JE Root of England scored 115 not out in the fourth innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Lord’s to provide the 13th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JT Brown
140
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Mar 1895
2
GL Jessop
104
4
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1902
3
JB Hobbs
126*
4
Aus
Melbourne
30 Dec 1911
4
H Sutcliffe
135
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1928
5
Rev.DS Sheppard
113
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1962
6
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
7
MA Butcher
173*
4
Aus
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
8
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
9
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
10
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
11
AN Cook
109*
4
Ban
Mirpur
20 Mar 2010
12
BA Stokes
135*
4
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
13
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test in a winning cause against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
2
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
3
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
4
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
5
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
N Hussain and JE Root are the only two England batsmen who have scored fourth innings centuries in a winning cause at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. Both these batsmen chose New Zealand as opponent.
JE Root of England scored 115 not out in the fourth innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Lord’s to provide the 49th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JT Brown
140
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Mar 1895
2
GL Jessop
104
4
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1902
3
JB Hobbs
126*
4
Aus
Melbourne
30 Dec 1911
4
JB Hobbs
123
4
Aus
Adelaide
14 Jan 1921
5
H Sutcliffe
115
4
Aus
Sydney
19 Dec 1924
6
FE Woolley
123
4
Aus
Sydney
19 Dec 1924
7
H Sutcliffe
127
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1925
8
H Sutcliffe
135
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1928
9
EH Hendren
123
4
Win
Georgetown
21 Feb 1930
10
M Leyland
111*
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1937
11
PA Gibb
120
4
SAF
Durban
03 Mar 1939
12
WJ Edrich
219
4
SAF
Durban
03 Mar 1939
13
WR Hammond
140
4
SAF
Durban
03 Mar 1939
14
C Washbrook
112
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1947
15
C Washbrook
114
4
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1950
16
W Watson
109
4
Aus
Lord’s
25 Jun 1953
17
W Watson
116
4
Win
Kingston
15 Jan 1954
18
Rev.DS Sheppard
113
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1962
19
KF Barrington
132*
4
Aus
Adelaide
25 Jan 1963
20
C Milburn
126*
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1966
21
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
22
FC Hayes
106*
4
Win
The Oval
26 Jul 1973
23
APE Knott
106*
4
Aus
Adelaide
25 Jan 1975
24
DW Randall
174
4
Aus
Melbourne
12 Mar 1977
25
G Boycott
100*
4
Pak
Hyd-Pak
02 Jan 1978
26
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
27
GA Gooch
116
4
Win
Bridgetown
13 Mar 1981
28
AJ Lamb
113
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1988
29
GA Gooch
117
4
Aus
Adelaide
25 Jan 1991
30
GA Gooch
133
4
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
31
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
32
MA Atherton
185*
4
SAF
Johannesburg
30 Nov 1995
33
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
34
ME Trescothick
117
4
Pak
Manchester
31 May 2001
35
MA Butcher
173*
4
Aus
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
36
MP Vaughan
105
4
Srl
Kandy
10 Dec 2003
37
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
38
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
39
AN Cook
116
4
Aus
Perth
14 Dec 2006
40
KP Pietersen
101
4
Ind
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
41
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
42
AN Cook
109*
4
Ban
Mirpur
20 Mar 2010
43
IJL Trott
112
4
Srl
Galle
26 Mar 2012
44
MJ Prior
110*
4
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2013
45
BA Stokes
120
4
Aus
Perth
13 Dec 2013
46
MM Ali
108*
4
Srl
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
47
JC Buttler
106
4
Ind
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
48
BA Stokes
135*
4
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
49
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
2
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
3
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
4
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
5
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
6
MJ Prior
110*
4
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2013
7
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
The following three England batsmen have scored the fourth innings century against New Zealand at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
2
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
3
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
The following table lists the England batsmen have scored the fourth innings century at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
C Washbrook
114
4
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1950
2
W Watson
109
4
Aus
Lord’s
25 Jun 1953
3
C Milburn
126*
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1966
4
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
5
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
6
AJ Lamb
113
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1988
7
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
8
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
9
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
G Boycott. GA Gooch and H Sutcliffe are the three England batsmen who have scored the fourth innings centuries on three occasions, while AN Cook, BA Stokes, C Washbrook, JB Hobbs, MA Atherton and W Watson have achieved the feat on two occasions.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
