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Teams posting a total of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket

Teams posting a total of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket

New Zealand posted a total of 585 for 4 declared in third innings of the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Christchurch to provide the 20th occasion of a team posting a total of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test in the  annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 583/4d 258.0 3 v West Indies Birmingham 30 May 1957
2 Pakistan 657/8d 319.0 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 Australia 513/5d 125.0 3 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Dec 1989
4 West Indies 536/9d 162.3 3 v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
5 India 505/3d 183.0 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
6 India 657/7d 178.0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
7 Zimbabwe 563/9d 167.0 3 v West Indies Harare 27 Jul 2001
8 England 529/5d 191.0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
9 Australia 512/8d 152.0 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
10 England 570/7d 172.3 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2004
11 Australia 528/8d 146.4 3 v South Africa Perth 16 Dec 2005
12 Pakistan 599/7d 140.1 3 v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
13 India 521/6d 150.5 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
14 Australia 527/5d 112.0 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
15 Australia 511/8d 153.0 3 v New Zealand Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
16 England 517/1d 152.0 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
17 New Zealand 680/8d 210.0 3 v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
18 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
19 South Africa 540/8d 160.1 3 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016
20 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand posting a team total in excess of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 680/8d 210.0 3 v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
2 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
3 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the five occasions of a team total in excess of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 513/5d 125.0 3 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Dec 1989
2 England 529/5d 191.0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
3 Australia 512/8d 152.0 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
4 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
5 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand posting a team total in excess of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
2 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018

New Zealand’s 585 for 4 declared in the third innings of the test represent the highest third innings total by New Zealand against Sri Lanka. The previous best was England’s 529 for 5 declared at Lord’s in May 2002.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018
2 England 529/5d 191.0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
Indian batsmen scoring a century and a duck in a test

Indian batsmen scoring a century and a duck in a test

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test. All such occasions are  tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
2 P Roy 140 0 India v England Mumbai (BS) 14 Dec 1951
3 VL Manjrekar 133 0 India v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
4 ML Apte 0 163* India v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
5 VL Manjrekar 108 0 India v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
6 GR Viswanath 0 137 India v Australia Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
7 SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
8 DB Vengsarkar 0 103 India v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
9 NS Sidhu 116 0 India v West Indies Kingston 28 Apr 1989
10 M Azharuddin 0 109 India v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
11 NR Mongia 152 0 India v Australia Delhi 10 Oct 1996
12 SR Tendulkar 0 136 India v Pakistan Chennai 28 Jan 1999
13 SR Tendulkar 117 0 India v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Apr 2002
14 V Sehwag 106 0 India v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
15 R Dravid 136 0 India v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
16 V Sehwag 109 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
17 S Dhawan 0 115 India v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
18 CA Pujara 145* 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
19 V Kohli 0 104* India v Sri Lanka Kolkata 16 Nov 2017
20 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the 38th  occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test against Australia.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 JH Sinclair 0 104 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
2 LC Braund 102 0 England v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903
3 JT Tyldesley 0 100 England v Australia Leeds 03 Jul 1905
4 G Gunn 122* 0 England v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908
5 GA Faulkner 122* 0 South Africa v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
6 FE Woolley 0 123 England v Australia Sydney 19 Dec 1924
7 AD Nourse 0 231 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 24 Dec 1935
8 MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
9 DCS Compton 145* 0 England v Australia Manchester 08 Jul 1948
10 FCM Alexander 0 108 West Indies v Australia Sydney 13 Jan 1961
11 Rev.DS Sheppard 0 113 England v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
12 EJ Barlow 114 0 South Africa v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1963
13 SM Nurse 201 0 West Indies v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 1965
14 GR Viswanath 0 137 India v Australia Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
15 Asif Iqbal 0 152* Pakistan v Australia Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
16 Sadiq Mohammad 105 0 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
17 SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
18 DW Randall 0 150 England v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1979
19 IT Botham 0 118 England v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
20 G Boycott 137 0 England v Australia The Oval 27 Aug 1981
21 IVA Richards 208 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
22 MW Gatting 100 0 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
23 Ijaz Ahmed 122 0 Pakistan v Australia Faisalabad 23 Sep 1988
24 DI Gower 100 0 England v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
25 A Ranatunga 127 0 Sri Lanka v Australia Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
26 KLT Arthurton 157* 0 West Indies v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1992
27 MW Gatting 117 0 England v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
28 GP Thorpe 123 0 England v Australia Perth 03 Feb 1995
29 NR Mongia 152 0 India v Australia Delhi 10 Oct 1996
30 MP Vaughan 0 183 England v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
31 D Ganga 0 113 West Indies v Australia Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
32 DPMD Jayawardene 104 0 Sri Lanka v Australia Hobart 16 Nov 2007
33 AJ Strauss 0 110 England v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
34 GC Smith 122 0 South Africa v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
35 HM Amla 0 127* South Africa v Australia Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
36 JK Silva 0 115 Sri Lanka v Australia Colombo (SSC) 13 Aug 2016
37 F du Plessis 0 120 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
38 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the 21st occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 LC Braund 102 0 England v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903
2 G Gunn 122* 0 England v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908
3 FE Woolley 0 123 England v Australia Sydney 19 Dec 1924
4 MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
5 FCM Alexander 0 108 West Indies v Australia Sydney 13 Jan 1961
6 Rev.DS Sheppard 0 113 England v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
7 EJ Barlow 114 0 South Africa v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1963
8 Asif Iqbal 0 152* Pakistan v Australia Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
9 Sadiq Mohammad 105 0 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
10 SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
11 DW Randall 0 150 England v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1979
12 IVA Richards 208 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
13 MW Gatting 100 0 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
14 DI Gower 100 0 England v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
15 KLT Arthurton 157* 0 West Indies v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1992
16 MW Gatting 117 0 England v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
17 GP Thorpe 123 0 England v Australia Perth 03 Feb 1995
18 MP Vaughan 0 183 England v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
19 AJ Strauss 0 110 England v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
20 GC Smith 122 0 South Africa v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
21 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the  seventh occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test against Australia at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 6 Feb 1948
2 Rev.DS Sheppard 0 113 England v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
3 Sadiq Mohammad 105 0 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 1 Jan 1977
4 SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
5 IVA Richards 208 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
6 DI Gower 100 0 England v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
7 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test against Australia at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below

Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 6 Feb 1948
SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the second occasion of his scoring a century and a duck in a test. Prior to this he had scored 145 not out and duck against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2015. He became the 22nd batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century and a duck in a test on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 AJ Strauss 147 0 England v South Africa Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
  2 AJ Strauss 0 177 England v New Zealand Napier 22 Mar 2008
  3 AJ Strauss 0 110 England v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
                 
2 1 S Chanderpaul 118 0 West Indies v England Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
  2 S Chanderpaul 0 109 West Indies v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2003
  3 S Chanderpaul 126* 0 West Indies v New Zealand Napier 19 Dec 2008
                 
3 1 AC Gilchrist 0 144 Australia v Sri Lanka Kandy 16 Mar 2004
  2 AC Gilchrist 0 102* Australia v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
                 
4 1 Asif Iqbal 0 152* Pakistan v Australia Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
  2 Asif Iqbal 0 104 Pakistan v India Faisalabad 16 Oct 1978
                 
5 1 BJ Watling 103 0 New Zealand v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
  2 BJ Watling 0 124 New Zealand v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
                 
6 1 CA Pujara 145* 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
  2 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
                 
7 1 DG Bradman 0 103* Australia v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1932
  2 DG Bradman 138 0 Australia v England Nottingham 10 Jun 1948
                 
8 1 DJ Cullinan 103 0 South Africa v Sri Lanka Centurion 27 Mar 1998
  2 DJ Cullinan 168 0 South Africa v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
                 
9 1 DL Haynes 0 122 West Indies v New Zealand Christchurch 22 Feb 1980
  2 DL Haynes 0 109 West Indies v England Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
                 
10 1 DPMD Jayawardene 104 0 Sri Lanka v Australia Hobart 16 Nov 2007
  2 DPMD Jayawardene 165 0 Sri Lanka v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 2014
                 
11 1 G Kirsten 103 0 South Africa v India Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
  2 G Kirsten 0 134 South Africa v West Indies Centurion 15 Jan 1999
                 
12 1 GS Sobers 0 113* West Indies v England Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  2 GS Sobers 132 0 West Indies v India Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
                 
13 1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 0 Pakistan v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
  2 Imtiaz Ahmed 122 0 Pakistan v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
                 
14 1 IVA Richards 0 182* West Indies v England Bridgetown 13 Mar 1981
  2 IVA Richards 208 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
                 
15 1 JH Kallis 0 109* South Africa v West Indies Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
  2 JH Kallis 0 113 South Africa v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
                 
16 1 MC Cowdrey 119 0 England v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
  2 MC Cowdrey 101 0 England v West Indies Kingston 08 Feb 1968
                 
17 1 MD Crowe 174 0 New Zealand v Pakistan Wellington 10 Feb 1989
  2 MD Crowe 0 107 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Dec 1992
                 
18 1 MP Vaughan 0 100 England v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
  2 MP Vaughan 0 183 England v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
                 
19 1 MW Gatting 100 0 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
  2 MW Gatting 117 0 England v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
                 
20 1 SR Tendulkar 0 136 India v Pakistan Chennai 28 Jan 1999
  2 SR Tendulkar 117 0 India v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Apr 2002
                 
21 1 V Sehwag 106 0 India v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
  2 V Sehwag 109 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
                 
22 1 VL Manjrekar 133 0 India v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
  2 VL Manjrekar 108 0 India v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the second occasion of his scoring a century and a duck in a test. Prior to this he had scored 145 not out and duck against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2015. He became the fourth Indian batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century and a duck in a test on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 CA Pujara 145* 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
  2 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
                 
2 1 SR Tendulkar 0 136 India v Pakistan Chennai 28 Jan 1999
  2 SR Tendulkar 117 0 India v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Apr 2002
                 
