Fifty plus scores by a captain in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs. Mithali Raj holds the dubious record

Fifty plus scores by a captain in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs. Mithali Raj holds the dubious record

M Raj’s 59 in the second ODI against England at Taunton on 30.06.21 was in a losing cause to provide the 92nd occasion of a captain’s fifty plus score  going in vain in the history of Women’s ODIs.

It also provides the 18th occasion of an Indian captain’s fifty plus score in a losing cause. It also provides the 25th occasion of a captain’s fifty plus score going in vain against England in Women’s ODIs.

It also provides the 18th occasion of Indian captain’s fifty plus score going in vain against England Women in Women’s ODIs. It also provides M Raj’s 16th fifty plus score in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs while leading India. M Raj holds the record for most fifty plus score by a captain in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1522NZl WomenPretoria30 Mar 2005
2592Eng WomenLord’s14 Aug 2006
3731Eng WomenArundel19 Aug 2006
4551Eng WomenChennai05 Mar 2007
553*1Eng WomenTaunton01 Sep 2008
655*1Eng WomenTaunton04 Sep 2008
792*1Eng WomenTaunton05 Jul 2012
8581Eng WomenTruro08 Jul 2012
9581Aus WomenHobart05 Feb 2016
10542RSA WomenPotchefstroom17 May 2017
11691Aus WomenBristol12 Jul 2017
12125*1Srl WomenKatunayake16 Sep 2018
13501RSA WomenLucknow07 Mar 2021
1479*1RSA WomenLucknow17 Mar 2021
15721Eng WomenBristol27 Jun 2021
16591Eng WomenTaunton30 Jun 2021

It also provides M Raj’s ninth fifty plus score in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs against England while leading India. M Raj holds the record for most fifty plus score by a captain in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1592Eng WomenLord’s14 Aug 2006
2731Eng WomenArundel19 Aug 2006
3551Eng WomenChennai05 Mar 2007
453*1Eng WomenTaunton01 Sep 2008
555*1Eng WomenTaunton04 Sep 2008
692*1Eng WomenTaunton05 Jul 2012
7581Eng WomenTruro08 Jul 2012
8721Eng WomenBristol27 Jun 2021
9591Eng WomenTaunton30 Jun 2021
Fifty plus scores by a batswoman in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs. Mithali Raj of India holds the record

Fifty plus scores by a batswoman in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs. Mithali Raj of India holds the record

M Raj’s 59 in the second ODI against England at Taunton on 30.06.21 was in a losing cause to provide the 502nd occasion of a batswoman’s fifty plus score  going in vain in the history of Women’s ODIs.

It also provides the 80th occasion of an Indian batswoman’s fifty plus score in a losing cause. It also provides the 117th occasion of a batswoman’s fifty plus score going in vain against England Women in Women’s ODIs.

It also provides the 31st occasion of Indian batswoman’s fifty plus score going in vain against England Women in Women’s ODIs. It also provides M Raj’s 24th fifty plus score in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs. M Raj holds the record for most fifty plus score by a batswoman in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1611RSA WomenPotchefstroom10 Mar 2002
2822NZl WomenLincoln02 Feb 2003
3982Eng WomenLincoln06 Feb 2003
460*2Aus WomenMysore11 Dec 2004
5522NZl WomenPretoria30 Mar 2005
6592Eng WomenLord’s14 Aug 2006
7731Eng WomenArundel19 Aug 2006
8551Eng WomenChennai05 Mar 2007
953*1Eng WomenTaunton01 Sep 2008
1055*1Eng WomenTaunton04 Sep 2008
11742Aus WomenSydney01 Nov 2008
12591Eng WomenSydney10 Mar 2009
1391*2Eng WomenBengaluru21 Feb 2010
14501Eng WomenMumbai01 Mar 2010
1592*1Eng WomenTaunton05 Jul 2012
16581Eng WomenTruro08 Jul 2012
17581Aus WomenHobart05 Feb 2016
18542RSA WomenPotchefstroom17 May 2017
19691Aus WomenBristol12 Jul 2017
20125*1Srl WomenKatunayake16 Sep 2018
21501RSA WomenLucknow07 Mar 2021
2279*1RSA WomenLucknow17 Mar 2021
23721Eng WomenBristol27 Jun 2021
24591Eng WomenTaunton30 Jun 2021

