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Some interesting nuggets of the second test between West Indies and India at Port of Spain

28/07/2023 hrg

The second test at Port of Spain marked the 100^th test between the two teams. West Indies and India would become the ninth opponents to play 100 tests in the annals of test cricket.

West Indies will have India as its third opponent against whom it would be playing its 100^th test. West Indies has played 118 tests against Aus and 163 tests against Eng.

No	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	W	L	T	D
1	Win	Aus	1930-2022	118	32	60	1	25
2	Win	Eng	1928-2022	163	59	51	0	53
3	Win	Ind	1948-2023	100	30	23	0	47

India will have West Indies as its third opponent against whom it would be playing its 100^th test. India has played 107 tests against Australia and 131 tests against England

No	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	W	L	T	D
1	Ind	Aus	1947-2023	107	32	45	1	29
2	Ind	Eng	1932-2022	131	31	50	0	50
3	Ind	Win	1948-2023	100	23	30	0	47

The second test between West Indies and India scheduled at Port of Spain would be the 100^th test between the two teams. West Indies and India would become the ninth oppositions to play 100 tests against each other in the annals of test cricket.

No	Team	Opp	Span	M	W	L	T	D
1	Aus	Eng	1877-2023	359	152	111	0	96
2	Eng	Win	1928-2022	163	51	59	0	53
3	Eng	SAF	1889-2022	156	66	35	0	55
4	Eng	Ind	1932-2022	131	50	31	0	50
5	Aus	Win	1930-2022	118	60	32	1	25
6	Eng	NZl	1930-2023	112	52	13	0	47
7	Aus	Ind	1947-2023	107	45	32	1	29
8	Aus	SAF	1902-2023	101	54	26	0	21
9	Ind	Win	1948-2023	100	23	30	0	47

Australia is the only team in the annals of test cricket to play 100 plus matches against four oppositions. The following table lists the performance of Australia against each team

No	Team	Opp	Span	M	W	L	T	D
1	Aus	Eng	1877-2023	359	152	111	0	96
2	Aus	Win	1930-2022	118	60	32	1	25
3	Aus	Ind	1947-2023	107	45	32	1	29
4	Aus	SAF	1902-2023	101	54	26	0	21

India capped Mukesh Kumar for this test. He became the 307^th cricketer to represent India in tests. He also became the 54th Indian cricketer to make his debut against West Indies.

India capped Mukesh Kumar for this test. He became the 140^th cricketer to represent India in tests on away soil. He also became the 16^th Indian cricketer to make his debut against West Indies in West Indies.

V Kohli scored 121 in this test which was the 100^th test between the two teams. By a strange coincidence SM Gavaskar had also scored the same score of 121 at Delhi in Oct 1983 which was the 50^th test between the two teams.

V Kohli was dismissed run out for 121 in India’s first innings providing the 121^st occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 17^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century.

V Kohli was dismissed run out for 121 in India’s first innings providing the 17^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century.GR Viswanath was dismissed run out for 112 in Apr 1976 at the same venue – Port of Spain.

RG Sharma became the first India captain opener to score twin half centuries in a test.He scored 80 and 57 in this test.It also provides the 26^th occasion of a captain opener scoring twin half centuries in a test in the annals of test cricket

His feat provides the third occasion of an Indian captain openers scoring twin fifties in a test which includes twin centuries. Interestingly all the three occasions are against West Indies.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	205	073	Win	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978
2	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Win	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
3	RG Sharma	080	057	Win	Port of Spain	20 Jul 2023

It also provides the 49^th occasion of a captain opener scoring twin fifties in a test which includes twin centuries

R Ashwin’s three wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 75 wickets against West Indies. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against West Indies. Kapil Dev is the other Indian bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against West Indies. He has taken 89 wickets to his credit. Thus R Ashwin became the first Indian spin bowler to capture 75 wickets against West Indies.

R Ashwin became the eighth bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against West Indies. The following table lists all these eight bowlers

Player

Team

Span

Balls

Runs

BBI

BBM

Ave

GD McGrath

Aus

1995-2005

5475

2132

110

6/17

10/027

19.38

N Kapil Dev

Ind

1978-1989

4639

2216

9/83

10/135

24.89

JM Anderson

Eng

2004-2020

4515

1967

7/42

09/073

22.60

FS Trueman

Eng

1954-1963

4584

2018

7/44

12/119

23.46

M Muralidaran

Srl

1993-2008

3735

1609

8/46

11/170

19.62

Imran Khan

Pak

1977-1990

3488

1695

7/80

11/121

21.18

Wasim Akram

Pak

1986-2000

3550

1645

6/61

11/110

20.82

R Ashwin

Ind

2011-2023

3158

1536

7/71

12/131

20.48

R Ashwin became the second spin bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against West Indies. The following table lists all these two bowlers

Player

Team

Span

Balls

Runs

BBI

BBM

Ave

M Muralidaran

Srl

1993-2008

3735

1609

8/46

11/170

19.62

R Ashwin

Ind

2011-2023

3158

1536

7/71

12/131

20.48

Mohd Siraj returned with figures of five for 60 in West Indies first innings to provide the 60^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 33rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies in West Indies.

Mohd Siraj returned with figures of five for 60 in West Indies first innings to provide the 18^th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies in West Indies.

