Statistical highlights of First T20I between England and Australia at Southampton

Statistical highlights of First T20I between England and Australia at Southampton

England won this game by two runs to provide the 15th occasion of a team winning a T20I by two runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundDate
1RSAwon2 runsAusJohannesburg24 Feb 06
2Srlwon2 runsEngSouthampton15 Jun 06
3Auswon2 runsPakMelbourne05 Feb 10
4Irewon2 runsKenMombasa24 Feb 12
5Srlwon2 runsAusMelbourne28 Jan 13
6Irewon2 runsCanAbu Dhabi16 Nov 13
7Srlwon2 runsBanChattogram12 Feb 14
8RSAwon2 runsNZlChattogram24 Mar 14
9Zimwon2 runsIndHarare18 Jun 16
10Engwon2 runsNZlHamilton18 Feb 18
11Pakwon2 runsNZlAbu Dhabi31 Oct 18
12Peruwon2 runsBraCP Club Pitch A03 Oct 19
13Sinwon2 runsScoICCA Dubai18 Oct 19
14Engwon2 runsRSADurban14 Feb 20
15Engwon2 runsAusSouthampton04 Sep 20

It also provides the third occasion of England winning a T20I by two runs margin. It also provides England’s first win by two runs margin against Australia.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundDate
1Engwon2 runsNZlHamilton18 Feb 18
2Engwon2 runsRSADurban14 Feb 20
3Engwon2 runsAusSouthampton04 Sep 20

England became the second team to win T20I games by two runs margin on three occasions after Sri Lanka. The following table lists the wins by these two teams

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundDate
1Engwon2 runsNZlHamilton18 Feb 18
2Engwon2 runsRSADurban14 Feb 20
3Engwon2 runsAusSouthampton04 Sep 20
       
1Srlwon2 runsEngSouthampton15 Jun 06
2Srlwon2 runsAusMelbourne28 Jan 13
3Srlwon2 runsBanChattogram12 Feb 14

England won this game by two runs to provide the third occasion of a a team winning a T20I  by two runs margin against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundDate
1RSAwon2 runsAusJohannesburg24 Feb 06
2Srlwon2 runsAusMelbourne28 Jan 13
wEngwon2 runsAusSouthampton04 Sep 20

England’s win in this game at Southampton provide the fourth occasion of a ground witnessing a team winning a T20I by two runs margin. Other grounds are Abu Dhabi, Chattogram and Melbourne. The following table list all these four grounds.

NoTeamResultMarginOppGroundDate
1Irewon2 runsCanAbu Dhabi16 Nov 13
2Pakwon2 runsNZlAbu Dhabi31 Oct 18
       
1Srlwon2 runsBanChattogram12 Feb 14
2RSAwon2 runsNZlChattogram24 Mar 14
       
1Auswon2 runsPakMelbourne05 Feb 10
2Srlwon2 runsAusMelbourne28 Jan 13
       
1Srlwon2 runsEngSouthampton15 Jun 06
2Engwon2 runsAusSouthampton04 Sep 20

JC Buttler opened the innings for England in this game and also kept wickets. It was his tenth T20I game in which he has opened the innings and also kept wickets. He became the second England wicket keeper opener to don the dual role of opening and also keeping wickets after C Kieswetter. C Kieswetter has appeared in dual role for England on 23 occasions.

JC Buttler became the twelfth batsman to appear in dual role in the history of T20Is. The following table lists all the twelve batsmen

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHS
1Mohd ShahzadAfg515121505118*
2Q de KockRSA40403118379*
3C KieswetterEng2323150463
4Kamran AkmalPak2222046673
5BB McCullumNZl2222576281*
6N DickwellaSrl1313018438
7AC GilchristAus1313127248
8MDKJ PereraSrl1313028877
9JC ButtlerEng1010138273*
10R GurbazAfg1010033279
11BRM TaylorZim1010125760*
12CAK WaltonWin1009013840

DA Warner’s aggregate T20I runs read 2265 at the end of this game. He now stands fifth in the list of batsmen who have xcored most runs in the history of T20Is. Others are – V Kohli {2794}, RG Sharma {2773}, MJ Guptill {2536} and Shoaib Malik {2336}

DA Warner’s 58 in this game represent his 19th fifty in T20Is.  He now occupies the third place for most fifties by a batsman in T20Is. RG Sharma {25} and V Kohli {24} occupy the first two places.

DA Warner’s aggregate T20I runs read 2097 at the end of this game as an opening batsman. He now stands third in the list of opening batsmen who have scored most runs in the history of T20Is. Others are – RG Sharma {2313} and MJ Guptill {2209}.

AJ Finch scored seven boundary fours in his knock of 46 in this game which fetched him 203 boundary fours. He became the ninth batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in T20Is. The following table lists all these batsmen

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHS4s
1V KohliInd827621279494*258
2PR StirlingIre78776212495251
3RG SharmaInd108100152773118245
4MJ GuptillNZl888572536105225
5TM DilshanSrl8079121889104*223
6Mohd ShahzadAfg656531936118*218
7DA WarnerAus808092265100*218
8Mohd HafeezPak949010214786*217
9AJ FinchAus626292035172203

AJ Finch became the second Australian batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in T20Is after DA Warner. DA Warner has scored 218 boundary fours

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHS4s
1DA WarnerAus808092265100*218
2AJ FinchAus626292035172203

DA Warner’s 58 in this game represent his 18th fifty as an opening batsman. He now shares the second place for most fifties by an opening batsman in T20Is with PR Sterling of Ireland. PR Sterling has also scored 18 fifties as an opening batsman. RG Sharma of India occupies the first place with 20 fifties to his credit.

DA Warner scored four boundaries in his knock of 58 which fetched him 203 boundary fours while opening the innings. He became the fourth opening batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in the history of T20Is. Others are – PR Sterling {244}, RG Sharma {212} and TM Dilshan {209}

DA Warner scored four boundaries in his knock of 58 which fetched him 906 boundary fours in T20 games. He is one of the three batsmen who have scored 900 plus boundary fours in the history of T20 games. Others are – CH Gayle {1026} and BB McCullum {924}

This game was 50th T20I game for CJ Jordan. He became the sixth England cricketer to appear in 50 plus T20Is. Others are – EJG Morgan [93}, JC Buttler {70}, AD Hales {60}, SJC Broad {56} and LG Wright {51}

This game was 70th T20I game for JC Buttler. He became the second England cricketer to appear in 70 plus T20Is after EJG Morgan. EJG Morgan has appeared in 93 T20Is including this game.

DA Warner’s 58  in  this  game was in a losing cause to provide the  391st occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the 26th occasion of an Australian batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is.

DA Warner’s 58  in  this  game was in a losing cause to provide the 36th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against England.

DA Warner’s 58  in  this  game was in a losing cause to provide the  383rd occasion of a batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Australian batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is.

DA Warner’s 58  in  this  game was in a losing cause to provide the 36th occasion of a batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is against England.

DA Warner’s 58  in  this  game was in a losing cause to provide the  156th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the 16th occasion of an Australian opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is.

DA Warner’s 58  in  this  game was in a losing cause to provide the 17th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in T20Is against England.

DA Warner’s 58  in  this  game was in a losing cause to provide the  152nd occasion of an opening batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is. It also provides the 15th occasion of an Australian opening batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is.

DA Warner’s 58  in  this  game was in a losing cause to provide the 17th  occasion of an opening batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian opening batsman’s half century going in vain in T20Is against England.

Indian Premier League Statistics in a Nutshell – Part One

Indian Premier League Statistics in a Nutshell – Part One

Eight teams have played 100 plus matches with Mumbai playing most matches – 187 closely followed by Bangalore – 181

NoTeamSpanMat
1Mumbai Indians2008-2019187
2Royal Challengers Bangalore2008-2019181
3Kolkata Knight Riders2008-2019178
4Delhi Capitals2008-2019177
5Kings XI Punjab2008-2019176
6Chennai Super Kings2008-2019165
7Rajasthan Royals2008-2019147
8Sunrisers Hyderabad2013-2019108

Only two teams have won 100 plus matches while seven teams have lost 50 plus matches. Most matches are won by Mumbai 107, while Delhi has lost most matches – 97. Three teams – Delhi {97}, Punjab {94} and Bangalore {92} have lost 90 plus matches

TeamSpanMatWon
Mumbai Indians2008-2019187107
Chennai Super Kings2008-2019165100
TeamSpanMatLost
Delhi Capitals2008-201917797
Kings XI Punjab2008-201917694
Royal Challengers Bangalore2008-201918192
Kolkata Knight Riders2008-201917883
Mumbai Indians2008-201918778
Rajasthan Royals2008-201914769
Chennai Super Kings2008-201916563

There are 93 occasions of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs. Its break up read thus – Bangalore {18}, Chennai {16], Deccan {01}, Delhi {06}, Gujarat {01}, Kolkata {11}, Mumbai [11}, Punjab {12}, Rajasthan {07} and Sunrisers {10}. There are 22 occasions of both the teams scoring 200 plus runs in the same match.

IPL has witnessed 35 occasions of a team scoring 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings. Bangalore’s 49 all out in 9.4 overs against Kolkata at Kolkata on 23.04.17 is the lowest total registered by a team in a completed innings in the tournament. It also provides the lone occasions of a team dismissed for a total less than 50 runs in the tournament. Delhi has been dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in a completed innings on ten occasions and owns the record for a team dismissed most times for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in the tournament. Bangalore and Mumbai share the joint second place with five occasions each.

There are nine occasions of s team winning a game by 100 plus runs, eleven occasions of a team winning a game without losing a wicket and six occasions of a team winning a game by 50 plus balls remaining in the second innings.  There are ten occasions of a team winning a game by one run margin, three occasions of a team winning a game by one wicket margin and six occasions of a team winning a game by two wickets margin. IPL has witnessed nine Tied matches and 26 occasions of a match won on the last ball.

As many as 31 batsmen have aggregated 2000 plus runs in the tournament. Two batsmen V Kohli {5412} and SK Raina {5368} are the only two batsmen who have scored 5000 plus runs in the tournament. The following ten batsmen have an aggregate of 4000 plus runs in the tournament.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsCHC
1V Kohli177169265412536
2SK Raina193189285368138
3RG Sharma188183284898136
4DA Warner126126174706444
5S Dhawan159158214579037
6CH Gayle125124154484628
7MS Dhoni190170654432023
8RV Uthappa177170174411024
9AB de Villiers154142324395333
10G Gambhir154152164217036

As many as 19 Indian batsmen and 12 overseas batsmen have scored 2000 plus runs in the tournament. DA Warner {4706|, CH Gayle {4484} and AB de Villiers {4395} are the three overseas batsmen to have an aggregate of 4000 plus runs

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsCHC
1DA Warner126126174706444
2CH Gayle125124154484628
3AB de Villiers154142324395333

Thirteen batsmen have scored 20 plus fifties in the tournament with DA Warner scoring most fifties – 48 {04 centuries and 44 half centuries}. Eight Indian batsmen and five Overseas batsmen share the honour of scoring 20 plus fifties. V Kohli with 41 fifties {05 centuries and 36 half centuries} owns the record for most fifties among the Indian batsmen. DA Warner with 48 {04 centuries and 44 half centuries} owns the record for most fifties among the overseas batsmen.

