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Indian bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings

Indian bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings

JJ Bumrah of India captured six wickets conceding 61 runs in the third innings of the Cape Town test against South Africa to provide the 145th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings of a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1L Amar Singh44.4130860701v EnglandChennai10 Feb 1934
2L Amar Singh25.1110350602v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1936
3DG Phadkar45.3101590701v West IndiesChennai27 Jan 1949
4SG Shinde35.3090910601v EnglandDelhi02 Nov 1951
5MH Mankad38.5150550801v EnglandChennai06 Feb 1952
6MH Mankad47.0270520802v PakistanDelhi16 Oct 1952
7SP Gupte66.0151620702v West IndiesPort of Spain21 Jan 1953
8PR Umrigar58.0250740602v PakistanBahawalpur15 Jan 1955
9GS Ramchand28.0100490601v PakistanKarachi26 Feb 1955
10SP Gupte76.4351280702v New ZealandHyd-LBS19 Nov 1955
11SP Gupte33.5070900602v New ZealandEden Gardens28 Dec 1955
12Ghulam Ahmed20.3060490701v AustraliaEden Gardens02 Nov 1956
13SP Gupte34.3111020901v West IndiesKanpur12 Dec 1958
14JM Patel35.5160690902v AustraliaKanpur19 Dec 1959
15RG Nadkarni51.0111050602v AustraliaBrabourne01 Jan 1960
16SA Durani36.0091050602v EnglandChennai10 Jan 1962
17RG Nadkarni54.4210910603v AustraliaChennai02 Oct 1964
18SA Durani28.0110730601v AustraliaEden Gardens17 Oct 1964
19RB Desai25.0090560601v New ZealandBrabourne12 Mar 1965
20S Venkataraghavan51.1260720801v New ZealandDelhi19 Mar 1965
21BS Chandrasekhar61.5171570702v West IndiesBrabourne13 Dec 1966
22S Abid Ali17.0×8020550601v AustraliaAdelaide23 Dec 1967
23EAS Prasanna34.0×8061410602v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1967
24EAS Prasanna33.4×8091040603v AustraliaBrisbane19 Jan 1968
25EAS Prasanna40.0110940603v New ZealandDunedin15 Feb 1968
26BS Bedi47.3111270601v New ZealandChristchurch22 Feb 1968
27RG Nadkarni30.0120430603v New ZealandWellington29 Feb 1968
28BS Bedi30.5160420604v New ZealandBrabourne25 Sep 1969
29S Venkataraghavan30.1080740603v New ZealandNagpur03 Oct 1969
30BS Bedi50.0190980702v AustraliaEden Gardens12 Dec 1969
31EAS Prasanna31.0140740603v AustraliaChennai24 Dec 1969
32BS Chandrasekhar18.1030380603v EnglandThe Oval19 Aug 1971
33BS Chandrasekhar41.5180790802v EnglandDelhi20 Dec 1972
34BS Chandrasekhar38.5090900601v EnglandChennai12 Jan 1973
35BS Bedi64.2080260601v EnglandLord’s20 Jun 1974
36BS Chandrasekhar30.0060940601v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976
37EAS Prasanna23.0050760803v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976
38BS Chandrasekhar32.2081200601v West IndiesPort of Spain07 Apr 1976
39BS Chandrasekhar31.2070760602v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
40BS Bedi21.3040710604v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
41BS Chandrasekhar14.1×8020520602v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1977
42BS Chandrasekhar20.0×8030520604v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1977
43DR Doshi43.0101030601v AustraliaChennai11 Sep 1979
44N Kapil Dev28.0050630602v PakistanKanpur25 Dec 1979
45N Kapil Dev23.4070560703v PakistanChennai15 Jan 1980
46N Kapil Dev31.0060910601v EnglandEden Gardens01 Jan 1982
47DR Doshi47.1171020601v EnglandManchester24 Jun 1982
48N Kapil Dev38.4032200702v PakistanFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
49N Kapil Dev30.5070850801v PakistanLahore23 Jan 1983
50N Kapil Dev31.0020770602v West IndiesDelhi29 Oct 1983
51N Kapil Dev30.3060830903v West IndiesAhmedabad12 Nov 1983
52L Sivaramakrishnan31.2100640601v EnglandWankhede28 Nov 1984
53L Sivaramakrishnan46.0101170603v EnglandWankhede28 Nov 1984
54L Sivaramakrishnan49.1170990602v EnglandDelhi12 Dec 1984
55N Kapil Dev38.0061060801v AustraliaAdelaide13 Dec 1985
56C Sharma24.0040580603v EnglandBirmingham03 Jul 1986
57Maninder Singh17.4040510703v Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986
58RMH Binny25.1080560602v PakistanEden Gardens11 Feb 1987
55Maninder Singh18.2080270701v PakistanBengaluru13 Mar 1987
60ND Hirwani18.3030610802v West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988
61ND Hirwani15.2030750804v West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988
62ND Hirwani30.0100590604v New ZealandBengaluru12 Nov 1988
63N Kapil Dev33.0070840602v West IndiesKingston28 Apr 1989
64M Prabhakar42.3041320602v PakistanFaisalabad23 Nov 1989
65SLV Raju17.5130120602v Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990
66A Kumble44.0220530603v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
67A Kumble21.0070640603v EnglandChennai11 Feb 1993
68A Kumble27.3090590703v Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994
69SLV Raju32.3090870603v Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994
70ND Hirwani31.0100590602v New ZealandCuttack08 Nov 1995
71J Srinath11.5040210604v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
72BKV Prasad35.0061040601v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
73A Kumble41.3080980602v AustraliaBengaluru25 Mar 1998
74A Kumble24.5070700601v PakistanChennai28 Jan 1999
75BKV Prasad10.2050330603v PakistanChennai28 Jan 1999
76A Kumble26.3090741004v PakistanDelhi04 Feb 1999
77J Srinath27.0060860803v PakistanEden Gardens16 Feb 1999
78J Srinath22.0090450602v New ZealandMohali10 Oct 1999
79A Kumble26.5050670603v New ZealandKanpur22 Oct 1999
80A Kumble68.4151430602v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
81Harbhajan Singh37.5071230701v AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
82Harbhajan Singh30.3080730604v AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
83Harbhajan Singh38.2061330701v AustraliaChennai18 Mar 2001
84Harbhajan Singh41.5200840803v AustraliaChennai18 Mar 2001
85J Srinath30.0060760601v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
86A Kumble28.4060810603v EnglandMohali03 Dec 2001
87A Kumble51.0131150701v EnglandAhmedabad11 Dec 2001
88Harbhajan Singh31.0050620603v ZimbabweDelhi28 Feb 2002
89Harbhajan Singh28.3120480703v West IndiesWankhede09 Oct 2002
90AB Agarkar16.2020410603v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
91A Kumble51.0081760602v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2003
92A Kumble46.5071410802v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2004
93A Kumble30.0100720603v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004
94Harbhajan Singh30.1050780603v AustraliaBengaluru06 Oct 2004
95A Kumble17.3040480701v AustraliaChennai14 Oct 2004
96A Kumble47.0081330603v AustraliaChennai14 Oct 2004
97A Kumble54.0131310601v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
98Harbhajan Singh30.0030870703v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
99IK Pathan15.0050510603v BangladeshDhaka10 Dec 2004
100A Kumble38.0160630704v PakistanEden Gardens16 Mar 2005
101Harbhajan Singh51.5091520601v PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005
102IK Pathan15.2040590701v ZimbabweHarare20 Sep 2005
103A Kumble28.0060720602v Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005
104Harbhajan Singh22.2030620702v Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005
105A Kumble22.4030780604v West IndiesKingston30 Jun 2006
106Harbhajan Singh40.3081020602v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008
107Harbhajan Singh28.0020630603v New ZealandHamilton18 Mar 2009
108Z Khan20.3020870703v BangladeshMirpur24 Jan 2010
109Harbhajan Singh38.0011200703v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
110I Sharma21.5070550602v West IndiesBridgetown28 Jun 2011
111PP Ojha34.2090720601v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
112R Ashwin21.3050470603v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
113PP Ojha27.0050470603v West IndiesWankhede22 Nov 2011
114R Ashwin16.3050310602v New ZealandHyderabad23 Aug 2012
115R Ashwin26.5090540603v New ZealandHyderabad23 Aug 2012
116R Ashwin42.0121030701v AustraliaChennai22 Feb 2013
117RA Jadeja58.2151380602v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
118I Sharma33.4041340601v New ZealandAuckland06 Feb 2014
119I Sharma17.0030510601v New ZealandWellington14 Feb 2014
120B Kumar31.0100820602v EnglandLord’s17 Jul 2014
121I Sharma23.0060740704v EnglandLord’s17 Jul 2014
122R Ashwin13.4020460601v Sri LankaGalle12 Aug 2015
123R Ashwin29.5070660704v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
124R Ashwin25.0080830703v West IndiesNorth Sound21 Jul 2016
125R Ashwin35.3051320604v New ZealandKanpur22 Sep 2016
126R Ashwin27.2050810602v New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
127R Ashwin13.5020590704v New ZealandIndore08 Oct 2016
128R Ashwin44.0041120601v EnglandWankhede08 Dec 2016
129R Ashwin20.3030550603v EnglandWankhede08 Dec 2016
130RA Jadeja25.0050480703v EnglandChennai16 Dec 2016
131RA Jadeja21.4010630602v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017
132R Ashwin12.4040410604v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017
133UT Yadav26.4030880601v West IndiesHyderabad12 Oct 2018
134Mohd Shami24.0080560603v AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2018
135JJ Bumrah15.5040330602v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2018
136JJ Bumrah12.1030270602v West IndiesKingston30 Aug 2019
137R Ashwin46.2111450702v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
138R Ashwin17.3020610603v EnglandChennai05 Feb 2021
139AR Patel21.4060380601v EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 2021
140SN Thakur17.5030610702v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
141RA Jadeja12.1010420703v AustraliaDelhi17 Feb 2023
142R Ashwin47.2150910601v AustraliaAhmedabad09 Mar 2023
143R Ashwin21.3070710703v West IndiesRoseau12 Jul 2023
144Mohd Siraj09.0030150601v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024
145JJ Bumrah13.500610603v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024

JJ Bumrah of India captured six wickets conceding 61 runs in the third innings of the Cape Town test against South Africa to provide the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings of a test match. Against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1A Kumble44.0220530603v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2J Srinath11.5040210604v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
3BKV Prasad35.0061040601v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4A Kumble68.4151430602v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
5J Srinath30.0060760601v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
6A Kumble54.0131310601v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
7Harbhajan Singh30.0030870703v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
8Harbhajan Singh38.0011200703v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
9RA Jadeja58.2151380602v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
10R Ashwin29.5070660704v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
11R Ashwin46.2111450702v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
12SN Thakur17.5030610702v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
13Mohd Siraj09.0030150601v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024
14JJ Bumrah13.500610603v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024

The following table lists the seven occasions of two Indian bowlers capturing six or more wickets in the either innings of a test match

NoNoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
11BS Chandrasekhar30.0060940601v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976
 2EAS Prasanna23.0050760803v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976
           
21BS Chandrasekhar31.2070760602v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
 2BS Bedi21.3040710604v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
           
31A Kumble24.5070700601v PakistanChennai28 Jan 1999
 2BKV Prasad10.2050330603v PakistanChennai28 Jan 1999
           
41PP Ojha34.2090720601v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
 2R Ashwin21.3050470603v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
           
51B Kumar31.0100820602v EnglandLord’s17 Jul 2014
 2I Sharma23.0060740704v EnglandLord’s17 Jul 2014
           
61RA Jadeja21.4010630602v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017
 2R Ashwin12.4040410604v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017
           
71Mohd Siraj09.0030150601v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024
 2JJ Bumrah13.500610603v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024

The following table lists the two occasions of two Indian pace bowlers capturing six or more wickets in the either innings of a test matc

NoNoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
11B Kumar31.0100820602v EnglandLord’s17 Jul 2014
 2I Sharma23.0060740704v EnglandLord’s17 Jul 2014
           
