R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Roseau provides the 60th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AP Freeman
51.4
6
23
093
10
Eng
Win
Manchester
21 Jul 1928
2
GTS Stevens
53.4
6
06
195
10
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
11 Jan 1930
3
W Voce
65.2
6
20
149
11
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
01 Feb 1930
4
CV Grimmett
86.0
6
26
183
11
Aus
Win
Adelaide
12 Dec 1930
5
H Ironmonger
37.0
6
11
079
11
Aus
Win
Melbourne
13 Feb 1931
6
CS Marriott
41.1
6
08
096
11
Eng
Win
The Oval
12 Aug 1933
7
TE Bailey
43.0
6
14
098
11
Eng
Win
Lord’s
20 Jun 1957
8
GAR Lock
37.4
6
19
048
11
Eng
Win
The Oval
22 Aug 1957
9
SP Gupte
57.3
6
13
223
10
Ind
Win
Kanpur
12 Dec 1958
10
Fazal Mahmood
45.3
6
19
100
12
Aus
Win
Dhaka
06 Mar 1959
11
AK Davidson
54.6
8
06
222
11
Eng
Win
Brisbane
09 Dec 1960
12
FS Trueman
70.0
6
25
152
11
Eng
Win
Lord’s
20 Jun 1963
13
FS Trueman
40.3
6
07
119
12
Eng
Win
Birmingham
04 Jul 1963
14
NJN Hawke
52.4
6
15
115
10
Aus
Win
Georgetown
14 Apr 1965
15
BS Chandrasekhar
92.5
6
24
235
11
Ind
Win
Brabourne
13 Dec 1966
16
JA Snow
43.0
6
02
142
10
Eng
Win
Georgetown
28 Mar 1968
17
GD McKenzie
48.0
8
07
159
10
Aus
Win
Melbourne
26 Dec 1968
18
AW Greig
69.1
6
17
156
13
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
30 Mar 1974
19
Sir RJ Hadlee
56.0
6
22
102
11
NZl
Win
Dunedin
08 Feb 1980
20
GB Troup
60.3
6
16
166
10
NZl
Win
Auckland
29 Feb 1980
21
DK Lillee
53.4
6
11
127
10
Aus
Win
Melbourne
26 Dec 1981
22
B Yardley
58.0
6
09
185
10
Aus
Win
Sydney
02 Jan 1982
23
N Kapil Dev
57.3
6
15
135
10
Ind
Win
Ahmedabad
12 Nov 1983
24
GF Lawson
64.0
6
13
181
11
Aus
Win
Adelaide
07 Dec 1984
25
RG Holland
55.0
6
15
144
10
Aus
Win
Sydney
30 Dec 1984
26
EJ Chatfield
50.0
6
15
124
10
NZl
Win
Port of Spain
29 Mar 1985
27
ND Hirwani
33.5
6
06
136
16
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
28
Imran Khan
37.2
6
02
121
11
Pak
Win
Georgetown
02 Apr 1988
29
MG Hughes
73.1
6
16
217
13
Aus
Win
Perth
02 Dec 1988
30
AR Border
44.4
6
13
096
11
Aus
Win
Sydney
26 Jan 1989
31
DE Malcolm
46.2
6
06
137
10
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
23 Mar 1990
32
MG Bevan
32.3
6
05
113
10
Aus
Win
Adelaide
25 Jan 1997
33
Mushtaq Ahmed
41.3
6
12
106
10
Pak
Win
Peshawar
17 Nov 1997
34
ARC Fraser
43.1
6
10
110
11
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
05 Feb 1998
35
GD McGrath
24.0
6
06
078
10
Aus
Win
Port of Spain
05 Mar 1999
36
CL Cairns
53.5
6
21
100
10
NZl
Win
Hamilton
16 Dec 1999
37
Wasim Akram
56.2
6
19
110
11
Pak
Win
St John’s
25 May 2000
38
GD McGrath
33.0
6
21
027
10
Aus
Win
Brisbane
23 Nov 2000
39
CR Miller
52.5
6
19
113
10
Aus
Win
Adelaide
15 Dec 2000
40
M Muralidaran
85.1
6
21
170
11
Srl
Win
Galle
13 Nov 2001
41
M Muralidaran
59.3
6
21
135
10
Srl
Win
Kandy
21 Nov 2001
42
WPUJC Vaas
57.2
6
08
191
14
Srl
Win
Colombo (SSC)
29 Nov 2001
43
RW Price
75.2
6
24
161
10
Zim
Win
Harare
04 Nov 2003
44
M Ntini
47.5
6
10
132
13
SAF
Win
Port of Spain
08 Apr 2005
45
A Nel
37.4
6
06
088
10
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
21 Apr 2005
46
M Muralidaran
25.3
6
04
083
10
Srl
Win
Kandy
22 Jul 2005
47
MS Panesar
68.3
6
18
187
10
Eng
Win
Manchester
07 Jun 2007
48
Saeed Ajmal
56.5
6
20
111
11
Pak
Win
Providence
12 May 2011
49
I Sharma
41.2
6
11
108
10
Ind
Win
Bridgetown
28 Jun 2011
50
SCJ Broad
58.5
6
12
165
11
Eng
Win
Lord’s
17 May 2012
51
PP Ojha
29.2
6
08
089
10
Ind
Win
Wankhede
14 Nov 2013
52
TA Boult
27.5
6
07
080
10
NZl
Win
Wellington
11 Dec 2013
53
HMRKB Herath
55.0
6
14
147
10
Srl
Win
Galle
14 Oct 2015
54
Yasir Shah
67.4
6
11
210
10
Pak
Win
Abu Dhabi
21 Oct 2016
55
UT Yadav
38.5
6
06
133
10
Ind
Win
Hyderabad
12 Oct 2018
56
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
36.0
6
03
117
12
Ban
Win
Mirpur
30 Nov 2018
57
SCJ Broad
22.1
6
05
067
10
Eng
Win
Manchester
24 Jul 2020
58
Shaheen Shah Afridi
34.5
6
12
094
10
Pak
Win
Kingston
20 Aug 2021
59
RTM Mendis
59.2
6
14
136
11
Srl
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
60
R Ashwin
46.0
6
13
131
12
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Roseau provides the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test match against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SP Gupte
57.3
6
13
223
10
Ind
Win
Kanpur
12 Dec 1958
2
BS Chandrasekhar
92.5
6
24
235
11
Ind
Win
Brabourne
13 Dec 1966
3
N Kapil Dev
57.3
6
15
135
10
Ind
Win
Ahmedabad
12 Nov 1983
4
ND Hirwani
33.5
6
06
136
16
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
5
I Sharma
41.2
6
11
108
10
Ind
Win
Bridgetown
28 Jun 2011
6
PP Ojha
29.2
6
08
089
10
Ind
Win
Wankhede
14 Nov 2013
7
UT Yadav
38.5
6
06
133
10
Ind
Win
Hyderabad
12 Oct 2018
8
R Ashwin
46.0
6
13
131
12
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
FS Trueman {02}, GD McGrath {02}, M Muralidaran {03} and SCJ Broad {02} are the four bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a match on two or more occasions against West Indies.The following table lists the performance of these four bowlers.
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FS Trueman
70.0
6
25
152
11
Eng
Win
Lord’s
20 Jun 1963
2
FS Trueman
40.3
6
07
119
12
Eng
Win
Birmingham
04 Jul 1963
1
GD McGrath
24.0
6
06
078
10
Aus
Win
Port of Spain
05 Mar 1999
2
GD McGrath
33.0
6
21
027
10
Aus
Win
Brisbane
23 Nov 2000
1
M Muralidaran
85.1
6
21
170
11
Srl
Win
Galle
13 Nov 2001
2
M Muralidaran
59.3
6
21
135
10
Srl
Win
Kandy
21 Nov 2001
3
M Muralidaran
25.3
6
04
083
10
Srl
Win
Kandy
22 Jul 2005
1
SCJ Broad
58.5
6
12
165
11
Eng
Win
Lord’s
17 May 2012
2
SCJ Broad
22.1
6
05
067
10
Eng
Win
Manchester
24 Jul 2020
M Muralidaran owns the record for capturing ten or more wickets in a match on most occasions against West Indies – on three occasions.The following table lists the performance of M Muralidaran
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Muralidaran
85.1
6
21
170
11
Srl
Win
Galle
13 Nov 2001
2
M Muralidaran
59.3
6
21
135
10
Srl
Win
Kandy
21 Nov 2001
3
M Muralidaran
25.3
6
04
083
10
Srl
Win
Kandy
22 Jul 2005
TE Bailey,FS Trueman and SCJ Broad of England are the three bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against West Indies at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
TE Bailey
43.0
6
14
098
11
Eng
Win
Lord’s
20 Jun 1957
2
FS Trueman
70.0
6
25
152
11
Eng
Win
Lord’s
20 Jun 1963
3
SCJ Broad
58.5
6
12
165
11
Eng
Win
Lord’s
17 May 2012
R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies. I Sharma has taken 11 for 108 at Bridgetown in Jun 2011. Thus R Ashwin’s 12 for 131 represent the best bowling effort by an Indian bowler against West Indies in West Indies.
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
I Sharma
41.2
6
11
108
10
Ind
Win
Bridgetown
28 Jun 2011
2
R Ashwin
46.0
6
13
131
12
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
The following is the list of 16 bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West
Indies.
