Bowlers capturing ten or more wickets on test debut – P Jayawickrama joins the elite list

Bowlers capturing ten or more wickets on test debut – P Jayawickrama joins the elite list

P Jayawickrama of Sri Lanka captured eleven wickets conceding 178 runs against Bangladesh in the just concluded test to provide the 16th occasion od  a bowler capturing  ten  or more wickets on test  debut in  the annals of test  cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. He is the first Sri Lankan bowler to perform such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin12-102EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2T Richardson10-156EngAusManchester24 Aug 1893
3AE Hall11-112SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1923
4CV Grimmett11-082AusEngSydney27 Feb 1925
5CS Marriott11-096EngWinThe Oval12 Aug 1933
6K Farnes10-179EngAusNottingham08 Jun 1934
7AV Bedser11-145EngIndLord’s22 Jun 1946
8HHH Johnson10-096WinEngKingston27 Mar 1948
9AL Valentine11-204WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
10SF Burke11-196SAFNZlCape Town01 Jan 1962
11RAL Massie16-137AusEngLord’s22 Jun 1972
12JK Lever10-070EngIndDelhi17 Dec 1976
13ND Hirwani16-136IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
14Mohd Zahid11-130PakNZlRawalpindi28 Nov 1996
15JJ Krejza12-398AusIndNagpur06 Nov 2008
16Jayawickrama11-178SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021

He became the fifth left arm bowler to capture ten or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. JK Lever of England was the last left arm bowler to perform such a feat. He had returned with figures of 10 for 70 against India at Delhi in Dec 1976. Thus it took 45 years four  months  for  another left arm bowler to perform the feat of  capturing ten plus  wickets on test debut.

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppGroundStart Date
1F Martin12-102EngAusThe Oval11 Aug 1890
2AE Hall11-112SAFEngCape Town01 Jan 1923
3AL Valentine11-204WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
4JK Lever10-070EngIndDelhi17 Dec 1976
5Jayawickrama11-178SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021

P Jayawickrama became the second left arm spinner to capture ten or more wickets on test debut after AL Valentine of West Indies. AL Valentine had returned with figures of 11 for 204 against England at Manchester in Jun 1950 on test debut. Thus it took 70 years and ten months for another bowler to emulate AL Valentine. P Jayawickrama has the best match figures  for a left arm spinner on test debut.

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppGroundStart Date
1AL Valentine11-204WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
2Jayawickrama11-178SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021
Mayank Agarwal’s 99 not out

Mayank Agarwal’s 99 not out

Mayank Agarwal’s 99 not out in the ongoing Indian Premier League against Delhi representing Pun on 02 May 21 has the following statistical accreditations in the history of Indian Premier League

He became the sixth captain in the history of Indian Premier League to score a fifty on captaincy debut. He was deputizing for the regular captain of Punjab who could not take the field as he underwent surgery for appendicitis. The following table lists the captains who have achieved the feat.

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppVenueDate
1AJ Finch64PunePunMohali21.04.13
2M Vijay55PunGujRajkot01.05.16
3SS  Iyer93*DelKolDelhi27.04.18
4KA Pollard83MumPunMumbai10.04.19
5SV Samson119RajPunMumbai12.04.21
6MA Agqrwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21

He is the second Punjab captain to score a fifty on captaincy debut after M Vijay. M Vijay had scored 55 against Gujarat at Rajkot on 01.05.16

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppVenueDate
1M Vijay55PunGujRajkot01.05.16
2MA Agqrwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21

He is the second captain to score a ninety on captaincy debut after SS Iyer. SS Iyer had scored 93 not out representing Delhi against Kolkata at Del on 27.04.18

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppVenueDate
1SS  Iyer93*DelKolkataDelhi27.04.18
2MA Agqrwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21

He became the seventh batsman in the history of Indian Premier League to score ninety nine. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppGroundDate
1SK Raina99*CheSunHyd-RGS08.05.13
2CH Gayle99*PunBanMohali13.04.19
3V Kohli99BanDelDelhi10.05.13
4PP Shaw99DelKolDelhi30.03.19
5I Kishan99MumBanDub-DSC28.09.20
6CH Gayle99PunRajA Dhabi30.10.20
7MA Agarwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21

He became the third batsman in the history of Indian Premier League to score ninety nine and remain not out.  All such occasions are tabulated below. He is the only captain to score 99 not out in the history of Indian Premier League.

