Statistics of Day-Night tests

Statistics of Day-Night tests

The third test of the ongoing test series between India and England at Ahmedabad scheduled to start on 24 Feb 2021 will be the Day-Night test. Ahmedabad test will be the 16th day night test in the history of test cricket and would be the second day-night test to be played in India. India-Bangladesh have played the first ever day-night test in India at Kolkata in Nov 2019. India won this test by an innings and 46 runs.

India would be playing its third day-night test when it takes on England at Ahmedabad. India’s other two day-night tests with results are detailed below.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundDate
1IndwonI & 046 runsBanKolkata22.11.19
2IndLost008 wktsAusAdelaide17.12.20

England would be playing its fourth day-night test when it takes on India at Ahmedabad. England’s other three day-night tests with details are detailed below

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundDate
1EngwonI & 209 runsWinBirmingham17.08.17
2Englost120 runsAusAdelaide02.12.17
3EnglostI & 049 runsNZlAuckland22.03.18

India and England will be playing their first day-night test when they meet each other at Ahmedabad

The following are the statistical tables of key parameters of the previous fifteen day-night tests played in the annals of test cricket.

MATCH RESULTS

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundDate
1Auswon003 wktsNZlAdelaide27.11.15
2Pakwon056 runsWinDub-DSC13.10.16
3Auswon007 wktsSAFAdelaide24.11.16
4Auswon039 runsPakBrisbane15.12.16
5EngwonI & 209 runsWinBirmingham17.08.17
6Srlwon068 runsPakDub-DSC06.10.17
7Auswon120 runsEngAdelaide02.12.17
8SAFwonI & 120 runsZimP Elizabeth26.12.17
9NZlwonI & 049 runsEngAuckland22.03.18
10Srlwon004 wktsWinBridgetown23.06.18
11AuswonI & 040 runsSrlBrisbane24.01.19
12IndwonI & 046 runsBanKolkata22.11.19
13AuswonI & 048 runsPakAdelaide29.11.19
14Auswon296 runsNZlPerth12.12.19
15Auswon008 wktsIndAdelaide17.12.20

TEAM TOTALS-400 PLUS RUNS

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundDate
1Pak579/3d1WinDub-DSC13.10.16
2Aus4291PakBrisbane15.12.16
3Pak4504AusBrisbane15.12.16
4Eng514/8d1WinBirmingham17.08.17
5Srl4821PakDub-DSC06.10.17
6Aus442/8d1EngAdelaide02.12.17
7NZl427/8d2EngAuckland22.03.18
8Aus589/3d1PakAdelaide29.11.19
9Aus4161NZlPerth12.12.19

TEAM TOTALS-LESS THAN 100 RUNS

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundDate
1Srl963PakDub-DSC06.10.17
2Zim682SAFP Elizabeth26.12.17
3Eng581NZlAuckland22.03.18
4Win933SrlBridgetown23.06.18
5Ind363AusAdelaide17.12.20

MOST RUNS BY A BATSMAN – 300 PLUS RUNS

NoPlayerTeamMatINORunsHSCHC
1DA WarnerAus6111596335*10
2SPD SmithAus713150213013
3M LabuschagneAus46048916222
4Azhar AliPak481474302*12
5Asad ShafiqPak48040113722
6UT KhawajaAus47030714512
7AN CookEng35030324310

CENTURIONS

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1Azhar Ali302*1PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
2DM Bravo1164WinPakDub-DSC13.10.16
3F du Plessis118*1SAFAusAdelaide24.11.16
4UT Khawaja1452AusSAFAdelaide24.11.16
5SC Cook1043SAFAusAdelaide24.11.16
6SPD Smith1301AusPakBrisbane15.12.16
7PSP Handscomb1051AusPakBrisbane15.12.16
8Asad Shafiq1374PakAusBrisbane15.12.16
9AN Cook2431EngWinBirmingham17.08.17
10JE Root1361EngWinBirmingham17.08.17
11FDM Karunaratne1961SrlPakDub-DSC06.10.17
12Asad Shafiq1124PakSrlDub-DSC06.10.17
13SE Marsh126*1AusEngAdelaide02.12.17
14AK Markram1251SAFZimP Elizabeth26.12.17
15KS Williamson1022NZlEngAuckland22.03.18
16HM Nicholls145*2NZlEngAuckland22.03.18
17V Kohli1362IndBanKolkata22.11.19
18DA Warner335*1AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
19M Labuschagne1621AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
20Yasir Shah1132PakAusAdelaide29.11.19
21M Labuschagne1431AusNZlPerth12.12.19

200 PLUS RUNS

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1DA Warner335*1AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
2Azhar Ali302*1PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
3AN Cook2431EngWinBirmingham17.08.17

CAPTAINS SCORING CENTURIES

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1JE Root1361EngWinBirmingham17.08.17
2V Kohli1362IndBanKolkata22.11.19
3SPD Smith1301AusPakBrisbane15.12.16
4F du Plessis118*1SAFAusAdelaide24.11.16
5KS Williamson1022NZlEngAuckland22.03.18

WICKET KEEPERS SCORING FIFTIES

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1TD Paine73*2AusIndAdelaide17.12.20
2SO Dowrich711WinSrlBridgetown23.06.18
3Sarfaraz Ahmed684PakSrlDub-DSC06.10.17
4PM Nevill662AusNZlAdelaide27.11.15
5N Dickwella641SrlAusBrisbane24.01.19
6Sarfaraz Ahmed59*2PakAusBrisbane15.12.16
7TD Paine571AusEngAdelaide02.12.17
8N Dickwella521SrlPakDub-DSC06.10.17

INDIVIDUAL NINETIES

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1Sami Aslam901PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
2Babar Azam972PakAusAdelaide29.11.19

MOST WICKETS – 25 PLUS WICKETS

NoPlayerTeamMIOversMRunsW
1MA StarcAus815276.45886846
2JR HazlewoodAus713239.35863732
3NM LyonAus815279.54679529
4PJ CumminsAus510168.34642226