It also provides M Raj’s 13th fifty plus score in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs against England. M Raj holds the record for most fifty plus score by a batswoman in a losing cause in Women’s ODIs against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1982Eng WomenLincoln06 Feb 2003
2592Eng WomenLord’s14 Aug 2006
3731Eng WomenArundel19 Aug 2006
4551Eng WomenChennai05 Mar 2007
553*1Eng WomenTaunton01 Sep 2008
655*1Eng WomenTaunton04 Sep 2008
7591Eng WomenSydney10 Mar 2009
891*2Eng WomenBengaluru21 Feb 2010
9501Eng WomenMumbai01 Mar 2010
1092*1Eng WomenTaunton05 Jul 2012
11581Eng WomenTruro08 Jul 2012
12721Eng WomenBristol27 Jun 2021
13591Eng WomenTaunton30 Jun 2021
Five or more wickets in an innings by England bowlers in Women ODIs

Five or more wickets in an innings by England bowlers in Women ODIs

KL Cross of England captured five for 34 in the just concluded second ODI against India at Taunton on 30.06.21 to provide the 110th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the history of Women ODIs. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a England Woman bowler capturing five plus wickets in an innings in Women ODIs, 12th occasion of a Woman bowler capturing five plus wickets in an innings in Women ODIs against India and fifth occasion England Woman bowler capturing five plus wickets in an innings in Women ODIs against India. All such occasions are tabulated  below.

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundDate
1Chamberlain5-182EngIreNykobing Mors21 Jul 89
2GA Smith5-152EngDenNottingham19 Jul 90
3Chamberlain7-081EngDenHaarlem19 Jul 91
4GA Smith5-302EngAUSGuildford26 Jul 93
5CJ Connor5-491EngIndNorthampton09 Jul 99
6LJ Harper5-121EngNetNykobing Mors19 Jul 99
7SV Collyer5-322EngNetLincoln30 Nov 00
8RA Birch5-502EngRSAPotchefstroom01 Mar 04
9IT Guha5-222EngNZlDerby15 Aug 04
10IT Guha5-141EngWinLoughborough12 Jul 08
11KH Brunt5-252EngRSALord’s08 Aug 08
12LA Marsh5-151EngPakSydney12 Mar 09
13KH Brunt5-222EngIndBengaluru21 Feb 10
14JL Gunn5-311EngNZlDerby15 Jul 10
15KH Brunt5-182EngAusWormsley07 Jul 11
16A Shrubsole5-171EngRSACuttack10 Feb 13
17JL Gunn5-222EngPakLouth01 Jul 13
18KL Cross5-241EngNZlLincoln26 Feb 15
19HC Knight5-261EngPakLeicester20 Jun 16
20KH Brunt5-302EngPakTaunton27 Jun 16
21A Shrubsole6-462EngIndLord’s23 Jul 17
22KH Brunt5-281EngIndMumbai28 Feb 20
23KL Cross5-341EngIndTaunton30 Jun 21
        
NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundDate
1J Lord6-102NZlIndAuckland14 Jan 82
2CJ Connor5-491EngIndNorthampton09 Jul 99
3RJ Pullar5-102NZlIndSt Saviour11 Jul 02
4LE Milliken5-252NZlIndPretoria30 Mar 05
5CL Fitzpatrick5-291AusIndAdelaide25 Feb 06
6Qanita Jalil5-621PakIndJaipur13 Dec 06
7KH Brunt5-222EngIndBengaluru21 Feb 10
8EA Perry5-2AusIndMumbai14 Mar 12
9A Shrubsole6-462EngIndLord’s23 Jul 17
10KH Brunt5-281EngIndMumbai28 Feb 20
11A Mohammed5-462WinIndNorth Sound01 Nov 20
12KL Cross5-341EngIndTaunton30 Jun 21
        
NiPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundDate
1CJ Connor5-491EngIndNorthampton09 Jul 99
2KH Brunt5-222EngIndBengaluru21 Feb 10
3A Shrubsole6-462EngIndLord’s23 Jul 17
4KH Brunt5-281EngIndMumbai28 Feb 20
5KL Cross5-341EngIndTaunton30 Jun 21

KL Cross became the seventh England bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings in Women ODIs on two or more occasions. The feats of these seven bowlers are listed below.

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundDate
1A Shrubsole5-171EngRSACuttack10 Feb 13
2A Shrubsole6-462EngIndLord’s23 Jul 17
        
1GA Smith5-152EngDenNottingham19 Jul 90
2GA Smith5-302EngAUSGuildford26 Jul 93
        
1IT Guha5-222EngNZlDerby15 Aug 04
2IT Guha5-141EngWinLoughborough12 Jul 08
        
1JL Gunn5-311EngNZlDerby15 Jul 10
2JL Gunn5-222EngPakLouth01 Jul 13
        
1Chamberlain5-182EngIreNykobing Mors21 Jul 89
2Chamberlain7-081EngDenHaarlem19 Jul 91
        
1KH Brunt5-252EngRSALord’s08 Aug 08
2KH Brunt5-222EngIndBengaluru21 Feb 10
3KH Brunt5-182EngAusWormsley07 Jul 11
4KH Brunt5-302EngPakTaunton27 Jun 16
5KH Brunt5-281EngIndMumbai28 Feb 20
        
1KL Cross5-241EngNZlLincoln26 Feb 15
2KL Cross5-341EngIndTaunton30 Jun 21
Teams winning a Twenty20 International by one run margin.