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppGroundDate
1SK Raina99*CheSunHyd-RGS08.05.13
2CH Gayle99*PunBanMohali13.04.19
3MA Agarwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21

MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the 15th occasion of a captain scoring ninety in Indian Premier League.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppVenueDate 
1V Sehwag94*DelDecHyd-RGS22.04.08 
2SC Ganguly91KolDecHyd-RGS11.05.08 
3G Gambhir93KolBanKolkata28.04.12 
4V Kohli99BanDelDelhi10.05.13 
5RG Sharma98*MumKolKolkata08.04.15 
6DA Warner91SunKolVizag22.04.15 
7G Gambhir90*KolSunHyd-RGS16.04.16 
8DA Warner90*SunMumHyd-RGS18.04.16 
9DA Warner92SunBanHyd-RGS30.04.16 
10DA Warner93*SunGujDelhi27.05.16 
11KD Karthik97*KolRajKolkata25.04.19 
12V Kohli90*BanCheDub-DSC10.10.20 
13KL Rahul91PunRajMumbai12.04.21 
14KL Rahul91*PunBanAhm’bad30.04.21  
15MA Agarwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21  

MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the third occasion of a Punjab captain scoring ninety in Indian Premier League.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppVenueDate 
1KL Rahul91PunRajMumbai12.04.21 
2KL Rahul91*PunBanAhm’bad30.04.21  
3MA Agarwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21  

MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring ninety and remaining not out in Indian Premier League.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppVenueDate 
1V Sehwag94*DelDecDeccan22.04.08 
2RG Sharma98*MumKolKolkata08.04.15 
3G Gambhir90*KolSunHyd-RGS16.04.16 
4DA Warner90*SunMumHyd-RGS18.04.16 
5DA Warner93*SunGujDel27.05.16 
6KD Karthik97*KolRajKolkata25.04.19 
7V Kohli90*BanCheDub-DSC10.10.20 
8KL Rahul91*PunBanAhm’bad30.04.21  
9MA Agarwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21  

Pun lost the game and MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the 105th occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause. It also provides the 14th occasion of a Punjab captain’s fifty in a losing cause.

Pun lost the game and MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the fourth occasion of a captain’s ninety in a losing cause. It also provides the first occasion of a Punjab captain’s ninety in a losing cause. All the four occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that all these four knocks are unbeaten knocks.

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppVenueDate
1RG Sharma98*MumKolKolkata08.04.15
2V Kohli92*BanMumBan17.04.18
3KD Karthik97*KolRajKolkata25.04.19
4MA Agarwal99*PunDelAhm’bad02.05.21

MA  Agarwal was awarded Man of the Math for his knock of 99 not out in this game, depite his team Punjab losing the game. He became the 17th cricketer to be awarded Man of the Match on a losing side in Indian Premier League.

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDateBatBowlDis
1S GoswamiBanDelBangalore19.05.0852 02
2JA MorkelCheRajChennai24.05.08713/22 
3Yuvraj SinghPunBanDurban01.05.0950  
4A KumbleBanDecJo’burg24.05.09 4/16 
5YK PathanRajMumMumBS13.05.10100  
6Yuvraj SinghPuneDelMumbai17.04.1166*4/39 
7R SharmaPuneMumMumbai04.05.11 2/17 
8SP NarineKolPunKolkata15.04.12 5/19 
9DW SteynDecMumMumbai29.04.12 2/10 
10V KohliBanGujRajkot24.04.16100*  
11CJ MorrisDelGujDelhi27.05.1682*2/35 
12A ZampaRPuneSunVizag10.05.16 6/19 
13HM AmlaPunSunMohali15.05.1696  
14AS RajpootPunSunHyd-RGS26.04.18085/14 
15S DhawanDelPunDub-DSC20.10.20106  
16SV SamsonRajPunMumbai12.04.21119  
17MA AgarwalPunDelAhm’bad02.05.2199*  

He became the fourth Punjab cricketer to be awarded Man of the Match on a losing side in Indian Premier League.

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDateBatBowlDis
1Yuvraj SinghPunBanDurban01.05.0950  
2HM AmlaPunSunMohali15.05.1696  
3AS RajpootPunSunHyd-RGS26.04.18085/14 
4MA AgarwalPunDelAhm’bad02.05.2199*  
Two three figure partnerships in the same innings in Indian Premier League

Two three figure partnerships in the same innings in Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League witnessed for the first time two three figure partnerships posted in the same innings. Chennai posted two three figure partnerships in its game against Mumbai at Delhi on 01.05.21. F du Plessis-Moeen Ali posted 108 runs for the second  wicket and AT Rayudu-RA Jadeja partnered 106 runs in an unfinished stand for the fifth wicket

