An interesting observation. On 26 December 20, three test matches had their start dates. In all the three tests, a team was led by captain wicket keeper. Based on Indian time schedule New Zealand Vs Pakistan was the first test in which Pakistan was led by wicket keeper captain Mohammad Rizwan. Australia Vs India was the second test in which Australia was led by wicketkeeper captain TM Paine. South Afirca Vs Sri Lanka was the third test in which South Africa was lead by wicket keeper captain Q de Kock Mohammad Rizwan and Q de Kock were making their captaincy debut.
Second Test at Melbourne – Australia dismissed all out for 195
Second Test Australia vs India at Melbourne – First Day
India capped Mohammad Siraj and Shubman Gill for this test. They became the 296th and 297th cricketers to represent India in Tests. They also became the 46th and 47th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia and also became the 20th and 21st Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia in Australia. They also became the 133rd and 134th Indian cricketers to make their test debut on away soil
JA Burns of Australia scored duck in this game to provide the 199th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring duck in a test innings. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring duck in a test innings against India.
JA Burns of Australia scored duck in this game to provide the 99th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring duck in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring duck in a test innings against India on home soil.
JA Burns had also scored a duck in the Boxing Day test at Melbourne against New Zealand. The following opening batsmen have scored ducks at Melbourne test starting on 26 December in various years
No
Player
R
BF
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
WJ Edwards
0
6
4
Eng
Melbourne
26 Dec 1974
2
GM Wood
0
2
1
NZl
Melbourne
26 Dec 1980
3
ML Hayden
0
5
3
Win
Melbourne
26 Dec 1996
4
DA Warner
0
6
1
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2014
5
JA Burns
0
1
1
NZl
Melbourne
26 Dec 2019
6
JA Burns
0
10
1
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
The following ten Australian opening batsmen have scored ducks in home tests after facing ten or more deliveries. JA Burns joined this list to become the tenth batsman. He score duck in Australia’s first innings facing ten deliveries. JA Burns became the first Australian batsman to score a duck at home against India after facing ten or more deliveries.
No
Player
R
BF
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SP Jones
0
20
2
Eng
Sydney
10 Feb 1888
2
WM Woodfull
0
19
3
Eng
Sydney
02 Dec 1932
3
WM Lawry
0
17
2
Eng
Perth
11 Dec 1970
4
DC Boon
0
17
4
Win
Adelaide
23 Jan 1993
5
MTG Elliott
0
15
1
Win
Brisbane
22 Nov 1996
6
JHW Fingleton
0
14
4
Eng
Adelaide
13 Jan 1933
7
DC Boon
0
11
3
Eng
Adelaide
12 Dec 1986
8
AR Morris
0
10
3
Eng
Brisbane
01 Dec 1950
9
PJ Hughes
0
10
1
Pak
Sydney
03 Jan 2010
10
JA Burns
0
10
1
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
SPD Smith failed to score in Australia’s first innings to provide his fifth duck in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides his first duck against India in a test innings.
No
R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
0
3
Eng
Brisbane
21 Nov 2013
2
0
4
SAF
P Elizabeth
20 Feb 2014
3
0
2
Pak
A Dhabi
30 Oct 2014
4
0
2
SAF
Perth
03 Nov 2016
5
0
1
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
Mohammad Siraj’s first test victim was M Labuschagne caught by S Gill for 48. Both Mohammad Siraj and S Gill were making their debut in this test
AM Rahane’s catch to dismiss TM Head off JR Bumrah was his 84th catch in tests. He is now on par with V Kohli who has also taken 84 catches. It was his 16th catch against Australia. CA Pujara’s catch to dismiss SPD Smith off R Ashwin was his 53rd catch in tests.
R Ashwin captured three for 35 in Australia’s first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 373 wickets. It also fetched him an aggregate of 119 wickets on away soil. It also fetched him an aggregate of 35 wickets on away soil against Australia. He is now on par with BS Bedi who also has captured 35 wickets against Australia on away soil. Only N Kapil Dev {51} and A Kumble {49} have captured more wickets against Australia on away soil than R Ashwin and BS Bedi
SPD Smith was dismissed for a duck in Australia’s first innings off R Ashwin. He became the 54th batsman to be dismissed for a duck by R Ashwin. The following table lists all these 54 batsmen.
No
Batsman
How out
R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
KOA Powell
caught
0
3
Win
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
2
MN Samuels
bowled
0
3
Win
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
3
D Bishoo
lbw
0
3
Win
Mumbai
22 Nov 2011
4
NM Lyon
lbw
0
3
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2011
5
CS Martin
bowled
0
2
NZl
Hyd-RGS
23 Aug 2012
6
TA Boult
caught
0
3
NZl
Hyd-RGS
23 Aug 2012
7
CS Martin
lbw
0
3
NZl
Hyd-RGS
23 Aug 2012
8
IJL Trott
caught
0
2
Eng
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
9
MS Panesar
lbw
0
2
Eng
Kolkata
05 Dec 2012
10
KP Pietersen
caught
0
4
Eng
Kolkata
05 Dec 2012
11
PJ Hughes
bowled
0
3
Aus
Hyd-RGS
02 Mar 2013
12
JL Pattinson
lbw
0
3
Aus
Hyd-RGS
02 Mar 2013
13
DJG Sammy
caught
0
1
Win
Mumbai
14 Nov 2013
14
J Mubarak
caught
0
1
Srl
Galle
12 Aug 2015
15
KTGD Prasad
lbw
0
1
Srl
Galle
12 Aug 2015
16
FDM Karunaratne
bowled
0
3
Srl
Galle
12 Aug 2015
17
KTGD Prasad
caught
0
4
Srl
Col-PSS
20 Aug 2015
18
F du Plessis
caught
0
1
SAF
Bengaluru
14 Nov 2015
19
S van Zyl
caught
0
2
SAF
Nagpur
25 Nov 2015
20
JP Duminy
lbw
0
4
SAF
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
21
J Blackwood
caught
0
3
Win
N Sound
21 Jul 2016
22
ML Cummins
caught
0
2
Win
G Islet
09 Aug 2016
23
AS Joseph
caught
0
4
Win
G Islet
09 Aug 2016
24
MJ Guptill
caught
0
4
NZl
Kanpur
22 Sep 2016
25
N Wagner
lbw
0
4
NZl
Kanpur
22 Sep 2016
26
LRPL Taylor
caught
0
2
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
27
L Ronchi
caught
0
2
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
28
TA Boult
caught
0
2
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
29
JS Patel
bowled
0
4
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
30
MJ Henry
caught
0
4
NZl
Indore
08 Oct 2016
31
JM Anderson
lbw
0
2
Eng
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
32
BM Duckett
caught
0
4
Eng
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
33
ZS Ansari
bowled
0
4
Eng
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
34
CR Woakes
bowled
0
3
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
35
SE Marsh
lbw
0
3
Aus
Pune
23 Feb 2017
36
MS Wade
caught
0
4
Aus
Bengaluru
04 Mar 2017
37
JR Hazlewood
lbw
0
3
Aus
Dharamsala
25 Mar 2017
38
N Pradeep
caught
0
4
Srl
Galle
26 Jul 2017
39
WU Tharanga
caught
0
2
Srl
Col-SSC
03 Aug 2017
40
N Pradeep
bowled
0
2
Srl
Col-SSC
03 Aug 2017
41
MDK Perera
lbw
0
3
Srl
Nagpur
24 Nov 2017
42
HMRKB Herath
caught
0
3
Srl
Nagpur
24 Nov 2017
43
PLS Gamage
bowled
0
3
Srl
Nagpur
24 Nov 2017
44
ARS Silva
caught
0
2
Srl
Delhi
02 Dec 2017
45
N Dickwella
bowled
0
2
Srl
Delhi
02 Dec 2017
46
Q de Kock
caught
0
1
SAF
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
47
Yamin Ahmadzai
caught
0
2
Afg
Bengaluru
14 Jun 2018
48
Wafadar Momand
bowled
0
3
Afg
Bengaluru
14 Jun 2018
49
JC Buttler
lbw
0
1
Eng
Birmingham
01 Aug 2018
50
AN Cook
bowled
0
3
Eng
Birmingham
01 Aug 2018
51
SH Lewis
bowled
0
2
Win
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
52
KOA Powell
caught
0
3
Win
Hyd-RGS
12 Oct 2018
53
VD Philander
bowled
0
2
SAF
Vizag
02 Oct 2019
54
SPD Smith
caught
0
1
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
SPD Smith was dismissed for a duck in Australia’s first innings off R Ashwin. He became the seventh Australian batsman to be dismissed for a duck by R Ashwin. The following table lists all these seven batsmen.
