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Teams losing a test after scoring 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of a test – Bangladesh posts the highest ever score to lose a test

Teams losing a test after scoring 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of a test – Bangladesh posts the highest ever score to lose a test

Bangladesh posted 595 for 8 declared in its first innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Wellington and lost the test to provide the 15th occasion of a team losing a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first innings or second innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 586 172.3 lost v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 South Africa 506 153.0 lost v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
3 England 519 215.1 lost v Australia Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
4 Australia 520 133.4×8 lost v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
5 West Indies 526/7d 133.0 lost v England Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
6 Pakistan 574/8d 124.6×8 lost v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
7 Sri Lanka 547/8d 170.0 lost v Australia Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
8 Australia 556 127.0 lost v India Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
9 Pakistan 538 141.4 lost v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
10 Pakistan 504 129.5 lost v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
11 England 551/6d 168.0 lost v Australia Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
12 India 532 138.2 lost v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008
13 Bangladesh 556 148.3 lost v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
14 New Zealand 523 131.2 lost v England Lord’s 21 May 2015
15 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 lost v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017

It also provides the second such occasion of Bangladesh losing a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of a test. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 556 148.3 lost v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
2 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 lost v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017

Bangladesh’s 595 for 8 declared represents the highest team total ever scored in the annals of test cricket when a team has lost a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first innings of a test.  The previous best was Australia’s 586 against England at Sydney in Dec 1894. Thus it took 123 years to break the record in this category of statistics

No Team Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 lost v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
2 Australia 586 172.3 lost v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894

 

Batsmen at number five and six scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Batsmen at number five and six scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Shakib Al Hasan{217} and Musfiqur Rahim {159} of  Bangladesh scored 150 plus runs in the ongoing test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Wellington while batting at number five and six to provide the fifth occasion of batsman scoring 150 plus runs while batting at number five and six in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed. AR Border and MJ Clarke were leading their sides while Mushfiqur Rahim donned the gloves while accomplishing such a feat

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 Javed Miandad 163 1 Pak NZl Lahore 09 Oct 1976
  6 Asif Iqbal 166 1 Pak NZl Lahore 09 Oct 1976
                 
2 5 *AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
  6 SR Waugh 157* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
                 
3 5 SR Waugh 160 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
  6 GS Blewett 214 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
                 
4 5 *MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  6 MEK Hussey 150* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
                 
5 5 Shakib Al Hasan 217 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  6 +Mushfiqur Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017

Shakib Al Hasan{217} and Musfiqur Rahim {159} of  Bangladesh scored 150 plus runs in the ongoing test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Wellington while batting at number five and six to provide the second occasion of batsman scoring 150 plus runs while batting at number five and six in a test innings against New Zealand.  Both the occasions are listed below

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 Javed Miandad 163 1 Pak NZl Lahore 09 Oct 1976
  6 Asif Iqbal 166 1 Pak NZl Lahore 09 Oct 1976
                 
2 5 Shakib Al Hasan 217 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  6 +Mushfiqur Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017

Shakib Al Hasan{217} and Musfiqur Rahim {159} of  Bangaldesh scored 150 plus runs in the ongoing test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Wellington while batting at number five and six to provide the fourth occasion of one batsman scoring 150 plus runs and another scoring 200 plus runs while batting at number five and six in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. MJ Clarke with his 329 not out is the only batsman to score 300 plus runs in this category of statistics

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 *AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
  6 SR Waugh 157* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
                 
2 5 SR Waugh 160 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
  6 GS Blewett 214 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
                 
3 5 *MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  6 MEK Hussey 150* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
                 
4 5 Shakib Al Hasan 217 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  6 +Mushfiqur Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
Australia’s test victories by 200 plus runs margin

Australia’s test victories by 200 plus runs margin

Australia won the just concluded Sydney test against Pakistan by 220 runs to provide the 55th occasion of Australia winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below – arranged in the descending order of runs margin

