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Kiran More of India holds the record for most stumping in a test match. He effected six stumpings against West Indies at Madras in 1987-88
Kiran More of India holds the record for most stumping in a test match. He effected six stumpings against West Indies at Madras in 1987-88
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KC Sangakkara became the tenth captain in the annals of test cricket to score three or more hundreds in consecutive tests. His feat read thus – 18 and 137 vs India at Mum {BS} in Dec 2009, 103 vs India at Galle in Jul 2010 and 130 not out vs India at Col-SSC in Jul 2010. The other nine captains are DG Bradman {06}, A Melville {03}, WM Lawry {03}, GS Sobers {03}, M Azharuddin {03}, BC Lara {03}, GC Smith {03}, DPMD Jayawardene {03} and AJ Strauss {03}
The feats of these nine captains read thus
DG Bradman of Australia – 13 and 170 vs England at Melbourne in Jan 1937, 26 and 212 vs England at Adelaide in Jan 1937, 169 vs England at Melbourne in Feb 1937, 51 and 144* vs England at Nottingham in Jun 1938, 18 and 102* vs England at Lord’s in Jun 1938 and 103 and 16 vs England at Leeds in Jul 1938
A Melville of South Africa – 78 and 103 vs England at Durban in Mar 1939, 189 and 104* vs England at Nottingham in Jun 1947 and 117 and 8 vs England at Lord’s in Jun 1947
WM Lawry of Australia – 135 and 4 vs England at The Oval in Aug 1968, 105 and 9 vs West Indies at Brisbane in Dec 1968 and 205 vs West Indies at Melbourne in Dec 1968
GS Sobers of West Indies – 4 and 108* vs India at Georgetown in Mar 1971, 178* and 9 vs India at Bridgetown in Apr 1971 and 132 and zero vs India at Port of Spain in Apr 1971
M Azharuddin of India – 192 vs NZl at Auckland in Feb 1990, 121 and 37 vs England at Lord’s in Jul 1990 and 179 and 11 vs England at Manchester in Aug 1990
BC Lara of West Indies – 213 vs Australia at Kingston in Mar 1999, 8 and 153 vs Australia at Bridgetown in Mar 1999 and 100 and 7 vs Australia at St John’s in Apr 1999
GC Smith of South Africa – 148 and 41 vs West Indies at Port of Spain in Apr 2005, 104 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Apr 2005 and 126 and 50* vs West Indies at St Johs’s in Apr 2005
DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka – 195 vs England at Col-SSC in Dec 2007, 213* vs England at Galle in Dec 2007 and 136 and 33 vs West Indies at Providence in Mar 2008
AJ Strauss of England – 169 and 14 vs West Indies at St John’s in Feb 2009, 142 and 38 vs West Indies at Bridgetown in Feb 2009 and 142 and 14 vs West Indies at Port of Spain in Mar 2009
Second Test : Sri Lanka vs India at Col-SSC : Jul 2010 : First day’s highlights
SR Tendulkar’s is playing his 168th test and has equaled the record of SR Waugh of Australia who has also played 168 tests. SR Tendulkar and SR Waugh share the record of most number of test appearances in the annals of test cricket
India capped SK Raina for this test. He became the 265th cricketer to represent India in tests. He became the 14th Indian cricketer to make his test debut against India.