Teams winning a Twenty20 International by one run margin.

South Africa carved one run win against West Indies at St George’s on 29.06.21 to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a T20I by one run margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamMarginTargetOppGroundDate
1Aus1 run151NZlSydney15 Feb 2009
2RSA1 run129NZlLord’s09 Jun 2009
3Eng1 run129RSAJo’burg13 Nov 2009
4NZl1 run134PakBridgetown08 May 2010
5RSA1 run121WinN Sound20 May 2010
6Ban1 run147IreBelfast20 Jul 2012
7NZl1 run168IndChennai11 Sep 2012
8Ind1 run153RSACol-RPS02 Oct 2012
9Ind1 run147BanBengaluru23 Mar 2016
10Win1 run246IndLauderhill27 Aug 2016
11Afg1 run146BanDehradun07 Jun 2018
12Ken1 run146UgaKampala22 May 2019
13Den1 run118FinBrondby13 Jul 2019
14Ire1 run187ScoDublin-M20 Sep 2019
15RSA1 run178EngE London12 Feb 2020
16RSA1 run168WinSt George’s29 Jun 2021

South Africa’s win by one run in this game provides the fourth occasion of South Africa winning a T20I on four occasions. All such occasions are listed below. South Africa  is the only team to win a T20I by one run margin on four occasions.

NoTeamMarginTargetOppGroundDate
1RSA1 run129NZlLord’s09 Jun 2009
2RSA1 run121WinN Sound20 May 2010
3RSA1 run178EngE London12 Feb 2020
4RSA1 run168WinSt George’s29 Jun 2021

It also provides the second occasion of a team winning a T20I by one run margin against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that West Indies has lost the two games by one run margin against South Africa.

NoTeamMarginTargetOppGroundDate
1RSA1 run121WinN Sound20 May 2010
2RSA1 run168WinSt George’s29 Jun 2021
Captains dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in Women’s ODIs

Captains dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in Women’s ODIs

M Raj of India was dismissed run out for 59 against England in the second one day international at Taunton on 30.06.21 to provide the 27th occasion of a captain dismissed  run out after scoring 50 plus runs in the history of Women’s ODIs. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that M Raj became the first captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against England in Women’s ODIs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1D Emerson541AusNZlMelbourne08 Feb 85
2LA Larsen621AusIreRoehampton25 Jul 93
3BJ Clark591AusNZlAdelaide03 Feb 96
4BJ Clark1421AusNZlAuckland16 Feb 97
5BJ Clark951AusNZlPalmerston-N21 Feb 99
6EC Drumm881NZlAusLincoln02 Mar 02
7EC Drumm601NZlAusLincoln06 Mar 02
8CA Salomons601NetJapSchiedam23 Jul 03
9HM Tiffen531NZlIndLincoln11 Mar 06
10M Raj661IndIreDublin30 Jul 06
11H Siriwardene582SrlPakCanberra09 Mar 09
12CM Edwards652EngAusWormsley05 Jul 09
13CM Edwards582EngWinBasseterre04 Nov 09
14AJ Blackwell511AusNZlAdelaide10 Feb 10
15CM Edwards702EngNZlTaunton10 Jul 10
16C Brits781RSASrlP’fstroom-Uni 206 Oct 10
17CM Edwards901EngAusPerth07 Jan 11
18SW Bates591NZlAusSydney14 Dec 12
19CM Edwards1091EngIndMum-BS03 Feb 13
20H Siriwardene591SrlIndMum-BS05 Feb 13
21SW Bates1101NZlWinKingston06 Oct 13
22M Raj892IndAusHobart07 Feb 16
23SR Taylor791WinRSAEast London27 Feb 16
24D van Niekerk531RSAWinBridgetown19 Sep 18
25D van Niekerk772RSAWinBridgetown22 Sep 18
26HC Knight861EngPakKuala Lumpur12 Dec 19
27M Raj591IndEngTaunton30 Jun 21

