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South Africa Vs India : Centurion Test : Third day

28/12/2021 hrg

L Ngidi captured 6 for 71 in India’s second innings to provide the 106^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 65^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings on home soil

L Ngidi captured 6 for 71 in India’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Donald	28.0	4	84	7	3	Ind	P Eli’beth	26 Dec 1992
2	L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	4	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
3	PR Adams	19.1	6	55	6	1	Ind	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
4	SM Pollock	21.4	10	56	6	3	Ind	Bl’fontein	03 Nov 2001
5	DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	2	Ind	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
6	DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2010
7	DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013
8	Philander	15.4	4	42	6	4	Ind	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
9	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
10	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

DW Steyn {03} and L Ngidi {02} are the two South African bowlers who have captured six wickets in an innings against India on two or more occasions

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	2	Ind	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
2	DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2010
3	DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013

1	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
2	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

L Ngidi captured 6 for 71 in India’s second innings to provide the seventh occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Donald	28.0	4	84	7	3	Ind	P Eli’beth	26 Dec 1992
2	SM Pollock	21.4	10	56	6	3	Ind	Bl’fontein	03 Nov 2001
3	DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2010
4	DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013
5	Philander	15.4	4	42	6	4	Ind	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
6	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
7	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

DW Steyn and L Ngidi are the two South African bowlers who have captured six wickets in an innings against India on two occasions

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2010
2	DW Steyn	30.0	9	100	6	1	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013

1	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
2	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

L Ngidi captured 6 for 71 in India’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of a South African bowler capturing six plus wickets in a test innings at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	A Nel	29.0	7	81	6	2	Eng	Centurion	21 Jan 2005
2	M Zondeki	14.3	2	39	6	3	Zim	Centurion	11 Mar 2005
3	DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	3	NZl	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
4	KJ Abbott	11.4	4	29	7	2	Pak	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
5	DW Steyn	08.2	2	34	6	3	Win	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
6	K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	2	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
7	K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	4	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
8	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
9	D Olivier	14.0	3	37	6	1	Pak	Centurion	26 Dec 2018
10	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

DW Steyn, K Rabada and L Ngidi are the three South African bowlers who have captured six wickets in a test innings on two occasions at Centurion. L Ngidi is the only bowler to perform such a feat against India.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	3	NZl	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
2	DW Steyn	08.2	2	34	6	3	Win	Centurion	17 Dec 2014

1	K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	2	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
2	K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	4	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016

1	L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	4	Ind	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
2	L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

RR Pant effected his 100^th dismissal when he caught W Mulder of the bowling of Mohd Shami. At the end of South Africa’s innings, he had effected 101 dismissals. Prior to the start of this test, he had an aggregate of 97 dismissals. Four catches in South Africa’s first innings fetched him 101 dismissals.

RR Pant became the sixth Indian wicket keeper to effect 100 plus dismissals. The following table lists these wicket keepers.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Dis	Ct	St
1	MS Dhoni	2005-2014	90	166	294	256	38
2	Kirmani	1976-1986	88	151	198	160	38
3	KS More	1986-1993	49	090	130	110	20
4	NR Mongia	1994-2001	44	077	107	099	08
5	WP Saha	2012-2021	39	076	104	092	12
6	RR Pant	2018-2021	26	050	101	093	08

RR Pant became the 48th wicket keeper in the annals of cricket to effect 100 plus dismissals.

Mohammad Shami returned with five for 44 in South Africa’s first innings to provide the 28th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa in South Africa. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa at Centurion.

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	A Kumble	44.0	22	53	6	3	SAF	Jo’burg	26 Nov 1992
2	BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	1	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
4	J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	16 Jan 1997
5	J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	2	SAF	B’fontein	03 Nov 2001
6	J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	1	SAF	P Eli’beth	16 Nov 2001
7	Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
8	Sreesanth	29.0	0	114	5	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
9	Harbhajan	38.0	1	120	7	3	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
10	RA Jadeja	58.2	15	138	6	2	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2013
11	JJ Bumrah	18.5	2	54	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
12	Mohd Shami	12.3	2	28	5	4	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
13	Mohd Shami	16.0	5	44	5	2	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

BKV Prasad {02},J Srinathv {03}, Sreesanth {02} and Mohd Shami {02} are the four Indian bowlers to capture five or more wivkets in an innings on two or more occasions against South Africa in South Africa. Mohd Shami joined the list with his five for 44 in this test.

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	1	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
2	BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996

1	J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	16 Jan 1997
2	J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	2	SAF	B’fontein	03 Nov 2001
3	J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	1	SAF	P Eli’beth	16 Nov 2001

1	Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
2	Sreesanth	29.0	0	114	5	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011

1	Mohd Shami	12.3	2	28	5	4	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
2	Mohd Shami	16.0	5	44	5	2	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

Mohammad Shami’s five wickets in South Africa’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 200 wickets in his test career. He became the eleventh Indian bowler to capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists these eleven bowlers

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	A Kumble	132	236	40850	18355	619	35	8
2	N Kapil Dev	131	227	27740	12867	434	23	2
3	R Ashwin	082	153	22366	10340	427	30	7
4	Harbhajan	103	190	28580	13537	417	25	5
5	Z Khan	092	165	18785	10247	311	11	1
6	I Sharma	105	188	19160	10078	311	11	1
7	BS Bedi	067	118	21364	07637	266	14	1
8	Chandrasekhar	058	097	15963	07199	242	16	2
9	J Srinath	067	121	15104	07196	236	10	1
10	RA Jadeja	057	108	14333	05765	232	09	1
11	Mohd Shami	055	103	09897	05420	200	06	0

Mohammad Shami’s five wickets in South Africa’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 200 wickets in his test career. He became the fifth Indian pace bowler to capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists these five bowlers.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	N Kapil Dev	131	227	27740	12867	434	23	2
2	Z Khan	092	165	18785	10247	311	11	1
3	I Sharma	105	188	19160	10078	311	11	1
4	J Srinath	067	121	15104	07196	236	10	1
5	Mohd Shami	055	103	09897	05420	200	06	0

Mohammad Shami became the 80th bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. He also became the 57^th pace bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket.

