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Oldest living Test cricketers as of 10 Feb 21 – Countrywise list

10/02/2021 hrg

The following table lists the oldest living test cricketers with the age as on 10.02.21. The list is arranged countrywise

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Born on	Age
1	KA Archer	Aus	1950-1951	5	17.01.28	93y 24d
2	RN Harvey	Aus	1948-1963	79	08.10.28	92y 125d
3	AK Davidson	Aus	1953-1963	44	14.06.29	91y 241d
4	JW Rutherford	Aus	1956-1956	1	25.09.29	91y 138d
5	GB Stevens	Aus	1959-1960	4	29.02.32	88y 347d
6	BC Booth	Aus	1961-1966	29	19.10.33	87y 114d
7	DE Hoare	Aus	1961-1961	1	19.10.34	86y 114d
8	PI Philpott	Aus	1965-1966	8	21.11.34	86y 81d
9	I Meckiff	Aus	1957-1963	18	06.01.35	86y 35d
10	KH Eastwood	Aus	1971-1971	1	23.11.35	85y 79d
11	PJ Allan	Aus	1965-1965	1	31.12.35	85y 41d
12	RB Simpson	Aus	1957-1978	62	03.02.36	85y 7d
13	KN Slater	Aus	1959-1959	1	12.03.36	84y 335d
14	WM Lawry	Aus	1961-1971	67	11.02.37	83y 365d
15	TR Veivers	Aus	1963-1967	21	06.04.37	83y 310d
16	G Thomas	Aus	1965-1966	8	21.03.38	82y 326d
17	GF Rorke	Aus	1959-1959	4	27.06.38	82y 228d
18	FM Misson	Aus	1960-1961	5	19.11.38	82y 83d
19	AN Connolly	Aus	1963-1971	29	29.06.39	81y 226d
20	HB Taber	Aus	1966-1970	16	29.04.40	80y 287d
21	KR Stackpole	Aus	1966-1974	43	10.07.40	80y 215d
22	RHD Sellers	Aus	1964-1964	1	20.08.40	80y 174d
23	RM Cowper	Aus	1964-1968	27	05.10.40	80y 128d

1	NI Thomson	Eng	1964-1965	5	23.01.29	92y 18d
2	JM Parks	Eng	1954-1968	46	21.10.31	89y 112d
3	R Subba Row	Eng	1958-1961	13	29.01.32	89y 12d
4	R Illingworth	Eng	1958-1973	61	08.06.32	88y 247d
5	MJ Stewart	Eng	1962-1964	8	16.09.32	88y 147d
6	MJK Smith	Eng	1958-1972	50	30.06.33	87y 225d
7	R Swetman	Eng	1959-1960	11	25.10.33	87y 108d
8	DEV Padgett	Eng	1960-1960	2	20.07.34	86y 205d
9	DW Richardson	Eng	1957-1957	1	03.11.34	86y 99d
10	ER Dexter	Eng	1958-1968	62	15.05.35	85y 271d
11	K Taylor	Eng	1959-1964	3	21.08.35	85y 173d
12	RW Barber	Eng	1960-1968	28	26.09.35	85y 137d
13	JG Binks	Eng	1964-1964	2	05.10.35	85y 128d
14	A Brown	Eng	1961-1961	2	17.10.35	85y 116d
15	FE Rumsey	Eng	1964-1965	5	04.12.35	85y 68d
16	WE Russell	Eng	1961-1967	10	03.07.36	84y 222d
17	HJ Rhodes	Eng	1959-1959	2	22.07.36	84y 203d
18	AC Smith	Eng	1962-1963	6	25.10.36	84y 108d
19	PH Parfitt	Eng	1961-1972	37	08.12.36	84y 64d
20	KE Palmer	Eng	1965-1965	1	22.04.37	83y 294d
21	JSE Price	Eng	1964-1972	15	22.07.37	83y 203d
22	BR Knight	Eng	1961-1969	29	18.02.38	82y 358d
23	AR Lewis	Eng	1972-1973	9	06.07.38	82y 219d
24	RM Prideaux	Eng	1968-1969	3	31.07.39	81y 194d
25	N Gifford	Eng	1964-1973	15	30.03.40	80y 317d
26	JDF Larter	Eng	1962-1965	10	24.04.40	80y 292d
27	P Lever	Eng	1970-1975	17	17.09.40	80y 146d
28	G Boycott	Eng	1964-1982	108	21.10.40	80y 112d
29	J Birkenshaw	Eng	1973-1974	5	13.11.40	80y 89d

1	DK Gaekwad	Ind	1952-1961	11	27.10.28	92y 106d
2	CD Gopinath	Ind	1951-1960	8	01.03.30	90y 346d
3	CT Patankar	Ind	1955-1956	1	24.11.30	90y 78d
4	NJ Contractor	Ind	1955-1962	31	07.03.34	86y 340d
5	CG Borde	Ind	1958-1969	55	21.07.34	86y 204d
6	SA Durani	Ind	1960-1973	29	11.12.34	86y 61d
7	VV Kumar	Ind	1961-1961	2	22.06.35	85y 233d
8	P Bhandari	Ind	1955-1956	3	27.11.35	85y 75d
9	V Subramanya	Ind	1965-1968	9	16.07.36	84y 209d
10	FM Engineer	Ind	1961-1975	46	25.02.38	82y 351d
11	AA Baig	Ind	1959-1967	10	19.03.39	81y 328d
12	EAS Prasanna	Ind	1962-1978	49	22.05.40	80y 264d

1	TG McMahon	NZl	1955-1956	5	08.11.29	91y 94d
2	IB Leggat	NZl	1954-1954	1	07.06.30	90y 248d
3	JC Alabaster	NZl	1955-1972	21	11.07.30	90y 214d
4	JS Solomon	NZl	1958-1965	27	26.08.30	90y 168d
5	FJ Cameron	NZl	1961-1965	19	01.06.32	88y 254d
6	RW Blair	NZl	1953-1964	19	23.06.32	88y 232d
7	RM Harris	NZl	1959-1959	2	27.07.33	87y 198d
8	BD Morrison	NZl	1963-1963	1	17.12.33	87y 55d
9	JW Guy	NZl	1955-1961	12	29.08.34	86y 165d
10	BA Bolton	NZl	1959-1959	2	31.05.35	85y 255d
11	PT Barton	NZl	1961-1963	7	09.10.35	85y 124d
12	JW D’Arcy	NZl	1958-1958	5	23.04.36	84y 293d
13	RI Harford	NZl	1968-1968	3	30.05.36	84y 256d
14	AE Dick	NZl	1961-1965	17	10.10.36	84y 123d
15	BW Sinclair	NZl	1963-1968	21	23.10.36	84y 110d
16	GT Dowling	NZl	1961-1972	39	04.03.37	83y 343d
17	JT Sparling	NZl	1958-1964	11	24.07.38	82y 201d
18	BF Hastings	NZl	1969-1976	31	23.03.40	80y 324d
19	BAG Murray	NZl	1968-1971	13	18.09.40	80y 145d
20	GA Bartlett	NZl	1961-1968	10	03.02.41	80y 7d

