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KS Willamson of New Zealand scored his  24^th  century when he  made 112 not out  against Pakistan on the first day of the ongoing Christchurch test. All his 24 centuries are tabulated below

He made his test debut against India at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010 and scored 131 on his debut. It was a memorable debut for him  as he and JD Ryder put on 194 runs for the fifth wicket. JD Ryder also scored a century – 103. KS Williamson  made his test debut under the captaincy of DL Vettori. All his  centuries are tabulated below.

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	131	2	Ind	Ahmedabad	04 Nov 2010
2	102*	4	SAF	Wellington	23 Mar 2012
3	135	1	Srl	Col-PSS	25 Nov 2012
4	114	1	Ban	Chattogram	09 Oct 2013
5	113	1	Ind	Auckland	06 Feb 2014
6	113	1	Win	Kingston	08 Jun 2014
7	161*	3	Win	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2014
8	192	2	Pak	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
9	242*	3	Srl	Wellington	03 Jan 2015
10	132	2	Eng	Lord’s	21 May 2015
11	140	2	Aus	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
12	166	2	Aus	Perth	13 Nov 2015
13	108*	4	Srl	Hamilton	18 Dec 2015
14	113	1	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
15	104*	4	Ban	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
16	130	2	SAF	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
17	176	2	SAF	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017
18	102	2	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
19	139	3	Pak	Abu Dhabi	03 Dec 2018
20	200*	2	Ban	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
21	104*	3	Eng	Hamilton	29 Nov 2019
22	251	1	Win	Hamilton	03 Dec 2020
23	129	1	Pak	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020
24	112*	2	Pak	Christchurch	03 Jan 2021

His 112 not out at Christchurch represent his fourth century against Pakistan. He is the only New Zealand batsman to score centuries in four test innings against Pakistan.  All his four centuries are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	192	2	Pak	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
2	139	3	Pak	Abu Dhabi	03 Dec 2018
3	129	1	Pak	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020
4	112*	2	Pak	Christchurch	03 Jan 2021

His 112 not out at Christchurch represent his eleventh century while leading New Zealand. He is the only New Zealand captain to score ten or more centuries.  All his eleven centuries are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	113	1	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
2	104*	4	Ban	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
3	130	2	SAF	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
4	176	2	SAF	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017
5	102	2	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
6	139	3	Pak	Abu Dhabi	03 Dec 2018
7	200*	2	Ban	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
8	104*	3	Eng	Hamilton	29 Nov 2019
9	251	1	Win	Hamilton	03 Dec 2020
10	129	1	Pak	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020
11	112*	2	Pak	Christchurch	03 Jan 2021

KS Williamson is one of the six batsmen who have scored 20 plus centuries in the annals of test cricket while batting at number three. KC Sangakkara {37}, RT Ponting {32}, R Dravid {28}, HM Amla {25}, KS Williason {22} and DG Bradman {20} are the six batsmen.  KC Williamson’s 22 centuries are tabulated below

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	135	1	Srl	Col-PSS	25 Nov 2012
2	114	1	Ban	Chattogram	09 Oct 2013
3	113	1	Ind	Auckland	06 Feb 2014
4	113	1	Win	Kingston	08 Jun 2014
5	161*	3	Win	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2014
6	192	2	Pak	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
7	242*	3	Srl	Wellington	03 Jan 2015
8	132	2	Eng	Lord’s	21 May 2015
9	140	2	Aus	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
10	166	2	Aus	Perth	13 Nov 2015
11	108*	4	Srl	Hamilton	18 Dec 2015
12	113	1	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
13	104*	4	Ban	Wellington	12 Jan 2017
14	130	2	SAF	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
15	176	2	SAF	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017
16	102	2	Eng	Auckland	22 Mar 2018
17	139	3	Pak	Abu Dhabi	03 Dec 2018
18	200*	2	Ban	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
19	104*	3	Eng	Hamilton	29 Nov 2019
20	251	1	Win	Hamilton	03 Dec 2020
21	129	1	Pak	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020
22	112*	2	Pak	Christchurch	03 Jan 2021

KA Jamieson of New Zealand captured five for 69 against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Christchurch to provide the 216^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 23^rd occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	FJ Cameron	5-034	3	Pak	Auckland	Jan 65
2	HJ Howarth	5-080	1	Pak	Karachi	Oct 69
3	RJ Hadlee	5-121	1	Pak	Lahore	Oct 76
4	RJ Hadlee	5-062	1	Pak	Christchurch	Feb 79
5	RJ Hadlee	5-104	2	Pak	Auckland	Feb 79
6	SL Boock	7-087	2	Pak	Hyd-Pak	Nov 84
7	SL Boock	5-117	2	Pak	Wellington	Jan 85
8	RJ Hadlee	6-051	1	Pak	Dunedin	Feb 85
9	W Watson	6-078	2	Pak	Lahore	Oct 90
10	C Pringle	7-052	1	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 90
11	ML Su’a	5-073	1	Pak	Hamilton	Jan 93
12	DK Morrison	5-041	3	Pak	Hamilton	Jan 93
13	SB Doull	5-066	2	Pak	Auckland	Feb 94
14	SB Doull	5-046	2	Pak	Lahore	Nov 96
15	CL Cairns	5-137	2	Pak	Rawalpindi	Nov 96
16	DR Tuffey	5-087	2	Pak	Hamilton	Dec 03
17	IG Butler	6-046	2	Pak	Wellington	Dec 03
18	SE Bond	5-107	2	Pak	Dunedin	Nov 09
19	MD Craig	7-094	1	Pak	Sharjah	Nov 14
20	C de Grandhomme	6-041	1	Pak	Christchurch	Nov 16
21	TG Southee	6-080	2	Pak	Hamilton	Nov 16
22	AY Patel	5-049	4	Pak	Abu Dhabi	Nov 18
23	KA Jamieson	5-069	1	Pak	Christchurch	Jan 21