Teams winning a game on the last ball of the match in Indian Premier League

Teams winning a game on the last ball of the match in Indian Premier League

Mumbai won its game against Chennai on 01.05.21 on the last ball of the match in the ongoing IPL to provide the 30th occasion of a team winning an IPL game on the last ball of the match in the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWinnerMarginBRTarOppositionGroundDate
1Chennai4 wkts0188DelhiDelhi08.05.08
2Rajasthan5 wkts0146MumbaiJaipur26.05.08
3Rajasthan3 wkts0164ChennaiMumbai01.06.08
4Punjab6 wkts0154KolkataP Elizabeth03.05.09
5Deccan6 wkts0161KolkataJo’burg16.05.09
6Kolkata7 wkts0189ChennaiCenturion18.05.09
7Mumbai7 wkts0119PuneMumbai20.04.11
8Mumbai5 wkts0176KolkataKolkata22.05.11
9Mumbai5 wkts0139DeccanVizag09.04.12
10Chennai5 wkts0206BangaloreChennai12.04.12
11Bangalore6 wkts0183PuneBangalore17.04.12
12Chennai7 wkts0147RajasthanChennai21.04.12
13Mumbai2 wkts0174ChennaiMumbai06.05.12
14Punjab4 wkts0191DeccanMohali13.05.12
15Chennai5 wkts0159KolkataKolkata14.05.12
16Rajasthan3 wkts0185DelhiDelhi12.04.15
17Rajasthan6 wkts0128SunrisersVizag16.04.15
18Gujarat3 wkts0144MumbaiMumbai16.04.16
19Gujarat3 wkts0196Ris PunePune-MCA29.04.16
20Delhi6 wkts0159SunrisersRaipur20.05.16
21Ris Pune4 wkts0173PunjabVizag21.05.16
22Ris Pune6 wkts0177SunrisersPune-MCA22.04.17
23Sunrisers1 wkt0148MumbaiHyd-RGS12.04.18
24Delhi7 wkts0195MumbaiMumbai14.04.18
25Mumbai3 wkts0197PunjabMumbai10.04.19
26Chennai4 wkts0152RajasthanJaipur11.04.19
27Punjab8 wkts0172BangaloreSharjah15.10.20
28Chennai6 wkts0173KolkataDub-DSC29.10.20
29Bangalore2 wkts0160MumbaiChennai09.04.21
30Mumbai4 wkts0219ChennaiDelhi01.05.21

It also provides the sixth occasion of Mumbai winning an IPL game. All such occasions are tabulated below. Mumbai became the second team in the history of IPL to win an IPL game on six occasions after Chennai.

NoWinnerMarginBRTarOppositionGroundDate
1Chennai4 wkts0188DelhiDelhi08.05.08
2Chennai5 wkts0206BangaloreChennai12.04.12
3Chennai7 wkts0147RajasthanChennai21.04.12
4Chennai5 wkts0159KolkataKolkata14.05.12
5Chennai4 wkts0152RajasthanJaipur11.04.19
6Chennai6 wkts0173KolkataDub-DSC29.10.20
        
1Mumbai7 wkts0119PuneMumbai20.04.11
2Mumbai5 wkts0176KolkataKolkata22.05.11
3Mumbai5 wkts0139DeccanVizag09.04.12
4Mumbai2 wkts0174ChennaiMumbai06.05.12
5Mumbai3 wkts0197PunjabMumbai10.04.19
6Mumbai4 wkts0219ChennaiDelhi01.05.21

Mumbai’s win provides the fourth occasion of a team winning a game on the last ball of the match against Chennai. All such occasions are tabulated below. Mumbai has won the game against Chennai on two occasions.

NoWinnerMarginBRTarOppositionGroundDate
1Rajasthan3 wkts0164ChennaiMumbai01.06.08
2Kolkata7 wkts0189ChennaiCenturion18.05.09
3Mumbai2 wkts0174ChennaiMumbai06.05.12
4Mumbai4 wkts0219ChennaiDelhi01.05.21

There are only two occasions of a team chasing a target of 200 plus runs and winning the game on the last ball of the  match. Both the occasions  are listed below. Mumbai has chased the highest target of 219 to win thegame on the last ball of the match.

