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Australian captains who have scored centuries against India

Australian captains who have scored centuries against India

 

SPD Smith of Australia scored 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the 26th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 185 1 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 DG Bradman 132 1 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
3 DG Bradman 127* 3 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
4 DG Bradman 201 1 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
5 RB Simpson 103 3 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
6 RB Simpson 109 2 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
7 RB Simpson 176 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
8 RB Simpson 100 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
9 KJ Hughes 100 1 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
10 GS Chappell 204 2 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1981
11 AR Border 163 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
12 AR Border 106 1 v India Chennai 18 Sep 1986
13 MA Taylor 102* 4 v India Bangalore 25 Mar 1998
14 SR Waugh 150 1 v India Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
15 SR Waugh 110 1 v India Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
16 AC Gilchrist 104 1 v India Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
17 RT Ponting 140 2 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
18 RT Ponting 123 1 v India Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
19 MJ Clarke 329* 2 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
20 MJ Clarke 210 1 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
21 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
22 MJ Clarke 128 1 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
23 SPD Smith 133 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
24 SPD Smith 192 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
25 SPD Smith 117 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
26 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SPD Smith of Australia scored 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the eighth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KJ Hughes 100 1 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
2 AR Border 106 1 v India Chennai 18 Sep 1986
3 MA Taylor 102* 4 v India Bangalore 25 Mar 1998
4 SR Waugh 110 1 v India Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
5 AC Gilchrist 104 1 v India Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
6 RT Ponting 123 1 v India Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
7 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SPD Smith’s 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring a century against India. He emulated DG Bradman, RB Simpson and MJ Clarke who have scored four centuries while leading Australia against India. The performance of these four captains is listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 DG Bradman 185 1 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
  2 DG Bradman 132 1 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  3 DG Bradman 127* 3 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  4 DG Bradman 201 1 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
2 1 RB Simpson 103 3 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
  2 RB Simpson 109 2 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
  3 RB Simpson 176 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
  4 RB Simpson 100 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
               
3 1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  2 MJ Clarke 210 1 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
  3 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
  4 MJ Clarke 128 1 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
               
4 1 SPD Smith 133 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  2 SPD Smith 192 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
  3 SPD Smith 117 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  4 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
India dismissed all out for a total of 105 and less than 105 runs in a test innings on home soil

India dismissed all out for a total of 105 and less than 105 runs in a test innings on home soil

India was dismissed all out for a total of 105 in its first innings in the ongoing test against Australia at Pune to provide the eleventh occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 105 runs in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 75 30.5 v West Indies Delhi 25 Nov 1987
2 India 76 20.0 v South Africa Ahmedabad 03 Apr 2008
3 India 83 38.5 v England Chennai 14 Jan 1977
4 India 83 27.0 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
5 India 88 33.3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 India 89 54.2 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 15 Oct 1969
7 India 90 30.0 v West Indies Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
8 India 100 48.2 v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2006
9 India 103 47.1 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
10 India 104 41.3 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
11 India 105 40.1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017

India was dismissed all out for a total of 105 in its first innings in the ongoing test against Australia at Pune to provide the second occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 105 runs in a test innings against Australia  on Indian soil. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 104 41.3 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
2 India 105 40.1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017

 

V Kohli collects his first duck as captain

V Kohli collects his first duck as captain

Virat Kohli

V Kohli collected his first duck as captain when he failed to score in India’s first innings against Australia in the ongoing first test at Pune. It was his 24th test and 38th innings as captain. V Kohli and NJ Contractor were the only two Indian captains who have lead India in ten or more tests not to score a duck prior to the India’s innings in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Pune. NJ Contractor captained India in twelve tests. The complete list of Indian captains who have not scored a duck is listed below – captains who have lead India in 12 or less than 12 tests

