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.
No
Player
Team
Opp
Mat
I
Balls
Runs
Wkts
F
1
RJ Hadlee
NZl
Aus
23
41
6099
2674
130
14
2
SF Barnes
Eng
Aus
20
36
5749
2288
106
12
3
SF Barnes
Eng
SAF
07
14
2124
0818
083
12
4
TM Alderman
Aus
Eng
17
32
4717
2117
100
11
5
CV Grimmett
Aus
Eng
22
39
9164
3439
106
11
6
DK Lillee
Aus
Eng
29
57
8516
3507
167
11
7
Muralitharan
Srl
Ban
11
22
2712
1190
089
11
8
Muralitharan
Srl
SAF
15
27
5908
2311
104
11
9
T Richardson
Eng
Aus
14
24
4498
2220
088
11
10
CTB Turner
Aus
Eng
17
30
5179
1670
101
11
11
SK Warne
Aus
Eng
36
72
10757
4535
195
11
12
A Kumble
Ind
Aus
20
38
6516
3366
111
10
13
GD McGrath
Aus
Eng
30
60
7280
3286
157
10
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
No
Player
Team
Opp
Mat
I
Balls
Runs
Wkts
F
1
SF Barnes
Eng
Aus
20
36
5749
2288
106
12
2
SF Barnes
Eng
SAF
07
14
2124
0818
083
12
1
Muralitharan
Srl
Ban
11
22
2712
1190
089
11
2
Muralitharan
Srl
SAF
15
27
5908
2311
104
11
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.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
PK Amre
103
2
SAF
Durban
13 Nov 1992
2
Tendulkar
111
2
SAF
Johannesburg
26 Nov 1992
3
Kapil Dev
129
3
SAF
Port Elizabeth
26 Dec 1992
4
Tendulkar
169
2
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 1997
5
Azharuddin
115
2
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 1997
6
R Dravid
148
1
SAF
Johannesburg
16 Jan 1997
7
Tendulkar
155
1
SAF
Bloemfontein
03 Nov 2001
8
V Sehwag
105
1
SAF
Bloemfontein
30 Nov 2001
9
W Jaffer
116
1
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 2007
10
Tendulkar
111*
3
SAF
Centurion
16 Dec 2010
11
Tendulkar
146
2
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 2011
12
Pujara
153
3
SAF
Johannesburg
18 Dec 2013
13
V Kohli
119
1
SAF
Johannesburg
18 Dec 2013
14
V Kohli
153
2
SAF
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
15
KL Rahul
123
1
SAF
Centurion
26 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.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Tendulkar
111*
3
SAF
Centurion
16 Dec 2010
2
V Kohli
153
2
SAF
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
3
KL Rahul
123
1
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
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
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GA Hick
141
1
Eng
SAF
Centurion
16 Nov 1995
2
HP T’ratne
104*
1
Srl
SAF
Centurion
15 Nov 2002
3
CH Gayle
107
3
Win
SAF
Centurion
16 Jan 2004
4
RR Sarwan
119
3
Win
SAF
Centurion
16 Jan 2004
5
JDP Oram
133
2
NZl
SAF
Centurion
15 Apr 2006
6
Tendulkar
111*
3
Ind
SAF
Centurion
16 Dec 2010
7
SE Marsh
148
1
Aus
SAF
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
8
SPD Smith
100
1
Aus
SAF
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
9
DA Warner
115
3
Aus
SAF
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
10
V Kohli
153
2
Ind
SAF
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
11
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
SR Tendulkar. V Kohli and KL Rahul are the three Indian batsmen to score a century against South Africa in South Africa.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Tendulkar
111*
3
Ind
SAF
Centurion
16 Dec 2010
2
V Kohli
153
2
Ind
SAF
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
3
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
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
No
Player
W-Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GD McGrath
6-086
2
Aus
SAF
Centurion
21 Mar 1997
2
Muralitharan
5-063
2
Srl
SAF
Centurion
27 Mar 1998
3
CA Walsh
6-080
1
Win
SAF
Centurion
15 Jan 1999
4
Mohd Asif
5-089
2
Pak
SAF
Centurion
11 Jan 2007
5
MR Gillespie
5-136
2
NZl
SAF
Centurion
16 Nov 2007
6
S Al Hasan
6-099
2
Ban
SAF
Centurion
26 Nov 2008
7
GP Swann
5-110
1
Eng
SAF
Centurion
16 Dec 2009
8
Rahat Ali
6-127
1
Pak
SAF
Centurion
22 Feb 2013
9
MG Johnson
7-068
2
Aus
SAF
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
