Thirteen or more wickets by a Karnataka bowler in Ranji Trophy – Krishnappa Gowtham joins the elite list

Thirteen or more wickets by a Karnataka bowler in Ranji Trophy – Krishnappa Gowtham joins the elite list

Krishnappa Gowtham of Karnataka became the ninth Karnataka bowler to capture 13 or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy game. He captured 14 for 170 against Tamilnadu at Dindigul, in the just-concluded game

No W-Runs Bowler Opposition Ground Season
1 16-099 A Kumble v Kerala Municipal Stadium, Thalassery 1994/95
2 15-084 AR Bhat v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1987/88
3 14-155 BK Garudachar v Madras Central College Ground, Bangalore 1941/42
4 14-170 K Gowtham v Tamil Nadu NPR College Ground, Dindigul 2019/20
5 13-066 BY Alva v Hyderabad Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 1959/60
6 13-107 GV Kumar v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1977/78
7 13-110 AR Bhat v Kerala Chandrasekhar Patil Stadium, Gulbarga 1983/84
8 13-147 BS Chandrasekhar v Andhra Brahmananda Reddy Stadium, Guntur 1973/74
9 13-200 AR Bhat v Bombay M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1981/82

He also became the fourth Karnatka bowler to capture 13 or more wickets against Madras/Tamil Nadu. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No W-Runs Bowler Opposition Ground Season
1 15-084 AR Bhat v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1987/88
2 14-155 BK Garudachar v Madras Central College Ground, Bangalore 1941/42
3 14-170 K Gowtham v Tamil Nadu NPR College Ground, Dindigul 2019/20
4 13-107 GV Kumar v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1977/78

He also became the fourth Karnatka bowler to capture 14 or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy game. The following table lists the four bowlers.

No W-Runs Bowler Opposition Ground Season
1 16-099 A Kumble v Kerala Municipal Stadium, Thalassery 1994/95
2 15-084 AR Bhat v Tamil Nadu M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1987/88
3 14-155 BK Garudachar v Madras Central College Ground, Bangalore 1941/42
4 14-170 K Gowtham v Tamil Nadu NPR College Ground, Dindigul 2019/20
Batsmen scoring nineties in Twenty20 Internationals

Batsmen scoring nineties in Twenty20 Internationals

KL Rahul of India scored 91 against West Indies at Mumbai on 11.12.19 to provide the 41st occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting 98* 1 Aus NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2005
2 DR Martyn 96 1 Aus RSA Brisbane 09 Jan 2006
3 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
4 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
5 LE Bosman 94 1 RSA Eng Centurion 15 Nov 2009
6 M Jayawardene 98* 1 Srl Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
7 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
8 JP Duminy 96* 1 RSA Zim Kimberley 10 Oct 2010
9 MJ Guptill 91* 2 NZl Zim Auckland 11 Feb 2012
10 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
11 BB McCullum 91 1 NZl Ind Chennai 11 Sep 2012
12 LJ Wright 99* 1 Eng Afg Colombo (RPS) 21 Sep 2012
13 DA Warner 90* 1 Aus Srl Sydney 26 Jan 2013
14 Ahmed Shehzad 98* 1 Pak Zim Harare 24 Aug 2013
15 JE Root 90* 2 Eng Aus Southampton 29 Aug 2013
16 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Ch-le-St 31 Aug 2013
17 Umar Akmal 94 1 Pak Aus Dhaka 23 Mar 2014
18 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
19 SPD Smith 90 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
20 H Masakadza 93* 1 Zim Ban Khulna 22 Jan 2016
21 V Kohli 90* 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 2016
22 HM Amla 97* 1 RSA Aus Cape Town 09 Mar 2016
23 CJ Anderson 94* 1 NZl Ban Mt Maunganui 08 Jan 2017
24 Najeeb Tarakai 90 1 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
25 E Lewis 91 2 Win Pak Port of Spain 01 Apr 2017
26 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
27 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
28 RG Sharma 97 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
29 SF Mire 94 1 Zim Pak Harare 04 Jul 2018
30 Fakhar Zaman 91 2 Pak Aus Harare 08 Jul 2018
31 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
32 Babar Azam 90 2 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
33 PR Stirling 91 2 Ire Afg Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
34 SJ Baard 92 1 Nam Botd Windhoek 22 Aug 2019
35 PM Seelaar 96* 2 Net Sco Dublin-M 16 Sep 2019
36 BN Cooper 91* 2 Net Ire Dublin-M 18 Sep 2019
37 PJ Moor 92* 2 Zim Sin Singapore 03 Oct 2019
38 S Davizi 91 1 CZK-R Mal Marsa 18 Oct 2019
39 EJG Morgan 91 1 Eng NZl Napier 08 Nov 2019
40 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
41 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 90* 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 2016
2 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
3 RG Sharma 97 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
4 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
5 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
6 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
3 M Jayawardene 98* 1 Srl Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
4 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
5 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
6 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
7 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
8 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
2 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
3 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

AD Hales, Babar Azam, CH Gayle, S Dhawan and V Kohli are the five batsmen who have scored nineties on two occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
  2 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Ch-le-St 31 Aug 2013
                 
2 1 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
  2 Babar Azam 90 2 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
                 
3 1 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
  2 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
                 
4 1 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
  2 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
                 
