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Australian batsmen dismissed run out for a first ball duck in Twenty20 Internationals.

Australian batsmen dismissed run out for a first ball duck in Twenty20 Internationals.

JP Inglis of Australia was dismissed run out for a first ball duck against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 11 Jun 22 to provide the 72nd occasion of a batsman  dismissed run out for a first  ball duck in an innings in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed in such a manner and also provides the second occasion of a batsman dismissed in such a manner against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRBFITeamOppGroundStart Date
1MJ Clarke011AusPakJo’burg18 Sep 2007
2MEK Hussey011AusRSAJo’burg27 Mar 2009
3CJ Ferguson012AusRSACenturion29 Mar 2009
4SPD Smith011AusPakGros Islet02 May 2010
5DA Warner012AusRSACape Town13 Oct 2011
6NMC-Nile012AusPakDub-DSC28 Oct 2018
7JP Inglis011AusSrlPallekele11 Jun 2022
         
NoPlayerRBFITeamOppGroundStart Date
1MH Miraz012BanSrlCol-RPS16 Mar 2018
2JP Inglis011AusSrlPallekele11 Jun 2022
New Zealand wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a Test innings

New Zealand wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a Test innings

TA Blundell scored 105 against England at Nottingham in the ongoing test to provide the 19th occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WK Lees1522v PakistanKarachi30 Oct 1976
2IDS Smith113*1v EnglandAuckland10 Feb 1984
3IDS Smith1731v IndiaAuckland22 Feb 1990
4AC Parore100*1v West IndiesChristchurch03 Feb 1995
5AC Parore1101v AustraliaPerth30 Nov 2001
6BB McCullum1432v BangladeshDhaka19 Oct 2004
7BB McCullum1111v ZimbabweHarare07 Aug 2005
8BB McCullum1151v IndiaNapier26 Mar 2009
9BB McCullum1851v BangladeshHamilton15 Feb 2010
10BB McCullum1043v AustraliaWellington19 Mar 2010
11BJ Watling102*1v ZimbabweNapier26 Jan 2012
12BJ Watling1031v BangladeshChattogram09 Oct 2013
13BJ Watling1243v IndiaWellington14 Feb 2014
14BJ Watling142*3v Sri LankaWellington03 Jan 2015
15BJ Watling1072v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jul 2016
16TA Blundell107*2v West IndiesWellington01 Dec 2017
17BJ Watling105*2v Sri LankaCol-PSS22 Aug 2019
18BJ Watling2052v EnglandMt M’ganui21 Nov 2019
19TA Blundell1061v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022

It also provides the seventh occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1IDS Smith113*1v EnglandAuckland10 Feb 1984
2BJ Watling2052v EnglandMt M’ganui21 Nov 2019
3TA Blundell1061v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
New Zealand batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings

New Zealand batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings

DJ Mitchell scored 190 against England at Nottingham in the ongoing test to provide the 38th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MP Donnelly2062v EnglandLord’s25 Jun 1949
2GT Dowling2391v IndiaChristchurch22 Feb 1968
3GM Turner2592v West IndiesGeorgetown06 Apr 1972
4TW Jarvis1822v West IndiesGeorgetown06 Apr 1972
5BE Congdon1764v EnglandNottingham07 Jun 1973
6BE Congdon1752v EnglandLord’s21 Jun 1973
7JF Reid1802v Sri LankaCol-CCC24 Mar 1984
8MD Crowe1882v West IndiesGeorgetown06 Apr 1985
9MD Crowe1882v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
10JG Wright1851v IndiaChristchurch02 Feb 1990
11MD Crowe2993v Sri LankaWellington31 Jan 1991
12AH Jones1863v Sri LankaWellington31 Jan 1991
13MS Sinclair2141v West IndiesWellington26 Dec 1999
14NJ Astle2224v EnglandChristchurch13 Mar 2002
15SP Fleming1921v PakistanHamilton19 Dec 2003
16SP Fleming2021v BangladeshChattogram26 Oct 2004
17L Vincent2242v Sri LankaWellington11 Apr 2005
18SP Fleming2621v South AfricaCape Town27 Apr 2006
19JD Ryder2011v IndiaNapier26 Mar 2009
20MJ Guptill1891v BangladeshHamilton15 Feb 2010
21BB McCullum1851v BangladeshHamilton15 Feb 2010
22BB McCullum2253v IndiaHyd-RGS12 Nov 2010
23BB McCullum2241v IndiaAuckland06 Feb 2014
24BB McCullum3023v IndiaWellington14 Feb 2014
25BB McCullum2022v PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
26KS Williamson1922v PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
27BB McCullum1951v Sri LankaChristchurch26 Dec 2014
28LRPL Taylor2902v AustraliaPerth13 Nov 2015
29TWM Latham1772v BangladeshWellington12 Jan 2017
30KS Williamson1762v South AfricaHamilton25 Mar 2017
31TWM Latham1763v Sri LankaChristchurch26 Dec 2018
32LRPL Taylor2002v BangladeshWellington08 Mar 2019
33BJ Watling2052v EnglandMt M’ganui21 Nov 2019
34KS Williamson2511v West IndiesHamilton03 Dec 2020
35KS Williamson2382v PakistanChristchurch03 Jan 2021
36DP Conway2001v EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2021
37TWM Latham2521v BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
38DJ Mitchell1901v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022

