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Sri Lanka wins the historic test – Teams dismissed for a total of less than 99 runs in the third innings of the test and winning the test

Sri Lanka wins the historic test – Teams dismissed for a total of less than 99 runs in the third innings of the test and winning the test

Sri Lanka was dismissed for 96 in the third innings of the test against Pakistan in the just concluded test at Dubai {DSC}. Pakistan was dismissed for 248 in its second innings, leaving Sri Lanka victorious by 68  runs to provide the fourth  occasion of a team winning the test after being dismissed all out for a total less than 99 in  the third innings of a test.

The first such occasion was in Jul 1988, when Australia won the test at Lord’s against England. Australia was dismissed for 60 in the third innings. The second such occasion was witnessed when England beat Australia at The Oval in Aug 1896. England was dismissed for 84 in the third innings of this test. Australia won the test against England at Manchester in July 1902 after being dismissed for 86 in the third innings of this test. Sri Lanka’s win came after 115 years when  it won the Dubai test against Pakistan. 

No Team Score Overs Lead Inns Res` Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 60 29.2×4 123 3 won v England Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
2 England 84 49.0×5 110 3 won v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1896
3 Australia 86 47.4 123 3 won v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902
4 Sri Lanka 96 26.0 316 3 Won v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 06 Oct 2017

Sri Lanka’s 96 was the highest third innings total and the lead of 316 was also the highest lead amongst the four wins that has been carved by the teams under this category of statistics

Ten plus wickets in a test against Bangladesh

Ten plus wickets in a test against Bangladesh

K Rabada of South Africa captured 10 for 63 in the just concluded test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein to provide the 15th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against Bangladesh. All such occasions are tabulated below.  

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Danish Kaneria 28.0 06 094 12 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
2 M Muralitharan 45.1 10 111 10 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
3 M Muralitharan 44.4 12 098 10 Srl Ban Colombo (PSS) 21 Jul 2002
4 PR Adams 31.1 08 106 10 SAF Ban Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
5 SCG MacGill 44.0 12 133 10 Aus Ban Cairns 25 Jul 2003
6 Shoaib Akhtar 34.5 06 080 10 Pak Ban Peshawar 27 Aug 2003
7 DL Vettori 60.4 21 170 12 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
8 IK Pathan 31.0 10 096 11 Ind Ban Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
9 M Muralitharan 35.5 11 082 12 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
10 M Muralitharan 70.0 17 190 10 Srl Ban Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
11 Z Khan 39.3 05 149 10 Ind Ban Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
12 GP Swann 78.3 19 217 10 Eng Ban Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
13 HMRKB Herath 64.3 15 157 12 Srl Ban Colombo (RPS) 16 Mar 2013
14 NM Lyon 69.2 18 154 13 Aus Ban Chittagong 04 Sep 2017
15 K Rabada 24.5 05 063 10 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

M Muralitharan has captured  ten or more wickets in a test against Bangladesh on four occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Muralitharan 45.1 10 111 10 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
2 M Muralitharan 44.4 12 098 10 Srl Ban Colombo (PSS) 21 Jul 2002
3 M Muralitharan 35.5 11 082 12 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
4 M Muralitharan 70.0 17 190 10 Srl Ban Dhaka 26 Dec 2008

 

South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test

South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test

K Rabada captured ten wickets conceding 63 runs in the just concluded Bloemfontein test against Bangladesh to provide the 31st occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 SJ Snooke 53.0 09 127 12 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
3 AEE Vogler 52.1 06 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
4 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
5 EP Nupen 51.4 04 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
6 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
7 HJ Tayfield 74.0×8 26 192 13 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
8 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
9 PM Pollock 47.5 23 087 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
10 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
11 PS de Villiers 59.3 20 123 10 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1994
12 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
13 AA Donald 50.1 15 113 11 v Zimbabwe Harare 13 Oct 1995
14 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
15 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
16 PR Adams 31.1 08 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
17 M Ntini 48.0 08 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
18 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
19 A Nel 37.4 06 088 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
20 M Ntini 44.5 06 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
21 M Ntini 33.0 05 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
22 DW Steyn 31.3 04 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
23 DW Steyn 24.3 06 091 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
24 DW Steyn 49.2 09 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
25 DW Steyn 34.5 07 108 10 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
26 VD Philander 24.1 03 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
27 VD Philander 30.5 06 114 10 v New Zealand Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
28 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
29 K Rabada 39.4 08 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
30 K Rabada 29.0 05 092 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
31 K Rabada 24.5 05 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