NoWinnerMarginBRTarOppositionGroundDate
1Mumbai4 wkts0219ChennaiDelhi01.05.21
2Chennai5 wkts0206BangaloreChennai12.04.12
SK Raina becomes the fourth cricketer to appear in 200 plus games in Indian Premier League

SK Raina becomes the fourth cricketer to appear in 200 plus games in Indian Premier League

SK Raina became the fourth cricketer in the history of Indian Premier League  to appear in 200 plus games. His 200th game was today’s game between Chennai and Mumbai at Delhi. Others are – MS Dhoni {211}, RG Sharma {207} and KD Karthik {203}. MS Dhoni and RG Sharma represent Chennai and Mumbai respectively in today’s game

NoPlayerMatRunsHSCWCtSt
1MS Dhoni211466984*0–11739
2RG Sharma2075445109*115890
3KD Karthik203394697*0–12131
4SK Raina2005489100*1251040
P Jayawickrama returns with best innings bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler on test debut

P Jayawickrama returns with best innings bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler on test debut

P Jayawickrame of Sri Lanka captured six for 92 against Bangladesh at Palekkele in the ongoing second test to provide the 168th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets  in an innings on test debut. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler performing such a feat in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1AK Kuruppuarachchi5-0441SrlPakCol-CCC14 Mar 1986
2UDU Chandana6-1792SrlPakDhaka12 Mar 1999
3A Dananjaya5-0244SrlBanDhaka08 Feb 2018
4L Embuldeniya5-0663SrlSAFDurban13 Feb 2019
4P Jayawickrama6-0922SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021

It also provides the 63rd occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets  on test debut and  second  such occasion by a Sri Lankan bowler. Both the occasions are tabulated below. Thus P Jayawickrama’s figures of 6 for 92 is the best innings bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler on test debut

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1UDU Chandana6-1792SrlPakDhaka12 Mar 1999
2P Jayawickrama6-0922SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021

P Jayawickrame of Sri Lanka became the fourth bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut against Bangladesh. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1AM Blignaut5-0731ZimBanBulawayo19 Apr 2001
2Shabbir Ahmed5-0483PakBanKarachi20 Aug 2003
3A Dananjaya5-0244SrlBanDhaka08 Feb 2018
4P Jayawickrama6-0922SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021

P Jayawickrame became the second bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut against Bangladesh after A Dhananjaya. A Dhananjya had returned with figures of five for 24 at Dhaka in Feb 2018. Both such occasions are tabulated below. Thus P Jayawickrama’s figures of 6 for 92 is the best innings bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler on test debut against Bangladesh

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1A Dananjaya5-0244SrlBanDhaka08 Feb 2018
2P Jayawickrama6-0922SrlBanPallekele29 Apr 2021
Ninety plus runs on four or more occasions in Indian Premier League

Ninety plus runs on four or more occasions in Indian Premier League

KL Rahul scored 91 in the match between Punjab and Bangalore at Ahmedabad in the ongoing IPL on 30.04.21 providing his fourth ninety in IPL. He became the fourth batsman in the history of IPL to score nineties on four or more occasions. Others are – DA Warner {05}, CH Gayle {04} and S Dhawan {04}. The following table lists the nineties scored by these four batsmen.

NoPlayerRTeamOppositionGroundDate
1DA Warner90SunrisersChennaiRanchi22.05.14
2DA Warner91SunrisersKolkataVizag22.04.15
3DA Warner90*SunrisersMumbaiHyd-RGS18.04.16
4DA Warner92SunrisersBangaloreHyd-RGS30.04.16
5DA Warner93*SunrisersGujaratDelhi27.05.16
       
1CH Gayle92*BangaloreMumbaiBangahlore04.04.13
2CH Gayle96BangaloreKolkataKolkata11.04.15
3CH Gayle99*PunjabBangaloreMohali13.04.19
4CH Gayle99PunjabRajasthanA Dhabi30.10.20
       
1S Dhawan95*DeccanPunjabDharamsala21.05.11
2S Dhawan92*SunrisersDelhiDelhi10.05.18
3S Dhawan97*DelhiKolkataKolkata12.04.19
4S Dhawan92DelhiPunjabMumbai18.04.21
       
1KL Rahul95*PunjabRajasthanJaipur08.05.18
2KL Rahul94PunjabMumbaiMumbai16.05.18
3KL Rahul91PunjabRajasthanMumbai12.04.21
4KL Rahul91*PunjabBangaloreAhmedabad30.04.21
DA Warner completes 10000 runs in the history of Twenty20 games

DA Warner completes 10000 runs in the history of Twenty20 games

DA Warner completed 10000 runs in T20 games when he was on 40 during the course of his knock of 57 in the game between Sunrisers and Chennai Super Kings at Delhi on 28 Apr 2021. At the end of the game his  run aggregate read 10017. He has represented the following teams in Twenty20 games. Australia, Australia A, Delhi Daredevils, Durham, Middlesex, New South Wales, Northern Districts, St Lucia Stars, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, Sylhet Sixers