The WTC league standings are being determined by the percentage of points earned instead of absolute points, with top two teams qualifying for the final. The current WTC cycle ends on March 31, 2021 followed by the final in June. Written by Shamik Chakrabarty , in Explained – Indian Express online portal

New Zealand’s win in the first Test against Pakistan have made them serious contenders to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, to be played in June 2021 at Lord’s. With a percentage point (PCT) of 0.667, the Kiwis are now snapping at the heels of Australia and India.

What is New Zealand’s current standing in the WTC table?

New Zealand are now placed third with 360 absolute points and 0.667 percentage points (66.7%).

Absolute points are the total points earned from a Test series. Each series is allotted 120 points. So for a two-Test series, which is the minimum requirement, points earned per Test for a win is 60. New Zealand and Pakistan are playing a two-Test series.

What is PCT then?

PCT is the percentage of points won out of total number of points contested. For example, India are playing a four-Test series in Australia and the two teams are contesting for 120 points. For a four-Test series, points allotted per Test are 30, 15 and 10 for a win, tie and draw respectively. The series is tied at 1-1 at the moment which means that both Australia and India have secured 25 per cent each of the total points on offer.

Why is PCT so important?

Last month, the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee headed by Anil Kumble decided to make the Covid-forced cancelled matches null and void and determine the WTC league standings only from the matches played. Under the changed system, the WTC league standings are being determined by the percentage of points earned instead of absolute points, with top two teams qualifying for the final. The current WTC cycle ends on March 31, 2021 followed by the final in June.

How are India placed at the moment?

India still have the highest absolute points, 390, followed by New Zealand, 360, and Australia, 322. And yet, India are placed second because their PCT, 0.722 (72.2%), is lower than that of Australia’s, 0.766 (76.6%).

Simply put, India will play six more Tests in this WTC cycle — two in Australia and four at home against England. Four wins, or three wins and three draws will secure their qualification for the final.

Why is that?

Because, if New Zealand win the second Test against Pakistan and finish the series with 120 points, they will finish their WTC assignments with 420 absolute points from five series played, or a total of 600 points contested. Their series in Bangladesh was cancelled due to the pandemic. So a clean sweep against Pakistan will take New Zealand’s PCT to 0.700 (70%).

As for India, they didn’t have any series cancelled. They will have six series under their belt and 720 points contested. India need to take their absolute points to 504 to have a PCT of 0.700 (70%). As they can have just 30 points from each win (four-Test series), four more victories will take them 510 absolute points, and beyond New Zealand’s PCT.

What about Australia?

They can afford a 2-2 draw, for example, in the ongoing series to retain their PCT-based lead. Their PCT in that case will be 0.741. But if they lose the series to India, they will drop down the order. The Aussies, however, are scheduled to play a three-Test series in South Africa and they will finish the cycle with five series.

Does the PCT-based system offer confusion?

If Virat Kohli finds the changed qualification structure “confusing”, then fans probably are struggling even more. Kohli was asked about the changed structure ahead of India’s first ODI against Australia. He wasn’t impressed at all.

“It is definitely surprising because we were told that points are a matter of contention for the top two teams qualifying in World Test championships and now suddenly it has become percentage out of nowhere, so it is confusing and difficult to understand why,” he had said.

Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan score 71 and 60 against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui to provide the 200^th occasion of a captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 18^th occasion of Pakistan captain scoring twin fifties in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Oppo	Ground	Start Date
1	Hanif Mohammad	104	93	Aus	Melbourne	4 Dec 1964
2	Mushtaq Mohammad	107	67*	NZl	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
3	Mushtaq Mohammad	121	56	Win	Trinidad	1 Apr 1977
4	Imran Khan	83	72*	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983
5	Saleem Malik	75	143	Aus	Lahore	1 Nov 1994
6	Inzamam-ul-Haq	57	86	Ind	Mohali	8 Mar 2005
7	Inzamam-ul-Haq	50	117*	Win	Kingston	3 Jun 2005
8	Inzamam-ul-Haq	53	72	Eng	Multan	12 Nov 2005
9	Inzamam-ul-Haq	109	100*	Eng	Faisalabad	20 Nov 2005
10	Inzamam-ul-Haq	69	56*	Eng	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
11	Misbah-ul-Haq	77	58*	SAF	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010
12	Misbah-ul-Haq	99	70*	NZl	Wellington	15 Jan 2011
13	Misbah-ul-Haq	53	52	Zim	Harare	3 Sep 2013
14	Misbah-ul-Haq	63	68*	Srl	Sharjah	16 Jan 2014
15	Misbah-ul-Haq	101	101*	Aus	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
16	Misbah-ul-Haq	102	87	Eng	Dub-DSC	22 Oct 2015
17	Sarfaraz Ahmed	94	81	Aus	Abu Dhabi	16 Oct 2018
18	Mohammad Rizwan	71	60	NZl	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020

