Sri Lanka posted a team total of 554 against Australia in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 23rd occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending team score
Sri Lanka’s 554 in this game provide the first occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. The previous best was 547 for 8 declared at Col-SSC in Aug 1992
No
Score
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
952/6d
2
v India
Col-RPS
02 Aug 1997
2
760/7d
2
v India
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
3
756/5d
2
v South Africa
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
4
730/6d
2
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
27 Jan 2014
5
713/3d
2
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
14 May 2004
6
713/9d
2
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
31 Jan 2018
7
648/8d
2
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
21 Apr 2021
8
644/7d
1
v Pakistan
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
9
642/4d
1
v India
Col-SSC
26 Jul 2010
10
628/8d
2
v England
Col-SSC
18 Dec 2003
11
627/9d
2
v West Indies
Col-SSC
29 Nov 2001
12
610/6d
2
v India
Col-SSC
29 Aug 2001
13
606
1
v Pakistan
Lahore
01 Mar 2009
14
600/6d
1
v India
Col-SSC
23 Jul 2008
15
591
2
v England
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
16
590/9d
2
v West Indies
Galle
13 Nov 2001
17
587
1
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
18
586/6d
1
v Zimbabwe
Col-SSC
27 Dec 2001
19
577/6d
2
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
25 Jun 2007
20
570/4d
1
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
21
555/5d
2
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
06 Sep 2001
22
555/8d
1
v England
Lord’s
16 May 2002
23
554
2
v Australia
Galle
08 Jul 2022
Sri Lankan batsmen scoring double century in a test innings
LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 206 not out against Australia in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 37th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
LD Chamdimal became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century against Australia. The previous highest score was 192 by KC Sangakkara at Hobart in Nov 2007
NGRP Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka captured 6 for 119 in Australia’s innings in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 65th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
TK Kendall
7-055
4
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
WH Cooper
6-120
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
31 Dec 1881
3
CTB Turner
6-015
1
Aus
Eng
Sydney
28 Jan 1887
4
WH Ashley
7-095
1
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
25 Mar 1889
5
F Martin
6-050
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
6
F Martin
6-052
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
7
WH Lockwood
6-101
2
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
17 Jul 1893
8
AE Trott
8-043
4
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
11 Jan 1895
9
MA Noble
6-049
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
01 Jan 1898
10
GHTS Hayward
6-043
1
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
01 Jan 1910
11
AE Hall
7-063
4
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
01 Jan 1923
12
GM Parker
6-152
1
SAF
Eng
Birmingham
14 Jun 1924
13
CV Grimmett
6-037
4
Aus
Eng
Sydney
27 Feb 1925
14
AJ Bell
6-099
1
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
29 Jun 1929
15
J Langridge
7-056
3
Eng
Win
Manchester
22 Jul 1933
16
CS Marriott
6-059
3
Eng
Win
The Oval
12 Aug 1933
17
FA Ward
6-102
3
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
04 Dec 1936
18
AV Bedser
7-049
1
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
22 Jun 1946
19
JC Laker
7-103
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
21 Jan 1948
20
CN McCarthy
6-043
4
SAF
Eng
Durban
16 Dec 1948
21
TE Bailey
6-118
2
Eng
NZl
Leeds
11 Jun 1949
22
GF Cresswell
6-168
2
NZl
Eng
The Oval
13 Aug 1949
23
AL Valentine
8-104
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
24
AM Moir
6-155
2
NZl
Eng
Ch’church
17 Mar 1951
25
PM Pollock
6-038
4
SAF
NZl
Durban
08 Dec 1961
26
SF Burke
6-128
1
SAF
NZl
Cape Town
01 Jan 1962
27
LJ Coldwell
6-085
3
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
21 Jun 1962
28
Arif Butt
6-089
2
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
29
S Abid Ali
6-055
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
30
Mohd Nazir
7-099
2
Pak
NZl
Karachi
24 Oct 1969
31
RAL Massie
8-084
1
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
32
RAL Massie
8-053
3
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
33
JK Lever
7-046
2
Eng
Ind
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
34