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 562 runs v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
2 Australia won 530 runs v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
3 Australia won 491 runs v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
4 Australia won 409 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
5 Australia won 405 runs v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
6 Australia won 384 runs v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
7 Australia won 382 runs v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
8 Australia won 382 runs v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
9 Australia won 381 runs v England Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
10 Australia won 379 runs v West Indies Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
11 Australia won 377 runs v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
12 Australia won 365 runs v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
13 Australia won 352 runs v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
14 Australia won 348 runs v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
15 Australia won 342 runs v India Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
16 Australia won 337 runs v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
17 Australia won 329 runs v England Perth 03 Feb 1995
18 Australia won 312 runs v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
19 Australia won 308 runs v England Melbourne 07 Feb 1908
20 Australia won 307 runs v England Sydney 27 Feb 1925
21 Australia won 300 runs v India Perth 01 Feb 1992
22 Australia won 298 runs v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
23 Australia won 297 runs v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 1974
24 Australia won 295 runs v England Melbourne 24 Dec 1994
25 Australia won 286 runs v Pakistan Perth 13 Nov 1981
26 Australia won 285 runs v India Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
27 Australia won 281 runs v England Sydney 03 Jan 2014
28 Australia won 281 runs v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
29 Australia won 277 runs v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
30 Australia won 277 runs v West Indies Kingston 11 Jun 2015
31 Australia won 274 runs v England Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
32 Australia won 268 runs v England Manchester 03 Jul 1997
33 Australia won 267 runs v England Perth 16 Dec 2010
34 Australia won 264 runs v England Nottingham 07 Aug 1997
35 Australia won 246 runs v South Africa Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
36 Australia won 245 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
37 Australia won 245 runs v England Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
38 Australia won 239 runs v England Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
39 Australia won 238 runs v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
40 Australia won 233 runs v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
41 Australia won 231 runs v Pakistan Hobart 14 Jan 2010
42 Australia won 229 runs v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
43 Australia won 220 runs v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
44 Australia won 219 runs v England Leeds 02 Jul 1921
45 Australia won 218 runs v England Adelaide 05 Dec 2013
46 Australia won 218 runs v England Melbourne 05 Mar 1904
47 Australia won 217 runs v India Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
48 Australia won 216 runs v England Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
49 Australia won 213 runs v New Zealand Adelaide 26 Nov 2004
50 Australia won 210 runs v ICC World XI Sydney 14 Oct 2005
51 Australia won 210 runs v England Leeds 08 Jun 1989
52 Australia won 208 runs v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
53 Australia won 206 runs v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
54 Australia won 205 runs v England Adelaide 11 Dec 1998
55 Australia won 202 runs v West Indies Sydney 25 Jan 1952

It also provides the fifth occasion of Australia winning a test by 200 plus runs margin against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below – arranged in the descending order of runs.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 491 runs v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
2 Australia won 348 runs v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
3 Australia won 286 runs v Pakistan Perth 13 Nov 1981
4 Australia won 231 runs v Pakistan Hobart 14 Jan 2010
5 Australia won 220 runs v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017

 

Pakistan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in both innings of a test

Pakistan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in both innings of a test

Yasir Shah of Pakistan conceded 100 plus runs  in both innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney – he returned with figures of 1 for 167 and 1 for  124} to provide the 14th occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 100 plus  runs in both innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mahmood Hussain 73.0 10 260 4 Win Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
2 Haseeb Ahsan 85.0 17 275 3 Win Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
3 Imran Khan 46.4×8 05 211 5 NZl Karachi 30 Oct 1976
4 Imran Khan 47.5×8 02 237 5 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
5 Iqbal Qasim 46.0×8 07 230 7 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 87.5 16 286 5 Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
7 Danish Kaneria 69.0 08 259 6 Ind Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
8 Danish Kaneria 50.3 05 229 5 Win Bridgetown 26 May 2005
9 Danish Kaneria 67.0 06 237 4 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
10 Mohammad Sami 47.3 05 235 5 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
11 Abdur Rehman 69.0 09 210 8 SAF Karachi 01 Oct 2007
12 Abdur Rehman 68.0 07 206 4 SAF Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
12 Yasir Shah 84.0 21 234 7 Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
14 Yasir Shah 54.0 02 291 2 Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2017

Yasir Shah of Pakistan conceded 100 plus runs  in both innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney – he returned with figures of 1 for 167 and 1 for  124} to provide the third occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 100 plus  runs in both innings of a test against Australia.  All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imran Khan 47.5×8 02 237 5 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
2 Iqbal Qasim 46.0×8 07 230 7 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
3 Yasir Shah 54.0 02 291 2 Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2017

Yasir Shah of Pakistan conceded 100 plus runs  in both innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney – he returned with figures of 1 for 167 and 1 for  124}. He had match figures of 2 for 291 runs. His 2 for 291 runs provide the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded by a Pakistan bowler when he had leaked 100 plus runs in both innings. He wrested this dubious record from Saqlain Mushtaq who  had returned  with figures of 5 for 286 against Sri Lanka  at Col-SSC in Apr 97

No Player Overs M Runs W Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Yasir Shah 54.0 02 291 2 Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2017
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 87.5 16 286 5 Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997

Yasir Shah became the fourth Pakistan bowler to concede 100 plus runs in both innings of a test on two or more occasions. Danish Kaneria {03}, Abdur Rehman {02} and Imran Khan {02} are the other two bowlers. The following table  furnishes the performance of  these four bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imran Khan 46.4×8 05 211 5 NZl Karachi 30 Oct 1976
2 Imran Khan 47.5×8 02 237 5 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
                 
1 Danish Kaneria 69.0 08 259 6 Ind Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
2 Danish Kaneria 50.3 05 229 5 Win Bridgetown 26 May 2005
3 Danish Kaneria 67.0 06 237 4 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
                 
1 Abdur Rehman 69.0 09 210 8 SAF Karachi 01 Oct 2007
2 Abdur Rehman 68.0 07 206 4 SAF Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
                 
