Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings – MDK Perera joins the list
MDK Perera of Sri Lanka returned with figures of 3 for 202 in India’s first innings – second innings of the test – in the ongoing test at Nagpur to provide the 31st occasion of a bower conceding 200 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | OC Scott | 80.2 | 13 | 266 | 5 | 1 | Win | Eng | Kingston | 03 Apr 1930 |
| 2 | IAR Peebles | 71.0 | 8 | 204 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 3 | LO Fleetwood-Smith | 87.0 | 11 | 298 | 1 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 |
| 4 | MH Mankad | 75.0 | 16 | 202 | 3 | 1 | Ind | Win | Mum-BS | 09 Dec 1948 |
| 5 | MH Mankad | 82.0 | 17 | 228 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Win | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 6 | Fazal Mahmood | 85.2 | 20 | 247 | 2 | 2 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 7 | Khan Mohammad | 54.0 | 5 | 259 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 8 | Haseeb Ahsan | 84.0 | 19 | 202 | 6 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 13 Jan 1961 |
| 9 | BS Bedi | 64.2 | 8 | 226 | 6 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1974 |
| 0 | N Kapil Dev | 38.4 | 3 | 220 | 7 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 11 | IT Botham | 52.0 | 7 | 217 | 3 | 1 | Eng | Pak | The Oval | 06 Aug 1987 |
| 12 | SL Boock | 70.0 | 10 | 229 | 1 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 24 Feb 1989 |
| 13 | M Muralitharan | 54.0 | 3 | 224 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Perth | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 14 | PA Strang | 69.0 | 12 | 212 | 5 | 2 | Zim | Pak | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 |
| 15 | RK Chauhan | 78.0 | 8 | 276 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 16 | A Kumble | 72.0 | 7 | 223 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Col-RPS | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 17 | DL Vettori | 57.0 | 5 | 200 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 18 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 50.0 | 3 | 237 | 3 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 19 | OAC Banks | 40.0 | 2 | 204 | 3 | 1 | Win | Aus | Bridgetown | 01 May 2003 |
| 20 | B Lee | 39.3 | 5 | 201 | 4 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 21 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 43.0 | 4 | 204 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 22 | N Boje | 65.0 | 5 | 221 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Srl | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 23 | PL Harris | 53.1 | 6 | 203 | 3 | 2 | SAF | Ind | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 24 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 25 | A Mishra | 58.0 | 6 | 203 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 |
| 26 | HMRKB Herath | 53.3 | 2 | 240 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 27 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 28 | NM Lyon | 47.0 | 1 | 215 | 3 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 29 | Yasir Shah | 54.0 | 6 | 213 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 22 Jul 2016 |
| 30 | Yasir Shah | 41.0 | 2 | 207 | 3 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2016 |
| 31 | MDK Perera | 45.0 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
MDK Perera became the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to concede 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 54.0 | 3 | 224 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Perth | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 2 | HMRKB Herath | 53.3 | 2 | 240 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 3 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 4 | MDK Perera | 45.0 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
MDK Perera became the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to concede 200 plus runs in an innings against India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HMRKB Herath | 53.3 | 2 | 240 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 2 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 3 | MDK Perera | 45.0 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
MDK Perera became the tenth bowler to concede 200 plus runs in an innings against India. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Haseeb Ahsan | 84.0 | 19 | 202 | 6 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 13 Jan 1961 |
| 2 | DL Vettori | 57.0 | 5 | 200 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 3 | B Lee | 39.3 | 5 | 201 | 4 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 4 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 43.0 | 4 | 204 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 5 | PL Harris | 53.1 | 6 | 203 | 3 | 2 | SAF | Ind | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 6 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 7 | HMRKB Herath | 53.3 | 2 | 240 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 8 | S Randiv | 73.0 | 16 | 222 | 2 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 9 | NM Lyon | 47.0 | 1 | 215 | 3 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 10 | MDK Perera | 45.0 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
MH Mankad, Saqlain Mushtaq and Yasir Shah are the three bowlers to concede 200 plus runs in an innings on two occasions.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 75.0 | 16 | 202 | 3 | 1 | Ind | Win | Mum-BS | 09 Dec 1948 |
| 2 | MH Mankad | 82.0 | 17 | 228 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Win | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 1 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 50.0 | 3 | 237 | 3 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 2 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 43.0 | 4 | 204 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| 1 | Yasir Shah | 54.0 | 6 | 213 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 22 Jul 2016 |
| 2 | Yasir Shah | 41.0 | 2 | 207 | 3 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2016 |
MDK Perera became the ninth bowler to concede 200 plus runs in an innings on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 75.0 | 16 | 202 | 3 | 1 | Ind | Win | Mum-BS | 09 Dec 1948 |
| 2 | Haseeb Ahsan | 84.0 | 19 | 202 | 6 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 13 Jan 1961 |
| 3 | DL Vettori | 57.0 | 5 | 200 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 4 | PL Harris | 53.1 | 6 | 203 | 3 | 2 | SAF | Ind | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 5 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 6 | A Mishra | 58.0 | 6 | 203 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 |
| 7 | HMRKB Herath | 53.3 | 2 | 240 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 8 | NM Lyon | 47.0 | 1 | 215 | 3 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 9 | MDK Perera | 45.0 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |