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Pakistan vs Australia at Abu Dhabi – First day’s statistical highlights

Pakistan vs Australia at Abu Dhabi – First day’s statistical highlights

Pakistan batsmen – Harris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, and Babar Azam – scored ducks in this game to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen batting at number four, five and six scoring ducks in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Date Zeroes
1 New Zealand 2 South Africa Jo’burg 29.01.1954 3
2 India 2 New Zealand Hyd-RGS 15.10.1969 3
3 Australia 4 England Leeds 16.07.1981 3
4 Pakistan 1 New Zealand Napier 11.12.2009 3
5 England 1 Pakistan Lord’s 26.08.2010 3
6 Bangladesh 1 West Indies North Sound 04.07.2018 3
7 Pakistan 1 Australia Abu Dhabi 16.10.2018 3

Fakhar Zaman {94} and Sarfraz Ahmed {94} scored the nineties in Pakistan’s innings to provide the 56th occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the seventh occasion of two Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of two Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.

Fakhar Zaman and Sarfraz Ahmed scored the 94 runs in Pakistan’s innings to provide the fourth occasion of two batsmen scoring identical scores of the nineties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

No No Batsmen Runs Team Opp Ground Date
1 1 Majid Khan 99 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
  2 Mushtaq Mohd 99 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
               
2 1 MN Samuels 91 Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
  2 RD Jacobs 91* Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
               
3 1 VVS Laxman 90 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
  2 IK Pathan 90 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
               
4 1 Fakhar Zaman 94 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
  2 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 94 in this test to provide the 117th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 15th occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a ninety in test innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan captain scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 94 in this test to provide the 69th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 94 in this test to provide the eighth occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the occasion of Pakistan captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan captain wicket keeper batsman scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 RD Jacobs 91* 2 Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
2 T Taibu 92 2 Zim Ban Chittagong 06 Jan 2005
3 MS Dhoni 92 1 Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
4 MS Dhoni 98 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
5 MS Dhoni 90 3 Ind SAF Centurion 16 Dec 2010
6 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
7 Mushfiqur Rahim 93 3 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
8 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman scored 94 in this test to provide the 286th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 27th occasion of Pakistan opening scoring a ninety in a test

innings. It also provides the 48th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan opening batsman scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.

Fakhar Zaman {94} and Sarfraz Ahmed {94} scored the nineties in Pakistan’s innings to provide the 14th  and  15th  occasion of Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the 88th and 89th occasion of Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

 

 

V Kohli emulates RT Ponting to score 1000 runs in three calendar years and also becomes the first captain to perform the feat in three consecutive calendar years

V Kohli emulates RT Ponting to score 1000 runs in three calendar years and also becomes the first captain to perform the feat in three consecutive calendar years

V Kohli of India has aggregated 1063 runs in the calendar year 2018 so far. His feat provides the third occasion of his totaling 1000 runs in a calendar year. He has aggregated 1259 runs in 2016 and 1059 runs in 2017. He became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs in three calendar years after RT Ponting of Australia. RT Ponting has aggregated 1544 runs in 2005, 1333 runs in 2006 and 1182 runs in 2008

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 1 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
  2 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
  3 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
                           
2 1 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
  2 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
  3 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018

V Kohli’s feat of scoring 1000 runs in three calendar years is unique in the sense that he is the only captain in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat in three consecutive calendar years

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 1 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
  2 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
  3 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018

Captains aggregating 1000 runs in two or more calendar years and also in two or more consecutive calendar year

Captains aggregating 1000 runs in two or more calendar years and also in two or more consecutive calendar year

AN Cook {02}, AR Border {02}, BC Lara {02}, GA Gooch {02}, GC Smith {02}, MA Atherton {02}, MJ Clarke {02}, SPD Smith {02}, RT Ponting {03} and V Kohli {03} are the ten captains in the annals of test cricket to  score 1000 runs  in two  or more calendar years. The feats of these ten captains are listed below.

