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Bowlers who have captured five wicket hauls on ten or more occasions

Bowlers who have captured five wicket hauls on ten or more occasions

The following table lists the bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on ten or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. RJ Hadlee of India holds the record with 14 five wicket hauls against Australia. The list contains a lone bowler from India in A Kumble who had ten five wicket hauls against Australia.

NoPlayerTeamOppMatIBallsRunsWktsF
1RJ HadleeNZlAus23416099267413014
2SF BarnesEngAus20365749228810612
3SF BarnesEngSAF07142124081808312
4TM AldermanAusEng17324717211710011
5CV GrimmettAusEng22399164343910611
6DK LilleeAusEng29578516350716711
7MuralitharanSrlBan11222712119008911
8MuralitharanSrlSAF15275908231110411
9T RichardsonEngAus14244498222008811
10CTB TurnerAusEng17305179167010111
11SK WarneAusEng367210757453519511
12A KumbleIndAus20386516336611110
13GD McGrathAusEng30607280328615710

SF Barnes of England and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka are the only two bowlers to capture five wicket hauls on ten plus occasions against two specific oppositions. It is interesting to note that these two bowlers have chosen South Africa as one of their oppositions

NoPlayerTeamOppMatIBallsRunsWktsF
1SF BarnesEngAus20365749228810612
2SF BarnesEngSAF07142124081808312
          
1MuralitharanSrlBan11222712119008911
2MuralitharanSrlSAF15275908231110411
Indian batsmen scoring a century against South Africa in South Africa

Indian batsmen scoring a century against South Africa in South Africa

KL Rahuls 123 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Centurion provides the 15th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1PK Amre1032SAFDurban13 Nov 1992
2Tendulkar1112SAFJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
3Kapil Dev1293SAFPort Elizabeth26 Dec 1992
4Tendulkar1692SAFCape Town02 Jan 1997
5Azharuddin1152SAFCape Town02 Jan 1997
6R Dravid1481SAFJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
7Tendulkar1551SAFBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8V Sehwag1051SAFBloemfontein30 Nov 2001
9W Jaffer1161SAFCape Town02 Jan 2007
10Tendulkar111*3SAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
11Tendulkar1462SAFCape Town02 Jan 2011
12Pujara1533SAFJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
13V Kohli1191SAFJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
14V Kohli1532SAFCenturion13 Jan 2018
15KL Rahul1231SAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

KL Rahuls 123 against South Africa in the just concluded test at Centurion provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against South Africa at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1Tendulkar111*3SAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
2V Kohli1532SAFCenturion13 Jan 2018
3KL Rahul1231SAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
Visiting batsmen scoring a century against South Africa at Centurion

Visiting batsmen scoring a century against South Africa at Centurion

KL Rahul of India scored 123 runs against South Africa at Centurion to provide the eleventh occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a century in an innings against South Africa at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GA Hick1411EngSAFCenturion16 Nov 1995
2HP T’ratne104*1SrlSAFCenturion15 Nov 2002
3CH Gayle1073WinSAFCenturion16 Jan 2004
4RR Sarwan1193WinSAFCenturion16 Jan 2004
5JDP Oram1332NZlSAFCenturion15 Apr 2006
6Tendulkar111*3IndSAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
7SE Marsh1481AusSAFCenturion12 Feb 2014
8SPD Smith1001AusSAFCenturion12 Feb 2014
9DA Warner1153AusSAFCenturion12 Feb 2014
10V Kohli1532IndSAFCenturion13 Jan 2018
11KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

SR Tendulkar. V Kohli and KL Rahul are the three Indian batsmen to score a century against South Africa in South Africa.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Tendulkar111*3IndSAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
2V Kohli1532IndSAFCenturion13 Jan 2018
3KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
Visiting bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa at Centurion

Visiting bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa at Centurion

Mohammad Shami of India captured five wickets conceding 44 runs against South Africa at Centurion to provide the 13th occasion of a visiting bowler capturing five plus wickets in an innings against South Africa at Centurion. All such  occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerW-RunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GD McGrath6-0862AusSAFCenturion21 Mar 1997
2Muralitharan5-0632SrlSAFCenturion27 Mar 1998
3CA Walsh6-0801WinSAFCenturion15 Jan 1999
4Mohd Asif5-0892PakSAFCenturion11 Jan 2007
5MR Gillespie5-1362NZlSAFCenturion16 Nov 2007
6S Al Hasan6-0992BanSAFCenturion26 Nov 2008
7GP Swann5-1101EngSAFCenturion16 Dec 2009
8Rahat Ali6-1271PakSAFCenturion22 Feb 2013
9MG Johnson7-0682AusSAFCenturion12 Feb 2014
10MG Johnson5-0594AusSAFCenturion12 Feb 2014
11N Wagner5-0861NZlSAFCenturion27 Aug 2016
12JC Archer5-1023EngSAFCenturion26 Dec 2019
13Mohd Shami5-0442IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
Batsmen dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings.

Batsmen dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings.

KL Rahul of India scored 123 in the just concluded test against South Africa at Centurion to provide the 47th occasion of a batsman dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GA Faulkner1233SAFEngJo’burg01 Jan 1910
2JB Hobbs1234EngAusAdelaide14 Jan 1921
3FE Woolley1234EngAusSydney19 Dec 1924
4DG Bradman1232AusEngMelbourne08 Mar 1929
5EH Hendren1234EngWinGeorgetown21 Feb 1930
6B Mitchell1231SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1931
7DG Phadkar1232IndAusAdelaide23 Jan 1948
8L Hutton1233EngSAFJo’burg12 Feb 1949
9ED Weekes1232WinNZlDunedin03 Feb 1956
10JKC Holt1232WinIndDelhi06 Feb 1959
11LG Rowe1232WinEngTrinidad30 Mar 1974
12Mushtaq Mohd1233PakWinLahore15 Feb 1975
13GS Chappell1232AusWinBrisbane28 Nov 1975
14GP Howarth1231NZlEngLord’s24 Aug 1978
15SM Gavaskar1231IndAusMumbai03 Nov 1979
16GA Gooch1231EngWinLord’s19 Jun 1980
17Imran Khan1231PakWinLahore24 Nov 1980
18HA Gomes1232WinIndTrinidad11 Mar 1983
19DC Boon1231AusIndAdelaide13 Dec 1985
20K Srikkanth1232IndPakChennai03 Feb 1987
21CWJ Athey1231EngPakLord’s18 Jun 1987
22IVA Richards1233WinPakTrinidad14 Apr 1988
23Wasim Akram1233PakAusAdelaide19 Jan 1990
24GA Gooch1233EngIndLord’s26 Jul 1990
25DI Gower1232EngAusSydney04 Jan 1991
26PA de Silva1233SrlNZlAuckland01 Mar 1991
27Inzamam-ul-Haq1232PakWinSt John’s01 May 1993
28GP Thorpe1232EngAusPerth03 Feb 1995
29MA Taylor1233AusPakHobart17 Nov 1995
30MJ Slater1233AusEngSydney02 Jan 1999
31RP Arnold1232SrlPakLahore04 Mar 1999
32Saeed Anwar1232PakSrlGalle21 Jun 2000
33JL Langer1231AusNZlHobart22 Nov 2001
34GP Thorpe1232EngSrlBirmingham30 May 2002
35MA Butcher1231EngSrlManchester13 Jun 2002
36AJ Stewart1231EngSrlManchester13 Jun 2002
37RT Ponting1231AusEngBrisbane07 Nov 2002
38M Jayawardene1234SrlSAFCol-PSS04 Aug 2006
39ML Hayden1233AusIndSydney02 Jan 2008
40RT Ponting1231AusIndBengaluru09 Oct 2008
41AJ Strauss1231EngIndChennai11 Dec 2008
42MN Samuels1232WinNZlKingston02 Aug 2012
43JP Duminy1231SAFAusP Elizabeth20 Feb 2014
44DA Warner1232AusBanChattogram04 Sep 2017
45CA Pujara1231IndAusAdelaide06 Dec 2018
46V Kohli1232IndAusPerth14 Dec 2018
47KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SM Gavaskar1231IndAusMumbai03 Nov 1979
2K Srikkanth1232IndPakChennai03 Feb 1987
3CA Pujara1231IndAusAdelaide06 Dec 2018
4V Kohli1232IndAusPerth14 Dec 2018
5KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

M Jayawardene of Sri Lanka and KL Rahul of India are thebatsman dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings against South Africa.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1M Jayawardene1234SrlSAFCol-PSS04 Aug 2006
2KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings on South African soil.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GA Faulkner1233SAFEngJo’burg01 Jan 1910
2B Mitchell1231SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1931
3L Hutton1233EngSAFJo’burg12 Feb 1949
4JP Duminy1231SAFAusP Elizabeth20 Feb 2014
5KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

L Hutton of England and KL Rahul of India are the two visiting batsmen dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings against South Africa on South African soil.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1L Hutton1233EngSAFJo’burg12 Feb 1949
2KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
Opening batsmen dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings

Opening batsmen dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings

KL Rahul of India scored 123 in the just concluded test against South Africa at Centurion to provide the 19th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for “one-two-three” in  a test innings in the annals of test cricket

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1JB Hobbs1234EngAusAdelaide14 Jan 1921
2B Mitchell1231SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1931
3L Hutton1233EngSAFJo’burg12 Feb 1949
4JKC Holt1232WinIndDelhi06 Feb 1959
5LG Rowe1232WinEngTrinidad30 Mar 1974
6SM Gavaskar1231IndAusMumbai03 Nov 1979
7GA Gooch1231EngWinLord’s19 Jun 1980
8DC Boon1231AusIndAdelaide13 Dec 1985
9K Srikkanth1232IndPakChennai03 Feb 1987
10GA Gooch1233EngIndLord’s26 Jul 1990
11MA Taylor1233AusPakHobart17 Nov 1995
12MJ Slater1233AusEngSydney02 Jan 1999
13RP Arnold1232SrlPakLahore04 Mar 1999
14Saeed Anwar1232PakSrlGalle21 Jun 2000
15JL Langer1231AusNZlHobart22 Nov 2001
16ML Hayden1233AusIndSydney02 Jan 2008
17AJ Strauss1231EngIndChennai11 Dec 2008
18DA Warner1232AusBanChattogram04 Sep 2017
19KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

SM Gavaskar. K Srikkanth and KL Rahul are the three Indian opening batsman to be dismissed for “one-two-three” in an innings.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SM Gavaskar1231IndAusMumbai03 Nov 1979
2K Srikkanth1232IndPakChennai03 Feb 1987
3KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

KL Rahul is the only opening batsman to be dismissed for “one-two-three” in an innings against South Africa.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

The following are the three opening batsman to be dismissed for “one-two-three” in an innings on South African soil

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1B Mitchell1231SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1931
2L Hutton1233EngSAFJo’burg12 Feb 1949
3KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

L Hutton and KL Rahul are the two visiting opening batsman to be dismissed for “one-two-three” in an innings against South Africa on South African soil

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1L Hutton1233EngSAFJo’burg12 Feb 1949
2KL Rahul1231IndSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
JJ Bumrah became the quickest Indian bowler to capture 100 wickets on away soil in terms of tests

JJ Bumrah became the quickest Indian bowler to capture 100 wickets on away soil in terms of tests

JJ Bumrah of India who captured his 100th wicket on away soil in his 22nd away test in the just concluded test against South Africa at Centurion became the quickest bowler in terms of tests to capture his 100th wicket on away soil in least number of tests. It was an improvement over BS Chandrasekhar’s effort who had captured his 100th away wicket in his 25th away test. The following table lists the eleven Indian bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets in away tests and the number of test in which they captured their 100th away wicket

NoPlayerMatInnsWkts100 wkt in
1JJ Bumrah2204310222nd Test
2Chandrasekhar2604210025th Test 
3R Ashwin3205712526th Test
4Mohd Shami3807013728th Test
5BS Bedi3706412928th Test
6J Srinath3506412828th Test
7A Kumble6912126929th Test
8N Kapil Dev6610821530th Test
9Z Khan5409520731st Test
10Harbhajan4808715232nd Test
11I Sharma6210920433rd Test
JJ Bumrah’s rare feat

JJ Bumrah’s rare feat

JJ Bumrah’s five wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 102 wickets on away soil. He became the eleventh Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists all these bowlers.

NoPlayerMatInnsBallsRunsWktsFT
1A Kumble69121200589645269101
2N Kapil Dev66108155297064215120
3Z Khan54095114766516207081
4I Sharma62109121466718204091
5Harbhajan48087115915913152071
6Mohd Shami38070071464069137040
7BS Bedi37064109734350129061
8J Srinath35064090744322128050
9R Ashwin32057079683891125061
10JJ Bumrah22043048512147102060
11Chandrasekhar26042067783266100081

JJ Bumrah’s five wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 102 wickets on away soil. He became the sixth Indian pace bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists all these bowlers.

NoPlayerMatInnsBallsRunsWktsFT
1N Kapil Dev66108155297064215120
2Z Khan54095114766516207081
3I Sharma62109121466718204091
4Mohd Shami38070071464069137040
5J Srinath35064090744322128050
6JJ Bumrah22043048512147102060

It is interesting to note that JJ Bumrah has captured 102 wickets on away soil out of his 106 wickets in his test career. He has played 25 tests in his career. He has played 22 tests on away soil. He has played just two tests on home soil – at Chennai against England and at Ahmedabad against England in Feb 2021. At Chennai he captured four wickets and at Ahmedabad he went wicket less. He has also played a test on away soil – against New Zealand at Southampton in England in which he went wicket less.

South Africa Vs India : Centurion Test : Fifth day

South Africa Vs India : Centurion Test : Fifth day

India became the third team to beat South Africa at Centurion. South Africa has lost three tests at Centurion. India won this test by 113 runs.

NoTeamResMarginOppGroundStart Date
1Engwon002 wktsSAFCenturion14 Jan 2000
2Auswon281 runsSAFCenturion12 Feb 2014
3Indwon113 runsSAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

South Africa lost this test by 113 runs to provide the 40th occasion of South Africa losing a test by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundStart Date
1SAFlost530 runsAusMelbourne17 Feb 1911
2SAFlost337 runsIndDelhi03 Dec 2015
3SAFlost313 runsSrlCol-SSC11 Aug 2004
4SAFlost312 runsEngCape Town01 Jan 1957
5SAFlost288 runsEngP Elizabeth13 Feb 1896
6SAFlost281 runsAusCenturion12 Feb 2014
7SAFlost280 runsIndKanpur08 Dec 1996
8SAFlost278 runsSrlGalle12 Jul 2018
9SAFlost246 runsAusAdelaide14 Dec 2001
10SAFlost245 runsAusCape Town01 Mar 2014
11SAFlost241 runsEngDurban26 Dec 2015
12SAFlost239 runsEngThe Oval27 Jul 2017
13SAFlost211 runsEngLord’s06 Jul 2017
14SAFlost210 runsEngCape Town01 Apr 1899
15SAFlost208 runsSrlDurban26 Dec 2011
16SAFlost203 runsIndVizag02 Oct 2019
17SAFlost199 runsSrlCol-SSC20 Jul 2018
18SAFlost191 runsEngJo’burg24 Jan 2020
19SAFlost191 runsAusAdelaide28 Jan 1994
20SAFlost189 runsEngCape Town03 Jan 2020
21SAFlost184 runsAusMelbourne26 Dec 2005
22SAFlost177 runsEngManchester04 Aug 2017
23SAFlost175 runsAusDurban06 Mar 2009
24SAFlost174 runsEngLeeds08 Jul 1912
25SAFlost169 runsAusMelbourne31 Dec 1931
26SAFlost162 runsAusJo’burg26 Feb 2009
27SAFlost159 runsAusJo’burg18 Oct 1902
28SAFlost137 runsNZlJo’burg25 Nov 1994
29SAFlost131 runsEngJo’burg24 Dec 1956
30SAFlost130 runsWinKingston19 Apr 2001
31SAFlost128 runsWinP Elizabeth26 Dec 2007
32SAFlost124 runsIndNagpur25 Nov 2015
33SAFlost123 runsIndJo’burg15 Dec 2006
34SAFlost118 runsAusDurban01 Mar 2018
35SAFlost113 runsIndCenturion26 Dec 2021
36SAFlost112 runsAusDurban24 Mar 2006
37SAFlost109 runsEngDurban16 Feb 1923
38SAFlost108 runsIndMohali05 Nov 2015
39SAFlost103 runsAusSydney03 Jan 2009
40SAFlost100 runsEngBirmingham09 Jun 1960

South Africa lost this test by 113 runs to provide the sixth occasion of South Africa losing a test by 100 plus runs margin against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundStart Date
1SAFlost337 runsIndDelhi03 Dec 2015
2SAFlost280 runsIndKanpur08 Dec 1996
3SAFlost203 runsIndVizag02 Oct 2019
4SAFlost124 runsIndNagpur25 Nov 2015
5SAFlost123 runsIndJo’burg15 Dec 2006
6SAFlost113 runsIndCenturion26 Dec 2021

South Africa lost this test by 113 runs to provide the sixth occasion of South Africa losing a test by 100 plus runs margin against India on home soil. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundStart Date
1SAFlost123 runsIndJo’burg15 Dec 2006
2SAFlost113 runsIndCenturion26 Dec 2021

With this win India has won 40 tests under V Kohli’s captaincy. V Kohli became the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to win 40 or more tests. Others are – GC Smith {51}, RT Ponting {48} and SR Waugh {41}

V Kohli’s run aggregate in winning tests read 3573 runs. He is the third captain to score 3500 plus runs in winning tests. Others are GC Smith {4673} and RT Ponting {4434}

V Kohli has appeared in India’s 51 winning tests. He is one of the 35 cricketers who have appeared in a team’s 50 plus winning tests. He is also one of the four cricketers who have appeared in India’s 50 plus winning tests. Others are – SR Tendulkar {72}, R Dravid {56} and CA Pujara {54}

V Kohli’s run aggregate in India’s winning tests read 4206 at the end of this test. He is one of the four Indian batsmen who have scored 4000 plus runs in winning tests.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSCHC0
1Tendulkar72113175946248*20242
2R Dravid569214513127015232
3V Kohli518374206254*13157
4CA Pujara548974148206*12227

V Kohli is one of the 22 batsman in the annals of test cricket who have scored 4000 plus in a team’s winning tests

Mohammad Shami returned with figures of 8 for 107 in this test to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppGroundStart Date
1R Ashwin46.01309812SAFNagpur25 Nov 2015
2BKV Prasad44.01015310SAFDurban26 Dec 1996
3Harbhajan51.30914109SAFKolkata28 Nov 2004
4J Srinath31.01106808SAFAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
5RA Jadeja29.50407608SAFMohali05 Nov 2015
6R Ashwin38.01009008SAFMohali05 Nov 2015
7Sreesanth35.01109908SAFJo’burg15 Dec 2006
8J Srinath47.01510408SAFP Elizabeth16 Nov 2001
9Mohd Shami33.00810708SAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
10A Kumble70.03011308SAFJo’burg26 Nov 1992
11Harbhajan72.32512308SAFKolkata14 Feb 2010
12Sreesanth43.00718808SAFDurban26 Dec 2006
13R Ashwin66.21618908SAFVizag02 Oct 2019
14Harbhajan78.50526508SAFChennai26 Mar 2008

