JE Root scored three centuries – 150 plus runs – in consecutive tests. He scored 228 and 1 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021, 186 and 11 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and 156+ against India at Chennai in Feb 2021 to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in three or more consecutive tests in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
M
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Sangakkara
4
200*
–
Srl
Ban
Col-PSS
03.07.07
222*
Srl
Ban
Kandy
11.07.07
57
192
Srl
Aus
Hobart
16.11.07
92
152
Srl
Eng
Kandy
01.12.07
2
Hammond
3
251
DNB
Eng
Aus
Sydney
14.12.28
200
32
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
29.12.28
119*
177
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
01.02.29
3
Z Abbas
3
215
DNB
Pak
Ind
Lahore
10.12.82
186
–
Pak
Ind
Karachi
23.12.82
168
DNB
Pak
Ind
Faisalabad
03.01.83
4
M Nazar
3
231
–
Pak
Ind
Hyd-Pak
14.01.83
152*
–
Pak
Ind
Lahore
23.01.83
152
–
Pak
Ind
Karachi
30.01.83
5
JE Root
3
228
1
Eng
Srl
Galle
14.01.21
186
11
Eng
Srl
Galle
22.01.21
156+
Eng
Ind
Chennai
05.02.21
It alsoprovides the second occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs in three or more consecutive tests after WR Hammond. Both such occasions are tabulated below
JE Root earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score century in his 98th, 99th and 100th test – He had scored 228 and 1 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 in his 98th test. He had scored 186 and 11 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and scored 128 not out at the end of first day’s play against India at Chennai in Feb 2021 in his 100th test.
England batsmen scoring three or more centuries in consecutive tests
JE Root scored three centuries in consecutive tests. He scored 228 and 1 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021, 186 and 11 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and 128 not out against India at Chennai in Feb 2021 to provide the 19th occasion of an England batsman scoring three or more centuries in consecutive tests. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Mat
1st
2nd
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Barrington
4
139
6
Eng
Pak
Lahore
21.10.61
151*
52*
Eng
Ind
Mum-BS
11.11.61
21
172
Eng
Ind
Kanpur
01.12.61
113*
–
Eng
Ind
Delhi
13.12.61
2
Barrington
4
148
14
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
27.07.67
109*
DNB
Eng
Pak
Nottingham
10.08.67
142
13*
Eng
Pak
The Oval
24.08.67
143
–
Eng
Win
Trinidad
19.01.68
3
JB Hobbs
3
6
126*
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
30.12.11
187
3
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
12.01.12
178
–
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
09.02.12
4
JB Hobbs
3
115
57
Eng
Aus
Sydney
19.12.24
154
22
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
01.01.25
119
27
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
16.01.25
5
Hammond
3
251
DNB
Eng
Aus
Sydney
14.12.28
200
32
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
29.12.28
119*
177
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
01.02.29
6
H Sutcliffe
3
161
54
Eng
Aus
The Oval
16.08.30
117
–
Eng
NZl
The Oval
29.07.31
109*
–
Eng
NZl
Manchester
15.08.31
7
Hammond
3
101
75*
Eng
Aus
Sydney
23.02.33
227
–
Eng
NZl
Christchurch
24.03.33
336*
–
Eng
NZl
Auckland
31.03.33
8
Compton
3
65
163
Eng
SAF
Nottingham
07.06.47
208
DNB
Eng
SAF
Lord’s
21.06.47
115
6
Eng
SAF
Manchester
05.07.47
9
Barrington
3
63
132*
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
25.01.63
101
94
Eng
Aus
Sydney
15.02.63
126
–
Eng
NZl
Auckland
23.02.63
10
G Boycott
3
58
119*
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
29.01.71
121*
DNB
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
17.06.71
112
13
Eng
Pak
Leeds
08.07.71
11
AJ Lamb
3
23
110
Eng
Win
Lord’s
28.06.84
100
3
Eng
Win
Leeds
12.07.84
100*
9
Eng
Win
Manchester
26.07.84
12
BC Broad
3
162
16
Eng
Aus
Perth
28.11.86
116
15*
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
12.12.86
112
–
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
26.12.86
13
GA Gooch
3
154
30
Eng
NZl
Birmingham
05.07.90
333
123
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
26.07.90
116
7
Eng
Ind
Manchester
09.08.90
14
IR Bell
3
100*
28
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
13.07.06
106*
–
Eng
Pak
Manchester
27.07.06
119
4
Eng
Pak
Leeds
04.08.06
15
AJ Strauss
3
169
14
Eng
Win
St John’s
15.02.09
142
38
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
26.02.09
142
14
Eng
Win
Trinidad
06.03.09
16
RS Bopara
3
104
DNB
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
26.02.09
143
DNB
Eng
Win
Lord’s
06.05.09
108
–
Eng
Win
Ch-le-St
14.05.09
17
AN Cook
3
189
–
Eng
Aus
Sydney
03.01.11
133
–
Eng
Srl
Cardiff
26.05.11
96
106
Eng
Srl
Lord’s
03.06.11
18
AN Cook
3
41
176
Eng
Ind
Ahmedabad
15.11.12
122
18*
Eng
Ind
Mumbai
23.11.12
190
1
Eng
Ind
Kolkata
05.12.12
19
JE Root
3
228
1
Eng
Srl
Galle
14.01.21
186
11
Eng
Srl
Galle
22.01.21
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
05.02.21
First day’s play – India Vs England – First test at Chennai
Eng won the toss and opted to bat first in this test to provide the 55th occasion of Eng doing so against India, 26th occasion of Eng doing so against India in India and 07th occasion of Eng doing so against India in a test at Chennai
JE Root was making his 100th appearance in this test. He became the 15th Eng cricketer to appear in 100 tests and also the 69th cricketer overall.
JJ Bumrah was playing his first test on home soil. He has played 17 tests on away soil. Chennai test is his 18th test.
RJ Burns and DP Sibley – Both the Eng openers have the same score of 133 as their highest individual score. RJ Burns’ highest individual score is 133 against Aus at Birmingham in Aug 2019. DP Sibley’s highest individual score is 133 not out against SAF at Cape Town in Jan 2020
RR Pant effected his 70th dismissal when he caught RJ Burns of R Ashwin for 33. He became the eighth Indian wicket keeper to effect 70 plus dismissals. Others are – MS Dhoni {294}, SMH Kirmani {198}, KS More {130}, NR Mongia {107}, WP Saha {103}, FM Engineer {82} and PA Patel {72}
DW Lawrence became the first victim of JJ Bumrah on home soil. He was dismissed leg before wicket without scoring.