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 NJ Contractor 12 18 0 525 92 29.16 0 4 0
2 PR Umrigar 8 13 1 394 79* 32.83 0 3 0
3 MH Mankad 6 7 1 55 33 09.16 0 0 0
4 CK Nayudu 4 8 0 210 67 26.25 0 1 0
5 Nawab of Pataudi Snr 3 5 0 55 22 11.00 0 0 0
6 Vizianagram 3 6 2 33 19* 08.25 0 0 0
7 GR Viswanath 2 4 0 42 13 10.50 0 0 0
8 HR Adhikari 1 2 0 103 63 51.50 0 1 0
9 CG Borde 1 2 0 81 69 40.50 0 1 0
10 RJ Shastri 1 2 1 43 23 43.00 0 0 0

 

Australian bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India – SNJ O’Keefe is the latest addition

Australian bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India – SNJ O’Keefe is the latest addition

SNJ O’Keefe’s 6 for 35 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Pune provides the 21st occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more  wickets in an innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ERH Toshack 17.0×8 6 29 6 3 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 4 38 7 3 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
3 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
4 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
5 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
6 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 v India Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
7 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 v India Chennai 02 Oct 1964
8 GD McKenzie 21.4 2 66 7 1 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
9 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
10 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 v India Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
11 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
12 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 v India Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
13 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
14 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
15 MR Whitney 12.1 3 27 7 4 v India Perth 01 Feb 1992
16 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 v India Chennai 14 Oct 2004
17 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
18 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 v India Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
19 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
20 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
21 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’Keefe’s 6 for 35 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Pune provides the 14th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more  wickets in an innings against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
3 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
4 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 v India Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
5 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 v India Chennai 02 Oct 1964
6 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
7 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 v India Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
8 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
9 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 v India Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
10 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 v India Chennai 14 Oct 2004
11 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
12 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 v India Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
13 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
14 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’Keefe’s 6 for 35 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Pune provides the ninth occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing six or more  wickets in an innings against India in India.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
3 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
4 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
5 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 v India Chennai 14 Oct 2004
6 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
7 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 v India Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
8 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
9 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

GD Mckenzie {03}, BA Reid {02}, NM Lyon {02}, R Benaud {02} and RR Lindwall {02} are the five Australian bowlers to capture six or more wickets in test innings on two occasions. BA Reid has accomplished the feat in both innings of the test.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 v India Chennai 02 Oct 1964
2 GD McKenzie 21.4 2 66 7 1 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
3 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 v India Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
                   
1 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
2 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
                   
1 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
2 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
                   
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
                   
1 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 4 38 7 3 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
Spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball – SN O’keefe’s feat against India at Pune provides the 50th such occasion

Spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball – SN O’keefe’s feat against India at Pune provides the 50th such occasion

