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Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings at Bengaluru – NM Lyon’s 8 for 50 represent the best bowling performance

Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings at Bengaluru – NM Lyon’s 8 for 50 represent the best bowling performance

Australia’s NM Lyon captured 8 for 50 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test at Bengaluru to provide the 30th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Bengaluru. All such occasions are listed below.

NM Lyon’s 8 for 50 provide the best bowling performance by a bowler at Bengaluru. The previous best by an Indian bowler was Maninder Singh’s 7 for 27 against Pakistan in March 1987 and the previous best by a visiting bowler was by New Zealand’s TG Southee. TG Southee had captured 7 for 64 in Aug 2012

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NM Lyon 22.2 4 50 8 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
2 Maninder Singh 18.2 8 27 7 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
3 TG Southee 24.0 6 64 7 2 NZl Ind Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
4 RGD Willis 17.0 2 53 6 1 Eng Ind Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
5 BS Chandrasekhar 31.2 7 76 6 2 Ind Eng Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
6 BS Bedi 21.3 4 71 6 4 Ind Eng Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
7 ND Hirwani 30.0 10 59 6 4 Ind NZl Bengaluru 12 Nov 1988
8 A Kumble 41.3 8 98 6 2 Ind Aus Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
9 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 2 Ind SAF Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
10 Harbhajan Singh 30.1 5 78 6 3 Ind Aus Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
11 Harbhajan Singh 51.5 9 152 6 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
12 ST Clarke 34.2 3 126 5 2 Win Ind Bengaluru 15 Dec 1978
13 KD Ghavri 24.0 8 51 5 3 Ind Win Bengaluru 15 Dec 1978
14 JK Lever 36.0 9 100 5 2 Eng Ind Bengaluru 09 Dec 1981
15 Tahir Naqqash 34.5 11 76 5 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 14 Sep 1983
16 N Kapil Dev 29.0 6 68 5 2 Ind Pak Bengaluru 14 Sep 1983
17 Iqbal Qasim 30.0 15 48 5 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
18 Tauseef Ahmed 27.0 7 54 5 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
19 RJ Hadlee 30.0 10 65 5 1 NZl Ind Bengaluru 12 Nov 1988
20 A Kumble 27.2 4 81 5 3 Ind NZl Bengaluru 18 Oct 1995
21 MS Kasprowicz 18.0 5 28 5 3 Aus Ind Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
22 N Boje 38.0 14 83 5 3 SAF Ind Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
23 Harbhajan Singh 41.0 7 146 5 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
24 Danish Kaneria 39.0 7 127 5 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
25 Yasir Arafat 39.0 5 161 5 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
26 I Sharma 33.1 10 118 5 2 Ind Pak Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
27 A Kumble 14.0 2 60 5 4 Ind Pak Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
28 Z Khan 29.5 4 91 5 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2008
29 PP Ojha 28.1 10 99 5 1 Ind NZl Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
30 R Ashwin 22.0 1 69 5 3 Ind NZl Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012

Australia’s NM Lyon captured 8 for 50 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test at Bengaluru to provide the 13th  occasion of a visiting bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Bengaluru. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NM Lyon 22.2 4 50 8 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
2 TG Southee 24.0 6 64 7 2 NZl Ind Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
3 RGD Willis 17.0 2 53 6 1 Eng Ind Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
4 MS Kasprowicz 18.0 5 28 5 3 Aus Ind Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
5 JK Lever 36.0 9 100 5 2 Eng Ind Bengaluru 09 Dec 1981
6 RJ Hadlee 30.0 10 65 5 1 NZl Ind Bengaluru 12 Nov 1988
7 Tahir Naqqash 34.5 11 76 5 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 14 Sep 1983
8 Iqbal Qasim 30.0 15 48 5 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
9 Tauseef Ahmed 27.0 7 54 5 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
10 Danish Kaneria 39.0 7 127 5 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
11 Yasir Arafat 39.0 5 161 5 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
12 N Boje 38.0 14 83 5 3 SAF Ind Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
13 ST Clarke 34.2 3 126 5 2 Win Ind Bengaluru 15 Dec 1978

Australia’s NM Lyon captured 8 for 50 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test at Bengaluru to provide the second occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Bengaluru. Both the occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NM Lyon 22.2 4 50 8 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
2 MS Kasprowicz 18.0 5 28 5 3 Aus Ind Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998

 

