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Pakistan openers scoring a half century and a century against Australia in a test innings

Pakistan openers scoring a half century and a century against Australia in a test innings

Pakistan openers Imam-ul-Huq {76} and Mohammad Hafeez {126} scored a half-century and a century respectively against Australia in the first innings of the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan openers scoring a half-century and a century against Australia.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 Khalid Ibadulla 166 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
  2 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
               
2 1 Sadiq Mohammad 137 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
  2 Saeed Ahmed 50 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
               
3 1 Majid Khan 76 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
  2 Sadiq Mohammad 105 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
               
4 1 Salman Butt 108 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
  2 Yasir Hameed 58 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
               
5 1 Imam-ul-Haq 76 1 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
  2 Mohammad Hafeez 126 1 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

 

Australian opening batsmen scoring a fifty on test debut

Australian opening batsmen scoring a fifty on test debut

AJ Finch of Australia scored 62 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the 85th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 C Bannerman 165* 1 v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2 AC Bannerman 73 2 v England Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
3 JW Trumble 59 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
4 AH Jarvis 82 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
5 JE Barrett 67* 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
6 H Graham 107 2 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
7 FA Iredale 81 1 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
8 J Darling 53 4 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
9 AE Trott 72* 3 v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
10 RA Duff 104 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
11 H Carter 61 4 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1907
12 MJ Hartigan 116 3 v England Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
13 RB Minnett 90 1 v England Sydney 15 Dec 1911
14 TJ Matthews 53 3 v England Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
15 HL Collins 70 1 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
16 HL Collins 104 3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
17 JM Taylor 51 3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
18 WH Ponsford 110 1 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
19 AJ Richardson 98 3 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
20 AEV Hartkopf 80 1 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
21 A Jackson 164 2 v England Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
22 AG Fairfax 65 2 v England Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
23 AG Chipperfield 99 1 v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
24 WA Brown 73 3 v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
25 RG Gregory 50 3 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
26 SJE Loxton 80 1 v India Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
27 JW Burke 101* 3 v England Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
28 GB Hole 63 3 v England Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
29 CC McDonald 62 3 v West Indies Sydney 25 Jan 1952
30 ID Craig 53 1 v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
31 RB Simpson 60 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
32 NCL O’Neill 71* 4 v England Brisbane 05 Dec 1958
33 JW Martin 55 1 v West Indies Melbourne 30 Dec 1960
34 WM Lawry 57 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 1961
35 BK Shepherd 71* 2 v England Sydney 11 Jan 1963
36 IR Redpath 97 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
37 KD Walters 155 1 v England Brisbane 10 Dec 1965
38 GD Watson 50 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
39 AP Sheahan 81 1 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
40 GS Chappell 108 2 v England Perth 11 Dec 1970
41 GJ Gilmour 52 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 29 Dec 1973
42 RB McCosker 80 1 v England Sydney 04 Jan 1975
43 GJ Cosier 109 2 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1975
44 DW Hookes 56 3 v England Melbourne 12 Mar 1977
45 CS Serjeant 81 2 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
46 PM Toohey 82 1 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
47 PM Toohey 57 3 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
48 J Dyson 53 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
49 WM Darling 65 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
50 WM Darling 56 3 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
51 BM Laird 92 1 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
52 BM Laird 75 3 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
53 JM Wiener 58 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 1979
54 DM Wellham 103 3 v England The Oval 27 Aug 1981
55 KC Wessels 162 2 v England Brisbane 26 Nov 1982
56 WB Phillips 159 1 v Pakistan Perth 11 Nov 1983
57 GRJ Matthews 75 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
58 DC Boon 51 3 v West Indies Brisbane 23 Nov 1984
59 AIC Dodemaide 50 2 v New Zealand Melbourne 26 Dec 1987
60 TM Moody 61 1 v New Zealand Perth 24 Nov 1989
61 ME Waugh 138 1 v England Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
62 JL Langer 54 4 v West Indies Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
63 MJ Slater 58 1 v England Manchester 03 Jun 1993
64 MG Bevan 82 1 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994
65 GS Blewett 102* 2 v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
66 RT Ponting 96 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
67 SG Law 54* 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
68 GR Robertson 57 2 v India Chennai 06 Mar 1998
69 DS Lehmann 52 2 v India Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
70 AC Gilchrist 81 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
71 ML Love 62* 1 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
72 MJ Clarke 151 1 v India Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
73 BJ Hodge 60 2 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
74 MJ North 117 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
75 PJ Hughes 75 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
76 SE Marsh 141 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
77 EJM Cowan 68 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
78 MC Henriques 68 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
79 MC Henriques 81* 3 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
80 AC Agar 98 2 v England Nottingham 10 Jul 2013
81 AJ Doolan 89 3 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
82 AC Voges 130* 2 v West Indies Roseau 03 Jun 2015
83 PSP Handscomb 54 2 v South Africa Adelaide 24 Nov 2016
84 CT Bancroft 82* 4 v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2017
85 AJ Finch 62 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