AM Rahane’s two catches gave him an aggregate of 16 catches as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers. He became the third Indian fieldsman to pouch 15 plus catches. Others are – R Dravid {21} and VVS Laxman {18}

AM Rahane’s two catches gave him an aggregate of 99 catches as a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers. He needs one more catch for his 100 catches. If he pouches it, he would then become the sixth Indian fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches. The five fieldsmen who have pouched 100 plus catches are – R Dravid {204}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108} and M Azharuddin {105}

Mohammad Shami returned with five for 44 in South Africa’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings. His six five wicket hauls are detailed below

No	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	13.1	0	047	5	3	Win	Kolkata	06 Nov 2013
2	28.3	3	112	5	1	Aus	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
3	12.3	2	028	5	4	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
4	24.0	8	056	6	3	Aus	Perth	14 Dec 2018
5	10.5	2	035	5	4	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
6	16.0	5	044	5	2	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

RR Pant’s 100 dismissals came in his 26^th test. He became the quickest Indian wicket Keeper to effect 100 dismissals in least number of tests. The previous record was held by MS Dhoni who had effected 100 dismissals in 36 tests. The following table lists the six Indian wicket keepers and the tests taken by them to effect 100 dismissals

No	Player	100 Dis in
1	RR Pant	26 Tests
2	MS Dhoni	36 Tests
3	WP Saha	37 Tests
4	Kirmani	42 Tests
5	NR Mongia	42 Tests
6	KS More	44 Tests

Bowlers with six plus wickets in second innings on debut

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SC Bowland of Australia captured “six for seven” against England in its second innings in the just concluded test at Melbourne to provide the 26^th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the second innings on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Kendall T	7-055	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15.03.1877
2	Cooper WH	6-120	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	31.12.1881
3	Martin F	6-052	Eng	Aus	Kennington	11.08.1890
4	Trott AE	8-043	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11.01.1895
5	Noble MA	6-049	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01.01.1898
6	Hall AE	7-063	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01.01.1923
7	Grimmett CV	6-037	Aus	Eng	Sydney	27.02.1925
8	Langridge J	7-056	Eng	Win	Old Trafford	22.07.1933
9	Marriott CS	6-059	Eng	Win	Kennington	12.08.1933
10	Ward FA	6-102	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	04.12.1936
11	McCarthy CN	6-043	SAF	Eng	Durban	16.12.1948
12	Pollock PM	6-038	SAF	NZl	Durban	08.12.1961
13	Coldwell LJ	6-085	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.1962
14	Massie RAL	8-053	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22.06.1972
15	Dodemaide AIC	6-058	Aus	NZl	Melbourne	26.12.1987
16	Hirwani ND	8-075	Ind	Win	Chepauk	11.01.1988
17	Cork DG	7-043	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22.06.1995
18	Klusener L	8-064	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27.11.1996
19	Mohd Zahid	7-066	Pak	NZl	Rawalpindi	28.11.1996
20	Kirtley RJ	6-034	Eng	SAF	Trent Bridge	14.08.2003
21	Sammy DJG	7-066	Win	Eng	Old Trafford	07.06.2007
22	Ashwin R	6-047	Ind	Win	Delhi	06.11.2011
23	Cummins PJ	6-079	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	17.11.2011
24	Sohag Gazi	6-074	Ban	Win	Dhaka	13.11.2012
25	Ngidi L	6-039	SAF	Ind	Centurion	13.01.2018
26	Boland SC	6-007	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.2021

SC Boland’s effort provides the tenth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets on his test debut in second innings. It is interesting to note that its present captain PJ Cummins also figures in this ten members club. He had returned with 6 for 79 in second innings on his test debut against South Africa at Johannesnurg in Nov 2011.

No	Player	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Kendall T	7-055	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15.03.1877
2	Cooper WH	6-120	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	31.12.1881
3	Trott AE	8-043	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11.01.1895
4	Noble MA	6-049	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01.01.1898
5	Grimmett CV	6-037	Aus	Eng	Sydney	27.02.1925
6	Ward FA	6-102	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	04.12.1936
7	Massie RAL	8-053	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22.06.1972
8	Dodemaide AIC	6-058	Aus	NZl	Melbourne	26.12.1987
9	Cummins PJ	6-079	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	17.11.2011
10	Boland SC	6-007	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.2021

SC Boland’s effort provides the eighth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets on his test debut in second innings against England.

No	Player	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Kendall T	7-055	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15.03.1877
2	Cooper WH	6-120	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	31.12.1881
3	Trott AE	8-043	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11.01.1895
4	Noble MA	6-049	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01.01.1898
5	Grimmett CV	6-037	Aus	Eng	Sydney	27.02.1925
6	Ward FA	6-102	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	04.12.1936
7	Massie RAL	8-053	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22.06.1972
8	Boland SC	6-007	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.2021

SC Boland’s effort provides the 16th occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets on his test debut in second innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the ascending order of runs conceded.

No	Player	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Boland SC	6-007	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.2021
2	Kirtley RJ	6-034	Eng	SAF	Trent Bridge	14.08.2003
3	Grimmett CV	6-037	Aus	Eng	Sydney	27.02.1925
4	Pollock PM	6-038	SAF	NZl	Durban	08.12.1961
5	Ngidi L	6-039	SAF	Ind	Centurion	13.01.2018
6	McCarthy CN	6-043	SAF	Eng	Durban	16.12.1948
7	Ashwin R	6-047	Ind	Win	Delhi	06.11.2011
8	Noble MA	6-049	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01.01.1898
9	Martin F	6-052	Eng	Aus	Kennington	11.08.1890
10	Dodemaide AIC	6-058	Aus	NZl	Melbourne	26.12.1987
11	Marriott CS	6-059	Eng	Win	Kennington	12.08.1933
12	Sohag Gazi	6-074	Ban	Win	Dhaka	13.11.2012
13	Cummins PJ	6-079	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	17.11.2011
14	Coldwell LJ	6-085	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	21.06.1962
15	Ward FA	6-102	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	04.12.1936

SC Boland’s effort provides the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets on his test debut in second innings at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that Melbourne has witnessed such instances on most occasions.

No	Player	SI	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Kendall T	7-055	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15.03.1877
2	Cooper WH	6-120	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	31.12.1881
3	Noble MA	6-049	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01.01.1898
4	Dodemaide AIC	6-058	Aus	NZl	Melbourne	26.12.1987
5	Boland SC	6-007	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.2021

Ashes series 2021-22 : Melbourne Test : Third day

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England was dismissed for 68 in its second innings to provide the 22^nd occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 13th occasion of England dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in an innings against Australia in Australia and provides seventh such an occasion in a test at Melbourne.