M Raj of India was dismissed run out for 59 against England in the second one day international at Taunton on 30.06.21 to provide the third occasion of her dismissed  run out after scoring 50 plus runs in the history of Women’s ODIs as captain. She became the third captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in Women’s ODIs after BJ Clark of Australia and CM Edwards of England. BJ Clark has been dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on three occasions, while CM Edwards has been dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on five occasions. The dismissal particulars of these three captains are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1BJ Clark591AusNZlAdelaide03 Feb 96
2BJ Clark1421AusNZlAuckland16 Feb 97
3BJ Clark951AusNZlPalmerston-N21 Feb 99
        
1CM Edwards652EngAusWormsley05 Jul 09
2CM Edwards582EngWinBasseterre04 Nov 09
3CM Edwards702EngNZlTaunton10 Jul 10
4CM Edwards901EngAusPerth07 Jan 11
5CM Edwards1091EngIndMum-BS03 Feb 13
        
1M Raj661IndIreDublin30 Jul 06
2M Raj892IndAusHobart07 Feb 16
3M Raj591IndEngTaunton30 Jun 21

M Raj became the  first Indian captain to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on three occasions.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1M Raj661IndIreDublin30 Jul 06
2M Raj892IndAusHobart07 Feb 16
3M Raj591IndEngTaunton30 Jun 21
Teams winning a Women’s ODI by exact eight wickets

Teams winning a Women’s ODI by exact eight wickets

England women carced a eight wicket win over India women at Bristol in the just concluded ODI on 27 Jun 2021 to provide the 99th occasion of a team winning a women ODI by eight wickets in the history of Women ODI. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamMarginBROppGroundStart Date
1Eng8 wkts205T&TWolverhampton20 Jul 1973
2Eng8 wkts22AusLord’s04 Aug 1976
3Aus8 wkts111EngHyd-RGS13 Jan 1978
4Eng8 wkts21WinTeddington06 Jun 1979
5Aus8 wkts114NZlN Plymouth16 Jan 1982
6NZl8 wkts191IndPalmerston North24 Jan 1982
7NZl8 wkts221IndChristchurch02 Feb 1982
8NZl8 wkts29AusPerth18 Jan 1987
9Aus8 wkts62NZlPerth21 Jan 1987
10Aus8 wkts91EngMelbourne18 Dec 1988
11NZl8 wkts62AusLower Hutt10 Feb 1990
12Eng8 wkts211NetLeicester18 Jul 1990
13Aus8 wkts15NZlHobart17 Jan 1991
14Aus8 wkts181WinTB Wells24 Jul 1993
15Ire8 wkts63NetDublin19 Jul 1995
16NZl8 wkts99EngLord’s13 Jun 1996
17Den8 wkts123PakMysore10 Dec 1997
18NZl8 wkts71NetGhaziabad11 Dec 1997
19Aus8 wkts139EngNagpur18 Dec 1997
20Aus8 wkts151EngSouthampton19 Jul 1998
21NZl8 wkts157RSADunedin13 Feb 1999
22NZl8 wkts58EngWellington15 Feb 2000
23Eng8 wkts22RSATaunton28 Jun 2000
24NZl8 wkts118EngTimaru22 Nov 2000
25Ind8 wkts62RSAChristchurch30 Nov 2000
26NZl8 wkts151IreLincoln01 Dec 2000
27NZl8 wkts201NetChristchurch06 Dec 2000
28Eng8 wkts123IreLincoln07 Dec 2000
29Ind8 wkts134EngChennai06 Jan 2002
30NZl8 wkts117IreDublin-M03 Jul 2002
31Ind8 wkts156IreDublin24 Jul 2002
32Srl8 wkts168WinKingstown22 Mar 2003
33Ire8 wkts85PakRotterdam23 Jul 2003
34Aus8 wkts67NZlHamilton15 Feb 2004
35Aus8 wkts31IndVapi19 Dec 2004
36Win8 wkts64SrlBenoni28 Mar 2005
37Aus8 wkts200SrlPretoria30 Mar 2005
38Eng8 wkts61RSAPretoria30 Mar 2005
39Win8 wkts81IrePretoria30 Mar 2005
40Ind8 wkts102WinPretoria01 Apr 2005
41Ind8 wkts56EngGuwahati04 Dec 2005
42Ind8 wkts133SrlJaipur21 Dec 2006
43Ind8 wkts67EngChennai28 Feb 2007
44NZl8 wkts86EngDerby23 Aug 2007
45RSA8 wkts218PakStellenbosch24 Feb 2008
46Aus8 wkts19NZlLincoln16 Mar 2008
47Ind8 wkts144SrlKurunegala08 May 2008
48Eng8 wkts84IndBath30 Aug 2008
49Eng8 wkts26IndTaunton04 Sep 2008
50Aus8 wkts74IndSydney31 Oct 2008
51Srl8 wkts81WinDambulla09 Nov 2008
52Eng8 wkts161PakSydney12 Mar 2009
53Aus8 wkts97EngSydney19 Mar 2009
54Ind8 wkts193WinSydney19 Mar 2009
55RSA8 wkts94IrePot’fstroom09 Oct 2010
56Ire8 wkts130NetPot’fstroom-Uni10 Oct 2010
57Srl8 wkts248NetCol-NCC29 Apr 2011
58Win8 wkts183PakKingstown28 Aug 2011
59Pak8 wkts106IreFatullah15 Nov 2011
60Win8 wkts91PakSavar (217 Nov 2011
61NZl8 wkts31AusSydney12 Dec 2012
62Win8 wkts124RSARoseau12 Jan 2013
63NZl8 wkts162SrlMumbai08 Feb 2013
64Pak8 wkts180IreSolihull10 Jul 2013
65RSA8 wkts72BanCenturion24 Sep 2013
66RSA8 wkts217IreDoha14 Jan 2014
67Aus8 wkts102PakBrisbane26 Aug 2014
68Win8 wkts196NZlBasseterre17 Sep 2014
69Aus8 wkts41WinBowral16 Nov 2014
70Ind8 wkts34NZlBengaluru06 Jul 2015
71NZl8 wkts195SrlChristchurch13 Nov 2015
72Aus8 wkts54NZlMt Maunganui22 Feb 2016
73NZl8 wkts130RSAPaarl17 Oct 2016
74Eng8 wkts123SrlCol-SSC09 Nov 2016
75NZl8 wkts162PakLincoln09 Nov 2016
76NZl8 wkts34PakLincoln13 Nov 2016
77RSA8 wkts240BanCox’s Bazar20 Jan 2017
78Ind8 wkts102RSAPot’fstroom21 May 2017
79Aus8 wkts71WinTaunton26 Jun 2017
80Aus8 wkts37SrlBristol29 Jun 2017
81NZl8 wkts190WinTaunton06 Jul 2017
82NZl8 wkts210PakTaunton08 Jul 2017
83Aus8 wkts29IndBristol12 Jul 2017
84RSA8 wkts161SrlTaunton12 Jul 2017
85NZl8 wkts116WinLincoln08 Mar 2018
86Aus8 wkts107IndVadodara12 Mar 2018
87Eng8 wkts126IndNagpur09 Apr 2018
88Ind8 wkts28EngNagpur12 Apr 2018
89Ind8 wkts88NZlMt Maunganui29 Jan 2019
90NZl8 wkts124IndHamilton01 Feb 2019
91Eng8 wkts143SrlKatunayake21 Mar 2019
92Pak8 wkts212RSAPot’fstroom06 May 2019
93RSA8 wkts80PakPot’fstroom09 May 2019
94Aus8 wkts113WinNorth Sound11 Sep 2019
95Ind8 wkts50RSAVadodara09 Oct 2019
96RSA8 wkts157NZlAuckland27 Jan 2020
97Eng8 wkts98NZlChristchurch23 Feb 2021
98RSA8 wkts59IndLucknow07 Mar 2021
99Eng8 wkts91IndBristol27 Jun 2021

