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South Africa-India Test Series Statistics – Part One

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South Africa and India have played 15 test series so far and the ensuing test series would be the 16^th 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
No	Series/Tournament	Season	Winner	Margin
1	India in South Africa Test Series	1992/93	South Africa	1-0 (4)
2	India in South Africa Test Series	1996/97	South Africa	2-0 (3)
3	India in South Africa Test Series	2001/02	South Africa	1-0 (2)
4	India in South Africa Test Series	2006/07	South Africa	2-1 (3)
5	India in South Africa Test Series	2010/11	drawn	1-1 (3)
6	India in South Africa Test Series	2013/14	South Africa	1-0 (2)
7	Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa)	2017/18	South Africa	2-1 (3)
8	Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa)	2021/22	South Africa	2-1 (3)

SERIES RESULTS IN INDIA
No	Series/Tournament	Season	Winner	Margin
1	South Africa in India Test Series	1996/97	India	2-1 (3)
2	South Africa in India Test Series	1999/00	South Africa	2-0 (2)
3	South Africa in India Test Series	2004/05	India	1-0 (2)
4	South Africa in India Test Series	2007/08	drawn	1-1 (3)
5	South Africa in India Test Series	2009/10	drawn	1-1 (2)
6	Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India)	2015/16	India	3-0 (4)
7	Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India)	2019/20	India	3-0 (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
No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	064 runs	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996
2	India	won	280 runs	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
3	India	won	008 wkts	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004
4	India	won	123 runs	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006
5	India	won	008 wkts	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008
6	India	won	inns & 57 runs	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
7	India	won	087 runs	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010
8	India	won	108 runs	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
9	India	won	124 runs	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
10	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
11	India	won	063 runs	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018
12	India	won	203 runs	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
13	India	won	inns & 137 runs	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
14	India	won	inns & 202 runs	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
15	India	won	113 runs	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
TESTS WON BY SOUTH AFRICA
No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	009 wkts	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992
2	South Africa	won	329 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
3	South Africa	won	328 runs	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996
4	South Africa	won	282 runs	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
5	South Africa	won	004 wkts	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000
6	South Africa	won	inns & 71 runs	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
7	South Africa	won	009 wkts	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
8	South Africa	won	174 runs	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006
9	South Africa	won	005 wkts	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
10	South Africa	won	inns & 90 runs	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
11	South Africa	won	inns & 6 runs	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
12	South Africa	won	inns & 25 runs	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
13	South Africa	won	010 wkts	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013
14	South Africa	won	72 runs	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
15	South Africa	won	135 runs	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
16	South Africa	won	007 wkts	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022
17	South Africa	won	007 wkts	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022
DRAWN TESTS
No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Durban	13 Nov 1992
2	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992
3	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1993
4	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997
5	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001
6	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
7	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
8	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
9	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
10	India	draw	–	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 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
No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	400/7d	3	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
2	India	410	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997
3	India	466	2	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
4	India	411	2	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004
5	India	414	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
6	India	627	2	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
7	India	643/6d	2	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
8	India	459	3	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
9	India	421	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
10	India	502/7d	1	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
11	India	601/5d	1	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
12	India	497/9d	1	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
TEAM TOTALS – SOUTH AFRICA– 400 PLUS RUNS
No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	428	1	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
2	South Africa	529/7d	1	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
3	South Africa	479	2	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
4	South Africa	563	2	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
5	South Africa	510/9d	1	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
6	South Africa	540	1	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
7	South Africa	494/7d	2	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
8	South Africa	558/6d	1	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
9	South Africa	620/4d	2	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
10	South Africa	450/7	4	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
11	South Africa	500	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013
12	South Africa	431	2	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 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
No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	137	4	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
