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R Ashwin captures 99 test wickets as a spin bowler opening the bowling at the end of Sri Lanka’s first innings at Col-SSC

R Ashwin captures 99 test wickets as a spin bowler opening the bowling at the end of Sri Lanka’s first innings at Col-SSC

 

R Ashwin of India captured 5 for 69 in Sri Lanka’s first innings at Col-SSC to provide the 12th occasion of his capturing five  or more wickets  in a test  innings when he shared the new ball as a spin bowler. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

R Ashwin’s total aggregate wickets stood at 99 when he has shared the new ball as a spinner at the end of Sri Lankan’s innings. He needs one more wicket for  his 100 wickets. If he gets it, he would become the first bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 wickets while sharing the new ball as a spin bowler

 

No Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 05 047 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 32.0 06 095 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 28.0 12 063 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
4 25.0 06 087 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
5 16.0 06 042 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
6 24.0 05 051 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
7 29.5 07 066 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
8 16.1 06 032 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
9 49.1 26 061 5 2 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
10 35.3 05 132 6 2 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
11 12.4 04 041 6 2 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
12 16.4 03 069 5 2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

200 plus runs partnerships on Sri Lankan soil

200 plus runs partnerships on Sri Lankan soil

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the  ongoing Col-SSC test to provide  the 37th occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in  a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RL Dias, LRD Mendis 4 216 4 Srl Ind Kandy 14 Sep 1985
2 AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga 4 240* 3 Srl Pak Col-PSS 22 Mar 1986
3 JJ Crowe, Sir RJ Hadlee 6 246* 2 NZl Srl Col-CCC 16 Apr 1987
4 AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga 4 230 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
5 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
6 ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama 2 576 2 Srl Ind Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
7 PA de Silva, ST Jayasuriya 3 218 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
8 SP Fleming, CD McMillan 4 240 3 NZl Srl Col-RPS 27 May 1998
9 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
10 MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya 1 335 1 Srl Pak Kandy 28 Jun 2000
11 MS Atapattu, PA de Silva 3 230 1 Srl Eng Galle 22 Feb 2001
12 PA de Silva, ST Jayasuriya 5 234 2 Srl Ban Col-PSS 21 Jul 2002
13 DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera 3 262 2 Srl Eng Col-SSC 18 Dec 2003
14 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
15 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 3 200 3 Aus Srl Kandy 16 Mar 2004
16 SM Katich, JL Langer 6 218 3 Aus Srl Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
17 TM Dilshan, TT Samaraweera 5 280 1 Srl Ban Col-PSS 20 Sep 2005
18 DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 624 2 Srl SAF Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
19 HAPW Jayawardene, WPUJC Vaas 7 223* 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
20 DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 311 2 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
21 DPMD Jayawardene, MG Vandort 3 227 2 Srl Eng Col-SSC 09 Dec 2007
22 Fawad Alam, Younis Khan 2 200 3 Pak Srl Col-PSS 12 Jul 2009
23 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 Ind Srl Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
24 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
25 Azhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez 2 287 1 Pak Srl Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
26 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara 2 225 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
27 LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson 3 262 1 NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012
27 LD Chandimal, HDRL Thirimanne 5 203* 1 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
29 Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim 5 267 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
30 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara 2 213 3 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
31 Shan Masood, Younis Khan 3 242 4 Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
32 S Dhawan, V Kohli 3 227 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
33 LD Chandimal, FDM Karunaratne 3 238 1 Srl Win Galle 14 Oct 2015
34 LD Chandimal, DM de Silva 6 211 1 Srl Aus Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
35 SE Marsh, SPD Smith 2 246 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
36 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
37 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Col-SSC test to provide the 18th occasion of visiting batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJ Crowe, Sir RJ Hadlee 6 246* 2 NZl Srl Col-CCC 16 Apr 1987
2 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
3 SP Fleming, CD McMillan 4 240 3 NZl Srl Col-RPS 27 May 1998
4 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
5 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
6 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 3 200 3 Aus Srl Kandy 16 Mar 2004
7 SM Katich, JL Langer 6 218 3 Aus Srl Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
8 Fawad Alam, Younis Khan 2 200 3 Pak Srl Col-PSS 12 Jul 2009
9 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 Ind Srl Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
10 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
11 Azhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez 2 287 1 Pak Srl Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
12 LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson 3 262 1 NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012
13 Mohd Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim 5 267 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
14 Shan Masood, Younis Khan 3 242 4 Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
15 S Dhawan, V Kohli 3 227 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
16 SE Marsh, SPD Smith 2 246 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
17 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
18 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Col-SSC test to provide the sixth  occasion of Indian  batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
2 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
3 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 Ind Srl Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
4 S Dhawan, V Kohli 3 227 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
5 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
6 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Col-SSC test to provide the eighth occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RL Dias, LRD Mendis 4 216 4 Srl Ind Kandy 14 Sep 1985
2 AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga 4 240* 3 Srl Pak Col-PSS 22 Mar 1986
3 AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga 4 230 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
4 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
5 SP Fleming, CD McMillan 4 240 3 NZl Srl Col-RPS 27 May 1998
6 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
7 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
8 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Col-SSC test to provide the fifth occasion of visiting batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth against Sri Lanka in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
2 SP Fleming, CD McMillan 4 240 3 NZl Srl Col-RPS 27 May 1998
3 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
4 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
5 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