It also provides the 20th occasion of a captain scoring twin fifties in a test against New Zealand.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	MJK Smith	54	87	Eng	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966
2	IM Chappell	145	121	Aus	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
3	Mushtaq Mohd	107	67*	Pak	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
4	IVA Richards	57	78	Win	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985
5	AR Border	140	114*	Aus	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986
6	MA Atherton	94*	118	Eng	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
7	BC Lara	67	75	Win	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
8	RT Ponting	105	86*	Aus	Auckland	26 Mar 2005
9	GC Smith	63	68	SAF	Johannesburg	05 May 2006
0	MS Dhoni	52	56*	Ind	Wellington	03 Apr 2009
11	KC Sangakkara	50	109	Srl	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009
12	Shakib Al Hasan	87	100	Ban	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
13	Misbah-ul-Haq	99	70*	Pak	Wellington	15 Jan 2011
14	BRM Taylor	50	117	Zim	Bulawayo	01 Nov 2011
15	GC Smith	53	115	SAF	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012
16	AD Mathews	50	66	Srl	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014
17	AN Cook	75	56	Eng	Leeds	29 May 2015
18	SPD Smith	138	53*	Aus	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
19	F du Plessis	52	56*	SAF	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
20	Mohd Rizwan	71	60	Pak	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020

It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring twin fifties in a test against New Zealand.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	Mushtaq Mohd	107	67*	Pak	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
2	Misbah-ul-Haq	99	70*	Pak	Wellington	15 Jan 2011
3	Mohd Rizwan	71	60	Pak	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020

Fawad Alam’s 102 for Pakistan  against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui was in a losing cause to provide the 87^th occasion of a batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test going in vain. It also provides the seventh occasion of a batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test going in vain against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	RA McLean	113	4	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
2	Mohd Wasim	109*	4	Pak	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
3	Shakib Al Hasan	100	4	Ban	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010
4	BRM Taylor	117	4	Zim	Bulawayo	01 Nov 2011
5	DA Warner	123*	4	Aus	Hobart	09 Dec 2011
6	S Dhawan	115	4	Ind	Auckland	06 Feb 2014
7	Fawad Alam	102	4	Pak	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020

It also provides the ninth occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Asif Iqbal	135	4	Win	Kingston	15 Apr 1977
2	Ijaz Ahmed	121	4	Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990
3	Moin Khan	117*	4	Srl	Sialkot	22 Sep 1995
4	Mohd Wasim	109*	4	NZl	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
5	Shahid Afridi	122	4	Win	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
6	Younis Khan	126	4	SAF	Karachi	01 Oct 2007
7	Asad Shafiq	137	4	Aus	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016
8	Asad Shafiq	112	4	Srl	Dub-DSC	06 Oct 2017
9	Fawad Alam	102	4	NZl	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020

It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century in the fourth innings of a test going in vain against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Mohd Wasim	109*	4	NZl	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
2	Fawad Alam	102	4	NZl	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020

Shan Masood and Abid Ali scored ducks in Pakistan’s second innings in the just concluded test against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui to provide the  55^th occasion of both the opening batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fifth such occasion by both the opening batsmen against New Zealand in tests.

It also provides the ninth occasion of both Pakistan opening batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings and the first such occasion by Pakistan opening batsmen against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1	Shafiq Ahmed	0	1	Win	Karachi	22 Dec 1980
	2	Sadiq Mohammad	0	1	Win	Karachi	22 Dec 1980
2	1	Mudassar Nazar	0	2	Aus	Perth	13 Nov 1981
	2	Rizwan-uz-Zaman	0	2	Aus	Perth	13 Nov 1981
3	1	Mohsin Khan	0	3	Eng	Leeds	26 Aug 1982
	2	Mudassar Nazar	0	3	Eng	Leeds	26 Aug 1982
4	1	Shakeel Ahmed jnr	0	2	Win	St John’s	1 May 1993
	2	Ramiz Raja	0	2	Win	St John’s	1 May 1993
5	1	Imran Nazir	0	2	Aus	Col-PSS	3 Oct 2002
	2	Taufeeq Umar	0	2	Aus	Col-PSS	3 Oct 2002
6	1	Imran Nazir	0	1	Aus	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
	2	Taufeeq Umar	0	1	Aus	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002
7	1	Mohammad Hafeez	0	3	SAF	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013
	2	Nasir Jamshed	0	3	SAF	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013
8	1	Shan Masood	0	3	SAF	Dub-DSC	23 Oct 2013
	2	Khurram Manzoor	0	3	SAF	Dub-DSC	23 Oct 2013
9	1	Shan Masood	0	4	NZl	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020
	2	Abid Ali	0	4	NZl	Mt Maunganui	26 Dec 2020

F du Plessis of South Africa scored 199 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the 13^th occasion of a batsman scoring 199 in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	Mudassar Nazar	199	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
2	M Azharuddin	199	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
3	MTG Elliott	199	Aus	Eng	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
4	ST Jayasuriya	199	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
5	SR Waugh	199	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
6	A Flower	199*	Zim	SAF	Harare	07 Sep 2001
7	Younis Khan	199	Pak	Ind	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
8	IR Bell	199	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	10 Jul 2008
9	KC Sangakkara	199*	Srl	Pak	Galle	22 Jun 2012
10	SPD Smith	199	Aus	Win	Kingston	11 Jun 2015
11	KL Rahul	199	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
12	D Elgar	199	SAF	Ban	Pot’stroom	28 Sep 2017
13	F du Plessis	199	SAF	Srl	Centurion	26 Dec 2020