5 1 V Kohli 90* 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 2016
  2 V Kohli 94* 2 Ind Win Hyd-RGS 06 Dec 2019
Opening batsmen scoring nineties in T20Is

Opening batsmen scoring nineties in T20Is

KL Rahul of India scored 91 against West Indies at Mumbai on 11.12.19 to provide the 28th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the history of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DR Martyn 96 1 Aus RSA Brisbane 09 Jan 2006
2 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
3 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
4 LE Bosman 94 1 RSA Eng Centurion 15 Nov 2009
5 M Jayawardene 98* 1 Srk Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
6 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
7 MJ Guptill 91* 2 NZl Zim Auckland 11 Feb 2012
8 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
9 DA Warner 90* 1 Aus Srl Sydney 26 Jan 2013
10 Ahmed Shehzad 98* 1 Pak Zim Harare 24 Aug 2013
11 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Ch-le-St 31 Aug 2013
12 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
13 H Masakadza 93* 1 Zim Ban Khulna 22 Jan 2016
14 HM Amla 97* 1 RSA Aus Cape Town 09 Mar 2016
15 Najeeb Tarakai 90 1 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
16 E Lewis 91 2 Win Pak Port of Spain 01 Apr 2017
17 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
18 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
19 RG Sharma 97 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
20 SF Mire 94 1 Zim Pak Harare 04 Jul 2018
21 Fakhar Zaman 91 2 Pak Aus Harare 08 Jul 2018
22 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
23 Babar Azam 90 2 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
24 PR Stirling 91 2 Ire Afg Dehradun 23 Feb 2019
25 SJ Baard 92 1 Nam Bots Windhoek 22 Aug 2019
26 PJ Moor 92* 2 Zim Sin Singapore 03 Oct 2019
27 S Davizi 91 1 CZK-R Mal Marsa 18 Oct 2019
28 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
2 RG Sharma 97 1 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
3 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
4 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the seventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
2 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
3 M Jayawardene 98* 1 Srk Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
4 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
5 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
6 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
7 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a T20I against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
2 KL Rahul 91 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019

AD Hales, Babar Azam, CH Gayle and S Dhawan are the four opening batsmen who have scored nineties on two occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
  2 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Ch-le-St 31 Aug 2013
                 
2 1 Babar Azam 97* 1 Pak Win Karachi 02 Apr 2018
  2 Babar Azam 90 2 Pak RSA Johannesburg 03 Feb 2019
                 
3 1 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
  2 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
                 
4 1 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018
  2 S Dhawan 92 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Nov 2018
Rival skippers scoring fifties in a T20I

Rival skippers scoring fifties in a T20I

V Kohli of India scored 70  not out and KA Pollard of West Indies scored 68 in the just concluded T20I between India and West Indies at Mumbai on 11.12.19 to provide the  174th and 175th occasion of captains scoring a fifty in T20IS.

It also provides the tenth occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in a T20I. All such occasions are tabulated below. It  is interesting to note that seven of these ten occasions have come in the calendar year 2019.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MR Swart 89 1 Net Ken Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
  2 CO Obuya 75* 2 Ken Net Windhoek 19 Apr 2013
                 
2 1 PW Borren 57 1 Net Sco Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
  2 PL Mommsen 68* 2 Sco Net Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
                 
3 1 EJG Morgan 74 1 Eng Aus Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
  2 SPD Smith 90 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 31 Aug 2015
                 
4 1 Amjad Javed 76 1 UAE Sco ICCA Dubai 04 Feb 2016
  2 PL Mommsen 56 2 Sco UAE ICCA Dubai 04 Feb 2016
                 
5 1 PR Stirling 56 1 Ire Sco Al Amerat 15 Feb 2019
  2 KJ Coetzer 74 2 Sco Ire Al Amerat 15 Feb 2019
                 
6 1 MG Erasmus 56 1 Nam Bots Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
  2 K Motlhanka 59 2 Bots Nam Windhoek 20 Aug 2019
                 
7 1 KJ Coetzer 89 1 Sco Net Dublin-M 16 Sep 2019
  2 PM Seelaar 96* 2 Net sCO Dublin-M 16 Sep 2019
                 
8 1 Q de Kock 52 1 RSA Ind Mohali 18 Sep 2019
  2 V Kohli 72* 2 Ind RSA Mohali 18 Sep 2019
                 
9 1 TH David 64* 1 Sin Nep Singapore 28 Sep 2019
  2 P Khadka 106* 2 Nep Sin Singapore 28 Sep 2019
                 
10 1 V Kohli 70* 1 Ind Win Mumbai 11 Dec 2019
  2 KA Pollard 68 2 Win Ind Mumbai 11 Dec 2019
Approaching milestones ahead of India-West Indies one day series and one day games played at Chepauk

Approaching milestones ahead of India-West Indies one day series and one day games played at Chepauk

V Kohli has an aggregate of 11529 one day runs prior to the start of the series and occupies the eighth place in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in one-day games. He needs 60 more runs to overhaul JH Kallis’ aggregate of 11579 runs to occupy the seventh place.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 20
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 404 380 41 14234 169 41.98 25 93 15
3 RT Ponting Aus 375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 30 82 20
4 ST Jayasuriya Srl 445 433 18 13430 189 32.36 28 68 34
5 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 448 418 39 12650 144 33.37 19 77 28
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 378 350 53 11739 137* 39.52 10 83 20
7 JH Kallis RSA 328 314 53 11579 139 44.36 17 86 17
8 V Kohli Ind 239 230 39 11520 183 60.31 43 54 12

