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Australia Vs India Second Test at Adelaide second day’s play

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RR Pant had effected 34 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. He affected four dismissals in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 38 dismissals. He now holds the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicket keeper against Australia in Australia He went past MS Dhoni who had effected 35 dismissals against Australia in Australia.

M Labuschagne had an aggregate of 894 runs in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs six more runs which would fetch him 900 runs. He scored 64 runs in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 958 runs. He became the first batsman to score 950 plus runs in day-night tests.

M Labuschange had scored 93 boundary fours in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needed seven boundary fours for 100 boundary fours. He scored nine boundary fours in his knock of 64 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him 102 boundary fours. He became the first batsman to score 100 boundary fours in day-night tests.

RR Pant had scored 662 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. At the end of the second day in this test, his run aggregate read 711. He became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 700 plus runs against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {990} and SMH Kirmani {756]

RR Pant had scored 662 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. At the end of the second day in this test, his run aggregate read 711. He became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 700 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant hadscored 662 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. At the end of the second day in this test, his run aggregate read 711. He became the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 700 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

TM Head scored 140 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 28th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in a day-night test. It also provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring a century against India in a day-night test. Prior to this FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka had scored 107 against India at Bengaluru in Mar 2022.

TM Head scored 140 in Australia’s first innings to provide the twelfth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a day-night test. It also represents the first century by an Australian batsman against India in a day-night test. The previous highest was 73 not out by TD Paine at Adelaide in Dec 2020.

MA Starc’s aggregate wickets tally at Adelaide read 54 at the end of the second day’s play in this test. He is the third Australian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets at Adelaide. Others are – NM Lyon {63} and SK Warne {56}

MA Starc’s aggregate wickets tally at Adelaide read 54 at the end of the second day’s play in this test. He became the first Australian pace bowler and also the first Australian left arm pace bowler to capture 50 plus wickets at Adelaide.

SPD Smith had pouched 15 catches against India in Australia. He took one catch in this test which fetched him 16 catches. He became the fourth Australain fieldsman to pouch 16 plus catches against India in Australia. Others are – ME Waugh {18} RT Ponting {16} and MEK Hussey {16}

R Ashwin had captured 39 wickets against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more wicket would fetch him 40 wickets. His lone wicket in Australia’s first innings fetched him 40 wickets. He became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against Australia in Australia. Others are – N Kapil Dev {51}, A Kumble {49} and JJ Bumtah {44}.

PJ Cummins had an aggregate of 53 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. His aggregate of wickets against India at the end of second day’s play read 57. He now occupies the second place in the list of Australian pace bowlers who have captured most wickets against India. MA Starc occupies the first place with 58 wickets.

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed by the first ball for zero in India’s innings to provide the 1806th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings. It also provides the 178th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings.

It also provides the 514^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the first innings of a test. It also provides the 60th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the first innings of a test

It also provides the 520^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the second innings of a test. It also provides the 51st occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the second innings of a test

It also provides the 493rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball Indian of an innings in the third innings of a test. It also provides the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the third innings of a test

It also provides the 279^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the fourth innings of a test

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed by the first ball for zero in India’s innings to provide the 243rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed by the first ball of an innings.

YBK Jaiswal was dismissed by the first ball for zero in India’s innings to provide the 126th occasion of an opening batsman batting at number one dismissed by the first ball of an innings. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian opening batsman batting at number one dismissed by the first ball of an innings.

Australia Vs India Second Test at Adelaide First day’s play

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India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 230th occasion of India doing so in a test. It also provides the 39^th occasion of India doing so in a test against Australia.

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 93^rd occasion of India doing so in a test played on away soil. It also provides the 20th occasion of India doing so in a test against Australia in Australia.

YBK Jaiswal of India was dismissed first ball – leg before wicket by MA Starc of Australia in the on-going test at Adelaide between Australia and India to provide the 35^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	AC MacLaren	A Coningham	England	Australia	Melbourne	1894/95
2	TW Hayward	AEE Vogler	England	South Africa	The Oval	1907
3	W Bardsley	MW Tate	Australia	England	Leeds	1926
4	H Sutcliffe	FT Badcock	England	New Zealand	Christchurch	1932/33
5	TS Worthington	EL McCormick	England	Australia	Brisbane	1936/37
6	CC Hunte	Fazal Mahmood	West Indies	Pakistan	Port-of-Spain	1957/58
7	EJ Barlow	GD McKenzie	South Africa	Australia	Durban	1966/67
8	RC Fredericks	S Abid Ali	West Indies	India	Port-of-Spain	1970/71
9	KR Stackpole	RJ Hadlee	Australia	New Zealand	Auckland	1973/74
10	SM Gavaskar	GG Arnold	India	England	Birmingham	1974
11	SS Naik	AME Roberts	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1974/75
12	JFM Morrison	GG Arnold	New Zealand	England	Christchurch	1974/75
13	Mohsin Khan	N Kapil Dev	Pakistan	India	Jullundur	1983/84
14	SM Gavaskar	MD Marshall	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1983/84
15	SM Gavaskar	Imran Khan	India	Pakistan	Jaipur	1986/87
16	WV Raman	RJ Hadlee	India	New Zealand	Napier	1989/90
17	SJ Cook	N Kapil Dev	South Africa	India	Durban	1992/93
18	G Kirsten	CEL Ambrose	South Africa	West Indies	Cape Town	1998/99
19	ST Jayasuriya	GD McGrath	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	1999
20	LV Garrick	AA Donald	West Indies	South Africa	Kingston	2000/01
21	SS Das	M Dillon	India	West Indies	Bridgetown	2001/02
22	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Dhaka	2002/03
23	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Gros Islet	2004
24	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Kingston	2004
25	W Jaffer	M Mortaza	India	Bangladesh	Chittagong (CDS)	2007
26	D Ganga	RJ Sidebottom	West Indies	England	Ch-le-St	2007
27	TG McIntosh	Mohd Aamer	New Zealand	Pakistan	Dunedin	2009/10
28	AJ Strauss	DW Steyn	England	South Africa	Johannesburg	2009/10
29	CH Gayle	RAS Lakmal	West Indies	Sri Lanka	Pallekele	2010/11
30	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
31	KL Rahul	RAS Lakmal	India	Sri Lanka	Kolkata	2017/18
32	D Elgar	JM Anderson	South Africa	England	Centurion	2019/20
33	Abdul Malik (1)	B Muzarabani	Afghanistan	Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	2020/21
34	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
35	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

YBK Jaiswal of India was dismissed by the first ball – leg before wicket by MA Starc of Australia in the on-going test at Adelaide between Australia and India to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	SM Gavaskar	GG Arnold	India	England	Birmingham	1974
2	SS Naik	AME Roberts	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1974/75
3	SM Gavaskar	MD Marshall	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1983/84
4	SM Gavaskar	Imran Khan	India	Pakistan	Jaipur	1986/87
5	WV Raman	RJ Hadlee	India	New Zealand	Napier	1989/90
6	SS Das	M Dillon	India	West Indies	Bridgetown	2001/02
7	W Jaffer	M Mortaza	India	Bangladesh	Chittagong (CDS)	2007
8	KL Rahul	RAS Lakmal	India	Sri Lanka	Kolkata	2017/18
9	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

YBK Jaiswal of India was dismissed by the first ball – leg before wicket by MA Starc of Australia in the on-going test at Adelaide between Australia and India to provide the seventh occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket by an Australian bowler. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	AC MacLaren	A Coningham	England	Australia	Melbourne	1894/95
2	TS Worthington	EL McCormick	England	Australia	Brisbane	1936/37
3	EJ Barlow	GD McKenzie	South Africa	Australia	Durban	1966/67
4	ST Jayasuriya	GD McGrath	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	1999
5	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
6	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
7	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

MA Starc of Australia and PT Collins of Bangladesh are the two bowlers in the annals of test cricket to dismiss the batsmen by the first ball of a test on three occasions.