K Rabada became the second South African bowler to capture ten wickets in a test against Bangladesh. PR Adams had captured 10 for 106 at Chittagong in Apr 2003. Both the occasions are tabulated below. K Rabada now has the best bowling figures in a test against Bangladesh

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Adams 31.1 08 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
2 K Rabada 24.5 05 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

K Rabada became the fourth South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in match on three or more occasions. Others are DW Steyn {05}, M Ntini {04} and AA Donald {03}. The performance of these four bowlers are tabulated below

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 31.3 04 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
2 DW Steyn 24.3 06 091 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
3 DW Steyn 49.2 09 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
4 DW Steyn 34.5 07 108 10 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
5 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
                 
1 M Ntini 48.0 08 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
2 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
3 M Ntini 44.5 06 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
4 M Ntini 33.0 05 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
                 
1 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
2 AA Donald 50.1 15 113 11 v Zimbabwe Harare 13 Oct 1995
3 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
                 
1 K Rabada 39.4 08 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 K Rabada 29.0 05 092 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
3 K Rabada 24.5 05 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

K Rabada’s 10 for 63 provide the 18th occasion of a South African bowler capturing exact ten wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 24.5 05 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 PM Pollock 47.5 23 087 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
3 A Nel 37.4 06 088 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
4 DW Steyn 24.3 06 091 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
5 K Rabada 29.0 05 092 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
6 DW Steyn 31.3 04 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
7 VD Philander 24.1 03 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
8 PR Adams 31.1 08 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
9 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
10 DW Steyn 34.5 07 108 10 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
11 VD Philander 30.5 06 114 10 v New Zealand Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
12 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
13 PS de Villiers 59.3 20 123 10 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1994
14 M Ntini 33.0 05 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
15 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
16 DW Steyn 49.2 09 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
17 M Ntini 44.5 06 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
18 M Ntini 48.0 08 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003

 

K Rabada’s 10 for 63 represent the best bowling effort by a South African bowelr who has taken exact ten wickets in a test. The previous best was 10 for 87 by PM Pollock against England at Nottingham in Aug 1965

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 24.5 05 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 PM Pollock 47.5 23 087 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965

 

Sri Lanka set to win a historic test

Sri Lanka set to win a historic test

Sri Lanka were dismissed for 96 in the third innings of the test against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai {DSC}. At the end of the fourth day of the test Pakistan had scored 198 for 5 and need 119 runs to win the test. If Sri Lanka wins this test, it  would provide the fourth  occasion of a team winning the test after being dismissed all out for a total less than 99 in  the third innings of a test. Two wins of these three occasions were in 1888  and 1896 respectively and  third win was in 1902. Thus if Sri Lanka carves a  win in this test, the win in this category of stats will be after 115 years.

Team Score Overs Lead Inns Result` Opposition Ground Start Date
Sri Lanka 96 26.0 316 3 – v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 06 Oct 2017
Australia 60 29.2×4 123 3 won v England Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
England 84 49.0×5 110 3 won v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1896
Australia 86 47.4 123 3 won v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902

 

