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HM Amla emulates B Mitchell and GC Smith in scoring twin half centuries in a test on four occasions

HM Amla emulates B Mitchell and GC Smith in scoring twin half centuries in a test on four occasions

HM Amla of South Africa scored 78 and 87 against England in the ongoing second test at Nottingham. It was his fourth occasion of scoring half centuries in both innings of a test and he became  the  third South African batsman to accomplish  the feat of scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. Others are B Mitchell and GC Smith. The performance of these three batsmen are tabulated below,

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla 71 64* v Pakistan Centurion 11 Jan 2007
2 HM Amla 51 59 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2009
3 HM Amla 54 51 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2011
4 HM Amla 78 87 v England Nottingham 14 Jul 2017
             
1 B Mitchell 88 61* v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
2 B Mitchell 68 74 v England Johannesburg 13 Feb 1931
3 B Mitchell 75 95 v Australia Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
4 B Mitchell 99 56 v England Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
             
1 GC Smith 63 68 v New Zealand Johannesburg 05 May 2006
2 GC Smith 94 55 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2007
3 GC Smith 62 75 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
4 GC Smith 52 52 v England Leeds 02 Aug 2012

 

HM Amla’s feat of scoring twin half centuries at Nottingham against England provides the 22nd occasion of a South African batsman accomplishing such a feat against England. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla 78 87 v England Nottingham 14 Jul 2017
2 KC Bland 78 64 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1965
3 RH Catterall 67 98 v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
4 DJ Cullinan 69 61 v England Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
5 HG Deane 77 73 v England Durban 21 Jan 1928
6 G Kirsten 51 69 v England Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1995
7 HR Lance 69 53 v England The Oval 26 Aug 1965
8 DJ McGlew 68 51 v England Nottingham 09 Jun 1955
9 B Mitchell 88 61* v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
10 B Mitchell 68 74 v England Johannesburg 13 Feb 1931
11 B Mitchell 99 56 v England Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
12 AD Nourse 61 58 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
13 AD Nourse 51 57 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1947
14 AW Nourse 61 55 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
15 AW Nourse 51 63 v England Johannesburg 09 Feb 1923
16 EP Nupen 51 69 v England Durban 21 Jan 1928
17 JN Rhodes 50 57* v England Port Elizabeth 09 Dec 1999
18 GC Smith 52 52 v England Leeds 02 Aug 2012
19 MJ Susskind 64 53 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
20 HW Taylor 59* 56 v England Leeds 12 Jul 1924
21 HW Taylor 68 71 v England Cape Town 31 Dec 1927
22 JHB Waite 58 56* v England Birmingham 09 Jun 1960

 

HM Amla’s feat of scoring twin half centuries at Nottingham against England provides the eleventh occasion  of a South African batsman accomplishing such a feat against England in England. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla 78 87 v England Nottingham 14 Jul 2017
2 RH Catterall 67 98 v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
3 HR Lance 69 53 v England The Oval 26 Aug 1965
4 DJ McGlew 68 51 v England Nottingham 09 Jun 1955
5 B Mitchell 88 61* v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
6 AD Nourse 61 58 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
7 AD Nourse 51 57 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1947
8 GC Smith 52 52 v England Leeds 02 Aug 2012
9 MJ Susskind 64 53 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
10 HW Taylor 59* 56 v England Leeds 12 Jul 1924
11 JHB Waite 58 56* v England Birmingham 09 Jun 1960

 

HM Amla’s feat of scoring twin half centuries at Nottingham against England  provides the second occasion  of a South African batsman accomplishing such a feat against England at Nottingham. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla 78 87 v England Nottingham 14 Jul 2017
2 DJ McGlew 68 51 v England Nottingham 09 Jun 1955

 

HM Amla completes 8000 test runs

HM Amla completes 8000 test runs

HM Amla of South Africa completed 8000 test runs when he was on 8 during his knock  of 78 against England in the ongoing test at Nottingham on 14 Jul 17. At the end of his innings, his run aggregate read 8070. He became the 30th batsman in the annals of test cricket to accomplish the feat. The performance of all the 30 batsmen are tabulated below