AJ Finch of Australia scored 62 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the 65th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a half century on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Bannerman 73 2 v England Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
2 JW Trumble 59 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
3 AH Jarvis 82 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
4 JE Barrett 67* 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
5 FA Iredale 81 1 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
6 J Darling 53 4 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
7 AE Trott 72* 3 v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
8 H Carter 61 4 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1907
9 RB Minnett 90 1 v England Sydney 15 Dec 1911
0 TJ Matthews 53 3 v England Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
11 HL Collins 70 1 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
12 JM Taylor 51 3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
13 AJ Richardson 98 3 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
14 AEV Hartkopf 80 1 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
15 AG Fairfax 65 2 v England Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
16 AG Chipperfield 99 1 v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
17 WA Brown 73 3 v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
18 RG Gregory 50 3 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
19 SJE Loxton 80 1 v India Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
20 GB Hole 63 3 v England Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
21 CC McDonald 62 3 v West Indies Sydney 25 Jan 1952
22 ID Craig 53 1 v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
23 RB Simpson 60 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
24 NCL O’Neill 71* 4 v England Brisbane 05 Dec 1958
25 JW Martin 55 1 v West Indies Melbourne 30 Dec 1960
26 WM Lawry 57 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 1961
27 BK Shepherd 71* 2 v England Sydney 11 Jan 1963
28 IR Redpath 97 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
29 GD Watson 50 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
30 AP Sheahan 81 1 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
31 GJ Gilmour 52 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 29 Dec 1973
32 RB McCosker 80 1 v England Sydney 04 Jan 1975
33 DW Hookes 56 3 v England Melbourne 12 Mar 1977
34 CS Serjeant 81 2 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
35 PM Toohey 82 1 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
36 PM Toohey 57 3 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
37 J Dyson 53 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
38 WM Darling 65 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
39 WM Darling 56 3 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
40 BM Laird 92 1 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
41 BM Laird 75 3 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
42 JM Wiener 58 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 1979
43 GRJ Matthews 75 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
44 DC Boon 51 3 v West Indies Brisbane 23 Nov 1984
45 AIC Dodemaide 50 2 v New Zealand Melbourne 26 Dec 1987
46 TM Moody 61 1 v New Zealand Perth 24 Nov 1989
47 JL Langer 54 4 v West Indies Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
48 MJ Slater 58 1 v England Manchester 03 Jun 1993
49 MG Bevan 82 1 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994
50 RT Ponting 96 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
51 SG Law 54* 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
52 GR Robertson 57 2 v India Chennai 06 Mar 1998
53 DS Lehmann 52 2 v India Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
54 AC Gilchrist 81 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
55 ML Love 62* 1 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
56 BJ Hodge 60 2 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
57 PJ Hughes 75 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
58 EJM Cowan 68 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
59 MC Henriques 68 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
60 MC Henriques 81* 3 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
61 AC Agar 98 2 v England Nottingham 10 Jul 2013
62 AJ Doolan 89 3 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
63 PSP Handscomb 54 2 v South Africa Adelaide 24 Nov 2016
64 CT Bancroft 82* 4 v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2017
65 AJ Finch 62 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

AJ Finch of Australia scored 62 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WB Phillips 159 1 v Pakistan Perth 11 Nov 1983
2 GRJ Matthews 75 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
3 MG Bevan 82 1 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994
4 AC Gilchrist 81 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
5 AJ Finch 62 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

 

Both the Aussie openers scoring half centuries in a test innings against Pakistan.