Bangladesh’s test losses by an innings margin

Bangladesh’s test losses by an innings margin

Bangladesh lost the just concluded second test against South Africa at Bloemfontein  by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 37th occasion of Bangladesh losing  a test  by an innings margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 310 runs lost 1st v West Indies Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 264 runs won 1st v Pakistan Multan 29 Aug 2001
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 261 runs lost 1st v England Lord’s 26 May 2005
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
5 Bangladesh lost inns & 248 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
6 Bangladesh lost inns & 239 runs won 2nd v India Dhaka 25 May 2007
7 Bangladesh lost inns & 234 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 25 Jun 2007
8 Bangladesh lost inns & 205 runs lost 2nd v South Africa Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
9 Bangladesh lost inns & 196 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 21 Jul 2002
10 Bangladesh lost inns & 193 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Kandy 11 Jul 2007
11 Bangladesh lost inns & 184 runs lost 1st v Pakistan Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
12 Bangladesh lost inns & 178 runs lost 1st v Pakistan Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
13 Bangladesh lost inns & 169 runs won 1st v Pakistan Chittagong 16 Jan 2002
14 Bangladesh lost inns & 160 runs won 1st v South Africa Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
15 Bangladesh lost inns & 140 runs lost 1st v India Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
16 Bangladesh lost inns & 137 runs lost 1st v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2008
17 Bangladesh lost inns & 137 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
18 Bangladesh lost inns & 132 runs lost 1st v Australia Darwin 18 Jul 2003
19 Bangladesh lost inns & 129 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
20 Bangladesh lost inns & 107 runs won 2nd v South Africa East London 18 Oct 2002
21 Bangladesh lost inns & 101 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
22 Bangladesh lost inns & 099 runs won 1st v New Zealand Dhaka 19 Oct 2004
23 Bangladesh lost inns & 099 runs won 1st v West Indies Kingston 04 Jun 2004
24 Bangladesh lost inns & 098 runs lost 1st v Australia Cairns 25 Jul 2003
25 Bangladesh lost inns & 096 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2005
26 Bangladesh lost inns & 090 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Jul 2007
27 Bangladesh lost inns & 083 runs lost 2nd v India Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
28 Bangladesh lost inns & 080 runs won 1st v Australia Chittagong 16 Apr 2006
29 Bangladesh lost inns & 080 runs lost 2nd v England Manchester 04 Jun 2010
30 Bangladesh lost inns & 074 runs lost 1st v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 2001
31 Bangladesh lost inns & 069 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Sep 2005
32 Bangladesh lost inns & 060 runs won 1st v South Africa Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
33 Bangladesh lost inns & 052 runs won 2nd v New Zealand Hamilton 18 Dec 2001
34 Bangladesh lost inns & 048 runs won 1st v South Africa Centurion 26 Nov 2008
35 Bangladesh lost inns & 032 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
36 Bangladesh lost inns & 027 runs lost 1st v England Chester-le-Street 03 Jun 2005
37 Bangladesh lost inns & 018 runs lost 2nd v South Africa Dhaka 01 May 2003

Bangladesh inserted South Africa at Bloemfontein and lost the test to provide the fifth occasion of Bangladesh losing a test after it had inserted the opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 239 runs won 2nd v India Dhaka 25 May 2007
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 129 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 107 runs won 2nd v South Africa East London 18 Oct 2002
5 Bangladesh lost inns & 052 runs won 2nd v New Zealand Hamilton 18 Dec 2001

Bangladesh inserted South Africa at Bloemfontein and lost the test by an innings and 254 runs to provide its largest loss by an innings when it has inserted the opposition. Prior to this loss, it had lost the Dhaka test against India in May 2007 by an innings and 239 runs. Both the occasions are detailed below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 239 runs won 2nd v India Dhaka 25 May 2007
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 129 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 107 runs won 2nd v South Africa East London 18 Oct 2002
5 Bangladesh lost inns & 052 runs won 2nd v New Zealand Hamilton 18 Dec 2001

Bangladesh inserted South Africa at Bloemfontein and lost the test to provide the fifth occasion of Bangladesh losing a test after it had inserted the opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 239 runs won 2nd v India Dhaka 25 May 2007
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 129 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 107 runs won 2nd v South Africa East London 18 Oct 2002
5 Bangladesh lost inns & 052 runs won 2nd v New Zealand Hamilton 18 Dec 2001

