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Q de Cock joins the list of captain wicketkeepers who have led a team in Twenty20 Internationals

Q de Cock joins the list of captain wicketkeepers who have led a team in Twenty20 Internationals

Q de Cock of South Africa would become the 29th captain wicket keeper in the history of T20 Internationals to lead a team. He will lead South Africa against India at Mohall tomorrow, i.e., 18.09.19. The batting performance of the 28 wicket keeper captains is tabulated below. He also would become the second captain wicket keeper to lead South Africa in T20Is after AB deVilliers.

No Player Team Span M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 MS Dhoni Ind 2007-2016 72 62 32 1112 48* 37.06 0 0 0 75 34
2 AC Gilchrist Aus 2007-2007 2 2 1 53 31* 53.00 0 0 0 6 2
3 BB McCullum NZl 2008-2013 13 13 0 279 74 21.46 0 1 1 26 10
4 J Smits Net 2008-2009 6 2 1 15 11* 15.00 0 0 0 0 0
5 TM Dilshan Srl 2008-2009 2 2 0 61 61 30.50 0 1 1 7 1
6 BJ Haddin Aus 2009-2009 2 2 0 39 24 19.50 0 0 0 4 0
7 D Ramdin Win 2009-2010 3 1 1 23 23* – 0 0 0 1 0
8 KC Sangakkara Srl 2009-2012 22 22 3 652 78 34.31 0 6 1 61 13
9 MA Ouma Ken 2010-2010 4 1 0 12 12 12.00 0 0 0 1 0
10 A Bagai Can 2010-2013 4 4 1 210 67* 70.00 0 2 0 24 0
11 Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 2011-2014 23 19 2 418 50 24.58 0 1 0 32 15
12 AB de Villiers RSA 2012-2012 11 10 1 178 39* 19.77 0 0 0 13 4
13 BRM Taylor Zim 2012-2014 11 11 1 221 59 22.10 0 1 2 22 5
14 LD Chandimal Srl 2013-2018 10 10 1 107 31 11.88 0 0 0 7 1
15 JJ Atkinson HKG 2014-2014 4 4 0 44 31 11.00 0 0 1 6 1
16 JNT Vare PNG 2015-2016 5 4 0 23 13 5.75 0 0 0 2 0
17 Sultan Ahmed Oman 2015-2017 17 12 3 104 37* 11.55 0 0 3 14 0
18 JC Buttler Eng 2015-2018 4 4 0 112 46 28.00 0 0 0 5 5
19 Sarfaraz Ahmed Pak 2016-2019 34 23 7 454 89* 28.37 0 1 2 44 10
20 GC Wilson Ire 2018-2019 6 5 0 131 47 26.20 0 0 0 11 3
21 KJ Young Blz 2019-2019 3 3 2 42 27* 42.00 0 0 0 3 1
22 C Prasad CRC 2019-2019 1 1 1 3 3* – 0 0 0 0 0
23 K Motlhanka Bots 2019-2019 5 5 0 110 59 22.00 0 1 0 10 2
24 R Ulutuna Tky 2019-2019 2 2 0 2 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0
25 Razmal Shigiwal Aus 2019-2019 1 – – – – – – – – – –
26 H Helva Tky 2019-2019 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0
27 HS Alta Tky 2019-2019 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0
28 Arsalan Arif Aur 2019-2019 1 1 1 26 26* – 0 0 0 5 0
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore will become the seventh ground to host seven T20 Internationals.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore will become the seventh ground to host seven T20 Internationals.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore will be hosting its seventh T20 International when it hosts the third T20I game between India and South Africa on 22.09.19. It will become the seventh ground to host seven T20Is and the second ground in India. Eden Gardens – Kolkata has hosted seven T20Is. The ground and cities which have hosted seven T20Is are tabulated below

No Ground City Span Mat
1 Old Trafford Manchester 2008-2018 7
2 Providence Stadium Guyana 2010-2019 7
3 Eden Gardens Kolkata 2011-2018 7
4 Sooriyawewa Hambantota 2012-2013 7
5 Kyambogo Cricket Oval Kampala 2019-2019 7
6 College Field St Peter Port 2019-2019 7
Ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in a Twenty20 international – HG Munsey of Scotland is a new entrant to the elite list

Ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in a Twenty20 international – HG Munsey of Scotland is a new entrant to the elite list

HG Munsey of Scotland scored 14 boundary sixes against Netherlands at Dublin {M} on 16.09.19 to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in a T20 game. All such occasions are tabulated. HG Munsey  with his 14 boundary sixes shares the  second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in a T20 innings  with AJ Finch of Australia