It also provides the  15th occasion of England women winning a ODI by exact eight wickets. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamMarginBROppGroundStart Date
1Eng8 wkts205T&TWolverhampton20 Jul 1973
2Eng8 wkts22AusLord’s04 Aug 1976
3Eng8 wkts21WinTeddington06 Jun 1979
4Eng8 wkts211NetLeicester18 Jul 1990
5Eng8 wkts22RSATaunton28 Jun 2000
6Eng8 wkts123IreLincoln07 Dec 2000
7Eng8 wkts61RSAPretoria30 Mar 2005
8Eng8 wkts84IndBath30 Aug 2008
9Eng8 wkts26IndTaunton04 Sep 2008
10Eng8 wkts161PakSydney12 Mar 2009
11Eng8 wkts123SrlCol-SSC09 Nov 2016
12Eng8 wkts126IndNagpur09 Apr 2018
13Eng8 wkts143SrlKatunayake21 Mar 2019
14Eng8 wkts98NZlChristchurch23 Feb 2021
15Eng8 wkts91IndBristol27 Jun 2021

It also provides the 12th occasion of winning a ODI by exact eight wickets against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamMarginBROppGroundStart Date
1NZl8 wkts191IndPalmerston North24 Jan 1982
2NZl8 wkts221IndChristchurch02 Feb 1982
3Aus8 wkts31IndVapi19 Dec 2004
4Eng8 wkts84IndBath30 Aug 2008
5Eng8 wkts26IndTaunton04 Sep 2008
6Aus8 wkts74IndSydney31 Oct 2008
7Aus8 wkts29IndBristol12 Jul 2017
8Aus8 wkts107IndVadodara12 Mar 2018
9Eng8 wkts126IndNagpur09 Apr 2018
10NZl8 wkts124IndHamilton01 Feb 2019
11RSA8 wkts59IndLucknow07 Mar 2021
12Eng8 wkts91IndBristol27 Jun 2021