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GTS Stevens
53.4
6
06
195
10
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
11 Jan 1930
2
W Voce
65.2
6
20
149
11
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
01 Feb 1930
3
NJN Hawke
52.4
6
15
115
10
Aus
Win
Georgetown
14 Apr 1965
4
JA Snow
43.0
6
02
142
10
Eng
Win
Georgetown
28 Mar 1968
5
AW Greig
69.1
6
17
156
13
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
30 Mar 1974
6
EJ Chatfield
50.0
6
15
124
10
NZl
Win
Port of Spain
29 Mar 1985
7
Imran Khan
37.2
6
02
121
11
Pak
Win
Georgetown
02 Apr 1988
8
DE Malcolm
46.2
6
06
137
10
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
23 Mar 1990
9
ARC Fraser
43.1
6
10
110
11
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
05 Feb 1998
10
GD McGrath
24.0
6
06
078
10
Aus
Win
Port of Spain
05 Mar 1999
11
Wasim Akram
56.2
6
19
110
11
Pak
Win
St John’s
25 May 2000
12
M Ntini
47.5
6
10
132
13
SAF
Win
Port of Spain
08 Apr 2005
13
A Nel
37.4
6
06
088
10
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
21 Apr 2005
14
Saeed Ajmal
56.5
6
20
111
11
Pak
Win
Providence
12 May 2011
15
I Sharma
41.2
6
11
108
10
Ind
Win
Bridgetown
28 Jun 2011
16
R Ashwin
46.0
6
13
131
12
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
R Ashwin became the third bowler to capture 12 or more wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies.AW Greig of England and M Ntini of South Africa are the other two bowlers who have captured 13 wickets in a test against West Indies in West Indies
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AW Greig
69.1
6
17
156
13
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
30 Mar 1974
2
M Ntini
47.5
6
10
132
13
SAF
Win
Port of Spain
08 Apr 2005
3
R Ashwin
46.0
6
13
131
12
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
Opening batsmen scoring centuries on test debut – Some interesting derivatives.
YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the 37th occasion of an opening batsman scoring century on his debut in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
C Bannerman
165*
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
WG Grace
152
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
06 Sep 1880
3
PF Warner
132*
3
Eng
SAF
Johannesburg
14 Feb 1899
4
HL Collins
104
3
Aus
Eng
Sydney
17 Dec 1920
5
A Jackson
164
2
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
6
JE Mills
117
1
NZl
Eng
Wellington
24 Jan 1930
7
PA Gibb
106
3
Eng
SAF
Johannesburg
24 Dec 1938
8
SC Griffith
140
1
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
11 Feb 1948
9
AG Ganteaume
112
2
Win
Eng
Port of Spain
11 Feb 1948
10
CC Hunte
142
1
Win
Pak
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
11
CA Milton
104*
2
Eng
NZl
Leeds
03 Jul 1958
12
Khalid Ibadulla
166
1
Pak
Aus
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
13
RE Redmond
107
2
NZl
Pak
Auckland
16 Feb 1973
14
CG Greenidge
107
3
Win
Ind
Bengaluru
22 Nov 1974
15
L Baichan
105*
4
Win
Pak
Lahore
15 Feb 1975
16
AB Williams
100
3
Win
Aus
Georgetown
31 Mar 1978
17
KC Wessels
162
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
18
WB Phillips
159
1
Aus
Pak
Perth
11 Nov 1983
19
DSBP Kuruppu
201*
1
Srl
NZl
Col-CCC
16 Apr 1987
20
AC Hudson
163
2
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
18 Apr 1992
21
Ali Naqvi
115
1
Pak
SAF
Rawalpindi
06 Oct 1997
22
Taufeeq Umar
104
2
Pak
Ban
Multan
29 Aug 2001
23
L Vincent
104
1
NZl
Aus
Perth
30 Nov 2001
24
AJ Strauss
112
2
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
25
AN Cook
104*
3
Eng
Ind
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
26
Fawad Alam
168
3
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
12 Jul 2009
27
AB Barath
104
3
Win
Aus
Brisbane
26 Nov 2009
28
AN Petersen
100
1
SAF
Ind
Eden Gardens
14 Feb 2010
29
HD Rutherford
171
2
NZl
Eng
Dunedin
06 Mar 2013
30
S Dhawan
187
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
31
SC Cook
115
1
SAF
Eng
Centurion
22 Jan 2016
32
KK Jennings
112
1
Eng
Ind
Wankhede
08 Dec 2016
33
PP Shaw
134
1
Ind
Win
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
34
Abid Ali
109*
2
Pak
Srl
Rawalpindi
11 Dec 2019
35
DP Conway
200
1
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
02 Jun 2021
36
Zakir Hasan
100
4
Ban
Ind
Chattogram
14 Dec 2022
37
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century on debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
S Dhawan
187
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
2
PP Shaw
134
1
Ind
Win
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
3
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
It also provides the fourth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SC Griffith
140
1
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
11 Feb 1948
2
AC Hudson
163
2
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
18 Apr 1992
3
PP Shaw
134
1
Ind
Win
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
4
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
The following table lists the thirteen occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on debut. The list is furnished in the chronological order.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
C Bannerman
165*
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
WG Grace
152
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
06 Sep 1880
3
A Jackson
164
2
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
4
Khalid Ibadulla
166
1
Pak
Aus
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
5
KC Wessels
162
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
6
WB Phillips
159
1
Aus
Pak
Perth
11 Nov 1983
7
DSBP Kuruppu
201*
1
Srl
NZl
Col-CCC
16 Apr 1987
8
AC Hudson
163
2
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
18 Apr 1992
9
Fawad Alam
168
3
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
12 Jul 2009
10
HD Rutherford
171
2
NZl
Eng
Dunedin
06 Mar 2013
11
S Dhawan
187
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
12
DP Conway
200
1
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
02 Jun 2021
13
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on his debut in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
S Dhawan
187
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
2
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs on his debut against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AC Hudson
163
2
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
18 Apr 1992
2
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
The following table lists the occasions of a team’s two or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on their test debut.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AB Williams
100
3
Win
Aus
Georgetown
31 Mar 1978
2
AB Barath
104
3
Win
Aus
Brisbane
26 Nov 2009
1
C Bannerman
165*
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
HL Collins
104
3
Aus
Eng
Sydney
17 Dec 1920
3
A Jackson
164
2
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
4
KC Wessels
162
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
1
AN Cook
104*
3
Eng
Ind
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
2
KK Jennings
112
1
Eng
Ind
Wankhede
08 Dec 2016
3
CA Milton
104*
2
Eng
NZl
Leeds
03 Jul 1958
1
CC Hunte
142
1
Win
Pak
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
2
L Baichan
105*
4
Win
Pak
Lahore
15 Feb 1975
1
PF Warner
132*
3
Eng
SAF
Johannesburg
14 Feb 1899
2
PA Gibb
106
3
Eng
SAF
Johannesburg
24 Dec 1938
1
Fawad Alam
168
3
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
12 Jul 2009
2
Abid Ali
109*
2
Pak
Srl
Rawalpindi
11 Dec 2019
1
PP Shaw
134
1
Ind
Win
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
2
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
Australia and England are the only two teams to have three or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on their test debut. The following table lists them
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
C Bannerman
165*
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
HL Collins
104
3
Aus
Eng
Sydney
17 Dec 1920
3
A Jackson