Openers scoring a duck and a ninety in the same innings of a test

Openers scoring a duck and a ninety in the same innings of a test

Indian openers – A Mukund scored a duck and KL Rahul scored 90 – in the ongoing test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the 17th occasion of openers scoring duck and a ninety in the same innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Majid Khan 92 1 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
  Sadiq Mohammad 0 1 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
               
2 WM Darling 91 2 Aus Eng Sydney 06 Jan 1979
  GM Wood 0 2 Aus Eng Sydney 06 Jan 1979
               
3 CG Greenidge 91 1 Win NZl Christchurch 22 Feb 1980
  DL Haynes 0 1 Win NZl Christchurch 22 Feb 1980
               
4 CL Smith 91 2 Eng NZl Auckland 10 Feb 1984
  G Fowler 0 2 Eng NZl Auckland 10 Feb 1984
               
5 CG Greenidge 95 1 Win Aus Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
  DL Haynes 0 1 Win Aus Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
               
6 M Prabhakar 95 1 Ind NZl Napier 9 Feb 1990
  WV Raman 0 1 Ind NZl Napier 9 Feb 1990
               
7 GR Marsh 94 1 Aus Win Georgetown 23 Mar 1991
  MA Taylor 0 1 Aus Win Georgetown 23 Mar 1991
               
8 GW Flower 96 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
  KJ Arnott 0 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
               
9 Mohammad Wasim 91 1 Pak Aus Hobart 18 Nov 1999
  Saeed Anwar 0 1 Pak Aus Hobart 18 Nov 1999
               
10 ML Hayden 99 3 Aus Ind Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
  JL Langer 0 3 Aus Ind Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
               
11 AJ Strauss 90 2 Eng Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
  ME Trescothick 0 2 Eng Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
               
12 JL Langer 0 3 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2006
  ML Hayden 92 3 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2006
               
13 NT Paranavitana 0 1 Srl NZl Galle 18 Aug 2009
  TM Dilshan 92 1 Srl NZl Galle 18 Aug 2009
               
14 SR Watson 0 1 Aus Win Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
  SM Katich 92 1 Aus Win Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
               
15 A Lyth 0 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
  AN Cook 96 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
               
16 R Chandrika 0 3 Win Aus Hobart 10 Dec 2015
  KC Brathwaite 94 3 Win Aus Hobart 10 Dec 2015
               
17 A Mukund 0 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
  KL Rahul 90 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

Indian openers – A Mukund scored a duck and KL Rahul scored 90 – in the ongoing test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the second occasion of Indian openers scoring duck and a ninety in the same innings of a test. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Prabhakar 95 1 Ind NZl Napier 09 Feb 1990
  WV Raman 0 1 Ind NZl Napier 09 Feb 1990
               
2 A Mukund 0 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
  KL Rahul 90 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017


Indian openers – A Mukund scored a duck and KL Rahul scored 90 – in the ongoing test against Australia at Bengaluru to provide the fifth  occasion of openers scoring duck and a ninety in the same innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Greenidge 95 1 Win Aus Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
  DL Haynes 0 1 Win Aus Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
               
2 Mohammad Wasim 91 1 Pak Aus Hobart 18 Nov 1999
  Saeed Anwar 0 1 Pak Aus Hobart 18 Nov 1999
               
3 A Lyth 0 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
  AN Cook 96 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
               
4 R Chandrika 0 3 Win Aus Hobart 10 Dec 2015
  KC Brathwaite 94 3 Win Aus Hobart 10 Dec 2015
               
5 A Mukund 0 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
  KL Rahul 90 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

 