F du Plessis of South Africa was dismissed for 199 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman dismissed for 199 in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	Mudassar Nazar	199	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
2	M Azharuddin	199	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
3	MTG Elliott	199	Aus	Eng	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
4	ST Jayasuriya	199	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
5	SR Waugh	199	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
6	Younis Khan	199	Pak	Ind	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
7	IR Bell	199	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	10 Jul 2008
8	SPD Smith	199	Aus	Win	Kingston	11 Jun 2015
9	KL Rahul	199	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
10	D Elgar	199	SAF	Ban	Pot’stroom	28 Sep 2017
11	F du Plessis	199	SAF	Srl	Centurion	26 Dec 2020

Apart from the above eleven batsmen, A Flower of Zimbabwe and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka have scored 199 not in a test innings. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Match Date
6	A Flower	199*	Zim	SAF	Harare	07 Sep 2001
9	KC Sangakkara	199*	Srl	Pak	Galle	22 Jun 2012

F du Plessis became the second South African batsmen to score 199 in a test innings after D Elgar. D Elgar had scored 199 against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in Sep 2017.  The following table lists the performance of these two South African cricketers.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	D Elgar	199	SAF	Ban	Pot’stroom	28 Sep 2017
2	F du Plessis	199	SAF	Srl	Centurion	26 Dec 2020

F du Plessis became the second batsmen to score 199 in a test innings against Sri Lanka after M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin had scored 199 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Dec 1996.  The following table lists the performance of these two cricketers.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Match Date
1	M Azharuddin	199	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	F du Plessis	199	SAF	Srl	Centurion	26 Dec 2020

Third Day Second Test Australia vs India at Melbourne

AM Rahane was dismissed run out for 112 in India’s first innings to provide the 16^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Oppo	Ground	Start Date
1	VM Merchant	128	1	Eng	The Oval	17 Aug 1946
2	VS Hazare	155	1	Eng	Mumbai (BS)	14 Dec 1951
3	PR Umrigar	108	2	Pak	Peshawar	12 Feb 1955
4	AA Baig	112	4	Eng	Manchester	23 Jul 1959
5	SM Gavaskar	101	2	Eng	Manchester	06 Jun 1974
6	GR Viswanath	112	4	Win	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976
7	SV Manjrekar	218	1	Pak	Lahore	01 Dec 1989
8	M Azharuddin	115	2	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
9	NS Sidhu	131	2	Srl	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
10	R Dravid	180	3	Aus	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
11	R Dravid	217	2	Eng	The Oval	05 Sep 2002
12	VVS Laxman	140	2	Zim	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
13	R Dravid	103	2	Pak	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
14	R Dravid	144	1	Srl	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
15	CA Pujara	123	1	Aus	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
16	AM Rahane	112	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

It also provides the 12^th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century on away soil.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Oppo	Ground	Start Date
1	VM Merchant	128	1	Eng	The Oval	17 Aug 1946
2	PR Umrigar	108	2	Pak	Peshawar	12 Feb 1955
3	AA Baig	112	4	Eng	Manchester	23 Jul 1959
4	SM Gavaskar	101	2	Eng	Manchester	06 Jun 1974
5	GR Viswanath	112	4	Win	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976
6	SV Manjrekar	218	1	Pak	Lahore	01 Dec 1989
7	M Azharuddin	115	2	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
8	R Dravid	217	2	Eng	The Oval	05 Sep 2002
9	VVS Laxman	140	2	Zim	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
10	R Dravid	103	2	Pak	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
11	CA Pujara	123	1	Aus	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
12	AM Rahane	112	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

AM Rahane was dismissed run out for 112 in India’s first innings to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century against Australia. R Dravid and CA Pujara are the other two batsmen. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Oppo	Ground	Start Date
1	R Dravid	180	3	Aus	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
2	CA Pujara	123	1	Aus	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
3	AM Rahane	112	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out for a score of 112 in a test innings. AA Baig and GR Viswanath are the other two batsmen.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Oppo	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Baig	112	4	Eng	Manchester	23 Jul 1959
2	GR Viswanath	112	4	Win	Port of Spain	07 Apr 1976
3	AM Rahane	112	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

AM Rahane was dismissed run out for 112 in India’s first innings to provide the third occasion of an Indian captain dismissed run out after scoring a century. VS Hazare and R Dravid are the other two captains. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Oppo	Ground	Start Date
1	VS Hazare	155	1	Eng	Mumbai (BS)	14 Dec 1951
2	R Dravid	103	2	Pak	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
3	AM Rahane	112	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

AM Rahane became the 12^th captain in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed run out after scoring a century. He also became the first captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a century against Australia. The following table lists all these twelve captains.

No	Player	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AD Nourse	1	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951
2	VS Hazare	1	Ind	Eng	Mum-BS	14 Dec 1951
3	DJ McGlew	2	SAF	NZl	Jo’burg	02 Feb 1962
4	Mushtaq Mohd	1	Pak	NZl	Hyd-Pak	23 Oct 1976
5	Imran Khan	1	Pak	Eng	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
6	GA Gooch	3	Eng	NZl	Auckland	30 Jan 1992
7	MA Atherton	1	Eng	Win	Nottingham	10 Aug 1995
8	S Chanderpaul	2	Win	SAF	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
9	Inzamam-ul-Haq	1	Pak	Eng	Faisalabad	20 Nov 2005
10	R Dravid	2	Ind	Pak	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
11	AN Cook	2	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
12	AM Rahane	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020