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
2	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
3	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

1	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Dhaka	2002/03
2	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Gros Islet	2004
3	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Kingston	2004

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings which fetched him 57 wickets against India. He now occupies the second place in the list of Australian bowlers who have captured most wickets against India. NM Lyon has captured 123 wickets against India.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings which fetched him 57 wickets against India. He now owns the record for most wickets captured by Australian pace bowlers against India. He went past JR Hazlewood who has an aggregate of 56 wickets

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings which fetched him 57 wickets against India. He now owns the record for most wickets captured by Australian left arm pace bowlers against India.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his first wicket haul against India. The previous best was four for 53 at Adelaide in Dec 2020

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets conceding 48 runs in India’s first innings to provide his best bowling figures in a test innings. The previous best was his six for 50 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Aug 2016.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his first 15^th five wicket haul of his test career as a left arm pace bowler. He now owns the record for most five wicket hauls by an Australian left arm pace bowler. He went past AK Davdidson who has taken 14 five wicket hauls

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his 15^th five wicket haul of his test career as a left arm pace bowler. He became the second left arm pace bowler to capture fifteen five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket. Wasim Akram of Pakistan has captured 25 five wicket hauls.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his eighth five wicket haul of his test career as a left arm pace bowler on home soil. He became the second Australian left arm pace bowler to capture eight five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket on home soil. AK Davidson has captured eight five wicket hauls on home soil

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his eighth five wicket haul of his test career as a left arm pace bowler on home soil. He became the third left arm pace bowler to capture eight five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket on home soil. AK Davidson and Wasim Akram have captured eight five wicket hauls on home soil

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide his fourth five wicket haul of his test career in day-night tests. He is the only bowler to capture four five wicket hauls in day-night tests.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings fetched him 72 wickets day-night tests. He became the first bowler in the history of day-night tests to capture 70 plus wickets

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings to provide the 29^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings day-night tests. He became the ninth Australian bowler to capture five wicket or more wicket hauls in an innings in day-night tests.

MA Starc of Australia captured six wickets in India’s first innings fetched him 44 wickets against India in Australia. He became the first Australian left arm pace bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 38 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch him 40 wickets. He captured two wickets in India’s first innings to become the fifth Australian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia.

M Labuschagne has an aggregate of 894 runs in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs six more runs which would fetch him 900 runs. He scored 20 not out at the end of the first day’s play in Australian first innings and his aggregate read 914. He became the first batsman to score 900 plus runs in day-night tests.

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of a test

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YBK Jaiswal of India was dismissed by the first ball – leg before wicket by MA Starc of Australia in the on-going test at Adelaide between Australia and India to provide the 35^th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	AC MacLaren	A Coningham	England	Australia	Melbourne	1894/95
2	TW Hayward	AEE Vogler	England	South Africa	The Oval	1907
3	W Bardsley	MW Tate	Australia	England	Leeds	1926
4	H Sutcliffe	FT Badcock	England	New Zealand	Christchurch	1932/33
5	TS Worthington	EL McCormick	England	Australia	Brisbane	1936/37
6	CC Hunte	Fazal Mahmood	West Indies	Pakistan	Port-of-Spain	1957/58
7	EJ Barlow	GD McKenzie	South Africa	Australia	Durban	1966/67
8	RC Fredericks	S Abid Ali	West Indies	India	Port-of-Spain	1970/71
9	KR Stackpole	RJ Hadlee	Australia	New Zealand	Auckland	1973/74
10	SM Gavaskar	GG Arnold	India	England	Birmingham	1974
11	SS Naik	AME Roberts	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1974/75
12	JFM Morrison	GG Arnold	New Zealand	England	Christchurch	1974/75
13	Mohsin Khan	N Kapil Dev	Pakistan	India	Jullundur	1983/84
14	SM Gavaskar	MD Marshall	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1983/84
15	SM Gavaskar	Imran Khan	India	Pakistan	Jaipur	1986/87
16	WV Raman	RJ Hadlee	India	New Zealand	Napier	1989/90
17	SJ Cook	N Kapil Dev	South Africa	India	Durban	1992/93
18	G Kirsten	CEL Ambrose	South Africa	West Indies	Cape Town	1998/99
19	ST Jayasuriya	GD McGrath	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	1999
20	LV Garrick	AA Donald	West Indies	South Africa	Kingston	2000/01
21	SS Das	M Dillon	India	West Indies	Bridgetown	2001/02
22	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Dhaka	2002/03
23	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Gros Islet	2004
24	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Kingston	2004
25	W Jaffer	M Mortaza	India	Bangladesh	Chittagong (CDS)	2007
26	D Ganga	RJ Sidebottom	West Indies	England	Ch-le-St	2007
27	TG McIntosh	Mohd Aamer	New Zealand	Pakistan	Dunedin	2009/10
28	AJ Strauss	DW Steyn	England	South Africa	Johannesburg	2009/10
29	CH Gayle	RAS Lakmal	West Indies	Sri Lanka	Pallekele	2010/11
30	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
31	KL Rahul	RAS Lakmal	India	Sri Lanka	Kolkata	2017/18
32	D Elgar	JM Anderson	South Africa	England	Centurion	2019/20
33	Abdul Malik (1)	B Muzarabani	Afghanistan	Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	2020/21
34	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
35	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

YBK Jaiswal of India was dismissed by first ball – leg before wicket by MA Starc of Australia in the on-going test at Adelaide between Australia and India to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	SM Gavaskar	GG Arnold	India	England	Birmingham	1974
2	SS Naik	AME Roberts	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1974/75
3	SM Gavaskar	MD Marshall	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1983/84
4	SM Gavaskar	Imran Khan	India	Pakistan	Jaipur	1986/87
5	WV Raman	RJ Hadlee	India	New Zealand	Napier	1989/90
6	SS Das	M Dillon	India	West Indies	Bridgetown	2001/02
7	W Jaffer	M Mortaza	India	Bangladesh	Chittagong (CDS)	2007
8	KL Rahul	RAS Lakmal	India	Sri Lanka	Kolkata	2017/18
9	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	AC MacLaren	A Coningham	England	Australia	Melbourne	1894/95
2	TS Worthington	EL McCormick	England	Australia	Brisbane	1936/37
3	EJ Barlow	GD McKenzie	South Africa	Australia	Durban	1966/67
4	ST Jayasuriya	GD McGrath	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	1999
5	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
6	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
7	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

Hannan Sarkar of Bangladesh and SM Gavaskar of India are the two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed by the first ball of a test on three occasions. Hannan Sarkar’s dismissals are unique as he was dismissed by the same bowler PT Collins of West Indies on all the three occasions.

