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Wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test – RR Pant’s distinction

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test – RR Pant’s distinction

RR Pant of India scored 146 and 57 against England in the ongoing test at Birmingham to provide the 17th occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test match.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1CL Walcott54108WinIndKolkata31.12.48
2JHB Waite11559SAFAusJo’burg23.12.57
3APE Knott10196EngNZlAuckland05.03.71
4FM Engineer12166IndEngBrabourne06.02.73
5A Flower11562*ZimIndDelhi13.03.93
6A Flower183*70ZimIndDelhi18.11.00
7A Flower55232*ZimIndNagpur25.11.00
8A Flower142199*ZimSAFHarare07.09.01
9T Taibu85*153ZimBanDhaka14.01.05
10MJ Prior131*61EngWinTrinidad06.03.09
11MJ Prior71103*EngIndLord’s21.07.11
12MJ Prior73110*EngNZlAuckland22.03.13
13S Ahmed10355PakSrlCol-SSC14.08.14
14Chandimal59162*SrlIndGalle12.08.15
15Liton Das11459BanPakChattogram26.11.21
16Liton Das14152BanSrlMirpur23.05.22
17RR Pant14657IndEngBirmingham01.07.22

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman performing such a feat. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundDate
1FM Engineer12166IndEngBrabourne06.02.73
2RR Pant14657IndEngBirmingham01.07.22

It is interesting to note thst FM Engineer and RR Pant are the only two wicket keeper batsmen to perform such a feat against England and RR Pant is the only wicket keeper batsman to perform such a feat against England in England.

Batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test match

Batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test match

RR Pant of India scored 146 and 57 against England in the ongoing test at Birmingham to provide the 73rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test match. It also provides the 38th occasion of an Indian batsman performing such a feat on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1VS Hazare116145AusAdelaide23 Jan 1948
2S Mushtaq Ali54106WinKolkata31 Dec 1948
3MH Mankad72184EngLord’s19 Jun 1952
4PR Umrigar13069WinTrinidad21 Jan 1953
5P Roy85150WinKingston28 Mar 1953
6CG Borde10996WinDelhi06 Feb 1959
7PR Umrigar56172*WinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
8RG Nadkarni52*122*EngKanpur15 Feb 1964
9MAK Pataudi64148EngLeeds08 Jun 1967
10ML Jaisimha74101AusBrisbane19 Jan 1968
11SM Gavaskar11664*WinGeorgetown19 Mar 1971
12SM Gavaskar124220WinTrinidad13 Apr 1971
13FM Engineer12166EngBrabourne06 Feb 1973
14SM Gavaskar10158EngManchester06 Jun 1974
15GR Viswanath52139WinKolkata27 Dec 1974
16GR Viswanath68103*NZlKanpur18 Nov 1976
17M Amarnath90100AusPerth16 Dec 1977
18SM Gavaskar111137PakKarachi14 Nov 1978
19SM Gavaskar20573WinWankhede01 Dec 1978
20SM Gavaskar107182*WinKolkata29 Dec 1978
21M Amarnath58117WinTrinidad11 Mar 1983
22M Amarnath54116WinSt John’s28 Apr 1983
23DB Vengsarkar15963WinDelhi29 Oct 1983
24M Azharuddin12254*EngKanpur31 Jan 1985
25DB Vengsarkar61102*EngLeeds19 Jun 1986
26SR Tendulkar68119*EngManchester09 Aug 1990
27NS Sidhu82104SrlCol-SSC27 Jul 1993
28SR Tendulkar17954WinNagpur01 Dec 1994
29NS Sidhu10776WinNagpur01 Dec 1994
30SR Tendulkar17774EngNottingham04 Jul 1996
31M Azharuddin10952SAFKolkata27 Nov 1996
32R Dravid14881SAFJo’burg16 Jan 1997
33R Dravid190103*NZlHamilton02 Jan 1999
34SR Tendulkar53124*SrlCol-SS24 Feb 1999
35SC Ganguly12553NZlAhmedabad29 Oct 1999
36SR Tendulkar11652AusMelbourne26 Dec 1999
37R Dravid200*70*ZimDelhi18 Nov 2000
38VVS Laxman59281AusKolkata11 Mar 2001
39R Dravid22273NZlAhmedabad08 Oct 2003
40VVS Laxman104*67*NZlMohali16 Oct 2003
41R Dravid23372*AusAdelaide12 Dec 2003
42SR Tendulkar241*60*AusSydney02 Jan 2004
43R Dravid110135PakKolkata16 Mar 2005
44W Jaffer81100EngNagpur01 Mar 2006
45VVS Laxman10063WinBasseterre22 Jun 2006
46W Jaffer20256PakKolkata30 Nov 2007
47SC Ganguly23991PakBengaluru08 Dec 2007
48V Sehwag63151AusAdelaide24 Jan 2008
49V Sehwag201*50SrlGalle31 Jul 2008
50G Gambhir67104AusMohali17 Oct 2008
51VVS Laxman200*59*AusDelhi29 Oct 2008
52G Gambhir17997EngMohali19 Dec 2008
53VVS Laxman76124*NZlNapier26 Mar 2009
54VVS Laxman56103*SrlCol-PSS03 Aug 2010
55SR Tendulkar21453*AusBengaluru09 Oct 2010
56Harbhajan Singh69115NZlAhmedabad04 Nov 2010
57V Kohli10351*NZlBengaluru31 Aug 2012
58V Kohli11996SAFJo’burg18 Dec 2013
59M Vijay14652EngNottingham09 Jul 2014
60V Kohli115141AusAdelaide09 Dec 2014
61V Kohli16954AusMelbourne26 Dec 2014
62AM Rahane127100*SAFDelhi03 Dec 2015
63V Kohli16781EngVizag17 Nov 2016
64V Kohli24350SrlDelhi02 Dec 2017
65V Kohli14951EngBirmingham01 Aug 2018
66V Kohli97103EngNottingham18 Aug 2018
67CA Pujara12371AusAdelaide06 Dec 2018
86AM Rahane81102WinN Sound22 Aug 2019
69GH Vihari11153*WinKingston30 Aug 2019
70RG Sharma176127SAFVizag02 Oct 2019
71SS Iyer10565NZlKanpur25 Nov 2021
72MA Agarwal15062NZlWankhede03 Dec 2021
73RR Pant14657EngBirmingham01 Jul 2022
NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1VS Hazare116145AusAdelaide23 Jan 1948
2MH Mankad72184EngLord’s19 Jun 1952
3PR Umrigar13069WinTrinidad21 Jan 1953
4P Roy85150WinKingston28 Mar 1953
5PR Umrigar56172*WinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
6MAK Pataudi64148EngLeeds08 Jun 1967
7ML Jaisimha74101AusBrisbane19 Jan 1968
8SM Gavaskar11664*WinGeorgetown19 Mar 1971
9SM Gavaskar124220WinTrinidad13 Apr 1971
10SM Gavaskar10158EngManchester06 Jun 1974
11M Amarnath90100AusPerth16 Dec 1977
12SM Gavaskar111137PakKarachi14 Nov 1978
13M Amarnath58117WinTrinidad11 Mar 1983
14M Amarnath54116WinSt John’s28 Apr 1983
15DB Vengsarkar61102*EngLeeds19 Jun 1986
16SR Tendulkar68119*EngManchester09 Aug 1990
17NS Sidhu82104SrlCol-SSC27 Jul 1993
18SR Tendulkar17774EngNottingham04 Jul 1996
19R Dravid14881SAFJo’burg16 Jan 1997
20R Dravid190103*NZlHamilton02 Jan 1999
21SR Tendulkar53124*SrlCol-SSC24 Feb 1999
22SR Tendulkar11652AusMelbourne26 Dec 1999
23R Dravid23372*AusAdelaide12 Dec 2003
24SR Tendulkar241*60*AusSydney02 Jan 2004
25VVS Laxman10063WinBasseterre22 Jun 2006
26V Sehwag63151AusAdelaide24 Jan 2008
27V Sehwag201*50SrlGalle31 Jul 2008
28VVS Laxman56103*SrlCol-PSS03 Aug 2010
29V Kohli11996SAFJo’burg18 Dec 2013
30M Vijay14652EngNottingham09 Jul 2014
31V Kohli115141AusAdelaide09 Dec 2014
32V Kohli16954AusMelbourne26 Dec 2014
33V Kohli14951EngBirmingham01 Aug 2018
34V Kohli97103EngNottingham18 Aug 2018
35CA Pujara12371AusAdelaide06 Dec 2018
36AM Rahane81102WinN Sound22 Aug 2019
37GH Vihari11153*WinKingston30 Aug 2019
38RR Pant14657EngBirmingham01 Jul 2022