No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	75	1	Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	England	61	2	Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
3	England	61	2	Australia	Melbourne	05 Mar 1904
4	England	87	3	Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958
5	England	95	2	Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977
6	England	92	4	Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1994
7	England	68	3	Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

SC Boland captured six wickets conceding seven runs in England’s second innings to provide the twelfth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six plus wickets on test debut. SC Boland became the first Australian bowler to concede six wickets conceding single digit runs against England on test debut.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TK Kendall	7-055	4	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WH Cooper	6-120	3	Eng	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
3	CTB Turner	6-015	1	Eng	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
4	AE Trott	8-043	4	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
5	MA Noble	6-049	3	Eng	Melbourne	01 Jan 1898
6	CV Grimmett	6-037	4	Eng	Sydney	27 Feb 1925
7	FA Ward	6-102	3	Eng	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
8	RAL Massie	8-084	1	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
9	RAL Massie	8-053	3	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
10	RM Hogg	6-074	2	Eng	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
11	PL Taylor	6-078	2	Eng	Sydney	10 Jan 1987
12	SM Boland	6-007	3	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

SC Boland’s “six for seven” in this test represent a world record in the annals of test cricket as he became the first bowler to capture five or more wickets conceding single digit runs in a test innings on test debut.

SC Boland’s “six for seven” in this test represents the 14^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding single digit runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Lohmann	8-7	4	Eng	SAF	P Elizabeth	13 Feb 1896
2	AER Gilligan	6-7	2	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
3	H Ironmonger	5-6	1	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
4	ERH Toshack	5-2	2	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947
5	TBA May	5-9	3	Aus	Win	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993
6	JJC Lawson	6-3	3	Win	Ban	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002
7	MJ Clarke	6-9	3	Aus	Ind	Mumbai	03 Nov 2004
8	VD Philander	5-7	1	SAF	NZl	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013
9	DW Steyn	6-8	2	SAF	Pak	Jo’burg	01 Feb 2013
10	KAJ Roach	5-8	1	Win	Ban	N Sound	04 Jul 2018
11	JJ Bumrah	5-7	4	Ind	Win	N Sound	22 Aug 2019
12	JR Hazlewood	5-8	3	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
13	JE Root	5-8	2	Eng	Ind	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
14	SM Boland	6-7	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

SC Boland’s “six for seven” in this test represents the sixth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding single digit runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	H Ironmonger	5-6	1	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932
2	ERH Toshack	5-2	2	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947
3	TBA May	5-9	3	Aus	Win	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993
4	MJ Clarke	6-9	3	Aus	Ind	Mumbai	03 Nov 2004
5	JR Hazlewood	5-8	3	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
6	SM Boland	6-7	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

SC Boland’s “six for seven” in this test represents the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets conceding single digit runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JJC Lawson	6-3	3	Win	Ban	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002
2	AER Gilligan	6-7	2	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
3	SM Boland	6-7	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
4	DW Steyn	6-8	2	SAF	Pak	Jo’burg	01 Feb 2013
5	MJ Clarke	6-9	3	Aus	Ind	Mumbai	03 Nov 2004
6	GA Lohmann	8-7	4	Eng	SAF	P Elizabeth	13 Feb 1896

SC Boland’s “six for seven” in this test represents the second occasion of a bowler capturing six wickets conceding seven runs. Both such occasions are tabulated below. AER Gilligan of England had returned with figures of “six for seven” against South Africa at Birmingham in Jun 1924

No	Player	W-R	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AER Gilligan	6-7	2	Eng	SAF	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924
2	SM Boland	6-7	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

Australia won this test by an innings and 14 runs to provide its 27th innings victory against England. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Aus	won	inns & 332 runs	Eng	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
2	Aus	won	inns & 200 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
3	Aus	won	inns & 180 runs	Eng	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
4	Aus	won	inns & 154 runs	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954
5	Aus	won	inns & 149 runs	Eng	The Oval	14 Aug 1948
6	Aus	won	inns & 148 runs	Eng	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
7	Aus	won	inns & 147 runs	Eng	Sydney	01 Feb 1895
8	Aus	won	inns & 123 runs	Eng	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
9	Aus	won	inns & 118 runs	Eng	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001
10	Aus	won	inns & 099 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
11	Aus	won	inns & 091 runs	Eng	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920
12	Aus	won	inns & 085 runs	Eng	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975
13	Aus	won	inns & 080 runs	Eng	Leeds	07 Aug 2009
14	Aus	won	inns & 062 runs	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
15	Aus	won	inns & 061 runs	Eng	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
16	Aus	won	inns & 055 runs	Eng	Melbourne	01 Jan 1898
17	Aus	won	inns & 051 runs	Eng	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
18	Aus	won	inns & 048 runs	Eng	Perth	29 Nov 2002
19	Aus	won	inns & 046 runs	Eng	The Oval	20 Aug 2015
20	Aus	won	inns & 041 runs	Eng	Perth	14 Dec 2017
21	Aus	won	inns & 039 runs	Eng	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
22	Aus	won	inns & 033 runs	Eng	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
23	Aus	won	inns & 025 runs	Eng	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
24	Aus	won	inns & 014 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
25	Aus	won	inns & 013 runs	Eng	Adelaide	14 Jan 1898
26	Aus	won	inns & 013 runs	Eng	Sydney	05 Jan 1951
27	Aus	won	inns & 009 runs	Eng	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966

Australia won this test by an innings and 14 runs to provide its 16th innings victory against England on Australian soil. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Aus	won	inns & 147 runs	Eng	Sydney	01 Feb 1895
2	Aus	won	inns & 055 runs	Eng	Melbourne	01 Jan 1898
3	Aus	won	inns & 013 runs	Eng	Adelaide	14 Jan 1898
4	Aus	won	inns & 091 runs	Eng	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920
5	Aus	won	inns & 200 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
6	Aus	won	inns & 332 runs	Eng	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
7	Aus	won	inns & 033 runs	Eng	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
8	Aus	won	inns & 013 runs	Eng	Sydney	05 Jan 1951
9	Aus	won	inns & 154 runs	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954
10	Aus	won	inns & 009 runs	Eng	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966
11	Aus	won	inns & 051 runs	Eng	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
12	Aus	won	inns & 048 runs	Eng	Perth	29 Nov 2002
13	Aus	won	inns & 099 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
14	Aus	won	inns & 041 runs	Eng	Perth	14 Dec 2017
15	Aus	won	inns & 123 runs	Eng	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
16	Aus	won	inns & 014 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

Australia won this test by an innings and 14 runs to provide its fifth innings victory against England at Melbourne. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Aus	won	inns & 200 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
2	Aus	won	inns & 099 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
3	Aus	won	inns & 091 runs	Eng	Melbourne	31 Dec 1920
4	Aus	won	inns & 055 runs	Eng	Melbourne	01 Jan 1898
5	Aus	won	inns & 014 runs	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

JE Root’s aggregate of runs in the calendar year 2021 read 1708 at the end of this test. He became the third batsman to total 1700 plus runs in a calendar year. Mohd Yusuf of Pakistan with 1788 runs in the year 2006 and IVA Richards of West Indies with 1710 runs in the year 1976 are the other two batsman to total 1700 plus runs in a calendar year.

