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New Zealand bowlers capturing seven or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket

New Zealand bowlers capturing seven or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket

MJ Henry of New Zealand captured seven wickets conceding 67 runs against Australia in the on-going test at Christchurch to provide the 20th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BR Taylor20.3060740701v West IndiesBridgetown23 Mar 1972
2RJ Hadlee08.3×8000230703v IndiaWellington13 Feb 1976
3BL Cairns33.2140740701v EnglandLeeds28 Jul 1983
4BL Cairns45.0101430702v EnglandWellington20 Jan 1984
5SL Boock37.0130870702v PakistanHyderabad (Sind)25 Nov 1984
6RJ Hadlee23.4040520901v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
7RJ Hadlee44.4081160701v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
8C Pringle16.0040520701v PakistanFaisalabad26 Oct 1990
9DK Morrison26.4050890702v AustraliaWellington04 Mar 1993
10SB Doull24.0070650701v IndiaWellington26 Dec 1998
11CL Cairns22.5100270703v West IndiesHamilton16 Dec 1999
12DL Vettori35.0110870703v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
13CL Cairns18.2020530703v BangladeshHamilton18 Dec 2001
14DL Vettori42.3061300703v Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2006
15TG Southee24.0060640702v IndiaBengaluru31 Aug 2012
16MD Craig27.4050940701v PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
17N Wagner14.4020390701v West IndiesWellington01 Dec 2017
18AY Patel47.5121191001v IndiaWankhede03 Dec 2021
19MJ Henry15.0070230701v South AfricaChristchurch17 Feb 2022
20MJ Henry23.0040670702v AustraliaChristchurch08 Mar 2024

It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RJ Hadlee23.4040520901v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
2RJ Hadlee44.4081160701v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
3DK Morrison26.4050890702v AustraliaWellington04 Mar 1993
4DL Vettori35.0110870703v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
5MJ Henry23.0040670702v AustraliaChristchurch08 Mar 2024

The following five New Zealand bowlers have captured seven or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions. MJ Henry is the latest addition to this elite list

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BL Cairns33.2140740701v EnglandLeeds28 Jul 1983
2BL Cairns45.0101430702v EnglandWellington20 Jan 1984
          
1CL Cairns22.5100270703v West IndiesHamilton16 Dec 1999
2CL Cairns18.2020530703v BangladeshHamilton18 Dec 2001
          
1DL Vettori35.0110870703v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
2DL Vettori42,3061300703v Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2006
          
1MJ Henry15.0070230701v South AfricaChristchurch17 Feb 2022
2MJ Henry23.0040670702v AustraliaChristchurch08 Mar 2024
          
1RJ Hadlee08.3×8000230703v IndiaWellington13 Feb 1976
2RJ Hadlee23.4040520901v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
3RJ Hadlee44.4081160701v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against New Zealand

Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against New Zealand

JR Hazzlewood of Australia captured five for 31 against Australia in the going Christchurch test to provide the 35th occasion of an Australian bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WJ O’Reilly12.00501451v New ZealandWellington29 Mar 1946
2G Dymock27.0×80705853v New ZealandAdelaide26 Jan 1974
3GJ Gilmour15.0×80306452v New ZealandAuckland22 Mar 1974
4KJ O’Keeffe28.0×80510152v New ZealandChristchurch18 Feb 1977
5DK Lillee17.3×80405151v New ZealandAuckland25 Feb 1977
6DK Lillee15.7×80207263v New ZealandAuckland25 Feb 1977
7DK Lillee15.00105363v New ZealandBrisbane28 Nov 1980
8DK Lillee23.50506351v New ZealandPerth12 Dec 1980
9RG Holland47.01910661v New ZealandSydney22 Nov 1985
10CJ McDermott35.00809751v New ZealandMelbourne26 Dec 1987
11AIC Dodemaide28.31005863v New ZealandMelbourne26 Dec 1987
12TBA May31.31006552v New ZealandHobart26 Nov 1993
13SK Warne19.50903163v New ZealandHobart26 Nov 1993
14GD McGrath17.00603254v New ZealandBrisbane07 Nov 1997
15SH Cook10.20303953v New ZealandPerth20 Nov 1997
16SK Warne28.00608854v New ZealandHobart27 Nov 1997
17CR Miller18.00505554v New ZealandAuckland11 Mar 2000
18B Lee23.00807751v New ZealandHamilton31 Mar 2000
19B Lee23.00606752v New ZealandBrisbane08 Nov 2001
20GD McGrath42.00911561v New ZealandChristchurch10 Mar 2005
21SK Warne14.00303953v New ZealandChristchurch10 Mar 2005
22MG Johnson17.30603954v New ZealandBrisbane20 Nov 2008
23B Lee25.00510553v New ZealandAdelaide28 Nov 2008
24DE Bollinger13.00402852v New ZealandWellington19 Mar 2010
25MG Johnson20.10607364v New ZealandHamilton27 Mar 2010
26JL Pattinson11.00502753v New ZealandBrisbane01 Dec 2011
27JL Pattinson13.50305151v New ZealandHobart09 Dec 2011
28JR Hazlewood24.50507063v New ZealandAdelaide27 Nov 2015
29JM Bird17.10505953v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
30MA Starc18.00205252v New ZealandPerth12 Dec 2019
31PJ Cummins17.00502852v New ZealandMelbourne26 Dec 2019
32NM Lyon30.41006852v New ZealandSydney03 Jan 2020
33NM Lyon16.50405054v New ZealandSydney03 Jan 2020
34NM Lyon27.00806564v New ZealandWellington29 Feb 2024
35JR Hazlewood13.20403151v New ZealandChristchurch08 Mar 2024

