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Pakistan bowlers capturing five or more wickets against England in England

Pakistan bowlers capturing five or more wickets against England in England

Sohail Khan of Pakistan captured five for 68 in England’s first innings in the ongoing test at The Oval to provide the 30th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England in England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Khan Mohammad 15.0 3 61 5 2 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1954
2 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 16 53 6 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
3 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 11 46 6 4 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
4 Munir Malik 49.0 11 128 5 1 v England Leeds 05 Jul 1962
5 Asif Masood 34.0 6 111 5 2 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
6 Intikhab Alam 51.4 14 116 5 2 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
7 Sarfraz Nawaz 20.0 6 39 5 2 v England Leeds 29 Jun 1978
8 Imran Khan 25.3 11 52 7 1 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
9 Tahir Naqqash 18.0 7 40 5 3 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
10 Mudassar Nazar 19.0 7 32 6 3 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
11 Imran Khan 25.2 7 49 5 2 v England Leeds 26 Aug 1982
12 Imran Khan 19.1 5 40 7 3 v England Leeds 02 Jul 1987
13 Imran Khan 41.5 8 129 6 2 v England Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
14 Abdul Qadir 44.4 15 96 7 2 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
15 Waqar Younis 21.0 4 91 5 1 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
16 Wasim Akram 36.0 4 128 5 2 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
17 Waqar Younis 30.0 3 117 5 2 v England Leeds 23 Jul 1992
18 Wasim Akram 22.1 3 67 6 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
19 Waqar Younis 18.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
20 Mushtaq Ahmed 38.0 15 57 5 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 1996
21 Mushtaq Ahmed 37.0 10 78 6 3 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1996
22 Umar Gul 29.0 4 123 5 1 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
23 Mohammad Asif 27.0 9 77 5 1 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
24 Saeed Ajmal 26.1 5 82 5 2 v England Birmingham 06 Aug 2010
25 Wahab Riaz 18.0 6 63 5 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
26 Mohammad Amir 19.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
27 Mohammad Amir 28.0 6 84 6 1 v England Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
28 Yasir Shah 29.0 6 72 6 2 v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
29 Sohail Khan 23.0 3 96 5 1 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
30 Sohail Khan 20.4 1 68 5 1 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Sohail Khan’s 5 for 68 provides the tenth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets at The Oval. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 16 53 6 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
2 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 11 46 6 4 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
3 Intikhab Alam 51.4 14 116 5 2 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
4 Abdul Qadir 44.4 15 96 7 2 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Wasim Akram 22.1 3 67 6 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
6 Waqar Younis 18.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 37.0 10 78 6 3 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1996
8 Wahab Riaz 18.0 6 63 5 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
9 Mohammad Amir 19.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
10 Sohail Khan 20.4 1 68 5 1 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Fazal Mahmood {02}, Imran Khan {04}, Mohammd Amir {02}. Mustaq Mohammad {02} and Sohail Khan {02}, Waqar Younis {03] and Wasim Akram {02} are the seven Pakistan bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on two or more occasions against England in England. The following table lists the performance of these five bowlers

No No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 16 53 6 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
  2 Fazal Mahmood 30.0 11 46 6 4 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
                     
2 1 Imran Khan 25.3 11 52 7 1 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
  2 Imran Khan 25.2 7 49 5 2 v England Leeds 26 Aug 1982
  3 Imran Khan 19.1 5 40 7 3 v England Leeds 02 Jul 1987
  4 Imran Khan 41.5 8 129 6 2 v England Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
                     
3 1 Mohammad Amir 19.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
  2 Mohammad Amir 28.0 6 84 6 1 v England Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
                     
4 1 Mushtaq Ahmed 38.0 15 57 5 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 1996
  2 Mushtaq Ahmed 37.0 10 78 6 3 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1996
                     
5 1 Sohail Khan 23.0 3 96 5 1 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
  2 Sohail Khan 20.4 1 68 5 1 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016
                     
6 1 Waqar Younis 21.0 4 91 5 1 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
  2 Waqar Younis 30.0 3 117 5 2 v England Leeds 23 Jul 1992
  3 Waqar Younis 18.0 5 52 5 3 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
                     
7 1 Wasim Akram 36.0 4 128 5 2 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
  2 Wasim Akram 22.1 3 67 6 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992