DW Lawrence’s duck in this game provides the 157th occasion of an Eng batsman scoring zero against India, 83rd occasion against India in India and 16th occasion against India at Chepauk
DW Lawrence became the 12th Eng batsman to score a duck against India while batting at number three, he also became the seventh Eng batsman to score duck while batting at number three against India in India and the second Eng batsman to score duck while batting at number three against India at Chepauk after GA Hick. GA Hick was dismissed for duck in Feb 1993. He was dismissed leg before wicket by RK Chauhan.
JE Root scored 128* at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in his 100th test. He also became the ninth batman to perform such a feat. RT Ponting is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score centuries in both innings of his 100th test. He scored 120 and 143 not out against South Africa at Sydney in Jan 2006.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MC Cowdrey
104
Eng
Aus
Birmingham
Jul 1968
2
Javed Miandad
145
Pak
Ind
Lahore
Dec 1989
3
CG Greenidge
149
Win
Eng
St John’s
Apr 1990
4
AJ Stewart
105
Eng
Win
Manchester
Aug 2000
5
Inzamam-ul-Haq
184
Pak
Ind
Bengaluru
Mar 2005
6
RT Ponting
120
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 2006
7
RT Ponting
143*
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 2006
8
GC Smith
131
SAF
Eng
The Oval
Jul 2012
9
HM Amla
134
SAF
Srl
Johannesburg
Jan 2017
10
JE Root
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
JE Root became the third England batsman to perform the feat of scoring a century in his 100th test after MC Cowdrey and AJ Stewert
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MC Cowdrey
104
Eng
Aus
Birmingham
Jul 1968
2
AJ Stewart
105
Eng
Win
Manchester
Aug 2000
3
JE Root
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
JE Root became the third batsman to score century in his 100th test against India as opposition. Others are – Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Javed Miandad
145
Pak
Ind
Lahore
Dec 1989
2
Inzamam-ul-Haq
184
Pak
Ind
Bengaluru
Mar 2005
3
JE Root
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
JE Root earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score century in his 98th, 99th and 100th test – He had scored 228 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 in his 98th test. He had scored 186 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and scored 128 not out at the end of first day’s play against India at Chennai in his 100th test.
JE Root scored fifties in his first test, 50th and 100th tests against India – His first test against India was his debut test at Nagpur in Dec 2002. He scored 73 and 20. His 50th test was against India at Vishakapatnam in Nov 1996. He scored 53 and 25 in this test. His 100th test was against India – at Chennai in Feb 2021. He scored 128* in this test.
DP Sibley and JE Root added 200 runs for the third wicket in this test to provide the 155th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. It also provides the 66th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India in India.
It also provides the 18th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against India. It also provides the seventh occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against India in India.
JE Root has scored 68 fifties prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He shared the second place with IR Bell for most fifties by an England batsman. First place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 90 fifties. JE Root’s 128 not out in this test was his 69th fifty and he now occupies the second place.
JE Root had an aggregate of 1421 runs against India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needed 79 more runs for his 1500 runs. He scored 128 not out in the first innings of this test which fetched him an aggregate of 1549 runs at the end of the first day’s play. He became the fourth England batsman to score 1500 plus runs against India. Others are AN Cook {2431}, GA Gooch {1725} and KP Pietersen {1581}
JE Root has scored 13 fifties against India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needed one more fifty which would fetch him his 14th fifty. His 128 not out in this test was his 14th fifty. He now occupies the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties against India. The first place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 16 fifties. JE Root went past GA Gooch on his way to second place. GA Gooch has also scored 13 fifties.
JE Root had scored 19 centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. His 128 not out in this test fetched him 20 centuries. He became the tenth England batsman to score 20 plus centuries.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
C
1
AN Cook
161
291
16
12472
294
33
2
KP Pietersen
104
181
8
8181
227
23
3
IR Bell
118
205
24
7727
235
22
4
G Boycott
108
193
23
8114
246*
22
5
MC Cowdrey
114
188
15
7624
182
22
6
WR Hammond
85
140
16
7249
336*
22
7
AJ Strauss
100
178
6
7037
177
21
8
KF Barrington
82
131
15
6806
256
20
9
GA Gooch
118
215
6
8900
333
20
10
JE Root
100
182
15
8377
254
20
JE Root had scored 30 fifties while leading England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. His 127 not out in this test fetched him his 31st fifty. He now occupies the second place among the England captains who have scored most fifties. The first place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 36 fifties. JE Root went past MA Atherton on his way to occupy the second place. MA Atherton has scored 30 fifties while leading England.
JE Root had scored eight centuries on away soil while leading England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. His 128 not out in this test fetched him his ninth century on away soil. One more century would fetch him ten centuries and with it he would become the seventh England captain to score ten or more centuries on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {17}, KF Barrington {14}, MC Cowdrey {13}, WR Hammond {13}, AJ Strauss {11} and JB Hobbs {10}
JE Root led England for the first time against India in India and became the 17th England captain to lead England against India in India when he led England against India in the first test at Chennai.
DP Sibley and JE Root added 200 runs for the third wicket in this test to provide the 18th occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against India. It also provides the seventh occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against India in India. It also provides the third occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in tests at Chennai.
DP Sibley and JE Root added 200 runs for the third wicket in this test to provide the 614th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 77th occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership on Indian soil.
It also provides the 139th occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the third wicket. It also provides the 19th occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership on Indian soil.
It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership on Indian soil. Prior to this AN Cook and KP Pietersen had posted 206 runs partnership against India for the third wicket at Mumbai in Nov 2012.