10
MG Johnson
5-059
4
Aus
SAF
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
11
N Wagner
5-086
1
NZl
SAF
Centurion
27 Aug 2016
12
JC Archer
5-102
3
Eng
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2019
13
Mohd Shami
5-044
2
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
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
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GA Faulkner
123
3
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
01 Jan 1910
2
JB Hobbs
123
4
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
14 Jan 1921
3
FE Woolley
123
4
Eng
Aus
Sydney
19 Dec 1924
4
DG Bradman
123
2
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
08 Mar 1929
5
EH Hendren
123
4
Eng
Win
Georgetown
21 Feb 1930
6
B Mitchell
123
1
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
01 Jan 1931
7
DG Phadkar
123
2
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
23 Jan 1948
8
L Hutton
123
3
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
12 Feb 1949
9
ED Weekes
123
2
Win
NZl
Dunedin
03 Feb 1956
10
JKC Holt
123
2
Win
Ind
Delhi
06 Feb 1959
11
LG Rowe
123
2
Win
Eng
Trinidad
30 Mar 1974
12
Mushtaq Mohd
123
3
Pak
Win
Lahore
15 Feb 1975
13
GS Chappell
123
2
Aus
Win
Brisbane
28 Nov 1975
14
GP Howarth
123
1
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
24 Aug 1978
15
SM Gavaskar
123
1
Ind
Aus
Mumbai
03 Nov 1979
16
GA Gooch
123
1
Eng
Win
Lord’s
19 Jun 1980
17
Imran Khan
123
1
Pak
Win
Lahore
24 Nov 1980
18
HA Gomes
123
2
Win
Ind
Trinidad
11 Mar 1983
19
DC Boon
123
1
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
13 Dec 1985
20
K Srikkanth
123
2
Ind
Pak
Chennai
03 Feb 1987
21
CWJ Athey
123
1
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
18 Jun 1987
22
IVA Richards
123
3
Win
Pak
Trinidad
14 Apr 1988
23
Wasim Akram
123
3
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
19 Jan 1990
24
GA Gooch
123
3
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
25
DI Gower
123
2
Eng
Aus
Sydney
04 Jan 1991
26
PA de Silva
123
3
Srl
NZl
Auckland
01 Mar 1991
27
Inzamam-ul-Haq
123
2
Pak
Win
St John’s
01 May 1993
28
GP Thorpe
123
2
Eng
Aus
Perth
03 Feb 1995
29
MA Taylor
123
3
Aus
Pak
Hobart
17 Nov 1995
30
MJ Slater
123
3
Aus
Eng
Sydney
02 Jan 1999
31
RP Arnold
123
2
Srl
Pak
Lahore
04 Mar 1999
32
Saeed Anwar
123
2
Pak
Srl
Galle
21 Jun 2000
33
JL Langer
123
1
Aus
NZl
Hobart
22 Nov 2001
34
GP Thorpe
123
2
Eng
Srl
Birmingham
30 May 2002
35
MA Butcher
123
1
Eng
Srl
Manchester
13 Jun 2002
36
AJ Stewart
123
1
Eng
Srl
Manchester
13 Jun 2002
37
RT Ponting
123
1
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
07 Nov 2002
38
M Jayawardene
123
4
Srl
SAF
Col-PSS
04 Aug 2006
39
ML Hayden
123
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
02 Jan 2008
40
RT Ponting
123
1
Aus
Ind
Bengaluru
09 Oct 2008
41
AJ Strauss
123
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
11 Dec 2008
42
MN Samuels
123
2
Win
NZl
Kingston
02 Aug 2012
43
JP Duminy
123
1
SAF
Aus
P Elizabeth
20 Feb 2014
44
DA Warner
123
2
Aus
Ban
Chattogram
04 Sep 2017
45
CA Pujara
123
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
06 Dec 2018
46
V Kohli
123
2
Ind
Aus
Perth
14 Dec 2018
47
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SM Gavaskar
123
1
Ind
Aus
Mumbai
03 Nov 1979
2
K Srikkanth
123
2
Ind
Pak
Chennai
03 Feb 1987
3
CA Pujara
123
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
06 Dec 2018
4
V Kohli
123
2
Ind
Aus
Perth
14 Dec 2018
5
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 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.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Jayawardene
123
4
Srl
SAF
Col-PSS
04 Aug 2006
2
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman dismissed for “one-two-three” in a test innings on South African soil.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GA Faulkner
123
3
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