 1Mohd Siraj09.0030150601v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024
 2JJ Bumrah13.500610603v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024

The following table lists the four occasions of two Indian spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in the either innings of a test match

NoNoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
11BS Chandrasekhar30.0060940601v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976
 2EAS Prasanna23.0050760803v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976
           
21BS Chandrasekhar31.2070760602v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
 2BS Bedi21.3040710604v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977
           
31PP Ojha34.2090720601v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
 2R Ashwin21.3050470603v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
           
41RA Jadeja21.4010630602v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017
 2R Ashwin12.4040410604v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017

The following table lists the occasions of and Indian spin bowler and a pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in the either innings of a test match

NoNoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
31A Kumble24.5070700601v PakistanChennai28 Jan 1999
 2BKV Prasad10.2050330603v PakistanChennai28 Jan 1999

The following table lists the two occasions of an Indian left arm spin bowler and a right arm spin capturing six or more wickets in the either innings of a test match

NoNoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
11PP Ojha34.2090720601v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
 2R Ashwin21.3050470603v West IndiesDelhi06 Nov 2011
           
21RA Jadeja21.4010630602v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017
 2R Ashwin12.4040410604v AustraliaBengaluru04 Mar 2017


Bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in an innings on their test debut

Bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in an innings on their test debut

Aamer Jamal of Pakistan captured six wickets conceding 111 runs in the first innings at Melbourne in Dec 2023 against Australia to provide the 70th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1TK Kendall33.1×41205574AusEngMelbourne15 Mar 1877
2WH Cooper61.0×41912063AusEngMelbourne31 Dec 1881
3CTB Turner18.0×41101561AusEngSydney28 Jan 1887
4WH Ashley43.1×41809571SAFEngCape Town25 Mar 1889
5F Martin27.0×50905061EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
6F Martin30.2×51205263EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
7WH Lockwood45.0×51110162EngAusLord’s17 Jul 1893
8AE Trott27.01004384AusEngAdelaide11 Jan 1895
9MA Noble17.00104963AusEngMelbourne01 Jan 1898
10GHT S-Hayward16.00304361EngSAFJohannesburg01 Jan 1910
11AE Hall37.31206374SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1923
12GM Parker37.00215261SAFEngBirmingham14 Jun 1924
13CV Grimmett19.4×80303764AusEngSydney27 Feb 1925
14AJ Bell30.40709961SAFEngLord’s29 Jun 1929
15James Langridge17.00405673EngWinManchester22 Jul 1933
16CS Marriott29.20605963EngWinThe Oval12 Aug 1933
17FA Ward46.0×81610263AusEngBrisbane04 Dec 1936
18AV Bedser29.11104971EngIndLord’s22 Jun 1946
19JC Laker37.00910371EngWinBridgetown21 Jan 1948
20CN McCarthy12.0×80204364SAFEngDurban16 Dec 1948
21TE Bailey32.30611862EngNZlLeeds11 Jun 1949
22GF Cresswell41.20616862NZlEngThe Oval13 Aug 1949
23AL Valentine50.01410481WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
24AM Moir56.31615562NZlEngChristchurch17 Mar 1951
25PM Pollock20.30803864SAFNZlDurban08 Dec 1961
26SF Burke53.51912861SAFNZlCape Town01 Jan 1962
27LJ Coldwell41.01308563EngPakLord’s21 Jun 1962
28Arif Butt21.3×80108962PakAusMelbourne04 Dec 1964
29S Abid Ali17.0×80205561IndAusAdelaide23 Dec 1967
30Mohd Nazir30.10309972PakNZlKarachi24 Oct 1969
31RAL Massie32.50708481AusEngLord’s22 Jun 1972
32RAL Massie27.20905383AusEngLord’s22 Jun 1972
33JK Lever23.00604672EngIndDelhi17 Dec 1976
34RM Hogg28.00807462AusEngBrisbane01 Dec 1978
35DR Doshi43.01010361IndAusChennai11 Sep 1979
36PL Taylor26.00707862AusEngSydney10 Jan 1987
37AIC Dodemaide28.31005863AusNZlMelbourne26 Dec 1987
38ND Hirwani18.30306182IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
39ND Hirwani15.20307584IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
40PM Such33.30906761EngAusManchester03 Jun 1993
41DG Cork19.30504374EngWinLord’s22 Jun 1995
42L Klusener21.30406484SAFIndEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
43Mohd Zahid20.00306673PakNZlRawalpindi28 Nov 1996
44FA Rose33.00710062WinIndKingston06 Mar 1997
45UDU Chandana47.50717962SrlPakDhaka12 Mar 1999
46Naimur Rahman44.30913262BanIndDhaka10 Nov 2000
47Manjural Islam35.01208162BanZimBulawayo19 Apr 2001
48RL Johnson12.00403362EngZimCh-le-St05 Jun 2003
49RJ Kirtley16.20703464EngSAFNottingham14 Aug 2003
50DJG Sammy21.30206673WinEngManchester07 Jun 2007
51JJ Krejza43.50121581AusIndNagpur06 Nov 2008
52Tanvir Ahmed28.00612061PakSAFAbu Dhabi20 Nov 2010
53Elias Sunny23.00009462BanWinChattogram21 Oct 2011
54R Ashwin21.30504763IndWinDelhi06 Nov 2011
55PJ Cummins29.00507963AusSAFJohannesburg17 Nov 2011
56M de Lange23.20308171SAFSrlDurban26 Dec 2011
57Sohag Gazi23.20207463BanWinMirpur13 Nov 2012
58KJ Abbott11.40402972SAFPakCenturion22 Feb 2013
59MH Miraz39.50708061BanEngChattogram20 Oct 2016
60C de Grandhomme15.50504161NZlPakChristchurch17 Nov 2016
61L Ngidi12.20303964SAFIndCenturion13 Jan 2018
62Bilal Asif21.30703662PakAusDubai (DSC)07 Oct 2018
63P Jayawickrama32.00709262SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021
64SM Boland04.01000763AusEngMelbourne26 Dec 2021
65NGRP Jayasuriya36.00311861SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
66NGRP Jayasuriya16.00205963SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
67WG Jacks40.30516162EngPakRawalpindi1 Dec 2022
68Abrar Ahmed22.00111471PakEngMultan09 Dec 2022
69T Murphy47.01212472AusIndNagpur09 Feb 2023
70Aamer Jamal20.20111161PakAusPerth14 Dec 2023

Aamer Jamal of Pakistan captured six wickets conceding 111 runs in the first innings at Melbourne in Dec 2023 against Australia to provide the seventh occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing six or more wickets on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Arif Butt21.3×80108962PakAusMelbourne04 Dec 1964
2Mohd Nazir30.10309972PakNZlKarachi24 Oct 1969
3Mohd Zahid20.00306673PakNZlRawalpindi28 Nov 1996
4Tanvir Ahmed28.00612061PakSAFAbu Dhabi20 Nov 2010
5Bilal Asif21.30703662PakAusDubai (DSC)07 Oct 2018
6Abrar Ahmed22.00111471PakEngMultan09 Dec 2022
7Aamer Jamal20.20111161PakAusPerth14 Dec 2023

Aamer Jamal of Pakistan captured six wickets conceding 111 runs in the first innings at Melbourne in Dec 2023 against Australia to provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets on his test debut against Australis. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin27.0×50905061EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2F Martin30.2×51205263EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
3WH Lockwood45.0×51110162EngAusLord’s17 Jul 1893
4Arif Butt21.3×80108962PakAusMelbourne04 Dec 1964
5S Abid Ali17.0×80205561IndAusAdelaide23 Dec 1967
6DR Doshi43.01010361IndAusChennai11 Sep 1979
7PM Such33.30906761EngAusManchester03 Jun 1993
8Bilal Asif21.30703662PakAusDubai (DSC)07 Oct 2018
9NGRP Jayasuriya36.00311861SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
10NGRP Jayasuriya16.00205963SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
11Aamer Jamal20.20111161PakAusPerth14 Dec 2023

Aamer Jamal of Pakistan captured six wickets conceding 111 runs in the first innings at Melbourne in Dec 2023 against Australia to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing six or more wickets on his test debut against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Bilal Asif21.30703662PakAusDubai (DSC)07 Oct 2018
2Aamer Jamal20.20111161PakAusPerth14 Dec 2023

F  Ward, RAL Massie, ND Hirwani and NGRP Jayasuriya are the four bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in both innings of a test match

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin27.0×50905061EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2F Martin30.2×51205263EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
           
1RAL Massie32.50708481AusEngLord’s22 Jun 1972
2RAL Massie27.20905383AusEngLord’s22 Jun 1972
           
1ND Hirwani18.30306182IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
2ND Hirwani15.20307584IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
           
1NGRP Jayasuriya36.00311861SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
2NGRP Jayasuriya16.00205963SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022

F  Ward and NGRP Jayasuriya have captured six or more wickets in both innings of a test match against Australia

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin27.0×50905061EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2F Martin30.2×51205263EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
           
1NGRP Jayasuriya36.00311861SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
2NGRP Jayasuriya16.00205963SrlAusGalle08 Jul 2022
Opening batsmen dismissed for a duck on their test debut