Bangladesh lost the just concluded second test against South Africa at Bloemfontein by an innings and 254 runs to provide the fourth occasion of Bangladesh losing  a test  by an innings and 250 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh lost inns & 310 runs lost 1st v West Indies Dhaka 8 Dec 2002
2 Bangladesh lost inns & 264 runs won 1st v Pakistan Multan 29 Aug 2001
3 Bangladesh lost inns & 261 runs lost 1st v England Lord’s 26 May 2005
4 Bangladesh lost inns & 254 runs won 2nd v South Africa Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

Teams winning the test by an innings and 250 plus runs – South Africa joins the list

Teams winning the test by an innings and 250 plus runs – South Africa joins the list

South Africa won the just concluded second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a test by an innings and 250 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won inns & 579 runs won 1st v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 Australia won inns & 360 runs won 1st v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
3 West Indies won inns & 336 runs won 1st v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
4 Australia won inns & 332 runs won 1st v England Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
5 Pakistan won inns & 324 runs won 1st v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
6 West Indies won inns & 322 runs won 1st v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
7 West Indies won inns & 310 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
8 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
9 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
10 England won inns & 285 runs won 1st v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
11 England won inns & 283 runs won 1st v West Indies Leeds 25 May 2007
12 Pakistan won inns & 264 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
13 England won inns & 261 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Lord’s 26 May 2005
14 Australia won inns & 259 runs won 1st v South Africa Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
15 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
16 Sri Lanka won inns & 254 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004

 

South Africa was inserted by the opposition in this  test and won it by an innings and 250 plus runs. It  provides the third occasion of a team winning the test by an innings and 250 plus runs after being asked to bat first after losing the toss. All such occasion are listed below.

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
3 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

South Africa’s innings win in tests – carves its first victory by an innings and 250 plus runs

South Africa’s innings win in tests – carves its first victory by an innings and 250 plus runs

South Africa won the just concluded second test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 45th occasion of South Africa winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 South Africa won inns & 229 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2001
3 South Africa won inns & 220 runs lost 1st v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
4 South Africa won inns & 219 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Harare 11 Nov 1999
5 South Africa won inns & 208 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 1993
6 South Africa won inns & 205 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
7 South Africa won inns & 193 runs won 1st v New Zealand Port Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
8 South Africa won inns & 180 runs won 1st v New Zealand Wellington 06 Mar 1953
9 South Africa won inns & 160 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
10 South Africa won inns & 142 runs won 1st v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
11 South Africa won inns & 129 runs won 1st v Australia Durban 05 Feb 1970
12 South Africa won inns & 129 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
13 South Africa won inns & 118 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 12 Jan 2017
14 South Africa won inns & 107 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
15 South Africa won inns & 100 runs won 2nd v West Indies Durban 10 Jan 2008
16 South Africa won inns & 092 runs won 2nd v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
17 South Africa won inns & 092 runs lost 2nd v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
18 South Africa won inns & 090 runs lost 2nd v India Ahmedabad 03 Apr 2008
19 South Africa won inns & 086 runs lost 2nd v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
20 South Africa won inns & 081 runs won 2nd v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
21 South Africa won inns & 080 runs won 2nd v Australia Hobart 12 Nov 2016
22 South Africa won inns & 074 runs lost 2nd v England Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
23 South Africa won inns & 071 runs lost 2nd v India Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
24 South Africa won inns & 065 runs won 2nd v West Indies Durban 26 Dec 2003
25 South Africa won inns & 064 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 08 Nov 2002
26 South Africa won inns & 062 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Centurion 11 Mar 2005
27 South Africa won inns & 060 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
28 South Africa won inns & 059 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
29 South Africa won inns & 058 runs won 1st v New Zealand Durban 11 Dec 1953
30 South Africa won inns & 051 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
31 South Africa won inns & 048 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Centurion 26 Nov 2008
32 South Africa won inns & 037 runs lost 2nd v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2000
33 South Africa won inns & 027 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
34 South Africa won inns & 025 runs won 2nd v India Centurion 16 Dec 2010
35 South Africa won inns & 021 runs lost 2nd v Zimbabwe Cape Town 04 Mar 2005
36 South Africa won inns & 021 runs won 2nd v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
37 South Africa won inns & 020 runs lost 2nd v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
38 South Africa won inns & 018 runs won 1st v Pakistan Centurion 22 Feb 2013
39 South Africa won inns & 018 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Dhaka 01 May 2003
40 South Africa won inns & 016 runs lost 2nd v England Cape Town 30 Mar 1906
41 South Africa won inns & 013 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Bloemfontein 29 Oct 1999
42 South Africa won inns & 012 runs lost 2nd v New Zealand Christchurch 27 Feb 1932
43 South Africa won inns & 012 runs lost 2nd v England The Oval 19 Jul 2012
44 South Africa won inns & 007 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Centurion 20 Jan 2001
45 South Africa won inns & 006 runs won 1st v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010