RM Hogg
6-074
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
01 Dec 1978
35
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
36
PL Taylor
6-078
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
10 Jan 1987
37
AIC Dodemaide
6-058
3
Aus
NZl
Melbourne
26 Dec 1987
38
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
39
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
40
PM Such
6-067
1
Eng
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
41
DG Cork
7-043
4
Eng
Win
Lord’s
22 Jun 1995
42
L Klusener
8-064
4
SAF
Ind
Kolkata
27 Nov 1996
43
Mohd Zahid
7-066
3
Pak
NZl
Rawalpindi
28 Nov 1996
44
FA Rose
6-100
2
Win
Ind
Kingston
06 Mar 1997
45
UDU Chandana
6-179
2
Srl
Pak
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
46
Naimur Rahman
6-132
2
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
10 Nov 2000
47
Manjural Islam
6-083
2
Ban
Zim
Bulawayo
19 Apr 2001
48
RL Johnson
6-033
2
Eng
Zim
Ch-le-St
05 Jun 2003
49
RJ Kirtley
6-034
4
Eng
SAF
Nottingham
14 Aug 2003
50
DJG Sammy
7-066
3
Win
Eng
Manchester
07 Jun 2007
51
JJ Krejza
8-215
1
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
52
Tanvir Ahmed
6-120
1
Pak
SAF
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
53
Elias Sunny
6-084
2
Ban
Win
Chattogram
21 Oct 2011
54
R Ashwin
6-047
3
Ind
Win
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
55
PJ Cummins
6-079
3
Aus
SAF
Jo’burg
17 Nov 2011
56
M de Lange
7-081
1
SAF
Srl
Durban
26 Dec 2011
57
Sohag Gazi
6-076
3
Ban
Win
Mirpur
13 Nov 2012
58
KJ Abbott
7-029
2
SAF
Pak
Centurion
22 Feb 2013
59
MH Miraz
6-080
1
Ban
Eng
Chattogram
20 Oct 2016
60
C de Grandhomme
6-041
1
NZl
Pak
Ch’church
17 Nov 2016
61
L Ngidi
6-039
4
SAF
Ind
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
62
Bilal Asif
6-036
2
Pak
Aus
Dubai (DSC)
07 Oct 2018
63
P Jayawickrama
6-092
2
Srl
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
64
SM Boland
6-007
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
26 Dec 2021
65
NGRP Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
UDU Chandana
6-179
2
Srl
Pak
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
2
P Jayawickrama
6-092
2
Srl
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
3
NGRP Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings on test debut against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
F Martin
6-050
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
2
F Martin
6-052
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
3
WH Lockwood
6-101
2
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
17 Jul 1893
4
Arif Butt
6-089
2
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
5
S Abid Ali
6-055
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
6
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
7
PM Such
6-067
1
Eng
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
8
Bilal Asif
6-036
2
Pak
Aus
Dubai (DSC)
07 Oct 2018
9
NGRP Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides the 17th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings conceding 100 plus runs on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
WH Cooper
6-120
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
31 Dec 1881
2
WH Lockwood
6-101
2
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
17 Jul 1893
3
GM Parker
6-152
1
SAF
Eng
Birmingham
14 Jun 1924
4
FA Ward
6-102
3
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
04 Dec 1936
5
JC Laker
7-103
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
21 Jan 1948
6
TE Bailey
6-118
2
Eng
NZl
Leeds
11 Jun 1949
7
GF Cresswell
6-168
2
NZl
Eng
The Oval
13 Aug 1949
8
AL Valentine
8-104
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
9
AM Moir
6-155
2
NZl
Eng
Ch’church
17 Mar 1951
10
SF Burke
6-128
1
SAF
NZl
Cape Town
01 Jan 1962
11
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
12
FA Rose
6-100
2
Win
Ind
Kingston
06 Mar 1997
13
UDU Chandana
6-179
2
Srl
Pak
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
14
Naimur Rahman
6-132
2
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
10 Nov 2000
15
JJ Krejza
8-215
1
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
16
Tanvir Ahmed
6-120
1
Pak
SAF
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
17
NGRP Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
F Martin, RAL Massie and ND Hirwani are the three bowlers to capture six or more wickets in both innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
F Martin
6-050
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
2
F Martin
6-052
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
1
RAL Massie
8-084
1
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
2
RAL Massie
8-053
3
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
1