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Dhaka	2002/03
2	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Gros Islet	2004
3	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Kingston	2004

1	SM Gavaskar	GG Arnold	India	England	Birmingham	1974
2	SM Gavaskar	MD Marshall	India	West Indies	Kolkata	1983/84
3	SM Gavaskar	Imran Khan	India	Pakistan	Jaipur	1986/87

MA Starc of Australia and PT Collins of Bangladesh are the two bowlers in the annals of test cricket to dismiss the batsmen by the first ball of a test on three occasions. PT Collins’ dismissals are unique as he has dismissed by the same batsman Hannan Sarkar of Bangladesh on all the three occasions

No	Batsman	Bowler	Team	Opposition	Ground	Season
1	FDM Karunaratne	MA Starc	Sri Lanka	Australia	Galle	2016
2	RJ Burns	MA Starc	England	Australia	Brisbane	2021/22
3	YBK Jaiswal	MA Starc	India	Australia	Adelaide	2024/25

1	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Dhaka	2002/03
2	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Gros Islet	2004
3	Hannan Sarkar	PT Collins	Bangladesh	West Indies	Kingston	2004

Approaching milestones ahead of the second test between Australia and India at Adelaide

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V Kohli has scored nine centuries against Australia. He needs one more century which would fetch him ten centuries. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian batsman to score ten or more centuries against Australia. SR Tendulkar has scored eleven centuries against Australia.

V Kohli has scored nine centuries against Australia. He needs one more century which would fetch him ten centuries. If he gets it, he would then become the third batsman to score ten or more centuries against Australia. JB Hobbs {12} and SR Tendulkar {11} are the other two batsmen who have scored ten or more centuries against Australia.

V Kohli has scored seven centuries against Australia in Australia. One more century would fetch him his eighth century. If he gets it, he would then occupy the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored eight or more centuries against Australia in Australia. JB Hobbs has scored nine centuries against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli has scored 1457 runs against Australia in Australia. 43 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the tenth batsman to score 1500 runs against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli has scored 1457 runs against Australia in Australia. 43 more runs would fetch him 1500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian batsman to score 1500 runs against Australia in Australia. SR Tendulkar has scored 1809 runs against Australia in Australia.

V Kohli has pouched 28 catches against Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more catches would fetch him 30 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the third Indian fieldsman to pouch 30 plus catches. R Dravid {46} and VVS Laxman {36} are the other two Indian fieldsmen to pouch 30 plus catches.

V Kohli has pouched 28 catches against Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more catches would fetch him 30 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the 19^th fieldsman to pouch 30 plus catches.

V Kohli has pouched 14 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more catch would fetch him 15 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the third Indian fieldsman to pouch 15 plus catches against Australia in Australia. VVS Laxman {18} and SR Tendulkar {16} are the other two Indian fieldsmen to pouch 15 plus catches against Australia in Australia

V Kohli has pouched 59 catches on away soil to the start of this test. One more catch would fetch him 60 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Indian fieldsman to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil. R Dravid {111}, VVS Laxman {74} and SR Tendulkar {68} are the other three Indian fieldsmen to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil.

V Kohli has pouched 59 catches on away soil to the start of this test. One more catch would fetch him 60 catches. If he gets them, he would then become the 23rd fieldsman to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil.

YBK Jaiswal has scored 1280 runs in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs 82 more runs to overhaul the aggregate of J Root who has scored 1361 runs in the calendar year 2024 and to become the highest run getter in the calendar year 2024.

YBK Jaiswal has scored ten fifties in this calendar year prior to the start of this test. He needs two more fifties to score twelve or more fifties in the calendar year 2024 and to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twelve or more fifties in any calendar year. Others to perform such a feat are – V Sehwag {13 fifties in 2010}, SM Gavaskar {12 fifties in 1979} and SR Tendulkar {12 fifties in 2010]

SPD Smith has scored nine centuries against India prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his tenth century. If he gets it, he would then become the first Australian batsman to score ten centuries against India

SPD Smith has scored nine centuries against India prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his tenth century. If he gets it, he would then become the second batsman to score ten centuries against India. JE Root of England is the other batsman to score ten centuries against India.

SPD Smith has scored 14 fifties against India prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his 15^th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the second Australian batsman to score 15 fifties against India. RT Ponting has scored 20 fifties against India

SPD Smith has scored 14 fifties against India prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his 15^th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the nineth batsman to score 15 fifties against India.

SPD Smith has scored five centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his sixth century. If he gets it, he would then become the second Australian batsman to score six or more centuries against India in Australia. RT Ponting is the other Australian batsman to score seven centuries against India in Australia

SPD Smith has scored five centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his sixth century. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth batsman to score six or more centuries against India on home soil.

Smith has scored nine fifties against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more fifty will fetch him his tenth fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the second Australian batsman to score ten or more fifties against India in Australia. RT Ponting is the other Australian batsman to score 14 fifties against India in Australia

Smith has scored nine fifties against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more fifty will fetch him his tenth fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the fifth batsman to score ten or more fifties against India on home soil.

SPD Smith would be playing his tenth test against India in Australia. He would become the ninth Australian cricketer to appear in ten or more tests against India in India

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 53 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. Four more wickets would fetch him 57 wickets. If he gets them, he would then occupy the second place in the list of Australian bowlers who have captured most wickets against India. N Lyon has captured 123 wickets.

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 53 wickets against India prior to the start of this test. Four more wickets would fetch him 57 wickets. If he gets them, he would then occupy the first place in the list of Australian pace bowlers who have captured most wickets against India. He would go past JR Hazelwood who has an aggregate of 56 wickets.

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 38 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia.

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 38 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the third Australian pace bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia.

RA Jadeja has captured 89 wickets against Australia prior to the start of this test. One more wicket would fetch him 90 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against Australia.

R Ashwin has captured seven five wicket hauls against India prior to the start of this test. One more five wicket haul would fetch him his eighth five wicket haul. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian bowler to have eight plus five wicket hauls against Australia. A Kumble has ten five wicket hauls against Australia.

R Ashwin has captured 39 wickets against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more wicket would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has effected 34 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more dismissals would fetch him 36 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would own the record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper against Australia in Australia. He would go past MS Dhoni who had effected 35 dismissals against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 662 runs against Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 700 plus runs against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {990} and SMH Kirmani {756]

RR Pant has scored 662 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 700 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

RR Pant has scored 662 runs against Australia in Australia as a wicket keeper batsman. 38 more runs would fetch him 700 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 700 plus runs against Australia in Australia.

