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Sri Lanka posts its 100th test win

Sri Lanka posts its 100th test win

Sri Lanka  posted its 100th win in tests when it trounced Ireland at Galle by an innings and ten runs in the just concluded test. Sri Lanka’s innings win in this test represent its  24th test win by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below. Sri Lanka posts its largest innings margin victory – by an innings and 280 runs against Ireland In the first test of the series which had a start date of 16 Apr 2023

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Sri Lankawoninns & 280 runsv IrelandGalle16 Apr 2023
2Sri Lankawoninns & 254 runsv ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
3Sri Lankawoninns & 248 runsv BangladeshMirpur27 Jan 2014
4Sri Lankawoninns & 240 runsv ZimbabweHarare06 May 2004
5Sri Lankawoninns & 239 runsv IndiaCol-SSC23 Jul 2008
6Sri Lankawoninns & 234 runsv BangladeshCol-SSC25 Jun 2007
7Sri Lankawoninns & 215 runsv EnglandCol-SSC18 Dec 2003
8Sri Lankawoninns & 196 runsv BangladeshCol-PSS21 Jul 2002
9Sri Lankawoninns & 193 runsv BangladeshKandy11 Jul 2007
10Sri Lankawoninns & 166 runsv ZimbabweCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
11Sri Lankawoninns & 153 runsv South AfricaCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
12Sri Lankawoninns & 137 runsv BangladeshCol-SSC06 Sep 2001
13Sri Lankawoninns & 096 runsv BangladeshCol-RPS12 Sep 2005
14Sri Lankawoninns & 094 runsv ZimbabweKandy04 Jan 2002
15Sri Lankawoninns & 090 runsv BangladeshCol-PSS03 Jul 2007
16Sri Lankawoninns & 077 runsv IndiaCol-SSC29 Aug 2001
17Sri Lankawoninns & 077 runsv ZimbabweCol-RPS11 Sep 1996
18Sri Lankawoninns & 069 runsv BangladeshCol-PSS20 Sep 2005
19Sri Lankawoninns & 039 runsv AustraliaGalle08 Jul 2022
20Sri Lankawoninns & 028 runsv EnglandGalle22 Feb 2001
21Sri Lankawoninns & 016 runsv New ZealandGalle03 Jun 1998
22Sri Lankawoninns & 015 runsv South AfricaGalle20 Jul 2000
23Sri Lankawoninns & 010 runsv IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
24Sri Lankawoninns & 006 runsv West IndiesGalle14 Oct 2015

Sri Lanka posted its seventh test win by an innings margin at Galle when it won the second test against Ireland. Sri Lanka has won seven test by an innings margin at Col-SSC. The following table lists the innings win by Sri Lanka at Col-SSC and Galle

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Sri Lankawoninns & 239 runsv IndiaCol-SSC23 Jul 2008
2Sri Lankawoninns & 234 runsv BangladeshCol-SSC25 Jun 2007
3Sri Lankawoninns & 215 runsv EnglandCol-SSC18 Dec 2003
4Sri Lankawoninns & 166 runsv ZimbabweCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
5Sri Lankawoninns & 153 runsv South AfricaCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
6Sri Lankawoninns & 137 runsv BangladeshCol-SSC06 Sep 2001
7Sri Lankawoninns & 077 runsv IndiaCol-SSC29 Aug 2001
       
1Sri Lankawoninns & 280 runsv IrelandGalle16 Apr 2023
2Sri Lankawoninns & 039 runsv AustraliaGalle08 Jul 2022
3Sri Lankawoninns & 028 runsv EnglandGalle22 Feb 2001
4Sri Lankawoninns & 016 runsv New ZealandGalle03 Jun 1998
5Sri Lankawoninns & 015 runsv South AfricaGalle20 Jul 2000
6Sri Lankawoninns & 010 runsv IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
7Sri Lankawoninns & 006 runsv West IndiesGalle14 Oct 2015
Teams losing a test after posting 450 plus runs in the first innings or second innings of the test

