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Bowlers who have captured four plus wickets in an innings on two occasions in two separate bilateral one day international series

Bowlers who have captured four plus wickets in an innings on two occasions in two separate bilateral one day international series

The following table lists the nine bowlers who have captured four plus wickets in an innings on two occasions in two separate bilateral one day international series

NoNoPlayerTeamOppSeriesVenueMIBallsRunsW45
11Abdur RazzakBanZim2006-07Ban552941591211
 2Abdur RazzakBanZim2010-11Ban442361161321
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21JJ BumrahIndZim2016Zim331550770920
 2JJ BumrahIndSrl2017Srl552601691511
              
31PJ CumminsAusEng2015Eng552642361220
 2PJ CumminsAusInd2018-19Ind552842201411
              
41Kuldeep YadavIndRSA2017-18RSA663062361720
 2Kuldeep YadavIndNZl2018-19NZl441741250820
              
51M MuralidaranSrlZim2004Zim331721021011
 2M MuralidaranSrlZim2008-09Zim441380641111
              
61Rashid KhanAfgIre2016-17Ind552852141621
 2Rashid KhanAfgZim2017-28UAE552361271611
              
71MA StarcAusPak2012UAE331671360911
 2MA StarcAusWin2012-13wIN331311021102
              
81WPUJC VaasSrlZim2004Zim331740800920
 2WPUJC VaasSrlNZl2005-06NZl442281681111
              
91CR WoakesEngPak2015-16UAE442071590820
 3CR WoakesEngPak2019Eng442042121011

Arshdeep Singh’s feat in one day internationals

Arshdeep Singh’s feat in one day internationals

Arshdeep Singh of India captured four plus wickets on two occasions in a bilateral one day international series. He captured five for 37 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 17.12.2023 and four for 30 at Paarl on 21.12.23. His feat provides the ninth occasion of an Indian bowler performing such a feat and also the 68th such occasion in the annals of one day internationals.

NoNoPlayerOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
11K Srikkanth7.002751v New ZealandVisakhapatnam10 Dec 1988
 2K Srikkanth6.003252v New ZealandIndore15 Dec 1988
           
21A Mishra10.004741v ZimbabweHarare28 Jul 2013
 2A Mishra8.504861v ZimbabweBulawayo03 Aug 2013
           
31Mohammed Shami9.016641v West IndiesKochi08 Oct 2014
 2Mohammed Shami9.303642v West IndiesDelhi11 Oct 2014
           
41JJ Bumrah9.522841v ZimbabweHarare11 Jun 2016
 2JJ Bumrah10.012241v ZimbabweHarare15 Jun 2016
           
51JJ Bumrah10.024341V Sri LankaPalekkele24 Aug 2017
 2JJ Bumrah10.022751V Sri LankaPalekkele27 Aug 2017
           
61YS Chahal8.212251v South AfricaCenturion04 Feb 2018
 2YS Chahal9.004642v South AfricaCape Town07 Feb 2018
           
71Kuldeep Yadav9.012342v South AfricaCape Town07 Feb 2018
 2Kuldeep Yadav10.005742v South AfricaGqeberha13 Feb 2018
           
81Kuldeep Yadav10.013941v New ZealandNapier23 Jan 2019
 2Kuldeep Yadav10.004542v New ZealandMount Maunganui26 Jan 2019
           
91Arshdeep Singh10.003751v South AfricaJohannesburg17 Dec 2023
 2Arshdeep Singh9.013042v South AfricaPaarl21 Dec 2023

He became the third Indian bowler to perform such a feat against South Africa in one day internationals and seventh occasion of a bowler performing such a feat against South Africa in the annals of one day internationals

NoNoPlayerOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
11YS Chahal8.212251v South AfricaCenturion04 Feb 2018
 2YS Chahal9.004642v South AfricaCape Town07 Feb 2018
           
21Kuldeep Yadav9.012342v South AfricaCape Town07 Feb 2018
 2Kuldeep Yadav10.005742v South AfricaGqeberha13 Feb 2018
           
31Arshdeep Singh10.003751v South AfricaJohannesburg17 Dec 2023
 2Arshdeep Singh9.013042v South AfricaPaarl21 Dec 2023
South Africa – India Test series statistics – Part Two

South Africa – India Test series statistics – Part Two

Indian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa on 30 occasions with SN Thakur’s seven for 61 at Johannesburg in Oct 2019 being the best innings bowling effort by an Indian bowler against South Africa. South African bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings against India with L Klusner’s eight for 64 at Eden Gardens in Nov 1996 being the best innings bowling effort by a South African bowler against India

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1A Kumble44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2J Srinath11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
3BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
5BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
6J Srinath25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
7A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
8J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
9J Srinath30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
10A Kumble54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
11Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
12S Sreesanth10.034052v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
13Harbhajan Singh44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
14Harbhajan Singh48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
15S Sreesanth29.0011451v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
16Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
17RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
18R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
19RA Jadeja11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
20R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
21R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
22RA Jadeja12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
23R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
24JJ Bumrah18.525452v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
25Mohammed Shami12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
26R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
27Mohammed Shami10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
28Mohammed Shami16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
29SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
30JJ Bumrah23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA Donald27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3L Klusener21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4PR Adams19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
5AA Donald16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
6N Boje38.0148353v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
7SM Pollock21.4105663v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8SM Pollock16.034052v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
9M Ntini19.064854v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
10DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
11DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
12M Morkel12.452051v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
13DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
14DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
15DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
16Imran Tahir11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015
17KJ Abbott24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
18VD Philander15.444264v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
19L Ngidi12.233964v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
20L Ngidi24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021

The following table lists out the Indian bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings on three or more occasions against South Africa and the South African bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on three or more occasions against India

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – THREE OR MORE OCCASIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
2RA Jadeja11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
3RA Jadeja12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
          
1R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
2R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
          
1Mohammed Shami12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
2Mohammed Shami10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
3Mohammed Shami16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
          
1J Srinath11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2J Srinath25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
4J Srinath30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
          
1Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2Harbhajan Singh44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3Harbhajan Singh48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
          
1BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
3BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
          
1A Kumble44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3A Kumble54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – THREE OR MORE OCCASSIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
2DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
5DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
          
1AA Donald27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3AA Donald16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

R Ashwin of India and DW Steyn of South Africa are the two bowlers to capture five or more wickets on five occasions in India-South Africa test series.

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – FIVE OCCASIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
2R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – FIVE OCCASSIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
2DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
5DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013

There are five occasions of Indian bowlers capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. Harbhajan Singh and R Ashwin has taken seven plus wickets in an innings on two occasions against South Africa on two occasions. South African bowlers have captured seven or more wickets in an innings against India on three occasions.

