New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs in a test innings

New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs in a test innings

New Zealand posted a team total of 553 in its first innings against England in the ongoing second test at Nottingham to provide the 23rd occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl551/9d2EngLord’s21 Jun 1973
2NZl553/7d2AusBrisbane08 Nov 1985
3NZl671/043SrlWellington31 Jan 1991
4NZl586/7d1SrlDunedin07 Mar 1997
5NZl630/6d1IndMohali16 Oct 2003
6NZl5631PakHamilton19 Dec 2003
7NZl5952SAFAuckland18 Mar 2004
8NZl5611SrlNapier04 Apr 2005
9NZl593/8d1SAFCape Town27 Apr 2006
10NZl619/9d1IndNapier26 Mar 2009
11NZl553/7d1BanHamilton15 Feb 2010
12NZl609/9d1WinDunedin03 Dec 2013
13NZl680/8d3IndWellington14 Feb 2014
14NZl6902PakSharjah26 Nov 2014
15NZl6242AusPerth13 Nov 2015
16NZl576/6d2ZimBulawayo28 Jul 2016
17NZl582/4d1ZimBulawayo06 Aug 2016
18NZl5782SrlWellington15 Dec 2018
19NZl585/4d3SrlChristchurch26 Dec 2018
20NZl715/6d2BanHamilton28 Feb 2019
21NZl615/9d2EngMt M’ganui21 Nov 2019
22NZl659/6d2PakChristchurch03 Jan 2021
23NZl5531EngNottingham10 Jun 2022

It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl551/9d2EngLord’s21 Jun 1973
2NZl615/9d2EngMt M’ganui21 Nov 2019
3NZl5531EngNottingham10 Jun 2022

It also represents its highest team total against England in England. The previous best was 551 for 9 declared at Lord’s in Jun 1973.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl5531EngNottingham10 Jun 2022
2NZl551/9d2EngLord’s21 Jun 1973

It also provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand posting a team total of 550 plus runs and dismissed all out in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Englanf.

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1NZl5631PakHamilton19 Dec 2003
2NZl5952SAFAuckland18 Mar 2004
3NZl5611SrlNapier04 Apr 2005
4NZl6902PakSharjah26 Nov 2014
5NZl6242AusPerth13 Nov 2015
6NZl5782SrlWellington15 Dec 2018
7NZl5531EngNottingham10 Jun 2022
Teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals – Some interesting facts and figures

Teams posting a total of 300 plus runs in one day internationals – Some interesting facts and figures

West Indies {305 for 6} and Pakistan {306 for 5} posted 300 plus runs in their respective innings in the one day international match between them at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 779th and 780th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals

USA posted 323 for 8 against Oman at Pearland on 08.06.22 to provide the 781st occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in an innings in one day internationals as on date

West Indies {305 for 6} posted 300 plus runs in its innings in the one day international match against Pakistan at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 52nd occasion of West Indies posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the fifth occasion of West Indies posting 300 plus runs in an innings against Pakistan in one day internationals

Pakistan {306 for 5} posted 300 plus runs in its innings in the one day international match against West Indies at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 86th occasion of Pakistan posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan posting 300 plus runs in an innings against West Indies in one day internationals

West Indies {305 for 6} and Pakistan {306 for 5} posted 300 plus runs in their respective innings in the one day international match between them at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 152nd occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals

West Indies lost the match despite posting 300 plus runs in its first innings to provide the 92nd occasion of a team losing a game despite posting 300 plus runs in its first innings in one day internationals. It also provides the 13th occasion of West Indies losing a game despite posting 300 plus runs in its first innings and also provides the first such occasion against Pakistan.

Pakistan won the match by posting 300 plus runs in its second innings to provide the 96th occasion of a team winning game by posting 300 plus runs in its second innings in one day internationals. It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan winning a game by posting 300 plus runs in its second innings and also provides the first such occasion against West Indies

Pakistan bowlers capturing four plus wickets in an innings against West Indies in one day internationals.

Pakistan bowlers capturing four plus wickets in an innings against West Indies in one day internationals.

