UT Khawaja of Australia scored 160 in first innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Karachi to provide the 81st occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
C Bannerman
165*
1
v England
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
J Darling
178
1
v England
Adelaide
14 Jan 1898
3
J Darling
160
4
v England
Sydney
26 Feb 1898
4
WW Armstrong
159*
3
v South Africa
Jo’burg
18 Oct 1902
5
VT Trumper
159
3
v South Africa
Melbourne
31 Dec 1910
6
HL Collins
162
1
v England
Adelaide
14 Jan 1921
7
HL Collins
203
1
v South Africa
Jo’burg
12 Nov 1921
8
W Bardsley
193*
1
v England
Lord’s
26 Jun 1926
9
A Jackson
164
2
v England
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
10
WM Woodfull
155
2
v England
Lord’s
27 Jun 1930
11
WH Ponsford
183
1
v West Indies
Sydney
01 Jan 1931
12
WM Woodfull
161
3
v South Africa
Melbourne
31 Dec 1931
13
WH Ponsford
181
2
v England
Leeds
20 Jul 1934
14
WH Ponsford
266
1
v England
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
15
WA Brown
206*
2
v England
Lord’s
24 Jun 1938
16
SG Barnes
234
2
v England
Sydney
13 Dec 1946
17
AR Morris
155
3
v England
Melbourne
01 Jan 1947
18
AR Morris
182
4
v England
Leeds
22 Jul 1948
19
AR Morris
196
2
v England
The Oval
14 Aug 1948
20
AR Morris
157
1
v South Africa
P Elizabeth
03 Mar 1950
21
AR Morris
206
1
v England
Adelaide
2 Feb 1951
22
CC McDonald
154
1
v South Africa
Adelaide
24 Jan 1953
23
AR Morris
153
1
v England
Brisbane
26 Nov 1954
24
JW Burke
161
2
v India
Brabourne
26 Oct 1956
25
JW Burke
189
1
v South Africa
Cape Town
31 Dec 1957
26
CC McDonald
170
1
v England
Adelaide
30 Jan 1959
27
WM Lawry
157
2
v South Africa
Melbourne
01 Jan 1964
28
RB Simpson
311
1
v England
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
29
RB Simpson
153
2
v Pakistan
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
30
WM Lawry
210
1
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
31
RB Simpson
201
1
v West Indies
Bridgetown
05 May 1965
32
WM Lawry
166
1
v England
Brisbane
10 Dec 1965
33
RB Simpson
225
2
v England
Adelaide
28 Jan 1966
34
RB Simpson
153
1
v South Africa
Cape Town
31 Dec 1966
35
RM Cowper
165
3
v India
Sydney
26 Jan 1968
36
WM Lawry
205
2
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 1968
37
WM Lawry
151
1
v West Indies
Sydney
14 Feb 1969
38
KR Stackpole
207
1
v England
Brisbane
27 Nov 1970
39
R Edwards
170*
3
v England
Nottingham
13 Jul 1972
40
IR Redpath
159*
3
v New Zealand
Auckland
22 Mar 1974
41
GN Yallop
167
1
v India
Kolkata
26 Oct 1979
42
KC Wessels
162
2
v England
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
43
WB Phillips
159
1
v Pakistan
Perth
11 Nov 1983
44
KC Wessels
179
1
v Pakistan
Adelaide
09 Dec 1983
45
GM Wood
172
2
v England
Nottingham
11 Jul 1985
46
DC Boon
184*
3
v England
Sydney
29 Jan 1988
47
MA Taylor
219
1
v England
Nottingham
10 Aug 1989
48
DC Boon
200
1
v New Zealand
Perth
24 Nov 1989
49
MA Taylor
164
3
v Sri Lanka
Brisbane
08 Dec 1989
50
MJ Slater
152
1
v England
Lord’s
17 Jun 1993
51
MJ Slater
168
1
v New Zealand
Hobart
26 Nov 1993
52
MA Taylor
170
1
v South Africa
Melbourne
26 Dec 1993
53
MJ Slater
176
1
v England
Brisbane
25 Nov 1994
54
MJ Slater
219
2
v Sri Lanka
Perth
08 Dec 1995
55
MTG Elliott
199
2
v England
Leeds
24 Jul 1997
56
MA Taylor
169*
2
v South Africa
Adelaide
30 Jan 1998
57
MA Taylor
334*
1
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
58
MJ Slater
169
2
v Pakistan
Brisbane
05 Nov 1999
59
ML Hayden
203
1
v India
Chennai
18 Mar 2001
60
ML Hayden
197
1
v England
Brisbane
07 Nov 2002
61
JL Langer
250
1
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2002
62
ML Hayden
177
3
v West Indies
St John’s
09 May 2003
63
ML Hayden
380
1
v Zimbabwe
Perth
09 Oct 2003
64
JL Langer
166
3
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
24 Mar 2004
65
JL Langer
162
1
v Sri Lanka
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
66
JL Langer
215
1
v New Zealand
Adelaide
26 Nov 2004
67
JL Langer
191
1
v Pakistan
Perth
16 Dec 2004
68
ML Hayden
153
2
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2006
69
PA Jaques
150
1
v Sri Lanka
Hobart
16 Nov 2007
70
SM Katich
157
3
v West Indies
Bridgetown
12 Jun 2008
71
PJ Hughes
160
3
v South Africa
Durban
06 Mar 2009
72
DA Warner
180
2
v India
Perth
13 Jan 2012
73
CJL Rogers
173
1
v England
Lord’s
16 Jul 2015
74
DA Warner
163
1
v New Zealand
Brisbane
05 Nov 2015
75
DA Warner
253
1
v New Zealand
Perth
13 Nov 2015
76
JA Burns
170
2
v New Zealand
Christchurch
20 Feb 2016
77
MT Renshaw
184
1
v Pakistan
Sydney
03 Jan 2017
78
JA Burns
180
1
v Sri Lanka
Canberra
01 Feb 2019
79
DA Warner
154
2
v Pakistan
Brisbane
21 Nov 2019
80
DA Warner
335*
1
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
81
UT Khawaja
160
1
v Pakistan
Karachi
12 Mar 2022
It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
RB Simpson
153
2
v Pakistan
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
2
WB Phillips
159
1
v Pakistan
Perth
11 Nov 1983
3
KC Wessels
179
1
v Pakistan
Adelaide
09 Dec 1983
4
MA Taylor
334*
1
v Pakistan
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
5
MJ Slater
169
2
v Pakistan
Brisbane
05 Nov 1999
6
JL Langer
191
1
v Pakistan
Perth
16 Dec 2004
7
MT Renshaw
184
1
v Pakistan
Sydney
03 Jan 2017
8
DA Warner
154
2
v Pakistan
Brisbane
21 Nov 2019
9
DA Warner
335*
1
v Pakistan
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
10
UT Khawaja
160
1
v Pakistan
Karachi
12 Mar 2022
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan at Karachi. Both such occasions are tabulated below. UT Khawaja’s 160 represent the highest individual innings by an Australian opening batsman against Pakistan at Karachi.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
RB Simpson
153
2
v Pakistan
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
2
UT Khawaja
160
1
v Pakistan
Karachi
12 Mar 2022
Openers – one scoring a duck and another a century – in the same test innings
HDRL Thirimanne {0} and FDM Karunaratne {107} scored century and duck in the just concluded second test between India and Sri Lanka at Bengaluru to provide the 98th occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another a duck in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Players
Runs
Team
Opp
I
Ground
Date
1
MacLaren AC
124
Mason JR
0
Eng
Aus
2
Adelaide
14.01.1898
2
Shalders WA
0
Sherwell PW
115
SAF
Eng
2
Lord’s
01.07.1907
3
Hayward TW
0
Fry CB
129
Eng
SAF
1
Kennington
19.08.1907
4
Jennings CB
0
Kelleway CE
102
Aus
SAF
1
Lord’s
15.07.1912
5
Taylor HW
109
Hartigan GPD
0
SAF
Eng
1
Lord’s-SAF
13.12.1913
6
Bardsley W
0
Woodfull WM
141
Aus
Eng
1
Leeds
10.07.1926
7
Holmes P
0
Sutcliffe H
102
Eng
SAF
1
Jo’burg-OW
24.12.1927
8
Woodfull WM
111
Richardson VY
0
Aus
Eng
2
Sydney
14.12.1928
9
Ponsford WH
109
Jackson AA
0
Aus
Win
1
Brisbane EG
16.01.1931
10
Dempster CS
120
Mills JE
0
NZl
Eng
2
Lord’s
27.06.1931
11
Hutton L
122*
Washbrook C
0
Eng
Aus
1
Sydney
28.02.1947
12
Mankad MH
111
Sarwate CT
0
Ind
Aus
1
Melbourne
06.02.1948
13
Barnes SG
0
Morris AR
105
Aus
Eng
1
Lord’s
24.06.1948
14
Hutton L
0
Washbrook C
103*
Eng
NZl
2
Leeds
11.06.1949
15
Archer KA
0
Morris AR
206
Aus
Eng
1
Adelaide
02.02.1951
16
Mankad MH
184
Roy P
0
Ind
Eng
2
Lord’s
19.06.1952
17
Roy P
0
Apte ML
163*
Ind
Win
2
Trinidad
19.02.1953
18
McDonald CC
127
Favell LE
0
Aus
Win
1
Sabina Park
11.06.1955
19
McGlew DJ
105
Westcott RJ
0
SAF
Aus
1
Kingsmead
24.01.1958
20
Simpson RB
103
Lawry WM
0
Aus
Ind
2
Adelaide
23.12.1967
21
Edrich JH
0
Boycott G