SEVEN PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
5SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
SEVEN PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1L Klusener21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010

Eight occasions of Indian bowler’s five plus wickets hauls have gone in vain, while five South Afrcan bowlers have witnessed their five plus wicket hauls in a losing cause

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
3BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
4A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
5J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
6RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
7SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
8JJ Bumrah23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1PR Adams19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
3Imran Tahir11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4KJ Abbott24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5L Ngidi24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021

The following table lists the five plus wickets in an innings by pace and spin bowlers from both the teams – India and South Africa

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN PACE BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1J SrinathP11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2BKV PrasadP35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3BKV PrasadP19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
4BKV PrasadP25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
5J SrinathP25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
6J SrinathP33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
7J SrinathP30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
8S SreesanthP10.034052v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
9S SreesanthP29.0011451v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
10JJ BumrahP18.525452v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
11Mohammed ShamiP12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
12Mohammed ShamiP10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
13Mohammed ShamiP16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
14SN ThakurP17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
15JJ BumrahP23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN SPIN BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1A KumbleS44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2A KumbleS68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3A KumbleS54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
4Harbhajan SinghS30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
5Harbhajan SinghS44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
6Harbhajan SinghS48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
7Harbhajan SinghS38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
8RA JadejaS58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
9R AshwinS24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
10RA JadejaS11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
11R AshwinS16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
12R AshwinS29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
13RA JadejaS12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
14R AshwinS49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
15R AshwinS46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN PACE BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA DonaldP27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA DonaldP28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3L KlusenerP21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4AA DonaldP16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
5SM PollockP21.4105663v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
6SM PollockP16.034052v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
7M NtiniP19.064854v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
8DW SteynP8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
9DW SteynP16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
10M MorkelP12.452051v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
11DW SteynP19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
12DW SteynP31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
13DW SteynP30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
14KJ AbbottP24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
15VD PhilanderP15.444264v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
16L NgidiP12.233964v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
17L NgidiP24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN SPIN BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1PR AdamsS19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2N BojeS38.0148353v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3Imran TahirS11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015

BKV Prasad and R Ashwin are the two Indian bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against South Afirca, while AA Donald, SM Pollock and DW Steyn are the three South African bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against India

TEN PLUS WICKETS IN A MATCH – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad44.01015310v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
2R Ashwin46.0139812v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
TEN PLUS WICKETS IN A MATCH – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA Donald55.01513912v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2SM Pollock48.41814710v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3DW Steyn34.5710810v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010

The following table lists the 31 three figure partnerships posted by Indian batsmen against South Africa and 40 three figure partnerships posted by South African batsmen against India

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1PK Amre, KS More8101v South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
4M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5R Dravid, SC Ganguly4145v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
6R Dravid, SC Ganguly4108v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
7V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
9G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
10R Dravid, V Sehwag2127v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
11W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
12W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
13R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
14MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly5110v South AfricaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
15S Badrinath, V Sehwag4136v South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
16V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
17MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
18G Gambhir, V Sehwag1137v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
19MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
20G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
21V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
22CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
23V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
24MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
25CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
26MA Agarwal, CA Pujara2138v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
27V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
28RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
29AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
30MA Agarwal, KL Rahul1117v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
31CA Pujara, AM Rahane3111v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1WJ Cronje, AC Hudson2117v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4AM Bacher, AC Hudson2111v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
5DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten3114v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
6L Klusener, BM McMillan8147*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7BM McMillan, SM Pollock7101*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8BM McMillan, SM Pollock6112v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
9DJ Cullinan, L Klusener8127v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
10N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
11JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
12HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
13JH Kallis, ND McKenzie3130v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
14MV Boucher, L Klusener7121v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
15HH Dippenaar, HH Gibbs4105v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
16Z de Bruyn, AJ Hall6144v IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
17JH Kallis, JA Rudolph3109v IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
18MV Boucher, AG Prince5100v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
19HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
20ND McKenzie, GC Smith1132v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
21HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
22AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
23HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
24HM Amla, AB de Villiers4108v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
25HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
26AN Petersen, GC Smith1111v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
27HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
28AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
29MV Boucher, JH Kallis7103v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
30AN Petersen, GC Smith1108v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
31AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
32AN Petersen, GC Smith1103v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
33AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4127v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
34F du Plessis, RJ Peterson8110v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
35AB de Villiers, F du Plessis4114v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
36AB de Villiers, D Elgar3141v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
37HM Amla, D Elgar2119v IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
38F du Plessis, D Elgar5115v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
39Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
40KA Maharaj, VD Philander9109v IndiaPune10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the 21 150 plus runs partnerships posted by Indian batsmen against South Africa and 14 150 plus runs partnerships posted by South African batsmen against India

150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
4MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
5V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
6RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
7M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
9V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
10G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
11W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
12V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
13G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
14MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
15D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
16CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
17M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
18M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
19CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
20V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
21W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
2AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
6DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
7HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
9HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
10JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
11Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
12N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
13HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
14HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008

Indian batsmen created a world record by posting 200 plus runs partnerships for the first two wickets in an innings in India-South Africa test series.

W Jaffer-V Sehwag posted 213 runs for the first wicket and it was followed by 268 plus runs partnership for the second wicket between V Sehwag-R Dravid at Chennai in Mar 2008

NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008

The following table furnish the wicket wise three figure partnerships by Indian batsmen against South Africa and by South African batsmen against India.

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA – WICKET WISE
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
2W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
3W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
4G Gambhir, V Sehwag1137v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6MA Agarwal, KL Rahul1117v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
       
1D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2127v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
3R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
4CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
5CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6MA Agarwal, CA Pujara2138v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
       
1V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
2G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
4CA Pujara, AM Rahane3111v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
       
1R Dravid, SC Ganguly4145v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
2R Dravid, SC Ganguly4108v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3S Badrinath, V Sehwag4136v South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
5AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
       
1V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
2MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly5110v South AfricaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
4RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
       
1M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
       
1MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
2MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
       
1PK Amre, KS More8101v South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA – WICKET WISE
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3ND McKenzie, GC Smith1132v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
4AN Petersen, GC Smith1111v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5AN Petersen, GC Smith1108v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
6AN Petersen, GC Smith1103v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
       
1WJ Cronje, AC Hudson2117v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3AM Bacher, AC Hudson2111v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
4N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
5HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
6HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
7HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8HM Amla, D Elgar2119v IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
       
1DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten3114v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2JH Kallis, ND McKenzie3130v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3JH Kallis, JA Rudolph3109v IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
4HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
5HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
6AB de Villiers, D Elgar3141v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
       