It also provides the 14th occasion of an Australian bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings against New Zealand in New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WJ O’Reilly12.00501451v New ZealandWellington29 Mar 1946
2GJ Gilmour15.0×80306452v New ZealandAuckland22 Mar 1974
3KJ O’Keeffe28.0×80510152v New ZealandChristchurch18 Feb 1977
4DK Lillee17.3×80405151v New ZealandAuckland25 Feb 1977
5DK Lillee15.7×80207263v New ZealandAuckland25 Feb 1977
6CR Miller18.00505554v New ZealandAuckland11 Mar 2000
7B Lee23.00807751v New ZealandHamilton31 Mar 2000
8GD McGrath42.00911561v New ZealandChristchurch10 Mar 2005
9SK Warne14.00303953v New ZealandChristchurch10 Mar 2005
10DE Bollinger13.00402852v New ZealandWellington19 Mar 2010
11MG Johnson20.10607364v New ZealandHamilton27 Mar 2010
12JM Bird17.10505953v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
13NM Lyon27.00806564v New ZealandWellington29 Feb 2024
14JR Hazlewood13.20403151v New ZealandChristchurch08 Mar 2024

Christchurch has witnessed most occasions of Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against New Zealand – five occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1KJ O’Keeffe28.0×80510152v New ZealandChristchurch18 Feb 1977
2GD McGrath42.00911561v New ZealandChristchurch10 Mar 2005
3SK Warne14.00303953v New ZealandChristchurch10 Mar 2005
4JM Bird17.10505953v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
5JR Hazlewood13.20403151v New ZealandChristchurch08 Mar 2024
India Vs England Fifth Test at Dharamsala Second day

India Vs England Fifth Test at Dharamsala Second day

YBK Jaiswal and RG Sharma scored 57 and 103 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 27th occasion of Indian openers scoring a half century and a century in an innings against all oppositions.

NoParticularsCHC
1India (innings 1) v England at The Oval, 194611
2India (innings 3) v England at Delhi, 1963/6411
3India (innings 1) v West Indies at Wankhede, 1978/7911
4India (innings 1) v West Indies at Delhi, 1978/7911
5India (innings 4) v England at The Oval, 197911
6India (innings 1) v Australia at Wankhede, 1979/8011
7India (innings 2) v England at Bengaluru, 1981/8211
8India (innings 2) v Sri Lanka at Chennai, 1982/8311
9India (innings 3) v Pakistan at Bengaluru, 1983/8411
10India (innings 2) v Australia at Adelaide, 1985/8611
11India (innings 2) v Pakistan at Chennai, 1986/8711
12India (innings 3) v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 199311
13India (innings 2) v Sri Lanka at Mohali, 1997/9811
14India (innings 1) v West Indies at Wankhede, 2002/0311
15India (innings 2) v New Zealand at Mohali, 2003/0411
16India (innings 2) v South Africa at Kanpur, 2004/0511
17India (innings 1) v South Africa at Cape Town, 2006/0711
18India (innings 2) v South Africa at Chennai, 2007/0811
19India (innings 1) v Sri Lanka at Galle, 200811
21India (innings 3) v Australia at Mohali, 2008/0911
21India (innings 3) v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 2009/1011
22India (innings 2) v Sri Lanka at Brabourne, 2009/1011
23India (innings 2) v England at Chennai, 2016/1711
24India (innings 1) v Sri Lanka at Pallekele, 201711
25India (innings 1) v England at Lord’s, 202111
26India (innings 1) v South Africa at Centurion, 2021/2211
27India (innings 2) v England at Dharamsala, 2023/2411

YBK Jaiswal and RG Sharma scored 57 and 103 in India’s first innings in this test to provide the seventh occasion of Indian openers scoring a half century and a century in an innings against Englan

NoParticularsCHC
1India (innings 1) v England at The Oval, 194611
2India (innings 3) v England at Delhi, 1963/6411
3India (innings 4) v England at The Oval, 197911
4India (innings 2) v England at Bengaluru, 1981/8211
5India (innings 2) v England at Chennai, 2016/1711
6India (innings 1) v England at Lord’s, 202111
7India (innings 2) v England at Dharamsala, 2023/2411

RG Sharma scored 103 in India’s first innings to provide the 78th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century in an innings against England.

RG Sharma scored 103 India’s innings to provide the 17th occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a century in an innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a century in an innings against England.

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 171 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 23rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England for the second wicket.

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 171 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 48th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings against England for the second wicket.

YBK Jaiswal-RG Sharma posted 104 runs for the first wicket and RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 171 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnerships for the first two wickets in an innings

YBK Jaiswal-RG Sharma posted 104 runs for the first wicket and RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 171 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnerships for the first two wickets in an innings against England. The first such occasion was witnesses at The Oval in 1979. SM Gavaskar-CPS Chauhan added 213 for the first wicket and SM Gavaskar-DB Vengsarkar added 153 runs for the second wicket in India’s second innings in this test.

YBK Jaiswal-RG Sharma posted 104 runs for the first wicket and RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 171 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 114th occasion of Indian batsmen posting two century partnerships in an innings against all the oppositions.

YBK Jaiswal-RG Sharma posted 104 runs for the first wicket and RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 171 runs for the second wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 23rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting two century partnerships in an innings against England.

In India’s first innings, first five batsmen scored fifties – YBK Jaiswal {57}, RG Sharma {103], Shubman Gill {110}, D Padikkal {65} and Safaraz Khan {56} – to provide the 24th occasion of first five batsmen scoring fifty plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth such occasions against England

It also provides the fourth such occasion by Indian batsmen and first such occasion by Indian batsmen against England.

D Padikkal scored 65 in India’s first innings in this test to become the 48th Indian batsman to score a fifty on test debut. He also became the 19th Indian batsman to score a fifty on test debut against England.

D Padikkal scored 65 in India’s first innings in this test to become the eleventh Indian left handed batsman to score a fifty on test debut. He also became the third Indian left handed batsman to score a fifty on test debut against England.

The on-going test series between India and England has witnessed 99 boundary sixes up to the end of the second day of the fifth test which is a record for most boundary sixes in a bilateral test series

The on-going test series between India and England has witnessed 73 boundary sixes scored by India up to the end of the second day of the fifth test which is a record for most boundary sixes scored by a team in a bilateral test series

RG Sharma and Shubman Gill scored 103 and 110 respectively in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 98th occasion of batsmen batting at number two and three scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 20 such occasion in a test innings against England

It also provides the eleventh such occasion by Indian batsmen and the second such occasion by Indian batsmen against England. The first such occasion was at Ahmedabad in Nov 2012 when V Sehwag and CA Pujara scored 117 and 206 respectively batting at number two and three.