As many as 58 centuries have been registered in the tournament of which Indian batsmen have scored 23 centuries and overseas batsmen have scored 35 centuries. Bangalore leads the table with 13 centuries followed by Punjab which has scored ten centuries

CH Gayle has scored six centuries followed by V Kohli who has scored five centuries. DA Warner and SR Watson have scored four centuries. AB de Villiers has scored three centuries. CH Gayle with his six centuries owns the record for most centuries by a batsman in the tournament.

CH Gayle of Bangalore in 2011, SR Watson of Chennai in 2018 and HM Amla of Punjab in 2017 are the three batsmen in the tournament who have scored two centuries in the same edition. V Kohli of Bangalore is the only batsman in the tournament to score four centuries in the same edition.

There are 33 occasion of batsmen scoring a century containing ten or more boundary fours. PC Valthaty of Punjab scored 19 boundary fours in his knock of 120 not out against Chennai at Mohali on 13.04.11 and AB de Villers of Bangalore scored 19 boundary fours in his knock of 133 not out against Mumbai at Mumbai on 10.05.15 share the record of scoring most boundary fours while scoring a century in the tournament.

Two batsmen have scored centuries containing ten or more boundary sixes. CH Gayle of Bangalore scored 175 not out with 17 boundary sixes against Pune at Bangalore on 15.04.12 and BB McCullum of Kolkata scored 153 not out with 13 boundary sixes against Bangalore at Bangalore on 18.04.08.

Three batsmen in the tournament have score centuries with ten or more boundary fours and ten or more boundary sixes. CH Gayle of Bangalore scored 175 not out with 17 boundary sixes against Pune at Bangalore on 15.04.12 and BB McCullum of Kolkata scored 153 not out with 13 boundary sixes against Bangalore at Bangalore on 18.04.08. AB de Villers of Bangalore scored 10 boundary fours and 12 boundary sixes in his knock of 129 not out against Gujarat at Bangalore on 14.05.16

Two batsmen have scored centuries containing ten or more boundary fours in the finals of the tournament. WP Saha of Punjab scored 115 not out containing 10 boundary fours against Kolkata at Bangalore on 01.06.14 and SR Watson scored 117 not out containing 11 boundary fours against Sunrisers at Mumbai on 27.05.18.

The tournament has witnessed two occasions of two batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings. V Kohli {109} and AB de Villiers {125 not out} of Bangalore scored centuries against Gujarat at Bangalore on 14.05.16. JM Bairstow {114} and DA Warner {100 not out} of Sunrisers scored centuries against Bangalore at Hyd-RGS on 31.03.19

There are eleven occasions of a batsman’s century in a losing cause in the tournament of which three are by overseas batsmen.

There are 61 occasion of batsmen scoring nineties in the tournament of which 28 occasions are by overseas batsmen. DA Warner of Sunrisers with five occasions owns the record for most nineties by a batsman in the tournament. CH Gayle and GJ Maxwell have scored nineties on two occasions. Punjab batsmen have scored most nineties – twelve and is closely followed by Rajasthan batsmen – nine.

SK Raina and CH Gayle are the only two batsmen to score 99 not out and V Kohli and PP Shaw are the two batsmen to be dismissed on 99 in the tournament. The following table lists the performance of these four batsmen

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1SK Raina99*ChennaiSunrisersHyd-RGS08.05.13
2CH Gayle99*PunjabBangaloreMohali13.04.19
3V Kohli99BangaloreDelhiDelhi10.05.13
4PP Shaw99DelhiKolkataDelhi30.03.19

There are 18 batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle owns the record for scoring most sixes in the tournament with 326 boundary sixes.

CH Gayle {326}, AB de Villiers {212} and MS Dhoni {209} are the three batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle and MS Dhoni own the record for scoring most boundary sixes in the tournament among Overseas batsmen and Indian batsmen respectively.

CH Gayle with his 368 boundary fours and 326 boundary sixes is the only batsman to score 300 plus boundary fours and 300 boundary sixes in the tournament. AB de Villers has scored 357 boundary fours and 212 boundary sixes in the tournament.

The record for scoring most boundary fours is credited to S Dhawan. He has scored 524 boundary fours. He also remains the only batsman to score 500 plus boundary fours in the tournament. SK Raina {493}, G Gambhir {492}, V Kohli {480}, RV Uthappa {435}, RG Sharma {431} and AM Rahane {404} are the other six batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours in the tournament.

Harbhajan Singh and PA Patel share the record for most ducks by a batsman in the tournament. Both the batsmen have scored 13 ducks in the tournament. GJ Mexwell and JH Kallis share the record for most ducks by an overseas batsman. Both the batsmen have scored nine ducks in the tournament. As many as 45 batsmen have scored six or more ducks in the tournament. 30 Indian batsmen have scored six or more ducks in the tournament and 15 overseas batsmen have scored six or more ducks in the tournament.

Fourteen bowlers have captured 100 plus wickets in the tournament of which twelve are Indian bowlers and two are overseas bowlers. Among Indian bowlers, A Mishra holds the record for most wickets – 157 wickets, while SL Malinga holds the record for most wickets for overseas bowlers. SL Malinga holds the record for most wickets in the tournament.

SL Malinga {170}, A Mishra {157}, Harbhajan Singh {150} and PP Chawla {150} are the four bowlers who have captured 150 plus wickets in the tournament.

The tournament has witnessed 20 occasions of bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings of which there are three occasions of bowlers capturing six or more wickets in an innings. – Sohail Tanvir of Rajasthan captured six for 14 against Chennai at Jaipur on 04.05.08, A Zampa of Rising Pune captured six for 19 against Sunrisers at Vizag on 10.05.16 and A Josheph of Mumbai captured six for 12 against Sunrisers at Hyd-RGS on 06.04.19

A Joseph’s six for 12 representing Mumbai against Sunrisers at Hyd-RGS on 06.04.19 represent the best bowling effort in the tournament.

The tournament has witnessed 139 occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings. it comprises of six wickets in an innings on three occasions, five wickets in an innings on 17 occasions and exact four wickets in an innings on 119 occasions.

Mumbai and Punjab bowlers share the record for most number of occasions of four plus wickets in an innings. Both the teams have 18 occasions. Bangalore and Chennai closely follow Mumbai and Punjab with 17 such occasions.

There are 67 occasions of overseas bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the tournament. it comprises of six wickets in an innings on three occasions, five wickets in an innings on six occasions and exact four wickets in an innings on 58 occasions.

Overseas bowlers representing Kolkata have captured four or more wickets in an innings on 12 occasions. Overseas bowlers representing Mumbai have captured four or more wickets in an innings on 11 occasions.

There are five bowlers who have captured four or more wickets conceding single digit runs. The following table lists all these five bowlers.

NoPlayerWRTeamOppositionGroundDate
1A Kumble505BangaloreRajasthanCape Town18.04.09
2RG Sharma406DeccanMumbaiCenturion06.05.09
3DR Smith408GujaratKolkataKanpur19.05.16
4Mishra A409DeccanPunjabDharamsala21.05.11
5S Badree409BangaloreMumbaiBangalore14.04.17

A Kumble is the only bowler to capture five wickets conceding single digit runs in the tournament. He returned with figures of five for five representing Bangalore against Rajasthan at Cape Town on 18.04.09.

SP Narine and SL Malinga have captured four or more wickets on seven occasions in the tournament and share the record for most four or wicket hauls in the tournament. L Balaji, A Mishra, RA Jadeja and AJ Tye have captured four or more wicket hauls on four occasions in the tournament.

The tournament has witnessed thirty occasions of a bowler’s four plus wickets haul in a losing cause. It comprises of one six wicket haul, four five wicket hauls and 24 exact four wicket hauls.

NoPlayerWRTeamOppositionGroundDate
1A Zampa619Ris PuneSunrisersVizag10.05.16
        
1MM Patel521MumbaiPunjabMohali10.05.11
2SP Narine519KolkataPunjabKolkata15.04.12
3JP Faulkner516RajasthanSunrisersHyd-RGS17.05.13
4AS Rajpout514PunjabSunrisersHyd-RGS25.04.18

AJ Tye and Yuvraj Singh have witnessed two occasions of four plus wicket hauls going in vain.

NoPlayerWRTeamOppositionGroundDate
1AJ Tye434PunjabRajasthanJaipur08.05.18
2AJ Tye441PunjabKolkataIndore12.05.18
        
1Yuvraj Singh429PuneDelhiMumbai17.04.11
2Yuvraj Singh435BangaloreRajasthanBangalore11.05.14

There are sixteen occasions of four plus wickets by overseas bowlers going in vain in the tournament. It comprises of one six wicket haul, two five wicket hauls and 13 exact four wickets hauls.

The tournament has witnessed four occasions of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the same match

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppGroundDate
1MM Patel5-21MumPunMohali10.05.11
2BA Bhatt4-22PunMumMohali10.05.11
       
1SL Malinga4-23MumKolA Dhabi16.04.14
2SP Narine4-20KolMumA Dhabi16.04.14
       
1SR Watson4-29BanGujBangalore25.05.16
2DS Kulakarni4-34GujBanBangalore25.05.16
       
1S Kaul4-29SunRPunHyd-RGS06.05.17
2JD Unadkat5-30RPunSunHyd-RGS06.05.17

The tournament has witnessed two occasions of two bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the same innings.

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppGroundDate
1MM Patel4-28MumRajMumbai11.04.12
2KA Pollard4-44MumRajMumbai11.04.12
       
1MA Starc4-15BanPunBangalore06.05.15
2S Aravind4-27BanPunBangalore06.05.15

There are eleven occasions of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs in an innings and eight occasions of a bowler conceding 60 plus runs without capturing a wicket in the tournament.

Basil Thampi returned none for 70 representing Sunrisers against Bangalore at Bangalore on 17.05.18. His figures represent the most expensive figures in terms of runs conceded in the tournament in both the captioned categories. He also remains the only bowler in the tournament to concede 70 plus runs.

KD Karthik {124} and MS Dhoni {116} are the two wicket keepers to effect 100 plus dismissals in the tournament. KD Karthik with 124 dismissals owns the record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in the tournament.

