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AN Cook emulates L Hutton in scoring four double centuries while opening the innings for England

AN Cook emulates L Hutton in scoring four double centuries while opening the innings for England

AN Cook of England registered his fourth double century as an opening batsman when he scored 243 against West Indies at Nottingham in the ongoing test. He became the second England opening batsman to score four double centuries after L Hutton. The following table lists the feats of these two opening batsmen who have accomplished the feat

1 AN COOK OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 235* 2 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
  2 294 2 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
  3 263 1 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  4 243 1 1 v West Indies Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
2 L HUTTON OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 364 1 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 206 1 2 v New Zealand The Oval 13 Aug 1949
  3 202* 1 2 v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
  4 205 1 2 v West Indies Kingston

30 Mar 1954

 

 

Most consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya joins the elite list of batsmen

Most consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya joins the elite list of batsmen

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the 12th batsman in the annals of test cricket  to score three or more consecutive sixes  in a test innings. He became the ninth batsman to score three consecutive sixes in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 Shahid Afridi 4 103 Harbhajan Singh Pak Ind Lahore 2006
2 Kapil Dev 4 077* EE Hemmings Ind Eng Lord’s 1990
3 AB de Villiers 4 163 AB McDonald SAF Aus Cape Town 2008/09
                 
4 WR Hammond 3 336*   J Newman Eng NZl Auckland 1932/33
5 ST Clarke 3 035* Mohammad Nazir Win Pak Faisalabad 1980/81
6 WJ Cronje 3 082   Muttiah Muralitharan SAF Srl Pretoria 1997/98
7 TG Southee 3 020   Zulfiqar Babar NZl Pak Dubai 2014/15
8 NJ Astle 3 222   Andy Caddick NZl Eng Christchurch 2002
9 JH Kallis 3 054  Graeme Cremer SAF Zim Cape Town 2005
10 MS Dhoni 4 069 Dave Mohammad Ind Win Antigua 2006
11 BC Lara 4 216 Danish Kaneria Win Pak Multan 2006
12 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the third Indian batsman in the annals of test cricket to score three or more consecutive sixes in a test innings. He became the first Indian batsman to score three consecutive sixes in a test innings which was a three figure innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 Kapil Dev 4 077* EE Hemmings Ind Eng Lord’s 1990
2 MS Dhoni 4 069 Dave Mohammad Ind Win Antigua 2006
3 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the second batsman in the annals of test cricket  to score three or more consecutive sixes  in a test innings against Sri Lanka. WJ Cronje has score three consecutive boundary sixes off M Muralitharan at Pretoria in 1997-96 in his  knock of 82.  HH Pandya  became the first batsman to score three consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings against Sri Lanka which was a three figure innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
6 WJ Cronje 3 082   Muttiah Muralitharan SAF Srl Pretoria 1997/98
12 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

Seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya of India is the latest addition to the list

Seven or more boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya of India is the latest addition to the list

HH Pandya of India scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 108 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test to provide the  29th occasion of a batsman scoring seven or  more boundary sixes in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Wasim Akram 257* 12 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
2 NJ Astle 222 11 New Zealand v England Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
3 ML Hayden 380 11 Australia v Zimbabwe Perth 09 Oct 2003
4 BB McCullum 202 11 New Zealand v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
5 BB McCullum 195 11 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
6 BA Stokes 258 11 England v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
7 WR Hammond 336* 10 England v New Zealand Auckland 31 Mar 1933
8 CL Cairns 120 09 New Zealand v Zimbabwe Auckland 20 Jan 1996
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 09 Pakistan v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
10 TG Southee 77* 09 New Zealand v England Napier 22 Mar 2008
11 CH Gayle 333 09 West Indies v Sri Lanka Galle 15 Nov 2010
12 NS Sidhu 124 08 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
13 AC Gilchrist 204* 08 Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
14 KC Sangakkara 319 08 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
15 B Sutcliffe 80* 07 New Zealand v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1953
16 IVA Richards 110* 07 West Indies v England St John’s 11 Apr 1986
17 CG Greenidge 213 07 West Indies v New Zealand Auckland 27 Feb 1987
18 CL Cairns 158 07 New Zealand v South Africa Auckland 18 Mar 2004
19 A Flintoff 167 07 England v West Indies Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
20 KP Pietersen 158 07 England v Australia The Oval 08 Sep 2005
21 Shahid Afridi 103 07 Pakistan v India Lahore 13 Jan 2006
22 BC Lara 216 07 West Indies v Pakistan Multan 19 Nov 2006
23 CH Gayle 197 07 West Indies v New Zealand Napier 19 Dec 2008
24 AB de Villiers 163 07 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
25 V Sehwag 293 07 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
26 Harbhajan Singh 111* 07 India v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
27 Tamim Iqbal 206 07 Bangladesh v Pakistan Khulna 28 Apr 2015
28 MA Starc 84 07 Australia v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
29 HH Pandya 108 07 India v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 108 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test to provide the  fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring seven or  more boundary sixes in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 NS Sidhu 124 08 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
2 V Sehwag 293 07 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
3 Harbhajan Singh 111* 07 India v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
4 HH Pandya 108 07 India v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 108 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test to provide the  fifth occasion of a batsman scoring seven or  more boundary sixes in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 BB McCullum 195 11 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
2 CH Gayle 333 09 West Indies v Sri Lanka Galle 15 Nov 2010
3 NS Sidhu 124 08 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
4 V Sehwag 293 07 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
5 HH Pandya 108 07 India v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 108 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test to provide the  third occasion of a batsman scoring seven or  more boundary sixes in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 NS Sidhu 124 08 India v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
2 V Sehwag 293 07 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
3 HH Pandya 108 07 India v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

