New Zealand won the Christchurch test against Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs to provide the 31st occasion of New Zealand winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Res
Innings &
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
NZl
won
033 runs
Ind
Wellington
Feb 1976
2
NZl
won
025 runs
Srl
Ch’church
Mar 1983
3
NZl
won
132 runs
Eng
Ch’church
Feb 1984
4
NZl
won
061 runs
Srl
Col-CCC
Mar 1984
5
NZl
won
099 runs
Pak
Auckland
Jan 1985
6
NZl
won
041 runs
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 1985
7
NZl
won
036 runs
Srl
Dunedin
Mar 1997
8
NZl
won
013 runs
Zim
Auckland
Feb 1998
9
NZl
won
105 runs
Win
Wellington
Dec 1999
0
NZl
won
185 runs
Pak
Hamilton
Mar 2001
11
NZl
won
052 runs
Ban
Hamilton
Dec 2001
12
NZl
won
074 runs
Ban
Wellington
Dec 2001
13
NZl
won
099 runs
Ban
Dhaka
Oct 2004
14
NZl
won
101 runs
Ban
Chattogram
Oct 2004
15
NZl
won
038 runs
Srl
Wellington
Apr 2005
16
NZl
won
294 runs
Zim
Harare
Aug 2005
17
NZl
won
046 runs
Zim
Bulawayo
Aug 2005
18
NZl
won
137 runs
Ban
Wellington
Jan 2008
19
NZl
won
301 runs
Zim
Napier
Jan 2012
20
NZl
won
073 runs
Win
Wellington
Dec 2013
21
NZl
won
080 runs
Pak
Sharjah
Nov 2014
22
NZl
won
117 runs
Zim
Bulawayo
Jul 2016
23
NZl
won
067 runs
Win
Wellington
Dec 2017
24
NZl
won
049 runs
Eng
Auckland
Mar 2018
25
NZl
won
052 runs
Ban
Hamilton
Feb 2019
26
NZl
won
012 runs
Ban
Wellington
Mar 2019
27
NZl
won
065 runs
Srl
Col-PSS
Aug 2019
28
NZl
won
065 runs
Eng
M Maunganui
Nov 2019
29
NZl
won
134 runs
Win
Hamilton
Dec 2020
30
NZl
won
012 runs
Win
Wellington
Dec 2020
31
NZl
won
176 runs
Pak
Ch’church
Jan 2021
It also provides the fourth occasion of New Zealand winning a test by an innings margin against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Res
Innings &
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
NZl
won
099 runs
Pak
Auckland
Jan 1985
2
NZl
won
185 runs
Pak
Hamilton
Mar 2001
3
NZl
won
080 runs
Pak
Sharjah
Nov 2014
4
NZl
won
176 runs
Pak
Ch’church
Jan 2021
New Zealand bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test match
KA Jamieson of New Zealand returned with figures of 11 for 117 against Pakistan at Christchurch in the just concluded test to provide the 26th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
J Cowie
10-140
Eng
Manchester
24 Jul 1937
2
RJ Hadlee
11-058
Ind
Wellington
13 Feb 1976
3
RJ Hadlee
10-100
Eng
Wellington
10 Feb 1978
4
RJ Hadlee
11-102
Win
Dunedin
08 Feb 1980
5
GB Troup
10-166
Win
Auckland
29 Feb 1980
6
BL Cairns
10-144
Eng
Leeds
28 Jul 1983
7
RJ Hadlee
10-102
Srl
Col-CCC
24 Mar 1984
8
EJ Chatfield
10-124
Win
Trinidad
29 Mar 1985
9
RJ Hadlee
15-123
Aus
Brisbane
08 Nov 1985
10
RJ Hadlee
11-144
Aus
Perth
30 Nov 1985
11
JG Bracewell
10-106
Aus
Auckland
13 Mar 1986
12
RJ Hadlee
10-140
Eng
Nottingham
07 Aug 1986
13
RJ Hadlee
10-176
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 1987
14
RJ Hadlee
10-088
Ind
Mumbai
24 Nov 1988
15
C Pringle
11-152
Pak
Faisalabad
26 Oct 1990
16
DJ Nash
11-169
Eng
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
17
CL Cairns
10-100
Win
Hamilton
16 Dec 1999
18
DL Vettori
12-149
Aus
Auckland
11 Mar 2000
19
CS Martin
11-180
SAF
Auckland
18 Mar 2004
20
DL Vettori
12-170
Ban
Chattogram
26 Oct 2004
21
SE Bond
10-099
Zim
Bulawayo
15 Aug 2005
22
DL Vettori
10-183
Srl
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
23
TG Southee
10-108
Eng
Lord’s
16 May 2013
24
TA Boult
10-080
Win
Wellington
11 Dec 2013
25
MD Craig
10-203
Pak
Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
26
KA Jamieson
11-117
Pak
Ch’church
03 Jan 2021
It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.