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

NoPlayerW-REconITeamOppGroundDate
1JR Hazlewood6-0702.813AusNZlAdelaide27.11.15
2TA Boult5-0603.754NZlAusAdelaide27.11.15
3Yasir Shah5-1212.812PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
4D Bishoo8-0493.543WinPakDub-DSC13.10.16
5Yasir Shah6-1843.291PakSrlDub-DSC06.10.17
6MDK Perera5-0983.764SrlPakDub-DSC06.10.17
7JM Anderson5-0431.953EngAusAdelaide02.12.17
8MA Starc5-0884.554AusEngAdelaide02.12.17
9M Morkel5-0211.902SAFZimP Elizabeth26.12.17
10KA Maharaj5-0593.373SAFZimP Elizabeth26.12.17
11TA Boult6-0323.001NZlEngAuckland22.03.18
12JO Holder5-0412.864WinSrlBridgetown23.06.18
13RAS Lakmal5-0752.772SrlAusBrisbane24.01.19
14PJ Cummins6-0231.533AusSrlBrisbane24.01.19
15I Sharma5-0221.831IndBanKolkata22.11.19
16UT Yadav5-0533.743IndBanKolkata22.11.19
17MA Starc6-0662.642AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
18NM Lyon5-0692.763AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
19MA Starc5-0522.882AusNZlPerth12.12.19
20TG Southee5-0693.253NZlAusPerth12.12.19
21JR Hazlewood5-0081.603AusIndAdelaide17.12.20

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS

NoPartnersRunsWITeamOppGroundDate
1Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam21511PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
2Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali13721PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
3Azhar Ali, Babar Azam16531PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
4DM Bravo, MN Samuels11332WinPakDub-DSC13.10.16
5UT Khawaja, SPD Smith13732AusSAFAdelaide24.11.16
6Handscomb, SPD Smith17241AusPakBrisbane15.12.16
7UT Khawaja, SPD Smith11133AusPakBrisbane15.12.16
8AN Cook, JE Root24831EngWinBirmingham17.08.17
9AN Cook, DJ Malan16241EngWinBirmingham17.08.17
10Chandimal, Karunaratne14641SrlPakDub-DSC06.10.17
11Asad Shafiq, S Ahmed17364PakSrlDub-DSC06.10.17
12SO Dowrich, JO Holder11561WinSrlBridgetown23.06.18
13TM Head, Labuschagne16652AusSrlBrisbane24.01.19
14Labuschagne, Warner36121AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
15SPD Smith, Warner12131AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
16Babar Azam, Yasir Shah10572PakAusAdelaide29.11.19
17Asad Shafiq, Shan Masood10343PakAusAdelaide29.11.19
18Labuschagne, SPD Smith13231AusNZlPerth12.12.19

150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS

NoPartnersRunsWITeamOppGroundDate
1Labuschagne, Warner36121AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
2AN Cook, JE Root24831EngWinBirmingham17.08.17
3Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam21511PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
4Asad Shafiq, S Ahmed17364PakSrlDub-DSC06.10.17
5Handscomb, SPD Smith17241AusPakBrisbane15.12.16
6TM Head, Labuschagne16652AusSrlBrisbane24.01.19
7Azhar Ali, Babar Azam16531PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
8AN Cook, DJ Malan16241EngWinBirmingham17.08.17

200 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS

NoPartnersRunsWITeamOppGroundDate
1Labuschagne, Warner36121AusPakAdelaide29.11.19
2AN Cook, JE Root24831EngWinBirmingham17.08.17
3Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam21511PakWinDub-DSC13.10.16
Batsmen dismissed on ten or more occasions by a bowler in the annals of test cricket

Batsmen dismissed on ten or more occasions by a bowler in the annals of test cricket

BA Stokes of England was dismissed for the tenth time by R Ashwin when he was caught by V Kohli in the second innings of the just concluded second test between India and England at Chennai. The following table lists the 93 occasions of a batsmen dismissed on ten or more occasions by bowlers.

MA Atherton of England was dismissed by GD McGrath on 19 occasions provide the record of a batsman dismissed on most occasions by a bowler in the annals of test cricket.

NoBowlerTeamBatsmanTeamDis
1G D McGrathAusAtherton, M AEng19
2A V BedserEngMorris, A RAus18
3C A WalshWinAtherton, M AEng17
4C E L AmbroseWinAtherton, M AEng17
5M D MarshallWinGooch, G AEng16
6C A WalshWinHealy, I AAus15
7C E L AmbroseWinWaugh, M EAus15
8G D McGrathAusLara, B CWin15
9H TrumbleAusHayward, T WEng15
10G F LawsonAusGower, D IEng14
11M A NobleAusLilley, A F AEng14
12S K WarneAusStewart, A JEng14
13C E L AmbroseWinRussell, R CEng13
14D L UnderwoodEngChappell, G SAus13
15H TrumbleAusMacLaren, A CEng13
16M D MarshallWinLamb, A JEng13
17S F BarnesEngTrumper, V TAus13
18A V BedserEngHarvey, R NAus12
19C A WalshWinStewart, A JEng12
20D K LilleeAusKnott, A P EEng12
21D L UnderwoodEngGavaskar, S MInd12
22D L UnderwoodEngWalters, K DAus12
23D V P WrightEngHassett, A LAus12
24G D McGrathAusAdams, J CWin12
25H TrumbleAusLilley, A F AEng12
26I T BothamEngHughes, K JAus12
27I T BothamEngBorder, A RAus12
28Kapil DevIndM NazarPak12
29M MorkelSAFCook, A NEng12
30M MuralitharanSrlBoucher, M VSAF12
31S C J BroadEngWarner, D AAus12
32A A DonaldSAFAtherton, M AEng11
33A M B RowanSAFHutton, LEng11
34C A WalshWinWaugh, M EAus11
35C E L AmbroseWinHick, G AEng11
36C E L AmbroseWinWaugh, S RAus11
37C V GrimmettAusTate, M WEng11
38G D McGrathAusCampbell, S LWin11
39I SharmaIndCook, A NEng11
40Imran KhanPakGavaskar, S MInd11
41J B StathamEngGoddard, T LSAF11
42J C LakerEngWalcott, C LWin11
43J M AndersonEngSiddle, P MAus11
44Kapil DevIndGooch, G AEng11
45M A HoldingWinGavaskar, S MInd11
46M D MarshallWinBorder, A RAus11
47P M SiddleAusPrior, M JEng11
48R G D WillisEngHughes, K JAus11
49S C J BroadEngClarke, M JAus11
50S F BarnesEngHill, CAus11
51S K WarneAusPrince, A GSAF11
52S K WarneAusHussain, NEng11
53W RhodesEngArmstrong, W WAus11
54A A DonaldSAFWaugh, M EAus10
55A R CaddickEngWaugh, S RAus10
56A V BedserEngLindwall, R RAus10
57B LeeAusSarwan, R RWin10
58C A WalshWinThorpe, G PEng10
59C J McDermottAusGooch, G AEng10
60C L VincentSAFHammond, W REng10
61D L UnderwoodEngChappell, I MAus10
62F R SpofforthAusUlyett, GEng10
63G D McGrathAusStewart, A JEng10
64HMRKB HerathSrlAzhar AliPak10
65Harbhajan SinghIndPonting, R TAus10
66I T BothamEngWood, G MAus10
67Imran KhanPakVengsarkar, D BInd10
68J A SnowEngChappell, I MAus10
69J C LakerEngMiller, K RAus10
70J GarnerWinBotham, I TEng10
71K R MillerAusHutton, LEng10
72Kapil DevIndMarshall, M DWin10
73Kapil DevIndBorder, A RAus10
74Kapil DevIndGower, D IEng10
75M D MarshallWinBoon, D CAus10
76M D MarshallWinVengsarkar, D BInd10
77M MuralitharanSrlFlower, G WZim10
78N M LyonAusRahane, A MInd10
79N M LyonAusPujara, C AInd10
80P M SiddleAusPietersen, K PEng10
81R AshwinIndStokes, B AEng10
82R AshwinIndWarner, D AAus10
83R PeelEngTrott, G H SAus10
84R R LindwallAusCompton, D C SEng10
85R R LindwallAusEvans, T GEng10
86S C J BroadEngde Villiers, A BSAF10
87S C J BroadEngTaylor, L R P LNZl10
88S K WarneAusAtherton, M AEng10
89Saeed AjmalPakJayawardene,MSrl10
90T RichardsonEngDarling, JAus10
91T RichardsonEngGregory, S EAus10
92W J O’ReillyAusHammond, W REng10
93W RhodesEngNoble, M AAus10