164
2
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
4
KC Wessels
162
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
1
AN Cook
104*
3
Eng
Ind
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
2
KK Jennings
112
1
Eng
Ind
Wankhede
08 Dec 2016
3
CA Milton
104*
2
Eng
NZl
Leeds
03 Jul 1958
West Indies is the only team to have two opening batsmen scoring centures on debut against two oppositions – Australia and Pakistan.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AB Williams
100
3
Win
Aus
Georgetown
31 Mar 1978
2
AB Barath
104
3
Win
Aus
Brisbane
26 Nov 2009
1
CC Hunte
142
1
Win
Pak
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
2
L Baichan
105*
4
Win
Pak
Lahore
15 Feb 1975
The following table lists the teams which have two or more opening batsmen scoring centuries on debut against the same oppositions.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AB Williams
100
3
Win
Aus
Georgetown
31 Mar 1978
2
AB Barath
104
3
Win
Aus
Brisbane
26 Nov 2009
1
C Bannerman
165*
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
HL Collins
104
3
Aus
Eng
Sydney
17 Dec 1920
3
A Jackson
164
2
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
4
KC Wessels
162
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
1
AN Cook
104*
3
Eng
Ind
Nagpur
01 Mar 2006
2
KK Jennings
112
1
Eng
Ind
Wankhede
08 Dec 2016
1
CC Hunte
142
1
Win
Pak
Bridgetown
17 Jan 1958
2
L Baichan
105*
4
Win
Pak
Lahore
15 Feb 1975
1
PF Warner
132*
3
Eng
SAF
Johannesburg
14 Feb 1899
2
PA Gibb
106
3
Eng
SAF
Johannesburg
24 Dec 1938
1
Fawad Alam
168
3
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
12 Jul 2009
2
Abid Ali
109*
2
Pak
Srl
Rawalpindi
11 Dec 2019
1
PP Shaw
134
1
Ind
Win
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
2
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
Australia is the only team to have three opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs on their test debut. The following table lists them.It is interesting to note that these three batsmen chose England as their opposition while performing the feat of scoring 150 plus runs on their test debut.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
C Bannerman
165*
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
A Jackson
164
2
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
3
KC Wessels
162
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
Batsmen scoring century on debut – YBK Jaiswal joins the list
YBK Jaiswal of India scored 171 against West Indies in the just concluded first test at Rouseau to provide the 115th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on his debut in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 17th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century on debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
BF
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
L Amarnath
118
–
03
Ind
Eng
Mumbai
15 Dec 1933
2
RH Shodhan
110
–
02
Ind
Pak
Eden Gardens
12 Dec 1952
3
AG Kripal Singh
100*
–
01
Ind
NZl
Hyd-LBS
19 Nov 1955
4
AA Baig
112
–
04
Ind
Eng
Manchester
23 Jul 1959
5
Hanumant Singh
105
–
01
Ind
Eng
Delhi
08 Feb 1964
6
GR Viswanath
137
–
03
Ind
Aus
Kanpur
15 Nov 1969
7
S Amarnath
124
–
02
Ind
NZl
Auckland
24 Jan 1976
8
M Azharuddin
110
322
01
Ind
Eng
Eden Gardens
31 Dec 1984
9
PK Amre
103
299
02
Ind
SAF
Durban
13 Nov 1992
10
SC Ganguly
131
301
02
Ind
Eng
Lord’s
20 Jun 1996
11
V Sehwag
105
173
01
Ind
SAF
Bloemfontein
03 Nov 2001
12
SK Raina
120
228
02
Ind
Srl
Col-SSC
26 Jul 2010
13
S Dhawan
187
174
02
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
14
RG Sharma
177
301
02
Ind
Win
Eden Gardens
06 Nov 2013
15
PP Shaw
134
154
01
Ind
Win
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
16
SS Iyer
105
171
01
Ind
NZl
Kanpur
25 Nov 2021
17
YBK Jaiswal
171
387
02
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
It also provides the 17th occasion of an batsman scoring a century on debut against West Indies All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
BF
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SC Griffith
140
–
01
Eng
Win
Port of Spain
11 Feb 1948
2
JH Hampshire
107
258
02
Eng
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
3
FC Hayes
106*
234
04
Eng
Win
The Oval
26 Jul 1973
4
GJ Cosier
109
186
02
Aus
Win
Melbourne
26 Dec 1975
5
AC Hudson
163
384
02
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
18 Apr 1992
6
MS Sinclair
214
447
01
NZl
Win
Wellington
26 Dec 1999
7
H Masakadza
119
316
03
Zim
Win
Harare
27 Jul 2001
8
SB Styris
107
178
01
NZl
Win
St George’s
28 Jun 2002
9
MJ Prior
126*
128
01
Eng
Win
Lord’s
17 May 2007
10
Abul Hasan
113
123
01
Ban
Win
Khulna
21 Nov 2012
11
RG Sharma
177
301
02
Ind
Win
Eden Gardens
06 Nov 2013
12
S van Zyl
101*
130
01
SAF
Win
Centurion
17 Dec 2014
13
AC Voges
130*
247
02
Aus
Win
Roseau
03 Jun 2015
14
TA Blundell
107*
180
02
NZl
Win
Wellington
01 Dec 2017
15
PP Shaw
134
154
01
Ind
Win
Rajkot
04 Oct 2018
16
P Nissanka
103
252
03
Srl
Win
North Sound
21 Mar 2021
17
YBK Jaiswal
171
387
02
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
The following table lists the 25 batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on their test debut in the annals of test cricket.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
C Bannerman
165*
1
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
WG Grace
152
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
06 Sep 1880
3
KS Ranjitsinhji
154*
3
Eng
Aus
Manchester
16 Jul 1896
4
RE Foster
287
2
Eng
Aus
Sydney
11 Dec 1903
5
A Jackson
164
2
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
6
GA Headley
176
3
Win
Eng
Bridgetown
11 Jan 1930
7
Khalid Ibadulla
166
1
Pak
Aus
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
8
KD Walters
155
1
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
10 Dec 1965
9
LG Rowe
214
1
Win
NZl
Kingston
16 Feb 1972
10
Javed Miandad
163
1
Pak
NZl
Lahore
09 Oct 1976
11
KC Wessels
162
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
12
WB Phillips
159
1
Aus
Pak
Perth
11 Nov 1983
13
DSBP Kuruppu
201*
1
Srl
NZl
Col-CCC
16 Apr 1987
14
AC Hudson
163
2
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
18 Apr 1992
15
MS Sinclair
214
1
NZl
Win
Wellington
26 Dec 1999
16
JA Rudolph
222*
2
SAF
Ban
Chattogram
24 Apr 2003
17
Yasir Hameed
170
2
Pak
Ban
Karachi
20 Aug 2003
18
MJ Clarke
151
1
Aus
Ind
Bengaluru
06 Oct 2004
19
Fawad Alam
168
3
Pak
Srl
Col-PSS
12 Jul 2009
20
HD Rutherford
171
2
NZl
Eng
Dunedin
06 Mar 2013
21
S Dhawan
187
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
22
RG Sharma
177
2
Ind
Win
Eden Gardens
06 Nov 2013
23
KR Mayers
210*
4
Win
Ban
Chattogram
03 Feb 2021
24
DP Conway
200
1
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
02 Jun 2021
25
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
YBK Jaiswal became the third Indian batsmen to score 150 plus runs on test debut. The following table lists the three Indian batsmen.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
S Dhawan
187
2
Ind
Aus
Mohali
14 Mar 2013
2
RG Sharma
177
2
Ind
Win
Eden Gardens
06 Nov 2013
5
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
YBK Jaiswal became the fourth batsmen to score 150 plus runs on test debut against West Indies. The following table lists the four batsmen.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AC Hudson
163
2
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
18 Apr 1992
2
MS Sinclair
214
1
NZl
Win
Wellington
26 Dec 1999
3
RG Sharma
177
2
Ind
Win
Eden Gardens
06 Nov 2013
4
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
It is interesting to note that India is the only team to have two batsmen scoring 170 plus runs as debut centurions against West Indies.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
RG Sharma
177
2
Ind
Win
Eden Gardens
06 Nov 2013
2
YBK Jaiswal
171
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
YBK Jaiswal faced 387 deliveries while compiling his debut century – 171 against West Indies at Roseau in the just concluded test. He now occupies the third place in the list of batsmen who compiled their debut century facing most number of deliveries. The following table lists the batsmen who have compiled their debut centuries facing 375 plus deliveries.