Teams losing a test after posting 450 plus runs in the first innings or second innings of the test

Ireland posted 492 in the first innings of the test against Sri Lanka at Galle and lost the test to provide the 28th occasion of a team losing a test after posting a total of 450 plus runs in the first innings or the second innings of the test

NoTeamScoreOversIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia586172.31lostv EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894
2South Africa506153.02lostv AustraliaMelbourne31 Dec 1910
3Australia465119.52lostv South AfricaAdelaide07 Jan 1911
4England479138.0×82lostv AustraliaMelbourne10 Jan 1925
5England519215.11lostv AustraliaMelbourne08 Mar 1929
6England496192.11lostv AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1948
7Australia520133.4×81lostv South AfricaMelbourne06 Feb 1953
8West Indies526/7d133.01lostv EnglandPort of Spain14 Mar 1968
9Pakistan574/8d124.6×82lostv AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1972
10India454114.12lostv EnglandLord’s26 Jul 1990
11Sri Lanka547/8d170.02lostv AustraliaColo-SSC17 Aug 1992
12Australia490153.41lostv West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
13South Africa484128.01lostv EnglandThe Oval04 Sep 2003
14Australia556127.01lostv IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
15South Africa451/9d154.41lostv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2006
16Pakistan538141.42lostv EnglandLeeds04 Aug 2006
17Pakistan504129.52lostv EnglandThe Oval17 Aug 2006
18England551/6d168.01lostv AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
19India532138.22lostv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2008
20Australia478141.01lostv IndiaBengaluru09 Oct 2010
21Bangladesh556148.32lostv West IndiesMirpur13 Nov 2012
22Pakistan451140.51lostv Sri LankaGalle06 Aug 2014
23New Zealand523131.22lostv EnglandLord’s21 May 2015
24England477157.21lostv IndiaChennai16 Dec 2016
25Bangladesh595/8d152.01lostv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
26New Zealand553145.31lostv EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
27Pakistan579155.32lostv EnglandRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
28Ireland492145.31lostv Sri LankaGalle24 Apr 2023

Some interesting snippets from Lucknow-Punjab game on 28.04.23

Some interesting snippets from Lucknow-Punjab game on 28.04.23

Lucknow posted 257 for 5 against Punjab at Mohali on 28.04.23 to provide the second occasion of a team posting 250 plus runs in the Indian Premier League.  Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamRunsOversIOppositionGroundDate
1Bangalore263/520.01PuneBangalore23.04.13
2Lucknow257/520.01PunjabMohali28.04.23

Punjab was  dismissed all out for 201 in this game to provide the third occasion of a team dismissed all out after posting 200 plus runs in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that on all these three occasions, a team batting second  has been dismissed all out after posting 200 plus runs.

NoTeamRunsOversIOppositionGroundDate
1Kolkata20219.12ChennaiMumbai21.04.21
2Kolkata21019.42RajasthanMum-BS18.04.22
3Punjab20119.52LucknowMohali28.04.23

The following table lists the fourteen occasions of a team dismissed all with a  ball to spare  in its innings.

NoRunsOversITeamOppositionGroundDate
114319.52MumbaiRajasthanDurban14.05.09
209219.51RajasthanBangaloreBangalore18.03.10
315919.51RajasthanDeccanNagpur05.04.10
415719.52DeccanRajasthanNagpur05.04.10
514619.52DelhiMumbaiMumbai07.05.11
611219.51ChennaiMumbaiChennai04.04.12
713619.52BangaloreRajasthanBangalore15.04.12
813819.51PunjabChennaiMohali10.04.13
913319.52RajasthanChennaiDubai DSC23.04.14
1010219.52RajasthanSunrisersAhmedabad08.05.14
1115419.51PunjabGujaratRajkot01.05.16
1216119.51GujaratRis PunePune-MCA01.05.17
1317819.52SunrisersMumbaiHyd-RGS18.04.23
1420119.52PunjabLucknowMohali28.04.23

The following table lists the eight occasions of a team dismissed all with a  ball to spare  in its innings while batting second.

