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England and India have played 32 test series so far. England has won 18 series, India has won 10 series and 04 series were drawn. The present test series would be the 33^rd test series between the two teams.

England and India have played 117 tests so far. England has won 43 tests, India has won 25 tests and 49 tests were drawn.

India has posted the team total of 600 plus on five occasions, while England has posted the team total of 600 plus runs on six occasions.

India’s total of 759 for 7 declared at Chennai in Dec 2016 not only India’s highest team total against England but also the highest team total in the series. England’s 710 for 7 declared at Birmingham in Aug 2011 is its highest team total against India.

India has been dismissed for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs on ten occasions against England. Its 42 at Lord’s in June 74 represent it lowest total in a completed innings against England and also the lowest total by a team in England-India test series.  England has not been dismissed by India for a total of 100 and less than 100 in an innings. Its 101 at The Oval in Aug 71 represents its lowest total in a completed innings against India.

As many as 117 centuries have been scored by England batsmen against India, which includes a triple century and eleven double centuries. GA Gooch’s 333 at Lord’s in Jul 1990 not only represents the highest individual score by an England batsman against India, but also the highest individual score by a batsman in England-India test series. Of the 117 centuries, 68 are scored on home soil and 49 are scored on away soil

Indian batsmen have scored 96 centuries against England in the series which includes a triple century and seven double centuries. KK Nair’s 303 at Chennai in Dec 16 represent the highest individual scored by an Indian batsman against England. Of the 96 centuries. 57 are scored at home and 39 are scored on away soil

AN Cook of England with a run aggregate of 2104 runs owns the record for most runs by an England batsman against India, while SR Tendulkar of India with an aggregate of 2535 runs owns the record by an Indian batsman against England. SR Tendulkar’s 2535 runs is a series record for most runs by a batsman in England-India test series. He remains  the only batsman to aggregate 2500 plus runs in the series

SR Tendulkar and SM Gavaskar jointly own the Indian record for most fifties against England. Both the batsmen have scored 20 fifties. AN Cook of England with  14 fifties  to  his credit owns the record for most fifties by an England batsman against India

SR Tendulkar with six centuries to  his credit holds the record for most centuries by an Indian batsman against  England. AN Cook and KP Pietersen with six centuries to their credit share the record for most centuries by an England batsman against India.

SM Gavaksar with sixteen half centuries to his credit holds the record for most half centuries by an Indian batsman against  England. KF Barrington with nine half centuries to his credit owns the record for most half centuries by an England batsman against India.

MS Dhoni {842} and AN Cook {1229} own the record for most runs by an Indian captain and England captain in the series. MS Dhoni {09} and AN Cook {08} own the record for most fifties by an Indian captain and England captain in the series

There are 22 occasions of England captains scoring centuries against India and eleven occasions of Indian captains scoring centuries against India. GA Gooch’s 333 at Lord’s in Jul 90 represents  the highest score by an England captain against  India, while V Kohli’s 235 at  Mumbai in Dec 16 represents the highest score  by an Indian captain against England.

MS Dhoni {1157} and MJ Prior {730} own the record for most runs by an Indian wicket keeper batsman and England wicket keeper batsman in the series.

BK Kunderan’s 192 at Chennai in Jan 1964 and RC Russel’s 124 at Lord’s in Jun 96 are the highest  individual scores by a Indian wicketkeeper batsman and England wicket  keeper batsman in the series. There are five occasions of Indian wikcet keeper batsman scoring centuries against England and three occasion of England wicket keeper batsman scoring centuries against India.

There are 61 occasions of England bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India which includes one eight wicket haul and six seven wicket hauls. Indian bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings  against England on 68 occasions  which  includes two occasion of eight  wicket hauls  and four occasions  of seven wicket hauls

FS Truemans’s 8 for 31 at Manchester  in Jul 1952  represents  the  best innings bowling effort by an Indian bowler against England qnd MH Mankad’s 8 for 55 at Chennai in Feb 1952 represents  the  best innings bowling effort by an Indian bowler against England

Seven Indian bowlers have captured ten or more wickets in match against England, while Eight England bowlers have  captured ten or more wickets in a match against India. MH Mankad’s 12 for 109 at Chennai  in  Feb 1952 represent the best match figures  by an Indian bowler against England, while IT Botham’s 13 for 106 at Mumbai-WS represent the best match figures by an England bowler against India.