KS Williamson and HM Nicholls of New Zealand forged 369 runs partnership for the fourth wicket against Pakistan to provide the 46th occasion of batsmen posting 350 plus runs partnership in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
Bradman/Ponsford
4
388
2
Aus
Eng
Leeds
Jul 34
2
Bradman/Ponsford
2
451
1
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 34
3
Hutton/Leyland
2
382
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
Aug 38
4
Barnes/Bradman
5
405
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Dec 46
5
Compton/Edrich
3
370
1
Eng
SAF
Lord’s
Jun 47
6
Hutton/Washbrook
1
359
1
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
Dec 48
7
Mankad/Roy
1
413
1
Ind
NZl
Chennai
Jan 56
8
Cowdrey/May
4
411
3
Eng
Win
Birmingham
May 57
9
Hunte/Sobers
2
446
2
Win
Pak
Kingston
Feb 58
10
Sobers/Worrell
4
399
2
Win
Eng
B’town
Jan 60
11
Lawry/Simpson
1
382
1
Aus
Win
B’town
May 65
12
Barrington/Edrich
2
369
1
Eng
NZl
Leeds
Jul 65
13
Jarvis/Turner
1
387
2
NZl
Win
G’town
Apr 72
14
Asif Iqbal/Mush Mohd
4
350
1
Pak
NZl
Dunedin
Feb 73
15
Miandad/M Nazar
3
451
1
Pak
Ind
Hyd-Pak
Jan 83
16
Gooch/DGower
2
351
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
Aug 85
17
Miandad/Q Umar
3
397
2
Pak
Srl
Faisalabad
Oct 85
18
MCrowe/Jones
3
467
3
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Jan 91
19
Blewett/SWaugh
5
385
2
Aus
SAF
Jo’burg
Feb 97
20
Jayasuriya/Mahanama
2
576
2
Srl
Ind
Col-RPS
Aug 97
21
IAhmed/Inzamam
3
352*
2
Pak
Srl
Dhaka
Mar 99
22
Dravid/Laxman
5
376
3
Ind
Aus
Kolkata
Mar 01
23
Gibbs/Smith
1
368
1
SAF
Pak
Cape Town
Jan 03
24
Dippenaar/Rudolph
3
429*
2
SAF
Ban
Chattogram
Apr 03
25
Laxman/Tendulkar
4
353
1
Ind
Aus
Sydney
Jan 04
26
Atapattu/Sangakkara
2
438
2
Srl
Zim
Bulawayo
May 04
27
Dravid/Sehwag
1
410
2
Ind
Pak
Lahore
Jan 06
28
M J’wardene/S’kkara
3
624
2
Srl
SAF
Col-SSC
Jul 06
29
MYousuf/YKhan
3
363
2
Pak
Eng
Leeds
Aug 06
30
McKenzie/Smith
1
415
1
SAF
Ban
Chattogram
Feb 08
31
MJ’wardene/S’weera
4
437
1
Srl
Pak
Karachi
Feb 09
32
MJ’wardene/PJ’wardene
6
351
2
Srl
Ind
Ahmedabad
Nov 09
33
MClarke/Ponting
4
352
1
Aus
Pak
Hobart
Jan 10
34
IBell/Pietersen
3
350
1
Eng
Ind
The Oval
Aug 11
35
MClarke/Ponting
4
386
1
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 12
36
Amla/Kallis
3
377*
2
SAF
Eng
The Oval
Jul 12
37
Pujara/Vijay
2
370
2
Ind
Aus
Hyd-RGS
Mar 13
38
McCullum/Watling
6
352
3
NZl
Ind
Wellington
Feb 14
39
Watling/Williamson
6
365*
3
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Jan 15
40
SMarsh/AVoges
4
449
1
Aus
Win
Hobart
Dec 15
41
JBairstow/Stokes
6
399
1
Eng
SAF
Cape Town
Jan 16
42
Kohli/Rahane
4
365
1
Ind
NZl
Indore
Oct 16
43
MRahim/SAHasan
5
359
1
Ban
NZl
Wellington
Jan 17
44
Labuschagne/Warner
2
361
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
Nov 19
45
JButtler/ZCrawley
5
359
1
Eng
Pak
S’hampton
Aug 20
46
Nicholls/Williamson
4
369
2
NZl
Pak
Ch’Church
Jan 21
It also provides the fifth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 350 plus runs partnership in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
Jarvis/Turner
1
387
2
NZl
Win
G’town
Apr 72
2
MCrowe/Jones
3
467
3
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Jan 91
3
McCullum/Watling
6
352
3
NZl
Ind
Wellington
Feb 14
4
Watling/Williamson
6
365*
3
NZl
Srl
Wellington
Jan 15
5
Nicholls/Williamson
4
369
2
NZl
Pak
Ch’Church
Jan 21
It also provides the eighth occasion of batsmen posting 350 plus runs partnership in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
Hunte/GS Sobers
2
446
2
Win
Pak
Kingston
Feb 58
2
HGibbs/GC Smith
1
368
1
SAF
Pak
Cape Town
Jan 03
3
Dravid/V Sehwag
1
410
2
Ind
Pak
Lahore
Jan 06
4
MJ’wardene/S’weera
4
437
1
Srl
Pak
Karachi
Feb 09
5
MClarke/Ponting
4
352
1
Aus
Pak
Hobart
Jan 10
6
Labuschagne/Warner
2
361
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
Nov 19
7
JButtler/Z Crawley
5
359
1
Eng
Pak
S’hampton
Aug 20
8
Nicholls/Williamson
4
369
2
NZl
Pak
Ch’Church
Jan 21
It also provides the eleventh occasion of batsmen posting 350 plus runs partnership in an innings in the annals of test cricket for the fourth wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
Bradman/Ponsford
4
388
2
Aus
Eng
Leeds
Jul 34
2
Cowdrey/May
4
411
3
Eng
Win
Birmingham
May 57
3
Sobers/Worrell
4
399
2
Win
Eng
B’town
Jan 60
4
AIqbal/MushMohd
4
350
1
Pak
NZl
Dunedin
Feb 73
5
Laxman/Tendulkar
4
353
1
Ind
Aus
Sydney
Jan 04
6
MJ’wardene/S’aweera
4
437
1
Srl
Pak
Karachi
Feb 09
7
MClarke/RT Ponting
4
352
1
Aus
Pak
Hobart
Jan 10
8
MClarke/RT Ponting
4
386
1
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 12
9
SMarsh/AC Voges
4
449
1
Aus
Win
Hobart
Dec 15
10
Kohli/AM Rahane
4
365
1
Ind
NZl
Indore
Oct 16
11
Nicholls/Williamson
4
369
2
NZl
Pak
Ch’Church
Jan 21
It also represents record partnership the fourth wicket by New Zealand batsmen. The previous best was 271 runs partnership between JD Ryder and LRPL Taylor against India at Napier in Mar 2009
Teams posting a total of 650 plus runs in a test innings
New Zealand posted a total of 659 for 6 and declared its innings closed against Pakistan in its first innings in the ongoing test at Christchurch to provide the 61st occasion of a team posting a total of 650 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order.
