Hasan Ali of Pakistan captured 10 for 114 with two five wickets hauls in each innings of the just concluded Rawalpindi test against South Africa to provide the 27th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten plus wickets in a match with five plus wickets haul in both innings. All such occasions are tabulated below,
No
Player
W-Runs
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Fazal Mahmood
12-094
Ind
Lucknow
23 Oct 1952
2
Fazal Mahmood
12-099
Eng
The Oval
12 Aug 1954
3
Zulfiqar Ahmed
11-079
NZl
Karachi
13 Oct 1955
4
Fazal Mahmood
13-114
Aus
Karachi
11 Oct 1956
5
Fazal Mahmood
12-100
Win
Dhaka
06 Mar 1959
6
Intikhab Alam
10-182
NZl
Dhaka
08 Nov 1969
7
Imran Khan
12-165
Aus
Sydney
14 Jan 1977
8
Imran Khan
14-116
Srl
Lahore
22 Mar 1982
9
Imran Khan
11-180
Ind
Faisalabad
03 Jan 1983
10
Abdul Qadir
10-194
Eng
Lahore
19 Mar 1984
11
Wasim Akram
10-128
NZl
Dunedin
09 Feb 1985
12
Abdul Qadir
10-186
Eng
Karachi
16 Dec 1987
13
Wasim Akram
11-160
Aus
Melbourne
12 Jan 1990
14
Waqar Younis
12-130
NZl
Faisalabad
26 Oct 1990
15
Waqar Younis
13-135
Zim
Karachi
01 Dec 1993
16
Waqar Younis
11-119
Srl
Kandy
26 Aug 1994
17
Mushtaq Ahmed
10-106
Win
Peshawar
17 Nov 1997
18
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-187
Ind
Chennai
28 Jan 1999
19
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-216
Ind
Delhi
04 Feb 1999
20
Wasim Akram
11-110
Win
St John’s
25 May 2000
21
Danish Kaneria
12-094
Ban
Multan
29 Aug 2001
22
Shoaib Akhtar
11-078
NZl
Wellington
26 Dec 2003
23
Mohd Asif
11-071
Srl
Kandy
03 Apr 2006
24
Saeed Ajmal
11-111
Win
Providence
12 May 2011
25
Mohd Abbas
10-095
Aus
A Dhabi
16 Oct 2018
26
Yasir Shah
14-184
NZl
Dub-DSC
24 Nov 2018
27
Hasan Ali
10-114
SAF
Rawalpindi
04 Feb 2021
He also became the ninth Pakistan bowler to capture ten wickets in a test with five wickets in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-216
Ind
Delhi
04 Feb 1999
2
Abdul Qadir
10-194
Eng
Lahore
19 Mar 1984
3
Saqlain Mushtaq
10-187
Ind
Chennai
28 Jan 1999
4
Abdul Qadir
10-186
Eng
Karachi
16 Dec 1987
5
Intikhab Alam
10-182
NZl
Dhaka
08 Nov 1969
6
Wasim Akram
10-128
NZl
Dunedin
09 Feb 1985
7
Hasan Ali
10-114
SAf
Rawalpindi
04 Feb 2021
8
Mushtaq Ahmed
10-106
Win
Peshawar
17 Nov 1997
9
Mohd Abbas
10-095
Aus
A Dhabi
16 Oct 2018
Batsmen scoring three or more centuries in consecutive tests
JE Root scored three centuries in consecutive tests. He scored 228 and 1 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021, 186 and 11 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and 128 not out against India at Chennai in Feb 2021 to provide the 89th occasion of a batsman scoring three or more centuries in consecutive tests. All such occasions are tabulated below
JE Root scored 128* at the end of the first day’s play in the first test between India and England at Chennai to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in his 100th test. He also became the ninth batman to perform such a feat. RT Ponting is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score centuries in both innings of his 100th test. He scored 120 and 143 not out against South Africa at Sydney in Jan 2006.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MC Cowdrey
104
Eng
Aus
Birmingham
Jul 1968
2
Javed Miandad
145
Pak
Ind
Lahore
Dec 1989
3
CG Greenidge
149
Win
Eng
St John’s
Apr 1990
4
AJ Stewart
105
Eng
Win
Manchester
Aug 2000
5
Inzamam-ul-Haq
184
Pak
Ind
Bengaluru
Mar 2005
6
RT Ponting
120
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 2006
7
RT Ponting
143*
Aus
SAF
Sydney
Jan 2006
8
GC Smith
131
SAF
Eng
The Oval
Jul 2012
9
HM Amla
134
SAF
Srl
Johannesburg
Jan 2017
10
JE Root
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
JE Root became the third England batsman to perform the feat of scoring a century in his 100th test after MC Cowdrey and AJ Stewert
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
MC Cowdrey
104
Eng
Aus
Birmingham
Jul 1968
2
AJ Stewart
105
Eng
Win
Manchester
Aug 2000
3
JE Root
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
JE Root became the third batsman to score century in his 100th test against India as opposition. Others are – Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Javed Miandad
145
Pak
Ind
Lahore
Dec 1989
2
Inzamam-ul-Haq
184
Pak
Ind
Bengaluru
Mar 2005
3
JE Root
128*
Eng
Ind
Chennai
Feb 2021
Bowlers who have captured five plus wickets in a test innings on debut – Nauman Ali of Pakistan joins the list
India and England have played 33 test series which includes one test in two series and the ensuing series would be the 34th test series between the two teams.
Of the 33 series played between the two teams, 15 series have been played in India and 18 series have been played in England.
India has won four series while England has won 19 series and four series were drawn.
Of the 18 series played in England, India has won three series, England has won 14 series and one series was drawn.
Of the 15 series played in England, India has won seven series, England has won five series and three series were drawn.
India and England have played 122 tests. India has won 26 tests, England has won 47 tests and 49 tests have been drawn
Team
Span
M
W
L
R
D
England
1932-2018
122
47
26
0
49
India
1932-2018
122
26
47
0
49
HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS
India has posted 600 plus runs in an innings on five occasions against England. Its 759 for 7 declared at Chennai in Dec 2016 represent the highest team total in an innings against England. It also represents the only occasion of India posting a total of 700 plus runs against England.
England has posted 600 plus runs in an innings on six occasions against India. Its 710 for 7 declared at Birmingham in Aug 2011 represent the highest team total in an innings against India. It also represents the only occasion of England posting a total of 700 plus runs against India.
Highest totals
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Match Date
1
India
759/7d
190.4
2
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
2
India
664
170.0
1
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
3
India
631
182.3
2
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
4
India
628/8d
180.1
1
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
5
India
606/9d
173.0
1
The Oval
23 Aug 1990
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Match Date
1
England
710/7d
188.1
2
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
2
England
653/4d
162.0
1
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
3
England
652/7d
175.0
2
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
4
England
633/5d
165.2
1
Birmingham
12 Jul 1979
5
England
629
182.5
1
Lord’s
20 Jun 1974
6
England
617
144.5
2
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
LOWEST TEAM TOTALS
India has been dismissed for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings on ten occasions against England. Its 42 at Lord’s in Jun 1974 is the lowest total in a completed innings against England
England has not been dismissed for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings on ten occasions against India. Its 101 at The Oval in Aug 1971 is the lowest total in a completed innings against India
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Match Date
1
India
42
17.0
3
Lord’s
20 Jun 1974
2
India
58
21.4
2
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
3
India
82
36.3
3
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
4
India
83
38.5
4
Chennai
14 Jan 1977
5
India
92
36.3
2
Birmingham
13 Jul 1967
6
India
93
46.0
3
Lord’s
27 Jun 1936
7
India
94
29.2
3
The Oval
15 Aug 2014
8
India
96
55.5
1
Lord’s
02 Aug 1979
9
India
98
38.5
2
The Oval
14 Aug 1952
10
India
100
48.2
4
Mumbai
18 Mar 2006
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Match Date
1
England
101
45.1
3
The Oval
19 Aug 1971
VICTORIES BY INNINGS MARGIN
India has won by an innings margin on six occasions against England, while England has won by an innings margin on 14 occasions against India.
No
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
India
inns & 075 runs
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
2
India
inns & 046 runs
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
3
India
inns & 036 runs
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
4
India
inns & 022 runs
Chennai
11 Feb 1993
5
India
inns & 015 runs
Mumbai
19 Feb 1993
6
India
inns & 008 runs
Chennai
06 Feb 1952
No
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
England
inns & 285 runs
Lord’s
20 Jun 1974
2
England
inns & 244 runs
The Oval
15 Aug 2014
3
England
inns & 242 runs
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
4
England
inns & 207 runs
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
5
England
inns & 173 runs
Leeds
02 Jul 1959
6
England
inns & 159 runs
Lord’s
09 Aug 2018
7
England
inns & 124 runs
Lord’s
22 Jun 1967
8
England
inns & 083 runs
Birmingham
12 Jul 1979
9
England
inns & 078 runs
Birmingham
04 Jul 1974
10
England
inns & 059 runs
Nottingham
04 Jun 1959
11
England
inns & 054 runs
Manchester
07 Aug 2014
12
England
inns & 027 runs
The Oval
20 Aug 1959
13
England
inns & 025 runs
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
14
England
inns & 008 runs
The Oval
18 Aug 2011
VICTORIES BY RUNS MARGIN
India has won seven tests by runs margin. 279 runs win at Leeds in Jun 86 represent India’s largest victory by runs margin against England
England has won seven tests by runs margin. 319 runs win at Nottingham in Jul 11 represent India’s largest victory by runs margin against England. It also represent the only win by 300 plus runs in the test series.