No
Batsman
How out
R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
NM Lyon
lbw
0
3
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2011
2
PJ Hughes
bowled
0
3
Aus
Hyd-RGS
02 Mar 2013
3
JL Pattinson
lbw
0
3
Aus
Hyd-RGS
02 Mar 2013
4
SE Marsh
lbw
0
3
Aus
Pune
23 Feb 2017
5
MS Wade
caught
0
4
Aus
Bengaluru
04 Mar 2017
6
JR Hazlewood
lbw
0
3
Aus
Dharamsala
25 Mar 2017
7
SPD Smith
caught
0
1
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
SPD Smith was dismissed for a duck in Australia’s first innings off R Ashwin. He became the 15th batsman to be dismissed for a duck on away soil by R Ashwin. The following table lists all these fifteen batsmen.
No
Batsman
How out
R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
NM Lyon
lbw
0
3
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2011
2
J Mubarak
caught
0
1
Srl
Galle
12 Aug 2015
3
KTGD Prasad
lbw
0
1
Srl
Galle
12 Aug 2015
4
FDM Karunaratne
bowled
0
3
Srl
Galle
12 Aug 2015
5
KTGD Prasad
caught
0
4
Srl
Col-PSS
20 Aug 2015
6
J Blackwood
caught
0
3
Win
N Sound
21 Jul 2016
7
ML Cummins
caught
0
2
Win
G Islet
09 Aug 2016
8
AS Joseph
caught
0
4
Win
G Islet
09 Aug 2016
9
N Pradeep
caught
0
4
Srl
Galle
26 Jul 2017
10
WU Tharanga
caught
0
2
Srl
Col-SSC
03 Aug 2017
11
N Pradeep
bowled
0
2
Srl
Col-SSC
03 Aug 2017
12
Q de Kock
caught
0
1
SAF
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
13
JC Buttler
lbw
0
1
Eng
Birmingham
01 Aug 2018
14
AN Cook
bowled
0
3
Eng
Birmingham
01 Aug 2018
15
SPD Smith
caught
0
1
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
SPD Smith was dismissed for a duck in Australia’s first innings off R Ashwin. He became the second Australian batsman to be dismissed for a duck by R Ashwin on away soil. The following table lists both these two batsmen.
No
Batsman
How out
R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
NM Lyon
lbw
0
3
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2011
2
SPD Smith
caught
0
1
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
Australia was dismissed for 195 in its first innings in this test to provide the seventh occasion of Australia dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in its first innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Score
Overs
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
131
49.4×8
Ind
Sydney
07 Jan 1978
2
145
66.4
Ind
Adelaide
25 Jan 1992
3
166
46.7×8
Ind
Brisbane
02 Dec 1977
4
174
84.5
Ind
Kolkata
17 Oct 1964
5
177
86.3
Ind
Kolkata
02 Nov 1956
6
182
73.0
Ind
Delhi
10 Oct 1996
7
195
72.3
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
Australia was dismissed for 195 in its first innings in this test to provide the fourth occasion of Australia dismissed all out for a total less than 200 runs in its first innings against India at home. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Score
Overs
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
131
49.4×8
Ind
Sydney
07 Jan 1978
2
145
66.4
Ind
Adelaide
25 Jan 1992
3
166
46.7×8
Ind
Brisbane
02 Dec 1977
4
195
72.3
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2020
MA Agarwal was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 166th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 101st occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings on away soil
MA Agarwal was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 38th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 24th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia on away soil
JA Burns of Australia and MA Agarwal of India scored zeroes in this test to provide the tenth occasion of rival openers scoring ducks in a test match in Australia-India test series.
JA Burns of Australia and MA Agarwal of India scored zeroes in first and second innings this test to provide the second occasion of rival openers scoring ducks in the first and second innings of a test match in Australia-India test series. The first such occasion was witnessed in the test at Sydney in Jan 1981. SM Gavaskar of India in the first innings and J Dyson of Australia in the second innings of this test had failed to open their accounts.
KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the 20th occasion of a captain scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by captains.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BC Lara
400*
1
Win
Eng
St John’s
10 Apr 2004
2
M Jayawardene
374
2
Srl
SAF
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
3
MA Taylor
334*
1
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
4
GA Gooch
333
1
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
5
MJ Clarke
329*
2
Aus
Ind
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
6
Younis Khan
313
2
Pak
Srl
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
7
RB Simpson
311
1
Aus
Eng
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
8
BB McCullum
302
3
NZl
Ind
Wellington
14 Feb 2014
9
MD Crowe
299
3
NZl
Srl
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
10
PBH May
285*
3
Eng
Win
Birmingham
30 May 1957
11
GC Smith
277
1
SAF
Eng
Birmingham
24 Jul 2003
12
SP Fleming
274*
1
NZl
Srl
Col-PSS
25 Apr 2003
13
DG Bradman
270
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
01 Jan 1937
14
AN Cook
263
2
Eng
Pak
Abu Dhabi
13 Oct 2015
15
SP Fleming
262
1
NZl
SAF
Cape Town
27 Apr 2006
16
MJ Clarke
259*
2
Aus
SAF
Brisbane
09 Nov 2012
17
GC Smith
259
2
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
31 Jul 2003
18
Wasim Akram
257*
2
Pak
Zim
Sheikhupura
17 Oct 1996
19
V Kohli
254*
1
Ind
SAF
Pune
10 Oct 2019
20
KS Williamson
251
1
NZl
Win
Hamilton
03 Dec 2020
KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the fifth occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by captains.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BB McCullum
302
3
NZl
Ind
Wellington
14 Feb 2014
2
MD Crowe
299
3
NZl
Srl
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
3
SP Fleming
274*
1
NZl
Srl
Col-PSS
25 Apr 2003
4
SP Fleming
262
1
NZl
SAF
Cape Town
27 Apr 2006
5
KS Williamson
251
1
NZl
Win
Hamilton
03 Dec 2020
KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the second occasion of a captain scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by captains.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
PBH May
285*
3
Eng
Win
Birmingham
30 May 1957
2
KS Williamson
251
1
NZl
Win
Hamilton
03 Dec 2020
GC Smith {02}, MJ Clarke {02} and SP Fleming {02} are the three captains who have scored 250 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GC Smith
277
1
SAF
Eng
Birmingham
24 Jul 2003
2
GC Smith
259
2
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
31 Jul 2003
1
MJ Clarke
329*
2
Aus
Ind
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
2
MJ Clarke
259*
2
Aus
SAF
Brisbane
09 Nov 2012
1
SP Fleming
274*
1
NZl
Srl
Col-PSS
25 Apr 2003
2
SP Fleming
262
1
NZl
SAF
Cape Town
27 Apr 2006
MJ Clarke of Australia is the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score a triple hundred and 250 plus runs. He scored 359 not out against India at Sydney in Jan 2012 and 259 not out against South Africa in Nov 2012
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MJ Clarke
329*
2
Aus
Ind
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
2
MJ Clarke
259*
2
Aus
SAF
Brisbane
09 Nov 2012
250 plus runs in a test innings – KS Williamson of New Zealand joins the list
KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the 98th occasion of a batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by batsmen.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BC Lara
400*
1
Win
Eng
St John’s
10 Apr 2004
2
ML Hayden
380
1
Aus
Zim
Perth
09 Oct 2003
3
BC Lara
375
1
Win
Eng
St John’s
16 Apr 1994
4
M Jayawardene
374
2
Srl
SAF
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
5
GS Sobers
365*
2
Win
Pak
Kingston
26 Feb 1958
6
L Hutton
364
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
20 Aug 1938
7
ST Jayasuriya
340
2
Srl
Ind
Col-RPS
02 Aug 1997
8
Hanif Mohammad
337
3
Pak
Win
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
9
WR Hammond
336*
2
Eng
NZl
Auckland
31 Mar 1933
10
DA Warner
335*
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
11
MA Taylor
334*
1
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
12
DG Bradman
334
1
Aus
Eng
Leeds
11 Jul 1930
13
GA Gooch
333
1
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
14
CH Gayle
333
1
Win
Srl
Galle
15 Nov 2010
15
MJ Clarke
329*
2
Aus
Ind
Sydney
03 Jan 2012
16
Inzamam-ul-Haq
329
1
Pak
NZl
Lahore
01 May 2002
17
A Sandham
325
1
Eng
Win
Kingston
03 Apr 1930
18
V Sehwag
319
2
Ind
SAF
Chennai
26 Mar 2008
19
KC Sangakkara
319
1
Srl
Ban
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
20
CH Gayle
317
2
Win
SAF
St John’s
29 Apr 2005
21
Younis Khan
313
2
Pak
Srl
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
22
HM Amla
311*
2
SAF
Eng
The Oval
19 Jul 2012
23
RB Simpson
311
1
Aus
Eng
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
24
JH Edrich
310*
1
Eng
NZl
Leeds
08 Jul 1965
25
V Sehwag
309
1
Ind
Pak
Multan
28 Mar 2004
26
RM Cowper
307
2
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
11 Feb 1966
27
DG Bradman
304
2
Aus
Eng
Leeds
20 Jul 1934
28
KK Nair
303*
2
Ind
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
29
Azhar Ali
302*
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13 Oct 2016
30
LG Rowe
302
2
Win
Eng
Bridgetown
06 Mar 1974
31
BB McCullum
302
3
NZl
Ind
Wellington
14 Feb 2014
32
DG Bradman
299*
2
Aus
SAF
Adelaide
29 Jan 1932
33
MD Crowe
299
3
NZl
Srl
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
34
AN Cook
294
2
Eng
Ind
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
35
V Sehwag
293
2
Ind
Srl
Mum-BS
02 Dec 2009
36
IVA Richards
291
1
Win
Eng
The Oval
12 Aug 1976
37
RR Sarwan
291
2
Win
Eng
Bridgetown
26 Feb 2009
38
LRPL Taylor
290
2
NZl
Aus
Perth
13 Nov 2015
39
RE Foster
287
2
Eng
Aus
Sydney
11 Dec 1903
40
KC Sangakkara
287
2
Srl
SAF
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
41
PBH May
285*
3
Eng
Win
Birmingham
30 May 1957
42
VVS Laxman
281
3
Ind
Aus
Kolkata
11 Mar 2001
43
Javed Miandad
280*
1
Pak
Ind
Hyd-Pak
14 Jan 1983
44
AB de Villiers
278*
1
SAF
Pak
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
45
DCS Compton
278
2
Eng
Pak
Nottingham
01 Jul 1954
46
BC Lara
277
2
Win
Aus
Sydney
02 Jan 1993
47
GC Smith
277
1
SAF
Eng
Birmingham
24 Jul 2003
48
DJ Cullinan
275*
1
SAF
NZl
Auckland
27 Feb 1999
49
G Kirsten
275
3
SAF
Eng
Durban
26 Dec 1999
50
M Jayawardene
275
2
Srl
Ind
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
51
SP Fleming
274*
1
NZl
Srl
Col-PSS
25 Apr 2003
52
RG Pollock
274
1
SAF
Aus
Durban
05 Feb 1970
53
Zaheer Abbas
274
1
Pak
Eng
Birmingham
03 Jun 1971
54
Javed Miandad
271
1
Pak
NZl
Auckland
24 Feb 1989
55
GA Headley
270*
1
Win
Eng
Kingston
14 Mar 1935
56
DG Bradman
270
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
01 Jan 1937
57
R Dravid
270
2
Ind
Pak
Rawalpindi
13 Apr 2004
58
KC Sangakkara
270
2
Srl
Zim
Bulawayo
14 May 2004
59
AC Voges