1	Wazir Mohammad	Pak	1952-1959	20	22.12.29	91y 50d
2	SF Rehman	Pak	1958-1958	1	11.06.35	85y 244d
3	Khalid Ibadulla	Pak	1964-1967	4	20.12.35	85y 52d
4	DA Sharpe	Pak	1959-1959	3	03.08.37	83y 191d
5	Saeed Ahmed	Pak	1958-1973	41	01.10.37	83y 132d
6	Ijaz Butt	Pak	1959-1962	8	10.03.38	82y 337d
7	Mohammad Farooq	Pak	1960-1965	7	8.04.38	82y 308d
8	Javed Burki	Pak	1960-1969	25	08.05.38	82y 278d
9	A D’Souza	Pak	1959-1962	6	17.01.39	82y 24d

1	JC Watkins	SAF	1949-1957	15	10.04.23	97y 306d
2	RG Draper	SAF	1950-1950	2	24.12.26	94y 48d
3	GB Lawrence	SAF	1961-1962	5	31.03.32	88y 316d
4	HD Bromfield	SAF	1961-1965	9	26.06.32	88y 229d
5	MK Elgie	SAF	1961-1962	3	06.03.33	87y 341d
6	SF Burke	SAF	1962-1965	2	11.03.34	86y 336d
7	GD Varnals	SAF	1964-1965	3	24.07.35	85y 201d
8	WS Farrer	SAF	1962-1964	6	08.12.36	84y 64d
9	C Wesley	SAF	1960-1960	3	05.09.37	83y 158d
10	PR Carlstein	SAF	1958-1964	8	28.10.38	82y 105d
11	R Dumbrill	SAF	1965-1967	5	19.11.38	82y 83d
12	MJ Macaulay	SAF	1965-1965	1	19.04.39	81y 297d
13	D Gamsy	SAF	1970-1970	2	17.02.40	80y 359d
14	PHJ Trimborn	SAF	1967-1970	4	18.05.40	80y 268d

1	S Ramadhin	Win	1950-1961	43	01.05.29	91y 285d
2	BH Pairaudeau	Win	1953-1957	13	14.04.31	89y 302d
3	CW Smith	Win	1960-1962	5	29.07.33	87y 196d
4	DT Dewdney	Win	1955-1958	9	23.10.33	87y 110d
5	JL Hendriks	Win	1962-1969	20	21.12.33	87y 51d
6	HA Furlonge	Win	1955-1956	3	19.06.34	86y 236d
7	WV Rodriguez	Win	1962-1968	5	25.06.34	86y 230d
8	LR Gibbs	Win	1958-1976	79	29.09.34	86y 134d
9	EDAS McMorris	Win	1958-1966	13	04.04.35	85y 312d
10	RB Kanhai	Win	1957-1974	79	26.12.35	85y 46d
11	GS Sobers	Win	1954-1974	93	28.07.36	84y 197d
12	PD Lashley	Win	1960-1966	4	11.02.37	83y 365d
13	WW Hall	Win	1958-1969	48	12.09.37	83y 151d
14	DW Allan	Win	1962-1966	5	05.11.37	83y 97d
15	CD Watson	Win	1960-1962	7	01.07.38	82y 224d
16	AW White	Win	1965-1965	2	20.11.38	82y 82d
17	CC Griffith	Win	1960-1969	28	14.12.38	82y 58d
18	RGA Headley	Win	1973-1973	2	29.06.39	81y 226d
19	DAJ Holford	Win	1966-1977	24	16.04.40	80y 300d
20	BA Davis	Win	1965-1965	4	02.05.40	80y 284d
21	RM Edwards	Win	1968-1969	5	03.06.40	80y 252d

Pakistan bowlers capturing ten plus wickets in a test match

Hasan Ali of Pakistan captured 10 for 114 with two five wickets hauls in each innings of the just concluded Rawalpindi test against South Africa to provide the 39^th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten plus wickets in a match. All such occasions are tabulated below

Player	W-Runs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
Fazal Mahmood	12-094	Ind	Lucknow	Oct 1952
Fazal Mahmood	12-099	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1954
Zulfiqar Ahmed	11-079	NZl	Karachi	Oct 1955
Fazal Mahmood	13-114	Aus	Karachi	Oct 1956
Fazal Mahmood	12-100	Win	Dhaka	Mar 1959
Intikhab Alam	11-130	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1973
Imran Khan	12-165	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1977
Sarfraz Nawaz	11-125	Aus	Melbourne	Mar 1979
Iqbal Qasim	11-118	Aus	Karachi	Feb 1980
Imran Khan	14-116	Srl	Lahore	Mar 1982
Abdul Qadir	11-218	Aus	Faisalabad	Sep 1982
Imran Khan	11-079	Ind	Karachi	Dec 1982
Imran Khan	11-180	Ind	Faisalabad	Jan 1983
Imran Khan	10-077	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1987
Abdul Qadir	13-101	Eng	Lahore	Nov 1987
Imran Khan	11-121	Win	Georgetown	Apr 1988
Waqar Younis	10-106	NZl	Lahore	Oct 1990
Waqar Younis	12-130	NZl	Faisalabad	Oct 1990
Waqar Younis	13-135	Zim	Karachi	Dec 1993
Wasim Akram	11-179	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1994
Waqar Younis	11-119	Srl	Kandy	Aug 1994
Mushtaq Ahmed	10-171	NZl	Christchurch	Dec 1995
Wasim Akram	10-106	Zim	Faisalabad	Oct 1996
Mohammad Zahid	11-130	NZl	Rawalpindi	Nov 1996
Mushtaq Ahmed	10-106	Win	Peshawar	Nov 1997
Saqlain Mushtaq	10-187	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1999
Danish Kaneria	12-094	Ban	Multan	Aug 2001
Saqlain Mushtaq	10-155	Zim	Bulawayo	Nov 2002
Shoaib Akhtar	10-080	Ban	Peshawar	Aug 2003
Shoaib Akhtar	11-078	NZl	Wellington	Dec 2003
Danish Kaneria	10-190	Srl	Karachi	Oct 2004
Mohammad Asif	11-071	Srl	Kandy	Apr 2006
Saeed Ajmal	10-097	Eng	Dub-DSC	Jan 2012
Saeed Ajmal	11-118	Zim	Harare	Sep 2013
Yasir Shah	10-141	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 2016
Yasir Shah	10-210	Win	A Dhabi	Oct 2016
Mohammad Abbas	10-095	Aus	A Dhabi	Oct 2018
Yasir Shah	14-184	NZl	Dub-DSC	Nov 2018
Hasan Ali	10-114	SAF	Rawalpindi	Feb 2021

Pakistan bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test with five plus wicket haul in both innings of the test

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Hasan Ali of Pakistan captured 10 for 114 with two five wickets hauls in each innings of the just concluded Rawalpindi test against South Africa to provide the 27^th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten plus wickets in a match with five plus wickets haul in both innings. All such occasions are tabulated below,

