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Second Test – England vs Pakistan at Birmingham in Aug 2010 : England won by ten wickets

Pakistan capped Zulqarnain Haider for this test. He became the 198^th cricketer to represent Pakistan in tests. He earned the distinction of becoming the 17^th wicket keeper batsman to debut in tests

Zulqarnain Haider was dismissed for zero in his first innings on debut in this test providing the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck in a team’s first innings. The other four are – TA Ward of South Africa vs Australia at Manchester in May 1912, KC James of New Zealand vs England at Christchurch in Jan 1930, WW Wade of South Africa vs England at Johannesburg in Oct 1938 and CAK Walton of West Indies vs Bangladesh in Jul 2009

Zulqarnain Haider’s first ball duck in this test provide the 104^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a first ball duck in a test innings. His first ball duck in this test provide the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman collecting the first ball duck in a test innings. Wasim Bari {03}, Saleem Yousuf {01}, Rashid Latif {01}, and Kamran Akmal {02} are the other wicket keepers

Pakistan’s 72 all out in the first innings against England in the second test at Birmingham provide the 12^th occasion of it being dismissed for a score less than 100 runs in a completed innings.

The twelve occasions are – 53 vs Australia at Sharjah in Oct 2002, 59 vs Australia at Sharjah in Oct 2002, 62 vs Australia at Perth in Nov 1981, 72 vs Australia at Perth in Dec 2004, 77 vs West Indies at Lahore in Nov 1986, 80 vs England at Nottingham in Jul 2010, 87 vs England at Lord’s in Jun 1954, 90 vs England at Manchester in Jul 1954, 90 vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Jul 2009, 92 vs South Africa vs Faisalabad in Oct 1997 and 97 vs Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1995

Pakistan’s 72 in this test is its new low against England. The previous lowest total was 80 in the first test of the ongoing series at Nottingham in Jul 2010. The other two occasions of Pakistan dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs are – 87 at Lord’s in Jun 1954 and 90 at Manchester in Jul 1954

Pakistan’s innings contained five ducks – Imran Farhat, Azhar Ali, Zulqarnain Haider, Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif – are the batsmen who have scored zeroes. It provides the 37^th occasion of five or more batsman scoring zeroes in a test innings. As far as Pakistan is concerned it is the second such occasion, the first being witnessed against West Indies in first innings at Karachi in Dec 1980 {Shafiq Ahmed, Sadiq Mohammad, Majid Khan, Izaz Faqih, Iqbal Qasim and Mohammad Nazir are the six batsmen who failed to open their accounts}

Pakistan’s five batsmen scoring ducks in this test provide the tenth such occasion against England in a test innings

In one of the rare instances in test cricket in which a batsman’s individual total is greater than the opponent’s team total , KP Pietersen scored 80 runs in England’s first innings which outscored Pakistan’s first innings total of 72

IJL Trott and KP Pietersen added 133 runs for the third wicket providing the 76^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan. This stand also represent the 14^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against Pakistan

Zulqarnain Haider scored a duck and 88 on his test debut providing the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck and a fifty on test debut, the first being England’s TR Ambrose of England who had made 55 and zero against New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2008

Zulqarnain Haider scored 88 on his test debut to become the 29^th batsman to score a duck and a fifty on debut. He is the second Pakistan batsman to achieve such a feat after Mohd Wasim who had scored zero and 109 not out against New Zealand at Lahore in Nov 1996

Zulqarnain Haider’s 88 in second innings on his test debut provide the 149^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in second innings on debut. He is the 13^th Pakistan batsman to achieve such a feat. The complete list is – 168 by Fawad Alam vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS on Jul 2009, 109* by Mohammad Wasim vs New Zealand at Lahore in Nov 1996, 107 by Younis Khan vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi in Feb 2000, 105 by Yasir Hameed vs Bangladesh at Karachi in Mar 1982, 100* by Saleem Malik vs Sri Lanka at Karachi in Mar 1982, 88 by Zulqarnain Haider at Birmingham in Aug 2010, 75 by Umar Akmal vs New Zealand at Dunedin in Nov 2009, 65 by Saeed Ahmed vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Jan 1958, 63 by Imran Farhat vs New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 2001, 62 by Younis Ahmed vs New Zealand at Karachi in Oct 1969, 50* by Azhar Mahmood vs South Africa at Rawalpindi in Oct 1997 and 50 by Mohammad Hafeez vs Bangladesh at Karachi in Aug 1997

Zulqarnain Haider became the fifth Pakistan wicket keeper batsman to score a fifty on test debut. Others are – 51 by Hanif Mohammad vs India at Delhi in Oct 1952, 95 by Abdul Kadir vs Australia at Karachi in Oct 1964, 58 by Ashraf Ali vs Sri Lanka at Faisalabad in Mar 1982 and 50 by Rashid Latif vs England at The Oval in Aug 1992. He also became the 29^th Pakistan batsman to score a fifty on debut.

Zulqarnain Haider became the 27^th wicket keeper in the world to score a fifty on test debut. He is the sixth wicket keeper to achieve the feat in the second innings of the test. Others are – 91 by CI Dunusinghe of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 1995, 61 by H Carter of Australia vs England at Sydney in Dec 1907, 59 by DL Bairstow of England vs India at The Oval in Aug 1979, 57 by Dilawar Hussain vs England at Kolkata in Jan 1934 and 55 by JG Binks of England vs India at Mumbai {BS} in Jan 1964

JM Anderson was playing in his 50^th test and captured four for 20 in the first innings and 1 for 62 in the second innings.