Indian batsmen batting at number seven scoring centuries in a test innings

Indian batsmen batting at number seven scoring centuries in a test innings

India’s WP Saha scored 104 in the ongoing test at Gros Islet against West Indies to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number seven scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Phadkar 123 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 HR Adhikari 114* 2 v West Indies Delhi 10 Nov 1948
3 PR Umrigar 130* 2 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
4 SM Patil 129* 2 v England Manchester 24 Jun 1982
5 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
6 N Kapil Dev 119 2 v Australia Chennai 18 Sep 1986
7 RJ Shastri 121* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
8 N Kapil Dev 163 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
9 N Kapil Dev 109 1 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
10 N Kapil Dev 129 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
11 M Azharuddin 115 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
12 SB Bangar 100* 2 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
13 MS Dhoni 110 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
14 MS Dhoni 100* 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
15 AM Rahane 118 2 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
16 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

WP Saha became the third Indian batsman to score a century batting at number seven in a test innings against West Indies after HR Adhikari, N Kapil Dev. His century provide the fourth such occasion

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HR Adhikari 114* 2 v West Indies Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
3 N Kapil Dev 109 1 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
4 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

WP Saha became the second Indian batsman to score a century while batting at number seven against West Indies in West Indies after N Kapil Dev.  N Kapil Dev had scored 100 not out at Port of Spain in Mar 1983

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
2 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

DG Phadkar, SM Patil, N Kapil Dev {twice}, M Azharuddin, AM Rahane and WP Saha are the Indain batsman to score a century while batting at number seven on away soil. The exploits of these batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Phadkar 123 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 SM Patil 129* 2 v England Manchester 24 Jun 1982
3 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
4 N Kapil Dev 129 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
5 M Azharuddin 115 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
6 AM Rahane 118 2 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
7 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

N Kapil Dev has scored five hundreds while batting at number seven. He is one of the five batsmen who have scored five or more centuries while batting at number seven. Others are – AC Gilchrist [12}, IT Botham {06}, APE Knott {05} and BB McCullum {05}

R Ashwin joins the elite list of batsmen to score two or more centuries while batting at number six in an away series

R Ashwin joins the elite list of batsmen to score two or more centuries while batting at number six in an away series

R Ashwin feat of scoring two centuries against West Indies in the ongoing test series while batting at number six in West Indies makes him the eleventh batsman to score two or more centuries in an away series while batting at number six. GS Sobers of West Indies holds the record in this category of statistics having score three centuries against England in England in 1966. The feats of all the eleven batsmen are listed below. R Ashwin became the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat

No Player Team 100 Away Series
1 GS Sobers Win 3 The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966
2 OG Smith Win 2 West Indies in England Test Series, 1957
3 CH Lloyd Win 2 The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
4 Asif Iqbal Pak 2 Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1976/77
5 AR Border Aus 2 Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1979/80
6 CH Lloyd Win 2 West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
7 SR Waugh Aus 2 The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989
8 TM Dilshan Srl 2 Sri Lanka in Bangladesh Test Series, 2008/09
9 MJ North Aus 2 The Ashes (Australia in England), 2009
10 AD Mathews Srl 2 Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014
11 R Ashwin Ind 2 India in West Indies Test Series, 2016

 

R Ashwin’s feat – becomes the first Indian batsman to score two centuries while batting at number six in an away series against any opposition

R Ashwin’s feat – becomes the first Indian batsman to score two centuries while batting at number six in an away series against any opposition

R Ashwin earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian batsman to score two centuries against West Indies on away soil – 113 at North Sound in July 2016 and 118 at Gros Islet in Aug 2016 – while batting at number six. What is more interesting is that R Ashwin’s feat of scoring two centuries are in the same series which no Indian batsman has achieved against West Indies or as a matter of fact in any series against any opposition in this category of statistics.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

 

Indian batsmen batting at number six scoring centuries in a test innings – R Ashwin’s rare feat

Indian batsmen batting at number six scoring centuries in a test innings – R Ashwin’s rare feat

