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HMRKB Herath’s distinction – become the first left arm spin bowler to capture 25 plus five wicket hauls

HMRKB Herath’s distinction – become the first left arm spin bowler to capture 25 plus five wicket hauls

HMRKB Herath’s 6 for 81 in the first innings of the just concluded test against was his 25th five wicket haul and his second innings effort of 7 for 64 was his 26th five wicket haul. He has now earned the unique distinction of becoming the only left arm spinner in the annals of test cricket to have 25 or more five wicket hauls. All his 26 such hauls are listed below in the chronological order

No Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 35.0 5 99 5 5 3 v Pakistan Col-PSS 12 Jul 2009
2 46.0 6 157 5 3 3 v Pakistan Col-SSC 20 Jul 2009
3 48.0 9 139 5 4 4 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
4 33.0 2 121 5 3 1 v India Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
5 23.0 3 79 5 3 3 v Australia Galle 31 Aug 2011
6 52.0 11 157 7 4 3 v Australia Col-SSC 16 Sep 2011
7 30.3 7 79 5 5 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2011
8 19.0 5 74 6 3 2 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
9 38.0 9 97 6 3 4 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
10 53.0 9 133 6 3 2 v England Col-PSS 03 Apr 2012
11 30.0 5 65 5 4 1 v New Zealand Galle 17 Nov 2012
12 18.0 3 43 6 3 3 v New Zealand Galle 17 Nov 2012
13 49.0 10 103 6 4 1 v New Zealand Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012
14 21.5 2 95 5 6 3 v Australia Hobart 14 Dec 2012
15 28.3 6 68 5 5 1 v Bangladesh Col-RPS 16 Mar 2013
16 36.0 9 89 7 3 3 v Bangladesh Col-RPS 16 Mar 2013
17 38.1 8 125 5 1 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
18 45.0 30 40 5 1 4 v South Africa Col-SSC 24 Jul 2014
19 30.2 11 48 6 1 3 v Pakistan Galle 06 Aug 2014
20 33.1 3 127 9 3 2 v Pakistan Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
21 22.1 2 57 5 3 4 v Pakistan Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
22 21.0 6 48 7 2 4 v India Galle 12 Aug 2015
23 33.0 9 68 6 3 2 v West Indies Galle 14 Oct 2015
24 33.3 16 54 5 2 4 v Australia Pallekele 26 Jul 2016
25 38.1 11 81 6 3 2 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
26 18.1 3 64 7 1 4 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

 

HMRKB Herath goes past M Muralithran to own the record for most wickets by a Sri Lankan bowler against Australia

HMRKB Herath goes past M Muralithran to own the record for most wickets by a Sri Lankan bowler against Australia

HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka with his six for 81 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing Col-SSC test took his tally of wickets against Australia to 59. He now has the record for most wickets by a Sri Lankan bowler against Australia. He went past M Muralitharan’s aggregate of 54 wickets which was the hither to record by a Sri Lankan bowler against Australia. HMRKB Herath and M Muralitharan are the only two Sri Lankan bowlers to have captured 50 plus wickets against Australia. The following table shows the performance of these two bowlers against Australia. M Muralitharan’s one test performance representing ICC Eleven against Australia is excluded. He had returned with match figures of 54.0-8-157-5 in this test

SERIES WISE FIGURES OF HMRKB HERATH AGAINST AUSTRALIA
Series Mat Inns Overs M Runs W Ave 5 10
1999 2 2 069.3 16 195 6 32.50 0 0
2003/04 1 2 047.2 6 167 4 41.75 0 0
2011 2 4 126.0 22 368 16 23.00 2 0
2012/13 3 5 134.4 16 407 12 33.91 1 0
2016 3 5 126.5 38 293 21 13.95 2 0
Total 13 18 504.2 98 1430 59 24.23 5 0
SERIES WISE FIGURES OF MURALITHARAN AGAINST AUSTRALIA
Series Mat Inns Overs M Runs W Ave 5 10
1992 2 4 073.1 12 225 4 56.25 0 0
1995/96 2 2 092.0 10 348 3 116.00 0 0
1999 3 4 141.1 24 349 15 23.26 1 0
2003/04 3 6 209.1 37 649 28 23.17 4 1
2007/08 2 3 116.0 09 400 4 100.00 0 0
Total 12 20 631.3 92 1971 54 36.50 5 1