116
Eng
Win
1
Bourda
28.03.1968
22
Redpath IR
0
Lawry WM
105
Aus
Win
1
Brisbane
06.12.1968
23
Boycott G
0
Edrich JH
155
Eng
NZl
1
Nottingham
07.08.1969
24
Boycott G
112
Luckhurst BW
0
Eng
Pak
1
Leeds
08.07.1971
25
Stackpole KR
0
Redpath IR
159*
Aus
NZl
2
Auckland
22.03.1974
26
Murray DL
0
Greenidge CG
107
Win
Ind
2
Bengaluru
22.11.1974
27
Gavaskar SM
156
Vengsarkar DB
0
Ind
Win
1
Trinidad
24.03.1976
28
Fredericks RC
0
Greenidge CG
134
Win
Eng
1
Manchester
08.07.1976
29
Brearley JM
0
Boycott G
191
Eng
Aus
1
Leeds
11.08.1977
30
Darling WM
0
Wood GM
126
Aus
Win
2
Bourda
31.03.1978
31
Gavaskar SM
137
Chauhan CPS
0
Ind
Pak
2
Karachi
14.11.1978
32
Hilditch AMJ
0
Yallop GN
167
Aus
Ind
1
Kolkata
26.10.1979
33
Wright JG
110
Edgar BA
0
NZl
Ind
1
Auckland
13.03.1981
34
Wright JG
130
Edgar BA
0
NZl
Eng
1
Auckland
10.02.1984
35
Greenidge CG
100
Haynes DL
0
Win
NZl
1
Trinidad
29.03.1985
36
Ramiz Raja
114
Shoaib Mohd
0
Pak
Ind
1
Jaipur
21.02.1987
37
Greenidge CG
0
Haynes DL
100
Win
Aus
2
Perth
02.12.1988
38
Taylor MA
108
Boon DC
0
Aus
Srl
2
Hobart
16.12.1989
39
Gooch GA
0
Atherton MA
151
Eng
NZl
1
Nottingham
07.06.1990
40
Shastri RJ
206
Sidhu NS
0
Ind
Aus
1
Sydney
02.01.1992
41
Atherton MA
144
Stewart AJ
0
Eng
Win
1
Bourda
17.03.1994
42
Prabhakar MM
120
Sidhu NS
0
Ind
Win
1
Mohali
10.12.1994
43
Williams SC
0
Richardson RB
100
Win
Aus
1
Kingston
29.04.1995
44
Hudson AC
0
Kirsten G
110
SAF
Eng
1
Jo’burg
30.11.1995
45
Laxman VVS
0
Sidhu NS
201
Ind
Win
1
Trinidad
14.03.1997
46
Taylor MA
0
Elliott MTG
199
Aus
Eng
1
Leeds
24.07.1997
47
Flower GW
156*
Viljoen DP
0
Zim
Pak
1
Bulawayo
14.03.1998
48
Slater MJ
113
Taylor MA
0
Aus
Eng
2
Brisbane
20.11.1998
49
Butcher MA
116
Atherton MA
0
Eng
Aus
1
Brisbane
20.11.1998
50
Atherton MA
0
Stewart AJ
107
Eng
Aus
1
Melbourne
26.12.1998
51
Saeed Anwar
0
W Wasti
133
Pak
Srl
1
Lahore
04.03.1999
52
Elliott MTG
0
Slater MJ
106
Aus
Win
2
Trinidad
05.03.1999
53
Campbell SL
105
Griffith AFG
0
Win
Aus
1
Bridgetown
26.03.1999
54
Saeed Anwar
119
Mohd Wasim
0
Pak
Aus
2
Brisbane
05.11.1999
55
Atapattu MS
0
Arnold RP
104*
Srl
Zim
1
Harare
04.12.1999
56
Slater MJ
143
Blewett GS
0
Aus
NZl
1
Wellington
24.03.2000
57
Richardson MH
143
Vincent L
0
NZl
Ban
1
Hamilton
18.12.2001
58
Imran Nazir
127
Shahid Afridi
0
Pak
NZl
1
Lahore
01.05.2002
59
Jaffer W
0
Sehwag V
106
Ind
Eng
1
Nottingham
08.08.2002
60
Taufeeq Umar
111
Saleem Elahi
0
Pak
Zim
2
Harare
09.11.2002
61
Gayle CH
107
Ganga D
0
Win
SAF
2
Centurion
16.01.2004
62
Smith DS
0
Gayle CH
141
Win
Ban
1
Gros Islet
28.05.2004
63
Atapattu MS
0
Jayasuriya ST
253
Srl
Pak
2
Faisalabad
20.10.2004
64
Trescothick ME
180
Strauss AJ
0
Eng
SAF
2
Jo’burg
13.01.2005
65
Gayle CH
317
Hinds WW
0
Win
SAF
1
Antigua
29.04.2005
66
Langer JL
0
Hayden ML
111
Aus
ICC
1
Sydney
14.10.2005
67
Jaffer W
100
Sehwag V
0
Ind
Eng
2
Nagpur-VCA
01.03.2006
68
Vandort MG
0
Tharanga WU
165
Srl
Ban
1
Bogra
08.03.2006
69
Vandort MG
105
Tharanga WU
0
Srl
Eng
2
Birmingham
25.05.2006
70
Strauss AJ
0
Cook AN
116
Eng
Aus
2
Perth
14.12.2006
71
Strauss AJ
0
Cook AN
106
Eng
Win
2
Manchester
07.06.2007
72
Vandort MG
117
WarnapuraBSM
0
Srl
Ban
1
Col-SSC
25.06.2007
73
Sehwag V
151
Pathan IK
0
Ind
Aus
2
Adelaide
24.01.2008
74
Hayden ML
0
Katich SM
131*
Aus
NZl
2
Brisbane
20.11.2008
75
Gambhir G
179
Sehwag V
0
Ind
Eng
1
Mohali
19.12.2008
76
Strauss AJ
0
Cook AN
106
Eng
Srl
2
Lord’s
03.06.2011
77
Mukund A
0
Dravid R
117
Ind
Eng
1
Nottingham
29.07.2011
78
ParanavitanaNT
0
Dilshan TM
121
Srl
Pak
1
Col-SSC
30.06.2012
79
Smith GC
131
Petersen AN
0
SAF
Eng
1
The Oval
19.07.2012
80
Strauss AJ
0
Cook AN
115
Eng
SAF
1
The Oval
19.07.2012
81
Fulton PG
110
Rutherford HD
0
NZl
Eng
2
Auckland
22.03.2013
82
Tamim Iqbal
0
S Rahman
106
Ban
Srl
1
Chittagong
04.02.2014
83
Vijay M
0
Rahul KL
110
Ind
Aus
1
Sydney
06.01.2015
84
Cook AN
105
Trott I J L
0
Eng
Win
1
Bridgetown
01.05.2015
85
Shan Masood
125
A Shehzad
0
Pak
Srl
2
Pallekele
03.07.2015
86
Vijay M
0
Rahul KL
108
Ind
Srl
1
Col-PSS
20.08.2015
87
van Zyl S
0
Elgar D
118*
SAF
Eng
1
Durban
26.12.2015
88
Cook SC
104
Elgar D
0
SAF
Aus
2
Adelaide
24.11.2016
89
Cook SC
0
Elgar D
129
SAF
Srl
1
Cape Town
02.01.2017
90
Karunaratne D
0
Mendis K
196
Srl
Ban
1
Chittagong
31.01.2018
81
Elgar D
141*
Markram AK
0
SAF
Aus
1
Cape Town
22.03.2018
92
Shaw PP
134
Rahul KL
0
Ind
Win
1
Rajkot
04.10.2018
93
Raval JA
0
Latham TWM
154
NZl
Srl
1
Col-PSS
22.08.2019
94
Shan Masood
0
Abid Ali
109*
Pak
Srl
1
Rawalpindi
11.12.2019
95
Shan Masood
100
Abid Ali
0
Pak
Ban
1
Rawalpindi
07.02.2020
96
Sharma RG
161
Shubman Gill
0
Ind
Eng
1
Chepauk
13.02.2021
97
RJ Burns
132
DP Sibley
0
Eng
NZl
2
Lord’s
02.06.2021
98
Karunaratne D
107
Thirimanne L
0
Srl
Ind
4
Bengaluru
12.03.2022
It also provides the eighth occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsmen performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Players
Runs
Team
Opp
I
Ground
Date
1
Atapattu MS
0
Arnold RP
104*
Srl
Zim
1
Harare
04.12.1999
2
Atapattu MS
0
Jayasuriya ST
253
Srl
Pak
2
Faisalabad
20.10.2004
3
Vandort MG
0
Tharanga WU
165
Srl
Ban
1
Bogra
08.03.2006
4
Vandort MG
105
Tharanga WU
0
Srl
Eng
2
Birmingham
25.05.2006
5
Vandort MG
117
Warnapura BSM
0
Srl
Ban
1
Col-SSC
25.06.2007
6
Paranavitana NT
0
Dilshan TM
121
Srl
Pak
1
Col-SSC
30.06.2012
7
Karunaratne D
0
Mendis K
196
Srl
Ban
1
Chittagong
31.01.2018
8
Karunaratne D
107
Thirimanne L
0
Srl
Ind
4
Bengaluru
12.03.2022
India Vs Sri Lanka – Second Test at Bangalore – Third day
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 280th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 50th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in an innings against India
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 52nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in the in a losing cause. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century against India in a losing cause.
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 51st occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a century in an innings against India
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s century in a losing cause. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s century in an innings against India in a losing cause.
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 81st occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 14th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India.
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman’s century in a losing cause. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan opening century in an innings against India in a losing cause.
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 15th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India. Prior to FDM Karunaratne, ST Jayasuriya had scored 111 as an opening batsman against India at Galle in Aug 2001. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman scoring a century in an innings against India.
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the second occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman’s century in a losing cause. It is interesting to note that on both occasions, it was FDM Karunaratne who witnessed both his centuries in losing cause as captain opening batsman. Prior to this, he had scored 103 against South Africa at Johannesburg in Jan 2021 which was in a losing cause. It also provides the first occasion of a Sri Lankan captain opening batsman’s century in an innings against India in a losing cause.
