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Four catches by a substitute fieldsman in a test innings

09/01/2022 hrg

OJ Pope of England became the third substitute fieldsman to pouch four catches in an innings in the annals of test cricket. He held four catches in Australia’s second innings in the just concluded fourth test at Sydney. Other are Younis Khan of Pakistan and WP Saha of India. The following table lists the performance of these three fieldsmen

No	Player	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	Younis Khan	4	3	Pak	Ban	Multan	29 Aug 2001
2	WP Saha	4	3	Ind	Aus	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
3	OJ Pope	4	3	Eng	Aus	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

“Nelson” – 111 runs partnerships in a test innings

09/01/2022 hrg

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India stitched a partnership of 111 runs for the third wicket in the recently concluded test at Johannesburg against South Africa to provide the 67^th occasion of batsmen posting a “Nelson” partnership in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MacLaren,E Wainwright	1	1	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1898
2	JW Hearne, FE Woolley	5	1	Eng	SAF	Leeds	Jul 1912
3	HL Collins, CG Macartney	2	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1920
4	WVS Ling, HW Taylor	4	3	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1922
5	EH Bowley, Duleepsinhji	2	1	Eng	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1930
6	DG Bradman, KE Rigg	3	2	Aus	SAF	Sydney	Dec 1931
7	AF Kippax, SJ McCabe	4	3	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	Dec 1931
8	AH Bakewell, CF Walters	1	1	Eng	Ind	Chennai	Feb 1934
9	M Leyland, RWV Robins	7	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1937
10	DCS Compton, L Hutton	3	3	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1948
11	WR Endean, JHB Waite	2	3	SAF	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1952
12	Cheetham,PNF Mansell	7	2	SAF	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1953
13	PBH May, G Pullar	3	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1961
14	G Boycott, ER Dexter	2	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1964
15	RM Cowper,WM Lawry	1	3	Aus	Ind	Sydney	Jan 1968
16	IM Chappell,RM Cowper	2	2	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1968
17	FM Engineer,AV Mankad	1	1	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
18	GS Chappell, KD Walters	4	1	Aus	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1973
19	RB McCosker, IR Redpath	1	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Feb 1975
20	JH Edrich, B Wood	1	3	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jul 1975
21	CG Greenidge, CL King	5	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1976
22	G Boycott, GA Gooch	1	1	Eng	NZl	Nottingham	Aug 1978
23	Brearley, DW Randall	2	3	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1979
24	Imran Khan, Majid Khan	8	2	Pak	Aus	Lahore	Mar 1980
25	GS Chappell, KJ Hughes	3	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Aug 1980
26	AR Border, AMJ Hilditch	4	4	Aus	Win	Melbourne	Dec 1984
27	J Miandad, Ramiz Raja	3	2	Pak	Win	Karachi	Nov 1986
28	N Kapil Dev, Vengsarkar	6	1	Ind	Srl	Cuttack	Jan 1987
29	SM Gavaskar, Vengsarkar	3	2	Ind	Pak	Ahmedabad	Mar 1987
30	Ijaz Ahmed, S Yousuf	6	1	Pak	Aus	Faisalabad	Sep 1988
31	DL Haynes, CL Hooper	3	3	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1989
32	DC Boon, MA Taylor	2	4	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1991
33	RJ Shastri, Vengsarkar	3	2	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1992
34	J Miandad, S Mohd	3	2	Pak	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1992
35	GA Hick, AJ Stewart	2	2	Eng	Ind	Chennai	Feb 1993
36	Greatbatch, JG Wright	1	1	NZl	Aus	Wellington	Mar 1993
37	Ranatunga,H Tillakaratne	5	2	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
38	RA Smith, GP Thorpe	4	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1995
39	AM Bacher, AC Hudson	2	3	SAF	Ind	Durban	Dec 1996
40	Atapattu, M Jayawardene	4	1	Srl	Eng	Galle	Feb 2001
41	SP Fleming, CD McMillan	5	2	NZl	Pak	Auckland	Mar 2001
42	TCB Fernando,C Vaas	8	2	Srl	Zim	Kandy	Jan 2002
43	ML Hayden, ME Waugh	3	1	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 2002
44	Inzamam, S Mushtaq	7	1	Pak	NZl	Lahore	May 2002
45	CH Gayle, WW Hinds	1	1	Win	Ind	Kingston	May 2002
46	DD Ebrahim, GW Flower	3	4	Zim	Pak	Harare	Nov 2002
47	H Bashar, Rajin Saleh	4	3	Ban	Pak	Karachi	Aug 2003
48	JL Langer, RT Ponting	2	1	Aus	SAF	Perth	Dec 2005
49	TM Dilshan,Maharoof	6	1	Srl	Pak	Col-SSC	Mar 2006
50	Chanderpaul,MN Samuels	4	1	Win	SAF	P Elizabeth	Dec 2007
51	M Rahim, S Al Hasan	7	4	Ban	Srl	Dhaka	Dec 2008
52	AN Petersen, GC Smith	1	2	SAF	Ind	Centurion	Dec 2010
53	Chandimal, Samaraweera	6	1	Srl	SAF	Durban	Dec 2011
54	R Ashwin, CA Pujara	7	1	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Nov 2012
55	KP Pietersen, JE Root	3	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2013
56	B Kumar, Mohd Shami	10	1	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 2014
57	JE Root, BA Stokes	5	2	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Jan 2016
58	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	3	3	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	Dec 2016
59	Mahmudullah, S Al Hasan	6	1	Ban	Win	Dhaka	Nov 2018
60	Labuschagne, DA Warner	3	1	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2019
61	CR Ervine, PS Masvaure	2	1	Zim	Ban	Dhaka	Feb 2020
62	Liton Das, M Rahim	6	2	Ban	Zim	Dhaka	Feb 2020
63	TA Blundell, TWM Latham	1	3	NZl	Pak	Mt M’ganui	Dec 2020
64	JM Bairstow, JE Root	3	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021
65	N Dickwella, RTM Mendis	7	1	Srl	Ban	Pallekele	Apr 2021
66	DM de Silva, Karunaratne	4	1	Srl	Win	Galle	Nov 2021
67	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	3	3	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	Jan 2022

