AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10-119 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Mumbai to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing all the ten wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. He emulated JC Laker of England and A Kumble of India who had captured all the ten wickets in an innings.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JC Laker
10-053
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
2
A Kumble
10-074
Ind
Pak
Delhi
Feb 1999
3
AY Patel
10-119
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
Bowlers who have captured nine or more wickets in a test innings
AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10-119 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Mumbai to provide the 20th occasion of a bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
GA Lohmann
09-028
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
Mar 1896
2
SF Barnes
09-103
Eng
SAF
Jo’burg
Dec 1913
3
AA Mailey
09-121
Aus
Eng
Melbourne
Feb 1921
4
JC Laker
09-037
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
5
JC Laker
10-053
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
6
HJ Tayfield
09-113
SAF
Eng
Jo’burg
Feb 1957
7
SP Gupte
09-102
Ind
Win
Kanpur
Dec 1958
8
JM Patel
09-069
Ind
Aus
Kanpur
Dec 1959
9
JM Noreiga
09-095
Win
Ind
Trinidad
Mar 1971
10
Sarfraz Nawaz
09-086
Pak
Aus
Melbourne
Mar 1979
11
N Kapil Dev
09-083
Ind
Win
Ahmedabad
Nov 1983
12
RJ Hadlee
09-052
NZl
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 1985
13
Abdul Qadir
09-056
Pak
Eng
Lahore
Nov 1987
14
DE Malcolm
09-057
Eng
SAF
The Oval
Aug 1994
15
Muralitharan
09-065
Srl
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1998
16
A Kumble
10-074
Ind
Pak
Delhi
Feb 1999
17
Muralitharan
09-051
Srl
Zim
Kandy
Jan 2002
18
HMRKB Herath
09-127
Srl
Pak
Col-SSC
Aug 2014
19
KA Maharaj
09-129
SAF
Srl
Col-SSC
Jul 2018
20
AY Patel
10-119
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
RJ Hadlee
09-052
NZl
Aus
Brisbane
Nov 1985
2
AY Patel
10-119
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
It also provides the second occasion of a bowler capturing nine or more wickets in an innings against India in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JM Noreiga
09-095
Win
Ind
Trinidad
Mar 1971
2
AY Patel
10-119
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
JC Laker of England and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka are the only two bowlers to capture nine or more wickets in an innings on two occasions. JC Laker’s performance coming in the same test.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JC Laker
09-037
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
2
JC Laker
10-053
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
1
Muralitharan
09-065
Srl
Eng
The Oval
Aug 1998
2
Muralitharan
09-051
Srl
Zim
Kandy
Jan 2002
AY Patel of New Zealand captured 10-119 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Mumbai to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing all the ten wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. He emulated JC Laker of England and A Kumble of India who had captured all the ten wickets in an innings.