1 Yasir Shah 84.0 21 234 7 Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
2 Yasir Shah 54.0 02 291 2 Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2017

The following table furnishes the bowling analysis in each innings of the test in which the bowlers have leaked 100 plus runs in both innings of a test

No Bowler Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mahmood Hussain 36.0 6 128 2 1 Win Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
  Mahmood Hussain 37.0 4 132 2 3 Win Port of Spain 05 Feb 1958
                   
2 Haseeb Ahsan 44.0 10 124 2 2 Win Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
  Haseeb Ahsan 41.0 7 151 1 4 Win Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
                   
3 Imran Khan 24.6×8 4 107 3 2 NZl Karachi 30 Oct 1976
  Imran Khan 21.6×8 1 104 2 4 NZl Karachi 30 Oct 1976
                   
4 Imran Khan 22.0×8 0 115 0 1 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
  Imran Khan 25.5×8 2 122 5 3 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
                   
5 Iqbal Qasim 21.0×8 5 111 4 1 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
  Iqbal Qasim 25.0×8 2 119 3 3 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
                   
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 45.0 12 115 4 1 Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
  Saqlain Mushtaq 42.5 4 171 1 3 Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
                   
7 Danish Kaneria 35.0 1 136 3 1 Ind Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
  Danish Kaneria 34.0 7 123 3 3 Ind Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
                   
8 Danish Kaneria 24.3 1 114 3 1 Win Bridgetown 26 May 2005
  Danish Kaneria 26.0 4 115 2 3 Win Bridgetown 26 May 2005
                   
9 Danish Kaneria 34.0 4 111 2 1 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
  Danish Kaneria 33.0 2 126 2 3 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
                   
10 Mohammad Sami 21.3 4 100 3 3 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
  Mohammad Sami 26.0 1 135 2 1 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
                   
11 Abdur Rehman 31.0 3 105 4 1 SAF Karachi 01 Oct 2007
  Abdur Rehman 38.0 6 105 4 3 SAF Karachi 01 Oct 2007
                   
12 Abdur Rehman 32.0 2 101 3 1 SAF Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
  Abdur Rehman 36.0 5 105 1 3 SAF Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
                   
13 Yasir Shah 43.0 15 121 5 2 Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
  Yasir Shah 41.0 6 113 2 4 Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
                   
14 Yasir Shah 40.0 2 167 1 1 Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2017
  Yasir Shah 14.0 0 124 1 3 Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2017

 

Australian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test – DA Warner emulates MA Taylor and MA Hayden

Australian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test – DA Warner emulates MA Taylor and MA Hayden

DA Warner emulated MA Taylor and ML Hayden in scoring a century and a half century in test. All the three opening batsmen have accomplished the feat on five occasions

DA Warner scored 113 and 55 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Sydney to provide the 48th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test {which includes centuries in both innings of a test}. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PS McDonnell 124 83 v England Adelaide 12 Dec 1884
2 VT Trumper 113 59 v England Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
3 W Bardsley 136 130 v England The Oval 09 Aug 1909
4 CG Macartney 137 56 v South Africa Sydney 03 Mar 1911
5 HL Collins 70 104 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
6 WM Woodfull 68 111 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1928
7 AR Morris 122 124* v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
8 AR Morris 105 62 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
9 J Moroney 118 101* v South Africa Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
10 CC McDonald 133 51* v England Melbourne 13 Feb 1959
11 WM Lawry 74 102 v England Manchester 27 Jul 1961
12 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
13 WM Lawry 210 58* v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
14 RB Simpson 55 103 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
15 KR Stackpole 87 136 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
16 IR Redpath 103 65 v West Indies Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
17 IR Redpath 101 70 v West Indies Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
18 RB McCosker 51 107 v England Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
19 GM Wood 50 126 v West Indies Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
20 AMJ Hilditch 70 113 v West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
21 AMJ Hilditch 119 80 v England Leeds 13 Jun 1985
22 GR Marsh 56 110 v England Brisbane 14 Nov 1986
23 MA Taylor 136 60 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1989
24 MA Taylor 52 101 v Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
25 MA Taylor 59 144 v West Indies St John’s 27 Apr 1991
26 MA Taylor 64 142* v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
27 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
28 ML Hayden 197 103 v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
29 JL Langer 146 78* v West Indies Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
30 ML Hayden 136 53* v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
31 ML Hayden 117 132 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
32 JL Langer 191 97 v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
33 ML Hayden 111 77 v ICC World XI Sydney 14 Oct 2005
34 ML Hayden 65 137 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
35 JL Langer 82 100* v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
36 PA Jaques 150 68 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Nov 2007
37 PJ Hughes 115 160 v South Africa Durban 06 Mar 2009
38 SR Watson 93 120* v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
39 SM Katich 88 106 v New Zealand Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
40 SR Watson 126 56 v India Mohali 01 Oct 2010
41 DA Warner 60 112 v England Perth 13 Dec 2013
42 CJL Rogers 61 116 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2013
43 DA Warner 135 145 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
44 DA Warner 145 102 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
45 JA Burns 71 129 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
46 DA Warner 163 116 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
47 JA Burns 170 65 v New Zealand Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
48 DA Warner 113 55 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017