No	Player	W-Runs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Fazal Mahmood	12-094	Ind	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952
2	Fazal Mahmood	12-099	Eng	The Oval	12 Aug 1954
3	Zulfiqar Ahmed	11-079	NZl	Karachi	13 Oct 1955
4	Fazal Mahmood	13-114	Aus	Karachi	11 Oct 1956
5	Fazal Mahmood	12-100	Win	Dhaka	06 Mar 1959
6	Intikhab Alam	10-182	NZl	Dhaka	08 Nov 1969
7	Imran Khan	12-165	Aus	Sydney	14 Jan 1977
8	Imran Khan	14-116	Srl	Lahore	22 Mar 1982
9	Imran Khan	11-180	Ind	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
10	Abdul Qadir	10-194	Eng	Lahore	19 Mar 1984
11	Wasim Akram	10-128	NZl	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985
12	Abdul Qadir	10-186	Eng	Karachi	16 Dec 1987
13	Wasim Akram	11-160	Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990
14	Waqar Younis	12-130	NZl	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990
15	Waqar Younis	13-135	Zim	Karachi	01 Dec 1993
16	Waqar Younis	11-119	Srl	Kandy	26 Aug 1994
17	Mushtaq Ahmed	10-106	Win	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
18	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-187	Ind	Chennai	28 Jan 1999
19	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Ind	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
20	Wasim Akram	11-110	Win	St John’s	25 May 2000
21	Danish Kaneria	12-094	Ban	Multan	29 Aug 2001
22	Shoaib Akhtar	11-078	NZl	Wellington	26 Dec 2003
23	Mohd Asif	11-071	Srl	Kandy	03 Apr 2006
24	Saeed Ajmal	11-111	Win	Providence	12 May 2011
25	Mohd Abbas	10-095	Aus	A Dhabi	16 Oct 2018
26	Yasir Shah	14-184	NZl	Dub-DSC	24 Nov 2018
27	Hasan Ali	10-114	SAF	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021

He also became the ninth Pakistan bowler to capture ten wickets in a test with five wickets in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	W-Runs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-216	Ind	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
2	Abdul Qadir	10-194	Eng	Lahore	19 Mar 1984
3	Saqlain Mushtaq	10-187	Ind	Chennai	28 Jan 1999
4	Abdul Qadir	10-186	Eng	Karachi	16 Dec 1987
5	Intikhab Alam	10-182	NZl	Dhaka	08 Nov 1969
6	Wasim Akram	10-128	NZl	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985
7	Hasan Ali	10-114	SAf	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021
8	Mushtaq Ahmed	10-106	Win	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
9	Mohd Abbas	10-095	Aus	A Dhabi	16 Oct 2018

Fifth day – India Vs England – First test at Chennai

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Shubman Gill scored 50 runs in India’s second innings to provide the 99^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England.

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring exact 50 runs in an innings against England. Others are – ML Jaisimha at Delhi in Feb 1964 and SM Gavaskar at Bengaluru in Jan 1977

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	ML Jaisimha	50	3	Eng	Delhi	08 Feb 1964
2	SM Gavaskar	50	3	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
3	Shubman Gill	50	4	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

It also provides the 12^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring exact 50 runs in an innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	NJ Contractor	50	4	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
2	ML Jaisimha	50	3	Eng	Delhi	08 Feb 1964
3	SM Gavaskar	50	3	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
4	SM Gavaskar	50	2	Aus	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
5	CPS Chauhan	50	4	Aus	Kolkata	26 Oct 1979
6	SM Gavaskar	50	1	Pak	Nagpur	05 Oct 1983
7	NR Mongia	50	3	SAF	Jo’burg	16 Jan 1997
8	V Sehwag	50	3	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
9	KL Rahul	50	1	Win	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016
10	G Gambhir	50	3	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
11	Shubman Gill	50	2	Aus	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
12	Shubman Gill	50	4	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

Shubman Gill {02} and SM Gavaskar {03} are the two Indian opening batsmen who have scored exact 50 runs in a test innings on two or more occasions

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Shubman Gill	50	2	Aus	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
2	Shubman Gill	50	4	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

1	SM Gavaskar	50	3	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
2	SM Gavaskar	50	2	Aus	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
3	SM Gavaskar	50	1	Pak	Nagpur	05 Oct 1983

AM Rahane and Washigton Sundar scored ducks in India’s second innings to provide the 256^th and 257^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck in an innings against England.

It also provides the 98^th and 99^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck in an innings against England in India and also provides the 11^th and 12^th such occasion at Chennai.

R Ashwin had scored 2467 runs and captured 377 wickets prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needed 33 more runs for his 2500 runs. He scored 31 and 9 which fetched him 2507 runs. His nine wickets in this test fetched him 386 wickets. He became the third Indian all rounder to score 2500 runs and capture 375 plus wickets. Others are – Kapil Dev {5248 runs and 434 wickets} and A Kumble {2506 runs and 619 wickets}

Washington Sundar scored 85 not out and zero in this test to provide the 20^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty and a duck in a test against England.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	L Amarnath	0	50	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
2	VM Merchant	78	0	Eng	Manchester	20 Jul 1946
3	P Roy	140	0	Eng	Mum-BS	14 Dec 1951
4	VL Manjrekar	133	0	Eng	Leeds	05 Jun 1952
5	SA Durani	71	0	Eng	Mum-BS	11 Nov 1961
6	VL Manjrekar	108	0	Eng	Chepauk	10 Jan 1964
7	AL Wadekar	0	91	Eng	Leeds	08 Jun 1967
8	S Abid Ali	58	0	Eng	Delhi	20 Dec 1972
8	FM Engineer	86	0	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
10	Vengsarkar	0	103	Eng	Lord’s	02 Aug 1979
11	Vengsarkar	0	52	Eng	The Oval	30 Aug 1979
12	RJ Shastri	66	0	Eng	The Oval	08 Jul 1982
13	V Sehwag	106	0	Eng	Nottingham	08 Aug 2002
14	MS Dhoni	0	76*	Eng	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
15	R Dravid	136	0	Eng	Mohali	19 Dec 2008
16	SK Raina	0	78	Eng	Lord’s	21 Jul 2011
17	MS Dhoni	52	0	Eng	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
18	MS Dhoni	82	0	Eng	The Oval	15 Aug 2014
18	GH Vihari	56	0	Eng	The Oval	07 Sep 2018
20	W Sundar	85*	0	Eng	Chepauk	05 Feb 2021

He became the second Indian batsman to perform such a feat against England at Chepauk after VL Manjrekar. VL Manjrekar has scored 108 and zero in Jan 1964.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	VL Manjrekar	108	0	Eng	Chepauk	10 Jan 1964
2	W Sundar	85*	0	Eng	Chepauk	05 Feb 2021

V Kohli had scored nine fifties as captain against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He needed one more fifty for his ten fifties. He scored 72 in India’s second innings to become the first Indian captain to score ten fifties against England. He joined the following nine captains who have scored ten or more fifties against England.