Sri Lanka capped S Randiv for this test. He became the 113th cricketer to represent Sri Lanka in tests. He became the 16th Sri Lankan cricketer to make his test debut against India
TM Dilshan and NT Paranavitana added 99 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the 13th occasion of a 99 runs partnership for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket. The thirteen occasions read thus – WA Brown and JHW Fingleton of Australia vs South Africa at Johannesburg in Feb 1936, L Hutton and FA Lowson of England vs South Africa at Leeds in Jul 1951, NJ Contractor and P Roy of India vs West Indies at Kanpur in Dec 1958, CC Hunte and MR Bynoe of West Indies vs India at Chennai in Jan 1967, WM Lawry and RB Simpson of Australia vs India at Adelaide in Dec 1967,Sadiq Mohammad and Talat Ali of Pakistan vs England at Lahore in Mar 1973, IR Redpath and A Turner of Australia vs West Indies at Brisbane in Nov 1975, DL Haynes and PV Simmons of West Indies vs South Africa at Bridgetown in Apr 1992, UC Hathurasinghe and RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka vs England at Col-SSC in Mar 1993, MJ Slater and MA Taylor of Australia vs England at Brisbane in Nov 1994, AV de Villiers and GC Smith of South Africa s India at Durban in Dec 2006,
AN Petersen and GC Smith of South Africa vs West Indies at Basseterre in Jun 2010 and TM Dilshan and NT Paranavitana of Sri Lanka vs India at Jul 2010
TM Dilshan and NT Paranavitana added 99 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the fourth occasion of a 99 runs partnership against India. The four occasions read thus – CC Hunte and MR Bynoe of West Indies vs India at Chennai in Jan 1967,WM Lawry and RB Simpson of Australia vs India at Adelaide in Dec 1967, AB de Villiers and GC Smith of South Africa s India at Durban in Dec 2006 and TM Dilshan and NT Paranavitana of Sri Lanka vs India at Jul 2010
TM Dilshan and NT Paranavitana added 99 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the second occasion of Sri Lankan opening 99 runs partnership in the annals of test cricket. They are – UC Hathurasinghe and RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka vs England at Col-SSC in Mar 1993 and TM Dilshan and NT Paranavitana of Sri Lanka vs India at Jul 2010
NT Paranavitana {100}, TM Dilshan {54} and KC Sangakkara {130*} scored fifties in this test providing the third occasion of first three or more Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in an innings. The first occasion was against Bangladesh at Col-SSC in Sep 2001 when MS Atapattu {201}, ST Jayarsuriya {89}, KC Sangakkara {54} and DPMD Jayawardene {150 retired out} scored fifties The second occasion was against West Indies at Providence in Mar 2008 when MG Vandort {52}, BSM Warnapura {120}, KC Sangakkara {50} and DPMD Jayawardene {136} came up with fifties,
NT Paranavitana’s 100 in this test represent his second century and sixth fifty in tests. TM Dilshan’s 54 in this test represents his 15th half century and 26th fifty in tests, KC Sangakkara’s 130 not out inhis test represents his 23rd century and 55th fifty in tests.
NT Paranavitana {100}, TM Dilshan {54} and KC Sangakkara {130*} scored fifties in this test providing the 95th, 96th and 97th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifty against India.
NT Paranavitana {100}, TM Dilshan {54} scored fifties in this test providing the 27th and 28th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring fifty against India.
NT Paranavitana {100} and TM Dilshan {54} scored fifties in this test providing the fifth occasion of both the Sri Lankan opening batsmen scoring fifties against India. The other four occasions are – SR Wettimuny {79} and JR Ratnayeke {93} at Kanpur in Dec 1986, ST Jayasuriya {53} and MS Atapattu {108} at Mohali in Nov 1997, ST Jayasuriya {50} and MS Atapattu {98} at Mum in Dec 1997 and NT Paranavitana {53} and TM Dilshan {109} at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009
TM Dilshan with his 54 in this test took his run aggregate against India to 751. He became the eighth Sri Lankan batsman to score 750 plus runs against India. Others are – DPMD Jayawardene {1595}, PA de Silva {1252}, KC Sangakkara {1023}, ST Jayasuriya {938}, RS Mahanama {924}, A Ranatunga {867} and MS Atapattu {791}
KC Sangakkara completed 1000 runs against India when he was 107 during the course of his knock of 130 not out in this innings. His total at the end of the first day’s play stood at 1023. He became the third Sri Lankan batsman to total 900/1000 runs against India. Others are DPMD Jayawardene {1595} and, PA de Silva {1252},