Mohd Siraj returned with figures of five for 60 in West Indies first innings to provide the second occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. The other occasion was his five for 73 against Australia at Brisbane in Jan 2021. This his five for 60 in this test represent his best bowling figures in a test innings

Bowlers capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs in one day internationals

28/07/2023 hrg

Kuldeep Yadav of India returned with figures of four for six against West Indies at Bridgetown on 27 Jul 2023 to provide the 22^nd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs in a one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CM Old	10.0	5	8	4	1	Eng	Can	Manchester	13 Jun 1979
2	Abdul Qadir	10.0	4	9	4	1	Pak	NZl	Sharjah	15 Apr 1986
3	CA Walsh	4.3	3	1	5	2	Win	Srl	Sharjah	03 Dec 1986
4	PV Simmons	10.0	8	3	4	2	Win	Pak	Sydney	17 Dec 1992
5	CZ Harris	3.1	0	7	4	1	NZl	Sco	Edinburgh	31 May 1999
6	SB Joshi	10.0	6	6	5	1	Ind	RSA	Nairobi (Gym)	26 Sep 1999
7	GD McGrath	10.0	4	8	4	1	Aus	Ind	Sydney	14 Jan 2000
8	HH Streak	8.0	4	8	4	2	Zim	Win	Sydney	23 Jan 2001
9	M Muralidaran	10.0	3	9	5	1	Srl	NZl	Sharjah	09 Apr 2002
10	Yuvraj Singh	4.3	2	6	4	2	Ind	Nam	Pietermaritzburg	23 Feb 2003
11	DS Lehmann	4.3	1	7	4	2	Aus	Zim	Harare	27 May 2004
12	DR Smith	6.0	1	8	4	1	Win	Net	Dublin	10 Jul 2007
13	DL Vettori	6.0	2	7	5	1	NZl	Ban	Queenstown	31 Dec 2007
14	V Sehwag	2.5	0	6	4	1	Ind	Ban	Dambulla	16 Jun 2010
15	JH Davey	7.2	3	9	5	1	Sco	Afg	Ayr	17 Aug 2010
16	TM Dilshan	3.0	1	4	4	2	Srl	Zim	Pallekele	10 Mar 2011
17	B Kumar	6.0	1	8	4	2	Ind	Srl	Port of Spain	09 Jul 2013
18	STR Binny	4.4	2	4	6	2	Ind	Ban	Mirpur	17 Jun 2014
19	LM Jongwe	5.1	1	6	5	2	Zim	Afg	Sharjah	02 Jan 2016
20	S Bhari	3.0	1	5	4	1	Nep	USA.	Kirtipur	12 Feb 2020
21	Shakib Al Hasan	7.2	2	8	4	1	Ban	Win	Mirpur	20 Jan 2021
22	Kuldeep Yadav	3.0	2	6	4	1	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	27 Jul 2023

It alsoprovides the sixth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs in a one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SB Joshi	10.0	6	6	5	1	Ind	RSA	Nairobi (Gym)	26 Sep 1999
2	Yuvraj Singh	4.3	2	6	4	2	Ind	Nam	Pietermaritzburg	23 Feb 2003
3	V Sehwag	2.5	0	6	4	1	Ind	Ban	Dambulla	16 Jun 2010
4	B Kumar	6.0	1	8	4	2	Ind	Srl	Port of Spain	09 Jul 2013
5	STR Binny	4.4	2	4	6	2	Ind	Ban	Mirpur	17 Jun 2014
6	Kuldeep Yadav	3.0	2	6	4	1	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	27 Jul 2023

Pakistan’s innings victories in tests

28/07/2023 hrg

Pakistan posted an innings and 222 runs win over Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Col-SSC to provide the 35^th occasion of Pakistan posting an innings win against various oppositions. It also provides Pakistan’s seventh innings win against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending runs.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	won	inns & 324 runs	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002
2	Pakistan	won	inns & 264 runs	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001
3	Pakistan	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023
4	Pakistan	won	inns & 188 runs	v Australia	Karachi	15 Sep 1988
5	Pakistan	won	inns & 184 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	09 Dec 2011
6	Pakistan	won	inns & 178 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002
7	Pakistan	won	inns & 175 runs	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
8	Pakistan	won	inns & 169 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002
9	Pakistan	won	inns & 166 runs	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
10	Pakistan	won	inns & 163 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000
11	Pakistan	won	inns & 147 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 May 2021
12	Pakistan	won	inns & 119 runs	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
13	Pakistan	won	inns & 116 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Apr 2021
14	Pakistan	won	inns & 102 runs	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982
15	Pakistan	won	inns & 100 runs	v England	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
16	Pakistan	won	inns & 087 runs	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987
17	Pakistan	won	inns & 086 runs	v India	Karachi	23 Dec 1982
18	Pakistan	won	inns & 082 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981
19	Pakistan	won	inns & 064 runs	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	27 Mar 1965
20	Pakistan	won	inns & 052 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994
21	Pakistan	won	inns & 044 runs	v Bangladesh	Rawalpindi	07 Feb 2020
22	Pakistan	won	inns & 043 runs	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952
23	Pakistan	won	inns & 043 runs	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990
24	Pakistan	won	inns & 040 runs	v Sri Lanka	Peshawar	08 Sep 1995
25	Pakistan	won	inns & 029 runs	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997
26	Pakistan	won	inns & 020 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986
27	Pakistan	won	inns & 019 runs	v West Indies	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
28	Pakistan	won	inns & 018 runs	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1987
29	Pakistan	won	inns & 016 runs	v New Zealand	Dub-DSC	24 Nov 2018
30	Pakistan	won	inns & 013 runs	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
31	Pakistan	won	inns & 012 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	17 Feb 1994
32	Pakistan	won	inns & 008 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	04 Dec 2021
33	Pakistan	won	inns & 003 runs	v Australia	Faisalabad	30 Sep 1982
34	Pakistan	won	inns & 001 run	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958
35	Pakistan	won	inns & 001 run	v New Zealand	Karachi	13 Oct 1955

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023
2	Pakistan	won	inns & 175 runs	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
3	Pakistan	won	inns & 163 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000
4	Pakistan	won	inns & 102 runs	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982
5	Pakistan	won	inns & 052 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994
6	Pakistan	won	inns & 040 runs	v Sri Lanka	Peshawar	08 Sep 1995
7	Pakistan	won	inns & 020 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986

Pakistan posted an innings and 222 runs win over Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Col-SSC to provide the third occasion of Pakistan posting an innings and 200 plus runs win against various oppositions. It also provides Pakistan’s first innings and 200 plus runs win against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending runs.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	won	inns & 324 runs	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002
2	Pakistan	won	inns & 264 runs	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001
3	Pakistan	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

Pakistan posting a team total in excess of 550 plus runs in a test innings.

