Sri Lanka won the Galle test against Australia by an innings and 39 runs to provide Sri Lanka’s 22nd innings win in tests. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides Sri Lanka’s first innings win against Australia.
P Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka captured 12 for 177 in the just concluded test against Australia to provide 17th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order.
No
Player
W-R
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
F Martin
12-102
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
2
T Richardson
10-156
Eng
Aus
Manchester
24 Aug 1893
3
AE Hall
11-112
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
01 Jan 1923
4
CV Grimmett
11-082
Aus
Eng
Sydney
27 Feb 1925
5
CS Marriott
11-096
Eng
Win
The Oval
12 Aug 1933
6
K Farnes
10-179
Eng
Aus
Nottingham
08 Jun 1934
7
AV Bedser
11-145
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
22 Jun 1946
8
HHH Johnson
10-096
Win
Eng
Kingston
27 Mar 1948
9
AL Valentine
11-204
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
10
SF Burke
11-194
SAF
NZl
Cape Town
01 Jan 1962
11
RAL Massie
16-137
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
12
JK Lever
10-070
Eng
Ind
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
13
ND Hirwani
16-136
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
14
Mohd Zahid
11-130
Pak
NZl
Rawalpindi
28 Nov 1996
15
JJ Krejza
12-358
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
16
Jayawickrama
11-178
Srl
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
17
P Jayasuriya
12-177
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing ten or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order.
No
Player
W-R
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Jayawickrama
11-178
Srl
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
2
P Jayasuriya
12-177
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides the fourth occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets on test debut against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order.
No
Player
W-R
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
F Martin
12-102
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
2
T Richardson
10-156
Eng
Aus
Manchester
24 Aug 1893
3
K Farnes
10-179
Eng
Aus
Nottingham
08 Jun 1934
4
P Jayasuriya
12-177
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
P Jayasuriya captured 6 for 119 and 6 for 58 on his test debut to become the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six or more wickets in both innings of a test. F Martin, RAL Massie and ND Hirwani are the three bowlers to capture six or more wickets in both innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
F Martin
6-050
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
2
F Martin
6-052
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
1
RAL Massie
8-084
1
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
2
RAL Massie
8-053
3
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
1
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
2
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
1
P Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
2
P Jayasuriya
6-058
3
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
Australian batsmen scoring a century and a duck in a test match
SPD Smith of Australia scored 145 not out and zero in the ongoing test at Galle against Sri Lanka to provide the 28th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a zero in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
WL Murdoch
0
153*
Eng
The Oval
06 Sep 1880
2
GHS Trott
0
143
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1896
3
C Hill
188
0
Eng
Melbourne
29 Jan 1898
4
DG Bradman
0
103*
Eng
Melbourne
30 Dec 1932
5
JHW Fingleton
100
0
Eng
Brisbane
04 Dec 1936
6
DG Bradman
138
0
Eng
Nottingham
10 Jun 1948
7
SG Barnes
0
141
Eng
Lord’s
24 Jun 1948
8
RN Harvey
122
0
Eng
Manchester
09 Jul 1953
9
IR Redpath
0
132
Win
Sydney
14 Feb 1969
10
IM Chappell
138
0
Ind
Delhi
28 Nov 1969
11
IC Davis
105
0
Pak
Adelaide
24 Dec 1976
12
RB McCosker
0
105
Pak
Melbourne
01 Jan 1977
13
CS Serjeant
0
124
Win
Georgetown
31 Mar 1978
14
GN Yallop
0
114
Eng
Manchester
13 Aug 1981
15
GR Marsh
118
0
NZl
Auckland
13 Mar 1986
16
DC Boon
103
0
Eng
Adelaide
12 Dec 1986
17
ME Waugh
139*
0
Win
St John’s
27 Apr 1991
18
JL Langer
121
0
Ind
Brisbane
04 Dec 2003
19
RT Ponting
242
0
Ind
Adelaide
12 Dec 2003
20
AC Gilchrist
0
144
Srl
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
21
ML Hayden
0
102
SAF
Durban
24 Mar 2006
22
AC Gilchrist
0
102*
Eng
Perth
14 Dec 2006
23
MEK Hussey
0
121
Eng
The Oval
20 Aug 2009
24
PJ Hughes
0
126
Srl
Col-SSC
16 Sep 2011
25
MJ Clarke
161*
0
SAF
Cape Town
01 Mar 2014
26
UT Khawaja
145
0
SAF
Adelaide
24 Nov 2016
27
UT Khawaja
0
101*
Srl
Canberra
01 Feb 2019
28
SPD Smith
145*
0
Srl
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a zero in a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Opp
Ground
Match Date
1
AC Gilchrist
0
144
Srl
Kandy
16 Mar 2004
2
PJ Hughes
0
126
Srl
Col-SSC
16 Sep 2011