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 19th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against India
FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka scored 107 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test in a losing cause. It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test in a losing cause against India. AD Mathew’s 110 at Col-SSC in Aug 2015 was in losing cause against India
FDM Karunaratne’s 107 in this test represent his 14th test century as an opening batsman. All his centuries are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FDM Karunaratne
152
3
NZl
Ch’church
26 Dec 2014
2
FDM Karunaratne
130
1
Pak
Pallekele
03 Jul 2015
3
FDM Karunaratne
186
1
Win
Galle
14 Oct 2015
4
FDM Karunaratne
110
3
Zim
Harare
29 Oct 2016
5
FDM Karunaratne
126
3
Ban
Col-PSS
15 Mar 2017
6
FDM Karunaratne
141
3
Ind
Col-SSC
03 Aug 2017
7
FDM Karunaratne
196
1
Pak
Dub-DSC
06 Oct 2017
8
FDM Karunaratne
158*
1
SAF
Galle
12 Jul 2018
9
FDM Karunaratne
122
4
NZl
Galle
14 Aug 2019
10
FDM Karunaratne
103
3
SAF
Jo’burg
03 Jan 2021
11
FDM Karunaratne
244
2
Ban
Pallekele
21 Apr 2021
12
FDM Karunaratne
118
1
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
13
FDM Karunaratne
147
1
Win
Galle
21 Nov 2021
14
FDM Karunaratne
107
4
Ind
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
FDM Karunaratne now occupies the second place in the list of Sri Lankan openers who have scored most centuries. MS Atapattu leads the list with 16 centuries to his credit. FDM Karunaratne went past ST Jayasuriya who had scored 13 centuries, on his way to occupy the second place. MS Atapattu, FDM Karunaratne and ST Jayasuriya are the three Sri Lankan openers who have scored ten or more centuries.
It also represents his second century in the fourth innings of a test as an opening batsman. Both centuries are listed below
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FDM Karunaratne
122
4
NZl
Galle
14 Aug 2019
2
FDM Karunaratne
107
4
Ind
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
It also represents his sixth century while leading Sri Lanka. It also represents his sixth test century as captain opener for Sri Lanka.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FDM Karunaratne
122
4
NZl
Galle
14 Aug 2019
2
FDM Karunaratne
103
3
SAF
Jo’burg
03 Jan 2021
3
FDM Karunaratne
244
2
Ban
Pallekele
21 Apr 2021
4
FDM Karunaratne
118
1
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
5
FDM Karunaratne
147
1
Win
Galle
21 Nov 2021
6
FDM Karunaratne
107
4
Ind
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
FDM Karunaratne became the fourth Sri Lankan captain to score six or more centuries. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene {14}, KC Sangakkara {07} and AD Mathews {06}
FDM Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan captain opener to score six centuries. MS Atapattu {04}, ST Jayasuriya {04} and TM Dilshan {01} are the other Sri Lankan captain openers who have scored centuries.
FDM Karunaratne was playing his 75th test and made it memorable by scoring a century and also by reaching 5500 runs as an opening batsman. At the end of this test, his run aggregate read 5588. He is one of the three Sri Lankan openers who have an aggregate of 5000 plus runs. Others are ST Jayasuriya {5932} and MS Atapattu {5317}
FDM Karunaratne’s 107 in this test fetched him his 41st fifty of his test career {14 C plus 27 HC} and with it the record for most fifties scored by a Sri Lankan opening batsman. He also became the 19th opening batsmen who have scored 41 plus fifties in their test career. He also became the 24th opening batsmen who have scored 14 or more centuries in their test career.
FDM Karunaratne’s centuries in losing cause as an opening batsman are listed below. He holds the record for most centuries by a Sri Lankan opening batsman in a losing cause.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FDM Karunaratne
152
3
NZl
Ch’church
26 Dec 2014
2
FDM Karunaratne
130
1
Pak
Pallekele
03 Jul 2015
3
FDM Karunaratne
126
3
Ban
Col-PSS
15 Mar 2017
4
FDM Karunaratne
141
3
Ind
Col-SSC
03 Aug 2017
5
FDM Karunaratne
103
3
SAF
Jo’burg
03 Jan 2021
6
FDM Karunaratne
107
4
Ind
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
India won this test by 238 runs to provide India’s 168th win. It also provides India’s 51st win by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
won
372 runs
NZl
Mum-WS
03 Dec 2021
2
Ind
won
337 runs
SAF
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
3
Ind
won
321 runs
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
4
Ind
won
320 runs
Aus
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
5
Ind
won
318 runs
Win
N Sound
22 Aug 2019
6
Ind
won
317 runs
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
7
Ind
won
304 runs
Srl
Galle
26 Jul 2017
8
Ind
won
280 runs
SAF
Kanpur
08 Dec 1996
9
Ind
won
279 runs
Eng
Leeds
19 Jun 1986
10
Ind
won
278 runs
Srl
Col-PSS
20 Aug 2015
11
Ind
won
272 runs
NZl
Auckland
07 Mar 1968
12
Ind
won
259 runs
Srl
Ahm’bad
18 Dec 2005
13
Ind
won
257 runs
Win
Kingston
30 Aug 2019
14
Ind
won
255 runs
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
15
Ind
won
246 runs
Eng
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
16
Ind
won
238 runs
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
17
Ind
won
237 runs
Win
Gros Islet
09 Aug 2016
18
Ind
won
235 runs
Srl
Col-SSC
27 Jul 1993
19
Ind
won
222 runs
Aus
Melbourne
30 Dec 1977
20
Ind
won
216 runs
NZl
Chennai
26 Nov 1976
21
Ind
won
212 runs
Pak
Delhi
04 Feb 1999
22
Ind
won
208 runs
Ban
Hyd-RGS
09 Feb 2017
23
Ind
won
203 runs
SAF
Vizag
02 Oct 2019
24
Ind
won
203 runs
Eng
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
25
Ind
won
197 runs
NZl
Kanpur
22 Sep 2016
26
Ind
won
195 runs
Pak
Kolkata
16 Mar 2005
27
Ind
won
188 runs
Srl
Delhi
10 Dec 2005
28
Ind
won
187 runs
Eng
Kolkata
30 Dec 1961
29
Ind
won
179 runs
Aus
Chennai
06 Mar 1998
30
Ind
won
178 runs
NZl
Kolkata
30 Sep 2016
31
Ind
won
172 runs
Aus
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
32
Ind
won
172 runs
NZl
Bengaluru
12 Nov 1988
33
Ind
won
171 runs
Aus
Kolkata
11 Mar 2001
34
Ind
won
170 runs
Srl
Galle
31 Jul 2008
35
Ind
won
162 runs
NZl
Mum-WS
10 Nov 1976
36
Ind
won
157 runs
Eng
The Oval
02 Sep 2021
37
Ind
won
153 runs
Aus
Kanpur
2 Oct 1979
38
Ind
won
151 runs
Eng
Lord’s
12 Aug 2021
39
Ind
won
140 runs
Eng
Bengaluru
28 Jan 1977
40
Ind
won
138 runs
Eng
Mum-WS
27 Nov 1981
41
Ind
won
137 runs
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2018
42
Ind
won
131 runs
Pak
Mum-WS
16 Dec 1979
43
Ind
won
128 runs
Eng
Chennai
10 Jan 1962
44
Ind
won
124 runs
SAF
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
45
Ind
won
123 runs
SAF
Jo’burg
15 Dec 2006
46
Ind
won
119 runs
Aus
Kanpur
19 Dec 1959
47
Ind
won
117 runs
Srl
Col-SSC
28 Aug 2015
48
Ind
won
113 runs
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2021
49
Ind
won
113 runs
Ban
Chattogram
17 Jan 2010
50
Ind
won
108 runs
SAF
Mohali
05 Nov 2015
51
Ind
won
100 runs
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1975
It also represents India’s eighth win by 100 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka. All such wins are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
won
304 runs
Srl
Galle
26 Jul 2017
2
Ind
won
278 runs
Srl
Col-PSS
20 Aug 2015
3
Ind
won
259 runs
Srl
Ahm’bad
18 Dec 2005
4
Ind
won
238 runs
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
5
Ind
won
235 runs
Srl
Col-SSC
27 Jul 1993
6
Ind
won
188 runs
Srl
Delhi
10 Dec 2005
7
Ind
won
170 runs
Srl
Galle
31 Jul 2008
8
Ind
won
117 runs
Srl
Col-SSC
28 Aug 2015
It also provides India’s 24th win by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
won
372 runs
NZl
Mum-WS
03 Dec 2021
2
Ind
won
337 runs
SAF
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
3
Ind
won
321 runs
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
4
Ind
won
320 runs
Aus
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
5
Ind
won
318 runs
Win
N Sound
22 Aug 2019
6
Ind
won
317 runs
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
7
Ind
won
304 runs
Srl
Galle
26 Jul 2017
8
Ind
won
280 runs
SAF
Kanpur
08 Dec 1996
9
Ind
won
279 runs
Eng
Leeds
19 Jun 1986
10
Ind
won
278 runs
Srl
Col-PSS
20 Aug 2015
11
Ind
won
272 runs
NZl
Auckland
07 Mar 1968
12
Ind
won
259 runs
Srl
Ahm’bad
18 Dec 2005
13
Ind
won
257 runs
Win
Kingston
30 Aug 2019
14
Ind
won
255 runs
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
15
Ind
won
246 runs
Eng
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
16
Ind
won
238 runs
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
17
Ind
won
237 runs
Win
Gros Islet
09 Aug 2016
18
Ind
won
235 runs
Srl
Col-SSC
27 Jul 1993
19
Ind
won
222 runs
Aus
Melbourne
30 Dec 1977
20
Ind
won
216 runs
NZl
Chennai
26 Nov 1976
21
Ind
won
212 runs
Pak
Delhi
04 Feb 1999
22
Ind
won
208 runs
Ban
Hyd-RGS
09 Feb 2017
23
Ind
won
203 runs
SAF
Vizag
02 Oct 2019
24
Ind
won
203 runs
Eng
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
It also provides India’s fifth win by 200 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.