Both the Aussie openers scoring half centuries in a test innings against Pakistan.

Australian openers UT Khwaja {85} and AJ Finch {62} scored half-centuries against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the fourth occasion of both the Aussie openers scoring half-centuries in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 IC Davis 56 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
  2 A Turner 82 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
               
2 1 SR Watson 93 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
  2 SM Katich 98 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
               
3 1 DA Warner 55 3 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
  2 UT Khawaja 79* 3 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
               
4 1 UT Khawaja 85 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
  2 AJ Finch 62 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
Three or more Australian batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings against Pakistan

Three or more Australian batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings against Pakistan

Australian first innings against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC contained three ducks to provide the 141st occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in test innings.  TM Head. M Labuschagne and MA Starc are the three batsmen to be dismissed for ducks. It also provides the twelfth occasion of three or more batsman scoring ducks in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team – innings Opposition Venue Start Date Zeroes
1 Australia (innings 4) Pakistan Melbourne 10 Mar 1979 5
2 Australia (innings 3) Pakistan Karachi 27 Feb 1980 3
3 Australia (innings 1) Pakistan Karachi 22 Sep 1982 3
4 Australia (innings 2) Pakistan Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982 3
5 Australia (innings 1) Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1990 3
6 Australia (innings 3) Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994 4
7 Australia (innings 1) Pakistan Hobart 17 Nov 1995 3
8 Australia (innings 2) Pakistan Hobart 18 Nov 1999 3
9 Australia (innings 2) Pakistan Perth 26 Nov 1999 4
10 Australia (innings 3) Pakistan Col (PSS) 03 Oct 2002 3
11 Australia (innings 4) Pakistan Dubai-DSC             22 Oct 2014 3
12 Australia (innings 2) Pakistan Dubai-DSC             07 Oct 2018 3

 

Three or more cricketers making their test debut for Australia

Three or more cricketers making their test debut for Australia

Australia capped three cricketers – AJ Finch, TM Head and M Labuschagne – for the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 36th occasion of Australia capping three or more cricketers in a test. The complete list in the chorological order is furnished below. It also provides  the first occasion of Australia capping its three cricketers for a test against Pakistan

No Opposition Ground Start Date Debutants
1 England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 11
2 England Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 03
3 England Melbourne 02 Jan 1879 03
4 England The Oval 06 Sep 1880 07
5 England Melbourne 31 Dec 1881 04
6 England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885 09
7 England Sydney 28 Jan 1887 03
8 England Sydney 25 Feb 1887 05
9 England Lord’s 16 Jul 1888 03
10 England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890 05
11 England Melbourne 01 Jan 1892 03
12 England Sydney 14 Dec 1894 05
13 England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896 03
14 England Sydney 13 Dec 1907 04
15 South Africa Manchester 27 May 1912 03
16 England Sydney 17 Dec 1920 07
17 England Sydney 19 Dec 1924 03
18 England Melbourne 08 Mar 1929 03
19 South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932 03
20 England Brisbane 10 Feb 1933 03
21 England Brisbane 04 Dec 1936 04
22 New Zealand Wellington 29 Mar 1946 07
23 India Melbourne 06 Feb 1948 03
24 West Indies Sydney 25 Jan 1952 03
25 South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957 04
26 West Indies Kingston 03 Mar 1965 03
27 England Brisbane 27 Nov 1970 03
28 New Zealand Adelaide 26 Jan 1974 03
29 England Lord’s 16 Jun 1977 03
30 India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977 06
31` India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978 04
32 India Adelaide 13 Dec 1985 03
33 South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009 03
34 New Zealand Brisbane 01 Dec 2011 03
35 South Africa Adelaide 24 Nov 2016 03
36 Pakistan Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018 03

The summary read this

No Debutants Occasions
1 11 01
2 09 01
3 07 03
4 06 01
5 05 03
6 04 05
7 03 22
Total 36

The previous occasion of three cricketers making their test debut for Australia was at Adelaide against South Africa in Nov  2016. The cricketers who made their debut in this test are – PSP Handscomb, NJ Maddison and MT Renshaw.