It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings against South Africa.

No	Partners	Wkt	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	FM Engineer, AV Mankad	1	1	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
2	N Kapil Dev, Vengsarkar	6	1	Ind	Srl	Cuttack	Jan 1987
3	SM Gavaskar, Vengsarkar	3	2	Ind	Pak	Ahmedabad	Mar 1987
4	RJ Shastri, Vengsarkar	3	2	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1992
5	R Ashwin, CA Pujara	7	1	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	Nov 2012
6	B Kumar, Mohd Shami	10	1	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 2014
7	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	3	3	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	Jan 2022

It also provides the ninth occasion of batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JW Hearne, FE Woolley	5	1	Eng	SAF	Leeds	Jul 1912
2	DG Bradman, KE Rigg	3	2	Aus	SAF	Sydney	Dec 1931
3	AF Kippax, SJ McCabe	4	3	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	Dec 1931
4	ML Hayden, ME Waugh	3	1	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 2002
5	JL Langer, RT Ponting	2	1	Aus	SAF	Perth	Dec 2005
6	Chanderpaul,MN Samuels	4	1	Win	SAF	P Elizabeth	Dec 2007
7	Chandimal, Samaraweera	6	1	Srl	SAF	Durban	Dec 2011
8	JE Root, BA Stokes	5	2	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Jan 2016
9	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	3	3	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	Jan 2022

It also provides the 16th occasion of batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DG Bradman, KE Rigg	3	2	Aus	SAF	Sydney	Dec 1931
2	DCS Compton, L Hutton	3	3	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1948
3	PBH May, G Pullar	3	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1961
4	GS Chappell, KJ Hughes	3	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Aug 1980
5	J Miandad, Ramiz Raja	3	2	Pak	Win	Karachi	Nov 1986
6	SM Gavaskar, Vengsarkar	3	2	Ind	Pak	Ahmedabad	Mar 1987
7	DL Haynes, CL Hooper	3	3	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1989
8	RJ Shastri, Vengsarkar	3	2	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1992
9	J Miandad, Shoaib Mohd	3	2	Pak	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1992
10	ML Hayden, ME Waugh	3	1	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 2002
11	DD Ebrahim, GW Flower	3	4	Zim	Pak	Harare	Nov 2002
12	KP Pietersen, JE Root	3	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2013
13	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	3	3	Aus	Pak	Brisbane	Dec 2016
14	Labuschagne, Warner	3	1	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2019
15	JM Bairstow, JE Root	3	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021
16	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	3	3	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	Jan 2022

It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings at Johannesburg. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the third occasion of visiting batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings at Johannesburg.

No	Partners	Wkt	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	WVS Ling, HW Taylor	4	3	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	Dec 1922
2	ML Hayden, ME Waugh	3	1	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 2002
3	JE Root, BA Stokes	5	2	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Jan 2016
4	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	3	3	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	Jan 2022

England batsmen scoring “twin half centuries” in a test against Australia

09/01/2022 hrg

BA Stokes of England scored 66 and 60 in the just concluded test at Sydney against Australia to provide the 150^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 54^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Ulyett	52	63	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877
2	J Selby	55	70	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
3	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
4	JT Tyldesley	56	61	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
5	AC MacLaren	56	79	v Australia	Lord’s	15 Jun 1905
6	J Hardstaff snr	61	72	v Australia	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
7	W Rhodes	66	54	v Australia	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
8	W Rhodes	59	57*	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
9	G Gunn	52	61	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
10	JWHT Douglas	50	60	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
11	FE Woolley	95	93	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
12	JB Hobbs	78	74	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
13	RES Wyatt	51	61*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
14	H Sutcliffe	63	69*	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
15	CF Walters	52	50*	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
16	NWD Yardley	61	53*	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
17	L Hutton	94	76	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
18	L Hutton	81	57	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
19	L Hutton	79	60*	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
20	PE Richardson	81	73	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956
21	PBH May	63	53	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jun 1956
22	KF Barrington	53	83	v Australia	The Oval	17 Aug 1961
23	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
24	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
25	JH Edrich	88	64	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968
26	JH Edrich	62	65	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968
27	G Boycott	70	50	v Australia	Perth	11 Dec 1970
28	AW Greig	57	62	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972
29	APE Knott	92	63	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
30	DS Steele	73	92	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975
31	DW Randall	75	74*	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
32	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
33	CJ Tavare	69	78	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981
34	MW Gatting	53	56	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
35	W Larkins	64	54	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990
36	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
37	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
38	RA Smith	86	50	v Australia	Nottingham	01 Jul 1993
39	MA Atherton	55	63	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
40	GA Gooch	56	79	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
41	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
42	GP Thorpe	53	82*	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Aug 1997
43	MR Ramprakash	61	57	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998
44	N Hussain	75	72	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
45	KP Pietersen	57	64*	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
46	A Flintoff	68	73	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
47	IR Bell	59	65	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005
48	KP Pietersen	70	60*	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006
49	PD Collingwood	64	74	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009
50	AJ Strauss	55	75	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
51	KP Pietersen	50	62	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 2013
52	IR Bell	53	65*	v Australia	Birmingham	29 Jul 2015
53	JE Root	83	58*	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
54	BA Stokes	66	60	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