3
UT Khawaja
0
101*
Srl
Canberra
01 Feb 2019
4
SPD Smith
145*
0
Srl
Galle
08 Jul 2022
Team totals of 550 plus runs in a test innings by Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka posted a team total of 554 against Australia in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 23rd occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending team score
Sri Lanka’s 554 in this game provide the first occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. The previous best was 547 for 8 declared at Col-SSC in Aug 1992
No
Score
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
952/6d
2
v India
Col-RPS
02 Aug 1997
2
760/7d
2
v India
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
3
756/5d
2
v South Africa
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
4
730/6d
2
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
27 Jan 2014
5
713/3d
2
v Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
14 May 2004
6
713/9d
2
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
31 Jan 2018
7
648/8d
2
v Bangladesh
Pallekele
21 Apr 2021
8
644/7d
1
v Pakistan
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
9
642/4d
1
v India
Col-SSC
26 Jul 2010
10
628/8d
2
v England
Col-SSC
18 Dec 2003
11
627/9d
2
v West Indies
Col-SSC
29 Nov 2001
12
610/6d
2
v India
Col-SSC
29 Aug 2001
13
606
1
v Pakistan
Lahore
01 Mar 2009
14
600/6d
1
v India
Col-SSC
23 Jul 2008
15
591
2
v England
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
16
590/9d
2
v West Indies
Galle
13 Nov 2001
17
587
1
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
18
586/6d
1
v Zimbabwe
Col-SSC
27 Dec 2001
19
577/6d
2
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
25 Jun 2007
20
570/4d
1
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
21
555/5d
2
v Bangladesh
Col-SSC
06 Sep 2001
22
555/8d
1
v England
Lord’s
16 May 2002
23
554
2
v Australia
Galle
08 Jul 2022
Sri Lankan batsmen scoring double century in a test innings
LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 206 not out against Australia in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 37th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
LD Chamdimal became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century against Australia. The previous highest score was 192 by KC Sangakkara at Hobart in Nov 2007
Nov
Player
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
DSBP Kuruppu
201*
1
New Zealand
Col-CCC
16 Apr 1987
2
PA de Silva
267
2
New Zealand
Wellington
31 Jan 1991
3
ST Jayasuriya
340
2
India
Col-RPS
02 Aug 1997
4
RS Mahanama
225
2
India
Col-RPS
02 Aug 1997
5
MS Atapattu
223
1
Zimbabwe
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
6
ST Jayasuriya
213
2
England
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
7
M Jayawardene
242
2
India
Col-SSC
24 Feb 1999
8
MS Atapattu
216*
2
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
18 Nov 1999
9
MS Atapattu
207*
1
Pakistan
Kandy
28 Jun 2000
10
MS Atapattu
201*
1
England
Galle
22 Feb 2001
11
MS Atapattu
201
2
Bangladesh
Col-SSC
06 Sep 2001
12
HP Tillakaratne
204*
2
West Indies
Col-SSC
29 Nov 2001
13
KC Sangakkara
230
2
Pakistan
Lahore
06 Mar 2002
14
PA de Silva
206
2
Bangladesh
Col-PSS
21 Jul 2002
15
MS Atapattu
249
2
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
14 May 2004
16
KC Sangakkara
270
2
Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
14 May 2004
17
M Jayawardene
237
1
South Africa
Galle
04 Aug 2004
18
KC Sangakkara
232
1
South Africa
Col-SSC
11 Aug 2004
19
ST Jayasuriya
253
3
Pakistan
Faisalabad
20 Oct 2004
20
KC Sangakkara
287
2
South Africa
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
21
M Jayawardene
374
2
South Africa
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
22
KC Sangakkara
200*
2
Bangladesh
Col-PSS
03 Jul 2007
23
KC Sangakkara
222*
2
Bangladesh
Kandy
11 Jul 2007
24
M Jayawardene
213*
1
England
Galle
18 Dec 2007
25
M Jayawardene
240
1
Pakistan
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
26
Samaraweera
231
1
Pakistan
Karachi
21 Feb 2009
27
Samaraweera
214
1
Pakistan
Lahore
01 Mar 2009
28
M Jayawardene
275
2
India
Ahmedabad
16 Nov 2009
29
KC Sangakkara
219
1
India
Col-SSC
26 Jul 2010
30
KC Sangakkara
211
3
Pakistan
Abu Dhabi
18 Oct 2011
31
M Jayawardene
203*
2
Bangladesh
Mirpur
27 Jan 2014
32
KC Sangakkara
319
1
Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
33
KC Sangakkara
221
2
Pakistan
Galle
06 Aug 2014
34
KC Sangakkara
203
2
New Zealand
Wellington
03 Jan 2015
35
AD Mathews
200*
2
Zimbabwe
Harare
19 Jan 2020
36
FDM Karunaratne
244
2
Bangladesh
Pallekele
21 Apr 2021
37
LD Chandimal
206*
2
Australia
Galle
08 Jul 2022
Stats highlights of third T20I between England and India at Nottingham on 10 Jul 2022
England posted a total of 215 for 7 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of England posting a team total of 200 plus runs in an innings in T20I. It also provides the second occasion of England posting a team total of 200 plus runs in an innings in T20I against India. The first occasion was at Durban on 19 Sep 2006 when it posted 200 for 6 wickets.