Seven Indian bowlers have captured ten or more wickets in match against England, while Eight England bowlers have  captured ten or more wickets in a match against India. MH Mankad’s 12 for 109 at Chennai  in  Feb 1952 represent the best match figures  by an Indian bowler against England, while IT Botham’s 13 for 106 at Mumbai-WS represent the best match figures by an England bowler against India.

JM Anderson holds the record for most wickets by an England bowler against India with 86 wickets to his credit, while BS Chandrashekhar with 95 wickets to his credit holds the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler against England.  Six England bowlers have  captured 50 plus  wickets  against India, while five Indian bowlers have captured 50 plus wickets against England.

APE Knott with 54 dismissals to his credit owns the record for most dismissals by an England wicket keeper against India, while MS Dhoni  with 67 dismissals to his credit  owns the record for  most dismissals  by an Indian wicket keeper against England.

There are seven occasions of England wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in an innings against India. RW Taylor with seven dismissals at Mumbai in Feb 1980 holds the record for most dismissals in an innings by an England wicket keeper against India. BK Kunderan is the only Indian wicket keeper to effect five dismissals in an  innings against England. He effected five dismissals in an innings at Mumbai-BS in Nov 1961

RW Taylor pf England with ten dismissals at Mumbai-WS in Feb 1980  and KS More of India with seven dismissals at Mumbai-WS in Feb 1993 own the records for most dismissals by a wicket keeper  in a match for their respective teams in the test series

AN Cook of England with 25 catches to his credit holds the record for most catches by an England fieldsman against India, while SM Gavaskar with 35 catches to his credit holds the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman against England.

Yajurvindra Singh is the only Indian fieldsman to pouch five catches in an innings against England, while no England fieldman has pouched five catches in an innings against India. Yajurvindra Singh has taken five catches in an innings against India at Bengaluru in Jan 1977. GA Hick has pouched four catches at  Kolkata in Jan 1983 and holds the  record for most catches by an England fieldsman against India.

England batsmen have posted 150 three figure partnerships against India which include two triple-century partnerships and 14 double century partnerships. 350 runs partnership for the third wicket between IR Bell and KP Pietersen represent the highest partnership by England batsmen against India

Indian batsmen have posted 103 three figure partnerships against England which include two triple-century partnerships and 13 double century partnerships. 316 runs partnership for the third wicket between GR Viswanath and Yahspal Sharma represent the highest partnership by Indian batsmen against England

 

HMRKB Herath’s six for 98 in the just concluded test against South Africa at Col-SSC represents his  34th five wicket haul in an innings. He became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 34 plus five wicket hauls. Others are – M Muralidharan {67}, SK Warne (37}, RJ Hadlee {36} and A Kumble {35}. The following table furnishes the performance of these five bowlers

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	133	230	44039	18180	800	9/51	16/220	22.72	67
2	SK Warne	Aus	145	273	40705	17995	708	8/71	12/128	25.41	37
3	RJ Hadlee	NZl	86	150	21918	9611	431	9/52	15/123	22.29	36
4	A Kumble	Ind	132	236	40850	18355	619	10/74	14/149	29.65	35
5	HMRKB Herath	Srl	92	168	25705	12020	430	9/127	14/184	27.95	34

The following table lists the 34 five wicket  hauls of HMRKB Herath arranged chronologically

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	35.0	5	99	5	5	3	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009
2	46.0	6	157	5	3	3	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009
3	48.0	9	139	5	4	4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009
4	33.0	2	121	5	3	1	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
5	23.0	3	79	5	3	3	v Australia	Galle	31 Aug 2011
6	52.0	11	157	7	4	3	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011
7	30.3	7	79	5	5	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
8	19.0	5	74	6	3	2	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
9	38.0	9	97	6	3	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
10	53.0	9	133	6	3	2	v England	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012
11	30.0	5	65	5	4	1	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012
12	18.0	3	43	6	3	3	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012
13	49.0	10	103	6	4	1	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012
14	21.5	2	95	5	6	3	v Australia	Hobart	14 Dec 2012
15	28.3	6	68	5	5	1	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Mar 2013
16	36.0	9	89	7	3	3	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Mar 2013
17	38.1	8	125	5	1	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	16 Jan 2014
18	45.0	30	40	5	1	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014
19	30.2	11	48	6	1	3	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014
20	33.1	3	127	9	3	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
21	22.1	2	57	5	3	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
22	21.0	6	48	7	2	4	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
23	33.0	9	68	6	3	2	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015
24	33.3	16	54	5	2	4	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
25	38.1	11	81	6	3	2	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
26	18.1	3	64	7	1	4	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
27	26.0	4	89	5	2	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
28	23.0	6	63	8	2	4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
29	20.2	5	59	6	3	4	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
30	32.0	4	116	5	3	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017
31	39.1	5	133	6	2	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017
32	40.0	12	93	5	5	2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
33	21.4	4	43	6	2	4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
34	32.5	5	98	6	1	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

