South African batsman dismissed run-out for zero in Test innings. K Rabada joins the list at Ranchi

South African batsman dismissed run-out for zero in Test innings. K Rabada joins the list at Ranchi

K Rabada of South Africa was dismissed run out for zero in its first innings in the ongoing Test against India at Ranchi to provide the 23rd occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out for zero in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. K Rabada became the first South African batsman to suffer such ignominy on Indian soil.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Rose-Innes 0 3 SAF Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 LJ Tancred 0 4 SAF Eng Leeds 29 Jul 1907
3 LA Stricker 0 4 SAF Eng Leeds 08 Jul 1912
4 ID Buys 0 1 SAF Eng Johannesburg 23 Dec 1922
5 MA Hanley 0 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1949
6 KG Viljoen 0 2 SAF Eng Johannesburg 12 Feb 1949
7 NAT Adcock 0 1 SAF NZl Johannesburg 24 Dec 1953
8 JHB Waite 0 2 SAF Eng Nottingham 09 Jun 1955
9 HD Bromfield 0 3 SAF Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 1965
10 JB Commins 0 3 SAF Pak Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
11 PR Adams 0 1 SAF Eng Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1995
12 HH Gibbs 0 4 SAF NZl Wellington 18 Mar 1999
13 AJ Hall 0 3 SAF Aus Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
14 LL Tsotsobe 0 4 SAF Ind Durban 26 Dec 2010
15 DW Steyn 0 2 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
16 VD Philander 0 2 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 2015
17 DW Steyn 0 2 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 2015
18 KJ Abbott 0 1 SAF Srl Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2016
19 T Bavuma 0 3 SAF Srl Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
20 VD Philander 0 1 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018
21 AB de Villiers 0 4 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
22 T Bavuma 0 1 SAF Srl Port Elizabeth 21 Feb 2019
23 K Rabada 0 2 SAF Ind Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

K Rabada of South Africa was dismissed run out for zero in its first innings in the ongoing Test against India at Ranchi to provide the third occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out for zero in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. K Rabada became the first South African batsman to suffer such an ignominy on Indian soil.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LL Tsotsobe 0 4 SAF Ind Durban 26 Dec 2010
2 VD Philander 0 1 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018
3 K Rabada 0 2 SAF Ind Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

Cape Town has witnessed most South African batsman dismissed run out for a duck – six batsmen, six occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Rose-Innes 0 3 SAF Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 MA Hanley 0 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1949
3 AJ Hall 0 3 SAF Aus Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
4 VD Philander 0 2 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 2015
5 DW Steyn 0 2 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 2015
6 T Bavuma 0 3 SAF Srl Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
Zero and half-century by a South African batsman in a Test