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
Eng
849
258.2
1
Win
Kingston
Apr 30
2
Aus
729/6d
232.0
2
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 30
3
Aus
695
256.1
2
Eng
The Oval
Aug 30
4
Aus
701
171.2
1
Eng
The Oval
Aug 34
5
Eng
658/8d
188.0
1
Aus
Nottingham
Jun 38
6
Eng
903/7d
335.2
1
Aus
The Oval
Aug 38
7
Eng
654/5
218.2×8
4
SAF
Durban
Mar 39
8
Aus
659/8d
173.0×8
2
Eng
Sydney
Dec 46
9
Aus
674
151.3×8
1
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 48
10
Win
681/8d
198.4
1
Eng
Trinidad
Mar 54
11
Aus
668
235.5
1
Win
Bridgetown
May 55
12
Aus
758/8d
245.4
2
Win
Kingston
Jun 55
13
Pak
657/8d
319.0
3
Win
Bridgetown
Jan 58
14
Win
790/3d
208.1
2
Pak
Kingston
Feb 58
15
Aus
656/8d
255.5
1
Eng
Manchester
Jul 64
16
Aus
650/6d
189.0
1
Win
Bridgetown
May 65
17
Win
652/8d
168.4
1
Eng
Lord’s
Aug 73
18
Win
687/8d
182.5
1
Eng
The Oval
Aug 76
19
Pak
652
142.4
2
Ind
Faisalabad
Jan 83
20
Pak
674/6
224.5
2
Ind
Faisalabad
Oct 84
21
Eng
652/7d
175.0
2
Ind
Chennai
Jan 85
22
Ind
676/7
167.1
2
Srl
Kanpur
Dec 86
23
Pak
708
220.3
1
Eng
The Oval
Aug 87
24
Pak
699/5
203.4
2
Ind
Lahore
Dec 89
25
Eng
653/4d
162.0
1
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 90
26
NZl
671/4
220.3
3
Srl
Wellington
Jan 91
27
Aus
653/4d
193.0
1
Eng
Leeds
Jul 93
28
Win
660/5d
169.2
1
NZl
Wellington
Feb 95
29
Win
692/8d
163.0
2
Eng
The Oval
Aug 95
30
Srl
952/6d
271.0
2
Ind
Col-RPS
Aug 97
31
Ind
657/7d
178.0
3
Aus
Kolkata
Mar 01
32
Aus
652/7d
146.0
1
SAF
Jo’burg
Feb 02
33
SAF
682/6d
177.0
2
Eng
Lord’s
Jul 03
34
Aus
735/6d
146.3
1
Zim
Perth
Oct 03
35
SAF
658/9d
166.2
2
Win
Durban
Dec 03
36
Ind
705/7d
187.3
1
Aus
Sydney
Jan 04
37
Ind
675/5d
161.5
1
Pak
Multan
Mar 04
38
Win
751/5d
202.0
1
Eng
St John’s
Apr 04
39
Srl
713/3d
165.3
2
Zim
Bulawayo
May 04
40
Win
747
235.2
2
SAF
St John’s
Apr 05
41
Pak
679/7d
143.3
1
Ind
Lahore
Jan 06
42
Srl
756/5d
185.1
2
SAF
Col-SSC
Jul 06
43
Ind
664
170.0
1
Eng
The Oval
Aug 07
44
Pak
765/6d
248.5
2
Srl
Karachi
Feb 09
45
Win
749/9d
194.4
2
Eng
Bridgetown
Feb 09
46
SAF
651
154.3
2
Aus
Cape Town
Mar 09
47
Aus
674/6d
181.0
2
Eng
Cardiff
Jul 09
48
Srl
760/7d
202.4
2
Ind
Ahmedabad
Nov 09
49
Ind
726/9d
163.3
2
Srl
Mum-BS
Dec 09
50
Ind
707
225.2
2
Srl
Col-SSC
Jul 10
51
Eng
710/7d
188.1
2
Ind
Birmingham
Aug 11
52
Aus
659/4d
163.0
2
Ind
Sydney
Jan 12
53
Srl
730/6d
187.5
2
Ban
Dhaka
Jan 14
54
NZl
680/8d
210.0
3
Ind
Wellington
Feb 14
55
NZl
690
143.1
2
Pak
Sharjah
Nov 14
56
Ind
759/7d
190.4
2
Eng
Chennai
Dec 16
57
Ind
687/6d
166.0
1
Ban
Hyd-RGS
Feb 17
58
Aus
662/9d
179.3
2
Eng
Perth
Dec 17
59
Srl
713/9d
199.3
2
Ban
Chattogram
Jan 18
60
NZl
715/6d
163.0
2
Ban
Hamilton
Feb 19
61
NZl
659/6d
158.5
2
Pak
Ch’church
Jan 21
It also provides the fifth occasion of New Zealand posting a total of 650 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
NZl
671/4
220.3
3
Srl
Wellington
Jan 91
2
NZl
680/8d
210.0
3
Ind
Wellington
Feb 14
3
NZl
690
143.1
2
Pak
Sharjah
Nov 14
4
NZl
715/6d
163.0
2
Ban
Hamilton
Feb 19
5
NZl
659/6d
158.5
2
Pak
Ch’church
Jan 21
It also provides the fourth occasion of a team posting a total of 650 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
Win
790/3d
208.1
2
Pak
Kingston
Feb 58
2
Ind
675/5d
161.5
1
Pak
Multan
Mar 04
3
NZl
690
143.1
2
Pak
Sharjah
Nov 14
4
NZl
659/6d
158.5
2
Pak
Ch’church
Jan 21
It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand posting a total of 650 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. Prior to this, New Zealand had posted 690 runs against Pakistan at Sharjah in Nov 2014. Both the occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
NZl
690
143.1
2
Pak
Sharjah
Nov 14
2
NZl
659/6d
158.5
2
Pak
Ch’church
Jan 21
Test cricket witnesses one hundredth occasion of a captain’s century in a losing cause
Test cricket has witnessed one hundred occasions of a captain’s century in a test innings in losing cause. One hundredth occasion was Sri Lankan skipper FDM Karunaratne’s 103 against South Africa at Johannesburg in the just concluded test. His century came in Sri Lanka’a second innings and in the third innings of the test. Sri Lanka lost this test by ten wickets. The following table lists all the one hundred occasions in chronological order
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
WL Murdoch
153*
3
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Sep 1880
2
GHS Trott
143
3
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 1896
3
MA Noble
133
1
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Dec 03
4
HW Taylor
109
1
SAF
Eng
Durban
Dec 13
5
HW Taylor
102
4
SAF
Eng
Durban
Feb 23
6
J Ryder
112
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
Dec 28
7
APF Chapman
121
3
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
Jun 30
8
A Melville
117
2
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 47
9
AD Nourse
114
3
SAF
Aus
Cape Town
Dec 49
10
JB Stollmeyer
104
4
Win
Aus
Sydney
Jan 52
11
GO Rabone
107
2
Win
SAF
Durban
Dec 53
12
PBH May
117
3
Eng
SAF
Manchester
Jul 55
13
PBH May
113
1
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 58
14
JR Reid
142
3
NZl
SAF
Jo’burg
Feb 62
15
Javed Burki
101
3
Pak
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 62