No
Player
Runs
BF
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
DSBP Kuruppu
201*
548
01
Srl
NZl
Col-CCC
16 Apr 1987
2
MS Sinclair
214
447
01
NZl
Win
Wellington
26 Dec 1999
3
YBK Jaiswal
171
387
02
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
4
AC Hudson
163
384
02
SAF
Win
Bridgetown
18 Apr 1992
5
JA Rudolph
222*
383
02
SAF
Ban
Chattogram
24 Apr 2003
6
Nawab of Pataudi snr
102
380
02
Eng
Aus
Sydney
02 Dec 1932
7
Aminul Islam
145
380
01
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
10 Nov 2000
8
F du Plessis
110*
376
04
SAF
Aus
Adelaide
22 Nov 2012
Both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings
YBK Jaiswal {143*} and RG Sharma {103} of India scored centuries in the first innings of the ongoing test between India and West Indies at Roseau to provide the 83rd occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Batsman-1
Score
Batsman-2
Score
Team
Opp
I
Ground
Match Date
1
Jackson FS
118
Hayward TW
137
Eng
Aus
1
The Oval
14.08.1899
2
Hobbs JB
178
Rhodes W
179
Eng
Aus
1
Melbourne
09.02.1912
3
Hobbs JB
211
Sutcliffe H
122
Eng
SAF
1
Lord’s
28.06.1924
4
Hobbs JB
154
Sutcliffe H
176
Eng
Aus
1
Melbourne
01.01.1925
5
Hobbs JB
100
Sutcliffe H
161
Eng
Aus
2
The Oval
14.08.1926
6
Dempster CS
136
Mills JE
117
NZl
Eng
1
Wellington
24.01.1930
7
Mitchell B
123
Siedle IJ
141
SAF
Eng
1
CapeTown
01.01.1931
8
Christy JAJ
103
Mitchell B
113
SAF
NZl
1
Christchurch
27.02.1932
9
Brown WA
121
Fingleton JH
112
Aus
SAF
1
CapeTown
01.01.1936
10
Merchant VM
114
MushtaqAli S
112
Ind
Eng
2
Manchester
25.07.1936
11
Barnett CJ
126
Hutton L
100
Eng
Aus
1
Nottingham
10.06.1938
12
Carew GM
107
Ganteaume AG
112
Win
Eng
1
Port of Spain
11.02.1948
13
Hutton L
158
Washbrook C
195
Eng
SAF
1
Jo’burg
27.12.1948
14
Rae AF
109
Stollmeyer JB
160
Win
Ind
1
Chennai
27.01.1949
15
Morris AR
111
MoroneyJ AR
118
Aus
SAF
1
Jo’burg
10.02.1950
16
McDonald CC
110
Morris AR
111
Aus
Win
1
Port of Spain
11.04.1955
17
Mankad MH
231
Roy P
173
Ind
NZl
1
Chennai
06.01.1956
18
Pullar G
175
Cowdrey MC
155
Eng
SAF
2
The Oval
18.08.1960
19
Lawry WM
106
Simpson RB
311
Aus
Eng
1
Manchester
23.07.1964
20
Lawry WM
210
Simpson RB
201
Aus
Win
1
Bridgetown
05.05.1965
21
Simpson RB
225
Lawry WM
119
Aus
Eng
1
Adelaide
28.01.1966
22
Simpson RB
109
Lawry WM
100
Aus
Ind
1
Melbourne
30.12.1967
23
Turner GM
259
Jarvis TW
182
NZl
Win
1
Georgetown
06.04.1972
24
Fredericks RC
109
Greenidge CG
115
Win
Eng
1
Leeds
22.07.1976
25
Greenidge CG
154*
Haynes DL
136
Win
Ind
1
StJohn’s
28.04.1983
26
Fowler G
105
Tavare CJ
109
Eng
NZl
2
The Oval
14.07.1983
27
Greenidge CG
120*
Haynes DL
103*
Win
Aus
2
Georgetown
02.03.1984
28
Gavaskar SM
172
Srikkanth K
116
Ind
Aus
1
Sydney
02.01.1986
29
Marsh GR
138
Taylor MA
219
Aus
Eng
1
Nottingham
10.08.1989
30
Greenidge CG
149
Haynes DL
167
Win
Eng
1
StJohn’s
12.04.1990
31
Gooch GA
116
Atherton MA
131
Eng
Ind
1
Manchester
09.08.1990
32
Taylor MA
111
Slater MJ
152
Aus
Eng
1
Lord’s
17.06.1993
33
Taylor MA
113
Slater MJ
103
Aus
Eng
2
Sydney
01.01.1995
34
Hudson AC
146
Kirsten G
102
SAF
Ind
1
Kolkata
27.11.1996
35
Aamir Sohail
160
Ijaz Ahmed
151
Pak
Win
1
Karachi
06.12.1997
36
Griffith AFG
114
Campbell SL
170
Win
NZl
1
Hamilton
16.12.1999
37
Atapattu MS
207*
Jayasuriya ST
188
Srl
Pak
1
Kandy
28.06.2000
38
Richardson MH
106
Bell MD
105
NZl
Pak
1
Hamilton
27.03.2001
39
Saeed Anwar
101
Taufeeq Umar
104
Pak
Ban
1
Multan
29.08.2001
40
Gibbs HH
147
Kirsten G
220
SAF
Zim
1
Harare
07.09.2001
41
Langer JL
104
Hayden ML
136
Aus
NZl
1
Brisbane
08.11.2001
42
Langer JL
126
Hayden ML
105
Aus
SAF
1
Sydney
02.01.2002
43
Langer JL
250
Hayden ML
102
Aus
Eng
1
Melbourne
26.12.2002
44
Smith GC
151
Gibbs HH
228
SAF
Pak
1
CapeTown
02.01.2003
45
Langer JL
111
Hayden ML
177
Aus
Win
2
St John’s
09.05.2003
46
Smith GC
277
Gibbs HH
179
SAF
Eng
1
Birmingham
24.07.2003
47
Richardson MH
145
Vincent L
106
NZl
Ind
1
Mohali
16.10.2003
48
Smith GC
139
Gibbs HH
192
SAF
Win
1
Centurion
16.01.2004
49
Atapattu MS
170
Jayasuriya ST
157
Srl
Zim
1
Harare
06.05.2004
50
Langer JL
162
Hayden ML
117
Aus
Srl
1
Cairns
09.07.2004
51
Trescothick ME
132
Strauss AJ
136
Eng
SAF
2
Durban
26.12.2004
52
Smith GC
104
deVilliers AB
178
SAF
Win
1
Bridgetown
21.04.2005
53
deVilliers AB
114
Smith GC
126
SAF
Win
1
St John’s
29.04.2005
54
Langer JL
105
Hayden ML
138
Aus
Eng
1
The Oval
08.09.2005
55
Hayden ML
110
Hussey MEK
137
Aus
Win
1
Hobart
17.11.2005
56
Sehwag V
254
Dravid R
128*
Ind
Pak
1
Lahore
13.01.2006
57
Karthik KD
129
Jaffer W
138*
Ind
Ban
1
Dhaka
25.05.2007
58
McKenzie ND
226
Smith GC
232
SAF
Ban
1
Chattogram
29.02.2008
59
Jaques PA
108
Katich SM
157
Aus
Win
2
Bridgetown
12.06.2008
60
Smith GC
107
McKenzie ND
138
SAF
Eng
2
Lord’s
10.07.2008
61
Hughes PJ
115
Katich SM
108
Aus
SAF
1
Durban
06.03.2009
62
Gambhir G
167
Sehwag V
131
Ind
Srl
1
Kanpur
24.11.2009
63
Strauss AJ
110
Cook AN
235*
Eng
Aus
2
Brisbane
25.11.2010
64
Gayle CH
150
Powell KOA
134
Win
NZl
1
NorthSou
25.07.2012
65
Cook AN
116
Compton NRD
117
Eng
NZl
2
Dunedin
06.03.2013
66
Vijay M
153
Dhawan S
187
Ind
Aus
1
Mohali
14.03.2013
67
Tamim Iqbal
109
Imrul Kayes
130
Ban
Zim
1
Chattogram
12.11.2014
68
Tamim Iqbal
206
Imrul Kayes
150
Ban
Pak
2
Khulna
28.04.2015
69
Vijay M
150
Dhawan S
173
Ind
Ban
1
Fatullah
10.06.2015
70
Burns JA
129
Warner DA
116
Aus
NZl
2
Brisbane
05.11.2015
71
Renshaw MT
184
Warner DA
113
Aus
Pak
1
Sydney
02.01.2017
72
Elgar D
113
Markram AK
143
SAF
Ban
1
Bloemfontein
06.10.2017
73
Vijay M
105
Dhawan S
107
Ind
Afg
1
Bengaluru
14.06.2018
74
Raval JA
132
Latham TWM
161
NZl
Ban
1
Hamilton
28.02.2019
75
Agarwal MA
215
Sharma RG
176
Ind
SAF
1
Vizag
02.10.2019
76
Shan Masood
135
Abid Ali
174
Pak
Srl
2
Karachi
19.12.2019
77
D Karunaratne
118
HDRL Thirimanne
140
Srl
Ban
1
Pallekele
29.04.2021
78
Imam-ul-Huq
111*
A Shafique
136*
Pak
Aus
2
Rawalpindi
04.03.2022
70
Z Crawly
122
BM Duckett
107
Eng
Pak
1
Rawalpindi
01.12.2022
80
Imam-ul-Huq
121
A Shafique
114
Pak
Eng
1
Rawalpindi
01.12.2022
81
KC Brathwaite
182
T Chanderpaul
207
Win
Zim
1
Bulawayo
04.02.2023
82
N Madhushanka
205
D Karunaratne
115
Srl
Ire
1
Galle
24.04.2023
83
Jaiswal YBK
143*
Sharma RG
103
Ind
Win
1
Roseau
12.07.2023
It also provides the eleventh occasion of both the Indian openers scoring centuries in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Batsman-1
Score
Batsman-2
Score
Team
Opp
I
Ground
Match Date
1
Merchant VM
114
MushtaqAli S
112
Ind
Eng
2
Manchester
25.07.1936
2
Mankad MH
231
Roy P
173
Ind
NZl
1
Chennai
06.01.1956
3
Gavaskar SM
172
Srikkanth K
116
Ind
Aus
1
Sydney
02.01.1986
4
Sehwag V
254
Dravid R
128*
Ind
Pak
1
Lahore
13.01.2006
5
Karthik KD
129
Jaffer W
138*
Ind
Ban
1
Dhaka
25.05.2007
6
Gambhir G
167
Sehwag V
131
Ind
Srl
1
Kanpur
24.11.2009
7
Vijay M
153
Dhawan S
187
Ind
Aus
1
Mohali
14.03.2013
8
Vijay M
150
Dhawan S
173
Ind
Ban
1
Fatullah
10.06.2015
9
Vijay M
105
Dhawan S
107
Ind
Afg
1
Bengaluru
14.06.2018
10
Agarwal MA
215
Sharma RG
176
Ind
SAF
1
Vizag
02.10.2019
11
Jaiswal YBK
143*
Sharma RG
103
Ind
Win
1
Roseau
12.07.2023
It also provides the eleventh occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Batsman-1
Score
Batsman-2
Score
Team
Opp
I
Ground
Match Date
1
McDonald CC
110
Morris AR
111
Aus
Win
1
Port of Spain
11.04.1955
2
Lawry WM
210
Simpson RB
201
Aus
Win
1
Bridgetown
05.05.1965
3
Turner GM
259
Jarvis TW
182
NZl
Win
1
Georgetown
06.04.1972
4
Aamir Sohail
160
Ijaz Ahmed
151
Pak
Win
1
Karachi
06.12.1997
5
Langer JL
111
Hayden ML
177
Aus
Win
2
St John’s
09.05.2003
6
Smith GC
139
Gibbs HH
192
SAF
Win
1
Centurion
16.01.2004
7
Smith GC
104
deVilliers AB
178
SAF
Win
1
Bridgetown
21.04.2005
8
deVilliers AB
114
Smith GC
126
SAF
Win
1
St John’s
29.04.2005
9
Hayden ML
110
Hussey MEK
137
Aus
Win
1
Hobart
17.11.2005
10
Jaques PA
108
Katich SM
157
Aus
Win
2
Bridgetown
12.06.2008
11
Jaiswal YBK
143*
Sharma RG
103
Ind
Win
1
Roseau
12.07.2023
It also provides the first occasion of both the Indian openers scoring centuries in a test innings against West Indies.