KD Karthik {94} and MS Dhoni {83} are the two wicket keepers to pouch 80 plus catches in the tournament. KD Karthik with 94 catches owns the record for most catches by a wicket keeper in the tournament.

KD Karthik {30}. RV Uthappa {32} and MS Dhoni {33} are the three wicket keepers to effect 30 plus stumping dismissals in the tournament. MS Dhoni with 33 stumping dismissals owns the record for most stumping dismissals by a wicket keeper in the tournament.

There are ten fielders other than wicket keepers who have pouched 50 plus catches – five Indian fieldsman and five overseas fieldsmen. SK Raina with 95 catches owns the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman and also owns the record for most catches by a fieldsman in the tournament. AB de Villiers with 78 catches owns the record for most catches by an overseas fieldsman. SK Raina {95}, RG Sharma {79} and AB de Villiers {78} are the three fieldsmen who have pouched 75 plus catches in the tournament.

SR Tendulkar, DA Warner, JH Kallis, R Tewatia and F du Plessis are the five fieldmen who have pouched four catches in an innings in the tournament.

NoPlayerCtITeamOppGroundDate
1SR Tendulkar41MumKolMumbai16.05.08
2DA Warner42DelRajDelhi31.03.10
3JH Kallis42KolDecKolkata11.04.11
4R Tewatia42DelMumMumbai24.03.19
5F du Plessis41CheKolKolkata14.04.19

As many as 199 three figure partnerships have been registered by batsmen in the tournament. There are four occasions of batsmen posting 200 plus runs in the tournament. There are 21 occasions of batsmen posting 150 plus runs in the tournament including four occasions of 200 plus runs partnerships.

Of these 199 three figure partnerships, 38 three figure partnerships have been posted by overseas batsmen

229 runs partnership between V Kohli and AB de Villiers for Bangalore against Gujarat at Bangalore on 14.05.16 represents the highest partnership in the tournament.

Break up of 199 three figure partnerships wicket wise read thus –  First wicket {67}, Second wicket {67}, Third wicket {36}, Fourth wicket {17}, Fifth wicket {09}, Sixth wicket {02}, Seventh Wicket {01}, Eighth Wicket {00}, Ninth wicket {00} and Tenth wicket {00}

Break up of 199 three figure partnerships team wise read thus – Bangalore {32}. Chennai {25}, Deccan {06}, Delhi {18|, Gujarat {03}, Kochi {01}, Kolkata {25}, Mumbai {24}, Pune {01}, Ris Pune {02}, Punjab {25}, Rajasthan {15} and Sunrisers {22}

There are 15 occasions of batsmen from rival teams posting a three figure partnerships in the same match. The tournament has witnessed two occasions of rival teams posting a three figure partnerships for the same in the same match.

V Kohli and AB de Villiers of Bangalore have posted 150 plus runs on four occasions for second wicket. All such occasions are furnished below.

NoRunsWktOppositionGroundDate
12292ndGujaratBangalore14.05.16
2215*2ndMumbaiMumbai10.05.15
31572ndSunrisersBangalore12.04.16
41552ndRis PunePune-MCA22.04.16

MS Dhoni {174}, G Gambhir {129} and RG Sharma {104} are the three captains who have lead the teams on 100 plus occasions. MS Dhoni with 174 matches owns the record for leading a team on most occasions. He is the  only captain in the tournament to win 100 plus games – 104 to be exact. MS Dhoni {104}, G Gambhir {71} and RG Sharma {60} are the three captains who have won 50 plus matches. MS Dhoni {69}, G Gambhir {57} and V Kohli {55} are the three captains who have lost 50 plus games. MS Dhoni owns the record for winning most games and losing most games in the tournament. He has won 104 games and lost 69 games.

There are 38 cricketers who have played 100 plus matches in the tournament of which eight are overseas cricketers. Thirteen cricketers have appeared in 150 plus matches in the tournament of which one is an overseas cricketer.

SK Raina with 193 matches to his credit owns the record for most capped cricketer in the tournament. He also owns the record for most capped Indian cricketer in the tournament, while AB de Villiers with 154 matches to his credit owns the record for most capped overseas cricketer. AB de Villiers is the only overseas cricketer to appear in 150 plus matches.

The tournament has witnessed all round performance of a fifty coupled with four wickets in the same game by four cricketers on five occasions. The following table furnishes the five occasions.

NoPlayersRunsW-RTeamOppGroundDate
1PC Valthaty754-29PunDecHyd-RGS16.04.11
2Yuvraj Singh66*4-29PuneDelMum-DYP17.04.11
3KA Pollard644-44MumRajMumbai11.04.12
4Yuvraj Singh834-37BanRajBangalore11.05.14
5JP Duminy544-17DelSunVizag18.04.15

The following fifteen captains have led two teams in the tournament

NoPlayerTeama
1MS DhoniChennai , Rising Pune
2G GambhirDelhi , Kolkata
3AC GilchristDeccan, Punjab
4V SehwagDelhi , Punjab
5R DravidRajasthan , Bangalore
6DA WarnerDelhi , Sunrisers
7Yuvraj SinghPunjab, Pune
8SC GangulyKolkata , Pune
9SK RainaChennai , Gujarat
10SR WatsonRajasthan , Bangalore
11KD KarthikDelhi , Kolkata
12KP PietersenDelhi , Bangalore
13AM RahaneRajasthan , Rising Pune
14BB McCullumGujarat , Kolkata
15CL WhiteDeccan, Sunrisers

The following three captains have led three teams in the tournament

NoPlayerTeama
1KC SangakkaraDeccan, Punjab, Sunrisers
2DPMD JayawardeneDelhi , Punjab, Kochi
3SPD SmithPune , Rajasthan , Rising Pune

The tournament has witnessed 19 hat tricks by the bowlers. The following table lists them

NoBowlerTeamOppVenueDate
1Balaji LChePunChennai10.05.08
2Mishra ADelDecDelhi15.05.08
3Ntini MCheKolKolkata17.05.08
4Yuvraj SinghPunBanDurban01.05.09
5Sharma RGDecMumCenturion06.05.09
6Yuvraj SinghRajDecJo’burg17.05.09
7Praveen KumarBanRajBangalore18.03.10
8Mishra APunDecDharmasala21.05.11
9Chandila ARajPunePune-MCA13.05.12
10Narine SPKolPunMohali16.04.13
11Mishra ASunPunePune-MCA17.04.13
12Tambe PVRajKolAhmedabad05.05.14
13Watson SRRajSunAhmedabad08.05.14
14Patel APunGujRajkot01.05.16
15Badree ABanMumBangalore14.04.17
16Tye AJGujRPunRajkot14.04.17
17Unadkat  JARPunSunHyd-RGS06.05.17
18Curran SMPunDelMohali01.04.19
19Gopal SRajBanBangalore30.04.19

Mishra A has performed the feat on three occasions while Yuvraj Singh has performed the feat on two occasions

NoBowlerTeamOppVenueDate
1Mishra ADelDecDelhi15.05.08
2Mishra APunDecDharmasala21.05.11
3Mishra ASunPunePune-MCA17.04.13
      
1Yuvraj SinghPunBanDurban01.05.09
2Yuvraj SinghRajDecJo’burg17.05.09

Some interesting derivatives have come out of the statistical parameter “Both the Openers scoring fifties” in the tournament

There are 52 occasions of both the openers scoring fifties in the tournament of which ten occasions are by overseas openers. F du Plessis {50} and SR Watson {50} representing Chennai scored exact 50s against Delhi at Vizag on 10.05.19 to provide the lone occasion of both the openers scoring exact fifties in the tournament.

There are four occasions of an opener scoring a century and another opener scoring a half century in the tournament, DR Smith and BB McCullum have scored fifties on two occasions, while JM Bairstow and DA Warner have scored fifties on three occasions.

JM Bairstow {114} and DA Warner {100 not out} representing Sunrisers have scored centuries against Bangalore at Hyd-RGS on 31.03.19 to provide the lone occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in the tournament. There are three occasion of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in the tournament

The tournament has witnessed seven abandoned games. The following table lists all these seven games

NoTeam 1Team 2Ground Date
1DelhiKolkataDelhi 22.04.08
2MumbaiRajasthanDurban 21.04.09
3ChennaiKolkataCape Town 25.04.09
4BangaloreRajasthanBangalore 19.04.11
5KolkataDeccanKolkata 24.04.12
6KolkataRajasthanAhmedabad 21.04.15
7GujaratMumbaiRajkot` 29.04.17

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There are 78 occasions of captains scoring ducks in the tournament. Five captains – AC Gilchrist {07}, G Gambhir {10}, RG Sharma {07}, SK Warne {06} and V Kohli {05} have scored five or more ducks in the tournament. G Gambhir with ten ducks to his credit owns the record for most ducks by a captain in the tournament. Mumbai captains have failed to open the account on 14 occasions and own the record for most occasions of captains of a team scoring ducks in the tournament. Kolkata is another team which has ten occasions of captains scoring ducks in the tournament.

There are 60 occasions of wicket keeper batsmen scoring ducks in the tournament. PA Patel {08}, AC Gilchrist {07}, KD Karthik {06} and NV Ojha {05} are the four wicket keeper batsmen who have failed to open their account in the tournament. PA Patel with eight ducks to his credit owns the record for most ducks by a wicket keeper batsman in the tournament. Mumbai wicket keepers have failed to open the account on 14 occasions and own the record for most occasions of wicket keepers of a team scoring ducks in the tournament.

There are two occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring ducks in the same game in the tournament.

The tournament has witnessed three occasions of captains collecting the duck without facing a delivery. It has also witnessed 35 occasion of captains and 23 occasions of wicket keeper batsmen collecting the first ball ducks.

There are three occasions of captain and wicket keeper batsman from the same team scoring ducks in the same game and also one occasion of captain and wicket keeper batsman from the same team collecting first ball ducks in the same game

The tournament has witnessed nine occasions of captains scoring a century in the tournament of which two centuries were in a losing cause. DA Warner’s 126 for Sunrisers against Kolkata at Hyd-RGS represent the highest score by a captain in the tournament. V Kohli’s five centuries in the tournament have come when he was leading Bangalore.

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppVenueDate
1DA Warner126SunKolHyd-RGS30.04.17
2V Sehwag119DelDecHyd-RGS05.05.11
3V Kohli113BanPunBangalore18.05.16
4V Kohli109BanGujBangalore14.05.16
5V Kohli108*BanRPunBangalore07.05.16
6AC Gilchrist106PunBanDharamsala17.05.11
7SR Tendulkar100*MumKocMumbai15.04.11
8V Kohli100BanGujRajkot24.04.16
9V Kohli100BanKolBangalore19.04.19

The following are the sixteen occasions of captains scoring nineties in the tournament.

