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Batsmen who have scored 199 runs in a test innings – DA Elgar joins the elite list

Batsmen who have scored 199 runs in a test innings – DA Elgar joins the elite list

D Elgar of South Africa scored 199 runs against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in the just concluded first test to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring 199 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All those occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 M Azharuddin 199 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
3 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
4 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
5 SR Waugh 199 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
6 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
7 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
8 IR Bell 199 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jul 2008
9 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
10 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
11 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
12 D Elgar 199 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

D Elgar of South Africa scored 199 runs against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in the just concluded first test to provide the fifth occasion of an opening batsman scoring 199 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All those occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
3 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
4 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
5 D Elgar 199 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

A Flower of Zimbabwe and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka are the two batsmen who remained not out on scores of 199 in the annals of test cricket. The particulars are detailed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
2 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012

 

Batsmen dismissed run out for ninety plus scores on test debut

Batsmen dismissed run out for ninety plus scores on test debut

AK Markram of South Africa was dismissed run out for 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom to provide the third occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for a ninety plus score on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. Incidentally all these three batsmen are opening batsmen.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 CG Greenidge 93 1 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
3 AK Markram 97 1 RSA Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
Teams dismissed all out for a total less than 99 runs in the fourth innings of a test

Teams dismissed all out for a total less than 99 runs in the fourth innings of a test

Bangladesh was dismissed for 90 in the fourth innings of the test against South Africa at Potchefstroom to provide the 211th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 99 runs in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the forty fourth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 99 runs in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 77 55.0×4 4 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1882
2 Australia 83 69.2×4 4 v England Sydney 26 Jan 1883
3 Australia 97 107.0×4 4 v England Sydney 28 Jan 1887
4 Australia 82 69.2×4 4 v England Sydney 10 Feb 1888
5 England 62 47.0×4 4 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
6 South Africa 30 18.4×5 4 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
7 Australia 44 26.0×5 4 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
8 South Africa 99 77.1×5 4 v England Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
9 South Africa 35 22.4×5 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
10 South Africa 85 22.0 4 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
11 South Africa 75 44.4 4 v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907
12 England 87 37.5 4 v Australia Leeds 01 Jul 1909
13 South Africa 80 32.0 4 v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
14 Australia 65 22.4 4 v England The Oval 19 Aug 1912
15 Australia 66 25.3 4 v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
16 Australia 58 12.3×8 4 v England Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
17 West Indies 77 45.1 4 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Mar 1956
18 South Africa 72 33.4×8 4 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1956
19 South Africa 72 50.1×8 4 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
20 West Indies 91 34.3 4 v England Birmingham 04 Jul 1963
21 India 83 38.5 4 v England Chennai 14 Jan 1977
22 England 64 27.3×8 4 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1978
23 Australia 94 43.4 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 15 Apr 1978
24 Australia 83 48.4 4 v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
25 Sri Lanka 97 27.3 4 v New Zealand Kandy 09 Mar 1984
26 West Indies 53 25.3 4 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
27 New Zealand 93 43.3 4 v Pakistan Hamilton 02 Jan 1993
28 England 46 19.1 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
29 England 99 45.5 4 v South Africa Lord’s 21 Jul 1994
30 England 92 42.5 4 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1994
31 India 66 34.1 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
32 India 81 35.5 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 27 Mar 1997
33 Pakistan 92 37.3 4 v South Africa Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
34 West Indies 51 19.1 4 v Australia Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
35 Zimbabwe 63 47.0 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
36 Zimbabwe 79 43.3 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Jan 2002
37 England 79 28.2 4 v Australia Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
38 Australia 93 30.5 4 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
39 Pakistan 72 31.3 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2004
40 Pakistan 80 29.0 4 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
41 England 72 36.1 4 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012
42 New Zealand 68 22.3 4 v England Lord’s 16 May 2013
43 Pakistan 81 34.4 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
44 Bangladesh 90 32.4 4 v South Africa Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

It also provides the fourth occasion of South Africa dismissed all out for a total less than 99 runs in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 99 45.5 4 v South Africa Lord’s 21 Jul 1994
2 India 66 34.1 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
3 Pakistan 92 37.3 4 v South Africa Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
4 Bangladesh 90 32.4 4 v South Africa Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
Teams winning a test by 300 plus runs margin

