Indian bowlers AR Patel {5 for 48} and R Ashwin {5 for 47} shared the England’s second innings wickets equally to provide the 55th occasion of two bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 18th occasion of two bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of two Indian bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings against England All such occasions are tabulated below
No
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Dste
1
1
L Amarnath
5-096
1
Ind
Eng
Manchester
20.07.46
2
MH Mankad
5-101
1
Ind
Eng
Manchester
20.07.46
2
1
SP Gupte
5-180
2
Ind
Win
Kingston
28.03.53
2
MH Mankad
5-228
2
Ind
Win
Kingston
28.03.53
3
1
BS Bedi
5-037
3
Ind
Aus
Delhi
28.11.69
2
EAS Prasanna
5-042
3
Ind
Aus
Delhi
28.11.69
4
1
N Kapil Dev
5-097
2
Ind
Aus
Sydney
02.01.81
2
KD Ghavri
5-107
2
Ind
Aus
Sydney
02.01.81
5
1
N Kapil Dev
5-070
4
Ind
Eng
Mumbai
27.11.81
2
S Madan Lal
5-023
4
Ind
Eng
Mumbai
27.11.81
6
1
AR Patel
5-048
3
Ind
Eng
Ahmedabad
04.03.21
2
R Ashwin
5-047
3
Ind
Eng
Ahmedabad
04.03.21
Indian bowlers AR Patel {5 for 48} and R Ashwin {5 for 47} shared the England’s second innings wickets equally to provide the eighth occasion of two spin bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the second occasion of two spin bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings against England. The first such occasion was credited to Australian bowlers – TBA May {5 for 085} and SK Warne {5 for 082} at Birmingham on 05 Aug 1993. It also provides the first occasion of two Indian bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings against England. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Dste
1
1
TBA May
5-085
4
Aus
Eng
Birmingham
05.08.93
2
SK Warne
5-082
4
Aus
Eng
Birmingham
05.08.93
2
1
AR Patel
5-048
3
Ind
Eng
Ahmedabad
04.03.21
2
R Ashwin
5-047
3
Ind
Eng
Ahmedabad
04.03.21
It also provides the third occasion of two Indian spin bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Dste
1
1
SP Gupte
5-180
2
Ind
Win
Kingston
28.03.53
2
MH Mankad
5-228
2
Ind
Win
Kingston
28.03.53
2
1
BS Bedi
5-037
3
Ind
Aus
Delhi
28.11.69
2
EAS Prasanna
5-042
3
Ind
Aus
Delhi
28.11.69
3
1
AR Patel
5-048
3
Ind
Eng
Ahmedabad
04.03.21
2
R Ashwin
5-047
3
Ind
Eng
Ahmedabad
04.03.21
England dismissed all out for a two digit score in a test innings
England was dismissed all out for 81 in its second innings against India in the just concluded third test at Ahmedabad to provide the 38th occasion of England dismissed all out for score less than 99 runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Eng
77
55.0×4
4
Aus
The Oval
28 Aug 1882
2
Eng
95
63.0×4
1
Aus
Manchester
10 Jul 1884
3
Eng
77
39.1×4
3
Aus
Sydney
14 Mar 1885
4
Eng
45
35.3×4
1
Aus
Sydney
28 Jan 1887
5
Eng
53
50.0×4
2
Aus
Lord’s
16 Jul 1888
6
Eng
62
47.0×4
4
Aus
Lord’s
16 Jul 1888
7
Eng
75
40.1
1
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1894
8
Eng
65
38.5
2
Aus
Sydney
01 Feb 1895
9
Eng
72
29.1
3
Aus
Sydney
01 Feb 1895
10
Eng
84
49.0×5
3
Aus
The Oval
10 Aug 1896
11
Eng
92
48.0×5
1
SAF
Cape Town
01 Apr 1899
12
Eng
61
15.4
2
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1902
13
Eng
99
48.1
3
Aus
Sydney
14 Feb 1902
14
Eng
61
31.2
2
Aus
Melbourne
05 Mar 1904
15
Eng
76
36.3
1
SAF
Leeds
29 Jul 1907
16
Eng
87
37.5
4
Aus
Leeds
01 Jul 1909
17
Eng
52
42.1
1
Aus
The Oval
14 Aug 1948
18
Eng
87
31.2×8
3
Aus
Melbourne
31 Dec 1958
19
Eng
71
32.5
2
Win
Manchester
08 Jul 1976
20
Eng
95
34.3×8
2
Aus
Melbourne
12 Mar 1977
21
Eng
64
27.3×8
4
NZl
Wellington
10 Feb 1978
22
Eng
82
50.2
2
NZl
Christchurch
03 Feb 1984
23
Eng
93
51.0
3
NZl
Christchurch
03 Feb 1984
24
Eng
93
42.4
3
Win
Manchester
30 Jun 1988
25
Eng
46
19.1
4
Win
Port of Spain
25 Mar 1994
26
Eng
99
45.5
4
SAF
Lord’s
21 Jul 1994
27
Eng
92
42.5
4
Aus
Melbourne
24 Dec 1994
28
Eng
89
30.0
3
Win
Birmingham
06 Jul 1995
29
Eng
77
42.3
1
Aus
Lord’s
19 Jun 1997
30
Eng
79
28.2
4
Aus
Brisbane
07 Nov 2002
31
Eng
81
30.5
2
Srl
Galle
18 Dec 2007
32
Eng
51
33.2
3
Win
Kingston
04 Feb 2009
33
Eng
72
36.1
4
Pak
Abu Dhabi
25 Jan 2012
34
Eng
58
20.4
1
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2018
35
Eng
77
30.2
2
Win
Bridgetown
23 Jan 2019
36
Eng
85
23.4
1
Ire
Lord’s
24 Jul 2019
37
Eng
67
27.5
2
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
38
Eng
81
30.4
3
Ind
Ahmedabad
24 Feb 2021
It also provides the 23rd occasion of England dismissed all out for a score less than 99 runs in a test innings on away soil which includes neutral venue.