M Labuschagne has an aggregate of 894 runs in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs six more runs which would fetch him 900 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first batsman to score 900 plus runs in day-night tests.

SPD Smith has an aggregate of 760 runs in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs 40 more runs which would fetch him 800 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second batsman to score 800 plus runs in day-night tests.

SPD Smith has scored six fifties in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs one more fifty would fetch him seventh fifty. If he gets them, then he would become the second batsman to score seven fifties in day-night tests. M Labuschagne has score seven fifties in day-night test prior to the start of this test.

M Labuschange and SPD Smith have scored 93 and 92 boundary fours respectively in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. They need seven and eight boundary fours for 100 boundary fours. If they get it, then they would become the first and second batsman to score 100 boundary fours in day-night tests depending who gets first.

SPD Smith has scored four boundary sixes in day-night tests prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary six would fetch him five boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the third batsman to score five or more boundary sixes in day-night tests. MA Starc {07} and NM Lyon {05} are the other two batsmen to score five or more boundary sixes in day-night tests.

SPD Smith has pouched 15 catches against India in Australia. Four more catches would fetch him 19 catches and with it the record for most catches by an Australian fieldsman against India in Australia. RT Ponting has pouched 18 catches against India in Australia.V Kohli has scored nine centuries against Australia. He needs one more century which would fetch him ten centuries. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian batsman to score ten or more centuries against Australia. SR Tendulkar has scored eleven centuries against Australia.

SPD Smith has scored five centuries against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. One more century will fetch him his sixth century. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth batsman to score six or more centuries against India on home soil.

SPD Smith would be playing his tenth test against India in Australia. He would become the ninth Australian cricketer to appear in ten or more tests against India in India

PJ Cummins has an aggregate of 38 wickets against India in Australia prior to the start of this test. Two more wickets would fetch him 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the third Australian pace bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India in Australia.

The following milestones await RR Pant at Adelaide

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Some Key Statistical parameters of Day-Night Tests

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The ensuing second test between Australia and India on Dec 06 2024 will be a day-night test match. It will provide the 23^rd day-night test match in the annals of test cricket. The results of the 22 day-night test matches are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	003 wkts	lost	2nd	v New Zealand	Adelaide	27 Nov 2015
2	Pakistan	won	056 runs	won	1st	v West Indies	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
3	Australia	won	007 wkts	lost	2nd	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
4	Australia	won	039 runs	won	1st	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
5	England	won	inns & 209 runs	won	1st	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
6	Sri Lanka	won	068 runs	won	1st	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
7	Australia	won	120 runs	lost	1st	v England	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
8	South Africa	won	inns & 120 runs	won	1st	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017
9	New Zealand	won	inns & 49 runs	won	2nd	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
10	Sri Lanka	won	004 wkts	lost	2nd	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
11	Australia	won	inns & 040 runs	lost	2nd	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
12	India	won	inns & 046 runs	lost	2nd	v Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
13	Australia	won	inns & 048 runs	won	1st	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
14	Australia	won	296 runs	won	1st	v New Zealand	Perth	12 Dec 2019
15	Australia	won	008 wkts	lost	2nd	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
16	India	won	010 wkts	lost	2nd	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
17	Australia	won	275 runs	won	1st	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
18	Australia	won	146 runs	lost	1st	v England	Hobart	14 Jan 2022
19	India	won	238 runs	won	1st	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
20	Australia	won	419 runs	won	1st	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
21	England	won	267 runs	lost	1st	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023
22	West Indies	won	008 runs	won	1st	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024

The ensuing second test between Australia and India on Dec 06 2024 will be a day-night test match. It will provide the fifth day-night test match in the annals of test cricket involving India. The results of the four day-night test matches are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	inns & 046 runs	lost	2nd	v Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
2	Australia	won	008 wkts	lost	2nd	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
3	India	won	010 wkts	lost	2nd	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
4	India	won	238 runs	won	1st	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022

The ensuing second test between Australia and India on Dec 06 2024 will be a day-night test match. It will provide the 13th day-night test match in the annals of test cricket involving Australia. The results of the twelve day-night test matches are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	003 wkts	lost	2nd	v New Zealand	Adelaide	27 Nov 2015
2	Australia	won	007 wkts	lost	2nd	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	Australia	won	039 runs	won	1st	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
4	Australia	won	120 runs	lost	1st	v England	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
5	Australia	won	inns & 040 runs	lost	2nd	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
6	Australia	won	inns & 048 runs	won	1st	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
7	Australia	won	296 runs	won	1st	v New Zealand	Perth	12 Dec 2019
8	Australia	won	008 wkts	lost	2nd	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
9	Australia	won	275 runs	won	1st	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
10	Australia	won	146 runs	lost	1st	v England	Hobart	14 Jan 2022
11	Australia	won	419 runs	won	1st	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
12	West Indies	won	008 runs	won	1st	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024

The ensuing second test between Australia and India on Dec 06 2024 will be a day-night test match. It will provide the eighth day-night test match in the annals of test cricket played at Adelaide. The results of the seven day-night test matches are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	003 wkts	lost	2nd	v New Zealand	Adelaide	27 Nov 2015
2	Australia	won	007 wkts	lost	2nd	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	Australia	won	120 runs	lost	1st	v England	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
4	Australia	won	inns & 048 runs	won	1st	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
5	Australia	won	008 wkts	lost	2nd	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
6	Australia	won	275 runs	won	1st	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
7	Australia	won	419 runs	won	1st	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

The ensuing second test between Australia and India on Dec 06 2024 will be a day-night test match. It will provide the second day-night test match in the annals of test cricket between Australia and India. The results of the first day-night test match between Australia and India is furnished below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	008 wkts	lost	2nd	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020

Some key statistical parameters of day-night tests are furnished below

LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORIES – BY INNINGS, BY WICKETS AND BY RUNS
No	Team	Res	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	inns & 209 runs	won	1st	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
2	India	won	010 wkts	lost	2nd	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
3	Australia	won	419 runs	won	1st	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

CENTURIONS
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Azhar Ali	302*	1	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
2	DM Bravo	116	4	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
3	F du Plessis	118*	1	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
4	UT Khawaja	145	2	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
5	SC Cook)	104	3	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
6	SPD Smith	130	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
7	PSP Handscomb	105	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
8	Asad Shafiq	137	4	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
9	AN Cook	243	1	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
10	JE Root	136	1	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
11	FDM Karunaratne	196	1	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
12	Asad Shafiq	112	4	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
13	SE Marsh	126*	1	Australia	v England	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
14	AK Markram	125	1	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017
15	KS Williamson	102	2	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
16	HM Nicholls	145*	2	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
17	V Kohli	136	2	Australia	v Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
18	DA Warner	335*	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
19	M Labuschagne	162	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
20	Yasir Shah	113	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
21	M Labuschagne	143	1	Australia	v New Zealand	Perth	12 Dec 2019
22	M Labuschagne	103	1	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
23	TM Head	101	1	Australia	v England	Hobart	14 Jan 2022
24	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
25	M Labuschagne	163	1	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
25	TM Head	175	1	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
26	TA Blundell	138	2	New Zealand	v England	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023
CENTURIONS – OPENING BATSMEN
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Azhar Ali	302*	1	Pakistan	v West Indies	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
2	UT Khawaja	145	2	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	SC Cook	104	3	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
4	AN Cook	243	1	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
5	FDM Karunaratne	196	1	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
6	AK Markram	125	1	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017
7	DA Warner	335*	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
8	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
CENTURIONS – CAPTAINS
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
2	F du Plessis	118*	1	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	SPD Smith	130	1	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
4	JE Root	136	1	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
5	KS Williamson	102	2	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
6	V Kohli	136	2	India	v Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
CENTURIONS – CAPTAIN OPENER
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
CENTURIONS – WICKET KEEPER BATSMAN
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	TA Blundell	138	2	New Zealand	v England	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023