Teams winning a test by 300 plus runs margin

South Africa won the first test against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom by 333 runs to provide the 57th occasion of a team winning a test by 300 plus runs margin in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 675 runs v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 Australia won 562 runs v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
3 Australia won 530 runs v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
4 Australia won 491 runs v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
5 Sri Lanka won 465 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
6 West Indies won 425 runs v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
7 Australia won 409 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
8 West Indies won 408 runs v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1980
9 Australia won 405 runs v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
10 Australia won 384 runs v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
11 Australia won 382 runs v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
12 Australia won 382 runs v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
13 Australia won 381 runs v England Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
14 Australia won 379 runs v West Indies Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
15 Australia won 377 runs v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
16 Australia won 365 runs v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
17 South Africa won 358 runs v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
18 Pakistan won 356 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
19 South Africa won 356 runs v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1994
20 England won 354 runs v Pakistan Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
21 Australia won 352 runs v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
22 South Africa won 351 runs v West Indies Centurion 15 Jan 1999
23 Australia won 348 runs v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
24 England won 347 runs v Australia Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
25 West Indies won 343 runs v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
26 Australia won 342 runs v India Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
27 Pakistan won 341 runs v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
28 South Africa won 340 runs v England Nottingham 14 Jul 2017
29 England won 338 runs v Australia Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
30 Australia won 337 runs v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
30 India won 337 runs v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
31 Zimbabwe won 335 runs v Bangladesh Harare 17 Apr 2013
32 Australia won 333 runs v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
33 South Africa won 333 runs v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
34 England won 330 runs v Pakistan Manchester 22 Jul 2016
35 Australia won 329 runs v England Perth 03 Feb 1995
36 England won 329 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
37 South Africa won 329 runs v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
38 Pakistan won 328 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
39 South Africa won 328 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
40 West Indies won 326 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
41 South Africa won 324 runs v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
42 South Africa won 323 runs v Australia Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
43 England won 322 runs v Australia Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
44 India won 321 runs v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
45 India won 320 runs v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
46 England won 319 runs v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
47 Sri Lanka won 315 runs v Zimbabwe Galle 12 Jan 2002
48 Sri Lanka won 313 runs v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 11 Aug 2004
49 Australia won 312 runs v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
50 England won 312 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
51 South Africa won 309 runs v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
52 Australia won 308 runs v England Melbourne 07 Feb 1908
53 Australia won 307 runs v England Sydney 27 Feb 1925
54 South Africa won 307 runs v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
55 India won 304 runs v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
56 Pakistan won 301 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 09 Aug 1994
57 Australia won 300 runs v India Perth 01 Feb 1992

 

South Africa won the first test against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom by 333 runs to provide the eleventh occasion of South Africa winning a test by 300 plus runs margin in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 358 runs v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
2 South Africa won 356 runs v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1994
3 South Africa won 351 runs v West Indies Centurion 15 Jan 1999
4 South Africa won 340 runs v England Nottingham 14 Jul 2017
5 South Africa won 333 runs v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
6 South Africa won 329 runs v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
7 South Africa won 328 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
8 South Africa won 324 runs v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
9 South Africa won 323 runs v Australia Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
10 South Africa won 309 runs v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
11 South Africa won 307 runs v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970

 

South Africa won the first test against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom by 333 runs to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a test by 300 plus runs margin against Bangladesh in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka won 465 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
2 Zimbabwe won 335 runs v Bangladesh Harare 17 Apr 2013
3 South Africa won 333 runs v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
4 England won 329 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
5 Pakistan won 328 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
Batsmen scoring a ninety on test debut – AK Markram of South Africa joins the list

Batsmen scoring a ninety on test debut – AK Markram of South Africa joins the list

AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that the list includes a lone Indian batsman – R Dravid who has scored 95 against England at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – in Jun 1996