25 or more runs scored off an over in the annals of test cricket – HH Pandya of India joins the list

25 or more runs scored off an over in the annals of test cricket – HH Pandya of India joins the list

HH Pandya scored 26 runs off PM Pushpakumara in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to provide the 14th occasion of a batsman scoring 25 or more runs in an over in the annals  of test  cricket. All such occasions are listed below in the order of runs scored by the batsman.   HH Pandya became the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

 

No Batsman Runs Bowler Team Oppn Location Year
1 BC Lara (466444) 28 RJ Peterson Win SAF Johannesburg 2003-04
2 GJ Bailey (462466) 28 JM Anderson Aus Eng Perth 2013-14
3 Shahid Afridi (666621) 27 Harbhajan Singh Pak Ind Lahore 2005-06
4 CD McMillan (444464) 26 Younis Khan NZl Pak Hamilton 2000-01
5 BC Lara (406664) 26 Danish Kaneria Win Pak Multan 2006-07
6 MG Johnson (446066) 26 PL Harris Aus SAF Johannesburg 2008-09
7 BB McCullum (466046) 26 RAS Lakmal NZl Srl Christchurch 2014-15
8 HH Pandya (446660) 26 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017
9 AME Roberts (46266L) 25 IT Botham Win Eng Port-of-Spain 1980-81
10 B Sutcliffe (66061) & RW Blair(600) 25 HJ Tayfield NZl SAF Johannesburg 1953-54
11 NJ Astle (666L0) & CL Cairns (41) 25 AR Caddick NZl Eng Christchurch 2001-02
12 RR Sarwan (44444nb40) 25 MM Patel Win Ind Basseterre 2006
13 AB de Villiers (66661w) 25 AB McDonald SAF Aus Cape Town 2008-09
14 LRPL Taylor (nb41666) & JS Patel (1) 25 NM Hauritz NZl Aus Hamilton 2009-10

 

HH Pandya scored 26 runs off PM Pushpakumara in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring 25 or  more runs in an over in the annals  against Sri Lanka.  BB McCullum of New Zealand had scored 26 runs off RAS Lakmal at Christchurch in 2014-15. Botht the occasions are listed below in the order of runs scored by the batsman.

 

No Batsman Runs Bowler Team Oppn Location Year
1 BB McCullum (466046) 26 RAS Lakmal NZl Srl Christchurch 2014-15
2 HH Pandya (446660) 26 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

HH Pandya scored 26 runs off PM Pushpakumara in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring 25 or more runs in an over in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below in the order of runs scored by the batsman.

