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
No
Player
W
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Umar Gul
4-13
1
Pak
Srl
K City-NW
11 Oct 2008
K Weeraratne
4-19
2
Srl
Pak
K City-NW
11 Oct 2008
2
CK Langeveldt
4-19
1
RSA
Pak
Gros Islet
10 May 2010
Saeed Ajmal
4-26
2
Pak
RSA
Gros Islet
10 May 2010
3
Ahsan Malik
5-19
1
Net
RSA
Chattogram
27 Mar 2014
Imran Tahir
4-21
2
RSA
Net
Chattogram
27 Mar 2014
4
Haseeb Amjad
4-16
1
HKG
Nep
Belfast
15 Jul 2015
B Regmi
4-16
2
Nep
HKG
Belfast
15 Jul 2015
5
PADLR Sandakan
4-23
1
Srl
RSA
Jo’burg
22 Jan 2017
L Ngidi
4-19
2
RSA
Srl
Jo’burg
22 Jan 2017
6
BJ McCarthy
4-33
1
Ire
Afg
G Noida
10 Mar 2017
Rashid Khan
5-03
2
Afg
Ire
G Noida
10 Mar 2017
7
PKD Chase
4-35
1
Ire
Ind
Dublin (M)
27 Jun 2018
Kuldeep Yadav
4-21
2
Ind
Ire
Dublin (M)
27 Jun 2018
8
SR Thompson
4-18
1
Ire
Net
Al Amerat
17 Feb 2019
PA van Meekeren
4-38
2
Net
Ire
Al Amerat
17 Feb 2019
9
D Ravu
5-15
1
PNG
Van
Apia (No 3)
09 Jul 2019
N Nipiko
5-19
2
Van
PNG
Apia (No 3)
09 Jul 2019
10
N Nipiko
4-29
1
Van
PNG
Apia (No 2)
13 Jul 2019
N Vanua
5-17
2
PNG
Van
Apia (No 2)
13 Jul 2019
11
A Bohara
4-35
1
Nep
Sin
Singapore
28 Jul 2019
S Vijayakumar
4-25
2
Sin
Nep
Singapore
28 Jul 2019
12
Mohd Saifuddin
4-33
1
Ban
Afg
Mirpur
15 Sep 2019
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4-15
2
Afg
Ban
Mirpur
15 Sep 2019
13
Iqbal Hussain
4-16
1
Qar
UAE
Al Amerat
26 Feb 2020
Junaid Siddique
4-12
2
UAE
Qar
Al Amerat
26 Feb 2020
14
Zahoor Khan
4-29
1
UAE
Nam
ICCA Dubai
05 Oct 2021
JN Frylinck
6-24
2
Nam
UAE
ICCA Dubai
05 Oct 2021
15
KV Morea
4-31
1
PNG
Sco
Al Amerat
19 Oct 2021
JH Davey
4-18
2
Sco
PNG
Al Amerat
19 Oct 2021
16
AN Ahir
4-26
1
Pan
Arg
N Sound
10 Nov 2021
H Fennell
6-18
2
Arg
Pan
N Sound
10 Nov 2021
17
KW Richardson
4-30
1
Aus
Srl
Col-RPS
08 Jun 2022
PWH de Silva
4-33
2
Srl
Aus
Col-RPS
08 Jun 2022
First T20I India Vs SAF at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022 – South Africa innings
South Africa won the toss and opted to field first in this game to provide the 36th occasion of South Africa doing so in T20Is.It also provides the eighth occasion of South Africa doing so against India in T20Is.
South Africa won the toss and opted to field first and won this game by seven wickets to provide the 22nd occasion of South Africa doing so in T20Is.It also provides the fourth occasion of South Africa doing so against India in T20Is.
South Africa posted 212 for 3 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of South Africa posting 200 plus runs in a T20I innings. It also provides the third occasion of South Africa posting 200 plus runs in a T20I innings against India.