3 1 V Sehwag 106 0 India v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
  2 V Sehwag 109 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
                 
4 1 VL Manjrekar 133 0 India v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
  2 VL Manjrekar 108 0 India v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
Indian batsmen batting at number three and four collecting ducks in a test innings

Indian batsmen batting at number three and four collecting ducks in a test innings

CA Pujara and V Kohli collected ducks  batting at number three and four against Australia at Melbourne in India’s second innings to provide the  60th occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four collecting ducks in a test  innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen collecting ducks at number three and four and also the first such occasion against Australia

No Pos Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 3 PR Umrigar 0 1 v England Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
  4 VS Hazare 0 1 v England Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
               
2 3 GS Ramchand 0 1 v West Indies Georgetown 11 Mar 1953
  4 VL Manjrekar 0 1 v West Indies Georgetown 11 Mar 1953
               
3 3 NR Mongia 0 3 v West Indies Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
  4 VG Kambli 0 3 v West Indies Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
               
4 3 CA Pujara 0 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
  4 V Kohli 0 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
               
5 3 CA Pujara 0 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  4 V Kohli 0 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
               
6 3 CA Pujara 0 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
  4 V Kohli 0 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

It  is  interesting to note that  out of  six occasions,  CA Pujara and  V Kohli have been dismissed on three occasions for ducks while batting at number three and four

No Pos Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 3 CA Pujara 0 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
  4 V Kohli 0 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
               
2 3 CA Pujara 0 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  4 V Kohli 0 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
               
3 3 CA Pujara 0 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
  4 V Kohli 0 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Occasions of India taking the first innings lead against Australia

Occasions of India taking the first innings lead against Australia

India took a first innings lead of 292 runs against Australia in the  ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 14th occasion of India taking the first innings lead over  Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 394 -008 2 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
2 India 235 -015 2 v Australia Adelaide 06 Dec 2018
3 India 400 -024 2 v Australia Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
4 India 577 -036 2 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
5 India 213 -043 2 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
6 India 107 -081 2 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
7 India 355 -086 2 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
8 India 212 -118 2 v Australia Perth 16 Jan 2008
9 India 268 -201 2 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
10 India 396 -204 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
11 India 298 -212 2 v Australia Delhi 13 Oct 1979
12 India 474 -231 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
13 India 151 -292 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
14 India 160 -298 2 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979

It also provides the seventh occasion of India taking the first innings lead over Australia in tests played in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 394 -008 2 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
2 India 235 -015 2 v Australia Adelaide 06 Dec 2018
3 India 213 -043 2 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
4 India 107 -081 2 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
5 India 212 -118 2 v Australia Perth 16 Jan 2008
6 India 396 -204 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
6 India 474 -231 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
7 India 151 -292 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

India’s first innings lead of 292  runs in this test represents the highest first innings lead against Australia in tests played  in Australia. The previous best was 231 runs lead at Sydney in Jan 2004

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 474 -231 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 India 151 -292 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the second occasion of India taking the first innings lead over Australia in tests played at Melbourne. The previous occasion was in Dec 1977. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 213 -043 2 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
2 India 151 -292 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Some interesting statistical tit bits of Melbourne test between Australia and India

Some interesting statistical tit bits of Melbourne test between Australia and India 

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Indian first innings against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne contained four fifties – MA Agarwal {76}, CA Pujara {106}, V Kohli {82} and RG Sharma {63 not out} to provide the 19th occasion of four or more Indian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Opposition   Ground Start Date    C HC HC+
1 India  4  Australia Adelaide 28 Jan 1978 0 4 4
2 India 2 Australia Chennai 11 Sep 1979 0 5 5
3 India 1 Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979 2 2 4
4 India 1 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986 3 1 4
5 India 2 Australia Chennai 18 Sep 1986 1 3 4
6 India 3 Australia Chennai 06 Mar 1998 1 3 4
7 India 2 Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998 1 5 6
8 India 2 Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001 1 4 5
9 India 1 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004 2 2 4
10 India 2 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008 2 3 5
11 India  1  Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008 1 4 5
12 India 1 Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008 1 3 4
13 India 1 Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008 1 4 5
14 India 2 Australia Mohali 01 Oct 2010 0 4 4
15 India 3 Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2012 0 4 4
16 India  2  Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014 1 3 4
17 India 2 Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015 2 2 4
18 India 2 Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017 2 3 5
19 India  1  Australia  Melbourne 26 Dec 2018 1 3 4

Indian first innings against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne contained four fifties – MA Agarwal {76},

CA Pujara {106}, V Kohli {82} and RG Sharma {63 not out} to provide the ninth occasion of four or more Indian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date    C HC HC+
1 India  4  Australia Adelaide 28 Jan 1978 0 4 4
2 India 1 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986 3 1 4
3 India 1 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004 2 2 4
4 India 2 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008 2 3 5
5 India  1  Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008 1 4 5
6 India 3 Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2012 0 4 4
7 India  2  Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014 1 3 4
8 India 2 Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015 2 2 4
9 India  1  Australia  Melbourne   26 Dec 2018 1 3 4