Indian opening batsmen who have scored ninety plus runs in a test innings

Indian opening batsmen who have scored ninety plus runs in a test innings

KL Rahul of India was dismissed for 90 in the ongoing second test against Australia at Bangalore to provide the 41st occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for 90 plus score in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 P Roy 90 4 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 28 Nov 1958
2 NJ Contractor 92 1 v West Indies Delhi 6 Feb 1959
3 P Roy 99 3 v Australia Delhi 12 Dec 1959
4 ML Jaisimha 99 2 v Pakistan Kanpur 16 Dec 1960
5 NJ Contractor 92 1 v Pakistan Delhi 08 Feb 1961
6 AV Mankad 97 2 v Australia Delhi 28 Nov 1969
7 SM Gavaskar 97 3 v Pakistan Lahore 27 Oct 1978
8 CPS Chauhan 93 3 v Pakistan Lahore 27 Oct 1978
9 CPS Chauhan 97 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1981
10 SM Gavaskar 90 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
11 SM Gavaskar 90 4 v Australia Chennai 18 Sep 1986
12 SM Gavaskar 91 2 v Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987
13 SM Gavaskar 96 4 v Pakistan Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
14 J Arun Lal 93 2 v West Indies Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
15 K Srikkanth 94 2 v New Zealand Mumbai 24 Nov 1988
16 NS Sidhu 97 3 v Pakistan Sialkot 09 Dec 1989
17 WV Raman 96 3 v New Zealand Christchurch 02 Feb 1990
18 M Prabhakar 95 1 v New Zealand Napier 09 Feb 1990
19 M Prabhakar 95 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 1993
20 NS Sidhu 99 1 v Sri Lanka Bengaluru 26 Jan 1994
21 NS Sidhu 98 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 19 Mar 1994
22 A Jadeja 96 2 v West Indies St John’s 04 Apr 1997
23 VVS Laxman 95 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
24 NS Sidhu 97 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
25 S Ramesh 96 3 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
26 V Sehwag 90 3 v Pakistan Lahore 05 Apr 2004
27 G Gambhir 96 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
28 G Gambhir 97 2 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Sep 2005
29 IK Pathan 93 3 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
30 KD Karthik 91 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
31 V Sehwag 90 3 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
32 V Sehwag 92 3 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
33 G Gambhir 97 3 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
34 V Sehwag 99 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
35 V Sehwag 96 2 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
36 G Gambhir 93 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
37 M Vijay 97 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
38 S Dhawan 98 2 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
39 M Vijay 95 3 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
40 M Vijay 99 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
41 KL Rahul 90 1 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

KL Rahul of India was dismissed for 90 in the ongoing second test against Australia at Bangalore to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for 90 plus score in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 P Roy 99 3 v Australia Delhi 12 Dec 1959
2 AV Mankad 97 2 v Australia Delhi 28 Nov 1969
3 CPS Chauhan 97 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1981
4 SM Gavaskar 90 4 v Australia Chennai 18 Sep 1986
5 VVS Laxman 95 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
6 NS Sidhu 97 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
7 V Sehwag 90 3 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
8 V Sehwag 92 3 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
9 M Vijay 99 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
10 KL Rahul 90 1 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

KL Rahul of India was dismissed for 90 in the ongoing second test against Australia at Bangalore to provide the 23rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for 90 plus score in a test innings against various oppositions in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 P Roy 90 4 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 28 Nov 1958
2 NJ Contractor 92 1 v West Indies Delhi 6 Feb 1959
3 P Roy 99 3 v Australia Delhi 12 Dec 1959
4 ML Jaisimha 99 2 v Pakistan Kanpur 16 Dec 1960
5 NJ Contractor 92 1 v Pakistan Delhi 08 Feb 1961
6 AV Mankad 97 2 v Australia Delhi 28 Nov 1969
7 SM Gavaskar 90 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
8 SM Gavaskar 90 4 v Australia Chennai 18 Sep 1986
9 SM Gavaskar 91 2 v Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987
10 SM Gavaskar 96 4 v Pakistan Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
11 J Arun Lal 93 2 v West Indies Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
12 K Srikkanth 94 2 v New Zealand Mumbai 24 Nov 1988
13 NS Sidhu 99 1 v Sri Lanka Bengaluru 26 Jan 1994
14 VVS Laxman 95 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
15 NS Sidhu 97 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
16 S Ramesh 96 3 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
17 G Gambhir 96 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
18 IK Pathan 93 3 v Sri Lanka Delhi 10 Dec 2005
19 V Sehwag 90 3 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
20 V Sehwag 92 3 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
21 G Gambhir 97 3 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
22 V Sehwag 96 2 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
23 KL Rahul 90 1 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

KL Rahul of India was dismissed for 90 in the ongoing second test against Australia at Bangalore to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for 90 plus score in a test innings against Australia  in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 P Roy 99 3 v Australia Delhi 12 Dec 1959
2 AV Mankad 97 2 v Australia Delhi 28 Nov 1969
3 SM Gavaskar 90 4 v Australia Chennai 18 Sep 1986
4 VVS Laxman 95 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
5 NS Sidhu 97 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
6 V Sehwag 90 3 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
7 V Sehwag 92 3 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
8 KL Rahul 90 1 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
NM Lyon returns with the best innings bowling figures by a visiting bowlers on Indian soil

NM Lyon returns with the best innings bowling figures by a visiting bowlers on Indian soil