Stephen Norman John O'Keefe

SNJ O’Keefe of Australia shared the new ball as a spin bowler and captured six wickets in the ongoing test against India at Pune to provide the 50th occasion of a spin bowler sharing the new ball and capturing six or more wickets in  an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GE Palmer 58.0×4 36 68 7 1 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1882
2 GE Palmer 52.2×4 25 65 7 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 30 Dec 1882
3 E Peate 40.0×4 14 85 6 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 21 Jul 1884
4 GE Palmer 75.0×4 26 111 6 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1884
5 R Peel 26.2×4 17 31 7 2 Eng Aus Manchester 30 Aug 1888
6 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
7 J Briggs 21.5 4 49 6 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 24 Mar 1892
8 J Briggs 28.0 7 87 6 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 24 Mar 1892
9 R Peel 30.0 9 67 6 4 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1894
10 H Trumble 40.0×5 10 59 6 1 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
11 H Trumble 25.0×5 9 30 6 3 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
12 H Trumble 44.0 18 74 6 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
13 W Rhodes 11.0 3 17 7 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 29 May 1902
14 H Trumble 25.0 9 53 6 4 Aus Eng Manchester 24 Jul 1902
15 H Trumble 31.0 13 65 8 2 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1902
16 W Rhodes 15.2 3 56 7 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
17 W Rhodes 15.0 0 68 8 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
18 LC Braund 29.1 6 81 8 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 05 Mar 1904
19 C Blythe 32.0 13 68 6 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 24 Mar 1906
20 C Blythe 15.5 1 59 8 2 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
21 C Blythe 22.4 9 40 7 4 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
22 C Blythe 23.0 6 44 6 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 27 May 1909
23 CG Macartney 25.3 6 58 7 2 Aus Eng Leeds 01 Jul 1909
24 C Blythe 18.0 5 46 7 2 Eng SAF Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
25 GA Faulkner 27.1 4 84 7 2 SAF Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
26 CV Grimmett 44.1 9 131 6 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
27 AL Valentine 26.3 10 39 6 3 Win Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1950
28 PR Umrigar 58.0 25 74 6 2 Ind Pak Bahawalpur 15 Jan 1955
29 Zulfiqar Ahmed 46.3 21 42 6 3 Pak NZl Karachi 13 Oct 1955
30 BS Bedi 21.3 4 71 6 4 Ind Eng Bangalore 28 Jan 1977
31 Iqbal Qasim 28.5 14 40 6 3 Pak Ind Mumbai 16 Dec 1979
32 DN Patel 40.4 12 113 6 2 NZl Zim Bulawayo 01 Nov 1992
33 HDPK Dharmasena 24.1 4 72 6 1 Srl NZl Galle 03 Jun 1998
34 DL Vettori 33.0 10 64 6 3 NZl Srl Col-SSC 10 Jun 1998
35 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 2 Ind SAF Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
36 R Ashwin 21.3 5 47 6 3 Ind Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
37 PP Ojha 27.0 5 47 6 3 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
38 Sohag Gazi 23.2 2 74 6 3 Ban Win Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
39 MS Panesar 22.0 3 81 6 3 Eng Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
40 HMRKB Herath 30.2 11 48 6 3 Srl Pak Galle 06 Aug 2014
41 HMRKB Herath 21.0 6 48 7 4 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
42 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
43 MDK Perera 23.0 5 70 6 4 Srl Aus Galle 04 Aug 2016
44 HMRKB Herath 18.1 3 64 7 4 Srl Aus Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
45 R Ashwin 35.3 5 132 6 4 Ind NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
46 M Hasan Miraz 39.5 7 80 6 1 Ban Eng Chittagong 20 Oct 2016
47 M Hasan Miraz 28.0 2 82 6 2 Ban Eng Dhaka 28 Oct 2016
48 Mi Hasan Miraz 21.3 2 77 6 4 Ban Eng Dhaka 28 Oct 2016
49 HMRKB Herath 23.0 6 63 8 4 Srl Zim Harare 06 Nov 2016
50 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’keefe’s feat provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GE Palmer 58.0×4 36 68 7 1 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1882
2 GE Palmer 52.2×4 25 65 7 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 30 Dec 1882
3 GE Palmer 75.0×4 26 111 6 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1884
4 H Trumble 40.0×5 10 59 6 1 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
5 H Trumble 25.0×5 9 30 6 3 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
6 H Trumble 44.0 18 74 6 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
7 H Trumble 25.0 9 53 6 4 Aus Eng Manchester 24 Jul 1902
8 H Trumble 31.0 13 65 8 2 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1902
9 CG Macartney 25.3 6 58 7 2 Aus Eng Leeds 01 Jul 1909
10 CV Grimmett 44.1 9 131 6 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
11 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’keefe’s feat provides the fourth occasion of a spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Iqbal Qasim 28.5 14 40 6 3 Pak Ind Mumbai 16 Dec 1979
2 MS Panesar 22.0 3 81 6 3 Eng Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
3 HMRKB Herath 21.0 6 48 7 4 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
4 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

 