2	India	100	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
3	India	66	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996
4	India	144	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
5	India	113	3	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000
6	India	76	1	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
7	India	136	1	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
8	India	135	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
TEAM TOTALS – SAF – DISMISSED ALL OUT FOR LESS THAN 150 RUNS
No	Team	Score	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	105	4	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996
2	South Africa	84	2	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006
3	South Africa	121	3	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008
4	South Africa	131	2	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010
5	South Africa	109	4	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
6	South Africa	79	2	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
7	South Africa	121	2	v India	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
8	South Africa	143	4	v India	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
9	South Africa	130	3	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018
10	South Africa	133	3	v India	Ranchi	19 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
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	PK Amre	103	2	India	v South Africa	Durban	13 Nov 1992
2	SR Tendulkar	111	2	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992
3	N Kapil Dev	129	3	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992
4	M Azharuddin	109	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
5	M Azharuddin	163*	3	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
6	SR Tendulkar	169	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
7	M Azharuddin	115	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
8	R Dravid	148	1	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997
9	M Azharuddin	102	3	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
10	SR Tendulkar	155	1	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
11	V Sehwag	105	1	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
12	V Sehwag	164	2	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
13	W Jaffer	116	1	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
14	V Sehwag	319	2	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
15	R Dravid	111	2	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
16	V Sehwag	109	2	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
17	SR Tendulkar	100	3	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
18	V Sehwag	165	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
19	SR Tendulkar	106	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
20	VVS Laxman	143*	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
21	MS Dhoni	132*	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
22	SR Tendulkar	111*	3	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
23	SR Tendulkar	146	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
24	V Kohli	119	1	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
25	CA Pujara	153	3	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
26	AM Rahane	127	1	India	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
27	AM Rahane	100*	3	India	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
28	V Kohli	153	2	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
29	MA Agarwal	215	1	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
30	RG Sharma	176	1	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
31	RG Sharma	127	3	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
32	MA Agarwal	108	1	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
33	V Kohli	254*	1	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
34	RG Sharma	212	1	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
35	AM Rahane	115	1	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
36	KL Rahul	123	1	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021
37	RR Pant	100*	3	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KC Wessels	118	1	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992
2	WJ Cronje	135	2	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992
3	AC Hudson	146	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
4	G Kirsten	102	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
5	G Kirsten	133	3	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
6	DJ Cullinan	153*	3	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
7	G Kirsten	103	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
8	BM McMillan	103*	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
9	L Klusener	102*	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
10	DJ Cullinan	122*	4	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997
11	HH Gibbs	107	2	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
12	L Klusener	108	2	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
13	HH Gibbs	196	1	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001
14	AJ Hall	163	1	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
15	JH Kallis	121	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004
16	AG Prince	121	1	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006
17	HM Amla	159	1	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
18	ND McKenzie	155*	3	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
19	JH Kallis	132	2	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
20	AB de Villiers	217*	2	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
21	HM Amla	253*	1	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
22	JH Kallis	173	1	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
23	AN Petersen	100	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
24	HM Amla	114	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
25	HM Amla	123*	3	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
26	HM Amla	140	2	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
27	JH Kallis	201*	2	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
28	AB de Villiers	129	2	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
29	JH Kallis	161	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
30	JH Kallis	109*	3	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
31	F du Plessis	134	4	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
32	AB de Villiers	103	4	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
33	JH Kallis	115	2	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013
34	D Elgar	160	2	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
35	Q de Kock	111	2	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 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
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AM Rahane	127	1	India	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	AM Rahane	100*	3	India	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

