First four batsmen scoring centuries in a Test innings

First four batsmen scoring centuries in a Test innings

The just concluded Karachi test between  Pakistan and Sri Lanka witnessed  the first four Pakistan batsmen scoring centuries  in the third innings of a test to provide the second such occasion in the annals of Test cricket. Both the occasions are furnished below. The first such occasion was witnessed at Dhaka in May 2007 in the Bangladesh and India Test in May 2007, when four Indian batsmen had scored centuries

No Player Pos Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KD Karthik 1 129 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
2 W Jaffer 2 138* 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
3 R Dravid 3 129 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
4 SR Tendulkar 4 122* 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
                 
1 Shan Masood 1 135 3 Pak Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019
2 Abid Ali 2 174 3 Pak Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019
3 Azhar Ali 3 118 3 Pak Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019
4 Babar Azam 4 100* 3 Pak Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019
Four or more centuries in a Test innings

Four or more centuries in a Test innings

Four Pakistan batsmen scored centuries in the third innings of the just concluded test at Karachi against Sri Lanka to provide the 23rd occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the annals of Test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

It is noted with interest that it is for the first time in the annals of Test cricket four batsmen have scored centuries in the third innings of a Test. The details of four batsmen who have scored centuries are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Shan Masood 135 3 Pak Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019
2 Abid Ali 174 3 Pak Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019
3 Azhar Ali 118 3 Pak Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019
4 Babar Azam 100* 3 Pak Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019
No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Eng 1 Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938 4
2 Win 1 Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948 4
3 Aus 2 Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955 5
4 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983 4
5 Win 2 Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983 4
6 Pak 2 Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000 4
7 Srl 2 Ind Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001 4
8 Pak 2 Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001 5
9 NZl 1 Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001 4
10 NZl 1 Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003 4
11 SAF 1 Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
12 Win 2 SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
13 Pak 1 Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006 4
14 Eng 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007 4
15 Ind 1 Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007 4
16 Srl 2 Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007 4
17 Srl 1 Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008 4
18 Aus 2 Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009 4
19 Ind 2 SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010 4
20 Aus 1 Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015 4
21 SAF 1 Ban Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017 4
22 Ind 2 Srl Nagpur 24 Nov 2017 4
23 Pak 3 Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019 4

It also provides the fifth occasion of Pakistan batsmen scoring four or more centuries in an innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983 4
2 Pak 2 Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000 4
3 Pak 2 Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001 5
4 Pak 1 Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006 4
5 Pak 3 Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019 4

It also provides the third occasion of batsmen scoring four or more centuries in an innings of a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Pak 2 Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000 4
2 Ind 2 Srl Nagpur 24 Nov 2017 4
3 Pak 3 Srl Karachi 19 Dec 2019 4

Test cricket has witnessed two occasions of five batsmen scoring centuries in an innings. Five Australian batsmen have scored centuries against West Indies at Kingston in Jun  1955 and Five Pakistan batsmen scored centuries against Bangladesh at Multan in Aug 2001

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Aus 2 Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955 5
2 Pak 2 Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001 5

St John’s, Antigua is the only ground in the annals of test cricket to witness eight centuries in a Test – four each by rival teams. Four South African batsmen and Four West Indies batsmen scored centuries in the test between  West Indies and South Africa at St John’s in Apr 2005. The eight centuries score in this test is also a record for most centuries in a test and has been witnessed only once in the annals of test cricket

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 SAF 1 Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
2 Win 2 SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4
Teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the third innings of a Test.

Teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the third innings of a Test.