DP Sibley and JE Root added 200 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting exact 200 runs for any wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
IM Barrow/GA Headley
2
200
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
Jul 1933
2
RB Kanhai/SM Nurse
3
200
2
Win
Aus
Bridgetown
May 1965
3
HR Lance/RG Pollock
6
200
1
SAF
Aus
Durban
Feb 1970
4
M Amarnath/AD Gaekwad
2
200
3
Ind
Win
St John’s
Apr 1983
5
SM Patil/RJ Shastri
5
200
1
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
Oct 1984
6
SM Gavaskar/K Srikkanth
1
200
2
Ind
Pak
Chennai
Feb 1987
7
SR Waugh/GM Wood
5
200
2
Aus
Win
Perth
Dec 1988
8
AC Gilchrist/DR Martyn
3
200
3
Aus
Srl
Kandy
Mar 2004
9
DJ Bravo/BC Lara
5
200
2
Win
Pak
Multan
Nov 2006
10
BJ Haddin/MJ North
6
200
2
Aus
Eng
Cardiff
Jul 2009
11
Fawad Alam/Younis Khan
2
200
3
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
Jul 2009
12
J Siddique/Tamim Iqbal
2
200
3
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
Jan 2010
13
JH Kallis/GC Smith
3
200
3
SAF
NZl
Dunedin
Mar 2012
14
JP Duminy/AN Petersen
3
200
1
SAF
NZl
Wellington
Mar 2012
15
MJ Clarke/BJ Haddin
6
200
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2013
16
S Chanderpaul/D Ramdin
6
200
1
Win
NZl
Hamilton
Dec 2013
17
CJL Rogers/DA Warner
1
200
1
Aus
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
18
JE Root/DP Sibley
3
200
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
Ir also provides the fifth occasion of batsmen posting exact 200 runs for the third wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RB Kanhai/SM Nurse
3
200
2
Win
Aus
Bridgetown
May 1965
2
AC Gilchrist/DR Martyn
3
200
3
Aus
Srl
Kandy
Mar 2004
3
JH Kallis/GC Smith
3
200
3
SAF
NZl
Dunedin
Mar 2012
4
JP Duminy/AN Petersen
3
200
1
SAF
NZl
Wellington
Mar 2012
5
JE Root/DP Sibley
3
200
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
It also provides the first such occasion by England batsmen and the third such occasion against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
J Siddique/Tamim Iqbal
2
200
3
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
Jan 2010
2
CJL Rogers/DA Warner
1
200
1
Aus
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
3
JE Root/DP Sibley
3
200
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
It also provides the second such occasion at Chennai, the first being the 200 runs partnership between SM Gavaskar and K Srikkanth in the test between India and Pakistan at Chennai in Feb 1987
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
SM Gavaskar/K Srikkanth
1
200
2
Ind
Pak
Chennai
Feb 1987
2
JE Root/DP Sibley
3
200
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
JE Root scored three centuries in consecutive tests. He scored 228 and 1 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021, 186 and 11 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and 128 not out against India at Chennai in Feb 2021 to provide the 89th occasion of a batsman scoring three or more centuries in three or more consecutive tests. His feat provides the 19th occasion of an England batsman scoring three or more centuries in three or more consecutive tests.
JE Root scored 128* at the end of the first day’s play in the first test between India and England at Chennai to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in his 100th test. He also became the ninth batman to perform such a feat. RT Ponting is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score centuries in both innings of his 100th test. He scored 120 and 143 not out against South Africa at Sydney in Jan 2006.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MC Cowdrey
104
Eng
Aus
Birmingham
Jul 1968
2
Javed Miandad
145
Pak
Ind
Lahore
Dec 1989
3
CG Greenidge
149
Win
Eng
St John’s
Apr 1990
4
AJ Stewart
105
Eng
Win
Manchester
Aug 2000
5
Inzamam-ul-Haq
184
Pak
Ind
Bengaluru
Mar 2005
6
RT Ponting
120
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 2006
7
RT Ponting
143*
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 2006
8
GC Smith
131
SAF
Eng
The Oval
Jul 2012
9
HM Amla
134
SAF
Srl
Johannesburg
Jan 2017
10
JE Root
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
JE Root became the third England batsman to perform the feat of scoring a century in his 100th test after MC Cowdrey and AJ Stewert
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MC Cowdrey
104
Eng
Aus
Birmingham
Jul 1968
2
AJ Stewart
105
Eng
Win
Manchester
Aug 2000
3
JE Root
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
JE Root became the third batsman to score century in his 100th test against India as opposition. Others are – Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq
DP Sibley and JE Root added 200 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of batsmen posting exact 200 runs for any wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
IM Barrow/GA Headley
2
200
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
Jul 1933
2
RB Kanhai/SM Nurse
3
200
2
Win
Aus
Bridgetown
May 1965
3
HR Lance/RG Pollock
6
200
1
SAF
Aus
Durban
Feb 1970
4
M Amarnath/AD Gaekwad
2
200
3
Ind
Win
St John’s
Apr 1983
5
SM Patil/RJ Shastri
5
200
1
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
Oct 1984
6
SM Gavaskar/K Srikkanth
1
200
2
Ind
Pak
Chennai
Feb 1987
7
SR Waugh/GM Wood
5
200
2
Aus
Win
Perth
Dec 1988
8
AC Gilchrist/DR Martyn
3
200
3
Aus
Srl
Kandy
Mar 2004
9
DJ Bravo/BC Lara
5
200
2
Win
Pak
Multan
Nov 2006
10
BJ Haddin/MJ North
6
200
2
Aus
Eng
Cardiff
Jul 2009
11
Fawad Alam/Younis Khan
2
200
3
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
Jul 2009
12
J Siddique/Tamim Iqbal
2
200
3
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
Jan 2010
13
JH Kallis/GC Smith
3
200
3
SAF
NZl
Dunedin
Mar 2012
14
JP Duminy/AN Petersen
3
200
1
SAF
NZl
Wellington
Mar 2012
15
MJ Clarke/BJ Haddin
6
200
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2013
16
S Chanderpaul/D Ramdin
6
200
1
Win
NZl
Hamilton
Dec 2013
17
CJL Rogers/DA Warner
1
200
1
Aus
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
18
JE Root/DP Sibley
3
200
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
Ir also provides the fifth occasion of batsmen posting exact 200 runs for the third wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RB Kanhai/SM Nurse
3
200
2
Win
Aus
Bridgetown
May 1965
2
AC Gilchrist/DR Martyn
3
200
3
Aus
Srl
Kandy
Mar 2004
3
JH Kallis/GC Smith
3
200
3
SAF
NZl
Dunedin
Mar 2012
4
JP Duminy/AN Petersen
3
200
1
SAF
NZl
Wellington
Mar 2012
5
JE Root/DP Sibley
3
200
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
It also provides the first such occasion by England batsmen and the third such occasion against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