V Kohli has scored 97 fifties in one day games and needs three more fifties for his 100 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the fifth batsman in the annals of one day games to score 100 plus fifties

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 145
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 404 380 41 14234 169 41.98 25 93 116
3 RT Ponting Aus 375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 30 82 112
4 JH Kallis RSA 328 314 53 11579 139 44.36 17 86 103
5 V Kohli Ind 239 230 39 11520 183 60.31 43 54 097

V Kohli has scored 97 fifties in one day games and needs three more fifties for his 100 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian batsman in the annals of one day games to score 100 plus fifties after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 145 fifties

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 49 96 145
2 V Kohli Ind 239 230 39 11520 183 60.31 43 54 097

V Kohli has scored 4800 runs in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs 200 more runs for his 5000 runs. If he scores, he would then become the eighth captain in the history of one day games to score 5000 plus runs

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 09
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 03
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 14
4 A Ranatunga Srl 193 183 34 5608 131* 37.63 04 37 14
5 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 08
6 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37 06
7 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 09
8 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 02

V Kohli has scored 4800 runs in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs 200 more runs for his 5000 runs. If he scores, he would then become the fourth Indian captain in the history of one day games to score 5000 plus runs

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 03
2 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37 06
3 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 09
4 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 02

V Kohli has scored 21 centuries in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs one more century to share the record for most centuries by a captain in one day games with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored 22 centuries. Two more centuries for V Kohli would make him to own the most centuries by a captain in one day games

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 09
2 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 02

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs one more fifty to become the eighth captain to score 41fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 73
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 45
4 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 45
5 A Ranatunga Srl 193 183 34 5608 131* 37.63 04 37 41
6 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37` 41
7 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 41
8 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs one more fifty to become the eighth captain to score 41fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 73
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 45
4 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 45
5 A Ranatunga Srl 193 183 34 5608 131* 37.63 04 37 41
6 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37` 41
7 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 41
8 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs one more fifty to become the eighth captain to score 41fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 73
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 45
4 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 45
5 A Ranatunga Srl 193 183 34 5608 131* 37.63 04 37 41
6 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37` 41
7 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 41
8 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs one more fifty to become the fourth Indian captain to score 41 fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
2 M Azharuddin Ind 174 162 29 5239 153* 39.39 04 37` 41
3 SC Ganguly Ind 147 143 11 5104 144 38.66 11 30 41
3 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs two more fifties to become the fifth captain to score 42 fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 220 22 8497 164 42.91 22 51 73
2 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
3 SP Fleming NZl 218 208 16 6295 134* 32.78 07 38 45
4 GC Smith RSA 150 148 09 5416 141 38.96 08 37 45
5 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 40 fifties as captain in one day games. He needs two more fifties to become the second Indian captain to score 42 fifties in one day games.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+
1 MS Dhoni Ind 200 172 48 6641 139* 53.55 06 47 53
2 V Kohli Ind 080 076 16 4800 160* 80.00 21 19 40

V Kohli has scored 19 one day centuries at home prior to the start of the series. He needs one more century to share the record of most centuries on home soil in the annals of one day games with SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 20 centuries on home soil.

V Kohli has scored 19 one day centuries at home prior to the start of the series. He needs two more centuries to own the record of most centuries on home soil in the annals of one day games surpassing SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 20 centuries on home soil.

V Kohli has scored 4593 runs on home soil prior to the start of the series. He needs 407 runs for his 5000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth batsman in the history of one day games, to score 5000 plus runs on home soil. Others are – SR Tendulkar {6976}, RT Ponting {5406} and JH Kallis {5178}

V Kohli has scored nine one day centuries at home as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs one more century to share the record of most centuries on home soil in the annals of one day games with RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored ten centuries on home soil as captain.

V Kohli has scored nine one day centuries as captain at home prior to the start of the series. He needs two more centuries to own the record of most centuries on home soil in the annals of one day games surpassing RT Ponting. RT Ponting has scored ten centuries on home soil as captain.

V Kohli has scored 150 plus runs on four occasions prior to the start of the series. He needs one more innings of 150 plus runs which would fetch him his fifth innings of 150 plus runs. If he gets them, then he would become the fifth batsman in the history of one day games, to score 150 plus runs on five plus occasions.  Others are – RG Sharma {07}, DA Warner {06}, CH Gayle {05} and SR Tendulkar {05}

V Kohli has scored 150 plus runs on four occasions prior to the start of the series. He needs one more innings of 150 plus runs which would fetch him his fifth innings of 150 plus runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian batsman in the history of one day games, to score 150 plus runs on five plus occasions. Others are – RG Sharma {07} and SR Tendulkar {05}

V Kohli has scored 150 plus runs on two occasions as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs one more innings of 150 plus runs which would fetch him his third innings of 150 plus runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first captain to in the history of one day games, to score 150 plus runs on three occasions. He would go past AJ Finch and AJ Strauss who have scored 150 plus runs on two occasions as captain. V Kohli would also own the record for most occasions of scoring 150 plus runs as captain in the history of one day games.

Kuldeep Yadav has captured 96 wickets prior to the start of the series. Four more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 22nd Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games.