RR Pant of India scored 146 and 57 against England in the ongoing test at Birmingham to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a fifty against England in a test match. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian batsman performing such a feat against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1MH Mankad72184EngLord’s19 Jun 1952
2RG Nadkarni52*122*EngKanpur15 Feb 1964
3MAK Pataudi64148EngLeeds08 Jun 1967
4FM Engineer12166EngBrabourne06 Feb 1973
5SM Gavaskar10158EngManchester06 Jun 1974
6M Azharuddin12254*EngKanpur31 Jan 1985
7DB Vengsarkar61102*EngLeeds19 Jun 1986
8SR Tendulkar68119*EngManchester09 Aug 1990
9SR Tendulkar17774EngNottingham04 Jul 1996
10W Jaffer81100EngNagpur01 Mar 2006
11G Gambhir17997EngMohali19 Dec 2008
12M Vijay14652EngNottingham09 Jul 2014
13V Kohli16781EngVizag17 Nov 2016
14V Kohli14951EngBirmingham01 Aug 2018
15V Kohli97103EngNottingham18 Aug 2018
16RR Pant14657EngBirmingham01 Jul 2022
NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1MH Mankad72184EngLord’s19 Jun 1952
2MAK Pataudi64148EngLeeds08 Jun 1967
3SM Gavaskar10158EngManchester06 Jun 1974
4DB Vengsarkar61102*EngLeeds19 Jun 1986
5SR Tendulkar68119*EngManchester09 Aug 1990
6SR Tendulkar17774EngNottingham04 Jul 1996
7M Vijay14652EngNottingham09 Jul 2014
8V Kohli14951EngBirmingham01 Aug 2018
9V Kohli97103EngNottingham18 Aug 2018
10RR Pant14657EngBirmingham01 Jul 2022

RR Pant of India scored 146 and 57 against England in the ongoing test at Birmingham to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian left hand batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test match. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian left hand batsman performing such a feat against England. RG Nadkarni had scored 52 not out and 122 not out against England at Kanpur in Feb 1964, 58 years ago.

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1RG Nadkarni52*122*EngKanpur15 Feb 1964
2SC Ganguly12553NZlAhmedabad29 Oct 1999
3SC Ganguly23991PakBengaluru08 Dec 2007
4G Gambhir67104AusMohali17 Oct 2008
5RR Pant14657EngBirmingham01 Jul 2022
Third day’s play – England vs India – Birmingham Test

Third day’s play – England vs India – Birmingham Test

Mohammad Shami’s wicket in India’s first innings fetched SJC Broad an aggregate of 550 wickets in tests. He became the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 550 plus wickets. The following table lists all the six bowlers {Stats as at the end of the third day of the Birmingham test between England and India on 03.07.22}

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsBallsRunsWkts
1MuralidaranSrl1332304403918180800
2SK WarneAus1452734070517995708
3JM AndersonEng1723203704717305657
4A KumbleInd1322364085018355619
5GD McGrathAus1242432924812186563
6SCJ BroadEng1562883154715482551

SJC Broad became the third pace bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 550 plus wickets after JM Anderson {657} and GD McGrath {563}

Birmingham test witnessed the unique incident of two pace bowlers with 550 plus wickets to their credit sharing the new ball.  JM Anderson {656} and SJC Broad {550} shared the new ball in India’s second innings.

JM Bairstow of England scored his fifth test century – 106 – in the calendar year 2022 when he scored 106 against India in the ongoing test at Birmingham. His five centuries in the calendar year 2022 are listed below.

NoRunsIOppGroundStart Date
11132AusSydney05 Jan 2022
21401WinNorth Sound8 Mar 2022
31364NZlNottingham10 Jun 2022
41622NZlLeeds23 Jun 2022
51062IndBirmingham01 Jul 2022

JM Bairstow’s feat of scoring five centuries in calendar year 2022 provides the 55th occasion of a batsman scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year in the history of test cricket.