R Ashwin scored 118 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Gros Islet to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number six scoring a century in a test innings on away soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 172* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
2 MAK Pataudi 148 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
3 ML Jaisimha 101 4 v Australia Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
4 DN Sardesai 150 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 Apr 1971
5 BP Patel 115* 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
6 SM Patil 174 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1981
7 RJ Shastri 102 1 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
8 RJ Shastri 139 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
9 SV Manjrekar 108 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 07 Apr 1989
10 SR Tendulkar 119* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
11 SR Tendulkar 148* 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
12 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
13 PK Amre 103 2 v South Africa Durban 13 Nov 1992
14 SC Ganguly 147 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
15 M Azharuddin 103* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1998
16 V Sehwag 105 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
17 VVS Laxman 130 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
18 VVS Laxman 148 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
19 Yuvraj Singh 112 1 v Pakistan Lahore 05 Apr 2004
20 MS Dhoni 148 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
21 Yuvraj Singh 122 4 v Pakistan Karachi 29 Jan 2006
22 M Kaif 148* 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
23 SK Raina 120 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
24 VVS Laxman 103* 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
25 V Kohli 116 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
26 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
27 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

VVS Laxman with three centuries to his credit holds the record for most centuries by an Indian batsman batting at number six on away soil. M Azharuddin, R Ashwin, RJ Shastri, SR Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh are the other batsmen who have accomplished the feat with two centuries to their credit. R Ashwin joined this elite list with his 118 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Gros Islet

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
2 M Azharuddin 103* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1998
             
1 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
             
1 RJ Shastri 102 1 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
2 RJ Shastri 139 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
             
1 SR Tendulkar 119* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
2 SR Tendulkar 148* 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
             
1 VVS Laxman 130 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
2 VVS Laxman 148 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
3 VVS Laxman 103* 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
             
1 Yuvraj Singh 112 1 v Pakistan Lahore 05 Apr 2004
2 Yuvraj Singh 122 4 v Pakistan Karachi 29 Jan 2006

The following table lists out the nine occasions of Indian batsmen batting at number six scoring centuries against West Indies on away soil.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 172* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
2 DN Sardesai 150 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 Apr 1971
3 BP Patel 115* 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
4 RJ Shastri 102 1 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
5 SV Manjrekar 108 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 07 Apr 1989
6 VVS Laxman 130 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
7 M Kaif 148* 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
8 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
9 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

It is observed that R Ashwin is the only Indian batsman to score two centuries against West Indies on away soil – 113 at North Sound in July 2016 and 118 at Gros Islet in Aug 2016. What is more interesting is that R Ashwin’s feat of scoring two centuries are in the same series which no Indian batsman has achieved against West Indies or as a matter of fact in any series against any opposition in this category of statistics.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 113 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 R Ashwin 118 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

 

Indian wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – WP Saha joins the list

Indian wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – WP Saha joins the list

WP Saha scored 104  in the ongoing test between West Indies and India at Gros Islet to provide the  17th occasion of an Indian 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 VL Manjrekar 118 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
2 BK Kunderan 192 1 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
3 BK Kunderan 100 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
4 FM Engineer 109 1 v West Indies Chennai 13 Jan 1967
5 FM Engineer 121 1 v England Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
6 SMH Kirmani 101* 1 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
7 SMH Kirmani 102 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
8 NR Mongia 152 2 v Australia Delhi 10 Oct 1996
9 D Dasgupta 100 2 v England Mohali 03 Dec 2001
10 A Ratra 115* 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
11 MS Dhoni 148 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
12 MS Dhoni 110 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
13 MS Dhoni 100* 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
14 MS Dhoni 132* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
15 MS Dhoni 144 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
16 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
17 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

WP Saha became the fifth Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a century against West Indies. Others are VL Manjreka, FM Engineer, A Ratra and MS Dhoni.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VL Manjrekar 118 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
2 FM Engineer 109 1 v West Indies Chennai 13 Jan 1967
3 A Ratra 115* 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
4 MS Dhoni 144 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
5 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 201

WP Saha became the fourth Indian wicket keeper to score a hundred on away soil. It is interesting to note that there are three centuries by Indian batsmen against West Indies on away soil.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VL Manjrekar 118 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
2 A Ratra 115* 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
3 MS Dhoni 148 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
4 WP Saha 104 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
V Kohli’s single digit score dismissals in a test innings

V Kohli’s single digit score dismissals in a test innings

V Kohli was dismissed for 3 in India’s first innings to provide the 19th occasion of his being dismissed for single digits – scores from zero to nine – in a test innings. All the nineteen such innings are listed below