R Ashwin of India is on the threshold of a unique record in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin of India is on the threshold of a unique record in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin of India is on the threshold of a unique record in the annals of test cricket. He has captured 96 wickets while sharing the new ball as a spinner as at the end of the second day of the ongoing Col-SSC test against Sri Lanka and require four more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first bowler in the history of test cricket to capture one hundred test wickets while sharing the new ball as a spinner. His exploits – innings by innings – as at the second day of the Col-SSC test {04.07.17} is tabulated below

 

No Overs M R W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 05 047 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 20.0 02 073 2 2 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
3 27.0 09 80 3 1 2 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
4 42.3 06 145 2 1 2 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
5 03.4 00 022 0 1 4 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
6 06.1 01 031 2 1 4 v England Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
7 32.0 06 095 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 28.0 12 063 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
9 15.3 02 055 2 2 3 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
10 19.0 02 105 4 2 3 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
11 25.0 06 087 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
12 6.0 02 008 0 2 3 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
13 28.2 06 114 4 1 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
14 16.0 06 042 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
15 24.0 05 051 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
16 14.0 05 039 3 1 4 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
17 16.1 06 032 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
18 29.5 07 066 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
19 49.1 26 061 5 2 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
20 35.3 05 132 6 2 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
21 25.0 06 056 0 2 3 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
22 30.3 10 073 4 2 4 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
23 34.5 10 063 3 2 1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
24 28.0 03 119 4 1 3 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
25 12.4 04 041 6 2 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
26 30.0 10 071 1 1 3 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
27 10.0 02 038 2 2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
27 630.2 164 1809 96     Total    

 

zR Ashwin is one of the six bowlers  who have captured  50 plus wickets as a spinner opening the bowling in a test innings.  The following table lists the performance of these six bowlers.

 

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 R Ashwin Ind 22 27 3782 1809 96 7/66 12/098 18.84 11 4
2 H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/089 16.25 08 3
3 R Peel Eng 17 31 4361 1520 88 7/31 11/068 17.27 04 1
4 HMRKB Herath Srl 18 22 3406 1504 85 8/63 13/145 17.69 09 4
5 C Blythe Eng 13 24 3241 1319 74 8/59 15/099 17.82 08 4
6 GE Palmer Aus 11 19 3347 1204 62 7/65 11/165 19.41 05 2

 

R Ashwin is one of the two bowlers who have captured 90 plus wickets as a spinner opening the bowling in a test innings.  The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers.

 

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 R Ashwin Ind 22 27 3782 1809 96 7/66 12/098 18.84 11 4
2 H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/089 16.25 08 3

 

R Ashwin has captured eleven five wicket hauls in this category of statistics. He is the only bowler to capture ten or more five wicket hauls amongst the bowlers who  have shared  the new ball as a spinner in the annals of test cricket

India posts a total of 600 plus runs against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC

India posts a total of 600 plus runs against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC

India posted a team total of 622 for 9 and declared in the first  innings against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC  to  provide the 29th occasion of India posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 644/7d 189.4 1 v West Indies Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
2 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
3 India 676/7 167.1 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
4 India 606/9d 173.0 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
5 India 633/5d 159.0 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
6 India 609/6d 155.5 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
7 India 657/7d 178.0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
8 India 628/8d 180.1 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
9 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
10 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
11 India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
12 India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
13 India 610/3d 153.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
14 India 664 170.0 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
15 India 616/5d 152.5 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
16 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
17 India 627 155.1 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
18 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
19 India 642 154.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
20 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
21 India 643/6d 153.0 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
22 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
23 India 631/7d 151.2 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
24 India 631 182.3 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
25 India 759/7d 190.4 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
26 India 687/6d 166.0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
27 India 603/9d 210.0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
28 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
29 India 622/9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India posted a team total of 622-9d in the first  innings against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to  provide the sixth occasion of India posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 676/7 167.1 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
2 India 642 154.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
3 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
4 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
5 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
6 India 622-9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India posted a team total of 622-9d in the first  innings against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to  provide the 19th occasion of India posting a total of 600 plus runs declared in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 644/7d 189.4 1 v West Indies Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
2 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
3 India 606/9d 173.0 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
4 India 633/5d 159.0 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
5 India 609/6d 155.5 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
6 India 657/7d 178.0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
7 India 628/8d 180.1 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
8 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
9 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
10 India 610/3d 153.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
11 India 616/5d 152.5 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
12 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
13 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
14 India 643/6d 153.0 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
15 India 631/7d 151.2 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
16 India 759/7d 190.4 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
17 India 687/6d 166.0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
18 India 603/9d 210.0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
19 India 622/9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India posted 600 plus runs in the Calendar year 2017 on four occasions.  It provides the second occasion of India posting 600 plus  runs in a calendar year on four occasions – four occasions in 2007 and four occasions in 2017

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 610/3d 153.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
2 India 664 170.0 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
3 India 616/5d 152.5 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
4 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
               