Zero and half-century by a South African batsman in a Test

Zubayr Hamza of South Africa scored 62 and zero in the ongoing test against India at Ranchi to provide the 54th occasion of a South African batsman scoring zero and a half-century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AW Nourse 0 69 v England Durban 21 Jan 1910
2 RO Schwarz 61 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
3 CL Vincent 60 0 v England Leeds 13 Jul 1929
4 HB Cameron 0 51 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
5 B Mitchell 58 0 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
6 B Mitchell 0 53 v New Zealand Wellington 04 Mar 1932
7 KG Viljoen 0 74 v England Durban 03 Mar 1939
8 OC Dawson 55 0 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
9 KG Viljoen 0 63 v England Johannesburg 12 Feb 1949
10 EAB Rowan 0 57 v England Manchester 05 Jul 1951
11 JHB Waite 0 62 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
12 RA McLean 0 65 v Australia Sydney 09 Jan 1953
13 HJ Keith 0 73 v England Leeds 21 Jul 1955
14 RA McLean 93 0 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
15 RA McLean 50 0 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
16 RA McLean 63 0 v New Zealand Durban 08 Dec 1961
17 MK Elgie 56 0 v New Zealand Johannesburg 26 Dec 1961
18 KC Wessels 0 95* v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
19 DJ Cullinan 0 69* v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
20 DJ Richardson 84 0 v England Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1995
21 PS de Villiers 67* 0 v India Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
22 SM Pollock 79 0 v India Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
23 G Kirsten 83 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
24 WJ Cronje 0 70 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
25 WJ Cronje 57 0 v England Leeds 06 Aug 1998
26 WJ Cronje 0 54 v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
27 JH Kallis 0 69 v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
28 JH Kallis 53 0 v West Indies Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001
29 ND McKenzie 87 0 v Australia Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
30 MV Boucher 64 0 v Australia Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
31 AJ Hall 70 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
32 SM Pollock 62 0 v England Nottingham 14 Aug 2003
33 AJ Hall 0 99* v England Leeds 21 Aug 2003
34 JA Rudolph 72 0 v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
35 GC Smith 88 0 v New Zealand Auckland 18 Mar 2004
36 JA Rudolph 93* 0 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Mar 2004
37 GC Smith 0 71 v India Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
38 JH Kallis 0 61 v England Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
39 GC Smith 0 55 v England Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
40 MV Boucher 64 0 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
41 HH Gibbs 0 92 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 04 Aug 2006
42 HM Amla 71 0 v Pakistan Karachi 01 Oct 2007
43 JH Kallis 0 85 v West Indies Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
44 HM Amla 51 0 v India Kanpur 11 Apr 2008
45 ND McKenzie 0 59* v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
46 GC Smith 0 69 v Australia Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
47 MV Boucher 0 55 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
48 JP Duminy 57 0 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
49 JP Duminy 88 0 v New Zealand Centurion 27 Aug 2016
50 F du Plessis 62 0 v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
51 AB de Villiers 71* 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018
52 AK Markram 0 84 v Australia Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
53 DL Piedt 0 56 v India Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
54 Zubayr Hamza 62 0 v India Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also provides the ninth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a zero and a half century in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KC Wessels 0 95* v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
2 PS de Villiers 67* 0 v India Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
3 SM Pollock 79 0 v India Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
4 GC Smith 0 71 v India Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
5 HM Amla 51 0 v India Kanpur 11 Apr 2008
6 MV Boucher 0 55 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
7 F du Plessis 62 0 v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
8 DL Piedt 0 56 v India Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
9 Zubayr Hamza 62 0 v India Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

The following South African batsmen have scored a zero and a half century on two or more occasions. GC Smith, JH Kallis and RA McLean have scored on most occasions – four.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 88 0 v New Zealand Auckland 18 Mar 2004
2 GC Smith 0 71 v India Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
3 GC Smith 0 55 v England Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
4 GC Smith 0 69 v Australia Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
             
1 JH Kallis 0 69 v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
2 JH Kallis 53 0 v West Indies Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001
3 JH Kallis 0 61 v England Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
4 JH Kallis 0 85 v West Indies Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
             
1 RA McLean 0 65 v Australia Sydney 09 Jan 1953
2 RA McLean 93 0 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
3 RA McLean 50 0 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
4 RA McLean 63 0 v New Zealand Durban 08 Dec 1961
             
1 MV Boucher 64 0 v Australia Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
2 MV Boucher 64 0 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
3 MV Boucher 0 55 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
             
1 WJ Cronje 0 70 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
2 WJ Cronje 57 0 v England Leeds 06 Aug 1998
3 WJ Cronje 0 54 v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
             
1 AJ Hall 70 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
2 AJ Hall 0 99* v England Leeds 21 Aug 2003
             
1 B Mitchell 58 0 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
2 B Mitchell 0 53 v New Zealand Wellington 04 Mar 1932
             
1 HM Amla 71 0 v Pakistan Karachi 01 Oct 2007
2 HM Amla 51 0 v India Kanpur 11 Apr 2008
             
1 JA Rudolph 72 0 v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
2 JA Rudolph 93* 0 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Mar 2004
             
1 JP Duminy 57 0 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
2 JP Duminy 88 0 v New Zealand Centurion 27 Aug 2016
             