It also provides the 24^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Ulyett	52	63	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877
2	J Selby	55	70	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
3	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
4	J Hardstaff snr	61	72	v Australia	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
5	W Rhodes	59	57*	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
6	G Gunn	52	61	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
7	JWHT Douglas	50	60	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
8	RES Wyatt	51	61*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
9	NWD Yardley	61	53*	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
10	L Hutton	94	76	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
11	L Hutton	79	60*	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
12	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
13	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
14	G Boycott	70	50	v Australia	Perth	11 Dec 1970
15	DW Randall	75	74*	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978
16	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
17	W Larkins	64	54	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990
18	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
19	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
20	MR Ramprakash	61	57	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998
21	N Hussain	75	72	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
22	KP Pietersen	70	60*	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006
23	JE Root	83	58*	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
24	BA Stokes	66	60	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia at Sydney. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Gunn	52	61	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
2	RES Wyatt	51	61*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
3	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
4	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
5	N Hussain	75	72	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
6	JE Root	83	58*	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
7	BA Stokes	66	60	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

GA Gooch {03}, KP Pietersen {03}, L Hutton {03}, MA Atherton {03}, ER Dexter {02}, IR Bell {02}, JH Edrich {02}, JT Tyldesley {02} and W Rhodes {02} are the England batsmen who have scored twin half centuries on two or more occasions against Australia.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
2	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
3	GA Gooch	56	79	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993

1	KP Pietersen	57	64*	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
2	KP Pietersen	70	60*	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006
3	KP Pietersen	50	62	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 2013

1	L Hutton	94	76	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
2	L Hutton	81	57	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
3	L Hutton	79	60*	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951

1	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
2	MA Atherton	55	63	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
3	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995

1	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
2	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962

1	IR Bell	59	65	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005
2	IR Bell	53	65*	v Australia	Birmingham	29 Jul 2015

1	JH Edrich	88	64	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968
2	JH Edrich	62	65	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968

1	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
2	JT Tyldesley	56	61	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905

1	W Rhodes	66	54	v Australia	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	W Rhodes	59	57*	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912

Lord’s {05}, Manchester {05}, Nottingham {05}, The Oval {05} are the home grounds, which have witnessed five occasions of England batsmen scoring twin half centuries against Australia. Melbourne {09} and Sydney {07} are the away grounds which have witnessed seven or more occasions of England batsmen scoring twin half centuries against Australia. Melbourne owns the record for witnessing nine such occasions against Australia.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AC MacLaren	56	79	v Australia	Lord’s	15 Jun 1905
2	FE Woolley	95	93	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
3	PBH May	63	53	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jun 1956
4	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
5	KP Pietersen	57	64*	v Australia	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005

1	H Sutcliffe	63	69*	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
2	CF Walters	52	50*	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jul 1934
3	AW Greig	57	62	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972
4	CJ Tavare	69	78	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981
5	IR Bell	59	65	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005

1	JT Tyldesley	56	61	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905
2	JB Hobbs	78	74	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
3	PE Richardson	81	73	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Jun 1956
4	RA Smith	86	50	v Australia	Nottingham	01 Jul 1993
5	GP Thorpe	53	82*	v Australia	Nottingham	07 Aug 1997

1	APE Knott	92	63	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
2	MW Gatting	53	56	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
3	GA Gooch	56	79	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
4	AJ Strauss	55	75	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009
5	KP Pietersen	50	62	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 2013

1	G Ulyett	52	63	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877
2	J Selby	55	70	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
3	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
4	JWHT Douglas	50	60	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
5	NWD Yardley	61	53*	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
6	L Hutton	79	60*	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951
7	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
8	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
9	W Larkins	64	54	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990

1	G Gunn	52	61	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
2	RES Wyatt	51	61*	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933
3	GA Gooch	59	54	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991
4	MA Atherton	88	67	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
5	N Hussain	75	72	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
6	JE Root	83	58*	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2018
7	BA Stokes	66	60	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

The following are the nine occasions of England batsmen scoring a ninety and a half century in a test against Australia. ER Dexter is the only England batsman to perform such a feat on two occasions.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JT Tyldesley	97	62	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Jan 1904
2	FE Woolley	95	93	v Australia	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
3	L Hutton	94	76	v Australia	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
4	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
5	ER Dexter	93	52	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
6	APE Knott	92	63	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
7	DS Steele	73	92	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975
8	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
9	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993

ER Dexter, GA Gooch and MA Atherton are the three England batsmen to score ninety-nine and a half century in a test against Australia.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ER Dexter	70	99	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
2	GA Gooch	99	51	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980
3	MA Atherton	80	99	v Australia	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993