No
Player
W-Runs
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JC Laker
10-053
Eng
Aus
Manchester
Jul 1956
2
A Kumble
10-074
Ind
Pak
Delhi
Feb 1999
3
AY Patel
10-119
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
Opening batsmen scoring exact 150 runs in a test innings
MA Agarwal of India scored 150 runs in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Mumbai to provide the eleventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring exact 150 runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
JW Zulch
150
3
SAF
Aus
Sydney
Mar 1911
2
L Hutton
150
2
Eng
Ind
Lord’s
Jun 1952
3
P Roy
150
3
Ind
Win
Kingston
Mar 1953
4
RC Fredericks
150
1
Win
Eng
Birmingham
Aug 1973
5
G Kirsten
150
2
SAF
Win
Georgetown
Mar 2001
6
PA Jaques
150
1
Aus
Srl
Hobart
Nov 2007
7
AG Prince
150
2
SAF
Aus
Cape Town
Mar 2009
8
CH Gayle
150
2
Win
NZl
N Sound
Jul 2012
9
Imrul Kayes
150
3
Ban
Pak
Khulna
Apr 2015
10
M Vijay
150
1
Ind
Ban
Fatullah
Jun 2015
11
MA Agarwal
150
1
Ind
NZl
Mumbai
Dec 2021
It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring exact 150 runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
P Roy
150
3
Ind
Win
Kingston
Mar 1953
2
M Vijay
150
1
Ind
Ban
Fatullah
Jun 2015
3
MA Agarwal
150
1
Ind
NZl
Mumbai
Dec 2021
It also provides the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring exact 150 runs in an innings against New Zealand. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
CH Gayle
150
2
Win
NZl
N Sound
Jul 2012
2
MA Agarwal
150
1
Ind
NZl
Mumbai
Dec 2021
Sri Lankan bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test
RTM Mendis of Sri Lanka returned with figures of 11 for 136 in the just concluded Galle test against West Indies to provide the 40th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing ten plus wickets in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W-Runs
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
WPUJC Vaas
10-090
NZl
Napier
11 Mar 1995
2
M Muralitharan
12-117
Zim
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
3
M Muralitharan
16-220
Eng
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
4
M Muralitharan
10-128
Pak
Peshawar
05 Mar 2000
5
M Muralitharan
13-171
SAF
Galle
20 Jul 2000
6
M Muralitharan
11-161
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 2000
7
M Muralitharan
11-196
Ind
Col-SSC
29 Aug 2001
8
M Muralitharan
10-111
Ban
Col-SSC
06 Sep 2001
9
M Muralitharan
11-170
Win
Galle
13 Nov 2001
10
M Muralitharan
10-135
Win
Kandy
21 Nov 2001
11
WPUJC Vaas
14-191
Win
Col-SSC
29 Nov 2001
12
M Muralitharan
13-115
Zim
Kandy
04 Jan 2002
13
M Muralitharan
10-098
Ban
Col-PSS
21 Jul 2002
14
M Muralitharan
11-093
Eng
Galle
02 Dec 2003
15
M Muralitharan
11-212
Aus
Galle
08 Mar 2004
16
UDU Chandana
10-210
Aus
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
17
M Muralitharan
10-083
Win
Kandy
22 Jul 2005
18
M Muralitharan
10-115
Eng
Birmingham
25 May 2006
19
M Muralitharan
11-132
Eng
Nottingham
02 Jun 2006
20
M Muralitharan
10-172
SAF
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
21
M Muralitharan
12-225
SAF
Col-PSS
04 Aug 2006
22
M Muralitharan
10-118
NZl
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
23
M Muralitharan
12-082
Ban
Kandy
11 Jul 2007
24
M Muralitharan
11-110
Ind
Col-SSC
23 Jul 2008
25
BAW Mendis
10-209
Ind
Galle
31 Jul 2008
26
M Muralitharan
10-190
Ban
Dhaka
26 Dec 2008
27
HMRKB Herath
12-171
Eng
Galle
26 Mar 2012
28
HMRKB Herath
11-108
NZl
Galle
17 Nov 2012
29
HMRKB Herath
12-157
Ban
Col-RPS
16 Mar 2013
30
HMRKB Herath
14-184
Pak
Col-SSC
14 Aug 2014
31
HMRKB Herath
10-147
Win
Galle
14 Oct 2015
32
MDK Perera
10-099
Aus
Galle
04 Aug 2016
33
HMRKB Herath
13-145
Aus
Col-SSC
13 Aug 2016
34
HMRKB Herath
13-152
Zim
Harare
06 Nov 2016
35
HMRKB Herath
11-249
Zim
Col-RPS
14 Jul 2017
36
HMRKB Herath
11-136
Pak
Abu Dhabi
28 Sep 2017
37
MDK Perera
10-078
SAF
Galle
12 Jul 2018
38
L Embuldeniya
10-210
Eng
Galle
22 Jan 2021
39
P Jayawickrama
11-178
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
40
RTM Mendis
11-136
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
It also provides the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below
Test Cricket witnessed a world record in the test match between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Galle. It was for the first time in the annals of test cricket two spin bowlers who shared the new ball in a test innings went on to share the ten wickets equally that fell in that innings. Sri Lankan spin twins L Embuldenia {5-35} and RTM Mendis {5-66} of Sri Lanka shared the ten wickets equally in the fourth innings of the test against West Indies at Galle. They also shared the new ball.