1 KG Viljoen 0 74 v England Durban 03 Mar 1939
2 KG Viljoen 0 63 v England Johannesburg 12 Feb 1949
             
1 ND McKenzie 87 0 v Australia Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
2 ND McKenzie 0 59* v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
             
1 SM Pollock 79 0 v India Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
2 SM Pollock 62 0 v England Nottingham 14 Aug 2003

Melbourne Test against Australia in Dec 1997, Adelaide Test against Australia in Dec 2001 and Port Elizabeth Test against England in Dec 2004 have witnessed two South African batsmen scoring a Zero and a half century.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Kirsten 83 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
2 WJ Cronje 0 70 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
             
1 ND McKenzie 87 0 v Australia Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
2 MV Boucher 64 0 v Australia Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
             
1 JH Kallis 0 61 v England Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
2 GC Smith 0 55 v England Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
Opening batsmen aggregating 500 plus runs in a three-test series.

Opening batsmen aggregating 500 plus runs in a three-test series.

RG Sharma aggregated 529 runs in the ongoing test series against South Africa to provide the ninth occasion of an opening batsman aggregating 500 plus runs in a three-test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Venue Series M I NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 GA Gooch Eng Ind Eng 1990 3 6 0 752 333 125.33 3 2 0
2 DA Warner Aus NZl Aus 2015/16 3 6 0 592 253 98.66 3 0 0
3 ML Hayden Aus Ind Ind 2000/01 3 6 1 549 203 109.80 2 2 0
4 V Sehwag Ind Pak Ind 2004/05 3 6 0 544 201 90.66 2 1 0
5 DA Warner Aus SAF SAF 2013/14 3 6 0 543 145 90.50 3 2 0
6 SC Ganguly Ind Pak Ind 2007/08 3 6 0 534 239 89.00 2 1 0
7 RG Sharma Ind SAF Ind 2019/20 3 4 0 529 212 132.25 3 0 0
8 MA Taylor Aus Pak Pak 1998/99 3 5 1 513 334* 128.25 1 2 0
9 Shoaib Mohd Pak NZl Pak 1990/91 3 5 2 507 203* 169.00 3 0 0

RG Sharma aggregated 529 runs in the ongoing test series against South Africa to provide the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman aggregating 500 plus runs in a three test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Venue Series M I NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 V Sehwag Ind Pak Ind 2004/05 3 6 0 544 201 90.66 2 1 0
2 SC Ganguly Ind Pak Ind 2007/08 3 6 0 534 239 89.00 2 1 0
3 RG Sharma Ind SAF Ind 2019/20 3 4 0 529 212 132.25 3 0 0

RG Sharma aggregated 529 runs in the ongoing test series against South Africa to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman aggregating 500 plus runs in a three test series against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Venue Series M I NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 DA Warner Aus SAF SAF 2013/14 3 6 0 543 145 90.50 3 2 0
2 RG Sharma Ind SAF Ind 2019/20 3 4 0 529 212 132.25 3 0 0

DA Warner is the only opening batsmen who has achieved this feat on two occasions. His feat is listed below

No Player Team Oppn Venue Series M I NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 DA Warner Aus NZl Aus 2015/16 3 6 0 592 253 98.66 3 0 0
2 DA Warner Aus SAF SAF 2013/14 3 6 0 543 145 90.50 3 2 0
Batsmen aggregating 500 plus runs in a three-test series

