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RA Jadeja joins the elite company of left-arm spin-bowlers who have captured 200 plus Test wickets

RA Jadeja joins the elite company of left-arm spin-bowlers who have captured 200 plus Test wickets

With 200 wickets in his bag, RA Jadeja became the sixth left arm spin bowler in the annals of Test cricket to capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists these six bowlers with their performance.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 HMRKB Herath Srl 1999-2018 93 170 25993 12157 433 28.07 34 9
2 DL Vettori NZl 1997-2014 113 187 28814 12441 362 34.36 20 3
3 DL Underwood Eng 1966-1982 86 151 21862 7674 297 25.83 17 6
4 BS Bedi Ind 1966-1979 67 118 21364 7637 266 28.71 14 1
5 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 2007-2019 56 95 13020 6537 210 31.12 18 2
6 RA Jadeja Ind 2012-2019 44 83 12034 4847 200 24.23 09 1

RA Jadeja became the second Indian left arm spin bowler to capture 200 plus wickets after BS Bedi. The following table lists these two bowlers with their performance.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 BS Bedi Ind 1966-1979 67 118 21364 7637 266 28.71 14 1
2 RA Jadeja Ind 2012-2019 44 83 12034 4847 200 24.23 09 1
RA Jadeja becomes the tenth Indian bowler to capture 200 plus Test wickets

RA Jadeja becomes the tenth Indian bowler to capture 200 plus Test wickets

RA Jadeja captured the wicket of D Elgar caught by CA Pujara for 160 in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Vizag which fetched him 200 wickets in tests. He became the 75th bowler in the annals of Test cricket to capture 200 plus wickets. He also became the tenth Indian bowler to perform such a feat. The following table lists these ten bowlers.

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 A Kumble 1990-2008 132 236 40850 18355 619 29.65 35 8
2 N Kapil Dev 1978-1994 131 227 27740 12867 434 29.64 23 2
3 Harbhajan Singh 1998-2015 103 190 28580 13537 417 32.46 25 5
4 R Ashwin 2011-2019 66 123 18618 8828 347 25.44 27 7
5 Z Khan 2000-2014 92 165 18785 10247 311 32.94 11 1
6 I Sharma 2007-2019 93 166 17578 9334 279 33.45 09 1
7 BS Bedi 1966-1979 67 118 21364 7637 266 28.71 14 1
8 BS Chandrasekhar 1964-1979 58 97 15963 7199 242 29.74 16 2
9 J Srinath 1991-2002 67 121 15104 7196 236 30.49 10 1
10 RA Jadeja 2012-2019 44 83 12034 4847 200 24.23 09 1
Another feather in R Ashwin’s cap – becomes the fifth bowler in the annals of Test cricket to capture five or more five-wicket hauls against three or more specific oppositions

Another feather in R Ashwin’s cap – becomes the fifth bowler in the annals of Test cricket to capture five or more five-wicket hauls against three or more specific oppositions

R Ashwin with his fifth five wicket haul against South Africa joined the select band of bowlers who have captured five plus wickets on five or more occasions against three or more specific oppositions.  He became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to perform such a feat. Others are – IT Botham of England {03}, MD Marshall {03}, M Muralitharan {09} and SK Warne {04}. R Ashwin is the first Indian bowler to perform such a feat

No No Player Team Oppn Span M Inns Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 1 R Ashwin Ind Aus 2013-2017 4 5 892 359 28 12.82 05
  2 R Ashwin Ind NZl 2012-2016 4 6 852 426 36 11.83 06
  3 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-2019 4 5 961 338 27 12.51 05
                         
2 1 IT Botham Eng Aus 1977-1986 8 9 1513 652 48 13.58 09
  2 IT Botham Eng Ind 1979-1982 5 6 834 318 33 9.63 06
  3 IT Botham Eng NZl 1978-1984 5 6 1100 415 32 12.96 06
                         
3 1 MD Marshall Win Aus 1984-1989 6 7 1065 397 35 11.34 07
  2 MD Marshall Win Eng 1984-1988 6 6 866 296 37 8.00 06
  3 MD Marshall Win Ind 1983-1989 5 6 738 295 32 9.21 06
                         