Opening batsmen dismissed for a duck on their test debut

Saim Ayub of Pakistan was dismissed for a duck in the just concluded test against Australia at Perth to provide the 82nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a duck on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1A Hill04EngAusMelbourne15 Mar 1877
2GF Grace04EngAusThe Oval06 Sep 1880
3RG Barlow01EngAusMelb0ourne31 Dec 1881
4Hon.IFW Bligh02EngAusMelbourne30 Dec 1882
5A Rose-Innes01SAFEngGqeberha12 Mar 1889
6HR Butt03EngSAFGqeberha13 Feb 1896
7AR Richards03SAFEngCape Town21 Mar 1896
8HW Taylor02SAFAusManchester27 May 1912
9CAG Russell02EngAusSydney17 Dec 1920
10JP Duminy01SAFEngJohannesburg24 Dec 1927
11G Challenor03EngEngLord’s23 Jun 1928
12J Arnold02EngNZlLord’s27 Jun 1931
13GM Carew01WinEngBridgetown08 Jan 1935
14RS Grant03WinEngBridgetown08 Jan 1935
15CIJ Smith04EngWinBridgetown08 Jan 1935
16KL Wishart04WinEngGeorgetown14 Feb 1935
17CL Badcock04AusEngBrisbane04 Dec 1936
18L Hutton01EngNZlLord’s26 Jun 1937
19JB Stollmeyer03WinEngLord’s24 Jun 1939
20KD Meuleman02AusNZlWellington29 Mar 1946
21GM Emmett03EngAusManchester08 Jul 1948
22MR Rege03IndWinChennai27 Jan 1949
23J Moroney01AusSAFJohannesburg24 Dec 1949
24JG Leggat02NZlWinAuckland15 Feb 1952
25DK Gaekwad03IndEngLeeds05 Jun 1952
26MC Frederick01WinEngKingston15 Jan 1954
27Alimuddin03PakEngLord’s10 Jun 1954
28GL Gibbs03WinAusKingston26 Mar 1955
29AJ Pithey04SAFEngDurban25 Jan 1957
30NS Asgarali01WinEngLord’s20 Jun 1957
31MJK Smith01EngNZlBirmingham05 Jun 1958
32KS Indrajitsinhji04IndAusChennai02 Oct 1964
33C Milburn02EngWinManchester02 Jun 1966
34GM Turner01NZlWinAuckland27 Feb 1969
35KH Eastwood04AusEngSydney12 Feb 1971
36JM Brearley02EngWinNottingham03 Jun 1976
37Rizwan-uz-Zaman02PakAusPerth13 Nov 1981
38K Srikkanth01IndEngWankhede27 Nov 1981
39G Cook04EngSrlColo-PSS17 Feb 1982
40CL Smith01EngNZlLord’s11 Aug 1983
41BC Broad03EngWinLord’s28 Jun 1984
42KR Rutherford02NZlWinPort of Spain29 Mar 1985
43KR Rutherford04NZlWinPort of Spain29 Mar 1985
44WN Slack03EngWinPort of Spain07 Mar 1986
45PA Horne04NZlWinChristchurch12 Mar 1987
46Saeed Anwar01PakWinFaisalabad23 Nov 1990
47Saeed Anwar03PakWinFaisalabad23 Nov 1990
48CP Senanayake02SrlNZlWellington31 Jan 1991
49AC Hudson04SAFWinBridgetown18 Apr 1992
50SJ Cook01SAFIndDurban13 Nov 1992
51Shakeel Ahmed jnr02PakWinSt John’s01 May 1993
52MH Dekker04ZimPakKarachi01 Dec 1993
53DJ Murray03NZlSAFJohannesburg25 Nov 1994
54MTG Elliott01AusWinBrisbane22 Nov 1996
55DP Viljoen01ZimPakBulawayo14 Mar 1998
56DP Viljoen03ZimPakBulawayo14 Mar 1998
57GFJ Liebenberg02SAFSrlCenturion27 Mar 1998
58SP James03EngSAFLord’s18 Jun 1998
59MD Bell04NZlIndWellington26 Dec 1998
60DJ Gandhi01IndNZlMohali10 Oct 1999
61LV Garrick01WinSAFKingston19 Apr 2001
62Naved Latif01PakWinSharjah31 Jan 2002
63BG Rogers04ZimBanChattogram06 Jan 2005
64SM Warnapura02SrlBanCol-SSC25 Jun 2007
65AJ Redmond01NZlEngLord’s15 May 2008
66NT Paranavitana01SrlPakKarachi21 Feb 2009
67PJ Hughes01AusSAFJohannesburg26 Feb 2009
68KC Brathwaite04WinPakBasseterre20 May 2011
69FDM Karunaratne02SrlNZlGalle17 Nov 2012
70Shan Masood04PakSAFAbu Dhabi14 Oct 2013
71R Chandrika02WinAusKingston11 Jun 2015
72R Chandrika04WinAusKingston11 Jun 2015
73KK Jennings03EngIndWankhede08 Dec 2016
74TB de Bruyn01SAFNZlHamilton25 Mar 2017
75ML Udawatte01SrlWinGros Islet14 Jun 2018
76Saif Hassan01BanPakRawalpindi07 Feb 2020
77Abdul Malik (1)01AfgZimAbu Dhabi02 Mar 2021
78Abdul Malik (1)03AfgZimAbu Dhabi02 Mar 2021
79Mahmudul Hasan Joy02BanPakMirpur04 Dec 2021
70Mohammad Naim02BanNZlChristchurch09 Jan 2022
71SJ Erwee03SAFNZlChristchurch17 Feb 2022
82Saim Ayub01PakAusSydney03 Jan 2024

Saim Ayub of Pakistan was dismissed for a duck in the just concluded test against Australia at Perth to provide the eighth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a duck on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Alimuddin03PakEngLord’s10 Jun 1954
2Rizwan-uz-Zaman02PakAusPerth13 Nov 1981
3Saeed Anwar01PakWinFaisalabad23 Nov 1990
4Saeed Anwar03PakWinFaisalabad23 Nov 1990
5Shakeel Ahmed jnr02PakWinSt John’s01 May 1993
6Naved Latif01PakWinSharjah31 Jan 2002
7Shan Masood04PakSAFAbu Dhabi14 Oct 2013
8Saim Ayub01PakAusSydney03 Jan 2024

Saim Ayub of Pakistan was dismissed for a duck in the just concluded test against Australia at Perth to provide the 13th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a duck on his test debut against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1A Hill04EngAusMelbourne15 Mar 1877
2GF Grace04EngAusThe Oval06 Sep 1880
3RG Barlow01EngAusMelb0ourne31 Dec 1881
4Hon.IFW Bligh02EngAusMelbourne30 Dec 1882
5HW Taylor02SAFAusManchester27 May 1912
6CAG Russell02EngAusSydney17 Dec 1920
7GM Emmett03EngAusManchester08 Jul 1948
8GL Gibbs03WinAusKingston26 Mar 1955
9KS Indrajitsinhji04IndAusChennai02 Oct 1964
10Rizwan-uz-Zaman02PakAusPerth13 Nov 1981
11R Chandrika02WinAusKingston11 Jun 2015
12R Chandrika04WinAusKingston11 Jun 2015
13Saim Ayub01PakAusSydney03 Jan 2024

Saim Ayub of Pakistan was dismissed for a duck in the just concluded test against Australia at Perth to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a duck on his test debut against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Rizwan-uz-Zaman02PakAusPerth13 Nov 1981
2Saim Ayub01PakAusSydney03 Jan 2024

The following five opening batsmen collected a pair on test debut – dismissed for ducks in both innings of a test match.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1KR Rutherford02NZlWinPort of Spain29 Mar 1985
2KR Rutherford04NZlWinPort of Spain29 Mar 1985
        
1Saeed Anwar01PakWinFaisalabad23 Nov 1990
2Saeed Anwar03PakWinFaisalabad23 Nov 1990
        
1DP Viljoen01ZimPakBulawayo14 Mar 1998
2DP Viljoen03ZimPakBulawayo14 Mar 1998
        
1R Chandrika02WinAusKingston11 Jun 2015
2R Chandrika04WinAusKingston11 Jun 2015
        
1Abdul Malik (1)01AfgZimAbu Dhabi02 Mar 2021
2Abdul Malik (1)03AfgZimAbu Dhabi02 Mar 2021
Cricketer scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the same test in the annals of test cricket

Cricketer scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the same test in the annals of test cricket