JR Hazzlwood – a stickler at the crease

JR Hazzlwood – a stickler at the crease

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

JR Hazzlewood scored one not out and faced 31 deliveries in Australia’s first innings against India in the ongoing test at Pune to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman facing 30 or more deliveries while remaining not out on one in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JN Gillespie 1* 37 2 Aus SAF P Elizabeth 14 Mar 1997
2 FH Edwards 1* 36 4 Win Ind St John’s 02 Jun 2006
3 SB Doull 1* 35 4 NZl Aus Hobart 27 Nov 1997
4 A Flower 1* 34 3 Zim Ind Harare 18 Oct 1992
5 FH Edwards 1* 33 4 Win Zim Harare 04 Nov 2003
6 JE Emburey 1* 32 1 Eng Srl Col -SSC 13 Mar 1993
7 AD Gaekwad 1* 31 3 Ind Eng Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
8 SB O’Connor 1* 31 4 NZl Zim Harare 18 Sep 1997
9 JR Hazlewood 1* 31 1 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
10 GG Arnold 1* 30 2 Eng Aus Leeds 27 Jul 1972

 

 

 

MA Starc becomes the 101st Australian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus test runs

MA Starc becomes the 101st Australian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus test runs

Mitchell Aaron Starc

MA Starc of Australia completed 1000 runs when he was on 51 during the course of his knock of 57 not out on the   first day of the test against India at Pune. He became the 101st Australian batsman to score 1000 plus runs in tests. The following table lists all the batsmen in the descending order of the runs scored.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 RT Ponting 168 287 29 13378 257 51.85 41 62 17
2 AR Border 156 265 44 11174 205 50.56 27 63 11
3 SR Waugh 168 260 46 10927 200 51.06 32 50 22
4 MJ Clarke 115 198 22 8643 329* 49.10 28 27 9
5 ML Hayden 103 184 14 8625 380 50.73 30 29 14
6 ME Waugh 128 209 17 8029 153* 41.81 20 47 19
7 JL Langer 105 182 12 7696 250 45.27 23 30 11
8 MA Taylor 104 186 13 7525 334* 43.49 19 40 5
9 DC Boon 107 190 20 7422 200 43.65 21 32 16
0 GS Chappell 87 151 19 7110 247* 53.86 24 31 12
11 DG Bradman 52 80 10 6996 334 99.94 29 13 7
12 MEK Hussey 79 137 16 6235 195 51.52 19 29 12
13 RN Harvey 79 137 10 6149 205 48.41 21 24 7
14 AC Gilchrist 96 137 20 5570 204* 47.60 17 26 14
15 KD Walters 74 125 14 5357 250 48.26 15 33 4
16 IM Chappell 75 136 10 5345 196 42.42 14 26 11
17 MJ Slater 74 131 7 5312 219 42.83 14 21 9
18 DA Warner 61 112 4 5299 253 49.06 18 23 6
19 WM Lawry 67 123 12 5234 210 47.15 13 27 6
20 RB Simpson 62 111 7 4869 311 46.81 10 27 8
21 SPD Smith 51 93 13 4779 215 59.73 17 20 4
22 IR Redpath 66 120 11 4737 171 43.45 8 31 9
23 KJ Hughes 70 124 6 4415 213 37.41 9 22 10
24 DR Martyn 67 109 14 4406 165 46.37 13 23 7
25 IA Healy 119 182 23 4356 161* 27.39 4 22 18
26 SM Katich 56 99 6 4188 157 45.03 10 25 4
27 SR Watson 59 109 3 3731 176 35.19 4 24 6
28 RW Marsh 96 150 13 3633 132 26.51 3 16 12
29 DM Jones 52 89 11 3631 216 46.55 11 14 11
30 AR Morris 46 79 3 3533 206 46.48 12 12 4
31 C Hill 49 89 2 3412 191 39.21 7 19 9