GP Swann captured six for 65 in Pakistan’s second innings. It was his eighth five wicket haul in a test innings and represents his best bowling effort in a test innings. His previous best was 5 for 54 vs South Africa at Durban in Dec 2009. GP Swann’s other five wicket hauls are – 5 for 54 vs South AfricBa at Durban in Dec 2009, 5 for 57 vs West Indies at St John’s in Feb 2009, 5 for 76 vs Bangladesh at Manchester in Jun 2010, 5 for 90 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Mar 2010, 5 for 110 vs South Africa at Centurion in Dec 2009, 5 for 127 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Mar 2010 and 5 for 165 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in 26,02.09.

Salman Butt was dismissed for zero in this test providing the 12^th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a duck against England. His duck in this test provide the 42^nd occasion of a Pakistan scoring a duck against various oppositions.

Salman Butt earned the ignominy of becoming the fourth Pakistan captain opening batsman to score a duck in a test innings. Others are – Imtiaz Ahmed vs England at Karachi in Feb 1962, Saeed Anwar vs New Zealand at Lahore in Nov 1996 and Rameez Raja vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Apr 1997

Saeed Ajmal captured 5 for 82 in the first innings of the test to provide the 35^th occasion of Pakistan bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England. His figures in this test represent the best innings bowing effort. His previous best was 4 for 87 vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Jul 2009. He became the 47^th Pakistan bowler {233 occasions} to capture a five wickets haul in a test innings

Saeed Ajmal scored 50 in Pakistan’s second innings of this test after capturing 5 for 82 in the first innings. He became the 11^th Pakistan cricketer to score a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test. The complete list of bowlers read thus – Mushtaq Mohammad – 201 and 5 for 49 vs New Zealand at Dunedin in Feb 1973, Muhstaq Mohammad – 121 plus 56 and 5 for 20 vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 1973, Asif Iqbal – 52* and 5 for 52 vs New Zealand at Wellington in Jan 1965, Imran Khan – 117 and 6 for 98 plus 5 for 82 vs India at Lahore in Mar 1982, Imran Khan – 65 and 7 for 52 vs England at Birmingham in Jul 1982, Wasim Akram – 66 and 6 for 91 vs West Indies at Faisalabad in Oct 1986, Wasim Akram 78 and 5 for 45 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jun 2000, Wasim Akram – 52 plus 125 and 5 for 100 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1980, Abdul Qadir – 61 and 5 for 88 plus 5 for 86 vs England at Karachi in Dec 1987, Saqlain Mushtaq – 58 and 5 for 89 vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS in Apr 1999 and Saeed Ajmal – 50 and 5 for 82 vs England at Birmingham in Aug 2010

Zulqarnain Haider and Saeed Ajmal added 115 runs for the eighth wicket in this game to provide the 61^st occasion of Pakistan batsman posting a three figure partnership against England. This stand provides the second occasion of a eighth wicket three figure partnership by Pakistan batsmen against England, the first being the 130 runs partnership between Hanif Mohammad and Asif Iqbal at Lord’s in Jul 1967.

Zulqarnain Haider and Saeed Ajmal added 115 runs for the eighth wicket in this game to provide the 95th occasion of a three figure partnership in a test innings. This stand also provides the 21^st occasion of a eighth wicket three figure partnership against England. This stand provides the sixth occasion of a eighth wicket three figure partnership by Pakistan batsmen against various oppositions.

Saeed Ajmal’s 50 in this test provide the 224^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number nine. His 50 in this test provides the 19th occasion of a Pakistan batsman achieving such a feat. His 50 in this test provide the 54^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number nine.

Saeed Ajmal’s 50 at batting number nine provide the fifth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty at number nine against England Other occasions are – 76 by Asif Iqbal at Lord’s in Jul 1967, 146 by Asif Iqbal at The Oval in Aug 1967, 61 by Abdul Qadir at Karachi in Dec 1987 and 65* by Umar Gul at Nottingham in Jul 2010.

Saeed Ajmal scored his highest test score of 50 and also returned with his best bowling figures of 5 for 82 in this test. His previous best score was 10 against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2009 and his previous best innings bowling effort was 4 for 87 against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Jul 2009

IJL Trott scored 55 and 53 not out in this test to provide the 130^th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. IJL Trott’s 55 and 53 not out provide the tenth occasion of a England batsman achieving such a feat against Pakistan

IJL Trott scored 55 and 53 not out in this test to provide the 220^th occasion of an England batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. IJL Trott’s 55 and 53 not out provide the twelth occasion of a England batsman achieving such a feat against Pakistan

AJ Strauss became the 25^th England cricketer to play 75 tests. This test was his 75^th test.

AJ Strauss and IJL Trott added 111 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket in this test providing the 77^th occasion of England batsman posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan. This stand also provides the 15^th occasion of a second wicket three figure partnership by England batsmen against Pakistan

IJL Trott’s twin half centuries {55 and 53*} gave him his fourth test half century and sixth fifty, KP Pietersen’s 80 gave him his 20^th half century and 36^th fifty, AJ Strauss’s 53 not out gave him his 21^st half century and 39^th fifty while Zulqarnain Haider’s 88 and Saeed Ajmal’s 50 gave them their maiden half centuries

England won this test by nine wickets and this victory represents England’s 21^st victory against Pakistan. This win represents England’s ninth win against Pakistan by wickets margin.