Kuldeep Yadav has captured 96 wickets prior to the start of the series. Four more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the eighth Indian spin bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games.

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
1 A Kumble 1990-2007 269 263 14376 10300 334 6/12 30.83 8 2
2 Harbhajan Singh 1998-2015 234 225 12359 8872 265 5/31 33.47 2 3
3 RA Jadeja 2009-2019 156 152 7849 6366 178 5/36 35.76 7 1
4 SR Tendulkar 1989-2012 463 270 8054 6850 154 5/32 44.48 4 2
5 R Ashwin 2010-2017 111 109 6021 4937 150 4/25 32.91 1 0
6 RJ Shastri 1981-1992 150 136 6613 4650 129 5/15 36.04 2 1
7 Yuvraj Singh 2000-2017 301 158 4988 4227 110 5/31 38.42 2 1
8 Kuldeep Yadav 2017-2019 53 51 2772 2291 96 6/25 23.86 4 1

Kuldeep Yadav has captured 96 wickets prior to the start of the series. Four more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian left arm spin bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in one day games. Others are – RA Jadeja {178}, RJ Shastri {129} and Yuvraj Singh {110}

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
1 RA Jadeja 2009-2019 156 152 7849 6366 178 5/36 35.76 7 1
2 RJ Shastri 1981-1992 150 136 6613 4650 129 5/15 36.04 2 1
3 Yuvraj Singh 2000-2017 301 158 4988 4227 110 5/31 38.42 2 1
4 Kuldeep Yadav 2017-2019 53 51 2772 2291 96 6/25 23.86 4 1

RA Jadeja has captured four or more  wickets on eight  occasions in one day games. Two more such hauls would fetch him ten occasions. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth left arm spin bowler in the history of one day game to capture four or more wickets on ten plus occasions. Others are – ST Jayasuirya {12}, Shakib Al Hasan {10} and DL Vettori {10}

Mohammad Shami has captured four or more wickets on nine occasions in one day games. One more such hauls would fetch him ten occasions. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth Indian bowler in the history of one day game to capture four or more wickets on ten plus occasions. Others are – AB Agarkar {12}, A Kumble {10} and J Srinath {10}

V Kohli has pouched 46 catches in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs four more catches for his 50 catches. If he pouches them, he would then become the 12th captain in the history of one day games to pouch 50 plus catches.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Ct
1 RT Ponting Aus 2002-2012 230 227 113
2 SP Fleming NZl 1997-2007 218 214 106
3 AR Border Aus 1985-1994 178 178 103
4 GC Smith RSA 2003-2011 150 149 084
5 M Azharuddin Ind 1990-1999 174 172 083
6 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 2004-2013 129 126 069
7 IVA Richards Win 1980-1991 105 104 063
8 SC Ganguly Ind 1999-2005 147 146 061
9 WJ Cronje RSA 1994-2000 138 137 057
10 WTS Porterfield Ire 2008-2019 113 109 052
11 SM Pollock RSA 2000-2005 97 96 051

V Kohli has pouched 46 catches in one day games as captain prior to the start of the series. He needs four more catches for his 50 catches. If he pouches them, he would then become the third Indian captain in the history of one day games to pouch 50 plus catches.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Ct
1 M Azharuddin Ind 1990-1999 174 172 083
2 SC Ganguly Ind 1999-2005 147 146 061

LMP Simmons has an aggregate of 1958 one day runs prior to the start of the series. He needs 42 more runs foe his 2000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the 22nd West Indies batsman to total 2000 plus runs in one day games.

JD Holder has an aggregate of 17 wickets against India prior to the start of the series. Three more wickets would fetch him 20 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the 13th West Indian bowler to capture 20 plus wickets against India.

JO Holder has captured four or more wickets on six occasions prior to the start of the series. One more four wicket haul would fetch him his seventh four wicket haul. If he gets it, he would then become the sixth West Indian bowler to capture seven or more four wicket hauls. Others are – CL Ambrose {10}, R RampauL {10}, IR Bishop {09}, DJ Bravo {07} and CA Walsh {07}

JO Holder has captured five or more wickets on two occasions prior to the start of the series. One more four wicket haul would fetch him his third five wicket haul. If he gets it, he would then become the fifth West Indian bowler to capture three or more five wicket hauls. Others are – CL Ambrose {04}, M Dillon {03}, J Garner {03} and KAJ Roach {03}

ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS PLAYED AT CHEPAUK

Chepauk, Chennai has hosted 21 one day Internationals so far. Today’s game between India and West Indies will be the22nd  one day International to be played at Chepauk, Chennai

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 Australia won 01 runs   India Australia 09 Oct 1987
2 Australia won 96 runs   Australia Zimbabwe 13 Oct 1987
3 Australia won 99 runs   Australia West Indies 21 Oct 1989
4 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
5 Australia won 06 wkts 13 Australia New Zealand 11 Mar 1996
6 Pakistan won 35 runs   India Pakistan 21 May 1997
7 Kenya won 28 runs   Bangladesh Kenya 23 May 1998
9 India won 04 wkts 20 India England 25 Jan 2002
8   No Result     India New Zealand 23 Oct 2003
9   Abandoned     India South Africa 22 Nov 2005
10 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
11 Asia XI won 31 runs   Africa XI Asia XI 09 Jun 2007
12 Asia XI won 13 runs   Africa XI Asia XI 10 Jun 2007
13 India won 08 wkts 173 India New Zealand 10 Dec 2010
14 New Zealand won 10 wkts 252 Kenya New Zealand 20 Feb 2011
15 England won 06 runs   England South Africa 06 Mar 2011
16 England won 18 runs   England West Indies 17 Mar 2011
17 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
18 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011
19 Pakistan won 06 wkts 11 India Pakistan 30 Dec 2012
20 India won 35 runs   India South Africa 22 Oct 2015
21 India won 26 runs   India Australia 17 Sep 2017