Australian batsmen scoring “twin centuries” in a test : UT Khawaja joins the list

09/01/2022 hrg

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 137 and 101 not out in the ongoing Sydney test against England to provide the 87^th occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 24^th occasion of an Australian batsman performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	136	130	Eng	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	AR Morris	122	124*	Eng	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
3	DG Bradman	132	127*	Ind	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
4	J Moroney	118	101*	SAF	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
5	RB Simpson	153	115	Pak	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
6	KD Walters	242	103	Win	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
7	GS Chappell	247*	133	NZl	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
8	IM Chappell	145	121	NZl	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
9	GS Chappell	123	109*	Win	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
10	AR Border	150*	153	Pak	Lahore	18 Mar 1980
11	AR Border	140	114*	NZl	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986
12	DM Jones	116	121*	Pak	Adelaide	19 Jan 1990
13	SR Waugh	108	116	Eng	Manchester	03 Jul 1997
14	ML Hayden	197	103	Eng	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
15	ML Hayden	117	132	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
16	RT Ponting	149	104*	Win	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
17	RT Ponting	120	143*	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
18	RT Ponting	103	116	SAF	Durban	24 Mar 2006
19	PJ Hughes	115	160	SAF	Durban	06 Mar 2009
20	DA Warner	135	145	SAF	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
21	DA Warner	145	102	Ind	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
22	DA Warner	163	116	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
23	SPD Smith	144	142	Eng	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
24	UT Khawaja	137	101*	Eng	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian batsman performing such a feat on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AR Morris	122	124*	Eng	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
2	DG Bradman	132	127*	Ind	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
3	KD Walters	242	103	Win	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
4	GS Chappell	123	109*	Win	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
5	DM Jones	116	121*	Pak	Adelaide	19 Jan 1990
6	ML Hayden	197	103	Eng	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
7	ML Hayden	117	132	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
8	RT Ponting	149	104*	Win	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
9	RT Ponting	120	143*	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
10	DA Warner	145	102	Ind	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
11	DA Warner	163	116	NZl	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
12	UT Khawaja	137	101*	Eng	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian batsman performing such a feat at Sydney. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian batsman scoring twin hundreds against England at Sydney.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	KD Walters	242	103	Win	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
2	RT Ponting	120	143*	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
3	UT Khawaja	137	101*	Eng	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman performing such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	136	130	Eng	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	AR Morris	122	124*	Eng	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
3	SR Waugh	108	116	Eng	Manchester	03 Jul 1997
4	ML Hayden	197	103	Eng	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
5	SPD Smith	144	142	Eng	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
6	UT Khawaja	137	101*	Eng	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian batsman scoring twin hundreds against England on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AR Morris	122	124*	Eng	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
2	ML Hayden	197	103	Eng	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
3	UT Khawaja	137	101*	Eng	Sydney	05 Jan 2022

South Africa’s test wins at Johannesburg

09/01/2022 hrg

South Africa won the second test against India at Johannesburg by seven wickets to post its first ever win against India and its 28^th win against various oppositions at Johannesburg. It also provides its 170^th win against all oppositions and 111^th win against various oppositions on home soil.

Its victories at Johannesburg are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SAF	won	001 wkt	Eng	Johannesburg	02 Jan 1906
2	SAF	won	009 wkts	Eng	Johannesburg	06 Mar 1906
3	SAF	won	243 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906
4	SAF	won	019 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
5	SAF	won	168 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922
6	SAF	won	004 wkts	Eng	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928
7	SAF	won	028 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930
8	SAF	won	132 runs	NZl	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953
9	SAF	won	009 wkts	NZl	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954
10	SAF	won	017 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
11	SAF	won	I + 51 runs	NZl	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962
12	SAF	won	233 runs	Aus	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966
13	SAF	won	307 runs	Aus	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970
14	SAF	won	197 runs	Aus	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994
15	SAF	won	324 runs	Pak	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995
16	SAF	won	004 wkts	Win	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998
17	SAF	won	I + 21 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999
18	SAF	won	I + 64 runs	Srl	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002
19	SAF	won	189 runs	Win	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003
20	SAF	won	004 wkts	NZl	Johannesburg	05 May 2006
21	SAF	won	358 runs	NZl	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
22	SAF	won	I + 74 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010
23	SAF	won	211 runs	Pak	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013
24	SAF	won	I + 118 runs	Srl	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
25	SAF	won	492 runs	Aus	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018
26	SAF	won	107 runs	Pak	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019
27	SAF	won	010 wkts	Srl	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021
28	SAF	won	007 wkts	Ind	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022