NoRunsOversITeamOppositionGroundDate 
114319.52MumbaiRajasthanDurban14.05.09 
215719.52DeccanRajasthanNagpur05.04.10 
314619.52DelhiMumbaiMumbai07.05.11 
413619.52BangaloreRajasthanBangalore15.04.12 
513319.52RajasthanChennaiDubai DSC23.04.14 
610219.52RajasthanSunrisersAhmedabad08.05.14 
717819.52SunrisersMumbaiHyd-RGS18.04.23 
820119.52PunjabLucknowMohali28.04.23 

Punjab has been dismissed all out with a ball to spare in its innings on three occasions. It has been dismissed all out with a ball to spare at Mohali on two occasions – against  Chennai on 10.04.13 while batting first and against Lucknow on 28.04.23 while batting second

NoRunsOversITeamOppositionGroundDate
113819.51PunjabChennaiMohali10.04.13
215419.51PunjabGujarathRajkot01.05.16
320119.52PunjabLucknowMohali28.04.23
Both the teams posting 200 plus runs in the same game in the Indian Premier League

Both the teams posting 200 plus runs in the same game in the Indian Premier League

Lucknow and Punjab posted team totals of 257 for 5 and 201 respectively in the ongoing IPL game at Mohali on 28.04.23 to provide the 41st occasion of both the teams posting 200 plus runs in the same game in the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamRunsOversIOppositionGroundDate
1Chennai240/520.01PunjabMohali19.04.08
 Punjab207/420.02ChennaiMohali19.04.08
        
2Chennai208/520.01MumbaiChennai23.04.08
 Mumbai202/720.02ChennaiChennai23.04.08
        
3Deccan214/520.01RajasthanHyd-RGS24.04.08
 Rajasthan217/719.52DeccanHyd-RGS24.04.08
        
4Rajasthan211/520.01ChennaiChennai24.05.08
 Chennai201/720.02RajasthanChennai24.05.08
        
5Mumbai212/620.01RajasthanMum-BS13.03.10
 Rajasthan208/720.02MumbaiMum-BS13.03.10
        
6Punjab203/320.01BangaloreBangalore16.03.10
 Bangalore204/218.52PunjabBangalore16.03.10
        
7Chennai246/520.01RajasthanChennai03.04.10
 Rajasthan223/520.02ChennaiChennai03.04.10
        
8Kolkata200/320.01PunjabKolkata04.04.10
 Punjab204/218.22KolkataKolkata04.04.10
        
9Delhi231/420.01PunjabDelhi23.04.11
 Punjab202/620.02DelhiDelhi23.04.11
        
10Bangalore205/820.01ChennaiChennai12.04.12
 Chennai208/520.02BangaloreChennai12.04.12
        
11Chennai205/420.01PunjabA Dhabi18.04.14
 Punjab206/418.52ChennaiA Dhabi18.04.14
        
12Sunrisers205/520.01PunjabHyd-RGS14.05.14
 Punjab211/418.42SunrisersHyd-RGS14.05.14
        
13Punjab226/620.01ChennaiMumbai30.05.14
 Chennai202/720.02PunjabMumbai30.05.14
        
14Sunrisers208/720.01BangaloreBangalore29.05.16
 Bangalore200/720.02SunrisersBangalore29.05.16
        
15Gujarat208/720.01DelhiDelhi04.05.17
 Delhi214/317.32GujraratDelhi04.05.17
        
16Punjab230/320.01MumbaiMumbai11.05.17
 Mumbai223/620.02PunjabMumbai11.05.17
        
17Kolkata202/620.01ChennaiChennai10.04.08
 Chennai205/519.52KolkataChennai10.04.08
        
18Bangalore205/820.01ChennaiBangalore25.04.18
 Chennai207/519.42BangaloreBangalore25.04.18
        