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 Hazratullah Zazai 162* 62 11 16 Afg v Ire Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
2 AJ Finch 156 63 11 14 Aus v Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
3 HG Munsey 127* 56 5 14 Sco v Net Dublin (M) 16 Sep 2019
4 RE Levi 117* 51 5 13 RSA v NZl Hamilton 19 Feb 2012
5 E Lewis 125* 62 6 12 Win v Ind Kingston 09 Jul 2017
6 CH Gayle 100* 48 5 11 Win v Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
7 CH Gayle 117 57 7 10 Win v RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
8 CJ Anderson 94* 41 2 10 NZl v Ban Mt Maunganui 08 Jan 2017
9 RG Sharma 118 43 12 10 Ind v Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
10 C Munro 104 53 3 10 NZl v Win Mt Maunganui 03 Jan 2018
11 AJ Finch 172 76 16 10 Aus v Ziz Harare 03 Jul 2018
12 R Sandaruwan 88 55 2 10 Kuw v Qat Doha 06 Jul 2019

AJ Finch and CH Gayle are the two batsmen who have scored ten or more boundary sixes in a T20 innings on two occasions. The feat of these two batsmen are detailed below

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 AJ Finch 156 63 11 14 Aus v Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
2 AJ Finch 172 76 16 10 Aus v Ziz Harare 03 Jul 2018
                   
1 CH Gayle 100* 48 5 11 Win v Eng Mumbai 16 Mar 2016
2 CH Gayle 117 57 7 10 Win v RSA Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007

The following four batsmen have scored ten or more boundary fours and  ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in a T20 innings

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 AJ Finch 172 76 16 10 Aus v Ziz Harare 03 Jul 2018
2 RG Sharma 118 43 12 10 Ind v Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
3 Hazratullah Zazai 162* 62 11 16 Afg v Ire Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
4 AJ Finch 156 63 11 14 Aus v Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013

AJ Finch of Australia is the only batsman in the history of T20 innings to score ten or more boundary fours and  ten or more boundary sixes in an innings on two occasions. His feat is detailed below

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 AJ Finch 172 76 16 10 Aus v Ziz Harare 03 Jul 2018
2 AJ Finch 156 63 11 14 Aus v Eng Southampton 29 Aug 2013
Fourth innings centuries by Australian batsmen in a losing cause

Fourth innings centuries by Australian batsmen in a losing cause

MS Wade of Australia witnessed his 117 in a losing cause against England in the recently concluded test at The Oval to provide the tenth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fourth innings century going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 131 4 v England Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
2 AR Border 105 4 v Pakistan Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
3 GN Yallop 114 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
4 AR Border 123* 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
5 MJ Clarke 136 4 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
6 MEK Hussey 121 4 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2009
7 DA Warner 123* 4 v New Zealand Hobart 09 Dec 2011
8 CJL Rogers 107 4 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
9 DA Warner 112 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Aug 2017
10 MS Wade 117 4 v England The Oval 12 Sep 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fourth innings century in a losing cause against England. All such occasions are detailed below. It is interesting to note that all these six centuries are on English soil.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 131 4 v England Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
2 GN Yallop 114 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
3 AR Border 123* 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
4 MJ Clarke 136 4 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
5 MEK Hussey 121 4 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2009
6 MS Wade 117 4 v England The Oval 12 Sep 2019
England opening batsmen dismissed for nineties in a test innings against Australia

England opening batsmen dismissed for nineties in a test innings against Australia

England opening batsman JL Denly scored 94 in its second innings – the third innings of the test – in the final test at The Oval against Australia to provide the 20th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed in nineties against Australia in a Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WH Scotton 90 2 v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 A Ward 93 4 v Australia Melbourne 01 Mar 1895
3 TW Hayward 90 1 v Australia Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
4 AC MacLaren 92 1 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1902
5 TW Hayward 91 4 v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903
6 W Rhodes 92 1 v Australia Manchester 29 Jul 1912
7 H Sutcliffe 94 3 v Australia Leeds 10 Jul 1926
8 L Hutton 94 1 v Australia Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
9 BW Luckhurst 96 4 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jul 1972
10 B Wood 90 3 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
11 DL Amiss 90 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1974
12 JH Edrich 96 3 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
13 G Boycott 99* 4 v Australia Perth 14 Dec 1979
14 GA Gooch 99 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
15 CWJ Athey 96 1 v Australia Perth 28 Nov 1986
16 MA Atherton 99 3 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
17 ME Trescothick 90 1 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
18 AN Cook 95 1 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
19 AN Cook 96 2 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
20 JL Denly 94 3 v Australia The Oval 12 Sep 2019

It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WH Scotton 90 2 v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 W Rhodes 92 1 v Australia Manchester 29 Jul 1912
3 H Sutcliffe 94 3 v Australia Leeds 10 Jul 1926
4 BW Luckhurst 96 4 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jul 1972
5 B Wood 90 3 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
6 JH Edrich 96 3 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
7 MA Atherton 99 3 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
8 ME Trescothick 90 1 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
9 AN Cook 95 1 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
10 AN Cook 96 2 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
11 JL Denly 94 3 v Australia The Oval 12 Sep 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for ninety in a test innings at The Oval. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WH Scotton 90 2 v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 B Wood 90 3 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
3 JH Edrich 96 3 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
4 JL Denly 94 3 v Australia The Oval 12 Sep 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed in nineties against Australia in the third innings of the test.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 H Sutcliffe 94 3 v Australia Leeds 10 Jul 1926
2 B Wood 90 3 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
3 DL Amiss 90 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1974
4 JH Edrich 96 3 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
5 MA Atherton 99 3 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
6 JL Denly 94 3 v Australia The Oval 12 Sep 2019
Abandoned Twenty20 internationals