Indian batsmen scoring a zero and a half century in a test match

08/01/2022 hrg

AM Rahane of India scored zero and 58 in the just concluded test at Johannesburg against South Africa to provide the 80^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a zero and a half century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	L Amarnath	0	50	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	VM Merchant	78	0	Eng	Manchester	20 Jul 1946
3	DG Phadkar	56*	0	Aus	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948
4	VS Hazare	63	0	Win	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953
5	P Roy	0	78	Pak	Bahawalpur	15 Jan 1955
6	VL Manjrekar	0	58*	Win	Kolkata	31 Dec 1958
7	CG Borde	0	56	Win	Chennai	21 Jan 1959
8	P Roy	0	99	Aus	Delhi	12 Dec 1959
9	RB Kenny	0	51	Aus	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
10	SA Durani	71	0	Eng	Mum-BS	11 Nov 1961
11	RF Surti	57	0	Win	Trinidad	16 Feb 1962
12	CG Borde	93	0	Win	Kingston	07 Mar 1962
13	RG Nadkarni	61	0	Win	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
14	Hanumant Singh	0	94	Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
15	ML Jaisimha	66	0	Aus	Mum-BS	10 Oct 1964
16	Hanumant Singh	0	75*	NZl	Mum-BS	12 Mar 1965
17	AL Wadekar	0	67	Win	Chennai	13 Jan 1967
18	AL Wadekar	0	91	Eng	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
19	S Abid Ali	63	0	NZl	Nagpur	03 Oct 1969
20	MAK Pataudi	95	0	Aus	Mum-BS	04 Nov 1969
21	AL Wadekar	0	62	Aus	Kolkata	12 Dec 1969
22	S Abid Ali	58	0	Eng	Delhi	20 Dec 1972
23	FM Engineer	86	0	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
24	M Amarnath	0	86	Aus	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978
25	DB Vengsarkar	0	52	Eng	The Oval	30 Aug 1979
26	CPS Chauhan	0	85	Aus	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981
27	DB Vengsarkar	0	52*	NZl	Auckland	13 Mar 1981
28	RJ Shastri	66	0	Eng	The Oval	08 Jul 1982
29	DB Vengsarkar	0	79	Pak	Karachi	23 Dec 1982
30	BS Sandhu	68	0	Win	Kingston	23 Feb 1983
31	N Kapil Dev	98	0*	Win	St John’s	28 Apr 1983
32	DB Vengsarkar	94	0	Win	St John’s	28 Apr 1983
33	RJ Shastri	52	0	Pak	Nagpur	05 Oct 1983
34	S Madan Lal	63*	0	Win	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983
35	N Kapil Dev	69	0	Win	Kolkata	10 Dec 1983
36	RJ Shastri	0	71	Pak	Lahore	17 Oct 1984
37	SM Gavaskar	51	0	Srl	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
38	K Srikkanth	94	0	NZl	Mumbai	24 Nov 1988
39	NS Sidhu	0	85	Pak	Karachi	15 Nov 1989
40	WV Raman	0	96	NZl	Ch’church	02 Feb 1990
41	NR Mongia	80	0	Win	Mumbai	18 Nov 1994
42	J Srinath	0*	60	Win	Mumbai	18 Nov 1994
43	DJ Gandhi	0	75	NZl	Mohali	10 Oct 1999
44	S Ramesh	0	73	NZl	Mohali	10 Oct 1999
45	SR Tendulkar	61	0	Aus	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999
46	SB Bangar	77	0	Win	Kolkata	30 Oct 2002
47	PA Patel	0	62*	Pak	Lahore	05 Apr 2004
48	R Dravid	0	60	Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
49	IK Pathan	0	93	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
50	Yuvraj Singh	0	77*	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
51	Yuvraj Singh	0	75	Srl	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
52	SR Tendulkar	63	0	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2006
53	MS Dhoni	0	76*	Eng	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
54	SC Ganguly	0	87	SAF	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
55	SC Ganguly	85	0	Aus	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
56	Yuvraj Singh	0	54*	NZl	Napier	26 Mar 2009
57	Harbhajan Singh	60	0	NZl	Wellington	03 Apr 2009
58	VVS Laxman	0	51*	Srl	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
59	G Gambhir	68	0*	Ban	Dhaka	24 Jan 2010
06	V Sehwag	56	0*	Ban	Dhaka	24 Jan 2010
61	SK Raina	86	0	Aus	Mohali	01 Oct 2010
62	V Sehwag	0	63	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
63	A Mukund	62	0	Win	Roseau	06 Jul 2011
64	SK Raina	0	78	Eng	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011
65	Yuvraj Singh	62	8	Eng	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
66	G Gambhir	0	83	Aus	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
67	SK Raina	55	0	NZl	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
68	MS Dhoni	52	0	Eng	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
69	MS Dhoni	82	0	Eng	The Oval	15 Aug 2014
70	AM Rahane	62	0	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
71	M Vijay	0	80	Aus	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
72	M Vijay	0	82	Srl	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
73	KL Rahul	0	79	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
74	GH Vihari	56	0	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
75	V Kohli	82	0	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
76	V Kohli	76	0	Win	Kingston	30 Aug 2019
77	V Kohli	0	62	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
78	Mohammed Shami	0	56*	Eng	Lord’s	12 Aug 2021
79	RA Jadeja	50	0	NZl	Kanpur	25 Nov 2021
80	AM Rahane	0	58	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a zero and a half century in a test against South Africa

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Ganguly	0	87	SAF	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
2	V Sehwag	0	63	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
3	AM Rahane	0	58	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

DB Vengsarkar {04}, Yuvraj Singh {04}, AL Wadekar {03}. MS Dhoni{03}, RJ Shastri {03}, SK Raina {03} and V Kohli {03} are the seven Indian batsmen who have scored a zero and a half century on three or more occasions.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DB Vengsarkar	0	52	Eng	The Oval	30 Aug 1979
2	DB Vengsarkar	0	52*	NZl	Auckland	13 Mar 1981
3	DB Vengsarkar	0	79	Pak	Karachi	23 Dec 1982
4	DB Vengsarkar	94	0	Win	St John’s	28 Apr 1983