KS Williamson of New Zealand and AM Rahane of India joined the elite list of captains who have scored centuries in tests starting on 26 December in various years. The following table lists the fourteen captains who have accomplished such a feat. KS Williamson scored 129 against Pakistan, while AM Rahane scored 112 against Australia.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Year
1	WM Lawry	205	2	Aus	Win	Melbourne	1968
2	CH Lloyd	102	3	Win	Aus	Melbourne	1975
3	AR Border	163	3	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	1985
4	DB Vengsarkar	102*	2	Ind	Win	Kolkata	1987
5	AR Border	110	1	Aus	Win	Melbourne	1992
6	M Azharuddin	103*	1	Ind	NZl	Wellington	1998
7	AJ Stewart	107	1	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	1998
8	SR Tendulkar	116	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	1999
9	N Hussain	146*	1	Eng	SAF	Durban	1999
10	SR Waugh	121*	1	Aus	Win	Melbourne	2000
11	SPD Smith	165*	2	Aus	Pak	Melbourne	2016
12	SPD Smith	102*	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	2017
13	KS Williamson	129	1	NZl	Pak	Mt Maunganui	2020
14	AM Rahane	112	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	2020

AM Rahane became the fourth Indian captain to score a century in a test which has a start date of 26 December. The following table lists all these four captains.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Year
1	DB Vengsarkar	102*	2	Ind	Win	Kolkata	1987
2	M Azharuddin	103*	1	Ind	NZl	Wellington	1998
3	SR Tendulkar	116	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	1999
4	AM Rahane	112	2	Ind	Aus	Melbourne	2020

RA Jadeja celebrated his 50^th test appearance by scoring 57 in the first innings of this test. He also stitched a partnership of 121 runs with his skipper AM Rahane for the sixth wicket.

His 57 in India’s first innings represent his 15^th half century and also his 16^th fifty. His run aggregate read 1926 at the end of first innings.

TM Paine effected his 150^th dismissal when he caught RR Pant off MA Starc. Breakup of his 150 dismissal read thus 147^th catch plus 07 stumping dismissals. It also provides his 31^st dismissal against India – all catches.

N Lyon’s aggregate of wickets at the end of Indian innings read 394 which includes his 3 for 72 in India’s first innings. He has also captured 195 wickets on home soil.

N Lyon’s aggregate of wickets at the end of Indian innings read 89 against India which includes his 3 for 72 in India’s first innings. He has also captured 55 wickets on home soil against India.

AM Rahane’s catch to dismiss M Labuschagne off R Ashwin fetched him an aggregate of 85 catches in tests. He now stands seventh in the list of Indian fieldsmen other than the wicket keepers who have pouched most catches. Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, Azharuddin {105} and V Sehwag {90}. AM Rahane went past V Kohli who had an aggregate of 84 catches on his way to occupy the seventh place.

RA Jadeja captured two wickets in Australia’s second innings which fetched him an aggregate of 216 wickets and 59 wickets on away soil. Jadeja has an aggregate of 59 wickets against Australia of which ten wickets are on Australian soil

R Ashwin’s lone wicket in Australia’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 374 wickets and 120 wickets on away soil. R Ashwin has an aggregate of 86 wickets against Australia of which 36 wickets are on Australian soil

New Zealand Vs Pakistan at Mt Maunganui 26 Dec 2020

Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan in this test to become the 33^rd captain to lead Pakistan in tests. He also became the 28^th captain to lead Pakistan in away tests.

Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan in this test to become the 18th captain to lead Pakistan in tests against New Zealand. He also became the 13th captain to lead Pakistan in away tests against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan became the 32^nd wicketkeeper captain to lead a team in tests.

He is the sixth captain wicket keeper to lead Pakistan in tests. Others are – Imtiaz Ahmed, Wasim Bari, Rashid Latif, Moin Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed. He also became the fifth captain wicket keeper to lead Pakistan in away tests. Others are – Wasim Bari, Rashid Latif, Moin Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed.

He is the third captain wicket keeper to lead Pakistan in tests against New Zealand. Others are – Moin Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed. He also became the second captain wicket keeper to lead Pakistan in away tests against New Zealand after Sarfaraz Ahmed.

KS Williamson scored 129 in the first innings to provide the 304^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 165th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil

KS Williamson scored 129 in the first innings to provide the 37^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the ^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against Pakistan

KS Williamson scored 129 in the first innings to provide his 55^th fifty. He now shares the record for most fifties by a New Zealand batsman in tests with SP Fleming. SP Fleming has also scored 55 fifties.

KS Williamson scored 129 in the first innings to provide his 23^rd century and also his 21^st century while batting at number three. The following batsmen have score more centuries than KS Williamson when they batted at number three. KC Sangakkara {37}, RT Ponting {32}, R Dravid {28}, HM Amla {25}. KS Williamson went past DG Bradman who had scored  centuries at number three on his way to occupy the fifth place in the list of batsmen who have scored most centuries while batting at number three.

LRPL Taylor became New Zealand’s most capped cricketer across all the three formats of the game {Tests, ODIs and TIs.} This test was his 438^th game. He went past DL Vettori who has played  437 games.

KS Williamson {129}, LRPL Taylor {70}, HM Nicholls {56} and BJ Watling {73} scored fifties in this game to provide the 49th occasion of batsmen batting at number three, four, five and six scoring fifties in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third such occasion against Pakistan in a test innings.

KS Williamson {129}, LRPL Taylor {70}, HM Nicholls {56} and BJ Watling {73} scored fifties in this game to provide the first occasion of New Zealand batsmen batting at number three, four, five and six scoring fifties in a test innings.

KS Williamson-LRPL Taylor added 1 runs for the third wicket to provide the 349^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 54th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings.