28/07/2023 hrg

Pakistan posted a team total of 576 for 5 declared against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Col-SSC to provide the 37^th occasion of Pakistan posting a team total in excess of 550 runs in a test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of Pakistan posting a team total in excess of 550 runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	561	185.3	2	v New Zealand	Lahore	26 Oct 1955
2	Pakistan	657/8d	319.0	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
3	Pakistan	608/7d	195.0	1	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971
4	Pakistan	574/8d	124.6×8	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972
5	Pakistan	569/9d	192.0	2	v England	Hyd-Pak	16 Mar 1973
6	Pakistan	600/7d	165.3	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974
7	Pakistan	565/9d	105.2×8	1	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
8	Pakistan	652	142.4	2	v India	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
9	Pakistan	581/3d	166.0	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
10	Pakistan	624	191.2	2	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 1983
11	Pakistan	674/6	224.5	2	v India	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
12	Pakistan	555/3	162.5	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
13	Pakistan	708	220.3	1	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
14	Pakistan	616/5d	203.0	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Feb 1989
15	Pakistan	699/5	203.4	2	v India	Lahore	01 Dec 1989
16	Pakistan	553	178.2	2	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996
17	Pakistan	580/9d	172.1	2	v Australia	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
18	Pakistan	594	184.5	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
19	Pakistan	600/8d	175.2	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000
20	Pakistan	571/8d	210.0	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001
21	Pakistan	643	157.5	1	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002
22	Pakistan	570	167.5	1	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
23	Pakistan	636/8d	156.2	2	v England	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
24	Pakistan	679/7d	143.3	1	v India	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
25	Pakistan	588	136.2	1	v India	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
26	Pakistan	599/7d	140.1	3	v India	Karachi	29 Jan 2006
27	Pakistan	765/6d	248.5	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
28	Pakistan	594/5d	176.5	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	09 Dec 2011
29	Pakistan	551/6d	147.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	30 Jun 2012
30	Pakistan	570/6d	164.0	1	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
31	Pakistan	566/3d	170.5	1	v New Zealand	Abu Dhabi	09 Nov 2014
32	Pakistan	628	168.4	2	v Bangladesh	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
33	Pakistan	557/8d	152.0	1	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	06 May 2015
34	Pakistan	579/3d	155.3	1	v West Indies	Dub- (DSC	13 Oct 2016
35	Pakistan	555/3d	131.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	19 Dec 2019
36	Pakistan	579	155.3	2	v England	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
37	Pakistan	576/5d	134.0	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	555/3	162.5	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
2	Pakistan	594	184.5	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
3	Pakistan	600/8d	175.2	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000
4	Pakistan	765/6d	248.5	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
5	Pakistan	551/6d	147.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	30 Jun 2012
6	Pakistan	555/3d	131.0	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	19 Dec 2019
7	Pakistan	576/5d	134.0	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

Double centuries by Pakistan batsmen in a test innings

28/07/2023 hrg

Abdulla Shafique of Pakistan scored 201 in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the 46^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. It also provides the twelfth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Imtiaz Ahmed	209	2	v New Zealand	Lahore	26 Oct 1955
2	Hanif Mohammad	337	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
3	Hanif Mohammad	203*	1	v New Zealand	Lahore	02 Apr 1965
4	Zaheer Abbas	274	1	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971
5	Mushtaq Mohammad	201	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
6	Zaheer Abbas	240	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974
7	Javed Miandad	206	1	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
8	Zaheer Abbas	235*	2	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978
9	Taslim Arif	210*	2	v Australia	Faisalabad	06 Mar 1980
10	Mohsin Khan	200	1	v England	Lord’s	12 Aug 1982
11	Zaheer Abbas	215	1	v India	Lahore	10 Dec 1982
12	Mudassar Nazar	231	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
13	Javed Miandad	280*	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
14	Qasim Umar	210	2	v India	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
15	Qasim Umar	206	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
16	Javed Miandad	203*	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
17	Javed Miandad	260	1	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
18	Javed Miandad	211	1	v Australia	Karachi	15 Sep 1988
19	Javed Miandad	271	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Feb 1989
20	Shoaib Mohammad	203*	2	v India	Lahore	01 Dec 1989
21	Shoaib Mohammad	203*	2	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990
22	Aamer Sohail	205	1	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1992
23	Saleem Malik	237	3	v Australia	Rawalpindi	05 Oct 1994
24	Wasim Akram	257*	2	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996
25	Ijaz Ahmed	211	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
26	Inzamam-ul-Haq	200*	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
27	Mohammad Yousuf	203	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001
28	Mohammad Yousuf	204*	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002
29	Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	1	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002
30	Younis Khan	267	1	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
31	Mohammad Yousuf	223	2	v England	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
32	Mohammad Yousuf	202	2	v England	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
33	Younis Khan	313	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
34	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
35	Younis Khan	200*	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	09 Dec 2011
36	Younis Khan	200*	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	03 Sep 2013
37	Younis Khan	213	1	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
38	Mohammad Hafeez	224	2	v Bangladesh	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
39	Azhar Ali	226	1	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	06 May 2015
40	Shoaib Malik	245	1	v England	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
41	Younis Khan	218	2	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 2016
42	Azhar Ali	302*	1	v West Indies	Dub- (DSC	13 Oct 2016
43	Azhar Ali	205*	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2016
44	Abid Ali	215*	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 May 2021
45	Saud Shakeel	208*	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023
46	Abdullah Shafique	201	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hanif Mohammad	337	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	Taslim Arif	210*	2	v Australia	Faisalabad	06 Mar 1980
3	Mohsin Khan	200	1	v England	Lord’s	12 Aug 1982
4	Mudassar Nazar	231	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
5	Shoaib Mohammad	203*	2	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990
6	Aamer Sohail	205	1	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1992
7	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
8	Mohammad Hafeez	224	2	v Bangladesh	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
9	Azhar Ali	302*	1	v West Indies	Dub- (DSC	13 Oct 2016
10	Azhar Ali	205*	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2016
11	Abid Ali	215*	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 May 2021
12	Abdullah Shafique	201	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