No
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
India
279 runs
Leeds
19 Jun 1986
2
India
246 runs
Visakhapatnam
17 Nov 2016
3
India
203 runs
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
4
India
187 runs
Kolkata
30 Dec 1961
5
India
140 runs
Bengaluru
28 Jan 1977
6
India
138 runs
Mumbai
27 Nov 1981
7
India
128 runs
Chennai
10 Jan 1962
1
England
319 runs
Nottingham
29 Jul 2011
2
England
266 runs
Southampton
27 Jul 2014
3
England
247 runs
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
4
England
212 runs
Mumbai
18 Mar 2006
5
England
202 runs
Chennai
10 Feb 1934
6
England
200 runs
Chennai
14 Jan 1977
7
England
196 runs
Lord’s
21 Jul 2011
8
England
171 runs
Manchester
23 Jul 1959
9
England
170 runs
Lord’s
25 Jul 2002
10
England
158 runs
Lord’s
25 Jun 1932
11
England
132 runs
Birmingham
13 Jul 1967
12
England
118 runs
The Oval
7 Sep 2018
13
England
113 runs
Manchester
6 Jun 1974
VICTORIES BY WICKETS MARGIN
India’s only ten wickets win was at Mohali in Dec 2011. England has won four tests by ten wickets margin
No
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
India
10 wickets
Mohali
03 Dec 2001
No
Winner
Margin
Ground
Match Date
1
England
10 wickets
Lord’s
22 Jun 1946
2
England
10 wickets
Kolkata
01 Jan 1977
3
England
10 wickets
Mumbai
15 Feb 1980
4
England
10 wickets
Mumbai
23 Nov 2012
ONE THOUSAND PLUS RUNS
As many as 13 Indian batsmen have scored 1000 plus runs against England. SR Tendulkar {2535} and SM Gavaskar {2483} are the two Indian batsman who have an aggregate of 2000 plus runs against England. SR Tendulkar is the only batsman who has an aggregate of 2500 plus runs in the series.
As many as eleven England batsmen have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against India. AN Cook {2431} is the only batsman who has an aggregate of 2000 plus runs against India
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
SR Tendulkar
Ind
32
53
4
2535
193
2
SM Gavaskar
Ind
38
67
2
2483
221
3
R Dravid
Ind
21
37
5
1950
217
4
GR Viswanath
Ind
30
54
4
1880
222
5
DB Vengsarkar
Ind
26
43
6
1589
157
6
V Kohli
Ind
19
35
3
1570
235
7
N Kapil Dev
Ind
27
39
6
1355
116
8
CA Pujara
Ind
18
33
3
1339
206*
9
M Azharuddin
Ind
15
24
2
1278
182
10
VL Manjrekar
Ind
17
29
2
1181
189*
11
MS Dhoni
Ind
21
37
2
1157
99
12
FM Engineer
Ind
18
33
3
1113
121
13
RJ Shastri
Ind
20
31
4
1026
187
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
1
AN Cook
Eng
30
54
3
2431
294
2
GA Gooch
Eng
19
33
2
1725
333
3
KP Pietersen
Eng
16
28
1
1581
202*
4
JE Root
Eng
16
28
3
1421
154*
5
DI Gower
Eng
24
37
6
1391
200*
6
KF Barrington
Eng
14
21
3
1355
172
7
IR Bell
Eng
20
35
3
1343
235
8
IT Botham
Eng
14
17
0
1201
208
9
MW Gatting
Eng
16
27
6
1155
207
10
G Boycott
Eng
13
22
3
1084
246*
11
MP Vaughan
Eng
09
16
2
1016
197
CENTURIES
As many as 101 centuries have been scored by Indian batsman against England. KL Rahul’s 149 at The Oval in Sep 2018 represent the 100th century by the Indian batsman. R Dravid and SR Tendulkar with seven centuries each hold the record for most centuries by Indian batsmen against England. KK Nair’s 303 not out at Chennai in Dec 2016 is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against England.
121 centuries have been scored by England batsman against India. GA Gooch’s 333 at Lord’s in Jul 1990 is the highest individual score by a England batsman against India. AN Cook holds the record for most centuries by a England batsman against India with seven centuries to his credit.
The following table lists the 200 plus runs scored by Indian and England batsmen.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
KK Nair
303*
2
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
2
V Kohli
235
2
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
3
VG Kambli
224
2
Eng
Mumbai
19 Feb 1993
4
GR Viswanath
222
1
Eng
Chennai
13 Jan 1982
5
SM Gavaskar
221
4
Eng
The Oval
30 Aug 1979
6
R Dravid
217
2
Eng
The Oval
05 Sep 2002
7
CA Pujara
206*
1
Eng
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
8
MAK Pataudi
203*
3
Eng
Delhi
08 Feb 1964
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GA Gooch
333
1
Ind
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
2
AN Cook
294
2
Ind
Birmingham
10 Aug 2011
3
G Boycott
246*
1
Ind
Leeds
08 Jun 1967
4
IR Bell
235
1
Ind
The Oval
18 Aug 2011
5
WR Hammond
217
1
Ind
The Oval
15 Aug 1936
6
D Lloyd
214*
2
Ind
Birmingham
04 Jul 1974
7
IT Botham
208
1
Ind
The Oval
08 Jul 1982
8
MW Gatting
207
2
Ind
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
9
J Hardstaff jnr
205*
2
Ind
Lord’s
22 Jun 1946
10
KP Pietersen
202*
1
Ind
Lord’s
21 Jul 2011
11
G Fowler
201
2
Ind
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
12
DI Gower
200*
1
Ind
Birmingham
12 Jul 1979
MOST FIFTIES
Eight Indian batsmen have scored ten or more fifties against England. SR Tendulkar and SM Gavaskar have scored 20 fifties against England which is not only a record for Indian batsmen against England but also in the series.
Six England batsmen have scored ten or more fifties against India. AN Cook with 16 fifties to his credit holds the record for most fifties by a England batsman against India
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
SR Tendulkar
Ind
32
53
4
2535
7
13
20
2
SM Gavaskar
Ind
38
67
2
2483
4
16
20
3
GR Viswanath
Ind
30
54
4
1880
4
12
16
4
R Dravid
Ind
21
37
5
1950
7
8
15
5
MS Dhoni
Ind
21
37
2
1157
0
12
12
6
DB Vengsarkar
Ind
26
43
6
1589
5
6
11
7
V Kohli
Ind
19
35
3
1570
5
5
10
8
N Kapil Dev
Ind
27
39
6
1355
2
8
10
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
AN Cook
Eng
30
54
3
2431
7
9
16
2
JE Root
Eng
16
28
3
1421
4
9
13
3
GA Gooch
Eng
19
33
2
1725
5
8
13
4
KF Barrington
Eng
14
21
3
1355
3
9
12
5
KP Pietersen
Eng
16
28
1
1581
6
6
12
6
IT Botham
Eng
14
17
0
1201
5
5
10
MOST BOUNDARY FOURS AND SIXES
Indian batsmen – SR Tendulkar with 357 boundary fours and N Kapil Dev with 21 boundary sixes hold the record for most boundary fours and most boundary sixes respectively.
England batsmen – AN Cook with 283 boundary fours and IT Botham with 24 boundary sixes hold the record for most boundary fours and most boundary sixes respectively.