19Kolkata245/620.01PunjabIndore12.05.18
 Punjab214/820.02KolkataIndore12.05.18
        
20Bangalore218/620.01SunrisersBangalore17.05.18
 Sunrisers204/320.02BangaloreBangalore17.05.18
        
21Bangalore205/320.01KolkataBangalore05.04.19
 Kolkata206/519.12BangaloreBangalore05.04.19
        
22Bangalore213/420.01KolkataKolkata19.04.19
 Kolkata203/520.02BangaloreKolkata19.04.19
        
23Rajasthan217/720.01ChennaiSharjah22.09.20
 Chennai200/620.02RajasthanSharjah22.09.20
        
24Punjab223/220.01RajasthanSharjah27.09.20
 Rajasthan226/619.32PunjabSharjah27.09.20
        
25Bangalore201/320.01MumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
 Mumbai201/520.02BangaloreDub-DSC28.09.20
        
26Delhi228/420.01KolkataSharjah03.10.20
 Kolkata210/820.02DelhiSharjah03.10.20
        
27Punjab221/620.01RajasthanMumbai12.04.21
 Rajasthan217/720.02PunjabMumbai12.04.21
        
28Chennai220/320.01KolkataMumbai21.04.21
 Kolkata20219.12ChennaiMumbai21.04.21
        
29Chennai218/420.01MumbaiDelhi01.05.21
 Mumbai219/620.02ChennaiDelhi01.05.21
        
30Bangalore205/220.01PunjabMum-DYP27.03.22
 Punjab208/219.02BangaloreMum-DYP27.03.22
        
31Chennai210/720.01LucknowMum-BS31.03.22
 Lucknow211/419.32ChennaiMum-BS31.03.22
        
32Rajasthan217/520.01KolkataMum-BS18.04.22
 Kolkata21019.42RajasthanMum-BS18.04.22
        
33Rajasthan222/220.01DelhiMum-WS22.04.22
 Delhi207/820.02RajasthanMum-WS22.04.22
        
34Lucknow210/020.01KolkataMum-DYP18.05.22
 Kolkata208/620.02LucknowMum-DYP18.05.22
 
35Chennai217/720.01LucknowChennai03.04.23
 Lucknow205/720.02ChennaiChennai03.04.23
 
36Titans204/420.01KolkataAhmedabad09.04.23
 Kolkata207/720.02TitansAhmedabad09.04.23
        
37Bangalore212/220.01LucknowBangalore10.04.23
 Lucknow213/920.02BangaloreBangalore10.04.23
        
38Sunrisers228/420.01KolkataKolkata14.04.23
 Kolkata205/720.02SunrisersKolkata14.04.23
        
39Chennai226/620.01BangaloreBangalore17.04.23
 Bangalore218/820.02ChennaiBangalore17.04.23
        
40Punjab214/820.01MumbaiMum-WS22.04.23
 Mumbai201/620.02PunjabMum-WS22.04.23
        
41Lucknow257/520.01PunjabMohali28.04.23
 Punjab20119.52LucknowMohali28.04.23
Teams posting a total of 250 plus runs in Twenty20 games