JE Root’s aggregate of runs in the calendar year 2021 read 1708 at the end of this test while leading England. He earned the distinction of becoming the first captain in the annals of test cricket to total 1700 plus runs in a calendar year.

Australian bowlers who have captured a wicket of the first ball in a test innings.

28/12/2021 hrg

MA Starc of Australia claimed the wicket of RJ Burns of the first ball of the innings at Brisbane on 08.12.21 to provide the 23^rd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Bowler	Batsman	Team	Opp	Inns	Ground	Date
1	Turner CTB	Grace WG	Aus	Eng	2^nd	Lord’s	21.07.1890
2	ConinghamA	MacLaren AC	Aus	Eng	1^st	Melbourne	29.12.1894
3	Cotter A	Braund LC	Aus	Eng	4^th	Melbourne	05.03.1904
4	Kelleway CE	Russell CAG	Aus	Eng	2^nd	Sydney	17.12.1920
5	Nash LJ	Christy JAJ	Aus	SAF	3^rd	Melbourne	12.02.1932
6	McCormickEL	Siedle IJ	Aus	SAF	3^rd	Jo’burg	15.02.1936
7	Miller KR	Hutton L	Aus	Eng	3^rd	Brisbane	29.11.1946
8	Lindwall RR	Fishlock LB	Aus	Eng	3^rd	Sydney	28.02.1947
9	Lindwall RR	Mankad MH	Aus	Ind	2^nd	Brisbane	28.11.1947
10	Lindwall RR	Simpson RT	Aus	Eng	4^th	Brisbane	01.12.1950
11	McKenzie GD	Barlow EJ	Aus	SAF	1^st	Durban	20.01.1967
12	McCormickEL	WorthingtonTS	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	04.12.1936
13	Hogg RM	Boycott G	Aus	Eng	3^rd	Sydney	06.01.1979
14	Hughes MG	Greenidge CG	Aus	Win	3^rd	Perth	02.12.1988
15	McDermottCJ	GreatbatchMJ	Aus	NZl	4^th	Perth	12.11.1993
16	McGrath GD	Jayasuriya ST	Aus	Srl	1^st	Galle	22.09.1999
17	McGrath GD	Jayasuriya ST	Aus	Srl	2^nd	Col-SSC	30.09.1999
18	Lee B	Smith GC	Aus	SAF	2^nd	Durban	24.03.2006
19	Harris RJ	ParanavitanaNT	Aus	Srl	4^th	Galle	31.08.2011
20	Johnson MG	Dilshan TM	Aus	Srl	3^rd	Melbourne	26.12.2012
21	Harris RJ	Cook AN	Aus	Eng	4^th	Perth	13.12.2013
22	Starc MA	Karunaratne D	Aus	Srl	1^st	Galle	04.08.2016
23	Starc MA	Burns RJ	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	08.12.2021

MA Starc of Australia claimed the wicket of RJ Burns of the first ball of the innings at Brisbane on 08.12.21 to provide the eleventh occasion of an Australian bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball in an innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Bowler	Batsman	Team	Opp	Inns	Ground	Date
1	Turner CTB	Grace WG	Aus	Eng	2^nd	Lord’s	21.07.1890
2	ConinghamA	MacLarenAC	Aus	Eng	1^st	Melbourne	29.12.1894
3	Cotter A	Braund LC	Aus	Eng	4^th	Melbourne	05.03.1904
4	Kelleway CE	Russell CAG	Aus	Eng	2^nd	Sydney	17.12.1920
5	Miller KR	Hutton L	Aus	Eng	3^rd	Brisbane	29.11.1946
6	Lindwall RR	Fishlock LB	Aus	Eng	3^rd	Sydney	28.02.1947
7	Lindwall RR	Simpson RT	Aus	Eng	4^th	Brisbane	01.12.1950
8	McCormickEL	WorthingtonTS	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	04.12.1936
9	Hogg RM	Boycott G	Aus	Eng	3^rd	Sydney	06.01.1979
10	Harris RJ	Cook AN	Aus	Eng	4^th	Perth	13.12.2013
11	Starc MA	Burns RJ	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	08.12.2021

MA Starc of Australia claimed the wicket of RJ Burns of the first ball of the innings at Brisbane on 08.12.21 to provide the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball in the first innings innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Bowler	Batsman	Team	Opp	Inns	Ground	Date
1	ConinghamA	MacLarenAC	Aus	Eng	1^st	Melbourne	29.12.1894
2	McCormickEL	WorthingtonTS	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	04.12.1936
3	Starc MA	Burns RJ	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	08.12.2021

MA Starc of Australia claimed the wicket of RJ Burns of the first ball of the innings at Brisbane on 08.12.21 to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball in the first innings innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Bowler	Batsman	Team	Opp	Inns	Ground	Date
1	ConinghamA	MacLarenAC	Aus	Eng	1^st	Melbourne	29.12.1894
2	McKenzie GD	Barlow EJ	Aus	SAF	1^st	Durban	20.01.1967
3	McCormickEL	WorthingtonTS	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	04.12.1936
4	McGrath GD	Jayasuriya ST	Aus	Srl	1^st	Galle	22.09.1999
5	Starc MA	KarunaratneD	Aus	Srl	1^st	Galle	04.08.2016
6	Starc MA	Burns RJ	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	08.12.2021

RR Lindwall {03}, GD McGrath {02} and MA Starc {02} are the three Australian bowlers who have captured a wicket of the first ball in an innings on two or more occasions.