HMRKB Herath’s six for 81 in this test represent his fifth five wicket haul against Australia. He now shares the record for most five wicket hauls by a Sri Lankan bowler against Australia with M Muralitharan. The five wicket hauls by these two bowlers are furnished below. HMRKB Herath and M Muralitharan are the only two Sri Lankan bowlers who have five five wicket hauls against Australia

HMRKB HERATH’S FIVE WICKET HAULS AGAINST AUSTRALIA
No O M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 23.0 3 79 5 3 v Australia Galle 31 Aug 2011
2 52.0 11 157 7 3 v Australia Col-SSC 16 Sep 2011
3 21.5 2 95 5 3 v Australia Hobart 14 Dec 2012
4 33.3 16 54 5 4 v Australia Pallekele 26 Jul 2016
5 38.1 11 81 6 2 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
M MURALITHARAN’S FIVE WICKET HAULS AGAINST AUSTRALIA
No O M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 38.0 10 71 5 2 v Australia Galle 22 Sep 1999
2 21.3 5 59 6 1 v Australia Galle 08 Mar 2004
3 56.0 9 153 5 3 v Australia Galle 08 Mar 2004
4 50.3 8 173 5 3 v Australia Kandy 16 Mar 2004
5 37.1 6 123 5 1 v Australia Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004

 

Sri Lankan batsmen who have retired not out {hurt} in a test innings

Sri Lankan batsmen who have retired not out {hurt} in a test innings

HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka was retired not out {hurt} when he had scored 33 against Australia in the ongoing test at Col-SSC to provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman retired not out {hurt} in a test innings. HMRKB Herath’s 33 not out represents the highest score by a Sri Lankan batsman who was retired not out {hurt} in a test innings. Previous best was 27 not out by KC Sangakkara – also against Australia – at Melbourned in Dec 2012. KC Sangakkara and HMRKB Herath are the two Sri Lankan batsman who have retired not out {hurt} against Australia in a test innings. All the six such occasions are listed below

HMRKB Herath’s retired not out {hurt} in the Col-SSC test against Australia provides the 18th occasion of a batsman retired not out hurt against Australia in a test innings. GC Smith of South Africa is the only batsman to have retired not out {hurt} against Australia on two occasions. The eighteen such occasions are listed below

Sri Lankan batsman retired not out {hurt} in a test innings
No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HP Tillakaratne 1* 1 Srl Win St John’s 13 Jun 1997
2 SKL de Silva 20* 2 Srl Ind Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
3 MS Atapattu 10* 2 Srl Eng Manchester 13 Jun 2002
4 MS Atapattu 2* 2 Srl NZl Kandy 03 May 2003
5 KC Sangakkara 27* 3 Srl Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2012
6 HMRKB Herath 33* 1 Srl Aus Colombo (SSC) 13 Aug 2016
Batsmen retired not out {hurt} in a test innings against Australia
No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RE Foster 49* 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
2 H Sutcliffe 58* 3 Eng Aus Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
3 LEG Ames 33* 2 Eng Aus The Oval 18 Aug 1934
4 L Hutton 122* 1 Eng Aus Sydney 28 Feb 1947
5 JL Hendriks 4* 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 05 May 1965
6 Talat Ali 7* 1 Pak Aus Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
7 SM Patil 65* 1 Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1981
8 AC Hudson 64* 2 SAF Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1993
9 S Ramesh 26* 4 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
10 N Hussain 9* 3 Eng Aus Birmingham 05 Jul 2001
11 Abdul Razzaq 4* 3 Pak Aus Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
12 AJ Tudor 3* 3 Eng Aus Perth 29 Nov 2002
13 R Dravid 11* 3 Ind Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
14 GC Smith 30* 2 SAF Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2009
15 GC Smith 2* 2 SAF Aus Durban 06 Mar 2009
16 KC Sangakkara 27* 3 Srl Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2012
17 Zulfiqar Babar 7* 1 Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
18 HMRKB Herath 33* 1 Srl Aus Colombo (SSC) 13 Aug 2016