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VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in this test provide the 48th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred and fifty in a test match. All the 48 occasions are listed below

No	Player	Bat1	Bat2	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	S Mushtaq Ali	54	106	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
2	MH Mankad	72	184	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
3	PR Umrigar	130	69	Win	Trinidad	Jan 1953
4	P Roy	85	150	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
5	CG Borde	109	96	Win	Delhi	Feb 1959
6	PR Umrigar	56	172*	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1962
7	RG Nadkarni	52*	122*	Eng	Kanpur	Feb 1964
8	MAK Pataudi	64	148	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1967
9	ML Jaisimha	74	101	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
10	SM Gavaskar	116	64*	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1971
11	FM Engineer	121	66	Eng	Mum-BS	Feb 1973
12	SM Gavaskar	101	58	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1974
13	GR Viswanath	52	139	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1974
14	GR Viswanath	68	103*	NZl	Kanpur	Nov 1976
15	M Amarnath	90	100	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
16	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
17	M Amarnath	58	117	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1983
18	M Amarnath	54	116	Win	St John’s	Apr 1983
19	DB Vengsarkar	159	63	Win	Delhi	Oct 1983
20	M Azharuddin	122	54*	Eng	Kanpur	Jan 1985
21	DB Vengsarkar	61	102*	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1986
22	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
23	NS Sidhu	82	104	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
24	NS Sidhu	107	76	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
25	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
26	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
27	M Azharuddin	109	52	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
28	R Dravid	148	81	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
29	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
30	SC Ganguly	125	53	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
31	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
32	R Dravid	200*	70*	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
33	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
34	R Dravid	222	73	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
35	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
36	R Dravid	233	72*	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
37	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
38	W Jaffer	81	100	Eng	Nagpur	Mar 2006
39	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
40	W Jaffer	202	56	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
41	SC Ganguly	239	91	Pak	Bangalore	Dec 2007
42	V Sehwag	63	151	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
43	V Sehwag	201*	50	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
44	G Gambhir	67	104	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
45	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
46	G Gambhir	179	97	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
47	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
48	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

VVS Laxman became the second Indian batsman to score a hundred and fifty in a test match on six occasions, the first being SR Tendulkar. Performances of these two batsmen are listed below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
2	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
3	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
4	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
5	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
6	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
1	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
2	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
3	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
4	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
5	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
6	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in the third and final test against Sri Lanka at Sara Oval provide the 116^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match. All the 116 occasions are listed below.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Dilawar Hussain	59	57	Eng	Kolkata	Jan 1934
2	VS Hazare	116	145	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
3	VS Hazare	59	58*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
4	RS Modi	80	87	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
5	S Mushtaq Ali	54	106	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
6	MH Mankad	59	71*	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1951
7	VS Hazare	89	56	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1952
8	MH Mankad	72	184	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1952
9	ML Apte	64	52	Win	Trinidad	Jan 1953
10	PR Umrigar	130	69	Win	Trinidad	Jan 1953
11	PR Umrigar	61	67	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1953
12	P Roy	85	150	Win	Kingston	Mar 1953
13	VL Manjrekar	50	59	Pak	Bahawalpur	Jan 1955
14	CG Borde	109	96	Win	Delhi	Feb 1959
15	AA Baig	50	58	Aus	Mum-BS	Jan 1960
16	ML Jaisimha	56	51	Eng	Mum-BS	Nov 1961
17	VL Manjrekar	68	84	Eng	Mum-BS	Nov 1961
18	CG Borde	68	61	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 1961
19	PR Umrigar	56	172*	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1962
20	RG Nadkarni	52*	122*	Eng	Kanpur	Feb 1964
21	DN Sardesai	79	87	Eng	Kanpur	Feb 1964
22	MAK Pataudi	86	53	Aus	Mumbai-BS	Oct 1964
23	MAK Pataudi	64	148	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1967
24	RF Surti	70	53	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1967
25	MAK Pataudi	75	85	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1967
26	ML Jaisimha	74	101	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
27	RF Surti	52	64	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
28	S Abid Ali	78	81	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1968
29	AL Wadekar	80	71	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1968
30	AV Mankad	64	68	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
31	SM Gavaskar	65	67*	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1971
32	SM Gavaskar	116	64*	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1971
33	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
34	FM Engineer	121	66	Eng	Mum-BS	Feb 1973
35	SM Gavaskar	101	58	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1974
36	GR Viswanath	52	139	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1974
37	GR Viswanath	83	79	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1976
38	GR Viswanath	68	103*	NZl	Kanpur	Nov 1976
39	M Amarnath	90	100	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
40	GR Viswanath	59	54	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1977
41	GR Viswanath	89	73	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1978
42	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1978
43	CPS Chauhan	52	84	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
44	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
45	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
46	SM Gavaskar	61	68	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
47	GR Viswanath	78	51	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
48	CPS Chauhan	58	84	Aus	Kanpur	Oct 1979
49	GR Viswanath	56	75*	Eng	The Oval	Jul 1982
50	M Amarnath	61	64	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
51	M Amarnath	58	117	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1983
52	M Amarnath	91	80	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1983
53	M Amarnath	54	116	Win	St John’s	Apr 1983
54	SM Gavaskar	50	64	Pak	Nagpur	Oct 1983
55	DB Vengsarkar	159	63	Win	Delhi	Oct 1983
56	M Amarnath	78	95	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1985
57	M Azharuddin	122	54*	Eng	Kanpur	Jan 1985
58	DB Vengsarkar	61	102*	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1986
59	J Arun Lal	52	70	Pak	Kolkata	Feb 1987
60	K Srikkanth	71	65	Win	Mum	Dec 1987
61	SV Manjrekar	76	83	Pak	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
62	SV Manjrekar	93	50	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
63	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
64	NS Sidhu	82	104	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 1993
65	SV Manjrekar	51	66	Win	Mumbai	Nov 1994
66	NS Sidhu	107	76	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
67	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
68	A Jadeja	59	73	NZl	Bangalore	Oct 1995
69	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
70	M Azharuddin	109	52	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
71	R Dravid	148	81	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
72	SC Ganguly	73	60	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
73	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
74	R Dravid	52	56	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
75	NS Sidhu	62	64	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
76	R Dravid	190	103*	NZl	Hamilton	Jan 1999
77	S Ramesh	60	96	Pak	Delhi	Feb 1999
78	SC Ganguly	56	78	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
79	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
80	SC Ganguly	125	53	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 1999
81	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
82	R Dravid	200*	70*	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
83	SR Tendulkar	76	65	Aus	Mumbai	Feb 2001
84	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
85	VVS Laxman	65	66	Aus	Chennai	Mar 2001
86	SS Das	57	70	Zim	Harare	Jun 2001
87	SS Das	59	68	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 2001
88	VVS Laxman	69*	74	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2002
89	SC Ganguly	68	99	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
90	R Dravid	222	73	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
91	A Chopra	60	52	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
92	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
93	R Dravid	233	72*	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
94	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
95	R Dravid	110	135	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
96	SR Tendulkar	52	52	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
97	W Jaffer	81	100	Eng	Nagpur	Mar 2006
98	W Jaffer	60	54	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
99	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
100	R Dravid	81	68	Win	Kingston	Jun 2006
101	W Jaffer	202	56	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
102	SC Ganguly	239	91	Pak	Bangalore	Dec 2007
103	SC Ganguly	67	51	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2008
104	V Sehwag	63	151	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2008
105	G Gambhir	56	74	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
106	V Sehwag	201*	50	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
107	MS Dhoni	92	68*	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
108	G Gambhir	67	104	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
109	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
110	MS Dhoni	56	55	Aus	Nagpur	Nov 2008
111	V Sehwag	66	92	Aus	Nagpur	Nov 2008
112	G Gambhir	179	97	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
113	R Dravid	83	62	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
114	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
115	MS Dhoni	52	56*	NZl	Wellington	Apr 2009
116	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