1	Yuvraj Singh	0	77*	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
2	Yuvraj Singh	0	75	Srl	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
3	Yuvraj Singh	0	54*	NZl	Napier	26 Mar 2009
4	Yuvraj Singh	62	8	Eng	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011

1	AL Wadekar	0	67	Win	Chennai	13 Jan 1967
2	AL Wadekar	0	91	Eng	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
3	AL Wadekar	0	62	Aus	Kolkata	12 Dec 1969

1	MS Dhoni	0	76*	Eng	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
2	MS Dhoni	52	0	Eng	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
3	MS Dhoni	82	0	Eng	The Oval	15 Aug 2014

1	RJ Shastri	66	0	Eng	The Oval	08 Jul 1982
2	RJ Shastri	52	0	Pak	Nagpur	05 Oct 1983
3	RJ Shastri	0	71	Pak	Lahore	17 Oct 1984

1	SK Raina	86	0	Aus	Mohali	01 Oct 2010
2	SK Raina	0	78	Eng	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011
3	SK Raina	55	0	NZl	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012

1	V Kohli	82	0	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018
2	V Kohli	76	0	Win	Kingston	30 Aug 2019
3	V Kohli	0	62	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021

The following table lists the ten Indian batsmen who have scored a zero and a ninety in a test match.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	P Roy	0	99	Aus	Delhi	12 Dec 1959
2	CG Borde	93	0	Win	Kingston	07 Mar 1962
3	Hanumant Singh	0	94	Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
4	AL Wadekar	0	91	Eng	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
5	MAK Pataudi	95	0	Aus	Mum-BS	04 Nov 1969
6	N Kapil Dev	98	0*	Win	St John’s	28 Apr 1983
7	DB Vengsarkar	94	0	Win	St John’s	28 Apr 1983
8	K Srikkanth	94	0	NZl	Mumbai	24 Nov 1988
9	WV Raman	0	96	NZl	Ch’church	02 Feb 1990
10	IK Pathan	0	93	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005

Bangladesh posting a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings

04/01/2022 hrg

Bangladesh posted a team total of 401 for 6 at the end of the third day in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui to provide the 25^th occasion of Bangladesh posting a team total of 400 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ban	400	1	Ind	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
2	Ban	416	1	Win	Gros Islet	28 May 2004
3	Ban	488	1	Zim	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005
4	Ban	427	1	Aus	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006
5	Ban	413	4	Srl	Dhaka	26 Dec 2008
6	Ban	408	2	NZl	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
7	Ban	419	1	Eng	Dhaka	20 Mar 2010
8	Ban	556	2	Win	Dhaka	13 Nov 2012
9	Ban	638	2	Srl	Galle	08 Mar 2013
10	Ban	501	2	NZl	Chattogram	09 Oct 2013
11	Ban	426	2	Srl	Chattogram	04 Feb 2014
12	Ban	433	1	Zim	Khulna	03 Nov 2014
13	Ban	503	1	Zim	Chattogram	12 Nov 2014
14	Ban	555/6	3	Pak	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
15	Ban	595/8d	1	NZl	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
16	Ban	467	2	Srl	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017
17	Ban	513	1	Srl	Chattogram	31 Jan 2018
18	Ban	522/7d	1	Zim	Dhaka	11 Nov 2018
19	Ban	508	1	Win	Dhaka	30 Nov 2018
20	Ban	429	3	NZl	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
21	Ban	560/6d	2	Zim	Dhaka	22 Feb 2020
22	Ban	430	1	Win	Chattogram	03 Feb 2021
23	Ban	541/7d	1	Srl	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021
24	Ban	468	1	Zim	Harare	07 Jul 2021
25	Ban	401/6	2	NZl	M Maunganui	01 Jan 2022

It also provides the ninth occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 400 plus runs in an innings on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ban	416	1	Win	Gros Islet	28 May 2004
2	Ban	408	2	NZl	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
3	Ban	638	2	Srl	Galle	08 Mar 2013
4	Ban	595/8d	1	NZl	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
5	Ban	467	2	Srl	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017
6	Ban	429	3	NZl	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
7	Ban	541/7d	1	Srl	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021
8	Ban	468	1	Zim	Harare	07 Jul 2021
9	Ban	401/6	2	NZl	M Maunganui	01 Jan 2022

It also provides the fifth occasion of Bangladesh posting a team total in excess of 400 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the fourth such occasion against New Zealand in New Zealand.

No	Team	Score	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ban	408	2	NZl	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
2	Ban	501	2	NZl	Chattogram	09 Oct 2013
3	Ban	595/8d	1	NZl	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
4	Ban	429	3	NZl	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
5	Ban	401/6	2	NZl	M Maunganui	01 Jan 2022

South Africa Vs India : Johannesburg Test : First day

04/01/2022 hrg

KL Rahul lead India in this test as V Kohli is injured. KL Rahul became the 34^th cricketer to lead India in tests. He also became the 28th cricketer to lead India in away tests

KL Rahul became the eighth cricketer to lead India in tests against South Africa. He also became the seventh cricketer to lead India in an away test against South Africa

KL Rahul became the first opening batsman to lead India in tests against South Africa. He also became the first opening batsman to lead India in an away test against South Africa

KL Rahul became the eighth opening batsman to lead India in tests. He also became the seventh opening batsman to lead India in away tests

India won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 220th occasion of India doing in a test. It also provides the 89^th occasion of India doing in a test on away soil

India won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 19^th occasion of India doing in a test against South Africa. It also provides the eighth occasion of India doing in a test on away soil against South Africa and provides the fifth such occasion at Johannesburg.