NM Lyon with his 8 for 50 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Bangalore became the fourth bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test innings against India in India All the four bowlers with their performances are listed below. NM Lyons’s eight for 50 represent the best innings bowling effort by a visiting bowler against India in India.The previous best was L Klusener’s 8 for 64 at Kolkata in Nov 1996

No Player Team O M Runs W Inns oppn Ground Start Date
1 NM Lyon Aus 22.2 4 50 8 1 Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
2 L Klusener SAF 21.3 4 64 8 4 Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
3 Sikander Bakht Pak 21.0 3 69 8 2 Ind Delhi 04 Dec 1979
4 JJ Krejza Aus 43.5 1 215 8 1 Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
Bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets in a test innings against India – NM Lyon joins the elite list

Bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets in a test innings against India – NM Lyon joins the elite list

NM Lyon with his 8 for 50 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Bangalore became the ninth bowler to capture eight or more wickets in a test innings against India. All the nine bowlers with their performances are listed below

No Player Team O M Runs W Inns oppn Ground Start Date
1 JM Noreiga Win 49.4 16 95 9 2 Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
2 FS Trueman Eng 8.4 2 31 8 2 Ind Manchester 17 Jul 1952
3 LR Gibbs Win 53.3 37 38 8 3 Ind Bridgetown 23 Mar 1962
4 NM Lyon Aus 22.2 4 50 8 1 Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
5 Imran Khan Pak 20.1 4 60 8 3 Ind Karachi 23 Dec 1982
6 L Klusener SAF 21.3 4 64 8 4 Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
7 Sikander Bakht Pak 21.0 3 69 8 2 Ind Delhi 04 Dec 1979
8 M Muralitharan Srl 34.1 9 87 8 1 Ind Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001
9 JJ Krejza Aus 43.5 1 215 8 1 Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
NM Lyon now holds the record for most wickets by an Australian bowler against India

NM Lyon now holds the record for most wickets by an Australian bowler against India

NM Lyon’s aggregate of wickets against India at the end of India’s first innings in the ongoing Bangalore test read 58. He is one of the five Australian bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets against India. The following table lists all the Australian bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets against India. NM Lyon with his 58 wickets now holds the record for most wickets by Australian bowlers against India. He went past B Lee who had an aggregate of 53 wickets. He also holds the record for the most wickets by Australian spin bowlers against India. He went past R Benaud who had an aggregate of 52 wickets.

No Player Team M I Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 NM Lyon Aus 12 23 2955 1776 58 8/50 12/286 30.62 4 1
2 B Lee Aus 12 24 3028 1695 53 5/47 7/78 31.98 2 0
3 R Benaud Aus 08 16 2953 956 52 7/72 11/105 18.38 5 1
4 GD McGrath Aus 11 22 2558 951 51 5/48 10/103 18.64 2 1
5 MG Johnson Aus 14 28 3325 1833 50 5/64 6/159 36.66 1 0

 

List of bowlers who have captured fifty plus wickets against India

List of bowlers who have captured fifty plus wickets against India

NM Lyon’s aggregate of wickets against India at the end of India’s first innings in the ongoing Bangalore test read 58. He is one of the 24 bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets against India. The following table lists all the  bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets against India.