No	Bowler	Batsman	Team	Opp	Inns	Ground	Date
1	Lindwall RR	Fishlock LB	Aus	Eng	3^rd	Sydney	28.02.1947
2	Lindwall RR	Mankad MH	Aus	Ind	2^nd	Brisbane	28.11.1947
3	Lindwall RR	Simpson RT	Aus	Eng	4^th	Brisbane	01.12.1950

1	McGrath GD	Jayasuriya ST	Aus	Srl	1^st	Galle	22.09.1999
2	McGrath GD	Jayasuriya ST	Aus	Srl	2^nd	Col-SSC	30.09.1999

1	Starc MA	KarunaratneD	Aus	Srl	1^st	Galle	04.08.2016
2	Starc MA	Burns RJ	Aus	Eng	1^st	Brisbane	08.12.2021

A World record feat on test debut by SC Boland of Australia

28/12/2021 hrg

SC Boland’s six for seven in the just concluded test between Australia and England at Melbourne represent a world record in the annals of test cricket as he became the first bowler to capture five or more wickets conceding single digit runs in a test innings on test debut.

He returned with these overwhelming figures in England’s second innings {third innings of the test} which sent England reeling to 68 all out. Australia won the test by an innings and 14 runs

Ashes Series 2021-22 : Melbourne Test : Second day

27/12/2021 hrg

M Labuschagne was dismissed for one in Australia’s first innings in this test to provide the first occasion of his being dismissed for one in his test career spanning 21 tests and 36 innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit score in his test career. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	6	1	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
2	6	4	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
3	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
4	1	2	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
5	0	2	v Pakistan	Dub-DSC	07 Oct 2018

JE Root took three catches in Australia’s innings which fetched him 80 catches while leading England. He became the first England captain to pouch 80 catches and also became the seventh captain to pouch 80 plus catches in the annals of test cricket. Others are – GC Smith {155}, SP Fleming {132}, RT Ponting {90}, AR Border {89}, MA Taylor {84} and SPD Smith {82}

MS Harris scored 76 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 207^th occasion of Australian opening batsman scoring a half century against England. It also provides the 111th occasion of Australian opening batsman scoring a half century against England on home soil. It also provides the 35th occasion of Australian opening batsman scoring a half century against England at Melbourne.

JE Root’s aggregate of runs in the calendar year as at the end of second day’s play in this test read 1692. He now stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in a calendar year. Mohd Yusuf of Pakistan with 1788 runs in the year 2006 and IVA Richards of West Indies with 1710 runs in the year 1976 occupy the first two places. JE Root needs eight more runs for his 1700 runs to become the third batsman to aggregate 1700 plus runs in a calendar year.

JE Root has scored ten fifties in the calendar year 2021. His feat of scoring ten fifties provides the 50^th occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more fifties in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket.

JE Root’s aggregate of 1692 runs in the calendar year 2021 represent the most runs scored by a captain in a calendar year. Previous record was with GC Smith of South Africa who had an aggregate of 1656 in the calendar year 2008.

JE Root and GC Smith are the only two captains in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 1600 plus runs in a calendar year.

JE Root has scored ten fifties in the calendar year 2021 as captain. His feat of scoring ten fifties provides the eleventh occasion of a captain scoring ten or more fifties in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Team	Mat	I	NO	Runs	C	HC	0	50+	Year
1	RT Ponting	Aus	15	28	5	1544	6	6	1	12	2005
2	GC Smith	SAF	15	25	2	1656	6	6	1	12	2008
3	RT Ponting	Aus	10	18	3	1333	7	4	0	11	2006
4	AN Cook	Eng	14	26	1	1364	3	8	1	11	2015
5	RB Simpson	Aus	14	26	3	1381	3	7	2	10	1964
6	WJ Cronje	SAF	14	24	2	1040	1	9	1	10	1998
7	BC Lara	Win	10	19	1	1344	5	5	0	10	2003
8	R Dravid	Ind	12	22	4	1095	3	7	0	10	2006
9	AD Mathews	Srl	11	20	5	1160	2	8	0	10	2014
10	V Kohli	Ind	13	24	0	1322	5	5	2	10	2018
11	JE Root	Eng	15	29	2	1692	6	4	1	10	2021

DJ Malan was dismissed for a first ball duck in England’s second innings to provide the 131st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 83rd occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia in Australia. It also provides the 25th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia at Melbourne.

MJ Leach was dismissed for a second ball duck in England’s second innings to provide the 80th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a second ball duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 40th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a second ball duck in an innings against Australia in Australia. It also provides the 12th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a second ball duck in an innings against Australia at Melbourne.

DJ Malan was dismissed for a first ball duck in England’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of an England batsman batting at number three dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England batsman batting at number three dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman batting at number three dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against Australia at Melbourne. EG Arnold batting at number three had collected the first ball duck in Mar 1904 at Melbourne.

Thus DJ Malan’s dismissal for a first ball duck for a batsman batting at number three at Melbourne has come after 107 years nine months after EG Arnold’s dismissal.

South Africa Vs India : Centurion Test : Second day

27/12/2021 hrg

The second day’s play at Centurion between South Africa and India was washed out due to rain providing the 312^th occasion of a day’s play washed out due to rain or otherwise in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 27^th occasion of a day’s play in a test was washed out due to rain on South African soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Opp	Ground	Season	Day	Soil
1	SAF	Eng	Durban	1922-23	3	SAF
2	SAF	Eng	Durban	1930-31	2	SAF
3	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	1935-36	1	SAF
4	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg-OW	1938-39	3	SAF
5	SAF	Eng	Durban	1938-39	8	SAF
6	SAF	Aus	Jo’burg-NW	1966-67	4	SAF
7	SAF	Ind	Durban	1992-93	4	SAF
8	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1995-96	3	SAF
9	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1995-96	4	SAF
10	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1995-96	5	SAF
11	SAF	Eng	Durban	1995-96	4	SAF
12	SAF	Eng	Durban	1995-96	5	SAF
13	SAF	Pak	Jo’burg-NW	1997-98	4	SAF
14	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
15	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
16	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
17	SAF	NZl	Jo’burg-NW	2000-01	1	SAF
18	SAF	NZl	Jo’burg-NW	2000-01	3	SAF
19	SAF	NZl	Jo’burg-NW	2000-01	4	SAF
20	SAF	Srl	Durban	2000-01	4	SAF
21	SAF	Eng	Centurion	2004-05	1	SAF
22	SAF	Win	P Elizabeth	2014-15	5	SAF
23	SAF	NZl	Durban	2016	3	SAF
24	SAF	NZl	Durban	2016	4	SAF
25	SAF	NZl	Durban	2016	5	SAF
26	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	2017-18	4	SAF
27	SAF	Ind	Centurion	2021	2	SAF