Teams posting a total of 250 plus runs in Twenty20 games

Lucknow posted a total of 257 for 5 against Punjab in the ongoing IPL at Mohali on 28.04.23 to provide the 34th occasion of a team posting a total of250 plus runs in the history of T20 games. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsTeamOppositionGroundSeason
1278-3AfghanistanIrelandehra Dun2018/19
2278-4Czech RepublicTurkeyMoara Vlasiei2019
3273-2                           Melbourne StarsHobart HurricanesMelbourne2021/22
4271-3                           NorthernsFree StatePotchefstroom2022/23
5267-2                           Trinbago Knight RidersJamaica TallawahsKingston2019
6265-5                           SomersetDerbyshireTaunton2022
7263-5                           BangalorePune WarriorsBangalore2013
8263-3                           AustraliaSri LankaPallekele2016
9262-4                            North WestLimpopoPaarl2018/19
10262-3                           Multan SultansQuetta GladiatorsRawalpindi2022/23
11261-2                           WarwickshireNottinghamshireNottingham2022
12260-6                           Sri LankaKenyaJohannesburg2007/08
13260-4YorkshireNorthamptonshireLeeds2017
14260-5                           IndiaSri LankaIndore2017/18
15260-3                           Leinster LightningNorth West WarriorsDublin2022
16259-4South AfricaWest IndiesCenturion2022/23
17258-4MumbaiSikkimIndore2018/19
18258-2Czech RepublicBulgariaValletta2022
19258-5                           West IndiesSouth AfricaCenturion2022/23
20257-5                           LucknowPunjab KingsMohali2023
21256-5DenmarkGibraltarWaterloo2022
22255-2                           YorkshireLeicestershireLeicester2019
23255-5                            Jamaica TallawahsSt Lucia KingsBasseterre2021
24254-3                           GloucestershireMiddlesexUxbridge2011
25254-5                           EssexGlamorganChelmsford2022
26254-5New ZealandScotlandEdinburgh2022
27254-4                           Durban’s Super GiantsPretoria CapitalsCenturion2022/23
28253-8Quetta GladiatorsMultan SultansRawalpindi2022/23
29252-4AndhraManipurMulapadu2018/19
30252-3                           ScotlandNetherlandsDublin2019
31251-6Sinhalese Sports ClubSaracens Sports ClubColombo2015/16
32250-3                           SomersetGloucestershireTaunton2006
33250-6SurreyKentCanterbury2018
34250-3KarnatakaServicesVizag2018-19
Cricketers representing two countries in tests

Cricketers representing two countries in tests

PJ Moor became the 17th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to represent two countries. He represented Zimbabwe and now representing Ireland. The following table represents these seventeen cricketers

1WE MidwinterSpanTRunsHSAveCWBBIAve5CtSt
 Australia1877-188781743713.380145/7823.78150
 England1881-18824953613.570104/8127.20050
2WL Murdoch            
 Australia1877-18901889621132.002140
 England1892-18921121212.00001
3JJ Ferris            
 Australia1887-189089820*8.160485/2614.25440
 England1892-18921161616.000137/377.00200
4SMJ Woods            
 Australia1888-1888332185.33052/3524.20010
 England1896-189631225330.50053/2825.80040
5F Hearne            
 England1889-18892472723.50010
 South Africa1892-189641213015.12022/4020.00020
6AE Trott            
 Australia1895-1895320585*102.50098/4321.33140
 England1899-1899223165.750175/4911.64100
7F Mitchell            
 England1899-18992884122.00020
 South Africa1912-1912328124.66000
8Nawab of Pataudi snr            
 England1932-1934314410228.80100
 India1946-19463552211.00000
9Gul Mohammad            
 India1946-195281663411.06022/2112.00030
 Pakistan1956-195613927*39.00000
10AH Kardar            
 India1946-19463804316.00010
 Pakistan1952-1958238479324.910213/3545.420150
11Amir Elahi            
 India1947-1947117138.50000
 Pakistan1952-19525654710.83074/13435.42000
12SC Guillen            
 West Indies1951-195251045426.00092
 New Zealand1956-19563984116.33041
13AJ Traicos            
 South Africa1970-1970385*4.00042/7051.75040
 Zimbabwe1992-199341152.750145/8640.14140
14KC Wessels            
 Australia1982-198524176117942.95400180
 South Africa1992-199416102711838.032120
15GS Ballance            
 England2014-201723149815637.45400220
 Zimbabwe2023-20231155137*155.00100
16WB Rankin            
 England2014-2014113136.50011/4781.00000
 Ireland2018-20192301710.00072/531.85000
17PJ Moor            
 Zimbabwe2016-201885338335.53091
 Ireland2023-2023355199.16000
Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings – B White of Ireland joins the elite list

Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings – B White of Ireland joins the elite list