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Eng
77
39.1×4
3
Aus
Sydney
14 Mar 1885
2
Eng
45
35.3×4
1
Aus
Sydney
28 Jan 1887
3
Eng
75
40.1
1
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1894
4
Eng
65
38.5
2
Aus
Sydney
01 Feb 1895
5
Eng
72
29.1
3
Aus
Sydney
01 Feb 1895
6
Eng
92
48.0×5
1
SAF
Cape Town
01 Apr 1899
7
Eng
61
15.4
2
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1902
8
Eng
99
48.1
3
Aus
Sydney
14 Feb 1902
9
Eng
61
31.2
2
Aus
Melbourne
05 Mar 1904
10
Eng
87
31.2×8
3
Aus
Melbourne
31 Dec 1958
11
Eng
95
34.3×8
2
Aus
Melbourne
12 Mar 1977
12
Eng
64
27.3×8
4
NZl
Wellington
10 Feb 1978
13
Eng
82
50.2
2
NZl
Christchurch
03 Feb 1984
14
Eng
93
51.0
3
NZl
Christchurch
03 Feb 1984
15
Eng
46
19.1
4
Win
Port of Spain
25 Mar 1994
16
Eng
92
42.5
4
Aus
Melbourne
24 Dec 1994
17
Eng
79
28.2
4
Aus
Brisbane
07 Nov 2002
18
Eng
81
30.5
2
Srl
Galle
18 Dec 2007
19
Eng
51
33.2
3
Win
Kingston
04 Feb 2009
20
Eng
72
36.1
4
Pak
Abu Dhabi
25 Jan 2012
21
Eng
58
20.4
1
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2018
22
Eng
77
30.2
2
Win
Bridgetown
23 Jan 2019
23
Eng
81
30.4
3
Ind
Ahmedabad
24 Feb 2021
England has been dismissed for a total less than 99 runs in both innings of a test. All the three occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Eng
53
50.0×4
2
Aus
Lord’s
16 Jul 1888
2
Eng
62
47.0×4
4
Aus
Lord’s
16 Jul 1888
1
Eng
65
38.5
2
Aus
Sydney
01 Feb 1895
2
Eng
72
29.1
3
Aus
Sydney
01 Feb 1895
1
Eng
82
50.2
2
NZl
Christchurch
03 Feb 1984
2
Eng
93
51.0
3
NZl
Christchurch
03 Feb 1984
England’s 81 all out in this test provides the sixth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 99 runs in a day-night test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Srl
96
26.0
3
Pak
Dub-DSC
6 Oct 2017
2
Zim
68
30.1
2
SAF
P Elizabeth
26 Dec 2017
3
Eng
58
20.4
1
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2018
4
Win
93
31.2
3
Srl
Bridgetown
23 Jun 2018
5
Ind
36
21.2
3
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
6
Eng
81
30.4
3
Ind
Ahmedabad
24 Feb 2021
It also provides the second occasion of England dismissed all out for a total less than 99 runs in a day-night test. Both such occasions are tabulated below. England was dismissed for 58 in its first innings against New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 2018. England is the only team to be dismissed for a total less than 99 runs in a test innings of the day-night test on two occasions.
The third test of the ongoing test series between India and England at Ahmedabad scheduled to start on 24 Feb 2021 will be the Day-Night test. Ahmedabad test will be the 16th day night test in the history of test cricket and would be the second day-night test to be played in India. India-Bangladesh have played the first ever day-night test in India at Kolkata in Nov 2019. India won this test by an innings and 46 runs.
India would be playing its third day-night test when it takes on England at Ahmedabad. India’s other two day-night tests with results are detailed below.
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Ind
won
I & 046 runs
Ban
Kolkata
22.11.19
2
Ind
Lost
008 wkts
Aus
Adelaide
17.12.20
England would be playing its fourth day-night test when it takes on India at Ahmedabad. England’s other three day-night tests with details are detailed below
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Eng
won
I & 209 runs
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
2
Eng
lost
120 runs
Aus
Adelaide
02.12.17
3
Eng
lost
I & 049 runs
NZl
Auckland
22.03.18
India and England will be playing their first day-night test when they meet each other at Ahmedabad
The following are the statistical tables of key parameters of the previous fifteen day-night tests played in the annals of test cricket.