Mohammad Nawaz {3) of Pakistan captured four for 19 against West Indies at Multan on 10.06.22 to provide the 230th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in one day internationals. It also provides the 34th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four plus wickets in an innings against West Indies in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRIOppGroundStart Date
1Sarfraz Nawaz4442WinBirmingham11 Jun 1975
2Asif I4561WinThe Oval20 Jun 1979
3Sarfraz Nawaz4371WinMelbourne21 Nov 1981
4Wasim Raja4252WinAdelaide05 Dec 1981
5Azeem Hafeez4222WinMelbourne12 Jan 1984
6Mudassar Nazar5281WinMelbourne06 Mar 1985
7Abdul Qadir4171WinLahore29 Nov 1985
8Imran Khan4371WinLahore16 Oct 1987
9Wasim Akram5382WinSharjah14 Oct 1989
10Waqar Younis5522WinKarachi09 Nov 1990
11Waqar Younis4482WinSharjah17 Oct 1991
12Waqar Younis4392WinSharjah21 Oct 1991
13Aaqib Javed4311WinFaisalabad24 Nov 1991
14Wasim Akram4461WinPerth04 Dec 1992
15Wasim Akram4182WinKingstown30 Mar 1993
16Wasim Akram4401WinSharjah01 Nov 1993
17Saqlain Mushtaq4472WinSharjah13 Oct 1995
18Saqlain Mushtaq4171WinSydney14 Jan 1997
19Waqar Younis4431WinSydney18 Jan 1997
20Azhar Mahmood6182WinSharjah19 Oct 1999
21Mushtaq Ahmed4221WinTrinidad23 Apr 2000
22Mohammad Sami4442WinSharjah15 Feb 2002
23Naved-ul-Hasan4292WinPerth01 Feb 2005
24Abdul Razzaq4292WinKingstown18 May 2005
25Shahid Afridi4382WinGros Islet21 May 2005
26Abdul Razzaq4452WinGros Islet22 May 2005
27Naved-ul-Hasan4431WinKarachi16 Dec 2006
28Iftikhar Anjum4592WinAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2008
29Shahid Afridi4301WinMirpur23 Mar 2011
30Shahid Afridi7122WinProvidence14 Jul 2013
31Mohd Nawaz (3)4422WinSharjah30 Sep 2016
32Hasan Ali5382WinProvidence09 Apr 2017
33Haris Rauf4771WinMultan08 Jun 2022
34Mohd Nawaz (3)4192WinMultan10 Jun 2022
Bowlers capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals

Bowlers capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals

Haris Rauf of Pakistan returned with figures of four for 77 against West Indies at Multan on 08.06.22 to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Waqar Younis4731PakEngNottingham20 Aug 1992
2JN Gillespie5701AusPakNai-G07 Sep 2002
3A Nehra4722IndPakVizag05 Apr 2005
4G Goudie5731ScoAusEdinburgh28 Aug 2009
5SCJ Broad4711EngRSACape Town27 Nov 2009
6SCJ Broad4811EngPakLeeds12 Sep 2010
7SW Masakadza4861ZimRSAB’fntein15 Oct 2010
8KJ O’Brien4711IreWinMohali11 Mar 2011
9TG Southee4722NZlIndHamilton22 Jan 2014
10BAW Mendis4732SrlIndRanchi16 Nov 2014
11ST Finn5711EngAusMelbourne14 Feb 2015
12UT Yadav4721IndAusSydney26 Mar 2015
13I Sharma4771IndAusCanberra20 Jan 2016
14Dawlat Zadran4731AfgBanMirpur25 Sep 2016
15AS Joseph4761WinEngBridgetown09 Mar 2017
16UT Yadav4711IndAusBengaluru28 Sep 2017
17NLTC Perera4751SrlRSAPallekele05 Aug 2018
18AU Rashid5852EngWinSt George’s27 Feb 2019
19PJ Cummins5701AusIndMohali10 Mar 2019
20TK Curran4751EngPakNottingham17 May 2019
21SS Afridi4821PakEngLeeds19 May 2019
22MR Adair4731IreZimBready01 Jul 2019
23M Rahman5751BanPakLord’s05 Jul 2019
24R Trumpelmann5761NamOmaWindhoek27 Nov 2021
25Haris Rauf4771PakWinMultan08 Jun 2022