32 GM Wood 59 112 6 3374 172 31.83 9 13 9
33 BJ Haddin 66 112 13 3266 169 32.98 4 18 8
34 VT Trumper 48 89 8 3163 214* 39.04 8 13 7
35 SK Warne 145 199 17 3154 99 17.32 0 12 34
36 CC McDonald 47 83 4 3107 170 39.32 5 17 2
37 AL Hassett 43 69 3 3073 198* 46.56 10 11 1
38 KR Miller 55 87 7 2958 147 36.97 7 13 5
39 WW Armstrong 50 84 10 2863 159* 38.68 6 8 6
40 GR Marsh 50 93 7 2854 138 33.18 4 15 3
41 KR Stackpole 43 80 5 2807 207 37.42 7 14 5
42 NCL O’Neill 42 69 8 2779 181 45.55 6 15 6
43 GN Yallop 39 70 3 2756 268 41.13 8 9 3
44 SJ McCabe 39 62 5 2748 232 48.21 6 13 4
45 GS Blewett 46 79 4 2552 214 34.02 4 15 6
46 W Bardsley 41 66 5 2469 193* 40.47 6 14 6
47 WM Woodfull 35 54 4 2300 161 46.00 7 13 6
48 PJP Burge 42 68 8 2290 181 38.16 4 12 5
49 SE Gregory 58 100 7 2282 201 24.53 4 8 12
50 R Benaud 63 97 7 2201 122 24.45 3 9 8
51 CG Macartney 35 55 4 2131 170 41.78 7 9 1
52 WH Ponsford 29 48 4 2122 266 48.22 7 6 1
53 MG Johnson 73 109 16 2065 123* 22.20 1 11 19
54 RM Cowper 27 46 2 2061 307 46.84 5 10 3
55 CJL Rogers 25 48 1 2015 173 42.87 5 14 1
56 MA Noble 42 73 7 1997 133 30.25 1 16 4
57 GRJ Matthews 33 53 8 1849 130 41.08 4 12 2
58 DS Lehmann 27 42 2 1798 177 44.95 5 10 2
59 BC Booth 29 48 6 1773 169 42.21 5 10 5
60 KC Wessels 24 42 1 1761 179 42.95 4 9 3
61 UT Khawaja 23 40 4 1726 174 47.94 5 8 3
62 GM Ritchie 30 53 5 1690 146 35.20 3 7 1
63 J Darling 34 60 2 1657 178 28.56 3 8 8
64 RB McCosker 25 46 5 1622 127 39.56 4 9 5
65 AP Sheahan 31 53 6 1594 127 33.91 2 7 3
66 WA Brown 22 35 1 1592 206* 46.82 4 9 1
67 PJ Hughes 26 49 2 1535 160 32.65 3 7 6
68 KD Mackay 37 52 7 1507 89 33.48 0 13 6
69 RR Lindwall 61 84 13 1502 118 21.15 2 5 9
70 WB Phillips 27 48 2 1485 159 32.28 2 7 1
71 AC Voges 20 31 7 1485 269* 61.87 5 4 2
72 A Symonds 26 41 5 1462 162* 40.61 2 10 4
73 B Lee 76 90 18 1451 64 20.15 0 5 14
74 WAS Oldfield 54 80 17 1427 65* 22.65 0 4 9
75 C Kelleway 26 42 4 1422 147 37.42 3 6 1
76 J Ryder 20 32 5 1394 201* 51.62 3 9 1
77 J Dyson 30 58 7 1359 127* 26.64 2 5 4
78 HL Collins 19 31 1 1352 203 45.06 4 6 0
79 BM Laird 21 40 2 1341 92 35.28 0 11 2
80 SE Marsh 20 35 1 1341 182 39.44 4 5 7
81 AK Davidson 44 61 7 1328 80 24.59 0 5 1
82 RA Duff 22 40 3 1317 146 35.59 2 6 0
83 DW Hookes 23 41 3 1306 143* 34.36 1 8 4
84 JW Burke 24 44 7 1280 189 34.59 3 5 0
85 G Giffen 31 53 0 1238 161 23.35 1 6 5
86 JN Gillespie 71 93 28 1218 201* 18.73 1 2 13
87 VS Ransford 20 38 6 1211 143* 37.84 1 7 2
88 AF Kippax 22 34 1 1192 146 36.12 2 8 1
89 JHW Fingleton 18 29 1 1189 136 42.46 5 3 3
90 MTG Elliott 21 36 1 1172 199 33.48 3 4 5
91 R Edwards 20 32 3 1171 170* 40.37 2 9 4
92 MJ North 21 35 2 1171 128 35.48 5 4 5
93 JM Gregory 24 34 3 1146 119 36.96 2 7 3
94 AC Bannerman 28 50 2 1108 94 23.08 0 8 3
95 AMJ Hilditch 18 34 0 1073 119 31.55 2 6 3
96 SG Barnes 13 19 2 1072 234 63.05 3 5 1
97 PM Siddle 62 86 14 1063 51 14.76 0 2 16
98 MG Hughes 53 70 8 1032 72* 16.64 0 2 10
99 MA Starc 35 52 13 1006 99 25.79 0 9 10
100 EJM Cowan 18 32 0 1001 136 31.28 1 6 2
101 IWG Johnson 45 66 12 1000 77 18.51 0 6 10

