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India’s innings victories in tests and West Indies’ innings losses its tests – India carves its 50th innings victory

19/07/2023 hrg

India won the first test against West Indies at Roseau by an innings and 141 runs to provide India’s 50^th innings win against an opposition. West Indies innings loss provide its 47^th innings loss against an opposition. The following table lists India’s 50 innings wins and West Indies’ 47 innings losses

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	inns & 272 runs	v West Indies	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	India	won	inns & 262 runs	v Afghanistan	Bengaluru	14 Jun 2018
3	India	won	inns & 239 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007
4	India	won	inns & 239 runs	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
5	India	won	inns & 222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022
6	India	won	inns & 219 runs	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998
7	India	won	inns & 202 runs	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019
8	India	won	inns & 198 runs	v New Zealand	Nagpur	20 Nov 2010
9	India	won	inns & 171 runs	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
10	India	won	inns & 144 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
11	India	won	inns & 141 runs	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
12	India	won	inns & 140 runs	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Dec 2004
13	India	won	inns & 137 runs	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019
14	India	won	inns & 135 runs	v Australia	Hyderabad	02 Mar 2013
15	India	won	inns & 132 runs	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023
16	India	won	inns & 131 runs	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004
17	India	won	inns & 130 runs	v Bangladesh	Indore	14 Nov 2019
18	India	won	inns & 126 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
19	India	won	inns & 119 runs	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
20	India	won	inns & 115 runs	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
21	India	won	inns & 112 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
22	India	won	inns & 109 runs	v New Zealand	Chennai	06 Jan 1956
23	India	won	inns & 106 runs	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
24	India	won	inns & 101 runs	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002
25	India	won	inns & 100 runs	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979
26	India	won	inns & 095 runs	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
27	India	won	inns & 092 runs	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
28	India	won	inns & 090 runs	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
29	India	won	inns & 083 runs	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004
30	India	won	inns & 075 runs	v England	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
31	India	won	inns & 070 runs	v Pakistan	Delhi	16 Oct 1952
32	India	won	inns & 067 runs	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
33	India	won	inns & 057 runs	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
34	India	won	inns & 053 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
35	India	won	inns & 052 runs	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
36	India	won	inns & 051 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
37	India	won	inns & 046 runs	v England	Leeds	22 Aug 2002
38	India	won	inns & 046 runs	v Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	22 Nov 2019
39	India	won	inns & 036 runs	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
40	India	won	inns & 027 runs	v New Zealand	Brabourne	02 Dec 1955
41	India	won	inns & 025 runs	v England	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
42	India	won	inns & 024 runs	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
43	India	won	inns & 022 runs	v England	Chennai	11 Feb 1993
44	India	won	inns & 017 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
45	India	won	inns & 015 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011
46	India	won	inns & 015 runs	v England	Wankhede	19 Feb 1993
47	India	won	inns & 013 runs	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	13 Mar 1993
48	India	won	inns & 008 runs	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952
49	India	won	inns & 008 runs	v Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
50	India	won	inns & 002 runs	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	lost	inns & 283 runs	v England	Leeds	25 May 2007
2	West Indies	lost	inns & 272 runs	v India	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
3	West Indies	lost	inns & 237 runs	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
4	West Indies	lost	inns & 220 runs	v South Africa	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
5	West Indies	lost	inns & 217 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
6	West Indies	lost	inns & 212 runs	v Australia	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
7	West Indies	lost	inns & 209 runs	v England	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
8	West Indies	lost	inns & 184 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	30 Nov 2018
9	West Indies	lost	inns & 183 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997
10	West Indies	lost	inns & 172 runs	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1931
11	West Indies	lost	inns & 141 runs	v India	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
12	West Indies	lost	inns & 134 runs	v New Zealand	Hamilton	03 Dec 2020
13	West Indies	lost	inns & 126 runs	v India	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
14	West Indies	lost	inns & 126 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000
15	West Indies	lost	inns & 122 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931
16	West Indies	lost	inns & 112 runs	v India	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
17	West Indies	lost	inns & 105 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
18	West Indies	lost	inns & 100 runs	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008
19	West Indies	lost	inns & 092 runs	v India	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
20	West Indies	lost	inns & 086 runs	v South Africa	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
21	West Indies	lost	inns & 083 runs	v England	Ch-le-St	14 May 2009
22	West Indies	lost	inns & 082 runs	v Australia	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
23	West Indies	lost	inns & 073 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Dec 2013
24	West Indies	lost	inns & 071 runs	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1928
25	West Indies	lost	inns & 067 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Dec 2017
26	West Indies	lost	inns & 065 runs	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
27	West Indies	lost	inns & 065 runs	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003
28	West Indies	lost	inns & 063 runs	v South Africa	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021
29	West Indies	lost	inns & 058 runs	v England	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
30	West Indies	lost	inns & 055 runs	v Australia	Sydney	30 Dec 1984
31	West Indies	lost	inns & 053 runs	v Australia	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
32	West Indies	lost	inns & 051 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
33	West Indies	lost	inns & 039 runs	v England	Leeds	17 Aug 2000
34	West Indies	lost	inns & 036 runs	v England	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
35	West Indies	lost	inns & 034 runs	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1966
36	West Indies	lost	inns & 030 runs	v England	Manchester	21 Jul 1928
37	West Indies	lost	inns & 030 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
38	West Indies	lost	inns & 029 runs	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997
39	West Indies	lost	inns & 027 runs	v Australia	Perth	01 Dec 2000
40	West Indies	lost	inns & 027 runs	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1933
41	West Indies	lost	inns & 019 runs	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
42	West Indies	lost	inns & 017 runs	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
43	West Indies	lost	inns & 015 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011
44	West Indies	lost	inns & 012 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	11 Dec 2020
45	West Indies	lost	inns & 006 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Oct 2015
46	West Indies	lost	inns & 005 runs	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1957
47	West Indies	lost	inns & 001 runs	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958

India won the first test against West Indies at Roseau by an innings and 141 runs to provide India’s seventh innings win against West Indies. West Indies innings loss provide its seventh innings loss against India. The following table lists India’s seven innings wins against West Indies and West Indies’ seven innings losses against India.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	inns & 272 runs	v West Indies	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	India	won	inns & 141 runs	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
3	India	won	inns & 126 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
4	India	won	inns & 112 runs	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
5	India	won	inns & 092 runs	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
6	India	won	inns & 051 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
7	India	won	inns & 015 runs	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	lost	inns & 272 runs	v India	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	West Indies	lost	inns & 141 runs	v India	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
3	West Indies	lost	inns & 126 runs	v India	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
4	West Indies	lost	inns & 112 runs	v India	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002
5	West Indies	lost	inns & 092 runs	v India	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
6	West Indies	lost	inns & 051 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
7	West Indies	lost	inns & 015 runs	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011