Mohammad Shami’s 8 for 107 in this test provide the sixth occasion of an Indian medium pace bowler to capture eight wickets in a test against South Africa.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad44.01015310SAFDurban26 Dec 1996
2J Srinath31.01106808SAFAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
3Sreesanth35.01109908SAFJo’burg15 Dec 2006
4J Srinath47.01510408SAFP Elizabeth16 Nov 2001
5Mohd Shami33.00810708SAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
6Sreesanth43.00718808SAFDurban26 Dec 2006

Mohammad Shami’s 8 for 107 in this test provides the fifth occasion of an  Indian medium pace bowler to capture eight wickets in a test against South Afirca on South African soil.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad44.01015310SAFDurban26 Dec 1996
2Sreesanth35.01109908SAFJo’burg15 Dec 2006
3J Srinath47.01510408SAFP Elizabeth16 Nov 2001
4Mohd Shami33.00810708SAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
5Sreesanth43.00718808SAFDurban26 Dec 2006

Mohammad Shami’s 8 for 107 in this test provides the sixth occasion of an  Indian medium pace bowler to capture eight wickets in a test against South Afirca on South African soil.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad44.01015310SAFDurban26 Dec 1996
2Sreesanth35.01109908SAFJo’burg15 Dec 2006
3J Srinath47.01510408SAFP Elizabeth16 Nov 2001
4Mohd Shami33.00810708SAFCenturion26 Dec 2021
5A Kumble70.03011308SAFJo’burg26 Nov 1992
6Sreesanth43.00718808SAFDurban26 Dec 2006

JJ Bumrah’s five wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 102 wickets on away soil. He became the eleventh Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists all these bowlers.

NoPlayerMatInnsBallsRunsWktsFT
1A Kumble69121200589645269101
2N Kapil Dev66108155297064215120
3Z Khan54095114766516207081
4I Sharma62109121466718204091
5Harbhajan48087115915913152071
6Mohd Shami38070071464069137040
7BS Bedi37064109734350129061
8J Srinath35064090744322128050
9R Ashwin32057079683891125061
10JJ Bumrah22043048512147102060
11Chandrasekhar26042067783266100081

JJ Bumrah’s five wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 102 wickets on away soil. He became the sixth Indian pace bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists all these bowlers.

NoPlayerMatInnsBallsRunsWktsFT
1N Kapil Dev66108155297064215120
2Z Khan54095114766516207081
3I Sharma62109121466718204091
4Mohd Shami38070071464069137040
5J Srinath35064090744322128050
6JJ Bumrah22043048512147102060

It is interesting to note that JJ Bumrah has captured 102 wickets on away soil out of his 106 wickets in his test career. He has played 25 tests in his career. He has played 22 tests on away soil. He has played just two tests on home soil – at Chennai against England and at Ahmedabad against England in Feb 2021. At Chennai he captured four wickets and at Ahmedabad he went wicket less. He has also played a test on away soil – against New Zealand at Southampton in England in which he went wicket less.

South Africa Vs India : Centurion Test : Fourth day

South Africa Vs India : Centurion Test : Fourth day

K Rabada’s four wickets in India’s second innings fetched him a tally of 220 wickets in his test career and also 148 wickets on home soil. He now stands seventh in the list of eight bowlers who have captured most wickets on home soil. He went past VD Philander who had a tally of 146 wickets on home soil.

NoPlayerMatInnsBallsRunsWktsFT
1DW Steyn52099104965643261163
2M Ntini53103112665986249122
3SM Pollock59109123534955235091
4AA Donald38068079683831177122
5JH Kallis88147102815051165020
6M Morkel41080078294060155040
7K Rabada27051050522948148084
8Philander36069064082787146091

He is also one of the eight South African bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets in their test career.