269*
1
Aus
Win
Hobart
10 Dec 2015
60
GN Yallop
268
2
Aus
Pak
Melbourne
26 Dec 1983
61
BA Young
267*
1
NZl
Srl
Dunedin
07 Mar 1997
62
PA de Silva
267
2
Srl
NZl
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
63
Younis Khan
267
1
Pak
Ind
Bengaluru
24 Mar 2005
64
Z Crawley
267
1
Eng
Pak
Southampton
21 Aug 2020
65
WH Ponsford
266
1
Aus
Eng
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
66
DL Houghton
266
1
Zim
Srl
Bulawayo
20 Oct 1994
67
TWM Latham
264*
2
NZl
Srl
Wellington
15 Dec 2018
68
AN Cook
263
2
Eng
Pak
Abu Dhabi
13 Oct 2015
69
DL Amiss
262*
3
Eng
Win
Kingston
16 Feb 1974
70
SP Fleming
262
1
NZl
SAF
Cape Town
27 Apr 2006
71
RR Sarwan
261*
2
Win
Ban
Kingston
04 Jun 2004
72
FMM Worrell
261
2
Win
Eng
Nottingham
20 Jul 1950
73
CC Hunte
260
2
Win
Pak
Kingston
26 Feb 1958
74
Javed Miandad
260
1
Pak
Eng
The Oval
06 Aug 1987
75
MN Samuels
260
2
Win
Ban
Khulna
21 Nov 2012
76
MJ Clarke
259*
2
Aus
SAF
Brisbane
09 Nov 2012
77
GM Turner
259
2
NZl
Win
Georgetown
06 Apr 1972
78
GC Smith
259
2
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
31 Jul 2003
79
TW Graveney
258
1
Eng
Win
Nottingham
04 Jul 1957
80
SM Nurse
258
1
Win
NZl
Christchurch
13 Mar 1969
81
BA Stokes
258
1
Eng
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 2016
82
Wasim Akram
257*
2
Pak
Zim
Sheikhupura
17 Oct 1996
83
RT Ponting
257
2
Aus
Ind
Melbourne
26 Dec 2003
84
RB Kanhai
256
1
Win
Ind
Kolkata
31 Dec 1958
85
KF Barrington
256
2
Eng
Aus
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
86
DJ McGlew
255*
1
SAF
NZl
Wellington
06 Mar 1953
87
V Kohli
254*
1
Ind
SAF
Pune
10 Oct 2019
88
DG Bradman
254
2
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
27 Jun 1930
89
V Sehwag
254
2
Ind
Pak
Lahore
13 Jan 2006
90
JE Root
254
1
Eng
Pak
Manchester
22 Jul 2016
91
HM Amla
253*
1
SAF
Ind
Nagpur
06 Feb 2010
92
ST Jayasuriya
253
3
Srl
Pak
Faisalabad
20 Oct 2004
93
DA Warner
253
1
Aus
NZl
Perth
13 Nov 2015
94
WR Hammond
251
2
Eng
Aus
Sydney
14 Dec 1928
95
KS Williamson
251
1
NZl
Win
Hamilton
03 Dec 2020
96
KD Walters
250
1
Aus
NZl
Christchurch
18 Feb 1977
97
SFAF Bacchus
250
2
Win
Ind
Kanpur
2 Feb 1979
98
JL Langer
250
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
26 Dec 2002
KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the ninth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by batsmen.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BB McCullum
302
3
NZl
Ind
Wellington
14 Feb 2014
2
MD Crowe
299
3
NZl
Srl
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
3
LRPL Taylor
290
2
NZl
Aus
Perth
13 Nov 2015
4
SP Fleming
274*
1
NZl
Srl
Col-PSS
25 Apr 2003
5
BA Young
267*
1
NZl
Srl
Dunedin
07 Mar 1997
6
TWM Latham
264*
2
NZl
Srl
Wellington
15 Dec 2018
7
SP Fleming
262
1
NZl
SAF
Cape Town
27 Apr 2006
8
GM Turner
259
2
NZl
Win
Georgetown
06 Apr 1972
9
KS Williamson
251
1
NZl
Win
Hamilton
03 Dec 2020
KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by batsmen.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Hanif Mohammad
337
3
Pak
Win
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
2
A Sandham
325
1
Eng
Win
Kingston
03 Apr 1930
3
Azhar Ali
302*
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
13 Oct 2016
4
PBH May
285*
3
Eng
Win
Birmingham
30 May 1957
5
AC Voges
269*
1
Aus
Win
Hobart
10 Dec 2015
6
DL Amiss
262*
3
Eng
Win
Kingston
16 Feb 1974
7
GM Turner
259
2
NZl
Win
Georgetown
06 Apr 1972
8
TW Graveney
258
1
Eng
Win
Nottingham
04 Jul 1957
9
KS Williamson
251
1
NZl
Win
Hamilton
03 Dec 2020
KC Williamson of New Zealand scored 251 against West Indies at Hamilton in Dec 2020 to provide the second occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below. The list is in the descending order of the runs scored by batsmen.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GM Turner
259
2
NZl
Win
Georgetown
06 Apr 1972
2
KS Williamson
251
1
NZl
Win
Hamilton
03 Dec 2020
DG Bradman {05}, V Sehwag {04}, BC Lara {03], Javed Miandad {03} and KC Sangakkara {03} are the five batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have scored 250 plus runs in a test innings on three or more occasions. The following table list the 250 plus runs scored by these five batsmen.
A Times of India {in India} report on yesterday’s match between Australia and India at Adelaide says that India posted its highest and lowest total in test innings on Dec 19. This information is carried in almost all the newspapers and also on social media in the country.
This is wrong and erroneous reporting. India posted its highest total of 759 for 7 declared against England at Chennai in the test which had a start date of 16 Dec 2016. India started its batting on the second day of the test and its score was 60 for no loss at the end of the second day {17 Dec 2016}. India batted the entire third day and took its score to 391 for 4 at the end of the third day {18 Dec 2016}. India declared its innings closed on the fourth day at 759 for 7 {19 Dec 2016}.
Thus to say, that India posted its highest total of 759 for 7 declared on 19 Dec 2016 is absolutely wrong and erroneous because India batted for three days to post 759 runs.
Let us not forget the nomenclature of tests are done on start date, while for one day and Twenty20 Internationals it is match date. If a one day is played for two days, that game will have a start date. This nomenclature is an accepted practice as of now. Let us not deviate from the accepted practice to create something unusual, because the present generation of youngsters and cricket enthusiasts are mislead.
PJ Cummins and JR Hazzlewood wreck India – India dismissed for its lowest total in tests.
First Test Australia Vs India Pink Test at Adelaide – Third day
India lost its six wickets for 19 in its second innings to provide the eighth occasion of a team losing six wickets for 19 or less than 19 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
W/R
I
Team
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
1
6/19
3
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
2
6/18
3
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
16 Jul 1888
3
6/18
4
Srl
NZl
Kandy
09 Mar 1984
4
6/18
3
Aus
SAF
Cape Town
09 Nov 2011
5
6/18
1
Eng
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2018
6
6/17
1
Eng
Aus
Sydney
28 Jan 1887
7
6/11
4
Aus
Eng
The Oval
10 Aug 1896
8
6/07
3
Aus
Eng
Manchester
30 Aug 1888
India lost its six wickets for 19 in its second innings to provide the second occasion of a team losing six wickets for 19 or less than 19 runs in the annals of test cricket against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
W/R
I
Team
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
1
6/19
3
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
2
6/17
1
Eng
Aus
Sydney
28 Jan 1887
Thus it took 132 years and eleven months for Australia to capture six wickets for 19 or less than 19 runs.