Pakistan posted a total of 555 for 3 declared against Sri Lanka at Karachi in the third innings of the test to provide the 46th occasion of a team posting a total of 500 plus runs in the third innings of a test. All  such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 506 167.5 v England Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
2 Australia 578 126.2 v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
3 Australia 581 192.3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
4 Australia 582 185.5 v England Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
5 Australia 554 164.4 v South Africa Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
6 Australia 564 149.7×8 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
7 Australia 536 113.3×8 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
8 England 551 226.2 v South Africa Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
9 South Africa 500 208.5 v England Leeds 21 Jul 1955
10 England 583/4d 258.0 v West Indies Birmingham 30 May 1957
11 Pakistan 657/8d 319.0 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
12 South Africa 620 177.3 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
13 India 510 209.2 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
14 West Indies 616 137.2×8 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 1969
15 West Indies 564/8 214.0 v New Zealand Bridgetown 23 Mar 1972
16 England 538 233.5 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
17 Pakistan 540 163.3 v West Indies Georgetown 18 Mar 1977
18 New Zealand 537 187.3 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984
19 Australia 513/5d 125.0 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Dec 1989
20 New Zealand 671/4 220.3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 31 Jan 1991
21 West Indies 536/9d 162.3 v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
22 Pakistan 537 152.1 v Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
23 India 505/3d 183.0 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
24 South Africa 572/7 209.2 v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
25 Zimbabwe 503/6 161.0 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
26 India 657/7d 178.0 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
27 Zimbabwe 563/9d 167.0 v West Indies Harare 27 Jul 2001
28 England 529/5d 191.0 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
29 Australia 512/8d 152.0 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
30 England 570/7d 172.3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2004
31 Australia 528/8d 146.4 v South Africa Perth 16 Dec 2005
32 Pakistan 599/7d 140.1 v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
33 Sri Lanka 537/9 199.0 v England Lord’s 11 May 2006
34 India 521/6d 150.5 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
35 Australia 527/5d 112.0 v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
36 Australia 511/8d 153.0 v New Zealand Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
37 England 517/1d 152.0 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
38 England 544 120.2 v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
39 South Africa 569 111.5 v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
40 West Indies 507 162.1 v New Zealand Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
41 New Zealand 680/8d 210.0 v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
42 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
43 Bangladesh 555/6 136.0 v Pakistan Khulna 28 Apr 2015
44 South Africa 540/8d 160.1 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016
45 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018
46 Pakistan 555/3d 131.0 v Sri Lanka Karachi 19 Dec 2019

It also provides the fifth occasion of Pakistan posting a total of 500 plus runs in the third innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 657/8d 319.0 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 Pakistan 540 163.3 v West Indies Georgetown 18 Mar 1977
3 Pakistan 537 152.1 v Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
4 Pakistan 599/7d 140.1 v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
5 Pakistan 555/3d 131.0 v Sri Lanka Karachi 19 Dec 2019

It also provides the seventh occasion of a team posting a total of 500 plus runs in the third innings of a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 513/5d 125.0 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Dec 1989
2 New Zealand 671/4 220.3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 31 Jan 1991
3 England 529/5d 191.0 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
4 Australia 512/8d 152.0 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
5 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
6 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018
7 Pakistan 555/3d 131.0 v Sri Lanka Karachi 19 Dec 2019
Some interesting stats in the series

Some interesting stats in the series

This series witnessed some interesting statistical highlights from rival wicket keepers scored the fifties and rival captains scored ducks and fifties

At Chennai on 15.12.19 rival wicket keepers scored the fifties. RR Pant of India scored 74 and SD Hope of West Indies scored 102 not out

At Visakhapatnam on 18.12.19 rival captains, V Kohli of India and KA Pollard of West Indies collected first ball ducks – the first ever such instance of rival captains collecting first-ball ducks in the history of one-day internationals

At Cuttack on 22.12.19 rival captains scored the fifties – KA Pollard of West Indies scored 74 not out and V Kohli of India scored 85

Statistical highlights of the third one day international between India and West Indies at Cuttack

Statistical highlights of the third one day international between India and West Indies at Cuttack

West Indies {315-5} and India {317-6} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the 726th and  727th  occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in one day games

West Indies {315-5} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in one day games

India {317-6} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the 112th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in one day games

India owns the record for posting 300 plus runs on most occasions – 112 occasions. Australia is close behind with 107 occasions.

West Indies {315-5} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a West Indies posting 300 plus runs in one day games on away soil.