1 India 687/6d 166.0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
2 India 603/9d 210.0 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
3 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
4 India 622/9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India scored 622 for 9 and declared against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the second occasion of India posting total of 600 plus runs declared against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are listed below.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
2 India 622/9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India scored 622 for 9 and declared against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the 12th occasion of India posting total of 600 plus runs in a test innings on away soil. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
2 India 606/9d 173.0 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
3 India 628/8d 180.1 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
4 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
5 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
6 India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
7 India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
8 India 610/3d 153.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
9 India 664 170.0 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
10 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
11 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
12 India 622/9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India scored 622 for 9 and declared against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the third occasion of India posting total of 600 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. India has posted 600 plus runs in a test innings against England and Pakistan on away soil.  All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 606/9d 173.0 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
2 India 628/8d 180.1 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
3 India 664 170.0 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
               
1 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
3 India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
               
1 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
2 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
3 India 622/9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India scored 622 for 9 and declared against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the seventh occasion of India posting total of 600 plus runs declared in a test innings on away soil. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
2 India 606/9d 173.0 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
3 India 628/8d 180.1 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
4 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
5 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
6 India 610/3d 153.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
7 India 622/9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

Six or more batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings

Six or more batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings

Six Indian batsmen – KL Rahul {57}. CA Pujara {133}, AM Rahane {132}, R Ashwin {54}, WP Saha {67} and RA Jadeja {70 not out} – scored fifty plus scores in India’s innings against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in the ongoing test to provide the 37th occasion of six or more batsmen scoring  fifties  in  a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 50+
1 Eng 1 Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1893 6
2 Aus 3 Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920 6
3 Eng 1 Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930 6
4 Aus 2 Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1930 6
5 Eng 1 Aus Manchester 06 Jul 1934 7
6 Win 1 Ind Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948 6
7 Aus 1 Win Bridgetown 14 May 1955 6
8 Eng 2 Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1965 6
9 SAF 3 Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966 6
10 Aus 2 Win Adelaide 24 Jan 1969 6
11 Pak 2 Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1972 6
12 Ind 1 NZl Kanpur 18 Nov 1976 6
13 Pak 1 Aus Melbourne 11 Dec 1981 6
14 Eng 2 Pak Faisalabad 12 Mar 1984 6
15 Pak 2 Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989 6
16 Aus 2 NZl Brisbane 03 Dec 1993 6
17 Aus 1 Pak Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994 6
18 Win 1 NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995 6
19 Ind 2 Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998 6
20 Aus 1 Eng The Oval 23 Aug 2001 6
21 Aus 1 Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003 6
22 Zim 1 Ban Harare 19 Feb 2004 6
23 Aus 2 NZl Brisbane 18 Nov 2004 6
24 Aus 1 NZl Adelaide 26 Nov 2004 6
25 Pak 3 Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006 7
26 Srl 3 Eng Lord’s 11 May 2006 7
27 Ind 1 Eng The Oval 09 Aug 2007 6
28 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007 6
29 Ind 2 Srl Mum- BS 02 Dec 2009 6
30 Pak 3 NZl Napier 11 Dec 2009 6
31 Win 1 Ind Mumbai 22 Nov 2011 6
32 Aus 1 Eng Adelaide 05 Dec 2013 6
33 Srl 2 Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014 6
34 NZl 2 Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014 6
35 Aus 1 Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015 6
36 Ind 1 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 6
37 Ind 1 Srl Col- SSC 03 Aug 2017 6

 

Six Indian batsmen – KL Rahul {57}. CA Pujara {133}, AM Rahane {132}, R Ashwin {54}, WP Saha {67} and RA Jadeja {70 not out} – scored fifty plus scores in India’s innings against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in the ongoing test to provide the seventh occasion of six Indian batsmen scoring  fifties  in  a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 50+
1 Ind 1 NZl Kanpur 18 Nov 1976 6
2 Ind 2 Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998 6
3 Ind 1 Eng The Oval 09 Aug 2007 6
4 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007 6
5 Ind 2 Srl Mum- BS 02 Dec 2009 6
6 Ind 1 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 6
7 Ind 1 Srl Col- SSC 03 Aug 2017 6

 

Six Indian batsmen – KL Rahul {57}. CA Pujara {133}, AM Rahane {132}, R Ashwin {54}, WP Saha {67} and RA Jadeja {70 not out} – scored fifty plus scores in India’s innings against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in the ongoing test to provide the second occasion of six batsmen scoring  fifties  in  a test innings against Sri Lanka  in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. By a  coincidence, these  two occasions are by Indian batsmen.