DA Warner scored 113 and 55 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Sydney to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against Pakistan  {which includes centuries in both innings of a test}. All such occasions are listed below. DA Warner became the fifth Australian batsman to  perform such a feat against Pakistan

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 MA Taylor 52 101 v Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
3 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
4 JL Langer 191 97 v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
5 SR Watson 93 120* v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
6 DA Warner 113 55 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017

With 113 and 55 in the ongoing test at Sydney against Pakistan, DA Warner emulated MA Taylor and ML Hayden who have accomplished such a feat on five occasions. DA Warner’s feat in this test provides the fifth such occasion.  The performance of these three Australian openers are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DA Warner 60 112 v England Perth 13 Dec 2013
2 DA Warner 135 145 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
3 DA Warner 145 102 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 DA Warner 163 116 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
5 DA Warner 113 55 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
             
1 MA Taylor 136 60 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1989
2 MA Taylor 52 101 v Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
3 MA Taylor 59 144 v West Indies St John’s 27 Apr 1991
4 MA Taylor 64 142* v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
5 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
             
1 ML Hayden 197 103 v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
2 ML Hayden 136 53* v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
3 ML Hayden 117 132 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
4 ML Hayden 111 77 v ICC World XI Sydney 14 Oct 2005
5 ML Hayden 65 137 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2005

 

Australia declaring in both innings of a test match

Australia declaring in both innings of a test match

Australia declared in both innings in the ongoing test at Sydney against Pakistan – 538 for 8d in the first innings and 242 for 2d in the second innings – to provide the 31st occasion of Australia declaring in both innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Team-Scores Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Aus 650/6d & 175/4d Win Kensington Oval 05/05/1965
2 Aus 493/9d & 169/4d Eng Melbourne 21/01/1971
3 Aus 428/7d & 260/2d Win Sabina Park 16/02/1973
4 Aus 419/8d & 218/7d Win Queen’s Park 21/04/1973
5 Aus 517/8d & 315/8d Pak Melbourne 01/01/1977
6 Aus 385/5d & 189/4d Eng Lord’s 28/08/1980
7 Aus 574/7d & 170/5d Ind Chennai 18/09/1986
8 Aus 514/5d & 201/3d Eng Adelaide 12/12/1986
9 Aus 601/7d & 230/3d Eng Headingley 08/06/1989
10 Aus 469/7d & 124/6d SAF Adelaide 28/01/1994
11 Aus 502/9d & 215/6d Srl Adelaide 25/01/1996
12 Aus 486/9d & 084/2d NZl Brisbane 08/11/2001
13 Aus 576/4d & 238/3d Win Trinidad 19/04/2003
14 Aus 575/8d & 139/2d NZl Adelaide 26/11/2004
15 Aus 602/9d & 202/1d Eng Brisbane 23/11/2006
16 Aus 542/5d & 210/2d Srl Bellerive 16/11/2007
17 Aus 479/7d & 244/6d Win Antigua 30/05/2008
18 Aus 454/5d & 225/8d Pak Melbourne 26/12/2009
19 Aus 519/8d & 219/5d Pak Bellerive Oval 14/01/2010
20 Aus 604/7d & 167/5d Ind Adelaide 24/01/2012
21 Aus 527/7d & 172/7d Eng Old Trafford 01/08/2013
22 Aus 570/9d & 132/3d Eng Adelaide 04/12/2013
23 Aus 492/9d & 111/6d Eng Kennington Oval 21/08/2013
24 Aus 494/7d & 303/5d SAF Newlands 01/03/2014
25 Aus 517/7d & 290/5d Ind Adelaide 09/12/2014
26 Aus 556/4d & 264/4d NZl Brisbane 05/11/2015
27 Aus 572/7d & 251/6d Ind Sydney 06/01/2015
28 Aus 566/8d & 254/2d Eng Lord’s 16/07/2015
29 Aus 559/9d & 385/7d NZl Perth 13/11/2015
30 Aus 551/3d & 179/3d Win Melbourne 26/12/2015
31 Aus 538/8d & 241/2d Pak Sydney 03/01/2017

Australia declared in both innings in the ongoing test at Sydney against Pakistan – 538 for 8d in the first innings and 242 for 2d in the second innings – to provide the fourth occasion of Australia declaring in both innings of a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Team-Scores Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Aus 517/8d & 315/8d Pak Melbourne 01/01/1977
2 Aus 454/5d & 225/8d Pak Melbourne 26/12/2009
3 Aus 519/8d & 219/5d Pak Bellerive Oval 14/01/2010
4 Aus 538/8d & 241/2d Pak Sydney 03/01/2017

 

Younis Khan’s unique feat

Younis Khan’s unique feat

Younis Khan in full flow during his century knock at Sydney which earned him an unique distinction