The complete list of batsmen who have aggregated 1000 plus runs in Sri Lanka-India test series, at the end of the first day’s play read thus – SR Tendulkar {1697}, DPMD Jayawardene {1595}, R Dravid {1475}, PA de Silva {1252}, M Azharuddin {1215}, SC Ganguly {1064}, V Sehwag {1031} and KC Sangakkara {1023}
KC Sangakkara’s 130 not out in this test provide the 16th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty against India. It was his third fifty against India. The other two are – 137 at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 and 103 at Galle in Jul 2010. He became the fourth Sri Lankan captain to score three or more fifties against India. Others are – LRD Mendis {04}, DPMD Jayawardene {03} and A Ranatunga {03}
KC Sangakkara’s 130 not out in this test provide the 31st occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a hundred against various oppositions. His knock also represents the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan captian scoring a hundred against India. The other five occasions are – LRD Mendis KC Sangakkara at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009 and 103 by KC Sangakkara at Galle in Jul 2010
KC Sangakkara earned the distinction of becoming the tenth captain in the annals of test cricket to score three or more hundreds in consecutive matches. Others are – DG Bradman of Australia {06}, A Melville of South Africa {04}, WM Lawry of Australia {03}, GS Sobers of West Indies {03}. BC Lara of West Indies {03}, GC Smith of South Africa {03}, DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {03} and AJ Strauss of England {03}
KC Sangakkara’s feat of three hundreds in consecutive matches provides the 72nd occasion of a batsman scoring three or more hundreds in consecutive matches. It is the second occasion for KC Sangkkara to achieve such a feat. The first occasion was – 200* vs Bangladesh at Col-PSS in Jul 2007, 222* vs Bangladesh at Kandy in Jul 2007, 57 and 192 vs Australia at Hobart in Nov 2007 and 92 and 152 vs England at Kandy in Dec 2007
KC Sangakkara became the 17th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score three or more hundreds in consecutive matches. The complete list read thus – DG Bradman {03}, KF Barrington {03}, ML Hayden {03}. BC Lara {02}, DC Boon {02}, DPMD Jayawardene {02}, ED Weekes {02}, GS Sobers {02}, JB Hobbs {02}, JH Kallis {02}, KC Sangakkara {02}, M Azharuddin {02}, Mohammad Yousuf {02}, RN Harvey {02}, RT Ponting {02}, SM Gavaskar {02} and WR Hammond {02}
NT Paranavitana scored 100 in this test providing the 143rd occasion of a batsman scoring 100 and 100 not out in the annals of test cricket. His knock also provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 100 and 100 not out against various oppositions. The other eight occasions are – 100* by S Ranatunga vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Oct 1994, 100 by RS Kaluwitharana vs Pakistan at Lahore in Mar 1999, 100* by MS Atapattu vs Zimbabwe at Galle in Jan 2002, 100 by TM Dilshan vs England at Kandy in Dec 2003, 100* by DPMD Jayawardene vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in May 2004, 100 by TT Samaraweera vs Pakistan at Faisalabad in Oct 2004, 100* by KC Sangakkara vs New Zealand at Christchurch in Dec 2006 and 100* by WPUJC Vaas vs Bangladesh at Col-SSC in Jun 2007.
NT Paranavita’s 100 in this test provide the 21st occasion of a batsman scoring 100 and 100 not out against India. NT Paranavita became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score exact 100 in a test innings against India.
NT Paranavita’s 100 in this test provide the 37tht occasion of an opening batsman scoring 100 and 100 not out in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the seventh such occasion against India. The complete list read thus – 100 by WM Lawry of Australia at Melbourne in Dec 1967, 100 by RC Fredericks of West Indies at Kolkata in Dec 1974, 100 by MA Taylor of Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1992, 100 by MP Vaughan of England at Lord’s in Jul 2002, 100 by WW Hinds of West Indies at Kolkata in Oct 2002, 100 by AN Petersen of South Africa at Kolkata in Feb 2010 and 100 by NT Paravanavitana of Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010. NT Paranavita became the first Sri Lankan opening batsman to score exact 100 in a test innings against India
NT Paranavita and KC Sangakkara added 174 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 33rd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. This stand also represent the seventh occasion of Sri Lankan bastmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against India.