Abandoned Twenty20 internationals

The first T20I between India and South Africa at Dharamsala on 15.09.19 was abandoned without a ball being bowled to  provide the 28th occasion of an abandoned game in the history of T20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Match Date
1 England South Africa Chester-le-Street 20 Aug 2008
2 England Australia Manchester 01 Sep 2009
3 India New Zealand Visakhapatnam 08 Sep 2012
4 South Africa Pakistan Durban 01 Mar 2013
5 Sri Lanka New Zealand Pallekele 19 Nov 2013
6 South Africa Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2014
7 Hong Kong Nepal Dambulla 19 Nov 2014
8 Hong Kong Nepal Dambulla 20 Nov 2014
9 Hong Kong Nepal Dambulla 21 Nov 2014
10 Hong Kong Nepal Dambulla 22 Nov 2014
11 Hong Kong P.N.G. Bready 13 Jul 2015
12 Ireland Hong Kong Dublin 26 Jul 2015
13 Netherlands Scotland Dublin 26 Jul 2015
14 India South Africa Kolkata 08 Oct 2015
15 Ireland Hong Kong Bready 06 Sep 2016
16 India Australia Hyd-RGS 13 Oct 2017
17 Ireland Afghanistan Bready 24 Aug 2018
18 South Africa Zimbabwe Benoni 14 Oct 2018
19 Spain Malta La Manga 31 Mar 2019
20 Botswana Kenya Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 23 May 2019
21 Namibia Nigeria Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 23 May 2019
22 Botswana Ghana Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 24 May 2019
23 Kenya Namibia Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 24 May 2019
23 Uganda Nigeria Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 24 May 2019
25 Ireland Zimbabwe Belfast 10 Jul 2019
26 Singapore Kuwait Singapore 23 Jul 2019
27 Ireland Netherlands Dublin-M 15 Sep 2019
28 India South Africa Dharamsala 15 Sep 2019

It also provides the  fourth  occasion of India  involved in an abandoned game. It is interesting to note all these four games are on Indian soil. All such occasions are detailed below. It also provides the second abandoned game between India and South Afirca, the first such game was at Kolkats on 08.10.15

No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Match Date
1 India New Zealand Visakhapatnam 08 Sep 2012
2 India South Africa Kolkata 08 Oct 2015
3 India Australia Hyd-RGS 13 Oct 2017
4 India South Africa Dharamsala 15 Sep 2019

It also provides the fifth occasion of South Africa involved in  an abandoned  game – two of which are on home soil  and  three on away soil. All such five occasions are tabulated below

No Team 1 Team 2 Ground Match Date
1 England South Africa Chester-le-Street 20 Aug 2008
2 South Africa Pakistan Durban 01 Mar 2013
3 South Africa Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2014
4 India South Africa Kolkata 08 Oct 2015
5 India South Africa Dharamsala 15 Sep 2019
India-South Africa T20 series statistics

India-South Africa T20 series statistics

India and South Africa will meet at Dharmasala for the three T20 series today. We at www.hrgcristats.com bring some key statistical parameters of the matches played between these two teams in the following tables

RESULTS OF THE MATCHES

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 South Africa India India 6 wickets Johannesburg Dec 01, 2006
2 South Africa India India 37 runs Durban Sep 20, 2007
3 India South Africa South Africa 12 runs Nottingham Jun 16, 2009
4 India South Africa India 14 runs Gros Islet May 02, 2010
5 South Africa India India 21 runs Durban Jan 09, 2011
6 South Africa India South Africa 11 runs Johannesburg Mar 30, 2012
7 India South Africa India 1 run Colombo (RPS) Oct 02, 2012
8 India South Africa India 6 wickets Dhaka Apr 04, 2014
9 India South Africa South Africa 7 wickets Dharamsala Oct 02, 2015
10 India South Africa South Africa 6 wickets Cuttack Oct 05, 2015
11 India South Africa abandoned   Kolkata Oct 08, 2015
12 South Africa India India 28 runs Johannesburg Feb 18, 2018
13 South Africa India South Africa 6 wickets Centurion Feb 21, 2018
14 South Africa India India 7 runs Cape Town Feb 24, 2018

ABANDONED GAME

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 India South Africa abandoned   Kolkata Oct 08, 2015

WON BY INDIA

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 South Africa India India 6 wickets Johannesburg Dec 01, 2006
2 South Africa India India 37 runs Durban Sep 20, 2007
3 India South Africa India 14 runs Gros Islet May 02, 2010
4 South Africa India India 21 runs Durban Jan 09, 2011
5 India South Africa India 1 run Colombo (RPS) Oct 02, 2012
6 India South Africa India 6 wickets Dhaka Apr 04, 2014
7 South Africa India India 28 runs Johannesburg Feb 18, 2018
8 South Africa India India 7 runs Cape Town Feb 24, 2018