VVS Laxman’s twin fifties in this test represents the eighth occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test match. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score twin fifties on eight or more occasions. Others are – R Dravid {10}, SM Gavaskar {09} and SR Tendulkar {08}

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mar/Year
1	R Dravid	148	81	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 1997
2	R Dravid	93	85	Srl	Mumbai	Dec 1997
3	R Dravid	52	56	Aus	Chennai	Mar 1998
4	R Dravid	190	103*	NZl	Hamilton	Jan 1999
5	R Dravid	200*	70*	Zim	Delhi	Nov 2000
6	R Dravid	222	73	NZl	Ahmedabad	Oct 2003
7	R Dravid	233	72*	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2003
8	R Dravid	110	135	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
9	R Dravid	81	68	Win	Kingston	Jun 2006
10	R Dravid	83	62	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
1	SM Gavaskar	65	67*	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1971
2	SM Gavaskar	116	64*	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1971
3	SM Gavaskar	124	220	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
4	SM Gavaskar	101	58	Eng	Manchester	Jun 1974
5	SM Gavaskar	111	137	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1978
6	SM Gavaskar	205	73	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
7	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1978
8	SM Gavaskar	61	68	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1979
9	SM Gavaskar	50	64	Pak	Nagpur	Oct 1983
1	VVS Laxman	59	281	Aus	Kolkata	Mar 2001
2	VVS Laxman	65	66	Aus	Chennai	Mar 2001
3	VVS Laxman	69*	74	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2002
4	VVS Laxman	104*	67*	NZl	Mohali	Oct 2003
5	VVS Laxman	100	63	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
6	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
7	VVS Laxman	76	124*	NZl	Napier	Mar 2009
8	VVS Laxman	56	103*	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010
1	SR Tendulkar	68	119*	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
2	SR Tendulkar	179	54	Win	Nagpur	Dec 1994
3	SR Tendulkar	177	74	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1996
4	SR Tendulkar	53	124*	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb 1999
5	SR Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
6	SR Tendulkar	76	65	Aus	Mumbai	Feb 2001
7	SR Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
8	SR Tendulkar	52	52	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005

Third Test – Sri Lanka vs India at Col-PSS in Aug 2010: Fifth day’s highlights : India won the test by five wickets and the three test series ended in a draw {1-1}

SR Tendulkar scored 54 in India’s second innings and earned the distinction of scoring fifty in eight consecutive tests. His feat read thus – 53 vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009, 105* and 16 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010, 143 and DNB vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Jan 2010, 7 and 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 106 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Jul 2010, 8 and 84 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Jul 2010, 203 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 41 and 54 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2010

This is the second occasion that SR Tendulkar scored a fifty in eight consecutive tests. The other occasion was – 91 and 1 vs England at Nottingham in Jul 2007, 82 and 1 vs England at The Oval in Aug 2007, 1 and 56* vs Pakistan at Delhi in Nov 2007, 82 and DNB vs Pakistan at Kolkata in Nov 2007, 62 and 15 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2007, 154* and 12 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2008, 71 and 13 vs Australia at Perth in Jan 2008 and 153 and 13 vs Australia at Perth in Jan 2008

SR Tendulkar earned the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to register fifty in eight consecutive tests on two occasions.

SR Tendulkar and VVS Laxman added 109 runs for the fifth wicket in this innings providing the 48^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka. This partnership provides the tenth occasion of a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.

Indian batsmen were concerned in a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in first and second innings. In the first innings, VVS Laxman and SK Raina added 105 runs and in the second innings SR Tendulkar and VVS Laxman added 109 runs. India has achieved the feat of posting a three figure partnership for the fifth in both innings of a test against Sri Lanka on three occasions including the one in this test. The first occasion was at Col-SSC in Aug 1997 when– SC Ganguly-SR Tendulkar pair added 150 runs in the first innings and M Azaruddin-SC Ganguly pair added 110 runs and the second occasion was at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009 when R Dravid-Yuvraj Singh pair added 125 runs in the first innings and SR Tendulkar-VVS Laxman pair added 137* runs,

VVS Laxman scored 56 and 103 not out in this test providing the 116^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match.

VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in this test provide the eighth occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test match – 59 and 281 vs Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001, 65 and 66 vs Australia at Chennai in Mar 2001, 69* and 74 vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 2002, 104* and 67* vs New Zealand at Mohali in Oct 2003, 100 and 63 vs West Indies at Basseterre in Jun 2006, 200* and 59* vs Australia at Delhi in Oct 2008, 76 and 124* vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 2009 and 56 and 103* vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010

VVS Laxman with his eight twin fifties became the fourth Indian batsman to score eight or more twin fifties. Others are – R Dravid {10}, SM Gavaskar {09} and SR Tendulkar {08}

VVS Laxman’s 56 and 103 not out in this test provide the 48th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred and fifty in a test match.

Laxman’s knocks of 56 and 103 not out in this test represent sixth occasion of his scoring a hundred and a fifty in a test match – 59 and 281 vs Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001, 104* and 67* vs New Zealand at Mohali in Oct 2003, 100 and 63 vs West Indies at Basseterre in Jun 2006, 200* and 59* vs Australia at Delhi in Oct 2008. 76 and 124* vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 2009 and 56 and 103* vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010

VVS Laxman became the second Indian batsman to score a hundred and fifty in a test match on six occasions, the first being SR Tendulkar

VVS Laxman became the fourth Indian batsman to score a hundred and fifty in a test match. Others are – V Sehwag {201* and 50 at Galle in Jul 2008, NS Sidhu {82 and 104 at Col-SSC in Jul 1993} and SR Tendulkar {53 and 104* at Col-SSC in Feb 1999}

VVS Laxman’s 103 not out in this test provide the 23^rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. He is the second batsman after M Azharuddin {108* at Col-SSC in Aug 1997} to score a hundred in the fourth innings

VVS Laxman with his 103 not out in this test became the fourth Indian batsman to score a hundred in India’s winning tests. Others are – 102 by SM Gavaskar vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 1976, 112 by GR Viswanath vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 1976 and 103* by SR Tendulkar vs England at Chennai in Dec 2008

VVS Laxman’s 103 not out in this test represent the 195^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. It also represents the 63^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match in a winning cause

VVS Laxman’s run aggregate against Sri Lanka at the end of the series stood at 900. He became the sixth Indian batsman to total 900 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1995}, R Dravid {1508}, V Sehwag {1239}, M Azharuddin {1215}, SC Ganguly {1064} and NS Sidhu {935}

SR Tendulkar’s 54 in the second innings of this test represent his 15^th fifty against Sri Lanka. VVS Laxman’s 103 not out represent his 10^th fifty against Sri Lanka. He became the third Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against Sri Lanka. R Dravid {12} is the other Indian batsman.

VVS Laxman’s 103 not out in this test provide the 47^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred against Sri Lanka. This knock is his second hundred against Sri Lanka after his 104 at Ahmedabad in Dec 2005. This knock also represents his 16^th test hundred.

S Randiv captured five wickets conceding 82 runs in this test providing the 131^st occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. His figures also represent the 33^rd occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain.

S Randiv’s 5 for 82 in this test provide the 21^st occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. It also represents the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s five wicket haul in a losing cause against India. The other five occasions are – 5 for 85 by JR Ratanayeke at Cuttack in Jan 1987, 5 for 162 by M Muralitharan at Lucknow in Jan 1994, 7 for 100 by M Muralitharan at Delhi in Dec 2005, 6 for 117 by BAW Mendis at Galle in Jul 2009 and 5 for 121 by HMRKB Herath at Kanpur in Nov 2009.

India won this test by chasing a target of 257 runs providing the fifth occasion of India chasing a target of 250 plus runs. The five occasions are – vs West Indies at Port of Spain in Apr 1976 {Target – 403}, vs England at Chennai in Dec 2008 {Target – 387}, vs Sri Lanka at Kandy in Aug 2001 {Target – 264}, vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010 {Target – 257} and vs Australia at Mumbai {BS} in Oct 1964 {Target – 254},

This win was India’s 105^th test win and also 39^th win by wickets margin {chasing a target in the fourth innings of a test match}

SR Tendulkar added one more record to his surfeit of records when he scored a fifty – 54 – in the second innings of the third test at Sara Oval against Sri Lanka. His fifty in this test gave him the feat of scoring fifty in eight consecutive tests.

It is the second time in his test career that he has scored fifty in eight consecutive tests. This feat gives him the unique distinction of scoring fifty in eight consecutive tests on two occasions. He is the only batsman to achieve the feat in the annals of test cricket.

His feat is achieved thus – First occasion – 91 and 1 vs England at Nottingham in Jul 2007, 82 and 1 vs England at The Oval in Aug 2007, 1 and 56* vs Pakistan at Delhi in Nov 2007, 82 and DNB vs Pakistan at Kolkata in Nov 2007, 62 and 15 vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2007, 154* and 12 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 2008, 71 and 13 vs Australia at Perth in Jan 2008 and 153 and 13 vs Australia at Perth in Jan 2008

Second occasion – 53 vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009, 105* and 16 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010, 143 and DNB vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Jan 2010, 7 and 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 106 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Jul 2010, 8 and 84 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Jul 2010, 203 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 41 and 54 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2010

It is interesting to note that JH Kallis of South Africa has achieved the feat in nine consecutive tests once and in seven consecutive tests on two occasions, HH Gibbs of South Africa has achieved the feat in seven consecutive tests on two occasions, R Dravid of India has achieved the feat in seven consecutive tests on two occasions, but SR Tendulkar is the only batsman to achieve the feat in eight consecutive tests on two occasions

DPMD Jayawardene with four catches in the third test against India at Sara Oval {two in each innings} has pouched 101 catches on home soil. He earned the distinction of becoming the first fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches on home soil. Prior to this test he was on par with MA Taylor who has pouched 97 catches. His claimed his 100^th catch when he caught V Sehwag of S Randiv for zero in India’s second innings. {Statistics as of 06.08.10 – the fourth day of the test}