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hon.FS Jackson 91 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
2 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
3 RB Minnett 90 1 Aus Eng Sydney 15 Dec 1911
4 AJ Richardson 98 3 Aus Eng Sydney 19 Dec 1924
5 AG Chipperfield 99 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
6 PA Gibb 93 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
7 VH Stollmeyer 96 2 Win Eng The Oval 19 Aug 1939
8 RJ Christiani 99 3 Win Eng Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
9 FMM Worrell 97 2 Win Eng Port of Spain 11 Feb 1948
10 PNF Mansell 90 1 SAF Eng Leeds 26 Jul 1951
11 JKC Holt 94 1 Win Eng Kingston 15 Jan 1954
12 NS Harford 93 1 NZl Pak Lahore 26 Oct 1955
13 IR Redpath 97 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
15 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
15 C Milburn 94 3 Eng Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
16 B Wood 90 3 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
17 CG Greenidge 93 1 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
18 RW Anderson 92 3 NZl Pak Lahore 09 Oct 1976
19 BM Laird 92 1 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
20 Taslim Arif 90 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
21 RC Russell 94 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 25 Aug 1988
22 SP Fleming 92 3 NZl Ind Hamilton 19 Mar 1994
23 CI Dunusinghe 91 3 Srl NZl Napier 11 Mar 1995
24 RT Ponting 96 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
25 R Dravid 95 2 Ind Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
26 Asim Kamal 99 2 Pak SAF Lahore 17 Oct 2003
27 OJ Phillips 94 2 Win Ban Kingstown 09 Jul 2009
28 AC Agar 98 2 Aus Eng Nottingham 10 Jul 2013
29 MDK Perera 95 1 Srl Pak Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
30 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the third occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 PNF Mansell 90 1 SAF Eng Leeds 26 Jul 1951
3 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut against Bangladesh. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

 

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 OJ Phillips 94 2 Win Ban Kingstown 09 Jul 2009
2 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring exact 97 runs on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 FMM Worrell 97 2 Win Eng Port of Spain 11 Feb 1948
3 IR Redpath 97 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
4 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the 12th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 AJ Richardson 98 3 Aus Eng Sydney 19 Dec 1924
3 PA Gibb 93 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
4 IR Redpath 97 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
5 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
6 C Milburn 94 3 Eng Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
7 B Wood 90 3 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
8 CG Greenidge 93 1 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
9 BM Laird 92 1 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
10 Taslim Arif 90 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
11 OJ Phillips 94 2 Win Ban Kingstown 09 Jul 2009
12 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the third occasion of an opening batsman scoring exact 97 runs on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 IR Redpath 97 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
3 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

AK Markram of South Africa scored 97 on his test debut against Bangladesh in the just concluded first test at Potchefstroom to provide the second occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a ninety on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. The  interval between these two occasions is 115 years

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

 

HMRKB Herath’s exploits as a spin bowler sharing the new ball

HMRKB Herath’s exploits as a spin bowler sharing the new ball

HMRKB Herath’s wicket aggregate read 91 while opening the bowling at the end of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi. He became the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to total 90 plus wickets when a spin bowler shared the new ball. Others are – R Ashwin of India {105} and H Trumble {93}. The performance of all the three bowlers are tabulated below

Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM 5 10
R Ashwin Ind 23 29 4220 2040 105 7/66 12/98 12 4
H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/89 08 3
HMRKB Herath Srl 19 23 3536 1547 91 8/63 13/145 10 5

HMRKB Herath captured 6 for 43 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi while sharing the new ball. It is his tenth five wicket haul when he shared the new ball. He became the second spin bowler to capture ten or more wickets when a spinner has opened the bowling in a test innings after R Ashwin. R Ashwin has captured 12 five wicket hauls as a spinner sharing the new ball. The performance of these two bowlers are furnished below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 HMRKB Herath 38.1 8 125 5 2 Srl Pak Sharjah 16.01.14
2 HMRKB Herath 45.0 30 40 5 4 Srl SAF Col-SSC 24.07.14
3 HMRKB Herath 30.2 11 48 6 3 Srl Pak Galle 06.08.14
4 HMRKB Herath 21.0 6 48 7 4 Srl Ind Galle 12.08.15
5 HMRKB Herath 33.3 16 54 5 4 Srl Aus Pallekele 26.07.16
6 HMRKB Herath 18.1 3 64 7 4 Srl Aus Col-SSC 13.08.16
7 HMRKB Herath 26.0 4 89 5 2 Srl Zim Harare 06.11.16
8 HMRKB Herath 23.0 6 63 8 4 Srl Zim Harare 06.11.16
9 HMRKB Herath 39.1 5 133 6 3 Srl Zim Col-RPS 14.07.17
10 HMRKB Herath 21.4 4 43 6 4 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 28.09.17
                     