No Player Team M I Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 22 32 7020 3425 105 8/87 11/110 32.61 7 2
2 Imran Khan Pak 23 38 5078 2260 94 8/60 11/79 24.04 6 2
3 JM Anderson Eng 22 42 4935 2423 86 5/42 7/77 28.17 3 0
4 MD Marshall Win 17 30 3507 1671 76 6/37 11/89 21.98 6 1
5 AME Roberts Win 14 25 3030 1454 67 7/64 12/121 21.70 4 1
6 RJ Hadlee NZl 14 24 3106 1493 65 7/23 11/58 22.96 4 2
7 WW Hall Win 13 26 2774 1221 65 6/49 11/126 18.78 4 1
8 CA Walsh Win 15 25 3124 1316 65 6/62 10/101 20.24 4 1
9 LR Gibbs Win 15 30 4793 1467 63 8/38 9/63 23.28 4 0
10 DW Steyn SAF 13 22 2616 1349 63 7/51 10/108 21.41 5 1
11 DL Underwood Eng 20 36 4995 1699 62 5/84 9/173 27.40 1 0
12 RGD Willis Eng 17 30 2941 1441 62 6/53 9/142 23.24 3 0
13 MA Holding Win 15 26 3142 1543 61 6/65 7/117 25.29 2 0
14 IT Botham Eng 14 23 3371 1558 59 7/48 13/106 26.40 6 1
15 GS Sobers Win 18 34 4301 1516 59 5/63 7/98 25.69 1 0
16 NM Lyon Aus 12 23 2955 1776 58 8/50 12/286 30.62 4 1
17 AA Donald SAF 11 20 2494 987 57 7/84 12/139 17.31 3 1
18 SCJ Broad Eng 15 26 2953 1322 54 6/25 8/76 24.48 2 0
19 B Lee Aus 12 24 3028 1695 53 5/47 7/78 31.98 2 0
20 FS Trueman Eng 09 17 1784 787 53 8/31 9/40 14.84 2 0
21 R Benaud Aus 08 16 2953 956 52 7/72 11/105 18.38 5 1
22 SM Pollock SAF 12 23 2710 1021 52 6/56 10/147 19.63 2 1
23 GD McGrath Aus 11 22 2558 951 51 5/48 10/103 18.64 2 1
24 MG Johnson Aus 14 28 3325 1833 50 5/64 6/159 36.66 1 0
SPD Smith joins the list of Australian captains who have scored ten or more test centuries

SPD Smith joins the list of Australian captains who have scored ten or more test centuries

 

SPD Smith of Australia  scored his  tenth test  century as captain when he scored 109 against India at Pune. All his ten centuries are listed below

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 133 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
2 192 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
3 117 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
4 138 3 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
5 134* 1 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
6 138 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
7 119 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 13 Aug 2016
8 130 1 v Pakistan Brisbane 15 Dec 2016
9 165* 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
10 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017


With ten centuries to his credit, SPD Smith joined the elite band of Australian captains who have scored ten or more centuries. He became the eighth Australian captain to accomplish the feat. The following table lists all the eight captains with their performances

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 RT Ponting 77 140 13 6542 209 51.51 19 35 7
2 AR Border 93 154 24 6623 205 50.94 15 36 7
3 SR Waugh 57 83 12 3714 199 52.30 15 10 6
4 DG Bradman 24 38 7 3147 270 101.51 14 7 5
5 MJ Clarke 47 86 10 3946 329* 51.92 14 7 4
6 GS Chappell 48 86 10 4209 235 55.38 13 19 7
7 RB Simpson 39 71 4 3623 311 54.07 10 16 3
8 SPD Smith 21 37 5 2348 192 73.37 10 9 1

 

Test debutants at Bangalore and Results of Ind-Aus tests at Bangalore

Test debutants at Bangalore and Results of Ind-Aus tests at Bangalore

A total of 21 cricketers have  made  their test debut at Bangalore – eight from India and thirteen from visiting team. The list includes immortals like CG Greenidge, IVA Richards and MD Marshall of West Indies, MJ Clarke and DA Lehmann of Australia. CG Greenidge who scored 93 and 107 on his test debut,  LK Germon who on test debut led New Zealand, RMH Binny – perhaps the only cricketers in the annals of test cricket to make  his test debut and also play his farwell game at the same venue – Bangalore. Yajurvindra Singh who equaled the world record of most catches in a test on his test debut, PR George on his test debut took the wicket of SR Tendulkar are the some noteworthy debutants at Bangalore.The following table lists the debutants at Bangalore.

Indian Cricketers
No Player Team Oppn Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 HS Kanitkar Ind Win 1974-1974 1 2 0 83 65 41.50 0 1 0
2 Yajurvindra Singh Ind Eng 1977-1977 1 2 0 23 15 11.50 0 0 0
3 NS Yadav Ind Aus 1979-1979 1 – – – – – – – –
4 RMH Binny Ind Pak 1979-1979 1 1 0 46 46 46.00 0 0 0
5 Harbhajan Singh Ind Aus 1998-1998 1 2 1 4 4* 4.00 0 0 1
6 N Chopra Ind SAF 2000-2000 1 2 0 7 4 3.50 0 0 0
7 M Kaif Ind SAF 2000-2000 1 2 0 35 23 17.50 0 0 0
8 CA Pujara Ind Aus 2010-2010 1 2 0 76 72 38.00 0 1 0
Visiting Cricketers
No Player Team Oppn Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 CG Greenidge Win Ind 1974-1974 1 2 0 200 107 100.00 1 1 0
2 IVA Richards Win Ind 1974-1974 1 2 0 7 4 3.50 0 0 0
3 MD Marshall Win Ind 1978-1978 1 2 0 5 5 2.50 0 0 1
4 Ehteshamuddin Pak Ind 1979-1979 1 – – – – – – – –
5 Azeem Hafeez Pak Ind 1983-1983 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1
6 CM Kuggeleijn NZl Ind 1988-1988 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2
7 LK Germon NZl Ind 1995-1995 1 2 0 89 48 44.50 0 0 0
8 AC Dale Aus Ind 1998-1998 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 0 0 0
9 DS Lehmann Aus Ind 1998-1998 1 1 0 52 52 52.00 0 1 0
10 MJ Clarke Aus Ind 2004-2004 1 2 0 168 151 84.00 1 0 0
11 Yasir Arafat Pak Ind 2007-2007 1 2 0 44 44 22.00 0 0 1
12 CL White Aus Ind 2008-2008 1 2 1 24 18* 24.00 0 0 0
13 PR George Aus Ind 2010-2010 1 2 0 2 2 1.00 0 0 1