India declared its first innings closed with the score reading 443 for seven against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 50th occasion of India declaring its first innings against all the oppositions. It also provides the sixth  occasion of  India declaring its first  innings closed against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
3 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
4 India 510/7d 144.2 1 v Australia Delhi 13 Oct 1979
5 India 458/8d 149.0 1 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
6 India 443/7d 169.4 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the third occasion of India declaring its first innings closed against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by India in a test at Melbourne.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
3 India 443/7d 169.4 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

V Kohli scored nine boundary fours in his knock of 82 in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne which fetched an aggregate of 82 boundary fours while leading India against Australia.  MS Dhoni  has also scored 82 boundary fours while leading India against Australia. Thus V Kohli and MS Dhoni share the second place for scoring most boundary fours by an Indian captain against Australia. MAK Pataudi  with 95 boundary fours holds the record for  most boundary fours by an  Indian captain against Australia

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the second occasion of it losing its five wickets for an exact 92 runs against India in a test innings The first such occasion was at Dharmasala in Mar 2017.

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the first occasion of it losing its five wickets for an exact 92 runs against India in a test innings in Australia.

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the 20th occasion of it losing its half the side for less than 100 runs in a test innings against India.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/24 3 v India Chennai 24 Dec 1969
2 5/48 4 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
3 5/49 1 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
4 5/50 4 v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
5 5/53 3 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
6 5/58 4 v India Mohali 17 Oct 2008
7 5/61 3 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
8 5/61 2 v India Perth 16 Jan 2008
9 5/74 4 v India Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
10 5/77 4 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
11 5/77 1 v India Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
12 5/78 4 v India Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
13 5/79 4 v India Chennai 06 Mar 1998
14 5/81 3 v India Kolkata 26 Oct 1979
15 5/84 1 v India Sydney 07 Jan 1978
16 5/86 2 v India Sydney 12 Dec 1947
17 5/91 3 v India Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
18 5/92 3 v India Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
19 5/92 2 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
30 5/99 2 v India Mumbai 27 Feb 2001

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the sixth occasion of it losing its half the side for less than 100 runs in a test innings against India in Australia All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/50 4 v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
2 5/77 4 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
3 5/77 1 v India Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
4 5/84 1 v India Sydney 07 Jan 1978
5 5/86 2 v India Sydney 12 Dec 1947
6 5/92 2 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the third occasion of it losing its half the side for less than 100 runs in a test innings against India at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/50 4 v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
2 5/77 4 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
3 5/92 2 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Christchurch witnesses a world record

Christchurch witnesses a world record

Four Sri Lankan batsmen were dismissed leg before wicket without scoring against New Zealand in the ongoing Christchurch test to provide the very first occasion of four batsmen dismissed leg before wicket without scoring in the annals of test cricket. This feat becomes more unique when it is observed that the four batsmen dismissed leg before wicket by the same bowler and the batsmen who were dismissed leg before wicket batted from number eight to number eleven

No Batsmen Pos MoD Bowler Runs Mins 4s 6s
1 MDK Perera 08 lbw b Boult 0 4 0 0
2 RAS Lakmal 09 lbw b Boult 0 1 0 0
3 PVD Chameera 10 lbw b Boult 0 2 0 0
4 CBRLS Kumara 11 lbw b Boult 0 4 0 0
150 plus runs partnerships by Indian batsmen against Australia in a test innings

150 plus runs partnerships by Indian batsmen against Australia in a test innings

CA Pujara and V Kohli added 170 runs in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the 26th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs for various wickets against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, DG Phadkar 6 188 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 193 3 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
3 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 4 159 2 v Australia Bengaluru 19 Sep 1979
4 SM Gavaskar, GR Viswanath 3 159 1 v Australia Delhi 13 Oct 1979
5 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 192 1 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
6 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 165 3 v Australia Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
7 SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth 1 191 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
8 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 224 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
9 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
10 RJ Shastri, SR Tendulkar 5 196 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
11 VVS Laxman, NS Sidhu 1 191 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
12 M Azharuddin, SC Ganguly 5 158 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
13 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
14 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 5 169 2 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
15 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
16 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
17 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 2 175 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008
18 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 182 3 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
19 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
20 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
21 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
22 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
23 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 185 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
24 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
25 CA Pujara, WP Saha 7 199 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
26 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara and V Kohli added 170 runs in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs for the third wicket against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar, GR Viswanath 3 159 1 v Australia Delhi 13 Oct 1979
2 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
3 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 185 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara and V Kohli added 170 runs in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the 12th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs for various wickets against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, DG Phadkar 6 188 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 193 3 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
3 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 165 3 v Australia Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
4 SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth 1 191 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
5 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 224 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
6 RJ Shastri, SR Tendulkar 5 196 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
7 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
8 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
9 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 2 175 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008
10 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 185 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
11 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
12 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara and V Kohli added 170 runs in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs for the third wicket against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 185 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara and V Kohli added 170 runs in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs for various wickets against Australia at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 165 3 v Australia Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
2 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
3 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia on test debut – MA Agarwal of India is the latest entrant into the list

Visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia on test debut – MA Agarwal of India is the latest entrant into the list

MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 90th occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 H Jupp 63 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2 CA Absolom 52 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
3 WG Grace 152 1 Eng Aus The Oval 06 Sep 1880
4 W Bates 58 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
5 WH Scotton 50* 3 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
6 G Bean 50 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1892
7 Hon.FS Jackson 91 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
8 A Ward 55 1 Eng Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1893
9 JT Brown 53 3 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1894
10 KS Ranjitsinhji 62 2 Eng Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
11 KS Ranjitsinhji 154* 3 Eng Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
12 GH Hirst 62 1 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1897
13 GL Jessop 51 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 15 Jun 1899
14 LC Braund 58 1 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1901
15 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
16 AW Nourse 72 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
17 RE Foster 287 2 Eng Aus Sydney 11 Dec 1903
18 RH Spooner 52 1 Eng Aus Manchester 24 Jul 1905
19 G Gunn 119 1 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
20 G Gunn 74 3 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
21 J Hardstaff snr 63 3 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
22 JB Hobbs 83 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1908
23 JH King 60 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 14 Jun 1909
24 J Sharp 61 2 Eng Aus Leeds 01 Jul 1909
25 JW Hearne 76 2 Eng Aus Sydney 15 Dec 1911
26 FR Foster 56 2 Eng Aus Sydney 15 Dec 1911
27 EH Hendren 56 4 Eng Aus Sydney 17 Dec 1920
28 G Brown 57 2 Eng Aus Leeds 02 Jul 1921
29 AP Freeman 50* 4 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
30 WW Whysall 75 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 16 Jan 1925
31 GOB Allen 57 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
32 GC Grant 53* 1 Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
33 LS Birkett 64 3 Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
34 GC Grant 71* 3 Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
35 Nawab of Pataudi snr 102 2 Eng Aus Sydney 02 Dec 1932
36 A Wood 53 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
37 DG Phadkar 51 1 Ind Aus Sydney 12 Dec 1947
38 KJ Funston 65 4 SAF Aus Brisbane 05 Dec 1952
39 OG Smith 104 3 Win Aus Kingston 26 Mar 1955
40 PE Richardson 81 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
41 PE Richardson 73 3 Eng Aus Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
42 DA Sharpe 56 1 Pak Aus Dhaka 13 Nov 1959
43 Khalid Ibadulla 166 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
44 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
45 AW White 57* 1 Win Aus Kingston 03 Mar 1965
46 BA Davis 54 1 Win Aus Port of Spain 26 Mar 1965
47 BA Davis 58 3 Win Aus Port of Spain 26 Mar 1965
48 RM Prideaux 64 2 Eng Aus Leeds 25 Jul 1968
49 RC Fredericks 76 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
50 GR Viswanath 137 3 Ind Aus Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
51 BW Luckhurst 74 2 Eng Aus Brisbane 27 Nov 1970
52 AW Greig 57 1 Eng Aus Manchester 08 Jun 1972
53 AW Greig 62 3 Eng Aus Manchester 08 Jun 1972
54 B Wood 90 3 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
55 DS Steele 50 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 31 Jul 1975
56 Haroon Rasheed 57 2 Pak Aus Sydney 14 Jan 1977
57 DL Haynes 61 2 Win Aus Port of Spain 03 Mar 1978
58 AE Greenidge 56 1 Win Aus Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
59 S Shivnarine 53 1 Win Aus Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
60 AB Williams 100 3 Win Aus Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
61 S Shivnarine 63 3 Win Aus Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
62 PJW Allott 52* 1 Eng Aus Manchester 13 Aug 1981
63 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 Srl Aus Colombo SSC) 17 Aug 1992
64 GP Thorpe 114* 3 Eng Aus Nottingham 01 Jul 1993
65 BA Young 53 3 NZl Aus Brisbane 03 Dec 1993
66 CD McMillan 54 2 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
67 DRE Joseph 50 2 Win Aus Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
68 TR Gripper 60 3 Zim Aus Harare 14 Oct 1999
69 L Vincent 104 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
70 L Vincent 54 3 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
71 AJ Hall 70 1 SAF Aus Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
72 GC Smith 68 3 SAF Aus Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
73 DS Smith 62 3 Win Aus Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
74 CD Cumming 74 1 NZl Aus Christchurch 10 Mar 2005
75 KP Pietersen 57 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
76 KP Pietersen 64* 4 Eng Aus Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
77 JP Duminy 50* 4 SAF Aus Perth 17 Dec 2008
78 JA Morkel 58 2 SAF Aus Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
79 IJL Trott 119 3 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 2009
80 AB Barath 104 3 Win Aus Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
81 CA Pujara 72 4 Ind Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
82 F du Plessis 78 2 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
83 F du Plessis 110* 4 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
84 S Dhawan 187 2 Ind Aus Mohali 14 Mar 2013
85 SO Dowrich 70 3 Win Aus Roseau 03 Jun 2015
86 CR Brathwaite 59 2 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
87 HM Nicholls 59 3 NZl Aus Wellington 12 Feb 2016
88 Fakhar Zaman 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
89 Fakhar Zaman 66 3 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
90 MA Agarwal 76 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 37th occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 H Jupp 63 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2 CA Absolom 52 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
3 W Bates 58 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
4 WH Scotton 50* 3 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
5 G Bean 50 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1892
6 JT Brown 53 3 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1894
7 GH Hirst 62 1 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1897
8 LC Braund 58 1 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1901
9 RE Foster 287 2 Eng Aus Sydney 11 Dec 1903
10 G Gunn 119 1 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
11 G Gunn 74 3 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
12 J Hardstaff snr 63 3 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
13 JB Hobbs 83 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1908
14 JW Hearne 76 2 Eng Aus Sydney 15 Dec 1911
15 FR Foster 56 2 Eng Aus Sydney 15 Dec 1911
16 EH Hendren 56 4 Eng Aus Sydney 17 Dec 1920
17 AP Freeman 50* 4 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
18 WW Whysall 75 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 16 Jan 1925
19 GC Grant 53* 1 Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
20 LS Birkett 64 3 Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
21 GC Grant 71* 3 Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
22 Nawab of Pataudi snr 102 2 Eng Aus Sydney 02 Dec 1932
23 DG Phadkar 51 1 Ind Aus Sydney 12 Dec 1947
24 KJ Funston 65 4 SAF Aus Brisbane 05 Dec 1952
25 RC Fredericks 76 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
26 BW Luckhurst 74 2 Eng Aus Brisbane 27 Nov 1970
27 Haroon Rasheed 57 2 Pak Aus Sydney 14 Jan 1977
28 BA Young 53 3 NZl Aus Brisbane 03 Dec 1993
29 CD McMillan 54 2 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
30 L Vincent 104 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
31 L Vincent 54 3 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
32 JP Duminy 50* 4 SAF Aus Perth 17 Dec 2008
33 AB Barath 104 3 Win Aus Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
34 F du Plessis 78 2 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
35 F du Plessis 110* 4 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
36 CR Brathwaite 59 2 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
37 MA Agarwal 76 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the ninth occasion of a Visiting batsman scoring a fifty against Australia on test debut at Melbourne.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 H Jupp 63 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2 CA Absolom 52 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
3 W Bates 58 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
4 WH Scotton 50* 3 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
5 G Bean 50 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1892
6 JB Hobbs 83 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1908
7 RC Fredericks 76 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
8 CR Brathwaite 59 2 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
9 MA Agarwal 76 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MA Agarwal’s 76 in this test is the joint second highest score by a visiting batsman on a test debut against Australia at Melbourne. RC Fredericks of West Indies  had scored 76 at Melbourne in the boxing test on 26 Dec 1968. MA Agarwal’s 76 has come exactly 50 years later. England’s JB Hobbs had made 83 in Jan 1908 which is the highest individual score on test debut by a visiting batsman against Australia  at Melbourne.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 JB Hobbs 83 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1908
2 RC Fredericks 76 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
3 MA Agarwal 76 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Indian batsmen who have scored fifty on test debut – MA Agarwal joins the list