K Verrrynne kept wickets for South Africa in this test. He became the eighth South African wicket keeper to keep wickets against India. This is his third test appearance and his first on the home soil. He became the eighth South African wicket keeper to keep wickets at Johannesburg.

CA Pujara was dismissed for three in India’s first innings to provide the 40th occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in his test career. He became the 21^st Indian batsman to be dismissed for single digit scores on 40 plus occasions.

CA Pujara was dismissed for three in India’s first innings to provide the 25th occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in his test career on away soil. He became the 16^th Indian batsman to be dismissed for single digit scores on 25 plus occasions on away soil.

AM Rahane was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s first innings to provide the 170th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings. It also provides the 114th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings on away soil

AM Rahane was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s first innings to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings against South Africa in South Africa.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings at Johannesburg. Prior to this Zaheer Khan was dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings at Johannesburg in Dec 2013.

AM Rahane was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s first innings to provide the tenth occasion of his dismissed for a duck in a test innings. He became the 32nd Indian batsman to be dismissed for a duck on ten or more occasions. His ten ducks are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	0	1	Eng	The Oval	15 Aug 2014
2	0	4	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
3	0	2	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
4	0	2	Eng	Mohali	26 Nov 2016
5	0	3	Srl	Kolkata	16 Nov 2017
6	0	2	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
7	0	3	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
8	0	4	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021
9	0	3	Eng	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
10	0	1	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

It also provides his seventh duck on away soil. His seven ducks on away soil are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	0	1	Eng	The Oval	15 Aug 2014
2	0	4	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
3	0	2	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
4	0	2	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
5	0	3	Aus	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
6	0	3	Eng	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
7	0	1	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

KL Rahul scored 50 on his first captaincy assignment. He became the eighth Indian captain to score a fifty on first captaincy assignment. The following table lists all these eight captains with their performance.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VS Hazare	164*	–	Eng	Delhi	02 Nov 1951
2	HR Adhikari	63	40	Win	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
3	Contractor	62	–	Pak	Mum-BS	02 Dec 1960
4	CG Borde	69	12	Aus	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
5	SM Gavaskar	116	35*	NZl	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
6	SC Ganguly	84	DNB	Ban	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
7	V Kohli	115	141	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
8	KL Rahul	50	–	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

KL Rahul was dismissed for an exact 50 against South Africa in the ongoing test at Johannesburg to provide the 53^rd occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian captain scoring an exact 50 in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a captain scoring an exact 50 in a test innings against South Africa.

Mohammad Shami’s wickets aggregate against South Africa in South Africa read 30 at the end of the first day’s play in this test. He became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against South Africa in South Africa. Others are – A Kumble {45}, J Srinath {43} and Z Khan {30}

Captains dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings

03/01/2022 hrg

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WG Grace	50	2	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1892
2	FL Fane	50	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1908
3	JWHT Douglas	50	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
4	APF Chapman	50	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
5	APF Chapman	50	1	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
6	WM Woodfull	50	1	Aus	Eng	Leeds	11 Jul 1930
7	WA Hadlee	50	1	NZl	Eng	Ch’church	17 Mar 1951
8	RB Simpson	50	2	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	04 Jun 1964
9	TL Goddard	50	3	SAF	Eng	Jo’burg	23 Dec 1964
10	GS Sobers	50	2	Win	Ind	Mum-BS	13 Dec 1966
11	PL van der Merwe	50	2	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966
12	IM Chappell	50	3	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972
13	JH Edrich	50	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	04 Jan 1975
14	IM Chappell	50	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975
15	CH Lloyd	50	2	Win	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jun 1976
16	MG Burgess	50	1	NZl	Eng	Auckland	04 Mar 1978
17	JM Brearley	50	1	Eng	NZl	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978
18	SM Gavaskar	50	2	Ind	Aus	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
19	KJ Hughes	50	2	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979
20	Javed Miandad	50	2	Pak	Win	Faisalabad	08 Dec 1980
21	CH Lloyd	50	2	Win	Ind	Bridgetown	15 Apr 1983
22	N Kapil Dev	50	1	Ind	Pak	Jaipur	21 Feb 1987
23	AR Border	50	1	Aus	NZl	Perth	24 Nov 1989
24	IVA Richards	50	2	Win	Aus	Georgetown	23 Mar 1991
25	M Azharuddin	50	2	Ind	Srl	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
26	MA Atherton	50	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	19 Aug 1993
27	A Ranatunga	50	2	Srl	SAF	Col-PSS	14 Sep 1993
28	KC Wessels	50	3	SAF	Aus	Jo’burg	04 Mar 1994
29	A Flower	50	1	Zim	Srl	Bulawayo	20 Oct 1994
30	WJ Cronje	50	4	SAF	Ind	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
31	Ramiz Raja	50	2	Pak	Srl	Col-RPS	19 Apr 1997
32	WJ Cronje	50	1	SAF	Pak	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997
33	N Hussain	50	3	Eng	Ind	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
34	CL Hooper	50	2	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2002
35	Inzamam-ul-Haq	50	1	Pak	Win	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
36	A Flintoff	50	1	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	18 Mar 2006
37	A Flintoff	50	3	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	18 Mar 2006
38	KC Sangakkara	50	1	Srl	NZl	Col-SSC	26 Aug 2009
39	CH Gayle	50	2	Win	SAF	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010
40	TM Dilshan	50	1	Srl	Eng	Cardiff	26 May 2011
41	BRM Taylor	50	2	Zim	NZl	Bulawayo	01 Nov 2011
42	DJG Sammy	50	2	Win	NZl	N Sound	25 Jul 2012
43	MJ Clarke	50	2	Aus	Srl	Sydney	03 Jan 2013
44	AN Cook	50	3	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013
45	MS Dhoni	50	2	Ind	Eng	Southampton	27 Jul 2014
46	AD Mathews	50	2	Srl	NZl	Ch’church	26 Dec 2014
47	JE Root	50	3	Eng	SAF	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
48	V Kohli	50	3	Ind	Srl	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
49	Sarfaraz Ahmed	50	2	Pak	SAF	Jo’burg	11 Jan 2019
50	TD Paine	50	1	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021
51	V Kohli	50	1	Ind	Eng	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
52	JE Root	50	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
53	KL Rahul	50	1	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian captain scoring an exact 50 in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	50	2	Ind	Aus	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
2	N Kapil Dev	50	1	Ind	Pak	Jaipur	21 Feb 1987
3	M Azharuddin	50	2	Ind	Srl	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
4	MS Dhoni	50	2	Ind	Eng	Southampton	27 Jul 2014
5	V Kohli	50	3	Ind	Srl	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
6	V Kohli	50	1	Ind	Eng	The Oval	02 Sep 2021
7	KL Rahul	50	1	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