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 1 AN Cook Eng 14 26 1 1364 263 54.56 3 8 1 2015
  2 AN Cook Eng 17 33 3 1270 130 42.33 2 7 0 2016
                           
2 1 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
  2 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
                           
3 1 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
  2 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
                           
4 1 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
  2 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
                           
5 1 GC Smith SAF 11 18 0 1047 277 58.16 3 2 0 2003
  2 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 6 1 2008
                           
6 1 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
  2 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
                           
7 1 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
  2 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
                           
8 1 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
  2 SPD Smith Aus 11 20 3 1305 239 76.76 6 3 0 2017
                           
9 1 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
  2 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
  3 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
                           
10 1 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
  2 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
  3 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018

AN Cook {02}, BC Lara {02}, GA Gooch {02}, GC Smith {02}, MA Atherton {02}, MJ Clarke {02}, SPD Smith {02} and V Kohli {03} are the seven captains in the annals of test cricket to  score 1000 runs  in two  or more consecutive calendar years. The feats of these seven captains are listed below.

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 1 AN Cook Eng 14 26 1 1364 263 54.56 3 8 1 2015
  2 AN Cook Eng 17 33 3 1270 130 42.33 2 7 0 2016
                           
2 1 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
  2 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
                           
3 1 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
  2 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
                           
4 1 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
  2 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
                           
5 1 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
  2 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
                           
6 1 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
  2 SPD Smith Aus 11 20 3 1305 239 76.76 6 3 0 2017
                           
7 1 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
  2 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
  3 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018
Captains aggregating 1000 runs in a calendar year

Captains aggregating 1000 runs in a calendar year

V Kohli of India aggregated 1063 runs in the calendar year 2018 as at the end of the Hyderabad test between India and West Indies. His feat provided the 31st occasion of a captain amassing 1000 runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 DG Bradman Aus 8 13 4 1025 201 113.88 5 2 2 1948
2 RB Simpson Aus 14 26 3 1381 311 60.04 3 7 2 1964
3 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
4 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
5 GA Gooch Eng 09 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
6 GA Gooch Eng 09 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
7 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
8 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
9 SR Tendulkar Ind 12 17 1 1000 169 62.50 4 3 0 1997
10 WJ Cronje SAF 14 24 2 1040 126 47.27 1 9 1 1998
11 MA Taylor Aus 12 22 3 1112 334* 58.52 3 4 1 1998
12 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
13 GC Smith SAF 11 18 0 1047 277 58.16 3 2 0 2003
14 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
15 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
16 R Dravid Ind 12 22 4 1095 146 60.83 3 7 0 2006
17 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
18 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
19 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 6 1 2008
20 AJ Strauss Eng 14 24 2 1172 169 53.27 4 4 0 2009
21 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
22 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
23 BB McCullum NZl 9 16 0 1164 302 72.75 4 0 0 2014
24 AD Mathews Srl 11 20 5 1160 160 77.33 2 8 0 2014
25 AN Cook Eng 14 26 1 1364 263 54.56 3 8 1 2015
26 AN Cook Eng 17 33 3 1270 130 42.33 2 7 0 2016
27 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
28 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
29 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
30 SPD Smith Aus 11 20 3 1305 239 76.76 6 3 0 2017
31 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018

V Kohli of India aggregated 1063 runs in the calendar year 2018 as at the end of the Hyderabad test between India and West Indies. His feat provided the fifth occasion of Indian captain amassing 1000 runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 12 17 1 1000 169 62.50 4 3 0 1997
2 R Dravid Ind 12 22 4 1095 146 60.83 3 7 0 2006
3 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
4 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
5 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018
V Kohli becomes the fifth Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 runs in three or more calendar years

V Kohli becomes the fifth Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 runs in three or more calendar years

V Kohli of India has aggregated 1063 runs in the calendar year 2018 so far. His feat provides the third occasion of his totaling 1000 runs in a calendar year. He has aggregated 1259 runs in 2016 and 1059 runs in 2017. He became the fifth  Indian batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 1000 runs in three or more calendar years All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 1 SR Tendulkar Ind 12 17 1 1000 169 62.50 4 3 0 1997
  2 SR Tendulkar Ind 10 19 3 1088 217 68.00 5 4 3 1999
  3 SR Tendulkar Ind 10 18 2 1003 155 62.68 3 6 0 2001
  4 SR Tendulkar Ind 16 26 1 1392 193 55.68 4 5 3 2002
  5 SR Tendulkar Ind 13 25 3 1063 154* 48.31 4 3 1 2008
  6 SR Tendulkar Ind 14 23 3 1562 214 78.10 7 5 0 2010
                           
2 1 SM Gavaskar Ind 11 20 1 1024 156 53.89 4 4 0 1976
  2 SM Gavaskar Ind 8 14 2 1099 205 91.58 5 3 1 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar Ind 17 26 0 1407 221 54.11 4 8 0 1979
  4 SM Gavaskar Ind 18 32 4 1310 236* 46.78 5 5 3 1983
                           