01 Jan 1910
2
B Mitchell
123
1
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
01 Jan 1931
3
L Hutton
123
3
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
12 Feb 1949
4
JP Duminy
123
1
SAF
Aus
P Elizabeth
20 Feb 2014
5
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 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.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
L Hutton
123
3
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
12 Feb 1949
2
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
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
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JB Hobbs
123
4
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
14 Jan 1921
2
B Mitchell
123
1
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
01 Jan 1931
3
L Hutton
123
3
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
12 Feb 1949
4
JKC Holt
123
2
Win
Ind
Delhi
06 Feb 1959
5
LG Rowe
123
2
Win
Eng
Trinidad
30 Mar 1974
6
SM Gavaskar
123
1
Ind
Aus
Mumbai
03 Nov 1979
7
GA Gooch
123
1
Eng
Win
Lord’s
19 Jun 1980
8
DC Boon
123
1
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
13 Dec 1985
9
K Srikkanth
123
2
Ind
Pak
Chennai
03 Feb 1987
10
GA Gooch
123
3
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
11
MA Taylor
123
3
Aus
Pak
Hobart
17 Nov 1995
12
MJ Slater
123
3
Aus
Eng
Sydney
02 Jan 1999
13
RP Arnold
123
2
Srl
Pak
Lahore
04 Mar 1999
14
Saeed Anwar
123
2
Pak
Srl
Galle
21 Jun 2000
15
JL Langer
123
1
Aus
NZl
Hobart
22 Nov 2001
16
ML Hayden
123
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
02 Jan 2008
17
AJ Strauss
123
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
11 Dec 2008
18
DA Warner
123
2
Aus
Ban
Chattogram
04 Sep 2017
19
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 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.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SM Gavaskar
123
1
Ind
Aus
Mumbai
03 Nov 1979
2
K Srikkanth
123
2
Ind
Pak
Chennai
03 Feb 1987
3
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
KL Rahul is the only opening batsman to be dismissed for “one-two-three” in an innings against South Africa.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
The following are the three opening batsman to be dismissed for “one-two-three” in an innings on South African soil
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
B Mitchell
123
1
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
01 Jan 1931
2
L Hutton
123
3
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
12 Feb 1949
3
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 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
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
L Hutton
123
3
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
12 Feb 1949
2
KL Rahul
123
1
Ind
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
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
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.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
F
T
1
A Kumble
69
121
20058
9645
269
10
1
2
N Kapil Dev
66
108
15529
7064
215
12
0
3
Z Khan
54
095
11476
6516
207
08
1
4
I Sharma
62
109
12146
6718
204
09
1
5
Harbhajan
48
087
11591
5913
152
07
1
6
Mohd Shami
38
070
07146
4069
137
04
0
7
BS Bedi
37
064
10973
4350
129
06
1
8
J Srinath
35
064
09074
4322
128
05
0
9
R Ashwin
32
057
07968
3891
125
06
1
10
JJ Bumrah
22
043
04851
2147
102
06
0
11
Chandrasekhar
26
042
06778
3266
100
08
1
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.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
F
T
1
N Kapil Dev
66
108
15529
7064
215
12
0
2
Z Khan
54
095
11476
6516
207
08
1
3
I Sharma
62
109
12146
6718
204
09
1
4
Mohd Shami
38
070
07146
4069
137
04
0
5
J Srinath
35
064
09074
4322
128
05
0
6
JJ Bumrah
22
043
04851
2147
102
06
0
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
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.