 

India fields a new captain against Australia at home for Pune Test – Australia fields a new captain against India for an away test at Pune

India fields a new captain against Australia at home for Pune Test – Australia fields a new captain against India for an away test at Pune

V Kohli earned the distinction of becoming the 12th captain to lead India against Australia on Indian soil. The following table shows the performance of other eleven Indian captains against Australia at home

No Captain M W L T D
1 PR Umrigar 3 0 2 0 1
2 GS Ramchand 5 1 2 0 2
3 MAK Pataudi 8 2 4 0 2
4 SM Gavaskar 6 2 0 0 4
5 N Kapil Dev 3 0 0 1 2
6 SR Tendulkar 1 1 0 0 0
7 M Azharuddin 3 2 1 0 0
8 SC Ganguly 5 2 2 0 1
9 R Dravid 2 1 1 0 0
10 A Kumble 2 0 0 0 2
11 MS Dhoni 8 8 0 0 0

SPD Smith became the 14th captain to lead Australia against India in India. The following table lists the performance of other thirteen Australian captains who have led Australia against India in India

No Captain M W L T D
1 IWG Johnson 2 2 0 0 0
2 RR Lindwall 1 0 0 0 1
3 R Benaud 5 2 1 0 2
4 RB Simpson 3 1 1 0 1
5 WM Lawry 5 3 1 0 1
6 KJ Hughes 6 0 2 0 4
7 AR Border 3 0 0 1 2
8 MA Taylor 4 1 3 0 0
9 SR Waugh 3 1 2 0 0
10 AC Gilchrist 3 2 0 0 1
11 RT Ponting 7 0 5 0 2
12 MJ Clarke 3 0 3 0 0
13 SR Watson 1 0 1 0 0

Pune Test – India vs Australia – First day highlights

Pune Test – India vs Australia – First day highlights

Maharashta Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, became the 25th ground to host a test match in India. India became the first team in the annals of test cricket to host test matches on 25 test grounds.

Australia won the toss in this test to provide the 179th occasion of Australia winning the toss on away soil. Australia batted first in this test to provide the 153rd occasion of Australia batting first after winning the toss on away soil.

Australia won the toss in this test to provide the 28th occasion of Australia winning the toss against India in India. Australia batted first in this test to provide the 26th occasion of Australia batting first after winning the toss against India in India.

India opened the bowling through spinner R Ashwin. R Ashwin has opened the bowling in ten innings for India including this innings.

R Ashwin became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to open the bowling as a spin bowler in ten or more innings. Others are – H Trumble of Australia {15 innings},  E Peate of England {14 innings}. R Peel of England {12 innings} and GE Palmer of Australia {10 innings}

R Ashwin’s wicket aggregate of wickets when he has opened the bowling as a spinner read 31 at the end of the first day of this test. He now stands joint second in the list of bowlers who have taken most wickets under this category of statistics. H Trumble {62}, GE Palmer {31} and R Ashwin {31} are the three bowlers in that order

R Ashwin became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 30 plus wickets as a spin bowler who has opened the bowling. H Trumble {62}, GE Palmer {31, R Ashwin {31}, E Peate {30} and R Peel {30} are the five bowlers who have accomplished the feat

MT Renshaw scored 68 in the first innings of this test to provide the 51st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against India after winning the toss. It also provides the 31st occasion of an Australian left hand opening batsman scoring a fifty against India after winning the toss.