Batsmen aggregating 500 plus runs in a three-test series

RG Sharma aggregated 529 runs in the ongoing test series against South Africa to provide the 25th occasion of a batsman aggregating 500 plus runs in a three-test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Venue Series M I NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 GA Gooch Eng Ind Eng 1990 3 6 0 752 333 125.33 3 2 0
2 BC Lara Win Srl Srl 2001/02 3 6 0 688 221 114.66 3 1 0
3 Mohd Yousuf Pak Win Pak 2006/07 3 5 0 665 192 133.00 4 1 0
4 V Kohli Ind Srl Ind 2017/18 3 5 1 610 243 152.50 3 1 1
5 DA Warner Aus NZl Aus 2015/16 3 6 0 592 253 98.66 3 0 0
6 Zaheer Abbas Pak Ind Pak 1978/79 3 5 2 583 235* 194.33 2 1 0
7 MJ Clarke Aus SAF Aus 2012/13 3 5 1 576 259* 144.00 2 0 0
8 SM Nurse Win NZl NZl 1968/69 3 5 0 558 258 111.60 2 1 0
9 Saleem Malik Pak Aus Pak 1994/95 3 6 0 557 237 92.83 2 1 0
10 Younis Khan Pak Ind Pa 2005/06 3 5 0 553 199 110.60 2 2 1
11 ML Hayden Aus Ind Ind 2000/01 3 6 1 549 203 109.80 2 2 0
12 V Sehwag Ind Pak Ind 2004/05 3 6 0 544 201 90.66 2 1 0
13 DA Warner Aus SAF SAF 2013/14 3 6 0 543 145 90.50 3 2 0
14 SC Ganguly Ind Pak Ind 2007/08 3 6 0 534 239 89.00 2 1 0
15 RG Sharma Ind SAF Ind 2019/20 3 4 0 529 212 132.25 3 0 0
16 RT Ponting Aus Win Win 2003 3 5 1 523 206 130.75 3 0 0
17 JC Adams Win Ind Ind 1994/95 3 6 3 520 174* 173.33 2 2 0
18 KC Sangakkara Srl Pak UAE 2011/12 3 6 0 516 211 86.00 2 2 0
19 RT Ponting Aus SAF Aus 2005/06 3 6 1 515 143* 103.00 3 2 0
20 AH Jones NZl Srl NZl 1990/91 3 6 1 513 186 102.60 3 1 0
21 MA Taylor Aus Pak Pak 1998/99 3 5 1 513 334* 128.25 1 2 0
22 Younis Khan Pak Ind Ind 2004/05 3 6 1 508 267 101.60 2 1 1
23 Shoaib Mohd Pak NZl Pak 1990/91 3 5 2 507 203* 169.00 3 0 0
24 Javed Miandad Pak NZl Pak 1976/77 3 5 1 504 206 126.00 2 1 0
25 VVS Laxman Ind Aus Ind 2000/01 3 6 0 503 281 83.83 1 3 0

RG Sharma aggregated 529 runs in the ongoing test series against South Africa to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman aggregating 500 plus runs in a three test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Venue Series M I NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 V Kohli Ind Srl Ind 2017/18 3 5 1 610 243 152.50 3 1 1
2 V Sehwag Ind Pak Ind 2004/05 3 6 0 544 201 90.66 2 1 0
3 SC Ganguly Ind Pak Ind 2007/08 3 6 0 534 239 89.00 2 1 0
4 RG Sharma Ind SAF Ind 2019/20 3 4 0 529 212 132.25 3 0 0
5 VVS Laxman Ind Aus Ind 2000/01 3 6 0 503 281 83.83 1 3 0

RG Sharma aggregated 529 runs in the ongoing test series against South Africa to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman aggregating 500 plus runs in a three test series against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Venue Series M I NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 MJ Clarke Aus SAF Aus 2012/13 3 5 1 576 259* 144.00 2 0 0
2 DA Warner Aus SAF SAF 2013/14 3 6 0 543 145 90.50 3 2 0
3 RG Sharma Ind SAF Ind 2019/20 3 4 0 529 212 132.25 3 0 0
4 RT Ponting Aus SAF Aus 2005/06 3 6 1 515 143* 103.00 3 2 0

DA Warner, RT Ponting and Younis Khan are the three batsmen who have achieved this feat on two occasions. Their feats are listed below

No Player Team Oppn Venue Series M I NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 DA Warner Aus NZl Aus 2015/16 3 6 0 592 253 98.66 3 0 0
2 DA Warner Aus SAF SAF 2013/14 3 6 0 543 145 90.50 3 2 0
                             
