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Opening batsmen dismissed for zero after facing 20 or more deliveries in a test innings

Opening batsmen dismissed for zero after facing 20 or more deliveries in a test innings

Zakir Hasan of Bangladesh was dismissed for zero after facing 24 deliveries against India in the on-going test at Kanpur to provide the 20th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings after facing 20 plus deliveries. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsBFITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1DJ Murray0392New Zealandv Sri LankaDunedin18 Mar 1995
2TR Gripper0363Zimbabwev West IndiesKingston24 Mar 2000
3MH Dekker0301Zimbabwev Sri LankaBulawayo20 Oct 1994
4BW Luckhurst0291Englandv AustraliaSydney12 Feb 1971
5TE Bailey0281Englandv AustraliaSydney17 Dec 1954
6AC Hudson0271South Africav EnglandJohannesburg30 Nov 1995
7AN Petersen0254South Africav Sri LankaCol-SSC24 Jul 2014
8Shan Masood0253Pakistanv New ZealandChristchurch03 Jan 2021
9Imran Farhat0241Pakistanv EnglandBirmingham06 Aug 2010
10T Makoni0241Zimbabwev West IndiesBulawayo12 Feb 2023
11Zakir Hasan0241Bangladeshv IndiaKanpur27 Sep 2024
12MD Moxon0221Englandv West IndiesManchester30 Jun 1988
13SL Campbell0224West Indiesv AustraliaPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
14HH Gibbs0224South Africav New ZealandWellington18 Mar 1999
15DA Warner0221Australiav EnglandHobart14 Jan 2022
16MA Atherton0211Englandv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1996
17SE Marsh0213Australiav IndiaPune23 Feb 2017
18SP Jones0202Australiav EnglandSydney10 Feb 1888
19G Boycott0202Englandv AustraliaPerth14 Dec 1979
20Aamer Malik0204Pakistanv AustraliaMelbourne12 Jan 1990

Zakir Hasan of Bangladesh was dismissed for zero after facing 24 deliveries against India in the on-going test at Kanpur to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for zero in a test innings after facing 20 plus deliveries against India. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsBFITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1Zakir Hasan0241Bangladeshv IndiaKanpur27 Sep 2024
2SE Marsh0213Australiav IndiaPune23 Feb 2017

Zakir Hasan holds the record for scoring zero by an opening batsman  after facing most deliveries in a test innings against India

New Zealand dismissed all out in an innings for a total less than 100 runs

New Zealand dismissed all out in an innings for a total less than 100 runs

New Zealand was dismissed all out for 88 against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 27th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out in an innings for a total less than 100 runs. All such occasions are tabulated.  It also provides the first occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in an innings against Sri Lanka.

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1New Zealand421v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
2New Zealand543v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
3New Zealand792v South AfricaJohannesburg29 Jan 1954
4New Zealand263v EnglandAuckland25 Mar 1955
5New Zealand701v PakistanDhaka07 Nov 1955
6New Zealand741v West IndiesDunedin03 Feb 1956
7New Zealand942v EnglandBirmingham05 Jun 1958
8New Zealand472v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1958
9New Zealand743v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1958
10New Zealand671v EnglandLeeds03 Jul 1958
11New Zealand853v EnglandManchester24 Jul 1958
12New Zealand893v EnglandAuckland23 Feb 1963
13New Zealand793v PakistanRawalpindi27 Mar 1965
14New Zealand651v EnglandChristchurch25 Feb 1971
15New Zealand972v EnglandNottingham07 Jun 1973
16New Zealand673v EnglandLord’s24 Aug 1978
17New Zealand941v West IndiesBridgetown26 Apr 1985
18New Zealand934v PakistanHamilton02 Jan 1993
19New Zealand732v PakistanLahore01 May 2002
20New Zealand942v IndiaHamilton19 Dec 2002
21New Zealand763v AustraliaBrisbane18 Nov 2004
22New Zealand992v PakistanWellington03 Dec 2009
23New Zealand451v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2013
24New Zealand684v EnglandLord’s16 May 2013
25New Zealand902v PakistanDub-DICS24 Nov 2018
26New Zealand622v IndiaWankhede03 Dec 2021
27New Zealand882v Sri LankaGalle26 Sep 2024