No
Team
Res
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
won
304 runs
Srl
Galle
26 Jul 2017
2
Ind
won
278 runs
Srl
Col-PSS
20 Aug 2015
3
Ind
won
259 runs
Srl
Ahm’bad
18 Dec 2005
4
Ind
won
238 runs
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
5
Ind
won
235 runs
Srl
Col-SSC
27 Jul 1993
R Ashwin became India’s first bowler to appear in India’s 50 wins and his wicket aggregate in 50 test wins read 310.
R Ashwin became the 36th cricketer to appear in a team’s 50 plus winning tests and he is the fifth bowler to have an aggregate of 300 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Wkts
1
SK Warne
Aus
92
510
2
Muralitharan
Srl
54
438
3
GD McGrath
Aus
84
414
4
JM Anderson
Eng
73
338
5
R Ashwin
Ind
50
310
R Ashwin became the second all round cricketer to score 1500 plus runs and capture 300 plus wickets in a team’s 50 plus winning tests
No
Player
Team
Mat
Runs
Wkts
C
1
SK Warne
Aus
92
1830
510
0
2
R Ashwin
Ind
50
1571
310
4
R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets at the end of this test read 442. He went past DW Steyn’s 439 wickets to occupy the eighth place in the list of most wicket takers in the annals of test cricket
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
1
Muralitharan
Srl
133
230
44039
18180
800
2
SK Warne
Aus
145
273
40705
17995
708
3
JM Anderson
Eng
169
314
36396
17014
640
4
A Kumble
Ind
132
236
40850
18355
619
5
GD McGrath
Aus
124
243
29248
12186
563
6
SCJ Broad
Eng
152
280
30575
14932
537
7
CA Walsh
Win
132
242
30019
12688
519
8
R Ashwin
Ind
86
162
23089
10666
442
9
DW Steyn
SAF
93
171
18608
10077
439
Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 109 and 208 in this test to provide the 128th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in both innings of a test. It also provides the 23rd occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in both innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Runs
W
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
1
Sri Lanka
740
20
v India
Chennai
17 Sep 1982
2
Sri Lanka
345
20
v India
Nagpur
27 Dec 1986
3
Sri Lanka
333
20
v India
Cuttack
04 Jan 1987
4
Sri Lanka
280
20
v India
Chandigarh
23 Nov 1990
5
Sri Lanka
490
20
v India
Col-SSC
27 Jul 1993
6
Sri Lanka
392
20
v India
Lucknow
18 Jan 1994
7
Sri Lanka
446
20
v India
Bengaluru
26 Jan 1994
8
Sri Lanka
341
20
v India
Ahm’bad
08 Feb 1994
9
Sri Lanka
495
20
v India
Kandy
22 Aug 2001
10
Sri Lanka
477
20
v India
Delhi
10 Dec 2005
11
Sri Lanka
455
20
v India
Ahm’bad
18 Dec 2005
12
Sri Lanka
428
20
v India
Galle
31 Jul 2008
13
Sri Lanka
498
20
v India
Kanpur
24 Nov 2009
14
Sri Lanka
702
20
v India
Brabourne
02 Dec 2009
15
Sri Lanka
692
20
v India
Col-PSS
03 Aug 2010
16
Sri Lanka
550
20
v India
Galle
12 Aug 2015
17
Sri Lanka
440
20
v India
Col-PSS
20 Aug 2015
18
Sri Lanka
469
20
v India
Col-SSC
28 Aug 2015
19
Sri Lanka
569
20
v India
Col-SSC
03 Aug 2017
20
Sri Lanka
316
20
v India
Pallekele
12 Aug 2017
21
Sri Lanka
371
20
v India
Nagpur
24 Nov 2017
22
Sri Lanka
352
20
v India
Mohali
04 Mar 2022
23
Sri Lanka
317
20
v India
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
HDRL Thirimanne {0} and FDM Karunaratne {107} scored century and duck in the just concluded second test between India and Sri Lanka at Bengaluru to provide the 98th occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another a duck in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.
It also provides the eighth occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsmen performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Players
Runs
Team
Opp
I
Ground
Date
1
Atapattu MS
0
Arnold RP
104*
Srl
Zim
1
Harare
04.12.1999
2
Atapattu MS
0
Jayasuriya ST
253
Srl
Pak
2
Faisalabad
20.10.2004
3
Vandort MG
0
Tharanga WU
165
Srl
Ban
1
Bogra
08.03.2006
4
Vandort MG
105
Tharanga WU
0
Srl
Eng
2
Birmingham
25.05.2006
5
Vandort MG
117
Warnapura BSM
0
Srl
Ban
1
Col-SSC
25.06.2007
6
Paranavitana NT
0
Dilshan TM
121
Srl
Pak
1
Col-SSC
30.06.2012
7
Karunaratne D
0
Mendis K
196
Srl
Ban
1
Chittagong
31.01.2018
8
Karunaratne D
107
Thirimanne L
0
Srl
Ind
4
Bengaluru
12.03.2022
FDM Karunaratne {107} scored century the just concluded second test between India and Sri Lanka at Bengaluru to provide the eighth occasion of an opening scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JB Stollmeyer
104*
4
Win
Ind
Trinidad
19 Feb 1953
2
LRD Mendis
124
4
Srl
Ind
Kandy
14 Sep 1985
3
IVA Richards
109*
4
Win
Ind
Delhi
25 Nov 1987
4
MA Taylor
102*
4
Aus
Ind
Bengaluru
25 Mar 1998
5
Younis Khan
107*
4
Pak
Ind
Kolkata
30 Nov 2007
6
AD Mathews
110
4
Srl
Ind
Col-SSC
28 Aug 2015
7
Karunaratne
107
4
Srl
Ind
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against India.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AD Mathews
110
4
Srl
Ind
Col-SSC
28 Aug 2015
2
Karunaratne
107
4
Srl
Ind
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against India on Indian soil. Bengaluru has witnessed two such occasions.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
IVA Richards
109*
4
Win
Ind
Delhi
25 Nov 1987
2
MA Taylor
102*
4
Aus
Ind
Bengaluru
25 Mar 1998
3
Younis Khan
107*
4
Pak
Ind
Kolkata
30 Nov 2007
4
Karunaratne
107
4
Srl
Ind
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
HDRL Thirimanne scored duck in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 101st occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a duck in an innings. It also provides the 13th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a duck in an innings against India.
HDRL Thirimanne scored duck in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 17th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a duck in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a duck in the fourth innings of a test against India.
R Ashwin’s six wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 62 wickets against Sri Lanka. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 60 plus wickets against Sri Lanka after A Kumble. A Kumble has an aggregate of 74 wickets against Sri Lanka.
R Ashwin with 62 wickets to his credit against Sri Lanka became the fourth bowler to aggregate 60 plus wickets against Sri Lanka. Others are – A Kumble {74}, Saeed Ajmal {66} and Wasim Akram {63}
No
Player
Team
Opp
M
I
W
1
A Kumble
Ind
Srl
18
28
74
2
S Ajmal
Pak
Srl
14
28
66
3
W Akram
Pak
Srl
19
32
63
4
R Ashwin
Ind
Srl
11
21
62
R Ashwin, A Kumble and Wasim Akram share the record for most wickets in winning matches against Sri Lanka. All the three bowlers have captured 48 wickets apiece.
No
Player
Team
Opp
M
I
W
1
R Ashwin
Ind
Srl
08
16
48
2
A Kumble
Ind
Srl
07
14
48
3
W Akram
Pak
Srl
10
20
48
R Ashwin has captured 20 wickets in India’s winnings tests against Sri Lanka on home soil. He became the 13th bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in a team’s winning tests on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Team
M
I
W
1
A Kumble
Ind
5
10
35
2
Philander
SAF
5
10
33
3
Imran Khan
Pak
4
06
28
4
GD McGrath
Aus
4
08
28
5
TA Boult
NZl
5
10
26
6
TG Southee
NZl
5
10
26
7
Harbhajan
Ind
4
08
25
8
M Ntini
SAF
6
12
24
9
SLV Raju
Ind
4
08
24
10
MA Starc
Aus
4
08
22
11
Anderson
Eng
3
05
21
12
SM Pollock
SAF
6
11
21
13
R Ashwin
Ind
3
06
20
R Ashwin has captured 20 wickets in India’s winnings tests against Sri Lanka on home soil. He became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in a India’s winning tests on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Team
M
I
W
1
A Kumble
Ind
5
10
35
2
Harbhajan
Ind
4
08
25
3
SLV Raju
Ind
4
08
24
4
R Ashwin
Ind
3
06
20
R Ashwin’s six wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 258 wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil. He is one of the four bowlers who have captured 250 plus wickets in a team’s winning tests on home soil.
No
Player
Team
M
Inns
Wkts
1
Muralitharan
Srl
37
074
305
2
JM Anderson
Eng
54
107
260
3
R Ashwin
Ind
39
077
258
4
SK Warne
Aus
49
095
250
JJ Bumrah became the fourth Indian pace bowler to capture exact eight wickets in a test against Sri Lanka. He returned with figures of 8 for 47 in this test. All the four occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JJ Bumrah
8-047
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
2
I Sharma
8-086
Srl
Col-SSC
28 Aug 2015
3
B Kumar
8-096
Srl
Kolkata
16 Nov 2017
4
N Kapil Dev
8-207
Srl
Chennai
17 Sep 1982
JJ Bumrah’s 8 for 47 in this test represent the best match bowling effort by an Indian pace bowler against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 8 for 86 by Ishant Sharma at Col-SSC in Aug 2015.