India has won seven one day games at Chepauk.  India’s seven wins are tabulated below

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
2 India won 04 wkts 20 India England 25 Jan 2002
3 India won 08 wkts 173 India New Zealand 10 Dec 2010
4 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
5 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011
6 India won 35 runs   India South Africa 22 Oct 2015
7 India won 26 runs   India Australia 17 Sep 2017

India has lost four games at Chepauk. The following table lists India’s four losses

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 Australia won 01 runs   India Australia 09 Oct 1987
2 Pakistan won 35 runs   India Pakistan 21 May 1997
3 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
4 Pakistan won 06 wkts 11 India Pakistan 30 Dec 2012

India-New Zealand one day game on 23.10.03 ended in No Result while the India-South Africa game on 22.11.05 was abandoned

No Result Team Opposition Start Date
1 No Result India New Zealand 23 Oct 2003
2 Abandoned India South Africa 22 Nov 2005

Out of 21 games played at Chepauk, 13 one day games were played involving India. The following table lists the 13 games involving India.{including abandoned game}

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 Australia won 01 runs   India Australia 09 Oct 1987
2 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
3 Pakistan won 35 runs   India Pakistan 21 May 1997
4 India won 04 wkts 20 India England 25 Jan 2002
5   No Result     India New Zealand 23 Oct 2003
6   Abandoned     India South Africa 22 Nov 2005
7 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
8 India won 08 wkts 173 India New Zealand 10 Dec 2010
9 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
10 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011
11 Pakistan won 06 wkts 11 India Pakistan 30 Dec 2012
12 India won 35 runs   India South Africa 22 Oct 2015
13 India won 26 runs   India Australia 17 Sep 2017

West Indies has played six games  at Chepauk. The following table lists the six games

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 Australia won 99 runs   Australia West Indies 21 Oct 1989
2 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
3 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
4 England won 18 runs   England West Indies 17 Mar 2011
5 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
6 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011

India-West Indies has played four games at Chepauk. Today’s game is the fifth game between the two teams. India has won three games and lost one day game

No Winner Result Margin BR Team Opposition Start Date
1 India won 04 wkts 10 India West Indies 23 Oct 1994
2 West Indies won 03 wkts 38 India West Indies 27 Jan 2007
3 India won 80 runs   India West Indies 20 Mar 2011
4 India won 34 runs   India West Indies 11 Dec 2011

HIGHEST TOTAL AND LOWEST TOTALS

Asia Eleven’s 337 fo6 7 against Africa Eleven on 09.06.07 is the highest team total posted at Chepauk. Kenya’s 69 against New Zealand on 20.02.11 is the lowest team total in a completed innings at Chepauk

Asia Eleven’s 337 fo6 7 against Africa Eleven on 09.06.07 is the highest team total posted at Chepauk by a visiting team. India‘s highest team total at Chepauk is 292 against Pakistan on 21,05,97

TEAM TOTALS OF300 PLUS RUNS

Chepauk has witnessed five occasions of teams posting a total of 300 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Start Date
1 Asia XI 337/7 50.0 1 v Africa XI 09 Jun 2007
2 Asia XI 331/8 50.0 1 v Africa XI 10 Jun 2007
3 Pakistan 327/5 50.0 1 v India 21 May 1997
4 Africa XI 318/7 50.0 2 v Asia XI 10 Jun 2007
5 Africa XI 306 49.5 2 v Asia XI 09 Jun 2007

TEAMS DISMISSED ALL OUT IN AN INNINGS AT CHEPAUK

Chepauk has witnessed 18 occasions of a team dismissed all out in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Start Date
1 Africa XI 306 49.5 2 v Asia XI 09 Jun 2007
2 India 292 49.2 2 v Pakistan 21 May 1997
3 India 269 49.5 2 v Australia 09 Oct 1987
4 India 268 48.0 1 v West Indies 27 Jan 2007
5 India 268 49.1 1 v West Indies 20 Mar 2011
6 England 243 48.4 1 v West Indies 17 Mar 2011
7 West Indies 233 44.1 2 v India 11 Dec 2011
8 West Indies 225 44.4 2 v England 17 Mar 2011
9 West Indies 221 49.2 1 v India 23 Oct 1994
10 England 217 48.0 1 v India 25 Jan 2002
11 Bangladesh 198 46.2 2 v Kenya 23 May 1998
12 West Indies 188 43.0 2 v India 20 Mar 2011
13 England 171 45.4 1 v South Africa 06 Mar 2011
14 South Africa 165 47.4 2 v England 06 Mar 2011
15 West Indies 142 40.3 2 v Australia 21 Oct 1989
16 Zimbabwe 139 42.4 2 v Australia 13 Oct 1987
17 New Zealand 103 27.0 1 v India 10 Dec 2010
18 Kenya 069 23.5 1 v New Zealand 20 Feb 2011

CENTURIONS AT CHEPAUK

Chepauk has witnessed 14 centuries – five by Indian batsmen and nine by visiting batsmen. V Kohli’s 138 against South Africa on 22.11.15 is the highest score by an Indian batsmen, while Saeed Anwar’s 194 for Pakistan against India on 21.05.97 is the highest score by a visiting batsman.