Two spin bowlers sharing the wickets equally in a test innings
L Embuldenia {5-35} and RTM Mendis {5-66} of Sri Lanka shared the ten wickets equally in the fourth innings of the test against West Indies at Galle to provide the ninth occasion of two spin bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
FWI
1
Ind
2
Win
Kingston
28 Mar 1953
2
2
Ind
3
Aus
Delhi
28 Nov 1969
2
3
Eng
3
Pak
Karachi
24 Mar 1973
2
4
Aus
4
Ind
Chennai
18 Sep 1986
2
5
Pak
2
Ind
Bengaluru
13 Mar 1987
2
6
Aus
3
Eng
Birmingham
05 Aug 1993
2
7
Srl
2
Zim
Galle
12 Jan 2002
2
8
Ind
3
Eng
Ahmedabad
04 Mar 2021
2
9
Srl
4
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
2
It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lankan spin bowlers performing such a feat. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
FWI
1
Srl
2
Zim
Galle
12 Jan 2002
2
2
Srl
4
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
2
It also provides the second occasion of spin bowlers performing such a feat against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
FWI
1
Ind
2
Win
Kingston
28 Mar 1953
2
2
Srl
4
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
2
Two bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings
L Embuldenia {5-35} and RTM Mendis {5-66} of Sri Lanka shared the ten wickets equally in the fourth innings of the test against West Indies at Galle to provide the 57th occasion of two bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
FWI
1
Aus
1
Eng
Sydney
25 Feb 1887
2
2
Eng
2
Aus
Sydney
10 Feb 1888
2
3
Aus
4
Eng
Lord’s
16 Jul 1888
2
4
Aus
2
Eng
Adelaide
11 Jan 1895
2
5
Eng
3
Aus
Lord’s
22 Jun 1896
2
6
Aus
3
Eng
Adelaide
14 Jan 1898
2
7
Aus
3
Eng
Sydney
14 Feb 1902
2
8
Aus
2
Eng
Sheffield
03 Jul 1902
2
9
Aus
4
Eng
Adelaide
10 Jan 1908
2
10
Eng
3
Aus
Birmingham
27 May 1909
2
11
Eng
1
Aus
Manchester
26 Jul 1909
2
12
SAF
2
Eng
Jo’burg
01 Jan 1910
2
13
Eng
1
SAF
Lord’s
10 Jun 1912
2
14
Eng
1
SAF
The Oval
12 Aug 1912
2
15
Eng
2
Aus
The Oval
19 Aug 1912
2
16
Eng
3
SAF
Jo’burg
24 Dec 1927
2
17
Eng
3
Aus
The Oval
18 Aug 1934
2
18
Ind
1
Eng
Manchester
20 Jul 1946
2
19
NZl
1
Eng
Leeds
11 Jun 1949
2
20
Eng
1
Aus
Melbourne
23 Feb 1951
2
21
Eng
2
Ind
The Oval
14 Aug 1952
2
22
Ind
2
Win
Kingston
28 Mar 1953
2
23
Pak
2
Ind
Karachi
26 Feb 1955
2
24
SAF
4
Eng
Leeds
21 Jul 1955
2
25
Aus
3
SAF
P Elizabeth
28 Feb 1958
2
26
Ind
3
Aus
Delhi
28 Nov 1969
2
27
Eng
3
Pak
Karachi
24 Mar 1973
2
28
Aus
2
Win
Trinidad
21 Apr 1973
2
29
Aus
2
Eng
Birmingham
10 Jul 1975
2
30
Aus
2
Win
Melbourne
31 Jan 1976
2
31
Pak
1
Ind
Kanpur
25 Dec 1979
2
32
Ind
2
Aus
Sydney
02 Jan 1981
2
33
Aus
3
Eng
Nottingham
18 Jun 1981
2
34
Ind
4
Eng
Mumbai
27 Nov 1981
2
35
Aus
3
Eng
Brisbane
26 Nov 1982
2
36
NZl
1
Srl
Col-CCC
24 Mar 1984
2
37
Aus
4
Ind
Chennai
18 Sep 1986
2
38
Eng
1
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 1986
2
39
Pak
2
Ind
Bengaluru
13 Mar 1987
2
40
Win
2
Pak
Lahore
06 Dec 1990
2
41
Pak
4
NZl
Hamilton
02 Jan 1993
2
42
Aus
3
Eng
Birmingham
05 Aug 1993
2
43
Srl
4
NZl
Napier
11 Mar 1995
2
44
Eng
1
Win
Trinidad
13 Feb 1998
2
45
SAF
3
Eng
Leeds
06 Aug 1998
2
46
Aus
1
Win
Adelaide
15 Dec 2000
2
47
Srl
1
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 2000