NoPlayerMatInnsBallsRunsWktsFT
1DW Steyn0931711860810077439265
2SM Pollock1082022435309733421161
3M Ntini1011902083411242390184
4AA Donald0721291551907344330203
5M Morkel0861601649808550309080
6JH Kallis1652702017209497291050
7Philander0641191139105000224132
8K Rabada0480880904304960220104

India was dismissed for 174 in its second innings to provide the 13th occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs against South Africa. It also provides the eighth occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs against South Africa in South Africa.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1Ind1002SAFDurban26 Dec 1996
2Ind0664SAFDurban26 Dec 1996
3Ind1444SAFCape Town02 Jan 1997
4Ind1693SAFCape Town02 Jan 2007
5Ind1361SAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
6Ind1354SAFCape Town05 Jan 2018
7Ind1514SAFCenturion13 Jan 2018
8Ind1743SAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

It also provides the third occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs against South Africa at Centurion.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1Ind1361SAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
2Ind1514SAFCenturion13 Jan 2018
3Ind1743SAFCenturion26 Dec 2021

India was dismissed for 174 in its second innings to provide the 142nd occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs. It also provides the 79th occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs on away soil.

India has been dismissed for a total of less than 175 runs on away soil for more than three occasions against an opposition on 13 occasions. The following table lists them ground wise.

NoTeamInnsGroundOpp
1India11Lord’sEng
2India05LeedsEng
3India05MelbourneAus
4India05ManchesterEng
5India04WellingtonNZl
6India04BrisbaneAus
7India04The OvalEng
8India04KingstonWin
9India03BirminghamEng
10India03BridgetownWin
11India03Cape TownSAF
12India03TrinidadWin
13India03CenturionSAF

India has been dismissed for a total of less than 175 runs in South Africa on three occasions against South Africa on two grounds – Cape Town and Centurion.

NoTeamInnsGroundOpp
1India03Cape TownSAF
2India03CenturionSAF

V Kohli’s run aggregate on away soil read 4031 at the end of this test. He became the sixth Indian batsman to total 4000 plus runs on away soil.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHS10050
1Tendulkar106176178705248*2936
2R Dravid0931642176672702136
3Gavaskar0601060950552211822
4VVS Laxman0771341650141780932
5SC Ganguly0631040740321470822
6V Kohli0530960240312001415

V Kohli was dismissed for 18 in India’s second innings to provide the 47th occasion of his being dismissed for a score less than 20 runs while leading India. He holds the record for an Indian captain who has been dismissed for a score of less than 20 in an innings. MS Dhoni was the other Indian captain to be dismissed for a score of less than 20 runs in an innings on 40 plus occasions – 41 occasions.

V Kohli while leading India has been dismissed for scores less than 50 runs on 71 occasions. MS Dhoni holds the second place with 62 such occasions.

As a batsman V Kohli has not scored a fifty in 108 innings. He is closely followed by CA Pujara who has 106 such occasions.

D Elgar scored 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings to provide the 17th occasion of a South African captain scoring a fifty against India. It also provides the the eleventh occasion of a South African captain scoring a fifty against India on home soil. He also became the third South African captain to score a fifty against India at Centurion.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1GC Smith622IndCenturion16 Dec 2010
2du Plessis631IndCenturion13 Jan 2018
3D Elgar52*4IndCenturion26 Dec 2021

D Elgar scored 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of a South African captain opener scoring a fifty against India. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African captain opener scoring a fifty against India on home soil. He also became the second South African captain opener to score a fifty against India at Centurion.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1GC Smith622IndCenturion16 Dec 2010
2D Elgar52*4IndCenturion26 Dec 2021

D Elgar’s 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings represents his 31st fifty and also his 20th fifty on home soil He became the seventh South African batsman to score 20 plus fifties on home soil. Others are – JH Kallis {57}, HM Amla {42}, AB de Villiers {29}, GC Smith {29}, MV Boucher {24} and G Kirsten {24}

D Elgar’s 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings represent his third fifty while leading South Africa and his first on home soil

NoRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1542EngLord’s06 Jul 2017
2771WinGros Islet18 Jun 2021
352*4IndCenturion26 Dec 2021

D Elgar’s 52 not out in South Africa’s second innings represent his fourth fifty against India as batsman. It also represents his third fifty on home soil against India and his second fifty against India at Centurion.

NoRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1613IndCenturion13 Jan 2018
286*4IndJo’burg24 Jan 2018
31602IndVizag02 Oct 2019
452*4IndCenturion26 Dec 2021