The following table lists the nine occasions of Indian bowlers dismissing a batsman on ten or more occasions

Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan was dismissed by N Kapil Dev on 12 occasions provide the record of a batsman dismissed on most occasions by an Indian  bowler in the annals of test cricket.

NoBowlerTeamBatsmanTeamDis
1Kapil DevIndM NazarPak12
2I SharmaIndCook, A NEng11
3Kapil DevIndGooch, G AEng11
4Harbhajan SinghIndPonting, R TAus10
5Kapil DevIndMarshall, M DWin10
6Kapil DevIndBorder, A RAus10
7Kapil DevIndGower, D IEng10
8R AshwinIndStokes, B AEng10
9R AshwinIndWarner, D AAus10
V Kohli and MS Dhoni share most test wins by India on home soil

V Kohli and MS Dhoni share most test wins by India on home soil

India won the second test against England at Chennai by 317 runs to provide the 21st win on home soil under V Kohli’s leadership. With 21 wins to his credit V Kohli now shares the record for most test wins by an Indian captain on home soil with MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has also won 21 tests on home soil. The following table lists the home soil wins under these two Indian skippers

NoCaptainOppMarginGroundStart Date
1MS DhoniSAF8 wicketsKanpur11 Apr 2008
2MS DhoniAus320 runsMohali17 Oct 2008
3MS DhoniAus172 runsNagpur06 Nov 2008
4MS DhoniEng6 wicketsChennai11 Dec 2008
5MS DhoniSrlinns & 144 runsKanpur24 Nov 2009
6MS DhoniSrlinns & 24 runsMum-BS02 Dec 2009
7MS DhoniSAFinns & 57 runsKolkata14 Feb 2010
8MS DhoniAus1 wicketsMohali01 Oct 2010
9MS DhoniAus7 wicketsBengaluru09 Oct 2010
10MS DhoniNZlinns & 198 runsNagpur20 Nov 2010
11MS DhoniWin5 wicketsDelhi06 Nov 2011
12MS DhoniWininns & 15 runsKolkata14 Nov 2011
13MS DhoniNZlinns & 115 runsHyd-RGS23 Aug 2012
14MS DhoniNZl5 wicketsBengaluru31 Aug 2012
15MS DhoniEng9 wicketsAhmedabad15 Nov 2012
16MS DhoniAus8 wicketsChennai22 Feb 2013
17MS DhoniAusinns & 135 runsHyd-RGS02 Mar 2013
18MS DhoniAus6 wicketsMohali14 Mar 2013
19MS DhoniAus6 wicketsDelhi22 Mar 2013
20MS DhoniWininns & 51 runsKolkata06 Nov 2013
21MS DhoniWininns & 126 runsMumbai14 Nov 2013
      
NoCaptainOppMarginGroundStart Date
1V KohliSAF108 runsMohali05 Nov 2015
2V KohliSAF124 runsNagpur25 Nov 2015
3V KohliSAF337 runsDelhi03 Dec 2015
4V KohliNZl197 runsKanpur22 Sep 2016
5V KohliNZl178 runsKolkata30 Sep 2016
6V KohliNZl321 runsIndore08 Oct 2016
7V KohliEng246 runsVizag17 Nov 2016
8V KohliEng8 wicketsMohali26 Nov 2016
9V KohliEnginns & 36 runsMumbai08 Dec 2016
10V KohliEnginns & 75 runsChennai16 Dec 2016
11V KohliBan208 runsHyd-RGS09 Feb 2017
12V KohliAus75 runsBengaluru04 Mar 2017
13V KohliSrlinns & 239 runsNagpur24 Nov 2017
14V KohliWininns & 272 runsRajkot04 Oct 2018
15V KohliWin10 wicketsHyd-RGS12 Oct 2018
16V KohliSAF203 runsVizag02 Oct 2019
17V KohliSAFinns & 137 runsPune10 Oct 2019
18V KohliSAFinns & 202 runsRanchi19 Oct 2019
19V KohliBaninns & 130 runsIndore14 Nov 2019
20V KohliBaninns & 46 runsKolkata22 Nov 2019
21V KohliEng317 runsChennai13 Feb 2021
Spin bowlers and left arm spin bowlers who have captured five plus wickets on test debut