1 R Ashwin 21.3 5 47 6 3 Ind Win Delhi 06.11.11
2 R Ashwin 32.0 6 95 5 3 Ind Aus Chennai 22.02.13
3 R Ashwin 28.0 12 63 5 3 Ind Aus Hyd-LBS 02.03.13
4 R Ashwin 25.0 6 87 5 2 Ind Ban Fatullah 10.06.15
5 R Ashwin 16.0 6 42 5 4 Ind Srl Col-PSS 20.08.15
6 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 2 Ind SAF Mohali 05.11.15
7 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 2 Ind SAF Nagpur 25.11.15
8 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 Ind SAF Nagpur 25.11.15
9 R Ashwin 49.1 26 61 5 4 Ind SAF Delhi 03.12.15
10 R Ashwin 35.3 5 132 6 4 Ind NZl Kanpur 22.09.16
11 R Ashwin 12.4 4 41 6 4 Ind Aus Bengaluru 04.03.17
12 R Ashwin 16.4 3 69 5 2 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03.08.17

HMRKB Herath captured 11 for 136 in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi while sharing the new ball. It is was his fifth ten wicket haul when he shared the new  ball. He now owns the record for most ten wicket hauls among the bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets on most occasions while opening the bowling in a test innings. HMRKB Herath went past R Ashwin and C Blythe  who have captured ten or more wickets on four occasions while sharing the new ball on his  way to own the record in this category of statistics. The performance of these three bowlers are detailed below {Note – criteria for ten or more wickets in a test in this category of statistics is that if the bowler has opened the bowling in either innings of a test }

R Herath of Sri Lanka
No Overs M Runs W Oppn Ground Start Date
1 55.2 05 184 14 Pak Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
2 56.2 14 145 13 Aus Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
3 49.0 10 152 13 Zim Harare 06 Nov 2016
4 71.1 09 249 11 Zim Col-RPS 14 Jul 2017
5 61.4 16 136 11 Pak Abu Dhabi 28 Sep 2017
R Ashwin of India
No Overs M Runs W Oppn Ground Start Date
1 74.0 18 198 12 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
2 42.0 08 160 10 Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
3 46.0 13 98 12 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
4 66.2 12 225 10 NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
C Blythe of England
No Overs M Runs W Oppn Ground Start Date
1 38.3 10 99 15 SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
2 47.0 09 102 11 Aus Birmingham 27 May 1909
3 60.5 23 118 11 SAF Cape Town 24 Mar 1906
4 48.0 18 104 10 SAF Cape Town 11 Mar 1910

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

Teams losing a test after scoring 400 plus runs in the second innings of the test.

Teams losing a test after scoring 400 plus runs in the second innings of the test.