No Opposition Runs Pos Inns Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 4 5 1 Kingston 20 Jun 2011
2 West Indies 0 5 1 Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011
3 Australia 0 6 4 Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
4 Australia 9 6 3 Sydney 03 Jan 2012
5 England 7 5 3 Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
6 England 6 5 1 Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
7 Australia 1 3 2 Delhi 22 Mar 2013
8 West Indies 3 5 2 Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
9 New Zealand 4 4 2 Auckland 06 Feb 2014
10 England 1 4 1 Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
11 England 8 4 3 Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
12 England 0 4 3 Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
13 England 0 4 1 Manchester 07 Aug 2014
14 England 7 4 3 Manchester 07 Aug 2014
15 England 6 4 1 The Oval 15 Aug 2014
16 Australia 1 4 3 Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
17 Sri Lanka 3 5 4 Galle 12 Aug 2015
18 South Africa 1 4 1 Mohali 05 Nov 2015
19 West Indies 3 3 1 Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

V Kohli has been dismissed for a single digit on four occasions against West Indies – three of them on away soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Opposition Runs Pos Inns Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 4 5 1 Kingston 20 Jun 2011
2 West Indies 0 5 1 Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011
3 West Indies 3 5 2 Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
4 West Indies 3 3 1 Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

V Kohli has been dismissed for a single digit for the second occasion while batting at number three in a test innings. His dismissal for 3 at Gros Islet against West Indies in the ongoing test represent his first dismissal for a single digit on away soil. He has been dismissed for a single digit – for a score of 1 – on home soil at Delhi against Australia in Mar 2013.

No Opposition Runs Pos Inns Ground Start Date
1 Australia 1 3 2 Delhi 22 Mar 2013
2 West Indies 3 3 1 Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

The following table lists the number of occasions of V Kohli’s dismissal for a single digit score on away soil. There are eleven such occasions of which two are against West Indies – for 4 at Kingston in Jun 2011 and for a duck at Bridgetown in June 2011

No Opposition Runs Pos Inns Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 4 5 1 Kingston 20 Jun 2011
2 West Indies 0 5 1 Bridgetown 28 Jun 2011
3 Australia 0 6 4 Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
4 Australia 9 6 3 Sydney 03 Jan 2012
5 England 1 4 1 Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
6 England 8 4 3 Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
7 England 0 4 3 Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
8 England 0 4 1 Manchester 07 Aug 2014
9 England 7 4 3 Manchester 07 Aug 2014
10 England 6 4 1 The Oval 15 Aug 2014
11 Australia 1 4 3 Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
12 Sri Lanka 3 5 4 Galle 12 Aug 2015
13 West Indies 3 3 1 Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

 

 

Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket on away soil

Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket on away soil

R Ashwin and WP Saha added 108 runs in an unfinished partnership for the sixth wicket against West Indies in the ongoing third test at Gros Islet to provide the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket on away soil. All such partnerships are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, DG Phadkar 6 188 2 Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 VS Hazare, DG Phadkar 6 105 3 Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
3 DK Gaekwad, PR Umrigar 6 118 1 Win Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
4 CG Borde, ML Jaisimha 6 119 4 Aus Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
5 DN Sardesai, ED Solkar 6 137 1 Win Kingston 18 Feb 1971
6 SM Patil, Yashpal Sharma 6 147 2 Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1981
7 N Kapil Dev, SMH Kirmani 6 130 2 Eng The Oval 0 8 Jul 1982
8 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 6 222 2 SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
9 PA Patel, SR Tendulkar 6 101 1 Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
10 MS Dhoni, IK Pathan 6 210 2 Pak Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
11 MS Dhoni, M Kaif 6 102 3 Win St John’s 02 Jun 2006
12 MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar 6 115 2 NZl Hamilton 18 Mar 2009
13 MS Dhoni, SK Raina 6 103 2 Win Roseau 06 Jul 2011
14 V Kohli, WP Saha 6 114 2 Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
15 R Ashwin, WP Saha 6 108* 1 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

The three figure partnership between R Ashwin and WP Saha provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against West Indies on away soil. All such partnerships are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DK Gaekwad, PR Umrigar 6 118 1 Win Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
2 DN Sardesai, ED Solkar 6 137 1 Win Kingston 18 Feb 1971
3 MS Dhoni, M Kaif 6 102 3 Win St John’s 02 Jun 2006
4 MS Dhoni, SK Raina 6 103 2 Win Roseau 06 Jul 2011
5 R Ashwin, WP Saha 6 108* 1 Win Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016

 

First four batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings of which three are centurions – New Zealand batsmen achieve the feat for the first time

First four batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings of which three are centurions – New Zealand batsmen achieve the feat for the first time