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 50+
1 Ind 2 Srl Mum- BS 02 Dec 2009 6
2 Ind 1 Srl Col- SSC 03 Aug 2017 6

 

The following  are the three occasions  in which seven batsmen have  scored fifties – seven England batsmen against Austrlia at Manchester in Jul 1934, seven  Pakistan batsmen against India at Karachi in 2006 and seven Sri Lankan batsmen against England at Lord’s in  May 2006

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 50+
1 Eng 1 Aus Manchester 06 Jul 1934 7
2 Pak 3 Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006 7
3 Srl 3 Eng Lord’s 11 May 2006 7

 

All round feat in tests – 2000 plus runs and 250 wickets

All round feat in tests – 2000 plus runs and 250 wickets

R Ashwin of India completed 2000 runs in his test career when he was o  50 during his knock of 54    against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at  Col-SSC.  At the end of India’s first innings in this test,  R Ashwin’s run aggregate read 2004. He had a tally of 279 wickets. He became the 15th all round cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 2000 runs and capture 250 wickets. The feats of these 15 all round cricketers are tabulated below

 

NoPlayerTeamMatRunsHSAveCWktsBBIAve5CtSt
1SK Warne Aus145315409917.320070808/07125.41371250
2A Kumble Ind1322506110*17.770161910/07429.65350600
3N Kapil Dev Ind131524816331.050843409/08329.64230640
4RJ Hadlee NZl0863124151*27.160243109/05222.29360390
5SM Pollock SAF108378111132.310242107/08723.11160720
6Harbhajan Singh Ind103222411518.220241708/08432.46250420
7Wasim Akram Pak1042898257*22.640341407/11923.62250440
8IT Botham Eng102520020833.541438308/03428.40271200
9SCJ Broad Eng105275616921.200137508/01528.76150330
10Imran Khan Pak088380713637.690636208/05822.81230280
11DL Vettori NZl113453114030.000636207/08734.36200580
12WPUJC Vaas Srl1113089100*24.320135507/07129.58120310
13MG Johnson Aus0732065123*22.200131308/06128.40120270
14JH Kallis SAF1661328922455.374529206/05432.65052000
15R Ashwin Ind051200412432.850427907/05925.39250200

R Ashwin of India completed 2000 runs in his test career when he was o  50 during his knock of 54    against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at  Col-SSC.  At the end of India’s first innings in this test, R Ashwin’s run aggregate read 2004. He had a tally of 279 wickets. He became the fourth Indian all round cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 2000 runs and capture 250 wickets. Others are – A Kumble, N Kapil Dev and  Harbhajan Singh. The feats of these four all round cricketers are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamMatRunsHSAveCWktsBBIAve5CtSt
1A Kumble Ind1322506110*17.770161910/07429.65350600
2N Kapil Dev Ind131524816331.050843409/08329.64230640
3Harbhajan Singh Ind103222411518.220241708/08432.46250420
4R Ashwin Ind051200412432.850427907/05925.39250200

 

CA Pujara in the elite list of batsmen who have scored three or more centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

CA Pujara in the elite list of batsmen who have scored three or more centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

CA  Pujara of India became the  seventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to score three or more centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The feats of these seven batsmen are listed below

 

SR Tendulkar of India
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 104* 4 not out 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993
  2 143 4 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
  3 139 4 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
  4 124* 4 not out 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
  5 203 4 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
Azhar Ali of Pakistan
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
2 1 157 3 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
  2 136 3 caught 3 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 08 Jul 2012
  3 117 3 stumped 3 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 25 Jun 2015
BC Lara of West Indies
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
3 1 178 4 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 13 Nov 2001
  2 221 4 bowled 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 29 Nov 2001
  3 130 4 bowled 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 29 Nov 2001
Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
4 1 114 6 caught 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 06 Sep 2001
  2 129* 6 not out 3 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 03 Jul 2007
  3 190 3 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
CA Pujara of India
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
5 1 145* 2 not out 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 28 Aug 2015
  2 153 3 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
  3 133 3 lbw 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
V Sehwag of India
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
6 1 201* 2 not out 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
  2 109 2 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 18 Jul 2010
  3 109 2 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 03 Aug 2010
Younis Khan of Pakistan
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
7 1 116 6 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 21 Jun 2000
  2 177 4 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 06 Aug 2014
  3 171* 4 not out 4 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 03 Jul 2015

 

CA  Pujara of India became the  third Indian  batsman in the annals of test cricket to score three or more centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar and V Sehwag are the other two batsmen. The feats of these three batsmen are listed below

 

SR Tendulkar of India
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 104* 4 not out 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993
  2 143 4 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
  3 139 4 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
  4 124* 4 not out 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
  5 203 4 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
CA Pujara of India
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
2 1 145* 2 not out 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 28 Aug 2015
  2 153 3 caught 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
  3 133 3 lbw 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
V Sehwag of India
No No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
3 1 201* 2 not out 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
  2 109 2 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 18 Jul 2010
  3 109 2 caught 2 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 03 Aug 2010

 