CENTURIONS – LOSING CAUSE
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DM Bravo	116	4	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
2	F du Plessis	118*	1	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
3	SC Cook	104	3	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
4	Asad Shafiq	137	4	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
5	Asad Shafiq	112	4	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
6	Yasir Shah	113	2	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
7	FDM Karunaratne	107	4	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
9	TA Blundell	138	2	New Zealand	v England	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JR Hazlewood	24.5	05	070	6	3	Aus	v NZl	Adelaide	27 Nov 2015
2	TA Boult	16.0	03	060	5	4	NZl	v Aus	Adelaide	27 Nov 2015
3	Yasir Shah	43.0	15	121	5	2	Pak	v Win	Dub-DICS	13 Oct 2016
4	D Bishoo	13.5	01	049	8	3	Win	v Pak	Dub-DICS	13 Oct 2016
5	Yasir Shah	55.5	09	184	6	1	Pak	v Pak	Dub-DICS	06 Oct 2017
6	MDK Perera	26.0	01	098	5	4	Srl	v Pak	Dub-DICS	06 Oct 2017
7	JM Anderson	22.0	07	043	5	3	Eng	v Aus	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
8	MA Starc	19.2	03	088	5	4	Aus	v Eng	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
9	M Morkel	11.0	05	021	5	2	SAF	v Zim	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017
10	KA Maharaj	17.3	05	059	5	3	SAF	v Zim	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017
11	TA Boult	10.4	03	032	6	1	NZl	v Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
12	JO Holder	14.2	04	041	5	4	Win	v Pak	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
13	RAS Lakmal	27.0	09	075	5	2	Srl	v Aus	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
14	PJ Cummins	15.0	08	023	6	3	Aus	v Pak	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
15	I Sharma	12.0	04	022	5	1	Ind	v Ban	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
16	UT Yadav	14.1	01	053	5	3	Ind	v Ban	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
17	MA Starc	25.0	06	066	6	2	Aua	v Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
18	NM Lyon	25.0	07	069	5	3	Aus	v Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
19	MA Starc	18.0	02	052	5	2	Aus	v NZl	Perth	12 Dec 2019
20	TG Southee	21.1	06	069	5	3	NZl	v Aus	Perth	12 Dec 2019
21	JR Hazlewood	05.0	03	008	5	3	Aus	v Ind	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
22	AR Patel	21.4	06	038	6	1	Ind	v Eng	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
23	JE Root	06.2	03	008	5	2	Eng	v Ind	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
24	AR Patel	15.0	00	032	5	3	Ind	v Eng	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
25	JA Richardson	19.1	09	042	5	4	Aus	v Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
26	MA Wood	16.3	02	037	6	3	Enf	v Aus	Hobart	14 Jan 2022
27	JJ Bumrah	10.0	04	024	5	2	Ind	v Pak	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022
28	S Joseph	11.5	00	068	7	4	Win	v Aus	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS IN LOSING CAUSE
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	TA Boult	16.0	3	060	5	4	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Nov 2015
2	D Bishoo	13.5	1	049	8	3	West Indies	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
3	Yasir Shah	55.5	9	184	6	1	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
4	JM Anderson	22.0	7	043	5	3	England	v Australia	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
5	JO Holder	14.2	4	041	5	4	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
6	RAS Lakmal	27.0	9	075	5	2	Sri Lank	v Australia	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
7	TG Southee	21.1	6	069	5	3	New Zealand	v Australia	Perth	12 Dec 2019
8	JE Root	06.2	3	008	5	2	England	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
9	MA Wood	16.3	2	037	6	3	England	v Australia	Hobart	14 Jan 2022

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – CAPTAINS
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JO Holder	14.2	04	041	5	4	Win	v Pak	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
2	JE Root	06.2	03	008	5	2	Eng	v Ind	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021

TEN OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	D Bishoo	48.5	05	174	10	Win	v Pak	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
2	PJ Cummins	29.4	11	062	10	Aus	v Srl	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
3	AR Patel	36.4	06	070	11	Ind	v Eng	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam	1	215	1	Pak	v Win	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
2	Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali	2	137	1	Pak	v Win	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
3	Azhar Ali, Babar Azam	3	165	1	Pak	v Win	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
4	DM Bravo, MN Samuels	3	113	2	Win	v Pak	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
5	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	3	137	2	Aus	v SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
6	PSP Handscomb, SPD Smith	4	172	1	Aus	v Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
7	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	3	111	3	Aus	v Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
8	AN Cook, JE Root	3	248	1	Eng	v Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
9	AN Cook, DJ Malan	4	162	1	Eng	v Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
10	LD Chandimal, FDM Karunaratne	4	146	1	Srl	v Pak	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
11	Asad Shafiq, Sarfaraz Ahmed	6	173	4	Pak	v Srl	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
12	SO Dowrich, JO Holder	6	115	1	Win	v Srl	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
13	TM Head, M Labuschagne	5	166	2	Aus	v Srl	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
14	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	2	361	1	Aus	v Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
15	SPD Smith, DA Warner	3	121	1	Aus	v Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
16	Babar Azam, Yasir Shah	7	105	2	Pak	v Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
17	Asad Shafiq, Shan Masood	4	103	3	Pak	v Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
18	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	3	132	1	Aus	v NZl	Perth	12 Dec 2019
19	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	2	172	1	Aus	v Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
20	DJ Malan, JE Root	3	138	2	Eng	v Aus	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
21	C Green, TM Head	5	121	1	Aus	v Eng	Hobart	14 Jan 2022
22	TM Head, M Labuschagne	4	297	1	Aus	v Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
23	J Da Silva, KAR Hodge	6	149	1	Win	v Aus	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – WICKET WISE
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam	1	215	1	Pak	v Win	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016

1	Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali	2	137	1	Pak	v Win	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
2	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	2	361	1	Aus	v Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
3	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	2	172	1	Aus	v Eng	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021