It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year in the history of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamMINORunsHSCYear
1DCS ComptonEng56184920861947
2DL AmissEng551925262*51974
3MP VaughanEng66092919762002
4KP PietersenEng55064015252008
5AN CookEng552775235*52010
6IR BellEng55273123552011
7JE RootEng661104222862021
8JM BairstowEng55065716252022

JM Bairstow’s 106 in this game provide the 896th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 126th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India in a test innings.

It also provides the 47th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century in a test innings at Birmingham. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India in a test innings at Birmingham.

It also provides the 486th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 76th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century against India in a test innings on home soil.

JM Bairstow became the tenth England batsman to appear in ten or more tests against India on home soil. He has an aggregate of 520 runs against India on home soil. He became the 18th England batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs against India on home soil.

By remaining not out on 6 in England’s first innings, JM Anderson has remained not out on 105 occasions. He owns the record for most not outs by a batsman in the annals of test cricket and remains the only batsman to remain not out on 100 plus occasions in the annals of test cricket.

CA Pujara scored 50 not out at the end of the third day’s play in this test to provide his 51st fifty of his test career. It also represents his 33rd half century of his test career.

It also represents his 22nd fifty of his test career on away soil. It also represents his 14th half century of his test career on away soil.

CA Pujara scored 50 not out at the end of the third day’s play in this test to provide his twelfth fifty against England his test career. It also represents his seventh half century of his test career against England.

It also represents his sixth fifty of his test career against England on away soil. It also represents his fifth half century of his test career against England on away soil.

V Kohli’s run aggregate against England at the end of India’s second innings read 1991. He stands third in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2535} and SM Gavaskar {2483}

V Kohli’s run aggregate against England at the end of India’s second innings on away soil read 976. He stands fourth in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most runs against England in England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1575}, R Dravid {1376} and SM Gavaskar {1152}

V Kohli’s second innings in this test represent his 100th innings on away soil. He became the seventh Indian batsmen to play 100 plus innings on away soil. The following table lists all the seven batsmen. He also became the 33rd batsman to play 100 innings on away soil in the annals of test cricket.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve
1Tendulkar106176178705248*54.74
2R Dravid09316421766727053.61
3VVS Laxman07713416501417842.49
4Gavaskar06010609505522152.11
5Vengsarkar06210509314315732.73
6SC Ganguly06310407403214741.56
7V Kohli05510002417020042.55

RR Pant’s run aggregate as at the end of the third day’s play of this test read 2096 as a wicket keeper batsman. He became the fourth Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs. Others are – MS Dhoni {4876}, SMH Kirmani {2759} and FM Engineer {2611}

RR Pant’s run aggregate as at the end of the third day’s play of this test read 1412 as a wicket keeper batsman on away soil. He now occupies the second place in the list of Indian wicket keeper batsmen who have scored most runs on away soil. The first place is occupied by MS Dhoni who has an aggregate of 2496 runs.

RR Pant has an aggregate of 484 runs as a wicket keeper batsman against England in England. He needs 16 more runs for his 500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score 500 plus runs against England in England. Others are – MS Dhoni {778} and FM Engineer {563}.

Five or more centuries in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket – JM Bairstow of England joins the list

Five or more centuries in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket – JM Bairstow of England joins the list

JM Bairstow of England scored his fifth test century in the calendar year 2022 when he scored 106 against India in the ongoing test at Birmingham. His five centuries in the calendar year 2022 are listed below.

NoRunsIOppGroundStart Date
11132AusSydney05 Jan 2022
21401WinNorth Sound8 Mar 2022
31364NZlNottingham10 Jun 2022
41622NZlLeeds23 Jun 2022
51062IndBirmingham01 Jul 2022