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Eng
won
002 wkts
SAF
Centurion
14 Jan 2000
2
Aus
won
281 runs
SAF
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
3
Ind
won
113 runs
SAF
Centurion
26 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.
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SAF
lost
530 runs
Aus
Melbourne
17 Feb 1911
2
SAF
lost
337 runs
Ind
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
3
SAF
lost
313 runs
Srl
Col-SSC
11 Aug 2004
4
SAF
lost
312 runs
Eng
Cape Town
01 Jan 1957
5
SAF
lost
288 runs
Eng
P Elizabeth
13 Feb 1896
6
SAF
lost
281 runs
Aus
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
7
SAF
lost
280 runs
Ind
Kanpur
08 Dec 1996
8
SAF
lost
278 runs
Srl
Galle
12 Jul 2018
9
SAF
lost
246 runs
Aus
Adelaide
14 Dec 2001
10
SAF
lost
245 runs
Aus
Cape Town
01 Mar 2014
11
SAF
lost
241 runs
Eng
Durban
26 Dec 2015
12
SAF
lost
239 runs
Eng
The Oval
27 Jul 2017
13
SAF
lost
211 runs
Eng
Lord’s
06 Jul 2017
14
SAF
lost
210 runs
Eng
Cape Town
01 Apr 1899
15
SAF
lost
208 runs
Srl
Durban
26 Dec 2011
16
SAF
lost
203 runs
Ind
Vizag
02 Oct 2019
17
SAF
lost
199 runs
Srl
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
18
SAF
lost
191 runs
Eng
Jo’burg
24 Jan 2020
19
SAF
lost
191 runs
Aus
Adelaide
28 Jan 1994
20
SAF
lost
189 runs
Eng
Cape Town
03 Jan 2020
21
SAF
lost
184 runs
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2005
22
SAF
lost
177 runs
Eng
Manchester
04 Aug 2017
23
SAF
lost
175 runs
Aus
Durban
06 Mar 2009
24
SAF
lost
174 runs
Eng
Leeds
08 Jul 1912
25
SAF
lost
169 runs
Aus
Melbourne
31 Dec 1931
26
SAF
lost
162 runs
Aus
Jo’burg
26 Feb 2009
27
SAF
lost
159 runs
Aus
Jo’burg
18 Oct 1902
28
SAF
lost
137 runs
NZl
Jo’burg
25 Nov 1994
29
SAF
lost
131 runs
Eng
Jo’burg
24 Dec 1956
30
SAF
lost
130 runs
Win
Kingston
19 Apr 2001
31
SAF
lost
128 runs
Win
P Elizabeth
26 Dec 2007
32
SAF
lost
124 runs
Ind
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
33
SAF
lost
123 runs
Ind
Jo’burg
15 Dec 2006
34
SAF
lost
118 runs
Aus
Durban
01 Mar 2018
35
SAF
lost
113 runs
Ind
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
36
SAF
lost
112 runs
Aus
Durban
24 Mar 2006
37
SAF
lost
109 runs
Eng
Durban
16 Feb 1923
38
SAF
lost
108 runs
Ind
Mohali
05 Nov 2015
39
SAF
lost
103 runs
Aus
Sydney
03 Jan 2009
40
SAF
lost
100 runs
Eng
Birmingham
09 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.