India Vs England – Fifth Test at Dharamsala – First day

India Vs England – Fifth Test at Dharamsala – First day

England won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 111th occasion of England doing so against India. It also provides the 59th occasion of India doing so against India in India.

R Ashwin of India and JM Bairstow of England were making their 100th appearance in this test, It is not the first occasion in the annals of test cricket that rival team’s cricketers making their 100th appearance in the same test.  Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Stephen Fleming of New Zealand had made their 100th appearance in the Centurion test in 2006 between South Africa and New Zealand.

R Ashwin of India and JM Bairstow of England were playing their 100th test in this test to provide the second occasion of two or more cricketers from rival teams making their 100th appearance in the same test

R Ashwin of India was playing his 100th test to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian cricketer making his 100th appearance in tests.

JM Bairstow of England was his 100th test to provide the 17th occasion of an England cricketer making his 100th appearance in tests.

India capped D Padikkal for this test. He became the 313rd cricketer to represent India in tests. He also became the 101st Indian cricketer to make his test debut against England.

India capped D Padikkal for this test. He became the 172nd cricketer to represent India in tests on home soil. He also became the 49th Indian cricketer to make his test debut against England on home soil

India capped D Padikkal for this test. He became 58th left handed cricketer to represent India in tests. He also became the 14th left handed Indian cricketer to make his test debut against England.

India capped D Padikkal for this test. He became the 34th left handed cricketer to represent India in tests on home soil. He also became the fifth left handed Indian cricketer to make his test debut against England on home soil

RA Jadeja had played 19 tests against England prior to the start of this test. He was playing his 20th test against England at Dharamsala. He became the 17th Indian cricketer to play 20 or more tests against England.

JE Root of England had scored 5247 runs on away soil prior to the start of this test. His 26 runs fetched him 5273 runs on away soil. He needs 23 more runs to own the record of scoring most runs on away soil by an England batsman. He would go past AN Cook who has scored 5295 runs.

JE Root had played 29 tests against India prior to the start of this test. Dharamsala test was his 30th test against India. He became the third England cricketer to play 30 plus tests against India. Others are – JM Anderson {38} and AN Cook {30}

JM Anderson became the most capped England cricketer against India on away soil. He was playing his 17th test against India in India at Dharamsala. He went past DL Underwood who has played 16 tests against India in India.

JM Anderson became the most capped cricketer against India on away soil. He was playing his 17th test against India in India at Dharamsala. He went past DL Underwood who has played 16 tests against India in India.

JE Root was playing his 15th test against India in India. He became the third England cricketer to play 15 or more tests against India in India. Others are – JM Anderson {17} and DL Underwood {16}

JE Root was playing his 15th test against India in India. He became the fourth cricketer to play 15 or more tests against India in India. Others are – JM Anderson {17}, DL Underwood {16} and IVA Richards {15}

BA Stokes was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an England captain scoring zero in an innings against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of an England captain scoring zero in an innings against India in India.

BA Stokes was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the 114th occasion of an England captain scoring zero in an innings against all oppositions. It also provides the 64th occasion of an England captain scoring zero in an innings against all oppositions on away soil

BA Stokes was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings to provide the second occasion of his scoring zero in an innings against all oppositions. Prior to this he was dismissed for zero against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in Dec 2022.

JM Bairstow of England had an aggregate of 5974 runs prior to this test. His 29 runs in England’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 6003 runs. He became the 17th England batsman to score 6000 plus test runs. He achieved this land mark his 100th test. He also became the 14th England batsman to score 6000 test runs and to appear in 100 plus tests.

Kuldeep Yadav captured five for 72 in England’s first innings to provide the 378th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings. It also provides the 211th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on home soil.

Kuldeep Yadav captured five for 72 in England’s first innings to provide the 83rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 51st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on home soil against England

Kuldeep Yadav captured five for 72 in England’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings.

Kuldeep Yadav’s five fors are as under – 5 for 57 against West Indies at Rajkot in Oct 2018 : 5 for 99 against Australia at Sydney in Jan 2019 : 5 for 40 against Bangladesh at Chattogram in Dec 2022 and 5 for 72 against England at Dharamsala in Mar 2024

It also provides the second occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings on home soil.

Kuldeep Yadav’s five fors on home soil are as under – 5 for 57 against West Indies at Rajkot in Oct 2018 and 5 for 72 against England at Dharamsala in Mar 2024

Kuldeep Yadav captured five for 72 in England’s first innings to provide the first occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England.

Kuldeep Yadav’s aggregate of wickets in tests read 51 at the end of England’s first innings in this test. He has captured 33 wickets on home soil at the end of England’s first innings in this test.

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets against England read 109 at the end of England’s first innings in this test. He has captured 95 wickets against England on home soil at the end of England’s first innings in this test.

JM Anderson was dismissed for zero in England’s first innings in this test to provide the ninth occasion of his dismissed for zero in an innings against India. He now holds the record for most zeroes by an England batsman against India. The previous record was held by JM Bairstow who had scored eight zeroes against India.

RG Sharma had scored 48 boundary sixes on home soil. His two boundary sixes in his knock of 52 not out at the end of the first day fetched him 50 boundary sixes on home soil. He became the second Indian batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes on home soil. V Sehwag has scored 58 boundary sixes on home soil.

YBK Jaiswal had scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 57 in India’s first innings which fetched him 26 boundary sixes. He became the first Indian batsman to score 25 or more boundary sixes against England.

YBK Jaiswal had scored 23 boundary sixes against England on home soil. He scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 57 in India’s first innings which fetched him 26 boundary sixes. He became the first Indian batsman to score 25 or more boundary sixes against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal had scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 57 in India’s first innings which fetched him 26 boundary sixes. He became the eighth batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 or more boundary sixes against an opposition.

NoPlayerTeamOppSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAve6s
1BA StokesEngAus2013-202324452156215536.3239
2IVA RichardsWinEng1976-199136504286929162.3634
3BA StokesEngSAF2015-202215260117725845.2630
4Imran KhanPakInd1978-1989232981091135*51.9528
5CH GayleWinNZl2002-201412212125820466.2126
6TG SoutheeNZlEng2008-2023193020584077*20.8525
7SR TendulkarIndAus1991-2013397483630241*55.0025

YBK Jaiswal had scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 57 in India’s first innings which fetched him 26 boundary sixes. He became the third batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 or more boundary sixes against an England.

NoPlayerTeamOppSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAve6s
1IVA RichardsWinEng1976-199136504286929162.3634
2TG SoutheeNZlEng2008-2023193020584077*20.8525

YBK Jaiswal had scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 57 in India’s first innings which fetched him 26 boundary sixes. He became the second Indian batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an opposition. SR Tendulkar has scored 25 boundary sixes against Australia.

YBK Jaiswal had scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 57 in India’s first innings which fetched him 26 boundary sixes. He became the first Indian batsman in the annals of cricket to score most boundary sixes against an opposition. He went past SR Tendulkar has scored 25 boundary sixes against Australia.

YBK Jaiswal had scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 57 in India’s first innings which fetched him 26 boundary sixes. He became the second opening batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 or more boundary sixes against an opposition. CH Gayle of West Indies has scored 26 boundary sixes against New Zealand

YBK Jaiswal had scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He scored three boundary sixes in his knock of 57 in India’s first innings which fetched him 26 boundary sixes. He now shares the record for most boundary sixes by an opening batsman against an opposition in the annals of test cricket with CH Gayle of West Indies. CH Gayle has scored 26 boundary sixes against New Zealand

RG Sharma of India had scored 49 boundary sixes as an opening batsman. His two boundary sixes in his knock of 52 not out at the end of the first day fetched him 51 boundary sixes. He become the sixth opening batsman to score in the annals of test cricket to score 50 plus boundary sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {94}, V Sehwag {89}, ML Hayden {87}, DA Warner {69} and CG Greenidge {67}

RG Sharma of India had scored 49 boundary sixes as an opening batsman. His two boundary sixes in his knock of 52 not out at the end of the first day fetched him 51 boundary sixes. He became the second Indian opening batsman to score in the annals of test cricket to score 50 plus boundary sixes. V Sehwag is the other Indian opening batsman who has scored 89 boundary sixes.

YBK Jaiswal of India had an aggregate of 655 runs in this series prior to the start of this test. His 57 in India’s first innings fetched him 712 runs. His feat of scoring 700 plus test runs provides the 35th occasion of a batsman scoring 700 plus runs in a bilateral test series.

It provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 700 plus runs in a bilateral test series. SM Gavaskar had scored 774 runs in a test series against West Indies in West Indies in 1970-71 and 732 runs in a test series against West Indies in India in 1978-79.

It provides the twelfth occasion of a batsman scoring 700 plus runs in a bilateral test series against England. YBK Jaiswal became the first Indian batsman to score 700 plus runs in a bilateral test series against England.

YBK Jaiswal had an aggregate of 971 runs prior to the start of this test. His 57 in India’s first innings fetched him 1028 runs. He became the 71st Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus test runs.

YBK Jaiswal had an aggregate of 971 runs prior to the start of this test as an opening batsman. His 57 in India’s first innings fetched him 1028 runs. He became the 23rd Indian opening batsman to aggregate 1000 test runs.

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed stumped for 57 in India’s first innings to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in an innings against England. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped after scoring a fifty in an innings against England.

YBK Jaiswal and RG Sharma scored 57 and 52 not out in India’s first innings in this test to provide the 14th occasion of India’s both openers scoring fifties in an innings against England. It also provides the seventh occasion of India’s both openers scoring half centuries in an innings against England.

RG Sharma scored 52 not out at the end of the first day’s play in India’s innings to provide the 226th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings. It also provides the 55th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings against England.

RG Sharma scored 52 not out at the end of the first day’s play in India’s innings to provide the 41st occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a fifty in an innings. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian captain opener scoring a fifty in an innings against England.

YBK Jaiswal-RG Sharma posted 104 runs for the first wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 122nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England. It also provides the 18th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against England for the first wicket.

YBK Jaiswal’s 1028 runs have come in nine tests. He became the fourth batsman to complete 1000 test runs in least number of tests in the annals of test cricket. DG Bradman of Australia in seven tests, H Sutcliffe of England in nine tests and ED Weekes of West Indies in nine tests.

It is also a record for an Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 test runs in least number of tests.The previous Indian record was held by VG Kambli who had completed 1000 runs in 12 tests.

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 1039 runs at the end of the first day’s play while leading India. He became the tenth Indian captain and also 96th captain in the annals of test cricket to total 1000 plus runs.

RG Sharms has an aggregate of 1039 runs at the end of the first day’s play as captain opener. He became the second Indian captain opener and also the 22nd captain opener in the annals of test cricket to total 1000 plus runs.

SM Gavaskar is the other Indian captain opener to score 1000 plus runs. He has an aggregate of 3445 runs

YBK Jaiswal has scored 26 boundary sixes in the calendar year 2024. He became the third batsman to score 26 or more boundary sixes in a calendar year. Others are – BB McCullum {33 in 2014} and BA Stokes {26 in 2022}

Dharamsala Test – Couple of records are in store for YBK Jaiswal

Dharamsala Test – Couple of records are in store for YBK Jaiswal

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first Indian batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against England.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England on home soil. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first Indian batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the eighth batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an opposition.

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7SR TendulkarIndAus1991-2013397483630241*55.0025

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the third batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an England.

NoPlayerTeamOppSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAve6s
1IVA RichardsWinEng1976-199136504286929162.3634
2TG SoutheeNZlEng2008-2023193020584077*20.8525

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the second Indian batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an opposition. SR Tendulkar has scored 25 boundary sixes against Australia.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs three more boundary sixes for his 26 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first Indian batsman in the annals of cricket to score most boundary sixes against an opposition. He would go past SR Tendulkar has scored 25 boundary sixes against Australia.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the second opening batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an opposition. CH Gayle of West Indies has scored 26 boundary sixes against New Zealand

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs four more boundary sixes for his 27 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first opening batsman in the annals of cricket to score most boundary sixes against an opposition. He would go past CH Gayle of West Indies has scored 26 boundary sixes against New Zealand.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 26 boundary sixes as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. Four more boundary sixes would fetch him 30 boundary sixes. He would then become the fifth Indian opening batsman to score 30 plus boundary sixes. Others are – V Sehwag {88}, RG Sharma {49}, NS Sidhu {34} and M Vijay {33}

YBK Jaiswal has scored 26 boundary sixes as a batsman prior to the start of this test. Four more boundary sixes would fetch him 30 boundary sixes. He would then become the 13th Indian batsman to score 30 plus boundary sixes.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 26 boundary sixes as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. Four more boundary sixes would fetch him 30 boundary sixes. He would then become the 14th opening batsman to score 30 plus boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket.

YBK Jaiswal has an aggregate of 971 runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 29 more runs which would fetch him 1000 test runs. He would then become the 71st Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 test runs.

YBK Jaiswal has an aggregate of 971 runs prior to the start of this test as an opening batsman. He needs 29 more runs which would fetch him 1000 test runs. He would then become the 23rd Indian opening batsman to aggregate 1000 test runs.

YBK Jaiswal of India has an aggregate of 655 runs in this series prior to the start of this test. He needs 45 more runs which would fetch him 700 runs. If he gets them, then his feat of scoring 700 plus test runs would provide the 35th occasion of a batsman scoring 700 plus test runs in a bilateral test series.

It would also provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 700 plus test runs in a bilateral test series. SM Gavaskar had scored 774 runs in a test series against West Indies in West Indies in 1970-71 and 732 runs in a test series against West Indies in India in 1978-79.

It would also provide the twelfth occasion of a batsman scoring 700 plus test runs in a bilateral test series against England. YBK Jaiswal would become the first Indian batsman to score 700 plus test runs in a bilateral test series against England.

Dharamsala Test – Plethora of records in store for RA Jadeja

Dharamsala Test – Plethora of records in store for RA Jadeja

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the seventh Indian bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the 38th bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the eighth left arm bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the second left arm Indian bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the third left arm apin bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the first left arm Indian spin bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and to capture 300 plus wickets in tests. Others are – R Ashwin {3309 runs : 507 wkts} and N Kapil Dev {5248 runs : 434 wkts}

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the eleventh cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and to capture 300 plus wickets in tests.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1RA JadejaInd2012-20240713021292
2WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355
3RJ HadleeNZl1973-19900863124431
4SK WarneAus1992-20071453154708
5R AshwinInd2011-20240993309507
6SCJ BroadEng2007-20231673662604
7SM PollockSAF1995-20081083781421
8Imran KhanPak1971-19920883807362
9DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
10IT BothamEng1977-19921025200383
11N Kapil DevInd1978-19941315248434

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the third left handed cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and to capture 300 plus wickets in tests. He also would become the first Indian left handed cricketer to accomplish such a feat

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1RA JadejaInd2012-20240713021292
2WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355
3DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362

RA Jadeja has played 19 tests against England prior to the start of this test. He would be playing his 20th test against England if he plays the test at Dharamsala. He would then become the 17th Indian cricketer to play 20 or more tests against England.

RA Jadeja has scored 1902 runs in India’s winning testa. 98 more runs would fetch him 2000 runs and he would become the first Indian cricketer to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets in India’s winning tests. He has already captured 209 wickets in India’s winning tests.

RA Jadeja has scored 1902 runs in India’s winning tests. 98 more runs would fetch him 2000 runs and he would become the first cricketer to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets in teams’s winning tests. He has already captured 209 wickets in team’s winning tests.

RA Jadeja has scored 1476 runs in India’s winning tests on home soil. 24 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs and he would become the first Indian cricketer to score 1500 plus runs and capture 150 plus wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil. He has already captured 167 wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil.

RA Jadeja has scored 1476 runs in team’s winning tests on home soil. 24 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs and he would become the first cricketer to score 1500 plus runs and capture 150 plus wickets in team’s winning tests on home soil. He has already captured 167 wickets in team’s winning tests on home soil

RA Jadeja’s milestones if India wins the Dharamsala Test against England

RA Jadeja’s milestones if India wins the Dharamsala Test against England

RA Jadeja has scored 1902 runs in India’s winning testa. 98 more runs would fetch him 2000 runs and he would become the first Indian cricketer to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets in India’s winning tests. He has already captured 209 wickets in India’s winning tests.

RA Jadeja has scored 1902 runs in team’s winning tests. 98 more runs would fetch him 2000 runs and he would become the first cricketer to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets in team’s winning tests. He has already captured 209 wickets in team’s winning tests.

RA Jadeja has scored 1476 runs in India’s winning tests on home soil. 24 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs and he would become the first Indian cricketer to score 1500 plus runs and capture 150 plus wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil. He has already captured 167 wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil.

RA Jadeja has scored 1476 runs in team’s winning tests on home soil. 24 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs and he would become the first cricketer to score 1500 plus runs and capture 150 plus wickets in team’s winning tests on home soil. He has already captured 167 wickets in team’s winning tests on home soil

Approaching milestones ahead of the fifth test between India and England at Dharamsala

Approaching milestones ahead of the fifth test between India and England at Dharamsala

R Ashwin of India and JM Bairstow of England would be playing their 100th test if they appear in the test between India and England at Dharamsala

It is not the first occasion in the annals of test cricket that rivel team’s cricketers making their 100th appearance in the same test.  Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Stephen Fleming of New Zealand had made their 100th appearance in the Centurion test in 2006 between South Africa and New Zealand.