JM Bairstow’s feat of scoring five centuries in calendar year 2022 provides the 55th occasion of a batsman scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year in the history of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamMINORunsHSCYear
1DG BradmanAus55088022651931
2DCS ComptonEng56184920861947
3DG BradmanAus45277120151948
4ED WeekesWin45072619451948
5CL WalcottWin35060915551955
6GS SobersWin5641045365*61958
7KD WaltersAus45067524251969
8DL AmissEng551925262*51974
9IVA RichardsWin770120829171976
10SM GavaskarInd35174220551978
11GR ViswanathInd55170817951979
12SM GavaskarInd554734236*51983
13AR BorderAus45258514051986
14PA de SilvaSrl57391116871997
15SR TendulkarInd55271921751999
16ML HaydenAus55072720352001
17R DravidInd55272421752002
18ML HaydenAus56074819762002
19RT PontingAus55166815452002
20MP VaughanEng66092919762002
21ML HaydenAus55289438052003
22BC LaraWin55083420952003
23RT PontingAus660110425762003
24JH KallisSAF55369316252004
25JL LangerAus55085121552004
26DR MartynAus66173116162004
27ML HaydenAus55061413852005
28BC LaraWin55088122652005
29RT PontingAus56183820762005
30Mohd YousufPak890143020292006
31RT PontingAus57293819672006
32M JayawardeneSrl551804213*52007
33JH KallisSAF45267918652007
34KP PietersenEng55064015252008
35GC SmithSAF66190523262008
36TM DilshanSrl56179416262009
37HM AmlaSAF453748253*52010
38AN CookEng552775235*52010
39JH KallisSAF662832201*62010
40V SehwagINd55066517352010
41SR TendulkarInd77298221472010
42IR BellEng55273123552011
43R DravidInd552597146*52011
44MJ ClarkeAus5521134329*52012
45SPD SmithAus55170219252014
46DA WarnerAus46077514562014
47Younis KhanPak45269921352014
48SPD SmithAus66194621562015
49KS WilliamsonNZl552788242*52015
50D ElgarSAF55071719952017
51V KohliInd55286724352017
52SPD SmithAus66388023962017
53V KohliInd55066715352018
54JE RootEng661104222862021
55JM BairstowEng55065716252022

It also provides the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year in the history of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamMINORunsHSCYear
1DCS ComptonEng56184920861947
2DL AmissEng551925262*51974
3MP VaughanEng66092919762002
4KP PietersenEng55064015252008
5AN CookEng552775235*52010
6IR BellEng55273123552011
7JE RootEng661104222862021
8JM BairstowEng55065716252022

ML Hayden {04}, RT Ponting {04}, JH Kallis {03} and SPD Smith {03} are the four batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score five or more centuries in three or more calendar years.

NoPlayerTeamMINORunsHSCYear
1ML HaydenAus55072720352001
2ML HaydenAus56074819762002
3ML HaydenAus55289438052003
4ML HaydenAus55061413852005
          
1RT PontingAus55166815452002
2RT PontingAus660110425762003
3RT PontingAus56183820762005
4RT PontingAus57293819672006
          
1JH KallisSAF55369316252004
2JH KallisSAF45267918652007
3JH KallisSAF662832201*62010
          
1SPD SmithAus55170219252014
2SPD SmithAus66194621562015
3SPD SmithAus66388023962017

ML Hayden is the only batsman to score five or more centuries in three consecutive calendar years in the annals of test cricket. He performed the feat in calendar years 2001, 2002 and 2003.

NoPlayerTeamMINORunsHSCYear
1ML HaydenAus55072720352001
2ML HaydenAus56074819762002
3ML HaydenAus55289438052003
25 plus runs conceded by a bowler in an over in tests

25 plus runs conceded by a bowler in an over in tests

SJC Broad of England conceded 29 runs in an over against India at Birmingham in the ongoing test to provide the 12th occasion of a bowler conceding 25 plus runs in an over. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoParametersParticulars
1Runs29
 BowlerSJC Broad
 BatsmenJJ Bumrah
 TeamInd
 OppEng
 GroundBir’ham
 Season2022
   
2Runs28
 BowlerRJ Peterson
 BatsmenBC Lara
 TeamSAF
 OppWin
 GroundJo’burg
 Season2003/04
   
3Runs28
 BowlerJM Anderson
 BatsmenGJ Bailey
 TeamEng
 OppAus
 GroundPerth
 Season2013/14
   
4Runs28
 BowlerJE Root
 BatsmenKA Maharaj
 TeamEng
 OppSAF
 GroundP Elizabeth
 Season2019/20
   
3Runs27
 BowlerHarbhajan
 BatsmenShahid Afridi
 TeamInd
 OppPak
 GroundLahore
 Season2005/06
   
6Runs26
 BowlerYounis Khan
 BatsmenCD McMillan
 TeamPak
 OppNZl
 GroundHamilton
 Season2000/01
   