1HH Dippenaar, HH Gibbs4105v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
2HM Amla, AB de Villiers4108v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
4AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4127v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
5AB de Villiers, F du Plessis4114v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
       
1JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
2MV Boucher, AG Prince5100v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
3AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
4AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
5F du Plessis, D Elgar5115v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
       
1BM McMillan, SM Pollock6112v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
2Z de Bruyn, AJ Hall6144v IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
3Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
       
1BM McMillan, SM Pollock7101*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2MV Boucher, L Klusener7121v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3MV Boucher, JH Kallis7103v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
       
1L Klusener, BM McMillan8147*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2DJ Cullinan, L Klusener8127v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3F du Plessis, RJ Peterson8110v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
       
1KA Maharaj, VD Philander9109v IndiaPune10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET IN THE SERIES
WktRunsPartnersTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1st317RG Sharma, MA AgarwalIndiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2nd268V Sehwag, R DravidIndiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3rd340JH Kallis, HM AmlaSouth Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4th267RG Sharma, AM RahaneIndiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
5th256JH Kallis, AB de VilliersSouth Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
6th222SR Tendulkar, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7th259*VVS Laxman, MS DhoniIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8th161A Kumble, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
9th109VD Philander, KA MaharajSouth Africav IndiaPune10 Oct 2019
10th074BM McMillan, AA DonaldSouth Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by Indian batsmen in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET BY INDIAN BATSMEN
WktRunsPartnersTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1st317RG Sharma, MA AgarwalIndiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2nd268V Sehwag, R DravidIndiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3rd249V Sehwag, SR TendulkarIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4th267RG Sharma, AM RahaneIndiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
5th225V Kohli, RA JadejaIndiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
6th222SR Tendulkar, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7th259*VVS Laxman, MS DhoniIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8th161A Kumble, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
9th080VVS Laxman, A KumbleIndiav South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2021
10th052A Agarkar, M KarthikIndiav South AfricaWankhede24 Feb 2000

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by South African in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET BY SOUTH AFRICAN BATSMEN
WktPartnersRunsTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1stAC Hudson, G Kirsten236South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2ndDJ Cullinan, G Kirsten212South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3rdHM Amla, JH Kallis340South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4thAB de Villiers, JH Kallis224South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5thAB de Villiers, JH Kallis256South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
6thQ de Kock, D Elgar164South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
7thMV Boucher, L Klusener121South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8thL Klusener, BM McMillan147*South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
9thKA Maharaj, VD Philander109South Africav IndiaPune10 Oct 2019
10thAA Donald, BM McMillan074South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

Seven Indian wicket keepers have effected ten or more dismissals against India and two South African wicket keepers have effected ten or more dismissals against South Africa

WICKET KEEPERS – INDIA – TEN OR MORE DISMISSALS
NoPlayerSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1WP Saha2015-201981529263
2MS Dhoni2006-2013122128271
3NR Mongia1996-200081520191
4KD Karthik2004-20073614140
5RR Pant2021-20223613130
6KS More1992-19934811110
7PA Patel2018-20182410100
WICKET KEEPERS – SAF – TEN OR MORE DISMISSALS
NoPlayerSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1MV Boucher2000-2011142760582
2DJ Richardson1992-1997101932311

The series has witnessed four occasions of Indian wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in an innings against South Africa and six occasions of South African wicket keepers effecting five dismissals in an innings against India.

FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN WICKET KEEPERS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1NR Mongia5501Indiav South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
2MS Dhoni5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
4WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN WICKET KEEPERS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1DJ Richardson5503South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2MV Boucher5503South Africav IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000
3MV Boucher5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4AB de Villiers5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
5Q de Kock5501South Africav IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
6K Verreynne5501South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022

WP Saha of India and MV Boucher of South Africa are the two wicket keepers in the series who have effected five dismissals in an innings on two occasions.

FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN WICKET KEEPERS – TWO OCCASIONS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
2WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – SAF WICKET KEEPERS – TWO OCCASIONS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1MV Boucher5503South Africav IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000
2MV Boucher5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010

WP Saha is the only wicket keeper in the series to have effected ten dismissals in a match.  He effected five dismissals in each innings at Cape Town in Jan 2018

TEN PLUS DISMISSALS IN MATCH – INDIAN WICKET KEEPER
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
2WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018

There are ten occasions of Indian fieldsmen taking ten or more catches against South Africa and eleven occasions of South African fieldsmen taking ten or more catches against  India. Alls such occasions are tabulated below

TEN OR MORE CATCHES BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1R DravidIndia1996-2011213921210
2VVS LaxmanIndia1996-2011193618180
3CA PujaraIndia2010-2022173316160
4AM RahaneIndia2013-2022132516160
5M AzharuddinIndia1992-2000112113130
6SR TendulkarIndia1992-2011254713130
7V SehwagIndia2001-2011152712120
8W JafferIndia2000-200881410100
9V KohliIndia2013-2022142710100
10M VijayIndia2010-2018122210100
TEN OR MORE CATCHES BY SOUTH AFRICAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1AB de VilliersSouth Africa2006-2018173225250
2JH KallisSouth Africa2000-2013183323230
3BM McMillanSouth Africa1992-1997101921210
4HM AmlaSouth Africa2004-2018213919190
5GC SmithSouth Africa2004-2013152719190
6F du PlessisSouth Africa2013-2019122114140
7AC HudsonSouth Africa1992-1997101914140
8D ElgarSouth Africa2015-2022132312120
9HH GibbsSouth Africa1996-2007102012120
10L KlusenerSouth Africa1996-200191810100
11AG PrinceSouth Africa2006-2011112010100

Four Indian fieldsmen have pouched three catches in an innings against South Africa and eight occasions of South African South African fieldsmen taking three or more catches against India. BM McMillan of South Africa is the only fieldsman in the series to pouch three catches in an innings on three occasions. AC Hudson of South Africa is the only fieldsman in the series to pouch four catches in an innings. He pouched four catches in the second innings – India’s first innings – of the Cape Town Test in Jan 1993

THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1VVS Laxman3302Indiav South AfricaWankhede24 Feb 2000
2W Jaffer3302Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3CA Pujara3301Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
4AM Rahane3304Indiav South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AC Hudson4402South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1993
2BM McMillan3301South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3BM McMillan3303South Africav IndiaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
4BM McMillan3304South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
5AB de Villiers3302South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
6JH Kallis3302South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
7HM Amla3301South Africav IndiaMohali05 Nov 2015
8KD Petersen3301South Africav IndiaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
South Africa-India Test Series Statistics – Part One

South Africa-India Test Series Statistics – Part One

South Africa and India have played 15 test series so far and the ensuing test series would be the 16th test series between the two teams.  Both the teams have played eight test series in South Africa and seven test series in India. The ensuing test series between the two teams in South Africa would be the ninth test series to be played in South Africa.

SERIES RESULTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
NoSeries/TournamentSeasonWinnerMargin
1India in South Africa Test Series1992/93South Africa1-0 (4)
2India in South Africa Test Series1996/97South Africa2-0 (3)
3India in South Africa Test Series2001/02South Africa1-0 (2)
4India in South Africa Test Series2006/07South Africa2-1 (3)
5India in South Africa Test Series2010/11drawn1-1 (3)
6India in South Africa Test Series2013/14South Africa1-0 (2)
7Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa)2017/18South Africa2-1 (3)
8Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa)2021/22South Africa2-1 (3)
     
SERIES RESULTS IN INDIA
NoSeries/TournamentSeasonWinnerMargin
1South Africa in India Test Series1996/97India2-1 (3)
2South Africa in India Test Series1999/00South Africa2-0 (2)
3South Africa in India Test Series2004/05India1-0 (2)
4South Africa in India Test Series2007/08drawn1-1 (3)
5South Africa in India Test Series2009/10drawn1-1 (2)
6Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India)2015/16India3-0 (4)
7Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India)2019/20India3-0 (3)

South Africa and India has played 42 tests so far. India has won 15 tests, South Africa has won 17 tests and ten tests are drawn.

TESTS WON BY INDIA
NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon064 runsv South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2Indiawon280 runsv South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
3Indiawon008 wktsv South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
4Indiawon123 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
5Indiawon008 wktsv South AfricaKanpur11 Apr 2008
6Indiawoninns & 57 runsv South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
7Indiawon087 runsv South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2010
8Indiawon108 runsv South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
9Indiawon124 runsv South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
10Indiawon337 runsv South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
11Indiawon063 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
12Indiawon203 runsv South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
13Indiawoninns & 137 runsv South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
14Indiawoninns & 202 runsv South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
15Indiawon113 runsv South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
TESTS WON BY SOUTH AFRICA
NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1South Africawon009 wktsv IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2South Africawon329 runsv IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3South Africawon328 runsv IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
4South Africawon282 runsv IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5South Africawon004 wktsv IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000
6South Africawoninns & 71 runsv IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
7South Africawon009 wktsv IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8South Africawon174 runsv IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
9South Africawon005 wktsv IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
10South Africawoninns & 90 runsv IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
11South Africawoninns & 6 runsv IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
12South Africawoninns & 25 runsv IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
13South Africawon010 wktsv IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
14South Africawon72 runsv IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
15South Africawon135 runsv IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
16South Africawon007 wktsv IndiaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
17South Africawon007 wktsv IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022
DRAWN TESTS
NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiadrawv South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2Indiadrawv South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
3Indiadrawv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1993
4Indiadrawv South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
5Indiadrawv South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
6Indiadrawv South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
7Indiadrawv South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
8Indiadrawv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
9Indiadrawv South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
10Indiadrawv South AfricaBengaluru14 Nov 2015

India has posted a team total of 400 plus runs in an innings on twelve occasions against South Africa. India’s 643 for 6d at Eden Gardens in Feb 2010 is the highest team total against South Africa.  South Africa has posted a team total of 400 plus runs in an innings on twelve occasions against India. India’s 643 for 6d at Eden Gardens in Feb 2010 is the highest team total against South Africa.  South Africa’s 620 for 4d at Centurion in Dec 2010 is the highest team total against India.

TEAM TOTALS – INDIA – 400 PLUS RUNS
NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1India400/7d3v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2India4101v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3India4662v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
4India4112v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
5India4141v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
6India6272v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
7India643/6d2v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8India4593v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
9India4213v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
10India502/7d1v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
11India601/5d1v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
12India497/9d1v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
TEAM TOTALS – SOUTH AFRICA– 400 PLUS RUNS
NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1South Africa4281v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2South Africa529/7d1v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
3South Africa4792v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
4South Africa5632v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
5South Africa510/9d1v IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
6South Africa5401v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
7South Africa494/7d2v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
8South Africa558/6d1v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
9South Africa620/4d2v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
10South Africa450/74v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
11South Africa5002v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
12South Africa4312v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019

The following table lists the occasions of India and South Africa dismissed all out for a total less than 150 runs. India’s 66 in the fourth innings of the Durban test in Dec 1996 is its lowest team total in a completed innings against South Africa. South Africa’ 79 in the second innings of the Nagpur Test in Nov 2015 is its lowest team total in a completed innings against India.

TEAM TOTALS – INDIA – DISMISSED ALL OUT FOR LESS THAN 150 RUNS
NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1India1374v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2India1002v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
3India664v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
4India1444v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5India1133v South AfricaWankhede24 Feb 2000
6India761v South AfricaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
7India1361v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
8India1354v South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
TEAM TOTALS – SAF  – DISMISSED ALL OUT FOR LESS THAN 150 RUNS
NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1South Africa1054v IndiaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2South Africa842v IndiaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
3South Africa1213v IndiaKanpur11 Apr 2008
4South Africa1312v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
5South Africa1094v IndiaMohali05 Nov 2015
6South Africa792v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015
7South Africa1212v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
8South Africa1434v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
9South Africa1303v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
10South Africa1333v IndiaRanchi19 Oct 2019

India-South Africa test series has witnessed 72 centuries. Indian batsmen have scored 37 centuries while South African batsmen have scored 35 centuries.

CENTURIONS – INDIA
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1PK Amre1032Indiav South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2SR Tendulkar1112Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
3N Kapil Dev1293Indiav South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
4M Azharuddin1092Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
5M Azharuddin163*3Indiav South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
6SR Tendulkar1692Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7M Azharuddin1152Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8R Dravid1481Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
9M Azharuddin1023Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
10SR Tendulkar1551Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
11V Sehwag1051Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
12V Sehwag1642Indiav South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
13W Jaffer1161Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
14V Sehwag3192Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
15R Dravid1112Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
16V Sehwag1092Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
17SR Tendulkar1003Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
18V Sehwag1652Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
19SR Tendulkar1062Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
20VVS Laxman143*2Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
21MS Dhoni132*2Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
22SR Tendulkar111*3Indiav South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
23SR Tendulkar1462Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
24V Kohli1191Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
25CA Pujara1533Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
26AM Rahane1271Indiav South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
27AM Rahane100*3Indiav South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
28V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
29MA Agarwal2151Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
30RG Sharma1761Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
31RG Sharma1273Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
32MA Agarwal1081Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
33V Kohli254*1Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
34RG Sharma2121Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
35AM Rahane1151Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
36KL Rahul1231Indiav South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
37RR Pant100*3Indiav South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1KC Wessels1181South Africav IndiaDurban13 Nov 1992
2WJ Cronje1352South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3AC Hudson1461South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4G Kirsten1021South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
5G Kirsten1333South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
6DJ Cullinan153*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
7G Kirsten1031South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8BM McMillan103*1South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
9L Klusener102*1South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
10DJ Cullinan122*4South Africav IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
11HH Gibbs1072South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
12L Klusener1082South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
13HH Gibbs1961South Africav IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
14AJ Hall1631South Africav IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
15JH Kallis1211South Africav IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
16AG Prince1211South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
17HM Amla1591South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
18ND McKenzie155*3South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
19JH Kallis1322South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
20AB de Villiers217*2South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
21HM Amla253*1South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
22JH Kallis1731South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
23AN Petersen1001South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
24HM Amla1141South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
25HM Amla123*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
26HM Amla1402South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
27JH Kallis201*2South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
28AB de Villiers1292South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
29JH Kallis1611South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
30JH Kallis109*3South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
31F du Plessis1344South Africav IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
32AB de Villiers1034South Africav IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
33JH Kallis1152South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
34D Elgar1602South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
35Q de Kock1112South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019