 

 

SE Marsh and SPD Smith stitch a record second wicket partnership against Sri Lanka

SE Marsh and SPD Smith stitch a record second wicket partnership against Sri Lanka

SE Marsh and SPD Smith of Australia added 246 runs for the second wicket in the ongoing test at Col-SSC against Sri Lanka to provide the ninth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DM Jones, SR Waugh 6 260* 3 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Dec 1989
2 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 228 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
3 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
4 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 3 200 3 v Sri Lanka Kandy 16 Mar 2004
5 SM Katich, JL Langer 6 218 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
6 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 255 1 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
7 MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 4 245 1 v Sri Lanka Brisbane 08 Nov 2007
8 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
9 SE Marsh, SPD Smith 2 246 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

SE Marsh and SPD Smith of Australia added 246 runs for the second wicket in the ongoing test at Col-SSC against Sri Lanka to provide the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka in a test innings for the second wicket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SE Marsh, SPD Smith 2 246 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
2 KC Wessels, GN Yallop 2 170 1 v Sri Lanka Kandy 22 Apr 1983
3 PJ Hughes, DA Warner 2 130 2 v Sri Lanka Sydney 03 Jan 2013
4 PA Jaques, RT Ponting 2 114 1 v Sri Lanka Brisbane 08 Nov 2007
5 DC Boon, MJ Slater 2 102 1 v Sri Lanka Melbourne 26 Dec 1995

SE Marsh and SPD Smith of Australia added 246 runs for the second wicket in the ongoing test at Col-SSC against Sri Lanka to provide the record partnership by Australian batsmen for the second wicket against Sri Lanka in a test innings The previous best was 170 runs partnership between KC Wessels and GN Yallop at Kandy in Apr 1983. Both the partnerships are furnished below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SE Marsh, SPD Smith 2 246 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
2 KC Wessels, GN Yallop 2 170 1 v Sri Lanka Kandy 22 Apr 1983

 

SE Marsh joins the list of Australian opening batsmen who have scored a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings

SE Marsh joins the list of Australian opening batsmen who have scored a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings

SE Marsh of Australia scored 130 in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KC Wessels 141 1 v Sri Lanka Kandy 22 Apr 1983
2 MA Taylor 164 3 v Sri Lanka Brisbane 08 Dec 1989
3 MA Taylor 108 3 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Dec 1989
4 MJ Slater 219 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
5 ML Hayden 130 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
6 JL Langer 166 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
7 JL Langer 162 1 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
8 ML Hayden 117 1 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
9 ML Hayden 132 3 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
10 PA Jaques 100 1 v Sri Lanka Brisbane 08 Nov 2007
11 PA Jaques 150 1 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Nov 2007
12 PJ Hughes 126 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 16 Sep 2011
13 SE Marsh 130 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

SE Marsh became the third Australian opening batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC. Others are – JL Langer – 166 in Mar 2004 and PJ Hughes – 126 in Sep 2011

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JL Langer 166 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
2 PJ Hughes 126 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 16 Sep 2011
3 SE Marsh 130 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

 

Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 132 in the going test at Col-SSC to provide the 24th occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SAR Silva 102* 3 v England Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
2 SAR Silva 111 1 v India Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
3 DSBP Kuruppu 201* 1 v New Zealand Col-CCC 16 Apr 1987
4 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 v Australia Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
5 HP Tillakaratne 116 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 26 Oct 1994
6 RS Kaluwitharana 103 3 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
7 RS Kaluwitharana 100 2 v Pakistan Lahore 04 Mar 1999
8 KC Sangakkara 105* 2 v India Galle 14 Aug 2001
9 KC Sangakkara 140 2 v West Indies Galle 13 Nov 2001
10 KC Sangakkara 128 1 v Zimbabwe Col-SSC 27 Dec 2001
11 KC Sangakkara 230 2 v Pakistan Lahore 06 Mar 2002
12 KC Sangakkara 138 3 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Oct 2004
13 KC Sangakkara 157* 3 v West Indies Kandy 22 Jul 2005
14 KC Sangakkara 185 3 v Pakistan Col-SSC 26 Mar 2006
15 HAPW Jayawardene 120* 2 v Bangladesh Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
16 HAPW Jayawardene 154* 2 v India Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
17 HAPW Jayawardene 112 1 v England Cardiff 26 May 2011
18 HAPW Jayawardene 120 3 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
19 LD Chandimal 116* 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
20 LD Chandimal 102 2 v Bangladesh Col-RPS 16 Mar 2013
21 LD Chandimal 100* 3 v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
22 LD Chandimal 162* 3 v India Galle 12 Aug 2015
23 LD Chandimal 126 3 v England Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
24 LD Chandimal 132 1 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

LD Chandimal’s 132 represent his sixth test century. He became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman to score six or more test centuries after KC Sangakkara. KC Sangakkara has scored seven test hundreds. The performance of these two wicket keeper batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 105* 2 v India Galle 14 Aug 2001
2 KC Sangakkara 140 2 v West Indies Galle 13 Nov 2001
3 KC Sangakkara 128 1 v Zimbabwe Col-SSC 27 Dec 2001
4 KC Sangakkara 230 2 v Pakistan Lahore 06 Mar 2002
5 KC Sangakkara 138 3 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Oct 2004
6 KC Sangakkara 157* 3 v West Indies Kandy 22 Jul 2005
7 KC Sangakkara 185 3 v Pakistan Col-SSC 26 Mar 2006
             
1 LD Chandimal 116* 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
2 LD Chandimal 102 2 v Bangladesh Col-RPS 16 Mar 2013
3 LD Chandimal 100* 3 v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
4 LD Chandimal 162* 3 v India Galle 12 Aug 2015
5 LD Chandimal 126 3 v England Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
6 LD Chandimal 132 1 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

LD Chandimal became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman to score a century against Australia. RS Kaluwitharan had scored 132 not out at Col-SSC in Aug 1992. LD Chandimal emulated RS Kaluwitharan after 24 years to score a century against Australia.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 v Australia Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
2 LD Chandimal 132 1 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

Colombo-SSC has witnessed five test centuries by Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen. All the five centuries are listed below, KC Sangkkara has scored two centuries at Col-SSC – 128 vs Zimbabwe in Dec 2001 and 185 vs Pakistan in Mar 2006.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 v Australia Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
2 KC Sangakkara 128 1 v Zimbabwe Col-SSC 27 Dec 2001
3 KC Sangakkara 185 3 v Pakistan Col-SSC 26 Mar 2006
4 HAPW Jayawardene 120* 2 v Bangladesh Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
5 LD Chandimal 132 1 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
Australian captains scoring a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings

Australian captains scoring a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings

SPD Smith scored 119 in the ongoing final test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the 151st occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century in a test innings against various oppositions. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings. SPD Smith became the third captain to accomplish such a feat against Sri Lanka. All the four occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AR Border 106 1 v Sri Lanka Moratuwa 08 Sep 1992
2 MJ Clarke 112 3 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 16 Sep 2011
3 MJ Clarke 106 2 v Sri Lanka Melbourne 26 Dec 2012
4 SPD Smith 119 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

SPD Smith 119 provides the second occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC. MJ Clarke had scored 112 in Sep 2011