KS Williamson-LRPL Taylor added 1 runs for the third wicket to provide the 46^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the ninth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against Pakistan.

KS Williamson-HM Nicholls added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 350^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 53^rd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings.

KS Williamson-HM Nicholls added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 47^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the fifth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings against Pakistan.

KS Williamson-LRPL Taylor added 120 runs for the third wicket and KS Williamson-HM Nicholls added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 67^th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting two or more three figure partnerships in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	CS Dempster, ML Page	3	118	3	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 31
	RC Blunt, ML Page	4	142	3	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 31
2	ME Chapple, GO Rabone	1	126	1	SAF	C Town	Jan 54
	JEF Beck, JR Reid	5	176	1	SAF	C Town	Jan 54
3	JW Guy, B Sutcliffe	2	130	1	Ind	Delhi	Dec 55
	JR Reid, B Sutcliffe	3	222*	1	Ind	Delhi	Dec 55
4	GT Dowling, JR Reid	3	101	1	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 65
	B Sutcliffe, BR Taylor	7	163	1	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 65
5	GT Dowling, TW Jarvis	1	136	2	Pak	Lahore	Apr 65
	JR Reid, BW Sinclair	3	178	2	Pak	Lahore	Apr 65
6	GT Dowling, BAG Murray	1	126	1	Ind	Ch’urch	Feb 68
	MG Burgess, GT Dowling	4	103	1	Ind	Ch’urch	Feb 68
	GT Dowling, K Thomson	5	119	1	Ind	Ch’urch	Feb 68
7	GT Dowling, GM Turner	1	115	3	Win	Ch’urch	Mar 69
	BF Hastings, V Pollard	5	110	3	Win	Ch’urch	Mar 69
8	RE Redmond, GM Turner	1	159	2	Pak	A’land	Feb 73
	RO Collinge, BF Hastings	10	151	2	Pak	A’land	Feb 73
9	BE Congdon, BF Hastings	3	190	2	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 73
	MG Burgess, V Pollard	6	117	2	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 73
10	JFM Morrison, GM Turner	2	108	2	Aus	Wel’ton	Mar 74
	BE Congdon, BF Hastings	4	229	2	Aus	Wel’ton	Mar 74
11	JFM Morrison, JM Parker	2	116	2	Eng	A’land	Feb 75
	JM Parker, KJ Wadsworth	6	112	2	Eng	A’land	Feb 75
12	JV Coney, MD Crowe	5	114	3	Eng	Wel’ton	Jan 84
	BL Cairns, JV Coney	9	118	3	Eng	Wel’ton	Jan 84
13	MD Crowe, JF Reid	3	100	2	Srl	Col-CCC	Mar 84
	JV Coney, JF Reid	6	133	2	Srl	Col-CCC	Mar 84
14	JV Coney, MD Crowe	5	142	2	Win	G’town	Apr 85
	MD Crowe, IDS Smith	7	143	2	Win	G’town	Apr 85
15	JV Coney, KR Rutherford	6	109	2	Aus	Wel’ton	Feb 86
	JV Coney, RJ Hadlee	7	132*	2	Aus	Wel’ton	Feb 86
16	AH Jones, JG Wright	2	128	1	Aus	A’laide	Dec 87
	MD Crowe, AH Jones	3	213	1	Aus	A’laide	Dec 87
17	MD Crowe, MJ Greatbatch	4	155	1	Eng	Wel’ton	Mar 88
	JG Bracewell, KR Rutherford	6	134	1	Eng	Wel’ton	Mar 88
18	MD Crowe, AH Jones	3	149	1	Pak	Wel’ton	Feb 89
	JJ Crowe, MD Crowe	5	114	1	Pak	Wel’ton	Feb 89
19	AH Jones, RH Vance	2	109	2	Pak	A’land	Feb 89
	MD Crowe, MJ Greatbatch	5	154	2	Pak	A’land	Feb 89
20	AH Jones, JG Wright	2	115	1	Ind	Ch’urch	Feb 90
	MJ Greatbatch, JG Wright	4	125	1	Ind	Ch’urch	Feb 90
21	RJ Hadlee, IDS Smith	8	103	1	Ind	A’land	Feb 90
	IDS Smith, MC Snedden	9	136	1	Ind	A’land	Feb 90
22	AH Jones, JG Wright	2	148	3	Ind	A’land	Feb 90
	MD Crowe, AH Jones	3	179	3	Ind	A’land	Feb 90
23	TJ Franklin, JG Wright	1	185	2	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 90
	MJ Greatbatch, RJ Hadlee	6	123	2	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 90
24	TJ Franklin, JG Wright	1	134	3	Srl	Wel’ton	Jan 91
	MD Crowe, AH Jones	3	467	3	Srl	Wel’ton	Jan 91
25	TJ Franklin, JG Wright	1	161	3	Srl	H’ton	Feb 91
	AH Jones, SA Thomson	5	105	3	Srl	H’ton	Feb 91
26	MJ Greatbatch, RT Latham	1	116	1	Zim	B’wayo	Nov 92
	AH Jones, RT Latham	2	127	1	Zim	B’wayo	Nov 92
27	CM Spearman, RG Twose	1	214	3	Zim	A’land	Jan 96
	CL Cairns, AC Parore	5	166	3	Zim	A’land	Jan 96
28	MJ Horne, BA Young	2	140	1	Srl	Dunedin	Mar 97
	CL Cairns, BA Young	6	123	1	Srl	Dunedin	Mar 97
29	MJ Horne, AC Parore	2	103	2	Zim	Wel’ton	Feb 98
	CD McMillan, DJ Nash	7	108	2	Zim	Wel’ton	Feb 98
30	CD McMillan, AC Parore	5	140	3	Ind	H’ton	Jan 99
	CL Cairns, DJ Nash	7	147	3	Ind	H’ton	Jan 99
31	MJ Horne, GR Stead	1	131	4	Ind	Ahm’bad	Oct 99