3 1 R Dravid Ind 16 26 3 1357 217 59.00 5 5 0 2002
  2 R Dravid Ind 12 22 4 1095 146 60.83 3 7 0 2006
  3 R Dravid Ind 12 23 3 1145 146* 57.25 5 4 0 2011
                           
4 1 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
  2 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
  3 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018
                           
5 1 V Sehwag Ind 12 19 1 1141 309 63.38 3 4 2 2004
  2 V Sehwag Ind 14 27 1 1462 319 56.23 3 6 1 2008
  3 V Sehwag Ind 14 25 2 1422 173 61.82 5 8 2 2010
Batsmen aggregating 1000 runs in three or more consecutive calendar years – V Kohli joins the elite list

Batsmen aggregating 1000 runs in three or more consecutive calendar years – V Kohli joins the elite list

V Kohli of India has aggregated 1063 runs in the calendar year 2018 so far. His feat provides the third occasion of his totaling 1000 runs in a calendar year. He has aggregated 1259 runs in 2016 and 1059 runs in 2017. He became the sixth batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 1000 runs in three or more consecutive calendar years. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 1 ML Hayden Aus 14 25 3 1391 203 63.22 5 5 2 2001
  2 ML Hayden Aus 11 17 1 1160 197 72.50 6 3 1 2002
  3 ML Hayden Aus 12 21 4 1312 380 77.17 5 3 0 2003
  4 ML Hayden Aus 14 27 1 1123 132 43.19 3 6 0 2004
  5 ML Hayden Aus 15 29 3 1380 138 53.07 5 4 2 2005
                           
2 1 SPD Smith Aus 9 17 3 1146 192 81.85 5 4 2 2014
  2 SPD Smith Aus 13 24 4 1474 215 73.70 6 5 0 2015
  3 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
  4 SPD Smith Aus 11 20 3 1305 239 76.76 6 3 0 2017
                           
3 1 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
  2 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
  3 BC Lara Win 9 17 0 1110 226 65.29 5 0 1 2005
                           
4 1 KP Pietersen Eng 14 26 1 1343 158 53.72 4 6 1 2006
  2 KP Pietersen Eng 11 21 1 1007 226 50.35 4 1 1 2007
  3 KP Pietersen Eng 12 20 0 1015 152 50.75 5 1 0 2008
                           
5 1 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
  2 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
  3 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018
                           
6 1 ME Trescothick Eng 13 24 3 1003 219 47.76 2 6 2 2003
  2 ME Trescothick Eng 13 26 3 1004 132 43.65 4 3 2 2004
  3 ME Trescothick Eng 13 24 0 1323 194 55.12 4 4 3 2005

 

 

Batsmen totalling 1000 runs in three or more calendar years – V Kohli is the new entrant to the list

Batsmen totalling 1000 runs in three or more calendar years – V Kohli is the new entrant to the list

V Kohli of India has aggregated 1063 runs in the calendar year 2018 so far. His feat provides the third occasion of his totaling 1000 runs in a calendar year. He has totaled 1259 runs in 2016 and 1059 runs in 2017. He became the 20th batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 1000 runs in three or more calender years. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 1 SR Tendulkar Ind 12 17 1 1000 169 62.50 4 3 0 1997
  2 SR Tendulkar Ind 10 19 3 1088 217 68.00 5 4 3 1999
  3 SR Tendulkar Ind 10 18 2 1003 155 62.68 3 6 0 2001
  4 SR Tendulkar Ind 16 26 1 1392 193 55.68 4 5 3 2002
  5 SR Tendulkar Ind 13 25 3 1063 154* 48.31 4 3 1 2008
  6 SR Tendulkar Ind 14 23 3 1562 214 78.10 7 5 0 2010
                           
2 1 AN Cook Eng 13 24 2 1013 127 46.04 4 3 0 2006
  2 AN Cook Eng 14 24 2 1287 235* 58.50 5 4 0 2010
  3 AN Cook Eng 15 29 3 1249 190 48.03 4 3 2 2012
  4 AN Cook Eng 14 26 1 1364 263 54.56 3 8 1 2015
  5 AN Cook Eng 17 33 3 1270 130 42.33 2 7 0 2016
                           