Aamer Jamal of Pakistan scored 82 and captured 6 for 69 in the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney to provide the 208th occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the same test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamRunsWicketsOppnMatchGround
1Bates, WEng557/28 + 7/74Aus19/01/1883Melbourne
2Barnes, WEng586/31Aus01/01/1885Melbourne
3Flowers, WEng565/46Aus20/02/1885Sydney
4Barnes, WEng625/32Aus13/08/1888The Ovsl
5Lyons, J JAus555/30Eng21/07/1890Lord’s
6Giffen, GAus537/128Eng14/08/1893The Ovsl
7Giffen, GAus585/76Eng11/01/1895Adelaide
8Trott, A EAus72*8/43Eng11/01/1895Adelaide
9Trumble, HAus565/60Eng29/06/1899Headingley
0Braund, L CEng585/61Aus13/12/1901Sydney
11Trumble, HAus62*6/74Eng17/01/1902Adelaide
12Noble, M AAus565/54Eng14/02/1902Sydney
13Trumble, HAus64*8/65Eng11/08/1902The Ovsl
14Hirst, G HEng58*5/77Aus11/08/1902The Ovsl
15Llewellyn, C BSAF906/92Aus11/10/1902Johannesburg
16Noble, M AAus53*7/100Eng26/02/1904Sydney
17Jackson, F SEng82*5/52Aus29/05/1905Trent Bridge
18Armstrong, W WAus665/122Eng03/07/1905Headingley
19Faulkner, G ASAF78 + 1235/120Eng01/01/1910Johannesburg
20Schwarz, R OSAF615/102Aus09/12/1910Sydney
21Foster, F REng565/92Aus15/12/1911Sydney
22Foster, F REng715/36Aus12/01/1912Adelaide
23Woolley, F EEng625/29 + 5/20Aus19/08/1912The Ovsl
24Fender, P G HEng595/122Aus11/02/1921Melbourne
25Gregory, J MAus516/77SAF05/11/1921Lord’s (SAF)
26Hammond, W REng515/36SAF24/12/1927Johannesburg
27Larwood, HEng706/32Aus30/11/1928Exhibition Ground
28Geary, GEng665/35Aus14/12/1928Sydney
29O’Reilly, W JAus56*5/20SAF15/02/1936Johannesburg
30Mitchell, BSAF72*5/87Aus28/02/1936Kingsmead
31Allen, G O BEng685/36Aus04/12/1936Brisbane
32Constantine, L NWin795/75Eng19/08/1939The Ovsl
33Amarnath, LInd505/118Eng22/06/1946Lord’s
34Miller, K RAus797/60Eng29/11/1946Brisbane
35Compton, D C SEng51*5/70SAF01/01/1949Newlands
36Bailey, T EEng72*6/84NZl23/07/1949Old Trafford
37Miller, K RAus695/26Win25/01/1952Sydney
38Mankad, M HInd72 + 1845/196Eng19/06/1952Lord’s
39Phadkar, D GInd575/72Pak12/12/1952Eden Gardens
40Lindwall, R RAus505/66Eng25/06/1953Lord’s
41Rabone, G ONZl566/68SAF01/01/1954Newlands
42Goddard, T LSAF745/69Eng21/07/1955Headingley
43Atkinson, D S EWin605/66NZl03/03/1956Basin Reserve
44Davidson, A KAus805/135 + 6/87Win09/12/1960Brisbane
45Hall, W WWin505/63Aus09/12/1960Brisbane
46Benaud, RAus775/96Win27/01/1961Adelaide
47Sobers, G S AWin645/120Aus10/02/1961Melbourne
48Umrigar, P RInd56 + 172*5/107Win04/04/1962Queen’s Park Oval
49Hall, W WWin50*5/20Ind04/04/1962Queen’s Park Oval
50Sobers, G S AWin104 + 505/63Ind13/04/1962Sabina Park
51Benaud, RAus516/115Eng30/11/1962Brisbane
52Simpson, R BAus915/57Eng11/01/1963Sydney
53Asif IqbalPak52*5/48NZl22/01/1965Basin Reserve
54Arnold, G GEng595/58Pak24/08/1967The Ovsl
55Surti, R FInd70 + 535/74Aus23/12/1967Adelaide
56Lever, PEng88*5/70Ind05/08/1971Old Trafford
57Greig, A WEng675/24Ind30/12/1972Eden Gardens
58Walters, K DAus815/66Win06/04/1973Bourda
59Boyce, K DWin725/70 + 6/77Eng26/07/1973The Ovsl
60Greig, A WEng515/98 + 5/51NZl20/02/1975Eden Park
61Congdon, B ENZl54 + 545/65Ind24/01/1976Eden Park
62Lever, J KEng537/46Ind17/12/1976Delhi
63Mushtaq MohdPak121 + 565/28Win01/04/1977Trinidad
64Botham, I TEng535/109NZl04/03/1978Eden Park
65Parry, D RWin655/15Aus15/04/1978Trinidad
66Hadlee, R JNZl53*5/104Pak23/02/1979Eden Park
67Kapil DevInd847/56Pak15/01/1980Chepauk
68Hadlee, R JNZl515/34 + 6/68Win08/02/1980Carisbrook
69Botham, I TEng50 + 149*6/95Aus16/07/1981Headingley
70Botham, I TEng675/46Ind10/06/1982Lord’s
71Kapil DevInd895/125Eng10/06/1982Lord’s
72Imran KhanPak657/52Eng29/07/1982Edgbaston
73Imran KhanPak67*5/49Eng26/08/1982Headingley
74Botham, I TEng575/74Pak26/08/1982Headingley
75Lawson, G FAus505/108Eng12/11/1982Perth
76Kapil DevInd735/102Pak23/12/1982Karachi
77Hadlee, R JNZl846/53Eng14/07/1983The Ovsl
78Shastri, R JInd525/75Pak05/10/1983VCA Ground
79Marshall, M DWin546/37Ind10/12/1983Eden Gardens
80Cairns, B LNZl647/143Eng20/01/1984Basin Reserve
81Hadlee, R JNZl995/28Eng03/02/1984AMI Stadium
82Botham, I TEng818/103Win28/06/1984Lord’s
83Botham, I TEng545/72Win09/08/1984The Ovsl
84Marshall, M DWin575/82Aus23/11/1984Brisbane
85Marshall, M DWin555/86Aus22/12/1984Melbourne
86Marshall, M DWin637/80NZl26/04/1985Kensington Oval
87Botham, I TEng855/109Aus27/06/1985Lord’s
88Hadlee, R JNZl549/52 + 6/71Aus08/11/1985Brisbane
89Hadlee, R JNZl686/80Eng07/08/1986Trent Bridge
90Wasim AkramPak666/91Win24/10/1986Iqbal Stadium
91Waugh, S RAus715/69Eng28/11/1986Perth
92Emburey, J EEng697/78Aus10/01/1987Sydney
93Binny, R M HInd52*6/56Pak11/02/1987Eden Gardens
94Abdul QadirPak615/88 + 5/98Eng16/12/1987Karachi
95Dodemaide, A I CAus506/58NZl26/12/1987Melbourne
96Marshall, M DWin726/69Eng02/06/1988Trent Bridge
97Bracewell, J GNZl526/51Ind24/11/1988Mum-WS
98Border, A RAus757/46Win26/01/1989Sydney
99Prabhakar, M MInd54*6/132Pak23/11/1989Iqbal Stadium
100Wasim AkramPak52 + 1235/100Aus19/01/1990Adelaide
101Lewis, C CEng656/111Win25/07/1991Edgbaston
102Ratnayake, R JSrl525/69Eng22/08/1991Lord’s
103Kapil DevInd565/130Aus25/01/1992Adelaide
104Patel, D NNZl58*6/50Zim07/11/1992Harare
105Waugh, S RAus865/28SAF17/03/1994Newlands
106De Freitas, P A JEng51*5/71NZl02/06/1994Trent Bridge
107Nash, D JNZl566/76 + 5/93Eng16/06/1994Lord’s
108Hooper, C LWin81 + 675/116Ind01/12/1994Ground
109Gough, DEng516/49Aus01/01/1995Sydney
110De Villiers, P SSAF66*6/81Pak19/01/1995Johannesburg
111Vaas, W P U J CSrl516/87NZl18/03/1995Carisbrook
112Reiffel, P RAus565/39Srl25/01/1996Adelaide
113Bevan, M GAus85*6/82Win25/01/1997Adelaide
114Saqlain MushtaqPak585/89Srl19/04/1997Col-RPS
115Hooper, C LWin815/26Srl20/06/1997Arnos Vale
116Warne, S KAus536/48Eng03/07/1997Old Trafford
117Reiffel, P RAus54*5/49Eng24/07/1997Headingley
118Cairns, C LNZl71*5/50Zim18/09/1997Harare
119Pollock, S MSAF70*6/50Pak26/02/1998Kingsmead
120Kallis, J HSAF110 + 88*5/90Win02/01/1999Newlands
121Srinath, JInd765/95NZl02/01/1999Seddon Park
122Cairns, C LNZl805/31Eng19/08/1999The Ovsl
123Cairns, C LNZl727/27Win16/12/1999Seddon Park
124Boje, NSAF855/83Ind02/03/2000Bengsluru
125Wasim AkramPak785/45Srl14/06/2000Col-SSC
126Joshi, S BInd925/142Ban10/11/2000Dhaka
127Lee, BAus615/67NZl08/11/2001Brisbane
128Cairns, C LNZl615/146Aus08/11/2001Brisbane
129Friend, T JZim815/31Ban08/11/2001Dhaka
130Pollock, S MSAF55*5/40Ind16/11/2001St George’s Park
131Warne, S KAus636/161SAF08/03/2002Newlands
132Blignaut, A MZim505/79Pak09/11/2002Harare
133Pollock, S MSAF626/39Eng14/08/2003Trent Bridge
134Katich, S MAus526/65Zim17/10/2003Sydney
135Gayle, C H*Win825/34Eng29/07/2004Edgbaston
136Bravo, D J JWin776/55Eng12/08/2004Old Trafford
137Vettori, D LNZl595/152Aus26/11/2004Adelaide
138Mohd RafiqueBan695/65Zim06/01/2005MA Aziz Stadium
139Chigumbura, EZim715/54Ban06/01/2005MA Aziz Stadium
140Gayle, C HWin505/91Pak26/05/2005Kensington Oval
141Flintoff, AEng725/78Aus08/09/2005The Ovsl
142Pathan, I KInd525/58Zim13/09/2005Queens Sports Club
143Bravo, D J JWin646/84Aus25/11/2005Adelaide
144Vettori, D LNZl517/130Srl15/12/2006Basin Reserve
145Lee, BAus595/119Ind02/01/2008Sydney
146Vaas, W P U J CSrl54*5/61Win22/03/2008Providence
147Southee, T GNZl77*5/55Eng22/03/2008McLean Park
148Lee, BAus63*5/59Win30/05/2008Antigua
149Khan, ZInd57*5/91Aus09/10/2008Bengsluru
150Vettori, D LNZl55* + 765/59Ban17/10/2008Chittagong
151Shakib Al HasanBan717/36NZl17/10/2008Chittagong
152Shakib Al HasanBan965/70Srl26/12/2008Dhaka
153Steyn, D WSAF765/87 + 5/67Aus26/12/2008Melbourne
154Shakib Al HasanBan96*5/70Win17/07/2009Grenada
155Broad, S C JEng616/91Aus07/08/2009Headingley
156Swann, G PEng855/110SAF16/12/2009SuperSport Park
157Hauritz, N MAus755/101Pak26/12/2009Melbourne
158Malinga, S LSrl645/50Ind18/07/2010Galle
159Saeed AjmalPak505/82Eng06/08/2010Edgbaston
160Johnson, M GAus626/38Eng16/12/2010Perth
161Bresnan, T TEng905/48Ind29/07/2011Trent Bridge
162Broad, S C JEng646/46Ind29/07/2011Trent Bridge
163Shakib Al HasanBan73 + 555/63Win29/10/2011Dhaka
164Philander, V DSAF615/30Eng16/08/2012Lord’s
165Starc, M AAus68*6/154SAF30/11/2012Perth
166Johnson, M GAus645/42Eng21/11/2013Brisbane
167Shakib Al HasanBan505/148Srl04/02/2014Chittagong
168Kumar, BInd58 + 63*5/82Eng09/07/2014Trent Bridge
169Kumar, BInd526/82Eng17/07/2014Lord’s
170Craig, M DNZl657/94Pak26/11/2014Sharjah
171Ashwin, RInd565/61SAF03/12/2015Delhi
172Perera, M D KSrl646/70Aus04/08/2016Galle
173Jadeja, R AInd50*5/73NZl22/09/2016Green Park
174Ashwin, RInd585/67Eng16/11/2016Vishakapatnam
175Jadeja, R AInd517/48Eng16/12/2016Chepauk
176Jadeja, R AInd54*5/124Aus15/03/2017Ranchi
177Ali, M MEng876/53SAF06/07/2017Lord’s
178Jadeja, R AInd70*5/152Srl03/08/2017Col-SSC
179Ashwin, R AInd545/69Srl03/08/2017Col-SSC
180Ali, M MEng75*5/69SAF04/08/2017Old Trafford
181Shakib Al HasanBan845/68 + 5/85Aus27/08/2017Dhaka
182Stokes, B AEng606/22Win07/09/2017Lord’s
183Perera, M D KSrl585/98Pak06/10/2017Dubai-ICS
184Sikandar RazaZim80 + 895/99Win29/10/2017Queens Sports Club
185Southee, T GNZl506/62Eng30/03/2018Hagley Oval
186Cummins, P JAus505/83SAF30/03/2018Johannesburg
187Holder, J OWin745/41Srl23/06/2018Kensington Oval
188Shakib Al HasanBan546/33Win12/07/2018Sabina Park
189Pandya, H HInd52*5/28Eng18/08/2018Trent Bridge
190J O HolderWin525/56Ind12/10/2018Hyd-RGS
191Mehidy Hasan MirazBan68*5/38Zim11/11/2018Mirpur
192P J CumminsAus636/27Ind26/12/2018Melbourne
193R L ChaseWin548/60Eng23/01/2019The Oval
194Rashid KhanAfg515/55 & 6/49Ban05/09/2019Chittagong
195K A MaharajSAF715/180Eng16/01/2020P Elizabeth
196Sikandar RazaZim727/113Srl27/01/2020Harare
197R L ChaseWin515/172Eng16/07/2020Old Trafford
198S C J BroadEng626/31Win24/07/2020Old Trafford
199Noman AliPak975/86Zim07/05/2021Harare
200M J HenryNZl58*7/23SAF17/02/2022Christchurch
201K A MaharajSAF847/40Ban08/04/2022P Elizabeth
202Shakib Al HasanBan585/96Srl23/05/2022Mirpur
203C GreenAus51*5/27SAF26/12/2022Melbourne
204I S SodhiNZl656/86Pak26/12/2022Karachi
205B A MavutaZim565/140Win04/02/2023Bulawayo
206R A JadejaInd705/47Aus09/02/2023Motera, Nagpur
207A R McBrineIre726/118Ban04/04/2023Dhaka
208Aamer JamalPak826/69Aus03/01/2024Sydney

Aamer Jamal of Pakistan scored 82 and captured 6 for 69 in the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney to provide the twelfth occasion of a Pakstian cricketer scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the same test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamRunsWicketsOppnMatchGround
1Asif IqbalPak52*5/48NZl22/01/1965Basin Reserve
2Mushtaq MohdPak121 + 565/28Win01/04/1977Trinidad
3Imran KhanPak657/52Eng29/07/1982Edgbaston
4Imran KhanPak67*5/49Eng26/08/1982Headingley
5Wasim AkramPak666/91Win24/10/1986Iqbal Stadium
6Abdul QadirPak615/88 + 5/98Eng16/12/1987Karachi
7Wasim AkramPak52 + 1235/100Aus19/01/1990Adelaide
8Saqlain MushtaqPak585/89Srl19/04/1997Col-RPS
9Wasim AkramPak785/45Srl14/06/2000Col-SSC
10Saeed AjmalPak505/82Eng06/08/2010Edgbaston
11Noman AliPak975/86Zim07/05/2021Harare
12Aamer JamalPak826/69Aus03/01/2024Sydney

Aamer Jamal of Pakistan scored 82 and captured 6 for 69 in the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney to provide the 42nd occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the same test in the annals of test cricket against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamRunsWicketsOppnMatchGround
1Bates, WEng557/28 + 7/74Aus19/01/1883Melbourne
2Barnes, WEng586/31Aus01/01/1885Melbourne
3Flowers, WEng565/46Aus20/02/1885Sydney
4Barnes, WEng625/32Aus13/08/1888The Ovsl
5Braund, L CEng585/61Aus13/12/1901Sydney
6Hirst, G HEng58*5/77Aus11/08/1902The Ovsl
7Llewellyn, C BSAF906/92Aus11/10/1902Johannesburg
8Jackson, F SEng82*5/52Aus29/05/1905Trent Bridge
9Schwarz, R OSAF615/102Aus09/12/1910Sydney
10Foster, F REng565/92Aus15/12/1911Sydney
11Foster, F REng715/36Aus12/01/1912Adelaide
12Woolley, F EEng625/29 + 5/20Aus19/08/1912The Ovsl
13Fender, P G HEng595/122Aus11/02/1921Melbourne
14Larwood, HEng706/32Aus30/11/1928Exhibition Ground
15Geary, GEng665/35Aus14/12/1928Sydney
16Mitchell, BSAF72*5/87Aus28/02/1936Kingsmead
17Allen, G O BEng685/36Aus04/12/1936Brisbane
18Hall, W WWin505/63Aus09/12/1960Brisbane
19Sobers, G S AWin645/120Aus10/02/1961Melbourne
20Surti, R FInd70 + 535/74Aus23/12/1967Adelaide
21Parry, D RWin655/15Aus15/04/1978Trinidad
22Botham, I TEng50 + 149*6/95Aus16/07/1981Headingley
23Marshall, M DWin575/82Aus23/11/1984Brisbane
24Marshall, M DWin555/86Aus22/12/1984Melbourne
25Botham, I TEng855/109Aus27/06/1985Lord’s
26Hadlee, R JNZl549/52 + 6/71Aus08/11/1985Brisbane
27Emburey, J EEng697/78Aus10/01/1987Sydney
28Wasim AkramPak52 + 1235/100Aus19/01/1990Adelaide
29Kapil DevInd565/130Aus25/01/1992Adelaide
30Gough, DEng516/49Aus01/01/1995Sydney
31Cairns, C LNZl615/146Aus08/11/2001Brisbane
32Vettori, D LNZl595/152Aus26/11/2004Adelaide
33Flintoff, AEng725/78Aus08/09/2005The Ovsl
34Bravo, D J JWin646/84Aus25/11/2005Adelaide
35Khan, ZInd57*5/91Aus09/10/2008Bengsluru
36Steyn, D WSAF765/87 + 5/67Aus26/12/2008Melbourne
37Broad, S C JEng616/91Aus07/08/2009Headingley
38Perera, M D KSrl646/70Aus04/08/2016Galle
39Jadeja, R AInd54*5/124Aus15/03/2017Ranchi
40Shakib Al HasanBan845/68 + 5/85Aus27/08/2017Dhaka
41R A JadejaInd705/47Aus09/02/2023Motera, Nagpur
42Aamer JamalPak826/69Aus03/01/2024Sydney

