R Aswhin is the latest addition to the list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test

R Aswhin is the latest addition to the list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test

R Ashwin became the 18th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. He  is also  the third Indian bowler to accomplish such a feat

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the fourth innings of a test read exactly 50 wickets at the end of the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS. He became the 18th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists all the 18 bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 SK Warne Aus 60 53 7309 3194 138 08/71 11/110 7 4
2 M Muralitharan Srl 37 35 5301 2228 106 08/46 11/093 7 8
3 GD McGrath Aus 54 53 5139 2008 103 08/24 10/078 5 1
4 A Kumble Ind 37 35 4873 2105 094 10/74 14/149 5 4
5 HMRKB Herath Srl 34 33 4119 1661 085 08/63 14/184 9 4
6 MG Johnson Aus 40 39 3945 2021 080 06/73 12/127 4 3
7 CA Walsh Win 40 39 3285 1259 066 06/74 10/117 1 1
8 JM Anderson Eng 41 39 3167 1552 060 06/17 11/071 3 2
9 BS Bedi Ind 26 23 2837 0868 060 06/42 10/194 5 1
10 Wasim Akram Pak 31 29 2956 1278 059 05/43 11/110 5 2
11 CEL Ambrose Win 30 29 2522 0936 058 08/45 11/084 3 3
12 WPUJC Vaas Srl 33 32 2672 1185 058 06/29 10/090 3 1
13 RGD Willis Eng 37 37 2692 1213 057 08/43 09/092 3 0
14 Waqar Younis Pak 31 28 2338 1212 055 06/44 13/135 3 2
15 SM Pollock SAF 42 41 3591 1481 053 05/37 09/148 1 0
16 SCJ Broad Eng 35 33 2849 1297 052 07/44 11/121 2 1
17 R Ashwin Ind 15 14 1966 0839 050 07/59 13/140 5 3
18 JN Gillespie Aus 33 29 2309 1112 050 06/40 09/080 1 0

R Ashwin became the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. Others are A Kumble {94} and BS Bedi {60}. The following table lists all the three bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 A Kumble Ind 37 35 4873 2105 094 10/74 14/149 5 4
2 BS Bedi Ind 26 23 2837 0868 060 06/42 10/194 5 1
3 R Ashwin Ind 15 14 1966 0839 050 07/59 13/140 5 3

R Ashwin is one among the nine bowlers who have captured five or more wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test. The performance of these nine bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 HMRKB Herath Srl 34 33 4119 1661 085 08/63 14/184 9 4
2 SK Warne Aus 60 53 7309 3194 138 08/71 11/110 7 4
3 M Muralitharan Srl 37 35 5301 2228 106 08/46 11/093 7 8
4 GD McGrath Aus 54 53 5139 2008 103 08/24 10/078 5 1
5 A Kumble Ind 37 35 4873 2105 094 10/74 14/149 5 4
6 BS Bedi Ind 26 23 2837 0868 060 06/42 10/194 5 1
7 Wasim Akram Pak 31 29 2956 1278 059 05/43 11/110 5 2
8 R Ashwin Ind 15 14 1966 0839 050 07/59 13/140 5 3

R Ashwin is one of the six spin bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists all the six bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 SK Warne Aus 60 53 7309 3194 138 08/71 11/110 7 4
2 M Muralitharan Srl 37 35 5301 2228 106 08/46 11/093 7 8
3 A Kumble Ind 37 35 4873 2105 094 10/74 14/149 5 4
4 HMRKB Herath Srl 34 33 4119 1661 085 08/63 14/184 9 4
5 BS Bedi Ind 26 23 2837 0868 060 06/42 10/194 5 1
6 R Ashwin Ind 15 14 1966 0839 050 07/59 13/140 5 3

 

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