MT Renshaw earned the distinction of scoring the first boundary six at this ground. His boundary six provides the 101st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a six against India in India. He became the 47th   Australian batsman to score a boundary six against India in India

MT Renshae became the ninth Australian opening batsman to score a boundary six against India in India. He also became the fifth Australian left handed batsman to score a boundary six against India in India

MA Starc and JR Hazzlewood added 51 runs in an unfinished partnership at the end of the first day to provide the  sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership for the last wicket in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AG Hurst, JR Thomson 10 50 3 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
2 JD Higgs, KJ Wright 10 52 2 v India Delhi 13 Oct 1979
3 AR Border, DR Gilbert 10 77 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
4 MC Henriques, NM Lyon 10 66 3 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
5 JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
6 JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51* 1 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

MA Starc and JR Hazzlewood added 51 runs in an unfinished partnership at the end of the first day to provide the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting fifty plus runs  partnership for the last wicket in a test innings against India in India . All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JD Higgs, KJ Wright 10 52 2 v India Delhi 13 Oct 1979
2 MC Henriques, NM Lyon 10 66 3 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51* 1 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

MA Starc and JR Hazzlewood added 51 runs in an unfinished partnership at the end of the first day to provide the  second occasion of this pair posting fifty plus runs  partnership for the last wicket in a test innings against India in India .Both the occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
2 JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51* 1 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

MA Starc and JR Hazzlewood became the seventh pair of batsmen in the annals of test cricket to post 50 plus runs partnership for the tenth wicket on two or more occasions. All the seven pairs who have accomplished such a feat are listed below

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High Ave 100 50 50+
1 TA Boult, BJ Watling NZl 3 0 244 127 81.33 1 2 3
2 TM Alderman, GF Lawson Aus 2 0 111 59 55.50 0 2 2
3 PJW Allott, RGD Willis Eng 2 0 126 70 63.00 0 2 2
4 ST Callaway, AE Trott Aus 2 0 145 81 72.50 0 2 2
5 AA Donald, SM Pollock SAF 2 0 125 72 62.50 0 2 2
6 JN Gillespie, GD McGrath Aus 2 0 180 114 90.00 1 1 2
7 JR Hazlewood, MA Starc Aus 2 1 102 51* 102.00 0 2 2

The following table lists the performance of the above seven pairs in more detail such as opposition, ground and date

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TA Boult, BJ Watling 10 59 2 NZl SAF Port Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
  TA Boult, BJ Watling 10 127 1 NZl Ban Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
  TA Boult, BJ Watling 10 58 1 NZl Win Wellington 11 Dec 2013
                 
2 ST Callaway, AE Trott 10 81 1 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
  ST Callaway, AE Trott 10 64 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
                 
3 TM Alderman, GF Lawson 10 52 1 Aus Pak Lahore 14 Oct 1982
  TM Alderman, GF Lawson 10 59 3 Aus Win Perth 09 Nov 1984
                 
4 JN Gillespie, GD McGrath 10 66 1 Aus Win Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
  JN Gillespie, GD McGrath 10 114 2 Aus NZl Brisbane 18 Nov 2004
                 
5 JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51* 1 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
                 
6 PJW Allott, RGD Willis 10 56 1 Eng Aus Manchester 13 Aug 1981
  PJW Allott, RGD Willis 10 70 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
                 
7 AA Donald, SM Pollock 10 72 1 SAF Eng Durban 14 Dec 1995
  AA Donald, SM Pollock 10 53 2 SAF Pak Durban 26 Feb 1998

ST Callaway-AE Trott and JR Hazzlewood-MA Starc are the only two pairs of Australian batsmen to post the tenth wicket partnership of fifty plus runs on two occasions against the same opposition. ST Callaway-AE Trott accomplished this feat in the same test – by posting fifty plus runs partnership for the tenth wicket in both innings of the test

Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
ST Callaway, AE Trott 10 81 1 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
ST Callaway, AE Trott 10 64 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
               
JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
JR Hazlewood, MA Starc 10 51* 1 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

MA Starc and JR Hazzlewood became the fourth pair of Australian batsmen to post 50 plus runs partnership for the tenth wicket on two or more occasions. All the four pairs who have accomplished such a feat are listed below

No Partners Team Inns NO Runs High Ave 100 50 50+
2 TM Alderman, GF Lawson Aus 2 0 111 59 55.50 0 2 2
4 ST Callaway, AE Trott Aus 2 0 145 81 72.50 0 2 2
6 JN Gillespie, GD McGrath Aus 2 0 180 114 90.00 1 1 2
7 JR Hazlewood, MA Starc Aus 2 1 102 51* 102.00 0 2 2

MA Starc scored 57 not out in this innings to provide the 97th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number eight. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number eight against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MG Johnson 88 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
2 SK Warne 86 1 v India Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
3 GB Hogg 79 1 v India Sydney 02 Jan 2008
4 WM Darling 59 2 v India Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
5 MA Starc 57* 1 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
6 KJ Wright 55* 2 v India Delhi 13 Oct 1979
Some approaching milestones ahead of India-Australia test series which starts from today

Some approaching milestones ahead of India-Australia test series which starts from today

V Kohli and M Vijay require one more score of fifty plus to join the following Indian batsmen who have scored ten or more fifties against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {27}, VVS Laxman {18}, R Dravid {15}, GR Viswanath {13}, SM Gavaskar {12} and V Sehwag {12}. They would become the seventh and eighth Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

V Kohli when he leads India against Australia in the first test at Pune, he would earn the distinction of becoming the 12th captain to lead India against Australia on Indian soil. The following table shows the performance of other eleven Indian captains against Australia at home

No Captain M W L T D
1 PR Umrigar 3 0 2 0 1
2 GS Ramchand 5 1 2 0 2
3 MAK Pataudi 8 2 4 0 2
4 SM Gavaskar 6 2 0 0 4
5 N Kapil Dev 3 0 0 1 2
6 SR Tendulkar 1 1 0 0 0
7 M Azharuddin 3 2 1 0 0
8 SC Ganguly 5 2 2 0 1
9 R Dravid 2 1 1 0 0
10 A Kumble 2 0 0 0 2
11 MS Dhoni 8 8 0 0 0

V Kohli requires two more scores of fifty plus runs to become the fourth Indian captain to score five or more fifties against Australia. Others are – MAK Pataudi {09}, MS Dhoni {06} and SM Gavaskar {05}

V Kohli requires 51 more runs for his 500 runs as Indian captain against Australia. If he gets them, he would then become the fifth Indian captain to score 500 plus runs against Australia. Others are – MAK Pataudi {829}, MS Dhoni {813}, SM Gavaskar {513} and M Azharuddin {503}

SPD Smith would become the 14th captain to lead Australia against India in India when he walks for toss with V Kohli at Pune today

SPD Smith has an aggregate of 930 runs against India prior to the start of the ensuing series. He needs 70 more runs for his 1000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the eleventh Australian batsman to score 1000 plus runs against India. The following table list all the other ten batsmen

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 RT Ponting 29 51 4 2555 257 54.36 8 12 4
2 MJ Clarke 22 40 2 2049 329* 53.92 7 6 2
3 ML Hayden 18 35 3 1888 203 59.00 6 8 2
4 AR Border 20 35 5 1567 163 52.23 4 9 2
5 DC Boon 11 20 3 1204 135 70.82 6 2 0
6 RB Simpson 11 21 0 1125 176 53.57 4 6 0
7 SR Waugh 18 31 5 1090 150 41.92 2 5 3
8 SM Katich 14 26 3 1088 125 47.30 2 6 0
9 MEK Hussey 14 24 2 1078 150* 49.00 3 4 2
10 JL Langer 14 26 0 1047 223 40.26 3 4 3