A World record was created when Indian openers RG Sharma and YBK Jaiswal scored 103 and 171 respectively in India’s first innings against West Indies in the just concluded test at Roseau. It was the fir the first time in the annals of test cricket that a captain opener and a debutant openers scores centuries in the same innings of a test.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
RG Sharma
C
103
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
2
YBK Jaiswal
O
143*
2
Ind
Win
Roseau
12 Jul 2023
West Indies Vs India – First test at Roseau – First day
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 63rd occasion of West Indies doing so against India. It also provides the 25th occasion of West Indies doing so against India on home soil
West Indies have capped 332 cricketers in tests so far. West Indies capped Alik Athnaze for this test. He became the 333rd cricket to represent West Indies in tests. West Indies has capped 60 cricketers in tests against India so far. Alik Athnaze became the 61st West Indian cricketer to make his test debut against India.
West Indies have capped 188 cricketers in tests at home so far. West Indies capped Alik Athnaze for this test. He became the 189th cricket to represent West Indies in tests at home. West Indies has capped 37 cricketers in tests against India at home so far. Alik Athnaze became the 38th West Indian cricketer to make his test debut against India at home.
India has capped 304 cricketers in tests so far. India capped Ishan Kishan and YBK Jaiswal for this test. They became the 305th and 306th cricketers to represent India in tests. India has capped 51 cricketers in tests against West Indies so far. Ishan Kishan and YBK Jaiswal became the 52nd and 53rd Indian cricketers to make their test debut against West Indies
India has capped 137 cricketers in tests on away soil so far. India capped Ishan Kishan and YBK Jaiswal for this test. They became the 138th and 139th cricketers to represent India in away tests. India has capped 13 cricketers in tests against West Indies in West Indies so far. Ishan Kishan and YBK Jaiswal became the 14th and 15th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against West Indies in West Indies
YBK Jaiswal became the 50th opening batsman to represent India in tests. He also became the ninth Indian opening batsman to make his test debut against West Indies.
YBK Jaiswal became the 24th opening batsman to represent India in tests on away soil. He also became the fourth Indian opening batsman to make his test debut against West Indies in West Indies.
Ishan Kishan became the 35th wicket keeper batsman to represent India in tests. He also became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against West Indies.
Ishan Kishan became the 18th wicket keeper batsman to represent India in tests on away soil, He also became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against West Indies in West Indies.
R Ashwin has four five wicket hauls against West Indies. He captured five for 60 in West Indies’ first innings which fetched him his fifth five wicket haul against West Indies and with it he would become the second Indian bowler to capture five five wicket hauls against West Indies. Harbhajan Singh has five five wicket hauls against West Indies.
R Ashwin’s five for 60 in West Indies’ first innings represent his 33rd five wicket haul of his test career. A Kumble with 35 five wicket hauls is ahead of R Ashwin in terms of most five wicket hauls by Indian bowlers.
Other bowlers to capture 33 plus five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket are – M Muralitharan {67}, SK Warne {37}, RJ Hadlee {36}, A Kumble {35} and HMRKB Herath {34}.
R Ashwin took the wicket of T Chanderpaul in the first innings of this test. He has captured the wicket of his father S Chanderpaul also earlier. He became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture the wickets of “Father and Son”
RG Sharma-YBK Jaiswal opened the innings for India in this test to provide the 164th opening pair. It also provides the 106th opening pair on away soil
RG Sharma-YBK Jaiswal opened the innings for India in this test to provide the 48th opening pair against West Indies. It also provides the 28th opening pair against West Indies in West Indies
Approaching milestones ahead of West Indies-India Test series in West Indies
West Indies and India have played 98 tests so far. West Indies has won 30 tests and India has won 22 tests tests. 46 tests between the two teams have ended in a draw
India has played 51 tests against West Indies in West Indies. It has won 09 tests, lost 16 tests and 26 tests were drawn
India is scheduled to play two tests in the ensuing test series at Roseau and at Port of Spain. This is the second occasion India is playing two tests against West Indies in West Indies. The earlier occasion was in 2019 when the two teams clashed at Kingston and at North Sound. India won both the tests. Kingston test was won by 257 runs and the North Sound test by 318 runs.
The second test at Port of Spain will mark the 100th test between the two teams. West Indies and India would become the ninth opponents to play 100 tests in the annals of test cricket.
West Indies will have India as its third opponent against whom it would be playing its 100th test. West Indies has played 118 tests against Australia and 163 tests against England.
No
Team
Opponent
Span
Mat
Won
Lost
T
D
1
West Indies
Australia
1930-2022
118
32
60
1
25
2
West Indies
England
1928-2022
163
59
51
0
53
3
West Indies
India
1948-2019
098
30
22
0
46
India will have West Indies as its third opponent against whom it would be playing its 100th test. India has played 107 tests against Australia and 131 tests against England.
No
Team
Opponent
Span
Mat
Won
Lost
T
D
1
India
Australia
1947-2023
107
32
45
1
29
2
India
England
1932-2022
131
31
50
0
50
3
India
West Indies
1948-2019
098
22
30
0
46
West Indies have capped 332 cricketers in tests so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut in this series will bear the test cap number post 332 according the first name in the alphabetical order. West Indies has capped 60 cricketers in tests against India so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut against India in this series will bear the test cap number post 60 according the first name in the alphabetical order.
West Indies have capped 188 cricketers in tests at home so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut in this series at home will bear the test cap number post 188 according the first name in the alphabetical order. West Indies has capped 37 cricketers in tests against India at home so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut against India in this series will bear the test cap number post 37 according the first name in the alphabetical order.
India has capped 304 cricketers in tests so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut in this series will bear the test cap number post 304 according the first name in the alphabetical order. India has capped 51 cricketers in tests against West Indies so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut against West Indies in this series will bear the test cap number post 51 according the first name in the alphabetical order.
India has capped 137 cricketers in tests on away soil so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut in this series in will bear the test cap number post 137 according the first name in the alphabetical order. India has capped 13 cricketers in tests against West Indies in West Indies so far. Any cricketer who makes his test debut against West Indis in this series will bear the test cap number post 13 according the first name in the alphabetical order.
R Ashwin has four five wicket hauls against West Indies. One more five wicket haul would fetch him his fifth five wicket haul against West Indies and with it he would become the second Indian bowler to capture five five wicket hauls against West Indies. Harbhajan Singh has five five wicket hauls against West Indies.
V Kohli has an aggregate of 8479 runs prior to the ensuing test series. He needs 21 more runs for his 8500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth Indian batsman to aggregate 8500 plus runs. Others are – SR Tendulkar {15921}, R Dravid {13265}, SM Gavaskar {10122}, VVS Laxman {8781} and V Sehwag {8503}
V Kohli has an aggregate of 8479 runs prior to the ensuing test series. He needs 21 more runs for his 8500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the 27th batsman to aggregate 8500 plus runs in the annals of test cricket.
England wins the third test at Leeds by three wickets
England won the third test against Australia by three wickets to provide the 111th occasion of England carving a test win against Australia. It also provides the 54th occasion of England winning a test against Australia on home soil. It also provides the ninth occasion of England winning a test against Australia in the tests played at Leeds.
England won the third test against Australia by three wickets to provide the seventh occasion of England carving a test win against Australia after inserting the opposition. It also provides the fourth occasion of England winning a test against Australia on home soil after inserting the opposition. It also provides the second occasion of England winning a test against Australia in the tests played at Leeds after inserting the opposition. The first such occasion was in Aug 2019 when England won the test by one wicket after inserting the opposition at Leeds.
It is interesting to note that England has won on five occasions by an innings margin and on two occasions by runs margin against Australia after inserting the opposition.
England’s victory by runs margin on two occasions against Australia after inserting the opposition were at Leeds.
MA Starc captured five for 78 in England’s second innings to provide the 300th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 138th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the 26th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in tests played at Leeds.
MA Starc captured five for 78 in England’s second innings to provide the 21st occasion of an Australian left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Australian left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian left arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in tests played at Leeds.
MA Starc’s five for 78 provides the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. He became the third left arm pace bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings against Australia on four plus occasions. Others are – AK Davidson {05} and MG Johnson {05}. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers
No
Player
Overs
BPO
M
Runs
W
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
AK Davidson
25.5
8
7
64
6
1
v England
Melbourne
31 Dec 1958
2
AK Davidson
24.3
6
6
42
5
1
v England
Lord’s
22 Jun 1961
3
AK Davidson
47.0
6
23
63
5
2
v England
Leeds
06 Jul 1961
4
AK Davidson
23.1
8
4
75
6
2
v England
Melbourne
29 Dec 1962
5
AK Davidson
10.6
8
2
25
5
3
v England
Sydney
11 Jan 1963
2
MA Starc
24.1
6
4
114
5
1
v England
Cardiff
08 Jul 2015
2
MA Starc
27.0
6
2
111
6
2
v England
Nottingham
06 Aug 2015
3
MA Starc
19.2
6
3
88
5
4
v England
Adelaide
02 Dec 2017
4
MA Starc
16.0
6
0
78
5
4
v England
Leeds
06 Jul 2023
1
MG Johnson
19.3
6
3
69
5
3
v England
Leeds
07 Aug 2009
2
MG Johnson
17.3
6
5
38
6
2
v England
Perth
16 Dec 2010
3
MG Johnson
21.1
6
7
42
5
4
v England
Brisbane
21 Nov 2013
4
MG Johnson
17.2
6
8
40
7
2
v England
Adelaide
05 Dec 2013
5
MG Johnson
24.0
6
4
63
5
1
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2013
MA Starc’s aggregate of wickets against England read 87 at the end of this test. He now holds the record for most wickets by a left arm pace bowler against Englanf jointly with MG Johnson. MG Johnson has also taken 87 wickets as left arm pace bowler against England. MA Starc went past AK Davidson’s tally of 84 wickets to hold the record jointly with MG Johnson.