WON BY SOUTH AFRICA

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 India South Africa South Africa 12 runs Nottingham Jun 16, 2009
2 South Africa India South Africa 11 runs Johannesburg Mar 30, 2012
3 India South Africa South Africa 7 wickets Dharamsala Oct 02, 2015
4 India South Africa South Africa 6 wickets Cuttack Oct 05, 2015
5 South Africa India South Africa 6 wickets Centurion Feb 21, 2018

RESULT SUMMARY

Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied Tie+W Tie+L NR %
India 2006-2018 13 8 5 0 0 0 0 61.53
South Africa 2006-2018 13 5 8 0 0 0 0 38.46

HIGHEST TOTALS – 175 PLUS RUNS

No Team Score Overs Inns Ground Match Date
1 India 203/5 20.0 1 Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
2 India 199/5 20.0 1 Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
2 India 188/4 20.0 1 Centurion 21 Feb 2018
3 India 186/5 20.0 1 Gros Islet 02 May 2010
5 India 176/4 19.1 2 Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
             
1 South Africa 219/4 20.0 1 Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012
2 South Africa 200/3 19.4 2 Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
3 South Africa 189/4 18.4 2 Centurion 21 Feb 2018
4 South Africa 175/9 20.0 2 Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018

TEAMS DISMISSSED ALL OUT

No Team Score Overs Inns Ground Match Date
1 India 92 17.2 1 Cuttack 5 Oct 2015
2 South Africa 151 19.5 2 Colombo (RPS) 2 Oct 2012

Most runs

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 RG Sharma Ind 11 10 1 341 106 37.88 1 2 1 39 12
2 SK Raina Ind 12 11 1 339 101 33.90 1 0 0 34 13
3 MS Dhoni Ind 13 12 6 204 52* 34.00 0 1 1 17 6
                           
1 JP Duminy RSA 10 10 5 295 68* 59.00 0 3 1 12 16
2 AB de Villiers RSA 9 9 0 208 63 23.11 0 2 0 22 5

HIGH SCORES –FIFTY PLUS RUNS

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Ground Match Date
1 RG Sharma 106 66 12 5 India Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
2 SK Raina 101 60 9 5 India Gros Islet 02 May 2010
3 MK Pandey 79* 48 6 3 India Centurion 21 Feb 2018
4 V Kohli 72* 44 5 2 India Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
5 S Dhawan 72 39 10 2 India Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
6 RG Sharma 53 34 5 2 India Durban 09 Jan 2011
7 MS Dhoni 52* 28 4 3 India Centurion 21 Feb 2018
8 RG Sharma 50* 40 7 2 India Durban 20 Sep 2007
                 
1 CA Ingram 78 50 8 3 South Africa Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012
2 JH Kallis 73 54 3 3 South Africa Gros Islet 02 May 2010
3 RR Hendricks 70 50 8 1 South Africa Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
4 H Klaasen 69 30 3 7 South Africa Centurion 21 Feb 2018
5 JP Duminy 68* 34 1 7 South Africa Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
6 MN van Wyk 67 39 5 5 South Africa Durban 09 Jan 2011
7 F du Plessis 65 38 6 2 South Africa Colombo (RPS) 02 Oct 2012
8 JP Duminy 64* 40 4 3 South Africa Centurion 21 Feb 2018
9 AB de Villiers 63 51 7 0 South Africa Nottingham 16 Jun 2009
10 JH Kallis 61 42 5 2 South Africa Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012
11 F du Plessis 58 41 5 2 South Africa Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
12 JP Duminy 55 41 2 3 South Africa Cape Town 24 Feb 2018
13 AB de Villiers 51 32 7 1 South Africa Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015

MOST SIXES – SIX OR MORE

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 SK Raina Ind 12 11 1 339 101 33.90 1 0 0 34 13
2 RG Sharma Ind 11 10 1 341 106 37.88 1 2 1 39 12
3 V Kohli Ind 8 7 1 173 72* 28.83 0 1 0 13 06
4 MS Dhoni Ind 13 12 6 204 52* 34.00 0 1 1 17 06
                           
1 JP Duminy RSA 10 10 5 295 68* 59.00 0 3 1 12 16
2 H Klaasen RSA 3 3 0 92 69 30.66 0 1 0 4 08
3 JA Morkel RSA 8 6 2 109 36 27.25 0 0 0 5 08

MOST SIXES IN AN INNINGS – FIVE OR MORE

No Player Runs 6s Team Ground Match Date
1 SK Raina 101 5 India Gros Islet 02 May 2010
2 RG Sharma 106 5 India Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
             
1 JP Duminy 68* 7 South Africa Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
2 H Klaasen 69 7 South Africa Centurion 21 Feb 2018
3 MN van Wyk 67 5 South Africa Durban 09 Jan 2011

MOST WICKETS – FIVE OR MORE

No Player Team M Inns O M R W BBI Ave 4 5
1 R Ashwin Ind 6 6 24.0 0 165 10 3/22 16.50 0 0
2 B Kumar Ind 6 6 21.0 0 153 8 5/24 19.12 0 1
3 Z Khan Ind 3 3 11.0 0 63 6 3/22 10.50 0 0
4 RP Singh Ind 2 2 6.0 0 34 5 4/13 6.80 1 0
                         