Thus England’s 215 for 7 in this game represent its highest team total against India.
England won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 21st occasion of England doing so in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of England doing so against India in T20Is.
England won the toss and elected to bat first in this game and posted 215 for 7 to provide the first occasion of England doing so in T20Is. Thus England’s 215 for 7 in this game is its highest team total when it has won the toss and chose to bat in a T20I. Its previous highest total was 193 for 8 against New Zealand at Christchurch on 07 Feb 2008.
RG Sharma for India and JC Buttler for England opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the 74th occasion of captains opening the innings in a T20I.
RR Pant for India and JC Buttler for England opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the 102nd occasion of wicket keepers opening the innings in a T20I.
This game witnessed the second occasion of rival captains and wicket keepers opening the innings for their respective teams in the history of Twenty20 Internationals
M Ali was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 48th occasion of England batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the eleventh occasion of England batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India.
DJ Malan scored 77 in this game to provide the 79th occasion of England batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the tenth occasion of England batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against India.
DJ Malan’s 77 in this game represent the highest individual score by a England batsman against India. The previous best was 71 by EJG Morgan at Birmingham on 07 Sep 2014.
DJ Malan and EJG Morgan are the only two England batsmen who have scored 70 plus runs in an innings against India.
Umran Malik returned with figures of 1 for 56 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 50 plus runs in a T20I. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler conceding 50 plus runs in a T20I against England. All the three occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Wkts
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
J Sharma
0-57
2
Eng
Durban
19 Sep 2007
2
W Sundar
0-52
2
Eng
Ahmedabad
18 Mar 2021
3
U Malik
1-56
1
Eng
Nottingham
10 Jul 2022
V Kohli scored 1 at Birmingham and 11 at Nottingham in this series against England. In his previous innings prior to these two games he had scored 52 against West Indies at Kolkata on 18 Feb 2022
RG Sharma’s performance with the bat in the calendar year 2022. In nine games and nine innings, he has not scored a fifty. 44 against Sri Lanka at Lucknow on 24.02.22 is his highest
No
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
40
2
Win
Kolkata
16 Feb 2022
2
19
1
Win
Kolkata
18 Feb 2022
3
07
1
Win
Kolkata
20 Feb 2022
4
44
1
Srl
Lucknow
24 Feb 2022
5
01
2
Srl
Dharamsala
26 Feb 2022
6
05
2
Srl
Dharamsala
27 Feb 2022
7
24
1
Eng
Southampton
07 Jul 2022
8
31
1
Eng
Birmingham
09 Jul 2022
9
11
2
Eng
Nottingham
10 Jul 2022
SK Yadav scored 117 in this game to provide the 89th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring a century against England in T20Is.
SK Yadav scored 117 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of a batsman scoring a century against England in T20Is.
SK Yadav’s 117 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 15th occasion of an batsman’s century going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a batsman’s century in a losing cause against England in T20Is.
SK Yadav’s 117 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman’s century going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a batsman’s century in a losing cause against England in T20Is.
CJ Jordan’s two wickets in this game fetched him an aggregate of 18 wickets against India in T20Is. Only IS Sodhi of New Zealand has captured more wickets – 20 – against India in T20Is.
England won this game by 17 runs to provide its tenth win against India in T20Is. England now owns the record for most wins against India in T20Is. Australia and New Zealand have won nine games against India in T20Is
England won this game by 17 runs to provide its 78th win in T20Is. It also provides its 30th win on home soil
England became the sixth team in the history of T20Is to post 30 plus wins on home soil. Others are – India {42}, New Zealand {39}, South Africa {37}, West Indies {34} and Australia {31}.
JC Buttler’s six dismissals in this series fetched him an aggregate of 54 dismissals. He became the seventh wicket keeper in the history of T20Is to effect 50 plus dismissals.
No
Player
Team
Mat
Inns
Dis
Ct
St
1
MS Dhoni
Ind
98
97
91
57
34
2
Q de Kock
SAF
63
63
66
51
15
3
D Ramdin
Win
71
71
63
43
20
4
M Rahim
Ban
82
80
61
32
29
5
Kamran Akmal
Pak
53
53
60
28
32
6
Mohd Shahzad
Afg
69
69
58
30
28
7
JC Buttler
Eng
75
74
54
44
10
This game was JC Buttler’s 75th T20I as a wicket keeper batsman. He became the third wicket keeper batsman in the history of T20Is to play 75 plus T20Is. Others are MS Dhoni {98} and Mushfiqur Rahim {82}
SK Yadav-SS Iyer posted 119 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 27th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is
It also represents India’s highest fourth wicket partnership in T20Is. The previous best was 107 runs partnership between KL Rahul-MS Dhoni against West Indies at Lauderhill on 27 Aug 2016.