Spin bowlers and left arm spin bowlers who have captured five plus wickets on test debut

AR Patel of India captured five for 60 in England’s second innings in the just concluded second test between India and England at Chennai to provide the 52nd occasion of a spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut. It also provides the 17th occasion of a left hand spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1WH Cooper6-1203AusEngMelbourne31 Dec 1881
2R Peel5-0513EngAusAdelaide12 Dec 1884
3A Rose-Innes5-0432SAFEngP Elizabeth12 Mar 1889
4GA Rowe5-1151SAFEngJo’burg02 Mar 1896
5LC Braund5-0613EngAusSydney13 Dec 1901
6DW Carr5-1461EngAusThe Oval09 Aug 1909
7GHTS-Hayward6-0431EngSAFJo’burg01 Jan 1910
8HV Hordern5-0664AusSAFMelbourne17 Feb 1911
9CV Grimmett5-0452AusEngSydney27 Feb 1925
10CV Grimmett6-0374AusEngSydney27 Feb 1925
11J Langridge7-0563EngWinManchester22 Jul 1933
12CS Marriott5-0372EngWinThe Oval12 Aug 1933
13CS Marriott6-0593EngWinThe Oval12 Aug 1933
14FA Ward6-1023AusEngBrise04 Dec 1936
15JC Laker7-1031EngWinBridgetown21 Jan 1948
16AL Valentine8-1041WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
17R Berry5-0632EngWinManchester08 Jun 1950
18AM Moir6-1552NZlEngCh’church17 Mar 1951
19VV Kumar5-0642IndPakDelhi08 Feb 1961
20Mohd Nazir7-0992PakNZlKarachi24 Oct 1969
21PH Edmonds5-0282EngAusLeeds14 Aug 1975
22DR Doshi6-1031IndAusChennai11 Sep 1979
23TG Hogan5-0663AusSrlKandy22 Apr 1983
24NGB Cook5-0352EngNZlLord’s11 Aug 1983
25PL Taylor6-0782AusEngSydney10 Jan 1987
26ND Hirwani8-0612IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
27ND Hirwani8-0754IndWinChennai11 Jan 1988
28PM Such6-0671EngAusManchester03 Jun 1993
29PJ Wiseman5-0824NZlSrlCol-RPS27 May 1998
30Shahid Afridi5-0521PakAusKarachi22 Oct 1998
31UDU Chandana6-1792SrlPakDhaka12 Mar 1999
32NO Perry5-0703WinAusKingston13 Mar 1999
33Naimur Rahman6-1322BanIndDhaka10 Nov 2000
34A Mishra5-0712IndAusMohali17 Oct 2008
35JJ Krejza8-2151AusIndNagpur06 Nov 2008
36Mahmudullah5-0514BanWinKingstown09 Jul 2009
37NM Lyon5-0342AusSrlGalle31 Aug 2011
38Elias Sunny6-0942BanWinChattogram21 Oct 2011
39R Ashwin6-0473IndWinDelhi06 Nov 2011
40Sohag Gazi6-0743BanWinDhaka13 Nov 2012
41J Nyumbu5-1572ZimSAFHarare09 Aug 2014
42Taijul Islam5-1351BanWinKingstown05 Sep 2014
43AU Rashid5-0643EngPakA Dhabi13 Oct 2015
44MH Miraz6-0801BanEngChattogram20 Oct 2016
45A Dananjaya5-0244SrlBanDhaka08 Feb 2018
46Bilal Asif6-0362PakAusDub-DSC07 Oct 2018
47AY Patel5-0594NZlPakA Dhabi16 Nov 2018
48Nayeem Hasan5-0612BanWinChattogram22 Nov 2018
49L Embuldeniya5-0663SrlSAFDur13 Feb 2019
50Amir Hamza5-0742AfgWinLucknow27 Nov 2019
51Nauman Ali5-0353PakSAFKarachi26 Jan 2021
52AR Patel5-0604IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021
        
NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1R Peel5-0513EngAusAdelaide12 Dec 1884
2A Rose-Innes5-0432SAFEngP Elizabeth12 Mar 1889
3GA Rowe5-1151SAFEngJo’burg02 Mar 1896
4J Langridge7-0563EngWinManchester22 Jul 1933
5AL Valentine8-1041WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
6R Berry5-0632EngWinManchester08 Jun 1950
7PH Edmonds5-0282EngAusLeeds14 Aug 1975
8DR Doshi6-1091IndAusChennai11 Sep 1979
9TG Hogan5-0663AusSrlKandy22 Apr 1983
10NGB Cook5-0352EngNZlLord’s11 Aug 1983
11Elias Sunny6-0942BanWinChattogram21 Oct 2011
12Taijul Islam5-1351BanWinKingstown05 Sep 2014
13AY Patel5-0594NZlPakA Dhabi16 Nov 2018
14L Embuldeniya5-0663SrlSAFDur13 Feb 2019
15Amir Hamza5-0742AfgWinLucknow27 Nov 2019
16Nauman Ali5-0353PakSAFKarachi26 Jan 2021
17AR Patel5-0604IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

AR Patel of India captured five for 60 in England’s second innings in the just concluded second test between India and England at Chennai to provide the eleventh occasion of a spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of a left hand spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

The immediate previous occasion of a left arm spin bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England is credited AL Valentine who had figures of 8 for 104 at Manchester in Jun 1950. Thus after a gap of 70 years and eight months a left arm spinner emulated AL Valentine to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England. It is interesting to note that AL Valentine and AR Patel are the two left arm spinners to capture five plus wickets on test debut after 19th century. AL Valentine performing the feat in 19th century and AR Patel in the 20th century

NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1WH Cooper6-1203AusEngMelbourne31 Dec 1881
2A Rose-Innes5-0432SAFEngP Elizabeth12 Mar 1889
3GA Rowe5-1151SAFEngJo’burg02 Mar 1896
4CV Grimmett5-0452AusEngSydney27 Feb 1925
5CV Grimmett6-0374AusEngSydney27 Feb 1925
6FA Ward6-1023AusEngBrise04 Dec 1936
7AL Valentine8-1041WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
8AM Moir6-1552NZlEngCh’church17 Mar 1951
9PL Taylor6-0782AusEngSydney10 Jan 1987
10MH Miraz6-0801BanEngChattogram20 Oct 2016
11AR Patel5-0604IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021
        
NoPlayerW-RITeamOppGroundStart Date
1A Rose-Innes5-0432SAFEngP Elizabeth12 Mar 1889
2GA Rowe5-1151SAFEngJo’burg02 Mar 1896
3AL Valentine8-1041WinEngManchester08 Jun 1950
4AR Patel5-0604IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021
AR Patel emulates M Nissar after a gap of 88 years and 08 months to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England.