Pakistan scored 422 runs in its first innings {second innings of the test} against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi in the just concluded test and  lost it by 21 runs to provide the 32nd occasion of a team scoring 400 plus runs in the second innings of a test and losing it. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 506 153.0 2 lost v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
2 Australia 465 119.5 2 lost v South Africa Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
3 England 447 132.1 2 lost v Australia Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
4 England 479 138.0×8 2 lost v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
5 England 419/9d 163.2 2 lost v South Africa Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
6 Pakistan 574/8d 124.6×8 2 lost v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
7 India 406 181.1 2 lost v West Indies Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
8 England 435 129.5 2 lost v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1976
9 Australia 419 156.3 2 lost v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
10 England 430 121.5 2 lost v Australia Leeds 08 Jun 1989
11 India 454 114.1 2 lost v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
12 Sri Lanka 547/8d 170.0 2 lost v Australia Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
13 Australia 419 121.5 2 lost v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
14 England 432 118.2 2 lost v Australia The Oval 23 Aug 2001
15 West Indies 408 119.0 2 lost v Australia Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
16 West Indies 410 133.5 2 lost v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
17 Sri Lanka 407 127.1 2 lost v Australia Colombo (SSC) 24 Mar 2004
18 Pakistan 407 126.3 2 lost v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
19 West Indies 416 116.4 2 lost v England Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
20 South Africa 419 118.1 2 lost v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
21 India 449 128.4 2 lost v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
22 West Indies 404 112.0 2 lost v Pakistan Kingston 03 Jun 2005
23 England 418 110.4 2 lost v Pakistan Multan 12 Nov 2005
24 Pakistan 538 141.4 2 lost v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
25 Pakistan 504 129.5 2 lost v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
26 India 532 138.2 2 lost v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008
27 Bangladesh 408 097.3 2 lost v New Zealand Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
28 Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 lost v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
29 India 444 116.4 2 lost v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
30 New Zealand 523 131.2 2 lost v England Lord’s 21 May 2015
31 Pakistan 400 136.0 2 lost v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
32 Pakistan 422 162.3 2 lost v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 28 Sep 2017

 

Pakistan scored 422 runs in its first innings {second innings of the test} against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi in the just concluded test and  lost it by 21 runs to provide the sixth occasion of Pakistan scoring 400 plus runs in the second innings of a test and losing it. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Sri Lanka

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 574/8d 124.6×8 2 lost v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
2 Pakistan 407 126.3 2 lost v India Multan 28 Mar 2004
3 Pakistan 538 141.4 2 lost v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
4 Pakistan 504 129.5 2 lost v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
5 Pakistan 400 136.0 2 lost v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
6 Pakistan 422 162.3 2 lost v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 28 Sep 2017

 

There are  eight occasionS of a team posting a total  in excess of 500 plus runs in the second innings of the test  and losing it. All such occasions are tabulated below. Pakistan has lost two tests after posting 500 plus runs – both against England – at Leeds in Aug 2006 and at The Oval in Aug 2006

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 506 153.0 2 Lost v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
2 Pakistan 574/8d 124.6×8 2 Lost v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
3 Sri Lanka 547/8d 170.0 2 Lost v Australia Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
4 Pakistan 538 141.4 2 Lost v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
5 Pakistan 504 129.5 2 Lost v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
6 India 532 138.2 2 Lost v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008
7 Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 Lost v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
8 New Zealand 523 131.2 2 Lost v England Lord’s 21 May 2015

 

Fifth one day at Nagpur – India coast to a comfortable win by seven wickets – Wins the series 4-1

Fifth one day at Nagpur – India coast to a comfortable win by seven wickets – Wins the series 4-1

Fifth one day – India Vs Australia at Nagpur on 01 Oct 2017 – India won by seven wickets

 

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 49th occasion of Australia winning the toss and elected to bat first in one day games.

 

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first and lost the game to provide the 15th occasion of Australia winning the toss and elected to bat first and losing the game in one day games.

 

Australia scored 242 for 9 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of Australia scoring less than 250 runs in an innings against India while batting first in one day games.

 

Australia scored 242 for 9 in this game while batting first and lost the game to provide the 11th occasion of Australia scoring less than 250 runs in an innings against India while batting first and losing in one day games.

 

AM Rahane [61} and RG Sharma {125} scored fifties in this  game to provide  the eleventh  occasion of both Indian openers scoring fifties against Australia  in one  day games.

 

AM Rahane [61} and RG Sharma {125} scored fifties in this  game to provide  the fifth  occasion of one of the Indian opener scoring fifty and the other Indian opener scoring century against Australia  in one  day games.  All such occasions are tabulated below

 

Team Inns Oppn Venue Date Batsman-1 Run Batsman-2 Runs
India 2 Aus       Kanpur 07.04.98 SC Ganguly 72 SR Tendulkar 100
India 2 Aus       Jaipur 16.10.13 S Dhawan 95 RG Sharma 141*
India 2 Aus       Nagpur 30.10.13 RG Sharma 79 S Dhawan 100
India 1 Aus       Bengaluru 02.11.13 S Dhawan 60 RG Sharma 209
India 2 Aus       Nagpur 01.10.17 AM Rahane 61 RG Sharma 125