New Zealand has been dimissed all out in both innings of a test on two occasions – against Australia at Wellington in March 1946 and against England at Lord’s in June 1958

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1New Zealand421v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
2New Zealand543v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
       
1New Zealand472v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1958
2New Zealand743v EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1958
Sri Lanka posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings

Sri Lanka posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings

Sri Lanka posted a team total of 602 for five wickets and declared its innings closed against New Zealand in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 16th occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Sri Lanka952/6d2v IndiaCol-RPS02 Aug 1997
2Sri Lanka760/7d2v IndiaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
3Sri Lanka756/5d2v South AfricaCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
4Sri Lanka730/6d2v BangladeshMirpur27 Jan 2014
5Sri Lanka713/3d2v ZimbabweBulawayo14 May 2004
6Sri Lanka713/9d2v BangladeshChattogram31 Jan 2018
7Sri Lanka704/3d2v IrelandGalle24 Apr 2023
8Sri Lanka648/8d2v BangladeshPallekele21 Apr 2021
9Sri Lanka644/7d1v PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009
10Sri Lanka642/4d1v IndiaCol-SSC26 Jul 2010
11Sri Lanka628/8d2v EnglandCol-SSC18 Dec 2003
12Sri Lanka627/9d2v West IndiesCol-SSC29 Nov 2001
13Sri Lanka610/6d2v IndiaCol-SSC29 Aug 2001
14Sri Lanka6061v PakistanLahore01 Mar 2009
15Sri Lanka602/5d1v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024
16Sri Lanka600/6d1v IndiaCol-SSC23 Jul 2008

Sri Lanka’s 602-5d represent its highest team total in a  test innings against New Zealand. Its previous highest team total against New Zealand was 498 at Napier in April 2005. Thus Sri Lanka’s total of 602-5d is the first occasion of Sri Lanka posting a team total of 500 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand.

Three or more Sri Lankan batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Three or more Sri Lankan batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Sri Lanka’s first innings against New Zealand in the on-going test at Galle contained three centurions to provide the fifteenth occasion od three or more batsmen of Sri Lanka scoring centuries in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamInnsOppositionGroundYearC
1Sri Lanka2IndiaCol- SSC      20014
2Sri Lanka2BangladeshCol- SSC          20074
3Sri Lanka1IndiaCol- SSC         20084
4Sri Lanka1IrelandGalle          20234
5Sri Lanka2IrelandGalle          20234
6Sri Lanka2AustraliaCol- SSC          19923
7Sri Lanka2IndiaCol- RPS          19973
8Sri Lanka2ZimbabweBulawayo         20033
9Sri Lanka1PakistanLahore          2008/093
10Sri Lanka2IndiaAhmedabad          2009/103
11Sri Lanka1IndiaCol- SSC        20103
12Sri Lanka1BangladeshGalle          2012/133
13Sri Lanka2BangladeshMirpur          2013/143
14Sri Lanka2BangladeshChattogram          2017/183
15Sri Lanka1New ZealandGalle         20233
Fastest 1000 runs in test cricket in less than ten tests

Fastest 1000 runs in test cricket in less than ten tests

PHKD Mendis of Sri Lanka completed one thousand runs in his eighth match and 13th innings to provide the occasion of a fifth batsman completing one thousand runs in less than ten tests. DG Bradman of Australia has achieved the feat in least number of tests – seven, while PHKD Mendis has achieved the feat in eight tests.

All statistical figures as at the end of the second day’s play in the second test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Galle on 27.09.2024

NoPlayerTeamMInna
1DG BradmanAus713
2PHKD MendisSrl813
3H SutcliffeEng912
4ED WeekesWin912
5YBK JaiswalInd916
6GA HeadleyWin917

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Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century in a test innings

Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century in a test innings

LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 116 against New Zealand in the ongoing second test at Galle to provide the 26th occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1SAR Silva102*3v EnglandLord’s23 Aug 1984
2SAR Silva1111v IndiaCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
3DSBP Kuruppu201*1v New ZealandCol-CCC16 Apr 1987
4RS Kaluwitharana132*2v AustraliaCol-SSC17 Aug 1992
5HP Tillakaratne1161v ZimbabweHarare26 Oct 1994
6RS Kaluwitharana1033v New ZealandDunedin07 Mar 1997
7RS Kaluwitharana1002v PakistanLahore04 Mar 1999
8KC Sangakkara105*2v IndiaGalle14 Aug 2001
9KC Sangiakkara1402v West IndiesGalle13 Nov 2001
10KC Sangakkara1281v ZimbabweCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
11KC Sangakkara2302v PakistanLahore06 Mar 2002
12KC Sangakkara1383v PakistanKarachi28 Oct 2004
13KC Sangakkara157*3v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005
14KC Sangakkara1853v PakistanCol-SSC26 Mar 2006
15HAPW Jayawardene120*2v BangladeshCol-SSC25 Jun 2007
16HAPW Jayawardene154*2v IndiaAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
17HAPW Jayawardene1121v EnglandCardiff26 May 2011
18HAPW Jayawardene1203v PakistanAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011
19LD Chandimal116*1v BangladeshGalle08 Mar 2013
20LD Chandimal1022v BangladeshCol-RPS16 Mar 2013
21LD Chandimal100*3v BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014
22LD Chandimal162*3v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
23LD Chandimal1263v EnglandCh-le-St27 May 2016
24MDKJ Perera1101v ZimbabweHarare29 Oct 2016
25S Samarawickrama104*1v IrelandGalle16 Apr 2023
26LD Chandimal1161v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024

It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DSBP Kuruppu201*1v New ZealandCol-CCC16 Apr 1987
2RS Kaluwitharana1033v New ZealandDunedin07 Mar 1997
3LD Chandimal1161v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024

LD Chandimal’s 116 in this test represent his sixth century in a test innings. He became the second Sri Lankan wicket keeper to score six or more centuries in a test innings. KC Sangakkara has scored seven centuries in a test innings.  Centuries scored by these two Sri Lankan wicket keepers are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1KC Sangakkara105*2v IndiaGalle14 Aug 2001
2KC Sangakkara1402v West IndiesGalle13 Nov 2001
3KC Sangakkara1281v ZimbabweCol-SSC27 Dec 2001
4KC Sangakkara2302v PakistanLahore06 Mar 2002
5KC Sangakkara1383v PakistanKarachi28 Oct 2004
6KC Sangakkara157*3v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005
7KC Sangakkara1853v PakistanCol-SSC26 Mar 2006
       
1LD Chandimal116*1v BangladeshGalle08 Mar 2013
2LD Chandimal1022v BangladeshCol-RPS16 Mar 2013
3LD Chandimal100*3v BangladeshChattogram04 Feb 2014
4LD Chandimal162*3v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
5LD Chandimal1263v EnglandCh-le-St27 May 2016
6LD Chandimal1161v New ZealandGalle26 Sep 2024
Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test

Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test

NGRP Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka returned with figures of five for 68 in the fourth innings of the test  at Galle to provide the 38th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DS de Silva18.025954v PakistanFaisalabad14 Mar 1982
2ALF de Mel14.006854v IndiaChennai17 Sep 1982
3RJ Ratnayake23.264954v IndiaCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
4WPUJC Vaas26.4104354v New ZealandNapier11 Mar 1995
5M Muralidaran36.0156454v New ZealandNapier11 Mar 1995
6M Muralidaran18.383054v New ZealandCol-SSC10 Jun 1998
7M Muralidaran27.147164v PakistanPeshawar05 Mar 2000
8M Muralidaran35.5168164v West IndiesKandy21 Nov 2001
9WPUJC Vaas18.082964v South AfricaCol-SSC11 Aug 2004
10M Muralidaran16.244684v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005
11M Muralidaran30.0107084v EnglandNottingham02 Jun 2006
12M Muralidaran34.198764v New ZealandWellington15 Dec 2006
13WPUJC Vaas22.276154v West IndiesProvidence22 Mar 2008
14HMRKB Herath48.0913954v New ZealandCol-SSC26 Aug 2009
15S Randiv29.038254v IndiaCol-PSS03 Aug 2010
16HMRKB Herath30.377954v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2011
17HMRKB Herath38.099764v EnglandGalle26 Mar 2012
18KTGD Prasad22.055054v EnglandLeeds20 Jun 2014
19HMRKB Herath45.0304054v South AfricaCol-SSC24 Jul 2014
20HMRKB Herath22.125754v PakistanCol-SSC14 Aug 2014
21HMRKB Herath21.064874v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
22HMRKB Herath33.3165454v AustraliaPallekele26 Jul 2016
23MDK Perera23.057064v AustraliaGalle04 Aug 2016
24HMRKB Herath18.136474v AustraliaCol-SSC13 Aug 2016
25HMRKB Herath23.066384v ZimbabweHarare06 Nov 2016
26HMRKB Herath20.255964v BangladeshGalle07 Mar 2017
27HMRKB Herath21.444364v PakistanAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017
28MDK Perera26.019854v PakistanDub-DICS06 Oct 2017
29A Dananjaya5.012454v BangladeshMirpur08 Feb 2018
30MDK Perera14.043264v South AfricaGalle12 Jul 2018
31HMRKB Herath32.559864v South AfricaCol-SSC20 Jul 2018
32P Jayawickrama32.0108654v BangladeshPallekele29 Apr 2021
33L Embuldeniya29.0124654v West IndiesGalle21 Nov 2021
34L Embuldeniya20.163554v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021
35RTM Mendis25.066654v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021
36NGRP Jayasuriya32.0511754v PakistanGalle24 Jul 2022
37CAK Rajitha14.015654v BangladeshSylhet22 Mar 2024
38NGRP Jayasuriya30.476854v New ZealandGalle18 Sep 2024