R Ashwin of India and JM Bairstow of England would be playing their 100th test if they appear in the test between India and England at Dharamsala would provide the second occasion of two or more cricketers from rival teams making their 100th appearance in the same test

R Ashwin of India would be playing his 100th test if he appears in the test between India and England at Dharamsala would provide the 14th occasion of an Indian cricketer making his 100th appearance in a test.

JM Bairstow of England would be playing his 100th test if he appears in the test between India and England at Dharamsala would provide the 17th occasion of an England cricketer making his 100th appearance in a test.

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the seventh Indian bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the 38th bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the eighth left arm bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the second left arm Indian bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the third left arm apin bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the first left arm Indian spin bowler to capture 300 wickets in tests

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and to capture 300 plus wickets in tests. Others are – R Ashwin {3309 runs : 507 wkts} and N Kapil Dev {5248 runs : 434 wkts}

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the eleventh cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and to capture 300 plus wickets in tests.

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1RA JadejaInd2012-20240713021292
2WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355
3RJ HadleeNZl1973-19900863124431
4SK WarneAus1992-20071453154708
5R AshwinInd2011-20240993309507
6SCJ BroadEng2007-20231673662604
7SM PollockSAF1995-20081083781421
8Imran KhanPak1971-19920883807362
9DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362
10IT BothamEng1977-19921025200383
11N Kapil DevInd1978-19941315248434

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 292 wickets prior to the start of this test. Eight more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets, If he gets them, then he would become the third left handed cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and to capture 300 plus wickets in tests. He also would become the first Indian left handed cricketer to accomplish such a feat

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1RA JadejaInd2012-20240713021292
2WPUJC VaasSrl1994-20091113089355
3DL VettoriNZl1997-20141134531362

RA Jadeja has played 19 tests against England prior to the start of this test. He would be playing his 20th test against England if he plays the test at Dharamsala. He would then become the 17th Indian cricketer to play 20 or more tests against England.

R Ashwin, CA Pujara and V Kohli are the three Indian cricketers who have played 12 tests against England in India’s winning tests. One more test win against England would fetch R Ashwin a record of appearing in most winning tests against England.

RA Jadeja has scored 1902 runs in India’s winning testa. 98 more runs would fetch him 2000 runs and he would become the first Indian cricketer to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets in India’s winning tests. He has already captured 209 wickets in India’s winning tests.

RA Jadeja has scored 1902 runs in a team’s winning tests. 98 more runs would fetch him 2000 runs and he would become the first cricketer to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets in team’s winning tests. He has already captured 209 wickets in team’s winning tests.

RA Jadeja has scored 1476 runs in India’s winning tests on home soil. 24 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs and he would become the first Indian cricketer to score 1500 plus runs and capture 150 plus wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil. He has already captured 167 wickets in India’s winning tests on home soil.

RA Jadeja has scored 1476 runs in team’s winning tests on home soil. 24 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs and he would become the first cricketer to score 1500 plus runs and capture 150 plus wickets in team’s winning tests on home soil. He has already captured 167 wickets in team’s winning tests on home soil

JM Bairstow of England has an aggregate of 5974 runs prior to this test. He needs 24 more runs for his 6000 runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 17th England batsman to score 6000 plus test runs. He would be achieving this land mark his 100th test. He would also become the 14th England batsman to score 6000 test runs and to appear in 100 plus tests.

JE Root of England has scored 5247 runs on away soil prior to the start of this test. 49 more runs would fetch him 5296 runs on away soil and with it the record of scoring most runs on away soil by an England batsman. He would go past AN Cook who has scored 5295 runs.

JE Root of England has scored 13 centuries on away soil prior to the start of this test. One more century at Dharamsala would fetch him his 14th century on away soil and he would become the third England batsman to score 14 or more centuries on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {17} and KF Barrington {14}.

JE Root has played 29 tests against India prior to the start of this test. Dharamsala test would be his 30th test against India. He would become the third England cricketer to play 30 plus tests against India. Others are – JM Anderson {38} and AN Cook {30}

JM Anderson would become the most capped England cricketer against India on away soil. He would be playing his 17th test against India in India. He would go past DL Underwood who has played 16 tests against India in India.

JM Anderson would become the most capped cricketer against India on away soil. He would be playing his 17th test against India in India. He would go past DL Underwood who has played 16 tests against India in India.

JM Anderson has captured 147 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 150 wickets and with it the record of becoming the first England bowler to capture 150 plus wickets against India. He also would become the first bowler to capture 150 plus wickets against India

JM Anderson has captured 147 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him 150 wickets and with it the record of becoming the fifth bowler to capture 150 plus wickets against an opposition. Others are – SK Warne of Australia – 195 wickets against England, DK Lillee of Australia – 167 wickets against England, CE Ambrose of West Indies – 164 wickets against England, GD McGrath of Australia – 157 wickets against England and SCJ Broad of England – 153 wickets against Australia.

JM Anderson of England has an aggregate of 147 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. Three more wickets would fetch him his 150 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 150 plus wickets against an opposition. Prior to this SCJ Broad of England has captured 153 wickets against Australia.

RG Sharma has scored 48 boundary sixes on home soil. He needs two more boundary sixes which would fetch him 50 boundary sixes on home soil. If he gets them, he would then become the second Indian batsman to score 50 plus boundary sixes on home soil. V Sehwag has scored 58 boundary sixes on home soil.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first Indian batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against England.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England on home soil. He needs three more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first Indian batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against England on home soil

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the eighth batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an opposition.

NoPlayerTeamOppSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAve6s
1BA StokesEngAus2013-202324452156215536.3239
2IVA RichardsWinEng1976-199136504286929162.3634
3BA StokesEngSAF2015-202215260117725845.2630
4Imran KhanPakInd1978-1989232981091135*51.9528
5CH GayleWinNZl2002-201412212125820466.2126
6TG SoutheeNZlEng2008-2023193020584077*20.8525
7SR TendulkarIndAus1991-2013397483630241*55.0025

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the third batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an England.

NoPlayerTeamOppSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAve6s
1IVA RichardsWinEng1976-199136504286929162.3634
2TG SoutheeNZlEng2008-2023193020584077*20.8525

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the second Indian batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an opposition. SR Tendulkar has scored 25 boundary sixes against Australia.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs three more boundary sixes for his 26 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first Indian batsman in the annals of cricket to score most boundary sixes against an opposition. He would go past SR Tendulkar has scored 25 boundary sixes against Australia.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs two more boundary sixes for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the second opening batsman in the annals of cricket to score 25 boundary sixes against an opposition. CH Gayle of West Indies has scored 26 boundary sixes against New Zealand

YBK Jaiswal has scored 23 boundary sixes against England. He needs four more boundary sixes for his 27 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first opening batsman in the annals of cricket to score most boundary sixes against an opposition. He would go past CH Gayle of West Indies has scored 26 boundary sixes against New Zealand

RG Sharma of India has scored 49 boundary sixes as an opening batsman. He needs one more boundary sixes for his 50 boundary sixes. If he gets them, he would then become the sixth opening batsman to score in the annals of test cricket to score 50 plus boundary sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {94}, V Sehwag {89}, ML Hayden {87}, DA Warner {69} and CG Greenidge {67}

RG Sharma of India has scored 49 boundary sixes as an opening batsman. He needs one more boundary sixes for his 50 boundary sixes. If he gets them, he would then become the second Indian opening batsman to score in the annals of test cricket to score 50 plus boundary sixes. V Sehwag is the other Indian opening batsman who has scored 89 boundary sixes.

YBK Jaiswal of India has an aggregate of 655 runs in this series prior to the start of this test. He needs 45 more runs which would fetch him 700 runs. If he gets them, then his feat of scoring 700 plus test runs would provide the 35th occasion of a batsman scoring 700 plus test runs in a bilateral test series.

It would also provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 700 plus test runs in a bilateral test series. SM Gavaskar had scored 774 runs in a test series against West Indies in West Indies in 1970-71 and 732 runs in a test series against West Indies in India in 1978-79.

It would also provide the twelfth occasion of a batsman scoring 700 plus test runs in a bilateral test series against England. YBK Jaiswal would become the first Indian batsman to score 700 plus test runs in a bilateral test series against England.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 26 boundary sixes as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. Four more boundary sixes would fetch him 30 boundary sixes. He would then become the fifth Indian opening batsman to score 30 plus boundary sixes. Others are – V Sehwag {88}, RG Sharma {49}, NS Sidhu {34} and M Vijay {33}

YBK Jaiswal has scored 26 boundary sixes as a batsman prior to the start of this test. Four more boundary sixes would fetch him 30 boundary sixes. He would then become the 13th Indian batsman to score 30 plus boundary sixes.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 26 boundary sixes as an opening batsman prior to the start of this test. Four more boundary sixes would fetch him 30 boundary sixes. He would then become the 14th opening batsman to score 30 plus boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket.

YBK Jaiswal has an aggregate of 971 runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 29 more runs which would fetch him 1000 test runs. He would then become the 71st Indian batsman to aggregate 1000 test runs.

YBK Jaiswal has an aggregate of 971 runs prior to the start of this test as an opening batsman. He needs 29 more runs which would fetch him 1000 test runs. He would then become the 23rd Indian opening batsman to aggregate 1000 test runs.

Spin bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand

Spin bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand

NM Lyon of Australia captured ten wickets conceding 108 runs in the just concluded Wellington Test against New Zealand to provide the 28th occasion of a spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1Zulfiqar Ahmed83.54007911PakNZlKarachi13 Oct 1955
2GAR Lock53.33306511EngNZlLeeds03 Jul 1958
3GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
4S Venkataraghavan112.35615212IndNZlDelhi19 Mar 1965
5DL Underwood60.33407011EngNZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
6DL Underwood64.32710112EngNZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
7Intikhab Alam95.43918210PakNZlDhaka08 Nov 1969
8DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
9Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
10EAS Prasanna47.0×81014011IndNZlAuckland24 Jan 1976
11RG Holland88.03517410AusNZlSydney22 Nov 1985
12PCR Tufnell85.13514711EngNZlChristchurch18 Jan 1992
13Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
14Mushtaq Ahmed54.11214310PakNZlLahore21 Nov 1996
15AG Huckle72.41225511ZimNZlBulawayo25 Sep 1997
16A Kumble59.41713410IndNZlKanpur22 Oct 1999
17PA Strang72.31515810ZimNZlBulawayo12 Sep 2000
18M Muralidaran46.21211810SrlNZlWellington15 Dec 2006
19R Ashwin43.21408512IndNZlHyderabad23 Aug 2012
20HMRKB Herath48.00810811SrlNZlGalle17 Nov 2012
21GP Swann41.01313210EngNZlLeeds24 May 2013
22R Ashwin66.21222510IndNZlKanpur22 Sep 2016
23R Ashwin41.10714013IndNZlIndore08 Oct 2016
24Yasir Shah57.21018414PakNZlDubai (DSC)24 Nov 2018
25NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
26MJ Leach70.52016610EngNZlLeeds23 Jun 2022
27Taijul Islam70.11718410BanNZlSylhet28 Nov 2023
28NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the eighth occasion of a spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand in New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
2DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
3Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
4EAS Prasanna47.0×81014011IndNZlAuckland24 Jan 1976
5PCR Tufnell85.13514711EngNZlChristchurch18 Jan 1992
6Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
7M Muralidaran46.21211810SrlNZlWellington15 Dec 2006
8NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand.  All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the best match bowling effort by an Australian spin bowler against New Zealand.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
2NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the first occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand in New Zealand.  