It also provide the third occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Waqar Younis4731PakEngNottingham20 Aug 1992
2SS Afridi4821PakEngLeeds19 May 2019
3Haris Rauf4771PakWinMultan08 Jun 2022

It also provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four plus wickets conceding seventy plus runs in an innings against West Indies in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1KJ O’Brien4711IreWinMohali11 Mar 2011
2AU Rashid5852EngWinSt George’s27 Feb 2019
3Haris Rauf4771PakWinMultan08 Jun 2022

SCJ Broad of England and UT Yadav of India are the only two bowlers in the history of one day internationals to capture four wickets conceding 70 plus runs on two occasions

NoPlayerWRITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SCJ Broad4711EngRSACape Town27 Nov 2009
2SCJ Broad4811EngPakLeeds12 Sep 2010
         
1UT Yadav4721IndAusSydney26 Mar 2015
2UT Yadav4711IndAusBengaluru28 Sep 2017
Sachin Tendular was the first Indian cricketer to appear in First class matches including tests while in the office of a Member of Parliament

Sachin Tendular was the first Indian cricketer to appear in First class matches including tests while in the office of a Member of Parliament

SR Tendulkar was nominated to Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament on 26 Apr 2012 and took oath as Member of Parliament on 04 Jun 2012.  SR Tendulkar has played 12 test matches and six First Class matches {Five Ranji Trophy matches and one Irani Trophy Match} and aggregated 1007 runs. He has scored three centuries and five half centuries. His performance in first class matches while being the Member of Parliament is furnished below.He had held the office as a member of Parliament from 27 April 2012 to 26 April 2018

NoInnsScore MatchDate
1119  India v New Zealand23 Aug 2012
2217  India v New Zealand31 Aug 2012
 327    
34137  Mumbai v Railways02 Nov 2012
4513  India v England15 Nov 2012
56 India v England23 Nov 2012
 7   
6876  India v England05 Dec 2012
 9   
710 India v England13 Dec 2012
811108  Mumbai v Baroda06 Jan 2013
 12   
91356  Mumbai v Services16 Jan 2013
101422  Mumbai v Saurashtra26 Jan 2013
1115140*Mumbai v Rest of India06 Feb 2013
121681  India v Australia22 Feb 2013
 1713*  
1318 India v Australia02 Mar 2013
141937  India v Australia14 Mar 2013
 2021    
152132  India v Australia22 Mar 2013
 22   
1623 Mumbai v Haryana27 Oct 2013
 2479*  
172510  India v West Indies06 Nov 2013
182674  India v West Indies14 Nov 2013
  1007   

This is contrary to some news paper reports that Manoj Tiwari of Bengal became the first politician to appear in First class matches while being in the office as a politician

RR Pant became the second Indian captain to lost his first Twenty20 International match as captain

RR Pant became the second Indian captain to lost his first Twenty20 International match as captain

RR Pant became the eighth captain to lead India in T20Is. He lost his first match to become the second Indian captain to lose the first match. India lost this game by seven wickets. The other Indian captain to lose his first match was V Kohli. V Kohli had lead India in his first match against England at Kanpur on 26.01.17. India lost this game by seven wickets.

NoPlayerRunsOppGroundDateResult
1V Kohli29EngKanpur26.01.17Lost
2RR Pant29RSADelhi09.06.22Lost

Note the striking similarities between these two skippers. Both scored identical runs and both lost the game by a similar margin – seven wickets margin

Mumbai beat Uttarakhand by 725 runs in Ranji Trophy to post the highest margin of victory  by runs margin in a first class match played across the globe.

Mumbai beat Uttarakhand by 725 runs in Ranji Trophy to post the highest margin of victory  by runs margin in a first class match played across the globe.