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SAF
lost
337 runs
Ind
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
2
SAF
lost
280 runs
Ind
Kanpur
08 Dec 1996
3
SAF
lost
203 runs
Ind
Vizag
02 Oct 2019
4
SAF
lost
124 runs
Ind
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
5
SAF
lost
123 runs
Ind
Jo’burg
15 Dec 2006
6
SAF
lost
113 runs
Ind
Centurion
26 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.
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SAF
lost
123 runs
Ind
Jo’burg
15 Dec 2006
2
SAF
lost
113 runs
Ind
Centurion
26 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.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
C
HC
0
1
Tendulkar
72
113
17
5946
248*
20
24
2
2
R Dravid
56
92
14
5131
270
15
23
2
3
V Kohli
51
83
7
4206
254*
13
15
7
4
CA Pujara
54
89
7
4148
206*
12
22
7
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
No
Player
Overs
M
Runs
W
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
R Ashwin
46.0
13
098
12
SAF
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
2
BKV Prasad
44.0
10
153
10
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 1996
3
Harbhajan
51.3
09
141
09
SAF
Kolkata
28 Nov 2004
4
J Srinath
31.0
11
068
08
SAF
Ahmedabad
20 Nov 1996
5
RA Jadeja
29.5
04
076
08
SAF
Mohali
05 Nov 2015
6
R Ashwin
38.0
10
090
08
SAF
Mohali
05 Nov 2015
7
Sreesanth
35.0
11
099
08
SAF
Jo’burg
15 Dec 2006
8
J Srinath
47.0
15
104
08
SAF
P Elizabeth
16 Nov 2001
9
Mohd Shami
33.0
08
107
08
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
10
A Kumble
70.0
30
113
08
SAF
Jo’burg
26 Nov 1992
11
Harbhajan
72.3
25
123
08
SAF
Kolkata
14 Feb 2010
12
Sreesanth
43.0
07
188
08
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 2006
13
R Ashwin
66.2
16
189
08
SAF
Vizag
02 Oct 2019
14
Harbhajan
78.5
05
265
08
SAF
Chennai
26 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.
No
Player
Overs
M
Runs
W
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BKV Prasad
44.0
10
153
10
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 1996
2
J Srinath
31.0
11
068
08
SAF
Ahmedabad
20 Nov 1996
3
Sreesanth
35.0
11
099
08
SAF
Jo’burg
15 Dec 2006
4
J Srinath
47.0
15
104
08
SAF
P Elizabeth
16 Nov 2001
5
Mohd Shami
33.0
08
107
08
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
6
Sreesanth
43.0
07
188
08
SAF
Durban
26 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.
No
Player
Overs
M
Runs
W
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BKV Prasad
44.0
10
153
10
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 1996
2
Sreesanth
35.0
11
099
08
SAF
Jo’burg
15 Dec 2006
3
J Srinath
47.0
15
104
08
SAF
P Elizabeth
16 Nov 2001
4
Mohd Shami
33.0
08
107
08
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
5
Sreesanth
43.0
07
188
08
SAF
Durban
26 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.