2
48
Srl
2
Zim
Galle
12 Jan 2002
2
49
Pak
2
Aus
Melbourne
26 Dec 2004
2
50
SAF
4
NZl
Centurion
15 Apr 2006
2
51
Eng
3
Pak
Manchester
27 Jul 2006
2
52
Ban
1
Ind
Chattogram
17 Jan 2010
2
53
Pak
3
NZl
Abu Dhabi
16 Nov 2018
2
54
NZl
2
Win
Wellington
11 Dec 2020
2
55
Ind
3
Eng
Ahmedabad
04 Mar 2021
2
56
Pak
3
Zim
Harare
07 May 2021
2
57
Srl
4
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
2
It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan bowlers performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
FWI
1
Srl
4
NZl
Napier
11 Mar 1995
2
2
Srl
1
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 2000
2
3
Srl
2
Zim
Galle
12 Jan 2002
2
4
Srl
4
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
2
It also provides the seventh occasion of bowlers performing such a feat against West Indies. such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Team
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
FWI
1
Ind
2
Win
Kingston
28 Mar 1953
2
2
Aus
2
Win
Trinidad
21 Apr 1973
2
3
Aus
2
Win
Melbourne
31 Jan 1976
2
4
Eng
1
Win
Trinidad
13 Feb 1998
2
5
Aus
1
Win
Adelaide
15 Dec 2000
2
6
NZl
2
Win
Wellington
11 Dec 2020
2
7
Srl
4
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
2
India Vs New Zealand – 2nd test at Mumbai – First day stats
India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 218th occasion of India doing so. It also provides the 131st occasion of India doing so in a home test.
India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 27th occasion of India doing so against New Zealand. It also provides the 21st occasion India doing so in a home test against New Zealand.
India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 14th occasion of India doing so in a test at Mum-WS. It also provides the second occasion of India doing so in a test against New Zealand at Mum-WS
New Zealand was led by TWM Latham in this test in place of injured KS Williamson. He became the 15th captain to lead New Zealand against India in a test. He also became the eleventh captain to lead New Zealand against India in India.
New Zealand was led by TWM Latham in this test in place of injured KS Williamson. He became the fourth captain opener to lead New Zealand against India in a test and also against India in India.
In India’s innings batsmen batting at number three and four scored zeroes {CA Pujara and V Kohli} to provide the 64th occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four scoring zeroes in an innings in the annals of test cricket.
It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen batting at number three and four scoring zeroes in a test innings.
CA Pujara scored his tenth zero and V Kohli scored his 14th zero in a test innings.
V Kohli scored his tenth zero while leading India. He became the first Indian captain to score ten zeroes. He also became the third captain to score ten or more zeroes in the annals of test cricket. Others are – SP Fleming {13] and GC Smith {10}
MA Agarwal scored 120 not out at the end of the first day’s play. His knock provides the 525th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 283rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil.