R Ashwin’s five wicket hauls in an innings and ten wicket hauls in a match

19/07/2023 hrg

R Ashwin captured 7 for 71 in West Indies’ second innings at Roseau in the just concluded test represents his 34^th five wicket haul of his test career. He is just one five wicket haul shy of A Kumble’s 35 five wicket haul. A Kumble holds the Indian record for most five wicket hauls.The following table lists the five wicket hauls taken by these two bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	A Kumble	44.0	22	053	6	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992
2	A Kumble	21.0	07	064	6	3	v England	Chennai	11 Feb 1993
3	A Kumble	38.5	16	070	5	3	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	13 Mar 1993
4	A Kumble	24.0	03	087	5	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
5	A Kumble	27.3	09	059	7	3	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
6	A Kumble	27.2	04	081	5	3	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	18 Oct 1995
7	A Kumble	41.0	12	067	5	3	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996
8	A Kumble	42.4	05	120	5	1	v West Indies	Kingston	06 Mar 1997
9	A Kumble	39.0	08	104	5	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997
10	A Kumble	31.0	10	062	5	3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998
11	A Kumble	41.3	08	098	6	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
12	A Kumble	24.5	07	070	6	1	v Pakistan	Chennai	28 Jan 1999
13	A Kumble	26.3	09	074	10	4	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
14	A Kumble	26.5	05	067	6	3	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Oct 1999
15	A Kumble	48.0	21	082	5	2	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	29 Oct 1999
16	A Kumble	68.4	15	143	6	2	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
17	A Kumble	28.4	06	081	6	3	v England	Mohali	03 Dec 2001
18	A Kumble	51.0	13	115	7	1	v England	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
19	A Kumble	37.0	15	063	5	3	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002
20	A Kumble	23.3	10	030	5	1	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002
21	A Kumble	43.0	03	154	5	1	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003
22	A Kumble	51.0	08	176	6	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
23	A Kumble	46.5	07	141	8	2	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004
24	A Kumble	30.0	10	072	6	3	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
25	A Kumble	17.3	04	048	7	1	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
26	A Kumble	47.0	08	133	6	3	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
27	A Kumble	19.0	00	090	5	2	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004
28	A Kumble	54.0	13	131	6	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
29	A Kumble	38.0	16	063	7	4	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005
30	A Kumble	28.0	06	072	6	2	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
31	A Kumble	34.3	09	089	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
32	A Kumble	29.4	08	076	5	1	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006
33	A Kumble	22.4	03	078	6	4	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006
34	A Kumble	14.0	02	060	5	4	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
35	A Kumble	25.0	04	084	5	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	21.3	05	047	6	3	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
2	R Ashwin	52.1	06	156	5	1	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011
3	R Ashwin	16.3	05	031	6	2	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
4	R Ashwin	26.5	09	054	6	3	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
5	R Ashwin	22.0	01	069	5	3	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
6	R Ashwin	42.0	12	103	7	1	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
7	R Ashwin	32.0	06	095	5	3	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
8	R Ashwin	28.0	12	063	5	3	v Australia	Hyderabad	02 Mar 2013
9	R Ashwin	34.0	18	057	5	1	v Australia	Delhi	22 Mar 2013
10	R Ashwin	25.0	06	087	5	2	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015
11	R Ashwin	13.4	02	046	6	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
12	R Ashwin	16.0	06	042	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
13	R Ashwin	24.0	05	051	5	2	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
14	R Ashwin	16.1	06	032	5	2	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
15	R Ashwin	29.5	07	066	7	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
16	R Ashwin	49.1	26	061	5	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
17	R Ashwin	25.0	08	083	7	3	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
18	R Ashwin	16.0	02	052	5	1	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
19	R Ashwin	35.3	05	132	6	4	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
20	R Ashwin	27.2	05	081	6	2	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
21	R Ashwin	13.5	02	059	7	4	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
22	R Ashwin	29.5	06	067	5	2	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
23	R Ashwin	44.0	04	112	6	1	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
24	R Ashwin	20.3	03	055	6	3	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
25	R Ashwin	12.4	04	041	6	4	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
26	R Ashwin	16.4	03	069	5	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
27	R Ashwin	46.2	11	145	7	2	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
28	R Ashwin	17.3	02	061	6	3	v England	Chennai	05 Feb 2021
29	R Ashwin	23.5	04	043	5	2	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021
30	R Ashwin	22.5	04	047	5	3	v England	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021
31	R Ashwin	12.0	03	037	5	3	v Australia	Nagpur	09 Feb 2023
32	R Ashwin	47.2	15	091	6	1	v Australia	Ahmedabad	09 Mar 2023
33	R Ashwin	24.3	06	060	5	1	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
34	R Ashwin	21.3	07	071	7	3	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 against West Indies at Roseau in the just concluded test represent his eighth ten wicket haul in a test match. He now shares the Indian record for most ten wicket hauls with A Kumble. A Kumble has also captured ten wickets in a test match on eight occasions. The following table lists the ten wicket hauls by these two bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	A Kumble	64.3	19	128	11	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
2	A Kumble	51.0	13	149	14	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
3	A Kumble	59.4	17	134	10	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Oct 1999
4	A Kumble	89.0	18	233	10	v England	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
5	A Kumble	88.5	15	279	12	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004
6	A Kumble	64.3	12	181	13	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
7	A Kumble	75.1	27	161	10	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005
8	A Kumble	64.0	13	157	10	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	43.2	14	085	12	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	23 Aug 2012
2	R Ashwin	74.0	18	198	12	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
3	R Ashwin	42.0	08	160	10	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
4	R Ashwin	46.0	13	098	12	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
5	R Ashwin	66.2	12	225	10	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
6	R Ashwin	41.1	07	140	13	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
7	R Ashwin	64.3	07	167	12	v England	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
8	R Ashwin	46.0	13	131	12	v West Indies	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies

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R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Roseau provides the 60^th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AP Freeman	51.4	6	23	093	10	Eng	Win	Manchester	21 Jul 1928
2	GTS Stevens	53.4	6	06	195	10	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930
3	W Voce	65.2	6	20	149	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
4	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	26	183	11	Aus	Win	Adelaide	12 Dec 1930
5	H Ironmonger	37.0	6	11	079	11	Aus	Win	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931
6	CS Marriott	41.1	6	08	096	11	Eng	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
7	TE Bailey	43.0	6	14	098	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
8	GAR Lock	37.4	6	19	048	11	Eng	Win	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
9	SP Gupte	57.3	6	13	223	10	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
10	Fazal Mahmood	45.3	6	19	100	12	Aus	Win	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959
11	AK Davidson	54.6	8	06	222	11	Eng	Win	Brisbane	09 Dec 1960
12	FS Trueman	70.0	6	25	152	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1963
13	FS Trueman	40.3	6	07	119	12	Eng	Win	Birmingham	04 Jul 1963
14	NJN Hawke	52.4	6	15	115	10	Aus	Win	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965
15	BS Chandrasekhar	92.5	6	24	235	11	Ind	Win	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966
16	JA Snow	43.0	6	02	142	10	Eng	Win	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968
17	GD McKenzie	48.0	8	07	159	10	Aus	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
18	AW Greig	69.1	6	17	156	13	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974
19	Sir RJ Hadlee	56.0	6	22	102	11	NZl	Win	Dunedin	08 Feb 1980
20	GB Troup	60.3	6	16	166	10	NZl	Win	Auckland	29 Feb 1980
21	DK Lillee	53.4	6	11	127	10	Aus	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
22	B Yardley	58.0	6	09	185	10	Aus	Win	Sydney	02 Jan 1982
23	N Kapil Dev	57.3	6	15	135	10	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
24	GF Lawson	64.0	6	13	181	11	Aus	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
25	RG Holland	55.0	6	15	144	10	Aus	Win	Sydney	30 Dec 1984
26	EJ Chatfield	50.0	6	15	124	10	NZl	Win	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985
27	ND Hirwani	33.5	6	06	136	16	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
28	Imran Khan	37.2	6	02	121	11	Pak	Win	Georgetown	02 Apr 1988
29	MG Hughes	73.1	6	16	217	13	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
30	AR Border	44.4	6	13	096	11	Aus	Win	Sydney	26 Jan 1989
31	DE Malcolm	46.2	6	06	137	10	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1990
32	MG Bevan	32.3	6	05	113	10	Aus	Win	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997
33	Mushtaq Ahmed	41.3	6	12	106	10	Pak	Win	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
34	ARC Fraser	43.1	6	10	110	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1998
35	GD McGrath	24.0	6	06	078	10	Aus	Win	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
36	CL Cairns	53.5	6	21	100	10	NZl	Win	Hamilton	16 Dec 1999
37	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	Win	St John’s	25 May 2000
38	GD McGrath	33.0	6	21	027	10	Aus	Win	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000
39	CR Miller	52.5	6	19	113	10	Aus	Win	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000
40	M Muralidaran	85.1	6	21	170	11	Srl	Win	Galle	13 Nov 2001
41	M Muralidaran	59.3	6	21	135	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	21 Nov 2001
42	WPUJC Vaas	57.2	6	08	191	14	Srl	Win	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001
43	RW Price	75.2	6	24	161	10	Zim	Win	Harare	04 Nov 2003
44	M Ntini	47.5	6	10	132	13	SAF	Win	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
45	A Nel	37.4	6	06	088	10	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
46	M Muralidaran	25.3	6	04	083	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
47	MS Panesar	68.3	6	18	187	10	Eng	Win	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
48	Saeed Ajmal	56.5	6	20	111	11	Pak	Win	Providence	12 May 2011
49	I Sharma	41.2	6	11	108	10	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	28 Jun 2011
50	SCJ Broad	58.5	6	12	165	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2012
51	PP Ojha	29.2	6	08	089	10	Ind	Win	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
52	TA Boult	27.5	6	07	080	10	NZl	Win	Wellington	11 Dec 2013
53	HMRKB Herath	55.0	6	14	147	10	Srl	Win	Galle	14 Oct 2015
54	Yasir Shah	67.4	6	11	210	10	Pak	Win	Abu Dhabi	21 Oct 2016
55	UT Yadav	38.5	6	06	133	10	Ind	Win	Hyderabad	12 Oct 2018
56	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	36.0	6	03	117	12	Ban	Win	Mirpur	30 Nov 2018
57	SCJ Broad	22.1	6	05	067	10	Eng	Win	Manchester	24 Jul 2020
58	Shaheen Shah Afridi	34.5	6	12	094	10	Pak	Win	Kingston	20 Aug 2021
59	RTM Mendis	59.2	6	14	136	11	Srl	Win	Galle	29 Nov 2021
60	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Roseau provides the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SP Gupte	57.3	6	13	223	10	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
2	BS Chandrasekhar	92.5	6	24	235	11	Ind	Win	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966
3	N Kapil Dev	57.3	6	15	135	10	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
4	ND Hirwani	33.5	6	06	136	16	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
5	I Sharma	41.2	6	11	108	10	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	28 Jun 2011
6	PP Ojha	29.2	6	08	089	10	Ind	Win	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
7	UT Yadav	38.5	6	06	133	10	Ind	Win	Hyderabad	12 Oct 2018
8	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

FS Trueman {02}, GD McGrath {02}, M Muralidaran {03} and SCJ Broad {02} are the four bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a match on two or more occasions against West Indies.The following table lists the performance of these four bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FS Trueman	70.0	6	25	152	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1963
2	FS Trueman	40.3	6	07	119	12	Eng	Win	Birmingham	04 Jul 1963

1	GD McGrath	24.0	6	06	078	10	Aus	Win	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
2	GD McGrath	33.0	6	21	027	10	Aus	Win	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000

1	M Muralidaran	85.1	6	21	170	11	Srl	Win	Galle	13 Nov 2001
2	M Muralidaran	59.3	6	21	135	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	21 Nov 2001
3	M Muralidaran	25.3	6	04	083	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	22 Jul 2005

1	SCJ Broad	58.5	6	12	165	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2012
2	SCJ Broad	22.1	6	05	067	10	Eng	Win	Manchester	24 Jul 2020

M Muralidaran owns the record for capturing ten or more wickets in a match on most occasions against West Indies – on three occasions.The following table lists the performance of M Muralidaran

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Muralidaran	85.1	6	21	170	11	Srl	Win	Galle	13 Nov 2001
2	M Muralidaran	59.3	6	21	135	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	21 Nov 2001
3	M Muralidaran	25.3	6	04	083	10	Srl	Win	Kandy	22 Jul 2005

TE Bailey,FS Trueman and SCJ Broad of England are the three bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against West Indies at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	TE Bailey	43.0	6	14	098	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
2	FS Trueman	70.0	6	25	152	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	20 Jun 1963
3	SCJ Broad	58.5	6	12	165	11	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2012

R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies. I Sharma has taken 11 for 108 at Bridgetown in Jun 2011. Thus R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 represent the best bowling effort by an Indian bowler against West Indies in West Indies.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	I Sharma	41.2	6	11	108	10	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	28 Jun 2011
2	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following is the list of 16 bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West