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 1989-2013 200 329 33 15921 248* 53.78 51 68 14
2 RT Ponting Aus 1995-2012 168 287 29 13378 257 51.85 41 62 17
3 JH Kallis SAF 1995-2013 166 280 40 13289 224 55.37 45 58 16
4 R Dravid Ind 1996-2012 164 286 32 13288 270 52.31 36 63 08
5 KC Sangakkara Srl 2000-2015 134 233 17 12400 319 57.40 38 52 11
6 BC Lara Win 1990-2006 131 232 06 11953 400* 52.88 34 48 17
7 S Chanderpaul Win 1994-2015 164 280 49 11867 203* 51.37 30 66 15
8 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 1997-2014 149 252 15 11814 374 49.84 34 50 15
9 AR Border Aus 1978-1994 156 265 44 11174 205 50.56 27 63 11
10 AN Cook Eng 2006-2017 142 255 15 11129 294 46.37 30 54 08
11 SR Waugh Aus 1985-2004 168 260 46 10927 200 51.06 32 50 22
12 SM Gavaskar Ind 1971-1987 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 12
13 Younis Khan Pak 2000-2017 118 213 19 10099 313 52.05 34 33 19
14 GC Smith SAF 2002-2014 117 205 13 9265 277 48.25 27 38 11
15 GA Gooch Eng 1975-1995 118 215 06 8900 333 42.58 20 46 13
16 Javed Miandad Pak 1976-1993 124 189 21 8832 280* 52.57 23 43 06
17 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 1992-2007 120 200 22 8830 329 49.60 25 46 15
18 VVS Laxman Ind 1996-2012 134 225 34 8781 281 45.97 17 56 14
19 MJ Clarke Aus 2004-2015 115 198 22 8643 329* 49.10 28 27 09
20 ML Hayden Aus 1994-2009 103 184 14 8625 380 50.73 30 29 14
21 V Sehwag Ind 2001-2013 104 180 06 8586 319 49.34 23 32 16
22 IVA Richards Win 1974-1991 121 182 12 8540 291 50.23 24 45 10
23 AJ Stewart Eng 1990-2003 133 235 21 8463 190 39.54 15 45 14
24 DI Gower Eng 1978-1992 117 204 18 8231 215 44.25 18 39 07
25 KP Pietersen Eng 2005-2014 104 181 08 8181 227 47.28 23 35 10
26 G Boycott Eng 1964-1982 108 193 23 8114 246* 47.72 22 42 10
27 AB de Villiers SAF 2004-2016 106 176 16 8074 278* 50.46 21 39 07
28 HM Amla SAF 2004-2017 105 178 14 8070 311* 49.20 26 33 10
29 GS Sobers Win 1954-1974 93 160 21 8032 365* 57.78 26 30 12
30 ME Waugh Aus 1991-2002 128 209 17 8029 153* 41.81 20 47 19

 

HM Amla became the fourth South African batsman to total 8000 plus test runs after JH Kallis, GC Smith and AB de Villiers.

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 JH Kallis SAF 1995-2013 166 280 40 13289 224 55.37 45 58 16
2 GC Smith SAF 2002-2014 117 205 13 9265 277 48.25 27 38 11
3 AB de Villiers SAF 2004-2016 106 176 16 8074 278* 50.46 21 39 07
4 HM Amla SAF 2004-2017 105 178 14 8070 311* 49.20 26 33 10

 

JM Anderson of England joins the elite club of bowlers who have captured 300 plus wickets on home soil

JM Anderson of England joins the elite club of bowlers who have captured 300 plus wickets on home soil

JM Anderson of England became the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets on home soil. He achieved the feat when he captured the wicket of  D Elgar caught by Dawson for 6 in the ongoing second test match against South Africa at Nottingham. He joined the elite club of M Muralitharan, A Kumble and SK Warne. He also earned the distinction of becoming the first fast bowler to achieve the feat. The following table lists the performance of all the four bowlers

 

Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
M Muralitharan Srl 1992-2010 73 134 25061 9646 493 9/51 13/115 19.56 45 15
A Kumble Ind 1993-2008 63 115 20792 8710 350 10/74 14/149 24.88 25 7
SK Warne Aus 1992-2007 69 129 19417 8420 319 8/71 12/128 26.39 15 4
JM Anderson Eng 2003-2017 71 134 15722 7716 300 7/43 11/71 25.72 17 3

 

The following table furnishes the break up of 300 wickets captured by JM Anderson at home.