16
JR Reid
100
3
NZl
Eng
Christchurch
Mar 63
17
MAK Pataudi
128*
2
Ind
Aus
Chennai
Oct 64
18
JR Reid
128
1
NZl
Pak
Karachi
Apr 65
19
MAK Pataudi
148
3
Ind
Eng
Leeds
Jun 67
20
WM Lawry
135
2
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 68
21
WM Lawry
105
2
Aus
Win
Brisbane
Dec 68
22
GS Sobers
113
4
Win
Aus
Sydney
Feb 69
23
BE Congdon
176
4
NZl
Eng
Nottingham
Jun 73
24
CH Lloyd
102
3
Win
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 75
25
AW Greig
116
2
Eng
Win
Leeds
Jul 76
26
GS Chappell
112
3
Aus
Eng
Manchester
Jul 77
27
GN Yallop
102
3
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
Dec 78
28
GN Yallop
121
1
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Feb 79
29
SM Gavaskar
127*
3
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
Jan 83
30
AR Border
152*
3
Aus
NZl
Brisbane
Nov 85
31
Vengsarkar
102
3
Ind
Win
Delhi
Nov 87
32
DI Gower
106
3
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
Jun 89
33
AJ Lamb
119
2
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
Apr 90
34
Azharuddin
121
2
Ind
Eng
Lord’s
Jul 90
35
MD Crowe
108*
3
NZl
Pak
Lahore
Oct 90
36
DL Haynes
117
1
Win
Pak
Karachi
Nov 90
37
Azharuddin
106
4
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
Jan 92
38
A Ranatunga
127
2
Srl
Aus
Col-SSC
Aug 92
39
MD Crowe
107
3
NZl
Srl
Col-SSC
Dec 92
40
GA Gooch
133
4
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jun 93
41
MA Atherton
144
1
Eng
Win
Georgetown
Mar 94
42
RB Richardson
100
1
Win
Aus
Kingston
Apr 95
43
Tendulkar
169
2
Ind
SAF
Cape Town
Jan 97
44
MA Taylor
129
3
Aus
Eng
Birmingham
Jun 97
45
WJ Cronje
126
1
SAF
Eng
Nottingham
Jul 98
46
Azharuddin
103*
1
Ind
NZl
Wellington
Dec 98
47
SR Waugh
100
1
Aus
Win
Kingston
Mar 99
48
SR Waugh
199
1
Aus
Win
Bridgetown
Mar 99
49
BC Lara
100
2
Win
Aus
St John’s
Apr 99
50
A Flower
129
3
Zim
Srl
Harare
Nov 99
51
Tendulkar
116
2
Ind
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 99
52
A Flower
113*
2
Zim
Win
Port of Spain
Mar 00
53
SR Waugh
110
1
Aus
Ind
Kolkata
Mar 01
54
N Hussain
110
3
Eng
Ind
Leeds
Aug 02
55
SR Waugh
102
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Jan 03
56
BC Lara
110
3
Win
Aus
Georgetown
Apr 03
57
BC Lara
122
4
Win
Aus
Port of Spain
Apr 03
58
BC Lara
202
2
Win
SAF
Jo’burg
Dec 03
59
SP Fleming
117
1
NZl
Eng
Nottingham
Jun 04
60
Mohd Yousuf
111
1
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 04
61
Trescothick
193
2
Eng
Pak
Multan
Nov 05
62
BC Lara
122
3
Win
Pak
Lahore
Nov 06
63
M Ashraful
129*
3
Ban
Srl
Col-PSS
Jul 07
64
MP Vaughan
124
3
Eng
Ind
Nottingham
Jul 07
65
M J’wardene
104
2
Srl
Aus
Hobart
Nov 07
66
RT Ponting
101
1
Aus
SAF
Melbourne
Dec 08
67
M Ashraful
101
4
Ban
Srl
Dhaka
Dec 08
68
DL Vettori
118
1
NZl
Ind
Hamilton
Mar 09
69
DL Vettori
140
4
NZl
Srl
Col-SSC
Aug 09
70
Sangakkara
137
3
Srl
Ind
Mum-BS
Dec 09
71
CH Gayle
102
2
Win
Aus
Perth
Dec 09
72
S Al Hasan
100
4
Ban
NZl
Hamilton
Feb 10
73
BRM Taylor
117
4
Zim
NZl
Bulawayo
Nov 11
74
MJ Clarke
151
1
Aus
SAF
Cape Town
Nov 11
75
M J’wardene
105
1
Srl
Eng
Col-PSS
Apr 12
76
DJG Sammy
106
1
Win
Eng
Nottingham
May 12
77
LRPL Taylor
113
1
NZl
Ind
Bengaluru
Aug 12
78
AN Cook
176
3
Eng
Ind
Ahmedabad
Nov 12
79
MJ Clarke
130
1
Aus
Ind
Chennai
Feb 13
80
M Rahim
116
3
Ban
Win
Kingstown
Sep 14
81
V Kohli
115
2
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
Dec 14
82
V Kohli
141
4
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
Dec 14
83
AN Cook
105
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
May 15
84
AD Mathews
122
3
Srl
Pak
Pallekele
Jul 15
85
V Kohli
103
2
Ind
Srl
Galle
Aug 15
86
AD Mathews
102
2
Srl
Ind
Col-PSS
Aug 15
87
AD Mathews
110
4
Srl
Ind
Col-SSC
Aug 15
88
McCullum
145
1
NZl
Aus
Christchurch
Feb 16
89
SPD Smith
119
2
Aus
Srl
Col-SSC
Aug 16
90
AG Cremer
102*
2
Zim
Srl
Harare
Oct 16
91
F du Plessis
118*
1
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
Nov 16
92
M Rahim
159
1
Ban
NZl
Wellington
Jan 17
93
M Rahim
127
2
Ban
Ind
Hyd-RGS
Feb 17
94
SPD Smith
111
1
Aus
Ind
Dharamsala
Mar 17
95
V Kohli
153
2
Ind
SAF
Centurion
Jan 18
96
V Kohli
149
2
Ind
Eng
Birmingham
Aug 18
97
V Kohli
123
2
Ind
Aus
Perth
Dec 18
98
Mahmudullah
146
3
Ban
NZl
Hamilton
Feb 19
99
CR Ervine
107
1
Zim
Ban
Dhaka
Feb 20
100
F Karunaratne
103
3
Srl
SAF
Jo’burg
Jan 21
It also provides the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain’s century going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below. FDM Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan captain to witness his century in a losing cause against South Africa.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
A Ranatunga
127
2
Srl
Aus
Col-SSC
Aug 92
2
M Jayawardene
104
2
Srl
Aus
Hobart
Nov 07
3
KC Sangakkara
137
3
Srl
Ind
Mum-BS
Dec 09
4
M Jayawardene
105
1
Srl
Eng
Col-PSS
Apr 12
5
AD Mathews
122
3
Srl
Pak
Pallekele
Jul 15
6
AD Mathews
102
2
Srl
Ind
Col-PSS
Aug 15
7
AD Mathews
110
4
Srl
Ind
Col-SSC
Aug 15
7
FDM Karunaratne
103
3
Srl
SAF
Jo’burg
Jan 21
It also provides the ninth occasion of captain’s century going in vain against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. FDM Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan captain to witness his century in a losing cause against South Africa.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