1 RT Ponting Aus Win Win 2003 3 5 1 523 206 130.75 3 0 0
2 RT Ponting Aus SAF Aus 2005/06 3 6 1 515 143* 103.00 3 2 0
                             
1 Younis Khan Pak Ind Pa 2005/06 3 5 0 553 199 110.60 2 2 1
2 Younis Khan Pak Ind Ind 2004/05 3 6 1 508 267 101.60 2 1 1
Three or more double centuries in a three-test series

Three or more double centuries in a three-test series

The ongoing test series between India and South Africa in India has witnessed three double centuries to provide the ninth occasion of a three Test series witnessing three or more double centuries in the annals of Test Cricket, All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Opposition Venue Season Mat 200
1 England West Indies West Indies 1929/30 3 4
2 Australia England England 1940 3 3
3 England Australia Australia 1936/37 3 3
4 Australia England England 1958 3 5
5 England West Indies West Indies 1953/54 3 3
6 South Africa England England 2003 3 3
7 India Australia Australia 2003/04 3 4
8 India England England 2011 3 3
9 South Africa India India 2019/20 3 3
Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in Test innings

Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in Test innings

AM Rahane and RG Sharma stitched 267 runs partnership for the fourth wicket against South Africa in the ongoing Test at Ranchi to provide the 31st occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
2 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
3 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
4 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
5 M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev 6 272 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
6 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
7 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
8 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
9 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
10 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
11 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
12 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 336 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
13 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 259 1 v Bangladesh Chattogram 17 Dec 2004
14 R Dravid, V Sehwag 1 410 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
15 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
16 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
17 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
18 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
19 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
20 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
21 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
22 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
23 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
24 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
25 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
26 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 283 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
27 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
28 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
29 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
30 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Vizag 02 Oct 2019
31 AM Rahane, RG Sharma 4 267 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a Test innings against South Africa. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Vizag 02 Oct 2019
3 AM Rahane, RG Sharma 4 267 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

AM Rahane and RG Sharma stitched 267 runs partnership for the fourth wicket against South Africa in the ongoing Test at Ranchi to provide the sevnth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket  in a Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
3 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
4 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
5 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
6 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
7 AM Rahane, RG Sharma 4 267 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

AM Rahane emulated SR Tendulkar in partnering 250 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket on three occasions. The following table lists such instances by these two batsmen

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
3 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
               
1 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 AM Rahane, RG Sharma 4 267 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019
Indian batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings

Indian batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings

RG Sharma scored 212 at Ranchi in the ongoing third test against South Africa to provide the 54th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents a ground record for the highest individual innings by a batsman at Ranchi. The previous best was 206 by CA Pujara against Australia in Mar 2017

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
3 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 DN Sardesai 212 1 v West Indies Kingston 18 Feb 1971
7 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
8 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
9 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
10 GR Viswanath 222 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
11 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
12 SM Gavaskar 236* 2 v West Indies Chennai 24 Dec 1983
13 SV Manjrekar 218 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
14 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
15 VG Kambli 224 2 v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
16 VG Kambli 227 1 v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
17 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
18 SR Tendulkar 217 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
19 R Dravid 200* 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
20 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
21 VVS Laxman 281 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
22 R Dravid 217 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 R Dravid 222 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
24 R Dravid 233 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
25 SR Tendulkar 241* 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
26 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
27 R Dravid 270 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
28 SR Tendulkar 248* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
29 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
30 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
31 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
32 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
33 SC Ganguly 239 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
34 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
35 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
36 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
37 VVS Laxman 200* 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
38 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
39 SR Tendulkar 203 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
40 SR Tendulkar 214 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
41 CA Pujara 206* 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
42 MS Dhoni 224 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
43 CA Pujara 204 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
44 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
45 V Kohli 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
46 V Kohli 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
47 KK Nair 303* 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
48 V Kohli 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
49 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
50 V Kohli 213 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
51 V Kohli 243 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
52 MA Agarwal 215 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
53 V Kohli 254* 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
54 RG Sharma 212 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also represents a ground record for the highest individual innings by a batsman at Ranchi. The previous best was 206 by CA Pujara against Australia in Mar 2017

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 202 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
2 RG Sharma 212 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also represents the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 MA Agarwal 215 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
3 V Kohli 254* 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
4 RG Sharma 212 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019
Indian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings.