It also provides the fifth occasion of a captain scoring an exact 50 in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	A Ranatunga	50	2	Srl	SAF	Col-PSS	14 Sep 1993
2	CH Gayle	50	2	Win	SAF	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010
3	JE Root	50	3	Eng	SAF	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
4	Sarfaraz Ahmed	50	2	Pak	SAF	Jo’burg	11 Jan 2019
5	KL Rahul	50	1	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	03 Jan 2022

A Flintoff, APF Chapmen, CH Lloyd, IM Chappell, JE Root, V Kohli and WJ Cronje are the seven captains in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed for an exact 50 in an innings on two occasions. A Flintoff is the only captain to be dismissed an exact 50 in both innings of a test. He performed the feat against India at Mumbai in Mar 2006

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	A Flintoff	50	1	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	18 Mar 2006
2	A Flintoff	50	3	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	18 Mar 2006

1	APF Chapman	50	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
2	APF Chapman	50	1	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928

1	CH Lloyd	50	2	Win	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jun 1976
2	CH Lloyd	50	2	Win	Ind	Bridgetown	15 Apr 1983

1	IM Chappell	50	3	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972
2	IM Chappell	50	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975

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

1	V Kohli	50	3	Ind	Srl	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
2	V Kohli	50	1	Ind	Eng	The Oval	02 Sep 2021

1	WJ Cronje	50	4	SAF	Ind	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
2	WJ Cronje	50	1	SAF	Pak	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997

Cricketers who have led their teams in just one one-day international

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The following table lists the 30 captains who have captained their teams in one one-day internationals.

No	Player	Team	M	Runs	C	W	5	Ct	St
1	Abdul Razzaq	Pak	1	33	0	0	0	0	0
2	M Amarnath	Ind	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	U Bhatti	Can	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	N Boje	SAF	1	–	–	0	0	0	0
5	MV Boucher	SAF	1	–	–	–	–	1	0
6	RJ Bright	Aus	1	–	–	1	0	0	0
7	SL Campbell	Win	1	20	0	–	–	0	0
8	DS de Silva	Srl	1	18	0	0	0	0	0
9	PJL Dujon	Win	1	–	–	–	–	3	0
10	JH Edrich	Eng	1	8	0	–	–	0	0
11	GW Flower	Zim	1	29	0	0	0	1	0
12	DW Hookes	Aus	1	1	0	–	–	1	0
13	SC Joseph	Win	1	4	0	–	–	0	0
14	Kallicharran	Win	1	34	0	–	–	0	0
15	CK Kapugedera	Srl	1	14	0	–	–	0	0
16	Karim Sadiq	Afg	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	SMH Kirmani	Ind	1	6	0	–	–	1	1
18	APE Knott	Eng	1	16	0	–	–	0	0
19	A Kumble	Ind	1	–	–	2	0	2	0
20	WM Lawry	Aus	1	27	0	–	–	1	0
21	D Ramdin	Win	1	–	–	–	–	3	0
22	JR Ratnayeke	Srl	1	17	0	4	0	0	0
23	MN Samuels	Win	1	63	0	0	0	0	0
24	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pak	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
25	TG Southee	NZl	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
26	ZE Surkari	Can	1	12	0	–	–	0	0
27	JWA Taylor	Eng	1	–	–	–	–	0	0
28	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	1	6	0	2	0	0	0
29	GR Viswanath	Ind	1	5	0	–	–	0	0
30	CL White	Aus	1	24	0	–	–	0	0

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