V Sehwag scored 109 and zero in the third test at Sara Oval against Sri Lanka providing the 134^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred and zero in a test match. All the 134 occasions are listed below

No	Player	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	WL Murdoch	0	153*	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Sep 1880
2	GHS Trott	0	143	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1896
3	C Hill	188	0	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan 1898
4	JH Sinclair	0	104	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	Nov 1902
5	LC Braund	102	0	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1903
6	JT Tyldesley	0	100	Eng	Aus	Leeds	Jul 1905
7	G Gunn	122*	0	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1908
8	GA Faulkner	122*	0	SAF	Aus	Manchester	May 1912
9	RH Catterall	0	120	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	Jun 1924
10	FE Woolley	0	123	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1924
11	GB Legge	196	0	Eng	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1930
12	DG Bradman	0	103*	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Dec 1932
13	IM Barrow	105	0	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1933
14	AD Nourse	0	231	SAF	Aus	Johannesburg	Dec 1935
15	JHW Fingleton	100	0	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 1936
16	MH Mankad	111	0	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1948
17	DCS Compton	145*	0	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1948
18	DG Bradman	138	0	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1948
19	SG Barnes	0	141	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1948
20	L Hutton	101	0	Eng	NZl	Leeds	Jun 1949
21	P Roy	140	0	Ind	Eng	MumbaiBS	Dec 1951
22	VL Manjrekar	133	0	Ind	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1952
23	RN Harvey	122	0	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1953
24	ML Apte	0	163*	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	Feb 1953
25	PBH May	0	112	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1955
26	Imtiaz Ahmed	209	0	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Oct 1955
27	Imtiaz Ahmed	122	0	Pak	Win	Kingston	Feb 1958
28	Hanif Mohammad	160	0	Pak	Ind	MumbaiBS	Dec 1960
29	MC Cowdrey	119	0	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	Mar 1960
30	FCM Alexander	0	108	Win	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1961
31	Javed Burki	140	0	Pak	Eng	Dhaka	Jan 1962
32	Rev.DS Sheppard	0	113	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1962
33	EJ Barlow	114	0	SAF	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 1963
34	VL Manjrekar	108	0	Ind	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1964
35	SM Nurse	201	0	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	May 1965
36	GT Dowling	129	0	NZl	Ind	MumbaiBS	Mar 1965
37	MC Cowdrey	101	0	Eng	Win	Kingston	Feb 1968
38	GS Sobers	0	113*	Win	Eng	Kingston	Feb 1968
39	BF Hastings	0	117*	NZl	Win	Christchurch	Mar 1969
40	IR Redpath	0	132	Aus	Win	Sydney	Feb 1969
41	GR Viswanath	0	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
42	CA Davis	103	0	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1969
43	IM Chappell	138	0	Aus	Ind	Delhi	Nov 1969
44	GS Sobers	132	0	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	Apr 1971
45	DL Amiss	158	0	Eng	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Mar 1973
46	AI Kallicharran	0	103*	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	Apr 1976
47	RC Fredericks	0	138	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1976
48	IC Davis	105	0	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	Dec 1976
49	Asif Iqbal	0	152*	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1976
50	RB McCosker	0	105	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	Jan 1977
51	Sadiq Mohammad	105	0	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1977
52	SM Gavaskar	0	118	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1977
53	Asif Iqbal	0	104	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	Oct 1978
54	CS Serjeant	0	124	Aus	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1978
55	DB Vengsarkar	0	103	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Aug 1979
56	DW Randall	0	150	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1979
57	DL Haynes	0	122	Win	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1980
58	CL King	0	100*	Win	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1980
59	GN Yallop	0	114	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1981
60	IT Botham	0	118	Eng	Aus	Manchester	Aug 1981
61	IVA Richards	0	182*	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Mar 1981
62	G Boycott	137	0	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1981
63	IVA Richards	208	0	Win	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1984
64	DC Boon	103	0	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Dec 1986
65	MW Gatting	100	0	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1986
66	GR Marsh	118	0	Aus	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1986
67	Ijaz Ahmed	122	0	Pak	Aus	Faisalabad	Sep 1988
68	MD Crowe	174	0	NZl	Pak	Wellington	Feb 1989
69	M Azharuddin	0	109	Ind	Pak	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
70	NS Sidhu	116	0	Ind	Win	Kingston	Apr 1989
71	DL Haynes	0	109	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Apr 1990
72	DI Gower	100	0	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1990
73	RB Richardson	104	0	Win	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 1991
74	ME Waugh	139*	0	Aus	Win	St John’s	Apr 1991
75	JG Wright	116	0	NZl	Eng	Wellington	Feb 1992
76	MD Crowe	0	107	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	Dec 1992
77	A Ranatunga	127	0	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	Aug 1992
78	AC Hudson	163	0	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 1992
79	KLT Arthurton	157*	0	Win	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1992
80	CC Lewis	0	117	Eng	Ind	Chennai	Feb 1993
81	MA Atherton	144	0	Eng	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1994
82	GP Thorpe	123	0	Eng	Aus	Perth	Feb 1995
83	PA de Silva	0	105	Srl	Pak	Faisalabad	Sep 1995
84	HP Tillakaratne	115	0	Srl	Pak	Faisalabad	Sep 1995
85	MW Gatting	117	0	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1995
86	NR Mongia	152	0	Ind	Aus	Delhi	Oct 1996
87	N Hussain	113	0	Eng	Zim	Bulawayo	Dec 1996
88	Mohammad Wasim	0	109*	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov 1996
89	G Kirsten	103	0	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	Jan 1997
90	CL Hooper	0	106	Win	Pak	Karachi	Dec 1997
91	MW Goodwin	0	166*	Zim	Pak	Bulawayo	Mar 1998
92	GA Hick	107	0	Eng	Srl	The Oval	Aug 1998
93	CD McMillan	0	142	NZl	Srl	Col-RPS	May 1998
94	DJ Cullinan	103	0	SAF	Srl	Centurion	Mar 1998
95	S Chanderpaul	118	0	Win	Eng	Georgetown	Feb 1998
96	DJ Cullinan	168	0	SAF	Win	Cape Town	Jan 1999
97	G Kirsten	0	134	SAF	Win	Centurion	Jan 1999
98	Saeed Anwar	0	188*	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 1999
99	SL Campbell	170	0	Win	NZl	Hamilton	Dec 1999
100	HH Gibbs	120	0	SAF	NZl	Wellington	Mar 1999
101	MV Boucher	0	108	SAF	Eng	Durban	Dec 1999
102	TM Dilshan	163*	0	Srl	Zim	Harare	Nov 1999
103	SR Tendulkar	0	136	Ind	Pak	Chennai	Jan 1999
104	MS Atapattu	120	0	Srl	SAF	Kandy	Jul 2000
105	Shahid Afridi	107	0	Pak	Win	Sharjah	Feb 2002
106	V Sehwag	106	0	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
107	A Flintoff	0	137	Eng	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 2002
108	SR Tendulkar	117	0	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	Apr 2002
109	MP Vaughan	0	100	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2002
110	MP Vaughan	0	183	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2003
111	JL Langer	121	0	Aus	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2003
112	D Ganga	0	113	Win	Aus	Georgetown	Apr 2003
113	RT Ponting	242	0	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2003
114	SP Fleming	192	0	NZl	Pak	Hamilton	Dec 2003
115	S Chanderpaul	0	109	Win	SAF	Durban	Dec 2003
116	Javed Omar	119	0	Ban	Pak	Peshawar	Aug 2003
117	JA Rudolph	101	0	SAF	Win	Cape Town	Jan 2004
118	AC Gilchrist	0	144	Aus	Srl	Kandy	Mar 2004
119	BC Lara	153	0	Win	Pak	Kingston	Jun 2005
120	AJ Strauss	147	0	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 2005
121	Younis Khan	147	0	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 2005
122	IR Bell	115	0	Eng	Pak	Faisalabad	Nov 2005
123	JH Kallis	0	109*	SAF	Win	Georgetown	Mar 2005
124	AC Gilchrist	0	102*	Aus	Eng	Perth	Dec 2006
125	ML Hayden	0	102	Aus	SAF	Durban	Mar 2006
126	AG Prince	121	0	SAF	Ind	Durban	Dec 2006
127	Mohd Ashraful	0	129*	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2007
128	DPMD Jayawardene	104	0	Srl	Aus	Hobart	Nov 2007
129	R Dravid	136	0	Ind	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
130	S Chanderpaul	126*	0	Win	NZl	Napier	Dec 2008
131	AJ Strauss	0	177	Eng	NZl	Napier	Mar 2008
132	MEK Hussey	0	121	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 2009
133	Tamim Iqbal	0	151	Ban	Ind	Dhaka	Jan 2010
134	V Sehwag	109	0	Ind	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