JR Hazzlewood captured five wickets conceding eight runs in India’s second innings to provide the 12th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings conceding single digit runs {one to nine}. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GA Lohmann
8-7
4
Eng
SAF
P Elizabeth
13 Feb 1896
2
AER Gilligan
6-7
2
Eng
SAF
Birmingham
14 Jun 1924
3
H Ironmonger
5-6
1
Aus
SAF
Melbourne
12 Feb 1932
4
ERH Toshack
5-2
2
Aus
Ind
Brisbane
28 Nov 1947
5
TBA May
5-9
3
Aus
Win
Adelaide
23 Jan 1993
6
JJC Lawson
6-3
3
Win
Ban
Dhaka
08 Dec 2002
7
MJ Clarke
6-9
3
Aus
Ind
Mumbai
03 Nov 2004
8
VD Philander
5-7
1
SAF
NZl
Cape Town
02 Jan 2013
9
DW Steyn
6-8
2
SAF
Pak
Jo’burg
01 Feb 2013
10
KAJ Roach
5-8
1
Win
Ban
N Sound
04 Jul 2018
11
JJ Bumrah
5-7
4
Ind
Win
N Sound
22 Aug 2019
12
JR Hazlewood
5-8
3
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
JR Hazzlewood captured five wickets conceding eight runs in India’s second innings to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings conceding single digit runs {one to nine}. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
H Ironmonger
5-6
1
Aus
SAF
Melbourne
12 Feb 1932
2
ERH Toshack
5-2
2
Aus
Ind
Brisbane
28 Nov 1947
3
TBA May
5-9
3
Aus
Win
Adelaide
23 Jan 1993
4
MJ Clarke
6-9
3
Aus
Ind
Mumbai
03 Nov 2004
5
JR Hazlewood
5-8
3
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
JR Hazzlewood captured five wickets conceding eight runs in India’s second innings to provide the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against India conceding single digit runs {one to nine}. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
ERH Toshack
5-2
2
Aus
Ind
Brisbane
28 Nov 1947
2
MJ Clarke
6-9
3
Aus
Ind
Mumbai
03 Nov 2004
3
JR Hazlewood
5-8
3
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
India was dismissed for 36 in its second innings to provide the 23rd occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 50 in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Eng
45
1
Aus
Sydney
28 Jan 1887
2
Aus
42
2
Eng
Sydney
10 Feb 1888
3
SAF
47
2
Eng
Cape Town
25 Mar 1889
4
SAF
43
3
Eng
Cape Town
25 Mar 1889
5
SAF
30
4
Eng
P Elizabeth
13 Feb 1896
6
Aus
44
4
Eng
The Oval
10 Aug 1896
7
SAF
35
4
Eng
Cape Town
01 Apr 1899
8
Aus
36
2
Eng
Birmingham
29 May 1902
9
SAF
30
2
Eng
Birmingham
14 Jun 1924
10
SAF
36
1
Aus
Melbourne
12 Feb 1932
11
SAF
45
3
Aus
Melbourne
12 Feb 1932
12
NZl
42
1
Aus
Wellington
29 Mar 1946
13
NZl
26
3
Eng
Auckland
25 Mar 1955
14
NZl
47
2
Eng
Lord’s
19 Jun 1958
15
Ind
42
3
Eng
Lord’s
20 Jun 1974
16
Eng
46
4
Win
Port of Spain
25 Mar 1994
17
Win
47
3
Eng
Kingston
11 Mar 2004
18
Aus
47
3
SAF
Cape Town
09 Nov 2011
19
NZl
45
1
SAF
Cape Town
02 Jan 2013
20
Pak
49
2
SAF
Johannesburg
01 Feb 2013
21
Ban
43
1
Win
North Sound
04 Jul 2018
22
Ire
38
4
Eng
Lord’s
24 Jul 2019
23
Ind
36
3
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
India was dismissed for 36 in its second innings to provide the fifth occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 50 in the annals of test cricket by Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Eng
45
1
Aus
Sydney
28 Jan 1887
2
SAF
36
1
Aus
Melbourne
12 Feb 1932
3
SAF
45
3
Aus
Melbourne
12 Feb 1932
4
NZl
42
1
Aus
Wellington
29 Mar 1946
5
Ind
36
3
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
India was dismissed for 36 in its second innings to provide the second occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 50 in the annals of test cricket by Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Ind
42
3
Eng
Lord’s
20 Jun 1974
2
Ind
36
3
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
In India’s second innings, no batsman reached double figures providing the second such occasion in the annals of test cricket. The first such occasion was witnessed when all the eleven batsman of South Africa scored single digit runs in the second innings of the test against England at Birmingham in Jun 1924
No
Team
Score
Num
I
Oppn
Ground
Match Date
1
SAF
30
11
2
Eng
Birmingham
14 Jun 1924
2
Ind
36
11
3
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
Indian second innings contained three ducks to provide the 22nd occasion of three or more Indian batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 14th occasion of three or more Indian batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings against Australia
TM Paine of Australia scored 73 not out as a wicket keeper batsman and effected five dismissals – all caught – to provide the 44th occasion of a wicket keeper scoring a fifty in an innings or in both innings and effecting five or more dismissals in an innings or in both innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Scores
Ct+St
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Yr
1
DT Lindsay
69+182
6+0
SAF
Aus
Jo’burg
Dec 66
2
Wasim Bari
63
5+0
Pak
Eng
Leeds
Jul 71
3
RW Marsh
91
5+0
Aus
Eng
Manchester
Jun 72
4
RW Marsh
56
5+0
Aus
Win
Melbourne
Dec 75
5
SMH Kirmani
66
5+0
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
Jan 83
6
SAR Silva
111
5+0
Srl
Ind
Col-PSS
Sep 85
7
RC Russell
55
5+0
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
Apr 90
8
IA Healy
58
5+0
Aus
Pak
Rawalpindi
Oct 94
9
IA Healy
70
5+0
Aus
Srl
Adelaide
Jan 96
10
MV Boucher
52
6+0
SAF
Pak
P Elizabeth
Mar 98
11
AJ Stewart
56
5+0
Eng
SAF
Lord’s
Jun 98
12
AC Gilchrist
75
10+0
Aus
NZl
Hamilton
Mar 00
13
MV Boucher
63
5+0
SAF
Srl
Centurion
Nov 02
14
AC Gilchrist
80
5+0
Aus
Srl
Darwin
Jul 04
15
MV Boucher
63
5+0
SAF
Aus
Jo’burg
Mar 06
16
AC Gilchrist
62
5+0
Aus
Eng
Sydney
Jan 07
17
BB McCullum
51
5+0
NZl
Eng
Hamilton
Mar 08
18
MS Dhoni
52+56*
6+0
Ind
NZl
Wellington
Apr 09
19
D Ramdin
54
5+0
Win
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 09
20
BB McCullum
89
5+0
NZl
Pak
Napier
Dec 09
21
MV Boucher
638
5+0
SAF
Eng
Centurion
Dec 09
22
MJ Prior
85
6+0
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 10
23
MJ Prior
118
5+0
Eng
Aus
Sydney
Jan 11
24
MV Boucher
65
6+0
SAF
Srl
Centurion
Dec 11
25
MJ Prior
73
5+1
Eng
SAF
Lord’s
Aug 12
26
de Villiers
103*
11+0
SAF
Pak
Jo’burg
Feb 13
27
MJ Prior
73+110*
5+0
Eng
NZl
Auckland
Mar 13
28
BJ Haddin
65*
5+0
Aus
Eng
Manchester
Aug 13
29
de Villiers
74