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JJ Bumrah
8-047
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
2
I Sharma
8-086
Srl
Col-SSC
28 Aug 2015
JJ Bumrah’s 8 for 47 in this test represent the best match bowling effort by an Indian pace bowler against Sri Lanka in India. The previous best was 8 for 96 by B Kumar at Kolkata in Nov 2017
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JJ Bumrah
8-047
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
2
B Kumar
8-096
Srl
Kolkata
16 Nov 2017
It is interesting to note that an Indian pace bowlers is yet to return with match figures of ten plus wickets. The following Indian spin bowlers {seven occasions, six bowlers} have captured ten or more wickets in a match against Sri Lanka.
No
Player
W-Runs
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SLV Raju
11-125
Opp
Ahm’bad
08 Feb 1994
2
A Kumble
11-128
Srl
Lucknow
18 Jan 1994
3
Maninder
10-107
Opp
Nagpur
27 Dec 1986
4
Harbhajan
10-141
Srl
Ahm’bad
18 Dec 2005
5
Harbhajan
10-153
Opp
Galle
31 Jul 2008
6
A Kumble
10-157
Srl
Delhi
10 Dec 2005
7
R Ashwin
10-160
Opp
Galle
12 Aug 2015
Indian batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test on two or more occasions
SS Iyer of India scored 92 and 67 in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Bengaluru to provide the second occasion of his scoring fifties in both innings of a test. Prior to this he had scored 105 and 65 against New Zealand at Kanpur in November 2021.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Date
1
SS Iyer
105
65
NZl
Kanpur
25.11.21
2
SS Iyer
92
67
Srl
Bengaluru
12.03.22
SS Iyer’s feat of scoring fifties in both innings of a test on two occasions provides the 32nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Date
1
1
R Dravid
148
81
SAF
Jo’burg
16.01.97
2
R Dravid
93
85
Srl
Wankhede
03.12.97
3
R Dravid
52
56
Aus
Chennai
06.03.98
4
R Dravid
190
103*
NZl
Hamilton
02.01.99
5
R Dravid
200*
70*
Zim
Delhi
18.11.00
6
R Dravid
222
73
NZl
Ahm’bad
08.10.03
7
R Dravid
233
72*
Aus
Adelaide
12.12.03
8
R Dravid
110
135
Pak
Kolkata
16.03.05
9
R Dravid
81
68
Win
Kingston
30.06.06
10
R Dravid
83
62
NZl
Napier
26.03.09
2
1
SM Gavaskar
65
67*
Win
Trinidad
06.03.71
2
SM Gavaskar
116
64*
Win
Georgetown
19.03.71
3
SM Gavaskar
124
220
Win
Trinidad
13.04.71
4
SM Gavaskar
101
58
Eng
Manchester
06.06.74
5
SM Gavaskar
111
137
Pak
Karachi
14.11.78
6
SM Gavaskar
205
73
Win
Wankhede
01.12.78
7
SM Gavaskar
107
182*
Win
Kolkata
29.12.78
8
SM Gavaskar
61
68
Eng
Birmingham
12.07.79
9
SM Gavaskar
50
64
Pak
Nagpur
05.10.83
3
1
V Kohli
52
63
Win
Wankhede
22.11.11
2
V Kohli
103
51*
NZl
Bengaluru
31.08.12
3
V Kohli
119
96
SAF
Jo’burg
18.12.13
4
V Kohli
115
141
Aus
Adelaide
09.12.14
5
V Kohli
169
54
Aus
Melbourne
26.12.14
6
V Kohli
167
81
Eng
Vizag
17.11.16
7
V Kohli
243
50
Srl
Delhi
02.12.17
8
V Kohli
149
51
Eng
Birmingham
01.08.18
9
V Kohli
97
103
Eng
Nottingham
18.08.18
4
1
VVS Laxman
59
281
Aus
Kolkata
11.03.01
2
VVS Laxman
65
66
Aus
Chennai
18.03.01
3
VVS Laxman
69*
74
Win
Trinidad
19.04.02
4
VVS Laxman
104*
67*
NZl
Mohali
16.10.03
5
VVS Laxman
100
63
Win
Basseterre
22.06.06
6
VVS Laxman
200*
59*
Aus
Delhi
29.10.08
7
VVS Laxman
76
124*
NZl
Napier
26.03.09
8
VVS Laxman
56
103*
Srl
Col-PSS
03.08.10
9
VVS Laxman
85
87
Win
Barbados
28.06.11
5
1
SR Tendulkar
68
119*
Eng
Manchester
09.08.90
2
SR Tendulkar
179
54
Win
Nagpur
01.12.94
3
SR Tendulkar
177
74
Eng
Nottingham
04.07.96
4
SR Tendulkar
53
124*
Srl
Col-SSC
24.02.99
5
SR Tendulkar
116
52
Aus
Melbourne
26.12.99
6
SR Tendulkar
76
65
Aus
Wankhede
27.02.01
7
SR Tendulkar
241*
60*
Aus
Sydney
02.01.04
8
SR Tendulkar
52
52
Pak
Kolkata
16.03.05
9
SR Tendulkar
214
53*
Aus
Bengaluru
09.10.10
6
1
GR Viswanath
52
139
Win
Kolkata
27.12.74
2
GR Viswanath
83
79
NZl
Ch’church
05.02.76
3
GR Viswanath
68
103*
NZl
Kanpur
18.11.76
4
GR Viswanath
59
54
Aus
Melbourne
30.12.77
5
GR Viswanath
89
73
Aus
Adelaide
28.01.78
6
GR Viswanath
78
51
Eng
Birmingham
12.07.79
7
GR Viswanath
56
75*
Eng
The Oval
08.07.82
7
1
M Amarnath
90
100
Aus
Perth
16.12.77
2
M Amarnath
61
64
Pak
Hyd-Pak
14.01.83
3
M Amarnath
58
117
Win
Trinidad
11.03.83
4
M Amarnath
91
80
Win
Barbados
15.04.83
5
M Amarnath
54
116
Win
St John’s
28.04.83
6
M Amarnath
78
95
Eng
Chennai
13.01.85
8
1
SC Ganguly
73
60
SAF
Jo’burg
16.01.97
2
SC Ganguly
56
78
Srl
Col-SSC
24.02.99
3
SC Ganguly
125
53
NZl
Ahmedabad
29.10.99
4
SC Ganguly
68
99
Eng
Nottingham
08.08.02
5
SC Ganguly
239
91
Pak
Bengaluru
08.12.07
6
SC Ganguly
67
51
Aus
Sydney
02.01.08
9
1
CA Pujara
52
82*
Aus
Delhi
22.03.13
2
CA Pujara
62
78
NZl
Kanpur
22.09.16
3
CA Pujara
83
54*
Ban
Hys-RGS
09.02.17
4
CA Pujara
123
71
Aus
Adelaide
06.12.18
5
CA Pujara
50
77
Aus
Sydney
07.01.21
10
1
V Sehwag
63
151
Aus
Adelaide
24.01.08
2
V Sehwag
201*
50
Srl
Galle
31.07.08
3
V Sehwag
66
92
Aus
Nagpur
06.11.08
4
V Sehwag
96
54*
NZl
Hys-RGS
12.11.10
5
V Sehwag
55
55
Win
Delhi
06.11.11
11
1
MS Dhoni
92
68*
Aus
Mohali
17.10.08
2
MS Dhoni
56
55
Aus
Nagpur
06.11.08
3
MS Dhoni
52
56*
NZl
Wellington
03.04.09
4
MS Dhoni
77
74*
Eng
Birmingham
10.08.11
12
1
G Gambhir
56
74
Srl
Galle
31.07.08
2
G Gambhir
67
104
Aus
Mohali
17.10.08
3
G Gambhir
179
97
Eng
Mohali
19.12.08
4
G Gambhir
93
64
SAF
Cape Town
02.01.11
13
1
AM Rahane
51*
96
SAF
Durban
26.12.13
2
AM Rahane
54
52*
Eng
Southampton
27.07.14
3
AM Rahane
127
100*
SAF
Delhi
03.12.15
4
AM Rahane
81
102
Win
N Sound
22.08.19
14
1
VS Hazare
116
145
Aus
Adelaide
23.01.48
2
VS Hazare
59
58*
Win
Kolkata
31.12.48
3
VS Hazare
89
56
Eng
Leeds
05.06.52
15
1
W Jaffer
81
100
Eng
Nagpur
01.03.06
2
W Jaffer
60
54
Win
Basseterre
22.06.06
3
W Jaffer
202
56
Pak
Kolkata
30.11.07
16
1
SV Manjrekar
76
83
Pak
Faisalabad
23.11.89
2
SV Manjrekar
93
50
Eng
Manchester
09.08.90
3
SV Manjrekar
51
66
Win
Wankhede
18.11.94
17
1
MAK Pataudi
86
53
Aus
Brabourne
10.10.64
2
MAK Pataudi
64
148
Eng
Leeds
08.06.67
3
MAK Pataudi
75
85
Aus
Melbourne
30.12.67
18
1
NS Sidhu
82
104
Srl
Col-SSC
27.07.93
2
NS Sidhu
107
76
Win
Nagpur
01.12.94
3
NS Sidhu
62
64
Aus
Chennai
06.03.98
19
1
PR Umrigar
130
69
Win
Trinidad
21.01.53
2
PR Umrigar
61
67
Win
Trinidad
19.02.53
3
PR Umrigar
56
172*
Win
Trinidad
04.04.62
20
1
M Vijay
146
52
Eng
Nottingham
09.07.14
2
M Vijay
53
99
Aus
Adelaide
09.12.14
3
M Vijay
65
76
NZl
Kanpur
22.09.16
21
1
Azharuddin
122
54*
Eng
Kanpur
31.01.85
2
Azharuddin
109
52
SAF
Kolkata
27.11.96
22
1
CG Borde
109
96
Win
Delhi
06.02.59
2
CG Borde
68
61
Eng
Kolkata
30.12.61
23
1
CPS Chauhan
52
84
Win
Wankhede
01.12.78
2
CPS Chauhan
58
84
Aus
Kanpur
02.10.79
24
1
SS Das
57
70
Zim
Harare
15.06.01
2
SS Das
59
68
Srl
Col-SSC
29.08.01
25
1
SS Iyer
105
65
NZl
Kanpur
25.11.21
2
SS Iyer
92
67
Srl
Bengaluru
12.03.22
26
1
ML Jaisimha
56
51
Eng
Brabourne
11.11.61
2
ML Jaisimha
74
101
Aus
Brisbane
19.01.68
27
1
VL Manjrekar
50
59
Pak
Bahawalpur
15.01.55
2
VL Manjrekar
68
84
Eng
Brabourne
11.11.61
28
1
MH Mankad
59
71*
Eng
Kolkata
30.12.51
2
MH Mankad
72
184
Eng
Lord’s
19.06.52
29
1
KL Rahul
90
51
Aus
Bengaluru
04.03.17
2
KL Rahul
60
51*
Aus
Dharamsala
25.03.17
30
1
RG Sharma
65
50*
Srl
Delhi
02.12.17
2
RG Sharma
176
127
SAF
Vizag
02.10.19
31
1
RF Surti
70
53
Aus
Adelaide
23.12.67
2
RF Surti
52
64
Aus
Brisbane
19.01.68
32
1
DB Vengsarkar
159
63
Win
Delhi
29.10.83
2
DB Vengsarkar
61
102*
Eng
Leeds
19.06.86
India Vs Sri Lanka Second Test at Bengaluru Second day
Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 109 in this game to provide the 60th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings against India.