MA Agarwal scored 120 not out at the end of the first day’s play. His knock provides the 55th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the 39th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against New Zealand.
MA Agarwal scored 120 not out at the end of the first day’s play. His knock provides the 157th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 84th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil.
MA Agarwal scored 120 not out at the end of the first day’s play. His knock provides the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against New Zealand.
It also represents his fourth century in a test innings while opening the innings. All his centuries are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
MA Agarwal
215
1
SAF
Vizaf
02 Oct 2019
2
MA Agarwal
108
1
SAF
Pune
10 Oct 2019
3
MA Agarwal
243
2
Ban
Indore
14 Nov 2019
4
MA Agarwal
120*
1
NZl
Mumbai
03 Dec 2021
It also represents the second century by an Indian opening batsman against New Zealand at Mum-WS. Prior to this SM Gavaskar had scored 119 against New Zealand at Mum-WS in Nov 1976. Thus MA Agarwal’s 120 not out in this test represent the highest individual innings by an Indian opening batsman against New Zealand at Mum-WS.
MA Agarwal scored 120 not out at the end of the first day’s play. His knock provides the 25th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against various oppositions at Mum-WS. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
ED Solkar
102
2
Win
Mumbai
23 Jan 1975
2
SM Gavaskar
119
1
NZl
Mumbai
10 Nov 1976
3
SM Gavaskar
108
1
Eng
Mumbai
11 Feb 1977
4
SM Gavaskar
205
1
Win
Mumbai
01 Dec 1978
5
SM Gavaskar
123
1
Aus
Mumbai
03 Nov 1979
6
SMH Kirmani
101*
1
Aus
Mumbai
03 Nov 1979
7
DB Vengsarkar
100
1
Win
Mumbai
24 Nov 1983
8
RJ Shastri
142
2
Eng
Mumbai
28 Nov 1984
9
SMH Kirmani
102
2
Eng
Mumbai
28 Nov 1984
10
SM Gavaskar
103
2
Aus
Mumbai
15 Oct 1986
11
DB Vengsarkar
164*
2
Aus
Mumbai
15 Oct 1986
12
RJ Shastri
121*
2
Aus
Mumbai
15 Oct 1986
13
VG Kambli
224
2
Eng
Mumbai
19 Feb 1993
14
SC Ganguly
173
1
Srl
Mumbai
03 Dec 1997
15
SR Tendulkar
148
1
Srl
Mumbai
03 Dec 1997
16
V Sehwag
147
1
Win
Mumbai
09 Oct 2002
17
R Dravid
100*
1
Win
Mumbai
09 Oct 2002
18
R Ashwin
103
2
Win
Mumbai
22 Nov 2011
19
CA Pujara
135
1
Eng
Mumbai
23 Nov 2012
20
CA Pujara
113
2
Win
Mumbai
14 Nov 2013
21
RG Sharma
111*
2
Win
Mumbai
14 Nov 2013
22
M Vijay
136
2
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
23
V Kohli
235
2
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
24
J Yadav
104
2
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
25
MA Agarwal
120*
1
NZl
Mumbai
03 Dec 2021
MA Agarwal scored 120 not out at the end of the first day’s play. His knock provides the eightth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against various oppositions at Mum-WS. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
SM Gavaskar
119
1
NZl
Mumbai
10 Nov 1976
2
SM Gavaskar
108
1
Eng
Mumbai
11 Feb 1977
3
SM Gavaskar
205
1
Win
Mumbai
01 Dec 1978
4
SM Gavaskar
123
1
Aus
Mumbai
03 Nov 1979
5
SM Gavaskar
103
2
Aus
Mumbai
15 Oct 1986
6
V Sehwag
147
1
Win
Mumbai
09 Oct 2002
7
M Vijay
136
2
Eng
Mumbai
08 Dec 2016
8
MA Agarwal
120*
1
NZl
Mumbai
03 Dec 2021
Indian batsmen scoring first appearance centuries – some interesting permutations and combinations
The following are the six occasion when an Indian batsman scored 200 plus runs on first appearance.