India {317-6} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the 52nd occasion of a India posting 300 plus runs in one day games on home soil

West Indies {315-5} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a West Indies posting 300 plus runs in one day games against India

No Team Score Overs Inns Ground Match Date
1 West Indies 333/8 45.0 1 Jamshedpur 07 Dec 1983
3 West Indies 324/8 50.0 2 Nagpur 21 Jan 2007
2 West Indies 324/4 50.0 1 Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2002
4 West Indies 322/8 50.0 1 Guwahati 21 Oct 2018
6 West Indies 321/7 50.0 2 Visakhapatnam 24 Oct 2018
5 West Indies 321/6 50.0 1 Kochi 08 Oct 2014
7 West Indies 319 48.1 2 Kingston 26 Jun 2009
8 West Indies 315/6 50.0 1 Vijayawada 24 Nov 2002
9 West Indies 315/5 50.0 1 Cuttack 22 Dec 2019
10 West Indies 300/5 50.0 1 Rajkot 12 Nov 2002

India’s 317 for 6 in this  game provides the 14th occasion  of India posting a total of 300 plus runs in one  day games against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Ground Match Date
1 India 418/5 50.0 1 Indore 08 Dec 2011
2 India 387/5 50.0 1 Vizag 18 Dec 2019
3 India 377/5 50.0 1 Mumbai (BS) 29 Oct 2018
4 India 341/3 50.0 1 Vadodara 31 Jan 2007
5 India 339/6 50.0 1 Kingston 26 Jun 2009
6 India 338/3 50.0 1 Nagpur 21 Jan 2007
7 India 330/6 50.0 1 Dharamsala 17 Oct 2014
8 India 326/2 42.1 2 Guwahati 21 Oct 2018
9 India 325/5 47.4 2 Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2002
10 India 321/6 50.0 1 Visakhapatnam 24 Oct 2018
11 India 317/6 46.4 2 Cuttack 22 Dec 2019
12 India 311/7 50.0 1 Port of Spain 05 Jul 2013
13 India 310/5 43.0 1 Port of Spain 25 Jun 2017
14 India 309/5 50.0 1 Kuala Lumpur 14 Sep 2006

West Indies {315-5} and India {317-6} posted 300 plus runs in this game to provide the 136th occasion of both the teams posting 300 plus runs in one day games. It also provides the sixth such occasion in India-West Indies one day series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Team Score Overs Inns Ground Match Date
1 1 West Indies 324/4 50.0 1 Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2002
  2 India 325/5 47.4 2 Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2002
               
2 1 India 338/3 50.0 1 Nagpur 21 Jan 2007
  2 West Indies 324/8 50.0 2 Nagpur 21 Jan 2007
               
3 1 India 339/6 50.0 1 Kingston 26 Jun 2009
  2 West Indies 319 48.1 2 Kingston 26 Jun 2009
               
4 1 West Indies 322/8 50.0 1 Guwahati 21 Oct 2018
  2 India 326/2 42.1 2 Guwahati 21 Oct 2018
               
5 1 India 321/6 50.0 1 Visakhapatnam 24 Oct 2018
  2 West Indies 321/7 50.0 2 Visakhapatnam 24 Oct 2018
               
6 1 West Indies 315/5 50.0 1 Cuttack 22 Dec 2019
  2 India 317/6 46.4 2 Cuttack 22 Dec 2019

West Indies lost this game after posting 315-5 to provide the 141st occasion of a team losing a one day game after scoring 300 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 17th occasion of West Indies losing a game after posting 300 plus runs.

West Indies lost this game after posting 315-5 to provide the 29th occasion of a team losing a one day game after scoring 300 plus runs in the history of one day internationals against India. It also provides the sixth occasion of West Indies losing a game after posting 300 plus runs.

NA Pooran-KA Pollard added 135 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 259th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day internationals. It also provides the 20th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership  for the fifth wicket in one day internationals.