1	M Azharuddin	109	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
2	M Azharuddin	163*	3	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
3	M Azharuddin	115	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
4	M Azharuddin	102	3	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000

1	MA Agarwal	215	1	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
2	MA Agarwal	108	1	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019

1	R Dravid	148	1	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997
2	R Dravid	111	2	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008

1	RG Sharma	176	1	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
2	RG Sharma	127	3	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
3	RG Sharma	212	1	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019

1	SR Tendulkar	111	2	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992
2	SR Tendulkar	169	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
3	SR Tendulkar	155	1	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
4	SR Tendulkar	100	3	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
5	SR Tendulkar	106	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
6	SR Tendulkar	111*	3	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
7	SR Tendulkar	146	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011

1	V Kohli	119	1	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
2	V Kohli	153	2	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
3	V Kohli	254*	1	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019

1	V Sehwag	105	1	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
2	V Sehwag	164	2	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
3	V Sehwag	319	2	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
4	V Sehwag	109	2	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
5	V Sehwag	165	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010

CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – TWO OR MORE
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AB de Villiers	217*	2	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
2	AB de Villiers	129	2	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
3	AB de Villiers	103	4	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013

1	DJ Cullinan	153*	3	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
2	DJ Cullinan	122*	4	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997

1	G Kirsten	102	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
2	G Kirsten	133	3	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
3	G Kirsten	103	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997

1	HH Gibbs	107	2	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
2	HH Gibbs	196	1	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001

1	HM Amla	159	1	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
2	HM Amla	253*	1	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
3	HM Amla	114	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
4	HM Amla	123*	3	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
5	HM Amla	140	2	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010

1	JH Kallis	121	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004
2	JH Kallis	132	2	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
3	JH Kallis	173	1	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
4	JH Kallis	201*	2	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
5	JH Kallis	161	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
6	JH Kallis	109*	3	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
7	JH Kallis	115	2	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013

1	L Klusener	102*	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
2	L Klusener	108	2	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 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
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	V Sehwag	319	2	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
2	V Kohli	254*	1	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
3	MA Agarwal	215	1	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
4	RG Sharma	212	1	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
5	RG Sharma	176	1	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
6	SR Tendulkar	169	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
7	V Sehwag	165	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
8	V Sehwag	164	2	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
9	M Azharuddin	163*	3	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
10	SR Tendulkar	155	1	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
11	CA Pujara	153	3	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
12	V Kohli	153	2	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – 150 PLUS RUNS
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	HM Amla	253*	1	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
2	AB de Villiers	217*	2	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
3	JH Kallis	201*	2	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
4	HH Gibbs	196	1	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001
5	JH Kallis	173	1	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
6	AJ Hall	163	1	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
7	JH Kallis	161	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
8	D Elgar	160	2	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
9	HM Amla	159	1	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
10	ND McKenzie	155*	3	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
11	DJ Cullinan	153*	3	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996

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

CENTURIONS – INDIA – CAPTAINS
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Azharuddin	115	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
2	MS Dhoni	132*	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
3	V Kohli	153	2	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
4	V Kohli	254*	1	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – CAPTAINS
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KC Wessels	118	1	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 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
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MS Dhoni	132*	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
2	RR Pant	100*	3	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AB de Villiers	103	4	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
2	Q de Kock	111	2	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 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
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	N Kapil Dev	129	3	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992
2	M Azharuddin	109	2	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
3	SR Tendulkar	169	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
4	M Azharuddin	115	2	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
5	M Azharuddin	102	3	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
6	SR Tendulkar	155	1	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
7	V Sehwag	105	1	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
8	W Jaffer	116	1	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
9	V Sehwag	109	2	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
10	SR Tendulkar	100	3	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
11	SR Tendulkar	111*	3	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
12	V Kohli	153	2	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
13	RR Pant	100*	3	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022
CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – LOSING CAUSE
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JH Kallis	121	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004
2	AN Petersen	100	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
3	HM Amla	114	1	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
4	HM Amla	123*	3	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
5	D Elgar	160	2	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
6	Q de Kock	111	2	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

Couple of records for DA Warner on home soil

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DA Warner’s 164 against Pakistan at Perth in the just concluded test represent his 20^th 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

No	Player	Runs	Pos	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ML Hayden	125	2	2	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997
2	ML Hayden	136	2	1	v New Zealand	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001
3	ML Hayden	131	2	3	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001
4	ML Hayden	138	2	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001
5	ML Hayden	105	2	1	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2002
6	ML Hayden	197	2	1	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
7	ML Hayden	103	2	3	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
8	ML Hayden	102	2	1	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002
9	ML Hayden	380	2	1	v Zimbabwe	Perth	09 Oct 2003
10	ML Hayden	101*	2	4	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003
11	ML Hayden	136	2	2	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
12	ML Hayden	117	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
13	ML Hayden	132	2	3	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
14	ML Hayden	111	2	1	v ICC World XI	Sydney	14 Oct 2005
15	ML Hayden	118	2	3	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
16	ML Hayden	110	1	2	v West Indies	Hobart	17 Nov 2005
17	ML Hayden	137	1	3	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005
18	ML Hayden	153	2	2	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
19	ML Hayden	124	2	1	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007
20	ML Hayden	123	2	3	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 2008
21	ML Hayden	103	2	2	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
No	Player	Runs	Pos	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DA Warner	123*	2	4	v New Zealand	Hobart	09 Dec 2011
2	DA Warner	180	2	2	v India	Perth	13 Jan 2012
3	DA Warner	119	1	1	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
4	DA Warner	124	2	3	v England	Brisbane	21 Nov 2013
5	DA Warner	112	2	3	v England	Perth	13 Dec 2013
6	DA Warner	145	2	1	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
7	DA Warner	102	2	3	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
8	DA Warner	101	2	1	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
9	DA Warner	163	2	1	v New Zealand	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
10	DA Warner	116	2	3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
11	DA Warner	253	2	1	v New Zealand	Perth	13 Nov 2015
12	DA Warner	122*	1	2	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 2016
13	DA Warner	144	2	2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2016
14	DA Warner	113	2	1	v Pakistan	Sydney	03 Jan 2017
15	DA Warner	103	2	1	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
16	DA Warner	154	1	2	v Pakistan	Brisbane	21 Nov 2019
17	DA Warner	335*	1	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
18	DA Warner	111*	1	3	v New Zealand	Sydney	03 Jan 2020
19	DA Warner	200	1	2	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022
20	DA Warner	164	1	1	v Pakistan	Perth	14 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.