J Siddique/Tamim Iqbal
2
200
3
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
Jan 2010
2
CJL Rogers/DA Warner
1
200
1
Aus
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
3
JE Root/DP Sibley
3
200
1
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
It also provides the second such occasion at Chennai, the first being the 200 runs partnership between SM Gavaskar and K Srikkanth in the test between India and Pakistan at Chennai in Feb 1987
India has played 32 tests at Chepauk so far against various oppositions. The following table lists them
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
Lost
202 runs
Eng
Chepauk
10 Feb 1934
2
Ind
Lost
inns & 193 runs
Win
Chepauk
27 Jan 1949
3
Ind
Won
inns & 8 runs
Eng
Chepauk
06 Feb 1952
4
Ind
Draw
–
Pak
Chepauk
28 Nov 1952
5
Ind
Draw
–
Win
Chepauk
13 Jan 1967
6
Ind
Lost
77 runs
Aus
Chepauk
24 Dec 1969
7
Ind
Won
4 wickets
Eng
Chepauk
12 Jan 1973
8
Ind
Won
100 runs
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1975
9
Ind
Won
216 runs
NZl
Chepauk
26 Nov 1976
10
Ind
Lost
200 runs
Eng
Chepauk
14 Jan 1977
11
Ind
Won
3 wickets
Win
Chepauk
12 Jan 1979
12
Ind
Draw
–
Aus
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
13
Ind
Won
10 wickets
Pak
Chepauk
15 Jan 1980
14
Ind
Draw
–
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
15
Ind
Draw
–
Srl
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
16
Ind
Draw
–
Win
Chepauk
24 Dec 1983
17
Ind
Lost
9 wickets
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
18
Ind
Tied
–
Aus
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
19
Ind
Draw
–
Pak
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
20
Ind
Won
255 runs
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1988
21
Ind
Won
inns & 22 runs
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
22
Ind
Draw
–
NZl
Chepauk
25 Oct 1995
23
Ind
Won
179 runs
Aus
Chepauk
06 Mar 1998
24
Ind
Lost
12 runs
Pak
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
25
Ind
Won
2 wickets
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
26
Ind
Won
8 wickets
Win
Chepauk
17 Oct 2002
27
Ind
Draw
–
Aus
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
28
Ind
Draw
–
Srl
Chepauk
02 Dec 2005
29
Ind
Draw
–
SAF
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
30
Ind
Won
6 wickets
Eng
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
31
Ind
Won
8 wickets
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
32
Ind
Won
inns & 75 runs
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
RESULTS AT CHEPAUK
Ind has drawn eleven tests, lost six tests, tied one test and won fourteen tests. The following table lists them
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
Draw
–
Pak
Chepauk
28 Nov 1952
2
Ind
Draw
–
Win
Chepauk
13 Jan 1967
3
Ind
Draw
–
Aus
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
4
Ind
Draw
–
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
5
Ind
Draw
–
Srl
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
6
Ind
Draw
–
Win
Chepauk
24 Dec 1983
7
Ind
Draw
–
Pak
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
8
Ind
Draw
–
NZl
Chepauk
25 Oct 1995
9
Ind
Draw
–
Aus
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
10
Ind
Draw
–
Srl
Chepauk
02 Dec 2005
11
Ind
Draw
–
SAF
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
1
Ind
Lost
202 runs
Eng
Chepauk
10 Feb 1934
2
Ind
Lost
inns & 193 runs
Win
Chepauk
27 Jan 1949
3
Ind
Lost
77 runs
Aus
Chepauk
24 Dec 1969
4
Ind
Lost
200 runs
Eng
Chepauk
14 Jan 1977
5
Ind
Lost
9 wickets
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
6
Ind
Lost
12 runs
Pak
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
1
Ind
Tied
–
Aus
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
1
Ind
Won
inns & 8 runs
Eng
Chepauk
06 Feb 1952
2
Ind
Won
4 wickets
Eng
Chepauk
12 Jan 1973
3
Ind
Won
100 runs
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1975
4
Ind
Won
216 runs
NZl
Chepauk
26 Nov 1976
5
Ind
Won
3 wickets
Win
Chepauk
12 Jan 1979
6
Ind
Won
10 wickets
Pak
Chepauk
15 Jan 1980
7
Ind
Won
255 runs
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1988
8
Ind
Won
inns & 22 runs
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
9
Ind
Won
179 runs
Aus
Chepauk
06 Mar 1998
10
Ind
Won
2 wickets
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
11
Ind
Won
8 wickets
Win
Chepauk
17 Oct 2002
12
Ind
Won
6 wickets
Eng
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
13
Ind
Won
8 wickets
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
14
Ind
Won
inns & 75 runs
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
TEAM TOTALS – 400 PLUS RUNS
The following table lists the team totals of 400 plus runs posted by various teams. India’s 759 for 7 declared against England in Dec 2016 is the highest team total posted by a team at Chepauk.
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Aus
574/7d
170.5
1
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
1
Eng
652/7d
175.0
2
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
2
Eng
477
157.2
1
Ind
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
1
Ind
759/7d
190.4
2
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
2
Ind
627
155.1
2
SAF
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
3
Ind
572
154.3
2
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
4
Ind
566/6d
131.0
2
Srl
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
5
Ind
560/6d
165.0
1
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
6
Ind
527/9d
170.0
2
Pak
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
7
Ind
501
165.0
2
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
8
Ind
481/4d
152.1
1
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
9
Ind
457/9d
153.0
2
Eng
Chepauk
06 Feb 1952
10
Ind
451/8d
160.0
2
Win
Chepauk
24 Dec 1983
11
Ind
430
134.2
2
Pak
Chepauk
15 Jan 1980
12
Ind
425
130.3
2
Aus
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
13
Ind
418/4d
107.0
3
Aus
Chepauk
06 Mar 1998
14
Ind
412
122.5
3
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
15
Ind
404
143.2
1
Win
Chepauk
13 Jan 1967
1
Pak
487/9d
163.0
1
Ind
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
1
SAF
540
152.5
1
Ind
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
1
Win
582
176.3
1
Ind
Chepauk
27 Jan 1949
2
Win
406
132.0
2
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1967
LOWEST TOTAL IN A COMPLETED INNINGS
India’s 83 against England in Jan 1977 is the only occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in a completed innings.
MOST RUNS BY BATSMEN
SM Gavaskar’s 1018 runs from 12 tests and 21 innings is the record for most runs scored by a batsman. He is the only batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs at Chepauk.