1	Azhar Ali, Babar Azam	3	165	1	Pak	v Win	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
2	DM Bravo, MN Samuels	3	113	2	Win	v Pak	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
3	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	3	137	2	Aus	v SAF	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016
4	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	3	111	3	Aus	v Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
5	AN Cook, JE Root	3	248	1	Eng	v Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
6	SPD Smith, DA Warner	3	121	1	Aus	v Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
7	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	3	132	1	Aus	v NZl	Perth	12 Dec 2019
8	DJ Malan, JE Root	3	138	2	Eng	v Aus	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021

1	PSP Handscomb, SPD Smith	4	172	1	Aus	v Pak	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
2	AN Cook, DJ Malan	4	162	1	Eng	v Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
3	LD Chandimal, FDM Karunaratne	4	146	1	Srl	v Pak	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
4	Asad Shafiq, Shan Masood	4	103	3	Pak	v Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
5	TM Head, M Labuschagne	4	297	1	Aus	v Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

1	TM Head, M Labuschagne	5	166	2	Aus	v Srl	Brisbane	24 Jan 2019
2	C Green, TM Head	5	121	1	Aus	v Eng	Hobart	14 Jan 2022

1	Asad Shafiq, Sarfaraz Ahmed	6	173	4	Pak	v Srl	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
2	SO Dowrich, JO Holder	6	115	1	Win	v Srl	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
3	J Da Silva, KAR Hodge	6	149	1	Win	v Aus	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024

1	Babar Azam, Yasir Shah	7	105	2	Pak	v Aus	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019

200 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	2	361	1	Aus	v Pak	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	TM Head, M Labuschagne	4	297	1	Aus	v Win	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
3	AN Cook, JE Root	3	248	1	Eng	v Win	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
4	Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam	1	215	1	Pak	v Win	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016

TEAM TOTALS – 500 PLUS RUNS
No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	589/3d	127.0	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
2	Pakistan	579/3d	155.3	1	v West Indies	Dubai (DICS)	13 Oct 2016
3	England	514/8d	135.5	1	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
4	Australia	511/7d	137.0	1	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022

TEAM TOTALS – LESS THAN 100 RUNS IN A COMPLETED INNINGS
No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	36	21.2	3	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
2	England	58	20.4	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
3	Zimbabwe	68	30.1	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2017
4	West Indies	77	40.5	4	v Australia	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
5	England	81	30.4	3	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021
6	West Indies	93	31.2	3	v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
7	Sri Lanka	96	26.0	3	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017

South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test

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M Jansen of South Africa captured eleven wickets conceding 86 runs in the just concluded test at Durban against Sri Lanka to provide the 35^th occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Ntini	47.5	6	10	132	13	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
2	K Rabada	39.4	6	08	144	13	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
3	HJ Tayfield	66.5	8	22	165	13	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952
4	HJ Tayfield	74.0	8	26	192	13	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
5	SJ Snooke	53.0	6	09	127	12	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906
6	AA Donald	55.0	6	15	139	12	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992
7	AEE Vogler	52.1	6	06	181	12	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
8	KA Maharaj	81.1	6	14	283	12	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018
9	DW Steyn	36.5	6	16	060	11	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013
10	M Jansen	28.3	6	06	086	11	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024
11	D Olivier	29.0	6	06	096	11	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018
12	AE Hall	62.3	6	20	112	11	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
13	AA Donald	50.1	6	15	113	11	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995
14	AA Donald	38.0	6	10	127	11	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999
15	EP Nupen	51.4	6	04	150	11	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930
16	K Rabada	43.0	6	11	150	11	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018
17	SF Burke	81.0	6	29	196	11	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
18	K Rabada	24.5	6	05	063	10	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
19	PM Pollock	47.5	6	23	087	10	v England	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965
20	A Nel	37.4	6	06	088	10	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
21	DW Steyn	24.3	6	06	091	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
22	K Rabada	29.0	6	05	092	10	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
23	DW Steyn	31.3	6	04	093	10	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
24	VD Philander	24.1	6	03	102	10	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011
25	PR Adams	31.1	6	08	106	10	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003
26	PS de Villiers	40.2	6	15	108	10	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995
27	DW Steyn	34.5	6	07	108	10	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
28	VD Philander	30.5	6	06	114	10	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012
29	CB Llewellyn	49.5	6	12	116	10	v Australia	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902
30	PS de Villiers	59.3	6	20	123	10	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
31	M Ntini	33.0	6	05	145	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006
32	SM Pollock	48.4	6	18	147	10	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
33	DW Steyn	49.2	6	09	154	10	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
34	M Ntini	44.5	6	06	178	10	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
35	M Ntini	48.0	6	08	220	10	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003

M Jansen of South Africa captured eleven wickets conceding 86 runs in the just concluded test at Durban against Sri Lanka to provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Jansen	28.3	6	06	086	11	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024
2	K Rabada	29.0	6	05	092	10	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
3	VD Philander	24.1	6	03	102	10	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011
4	KA Maharaj	81.1	6	14	283	12	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

The following table lists the nine occasions of South African bowlers capturing ten or more wickets conceding less than 100 runs and also two occasions of South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DW Steyn	36.5	6	16	060	11	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013
2	K Rabada	24.5	6	05	063	10	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
3	M Jansen	28.3	6	06	086	11	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024
4	PM Pollock	47.5	6	23	087	10	v England	Nottingham	05 Aug 1965
5	A Nel	37.4	6	06	088	10	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
6	DW Steyn	24.3	6	06	091	10	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
7	K Rabada	29.0	6	05	092	10	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
8	DW Steyn	31.3	6	04	093	10	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007
9	D Olivier	29.0	6	06	096	11	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Ntini	48.0	6	08	220	10	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
2	KA Maharaj	81.1	6	14	283	12	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018

JE Root of England joins the 150 plus test men’s club

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Joe Root appeared in his 150^th test when he played the just concluded test between England and New Zealand at Christchurch. He became the eleventh cricketer to achieve the feat. The career figures of all such cricketers who have played 150 plus tests are tabulated below. JH Kallis and R Dravid have played one test representing ICC Eleven against Australia

Player

Team

Span

Mat

Runs

100

Wkts

BBI

SR Tendulkar

India

1989-2013

200

15921

248*

046

3/10

115

JM Anderson

England

2003-2024

188

01353

081

704

7/42

107

RT Ponting

Australia

1995-2012

168

13378

257

005

1/00

196

SR Waugh

Australia

1985-2004

168

10927

200

092

5/28

112

SCJ Broad

England

2007-2023

167

03662

169

604

8/15

055

JH Kallis

ICC/SAF

1995-2013

166

13289

224

292

6/54

200

S Chanderpaul

West Indies

1994-2015

164

11867

203*

009

1/02

066

R Dravid

ICC/India

1996-2012

164

13288

270

001

1/18

210

AN Cook

England

2006-2018

161

12472

294

001

1/06

175

AR Border

Australia

1978-1994

156

11174

205

039

7/46

156

JE Root

England

2012-2024

150

12777

262

070

5/08

207

Joe Root became the fourth England cricketer to appear in 150 plus tests. Others are – JE Anderson {188}, SCJ Broad {167} and AN Cook {161}. The career figures of these four England cricketers who have played 150 plus tests are tabulated below