1 CJ Dala RSA 3 3 12.0 1 110 7 3/35 15.71 0 0
2 CH Morris RSA 5 5 18.2 1 186 6 2/16 31.00 0 0

THREE  OR MORE  WICKETS IN AN INNINGS   

No Player O M R W Team Ground Match Date
1 B Kumar 4.0 0 24 5 India Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
2 RP Singh 4.0 0 13 4 India Durban 20 Sep 2007
3 Z Khan 4.0 0 22 3 India Colombo (RPS) 02 Oct 2012
4 R Ashwin 4.0 0 22 3 India Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
5 R Ashwin 4.0 0 24 3 India Cuttack 05 Oct 2015
6 L Balaji 3.5 0 37 3 India Colombo (RPS) 02 Oct 2012
                 
1 JA Morkel 4.0 0 12 3 South Africa Cuttack 05 Oct 2015
2 J Botha 4.0 0 16 3 South Africa Nottingham 16 Jun 2009
3 CJ Dala 4.0 0 35 3 South Africa Cape Town 24 Feb 2018

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET IN THE SERIES

Wkt Runs Partners Team Ground Match Date
1st 77 HM Amla, AB de Villiers South Africa Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
2nd 138 RG Sharma, V Kohli India Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
3rd 93 JP Duminy, H Klaasen South Africa Centurion 21 Feb 2018
4th 105* JP Duminy, F Behardien South Africa Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
5th 98* MK Pandey, MS Dhoni India Centurion 21 Feb 2018
6th 69 MV Boucher, JA Morkel South Africa Durban 20 Sep 2007
7th 19 JJ van der Wath, RJ Peterson South Africa Johannesburg 01 Dec 2006
8th 21 J Botha, WD Parnell South Africa Durban 09 Jan 2011
9th 16 AL Phehlukwayo, CJ Dala South Africa Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
10th 7 R Ashwin, MM Sharma India Cuttack 05 Oct 2015

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET BY INDIAN BATSMEN

Wkt Runs Partners Ground Match Date
1st 71* RV Uthappa, G Gambhir Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012
2nd 138 RG Sharma, V Kohli Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
3rd 88 SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh Gros Islet 02 May 2010
4th 47 S Dhawan, MK Pandey Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
5th 98* MK Pandey, MS Dhoni Centurion 21 Feb 2018
6th 40 SK Raina, MS Dhoni Colombo (RPS) 02 Oct 2012
7th 6 Yuvraj Singh, RA Jadeja Nottingham 16 Jun 2009
8th 16 AR Patel, R Ashwin Cuttack 05 Oct 2015
9th 8* RA Jadeja, RP Singh Nottingham 16 Jun 2009
10th 7 R Ashwin, MM Sharma Cuttack 05 Oct 2015

FIFTY PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIP BY INDIAN BATSMEN

No Partners Runs Wkt Ground Match Date
1 RG Sharma, V Kohli 138 2nd Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
2 MK Pandey, MS Dhoni 98* 5th Centurion 21 Feb 2018
3 SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh 88 3rd Gros Islet 02 May 2010
4 RG Sharma, MS Dhoni 85 5th Durban 20 Sep 2007
5 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 71* 1st Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012
5 S Dhawan, SK Raina 65 2nd Cape Town 24 Feb 2018
7 S Dhawan, V Kohli 59 3rd Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
8 V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh 56 3rd Dhaka 04 Apr 2014

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET BY SOUTH AFRICAN BATSMEN

Wkt Runs Partners Ground Match Date
1st 77 HM Amla, AB de Villiers Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
2nd 119 JH Kallis, CA Ingram Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012
3rd 93 JP Duminy, H Klaasen Centurion 21 Feb 2018
4th 105* JP Duminy, F Behardien Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
5th 48* JP Duminy, F Behardien Centurion 21 Feb 2018
6th 69 MV Boucher, JA Morkel Durban 20 Sep 2007
7th 19 JJ van der Wath, RJ Peterson Johannesburg 01 Dec 2006
8th 21 J Botha, WD Parnell Durban 09 Jan 2011
9th 16 AL Phehlukwayo, CJ Dala Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
10th 6 DW Steyn, M Morkel Colombo (RPS) 02 Oct 2012

FIFTY PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIP BY SOUTH AFRICAN BATSMEN

No Partners Runs Wkt Ground Match Date
1 JH Kallis, CA Ingram 119 2nd Johannesburg 30 Mar 2012
2 JP Duminy, F Behardien 105* 4th Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
3 JH Kallis, GC Smith 97 2nd Gros Islet 02 May 2010
4 JP Duminy, H Klaasen 93 3rd Centurion 21 Feb 2018
5 RR Hendricks, F Behardien 81 4th Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
6 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 77 1st Dharamsala 02 Oct 2015
7 F du Plessis, JP Duminy 71 3rd Dhaka 04 Apr 2014
8 MV Boucher, JA Morkel 69 6th Durban 20 Sep 2007
9 MN van Wyk, AB de Villiers 57 3rd Durban 09 Jan 2011
10 C Jonker, F Behardien 51 6th Cape Town 24 Feb 2018
Batsmen scoring six or more fifties in a test series