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

The following is the list of spin bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1DL Underwood60.33407011EngNZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
2DL Underwood64.32710112EngNZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
3DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
          
1R Ashwin43.21408512IndNZlHyderabad23 Aug 2012
2R Ashwin66.21222510IndNZlKanpur22 Sep 2016
3R Ashwin41.10714013IndNZlIndore08 Oct 2016
          
1GAR Lock53.33306511EngNZlLeeds03 Jul 1958
2GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
          
1Intikhab Alam95.43918210PakNZlDhaka08 Nov 1969
2Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
          
1Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
2Mushtaq Ahmed54.11214310PakNZlLahore21 Nov 1996
          
1NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
2NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024
Bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand

Bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand

NM Lyon of Australia captured ten wickets conceding 108 runs in the just concluded Wellington Test against New Zealand to provide the 47th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1Zulfiqar Ahmed83.54007911PakNZlKarachi13 Oct 1955
2GAR Lock53.33306511EngNZlLeeds03 Jul 1958
3GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
4SF Burke81.02919611SAFNZlCape Town01 Jan 1962
5S Venkataraghavan112.35615212IndNZlDelhi19 Mar 1965
6DL Underwood60.33407011EngNZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
7DL Underwood64.32710112EngNZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
8Intikhab Alam95.43918210PakNZlDhaka08 Nov 1969
9DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
10Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
11AW Greig41.0×80714910EngNZlAuckland20 Feb 1975
12EAS Prasanna47.0×81014011IndNZlAuckland24 Jan 1976
13DK Lillee33.2×80612311AusNZlAuckland25 Feb 1977
14IT Botham56.11714011EngNZlLord’s24 Aug 1978
15Wasim Akram59.01712810PakNZlDunedin09 Feb 1985
16MD Marshall40.30912011WinNZlBridgetown26 Apr 1985
17RG Holland88.03517410AusNZlSydney22 Nov 1985
18Waqar Younis52.51710610PakNZlLahore18 Oct 1990
19Waqar Younis54.12213012PakNZlFaisalabad26 Oct 1990
20PCR Tufnell85.13514711EngNZlChristchurch18 Jan 1992
21Wasim Akram61.01717911PakNZlWellington17 Feb 1994
22CA Walsh36.01505513WinNZlWellington10 Feb 1995
23WPUJC Vaas45.31309010SrlNZlNapier11 Mar 1995
24Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
25Mushtaq Ahmed54.11214310PakNZlLahore21 Nov 1996
26Mohammad Zahid41.00813011PakNZlRawalpindi28 Nov 1996
27AG Huckle72.41225511ZimNZlBulawayo25 Sep 1997
28A Kumble59.41713410IndNZlKanpur22 Oct 1999
29PA Strang72.31515810ZimNZlBulawayo12 Sep 2000
30Shoaib Akhtar38.30807811PakNZlWellington26 Dec 2003
31M Ntini33.00514510SAFNZlCenturion15 Apr 2006
32M Muralidaran46.21211810SrlNZlWellington15 Dec 2006
33DW Steyn31.30409310SAFNZlJohannesburg08 Nov 2007
34DW Steyn24.30609110SAFNZlCenturion16 Nov 2007
35RJ Sidebottom51.31213910EngNZlHamilton05 Mar 2008
36MG Johnson36.10813210AusNZlHamilton27 Mar 2010
37VD Philander30.50611410SAFNZlHamilton15 Mar 2012
38R Ashwin43.21408512IndNZlHyderabad23 Aug 2012
39HMRKB Herath48.00810811SrlNZlGalle17 Nov 2012
40GP Swann41.01313210EngNZlLeeds24 May 2013
41R Ashwin66.21222510IndNZlKanpur22 Sep 2016
42R Ashwin41.10714013IndNZlIndore08 Oct 2016
43Yasir Shah57.21018414PakNZlDubai (DSC)24 Nov 2018
44NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
45MJ Leach70.52016610EngNZlLeeds23 Jun 2022
46Taijul Islam70.11718410BanNZlSylhet28 Nov 2023
47NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the 17th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand in New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
2DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
3Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
4AW Greig41.0×80714910EngNZlAuckland20 Feb 1975
5EAS Prasanna47.0×81014011IndNZlAuckland24 Jan 1976
6DK Lillee33.2×80612311AusNZlAuckland25 Feb 1977
7PCR Tufnell85.13514711EngNZlChristchurch18 Jan 1992
8Wasim Akram61.01717911PakNZlWellington17 Feb 1994
9CA Walsh36.01505513WinNZlWellington10 Feb 1995
10WPUJC Vaas45.31309010SrlNZlNapier11 Mar 1995
11Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
12Shoaib Akhtar38.30807811PakNZlWellington26 Dec 2003
13M Muralidaran46.21211810SrlNZlWellington15 Dec 2006
14RJ Sidebottom51.31213910EngNZlHamilton05 Mar 2008
15MG Johnson36.10813210AusNZlHamilton27 Mar 2010
16VD Philander30.50611410SAFNZlHamilton15 Mar 2012
17NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1DK Lillee33.2×80612311AusNZlAuckland25 Feb 1977
2RG Holland88.03517410AusNZlSydney22 Nov 1985
3MG Johnson36.10813210AusNZlHamilton27 Mar 2010
4NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
5NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand in New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1DK Lillee33.2×80612311AusNZlAuckland25 Feb 1977
2MG Johnson36.10813210AusNZlHamilton27 Mar 2010
3NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

The following is the list of bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1DL Underwood60.33407011EngNZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
2DL Underwood64.32710112EngNZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
3DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
          
1R Ashwin43.21408512IndNZlHyderabad23 Aug 2012
2R Ashwin66.21222510IndNZlKanpur22 Sep 2016
3R Ashwin41.10714013IndNZlIndore08 Oct 2016
          
1DW Steyn31.30409310SAFNZlJohannesburg08 Nov 2007
2DW Steyn24.30609110SAFNZlCenturion16 Nov 2007
          
1GAR Lock53.33306511EngNZlLeeds03 Jul 1958
2GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
          
1Intikhab Alam95.43918210PakNZlDhaka08 Nov 1969
2Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
          
1Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
2Mushtaq Ahmed54.11214310PakNZlLahore21 Nov 1996
          
1NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
2NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024
          
1Waqar Younis52.51710610PakNZlLahore18 Oct 1990
2Waqar Younis54.12213012PakNZlFaisalabad26 Oct 1990
          
1Wasim Akram59.01712810PakNZlDunedin09 Feb 1985
2Wasim Akram61.01717911PakNZlWellington17 Feb 1994