Younis Khan of Pakistan earned a distinction which no batsman has ever achieved in the annals of test cricket. As of now there are eleven countries which have hosted tests. Younis Khan’s 136 not out in the ongoing test at Sydney at the end of the third day  was his first century in Australia against Australia. By scoring this century, he earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman to score centuries in all the test playing countries which have hosted tests. His performance is listed below

No No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Country
1 1 136* 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017 Australia
               
2 2 119 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 16 Jan 2002 Bangladesh
  3 200* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Dec 2011 Bangladesh
  4 148 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015 Bangladesh
               
3 5 173 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006 England
  6 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016 England
               
4 7 147 2 v India Kolkata 16 Mar 2005 India
  8 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005 India
  9 107* 4 v India Kolkata 30 Nov 2007 India
               
5 10 149* 3 v New Zealand Auckland 08 Mar 2001 New Zealand
               
6 11 107 3 v Sri Lanka Rawalpindi 26 Feb 2000 Pakistan
  12 124 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 28 Oct 2004 Pakistan
  13 199 1 v India Lahore 13 Jan 2006 Pakistan
  14 194 3 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006 Pakistan
  15 126 4 v South Africa Karachi 01 Oct 2007 Pakistan
  16 130 4 v South Africa Lahore 08 Oct 2007 Pakistan
  17 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009 Pakistan
               
7 18 111 1 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013 South Africa
               
8 19 116 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 21 Jun 2000 Sri Lanka
  20 177 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 06 Aug 2014 Sri Lanka
  21 171* 4 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 03 Jul 2015 Srl Lanka
               
9 22 153 1 v West Indies Sharjah 07 Feb 2002 United Arab of Emirates
  23 131* 4 v South Africa Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010 United Arab of Emirates
  24 122 2 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 03 Nov 2011 United Arab of Emirates
  25 127 3 v England Dubai (DSC) 03 Feb 2012 United Arab of Emirates
  26 136 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013 United Arab of Emirates
  27 106 1 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014 United Arab of Emirates
  28 103* 3 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014 United Arab of Emirates
  29 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014 United Arab of Emirates
  30 100* 1 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014 United Arab of Emirates
  31 118 3 v England Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015 United Arab of Emirates
  32 127 1 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016 United Arab of Emirates
               
10 33 106 1 v West Indies Kingston 03 Jun 2005 West Indies
               
11 34 200* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013 Zimbabwe

 

VD Philander’s test career summary and the list of his 152 test wickets

VD Philander’s test career summary and the list of his 152 test wickets

Vernon Darryl Philander

VD Philander

VD Philander of South Africa captured 152 wickets at the end of Sri Lanka’s first innings in the test at Cape Town. His career summary read thus

Career summary
Opposition Mat Inns Overs M Runs W BBI BBM 5 10
v Australia 10 19 331.1 63 1039 37 5/15 08/078 3 0
v Bangladesh 02 02 031.0 04 0065 02 2/40 02/040 0 0
v England 03 06 120.5 34 0284 12 5/30 07/078 1 0
v India 03 06 119.0 34 0289 13 4/61 07/129 0 0
v New Zealand 06 11 166.3 36 0497 32 6/44 10/114 3 1
v Pakistan 05 10 156.0 45 0375 21 5/59 09/099 1 0
v Sri Lanka 06 11 175.5 50 0491 28 5/45 10/102 3 1
v West Indies 03 05 075.0 20 0176 06 4/29 05/035 0 0
v Zimbabwe 01 02 028.0 08 0076 01 1/51 01/076 0 0
Total 39 72 1203.2 294 3292 152 6/44 10/102 11 2