MOST CENTURIES
SR Tendulkar is the only batsman to score five centuries at Chepauk. His centuries are listed below
No
Runs
I
Oppo
Ground
Start Date
1
165
1
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
2
155*
3
Aus
Chepauk
06 Mar 1998
3
136
4
Pak
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
4
126
2
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
5
103*
4
Eng
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
CENTURIONS
Chepauk has witnessed 55 occasions of batsmen scoring centuries. The following table lists them.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
CF Walters
102
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
10 Feb 1934
2
AF Rae
109
1
Win
Ind
Chepauk
27 Jan 1949
3
JB Stollmeyer
160
1
Win
Ind
Chepauk
27 Jan 1949
4
P Roy
111
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
06 Feb 1952
5
PR Umrigar
130*
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
06 Feb 1952
6
FM Engineer
109
1
Ind
Win
Chepauk
13 Jan 1967
7
CG Borde
125
1
Ind
Win
Chepauk
13 Jan 1967
8
KD Walters
102
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
24 Dec 1969
9
GR Viswanath
124
2
Ind
Win
Chepauk
12 Jan 1979
10
AR Border
162
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
11
KJ Hughes
100
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
12
SM Gavaskar
166
2
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
15 Jan 1980
13
GR Viswanath
222
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
14
Yashpal Sharma
140
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
15
GA Gooch
127
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
16
LRD Mendis
105
1
Srl
Ind
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
17
SM Gavaskar
155
2
Ind
Srl
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
18
SM Patil
114*
2
Ind
Srl
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
19
LRD Mendis
105
3
Srl
Ind
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
20
SM Gavaskar
236*
2
Ind
Win
Chepauk
24 Dec 1983
21
G Fowler
201
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
22
MW Gatting
207
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
23
M Azharuddin
105
3
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
24
DC Boon
122
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
25
DM Jones
210
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
26
AR Border
106
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
27
N Kapil Dev
119
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
28
Shoaib Mohd
101
1
Pak
Ind
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
29
Imran Khan
135*
1
Pak
Ind
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
30
K Srikkanth
123
2
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
31
N Kapil Dev
109
1
Ind
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1988
32
NS Sidhu
106
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
33
SR Tendulkar
165
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
34
CC Lewis
117
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
35
SR Tendulkar
155*
3
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
06 Mar 1998
36
Shahid Afridi
141
3
Pak
Ind
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
37
SR Tendulkar
136
4
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
38
ML Hayden
203
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
39
SR Tendulkar
126
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
40
V Sehwag
155
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
41
DR Martyn
104
3
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
42
HM Amla
159
1
SAF
Ind
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
43
V Sehwag
319
2
Ind
SAF
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
44
R Dravid
111
2
Ind
SAF
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
45
ND McKenzie
155*
3
SAF
Ind
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
46
AJ Strauss
123
1
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
47
AJ Strauss
108
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
48
PD Collingwood
108
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
49
SR Tendulkar
103*
4
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
50
MJ Clarke
130
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
51
V Kohli
107
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
52
MS Dhoni
224
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
53
MM Ali
146
1
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
54
KL Rahul
199
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
55
KK Nair
303*
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
TWO HUNDRED PLUS RUNS
There are nine batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs in an innings at Chepauk which includes two triple centurions – V Sehwag of India who scored 319 against South Africa at Chepauk in Mar 2008 and KK Nair who scored 303 not out against England in Dec 2016
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GR Viswanath
222
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
2
SM Gavaskar
236*
2
Ind
Win
Chepauk
24 Dec 1983
3
G Fowler
201
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
4
MW Gatting
207
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
5
DM Jones
210
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
6
ML Hayden
203
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
7
V Sehwag
319
2
Ind
SAF
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
8
MS Dhoni
224
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
9
KK Nair
303*
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
CENTURIONS – TEAMWISE BREAKUP
The following table lists the teamwise break up of centuries scored by batsmen at Chepauk.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
KD Walters
102
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
24 Dec 1969
2
AR Border
162
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
3
KJ Hughes
100
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
4
DC Boon
122
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
5
DM Jones
210
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
6
AR Border
106
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
7
ML Hayden
203
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
8
DR Martyn
104
3
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
9
MJ Clarke
130
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
1
CF Walters
102
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
10 Feb 1934
2
GA Gooch
127
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
3
G Fowler
201
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
4
MW Gatting
207
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
5
CC Lewis
117
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
6
AJ Strauss
123
1
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
7
AJ Strauss
108
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
8
PD Collingwood
108
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
9
MM Ali
146
1
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
1
P Roy
111
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
06 Feb 1952
2
PR Umrigar
130*
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
06 Feb 1952
3
FM Engineer
109
1
Ind
Win
Chepauk
13 Jan 1967
4
CG Borde
125
1
Ind
Win
Chepauk
13 Jan 1967
5
GR Viswanath
124
2
Ind
Win
Chepauk
12 Jan 1979
6
SM Gavaskar
166
2
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
15 Jan 1980
7
GR Viswanath
222
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
8
Yashpal Sharma
140
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1982
9
SM Gavaskar
155
2
Ind
Srl
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
10
SM Patil
114*
2
Ind
Srl
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
11
SM Gavaskar
236*
2
Ind
Win
Chepauk
24 Dec 1983
12
M Azharuddin
105
3
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
13
N Kapil Dev
119
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
14
K Srikkanth
123
2
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
15
N Kapil Dev
109
1
Ind
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1988
16
NS Sidhu
106
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
17
SR Tendulkar
165
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
18
SR Tendulkar
155*
3
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
06 Mar 1998
19
SR Tendulkar
136
4
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
20
SR Tendulkar
126
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
21
V Sehwag
155
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
22
V Sehwag
319
2
Ind
SAF
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
23
R Dravid
111
2
Ind
SAF
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
24
SR Tendulkar
103*
4
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
25
V Kohli
107
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
26
MS Dhoni
224
2
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
27
KL Rahul
199
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
28
KK Nair
303*
2
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
1
Shoaib Mohd
101
1
Pak
Ind
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
2
Imran Khan
135*
1
Pak
Ind
Chepauk
03 Feb 1987
3
Shahid Afridi
141
3
Pak
Ind
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
1
HM Amla
159
1
SAF
Ind
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
2
ND McKenzie
155*
3
SAF
Ind
Chepauk
26 Mar 2008
1
LRD Mendis
105
1
Srl
Ind
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
2
LRD Mendis
105
3
Srl
Ind
Chepauk
17 Sep 1982
1
AF Rae
109
1
Win
Ind
Chepauk
27 Jan 1949
2
JB Stollmeyer
160
1
Win
Ind
Chepauk
27 Jan 1949
CENTURIES IN LOSING CAUSE
The following are the nine occasions of centuries going in vain at Chepauk. AJ Strauss of England remains the only batsman to witness his centuries in both innings in a losing cause. He scored 123 and 108 against India in Dec 2008
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Azharuddin
105
3
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
2
CC Lewis
117
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
3
SR Tendulkar
136
4
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
4
ML Hayden
203
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
5
AJ Strauss
123
1
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
6
AJ Strauss
108
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
7
PD Collingwood
108
3
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
11 Dec 2008
8
MJ Clarke
130
1
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
9
MM Ali
146
1
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
MOST WICKETS AT CHEPAUK
Six bowlers have captured 25 plus wickets at Chepauk. A Kumble of India owns the record for most wickets at Chepauk with 48 wickets to his credit.