 

Opposition Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
Australia 2009-2015 13 24 450.4 101 1468 44 6/47 10/158 33.36 4 1
Bangladesh 2010-2010 2 4 84.0 21 223 9 4/78 5/162 24.77 0 0
India 2007-2014 12 24 512.4 137 1553 60 5/42 7/77 25.88 3 0
New Zealand 2008-2015 7 14 237.1 63 757 34 7/43 9/98 22.26 2 0
Pakistan 2010-2016 7 13 240.4 82 547 32 6/17 11/71 17.09 2 1
South Africa 2003-2017 14 24 527.5 112 1601 43 5/102 7/119 37.23 1 0
Sri Lanka 2011-2016 7 13 272.3 81 688 40 5/16 10/45 17.20 3 1
West Indies 2004-2012 7 14 230.5 61 656 27 5/87 9/125 24.29 1 0
Zimbabwe 2003-2003 2 4 64.0 18 223 11 5/73 6/85 20.27 1 0
Total 2003-2017 71 134 2620.2 676 7716 300 7/43 11/71 25.72 17 3

 

JE Root of England joins the elite list of captains who have scored a hundreds on their first captaincy assignment

JE Root of England joins the elite list of captains who have scored a hundreds on their first captaincy assignment

JE Root scored 190 on captaincy debut in the ongoing test match between England and South Africa at Lord’s to earn the distinction of becoming the 30th captain in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred on captaincy debut in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all such occasion with scores of 100 plus runs with a break up of First Innings and Second innings

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Mudroch 153* SI Aus Eng The Oval 06 Sep 1880
2 GHS Trott 143 SI Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
3 AC MacLaren 109 FI Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1897
4 MA Noble 133 FI Aus Eng Sydney 11 Dec 1903
5 C Hill 191 FI Aus SAF Sydney 09 Dec 1910
6 HW Taylor 109 FI SAF Eng Durban 13 Dec 1913
7 WW Armstrong 158 SI Aus Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920
8 AL Hassett 112 FI Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
9 VS Hazare 155 FI Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 14 Dec 1951
10 JB Stollmeyer 104 SI Win Aus Sydney 25 Jan 1952
11 GO Rabone 107 FI NZl SAF Durban 11 Dec 1953
12 DJ McGlew 104* FI SAF Eng Manchester 07 Jul 1955
13 GT Dowling 239 FI NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
14 BE Congdon 126 FI NZl Win Bridgetown 23 Mar 1972
15 CH Lloyd 163 SI Win Ind Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
16 GS Chappell 123 FI Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
  GS Chappell 109 SI Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
17 SM Gavaskar 116 FI Ind NZl Auckland 24 Jan 1976
18 GN Yallop 102 SI Aus Eng Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
19 JJ Crowe 120* FI NZl Srl Col-SSC 16 Apr 1987
20 DB Vengsarkar 102 SI Ind Win Delhi 25 Nov 1987
21 AJ Lamb 119 FI Eng Win Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
22 DL Houghton 121 FI Zim Ind Harare 18 Oct 1992
23 S Chanderpaul 203* FI Win SAF Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
24 AJ Strauss 128 SI Eng Pak Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
25 KP Pietersen 100 FI Eng SAF The Oval 07 Aug 2008
26 AN Cook 173 FI Eng Ban Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
27 BRM Taylor 105* SI Zim Ban Harare 04 Aug 2011
28 V Kohli 115 FI Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
  V Kohli 141 SI Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
29 SPD Smith 133 FI Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
30 JE Root 190 FI Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul  2017

JE Root became the sixth England batsman to score a hundred on captaincy debut. All such occasions are listed below. JE Root now owns the record for scoring most runs on captaincy debut. The previous best was 173 by AN Cook against Bangladesh at Chittagong in Mar 210 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC MacLaren 109 FI Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1897
2 AJ Lamb 119 FI Eng Win Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
3 AJ Strauss 128 SI Eng Pak Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
4 KP Pietersen 100 FI Eng SAF The Oval 07 Aug 2008
5 AN Cook 173 FI Eng Ban Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
6 JE Root 190 FI Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul  2017