It also provides the fifth occasion of second day’s play washed out due to rain on South African soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opp	Ground	Season	Day	Soil
1	SAF	Eng	Durban	1930-31	2	SAF
2	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
3	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
4	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
5	SAF	Ind	Centurion	2021	2	SAF

It also provides the third occasion of a day’s play washed out due to rain on South African soil in tests between South Africa and India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opp	Ground	Season	Day	Soil
1	SAF	Ind	Durban	1992-93	4	SAF
2	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	2017-18	4	SAF
3	SAF	Ind	Centurion	2021	2	SAF

It also provides the eighth occasion of a day’s play washed out due to rain on South African soil in tests played at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Opp	Ground	Season	Day	Soil
1	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1995-96	3	SAF
2	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1995-96	4	SAF
3	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1995-96	5	SAF
4	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
5	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
6	SAF	Eng	Centurion	1999-00	2	SAF
7	SAF	Eng	Centurion	2004-05	1	SAF
8	SAF	Ind	Centurion	2021	2	SAF

South Africa Vs India : Centurion Test : First day

26/12/2021 hrg

India won the toss and elected to bat to provide the 18th occasion of India doing so against South Africa. It also provides the seventh occasion of India doing so against South Africa in South Africa

India won the toss and elected to bat to provide the 219th occasion of India doing so. It also provides the 88th occasion of India doing so on away soil.

DA Elgar became the seventh captain to lead South Africa against India in tests. Others are – KC Wessels {04}, WJ Cronje {08}, SM Pollock {02}, GC Smith {15}, HM Amla {04} and F du Plessis {06}

DA Elgar became the sixth captain to lead South Africa against India in tests on home soil. Others are – KC Wessels {04}, WJ Cronje {03}, SM Pollock {02}, GC Smith {08} and F du Plessis {03}

South Africa capped M Jansen for this test. He became the 346th cricketer to make his test debut for South Africa. He also became the 231st cricketer to make his test debut for South Africa on home soil

South Africa capped M Jansen for this test. He became the 24th cricketer to make his test debut for South Africa against India. He also became the 12^th cricketer to make his test debut for South Africa on home soil against India.

KL Rahul-MA Agarwal posted 117 runs for the first wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 597^th occasion of India posting a three figure partnership in an innings. It also provides the 273rd occasion of India posting a three figure partnership in an innings on away soil.

KL Rahul-MA Agarwal posted 117 runs for the first wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 30^th occasion of India posting a three figure partnership in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the 13^th occasion of India posting a three figure partnership in an innings against South Africa in South Africa.

KL Rahul-MA Agarwal posted 117 runs for the first wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 85th occasion of India posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the first wicket. It also provides the 37^th occasion of India posting a three figure partnership in an innings on away soil for the first wicket

KL Rahul-MA Agarwal posted 117 runs for the first wicket in India’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of India posting a three figure partnership in an innings against South Africa for the first wicket. It also provides the third occasion of India posting a three figure partnership in an innings against South Africa in South Africa for the first wicket.

CA Pujara was dismissed for a duck in India’s first innings to provide the 68th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the 41^st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck in an innings against South Africa in South Africa.

CA Pujara was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s first innings to provide the 17th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a first ball duck in an innings against South Africa.

It was the second occasion of CA Pujara collecting the first ball duck against South Africa. He was dismissed for a first ball duck at Centurion in Jan 2018. He became the third Indian batsman to be dismissed for a first ball duck against South Africa on two or more occasion. Others are RG Sharma {02} and J Srinath {03}

No	Player	R	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CA Pujara	0	1	2	SAF	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
2	CA Pujara	0	1	1	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

1	RG Sharma	0	1	1	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2013
2	RG Sharma	0	1	3	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

1	J Srinath	0	1	1	SAF	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
2	J Srinath	0	1	2	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	J Srinath	0	1	1	SAF	Mumbai	24 Feb 2000

It also provides the 12th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a first ball duck in an innings against South Africa in South Africa. CA Pujara becomes the first Indian batsman to collect the first ball duck on two occasions against South Africa in South Africa, both his ducks coming at Centurion.

No	Player	R	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CA Pujara	0	1	2	SAF	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
2	CA Pujara	0	1	1	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

CA Pujara’s duck in India’s first innings represent his eleventh duck of his test career. It also represents his ninth duck while batting at number three. He now holds the record for most ducks by an Indian batsman batting at number three. He went past DB Vengsarkar who had scored eight ducks while batting at number three.

KL Rahul scored 122 not out in India’s first innings at the close of play on the first day to provide the 526^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 243rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil.

KL Rahul scored 122 not out in India’s first innings at the close of play on the first day to provide the 36th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa in South Africa

KL Rahul scored 122 not out in India’s first innings at the close of play on the first day to provide the 158th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 74th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil.

KL Rahul scored 122 not out in India’s first innings at the close of play on the first day to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa in South Africa. W Jaffer is the other Indian opening batsman to score a century against South Africa in South Africa. He had scored 116 at Cape Town in Jan 2007. Thus KL Rahul’s 122 not out in this test represent the highest individual score by an Indian opening batsman against South Africa in South Africa.

KL Rahul scored 122 not out and MA Agarwal scored 60 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the sixth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in the same innings against South Africa.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1	V Sehwag	164	2	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
	2	G Gambhir	96	2	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004

2	1	W Jaffer	116	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
	2	KD Karthik	63	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007

3	1	W Jaffer	73	2	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
	2	V Sehwag	319	2	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008

4	1	G Gambhir	80	3	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
	2	V Sehwag	63	3	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010

5	1	MA Agarwal	215	1	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
	2	RG Sharma	176	1	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019

6	1	KL Rahul	122*	1	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
	2	MA Agarwal	60	1	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

It also provides the fourth occasion of one opener scoring a century and the other scoring a half century against South Africa in the same innings.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1	V Sehwag	164	2	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
	2	G Gambhir	96	2	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004

2	1	W Jaffer	116	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
	2	KD Karthik	63	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007

3	1	W Jaffer	73	2	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
	2	V Sehwag	319	2	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008

4	1	KL Rahul	122*	1	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
	2	MA Agarwal	60	1	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

It also provides the second such occasion against South Africa in South Africa. Wasim Jaffer {116} and KD Karthik {63} had scored a century and a half century at Cape Town in Jan 2007.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1	W Jaffer	116	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
	2	KD Karthik	63	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007

It also provides the second such occasion against South Africa in South Africa at Centurion. Wasim Jaffer {116} and KD Karthik {63} had scored a century and a half century at Cape Town in Jan 2007.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1	G Gambhir	80	3	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
	2	V Sehwag	63	3	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010

2	1	KL Rahul	122*	1	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
	2	MA Agarwal	60	1	SAF	Centurion	26 Dec 2021

Ashes series 2021-22 : Melbourne Test : First day

26/12/2021 hrg

Australia capped SC Boland for this test to provide the 462nd occasion of an cricketer making his test debut for Australia. He also became the 287^th Australian cricketer to make his debut on home soil

Australia capped SC Boland for this test to provide the 247th occasion of an Australian cricketer making his test debut against England. He also became the 169th Australian cricketer to make his debut on home soil against England.