No
Player
Team
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
1
A Kumble
Ind
8
13
354.4
085
0939
48
2
Harbhajan Singh
Ind
7
13
422.5
079
1178
42
3
N Kapil Dev
Ind
11
21
310.3
058
1092
40
4
EAS Prasanna
Ind
5
10
270.0
085
0672
36
5
BS Bedi
Ind
6
12
283.3
108
0535
31
6
BS Chandrasekhar
Ind
5
10
243.0
058
0619
25
SIX OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
Chepauk has witnessed 67 occasions of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings which includes 23 occasions of a bowler capturing six plus wickets in an innings. All such 23 occasions are detailed below
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Harbhajan
8-084
3
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
2
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Ind
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1988
3
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Ind
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1988
4
MH Mankad
8-055
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
06 Feb 1952
5
DG Phadkar
7-159
1
Ind
Win
Chepauk
27 Jan 1949
6
JD Higgs
7-143
2
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
7
Harbhajan
7-133
1
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
8
R Ashwin
7-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
9
L Amar Singh
7-086
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
10 Feb 1934
10
AME Roberts
7-064
1
Win
Ind
Chepauk
11 Jan 1975
11
N Kapil Dev
7-056
3
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
15 Jan 1980
12
H Verity
7-049
2
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
10 Feb 1934
13
A Kumble
7-048
1
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
14
RA Jadeja
7-048
3
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
15
A Kumble
6-133
3
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
16
SK Warne
6-125
2
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
17
NA Foster
6-104
1
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
18
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
11 Sep 1979
19
Chandrasekhar
6-090
1
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
12 Jan 1973
20
EAS Prasanna
6-074
3
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
24 Dec 1969
21
A Kumble
6-070
1
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
22
A Kumble
6-064
3
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
11 Feb 1993
23
BKV Prasad
6-033
3
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
Ten or more wickets in match
There are fourteen occasions of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-R
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
H Verity
11-153
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
10 Feb 1934
2
MH Mankad
12-108
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
6 Feb 1952
3
AA Mallett
10-144
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
24 Dec 1969
4
EAS Prasanna
10-174
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
24 Dec 1969
5
AME Roberts
12-121
Win
Ind
Chepauk
11 Jan 1975
6
N Kapil Dev
11-146
Ind
Pak
Chepauk
15 Jan 1980
7
NA Foster
11-163
Eng
Ind
Chepauk
13 Jan 1985
8
GRJ Matthews
10-249
Aus
Ind
Chepauk
18 Sep 1986
9
ND Hirwani
16-136
Ind
Win
Chepauk
11 Jan 1988
10
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-187
Pak
Ind
Chepauk
28 Jan 1999
11
Harbhajan Singh
15-217
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
18 Mar 2001
12
A Kumble
13-181
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
14 Oct 2004
13
R Ashwin
12-198
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
22 Feb 2013
14
RA Jadeja
10-154
Ind
Eng
Chepauk
16 Dec 2016
FIVE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS IN A LOSING CAUSE
There are eleven occasions of a bowler’s five wicket haul in an innings in a losing cause at Chepauk. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Wkts
I
Team
Opp
Start Date
1
L Amar Singh
7-086
1
Ind
Eng
10 Feb 1934
2
DG Phadkar
7-159
1
Ind
Win
27 Jan 1949
3
EAS Prasanna
6-074
3
Ind
Aua
24 Dec 1969
4
AME Roberts
7-064
1
Win
Ind
11 Jan 1975
5
AME Roberts
5-057
3
Win
Ind
11 Jan 1975
6
BL Cairns
5-055
1
NZl
Ind
26 Nov 1976
7
Chandrasekhar
5-050
3
Ind
Eng
14 Jan 1977
8
Imran Khan
5-114
2
Pak
Ind
15 Jan 1980
9
A Kumble
6-070
1
Ind
Pak
28 Jan 1999
1p
BKV Prasad
6-033
3
Ind
Pak
28 Jan 1999
11
JL Pattinson
5-096
2
Aus
Ind
22 Feb 2013
TEN OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH IN A LOSING CAUSE
There are only two occasions of a bowler’s ten wicket haul in match in a losing cause at Chepauk. Both the occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-R
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
EAS Prasanna
10-174
Ind
Aus
Chepauk
24 Dec 1969
2
AME Roberts
12-121
Win
Ind
Chepauk
11 Jan 1975
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
There are 67 occasions of batsmen posting a three figure partnership at Chepauk including the following eight occasions of 200 plus partnerships
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Mon/Year
1
AF Rae, JB Stollmeyer
1
239
1
Win
Ind
Jan 1949
2
AR Border, KJ Hughes
3
222
1
Aus
Ind
Sep 1979
3
GR Viswanath, Y Sharma
3
316
1
Ind
Eng
Jan 1982
4
G Fowler, MW Gatting
2
241
2
Eng
Ind
Jan 1985
5
Gavaskar, K Srikkanth
1
200
2
Ind
Pak
Feb 1987
6
W Jaffer, V Sehwag
1
213
2
Ind
SAF
Mar 2008
7
R Dravid, V Sehwag
2
268
2
Ind
SAF
Mar 2008
8
Collingwood, AJ Strauss
4
214
3
Eng
Ind
Dec 2008
Bowlers who have captured five plus wickets in a test innings on debut – Nauman Ali of Pakistan joins the list
RR Pant has effected 69 dismissals prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs six more dismissals which would fetch him 75 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become 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}
RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires 46 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 41st Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs in tests. RA Jadeja has already taken 220 wickets in tests. If he scores 2000 runs, then he would become the fifth Indian all rounder to score 2000 runs and capture 200 plus wickets.
No
Player
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
A Kumble
132
2506
619
2
N Kapil Dev
131
5248
434
3
Harbhajan Singh
103
2224
417
4
R Ashwin
073
2467
377
5
RA Jadeja
050
1954
220
If he scores 46 runs, then he would become the 21st all rounder in the history of test cricket to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists all the 21 cricketers.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
SK Warne
Aus
145
3154
708
2
A Kumble
Ind
132
2506
619
3
SCJ Broad
Eng
143
3335
514
4
N Kapil Dev
Ind
131
5248
434
5
RJ Hadlee
NZl
086
3124
431
6
SM Pollock
SAF
108
3781
421
7
Harbhajan Singh
Ind
103
2224
417
8
Wasim Akram
Pak
104
2898
414
9
IT Botham
Eng
102
5200
383
10
R Ashwin
Ind
074
2467
377
11
Imran Khan
Pak
088
3807
362
12
DL Vettori
NZl
113
4531
362
13
WPUJC Vaas
Srl
111
3089
355
14
MG Johnson
Aus
073
2065
313
15
JH Kallis
SAF
166
13289
292
16
R Benaud
Aus
063
2201
248
17
GS Sobers
Win
093
8032
235
18
A Flintoff
Eng
079
3845
226
19
CL Cairns
NZl
062
3320
218
20
RA Jadeja
Ind
050
1926
216
21
Shakib Al Hasan
Ban
056
3862
210
I Sharma has an aggregate of 98 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires two more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the twelfth Indian bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets on home soil.
No
Player
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
1
A Kumble
63
3465.2
895
8710
350
2
Harbhajan Singh
55
2831.3
565
7624
265
3
R Ashwin
43
2092.3
463
5792
254
4
N Kapil Dev
65
2035.1
467
5803
219
5
RA Jadeja
33
1470.3
414
3307
157
6
BS Chandrasekhar
32
1530.5
408
3933
142
7
BS Bedi
30
1731.5
649
3287
137
8
J Srinath
32
1005.0
248
2874
108
9
Z Khan
38
1218.1
258
3731
104
10
MH Mankad
23
1294.3
416
2733
103
11
PP Ojha
20
1070.1
262
2779
101
12
I Sharma
37
1056.4
235
3076
098
I Sharma has an aggregate of 98 wickets on home soil prior to the start. He requires two more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian pace bowler to capture 100 plus test wickets on home soil.