The following table lists all the 152 test wickets captured by VD Philander

No Batsman How out Fielder Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PJ Hughes caught MV Boucher 9 1 Aus Cape Town 09.11.11
2 MG Johnson caught M Morkel 20 1 Aus Cape Town 09.11.11
3 RJ Harris caught M Morkel 5 1 Aus Cape Town 09.11.11
4 RT Ponting lbw   0 3 Aus Cape Town 09.11.11
5 MJ Clarke lbw   2 3 Aus Cape Town 09.11.11
6 BJ Haddin caught MV Boucher 0 3 Aus Cape Town 09.11.11
7 MG Johnson caught HM Amla 3 3 Aus Cape Town 09.11.11
8 SE Marsh lbw   0 3 Aus Cape Town 09.11.11
9 PJ Hughes caught AB de Villiers 88 2 Aus Jo’burg 17.11.11
10 SR Watson bowled   0 4 Aus Jo’burg 17.11.11
11 PJ Hughes caught JH Kallis 11 4 Aus Jo’burg 17.11.11
12 MJ Clarke bowled   2 4 Aus Jo’burg 17.11.11
13 MEK Hussey lbw   39 4 Aus Jo’burg 17.11.11
14 BJ Haddin caught MV Boucher 55 4 Aus Jo’burg 17.11.11
15 KC Sangakkara caught JH Kallis 1 1 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
16 NT Paranavitana bowled   32 1 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
17 TT Samaraweera caught MV Boucher 36 1 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
18 JK Silva caught MV Boucher 0 1 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
19 AD Mathews caught JH Kallis 38 1 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
20 TM Dilshan caught MV Boucher 6 3 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
21 KC Sangakkara caught MV Boucher 2 3 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
22 AD Mathews caught MV Boucher 5 3 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
23 UWMBCA Welegedara caught VD Philander 10 3 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
24 HMRKB Herath caught MV Boucher 23 3 Srl Centurion 15.12.11
25 TT Samaraweera caught JH Kallis 11 2 Srl Cape Town 03.01.12
26 HMRKB Herath lbw   1 2 Srl Cape Town 03.01.12
27 KTGD Prasad caught AN Petersen 9 2 Srl Cape Town 03.01.12
28 TM Dilshan caught MV Boucher 5 3 Srl Cape Town 03.01.12
29 AD Mathews lbw   63 3 Srl Cape Town 03.01.12
30 LD Chandimal caught JH Kallis 1 3 Srl Cape Town 03.01.12
31 RJ Nicol caught GC Smith 6 2 NZl Dunedin 07.03.12
32 KS Williamson caught MV Boucher 11 2 NZl Dunedin 07.03.12
33 CFK van Wyk caught GC Smith 36 2 NZl Dunedin 07.03.12
34 TG Southee caught GC Smith 0 2 NZl Dunedin 07.03.12
35 MJ Guptill caught AB de Villiers 6 4 NZl Dunedin 07.03.12
36 RJ Nicol caught MV Boucher 2 1 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
37 LRPL Taylor caught GC Smith 44 1 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
38 DL Vettori bowled   0 1 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
39 DAJ Bracewell caught MV Boucher 0 1 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
40 RJ Nicol bowled   1 3 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
41 BB McCullum lbw   5 3 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
42 CFK van Wyk bowled   20 3 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
43 KS Williamson caught MV Boucher 77 3 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
44 MR Gillespie caught MV Boucher 14 3 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
45 CS Martin bowled   0 3 NZl Hamilton 15.03.12
46 DR Flynn caught MV Boucher 45 2 NZl Wellington 23.03.12
47 MJ Guptill lbw   59 2 NZl Wellington 23.03.12
48 DG Brownlie caught DW Steyn 29 2 NZl Wellington 23.03.12
49 DL Vettori caught JA Rudolph 30 2 NZl Wellington 23.03.12
50 DAJ Bracewell bowled   0 2 NZl Wellington 23.03.12
51 MR Gillespie caught AB de Villiers 10 2 NZl Wellington 23.03.12
52 SCJ Broad bowled   16 1 Eng The Oval 19.07.12
53 AN Cook caught AB de Villiers 0 3 Eng The Oval 19.07.12
54 AN Cook lbw   24 2 Eng Leeds 02.08.12
55 TT Bresnan caught GC Smith 9 2 Eng Leeds 02.08.12
56 KP Pietersen caught Imran Tahir 12 4 Eng Leeds 02.08.12
57 IR Bell caught AN Petersen 58 2 Eng Lord’s 16.08.12
58 MJ Prior caught JH Kallis 27 2 Eng Lord’s 16.08.12
59 AN Cook lbw   3 4 Eng Lord’s 16.08.12
60 AJ Strauss lbw   1 4 Eng Lord’s 16.08.12
61 IR Bell caught GC Smith 4 4 Eng Lord’s 16.08.12
62 MJ Prior caught GC Smith 73 4 Eng Lord’s 16.08.12
63 ST Finn caught JH Kallis 0 4 Eng Lord’s 16.08.12
64 SR Watson lbw   10 2 Aus Perth 30.11.12
65 RT Ponting lbw   4 2 Aus Perth 30.11.12
66 DA Warner caught GC Smith 29 4 Aus Perth 30.11.12
67 MG Johnson caught AB de Villiers 3 4 Aus Perth 30.11.12
68 MJ Guptill caught AB de Villiers 1 1 NZl Cape Town 02.01.13
69 BB McCullum bowled   7 1 NZl Cape Town 02.01.13
70 DG Brownlie caught GC Smith 0 1 NZl Cape Town 02.01.13
71 KS Williamson lbw   13 1 NZl Cape Town 02.01.13
72 BJ Watling caught AB de Villiers 0 1 NZl Cape Town 02.01.13
73 BJ Watling caught GC Smith 42 3 NZl Cape Town 02.01.13