It also provides the fourth occasion of England winning a ODI by exact eight wickets against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamMarginBROppGroundStart Date
1Eng8 wkts84IndBath30 Aug 2008
2Eng8 wkts26IndTaunton04 Sep 2008
3Eng8 wkts126IndNagpur09 Apr 2018
4Eng8 wkts91IndBristol27 Jun 2021

Indian women script two record partnerships against England women in the recently concluded test at Bristol.

Indian women script two record partnerships against England women in the recently concluded test at Bristol.

Indian women script two record partnerships against England women in the recently concluded test at Bristol.

The first wicket partnership of 167 runs between S Mandhana and Shefali Verma is a record partnership for any wicket by Indian batswomen against England women in Women’s tests. It also provides the tenth occasion of India batswomen posting a three figure partnership against England in women’s tests. The previous best was the 157 runs partnership for the seventh wicket between M Raj and J Goswamy at Taunton in Aug 2002. The previous best for the first wicket was the 132 runs partnership between A Jain and C Kaul at Shenley in Jul 1999. All such occasions are tabulated below.

104 runs unfinished partnership for the ninth wicket between T Bhatia and S Rana is a record partnership for the ninth wicket by Indian batswomen against England women in Women’s tests. Infact this partnership represent the first three figure partnership by Indian batsmen in Women’s test against all oppositions. The previous best was the 90 runs partnership between S Kulakarni and M Singhal at Weatherby in Jun 1996. Both  the partnerships are tabulated below

NoPartnersWRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1S Mandhana, S Verma11672EngBristol16 Jun 2021
2J Goswami, M Raj71572EngTaunton14 Aug 2002
3H Kala, M Raj41442EngTaunton14 Aug 2002
4A Chopra, M Raj31361EngTaunton29 Aug 2006
5H Kala, M Maben51332EngLucknow14 Jan 2002
6A Jain, C Kaul11324EngShenley15 Jul 1999
7S Agarwal, G Banerji11091EngBlackpool03 Jul 1986
8G Banerji, S Shah21083EngBlackpool03 Jul 1986
9M Desai, S Kulkarni81061EngWetherby26 Jun 1986
10T Bhatia, S Rana9104*3EngBristol16 Jun 2021
        
NoPartnersWRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1T Bhatia, S Rana9104*3EngBristol16 Jun 2021
2S Kulkarni, M Singhal9901EngWetherby26 Jun 1986
Women’s Test between England and India at Bristol witnesses a world record.

Women’s Test between England and India at Bristol witnesses a world record.

The just concluded Women’s Test between England and India at Bristol witnessed a world record. In this test five debutant women batsmen scored fifties. SIR Dunkley of England scored 74 not out in the first innings of the test for England, Shefali Verma of India scored 96 in India’s first innings and 63 in second innings, DB Sharma and S Rana scored 54 and 80 not out  in India’s second innings to provide the world record.   The previous record for most fifties in a match on debut was four and has been recorded on four occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1SJ Rattray591NZlAusWellington21 Mar 1975
2J Potter512AusNZlWellington21 Mar 1975
3L Hill118*2AusNZlWellington21 Mar 1975
4BL Bevege963NZlAusWellington21 Mar 1975
        
1C Kaul751IndNZlNelson07 Feb 1995
2S Dabir521IndNZlNelson07 Feb 1995
3TL Anderson632NZlIndNelson07 Feb 1995
4KE Flavell942NZlIndNelson07 Feb 1995
        
1Bowen781SrlPakCol-Colts17 Apr 1998
2Kiran Baluch762PakSrlCol-Colts17 Apr 1998
3Bowen633SrlPakCol-Colts17 Apr 1998
4CR Seneviratna105*3SrlPakCol-Colts17 Apr 1998
        
1NAJ George1183WinPakKarachi15 Mar 2004
2VM Felicien553WinPakKarachi15 Mar 2004
3SJ Power573WinPakKarachi15 Mar 2004
4J Robinson573WinPakKarachi15 Mar 2004
        
1SIR Dunkley74*1EngIndBristol16 Jun 2021
2Shafali Verma962IndEngBristol16 Jun 2021
3Shafali Verma633IndEngBristol16 Jun 2021
4DB Sharma543IndEngBristol16 Jun 2021
5S Rana80*3IndEngBristol16 Jun 2021