Batsmen scoring six or more fifties in a test series

SPD Smith’s 80 in the ongoing test against England at The Oval represent his sixth fifty in the series. His feat of scoring six fifties in this series provides the 41st occasion of a batsman scoring six or more fifties in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 GA Faulkner SAF Aus 1910-11 5 10 0 732 204 73.20 2 5 7
2 EH Hendren Eng Win 1929-39 4 8 2 693 205* 115.50 2 5 7
3 AD Nourse SAF Eng 1946 5 9 0 621 149 69.00 2 5 7
4 RN Harvey Aus SAF 1952-53 5 9 0 834 205 92.66 4 3 7
5 CL Walcott Win Aus 1955 5 10 0 827 155 82.70 5 2 7
6 G Boycott Eng Aus 1970-71 5 10 3 657 142* 93.85 2 5 7
7 SM Gavaskar Ind Win 1970-71 4 8 3 774 220 154.80 4 3 7
8 GS Chappell Aus Eng 1974-75 6 11 0 608 144 55.27 2 5 7
9 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 7
10 W Bardsley Aus SAF 1910-11 5 9 0 573 132 63.66 1 5 6
11 H Sutcliffe Eng Aus 1924-25 5 9 0 734 176 81.55 4 2 6
12 SJ McCabe Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 491 112 54.55 1 5 6
13 DCS Compton Eng SAF 1947 5 8 0 753 208 94.12 4 2 6
14 AR Morris Aus Eng 1948 5 9 1 696 196 87.00 3 3 6
15 RS Modi Ind Win 1948-49 5 10 0 560 112 56.00 1 5 6
16 ED Weekes Win Ind 1948-49 5 7 0 779 194 111.28 4 2 6
17 PR Umrigar Ind Win 1952-53 5 10 1 560 130 62.22 2 4 6
18 CL Walcott Win Eng 1953-54 5 10 2 698 220 87.25 3 3 6
19 GS Sobers Win Pak 1957-58 5 8 2 824 365* 137.33 3 3 6
20 FCM Alexander Win Aus 1960-61 5 10 2 484 108 60.50 1 5 6
21 CC Hunte Win Aus 1964-65 5 10 1 550 89 61.11 0 6 6
22 MC Cowdrey Eng Win 1967-68 5 8 0 534 148 66.75 2 4 6
23 KD Walters Aus Win 1968-69 4 6 0 699 242 116.50 4 2 6
24 JH Edrich Eng Aus 1970-71 6 11 2 648 130 72.00 2 4 6
25 KR Stackpole Aus Eng 1972 5 10 1 485 114 53.88 1 5 6
26 GS Chappell Aus Win 1975-76 6 11 5 702 182* 117.00 3 3 6
27 Wasim Raja Pak Win 1976-77 5 10 1 517 117* 57.44 1 5 6
28 KJ Hughes Aus Ind 1979-80 6 12 2 594 100 59.40 1 5 6
29 M Amarnath Ind Pak 1982-83 6 10 2 584 120 73.00 3 3 6
30 M Amarnath Ind Win 1982-83 5 9 0 598 117 66.44 2 4 6
31 AR Border Aus Eng 1989 6 9 3 442 80 73.66 0 6 6
32 MA Atherton Eng Aus 1993 6 12 0 553 99 46.08 0 6 6
33 GA Gooch Eng Aus 1993 6 12 0 673 133 56.08 2 4 6
34 ME Waugh Aus Eng 1994 6 10 1 550 137 61.11 1 5 6
35 BC Lara Win Eng 1995 6 10 1 765 179 85.00 3 3 6
36 S Chanderpaul Win Ind 2002 5 7 3 562 140 140.50 3 3 6
37 BJ Haddin Aus Eng 2013-15 5 8 0 493 118 61.62 1 5 6
38 CJL Rogers Aud Eng 2014-15 4 8 0 417 95 52.12 0 6 6
39 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 6
40 KL Rahul Ind Aus 2016-17 4 7 1 393 90 65.50 0 6 6
41 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

SPD Smith’s six fifties in the series provide the ninth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring six or more fifties in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RN Harvey Aus SAF 1952-53 5 9 0 834 205 92.66 4 3 7
2 GS Chappell Aus Eng 1974-75 6 11 0 608 144 55.27 2 5 7
3 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 7
4 CJL Rogers Aus Eng 2014-15 4 8 0 417 95 52.12 0 6 6
5 W Bardsley Aus SAF 1910-11 5 9 0 573 132 63.66 1 5 6
6 SJ McCabe Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 491 112 54.55 1 5 6
7 AR Morris Aus Eng 1948 5 9 1 696 196 87.00 3 3 6
8 KD Walters Aus Win 1968-69 4 6 0 699 242 116.50 4 2 6
9 KR Stackpole Aus Eng 1972 5 10 1 485 114 53.88 1 5 6