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
2
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
Rival batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test match
RR Pant-RA Jadeja posted 222 runs for the sixth wicket for India in the first innings of the test and JE Root-JM Bairstow posted 269 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket for England in the fourth innings of the test in the just concluded test between England and India at Birmingham to provide the 44th occasion of rival batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
HL Collins, JM Gregory
3
209
1
Aus
SAF
Jo’burg
12.11.21
CN Frank, AW Nourse
4
206
3
SAF
Aus
Jo’burg
12.11.21
2
LEG Ames, A Sandham
4
249
1
Eng
Win
Kingston
03.04.30
GA Headley, RK Nunes
2
227
4
Win
Eng
Kingston
03.04.30
3
A Melville, AD Nourse
3
319
1
SAF
Eng
Nottingham
07.06.47
DCS Compton, N Yardley
5
237
3
Eng
SAF
Nottingham
07.06.47
4
ED Weekes, FMM Worrell
4
283
2
Win
Eng
Nottingham
20.07.50
RT Simpson, C Washbrook
1
212
3
Eng
Win
Nottingham
20.07.50
5
CL Walcott, FMM Worrell
4
213
2
Win
Ind
Kingston
28.03.53
VL Manjrekar, P Roy
2
237
3
Ind
Win
Kingston
28.03.53
6
RG Archer, KR Miller
6
206
1
Aus
Win
Bridgetown
14.05.55
DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza
7
347
2
Win
Aus
Bridgetown
14.05.55
7
WM Lawry, RB Simpson
1
201
1
Aus
Eng
Manchester
23.07.64
BC Booth, RB Simpson
5
219
1
Aus
Eng
Manchester
23.07.64
KF Barrington, ER Dexter
3
246
2
Eng
Aus
Manchester
23.07.64
8
WM Lawry, RB Simpson
1
382
1
Aus
Win
Bridgetown
05.05.65
RB Kanhai, SM Nurse
3
200
2
Win
Aus
Bridgetown
05.05.65
9
RC Fredericks, LG Rowe
2
269
1
Win
NZl
Kingston
16.02.72
GM Turner, KJ Wadsworth
6
220
2
NZl
Win
Kingston
16.02.72
10
GS Chappell, IM Chappell
3
264
1
Aus
NZl
Wellington
01.03.74
BE Congdon, BF Hastings
4
229
2
NZl
Aus
Wellington
01.03.74
11
GS Chappell, GN Yallop
4
217
1
Aus
Pak
Faisalabad
06.03.80
Javed Miandad, Taslim Arif
3
223*
2
Pak
Aus
Faisalabad
06.03.80
12
CG Greenidge, DL Haynes
1
296
2
Win
Ind
John’s
28.04.83
PJL Dujon, CH Lloyd
6
207
2
Win
Ind
John’s
28.04.83
M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad
2
200
3
Ind
Win
John’s
28.04.83
13
SM Patil, RJ Shastri
5
200
1
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
24.10.84
M Nazar, Qasim Umar
2
250
2
Pak
Ind
Faisalabad
24.10.84
14
M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar
2
224
1
Ind
Aus
Sydney
02.01.86
DC Boon, GR Marsh
1
217
2
Aus
Ind
Sydney
02.01.86
15
J Miandad, Saleem Malik
4
322
1
Pak
Eng
Birmingham
04.06.92
RA Smith, AJ Stewart
3
227
2
Eng
Pak
Birmingham
04.06.92
16
S Chanderpaul, BC Lara
5
219
1
Win
Eng
John’s
16.04.94
MA Atherton, RA Smith
3
303
2
Eng
Win
John’s
16.04.94
17
M Azharuddin, Tendulkar
4
221
1
Ind
Srl
Col-RPS
02.08.97
Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama
2
576
2
Srl
Ind
Col-RPS
02.08.97
18
JH Kallis, G Kirsten
2
238
1
SAF
Eng
Manchester
02.07.98
MA Atherton, AJ Stewart
3
226
3
Eng
SAF
Manchester
02.07.98
19
JL Langer, MA Taylor
2
279
1
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
15.10.98
Ijaz Ahmed, Saeed Anwar
2
211
2
Pak
Aus
Peshawar
15.10.98
20
R Dravid, Tendulkar
3
249
1
Ind
Zim
Nagpur
25.11.00
ADR Campbell, A Flower
4
209
3
Zim
Ind
Nagpur
25.11.00
21
HH Gibbs, G Kirsten
2
227
1
SAF
Eng
The Oval
04.09.03
GP Thorpe, Trescothick
3
268
2
Eng
SAF
The Oval
04.09.03
22
AB de Villiers, GC Smith
1
245
1
SAF
Win
John’s
29.04.05
JH Kallis, AG Prince
5
267
1
SAF
Win
John’s
29.04.05
CH Gayle, RR Sarwan
2
331
2
Win
SAF
John’s
29.04.05
23
Mohd Yousuf, Younis Khan
3
319
1
Pak
Ind
Lahore
13.01.06
R Dravid, V Sehwag
1
410
2
Ind
Pak
Lahore
13.01.06
24
MS Dhoni, IK Pathan
6
210
2
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
21.01.06
Mohd Yousuf, Younis Khan
3
242
3
Pak
Ind
Faisalabad
21.01.06
25
IR Bell, KP Pietersen
4
286
1
Eng
SAF
Lord’s
10.07.08
ND McKenzie, GC Smith
1
204
3
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
10.07.08
26
AN Cook, AJ Strauss
1
229
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
26.02.09
D Ramdin, RR Sarwan
6
261
2
Win
Eng
Bridgetown
26.02.09
27
PD Collingwood, MJ Prior
5
218
1
Eng
Win
Trinidad
06.03.09
S Chanderpaul, BP Nash
5
234
2
Win
Eng
Trinidad
06.03.09
28
MS Dhoni, R Dravid
6
224
1
Ind
Srl
Ahm’bad
16.11.09
M Jaya’dene, H Jaya’dene
6
351
2
Srl
Ind
Ahm’bad
16.11.09
29
R Dravid, Tendulkar
3
222*
2
Ind
Ban
Mirpur
24.01.10
J Siddique, Tamim Iqbal
2
200
3
Ban
Ind
Mirpur
24.01.10
30
HM Amla, AN Petersen
2
209
1
SAF
Ind
Kolkata
14.02.10
V Sehwag, Tendulkar
3
249
2
Ind
SAF
Kolkata
14.02.10
MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman
7
259*
2
Ind
SAF
Kolkata
14.02.10
31
BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey
6
307
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
25.11.10
