South Africa vs India – First Test at Centurion in Dec 2010 : Second day’s play

M Morkel captured 5 for 20 in the first innings of this test providing the 12^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings. His figures of 5 for 20 represents the most economical bowling in terms of runs conceded amongst the twelve occasions.

M Morkel’s 5 for 20 in this test provides the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings. The other three occasions are – 5 for 50 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Feb 2008: 5 for 54 vs Pakistan at Dubai in Nov 2010 and 5 for 75 vs England at Cape Town in Jan 2010. His 5 for 20 in this test represents his best innings bowling effort.

M Morkel’s 5 for 20 in this test provides the 65^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding less than 20 runs in the annals of test cricket

M Morkel’s 5 for 20 in this test provides the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding exact 20 runs in the annals of test cricket. Other occasions are – 5 for 20 by FE Woolley of England vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 1912 : 5 for 20 by WJ O’Reilly of Australia vs South Africa at Jo’burg in Feb 1936 : 6 for 20 by RR Lindwall of Australia vs England at The Oval in Aug 1948 : 5 for 20 by TE Bailey of England vs South Africa at Jo’burg in Dec 1956 : 6 for 20 by GAR Lock of England vs West Indies at The Oval in Aug 1957 : 5 for 20 by WW Hall of West Indies vs India at Port of Spain in Apr 1962 : 5 for 20 by DL Underwood of England vs Pakistan at Lord’s in Aug 1974 and 5 for 20 by DNT Zoysa of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare in May 2004

M Morkel’s 5 for 20 in this test provides the second occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding exact 20 runs against India. The other occasion was – 5 for 20 by WW Hall of West Indies vs India at Port of Spain in Apr 1962.

GC Smith and AN Petersen added 111 runs for the first wicket providing the 26^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets against India. This stand represents the fourth such occasion for the first wicket. The other three occasions are – 236 between AC Hudson and G Kirsten at Kolkata in Nov 1996 : 189 between HH Gibbs and G Kirsten at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001 and 132 between ND McKenzie and GC Smith at Chennai in Mar 2008.

GC Smith and AN Petersen added 111 runs for the first wicket providing the tenth occasion of batsmen posting a exact Nelson for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket and the first such occasion by South African batsmen.

GC Smith and AN Petersen added 111 runs for the first wicket providing the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a exact Nelson for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket against India. The other three occasions are – 111 runs between AM Bakewell and CF Walters of England at Chennai in Feb 1934 : 111 runs between RW Cowper and WM Lawry of Australia at Sydney in Jan 1968 and 111 runs between CH Gayle and WW Hinds of West Indies at Kingston in May 2002.

GC Smith {62}, AN Petersen {77}, HM Amla {116*} and JH Kallis {102*} scored fifties in this test which swelled the number of fifties scored by South African batsmen against India to 82.

GC Smith {62} and AN Petersen {77} scored fifties in this test to provide the fourth occasion of both the South African opening batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings against India. The other three occasions are – AC Hudson {146} and G Kirsten {102} in first innings at Kolkata in Dec 1996 : HH Gibbs {107} and G Kirsten {73} in first innings at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001 and GC Smith {73} and ND McKenzie {94} in first innings at Chennai in Mar 2008

GC Smith {62}, AN Petersen {77}, HM Amla {116*} and JH Kallis {102*} scored fifties in this test providing the sixth occasion of four or more South African batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against India

GC Smith {62}, AN Petersen {77}, HM Amla {116*} and JH Kallis {102*} scored fifties in this test providing the second occasion of first four South African batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against India. The first such occasion was witnessed at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001 when HH Gibbs {107} : G Kirsten {73} : JH Kallis {68} and ND McKenzie {68} scored fifties.

GC Smith’s 62 represents his 29^th test half century and 51^st fifty : AN Petersen’s 77 represents his third half century and fourth fifty : HM Amla’s 116 not out represents his 12^th test century and 30^th fifty and JH Kallis’s 102 not out represents his 38^th test century and 92^nd fifty.

JH Kallis with his 92 fifties now stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in tests. SR Tendulkar {108} and RT Ponting {95} are the other two batsmen who have scored more fifties than JH Kallis.

JH Kallis’s 102 not out in this test represent his 38^th test hundred. SR Tendulkar {49} and RT Ponting {39} are the other two batsmen who have scored more hundreds than JH Kallis.

HM Amla {116 not out} and JH Kallis {102 not out} scored hundreds in this test provide the 295^th and 296^th hundred scored by South African batsmen against various oppositions. These two hundreds represent the 26^th and 27^th hundreds by South African batsmen against India.

HM Amla’s 116 not out in this test represents his fifth hundred against India. The other hundreds are – 159 at Chennai in Mar 2008 : 253* at Nagpur in Feb 2010 : 114 at Kolkata in Feb 2010 and 123* at Kolkata in Feb 2010.

With five hundreds to his credit HM Amla holds the record for most hundreds by a South African batsman against India. He wrested the record from JH Kallis who has scored four hundreds – 121 at Kolkata in Nov 2004 : 132 at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008 : 173 at Nagpur in Feb 2010 and 102* at Centurion in Dec 2010.

Both HM Amla and JH Kallis scored their first hundreds against India in S
outh Africa. These two knocks represent the 11^th and 12^th hundreds by South African batsmen against India in South Africa.

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 200 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this test providing the 27^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. This stand represents fifth occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket posted by South African batsman against India.

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 200 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this test providing the fifth occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 runs plus partnership against India. The other four occasions are – 236 runs for the first wicket between AC Hudson and G Kirsten at Kolkata in Nov 1996 : 212 runs for the second wicket between G Kirsten and DJ Cullinan at Kolkata in Nov 1995 : 256 runs for the fifth wicket between AB de Villiers and JH Kallis at Ahmedabad in Apr 2008 : 340 runs for the third wicket between HM Amla and JH Kallis at Nagpur in Feb 2010 and 209 runs for the second wicket between HM Amla and AN Petersen at Kolkata in Feb 2010.

HM Amla and JH Kallis added 200 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this test providing the first occasion of South African batsmen posting 200 runs plus partnership against India in South Africa and thus a record partnership by South Africa batsmen in South Africa. The previous best was 189 runs for the first wicket between HH Gibbs and G Kirsten at Bloemfontein in Nov 2001.