SPD Smith’s six fifties in the series provide the 13th occasion of a batsman scoring six or more fifties against England  in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 AD Nourse SAF Eng 1946 5 9 0 621 149 69.00 2 5 7
2 GS Chappell Aus Eng 1974-75 6 11 0 608 144 55.27 2 5 7
3 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 7
4 SJ McCabe Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 491 112 54.55 1 5 6
5 AR Morris Aus Eng 1948 5 9 1 696 196 87.00 3 3 6
6 CL Walcott Win Eng 1953-54 5 10 2 698 220 87.25 3 3 6
7 KR Stackpole Aus Eng 1972 5 10 1 485 114 53.88 1 5 6
8 AR Border Aus Eng 1989 6 9 3 442 80 73.66 0 6 6
9 ME Waugh Aus Eng 1994 6 10 1 550 137 61.11 1 5 6
10 BC Lara Win Eng 1995 6 10 1 765 179 85.00 3 3 6
11 BJ Haddin Aus Eng 2013-15 5 8 0 493 118 61.62 1 5 6
12 CJL Rogers Aud Eng 2014-15 4 8 0 417 95 52.12 0 6 6
13 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

SPD Smith’s six fifties in the series provide the tenth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring six or more fifties against England in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 GS Chappell Aus Eng 1974-75 6 11 0 608 144 55.27 2 5 7
2 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 7
3 SJ McCabe Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 491 112 54.55 1 5 6
4 AR Morris Aus Eng 1948 5 9 1 696 196 87.00 3 3 6
5 KR Stackpole Aus Eng 1972 5 10 1 485 114 53.88 1 5 6
6 AR Border Aus Eng 1989 6 9 3 442 80 73.66 0 6 6
7 ME Waugh Aus Eng 1994 6 10 1 550 137 61.11 1 5 6
8 BJ Haddin Aus Eng 2013-15 5 8 0 493 118 61.62 1 5 6
9 CJL Rogers Aus Eng 2014-15 4 8 0 417 95 52.12 0 6 6
10 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

CL Walcott, GS Chappell. M Amarnath and SPD Smith are the four batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score six or more fifties in a test series on two occasions.

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 CL Walcott Win Aus 1955 5 10 0 827 155 82.70 5 2 7
2 CL Walcott Win Eng 1953-54 5 10 2 698 220 87.25 3 3 6
                           
1 GS Chappell Aus Eng 1974-75 6 11 0 608 144 55.27 2 5 7
2 GS Chappell Aus Win 1975-76 6 11 5 702 182* 117.00 3 3 6
                           
1 M Amarnath Ind Pak 1982-83 6 10 2 584 120 73.00 3 3 6
2 M Amarnath Ind Win 1982-83 5 9 0 598 117 66.44 2 4 6
                           
1 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 6
2 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6
Batsmen aggregating 750 plus runs in a test series

Batsmen aggregating 750 plus runs in a test series

SPD Smith’s aggregate in the ongoing test series at the end of Australia’s first innings against England at The Oval read 751 to provide the 20th occasion of a batsman totaling 750 plus runs in a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1930 5 7 0 974 334 139.14 4 0 0
2 WR Hammond Eng Aus 1928-29 5 9 1 905 251 113.12 4 0 0
3 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 0
4 RN Harvey Aus SAF 1952-53 5 9 0 834 205 92.66 4 3 0
5 IVA Richards Win Eng 1976 4 7 0 829 291 118.42 3 2 0
6 CL Walcott Win Aus 1955 5 10 0 827 155 82.70 5 2 0
7 GS Sobers Win Pak 1957-58 5 8 2 824 365* 137.33 3 3 0
8 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 810 270 90.00 3 1 2
9 DG Bradman Aus SAF 1931-32 5 5 1 806 299* 201.50 4 0 0
10 BC Lara Win Eng 1993-94 5 8 0 798 375 99.75 2 2 0
11 ED Weekes Win Ind 1948-49 5 7 0 779 194 111.28 4 2 0
12 SM Gavaskar Ind Win 1970-71 4 8 3 774 220 154.80 4 3 0
13 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 0
14 AN Cook Eng Aus 2010-11 5 7 1 766 235* 127.66 3 2 0
15 BC Lara Win Eng 1996 6 10 1 765 179 85.00 3 3 0
16 Mudassar Nazar Pak Ind 1982-83 6 8 2 761 231 126.83 4 1 0
17 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1934 5 8 0 758 304 94.75 2 1 0
18 DCS Compton Eng SAF 1947 5 8 0 753 208 94.12 4 2 0
19 GA Gooch Eng Ind 1990 3 6 0 752 333 125.33 3 2 0
20 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 0

SPD Smith’s feat provides the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman aggregating 750 plus runs in a test series. All such occasions are detailed below

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1930 5 7 0 974 334 139.14 4 0 0
2 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 0
3 RN Harvey Aus SAF 1952-53 5 9 0 834 205 92.66 4 3 0
4 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 810 270 90.00 3 1 2
5 DG Bradman Aus SAF 1931-32 5 5 1 806 299* 201.50 4 0 0
6 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 0
7 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1934 5 8 0 758 304 94.75 2 1 0
8 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 0