 

Two or more Australian debutants collecting ducks in a test innings

Two or more Australian debutants collecting ducks in a test innings

Australians debutants – TM Head and M Labuschagne – collected ducks on their test debut to provide the tenth occasion of two or more Australian debutants dismissed for ducks in the same innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 EJ Gregory 0 1 v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
  2 JR Hodges 0 1 v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
               
2 1 TU Groube 0 3 v England The Oval 06 Sep 1880
  2 J Slight 0 3 v England The Oval 06 Sep 1880
               
3 1 RJ Pope 0 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
  2 AP Marr 0 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
  3 WR Robertson 0 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
               
4 1 JJ Lyons 0 4 v England Sydney 25 Feb 1887
  2 WF Giffen 0 4 v England Sydney 25 Feb 1887
               
5 1 SE Gregory 0 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
  2 EJK Burn 0 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
               
6 1 WA Hunt 0 2 v South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
  2 HM Thurlow 0 2 v South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
               
7 1 KD Meuleman 0 2 v New Zealand Wellington 29 Mar 1946
  2 RR Lindwall 0 2 v New Zealand Wellington 29 Mar 1946
               
8 1 TJ Jenner 0 1 v England Brisbane 27 Nov 1970
  2 AL Thomson 0 1 v England Brisbane 27 Nov 1970
               
9 1 PJ Hughes 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
  2 BW Hilfenhaus 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
               
10 1 TM Head 0 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
  2 M Labuschagne 0 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

 

Pakistan bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on test debut – Bilal Asif joins the elite list

Pakistan bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on test debut – Bilal Asif joins the elite list

Bilal Asif of Pakistan returned with figures of 6 for 36 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test between the two teams at Dubai-DSC to provide the eleventh occasion of Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
2 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
3 Shahid Nazir 22.4 3 53 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
4 Mohammad Zahid 20.0 3 66 7 3 v New Zealand Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
5 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
6 Mohammad Sami 15.0 4 36 5 4 v New Zealand Auckland 08 Mar 2001
7 Shabbir Ahmed 18.1 2 48 5 3 v Bangladesh Karachi 20 Aug 2003
8 Yasir Arafat 39.0 5 161 5 1 v India Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
9 Wahab Riaz 18.0 6 63 5 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
10 Tanvir Ahmed 28.0 6 120 6 1 v South Africa Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
11 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif of Pakistan returned with figures of 6 for 36 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test between the two teams at Dubai-DSC to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
2 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
3 Mohammad Zahid 20.0 3 66 7 3 v New Zealand Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
4 Tanvir Ahmed 28.0 6 120 6 1 v South Africa Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
5 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif became the third Pakistan bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut against Australia in test innings. Others are – Arif  Butt  and Shahid Afridi. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
2 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
3 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif’s 6 for 36 represent the best bowling figures by a Pakistan bowler on Test debut against Australia. The previous best was 6 for 89 by Arif Butt at Melbourne in Dec 1964.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
2 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964

Bilal Asif became the third Pakistan spin bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
2 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
3 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif became the second Pakistan spin bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut against Australia.  The performance of these two bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
2 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
3 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif’s 6 for 36 represent the best bowling figures by a Pakistan spin bowler on Test debut against Australia. The previous best was 5 for 52 by Shahid Afridi at Karachi on 22.10.98.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
2 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998

 

West Indies losing a test by an innings margin

West Indies losing a test by an innings margin

West Indies lost the just concluded test against India at Rajkot by an innings and 272 runs to provide the 42nd occasion of West Indies losing a test by an innings margin. It is just a coincidence that this loss provided India its 42nd win by an innings margin. All the 42 occasions of West Indies losing a test by an innings margin is listed below in the descending order of runs. West Indies losing this test by an innings and 272 runs provides its second largest defeat by an innings margin. West Indies had lost by an innings and 283  runs against England at Leeds in May 2007, which represents its largest defeat by an innings margin