Aamer Jamal of Pakistan scored 82 and captured 6 for 69 in the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan cricketer scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the same test in the annals of test cricket against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamRunsWicketsOppnMatchGround
1Wasim AkramPak52 + 1235/100Aus19/01/1990Adelaide
2Aamer JamalPak826/69Aus03/01/2024Sydney
Test matches completed in two days

Test matches completed in two days

The second test between South Africa and India at Cape Town was completed in two days to provide rhe 25th occasion of a test completed in two days in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1EnglandAustralia2AustraliaThe Oval28 Aug 1882
2EnglandAustralia2AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 1888
3EnglandAustralia2EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1888
4EnglandAustralia2EnglandManchester30 Aug 1888
5South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha12 Mar 1889
6South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
7EnglandAustralia2EnglandThe Oval11 Aug 1890
8South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha13 Feb 1896
9South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town21 Mar 1896
10AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaManchester27 May 1912
11EnglandSouth Africa2EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1912
12EnglandAustralia2AustraliaNottingham28 May 1921
13AustraliaWest Indies2AustraliaMelbourne13 Feb 1931
14South AfricaAustralia2AustraliaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
15New ZealandAustralia2AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
16EnglandWest Indies2EnglandLeeds17 Aug 2000
17AustraliaPakistan2AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002
18South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaCape Town04 Mar 2005
19ZimbabweNew Zealand2New ZealandHarare07 Aug 2005
20South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2017
21IndiaAfghanistan2IndiaBengaluru14 Jun 2018
22IndiaEngland2IndiaAhmedabad24 Feb 2021
23AfghanistanZimbabwe2ZimbabweAbu Dhabi02 Mar 2021
24AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022
25South AfricaIndia2IndiaCape Town03 Jan 2024

The following tables lists the eleven occasion of South Africa involved as one of the teams in a test which was completed in two days and also the three occasions of India involved as one of the teams in a test which was completed in two days

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha12 Mar 1889
2South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
3South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha13 Feb 1896
4South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town21 Mar 1896
5AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaManchester27 May 1912
6EnglandSouth Africa2EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1912
7South AfricaAustralia2AustraliaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
8South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaCape Town04 Mar 2005
9South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2017
10AustraliaSouth Africa2AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022
11South AfricaIndia2IndiaCape Town03 Jan 2024

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1IndiaAfghanistan2IndiaBengaluru14 Jun 2018
2IndiaEngland2IndiaAhmedabad24 Feb 2021
4ZimbabweNew Zealand2New ZealandHarare07 Aug 2005

There are eight tests sompleted in two days played on South African soil which are tabulated below. Out of these eight tests, Cape Town has witnessed four tests completed in two days

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha12 Mar 1889
2South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
3South AfricaEngland2EnglandGqeberha13 Feb 1896
4South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town21 Mar 1896
5South AfricaAustralia2AustraliaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936
6South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaCape Town04 Mar 2005
7South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2017
8South AfricaIndia2IndiaCape Town03 Jan 2024

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
2South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town21 Mar 1896
3South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaCape Town04 Mar 2005
4South AfricaIndia2IndiaCape Town03 Jan 2024

Cape Town and The Oval are the two grounds in the annals of test cricket to witness four tests completed in two days.

NoTeam 1Team 2DaysWinnerGroundMatch Date
1South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
2South AfricaEngland2EnglandCape Town21 Mar 1896
3South AfricaZimbabwe2South AfricaCape Town04 Mar 2005
4South AfricaIndia2IndiaCape Town03 Jan 2024
       
1EnglandAustralia2AustraliaThe Oval28 Aug 1882
2EnglandAustralia2EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1888
3EnglandAustralia2EnglandThe Oval11 Aug 1890
4EnglandSouth Africa2EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1912
Twenty-three plus wickets falling in a day’s play in tests

Twenty-three plus wickets falling in a day’s play in tests

Twenty three wickets fell on the first day of the just concluded test match between South Africa and India at Cape Town to provide the sixth occasion of 23 or more wickets falling in a day’s play in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeam 1Team 2DayRunsWktsGroundMatch Date
1EnglandAustralia215727Lord’s16 Jul 1888
2AustraliaEngland122125Melbourne01 Jan 1902
3EnglandAustralia225524The Oval10 Aug 1896
4IndiaAfghanistan233924Bengaluru14 Jun 2018
5South AfricaAustralia229423Cape Town09 Nov 2011
6South AfricaIndia127023Cape Town03 Jan 2024

Twenty three wickets fell on the first day of the just concluded test match between South Africa and India at Cape Town to provide the second occasion of 23 or more wickets falling on first day’s play in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeam 1Team 2DayRunsWktsGroundMatch Date
1AustraliaEngland122125Melbourne01 Jan 1902
2South AfricaIndia127023Cape Town03 Jan 2024

Twenty three wickets fell on the first day of the just concluded test match between South Africa and India at Cape Town to provide the second occasion of 23 wickets falling in a day’s play in the annals of test cricket at Cape Town. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeam 1Team 2DayRunsWktsGroundMatch Date
1South AfricaAustralia229423Cape Town09 Nov 2011
2South AfricaIndia127023Cape Town03 Jan 2024
Captains who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings and captured ten or more wickets in a test match

Captains who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings and captured ten or more wickets in a test match

PJ Cummins of Australia captured five wickets in an innings in both innings of a match against Pakistan at Melbourne in the second test to provide the 134th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 24th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppGroundStart Date
1G Giffen78.22115563EngMelbourne29 Dec 1894
2G Giffen28.01107652EngAdelaide11 Jan 1895
3G Giffen15.00702653EngSydney01 Feb 1895
4H Trumble25.00406252EngMelbourne28 Feb 1902
5MA Noble41.11010071EngSydney26 Feb 1904
6IWG Johnson22.21004473WinGeorgetown26 Apr 1955
7R Benaud33.4×81008351EngSydney09 Jan 1959
8R Benaud27.0×80609152EngAdelaide30 Jan 1959
9R Benaud49.51709351PakKarachi04 Dec 1959
10R Benaud46.01807653IndDelhi12 Dec 1959
11R Benaud32.1144352IndChennai13 Jan 1960
12R Benaud27.00509651WinAdelaide27 Jan 1961
13R Benaud32.01107064EngManchester27 Jul 1961
14R Benaud42.01211562EngBrisbane30 Nov 1962
15R Benaud33.01006852SAFBrisbane06 Dec 1963
16AR Border26.01004671WinSydney26 Jan 1989
17AR Border30.01106852WinGeorgetown23 Mar 1991
18MJ Clarke23.00108654WinRoseau23 Apr 2012
19PJ Cummins13.10303851EngBrisbane08 Dec 2021
20PJ Cummins24.00805652PakLahore21 Mar 2022
21PJ Cummins12.40304253SAFBrisbane17 Dec 2022
22PJ Cummins18.00109162EngLeeds06 Jul 2023
23PJ Cummins20.00104852PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
24PJ Cummins18.00204954PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023

PJ Cummins of Australia captured five wickets in an innings in both innings of a match to provide the fifth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. He became the second Australian captain to capture five or more wickets in an innings on five or more occasions. R Benaud has accomplished the feat on nine occasions.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppGroundStart Date
1R Benaud33.4×81008351EngSydney09 Jan 1959
2R Benaud27.0×80609152EngAdelaide30 Jan 1959
3R Benaud49.51709351PakKarachi04 Dec 1959
4R Benaud46.01807653IndDelhi12 Dec 1959
5R Benaud32.1144352IndChennai13 Jan 1960
6R Benaud27.00509651WinAdelaide27 Jan 1961
7R Benaud32.01107064EngManchester27 Jul 1961
8R Benaud42.01211562EngBrisbane30 Nov 1962
9R Benaud33.01006852SAFBrisbane06 Dec 1963
          
1PJ Cummins13.10303851EngBrisbane08 Dec 2021
2PJ Cummins24.00805652PakLahore21 Mar 2022
3PJ Cummins12.40304253SAFBrisbane17 Dec 2022
4PJ Cummins18.00109162EngLeeds06 Jul 2023
5PJ Cummins20.00104852PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
6PJ Cummins18.00204954PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023

The following table lists the Australian captains who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on home soil.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppGroundStart Date
1G Giffen78.22115563EngMelbourne29 Dec 1894
2G Giffen28.01107652EngAdelaide11 Jan 1895
3G Giffen15.00702653EngSydney01 Feb 1895
4H Trumble25.00406252EngMelbourne28 Feb 1902
5MA Noble41.11010071EngSydney26 Feb 1904
6R Benaud33.4×81008351EngSydney09 Jan 1959
7R Benaud27.0×80609152EngAdelaide30 Jan 1959
8R Benaud27.00509651WinAdelaide27 Jan 1961
9R Benaud42.01211562EngBrisbane30 Nov 1962
10R Benaud33.01006852SAFBrisbane06 Dec 1963
11AR Border26.01004671WinSydney26 Jan 1989
12PJ Cummins13.10303851EngBrisbane08 Dec 2021
13PJ Cummins12.40304253SAFBrisbane17 Dec 2022
14PJ Cummins20.00104852PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
15PJ Cummins18.00204954PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023

Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney are the three grounds to witness four occasions of Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppGroundStart Date
1R Benaud42.01211562EngBrisbane30 Nov 1962
2R Benaud33.01006852SAFBrisbane06 Dec 1963
3PJ Cummins13.10303851EngBrisbane08 Dec 2021
4PJ Cummins12.40304253SAFBrisbane17 Dec 2022
          
1G Giffen78.22115563EngMelbourne29 Dec 1894
2H Trumble25.00406252EngMelbourne28 Feb 1902
3PJ Cummins20.00104852PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
4PJ Cummins18.00204954PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
          
1G Giffen15.00702653EngSydney01 Feb 1895
2MA Noble41.11010071EngSydney26 Feb 1904
3R Benaud33.4×81008351EngSydney09 Jan 1959
4AR Border26.01004671WinSydney26 Jan 1989

R Benaud {five occasions} and PJ Cummins {four occasions} are the two Australian captains who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on four or more occasions.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppGroundStart Date
1R Benaud33.4×81008351EngSydney09 Jan 1959
2R Benaud27.0×80609152EngAdelaide30 Jan 1959
3R Benaud27.00509651WinAdelaide27 Jan 1961
4R Benaud42.01211562EngBrisbane30 Nov 1962
5R Benaud33.01006852SAFBrisbane06 Dec 1963
          
1PJ Cummins13.10303851EngBrisbane08 Dec 2021
2PJ Cummins12.40304253SAFBrisbane17 Dec 2022
3PJ Cummins20.00104852PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
4PJ Cummins18.00204954PakMelbourne26 Dec 2023