MATCH RESULTS
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Aus
won
003 wkts
NZl
Adelaide
27.11.15
2
Pak
won
056 runs
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
3
Aus
won
007 wkts
SAF
Adelaide
24.11.16
4
Aus
won
039 runs
Pak
Brisbane
15.12.16
5
Eng
won
I & 209 runs
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
6
Srl
won
068 runs
Pak
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
7
Aus
won
120 runs
Eng
Adelaide
02.12.17
8
SAF
won
I & 120 runs
Zim
P Elizabeth
26.12.17
9
NZl
won
I & 049 runs
Eng
Auckland
22.03.18
10
Srl
won
004 wkts
Win
Bridgetown
23.06.18
11
Aus
won
I & 040 runs
Srl
Brisbane
24.01.19
12
Ind
won
I & 046 runs
Ban
Kolkata
22.11.19
13
Aus
won
I & 048 runs
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
14
Aus
won
296 runs
NZl
Perth
12.12.19
15
Aus
won
008 wkts
Ind
Adelaide
17.12.20
TEAM TOTALS-400 PLUS RUNS
No
Team
Score
I
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Pak
579/3d
1
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
2
Aus
429
1
Pak
Brisbane
15.12.16
3
Pak
450
4
Aus
Brisbane
15.12.16
4
Eng
514/8d
1
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
5
Srl
482
1
Pak
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
6
Aus
442/8d
1
Eng
Adelaide
02.12.17
7
NZl
427/8d
2
Eng
Auckland
22.03.18
8
Aus
589/3d
1
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
9
Aus
416
1
NZl
Perth
12.12.19
TEAM TOTALS-LESS THAN 100 RUNS
No
Team
Score
I
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Srl
96
3
Pak
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
2
Zim
68
2
SAF
P Elizabeth
26.12.17
3
Eng
58
1
NZl
Auckland
22.03.18
4
Win
93
3
Srl
Bridgetown
23.06.18
5
Ind
36
3
Aus
Adelaide
17.12.20
MOST RUNS BY A BATSMAN – 300 PLUS RUNS
No
Player
Team
Mat
I
NO
Runs
HS
C
HC
1
DA Warner
Aus
6
11
1
596
335*
1
0
2
SPD Smith
Aus
7
13
1
502
130
1
3
3
M Labuschagne
Aus
4
6
0
489
162
2
2
4
Azhar Ali
Pak
4
8
1
474
302*
1
2
5
Asad Shafiq
Pak
4
8
0
401
137
2
2
6
UT Khawaja
Aus
4
7
0
307
145
1
2
7
AN Cook
Eng
3
5
0
303
243
1
0
CENTURIONS
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Azhar Ali
302*
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
2
DM Bravo
116
4
Win
Pak
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
3
F du Plessis
118*
1
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
24.11.16
4
UT Khawaja
145
2
Aus
SAF
Adelaide
24.11.16
5
SC Cook
104
3
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
24.11.16
6
SPD Smith
130
1
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15.12.16
7
PSP Handscomb
105
1
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15.12.16
8
Asad Shafiq
137
4
Pak
Aus
Brisbane
15.12.16
9
AN Cook
243
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
10
JE Root
136
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
11
FDM Karunaratne
196
1
Srl
Pak
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
12
Asad Shafiq
112
4
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
13
SE Marsh
126*
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
02.12.17
14
AK Markram
125
1
SAF
Zim
P Elizabeth
26.12.17
15
KS Williamson
102
2
NZl
Eng
Auckland
22.03.18
16
HM Nicholls
145*
2
NZl
Eng
Auckland
22.03.18
17
V Kohli
136
2
Ind
Ban
Kolkata
22.11.19
18
DA Warner
335*
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
19
M Labuschagne
162
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
20
Yasir Shah
113
2
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
29.11.19
21
M Labuschagne
143
1
Aus
NZl
Perth
12.12.19
200 PLUS RUNS
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
DA Warner
335*
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
2
Azhar Ali
302*
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
3
AN Cook
243
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
CAPTAINS SCORING CENTURIES
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
JE Root
136
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
2
V Kohli
136
2
Ind
Ban
Kolkata
22.11.19
3
SPD Smith
130
1
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15.12.16
4
F du Plessis
118*
1
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
24.11.16
5
KS Williamson
102
2
NZl
Eng
Auckland
22.03.18
WICKET KEEPERS SCORING FIFTIES
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
TD Paine
73*
2
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
17.12.20
2
SO Dowrich
71
1
Win
Srl
Bridgetown
23.06.18
3
Sarfaraz Ahmed
68
4
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
4
PM Nevill
66
2
Aus
NZl
Adelaide
27.11.15
5
N Dickwella
64
1
Srl
Aus
Brisbane
24.01.19
6
Sarfaraz Ahmed
59*
2
Pak
Aus
Brisbane
15.12.16
7
TD Paine
57
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
02.12.17
8
N Dickwella
52
1
Srl
Pak
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
INDIVIDUAL NINETIES
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Sami Aslam
90
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
2
Babar Azam
97
2
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
29.11.19
MOST WICKETS – 25 PLUS WICKETS
No
Player
Team
M
I
Overs
M
Runs
W
1
MA Starc
Aus
8
15
276.4
58
868
46
2
JR Hazlewood
Aus
7
13
239.3
58
637
32
3
NM Lyon
Aus
8
15
279.5
46
795
29
4
PJ Cummins
Aus
5
10
168.3
46
422
26
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No
Player
W-R
Econ
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
JR Hazlewood
6-070
2.81
3
Aus
NZl
Adelaide
27.11.15
2
TA Boult
5-060
3.75
4
NZl
Aus
Adelaide
27.11.15
3
Yasir Shah
5-121
2.81
2
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