India followed on against Sri Lanka in the first test at Galle in the ongoing test series providing the 23rd occasion of India following on in a test match. Of these 23 occasions, India has lost by an innings on 16 occasions and by runs on seven occasions. India lost the Galle test by ten wickets providing the second occasion India has lost two tests against Sri Lanka after being asked to follow on – the two occasions being – at Col-SSC in Jul 2008 when it lost by an innings and 239 runs and at Galle in Jul 2010 when it lost by ten wickets
of losing a test match by ten wickets margin, the first such occasion was against New Zealand at Christchurch in Feb 1990.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | England | won | 009 wkts | The Oval | Aug 1936 |
| 2 | Australia | won | inns & 226 runs | Brisbane | Nov 1947 |
| 3 | Australia | won | inns & 016 runs | Adelaide | Jan 1948 |
| 4 | Australia | won | inns & 177 runs | Melbourne | Feb 1948 |
| 5 | West Indies | won | inns & 193 runs | Chennai | Jan 1949 |
| 6 | England | won | inns & 207 runs | Manchester | Jul 1952 |
| 7 | West Indies | won | inns & 336 runs | Kolkata | Dec 1958 |
| 8 | England | won | inns & 059 runs | Nottingham | Jun 1959 |
| 9 | Australia | won | inns & 055 runs | Chennai | Jan 1960 |
| 10 | West Indies | won | 007 wkts | Trinidad | Apr 1962 |
| 11 | West Indies | won | inns & 045 runs | Kolkata | Dec 1966 |
| 12 | England | won | 006 wkts | Leeds | Jun 1967 |
| 13 | New Zealand | won | 006 wkts | Christchurch | Feb 1968 |
| 14 | England | won | inns & 285 runs | Lord’s | Jun 1974 |
| 15 | England | won | inns & 025 runs | Delhi | Dec 1976 |
| 16 | England | won | inns & 083 runs | Birmingham | Jul 1979 |
| 17 | England | won | 007 wkts | Lord’s | Jun 1982 |
| 18 | Pakistan | won | inns & 119 runs | Hyd-PaK | Jan 1983 |
| 19 | West Indies | won | inns & 083 runs | Kanpur | Oct 1983 |
| 20 | New Zealand | won | 010 wkts | Christchurch | Feb 1990 |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | won | inns & 239 runs | Col-SSC | Jul 2008 |
| 22 | South Africa | won | inns & 006 runs | Nagpur | Feb 2010 |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | Won | 010 wkts | Galle | Jul 2010 |
Muralitharan captured his 800th wicket when he had PP Ojha caught by DPMD Jayawardene in the first test at Galle in the ongoing series. This catch gave Murali {bowler} and DPMD Jayawardene {fielder} combination a record of 77 catches which is unparalleled in the annals of test cricket. They are the third pair of bowler-fielder combination to account for 50 plus wickets, others being – A Kumble-R Dravid {55} and SK Warne-MA Taylor {51}
The following list shows the bowler-fielder combinations which has accounted for 25 or more wickets. The list includes caught and bowled combinations also
| No | Bowler | Fielder | Team | Mat | Wkts | Ct Fi |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | DPMDJayawardene | Srl | 96 | 77 | 77 |
| 2 | A Kumble | R Dravid | Ind | 107 | 55 | 55 |
| 3 | SK Warne | MA Taylor | Aus | 66 | 51 | 51 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | R Dravid | Ind | 81 | 47 | 47 |
| 5 | LR Gibbs | GS Sobers | Win | 60 | 39 | 39 |
| 6 | SK Warne | ML Hayden | Aus | 69 | 39 | 39 |
| 7 | SK Warne | ME Waugh | Aus | 103 | 39 | 39 |
| 8 | SK Warne | RT Ponting | Aus | 85 | 36 | 36 |
| 9 | M Ntini | JH Kallis | SAF | 93 | 35 | 35 |
| 10 | A Kumble | A Kumble | Ind | 132 | 35 | 35 |
| 11 | M Muralitharan | M Muralitharan | Srl | 133 | 35 | 35 |
| 12 | GD McGrath | ME Waugh | Aus | 87 | 34 | 34 |
| 13 | M Muralitharan | TM Dilshan | Srl | 53 | 31 | 31 |