AN Cook, IJL Trott
2
329*
3
Eng
Aus
Brisbane
25.11.10
32
Azhar Ali, Mohd Hafeez
2
287
1
Pak
Srl
Col-SSC
30.06.12
TM Dilshan, Sangakkara
2
225
2
Srl
Pak
Col-SSC
30.06.12
33
Chandimal, H Thirimanne
5
203*
1
Srl
Ban
Galle
08.03.13
Mohd Ashraful, M Rahim
5
267
2
Ban
Srl
Galle
08.03.13
TM Dilshan, Sangakkara
2
213
3
Srl
Ban
Galle
08.03.13
34
V Kohli, CA Pujara
3
222
3
Ind
SAF
Jo’burg
18.12.13
de Villiers, F du Plessis
5
205
4
SAF
Ind
Jo’burg
18.12.13
35
Azhar Ali, Mohd Hafeez
2
227
2
Pak
Ban
Khulna
28.04.15
Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal
1
312
3
Ban
Pak
Khulna
28.04.15
36
UT Khawaja, DA Warner
2
302
1
Aus
NZl
Perth
13.11.15
LRPL Taylor, Williamson
3
265
2
NZl
Aus
Perth
13.11.15
SPD Smith, AC Voges
3
224
3
Aus
NZl
Perth
13.11.15
37
LD Chandimal, DM de Silva
6
211
1
Srl
Aus
Col-SSC
13.08.16
SE Marsh, SPD Smith
2
246
2
Aus
Srl
Col-SSC
13.08.16
38
JM Bairstow, DJ Malan
5
237
1
Eng
Aus
Perth
14.12.17
MR Marsh, SPD Smith
5
301
2
Aus
Eng
Perth
14.12.17
39
M Haque, M Rahim
3
236
1
Ban
Srl
Chattogram
31.01.18
DM de Silva, BKG Mendis
2
308
2
Srl
Ban
Chattogram
31.01.18
40
AN Cook, JE Root
3
259
3
Eng
Ind
The Oval
07.09.18
RR Pant, KL Rahul
6
204
4
Ind
Eng
The Oval
07.09.18
41
Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali
4
201
2
Pak
NZl
Abu Dhabi
03.12.18
HM Nicholls, Williamson
5
212
3
NZl
Pak
Abu Dhabi
03.12.18
42
TWM Latham, JA Raval
1
254
2
NZl
Ban
Hamilton
28.02.20
Mahmudullah, S Sarkar
5
235
3
Ban
NZl
Hamilton
28.02.20
43
M Haque, NH Shanto
3
242
1
Ban
Srl
Pallekele
21.04.21
DM de Silva, F Karunaratne
4
345
2
Srl
Ban
Pallekele
21.04.21
44
RA Jadeja, RR Pant
6
222
1
Ind
Eng
Birmingham
01.07.22
JM Bairstow, JE Root
4
269*
4
Eng
Ind
Birmingham
01.07.22
It also provides the second such occasion in England-India test series. Both such occasions are listed below. Interestingly enough, RR Pant for India and JE Root for England are one of the partners in both the occasions
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
AN Cook, JE Root
3
259
3
Eng
Ind
The Oval
07.09.18
RR Pant, KL Rahul
6
204
4
Ind
Eng
The Oval
07.09.18
2
RA Jadeja, RR Pant
6
222
1
Ind
Eng
Birmingham
01.07.22
JM Bairstow, JE Root
4
269*
4
Eng
Ind
Birmingham
01.07.22
SPD Smith registers 28th century of his test career
SPD Smith of Australia registered the 28th century of his test career when he scored 109 not out at the close of the first day of the Galle test against Sri Lanka. All his centuries are listed below
No
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Dateg
1
138*
1
v England
The Oval
21 Aug 2013
2
111
1
v England
Perth
13 Dec 2013
3
115
1
v England
Sydney
03 Jan 2014
4
100
1
v South Africa
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
5
162*
1
v India
Adelaide
09 Dec 2014
6
133
2
v India
Brisbane
17 Dec 2014
7
192
1
v India
Melbourne
26 Dec 2014
8
117
1
v India
Sydney
06 Jan 2015
9
199
1
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 2015
10
215
1
v England
Lord’s
16 Jul 2015
11
143
1
v England
The Oval
20 Aug 2015
12
138
3
v New Zealand
Perth
13 Nov 2015
13
134*
1
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 2015
14
138
2
v New Zealand
Christchurch
20 Feb 2016
15
119
2
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
13 Aug 2016
16
130
1
v Pakistan
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
17
165*
2
v Pakistan
Melbourne
26 Dec 2016
18
109
3
v India
Pune
23 Feb 2017
19
178*
1
v India
Ranchi
16 Mar 2017
20
111
1
v India
Dharamsala
25 Mar 2017
21
141*
2
v England
Brisbane
23 Nov 2017
22
239
2
v England
Perth
14 Dec 2017
23
102*
3
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2017
24
144
1
v England
Birmingham
01 Aug 2019
25
142
3
v England
Birmingham
01 Aug 2019
26
211
1
v England
Manchester
04 Sep 2019
27
131
1
v India
Sydney
07 Jan 2021
28
109*
1
v Sri Lanka
Galle
08 Jul 2022
He is on par with MJ Clarke who has also scored 28 centuries among the Australian batsmen. Other Aussie batsmen to score more centuries than MJ Clarke and SPD Smith are – RT Ponting {41}, SR Waugh {32}, ML Hayden {30} and DG Bradman {29}
SPD Smith’s 109 not out at the close of the first day of the Galle test against Sri Lanka represent his 14th century on away soil – exact half of his 28 centuries of his test career. All his centuries are listed below
No
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
138*
1
v England
The Oval
21 Aug 2013
2
100
1
v South Africa
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
3
199
1
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 2015
4
215
1
v England
Lord’s
16 Jul 2015
5
143
1
v England
The Oval
20 Aug 2015
6
138
2
v New Zealand
Christchurch
20 Feb 2016
7
119
2
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
13 Aug 2016
8
109
3
v India
Pune
23 Feb 2017