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
DA Warner	2011-2023	56	96	7	5292	335*	59.46	20	14	6
ML Hayden	1996-2009	56	98	8	5210	380	57.88	21	16	5

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

Pakistan dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings

18/12/2023 hrg

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the 236^th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 54th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings against Australia in the annals of test cricket.

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the 18^th occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Pakistan	87	83.5	1	v England	Lord’s	10 Jun 1954
2	Pakistan	90	56.5	2	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1954
3	Pakistan	62	21.2	2	v Australia	Perth	13 Nov 1981
4	Pakistan	77	44.5	3	v West Indies	Lahore	07 Nov 1986
5	Pakistan	97	41.1	2	v Australia	Brisbane	09 Nov 1995
6	Pakistan	92	37.3	4	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997
7	Pakistan	59	31.5	1	v Australia	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
8	Pakistan	53	24.5	3	v Australia	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
9	Pakistan	72	31.3	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2004
10	Pakistan	90	36.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
11	Pakistan	80	29.0	4	v England	Nottingham	29 Jul 2010
12	Pakistan	72	39.3	1	v England	Birmingham	06 Aug 2010
13	Pakistan	74	33.0	2	v England	Lord’s	26 Aug 2010
14	Pakistan	99	44.1	1	v England	Dub-DSC	03 Feb 2012
15	Pakistan	49	29.1	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013
16	Pakistan	99	36.4	1	v South Africa	Dub-DSC	23 Oct 2013
17	Pakistan	81	34.4	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	30 Apr 2017
18	Pakistan	89	30.2	4	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2023

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings by Australia in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Pakistan	62	21.2	2	v Australia	Perth	13 Nov 1981
2	Pakistan	97	41.1	2	v Australia	Brisbane	09 Nov 1995
3	Pakistan	59	31.5	1	v Australia	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
4	Pakistan	53	24.5	3	v Australia	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
5	Pakistan	72	31.3	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2004
6	Pakistan	89	30.2	4	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2023

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings by in the annals of test cricket in the fourth innings of a test match All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Pakistan	92	37.3	4	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997
2	Pakistan	72	31.3	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2004
3	Pakistan	80	29.0	4	v England	Nottingham	29 Jul 2010
4	Pakistan	81	34.4	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	30 Apr 2017
5	Pakistan	89	30.2	4	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2023

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the second occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings by Australia in the annals of test cricket. in the fourth innings of a test match. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Pakistan	72	31.3	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2004
2	Pakistan	89	30.2	4	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2023

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 89 by Australia in the just concluded test at Perth to provide the third occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a test innings at Perth All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Pakistan	62	21.2	2	v Australia	Perth	13 Nov 1981
2	Pakistan	72	31.3	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2004
3	Pakistan	89	30.2	4	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2023

Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs and zero in a test match

18/12/2023 hrg

DA Warner of Australia scored 164 and zero in the recently concluded test against Pakistan at Perth to provide the 38^th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs and zero in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.DA Warner became the first Australian batsman to perform such a feat against Pakistan in a test.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	WL Murdoch	0	153*	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
2	C Hill	188	0	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Jan 1898
3	GB Legge	196	0	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Feb 1930
4	AD Nourse	0	231	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935
5	ML Apte	0	163*	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Feb 1953
6	Imtiaz Ahmed	209	0	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	26 Oct 1955
7	Hanif Mohammad	160	0	Pakistan	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 1960
8	SM Nurse	201	0	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
9	DL Amiss	158	0	England	v Pakistan	Hyd-Pak	16 Mar 1973
10	Asif Iqbal	0	152*	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976
11	DW Randall	0	150	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979
12	IVA Richards	0	182*	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981
13	IVA Richards	208	0	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984
14	MD Crowe	174	0	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	10 Feb 1989
15	AC Hudson	163	0	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
16	KLT Arthurton	157*	0	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1992
17	NR Mongia	152	0	India	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996
18	MW Goodwin	0	166*	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	14 Mar 1998
19	DJ Cullinan	168	0	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999
20	Saeed Anwar	0	188*	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999
21	TM Dilshan	163*	0	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Nov 1999
22	SL Campbell	170	0	West Indies	v New Zealand	Hamilton	16 Dec 1999
23	MP Vaughan	0	183	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003
24	RT Ponting	242	0	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003
25	SP Fleming	192	0	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003
26	BC Lara	153	0	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
27	AJ Strauss	0	177	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008
28	Tamim Iqbal	0	151	Bangladesh	v India	Mirpur	24 Jan 2010
29	MJ Clarke	161*	0	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
30	DPMD Jayawardene	165	0	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2014
31	FDM Karunaratne	0	152	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014
32	Shoaib Malik	245	0	Pakistan	v England	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
33	Shakib Al Hasan	217	0	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
34	Shan Masood	156	0	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	05 Aug 2020
35	Najmul Hossain Shanto	163	0	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021
36	AD Mathews	199	0	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 May 2022
37	HC Brook	186	0	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Feb 2023
38	DA Warner	164	0	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	14 Dec 2023

DA Warner became the fifth Australian batsman to score 150 plus runs and a zero in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	WL Murdoch	0	153*	Australia	v England	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
2	C Hill	188	0	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Jan 1898
3	RT Ponting	242	0	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003
4	MJ Clarke	161*	0	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014
5	DA Warner	164	0	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	14 Dec 2023

DA Warner became the sixth batsman to score 150 plus runs and a zero in a test match against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	DL Amiss	158	0	England	v Pakistan	Hyd-Pak	16 Mar 1973
2	MD Crowe	174	0	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	10 Feb 1989
3	MW Goodwin	0	166*	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	14 Mar 1998
4	SP Fleming	192	0	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003
5	BC Lara	153	0	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
6	DA Warner	164	0	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	14 Dec 2023

IVA Riachrds of West Indies is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to perform the feat on two occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	IVA Richards	0	182*	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981
2	IVA Richards	208	0	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984

The following table lists the seven occasions of batsmen scoring 200 plus runs and zero in a test match

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	AD Nourse	0	231	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935
2	Imtiaz Ahmed	209	0	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	26 Oct 1955
3	SM Nurse	201	0	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
4	IVA Richards	208	0	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984
5	RT Ponting	242	0	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003
6	Shoaib Malik	245	0	Pakistan	v England	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
7	Shakib Al Hasan	217	0	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Jan 2017

Test cricket witnesses the second instance of a batsman dismissed “Obstructing the field” after 72 years four months

06/12/2023 hrg

Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed “obstructing the field”. He was dismissed “obstructing the field” when he had scored 35 against New Zealand in the ongoing second test at Mirpur on the opening day of the test.

England batsman Len Hutton was the first batsman to be dismissed “Obstructing the field” for 27 against South Africa at The Oval in Aug 1951

The interval between the two instances is 72 years four months

Bangladesh bowlers with ten plus wickets in a test match

03/12/2023 hrg

Taijul Islam of Bangladesh returned with figures of 10 for 184 against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Sylhet to provide the seventh occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Enamul Haque jnr	73.0	17	200	12	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005
2	Shakib Al Hasan	59.0	16	124	10	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	03 Nov 2014
3	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	49.3	04	159	12	v England	Mirpur	28 Oct 2016
4	Shakib Al Hasan	53.5	14	153	10	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017
5	Taijul Islam	68.1	15	170	11	v Zimbabwe	Sylhet	03 Nov 2018
6	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	36.0	03	117	12	v West Indies	Mirpur	30 Nov 2018
7	Taijul Islam	70.1	17	184	10	v New Zealand	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023