It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WPUJC Vaas26.4104354v New ZealandNapier11 Mar 1995
2M Muralidaran36.0156454v New ZealandNapier11 Mar 1995
3M Muralidaran18.383054v New ZealandCol-SSC10 Jun 1998
4M Muralidaran34.198764v New ZealandWellington15 Dec 2006
5HMRKB Herath48.0913954v New ZealandCol-SSC26 Aug 2009
6NGRP Jayasuriya30.476854v New ZealandGalle18 Sep 2024

It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test at Galle. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1HMRKB Herath38.099764v EnglandGalle26 Mar 2012
2HMRKB Herath21.064874v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015
3MDK Perera23.057064v AustraliaGalle04 Aug 2016
4HMRKB Herath20.255964v BangladeshGalle07 Mar 2017
5MDK Perera14.043264v South AfricaGalle12 Jul 2018
6L Embuldeniya29.0124654v West IndiesGalle21 Nov 2021
7L Embuldeniya20.163554v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021
8RTM Mendis25.066654v West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021
9NGRP Jayasuriya32.0511754v PakistanGalle24 Jul 2022
10NGRP Jayasuriya30.476854v New ZealandGalle18 Sep 2024
New Zealand batsman’s ninety in a test innings in losing cause

New Zealand batsman’s ninety in a test innings in losing cause

New Zealand batsman R Ravindra scored 92 in the fourth innings of the first test at Galle to provide the 21st occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s a ninety in a test innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1WA Hadlee9302v EnglandManchester24 Jul 1937
2NS Harford9301v PakistanLahore26 Oct 1955
3RW Anderson9203v PakistanLahore09 Oct 1976
4GP Howarth9401v EnglandThe Oval27 Jul 1978
5Sir RJ Hadlee92*04v EnglandNottingham25 Aug 1983
6MJ Greatbatch90*01v IndiaHyd-LBS02 Dec 1988
7DN Patel9902v EnglandChristchurch18 Jan 1992
8JG Wright9903v EnglandChristchurch18 Jan 1992
9SP Fleming9102v AustraliaBrisbane07 Nov 1997
10SP Fleming9903v South AfricaBloemfontein17 Nov 2000
11JDP Oram9701v PakistanWellington26 Dec 2003
12MH Richardson9301v EnglandLord’s20 May 2004
13BB McCullum9603v EnglandLord’s20 May 2004
14SP Fleming9701v EnglandLeeds03 Jun 2004
15LRPL Taylor9704v PakistanWellington03 Dec 2009
16DL Vettori9601v AustraliaBrisbane01 Dec 2011
18KS Williamson9703v AustraliaChristchurch20 Feb 2016
18MJ Guptill9701v West IndiesNorth Sound25 Jul 2012
19DP Conway9204v South AfricaChristchurch25 Feb 2022
20TA Blundell9603v EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2022
21R Ravindra9204v Sri LankaGalle18 Sep 2024