GO Rabone
107
2
Win
SAF
Durban
Dec 53
2
PBH May
117
3
Eng
SAF
Manchester
Jul 55
3
JR Reid
142
3
NZl
SAF
Jo’burg
Feb 62
4
SR Tendulkar
169
2
Ind
SAF
Cape Town
Jan 97
5
BC Lara
202
2
Win
SAF
Jo’burg
Dec 03
6
RT Ponting
101
1
Aus
SAF
Melbourne
Dec 08
7
MJ Clarke
151
1
Aus
SAF
Cape Town
Nov 11
8
V Kohli
153
2
Ind
SAF
Centurion
Jan 18
9
FDM Karunaratne
103
3
Srl
SAF
Jo’burg
Jan 21
It also provides the 18th occasion of captain opener’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. FDM Karunaratne became the first Sri Lankan captain opener to witness his century in a losing cause
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
HW Taylor
109
1
SAF
Eng
Durban
Dec 13
2
A Melville
117
2
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 47
3
JB Stollmeyer
104
4
Win
Aus
Sydney
Jan 52
4
GO Rabone
107
2
Win
SAF
Durban
Dec 53
5
WM Lawry
135
2
Aus
Eng
The Oval
Aug 68
6
WM Lawry
105
2
Aus
Win
Brisbane
Dec 68
7
SM Gavaskar
127*
3
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
Jan 83
8
DL Haynes
117
1
Win
Pak
Karachi
Nov 90
9
GA Gooch
133
4
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jun 93
10
MA Atherton
144
1
Eng
Win
Georgetown
Mar 94
11
RB Richardson
100
1
Win
Aus
Kingston
Apr 95
12
MA Taylor
129
3
Aus
Eng
Birmingham
Jun 97
13
SP Fleming
117
1
NZl
Eng
Nottingham
Jun 04
14
ME Trescothick
193
2
Eng
Pak
Multan
Nov 05
15
CH Gayle
102
2
Win
Aus
Perth
Dec 09
16
AN Cook
176
3
Eng
Ind
Ahmedabad
Nov 12
17
AN Cook
105
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
May 15
18
FDM Karunaratne
103
3
Srl
SAF
Jo’burg
Jan 21
It also provides the second occasion of captain opener’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket against South Africa. Both such occasions are tabulated below. Prior to FDM Karunaratne, GO Rabone of West Indies had scored 107 as captain opener against South Africa at Durban in 1953 and his knock was in vain. The interval between these two occasions is 68 years.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
GO Rabone
107
2
Win
SAF
Durban
Dec 53
2
FDM Karunaratne
103
3
Srl
SAF
Jo’burg
Jan 21
Sri Lankan batsmen collecting a pair in tests. BKG Mendis is the latest addition
BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka collected a pair against South Africa in the just concluded test at Johannesburg to provide the 575th occasion of a batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 42nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman undergoing such ignominy. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BR Jurangpathy
0
0
Ind
Nagpur
27 Dec 1986
2
RG de Alwis
0
0
Ind
Cuttack
04 Jan 1987
3
MS Atapattu
0
0
Ind
Chandigarh
23 Nov 1990
4
GF Labrooy
0
0
Ind
Chandigarh
23 Nov 1990
5
RJ Ratnayake
0
0
Ind
Chandigarh
23 Nov 1990
6
A Ranatunga
0
0
Pak
Sialkot
12 Dec 1991
7
SD Anurasiri
0
0
Pak
Faisalabad
02 Jan 1992
8
MS Atapattu
0
0
Ind
Ahmedabad
08 Feb 1994
9
CI Dunusinghe
0
0
Pak
Peshawar
08 Sep 1995
10
GP Wickramasinghe
0
0
Pak
Rawalpindi
26 Feb 2000
11
GP Wickramasinghe
0
0
Pak
Karachi
12 Mar 2000
12
HMRKB Herath
0
0
Pak
Galle
21 Jun 2000
13
M Muralitharan
0
0
SAF
Kandy
30 Jul 2000
14
DNT Zoysa
0
0
Eng
Kandy
07 Mar 2001
15
RP Arnold
0
0
Eng
Col-SSC
15 Mar 2001
16
MS Atapattu
0
0
Eng
Col-SSC
15 Mar 2001
17
WPUJC Vaas
0
0
Win
Kandy
21 Nov 2001
18
RP Arnold
0
0
SAF
Jo’burg
08 Nov 2002
19
KHRK Fernando
0
0
SAF
Jo’burg
08 Nov 2002
20
M Muralitharan
0
0
Aus
Galle
08 Mar 2004
21
SL Malinga
0
0
Aus
Darwin
01 Jul 2004
22
MS Atapattu
0
0
Pak
Faisalabad
20 Oct 2004
23
WU Tharanga
0
0
Eng
Birmingham
25 May 2006
24
LPC Silva
0
0
NZl
Christchurch
07 Dec 2006
25
SL Malinga
0
0
NZl
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
26
M Muralitharan
0
0
NZl
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
27
H Jayawardene
0
0
Aus
Hobart
16 Nov 2007
28
M Muralitharan
0
0
Ind
Galle
31 Jul 2008
29
H Jayawardene
0
0
Aus
Galle
31 Aug 2011
30
HMRKB Herath
0
0
Pak
Sharjah
16 Jan 2014
31
KTGD Prasad
0
0
Eng
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
32
HDRL Thirimanne
0
0
Eng
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
33
MDK Perera
0
0
SAF
Galle
16 Jul 2014
34
MDK Perera
0
0
Pak
Col-SSC
14 Aug 2014
35
KTGD Prasad
0
0
Pak
Pallekele
03 Jul 2015
36
N Pradeep
0
0
Win
Col-PSS
22 Oct 2015
37
N Pradeep
0
0
Pak
Abu Dhabi
28 Sep 2017
38
N Pradeep
0
0
Pak
Dub-DSC
06 Oct 2017
39
MVT Fernando
0
0
Aus
Canberra
01 Feb 2019
40
MDKJ Perera
0
0
NZl
Col-PSS
22 Aug 2019
41
MVT Fernando
0
0
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2020
42
BKG Mendis
0
0
SAF
Jo’burg
03 Jan 2021
It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting a pair against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Muralitharan
0
0
SAF
Kandy
30 Jul 2000
2
RP Arnold
0
0
SAF
Jo’burg
08 Nov 2002
3
KHRK Fernando
0
0
SAF
Jo’burg
08 Nov 2002
4
MDK Perera
0
0
SAF
Galle
16 Jul 2014
5
MVT Fernando
0
0
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2020
6
BKG Mendis
0
0
SAF
Jo’burg
03 Jan 2021
Shan Masood of Pakistan collects a pair against New Zealand at Christchurch.