AR Patel emulates M Nissar after a gap of 88 years and 08 months to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England.

AR Patel captured five for 60 in England’s second innings to provide the 167th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. He became the second Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England after M Nissar. M Nissar had captured five for 93 against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932. This test was incidentally India’s first ever test match. Thus AR Patel emulated M Nissar in capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England after a gap of 88 years and 08 months.

NoPlayerWktsIOppGroundStart Date
1M Nissar5-0931EngLord’s25 Jun 1932
2AR Patel5-0604EngChennai13 Feb 2021

AR Patel’s feat of five for 60 in this test provide the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England. He became the 46th bowler to perform such a feat on test debut.

Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on test debut

Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on test debut

AR Patel captured five for 60 in England’s second innings in the just concluded second test at Chennai between India and England to provide the 167th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. He became the 158th bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut.

It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. AR Patel became the ninth Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut.

NoPlayerWktsIOppGroundStart Date
1M Nissar5-0931EngLord’s25 Jun 1932
2VV Kumar5-0642PakDelhi08 Feb 1961
3S Abid Ali6-0551AusAdelaide23 Dec 1967
4DR Doshi6-1031AusChennai11 Sep 1979
5ND Hirwani8-0612WinChennai11 Jan 1988
6ND Hirwani8-0754WinChennai11 Jan 1988
7A Mishra5-0712AusMohali17 Oct 2008
8R Ashwin6-0473WinDelhi06 Nov 2011
9Mohd Shami5-0473WinKolkata06 Nov 2013
10AR Patel5-0604EngChennai13 Feb 2021

AR Patel became the second Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England after M Nissar. M Nissar had captured five for 93 against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932. This test was incidentally India’s first ever test match. Thus AR Patel emulated M Nissar in capturing five plus wickets on test debut after a gap of 88 years and 08 months.

NoPlayerWktsIOppGroundStart Date
1M Nissar5-0931EngLord’s25 Jun 1932
2AR Patel5-0604EngChennai13 Feb 2021

AR Patel’s feat of five for 60 in this test provide the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England. He became the 46th bowler to perform such a feat on test debut.

Fourth day – India Vs England – Second test at Chepauk

Fourth day – India Vs England – Second test at Chepauk

V Kohli’s aggregate of catches as captain read 58 as at the end of the third day of the test.  His 57 catches represent most catches pouched by an Indian captain not being a wicket keeper. V Kohli {57} and M Azharuddin {50} are the only two Indian captains not being wicket keepers who have pouched 50 plus catches.

He has taken 26 catches on home soil while leading India. He owns the second place for the record of most catches pouched by an Indian captain not being a wicket keeper on home soil. He went past SM Gavaskar has pouched 25 catches. M Azharuddin with 30 catches to his credit owns the record for most catches pouched by an Indian captain on home soil.

V Kohli was leading India for the 28th occasion on home soil. He went past MAK Pataudi who had led India on 27 occasions at home. SM Gavaskar owns the record for most captaincy appearances by an Indian captain on home soil with 29 appearances.

RR Pant has effected 72 dismissals prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England.  He needs three more dismissals which would fetch him 75 dismissals. He effected two dismissals in England’s first innings which fetched him 74 dismissals. DM Lawrence became RR Pant’s 75th dismissal behind the wicket when he was dismissed stumped of the bowling of R Ashwin. RR Pant became the seventh Indian wicket keeper to effect 75 plus dismissals  Others are – MS Dhoni {294}, SMH Kirmani {198} and KS More {130}, NR Mongia {107}, WP Saha {103} and FM Engineer {82}. At the end of this test, RR Pant’s dismissals read 76.

RR Pant has pouched 69 catches prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England.  He took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him 71 catches. He became the sixth Indian wicket keeper to pouch 70 plus catches.  Others are – MS Dhoni {256}, SMH Kirmani {160} and KS More {110}, NR Mongia {99} and WP Saha {92}.

RR Pant has effected 18 dismissals against England prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England.  He needs two more dismissals which would fetch him 20 dismissals. He took two catches in England’s first innings which fetched him 20 dismissals. He became the fifth Indian wicket keeper to effect 20 plus dismissals against England.   Others are – MS Dhoni {67}, SMH Kirmani {43} and KS More {37 and FM Engineer {29}. At the end of the test RR Pant has effected 22 dismissals against England

BA Stokes was caught by V Kohli of the bowling of R Ashwin for 8 in England’s second innings. BA Stokes has been dismissed by R Ashwin on ten occasions – the most occasions of an England batsman dismissed by R Ashwin. AN Cook has been dismissed on nine occasions. DA Warner is the other batsman to be dismissed on ten occasions by R Ashwin.

AR Patel captured five for 60 in England’s second innings to provide the 167th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. He became the 158th bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut.

It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. AR Patel became the ninth Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut.

NoPlayerWktsIOppGroundStart Date
1M Nissar5-0931EngLord’s25 Jun 1932
2VV Kumar5-0642PakDelhi08 Feb 1961
3S Abid Ali6-0551AusAdelaide23 Dec 1967
4DR Doshi6-1031AusChennai11 Sep 1979
5ND Hirwani8-0612WinChennai11 Jan 1988
6ND Hirwani8-0754WinChennai11 Jan 1988
7A Mishra5-0712AusMohali17 Oct 2008
8R Ashwin6-0473WinDelhi06 Nov 2011
9Mohd Shami5-0473WinKolkata06 Nov 2013
10AR Patel5-0604EngChennai13 Feb 2021

AR Patel became the second Indian bowler to capture five plus wickets on test debut against England after M Nissar. M Nissar had captured five for 93 against England at Lord’s in Jun 1932. This test was incidentally India’s first ever test match. Thus AR Patel emulated M Nissar in capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England after a gap of 88 years and 08 months.