Australia capped SC Boland for this test to provide the 92nd occasion of an Australian cricketer making his test debut at Melbourne. He also became the 61^st Australian cricketer to make his debut against England at Melbourne.

England have made four changes. RJ Burns, OJ Pope, CR Woakes and SCJ Broad have all been left out in favour of Z Crawley, JM Bairstow, MA Wood and MJ Leach.

Of the four, Z Crawley is making his first appearance in a test against Australia, while all the other three have already made their appearance against Australia.

It’s a delayed toss due to rain interruption at Melbourne, the venue of the third test of Ashes series 2021-22.

JE Root will be leading England in his 59^th test in this game. He will share the record for most captaincy assignment for England with AN Cook. AN Cook has also led England on 59 occasions.

JE Root will be leading England in his 28th test on away soil in this game. He will share the record for most captaincy assignment for England on away soil with AN Cook. AN Cook has also led England on 59 occasions on away soil.

Australia won the toss and elected to field first to provide the 85th occasion of Australia doing so. It also provides the 57th occasion of Australia doing so on home soil

Australia won the toss and elected to field first to provide the 35th occasion of Australia doing so against England. It also provides the 22nd occasion of Australia doing so on home soil against England.

Australia won the toss and elected to field first to provide the 18th occasion of Australia doing so at Melbourne. It also provides the seventh occasion of Australia doing so at Melbourne against England.

This test was JE Root’s 50^th test on away soil. He became the ninth England cricketer to appear in 50 tests on away soil.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	C	HC	0
1	JM Anderson	67	98	42	430	29	0	0	14
2	AN Cook	66	125	9	5295	244*	17	22	5
3	SCJ Broad	59	91	17	909	56	0	1	17
4	MC Cowdrey	59	100	9	4087	151	13	20	5
5	AJ Stewart	59	109	9	3813	173	7	23	9
6	DI Gower	52	91	9	3777	173*	8	20	3
7	G Boycott	51	93	13	3758	142*	8	27	4
8	GP Thorpe	51	94	17	3401	200*	9	18	5
9	JE Root	50	93	5	4157	228	9	24	3

JM Anderson added one more record to his list of records. He became England’s most capped cricketer on away soil. He was playing his 67^th test on away soil in this test. He went past AN Cook who has played 66 tests on away soil.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	C	HC	0
1	JM Anderson	67	98	42	430	29	0	0	14
2	AN Cook	66	125	9	5295	244*	17	22	5

JE Root became the 59^th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 50 plus tests on away soil.

H Hameed was dismissed for a duck in England’s first innings to provide the 264^th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 152^nd occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings on away soil

H Hameed was dismissed for a duck in England’s first innings to provide the 97^th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 66^th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings on away soil against Australia.

H Hameed was dismissed for a duck in England’s first innings to provide the 22^nd occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia at Melbourne.

H Hammed-Z Crawley opened the innings for England in this test providing the 164th opening pair for England against Australia. They also provide the 97^th England opening pair against Australia on away soil and 53^rd opening pair against Australia at Melbourne.

PJ Cummins captured his 100^th wicket on home soil when he claimed the wicket of England opener H Hameed for a duck caught by A Carey. He earned the distinction of becoming the 20^th Australian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on home soil.

H Hameed’s dismissal for a duck in England’s first innings provides the 16^th occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck by PJ Cummins. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Batsman	MoD	Fielder	R	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MM Ali	c	SPD Smith	0	1	Eng	Perth	14.12.17
2	SCJ Broad	c	TD Paine	0	3	Eng	Perth	14.12.17
3	JM Anderson	c	CT Bancroft	0	2	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.17
4	I Sharma	c	TD Paine	0	4	Ind	Perth	14.12.18
5	JJ Bumrah	c	PJ Cummins	0	4	Ind	Perth	14.12.18
6	CA Pujara	c	MS Harris	0	3	Ind	Melbourne	26.12.18
7	V Kohli	c	MS Harris	0	3	Ind	Melbourne	26.12.18
8	PVD Chameera	c	KR Patterson	0	1	Srl	Brisbane	24.01.19
9	LD Chandimal	c	KR Patterson	0	3	Srl	Brisbane	24.01.19
10	Asad Shafiq	c	SPD Smith	0	3	Pak	Brisbane	21.11.19
11	MJ Santner	c	TM Head	0	4	NZl	Perth	12.12.19
12	HM Nicholls	lbw		0	2	NZl	Melbourne	26.12.19
13	Mohd Shami	c	TM Head	0	1	Ind	Adelaide	17.12.20
14	CA Pujara	c	TD Paine	0	3	Ind	Adelaide	17.12.20
15	OE Robinson	c	AT Carey	0	1	Eng	Brisbane	08.12.21
16	H Hameed	c	AT Carey	0	1	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.21

H Hameed’s dismissal for a duck in England’s first innings provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman dismissed for a duck by PJ Cummins. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Batsman	MoD	Fielder	R	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	MM Ali	c	SPD Smith	0	1	Eng	Perth	14.12.17
2	SCJ Broad	c	TD Paine	0	3	Eng	Perth	14.12.17
3	JM Anderson	c	CT Bancroft	0	2	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.17
4	OE Robinson	c	AT Carey	0	1	Eng	Brisbane	08.12.21
5	H Hameed	c	AT Carey	0	1	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.21

JE Root scored 50 in England’s first innings to provide his 38^th fifty while leading England. It also provides his 19^th fifty on away soil while captaining England

JE Root scored 50 in England’s first innings to provide his twelfth fifty while leading England against Australia. It also provides his eighth fifty on away soil while leading England against Australia.