No	Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	AR Border	Aus	29	48	9	2276	05	12	17
2	DG Bradman	Aus	19	32	5	2432	10	06	16
3	GC Smith	SAF	21	39	3	2051	07	07	14
4	IM Chappell	Aus	16	30	1	1181	02	09	11
5	CH Lloyd	Win	18	24	1	1103	02	09	11
6	IVA Richards	Win	19	26	2	1102	01	10	11
7	HW Taylor	SAF	15	27	2	1287	04	07	11
8	RT Ponting	Aus	19	33	2	1433	04	06	10
9	GS Sobers	Win	13	23	5	1417	05	05	10
10	V Kohli	Ind	11	20	2	1331	04	06	10

S Nadeem scored a duck in India’s second innings to provide the 100^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against England on home soil. It also provides the 12^th such occasion against England at Chennai and also provides the 258^th such occasion against England.

V Kohli’s 72 in this game provide the 49^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty against England. It also represents V Kohli’s seventh fifty against England. MS Dhoni has scored eight fifties to own the record for most fifties by an Indian captain against England.

V Kohli had a run aggregate of 1570 runs against England prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England. He required 30 more runs for his 1600 runs. He scored 11 and 72 runs in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 1653 runs. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score 1600 plus runs against England. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2525}, SM Gavaskar {2483}, R Dravid {1950} and GR Viswanath {1880}

England won this test by 227 runs to carve its 48^th win against India. It also provide its 14th win against India in India and its fourth win at Chepauk

It also represent England’s fourth win by 200 plus against India in India. It also represent its largest victory by runs margin. Interestingly all the wins by run margin are with 200 plus runs margin.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Eng	won	227 runs	Ind	Chennai	Feb 2021
2	Eng	won	212 runs	Ind	Mumbai	Mar 2006
3	Eng	won	202 runs	Ind	Chennai	Feb 1934
4	Eng	won	200 runs	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1977

Pakistan glovemen scoring centuries in a test innings

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Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan scored 115 not out against South Africa in the just concluded test at Rawalpindi to provide the 227^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 19^th occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper scoring a century against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Imtiaz Ahmed	209	2	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Oct 1955
2	Imtiaz Ahmed	122	1	Pak	Win	Kingston	Feb 1958
3	Imtiaz Ahmed	135	1	Pak	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1961
4	Taslim Arif	210*	2	Pak	Aus	Faisalabad	Mar 1980
5	Moin Khan	115*	1	Pak	Aus	Lahore	Nov 1994
6	Moin Khan	117*	4	Pak	Srl	Sialkot	Sep 1995
7	Moin Khan	105	1	Pak	Eng	Leeds	Aug 1996
8	Rashid Latif	150	1	Pak	Win	Sharjah	Jan 2002
9	Moin Khan	137	2	Pak	NZl	Hamilton	Dec 2003
10	Kamran Akmal	109	3	Pak	Ind	Mohali	Mar 2005
11	Kamran Akmal	154	2	Pak	Eng	Lahore	Nov 2005
12	Kamran Akmal	102*	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	Jan 2006
13	Kamran Akmal	113	1	Pak	Ind	Karachi	Jan 2006
14	Kamran Akmal	119	2	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	Nov 2007
15	Kamran Akmal	158*	2	Pak	Srl	Karachi	Feb 2009
16	Sarfaraz Ahmed	103	2	Pak	Srl	Col-SSC	Aug 2014
17	Sarfaraz Ahmed	109	1	Pak	Aus	Dub-DSC	Oct 2014
18	Sarfaraz Ahmed	112	2	Pak	NZl	Dub-DSC	Nov 2014
19	Mohd Rizwan	115*	3	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Feb 2021

It also provides the 13^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. Mohd Rizwan became the first Pakistan wicket keeper batsman to score a century against South Africa.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	H Wood	134*	2	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1892
2	LEG Ames	148*	2	Eng	SAF	The Oval	Aug 1935
3	LEG Ames	115	1	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Dec 1938
4	JM Parks	108*	1	Eng	SAF	Durban	Dec 1964
5	AJ Stewart	164	3	Eng	SAF	Manchester	Jul 1998
6	RD Jacobs	113*	2	Win	SAF	Bridgetown	Mar 2001
7	A Flower	142	2	Zim	SAF	Harare	Sep 2001
8	A Flower	199*	3	Zim	SAF	Harare	Sep 2001
9	AC Gilchrist	204*	1	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	Feb 2002
10	AC Gilchrist	138*	2	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 2002
11	MS Dhoni	132*	2	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	Feb 2010
12	JM Bairstow	150*	1	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2016
13	Mohd Rizwan	115*	3	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	Feb 2021

Fourth day – India Vs England – First test at Chennai

08/02/2021 hrg

Indian innings contained three half centuries – CA Pujara {73}, RR Pant {91} and W Sundar {85*} – to provide the 25^th occasion of three Indian batsmen scoring half centuries against England. It also provides the 14^th occasion of three Indian batsmen scoring half centuries against England in India and the fourth such occasion against England at Chepauk. The four occasions are – in Feb 1993, in Dec 2008, in Dec 2016 and now in Feb 2021.

MJ Leach returned with figures of 2 for 105 to provide the 94^th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs against India. It also provides the 53^rd occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs against India in India and provides the 15^th such occasion at Chennai.

England lost its first wicket without a run on the board in its second innings to provide the tenth occasion of England losing its first wicket without a run on the board against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	W/R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1/0	4	Ind	Kolkata	05 Jan 1934
2	1/0	4	Ind	Lord’s	27 Jun 1936
3	1/0	2	Ind	Mum-BS	06 Feb 1973
4	1/0	4	Ind	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
5	1/0	1	Ind	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986
6	2/0	1	Ind	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986
7	1/0	1	Ind	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
8	1/0	1	Ind	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
9	1/0	2	Ind	Mohali	19 Dec 2008
10	1/0	3	Ind	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

It also provides the fifth occasion of England losing its first wicket without a run on the board in the second innings against India in India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion at Chennai.

No	W/R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	1/0	4	Ind	Kolkata	05 Jan 1934
2	1/0	2	Ind	Mum-BS	06 Feb 1973
3	1/0	4	Ind	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
4	1/0	2	Ind	Mohali	19 Dec 2008
5	1/0	3	Ind	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

R Ashwin has taken 120 wickets so far while sharing the new ball as a spinner. He has taken most wickets in this role.

India’s new ball attack in England’s second innings was shared by two spinners – R Ashwin and S Nadeem – to provide the 65^th occasion of two spinners sharing the new ball in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 16^th occasion of two Indian spinners sharing the new ball in a test innings.

It also provides the 18^th occasion of two spinners sharing the new ball in a test innings against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of two Indian spinners sharing the new ball in a test innings against England. It is interesting to note that all the six occasions have been on home soil and also the first such occasion at Chennai

I Sharma captured his 300^th wicket when he had DW Lawrence leg before wicket for 18 in England’s second innings. He became the 35^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets. He also became the 26^th pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets.

He also became the sixth Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619}, Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {417}, R Ashwin {377} and Z Khan {311}. He also became the third Indian pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets after Kapil Dev and Z Khan. Kapil Dev and Z Khan have captured 434 and 311 wickets respectively.