MA Starc’s five for 78 in this test represents his 14th five wicket haul. He now holds the record for most five wickets hauls by an Australian left arm pace bowler with AK Davidson. AK Davidson also has 14 five wicket hauls to his credit.
Wasim Akram is the only left arm pace bowler to have more five wicket hauls than AK Davidson and MA Starc in the annals of test cricket. Wasim Akram has 25 five wicket hauls to his credit.
PJ Cummins’ {6-91} and MA Starc’s {5-78} were in losing cause to provide the 68th and 69th occasion of Australian bowler’s five wicket hauls going in vain against England. It also provides the 35th and 36th occasion of Australian bowler’s five wicket hauls going in vain against England. It also provides the sixth and seventh occasion of Australian bowler’s five wicket hauls going in vain against England in tests played at Leeds.
PJ Cummins’ {6-91} was in losing cause to provide the third occasion of Australian captain’s six wicket haul going in vain against England. It also provides the first occasion of Australian captain’s six wicket haul going in vain against England. It also provides the first occasion of Australian captain’s six wicket haul going in vain against England in tests played at Leeds.
G Giffen {6-155} at Melbourne in Dec 1894, MA Noble {7-100} at Sydney in Feb 1904 and PJ Cummins {6-91} at Leeds in Jul 2023 are the three Australian captains to witness their six plus wicket hauls going in vain against England. The interval between MA Noble’s feat and PJ Cummins’ feat is 109 years.
PJ Cummins became the first Australian captain to witness his six wicket haul in a losing cause against England in England.
ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023 – Key statistical parameters
FIVE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – THREE OCCASIONS
No
Player
O
M
R
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
PWH de Silva
8.0
1
24
6
2
Srl
UAE
Bulawayo
19 Jun 2023
2
PWH de Silva
7.2
2
13
5
1
Srl
Oma
Bulawayo
23 Jun 2023
3
PWH de Silva
10.0
0
79
5
2
Srl
Zim
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – LOSING CAUSE
No
Player
O
M
R
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MR Adair
9.5
1
46
4
1
Ire
Srl
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
2
Bilal Khan
10.0
2
55
5
1
Oma
Sco
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
3
CN Greaves
6.3
0
32
4
1
Sco
Srl
Bulawayo
27 Jun 2023
4
Fayyaz Butt
10.0
0
79
4
1
Oma
Zim
Bulawayo
29 Jun 2023
5
Karan KC
10.0
1
58
4
2
Nep
Zim
Harare
04 Jul 2023
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Aasif Sheikh, K Bhurtel
1
171
1
Nep
Zim
Harare
18 Jun 2023
2
CR Ervine, SC Williams
3
164*
2
Zim
Nep
Harare
18 Jun 2023
3
J Charles, SD Hope
3
115
1
Win
USA
Harare
18 Jun 2023
4
BKG Mendis, S Samarawickrama
3
105
1
Srl
UAE
Bulawayo
19 Jun 2023
5
MP O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh
1
120
1
Net
Zim
Harare
20 Jun 2023
6
C Campher, GH Dockrell
6
136
1
Ire
Sco
Bulawayo
21 Jun 2023
7
Aqib Ilyas, Shoaib Khan
3
100
2
Oma
UAE
Bulawayo
21 Jun 2023
8
SD Hope, N Pooran
4
216
1
Win
Nep
Harare
22 Jun 2023
9
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
100*
2
Srl
Oma
Bulawayo
23 Jun 2023
10
RD Berrington, MRJ Watt
8
110
1
Sco
UAE
Bulawayo
23 Jun 2023
11
FDM Karunaratne, S Samarawickrama
3
168
1
Srl
Ire
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
12
RD Berrington, B McMullen
3
138
1
Sco
Oma
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
13
Naseem Khushi, Shoaib Khan
7
105
2
Oma
Sco
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
14
J Gumbie, SC Williams
2
160
1
Zim
USA
Harare
26 Jun 2023
15
J Charles, BA King
1
101
1
Win
Net
Harare
26 Jun 2023
16
SD Hope, N Pooran
4
108
1
Win
Net
Harare
26 Jun 2023
17
SA Edwards, AT Nidamanuru
5
143
2
Net
Wom
Harare
26 Jun 2023
18
A Balbirnie, PR Stirling
2
184
1
Ire
UAE
Bulawayo
27 Jun 2023
19
Sikandar Raza, SC Williams
4
102
1
Zim
Oma
Bulawayo
29 Jun 2023
20
MH Cross, B McMullen
2
125
2
Sco
Win
Harare
01 Jul 2023
21
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
103
2
Srl
Zim
Bulawayo
02 Jul 2023
22
MP O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh
1
117
1
Net
Oma
Harare
03 Jul 2023
23
Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan
5
112
2
Oma
Net
Harare
03 Jul 2023
24
RD Berrington, B McMullen
4
137
1
Sco
Net
Bulawayo
06 Jul 2023
25
BFW de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar
6
113
2
Net
Sco
Bulawayo
06 Jul 2023
26
Asif Khan, A Sharma
1
107
1
UAE
USA
Harare
06 Jul 2023
27
Asif Khan, Basil Hameed
4
134
1
UAE
USA
Harare
06 Jul 2023
28
Aaron Jones, MD Patel
3
112
2
USA
UAE
Harare
06 Jul 2023
29
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
190
2
Srl
WiN
Harare
07 Jul 2023
150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SD Hope, N Pooran
4
216
1
Win
Nep
Harare
22 Jun 2023
2
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
190
2
Srl
WiN
Harare
07 Jul 2023
3
A Balbirnie, PR Stirling
2
184
1
Ire
UAE
Bulawayo
27 Jun 2023
4
Aasif Sheikh, K Bhurtel
1
171
1
Nep
Zim
Harare
18 Jun 2023
5
FDM Karunaratne, S Samarawickrama
3
168
1
Srl
Ire
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
6
CR Ervine, SC Williams
3
164*
2
Zim
Nep
Harare
18 Jun 2023
7
J Gumbie, SC Williams
2
160
1
Zim
USA
Harare
26 Jun 2023
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – DESCENDING ORDER OF RUNS
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SD Hope, N Pooran
4
216
1
Win
Nep
Harare
22 Jun 2023
2
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
190
2
Srl
WiN
Harare
07 Jul 2023
3
A Balbirnie, PR Stirling
2
184
1
Ire
UAE
Bulawayo
27 Jun 2023
4
Aasif Sheikh, K Bhurtel
1
171
1
Nep
Zim
Harare
18 Jun 2023
5
FDM Karunaratne, S Samarawickrama
3
168
1
Srl
Ire
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
6
J Gumbie, SC Williams
2
160
1
Zim
USA
Harare
26 Jun 2023
7
SA Edwards, AT Nidamanuru
5
143
2
Net
Wom
Harare
26 Jun 2023
8
RD Berrington, B McMullen
3
138
1
Sco
Oma
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
9
RD Berrington, B McMullen
4
137
1
Sco
Net
Bulawayo
06 Jul 2023
10
C Campher, GH Dockrell
6
136
1
Ire
Sco
Bulawayo
21 Jun 2023
11
Asif Khan, Basil Hameed
4
134
1
UAE
USA
Harare
06 Jul 2023
12
MH Cross, B McMullen
2
125
2
Sco
Win
Harare
01 Jul 2023
13
MP O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh
1
120
1
Net
Zim
Harare
20 Jun 2023
14
MP O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh
1
117
1
Net
Oma
Harare
03 Jul 2023
15
J Charles, SD Hope
3
115
1
Win
USA
Harare
18 Jun 2023
16
BFW de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar
6
113
2
Net
Sco
Bulawayo
06 Jul 2023
17
Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan
5
112
2
Oma
Net
Harare
03 Jul 2023
18
Aaron Jones, MD Patel