JE Root became the second  England batsman to score  a  hundred  on captaincy debut against South Africa  after KP Pietersen. KP Pietersen had scored 100 at The Oval in Aug 2008

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KP Pietersen 100 FI Eng SAF The Oval 07 Aug 2008
2 JE Root 190 FI Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul  2017

JE Root became the sixth batsman to score a hundred on captaincy debut against South Africa. The performance of these six batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 191 FI Aus SAF Sydney 09 Dec 1910
2 AL Hassett 112 FI Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
3 GO Rabone 107 FI NZl SAF Durban 11 Dec 1953
4 S Chanderpaul 203* FI Win SAF Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
5 KP Pietersen 100 FI Eng SAF The Oval 07 Aug 2008
6 JE Root 190 FI Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul  2017

 

JE Root of England, GHS Trott of Australia and AJ Strauss  of England are the only three batsmen to score a hundred on captaincy debut in a test at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. GHS Trott was the captain to score a hundred  on captaincy debut

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JE Root 190 FI Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul  2017
2 GHS Trott 143 SI Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
3 AJ Strauss 128 SI Eng Pak Lord’s 13 Jul 2006

 

The folloing table lists the eight captains who have scored 150 plus runs on captaincy debut. S Chanderpaul of West Indies and GT Dowling of New Zealand are the only two captains to score 200 plus run on captaincy debut. GT Dowling owns the record for scoring most runs on captaincy debut.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 155 FI Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 14 Dec 1951
2 WW Armstrong 158 SI Aus Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920
3 CH Lloyd 163 SI Win Ind Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
4 AN Cook 173 FI Eng Ban Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
5 JE Root 190 FI Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul  2017
6 C Hill 191 FI Aus SAF Sydney 09 Dec 1910
7 S Chanderpaul 203* FI Win SAF Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
8 GT Dowling 239 FI NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968

 

Pakistan batsmen scoring a ninety and a duck in a test

Pakistan batsmen scoring a ninety and a duck in a test

Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan scored 99 and zero against West Indies in the just concluded test at Bridgetown to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninety and zero in a test. Others are – Mushtaq Mohammad, Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf. The performance of these four batsmen are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mushtaq Mohammad 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
  Mushtaq Mohammad 0 3 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
             
2 Shahid Afridi 92 1 v England Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
  Shahid Afridi 0 3 v England Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
             
3 Mohammad Yousuf 0 1 v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
  Mohammad Yousuf 97 3 v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
             
4 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
  Misbah-ul-Haq 0 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan scored 99 and zero against West Indies in the just concluded test at Bridgetown to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninety nine and zero in a test after Mushtaq Mohammad, The performance of these two batsmen are listed below. 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mushtaq Mohammad 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
  Mushtaq Mohammad 0 3 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
             
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
  Misbah-ul-Haq 0 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

 

 

Pakistan dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in a test innings

Pakistan dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in a test innings

Pakistan was dismissed all out for a total of 81 in the fourth innings of a test in the just concluded test against West Indies to provide the 17th occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 87 83.5 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1954
2 Pakistan 90 56.5 2 v England Manchester 22 Jul 1954
3 Pakistan 62 21.2 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 1981
4 Pakistan 77 44.5 3 v West Indies Lahore 07 Nov 1986
5 Pakistan 97 41.1 2 v Australia Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
6 Pakistan 92 37.3 4 v South Africa Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
7 Pakistan 59 31.5 1 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
8 Pakistan 53 24.5 3 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
9 Pakistan 72 31.3 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2004
10 Pakistan 90 36.0 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 12 Jul 2009
11 Pakistan 80 29.0 4 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
12 Pakistan 72 39.3 1 v England Birmingham 06 Aug 2010
13 Pakistan 74 33.0 2 v England Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
14 Pakistan 99 44.1 1 v England Dubai (DSC) 03 Feb 2012
15 Pakistan 49 29.1 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
16 Pakistan 99 36.4 1 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
17 Pakistan 81 34.4 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

Pakistan’s 81 all out provide the second occasion of it being dismissed all out against West Indies in a test innings. Both the occasions are listed below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 77 44.5 3 v West Indies Lahore 07 Nov 1986
2 Pakistan 81 34.4 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