7Runs26
 BowlerDaniash Kaneria
 BatsmenBC Lara
 TeamPak
 OppWin
 GroundMultan
 Season2006/07
   
8Runs26
 BowlerPL Harris
 BatsmenMG Johnson
 TeamSAF
 OppAus
 GroundJo’burg
 Season2008/09
   
9Runs26
 BowlerRAS Lakman
 BatsmenBB McCullum
 TeamSrl
 OppNZl
 GroundChristchurch
 Season2014/15
   
10Runs26
 BowlerPA Pushpakumara
 BatsmenHH  Pandya
 TeamSrl
 OppInd
 GroundPallekkele
 Season2017
   
11Runs25
 BowlerIT Botham
 BatsmenAME Roberts
 TeamEng
 OppWin
 GroundTrinidaf
 Season1980/81
   
12Runs25
 BowlerMM Patel
 BatsmenRR Sarwan
 TeamInd
 OppWin
 GroundBasseterre
 Season2006
Spin bowlers who have captured 20 plus five wicket hauls in a test innings – NM Lyon of Australia joins the elite list

Spin bowlers who have captured 20 plus five wicket hauls in a test innings – NM Lyon of Australia joins the elite list

NM Lyon of Australia became the ninth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five wicket hauls on 20 plus occasions. He also became the third Australian bowler to perform such a feat. The following table lists all the bowlers who have captured 20 plus five wicket hauls.

NoPlayerTeamMatBallsRunsWkts5+
1MuralidaranSrl133440391818080067
2SK WarneAus145407051799570837
3A KumbleInd132408501835561935
4R HerathSrl093259931215743334
5R AshwinInd086230891066644230
6HarbhajanInd103285801353741725
7CV GrimmettAus03714513523121621
8NM LyonAus109281991385343620
9DL VettoriNZl113288141244136220
NoPlayerTeamMatBallsRunsWkts5+
1SK WarneAus145407051799570837
2CV GrimmettAus03714513523121621
3NM LyonAus109281991385343620

NM Lyon joined the elite list with his five for 90 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Galle. All his 20 five fors are tabulated below

NoW-RIOppGroundStart Date
15-0342SrlGalle31 Aug 2011
25-0682WinTrinidad15 Apr 2012
37-0942IndDelhi22 Mar 2013
45-0503EngMelbourne26 Dec 2013
55-1301SAFGqeberha20 Feb 2014
65-1342IndAdelaide09 Dec 2014
77-1524IndAdelaide09 Dec 2014
88-0501IndBengaluru04 Mar 2017
95-0922IndDharamsala25 Mar 2017
106-0823BanMirpur27 Aug 2017
117-0941BanChattogram04 Sep 2017
126-0603BanChattogram04 Sep 2017
136-1223IndAdelaide06 Dec 2018
145-0672IndPerth14 Dec 2018
156-0494EngBirmingham01 Aug 2019
165-0693PakAdelaide29 Nov 2019
175-0682NZlSydney03 Jan 2020
185-0504NZlSydney03 Jan 2020
195-0834PakLahore21 Mar 2022
205-0901SrlGalle29 Jun 2022
England vs India – Birmingham Test – First day

England vs India – Birmingham Test – First day

England Vs India – Birmingham Test – First day

England won the toss and chose to field first in this test to provide the 15th occasion of England doing so against India. It also provides the 14th occasion of England doing so against India on home soil and second such occasion in a test at Birmingham

This test witnessed both the teams led by new captains in England-India test series. BA Stokes who captained England became the 31st captain to lead England against India. JJ Bumrah who captained India became the 20th captain to lead India against England.

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara who opened India’s innings in this test became the 162nd opening pair for India in tests. They also became the 72nd India’s opening pair against England.

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara who opened India’s innings in this test became the 104th opening pair for India in away tests. They also became the 40th India’s opening pair against England in England.

CA Pujara opened the innings for the eighth occasion in his test career of which he has batted at number two position on seven occasions. This is the second occasion of his batting at number two position for the second time in the first innings of a test. The other occasion was against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2015. He had scored 145 not out in this innings.

RR Pant scored 146 in this game to provide the 529th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the   245th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil.

RR Pant scored 146 in this game to provide the 107th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings. It also provides the 47th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings in England

RR Pant scored 146 in this game to provide the 24th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the  eighth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil.