Indian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in Test innings.

RG Sharma scored 212 at Ranchi in the ongoing third test against South Africa to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
3 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
4 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
5 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
7 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
8 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
9 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
10 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
11 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
12 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
13 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
14 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
15 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
16 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
17 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
18 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
10 MA Agarwal 215 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
20 RG Sharma 212 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

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It also represents the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 MA Agarwal 215 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
3 RG Sharma 212 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019
Statistical highlights of the First day’s play at Ranchi

Statistical highlights of the First day’s play at Ranchi

India capped S Nadeem for this test. He became the 295th cricketer to represent India and also 15th Indian cricketer to make his test debut against South Africa.

He became the 163rd cricketer to represent India on home soil and also the eighth Indian cricketer to make his test debut against South Africa at home

He also became the 44th left-arm bowler to represent India and also the third Indian left-arm bowler to make his test debut against South Africa

He also became the 28th left arm bowler to represent India on home soil and also the second Indian left arm bowler to make his test debut against South Africa at home

He also became the 27th left arm spin bowler to represent India and also the second Indian left arm bowler to make his test debut against South Africa

He also became the 18th left arm spin bowler to represent India on home soil and also the second Indian left arm spin bowler to make his test debut against South Africa at home

RG Sharma scored 117 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 514th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 275th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil.

RG Sharma scored 117 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 34th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against South Africa.

RG Sharma scored 117 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 152nd occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 84th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil.

RG Sharma scored 117 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against South Africa.

CA Pujara was dismissed for a duck in the first innings of this test to provide his seventh zero in a test innings and also his second duck against South Africa. The first such occasion was at Centurion in Jan 2018

No Runs Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 0 caught 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
2 0 bowled 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
3 0 run out 4 v Australia Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
4 0 run out 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
5 0 lbw 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
6 0 caught 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
7 0 lbw 1 v South Africa Ranchi 19 Oct 2019

It also represents his second duck on home soil after his duck against Australia at Dharamsala in Mar 2017

It also represents his second duck dismissed leg before wicket after his duck dismissed leg before wicket against England at The Oval in Sep 2018

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the 579th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 316th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the 579th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 316th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the 92nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth in a test innings. It also provides the 50th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth in a test innings on home soil

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth in a test innings on home soil against South Africa

RG Sharma and AM Rahane added 185 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket to provide the record partnership by Indian batsmen for the fourth wicket in a test innings against South Africa. The previous best was the 178 runs partnership between V Kohli and AM Rahane at Pune, the second test of the current series.

RG Sharma’s 117 not out was his third century in this series. In the first test at Vizag he had scored twin centuries – 176 and 127. He became the third Indian batsman to score  three centuries in a three test series. Others are M Azharuddin and V Kohli

RG Sharma’s 117 not out was his third century in this series. In the first test at Vizag he had scored twin centuries – 176 and 127. He became the second Indian opening batsman to score three or more centuries in a test series. SM Gavaskar had achieved such a feat on three occasions – against West Indies in 1970-71, he scored four centuries in four tests,  against Austrlia in 1977-78, he scored  three centuries in five tests, and against West Indies in 1978-79 seres, he scored  four  centuries  in six tests

RG Sharma’s three centuries in this series provides the seventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring three centuries in a three test series. He became the fifth opening batsman to achieve such a feat. He is also the first Indian opening batsman to achieve such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat C
1 GA Gooch Eng Ind 1990 3 3
2 Shoaib Mohd Pak NZl 1990/91 3 3
3 ML Hayden Aus SAF 2001/02 3 3
4 ML Hayden Aus Ind 2007/08 3 3
5 DA Warner Aus SAF 2013/14 3 3
6 DA Warner Aus NZl 2015/16 3 3
7 RG Sharma Ind SAF 2019/20 3 3

RG Sharma’s three centuries in this series provides the third occasion of an opening batsman scoring three centuries in a three test series against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. ML Hayden and DA Warner of Australia are the other two opening batsmen to achieve such a feat.

