No Extras in a completed test innings
The idea to prepare this article was given by Sri Krishna. an ordent follower of the game and is a member/admin of the passionate group of cricket ’22 Yards – Red Cherry 2.0′
England’s second completed innings of 145 all out against India at Ranchi did not contain any extras to provide the 44th occasion of a team’s completed innings contain any extras in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Ext | b | lb | w | nb | pen | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1885 |
| 2 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 062 | v Australia | Lord’s | 16 Jul 1888 |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 092 | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 4 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1892 |
| 5 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 030 | v England | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 |
| 6 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Jan 1898 |
| 7 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1904 |
| 8 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | v England | Durban | 21 Feb 1931 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | v India | Lahore | 29 Jan 1955 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 026 | v England | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 |
| 11 | West Indies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 077 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 084 | v England | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 094 | v England | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1958 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 074 | v England | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1958 |
| 15 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jul 1960 |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1972 |
| 17 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 042 | v England | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1974 |
| 18 | West Indies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 1976 |
| 19 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 096 | v England | Lord’s | 02 Aug 1979 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 06 Mar 1998 |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | v West Indies | Bulawayo | 12 Nov 2003 |
| 22 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 |
| 23 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2009 |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | v West Indies | Mirpur | 29 Oct 2011 |
| 25 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 047 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 051 | v New Zealand | Napier | 26 Jan 2012 |
| 27 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 Oct 2014 |
| 29 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 |
| 30 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Sep 2016 |
| 31 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 043 | v West Indies | North Sound | 40 Jul 2018 |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 |
| 35 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 036 | v Australia | Adelaide | 17 Dec 2020 |
| 36 | West Indies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 11 Feb 2021 |
| 37 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 |
| 38 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 081 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | v Pakistan | Harare | 29 Apr 2021 |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 053 | v South Africa | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 |
| 41 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | v England | Mount Maunganui | 16 Feb 2023 |
| 42 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | v India | Delhi | 17 Feb 2023 |
| 43 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | v Australia | Indore | 01 Mar 2023 |
| 44 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | v India | Ranchi | 23 Feb 2024 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of a team’s completed innings contain any extras against India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Ext | b | lb | w | nb | pen | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | v India | Lahore | 29 Jan 1955 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Sep 2016 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 081 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | v India | Delhi | 17 Feb 2023 |
| 6 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | v India | Ranchi | 23 Feb 2024 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of England’s completed innings contain any extras in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Ext | b | lb | w | nb | pen | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 062 | v Australia | Lord’s | 16 Jul 1888 |
| 2 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Jan 1898 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 081 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | v India | Ranchi | 23 Feb 2024 |
It also provides the second occasion of England’s completed innings contain any extras against India in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Ext | b | lb | w | nb | pen | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 081 | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 |
| 2 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | v India | Ranchi | 23 Feb 2024 |