3
112
2
USA
UAE
Harare
06 Jul 2023
19
RD Berrington, MRJ Watt
8
110
1
Sco
UAE
Bulawayo
23 Jun 2023
20
SD Hope, N Pooran
4
108
1
Win
Net
Harare
26 Jun 2023
21
Asif Khan, A Sharma
1
107
1
UAE
USA
Harare
06 Jul 2023
22
BKG Mendis, S Samarawickrama
3
105
1
Srl
UAE
Bulawayo
19 Jun 2023
23
Naseem Khushi, Shoaib Khan
7
105
2
Oma
Sco
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
24
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
103
2
Srl
Zim
Bulawayo
02 Jul 2023
25
Sikandar Raza, SC Williams
4
102
1
Zim
Oma
Bulawayo
29 Jun 2023
26
J Charles, BA King
1
101
1
Win
Net
Harare
26 Jun 2023
27
Aqib Ilyas, Shoaib Khan
3
100
2
Oma
UAE
Bulawayo
21 Jun 2023
28
CR Ervine, SC Williams
3
164*
2
Zim
Nep
Harare
18 Jun 2023
29
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
100*
2
Srl
Oma
Bulawayo
23 Jun 2023
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Aasif Sheikh, K Bhurtel
1
171
1
Nep
Zim
Harare
18 Jun 2023
2
MP O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh
1
120
1
Net
Zim
Harare
20 Jun 2023
3
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
100*
2
Srl
Oma
Bulawayo
23 Jun 2023
4
J Charles, BA King
1
101
1
Win
Net
Harare
26 Jun 2023
5
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
103
2
Srl
Zim
Bulawayo
02 Jul 2023
6
MP O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh
1
117
1
Net
Oma
Harare
03 Jul 2023
7
Asif Khan, A Sharma
1
107
1
UAE
USA
Harare
06 Jul 2023
8
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
190
2
Srl
WiN
Harare
07 Jul 2023
1
J Gumbie, SC Williams
2
160
1
Zim
USA
Harare
26 Jun 2023
2
A Balbirnie, PR Stirling
2
184
1
Ire
UAE
Bulawayo
27 Jun 2023
3
MH Cross, B McMullen
2
125
2
Sco
Win
Harare
01 Jul 2023
1
CR Ervine, SC Williams
3
164*
2
Zim
Nep
Harare
18 Jun 2023
2
J Charles, SD Hope
3
115
1
Win
USA
Harare
18 Jun 2023
3
BKG Mendis, S Samarawickrama
3
105
1
Srl
UAE
Bulawayo
19 Jun 2023
4
Aqib Ilyas, Shoaib Khan
3
100
2
Oma
UAE
Bulawayo
21 Jun 2023
5
FDM Karunaratne, S Samarawickrama
3
168
1
Srl
Ire
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
6
RD Berrington, B McMullen
3
138
1
Sco
Oma
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
7
Aaron Jones, MD Patel
3
112
2
USA
UAE
Harare
06 Jul 2023
1
SD Hope, N Pooran
4
216
1
Win
Nep
Harare
22 Jun 2023
2
SD Hope, N Pooran
4
108
1
Win
Net
Harare
26 Jun 2023
3
Sikandar Raza, SC Williams
4
102
1
Zim
Oma
Bulawayo
29 Jun 2023
4
RD Berrington, B McMullen
4
137
1
Sco
Net
Bulawayo
06 Jul 2023
5
Asif Khan, Basil Hameed
4
134
1
UAE
USA
Harare
06 Jul 2023
1
SA Edwards, AT Nidamanuru
5
143
2
Net
Wom
Harare
26 Jun 2023
2
Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan
5
112
2
Oma
Net
Harare
03 Jul 2023
1
C Campher, GH Dockrell
6
136
1
Ire
Sco
Bulawayo
21 Jun 2023
2
BFW de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar
6
113
2
Net
Sco
Bulawayo
06 Jul 2023
1
Naseem Khushi, Shoaib Khan
7
105
2
Oma
Sco
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
1
RD Berrington, MRJ Watt
8
110
1
Sco
UAE
Bulawayo
23 Jun 2023
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET
No
Partners
Wkt
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka
1
190
2
Srl
WiN
Harare
07 Jul 2023
2
A Balbirnie, PR Stirling
2
184
1
Ire
UAE
Bulawayo
27 Jun 2023
3
CR Ervine, SC Williams
3
164*
2
Zim
Nep
Harare
18 Jun 2023
4
SD Hope, N Pooran
4
216
1
Win
Nep
Harare
22 Jun 2023
5
SA Edwards, AT Nidamanuru
5
143
2
Net
Wom
Harare
26 Jun 2023
6
C Campher, GH Dockrell
6
136
1
Ire
Sco
Bulawayo
21 Jun 2023
7
Naseem Khushi, Shoaib Khan
7
105
2
Oma
Sco
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
8
RD Berrington, MRJ Watt
8
110
1
Sco
UAE
Bulawayo
23 Jun 2023
9
KU Carty, K Sinclair
9
063
1
Win
Srl
Harare
07 Jun 2023
10
GH Dockrell,JB Little
10
030
2
Ire
Srl
Bulawayo
25 Jun 2023
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Super Six
No
Teams
M
W
L
T
NR
PT
NRR
For
Against
1
Sri Lanka
5
5
0
0
0
10
1.600
0971/192.3
0861/250.0
2
Netherlands
5
3
2
0
0
6
0.160
1479/236.5
1429/234.5
3
Scotland
5
3
2
0
0
6
0.102
1179/243.3
1151/242.5
4
Zimbabwe
5
3
2
0
0
6
-0.099
1287/240.5
1269/233.1
5
West Indies
5
1
4
0
0
2
-0.204
1253/239.4
1292/237.5
6
Oman
5
0
5
0
0
0
-1.895
1127/244.0
1294/198.4
GROUP A
No
Teams
M
W
L
T
NR
PT
NRR
For
Against
1
Zimbabwe
4
4
0
0
0
8
+2.241
1286/185.0
0942/200.0
2
Netherlands
4
3
1
0
0
6
+0.669
1071/170.3
1071/190.5
3
West Indies
4
2
2
0
0
4
+0.525
1243/200.0
1138/200.0
4
Nepal
4
1
3
0
0
2
-1.171
0906/193.0
1005/171.2
5
USA
4
0
4
0
0
0
-2.164
0780/200.0
1130/186.2
GROUP B
No
Teams
M
W
L
T
NR
PT
NRR
For
Against
1
Sri Lanka
4
4
0
0
0
8
+3.047
1025/165.0
0633/200.0
2
Scotland
4
3
1
0
0
6
+0.540
1054/200.0
0946/200.0
3
Oman
4
2
2
0
0
4
-1.221
0855/194.1
0928/165.0
4
Ireland
4
1
3
0
0
2
-0.061
1108/200.0
1110/198.1
5
UAE
4
0
4
0
0
0
-2.249
0789/200.0
1214/196.0
In the event of teams finishing on equal points in their Group
a) The team with the greatest number of wins in its Group will be placed in the higher position.
b) If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Group stage, then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in the Group stage will be placed in the higher position
c) If two or more teams are still equal, they will be ordered according to the head to head match played between them (points then net run rate in those matches).
d) If the above does not resolve the Group ordering, or if all matches within a Group produce no results, then any tied teams will be ordered as per their original Group Stage seedings and the top 3 teams in each Group will progress to the Super Six stage.
In the event of teams finishing on equal points in the Super Six stage
a) The team with the greatest number of wins in all of the matches throughout the competition against the other Super Six stage qualifiers will be placed in the higher position.
b) If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Super Six stage, then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in all matches played against the other Super Six qualifiers will be placed in the higher position
c) If two or more teams are still equal, they will be ordered according to the head-to-head match(es) played between them (points then net run rate in those matches).
d) If still equal, any teams that cannot be separated in this way shall be placed according to their original Group seeding.
e) If the above does not resolve the Super Six stage ordering, or if all matches within the Super Six stage produce no results, then the order of finishing will be determined by the team’s performances in the Group stage as follows: Group standing, most points, most wins. If still equal, any teams that cannot be separated in this way shall be placed according to their original Group ranking.