9
178*
1
v India
Ranchi
16 Mar 2017
10
111
1
v India
Dharamsala
25 Mar 2017
11
144
1
v England
Birmingham
01 Aug 2019
12
142
3
v England
Birmingham
01 Aug 2019
13
211
1
v England
Manchester
04 Sep 2019
14
109*
1
v Sri Lanka
Galle
08 Jul 2022
Fourth and fifth day’s play – England vs India at Birmingham
RR Pant’s run aggregate against England in England read 511. He became the third Indn wicket keeper batsman to score 500 plus runs against England in England. Others are – MS Dhoni {778} and FM Engineer {568}
AZ Lees of England was dismissed run out for 56 in England’s second innings to provide the 25th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a test innings on home soil
It also provides the third occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a test innings against India
AJ Lees-Z Crawley posted 107 runs for the first wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 1067th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 570th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil.
AJ Lees-Z Crawley posted 107 runs for the first wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 161st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India. It also provides the 94th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against India.
AJ Lees-Z Crawley posted 107 runs for the first wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 191st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 94th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the first wicket on home soil.
AJ Lees-Z Crawley posted 107 runs for the first wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 30th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings against India. It also provides the 15th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in a test innings against India on home soil.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 1068th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 571st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 162nd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India. It also provides the 95th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against India.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 181st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 99th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the third wicket on home soil.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 37th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against India in a test innings. It also provides the 22nd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India for the third wicket on home soil.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 106th occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 64th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 19th occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 12th occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings on home soil.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 19th occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India in a test innings. It also provides the 12th occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings against India on home soil.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the seventh occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India for the fourth in a test innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fourth wicket against India on home soil.
JE Root-JM Bairstow added 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings which represent the record partnership by England batsmen against India for the fourth wicket on home soil. The previous best was 266 runs posted by WR Hammond-TS Worthington for the fourth wicket at The Oval in Aug 1936.
RR Pant-RA Jadeja posted 222 runs for the sixth wicket in India’s first innings and JE Root-JM Bairstow posted 269 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in England’s second innings to provide the 45th occasion of rival batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in a test.
England chased a target of 377 in the fourth innings of this test and won by seven wickets posting a total of 378 for the loss of three wickets. It provides the 57th occasion of a team chasing 275 plus runs in the fourth innings to win a test match – England winnings its last four consecutive – a feat achieved for the first time.
England chased a target of 377 in the fourth innings of this test and won by seven wickets posting a total of 378 for the loss of three wickets. It provides the ninth occasion of a team chasing 375 plus runs in the fourth innings to win a test match – England winning its last four consecutive – a feat achieved for the first time.