NA Pooran-KA Pollard added 135 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day internationals against India. It also provides the fourth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in one day internationals against India. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 AL Logie, CL Hooper 108 5th Win Ind Gwalior 22 Jan 1988
2 MN Samuels, RL Powell 109 5th Win Ind Vijayawada 24 Nov 2002
3 RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul 106 5th Win Ind Basseterre 23 May 2006
4 NA Pooran, KA Pollard 135 5th Win Ind Cuttack 22 Dec 2019

NA Pooran-KA Pollard added 135 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the fifth wicket by West Indies batsmen in one day internationals against India. Previous best was the 109 runs partnership between MN Samuels and RL Powell at Vijayawada on 24.11.02

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opp Ground Match Date
1 NA Pooran, KA Pollard 135 5th Win Ind Cuttack 22 Dec 2019
2 MN Samuels, RL Powell 109 5th Win Ind Vijayawada 24 Nov 2002

KA Pollard scored 74 not out in this game to provide the 120th occasion of West Indies captain scoring a fifty in one day games. It also provides the 14th occasion of West Indies captain scoring a fifty in one day games against India.

KA Pollard scored 74 not out in this game to provide the 45th occasion of West Indies captain’s fifty in a losing cause one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of West Indies captain’s fifty in a losing cause in one day games against India.

KL Rahul-RG Sharma posted 122 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 439th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 108th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games.

KL Rahul-RG Sharma posted 122 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 59th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games against West Indies. It also provides the 13th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games against West Indies

KL Rahul and RG Sharma scored 77 and 63 respectively in this game to provide the 48th occasion of both the Indian openers scoring half centuries in the same innings in one day games. It also provides the fifth such occasion against West Indies in one day games. All the five occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Tem Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 A Jadeja 58 1 Ind Win Kolkata 5 Nov 1994
  2 SR Tendulkar 66 1 Ind Win Kolkata 5 Nov 1994
                 
2 1 SC Ganguly 53 1 Ind Win Vadodara 18 Nov 2002
  2 V Sehwag 52 1 Ind Win Vadodara 18 Nov 2002
                 
3 1 G Gambhir 69 1 Ind Win Nagpur 21 Jan 2007
  2 SC Ganguly 98 1 Ind Win Nagpur 21 Jan 2007
                 
4 1 AM Rahane 62 1 Ind Win Port of Spain 23 Jun 2017
  2 S Dhawan 63 1 Ind Win Port of Spain 25 Jun 2017
                 
5 1 RG Sharma 63 2 Ind Win Cuttack 22 Dec 2019
  2 KL Rahul 77 2 Ind Win Cuttack 22 Dec 2019

KL Rahul {77}, RG Sharma {63} and V Kohli {85} scored fifties in this game to provide the 98th occasion of first three batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games. It also provides the 25th such occasion by Indian batsmen in one day games.

KL Rahul {77}, RG Sharma {63} and V Kohli {85} scored fifties in this game to provide the 12th occasion of first three batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings in one day games against West Indies. It also provides the fourth such occasion by Indian batsmen in one day games against West Indies

KL Rahul {77}, RG Sharma {63} and V Kohli {85} scored fifties in this game to provide the 49th occasion of first three batsmen scoring half centuries in the same innings in one day games. It also provides the 12th such occasion by Indian batsmen in one day games.

KL Rahul {77}, RG Sharma {63} and V Kohli {85} scored fifties in this game to provide the seventh occasion of first three batsmen scoring half centuries in the same innings in one day games against West Indies. It also provides the second such occasion by Indian batsmen in one day games against West Indies

V Kohli scored 85 in this game to provide the 257th occasion of an Indian captain scoring fifties in one day games. It also provides the 33rd occasion of an Indian captain scoring fifties in one day games against West Indies.

V Kohli scored 85 in this game to provide the 41st occasion of his scoring fifty as an Indian captain in one day games. He now shares the second place in the record for most fifties by an Indian captain in one day games. MA Azharuddin and SC Ganguly have scored 41 fifties. The first place is occupied by MS Dhoni with 53 fifties.

It also provides the 10th occasion of an Indian captain scoring fifties in one day games against West Indies. He became the first Indian captain to score fifties against West Indies. He is also the only captain to score ten or more fifties against West Indies

V Kohli’s ten fifties against West Indies provide the eighth occasion of a captain scoring fifties against a specific opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Opp 50+
1 MS Dhoni Ind Srl 15
2 RT Ponting Aus NZl 14
3 M Azharuddin Ind Srl 11
4 RT Ponting Aus Ind 11
5 A Ranatunga Srl Ind 11
6 V Kohli Ind Win 10
7 RT Ponting Aus Eng 10
8 RT Ponting Aus RSA 10

V Kohli became the third Indian captain to score ten or more fifties against a specific opposition after MS Dhoni and M Azharuddin

No Player Team Opp 50+
1 MS Dhoni Ind Srl 15
2 M Azharuddin Ind Srl 11
3 V Kohli Ind Win 10

V Kohli scored 85 in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of his scoring fifty as an Indian captain in winning one day games. He now owns the record for most fifties by an Indian captain in winning one day games.  MS Dhoni has scored 31 fifties in India’s winning games.