SK Yadav-SS Iyer posted 119 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against England. It also provides the first occasion of India posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is against England.
It also represents India’s highest fourth wicket partnership in T20Is against England. The previous best was 61 runs partnership between MS Dhoni-Yuvraj Singh at Durban on 19 Sep 2007
India’s 198 for 9 is its highest team total when it batted second in a T20I against England and lost the game. The previous highest was 177 for 5 against England at Birmingham on 07 Sep 2014.
India’s 198 for 9 is its highest team total in a T20I against England when India lost the game. The previous highest was – 177 for 5 against England at Birmingham on 07 Sep 2014 and 177 for 8 against England at Mum-WS on 22 Dec 2012
Stats highlights of second T20I between England and India at Birmingham on 09 Jul 2022
England was dismissed all out for 121 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of England dismissed all out in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of England dismissed all out in an innings against India.
England was dismissed all out for 121 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of England dismissed all out in an innings while batting second in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of England dismissed all out in an innings while batting second against India.
RG Sharma for India and JC Buttler for England opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the 73rd occasion of captains opening the innings in a T20I.
RR Pant for India and JC Buttler for England opened the innings for their respective teams to provide the 101st occasion of wicket keepers opening the innings in a T20I.
This game witnessed the first occasion of rival captains and wicket keepers opening the innings for their respective teams in the history of Twenty20 Internationals
England won the toss and chose to field first in this game to provide the 50th occasion of England doing so in T20Is. It also provides the eleventh occasion of England doing so against India in T20Is.
CJ Jordan captured four for 27 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of England bowler capturing four wickets in an in innings in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of England bowler capturing four wickets in an in innings in T20Is against India.
CJ Jordan’s four for 27 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of England bowler’s four wickets in an in innings going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the second such occasion of England bowler’s four wickets in an in innings going in vain in T20Is against India.
CJ Jordan’s four for 27 in this game provides his third four wicket haul in T20Is. He now holds the record for most four wicket hauls in T20Is by an England bowler. He went past AU Rashid who had two four wicket hauls in T20Is.
CJ Jordan’s four for 27 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 86 wickets in T20Is. He now owns the record for most wickets hauls in T20Is by an England bowler. AU Rashid has an aggregate of 81 wickets in T20Is.
JJ Roy was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the 47th occasion of England batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the tenth occasion of England batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India.
JJ Roy was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the ninth occasion of England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India.
JJ Roy was dismissed for a first ball duck in this game to provide the sixth occasion of England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in the second innings of a T20I. It also provides the third occasion of England opening batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in the second innings of a T20I against India.
England lost its first wicket in this game without a run on the board to provide the 14th occasion of England losing its first wicket without scoring in a T20I. It also provides the third such occasion against India
England lost its first wicket in this game without a run on the board to provide the tenth occasion of England losing its first wicket without scoring in the second innings of a T20I. It also provides the third such occasion against India in the second innings of a T20I
England lost its first wicket in this game without a run on the board to the first ball of an innings to provide the fifth occasion of England losing its first wicket without scoring to the first ball of an in the first innings of a T20I. It also provides the first such occasion against India in the second innings of a T20I
England lost its first wicket in this game without a run on the board to the first ball of an innings to provide the third occasion of England losing its first wicket without scoring to the first ball of an in the second innings of a T20I. It also provides the first such occasion against India in the second innings of a T20I
RJ Gleeson captured 3 for 15 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of an England bowler to capture three plus wickets in an innings on T20I debut. It also provides the first occasion of England bowler capturing three plus wickets in an innings on T20I debut against India.
England capped RG Gleeson for this game and he became the 94th cricketer to represent England in T20Is He also became the ninth England cricketer to make his debut against India in T20Is.