No
Player
FI
SI
Oppn
Venue
Season
1
Sehwag V
309
DNB
Pak
Multan-CS
2003
04
2
Agarwal MA
243
Ban
Indore
2019
20
3
Kambli VG
227
DNB
Zim
Delhi
1992
93
4
Umrigar PR
223
DNB
NZl
Hyd-LBS
1955
56
5
Agarwal MA
215
7
SAF
Vizag
2019
20
6
Pujara CA
206*
41*
Eng
Motera
2012
13
MA Agarwal holds the distinction of scoring 200 plus runs on first appearance against two teams
No
Player
FI
SI
Oppn
Venue
Season
1
Agarwal MA
243
Ban
Indore
2019
20
2
Agarwal MA
215
7
SAF
Vizag
2019
20
SS Iyer became the third Indian batsman to score a century and a half century on first appearance after Mushtaq Ali and M Vijay
No
Player
FI
SI
Oppn
Venue
Season
1
Mushtaq Ali
54
106
Win
Kolkata
1948
49
2
Vijay M
146
52
Eng
Nottingham
2014
3
SS Iyer
105
65
NZl
Kanpur
2021
22
S Dhawan {04}, V Sehwag {03}, Pujara CA {03} and Gavaskar SM {03} are the four Indian batsmen who have scored a century on first appearance against three or more teams.
No
Player
FI
SI
Oppn
Venue
Season
1
Sehwag V
105
31
SAF
Bloemfontein
2001
02
2
Sehwag V
147
DNB
Win
Mum-WS
2002
03
3
Sehwag V
309
DNB
Pak
Multan-CS
2003
04
1
Pujara CA
159
DNB
NZl
Hyd-RGS
2012
2
Pujara CA
206*
41*
Eng
Motera
2012
13
3
Pujara CA
145*
0
Srl
Col-SSC
2015
1
Gavaskar SM
119
14
NZl
Mum-WS
1976
77
2
Gavaskar SM
3
113
Aus
Brisbane
1977
78
3
Gavaskar SM
155
4*
Srl
Chepauk
1982
83
1
Dhawan S
187
DNB
Aus
Mohali
2012
13
2
Dhawan S
173
DNB
Ban
Fatullah
2015
3
Dhawan S
134
28
Srl
Galle
2015
4
Dhawan S
107
DNB
Afg
Bengaluru
2018
Sri Lankan spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings
RTM Mendis of Sri Lanka captured six for 70 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Galle to provide the 60th occasion of a Sri Lankan spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
HDPK Dharmasena
6
99
1
Pak
Col-PSS
09 Aug 1994
2
M Muralitharan
6
98
2
Pak
Col-RPS
19 Apr 1997
3
M Muralitharan
7
94
3
Zim
Kandy
07 Jan 1998
4
HDPK Dharmasena
6
72
1
NZl
Galle
03 Jun 1998
5
M Muralitharan
7
155
1
Eng
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
6
M Muralitharan
9
65
3
Eng
The Oval
27 Aug 1998
7
UDU Chandana
6
179
2
Pak
Dhaka
12 Mar 1999
8
M Muralitharan
6
71
4
Pak
Peshawar
05 Mar 2000
9
M Muralitharan
6
87
2
SAF
Galle
20 Jul 2000
10
M Muralitharan
7
84
3
SAF
Galle
20 Jul 2000
11
M Muralitharan
6
39
3
SAF
Durban
26 Dec 2000
12
M Muralitharan
8
87
1
Ind
Col-SSC
29 Aug 2001
13
M Muralitharan
6
126
1
Win
Galle
13 Nov 2001
14
M Muralitharan
6
81
4
Win
Kandy
21 Nov 2001