CENTURIES BY CAPTAINS
The series has witnessed 13 occasions of Indian captains scoring centuries against England. MAK Pataudi’s 203 not out at Delhi in Feb 1964 is the highest individual score by an Indian captain against England. V Kohli with four centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries by an Indian captain against England
There are 24 occasions of England captains scoring centuries against India.GA Gooch’s 333 at Lord’s in Jul 1990 is the highest individual score by an England captain against India. AN Cook with four centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries by an England captain against India
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
VS Hazare
164*
2
Eng
Delhi
02 Nov 1951
2
VS Hazare
155
1
Eng
Mum-BS
14 Dec 1951
3
MAK Pataudi
203*
3
Eng
Delhi
08 Feb 1964
4
MAK Pataudi
148
3
Eng
Leeds
08 Jun 1967
5
SM Gavaskar
172
2
Eng
Bengaluru
09 Dec 1981
6
M Azharuddin
121
2
Eng
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
7
M Azharuddin
179
2
Eng
Manchester
09 Aug 1990
8
M Azharuddin
182
1
Eng
Kolkata
29 Jan 1993
9
SC Ganguly
128
1
Eng
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
10
V Kohli
167
1
Eng
Vizag
17 Nov 2016
11
V Kohli
235
2
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
12
V Kohli
149
2
Eng
Birmingham
01 Aug 2018
13
V Kohli
103
3
Eng
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
1
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
2
L Hutton
150
2
Ind
Lord’s
19 Jun 1952
3
L Hutton
104
1
Ind
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
4
PBH May
106
1
Ind
Nottingham
04 Jun 1959
5
ER Dexter
126*
3
Ind
Kanpur
01 Dec 1961
6
R Illingworth
107
1
Ind
Manchester
05 Aug 1971
7
AR Lewis
125
2
Ind
Kanpur
25 Jan 1973
8
MH Denness
118
1
Ind
Lord’s
20 Jun 1974
9
MH Denness
100
2
Ind
Birmingham
04 Jul 1974
10
AW Greig
103
2
Ind
Kolkata
01 Jan 1977
11
MW Gatting
183*
1
Ind
Birmingham
03 Jul 1986
12
GA Gooch
333
1
Ind
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
13
GA Gooch
123
3
Ind
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
14
GA Gooch
116
1
Ind
Manchester
09 Aug 1990
15
MA Atherton
160
2
Ind
Nottingham
04 Jul 1996
16
N Hussain
155
1
Ind
Lord’s
25 Jul 2002
17
N Hussain
110
3
Ind
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
18
MP Vaughan
124
3
Ind
Nottingham
27 Jul 2007
19
KP Pietersen
144
2
Ind
Mohali
19 Dec 2008
20
AN Cook
176
3
Ind
Ahmedabad
15 Nov 2012
21
AN Cook
122
2
Ind
Mumbai
23 Nov 2012
22
AN Cook
190
2
Ind
Kolkata
05 Dec 2012
23
AN Cook
130
3
Ind
Rajkot
09 Nov 2016
24
JE Root
125
3
Ind
The Oval
07 Sep 2018
CENTURIES BY WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN
There are six occasions of Indian wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries against England. BK Kunderan’s 192 at Chennai in Jan 1964 represent the highest individual score by an Indian wicket keeper batsman against England
There are three occasions of England wicket keeper batsmen scoring centuries against India. RC Russell’s 124 at Lord’s in Jun 1996 represent the highest individual score by an England wicket keeper batsman against India.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
BK Kunderan
192
1
Eng
Chennai
10 Jan 1964
2
BK Kunderan
100
3
Eng
Delhi
08 Feb 1964
3
FM Engineer
121
1
Eng
Mum-BS
06 Feb 1973
4
SMH Kirmani
102
2
Eng
Mumbai
28 Nov 1984
5
D Dasgupta
100
2
Eng
Mohali
03 Dec 2001
6
RR Pant
114
4
Eng
The Oval
07 Sep 2018
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
TG Evans
104
2
Ind
Lord’s
19 Jun 1952
2
RC Russell
124
1
Ind
Lord’s
20 Jun 1996
3
MJ Prior
103*
3
Ind
Lord’s
21 Jul 2011
MOST WICKETS IN THE SERIES
BS Chandrasekhar with 95 wickets to his credit owns the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler against England. Seven Indian bowlers have captured 50 plus wickets against England
JM Anderson with 110 wickets to his credit owns the record for most wickets by an England bowler against India. He is the only bowler in the series to capture 100 plus wickets. Six England bowlers have captured 50 plus wickets against India.
No
Indian bowlers
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
1
BS Chandrasekhar
23
38
1033.1
249
2591
95
2
A Kumble
19
36
1072.2
258
2815
92
3
BS Bedi
22
36
1195.3
373
2539
85
4
N Kapil Dev
27
48
1057.1
227
3174
85
5
R Ashwin
15
27
719.1
126
2045
56
6
I Sharma
17
28
602.0
125
1837
56
7
MH Mankad
11
19
683.4
259
1249
54
No
England bowlers
M
I
Overs
Mdns
Runs
W
1
JM Anderson
27
52
1006.1
264
2858
110
2
SCJ Broad
20
36
644.0
174
1797
70
3
DL Underwood
20
36
832.3
322
1699
62
4
RGD Willis
17
30
490.1
96
1441
62
5
IT Botham
14
23
561.5
131
1558
59
6
FS Trueman
9
17
297.2
78
787
53
FIVE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
There are 71 occasions of Indian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England.MH Mankad’s 8 for 55 at Chennai in Feb 1952 is the best innings bowling effort by an Indian bowler against England. There are six occasions of Indian bowlers capturing seven plus wickets in an innings against England
There are 63 occasions of England bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. FS Trueman’s 8 for 31 at Manchester in Jul 1952 is the best innings bowling effort by a England bowler against India. There are seven occasion of England bowlers capturing seven plus wickets in an innings against India
No
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MH Mankad
8-055
1
Eng
Chennai
06 Feb 1952
2
BS Chandrasekhar
8-079
2
Eng
Delhi
20 Dec 1972
3
RA Jadeja
7-048
3
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
4
I Sharma
7-074
4
Eng
Lord’s
17 Jul 2014
5
L Amar Singh
7-086
1
Eng
Chennai
10 Feb 1934
6
A Kumble
7-115
1
Eng
Ahmedabad
11 Dec 2001
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FS Trueman
8-31
2
Ind
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
2
JK Lever
7-46
2
Ind
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
3
IT Botham
7-48
3
Ind
Mumbai
15 Feb 1980
4
H Verity
7-49
2
Ind
Chennai
10 Feb 1934
5
AV Bedser
7-49
1
Ind
Lord’s
22 Jun 1946
6
AV Bedser
7-52
4
Ind
Manchester
20 Jul 1946
7
GOB Allen
7-80
3
Ind
The Oval
15 Aug 1936
EIGHT WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
MH Mankad and BS Chandrashekhar for India and FS Trueman for England are the three bowlers who have captured eight wickets in an innings in India-England Test series.
No
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MH Mankad
8-055
1
Eng
Chennai
06 Feb 1952
2
BS Chandrasekhar
8-079
2
Eng
Delhi
20 Dec 1972
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FS Trueman
8-31
2
Ind
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
TEN OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH
There are seven occasions of an Indian bowler capturing ten plus wickets in a match against England. MH Mankad’s 12 for 108 remains the best match bowling effort by an Indian bowler against England. MH Mankad, LSR Krishnan and R Ashwin are the three bowlers who have captured 12 wickets in a match against England.
There are eight occasions of England bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a match against India. IT Botham’s 13 for 106 at Mumbai in Feb 1980 remains the best match bowling effort by a England bowler against India
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MH Mankad
12-108
Eng
Chennai
06 Feb 1952
2
SA Durani
10-177
Eng
Chennai
10 Jan 1962
3
LSR Krishnan
12-181
Eng
Mumbai
28 Nov 1984
4
C Sharma
10-188
Eng
Birmingham
03 Jul 1986
5
A Kumble
10-233
Eng
Ahmedabad
11 Dec 2001
6
R Ashwin
12-167
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
7
RA Jadeja
10-154
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
H Verity
11-153
Ind
Chennai
10 Feb 1934
2
GOB Allen
10-078
Ind
Lord’s
27 Jun 1936
3
AV Bedser
11-145
Ind
Lord’s
22 Jun 1946
4
AV Bedser
11-093
Ind
Manchester
20 Jul 1946
5
JK Lever
10-070
Ind
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
6
IT Botham
13-106
Ind
Mumbai
15 Feb 1980
7
NA Foster
11-164
Ind
Chennai
13 Jan 1985
8
MS Panesar
11-210
Ind
Mumbai
23 Nov 2012
175 PLUS RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS BY BOWLERS
Eight Indian bowlers have conceded 175 plus runs in an innings against England. BS Bedi’s 6 for 226 remains the expensive bowling figures by an Indian bowler against England in terms of runs conceded. He also remains the only bowler to concede 200 plus runs in an innings in India-England Test series
Three England bowlers have conceded 175 plus runs in an innings against India AU Rashid’s 4 for 192 remains the expensive bowling figures by an Indian bowler against England in terms of runs conceded
No
Player
W
Runs
Team
Ground
Match Date
1
BS Bedi
6
226
Ind
Lord’s
20 Jun 1974
2
MH Mankad
5
196
Ind
Lord’s
19 Jun 1952
3
EAS Prasanna
0
187
Ind
Leeds
08 Jun 1967
4
M Prabhakar
1
187
Ind
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
5
R Ashwin
3
183
Ind
Kolkata
05 Dec 2012
6
RA Jadeja
3
179
Ind
The Oval
07 Sep 2018
7
DR Doshi
4
175
Ind
The Oval
08 Jul 1982
8
Harbhajan Singh
3
175
Ind
Nottingham
08 Aug 2002
No
Player
W
Runs
Team
Ground
Match Date
1
AU Rashid
4
192
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
2
MM Ali
1
190
Eng
Chennai
16 Dec 2016
3
JM Anderson
4
182
Eng
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS
MS Dhoni with 67 dismissals to his credit owns the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicketkeeper against England. He also holds the record for most catches {63} by an Indian wicket keeper against England. SMH Kirmani with eleven stumping dismissals owns the record for most stumping dismissals by an Indian wicket keeper.
APE Knott with 54 dismissals to his credit owns the record for most dismissals by a England wicket keeper against India. APE Knott and MJ Prior share the record for most catches by a England wicket keeper against India with 49 catches each. TG Evans and APE Knott share the record for most stumping dismissals by a England wicket keeper against India with five stumping dismissals each
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDSMAN OTHER THAN THE WICKETKEEPER
SM Gavaskar with 35 catches owns the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keeper against England.
AN Cook with 38 catches owns the record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keeper against India.
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET
The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by Indian batsmen against England.