74 DAJ Bracewell caught AN Petersen 0 3 NZl Cape Town 02.01.13
75 Asad Shafiq caught AB de Villiers 1 2 Pak Jo’burg 01.02.13
76 Umar Gul caught GC Smith 0 2 Pak Jo’burg 01.02.13
77 Mohammad Hafeez caught AB de Villiers 2 4 Pak Jo’burg 01.02.13
78 Sarfraz Ahmed bowled   6 4 Pak Jo’burg 01.02.13
79 Nasir Jamshed caught AB de Villiers 3 1 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
80 Younis Khan caught AB de Villiers 111 1 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
81 Asad Shafiq caught GC Smith 111 1 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
9 Sarfraz Ahmed caught AN Petersen 13 1 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
83 Umar Gul lbw   0 1 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
84 Nasir Jamshed lbw   0 3 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
85 Asad Shafiq bowled   19 3 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
86 Azhar Ali caught AB de Villiers 65 3 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
87 Umar Gul caught AN Petersen 0 3 Pak Cape Town 14.02.13
88 Imran Farhat lbw   30 2 Pak Centurion 22.02.13
89 Azhar Ali bowled   6 2 Pak Centurion 22.02.13
90 Azhar Ali caught AB de Villiers 11 2 Pak Abu Dhabi 14.10.13
91 Khurram Manzoor caught JH Kallis 146 2 Pak Abu Dhabi 14.10.13
92 Saeed Ajmal caught AB de Villiers 13 2 Pak Abu Dhabi 14.10.13
93 Shan Masood caught AB de Villiers 0 4 Pak Abu Dhabi 14.10.13
94 Khurram Manzoor caught AB de Villiers 4 4 Pak Abu Dhabi 14.10.13
95 Khurram Manzoor caught JH Kallis 0 3 Pak Dubai (DSC) 23.10.13
96 RG Sharma caught AB de Villiers 14 1 Ind Jo’burg 18.12.13
97 AM Rahane caught AB de Villiers 47 1 Ind Jo’burg 18.12.13
98 Z Khan lbw   0 1 Ind Jo’burg 18.12.13
99 I Sharma bowled   0 1 Ind Jo’burg 18.12.13
100 S Dhawan caught JH Kallis 15 3 Ind Jo’burg 18.12.13
101 R Ashwin caught F du Plessis 7 3 Ind Jo’burg 18.12.13
102 MS Dhoni caught D Elgar (sub) 29 3 Ind Jo’burg 18.12.13
103 M Vijay caught GC Smith 6 3 Ind Durban 26.12.13
104 RG Sharma lbw   25 3 Ind Durban 26.12.13
105 AM Rahane bowled   96 3 Ind Durban 26.12.13
106 SE Marsh caught GC Smith 148 1 Aus Centurion 12.02.14
107 CJL Rogers lbw   5 2 Aus P Elizabeth 20.02.14
108 MJ Clarke caught D Elgar 19 2 Aus P Elizabeth 20.02.14
109 DA Warner caught GC Smith 70 2 Aus P Elizabeth 20.02.14
110 SE Marsh lbw   0 4 Aus P Elizabeth 20.02.14
111 MG Johnson lbw   6 4 Aus P Elizabeth 20.02.14
112 AJ Doolan caught DW Steyn 20 1 Aus Cape Town 01.03.14
113 BAW Mendis caught Q de Kock 2 1 Srl Col-SSC 24.07.14
114 RAS Lakmal caught Q de Kock 4 1 Srl Col-SSC 24.07.14
115 T Panyangara caught Q de Kock 12 1 Zim Harare 09.08.14
116 DS Smith caught AB de Villiers 35 2 Win Centurion 17.12.14
117 KC Brathwaite caught HM Amla 34 2 Win Centurion 17.12.14
118 S Chanderpaul caught AN Petersen 21 2 Win Centurion 17.12.14
119 J Blackwood caught AN Petersen 12 2 Win Centurion 17.12.14
120 DS Smith caught T Bavuma (sub) 5 3 Win Centurion 17.12.14
121 MN Samuels lbw   101 2 Win P Elizabeth 26.12.14
122 Mahmudullah lbw   67 2 Ban Chittagong 21.07.15
123 Mohammad Shahid caught S van Zyl 25 2 Ban Chittagong 21.07.15
124 S Dhawan caught HM Amla 0 1 Ind Mohali 05.11.15
125 RA Jadeja lbw   38 1 Ind Mohali 05.11.15
126 S Dhawan caught AB de Villiers 0 3 Ind Mohali 05.11.15
127 MJ Guptill caught S van Zyl 8 2 NZl Centurion 27.08.16
128 MJ Santner bowled   0 2 NZl Centurion 27.08.16
129 KS Williamson caught Q de Kock 5 4 NZl Centurion 27.08.16
130 DAJ Bracewell lbw   30 4 NZl Centurion 27.08.16
131 SE Marsh lbw   63 2 Aus Perth 03.11.16
132 MR Marsh lbw   0 2 Aus Perth 03.11.16
133 JR Hazlewood caught JP Duminy 4 2 Aus Perth 03.11.16
134 NM Lyon caught D Elgar 0 2 Aus Perth 03.11.16
135 PM Siddle lbw   13 4 Aus Perth 03.11.16
136 DA Warner caught Q de Kock 1 1 Aus Hobart 12.11.16
137 UT Khawaja caught HM Amla 4 1 Aus Hobart 12.11.16
138 AC Voges caught Q de Kock 0 1 Aus Hobart 12.11.16
139 JM Mennie bowled   10 1 Aus Hobart 12.11.16
140 NM Lyon caught Q de Kock 2 1 Aus Hobart 12.11.16
141 MS Wade caught Q de Kock 4 2 Aus Adelaide 24.11.16
142 UT Khawaja lbw   145 2 Aus Adelaide 24.11.16
143 MDKJ Perera caught Q de Kock 7 2 Srl P Elizabeth 26.12.16
144 JK Silva lbw   16 2 Srl P Elizabeth 26.12.16
145 LD Chandimal lbw   28 2 Srl P Elizabeth 26.12.16
146 DM de Silva caught Q de Kock 43 2 Srl P Elizabeth 26.12.16
147 RAS Lakmal caught KJ Abbott 4 2 Srl P Elizabeth 26.12.16
148 HMRKB Herath caught VD Philander 3 4 Srl P Elizabeth 26.12.16
149 HMRKB Herath lbw   1 2 Srl Cape Town 02.01.17
150 RAS Lakmal caught HM Amla 0 2 Srl Cape Town 02.01.17
151 CBRLS Kumara bowled   4 2 Srl Cape Town 02.01.17
152 N Pradeep caught F du Plessis 0 2 Srl Cape Town 02.01.17

