Two spin bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings

Two spin bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings

L Embuldenia {5-35} and RTM Mendis {5-66} of Sri Lanka shared the ten wickets equally in the fourth innings of the test against West Indies at Galle to provide the ninth occasion of two spin bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamIOppGroundStart DateFWI
1Ind2WinKingston28 Mar 19532
2Ind3AusDelhi28 Nov 19692
3Eng3PakKarachi24 Mar 19732
4Aus4IndChennai18 Sep 19862
5Pak2IndBengaluru13 Mar 19872
6Aus3EngBirmingham05 Aug 19932
7Srl2ZimGalle12 Jan 20022
8Ind3EngAhmedabad04 Mar 20212
9Srl4WinGalle29 Nov 20212

It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lankan spin bowlers performing such a feat. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamIOppGroundStart DateFWI
1Srl2ZimGalle12 Jan 20022
2Srl4WinGalle29 Nov 20212

It also provides the second occasion of spin bowlers performing such a feat against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamIOppGroundStart DateFWI
1Ind2WinKingston28 Mar 19532
2Srl4WinGalle29 Nov 20212
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