4
D Bishoo
8-049
3.54
3
Win
Pak
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
5
Yasir Shah
6-184
3.29
1
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
6
MDK Perera
5-098
3.76
4
Srl
Pak
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
7
JM Anderson
5-043
1.95
3
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
02.12.17
8
MA Starc
5-088
4.55
4
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
02.12.17
9
M Morkel
5-021
1.90
2
SAF
Zim
P Elizabeth
26.12.17
10
KA Maharaj
5-059
3.37
3
SAF
Zim
P Elizabeth
26.12.17
11
TA Boult
6-032
3.00
1
NZl
Eng
Auckland
22.03.18
12
JO Holder
5-041
2.86
4
Win
Srl
Bridgetown
23.06.18
13
RAS Lakmal
5-075
2.77
2
Srl
Aus
Brisbane
24.01.19
14
PJ Cummins
6-023
1.53
3
Aus
Srl
Brisbane
24.01.19
15
I Sharma
5-022
1.83
1
Ind
Ban
Kolkata
22.11.19
16
UT Yadav
5-053
3.74
3
Ind
Ban
Kolkata
22.11.19
17
MA Starc
6-066
2.64
2
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
18
NM Lyon
5-069
2.76
3
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
19
MA Starc
5-052
2.88
2
Aus
NZl
Perth
12.12.19
20
TG Southee
5-069
3.25
3
NZl
Aus
Perth
12.12.19
21
JR Hazlewood
5-008
1.60
3
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
17.12.20
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No
Partners
Runs
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam
215
1
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
2
Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali
137
2
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
3
Azhar Ali, Babar Azam
165
3
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
4
DM Bravo, MN Samuels
113
3
2
Win
Pak
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
5
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
137
3
2
Aus
SAF
Adelaide
24.11.16
6
Handscomb, SPD Smith
172
4
1
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15.12.16
7
UT Khawaja, SPD Smith
111
3
3
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15.12.16
8
AN Cook, JE Root
248
3
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
9
AN Cook, DJ Malan
162
4
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
10
Chandimal, Karunaratne
146
4
1
Srl
Pak
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
11
Asad Shafiq, S Ahmed
173
6
4
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
12
SO Dowrich, JO Holder
115
6
1
Win
Srl
Bridgetown
23.06.18
13
TM Head, Labuschagne
166
5
2
Aus
Srl
Brisbane
24.01.19
14
Labuschagne, Warner
361
2
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
15
SPD Smith, Warner
121
3
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
16
Babar Azam, Yasir Shah
105
7
2
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
29.11.19
17
Asad Shafiq, Shan Masood
103
4
3
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
29.11.19
18
Labuschagne, SPD Smith
132
3
1
Aus
NZl
Perth
12.12.19
150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
No
Partners
Runs
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Labuschagne, Warner
361
2
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
2
AN Cook, JE Root
248
3
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
3
Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam
215
1
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
4
Asad Shafiq, S Ahmed
173
6
4
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
06.10.17
5
Handscomb, SPD Smith
172
4
1
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15.12.16
6
TM Head, Labuschagne
166
5
2
Aus
Srl
Brisbane
24.01.19
7
Azhar Ali, Babar Azam
165
3
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
8
AN Cook, DJ Malan
162
4
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
200 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
No
Partners
Runs
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Labuschagne, Warner
361
2
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29.11.19
2
AN Cook, JE Root
248
3
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17.08.17
3
Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam
215
1
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13.10.16
Batsmen dismissed on ten or more occasions by a bowler in the annals of test cricket
BA Stokes of England was dismissed for the tenth time by R Ashwin when he was caught by V Kohli in the second innings of the just concluded second test between India and England at Chennai. The following table lists the 93 occasions of a batsmen dismissed on ten or more occasions by bowlers.
MA Atherton of England was dismissed by GD McGrath on 19 occasions provide the record of a batsman dismissed on most occasions by a bowler in the annals of test cricket.
No
Bowler
Team
Batsman
Team
Dis
1
G D McGrath
Aus
Atherton, M A
Eng
19
2
A V Bedser
Eng
Morris, A R
Aus
18
3
C A Walsh
Win
Atherton, M A
Eng
17
4
C E L Ambrose
Win
Atherton, M A
Eng
17
5
M D Marshall
Win
Gooch, G A
Eng
16
6
C A Walsh
Win
Healy, I A
Aus
15
7
C E L Ambrose
Win
Waugh, M E
Aus
15
8
G D McGrath
Aus
Lara, B C
Win
15
9
H Trumble
Aus
Hayward, T W
Eng
15
10
G F Lawson
Aus
Gower, D I
Eng
14
11
M A Noble
Aus
Lilley, A F A
Eng
14
12
S K Warne
Aus
Stewart, A J
Eng
14
13
C E L Ambrose
Win
Russell, R C
Eng
13
14
D L Underwood
Eng
Chappell, G S
Aus
13
15
H Trumble
Aus
MacLaren, A C
Eng
13
16
M D Marshall
Win
Lamb, A J
Eng
13
17
S F Barnes
Eng
Trumper, V T
Aus
13
18
A V Bedser
Eng
Harvey, R N
Aus
12
19
C A Walsh
Win
Stewart, A J
Eng
12
20
D K Lillee
Aus
Knott, A P E
Eng
12
21
D L Underwood
Eng
Gavaskar, S M
Ind
12
22
D L Underwood
Eng
Walters, K D