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

Chepauk has witnessed 14 occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings – once by an Indian bowler and on 13 occasions by visiting bowlers. AB Agarkar’s 4 for 34 against England on 25.01.02 is the only occasion of an Indian bowler capturing  four or more wickets in an innings at Chennai, while R Rampaul’s 5 for 51 for West Indies against India on 20.03.11 remains the best bowling  effort in an innings by a visiting bowler at Chepauk

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

Chepauk has witnessed two occasions of bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Rampaul 10.0 0 51 5 1 Win Ind Chennai 20 Mar 2011
2 Aaqib Javed 10.0 0 61 5 2 Pak Ind Chennai 21 May 1997

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS

As many as 20 three figure partnerships have been posted by batsmen at Chepauk of which nine are by Indian batsmen. 218 runs partnership between MS Dhoni and DPMD Jayawardene of Asia Eleven against Africa Eleven for the sixth wicket on 10.06.07 is the highest partnership posted at Chepauk. It also provides the only occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership at Chepauk. 134 runs between R Dravid and VG Kambli against Pakistan on 21.05.97 provides the highest partnership by Indian batsmen at Chepauk.

Approaching milestones ahead of India West Indies Twenty20 International series

Approaching milestones ahead of India West Indies Twenty20 International series

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2450 in T20Is runs prior to the start of the series. He requires 50 more runs for his 2500 runs. If he gets them, he would become the second batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 2500 runs after RG Sharma. RG Sharma has scored 2539 runs.

RG Sharma and V Kohli have scored 22 fifties in T20Is. RG Sharma has scored 04 centuries and 18 half centuries. V Kohli has scored 22 half centuries. Any one of these two batsman scores a half century, he would then own the record for most fifties in the history of T20Is.

V Kohli has scored 881 runs in T20Is at home. He needs nine more runs for his 900 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the  first Indian batsman to score 900 T20I runs at home and the third batsman in the history of T20Is to score 900 T20I runs. Others are – MJ Guptill {1430} and C Munro {1000}

V Kohli has scored seven half centuries at home in T20Is. One more half century would fetch him his eighth half century and with it he would become the second batman in T20Is to score eight or more half centuries at home after MJ Guptill. MJ Guptill has scored 12 half centuries.

YS Chahal has captured 50 wickets in T20Is. He needs two more wickets to surpass JJ Bumrah’s tally of 51 wickets to earn the second place among the Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets in T20Is.

YS Chahal has captured 50 wickets in T20Is. He needs three more wickets to surpass R Ashwin’s tally of 52 wickets and own the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in T20Is

YS Chahal has captured 27 wickets at home in T20Is. He needs three more wickets for his 30 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian bowlers to capture 30 wickets in T20Is on home soil.

YS Chahal has captured 27 wickets at home in T20Is. He needs three more wickets for his 30 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth bowler to capture 30 wickets in T20Is on home soil. Others are – TG Southee {41},SL Malinga {39}, Shakib Al Hasan {39}, MJ Santner {32} and Al Amin Hossain {31}

RG Sharma has scored 425 runs against West Indies in T20Is. He requires 75 more runs for his 500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the first batsman in India-West Indies T20I series to aggregate 500 runs

RG Sharma has scored 425 runs against West Indies in T20Is. He requires 75 more runs for his 500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the second batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs against a specific opposition. V Kohli has scored 584 runs against Australia

RG Sharma has scored 24 boundary sixes against West Indies in T20Is. He requires one more boundary six for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the first batsman in India-West Indies T20I series to score 25 boundary sixes. He would also become the first batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against West Indies in T20Is.

RG Sharma has scored 24 boundary sixes against West Indies in T20Is. He requires one more boundary six for his 25 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the seventh batsman to score 25 boundary sixes against a specific opposition. Other batsmen who have performed the feat are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS 6s
1 Hazratullah Zazai Afg Ire 2018-2019 05 05 1 360 162* 31
2 AJ Finch Aus Eng 2011-2018 09 09 3 425 156 30
3 CH Gayle Win Eng 2007-2019 13 13 1 409 100* 30
4 Mohammad Nabi Afg Ire 2010-2019 15 13 3 368 089 27
5 EJG Morgan Eng NZl 2010-2019 15 14 2 424 091 26
6 CH Gayle Win RSA 2007-2016 07 07 0 307 117 25

RG Sharma has scored four fifties against West Indies. One more fifty would fetch him his fifth fifty. If he scores it, he would own the record for most fifties against West Indies. He would go past TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka who has scored four fifties against West Indies.

KA Pollard would become the fourth captain to lead West Indies against India in T20Is. Others are – CH Gayle, DJ  Sammy and CR Brathwaite.

V Kohli and B Kumar have played nine T20Is against West Indies. One more game for each of them  would be their tenth game against West Indies. They would become the second and third Indian cricketers to play ten or more T20Is against West Indies. RG Sharma has played 12 T20Is against West Indies prior to the start of the series.