It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s ninety in a losing cause against Sri Lanka in the fourth innings of a test and also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s ninety a losing cause against Sri Lanka in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1RJ Hadlee92*04v EnglandNottingham25 Aug 1983
2LRPL Taylor9704v PakistanWellington03 Dec 2009
3DP Conway9204v South AfricaChristchurch25 Feb 2022
4R Ravindra9204v Sri LankaGalle18 Sep 2024
New Zealand batsmen scoring a ninety in a test innings

New Zealand batsmen scoring a ninety in a test innings

New Zealand batsman R Ravindra scored 92 in the fourth innings of the first test at Galle to provide the 75th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RC Blunt9603v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1931
2WA Hadlee9302v EnglandManchester24 Jul 1937
3FB Smith9602v EnglandLeeds11 Jun 1949
4JR Reid9303v EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1949
5JEF Beck9901v South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1954
6NS Harford9301v PakistanLahore26 Oct 1955
7JW Guy9102v IndiaEden Gardens28 Dec 1955
8JR Reid9201v South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1962
9JR Reid9701v PakistanWellington22 Jan 1965
10RW Morgan9704v PakistanChristchurch12 Feb 1965
11BAG Murray9002v PakistanLahore30 Oct 1969
12GM Turner9503v West IndiesPort of Spain09 Mar 1972
13GM Turner9801v EnglandChristchurch28 Feb 1975
14MG Burgess9502v IndiaWellington13 Feb 1976
15RW Anderson9203v PakistanLahore09 Oct 1976
16GP Howarth9401v EnglandThe Oval27 Jul 1978
17JG Wright9302v EnglandLeeds28 Jul 1983
18RJ Hadlee92*04v EnglandNottingham25 Aug 1983
19RJ Hadlee9901v EnglandChristchurch03 Feb 1984
20JV Coney9202v Sri LankaCol-CCC24 Mar 1984
21JF Reid9702v PakistanKarachi10 Dec 1984
22JV Coney9802v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
23JV Coney9302v AustraliaAuckland13 Mar 1986
24JG Wright9901v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1987
25MJ Greatbatch90*01v IndiaHyd-Lbs02 Dec 1988
26JG Wright9802v EnglandLord’s21 Jun 1990
27DN Patel9902v EnglandChristchurch18 Jan 1992
28JG Wright9903v EnglandChristchurch18 Jan 1992
29MD Crowe9801v AustraliaWellington04 Mar 1993
30SP Fleming9203v IndiaHamilton19 Mar 1994
31BA Young9403v EnglandLord’s16 Jun 1994
32RG Twose9403v ZimbabweAuckland20 Jan 1996
33SP Fleming92*03v PakistanLahore21 Nov 1996
34CL Cairns9303v PakistanLahore21 Nov 1996
35NJ Astle9602v ZimbabweBulawayo25 Sep 1997
36DL Vettori9002v ZimbabweBulawayo25 Sep 1997
37SP Fleming9102v AustraliaBrisbane07 Nov 1997
38CD McMillan9201v IndiaHamilton02 Jan 1999
39MJ Horne9302v South AfricaAuckland27 Feb 1999
40NJ Astle9301v West IndiesWellington26 Dec 1999
41MH Richardson9901v ZimbabweHarare19 Sep 2000
42SP Fleming9903v South AfricaBloemfontein17 Nov 2000
43CD McMillan9802v PakistanHamilton27 Mar 2001
44MH Richardson9501v West IndiesSt George’s28 Jun 2002
45JDP Oram9701v PakistanWellington26 Dec 2003
46JDP Oram9002v South AfricaAuckland18 Mar 2004
47MH Richardson9301v EnglandLord’s20 May 2004
48BB McCullum9603v EnglandLord’s20 May 2004
49SP Fleming9701v EnglandLeeds03 Jun 2004
50BB McCullum9901v Sri LankaNapier04 Apr 2005
51L Vincent9202v ZimbabweBulawayo15 Aug 2005
52SP Fleming9702v West IndiesWellington17 Mar 2006
53DL Vettori9402v BangladeshWellington12 Jan 2008
54JM How9201v EnglandHamilton05 Mar 2008
55BB McCullum9701v EnglandLord’s15 May 2008
56JD Ryder9101v BangladeshMirpur25 Oct 2008
57DR Flynn9501v West IndiesDunedin11 Dec 2008
58LRPL Taylor9401v PakistanDunedin24 Nov 2009
59DL Vettori9901v PakistanDunedin24 Nov 2009
60LRPL Taylor9704v PakistanWellington03 Dec 2009
61DL Vettori9601v AustraliaBrisbane01 Dec 2011
62MJ Guptill9701v West IndiesNorth Sound25 Jul 2012
63KS Williamson9101v EnglandAuckland22 Mar 2013
64KS Williamson9703v AustraliaChristchurch20 Feb 2016
65KS Williamson9102v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jul 2016
66HM Nicholls9802v BangladeshChristchurch20 Jan 2017
67LRPL Taylor9302v West IndiesWellington01 Dec 2017
68KS Williamson9102v Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
69TWM Latham9502v IndiaKanpur25 Nov 2021
70TA Blundell9602v South AfricaChristchurch17 Feb 2022
71DP Conway9204v South AfricaChristchurch25 Feb 2022
72TA Blundell9603v EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2022
73DP Conway9202v PakistanKarachi26 Dec 2022
74TA Blundell9003v EnglandWellington24 Feb 2023
75R Ravindra9204v Sri LankaGalle18 Sep 2024