Mumbai beat Uttarakhand by 725 runs in Ranji Trophy Quarter finals of the ongoing 2022 season at Alur {2} ground, Bangalore to post the highest margin of victory  by runs margin in a first class match played across the globe. The previous highest margin of victory was 685 runs by New South Wales against Queensland at Sydney in 1929/30 season. The following table lists the teams winning by 500 plus runs in the first class matches played across the globe.

NoMarTeamsGroundSeason
1725Mumbai beat UttarakhandAlur (2)2022
2685NSW beat QueenslandSydney1929/30
3675England beat AustraliaBrisbane1928/29
4638NSW beat South AustraliaAdelaide1920/21
5609Muslim Com Bank beat Water and Power DAHyd-Pak1977/78
6585Sargodha beat Lahore Mun CorpnFaisalabad1978/79
7573SS Club beat Sebastianites C and A ClubCol-SSC1990/91
8571Victoria beat South AustraliaMelbourne1926/27
9568Somerset beat Cardiff MCC UniversityTaunton2019
10562Australia beat EnglandKennington1934
11556ND Cricket Club beat Matara Sports ClubCol-NDCC1998/99
12552South Zone beat Central Zone Hyd-RGS2010/11
13550Victoria beat TasmaniaLaunceston1913/14
14543ND Cricket Club beat Moors Sports ClubCol-MSCG2018/19
15541NSW beat South AustraliaSydney1925/26
16541Nottinghamshire beat Durham CC UniversityNottingham2013
17540Bengal beat OrissaCuttack1953/54
18537Band-e-Amir Region beat Speen Ghar RegionGhazi AK Town2017/18
19533CM Cricket Club beat Rio Sports ClubCol-MSCG2001/02
20531Bombay beat HolkarBombay1951/52
21530Australia beat South AfricaMelbourne1910/11
22524Zimbabweans beat GloucestershireGloucester2000
23523Essex beat Cambridge MCC UniversityCambridge2016
24522Leicestershire beat Cambridge UniversityCambridge1984
25517N’hamshire beat Cambridge MCC UniversityCambridge2016
26512Wellington beat AucklandWellington1925/26
27511Punjab beat SindLahore2011/12
Sri Lankan bowler’s four wicket hauls in losing cause in Twenty20 Internationals

Sri Lankan bowler’s four wicket hauls in losing cause in Twenty20 Internationals

PWH de Silva of Sri Lanka returned with figures of 4 for 33 against Australia at Col-RPS on 08.06.22. His effort was in a losing cause to  provide the 81st occasion of a bowler’s four plus wicket haul going in vain in the history of  Twenty20 Internationals.  It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause and also provides the second occasion of a bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause against Australia. The following table lists all such occasions.

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundDate
1K Weeraratne4-192SrlPakK City-NW11.10.08
2BAW Mendis4-121SrlWinCol-RPS07.10.12
3KMDN Kulasekara4-322SrlEngChattogram26.03.14
4PVD Chameera4-171SrlEngS’hampton26.01.21
5PWH de Silva4-332SrlAusCol-RPS08.06.22
        
NoPlayerWktsITeamOppGroundDqte
1Shadab Khan4-262PakAusDub-DSC11.11.21
2PWH de Silva4-332SrlAusCol-RPS08.06.22

Rival bowlers capturing four plus wickets in a Twenty20 International

Rival bowlers capturing four plus wickets in a Twenty20 International

KW Richardson of Australia captured 4 for 30 and PWH desilva of Sri Lanka captured 4 for 33 in the recently concluded T20I at Col-RPS between Sri Lanka and Australia on 08.06.22 to provide the 17th occasion of rival bowlers capturing four plus  wickets in the  same match in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerWITeamOppGroundStart Date
1Umar Gul4-131PakSrlK City-NW11 Oct 2008
 K Weeraratne4-192SrlPakK City-NW11 Oct 2008
        
2CK Langeveldt4-191RSAPakGros Islet10 May 2010
 Saeed Ajmal4-262PakRSAGros Islet10 May 2010
        
3Ahsan Malik5-191NetRSAChattogram27 Mar 2014
 Imran Tahir4-212RSANetChattogram27 Mar 2014
        