MJ Guptill {87}, TWM Latham {136}, KS Williamson {113} and LRPL Taylor {124 not out} scored fifty plus while batting at Number one, two, three and four respectively in New Zealand’s first innings against Zimbabwe in the ongoing test at Bulawayo to provide the ninth occasion of first four batsman scoring fifties of which three batsmen scoring centuries. New Zealand batsmen accomplishing such a feat for the first occasion in its test history. The following table lists all such occasions

No Team Inns Opposition Ground C HC 50+ Start Date
1 India  1 Bangladesh Dhaka 4 0 4 25 May 2007
2 England  2 South Africa Lord’s 3 1 4 28 Jun 1924
3 England  4 South Africa Durban 3 1 4 03 Mar 1939
4 England  1 South Africa Johannesburg 3 1 4 27 Dec 1948
5 Australia  1 West Indies Bridgetown 3 1 4 05 May 1965
6 Australia  1 England Lord’s 3 1 4 17 Jun 1993
7 South Africa  1 Zimbabwe Harare 3 1 4 07 Sep 2001
8 Sri Lanka  1 India Col-SSC 3 1 4 26 Jul 2010
9 New Zealand  1 Zimbabwe Bulawayo 3 1 4 06 Aug 2016

India is the only team in the annals of test cricket to have the first four batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings. It achieved this unique feat against Bangladesh in May 2007. The following table lists all the nine occasions incorporating the batsmen and their score

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 KD Karthik 129 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
  2 W Jaffer 138* 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
  3 R Dravid 129 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
  4 SR Tendulkar 122* 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
                 
2 1 JB Hobbs 211 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
  2 H Sutcliffe 122 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
  3 FE Woolley 134* 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
  4 EH Hendren 50* 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
                 
3 1 L Hutton 55 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
  2 PA Gibb 120 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
  3 WJ Edrich 219 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
  4 WR Hammond 140 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
                 
4 1 L Hutton 158 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
  2 C Washbrook 195 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
  3 JF Crapp 56 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
  4 DCS Compton 114 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
                 
5 1 WM Lawry 210 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  2 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  3 RM Cowper 102 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  4 NCL O’Neill 51 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
                 
6 1 MA Taylor 111 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
  2 MJ Slater 152 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
  3 DC Boon 164* 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
  4 ME Waugh 99 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
                 
7 1 HH Gibbs 147 1 SAF Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001
  2 G Kirsten 220 1 SAF Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001
  3 JH Kallis 157* 1 SAF Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001
  4 ND McKenzie 52 1 SAF Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001
                 
8 1 NT Paranavitana 100 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  2 TM Dilshan 54 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  3 KC Sangakkara 219 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  4 M Jayawardene 174 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
                 
9 1 MJ Guptill 87 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
  2 TWM Latham 136 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
  3 KS Williamson 113 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
  4 LRPL Taylor 124* 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016

 

KS Williamson and LRPL Taylor share the New Zealand record of scoring twin fifties on most occasions

KS Williamson and LRPL Taylor share the New Zealand record of scoring twin fifties on most occasions

LRPL Taylor scored 124 not out and 67 not out and KS Williamson scored 113 and 68 not out in the ongoing test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo to provide the sixth occasion of these two batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test. LRPL Taylor and KS Williamson now share the record for most occasions of a New Zealand batsmen scoring twin fifties in test. They went past SP Fleming who held the previous record with five such occasions. The following table list the performance of these three batsmen

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 79 53 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1995
2 SP Fleming 78 174* v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 May 1998
3 SP Fleming 57 99 v South Africa Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
4 SP Fleming 274* 69* v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
5 SP Fleming 59 66 v England Napier 22 Mar 2008
             
1 LRPL Taylor 53 55 v England Wellington 13 Mar 2008
2 LRPL Taylor 94 59 v Pakistan Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
3 LRPL Taylor 78 52 v Pakistan Wellington 15 Jan 2011
4 LRPL Taylor 76 76 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1 Nov 2011
5 LRPL Taylor 142 74 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012
6 LRPL Taylor 124* 67* v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
             
1 KS Williamson 114 74 v Bangladesh Chittagong 9 Oct 2013
2 KS Williamson 58 56 v West Indies Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
3 KS Williamson 69 242* v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
4 KS Williamson 140 59 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
5 KS Williamson 88 71 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 10 Dec 2015
6 KS Williamson 113 68* v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016