Aus
12
23
D V P Wright
Eng
Hassett, A L
Aus
12
24
G D McGrath
Aus
Adams, J C
Win
12
25
H Trumble
Aus
Lilley, A F A
Eng
12
26
I T Botham
Eng
Hughes, K J
Aus
12
27
I T Botham
Eng
Border, A R
Aus
12
28
Kapil Dev
Ind
M Nazar
Pak
12
29
M Morkel
SAF
Cook, A N
Eng
12
30
M Muralitharan
Srl
Boucher, M V
SAF
12
31
S C J Broad
Eng
Warner, D A
Aus
12
32
A A Donald
SAF
Atherton, M A
Eng
11
33
A M B Rowan
SAF
Hutton, L
Eng
11
34
C A Walsh
Win
Waugh, M E
Aus
11
35
C E L Ambrose
Win
Hick, G A
Eng
11
36
C E L Ambrose
Win
Waugh, S R
Aus
11
37
C V Grimmett
Aus
Tate, M W
Eng
11
38
G D McGrath
Aus
Campbell, S L
Win
11
39
I Sharma
Ind
Cook, A N
Eng
11
40
Imran Khan
Pak
Gavaskar, S M
Ind
11
41
J B Statham
Eng
Goddard, T L
SAF
11
42
J C Laker
Eng
Walcott, C L
Win
11
43
J M Anderson
Eng
Siddle, P M
Aus
11
44
Kapil Dev
Ind
Gooch, G A
Eng
11
45
M A Holding
Win
Gavaskar, S M
Ind
11
46
M D Marshall
Win
Border, A R
Aus
11
47
P M Siddle
Aus
Prior, M J
Eng
11
48
R G D Willis
Eng
Hughes, K J
Aus
11
49
S C J Broad
Eng
Clarke, M J
Aus
11
50
S F Barnes
Eng
Hill, C
Aus
11
51
S K Warne
Aus
Prince, A G
SAF
11
52
S K Warne
Aus
Hussain, N
Eng
11
53
W Rhodes
Eng
Armstrong, W W
Aus
11
54
A A Donald
SAF
Waugh, M E
Aus
10
55
A R Caddick
Eng
Waugh, S R
Aus
10
56
A V Bedser
Eng
Lindwall, R R
Aus
10
57
B Lee
Aus
Sarwan, R R
Win
10
58
C A Walsh
Win
Thorpe, G P
Eng
10
59
C J McDermott
Aus
Gooch, G A
Eng
10
60
C L Vincent
SAF
Hammond, W R
Eng
10
61
D L Underwood
Eng
Chappell, I M
Aus
10
62
F R Spofforth
Aus
Ulyett, G
Eng
10
63
G D McGrath
Aus
Stewart, A J
Eng
10
64
HMRKB Herath
Srl
Azhar Ali
Pak
10
65
Harbhajan Singh
Ind
Ponting, R T
Aus
10
66
I T Botham
Eng
Wood, G M
Aus
10
67
Imran Khan
Pak
Vengsarkar, D B
Ind
10
68
J A Snow
Eng
Chappell, I M
Aus
10
69
J C Laker
Eng
Miller, K R
Aus
10
70
J Garner
Win
Botham, I T
Eng
10
71
K R Miller
Aus
Hutton, L
Eng
10
72
Kapil Dev
Ind
Marshall, M D
Win
10
73
Kapil Dev
Ind
Border, A R
Aus
10
74
Kapil Dev
Ind
Gower, D I
Eng
10
75
M D Marshall
Win
Boon, D C
Aus
10
76
M D Marshall
Win
Vengsarkar, D B
Ind
10
77
M Muralitharan
Srl
Flower, G W
Zim
10
78
N M Lyon
Aus
Rahane, A M
Ind
10
79
N M Lyon
Aus
Pujara, C A
Ind
10
80
P M Siddle
Aus
Pietersen, K P
Eng
10
81
R Ashwin
Ind
Stokes, B A
Eng
10
82
R Ashwin
Ind
Warner, D A
Aus
10
83
R Peel
Eng
Trott, G H S
Aus
10
84
R R Lindwall
Aus
Compton, D C S
Eng
10
85
R R Lindwall
Aus
Evans, T G
Eng
10
86
S C J Broad
Eng
de Villiers, A B
SAF
10
87
S C J Broad
Eng
Taylor, L R P L
NZl
10
88
S K Warne
Aus
Atherton, M A
Eng
10
89
Saeed Ajmal
Pak
Jayawardene,M
Srl
10
90
T Richardson
Eng
Darling, J
Aus
10
91
T Richardson
Eng
Gregory, S E
Aus
10
92
W J O’Reilly
Aus
Hammond, W R
Eng
10
93
W Rhodes
Eng
Noble, M A
Aus
10
The following table lists the nine occasions of Indian bowlers dismissing a batsman on ten or more occasions
Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan was dismissed by N Kapil Dev on 12 occasions provide the record of a batsman dismissed on most occasions by an Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket.
No
Bowler
Team
Batsman
Team
Dis
1
Kapil Dev
Ind
M Nazar
Pak
12
2
I Sharma
Ind
Cook, A N
Eng
11
3
Kapil Dev
Ind
Gooch, G A
Eng
11
4
Harbhajan Singh
Ind
Ponting, R T
Aus
10
5
Kapil Dev
Ind
Marshall, M D
Win
10
6
Kapil Dev
Ind
Border, A R
Aus
10
7
Kapil Dev
Ind
Gower, D I
Eng
10
8
R Ashwin
Ind
Stokes, B A
Eng
10
9
R Ashwin
Ind
Warner, D A
Aus
10
V Kohli and MS Dhoni share most test wins by India on home soil
India won the second test against England at Chennai by 317 runs to provide the 21st win on home soil under V Kohli’s leadership. With 21 wins to his credit V Kohli now shares the record for most test wins by an Indian captain on home soil with MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has also won 21 tests on home soil. The following table lists the home soil wins under these two Indian skippers
No
Captain
Opp
Margin
Ground
Start Date
1
MS Dhoni
SAF
8 wickets
Kanpur
11 Apr 2008
2
MS Dhoni
Aus
320 runs
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
3
MS Dhoni
Aus
172 runs
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
4
MS Dhoni
Eng
6 wickets
Chennai
11 Dec 2008
5
MS Dhoni
Srl
inns & 144 runs
Kanpur
24 Nov 2009
6
MS Dhoni
Srl
inns & 24 runs
Mum-BS
02 Dec 2009
7
MS Dhoni
SAF
inns & 57 runs
Kolkata
14 Feb 2010
8
MS Dhoni
Aus
1 wickets
Mohali
01 Oct 2010
9
MS Dhoni
Aus
7 wickets
Bengaluru
09 Oct 2010
10
MS Dhoni
NZl
inns & 198 runs
Nagpur
20 Nov 2010
11
MS Dhoni
Win
5 wickets
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
12
MS Dhoni
Win
inns & 15 runs
Kolkata
14 Nov 2011
13
MS Dhoni
NZl
inns & 115 runs
Hyd-RGS
23 Aug 2012
14
MS Dhoni
NZl
5 wickets
Bengaluru
31 Aug 2012
15
MS Dhoni
Eng
9 wickets
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
16
MS Dhoni
Aus
8 wickets
Chennai
22 Feb 2013
17
MS Dhoni
Aus
inns & 135 runs
Hyd-RGS
02 Mar 2013
18
MS Dhoni
Aus
6 wickets
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
19
MS Dhoni
Aus
6 wickets
Delhi
22 Mar 2013
20
MS Dhoni
Win
inns & 51 runs
Kolkata
06 Nov 2013
21
MS Dhoni
Win
inns & 126 runs
Mumbai
14 Nov 2013
No
Captain
Opp
Margin
Ground
Start Date
1
V Kohli
SAF
108 runs
Mohali
05 Nov 2015
2
V Kohli
SAF
124 runs
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
3
V Kohli
SAF
337 runs
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
4
V Kohli
NZl
197 runs
Kanpur
22 Sep 2016
5
V Kohli
NZl
178 runs
Kolkata
30 Sep 2016
6
V Kohli
NZl
321 runs
Indore
08 Oct 2016
7
V Kohli
Eng
246 runs
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
8