Wkt
Runs
Partners
Ground
Mon/Year
1st
213
Gavaskar, Chauhan
The Oval
Aug 1979
2nd
314
G Gambhir, R Dravid
Mohali
Dec 2008
3rd
316
GR Viswanath, Y Sharma
Chennai
Jan 1982
4th
249
Tendulkar, Ganguly
Leeds
Aug 2002
5th
214
Azharuddin, RJ Shastri
Kolkata
Dec 1984
6th
204
KL Rahul, RR Pant
The Oval
Sep 2018
7th
235
RJ Shastri, Kirmani
Mumbai
Nov 1984
8th
241
V Kohli, J Yadav
Mumbai
Dec 2016
9th
104
RJ Shastri, S Madan Lal
Delhi
Dec 1981
10th
111
B Kumar, Mohd Shami
Nottingham
Jul 2014
The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by England batsmen against India.
Wkt
Runs
Partners
Ground
Mon/Year
1st
225
GA Gooch, MA Atherton
Manchester
Aug 1990
2nd
241
G Fowler, MW Gatting
Chennai
Jan 1985
3rd
350
IR Bell, KP Pietersen
The Oval
Aug 2011
4th
266
Hammond, Worthington
The Oval
Aug 1936
5th
254
KWR Fletcher, AW Greig
Mum-BS
Feb 1973
6th
189
JM Bairstow, CR Woakes
Lord’s
Aug 2018
7th
162*
MJ Prior, SCJ Broad
Lord’s
Jul 2011
8th
168
R Illingworth, P Lever
Manchester
Aug 1971
9th
103
C White, MJ Hoggard
Nottingham
Aug 2002
10th
198
JE Root, JM Anderson
Nottingham
Jul 2014
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
Indian batsmen have posted 108 three figure partnerships against England. 316 runs partnership for the third wicket between GR Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma at Chennai in Jan 1982 remains the highest partnership by Indian batsmen against England. Indian batsmen have posted 16 partnerships of 200 plus runs against England.
England batsmen have posted 154 three figure partnerships against India. 350 runs partnership for the third wicket between IR Bell and KP Pietersen at The Oval in Aug 2011 remains the highest partnership by England batsmen against India. England batsmen have posted 17 partnerships of 200 plus runs against India.
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma
3
316
1
Eng
Chennai
Jan 1982
2
R Dravid, G Gambhir
2
314
1
Eng
Mohali
Dec 2008
3
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar
3
255
1
Eng
Nottingham
Jul 1996
4
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar
4
249
1
Eng
Leeds
Aug 2002
5
V Kohli, J Yadav
8
241
2
Eng
Mumbai
Dec 2016
6
SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri
7
235
2
Eng
Mumbai
Nov 1984
6
V Kohli, CA Pujara
3
226
1
Eng
Visakhapatnam
Nov 2016
7
VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar
4
222
1
Eng
Leeds
Jun 1952
8
M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri
5
214
1
Eng
Kolkata
Dec 1984
10
CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar
1
213
4
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1979
11
VS Hazare, VM Merchant
3
211
2
Eng
Delhi
Nov 1951
12
VS Hazare, MH Mankad
3
211
3
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 1952
13
DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath
3
210
3
Eng
Lord’s
Aug 1979
14
CA Pujara, M Vijay
2
209
2
Eng
Rajkot
Nov 2016
15
RR Pant, KL Rahul
6
204
4
Eng
The Oval
Sep 2018
16
VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali
1
203
3
Eng
Manchester
Jul 1936
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
IR Bell, KP Pietersen
3
350
1
Ind
The Oval
Aug 2011
2
GA Gooch, AJ Lamb
3
308
1
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 1990
3
WR Hammond, TS Worthington
4
266
1
Ind
The Oval
Aug 1936
4
AN Cook, JE Root
3
259
3
Ind
The Oval
Sep 2018
5
KWR Fletcher, AW Greig
5
254
2
Ind
Mumbai (BS)
Feb 1973
6
G Boycott, BL D’Oliveira
4
252
1
Ind
Leeds
Jun 1967
6
G Fowler, MW Gatting
2
241
2
Ind
Chennai
Jan 1985
7
MA Atherton, GA Gooch
1
225
1
Ind
Manchester
Aug 1990
8
AN Cook, EJG Morgan
4
222
2
Ind
Birmingham
Aug 2011
10
DL Amiss, JH Edrich
2
221
1
Ind
Lord’s
Jun 1974
11
PD Collingwood, AJ Strauss
4
214
3
Ind
Chennai
Dec 2008
12
MH Denness, D Lloyd
2
211
2
Ind
Birmingham
Jul 1974
13
IR Bell, IJL Trott
4
208
3
Ind
Nagpur
Dec 2012
14
KF Barrington, ER Dexter
4
206
3
Ind
Kanpur
Dec 1961
15
AN Cook, KP Pietersen
3
206
2
Ind
Mumbai
Nov 2012
16
MA Atherton, GA Gooch
1
204
3
Ind
Lord’s
Jul 1990
17
MH Denness, AW Greig
5
202
1
Ind
Lord’s
Jun 1974
MOST MATCHES
SM Gavaskar with 38 matches to his credit owns the record for most test appearances by an Indian batsman against England.
AN Cook with 30 matches to his credit owns the record for most test appearances by an England batsman against India.
SM Gavaskar {38}, SR Tendulkar {32}, AN Cook {30} and R Dravid {30} are the four batsmen who have played 30 plus matches in India-England test series.
MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN
MS Dhoni with 15 matches to his credit owns the record for most test appearances by an Indian captain against England.
AN Cook with 14 matches to his credit owns the record for most test appearances by an England captain against India.
MS Dhoni {15}, SM Gavaskar {14}, AN Cook {14}, AL Wadekar {11} and V Kohli {10} are the five captain who have led their team on ten or more occasions in India-England test series.
CAPTAINS
India has been led by 19 captains against England, while England has been led by 30 captains against India
M Labuschagne scored 91 and 73 in this game to provide the 38th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India. It also provides the 26th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India on home soil
It also provides the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in one innings and a fifty in another innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RM Cowper
92
108
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 1967
2
KD Walters
93
62*
Ind
Brisbane
Jan 1968
3
KJ Hughes
92
64*
Ind
Kolkata
Oct 1979
4
ML Hayden
97
67
Ind
Kolkata
Mar 2001
5
MJ Clarke
91
73
Ind
Nagpur
Oct 2004
6
DR Martyn
114
97
Ind
Nagpur
Oct 2004
7
CJL Rogers
95
56
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
8
Labuschagne
91
73
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in one innings and a fifty in another innings against India on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RM Cowper
92
108
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 1967
2
KD Walters
93
62*
Ind
Brisbane
Jan 1968
3
CJL Rogers
95
56
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
4
Labuschagne
91
73
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
MJ Clarke at Nagpur in Oct 2004 and M Labuschagne in Jan 2021 have scored similar scores of 91 and 73 against India.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
5
MJ Clarke
91
73
Ind
Nagpur
Oct 2004
8
Labuschagne
91
73
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
SPD Smith scored 131 and 81 in this game to provide the 39th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India. It also provides the 27th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India on home soil
M Labuschagne scored (91,73} and SPD Smith scored {131,81} in this game to provide the sixth occasion of two or more Australian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
1
RM Cowper
92
108
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 1967
2
RB Simpson
55
103
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 1967
2
1
WM Darling
65
56
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 1978
2
RB Simpson
100
51
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 1978
3
1
MJ Clarke
91
73
Ind
Nagpur
Oct 2004
2
DR Martyn
114
97
Ind
Nagpur
Oct 2004
4
1
SPD Smith
162*
52*
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2014
2
DA Warner
145
102
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2014
5
1
JA Burns
58
66
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
2
CJL Rogers
95
56
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
3
SPD Smith
117
71
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
6
1
Labuschagne
91
73
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
2
SPD Smith
131
81
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
It also provides the third occasion in which SPD Smith is one of the batsmen in such an instance.
No
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
1
SPD Smith
162*
52*
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2014
2
DA Warner
145
102
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2014
2
1
JA Burns
58
66
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
2
CJL Rogers
95
56
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
3
SPD Smith
117
71
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
3
1
Labuschagne
91
73
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
2
SPD Smith
131
81
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
SPD Smith scored {131, 81} in this game to provide the 17th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in one innings and a fifty in another innings {which includes twin centuries} in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
DG Bradman
132
127*
Ind
Melbourne
Jan 1948
2
RB Simpson
55
103
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 1967
3
RM Cowper
92
108
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 1967
4
RB Simpson
100
51
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 1978
5
AR Border
162
50
Ind
Chennai
Sep 1979
6
KJ Hughes
213
53
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 1981
7
TM Moody
50
101
Ind
Perth
Feb 1992
8
ML Hayden
136
53*
Ind
Melbourne
Dec 2003
9
SM Katich
125
77*
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2004
10
DR Martyn
114
97
Ind
Nagpur
Oct 2004
11
A Symonds
162*
61
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2008
12
SR Watson
126
56
Ind
Mohali
Oct 2010
13
RT Ponting
221
60*
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 2012
14
DA Warner
145
102
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2014
15
SPD Smith
162*
52*
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2014
16
SPD Smith
117
71
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
17
SPD Smith
131
81
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
SPD Smith scored {131,81} in this game to provide the third occasion of his scoring a century in one innings and a fifty in another innings a test against India. He became the second batsman to perform such a feat on two or more occasions against India. The following table lists the feats performed by these two batsmen.