No
Team
Score
I
Re
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Win
418/7
4
won
Aus
St John’s
09 May 2003
2
SAF
414/4
4
won
Aus
Perth
17 Dec 2008
3
Ind
406/4
4
won
Win
Trinidad
07 Apr 1976
4
Aus
404/3
4
won
Eng
Leeds
22 Jul 1948
5
Win
395/7
4
won
Ban
Chattogram
03 Feb 2021
6
Srl
391/6
4
won
Zim
Col-RPS
14 Jul 2017
7
Ind
387/4
4
won
Eng
Chennai
11 Dec 2008
8
Pak
382/3
4
won
Srl
Pallekele
03 Jul 2015
9
Eng
378/3
4
won
Ind
Birmingham
01 Jul 2022
England’s chase of 377 runs in the fourth innings of this test represents its record chase in tests to win a test. Its previous highest chase was 358 runs against Australia at Leeds in Aug 2019. England posted 362 for 9 in its fourth innings to win the test by one wicket.
JE Root {142*} and JM Bairstow {114*} scored centuries in fourth innings of this test to provide the 897th and 898th occasion of England batsman scoring centuries in a test innings. It also provides the 487th and 488th occasion of England batsman scoring centuries in a test innings on home soil
JE Root {142*} and JM Bairstow {114*} scored centuries in fourth innings of this test to provide the 127th and 128th occasion of England batsman scoring centuries against India in a test innings. It also provides the 77th and 78th occasion of England batsman scoring centuries against India in a test inningson home soil.
JE Root {142*} and JM Bairstow {114*} scored centuries in fourth innings of this test to provide the 51st and 52nd occasion of England batsman scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 22nd and 23rd occasion of England batsman scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test on home soil.
JE Root {142*} and JM Bairstow {114*} scored centuries in fourth innings of this test to provide the third and fourth occasion of England batsman scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test against India. It also provides the the third and fourth occasion of England batsman scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test on home soil against India.
JE Root {142*} and JM Bairstow {114*} scored centuries in fourth innings of this test to provide the 175th occasion of two or more England batsman scoring centuries in a test innings. It also provides the 103rd occasion of two or more England batsman scoring centuries in a test innings on home soil
JE Root {142*} and JM Bairstow {114*} scored centuries in fourth innings of this test to provide the fifth occasion of two England batsman scoring unbeaten centuries in a test innings. It also provides the 89th occasion of two England batsman scoring centuries in a test innings on home soil
JE Root {142*} and JM Bairstow {114*} scored centuries in fourth innings of this test to provide the 21st occasion of two England batsman scoring unbeaten centuries in a test innings against India. It also provides the 14th occasion of two England batsman scoring centuries in a test innings on home soil against India
JE Root {142*} and JM Bairstow {114*} scored centuries in fourth innings of this test to provide the 149th occasion of two England batsman scoring centuries in a test innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of two England batsman scoring unbeaten centuries in a test innings on home soil
JM Bairstow’s 106 and 114 not out represent his fifth and sixth century in the calendar year 2022. His feat of scoring six centuries in a calendar year provides the 20th occasion of a batsman scoring six or more centuries in a calendar year. He became the fourth England batsman to score six centuries in a calendar year. Others are – DCS Compton in 1947 {06 centuries}, MP Vaughan in 2002 {06 centuries} and JE Root in 2021 {06 centuries}
JE Root scored 142 not out in the fourth innings of this test which represents his 28th test century. Only AN Cook has scored more centuries – 33 – among the England batsmen. It also represents his 17th century on home soil – most by an England batsman on home soil. IR Bell and AN Cook have scored 15 centuries on home soil.
JE Root scored 142 not out in the fourth innings of this test which represents his ninth test century against India. It also represents his seventh test century against India home soil
JE Root with nine centuries to his credit now owns the record for most centuries by a batsman against India. The previous record was held by RT Ponting who had scored nine centuries against India.
JE Root and RT Ponting share the record for most centuries against India on home soil. Both the batsmen have scored seven centuries. JE Root’s 142 not out in this test was his seventh test century against India on home soil
JE Root’s run aggregate against India read 2526 at the end of this test. He became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 2500 plus runs against India after RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored 2553 runs against India.
JE Root’s run aggregate against India read 2526 at the end of this test. He became the first England batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 2500 plus runs against India. He went past AN Cook who had an aggregate of 2431 runs against India.
JE Root’s run aggregate against India read 1574 on home soil at the end of this test. He became the first England batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 1500 plus runs against India on home soil
JE Root’s run aggregate against India read 1574 on home soil at the end of this test. He became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 1500 plus runs against India on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {1893} and SC Chanderpaul {1547}
JE Root with 1574 runs to his credit occupies the second place amongst batmen who have scored most runs against India on home soil. RT Ponting with 1893 runs occupies the first place. JE Root went past SC Chanderpaul {1547} to occupy the second place.