| 14 | M Muralitharan | HP Tillakaratne | Srl | 62 | 31 | 31 |
| 15 | M Ntini | GC Smith | SAF | 76 | 30 | 30 |
| 16 | CA Walsh | BC Lara | Win | 78 | 30 | 30 |
| 17 | GD McGrath | SK Warne | Aus | 104 | 30 | 30 |
| 18 | RJ Hadlee | JV Coney | NZl | 48 | 27 | 27 |
| 19 | CA Walsh | CL Hooper | Win | 83 | 26 | 26 |
| 20 | A Kumble | VVS Laxman | Ind | 84 | 26 | 26 |
| 21 | SM Pollock | JH Kallis | SAF | 93 | 26 | 26 |
| 22 | A Kumble | M Azharuddin | Ind | 54 | 25 | 25 |
| 23 | M Muralitharan | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 90 | 25 | 25 |
M Muralitharan remain the only bowler to have a combination of five fielders to account for 25 or more wickets. The five combinations include the caught and bowled combination also. A Kumble and SK Warne are the other two bowlers to have four and three combinations respectively
| No | Bowler | Fielder | Team | Mat | Wkts | Ct Fi |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | DPM Jayawardene | Srl | 96 | 77 | 77 |
| 2 | M Muralitharan | M Muralitharan | Srl | 133 | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | M Muralitharan | TM Dilshan | Srl | 53 | 31 | 31 |
| 4 | M Muralitharan | HP Tillakaratne | Srl | 62 | 31 | 31 |
| 5 | M Muralitharan | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 90 | 25 | 25 |
| 1 | A Kumble | R Dravid | Ind | 107 | 55 | 55 |
| 2 | A Kumble | A Kumble | Ind | 132 | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | A Kumble | VVS Laxman | Ind | 84 | 26 | 26 |
| 4 | A Kumble | M Azharuddin | Ind | 54 | 25 | 25 |
| 1 | SK Warne | ML Hayden | Aus | 69 | 39 | 39 |
| 2 | SK Warne | ME Waugh | Aus | 103 | 39 | 39 |
| 3 | SK Warne | RT Ponting | Aus | 85 | 36 | 36 |
JH Kallis, ME Waugh and R Dravid are the three fieldsmen who have helped two bowlers to capture 25 or more wickets. The wickets taken by these bowlers are furnished in the list below.
| No | Bowler | Fielder | Team | Mat | Wkts | Ct Fi |
| 1 | M Ntini | JH Kallis | SAF | 93 | 35 | 35 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | JH Kallis | SAF | 93 | 26 | 26 |
| 1 | SK Warne | ME Waugh | Aus | 103 | 39 | 39 |
| 2 | GD McGrath | ME Waugh | Aus | 87 | 34 | 34 |
| 1 | A Kumble | R Dravid | Ind | 107 | 55 | 55 |
| 2 | HarbhajanSingh | R Dravid | Ind | 81 | 47 | 47 |
It may be noted that R Dravid is on the threshold of creating a world record to become the only fieldsman in the annals of test cricket to pouch 50 plus catches of two bowlers. Having already pouched 55 catches of his Karnataka team mate A Kumble, he needs to pouch three more catches of Harabhajan Singh to earn this coveted world record
India lost the test match at Galle against Sri Lanka by ten wickets providing the 46th occasion of India losing the first test of the series. All series – Six tests, five tests, four tests, three tests, two tests and one off tests are taken into account while compiling this statistics. All the 46 occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | India | lost | 158 runs | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1932 |
| 2 | India | lost | 009 wkts | Eng | Mumbai | Dec 1933 |
| 3 | India | lost | 009 wkts | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1936 |
| 4 | India | lost | 009 wkts | Eng | The Oval | Aug 1936 |
| 5 | India | lost | 010 wkts | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1946 |
| 6 | India | lost | inns & 226 runs | Aus | Brisbane | Nov 1947 |
| 7 | India | lost | 007 wkts | Eng | Leeds | Jun 1952 |
| 8 | India | lost | inns & 005 runs | Aus | Chennai | Oct 1956 |
| 9 | India | lost | inns & 059 runs | Eng | Nottingham | Jun 1959 |