B White of Ireland became the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to concede 200 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings. He achieved this dubious distinction when he returned with figures of 34.0-1-203-0 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Galle.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Khan Mohd54.0525902PakWinKingston26 Feb 1958
2N Boje65.0522102SAFSrlCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
3B White34.0120302IreSrlGalle24 Apr 2023
200 plus runs partnerships for the first two wickets in a test innings

200 plus runs partnerships for the first two wickets in a test innings

Test cricket witnessed the third occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships for the first two wickets. Sri Lankan batsmen KNM Fernando and FDM Karunaratne added 228 runs for the first wicket and KNM Fernando-BKG Mendis posted 268 runs for the second wicket against Ireland in the ongoing test at Galle. All the three such occasions are tabulated. India is the only team to perform such a feat on two occasions

N0PartnersWRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1W Jaffer, V Sehwag                       12132IndSAFChennai26 Mar 2008
 R Dravid, V Sehwag                       22682IndSAFChennai26 Mar 2008
         
2V Sehwag, M Vijay                       12212IndSrlBrabourne02 Dec 2009
 R Dravid, V Sehwag                       22372IndSrlBrabourne02 Dec 2009
         
3KNM Fernando, FDM Karunaratne                       12282SrlIreGalle24 Apr 2023
 KNM Fernando, BKG Mendis                       22682SrlIreGalle24 Apr 2023
Test cricket witnesses the third occasion of first four batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Test cricket witnesses the third occasion of first four batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

First four Sri Lankan batsman – KNM Fernando {205}, FDM Karunaratne {115}, BKG Mendis {245} and AD Mathews {100*}  – scored centuries against Ireland in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the third occasion of first four batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

It also provides the very first occasion of two batsmen scoring double centuries when the first four batsmen have scored centuries in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsInnsTeamOppGroundStart Date
1KD Karthik1291IndBanMirpur25 May 2007
2W Jaffer138*1IndBanMirpur25 May 2007
3R Dravid1291IndBanMirpur25 May 2007
4SR Tendulkar122*1IndBanMirpur25 May 2007
        
1Shan Masood1353PakSrlKarachi19 Dec 2019
2Abid Ali1743PakSrlKarachi19 Dec 2019
3Azhar Ali1183PakSrlKarachi19 Dec 2019
4Babar Azam100*3PakSrlKarachi19 Dec 2019
        
1KNM Fernando2052SrlIreGalle24 Apr 2023
2FDM Karunaratne1152SrlIreGalle24 Apr 2023
3BKG Mendis2452SrlIreGalle24 Apr 2023
4AD Mathews100*2SrlIreGalle24 Apr 2023
Two batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

Two batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

KNM Fernando {205} and BKG Mendis {245} scored double centuries against Ireland in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 19th occasion of two batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamIOppositionGroundStart DateC
1Australia1EnglandThe Oval                    18 Aug 19342
2Australia2EnglandSydney                     13 Dec 19462
3West Indies2PakistanKingston                     26 Feb 19582
4Australia1West IndiesBridgetown               05 May 19652
5Pakistan1IndiaHyd-Pak         14 Jan 19832
6England2IndiaChennai               13 Jan 19852
7Pakistan2Sri LankaFaisalabad                16 Oct 19852
8Sri Lanka2IndiaCol-RPS                    02 Aug 19972
9Pakistan2Sri LankaDhaka               12 Mar 19992
10Sri Lanka2ZimbabweBulawayo               14 May 20042
11West Indies1South AfricaGeorgetown               31 Mar 20052
12Sri Lanka2South AfricaCol-SSC                  27 Jul 20062
13South Africa1BangladeshChattogram                     29 Feb 20082
14India1AustraliaDelhi                29 Oct 20082
15Sri Lanka1PakistanKarachi                21 Feb 20092
16Australia1IndiaAdelaide                24 Jan 20122
17Australia1West IndiesPerth                 30 Nov 20222
18New Zealand1Sri LankaWellington               17 Mar 20232
19Sri Lanka2IrelandGalle               24 Apr 20232