Indies.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GTS Stevens	53.4	6	06	195	10	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930
2	W Voce	65.2	6	20	149	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
3	NJN Hawke	52.4	6	15	115	10	Aus	Win	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965
4	JA Snow	43.0	6	02	142	10	Eng	Win	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968
5	AW Greig	69.1	6	17	156	13	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974
6	EJ Chatfield	50.0	6	15	124	10	NZl	Win	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985
7	Imran Khan	37.2	6	02	121	11	Pak	Win	Georgetown	02 Apr 1988
8	DE Malcolm	46.2	6	06	137	10	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1990
9	ARC Fraser	43.1	6	10	110	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1998
10	GD McGrath	24.0	6	06	078	10	Aus	Win	Port of Spain	05 Mar 1999
11	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	Win	St John’s	25 May 2000
12	M Ntini	47.5	6	10	132	13	SAF	Win	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
13	A Nel	37.4	6	06	088	10	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
14	Saeed Ajmal	56.5	6	20	111	11	Pak	Win	Providence	12 May 2011
15	I Sharma	41.2	6	11	108	10	Ind	Win	Bridgetown	28 Jun 2011
16	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

R Ashwin became the third bowler to capture 12 or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies. AW Greig of England and M Ntini of South Africa are the other two bowlers who have captured 13 wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AW Greig	69.1	6	17	156	13	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974
2	M Ntini	47.5	6	10	132	13	SAF	Win	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005
3	R Ashwin	46.0	6	13	131	12	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Opening batsmen scoring centuries on test debut – Some interesting derivatives.

18/07/2023 hrg

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the 37th occasion of an opening batsman scoring century on his debut in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
3	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
4	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
5	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
6	JE Mills	117	1	NZl	Eng	Wellington	24 Jan 1930
7	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938
8	SC Griffith	140	1	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
9	AG Ganteaume	112	2	Win	Eng	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
10	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
11	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958
12	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
13	RE Redmond	107	2	NZl	Pak	Auckland	16 Feb 1973
14	CG Greenidge	107	3	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
15	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975
16	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
17	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
18	WB Phillips	159	1	Aus	Pak	Perth	11 Nov 1983
19	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
20	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
21	Ali Naqvi	115	1	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997
22	Taufeeq Umar	104	2	Pak	Ban	Multan	29 Aug 2001
23	L Vincent	104	1	NZl	Aus	Perth	30 Nov 2001
24	AJ Strauss	112	2	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
25	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
26	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
27	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
28	AN Petersen	100	1	SAF	Ind	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010
29	HD Rutherford	171	2	NZl	Eng	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
30	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
31	SC Cook	115	1	SAF	Eng	Centurion	22 Jan 2016
32	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
33	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
34	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019
35	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
36	Zakir Hasan	100	4	Ban	Ind	Chattogram	14 Dec 2022
37	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century on debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
2	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
3	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Griffith	140	1	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948
2	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
3	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
4	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following table lists the thirteen occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on debut. The list is furnished in the chronological order.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	WG Grace	152	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	Khalid Ibadulla	166	1	Pak	Aus	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
5	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982
6	WB Phillips	159	1	Aus	Pak	Perth	11 Nov 1983
7	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	16 Apr 1987
8	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
9	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
10	HD Rutherford	171	2	NZl	Eng	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
11	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
12	DP Conway	200	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
13	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on his debut in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan	187	2	Ind	Aus	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on his debut against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Hudson	163	2	SAF	Win	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

The following table lists the occasions of a team’s two or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on their test debut.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009

1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982

1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
3	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958

1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975

1	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
2	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938

1	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
2	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019

1	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Australia and England are the only two teams to have three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on their test debut. The following table lists them

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982

1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016
3	CA Milton	104*	2	Eng	NZl	Leeds	03 Jul 1958

West Indies is the only team to have two opening batsmen scoring centures on debut against two oppositions – Australia and Pakistan.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009

1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975

The following table lists the teams which have two or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on debut against the same oppositions.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AB Williams	100	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
2	AB Barath	104	3	Win	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009

1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	HL Collins	104	3	Aus	Eng	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
3	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
4	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982

1	AN Cook	104*	3	Eng	Ind	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006
2	KK Jennings	112	1	Eng	Ind	Wankhede	08 Dec 2016

1	CC Hunte	142	1	Win	Pak	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	15 Feb 1975

1	PF Warner	132*	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899
2	PA Gibb	106	3	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938

1	Fawad Alam	168	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
2	Abid Ali	109*	2	Pak	Srl	Rawalpindi	11 Dec 2019

1	PP Shaw	134	1	Ind	Win	Rajkot	04 Oct 2018
2	YBK Jaiswal	171	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

Australia is the only team to have three opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs on their test debut. The following table lists them.It is interesting to note that these three batsmen chose England as their opposition while performing the feat of scoring 150 plus runs on their test debut.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Bannerman	165*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	A Jackson	164	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929
3	KC Wessels	162	2	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982