 

This win represent South Africa’s largest innings victory margin in tests. Its previous best was against Sri Lanka at Cape Town in Jan 2001 when South Africa had carved a win by an innings and 229 runs. This win provides South Africa’s first ever test win by an innings and 250 plus runs

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 South Africa won inns & 229 runs lost 2nd v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2001

 

This win provides the eighth occasion of South Africa winning a test against Bangladesh by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 South Africa won inns & 205 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
3 South Africa won inns & 160 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
4 South Africa won inns & 129 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
5 South Africa won inns & 107 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
6 South Africa won inns & 060 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
7 South Africa won inns & 048 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Centurion 26 Nov 2008
8 South Africa won inns & 018 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Dhaka 01 May 2003

 

South Africa was inserted by Bangladesh in this test and won by an innings and 254 tuns to provide the fifth occasion of South Africa winning a test by an innings margin when it was asked to bat first after losing  the toss. All such  occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
2 South Africa won inns & 220 runs lost 1st v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
3 South Africa won inns & 129 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
4 South Africa won inns & 107 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
5 South Africa won inns & 007 runs lost 1st v Sri Lanka Centurion 20 Jan 2001

 

Teams winning a test by an innings and 250 plus runs

Teams winning a test by an innings and 250 plus runs

South Africa won the just concluded second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a test by an innings and 250 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won inns & 579 runs won 1st v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 Australia won inns & 360 runs won 1st v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
3 West Indies won inns & 336 runs won 1st v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
4 Australia won inns & 332 runs won 1st v England Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
5 Pakistan won inns & 324 runs won 1st v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
6 West Indies won inns & 322 runs won 1st v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
7 West Indies won inns & 310 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
8 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
9 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
10 England won inns & 285 runs won 1st v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
11 England won inns & 283 runs won 1st v West Indies Leeds 25 May 2007
12 Pakistan won inns & 264 runs lost 2nd v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
13 England won inns & 261 runs won 2nd v Bangladesh Lord’s 26 May 2005
14 Australia won inns & 259 runs won 1st v South Africa Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
15 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
16 Sri Lanka won inns & 254 runs won 2nd v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004

 

South Africa was inserted by the opposition in this  test and won it by an innings and 250 plus runs. It  provides the third occasion of a team winning the test by an innings and 250 plus runs after being asked to bat first after losing the toss. All such occasion are listed below.

 

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand won inns & 301 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 New Zealand won inns & 294 runs lost 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
3 South Africa won inns & 254 runs lost 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

Instances of batsmen posting two 200 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

Instances of batsmen posting two 200 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

South African batsmen D Elgar-AK Markram added 243 runs for  the first wicket and HM Amla-F du Plessis added 247 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein to provide the 25th occasion of batsmen posting  two  200 plus  runs partnerships in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CJ Barnett, L Hutton 1 219 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
  2 DCS Compton, E Paynter 5 206 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
                   
2 1 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 J Hardstaff jnr, L Hutton 6 215 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
                   
3 1 RN Harvey, CC McDonald 3 295 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  2 RG Archer, KR Miller 5 220 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                   
4 1 TW Graveney, PE Richardson 2 266 1 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
  2 TW Graveney, PBH May 3 207 1 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
                   
5 1 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 201 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  2 BC Booth, RB Simpson 5 219 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
                   