His 6 for 98  against South Africa in the just concluded test was his third five wicket haul against South Africa. All the  three  occasions are listed below. His 6 for 98 represent  his best innings performance against South Africa

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	30.3	7	79	5	5	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
2	45.0	30	40	5	1	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014
3	32.5	5	98	6	1	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

HMRKB Herath’s six for 98 in the just concluded test against South Africa at Col-SSC represents his 25th five wicket haul in an innings in Sri Lanka’s winning tests. He became the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 25 plus five wicket hauls  in a team’s winning tests. Others are – M Muralidharan {67}, SK Warne (37}, RJ Hadlee {36} and A Kumble {35}. The following table furnishes the performance of these five bowlers

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	54	107	18725	7088	438	9/51	16/220	16.18	41
2	SK Warne	Aus	92	180	26133	11461	510	8/71	11/77	22.47	27
3	HMRKB Herath	Srl	38	75	10543	4577	243	9/127	14/184	18.83	25

The following table lists the 25 five wicket hauls of HMRKB Herath in Sri Lanka’s  winning  tests  arranged chronologically

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	35.0	5	99	5	3	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009
2	48.0	9	139	5	4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009
3	30.3	7	79	5	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
4	19.0	5	74	6	2	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
5	38.0	9	97	6	4	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012
6	30.0	5	65	5	1	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012
7	18.0	3	43	6	3	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012
8	28.3	6	68	5	1	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Mar 2013
9	36.0	9	89	7	3	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	16 Mar 2013
10	30.2	11	48	6	3	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014
11	33.1	3	127	9	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
12	22.1	2	57	5	4	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
13	21.0	6	48	7	4	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
14	33.0	9	68	6	2	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015
15	33.3	16	54	5	4	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
16	38.1	11	81	6	2	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
17	18.1	3	64	7	4	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
18	26.0	4	89	5	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
19	23.0	6	63	8	4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
20	20.2	5	59	6	4	v Bangladesh	Galle	07 Mar 2017
21	32.0	4	116	5	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017
22	39.1	5	133	6	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017
23	40.0	12	93	5	2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
24	21.4	4	43	6	4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
25	32.5	5	98	6	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

 

KA Maharaj of South Africa became the fourth bowler in the history of test cricket to witness his nine-wicket haul in an innings in losing cause. His 9 for 129 against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in the just concluded test went in vain as Sri Lanka romped home with a 199 run victory. The following table lists all the four bowlers with their performances

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	1	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
2	JM Noreiga	49.4	16	095	9	2	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
3	N Kapil Dev	30.3	06	083	9	3	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
4	KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	1	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018

 

KA Maharaj of South Africa captured 12 wickets conceding 283 runs – 9 for 129 and 3 for 154 –a in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC. His effort was in a losing cause as South Africa lost the test by 278 runs. It provides the 14^th occasion of a bowler’s 12 plus wicket haul in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below   

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CTB Turner	88.0×4	50	87	12	Aus	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
2	T Richardson	110.3×5	39	244	13	Eng	Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
3	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
4	SF Barnes	80.1	22	163	13	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
5	H Trumble	64.5	17	173	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
6	AK Davidson	77.4	30	124	12	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
7	AME Roberts	42.3	11	121	12	Win	Ind	Chennai	11 Jan 1975
8	G Dymock	63.4	12	166	12	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979
9	MG Hughes	73.1	16	217	13	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
10	SK Warne	69.0	25	128	12	Aus	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
11	J Srinath	46.0	10	132	13	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	16 Feb 1999
12	DL Vettori	60.0	19	149	12	NZl	Aus	Auckland	11 Mar 2000
13	JJ Krejza	74.5	04	358	12	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
14	KA Maharaj	81.1	14	283	12	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018