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies lost inns & 283 runs v England Leeds 25 May 2007
2 West Indies lost inns & 272 runs v India Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
3 West Indies lost inns & 237 runs v England The Oval 22 Aug 1957
4 West Indies lost inns & 220 runs v South Africa Centurion 17 Dec 2014
5 West Indies lost inns & 217 runs v Australia Brisbane 16 Jan 1931
6 West Indies lost inns & 212 runs v Australia Hobart 10 Dec 2015
7 West Indies lost inns & 209 runs v England Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
8 West Indies lost inns & 183 runs v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1997
9 West Indies lost inns & 172 runs v Australia Sydney 01 Jan 1931
10 West Indies lost inns & 126 runs v Australia Brisbane 23 Nov 2000
11 West Indies lost inns & 126 runs v India Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
12 West Indies lost inns & 122 runs v Australia Melbourne 13 Feb 1931
13 West Indies lost inns & 112 runs v India Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
14 West Indies lost inns & 105 runs v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1999
15 West Indies lost inns & 100 runs v South Africa Durban 10 Jan 2008
16 West Indies lost inns & 092 runs v India North Sound 21 Jul 2016
17 West Indies lost inns & 086 runs v South Africa Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
18 West Indies lost inns & 083 runs v England Ch-le-St 14 May 2009
19 West Indies lost inns & 082 runs v Australia Kingston 11 Jun 1955
20 West Indies lost inns & 073 runs v New Zealand Wellington 11 Dec 2013
21 West Indies lost inns & 071 runs v England The Oval 11 Aug 1928
22 West Indies lost inns & 067 runs v New Zealand Wellington 01 Dec 2017
23 West Indies lost inns & 065 runs v Australia Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
24 West Indies lost inns & 065 runs v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2003
25 West Indies lost inns & 058 runs v England Lord’s 23 Jun 1928
26 West Indies lost inns & 055 runs v Australia Sydney 30 Dec 1984
27 West Indies lost inns & 053 runs v Australia Kingston 29 Apr 1995
28 West Indies lost inns & 051 runs v India Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
29 West Indies lost inns & 039 runs v England Leeds 17 Aug 2000
30 West Indies lost inns & 036 runs v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1957
31 West Indies lost inns & 034 runs v England The Oval 18 Aug 1966
32 West Indies lost inns & 030 runs v England Manchester 21 Jul 1928
33 West Indies lost inns & 30 runs v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
34 West Indies lost inns & 029 runs v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
35 West Indies lost inns & 027 runs v Australia Perth 01 Dec 2000
36 West Indies lost inns & 027 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1933
37 West Indies lost inns & 019 runs v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
38 West Indies lost inns & 017 runs v England The Oval 12 Aug 1933
39 West Indies lost inns & 015 runs v India Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
40 West Indies lost inns & 006 runs v Sri Lanka Galle 14 Oct 2015
41 West Indies lost inns & 005 runs v England Leeds 25 Jul 1957
42 West Indies lost inns & 001 runs v Pakistan Port of Spain 26 Mar 1958
India posts its innings victory by largest margin

India posts its innings victory by largest margin

India posted its largest innings win when it trounced West Indies by an innings and 272 runs in the just concluded test at Rajkot. It was an improvement over the innings and 262 runs win against Afghanistan at Bengaluru in Jul 2018 which was its immediate previous test. The following table lists India’s 42 innings victories in the order of descending runs