Abdulla Shafique of Pakistan scored 201 in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against Sri Lanka. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Qasim Umar	206	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
2	Javed Miandad	203*	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
3	Ijaz Ahmed	211	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
4	Inzamam-ul-Haq	200*	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
5	Younis Khan	313	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
6	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
7	Saud Shakeel	208*	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023
8	Abdullah Shafique	201	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
2	Abdullah Shafique	201	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

Javed Miandad and Younis Khan share the record of most double centuries by a Pakistan batsmen in tests. Both have scored double centuries on six occasions

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Javed Miandad	206	1	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
2	Javed Miandad	280*	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
3	Javed Miandad	203*	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
4	Javed Miandad	260	1	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
5	Javed Miandad	211	1	v Australia	Karachi	15 Sep 1988
6	Javed Miandad	271	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Feb 1989

1	Younis Khan	267	1	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
2	Younis Khan	313	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
3	Younis Khan	200*	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	09 Dec 2011
4	Younis Khan	200*	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	03 Sep 2013
5	Younis Khan	213	1	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
6	Younis Khan	218	2	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 2016

India’s innings victories in tests and West Indies’ innings losses its tests – India carves its 50th innings victory

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India won the first test against West Indies at Roseau by an innings and 141 runs to provide India’s 50^th innings win against an opposition. West Indies innings loss provide its 47^th innings loss against an opposition. The following table lists India’s 50 innings wins and West Indies’ 47 innings losses

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	inns & 272 runs	v West Indies	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	India	won	inns & 262 runs	v Afghanistan	Bengaluru	14 Jun 2018
3	India	won	inns & 239 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007
4	India	won	inns & 239 runs	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
5	India	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
6	India	won	inns & 219 runs	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998
7	India	won	inns & 202 runs	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
8	India	won	inns & 198 runs	v New Zealand	Nagpur	20 Nov 2010
9	India	won	inns & 171 runs	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
10	India	won	inns & 144 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
11	India	won	inns & 141 runs	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
12	India	won	inns & 140 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Dec 2004
13	India	won	inns & 137 runs	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
14	India	won	inns & 135 runs	v Australia	Hyderabad	02 Mar 2013
15	India	won	inns & 132 runs	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023
16	India	won	inns & 131 runs	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004
17	India	won	inns & 130 runs	v Bangladesh	Indore	14 Nov 2019
18	India	won	inns & 126 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
19	India	won	inns & 119 runs	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
20	India	won	inns & 115 runs	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
21	India	won	inns & 112 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
22	India	won	inns & 109 runs	v New Zealand	Chennai	06 Jan 1956
23	India	won	inns & 106 runs	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
24	India	won	inns & 101 runs	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002
25	India	won	inns & 100 runs	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979
26	India	won	inns & 095 runs	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
27	India	won	inns & 092 runs	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
28	India	won	inns & 090 runs	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
29	India	won	inns & 083 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004
30	India	won	inns & 075 runs	v England	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
31	India	won	inns & 070 runs	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952
32	India	won	inns & 067 runs	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
33	India	won	inns & 057 runs	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
34	India	won	inns & 053 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
35	India	won	inns & 052 runs	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
36	India	won	inns & 051 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
37	India	won	inns & 046 runs	v England	Leeds	22 Aug 2002
38	India	won	inns & 046 runs	v Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
39	India	won	inns & 036 runs	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
40	India	won	inns & 027 runs	v New Zealand	Brabourne	02 Dec 1955
41	India	won	inns & 025 runs	v England	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
42	India	won	inns & 024 runs	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
43	India	won	inns & 022 runs	v England	Chennai	11 Feb 1993
44	India	won	inns & 017 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
45	India	won	inns & 015 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011
46	India	won	inns & 015 runs	v England	Wankhede	19 Feb 1993
47	India	won	inns & 013 runs	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	13 Mar 1993
48	India	won	inns & 008 runs	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952
49	India	won	inns & 008 runs	v Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
50	India	won	inns & 002 runs	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	lost	inns & 283 runs	v England	Leeds	25 May 2007
2	West Indies	lost	inns & 272 runs	v India	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
3	West Indies	lost	inns & 237 runs	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
4	West Indies	lost	inns & 220 runs	v South Africa	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
5	West Indies	lost	inns & 217 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
6	West Indies	lost	inns & 212 runs	v Australia	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
7	West Indies	lost	inns & 209 runs	v England	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
8	West Indies	lost	inns & 184 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	30 Nov 2018
9	West Indies	lost	inns & 183 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997
10	West Indies	lost	inns & 172 runs	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1931
11	West Indies	lost	inns & 141 runs	v India	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
12	West Indies	lost	inns & 134 runs	v New Zealand	Hamilton	03 Dec 2020
13	West Indies	lost	inns & 126 runs	v India	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
14	West Indies	lost	inns & 126 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000
15	West Indies	lost	inns & 122 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931
16	West Indies	lost	inns & 112 runs	v India	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
17	West Indies	lost	inns & 105 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
18	West Indies	lost	inns & 100 runs	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008
19	West Indies	lost	inns & 092 runs	v India	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
20	West Indies	lost	inns & 086 runs	v South Africa	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
21	West Indies	lost	inns & 083 runs	v England	Ch-le-St	14 May 2009
22	West Indies	lost	inns & 082 runs	v Australia	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
23	West Indies	lost	inns & 073 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Dec 2013
24	West Indies	lost	inns & 071 runs	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1928
25	West Indies	lost	inns & 067 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Dec 2017
26	West Indies	lost	inns & 065 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
27	West Indies	lost	inns & 065 runs	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003
28	West Indies	lost	inns & 063 runs	v South Africa	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021
29	West Indies	lost	inns & 058 runs	v England	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
30	West Indies	lost	inns & 055 runs	v Australia	Sydney	30 Dec 1984
31	West Indies	lost	inns & 053 runs	v Australia	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
32	West Indies	lost	inns & 051 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
33	West Indies	lost	inns & 039 runs	v England	Leeds	17 Aug 2000
34	West Indies	lost	inns & 036 runs	v England	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
35	West Indies	lost	inns & 034 runs	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966
36	West Indies	lost	inns & 030 runs	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1928
37	West Indies	lost	inns & 030 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
38	West Indies	lost	inns & 029 runs	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997
39	West Indies	lost	inns & 027 runs	v Australia	Perth	01 Dec 2000
40	West Indies	lost	inns & 027 runs	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1933
41	West Indies	lost	inns & 019 runs	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
42	West Indies	lost	inns & 017 runs	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
43	West Indies	lost	inns & 015 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011
44	West Indies	lost	inns & 012 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Dec 2020
45	West Indies	lost	inns & 006 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Oct 2015
46	West Indies	lost	inns & 005 runs	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957
47	West Indies	lost	inns & 001 runs	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958