India posted 211 for four and South Africa posted 212 for 3 in this game to provide the 30th occasion of both the teams posting 200 plus runs in a T20I.
India lost the match by seven wickets despite posting 200 plus runs while batting first to provide the 18th occasion of a team losing a T20I game despite posting 200 plus runs while batting first. It also provides the first occasion of India losing a game despite scoring 200 plus runs while batting first. All the 18 occasions are tabulated below
No
Team
Result
Margin
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
Win
lost
8 wkts
SAF
Jo’burg
11 Sep 2007
2
Srl
lost
6 wkts
Ind
Mohali
12 Dec 2009
3
Zim
lost
5 wkts
NZl
Hamilton
14 Feb 2012
4
Aus
lost
6 wkts
Ind
Rajkot
10 Oct 2013
5
SAF
lost
4 wkts
Win
Jo’burg
11 Jan 2015
6
SAF
lost
5 wkts
Aus
Jo’burg
06 Mar 2016
7
SAF
lost
2 wkts
Eng
Wankhede
18 Mar 2016
8
NZl
lost
5 wkts
Aus
Auckland
16 Feb 2018
9
Srl
lost
5 wkts
Ban
Col-RPS
10 Mar 2018
10
Kuw
lost
3 wkts
Qat
Doha
06 Jul 2019
11
Win
lost
6 wkts
Ind
Hyd-RGS
06 Dec 2019
12
NZl
lost
6 wkts
Ind
Auckland
24 Jan 2020
13
SAF
lost
5 wkts
Eng
Centurion
16 Feb 2020
14
SAF
lost
9 wkts
Pak
Centurion
14 Apr 2021
15
Nep
lost
3 wkts
Net
Kirtipur
20 Apr 2021
16
Win
lost
7 wkts
Pak
Karachi
16 Dec 2021
17
Bul
lost
6 wkts
Mal
Marsa
14 May 2022
18
Ind
lost
7 wkts
SAF
Delhi
09 Jun 2022
South Africa won this game chasing a total of 200 plus runs to provide the second occasion of South Africa doing so. The first such occasion was against Win at Jo’burg on 11 Sep 2007. West Indies batting first had posted 205 for 6 and South Africa scored 208 for 2 to win the game by eight wickets with 14 deliveries to spare. Thus South Africa’s 212 for 3 in this game represent its highest team total while chasing.
HE van der Dussen-DA Miller posted 131 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against India.
It also represents the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20is. It also represents the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in T20Is. The previous best was the 127 runs unfinished stand for the fourth wicket between F du Plessis and HE van der Dussen against England at Cape Town on 01.12.20
It also represents the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in T20Is against India. It also represents the record partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsmen in T20Is against India. The previous best was 105 runs unfinished stand for the fourth wicket between F Behradein and JP Duminy at Dharamsala on 02.12.15
South Africa posted its 86th win in T20Is. It also represents its 29th win on away soil. South Africa posted its seventh win in T20Is against India. It also represents its fourth win against India in India.
India suffered its 52nd loss in T20Is. It also represents its 21st loss on home soil
First T20I India Vs South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022 – India innings
RR Pant became the eighth captain to lead India in T20I when he led India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India in T20Is are –
No
Player
Span
Mat
1
V Sehwag
2006-2006
01
2
MS Dhoni
2007-2016
72
3
SK Raina
2010-2011
03
4
AM Rahane
2015-2015
02
5
V Kohli
2017-2021
50
6
RG Sharma
2017-2022
28
7
S Dhawan
2021-2021
03
RR Pant became the 273rd captain to lead a team in the history of T20Is when he led India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.
RR Pant became the fourth captain to lead India in T20I at home when he led India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India at home in T20Is are –
No
Player
Span
Mat
1
MS Dhoni
2007-2016
20
2
V Kohli
2017-2021
23
3
RG Sharma
2017-2022
18
RR Pant became the 140th captain to lead a team on home soil in the history of T20Is when he led India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.