V Sehwag’s 109 and zero in this test provide the sixteenth occasion of Indian batsman achieving such a feat in a test match. All the sixteen occasions are listed below

No	Player	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MH Mankad	111	0	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1948
2	P Roy	140	0	Ind	Eng	MumbaiBS	Dec 1951
3	VL Manjrekar	133	0	Ind	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1952
4	ML Apte	0	163*	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Feb 1953
5	VL Manjrekar	108	0	Ind	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1964
6	GR Viswanath	0	137	Ind	Aus	Kanpur	Nov 1969
7	SM Gavaskar	0	118	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1977
8	DB Vengsarkar	0	103	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	Aug 1979
9	M Azharuddin	0	109	Ind	Pak	Faisalabad	Nov 1989
10	NS Sidhu	116	0	Ind	Win	Kingston	Apr 1989
11	NR Mongia	152	0	Ind	Aus	Delhi	Oct 1996
12	SR Tendulkar	0	136	Ind	Pak	Chennai	Jan 1999
13	V Sehwag	106	0	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
14	SR Tendulkar	117	0	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Apr 2002
15	R Dravid	136	0	Ind	Eng	Mohali	Dec 2008
16	V Sehwag	109	0	Ind	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

V Sehwag’s 109 and zero in this test provide the seventh occasion of batsman achieving such a feat in a test match against Sri Lanka. All the seven occasions are listed below

No	Player	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MD Crowe	0	107	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	Dec 1992
2	GA Hick	107	0	Eng	Srl	The Oval	Aug 1998
3	CD McMillan	0	142	NZl	Srl	Col-RPS	May 1998
4	DJ Cullinan	103	0	SAF	Srl	Centurion	Mar 1998
5	AC Gilchrist	0	144	Aus	Srl	Kandy	Mar 2004
6	Mohd Ashraful	0	129*	Ban	Srl	Col-PSS	Jul 2007
7	V Sehwag	109	0	Ind	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010

V Sehwag has scored a hundred and zero on two occasions – 106 and zero vs England at Nottingham in Aug 2002 and 109 and zero vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010. He became the 18^th batsman to score a hundred and zero in a test match on two or more occasions.