V Kohli with 33 fifties in winning games now occupies the third place in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in winning one day games. RT Ponting with 62 fifties and GC Smith with 35 fifties occupy the first and second place in this category of statistics.

V Kohli scored 85 in this game to provide the 20th occasion of his scoring fifty against West Indies in one day games. He became the first batsman to score 20 fifties against West Indies in one day games. He is the only batsman to score 20 fifties against West Indies in one day games.

V Kohli’s 20 fifties against West Indies provides 12th occasion of a batsman scoring 20 plus fifties against a specific opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Opp Span 50+
1 SR Tendulkar Ind Srl 1990-2012 25
2 KC Sangakkara Srl Ind 2000-2014 24
3 SR Tendulkar Ind Aus 1991-2012 24
4 IVA Richards Win Aus 1975-1991 23
5 DL Haynes Win Pak 1979-1993 22
6 MS Dhoni Ind Srl 2005-2019 21
7 ST Jayasuriya Srl Ind 1990-2009 21
8 ST Jayasuriya Srl Pak 1989-2009 21
9 DPMD Jayawardene Srl Ind 1998-2014 21
10 SR Tendulkar Ind Pak 1989-2012 21
11 V Kohli Ind Win 2009-2019 20
12 Saeed Anwar Pak Srl 1989-2002 20

V Kohli’s 20 fifties against West Indies provides fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 20 plus fifties against a specific opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Opp Span 50+
1 SR Tendulkar Ind Srl 1990-2012 25
2 SR Tendulkar Ind Aus 1991-2012 24
3 MS Dhoni Ind Srl 2005-2019 21
4 SR Tendulkar Ind Pak 1989-2012 21
5 V Kohli Ind Win 2009-2019 20

KA Pollard {74 not out} and V Kohli {85} scored fifties in this game to provide the 163rd occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in an one day game. It also provides the third such instance in India-West Indies one day series.

SS Cottrell returned with figures of 1 for 74 in this game to provide the 73rd occasion of a West Indies bowler to concede 70 plus runs in an innings in one day games. It also provides the 13th occasion of a West Indies bowler conceding 70 plus runs in an innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JE Taylor 10.0 0 71 0 1 v India Nagpur 21 Jan 2007
2 JE Taylor 10.0 1 74 1 1 v India Kingston 26 Jun 2009
3 KAJ Roach 10.0 0 88 1 1 v India Indore 08 Dec 2011
4 JE Taylor 9.0 0 77 1 1 v India Dharamsala 17 Oct 2014
5 AS Joseph 8.0 0 73 2 1 v India Port of Spain 25 Jun 2017
6 JO Holder 8.5 0 76 1 1 v India Port of Spain 25 Jun 2017
7 O Thomas 9.0 0 83 1 2 v India Guwahati 21 Oct 2018
8 D Bishoo 10.0 0 72 1 2 v India Guwahati 21 Oct 2018
9 OC McCoy 9.0 0 71 2 1 v India Visakhapatnam 24 Oct 2018
10 KAJ Roach 10.0 0 74 2 1 v India Mumbai (BS) 29 Oct 2018
11 KMA Paul 10.0 0 88 1 1 v India Mumbai (BS) 29 Oct 2018
12 SS Cottrell 9.0 0 83 2 1 v India Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
13 SS Cottrell 10.0 1 74 1 2 v India Cuttack 22 Dec 2019

SS Cottrell became the third West Indies bowler to concede 70 plus runs in an innings on two or more occasions against India. Others are JE Taylor {03} and KAJ Roach {02}. The following table lists all the three bowlers