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppVenueDate
1V Kohli99BanDelDelhi10.05.13
2RG Sharma98*MumKolKolkata08.04.15
3RG Sharma98*MumKolKolkata08.04.15
4KD Karthik97*KolRajKolkata25.04.19
5V Sehwag94*DelDecDeccan22.04.08
6RG Sharma94MumBanBangalore17.04.18
7G Gambhir93KolBanKolkata28.04.12
8V Kohli93*BanSunBangalore08.04.13
9DA Warner93*SunGujDelhi27.05.16
10SS Iyer93*DelKolDelhi27.04.18
11DA Warner92SunBanHyd-RGS30.04.16
12V Kohli92*BanMumBangalore17.04.18
13SC Ganguly91KolDecDeccan11.05.08
14DA Warner91SunKolVizag22.04.15
15G Gambhir90*KolSunKolkata16.04.16
16DA Warner90*SunMumHyd-RGS18.04.16

The tournament has witnessed 247 occasions of captains scoring fifties in the tournament. V Kohli has scored 33 fifties and owns the record for most fifties by a captain in the tournament. MS Dhoni {21}, G Gambhir {30} and DA Warner {21} are the other three captains who have scored 20 plus fifties in the tournament. There are 14 occasions of captains scoring exact fifty runs in the tournament.

There are 174 occasions of wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in the tournament of which seven are centuries. RR Pant’s 128 not out for Delhi against Sunrisers at Delhi on 10.05.18 represents the highest score by a wicket keeper batsman in the tournament.

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppVenueDate
1RR Pant128*DelSunDelhi10.05.18
2WP Saha115PunKolBangalore01.06.14
3JM Bairstow114SunBanHyd-RGS31.03.10
4AC Gilchrist109*DecMumMum-DYP27.04.08
5Q de Kock108DelBanBangalore17.04.16
6AC Gilchrist106PunBanDharamsala17.05.11
7KL Rahul100*PunMumMumbai10.04.19

The following are the ten occasions of wicket keeper batsmen scoring nineties in the tournament.

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppVenueDate
1RR Pant97DelGujDelhi04.05.17
2KD Karthik97*KolRajKolkata25.04.19
3KL Rahul95*PunRajIndore08.05.18
4JS Buttler95*RajCheJaipur11.05.18
5Sangakkara94PunMumMohali25.04.08
6NV Ojha94*RajCheChennai02.04.10
7JS Buttler94*RajMumMumbai13.05.18
8KL Rahul94PunMumMumbai16.05.18
9WP Saha93PunMumMumbai11.05.17
10MS Bisla92KolCheChennai28.04.13

There are eight occasions of a wicketkeeper batsman scoring exact fifty runs in the tournament.

There are 57 occasions of batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. YK Pathan is the only batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the tournament. YK Pathan was representing Rajasthan. He was dismissed for 100 against Mumbai at Mum-BS on 13.03.10. V Kohli is the only batsman in the tournament to be dismissed for 99. He was dismissed for 99 representing Bangalore against Sunrisers at Hyd-RGS on 08.05.13.

There are twelve occasions of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on two or more occasions. AB de Villiers and AT Rayudu are the two batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on three occasions in the tournament

The tournament has witnessed 125 occasion of a team dismissed all out. There are three occasions in which both the teams are dismissed all out in the same game.

Statistical highlights of the second T20I at Manchester between England and Pakistan

Statistical highlights of the second T20I at Manchester between England and Pakistan

Pakistan’s team total of 195 for 4 in this game represent its highest team total in T20Is against England. The previous best was its 173 for 6 at Cardiff on 05.05.19.

Babar Azam scored 56 and EJG Morgan scored 66  in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of rival skippers scoring fifties in the same T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundDate
11MRSwart891NetKenWindhoek19.04.13
 2COObuya75*2KenNetWindhoek19.04.13
         
21PWBorren571NetScoEdinburgh11.07.15
 2PLMommsen68*2ScoNetEdinburgh11.07.15
         
31EJGMorgan741EngAusCardiff31.08.15
 2SPDSmith902AusEngCardiff31.08.15
         
41AmjadJaved761UAEScoICCA Dubai04.02.16
 2PLMommsen562ScoUAEICCA Dubai04.02.16
         
51PRStirling561IreScoAl Amerat15.02.19
 2KJCoetzer742ScoIreAl Amerat15.02.19
         
61MGErasmus561NamBotWindhoek20.08.19
 2KMotlhanka592BotNamWindhoek20.08.19
         
71KJCoetzer891ScoNetDublin-M16.09.19
 2PMSeelaar96*2NetScoDublin-M16.09.19
         
81QdeKock521RSAIndMohali18.09.19
 2VKohli72*2IndRSAMohali18.09.19
         
91TH David64*1SinNepSingapore28.09.19
 2P Khadka106*2NepSingSingapore28.09.19
         
101VKohli70*1IndWinMumbai11.12.19
 2KAPollard682WinIndMumbai11.12.19
         
111BabarAzam561PakEngManchester30.08.20
 2EJGMorgan662EngPakManchester30.08.20

Babar Azam scored 56 and EJG Morgan scored 66  in this game to provide the 190th and 191st occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20I

Babar Azam scored 56 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in T20I. EJG Morgan scored 66 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in T20I

Babar Azam scored 56 in this game to provide the first occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in T20I against England and thus represent the highest score by a Pakistan captain against England. The previous best was Younis Khan’s 46 not out at The Oval on 07.06.19

EJG Morgan scored 66 in this game to provide the second occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in T20I against Pakistan. The other occasion was EJG Morgan’s 57 not out at Cardiff on 05.05.19. Thus EJG Morgan’s 66 in this game represent the highest score by an England captain against Pakistan in T20I.

Babar Azam scored 56 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring a fifty in T20I as Pakistan captain. EJG Morgan scored 66 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of of his scoring a fifty in T20I as England captain

EJG Morgan with nine fifties to his credit as captain shares the record for most fifties by a captain in T20Is with KS Williamson of New Zealand. EJG Morgan went past F du Plessis, AJ Finch and V Kohli who had scored eight fifties as captain on his way to share the record with KS Williamson.

This game witnessed four fifties – two each from Pakistan and England – to provide the 15th occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is.

Babar Azam’s 56 in this game represent his 14th fifty as a batsman and also represent the most fifties by a Pakistan batsman in T20is. Mohammad Hafeez scored 69 in this game which represent his 12th fifty in T20Is. Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez are the only two Pakistan batsmen who have scored ten or more fifties in T20Is.

Mohammad Hafeez’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 2061. He became the second Pakistan batsman to total 2000 plus runs in T20Is after Shoaib Malik. Shoaib Malik has an aggregate of 2323 runs.

Babar Azamn’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 1527. He became the fourth Pakistan batsman to total 1500 plus runs in T20Is. Others are Shoiab Malik {2323}, Mohammad Hafeez {2061} and  Umar Akmal {1690}

Babar Azam scored seven boundary fours in his knock of 56 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 153 boundary fours. He became the fourth Pakistan batsman to score 150 plus boundary fours in T20Is. Others are – Mohammad Hafeez {213}, Shoaib Malik {191} and Ahmed Shahzad {157}

Mohammad Hafeez scored four boundary sixes in his knock of 69 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 56 boundary sixes. He now stands second in the list of Pakistan batsmen who have scored most sixes. The first place is occupied by Shoaib Malik who has scored 61 boundary sixes.

Mohammad Hafeez became the ninth batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 2000 plus runs. The  following table lists all the nine batsmen.

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC
1VKohliInd827621279494*50.80024
2RGSharmaInd10810015277311832.62421
3MJGuptillNZl88857253610532.51215
4ShoaibMalikPak1141053123237531.3908
5EJGMorganEng91891822189131.23014
6DAWarnerAus797992207100*31.52117
7BBMcCullumNZl717010214012335.66213
8PRStirlingIre7877621249529.91018
9MohdHafeezPak9389920618625.76012

Babar Azam’s 56 in this game provide the 599th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 43rd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against England.

Babar Azam’s 56 in this game provide the 42nd occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against England.

Babar Azam’s 56 in this game provide the 190th occasion of captain scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the 14th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against England.

Babar Azam’s 56 in this game provide the 14th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in T20Is against England.

Babar Azam’s 56 in this game provide the 70th occasion of captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against England.

Babar Azam’s 56 in this game provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is against England.

DJ Malan and EJG Moran scored 54 not out and 66 in this game to provide the 86th and 87th occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is. It also provides the eleventh and twelfth occasion of England batsmen scoring fifties in T20Is against Pakistan.

DJ Malan and EJG Moran scored 54 not out and 66 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of two or more England batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of two England batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in T20Is against Pakistan.

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 112 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 17th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in T20Is against Pakistan

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 112 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is. It also provides the first occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in T20Is against Pakistan

DJ Malan and EJG Morgan added 112 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the third wicket by England batsmen against Pakistan in T20Is. The previous best was 66 runs partnership between KP Pietersen and OA Shah at The Oval on 07.06.19

England carved its 59th win against various oppositions and its eleventh win against Pakistan when it won this game by five wickets.

JM Anderson’s five wickets haul in a test innings and ten wickets hauls in a test match

JM Anderson’s five wickets haul in a test innings and ten wickets hauls in a test match

The five wicket hauls captured by JM Anderson are listed below

NoOversMRunsWOppGroundStart Date
116.04735ZimLord’s22 May 2003
227.541025SAFNottingham14 Aug 2003
324.28425IndLord’s19 Jul 2007
420.04735NZlWellington13 Mar 2008
521.38437NZlNottingham05 Jun 2008
626.35875WinCh-le-St14 May 2009
724.07805AusBirmingham30 Jul 2009
821.11635SAFCape Town03 Jan 2010
922.07545PakNottingham29 Jul 2010
1015.08176PakNottingham29 Jul 2010
1128.07655IndLord’s21 Jul 2011
1220.35725SrlGalle26 Mar 2012
1324.011475NZlLord’s16 May 2013
1424.02855AusNottingham10 Jul 2013
1531.511735AusNottingham10 Jul 2013
1626.110535IndSouthampton27 Jul 2014
1712.45426WinBridgetown01 May 2015
1814.42476AusBirmingham29 Jul 2015
1911.46165SrlLeeds19 May 2016
2013.35295SrlLeeds19 May 2016
2127.09585SrlCh-le-St27 May 2016
2223.26725SAFNottingham14 Jul 2017
2329.07765WinLeeds25 Aug 2017
2420.15427WinLord’s07 Sep 2017
2522.07435AusAdelaide02 Dec 2017
2613.25205IndLord’s09 Aug 2018
2730.013465WinBridgetown23 Jan 2019
2819.06405SAFCape Town03 Jan 2020
2923.03565PakSouthampton21 Aug 2020

The ten wicket hauls captured by JM Anderson are listed below

NoOversMRunsWOppGroundStart Date
137.0157111PakNottingham29 Jul 2010
225.1114510SrlLeeds19 May 2016
355.51315810AusNottingham10 Jul 2013
DJ Bravo becomes the first bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 500 wickets

DJ Bravo becomes the first bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 500 wickets

DJ Bravo became the first bowler in the history of T20 games to captured 500 wickets. He achieved the feat when he captured the wicket of RRS Cornwall caught by Munro for 18 in the T20 game against St Lucia Zouks in the ongoing Caribbean Premier Leauge on 26.08.2020. DJ Bravo was representing Trinbago Knight Riders in this game. He returned with figures of 3.0-0-7-2. At the end of this game his aggregate of wickets in T20 games read 501. His career figures read as under

PlayerMatInnsOversMRunsWkts4w5w
DJ Bravo4594401493.131231650192

He has represented the following teams in various T20 Tournaments played across the globe – Chennai Super Kings, Chittagong Kings, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites, Dolphins, Essex, Gujarat Lions, Kent, Lahore Qalandars, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Middlesex, Mumbai Indians, Paarl Rocks, Quetta Gladiators, Surrey, Sydney Sixers, Trinbago Knight Riders, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Victoria, West Indians, West Indies. The following table lists his performance for each team he represented in the T20 games.