Pakistan’s 81 all out provide the fourth occasion of it being dismissed all out in the fourth innings of a test in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 92 37.3 4 v South Africa Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
2 Pakistan 72 31.3 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2004
3 Pakistan 80 29.0 4 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
4 Pakistan 81 34.4 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

The following table lists the eight occasions of Pakistan dismissed all out under 35 overs in a test innings. 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 62 21.2 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 1981
2 Pakistan 53 24.5 3 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
3 Pakistan 80 29.0 4 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
4 Pakistan 49 29.1 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
5 Pakistan 72 31.3 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2004
6 Pakistan 59 31.5 1 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
7 Pakistan 74 33.0 2 v England Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
8 Pakistan 81 34.4 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

 

Pakistan batsman collecting a pair in a test – Babar Azam is the new entrant

Pakistan batsman collecting a pair in a test – Babar Azam is the new entrant

Babar Azam of Pakistan collected a pair against West Indies at Bridgetown in the just concluded test to provide the 48th occasion of a Pakistan batsman collecting a pair in test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MEZ Ghazali 0 0 v England Manchester 22 Jul 1954
2 Nasim-ul-Ghani 0 0 v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
3 Wazir Mohammad 0 0 v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
4 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 0 v England Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
5 Javed Burki 0 0 v New Zealand Wellington 22 Jan 1965
6 Saleem Altaf 0 0 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
7 Iqbal Qasim 0 0 v England Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
8 Majid Khan 0 0 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
9 Sikander Bakht 0 0 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
10 Wasim Bari 0 0 v Australia Perth 24 Mar 1979
11 Mudassar Nazar 0 0 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
12 Wasim Akram 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (CCC) 14 Mar 1986
13 Aaqib Javed 0 0 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
14 Waqar Younis 0 0 v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
15 Saeed Anwar 0 0 v West Indies Faisalabad 23 Nov 1990
16 Aaqib Javed 0 0 v England Leeds 23 Jul 1992
17 Aamer Sohail 0 0 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1993
18 Mushtaq Ahmed 0 0 v Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
19 Manzoor Elahi 0 0 v Zimbabwe Harare 15 Feb 1995
20 Rashid Latif 0 0 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
21 Saleem Malik 0 0 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
22 Mushtaq Ahmed 0 0 v Zimbabwe Peshawar 27 Nov 1998
23 Azhar Mahmood 0 0 v India Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
24 Saleem Elahi 0 0 v England Lord’s 17 May 2001
25 Taufeeq Umar 0 0 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
26 Waqar Younis 0 0 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
27 Mohammad Zahid 0 0 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
28 Shoaib Akhtar 0 0 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
29 Shabbir Ahmed 0 0 v West Indies Kingston 03 Jun 2005
30 Shabbir Ahmed 0 0 v England Multan 12 Nov 2005
31 Danish Kaneria 0 0 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
32 Danish Kaneria 0 0 v India Delhi 22 Nov 2007
33 Abdur Rauf 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 12 Jul 2009
34 Saeed Ajmal 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 12 Jul 2009
35 Mohammad Asif 0 0 v New Zealand Napier 11 Dec 2009
36 Kamran Akmal 0 0 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
37 Mohammad Asif 0 0 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
38 Mohammad Amir 0 0 v England Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
39 Junaid Khan 0 0 v England Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012
40 Umar Gul 0 0 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
41 Khurram Manzoor 0 0 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
42 Junaid Khan 0 0 v Sri Lanka Galle 06 Aug 2014
43 Wahab Riaz 0 0 v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
44 Asad Shafiq 0 0 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
45 Asad Shafiq 0 0 v West Indies Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
46 Wahab Riaz 0 0 v New Zealand Hamilton 25 Nov 2016
47 Imran Khan 0 0 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
48 Babar Azam 0 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

Babar Azam of Pakistan collected a pair against West Indies at Bridgetown in the just concluded test to provide the sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman collecting a pair in test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Nasim-ul-Ghani 0 0 v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
2 Wazir Mohammad 0 0 v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
3 Saeed Anwar 0 0 v West Indies Faisalabad 23 Nov 1990
4 Shabbir Ahmed 0 0 v West Indies Kingston 03 Jun 2005
5 Asad Shafiq 0 0 v West Indies Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
6 Babar Azam 0 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