No Player Overs M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JE Taylor 10.0 0 71 0 1 v India Nagpur 21 Jan 2007
2 JE Taylor 10.0 1 74 1 1 v India Kingston 26 Jun 2009
3 JE Taylor 9.0 0 77 1 1 v India Dharamsala 17 Oct 2014
                   
1 KAJ Roach 10.0 0 88 1 1 v India Indore 08 Dec 2011
2 KAJ Roach 10.0 0 74 2 1 v India Mumbai (BS) 29 Oct 2018
                   
1 SS Cottrell 9.0 0 83 2 1 v India Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
2 SS Cottrell 10.0 1 74 1 2 v India Cuttack 22 Dec 2019
Indian captains collecting the first ball ducks in one day internationals

Indian captains collecting the first ball ducks in one day internationals

V Kohli of India collected the first-ball duck against West Indies at Visakhapatnam on 18.12.19 to provide the 16th occasion of an Indian captain dismissed by the first ball in an innings in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 0 1 1 Ind NZl Perth 09 Dec 1980
2 N Kapil Dev 0 1 2 Ind Win Port of Spain 09 Mar 1983
3 N Kapil Dev 0 1 1 Ind NZl Perth 18 Jan 1986
4 N Kapil Dev 0 1 2 Ind Aus Sydney 5 Feb 1986
5 M Azharuddin 0 1 2 Ind Pak Sharjah 23 Oct 1991
6 M Azharuddin 0 1 2 Ind Pak Sharjah 25 Oct 1991
7 M Azharuddin 0 1 2 Ind Eng Perth 22 Feb 1992
8 M Azharuddin 0 1 1 Ind Zim Vadodara 05 Apr 1998
9 SC Ganguly 0 1 1 Ind Eng Ch-le-St 04 Jul 2002
10 SC Ganguly 0 1 2 Ind NZl Wellington 08 Jan 2003
11 SC Ganguly 0 1 2 Ind Pak Centurion 01 Mar 2003
12 SC Ganguly 0 1 1 Ind Pak Kochi 02 Apr 2005
13 R Dravid 0 1 1 Ind Srl Dambulla 03 Aug 2005
14 MS Dhoni 0 1 2 Ind Aus Visakhapatnam 20 Oct 2010
15 V Sehwag 0 1 2 Ind Win Ahmedabad 05 Dec 2011
16 V Kohli 0 1 1 Ind Win Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
West Indies captains collecting the first ball duck in a one day international

West Indies captains collecting the first ball duck in a one day international

KA Pollard of West Indies collected the first-ball duck against India at Visakhapatnam on 18.12.19 to provide the 12th occasion of a West Indies captain dismissed by the first ball in an innings in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CH Lloyd 0 1 2 Win Aus Sydney 21 Dec 1979
2 IVA Richards 0 1 2 Win Pak Sialkot 14 Nov 1986
3 IVA Richards 0 1 2 Win Pak Hyd-Pak 18 Nov 1986
4 BC Lara 0 1 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 22 Jan 1999
5 CL Hooper 0 1 2 Win Srl Cape Town 28 Feb 2003
6 BC Lara 0 1 1 Win Pak Lahore 10 Dec 2006
7 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Aus Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
8 DJ Bravo 0 1 2 Win Pak Providence 14 Jul 2013
9 JO Holder 0 1 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017
10 JO Holder 0 1 2 Win Afg Gros Islet 09 Jun 2017
11 JO Holder 0 1 2 Win NZl Manchester 22 Jun 2019
12 KA Pollard 0 1 2 Win Ind Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
Captains collecting the first ball duck against India in a one day international