TeamBallsMRunsW4w5w
Chennai Super Kings19821274811810
Chittagong Kings02160032701000
Comilla Victorians01670022801200
Dhaka Dynamites02660033502100
Dolphins03260041501100
Essex00240004600100
Gujarat Lions03360049401710
Kent00180001700000
Lahore Qalandars01620022600400
Melbourne Renegades06040081303301
Melbourne Stars03190042401500
Middlesex01340019900700
Mumbai Indns05921080603000
Paarl Rocks01200014301000
Quetta Gladiators01440019900700
Surrey01190015600500
Sydney Sixers00360005500100
Trinbago Knight Riders08880138005420
Tri & Tob05700063503310
Tri & Tob Red Steel06381083304721
Victoria01470023700600
Win11510160005920
Total895931231650192

The following table represents his performance season wise with the venue

SeasonVenueBallsMRunsW4w5w
2005-06NZl00160001600200
2006Eng00180001700000
2007Eng00060000600000
2007-08Win00660007100200
2007-08Ind01701023201100
2007-08SAF00400008900000
2008Win00120001200100
2008-09Win00240003400100
2009SAF01990025901100
2009Eng01260018401010
2009-10Aus01020016900400
2009-10Ind02890041801610
2010Eng00240004600100
2010Win02230025801100
2010-11Aus00450006800200
2010-11SAF00660008700400
2011Ind01200015700600
2011-12Ban02160032701000
2011-12Ind00900011300500
2011-12Win01670017001200
2011-12Aus00360005500100
2012USA00340004900300
2012Eng00120002100000
2012Ind03460046201500
2012-13Aus00120001700000
2012-13Srl00060000800000
2012-13Win01680017500700
2013Ind03750049703210
2013Win01920024201000
2013-14NZl00420005500000
2013-14Win01080014400400
2013-14Aus00480004600300
2013-14Ban00480007400100
2013-14Ind00910012200700
2014UAE00000000000000
2014Win02060030600900
2014-15Ind00780010800200
2014-15SAF02420033501000
2014-15Aus00780010700400
2015Ind03140042602600
2015Win02681032802821
2015-16Aus01910025600600
2015-16Ind01440019000900
2015-16SAF01500017600400
2015-16Srl00480008100410
2015-16UAE01620022600400
2016Eng01190015600500
2016Ind03360049401710
2016USA00720008700710
2016Win02340034601600
2016-17Aus00300004100200
2016-17Ban02660033502100
2016-17UAE00600008500100
2017Win02460038001610
2017-18Ban01670022801200
2017-18Aus02570036301801
2018Win02460043301200
2018Eng01340019900700
2018Ind03211053301400
2018USA00240004600100
2018-19Aus03190042401500
2018-19Pak00720011000200
2018-19SAF01200014301000
2018-19UAE00720008900500
2019Ind02470033001100
2019-20Srl00480006500200
2019-20Win00610006500500
2020Win00900012500400
 Total895931231650192
JM Anderson of England becomes the first medium pace bowler to capture 600 test wickets

JM Anderson of England becomes the first medium pace bowler to capture 600 test wickets

JM Anderson of England became the first medium pace bowler to capture 600 test wickets in the history of test cricket. His 600th victim was Pakistan captain Azhar Ali whom he had caught by JE Root for 31 in Pakistan’s second innings in the just concluded third test against Pakistan at Southhampton. The following table furnish the career summary of JM Andersone

OppMIOversMdnsRunsW510
Aus32591175.1285359510451
Ban02040084.00210223900
Ind27521006.1264285811040
NZl14260492.112116106030
Pak18340607.417814297431
SAF26470993.221429329340
Srl13240449.111712415241
Win22410752.321219678750
Zim02040064.001802231110
Tot1562915624.1143016070600293

The following table furnishes the performance at home-away-neutral venues, his 50 plus wickets in calendar years, performance under various captains and performance in winning-losing-drawn tests.

 MIOversMdnsRunsW510
home891693214.38519154384223
away611102193.45166472194070
neutral06012216.0063452022000
Total1562915624.1143016070600293
         
 MIOversMdnsRunsW510
year 20101223463.012013095731
year 20131427531.512516555231
         
 MIOversMdnsRunsW510
AN Cook49931776.1470491919192
A Flintoff04080124.302849201100
N Hussain03060090.002135201210
KP Pietersen03060110.002034100900
JE Root33611110.5319266413080
BA Stokes0102040.001410400300
AJ Strauss42761639.5411458716871
MP Vaughan2139732.5147261907640
Total1562915624.1143016070600293
         
 MIOversMdnsRunsW510
won match701392341.16316524323193
lost match530941895.3457566515160
drawn match330581387.3342388912640
Total1562915624.1143016070600293

The following table lists the cumulative wickets captured by JM Anderson

MatInnsWktsOppDate
001002005Zim22.05.03
029055104SAF07.08.08
055101200Aus16.12.10
081149305NZl16.05.13
104195403NZl29.05.15
129242506Win07.09.17
156291600Pak21.08.20

Progressive milestones of wickets captured by JM Anderson is furnished  below

WktBatsmanRMoD/FielderOppInnsDate
001MA Vermeulen01BZim122.05.03
100JH Kallis02lbwSAF107.08.08
200PM Siddle08C CollingwoodAus216.12.10
300HD Rutherford04C CookNZl116.05.13
401KS Williamson00C ButtlerNZl129.05.15
500KC Brathwaite04BWin207.09.17
600Azhar Ali31C  RootPak221.08.20
Highlights of Pakistan’s first innings in the third test at Southampton against England

Highlights of Pakistan’s first innings in the third test at Southampton against England

Azhar Ali scored 141 not out in Pakistan’s  completed innings total of 273 constituting 51.65 of the team’s total to provide the 177th occasion of a batsman scoring 50 percent or more than the team’s total in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the 22nd occasion of Pakistan batsman performing such a feat.  All the 22 occasions are tabulated below arranged in the order of descending percentage

No Player Runs Total % Opp Ground Date
1 Saeed Ahmed 068 114 59.65 Eng N’ham 10.08.67
2 Saeed Anwar 188* 316 59.49 Ind Kolkata 16.02.99
3 Inzamam-ul-Haq 095 165 57.58 SAF Jo’burg 19.01.95
4 Asif Iqbal 146 255 57.25 Eng The Oval 24.08.67
5 Mohd Hafeez 197 351 56.13 NZl Sharjah 26.11.14
6 Younis Khan 175* 315 55.56 Aus Sydney 02.01.17
7 Moin Khan 117* 212 55.19 Srl Sialkot 22.09.95
8 Mohd Wasim 192 354 54.24 Zim Harare 21.03.98
9 Saeed Anwar 145 269 53.90 Aus R’pindi 01.10.98
10 Umar Akmal 079* 147 53.74 Eng Lord’s 26.08.10
11 Taufeeq Umar 135 252 53.57 SAF Cape Town 02.01.03
12 Asad Shafiq 137 259 52.90 NZl Sharjah 26.11.14
13 Mohd Yousuf 083 157 52.87 SAF Cape Town 26.01.07
14 Hanif Mohd 187* 354 52.82 Eng Lord’s 27.07.67
15 Aamir Sohail 133 252 52.78 Aus Karachi 22.10.98
16 Fawad Alam 168 320 52.50 Srl Col-SSC 12.07.09
17 Imran Farhat 117* 223 52.47 NZl Napier 11.12.09
18 Saeed Anwar 118 226 52.21 SAF Durban 26.02.98
19 Mohd Yousuf 112 216 51.85 Ind Multan 28.03.04
20 Azhar Ali 141* 273 51.65 Eng S’hampton 21.08.20
21 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 643 51.17 NZl Lahore 01.05.02
22 Azhar Mahmood 132 259 50.97 SAF Durban 26.02.98

It also provides the fifth occasion of Pakistan batsman performing such a feat against England.  All the five occasions are tabulated below arranged in the order of descending percentage

No Player Runs Total % Opp Ground Date
1 Saeed Ahmed 068 114 59.65 Eng N’ham 10.08.67
2 Asif Iqbal 146 255 57.25 Eng The Oval 24.08.67
3 Umar Akmal 079* 147 53.74 Eng Lord’s 26.08.10
4 Hanif Mohd 187* 354 52.82 Eng Lord’s 27.07.67
5 Azhar Ali 141* 273 51.65 Eng S’hampton 21.08.20

Azhar Ali scored 141 not out in this test to provide the 400th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 181st occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil. It also provides the 230th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil and neutral soil

Azhar Ali scored 141 not out in this test to provide the 65th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England. It also provides the 33rd occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil against England.  It also provides the 40th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a century in a test innings on away soil and neutral soil against England.

Azhar Ali scored 141 not out in this test to provide the 45th occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 17th occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a century in a test innings on away soil. It also provides the 23rd occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a century in a test innings on away soil and neutral soil

Azhar Ali scored 141 not out in this test to provide the ninth occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a century in a test innings against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a century in a test innings on away soil. It also provides the seventh occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a century in a test innings on away soil and neutral soil

Azhar Ali completed 6000 runs in his test career when he was on 43 during his knock of 141 not out in this test. At the end of Pakistan’s first innings, his run aggregate read 6098. He became the fifth Pakistan batsman to total 6000 plus runs in tests. Others are – Younis Khan {10099}, Javed Miandad {8832}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {8829} and Mohd Yousuf {7530}

Azhar Ali completed 6000 runs in his test career when he was on 43 during his knock of 141 not out in this test. At the end of Pakistan’s first innings, his run aggregate read 6098. He became the 68th batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 6000 plus runs.