	SP Fleming, CM Spearman	3	121*	4	Ind	Ahm’bad	Oct 99
32	SP Fleming, MS Sinclair	3	164	1	Win	Wel’ton	Dec 99
	NJ Astle, MS Sinclair	4	189	1	Win	Wel’ton	Dec 99
33	NJ Astle, MH Richardson	4	135	1	Zim	Harare	Sep 00
	CL Cairns, DJ Nash	8	144	1	Zim	Harare	Sep 00
34	MD Bell, MH Richardson	1	102	1	Pak	Ch’urch	Mar 01
	AC Parore, MS Sinclair	7	101	1	Pak	Ch’urch	Mar 01
35	MD Bell, MH Richardson	1	181	2	Pak	H’ton	Mar 01
	SP Fleming, CD McMillan	4	147	2	Pak	H’ton	Mar 01
36	SP Fleming, L Vincent	3	199	1	Aus	Perth	Nov 01
	NJ Astle, AC Parore	8	253	1	Aus	Perth	Nov 01
37	MJ Horne, MH Richardson	1	104	2	Ban	Wel’ton	Dec 01
	SP Fleming, CD McMillan	4	130	2	Ban	Wel’ton	Dec 01
38	SP Fleming, MH Richardson	2	172	1	Srl	Col-PSS	Apr 03
	SP Fleming, SB Styris	4	157	1	Srl	Col-PSS	Apr 03
39	MH Richardson, L Vincent	1	231	1	Ind	Mohali	Oct 03
	MH Richardson, SB Styris	2	151	1	Ind	Mohali	Oct 03
40	SP Fleming, MH Richardson	2	101	1	Pak	H’ton	Dec 03
	SP Fleming, SB Styris	3	100	1	Pak	H’ton	Dec 03
	SP Fleming, DL Vettori	8	125	1	Pak	H’ton	Dec 03
41	MH Richardson, SB Styris	3	125	2	SAF	A’land	Mar 04
	CD McMillan, SB Styris	4	148	2	SAF	A’land	Mar 04
	CL Cairns, JDP Oram	7	225	2	SAF	A’land	Mar 04
42	NJ Astle, MH Richardson	2	103	1	Eng	Lord’s	May 04
	JDP Oram, MH Richardson	5	106	1	Eng	Lord’s	May 04
43	HJH Marshall, JAH Marshall	2	107	1	Srl	Napier	Apr 05
	NJ Astle, HJH Marshall	4	125	1	Srl	Napier	Apr 05
	NJ Astle, BB McCullum	6	129	1	Srl	Napier	Apr 05
44	NJ Astle, SP Fleming	4	106	1	SAF	C Town	Apr 06
	SP Fleming, JEC Franklin	8	256	1	SAF	C Town	Apr 06
45	DR Flynn, TG McIntosh	2	118	2	Win	Napier	Dec 08
	TG McIntosh, JD Ryder	4	100	2	Win	Napier	Dec 08
46	JD Ryder, LRPL Taylor	4	271	1	Ind	Napier	Mar 09
	JEC Franklin, JD Ryder	5	121	1	Ind	Napier	Mar 09
47	MJ Guptill, LRPL Taylor	3	117	1	Pak	Dunedin	Nov 09
	BB McCullum, DL Vettori	7	164	1	Pak	Dunedin	Nov 09
48	BB McCullum, LRPL Taylor	3	104	2	Ind	Ahm’bad	Nov 10
	JD Ryder, KS Williamson	5	194	2	Ind	Ahm’bad	Nov 10
49	BB McCullum, TG McIntosh	1	125	3	Ind	Hyd-RG	Nov 10
	BB McCullum, KS Williamson	5	124	3	Ind	Hyd-RG	Nov 10
50	PG Fulton, KS Williamson	2	126	1	Ban	Chat’am	Oct 13
	TA Boult, BJ Watling	10	127	1	Ban	Chat’am	Oct 13
51	BB McCullum, KS Williamson	4	221	1	Ind	A’land	Feb 14
	CJ Anderson, BB McCullum	5	133	1	Ind	A’land	Feb 14
52	BB McCullum, BJ Watling	6	352	3	Ind	Wel’ton	Feb 14
	BB McCullum, JDS Neesham	7	179	3	Ind	Wel’ton	Feb 14
53	TWM Latham, KS Williamson	2	165	1	Win	Kingston	Jun 14
	JDS Neesham, BJ Watling	6	201	1	Win	Kingston	Jun 14
54	BB McCullum, KS Williamson	2	297	2	Pak	Sharjah	Nov 14
	LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson	3	116	2	Pak	Sharjah	Nov 14
55	BB McCullum, KS Williamson	4	126	1	Srl	Ch’urch	Dec 14
	BB McCullum, JDS Neesham	5	153	1	Srl	Ch’urch	Dec 14
56	MJ Guptill, TWM Latham	1	148	2	Eng	Lord’s	May 15
	LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson	3	189	2	Eng	Lord’s	May 15
57	TWM Latham, KS Williamson	2	156	2	Zim	B’wayo	Jul 16
	LRPL Taylor, BJ Watling	6	253	2	Zim	B’wayo	Jul 16
58	MJ Guptill, TWM Latham	1	169	1	Zim	B’wayo	Aug 16
	TWM Latham, KS Williamson	2	160	1	Zim	B’wayo	Aug 16
	LRPL Taylor, BJ Watling	5	193*	1	Zim	B’wayo	Aug 16
59	HM Nicholls, LRPL Taylor	4	127	2	Win	Wel’ton	Dec 17
	TA Blundell, C de Grandhomme	7	148	2	Win	Wel’ton	Dec 17
60	TWM Latham, KS Williamson	2	162	2	Srl	Wel’ton	Dec 18
	TWM Latham, HM Nicholls	4	114	2	Srl	Wel’ton	Dec 18
61	TWM Latham, JA Raval	1	121	3	Srl	Ch’urch	Dec 18
	TWM Latham, HM Nicholls	4	214	3	Srl	Ch’urch	Dec 18
	C de Grandhomme, HM Nicholls	5	124*	3	Srl	Ch’urch	Dec 18
62	TWM Latham, JA Raval	1	254	2	Ban	H’ton	Feb 19
	HM Nicholls, KS Williamson	4	100	2	Ban	H’ton	Feb 19
	C de Grandhomme, KS Williamson	7	110*	2	Ban	H’ton	Feb 19
63	LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson	3	172	2	Ban	Wel’ton	Mar 19
	HM Nicholls, LRPL Taylor	4	216	2	Ban	Wel’ton	Mar 19
64	TWM Latham, BJ Watling	5	143	2	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 19
	C de Grandhomme, BJ Watling	6	113	2	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 19
65	C de Grandhomme, BJ Watling	6	119	2	Eng	M M’nui	Nov 19
	MJ Santner, BJ Watling	7	261	2	Eng	M M’nui	Nov 19
66	TWM Latham, LRPL Taylor	3	116	1	Eng	H’ton	Nov 19
	DJ Mitchell, BJ Watling	6	124	1	Eng	H’ton	Nov 19
67	LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson	3	120	1	Pak	M M’nui	Dec 20
	HM Nicholls, KS Williamson	4	133	1	Pak	M M’nui	Dec 20