NGRP Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka captured 6 for 119 in Australia’s innings in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 65th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
TK Kendall
7-055
4
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
15 Mar 1877
2
WH Cooper
6-120
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
31 Dec 1881
3
CTB Turner
6-015
1
Aus
Eng
Sydney
28 Jan 1887
4
WH Ashley
7-095
1
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
25 Mar 1889
5
F Martin
6-050
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
6
F Martin
6-052
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
7
WH Lockwood
6-101
2
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
17 Jul 1893
8
AE Trott
8-043
4
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
11 Jan 1895
9
MA Noble
6-049
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
01 Jan 1898
10
GHTS Hayward
6-043
1
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
01 Jan 1910
11
AE Hall
7-063
4
SAF
Eng
Cape Town
01 Jan 1923
12
GM Parker
6-152
1
SAF
Eng
Birmingham
14 Jun 1924
13
CV Grimmett
6-037
4
Aus
Eng
Sydney
27 Feb 1925
14
AJ Bell
6-099
1
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
29 Jun 1929
15
J Langridge
7-056
3
Eng
Win
Manchester
22 Jul 1933
16
CS Marriott
6-059
3
Eng
Win
The Oval
12 Aug 1933
17
FA Ward
6-102
3
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
04 Dec 1936
18
AV Bedser
7-049
1
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
22 Jun 1946
19
JC Laker
7-103
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
21 Jan 1948
20
CN McCarthy
6-043
4
SAF
Eng
Durban
16 Dec 1948
21
TE Bailey
6-118
2
Eng
NZl
Leeds
11 Jun 1949
22
GF Cresswell
6-168
2
NZl
Eng
The Oval
13 Aug 1949
23
AL Valentine
8-104
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
24
AM Moir
6-155
2
NZl
Eng
Ch’church
17 Mar 1951
25
PM Pollock
6-038
4
SAF
NZl
Durban
08 Dec 1961
26
SF Burke
6-128
1
SAF
NZl
Cape Town
01 Jan 1962
27
LJ Coldwell
6-085
3
Eng
Pak
Lord’s
21 Jun 1962
28
Arif Butt
6-089
2
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
29
S Abid Ali
6-055
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
30
Mohd Nazir
7-099
2
Pak
NZl
Karachi
24 Oct 1969
31
RAL Massie
8-084
1
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
32
RAL Massie
8-053
3
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
33
JK Lever
7-046
2
Eng
Ind
Delhi
17 Dec 1976
34
RM Hogg
6-074
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
01 Dec 1978
35
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
36
PL Taylor
6-078
2
Aus
Eng
Sydney
10 Jan 1987
37
AIC Dodemaide
6-058
3
Aus
NZl
Melbourne
26 Dec 1987
38
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
39
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
40
PM Such
6-067
1
Eng
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
41
DG Cork
7-043
4
Eng
Win
Lord’s
22 Jun 1995
42
L Klusener
8-064
4
SAF
Ind
Kolkata
27 Nov 1996
43
Mohd Zahid
7-066
3
Pak
NZl
Rawalpindi
28 Nov 1996
44
FA Rose
6-100
2
Win
Ind
Kingston
06 Mar 1997
45
UDU Chandana
6-179
2
Srl
Pak
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
46
Naimur Rahman
6-132
2
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
10 Nov 2000
47
Manjural Islam
6-083
2
Ban
Zim
Bulawayo
19 Apr 2001
48
RL Johnson
6-033
2
Eng
Zim
Ch-le-St
05 Jun 2003
49
RJ Kirtley
6-034
4
Eng
SAF
Nottingham
14 Aug 2003
50
DJG Sammy
7-066
3
Win
Eng
Manchester
07 Jun 2007
51
JJ Krejza
8-215
1
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
52
Tanvir Ahmed
6-120
1
Pak
SAF
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
53
Elias Sunny
6-084
2
Ban
Win
Chattogram
21 Oct 2011
54
R Ashwin
6-047
3
Ind
Win
Delhi
06 Nov 2011
55
PJ Cummins
6-079
3
Aus
SAF
Jo’burg
17 Nov 2011
56
M de Lange
7-081
1
SAF
Srl
Durban
26 Dec 2011
57
Sohag Gazi
6-076
3
Ban
Win
Mirpur
13 Nov 2012
58
KJ Abbott
7-029
2
SAF
Pak
Centurion