NoPlayerWktsIOppGroundStart Date
1M Nissar5-0931EngLord’s25 Jun 1932
2AR Patel5-0604EngChennai13 Feb 2021

AR Patel’s feat of five for 60 in this test provide the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing five plus wickets on test debut against England. He became the 46th bowler to perform such a feat on test debut.

AM Rahane had pouched 88 catches prior to the start of the second test at Chennai against England.  He required two more catches for his 90 catches. He took two catches in this test – one in each innings which fetched him 90 catches. He became the seventh Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 90 plus catches.  Others are – R Dravid {209}, VVS Laxman {135}, SR Tendulkar {115}, SM Gavaskar {108}, M Azharuddin {105} and V Sehwag {90}.

India won this test by 317 runs. It represents India’s sixth win by 300 plus runs margin and first such win against England. All the six such wins are tabulated below

NoTeamMarginOppGroundStart Date
1Ind337 runsSAFDelhi03 Dec 2015
2Ind321 runsNZlIndore08 Oct 2016
3Ind320 runsAusMohali17 Oct 2008
4Ind318 runsWinN Sound22 Aug 2019
5Ind317 runsEngChennai13 Feb 2021
6Ind304 runsSrlGalle26 Jul 2017

India won this test by 317 runs. It represents India’s first win by 300 plus runs against England. India’s previous wins by highest margin on away soil and on home soil are tabulated below

W-A-HTeamMarginOppGroundStart Date
WonInd317 runsEngChennai13 Feb 2021
AwayInd279 runsEngLeeds19 Jun 1986
HomeInd246 runsEngVizag17 Nov 2016
Times Now report on R Ashwin’s all round feat

Times Now report on R Ashwin’s all round feat

Regarding R Ashwin’s feat of his century coupled with five wickets in the ongoing test Chennai between India and England, ‘Times Now” report says that R Ashwin’s feat is unique as he became the first player to score a century and capture five wickets against England since 1966.

Its an erroneous information as it is not unique. Unique means that the feat should be the only one of its kind. There are six occasions of a cricketer scoring a century and capture five wickets in the same test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

I just cannot understand how R Ashwin’s feat is unique as there are five such  occasions prior to its feat.

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1JH Sinclair1066/026SAFEngCape Town01 Apr 1899
2GA Faulkner1235/120SAFEngJo’burg01 Jan 1910
3JM Gregory1007/069AusEngMelbourne31 Dec 1920
4MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
5GS Sobers1745/041WinEngLeeds04 Aug 1966
6R Ashwin1065/043IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

The report forgets to mention that R Ashwin became the second Indian cricketer after MH Mankad to perform the feat of a century coupled with five wickets against England. MH Mankad scored 184 and captured five for 196 at Lord’s in June 1952. R Ashwin emulated him against England at Chennai in 2021 by scoring 106 and capturing five for 43 in Feb 2021 after a gap of 68 years and eight months. This is very apt point by comparing R Ashwin’s feat with another fellow Indian cricketer MH Mankad – who had made himself a name for his all-round performance in the cricketing world.

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
2R Ashwin1065/043IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

MH Mankad remains the only visiting cricketer to perform the feat of scoring a century and capturing five wickets at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.

Perhaps this is the bane of today’s newspapers which carry the half baked information/statistics by referring various websites and the reporter calling himself as a “Statistician”. Let us give the performance its due by unearthing the stats associated with the feat and not terming one of the six feats as unique. Let some sense of statistics prevail on the reporters before they pen their articles. Let them not undermine the real hard core statisticians who have forty to fifty years of experience behind them in the field of statistics.

All round feat – Century and five plus wickets in the same test

All round feat – Century and five plus wickets in the same test

R Ashwin captured five for 43 and scored 106 in the ongoing test at Chennai between India and England to provide the 33rd occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1JH Sinclair1066/26SAFEngCape Town01 Apr 1899
2GA Faulkner1235/120SAFEngJo’burg01 Jan 1910
3C Kelleway1145/33AusSAFManchester27 May 1912
4JM Gregory1007/69AusEngMelbourne31 Dec 1920
5MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
6DS Atkinson2195/56WinAusBridgetown14 May 1955
7KR Miller1096/107AusWinKingston11 Jun 1955
8R Benaud1005/84AusSAFJo’burg07 Feb 1958
9OG Smith1005/90WinIndDelhi06 Feb 1959
10PR Umrigar172*5/107IndWinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
11GS Sobers1045/63WinIndKingston13 Apr 1962
12BR Taylor1055/86NZlIndKolkata05 Mar 1965
13GS Sobers1745/41WinEngLeeds04 Aug 1966
14Mushtaq Mohd2015/49PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
15AW Greig1486/164EngWinBridgetown06 Mar 1974
16Mushtaq Mohd1215/28PakWinTrinidad01 Apr 1977
17IT Botham1035/73EngNZlChristchurch24 Feb 1978
18IT Botham1088/34EngPakLord’s15 Jun 1978
19IT Botham1146/58, 7/48EngIndMumbai15 Feb 1980
20IT Botham149*6/95EngAusLeeds16 Jul 1981
21Imran Khan1176/98, 5/82PakIndFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
22IT Botham1385/59EngNZlWellington20 Jan 1984
23Wasim Akram1235/100PakAusAdelaide19 Jan 1990
24PA Strang106*5/212ZimPakSheikhupura17 Oct 1996
25JH Kallis1105/90SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 1999
26JH Kallis139*5/21SAFBanP’stroom25 Oct 2002
27R Ashwin1035/156IndWinMumbai22 Nov 2011
28Shakib Al Hasan1446/82BanPakDhaka17 Dec 2011
29Sohag Gazi101*6/77BanNZlChattogram09 Oct 2013
30Shakib Al Hasan1375/80, 5/44BanZimKhulna03 Nov 2014
31R Ashwin1137/83IndWinN Sound21 Jul 2016
32RL Chase137*5/121WinIndKingston30 Jul 2016
33R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
2PR Umrigar172*5/107IndWinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
3R Ashwin1035/156IndWinMumbai22 Nov 2011
4R Ashwin1137/83IndWinN Sound21 Jul 2016
5R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

It also provides the sixth occasion of a cricketer performing such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1JH Sinclair1066/26SAFEngCape Town01 Apr 1899
2GA Faulkner1235/120SAFEngJo’burg01 Jan 1910
3JM Gregory1007/69AusEngMelbourne31 Dec 1920
4MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
5GS Sobers1745/41WinEngLeeds04 Aug 1966
6R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat against England. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
2R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

IT Botham {05}, R Ashwin {03}, GS Sobers {02], JH Kallis {02}, Mushtaq Mohammad {02} and Shakib Al Hasan {02} are the six cricketers who have performed the feat on two or more occasions.