V Kohli
Eng
8 wickets
Mohali
26 Nov 2016
9
V Kohli
Eng
inns & 36 runs
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
10
V Kohli
Eng
inns & 75 runs
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
11
V Kohli
Ban
208 runs
Hyd-RGS
09 Feb 2017
12
V Kohli
Aus
75 runs
Bengaluru
04 Mar 2017
13
V Kohli
Srl
inns & 239 runs
Nagpur
24 Nov 2017
14
V Kohli
Win
inns & 272 runs
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
15
V Kohli
Win
10 wickets
Hyd-RGS
12 Oct 2018
16
V Kohli
SAF
203 runs
Vizag
02 Oct 2019
17
V Kohli
SAF
inns & 137 runs
Pune
10 Oct 2019
18
V Kohli
SAF
inns & 202 runs
Ranchi
19 Oct 2019
19
V Kohli
Ban
inns & 130 runs
Indore
14 Nov 2019
20
V Kohli
Ban
inns & 46 runs
Kolkata
22 Nov 2019
21
V Kohli
Eng
317 runs
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
Spin bowlers and left arm spin bowlers who have captured five plus wickets on test debut
AR Patel of India captured five for 60 in England’s second innings in the just concluded second test between India and England at Chennai to provide the 52nd occasion of a spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut. It also provides the 17th occasion of a left hand spin bowler capturing five plus wickets 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
R Peel
5-051
3
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
12 Dec 1884
3
A Rose-Innes
5-043
2
SAF
Eng
P Elizabeth
12 Mar 1889
4
GA Rowe
5-115
1
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
02 Mar 1896
5
LC Braund
5-061
3
Eng
Aus
Sydney
13 Dec 1901
6
DW Carr
5-146
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
09 Aug 1909
7
GHTS-Hayward
6-043
1
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
01 Jan 1910
8
HV Hordern
5-066
4
Aus
SAF
Melbourne
17 Feb 1911
9
CV Grimmett
5-045
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
27 Feb 1925
10
CV Grimmett
6-037
4
Aus
Eng
Sydney
27 Feb 1925
11
J Langridge
7-056
3
Eng
Win
Manchester
22 Jul 1933
12
CS Marriott
5-037
2
Eng
Win
The Oval
12 Aug 1933
13
CS Marriott
6-059
3
Eng
Win
The Oval
12 Aug 1933
14
FA Ward
6-102
3
Aus
Eng
Brise
04 Dec 1936
15
JC Laker
7-103
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
21 Jan 1948
16
AL Valentine
8-104
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
17
R Berry
5-063
2
Eng
Win
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
18
AM Moir
6-155
2
NZl
Eng
Ch’church
17 Mar 1951
19
VV Kumar
5-064
2
Ind
Pak
Delhi
08 Feb 1961
20
Mohd Nazir
7-099
2
Pak
NZl
Karachi
24 Oct 1969
21
PH Edmonds
5-028
2
Eng
Aus
Leeds
14 Aug 1975
22
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
23
TG Hogan
5-066
3
Aus
Srl
Kandy
22 Apr 1983
24
NGB Cook
5-035
2
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
11 Aug 1983
25
PL Taylor
6-078
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
10 Jan 1987
26
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
27
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
28
PM Such
6-067
1
Eng
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
29
PJ Wiseman
5-082
4
NZl
Srl
Col-RPS
27 May 1998
30
Shahid Afridi
5-052
1
Pak
Aus
Karachi
22 Oct 1998
31
UDU Chandana
6-179
2
Srl
Pak
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
32
NO Perry
5-070
3
Win
Aus
Kingston
13 Mar 1999
33
Naimur Rahman
6-132
2
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
10 Nov 2000
34
A Mishra
5-071
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
35
JJ Krejza
8-215
1
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
36
Mahmudullah
5-051
4
Ban
Win
Kingstown
09 Jul 2009
37
NM Lyon
5-034
2
Aus
Srl
Galle
31 Aug 2011
38
Elias Sunny
6-094
2
Ban
Win
Chattogram
21 Oct 2011
39
R Ashwin
6-047
3
Ind
Win
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
40
Sohag Gazi
6-074
3
Ban
Win
Dhaka
13 Nov 2012
41
J Nyumbu
5-157
2
Zim
SAF
Harare
09 Aug 2014
42
Taijul Islam
5-135
1
Ban
Win
Kingstown
05 Sep 2014
43
AU Rashid
5-064
3
Eng
Pak
A Dhabi
13 Oct 2015
44
MH Miraz
6-080
1
Ban
Eng
Chattogram
20 Oct 2016
45
A Dananjaya
5-024
4
Srl
Ban
Dhaka
08 Feb 2018
46
Bilal Asif
6-036
2
Pak
Aus
Dub-DSC
07 Oct 2018
47
AY Patel
5-059
4
NZl
Pak
A Dhabi
16 Nov 2018
48
Nayeem Hasan
5-061
2
Ban
Win
Chattogram
22 Nov 2018
49
L Embuldeniya
5-066
3
Srl
SAF
Dur
13 Feb 2019
50
Amir Hamza
5-074
2
Afg
Win
Lucknow
27 Nov 2019
51
Nauman Ali
5-035
3
Pak
SAF
Karachi
26 Jan 2021
52
AR Patel
5-060
4
Ind
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
R Peel
5-051
3
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
12 Dec 1884
2
A Rose-Innes
5-043
2
SAF
Eng
P Elizabeth
12 Mar 1889
3
GA Rowe
5-115
1
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
02 Mar 1896
4
J Langridge
7-056
3
Eng
Win
Manchester
22 Jul 1933
5
AL Valentine
8-104
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
6
R Berry
5-063
2
Eng
Win
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
7
PH Edmonds
5-028
2
Eng
Aus
Leeds
14 Aug 1975
8
DR Doshi
6-109
1
Ind
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
9
TG Hogan
5-066
3
Aus
Srl
Kandy
22 Apr 1983
10
NGB Cook
5-035
2
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
11 Aug 1983
11
Elias Sunny
6-094
2
Ban
Win
Chattogram
21 Oct 2011
12
Taijul Islam
5-135
1
Ban
Win
Kingstown
05 Sep 2014
13
AY Patel
5-059
4
NZl
Pak
A Dhabi
16 Nov 2018
14
L Embuldeniya
5-066
3
Srl
SAF
Dur
13 Feb 2019
15
Amir Hamza
5-074
2
Afg
Win
Lucknow
27 Nov 2019
16
Nauman Ali
5-035
3
Pak
SAF
Karachi
26 Jan 2021
17
AR Patel
5-060
4
Ind
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