22 Feb 2013
59
MH Miraz
6-080
1
Ban
Eng
Chattogram
20 Oct 2016
60
C de Grandhomme
6-041
1
NZl
Pak
Ch’church
17 Nov 2016
61
L Ngidi
6-039
4
SAF
Ind
Centurion
13 Jan 2018
62
Bilal Asif
6-036
2
Pak
Aus
Dubai (DSC)
07 Oct 2018
63
P Jayawickrama
6-092
2
Srl
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
64
SM Boland
6-007
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
26 Dec 2021
65
NGRP Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
UDU Chandana
6-179
2
Srl
Pak
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
2
P Jayawickrama
6-092
2
Srl
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
3
NGRP Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings on test debut against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
F Martin
6-050
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
2
F Martin
6-052
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
3
WH Lockwood
6-101
2
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
17 Jul 1893
4
Arif Butt
6-089
2
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
04 Dec 1964
5
S Abid Ali
6-055
1
Ind
Aus
Adelaide
23 Dec 1967
6
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
7
PM Such
6-067
1
Eng
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
8
Bilal Asif
6-036
2
Pak
Aus
Dubai (DSC)
07 Oct 2018
9
NGRP Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
It also provides the 17th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings conceding 100 plus runs on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W-R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
WH Cooper
6-120
3
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
31 Dec 1881
2
WH Lockwood
6-101
2
Eng
Aus
Lord’s
17 Jul 1893
3
GM Parker
6-152
1
SAF
Eng
Birmingham
14 Jun 1924
4
FA Ward
6-102
3
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
04 Dec 1936
5
JC Laker
7-103
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
21 Jan 1948
6
TE Bailey
6-118
2
Eng
NZl
Leeds
11 Jun 1949
7
GF Cresswell
6-168
2
NZl
Eng
The Oval
13 Aug 1949
8
AL Valentine
8-104
1
Win
Eng
Manchester
08 Jun 1950
9
AM Moir
6-155
2
NZl
Eng
Ch’church
17 Mar 1951
10
SF Burke
6-128
1
SAF
NZl
Cape Town
01 Jan 1962
11
DR Doshi
6-103
1
Ind
Aus
Chennai
11 Sep 1979
12
FA Rose
6-100
2
Win
Ind
Kingston
06 Mar 1997
13
UDU Chandana
6-179
2
Srl
Pak
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
14
Naimur Rahman
6-132
2
Ban
Ind
Dhaka
10 Nov 2000
15
JJ Krejza
8-215
1
Aus
Ind
Nagpur
06 Nov 2008
16
Tanvir Ahmed
6-120
1
Pak
SAF
Abu Dhabi
20 Nov 2010
17
NGRP Jayasuriya
6-119
1
Srl
Aus
Galle
08 Jul 2022
F Martin, RAL Massie and ND Hirwani are the three bowlers to capture six or more wickets in both innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
F Martin
6-050
1
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
2
F Martin
6-052
3
Eng
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
1
RAL Massie
8-084
1
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
2
RAL Massie
8-053
3
Aus
Eng
Lord’s
22 Jun 1972
1
ND Hirwani
8-061
2
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
2
ND Hirwani
8-075
4
Ind
Win
Chennai
11 Jan 1988
Rival batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test match
RR Pant-RA Jadeja posted 222 runs for the sixth wicket for India in the first innings of the test and JE Root-JM Bairstow posted 269 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket for England in the fourth innings of the test in the just concluded test between England and India at Birmingham to provide the 44th occasion of rival batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
HL Collins, JM Gregory
3
209
1
Aus
SAF
Jo’burg
12.11.21
CN Frank, AW Nourse
4
206
3
SAF
Aus
Jo’burg
12.11.21
2
LEG Ames, A Sandham
4
249
1
Eng
Win
Kingston
03.04.30
GA Headley, RK Nunes
2
227
4
Win
Eng
Kingston
03.04.30
3
A Melville, AD Nourse
3
319
1
SAF
Eng
Nottingham
07.06.47
DCS Compton, N Yardley
5