RJ Burns collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 41^st occasion of an England opening batsman collecting the first ball duck. It also provides the 31^st occasion of an England opening batsman collecting the first ball duck on away soil.

RJ Burns collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the third occasion of an England opening batsman collecting the first ball duck against India and also provides the third occasion of an England opening batsman collecting the first ball duck on away soil against India. Others are – AR Lewis at Mum-BS in Feb 1973 and AJ Strauss at Mohali in Dec 2008.

This test was R Ashwin’s 75^th test. He became the 20^th Indian cricketer to appear in 75 plus tests and joined the Wisden Almanac’s list of cricketers who have played 75 plus tests.

R Ashwin captured six for 61 in England’s second innings to provide the 13^th occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings when he has opened the bowling as a spinner. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Wkts	Pos	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	6-047	2	3	Win	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
2	5-095	1	3	Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
3	5-063	2	3	Aus	Hyd-RGS	02 Mar 2013
4	5-087	2	2	Ban	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015
5	5-042	1	4	Srl	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
6	5-051	1	2	SAF	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
7	5-032	2	2	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
8	7-066	2	4	SAG	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
9	5-061	2	4	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
10	6-132	2	4	NZl	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
11	6-041	2	4	Aus	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
12	5-069	2	2	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
13	6-061	1	3	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

His 13 five wickets haul is a record for a spin bowler who has shared the new ball. HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka has eleven five wicket hauls to his credit. R Ashwin and HMRKB Herath are the only two bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings when a spin bowler shared the new ball in the annals of test cricket

R Ashwin had an aggregate of 42 wickets against England in India prior to the start of the first Test against England at Chennai against England. He required eight more wickets for his 50 wickets. He captured nine wickets in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 51 wickets. He became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus test wickets against England in India. Others are – BS Chandrasekhar {64}, A Kumble {56} and BS Bedi {50}.

R Ashwin’s 6 for 61 in England’s second innings provides the 28^th occasion of his capturing five wicket haul of his test career. A Kumble owns the record of most five wicket hauls by an Indian bowler with 35 five wicket hauls to his credit.

It also provides the 22^nd occasion of his capturing five wicket haul of his test career on home soil. A Kumble owns the record of most five wicket hauls by an Indian bowler with 25 five wicket hauls on home soil to his credit.

R Ashwin’s nine wicket haul in this test fetched him 263 wickets on home soil. He now stands third in the list of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets on home soil. Anil Kumble with 350 wickets and Harbhajan Singh with 265 wickets occupy the first two places.

R Ashwin returned with figures of nine for 207 in this test to provide the tenth occasion of his capturing nine or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	W-Runs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	13-140	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
2	12-085	NZl	Hyd-RGS	23 Aug 2012
3	12-098	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
4	12-167	Eng	Mumbai	08 Dec 2016
5	12-198	Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
6	10-160	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
7	10-225	NZl	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
8	09-128	Win	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
9	09-190	Win	Mumbai	22 Nov 2011
10	09-207	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

It also provides R Ashwin’s second nine plus wicket haul in a match against England, the first being his 12 for 167 at Mumbai in Dec 2016.

No	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	12-167	Eng	Mumbai	08 Dec 2016
2	09-207	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

It also provides R Ashwin’s second nine plus wicket haul in a match at Chennai the first being his 12 for 198 against Australia in Feb 2013.

No	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	12-198	Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
2	09-207	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021

Teams losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is also the first innings of the test

08/02/2021 hrg

Bangladesh scored 430 in its first innings against West Indies in the just concluded test at Chattogram to provide the 48^th occasion of a team losing a test despite posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is also the first innings of the test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	I	Res	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Aus	586	1	lost	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1894
2	Aus	414	1	lost	Eng	Melbourne	Mar 1895
3	Eng	519	1	lost	Aus	Melbourne	Mar 1929
4	Eng	425	1	lost	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1930
5	Eng	405	1	lost	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1930
6	Aus	435	1	lost	Eng	Sydney	Feb 1933
7	Eng	496	1	lost	Aus	Leeds	Jul 1948
8	Aus	520	1	lost	SAF	Melbourne	Feb 1953
9	Pak	408	1	lost	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1958
10	Win	526/7d	1	lost	Eng	Trinidad	Mar 1968
11	Ind	402	1	lost	Aus	Perth	Dec 1977
12	Aus	401/9d	1	lost	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1981
13	Aus	429	1	lost	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1984
14	Ind	424	1	lost	Aus	Bengaluru	Mar 1998
15	Eng	445	1	lost	Srl	The Oval	Aug 1998
16	Aus	490	1	lost	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1999
17	Ban	400	1	lost	Ind	Dhaka	Nov 2000
18	Zim	422/9d	1	lost	Ind	Delhi	Nov 2000
19	Pak	405	1	lost	Eng	Karachi	Dec 2000
20	Aus	445	1	lost	Ind	Kolkata	Mar 2001
21	Aus	447	1	lost	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2001
22	Win	448	1	lost	Srl	Galle	Nov 2001
23	SAF	484	1	lost	Eng	The Oval	Sep 2003
24	Aus	556	1	lost	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2003
25	NZl	409	1	lost	Eng	Leeds	Jun 2004
26	NZl	433	1	lost	Aus	Ch’church	Mar 2005
27	Win	405	1	lost	Aus	Adelaide	Nov 2005
28	SAF	451/9d	1	lost	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2006
29	Ban	427	1	lost	Aus	Fatullah	Apr 2006
30	Eng	551/6d	1	lost	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2006
31	Ind	414	1	lost	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2007
32	Ban	419	1	lost	Eng	Dhaka	Mar 2010
33	Srl	425	1	lost	Ind	Col-PSS	Aug 2010
34	Aus	428	1	lost	Ind	Mohali	Oct 2010
35	Aus	478	1	lost	Ind	Bengaluru	Oct 2010
36	Srl	400	1	lost	Eng	Cardiff	May 2011
37	Zim	412	1	lost	Pak	Bulawayo	Sep 2011
38	Win	449/9d	1	lost	Aus	Bridgetown	Apr 2012
39	Aus	408	1	lost	Ind	Mohali	Mar 2013
40	Srl	428/9d	1	lost	Pak	Sharjah	Jan 2014
41	Pak	451	1	lost	Srl	Galle	Aug 2014
42	Ind	408	1	lost	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 2014
43	Eng	400	1	lost	Ind	Mumbai	Dec 2016
44	Eng	477	1	lost	Ind	Chennai	Dec 2016
45	Pak	443/9d	1	lost	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2016
46	Ban	595/8d	1	lost	NZl	Wellington	Jan 2017
47	Eng	403	1	lost	Aus	Perth	Dec 2017
48	Ban	430	1	lost	Win	Chattogram	Feb 2021

It also provides the fifth occasion of Bangladesh losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is also the first innings of the test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	I	Res	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Ban	400	1	lost	Ind	Dhaka	Nov 2000
2	Ban	427	1	lost	Aus	Fatullah	Apr 2006
3	Ban	419	1	lost	Eng	Dhaka	Mar 2010
4	Ban	595/8d	1	lost	NZl	Wellington	Jan 2017
5	Ban	430	1	lost	Win	Chattogram	Feb 2021

It also provides the fourth occasion of a team losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is also the first innings of the test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	I	Res	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Pak	408	1	lost	Win	Georgetown	Mar 1958
2	Aus	429	1	lost	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1984
3	Aus	490	1	lost	Win	Bridgetown	Mar 1999
4	Ban	430	1	lost	Win	Chattogram	Feb 2021

The following table lists the 33 occasions of a team losing a test after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of the test.