Both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings

15/07/2023 hrg

YBK Jaiswal {143*} and RG Sharma {103} of India scored centuries in the first innings of the ongoing test between India and West Indies at Roseau to provide the 83rd occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman-1	Score	Batsman-2	Score	Team	Opp	I	Ground	Match Date
1	Jackson FS	118	Hayward TW	137	Eng	Aus	1	The Oval	14.08.1899
2	Hobbs JB	178	Rhodes W	179	Eng	Aus	1	Melbourne	09.02.1912
3	Hobbs JB	211	Sutcliffe H	122	Eng	SAF	1	Lord’s	28.06.1924
4	Hobbs JB	154	Sutcliffe H	176	Eng	Aus	1	Melbourne	01.01.1925
5	Hobbs JB	100	Sutcliffe H	161	Eng	Aus	2	The Oval	14.08.1926
6	Dempster CS	136	Mills JE	117	NZl	Eng	1	Wellington	24.01.1930
7	Mitchell B	123	Siedle IJ	141	SAF	Eng	1	CapeTown	01.01.1931
8	Christy JAJ	103	Mitchell B	113	SAF	NZl	1	Christchurch	27.02.1932
9	Brown WA	121	Fingleton JH	112	Aus	SAF	1	CapeTown	01.01.1936
10	Merchant VM	114	MushtaqAli S	112	Ind	Eng	2	Manchester	25.07.1936
11	Barnett CJ	126	Hutton L	100	Eng	Aus	1	Nottingham	10.06.1938
12	Carew GM	107	Ganteaume AG	112	Win	Eng	1	Port of Spain	11.02.1948
13	Hutton L	158	Washbrook C	195	Eng	SAF	1	Jo’burg	27.12.1948
14	Rae AF	109	Stollmeyer JB	160	Win	Ind	1	Chennai	27.01.1949
15	Morris AR	111	MoroneyJ AR	118	Aus	SAF	1	Jo’burg	10.02.1950
16	McDonald CC	110	Morris AR	111	Aus	Win	1	Port of Spain	11.04.1955
17	Mankad MH	231	Roy P	173	Ind	NZl	1	Chennai	06.01.1956
18	Pullar G	175	Cowdrey MC	155	Eng	SAF	2	The Oval	18.08.1960
19	Lawry WM	106	Simpson RB	311	Aus	Eng	1	Manchester	23.07.1964
20	Lawry WM	210	Simpson RB	201	Aus	Win	1	Bridgetown	05.05.1965
21	Simpson RB	225	Lawry WM	119	Aus	Eng	1	Adelaide	28.01.1966
22	Simpson RB	109	Lawry WM	100	Aus	Ind	1	Melbourne	30.12.1967
23	Turner GM	259	Jarvis TW	182	NZl	Win	1	Georgetown	06.04.1972
24	Fredericks RC	109	Greenidge CG	115	Win	Eng	1	Leeds	22.07.1976
25	Greenidge CG	154*	Haynes DL	136	Win	Ind	1	StJohn’s	28.04.1983
26	Fowler G	105	Tavare CJ	109	Eng	NZl	2	The Oval	14.07.1983
27	Greenidge CG	120*	Haynes DL	103*	Win	Aus	2	Georgetown	02.03.1984
28	Gavaskar SM	172	Srikkanth K	116	Ind	Aus	1	Sydney	02.01.1986
29	Marsh GR	138	Taylor MA	219	Aus	Eng	1	Nottingham	10.08.1989
30	Greenidge CG	149	Haynes DL	167	Win	Eng	1	StJohn’s	12.04.1990
31	Gooch GA	116	Atherton MA	131	Eng	Ind	1	Manchester	09.08.1990
32	Taylor MA	111	Slater MJ	152	Aus	Eng	1	Lord’s	17.06.1993
33	Taylor MA	113	Slater MJ	103	Aus	Eng	2	Sydney	01.01.1995
34	Hudson AC	146	Kirsten G	102	SAF	Ind	1	Kolkata	27.11.1996
35	Aamir Sohail	160	Ijaz Ahmed	151	Pak	Win	1	Karachi	06.12.1997
36	Griffith AFG	114	Campbell SL	170	Win	NZl	1	Hamilton	16.12.1999
37	Atapattu MS	207*	Jayasuriya ST	188	Srl	Pak	1	Kandy	28.06.2000
38	Richardson MH	106	Bell MD	105	NZl	Pak	1	Hamilton	27.03.2001
39	Saeed Anwar	101	Taufeeq Umar	104	Pak	Ban	1	Multan	29.08.2001
40	Gibbs HH	147	Kirsten G	220	SAF	Zim	1	Harare	07.09.2001
41	Langer JL	104	Hayden ML	136	Aus	NZl	1	Brisbane	08.11.2001
42	Langer JL	126	Hayden ML	105	Aus	SAF	1	Sydney	02.01.2002
43	Langer JL	250	Hayden ML	102	Aus	Eng	1	Melbourne	26.12.2002
44	Smith GC	151	Gibbs HH	228	SAF	Pak	1	CapeTown	02.01.2003
45	Langer JL	111	Hayden ML	177	Aus	Win	2	St John’s	09.05.2003
46	Smith GC	277	Gibbs HH	179	SAF	Eng	1	Birmingham	24.07.2003
47	Richardson MH	145	Vincent L	106	NZl	Ind	1	Mohali	16.10.2003
48	Smith GC	139	Gibbs HH	192	SAF	Win	1	Centurion	16.01.2004
49	Atapattu MS	170	Jayasuriya ST	157	Srl	Zim	1	Harare	06.05.2004
50	Langer JL	162	Hayden ML	117	Aus	Srl	1	Cairns	09.07.2004
51	Trescothick ME	132	Strauss AJ	136	Eng	SAF	2	Durban	26.12.2004
52	Smith GC	104	deVilliers AB	178	SAF	Win	1	Bridgetown	21.04.2005
53	deVilliers AB	114	Smith GC	126	SAF	Win	1	St John’s	29.04.2005
54	Langer JL	105	Hayden ML	138	Aus	Eng	1	The Oval	08.09.2005
55	Hayden ML	110	Hussey MEK	137	Aus	Win	1	Hobart	17.11.2005
56	Sehwag V	254	Dravid R	128*	Ind	Pak	1	Lahore	13.01.2006
57	Karthik KD	129	Jaffer W	138*	Ind	Ban	1	Dhaka	25.05.2007
58	McKenzie ND	226	Smith GC	232	SAF	Ban	1	Chattogram	29.02.2008
59	Jaques PA	108	Katich SM	157	Aus	Win	2	Bridgetown	12.06.2008
60	Smith GC	107	McKenzie ND	138	SAF	Eng	2	Lord’s	10.07.2008
61	Hughes PJ	115	Katich SM	108	Aus	SAF	1	Durban	06.03.2009
62	Gambhir G	167	Sehwag V	131	Ind	Srl	1	Kanpur	24.11.2009
63	Strauss AJ	110	Cook AN	235*	Eng	Aus	2	Brisbane	25.11.2010
64	Gayle CH	150	Powell KOA	134	Win	NZl	1	NorthSou	25.07.2012
65	Cook AN	116	Compton NRD	117	Eng	NZl	2	Dunedin	06.03.2013
66	Vijay M	153	Dhawan S	187	Ind	Aus	1	Mohali	14.03.2013
67	Tamim Iqbal	109	Imrul Kayes	130	Ban	Zim	1	Chattogram	12.11.2014
68	Tamim Iqbal	206	Imrul Kayes	150	Ban	Pak	2	Khulna	28.04.2015
69	Vijay M	150	Dhawan S	173	Ind	Ban	1	Fatullah	10.06.2015
70	Burns JA	129	Warner DA	116	Aus	NZl	2	Brisbane	05.11.2015
71	Renshaw MT	184	Warner DA	113	Aus	Pak	1	Sydney	02.01.2017
72	Elgar D	113	Markram AK	143	SAF	Ban	1	Bloemfontein	06.10.2017
73	Vijay M	105	Dhawan S	107	Ind	Afg	1	Bengaluru	14.06.2018
74	Raval JA	132	Latham TWM	161	NZl	Ban	1	Hamilton	28.02.2019
75	Agarwal MA	215	Sharma RG	176	Ind	SAF	1	Vizag	02.10.2019
76	Shan Masood	135	Abid Ali	174	Pak	Srl	2	Karachi	19.12.2019
77	D Karunaratne	118	HDRL Thirimanne	140	Srl	Ban	1	Pallekele	29.04.2021
78	Imam-ul-Huq	111*	A Shafique	136*	Pak	Aus	2	Rawalpindi	04.03.2022
70	Z Crawly	122	BM Duckett	107	Eng	Pak	1	Rawalpindi	01.12.2022
80	Imam-ul-Huq	121	A Shafique	114	Pak	Eng	1	Rawalpindi	01.12.2022
81	KC Brathwaite	182	T Chanderpaul	207	Win	Zim	1	Bulawayo	04.02.2023
82	N Madhushanka	205	D Karunaratne	115	Srl	Ire	1	Galle	24.04.2023
83	Jaiswal YBK	143*	Sharma RG	103	Ind	Win	1	Roseau	12.07.2023