4 1 M Muralitharan Srl Aus 1999-2004 4 5 1219 579 26 22.26 05
  2 M Muralitharan Srl Ban 2001-2008 8 11 1299 506 60 8.43 11
  3 M Muralitharan Srl Eng 1998-2007 7 8 2081 736 53 13.88 08
  4 M Muralitharan Srl Ind 1994-2010 6 7 1203 571 41 13.92 07
  5 M Muralitharan Srl NZl 1995-2006 5 5 996 320 26 12.30 05
  6 M Muralitharan Srl Pak 1995-2006 5 5 1004 391 27 14.48 05
  7 M Muralitharan Srl SAF 1993-2006 8 11 2748 1024 62 16.51 11
  8 M Muralitharan Srl Win 1997-2008 8 9 1814 697 51 13.66 09
  9 M Muralitharan Srl Zim 1996-2004 5 6 1291 313 37 8.45 06
                         
5 1 SK Warne Aus Eng 1993-2006 10 11 2129 865 66 13.10 11
  2 SK Warne Aus Pak 1994-2002 6 6 1168 526 35 15.02 06
  3 SK Warne Aus SAF 1994-2006 5 7 1606 597 40 14.92 07
  4 SK Warne Aus Srl 1999-2004 3 5 690 366 25 14.64 05
Indian bowlers who have captured five-plus wickets in an innings against South Africa. R Ashwin captures his fifth five-wicket haul

Indian bowlers who have captured five-plus wickets in an innings against South Africa. R Ashwin captures his fifth five-wicket haul

R Ashwin of India returned with figures of 5 for 128 in the ongoing test against South Africa at Vizag to provide the 26th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in Test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 A Kumble 44.0 22 53 6 Ind SAF Johannesburg 26 Nov 1992
2 J Srinath 11.5 4 21 6 Ind SAF Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
3 BKV Prasad 35.0 6 104 6 Ind SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
4 BKV Prasad 19.0 6 60 5 Ind SAF Durban 26 Dec 1996
5 BKV Prasad 25.0 4 93 5 Ind SAF Durban 26 Dec 1996
6 J Srinath 25.1 5 104 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
7 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 Ind SAF Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
8 J Srinath 33.0 6 140 5 Ind SAF Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
9 J Srinath 30.0 6 76 6 Ind SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
10 A Kumble 54.0 13 131 6 Ind SAF Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
11 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 Ind SAF Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
12 S Sreesanth 10.0 3 40 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
13 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
14 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
15 S Sreesanth 29.0 0 114 5 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
16 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
17 RA Jadeja 58.2 15 138 6 Ind SAF Durban 26 Dec 2013
18 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 Ind SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
19 RA Jadeja 11.5 4 21 5 Ind SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
20 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
21 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
22 RA Jadeja 12.0 2 30 5 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
23 R Ashwin 49.1 26 61 5 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
24 JJ Bumrah 18.5 2 54 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
25 Mohammed Shami 12.3 2 28 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
26 R Ashwin 41.0 11 128 5 Ind SAF Vishakapatnam 02 Oct 2019

R Ashwin of India returned with figures of 5 for 128 in the ongoing test against South Africa at Vizag to provide the fifth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. He became the first Indian bowler to capture five plus wicket hauls against South Africa on five occasions. He went past Harbhajan Singh and J Srinath who had five plus wicket hauls against South Africa on four occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 Ind SAF Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
2 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
4 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
                   
1 J Srinath 11.5 4 21 6 Ind SAF Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
3 J Srinath 25.1 5 104 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
3 J Srinath 33.0 6 140 5 Ind SAF Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
4 J Srinath 30.0 6 76 6 Ind SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
                   
1 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 Ind SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
2 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
3 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
4 R Ashwin 49.1 26 61 5 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
5 R Ashwin 41.0 11 128 5 Ind SAF Vishakapatnam 02 Oct 2019
Wicket-keeper batsman scoring a “Nelson” in a test innings