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RB Simpson
55
103
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 1967
2
RB Simpson
100
51
Ind
Adelaide
Jan 1978
1
SPD Smith
162*
52*
Ind
Adelaide
Dec 2014
2
SPD Smith
117
71
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2015
3
SPD Smith
131
81
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
Thus SPD Smith holds the record for such a feat against India performing the feat on three occasions.
WP Saha became the first substitute wicket keeper to pouch four catches in an innings. JM Hamilton of West Indies and Mohd Rizwan of Pakistan are the two substitute wicket keepers who have pouched two catches. The details are furnished below.
No
Batsman/Wkt keeper
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
1
UT Yadav c JM Hamilton
1
Ind
Win
Hyd-RGS
2018/19
2
CA Pujara c JM Hamilton
1
Ind
Win
Hyd-RGS
2018/19
1
Labuschagne c Mohd Rizwan
2
Aus
Pak
Abu Dhabi
2018/19
2
TM Head c Mohd Rizwan
2
Aus
Pak
Abu Dhabi
2018/19
1
W Pucovski c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
2
Labuschagne c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
3
MS Wade c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
4
C Green c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
M Labuschagne became the first batsman in the history of test cricket to be caught by a substitute wicket keeper on two occasions.
No
Batsman/Wkt keeper
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
1
Labuschagne c Mohd Rizwan
2
Aus
Pak
Abu Dhabi
2018/19
2
Labuschagne c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
M Labuschagne, MS Wade and C Green became the ninth, tenth and eleventh batsman in the history of test cricket to be dismissed caught by a substitute wicket keeper.
No
Batsman/Wkt keeper
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Season
1
WW Armstrong c AO Jones
1
Aus
Eng
The Oval
1905
2
LT Ngidi c KD Karthik
2
SAF
Ind
Jo’burg
2017/18
3
UT Yadav c JM Hamilton
1
Ind
Win
Hyd-RGS
2018/19
4
CA Pujara c JM Hamilton
1
Ind
Win
Hyd-RGS
2018/19
5
Labuschagne c Mohd Rizwan
2
Aus
Pak
Abu Dhabi
2018/19
6
TM Head c Mohd Rizwan
2
Aus
Pak
Abu Dhabi
2018/19
7
RJ Burns c J Da Silva
2
Eng
Win
Manchester
2020
8
W Pucovski c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
9
Labuschagne c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
10
MS Wade c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
11
C Green c WP Saha
3
Aus
Ind
Sydney
2020/21
M Labuschagne and SPD Smith added 103 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s second innings to provide the 119th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. It also provides the 25th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India for the third wicket.
M Labuschagne and SPD Smith added 100 for the third wicket in Australia’s first innings and 103 runs for the third wicket in Australia’s second innings to provide the third occasion of the same pair of Australian batsmen posting a century partnership for the same wicket in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JA Burns, DA Warner
1
161
1
NZl
Brisbane
Nov 2015
2
JA Burns, DA Warner
1
237
3
NZl
Brisbane
Nov 2015
1
MA Taylor, ME Waugh
3
123
1
Pak
Peshawar
Oct 1998
2
MA Taylor, ME Waugh
3
103
3
Pak
Peshawar
Oct 1998
1
Labuschagne, SPD Smith
3
100
1
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
2
Labuschagne, SPD Smith
3
103
3
Ind
Sydney
Jan 2021
M Labuschagne {73}, SPD Smith {81} and C Green {84} scored half centuries in Australia’s second innings to provide the 25th occasion of three or more Australian batsmen scoring half centuries in the same innings of a test. It also provides the 14th such occasion by Australian batsmen at home soil and the fifth such occasion in a Sydney test.
Australia declared the third innings of this test closed with the score reading 312 for 6 to provide the sixth occasion of Australia declaring its third innings closed against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Score
Overs
I
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Aus
367/6d
113.3
3
Perth
Feb 1992
2
Aus
329/5d
098.1
3
Nagpur
Oct 2004
3
Aus
351/7d
088.0
3
Melbourne
Dec 2007
4
Aus
401/7d
107.0
3
Sydney
Jan 2008
5
Aus
318/9d
098.0
3
Melbourne
Dec 2014
6
Aus
312/6d
087.0
3
Sydney
Jan 2021
It is interesting to note out of the five occasions, only one test – at Melbourne in Dec 2014 has ended in a draw, while the other four test have been won by Australia.
New Zealand bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test match
KA Jamieson of New Zealand returned with figures of 11 for 117 against Pakistan at Christchurch in the just concluded test to provide the 26th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
J Cowie
10-140
Eng
Manchester
24 Jul 1937
2
RJ Hadlee
11-058
Ind
Wellington
13 Feb 1976
3
RJ Hadlee
10-100
Eng
Wellington
10 Feb 1978
4
RJ Hadlee
11-102
Win
Dunedin
08 Feb 1980
5
GB Troup
10-166
Win
Auckland
29 Feb 1980
6
BL Cairns
10-144
Eng
Leeds
28 Jul 1983
7
RJ Hadlee
10-102
Srl
Col-CCC
24 Mar 1984
8
EJ Chatfield
10-124
Win
Trinidad
29 Mar 1985
9
RJ Hadlee
15-123
Aus
Brisbane
08 Nov 1985
10
RJ Hadlee
11-144
Aus
Perth
30 Nov 1985
11
JG Bracewell
10-106
Aus
Auckland
13 Mar 1986
12
RJ Hadlee
10-140
Eng
Nottingham
07 Aug 1986
13
RJ Hadlee
10-176
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 1987
14
RJ Hadlee
10-088
Ind
Mumbai
24 Nov 1988
15
C Pringle
11-152
Pak
Faisalabad
26 Oct 1990
16
DJ Nash
11-169
Eng
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
17
CL Cairns
10-100
Win
Hamilton
16 Dec 1999
18
DL Vettori
12-149
Aus
Auckland
11 Mar 2000
19
CS Martin
11-180
SAF
Auckland
18 Mar 2004
20
DL Vettori
12-170
Ban
Chattogram
26 Oct 2004
21
SE Bond
10-099
Zim
Bulawayo
15 Aug 2005
22
DL Vettori
10-183
Srl
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
23
TG Southee
10-108
Eng
Lord’s
16 May 2013
24
TA Boult
10-080
Win
Wellington
11 Dec 2013
25
MD Craig
10-203
Pak
Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
26
KA Jamieson
11-117
Pak
Ch’church
03 Jan 2021
It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
C Pringle
11-152
Pak
Faisalabad
26 Oct 1990
2
MD Craig
10-203
Pak
Sharjah
26 Nov 2014
3
KA Jamieson
11-117
Pak
Ch’church
03 Jan 2021
South African bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on home soil
A Nortje of South Africa captured six for 56 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Johannesburg to provide the occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 64th occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
WH Ashley
7-095
1
Eng
C Town
Mar 1889
2
JH Sinclair