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won inns & 272 runs v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
2 India won inns & 262 runs v Afghanistan Bengaluru 14 Jun 2018
3 India won inns & 239 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
4 India won inns & 239 runs v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
5 India won inns & 219 runs v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
6 India won inns & 198 runs v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
7 India won inns & 171 runs v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
8 India won inns & 144 runs v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
9 India won inns & 140 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
10 India won inns & 135 runs v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
11 India won inns & 131 runs v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
12 India won inns & 126 runs v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
13 India won inns & 119 runs v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
14 India won inns & 115 runs v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
15 India won inns & 112 runs v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
16 India won inns & 109 runs v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
17 India won inns & 106 runs v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
18 India won inns & 101 runs v Zimbabwe Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
19 India won inns & 100 runs v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
20 India won inns & 095 runs v Sri Lanka Bengaluru 26 Jan 1994
21 India won inns & 092 runs v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
22 India won inns & 090 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
23 India won inns & 083 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
24 India won inns & 075 runs v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
25 India won inns & 070 runs v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
26 India won inns & 067 runs v Sri Lanka Cuttack 04 Jan 1987
27 India won inns & 057 runs v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
28 India won inns & 053 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 3 Aug 2017
29 India won inns & 052 runs v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
30 India won inns & 051 runs v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
31 India won inns & 046 runs v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
32 India won inns & 036 runs v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
33 India won inns & 027 runs v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
34 India won inns & 024 runs v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
35 India won inns & 022 runs v England Chennai 11 Feb 1993
36 India won inns & 017 runs v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 08 Feb 1994
37 India won inns & 015 runs v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
38 India won inns & 015 runs v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
39 India won inns & 013 runs v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
40 India won inns & 008 runs v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
41 India won inns & 008 runs v Sri Lanka Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990
42 India won inns & 002 runs v Australia Sydney 07 Jan 1978

India posted its largest innings win when it trounced West Indies by an innings and 272 runs in the just concluded test at Rajkot to provide its sixth innings victory against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending runs.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won inns & 272 runs v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
2 India won inns & 126 runs v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
3 India won inns & 112 runs v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
4 India won inns & 092 runs v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
5 India won inns & 051 runs v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
6 India won inns & 015 runs v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
Kuldeep Yadav’s five for 57 in the third innings at Rajkot provides the 99th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets when a team was asked to follow on after fielding first

Kuldeep Yadav’s five for 57 in the third innings at Rajkot provides the 99th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets when a team was asked to follow on after fielding first