RR Pant became the fifth captain to lead India against South Africa in T20I when he led India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India against South Africa in T20Is are –
No
Player
Span
Mat
1
V Sehwag
2006-2006
01
2
MS Dhoni
2007-2016
09
3
V Kohli
2017-2021
04
4
RG Sharma
2017-2022
01
RR Pant became the 46th captain to lead a team against South Africa in T20I when he led India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.
T Bavuma became the seventh captain to lead South Africa against India in T20I when he led South Africa against India at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022
No
Player
Span
Mat
1
GC Smith
2006-2010
04
2
J Botha
2011-2012
02
3
AB de Villiers
2012-2012
01
4
F du Plessis
2014-2015
03
5
JP Duminy
2018-2018
03
6
Q de Kock
2019-2019
02
Ishan Kishen scored 76 in this game to provide the 67th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20I. It also provides the 29th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20I on home soil.
It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in T20I. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in T20I on home soil. RG Sharma has scored 106 at Dharamsala on 02 Oct 2015.
It also provides his third fifty as an opening batsman. His three fifties are listed below
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Date
1
Ishan Kishan
56
2
Emg
Ahmedabad
14.03.21
2
Ishan Kishan
89
1
Srl
Lucknow
24.02.22
3
Ishan Kishan
76
1
SAF
Delhi
09.06.22
Ishan Kishan scored eleven boundary fours in his knock of 76 to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring eleven plus boundary fours in a T20I innings All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
4s
I
Opp
Ground
Date
1
RG Sharma
106
12
1
SAF
Dharamsala
02.10.15
2
RG Sharma
118
12
1
Srl
Indore
22.12.17
3
G Gambhir
55
11
2
Srl
Nagpur
09.12.09
4
RG Sharma
100*
11
2
Eng
Bristol
08.07.18
5
Ishan Kishan
76
11
1
SAF
Delhi
09.06.22
Ishan Kishan scored eleven boundary fours in his knock of 76 to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring eleven plus boundary fours in a T20I innings against South Africa. Both the occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
4s
I
Opp
Ground
Date
1
RG Sharma
106
12
1
SAF
Dharamsala
02.10.15
2
Ishan Kishan
76
11
1
SAF
Delhi
09.06.22
India posted a total of 211 for 4 in this game to provide the 20th occasion of India posting a total in excess of 200 plus runs in a T20I innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of India posting a total in excess of 200 plus runs in a T20I innings on home soil.
India’s 211 for 4 in this game represent its highest team total against South Africa in T20Is. Its previous best was 203 for 5 at Johannesburg on 18.02.18.
India’s 211 for 4 in this game represent its highest team total against South Africa in T20Is on home soil. Its previous best was 199 for 5 at Dharamsala on 02.10.15. It also represents the first occasion of India posting 200 plus runs against South Africa on home soil.
Australia Vs Sri Lanka – First T20I at Col-RPS on 07 Jun 2022
Australia won its first T20I against Sri Lanka on 07 Jun 22 at Col-RPS by ten wickets to provide the 32nd occasion of a team winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket. It also provides the third occasion of Australia winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Winner
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
2
Australia
10 wkts
v Pakistan
Perth
08 Nov 2019
3
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07 Jun 2022
It also provides the third occasion of a team winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Winner
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
2
South Africa
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
14 Sep 2021
3
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07 Jun 2022
It also provides the second occasion of Australia winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
No
Winner
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
2
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07 Jun 2022
AJ Finch {61 not out} and DA Warner {70 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 82nd occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in a T20I innings.
It also provides the ninth occasion of Australia’s both the openers scoring fifties in a T20I innings. It also provides the third occasion of Australia’s both the openers scoring fifties in a T20I innings against Sri Lanka.
It also provides the eighth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in a T20I innings against Sri Lanka.
AJ Finch {61 not out} and DA Warner {70 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in a T20I innings.
It also provides the first occasion of Australia’s both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in a T20I innings. It also provides the first occasion of Australia’s both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in a T20I innings against Sri Lanka.