6-026
1
Eng
C Town
Apr 1899
3
CB Llewellyn
6-092
2
Aus
Jo’burg
Oct 1902
4
CB Llewellyn
6-097
1
Aus
C Town
Nov 1902
5
SJ Snooke
8-070
4
Eng
Jo’burg
Mar 1906
6
AEE Vogler
7-094
4
Eng
Jo’burg
Jan 1910
7
GA Faulkner
6-087
4
Eng
Durban
Jan 1910
8
CP Carter
6-050
2
Eng
Durban
Feb 1914
9
CP Carter
6-091
1
Aus
Jo’burg
Nov 1921
10
JM Blanckenberg
6-076
2
Eng
Jo’burg
Dec 1922
11
AE Hall
7-063
4
Eng
C Town
Jan 1923
12
AE Hall
6-082
1
Eng
Jo’burg
Feb 1923
13
CL Vincent
6-131
2
Eng
Durban
Jan 1928
14
AE Hall
6-100
1
Eng
Jo’burg
Jan 1928
15
GF Bissett
7-029
3
Eng
Durban
Feb 1928
16
EP Nupen
6-087
4
Eng
Jo’burg
Dec 1930
17
EP Nupen
6-046
3
Eng
Jo’burg
Feb 1931
18
CL Vincent
6-051
2
Eng
Durban
Feb 1931
19
NBF Mann
6-059
2
Eng
Durban
Dec 1948
20
CN McCarthy
6-043
4
Eng
Durban
Dec 1948
21
HJ Tayfield
7-023
2
Aus
Durban
Jan 1950
22
HJ Tayfield
6-062
2
NZl
Durban
Dec 1953
23
HJ Tayfield
6-013
2
NZl
Jo’burg
Jan 1954
24
HJ Tayfield
8-069
3
Eng
Durban
Jan 1957
25
HJ Tayfield
9-113
4
Eng
Jo’burg
Feb 1957
26
HJ Tayfield
6-078
4
Eng
P E’beth
Mar 1957
27
PS Heine
6-058
2
Aus
Jo’burg
Dec 1957
28
NAT Adcock
6-043
1
Aus
Durban
Jan 1958
29
PS Heine
6-096
1
Aus
Jo’burg
Feb 1958
30
PM Pollock
6-038
4
NZl
Durban
Dec 1961
31
GB Lawrence
8-053
2
NZl
Jo’burg
Dec 1961
32
SF Burke
6-128
1
NZl
C Town
Jan 1962
33
TL Goddard
6-053
4
Aus
Jo’burg
Dec 1966
34
MJ Procter
6-073
4
Aus
P E’beth
Mar 1970
35
AA Donald
7-084
3
Ind
P E’beth
Dec 1992
36
PS de Villiers
6-081
2
Pak
Jo’burg
Jan 1995
37
SM Pollock
6-050
3
Pak
Durban
Feb 1998
38
PS de Villiers
6-023
2
Pak
P E’beth
Mar 1998
39
AA Donald
6-053
1
Eng
Jo’burg
Nov 1999
40
M Ntini
6-066
3
NZl
B’fontein
Nov 2000
41
SM Pollock
6-030
1
Srl
C Town
Jan 2001
42
SM Pollock
6-056
3
Ind
B’fontein
Nov 2001
43
A Nel
6-081
2
Eng
Centurion
Jan 2005
44
M Zondeki
6-039
3
Zim
Centurion
Mar 2005
45
M Ntini
6-100
2
Aus
Jo’burg
Mar 2006
46
M Ntini
6-059
2
Pak
P E’beth
Jan 2007
47
DW Steyn
6-049
3
NZl
Centurion
Nov 2007
48
DW Steyn
6-072
3
Win
Durban
Jan 2008
49
PL Harris
6-127
3
Aus
C Town
Mar 2009
50
DW Steyn
6-050
1
Ind
Durban
Dec 2010
51
M de Lange
7-081
1
Srl
Durban
Dec 2011
52
DW Steyn
6-008
2
Pak
Jo’burg
Feb 2013
53
KJ Abbott
7-029
2
Pak
Centurion
Feb 2013
54
DW Steyn
6-100
1
Ind
Durban
Dec 2013
55
DW Steyn
6-034
3
Win
Centurion
Dec 2014
56
K Rabada
7-112
2
Eng
Centurion
Jan 2016
57
K Rabada
6-032
4
Eng
Centurion
Jan 2016
58
K Rabada
6-055
4
Srl
C Town
Jan 2017
59
VD Philander
6-042
4
Ind
C Town
Jan 2018
60
L Ngidi
6-039
4
Ind
Centurion
Jan 2018
61
K Rabada
6-054
3
Aus
P E’beth
Mar 2018
62
VD Philander
6-021
4
Aus
Jo’burg
Mar 2018
63
D Olivier
6-037
1
Pak
Centurion
Dec 2018
64
A Nortje
6-056
1
Srl
Jo’burg
Jan 2021
It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
SM Pollock
6-030
1
Srl
C Town
Jan 2001
2
M de Lange
7-081
1
Srl
Durban
Dec 2011
3
K Rabada
6-055
4
Srl
C Town
Jan 2017
4
A Nortje
6-056
1
Srl
Jo’burg
Jan 2021
It also provides the 21st occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings at Johannesburg. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
CB Llewellyn
6-092
2
Aus
Jo’burg
Oct 1902
2
SJ Snooke
8-070
4
Eng
Jo’burg
Mar 1906
3
AEE Vogler
7-094
4
Eng
Jo’burg
Jan 1910
4
CP Carter
6-091
1
Aus
Jo’burg
Nov 1921
5
JM Blanckenberg
6-076
2
Eng
Jo’burg
Dec 1922
6
AE Hall
6-082
1
Eng
Jo’burg
Feb 1923
7
AE Hall
6-100
1
Eng
Jo’burg
Jan 1928
8
EP Nupen
6-087
4
Eng
Jo’burg
Dec 1930
9
EP Nupen
6-046
3
Eng
Jo’burg
Feb 1931
10
HJ Tayfield
6-013
2
NZl
Jo’burg
Jan 1954
11
HJ Tayfield
9-113
4
Eng
Jo’burg
Feb 1957
12
PS Heine
6-058
2
Aus
Jo’burg
Dec 1957
13
PS Heine
6-096
1
Aus
Jo’burg
Feb 1958
14
GB Lawrence
8-053
2
NZl
Jo’burg
Dec 1961
15
TL Goddard
6-053
4
Aus
Jo’burg
Dec 1966
16
PS de Villiers
6-081
2
Pak
Jo’burg
Jan 1995
17
AA Donald
6-053
1
Eng
Jo’burg
Nov 1999
18
M Ntini
6-100
2
Aus
Jo’burg
Mar 2006
19
DW Steyn
6-008
2
Pak
Jo’burg
Feb 2013
20
VD Philander
6-021
4
Aus
Jo’burg
Mar 2018
21
A Nortje
6-056
1
Srl
Jo’burg
Jan 2021
Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings
Azhar Ali of Pakistan scored 93 in the ongoing second test at Christchurch against New Zealand to provide the 94th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Hanif Mohammad
96
3
Ind
Mum-BS
13 Nov 1952
2
Waqar Hasan
97
3
Ind
Kolkata
12 Dec 1952
3
Maqsood Ahmed
99
1
Ind
Lahore
29 Jan 1955
4
AH Kardar
93
3
Ind
Karachi
26 Feb 1955
5
Imtiaz Ahmed
91
3
Win
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
6
Wazir Mohammad
97*
3
Win
Georgetown
13 Mar 1958
7
Saeed Ahmed
97
2
Win
Trinidad
26 Mar 1958
8
Saeed Ahmed
91
1
Aus
Karachi
04 Dec 1959
9
Imtiaz Ahmed
98
3
Eng
The Oval
16 Aug 1962
10
Abdul Kadir
95
1
Aus
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
11
Hanif Mohammad
93
3
Aus
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
12
Shafqat Rana
95
3
NZl
Lahore
30 Oct 1969
13
Asif Iqbal
92
2
NZl
Dhaka
08 Nov 1969
14
Sadiq Mohammad
91
4
Eng
Leeds
08 Jul 1971
15
Majid Khan
99
1
Eng
Karachi
24 Mar 1973
16
Mushtaq Mohammad
99
1
Eng
Karachi
24 Mar 1973
17
Majid Khan
98
1
Eng
The Oval
22 Aug 1974
18
Sadiq Mohammad
98*
3
Win
Karachi
01 Mar 1975
19
Majid Khan
98
1
NZl
Hyd-Pak
23 Oct 1976
20
Zaheer Abbas
90
2
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1977
21
Majid Khan
92
1
Win
Trinidad
01 Apr 1977
22
Sadiq Mohammad
97
1
Eng
Leeds
29 Jun 1978
23
Zaheer Abbas
96
3
Ind
Faisalabad
16 Oct 1978
24
Wasim Raja
97
1
Ind
Delhi
04 Dec 1979
25
Wasim Raja
94*
2
Ind
Kanpur
25 Dec 1979
26
Taslim Arif
90
2
Ind
Kolkata
29 Jan 1980
27
Mudassar Nazar
95
1
Aus
Melbourne
11 Dec 1981
28
Zaheer Abbas
90
1
Aus
Melbourne
11 Dec 1981
29
Javed Miandad
92
3
Srl
Karachi
05 Mar 1982
30
Zaheer Abbas
91
2
Aus
Karachi
22 Sep 1982
31
Mohsin Khan
94
1
Ind
Lahore
10 Dec 1982
32
Mohsin Khan
91
2
Ind
Karachi
30 Jan 1983
33
Javed Miandad
99
2
Ind
Bengaluru
14 Sep 1983
34
Sarfraz Nawaz
90
2
Eng
Lahore
19 Mar 1984
35
Qasim Umar
96
1
NZl
Dunedin
09 Feb 1985
36
Javed Miandad
94
1
Ind
Chennai
03 Feb 1987
37
Saleem Malik
99
2
Eng
Leeds
02 Jul 1987
38
Saleem Yousuf
91*
1
Eng
Birmingham
23 Jul 1987
39
Aamer Malik
98*
2
Eng
Karachi
16 Dec 1987
40
Shoaib Mohammad
94
1
Aus
Karachi
15 Sep 1988
41
Shoaib Mohammad
95
3
Ind
Karachi
15 Nov 1989
42
Ramiz Raja
98
2
Srl
Sialkot
12 Dec 1991
43
Imran Khan
93*
2
Srl
Sialkot
12 Dec 1991
44
Javed Miandad
92
1
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
45
Basit Ali
92*
2
Win
Bridgetown
23 Apr 1993
46
Saeed Anwar
94
1
Srl
Col-PSS
09 Aug 1994
47
Saleem Malik
99
2
SAF
Jo’burg
19 Jan 1995
48
Inzamam-ul-Haq
95
4
SAF
Jo’burg
19 Jan 1995
49
Inzamam-ul-Haq
95
1
Srl
Peshawar
08 Sep 1995
50
Aamer Sohail
99
3
Aus
Brisbane
09 Nov 1995
51
Moin Khan
98
2
Srl
Col-SSC