The following table lists the Indian and South African batsmen who have scored centuries on two or more centuries. SR Tendulkar and JH Kallis own the record for most centuries by a batsman for India and South Africa respectively with seven centuries to their credit

CENTURIONS – INDIA  – TWO OR MORE
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AM Rahane1271Indiav South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
2AM Rahane100*3Indiav South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
        
1M Azharuddin1092Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2M Azharuddin163*3Indiav South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
3M Azharuddin1152Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
4M Azharuddin1023Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
        
1MA Agarwal2151Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2MA Agarwal1081Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
        
1R Dravid1481Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
2R Dravid1112Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
        
1RG Sharma1761Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2RG Sharma1273Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
3RG Sharma2121Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
        
1SR Tendulkar1112Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2SR Tendulkar1692Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
3SR Tendulkar1551Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
4SR Tendulkar1003Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
5SR Tendulkar1062Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
6SR Tendulkar111*3Indiav South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
7SR Tendulkar1462Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
        
1V Kohli1191Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
2V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
3V Kohli254*1Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
        
1V Sehwag1051Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
2V Sehwag1642Indiav South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
3V Sehwag3192Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
4V Sehwag1092Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
5V Sehwag1652Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
        
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – TWO OR MORE
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AB de Villiers217*2South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
2AB de Villiers1292South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
3AB de Villiers1034South Africav IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
        
1DJ Cullinan153*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2DJ Cullinan122*4South Africav IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
        
1G Kirsten1021South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2G Kirsten1333South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3G Kirsten1031South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
        
1HH Gibbs1072South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
2HH Gibbs1961South Africav IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
        
1HM Amla1591South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
2HM Amla253*1South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3HM Amla1141South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4HM Amla123*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
5HM Amla1402South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
        
1JH Kallis1211South Africav IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2JH Kallis1322South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3JH Kallis1731South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4JH Kallis201*2South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5JH Kallis1611South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
6JH Kallis109*3South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
7JH Kallis1152South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
        
1L Klusener102*1South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2L Klusener1082South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001

Indian batsmen have scored 150 plus runs against South Africa on twelve occasions and South African batsmen have scored 150 plus runs in an innings on eleven occasions. V Sehwag’s 310 at Chennai in Mar 2008 is the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman against South Africa. HM Amla’s 253 not out at Nagpur in Feb 2010 is the highest individual innings by a South African batsman against India.

CENTURIONS – INDIA – 150 PLUS RUNS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1V Sehwag3192Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
2V Kohli254*1Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
3MA Agarwal2151Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
4RG Sharma2121Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
5RG Sharma1761Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6SR Tendulkar1692Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7V Sehwag1652Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8V Sehwag1642Indiav South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
9M Azharuddin163*3Indiav South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
10SR Tendulkar1551Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
11CA Pujara1533Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
12V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – 150 PLUS RUNS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1HM Amla253*1South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
2AB de Villiers217*2South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3JH Kallis201*2South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
4HH Gibbs1961South Africav IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
5JH Kallis1731South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
6AJ Hall1631South Africav IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
7JH Kallis1611South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
8D Elgar1602South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
9HM Amla1591South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
10ND McKenzie155*3South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
11DJ Cullinan153*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996

The following table lists the centuries scored by Indian captains against South Africa and South African captain against India

CENTURIONS – INDIA – CAPTAINS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1M Azharuddin1152Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2MS Dhoni132*2Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
3V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
4V Kohli254*1Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – CAPTAINS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1KC Wessels1181South Africav IndiaDurban13 Nov 1992

The following table lists the centuries scored by Indian wicket keeper batsmen against South Africa and South African wicket keeper batsmen against India

CENTURIONS – INDIA – WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1MS Dhoni132*2Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
2RR Pant100*3Indiav South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AB de Villiers1034South Africav IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
2Q de Kock1112South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019

The series has witnessed 13 occasions of Indian batsmen’s centuries in losing cause against South Africa and six occasion of South African batsmen’s centuries in a losing cause against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

CENTURIONS – INDIA – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1N Kapil Dev1293Indiav South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2M Azharuddin1092Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3SR Tendulkar1692Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
4M Azharuddin1152Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5M Azharuddin1023Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
6SR Tendulkar1551Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
7V Sehwag1051Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8W Jaffer1161Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
9V Sehwag1092Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
10SR Tendulkar1003Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
11SR Tendulkar111*3Indiav South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
12V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
13RR Pant100*3Indiav South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JH Kallis1211South Africav IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2AN Petersen1001South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
3HM Amla1141South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4HM Amla123*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
5D Elgar1602South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6Q de Kock1112South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
Couple of records for DA Warner on home soil