RR Pant scored 146 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings in England.

RR Pant’s 146 in this game represents his fifth century as a a wicket keeper batsman and he became the second Indian wicket keeper to score five or more centuries in a test innings after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has scored six centuries in a test innings

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1MS Dhoni1482PakFaisalabad21 Jan 2006
2MS Dhoni1101SrlAhmedabad16 Nov 2009
3MS Dhoni100*2SrlBrabourne02 Dec 2009
4MS Dhoni132*2SAFKolkata14 Feb 2010
5MS Dhoni1441WinKolkata14 Nov 2011
6MS Dhoni2242AusChennai22 Feb 2013
       
NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1RR Pant1144EngThe Oval07 Sep 2018
2RR Pant159*1AusSydney03 Jan 2019
3RR Pant1012EngAhmedabad04 Mar 2021
4RR Pant100*3SAFCape Town11 Jan 2022
5RR Pant1461EngBirmingham01 Jul 2022

RR Pant’s 146 in this game represent his third century against England as a wicket keeper batsman. He now holds the record for most test centuries by an Indian wicket keeper batsman against England. Previous record was held by BK Kunderan who had scored two centuries.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1BK Kunderan1921EngChennai10 Jan 1964
2BK Kunderan1003EngDelhi08 Feb 1964
       
1RR Pant1144EngThe Oval07 Sep 2018
2RR Pant1012EngAhmedabad04 Mar 2021
3RR Pant1461EngBirmingham01 Jul 2022

RR Pant of India became the 19th wicket keeper batsman to score five or more centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 602nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 48th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings.

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 118th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings against England

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 85th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings.

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the 17th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against England in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings against England

It also represents a record partnership by Indian batsmen against England for the sixth wicket. The previous best was 204 runs between KL Rahul and RR Pant at The Oval in Sep 2018.

RR Pant and RA Jadeja added 222 runs for the sixth wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a “Double Nelson” 222  runs partnership against England in a test innings.

NoPartnersWRunsIOppGroundDate
1Hazare/VLManjrekar42221EngLeeds05.06.52
2Azharuddin/Tendulkar62222SAFCape Town02.01.97
3Dravid/Tendulkar3222*2BanMirpur24.01.10
4Kohli/Pujara32223SAFJo’burg18.12.13
5Kohli/Rahane42221BanHyd-RGS09.02.17
6RJadeja/Pant62221EngBirmingham01.07.22

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting 222 runs partnership against England in a test innings

NoPartnersWRunsIOppGroundDate
1Hazare/VLManjrekar42221EngLeeds05.06.52
2RJadeja/Pant62221EngBirmingham01.07.22

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting 222 runs partnership for the sixth wicket in a test innings

NoPartnersWRunsIOppGroundDate
1Azharuddin/Tendulkar62222SAFCape Town02.01.97
2RJadeja/Pant62221EngBirmingham01.07.22
England Vs India – Birmingham Test – First day

England Vs India – Birmingham Test – First day

England won the toss and chose to field first in this test to provide the 15th occasion of England doing so against India. It also provides the 14th occasion of England doing so against India on home soil and second such occasion in a test at Birmingham

This test witnessed both the teams led by new captains in England-India test series. BA Stokes who captained England became the 31st captain to lead England against India. JJ Bumrah who captained India became the 20th captain to lead India against England.

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara who opened India’s innings in this test became the 162nd opening pair for India in tests. They also became the 72nd India’s opening pair against England.

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara who opened India’s innings in this test became the 104th opening pair for India in away tests. They also became the 40th India’s opening pair against England in England.

CA Pujara opened the innings for the eighth occasion in his test career of which he has batted at number two position on seven occasions. This is the second occasion of his batting at number two position for the second time in the first innings of a test. The other occasion was against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2015. He had scored 145 not out in this innings.