Sri Lanka’s 109 all out in this game represent its second lowest total in a completed innings against India. Its lowest total in a completed innings against India is 82 all out at Chandigarh in Nov 1990
Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 109 in this game to provide the 60th occasion of team dismissed all out in an innings in tests at Bengaluru.
Sri Lanka’s 109 all out in this game represent its second lowest total in a completed innings in tests at Bengaluru. Lowest total in a completed innings in tests at Bengaluru is 103 by Afghanistan {in the third innings of the test} against India in Jun 2018.
Sri Lanka in this test and Afghanistan in Jun 2018 {All out for 109 in second innings of the test against India share the second lowest total in a completed innings in tests at Bengaluru.
JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 24 to provide the 34th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test at Bengaluru. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five plus wickets in tests at Bengaluru
No
Player
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Date
1
Chandrasekhar
6
76
2
Ind
Eng
28.01.77
2
BS Bedi
6
71
4
Ind
Eng
28.01.77
3
KD Ghavri
5
51
3
Ind
Win
15.12.78
4
N Kapil Dev
5
68
2
Ind
Pak
14.09.83
5
Maninder
7
27
1
Ind
Pak
13.03.87
6
ND Hirwani
6
59
4
Ind
NZl
12.11.88
7
A Kumble
5
81
3
Ind
NZl
18.10.95
8
A Kumble
6
98
2
Ind
Aus
25.03.98
9
A Kumble
6
143
2
Ind
RSA
02.03.00
10
Harbhajan
5
146
1
Ind
Aus
06.10.04
11
Harbhajan
6
78
3
Ind
Aus
06.10.04
12
Harbhajan
6
152
1
Ind
Pak
24.03.05
13
I Sharma
5
118
2
Ind
Pak
08.12.07
14
A Kumble
5
60
4
Ind
Pak
08.12.07
15
Z Khan
5
91
1
Ind
Aus
09.10.08
16
PP Ojha
5
99
1
Ind
NZl
31.08.12
17
R Ashwin
5
69
3
Ind
NZl
31.08.12
18
RA Jadeja
6
63
2
Ind
Aus
04.03.17
19
R Ashwin
6
41
4
Ind
Aus
04.03.17
20
JJ Bumrah
5
24
2
Ind
Srl
12.03.22
JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 24 to provide the 14th occasion of a pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test at Bengaluru. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five plus wickets in tests at Bengaluru
No
Player
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Date
1
KD Ghavri
5
51
3
Ind
Win
15.12.78
2
N Kapil Dev
5
68
2
Ind
Pak
14.09.83
3
I Sharma
5
118
2
Ind
Pak
08.12.07
4
Z Khan
5
91
1
Ind
Aus
09.10.08
5
JJ Bumrah
5
24
2
Ind
Srl
12.03.22
JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 24 to provide the best figures in an innings by a pace bowler in a test at Bengaluru. The previous best was KD Ghavri’s five for 51 against West Indies in Dec 1978.
No
Player
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Date
1
JJ Bumrah
5
24
2
Ind
Srl
12.03.22
2
KD Ghavri
5
51
3
Ind
Win
15.12.78
JJ Bumrah returned with figures of five for 24 to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five plus wickets against Sri Lanka.
JJ Bumrah’s five for 24 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian pace bowler against Sri Lanka. The previous best was Ishant Sharma’s five for 54 at Col-SSC in Aug 2015.
JJ Bumrah’s five for 24 represent his eighth five wicket haul in a test innings. It also represents his first five wicket haul on home soil.
No
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
5-54
2
SAF
Jo’burg
24 Jan 2018
2
5-65
4
Eng
Not’ham
18 Aug 2018
3
6-33
2
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2018
4
5-07
4
Win
N Sound
22 Aug 2019
5
6-27
2
Win
Kingston
30 Aug 2019
6
5-64
3
Eng
Not’ham
04 Aug 2021
7
5-42
2
SAF
C Town
11 Jan 2022
8
5-24
2
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
SS Iyer scored 92 and 65+ in this test to provide the 155th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against Sri Lanka
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
NS Sidhu
82
104
Srl
Col-SSC
27 Jul 1993
2
R Dravid
93
85
Srl
Mum-WS
03 Dec 1997
3
SC Ganguly
56
78
Srl
Col-SSC
24 Feb 1999
4
Tendulkar
53
124*
Srl
Col-SSC
24 Feb 1999
5
SS Das
59
68
Srl
Col-SSC
29 Aug 2001
6
G Gambhir
56
74
Srl
Galle
31 Jul 2008
7
V Sehwag
201*
50
Srl
Galle
31 Jul 2008
8
VVS Laxman
56
103*
Srl
Col-PSS
03 Aug 2010
9
V Kohli
243
50
Srl
Delhi
02 Dec 2017
10
RG Sharma
65
50*
Srl
Delhi
02 Dec 2017
11
SS Iyer
92
65+
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
SS Iyer scored 92 and 67 in this test to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety and a fifty a test match.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
CG Borde
109
96
Win
Delhi
06 Feb 1959
2
M Amarnath
90
100
Aus
Perth
16 Dec 1977
3
M Amarnath
91
80
Win
Bridgetown
15 Apr 1983
4
M Amarnath
78
95
Eng
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
5
SV Manjrekar
93
50
Eng
Manchester
09 Aug 1990
6
R Dravid
93
85
Srl
Mum-WS
03 Dec 1997
7
S Ramesh
60
96
Pak
Delhi
04 Feb 1999
8
SC Ganguly
68
99
Eng
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
9
SC Ganguly
239
91
Pak
Bengaluru
08 Dec 2007
10
MS Dhoni
92
68*
Aus
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
11
V Sehwag
66
92
Aus
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
12
G Gambhir
179
97
Eng
Mohali
19 Dec 2008
13
V Sehwag
96
54*
NZl
Hyd-RGS
12 Nov 2010
14
G Gambhir
93
64
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 2011
15
V Kohli
119
96
SAF
Jo’burg
18 Dec 2013
16
AM Rahane
51*
96
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 2013
17
M Vijay
53
99
Aus
Adelaide
09 Dec 2014
18
KL Rahul
90
51
Aus
Bengaluru
04 Mar 2017
19
V Kohli
97
103
Eng
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
20
SS Iyer
92
67
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen scoring a ninety and a fifty in a test against Sri Lanka
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
R Dravid
93
85
Srl
Mum-WS
03 Dec 1997
2
SS Iyer
92
67
Srl
Bengaluru
12 Mar 2022
RR Pant scored 50 in this test to provide the 131st occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings at Sri Lanka.
RR Pant scored 50 in this test to provide the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings in a Pink Ball test. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings in a Pink Ball test.
SS Iyer scored 92 and 67 in this test to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a Pink Ball test.
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
DM Bravo
87
116
Win
Pak
Dub-DSC
Oct 2016
2
SPD Smith
130
63
Aus
PAK
Brisbane
Dec 2016
3
Labuschagne
143
50
Aus
NZl
Perth
Dec 2019
4
Labuschagne
103
51
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
5
SS Iyer
92
67
Ind
Srl
Bengaluru
Mar 2022
SS Iyer scored 92 and 67 in this test to provide the first occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and a fifty in a Pink Ball test.
RR Pant scored 50 in 28 balls in this test which fetched him a record the fastest fifty by an Indian batsman in a test innings. The previous record was held by N Kapil Dev who has scored the fifty in 30 balls against Pakistan at Karachi in 1982. Thus it took 40 years for RR Pant to rewrite the record of Kapil Dev
The following table lists the fastest fifties scored by Indian batsmen in terms of balls faced where known.
No
Balls
Player
Opp
Location
Year
1
28
RR Pant
Srl
Bengaluru
2022
2
30
Kapil Dev
Pak
Karachi
1982
3
31
SN Thakur
Eng
The Oval
2021
4
32
V Sehwag
Eng
Chennai
2008
RR Pant’s fifty in 28 balls is the second fastest fifty scored in a test Bangalore. Shahid Afridi had scored fifty in 26 balls against India at Bangalore in 2005.
India Vs Sri Lanka Second Test at Bengaluru First day
SS Iyer during his knock of 92 on the first day of the test – Photo courtesy – espncricinfo.com
India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 223rd occasion of India doing so. It also provides the 24th occasion of India doing so against Sri Lanka.
India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 223rd occasion of India doing so. It also provides the 24th occasion of India doing so against Sri Lanka.