3 1 ML Hayden Aus 14 25 3 1391 203 63.22 5 5 2 2001
  2 ML Hayden Aus 11 17 1 1160 197 72.50 6 3 1 2002
  3 ML Hayden Aus 12 21 4 1312 380 77.17 5 3 0 2003
  4 ML Hayden Aus 14 27 1 1123 132 43.19 3 6 0 2004
  5 ML Hayden Aus 15 29 3 1380 138 53.07 5 4 2 2005
                           
4 1 JH Kallis SAF 13 23 7 1120 189* 70.00 2 7 1 2001
  2 JH Kallis SAF 11 21 5 1288 162 80.50 5 7 2 2004
  3 JH Kallis SAF 11 18 4 1011 149 72.21 4 4 2 2005
  4 JH Kallis SAF 9 17 3 1210 186 86.42 5 6 1 2007
  5 JH Kallis SAF 11 19 4 1198 201* 79.86 6 2 0 2010
                           
5 1 BC Lara Win 12 20 2 1222 179 67.88 4 6 1 1995
  2 BC Lara Win 9 18 0 1151 221 63.94 3 4 1 2001
  3 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
  4 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
  5 BC Lara Win 9 17 0 1110 226 65.29 5 0 1 2005
                           
6 1 RT Ponting Aus 11 16 1 1064 154 70.93 5 2 0 2002
  2 RT Ponting Aus 11 18 3 1503 257 100.20 6 4 1 2003
  3 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
  4 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
  5 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
                           
7 1 KC Sangakkara Srl 11 20 0 1114 270 55.70 3 5 1 2004
  2 KC Sangakkara Srl 11 20 2 1242 287 69.00 4 4 1 2006
  3 KC Sangakkara Srl 11 20 1 1083 137 57.00 4 5 0 2009
  4 KC Sangakkara Srl 11 21 0 1034 211 49.23 4 4 1 2011
  5 KC Sangakkara Srl 11 21 1 1438 319 71.90 4 8 1 2014
                           
8 1 MJ Clarke Aus 13 23 2 1063 118 50.61 4 5 2 2008
  2 MJ Clarke Aus 13 23 4 1042 138 54.84 3 5 3 2009
  3 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
  4 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
                           
9 1 SM Gavaskar Ind 11 20 1 1024 156 53.89 4 4 0 1976
  2 SM Gavaskar Ind 8 14 2 1099 205 91.58 5 3 1 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar Ind 17 26 0 1407 221 54.11 4 8 0 1979
  4 SM Gavaskar Ind 18 32 4 1310 236* 46.78 5 5 3 1983
                           
10 1 KP Pietersen Eng 14 26 1 1343 158 53.72 4 6 1 2006
  2 KP Pietersen Eng 11 21 1 1007 226 50.35 4 1 1 2007
  3 KP Pietersen Eng 12 20 0 1015 152 50.75 5 1 0 2008
  4 KP Pietersen Eng 14 25 1 1053 186 43.87 3 4 2 2012
                           
11 1 SPD Smith Aus 9 17 3 1146 192 81.85 5 4 2 2014
  2 SPD Smith Aus 13 24 4 1474 215 73.70 6 5 0 2015
  3 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
  4 SPD Smith Aus 11 20 3 1305 239 76.76 6 3 0 2017
                           
12 1 HM Amla SAF 15 24 2 1161 159 52.77 3 6 1 2008
  2 HM Amla SAF 11 19 3 1249 253* 78.06 5 4 0 2010
  3 HM Amla SAF 10 17 2 1064 311* 70.93 4 2 0 2012
                           
13 1 AR Border Aus 13 26 3 1073 162 46.65 3 6 0 1979
  2 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
  3 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
                           
14 1 R Dravid Ind 16 26 3 1357 217 59.00 5 5 0 2002
  2 R Dravid Ind 12 22 4 1095 146 60.83 3 7 0 2006
  3 R Dravid Ind 12 23 3 1145 146* 57.25 5 4 0 2011
                           
15 1 M Jayawardene Srl 13 19 0 1053 150 55.42 4 4 1 2001
  2 M Jayawardene Srl 11 20 1 1194 275 62.84 3 3 1 2009
  3 M Jayawardene Srl 10 18 1 1003 203* 59.00 3 5 1 2014
                           
16 1 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
  2 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
  3 V Kohli Ind 10 18 0 1063 153 59.05 4 4 1 2018
                           