RR Pant and MS Dhoni have played seven T20I games against West Indies as wicketkeepers prior to the start of the series. One more appearance for RR Pant in this series would make him India’s most capped wicketkeeper against West Indies.

Rival skippers scoring a century and 200 plus runs in a Test.

Rival skippers scoring a century and 200 plus runs in a Test.

JE Root of England and KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 226 and 104 not out respectively in the just-concluded Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton to provide the 16th occasion of rival skippers scoring a century and 200 plus runs in a Test in the annals of Test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team1 Captain Score Team2 Captain Score Ground Date
1 Eng Hammond WR 240 Aus Bradman DG 102* Lord’s 24/06/1938
2 Eng Dexter ER 174 Aus Simpson RB 311 Manchester 23/07/1964
3 Ind Gavaskar SM 205 Win Kallicharran AI 187 Mumbai 01/12/1978
4 Pak Javed Miandad 106* Aus Chappell GS 235 Faisalabad 06/03/1980
5 Eng Gooch GA 333,123                                       Ind Azharuddin M 121 Lord’s 26/07/1990
6 Win Lara BC 213 Aus Waugh SR 100 Kingston 13/03/1999
7 Srl Tillakaratne HP 144 NZl Fleming SP 274* Col-(PSS) 25/04/2003
8 SAF Smith GC 132 Win Lara BC 202 Johannesburg 12/12/2003
9 Win Lara BC 400* Eng Vaughan MP 140 St John’s 10/04/2004
10 Pak YounisKhan 313 Srl Jayawardene M 240 Karachi 21/02/2009
11 Aus Clarke MJ 230 SAF Smith GC 122 Adelaide 22/11/2012
12 Ind Dhoni MS 224 Aus Clarke MJ 130 Chennai 22/02/2013
13 Ind Kohli V 204 Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 127 Hyd-RGS 09/02/2017
14 Ind Kohli V 243 Srl Chandimal LD 164 Delhi 02/12/2017
15 NZl Williamson KS 200* Ban Mahmudullah 146 Hamilton 28/02/2019
16 NZl Williamson KS 104* Eng Root JE* 226 Hamilton 29/11/2019
Rival Skippers scoring centuries in the same Test.

Rival Skippers scoring centuries in the same Test.

JE Root of England and KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 226 and 104 not out respectively in the just concluded Test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton to provide the 52nd occasion of rival skippers scoring centuries in a Test in the annals of Test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team1 Captain Score Team2 Captain Score Ground Date
1 SAF Taylor HW 109 Eng Douglas JWH 119 Durban 13/12/1913
2 Eng Chapman APF 121 Aus Woodfull WM 155 Lord’s 27/06/1930
3 Eng Hammond WR 240 Aus Bradman DG 102* Lord’s 24/06/1938
4 SAF Melville A 103 Eng Hammond WR 140 Durban 03/03/1939
5 Eng Hutton L 145 Aus Hassett AL 104 Lord’s 25/06/1953
6 Eng May PBH 117 SAF McGlew DJ 104* Manchester 07/07/1955
7 SAF McGlew DJ 120 NZl Reid JR 142 Johannesburg 02/02/1962
8 Eng Dexter ER 174 Aus Simpson RB 311 Manchester 23/07/1964
9 Win Sobers GSA 113* Eng Cowdrey MC 101 Kingston 08/02/1968
10 Aus Lawry WM 151 Win Sobers GSA 113 Sydney 14/02/1969
11 Win Sobers GSA 142 NZl Congdon BE 126 Bridgetown 23/03/1972
22 Win Kanhai RB 105 Aus Chappell IM 106* Bridgetown 09/03/1973
13 NZl Congdon BE 132 Aus Chappell IM 145,121                       Wellington 01/03/1974
14 Ind Gavaskar SM 205 Win Kallicharran AI 187 Mumbai 01/12/1978
15 Pak Javed Miandad 106* Aus Chappell GS 235 Faisalabad 06/03/1980
16 Pak Imran Khan 117 Ind Gavaskar SM 127* Faisalabad 03/01/1983
17 Win Lloyd CH 143 Ind KapilDev 100* Port of Spain 11/03/1983
18 Ind KapilDev 119 Aus Border AR 106 Chennai 18/09/1986
29 Aus Border AR 100* Eng Gatting MW 100 Adelaide 12/12/1986
20 Eng Gatting MW 150* Pak Imran Khan 118 The Oval 06/08/1987
21 Ind Vengsarkar DB 102 Win Richards IVA 109* Delhi 25/11/1987
22 Pak Javed Miandad 107 Aus Border AR 113* Faisalabad 23/09/1988
23 Eng Gooch GA 333,123                                       Ind Azharuddin M 121 Lord’s 26/07/1990
24 Eng Gooch GA 116 Ind Azharuddin M 179 Manchester 09/08/1990
25 Win Lara BC 213 Aus Waugh SR 100 Kingston 13/03/1999
26 Win Lara BC 153* Aus Waugh SR 199 Bridgetown 26/03/1999
27 Eng Hussain N 110 Ind Ganguly SC 128 Leeds 22/08/2002
28 Srl Tillakaratne HP 144 NZl Fleming SP 274* Col-(PSS) 25/04/2003
29 SAF Smith GC 132 Win Lara BC 202 Johannesburg 12/12/2003
30 Win Lara BC 400* Eng Vaughan MP 140 St John’s 10/04/2004
31 Win Chanderpaul S 127 SAF Smith GC 126 St John’s 29/04/2005
32 Eng Vaughan MP 166 Aus Ponting RT 156 Manchester 11/08/2005
33 Pak Inzamam-ul-Haq 119 Ind Dravid R 103 Faisalabad 21/01/2006
34 Win Lara BC 120 Ind Dravid R 146 Gros Islet 10/06/2006
35 Ban Mohd Ashraful 101 Srl Jayawardene M 166 Dhaka 26/12/2008
36 Pak YounisKhan 313 Srl Jayawardene M 240 Karachi 21/02/2009
37 Win Gayle CH 102 Eng Strauss AJ 142 Port of Spain 06/03/2009
38 Srl Sangakkara KC 109 NZl Vettori DL 140 Col-(SSC) 26/08/2009
39 Ind Dhoni MS 100* Srl Sangakkara KC 137 Mumbai (BS) 02/12/2009
40 SAF Smith GC 101* Aus Clarke MJ 151 Cape Town 09/11/2011
41 Eng Strauss AJ 141 Win Sammy DJG 106 Nottingham 25/05/2012
42 Aus Clarke MJ 230 SAF Smith GC 122 Adelaide 22/11/2012
43 Ind Dhoni MS 224 Aus Clarke MJ 130 Chennai 22/02/2013
44 Pak Misbah-ul-Haq 135 Srl Mathews AD* 157* Abu Dhabi 31/12/2013
45 Aus Clarke MJ 128 Ind Kohli V* 115 141 Adelaide 09/12/2014
46 Aus Smith SPD 117 Ind Kohli V* 147 Sydney 06/01/2015
47 NZl McCullum BB 145 Aus Smith SPD* 138 Christchurch 20/02/2016
48 NZl Williamson KS 104* Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 159 Wellington 12/01/2017
49 Ind Kohli V 204 Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 127 Hyd-RGS 09/02/2017
50 Ind Kohli V 243 Srl Chandimal LD 164 Delhi 02/12/2017
51 NZl Williamson KS 200* Ban Mahmudullah 146 Hamilton 28/02/2019
52 NZl Williamson KS 104* Eng Root JE* 226 Hamilton 29/11/2019
Batsmen batting at number three and four scoring centuries in the same Test innings.