It also provides the third occasion of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in a T20I innings against Sri Lanka.
AJ Finch scored 61 not out in this game which represents his 13th fifty as captain. He now shares the second place for most fifties by a captain in T20Is with V Kohli of India. Babar Azam of Pakistan occupies the first place with 17 fifties to his credit.
AJ Finch’s 61 not out in this game represent his 19th fifty as a batsman, while DA Warners’s 70 not out represent his 23rd fifty as a batsman. DA Warner and AJ Finch occupy the first and second place among the Australian batsmen who have scored most fifties.
DA Warner with 23 fifties occupies the third place in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in T20Is. V Kohli {30}, RG Sharma {30} and Babar Azam {27} occupy the first two places
DA Warners’s 70 not out represent his 22nd fifty as an opening batsman. He now shares the second place for most fifties by an opening batsman in T20Is with MG Guptill of New Zealand. RG Sharma of India occupies the first place with 25 fifties to his credit as an opening batsman.
AJ Finch-DA Warner posted 134 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the 26th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the seventh occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka.
AJ Finch-DA Warner posted 134 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the record partnership against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 122 runs partnership for the first wicket between the same pair at Adelaide on 27.06.19.
AJ Finch-DA Warner posted 134 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the 12th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against Sri Lanka.
JR Hazzlewood returned with figures of 4 for 16 in this game to provide the 402nd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the 17th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in T20Is.
JR Hazzlewood returned with figures of 4 for 16 in this game to provide the 24th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against Sri Lanka. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
JR Hazzlewood returned with figures of 4 for 16 in this game to provide his fourth four wicket haul in T20Is.
No
Player
W-R
I
Opp
Ground
Date
1
JR Hazlewood
4-30
1
Eng
Melbourne
31.01.14
2
JR Hazlewood
4-39
1
Win
A Dhabi
06.11.21
3
JR Hazlewood
4-12
2
Srl
Sydney
11.02.22
4
JR Hazlewood
4-16
1
Srl
Col-RPS
07.01.22
JR Hazzlewood returned with figures of 4 for 16 in this game to provide the 325th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings in T20Is.
JR Hazzlewood returned with figures of 4 for 16 in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
Australia’s win in this game provide its 84th win in T20Is and also its 13th win against Sri Lanka.
Batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs on Ranji Trophy debut
S Parker of Mumbai scored 252 against Uttarakhand at Alur {2}, Bangalore to become the 13th batsman in the history of Ranji Trophy to score 200 plus runs on Ranji Debut. The following table lists all these 13 batsmen. He also became the fourth batsman to score 250 plus runs in Ranji debut
No
Runs
Player
Teams
Ground
Season
1
341
S Gani
Bihar v Mizoram
JUSCG, Kolkata
2021/22
2
267*
AR Rohera
M P v Hyderabad
Indore
2018/19
3
260
AA Muzumdar
Bombay v Haryana
Faridabad
1993/94
4
252
S Parker
Mumbai v Uttarkhand
Alur (2)
2021/22
5
233*
Arslan Khan
Chandigarh v A Pra
Chandigarh
2019/20
6
230
GR Viswanath
Mysore v Andhra
Vijayawada
1967/68
7
228
M Raghav
Manipur v Nagaland
Dimapur
2018/19
8
219
PH Shah
Maharashtra v Assam
Lahli
2021/22
9
213
Jiwanjot Singh
Punjab v Hyderabad
Mohali
2012/13
10
210
GEB Abell
N India v Army
Lahore
1934/35
11
209*
AV Pandey
M P v U Pradesh
Bhilai
1995/96
12
202
A Gupta
Punjab v Him Pradesh
Dharamsala
2017/18
13
201*
MC Juneja
Gujarat v Tamil Nadu
Ahmedabad-M
2011/12
Victory without losing a wicket in Twenty20 Internationals
Australia won its first T20I against Sri Lanka on 07 Jun 22 at Col-RPS by ten wickets to provide the 32nd occasion of a team winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Winner