| 10 | India | lost | 008 wkts | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1959 |
| 11 | India | lost | inns & 127 runs | Aus | Delhi | Dec 1959 |
| 12 | India | lost | 010 wkts | Win | Port of Spain | Feb 1962 |
| 13 | India | lost | 139 runs | Aus | Chennai | Oct 1964 |
| 14 | India | lost | 006 wkts | Win | Mumbai (BS) | Dec 1966 |
| 15 | India | lost | 006 wkts | Eng | Leeds | Jun 1967 |
| 16 | India | lost | 008 wkts | Aus | Mumbai (BS) | Nov 1969 |
| 17 | India | lost | 113 runs | Eng | Manchester | Jun 1974 |
| 18 | India | lost | 267 runs | Win | Bangalore | Nov 1974 |
| 19 | India | lost | inns & 025 runs | Eng | Delhi | Dec 1976 |
| 20 | India | lost | 016 runs | Aus | Brisbane | Dec 1977 |
| 21 | India | lost | inns & 083 runs | Eng | Birmingham | Jul 1979 |
| 22 | India | lost | 010 wkts | Eng | Mumbai | Feb 1980 |
| 23 | India | lost | 062 runs | NZl | Wellington | Feb 1981 |
| 24 | India | lost | 007 wkts | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1982 |
| 25 | India | lost | 004 wkts | Win | Kingston | Feb 1983 |
| 26 | India | lost | inns & 083 runs | Win | Kanpur | Oct 1983 |
| 27 | India | lost | 010 wkts | NZl | Christchurch | Feb 1990 |
| 28 | India | lost | 247 runs | Eng | Lord’s | Jul 1990 |
| 29 | India | lost | 010 wkts | Aus | Brisbane | Nov 1991 |
| 30 | India | lost | 009 wkts | SAF | Port Elizabeth | Dec 1992 |
| 31 | India | lost | 008 wkts | Eng | Birmingham | Jun 1996 |
| 32 | India | lost | 004 wkts | NZl | Wellington | Dec 1998 |
| 33 | India | lost | 012 runs | Pak | Chennai | Jan 1999 |
| 34 | India | lost | 285 runs | Aus | Adelaide | Dec 1999 |
| 35 | India | lost | 010 wkts | Aus | Mumbai | Feb 2001 |
| 36 | India | lost | 010 wkts | Srl | Galle | Aug 2001 |
| 37 | India | lost | 009 wkts | SAF | Bloemfontein | Nov 2001 |
| 38 | India | lost | 170 runs | Eng | Lord’s | Jul 2002 |
| 39 | India | lost | 010 wkts | NZl | Wellington | Dec 2002 |
| 40 | India | lost | 217 runs | Aus | Bangalore | Oct 2004 |
| 41 | India | lost | 337 runs | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 2007 |
| 42 | India | lost | 122 runs | Aus | Sydney | Jan 2008 |
| 43 | India | lost | inns & 090 runs | SAF | Ahmedabad | Apr 2008 |
| 44 | India | lost | inns & 239 runs | Srl | Col-SSC | Jul 2008 |
| 45 | India | lost | inns & 006 runs | SAF | Nagpur | Feb 2010 |
| 46 | India | lost | 010 wkts | Srl | Galle | Jul 2010 |
Rohan Kanhai of West Indies, Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan and Vinod Kambli of India are the only three batsmen to register two double hundreds as their first two hundreds in their test career
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon | Year |
| 1 | RB Kanhai | 256 | Win | Ind | Kolkata | Dec | 1958 |
| 2 | RB Kahnai | 217 | Win | Pak | Lahore | Mar | 1959 |
| 1 | Zaheer Abbas | 274 | Pak | Eng | Birmingham | Jun | 1971 |
| 2 | Zaheer Abbas | 240 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | Aug | 1974 |
| 1 | VG Kambli | 224 | Ind | Eng | Mumbai | Feb | 1993 |
| 2 | VG Kambli | 227 | Ind | Zim | Delhi | Mar | 1991 |
Australia were dismissed for 88 in the first innings of the Leeds test and Pakistan won the test by three wickets provides the 34th occasion of a team winning a test after dismissing the opponent for total less than 100 in the first innings of a test. All the 34 occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opp | FI | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | Eng | won | inns & 137 runs | Aus | 80 | The Oval | Aug 1888 |
| 2 | Eng | won | 8 wickets | SAF | 84 | P Elizabeth | Mar 1889 |
| 3 | Eng | won | 2 wickets | Aus | 92 | The Oval | Aug 1890 |