The following table lists the thirteen captains in the annals of test cricket who have captured ten wickets in a match with five or more wickets in both innings of test. It is interesting to note that PJ Cummins became the first Australian captain to accomplish the feat.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1CA Walsh36.01505513WinNZlWellington10 Feb 1995
2Waqar Younis56.01513513PakZimKarachi01 Dec 1993
3HMRKB Herath49.01015213SrlZimHarare06 Nov 2016
4Fazal Mahmood45.31910012PakWinDhaka06 Mar 1959
5AER Gilligan34.31009011EngSAFBirmingham14 Jun 1924
6JO Holder23.10410311WinBanKingston12 Jul 2018
7Rashid Khan41.30910411AfgBanChattogram05 Sep 2019
8EP Nupen51.40415011SAFEngJohannesburg24 Dec 1930
9Imran Khan55.51518011PakIndFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
10GOB Allen35.00807810PakIndLord’s27 Jun 1936
11PJ Cummins38.00309710AusPAKMelbourne26 Dec 2023
12Intikhab Alam95.43918210PakNZlDhaka08 Nov 1969
13BS Bedi61.2X81219410IndAusPerth16 Dec 1977

The following table lists the twenty-one captains in the annals of test cricket who have captured ten wickets in a match.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1AER Gilligan34.31009011EngSAFBirmingham14 Jun 1924
2EP Nupen51.40415011SAFEngJohannesburg24 Dec 1930
3GOB Allen35.00807810EngIndLord’s27 Jun 1936
4Fazal Mahmood45.31910012PakWinDhaka06 Mar 1959
5Intikhab Alam95.43918210PakNZlDhaka08 Nov 1969
6Intikhab Alam39.4X80513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
7BS Bedi61.2X81219410IndAusPerth16 Dec 1977
8Imran Khan32.21007911PakIndKarachi23 Dec 1982
9Imran Khan55.51518011PakIndFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
10N Kapil Dev57.31513510IndWinAhmedabad12 Nov 1983
11Imran Khan38.10807710PakEngLeeds02 Jul 1987
12Imran Khan37.20212111PakWinGeorgetown02 Apr 1988
13AR Border44.41309611AusWinSydney26 Jan 1989
14Waqar Younis56.01513513PakZimKarachi01 Dec 1993
15CA Walsh36.01505513WinNZlWellington10 Feb 1995
16Wasim Akram38.41210610PakZimFaisalabad24 Oct 1996
17SM Pollock48.41814710SAFIndBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
19HMRKB Herath49.01015213SrlZimHarare06 Nov 2016
19JO Holder23.10410311WinBanKingston12 Jul 2018
20Rashid Khan41.30910411AfgBanChattogram05 Sep 2019
21PJ Cummins38.00309710AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 2023

It is interesting to note that PJ Cummins became the second Australian captain to accomplish the feat after AR Border

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1AR Border44.41309611AusWinSydney26 Jan 1989
2PJ Cummins38.00309710AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 2023

The following table lists the eleven captains in the annals of test cricket who have captured fivr omore wickets in an innings against Pakistan.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1MH Mankad54.02606453IndPakPeshawar12 Feb 1955
2R Benaud49.51709351AusPakKarachi04 Dec 1959
3N Kapil Dev29.00606852IndPakBengaluru14 Sep 1983
4CA Walsh32.00907852WinPakPeshawar17 Nov 1997
5CA Walsh43.10614352WinPakRawalpindi29 Nov 1997
6A Kumble14.00206054IndPakBengaluru08 Dec 2007
7DJG Sammy17.00702954WinPakProvidence12 May 2011
8JO Holder17.30503053WinPakSharjah30 Oct 2016
9PJ Cummins24.00805652AusPakLahore21 Mar 2022
10PJ Cummins20.00104852AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
11PJ Cummins18.0o204954AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 2023

PJ Cummins owns the record for most five wicket hauls in an innings by a captain against Pakistan. He has achieved on three occasions. He went past CA Walsh of West Indies who had taken five wickets in an innings against Pakistan.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CA Walsh32.00907852WinPakPeshawar17 Nov 1997
2CA Walsh43.10614352WinPakRawalpindi29 Nov 1997
           
1PJ Cummins24.00805652AusPakLahore21 Mar 2022
2PJ Cummins20.00104852AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
3PJ Cummins18.0o204954AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 2023

Australia and West Indies are the two teams to have five wickets in an innings on four occasions by their captains.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1R Benaud49.51709351AusPakKarachi04 Dec 1959
2PJ Cummins24.00805652AusPakLahore21 Mar 2022
3PJ Cummins20.00104852AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
4PJ Cummins18.0o204954AusPakMelbourne26 Dec 2023
           
1CA Walsh32.00907852WinPakPeshawar17 Nov 1997
2CA Walsh43.10614352WinPakRawalpindi29 Nov 1997
3DJG Sammy17.00702954WinPakProvidence12 May 2011
4JO Holder17.30503053WinPakSharjah30 Oct 2016
South Africa – India Test series statistics – Part Two

South Africa – India Test series statistics – Part Two

Indian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa on 30 occasions with SN Thakur’s seven for 61 at Johannesburg in Oct 2019 being the best innings bowling effort by an Indian bowler against South Africa. South African bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings against India with L Klusner’s eight for 64 at Eden Gardens in Nov 1996 being the best innings bowling effort by a South African bowler against India

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1A Kumble44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2J Srinath11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
3BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
5BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
6J Srinath25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
7A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
8J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
9J Srinath30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
10A Kumble54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
11Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
12S Sreesanth10.034052v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
13Harbhajan Singh44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
14Harbhajan Singh48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
15S Sreesanth29.0011451v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
16Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
17RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
18R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
19RA Jadeja11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
20R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
21R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
22RA Jadeja12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
23R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
24JJ Bumrah18.525452v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
25Mohammed Shami12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
26R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
27Mohammed Shami10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
28Mohammed Shami16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
29SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
30JJ Bumrah23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA Donald27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3L Klusener21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4PR Adams19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
5AA Donald16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
6N Boje38.0148353v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
7SM Pollock21.4105663v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8SM Pollock16.034052v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
9M Ntini19.064854v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
10DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
11DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
12M Morkel12.452051v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
13DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
14DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
15DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
16Imran Tahir11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015
17KJ Abbott24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
18VD Philander15.444264v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
19L Ngidi12.233964v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
20L Ngidi24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021

The following table lists out the Indian bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings on three or more occasions against South Africa and the South African bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on three or more occasions against India

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – THREE OR MORE OCCASIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
2RA Jadeja11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
3RA Jadeja12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
          
1R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
2R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
          
1Mohammed Shami12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
2Mohammed Shami10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
3Mohammed Shami16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
          
1J Srinath11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2J Srinath25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
4J Srinath30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
          
1Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2Harbhajan Singh44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3Harbhajan Singh48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
          
1BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
3BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
          
1A Kumble44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3A Kumble54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – THREE OR MORE OCCASSIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
2DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
5DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
          
1AA Donald27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3AA Donald16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

R Ashwin of India and DW Steyn of South Africa are the two bowlers to capture five or more wickets on five occasions in India-South Africa test series.

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – FIVE OCCASIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
2R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – FIVE OCCASSIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
2DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
5DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013

There are five occasions of Indian bowlers capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. Harbhajan Singh and R Ashwin has taken seven plus wickets in an innings on two occasions against South Africa on two occasions. South African bowlers have captured seven or more wickets in an innings against India on three occasions.

SEVEN PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
5SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
SEVEN PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1L Klusener21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010

Eight occasions of Indian bowler’s five plus wickets hauls have gone in vain, while five South Afrcan bowlers have witnessed their five plus wicket hauls in a losing cause

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
3BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
4A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
5J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
6RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
7SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
8JJ Bumrah23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1PR Adams19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
3Imran Tahir11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4KJ Abbott24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5L Ngidi24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021

The following table lists the five plus wickets in an innings by pace and spin bowlers from both the teams – India and South Africa

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN PACE BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1J SrinathP11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2BKV PrasadP35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3BKV PrasadP19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
4BKV PrasadP25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
5J SrinathP25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
6J SrinathP33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
7J SrinathP30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
8S SreesanthP10.034052v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
9S SreesanthP29.0011451v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
10JJ BumrahP18.525452v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
11Mohammed ShamiP12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
12Mohammed ShamiP10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
13Mohammed ShamiP16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
14SN ThakurP17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
15JJ BumrahP23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN SPIN BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1A KumbleS44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2A KumbleS68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3A KumbleS54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
4Harbhajan SinghS30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
5Harbhajan SinghS44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
6Harbhajan SinghS48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
7Harbhajan SinghS38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
8RA JadejaS58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
9R AshwinS24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
10RA JadejaS11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
11R AshwinS16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
12R AshwinS29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
13RA JadejaS12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
14R AshwinS49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
15R AshwinS46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN PACE BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA DonaldP27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA DonaldP28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3L KlusenerP21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4AA DonaldP16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
5SM PollockP21.4105663v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
6SM PollockP16.034052v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
7M NtiniP19.064854v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
8DW SteynP8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
9DW SteynP16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
10M MorkelP12.452051v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
11DW SteynP19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
12DW SteynP31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
13DW SteynP30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
14KJ AbbottP24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
15VD PhilanderP15.444264v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
16L NgidiP12.233964v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
17L NgidiP24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN SPIN BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1PR AdamsS19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2N BojeS38.0148353v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3Imran TahirS11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015

BKV Prasad and R Ashwin are the two Indian bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against South Afirca, while AA Donald, SM Pollock and DW Steyn are the three South African bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against India

TEN PLUS WICKETS IN A MATCH – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad44.01015310v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
2R Ashwin46.0139812v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
TEN PLUS WICKETS IN A MATCH – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA Donald55.01513912v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2SM Pollock48.41814710v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3DW Steyn34.5710810v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010

The following table lists the 31 three figure partnerships posted by Indian batsmen against South Africa and 40 three figure partnerships posted by South African batsmen against India

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1PK Amre, KS More8101v South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
4M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5R Dravid, SC Ganguly4145v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
6R Dravid, SC Ganguly4108v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
7V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
9G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
10R Dravid, V Sehwag2127v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
11W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
12W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
13R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
14MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly5110v South AfricaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
15S Badrinath, V Sehwag4136v South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
16V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
17MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
18G Gambhir, V Sehwag1137v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
19MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
20G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
21V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
22CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
23V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
24MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
25CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
26MA Agarwal, CA Pujara2138v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
27V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
28RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
29AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
30MA Agarwal, KL Rahul1117v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
31CA Pujara, AM Rahane3111v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1WJ Cronje, AC Hudson2117v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4AM Bacher, AC Hudson2111v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
5DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten3114v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
6L Klusener, BM McMillan8147*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7BM McMillan, SM Pollock7101*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8BM McMillan, SM Pollock6112v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
9DJ Cullinan, L Klusener8127v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
10N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
11JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
12HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
13JH Kallis, ND McKenzie3130v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
14MV Boucher, L Klusener7121v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
15HH Dippenaar, HH Gibbs4105v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
16Z de Bruyn, AJ Hall6144v IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
17JH Kallis, JA Rudolph3109v IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
18MV Boucher, AG Prince5100v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
19HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
20ND McKenzie, GC Smith1132v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
21HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
22AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
23HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
24HM Amla, AB de Villiers4108v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
25HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
26AN Petersen, GC Smith1111v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
27HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
28AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
29MV Boucher, JH Kallis7103v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
30AN Petersen, GC Smith1108v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
31AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
32AN Petersen, GC Smith1103v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
33AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4127v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
34F du Plessis, RJ Peterson8110v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
35AB de Villiers, F du Plessis4114v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
36AB de Villiers, D Elgar3141v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
37HM Amla, D Elgar2119v IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
38F du Plessis, D Elgar5115v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
39Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
40KA Maharaj, VD Philander9109v IndiaPune10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the 21 150 plus runs partnerships posted by Indian batsmen against South Africa and 14 150 plus runs partnerships posted by South African batsmen against India

150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
4MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
5V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
6RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
7M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
9V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
10G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
11W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
12V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
13G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
14MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
15D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
16CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
17M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
18M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
19CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
20V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
21W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
2AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
6DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
7HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
9HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
10JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
11Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
12N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
13HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
14HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008

Indian batsmen created a world record by posting 200 plus runs partnerships for the first two wickets in an innings in India-South Africa test series.