26 Apr 1997
52
Inzamam-ul-Haq
96
2
SAF
Faisalabad
24 Oct 1997
53
Inzamam-ul-Haq
92*
2
Win
Peshawar
17 Nov 1997
54
Moin Khan
97
4
Zim
Bulawayo
14 Mar 1998
55
Inzamam-ul-Haq
97
2
Aus
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
56
Mohammad Yousuf
95
1
Aus
Brisbane
05 Nov 1999
57
Mohammad Wasim
91
1
Aus
Hobart
18 Nov 1999
58
Younis Khan
91
1
NZl
Auckland
08 Mar 2001
59
Rashid Latif
94
2
Ban
Dhaka
09 Jan 2002
60
Inzamam-ul-Haq
99
3
Srl
Lahore
06 Mar 2002
61
Asim Kamal
99
2
SAF
Lahore
17 Oct 2003
62
Yasir Hameed
91
2
Ind
Multan
28 Mar 2004
63
Asim Kamal
91
1
Ind
Mohali
08 Mar 2005
64
Shahid Afridi
92
1
Eng
Faisalabad
20 Nov 2005
65
Inzamam-ul-Haq
97
2
Eng
Lahore
29 Nov 2005
66
Mohammad Yousuf
97
3
Ind
Karachi
29 Jan 2006
67
Abdul Razzaq
90
3
Ind
Karachi
29 Jan 2006
68
Mohammad Hafeez
95
2
Eng
The Oval
17 Aug 2006
69
Imran Farhat
91
2
Eng
The Oval
17 Aug 2006
70
Inzamam-ul-Haq
92*
2
SAF
P Elizabeth
19 Jan 2007
71
Khurram Manzoor
93
1
Srl
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2009
72
Mohammad Yousuf
90
1
Srl
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2009
73
Salman Butt
92
4
Aus
Lord’s
13 Jul 2010
74
Azhar Ali
92*
2
Eng
The Oval
18 Aug 2010
75
Azhar Ali
90
2
SAF
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
76
Misbah-ul-Haq
99
2
NZl
Wellington
15 Jan 2011
77
Misbah-ul-Haq
97
3
Srl
Dub-DSC
08 Jan 2014
78
Mohammad Hafeez
96
1
NZl
Abu Dhabi
09 Nov 2014
79
Sarfaraz Ahmed
96
2
Srl
Galle
17 Jun 2015
08
Mohammad Hafeez
98
1
Eng
Abu Dhabi
13 Oct 2015
81
Sami Aslam
90
1
Win
Dub-DSC
13 Oct 2016
82
Misbah-ul-Haq
96
1
Win
Abu Dhabi
21 Oct 2016
83
Azhar Ali
91
3
Win
Sharjah
30 Oct 2016
84
Babar Azam
90*
2
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
85
Sami Aslam
91
4
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
86
Misbah-ul-Haq
99*
2
Win
Kingston
21 Apr 2017
87
Misbah-ul-Haq
99
2
Win
Bridgetown
30 Apr 2017
88
Fakhar Zaman
94
1
Aus
Abu Dhabi
16 Oct 2018
89
Sarfaraz Ahmed
94
1
Aus
Abu Dhabi
16 Oct 2018
90
Babar Azam
99
3
Aus
Abu Dhabi
16 Oct 2018
91
Mohammad Rizwan
95
3
Aus
Brisbane
21 Nov 2019
92
Babar Azam
97
2
Aus
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
93
Faheem Ashraf
91
2
NZl
M Maunganui
26 Dec 2020
94
Azhar Ali
93
1
NZl
Christchurch
03 Jan 2021
It also provides the 12th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Shafqat Rana
95
3
NZl
Lahore
30 Oct 1969
2
Asif Iqbal
92
2
NZl
Dhaka
08 Nov 1969
3
Majid Khan
98
1
NZl
Hyd-Pak
23 Oct 1976
4
Qasim Umar
96
1
NZl
Dunedin
09 Feb 1985
5
Javed Miandad
92
1
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
6
Younis Khan
91
1
NZl
Auckland
08 Mar 2001
7
Misbah-ul-Haq
99
2
NZl
Wellington
15 Jan 2011
8
Mohammad Hafeez
96
1
NZl
Abu Dhabi
09 Nov 2014
9
Babar Azam
90*
2
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
10
Sami Aslam
91
4
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
11
Faheem Ashraf
91
2
NZl
M Maunganui
26 Dec 2020
12
Azhar Ali
93
1
NZl
Christchurch
03 Jan 2021
Azhar Ali’s 93 in this test provide his fourth ninety in a test innings. He became the sixrh Paistan batsman to score ninety on four or more occasions. Others are – Inzamam-ul-Huq {08}, Misbah-ul-Huq {05}, Javed Miandad {04}, Majid Khan {04} and Zaheer Abbas {04}. The following table lists the performance of these six batsmen.
No
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
1
Inzamam-ul-Haq
95
4
SAF
Jo’burg
19 Jan 1995
2
Inzamam-ul-Haq
95
1
Srl
Peshawar
08 Sep 1995
3
Inzamam-ul-Haq
96
2
SAF
Faisalabad
24 Oct 1997
4
Inzamam-ul-Haq
92*
2
Win
Peshawar
17 Nov 1997
5
Inzamam-ul-Haq
97
2
Aus
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
6
Inzamam-ul-Haq
99
3
Srl
Lahore
06 Mar 2002
7
Inzamam-ul-Haq
97
2
Eng
Lahore
29 Nov 2005
8
Inzamam-ul-Haq
92*
2
SAF
P Elizabeth
19 Jan 2007
2
1
Misbah-ul-Haq
99
2
NZl
Wellington
15 Jan 2011
2
Misbah-ul-Haq
97
3
Srl
Dub-DSC
08 Jan 2014
3
Misbah-ul-Haq
96
1
Win
Abu Dhabi
21 Oct 2016
4
Misbah-ul-Haq
99*
2
Win
Kingston
21 Apr 2017
5
Misbah-ul-Haq
99
2
Win
Bridgetown
30 Apr 2017
3
1
Azhar Ali
92*
2
Eng
The Oval
18 Aug 2010
2
Azhar Ali
90
2
SAF
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
3
Azhar Ali
91
3
Win
Sharjah
30 Oct 2016
4
Azhar Ali
93
1
NZl
Christchurch
03 Jan 2021
4
1
Javed Miandad
92
3
Srl
Karachi
05 Mar 1982
2
Javed Miandad
99
2
Ind
Bengaluru
14 Sep 1983
3
Javed Miandad
94
1
Ind
Chennai
03 Feb 1987
4
Javed Miandad
92
1
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
5
1
Majid Khan
99
1
Eng
Karachi
24 Mar 1973
2
Majid Khan
98
1
Eng
The Oval
22 Aug 1974
3
Majid Khan
98
1
NZl
Hyd-Pak
23 Oct 1976
4
Majid Khan
92
1
Win
Trinidad
01 Apr 1977
6
1
Zaheer Abbas
90
2
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1977
2
Zaheer Abbas
96
3
Ind
Faisalabad
16 Oct 1978
3
Zaheer Abbas
90
1
Aus
Melbourne
11 Dec 1981
4
Zaheer Abbas
91
2
Aus
Karachi
22 Sep 1982
Azhar Ali of Pakistan scored 93 in the ongoing second test at Christchurch against New Zealand to provide the 82nd occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed for a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Hanif Mohammad
96
3
Ind
Mum-BS
13 Nov 1952
2
Waqar Hasan
97
3
Ind
Kolkata
12 Dec 1952
3
Maqsood Ahmed
99
1
Ind
Lahore
29 Jan 1955
4
AH Kardar
93
3
Ind
Karachi
26 Feb 1955
5
Imtiaz Ahmed
91
3
Win
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
6
Saeed Ahmed
97
2
Win
Trinidad
26 Mar 1958
7
Saeed Ahmed
91
1
Aus
Karachi
04 Dec 1959
8
Imtiaz Ahmed
98
3
Eng
The Oval
16 Aug 1962
9
Abdul Kadir
95
1
Aus
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
10
Hanif Mohammad
93
3
Aus
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
11
Shafqat Rana
95
3
NZl
Lahore
30 Oct 1969
12
Asif Iqbal
92
2
NZl
Dhaka
08 Nov 1969
13
Sadiq Mohammad
91
4
Eng
Leeds
08 Jul 1971
14
Majid Khan
99
1
Eng
Karachi
24 Mar 1973
15
Mushtaq Mohammad
99
1
Eng
Karachi
24 Mar 1973
16
Majid Khan
98
1
Eng
The Oval
22 Aug 1974
17
Majid Khan
98
1
NZl
Hyd-Pak
23 Oct 1976
18
Zaheer Abbas
90
2
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1977
19
Majid Khan
92
1
Win
Trinidad
01 Apr 1977
20
Sadiq Mohammad
97
1
Eng
Leeds
29 Jun 1978
21
Zaheer Abbas
96
3
Ind
Faisalabad
16 Oct 1978
22
Wasim Raja
97
1
Ind
Delhi
04 Dec 1979
23
Taslim Arif
90
2
Ind
Kolkata
29 Jan 1980
24
Mudassar Nazar
95
1
Aus
Melbourne
11 Dec 1981
25
Zaheer Abbas
90
1
Aus
Melbourne
11 Dec 1981
26
Javed Miandad
92
3
Srl
Karachi
05 Mar 1982
27
Zaheer Abbas
91
2
Aus
Karachi
22 Sep 1982
28
Mohsin Khan
94
1
Ind
Lahore
10 Dec 1982
29
Mohsin Khan
91
2
Ind
Karachi
30 Jan 1983
30
Javed Miandad
99
2
Ind
Bengaluru
14 Sep 1983
31
Sarfraz Nawaz
90
2
Eng
Lahore
19 Mar 1984
32
Qasim Umar
96
1
NZl
Dunedin
09 Feb 1985
33
Javed Miandad