17 1 V Sehwag Ind 12 19 1 1141 309 63.38 3 4 2 2004
  2 V Sehwag Ind 14 27 1 1462 319 56.23 3 6 1 2008
  3 V Sehwag Ind 14 25 2 1422 173 61.82 5 8 2 2010
                           
18 1 AJ Stewart Eng 16 31 3 1222 164 43.64 2 7 2 1998
  2 AJ Strauss Eng 14 26 0 1031 128 39.65 3 3 1 2006
  3 AJ Strauss Eng 14 24 2 1172 169 53.27 4 4 0 2009
                           
19 1 MA Taylor Aus 11 20 1 1219 219 64.15 4 5 0 1989
  2 MA Taylor Aus 15 23 2 1106 170 52.66 4 5 0 1993
  3 MA Taylor Aus 12 22 3 1112 334* 58.52 3 4 1 1998
                           
20 1 ME Trescothick Eng 13 24 3 1003 219 47.76 2 6 2 2003
  2 ME Trescothick Eng 13 26 3 1004 132 43.65 4 3 2 2004
  3 ME Trescothick Eng 13 24 0 1323 194 55.12 4 4 3 2005

 

Captains who have five wicket hauls on five or more occasions – JO Holder of West Indies joins the elite list

Captains who have five wicket hauls on five or more occasions – JO Holder of West Indies joins the elite list

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 56 against India in the just concluded test at Hyd-RGS to provide the fifth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings as West Indies captain, He became the  eighth captain in the  annals  of test cricket to capture five-wicket hauls on five or more occasions. He also became the second West Indies captain to capture five-wicket hauls on five or more occasion after CA Walsh. CA Walsh has seven five-wicket hauls to his credit. The feats of these eight captains are tabulated below. It is  interesting to note that the list includes lone Indian captain BS Bedi who has five-wicket hauls on eight occasions        

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs W Ave 5 10
1 Imran Khan Pak 1982-1988 11 12 1957 845 73 11.57 12 4
2 R Benaud Aus 1959-1963 9 9 2260 735 47 15.63 9 0
3 BS Bedi Ind 1976-1977 7 8 1616 587 41 14.31 8 1
4 CA Walsh Win 1994-1997 6 7 1099 527 39 13.51 7 1
5 DL Vettori NZl 2008-2010 6 6 1099 451 31 14.54 6 0
6 Fazal Mahmood Pak 1959-1961 4 5 823 271 27 10.03 5 1
7 JO Holder Win 2016-2018 4 5 468 230 26 8.84 5 1
8 Intikhab Alam Pak 1969-1974 4 5 1292 477 28 17.03 5 2

 

West Indies’ captains with five wicket hauls in a test innings

West Indies’ captains with five wicket hauls in a test innings

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for  56 against India in the just concluded test at Hyd-RGS to provide the 20th occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below         

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JDC Goddard 14.2 5 31 5 2 v England Georgetown 03 Mar 1948
2 DS Atkinson 36.2 16 56 5 3 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 DS Atkinson 31.0 12 66 5 3 v New Zealand Wellington 03 Mar 1956
4 DS Atkinson 40.0 21 53 7 3 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Mar 1956
5 GS Sobers 19.3 4 41 5 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 1966
6 GS Sobers 33.6×8 12 73 6 4 v Australia Brisbane 6 Dec 1968
7 GS Sobers 40.0 18 42 5 3 v England Leeds 10 Jul 1969
8 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 v India Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
9 CA Walsh 20.4 7 37 7 2 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
10 CA Walsh 15.2 8 18 6 3 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
11 CA Walsh 30.0 6 98 5 1 v Australia Sydney 29 Nov 1996
12 CA Walsh 20.0 4 74 5 3 v Australia Perth 01 Feb 1997
13 CA Walsh 32.0 9 78 5 2 v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
14 CA Walsh 43.1 6 143 5 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
15 DJG Sammy 17.0 7 29 5 4 v Pakistan Providence 12 May 2011
16 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
17 JO Holder 14.2 4 41 5 4 v Sri Lanka Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
18 JO Holder 10.1 1 44 5 2 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
18 JO Holder 13.0 3 59 6 4 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
20 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 56 against India in the just concluded test at Hyd-RGS to provide the second occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India. Both such occasions are tabulated below         

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 v India Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
2 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 56 against India in the just concluded test at Hyd-RGS to provide the fifth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings as West Indies captain He became the second West Indies captain to capture five-wicket hauls on five or more occasion after CA Walsh. CA Walsh has seven five-wicket hauls to his credit. The feats of these two captains are tabulated below         