Couple of records for DA Warner on home soil

DA Warner’s 164 against Pakistan at Perth in the just concluded test represent his 20th century on home soil while opening the innings. He became the second opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 20 plus centuries on home soil. ML Hayden is the other opening batsman to score 20 plus centuries on homs soil. He has scored 21 centuries on home soil. This is a record for Australian opening batsmen also. Incidentally. both ML Hayden and DA Warner are left handed opening batsmen. The centuries scored by these two batsmen are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsPosIOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden12522v West IndiesAdelaide25 Jan 1997
2ML Hayden13621v New ZealandBrisbane08 Nov 2001
3ML Hayden13123v South AfricaAdelaide14 Dec 2001
4ML Hayden13822v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2001
5ML Hayden10521v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2002
6ML Hayden19721v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
7ML Hayden10323v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
8ML Hayden10221v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
9ML Hayden38021v ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
10ML Hayden101*24v ZimbabweSydney17 Oct 2003
11ML Hayden13622v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2003
12ML Hayden11721v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
13ML Hayden13223v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
14ML Hayden11121v ICC World XISydney14 Oct 2005
15ML Hayden11823v West IndiesBrisbane03 Nov 2005
16ML Hayden11012v West IndiesHobart17 Nov 2005
17ML Hayden13713v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2005
18ML Hayden15322v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
19ML Hayden12421v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2007
20ML Hayden12323v IndiaSydney02 Jan 2008
21ML Hayden10322v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
NoPlayerRunsPosIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DA Warner123*24v New ZealandHobart09 Dec 2011
2DA Warner18022v IndiaPerth13 Jan 2012
3DA Warner11911v South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
4DA Warner12423v EnglandBrisbane21 Nov 2013
5DA Warner11223v EnglandPerth13 Dec 2013
6DA Warner14521v IndiaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
7DA Warner10223v IndiaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
8DA Warner10121v IndiaSydney06 Jan 2015
9DA Warner16321v New ZealandBrisbane05 Nov 2015
10DA Warner11623v New ZealandBrisbane05 Nov 2015
11DA Warner25321v New ZealandPerth13 Nov 2015
12DA Warner122*12v West IndiesSydney03 Jan 2016
13DA Warner14422v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
14DA Warner11321v PakistanSydney03 Jan 2017
15DA Warner10321v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2017
16DA Warner15412v PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
17DA Warner335*11v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
18DA Warner111*13v New ZealandSydney03 Jan 2020
19DA Warner20012v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022
20DA Warner16411v PakistanPerth14 Dec 2023

At the end of the Perth test against Pakistan, DA Warner owns the Australian record for most runs by an opening batsman on home soil. His aggregate read 5292. He went past ML Hayden’s 5210 during his knock of 164 in the first innings.

PlayerSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
DA Warner2011-2023569675292335*59.4620146
ML Hayden1996-200956988521038057.8821165

DA Warner’s second innings zero was his sixth zero while opening the innings on home soil. He now owns the record for most zeroes by an Australian opening batsman on home soil. The other three opening Australian opening batsmen who have scored five zeroes on home soil are – ML Hayden, DC Boon and GM Wood

Pakistan dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings

Pakistan dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the 236th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a  total  less than 100 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 54th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a  total  less than 100 runs in a test innings against Australia in the annals of test cricket.

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the 18th occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a  total  less than 100 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan8783.51v EnglandLord’s10 Jun 1954
2Pakistan9056.52v EnglandManchester22 Jul 1954
3Pakistan6221.22v AustraliaPerth13 Nov 1981
4Pakistan7744.53v West IndiesLahore07 Nov 1986
5Pakistan9741.12v AustraliaBrisbane09 Nov 1995
6Pakistan9237.34v South AfricaFaisalabad24 Oct 1997
7Pakistan5931.51v AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
8Pakistan5324.53v AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
9Pakistan7231.34v AustraliaPerth16 Dec 2004
10Pakistan9036.01v Sri LankaCol-PSS12 Jul 2009
11Pakistan8029.04v EnglandNottingham29 Jul 2010
12Pakistan7239.31v EnglandBirmingham06 Aug 2010
13Pakistan7433.02v EnglandLord’s26 Aug 2010
14Pakistan9944.11v EnglandDub-DSC03 Feb 2012
15Pakistan4929.12v South AfricaJohannesburg01 Feb 2013
16Pakistan9936.41v South AfricaDub-DSC23 Oct 2013
17Pakistan8134.44v West IndiesBridgetown30 Apr 2017
18Pakistan8930.24v AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2023

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a  total  less than 100 runs in a test innings by Australia in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan6221.22v AustraliaPerth13 Nov 1981
2Pakistan9741.12v AustraliaBrisbane09 Nov 1995
3Pakistan5931.51v AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
4Pakistan5324.53v AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
5Pakistan7231.34v AustraliaPerth16 Dec 2004
6Pakistan8930.24v AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2023

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a  total  less than 100 runs in a test innings by in the annals of test cricket in the fourth innings of a test match All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan9237.34v South AfricaFaisalabad24 Oct 1997
2Pakistan7231.34v AustraliaPerth16 Dec 2004
3Pakistan8029.04v EnglandNottingham29 Jul 2010
4Pakistan8134.44v West IndiesBridgetown30 Apr 2017
5Pakistan8930.24v AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2023

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the second occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a  total  less than 100 runs in a test innings by Australia in the annals of test cricket. in the fourth innings of a test match. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan7231.34v AustraliaPerth16 Dec 2004
2Pakistan8930.24v AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2023

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the third occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a  total  less than 100 runs in a test innings at Perth All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversIOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Pakistan6221.22v AustraliaPerth13 Nov 1981
2Pakistan7231.34v AustraliaPerth16 Dec 2004
3Pakistan8930.24v AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2023
Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs and zero in a test match

Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs and zero in a test match

DA Warner of Australia scored 164 and zero in the recently concluded test against Pakistan at  Perth to provide the 38th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs and zero in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.DA Warner became the first Australian batsman to perform such a feat against Pakistan in a test.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1WL Murdoch0153*Australiav EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 1880
2C Hill1880Australiav EnglandMelbourne29 Jan 1898
3GB Legge1960Englandv New ZealandAuckland21 Feb 1930
4AD Nourse0231South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg24 Dec 1935
5ML Apte0163*Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain19 Feb 1953
6Imtiaz Ahmed2090Pakistanv New ZealandLahore26 Oct 1955
7Hanif Mohammad1600Pakistanv IndiaBrabourne02 Dec 1960
8SM Nurse2010West Indiesv AustraliaBridgetown05 May 1965
9DL Amiss1580Englandv PakistanHyd-Pak16 Mar 1973
10Asif Iqbal0152*Pakistanv AustraliaAdelaide24 Dec 1976
11DW Randall0150Englandv AustraliaSydney06 Jan 1979
12IVA Richards0182*West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown13 Mar 1981
13IVA Richards2080West Indiesv AustraliaMelbourne22 Dec 1984
14MD Crowe1740New Zealandv PakistanWellington10 Feb 1989
15AC Hudson1630South Africav West IndiesBridgetown18 Apr 1992
16KLT Arthurton157*0West Indiesv AustraliaBrisbane27 Nov 1992
17NR Mongia1520Indiav AustraliaDelhi10 Oct 1996
18MW Goodwin0166*Zimbabwev PakistanBulawayo14 Mar 1998
19DJ Cullinan1680South Africav West IndiesCape Town02 Jan 1999
20Saeed Anwar0188*Pakistanv IndiaEden Gardens16 Feb 1999
21TM Dilshan163*0Sri Lankav ZimbabweHarare26 Nov 1999
22SL Campbell1700West Indiesv New ZealandHamilton16 Dec 1999
23MP Vaughan0183Englandv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2003
24RT Ponting2420Australiav IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
25SP Fleming1920New Zealandv PakistanHamilton19 Dec 2003
26BC Lara1530West Indiesv PakistanKingston03 Jun 2005
27AJ Strauss0177Englandv New ZealandNapier22 Mar 2008
28Tamim Iqbal0151Bangladeshv IndiaMirpur24 Jan 2010
29MJ Clarke161*0Australiav South AfricaCape Town01 Mar 2014
30DPMD Jayawardene1650Sri Lankav South AfricaCol-SSC24 Jul 2014
31FDM Karunaratne0152Sri Lankav New ZealandChristchurch26 Dec 2014
32Shoaib Malik2450Pakistanv EnglandAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
33Shakib Al Hasan2170Bangladeshv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
34Shan Masood1560Pakistanv EnglandManchester05 Aug 2020
35Najmul Hossain Shanto1630Bangladeshv Sri LankaPallekele21 Apr 2021
36AD Mathews1990Sri Lankav BangladeshChattogram15 May 2022
37HC Brook1860Englandv New ZealandWellington24 Feb 2023
38DA Warner1640Australiav PakistanPerth14 Dec 2023