Shan Masood of Pakistan collected a pair against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Christchurch to provide the 574th occasion of a batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 50th occasion of a Pakistan batsman undergoing such ignominy. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MEZ Ghazali
0
0
Eng
Manchester
22 Jul 1954
2
Nasim-ul-Ghani
0
0
Win
Trinidad
05 Feb 1958
3
Wazir Mohammad
0
0
Win
Trinidad
05 Feb 1958
4
Imtiaz Ahmed
0
0
Eng
Dhaka
19 Jan 1962
5
Javed Burki
0
0
NZl
Wellington
22 Jan 1965
6
Saleem Altaf
0
0
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1977
7
Iqbal Qasim
0
0
Eng
Lord’s
15 Jun 1978
8
Majid Khan
0
0
Aus
Perth
24 Mar 1979
9
Sikander Bakht
0
0
Aus
Perth
24 Mar 1979
10
Wasim Bari
0
0
Aus
Perth
24 Mar 1979
11
Mudassar Nazar
0
0
Eng
Birmingham
29 Jul 1982
12
Wasim Akram
0
0
Srl
Col-CCC
14 Mar 1986
13
Aaqib Javed
0
0
Aus
Melbourne
12 Jan 1990
14
Waqar Younis
0
0
NZl
Faisalabad
26 Oct 1990
15
Saeed Anwar
0
0
Win
Faisalabad
23 Nov 1990
16
Aaqib Javed
0
0
Eng
Leeds
23 Jul 1992
17
Aamer Sohail
0
0
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
18
Mushtaq Ahmed
0
0
Aus
Rawalpindi
05 Oct 1994
19
Manzoor Elahi
0
0
Srl
Harare
15 Feb 1995
20
Rashid Latif
0
0
SAF
P Elizabeth
06 Mar 1998
21
Saleem Malik
0
0
Aus
Karachi
22 Oct 1998
22
Mushtaq Ahmed
0
0
Srl
Peshawar
27 Nov 1998
23
Azhar Mahmood
0
0
Ind
Kolkata
16 Feb 1999
24
Saleem Elahi
0
0
Eng
Lord’s
17 May 2001
25
Taufeeq Umar
0
0
Aus
Sharjah
11 Oct 2002
26
Waqar Younis
0
0
Aus
Sharjah
11 Oct 2002
27
Mohammad Zahid
0
0
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 2003
28
Shoaib Akhtar
0
0
Aus
Sydney
02 Jan 2005
29
Shabbir Ahmed
0
0
Win
Kingston
03 Jun 2005
30
Shabbir Ahmed
0
0
Eng
Multan
12 Nov 2005
31
Danish Kaneria
0
0
Ind
Faisalabad
21 Jan 2006
32
Danish Kaneria
0
0
Ind
Delhi
22 Nov 2007
33
Abdur Rauf
0
0
Srl
Col-PSS
12 Jul 2009
34
Saeed Ajmal
0
0
Srl
Col-PSS
12 Jul 2009
35
Mohammad Asif
0
0
NZl
Napier
11 Dec 2009
36
Kamran Akmal
0
0
Eng
Nottingham
29 Jul 2010
37
Mohammad Asif
0
0
Eng
Nottingham
29 Jul 2010
38
Mohammad Amir
0
0
Eng
Lord’s
26 Aug 2010
39
Junaid Khan
0
0
Eng
Abu Dhabi
25 Jan 2012
40
Umar Gul
0
0
SAF
Cape Town
14 Feb 2013
41
Khurram Manzoor
0
0
SAF
Dubai (DSC
23 Oct 2013
42
Junaid Khan
0
0
Srl
Galle
06 Aug 2014
43
Wahab Riaz
0
0
Eng
Lord’s
14 Jul 2016
44
Asad Shafiq
0
0
Eng
Birmingham
03 Aug 2016
45
Asad Shafiq
0
0
Win
Sharjah
30 Oct 2016
46
Wahab Riaz
0
0
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
47
Imran Khan
0
0
Aus
Sydney
03 Jan 2017
48
Babar Azam
0
0
Win
Bridgetown
30 Apr 2017
49
Sarfaraz Ahmed
0
0
SAF
Centurion
26 Dec 2018
50
Shan Masood
0
0
NZl
Ch’church
03 Jan 2021
It also provides the fifth occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed for a pair by New Zealand bowlers. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the 47th occasion of a batsman collecting a pair against New Zealand.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Javed Burki
0
0
NZl
Wellington
22 Jan 1965
2
Waqar Younis
0
0
NZl
Faisalabad
26 Oct 1990
3
Aamer Sohail
0
0
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
4
Mohammad Asif
0
0
NZl
Napier
11 Dec 2009
5
Wahab Riaz
0
0
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
6
Shan Masood
0
0
NZl
Ch’church
03 Jan 2021
It also provides the eighth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman dismissed for a pair. All such occasions are listed below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Majid Khan
0
0
Aus
Perth
24 Mar 1979
2
Mudassar Nazar
0
0
Eng
Birmingham
29 Jul 1982
3
Saeed Anwar
0
0
Win
Faisalabad
23 Nov 1990
4
Aamer Sohail
0
0
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
5
Saleem Elahi
0
0
Eng
Lord’s
17 May 2001
6
Taufeeq Umar
0
0
Aus
Sharjah
11 Oct 2002
7
Khurram Manzoor
0
0
SAF
Dub-DSC
23 Oct 2013
8
Shan Masood
0
0
NZl
Ch’church
03 Jan 2021
It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman dismissed for a pair against New Zealand after Aamer Sohail. Aamer Sohail had collected a pair at Hamilton in Jan 1993. Both such occasions are listed below.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Aamer Sohail
0
0
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
2
Shan Masood
0
0
NZl
Ch’church
03 Jan 2021