It also provides the tenth occasion of a bowler’s exact twelve wicket haul in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CTB Turner	88.0×4	50	87	12	Aus	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
2	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
3	H Trumble	64.5	17	173	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
4	AK Davidson	77.4	30	124	12	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
5	AME Roberts	42.3	11	121	12	Win	Ind	Chennai	11 Jan 1975
6	G Dymock	63.4	12	166	12	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979
7	SK Warne	69.0	25	128	12	Aus	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
8	DL Vettori	60.0	19	149	12	NZl	Aus	Auckland	11 Mar 2000
9	JJ Krejza	74.5	04	358	12	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
10	KA Maharaj	81.1	14	283	12	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018

The following are the four bowlers whose exact 13 wicket hauls have gone in vain. J Srinath’s 13 for 132 against Pakistan at Kolkata represent the best bowling figures in a losing cause.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	T Richardson	110.3×5	39	244	13	Eng	Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
2	SF Barnes	80.1	22	163	13	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
3	MG Hughes	73.1	16	217	13	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
4	J Srinath	46.0	10	132	13	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	16 Feb 1999

There are four occasions of a bowler conceding 200 plus runs while capturing 12 or more wickets in a test which have gone in vain. All such occasions are listed below. KA Maharaj’s 12 for 283 represent the  second most expensive bowling figures with 12 plus  wickets  in a losing cause

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MG Hughes	73.1	16	217	13	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
2	T Richardson	110.3×5	39	244	13	Eng	Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
3	KA Maharaj	81.1	14	283	12	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
4	JJ Krejza	74.5	04	358	12	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008

KA Maharaj is the first South African bowler to witness his 12 wicket haul going in vain and it was Sri Lanka’s first ever test win when  a bowler had captured 12 plus wickets

HMRKB Herath captured two wickets in the fourth innings of the ongoing test against South Africa at Col-SSC in the just concluded test which game him 100 wickets while sharing the new ball. He became the second spin bowler to capture 100 plus wickets while sharing the new ball as a spin bowler after R Ashwin of India. R Aswhin has an aggregate ot 110 wickets. The performances of these two bowlers are tabulated below.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
1	R Ashwin	Ind	25	31	4502	2181	110	7/66	12/098	19.82	12	4
2	HMRKB Herath	Srl	22	27	3992	1758	100	8/63	13/145	17.58	10	5

The following table lists the performance of HMRKB Herath while sharing the new ball as a spinner

No	O	M	Runs	W	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	9.0	0	37	1	2	4	v England	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012
2	38.1	8	125	5	1	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	16 Jan 2014
3	22.0	2	84	2	2	3	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014
4	45.0	17	71	4	2	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014
5	45.0	30	40	5	1	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014
6	30.2	11	48	6	1	3	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014
7	4.2	0	30	0	1	4	v Pakistan	Galle	17 Jun 2015
8	21.0	6	48	7	2	4	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
9	29.0	4	96	0	2	3	v India	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
10	22.0	5	79	4	2	3	v West Indies	Galle	14 Oct 2015
11	10.0	3	18	0	1	4	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016
12	25.0	8	49	4	2	2	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
13	33.3	16	54	5	2	4	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
14	11.0	2	35	4	2	2	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016
15	19.1	1	74	2	1	4	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016
16	18.1	3	64	7	1	4	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
17	30.0	13	38	3	2	4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
18	26.0	4	89	5	2	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
19	23.0	6	63	8	2	4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
20	24.5	2	75	3	2	4	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017
21	39.1	5	133	6	2	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017
22	42.0	7	154	4	2	1	v India	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
23	21.4	4	43	6	2	4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017
24	28.0	6	80	2	1	3	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	31 Jan 2018
25	19.0	5	39	2	1	2	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
26	14.0	4	38	3	1	4	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018
27	15.0	1	54	2	1	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

HMRKB Herath  has ten five wicket hauls while sharing the new ball as a spinner. He is the second bowler to have ten or more five wicket hauls after R Ashwin. R Ashwin has 12 five wicket hauls to his credit while opening the bowling as a spinner. The following table lists the  ten five  wicket hauls of HMRKB Herath.