He became the third batsman to score a hundred and zero in a test match on two or more occasions. Others are – SR Tendulkar of India {02} and VL Manjrekar of India {02}

No	Batsmen	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	S Chanderpaul	118	0	Win	Eng	Georgetown	Feb 1998
	S Chanderpaul	0	109	Win	SAF	Durban	Dec 2003
	S Chanderpaul	126*	0	Win	NZl	Napier	Dec 2008
2	AC Gilchrist	0	144	Aus	Srl	Kandy	Mar 2004
	AC Gilchrist	0	102*	Aus	Eng	Perth	Dec 2006
3	AJ Strauss	147	0	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan 2005
	AJ Strauss	0	177	Eng	NZl	Napier	Mar 2008
4	Asif Iqbal	0	152*	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1976
	Asif Iqbal	0	104	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	Oct 1978
5	DG Bradman	0	103*	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Dec 1932
	DG Bradman	138	0	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Jun 1948
6	DJ Cullinan	103	0	SAF	Srl	Centurion	Mar 1998
	DJ Cullinan	168	0	SAF	Win	Cape Town	Jan 1999
7	DL Haynes	0	122	Win	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1980
	DL Haynes	0	109	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Apr 1990
8	G Kirsten	103	0	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	Jan 1997
	G Kirsten	0	134	SAF	Win	Centurion	Jan 1999
9	GS Sobers	0	113*	Win	Eng	Kingston	Feb 1968
	GS Sobers	132	0	Win	Ind	Port of Spain	Apr 1971
10	Imtiaz Ahmed	209	0	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Oct 1955
	Imtiaz Ahmed	122	0	Pak	Win	Kingston	Feb 1958
11	IVA Richards	0	182*	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Mar 1981
	IVA Richards	208	0	Win	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1984
12	MC Cowdrey	119	0	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	Mar 1960
	MC Cowdrey	101	0	Eng	Win	Kingston	Feb 1968
13	MD Crowe	174	0	NZl	Pak	Wellington	Feb 1989
	MD Crowe	0	107	NZl	Srl	Col-SSC	Dec 1992
14	MP Vaughan	0	100	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2002
	MP Vaughan	0	183	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2003
15	MW Gatting	100	0	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1986
	MW Gatting	117	0	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1995
16	SR Tendulkar	0	136	Ind	Pak	Chennai	Jan 1999
	SR Tendulkar	117	0	Ind	Win	Port of Spain	Apr 2002
17	V Sehwag	106	0	Ind	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 2002
	V Sehwag	109	0	Ind	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 2010
18	VL Manjrekar	133	0	Ind	Eng	Leeds	Jun 1952
	VL Manjrekar	108	0	Ind	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1964

Prasanna Jayawardene of Sri Lanka was dismissed for zero after facing one delivery in the second innings of the Sri Lanka against India in the third test at Sara Oval which is in progress. He has been dismissed for a first ball duck on three occasions – vs Australia at Hobart in Nov 2007, vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2009 and vs India at Col-PSS in Aug 2010. He holds the record for most first ball ducks by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper. He wrested the record from KC Sangakkara who had collected two first ball ducks.

HAPW Jayawardne became the 13^th wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball ducks on three or more occasions. The complete list read thus

No	No	Wicketkeeper	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	1	IA Healy	Aus	Pak	Lahore	Oct 1988
	2	IA Healy	Aus	Win	Adelaide	Feb 1989
	3	IA Healy	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1989
	4	IA Healy	Aus	Win	Adelaide	Jan 1993
	5	IA Healy	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	Jun 1997
	6	IA Healy	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1999
2	1	AC Gilchrist	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 2001
	2	AC Gilchrist	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 2001
	3	AC Gilchrist	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	Dec 2005
	4	AC Gilchrist	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	Mar 2006
3	1	RD Jacobs	Win	SAF	Georgetown	Mar 2001
	2	RD Jacobs	Win	Pak	Sharjah	Jan 2002
	3	RD Jacobs	Win	Inds	Mumbai	Oct 2002
	4	RD Jacobs	Win	Aus	St John’s	May 2003
4	1	IDS Smith	NZl	Aus	Christchurch	Mar 1982
	2	IDS Smith	NZl	Pak	Karachi	Dec 1984
	3	IDS Smith	NZl	Ind	Hyd-LBS	Dec 1988
	4	IDS Smith	NZl	Aus	Perth	Nov 1989
5	1	PJL Dujon	Win	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 1986
	2	PJL Dujon	Win	Eng	Port of Spain	Mar 1990
	3	PJL Dujon	Win	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1991
6	1	TG Evans	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1947
	2	TG Evans	Eng	SAF	Durban	Dec 1948
	3	TG Evans	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1953
7	1	P Jayawardene	Srl	Aus	Hobart	Nov 2007
	2	P Jayawardene	Srl	Ban	Chittagong	Jan 2009
	3	P Jayawardene	Srl	Ind	Col-PSS	Aug 2010
8	1	Khaled Mashud	Ban	Pak	Multan	Aug 2001
	2	Khaled Mashud	Ban	Pak	Dhaka	Jan 2002
	3	Khaled Mashud	Ban	Win	Dhaka	Dec 2002
9	1	JR Murray	Win	Pak	Port of Spain	Apr 1993
	2	JR Murray	Win	Eng	Georgetown	Mar 1994
	3	JR Murray	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1995
10	1	DJ Richardson	SAF	Pak	Johannesburg	Jan 1995
	2	DJ Richardson	SAF	Pak	Johannesburg	Jan 1995
	3	DJ Richardson	SAF	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 1997
11	1	AJ Stewart	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	Jan 1993
	2	AJ Stewart	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	Nov 1999
	3	AJ Stewart	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 2002
12	1	Wasim Bari	Pak	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1972
	2	Wasim Bari	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1977
	3	Wasim Bari	Pak	Eng	Birmingham	Jun 1978
13	1	D Williams	Win	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1992
	2	D Williams	Win	Pak	Rawalpindi	Nov 1997
	3	D Williams	Win	Eng	Port of Spain	Feb 1998