India won the first test against West Indies at Roseau by an innings and 141 runs to provide India’s seventh innings win against West Indies. West Indies innings loss provide its seventh innings loss against India. The following table lists India’s seven innings wins against West Indies and West Indies’ seven innings losses against India.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	inns & 272 runs	v West Indies	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	India	won	inns & 141 runs	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
3	India	won	inns & 126 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
4	India	won	inns & 112 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
5	India	won	inns & 092 runs	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
6	India	won	inns & 051 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
7	India	won	inns & 015 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	lost	inns & 272 runs	v India	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	West Indies	lost	inns & 141 runs	v India	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
3	West Indies	lost	inns & 126 runs	v India	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
4	West Indies	lost	inns & 112 runs	v India	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
5	West Indies	lost	inns & 092 runs	v India	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
6	West Indies	lost	inns & 051 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
7	West Indies	lost	inns & 015 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011

R Ashwin’s five wicket hauls in an innings and ten wicket hauls in a match

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R Ashwin captured 7 for 71 in West Indies’ second innings at Roseau in the just concluded test represents his 34^th five wicket haul of his test career. He is just one five wicket haul shy of A Kumble’s 35 five wicket haul. A Kumble holds the Indian record for most five wicket hauls.The following table lists the five wicket hauls taken by these two bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	A Kumble	44.0	22	053	6	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992
2	A Kumble	21.0	07	064	6	3	v England	Chennai	11 Feb 1993
3	A Kumble	38.5	16	070	5	3	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	13 Mar 1993
4	A Kumble	24.0	03	087	5	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
5	A Kumble	27.3	09	059	7	3	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
6	A Kumble	27.2	04	081	5	3	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	18 Oct 1995
7	A Kumble	41.0	12	067	5	3	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996
8	A Kumble	42.4	05	120	5	1	v West Indies	Kingston	06 Mar 1997
9	A Kumble	39.0	08	104	5	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997
10	A Kumble	31.0	10	062	5	3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998
11	A Kumble	41.3	08	098	6	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
12	A Kumble	24.5	07	070	6	1	v Pakistan	Chennai	28 Jan 1999
13	A Kumble	26.3	09	074	10	4	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
14	A Kumble	26.5	05	067	6	3	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Oct 1999
15	A Kumble	48.0	21	082	5	2	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	29 Oct 1999
16	A Kumble	68.4	15	143	6	2	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
17	A Kumble	28.4	06	081	6	3	v England	Mohali	03 Dec 2001
18	A Kumble	51.0	13	115	7	1	v England	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
19	A Kumble	37.0	15	063	5	3	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002
20	A Kumble	23.3	10	030	5	1	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002
21	A Kumble	43.0	03	154	5	1	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003
22	A Kumble	51.0	08	176	6	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
23	A Kumble	46.5	07	141	8	2	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004
24	A Kumble	30.0	10	072	6	3	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
25	A Kumble	17.3	04	048	7	1	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
26	A Kumble	47.0	08	133	6	3	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
27	A Kumble	19.0	00	090	5	2	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004
28	A Kumble	54.0	13	131	6	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
29	A Kumble	38.0	16	063	7	4	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005
30	A Kumble	28.0	06	072	6	2	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
31	A Kumble	34.3	09	089	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
32	A Kumble	29.4	08	076	5	1	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006
33	A Kumble	22.4	03	078	6	4	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006
34	A Kumble	14.0	02	060	5	4	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
35	A Kumble	25.0	04	084	5	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	21.3	05	047	6	3	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
2	R Ashwin	52.1	06	156	5	1	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
3	R Ashwin	16.3	05	031	6	2	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
4	R Ashwin	26.5	09	054	6	3	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
5	R Ashwin	22.0	01	069	5	3	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
6	R Ashwin	42.0	12	103	7	1	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
7	R Ashwin	32.0	06	095	5	3	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
8	R Ashwin	28.0	12	063	5	3	v Australia	Hyderabad	02 Mar 2013
9	R Ashwin	34.0	18	057	5	1	v Australia	Delhi	22 Mar 2013
10	R Ashwin	25.0	06	087	5	2	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015
11	R Ashwin	13.4	02	046	6	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
12	R Ashwin	16.0	06	042	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
13	R Ashwin	24.0	05	051	5	2	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
14	R Ashwin	16.1	06	032	5	2	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
15	R Ashwin	29.5	07	066	7	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
16	R Ashwin	49.1	26	061	5	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
17	R Ashwin	25.0	08	083	7	3	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
18	R Ashwin	16.0	02	052	5	1	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
19	R Ashwin	35.3	05	132	6	4	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
20	R Ashwin	27.2	05	081	6	2	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
21	R Ashwin	13.5	02	059	7	4	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
22	R Ashwin	29.5	06	067	5	2	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
23	R Ashwin	44.0	04	112	6	1	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
24	R Ashwin	20.3	03	055	6	3	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
25	R Ashwin	12.4	04	041	6	4	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
26	R Ashwin	16.4	03	069	5	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
27	R Ashwin	46.2	11	145	7	2	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
28	R Ashwin	17.3	02	061	6	3	v England	Chennai	05 Feb 2021
29	R Ashwin	23.5	04	043	5	2	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
30	R Ashwin	22.5	04	047	5	3	v England	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
31	R Ashwin	12.0	03	037	5	3	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023
32	R Ashwin	47.2	15	091	6	1	v Australia	Ahmedabad	09 Mar 2023
33	R Ashwin	24.3	06	060	5	1	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
34	R Ashwin	21.3	07	071	7	3	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 against West Indies at Roseau in the just concluded test represent his eighth ten wicket haul in a test match. He now shares the Indian record for most ten wicket hauls with A Kumble. A Kumble has also captured ten wickets in a test match on eight occasions. The following table lists the ten wicket hauls by these two bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	A Kumble	64.3	19	128	11	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
2	A Kumble	51.0	13	149	14	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
3	A Kumble	59.4	17	134	10	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Oct 1999
4	A Kumble	89.0	18	233	10	v England	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
5	A Kumble	88.5	15	279	12	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004
6	A Kumble	64.3	12	181	13	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
7	A Kumble	75.1	27	161	10	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005
8	A Kumble	64.0	13	157	10	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	43.2	14	085	12	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
2	R Ashwin	74.0	18	198	12	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
3	R Ashwin	42.0	08	160	10	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
4	R Ashwin	46.0	13	098	12	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
5	R Ashwin	66.2	12	225	10	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
6	R Ashwin	41.1	07	140	13	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
7	R Ashwin	64.3	07	167	12	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
8	R Ashwin	46.0	13	131	12	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies

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R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Roseau provides the 60^th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AP Freeman	51.4	6	23	093	10	Eng	Win	Manchester	21 Jul 1928
2	GTS Stevens	53.4	6	06	195	10	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930
3	W Voce	65.2	6	20	149	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
4	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	26	183	11	Aus	Win	Adelaide	12 Dec 1930
5	H Ironmonger	37.0	6	11	079	11	Aus	Win	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931
6	CS Marriott	41.1	6	08	096	11	Eng	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
7	TE Bailey	43.0	6	14	098	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
8	GAR Lock	37.4	6	19	048	11	Eng	Win	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
9	SP Gupte	57.3	6	13	223	10	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
10	Fazal Mahmood	45.3	6	19	100	12	Aus	Win	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959
11	AK Davidson	54.6	8	06	222	11	Eng	Win	Brisbane	09 Dec 1960
12	FS Trueman	70.0	6	25	152	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1963
13	FS Trueman	40.3	6	07	119	12	Eng	Win	Birmingham	04 Jul 1963
14	NJN Hawke	52.4	6	15	115	10	Aus	Win	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965
15	BS Chandrasekhar	92.5	6	24	235	11	Ind	Win	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966
16	JA Snow	43.0	6	02	142	10	Eng	Win	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968
17	GD McKenzie	48.0	8	07	159	10	Aus	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
18	AW Greig	69.1	6	17	156	13	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974
19	Sir RJ Hadlee	56.0	6	22	102	11	NZl	Win	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980
20	GB Troup	60.3	6	16	166	10	NZl	Win	Auckland	29 Feb 1980
21	DK Lillee	53.4	6	11	127	10	Aus	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
22	B Yardley	58.0	6	09	185	10	Aus	Win	Sydney	02 Jan 1982
23	N Kapil Dev	57.3	6	15	135	10	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
24	GF Lawson	64.0	6	13	181	11	Aus	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
25	RG Holland	55.0	6	15	144	10	Aus	Win	Sydney	30 Dec 1984
26	EJ Chatfield	50.0	6	15	124	10	NZl	Win	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985
27	ND Hirwani	33.5	6	06	136	16	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
28	Imran Khan	37.2	6	02	121	11	Pak	Win	Georgetown	02 Apr 1988
29	MG Hughes	73.1	6	16	217	13	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
30	AR Border	44.4	6	13	096	11	Aus	Win	Sydney	26 Jan 1989
31	DE Malcolm	46.2	6	06	137	10	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1990
32	MG Bevan	32.3	6	05	113	10	Aus	Win	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997
33	Mushtaq Ahmed	41.3	6	12	106	10	Pak	Win	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
34	ARC Fraser	43.1	6	10	110	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1998
35	GD McGrath	24.0	6	06	078	10	Aus	Win	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
36	CL Cairns	53.5	6	21	100	10	NZl	Win	Hamilton	16 Dec 1999
37	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	Win	St John’s	25 May 2000
38	GD McGrath	33.0	6	21	027	10	Aus	Win	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000
39	CR Miller	52.5	6	19	113	10	Aus	Win	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000
40	M Muralidaran	85.1	6	21	170	11	Srl	Win	Galle	13 Nov 2001
41	M Muralidaran	59.3	6	21	135	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	21 Nov 2001
42	WPUJC Vaas	57.2	6	08	191	14	Srl	Win	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001
43	RW Price	75.2	6	24	161	10	Zim	Win	Harare	04 Nov 2003
44	M Ntini	47.5	6	10	132	13	SAF	Win	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
45	A Nel	37.4	6	06	088	10	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
46	M Muralidaran	25.3	6	04	083	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
47	MS Panesar	68.3	6	18	187	10	Eng	Win	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
48	Saeed Ajmal	56.5	6	20	111	11	Pak	Win	Providence	12 May 2011
49	I Sharma	41.2	6	11	108	10	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	28 Jun 2011
50	SCJ Broad	58.5	6	12	165	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2012
51	PP Ojha	29.2	6	08	089	10	Ind	Win	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
52	TA Boult	27.5	6	07	080	10	NZl	Win	Wellington	11 Dec 2013
53	HMRKB Herath	55.0	6	14	147	10	Srl	Win	Galle	14 Oct 2015
54	Yasir Shah	67.4	6	11	210	10	Pak	Win	Abu Dhabi	21 Oct 2016
55	UT Yadav	38.5	6	06	133	10	Ind	Win	Hyderabad	12 Oct 2018
56	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	36.0	6	03	117	12	Ban	Win	Mirpur	30 Nov 2018
57	SCJ Broad	22.1	6	05	067	10	Eng	Win	Manchester	24 Jul 2020
58	Shaheen Shah Afridi	34.5	6	12	094	10	Pak	Win	Kingston	20 Aug 2021
59	RTM Mendis	59.2	6	14	136	11	Srl	Win	Galle	29 Nov 2021
60	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Roseau provides the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SP Gupte	57.3	6	13	223	10	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
2	BS Chandrasekhar	92.5	6	24	235	11	Ind	Win	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966
3	N Kapil Dev	57.3	6	15	135	10	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
4	ND Hirwani	33.5	6	06	136	16	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
5	I Sharma	41.2	6	11	108	10	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	28 Jun 2011
6	PP Ojha	29.2	6	08	089	10	Ind	Win	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
7	UT Yadav	38.5	6	06	133	10	Ind	Win	Hyderabad	12 Oct 2018
8	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