India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 16th occasion of team doing so in a pink ball test. It also provides the second occasion of India doing so in a pink ball test. Prior to this, India had won the toss and elected to bat in a pink ball test at Adelaide in Dec 2020
MA Agarwal was dismissed run out for 4 in this test to provide the 57th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings. It also provide the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings against Sri Lanka
MA Agarwal was dismissed run out for 4 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings in a pink ball test. It also provide the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings in a pink ball test.
RG Sharma became the first captain to open a team’s innings in a Pink ball test. RG Sharma-FDM Karunaratne became the first rival captains who opened the innings for their respective teams in a pink ball test.
SS Iyer was dismissed stumped for 92 in India’s innings to provide the 29th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped for nineties in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped for nineties in an innings. All such four occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Vengsarkar
96
2
Pak
Chennai
Feb 1987
2
Tendulkar
90
2
Eng
Bengaluru
Dec 2001
3
V Sehwag
99
2
Srl
Col-SSC
Jul 2010
4
SS Iyer
92
1
Srl
Bengaluru
Mar 2022
It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped for nineties in a test at Bangalore. SR Tendulkar was the other batsman to be dismissed stumped for nineties at Bangalore. He was dismissed stumped for 90 against England at Bangalore in Dec 2001.
SS Iyer became the eighth Indian batsman to be dismissed for 90s in a test at Bangalore. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Gavaskar
96
4
Pak
Bengaluru
Mar 1987
2
NS Sidhu
99
1
Srl
Bengaluru
Jan 1994
3
Tendulkar
96
1
Srl
Bengaluru
Jan 1994
4
Tendulkar
90
2
Eng
Bengaluru
Dec 2001
5
Ganguly
91
3
Pak
Bengaluru
Dec 2007
6
KL Rahul
90
1
Aus
Bengaluru
Mar 2017
7
CA Pujara
92
3
Aus
Bengaluru
Mar 2017
8
SS Iyer
92
1
Srl
Bengaluru
Mar 2022
SS Iyer became the third Indian batsman to be dismissed for 90s in a test at Bangalore against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
NS Sidhu
99
1
Srl
Bengaluru
Jan 1994
2
Tendulkar
96
1
Srl
Bengaluru
Jan 1994
3
SS Iyer
92
1
Srl
Bengaluru
Mar 2022
SS Iyer’s dismissal for 92 in India’s innings provides the 126th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for nineties in an innings. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for nineties in an innings against Sri Lanka.
SS Iyer’s dismissal for 92 in India’s innings provides the fifth occasion of an batsman dismissed for nineties in an innings in Pink Ball test. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed for nineties in an innings in a Pink Ball test.
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Sami Aslam
90
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
Oct 2016
2
Babar Azam
97
2
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
Nov 2019
3
DA Warner
95
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
4
SPD Smith
93
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
5
SS Iyer
92
1
Ind
Srl
Bengaluru
Mar 2022
The overall aggregate of boundary sixes scored in test at Bengaluru read 143 at the end of the first day. Indian batsmen have scored 79 boundary sixes while visiting batsmen have scored 64 boundary sixes.
SS Iyer’s 92 in this test represent the 134th fifty scored by batsmen at Bangalore. Indian batsmen have scored 69th fifty while visiting batsmen have scored 65 fifties.
SS Iyer’s 92 in this test represent the 102nd half century scored by batsmen at Bangalore. Indian batsmen have scored 52 half centuries while visiting batsmen have scored 50 fifties.
RG Sharma became the third Indian captain to score boundary sixes at Bengaluru. Others are MS Dhoni {04} and M Azharuddin {01}. A total number of six boundary sixes have been scored by Indian captains as at the end of the first day’s play in this test. Visiting captains have scored 13 boundary sixes and the total number of boundary sixes scored by captains at Bengaluru read 19.
RG Sharma’s lone six in India’s innings fetched a total number of 21 boundary sixes by Indian opening batsmen at Bengaluru. The total number of boundary sixes by opening batsmen read 36 at the end of the first day’s play which includes 15 boundary sixes by visiting opening batsmen.
S Mandana and H Kaur of India scored 123 and 109 respectively against West Indies at Hamilton in the ongoing Women World Cup tournament to provide the 64th and 65th occasion of a batswoman scoring a century in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
DL Thomas
134
1
Eng
Int
Hove
23.06.73
2
E Bakewell
101*
1
Eng
Int
Hove
23.06.73
3
R Heyhoe-Flint
114
1
Eng
YEng
Ilford
18.07.73
4
E Bakewell
118
1
Eng
Aus
Birmingham
28.07.73
5
BL Bevege
101
1
NZl
Int
Auckland
12.01.82
6
JA Brittin
138*
1
Eng
Int
Hamilton
14.01.82
7
LA Reeler
143*
1
Aus
Net
Perth
29.01.88
8
R Buckstein
100
1
Aus
Net
Perth
29.01.88
9
NJ Turner
114
1
NZl
Net
Sydney
04.12.88
10
LA Reeler
108*
1
Aus
NZl
Melbourne
10.12.88
11
R Buckstein
105*
1
Aus
Net
Melbourne
14.12.88
12
JA Brittin
104
1
Eng
Den
Banstead
20.07.93
13
CA Hodges
113
1
Eng
Ire
Reading
24.07.93
14
HC Plimmer
118
1
Eng
Ire
Reading
24.07.93
15
JA Brittin
100
1
Eng
Ind
Fin’stead
25.07.93
16
CA Hodges
105*
1
Eng
Aus
Guildford
26.07.93
17
JA Brittin
138
1
Eng
Pak
Vijayawada
12.12.97
18
BA Daniels
142*
1
Eng
Pak
Vijayawada
12.12.97
19
DA Hockley
100*
1
NZl
Srl
Chandigarh
13.12.97
20
DA Hockley
100
1
NZl
Win
Chandigarh
15.12.97
21
BJ Clark
229*
1
Aus
Den
Mumbai
16.12.97
22
CM Edwards
173*
1
Eng
Ire
Pune
16.12.97
23
CM Edwards
139*
1
Eng
Net
Lincoln
30.01.00
24
KL Rolton
154*
1
Aus
Srl
Ch’church
01.12.00
25
EC Drumm
108*
1
NZl
SAF
Lincoln
11.12.00
26
SC Taylor
137*
1
Eng
Srl
Lincoln
12.12.00
27
KL Rolton
107*
2
Aus
SAF
Lincoln
13.12.00
28
L Olivier
101*
2
SAF
Ire
Ch’church
16.12.00
29
SC Taylor
136
1
Eng
Srl
Pretoria
24.03.05
30
LM Keightley
103
1
Aus
SAF
Pretoria
28.03.05
31
KL Rolton
107*
1
Aus
Ind
Centurion
10.04.05
32
SC Taylor
101
1
Eng
Srl
Canberra
07.03.09
33
HM Tiffen
100
1
NZl
Pak
Sydney
19.03.09
34
SW Bates
168
1
NZl
Pak
Sydney
19.03.09
35
MDT Kamini
100
1
Ind
Win
Brabourne
31.01.13
36
SFM Devine
145
1
NZl
SAF
Cuttack
01.02.13
37
CM Edwards
109
1
Eng
Ind
Brabourne
03.02.13
38
H Kaur
107*
2
Ind
Eng
Brabourne
03.02.13
39
SR Taylor
171
1
Win
Srl
Mumbai
03.02.13
40
SW Bates
102
1
NZl
Aus
Cuttack
05.02.13
41
MM Lanning
112
2
Aus
NZl
Cuttack
05.02.13
42
M Kapp
102*
1
SAF
Pak
Cuttack
05.02.13
43
M Raj
103*
2
Ind
Pak
Cuttack
07.02.13
44
Satterthwaite
103
2
NZl
Eng
Brabourne
13.02.13
45
CM Edwards
106*
2
Eng
NZl
Brabourne
15.02.13
46
SW Bates
106*
2
NZl
Srl
Bristol
24.06.17
47
NE Bolton
107*
2
Aus
Win
Taunton
26.06.17
48
HC Knight
106
1
Eng
Pak
Leicester
27.06.17
49
NR Sciver
137
1
Eng
Pak
Leicester
27.06.17
50
S Mandhana
106*
2
Ind
Win
Taunton
29.06.17
51
A Athapaththu
178*
1
Srl
Aus
Bristol
29.06.17
52
MM Lanning
152*
2
Aus
Srl
Bristol
29.06.17
53
TT Beaumont
148
1
Eng
SAF
Bristol
05.07.17
54
SJ Taylor
147
1
Eng
SAF
Bristol
05.07.17
55
DJS Dottin
104*
1
Win
Pak
Leicester
11.07.17
56
PG Raut
106
1
Ind
Aus
Bristol
12.07.17
57
NR Sciver
129
1
Eng
NZl
Derby
12.07.17
58
M Raj
109
1
Ind
NZl
Derby
15.07.17
59
H Kaur
171*
1
Ind
Aus
Derby
20.07.17
60
HK Matthews
119
1
Win
NZl
Mt M’ganui
04.03.22
61
SFM Devine
108
2
NZl
Win
Mt M’ganui
04.03.22
62
RL Haynes
130
1
Aus
Eng
Hamilton
05.03.22
63
NR Sciver
109*
2
Eng
Aus
Hamilton
05.03.22
64
S Mandhana
123
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
65
H Kaur
109
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
They also provide the eighth and ninth occasion of a Indian batswoman scoring a century in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
MDT Kamini
100
1
Ind
Win
Brabourne
31.01.13
2
H Kaur
107*
2
Ind
Eng
Brabourne
03.02.13
3
M Raj
103*
2
Ind
Pak
Cuttack
07.02.13
4
S Mandhana
106*
2
Ind
Win
Taunton
29.06.17
5
PG Raut
106
1
Ind
Aus
Bristol
12.07.17
6
M Raj
109
1
Ind
NZl
Derby
15.07.17
7
H Kaur
171*
1
Ind
Aus
Derby
20.07.17
8
S Mandhana
123
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
9
H Kaur
109
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
They also provide the third and fourth occasion of a Indian batswoman scoring a century against West Indies in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
MDT Kamini
100
1
Ind
Win
Brabourne
31.01.13