It also provides the eleventh occasion of both the Indian openers scoring centuries in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman-1	Score	Batsman-2	Score	Team	Opp	I	Ground	Match Date
1	Merchant VM	114	MushtaqAli S	112	Ind	Eng	2	Manchester	25.07.1936
2	Mankad MH	231	Roy P	173	Ind	NZl	1	Chennai	06.01.1956
3	Gavaskar SM	172	Srikkanth K	116	Ind	Aus	1	Sydney	02.01.1986
4	Sehwag V	254	Dravid R	128*	Ind	Pak	1	Lahore	13.01.2006
5	Karthik KD	129	Jaffer W	138*	Ind	Ban	1	Dhaka	25.05.2007
6	Gambhir G	167	Sehwag V	131	Ind	Srl	1	Kanpur	24.11.2009
7	Vijay M	153	Dhawan S	187	Ind	Aus	1	Mohali	14.03.2013
8	Vijay M	150	Dhawan S	173	Ind	Ban	1	Fatullah	10.06.2015
9	Vijay M	105	Dhawan S	107	Ind	Afg	1	Bengaluru	14.06.2018
10	Agarwal MA	215	Sharma RG	176	Ind	SAF	1	Vizag	02.10.2019
11	Jaiswal YBK	143*	Sharma RG	103	Ind	Win	1	Roseau	12.07.2023

It also provides the eleventh occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Batsman-1	Score	Batsman-2	Score	Team	Opp	I	Ground	Match Date
1	McDonald CC	110	Morris AR	111	Aus	Win	1	Port of Spain	11.04.1955
2	Lawry WM	210	Simpson RB	201	Aus	Win	1	Bridgetown	05.05.1965
3	Turner GM	259	Jarvis TW	182	NZl	Win	1	Georgetown	06.04.1972
4	Aamir Sohail	160	Ijaz Ahmed	151	Pak	Win	1	Karachi	06.12.1997
5	Langer JL	111	Hayden ML	177	Aus	Win	2	St John’s	09.05.2003
6	Smith GC	139	Gibbs HH	192	SAF	Win	1	Centurion	16.01.2004
7	Smith GC	104	deVilliers AB	178	SAF	Win	1	Bridgetown	21.04.2005
8	deVilliers AB	114	Smith GC	126	SAF	Win	1	St John’s	29.04.2005
9	Hayden ML	110	Hussey MEK	137	Aus	Win	1	Hobart	17.11.2005
10	Jaques PA	108	Katich SM	157	Aus	Win	2	Bridgetown	12.06.2008
11	Jaiswal YBK	143*	Sharma RG	103	Ind	Win	1	Roseau	12.07.2023

It also provides the first occasion of both the Indian openers scoring centuries in a test innings against West Indies.

No	Batsman-1	Score	Batsman-2	Score	Team	Opp	I	Ground	Match Date
1	Jaiswal YBK	143*	Sharma RG	103	Ind	Win	1	Roseau	12.07.2023

Test cricket witnesses a world record

15/07/2023 hrg

A World record was created when Indian openers RG Sharma and YBK Jaiswal scored 103 and 171 respectively in India’s first innings against West Indies in the just concluded test at Roseau. It was the fir the first time in the annals of test cricket that a captain opener and a debutant openers scores centuries in the same innings of a test.

No	Player		Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Sharma	C	103	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023
2	YBK Jaiswal	O	143*	2	Ind	Win	Roseau	12 Jul 2023

West Indies Vs India – First test at Roseau – First day

13/07/2023 hrg

West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 63rd occasion of West Indies doing so against India. It also provides the 25^th occasion of West Indies doing so against India on home soil

West Indies have capped 332 cricketers in tests so far. West Indies capped Alik Athnaze for this test. He became the 333^rd cricket to represent West Indies in tests. West Indies has capped 60 cricketers in tests against India so far. Alik Athnaze became the 61^st West Indian cricketer to make his test debut against India.

West Indies have capped 188 cricketers in tests at home so far. West Indies capped Alik Athnaze for this test. He became the 189th cricket to represent West Indies in tests at home. West Indies has capped 37 cricketers in tests against India at home so far. Alik Athnaze became the 38th West Indian cricketer to make his test debut against India at home.

India has capped 304 cricketers in tests so far. India capped Ishan Kishan and YBK Jaiswal for this test. They became the 305^th and 306^th cricketers to represent India in tests. India has capped 51 cricketers in tests against West Indies so far. Ishan Kishan and YBK Jaiswal became the 52^nd and 53^rd Indian cricketers to make their test debut against West Indies

India has capped 137 cricketers in tests on away soil so far. India capped Ishan Kishan and YBK Jaiswal for this test. They became the 138th and 139^th cricketers to represent India in away tests. India has capped 13 cricketers in tests against West Indies in West Indies so far. Ishan Kishan and YBK Jaiswal became the 14th and 15th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against West Indies in West Indies

YBK Jaiswal became the 50^th opening batsman to represent India in tests. He also became the ninth Indian opening batsman to make his test debut against West Indies.

YBK Jaiswal became the 24^th opening batsman to represent India in tests on away soil. He also became the fourth Indian opening batsman to make his test debut against West Indies in West Indies.

Ishan Kishan became the 35^th wicket keeper batsman to represent India in tests. He also became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against West Indies.

Ishan Kishan became the 18^th wicket keeper batsman to represent India in tests on away soil, He also became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against West Indies in West Indies.

R Ashwin has four five wicket hauls against West Indies. He captured five for 60 in West Indies’ first innings which fetched him his fifth five wicket haul against West Indies and with it he would become the second Indian bowler to capture five five wicket hauls against West Indies. Harbhajan Singh has five five wicket hauls against West Indies.

R Ashwin’s five for 60 in West Indies’ first innings represent his 33^rd five wicket haul of his test career. A Kumble with 35 five wicket hauls is ahead of R Ashwin in terms of most five wicket hauls by Indian bowlers.

Other bowlers to capture 33 plus five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket are – M Muralitharan {67}, SK Warne {37}, RJ Hadlee {36}, A Kumble {35} and HMRKB Herath {34}.