 

No Batsman Runs Bowler Team Oppn Location Year
1 BC Lara (466444) 28 RJ Peterson Win SAF Johannesburg 2003-04
2 GJ Bailey (462466) 28 JM Anderson Aus Eng Perth 2013-14
3 Shahid Afridi (666621) 27 Harbhajan Singh Pak Ind Lahore 2005-06
4 CD McMillan (444464) 26 Younis Khan NZl Pak Hamilton 2000-01
5 BC Lara (406664) 26 Danish Kaneria Win Pak Multan 2006-07
6 MG Johnson (446066) 26 PL Harris Aus SAF Johannesburg 2008-09
7 BB McCullum (466046) 26 RAS Lakmal NZl Srl Christchurch 2014-15
8 HH Pandya (446660) 26 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017
9 RR Sarwan (44444nb40) 25 MM Patel Win Ind Basseterre 2006
10 AB de Villiers (66661w) 25 AB McDonald SAF Aus Cape Town 2008-09

 

Indian batsmen scoring a century while batting at number eight – HH Pandya joins the elite list

Indian batsmen scoring a century while batting at number eight – HH Pandya joins the elite list

HH Pandya of India scored 108 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight.  He became the 12th Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RH Shodhan 110 2 v Pakistan Kolkata 12 Dec 1952
2 N Kapil Dev 116 2 v England Kanpur 30 Jan 1982
3 SMH Kirmani 102 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
4 N Kapil Dev 110 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
5 A Ratra 115* 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
6 AB Agarkar 109* 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
7 A Kumble 110* 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
8 IK Pathan 102 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
9 MS Dhoni 132* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
10 Harbhajan Singh 115 3 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
11 Harbhajan Singh 111* 2 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
12 MS Dhoni 144 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
13 R Ashwin 103 2 v West Indies Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
14 R Ashwin 124 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
15 WP Saha 117 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
16 HH Pandya 108 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

N Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and R Ashwin have scored two centuries while batting at number eight. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 N Kapil Dev 116 2 v England Kanpur 30 Jan 1982
  2 N Kapil Dev 110 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
               
2 1 MS Dhoni 132* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  2 MS Dhoni 144 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
               
3 1 Harbhajan Singh 115 3 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
  2 Harbhajan Singh 111* 2 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
               
4 1 R Ashwin 103 2 v West Indies Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
  2 R Ashwin 124 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013

 

HH Pandya of India scored 108 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century on away soil while batting at number eight. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 110 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
2 A Ratra 115* 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
3 AB Agarkar 109* 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
4 A Kumble 110* 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
5 HH Pandya 108 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya became the fifth batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka while batting at number eight. Others are Wasim Akram, DL Vettori, JP Duminy and AG Cremer. The feats of these five batsmen are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Wasim Akram 100 2 Pak Srk Galle 21 Jun 2000
2 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
3 JP Duminy 100* 1 SAF Srl Galle 16 Jul 2014
4 AG Cremer 102* 2 Zim Srl Harare 29 Oct 2016
5 HH Pandya 108 1 Ind Srl Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya became the fourth batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka while batting at number eight. Others are Wasim Akram, DL Vettori and JP Duminy.  The feats of these five batsmen are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Wasim Akram 100 2 Pak Srk Galle 21 Jun 2000
2 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
3 JP Duminy 100* 1 SAF Srl Galle 16 Jul 2014
4 HH Pandya 108 1 Ind Srl Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

HH Pandya became the first Indian batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka while batting at number eight. The previous best was 82 by IK Pathan at Ahmedabad in Dec 2005. N Kapil Dev’s 78 at Col-PSS was the previous best by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The following table lists the five occasions of a batsman scoring fifties against Sri Lanka.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HH Pandya 108 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
2 IK Pathan 82 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
3 N Kapil Dev 78 4 v Sri Lanka Col- PSS 06 Sep 1985
4 MS Dhoni 51* 3 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
5 HH Pandya 50 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

HH Pandya’s 108 provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number eight against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka and he became the first Indian batsman to score fifties  on two occasions while batting at number eight against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HH Pandya 108 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
2 N Kapil Dev 78 4 v Sri Lanka Col- PSS 06 Sep 1985
3 HH Pandya 50 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017

 

HH Pandya’s feat of scoring a century while batting at number eight provides the 82nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in the annals of test cricket. He also became the 68th batsman to accomplish the feat.

 

HH Pandya’s feat of scoring a century while batting at number eight provides the 41st occasion of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in the annals of test cricket. He also became the 39th batsman to accomplish the feat.

 

It is interesting to note that there are 41 occasions of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number on home soil and also on away soil.