5+0
SAF
Ind
Durban
Dec 13
30
BJ Watling
124
5+0
NZl
Ind
Wellington
Feb 14
31
BJ Watling
89
5+0
NZl
Win
Kingston
Jun 14
32
Q de Kock
51
5+0
SAF
Srl
Galle
Jul 14
33
JC Buttler
59*
5+0
Eng
Win
N Sound
Apr 15
34
JM Bairstow
140
5+0
Eng
Srl
Leeds
May 16
35
Q de Kock
82+50
5+0
SAF
NZl
Centurion
Aug 16
36
Q de Kock
90
5+0
SAF
NZl
Hamilton
Mar 17
37
JM Bairstow
101
5+0
Eng
NZl
Christchurch
Mar 18
38
JM Bairstow
70
5+0
Eng
Ind
Birmingham
Aug 18
39
S Ahmed
50
10+0
Pak
SAF
Jo’burg
Jan 19
40
BJ Watling
105*
5+0
NZl
Srl
Col-PSS
Aug 19
41
TD Paine
79
5+0
Aus
NZl
Melbourne
Dec 19
42
Q de Kock
95
6+0
SAF
Eng
Centurion
Dec 19
43
Q de Kock
50
5+0
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
Jan 20
44
TD Paine
73*
5+0
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 20
It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings or in both innings and effecting five or more dismissals in an innings or in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Ct
St
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
RW Marsh
–
91
5
0
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1972
2
RW Marsh
56
–
5
0
Win
Melbourne
26 Dec 1975
3
IA Healy
58
–
5
0
Pak
Rawalpindi
05 Oct 1994
4
IA Healy
70
–
5
0
Srl
Adelaide
25 Jan 1996
5
AC Gilchrist
75
–
10
0
NZl
Hamilton
31 Mar 2000
6
AC Gilchrist
–
80
5
0
Srl
Darwin
01 Jul 2004
7
AC Gilchrist
62
–
5
0
Eng
Sydney
02 Jan 2007
8
BJ Haddin
65*
–
5
0
Eng
Manchester
01 Aug 2013
9
TD Paine
79
–
5
0
NZl
Melbourne
26 Dec 2019
10
TD Paine
73*
–
5
0
Ind
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
It also provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper against India.
No
Player
FI
SI
Ct
St
Team
Ground
Start Date
1
SAR Silva
111
–
5
0
Srl
Col-PSS
06 Sep 1985
2
AB de Villiers
74
–
5
0
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 2013
3
BJ Watling
–
124
5
0
NZl
Wellington
14 Feb 2014
4
JM Bairstow
70
–
5
0
Eng
Birmingham
01 Aug 2018
5
TD Paine
73*
–
5
0
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
Australia won this test by eight wickets to post its 394th win and also its 43rd win against India. It also represents its eighth win in Pink Ball Tests.Australia is yet to lose a Pink Ball test.
Tim Paine’s fifty reduces the first innings lead for India
First Test Australia Vs India Pink Test at Adelaide – Second Day
MA Starc retuned with four for 53 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of his capturing four or more wickets in an innings of a Pink Ball Test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
W-R
I
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
1
4-088
3
SAF
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
2
4-119
4
Pak
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
3
5-088
4
Eng
Adelaide
02 Dec 2017
4
6-066
2
Pak
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
5
5-052
2
NZl
Perth
12 Dec 2019
6
4-045
4
NZl
Perth
12 Dec 2019
7
4-053
1
Ind
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
He remains the only bowler to capture four wickets in an innings on seven occasions in Pink Ball tests.
TM Paine scored 73 not out in this test to provide the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings of a Pink Ball Test. It also provides his second fifty in a Pink Ball Test. Prior to this he had scored 57 against England in Dec 2017. TM Paine became the third wicketkeeper batsman to score fifties on two occasions after N Dickwella and Sarfraz Ahmed. The following table lists the performance of these three wicketkeeper batsmen.
No
No
Player
R
I
Team
Oppn
Ground
Mon/Year
1
1
N Dickwella
52
1
Srl
Pak
Dub-DSC
Oct 2017
2
N Dickwella
64
1
Srl
Aus
Brisbane
Jan 2019
2
1
TD Paine
57
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2017
2
TD Paine
73*
2
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2020
3
1
S Ahmed
59*
2
Pak
Aus
Brisbane
Dec 2016
2
S Ahmed
68
4
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
Oct 2017
TM Paine scored 73 not out in this test to provide the 16th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings of a Pink Ball Test.
V Kohli scored 74 and TM Paine scored 73 not out test in the first and second innings of this test to provide the second occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the first and second innings of a Pink Ball Test. It also provides the fifth occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in a Pink Ball Test.
TM Paine scored 73 not out in this test to provide the second occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings of a Pink Ball Test. Prior to this Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan had scored 68 against Sri Lanka at Dub-DSC in Oct 2017
No
No
Player
R
I
Team
Oppn
Ground
Mon/Year
1
*+
TD Paine
73*
2
Aus
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2020
2
*+
S Ahmed
68
4
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
Oct 2017
R Ashwin captured four for 55 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 40th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the Pink Ball Test. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Pink Ball test
No
Player
W-R
I
Oppn
Ground
Start Date
1
I Sharma
5-22
1
Ban
Kolkata
22 Nov 2019
2
I Sharma
4-56
3
Ban
Kolkata
22 Nov 2019
3
UT Yadav
5-53
3
Ban
Kolkata
22 Nov 2019
4
R Ashwin
4-55
2
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
It also provides the tenth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in a Pink Ball Test against Australia and the fourth such occasion in a Pink Ball Test at Adelaide.
It also provides the tenth occasion of a spin bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in a Pink Ball Test and also the first occasion of a spin bowler capturing four or more wickets in a Pink Ball Test against Australia
R Ashwin’s four wicket haul in this test fetched him an aggregate of 81 wickets against Australia. He became the third Indian bowler to capture 80 plus wickets against Australia. Others are A Kumble {111} and Harbhajan Singh {95}
R Ashwin and UT Yadav joined the list of Indian bowlers who have captured an aggregate of 30 plus wickets against Australia in Australia. The following table lists the eight bowlers.
