJ Barnett, L Hutton 1 219 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
  2 DCS Compton, E Paynter 5 206 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
                   
2 1 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 J Hardstaff jnr, L Hutton 6 215 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
                   
3 1 RN Harvey, CC McDonald 3 295 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  2 RG Archer, KR Miller 5 220 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                   
4 1 TW Graveney, PE Richardson 2 266 1 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
  2 TW Graveney, PBH May 3 207 1 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
                   
5 1 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 201 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  2 BC Booth, RB Simpson 5 219 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
                   
6 1 DL Amiss, JH Edrich 2 221 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
  2 MH Denness, AW Greig 5 202 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
                   
7 1 Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas 4 287 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
  2 Imran Khan, Saleem Malik 6 207 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
                   
8 1 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes 1 296 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
  2 PJL Dujon, CH Lloyd 6 207 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
                   
9 1 CWJ Athey, BC Broad 1 223 1 Eng Aus Perth 28 Nov 1986
  2 DI Gower, CJ Richards 6 207 1 Eng Aus Perth 28 Nov 1986
                   
10 1 A Flower, GW Flower 4 269 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
  2 GW Flower, GJ Whittall 5 233* 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
                   
11 1 ML Hayden, SR Waugh 4 207 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
  2 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 6 233 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
                   
12 1 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 232 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
  2 RD Jacobs, BC Lara 6 282* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
                   
13 1 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 1 245 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  2 JH Kallis, AG Prince 5 267 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
                   
14 1 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  2 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
                   
14 1 TT Samaraweera, KC Sangakkara 4 204 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
  2 TM Dilshan, TT Samaraweera 5 207 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
                   
16 1 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 239 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  2 BJ Haddin, MJ North 6 200 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
                   
17 1 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
  2 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
                   
18 1 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  2 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
                   
19 1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 230 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
  2 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis 4 224 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
                   
20 1 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 288 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  2 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
                   
21 1 HM Amla, GC Smith 2 259 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
  2 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
                   
22 1 MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan 4 259 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
  2 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 228 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
                   
23 1 Azhar Ali, Younis Khan 3 250 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
  2 Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali 5 207 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
                   
24 1 JA Burns, UT Khawaja 2 258 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  2 SPD Smith, AC Voges 4 223* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
                   
25 1 D Elgar, AK Markram 1 243 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla, F du Plessis 4 247 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

South African batsmen D Elgar-AK Markram added 243 runs for  the first wicket and HM Amla-F du Plessis added 247 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein to provide the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting  two  200 plus  runs partnerships in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 1 245 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  2 JH Kallis, AG Prince 5 267 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
                   
2 1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 230 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
  2 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis 4 224 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
                   
3 1 HM Amla, GC Smith 2 259 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
  2 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
                   
4 1 D Elgar, AK Markram 1 243 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla, F du Plessis 4 247 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

South African batsmen D Elgar-AK Markram added 243 runs for  the first wicket and HM Amla-F du Plessis added 247 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting  two 200 plus  runs partnerships in a test innings against Bangladesh. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Azhar Ali, Younis Khan 3 250 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
  2 Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali 5 207 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
                   
2 1 D Elgar, AK Markram 1 243 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla, F du Plessis 4 247 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Four South African batsmen – DA Elgar {113}, A Markram {143}, HM Amla {132} and F du Plessis {135 not out} scored centuries in the ongoing second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh  to  provide  the 21st occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Eng 1 Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938 4
2 Win 1 Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948 4
3 Aus 2 Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955 5
4 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983 4
5 Win 2 Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983 4
6 Pak 2 Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000 4
7 Srl 2 Ind Col-SSC) 29 Aug 2001 4
8 Pak 2 Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001 5
9 NZl 1 Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001 4
10 NZl 1 Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003 4
11 SAF 1 Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
12 Win 2 SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
13 Pak 1 Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006 4
14 Eng 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007 4
15 Ind 1 Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007 4
16 Srl 2 Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007 4
17 Srl 1 Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008 4
18 Aus 2 Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009 4
19 Ind 2 SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010 4
20 Aus 1 Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015 4
21 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 4

It also provides the second such occasion by South African batsmen. Both the occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was against West Indies at St John’s in Apr 2005

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 SAF 1 Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
2 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 4

It also provides the fourth such occasion against Bangladesh. All such occasions are listed below. Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa are the four teams to accomplish the feat against Bangladesh

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Pak 2 Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001 5
2 Ind 1 Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007 4
3 Srl 2 Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007 4
4 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 4

 

First three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

First three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

First three South African batsmen – DA Elgar {113}, A Markram {143} and HM Amla {132} scored centuries in the ongoing second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh  to  provide  the 12th occasion of first three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Eng 2 SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924 3
2 Aus 2 Win Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955 3
3 Aus 1 Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965 3
4 Ind 1 Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1986 3
5 Aus 1 Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1993 3
6 SAF 1 Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001 3
7 NZl 1 Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003 3
8 Ind 1 Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007 3
9 SAF 3 Eng Lord’s 10 Jul 2008 3
10 Ind 1 Srl Kanpur 24 Nov 2009 3
11 Eng 3 Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010 3
12 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 3

It also provides the second such occasion against Bangladesh. Both the occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was by India at Dhaka in May 2007

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Ind 1 Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007 3
2 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 3

It also provides the second such occasion by South African batsmen. Both the occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was against England at Lord’s in Jul 2008

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 SAF 3 Eng Lord’s 10 Jul 2008 3
2 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 3

 

Test Cricket witnesses the first occasion of opening batsmen scoring 199 and ninety in the same test innings

Test Cricket witnesses the first occasion of opening batsmen scoring 199 and ninety in the same test innings

Test cricket witnessed the first occasion of opening batsman scoring 199 and ninety in a test innings, when D Elgar scored 199  and AK  Markram scored 97 in South Africa’s first innings against Bangladesh at  Potchefstroom

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 D Elgar 199 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
2 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017