4Haseeb Amjad4-161HKGNepBelfast15 Jul 2015
 B Regmi4-162NepHKGBelfast15 Jul 2015
        
5PADLR Sandakan4-231SrlRSAJo’burg22 Jan 2017
 L Ngidi4-192RSASrlJo’burg22 Jan 2017
        
6BJ McCarthy4-331IreAfgG Noida10 Mar 2017
 Rashid Khan5-032AfgIreG Noida10 Mar 2017
        
7PKD Chase4-351IreIndDublin (M)27 Jun 2018
 Kuldeep Yadav4-212IndIreDublin (M)27 Jun 2018
        
8SR Thompson4-181IreNetAl Amerat17 Feb 2019
 PA van Meekeren4-382NetIreAl Amerat17 Feb 2019
        
9D Ravu5-151PNGVanApia (No 3)09 Jul 2019
 N Nipiko5-192VanPNGApia (No 3)09 Jul 2019
        
10N Nipiko4-291VanPNGApia (No 2)13 Jul 2019
 N Vanua5-172PNGVanApia (No 2)13 Jul 2019
        
11A Bohara4-351NepSinSingapore28 Jul 2019
 S Vijayakumar4-252SinNepSingapore28 Jul 2019
        
12Mohd Saifuddin4-331BanAfgMirpur15 Sep 2019
 Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-152AfgBanMirpur15 Sep 2019
        
13Iqbal Hussain4-161QarUAEAl Amerat26 Feb 2020
 Junaid Siddique4-122UAEQarAl Amerat26 Feb 2020
        
14Zahoor Khan4-291UAENamICCA Dubai05 Oct 2021
 JN Frylinck6-242NamUAEICCA Dubai05 Oct 2021
        
15KV Morea4-311PNGScoAl Amerat19 Oct 2021
 JH Davey4-182ScoPNGAl Amerat19 Oct 2021
        
16AN Ahir4-261PanArgN Sound10 Nov 2021
 H Fennell6-182ArgPanN Sound10 Nov 2021
        
17KW Richardson4-301AusSrlCol-RPS08 Jun 2022
 PWH de Silva4-332SrlAusCol-RPS08 Jun 2022
Ranji Trophy game witnesses the world record of most fifties in an innings {nine fifties}

Ranji Trophy game witnesses the world record of most fifties in an innings {nine fifties}


Ranji Trophy, 2021/22-2022 (2022), 1st quarter final  between Bengal v Jharkhand played at
Just Cricket Academy Ground, Bengaluru  played on dates 6,7,8,9,10 June 2022 witnesses nine fifties in Bengal’s innings constituting a world record for most fifties in an innings  in a first class match. Bengal’s innings is reproduced with nine fifties.

 Bengal 1st innings R
1A Ramanst Kushagra        b Roy61  
2*AR Easwaranlbw                  b Mishra65  
3SK Gharamic Kushagra         b Shukla186  
4AP Majumdarc sub (Bal Krishna) b Nadeem117  
5MK Tiwaryc Utkarsh Singh    b Mishra73  
6+Abishek Porelc Kushagra         b Mishra68  
7Shahbaz Ahmedc Kushagra         b Nadeem78  
8SS Mondalnot out53  
9Akash Deepnot out53  
 Extras(b 1, lb 9, w 3, nb 6)19
 Total(7 wickets dec, 218.4 overs)773

The previous record was eight fifties in an innings. Australian batsmen scored eight fifties in the match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present v Australians {Australia in England 1893} at  United Services Ground, Portsmouth  played on dates on 31st July, 1st, 2nd August 1893

Australia innings

1JJ Lyonsb Bainbridge51
2*AC Bannermanc Forster b Hornsby133
 G Giffenc Arkwright b Bainbridge43
3GHS Trottc Wilson b Arkwright61
 SE Gregoryc Hornsby b Wilson11
4H Grahamc Wilson b Forster83
5W Brucest Gay b Forster191
6H Trumbleb Bainbridge105
7CTB Turnerc Forster b Arkwright66
8WF Giffenb Berkeley62
 +AH Jarvisnot out6
 Extras(20 b, 8 lb, 3 w)31
 Total(all out, 244.2 overs)843