AR Patel of India captured five for 60 in England’s second innings in the just concluded second test between India and England at Chennai to provide the eleventh occasion of a spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of a left hand spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
The immediate previous occasion of a left arm spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England is credited AL Valentine who had figures of 8 for 104 at Manchester in Jun 1950. Thus after a gap of 70 years and eight months a left arm spinner emulated AL Valentine to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England. It is interesting to note that AL Valentine and AR Patel are the two left arm spinners to capture five plus wickets on test debut after 19th century. AL Valentine performing the feat in 19th century and AR Patel in the 20th century
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
WH Cooper
6-120
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
31 Dec 1881
2
A Rose-Innes
5-043
2
SAF
Eng
P Elizabeth
12 Mar 1889
3
GA Rowe
5-115
1
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
02 Mar 1896
4
CV Grimmett
5-045
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
27 Feb 1925
5
CV Grimmett
6-037
4
Aus
Eng
Sydney
27 Feb 1925
6
FA Ward
6-102
3
Aus
Eng
Brise
04 Dec 1936
7
AL Valentine
8-104
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
8
AM Moir
6-155
2
NZl
Eng
Ch’church
17 Mar 1951
9
PL Taylor
6-078
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
10 Jan 1987
10
MH Miraz
6-080
1
Ban
Eng
Chattogram
20 Oct 2016
11
AR Patel
5-060
4
Ind
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
A Rose-Innes
5-043
2
SAF
Eng
P Elizabeth
12 Mar 1889
2
GA Rowe
5-115
1
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
02 Mar 1896
3
AL Valentine
8-104
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
4
AR Patel
5-060
4
Ind
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
AR Patel emulates M Nissar after a gap of 88 years and 08 months to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England.
AR Patel captured five for 60 in England’s second innings to provide the 167th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. He became the second Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England after M Nissar. M Nissar had captured five for 93 against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932. This test was incidentally India’s first ever test match. Thus AR Patel emulated M Nissar in capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England after a gap of 88 years and 08 months.
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Nissar
5-093
1
Eng
Lord’s
25 Jun 1932
2
AR Patel
5-060
4
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
AR Patel’s feat of five for 60 in this test provide the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England. He became the 46th bowler to perform such a feat on test debut.
Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on test debut
AR Patel captured five for 60 in England’s second innings in the just concluded second test at Chennai between India and England to provide the 167th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. He became the 158th bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut.
It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. AR Patel became the ninth Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut.
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Nissar
5-093
1
Eng
Lord’s
25 Jun 1932
2
VV Kumar
5-064
2
Pak
Delhi
08 Feb 1961
3
S Abid Ali
6-055
1
Aus
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
4
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
5
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
6
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
7
A Mishra
5-071
2
Aus
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
8
R Ashwin
6-047
3
Win
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
9
Mohd Shami
5-047
3
Win
Kolkata
06 Nov 2013
10
AR Patel
5-060
4
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
AR Patel became the second Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England after M Nissar. M Nissar had captured five for 93 against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932. This test was incidentally India’s first ever test match. Thus AR Patel emulated M Nissar in capturing five plus wickets on test debut after a gap of 88 years and 08 months.
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Nissar
5-093
1
Eng
Lord’s
25 Jun 1932
2
AR Patel
5-060
4
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
AR Patel’s feat of five for 60 in this test provide the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England. He became the 46th bowler to perform such a feat on test debut.
Fourth day – India Vs England – Second test at Chepauk
V Kohli’s aggregate of catches as captain read 58 as at the end of the third day of the test. His 57 catches represent most catches pouched by an Indian captain not being a wicket keeper. V Kohli {57} and M Azharuddin {50} are the only two Indian captains not being wicket keepers who have pouched 50 plus catches.
He has taken 26 catches on home soil while leading India. He owns the second place for the record of most catches pouched by an Indian captain not being a wicket keeper on home soil. He went past SM Gavaskar has pouched 25 catches. M Azharuddin with 30 catches to his credit owns the record for most catches pouched by an Indian captain on home soil.