Wicket-keeper batsman scoring a “Nelson” in a test innings

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka, BB McCullum of New Zealand and Q de Kock of South Africa are the three wicket-keeper batsmen to score a “Nelson” in test innings. The following table lists the particulars.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 SAR Silva 111 1 Srl Ind Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
2 BB McCullum 111 1 NZl Zim Harare 07 Aug 2005
3 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019
Wicketkeeper batsmen scoring a century against India in a Test innings

Wicketkeeper batsmen scoring a century against India in a Test innings

Q de Kock of South Africa scored 111 in the ongoing Test against India at Vizag to provide the 28th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a Test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 CL Walcott 108 3 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
3 TG Evans 104 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 Imtiaz Ahmed 135 1 Pak Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1961
5 PJL Dujon 110 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
6 SAR Silva 111 1 Srl Ind Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
7 IDS Smith 173 1 NZl Ind Auckland 22 Feb 1990
8 A Flower 115 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
9 RC Russell 124 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
10 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
11 A Flower 232* 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
12 AC Gilchrist 122 2 Aus Ind Mumbai 27 Feb 2001
13 KC Sangakkara 105* 2 Srl Ind Galle 14 Aug 2001
14 RD Jacobs 118 2 Win Ind St John’s 10 May 2002
15 AC Gilchrist 104 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
16 Kamran Akmal 109 3 Pak Ind Mohali 08 Mar 2005
17 Kamran Akmal 102* 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
18 Kamran Akmal 113 1 Pak Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006
19 Kamran Akmal 119 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
20 BB McCullum 115 1 NZl Ind Napier 26 Mar 2009
21 HAPW Jayawardene 154* 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
22 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chattogram 17 Jan 2010
23 MJ Prior 103* 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
24 AB de Villiers 103 4 SAF Ind Jo’burg 18 Dec 2013
25 BJ Watling 124 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
26 LD Chandimal 162* 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
27 Mushfiqur Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
28 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019

Q de Kock became the second South African wicket keeper batsman to score a century against India after AB de Villiers. AB de Villiers had scored 103 at Johannesburg in Dec 2013. Q de Kock’s 111 in this game reprsents the highest individual innings by a South African wicket keeper batsman against India

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 103 4 SAF Ind Jo’burg 18 Dec 2013
2 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka and Q de Kock of South Africa are the two wicket keeper batsmen to score a “Nelson” against India in a test innings. The following table lists the particulars.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 SAR Silva 111 1 Srl Ind Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
2 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019
Batsmen scoring a double century or a triple century on first appearance against a specific opposition

Batsmen scoring a double century or a triple century on first appearance against a specific opposition

MA Agarwal of India scored 215 against South Africa in the ongoing test at Vizag on his first appearance to provide the 32nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century or triple century on first appearance against a specific opposition. The following table lists all the 32 occasions in the descending order of the runs scored

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Hayden ML Aus 380 FI Zim Perth 2003 04
2 Hanif Mohammad Pak 337 SI Win Bridgetown 1957 58
3 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan 2003 04
4 Foster RE Eng 287 FI Aus Sydney 1903 04
5 Smith GC SAF 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003    
6 Zaheer Abbas Pak 274 FI Eng Edgbaston 1971    
7 Boycott G Eng 246* FI Ind Headingley 1967    
8 Richards IVA Win 232 FI Eng Trent Bridge 1976    
9 Sangakkara KC Srl 230 FI Pak Lahore 2001 02
10 Kambli VG Ind 227 FI Zim Delhi 1992 93
11 Bradman DG Aus 226 FI SAF Brisbane 1931 32
12 Umrigar PR Ind 223 FI NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
13 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997 98
14 Rudolph JA SAF 222* FI Ban Chittagong 2002 03
15 Key RWT Eng 221 FI Win Lord’s 2004    
16 Slater MJ Aus 219 FI Srl Perth 1995 96
17 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
18 Rowe LG Win 214 FI NZl Kingston 1971 72
19 Blewett GS Aus 214 FI SAF Wanderers 1996 97
20 Sinclair MS NZl 214 FI Win Wellington 1999 00
21 Jones DM Aus 210 FI Ind Chepauk 1986 87
22 Qasim Omar Pak 206 FI Srl Faisalabad 1985 86
23 de Silva PA Srl 206 FI Ban Col-PSS 2002    
24 Pujara CA Ind 206* FI Eng Motera 2012 13
25 Chappell GS Aus 204 FI Ind Sydney 1980 81
26 Trott IJL Eng 203 FI Srl Cardiff 2011    
27 Hodge BJ Aus 203* SI SAF Perth 2005 06
28 Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
29 Kuruppu DSBP Srl 201* FI NZl Col-CCC 1986 87
30 Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03
31 Gower DI Eng 200* FI Ind Edgbaston 1979    
32 Root JE Eng 200* FI Srl Lord’s 2014  