DA Warner became the fifth Australian batsman to score 150 plus runs and a zero in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1WL Murdoch0153*Australiav EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 1880
2C Hill1880Australiav EnglandMelbourne29 Jan 1898
3RT Ponting2420Australiav IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
4MJ Clarke161*0Australiav South AfricaCape Town01 Mar 2014
5DA Warner1640Australiav PakistanPerth14 Dec 2023

DA Warner became the sixth batsman to score 150 plus runs and a zero in a test match against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1DL Amiss1580Englandv PakistanHyd-Pak16 Mar 1973
2MD Crowe1740New Zealandv PakistanWellington10 Feb 1989
3MW Goodwin0166*Zimbabwev PakistanBulawayo14 Mar 1998
4SP Fleming1920New Zealandv PakistanHamilton19 Dec 2003
5BC Lara1530West Indiesv PakistanKingston03 Jun 2005
6DA Warner1640Australiav PakistanPerth14 Dec 2023

IVA Riachrds of West Indies is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat on two occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1IVA Richards0182*West Indiesv EnglandBridgetown13 Mar 1981
2IVA Richards2080West Indiesv AustraliaMelbourne22 Dec 1984

The following table lists the seven occasions of batsmen scoring 200 plus runs and zero in a test match

NoPlayerFISITeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1AD Nourse0231South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg24 Dec 1935
2Imtiaz Ahmed2090Pakistanv New ZealandLahore26 Oct 1955
3SM Nurse2010West Indiesv AustraliaBridgetown05 May 1965
4IVA Richards2080West Indiesv AustraliaMelbourne22 Dec 1984
5RT Ponting2420Australiav IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
6Shoaib Malik2450Pakistanv EnglandAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
7Shakib Al Hasan2170Bangladeshv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
Abandoned T20 Internationals

Abandoned T20 Internationals

The first T20I between South Africa and India at Durban on 10.12.23 was abandoned without a ball being bowled to provide the 52nd occasion of a T20I abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain or otherwise.All such occasions are tabulated below

Also furnished is the list of abandoned matches involving India. South Africa and the abandoned matches in South Africa-India T20 series

ABANDONED MATCHES IN T20 INTERNATIONALS
NoTeam 1Team 2GroundMatch Date
1EnglandSouth AfricaChester-le-Street20 Aug 2008
2EnglandAustraliaManchester01 Sep 2009
3IndiaNew ZealandVisakhapatnam08 Sep 2012
4South AfricaPakistanDurban01 Mar 2013
5Sri LankaNew ZealandPallekele19 Nov 2013
6South AfricaAustraliaGqeberha09 Mar 2014
7Hong KongNepalDambulla19 Nov 2014
8Hong KongNepalDambulla20 Nov 2014
9Hong KongNepalDambulla21 Nov 2014
10Hong KongNepalDambulla22 Nov 2014
11Hong KongP.N.G.Bready13 Jul 2015
12IrelandHong KongMalahide, Dublin26 Jul 2015
13NetherlandsScotlandMalahide, Dublin26 Jul 2015
14IndiaSouth AfricaEden GardenS08 Oct 2015
15IrelandHong KongBready06 Sep 2016
16IndiaAustraliaHyderabad-RGS13 Oct 2017
17IrelandAfghanistanBready24 Aug 2018
18South AfricaZimbabweBenoni14 Oct 2018
19SpainMaltaLa Manga Club Bottom Ground31 Mar 2019
20BotswanaKenyaKyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala23 May 2019
21NamibiaNigeriaLugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala23 May 2019
22BotswanaGhanaKyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala24 May 2019
23KenyaNamibiaKyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala24 May 2019
24UgandaNigeriaLugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala24 May 2019
25IrelandZimbabweBelfast10 Jul 2019
26SingaporeKuwaitSingapore23 Jul 2019
27IrelandNetherlandsMalahide, Dublin15 Sep 2019
28IndiaSouth AfricaDharamsala15 Sep 2019
29BangladeshAfghanistanMirpur24 Sep 2019
30SingaporeNepalSingapore02 Oct 2019
31PakistanBangladeshLahore27 Jan 2020
32NepalSingaporeBangkok06 Mar 2020
33BulgariaMaltaSofia24 Sep 2020
34MaltaGibraltarMarsa25 Oct 2021
35New ZealandNetherlandsMcLean Park,25 Mar 2022
36GibraltarIsraelBelgium02 Jul 2022
37HungaryMaltaBelgium02 Jul 2022
38SingaporeP.N.G.Singapore05 Jul 2022
39AfghanistanNew ZealandMelbourne26 Oct 2022
40AfghanistanIrelandMelbourne28 Oct 2022
41AustraliaEnglandMelbourne28 Oct 2022
42New ZealandIndiaWellington18 Nov 2022
43JerseyGuernseySt Martin08 Jul 2023
44GermanyIrelandEdinburgh27 Jul 2023
45AustriaItalyEdinburgh27 Jul 2023
46HungaryCroatiaBudapest06 Aug 2023
47IrelandIndiaDublin23 Aug 2023
48BermudaCayman IsSandys Parish, Hamilton06 Oct 2023
49CanadaPanamaSandys Parish, Hamilton06 Oct 2023
50Cayman IsPanamaNational Stadium, Hamilton07 Oct 2023
51IndonesiaCambodiaUdayana23 Nov 2023
52South AfricaIndiaDurban10 Dec 2023