 

Match results – India vs Australia at Bangalore
Played – 05 : Won by India – 01 : Lost by India – 02 : Drawn – 02
Team Result Margin Toss Bat   Opposition Ground Start Date
India Draw   lost 2nd   v Australia Bangalore 19 Sep 1979
India Lost 008 wkts won 1st   v Australia Bangalore 25 Mar 1998
India Lost 217 runs lost 2nd   v Australia Bangalore

06 Oct 2004
India Draw   lost 2nd   v Australia Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
India Won 007 wkts lost 2nd   v Australia Bangalore 09 Oct 2010
Test matches at Bangalore

Test matches at Bangalore

Bangalore has hosted 21 tests so far and the ensuing test between India and Australia will be the 22nd test to be played at Bangalore. Other Indian centers to host 20 plus tests are – Kolkata {40}, Delhi {33}, Chepauk {32}, Mum-WS {25} and Kanpur {22]. India has won six tests, lost six tests and nine tests were drawn.

India and Australia would be playing their sixth test at Bangalore. Other Indian test centers to host more than six tests between India and Australia are – Kolkata {07}, Delhi {07} and Chennai {07}

Highest Totals
India Ind 626 Vs Pakistan Dec 2007
Visiting Team Pak 570 Vs India Mar 2005

 

Lowest Totals in a completed innings
India Ind 118 Vs West Indies Nov 1974
Visiting Team Pak 116 Vs India Mar 1987

 

Five hundred plus runs
India 02 Occasions
Visiting Team 02 Occasions

 

Number of  centuries
India 15 Occasions 12 batsmen
Visiting Team 15 Occasions 15 batsmen

 

Highest Individual innings
India 239 SC Ganguly Ind Vs Pak Dec 2007
Visiting Team 267 Younus Khan Pak vs Ind Mar 2005

 

Number of five wicket hauls
India 17 Occasions
Visiting Team 12 Occasions

 

Best innings bowling effort
India 7-027 Maninder Singh In Vs Pak Mar 1987
Visiting Team 7-064 TG Southee NZl vs Ind Aug 2013

 

Number of ten wicket hauls
India 02 Occasions
Visiting Team 00 Occasions

 

Best Match bowling effort
India 11-224 Harbhajan Singh Ind Vs Aus Oct 2004
Visiting Team 9-221 Iqbal Qasim Pak vs Ind Mar 1987

V Kohli would be leading India on 25th occasion in this test. Other Indian captains who have lead  India on 25 or more occasions are – MS Dhoni {60}, SC Ganguly {49}, M Azharuddin {47}, SM Gavaskar {47}, MAK Pataudi {40}, N Kapil Dev {34}, R Dravid {25} and SR Tendulkar {25}. Thus V Kohli would become the ninth Indian captain to lead in 25 or more tests.

V Kohli has scored 263 boundary fours while leading India. Two more boundary fours would fetch him 265 boundary fours. If he scores them, then he would go past SR Tendulkar who has scored 264 boundary fours. Other Indian captains to score more boundary fours than V Kohli prior to the start of the Bangalore test are – SM Gavaskar {378}, MS Dhoni {368}, M Azharuddin {335}, SC Ganguly {326} and MAK Pataudi {278} and SR Tendulkar [264}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 4464 runs as a batsman and needs 36 runs for his 4500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the 12th Indian batsman to aggregate 4500 test runs.