He also became the third Bangladesh bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test on two occasions. Others are Mehdy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan. The following table lists the performances of these three bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	49.3	04	159	12	v England	Mirpur	28 Oct 2016
2	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	36.0	03	117	12	v West Indies	Mirpur	30 Nov 2018

1	Shakib Al Hasan	59.0	16	124	10	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	03 Nov 2014
2	Shakib Al Hasan	53.5	14	153	10	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017

1	Taijul Islam	68.1	15	170	11	v Zimbabwe	Sylhet	03 Nov 2018
2	Taijul Islam	70.1	17	184	10	v New Zealand	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023

Bangladesh captains scoring a century in a test innings

03/12/2023 hrg

Najmul Hossain Shanto of Bangladesh scored 105 against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Sylhet to provide rhe 14^th occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Habibul Bashar	113	1	v West Indies	Gros Islet	28 May 2004
2	Mohammad Ashraful	129*	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007
3	Mohammad Ashraful	101	4	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008
4	Shakib Al Hasan	100	4	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
5	Mushfiqur Rahim	200	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2013
6	Mushfiqur Rahim	116	3	v West Indies	Kingstown	05 Sep 2014
7	Mushfiqur Rahim	159	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
8	Mushfiqur Rahim	127	2	v India	Hyderabad	09 Feb 2017
9	Mahmudullah	101*	3	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	11 Nov 2018
10	Mahmudullah	146	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
11	Mominul Haque	132	2	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	22 Feb 2020
12	Mominul Haque	115	3	v West Indies	Chattogram	03 Feb 2021
13	Mominul Haque	127	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021
14	Najmul Hossain Shanto	105	3	v New Zealand	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023

It also provides the fourth occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring a century against New Zealand in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Shakib Al Hasan	100	4	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
2	Mushfiqur Rahim	159	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
3	Mahmudullah	146	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
4	Najmul Hossain Shanto	105	3	v New Zealand	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023

Bangladesh’s Test wins

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Bangladesh posted its 19^th test win when it trounced New Zealand by 150 runs in the just concluded test at Sylhet. It also provides its second test win against New Zealand, the first being its eight wickets victory at Mount Maunganui in Jan 2022

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Bangladesh	won	226 runs	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005
2	Bangladesh	won	095 runs	v West Indies	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009
3	Bangladesh	won	004 wkts	v West Indies	St George’s	17 Jul 2009
4	Bangladesh	won	143 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	25 Apr 2013
5	Bangladesh	won	003 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	25 Oct 2014
6	Bangladesh	won	162 runs	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	3 Nov 2014
7	Bangladesh	won	186 runs	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	12 Nov 2014
8	Bangladesh	won	108 runs	v England	Mirpur	28 Oct 2016
9	Bangladesh	won	004 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017
10	Bangladesh	won	020 runs	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017
11	Bangladesh	won	218 runs	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	11 Nov 2018
12	Bangladesh	won	064 runs	v West Indies	Chattogram	22 Nov 2018
13	Bangladesh	won	inns & 184 runs	v West Indies	Mirpur	30 Nov 2018
14	Bangladesh	won	inns & 106 runs	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	22 Feb 2020
15	Bangladesh	won	220 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Jul 2021
16	Bangladesh	won	008 wkts	v New Zealand	Mt Maunganui	01 Jan 2022
17	Bangladesh	won	007 wkts	v Ireland	Mirpur	04 Apr 2023
18	Bangladesh	won	546 runs	v Afghanistan	Mirpur	14 Jun 2023
19	Bangladesh	won	150 runs	v New Zealand	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023

Some interesting nuggets of the second test between West Indies and India at Port of Spain

28/07/2023 hrg

The second test at Port of Spain marked the 100^th test between the two teams. West Indies and India would become the ninth opponents to play 100 tests in the annals of test cricket.

West Indies will have India as its third opponent against whom it would be playing its 100^th test. West Indies has played 118 tests against Aus and 163 tests against Eng.