W Jaffer-V Sehwag posted 213 runs for the first wicket and it was followed by 268 plus runs partnership for the second wicket between V Sehwag-R Dravid at Chennai in Mar 2008

NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008

The following table furnish the wicket wise three figure partnerships by Indian batsmen against South Africa and by South African batsmen against India.

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA – WICKET WISE
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
2W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
3W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
4G Gambhir, V Sehwag1137v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6MA Agarwal, KL Rahul1117v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
       
1D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2127v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
3R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
4CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
5CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6MA Agarwal, CA Pujara2138v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
       
1V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
2G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
4CA Pujara, AM Rahane3111v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
       
1R Dravid, SC Ganguly4145v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
2R Dravid, SC Ganguly4108v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3S Badrinath, V Sehwag4136v South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
5AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
       
1V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
2MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly5110v South AfricaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
4RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
       
1M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
       
1MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
2MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
       
1PK Amre, KS More8101v South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA – WICKET WISE
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3ND McKenzie, GC Smith1132v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
4AN Petersen, GC Smith1111v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5AN Petersen, GC Smith1108v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
6AN Petersen, GC Smith1103v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
       
1WJ Cronje, AC Hudson2117v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3AM Bacher, AC Hudson2111v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
4N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
5HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
6HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
7HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8HM Amla, D Elgar2119v IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
       
1DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten3114v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2JH Kallis, ND McKenzie3130v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3JH Kallis, JA Rudolph3109v IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
4HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
5HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
6AB de Villiers, D Elgar3141v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
       
1HH Dippenaar, HH Gibbs4105v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
2HM Amla, AB de Villiers4108v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
4AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4127v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
5AB de Villiers, F du Plessis4114v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
       
1JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
2MV Boucher, AG Prince5100v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
3AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
4AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
5F du Plessis, D Elgar5115v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
       
1BM McMillan, SM Pollock6112v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
2Z de Bruyn, AJ Hall6144v IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
3Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
       
1BM McMillan, SM Pollock7101*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2MV Boucher, L Klusener7121v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3MV Boucher, JH Kallis7103v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
       
1L Klusener, BM McMillan8147*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2DJ Cullinan, L Klusener8127v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3F du Plessis, RJ Peterson8110v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
       
1KA Maharaj, VD Philander9109v IndiaPune10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET IN THE SERIES
WktRunsPartnersTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1st317RG Sharma, MA AgarwalIndiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2nd268V Sehwag, R DravidIndiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3rd340JH Kallis, HM AmlaSouth Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4th267RG Sharma, AM RahaneIndiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
5th256JH Kallis, AB de VilliersSouth Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
6th222SR Tendulkar, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7th259*VVS Laxman, MS DhoniIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8th161A Kumble, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
9th109VD Philander, KA MaharajSouth Africav IndiaPune10 Oct 2019
10th074BM McMillan, AA DonaldSouth Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by Indian batsmen in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET BY INDIAN BATSMEN
WktRunsPartnersTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1st317RG Sharma, MA AgarwalIndiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2nd268V Sehwag, R DravidIndiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3rd249V Sehwag, SR TendulkarIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4th267RG Sharma, AM RahaneIndiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
5th225V Kohli, RA JadejaIndiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
6th222SR Tendulkar, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7th259*VVS Laxman, MS DhoniIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8th161A Kumble, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
9th080VVS Laxman, A KumbleIndiav South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2021
10th052A Agarkar, M KarthikIndiav South AfricaWankhede24 Feb 2000

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by South African in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET BY SOUTH AFRICAN BATSMEN
WktPartnersRunsTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1stAC Hudson, G Kirsten236South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2ndDJ Cullinan, G Kirsten212South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3rdHM Amla, JH Kallis340South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4thAB de Villiers, JH Kallis224South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5thAB de Villiers, JH Kallis256South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
6thQ de Kock, D Elgar164South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
7thMV Boucher, L Klusener121South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8thL Klusener, BM McMillan147*South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
9thKA Maharaj, VD Philander109South Africav IndiaPune10 Oct 2019
10thAA Donald, BM McMillan074South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

Seven Indian wicket keepers have effected ten or more dismissals against India and two South African wicket keepers have effected ten or more dismissals against South Africa

WICKET KEEPERS – INDIA – TEN OR MORE DISMISSALS
NoPlayerSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1WP Saha2015-201981529263
2MS Dhoni2006-2013122128271
3NR Mongia1996-200081520191
4KD Karthik2004-20073614140
5RR Pant2021-20223613130
6KS More1992-19934811110
7PA Patel2018-20182410100
WICKET KEEPERS – SAF – TEN OR MORE DISMISSALS
NoPlayerSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1MV Boucher2000-2011142760582
2DJ Richardson1992-1997101932311

The series has witnessed four occasions of Indian wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in an innings against South Africa and six occasions of South African wicket keepers effecting five dismissals in an innings against India.

FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN WICKET KEEPERS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1NR Mongia5501Indiav South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
2MS Dhoni5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
4WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN WICKET KEEPERS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1DJ Richardson5503South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2MV Boucher5503South Africav IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000
3MV Boucher5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4AB de Villiers5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
5Q de Kock5501South Africav IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
6K Verreynne5501South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022

WP Saha of India and MV Boucher of South Africa are the two wicket keepers in the series who have effected five dismissals in an innings on two occasions.

FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN WICKET KEEPERS – TWO OCCASIONS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
2WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – SAF WICKET KEEPERS – TWO OCCASIONS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1MV Boucher5503South Africav IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000
2MV Boucher5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010

WP Saha is the only wicket keeper in the series to have effected ten dismissals in a match.  He effected five dismissals in each innings at Cape Town in Jan 2018

TEN PLUS DISMISSALS IN MATCH – INDIAN WICKET KEEPER
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
2WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018

There are ten occasions of Indian fieldsmen taking ten or more catches against South Africa and eleven occasions of South African fieldsmen taking ten or more catches against  India. Alls such occasions are tabulated below

TEN OR MORE CATCHES BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1R DravidIndia1996-2011213921210
2VVS LaxmanIndia1996-2011193618180
3CA PujaraIndia2010-2022173316160
4AM RahaneIndia2013-2022132516160
5M AzharuddinIndia1992-2000112113130
6SR TendulkarIndia1992-2011254713130
7V SehwagIndia2001-2011152712120
8W JafferIndia2000-200881410100
9V KohliIndia2013-2022142710100
10M VijayIndia2010-2018122210100
TEN OR MORE CATCHES BY SOUTH AFRICAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1AB de VilliersSouth Africa2006-2018173225250
2JH KallisSouth Africa2000-2013183323230
3BM McMillanSouth Africa1992-1997101921210
4HM AmlaSouth Africa2004-2018213919190
5GC SmithSouth Africa2004-2013152719190
6F du PlessisSouth Africa2013-2019122114140
7AC HudsonSouth Africa1992-1997101914140
8D ElgarSouth Africa2015-2022132312120
9HH GibbsSouth Africa1996-2007102012120
10L KlusenerSouth Africa1996-200191810100
11AG PrinceSouth Africa2006-2011112010100

Four Indian fieldsmen have pouched three catches in an innings against South Africa and eight occasions of South African South African fieldsmen taking three or more catches against India. BM McMillan of South Africa is the only fieldsman in the series to pouch three catches in an innings on three occasions. AC Hudson of South Africa is the only fieldsman in the series to pouch four catches in an innings. He pouched four catches in the second innings – India’s first innings – of the Cape Town Test in Jan 1993

THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1VVS Laxman3302Indiav South AfricaWankhede24 Feb 2000
2W Jaffer3302Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3CA Pujara3301Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
4AM Rahane3304Indiav South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AC Hudson4402South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1993
2BM McMillan3301South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3BM McMillan3303South Africav IndiaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
4BM McMillan3304South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
5AB de Villiers3302South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
6JH Kallis3302South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
7HM Amla3301South Africav IndiaMohali05 Nov 2015
8KD Petersen3301South Africav IndiaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
South Africa-India Test Series Statistics – Part One

South Africa-India Test Series Statistics – Part One

South Africa and India have played 15 test series so far and the ensuing test series would be the 16th test series between the two teams.  Both the teams have played eight test series in South Africa and seven test series in India. The ensuing test series between the two teams in South Africa would be the ninth test series to be played in South Africa.

SERIES RESULTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
NoSeries/TournamentSeasonWinnerMargin
1India in South Africa Test Series1992/93South Africa1-0 (4)
2India in South Africa Test Series1996/97South Africa2-0 (3)
3India in South Africa Test Series2001/02South Africa1-0 (2)
4India in South Africa Test Series2006/07South Africa2-1 (3)
5India in South Africa Test Series2010/11drawn1-1 (3)
6India in South Africa Test Series2013/14South Africa1-0 (2)
7Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa)2017/18South Africa2-1 (3)
8Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa)2021/22South Africa2-1 (3)
     
SERIES RESULTS IN INDIA
NoSeries/TournamentSeasonWinnerMargin
1South Africa in India Test Series1996/97India2-1 (3)
2South Africa in India Test Series1999/00South Africa2-0 (2)
3South Africa in India Test Series2004/05India1-0 (2)
4South Africa in India Test Series2007/08drawn1-1 (3)
5South Africa in India Test Series2009/10drawn1-1 (2)
6Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India)2015/16India3-0 (4)
7Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India)2019/20India3-0 (3)

South Africa and India has played 42 tests so far. India has won 15 tests, South Africa has won 17 tests and ten tests are drawn.

TESTS WON BY INDIA
NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiawon064 runsv South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2Indiawon280 runsv South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
3Indiawon008 wktsv South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
4Indiawon123 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
5Indiawon008 wktsv South AfricaKanpur11 Apr 2008
6Indiawoninns & 57 runsv South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
7Indiawon087 runsv South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2010
8Indiawon108 runsv South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
9Indiawon124 runsv South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
10Indiawon337 runsv South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
11Indiawon063 runsv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
12Indiawon203 runsv South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
13Indiawoninns & 137 runsv South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
14Indiawoninns & 202 runsv South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
15Indiawon113 runsv South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
TESTS WON BY SOUTH AFRICA
NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1South Africawon009 wktsv IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2South Africawon329 runsv IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3South Africawon328 runsv IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
4South Africawon282 runsv IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5South Africawon004 wktsv IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000
6South Africawoninns & 71 runsv IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
7South Africawon009 wktsv IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8South Africawon174 runsv IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
9South Africawon005 wktsv IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
10South Africawoninns & 90 runsv IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
11South Africawoninns & 6 runsv IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
12South Africawoninns & 25 runsv IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
13South Africawon010 wktsv IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
14South Africawon72 runsv IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
15South Africawon135 runsv IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
16South Africawon007 wktsv IndiaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
17South Africawon007 wktsv IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022
DRAWN TESTS
NoTeamResMarginOppositionGroundStart Date
1Indiadrawv South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2Indiadrawv South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
3Indiadrawv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1993
4Indiadrawv South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
5Indiadrawv South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
6Indiadrawv South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
7Indiadrawv South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
8Indiadrawv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
9Indiadrawv South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
10Indiadrawv South AfricaBengaluru14 Nov 2015

India has posted a team total of 400 plus runs in an innings on twelve occasions against South Africa. India’s 643 for 6d at Eden Gardens in Feb 2010 is the highest team total against South Africa.  South Africa has posted a team total of 400 plus runs in an innings on twelve occasions against India. India’s 643 for 6d at Eden Gardens in Feb 2010 is the highest team total against South Africa.  South Africa’s 620 for 4d at Centurion in Dec 2010 is the highest team total against India.