No	Team	Score	Inns	Res	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SAF	506	2	lost	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1910
2	Aus	465	2	lost	SAF	Adelaide	Jan 1911
3	Eng	447	2	lost	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1921
4	Eng	479	2	lost	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1925
5	Eng	419/9d	2	lost	SAF	Nottingham	Jun 1951
6	Pak	574/8d	2	lost	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1972
7	Ind	406	2	lost	Win	Mumbai	Jan 1975
8	Eng	435	2	lost	Win	The Oval	Aug 1976
9	Aus	419	2	lost	Ind	Melbourne	Feb 1981
10	Eng	430	2	lost	Aus	Leeds	Jun 1989
11	Ind	454	2	lost	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 1990
12	Srl	547/8d	2	lost	Aus	Col-SSC	Aug 1992
13	Aus	419	2	lost	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1995
14	Eng	432	2	lost	Aus	The Oval	Aug 2001
15	Win	408	2	lost	Aus	Trindidad	Apr 2003
16	Win	410	2	lost	SAF	Jo’burg	Dec 2003
17	Srl	407	2	lost	Aus	Col-SSC	Mar 2004
18	Pak	407	2	lost	Ind	Multan	Mar 2004
19	Win	416	2	lost	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 2004
20	SAF	419	2	lost	Eng	Jo’burg	Jan 2005
21	Ind	449	2	lost	Pak	Bengaluru	Mar 2005
22	Win	404	2	lost	Pak	Kingston	Jun 2005
23	Eng	418	2	lost	Pak	Multan	Nov 2005
24	Pak	538	2	lost	Eng	Leeds	Aug 2006
25	Pak	504	2	lost	Eng	The Oval	Aug 2006
26	Ind	532	2	lost	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2008
27	Ban	408	2	lost	NZl	Hamilton	Feb 2010
28	Ban	556	2	lost	Win	Dhaka	Nov 2012
29	Ind	444	2	lost	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2014
30	NZl	523	2	lost	Eng	Lord’s	May 2015
31	Pak	400	2	lost	Eng	Birmingham	Aug 2016
32	Pak	422	2	lost	Srl	A Dhabi	Sep 2017
33	SAF	431	2	lost	Ind	Vizag	Oct 2019

Bangladesh has lost two tests after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of the test. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Inns	Res	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Ban	408	2	lost	NZl	Hamilton	Feb 2010
2	Ban	556	2	lost	Win	Dhaka	Nov 2012

There are three occasions of a team losing a test against West Indies after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings which is the second innings of the test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Inns	Res	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Ind	406	2	lost	Win	Mumbai	Jan 1975
2	Eng	435	2	lost	Win	The Oval	Aug 1976
3	Ban	556	2	lost	Win	Dhaka	Nov 2012

West Indies batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships

07/02/2021 hrg

NE Bonner and KA Mayers added 216 runs for the fourth wicket in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Bangladesh at Chattogram to provide the 76^th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	GA Headley, RK Nunes	2	227	4	Eng	Kingston	03.04.30
2	IM Barrow, GA Headley	2	200	1	Eng	Manchester	22.07.33
3	GA Headley, JSealy	3	202	1	Eng	Kingston	14.03.35
4	GE Gomez, Walcott	4	267	1	Ind	Delhi	10.11.48
5	AF Rae, Stollmeyer	1	239	1	Ind	Chennai	27.01.49
6	GE Gomez, Walcott	6	211	3	Eng	Lord’s	24.06.50
7	Weekes, Worrell	4	283	2	Eng	Nottingham	20.07.50
8	Pairaudeau, Weekes	5	219	2	Ind	Trinidad	21.01.53
9	Walcott, Worrell	4	213	2	Ind	Kingston	28.03.53
10	JKC Holt, Worrell	2	222	3	Eng	Bridgetown	06.02.54
11	Weekes, Worrell	3	338	1	Eng	Trinidad	17.03.54
12	Walcott, Weekes	3	242	1	Aus	Trinidad	11.04.55
13	DS Atkinson, Depeiaza	7	347	2	Aus	Bridgetown	14.05.55
14	CC Hunte, Sobers	2	446	2	Pak	Kingston	26.02.58
15	Sobers, Walcott	2	269	2	Pak	Georgetown	13.03.58
16	BF Butcher, Kanhai	4	217	1	Ind	Kolkata	31.12.58
17	Sobers, Worrell	4	399	2	Eng	Bridgetown	06.01.60
18	Kanhai, E McMorris	2	255	2	Ind	Kingston	07.03.62
19	Kanhai, SM Nurse	3	200	2	Aus	Bridgetown	05.05.65
20	DAJ Holford, Sobers	6	274*	3	Eng	Lord’s	16.06.66
21	SM Nurse, Sobers	5	265	1	Eng	Leeds	04.08.66
22	Kanhai, SM Nurse	3	273	1	Eng	Trinidad	14.03.68
23	Kanhai, Sobers	4	250	1	Eng	Georgetown	28.03.68
24	MC Carew, SM Nurse	2	231	1	NZl	Christchurch	13.03.69
25	RC Fredericks, Rowe	2	269	1	NZl	Kingston	16.02.72
26	CA Davis, Sobers	6	254	3	NZl	Bridgetown	23.03.72
27	MLC Foster, Kanhai	5	210	2	Aus	Kingston	16.02.73
28	Kallicharran, CH Lloyd	4	208	1	Eng	The Oval	26.07.73
29	RC Fredericks, Rowe	1	206	2	Eng	Kingston	16.02.74
30	Kallicharran, Rowe	2	249	2	Eng	Bridgetown	06.03.74
31	Greenidge, CH Lloyd	4	207	3	Ind	Bengaluru	22.11.74
32	CH Lloyd, DL Murray	6	250	1	Ind	Mumbai	23.01.75
33	Kallicharran, Richards	3	220	2	Ind	Bridgetown	10.03.76
34	Kallicharran, Richards	3	303	1	Eng	Nottingham	03.06.76
35	Greenidge, DL Haynes	1	225	3	NZl	Christchurch	22.02.80
36	DL Haynes, Richards	2	223	2	Eng	Lord’s	19.06.80
37	HA Gomes, CH Lloyd	4	237	2	Ind	Trinidad	11.03.83
38	Greenidge, DL Haynes	1	296	2	Ind	St John’s	28.04.83
39	PJL Dujon, CH Lloyd	6	207	2	Ind	St John’s	28.04.83
40	Greenidge, DL Haynes	1	250*	4	Aus	Georgetown	02.03.84
41	Richards, Richardson	3	308	2	Aus	St John’s	07.04.84
42	HA Gomes, Richards	3	206	2	Eng	Birmingham	14.06.84
43	HA Gomes, Greenidge	2	287*	4	Eng	Lord’s	28.06.84
44	Richards, Richardson	4	235	2	Ind	Kingston	28.04.89
45	Greenidge, DL Haynes	1	298	2	Eng	St John’s	12.04.90
46	DL Haynes, Richardson	2	297	2	Aus	Georgetown	23.03.91
47	BC Lara, Richardson	3	293	2	Aus	Sydney	02.01.93
48	Chanderpaul, BC Lara	5	219	1	Eng	St John’s	16.04.94
49	JC Adams, BC Lara	3	221	1	NZl	Wellington	10.02.95
50	BC Lara, RG Samuels	3	208	2	Aus	Perth	01.02.97
51	JC Adams, BC Lara	5	322	2	Aus	Kingston	13.03.99
52	Campbell, AFG Griffith	1	276	1	NZl	Hamilton	16.12.99
53	D Ganga, CH Gayle	1	214	2	Zim	Bulawayo	19.07.01
54	Chanderpaul, Hooper	5	293	1	Ind	Georgetown	11.04.02
55	Chanderpaul, Hooper	5	215	2	Ind	Bridgetown	02.05.02
56	BC Lara, RR Sarwan	3	232	1	Eng	St John’s	10.04.04
57	RD Jacobs, BC Lara	6	282*	1	Eng	St John’s	10.04.04
58	Chanderpaul, RR Sarwan	5	262*	2	Ban	Kingston	04.06.04
59	BC Lara, RR Sarwan	3	209	2	Eng	Birmingham	29.07.04
60	Chanderpaul, Hinds	4	284	1	SAF	Georgetown	31.03.05
61	CH Gayle, RR Sarwan	2	331	2	SAF	St John’s	29.04.05
62	D Ganga, RR Sarwan	2	203	1	Ind	Basseterre	22.06.06
63	DJ Bravo, BC Lara	5	200	2	Pak	Multan	19.11.06
64	CH Gayle, RR Sarwan	2	202	2	Eng	Kingston	04.02.09
65	D Ramdin, RR Sarwan	6	261	2	Eng	Bridgetown	26.02.09
66	Chanderpaul, BP Nash	5	234	2	Eng	Trinidad	06.03.09
67	Chanderpaul, BP Nash	4	220	2	SAF	Basseterre	18.06.10
68	Sammy, MN Samuels	7	204	1	Eng	Nottingham	25.05.12
69	CH Gayle, KOA Powell	1	254	2	NZl	N Sound	25.07.12
70	Chanderpaul, D Ramdin	5	296*	1	Ban	Dhaka	13.11.12
71	DM Bravo, MN Samuels	3	326	2	Ban	Khulna	21.11.12
72	Chanderpaul, D Ramdin	6	200	1	NZl	Hamilton	19.12.13
73	KC Brathwaite, SD Hope	4	246	2	Eng	Leeds	25.08.17
74	SO Dowrich, JO Holder	8	212	2	Zim	Bulawayo	29.10.17
75	SO Dowrich, JO Holder	7	295*	3	Eng	Bridgetown	23.01.19
76	NE Bonner, KR Mayers	4	216	4	Ban	Chattogram	03.02.21