 

Yasir Shah becomes the sixth Pakistan spin bowler to capture five wickets in an innings on ten or more occasions

Yasir Shah becomes the sixth Pakistan spin bowler to capture five wickets in an innings on ten or more occasions

 Yasir Shah

Yasir Shah of Pakistan captured 6 for 90 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Bridgetown. This effort provides the tenth five wicket haul in tests. He became the sixth Pakistan spin bowler to capture ten or more five wicket hauls in a test innings. Others are – Abdul Qadir {15|, Danish Kaneria {15}, Saqlain Mushtaq {13}, Mushtaq Ahmed {10} and Saeed Ajmal {10}. The performance of these six bowlers are listed below

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 Abdul Qadir 67 111 17126 7742 236 9/056 13/101 32.80 15 5
2 Danish Kaneria 61 112 17697 9082 261 7/077 12/094 34.79 15 2
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 49 86 14070 6206 208 8/164 10/155 29.83 13 3
4 Mushtaq Ahmed 52 89 12532 6100 185 7/056 10/106 32.97 10 3
5 Saeed Ajmal 35 67 11592 5003 178 7/055 11/111 28.10 10 4
6 Yasir Shah 25 48 07899 4235 140 7/076 10/141 30.25 10 2

The following table lists Yasir Shah’s ten five wicket hauls in a test innings arranged in the chronological order

No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.0 01 079 5 3 v New Zealand Dubai (DSC) 17 Nov 2014
2 30.1 06 076 7 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 17 Jun 2015
3 41.3 05 096 6 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Jun 2015
4 31.5 04 078 5 1 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
5 29.0 06 072 6 2 v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
6 29.0 04 071 5 3 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016
7 43.0 15 121 5 2 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
8 39.0 05 124 6 4 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
9 21.4 04 063 6 3 v West Indies Kingston 21 Apr 2017
10 39.0 12 090 6 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

 

Pakistan batsmen scoring ninetynine in a test innings

Pakistan batsmen scoring ninetynine in a test innings

Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Misbah-ul-Haq scored 99 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Bridgetown. This knock represents the 90th occasion of a batsman scoring ninety-nine in a test innings. It also provides the 12th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring ninetynine in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Maqsood Ahmed 99 1 v India Lahore 29 Jan 1955
2 Majid Khan 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
4 Javed Miandad 99 2 v India Bengaluru 14 Sep 1983
5 Saleem Malik 99 2 v England Leeds 02 Jul 1987
6 Saleem Malik 99 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
7 Aamer Sohail 99 3 v Australia Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 99 3 v Sri Lanka Lahore 06 Mar 2002
9 Asim Kamal 99 2 v South Africa Lahore 17 Oct 2003
10 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
11 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 v West Indies Kingston 21 Apr 2017
12 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017

 

Misbah-ul-Haq’s distinction – becomes the first captain to score nineties on five occasions in the annals of test cricket

Misbah-ul-Haq’s distinction – becomes the first captain to score nineties on five occasions in the annals of test cricket

Misbah-ul-Haq scored 99 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Bridgetown. This knock represents his fifth ninety as captain. He became the first captain in the annals of test cricket to score five nineties. He went past MS Dhoni of India, SP Fleming of New Zealand and GS Sobers of West Indies who had scored four nineties while leading their respective teams. The following table lists the performance of these four captains

Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date           
1 99 5 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 97 5 3 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 08 Jan 2014
3 96 5 1 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
4 99* 5 2 v West Indies Kingston 21 Apr 2017
5 99 5 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
MS Dhoni of India
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date           
1 92 8 1 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 98 7 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
3 90 8 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
4 99 6 2 v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
SP Fleming of New Zealand
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date           
1 91 4 2 v Australia Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
2 99 4 3 v South Africa Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
3 97 3 1 v England Leeds 03 Jun 2004
4 97 4 2 v West Indies Wellington 17 Mar 2006
GS Sobers of West Indies
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date           
1 94 6 3 v England Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
2 95 7 2 v India Chennai 13 Jan 1967
3 95* 5 3 v England Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
4 93 5 3 v India Kingston 18 Feb 1971