No Player Team Oppn Series Mat C
1 ML Hayden Aus SAF 2001/02 3 3
2 DA Warner Aus SAF 2013/14 3 3
3 RG Sharma Ind SAF 2019/20 3 3
Sarfraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan captain, replaced by Azhar Ali and Babar Azam

Sarfraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan captain, replaced by Azhar Ali and Babar Azam

Sarfraz has also been dropped from both the Test and T20 squads as a result of his struggles with the bat in recent times

Sarfraz Ahmed has been sacked as captain of Pakistan’s Test and T20 teams, with Azhar Ali and Babar Azam replacing the wicketkeeper.

Azhar will take over the running of the red-ball team, while Babar will lead the side in the international game’s shortest format. A decision on the sides’ vice-captaincy will be made in due course, while a new ODI skipper will be announced nearer the time of Pakistan’s series against the Netherlands in July.

Sarfraz has also been dropped from both squads as a result of his struggles with the bat in recent times. The move represents the first major move made by Misbah-ul-Haq since the former batsman was announced as head coach and chief selector of the national side.

PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani explained: “It has been a difficult decision to drop Sarfraz Ahmed, who has performed well as a player and a leader.

“But, his loss in form and confidence is visible and, in the best interest of the team, it has been decided to leave him out and provide him the opportunity to reflect and regroup himself and try to reclaim his form away from international cricket.

“Sarfraz Ahmed’s contributions are second to none and being the gutsy cricketer and fighter that we all know he is, I have no doubts he will be back in Pakistan colours at some stage.”

Azhar’s first assignment as Test captain will see Pakistan take on Australia in two Tests next month, in Brisbane and Adelaide, before hosting Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for two games apiece.

Babar, meanwhile, the world’s top-ranked T20 batsman, has been placed in charge for the next year up until the T20 World Cup.

Azhar previously had a two-year stint as skipper of the one-day side but has only ever captained Pakistan in a single Test match. Despite this, the 34-year-old holds a stellar Test record, passing fifty 46 times in 73 Tests.

Sarfraz was in charge when Pakistan won the Champions Trophy in 2017

He said: “There is no bigger honour than to captain the Pakistan national cricket team in the pinnacle format of the game.

“I feel humbled, excited and privileged, and with the support of the team, look forward to justifying the faith that has been entrusted upon me for the World Test Championship.

“Sarfraz Ahmed has done an excellent job in transforming raw talent into experienced players and I now look forward to inspiring those skilful players in our endeavours to collectively achieve our World Test Championship objectives and beyond.

“These are exciting times in Pakistan cricket with a new team management. As a captain, I feel comfortable that there will be number of knowledgeable people in the hut who I can rely for advice and guidance.

“I am not only targeting wins, but also aim to provide opportunities to players to grow in stature and express themselves so that Pakistan cricket can resume its journey to the top. I have always played my cricket the hard way but in a fair manner, and will ensure I continue to uphold the spirit of cricket and enhance the image of the team and the country.”

Babar was appointed vice-captain for his country’s whitewash defeat Sri Lanka, but has established himself as one of the world’s finest players.

He added: “To be named captain of the No.1 ranked side in the world is the biggest thing that has happened to my career to date.

“I am ready for this challenge and also willing to learn more in the process. I feel it has been a natural progression for me and I am delighted that the PCB has put faith in my capabilities.

“Sarfraz Ahmed has led the side in the shortest format by example and it is my responsibility to take forward his accomplishments so that we remain a consistent, attractive and powerful side.”

Article Courtesy – The Cricketer Magazine