It also provides the fourth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against Bangladesh. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Chanderpaul, Sarwan	5	262*	2	Ban	Kingston	04.06.04
2	Chanderpaul, D Ramdin	5	296*	1	Ban	Dhaka	13.11.12
3	DM Bravo, MN Samuels	3	326	2	Ban	Khulna	21.11.12
4	NE Bonner, KR Mayers	4	216	4	Ban	Chattogram	03.02.21

It also provides the 14th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	GE Gomez, Walcott	4	267	1	Ind	Delhi	10.11.48
2	Weekes, Worrell	4	283	2	Eng	Nottingham	20.07.50
3	Walcott, Worrell	4	213	2	Ind	Kingston	28.03.53
4	BF Butcher, Kanhai	4	217	1	Ind	Kolkata	31.12.58
5	Sobers, Worrell	4	399	2	Eng	Bridgetown	06.01.60
6	Kanhai, Sobers	4	250	1	Eng	Georgetown	28.03.68
7	Kallicharran, CH Lloyd	4	208	1	Eng	The Oval	26.07.73
8	Greenidge, CH Lloyd	4	207	3	Ind	Bengaluru	22.11.74
9	HA Gomes, CH Lloyd	4	237	2	Ind	Trinidad	11.03.83
10	Richards, Richardson	4	235	2	Ind	Kingston	28.04.89
11	Chanderpaul, Hinds	4	284	1	SAF	Georgetown	31.03.05
12	Chanderpaul, BP Nash	4	220	2	SAF	Basseterre	18.06.10
13	KC Brathwaite, SD Hope	4	246	2	Eng	Leeds	25.08.17
14	NE Bonner, KR Mayers	4	216	4	Ban	Chattogram	03.02.21

It also provides the fourth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Date
1	GA Headley, RK Nunes	2	227	4	Eng	Kingston	03.04.30
2	Greenidge, DL Haynes	1	250*	4	Aus	Georgetown	02.03.84
3	HA Gomes, Greenidge	2	287*	4	Eng	Lord’s	28.06.84
4	NE Bonner, KR Mayers	4	216	4	Ban	Chattogram	03.02.21

Double centuries by debutants in the fourth innings of a test

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KR Mayers of West Indies scored 210 not on his test debut against Bangladesh at Chattogram in the just concluded test and earned the distinction of becoming the sixth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a double century on test debut.

He became the second West Indies batsman to perform such a feat after LG Rowe. LG Rowe had scored 214 against New Zealand at Kingston in Feb 1972.

KR Mayers became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a double century on test debut in the fourth innings of a test.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RE Foster	287	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1903
2	LG Rowe	214	1	Win	NZl	Kingston	Feb 1972
3	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	Apr 1987
4	MS Sinclair	214	1	NZl	Win	Wellington	Dec 1999
5	JA Rudolph	222*	2	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	Apr 2003
6	KR Mayers	210*	4	Win	Ban	Chattogram	Feb 2021

KR Mayers became the eighth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century on test debut in the fourth innings of a test.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AA Baig	112	4	Ind	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1959
2	FC Hayes	106*	4	Eng	Win	The Oval	Jul 1973
3	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	Feb 1975
4	Mohd Wasim	109*	4	Pak	NZl	Lahore	Nov 1996
5	Yasir Hameed	105	4	Pak	Ban	Karachi	Aug 2003
6	DR Smith	105*	4	Win	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2004
7	F du Plessis	110*	4	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	Nov 2012
8	KR Mayers	210*	4	Win	Ban	Chattogram	Feb 2021

KR Mayers’ 210 not out represents the highest score by a debutant in the fourth innings of a test match. The previous best was Abbas Ali Baig’s 112 in the test between India and England at Manchester in Jul 1959

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	KR Mayers	210*	4	Win	Ban	Chattogram	Feb 2021
2	AA Baig	112	4	Ind	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1959