No	O	M	Runs	W	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	38.1	8	125	5	1	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	16 Jan 2014
2	45.0	30	40	5	1	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014
3	30.2	11	48	6	1	3	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014
4	21.0	6	48	7	2	4	v India	Galle	12 Aug 2015
5	33.3	16	54	5	2	4	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016
6	18.1	3	64	7	1	4	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
7	26.0	4	89	5	2	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
8	23.0	6	63	8	2	4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 Nov 2016
9	39.1	5	133	6	2	3	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017
10	21.4	4	43	6	2	4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	28 Sep 2017

 

 

 

KA Maharaj of South Africa captured nine wickets  conceding 129 runs against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-SSC to  provide the seventeenth occasion of a bowler capturing nine wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. He became the sixteenth bowler to accomplish the feat. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Lohmann	14.2×5	6	28	9	2	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896
2	SF Barnes	38.4	7	103	9	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913
3	AA Mailey	47.0	8	121	9	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
4	JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	26 Jul 1956
5	HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	4	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
6	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	1	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
7	JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	2	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
8	JM Noreiga	49.4	16	95	9	2	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
9	Sarfraz Nawaz	35.4×8	7	86	9	4	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979
10	N Kapil Dev	30.3	6	83	9	3	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
11	RJ Hadlee	23.4	4	52	9	1	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	08 Nov 1985
12	Abdul Qadir	37.0	13	56	9	1	Pak	Eng	Lahore	25 Nov 1987
13	DE Malcolm	16.3	2	57	9	3	Eng	SAF	The Oval	18 Aug 1994
14	M Muralitharan	54.2	27	65	9	3	Srl	Eng	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
15	M Muralitharan	40.0	19	51	9	1	Srl	Zim	Kandy	04 Jan 2002
16	HMRKB Herath	33.1	3	127	9	2	Srl	Pak	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
17	KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	1	SAF	Srl	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

KA Maharaj of South Africa captured nine  wickets  conceding 129 runs against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-SSC to  provide the second South African bowler capturing nine wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.HJ Tayfield was the other bowler to  perform such a feat. He had captured nine for 113 against England at  Johannesburg in Fev 1957. Thus it took 61 years for KA Maharaj to emulate HJ Tayfield to become the second South African bowler to capture nine wickets in a test innings.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	4	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
2	KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	1	SAF	Srl	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

KA Maharaj became the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket  to  capture nine wickets in an innings conceding 100 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	1	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
2	SF Barnes	38.4	7	103	9	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913
3	HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	4	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
5	AA Mailey	47.0	8	121	9	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
6	HMRKB Herath	33.1	3	127	9	2	Srl	Pak	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
6	KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	1	SAF	Srl	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

KA Maharaj of South Africa captured nine wickets conceding 129 runs against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-SSC to  provide the eleventh occasion of a spin bowler capturing nine wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. He became the tenth spin bowler to accomplish the feat. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Mailey	47.0	8	121	9	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
2	JC Laker	16.4	4	37	9	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	26 Jul 1956
3	HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	4	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
4	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	1	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
5	JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	2	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
6	JM Noreiga	49.4	16	95	9	2	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971
7	Abdul Qadir	37.0	13	56	9	1	Pak	Eng	Lahore	25 Nov 1987
8	M Muralitharan	54.2	27	65	9	3	Srl	Eng	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
9	M Muralitharan	40.0	19	51	9	1	Srl	Zim	Kandy	04 Jan 2002
10	HMRKB Herath	33.1	3	127	9	2	Srl	Pak	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
11	KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	1	SAF	Srl	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

Col-SSC became  the fifth ground in the annals of test cricket to witness two or more bowlers capturing nine  wickets  in a test innings. Others are – Johannesburg {03}, Kanpur  {02}, Melbourne {02} and The Oval {02}

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Lohmann	14.2×5	6	28	9	2	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896
2	SF Barnes	38.4	7	103	9	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913
3	HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	4	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
1	HMRKB Herath	33.1	3	127	9	2	Srl	Pak	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
2	KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	1	SAF	Srl	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018
1	SP Gupte	34.3	11	102	9	1	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
2	JM Patel	35.5	16	69	9	2	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
1	AA Mailey	47.0	8	121	9	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
2	Sarfraz Nawaz	35.4×8	7	86	9	4	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979
1	DE Malcolm	16.3	2	57	9	3	Eng	SAF	The Oval	18 Aug 1994
2	M Muralitharan	54.2	27	65	9	3	Srl	Eng	The Oval	27 Aug 1998