6 1 DL Amiss, JH Edrich 2 221 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
  2 MH Denness, AW Greig 5 202 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
                   
7 1 Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas 4 287 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
  2 Imran Khan, Saleem Malik 6 207 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
                   
8 1 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes 1 296 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
  2 PJL Dujon, CH Lloyd 6 207 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
                   
9 1 CWJ Athey, BC Broad 1 223 1 Eng Aus Perth 28 Nov 1986
  2 DI Gower, CJ Richards 6 207 1 Eng Aus Perth 28 Nov 1986
                   
10 1 A Flower, GW Flower 4 269 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
  2 GW Flower, GJ Whittall 5 233* 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
                   
11 1 ML Hayden, SR Waugh 4 207 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
  2 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 6 233 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
                   
12 1 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 232 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
  2 RD Jacobs, BC Lara 6 282* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
                   
13 1 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 1 245 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  2 JH Kallis, AG Prince 5 267 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
                   
14 1 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  2 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
                   
14 1 TT Samaraweera, KC Sangakkara 4 204 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
  2 TM Dilshan, TT Samaraweera 5 207 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
                   
16 1 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 239 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  2 BJ Haddin, MJ North 6 200 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
                   
17 1 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
  2 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
                   
18 1 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  2 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
                   
19 1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 230 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
  2 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis 4 224 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
                   
20 1 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 288 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  2 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
                   
21 1 HM Amla, GC Smith 2 259 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
  2 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
                   
22 1 MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan 4 259 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
  2 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 228 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
                   
23 1 Azhar Ali, Younis Khan 3 250 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
  2 Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali 5 207 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
                   
24 1 JA Burns, UT Khawaja 2 258 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  2 SPD Smith, AC Voges 4 223* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
                   
25 1 D Elgar, AK Markram 1 243 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla, F du Plessis 4 247 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

South African batsmen D Elgar-AK Markram added 243 runs for  the first wicket and HM Amla-F du Plessis added 247 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein to provide the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting  two  200 plus  runs partnerships in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AB de Villiers, GC Smith 1 245 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  2 JH Kallis, AG Prince 5 267 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
                   
2 1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 230 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
  2 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis 4 224 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
                   
3 1 HM Amla, GC Smith 2 259 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
  2 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
                   
4 1 D Elgar, AK Markram 1 243 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla, F du Plessis 4 247 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

South African batsmen D Elgar-AK Markram added 243 runs for  the first wicket and HM Amla-F du Plessis added 247 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting  two 200 plus  runs partnerships in a test innings against Bangladesh. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Azhar Ali, Younis Khan 3 250 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
  2 Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali 5 207 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
                   
2 1 D Elgar, AK Markram 1 243 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
  2 HM Amla, F du Plessis 4 247 1 SAF Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017

 

Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Four South African batsmen – DA Elgar {113}, A Markram {143}, HM Amla {132} and F du Plessis {135 not out} scored centuries in the ongoing second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh  to  provide  the 21st occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Eng 1 Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938 4
2 Win 1 Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948 4
3 Aus 2 Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955 5
4 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983 4
5 Win 2 Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983 4
6 Pak 2 Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000 4
7 Srl 2 Ind Col-SSC) 29 Aug 2001 4
8 Pak 2 Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001 5
9 NZl 1 Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001 4
10 NZl 1 Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003 4
11 SAF 1 Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
12 Win 2 SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
13 Pak 1 Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006 4
14 Eng 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007 4
15 Ind 1 Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007 4
16 Srl 2 Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007 4
17 Srl 1 Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008 4
18 Aus 2 Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009 4
19 Ind 2 SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010 4
20 Aus 1 Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015 4
21 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 4

It also provides the second such occasion by South African batsmen. Both the occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was against West Indies at St John’s in Apr 2005

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 SAF 1 Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
2 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 4

It also provides the fourth such occasion against Bangladesh. All such occasions are listed below. Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa are the four teams to accomplish the feat against Bangladesh

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Pak 2 Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001 5
2 Ind 1 Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007 4
3 Srl 2 Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007 4
4 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 4