It also provides the seventh occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 175 plus runs in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1MP Donnelly2062v EnglandLord’s25 Jun 1949
2BE Congdon1764v EnglandNottingham07 Jun 1973
3BE Congdon1752v EnglandLord’s21 Jun 1973
4NJ Astle2224v EnglandChristchurch13 Mar 2002
5BJ Watling2052v EnglandMt M’ganui21 Nov 2019
6DP Conway2001v EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2021
7DJ Mitchell1901v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
Batsmen batting at number five and six scoring centuries in a test innings

Batsmen batting at number five and six scoring centuries in a test innings

DJ Mitchell {190} and TA Blundell {106} of New Zealand scored centuries while batting at number five and six respectively against England in the ongoing test at Nottingham to provide the 68th such occasion in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the tenth such occasion against England. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by New Zealand batsmen against England.

NoTeamIOppGroundStart DateC
1Pak3EngLord’s21 Jun 19622
2Win1EngLeeds04 Aug 19662
3Aus2EngPerth13 Dec 19742
4Ind1EngKolkata31 Dec 19842
5Pak1EngThe Oval06 Aug 19872
6Aus1EngLeeds22 Jul 19932
7Aus2EngBirmingham05 Jul 20012
8SAF2EngLeeds18 Jul 20082
9Aus2EngSydney04 Jan 20182
10NZl1EngNottingham      10 Jun 20222

It also provides the first such occasion by New Zealand batsmen against various oppositions. All such occasions are detailed below

NoTeamIOppGroundStart DateC
1NZl1ZimWellington26 Dec 20002
2NZl2IndAhmedabad04 Nov 20102
3NZl1EngNottingham10 Jun 20222
New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs in a test innings

New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs in a test innings

New Zealand posted a team total of 553 in its first innings against England in the ongoing second test at Nottingham to provide the 23rd occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl551/9d2EngLord’s21 Jun 1973
2NZl553/7d2AusBrisbane08 Nov 1985
3NZl671/043SrlWellington31 Jan 1991
4NZl586/7d1SrlDunedin07 Mar 1997
5NZl630/6d1IndMohali16 Oct 2003
6NZl5631PakHamilton19 Dec 2003
7NZl5952SAFAuckland18 Mar 2004
8NZl5611SrlNapier04 Apr 2005
9NZl593/8d1SAFCape Town27 Apr 2006
10NZl619/9d1IndNapier26 Mar 2009
11NZl553/7d1BanHamilton15 Feb 2010
12NZl609/9d1WinDunedin03 Dec 2013
13NZl680/8d3IndWellington14 Feb 2014
14NZl6902PakSharjah26 Nov 2014
15NZl6242AusPerth13 Nov 2015
16NZl576/6d2ZimBulawayo28 Jul 2016
17NZl582/4d1ZimBulawayo06 Aug 2016
18NZl5782SrlWellington15 Dec 2018
19NZl585/4d3SrlChristchurch26 Dec 2018
20NZl715/6d2BanHamilton28 Feb 2019
21NZl615/9d2EngMt M’ganui21 Nov 2019
22NZl659/6d2PakChristchurch03 Jan 2021
23NZl5531EngNottingham10 Jun 2022

It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl551/9d2EngLord’s21 Jun 1973
2NZl615/9d2EngMt M’ganui21 Nov 2019
3NZl5531EngNottingham10 Jun 2022

It also represents its highest team total against England in England. The previous best was 551 for 9 declared at Lord’s in Jun 1973.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl5531EngNottingham10 Jun 2022
2NZl551/9d2EngLord’s21 Jun 1973

It also provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs and dismissed all out in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Englanf.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl5631PakHamilton19 Dec 2003
2NZl5952SAFAuckland18 Mar 2004
3NZl5611SrlNapier04 Apr 2005
4NZl6902PakSharjah26 Nov 2014
5NZl6242AusPerth13 Nov 2015
6NZl5782SrlWellington15 Dec 2018
7NZl5531EngNottingham10 Jun 2022
Teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals – Some interesting facts and figures

Teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals – Some interesting facts and figures

West Indies {305 for 6} and Pakistan {306 for 5} posted 300 plus runs in their respective innings in the one day international match between them at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 779th and 780th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals

USA posted 323 for 8 against Oman at Pearland on 08.06.22 to provide the 781st occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in an innings in one day internationals as on date

West Indies {305 for 6} posted 300 plus runs in its innings in the one day international match against Pakistan at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 52nd occasion of West Indies posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the fifth occasion of West Indies posting 300 plus runs in an innings against Pakistan in one day internationals

Pakistan {306 for 5} posted 300 plus runs in its innings in the one day international match against West Indies at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 86th occasion of Pakistan posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan posting 300 plus runs in an innings against West Indies in one day internationals

West Indies {305 for 6} and Pakistan {306 for 5} posted 300 plus runs in their respective innings in the one day international match between them at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 152nd occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals

West Indies lost the match despite posting 300 plus runs in its first innings to provide the 92nd occasion of a team losing a game despite posting 300 plus runs in its first innings in one day internationals. It also provides the 13th occasion of West Indies losing a game despite posting 300 plus runs in its first innings and also provides the first such occasion against Pakistan.

Pakistan won the match by posting 300 plus runs in its second innings to provide the 96th occasion of a team winning game by posting 300 plus runs in its second innings in one day internationals. It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan winning a game by posting 300 plus runs in its second innings and also provides the first such occasion against West Indies

Pakistan bowlers capturing four plus wickets in an innings against West Indies in one day internationals.

Pakistan bowlers capturing four plus wickets in an innings against West Indies in one day internationals.

Mohammad Nawaz {3) of Pakistan captured four for 19 against West Indies at Multan on 10.06.22 to provide the 230th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in one day internationals. It also provides the 34th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four plus wickets in an innings against West Indies in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRIOppGroundStart Date
1Sarfraz Nawaz4442WinBirmingham11 Jun 1975
2Asif I4561WinThe Oval20 Jun 1979
3Sarfraz Nawaz4371WinMelbourne21 Nov 1981
4Wasim Raja4252WinAdelaide05 Dec 1981
5Azeem Hafeez4222WinMelbourne12 Jan 1984
6Mudassar Nazar5281WinMelbourne06 Mar 1985
7Abdul Qadir4171WinLahore29 Nov 1985
8Imran Khan4371WinLahore16 Oct 1987
9Wasim Akram5382WinSharjah14 Oct 1989
10Waqar Younis5522WinKarachi09 Nov 1990
11Waqar Younis4482WinSharjah17 Oct 1991
12Waqar Younis4392WinSharjah21 Oct 1991
13Aaqib Javed4311WinFaisalabad24 Nov 1991
14Wasim Akram4461WinPerth04 Dec 1992
15Wasim Akram4182WinKingstown30 Mar 1993
16Wasim Akram4401WinSharjah01 Nov 1993
17Saqlain Mushtaq4472WinSharjah13 Oct 1995
18Saqlain Mushtaq4171WinSydney14 Jan 1997
19Waqar Younis4431WinSydney18 Jan 1997
20Azhar Mahmood6182WinSharjah19 Oct 1999
21Mushtaq Ahmed4221WinTrinidad23 Apr 2000
22Mohammad Sami4442WinSharjah15 Feb 2002
23Naved-ul-Hasan4292WinPerth01 Feb 2005
24Abdul Razzaq4292WinKingstown18 May 2005
25Shahid Afridi4382WinGros Islet21 May 2005
26Abdul Razzaq4452WinGros Islet22 May 2005
27Naved-ul-Hasan4431WinKarachi16 Dec 2006
28Iftikhar Anjum4592WinAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2008
29Shahid Afridi4301WinMirpur23 Mar 2011
30Shahid Afridi7122WinProvidence14 Jul 2013
31Mohd Nawaz (3)4422WinSharjah30 Sep 2016
32Hasan Ali5382WinProvidence09 Apr 2017
33Haris Rauf4771WinMultan08 Jun 2022
34Mohd Nawaz (3)4192WinMultan10 Jun 2022
Bowlers capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals

Bowlers capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals

Haris Rauf of Pakistan returned with figures of four for 77 against West Indies at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Waqar Younis4731PakEngNottingham20 Aug 1992
2JN Gillespie5701AusPakNai-G07 Sep 2002
3A Nehra4722IndPakVizag05 Apr 2005
4G Goudie5731ScoAusEdinburgh28 Aug 2009
5SCJ Broad4711EngRSACape Town27 Nov 2009
6SCJ Broad4811EngPakLeeds12 Sep 2010
7SW Masakadza4861ZimRSAB’fntein15 Oct 2010
8KJ O’Brien4711IreWinMohali11 Mar 2011
9TG Southee4722NZlIndHamilton22 Jan 2014
10BAW Mendis4732SrlIndRanchi16 Nov 2014
11ST Finn5711EngAusMelbourne14 Feb 2015
12UT Yadav4721IndAusSydney26 Mar 2015
13I Sharma4771IndAusCanberra20 Jan 2016
14Dawlat Zadran4731AfgBanMirpur25 Sep 2016
15AS Joseph4761WinEngBridgetown09 Mar 2017
16UT Yadav4711IndAusBengaluru28 Sep 2017
17NLTC Perera4751SrlRSAPallekele05 Aug 2018
18AU Rashid5852EngWinSt George’s27 Feb 2019
19PJ Cummins5701AusIndMohali10 Mar 2019
20TK Curran4751EngPakNottingham17 May 2019
21SS Afridi4821PakEngLeeds19 May 2019
22MR Adair4731IreZimBready01 Jul 2019
23M Rahman5751BanPakLord’s05 Jul 2019
24R Trumpelmann5761NamOmaWindhoek27 Nov 2021
25Haris Rauf4771PakWinMultan08 Jun 2022

It also provide the third occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Waqar Younis4731PakEngNottingham20 Aug 1992
2SS Afridi4821PakEngLeeds19 May 2019
3Haris Rauf4771PakWinMultan08 Jun 2022

It also provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings against West Indies in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1KJ O’Brien4711IreWinMohali11 Mar 2011
2AU Rashid5852EngWinSt George’s27 Feb 2019
3Haris Rauf4771PakWinMultan08 Jun 2022

SCJ Broad of England and UT Yadav of India are the only two bowlers in the history of one day internationals to capture four wickets conceding 70 plus runs on two occasions

NoPlayerWRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SCJ Broad4711EngRSACape Town27 Nov 2009
2SCJ Broad4811EngPakLeeds12 Sep 2010
         
1UT Yadav4721IndAusSydney26 Mar 2015
2UT Yadav4711IndAusBengaluru28 Sep 2017
Sachin Tendular was the first Indian cricketer to appear in First class matches including tests while in the office of a Member of Parliament

Sachin Tendular was the first Indian cricketer to appear in First class matches including tests while in the office of a Member of Parliament

SR Tendulkar was nominated to Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament on 26 Apr 2012 and took oath as Member of Parliament on 04 Jun 2012.  SR Tendulkar has played 12 test matches and six First Class matches {Five Ranji Trophy matches and one Irani Trophy Match} and aggregated 1007 runs. He has scored three centuries and five half centuries. His performance in first class matches while being the Member of Parliament is furnished below.He had held the office as a member of Parliament from 27 April 2012 to 26 April 2018

NoInnsScore MatchDate
1119  India v New Zealand23 Aug 2012
2217  India v New Zealand31 Aug 2012
 327    
34137  Mumbai v Railways02 Nov 2012
4513  India v England15 Nov 2012
56 India v England23 Nov 2012
 7   
6876  India v England05 Dec 2012
 9   
710 India v England13 Dec 2012
811108  Mumbai v Baroda06 Jan 2013
 12   
91356  Mumbai v Services16 Jan 2013
101422  Mumbai v Saurashtra26 Jan 2013
1115140*Mumbai v Rest of India06 Feb 2013
121681  India v Australia22 Feb 2013
 1713*  
1318 India v Australia02 Mar 2013
141937  India v Australia14 Mar 2013
 2021    
152132  India v Australia22 Mar 2013
 22   
1623 Mumbai v Haryana27 Oct 2013
 2479*  
172510  India v West Indies06 Nov 2013
182674  India v West Indies14 Nov 2013
  1007   

This is contrary to some news paper reports that Manoj Tiwari of Bengal became the first politician to appear in First class matches while being in the office as a politician

RR Pant became the second Indian captain to lost his first Twenty20 International match as captain

RR Pant became the second Indian captain to lost his first Twenty20 International match as captain

RR Pant became the eighth captain to lead India in T20Is. He lost his first match to become the second Indian captain to lose the first match. India lost this game by seven wickets. The other Indian captain to lose his first match was V Kohli. V Kohli had lead India in his first match against England at Kanpur on 26.01.17. India lost this game by seven wickets.

NoPlayerRunsOppGroundDateResult
1V Kohli29EngKanpur26.01.17Lost
2RR Pant29RSADelhi09.06.22Lost

Note the striking similarities between these two skippers. Both scored identical runs and both lost the game by a similar margin – seven wickets margin