Player

Team

Span

Mat

Runs

100

Wkts

BBI

JM Anderson

England

2003-2024

188

01353

081

704

7/42

107

SCJ Broad

England

2007-2023

167

03662

169

604

8/15

055

AN Cook

England

2006-2018

161

12472

294

001

1/06

175

JE Root

England

2012-2024

150

12777

262

070

5/08

207

South African bowlers capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings

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M Jansen of South Africa captured seven wickets conceding 13 runs against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Durban to provide the 28^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WH Ashley	43.1	4	18	095	7	1	v England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
2	SJ Snooke	31.4	6	08	070	8	4	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906
3	AEE Vogler	47.2	6	12	128	7	1	v England	Lord’s	01 Jul 1907
4	AEE Vogler	22.0	6	02	094	7	4	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
5	SJ Pegler	31.0	6	08	065	7	2	v England	Lord’s	10 Jun 1912
6	GA Faulkner	27.1	6	04	084	7	2	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1912
7	AE Hall	37.3	6	12	063	7	4	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
8	GF Bissett	19.0	6	05	029	7	3	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928
9	HJ Tayfield	08.4	8	01	023	7	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950
10	HJ Tayfield	37.1	8	13	081	7	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952
11	HJ Tayfield	37.7	8	14	069	8	3	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957
12	HJ Tayfield	37.0	8	11	113	9	4	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957
13	GB Lawrence	30.3	6	12	053	8	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961
14	JT Partridge	31.1	8	06	091	7	1	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964
15	AA Donald	28.0	6	04	084	7	3	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992
16	AA Donald	33.0	6	12	071	8	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995
17	L Klusener	21.3	6	04	064	8	4	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
18	SM Pollock	41.0	6	11	087	7	2	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998
19	PR Adams	45.0	6	11	128	7	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003
20	M Ntini	19.5	6	07	037	7	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
21	DW Steyn	16.4	6	06	051	7	2	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
22	M de Lange	23.2	6	03	081	7	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011
23	KJ Abbott	11.4	6	04	029	7	2	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
24	K Rabada	29.0	6	06	112	7	2	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
25	KA Maharaj	41.1	6	10	129	9	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018
26	KA Maharaj	10.0	6	00	032	7	4	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022
27	KA Maharaj	12.0	6	03	040	7	4	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022
28	M Jansen	06.5	6	01	013	7	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024

M Jansen of South Africa captured seven wickets conceding 13 runs against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Durban to provide the second occasion of a South African bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M de Lange	23.2	6	03	081	7	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011
2	M Jansen	06.5	6	01	013	7	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024

M Jansen of South Africa captured seven wickets conceding 13 runs against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Durban to provide the 16^th occasion of a South African pace bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WH Ashley	43.1	4	18	095	7	1	v England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
2	SJ Snooke	31.4	6	08	070	8	4	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906
3	AE Hall	37.3	6	12	063	7	4	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
4	GF Bissett	19.0	6	05	029	7	3	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928
5	GB Lawrence	30.3	6	12	053	8	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961
6	JT Partridge	31.1	8	06	091	7	1	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964
7	AA Donald	28.0	6	04	084	7	3	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992
8	AA Donald	33.0	6	12	071	8	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995
9	L Klusener	21.3	6	04	064	8	4	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
10	SM Pollock	41.0	6	11	087	7	2	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998
11	M Ntini	19.5	6	07	037	7	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
12	DW Steyn	16.4	6	06	051	7	2	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
13	M de Lange	23.2	6	03	081	7	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011
14	KJ Abbott	11.4	6	04	029	7	2	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
15	K Rabada	29.0	6	06	112	7	2	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
16	M Jansen	06.5	6	01	013	7	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024

M Jansen of South Africa captured seven wickets conceding 13 runs against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Durban to provide the second occasion of a South African pace bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M de Lange	23.2	6	03	081	7	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011
2	M Jansen	06.5	6	01	013	7	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024

Captains scoring a half century and a century including twin centuries in a test

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T Bavuma of South Africa scored 70 and 113 in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Durban to provide the 94^th occasion of a captain scoring a half century and a century including twin centuries in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AC MacLaren	109	50*	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
2	HL Collins	114	60	Australia	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
3	DG Bradman	51	144*	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
4	A Melville	78	103	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939
5	A Melville	189	104*	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
6	DG Bradman	132	127*	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
7	AD Nourse	65	114	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949
8	GO Rabone	107	68	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	11 Dec 1953
9	JR Reid	60	142	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962
0	JR Reid	74	100	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963
1	RB Simpson	153	115	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
2	Hanif Mohammad	104	93	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964
3	TL Goddard	60	112	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965
4	JR Reid	128	76	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	09 Apr 1965
5	MAK Pataudi	64	148	India	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
6	RB Simpson	55	103	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
7	MC Cowdrey	148	71	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1968
8	GS Sobers	152	95*	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968
9	GS Sobers	110	52	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1969
10	IM Chappell	72	106*	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973
11	IM Chappell	145	121	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
12	GS Chappell	123	109*	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
13	AW Greig	116	76*	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976
14	Mushtaq Mohammad	107	67*	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
15	GS Chappell	121	67	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977
16	Mushtaq Mohammad	121	56	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	01 Apr 1977
17	RB Simpson	100	51	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978
18	SM Gavaskar	205	73	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978
19	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
20	GS Chappell	74	124	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979
21	CH Lloyd	100	66	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981
22	LRD Mendis	111	94	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
23	LRD Mendis	53	124	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
24	AR Border	140	114*	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986
25	AR Border	70	100*	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986
26	MW Gatting	61	150*	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
27	DI Gower	57	106	England	v Australia	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
28	GA Gooch	333	123	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
29	GA Gooch	87	117	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991
30	AR Border	106	78	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992
31	MD Crowe	140	61	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Nov 1992
32	GA Gooch	65	133	England	v Australia	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
33	Saleem Malik	75	143	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	01 Nov 1994
34	MA Atherton	94*	118	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
35	SP Fleming	78	174*	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998
36	WJ Cronje	126	67	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998
37	AJ Stewart	107	52	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998
38	A Flower	74	129	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	26 Nov 1999
39	SR Tendulkar	116	52	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999
40	BC Lara	91	122	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
41	SP Fleming	274*	69*	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003
42	GC Smith	277	85	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
43	MP Vaughan	52	105	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003
44	BC Lara	115	86	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004
45	MP Vaughan	103	101*	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
46	T Taibu	85*	153	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005
47	RT Ponting	105	86*	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Mar 2005
48	GC Smith	126	50*	South Africa	v West Indies	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
49	S Chanderpaul	92	153*	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
50	Inzamam-ul-Haq	50	117*	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
51	RT Ponting	149	104*	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
52	Inzamam-ul-Haq	109	100*	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	20 Nov 2005
53	RT Ponting	120	143*	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
54	RT Ponting	103	116	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006
55	DPMD Jayawardene	61	119	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord’s	11 May 2006
56	BC Lara	61	122	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	11 Nov 2006
57	RT Ponting	196	60*	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
58	RR Sarwan	65	128	West Indies	v Australia	North Sound	30 May 2008
59	RT Ponting	101	99	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
60	KC Sangakkara	50	109	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009
61	RT Ponting	209	89	Australia	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010
62	Shakib Al Hasan	87	100	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
63	BRM Taylor	71	105*	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	04 Aug 2011
64	BRM Taylor	50	117	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	01 Nov 2011
65	GC Smith	53	115	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012
66	DPMD Jayawardene	105	64	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012
67	LRPL Taylor	142	74	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012
68	BRM Taylor	171	102*	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	17 Apr 2013
69	AD Mathews	91	157*	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	31 Dec 2013
70	Misbah-ul-Haq	101	101*	Pakistan	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
71	V Kohli	115	141	India	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
72	SPD Smith	117	71	Australia	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
73	Misbah-ul-Haq	102	87	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DICS)	22 Oct 2015
74	SPD Smith	134*	70*	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
75	SPD Smith	138	53*	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
76	AN Cook	105	76*	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 2016
77	KS Williamson	113	68*	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
78	V Kohli	167	81	India	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
79	SPD Smith	130	63	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
80	KS Williamson	53	104*	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
81	V Kohli	243	50	India	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
82	V Kohli	149	51	India	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2018
83	V Kohli	97	103	India	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
84	KS Williamson	89	139	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	03 Dec 2018
85	SC Williams	107	53*	Zimbawe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020
86	KC Brathwaite	126	85	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021
87	FDM Karunaratne	118	66	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021
88	JE Root	64	109	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Aug 2021
89	FDM Karunaratne	147	83	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021
90	KC Brathwaite	160	56*	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	16 Mar 2022
91	Babar Azam	119	55	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022
92	KC Brathwaite	64	110	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2022
93	DM de Silva	102	108	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024
94	T Bavuma	70	113	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024