DA Warner became the fourth batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to score 10000 plus runs. The others are – CH Gayle, KA Pollard and Shoaib Malik. The following table lists the performance of these four batsmen as of 29.04.21

PlayerMatInnsNORunsHSCHC
CH Gayle42241404913839175*2286
KA Pollard540480140107101040152
Shoaib Malik4173891061048895*0064
DA Warner30430303810017135*0882

DA Warner’s 57 in the game between Sunrisers and Chennai Super Kings at Delhi on 28 Apr 2021 provides his 90th fifty – 08 Centuries and 82 half centuries in Twenty20 games. He became the second batsman to score 90 fifties in the history of Twenty20 games after CH Gayle. CH Gayle has scored  108 fifties – 22 Centuries and 86 half centuries

It’s unfortunate that the media and TV Commentators failed to pick up this important stats of one of the most exciting batsman in the history of T20 games

Fastest 50s in IPL – in 19 and less than 19 deliveries

Fastest 50s in IPL – in 19 and less than 19 deliveries

PP Shaw of Delhi scored fifty in 18 deliveries against Kolkata at Ahmedabad on 29.04.21 in the ongoing IPL to provide the 22nd occasion of a batsman scorinng a ninety in 19 and less than 19 deliveries in the history of IPl.  The following table lists all the 22 occasions.

NoPlayerBallsMatchVenueDate
1KL Rahul14Pun v DelMohali08.04.18
2YK Pathan15Kol v SunKolkata24.05.14
3SP Narine15Kol v BanBangalore07.05.17
4SK Raina16Che v PunMumbai30.05.14
5KA Pollard17Mum v KolMumbai28.04.16
6CH Gayle17Ban v PuneBangalore23.04.13
7SP Narine17Kol v BanKolkata08.04.18
8HH Pandya17Mum v KolKolkata28.04.19
9AC Gilchrist17Dec v DelCenturion22.05.09
10Ishan Kishan17Mum v KolKolkata09.05.18
11CH Morris17Del v GujDelhi27.04.16
12RR Pant18Del v MumMumbai24.03.19
13JS Buttler18Raj v DelDelhi02.05.18
14PP Shaw18Del v KolAhmedabad29.04.21
15DA Miller19Pun v RajSharjah20.04.14
16OA Shah19Raj v BanBangalore15.04.12
17CA Lynn19Kol v GujRajkot07.04.17
18KL Rahul19Pun v CheMohali05.05.19
19RV Uthappa19Ban v PunBangalore16.03.10
20AD Russell19Kol v PunKolkata09.05.15
21H’bhajan Singh19Mum v PunMumbai12.04.15
22SV Samson19Raj v CheSharjah22.09.20

PP Shaw of Delhi scored fifty in 18 deliveries against Kolkata at Ahmedabad on 29.04.21 to become the third batsman to score 50 inexact 18 deliveries after RR Pant of Delhi and JS Buttler of Rajasthan

NoPlayerBallsMatchVenueDate
1RR Pant18Del v MumMumbai24.03.19
2JS Buttler18Raj v DelDelhi02.05.18
3PP Shaw18Del v KolAhmedabad29.04.21
SPD Smith joins the list of cricketers who have pouched 50 plus catches in the Indian Premier League

SPD Smith joins the list of cricketers who have pouched 50 plus catches in the Indian Premier League

SPD Smith pouched two catches in the match between Delhi and Kolkata at Ahmedabad on 29.04.21 which fetched him 50 catches in the tournament. He became the 15th cricketer to pouch 50 plus catches in the history of Indian Premier League. The following table lists all the fifteen cricketers.

NoPlayerSpanMatInnsCt
1SK Raina2008-2021199198104
2KA Pollard2010-202117017092
3RG Sharma2008-202120620689
4AB de Villiers2008-202117512283
5S Dhawan2008-202118318381
6V Kohli2008-202119819678
7DJ Bravo2008-202114414376
8RA Jadeja2008-202119018976
9MK Pandey2008-202115015073
10DA Warner2009-202114814768
11F du Plessis2012-2021908958
12AM Rahane2008-202115115158
13SA Yadav2012-202110710754
14DA Miller2012-2021858551
15SPD Smith2012-202110010050

SPD Smith became the seventh overseas cricketer to pouch 50 plus catches in the history of Indian Premier League. The following table lists all the seven cricketers.

NoPlayerSpanMatInnsCt
1KA Pollard2010-202117017092
2AB de Villiers2008-202117512283
3DJ Bravo2008-202114414376
4DA Warner2009-202114814768
5F du Plessis2012-2021908958
6DA Miller2012-2021858551
7SPD Smith2012-202110010050