Shefali Verma of India scored 96 in India’s first innings and 63 in second innings, DB Sharma and S Rana scored 54 and 80 not out in India’s second innings to provide the second  occasion of four batswoman from the same team scoring fifties on debut in a match. The previous occasion is credited to fourv West Indian women batsmen who had scored fifties on debut against Pakistan at Karachi on 15 Mar 2004. Both the occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1NAJ George1183WinPakKarachi15 Mar 2004
2VM Felicien553WinPakKarachi15 Mar 2004
3SJ Power573WinPakKarachi15 Mar 2004
4J Robinson573WinPakKarachi15 Mar 2004
        
1Shafali Verma962IndEngBristol16 Jun 2021
2Shafali Verma633IndEngBristol16 Jun 2021
3DB Sharma543IndEngBristol16 Jun 2021
4S Rana80*3IndEngBristol16 Jun 2021
No play on two or more days of a test due to rain

No play on two or more days of a test due to rain

The first day and the fourth day of the ongoing World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand at Southampton were washed out due to rain providing the 66th occasion of no play on two or more days of a test due to rain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDDDDSoil
1AusEngSydney1887-8823  Aus
2EngAusLord’s190223  Eng
3AusEngSydney1911-1236  Aus
4EngSAFManchester192423  Eng
5EngAusNottingham192623  Eng
6NZlEngAuckland1929-3012  NZl
7WinEngKingston1929-3089  Win
8EngNZlManchester193112  Eng
9AusSAFBrisbane1931-3234  Aus
10NZlEngChristchurch1946-4734  NZl
11AusIndSydney1947-48346 Aus
12EngIndThe Oval195235  Eng
13IndPakChepauk1952-5334  Ind
14EngPakLord’s1954123 Eng
15EngPakManchester1954245 Eng
16AusEngSydney1954-55123 Aus
17NZlEngDunedin1954-5534  NZl
18PakNZlDacca1955-56125 Pak
19EngNZlThe Oval195834  Eng
20EngSAFManchester196012  Eng
21IndEngDelhi1961-6245  Ind
22IndAusKolkata1964-6545  Ind
23AusEngSydney1973-7435  Aus
24NZlEngChristchurch1974-75125 NZl
25NZlIndChristchurch1980-8134  NZl
26NZlAusWellington1981-8214  NZl
27PakIndLahore1982-8345  Pak
28WinIndGeorgetown1982-8324  Win
29IndAusDelhi1986-87123 Ind
30EngPakLord’s1987235 Eng
31NZlEngWellington1987-8845  NZl
32WinIndGeorgetown1988-89345 Win
33AusPakSydney1989-9012  Aus
34NZlIndNapier1989-9015  NZl
35PakSrlGujranwala1991-922345Pak
36SrlIndKandy1993-941345Srl
37SrlWinMoratuwa1993-94145 Srl
38IndNZlChepauk1995-96235 Ind
39IndNZlCuttack1995-9623  Ind
40SAFEngCenturion1995-96345 SAF
41SAFEngDurban1995-9645  SAF
42WinIndSt John’s1996-97123 Win
43SAFPakShiekupura1997-98145 Pak
44IndSrlNagpur1997-9845  Ind
45SAFEngCenturion1999-00234 SAF
46WinPakGeorgetown1999-0045  Win
47SrlPakKandy2000-0145  Srl
48SAFNZlJo’burg-NW2000-01134 SAF
49BanZimMirpur2001-0245  Ban
50NZlBanHamilton2001-0212  NZl
51ZimBanBulawayo2003-04124 Zim
52ZimBanBulawayo2003-0424  Zim
53IndSrlChepauk2005-06123 Ind
54NZlWinNapier2005-06345 NZl
55BanNZlMirpur2008-09123 Ban
56NZlWinDunedin2008-0925  NZl
57SrlWinPallekele2010-1135  Srl
58EngWinBirmingham2012125 Eng
59BanSAFMirpur2015234 Ban
60IndSAFBengaluru2015-16234 Ind
61AusWinSydney2015-1634  Aus
62WinIndTrinidad2016345 Win
63SAFNZlDurban2016345 SAF
64NZlPakChristchurch2016-1713  NZl
65NZlBanWellington2018-1912  NZl
66IndNZlSouthampton202114  Eng