It also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1JV Coney9202v Sri LankaCol-CCC24 Mar 1984
2BB McCullum9901v Sri LankaNapier04 Apr 2005
3KS Williamson9102v Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
4R Ravindra9204v Sri LankaGalle18 Sep 2024

It also provides the first occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka in the fourth innings of a test and also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a ninety in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RJ Hadlee92*04v EnglandNottingham25 Aug 1983
2LRPL Taylor9704v PakistanWellington03 Dec 2009
3DP Conway9204v South AfricaChristchurch25 Feb 2022
4R Ravindra9204v Sri LankaGalle18 Sep 2024
India vs Bangladesh at Chennai Fourth day’s play

India vs Bangladesh at Chennai Fourth day’s play

R Ashwin scored 113 in India’s first innings and captured six wickets conceding 88 runs in Bangladesh’s second innings in the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Chepauk.  His feat of century and capturing five or more wickets in the same test provides 37th occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in the same test.  All the 37 occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerCen5WITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JH Sinclair1066/26South Africav EnglandCape Town01 Apr 1899
2GA Faulkner1235/120South Africav EnglandJohannesburg01 Jan 1910
3C Kelleway1145/33Australiav South AfricaManchester27 May 1912
4JM Gregory1007/69Australiav EnglandMelbourne31 Dec 1920
5MH Mankad1845/196Indiav EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1952
6DS Atkinson2195/56West Indiesv AustraliaBridgetown14 May 1955
7KR Miller1096/107Australiav West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
8R Benaud1005/84Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg07 Feb 1958
9OG Smith1005/90West Indiesv IndiaDelhi06 Feb 1959
10PR Umrigar172*5/107Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain04 Apr 1962
11GS Sobers1045/63West Indiesv IndiaKingston13 Apr 1962
12BR Taylor1055/86New Zealandv IndiaEden Gardens05 Mar 1965
13GS Sobers1745/41West Indiesv EnglandLeeds04 Aug 1966
14Mushtaq Mohammad2015/49Pakistanv New ZealandDunedin07 Feb 1973
15AW Greig1486/164Englandv West IndiesBridgetown06 Mar 1974
16Mushtaq Mohammad1215/28Pakistanv West IndiesPort of Spain01 Apr 1977
17IT Botham1035/73Englandv New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1978
18IT Botham1088/34Englandv PakistanLord’s15 Jun 1978
19IT Botham1146/58, 7/48Englandv IndiaWankhede15 Feb 1980
20IT Botham149*6/95Englandv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
21Imran Khan1176/98, 5/82Pakistanv IndiaFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
22IT Botham1385/59Englandv New ZealandWellington20 Jan 1984
23Wasim Akram1235/100Pakistanv AustraliaAdelaide19 Jan 1990
24PA Strang106*5/212Zimbabwev PakistanSheikhupura17 Oct 1996
25JH Kallis1105/90South Africav West IndiesCape Town02 Jan 1999
26JH Kallis139*5/21South Africav BangladeshPotchefstroom25 Oct 2002
27R Ashwin1035/156Indiav West IndiesWankhede22 Nov 2011
28Shakib Al Hasan1446/82Bangladeshv PakistanMirpur17 Dec 2011
29Sohag Gazi101*6/77Bangladeshv New ZealandChattogram09 Oct 2013
30Shakib Al Hasan1375/80, 5/44Bangladeshv ZimbabweKhulna03 Nov 2014
31R Ashwin1137/83Indiav West IndiesNorth Sound21 Jul 2016
32RL Chase137*5/121West Indiesv IndiaKingston30 Jul 2016
33R Ashwin1065/43Indiav EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
34RA Jadeja175*5/41Indiav Sri LankaMohali04 Mar 2022
35RA Jadeja1125/41Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
36AAP Atkinson1185/62Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
37R Ashwin1136/88Indiav BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024