Three or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which at least one is a double century
KS Willliamson {238}, HM Nichhols {157} and DJ Mitchell {102 not out} of New Zealand scored centuries against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Ch’Church to provide the 62nd occasion of three or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which at least one is a double century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
I
Oppn
Ground
Mon/Yr
C
HS
1
Aus
1
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1884
3
211
2
Eng
2
SAF
Lord’s
Jun 24
3
211
3
Eng
1
Aus
Nottingham
Jun 38
4
216*
4
Eng
1
Aus
The Oval
Aug 38
3
364
5
Eng
4
SAF
Durban
Mar 39
3
219
6
Aus
1
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 48
3
201
7
Win
2
Ind
Kingston
Mar 53
3
237
8
Win
1
Eng
Trinidad
Mar 54
3
206
9
Aus
2
Win
Kingston
Jun 55
5
204
10
Ind
1
NZl
Hyd-LBS
Nov 55
3
223
11
Eng
1
Win
Nottingham
Jul 57
3
258
12
Win
1
Ind
Kolkata
Dec 58
3
256
13
Aus
1
Win
Bridgetown
May 65
3
210
14
Pak
1
Eng
Birmingham
Jun 71
3
274
15
Pak
1
NZl
Karachi
Oct 76
3
206
16
Pak
2
Ind
Faisalabad
Oct 84
3
210
17
Eng
2
Aus
Birmingham
Aug 85
3
215
18
Aus
1
Ind
Chennai
Sep 86
3
210
19
Pak
1
Eng
The Oval
Aug 87
3
260
20
Pak
2
Ind
Lahore
Dec 89
3
203*
21
Eng
1
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 90
3
333
22
Aus
1
Eng
Leeds
Jul 93
3
200*
23
Zim
1
Pak
Harare
Jan 95
3
201*
24
Srl
2
Ind
Col-RPS
Aug 97
3
340
25
Ind
1
NZl
Ahmedabad
Oct 99
3
217
26
Ind
1
Zim
Nagpur
Nov 00
3
201*
27
Pak
2
NZl
Ch’Church
Mar 01
3
203
28
SAF
1
Zim
Harare
Sep 01
3
220
29
Aus
1
SAF
Jo’burg
Feb 02
3
204*
30
Aus
1
Win
Trinidad
Apr 03
3
206
31
Srl
2
Zim
Bulawayo
May 04
3
270
32
Win
2
Ban
Kingston
Jun 04
3
261*
33
Eng
1
Win
Lord’s
Jul 04
3
221
34
Win
2
SAF
St John’s
Apr 05
4
317
35
Ind
1
Pak
Kolkata
Nov 07
3
202
36
Ind
1
Pak
Bangalore
Dec 07
3
239
37
Srl
1
Pak
Lahore
Mar 09
3
214
38
NZl
1
Ind
Napier
Mar 09
3
201
39
Srl
2
Ind
Ahmedabad
Nov 09
3
275
40
Srl
1
Ind
Col-SSC
Jul 10
3
219
41
Eng
3
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 10
3
235*
42
SAF
2
Ind
Centurion
Dec 10
3
201*
43
Eng
2
Srl
Cardiff
May 11
3
203
44
Pak
2
Ban
Chittagong
Dec 11
3
200*
45
Aus
2
Ind
Sydney
Jan 12
3
329*
46
SAF
1
Srl
Cape Town
Jan 12
3
224
47
SAF
2
Eng
The Oval
Jul 12
3
311*
48
Aus
2
SAF
Brisbane
Nov 12
3
259*
49
Win
1
Ban
Dhaka
Nov 12
3
203*
50
Win
2
Ban
Khulna
Nov 12
3
260
51
Aus
1
SAF
Adelaide
Nov 12
3
230
52
Ban
2
Srl
Galle
Mar 13
3
200
53
Srl
2
Ban
Dhaka
Jan 14
3
203*
54
NZl
3
Ind
Wellington
Feb 14
3
302
55
Pak
1
Aus
Abu Dhabi
Oct 14
3
213
56
SAF
1
Win
Centurion
Dec 14
3
208
57
Pak
1
Ban
Dhaka
May 15
3
226
58
Ind
2
Eng
Mumbai
Dec 16
3
235
59
Ind
1
Ban
Hyd-RGS
Feb 17
3
204
60
Ind
1
Srl
Nagpur
Nov 17
4
213
61
NZl
2
Ban
Hamilton
Feb 19
3
200*
62
NZl
2
Pak
Ch’Church
Jan 21
1
238
It also provides the fourth such occasion by New Zealand batsmen. All the four occasions are listed below.
No
Team
I
Oppn
Ground
Mon/Yr
C
HS
1
NZl
1
Ind
Napier
Mar 09
3
201
2
NZl
3
Ind
Wellington
Feb 14
3
302
3
NZl
2
Ban
Hamilton
Feb 19
3
200*
4
NZl
2
Pak
Ch’Church
Jan 21
1
238
It also provides the fifth such occasion against Pakistan and also the first such occasion by New Zealand batsmen against Pakistan. All the five occasions are listed below.
No
Team
I
Oppn
Ground
Mon/Yr
C
HS
1
Zim
1
Pak
Harare
Jan 95
3
201*
2
Ind
1
Pak
Kolkata
Nov 07
3
202
3
Ind
1
Pak
Bangalore
Dec 07
3
239
4
Srl
1
Pak
Lahore
Mar 09
3
214
5
NZl
2
Pak
Ch’Church
Jan 21
1
238
Test cricket has witnessed an occasion of five batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which at least one is a double century by Australian batsmen against West Indies at Kingston in Jun 1955. There are also three occasions of four batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which at least one is a double century. The following table lists all the four occasions.
No
Team
I
Oppn
Ground
Mon/Yr
C
HS
1
Aus
2
Win
Kingston
Jun 55
5
204
1
Eng
1
Aus
Nottingham
Jun 38
4
216*
2
Win
2
SAF
St John’s
Apr 05
4
317
3
Ind
1
Srl
Nagpur
Nov 17
4
213
D Elgar of South Africa completes 4000 runs in tests
D Elgar of South Africa completed 4000 runs when he was on 17 during the course of his knock of 127 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Johannesburg. At the end of South Africa’s first innings, D Elgar’s run aggregate read 4110.