237
3
Eng
SAF
Nottingham
07.06.47
4
ED Weekes, FMM Worrell
4
283
2
Win
Eng
Nottingham
20.07.50
RT Simpson, C Washbrook
1
212
3
Eng
Win
Nottingham
20.07.50
5
CL Walcott, FMM Worrell
4
213
2
Win
Ind
Kingston
28.03.53
VL Manjrekar, P Roy
2
237
3
Ind
Win
Kingston
28.03.53
6
RG Archer, KR Miller
6
206
1
Aus
Win
Bridgetown
14.05.55
DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza
7
347
2
Win
Aus
Bridgetown
14.05.55
7
WM Lawry, RB Simpson
1
201
1
Aus
Eng
Manchester
23.07.64
BC Booth, RB Simpson
5
219
1
Aus
Eng
Manchester
23.07.64
KF Barrington, ER Dexter
3
246
2
Eng
Aus
Manchester
23.07.64
8
WM Lawry, RB Simpson
1
382
1
Aus
Win
Bridgetown
05.05.65
RB Kanhai, SM Nurse
3
200
2
Win
Aus
Bridgetown
05.05.65
9
RC Fredericks, LG Rowe
2
269
1
Win
NZl
Kingston
16.02.72
GM Turner, KJ Wadsworth
6
220
2
NZl
Win
Kingston
16.02.72
10
GS Chappell, IM Chappell
3
264
1
Aus
NZl
Wellington
01.03.74
BE Congdon, BF Hastings
4
229
2
NZl
Aus
Wellington
01.03.74
11
GS Chappell, GN Yallop
4
217
1
Aus
Pak
Faisalabad
06.03.80
Javed Miandad, Taslim Arif
3
223*
2
Pak
Aus
Faisalabad
06.03.80
12
CG Greenidge, DL Haynes
1
296
2
Win
Ind
John’s
28.04.83
PJL Dujon, CH Lloyd
6
207
2
Win
Ind
John’s
28.04.83
M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad
2
200
3
Ind
Win
John’s
28.04.83
13
SM Patil, RJ Shastri
5
200
1
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
24.10.84
M Nazar, Qasim Umar
2
250
2
Pak
Ind
Faisalabad
24.10.84
14
M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar
2
224
1
Ind
Aus
Sydney
02.01.86
DC Boon, GR Marsh
1
217
2
Aus
Ind
Sydney
02.01.86
15
J Miandad, Saleem Malik
4
322
1
Pak
Eng
Birmingham
04.06.92
RA Smith, AJ Stewart
3
227
2
Eng
Pak
Birmingham
04.06.92
16
S Chanderpaul, BC Lara
5
219
1
Win
Eng
John’s
16.04.94
MA Atherton, RA Smith
3
303
2
Eng
Win
John’s
16.04.94
17
M Azharuddin, Tendulkar
4
221
1
Ind
Srl
Col-RPS
02.08.97
Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama
2
576
2
Srl
Ind
Col-RPS
02.08.97
18
JH Kallis, G Kirsten
2
238
1
SAF
Eng
Manchester
02.07.98
MA Atherton, AJ Stewart
3
226
3
Eng
SAF
Manchester
02.07.98
19
JL Langer, MA Taylor
2
279
1
Aus
Pak
Peshawar
15.10.98
Ijaz Ahmed, Saeed Anwar
2
211
2
Pak
Aus
Peshawar
15.10.98
20
R Dravid, Tendulkar
3
249
1
Ind
Zim
Nagpur
25.11.00
ADR Campbell, A Flower
4
209
3
Zim
Ind
Nagpur
25.11.00
21
HH Gibbs, G Kirsten
2
227
1
SAF
Eng
The Oval
04.09.03
GP Thorpe, Trescothick
3
268
2
Eng
SAF
The Oval
04.09.03
22
AB de Villiers, GC Smith
1
245
1
SAF
Win
John’s
29.04.05
JH Kallis, AG Prince
5
267
1
SAF
Win
John’s
29.04.05
CH Gayle, RR Sarwan
2
331
2
Win
SAF
John’s
29.04.05
23
Mohd Yousuf, Younis Khan
3
319
1
Pak
Ind
Lahore
13.01.06
R Dravid, V Sehwag
1
410
2
Ind
Pak
Lahore
13.01.06
24
MS Dhoni, IK Pathan
6
210
2
Ind
Pak
Faisalabad
21.01.06
Mohd Yousuf, Younis Khan
3
242
3
Pak
Ind
Faisalabad
21.01.06
25
IR Bell, KP Pietersen
4
286
1
Eng
SAF
Lord’s
10.07.08
ND McKenzie, GC Smith
1
204
3
SAF
Eng
Lord’s
10.07.08
26
AN Cook, AJ Strauss
1
229
1
Eng
Win
Bridgetown
26.02.09
D Ramdin, RR Sarwan
6
261
2
Win
Eng
Bridgetown
26.02.09
27
PD Collingwood, MJ Prior
5
218
1
Eng
Win
Trinidad
06.03.09
S Chanderpaul, BP Nash
5
234
2
Win
Eng
Trinidad
06.03.09
28
MS Dhoni, R Dravid
6
224
1
Ind
Srl
Ahm’bad
16.11.09
M Jaya’dene, H Jaya’dene
6
351
2
Srl
Ind
Ahm’bad
16.11.09
29
R Dravid, Tendulkar
3
222*
2
Ind
Ban
Mirpur
24.01.10
J Siddique, Tamim Iqbal
2
200
3
Ban
Ind
Mirpur
24.01.10
30
HM Amla, AN Petersen
2
209
1
SAF
Ind
Kolkata
14.02.10
V Sehwag, Tendulkar
3
249
2
Ind
SAF
Kolkata
14.02.10
MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman
7
259*
2
Ind
SAF
Kolkata
14.02.10
31
BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey
6
307
2
Aus
Eng
Brisbane
25.11.10
AN Cook, IJL Trott
2
329*
3
Eng
Aus
Brisbane
25.11.10
32
Azhar Ali, Mohd Hafeez
2
287
1
Pak
Srl
Col-SSC
30.06.12
TM Dilshan, Sangakkara
2
225
2
Srl
Pak
Col-SSC
30.06.12
33
Chandimal, H Thirimanne
5
203*
1
Srl
Ban
Galle