2
G Boycott
100*
4
Pak
Hyd-Pak
02 Jan 1978
3
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
1
GA Gooch
116
4
Win
Bridgetown
13 Mar 1981
2
GA Gooch
117
4
Aus
Adelaide
25 Jan 1991
3
GA Gooch
133
4
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
1
H Sutcliffe
115
4
Aus
Sydney
19 Dec 1924
2
H Sutcliffe
127
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1925
3
H Sutcliffe
135
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1928
1
AN Cook
116
4
Aus
Perth
14 Dec 2006
2
AN Cook
109*
4
Ban
Mirpur
20 Mar 2010
1
BA Stokes
120
4
Aus
Perth
13 Dec 2013
2
BA Stokes
135*
4
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
1
C Washbrook
112
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1947
2
C Washbrook
114
4
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1950
1
JB Hobbs
126*
4
Aus
Melbourne
30 Dec 1911
2
JB Hobbs
123
4
Aus
Adelaide
14 Jan 1921
1
MA Atherton
185*
4
SAF
Johannesburg
30 Nov 1995
2
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
1
W Watson
109
4
Aus
Lord’s
25 Jun 1953
2
W Watson
116
4
Win
Kingston
15 Jan 1954
G Boycott is the only batsman to have scored fourth innings centuries on two occasions at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
2
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
The following table lists the England batsmen who have scored fourth innings centuries on home soil
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GL Jessop
104
4
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1902
2
C Washbrook
114
4
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1950
3
W Watson
109
4
Aus
Lord’s
25 Jun 1953
4
C Milburn
126*
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1966
5
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
6
FC Hayes
106*
4
Win
The Oval
26 Jul 1973
7
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
8
AJ Lamb
113
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1988
9
GA Gooch
133
4
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
10
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
11
ME Trescothick
117
4
Pak
Manchester
31 May 2001
12
MA Butcher
173*
4
Aus
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
13
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
14
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
15
KP Pietersen
101
4
Ind
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
16
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
17
MM Ali
108*
4
Srl
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
18
JC Buttler
106
4
Ind
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
19
BA Stokes
135*
4
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
20
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
Two batsmen scoring nineties while batting at number five and six in a test innings
DJ Mitchell and TA Blundell of New Zealand scored 97 not out and 90 not out at the end of the second day against England in the third innings of the ongoing test at Lord’s to provide the third occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties while batting at number five and six in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second such occasion at Lord’s.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
CH Lloyd
95
2
Win
Eng
Kingston
Apr 1981
2
HA Gomes
90*
2
Win
Eng
Kingston
Apr 1981
1
JE Root
98
1
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
May 2015
2
BA Stokes
92
1
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
May 2015
1
DJ Mitchell
97*
3
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 2022
2
TA Blundell
90*
3
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 2022
England bowlers capturing exact four wickets in an innings on debut at Lord’s.
MJ Potts became the seventh England bowler to capture exact four wickets on test debut at Lord’s when he captured four wickets conceding 13 runs in New Zealand’s first innings in the ongoing test. He also became the sixth England pace bowler to achieve the feat. His figures of 4 for 13 is the best bowling figures for a England debutant at Lord’s who has captured exact four wickets in an innings. The following table lists all the seven bowlers.
No
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FJ Durston
4-102
2
Aus
Lord’s
11 Jun 1921
2
WE Bowes
4-049
2
Ind
Lord’s
25 Jun 1932
3
WH Copson
4-067
3
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1939
4
AV Bedser
4-096
3
Ind
Lord’s
22 Jun 1946
5
PJ Newport
4-087
3
Sri
Lord’s
25 Aug 1988
6
OE Robinson
4-075
1
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2021
7
MJ Potts
4-013
1
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
Approaching milestones ahead of India-South Africa Twenty20 International five match series
KL Rahul will become the eighth captain to lead India in T20I when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India in T20Is are –
No
Player
Span
Mat
1
V Sehwag
2006-2006
01
2
MS Dhoni
2007-2016
72
3
SK Raina
2010-2011
03
4
AM Rahane
2015-2015
02
5
V Kohli
2017-2021
50
6
RG Sharma
2017-2022
28
7
S Dhawan
2021-2021
03
KL Rahul will become the 273rd captain to lead a team in the history of T20Is when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.
KL Rahul will become the fourth captain to lead India in T20I at home when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India at home in T20Is are –
No
Player
Span
Mat
1
MS Dhoni
2007-2016
20
2
V Kohli
2017-2021
23
3
RG Sharma
2017-2022
18
KL Rahul will become the 140th captain to lead a team on home soil in the history of T20Is when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.
KL Rahul will become the fifth captain to lead India against South Africa in T20I when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India against South Africa in T20Is are –
No
Player
Span
Mat
1
V Sehwag
2006-2006
01
2
MS Dhoni
2007-2016
09
3
V Kohli
2017-2021
04
4
RG Sharma
2017-2022
01
KL Rahul will become the 46th captain to lead a team against South Africa in T20I when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.