Indian batsmen who have scored fifty on test debut – MA Agarwal joins the list

MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut in the ongoing third test at Melbourne against Australia  to provide the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Amar Singh 51 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 L Amarnath 118 3 v England Mumbai 15 Dec 1933
3 Dilawar Hussain 59 2 v England Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
4 Dilawar Hussain 57 3 v England Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
5 Yuvraj of Patiala 60 4 v England Chennai 10 Feb 1934
6 C Ramaswami 60 3 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
7 RS Modi 57* 1 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
8 MH Mankad 63 3 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
9 DG Phadkar 51 1 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
10 KC Ibrahim 85 2 v West Indies Delhi 10 Nov 1948
11 CD Gopinath 50* 1 v England Mum-BS 14 Dec 1951
12 RH Shodhan 110 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 12 Dec 1952
12 AG Kripal Singh 100* 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 19 Nov 1955
14 RG Nadkarni 76 2 v New Zealand Delhi 16 Dec 1955
15 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
16 Hanumant Singh 105 1 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
17 GR Viswanath 137 3 v Australia Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
18 SM Gavaskar 65 2 v West Indies Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
18 SM Gavaskar 67* 4 v West Indies Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
20 SS Naik 77 3 v England Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
21 HS Kanitkar 65 2 v West Indies Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
22 PH Sharma 54 1 v West Indies Delhi 11 Dec 1974
23 S Amarnath 124 2 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
24 P Roy 60* 3 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
25 J Arun Lal 63 2 v Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982
26 BS Sandhu 71 2 v Pakistan Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
27 M Azharuddin 110 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
28 LS Rajput 61 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 30 Aug 1985
29 WV Raman 83 3 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
30 PK Amre 103 2 v South Africa Durban 13 Nov 1992
31 SC Ganguly 131 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
32 R Dravid 95 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
33 VVS Laxman 51 3 v South Africa Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
34 DJ Gandhi 75 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
35 V Sehwag 105 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
36 S Badrinath 56 2 v South Africa Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
37 SK Raina 120 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
38 CA Pujara 72 4 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
39 S Dhawan 187 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
40 RG Sharma 177 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
41 STR Binny 78 3 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
42 HH Pandya 50 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
43 GH Vihari 56 2 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
44 PP Shaw 134 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
45 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