No	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	W	L	T	D
1	Win	Aus	1930-2022	118	32	60	1	25
2	Win	Eng	1928-2022	163	59	51	0	53
3	Win	Ind	1948-2023	100	30	23	0	47

India will have West Indies as its third opponent against whom it would be playing its 100^th test. India has played 107 tests against Australia and 131 tests against England

No	Team	Opp	Span	Mat	W	L	T	D
1	Ind	Aus	1947-2023	107	32	45	1	29
2	Ind	Eng	1932-2022	131	31	50	0	50
3	Ind	Win	1948-2023	100	23	30	0	47

The second test between West Indies and India scheduled at Port of Spain would be the 100^th test between the two teams. West Indies and India would become the ninth oppositions to play 100 tests against each other in the annals of test cricket.

No	Team	Opp	Span	M	W	L	T	D
1	Aus	Eng	1877-2023	359	152	111	0	96
2	Eng	Win	1928-2022	163	51	59	0	53
3	Eng	SAF	1889-2022	156	66	35	0	55
4	Eng	Ind	1932-2022	131	50	31	0	50
5	Aus	Win	1930-2022	118	60	32	1	25
6	Eng	NZl	1930-2023	112	52	13	0	47
7	Aus	Ind	1947-2023	107	45	32	1	29
8	Aus	SAF	1902-2023	101	54	26	0	21
9	Ind	Win	1948-2023	100	23	30	0	47

Australia is the only team in the annals of test cricket to play 100 plus matches against four oppositions. The following table lists the performance of Australia against each team

No	Team	Opp	Span	M	W	L	T	D
1	Aus	Eng	1877-2023	359	152	111	0	96
2	Aus	Win	1930-2022	118	60	32	1	25
3	Aus	Ind	1947-2023	107	45	32	1	29
4	Aus	SAF	1902-2023	101	54	26	0	21

India capped Mukesh Kumar for this test. He became the 307^th cricketer to represent India in tests. He also became the 54th Indian cricketer to make his debut against West Indies.

India capped Mukesh Kumar for this test. He became the 140^th cricketer to represent India in tests on away soil. He also became the 16^th Indian cricketer to make his debut against West Indies in West Indies.

V Kohli scored 121 in this test which was the 100^th test between the two teams. By a strange coincidence SM Gavaskar had also scored the same score of 121 at Delhi in Oct 1983 which was the 50^th test between the two teams.

V Kohli was dismissed run out for 121 in India’s first innings providing the 121^st occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 17^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century.

V Kohli was dismissed run out for 121 in India’s first innings providing the 17^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century.GR Viswanath was dismissed run out for 112 in Apr 1976 at the same venue – Port of Spain.

RG Sharma became the first India captain opener to score twin half centuries in a test.He scored 80 and 57 in this test.It also provides the 26^th occasion of a captain opener scoring twin half centuries in a test in the annals of test cricket

His feat provides the third occasion of an Indian captain openers scoring twin fifties in a test which includes twin centuries. Interestingly all the three occasions are against West Indies.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	205	073	Win	Wankhede	01 Dec 1978
2	SM Gavaskar	107	182*	Win	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978
3	RG Sharma	080	057	Win	Port of Spain	20 Jul 2023

It also provides the 49^th occasion of a captain opener scoring twin fifties in a test which includes twin centuries

R Ashwin’s three wickets in this test fetched him an aggregate of 75 wickets against West Indies. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against West Indies. Kapil Dev is the other Indian bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against West Indies. He has taken 89 wickets to his credit. Thus R Ashwin became the first Indian spin bowler to capture 75 wickets against West Indies.

R Ashwin became the eighth bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against West Indies. The following table lists all these eight bowlers

Player

Team

Span

Balls

Runs

BBI

BBM

Ave

GD McGrath

Aus

1995-2005

5475

2132

110

6/17

10/027

19.38

N Kapil Dev

Ind

1978-1989

4639

2216

9/83

10/135

24.89

JM Anderson

Eng

2004-2020

4515

1967

7/42

09/073

22.60

FS Trueman

Eng

1954-1963

4584

2018

7/44

12/119

23.46

M Muralidaran

Srl

1993-2008

3735

1609

8/46

11/170

19.62

Imran Khan

Pak

1977-1990

3488

1695

7/80

11/121

21.18

Wasim Akram

Pak

1986-2000

3550

1645

6/61

11/110

20.82

R Ashwin

Ind

2011-2023

3158

1536

7/71

12/131

20.48

R Ashwin became the second spin bowler to capture 75 plus wickets against West Indies. The following table lists all these two bowlers