It also provides the fifth occasion of an  Indian batsman performing such a feat. All such  occasions  are tabulated below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan 2003 04
2 Kambli VG Ind 227 FI Zim Delhi 1992 93
3 Umrigar PR Ind 223 FI NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
4 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
5 Pujara CA Ind 206* FI Eng Motera 2012 13

It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman performing such a feat against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Bradman DG Aus 226 FI SAF Brisbane 1931 32
2 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
3 Blewett GS Aus 214 FI SAF Wanderers 1996 97
4 Hodge BJ Aus 203* SI SAF Perth 2005 06

GC Smith of South Africa and MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka are the only two batsmen to score double hundreds against two specific oppositions. The following table lists out the performance of these two batsmen

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Smith GC SAF 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003    
  Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03
                 
2 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997 98
  Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
South African opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in Test innings.

South African opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in Test innings.

D Elgar of South Africa scored 160 in the ongoing test against India to provide the 40th occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JW Zulch 150 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Mar 1911
2 CN Frank 152 3 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
3 B Mitchell 164* 3 v England Lord’s 29 Jun 1935
4 A Melville 189 1 v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
5 B Mitchell 189* 4 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
6 EAB Rowan 156* 3 v England Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
7 EAB Rowan 236 1 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
8 DJ McGlew 255* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 06 Mar 1953
9 EJ Barlow 201 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
10 AC Hudson 163 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
11 G Kirsten 210 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1998
12 HH Gibbs 211* 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
13 G Kirsten 275 3 v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
14 G Kirsten 180 1 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2000
15 G Kirsten 150 2 v West Indies Georgetown 09 Mar 2001
16 G Kirsten 220 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Sep 2001
17 HH Gibbs 196 1 v India Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
18 G Kirsten 153 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002
19 GC Smith 200 1 v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
20 GC Smith 151 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
21 HH Gibbs 228 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
22 GC Smith 277 1 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
23 HH Gibbs 179 1 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
24 GC Smith 259 2 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
25 HH Gibbs 183 1 v England The Oval 04 Sep 2003
26 HH Gibbs 192 1 v West Indies Centurion 16 Jan 2004
27 AJ Hall 163 1 v India Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
28 HH Gibbs 161 2 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
29 AB de Villiers 178 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
30 ND McKenzie 226 1 v Bangladesh Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
31 GC Smith 232 1 v Bangladesh Chattogram 29 Feb 2008
32 ND McKenzie 155* 3 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
33 GC Smith 154* 4 v England Birmingham 30 Jul 2008
34 GC Smith 157 1 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
35 AG Prince 150 2 v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
36 GC Smith 183 3 v England Cape Town 03 Jan 2010
37 AN Petersen 156 1 v New Zealand Wellington 23 Mar 2012
38 AN Petersen 182 1 v England Leeds 02 Aug 2012
39 GC Smith 234 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
40 D Elgar 199 1 v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
41 AK Markram 152 1 v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
42 D Elgar 160 2 v India Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 196 1 v India Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
2 AJ Hall 163 1 v India Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
3 ND McKenzie 155* 3 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
4 D Elgar 160 2 v India Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
Vishakhapatnam Test between India and South Africa witnesses the three openers scoring 150 plus runs.

Vishakhapatnam Test between India and South Africa witnesses the three openers scoring 150 plus runs.