TEAM TOTALS – INDIA – 400 PLUS RUNS
NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1India400/7d3v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2India4101v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3India4662v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
4India4112v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
5India4141v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
6India6272v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
7India643/6d2v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8India4593v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
9India4213v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
10India502/7d1v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
11India601/5d1v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
12India497/9d1v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
TEAM TOTALS – SOUTH AFRICA– 400 PLUS RUNS
NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1South Africa4281v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2South Africa529/7d1v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
3South Africa4792v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
4South Africa5632v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
5South Africa510/9d1v IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
6South Africa5401v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
7South Africa494/7d2v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
8South Africa558/6d1v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
9South Africa620/4d2v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
10South Africa450/74v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
11South Africa5002v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
12South Africa4312v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019

The following table lists the occasions of India and South Africa dismissed all out for a total less than 150 runs. India’s 66 in the fourth innings of the Durban test in Dec 1996 is its lowest team total in a completed innings against South Africa. South Africa’ 79 in the second innings of the Nagpur Test in Nov 2015 is its lowest team total in a completed innings against India.

TEAM TOTALS – INDIA – DISMISSED ALL OUT FOR LESS THAN 150 RUNS
NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1India1374v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2India1002v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
3India664v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
4India1444v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5India1133v South AfricaWankhede24 Feb 2000
6India761v South AfricaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
7India1361v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
8India1354v South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
TEAM TOTALS – SAF  – DISMISSED ALL OUT FOR LESS THAN 150 RUNS
NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundStart Date
1South Africa1054v IndiaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2South Africa842v IndiaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
3South Africa1213v IndiaKanpur11 Apr 2008
4South Africa1312v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
5South Africa1094v IndiaMohali05 Nov 2015
6South Africa792v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015
7South Africa1212v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
8South Africa1434v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
9South Africa1303v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
10South Africa1333v IndiaRanchi19 Oct 2019

India-South Africa test series has witnessed 72 centuries. Indian batsmen have scored 37 centuries while South African batsmen have scored 35 centuries.

CENTURIONS – INDIA
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1PK Amre1032Indiav South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2SR Tendulkar1112Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
3N Kapil Dev1293Indiav South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
4M Azharuddin1092Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
5M Azharuddin163*3Indiav South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
6SR Tendulkar1692Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7M Azharuddin1152Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8R Dravid1481Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
9M Azharuddin1023Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
10SR Tendulkar1551Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
11V Sehwag1051Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
12V Sehwag1642Indiav South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
13W Jaffer1161Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
14V Sehwag3192Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
15R Dravid1112Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
16V Sehwag1092Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
17SR Tendulkar1003Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
18V Sehwag1652Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
19SR Tendulkar1062Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
20VVS Laxman143*2Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
21MS Dhoni132*2Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
22SR Tendulkar111*3Indiav South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
23SR Tendulkar1462Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
24V Kohli1191Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
25CA Pujara1533Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
26AM Rahane1271Indiav South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
27AM Rahane100*3Indiav South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
28V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
29MA Agarwal2151Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
30RG Sharma1761Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
31RG Sharma1273Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
32MA Agarwal1081Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
33V Kohli254*1Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
34RG Sharma2121Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
35AM Rahane1151Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
36KL Rahul1231Indiav South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
37RR Pant100*3Indiav South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1KC Wessels1181South Africav IndiaDurban13 Nov 1992
2WJ Cronje1352South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3AC Hudson1461South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4G Kirsten1021South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
5G Kirsten1333South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
6DJ Cullinan153*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
7G Kirsten1031South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8BM McMillan103*1South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
9L Klusener102*1South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
10DJ Cullinan122*4South Africav IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
11HH Gibbs1072South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
12L Klusener1082South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
13HH Gibbs1961South Africav IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
14AJ Hall1631South Africav IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
15JH Kallis1211South Africav IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
16AG Prince1211South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
17HM Amla1591South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
18ND McKenzie155*3South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
19JH Kallis1322South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
20AB de Villiers217*2South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
21HM Amla253*1South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
22JH Kallis1731South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
23AN Petersen1001South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
24HM Amla1141South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
25HM Amla123*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
26HM Amla1402South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
27JH Kallis201*2South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
28AB de Villiers1292South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
29JH Kallis1611South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
30JH Kallis109*3South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
31F du Plessis1344South Africav IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
32AB de Villiers1034South Africav IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
33JH Kallis1152South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
34D Elgar1602South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
35Q de Kock1112South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019

The following table lists the Indian and South African batsmen who have scored centuries on two or more centuries. SR Tendulkar and JH Kallis own the record for most centuries by a batsman for India and South Africa respectively with seven centuries to their credit

CENTURIONS – INDIA  – TWO OR MORE
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AM Rahane1271Indiav South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
2AM Rahane100*3Indiav South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
        
1M Azharuddin1092Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2M Azharuddin163*3Indiav South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
3M Azharuddin1152Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
4M Azharuddin1023Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
        
1MA Agarwal2151Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2MA Agarwal1081Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
        
1R Dravid1481Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
2R Dravid1112Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
        
1RG Sharma1761Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2RG Sharma1273Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
3RG Sharma2121Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
        
1SR Tendulkar1112Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2SR Tendulkar1692Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
3SR Tendulkar1551Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
4SR Tendulkar1003Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
5SR Tendulkar1062Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
6SR Tendulkar111*3Indiav South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
7SR Tendulkar1462Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
        
1V Kohli1191Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
2V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
3V Kohli254*1Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
        
1V Sehwag1051Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
2V Sehwag1642Indiav South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
3V Sehwag3192Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
4V Sehwag1092Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
5V Sehwag1652Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
        
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – TWO OR MORE
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AB de Villiers217*2South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
2AB de Villiers1292South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
3AB de Villiers1034South Africav IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
        
1DJ Cullinan153*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2DJ Cullinan122*4South Africav IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
        
1G Kirsten1021South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2G Kirsten1333South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3G Kirsten1031South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
        
1HH Gibbs1072South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
2HH Gibbs1961South Africav IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
        
1HM Amla1591South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
2HM Amla253*1South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3HM Amla1141South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4HM Amla123*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
5HM Amla1402South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
        
1JH Kallis1211South Africav IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2JH Kallis1322South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3JH Kallis1731South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4JH Kallis201*2South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5JH Kallis1611South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
6JH Kallis109*3South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
7JH Kallis1152South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
        
1L Klusener102*1South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2L Klusener1082South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001

Indian batsmen have scored 150 plus runs against South Africa on twelve occasions and South African batsmen have scored 150 plus runs in an innings on eleven occasions. V Sehwag’s 310 at Chennai in Mar 2008 is the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman against South Africa. HM Amla’s 253 not out at Nagpur in Feb 2010 is the highest individual innings by a South African batsman against India.

CENTURIONS – INDIA – 150 PLUS RUNS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1V Sehwag3192Indiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
2V Kohli254*1Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
3MA Agarwal2151Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
4RG Sharma2121Indiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
5RG Sharma1761Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6SR Tendulkar1692Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7V Sehwag1652Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8V Sehwag1642Indiav South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
9M Azharuddin163*3Indiav South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
10SR Tendulkar1551Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
11CA Pujara1533Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
12V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – 150 PLUS RUNS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1HM Amla253*1South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
2AB de Villiers217*2South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3JH Kallis201*2South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
4HH Gibbs1961South Africav IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
5JH Kallis1731South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
6AJ Hall1631South Africav IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
7JH Kallis1611South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
8D Elgar1602South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
9HM Amla1591South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
10ND McKenzie155*3South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
11DJ Cullinan153*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996

The following table lists the centuries scored by Indian captains against South Africa and South African captain against India

CENTURIONS – INDIA – CAPTAINS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1M Azharuddin1152Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2MS Dhoni132*2Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
3V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
4V Kohli254*1Indiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – CAPTAINS
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1KC Wessels1181South Africav IndiaDurban13 Nov 1992

The following table lists the centuries scored by Indian wicket keeper batsmen against South Africa and South African wicket keeper batsmen against India

CENTURIONS – INDIA – WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1MS Dhoni132*2Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
2RR Pant100*3Indiav South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AB de Villiers1034South Africav IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
2Q de Kock1112South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019

The series has witnessed 13 occasions of Indian batsmen’s centuries in losing cause against South Africa and six occasion of South African batsmen’s centuries in a losing cause against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

CENTURIONS – INDIA – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1N Kapil Dev1293Indiav South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2M Azharuddin1092Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3SR Tendulkar1692Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
4M Azharuddin1152Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5M Azharuddin1023Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
6SR Tendulkar1551Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
7V Sehwag1051Indiav South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8W Jaffer1161Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
9V Sehwag1092Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
10SR Tendulkar1003Indiav South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
11SR Tendulkar111*3Indiav South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
12V Kohli1532Indiav South AfricaCenturion13 Jan 2018
13RR Pant100*3Indiav South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1JH Kallis1211South Africav IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2AN Petersen1001South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
3HM Amla1141South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4HM Amla123*3South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
5D Elgar1602South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6Q de Kock1112South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
Couple of records for DA Warner on home soil

Couple of records for DA Warner on home soil

DA Warner’s 164 against Pakistan at Perth in the just concluded test represent his 20th century on home soil while opening the innings. He became the second opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 20 plus centuries on home soil. ML Hayden is the other opening batsman to score 20 plus centuries on homs soil. He has scored 21 centuries on home soil. This is a record for Australian opening batsmen also. Incidentally. both ML Hayden and DA Warner are left handed opening batsmen. The centuries scored by these two batsmen are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsPosIOppositionGroundStart Date
1ML Hayden12522v West IndiesAdelaide25 Jan 1997
2ML Hayden13621v New ZealandBrisbane08 Nov 2001
3ML Hayden13123v South AfricaAdelaide14 Dec 2001
4ML Hayden13822v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2001
5ML Hayden10521v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2002
6ML Hayden19721v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
7ML Hayden10323v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
8ML Hayden10221v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
9ML Hayden38021v ZimbabwePerth09 Oct 2003
10ML Hayden101*24v ZimbabweSydney17 Oct 2003
11ML Hayden13622v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2003
12ML Hayden11721v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
13ML Hayden13223v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
14ML Hayden11121v ICC World XISydney14 Oct 2005
15ML Hayden11823v West IndiesBrisbane03 Nov 2005
16ML Hayden11012v West IndiesHobart17 Nov 2005
17ML Hayden13713v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2005
18ML Hayden15322v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
19ML Hayden12421v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2007
20ML Hayden12323v IndiaSydney02 Jan 2008
21ML Hayden10322v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
NoPlayerRunsPosIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DA Warner123*24v New ZealandHobart09 Dec 2011
2DA Warner18022v IndiaPerth13 Jan 2012
3DA Warner11911v South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
4DA Warner12423v EnglandBrisbane21 Nov 2013
5DA Warner11223v EnglandPerth13 Dec 2013
6DA Warner14521v IndiaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
7DA Warner10223v IndiaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
8DA Warner10121v IndiaSydney06 Jan 2015
9DA Warner16321v New ZealandBrisbane05 Nov 2015
10DA Warner11623v New ZealandBrisbane05 Nov 2015
11DA Warner25321v New ZealandPerth13 Nov 2015
12DA Warner122*12v West IndiesSydney03 Jan 2016
13DA Warner14422v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
14DA Warner11321v PakistanSydney03 Jan 2017
15DA Warner10321v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2017
16DA Warner15412v PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
17DA Warner335*11v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
18DA Warner111*13v New ZealandSydney03 Jan 2020
19DA Warner20012v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022
20DA Warner16411v PakistanPerth14 Dec 2023

At the end of the Perth test against Pakistan, DA Warner owns the Australian record for most runs by an opening batsman on home soil. His aggregate read 5292. He went past ML Hayden’s 5210 during his knock of 164 in the first innings.

PlayerSpanMatInnsNORunsHSAve100500
DA Warner2011-2023569675292335*59.4620146
ML Hayden1996-200956988521038057.8821165

DA Warner’s second innings zero was his sixth zero while opening the innings on home soil. He now owns the record for most zeroes by an Australian opening batsman on home soil. The other three opening Australian opening batsmen who have scored five zeroes on home soil are – ML Hayden, DC Boon and GM Wood