Batsmen scoring centuries in their 50th test

Batsmen scoring centuries in their 50th test

CA Pujara of India earned the distinction of scoring a century in his 50th test when he scored 133 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-PSS. His feat provides the 32nd occasion of a batsman registering a century in his 50th test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Batsman Team Score Inns Opp Venue Start date
1 JB Hobbs   Eng   159   FI Win The Oval 14.08.28  
2 PR Umrigar   Ind   112   FI Pak Delhi 08.02.61  
3 TW Graveney Eng   153   FI Pak Lord’s 23.06.62  
4 KF Barrington Eng   256   FI Aus Manchester 23.07.64
5 RB Simpson Aus   103   SI Ind Adelaide 28.12.67  
6 WM Lawry Aus   205   FI Win Melbourne 26.12.68  
7 CH Lloyd   WI    102   FI Ind Bridgetown 10.03.76  
8 GR Viswanath   Ind   124   SI Win Chennai 12.01.79  
9 SM Gavaskar Ind   221   SI Eng The Oval 30.08.79
10 IT Botham   Eng   128   FI Ind Manchester 24.06.82  
11 Javed Miandad  Pak   280* FI Ind Hyderabad-Sind 14.01.83  
12 N Kapil Dev Ind   100* SI Win Trinidad 11.03.83  
13 IVARichards   WI    109   FI Ind Georgetown 31.03.83  
14 JG Wright   NZl    138   SI Win Wellington 20.02.87  
15 MA Taylor Aus   170   FI SAF Melbourne 26.12.93  
16 RA Smith   Eng   175   FI Win St John’s 16.04.94  
17 MA Atherton   Eng   113   FI Win Nottingham 10.08.95  
18 WJ Cronje SAF 126   FI Eng Nottingham 22.07.98  
19 G Kirsten SAF   134   SI Win Centurion 15.01.99  
20 ST Jayasuriya   Srl    188   FI Pak Kandy 28.06.00  
21 MA Butcher   Eng   124   FI Aus Sydney 02.01.03  
22 HH Gibbs SAF 183   FI Eng The Oval 04.09.03  
23 VVS Laxman Ind   178   FI Aus Sydney 02.01.04  
24 CH Gayle   WI    317   FI SAF St John’s 29.04.05  
25 TM Dilshan   Srl 162 & 143 FI & SI  Ban Chittagong 03.01.09  
26 AB de Villiers   SAF   104* FI Aus Johannesburg 02.03.09  
27 KP Pietersen   Eng   102   SI Win Trinidad 10.03.09  
28 MJ Clarke Aus 103* SI Eng Birmingham 30.07.09
29 AN Cook Eng 118 FI SAF Durban 26.12.09
30 KS Willamson NZl 113 FI Zim Bulawayo 04.08.16
31 V Kohli Ind 167 FI Eng Vishakapatnam 17.11.16
32 CA Pujara Ind 133 FI Srl Col-SSC 03.08.17

 

CA Pujara became the seventh Indian batsman to accomplish the feat of scoring a century in his 50th test. The following table furnishes the feat of these seven batsmen

 

No Batsman Team Score Inns Opp Venue Start date
1 PR Umrigar   Ind   112   FI Pak Delhi 08.02.61  
2 GR Viswanath   Ind   124   SI Win Chennai 12.01.79  
3 SM Gavaskar Ind   221   SI Eng The Oval 30.08.79
4 N Kapil Dev Ind   100* SI Win Trinidad 11.03.83  
5 VVS Laxman Ind   178   FI Aus Sydney 02.01.04  
6 V Kohli Ind 167 FI Eng Vishakapatnam 17.11.16
7 CA Pujara Ind 133 FI Srl Col-SSC 03.08.17

The following are the other statistical observations on the feat of batsmen scoring centuries in their 50th test.  

Javed Miandad scored centuries in his debut test, 50th test and 100th test. He is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to earn the distinction.  Javed Miandad of Pakistan, GR Viswanath of India and AN Cook of England registered centuries in his debut test and in their 50th test. TM Dilshan is the only batsman to register centuries in both innings of his 50th test. He is the 25th batsman to earn the distinction of scoring century in 50th test. G Kirsten scored zero and 134 in his 50th test. CH Gayle {317} remains the only batsman to register 300 plus runs in his 50th test. KF Barrington {256} is credited with the distinction of becoming the first batsman to score a double century in his 50th test. GR Viswanath-SM Gavaskar {brother-in-laws} are the only related cricketers in this elite list. CA Pujara became the first batsman to score a century in his  50th test against Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

 

Batsmen who have scored six or more fifties in consecutive test innings – KL Rahul joins the list

Batsmen who have scored six or more fifties in consecutive test innings – KL Rahul joins the list

KL Rahul’s 57 in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC was his sixth fifty in consecutive innings. His feat of scoring six consecutive fifties provides the 30th occasion of batsmen scoring six or more fifties in consecutive innings in the annals of test cricket.

 

ED Weekes of West  Indies, A Flower of Zimbabwe, S Chanderpaul  of  West Indies and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka  and CJL Rogers of Australia are the five batsmen who have scored fifties in seven consecutive innings. ED Weekes’ record which was established in Jan 1949 stood for 51 years till A Flower emulated hin the 2000.