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
South Africa
10 wkts
v Pakistan
Jo’burg
02 Feb 2007
2
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
3
Kenya
10 wkts
v Scotland
Nai-Gym
01 Feb 2010
4
New Zealand
10 wkts
v Bangladesh
Hamilton
03 Feb 2010
5
Kenya
10 wkts
v Scotland
Nai-Gym
04 Feb 2010
6
England
10 wkts
v West Indies
The Oval
23 Sep 2011
7
New Zealand
10 wkts
v Zimbabwe
Harare
15 Oct 2011
8
Ireland
10 wkts
v Kenya
Dub-DSC
14 Mar 2012
9
Ireland
10 wkts
v Canada
Dub-DSC
22 Mar 2012
10
South Africa
10 wkts
v Zimbabwe
Hambantota
20 Sep 2012
11
England
10 wkts
v New Zealand
Wellington
15 Feb 2013
12
New Zealand
10 wkts
v Pakistan
Hamilton
17 Jan 2016
13
India
10 wkts
v Zimbabwe
Harare
20 Jun 2016
14
Afghanistan
10 wkts
v Ireland
Dub-DSC
20 Jan 2017
15
P.N.G.
10 wkts
v Vanuatu
P Moresby
24 Mar 2019
16
Namibia
10 wkts
v Botswana
Kampala
22 May 2019
17
Austria
10 wkts
v Turkey
Ilfov County
31 Aug 2019
18
Greece
10 wkts
v Serbia
Corfu
15 Oct 2019
19
P.N.G.
10 wkts
v Bermuda
ICCA Dubai
19 Oct 2019
20
Australia
10 wkts
v Pakistan
Perth
08 Nov 2019
21
U.A.E.
10 wkts
v Iran
Al Amerat
23 Feb 2020
22
Oman
10 wkts
v Maldives
Al Amerat
25 Feb 2020
23
Romania
10 wkts
v Serbia
Sofia
26 Jun 2021
24
Belgium
10 wkts
v Malta
Marsa
08 Jul 2021
25
South Africa
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
14 Sep 2021
26
Uganda
10 wkts
v Malawi
Kigali
16 Oct 2021
27
Oman
10 wkts
v P.N.G.
Al Amerat
17 Oct 2021
28
Uganda
10 wkts
v Lesotho
Kigali
19 Oct 2021
29
Pakistan
10 wkts
v India
Dub-DSC
24 Oct 2021
30
U.S.A.
10 wkts
v Belize
Coolidge
07 Nov 2021
31
U.S.A.
10 wkts
v Bahamas
Coolidge
13 Nov 2021
32
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07 Jun 2022
It also provides the third occasion of Australia winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Winner
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
2
Australia
10 wkts
v Pakistan
Perth
08 Nov 2019
3
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07 Jun 2022
It also provides the third occasion of a team winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Winner
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
2
South Africa
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
14 Sep 2021
3
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07 Jun 2022
It also provides the second occasion of Australia winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
No
Winner
Margin
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
2
Australia
10 wkts
v Sri Lanka
Col-RPS
07 Jun 2022
Fourth innings centuries by England batsmen in a winning cause
JE Root of England scored 115 not out in the fourth innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Lord’s to provide the 13th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JT Brown
140
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Mar 1895
2
GL Jessop
104
4
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1902
3
JB Hobbs
126*
4
Aus
Melbourne
30 Dec 1911
4
H Sutcliffe
135
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1928
5
Rev.DS Sheppard
113
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1962
6
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
7
MA Butcher
173*
4
Aus
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
8
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
9
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
10
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
11
AN Cook
109*
4
Ban
Mirpur
20 Mar 2010
12
BA Stokes
135*
4
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
13
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test in a winning cause against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
2
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
3
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
4
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
5
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
N Hussain and JE Root are the only two England batsmen who have scored fourth innings centuries in a winning cause at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. Both these batsmen chose New Zealand as opponent.