MJ Clarke is the only Australian captain to score centuries against Sri Lanka on two occasions – 112 at Col-SSC in Sep 2011 and 106 at Melbourne in Dec 2012

SPD Smith’s 119 represent the highest individual score by an Australian captain against Sri Lanka. Previous best was MJ Clarke’s 112 at Col-SSC in Sep 2011

Captains dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings – SPD Smith is the new entrant to the list

Captains dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings – SPD Smith is the new entrant to the list

SPD Smith of Australia was dismissed stumped for 119 in the ongoing test at Col-SSC against Sri Lanka to provide the 12th occasion of a captain dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. He became the tenth captain to be dismissed stumped after scoring a century. All the twelve such occasions are listed below. SPD Smith became the first captain to be dismissed stumped  after scoring a century against Sri Lanka in a test innings.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 100 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
2 WM Woodfull 155 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
3 WR Hammond 140 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
4 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
5 CH Lloyd 102 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
6 CH Lloyd 143 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
7 DI Gower 152 2 Eng Pak Faisalabad 12 Mar 1984
8 AR Border 163 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
9 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
10 Mohd Yousuf 111 1 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
11 AJ Strauss 110 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
12 SPD Smith 119 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

SPD Smith became the fourth Australian captain to be dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings. His stumped dismissal provides the fifth occasion of an Australian captain dismissed stumped after scoring a century. All the five occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 100 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
2 WM Woodfull 155 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
3 AR Border 163 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
4 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
5 SPD Smith 119 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016

CH Lloyd and AR Border are the two captains who have been dismissed stumped after scoring a century in a test innings on two occasions. The following list shows the occasions of these two captain’s dismissal. AR Border is  the only captain to be dismissed stumped after scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Lloyd 102 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
2 CH Lloyd 143 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
               
1 AR Border 163 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
2 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987

GT Dowling {239} and AR Border {205} are the two captains who have been dismissed stumped after scoring a double century in a test innings. The following table furnishes the occasions of captains who have been dismissed stumped after scoring 150 plus runs.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
2 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
3 AR Border 163 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
4 WM Woodfull 155 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
5 DI Gower 152 2 Eng Pak Faisalabad 12 Mar 1984
Pakistan batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings – Younis Khan emulates Javed Miandad

Pakistan batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings – Younis Khan emulates Javed Miandad

Younis Khan of Pakistan scored 218 against England in the ongoing test at The Oval to provide the 41st occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
4 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
5 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
6 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
7 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
8 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
9 Taslim Arif 210* 2 v Australia Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
10 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
11 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
12 Mudassar Nazar 231 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
13 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
14 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
15 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
16 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
17 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
18 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
19 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
20 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
21 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
22 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
23 Saleem Malik 237 3 v Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
24 Wasim Akram 257* 2 v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
25 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
26 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
27 Mohammad Yousuf 203 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
28 Mohammad Yousuf 204* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 16 Jan 2002
29 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
30 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
31 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
32 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
33 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
34 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
35 Younis Khan 200* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
36 Younis Khan 200* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
37 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
38 Mohammad Hafeez 224 2 v Bangladesh Khulna 28 Apr 2015
39 Azhar Ali 226 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
40 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
41 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan’s 218 at The Oval against England provide the ninth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
2 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
3 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
6 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
7 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
8 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
9 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan’s 218 at The Oval represents his sixth double century in tests. He emulated Javed Miandad to become the second Pakistan batsman to score six double centuries in a test innings. The efforts of Javed Miandad and Younis Khan are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
2 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
3 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
6 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
             
1 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
2 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
3 Younis Khan 200* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
4 Younis Khan 200* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
5 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
6 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan became the third Pakistan batsman to score a double century at The Oval. Abu Dhabhi {03}, Faisalabad {04}, Karachi {04}, Lahore {07} and The Oval {03} are the five grounds which have witnesses three or more double centuries by Pakistan batmen.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
2 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
3 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
             