Indian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test innings

Indian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test innings

S Dhawan {119} and KL Rahul {85} of India scored century and half century  in  the  test against Sri  Lanka at Pallekele to provide the 24th occasion of Indian  openers scoring a century and half  century  in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Innings Opposition Ground Start  Date C HC
1 India innings 1 England The Oval 17 Aug 1946 1 1
2 India innings 3 England Delhi 08 Feb 1964 1 1
3 India innings 1 West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978 1 1
4 India innings 1 West Indies Delhi 24 Jan 1979 1 1
5 India innings 4 England The Oval 30 Aug 1979 1 1
6 India innings 1 Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979 1 1
7 India innings 2 England Bengaluru 09 Dec 1981 1 1
8 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982 1 1
9 India innings 3 Pakistan Bengaluru 14 Sep 1983 1 1
10 India innings 2 Australia Adelaide 13 Dec 1985 1 1
11 India innings 2 Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987 1 1
12 India innings 3 Sri Lanka Col- SSC 27 Jul 1993 1 1
13 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Mohali 19 Nov 1997 1 1
14 India innings 1 West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002 1 1
15 India innings 2 New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003 1 1
16 India innings 2 South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004 1 1
17 India innings 1 South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2007 1 1
18 India innings 2 South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008 1 1
19 India innings 1 Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008 1 1
20 India innings 3 Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008 1 1
21 India innings 3 Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009 1 1
22 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009 1 1
23 India innings 2 England Chennai 16 Dec 2016 1 1
24 India innings 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017 1 1

 

S Dhawan {119} and KL Rahul {85} of India scored century and half century  in  the  test against Sri  Lanka at Pallekele to provide the seventh occasion of Indian  openers scoring a century and half  century  in a test innings against Sri Lanka.  All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Innings Opposition Ground Start  Date C HC
1 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982 1 1
2 India innings 3 Sri Lanka Col- SSC 27 Jul 1993 1 1
3 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Mohali 19 Nov 1997 1 1
4 India innings 1 Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008 1 1
5 India innings 3 Sri Lanka Ahmedabad  16 Nov 2009 1 1
6 India innings 2 Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009 1 1
7 India innings 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017 1 1

 

 

S Dhawan-KL Rahul script a new opening partnership against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

S Dhawan-KL Rahul script a new opening partnership against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 233 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
2 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 v Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
3 S Dhawan, KL Rahul 1 188 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
4 M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu 1 171 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993
5 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 167 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
6 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 165 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
7 J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar 1 156 2 v Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982
8 NR Mongia, NS Sidhu 1 120 2 v Sri Lanka Mohali 19 Nov 1997
9 SS Das, S Ramesh 1 107 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001

 

S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, KL Rahul 1 188 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
2 M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu 1 171 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993
3 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 167 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
4 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 165 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
5 SS Das, S Ramesh 1 107 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001

 

S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the record partnership for the first wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 171 runs partnership between M Prabhakar and NS Sidhu at Col-SSC in Jul 1993  a record which stood for 24 years. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, KL Rahul 1 188 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
2 M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu 1 171 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993

 

Indian opening batsmen scoring centuries against Sri Lanka – S Dhawan emulates V Sehwag with three centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

Indian opening batsmen scoring centuries against Sri Lanka – S Dhawan emulates V Sehwag with three centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

S Dhawan of India scored 119 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing third test at Palekkle to provide the 19th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 155 2 v Sri Lanka Chennai 17 Sep 1982
2 SM Gavaskar 176 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
3 NS Sidhu 104 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 1993
4 NS Sidhu 124 1 v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
5 NS Sidhu 111 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
6 NS Sidhu 131 2 v Sri Lanka Mohali 19 Nov 1997
7 S Ramesh 143 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999
8 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
9 G Gambhir 114 3 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
10 G Gambhir 167 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
11 V Sehwag 131 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
12 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
13 V Sehwag 109 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 18 Jul 2010
14 V Sehwag 109 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
15 S Dhawan 134 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
16 KL Rahul 108 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
17 CA Pujara 145* 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
18 S Dhawan 190 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
19 S Dhawan 119 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

S Dhawan of India scored 119 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing third test at Palekkle to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NS Sidhu 104 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 1993
2 NS Sidhu 111 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
3 S Ramesh 143 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999
4 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
5 V Sehwag 109 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 18 Jul 2010
6 V Sehwag 109 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
7 S Dhawan 134 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
8 KL Rahul 108 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
9 CA Pujara 145* 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
10 S Dhawan 190 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
11 S Dhawan 119 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017