KR Mayers became the third West Indies batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century on test debut in the fourth innings of a test.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	L Baichan	105*	4	Win	Pak	Lahore	Feb 1975
2	DR Smith	105*	4	Win	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2004
3	KR Mayers	210*	4	Win	Ban	Chattogram	Feb 2021

It is interesting to note that all these three West Indies batsmen have scored centuries on their test debut in the fourth innings of a test on away soil

KR Mayers became the sixth batman in the annals of test cricket to score double century in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists all these six batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GA Headley	223	4	Win	Eng	Kingston	Apr 1930
2	WJ Edrich	219	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	Mar 1939
3	SM Gavaskar	221	4	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1979
4	CG Greenidge	214*	4	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1984
5	NJ Astle	222	4	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	Mar 2002
6	KR Mayers	210*	4	Win	Ban	Chattogram	Feb 2021

Third day – India Vs England – First test at Chennai

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JE Root of England became the tenth batsman to score 200 plus runs in a test innings at Chepauk when he scored 218 in the ongoing test against India The first ever double century at Chepauk was scored by Gundappa Viswanath who scored the test cricket’s first ever “Double Nelson” – 222 against England in Jan 1982. The following table lists all the double centuries scored by batsmen at Chepauk

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GR Viswanath	222	1	Eng	Chepauk	13 Jan 1982
2	SM Gavaskar	236*	2	Win	Chepauk	24 Dec 1983
3	G Fowler	201	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
4	MW Gatting	207	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
5	DM Jones	210	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Sep 1986
6	ML Hayden	203	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Mar 2001
7	V Sehwag	319	2	SAF	Chepauk	26 Mar 2008
8	MS Dhoni	224	2	Aus	Chepauk	22 Feb 2013
9	KK Nair	303*	2	Eng	Chepauk	16 Dec 2016
10	JE Root	218	1	Ind	Chepauk	05 Feb 2021

JE Root became the fifth visiting batsman to score 200 plus runs in a test innings against India at Chepauk. His 218 in the ongoing test provides the highest individual score by a visiting batsman against India at Chepauk. The previous best was 210 by Australian batsman DA Jones in Sep 1986. All the five centuries are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Root	218	1	Ind	Chepauk	05 Feb 2021
2	DM Jones	210	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Sep 1986
3	MW Gatting	207	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
4	ML Hayden	203	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Mar 2001
5	G Fowler	201	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985

JE Roots’ 218 in this test was his third double century while batting at number four. He now shares the record for most double centuries for an England batsman batting at number four with KP Pietersen. KP Pietersen has also scored three double centuries while batting at number four. The following table lists the centuries scored by these two batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	P	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yesr
1	KP Pietersen	226	4	1	Win	Leeds	May 2007
2	KP Pietersen	227	4	2	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2010
3	KP Pietersen	202*	4	1	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2011

No	Player	Runs	P	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JE Root	226	4	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
2	JE Root	228	4	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021
3	JE Root	218	4	1	Ind	Chepauk	Feb 2021

R Aswhin has bowled 55.1 overs in this innings to provide the 135^th occasion of an Indian bowler bowling 50 plus overs in a test innings. it also provides the fifth occasion of R Ashwin bowling 50 plus overs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	52.1	6	156	5	1	Win	Mumbai	Nov 2011
2	53.0	6	194	3	1	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2012
3	52.3	9	183	3	2	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 2012
4	52.5	13	92	3	4	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2018
5	55.1	5	146	3	1	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

It also provides the first occasion of Ashwin bowling 50 plus overs against England. It also provides the third occasion of Ashwin bowling 50 plus overs in a test innings on home soil

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	52.1	6	156	5	1	Win	Mumbai	Nov 2011
2	52.3	9	183	3	2	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 2012
3	55.1	5	146	3	1	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

Thus R Ashwin has bowled most overs in his test career The following table lists the numbers of overs bowled by him at home and on away soil

A-H-C	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
Away	53.0	1	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 2012
Home	52.3	2	Eng	Kolkata	Dec 2012
Career	55.1	1	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

CA Pujara-RR Pant added 119 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 109th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England. It also provides the 66^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England on home soil and the 14^th occasion at Chepauk.

It also provides the 19^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against England. It also provides the 13^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against England on home soil and the third occasion at Chepauk

RR Pant scored 91 in this game to provide the 122nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England.

It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings on home soil. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil.

RR Pant became the second Indian batsman to score a ninety against England at Chepauk after M Amaranath. M Amaranath had scored 95 against England at Chepauk in Jan 1985.

He also became the third Indian batsman to score a ninety against various oppositions at Chepauk. His 91 provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety at Chepauk.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GR Viswanath	97*	1	Win	Chepauk	Jan 1975
2	DB Vengsarkar	90	2	Srl	Chepauk	Sep 1982
3	M Amarnath	95	3	Eng	Chepauk	Jan 1985
4	SM Gavaskar	90	4	Aus	Chepauk	Sep 1986
5	SM Gavaskar	91	2	Pak	Chepauk	Feb 1987
6	DB Vengsarkar	96	2	Pak	Chepauk	Feb 1987
7	RR Pant	91	2	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

RR Pant scored 91 in this to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a ninety in a test innings.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	FM Engineer	90	1	NZl	Chepauk	Feb 1965
2	KD Karthik	93	3	Pak	Kolkata	Mar 2005
3	MS Dhoni	92	1	Eng	The Oval	Aug 2007
4	MS Dhoni	92	1	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
5	MS Dhoni	98	2	NZl	Nagpur	Nov 2010
6	MS Dhoni	90	3	SAF	Centurion	Dec 2010
7	MS Dhoni	99	2	Eng	Nagpur	Dec 2012
8	RR Pant	92	1	Win	Rajkot	Oct 2018
9	RR Pant	92	2	Win	Hyd-RGS	Oct 2018
10	RR Pant	97	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
11	RR Pant	91	2	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety against England.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	MS Dhoni	90	2	Eng	The Oval	Aug 2007
2	MS Dhoni	99	4	Eng	Nagpur	Dec 2012
3	RR Pant	91	2	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

RR Pant became the second Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a ninety at Chepauk after FM Engineer. FM Engineer had scored 90 against New Zealand in Feb 1965.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	FM Engineer	90	1	NZl	Chepauk	Feb 1965
2	RR Pant	91	2	Eng	Chepauk	Feb 2021

V Kohli had an aggregate of 2699 runs while leading India prior to the start of the first test at Chennai against England on home soil. One more run would fetch him 2700 runs. He scored 11 runs and his aggregate read 2710. He became the seventh captain in the annals of test cricket to score 2700 plus runs on home soil. He also became the first Indian captain to score 2700 plus runs on home soil.

No	Player	Team	Mat	I	NO	Runs
1	RT Ponting	Aus	39	71	10	3555
2	AR Border	Aus	51	85	12	3448
3	GC Smith	SAF	53	91	06	3380
4	GS Chappell	Aus	33	62	09	2948
5	GA Gooch	Eng	23	42	01	2820
6	BC Lara	Win	27	46	04	2743
7	V Kohli	Ind	27	41	05	2710