Kuldeep Yadav of  India  captured five for 57 in the just concluded  test against West Indies  at Rajkot  to  provide the  99th occasion of a bowler  capturing five  or more wickets  in the third innings of a test when a team had  been asked to follow on after fielding first. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 W Bates 33.0×4 14 74 7 3 Eng Aus Melbourne 19 Jan 1883
2 W Barnes 38.3×4 26 31 6 3 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
3 J Briggs 38.1×4 17 45 6 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 19 Jul 1886
4 GA Lohmann 37.0×4 14 68 5 3 Eng Aus The Oval 12 Aug 1886
5 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
6 J Briggs 28.0 7 87 6 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 24 Mar 1892
7 J Briggs 35.0×5 6 114 5 3 Eng Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1893
8 C Heseltine 16.2×5 3 38 5 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 02 Mar 1896
9 MA Noble 17.0 1 49 6 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1898
10 MA Noble 33.0 7 84 5 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 14 Jan 1898
11 CE McLeod 48.0 24 65 5 3 Eng Eng Adelaide 14 Jan 1898
12 LC Braund 28.4 8 61 5 3 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1901
13 WP Howell 26.0 6 81 5 3 Aus SAF Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
14 C Kelleway 14.2 4 33 5 3 Aus SAF Manchester 27 May 1912
15 MW Tate 25.5×8 6 75 5 3 Eng Aus Melbourne 13 Feb 1925
16 AP Freeman 39.4 13 100 5 3 Eng SAF Manchester 27 Jul 1929
17 CV Grimmett 14.3 4 49 5 3 Aus Win Brisbane 16 Jan 1931
18 TW Wall 15.1 7 14 5 3 Aus SAF Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
19 CS Marriott 29.2 6 59 6 3 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1933
20 H Verity 22.3 8 43 8 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
21 CV Grimmett 36.4 17 56 5 3 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
22 GOB Allen 20.0 3 80 7 3 Eng Ind The Oval 15 Aug 1936
23 ERH Toshack 20.7v8 2 82 6 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
24 DVP Wright 32.2 6 80 5 3 Eng SAF Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
25 ERH Toshack 17.0×8 6 29 6 3 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
26 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 4 38 7 3 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
27 W Ferguson 40.0 6 116 5 3 Win Eng Georgetown 03 Mar 1948
28 WA Johnston 20.1×8 5 44 6 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
29 RR Lindwall 15.4×8 2 32 5 3 Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
30 AL Valentine 26.3 10 39 6 3 Win Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1950
31 R Tattersall 32.2 14 49 5 3 Eng SAF Lord’s 21 Jun 1951
32 AV Bedser 15.0 6 27 5 3 Eng Ind Manchester 17 Jul 1952
33 MH Mankad 24.2 3 79 5 3 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
34 FH Tyson 21.3 7 28 6 3 Eng SAF Nottingham 09 Jun 1955
35 SP Gupte 32.4 19 45 5 3 Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
36 AL Valentine 22.4 11 32 5 3 Win NZl Christchurch 18 Feb 1956
37 DS Atkinson 31.0 12 66 5 3 Win NZl Wellington 03 Mar 1956
38 JC Laker 41.3 21 55 6 3 Eng Aus Leeds 12 Jul 1956
39 JC Laker 51.2 23 53 10 3 Eng Aus Manchester 26 Jul 1956
40 JB Statham 41.2 12 118 5 3 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
41 GAR Lock 16.0 7 20 6 3 Eng Win The Oval 22 Aug 1957
42 R Benaud 21.0×8 6 49 5 3 Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
43 R Benaud 41.0×8 8 84 5 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
44 R Gilchrist 21.0 7 55 6 3 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
45 GAR Lock 28.2 13 53 6 3 Eng NZl Christchurch 27 Feb 1959
46 JB Statham 21.0 10 31 5 3 Eng Ind Nottingham 04 Jun 1959
47 JB Statham 21.0 6 34 5 3 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1960
48 LR Gibbs 46.0 16 98 6 3 Win Eng Manchester 06 Jun 1963
49 FJ Titmus 45.5 19 66 5 3 Eng SAF Durban 04 Dec 1964
50 FJ Titmus 26.0 17 19 5 3 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
51 LR Gibbs 41.0 16 69 5 3 Win Eng Manchester 02 Jun 1966
52 LR Gibbs 19.0 6 39 6 3 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
53 Mushtaq Mohd 18.0 2 49 5 3 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
54 G Dymock 27.0×8 7 58 5 3 Aus NZl Adelaide 26 Jan 1974
55 CM Old 08.0 3 21 5 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
56 AW Greig 15.0×8 3 51 5 3 Eng NZl Auckland 20 Feb 1975
57 IT Botham 20.5 8 34 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
58 IT Botham 29.0 8 70 5 3 Eng Ind Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
59 TM Alderman 35.3 6 135 6 3 Aus Eng Leeds 16 Jul 1981
60 RGD Willis 28.0 3 101 6 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
61 Mudassar Nazar 19.0 7 32 6 3 Pak Eng Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
62 Abdul Qadir 50.5 12 142 7 3 Pak Aus Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982
63 TG Hogan 25.2 6 66 5 3 Aus Srl Kandy 22 Apr 1983
64 RJ Hadlee 18.0 6 28 5 3 NZl Eng Christchurch 03 Feb 1984
65 RA Harper 28.4 12 57 6 3 Win Eng Manchester 26 Jul 1984
66 RM Ellison 17.0 3 46 5 3 Eng Aus The Oval 29 Aug 1985
67 CA Walsh 30.2 6 73 5 3 Aus NZl Auckland 27 Feb 1987
68 MG Hughes 21.0 7 67 5 3 Aus Srl Perth 12 Feb 1988
69 DV Lawrence 25.5 4 106 5 3 Eng Win The Oval 08 Aug 1991
70 A Kumble 21.0 7 64 6 3 Ind Eng Chennai 11 Feb 1993
71 A Kumble 38.5 16 70 5 3 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
72 SK Warne 19.5 9 31 6 3 Aus NZl Hobart 26 Nov 1993
73 A Kumble 27.3 9 59 7 3 Ind Srl Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
74 CA Walsh 15.2 8 18 6 3 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
75 M Muralitharan 20.3 4 33 5 3 Srl Zim Col-RPS 11 Sep 1996
76 M Muralitharan 42.5 13 94 7 3 Srl Zim Kandy 07 Jan 1998
77 AA Donald 40.0 14 88 6 3 SAF Eng Manchester 02 Jul 1998
78 M Muralitharan 35.0 5 84 7 3 Srl SAF Galle 20 Jul 2000
79 M Ntini 31.4 12 66 6 3 SAF NZl Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
80 GD McGrath 15.3 6 43 5 3 Aus Eng The Oval 23 Aug 2001
81 GD McGrath 12.3 4 21 5 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
82 Danish Kaneria 32.0 3 110 5 3 Pak NZl Lahore 01 May 2002
83 Harbhajan Singh 28.3 12 48 7 3 Ind Win Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
84 SCG MacGill 48.0 10 152 5 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
85 A Kumble 30.0 10 72 6 3 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
86 DL Vettori 28.2 9 100 6 3 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
87 IK Pathan 09.0 2 32 5 3 Ind Ban Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
88 RJ Peterson 13.0 2 33 5 3 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
89 M Muralitharan 13.0 3 26 6 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
90 ST Finn 10.0 2 42 5 3 Eng Ban Manchester 04 Jun 2010
91 SL Malinga 17.0 2 50 5 3 Srl Ind Galle 18 Jul 2010
92 GP Swann 38.0 6 106 6 3 Eng Ind The Oval 18 Aug 2011
93 R Ashwin 26.5 9 54 6 3 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 23 Aug 2012
94 JL Pattinson 08.0 2 27 5 3 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
95 JM Anderson 27.0 9 58 5 3 Eng Srl Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
96 R Ashwin 25.0 8 83 7 3 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
97 RA Jadeja 39.0 5 152 5 3 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
98 KA Maharaj 17.3 5 59 5 3 SAF Zim Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2017
99 Kuldeep Yadav 14.0 2 57 5 3 Ind Win Rajkot 04 Oct 2018