…………..More to follow

JJ Bumrah will be the 36th captain to lead India in tests

JJ Bumrah will be the 36th captain to lead India in tests

NoPlayerMRunsHSCW5CtSt
1CK Nayudu42106705020
2Vizianagram33319*010
3IAK Pataudi402424203*510260
4L Amarnath1553962025080
5VS Hazare14874164*28040
6MH Mankad65533016160
7Ghulam Ahmed34402020
8PR Umrigar839479*00090
9HR Adhikari11036303010
10DK Gaekwad412833030
11P Roy1151500000
12GS Ramchand51112401020
13NJ Contractor1252592000110
14MAK Pataudi402424203*510260
15CG Borde18169030
16AL Wadekar1674990000140
17Venkataraghavan5542807010
18SM Gavaskar4734492051100450
19BS Bedi2229450*0106860
20GR Viswanath2421300000
21N Kapil Dev34136416331114260
22DB Vengsarkar10547102*260
23RJ Shastri1432301000
24K Srikkanth4973600010
25M Azharuddin472856192900500
26SR Tendulkar252054217740160
27SC Ganguly492561144550370
28R Dravid2517361464330
29V Sehwag42536201080
30A Kumble1429487053270
31MS Dhoni60345422450018724
32V Kohli685864254*2000710
33AM Rahane6359112190
34KL Rahul15850000
35RG Sharma29046040
          
NoPlayerMRunsHSCW5CtSt
1CK Nayudu42106705020
2Vizianagram33319*010
3IAK Pataudi35522000
4VS Hazare9680164*25000
5DK Gaekwad412833030
6P Roy1151500000
7NJ Contractor51808600050
8MAK Pataudi8577203*21090
9AL Wadekar1159890090
10BS Bedi58120*025220
11Venkataraghavan4362806010
12GR Viswanath1161100000
13SM Gavaskar14714172100140
14N Kapil Dev38131010020
15M Azharuddin9682182350
16SC Ganguly741912810030
17R Dravid6435950110
18MS Dhoni1584299000441
19V Kohli1816382354190
150 and a century in a test on three or more occasions

150 and a century in a test on three or more occasions

The following batsmen have scored 150 and a century in a test on three or more occasions.

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundStart Date
1R Dravid190103*IndNZlHamilton02 Jan 1999
2R Dravid200*70*IndZimDelhi18 Nov 2000
3R Dravid22273IndNZlAhm’bad08 Oct 2003
4R Dravid23372*IndAusAdelaide12 Dec 2003
        
1RT Ponting16953*AusZimSydney17 Oct 2003
2RT Ponting19660*AusEngBrisbane23 Nov 2006
3RT Ponting20989AusPakHobart14 Jan 2010
4RT Ponting22160*AusIndAdelaide24 Jan 2012
        
1Sangakkara23264SrlSAFCol-SSC11 Aug 2004
2Sangakkara57192SrlAusHobart16 Nov 2007
3Sangakkara92152SrlEngKandy01 Dec 2007
4Sangakkara319105SrlBanChat’gram04 Feb 2014
        
1SPD Smith162*52*AusIndAdelaide09 Dec 2014
2SPD Smith19954*AusWinKingston11 Jun 2015
3SPD Smith21558AusEngLord’s16 Jul 2015
4SPD Smith21182AusEngMan’ter04 Sep 2019
        
1Tendulkar17954IndWinNagpur01 Dec 1994
2Tendulkar17774IndEngNot’ham04 Jul 1996
3Tendulkar241*60*IndAusSydney02 Jan 2004
4Tendulkar21453*IndAusBengaluru09 Oct 2010
        
1A Flower183*70ZimIndDelhi18 Nov 2000
2A Flower55232*ZimIndNagpur25 Nov 2000
3A Flower142199*ZimSAFHarare07 Sep 2001
        
1H Sutcliffe176127EngAusMelbourne01 Jan 1925
2H Sutcliffe76161EngAusThe Oval14 Aug 1926
3H Sutcliffe16154EngAusThe Oval16 Aug 1930
        
1SM Gavaskar124220IndWinTrinidad13 Apr 1971
2SM Gavaskar20573IndWinWankhede01 Dec 1978
3SM Gavaskar107182*IndWinKolkata29 Dec 1978
        
1V Kohli16954IndAusMelbourne26 Dec 2014
2V Kohli16781IndEngVizag17 Nov 2016
3V Kohli24350IndSrlDelhi02 Dec 2017
        
1Younis Khan15371PakWinSharjah07 Feb 2002
2Younis Khan26784*PakIndBengaluru24 Mar 2005
3Younis Khan83194PakIndFaisalabad21 Jan 2006