Standings are updated with the completion of each game
M:The number of matches played
W:The number of matches won
L:The number of matches lost
T:The number of matches tied
NR:The number of matches abandoned
PT:Number of points awarded
NRR:Net run rate
Both the openers scoring centuries in an innings in one day internationals – some interesting derivatives
Rahmanulla Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan scored 145 and 100 respectively against Bangladesh at Chattogram on 08.07.23 to provide the 47th occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in an innings in the annals of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Players
Score
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
Stand
1
G R Marsh
104
Australia
India
Jaipur
07.09.86
D C Boon
111
Australia
India
Jaipur
07.09.86
212
2
Ramiz Raja
107*
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Adelaide
17.02.90
Saeed Anwar
126
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Adelaide
17.02.90
202
3
Saeed Anwar
110
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sharjah
04.02.93
Ramiz Raja
109*
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sharjah
04.02.93
204
4
Saeed Anwar
107
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sharjah
30.10.93
Asif Mujtaba
113*
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sharjah
30.10.93
171
5
D N Chudasama
122
Kenya
Bangladesh
Nairobi-G
10.10.97
K Otieno
144
Kenya
Bangladesh
Nairobi-G
10.10.97
225
6
S C Ganguly
109
India
Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07.07.98
S R Tendulkar
128
India
Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07.07.98
252
7
G Kirsten
115
South Africa
India
Kochi
09.03.00
H H Gibbs
111
South Africa
India
Kochi
09.03.00
235
8
S C Ganguly
127
India
South Africa
Johannesburg
05.10.01
S R Tendulkar
101
India
South Africa
Johannesburg
05.10.01
193
9
S C Ganguly
111
India
Kenya
Paarl
24.10.01
S R Tendulkar
146
India
Kenya
Paarl
24.10.01
258
10
V Sehwag
126
India
England
Col-RPS
22.09.02
S C Ganguly
117*
India
England
Col-RPS
22.09.02
192
11
M S Atapattu
101
Sri Lanka
Australia
Sydney
09.01.03
S T Jayasuriya
122
Sri Lanka
Australia
Sydney
09.01.03
237
12
M E Trescothick
114*
England
South Africa
The Oval
28.06.03
V S Solanki
106
England
South Africa
The Oval
28.06.03
200
13
V Sehwag
130
India
New Zealand
Hyd-LBS
15.11.03
S R Tendulkar
102
India
New Zealand
Hyd-LBS
15.11.03
182
14
Yasir Hameed
127*
Pakistan
New Zealand
Rawalpindi
07.12.03
Imran Farhat
107
Pakistan
New Zealand
Rawalpindi
07.12.03
197
15
A C Gilchrist
122
Australia
Sri Lanka
Brisbane
14.02.06
S M Katich
107*
Australia
Sri Lanka
Brisbane
14.02.06
196
16
W U Tharanga
109
Sri Lanka
England
Leeds
01.07.06
S T Jayasuriya
152
Sri Lanka
England
Leeds
01.07.06
286
17
Salman Butt
132
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Lahore
13.04.08
Kamran Akmal
100
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Lahore
13.04.08
151
18
S T Jayasuriya
130
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Karachi
30.06.08
K C Sangakkara
121
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Karachi
30.06.08
201
19
J A H Marshall
161
New Zealand
Ireland
Aberdeen
01.07.08
B B McCullum
166
New Zealand
Ireland
Aberdeen
01.07.08
274
20
G M Hamilton
119
Scotland
Canada
Aberdeen
07.07.09
D F Watts
101
Scotland
Canada
Aberdeen
07.07.09
203
21
W U Tharanga
118*
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Mirpur
08.01.10
M Jayawardene
108
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Mirpur
08.01.10
215
22
W U Tharanga
133
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Pallekele
10.03.11
T M Dilshan
144
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Pallekele
10.03.11
282
23
W U Tharanga
102*
Sri Lanka
England
Col-RPS
26.03.11
T M Dilshan
108*
Sri Lanka
England
Col-RPS
26.03.11
231
24
Mohd Hafeez
105
Pakistan
India
Mirpur
18.03.12
Nasir Jamshed
112
Pakistan
India
Mirpur
18.03.12
224
25
W U Tharanga
174*
Sri Lanka
India
Kingston
02.07.13
M Jayawardene
107
Sri Lanka
India
Kingston
02.07.13
213
26
A J Finch
148
Australia
Scotland
Edinburgh
03.09.13
S E Marsh
151
Australia
Scotland
Edinburgh
03.09.13
246
27
Q de Kock
106
South Africa
India
Durban
08.12.13
H M Amla
100
South Africa
India
Durban
08.12.13
194
28
A M Rahane
111
India
Sri Lanka
Cuttack
02.11.14
S Dhawan
113
India
Sri Lanka
Cuttack
02.11.14
231
29
H M Amla
153*
South Africa
West Indies
Johannesburg
18.01.15
R R Rossouw
128
South Africa
West Indies
Johannesburg
18.01.15
247
30
M J Guptill
116*
New Zealand
Zimbabwe
Harare
04.08.15
T W M Latham
110*
New Zealand
Zimbabwe
Harare
04.08.15
236
31
Q de Kock
135
South Africa
England
Centurion
09.02.16
H M Amla
127
South Africa
England
Centurion
09.02.16
239
32
J J Roy
112*
England
Sri Lanka
Birmingham
24.06.16
A D Hales
133*
England
Sri Lanka
Birmingham
24.06.16
256
33
D A Warner
179
Australia
Pakistan
Adelaide
26.01.17
T M Head
128
Australia
Pakistan
Adelaide
26.01.17
284
34
Q de Kock
109
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Centurion
10.02.17
H M Amla
154
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Centurion
10.02.17
187
35
N Dickwella
102
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Hamabantota
06.07.17
M D Gunathilaka
116
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Hamabantota
06.07.17
229
36
Q de Kock
168*
South Africa
Bangladesh
Kimberley
15.10.17
H M Amla
110*
South Africa
Bangladesh
Kimberley
15.10.17
282
37
Imam-ul-Haq
113
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20.07.18
Fakhar Zaman
210*
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20.07.18
304
38
R G Sharma
111*
India
Pakistan
Dub-DSC
23.09.18
S Dhawan
114
India
Pakistan
Dub-DSC
23.09.18
210
39
J D Campbell
179
West Indies
Ireland
Dublin
05.05.19
S D Hope
170
West Indies
Ireland
Dublin
05.05.19
365
40
K L Rahul
111
India
Sri Lanka
Leeds
06.07.19
R G Sharma
103
India
Sri Lanka
Leeds
06.07.19
189
41
R G Sharma
159
India
West Indies
Vizag
18.12.19
K L Rahul
102
India
West Indies
Vizag
18.12.19
227
42
D A Warner
128*
Australia
India
Wankhede
14.01.20
A J Finch
110*
Australia
India
Wankhede
14.01.20
258
43
Tamim Iqbal
128*
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Sylhet
06.03.20
Litton Das
176
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Sylhet
06.03.20
292
44
J N Malan
177*
South Africa
Ireland
Dublin-M
16.07.21
Q de Kock
120
South Africa
Ireland
Dublin-M
16.07.21
225
45
DA Warner
106
Australia
England
Melbourne
20.11.22
TM Head
152
Australia
England
Melbourne
20.11.22
269
46
RG Sharma
101
India
New Zealand
Indore
24.02.23
Shubman Gill
112
India
New Zealand
Indore
24.02.23
212
47
R Gurbaz
145
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Chattogram
08.07.23
Ibrahim Zadran
100
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Chattogram
08.07.23
256
Rahmanulla Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan scored 145 and 100 respectively against Bangladesh at Chattogram on 08.07.23 and the opening pair posted 256 runs to provide the 13th occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in an innings in the annals of one day internationals and posting 250 plus runs for the first wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Players
Score
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
Stand
1
S C Ganguly
109
India
Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07.07.98
S R Tendulkar
128
India
Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07.07.98
252
2
S C Ganguly
111
India
Kenya
Paarl
24.10.01
S R Tendulkar
146
India
Kenya
Paarl
24.10.01
258
3
W U Tharanga
109
Sri Lanka
England
Leeds
01.07.06
S T Jayasuriya
152
Sri Lanka
England
Leeds
01.07.06
286
4
J A H Marshall
161
New Zealand
Ireland
Aberdeen
01.07.08
B B McCullum
166
New Zealand
Ireland
Aberdeen
01.07.08
274
5
W U Tharanga
133
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Pallekele
10.03.11
T M Dilshan
144
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Pallekele
10.03.11
282
6
J J Roy
112*
England
Sri Lanka
Birmingham
24.06.16
A D Hales
133*
England
Sri Lanka
Birmingham
24.06.16
256
7
D A Warner
179
Australia
Pakistan
Adelaide
26.01.17
T M Head
128
Australia
Pakistan
Adelaide
26.01.17
284
8
Q de Kock
168*
South Africa
Bangladesh
Kimberley
15.10.17
H M Amla
110*
South Africa
Bangladesh
Kimberley
15.10.17
282
9
Imam-ul-Haq
113
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20.07.18
Fakhar Zaman
210*
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20.07.18
304
10
J D Campbell
179
West Indies
Ireland
Dublin
05.05.19
S D Hope
170
West Indies
Ireland
Dublin
05.05.19
365
11
D A Warner
128*
Australia
India
Wankhede
14.01.20
A J Finch
110*
Australia
India
Wankhede
14.01.20
258
12
Tamim Iqbal
128*
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Sylhet
06.03.20
Litton Das
176
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Sylhet
06.03.20
292
13
R Gurbaz
145
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Chattogram
08.07.23
Ibrahim Zadran
100
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Chattogram
08.07.23
256
There are only two occasion of the opening pair posted 300 plus runs for the first wicket whrn both the openers scoring centuries in an innings in the annals of one day internationals Bothl such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Players
Score
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
Stand
1
Imam-ul-Haq
113
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20.07.18
Fakhar Zaman
210*
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20.07.18
304
2
J D Campbell
179
West Indies
Ireland
Dublin
05.05.19
S D Hope
170
West Indies
Ireland
Dublin
05.05.19
365
One day internationals has witnessed twelve occasions of one batsman scoring a century {100 to 149 runs] and another scoring 150 plus runs when both the openers have scored centuries in an innings, All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Players
Score
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
Stand
1
W U Tharanga
109
Sri Lanka
England
Leeds
01.07.06
S T Jayasuriya
152
Sri Lanka
England
Leeds
01.07.06
286
2
W U Tharanga
174*
Sri Lanka
India
Kingston
02.07.13
M Jayawardene
107
Sri Lanka
India
Kingston
02.07.13
213
3
A J Finch
148
Australia
Scotland
Edinburgh
03.09.13
S E Marsh
151
Australia
Scotland
Edinburgh
03.09.13
246
4
H M Amla
153*
South Africa
West Indies
Johannesburg
18.01.15
R R Rossouw
128
South Africa
West Indies
Johannesburg
18.01.15
247
5
D A Warner
179
Australia
Pakistan
Adelaide
26.01.17
T M Head
128
Australia
Pakistan
Adelaide
26.01.17
284
6
Q de Kock
109
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Centurion
10.02.17
H M Amla
154
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Centurion
10.02.17
187
7
Q de Kock
168*
South Africa
Bangladesh
Kimberley
15.10.17
H M Amla
110*
South Africa
Bangladesh
Kimberley
15.10.17
282
8
Imam-ul-Haq
113
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20.07.18
Fakhar Zaman
210*
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
20.07.18
304
9
R G Sharma
159
India
West Indies
Vizag
18.12.19
K L Rahul
102
India
West Indies
Vizag
18.12.19
227
10
Tamim Iqbal
128*
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Sylhet
06.03.20
Litton Das
176
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Sylhet
06.03.20
292
11
J N Malan
177*
South Africa
Ireland
Dublin-M
16.07.21
Q de Kock
120
South Africa
Ireland
Dublin-M
16.07.21
225
12
DA Warner
106
Australia
England
Melbourne
20.11.22
TM Head
152
Australia
England
Melbourne
20.11.22
269
There are only two occasions of both the batsmen scoring 150 plus runs