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1IT Botham1035/73EngNZlChristchurch24 Feb 1978
2IT Botham1088/34EngPakLord’s15 Jun 1978
3IT Botham1146/58, 7/48EngIndMumbai15 Feb 1980
4IT Botham149*6/95EngAusLeeds16 Jul 1981
5IT Botham1385/59EngNZlWellington20 Jan 1984
        
1R Ashwin1035/156IndWinMumbai22 Nov 2011
2R Ashwin1137/83IndWinN Sound21 Jul 2016
3R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021
        
1GS Sobers1045/63WinIndKingston13 Apr 1962
2GS Sobers1745/41WinEngLeeds04 Aug 1966
        
1JH Kallis1105/90SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 1999
2JH Kallis139*5/21SAFBanP’stroom25 Oct 2002
        
1Mushtaq Mohd2015/49PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
2Mushtaq Mohd1215/28PakWinTrinidad01 Apr 1977
        
1Shakib Al Hasan1446/82BanPakDhaka17 Dec 2011
2Shakib Al Hasan1375/80, 5/44BanZimKhulna03 Nov 2014
Third day – India Vs England – Second Test at ChepauK

Third day – India Vs England – Second Test at ChepauK

V Kohli scored 0 and 62 in this test to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck and a fifty in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1VS Hazare630WinBridgetown07 Feb 1953
2MAK Pataudi950AusMum-BS04 Nov 1969
3N Kapil Dev980*WinSt John’s28 Apr 1983
4N Kapil Dev690WinKolkata10 Dec 1983
5SR Tendulkar610AusAdelaide10 Dec 1999
6MS Dhoni520EngKolkata05 Dec 2012
7MS Dhoni820EngThe Oval15 Aug 2014
8V Kohli0104*SrlKolkata16 Nov 2017
9V Kohli820AusMelbourne26 Dec 2018
10V Kohli760WinKingston30 Aug 2019
11V Kohli062EngChennai13 Feb 2021

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian captain scoring a duck and a fifty in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1MS Dhoni520EngKolkata05 Dec 2012
2MS Dhoni820EngThe Oval15 Aug 2014
3V Kohli062EngChennai13 Feb 2021

RG Sharma was dismissed stumped for 26 in India’s second innings to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings against England.

RR Pant was dismissed stumped for 08 in India’s second innings to provide the 18th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings against England.

RG Sharma and RR Pant was dismissed stumped in India’s second innings to provide the 150th and 151st occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings. It also provides the 40th and 41st occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings against England.

It also provides the 83rd and 84th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 23rd and 24th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in a test innings against England on home soil.

R Ashwin captured five for 43 and scored 106 in this test to provide the 223rd occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty and capturing five plus wickets in the same test. It also provides the 29th occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No PlayerFISIW-ROppGroundStart Date
1L Amarnath505-118EngLord’s22 Jun 1946
2MH Mankad721845-196EngLord’s19 Jun 1952
3DG Phadkar575-072PakKolkata12 Dec 1952
4PR Umrigar56172*5-107WinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
5RF Surti70535-074AusAdelaide23 Dec 1967
6N Kapil Dev847-056PakChennai15 Jan 1980
7N Kapil Dev895-125EngLord’s10 Jun 1982
8N Kapil Dev735-102PakKarachi23 Dec 1982
9RJ Shastri525-052PakNagpur05 Oct 1983
10RMH Binny52*6-056PakKolkata11 Feb 1987
11M Prabhakar54*6-132PakFaisalabad23 Nov 1989
12N Kapil Dev565-130AusAdelaide25 Jan 1992
13J Srinath765-095NZlHamilton02 Jan 1999
14SB Joshi925-142BanDhaka10 Nov 2000
15IK Pathan525-058ZimBulawayo13 Sep 2005
16Z Khan57*5-091AusBengaluru09 Oct 2008
17R Ashwin1035-156WinMumbai22 Nov 2011
18B Kumar5863*5-082EngNottingham09 Jul 2014
19B Kumar526-082EngLord’s17 Jul 2014
20R Ashwin565-061SAFDelhi03 Dec 2015
21R Ashwin1137-083WinN Sound21 Jul 2016
22RA Jadeja50*5-073NZlKanpur22 Sep 2016
23R Ashwin585-067EngVizag17 Nov 2016
24RA Jadeja517-048EngChennai16 Dec 2016
25RA Jadeja54*5-124AusRanchi16 Mar 2017
26R Ashwin545-069SrlCol-SSC03 Aug 2017
27RA Jadeja70*5-152SrlCol-SSC03 Aug 2017
28HH Pandya52*5-052EngNottingham18 Aug 2018
29R Ashwin1065-043EngChennai13 Feb 2021

It also provides the ninth such occasion by an Indian cricketer against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No PlayerFISIW-ROppGroundStart Date
1L Amarnath505-118EngLord’s22 Jun 1946
2MH Mankad721845-196EngLord’s19 Jun 1952
3N Kapil Dev895-125EngLord’s10 Jun 1982
4B Kumar5863*5-082EngNottingham09 Jul 2014
5B Kumar526-082EngLord’s17 Jul 2014
6R Ashwin585-067EngVizag17 Nov 2016
7RA Jadeja517-048EngChennai16 Dec 2016
8HH Pandya52*5-052EngNottingham18 Aug 2018
9R Ashwin1065-043EngChennai13 Feb 2021