His feat provides the 21st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Amar Singh 51 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 C Ramaswami 60 3 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
3 RS Modi 57* 1 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
4 MH Mankad 63 3 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
5 DG Phadkar 51 1 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
6 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
7 SM Gavaskar 65 2 v West Indies Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
8 SM Gavaskar 67* 4 v West Indies Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
9 SS Naik 77 3 v England Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
10 S Amarnath 124 2 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
11 BS Sandhu 71 2 v Pakistan Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
12 LS Rajput 61 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 30 Aug 1985
12 PK Amre 103 2 v South Africa Durban 13 Nov 1992
14 SC Ganguly 131 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
15 R Dravid 95 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
16 V Sehwag 105 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
17 SK Raina 120 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
18 STR Binny 78 3 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
18 HH Pandya 50 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
20 GH Vihari 56 2 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
21 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut in the ongoing third test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the 13th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. His feat provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Dilawar Hussain 59 2 v England Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
2 MH Mankad 63 3 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
3 KC Ibrahim 85 2 v West Indies Delhi 10 Nov 1948
4 SM Gavaskar 65 2 v West Indies Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
5 SM Gavaskar 67* 4 v West Indies Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
6 SS Naik 77 3 v England Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
7 P Roy 60* 3 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
8 J Arun Lal 63 2 v Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982
9 LS Rajput 61 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 30 Aug 1985
10 DJ Gandhi 75 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
11 S Dhawan 187 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
12 PP Shaw 134 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
13 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

His feat provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty on test debut on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 63 3 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
2 SM Gavaskar 65 2 v West Indies Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
3 SM Gavaskar 67* 4 v West Indies Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
4 SS Naik 77 3 v England Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
5 LS Rajput 61 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 30 Aug 1985
6 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MA Agarwal’s 76 provides the second best score by an Indian opening batsman on test debut on away soil. SS Naik’s 77 runs against England at Birmingham  in Jul 1974 is the  highest score  by an Indian opening batsman on test debut  on away soil

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SS Naik 77 3 v England Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
2 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MA Agarwal of India scored 76 on his test debut in the ongoing third test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against Australia..

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 187 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
2 PP Shaw 134 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
3 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MA Agarwal became the first Indian batsman to score a fifty on test debut against Australia in Australia

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Phadkar 51 1 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
2 GR Viswanath 137 3 v Australia Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
3 CA Pujara 72 4 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
4 S Dhawan 187 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
5 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Phadkar 51 1 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
2 MA Agarwal 76 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MA Agarwal’s 76 is the highest score  by an Indian batsman on test debut against Australia in Australia. The previous best was 51 by DG Phadkar at Sydney in Dec 1947. Thus it took 71 years for an  Indian batsman to rewrite the record

Opening batsmen carrying the bat through in a completed innings – TWM Latham sets the record for the highest score and New Zealand for the team score

Opening batsmen carrying the bat through in a completed innings – TWM Latham sets the record for the highest score and New Zealand for the team score