15
M Muralitharan
9
51
1
Zim
Kandy
04 Jan 2002
16
M Muralitharan
7
46
2
Eng
Galle
02 Dec 2003
17
M Muralitharan
6
59
1
Aus
Galle
08 Mar 2004
18
M Muralitharan
6
45
1
Zim
Harare
06 May 2004
19
M Muralitharan
6
36
3
Win
Col-SSC
13 Jul 2005
20
M Muralitharan
8
46
4
Win
Kandy
22 Jul 2005
21
M Muralitharan
6
18
3
Ban
Col-RPS
12 Sep 2005
22
M Muralitharan
7
100
1
Ind
Delhi
10 Dec 2005
23
M Muralitharan
6
54
3
Ban
Chattogram
28 Feb 2006
24
M Muralitharan
6
86
2
Eng
Birmingham
25 May 2006
25
M Muralitharan
8
70
4
Eng
Nottingham
02 Jun 2006
26
M Muralitharan
6
131
3
SAF
Col-SSC
27 Jul 2006
27
M Muralitharan
7
97
3
SAF
Col-PSS
04 Aug 2006
28
M Muralitharan
6
87
4
NZl
Wellington
15 Dec 2006
29
M Muralitharan
6
28
1
Ban
Kandy
11 Jul 2007
30
M Muralitharan
6
54
3
Ban
Kandy
11 Jul 2007
31
M Muralitharan
6
55
2
Eng
Kandy
01 Dec 2007
32
M Muralitharan
6
26
3
Ind
Col-SSC
23 Jul 2008
33
BAW Mendis
6
117
1
Ind
Galle
31 Jul 2008
34
M Muralitharan
6
49
2
Ban
Dhaka
26 Dec 2008
35
BAW Mendis
6
169
1
Win
Galle
15 Nov 2010
36
HMRKB Herath
7
157
3
Aus
Col-SSC
16 Sep 2011
37
HMRKB Herath
6
74
2
Eng
Galle
26 Mar 2012
38
HMRKB Herath
6
97
4
Eng
Galle
26 Mar 2012
39
HMRKB Herath
6
133
2
Eng
Col-PSS
03 Apr 2012
40
HMRKB Herath
6
43
3
NZl
Galle
17 Nov 2012
41
HMRKB Herath
6
103
1
NZl
Col-PSS
25 Nov 2012
42
HMRKB Herath
7
89
3
Ban
Col-RPS
16 Mar 2013
43
BAW Mendis
6
99
2
Ban
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
44
HMRKB Herath
6
48
3
Pak
Galle
06 Aug 2014
45
HMRKB Herath
9
127
2
Pak
Col-SSC
14 Aug 2014
46
HMRKB Herath
7
48
4
Ind
Galle
12 Aug 2015
47
HMRKB Herath
6
68
2
Win
Galle
14 Oct 2015
48
MDK Perera
6
70
4
Aus
Galle
04 Aug 2016
49
HMRKB Herath
6
81
2
Aus
Col-SSC
13 Aug 2016
50
HMRKB Herath
7
64
4
Aus
Col-SSC
13 Aug 2016
51
HMRKB Herath
8
63
4
Zim
Harare
06 Nov 2016
52
HMRKB Herath
6
59
4
Ban
Galle
07 Mar 2017
53
HMRKB Herath
6
133
3
Zim
Col-RPS
14 Jul 2017
54
HMRKB Herath
6
43
4
Pak
Abu Dhabi
28 Sep 2017
55
MDK Perera
6
32
4
SAF
Galle
12 Jul 2018
56
HMRKB Herath
6
98
4
SAF
Col-SSC
20 Jul 2018
57
A Dananjaya
6
115
3
Eng
Pallekele
14 Nov 2018
58
L Embuldeniya
7
137
2
Eng
Galle
22 Jan 2021
59
P Jayawickrama
6
92
2
Ban
Pallekele
29 Apr 2021
60
RTM Mendis
6
70
2
Win
Galle
29 Nov 2021
RTM Mendis of Sri Lanka captured six for 70 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Galle to provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against West Indies All such occasions are tabulated below