SPD Smith’s feat provides the eighth occasion of a batsman aggregating 750 plus runs against England in a test series. All such occasions are detailed below

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1930 5 7 0 974 334 139.14 4 0 0
2 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 0
3 IVA Richards Win Eng 1976 4 7 0 829 291 118.42 3 2 0
4 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 810 270 90.00 3 1 2
5 BC Lara Win Eng 1993-94 5 8 0 798 375 99.75 2 2 0
6 BC Lara Win Eng 1996 6 10 1 765 179 85.00 3 3 0
7 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1934 5 8 0 758 304 94.75 2 1 0
8 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 0

SPD Smith’s feat provides the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman aggregating 750 plus runs against England in a test series. All such occasions are detailed below

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1930 5 7 0 974 334 139.14 4 0 0
2 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 0
3 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 810 270 90.00 3 1 2
4 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1934 5 8 0 758 304 94.75 2 1 0
5 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 0

SPD Smith became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 750 plus runs in two or more test series. DG Bradman {04} and BC Lara {02} are the other two batsmen.

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1930 5 7 0 974 334 139.14 4 0 0
2 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 810 270 90.00 3 1 2
3 DG Bradman Aus SAF 1931-32 5 5 1 806 299* 201.50 4 0 0
4 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1934 5 8 0 758 304 94.75 2 1 0
                           
1 BC Lara Win Eng 1993-94 5 8 0 798 375 99.75 2 2 0
2 BC Lara Win Eng 1996 6 10 1 765 179 85.00 3 3 0
                           
1 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 0
2 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 0

SPD Smith became the second Australian batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 750 plus runs in two or more test series. DG Bradman {04} is the other Australian batsman

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1930 5 7 0 974 334 139.14 4 0 0
2 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1936-37 5 9 0 810 270 90.00 3 1 2
3 DG Bradman Aus SAF 1931-32 5 5 1 806 299* 201.50 4 0 0
4 DG Bradman Aus Eng 1934 5 8 0 758 304 94.75 2 1 0
                           
1 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 0
2 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 0
SPD Smith accomplishes a rare feat in the annals of Test cricket – becomes the only batsman to aggregate 750 plus runs in a series coupled with six or more fifties on two occasions.

SPD Smith accomplishes a rare feat in the annals of Test cricket – becomes the only batsman to aggregate 750 plus runs in a series coupled with six or more fifties on two occasions.

SPD Smith’s aggregate at the end of Australia’s first innings at The Oval test against England read 751, while his 80 in this test represented his sixth fifty.  The feat of scoring 750 plus runs coupled with six or more fifties in a test series has been accomplished on ten occasions in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RN Harvey Aus SAF 1952-53 5 9 0 834 205 92.66 4 3 7
2 CL Walcott Win Aus 1955 5 10 0 827 155 82.70 5 2 7
3 SM Gavaskar Ind Win 1970-71 4 8 3 774 220 154.80 4 3 7
4 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 7
S DCS Compton Eng SAF 1947 5 8 0 753 208 94.12 4 2 6
6 ED Weekes Win Ind 1948-49 5 7 0 779 194 111.28 4 2 6
7 GS Sobers Win Pak 1957-58 5 8 2 824 365* 137.33 3 3 6
8 BC Lara Win Eng 1996 6 10 1 765 179 85.00 3 3 6
9 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 6
10 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

SPD Smith’s feat provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RN Harvey Aus SAF 1952-53 5 9 0 834 205 92.66 4 3 7
2 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 7
3 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 6
4 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

SPD Smith’s feat provides the third occasion of a batsman accomplishing such a feat against England.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 7
2 BC Lara Win Eng 1996 6 10 1 765 179 85.00 3 3 6
3 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

SPD Smith’s feat provides the second occasion of an Australian batsman accomplishing such a feat against England.  Both the occasions are tabulated below. MA Taylor was the other batsman. He had scored 839 runs coupled with seven fifties in 1989 series.

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 MA Taylor Aus Eng 1989 6 11 1 839 219 83.90 2 5 7
2 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

SPD Smith is the only batsman in the history of test cricket to compile 750 plus runs with the help of six fifties. Prior to his feat in the ongoing test series, he had accomplished the feat against India in 2014-15 series scoring 769 runs coupled  with six fifties.

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 6
2 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

SPD  Smith’s captioned feat was accomplished in four tests to provide the third occasion of batsman scoring 750 plus runs  with six fifties  in four tests.  All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SM Gavaskar Ind Win 1970-71 4 8 3 774 220 154.80 4 3 7
2 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 6
3 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6

SPD Smith is the only batsman in the history of test cricket to compile 750 plus runs with the help of six fifties in  four tests. Prior to his feat in the ongoing test series, he had accomplished the feat against India in 2014-15 series scoring 769 runs coupled with six fifties In four tests

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SPD Smith Aus Ind 2014-15 4 8 2 769 192 128.16 4 2 6
2 SPD Smith Aus Eng 2019 4 6 0 751 211 125.16 3 3 6