No
Player
Overs
M
Runs
W
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BKV Prasad
44.0
10
153
10
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 1996
2
Sreesanth
35.0
11
099
08
SAF
Jo’burg
15 Dec 2006
3
J Srinath
47.0
15
104
08
SAF
P Elizabeth
16 Nov 2001
4
Mohd Shami
33.0
08
107
08
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
5
A Kumble
70.0
30
113
08
SAF
Jo’burg
26 Nov 1992
6
Sreesanth
43.0
07
188
08
SAF
Durban
26 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.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
F
T
1
A Kumble
69
121
20058
9645
269
10
1
2
N Kapil Dev
66
108
15529
7064
215
12
0
3
Z Khan
54
095
11476
6516
207
08
1
4
I Sharma
62
109
12146
6718
204
09
1
5
Harbhajan
48
087
11591
5913
152
07
1
6
Mohd Shami
38
070
07146
4069
137
04
0
7
BS Bedi
37
064
10973
4350
129
06
1
8
J Srinath
35
064
09074
4322
128
05
0
9
R Ashwin
32
057
07968
3891
125
06
1
10
JJ Bumrah
22
043
04851
2147
102
06
0
11
Chandrasekhar
26
042
06778
3266
100
08
1
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.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
F
T
1
N Kapil Dev
66
108
15529
7064
215
12
0
2
Z Khan
54
095
11476
6516
207
08
1
3
I Sharma
62
109
12146
6718
204
09
1
4
Mohd Shami
38
070
07146
4069
137
04
0
5
J Srinath
35
064
09074
4322
128
05
0
6
JJ Bumrah
22
043
04851
2147
102
06
0
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
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.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
F
T
1
DW Steyn
52
099
10496
5643
261
16
3
2
M Ntini
53
103
11266
5986
249
12
2
3
SM Pollock
59
109
12353
4955
235
09
1
4
AA Donald
38
068
07968
3831
177
12
2
5
JH Kallis
88
147
10281
5051
165
02
0
6
M Morkel
41
080
07829
4060
155
04
0
7
K Rabada
27
051
05052
2948
148
08
4
8
Philander
36
069
06408
2787
146
09
1
He is also one of the eight South African bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets in their test career.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
F
T
1
DW Steyn
093
171
18608
10077
439
26
5
2
SM Pollock
108
202
24353
09733
421
16
1
3
M Ntini
101
190
20834
11242
390
18
4
4
AA Donald
072
129
15519
07344
330
20
3
5
M Morkel
086
160
16498
08550
309
08
0
6
JH Kallis
165
270
20172
09497
291
05
0
7
Philander
064
119
11391
05000
224
13
2
8
K Rabada
048
088
09043
04960
220
10
4
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.
No
Team
Score
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
100
2
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 1996
2
Ind
066
4
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 1996
3
Ind
144
4
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 1997
4
Ind
169
3
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 2007
5
Ind
136
1
SAF
Centurion
16 Dec 2010
6
Ind
135
4
SAF
Cape Town
05 Jan 2018
7
Ind
151
4
SAF
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
8
Ind
174
3
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
It also provides the third occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 175 runs against South Africa at Centurion.
No
Team
Score
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
136
1
SAF
Centurion
16 Dec 2010
2
Ind
151
4
SAF
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
3
Ind
174
3
SAF
Centurion
26 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.
No
Team
Inns
Ground
Opp
1
India
11
Lord’s
Eng
2
India
05
Leeds
Eng
3
India
05
Melbourne
Aus
4
India
05
Manchester
Eng
5
India
04
Wellington
NZl
6
India
04
Brisbane
Aus
7
India
04
The Oval
Eng
8
India
04
Kingston
Win
9
India
03
Birmingham
Eng
10
India
03
Bridgetown
Win
11
India
03
Cape Town
SAF
12
India
03
Trinidad
Win
13
India
03
Centurion
SAF
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.
No
Team
Inns
Ground
Opp
1
India
03
Cape Town
SAF
2
India
03
Centurion
SAF
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.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
100
50
1
Tendulkar
106
176
17
8705
248*
29
36
2
R Dravid
093
164
21
7667
270
21
36
3
Gavaskar
060
106
09
5055
221
18
22
4
VVS Laxman
077
134
16
5014
178
09
32
5
SC Ganguly
063
104
07
4032
147
08
22
6
V Kohli
053
096
02
4031
200
14
15
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.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GC Smith
62
2
Ind
Centurion
16 Dec 2010
2
du Plessis
63
1
Ind
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
3
D Elgar
52*
4
Ind
Centurion
26 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.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GC Smith
62
2
Ind
Centurion
16 Dec 2010
2
D Elgar
52*
4
Ind
Centurion
26 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
No
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
54
2
Eng
Lord’s
06 Jul 2017
2
77
1
Win
Gros Islet
18 Jun 2021
3
52*
4
Ind
Centurion
26 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.