 

S Dhawan of India scored 119 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing third test at Palekkle to provide the third occasion of his scoring a century as opening batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. He emulated V Sehwag who also has scored three centuries against Sri Lanka as an opening batsman. The performance of these two opening batsmen is tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 134 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
2 S Dhawan 190 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
3 S Dhawan 119 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 12 Aug 2017
             
1 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
2 V Sehwag 109 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 18 Jul 2010
3 V Sehwag 109 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010

 

KL Rahul becomes the first Indian batsman to score seven consecutive test innings fifties

KL Rahul becomes the first Indian batsman to score seven consecutive test innings fifties

KL Rahul of India scored 85 in the first innings of the Palekele test against Sri Lanka which was his seventh consecutive test innings fifty. He became the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat. He went past GR Viswanath and R Dravid who had scored six fifties in consecutive test innings.  The performance of these three batsmen are tabulated below. Interestingly enough, all the three batsmen – GR Viswanath, R Dravid and KL Rahul – represent Karnataka in domestic circuit

 

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 KL Rahul 7 90 1 India v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
      51 3 India v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
      67 2 India v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
      60 2 India v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
      51* 4 India v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
      57 1 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
      85 1 India v Sri Lanka Palekele 12 Aug 2017
                 
2 GR Viswanath 6 59 1 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
      54 3 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
      79 2 India v Australia Sydney 07 Jan 1978
      89 2 India v Australia Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
      73 4 India v Australia Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
      145 2 India v Pakistan Faisalabad 16 Oct 1978
                 
3 R Dravid 6 92 1 India v Sri Lanka Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
      93 1 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
      85 3 India v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
      52 1 India v Australia Chennai 06 Mar 1998
      56 3 India v Australia Chennai 60 Mar 1998
      86 2 India v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998

 

KL Rahul of India joins the select band of batsmen who have scored seven fifties in consecutive test innings

KL Rahul of India joins the select band of batsmen who have scored seven fifties in consecutive test innings

KL Rahul of India scored 85 in the first innings of the ongoing Palekele test against Sri Lanka which was his seventh consecutive test innings fifty. He became the sixth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score seven fifties in consecutive innings. The performance of these seven batsmen are tabulated below

 

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 ED Weekes 7 141 2 West Indies v England Kingston 27 Mar 1948
      128 1 West Indies v India Delhi 10 Nov 1948
      194 1 West Indies v India Mumbai (BS) 09 Dec 1948
      162 1 West Indies v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
      101 3 West Indies v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
      90 1 West Indies v India Chennai 27 Jan 1949
      56 1 West Indies v India Mumbai (BS) 04 Feb 1949
                 
2 A Flower 7 65 3 Zimbabwe v New Zealand Harare 19 Sep 2000
      183* 1 Zimbabwe v India Delhi 18 Nov 2000
      70 3 Zimbabwe v India Delhi 18 Nov 2000
      55 2 Zimbabwe v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
      232* 3 Zimbabwe v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
      79 2 Zimbabwe v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 2000
      73 2 Zimbabwe v Bangladesh Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
                 
3 S Chanderpaul 7 69 4 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 27 Nov 2006
      74 2 West Indies v England Lord’s 17 May 2007
      50 2 West Indies v England Manchester 07 Jun 2007
      116* 4 West Indies v England Manchester 07 Jun 2007
      136* 1 West Indies v England Ch-le-St 15 Jun 2007
      70 3 West Indies v England Ch-le-St 15 Jun 2007
      104 1 West Indies v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
                 
4 KC Sangakkara 7 75 2 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
      319 1 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
      105 3 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
      147 2 Sri Lanka v England Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
      61 4 Sri Lanka v England Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
      79 1 Sri Lanka v England Leeds 20 Jun 2014
      55 3 Sri Lanka v England Leeds 20 Jun 2014
                 
5 CJL Rogers 7 55 2 Australia v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
      55 4 Australia v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
      57 1 Australia v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
      69 3 Australia v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
      95 1 Australia v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
      56 3 Australia v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
      95 2 Australia v England Cardiff 08 Jul 2015
                 
6 KL Rahul 7 90 1 India v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
      51 3 India v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
      67 2 India v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
      60 2 India v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
      51* 4 India v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
      57 1 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
      85 1 India v Sri Lanka Palekele 12 Aug 2017