2
S Mandhana
106*
2
Ind
Win
Taunton
29.06.17
3
S Mandhana
123
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
4
H Kaur
109
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
They also provide the sixth and seventh occasion of a Indian batswoman scoring a century against West Indies in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
DA Hockley
100
1
NZl
Win
Chandigarh
15.12.97
2
MDT Kamini
100
1
Ind
Win
Brabourne
31.01.13
3
NE Bolton
107*
2
Aus
Win
Taunton
26.06.17
4
S Mandhana
106*
2
Ind
Win
Taunton
29.06.17
5
SFM Devine
108
2
NZl
Win
Mt M’ganui
04.03.22
6
S Mandhana
123
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
7
H Kaur
109
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
H Kaur {03}, M Raj {02} and S Madana {02} are the three Indian batswoman to score two or more centuries in the World Cup.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
H Kaur
107*
2
Ind
Eng
Brabourne
03.02.13
2
H Kaur
171*
1
Ind
Aus
Derby
20.07.17
3
H Kaur
109
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
1
M Raj
103*
2
Ind
Pak
Cuttack
07.02.13
2
M Raj
109
1
Ind
NZl
Derby
15.07.17
1
S Mandhana
106*
2
Ind
Win
Taunton
29.06.17
2
S Mandhana
123
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
CM Edwards of England, JA Brittin of England, H Kaur of India, KL Rolton of Australia, N Sciver of England,SC Taylor of England and SW Bates of New Zealand are the seven batswoman who have scored three or more centuries in the Women’s world cup. CM Edwards and JA Brittin share the record for most centuries scored by a batswoman in the World Cup. Both have scored four centuries.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
CM Edwards
173*
1
Eng
Ire
Pune
16.12.97
2
CM Edwards
139*
1
Eng
Net
Lincoln
30.01.00
3
CM Edwards
109
1
Eng
Ind
Brabourne
03.02.13
4
CM Edwards
106*
2
Eng
NZl
Brabourne
15.02.13
1
JA Brittin
138*
1
Eng
Int
Hamilton
14.01.82
2
JA Brittin
104
1
Eng
Den
Banstead
20.07.93
3
JA Brittin
100
1
Eng
Ind
Fin’stead
25.07.93
4
JA Brittin
138
1
Eng
Pak
Vijayawada
12.12.97
1
H Kaur
107*
2
Ind
Eng
Brabourne
03.02.13
2
H Kaur
171*
1
Ind
Aus
Derby
20.07.17
3
H Kaur
109
1
Ind
Win
Hamilton
12.03.22
1
KL Rolton
154*
1
Aus
Srl
Ch’church
01.12.00
2
KL Rolton
107*
2
Aus
SAF
Lincoln
13.12.00
3
KL Rolton
107*
1
Aus
Ind
Centurion
10.04.05
1
NR Sciver
137
1
Eng
Pak
Leicester
27.06.17
2
NR Sciver
129
1
Eng
NZl
Derby
12.07.17
3
NR Sciver
109*
2
Eng
Aus
Hamilton
05.03.22
1
SC Taylor
137*
1
Eng
Srl
Lincoln
12.12.00
2
SC Taylor
136
1
Eng
Srl
Pretoria
24.03.05
3
SC Taylor
101
1
Eng
Srl
Canberra
07.03.09
1
SW Bates
168
1
NZl
Pak
Sydney
19.03.09
2
SW Bates
102
1
NZl
Aus
Cuttack
05.02.13
3
SW Bates
106*
2
NZl
Srl
Bristol
24.06.17
S Mandana and H Kaur of India scored 123 and 109 respectively against West Indies at Hamilton in the ongoing Women World Cup tournament to provide the eighth occasion of two batswoman scoring centuries in an innings in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
Ravichandran Ashwin of India is the sixth bowler in the test history to aggregate 300 plus wickets in a team’s winning tests. The following table lists all the six bowlers.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
Runs
Wkts
5
10
1
SK Warne
Aus
92
180
11461
510
27
7
2
Muralitharan
Srl
54
107
7088
438
41
18
3
GD McGrath
Aus
84
168
7945
414
18
3
4
JM Anderson
Eng
73
145
6702
338
20
3
5
DW Steyn
SAF
48
94
5066
305
22
5
6
R Ashwin
Ind
49
97
5785
304
25
6
R Ashwin is the lone Indian bowler in the elite list. At the start of the second test at Bengaluru between India and Sri Lanka, Ashwin has an aggregate of 304 wickets in India’s 49 winning tests.
He is the third bowler to capture five fors on 25 plus occasions in a team’s winning tests. He has captured five plus wickets in an innings on 25 occasions. Others are M Muralitharan {41} and SK Warne {27}. He is the only Indian bowler to achieve such a feat.
No
W
Runs
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
6
47
Win
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
2
6
31
NZl
Hyd-RGS
23 Aug 2012
3
6
54
NZl
Hyd-RGS
23 Aug 2012
4
5
69
NZl
Bengaluru
31 Aug 2012
5
5
95
Aus
Chennai
22 Feb 2013
6
7
103
Aus
Chennai
22 Feb 2013
7
5
63
Aus
Hyd-RGS
02 Mar 2013
8
5
57
Aus
Delhi
22 Mar 2013
9
5
42
Srl
Col-PSS
20 Aug 2015
10
5
51
SAF
Mohali
05 Nov 2015
11
5
32
SAF
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
12
7
66
SAF
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
13
5
61
SAF
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
14
7
83
Win
N Sound
21 Jul 2016
15
6
132
NZl
Kanpur
22 Sep 2016
16
7
59
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
17
6
81
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
18
5
67
Eng
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
19
6
55
Eng
Mum-WS
08 Dec 2016
20
6
112
Eng
Mum-WS
08 Dec 2016
21
6
41
Aus
Bengaluru
04 Mar 2017
22
5
69
Srl
Col-SSC
03 Aug 2017
23
7
145
SAF
Vizag
02 Oct 2019
24
5
43
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
25
5
47
Eng
Ahmedabad
04 Mar 2021
He is the third bowler to capture ten plus wickets in a match on six plus occasions in a team’s winning tests. He has captured ten plus wickets in a match on six occasions. Others are M Muralitharan {18} and SK Warne {07}. He is the only Indian bowler to achieve such a feat.
The second test match between India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to be played from 12 Mar 2022 at Bangalore. Here are some salient statistical tables in a nutshell of the previous 23 tests played at Bengaluru
HIGHEST TOTALS
India
Ind
626
Vs
Pak
Dec 2007
Visitors
Pak
570
Vs
Ind
Mar 2005
LOWEST TOTAL IN A COMPLETED INNINGS
India
Ind
118
Vs
Win
Nov 1974
Visitors
Pak
116
Vs
Ind
Mar 1987
FIVE HUNDRED PLUS RUNS
Ind
02
Occasions
Visitors
02
Occasions
NUMBER OF CENTURIES
India
17
Occasions
13
batsmen
Visitors
16
Occasions
15
batsmen
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS
India
239
SC Ganguly
Ind
Vs
Pak
Dec 2007
Visitors
267
Younus Khan
Pak
vs
Ind
Mar 2005
NUMBER OF FIVE WICKET HAULS
India
19
Occasions
Visitors
14
Occasions
BEST INNINGS BOWLING EFFORT
India
7-027
Maninder
Ind
Vs
Pak
Mar 1987
Visitors
7-064
TG Southee
NZl
vs
Ind
Aug 2013
NUMBER OF TEN WICKET HAULS
India
02
Occasions
Visitors
00
Occasions
BEST MATCH BOWLING EFFORT
India
11-224
Harbhajan
Ind
Vs
Aus
Oct 2004
Visitors
09-221
Iqbal Qasim
Pak
vs
Ind
Mar 1987
NUMBER OF THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
India
20
Occasions
Visitors
14
Occasions
HIGHEST THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
India
Tendulkar/M Vijay
3
308
2
Ind
Aus
09.10.10
India
SC Ganguly/Yuvraj
5
300
1
Ind
Pak
08.12.07
Visitors
Inzamam/Younis Khan
3
324
1
Pak
Ind
24.03.05
Both the openers scoring centuries in the same innings of a test
A Shafique {136 not out} and Imam-ul-Haq {111 not out} of Pakistan scored centuries against Australia in the just concluded test at Rawalpindi to provide the 78th occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in the same innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the tenth occasion of such a feat by openers against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Hon.FS Jackson
118
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
14.08.1899
TW Hayward
137
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
14.08.1899
2
JB Hobbs
178
2
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
09.02.12
W Rhodes
179
2
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
09.02.12
3
JB Hobbs
154
2
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
01.01.25
H Sutcliffe
176
2
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
01.01.25
4
JB Hobbs
100
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
14.08.26
H Sutcliffe
161
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
14.08.26
5
CJ Barnett
126
1
Eng
Aus
Not’ham
10.07.38
L Hutton
100
1
Eng
Aus
Not’ham
10.07.38
6
CG Greenidge
120*
4
Win
Aus
Guyana
02.03.84
DL Haynes
103*
4
Win
Aus
Guyana
02.03.84
7
SM Gavaskar
172
1
Ind
Aus
Sydney
02.01.86
K Srikkanth
116
1
Ind
Aus
Sydney
02.01.86
8
AJ Strauss
110
3
Eng
Aus
Brisbane
25.11.10
AN Cook
235*
3
Eng
Aus
Brisbane
25.11.10
9
M Vijay
153
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14.03.13
S Dhawan
187
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14.03.13
10
A Shafique
136*
3
Pak
Aus
R’pindi
04.03.22
Imam-ul-Haq
111*
3
Pak
Aus
R’pindi
04.03.22
It also provides the fourth occasion of such a feat by Pakistan openers and the first such occasion against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