1 Taslim Arif 210* 2 v Australia Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
2 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
3 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
4 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
             
1 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
2 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
3 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
4 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
             
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
3 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
4 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
5 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
7 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
             
1 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
2 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
3 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

The following table lists the Pakistan batsmen who have scored six or more double centuries against a specific opposition – against England {09}, against India {07}, against New Zealand {08} and against Sri Lanka [06}. It is observed that Pakistan batsmen have scored most double centuries against England – nine double centuries

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
2 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
3 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
6 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
7 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
8 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
9 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016
             
1 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
2 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
3 Mudassar Nazar 231 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
4 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
5 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
6 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
7 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
             
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
4 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
5 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
6 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
7 Mohammad Yousuf 203 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
             
1 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
2 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
3 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
5 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
6 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011

 

Indian pace bowlers who have shared the new ball and bowled ten or more maiden overs when they have captured five or more wickets on away soil

Indian pace bowlers who have shared the new ball and bowled ten or more maiden overs when they have captured five or more wickets on away soil

B Kumar of India returned with figures of 23.4-10-33-5 against West Indies in the gonging Gros Islet test to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian pace bowler who has shared the new ball and bowled ten or more maiden overs when he has captured five or more wickets on away soil. All the sixteen such occasions are listed below. B Kumar is the only Indian bowler to accomplish such a feat against West Indies

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1959
2 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
3 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 Eng Manchester 20 Jul 1946
4 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
5 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 Eng Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
6 Z Khan 51.0 13 170 5 3 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014
7 N Kapil Dev 51.0 12 130 5 3 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
8 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
9 GS Ramchand 28.0 10 49 6 1 Pak Karachi 26 Feb 1955
10 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 Eng Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
11 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
12 J Srinath 32.2 10 95 5 1 NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
13 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 Eng Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
14 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
15 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
16 B Kumar 23.4 10 33 5 2 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

B Kumar, L Amarnath, N Kapil Dev, Surendranath and Z Khan are the five Indian pace bowlers who have shared the new ball and bowled ten or more maiden overs in an innings on two occasions when they have captured five or more wickets on away soil. The exploits of these five bowlers are furnished below

No No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
  2 B Kumar 23.4 10 33 5 2 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
                     
2 1 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
  2 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 Eng Manchester 20 Jul 1946
                     
3 1 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 Eng Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
  2 N Kapil Dev 51.0 12 130 5 3 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
                     
4 1 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1959
  2 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
                     
5 1 Z Khan 51.0 13 170 5 3 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014
  2 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 Eng Nottingham 27 Jul 2007

L Amarsingh, GS Ramchand and B Kumar are the three bowlers to capture six wickets in this category of statistics. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
2 GS Ramchand 28.0 10 49 6 1 Pak Karachi 26 Feb 1955
3 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014

Amongst the thirteen occasions when a bowler has captured exact five wickets under this category of statistics, B Kumar’s effort at Gros Islet is the best figures recorded in terms of wickets captured and runs conceded  {5 for 33} and also in least number of overs bowled {23.4 overs}

Runs conceded and wickets captured
No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Kumar 23.4 10 33 5 2 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
2 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 Eng Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
3 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1959
4 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 Eng Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
5 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
6 J Srinath 32.2 10 95 5 1 NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
7 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 Eng Manchester 20 Jul 1946
8 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
9 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
10 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
11 N Kapil Dev 51.0 12 130 5 3 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
12 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 Eng Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
13 Z Khan 51.0 13 170 5 3 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014

 

Number of overs bowled
No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Kumar 23.4 10 33 5 2 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
2 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 Eng Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
3 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 Eng Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
4 J Srinath 32.2 10 95 5 1 NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
5 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
6 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
7 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
8 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 Eng Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
9 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 Eng Manchester 20 Jul 1946
10 N Kapil Dev 51.0 12 130 5 3 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
11 Z Khan 51.0 13 170 5 3 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014
12 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1959
13 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946