Azhar Ali’s 141 not out represent his 17th century in a test innings. It also represents his ninth test century on away aoil.

Azhar Ali’s 141 not out represent his third century in a test innings against England. All the three centuries are listed below.

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali 157 3 Eng Dubai (DSC) 03 Feb 2012
2 Azhar Ali 139 2 Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
3 Azhar Ali 141* 2 Eng Southampton 21 Aug 2020

It also represents his second test century against England in England. Both the centuries are listed below.

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali 139 2 Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
2 Azhar Ali 141* 2 Eng Southampton 21 Aug 2020

Azhar Ali’s 141 not out represent his highest score in a test innings against England in England. Previous best was 139 at Birmingham in Aug 2016.

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali 141* 2 Eng Southampton 21 Aug 2020
2 Azhar Ali 139 2 Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Azhar Ali’s 141 not out represent his highest score in a test innings while leading Pakistan and also represent his second century while leading Pakistan. Previous best was 118 against Sri Lanka at Karachi in Dec 2019.

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali 141* 2 Eng Southampton 21 Aug 2020
2 Azhar Ali 118 2 Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019

Z Crawley scored 267 and Azhar Ali scored 141 not out in this test to provide the 66th occasion of batsmen batting at number three scoring centuries in a test in the annals of test cricket.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 53 in Pakistan’s innings to provide the 14th occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against England in England

Mohammad Rizwan scored 53 in Pakistan’s innings to provide the second occasion of his scoring a fifty against England as Pakistan wicket keeper batsman. Prior to this he had scored 72 in the second test at Southampton on 13 Aug 2020. He became the fifth Pakistan wicket keeper batsman to score fifties on two occasions against England. Others are – Imtiaz Ahmed, Kamran Akmal, Moin Khan and Rashid Latif.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 53 in Pakistan’s innings to provide the second occasion of his scoring a fifty against England in England as Pakistan wicket keeper batsman. Prior to this he had scored 72 in the second test at Southampton on 13 Aug 2020. He became the second Pakistan wicket keeper batsman to score fifties on two occasions against England in England. Other wicket keeper is Rashid Latif.

Azhar Ali and Mohammad Rizwan posted 138 runs partnership in Pakistan’s innings to provide the 75th occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England. It also provides the 42nd occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England.

Azhar Ali and Mohammad Rizwan posted 138 runs partnership in Pakistan’s innings to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against England.

It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against England in England. The other occasion was the 105 runs partnership between Shan Masood and Shadab Khan in the first test of the ongoing test series at Manchester in Aug 2020.

Azhar Ali and Mohammad Rizwan posted 138 runs partnership in Pakistan’s innings to provide the record partnership for the sixth wicket by Pakistan batsmen against England in England. The previous best was the 105 runs partnership between Shan Masood and Shadab Khan in the first test of the ongoing test series at Manchester in Aug 2020.

JM Anderson’s captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings to provide his 29th five wicket haul in a test innings. He now occupies the joint second place amongst the list of pace bowlers who have captured most five wicket hauls in a test innings.  GD McGrath has captured 29 five wicket hauls in a test innings. RJ Hadlee of New Zealand occupies the first place with 36 five wicket hauls in a test innings.

JM Anderson’s captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings to provide his 22nd five wicket haul in a test innings on home soil-most five wicket hauls in a test innings on home soil in the annals of test cricket.

JM Anderson’s captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings to provide his 46th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the 31st occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan on home soil

JM Anderson’s captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings to provide his 27th occasion of an England pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the 24th occasion of an England pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan on home soil

JC Buttler {152} for England and Mohammad Rizwan {53} for Pakistan scored fifties in this test to provide the fourth occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in England-Pakistan Test series.

JC Buttler {152} for England and Mohammad Rizwan {53} for Pakistan scored century and hald century in this test to provide the first occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring a century and a half century in England-Pakistan Test series.

JM Anderson’s captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings to provide his third occasion of his as a England pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. He now holds the record for most five wicket hauls in a test innings by an England pace bowler against Pakistan. Other pace bowlers to capture five wicket hauls in a test innings on two occasions are – IT Botham, GR Dilley, NA Foster, SJ Harmison and CJ Woakes

JM Anderson’s captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings to provide his third occasion of hi capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan.. Other England bowlers to capture five wicket hauls in a test innings on three or more occasions are – DL Underwood {04} and MS Panesar {03}.

Statistical highlights of England innings in the third test at Southampton against Pakistan

Statistical highlights of England innings in the third test at Southampton against Pakistan

England won the toss and opted to bat first in this test to provide the 406th occasion of England doing so. It also provides the 228th occasion of England doing so in a test on home soil.

England won the toss and opted to bat first in this test to provide the 33rd occasion of England doing so against Pakistan. It also provides the 21st occasion of England doing so in a test on home soil against Pakistan.

England posted a team total of 583 for 8 declared in this test to provide the 63rd occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 34th occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings on home soil.

England posted a team total of 583 for 8 declared in this test to provide the fourth occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opp Ground Date
1 England 558/6d 139.0 Pak Nottingham 01.07.54
2 England 598/9d 206.0 Pak Abu Dhabi 13.10.15
3 England 589/8d 152.2 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
4 England 583/8d 154.4 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

It also provides the third occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opp Ground Date
1 England 558/6d 139.0 Pak Nottingham 01.07.54
2 England 589/8d 152.2 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
3 England 583/8d 154.4 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

England posted a team total of 583 for 8 declared in this test to provide the 31st occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings after it had won the toss and opted to bat first.  It also provides the 19th occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings on home soil after it had won the toss and opted to bat first.

England posted a team total of 583 for 8 declared in this test to provide the second occasion of England posting a total of 550 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan after  it had won the toss and opted to bat first. Both such occasions are tabulated below. Both these occasions have come on home soil.

No Team Score Overs Opp Ground Date
1 England 589/8d 152.2 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
2 England 583/8d 154.4 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

JE Root’s aggregate runs against Pakistan at the end of England’s first innings read 1010. He became the 30th batsman to total 1000 plus runs against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. He also became the third England batsman to achieve such a feat against Pakistan. Others are – AN Cook {1719} and DI Gower {1185}

Z Crawley scored 267 in this test. It was his maiden test century. He joined the select band of batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs as their maiden test century. He became the 38th batsman to achieve such a feat. The following table lists all the 38th batsmen

No Player Runs Team Opp Ground Date
1 SE Gregory 201 Aus Eng Sydney 14.12.1894
2 RE Foster 287 Eng Aus Sydney 11.12.03
3 WR Hammond 251 Eng Aus Sydney 14.12.28
4 AD Nourse 231 SAF Aus Johannesburg 24.12.35
5 E Paynter 216* Eng Aus Nottingham 10.06.38
6 WJ Edrich 219 Eng SAF Durban 03.03.39
7 SG Barnes 234 Aus Eng Sydney 13.12.46
8 MP Donnelly 206 NZl Eng Lord’s 25.06.49
9 DJ McGlew 255* SAF NZl Wellington 06.03.53
10 DS Atkinson 219 Win Aus Bridgetown 14.05.55
11 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 Pak NZl Lahore 26.10.55
12 GS Sobers 365* Win Pak Kingston 26.02.58
13 RB Kanhai 256 Win Ind Kolkata 31.12.58
14 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 23.07.64
15 DN Sardesai 200* Ind NZl Mumbai (BS) 12.03.65
16 SM Nurse 201 Win Aus Bridgetown 05.05.65
17 Zaheer Abbas 274 Pak Eng Birmingham 03.06.71
18 LG Rowe 214 Win NZl Kingston 16.02.72
19 D Lloyd 214* Eng Ind Birmingham 04.07.74
20 SFAF Bacchus 250 Win Ind Kanpur 02.02.79
21 Taslim Arif 210* Pak Aus Faisalabad 06.03.80
22 DM Jones 210 Aus Ind Chennai 18.09.86
23 DSBP Kuruppu 201* Srl NZl Colombo (CCC) 16.04.87
24 Aamer Sohail 205 Pak Eng Manchester 02.07.92
25 BC Lara 277 Win Aus Sydney 02.01.93
26 VG Kambli 224 Ind Eng Mumbai 19.02.93
27 GW Flower 201* Zim Pak Harare 31.01.95
28 SL Campbell 208 Win NZl Bridgetown 19.04.96
29 HH Gibbs 211* SAF NZl Christchurch 11.03.99
30 MS Sinclair 214 NZl Win Wellington 26.12.99
31 GC Smith 200 SAF Ban East London 18.10.02
32 JA Rudolph 222* SAF Ban Chattogram 24.04.03
33 RWT Key 221 Eng Win Lord’s 22.07.04
34 BJ Hodge 203* Aus SAF Perth 16.12.05
35 JN Gillespie 201* Aus Ban Chattogram 16.04.06
36 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 16.12.16
37 MA Agarwal 215 Ind SAF Visakhapatnam 02.10.19
38 Z Crawley 267 Eng Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z  Crawley became the seventh England batsman to score 200 plus runs as his maiden test century. All the seven batsmen who have achieved the feat are tabulated below

No Player Runs Team Opp Ground Date
1 RE Foster 287 Eng Aus Sydney 11.12.03
2 WR Hammond 251 Eng Aus Sydney 14.12.28
3 E Paynter 216* Eng Aus Nottingham 10.06.38
4 WJ Edrich 219 Eng SAF Durban 03.03.39
5 D Lloyd 214* Eng Ind Birmingham 04.07.74
6 RWT Key 221 Eng Win Lord’s 22.07.04
7 Z Crawley 267 Eng Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley became the third batsman to score 200 plus runs as his maiden test century against Pakistan. Others are – GS Sobers of West Indies and GW Flower of Zimbabwe.  All the three batsmen who have achieved the feat are tabulated below

No Player Runs Team Opp Ground Date
1 GS Sobers 365* Win Pak Kingston 26.02.58
2 GW Flower 201* Zim Pak Harare 31.01.95
3 Z Crawley 267 Eng Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley became the eleventh batsman in the history of test cricket to score 250 or more runs as maiden test century. His knock of 267 stands occupies the seventh place in the list.

The following table lists all the eleven batsmen who have achieved the feat.