The ongoing Vishakhapatnam Test between India and South Africa witnessed the three openers scoring 150 plus runs. Indian openers MA Agarwal and RG Sharma scored 215 and 176 respectively while D Elgar of South Africa scored 160 to provide the fourth occasion of three openers scoring 150 plus runs in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 L Hutton 158 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
  2 C Washbrook 195 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
  3 EAB Rowan 156* 3 SAF Eng Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
                 
2 1 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  2 HH Gibbs 179 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  3 MP Vaughan 156 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
                 
3 1 Mohammad Hafeez 224 2 Pak Ban Khulna 28 Apr 2015
  2 Tamim Iqbal 206 3 Ban Pak Khulna 28 Apr 2015
  3 Imrul Kayes 150 3 Ban Pak Khulna 28 Apr 2015
                 
4 1 MA Agarwal 215 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 2 Oct 2019
  2 RG Sharma 176 1 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 2 Oct 2019
  3 D Elgar 160 2 SAF Ind Visakhapatnam 2 Oct 2019
South African bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in a Test innings. KA Maharaj becomes the third most expensive South African bowler

South African bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in a Test innings. KA Maharaj becomes the third most expensive South African bowler

KA Maharaj of South Africa returned with figures of 3 for 189 in India’s first innings at Vizag to provide the 30th occasion of a South African bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RO Schwarz 38.0 4 168 1 3 v Australia Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
2 GM Parker 37.0 2 152 6 1 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
3 CL Vincent 55.0 16 154 4 3 v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
4 Q McMillan 33.0 3 150 4 3 v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
5 CL Vincent 42.0 5 188 2 2 v England The Oval 17 Aug 1935
6 XC Balaskas 44.0 4 165 4 2 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
7 XC Balaskas 51.0 4 157 1 2 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
8 N Gordon 40.0×8 3 157 5 1 v England Cape Town 31 Dec 1938
9 N Gordon 55.2×8 10 174 1 4 v England Durban 03 Mar 1939
10 AMB Rowan 65.0 11 174 1 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
11 AMB Rowan 41.0×8 4 155 1 1 v England Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
12 AMB Rowan 60.0×8 9 167 5 2 v England Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
13 NBF Mann 36.0×8 4 154 2 1 v Australia Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
14 AMB Rowan 68.0 17 174 5 2 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
15 ARA Murray 51.2×8 11 169 4 2 v Australia Sydney 09 Jan 1953
16 PR Adams 52.0 7 163 1 2 v Australia Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
17 PR Adams 45.0 6 184 3 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 20 Jul 2000
18 N Boje 35.0 4 153 1 1 v Australia Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
19 N Boje 44.0 5 163 1 3 v England Durban 26 Dec 2004
20 M Ntini 43.0 5 162 4 1 v New Zealand Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
21 N Boje 65.0 5 221 0 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
22 PL Harris 53.1 6 203 3 2 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
23 PL Harris 50.0 5 182 1 2 v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
24 PL Harris 62.0 9 165 2 2 v West Indies Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
25 Imran Tahir 23.0 0 180 0 1 v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
26 DL Piedt 36.0 4 153 5 3 v England Durban 26 Dec 2015
27 CH Morris 28.0 3 150 1 1 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
28 K Rabada 29.5 2 175 3 1 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
29 KA Maharaj 40.0 4 154 3 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2018
30 KA Maharaj 55.0 6 189 3 1 v India Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

He became the second South African bowler to concede 150 plus runs in a test innings against India and also provides the third occasion of a South African bowler to concede 150 plus runs in a test innings against India. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PL Harris 53.1 6 203 3 2 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 PL Harris 50.0 5 182 1 2 v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
3 KA Maharaj 55.0 6 189 3 1 v India Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

KA Maharaj became the third expensive bowler in the history of South African Test cricket. The following table lists all the three bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Boje 65.0 5 221 0 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
2 PL Harris 53.1 6 203 3 2 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 KA Maharaj 55.0 6 189 3 1 v India Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

KA Maharaj became the second expensive bowler against India in the history of South African Test cricket. The following table lists the two bowlers.  PL Harris has conceded 203  runs at Chennai in Mar 2008

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PL Harris 53.1 6 203 3 2 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 KA Maharaj 55.0 6 189 3 1 v India Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019