| 4 | Eng | won | inns & 189 runs | SAF | 97 | Cape Town | Mar 1892 |
| 5 | Eng | won | 6 wickets | Aus | 53 | Lord’s | Jun 1896 |
| 6 | Eng | won | 10 wickets | Aus | 74 | Birmingham | May 1909 |
| 7 | Eng | won | inns & 62 runs | SAF | 58 | Lord’s | Jun 1912 |
| 8 | Eng | won | 10 wickets | SAF | 95 | The Oval | Aug 1912 |
| 9 | Aus | won | inns & 122 runs | Win | 99 | Melbourne | Feb 1931 |
| 10 | Aus | won | inns & 72 runs | SAF | 36 | Melbourne | Feb 1932 |
| 11 | Aus | won | inns & 103 runs | NZl | 42 | Wellington | Mar 1946 |
| 12 | Aus | won | inns & 149 runs | Eng | 52 | The Oval | Aug 1948 |
| 13 | Win | won | 6 wickets | Aus | 82 | Adelaide | Dec 1951 |
| 14 | Win | won | inns & 71 runs | NZl | 74 | Dunedin | Feb 1956 |
| 15 | Pak | won | 9 wickets | Aus | 80 | Karachi | Oct 1956 |
| 16 | Eng | won | inns & 71 runs | NZl | 67 | Leeds | Jul 1958 |
| 17 | Eng | won | 8 wickets | NZl | 65 | Christchurch | Feb 1971 |
| 18 | Win | won | inns & 106 runs | Aus | 90 | Trinidad | Mar 1978 |
| 19 | Win | won | 10 wickets | NZl | 94 | Bridgetown | Apr 1985 |
| 20 | Win | won | 5 wickets | Ind | 75 | Delhi | Nov 1987 |
| 21 | Pak | won | inns & 52 runs | Srl | 71 | Kandy | Aug 1994 |
| 22 | Eng | won | inns & 209 runs | Zim | 83 | Lord’s | May 2000 |
| 23 | Aus | won | inns & 126 runs | Win | 82 | Brisbane | Nov 2000 |
| 24 | SAF | won | inns & 229 runs | Srl | 95 | Cape Town | Jan 2001 |
| 25 | Srl | won | inns & 137 runs | Zim | 90 | Col-SSC | Sep 2001 |
| 26 | Aus | won | inns & 198 runs | Pak | 59 | Sharjah | Oct 2002 |
| 27 | NZl | won | 4 wickets | Ind | 99 | Hamilton | Dec 2002 |
| 28 | Aus | won | inns & 132 runs | Zim | 97 | Darwin | Jul 2003 |
| 29 | SAF | won | inns & 21 runs | Zim | 54 | Cape Town | Mar 2005 |
| 30 | Srl | won | inns & 234 runs | Zim | 89 | Col-SSC | Jun 2007 |
| 31 | Srl | won | inns & 90 runs | Zim | 62 | Col-PSS | Jul 2007 |
| 32 | SAF | won | inns & 90 runs | Ind | 76 | Ahmedabad | Apr 2008 |
| 33 | Srl | won | 7 wickets | Pak | 90 | Col-PSS | Jul 2009 |
| 34 | Pak | won | 3 wickets | Aus | 88 | Leeds | Jul 2010 |
Pakistan’s victory by three wickets over Pakistan at Leeds in the second test after dismissing Australia for 88 in the first innings of the test provide the eighth occasion of a team winning the test against Australia after dismissing them for a score less than 100 in the first innings of the test
The eight occasions are listed below
England vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 1988 – England won by an innings and 137 runs – Australia – 80 all out
England vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 1890 – England won by two wickets – Australia – 92 all out
England vs Australia at Lord’s in Jun 1896 – England won by six wickets – Australia – 53 all out
England vs Australia at Birmingham in May 1909 – England won by ten wickets – Australia – 74 all out
West Indiies vs Australia at Adelaide in Dec 1951 – West Indies won by six wickets – Australia – 82 all out
Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi in Oct 1956 – Pakistan won by nine wickets – Australia – 80 all out
West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain in Mar 1978 – West Indies won by innings and 106 runs – Australia – 90 all out
Pakistan vs Australia at Leeds in Jul 2010 – Pakistan won by three wickets – Australia – 88 all out
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Preliminary squads for CL T20 2010 announced
Eight teams appearing in the 2010 Champions League to be held in South Africa have announced their preliminary squads for the tournament to be held in South Africa during September 10-26.