R Ashwin captured five for 43 and scored 106 in this test to provide the 33rd occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1JH Sinclair1066/26SAFEngCape Town01 Apr 1899
2GA Faulkner1235/120SAFEngJo’burg01 Jan 1910
3C Kelleway1145/33AusSAFManchester27 May 1912
4JM Gregory1007/69AusEngMelbourne31 Dec 1920
5MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
6DS Atkinson2195/56WinAusBridgetown14 May 1955
7KR Miller1096/107AusWinKingston11 Jun 1955
8R Benaud1005/84AusSAFJo’burg07 Feb 1958
9OG Smith1005/90WinIndDelhi06 Feb 1959
10PR Umrigar172*5/107IndWinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
11GS Sobers1045/63WinIndKingston13 Apr 1962
12BR Taylor1055/86NZlIndKolkata05 Mar 1965
13GS Sobers1745/41WinEngLeeds04 Aug 1966
14Mushtaq Mohd2015/49PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
15AW Greig1486/164EngWinBridgetown06 Mar 1974
16Mushtaq Mohd1215/28PakWinTrinidad01 Apr 1977
17IT Botham1035/73EngNZlChristchurch24 Feb 1978
18IT Botham1088/34EngPakLord’s15 Jun 1978
19IT Botham1146/58, 7/48EngIndMumbai15 Feb 1980
20IT Botham149*6/95EngAusLeeds16 Jul 1981
21Imran Khan1176/98, 5/82PakIndFaisalabad03 Jan 1983
22IT Botham1385/59EngNZlWellington20 Jan 1984
23Wasim Akram1235/100PakAusAdelaide19 Jan 1990
24PA Strang106*5/212ZimPakSheikhupura17 Oct 1996
25JH Kallis1105/90SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 1999
26JH Kallis139*5/21SAFBanP’stroom25 Oct 2002
27R Ashwin1035/156IndWinMumbai22 Nov 2011
28Shakib Al Hasan1446/82BanPakDhaka17 Dec 2011
29Sohag Gazi101*6/77BanNZlChattogram09 Oct 2013
30Shakib Al Hasan1375/80, 5/44BanZimKhulna03 Nov 2014
31R Ashwin1137/83IndWinN Sound21 Jul 2016
32RL Chase137*5/121WinIndKingston30 Jul 2016
33R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
2PR Umrigar172*5/107IndWinTrinidad04 Apr 1962
3R Ashwin1035/156IndWinMumbai22 Nov 2011
4R Ashwin1137/83IndWinN Sound21 Jul 2016
5R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

It also provides the sixth occasion of a cricketer performing such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1JH Sinclair1066/26SAFEngCape Town01 Apr 1899
2GA Faulkner1235/120SAFEngJo’burg01 Jan 1910
3JM Gregory1007/69AusEngMelbourne31 Dec 1920
4MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
5GS Sobers1745/41WinEngLeeds04 Aug 1966
6R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian cricketer performing such a feat against England. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1MH Mankad1845/196IndEngLord’s19 Jun 1952
2R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021

IT Botham {05}, R Ashwin {03}, GS Sobers {02], JH Kallis {02}, Mushtaq Mohammad {02} and Shakib Al Hasan {02} are the six cricketers who have performed the feat on two or more occasions.

NoPlayerBatBowlTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1IT Botham1035/73EngNZlChristchurch24 Feb 1978
2IT Botham1088/34EngPakLord’s15 Jun 1978
3IT Botham1146/58, 7/48EngIndMumbai15 Feb 1980
4IT Botham149*6/95EngAusLeeds16 Jul 1981
5IT Botham1385/59EngNZlWellington20 Jan 1984
        
1R Ashwin1035/156IndWinMumbai22 Nov 2011
2R Ashwin1137/83IndWinN Sound21 Jul 2016
3R Ashwin1065/43IndEngChennai13 Feb 2021
        
1GS Sobers1045/63WinIndKingston13 Apr 1962
2GS Sobers1745/41WinEngLeeds04 Aug 1966
        
1JH Kallis1105/90SAFWinCape Town02 Jan 1999
2JH Kallis139*5/21SAFBanP’stroom25 Oct 2002
        
1Mushtaq Mohd2015/49PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
2Mushtaq Mohd1215/28PakWinTrinidad01 Apr 1977
        
1Shakib Al Hasan1446/82BanPakDhaka17 Dec 2011
2Shakib Al Hasan1375/80, 5/44BanZimKhulna03 Nov 2014

R Ashwin scored 106 in this test to provide the 103rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England. It also provides the 59th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against England on home soil and the 12th such occasion at Chepauk.

R Ashwin’s 106 in this test provides the 46th occasion of a batsman batting at number eight scoring a century in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the 12th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight and the first such occasion at Chennai.

R Ashwin’s 106 in this test provide his fifth test century. All his centuries are tabulated below

NoRunsIOppGroundStart Date
11032WinMumbai22 Nov 2011
21242WinKolkata06 Nov 2013
31131WinN Sound21 Jul 2016
41181WinGros Islet09 Aug 2016
51063EngChennai13 Feb 2021

R Ashwin’s 106 in this test provide his third century while batting at number eight. He became the third batsman after DL Vettori {04} and Kamran Akmal {03} to score three or more centuries while batting at number eight.

NoPosRunsIOppGroundStart Date
181032WinMumbai22 Nov 2011
281242WinKolkata06 Nov 2013
381063EngChennai13 Feb 2021

R Ashwin {03}, MS Dhoni {02}, Harbhajan Singh {02} and N Kapil Dev {02} are the four Indian batsmen who have scored two or more centuries while batting at number eight

NoPlayerPosRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1R Ashwin81032WinMumbai22 Nov 2011
2R Ashwin81242WinKolkata06 Nov 2013
3R Ashwin81063EngChennai13 Feb 2021
        
1MS Dhoni8132*2SAFKolkata14 Feb 2010
2MS Dhoni81441WinKolkata14 Nov 2011
        
1Harbhajan81153NZlAhmedabad04 Nov 2010
2Harbhajan8111*2NZlHyd-RGS12 Nov 2010
        
1N Kapil Dev81162EngKanpur30 Jan 1982
2N Kapil Dev81101EngThe Oval23 Aug 1990

CA Pujara was dismissed run out for five in India’s second innings to provide his ninth run out dismissal in a test innings. He shares the second place for most run out dismissal of an Indian batsman in a test innings with SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has also been dismissed run out on nine occasions. R Dravid owns the Indian record for most run out dismissals. He has been dismissed run out on 13 occasions