No Player Runs Team Opp Ground Date
1 GS Sobers 365* Win Pak Kingston 26.02.58
2 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 23.07.64
3 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 16.12.16
4 RE Foster 287 Eng Aus Sydney 11.12.03
5 BC Lara 277 Win Aus Sydney 02.01.93
6 Zaheer Abbas 274 Pak Eng Birmingham 03.06.71
7 Z Crawley 267 Eng Pak Southampton 21.08.20
8 RB Kanhai 256 Win Ind Kolkata 31.12.58
9 DJ McGlew 255* SAF NZl Wellington 06.03.53
10 WR Hammond 251 Eng Aus Sydney 14.12.28
11 SFAF Bacchus 250 Win Ind Kanpur 02.02.79

Z Crawley became the third England batsman in the history of test cricket to score 250 or more runs as maiden test century. His knock of 267 stands occupies the second place in the list. The following table lists all the three batsmen who have achieved the feat.

No Player Runs Team Opp Ground Date
1 RE Foster 287 Eng Aus Sydney 11.12.03
2 Z Crawley 267 Eng Pak Southampton 21.08.20
3 WR Hammond 251 Eng Aus Sydney 14.12.28

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test provide the 59th occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 35th occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings on home soil. Z Crawley became the 25th England batsman to score 200 plus runs on home soil.

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test provide the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. All the five occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opp Ground Date
1 DCS Compton 278 2 Pak Nottingham 01.07.54
2 ER Dexter 205 2 Pak Karachi 02.02.62
3 AN Cook 263 2 Pak Abu Dhabi 13.10.15
4 JE Root 254 1 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
5 Z Crawley 267 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

It also provides the third occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against Pakistan. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opp Ground Date
1 DCS Compton 278 2 Pak Nottingham 01.07.54
2 JE Root 254 1 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
3 Z Crawley 267 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test contained 34 boundary fours. He became the ninth England batsman to score 250 plus runs containing 34 plus boundary fours. The following table lists all the nine batsmen.

No Player Runs 4s Inns Opp Ground Date
1 JH Edrich 310* 52 1 NZl Leeds 08.07.65
2 GA Gooch 333 43 1 Ind Lord’s 26.07.90
3 DL Amiss 262* 40 3 Win Kingston 16.02.74
4 N Hussain 207 38 2 Aus Birmingham 05.06.97
5 RE Foster 287 37 2 Aus Sydney 11.12.03
6 L Hutton 364 35 1 Aus The Oval 20.08.38
7 WR Hammond 336* 34 2 NZl Auckland 31.03.33
8 DCS Compton 278 34 2 Pak Nottingham 01.07.54
9 Z Crawley 267 34 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test contained 34 boundary fours. He became the second England batsman to score 250 plus runs containing 34 plus boundary fours after DCS Compton. DCS Comption in his 278 at Nottingham in.07.54 had scored 34 boundary fours. The following table lists both the batsmen.

No Player Runs 4s Inns Opp Ground Date
1 DCS Compton 278 34 2 Pak Nottingham 01.07.54
2 Z Crawley 267 34 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley became the fourth England batsman to score 200 plus runs when the batsman’s age was within 23 years – Age being computed on the day of the test match. He was 22 years 200 days old on 21st August 2020, the Date of the third test.

No Player Runs Inns Age Opp Ground Date
1 L Hutton 364 1 22y 058d Aus The Oval 20.08.38
2 DI Gower 200* 1 22y 102d Ind Birmingham 12.07.79
3 Z Crawley 267 1 22y 200d Pak Southampton 21.08.20
4 WJ Edrich 219 4 22y 342d SAF Durban 03.03.39

Z Crawley’s 267 in this test provide the 31st occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings while batting at number three.  It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings while batting at number three.  It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan while batting at number three.

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 16th occasion of England batmen posting 300 plus runs partnership in a test innings.

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Date
1 JB Hobbs/W Rhodes 1 323 2 Aus Melbourne 09.02.12
2 L Hutton/M Leyland 2 382 1 Aus The Oval 20.08.38
3 DCSCompton/WJ Edrich 3 370 1 SAF Lord’s 21.06.47
4 L Hutton/C Washbrook 1 359 1 SAF Johannesburg 27.12.48
5 MC Cowdrey/PBH May 4 411 3 Win Birmingham 30.05.57
6 KF Barrington/JH Edrich 2 369 1 NZl Leeds 08.07.65
7 DI Gower/RT Robinson 2 331 2 Aus Birmingham 15.08.85
8 GA Gooch/DI Gower 2 351 1 Aus The Oval 29.08.85
9 GA Gooch/AJ Lamb 3 308 1 Ind Lord’s 26.07.90
10 MAAtherton/RA Smith 3 303 2 Win St John’s 16.04.94
11 Collingwood/Pietersen 4 310 1 Aus Adelaide 01.12.06
12 SCJ Broad/IJL Trott 8 332 1 Pak Lord’s 26.08.10
13 AN Cook/IJL Trott 2 329* 3 Aus Brisbane 25.11.10
14 IR Bell/KPPietersen 3 350 1 Ind The Oval 18.08.11
15 JM Bairstow/BA Stokes 6 399 1 SAF Cape Town 02.01.16
16 JC Buttler/Z Crawley 5 359 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

It also provides the tenth occasion of England batmen posting 300 plus runs partnership in a test innings on home soil,

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Date
1 L Hutton/MLeyland 2 382 1 Aus The Oval 20.08.38
2 DCSCompton/WJEdrich 3 370 1 SAF Lord’s 21.06.47
3 MC Cowdrey/PBHMay 4 411 3 Win Birmingham 30.05.57
4 KFBarrington/JHEdrich 2 369 1 NZl Leeds 08.07.65
5 DI Gower/RT Robinson 2 331 2 Aus Birmingham 15.08.85
6 GA Gooch/DI Gower 2 351 1 Aus The Oval 29.08.85
7 GA Gooch/AJ Lamb 3 308 1 Ind Lord’s 26.07.90
8 SCJ Broad/IJL Trott 8 332 1 Pak Lord’s 26.08.10
9 IR Bell/KP Pietersen 3 350 1 Ind The Oval 18.08.11
10 JC Buttler/ZCrawley 5 359 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the second occasion of England batmen posting 300 plus runs partnership in a test innings. Both the occasions are tabulated below. Interestingly both these partnerships are registered on home soil

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Date
1 SCJBroad/IJL Trott 8 332 1 Pak Lord’s 26.08.10
2 JCButtler/ZCrawley 5 359 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the record partnership for any wicket by England batsmen against Pakistan. The previous best was 332 runs for the eighth wicket between SCJ Broad and IJL Trott at Lord’s in.08.10. Both these partnerships are tabulated below. Interestingly these partnerships are registered with an interval of ten years.

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Date
1 SCJBroad/IJL Trott 8 332 1 Pak Lord’s 26.08.10
2 JC Buttler/ZCrawley 5 359 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the the first occasion of England batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket and hence constitutes a record partnership for fifth wicket by England batsmen.  The previous best was the 254 runs partnership between KWR Fletcher and AW Greig against India at Mumbai-BS in.02.73. Both these partnerships are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Date
1 JC Buttler/Z Crawley 5 359 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20
2 KWR Fletcher/AW Greig 5 254 2 Ind Mumbai (BS) 6.02.73

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the first occasion of England batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket on home soil and hence constitutes a record partnership for fifth wicket by England batsmen on home soil.  The previous best was the 237 runs partnership between DCS Compton and NWD Yardley at South Africa at Nottingham in.06.47. Both these partnerships are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Date
1 JC Buttler/ZCrawley 5 359 1 Pak Southampton 21.08.20
2 DCSCompton/NWDYardley 5 237 3 SAF Nottingham 07.06.47

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 13th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs I Team Opp Ground Date
1 SGBarnes/DGBradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13.12.46
2 AR Border/SRWaugh 5 332* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22.07.93
3 GS Blewett/SR Waugh 5 385 2 Aus SAF Jo’burg 28.02.97
4 JC Adams/BC Lara 5 322 2 Win Aus Kingston 13.03.99
5 JL Langer/RTPonting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26.11.99
6 R Dravid/VVS Laxman 5 376 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11.03.01
7 R Dravid/VVS Laxman 5 303 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 12.12.03
8 SCGanguly/YuvrajSingh 5 300 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 8.12.07
9 MJ Clarke/MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03.01.12
10 ABdeVilliers/GC Smith 5 338 2 SAF Pak Dubai-DSC 23.10.13
11 M Rahim,S Al Hasan 5 359 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12.01.17
12 MR Marsh/SPD Smith 5 301 2 Aus Eng Perth 14.12.17
13 JC Buttler/Z Crawley 5 359 1 Eng Pak S’hampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the fourth occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs for the fifth wicket against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs I Team Opp Ground Date
1 JL Langer/RTPonting 5 327 2 Aus Pak Perth 26.11.99
2 SCGanguly/YuvrajSingh 5 300 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 8.12.07
3 AB deVilliers/GC Smith 5 338 2 SAF Pak Dubai-DSC 23.10.13
4 JC Buttler/ZCrawley 5 359 1 Eng Pak S’hampton 21.08.20

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the record partnership by a team for the fifth wicket against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was the 338 runs partnership by South African batsmen AB de Villier and GC Smith at Dubai-DSC in.10.13. Both the partnerships are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs I Team Opp Ground Date
1 JCButtler/ZCrawley 5 359 1 Eng Pak S’hampton 21.08.20
2 ABdeVilliers/GC Smith 5 338 2 SAF Pak Dubai-DSC 23.10.13

Z Crawley and JC Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 101st occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs for various wickets in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 16th occasion of England batsmen posting 300 plus runs for various wickets. It also provides the 14th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs for various wickets against Pakistan

Z Crawley and JCButtler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket in this test to provide the 45th occasion of a team posting 350 plus runs for various wickets in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of England batsmen posting 350 plus runs for various wickets. It also provides the seventh occasion of batsmen posting 350 plus runs for various wickets against Pakistan

JC Buttler scored 152 runs in this test to provide the 42nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the fifth occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket

JC Buttler scored 152 runs in this test to provide the first occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. Previous best was 116 by APE Knott at Birmingham in.06.71.

JC Buttler scored 152 runs in this test to provide the third occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. Others are APE Knott – 116 at Birmingham in.06.71 and MJ Prior – 102 not out at Nottingham in.07.10.

Z Crawley {267} and JC Buttler {152} scored 150 plus runs in England’s innings to provide the 145th occasion of two batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 22nd occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 17th occasions of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the third occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the first occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings against Pakistan of which one is a double century in the annals of test cricket.

Z Crawley {267} and JC Buttler {152} scored 150 plus runs in England’s innings to provide the 93rd occasion of two batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings of which one is a double century or both are double centuries in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings of which one is a double century or both are double centuries in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourteenth occasion of two England batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings of which one is a double century or both are double centuries against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket.