V Kohli was leading India for the 28th occasion on home soil. He went past MAK Pataudi who had led India on 27 occasions at home. SM Gavaskar owns the record for most captaincy appearances by an Indian captain on home soil with 29 appearances.
RR Pant has effected 72 dismissals prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He needs three more dismissals which would fetch him 75 dismissals. He effected two dismissals in England’s first innings which fetched him 74 dismissals. DM Lawrence became RR Pant’s 75th dismissal behind the wicket when he was dismissed stumped of the bowling of R Ashwin. RR Pant became the seventh Indian wicket keeper to effect 75 plus dismissals Others are – MS Dhoni {294}, SMH Kirmani {198} and KS More {130}, NR Mongia {107}, WP Saha {103} and FM Engineer {82}. At the end of this test, RR Pant’s dismissals read 76.
RR Pant has pouched 69 catches prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him 71 catches. He became the sixth Indian wicket keeper to pouch 70 plus catches. Others are – MS Dhoni {256}, SMH Kirmani {160} and KS More {110}, NR Mongia {99} and WP Saha {92}.
RR Pant has effected 18 dismissals against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He needs two more dismissals which would fetch him 20 dismissals. He took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him 20 dismissals. He became the fifth Indian wicket keeper to effect 20 plus dismissals against England. Others are – MS Dhoni {67}, SMH Kirmani {43} and KS More {37 and FM Engineer {29}. At the end of the test RR Pant has effected 22 dismissals against England
BA Stokes was caught by V Kohli of the bowling of R Ashwin for 8 in England’s second innings. BA Stokes has been dismissed by R Ashwin on ten occasions – the most occasions of an England batsman dismissed by R Ashwin. AN Cook has been dismissed on nine occasions. DA Warner is the other batsman to be dismissed on ten occasions by R Ashwin.
AR Patel captured five for 60 in England’s second innings to provide the 167th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. He became the 158th bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut.
It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. AR Patel became the ninth Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut.
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Nissar
5-093
1
Eng
Lord’s
25 Jun 1932
2
VV Kumar
5-064
2
Pak
Delhi
08 Feb 1961
3
S Abid Ali
6-055
1
Aus
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
4
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
5
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
6
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
7
A Mishra
5-071
2
Aus
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
8
R Ashwin
6-047
3
Win
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
9
Mohd Shami
5-047
3
Win
Kolkata
06 Nov 2013
10
AR Patel
5-060
4
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
AR Patel became the second Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England after M Nissar. M Nissar had captured five for 93 against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932. This test was incidentally India’s first ever test match. Thus AR Patel emulated M Nissar in capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England after a gap of 88 years and 08 months.
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Nissar
5-093
1
Eng
Lord’s
25 Jun 1932
2
AR Patel
5-060
4
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
AR Patel’s feat of five for 60 in this test provide the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England. He became the 46th bowler to perform such a feat on test debut.
AM Rahane had pouched 88 catches prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England. He required two more catches for his 90 catches. He took two catches in this test – one in each innings which fetched him 90 catches. He became the seventh Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 90 plus catches. Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105} and V Sehwag {90}.
India won this test by 317 runs. It represents India’s sixth win by 300 plus runs margin and first such win against England. All the six such wins are tabulated below
No
Team
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
337 runs
SAF
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
2
Ind
321 runs
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
3
Ind
320 runs
Aus
Mohali
17 Oct 2008
4
Ind
318 runs
Win
N Sound
22 Aug 2019
5
Ind
317 runs
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
6
Ind
304 runs
Srl
Galle
26 Jul 2017
India won this test by 317 runs. It represents India’s first win by 300 plus runs against England. India’s previous wins by highest margin on away soil and on home soil are tabulated below
Regarding R Ashwin’s feat of his century coupled with five wickets in the ongoing test Chennai between India and England, ‘Times Now” report says that R Ashwin’s feat is unique as he became the first player to score a century and capture five wickets against England since 1966.
Its an erroneous information as it is not unique. Unique means that the feat should be the only one of its kind. There are six occasions of a cricketer scoring a century and capture five wickets in the same test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.
I just cannot understand how R Ashwin’s feat is unique as there are five such occasions prior to its feat.
No
Player
Bat
Bowl
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
JH Sinclair
106
6/026
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
01 Apr 1899
2
GA Faulkner
123
5/120
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
01 Jan 1910
3
JM Gregory
100
7/069
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
31 Dec 1920
4
MH Mankad
184
5/196
Ind
Eng
Lord’s
19 Jun 1952
5
GS Sobers
174
5/041
Win
Eng
Leeds
04 Aug 1966
6
R Ashwin
106
5/043
Ind
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
The report forgets to mention that R Ashwin became the second Indian cricketer after MH Mankad to perform the feat of a century coupled with five wickets against England. MH Mankad scored 184 and captured five for 196 at Lord’s in June 1952. R Ashwin emulated him against England at Chennai in 2021 by scoring 106 and capturing five for 43 in Feb 2021 after a gap of 68 years and eight months. This is very apt point by comparing R Ashwin’s feat with another fellow Indian cricketer MH Mankad – who had made himself a name for his all-round performance in the cricketing world.
No
Player
Bat
Bowl
Team
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
MH Mankad
184
5/196
Ind
Eng
Lord’s
19 Jun 1952
2
R Ashwin
106
5/043
Ind
Eng
Chennai
13 Feb 2021
MH Mankad remains the only visiting cricketer to perform the feat of scoring a century and capturing five wickets at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.
Perhaps this is the bane of today’s newspapers which carry the half baked information/statistics by referring various websites and the reporter calling himself as a “Statistician”. Let us give the performance its due by unearthing the stats associated with the feat and not terming one of the six feats as unique. Let some sense of statistics prevail on the reporters before they pen their articles. Let them not undermine the real hard core statisticians who have forty to fifty years of experience behind them in the field of statistics.