D Elgar made his test debut against Australia at Perth in November 2012. Batting at number six, he failed to score in the first innings having faced 12 deliveries. He was destined for a pair on his debut test as he failed to score in South Africa’s second innings. In the second innings he faced four deliveries. In the first innings he was caught at the wicket by MS Wade of MG Johnson and in the second innings he was leg before wicket to MG Johnson. D Elgar was one of the ten South African batsmen who have collected a pair on test debut. D Elgar’s career summary read thus
Opp
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
C
HC
0
Aus
10
19
1
604
141*
2
3
4
Ban
4
5
1
405
199
2
0
0
Eng
12
23
1
819
136
2
3
2
Ind
10
19
2
576
160
1
2
2
NZl
6
9
1
408
140
2
1
0
Pak
7
11
2
217
50
0
1
0
Srl
11
19
0
751
129
3
3
2
Win
3
4
1
217
121
1
1
0
Zim
2
3
0
113
61
0
1
0
overall
65
112
9
4110
199
13
15
10
D Elgar became the tenth South African batsman to aggregate 4000 plus runs in tests. The following table lists all these ten batsmen.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
JH Kallis
165
278
39
13206
224
2
HM Amla
124
215
16
9282
311*
3
GC Smith
116
203
13
9253
277
4
AB de Villiers
114
191
18
8765
278*
5
G Kirsten
101
176
15
7289
275
6
HH Gibbs
90
154
7
6167
228
7
MV Boucher
146
204
24
5498
125
8
DJ Cullinan
70
115
12
4554
275*
9
D Elgar
65
112
9
4110
199
10
F du Plessis
67
114
14
4108
199
Approaching milestones ahead of the Sydney Test between Australia and India
CA Pujara has an aggregate of 5903 runs prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 97 more runs for his 6000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the eleventh Indian batsman to total 6000 plus runs in tests. The following table lists them.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
1
SR Tendulkar
200
329
33
15921
248*
53.78
2
R Dravid
163
284
32
13265
270
52.63
3
SM Gavaskar
125
214
16
10122
236*
51.12
4
VVS Laxman
134
225
34
08781
281
45.97
5
V Sehwag
103
178
06
08503
319
49.43
6
V Kohli
087
147
10
07318
254*
53.41
7
SC Ganguly
113
188
17
07212
239
42.17
8
DB Vengsarkar
116
185
22
06868
166
42.13
9
M Azharuddin
099
147
09
06215
199
45.03
10
GR Viswanath
091
155
10
06080
222
41.93
11
CA Pujara
079
132
08
05903
206*
47.60
RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He needs one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {71} and SMH Kirmani {41}
RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He needs one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia in Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {35} and SMH Kirmani {27}
RR Pant has effected 58 dismissals on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He needs two more dismissals which would fetch him 60 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the fourth Indian wicket keeper to effect 60 plus dismissals on away soil. Others are – MS Dhoni {167}, SMH Kirmani {90} and KS More {81}
RR Pant has pouched 58 catches on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He needs two more catches which would fetch him 60 catches. If he catches them, he would then become the fourth Indian wicket keeper to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil. Others are – MS Dhoni {154}, KS More {77} and SMH Kirmani {71}
RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 1926 runs prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 74 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 41sr Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs in tests. RA Jadeja has already taken 216 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
2418
375
5
RA Jadeja
050
1926
216
If he scores 74 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
073
2418
375
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
NM Lyon has an aggregate of 195 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires five more wickets for his 200 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 200 test wickets on home soil. Others are – SK Warne {319}, GD McGrath {289} and DK Lillee {231}.
NM Lyon has an aggregate of 195 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires five more wickets for his 200 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 20th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 200 test wickets on home soil.
NM Lyon has an aggregate of 89 wickets against India prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires one more runs for his 90 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first Australian bowler to capture 90 test wickets against India.
R Ashwin has an aggregate of 87 wickets against Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more runs for his 90 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian bowler to capture 90 plus test wickets against Australia. Others are – A Kumble {111} and Harbhajan Singh {95}.
R Ashwin has an aggregate of 37 wickets against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more runs for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian bowler to capture 40 plus test wickets against Australia in Australia. Others are – N Kapil Dev {51} and A Kumble {49}.
NM Lyon has pouched 49 catches prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires one more catch for his 50 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the 21st Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 50 plus catches.
SPD Smith has pouched 119 catches prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires one more catch for his 120 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the ninth Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 120 plus catches.
SPD Smith has pouched 18 catches against India prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires two more catches for his 20 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the seventh Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 20 plus catches against India. Others are – RT Ponting {36}, MJ Clarke {29}, ME Waugh {29}, ML Hayden {23}, RB Simpson {21} and MEK Hussey {20}
TM Paine has effected 27 dismissals against India prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more dismissals for his 30 dismissals. If he effected them, then he would become the third Australian wicket keeper to catch 30 plus dismissals against India. Others are – AC Gilchrist {46} and BJ Haddin {40}
SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 1439 runs against India prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 61 more runs for his 1500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Australian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against India. Others are – RT Ponting {2555}, MJ Clarke {2049}, ML Hayden {1888} and AR Border {1567}.
DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4484 runs on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 16 more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the eighth Australian batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil. The following table lists all the eight batsmen.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
RT Ponting
92
154
21
7578
257
2
AR Border
86
145
20
5743
205
3
SR Waugh
89
140
20
5710
170
4
ML Hayden
56
098
08
5210
380
5
MJ Clarke
53
086
11
4654
329*
6
DC Boon
60
108
10
4541
200
7
GS Chappell
55
096
13
4515
204
8
DA Warner
43
075
07
4484
335*
DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4473 runs as an opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 27 more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second Australian opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.
DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4473 runs as a left hand opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 27 more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second Australian left hand opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.
DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4484 runs as a left hand batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 16 more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the third Australian left hand batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil. The following table lists all the three batsmen.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
AR Border
86
145
20
5743
205
2
ML Hayden
56
098
08
5210
380
3
DA Warner
43
075
07
4484
335*
AM Rahane has a run aggregate of 2891 runs on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires 109 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the tenth Indian batsman to score 3000 plus runs on away soil. The following table lists all the ten batsmen.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
SR Tendulkar
106
176
17
8705
248*
2
R Dravid
093
164
21
7667
270
3
SM Gavaskar
060
106
09
5055
221
4
VVS Laxman
077
134
16
5014
178
5
SC Ganguly
063
104
07
4032
147
6
V Sehwag
051
089
03
3847
309
7
V Kohli
048
087
02
3760
200
8
DB Vengsarkar
062
105
09
3143
157
9
M Amarnath
037
063
05
3008
138
10
AM Rahane
040
071
08
2891
147
AM Rahane has a run aggregate of 797 runs against Australia on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more runs for his 800 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh Indian batsman to score 3000 plus runs on away soil against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1809}, V Kohli {1352}, VVS Laxman {1236}, R Dravid {1143}, V Sehwag {948} and SM Gavaskar {920}.
AM Rahane has scored 23 fifties on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires two more fifties for his 25 fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the eighth Indian batsman to score 25 plus fifties on away soil. The following table lists these eight batsmen.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
SR Tendulkar
106
176
17
8705
29
36
65
2
R Dravid
093
164
21
7667
21
36
57
3
VVS Laxman
077
134
16
5014
09
32
41
4
SM Gavaskar
060
106
09
5055
18
22
40
5
SC Ganguly
063
104
07
4032
08
22
30
6
V Kohli
048
087
02
3760
14
13
27
7
M Amarnath
037
063
05
3008
09
17
26
8
AM Rahane
040
071
08
2891
08
15
23
AM Rahane has pouched 47 catches on away soil prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more catches for his 50 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 50 plus catches on away soil. Others are – R Dravid {111}, VVS Laxman {74}, SR Tendulkar {68}, SM Gavaskar {57} and M Azharuddin {53}
AM Rahane has pouched 17 catches against Australia prior to the start of the Sydney Test. He requires three more catches for his 20 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Australia. Others are – R Dravid {46}, VVS Laxman {36}, SR Tendulkar {23}, V Sehwag {22} and V Kohli {20}