The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 2500 plus runs against a specific team.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Opp
1
DG Bradman
Aus
37
63
7
5028
334
Eng
2
JB Hobbs
Eng
41
71
4
3636
187
Aus
3
Tendulkar
Ind
39
74
8
3630
241*
Aus
4
AR Border
Aus
47
82
19
3548
200*
Eng
5
DI Gower
Eng
42
77
4
3269
215
Aus
6
GS Sobers
Win
36
61
8
3214
226
Eng
7
SR Waugh
Aus
46
73
18
3200
177*
Eng
8
SPD Smith
Aus
32
56
5
3044
239
Eng
9
BC Lara
Win
30
51
3
2983
400*
Eng
10
G Boycott
Eng
38
71
9
2945
191
Aus
11
Sangakkara
Srl
23
45
6
2911
230
Pak
12
IVA Richards
Win
36
50
4
2869
291
Eng
13
BC Lara
Win
31
58
2
2856
277
Aus
14
WR Hammond
Eng
33
58
3
2852
251
Aus
15
SM Gavaskar
Ind
27
48
6
2749
236*
Win
16
H Sutcliffe
Eng
27
46
5
2741
194
Aus
17
B Mitchell
SAF
30
57
7
2732
189*
Eng
18
C Hill
Aus
41
76
1
2660
188
Eng
19
JH Edrich
Eng
32
57
3
2644
175
Aus
20
GA Gooch
Eng
42
79
0
2632
196
Aus
21
GS Chappell
Aus
35
65
8
2619
144
Eng
22
RT Ponting
Aus
29
51
4
2555
257
Ind
23
Tendulkar
Ind
32
53
4
2535
193
Eng
24
JE Root
Eng
25
45
5
2526
218
Ind
The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 2500 plus runs against a specific team.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Opp
1
JB Hobbs
Eng
41
71
4
3636
187
Aus
2
DI Gower
Eng
42
77
4
3269
215
Aus
3
G Boycott
Eng
38
71
9
2945
191
Aus
4
WR Hammond
Eng
33
58
3
2852
251
Aus
5
H Sutcliffe
Eng
27
46
5
2741
194
Aus
6
JH Edrich
Eng
32
57
3
2644
175
Aus
7
GA Gooch
Eng
42
79
0
2632
196
Aus
8
JE Root
Eng
25
45
5
2526
218
Ind
Teams losing a test after posting a team total of 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test
India posted a team total of 416 in its first innings against England in the just concluded test at Birmingham and lost the test to provide the 50th occasion of a team losing a test after posting a total of 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test. It also provides the fifth occasion of India losing a test after posting a total of 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test. It also provides the 13th occasion of a team losing a test after posting a total of 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
I
Res
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
1
Aus
586
01
lost
Eng
Sydney
14 Dec 1894
2
Aus
414
01
lost
Eng
Melbourne
01 Mar 1895
3
Eng
519
01
lost
Aus
Melbourne
08 Mar 1929
4
Eng
425
01
lost
Aus
Lord’s
27 Jun 1930
5
Eng
405
01
lost
Aus
The Oval
16 Aug 1930
6
Aus
435
01
lost
Eng
Sydney
23 Feb 1933
7
Eng
496
01
lost
Aus
Leeds
22 Jul 1948
8
Aus
520
01
lost
SAF
Melbourne
06 Feb 1953
9
Pak
408
01
lost
Win
Guyana
13 Mar 1958
10
Win
526/7d
01
lost
Eng
Trinidad
14 Mar 1968
11
Ind
402
01
lost
Aus
Perth
16 Dec 1977
12
Aus
401/9d
01
lost
Eng
Leeds
16 Jul 1981
13
Aus
429
01
lost
Win
Barbados
30 Mar 1984
14
Ind
424
01
lost
Aus
Bengaluru
25 Mar 1998
15
Eng
445
01
lost
Srl
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
16
Aus
490
01
lost
Win
Barbados
26 Mar 1999
17
Ban
400
01
lost
Ind
Dhaka
10 Nov 2000
18
Zim
422/9d
01
lost
Ind
Delhi
18 Nov 2000
19
Pak
405
01
lost
Eng
Karachi
07 Dec 2000
20
Aus
445
01
lost
Ind
Kolkata
11 Mar 2001
21
Aus
447
01
lost
Eng
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
22
Win
448
01
lost
Srl
Galle
13 Nov 2001
23
SAF
484
01
lost
Eng
The Oval
04 Sep 2003
24
Aus
556
01
lost
Ind
Adelaide
12 Dec 2003
25
NZl
409
01
lost
Eng
Leeds
03 Jun 2004
26
NZl
433
01
lost
Aus
Ch’church
10 Mar 2005
27
Win
405
01
lost
Aus
Adelaide
25 Nov 2005
28
SAF
451/9d
01
lost
Aus
Sydney
02 Jan 2006
29
Ban
427
01
lost
Aus
Fatullah
09 Apr 2006
30
Eng
551/6d
01
lost
Aus
Adelaide
01 Dec 2006
31
Ind
414
01
lost
SAF
C Town
02 Jan 2007
32
Ban
419
01
lost
Eng
Mirpur
20 Mar 2010
33
Srl
425
01
lost
Ind
Col-PSS
03 Aug 2010
34
Aus
428
01
lost
Ind
Mohali
01 Oct 2010
35
Aus
478
01
lost
Ind
Bengaluru
09 Oct 2010
36
Srl
400
01
lost
Eng
Cardiff
26 May 2011
37
Zim
412
01
lost
Pak
Bulawayo
01 Sep 2011
38
Win
449/9d