T Bavuma of South Africa scored 70 and 113 in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Durban to provide the ninth occasion of a South African captain scoring a half century and a century including twin centuries in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	A Melville	78	103	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939
2	A Melville	189	104*	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
3	AD Nourse	65	114	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949
4	TL Goddard	60	112	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965
5	WJ Cronje	126	67	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998
6	GC Smith	277	85	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
7	GC Smith	126	50*	South Africa	v West Indies	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
8	GC Smith	53	115	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012
9	T Bavuma	70	113	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024

T Bavuma of South Africa scored 70 and 113 in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Durban to provide the eleventh occasion of a captain scoring a half century and a century including twin centuries in a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AR Border	106	78	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992
2	SP Fleming	78	174*	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998
3	A Flower	74	129	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	26 Nov 1999
4	SP Fleming	274*	69*	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003
5	MP Vaughan	52	105	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003
6	LRPL Taylor	142	74	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012
7	V Kohli	243	50	India	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
8	SC Williams	107	53*	Zimbawe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020
9	KC Brathwaite	126	85	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021
10	Babar Azam	119	55	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022
11	T Bavuma	70	113	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024

The following six captains have scored 200 plus runs and a fifty including twin centuries in a test in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	205	73	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978
2	GA Gooch	333	123	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
3	SP Fleming	274*	69*	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003
4	GC Smith	277	85	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
5	RT Ponting	209	89	Australia	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010
6	V Kohli	243	50	India	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02 Dec 2017

The following table lists the sixteen captains who have scored centuries in both innings of a test match in the annals of test cricket.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	A Melville	189	104*	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947
2	DG Bradman	132	127*	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
3	RB Simpson	153	115	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
4	IM Chappell	145	121	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
5	GS Chappell	123	109*	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
6	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
7	AR Border	140	114*	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986
8	GA Gooch	333	123	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
9	MP Vaughan	103	101*	England	v West Indies	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
10	RT Ponting	149	104*	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
11	Inzamam-ul-Haq	109	100*	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	20 Nov 2005
12	RT Ponting	120	143*	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
13	RT Ponting	103	116	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006
14	BRM Taylor	171	102*	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	17 Apr 2013
15	Misbah-ul-Haq	101	101*	Pakistan	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
16	DM de Silva	102	108	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024

The following table lists the thirteen captains who have performed the captioned feat on three or more occasions. RT Ponting leads the table with seven occasions followed by V Kohli who has performed the feat on five occasions

No	No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	RT Ponting	105	86*	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Mar 2005
	2	RT Ponting	103	116	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006
	3	RT Ponting	149	104*	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
	4	RT Ponting	120	143*	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
	5	RT Ponting	196	60*	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
	6	RT Ponting	101	99	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
	7	RT Ponting	209	89	Australia	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010

2	1	V Kohli	115	141	India	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
	2	V Kohli	167	81	India	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
	3	V Kohli	243	50	India	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
	4	V Kohli	149	51	India	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2018
	5	V Kohli	97	103	India	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018

3	1	SPD Smith	117	71	Australia	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
	2	SPD Smith	134*	70*	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
	3	SPD Smith	138	53*	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
	4	SPD Smith	130	63	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016

4	1	AR Border	140	114*	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986
	2	AR Border	70	100*	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986
	3	AR Border	106	78	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992

5	1	BC Lara	115	86	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004
	2	BC Lara	91	122	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
	3	BC Lara	61	122	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	11 Nov 2006

6	1	BRM Taylor	71	105*	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	04 Aug 2011
	2	BRM Taylor	50	117	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	01 Nov 2011
	3	BRM Taylor	171	102*	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	17 Apr 2013

7	1	GA Gooch	333	123	England	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
	2	GA Gooch	87	117	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991
	3	GA Gooch	65	133	England	v Australia	Manchester	03 Jun 1993

8	1	GC Smith	277	85	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
	2	GC Smith	126	50*	South Africa	v West Indies	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
	3	GC Smith	53	115	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012

9	1	GS Chappell	123	109*	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
	2	GS Chappell	121	67	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977
	3	GS Chappell	74	124	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979

10	1	JR Reid	60	142	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962
	2	JR Reid	74	100	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	15 Mar 1963
	3	JR Reid	128	76	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	09 Apr 1965

11	1	KC Brathwaite	126	85	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021
	2	KC Brathwaite	160	56*	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	16 Mar 2022
	3	KC Brathwaite	64	110	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2022

12	1	KS Williamson	113	68*	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
	2	KS Williamson	53	104*	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
	3	KS Williamson	89	139	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	03 Dec 2018

13	1	RB Simpson	153	115	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
	2	RB Simpson	55	103	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
	3	RB Simpson	100	51	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978

The following nine captains have scored a ninety and a century in the annals of test cricket. RT Ponting is the only captain to score a century and a ninety nine in a test

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hanif Mohammad	104	93	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	04 Dec 1964
2	GS Sobers	152	95*	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968
3	LRD Mendis	111	94	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
4	MA Atherton	94*	118	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
5	BC Lara	91	122	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
6	S Chanderpaul	92	153*	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
7	RT Ponting	101	99	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
8	AD Mathews	91	157*	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	31 Dec 2013
9	V Kohli	97	103	India	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018

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