FS Trueman {02}, GD McGrath {02}, M Muralidaran {03} and SCJ Broad {02} are the four bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a match on two or more occasions against West Indies.The following table lists the performance of these four bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FS Trueman	70.0	6	25	152	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1963
2	FS Trueman	40.3	6	07	119	12	Eng	Win	Birmingham	04 Jul 1963

1	GD McGrath	24.0	6	06	078	10	Aus	Win	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
2	GD McGrath	33.0	6	21	027	10	Aus	Win	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000

1	M Muralidaran	85.1	6	21	170	11	Srl	Win	Galle	13 Nov 2001
2	M Muralidaran	59.3	6	21	135	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	21 Nov 2001
3	M Muralidaran	25.3	6	04	083	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	22 Jul 2005

1	SCJ Broad	58.5	6	12	165	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2012
2	SCJ Broad	22.1	6	05	067	10	Eng	Win	Manchester	24 Jul 2020

M Muralidaran owns the record for capturing ten or more wickets in a match on most occasions against West Indies – on three occasions.The following table lists the performance of M Muralidaran

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Muralidaran	85.1	6	21	170	11	Srl	Win	Galle	13 Nov 2001
2	M Muralidaran	59.3	6	21	135	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	21 Nov 2001
3	M Muralidaran	25.3	6	04	083	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	22 Jul 2005

TE Bailey,FS Trueman and SCJ Broad of England are the three bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against West Indies at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TE Bailey	43.0	6	14	098	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
2	FS Trueman	70.0	6	25	152	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1963
3	SCJ Broad	58.5	6	12	165	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2012

R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies. I Sharma has taken 11 for 108 at Bridgetown in Jun 2011. Thus R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 represent the best bowling effort by an Indian bowler against West Indies in West Indies.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	I Sharma	41.2	6	11	108	10	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	28 Jun 2011
2	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following is the list of 16 bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West

Indies.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GTS Stevens	53.4	6	06	195	10	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930
2	W Voce	65.2	6	20	149	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
3	NJN Hawke	52.4	6	15	115	10	Aus	Win	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965
4	JA Snow	43.0	6	02	142	10	Eng	Win	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968
5	AW Greig	69.1	6	17	156	13	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974
6	EJ Chatfield	50.0	6	15	124	10	NZl	Win	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985
7	Imran Khan	37.2	6	02	121	11	Pak	Win	Georgetown	02 Apr 1988
8	DE Malcolm	46.2	6	06	137	10	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1990
9	ARC Fraser	43.1	6	10	110	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1998
10	GD McGrath	24.0	6	06	078	10	Aus	Win	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
11	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	Win	St John’s	25 May 2000
12	M Ntini	47.5	6	10	132	13	SAF	Win	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
13	A Nel	37.4	6	06	088	10	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
14	Saeed Ajmal	56.5	6	20	111	11	Pak	Win	Providence	12 May 2011
15	I Sharma	41.2	6	11	108	10	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	28 Jun 2011
16	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

R Ashwin became the third bowler to capture 12 or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies. AW Greig of England and M Ntini of South Africa are the other two bowlers who have captured 13 wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AW Greig	69.1	6	17	156	13	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974
2	M Ntini	47.5	6	10	132	13	SAF	Win	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
3	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Opening batsmen scoring centuries on test debut – Some interesting derivatives.

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YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the 37th occasion of an opening batsman scoring century on his debut in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
3	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
4	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
5	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
6	JE Mills	117	1	NZl	Eng	Wellington	24 Jan 1930
7	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938
8	SC Griffith	140	1	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
9	AG Ganteaume	112	2	Win	Eng	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
10	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
11	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958
12	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
13	RE Redmond	107	2	NZl	Pak	Auckland	16 Feb 1973
14	CG Greenidge	107	3	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
15	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975
16	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
17	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
18	WB Phillips	159	1	Aus	Pak	Perth	11 Nov 1983
19	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
20	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
21	Ali Naqvi	115	1	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997
22	Taufeeq Umar	104	2	Pak	Ban	Multan	29 Aug 2001
23	L Vincent	104	1	NZl	Aus	Perth	30 Nov 2001
24	AJ Strauss	112	2	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
25	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
26	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
27	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
28	AN Petersen	100	1	SAF	Ind	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
29	HD Rutherford	171	2	NZl	Eng	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
30	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
31	SC Cook	115	1	SAF	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
32	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
33	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
34	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019
35	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
36	Zakir Hasan	100	4	Ban	Ind	Chattogram	14 Dec 2022
37	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century on debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
2	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
3	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Griffith	140	1	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
2	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
3	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
4	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following table lists the thirteen occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on debut. The list is furnished in the chronological order.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
5	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
6	WB Phillips	159	1	Aus	Pak	Perth	11 Nov 1983
7	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
8	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
9	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
10	HD Rutherford	171	2	NZl	Eng	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
11	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
12	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
13	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on his debut in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on his debut against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following table lists the occasions of a team’s two or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on their test debut.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009