 

RG Sharma’s one day run aggregate at the end of this game read 6033. He became the 53rd batsman in the history of one day games to total 6000 plus runs. He also became the ninth Indian batsman to accomplish the feat. The following table lists all the Indian batsmen who have aggregated 6000 plus runs in one day games

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 SR Tendulkar 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 20
2 SC Ganguly 308 297 23 11221 183 40.95 22 71 16
3 R Dravid 340 314 39 10768 153 39.15 12 82 13
4 MS Dhoni 303 260 74 9584 183* 51.52 09 66 08
5 M Azharuddin 334 308 54 9378 153* 36.92 07 58 09
6 V Kohli 199 191 32 8767 183 55.13 30 45 12
7 Yuvraj Singh 301 275 39 8609 150 36.47 14 52 18
8 V Sehwag 241 235 9 7995 219 35.37 15 37 14
9 RG Sharma 168 162 25 6033 264 44.03 14 34 11

 

RG Sharma’s one day run aggregate at the end of this game as an opening batsman read 4066. He became the 27th opening batsman in the history of one day games to total 6000 plus runs. He also became the fifth Indian batsman to accomplish the feat. The following table lists all the Indian opening batsmen who have aggregated 4000 plus runs in one day games

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 SR Tendulkar 344 340 23 15310 200* 48.29 45 75 12
2 SC Ganguly 242 236 16 9146 183 41.57 19 58 13
3 V Sehwag 204 202 6 7240 219 36.93 14 34 13
4 K Srikkanth 146 145 4 4091 123 29.01 4 27 11
5 RG Sharma 84 83 8 4066 264 54.21 12 22 03

 

RG Sharma’s 125 in this game represent his eleventh fifty against Australia in one day games. He now occupies the second place in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most fifties against Australia in one day games. SR Tendulkar occupies the first place with 24 fifties. RG Sharma went past V Kohli who had  scored ten fifties against Australia on his way to second  place. SR Tendulkar {24}, RG Sharma {11} and V Kohli {10} are the three Indian batsmen who have scored ten or more fifties against Australia in one day games. RG Sharma became the 14th batsman to score eleven or more fifties against Australia.

 

RG Sharma’s 125 in this game represent his tenth fifty as an opening batsman against Australia in one day games. He became the second Indian opening batsmen to score ten or more fifties against Australia in one day games. SR Tendulkar is the other batsman. He has scored 22 fifties as an opening batsman against Australia.

 

RG Sharma became the fourth opening batsman to score ten or more fifties against Australia in one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {22}, DL Haynes {19} and GA Gooch {12}

 

RG Sharma’s run aggregate against Australia read 1593 at the end of this game. He became the second Indian batsman to total 1500 plus runs against Australia. He also became the tenth batsman in the history of one day games to total 1500 plus runs against Australia.

 

RG Sharma’s 125 in this game represent his sixth century against Australia in one day games. All his centuries are tabulated below. RG Sharma became the third batsman to score six or more centuries against Australia in one day games. Others are – SR Tendulkar {09] and DL Haynes {06}. He also became the second Indian batsman to score six or more centuries against Australia after SR Tendulkar.

 

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 141* 2 v Australia Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
2 209 1 v Australia Bengaluru 2 Nov 2013
3 138 1 v Australia Melbourne 18 Jan 2015
4 171* 1 v Australia Perth 12 Jan 2016
5 124 1 v Australia Brisbane 15 Jan 2016
6 125 2 v Australia Nagpur 01 Oct 2017

 

RG Sharma’s run aggregate as an opening batsman read 1400 at the end of this game. He became the third opening batsman to total 1400 plus runs against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2836} and DL Hayned {2262}. He became the  second Indian opening batsman to total 1400 plus  runs after SR Tendulkar.

 

RG Sharma’s 125 in this game provide the 39th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against Australia in one day games. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against Australia in one day games.

 

AM Rahane-RG Sharma added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 58th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia in one day game. It also provides the 14th such occasion for the first wicket.

 

AM Rahane-RG Sharma added 124 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 30th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Australia at home in one day game. It also provides the 11th such occasion for the first wicket.