Captains collecting the first ball duck against India in a one day international

KA Pollard of West Indies collected the first-ball duck against India at Visakhapatnam on 18.12.19 to provide the 129th occasion of a captain dismissed by the first ball in an innings in one-day internationals. It also provides the 14th occasion of a captain suffering from such an ignominy against India in a one day international. All such occasions are tabulated below. KA Pollard became the first West Indies captain to collect the first-ball duck against India.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AR Border 0 1 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 16 Jan 1986
2 DI Gower 0 1 1 Eng Ind The Oval 24 May 1986
3 AJ Traicos 0 1 1 Zim Ind Mumbai 17 Oct 1987
4 A Ranatunga 0 1 2 Srl Ind Jalandhar 20 Feb 1994
5 Wasim Akram 0 1 2 Pak Ind Toronto 18 Sep 1996
6 A Ranatunga 0 1 2 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 23 Aug 1997
7 Rameez Raja 0 1 2 Pak Ind Toronto 21 Sep 1997
8 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 1 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
9 Shakib Al Hasan 0 1 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 07 Jan 2010
10 BB McCullum 0 1 1 NZl Ind Hamilton 22 Jan 2014
11 AG Cremer 0 1 1 Zim Ind Harare 15 Jun 2016
12 SL Malinga 0 1 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 31 Aug 2017
13 Asghar Afghan 0 1 1 Afg Ind Dubai (DSC) 25 Sep 2018
14 KA Pollard 0 1 2 Win Ind Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
Captains collecting the first ball duck against West Indies in a one day international

Captains collecting the first ball duck against West Indies in a one day international

V Kohli of India collected the first-ball duck against West Indies at Visakhapatnam on 18.12.19 to provide the 128th occasion of a captain dismissed by the first ball in an innings in one-day internationals. It also provides the 15th occasion of a captain suffering from such an ignominy against West Indies in a one day international. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 0 1 Aus Win Perth 20 Dec 1981
2 N Kapil Dev 0 1 Ind Win Port of Spain 09 Mar 1983
3 AR Border 0 1 Aus Win Adelaide 27 Jan 1985
4 AR Border 0 1 Aus Win Port of Spain 09 Mar 1991
5 Moin Khan 0 1 Pak Win Sharjah 19 Oct 1999
6 Habibul Bashar 0 1 Ban Win Kingstown 15 May 2004
7 T Duffin 0 1 Zim Win Georgetown 07 May 2006
8 Habibul Bashar 0 1 Ban Win Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
9 DL Vettori 0 1 NZl Win Christchurch 03 Jan 2009
10 V Sehwag 0 1 Ind Win Ahmedabad 05 Dec 2011
11 SR Watson 0 1 Aus Win Melbourne 10 Feb 2013
12 Azhar Ali 0 1 Pak Win Sharjah 30 Sep 2016
13 EJG Morgan 0 1 Eng Win Bristol 24 Sep 2017
14 AG Cremer 0 1 Zim Win Harare 19 Mar 2018
15 V Kohli 0 1 Ind Win Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019

V Kohli became the third Indian captain to collect the first-ball duck against West Indies in a one-day internationals after N Kapil Dev and V Sehwag. The following table lists the three Indian captains with particulars

No Player Runs BF Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 0 1 Ind Win Port of Spain 09 Mar 1983
2 V Sehwag 0 1 Ind Win Ahmedabad 05 Dec 2011
3 V Kohli 0 1 Ind Win Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019
RG Sharma’s distinction – becomes the fifth opening batsman in the history of one day internationals to score ten or more centuries on home soil

RG Sharma’s distinction – becomes the fifth opening batsman in the history of one day internationals to score ten or more centuries on home soil

RG Sharma’s 159 against West Indies at Visakhapatnam on 18 Dec 19 was his tenth one day century as an opening batsman on home soil. He earned the distinction of becoming the fifth opening batsman in the history of one-day internationals to score ten or more centuries on home soil. Others are – SR Tendulkar {19}, HM Amla {10}, MJ Guptill {10} and DL Haynes {10}. RG Sharma’s ten centuries in this category of statistics are tabulated below

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 141* 1 2 v Australia Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
2 209 1 1 v Australia Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
3 264 2 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
4 150 1 2 v South Africa Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
5 125 2 2 v Australia Nagpur 01 Oct 2017
6 147 1 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 29 Oct 2017
7 208* 1 1 v Sri Lanka Mohali 13 Dec 2017
8 152* 1 2 v West Indies Guwahati 21 Oct 2018
9 162 1 1 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 29 Oct 2018
10 159 1 1 v West Indies Visakhapatnam 18 Dec 2019