T Bavuma will become the seventh captain to lead South Africa against India in T20I when he leads South Africa against India at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022
No
Player
Span
Mat
1
GC Smith
2006-2010
04
2
J Botha
2011-2012
02
3
AB de Villiers
2012-2012
01
4
F du Plessis
2014-2015
03
5
JP Duminy
2018-2018
03
6
Q de Kock
2019-2019
02
KL Rahul has scored 18 fifties in T20Is and requires two more fifties for his 20 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh batsman in the history of T20Is to score 20 plus fifties.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
50+
1
V Kohli
Ind
97
89
25
3296
94*
30
2
RG Sharma
Ind
125
117
15
3313
118
30
3
Babar Azam
Pak
74
69
10
2686
122
27
4
MJ Guptill
NZl
112
108
7
3299
105
22
5
DA Warner
Aua
88
88
10
2554
100*
22
6
PR Stirling
Ire
102
101
8
2776
115*
21
7
KL Rahul
Ind
56
52
7
1831
110*
18
KL Rahul has scored 18 fifties in T20Is and requires two more fifties for his 20 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian batsman in the history of T20Is to score 20 plus fifties.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
50+
1
V Kohli
Ind
97
89
25
3296
94*
30
2
RG Sharma
Ind
125
117
15
3313
118
30
3
KL Rahul
Ind
56
52
7
1831
110*
18
KL Rahul has an aggregate of 1831 runs prior to the start of the series and requires 169 for his 2000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian batsman to score 2000 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – RG Sharma {3313} and V Kohli {3296}
KL Rahul has an aggregate of 1831 runs prior to the start of the series and requires 169 for his 2000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the 16th batsman to score 2000 plus runs in the history of T20Is. The following table lists the 15 batsmen who have achieved the feat.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
RG Sharma
Ind
125
117
15
3313
118
2
MJ Guptill
NZl
112
108
7
3299
105
3
V Kohli
Ind
97
89
25
3296
94*
4
PR Stirling
Ire
102
101
8
2776
115*
5
AJ Finch
Aus
89
89
10
2741
172
6
Babar Azam
Pak
74
69
10
2686
122
7
DA Warner
Aus
88
88
10
2554
100*
8
Mohd Hafeez
Pak
119
108
13
2514
99*
9
EJG Morgan
Eng
115
107
21
2458
91
10
Shoaib Malik
Pak
124
111
33
2435
75
11
JC Buttler
Eng
88
80
18
2140
101*
12
BB McCullum
NZl
71
70
10
2140
123
13
KS Williamson
NZl
74
72
10
2021
95
14
Mohd Shahzad
Afg
70
70
3
2015
118*
15
Mahmudullah
Ban
115
107
23
2002
64*
B Kumar has an aggregate of 58 wickets in T20Is and two more wickets would fetch him 60 wickets. He would then become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 60 plus wickets in T20Is. Others are – YS Chahal [68}, JJ Bumrah {67} and R Ashwin {61}.
YS Chahal has an aggregate of 68 wickets in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He needs two more wickets for his 70 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian bowler to capture 70 wickets in T20Is.
YS Chahal has an aggregate of 68 wickets in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He needs two more wickets for his 70 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 18th bowler to capture 70 wickets in the history of T20Is.
Q de Kock has an aggregate of 1827 runs prior to the start of the series and requires to 108 more runs to surpass JP Duminy’s aggregate of 1935 runs. If he gets them, Q de Kock would become South Africa’s highest run getter in T20Is.
Q de Kock has an aggregate of 65 boundary sixes prior to the start of the series and requires to five more boundary sixes for his 70 boundary sixes. If he scores them, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 70 plus boundary sixes. Others are – DA Miller {77} and JP Duminy {71}
Mohd Shahzad of Afghanistan owns the record for most boundary sixes and most boundary fours by a wicketkeeper opening batsman in T20Is. He has scored 188 boundary fours and 68 boundary sixes. Q de Kock can own this record if he scores three boundary fours and four boundary sixes. Q de Kock has scored 184 boundary fours and 65 boundary sixes prior to the start of the tour.
Q de Kock has scored eleven half centuries in T20Is prior to the start of the tour as a wicket keeper opening batsman. He requires one more half century to equal the record of 12 half centuries and two more half centuries to surpass the record of 12 half centuries held by Mohd Rizwan of Pakistan as a wicket keeper opening batsman.