Of the 66 occasions, there are 39 occasions of two days washed out due to rain, 25 occasions of three days washed out due to rain and two occasions of four days washed out. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDDDDSoilDs
1AusEngSydney1887-8823  Aus2
2EngAusLord’s190223  Eng2
3AusEngSydney1911-1236  Aus2
4EngSAFManchester192423  Eng2
5EngAusNottingham192623  Eng2
6NZlEngAuckland1929-3012  NZl2
7WinEngKingston1929-3089  Win2
8EngNZlManchester193112  Eng2
9AusSAFBrisbane1931-3234  Aus2
10NZlEngChristchurch1946-4734  NZl2
11EngIndThe Oval195235  Eng2
12IndPakChepauk1952-5334  Ind2
13NZlEngDunedin1954-5534  NZl2
14EngNZlThe Oval195834  Eng2
15EngSAFManchester196012  Eng2
16IndEngDelhi1961-6245  Ind2
17IndAusKolkata1964-6545  Ind2
18AusEngSydney1973-7435  Aus2
19NZlIndChristchurch1980-8134  NZl2
20NZlAusWellington1981-8214  NZl2
21PakIndLahore1982-8345  Pak2
22WinIndGeorgetown1982-8324  Win2
23NZlEngWellington1987-8845  NZl2
24AusPakSydney1989-9012  Aus2
25NZlIndNapier1989-9015  NZl2
26IndNZlCuttack1995-9623  Ind2
27SAFEngDurban1995-9645  SAF2
28IndSrlNagpur1997-9845  Ind2
29WinPakGeorgetown1999-0045  Win2
30SrlPakKandy2000-0145  Srl2
31BanZimMirpur2001-0245  Ban2
32NZlBanHamilton2001-0212  NZl2
33ZimBanBulawayo2003-0424  Zim2
34NZlWinDunedin2008-0925  NZl2
35SrlWinPallekele2010-1135  Srl2
36AusWinSydney2015-1634  Aus2
37NZlPakChristchurch2016-1713  NZl2
38NZlBanWellington2018-1912  NZl2
39IndNZlSouthampton202114  Eng2
           
1AusIndSydney1947-48346 Aus3
2EngPakLord’s1954123 Eng3
3EngPakManchester1954245 Eng3
4AusEngSydney1954-55123 Aus3
5PakNZlDacca1955-56125 Pak3
6NZlEngChristchurch1974-75125 NZl3
7IndAusDelhi1986-87123 Ind3
8EngPakLord’s1987235 Eng3
9WinIndGeorgetown1988-89345 Win3
10SrlWinMoratuwa1993-94145 Srl3
11IndNZlChepauk1995-96235 Ind3
12SAFEngCenturion1995-96345 SAF3
13WinIndSt John’s1996-97123 Win3
14SAFPakShiekupura1997-98145 Pak3
15SAFEngCenturion1999-00234 SAF3
16SAFNZlJo’burg-NW2000-01134 SAF3
17ZimBanBulawayo2003-04124 Zim3
18IndSrlChepauk2005-06123 Ind3
19NZlWinNapier2005-06345 NZl3
20BanNZlMirpur2008-09123 Ban3
21EngWinBirmingham2012125 Eng3
22BanSAFMirpur2015234 Ban3
23IndSAFBengaluru2015-16234 Ind3
24WinIndTrinidad2016345 Win3
25SAFNZlDurban2016345 SAF3
           
1PakSrlGujranwala1991-922345Pak4
2SrlIndKandy1993-941345Srl4
No play on a day’s play due to rain in India-New Zealand tests

No play on a day’s play due to rain in India-New Zealand tests

The first day and the fourth day of the ongoing World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand at Southampton were washed out due to rain providing the 14th and 15th occasion of no play on a day of the test due to rain in the annals of test cricket in India-New Zealand test series. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1IndNZlHyd-LBS1969-702Ind
2IndNZlChepauk1976-771Ind
3NZlPakNapier1978-793NZl
4NZlIndChristchurch1980-813NZl
5NZlIndChristchurch1980-814NZl
6NZlIndNapier1989-901NZl
7NZlIndNapier1989-905NZl
8IndNZlChepauk1995-962Ind
9IndNZlChepauk1995-963Ind
10IndNZlChepauk1995-965Ind
11IndNZlCuttack1995-962Ind
12IndNZlCuttack1995-963Ind
13NZlIndHamilton2002-031NZl
14IndNZlSouthampton20211Eng
15IndNZlSouthampton20214Eng

The first day wash out provides the fourth occasion of no play on the first day in tests between India and New Zealand, while no play on the fourth day provides the second occasion of no play on the fourth day in tests between India and New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamOppGroundSeasonDaySoil
1IndNZlChepauk1976-771Ind
2NZlIndNapier1989-901NZl
3NZlIndHamilton2002-031NZl
4IndNZlSouthampton20211Eng
       
1NZlIndChristchurch1980-814NZl
2IndNZlSouthampton20214Eng