Player

Team

Span

Balls

Runs

BBI

BBM

Ave

M Muralidaran

Srl

1993-2008

3735

1609

8/46

11/170

19.62

R Ashwin

Ind

2011-2023

3158

1536

7/71

12/131

20.48

Mohd Siraj returned with figures of five for 60 in West Indies first innings to provide the 60^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 33rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies in West Indies.

Mohd Siraj returned with figures of five for 60 in West Indies first innings to provide the 18^th occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies in West Indies.

Mohd Siraj returned with figures of five for 60 in West Indies first innings to provide the second occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. The other occasion was his five for 73 against Australia at Brisbane in Jan 2021. This his five for 60 in this test represent his best bowling figures in a test innings

Pakistan’s innings victories in tests

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Pakistan posted an innings and 222 runs win over Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Col-SSC to provide the 35^th occasion of Pakistan posting an innings win against various oppositions. It also provides Pakistan’s seventh innings win against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending runs.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	won	inns & 324 runs	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002
2	Pakistan	won	inns & 264 runs	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001
3	Pakistan	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023
4	Pakistan	won	inns & 188 runs	v Australia	Karachi	15 Sep 1988
5	Pakistan	won	inns & 184 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	09 Dec 2011
6	Pakistan	won	inns & 178 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002
7	Pakistan	won	inns & 175 runs	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
8	Pakistan	won	inns & 169 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002
9	Pakistan	won	inns & 166 runs	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
10	Pakistan	won	inns & 163 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000
11	Pakistan	won	inns & 147 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 May 2021
12	Pakistan	won	inns & 119 runs	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
13	Pakistan	won	inns & 116 runs	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Apr 2021
14	Pakistan	won	inns & 102 runs	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982
15	Pakistan	won	inns & 100 runs	v England	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
16	Pakistan	won	inns & 087 runs	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987
17	Pakistan	won	inns & 086 runs	v India	Karachi	23 Dec 1982
18	Pakistan	won	inns & 082 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981
19	Pakistan	won	inns & 064 runs	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	27 Mar 1965
20	Pakistan	won	inns & 052 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994
21	Pakistan	won	inns & 044 runs	v Bangladesh	Rawalpindi	07 Feb 2020
22	Pakistan	won	inns & 043 runs	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952
23	Pakistan	won	inns & 043 runs	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990
24	Pakistan	won	inns & 040 runs	v Sri Lanka	Peshawar	08 Sep 1995
25	Pakistan	won	inns & 029 runs	v West Indies	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997
26	Pakistan	won	inns & 020 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986
27	Pakistan	won	inns & 019 runs	v West Indies	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
28	Pakistan	won	inns & 018 runs	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1987
29	Pakistan	won	inns & 016 runs	v New Zealand	Dub-DSC	24 Nov 2018
30	Pakistan	won	inns & 013 runs	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
31	Pakistan	won	inns & 012 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	17 Feb 1994
32	Pakistan	won	inns & 008 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	04 Dec 2021
33	Pakistan	won	inns & 003 runs	v Australia	Faisalabad	30 Sep 1982
34	Pakistan	won	inns & 001 run	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958
35	Pakistan	won	inns & 001 run	v New Zealand	Karachi	13 Oct 1955

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023
2	Pakistan	won	inns & 175 runs	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
3	Pakistan	won	inns & 163 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Jun 2000
4	Pakistan	won	inns & 102 runs	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982
5	Pakistan	won	inns & 052 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994
6	Pakistan	won	inns & 040 runs	v Sri Lanka	Peshawar	08 Sep 1995
7	Pakistan	won	inns & 020 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986

Pakistan posted an innings and 222 runs win over Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Col-SSC to provide the third occasion of Pakistan posting an innings and 200 plus runs win against various oppositions. It also provides Pakistan’s first innings and 200 plus runs win against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending runs.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	won	inns & 324 runs	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002
2	Pakistan	won	inns & 264 runs	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001
3	Pakistan	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

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