No
Player
Mat
Ins
Balls
Runs
W
F
T
1
N Kapil Dev
11
21
3137
1254
51
5
0
2
A Kumble
10
18
3204
1849
49
4
1
3
BS Bedi
07
14
2391
0963
35
3
1
4
R Ashwin
08
13
2667
1353
31
0
0
5
Mohd Shami
08
15
1681
0997
31
2
0
6
EAS Prasanna
08
15
2561
0965
31
2
0
7
I Sharma
13
23
2727
1505
31
0
0
8
UT Yadav
09
15
1738
1278
30
1
0
R Ashwin became the fourth Indian spin bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against Australia in Australia.
No
Player
Mat
Ins
Balls
Runs
W
F
T
1
A Kumble
10
18
3204
1849
49
4
1
2
BS Bedi
07
14
2391
0963
35
3
1
3
R Ashwin
08
13
2667
1353
31
0
0
4
EAS Prasanna
08
15
2561
0965
31
2
0
MS Wade and JA Burns opened Australia’s innings to provide the 245th opening pair for Australia. They also became the 44th Australia’s opening pair against India and also became the Australia’s sixth opening pair in Pink Ball Tests.
MS Wade opened for the first time in his test career. This was his 33rd test and his 56th innings.
Australia capped C Green for this test. He became the 459th cricketer to represent Australia in tests and also became the 53rd cricketer to make his test debut against India.
Australia capped C Green for this test. He became the 294th cricketer to represent Australia in tests on home soil and also became the 36th cricketer to make his test debut against India on home soil.
Australia capped C Green for this test. He became the 48th cricketer to represent Australia in tests at Adelaide and also became the 12th cricketer to make his test debut against India at Adelaide.
V Kohli pouched two catches in Australia’s first innings in this test which fetched him 20 catches against Australia. He became the fifth Indian fieldsman – other than the wicket keepers – to pouch 20 plus catches against Australia. Others are – R Dravid {46}, VVS Laxman {33}, SR Tendulkar {23} and V Sehwag {22}
V Kohli pouched two catches in Australia’s first innings in this test which fetched him 55 catches while leading India. He is one of the two Indian captains who have pouched 50 plus catches in tests after M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin has pouched 50 catches.
V Kohli pouched two catches in Australia’s first innings in this test which fetched him eleven catches against Australia while leading India. He now owns the record for most catches by an Indian captain against Australia. He went past M Azharuddin who has pouched nine catches against Australia while leading India.
V Kohli’s knock of 74 in India’s first innings contained eight boundary fours which fetched him 150 boundary fours against Australia on away soil. He became the third Indian batsman to score 150 boundary fours against Australia on away soil. Others are – SR Tendulkar {209} and V Sehwag {165}
V Kohli’s knock of 74 in India’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 5216 runs while leading India. He now occupies the fifth place in the list of captains who have scored most runs. Other captains to score more than V Kohli are – GC Smith {8659}, AR Border {6623}, RT Ponting {6542} and CH Lloyd {5233}. V Kohli went past SP Fleming’s aggregate of 5156 runs on his way to the fifth place.
First Test Australia Vs India Pink Test at Adelaide – First Day
This test provides the 16th Pink Ball Test in the annals of Test Cricket. It also provides the eighth Pink Ball Test for Australia and the second Pink Ball Test for India.
PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this test to provide the tenth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a Pink Ball Test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
D Elgar
0
3
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
2
KC Brathwaite
0
2
Win
Eng
Birmingham
17 Aug 2017
3
H Masakadza
0
2
Zim
SAF
P Elizabeth
26 Dec 2017
4
MDKJ Perera
0
2
Srl
Win
Bridgetown
23 Jun 2018
5
DS Smith
0
3
Win
Srl
Bridgetown
23 Jun 2018
6
ML Udawatte
0
4
Srl
Win
Bridgetown
23 Jun 2018
7
Shadman Islam
0
3
Ban
Ind
Kolkata
22 Nov 2019
8
Imam-ul-Haq
0
3
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
9
TWM Latham
0
2
NZl
Aus
Perth
12 Dec 2019
10
PP Shaw
0
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
It also provides the first occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed without scoring in a Pink Ball Test.
It also provides the first occasion of an opening batsman dismissed without scoring in the first innings of a Pink Ball Test.
It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed without scoring in the Pink Ball Test against Australia
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
D Elgar
0
3
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
2
Imam-ul-Haq
0
3
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
3
TWM Latham
0
2
NZl
Aus
Perth
12 Dec 2019
4
PP Shaw
0
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
PP Shaw became the second opening batsman to be dismissed by the second ball of the innings for a duck in a Pink Ball test after TWM Latham of New Zealand. TWM Latham was dismissed by the second ball of the innings for a duck against Australia at Perth in Dec 2019.
No
Player
R
BF
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
TWM Latham
0
2
2
NZl
Aus
Perth
12 Dec 2019
2
PP Shaw
0
2
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
India lost its first wicket without a run on the board in this test to provide the fifth occasion of a team losing its first wicket without a run on the board in an innings in a pink test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
W/R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
1/0
2
Win
Eng
Birmingham
17 Aug 2017
2
1/0
2
Zim
SAF
P Elizabeth
26 Dec 2017
3
1/0
2
Srl
Win
Bridgetown
23 Jun 2018
4
1/0
3
Ban
Ind
Kolkata
22 Nov 2019
5
1/0
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
V Kohli scored 74 in this test to provide the 15th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in a Pink Ball Test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SPD Smith
53
2
Aus
NZl
Adelaide
27 Nov 2015
2
F du Plessis
118*
1
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
3
SPD Smith
59
2
Aus
SAF
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
4
SPD Smith
130
1
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
5
SPD Smith
63
3
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
6
JE Root
136
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17 Aug 2017
7
LD Chandimal
62
1
Srl
Pak
Dub-DSC
06 Oct 2017
8
Sarfaraz Ahmed
68
4
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
06 Oct 2017
9
JE Root
67
4
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
02 Dec 2017
10
AB de Villiers
53
1
SAF
Zim
P Elizabeth
26 Dec 2017
11
KS Williamson
102
2
NZl
Eng
Auckland
22 Mar 2018
12
JE Root
51
3
Eng
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2018
13
JO Holder
74
1
Win
Srl
Bridgetown
23 Jun 2018
14
V Kohli
136
2
Ind
Ban
Kolkata
22 Nov 2019
15
V Kohli
74
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
V Kohli became the third captain to score fifty on two or more occasions in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith and JE Root. SPD Smith has scored fifties on four occasions, while JE Root has scored on three occasions.