 

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 ED Weekes 7 141 2 Win v Eng Kingston 27 Mar 1948
      128 1 Win v Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
      194 1 Win v Ind Mumbai (BS) 09 Dec 1948
      162 1 Win v Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
      101 3 Win v Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
      90 1 Win v Ind Chennai 27 Jan 1949
      56 1 Win v Ind Mumbai (BS) 04 Feb 1949
2 A Flower 7 65 3 Zim v NZl Harare 19 Sep 2000
      183* 1 Zim v Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
      70 3 Zim v Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
      55 2 Zim v Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
      232* 3 Zim v Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
      79 2 Zim v NZl Wellington 26 Dec 2000
      73 2 Zim v Ban Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
3 S Chanderpaul 7 69 4 Win v Pak Karachi 27 Nov 2006
      74 2 Win v Eng Lord’s 17 May 2007
      50 2 Win v Eng Manchester 07 Jun 2007
      116* 4 Win v Eng Manchester 07 Jun 2007
      136* 1 Win v Eng Ch-le-St 15 Jun 2007
      70 3 Win v Eng Ch-le-St 15 Jun 2007
      104 1 Win v SAF P Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
4 KC Sangakkara 7 75 2 Srl v Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
      319 1 Srl v Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
      105 3 Srl v Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
      147 2 Srl v Eng Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
      61 4 Srl v Eng Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
      79 1 Srl v Eng Leeds 20 Jun 2014
      55 3 Srl v Eng Leeds 20 Jun 2014
5 CJL Rogers 7 55 2 Aus v Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
      55 4 Aus v Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
      57 1 Aus v Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
      69 3 Aus v Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
      95 1 Aus v Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
      56 3 Aus v Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
      95 2 Aus v Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2015
6 J Ryder 6 78* 1 Aus v SAF Durban 05 Nov 1921
      58 3 Aus v SAF Durban 05 Nov 1921
      56 1 Aus v SAF Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
      142 2 Aus v SAF Cape Town 26 Nov 1921
      201* 1 Aus v Eng Adelaide 16 Jan 1925
      88 3 Aus v Eng Adelaide 16 Jan 1925
7 EH Hendren 6 77 1 Eng v Win Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
              205* 3 Eng v Win Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
      56 2 Eng v Win Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
      123 4 Eng v Win Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
      61 1 Eng v Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
      55 3 Eng v Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
8 GA Headley 6 93 3 Win v Eng Port of Spain 24 Jan 1935
      53 2 Win v Eng Georgetown 14 Feb 1935
      270* 1 Win v Eng Kingston 14 Mar 1935
      106 1 Win v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
      107 3 Win v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
      51 2 Win v Eng Manchester 22 Jul 1939
9 A Melville 6 67 2 SAF v Eng Johannesburg 18 Feb 1939
      78 1 SAF v Eng Durban 03 Mar 1939
      103 3 SAF v Eng Durban 03 Mar 1939
      189 1 SAF v Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
      104* 4 SAF v Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
      117 2 SAF v Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
10 GS Sobers 6 52 1 Win v Pak Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
      52 1 Win v Pak Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
      80 3 Win v Pak Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
      365* 2 Win v Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
      125 2 Win v Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
      109* 4 Win v Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
11 ER Dexter 6 85 1 Eng v Pak Nottingham 26 Jul 1962
      172 1 Eng v Pak The Oval 16 Aug 1962
      70 2 Eng v Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
      99 4 Eng v Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
      93 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
      52 4 Eng v Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
12 KF Barrington 6 63 2 Eng v Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1963
      132* 4 Eng v Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1963
      101 1 Eng v Aus Sydney 15 Feb 1963
      94 3 Eng v Aus Sydney 15 Feb 1963
      126 1 Eng v NZl Auckland 23 Feb 1963
      76 2 Eng v NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1963
13 KD Walters 6 76 2 Aus v Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
      118 2 Aus v Win Sydney 03 Jan 1969
      110 2 Aus v Win Adelaide 24 Jan 1969
      50 4 Aus v Win Adelaide 24 Jan 1969
      242 1 Aus v Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969
      103 3 Aus v Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969
14 GS Chappell 6 68 1 Aus v Win Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
      54* 3 Aus v Win Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
      52 2 Aus v Pak Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
      70 4 Aus v Pak Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
      121 1 Aus v Pak Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
      67 3 Aus v Pak Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
15 GR Viswanath 6 59 1 Ind v Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
      54 3 Ind v Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
      79 2 Ind v Aus Sydney 07 Jan 1978
      89 2 Ind v Aus Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
      73 4 Ind v Aus Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
      145 2 Ind v Pak Faisalabad 16 Oct 1978
16 Zaheer Abbas 6 91 2 Pak v Aus Karachi 22 Sep 1982
      126 1 Pak v Aus Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982
      52 2 Pak v Aus Lahore 14 Oct 1982
      215 1 Pak v Ind Lahore 10 Dec 1982
      186 2 Pak v Ind Karachi 23 Dec 1982
      168 2 Pak v Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
17 AR Border 6 80 2 Aus v Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1989
                       65* 1 Aus v Eng Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
      76 1 Aus v Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1989
      51* 3 Aus v Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1989
      50 1 Aus v NZl Perth 24 Nov 1989
      56 1 Aus v Srl Brisbane 08 Dec 1989
18 MA Taylor 6 108 3 Aus v Srl Hobart 16 Dec 1989
                       52 1 Aus v Pak Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
      101 3 Aus v Pak Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
      77 2 Aus v Pak Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
      59 4 Aus v Pak Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
      101* 2 Aus v Pak Sydney 03 Feb 1990
19 R Dravid 6 92 1 Ind v Srl Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
      93 1 Ind v Srl Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
      85 3 Ind v Srl Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
      52 1 Ind v Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
      56 3 Ind v Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
      86 2 Ind v Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
20 JH Kallis 6 177 2 SAF v Win Durban 26 Dec 2003
                       73 1 SAF v Win Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
      130* 3 SAF v Win Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
      130* 1 SAF v Win Centurion 16 Jan 2004
      92 1 SAF v NZl Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
      150* 3 SAF v NZl Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
21 Mohammad Yousuf 6 128 2 Pak v Eng The Oval 17 Aug 2006
                       192 2 Pak v Win Lahore 11 Nov 2006
      56 1 Pak v Win Multan 19 Nov 2006
      191 3 Pak v Win Multan 19 Nov 2006
      102 1 Pak v Win Karachi 27 Nov 2006
      124 3 Pak v Win Karachi 27 Nov 2006
22 MEK Hussey 6 182 2 Aus v Ban Chittagong 16 Apr 2006
      86 1 Aus v Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
      91 2 Aus v Eng Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
      61* 4 Aus v Eng Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
      74* 1 Aus v Eng Perth 14 Dec 2006
      103 3 Aus v Eng Perth 14 Dec 2006
23 KC Sangakkara 6 200* 2 Srl v Ban Col-PSS 03 Jul 2007
              222* 2 Srl v Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
      57 2 Srl v Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
      192 4 Srl v Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
      92 1 Srl v Eng Kandy 01 Dec 2007
      152 3 Srl v Eng Kandy 01 Dec 2007
24 PA Jaques 6 66 2 Aus v Ban Chittagong 16 Apr 2006
                       100 1 Aus v Srl Brisbane 08 Nov 2007
      150 1 Aus v Srl Hobart 16 Nov 2007
      68 3 Aus v Srl Hobart 16 Nov 2007
      66 1 Aus v Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
      51 3 Aus v Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
25 S Chanderpaul 6 107* 2 Win v Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
                                 77* 4 Win v Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
      79* 2 Win v Aus Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
      50 4 Win v Aus Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
      76 2 Win v NZl Dunedin 11 Dec 2008
      126* 1 Win v NZl Napier 19 Dec 2008
26 Misbah-ul-Haq 6 76* 4 Pak v SAF Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
                                 77 2 Pak v SAF Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
      58* 4 Pak v SAF Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
      62 2 Pak v NZl Hamilton 07 Jan 2011
      99 2 Pak v NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
      70* 4 Pak v NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
27 AN Cook 6 82 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
              189 2 Eng v Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2011
      133 2 Eng v Srl Cardiff 26 May 2011
      96 1 Eng v Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
      106 3 Eng v Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
      55 2 Eng v Srl Southampton 16 Jun 2011
28 DA Warner 6 115 3 Aus v SAF Centurion 12 Feb 2014
                       70 2 Aus v SAF P Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
      66 4 Aus v SAF P Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
      135 1 Aus v SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
      145 3 Aus v SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
      133 2 Aus v Pak Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
29 JE Root 6 56 3 Eng v Ind Southampton 27 Jul 2014
      77 2 Eng v Ind Manchester 07 Aug 2014
      149* 2 Eng v Ind The Oval 15 Aug 2014
      83 1 Eng v Win North Sound 13 Apr 2015
      59 3 Eng v Win North Sound 13 Apr 2015
      182* 2 Eng v Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
30 KL Rahul 6 90 1 Ind v Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
      51 3 Ind v Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
      67 2 Ind v Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
      60 2 Ind v Aus Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
      51* 4 Ind v Aus Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
      57 1 Ind v Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