94
1
Ind
Chennai
03 Feb 1987
34
Saleem Malik
99
2
Eng
Leeds
02 Jul 1987
35
Shoaib Mohammad
94
1
Aus
Karachi
15 Sep 1988
36
Shoaib Mohammad
95
3
Ind
Karachi
15 Nov 1989
37
Ramiz Raja
98
2
Srl
Sialkot
12 Dec 1991
38
Javed Miandad
92
1
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
39
Saeed Anwar
94
1
Srl
Col-PSS
09 Aug 1994
40
Saleem Malik
99
2
SAF
Jo’burg
19 Jan 1995
41
Inzamam-ul-Haq
95
4
SAF
Jo’burg
19 Jan 1995
42
Inzamam-ul-Haq
95
1
Srl
Peshawar
08 Sep 1995
43
Aamer Sohail
99
3
Aus
Brisbane
09 Nov 1995
44
Moin Khan
98
2
Srl
Col-SSC
26 Apr 1997
45
Inzamam-ul-Haq
96
2
SAF
Faisalabad
24 Oct 1997
46
Moin Khan
97
4
Zim
Bulawayo
14 Mar 1998
47
Inzamam-ul-Haq
97
2
Aus
Peshawar
15 Oct 1998
48
Mohammad Yousuf
95
1
Aus
Brisbane
05 Nov 1999
49
Mohammad Wasim
91
1
Aus
Hobart
18 Nov 1999
50
Younis Khan
91
1
NZl
Auckland
08 Mar 2001
51
Rashid Latif
94
2
Ban
Dhaka
09 Jan 2002
52
Inzamam-ul-Haq
99
3
Srl
Lahore
06 Mar 2002
53
Asim Kamal
99
2
SAF
Lahore
17 Oct 2003
54
Yasir Hameed
91
2
Ind
Multan
28 Mar 2004
55
Asim Kamal
91
1
Ind
Mohali
08 Mar 2005
56
Shahid Afridi
92
1
Eng
Faisalabad
20 Nov 2005
57
Inzamam-ul-Haq
97
2
Eng
Lahore
29 Nov 2005
58
Mohammad Yousuf
97
3
Ind
Karachi
29 Jan 2006
59
Abdul Razzaq
90
3
Ind
Karachi
29 Jan 2006
60
Mohammad Hafeez
95
2
Eng
The Oval
17 Aug 2006
61
Imran Farhat
91
2
Eng
The Oval
17 Aug 2006
62
Khurram Manzoor
93
1
Srl
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2009
63
Mohammad Yousuf
90
1
Srl
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2009
64
Salman Butt
92
4
Aus
Lord’s
13 Jul 2010
65
Azhar Ali
90
2
SAF
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
66
Misbah-ul-Haq
99
2
NZl
Wellington
15 Jan 2011
67
Misbah-ul-Haq
97
3
Srl
Dub-DSC
08 Jan 2014
68
Mohammad Hafeez
96
1
NZl
Abu Dhabi
09 Nov 2014
69
Sarfaraz Ahmed
96
2
Srl
Galle
17 Jun 2015
70
Sami Aslam
90
1
Win
Dub-DSC
13 Oct 2016
71
Misbah-ul-Haq
96
1
Win
Abu Dhabi
21 Oct 2016
72
Azhar Ali
91
3
Win
Sharjah
30 Oct 2016
73
Babar Azam
90*
2
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
74
Sami Aslam
91
4
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
75
Misbah-ul-Haq
99
2
Win
Bridgetown
30 Apr 2017
76
Fakhar Zaman
94
1
Aus
Abu Dhabi
16 Oct 2018
77
Sarfaraz Ahmed
94
1
Aus
Abu Dhabi
16 Oct 2018
78
Babar Azam
99
3
Aus
Abu Dhabi
16 Oct 2018
79
Mohammad Rizwan
95
3
Aus
Brisbane
21 Nov 2019
08
Babar Azam
97
2
Aus
Adelaide
29 Nov 2019
81
Faheem Ashraf
91
2
NZl
M Maunganui
26 Dec 2020
82
Azhar Ali
93
1
NZl
Christchurch
03 Jan 2021
Azhar Ali of Pakistan scored 93 in the ongoing second test at Christchurch against New Zealand to provide the 13th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings batting at number three. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Waqar Hasan
97
3
Ind
Kolkata
12 Dec 1952
2
Saeed Ahmed
97
2
Win
Trinidad
26 Mar 1958
3
Saeed Ahmed
91
1
Aus
Karachi
04 Dec 1959
4
Majid Khan
99
1
Eng
Karachi
24 Mar 1973
5
Zaheer Abbas
90
2
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1977
6
Zaheer Abbas
96
3
Ind
Faisalabad
16 Oct 1978
7
Qasim Umar
96
1
NZl
Dunedin
09 Feb 1985
8
Shoaib Mohammad
94
1
Aus
Karachi
15 Sep 1988
9
Shoaib Mohammad
95
3
Ind
Karachi
15 Nov 1989
10
Yasir Hameed
91
2
Ind
Multan
28 Mar 2004
11
Azhar Ali
90
2
SAF
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
12
Babar Azam
90*
2
NZl
Hamilton
25 Nov 2016
13
Azhar Ali
93
1
NZl
Christchurch
03 Jan 2021
Captain and wicket keeper batsman’s twin fifties in a test in losing cause
Mohd Rizwan of Pakistan scored 71 and 60 against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui which was in a losing cause to provide the 50th occasion of a captain’s twin fifties going in vain the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
G Giffen
57
51
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
Mar 1895
2
MA Noble
61
64
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
Jan 08
3
JWHT Douglas
50
60
Eng
Aus
Melbourne
Feb 21
4
HW Taylor
59*
56
SAF
Eng
Leeds
Jul 24
5
J Ryder
63
87
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Feb 29
6
GC Grant
53*
71*
Win
Aus
Adelaide
Dec 30
7
AD Nourse
65
114
SAF
Aus
Cape Town
Dec 49
8
VS Hazare
89
56
Ind
Eng
Leeds
Jun 52
9
GO Rabone
107
68
NZl
SAF
Durban
Dec 53
10
L Hutton
72
77
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
Feb 54
11
PBH May
63
53
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
Jun 56
12
ER Dexter
57
62
Eng
Ind
Kolkata
Dec 61
13
JR Reid
60
142
NZl
SAF
Johannesburg
Feb 62
14
JR Reid
74
100
NZl
Eng
Christchurch
Mar 63
15
JR Reid
128
76
NZl
Pak
Karachi
Apr 65
16
MAK Pataudi
64
148
Ind
Eng
Leeds
Jun 67
17
MAK Pataudi
75
85
Ind
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 67
18
IM Chappell
65
50
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
Feb 75
19
AW Greig
116
76*
Eng
Win
Leeds
Jul 76
20
DI Gower
57
106
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
Jun 89
21
KC Wessels
59
74
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
Apr 92
22
GA Gooch
65
133
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jun 93
23
WJ Cronje
126
67
SAF
Eng
Nottingham
Jul 98
24
BC Lara
51
79
Win
SAF
Durban
Dec 98
25
A Flower
74
129
Zim
Srl
Harare
Nov 99
26
BC Lara
67
75
Win
NZl
Wellington
Dec 99
27
SR Tendulkar
116
52
Ind
Aus
Melbourne
Dec 99
28
SP Fleming
57
99
NZl
SAF
Bloemfontein
Nov 00
29
CL Hooper
53
54*
Win
SAF
Port of Spain
Mar 01
30
BC Lara
91
122
Win
Aus
Port of Spain
Apr 03
31
T Taibu
71*
52
Zim
Ind
Bulawayo
Sep 05
32
MS Atapattu
88
67
Srl
Ind
Delhi
Dec 05
33
Habibul Bashar
69
73
Ban
Srl
Bogra
Mar 06
34
A Flintoff
70
51
Eng
Ind
Mohali
Mar 06
35
BC Lara
61
122
Win
Pak
Lahore
Nov 06
36
RT Ponting
101
99
Aus
SAF
Melbourne
Dec 08
37
Shakib Al Hasan
87
100
Ban
NZl
Hamilton
Feb 10
38
RT Ponting
77
72
Aus
Ind
Bengaluru
Oct 10
39
MS Dhoni
77
74*
Ind
Eng
Birmingham
Aug 11
40
BRM Taylor
50
117
Zim
NZl
Bulawayo
Nov 11
41
M Jayawardene
105
64
Srl
Eng
Col-PSS
Apr 12
42
M Jayawardene
72
60
Srl
Aus
Sydney
Jan 13
43
V Kohli
115
141
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
Dec 14
44
AD Mathews
50
66
Srl
NZl
Christchurch
Dec 14
45
AN Cook
75
56
Eng
NZl
Leeds
May 15
46
JE Root
59
72
Eng
Win
Leeds
Aug 17
47
LD Chandimal
57
61
Srl
Ind
Nagpur
Nov 17
48
JE Root
83
58*
Eng
Aus
Sydney
Jan 18
49
V Kohli
149
51
Ind
Eng
Birmingham
Aug 18
50
Mohd Rizwan
71
60
Pak
NZl
Mt Maunganui
Dec 20
Mohd Rizwan of Pakistan scored 71 and 60 against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui which was in a losing cause to provide the 23rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s twin fifties in a test going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below