Kuldeep Yadav of  India  captured five for 57 in the just concluded  test against West Indies  at Rajkot  to  provide the 12th occasion of an Indian bowler  capturing five  or more wickets  in the third innings of a test when a team had  been asked to follow on after fielding first. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 24.2 3 79 5 3 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
2 SP Gupte 32.4 19 45 5 3 Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 A Kumble 21.0 7 64 6 3 Ind Eng Chennai 11 Feb 1993
4 A Kumble 38.5 16 70 5 3 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
5 A Kumble 27.3 9 59 7 3 Ind Srl Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
6 Harbhajan Singh 28.3 12 48 7 3 Ind Win Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
7 A Kumble 30.0 10 72 6 3 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
8 IK Pathan 09.0 2 32 5 3 Ind Ban Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
9 R Ashwin 26.5 9 54 6 3 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 23 Aug 2012
10 R Ashwin 25.0 8 83 7 3 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
11 RA Jadeja 39.0 5 152 5 3 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
12 Kuldeep Yadav 14.0 2 57 5 3 Ind Win Rajkot 04 Oct 2018

Kuldeep Yadav of  India  captured five for 57 in the just concluded  test against West Indies  at Rajkot  to  provide the  ninth occasion of a bowler  capturing five  or more wickets  in the third innings of a test against West Indies when West Indies had been asked to follow on after fielding first. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CV Grimmett 14.3 4 49 5 3 Aus Win Brisbane 16 Jan 1931
2 CS Marriott 29.2 6 59 6 3 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1933
3 JB Statham 41.2 12 118 5 3 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
4 GAR Lock 16.0 7 20 6 3 Eng Win The Oval 22 Aug 1957
5 DV Lawrence 25.5 4 106 5 3 Eng Win The Oval 08 Aug 1991
6 Harbhajan Singh 28.3 12 48 7 3 Ind Win Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
7 JL Pattinson 08.0 2 27 5 3 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
8 R Ashwin 25.0 8 83 7 3 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
9 Kuldeep Yadav 14.0 2 57 5 3 Ind Win Rajkot 04 Oct 2018

Kuldeep Yadav of India captured five for 57 in the just concluded test against West Indies at Rajkot to provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in the third innings of a test against West Indies when West  Indies was asked to follow on after fielding first. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Harbhajan Singh 28.3 12 48 7 3 Ind Win Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
2 R Ashwin 25.0 8 83 7 3 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
3 Kuldeep Yadav 14.0 2 57 5 3 Ind Win Rajkot 04 Oct 2018