KL Rahul became the third Indian batsman to score six fifties in consecutive  innings.  He emulated GR Viswanath and R Dravid. By a coincidence all these three batsmen represent the same state – Karnataka – in domestic cricket

 

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 GR Viswanath 6 59 1 Ind v Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
      54 3 Ind v Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
      79 2 Ind v Aus Sydney 07 Jan 1978
      89 2 Ind v Aus Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
      73 4 Ind v Aus Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
      145 2 Ind v Pak Faisalabad 16 Oct 1978
                 
2 R Dravid 6 92 1 Ind v Srl Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
      93 1 Ind v Srl Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
      85 3 Ind v Srl Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
      52 1 Ind v Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
      56 3 Ind v Aus Chennai 06 Mar 1998
      86 2 Ind v Aus Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
                 
3 KL Rahul 6 90 1 Ind v Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
      51 3 Ind v Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
      67 2 Ind v Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
      60 2 Ind v Aus Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
      51* 4 Ind v Aus Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
      57 1 Ind v Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

 

S Chanderpaul and KC Sangakkara are the only two batsmen to have performed the feat of scoring six and seven fifties in consecutive innings

 

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 S Chanderpaul 7 69 4 Win v Pak Karachi 27 Nov 2006
      74 2 Win v Eng Lord’s 17 May 2007
      50 2 Win v Eng Manchester 07 Jun 2007
      116* 4 Win v Eng Manchester 07 Jun 2007
      136* 1 Win v Eng Ch-le-St 15 Jun 2007
      70 3 Win v Eng Ch-le-St 15 Jun 2007
      104 1 Win v SAF P Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
                 
2 S Chanderpaul 6 107* 2 Win v Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
                                 77* 4 Win v Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
      79* 2 Win v Aus Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
      50 4 Win v Aus Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
      76 2 Win v NZl Dunedin 11 Dec 2008
      126* 1 Win v NZl Napier 19 Dec 2008
                 