08.03.13
Mohd Ashraful, M Rahim
5
267
2
Ban
Srl
Galle
08.03.13
TM Dilshan, Sangakkara
2
213
3
Srl
Ban
Galle
08.03.13
34
V Kohli, CA Pujara
3
222
3
Ind
SAF
Jo’burg
18.12.13
de Villiers, F du Plessis
5
205
4
SAF
Ind
Jo’burg
18.12.13
35
Azhar Ali, Mohd Hafeez
2
227
2
Pak
Ban
Khulna
28.04.15
Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal
1
312
3
Ban
Pak
Khulna
28.04.15
36
UT Khawaja, DA Warner
2
302
1
Aus
NZl
Perth
13.11.15
LRPL Taylor, Williamson
3
265
2
NZl
Aus
Perth
13.11.15
SPD Smith, AC Voges
3
224
3
Aus
NZl
Perth
13.11.15
37
LD Chandimal, DM de Silva
6
211
1
Srl
Aus
Col-SSC
13.08.16
SE Marsh, SPD Smith
2
246
2
Aus
Srl
Col-SSC
13.08.16
38
JM Bairstow, DJ Malan
5
237
1
Eng
Aus
Perth
14.12.17
MR Marsh, SPD Smith
5
301
2
Aus
Eng
Perth
14.12.17
39
M Haque, M Rahim
3
236
1
Ban
Srl
Chattogram
31.01.18
DM de Silva, BKG Mendis
2
308
2
Srl
Ban
Chattogram
31.01.18
40
AN Cook, JE Root
3
259
3
Eng
Ind
The Oval
07.09.18
RR Pant, KL Rahul
6
204
4
Ind
Eng
The Oval
07.09.18
41
Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali
4
201
2
Pak
NZl
Abu Dhabi
03.12.18
HM Nicholls, Williamson
5
212
3
NZl
Pak
Abu Dhabi
03.12.18
42
TWM Latham, JA Raval
1
254
2
NZl
Ban
Hamilton
28.02.20
Mahmudullah, S Sarkar
5
235
3
Ban
NZl
Hamilton
28.02.20
43
M Haque, NH Shanto
3
242
1
Ban
Srl
Pallekele
21.04.21
DM de Silva, F Karunaratne
4
345
2
Srl
Ban
Pallekele
21.04.21
44
RA Jadeja, RR Pant
6
222
1
Ind
Eng
Birmingham
01.07.22
JM Bairstow, JE Root
4
269*
4
Eng
Ind
Birmingham
01.07.22
It also provides the second such occasion in England-India test series. Both such occasions are listed below. Interestingly enough, RR Pant for India and JE Root for England are one of the partners in both the occasions
No
Partners
W
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Date
1
AN Cook, JE Root
3
259
3
Eng
Ind
The Oval
07.09.18
RR Pant, KL Rahul
6
204
4
Ind
Eng
The Oval
07.09.18
2
RA Jadeja, RR Pant
6
222
1
Ind
Eng
Birmingham
01.07.22
JM Bairstow, JE Root
4
269*
4
Eng
Ind
Birmingham
01.07.22
SPD Smith registers 28th century of his test career
SPD Smith of Australia registered the 28th century of his test career when he scored 109 not out at the close of the first day of the Galle test against Sri Lanka. All his centuries are listed below
No
Runs
I
Opposition
Ground
Start Dateg
1
138*
1
v England
The Oval
21 Aug 2013
2
111
1
v England
Perth
13 Dec 2013
3
115
1
v England
Sydney
03 Jan 2014
4
100
1
v South Africa
Centurion
12 Feb 2014
5
162*
1
v India
Adelaide
09 Dec 2014
6
133
2
v India
Brisbane
17 Dec 2014
7
192
1
v India
Melbourne
26 Dec 2014
8
117
1
v India
Sydney
06 Jan 2015
9
199
1
v West Indies
Kingston
11 Jun 2015
10
215
1
v England
Lord’s
16 Jul 2015
11
143
1
v England
The Oval
20 Aug 2015
12
138
3
v New Zealand
Perth
13 Nov 2015
13
134*
1
v West Indies
Melbourne
26 Dec 2015
14
138
2
v New Zealand
Christchurch
20 Feb 2016
15
119
2
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
13 Aug 2016
16
130
1
v Pakistan
Brisbane
15 Dec 2016
17
165*
2
v Pakistan
Melbourne
26 Dec 2016
18
109
3
v India
Pune
23 Feb 2017
19
178*
1
v India
Ranchi
16 Mar 2017
20
111
1
v India
Dharamsala
25 Mar 2017
21
141*
2
v England
Brisbane
23 Nov 2017
22
239
2
v England
Perth
14 Dec 2017
23
102*
3
v England
Melbourne
26 Dec 2017
24
144
1
v England
Birmingham
01 Aug 2019
25
142
3
v England
Birmingham
01 Aug 2019
26
211
1
v England
Manchester
04 Sep 2019
27
131
1
v India
Sydney
07 Jan 2021
28
109*
1
v Sri Lanka
Galle
08 Jul 2022
He is on par with MJ Clarke who has also scored 28 centuries among the Australian batsmen. Other Aussie batsmen to score more centuries than MJ Clarke and SPD Smith are – RT Ponting {41}, SR Waugh {32}, ML Hayden {30} and DG Bradman {29}
SPD Smith’s 109 not out at the close of the first day of the Galle test against Sri Lanka represent his 14th century on away soil – exact half of his 28 centuries of his test career. All his centuries are listed below