ABANDONED MATCHES INVOLVING  INDIA
NoTeam 1Team 2GroundMatch Date
1IndiaNew ZealandVisakhapatnam08 Sep 2012
2IndiaSouth AfricaEden Gardens08 Oct 2015
3IndiaAustraliaHyderabad-RGS13 Oct 2017
4IndiaSouth AfricaDharamsala15 Sep 2019
5IrelandIndiaDublin23 Aug 2023
6South AfricaIndiaDurban10 Dec 2023

ABANDONED MATCHES INVOLVING SOUTH AFRICA
NoTeam 1Team 2GroundMatch Date
1EnglandSouth AfricaChester-le-Street20 Aug 2008
2South AfricaPakistanDurban01 Mar 2013
3South AfricaAustraliaGqeberha09 Mar 2014
4IndiaSouth AfricaEden Gardens08 Oct 2015
5South AfricaZimbabweBenoni14 Oct 2018
6IndiaSouth AfricaDharamsala15 Sep 2019
7South AfricaIndiaDurban10 Dec 2023

ABANDONED MATCHES IN INDIA-SOUTH AFRICA  SERIES
NoTeam 1Team 2GroundMatch Date
1IndiaSouth AfricaEden Gardens08 Oct 2015
2IndiaSouth AfricaDharamsala15 Sep 2019
3South AfricaIndiaDurban10 Dec 2023
Test cricket witnesses the second instance of a batsman dismissed “Obstructing the field” after 72 years four months

Test cricket witnesses the second instance of a batsman dismissed “Obstructing the field” after 72 years four months

Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed “obstructing the field”.  He was dismissed “obstructing the field” when he had scored 35 against New Zealand in the ongoing second test at Mirpur on the opening day of the test.

England batsman Len Hutton was the first batsman to be dismissed “Obstructing the field” for 27 against South Africa at The Oval in Aug 1951

The interval between the two instances is 72 years four months

West Indies Vs England – First One day International at North Sound on 03.12.23

West Indies Vs England – First One day International at North Sound on 03.12.23

England posted a total of 325 against West Indies at North Sound on 03.12.2023 to provide the ninth occasion of England posting a total of 300 plus runs against West Indies in one day internationals.

West Indies posted a total of 326 for 6 against England at North Sound on 03.12.2023 to provide the seventh occasion of West Indies posting a total of 300 plus runs against England in one day internationals.

England was dismissed all out for a total of 325 against West Indies at North Sound on 03.12.2023 to provide the second occasion of England dismissed all out posting a total of 300 plus runs against West Indies in one day internationals. The first such occasion was at Bridgetown on 09.03.2017 when England was dismissed all out for 328 by West Indies.

England posted a total of 325 against West Indies and West Indies posted a total of 326 for 6 against England at North Sound on 03.12.2023 to provide the fourth occasion of both the teams a total of 300 plus runs against England in one day internationals.

England posted a total of 325 against West Indies at North Sound on 03.12.2023 and lost the game to provide the first occasion of England losing a one day international after posting a total of 300 plus runs against West Indies.

Z Crawley and SM Curran of England were dismissed run out for 48 and 38 respectively in this game to provide the 70th and 71st occasion of England batsmen dismissed run out against West Indies in a one day international.

SD Hope of West Indies scored 109 not out in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a century against England in a one day international.

SD Hope of West Indies scored 109 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of a West Indies captain scoring a century against England in a one day international. The first such occasion was witnessed when BC Lara had scored 110 against England at Bridgetown on 29.03.1998

SD Hope of West Indies scored 109 not out in this game to provide the first occasion of a West Indies captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against England in a one day international.

SD Hope of West Indies scored 109 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against England in a one day international. The first such occasion was witnessed when D Ramdin had scored 128 against England at North Sound on 05.03.2014

A Athanaze-BA King posted of West Indies posted 104 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in one day internationals.

A Athanaze-BA King posted of West Indies posted 104 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in one day internationals for the first wicket.

A Athanaze scored 66 in this game to provide the 42nd occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in a one day international.

SD Hope registered his 16th century in one day international when he scored 109 not out in this game. He now stands fourth in the list of West Indies batsmen who have scored most centuries in one day internationals. Others are – CH Gayle {25}, BC Lara {19} and DL Haynes {17}

SD Hope registered his 16th century in one day international when he scored 109 not out in this game as a wicket keeper batsman. He now shares the third place in the list of wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most centuries in one day internationals with AC Gilchrist of Australia. The first and second place is occupied by KC Sangakkara and Q de Kock who have scored 25 and 21 centuries respectively.

SD Hope registered his 16th century in one day international when he scored 109 not out in this game as a captain wicket keeper batsman. He now occupies the third place in the list of captain wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most centuries in one day internationals The first and second place is occupied by MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers who have scored six and four centuries respectively.

SD Hope became the first West Indian wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 5000 plus runs in one day internationals. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 5014.

SD Hope became the seventh wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 5000 plus runs in the annals of one day internationals. The following table lists these seven batsmen

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC0
1KC SangakkaraAsia/ICC/Srl360340351334116943.74239114
2MS DhoniAsia/India3502978410773183*50.57107310
3AC GilchristAustralia/ICC28227410941017235.64165319
4Mushfiqur RahimBangladesh25123538706714435.87074611
5Q de KockSouth Africa1541547676717846.03213004
6A FlowerZimbabwe18618314584514534.58044611
7SD HopeWest Indies11711215501417051.69162405

SD Hope registered his third century in one day international when he scored 109 not out in this game while leading West Indies. He now shares the third place in the list of West Indian captains who have scored most centuries in one day internationals with IVA Richards. The first and second place is occupied by BC Lara and CH Gayle who have scored five and four centuries respectively.

West Indies posted its 45th win against England in one day internationals. It also represents its 419th win in one day internationals.

England lost its 45th win against West Indies in one day internationals. It also represents its 356th loss in one day internationals.

SM Curran of England returned with figures of none for 98 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of an England bowler conceding 90 plus runs in a one day international

SM Curran of England returned with figures of none for 98 in this game to provide the second occasion of an England bowler conceding 90 plus runs in a one day international against West Indies

SM Curran of England returned with figures of none for 98 in this game to earn the dubious distinction of become the most expensive England bowler in terms of runs conceded a one day international

SM Curran of England returned with figures of none for 98 in this game to provide the third occasion of an England bowler conceding 90 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a one day international

SM Curran of England returned with figures of none for 98 in this game to earn the dubious distinction of become the most expensive England bowler in terms of runs conceded without capturing a wicket in a one day international

JC Buttler of England and SD Hope of West Indies led their teams respectively in the capacity of captain wicket keepers to provide the 59th occasion of a one day international in which rival teams being led by captain wicket keepers. It also provides the first such occasion in West Indies-England one day international series