JE Root of England scored 115 not out in the fourth innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Lord’s to provide the 49th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
JT Brown
140
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Mar 1895
2
GL Jessop
104
4
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1902
3
JB Hobbs
126*
4
Aus
Melbourne
30 Dec 1911
4
JB Hobbs
123
4
Aus
Adelaide
14 Jan 1921
5
H Sutcliffe
115
4
Aus
Sydney
19 Dec 1924
6
FE Woolley
123
4
Aus
Sydney
19 Dec 1924
7
H Sutcliffe
127
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1925
8
H Sutcliffe
135
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1928
9
EH Hendren
123
4
Win
Georgetown
21 Feb 1930
10
M Leyland
111*
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1937
11
PA Gibb
120
4
SAF
Durban
03 Mar 1939
12
WJ Edrich
219
4
SAF
Durban
03 Mar 1939
13
WR Hammond
140
4
SAF
Durban
03 Mar 1939
14
C Washbrook
112
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1947
15
C Washbrook
114
4
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1950
16
W Watson
109
4
Aus
Lord’s
25 Jun 1953
17
W Watson
116
4
Win
Kingston
15 Jan 1954
18
Rev.DS Sheppard
113
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1962
19
KF Barrington
132*
4
Aus
Adelaide
25 Jan 1963
20
C Milburn
126*
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1966
21
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
22
FC Hayes
106*
4
Win
The Oval
26 Jul 1973
23
APE Knott
106*
4
Aus
Adelaide
25 Jan 1975
24
DW Randall
174
4
Aus
Melbourne
12 Mar 1977
25
G Boycott
100*
4
Pak
Hyd-Pak
02 Jan 1978
26
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
27
GA Gooch
116
4
Win
Bridgetown
13 Mar 1981
28
AJ Lamb
113
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1988
29
GA Gooch
117
4
Aus
Adelaide
25 Jan 1991
30
GA Gooch
133
4
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
31
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
32
MA Atherton
185*
4
SAF
Johannesburg
30 Nov 1995
33
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
34
ME Trescothick
117
4
Pak
Manchester
31 May 2001
35
MA Butcher
173*
4
Aus
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
36
MP Vaughan
105
4
Srl
Kandy
10 Dec 2003
37
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
38
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
39
AN Cook
116
4
Aus
Perth
14 Dec 2006
40
KP Pietersen
101
4
Ind
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
41
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
42
AN Cook
109*
4
Ban
Mirpur
20 Mar 2010
43
IJL Trott
112
4
Srl
Galle
26 Mar 2012
44
MJ Prior
110*
4
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2013
45
BA Stokes
120
4
Aus
Perth
13 Dec 2013
46
MM Ali
108*
4
Srl
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
47
JC Buttler
106
4
Ind
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
48
BA Stokes
135*
4
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
49
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
2
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
3
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
4
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
5
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
6
MJ Prior
110*
4
NZl
Auckland
22 Mar 2013
7
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
The following three England batsmen have scored the fourth innings century against New Zealand at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
2
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
3
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
The following table lists the England batsmen have scored the fourth innings century at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
C Washbrook
114
4
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1950
2
W Watson
109
4
Aus
Lord’s
25 Jun 1953
3
C Milburn
126*
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1966
4
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
5
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
6
AJ Lamb
113
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1988
7