No
Player
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
1
N Kapil Dev
65
2035.1
467
5803
219
2
J Srinath
32
1005.0
248
2874
108
3
Z Khan
38
1218.1
258
3731
104
4
I Sharma
37
1056.4
235
3076
098
R Ashwin has an aggregate of 42 wickets against England in India prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He requires eight more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus test wickets against England in India. Others are –BS Chandrasekhar {64}, A Kumble {56} and BS Bedi {50}.
V Kohli has a run aggregate of 1570 runs against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He requires 30 more runs for his 1600 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score 1600 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}
CA Pujara has a run aggregate of 1339 runs against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He requires 161 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh Indian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}, DB Vengsarkar {1589} and V Kohli {1570}
CA Pujara has scored eight fifties against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He requires two more fifties for his ten fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against England.
No
Player
Mat
I
NO
Runs
HS
C
HC
50+
1
SM Gavaskar
38
67
2
2483
221
4
16
20
2
SR Tendulkar
32
53
4
2535
193
7
13
20
3
GR Viswanath
30
54
4
1880
222
4
12
16
4
R Dravid
21
37
5
1950
217
7
08
15
5
MS Dhoni
21
37
2
1157
99
0
12
12
6
DB Vengsarkar
26
43
6
1589
157
5
06
11
7
N Kapil Dev
27
39
6
1355
116
2
08
10
8
V Kohli
19
35
3
1570
235
5
05
10
9
CA Pujara
18
33
3
1339
206*
5
03
08
AM Rahane has pouched 87 catches prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He requires three more catches for his 90 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become 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}.
V Kohli has pouched 84 catches prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He requires six more catches for his 90 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the eighth 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}, V Sehwag {90} and AM Rahane {87}
V Kohli has pouched nine catches as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He requires one more catch for his ten catches. If he pouches it, then he would become the third Indian captain other than the wicket keepers to pouch 10 plus catches against England. Others are – SM Gavaskar {14} and R Dravid {11}. V Kohli would go past MAK Pataudi and AL Wadekar who have pouched nine catches against England as Indian skippers.
V Kohli has scored nine fifties as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs one more fifty for his ten fifties. If he scores it, he would become the first Indian captain to score ten fifties against England. He also would join the following nine captains who have scored ten or more fifties against England.
No
Player
Team
M
I
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
AR Border
Aus
29
48
9
2276
05
12
17
2
DG Bradman
Aus
19
32
5
2432
10
06
16
3
GC Smith
SAF
21
39
3
2051
07
07
14
4
IM Chappell
Aus
16
30
1
1181
02
09
11
5
CH Lloyd
Win
18
24
1
1103
02
09
11
6
IVA Richards
Win
19
26
2
1102
01
10
11
7
HW Taylor
SAF
15
27
2
1287
04
07
11
8
RT Ponting
Aus
19
33
2
1433
04
06
10
9
GS Sobers
Win
13
23
5
1417
05
05
10
10
V Kohli
Ind
10
18
2
1248
04
05
09
V Kohli has scored four centuries as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs one more century for his five centuries. If he scores it, he would become the first Indian captain to score five centuries against England. He also would become the sixth captain to score five or more centuries against England. Others are – DG Bradman {10}, GA Smith {07}, AR Border {05}, DPMD Jayawardene {05} and GS Sobers {05}.
V Kohli has scored 14 fifties as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him 16 fifties and with it he would occupy the second place amongst the Indian captains who have scored most fifties on home soil. The first place is occupied by SM Gavaskar who has scored 18 fifties. V Kohli would go past MS Dhoni on his way to occupy the second place. MS Dhoni has scored 15 fifties while leading India on home soil
V Kohli has scored 23 fifties on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him 25 fifties and with it he would ninth Indian batsman to score 25 plus fifties on home soil.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
SR Tendulkar
94
153
16
7216
22
32
54
2
R Dravid
70
120
11
5598
15
27
42
3
SM Gavaskar
65
108
07
5067
16
23
39
4
VVS Laxman
57
091
18
3767
08
24
32
5
V Sehwag
52
089
03
4656
13
19
32
6
CA Pujara
41
064
06
3471
10
18
28
7
DB Vengsarkar
54
080
13
3725
13
15
28
8
GR Viswanath
48
081
07
3502
10
15
25
9
V Kohli
39
060
08
3558
13
10
23
V Kohli has scored 10 centuries as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. One more century would fetch him 11 centuries and with it he would share the record for most centuries by a captain home soil with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored eleven centuries on home soil while leading Australia. V Kohli would go past GS Chappell and SPD Smith who have scored ten centuries while leading Australia, on his way to share the record.
V Kohli has scored 10 centuries as captain on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more centuries would fetch him 12 centuries and with it he would own the record for most centuries by a captain home soil. V Kohli would go past RT Ponting on his way to own the record. RT Ponting has scored eleven centuries on home soil while leading Australia.
CA Pujara has scored four centuries against England on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. One more century would fetch him his fifth century. He would then become the first Indian batsman to score five centuries against England on home soil. He would go past M Azharuddin who has scored four centuries against England on home soil.
I Sharma has an aggregate of 297 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Three more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets. He would then become the 35th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets. He also would become the 26th pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets.
I Sharma has an aggregate of 297 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Three more wickets would fetch him 300 wickets. He would then become the sixth Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619}, Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {417}, R Ashwin {377} and Z Khan {311}.
He also would become the third Indian pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets after Kapil Dev and Z Khan. Kapil Dev and Z Khan have captured 434 and 311 wickets respectively.
R Ashwin has scored 2467 runs and captured 377 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needs 33 more runs for his 2500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the third Indian all rounder to score 2500 runs and capture 375 plus wickets. Others are – Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets} and A Kumble {2506 runs and 619 wickets}
He also would become the ninth all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 2500 plus runs and capture 375 wickets.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Runs
Wkts
1
N Kapil Dev
Ind
131
5248
434
2
IT Botham
Eng
102
5200
383
3
SM Pollock
SAF
108
3781
421
4
SCJ Broad
Eng
144
3346
517
5
SK Warne
Aus
145
3154
708
6
RJ Hadlee
NZl
086
3124
431
7
Wasim Akram
Pak
104
2898
414
8
A Kumble
Ind
132
2506
619
9
R Ashwin
Ind
74
2467
377
JE Root has played 99 tests prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. First test of the series would be the 100th test for him. He will become the 15th England cricketer to make 100 test appearances and would become the 69th cricketer in the annals of test cricket to appear in 100 plus tests.