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SPD Smith
53
2
Aus
NZl
Adelaide
27 Nov 2015
2
SPD Smith
59
2
Aus
SAF
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
3
SPD Smith
130
1
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
4
SPD Smith
63
3
Aus
Pak
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
1
JE Root
136
1
Eng
Win
Birmingham
17 Aug 2017
2
JE Root
67
4
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
02 Dec 2017
3
JE Root
51
3
Eng
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2018
1
V Kohli
136
2
Ind
Ban
Kolkata
22 Nov 2019
2
V Kohli
74
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
V Kohli became the third captain to score a fifty against Australia in a Pink Ball Test after F du Plessis and JE Root.
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
F du Plessis
118*
1
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
2
JE Root
67
4
Eng
Aus
Adelaide
02 Dec 2017
3
V Kohli
74
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
V Kohli became the second captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 59 against South Africa at Adelaide in Nov 2016.
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SPD Smith
59
2
Aus
SAF
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
2
V Kohli
74
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
V Kohli became the second captain to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test after SPD Smith of Australia. SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 59 against South Africa at Adelaide in Nov 2016.
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SPD Smith
59
2
Aus
SAF
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
2
V Kohli
74
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
V Kohli became the fifteenth batsman to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test. He also became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out in a Pink Ball Test against Australia
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Rahat Ali
4
2
Pak
Aus
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
2
Yasir Shah
33
4
Pak
Aus
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
3
Mohd Abbas
1
3
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
4
V Kohli
74
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
V Kohli’s run out for 74 in this game provides the 40th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of his run out against Australia. Prior to this he was dismissed run out for 22 against Australia at Adelaide in Nov 2012. He became the seventh Indian batsman to be dismissed run out on two or more occasions in a test innings against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {03}, SC Ganguly {03}, SMH Kirmani {02}, CA Pujara {02}, S Ramesh {02} and S Venkataraghavan {02}.
V Kohli’s run out for 74 in this game provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in an innings after scoring a fifty against Australia.
No
Player
Runs
Inns
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
R Dravid
180
3
Aus
Kolkata
11 Mar 2001
2
CA Pujara
123
1
Aus
Adelaide
06 Dec 2018
3
V Subramanya
75
4
Aus
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
4
V Kohli
74
1
Aus
Adelaide
17 Dec 2020
5
M Kaif
64
2
Aus
Chennai
14 Oct 2004
6
NS Sidhu
62
1
Aus
Chennai
06 Mar 1998
V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his tenth fifty against Australia in Australia. He became the second Indian batsman to score ten or more fifties against Australia in Australia after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 13 fifties.
V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his tenth fifty against Australia in Australia. He became the 16th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more fifties against Australia in Australia
V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his sixth fifty against Australia in Australia while captaining India. He became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to score six or more fifties against Australia in Australia. Others are – CH Lloyd of West Indies {11} and AC Maclaren of England {06}
V Kohli’s 74 in this game represent his sixth fifty against Australia while captaining India. He became the third Indian captain in the annals of test cricket to score six or more fifties against Australia. Others are – MAK Pataudi {09} and MS Dhoni {06}
V Kohli’s 74 in this game provide the 50th fifty of his test career. He became the 55th batsman in the history of test cricket to score 50 fifties and also the eighth Indian batsman to achieve the feat.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
SR Tendulkar
200
329
33
15921
51
68
119
2
R Dravid
163
284
32
13265
36
63
99
3
SM Gavaskar
125
214
16
10122
34
45
79
4
VVS Laxman
134
225
34
08781
17
56
73
5
V Sehwag
103
178
06
08503
23
31
54
6
DB Vengsarkar
116
185
22
06868
17
35
52
7
SC Ganguly
113
188
17
07212
16
35
51
8
V Kohli
087
146
10
07314
27
23
50
PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 37th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia in Australia.
PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 37th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia at Adelaide. Others are MH Mankad in Jan 1948, DJ Gandhi in Dec 1999 and IK Pathan in Jan 2008
India lost its first wicket without a run on the board to provide the 20th such occasion against Australia in a test innings. It also provides the 12th such occasion against Australia in Australia and also the third such occasion in a test at Adelaide.
V Kohli’s run aggregate against Australia at Adelaide read 505 at the end of India’s first innings. He became the fourth batsman to total 500 plus runs in tests at Adelaide against Australia. Others are – BC Lara {610}, JB Hobbs {601} and IVA Richards {552}.
JM Anderson’s five wickets haul in a test innings and ten wickets hauls in a test match
JM Anderson of England became the first medium pace bowler to capture 600 test wickets in the history of test cricket. His 600th victim was Pakistan captain Azhar Ali whom he had caught by JE Root for 31 in Pakistan’s second innings in the just concluded third test against Pakistan at Southhampton. The following table furnish the career summary of JM Andersone
Opp
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
5
10
Aus
32
59
1175.1
285
3595
104
5
1
Ban
02
04
0084.0
021
0223
9
0
0
Ind
27
52
1006.1
264
2858
110
4
0
NZl
14
26
0492.1
121
1610
60
3
0
Pak
18
34
0607.4
178
1429
74
3
1
SAF
26
47
0993.2
214
2932
93
4
0
Srl
13
24
0449.1
117
1241
52
4
1
Win
22
41
0752.3
212
1967
87
5
0
Zim
02
04
0064.0
018
0223
11
1
0
Tot
156
291
5624.1
1430
16070
600
29
3
The following table furnishes the performance at home-away-neutral venues, his 50 plus wickets in calendar years, performance under various captains and performance in winning-losing-drawn tests.
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
5
10
home
89
169
3214.3
851
9154
384
22
3
away
61
110
2193.4
516
6472
194
07
0
neutral
06
012
216.0
063
452
022
00
0
Total
156
291
5624.1
1430
16070
600
29
3
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
5
10
year 2010
12
23
463.0
120
1309
57
3
1
year 2013
14
27
531.5
125
1655
52
3
1
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
5
10
AN Cook
49
93
1776.1
470
4919
191
9
2
A Flintoff
04
08
0124.3
028
492
011
0
0
N Hussain
03
06
0090.0
021
352
012
1
0
KP Pietersen
03
06
0110.0
020
341
009
0
0
JE Root
33
61
1110.5
319
2664
130
8
0
BA Stokes
01
02
040.0
014
104
003
0
0
AJ Strauss
42
76
1639.5
411
4587
168
7
1
MP Vaughan
21
39
732.5
147
2619
076
4
0
Total
156
291
5624.1
1430
16070
600
29
3
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
5
10
won match
70
139
2341.1
631
6524
323
19
3
lost match
53
094
1895.3
457
5665
151
6
0
drawn match
33
058
1387.3
342
3889
126
4
0
Total
156
291
5624.1
1430
16070
600
29
3
The following table lists the cumulative wickets captured by JM Anderson
Mat
Inns
Wkts
Opp
Date
001
002
005
Zim
22.05.03
029
055
104
SAF
07.08.08
055
101
200
Aus
16.12.10
081
149
305
NZl
16.05.13
104
195
403
NZl
29.05.15
129
242
506
Win
07.09.17
156
291
600
Pak
21.08.20
Progressive milestones of wickets captured by JM Anderson is furnished below