R Ashwin took the wicket of T Chanderpaul in the first innings of this test. He has captured the wicket of his father S Chanderpaul also earlier. He became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture the wickets of “Father and Son”

RG Sharma-YBK Jaiswal opened the innings for India in this test to provide the 164^th opening pair. It also provides the 106th opening pair on away soil

RG Sharma-YBK Jaiswal opened the innings for India in this test to provide the 48^th opening pair against West Indies. It also provides the 28th opening pair against West Indies in West Indies

Approaching milestones ahead of West Indies-India Test series in West Indies

12/07/2023 hrg

West Indies and India have played 98 tests so far. West Indies has won 30 tests and India has won 22 tests tests. 46 tests between the two teams have ended in a draw

India has played 51 tests against West Indies in West Indies. It has won 09 tests, lost 16 tests and 26 tests were drawn

India is scheduled to play two tests in the ensuing test series at Roseau and at Port of Spain. This is the second occasion India is playing two tests against West Indies in West Indies. The earlier occasion was in 2019 when the two teams clashed at Kingston and at North Sound. India won both the tests. Kingston test was won by 257 runs and the North Sound test by 318 runs.

The second test at Port of Spain will mark 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 Australia and 163 tests against England.

No	Team	Opponent	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	T	D
1	West Indies	Australia	1930-2022	118	32	60	1	25
2	West Indies	England	1928-2022	163	59	51	0	53
3	West Indies	India	1948-2019	098	30	22	0	46

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	Opponent	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	T	D
1	India	Australia	1947-2023	107	32	45	1	29
2	India	England	1932-2022	131	31	50	0	50
3	India	West Indies	1948-2019	098	22	30	0	46

West Indies have capped 332 cricketers in tests so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut in this series will bear the test cap number post 332 according the first name in the alphabetical order. West Indies has capped 60 cricketers in tests against India so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut against India in this series will bear the test cap number post 60 according the first name in the alphabetical order.

West Indies have capped 188 cricketers in tests at home so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut in this series at home will bear the test cap number post 188 according the first name in the alphabetical order. West Indies has capped 37 cricketers in tests against India at home so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut against India in this series will bear the test cap number post 37 according the first name in the alphabetical order.

India has capped 304 cricketers in tests so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut in this series will bear the test cap number post 304 according the first name in the alphabetical order. India has capped 51 cricketers in tests against West Indies so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut against West Indies in this series will bear the test cap number post 51 according the first name in the alphabetical order.

India has capped 137 cricketers in tests on away soil so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut in this series in will bear the test cap number post 137 according the first name in the alphabetical order. India has capped 13 cricketers in tests against West Indies in West Indies so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut against West Indis in this series will bear the test cap number post 13 according the first name in the alphabetical order.

R Ashwin has four five wicket hauls against West Indies. One more five wicket haul would fetch him his fifth five wicket haul against West Indies and with it he would become the second Indian bowler to capture five five wicket hauls against West Indies. Harbhajan Singh has five five wicket hauls against West Indies.

V Kohli has an aggregate of 8479 runs prior to the ensuing test series. He needs 21 more runs for his 8500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth Indian batsman to aggregate 8500 plus runs. Others are – SR Tendulkar {15921}, R Dravid {13265}, SM Gavaskar {10122}, VVS Laxman {8781} and V Sehwag {8503}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 8479 runs prior to the ensuing test series. He needs 21 more runs for his 8500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the 27th batsman to aggregate 8500 plus runs in the annals of test cricket.

England wins the third test at Leeds by three wickets

10/07/2023 hrg

England won the third test against Australia by three wickets to provide the 111^th occasion of England carving a test win against Australia. It also provides the 54th occasion of England winning a test against Australia on home soil. It also provides the ninth occasion of England winning a test against Australia in the tests played at Leeds.

England won the third test against Australia by three wickets to provide the seventh occasion of England carving a test win against Australia after inserting the opposition. It also provides the fourth occasion of England winning a test against Australia on home soil after inserting the opposition. It also provides the second occasion of England winning a test against Australia in the tests played at Leeds after inserting the opposition. The first such occasion was in Aug 2019 when England won the test by one wicket after inserting the opposition at Leeds.

It is interesting to note that England has won on five occasions by an innings margin and on two occasions by runs margin against Australia after inserting the opposition.

England’s victory by runs margin on two occasions against Australia after inserting the opposition were at Leeds.

MA Starc captured five for 78 in England’s second innings to provide the 300^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 138^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the 26^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in tests played at Leeds.

MA Starc captured five for 78 in England’s second innings to provide the 21st occasion of an Australian left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Australian left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in tests played at Leeds.

MA Starc’s five for 78 provides the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. He became the third left arm pace bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings against Australia on four plus occasions. Others are – AK Davidson {05} and MG Johnson {05}. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AK Davidson	25.5	8	7	64	6	1	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958
2	AK Davidson	24.3	6	6	42	5	1	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1961
3	AK Davidson	47.0	6	23	63	5	2	v England	Leeds	06 Jul 1961
4	AK Davidson	23.1	8	4	75	6	2	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
5	AK Davidson	10.6	8	2	25	5	3	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1963

2	MA Starc	24.1	6	4	114	5	1	v England	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015
2	MA Starc	27.0	6	2	111	6	2	v England	Nottingham	06 Aug 2015
3	MA Starc	19.2	6	3	88	5	4	v England	Adelaide	02 Dec 2017
4	MA Starc	16.0	6	0	78	5	4	v England	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

1	MG Johnson	19.3	6	3	69	5	3	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 2009
2	MG Johnson	17.3	6	5	38	6	2	v England	Perth	16 Dec 2010
3	MG Johnson	21.1	6	7	42	5	4	v England	Brisbane	21 Nov 2013
4	MG Johnson	17.2	6	8	40	7	2	v England	Adelaide	05 Dec 2013
5	MG Johnson	24.0	6	4	63	5	1	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2013

MA Starc’s aggregate of wickets against England read 87 at the end of this test. He now holds the record for most wickets by a left arm pace bowler against Englanf jointly with MG Johnson. MG Johnson has also taken 87 wickets as left arm pace bowler against England. MA Starc went past AK Davidson’s tally of 84 wickets to hold the record jointly with MG Johnson.

MA Starc’s five for 78 in this test represents his 14^th five wicket haul. He now holds the record for most five wickets hauls by an Australian left arm pace bowler with AK Davidson. AK Davidson also has 14 five wicket hauls to his credit.

Wasim Akram is the only left arm pace bowler to have more five wicket hauls than AK Davidson and MA Starc in the annals of test cricket. Wasim Akram has 25 five wicket hauls to his credit.

PJ Cummins’ {6-91} and MA Starc’s {5-78} were in losing cause to provide the 68^th and 69^th occasion of Australian bowler’s five wicket hauls going in vain against England. It also provides the 35^th and 36^th occasion of Australian bowler’s five wicket hauls going in vain against England. It also provides the sixth and seventh occasion of Australian bowler’s five wicket hauls going in vain against England in tests played at Leeds.