Wayamba, from Sri Lanka, are yet to name their provisional party. The tenth team in the tournament will be the winner of the Caribbean T20 which ends on July 30. All teams have to announce their final Eleven by Aug, 9, 2010
Chennai Super Kings {India}
MS Dhoni, S Badrinath, M Vijay, Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel (wk), R Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Sudeep Tyagi, S Anirudha, L Balaji, Muttiah Muralitharan, Michael Hussey, Albie Morkel, Thilan Thushara, Thissara Perera, Doug Bollinger, Matthew Hayden, Andrew Flintoff, Joginder Sharma, Abhinav Mukund
Mumbai Indians: {India}
Sachin Tendulkar, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Saurabh Tiwary, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, R Sathish, Ali Murtaza, Dhawal Kulkarni, Abhishek Nayar, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Ajinkya Rahane, Kieran Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Sushant Marathe, JP Duminy, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Ryan McLaren, Luke Ronchi
Central Districts: {New Zealand}
Adam Milne, Ben Wheeler, Bevan Griggs, Bevan Small, Brad Patton, Brendon Diamanti, Dane Cleaver, Doug Bracewell, George Worker, Jacob Oram, Jamie How, Jeremy Kuru, Kieran Noema-Barnett, Mathew Sinclair, Michael Mason, Mitchell McLeneghan, Peter Ingram, Ross Taylor, Seth Rance, Tim Weston
Highveld Lions: {South Africa}
Alviro Peterson, Thami Tsolekile, Craig Alexander, Shane Burger, Richard Cameron, Themba Bavuma, Werner Coetsee, Stephen Cook, Cliffie Deacon, Zander de Bruyn, Robert Frylinck, Pumelala Matchikew, Andre Nel, Neil McKenzie, Aaron Phangiso, Ethan O’Reilly, Jean Symes, Dane Vilas, Jonathan Vandiar, Vaughn van Jaarsveld
Royal Challengers Bangalore: {India}
Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Virat Kohli, Cameron White, Ross Taylor, Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, Dillon Du Preez, Steven Smith, Akhil Balachandra, Abhimanyu Mithun, Nayan Doshi, Pankaj Singh, Sridharan Sriram, Udit Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
South Australian Redbacks: {Australia}
Cullen Bailey, James Smith, Daniel Harris, Graham Manou, Daniel Christian, Gary Putland, Peter George, Callum Ferguson, Michael Klinger, Kane Richardson, Michael Cranmer, Jake Haberfield, Tim Ludeman, Shaun Tait, Tom Cooper, Chris Duval, Cameron Borgas, Aaron O’Brien, Daniel Cullen, Joel Davies
Victorian Bushrangers: {Australia}
Dwayne Bravo, Ryan Carters, Aaron Finch, Shane Harwood, John Hastings, Bradley Hodge, Jon Holland, David Hussey, Andrew McDonald, Bryce McGain, Clinton McKay, Glenn Maxwell, Dirk Nannes, Darren Pattinson, James Pattinson, Robert Quiney, Peter Siddle, Matthew Wade, Cameron White, Damien Wright
Warriors: {South Africa}
Davey Jacobs, Ashwell Prince, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Johan Botha, Nicky Boje, Craig Thyssen, Juan Theron, Wayne Parnell, Makhaya Ntini, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Justin Kreusch, Garnett Kruger, Arno Jacobs, Lyall Meyer, Andrew Birch, Kelly Smuts, Jon Jon Smuts, Corbyn Dolley