1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982

1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
3	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958

1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975

1	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
2	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938

1	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
2	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019

1	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Australia and England are the only two teams to have three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on their test debut. The following table lists them

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982

1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
3	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958

West Indies is the only team to have two opening batsmen scoring centures on debut against two oppositions – Australia and Pakistan.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009

1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975

The following table lists the teams which have two or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on debut against the same oppositions.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009

1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982

1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016

1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975

1	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
2	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938

1	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
2	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019

1	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Australia is the only team to have three opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs on their test debut. The following table lists them.It is interesting to note that these three batsmen chose England as their opposition while performing the feat of scoring 150 plus runs on their test debut.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
3	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982

Batsmen scoring century on debut – YBK Jaiswal joins the list

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YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the 115^th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on his debut in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 17^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century on debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	L Amarnath	118	–	03	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	15 Dec 1933
2	RH Shodhan	110	–	02	Ind	Pak	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952
3	AG Kripal Singh	100*	–	01	Ind	NZl	Hyd-LBS	19 Nov 1955
4	AA Baig	112	–	04	Ind	Eng	Manchester	23 Jul 1959
5	Hanumant Singh	105	–	01	Ind	Eng	Delhi	08 Feb 1964
6	GR Viswanath	137	–	03	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	15 Nov 1969
7	S Amarnath	124	–	02	Ind	NZl	Auckland	24 Jan 1976
8	M Azharuddin	110	322	01	Ind	Eng	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984
9	PK Amre	103	299	02	Ind	SAF	Durban	13 Nov 1992
10	SC Ganguly	131	301	02	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
11	V Sehwag	105	173	01	Ind	SAF	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
12	SK Raina	120	228	02	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
13	S Dhawan	187	174	02	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
14	RG Sharma	177	301	02	Ind	Win	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
15	PP Shaw	134	154	01	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
16	SS Iyer	105	171	01	Ind	NZl	Kanpur	25 Nov 2021
17	YBK Jaiswal	171	387	02	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

It also provides the 17^th occasion of an batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Griffith	140	–	01	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
2	JH Hampshire	107	258	02	Eng	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
3	FC Hayes	106*	234	04	Eng	Win	The Oval	26 Jul 1973
4	GJ Cosier	109	186	02	Aus	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975
5	AC Hudson	163	384	02	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
6	MS Sinclair	214	447	01	NZl	Win	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
7	H Masakadza	119	316	03	Zim	Win	Harare	27 Jul 2001
8	SB Styris	107	178	01	NZl	Win	St George’s	28 Jun 2002
9	MJ Prior	126*	128	01	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007
10	Abul Hasan	113	123	01	Ban	Win	Khulna	21 Nov 2012
11	RG Sharma	177	301	02	Ind	Win	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
12	S van Zyl	101*	130	01	SAF	Win	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
13	AC Voges	130*	247	02	Aus	Win	Roseau	03 Jun 2015
14	TA Blundell	107*	180	02	NZl	Win	Wellington	01 Dec 2017
15	PP Shaw	134	154	01	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
16	P Nissanka	103	252	03	Srl	Win	North Sound	21 Mar 2021
17	YBK Jaiswal	171	387	02	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following table lists the 25 batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on their test debut in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
3	KS Ranjitsinhji	154*	3	Eng	Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
4	RE Foster	287	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
5	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
6	GA Headley	176	3	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930
7	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
8	KD Walters	155	1	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	10 Dec 1965
9	LG Rowe	214	1	Win	NZl	Kingston	16 Feb 1972
10	Javed Miandad	163	1	Pak	NZl	Lahore	09 Oct 1976
11	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
12	WB Phillips	159	1	Aus	Pak	Perth	11 Nov 1983
13	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
14	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
15	MS Sinclair	214	1	NZl	Win	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
16	JA Rudolph	222*	2	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003
17	Yasir Hameed	170	2	Pak	Ban	Karachi	20 Aug 2003
18	MJ Clarke	151	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
19	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
20	HD Rutherford	171	2	NZl	Eng	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
21	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
22	RG Sharma	177	2	Ind	Win	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
23	KR Mayers	210*	4	Win	Ban	Chattogram	03 Feb 2021
24	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
25	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal became the third Indian batsmen to score 150 plus runs on test debut. The following table lists the three Indian batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
2	RG Sharma	177	2	Ind	Win	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
5	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal became the fourth batsmen to score 150 plus runs on test debut against West Indies. The following table lists the four batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
2	MS Sinclair	214	1	NZl	Win	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
3	RG Sharma	177	2	Ind	Win	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
4	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

It is interesting to note that India is the only team to have two batsmen scoring 170 plus runs as debut centurions against West Indies.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Sharma	177	2	Ind	Win	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal faced 387 deliveries while compiling his debut century – 171 against West Indies at Roseau in the just concluded test. He now occupies the third place in the list of batsmen who compiled their debut century facing most number of deliveries. The following table lists the batsmen who have compiled their debut centuries facing 375 plus deliveries.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	548	01	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
2	MS Sinclair	214	447	01	NZl	Win	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
3	YBK Jaiswal	171	387	02	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
4	AC Hudson	163	384	02	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
5	JA Rudolph	222*	383	02	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003
6	Nawab of Pataudi snr	102	380	02	Eng	Aus	Sydney	02 Dec 1932
7	Aminul Islam	145	380	01	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
8	F du Plessis	110*	376	04	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012

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