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
8
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
9
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
G Boycott. GA Gooch and H Sutcliffe are the three England batsmen who have scored the fourth innings centuries on three occasions, while AN Cook, BA Stokes, C Washbrook, JB Hobbs, MA Atherton and W Watson have achieved the feat on two occasions.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
2
G Boycott
100*
4
Pak
Hyd-Pak
02 Jan 1978
3
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
1
GA Gooch
116
4
Win
Bridgetown
13 Mar 1981
2
GA Gooch
117
4
Aus
Adelaide
25 Jan 1991
3
GA Gooch
133
4
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
1
H Sutcliffe
115
4
Aus
Sydney
19 Dec 1924
2
H Sutcliffe
127
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1925
3
H Sutcliffe
135
4
Aus
Melbourne
29 Dec 1928
1
AN Cook
116
4
Aus
Perth
14 Dec 2006
2
AN Cook
109*
4
Ban
Mirpur
20 Mar 2010
1
BA Stokes
120
4
Aus
Perth
13 Dec 2013
2
BA Stokes
135*
4
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
1
C Washbrook
112
4
Aus
Melbourne
01 Jan 1947
2
C Washbrook
114
4
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1950
1
JB Hobbs
126*
4
Aus
Melbourne
30 Dec 1911
2
JB Hobbs
123
4
Aus
Adelaide
14 Jan 1921
1
MA Atherton
185*
4
SAF
Johannesburg
30 Nov 1995
2
MA Atherton
118
4
NZl
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
1
W Watson
109
4
Aus
Lord’s
25 Jun 1953
2
W Watson
116
4
Win
Kingston
15 Jan 1954
G Boycott is the only batsman to have scored fourth innings centuries on two occasions at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
2
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
The following table lists the England batsmen who have scored fourth innings centuries on home soil
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
GL Jessop
104
4
Aus
The Oval
11 Aug 1902
2
C Washbrook
114
4
Win
Lord’s
24 Jun 1950
3
W Watson
109
4
Aus
Lord’s
25 Jun 1953
4
C Milburn
126*
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1966
5
G Boycott
106
4
Win
Lord’s
26 Jun 1969
6
FC Hayes
106*
4
Win
The Oval
26 Jul 1973
7
G Boycott
128*
4
Aus
Lord’s
28 Aug 1980
8
AJ Lamb
113
4
Win
Lord’s
16 Jun 1988
9
GA Gooch
133
4
Aus
Manchester
03 Jun 1993
10
AJ Stewart
119
4
NZl
Lord’s
16 Jun 1994
11
ME Trescothick
117
4
Pak
Manchester
31 May 2001
12
MA Butcher
173*
4
Aus
Leeds
16 Aug 2001
13
N Hussain
103*
4
NZl
Lord’s
20 May 2004
14
GP Thorpe
104*
4
NZl
Nottingham
10 Jun 2004
15
KP Pietersen
101
4
Ind
The Oval
09 Aug 2007
16
AJ Strauss
106
4
NZl
Manchester
23 May 2008
17
MM Ali
108*
4
Srl
Leeds
20 Jun 2014
18
JC Buttler
106
4
Ind
Nottingham
18 Aug 2018
19
BA Stokes
135*
4
Aus
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
20
JE Root
115*
4
NZl
Lord’s
02 Jun 2022
Two batsmen scoring nineties while batting at number five and six in a test innings
DJ Mitchell and TA Blundell of New Zealand scored 97 not out and 90 not out at the end of the second day against England in the third innings of the ongoing test at Lord’s to provide the third occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties while batting at number five and six in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second such occasion at Lord’s.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
CH Lloyd
95
2
Win
Eng
Kingston
Apr 1981
2
HA Gomes
90*
2
Win
Eng
Kingston
Apr 1981
1
JE Root
98
1
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
May 2015
2
BA Stokes
92
1
Eng
NZl
Lord’s
May 2015
1
DJ Mitchell
97*
3
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 2022
2
TA Blundell
90*
3
NZl
Eng
Lord’s
Jun 2022
England bowlers capturing exact four wickets in an innings on debut at Lord’s.
MJ Potts became the seventh England bowler to capture exact four wickets on test debut at Lord’s when he captured four wickets conceding 13 runs in New Zealand’s first innings in the ongoing test. He also became the sixth England pace bowler to achieve the feat. His figures of 4 for 13 is the best bowling figures for a England debutant at Lord’s who has captured exact four wickets in an innings. The following table lists all the seven bowlers.