It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat and with it India owns the record for most such occasions in the annals of test cricket.  England cricketers have performed such a feat on seven occasions

NoPlayerCen5WITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AW Greig1486/164Englandv West IndiesBridgetown06 Mar 1974
2IT Botham1035/73Englandv New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1978
3IT Botham1088/34Englandv PakistanLord’s15 Jun 1978
4IT Botham1146/58, 7/48Englandv IndiaWankhede15 Feb 1980
5IT Botham149*6/95Englandv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
6IT Botham1385/59Englandv New ZealandWellington20 Jan 1984
7AAP Atkinson1185/62Englandv Sri LankaLord’s29 Aug 2024
        
1MH Mankad1845/196Indiav EnglandLord’s19 Jun 1952
2PR Umrigar172*5/107Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain04 Apr 1962
3R Ashwin1035/156Indiav West IndiesWankhede22 Nov 2011
4R Ashwin1137/83Indiav West IndiesNorth Sound21 Jul 2016
5R Ashwin1065/43Indiav EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
6RA Jadeja175*5/41Indiav Sri LankaMohali04 Mar 2022
7RA Jadeja1125/41Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
8R Ashwin1136/88Indiav BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024

As far as R Ashwin is concerned, he performed such a feat on fourth occasion. He  became the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat on four or more occasions. IT Botham of England has performed the feat on five occasions.

NoPlayerCen5WITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1IT Botham1035/73Englandv New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1978
2IT Botham1088/34Englandv PakistanLord’s15 Jun 1978
3IT Botham1146/58, 7/48Englandv IndiaWankhede15 Feb 1980
4IT Botham149*6/95Englandv AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981
5IT Botham1385/59Englandv New ZealandWellington20 Jan 1984
        
1R Ashwin1035/156Indiav West IndiesWankhede22 Nov 2011
2R Ashwin1137/83Indiav West IndiesNorth Sound21 Jul 2016
3R Ashwin1065/43Indiav EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
4R Ashwin1136/88Indiav BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024

The following table lists the occasions of a spin bowler performing the feat of scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.  R Ashwin is the only spin bowler to perform such a feat on four occasions.

NoPlayerCen5WITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1GS Sobers1045/63West Indiesv IndiaKingston13 Apr 1962
2GS Sobers1745/41West Indiesv EnglandLeeds04 Aug 1966
        
1Mushtaq Mohammad2015/49Pakistanv New ZealandDunedin07 Feb 1973
2Mushtaq Mohammad1215/28Pakistanv West IndiesPort of Spain01 Apr 1977
        
1R Ashwin1035/156Indiav West IndiesWankhede22 Nov 2011
2R Ashwin1137/83Indiav West IndiesNorth Sound21 Jul 2016
3R Ashwin1065/43Indiav EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
4R Ashwin1136/88Indiav BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024
        
1RA Jadeja175*5/41Indiav Sri LankaMohali04 Mar 2022
2RA Jadeja1125/41Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
        
1Shakib Al Hasan1446/82Bangladeshv PakistanMirpur17 Dec 2011
2Shakib Al Hasan1375/80, 5/44Bangladeshv ZimbabweKhulna03 Nov 2014

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 37th five wicket haul and he now shares the second place for most five wicket hauls by a bowler in the annals of test cricket with SK Warne of Australia.  M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 67 five wicket hauls

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 37th five wicket haul and he now shares the second place for most five wicket hauls by a spin bowler in the annals of test cricket with SK Warne of Australia.  M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 67 five wicket hauls

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 29th five wicket haul on home soil and he now owns the second place for most five wicket hauls by a bowler on home soil in the annals of test cricket with SK Warne of Australia.  M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 45 five wicket hauls on home soil