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 v India Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
2 CA Walsh 20.4 7 37 7 2 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
3 CA Walsh 15.2 8 18 6 3 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
4 CA Walsh 30.0 6 98 5 1 v Australia Sydney 29 Nov 1996
5 CA Walsh 20.0 4 74 5 3 v Australia Perth 01 Feb 1997
6 CA Walsh 32.0 9 78 5 2 v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
7 CA Walsh 43.1 6 143 5 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
                   
1 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
2 JO Holder 14.2 4 41 5 4 v Sri Lanka Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
3 JO Holder 10.1 1 44 5 2 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
4 JO Holder 13.0 3 59 6 4 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
5 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018

 

UT Yadav’s ten wicket haul at Hyd-RGS against West Indies provides the 50th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match

UT Yadav’s ten wicket haul at Hyd-RGS against West Indies provides the 50th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match

UT Yadav of India captured ten wickets conceding 133 runs in the just concluded test against West Indies at Hyd-RGS to provide the 50th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
3 Ghulam Ahmed 49.3 11 130 10 v Australia Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
4 SP Gupte 57.3 13 223 10 v West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
5 JM Patel 61.3 23 124 14 v Australia Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
6 SA Durani 70.0 21 177 10 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1962
7 RG Nadkarni 72.4 27 122 11 v Australia Chennai 02 Oct 1964
8 S Venkataraghavan 112.3 56 152 12 v New Zealand Delhi 19 Mar 1965
9 BS Chandrasekhar 92.5 24 235 11 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
0 EAS Prasanna 71.0 27 174 10 v Australia Chennai 24 Dec 1969
11 EAS Prasanna 47.0×8 10 140 11 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
12 BS Bedi 61.2×8 12 194 10 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
13 BS Chandrasekhar 34.1 5 104 12 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
14 N Kapil Dev 42.4 12 146 11 v Pakistan Chennai 15 Jan 1980
15 N Kapil Dev 57.3 15 135 10 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
16 L Sivaramakrishnan 77.2 20 181 12 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
17 C Sharma 53.3 6 188 10 v England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
18 Maninder Singh 37.4 10 107 10 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
19 Maninder Singh 62.1 16 126 10 v Pakistan Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
20 ND Hirwani 33.5 6 136 16 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
21 A Kumble 64.3 19 128 11 v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
22 SLV Raju 56.2 16 125 11 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 08 Feb 1994
23 BKV Prasad 44.0 10 153 10 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
24 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
25 J Srinath 46.0 10 132 13 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
26 A Kumble 59.4 17 134 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Oct 1999
27 Harbhajan Singh 68.2 15 196 13 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
28 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
29 A Kumble 89.0 18 233 10 v England Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
30 A Kumble 88.5 15 279 12 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
31 Harbhajan Singh 71.1 12 224 11 v Australia Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
32 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
33 IK Pathan 31.0 10 96 11 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
34 A Kumble 75.1 27 161 10 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
35 IK Pathan 34.2 7 126 12 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Sep 2005
36 A Kumble 64.0 13 157 10 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
37 Harbhajan Singh 53.2 10 141 10 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
38 Harbhajan Singh 54.3 9 153 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
39 Z Khan 39.3 5 149 10 v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
40 I Sharma 41.2 11 108 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011
41 R Ashwin 43.2 14 85 12 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
42 R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
43 PP Ojha 29.2 8 89 10 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
44 R Ashwin 42.0 8 160 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
45 R Ashwin 46.0 13 98 12 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
46 R Ashwin 66.2 12 225 10 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
47 R Ashwin 41.1 7 140 13 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
48 R Ashwin 64.3 7 167 12 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
49 RA Jadeja 70.0 14 154 10 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
40 UT Yadav 38.5 6 133 10 v West Indies Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018

UT Yadav of India captured ten wickets conceding 133 runs in the just concluded test against West Indies at Hyd-RGS to provide the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Gupte 57.3 13 223 10 v West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
2 BS Chandrasekhar 92.5 24 235 11 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
3 N Kapil Dev 57.3 15 135 10 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
4 ND Hirwani 33.5 6 136 16 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
5 I Sharma 41.2 11 108 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011
6 PP Ojha 29.2 8 089 10 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
7 UT Yadav 38.5 6 133 10 v West Indies Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018