PJ Cummins’ {6-91} was in losing cause to provide the third occasion of Australian captain’s six wicket haul going in vain against England. It also provides the first occasion of Australian captain’s six wicket haul going in vain against England. It also provides the first occasion of Australian captain’s six wicket haul going in vain against England in tests played at Leeds.

G Giffen {6-155} at Melbourne in Dec 1894, MA Noble {7-100} at Sydney in Feb 1904 and PJ Cummins {6-91} at Leeds in Jul 2023 are the three Australian captains to witness their six plus wicket hauls going in vain against England. The interval between MA Noble’s feat and PJ Cummins’ feat is 109 years.

PJ Cummins became the first Australian captain to witness his six wicket haul in a losing cause against England in England.

England Vs Australia -Third Test at Leeds – Second day

08/07/2023 hrg

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with figures of 6 for 91 in England’s first innings to provide the 127^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 57th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in the tests played at Leeds.

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with figures of 6 for 91 in England’s first innings to provide the 77^th occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 34th occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in the tests played at Leeds.

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with figures of 6 for 91 in England’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian captain capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Giffen	78.2	6	21	155	6	3	Eng	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894
2	MA Noble	41.1	6	10	100	7	1	Eng	Sydney	26 Feb 1904
3	R Benaud	32.0	6	11	070	6	4	Eng	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
4	R Benaud	42.0	8	12	115	6	2	Eng	Brisbane	30 Nov 1962
5	PJ Cummins	18.0	6	01	091	6	2	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in England. R Benaud was the other Australian captain to capture six wickets in an innings against England in England. He had returned with figures of 6-70 at Manchester in Jul 1961. Thus PJ Cummins emulated R Benaud after a lapse of 42 years taking months and year to account.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Benaud	32.0	6	11	070	6	4	Eng	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
2	PJ Cummins	18.0	6	01	091	6	2	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in the tests played at Leeds.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	PJ Cummins	18.0	6	01	091	6	2	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

It is interesting to note that no Australian captain has ever taken a five wicket haul against England at Leeds prior to PJ Cummins’ feat of six for 91 in this test. The previous best bowling figures by an Australian captain against England at Leeds is credited to WM Armstrong who had returned with figures of two for six in the fourth innings of the test in July 1921 – 102 years back

PJ Cummins of Australia returned with figures of 6 for 91 in England’s first innings to provide the second occasion of an Australian captain pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an Australian captain pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against England in the tests played at Leeds.

In Australia’s second innings, Australian opener DA Warner was dismissed by SCJ Broad. This dismissal was the seventeenth occasion of DA Warner dismissed by SCJ Broad. The following table lists the ten occasions of a bowler dismissing the batsmen on 15 plus occasions.

No	Bowler	Team	Batter	Team	Span	Mat	Dis
1	G McGrath	Aus	MA Atherton	Eng	1994-2001	17	19
2	AV Bedser	Eng	AR Morris	Aus	1946-1954	21	18
3	CEL Ambrose	Win	MA Atherton	Eng	1991-2000	26	17
4	CA Walsh	Win	MA Atherton	Eng	1991-2000	27	17
5	SCJ Broad	Eng	DA Warner	Aus	2013-2023	29	17
6	MD Marshall	Win	GA Gooch	Eng	1980-1991	21	16
7	H Trumble	Aus	TW Hayward	Eng	1896-1904	22	15
8	CEL Ambrose	Win	ME Waugh	Aus	1991-1999	22	15
9	GD McGrath	Aus	BC Lara	Win	1995-2005	24	15
10	CA Walsh	Win	IA Healy	Aus	1988-1999	28	15

SPD Smith was making his 100^th appearance in this test. He became the 15^th Australian cricketer to make 100 plus test appearances and 75^th cricketer overall to make 100 plus test appearances in the annals of test cricket

SPD Smith pouched five catches in England’s first innings. He became the first Australian fieldsman other than the wicket keeper to pouch five catches in an innings against England.

His feat makes him the third fieldsman to take five catches in an innings against England.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Yajurvindra Singh	5	5	2	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
2	HDRL Thirimanne	5	5	2	Srl	Eng	Galle	22 Jan 2021
3	SPD Smith	5	5	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

Yajurvindra Singh of India and HDRL Thirimanne of Sri Lanka pouched five catches against England on home soil, SPD Smith performed the feat on away soil

SPD Smith pouched five catches in England’s first innings. His feat provides the 15^th occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper to pouch five catches in an innings against in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VY Richardson	5	5	3	Aus	SAF	Durban	28 Feb 1936
2	Yajurvindra Singh	5	5	2	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
3	M Azharuddin	5	5	1	Ind	Pak	Karachi	15 Nov 1989
4	K Srikkanth	5	5	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	01 Feb 1992
5	SP Fleming	5	5	1	NZl	Zim	Harare	18 Sep 1997
6	GC Smith	5	5	4	SAF	Aus	Perth	30 Nov 2012
7	DJG Sammy	5	5	2	Win	Ind	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
8	DM Bravo	5	5	2	Win	Ban	Kingstown	05 Sep 2014
9	AM Rahane	5	5	3	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
10	J Blackwood	5	5	3	Win	Srl	Col-PSS	22 Oct 2015
11	Imrul Kayes	5	5	2	Ban	NZl	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
12	SPD Smith	5	5	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018
13	BA Stokes	5	5	2	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020
14	HDRL Thirimanne	5	5	2	Srl	Eng	Galle	22 Jan 2021
15	SPD Smith	5	5	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

SPD Smith is the only fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch five catches in an innings on two occasions. Prior to his feat in the ongoing test against England at Leeds, he had taken five catches in an innings against South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 2018. Interestingly enough, both his feats on away soil

No	Player	Dis	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	SPD Smith	5	5	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018
2	SPD Smith	5	5	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

The following table lists the fieldsmen other than the wicket keepers who have pouched five catches in an innings in tests played on away soil.

No	Player	Dis	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VY Richardson	5	5	3	Aus	SAF	Durban	28 Feb 1936
2	M Azharuddin	5	5	1	Ind	Pak	Karachi	15 Nov 1989
3	K Srikkanth	5	5	1	Ind	Aus	Perth	01 Feb 1992
4	SP Fleming	5	5	1	NZl	Zim	Harare	18 Sep 1997
5	GC Smith	5	5	4	SAF	Aus	Perth	30 Nov 2012
6	DJG Sammy	5	5	2	Win	Ind	Wankhede	14 Nov 2013
7	AM Rahane	5	5	3	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
8	J Blackwood	5	5	3	Win	Srl	Col-PSS	22 Oct 2015
9	Imrul Kayes	5	5	2	Ban	NZl	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
10	SPD Smith	5	5	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018
11	BA Stokes	5	5	2	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020
12	SPD Smith	5	5	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	06 Jul 2023

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