KS Williamson-LRPL Taylor added 120 runs for the third wicket and KS Williamson-HM Nicholls added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the tenth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting two or more three figure partnerships in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	GT Dowling, TW Jarvis	1	136	2	Pak	Lahore	Apr 65
	JR Reid, BW Sinclair	3	178	2	Pak	Lahore	Apr 65
2	RE Redmond, GM Turner	1	159	2	Pak	A’land	Feb 73
	RO Collinge, BF Hastings	10	151	2	Pak	A’land	Feb 73
3	MD Crowe, AH Jones	3	149	1	Pak	Wel’ton	Feb 89
	JJ Crowe, MD Crowe	5	114	1	Pak	Wel’ton	Feb 89
4	AH Jones, RH Vance	2	109	2	Pak	A’land	Feb 89
	MD Crowe, MJ Greatbatch	5	154	2	Pak	A’land	Feb 89
5	MD Bell, MH Richardson	1	102	1	Pak	Ch’urch	Mar 01
	AC Parore, MS Sinclair	7	101	1	Pak	Ch’urch	Mar 01
6	MD Bell, MH Richardson	1	181	2	Pak	H’ton	Mar 01
	SP Fleming, CD McMillan	4	147	2	Pak	H’ton	Mar 01
7	SP Fleming, MH Richardson	2	101	1	Pak	H’ton	Dec 03
	SP Fleming, SB Styris	3	100	1	Pak	H’ton	Dec 03
	SP Fleming, DL Vettori	8	125	1	Pak	H’ton	Dec 03
8	MJ Guptill, LRPL Taylor	3	117	1	Pak	Dunedin	Nov 09
	BB McCullum, DL Vettori	7	164	1	Pak	Dunedin	Nov 09
9	BB McCullum, KS Williamson	2	297	2	Pak	Sharjah	Nov 14
	LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson	3	116	2	Pak	Sharjah	Nov 14
10	LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson	3	120	1	Pak	M M’nui	Dec 20
	HM Nicholls, KS Williamson	4	133	1	Pak	M M’nui	Dec 20

BJ Watling scored 73 in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 87th occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the 12^th occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper scoring a fifty in a test innings against Pakistan.

BJ Watling scored 73 in New Zealand’s innings to provide his 25^th test fifty as a wicket keeper batsman. He became the first New Zealand wicket keeper batsman to score 25 fifties. He also became the tenth wicket keeper batsman to score 25 plus fifties in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all these wicket keeper batsmen.

No	Player	Team	Mat	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	AC Gilchrist	Aus	96	20	5570	17	26	43
2	MV Boucher	SAF	147	24	5515	5	35	40
3	MS Dhoni	Ind	90	16	4876	6	33	39
4	A Flower	Zin	55	18	4404	12	23	35
5	APE Knott	Eng	95	15	4389	5	30	35
6	MJ Prior	Eng	79	21	4099	7	28	35
7	AJ Stewart	Eng	82	15	4540	6	23	29
8	Q de Kock	SAF	46	05	2884	5	21	26
9	IA Healy	Aus	1	23	4356	4	22	26
10	BJ Watling	NZl	64	13	3369	7	18	25

New Zealand was dismissed all out for 431 in its first innings to provide the 63^rd occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 36th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings on home soil

New Zealand was dismissed all out for 431 in its first innings to provide the 14th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the tenth occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against Pakistan.