First test at Chennai would witness three England cricketers with 100 plus test appearances. JM Anderson {158}, SCJ Broad {145} and JE Root {100}. It will be for the first time in the annals of test cricket a team has fielded three cricketers with 100 plus appearances.
JE Root has scored 68 fifties prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He shares the second place with IR Bell for most fifties by an England batsman. First place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 90 fifties. JE Root needs one more fifty to occupy the second place.
JE Root has scored 49 half centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more half century would fetch him 50 half centuries. If he scores it, he would then become the second England batsman to score 50 half centuries after AN Cook. AN Cook has scored 57 half centuries
JE Root has scored nine half centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more half century would fetch him ten half centuries. If he scores it, he would then become the first England batsman to score 10 half centuries against India. He would go past KF Barrington and AN Cook who have scored nine half centuries against India.
JE Root has an aggregate of 1421 runs against India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs 79 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth England batsman to score 1500 plus runs against India. Others are AN Cook {2431}, GA Gooch {1725} and KP Pietersen {1581}
JE Root has scored 13 fifties against India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs one more fifty which would fetch him his 14th fifty. If he scores it, he would then occupy the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties against India. The first place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 16 fifties. JE Root would go past GA Gooch on his way to second place. GA Gooch has also scored 13 fifties.
JE Root has scored 05 half centuries against India in India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs one more half century which would fetch him his sixth half century. If he scores it, he would then share the record with KW Fletcher most half centuries by an England batsman against India in India. JE Root would go past A Flintoff and DI Gower on his way to share the record. A Flintoff and DI Gower has scored five half centuries against India in India
JE Root has scored 05 half centuries against India in India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. Two more half centuries would fetch him his seventh half century. If he scores it, he would then own the record for most half centuries by an England batsman against India in India. JE Root would go past KW Fletcher on his way to own the record. KW Fletcher has scored six half centuries against India in India.
JE Root has scored 22 half centuries on away soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. Two more half centuries would fetch him his 24th half century. If he scores it, he would then own the second place for record for most half centuries by an England batsman on away soil. The first place is occupied by G Boycott who has scored 27 half centuries on away soil.
JE Root has an aggregate of 3614 runs on away soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. He needs 386 runs for his 4000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth England batsman to score 4000 plus runs on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {5295}, WR Hammond {4245} and MC Cowdrey {4087}. He also would become the 26th batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 4000 plus runs on away soil.
JE Root has scored 19 centuries prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more century would fetch him 20 centuries. If he scores them, then he would become the tenth England batsman to score 20 plus centuries.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
C
1
AN Cook
161
291
16
12472
294
33
2
KP Pietersen
104
181
8
8181
227
23
3
IR Bell
118
205
24
7727
235
22
4
G Boycott
108
193
23
8114
246*
22
5
MC Cowdrey
114
188
15
7624
182
22
6
WR Hammond
85
140
16
7249
336*
22
7
AJ Strauss
100
178
6
7037
177
21
8
KF Barrington
82
131
15
6806
256
20
9
GA Gooch
118
215
6
8900
333
20
10
JE Root
99
181
14
8249
254
19
JE Root has scored 30 fifties while leading England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more fifty would fetch him his 31st fifty. If he scores it, it would fetch him 31 fifties. If he scores it, he would then occupy the second place among the England captains who have scored most fifties. The first place is occupied by AN Cook who has scored 36 fifties. JE Root would go past MA Atherton on his way to occupy the second place. MA Atherton has scored 30 fifties while leading England.
JE Root has scored eight centuries on away soil while leading England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. Two more centuries would fetch him ten centuries and with it he would become the seventh England captain to score ten or more centuries on away soil. Others are – AN Cook {17}, KF Barrington {14}, MC Cowdrey {13}, WR Hammond {13}, AJ Strauss {11} and JB Hobbs {10}
JE Root will be leading England for the first time against India in India and would become the 17th England captain to lead England against India in India when he leads England against India in the first test at Chennai.
V Kohli will be leading India against England in India for the sixth occasion in the first test at Chennai. He will become third Indian captain to lead India on six or more occasions against England at home. Others are – SM Gavaksar {11} and MS Dhoni {06}
V Kohli has an aggregate of 2699 runs while leading India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against India. One more run would fetch him 2700 runs and with it he would become the seventh captain to score 2700 plus runs. He would also become the first Indian captain to score 2700 runs.
No
Player
Team
Mat
I
NO
Runs
1
RT Ponting
Aus
39
71
10
3555
2
AR Border
Aus
51
85
12
3448
3
GC Smith
SAF
53
91
06
3380
4
GS Chappell
Aus
33
62
09
2948
5
GA Gooch
Eng
23
42
01
2820
6
BC Lara
Win
27
46
04
2743
7
V Kohli
Ind
26
40
05
2699
CA Pujara has scored 28 fifties on home soil prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. Two more fifties would fetch him 30 fifties and with it he would sixth Indian batsman to score 30 plus fifties on home soil.
HDRL Thirimanne of Sri Lanka became the fourteenth fieldsman and also the first Sri Lankan fieldsman other than wicket keepers to pouch five catches in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Ct
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
VY Richardson
5
3
Aus
SAF
Durban
Feb 1936
2
Yajurvindra Singh
5
2
Ind
Eng
Bengaluru
Jan 1977
3
M Azharuddin
5
1
Ind
Pak
Karachi
Nov 1989
4
K Srikkanth
5
1
Ind
Aus
Perth
Feb 1992
5
SP Fleming
5
1
NZl
Zim
Harare
Sep 1997
6
GC Smith
5
4
SAF
Aus
Perth
Nov 2012
7
DJG Sammy
5
2
Win
Ind
Mumbai
Nov 2013
8
DM Bravo
5
2
Win
Ban
Kingstown
Sep 2014
9
AM Rahane
5
3
Ind
Srl
Galle
Aug 2015
10
J Blackwood
5
3
Win
Srl
Col-PSS
Oct 2015
11
Imrul Kayes
5
2
Ban
NZl
Wellington
Jan 2017
12
SPD Smith
5
1
Aus
SAF
Cape Town
Mar 2018
13
BA Stokes
5
2
Eng
SAF
Cape Town
Jan 2020
14
HDRL Thirimanne
5
2
Srl
Eng
Galle
Jan 2021
He also became the second fieldsman to perform the feat against England after Yajurvindra Singh of India. Yajurvindra Singh had taken five catches against England at Bengaluru in Jan 1977. HDRL Thirimanne emulated the feat of Yajurvindra Singh in taking five catches against England in a test innings after a gap of 44 years.
HDRL Thiriamanne’s feat is unique in the annals of test cricket as he took of five catches of the same bowler L Embuldeniya who returned with figures of 7 for 137 in England’s first innings and the second innings of the test.