TWM Latham of New Zealand carried his bat through with a score of 264 not out in New Zealand’s team total of 578 against Sri Lanka to provide the 56th occasion of an opening batsman carrying his bat through the completed innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 AB Tancred 26* 47 2 SAF v Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 JE Barrett 67* 176 3 Aus v Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
3 R Abel 132* 307 2 Eng v Aus Sydney 29 Jan 1892
4 PF Warner 132* 237 3 Eng v SAF Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
5 WW Armstrong 159* 309 3 Aus v SAF Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
6 JW Zulch 43* 103 2 SAF v Eng Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
7 W Bardsley 193* 383 1 Aus v Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
8 WM Woodfull 30* 66† 4 Aus v Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
9 WM Woodfull 73* 193† 4 Aus v Eng Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
10 WA Brown 206* 422 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
11 L Hutton 202* 344 2 Eng v Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
12 L Hutton 156* 272 2 Eng v Aus Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
13 Nazar Mohammad 124* 331 2 Pak v Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
14 FMM Worrell 191* 372 2 Win v Eng Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
15 TL Goddard 56* 99 3 SAF v Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
16 DJ McGlew 127* 292 1 SAF v NZl Durban 08 Dec 1961
17 CC Hunte 60* 131 3 Win v Aus Port of Spain 14 May 1965
18 GM Turner 43* 131 4 NZl v Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
19 WM Lawry 49* 107 3 Aus v Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
20 WM Lawry 60* 116† 4 Aus v Eng Sydney 09 Jan 1971
21 GM Turner 223* 386 2 NZl v Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
22 IR Redpath 159* 346 3 Aus v NZl Auckland 22 Mar 1974
23 G Boycott 99* 215 4 Eng v Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
24 SM Gavaskar 127* 286 3 Ind v Pak Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
25 Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 1 Pak v Ind Lahore 23 Jan 1983
26 S Wettimuny 63* 144 2 Srl v NZl Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
27 DC Boon 58* 103 3 Aus v NZl Auckland 13 Mar 1986
28 DL Haynes 88* 211 3 Win v Pak Karachi 20 Nov 1986
29 GA Gooch 154* 252 3 Eng v Win Leeds 06 Jun 1991
30 DL Haynes 75* 176 2 Win v Eng The Oval 08 Aug 1991
31 AJ Stewart 69* 175 3 Eng v Pak Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
32 DL Haynes 143* 382 3 Win v Pak Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
33 MH Dekker 68* 187 4 Zim v Pak Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
34 MA Atherton 94* 228 2 Eng v NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
35 G Kirsten 100* 239 1 SAF v Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
36 MA Taylor 169* 350 2 Aus v SAF Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
37 GW Flower 156* 321 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
38 Saeed Anwar 188* 316 3 Pak v Ind Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
39 MS Atapattu 216* 428 2 Srl v Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
40 RP Arnold 104* 231 2 Srl v Zim Harare 04 Dec 1999
41 Javed Omar 85* 168† 3 Ban v Zim Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
42 V Sehwag 201* 329 1 Ind v Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
43 SM Katich 131* 268 3 Aus v NZl Brisbane 20 Nov 2008
44 CH Gayle 165* 317 3 Win v Aus Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
45 Imran Farhat 117* 223 1 Pak v NZl Napier 11 Dec 2009
46 R Dravid 146* 300 2 Ind v Eng The Oval 18 Aug 2011
47 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
48 DA Warner 123* 233 4 Aus v NZl Hobart 09 Dec 2011
49 CA Pujara 145* 312 1 Ind v Srl Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
50 D Elgar 118* 214 2 SAF v Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
51 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 2 Win v Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
52 AN Cook 244* 491 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
53 D Elgar 86* 177 4 SAF v Ind Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
54 D Elgar 141* 311 1 SAF v Aus Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
55 FDM Karunaratne 158* 287 1 Srl v SAF Galle 12 Jul 2018
56 TWM Latham 264* 578 2 NZl v Srl Wellington 15 Dec 2018

TWM Latham of New Zealand carried his bat through with a score of 264 not out in New Zealand’s team total of 578 against Sri Lanka to provide the fifth occasion of a an opening batsman carrying his bat through the completed innings in the annals of test cricket when a team has posted a team total in excess of 400 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the very first occasion of a team posting a total of 500 plus runs in an innings

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 1 Sep 2011
2 WA Brown 206* 422 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
3 MS Atapattu 216* 428 2 Srl v Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
4 AN Cook 244* 491 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
5 TWM Latham 264* 578 2 NZl v Srl Wellington 15 Dec 2018

TWM Latham of New Zealand carried his bat through with a score of 264 not out in New Zealand’s team total of 578 against SriLanka to provide the seventh occasion of an opening batsman carrying his bat through the completed innings in the annals of test cricket when a batsman has scored 200 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 TWM Latham 264* 578 2 NZl v Srl Wellington 15 Dec 2018
2 AN Cook 244* 491 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
3 GM Turner 223* 386 2 NZl v Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
4 MS Atapattu 216* 428 2 Srl v Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
5 WA Brown 206* 422 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
6 L Hutton 202* 344 2 Eng v Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
7 V Sehwag 201* 329 1 Ind v Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008

TWM Latham became the second New Zealand batsman to perform such a feat and his feat provides the third such occasion by a New Zealand batsman. All the three occasions are tabulated below. TWM Lathamis the second New Zealand batsman to carry his bat through in a completed innings with a score of 200 plus runs. GM Turner had scored 223 not out against Win atKingston in Feb 1973           

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 GM Turner 43* 131 4 NZl v Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
2 GM Turner 223* 386 2 NZl v Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
3 TWM Latham 264* 578 2 NZl v Srl Wellington 15 Dec 2018

TWM Latham’s feat of carrying the bat through against Sri Lanka provides the third occasion of a batsman performing such a feat against Sri Lanka. All the three occasions are tabulated below. TWM Latham is the second New Zealand batsman to carry his bat through in a completed innings with a score of 200 plus runs against Sri Lanka. V Sehwag of India had made 201not out at Galle in Jul 2008

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 V Sehwag 201* 329 1 Ind v Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
2 CA Pujara 145* 312 1 Ind v Srl Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
3 TWM Latham 264* 578 2 NZl v Srl Wellington 15 Dec 2018

TWM Latham of New Zealand carried his bat through with a score of 264 not out in New Zealand’s team total of 578 against SriLanka represents the highest individual score by an opening batsman while carrying his bat through the completed innings in the annals of test cricket. Theprevious best was 244 not out by AN Cook of Eng against Aus at Melbourne in Dec 2017. Both the occasions are tabulatedbelow.

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 TWM Latham 264* 578 2 NZl v Srl Wellington 15 Dec 2018
2 AN Cook 244* 491 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017