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 31st five wicket haul on home soil in winning tests and he now owns the second place for most five wicket hauls by a bowler on home soil in winning tests. M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 41 five wicket hauls on home soil in winning tests

R Ashwin’s 6 for 88 in the second innings of this test provides his 37th five wicket haul and he now owns the second place for most five wicket hauls by a spin bowler in the annals of test cricket with SK Warne of Australia.  M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka occupies the first place with 45 five wicket hauls on home soil

R Ashwin’s six wickets in this test fetched him 298 wickets ion home soil in winning tests. He requires two more wickets for hid 300 wickets. If he gets it, he would become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets in winning tests on home soil. Muralitharan has captured 305 wickets in winning tests on home soil.

R Ashwin’s six wickets fetched him 73 wickets in the fourth innings of a test on home soil. He became the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 70 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test on home soil. Others are – SK Warne {77}, HMRKB Herath {72} and NM Lyon {70}

R Ashwin now occupies the second place in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets on home soil in the fourth innings of a test with 73 wickets to his credit. SK Warne with 77 wickets occupies the first place. R Ashwin went past HMRKB Herath who had 72 wickets to occupy the second place.

R Ashwin’s six wickets in the fourth innings of this test fetched 99 wickets. He owns the Indian record for most wickets in the fourth innings of the test. He went past A Kumble who has 94 wickets to his credit in the fourth innings of a test.

Najmal Hossain Shanto scored 82 in this test which went in vain to provide the 228th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause. It also provides the 27th occasion of a Bangladeh batsman’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause against India.

Najmal Hossain Shanto scored 82 in this test which went in vain to provide the 109th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause on away soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Bangladeh batsman’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause against India on away soil..

Najmal Hossain Shanto scored 82 in this test which went in vain to provide the 29th occasion of a Bangladesh captain’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause. It also provides the third occasion of a Bangladeh captain’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause against India.

Najmal Hossain Shanto scored 82 in this test which went in vain to provide the 17th occasion of a Bangladesh captain’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause on away soil. It also provides the second occasion of a Bangladeh captain’s fifty in a test innings in a losing cause against India on away soil..

India won this test by 280 runs to provide the tenth occasion of India winning a test by 250 plus runs margin  on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon434 runsv EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
2Indiawon372 runsv New ZealandWankhede03 Dec 2021
3Indiawon337 runsv South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
4Indiawon321 runsv New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
5Indiawon320 runsv AustraliaMohali17 Oct 2008
6Indiawon317 runsv EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
7Indiawon280 runsv BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024
8Indiawon280 runsv South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
9Indiawon259 runsv Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
10Indiawon255 runsv West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988

India won this test by 280 runs to provide the third occasion of India winning a test by 250 plus runs margin at Chennai. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon317 runsv EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
2Indiawon280 runsv BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024
3Indiawon255 runsv West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988

India won this test by 280 runs to provide the 16th occasion of India winning a test by 250 plus runs margin..  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon434 runsv EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024
2Indiawon372 runsv New ZealandWankhede03 Dec 2021
3Indiawon337 runsv South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
4Indiawon321 runsv New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
5Indiawon320 runsv AustraliaMohali17 Oct 2008
6Indiawon318 runsv West IndiesNorth Sound22 Aug 2019
7Indiawon317 runsv EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021
8Indiawon304 runsv Sri LankaGalle26 Jul 2017
9Indiawon280 runsv BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024
10Indiawon280 runsv South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
11Indiawon279 runsv EnglandLeeds19 Jun 1986
12Indiawon278 runsv Sri LankaCol-PSS20 Aug 2015
13Indiawon272 runsv New ZealandAuckland07 Mar 1968
14Indiawon259 runsv Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
15Indiawon257 runsv West IndiesKingston30 Aug 2019
16Indiawon255 runsv West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988

India has won 179 tests and lost 178 tests at the conclusion of the first test against Bangladesh at Chennai.  India became the fifth team in the annals of test cricket to win more tests than the tests it has lost. Australia, England, South Africa and Pakistan are the four teams to win more tests than the tests it has lost

NoTeamSpanMatWonLostTiedDraw
1Australia1877-20248664142322218
2England1877-202410773973250355
3South Africa1899-20244661791610126
4India1932-20245801791781222
5Pakistan1952-20244581481440166