JE Root was dismissed for 50 in England’s first innings to provide the fourteenth occasion of an England captain dismissed for 50 in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WG Grace	50	2	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1892
2	FL Fane	50	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1908
3	JWHT Douglas	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
4	APF Chapman	50	1	Win	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
5	APF Chapman	50	1	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
6	JH Edrich	50	2	Aus	Sydney	04 Jan 1975
7	JM Brearley	50	1	NZl	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978
8	MA Atherton	50	1	Aus	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
9	N Hussain	50	3	Ind	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
10	A Flintoff	50	1	Ind	Mumbai	18 Mar 2006
11	A Flintoff	50	3	Ind	Mumbai	18 Mar 2006
12	AN Cook	50	3	Aus	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013
13	JE Root	50	3	SAF	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
14	JE Root	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

JE Root is one of three England captains who have been dismissed for 50 on two occasions. Others are APF Chapman and A Flintoff. A Flintoff is the only England captain to be dismissed for 50 in both innings of a test. He was dismissed for 50 in both innings against India at Mumbai in Mar 2006.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	APF Chapman	50	1	Win	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
2	APF Chapman	50	1	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928

1	A Flintoff	50	1	Ind	Mumbai	18 Mar 2006
2	A Flintoff	50	3	Ind	Mumbai	18 Mar 2006

1	JE Root	50	3	SAF	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
2	JE Root	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

JE Root was dismissed for 50 in England’s first innings to provide the eighth occasion of an England captain dismissed for 50 in an innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WG Grace	50	2	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1892
2	FL Fane	50	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1908
3	JWHT Douglas	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
4	APF Chapman	50	1	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
5	JH Edrich	50	2	Aus	Sydney	04 Jan 1975
6	MA Atherton	50	1	Aus	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
7	AN Cook	50	3	Aus	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013
8	JE Root	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

JE Root was dismissed for 50 in England’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an England captain dismissed for 50 in an innings against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WG Grace	50	2	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1892
2	FL Fane	50	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1908
3	JWHT Douglas	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
4	APF Chapman	50	1	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
5	JH Edrich	50	2	Aus	Sydney	04 Jan 1975
6	JE Root	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

JE Root was dismissed for 50 in England’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an England captain dismissed for 50 in an innings against Australia in Australia at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WG Grace	50	2	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1892
2	FL Fane	50	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1908
3	JWHT Douglas	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
4	JE Root	50	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021

JE Root was dismissed for 50 in England’s first innings to provide the 71st occasion of an England batsman dismissed for 50 in an innings. It also provides the 37^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for 50 in an innings on away soil.

JE Root was dismissed for 50 in England’s first innings to provide the 27th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for 50 in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 16^th occasion of an England batsman dismissed for 50 in an innings against Australia on away soil and tenth such occasion at Melbourne.

It is an exact 50 for JE Root on his 50^th test on away soil.

MA Starc’s two wickets in this game fetched him an aggregate of 172 wickets which represents the most wickets by a left arm Australian bowler on home soil He went past MJ Johnson who had a tally of 171 wickets on home soil. MA Starc’s 172 wickets is also a record for an Australian left arm pace bowler on home soil.

Most wickets by a left arm bowler on home soil is credited to HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka who has an aggregate of 278 wickets. Most wickets by a left arm pace bowler on home soil is credited to WPUJC Vaas of Sri Lanka who has an aggregate of 180 wickets.

SPD Smith’s lone catch in England’s innings fetched him an aggregate of 132 catches. It also fetched him an aggregate of 76 catches on home soil.

SPD Smith’s lone catch in England’s innings fetched him an aggregate of 44 catches against England. It also fetched him an aggregate of 28 catches on home soil against England.

England was dismissed all out for 185 after being inserted to provide the 57^th occasion of England dismissed all out for a total of less than 200 when it was inserted by the opposition. It also provides the 24th occasion of England dismissed all out for a total of less than 200 when it was inserted by the opposition – Australia.

DA Warner’s aggregate runs as an Australian opening batsman read 7512 at the end of his first innings in this test in which he made 38. He reached the landmark of 7500 runs when he was on 26 during the course of his knock of 38. He became the third Australian opening batsman to aggregate 7500 plus runs. Others are ML Hayden {8625} and MA Taylor {7525}. By a strange coincidence, all these three opening batsmen are left handers.

DA Warner’s aggregate runs as an Australian opening batsman read 4780 on home soil at the end of his first innings in this test in which he made 38. Only ML Hayden has scored more runs on home soil than DA Warner. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs on home soil while opening the innings.

DA Warner’s aggregate runs as an Australian opening batsman read 1206 on home soil against England at the end of his first innings in this test in which he made 38. He completed 1200 runs when he was on 32 during the course of his knock of 38. He became the second opening batsman to aggregate 1200 plus runs against England on home soil after WM Lawry. WM Lawry has an aggregate of 1226 against England on home soil

Matches won the last ball in Vijay Hazare Trophy

25/12/2021 hrg

Tamil Nadu won its quarter final match of 2021/22 season against Saurashtra at Jaipur on 24 Dec 2021 by two wickets on the last ball to provide the eighth occasion of a team winning a game on the last ball in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Winner	Margin	Tar	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Services	4 wkts	232	50.0	J + K	Una	17.02.09
2	Services	1 wkt	284	50.0	Vidarbha	Kolkata	10.03.14
3	Railways	1 wkt	229	50.0	Karnataka	Bengaluru	10.12.15
4	H. Pradesh	1 wkt	272	50.0	Kerala	Nadaun	09.02.18
5	Andhra	2 wkts	249	50.0	Chhattisgarh	Delhi	26.09.18
6	Railways	2 wkts	242	50.0	Goa	Ranchi	12.12.21
7	Manipur	2 wkts	231	50.0	Sikkim	Jaipur	14.12.21
8	Tamil Nadu	2 wkts	311	50.0	Saurashtra	Jaipur	24.12.21

Saurashtra batting first set a target of 311 for Tamil Nadu to win the game. This target is the highest ever target and also the first target of 300 plus runs set by a team when the opponent has won the game on the last ball. The previous highest total was 284 set by Vidarbha against Services at Kolkata on 10.03.14. Services had won this game by 1 wicket on the last ball of the match

No	Winner	Margin	Tar	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Tamil Nadu	2 wkts	311	50.0	Saurashtra	Jaipur	24.12.21
2	Services	1 wkt	284	50.0	Vidarbha	Kolkata	10.03.14

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