Batsmen batting at number three and four scoring centuries in the same Test innings.

KS Williamson {104 not out} and LRPL Taylor {105 not out} scored centuries in the third innings of the just concluded test between New Zealand and England at Hamilton  to provide the 110th occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four scoring centuries in the same innings of a Test.

It also provides the eighth such occasion by New Zealand batsmen and also provides the 19th such occasion against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 NZl 2 Aus Brisbane 08 Nov 1985 2
2 NZl 1 Aus Adelaide 11 Dec 1987 2
3 NZl 3 Ind Auckland 22 Feb 1990 2
4 NZl 3 Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991 2
5 NZl 1 Srl Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012 2
6 NZl 2 Aus Perth 13 Nov 2015 2
7 NZl 1 Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016 2
8 NZl 3 Eng Hamilton 29 Nov 2019 2
             
No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Aus 1 Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884 2
2 Aus 1 Eng Melbourne 26 Feb 1937 2
3 Aus 1 Eng Brisbane 29 Nov 1946 2
4 SAF 2 Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1949 2
5 Win 1 Eng Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954 2
6 Win 1 Eng Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968 2
7 Pak 1 Eng Birmingham 03 Jun 1971 2
8 Aus 2 Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1972 2
9 Ind 3 Eng Lord’s 02 Aug 1979 2
10 Win 2 Eng Birmingham 14 Jun 1984 2
11 Ind 1 Eng Nottingham 04 Jul 1996 2
12 SAF 2 Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2000 2
13 Ind 1 Eng Leeds 22 Aug 2002 2
14 Srl 2 Eng Col-SSC 18 Dec 2003 2
15 Pak 2 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006 2
16 Pak 3 Eng Dubai (DSC) 03 Feb 2012 2
17 SAF 2 Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012 2
18 Ind 1 Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016 2
19 NZl 3 Eng Hamilton 29 Nov 2019 2

It also provides the sixth occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four scoring unbeaten centuries in the same innings of a Test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Aus 3 Win Bridgetown 09 Mar 1973 2
2 Ind 4 NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999 2
3 SAF 2 Ban Chattogram 24 Apr 2003 2
4 SAF 3 Pak Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010 2
5 SAF 2 Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012 2
6 NZl 3 Eng Hamilton 29 Nov 2019 2
JE Root’s 226 against New Zealand at Hamilton represents the highest individual score by a captain against New Zealand in a Test inning

JE Root’s 226 against New Zealand at Hamilton represents the highest individual score by a captain against New Zealand in a Test inning

JE Root’s 226 against New Zealand in the ongoing Test at Hamilton represents the highest individual score by a captain against New Zealand in a Test inning. The previous best was SR Tendulkar’s 217 at Ahmedabad in October 1999. SR Tendulkar’s record stood for 20 years and one month {taking the start date of the test into account}

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JE Root 226 2 Eng NZl Hamilton 29 Nov 2019
2 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999