GOPALASWAMY IYENGAR KASTURIRANGAN

GOPALASWAMY IYENGAR KASTURIRANGAN

Gopalaswamy Iyenger Kasturirangan (born 12 October 1930, Madras, India) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1948 to 1963.

Kasturirangan was an opening bowler who bowled “sharp inswingers … off the wrong foot”.He played cricket for the Mysore University team in the Rohinton Baria Trophy from 1947-48 to 1950-51, taking three wickets in the final in his last season, when Mysore University won.

He made his first-class debut in 1948-49 for Mysore in the Ranji Trophy. In 1951-52 Ranji Trophy matches he took 12 wickets at an average of 10.33. He was selected to tour the West Indies with India in 1952-53 but declined the invitation and was replaced by N. Kannayiram.

He continued to play for Mysore, and captained the team from 1960-61 until his retirement after the 1962-63 season. His best figures were 6 for 42 (8 for 98 in the match) against Hyderabad in 1961-62.

Kasturirangan played 47 matches in his cricket career.  He scored 447 runs in 57 innings of which 27 were not outs. His highest score was 41 not out and returned with an aveage of 14.90 runs per innings. His highest score came against Andhra in 1960-61 at Bangalore. He was involved in an unfinished partnership of 158 runs for the seventh wicket in the company of KS Viswanath who scored 131 not out.  With the leather he captured 133 wickets of which 47 were bowled. 65 were caught and 21 were leg before wicket. His best bowling innings effort was 7 for 13 in the Rohinton Baria Trophy representing Mysore University against Poona University at Central College Grounds, Bangalore.  Poona University was scuttled out for 45 due to the magnificent bowling effort of Kasturirangan. He returned with the bowling figures of 14.0-6-13-7. In Poona’s second innings, he was amongst the wickets again. His figures read 17.0-7-18-3. He had a great match picking up ten wickets conceding 31 runs.

Kasturirangan made his first class debut in a Ranji Trophy match representing Mysore against Maharashtra at Central College Grounds in 1948-49 season. His first first class wicket was that of PG Sham Joshi whom he had caught and bowled for 81. He returned with figures of 18.3-4-29-1. He scored 2 not out with the willow in Mysore’s first innings. In second innings, his bowling figures read 4.0-0-4-0. With the willow he scored 429 runs from 36 matches and 48 innings out of which 18 were not outs. He returned with an average of 14.30 runs per innings. His highest score was 41 not out against Andhra in 1960-61 at Bangalore. With  the leather he captured 94 wickets of which 28 were bowled, 52 were caught and 12 were leg before wicket. He had two five wicket hauls in his first class career –

1 5 13 Tamilnadu Madras 1960/61
2 6 42 Hyderabad Hyderabad 1961/62

His best innings bowlng figures in First class cricket was his 6 for 42 against Hyderabad at Hyderabad in 1961-62 season.

Kasturirangan’s last first class match was against Kerala at Trivandrum in 1962-63 season. He was captaining Mysore in his farewell first class game. He captained Mysore in nine first class games. His performance while leading read as under

Mat Inns NO Runs HS  Ave HC C
9 12 5 123 41* 17.57 0 0
Balls Mdns Runs W BB Ave Ct St
1340 65 487 27 6-42 18.03 4 0

Kasturirangan plsyed 28 Ranji Trophy matches for Mysore and captained in eight Ranji Trophy matches. His performace is listed below

Mat Inns NO Runs HS  Ave HC C
28 35 15 330 41* 16.50 0 0
Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave Ct St
4752 226 1518 76 6-42 19.97 16 0
Mat Inns NO Runs HS  Ave HC C
8 10 4 120 41* 20.00 0 0
Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave Ct St
1226 60 428 25 6-42 17.12 2 0

Kasturirangan has appeared against six visiting teams representing Mysore, South Zone and Indian Board President’s Eleven. The details are furnished below

No Date Visiting Teams Representing
1 27 Jan 1951 Commonwealth XI in 1950/51 Mysore
2 21 Nov 1952 Pakistan 1952/53 South Zone
3 21 Mar 1958 Ceylon in 1957/58 Mysore
4 16 Jan 1959 West Indies in 1958/59 South Zone
5 07 Jan 1961 Pakistan in 1960/61 Indian BP XI
6 06 Jan 1962 MCC in 1961/62 South Zone

Kasturirangan has played two Duleep Trophy matches representing South Zone. The details are furnished below

No Date Trophy Match Ground
1 30 Sep 1961 Duleep Trophy South v North Nehru Stadium, Madras
2 20 Oct 1961 Duleep Trophy West v South Brabourne Stadium, Bombay

Post retirement he was the Vice President of KSCA. He was also a curator of the pitches at KSCA and was also the Chairman of the pitches subcommittee of BCCI.

Highlights of England’s innings in the Southampton Test against Pakistan

Highlights of England’s innings in the Southampton Test against Pakistan

RJ Burns was dismissed for a duck in England’s innings to provide the 17th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck against Pakistan. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck against Pakistan in England.

RJ Burns was dismissed for a duck in England’s innings to provide the 250th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck against all oppositions. It also provides the 106th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck against all oppositions in England.

RJ Burns was dismissed for a duck in England’s innings to provide the second occasion of his as dismissed for a duck against all oppositions an England opening batsman. The first such occasion was against Australia at Manchester in Sep 2019. Thus both ducks of RJ Burns have come on home soil.

Yasir Shah captured his 100th wicket on away soil when captured the wicket of OJ Pope leg before wicket for 9 runs. He became the 69th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. He also became the 21st spin bowler to achieve such a feat.

Yasir Shah became the ninth Pakistan bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists all the nine bowlers

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 Wasim Akram 62 109 14629 6278 255 17 4
2 Imran Khan 50 83 11785 5127 199 13 3
3 Waqar Younis 49 86 09326 5115 197 11 2
4 Danish Kaneria 30 58 09183 4873 139 09 0
5 Mushtaq Ahmed 31 52 07866 3773 118 06 1
6 Saeed Ajmal 23 44 07239 3230 111 07 3
7 Saqlain Mushtaq 24 42 07207 3192 106 09 3
8 Mohammad Amir 30 56 06334 2987 101 04 0
9 Yasir Shah 22 39 06188 3580 100 08 1

Yasir Shah became the fifth Pakistan spin bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists all the five bowlers

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 Danish Kaneria 30 58 09183 4873 139 09 0
2 Mushtaq Ahmed 31 52 07866 3773 118 06 1
3 Saeed Ajmal 23 44 07239 3230 111 07 3
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 24 42 07207 3192 106 09 3
5 Yasir Shah 22 39 06188 3580 100 08 1

OJ Pope became the 50th leg before victim of Yasir Shah. Yasir Shah became the 33rd bowler in the history of test cricket to have 50 or more leg before wicket victims. The following table lists all the bowlers.

No Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts LBW
1 A Kumble Ind 132 40850 18355 619 156
2 M Muralitharan Srl 133 44039 18180 800 150
3 SK Warne Aus 145 40705 17995 708 138
4 Wasim Akram Pak 104 22627 09779 414 119
5 GD McGrath Aus 124 29248 12186 563 113
6 N Kapil Dev Ind 131 27740 12867 434 111
7 Waqar Younis Pak 087 16224 08788 373 110
8 HMRKB Herath Srl 093 25993 12157 433 108
9 WPUJC Vaas Srl 111 23438 10501 355 100
10 SM Pollock SAF 108 24353 09733 421 090
11 SCJ Broad Eng 142 28799 14149 511 089
12 Anderson Eng 155 33493 15977 593 085
13 Sir RJ Hadlee NZl 086 21918 09611 431 083
14 IT Botham Eng 102 21815 10878 383 081
15 Imran Khan Pak 088 19458 08258 362 080
16 R Ashwin Ind 071 19586 09282 365 077
17 CA Walsh Win 132 30019 12688 519 077
18 MD Marshall Win 081 17584 07876 376 076
19 DL Vettori NZl 113 28814 12441 362 076
20 GP Swann Eng 060 15349 07642 255 070
21 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 28580 13537 417 068
22 MJ Hoggard Eng 067 13909 07564 248 065
23 DW Steyn SAF 093 18608 10077 439 064
24 Z Khan Ind 092 18785 10247 311 063
25 DK Lillee Aus 070 18467 08493 355 062
26 Saeed Ajmal Pak 035 11592 05003 178 059
27 JN Gillespie Aus 071 14234 06770 259 059
28 TM Alderman Aus 041 10181 04616 170 058
29 J Garner Win 058 13169 05433 259 057
30 Abdul Qadir Pak 067 17126 07742 236 052
31 CEL Ambrose Win 098 22103 08501 405 052
32 NM Lyon Aus 096 24568 12320 390 052
33 Yasir Shah Pak 041 12565 06697 222 050

OJ Pope became the 50th leg before victim of Yasir Shah. Yasir Shah became the sixth Pakistan bowler in the history of test cricket to have 50 or more leg before wicket victims The following table lists all the bowlers.

No Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts LBW
1 Wasim Akram Pak 104 22627 9779 414 119
2 Waqar Younis Pak 87 16224 8788 373 110
3 Imran Khan Pak 88 19458 8258 362 080
4 Saeed Ajmal Pak 35 11592 5003 178 059
5 Abdul Qadir Pak 67 17126 7742 236 052
6 Yasir Shah Pak 41 12565 6697 222 050

Australia and Pakistan are the only two teams in the annals of test cricket to have six bowlers who have captured 50 or more leg before wicket victims. Pakistan became the second team when Yasir Shah joined the list

No Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts LBW
1 SK Warne Aus 145 40705 17995 708 138
2 GD McGrath Aus 124 29248 12186 563 113
3 DK Lillee Aus 070 18467 08493 355 062
4 JN Gillespie Aus 071 14234 06770 259 059
5 TM Alderman Aus 041 10181 04616 170 058
6 NM Lyon Aus 096 24568 12320 390 052
               
1 Wasim Akram Pak 104 22627 09779 414 119
2 Waqar Younis Pak 087 16224 08788 373 110
3 Imran Khan Pak 088 19458 08258 362 080
4 Saeed Ajmal Pak 035 11592 05003 178 059
5 Abdul Qadir Pak 067 17126 07742 236 052
6 Yasir Shah Pak 041 12565 06697 222 050

This test ended in a draw. It was the 348th Test match that has ended in a draw involving England and also provides the 180th drawn test involving England in England

This test ended in a draw. It was the 161st Test match that has ended in a draw involving Pakistan and also provides the 79th drawn test involving Pakistan on away soil.

The result summary between England and Pakistan at the end of this test read thus

Team Mat Won Lost Tied Draw
England 85 26 21 0 38
Pakistan 85 21 26 0 38