1 KC Sangakkara 7 75 2 Srl v Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
      319 1 Srl v Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
      105 3 Srl v Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
      147 2 Srl v Eng Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
      61 4 Srl v Eng Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
      79 1 Srl v Eng Leeds 20 Jun 2014
      55 3 Srl v Eng Leeds 20 Jun 2014
                 
2 KC Sangakkara 6 200* 2 Srl v Ban Col-PSS 03 Jul 2007
              222* 2 Srl v Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
      57 2 Srl v Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
      192 4 Srl v Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
      92 1 Srl v Eng Kandy 01 Dec 2007
      152 3 Srl v Eng Kandy 01 Dec 2007

 

 

Bowlers who have performed the hat tricks in tests – MM Ali of England joins the list

Bowlers who have performed the hat tricks in tests – MM Ali of England joins the list

MM Ali of England performed the hat trick against South Africa at The Oval in the just concluded test to provide the 43rd occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 FR Spofforth Aus Eng Melbourne 1878-79
2 W Bates Eng Aus Melbourne 1882-83
3 J Briggs Eng Aus Sydney 1891-92
4 GA Lohmann Eng RSA P Elizabeth 1895-96
5 JT Hearne Eng Aus Leeds 1899
6 H Trumble Aus Eng Melbourne 1901-02
7 H Trumble Aus Eng Melbourne 1903-04
8 TJ Matthews Aus RSA Manchester 1912
9 TJ Matthews Aus RSA Manchester 1912
0 MJC Allom Eng NZl Christchurch 1929-30
11 TWJ Goddard Eng RSA Johannesburg 1938-39
12 PJ Loader Eng Win Leeds 1957
13 LF Kline Aus RSA Cape Town 1957-58
14 WW Hall Win Pak Lahore 1958-59
15 GM Griffin RSA Eng Lord’s 1960
16 LR Gibbs Win Aus Adelaide 1960-61
17 PJ Petherick NZl Pak Lahore 1976-77
18 CA Walsh Win Aus Brisbane 1988-89
19 MG Hughes Aus Win Perth 1988-89
20 DW Fleming Aus Pak Rawalpindi 1994-95
21 SK Warne Aus Eng Melbourne 1994-95
22 DG Cork Eng Win Manchester 1995
23 D Gough Eng Aus Sydney 1998-99
24 Wasim Akram Pak Srl Lahore 1998-99
25 Wasim Akram Pak Srl Dhaka 1998-99
26 DNT Zoysa Srl Zim Harare 1999-00
27 Abdul Razzaq Pak Srl Galle 1999-00
28 GD McGrath Aus Win Perth 2000-01
29 Harbhajan Singh Ind Aus Kolkata 2000-01
30 Mohd Sami Pak Srl Lahore 2001-02
31 JJC Lawson Win Aus Bridgetown 2002-03
32 Alok Kapali Ban Pak Peshawar 2003
33 AM Blignaut Zim Ban Harare 2003-04
34 MJ Hoggard Eng Win Barbados 2003-04
35 JEC Franklin NZl Ban Dhaka 2004-05
36 IK Pathan Ind Pak Karachi 2005-06
37 RJ Sidebottom Eng NZl Hamilton 2007-08
38 PM Siddle Aus Eng Brisbane 2010-11
39 SCJ Broad Eng Ind Nottingham 2011
40 Sohag Gazi Ban NZl Chittagong 2013-14
41 SCJ Broad Eng Srl Leeds 2014
42 HMRKB Herath Srl Aus Galle 2016
43 MM Ali Eng RSA The Oval 2017

 

MM Ali of England performed the hat trick against England at The Oval in the just concluded test to provide the 14th occasion of an England bowler performing the feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 W Bates Eng Aus Melbourne 1882-83
2 J Briggs Eng Aus Sydney 1891-92
3 GA Lohmann Eng RSA P Elizabeth 1895-96
4 JT Hearne Eng Aus Leeds 1899
5 MJC Allom Eng NZl Christchurch 1929-30
6 TWJ Goddard Eng RSA Johannesburg 1938-39
7 PJ Loader Eng Win Leeds 1957
8 DG Cork Eng Win Manchester 1995
9 D Gough Eng Aus Sydney 1998-99
10 MJ Hoggard Eng Win Barbados 2003-04
11 RJ Sidebottom Eng NZl Hamilton 2007-08
12 SCJ Broad Eng Ind Nottingham 2011
13 SCJ Broad Eng Srl Leeds 2014
14 MM Ali Eng RSA The Oval 2017

 

MM Ali of England performed the hat trick against England at The Oval in the just concluded test to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler performing the feat against South Africa in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

LF Kline of Australia was the last bowler to perform the hat trick against South Africa at Cape Town in 1957-58. It took sixty seasons for another bowler to perform the feat of hat trick against South Africa

 

No Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 GA Lohmann Eng RSA P Elizabeth 1895-96
2 TJ Matthews Aus RSA Manchester 1912
3 TJ Matthews Aus RSA Manchester 1912
4 TWJ Goddard Eng RSA Johannesburg 1938-39
5 LF Kline Aus RSA Cape Town 1957-58
6 MM Ali Eng RSA The Oval 2017