01
lost
Aus
Barbados
07 Apr 2012
39
Aus
408
01
lost
Ind
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
40
Srl
428/9d
01
lost
Pak
Sharjah
16 Jan 2014
41
Pak
451
01
lost
Srl
Galle
06 Aug 2014
42
Ind
408
01
lost
Aus
Brisbane
17 Dec 2014
43
Eng
400
01
lost
Ind
Wankhede
08 Dec 2016
44
Eng
477
01
lost
Ind
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
45
Pak
443/9d
01
lost
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2016
46
Ban
595/8d
01
lost
NZl
Wellington
12 Jan 2017
47
Eng
403
01
lost
Aus
Perth
14 Dec 2017
48
Ban
430
01
lost
Win
Chattogram
03 Feb 2021
49
NZl
553
01
lost
Eng
Nottingham
10 Jun 2022
50
Ind
416
01
lost
Eng
Birmingham
01 Jul 2022
No
Team
Score
I
Res
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
402
01
lost
Aus
Perth
16 Dec 1977
2
Ind
424
01
lost
Aus
Bengaluru
25 Mar 1998
3
Ind
414
01
lost
SAF
C Town
02 Jan 2007
4
Ind
408
01
lost
Aus
Brisbane
17 Dec 2014
5
Ind
416
01
lost
Eng
Birmingham
01 Jul 2022
No
Team
Score
I
Res
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
1
Aus
586
01
lost
Eng
Sydney
14 Dec 1894
2
Aus
414
01
lost
Eng
Melbourne
01 Mar 1895
3
Aus
435
01
lost
Eng
Sydney
23 Feb 1933
4
Win
526/7d
01
lost
Eng
Trinidad
14 Mar 1968
5
Aus
401/9d
01
lost
Eng
Leeds
16 Jul 1981
6
Pak
405
01
lost
Eng
Karachi
07 Dec 2000
7
Aus
447
01
lost
Eng
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
8
SAF
484
01
lost
Eng
The Oval
04 Sep 2003
9
NZl
409
01
lost
Eng
Leeds
03 Jun 2004
10
Ban
419
01
lost
Eng
Mirpur
20 Mar 2010
11
Srl
400
01
lost
Eng
Cardiff
26 May 2011
12
NZl
553
01
lost
Eng
Nottingham
10 Jun 2022
13
Ind
416
01
lost
Eng
Birmingham
01 Jul 2022
Centuries in both innings of a test – JM Bairstow of England joins the list
JM Bairstow of England scored 106 and 114 not out in the just concluded test against India at Birmingham to provide the 89th occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the twelfth occasion of England batsmen performing such a feat in test and also provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman performing such a feat against India in a test. It also provides the third occasion of England batsmen performing such a feat against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
The just concluded Birmingham test between England and India has witnessed the following coincidences
JM Bairstow of England scored 106 and 72 not out as at the end of the fourth day’s play in the ongoing test at Birmingham against India to provide the 110th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test.
Exact half of this, that is on 55 occasions, such a feat has been performed by England batsmen on home soil
RR Pant of India scored 146 and 57, while JM Bairstow of England scored 106 and 72 not out at the end of fourth day’s play in the ongoing test between England and India at Birmingham to provide the 36th occasion of rival batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test match.
Exact half of this that is on 18 occasions, such a feat has been performed by batsmen involving England.
Exact half of this, that is on nine occasions, such a feat has been performed by by batsmen involving India
India posted a team total of 416 in its first innings against England in the just concluded test at Birmingham and lost the test to provide the 50th occasion of a team losing a test after posting a total of 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test.
Rival batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test – occasions involving Indian batsman
RR Pant of India scored 146 and 57, while JM Bairstow of England scored 106 and 72 not out at the end of fourth day’s play in the ongoing test between England and India at Birmingham to provide the 36th occasion of rival batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test match. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman involving in such a feat. All such occasions are tabulate below