 

Batsmen dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century in a test innings – PSP Handscomb is the latest entrant into the elite club

Batsmen dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century in a test innings – PSP Handscomb is the latest entrant into the elite club

PSP Handscomb’s hit wicket dismissal for 110 provide the 14th occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century 

PSP Handscomb was dismissed hit wicket for 110 in the ongoing test between Australia and Pakistan at Sydney to provide the 14th occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC MacLaren 120 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Mar 1895
2 JB Hobbs 187 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
3 WH Ponsford 181 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
4 WH Ponsford 266 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
5 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
6 DCS Compton 184 3 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1948
7 AJ Watkins 111 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 12 Feb 1949
8 PBH May 112 3 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
9 SFAF Bacchus 250 2 Win Ind Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
10 GP Thorpe 119 2 Eng NZl Auckland 24 Jan 1997
11 VVS Laxman 130 1 Ind Win St John’s 10 May 2002
12 BC Lara 110 3 Win Aus Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
13 Ahmed Shehzad 176 1 Pak NZl Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
14 PSP Handscomb 110 1 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2017

PSP Handscomb became the third Australian batsman to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century and his dismissal provides the fourth such occasion. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WH Ponsford 181 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
2 WH Ponsford 266 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
3 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
4 PSP Handscomb 110 1 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2017

WH Ponsford of Australia and SFAF Bachhus of West Indies are the only two batsmen to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring a double century in the annals of test cricket. Both the occasions are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WH Ponsford 266 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
2 SFAF Bacchus 250 2 Win Ind Kanpur 02 Feb 1979

WH Ponsford of Australia is the only batsman to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century on two occasions. Both such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WH Ponsford 181 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
2 WH Ponsford 266 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
VD Philander joins the exclusive club of South African bowlers who have captured 150 plus test wickets

VD Philander joins the exclusive club of South African bowlers who have captured 150 plus test wickets

VD Philander returned with figures of 4 for 27 and joined the exclusive club of South African bowlers who have captured 150 plus test wickets

VD Philander became the eighth South African bowler to capture 150 plus test wickets.  He returned with 4 for  in Sri Lanka’s first innings in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka. At the end of the Sri Lankan first innings, his wicket aggregate read 152. The eight bowler list is furnished below

VD Philander had made his test debut under the captaincy of GC Smith against Australia at Cape Town in November 2011. He returned with match figures of 8 for 78 {3 for 63 and 5 for 15}. He had earned the distinction of becoming the 20th South African bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on test debut. He had figures of 7.0-3-15-5 in the second innings, which represents the best bowling effort on test debut by a South African bowler even today. His 150th victim was RAS Lakmal whom he had caught by HM Amla for a duck.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 SM Pollock 108 202 24353 09733 421 7/087 10/147 23.11 16 1
2 DW Steyn 085 156 17286 09303 417 7/051 11/060 22.30 26 5
3 M Ntini 101 190 20834 11242 390 7/037 13/132 28.82 18 4
4 AA Donald 072 129 15519 07344 330 8/071 12/139 22.25 20 3
5 JH Kallis 165 270 20172 09497 291 6/054 09/092 32.63 05 0
6 M Morkel 071 132 13640 07098 242 6/023 08/196 29.33 06 0
7 HJ Tayfield 037 061 13568 04405 170 9/113 13/165 25.91 14 2
8 VD Philander 039 072 07220 03292 152 6/044 10/102 21.65 11 2