R Ashwin wrote himself into record books of Test cricket as the twelfth bowler to capture seven-plus wicket hauls on five or more occasions.

R Ashwin wrote himself into record books of Test cricket as the twelfth bowler to capture seven-plus wicket hauls on five or more occasions.

R Ashwin wrote himself into record books of Test cricket as the twelfth bowler to capture seven plus wicket hauls on five or more occasions. The following table lists all these twelve bowlers. R Ashwin’s 7 for 145 in the ongoing test at Vizag against South Africa was the fifth occasion of his capturing seven wickets in an innings. He also joined the Indian greats – A Kumble {06}, N Kapil Dev {05} and Harbhajan Singh {07} to perform the feat on  five or more occasions.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5
1 M Muralitharan Srl 1998-2006 10 11 2576 895 84 10.65 11
2 SF Barnes Eng 1902-1914 5 7 1384 513 53 9.67 7
3 Harbhajan Singh Ind 2001-2011 6 7 1421 657 50 13.14 7
4 GA Lohmann Eng 1886-1896 6 7 811 244 54 4.51 7
5 HMRKB Herath Srl 2011-2016 6 6 1100 548 45 12.17 6
6 A Kumble Ind 1994-2005 6 6 1244 500 46 10.86 6
7 SK Warne Aus 1992-2002 6 6 1114 461 43 10.72 6
8 R Ashwin Ind 2013-2019 5 5 942 456 35 13.02 5
9 AV Bedser Eng 1946-1953 4 5 855 258 35 7.37 5
10 CV Grimmett Aus 1930-1936 4 5 1255 426 35 12.17 5
11 Imran Khan Pak 1982-1988 5 5 702 290 37 7.83 5
12 N Kapil Dev Ind 1980-1985 5 5 970 550 39 14.10 5
Indian bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a Test innngs.

Indian bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a Test innngs.

R Ashwin captured seven for 145 in South Africa’s first innings in the ongoing test at Vizag to provide the 46th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Amar Singh 44.4 13 86 7 1 v England Chennai 10 Feb 1934
2 DG Phadkar 45.3 10 159 7 1 v West Indies Chennai 27 Jan 1949
3 MH Mankad 38.5 15 55 8 1 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
4 MH Mankad 47.0 27 52 8 2 v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
5 SP Gupte 66.0 15 162 7 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
6 SP Gupte 76.4 35 128 7 2 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
7 Ghulam Ahmed 20.3 6 49 7 1 v Australia Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
8 SP Gupte 34.3 11 102 9 1 v West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
9 JM Patel 35.5 16 69 9 2 v Australia Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
10 S Venkataraghavan 51.1 26 72 8 1 v New Zealand Delhi 19 Mar 1965
11 BS Chandrasekhar 61.5 17 157 7 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
12 BS Bedi 50.0 19 98 7 2 v Australia Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
13 BS Chandrasekhar 41.5 18 79 8 2 v England Delhi 20 Dec 1972
14 EAS Prasanna 23.0×8 5 76 8 3 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
15 N Kapil Dev 23.4 7 56 7 3 v Pakistan Chennai 15 Jan 1980
16 N Kapil Dev 38.4 3 220 7 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
17 N Kapil Dev 30.5 7 85 8 1 v Pakistan Lahore 23 Jan 1983
18 N Kapil Dev 30.3 6 83 9 3 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
19 N Kapil Dev 38.0 6 106 8 1 v Australia Adelaide 13 Dec 1985
20 Maninder Singh 17.4 4 51 7 3 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
21 Maninder Singh 18.2 8 27 7 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
22 ND Hirwani 18.3 3 61 8 2 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
23 ND Hirwani 15.2 3 75 8 4 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
24 A Kumble 27.3 9 59 7 3 v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
25 A Kumble 26.3 9 74 10 4 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
26 J Srinath 27.0 6 86 8 3 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
27 Harbhajan Singh 37.5 7 123 7 1 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
28 Harbhajan Singh 38.2 6 133 7 1 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
29 Harbhajan Singh 41.5 20 84 8 3 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
30 A Kumble 51.0 13 115 7 1 v England Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
31 Harbhajan Singh 28.3 12 48 7 3 v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
32 A Kumble 46.5 7 141 8 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
33 A Kumble 17.3 4 48 7 1 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
34 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 3 v South Africa Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
35 A Kumble 38.0 16 63 7 4 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
36 IK Pathan 15.2 4 59 7 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Sep 2005
37 Harbhajan Singh 22.2 3 62 7 2 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
38 Z Khan 20.3 2 87 7 3 v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
39 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 3 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
40 R Ashwin 42.0 12 103 7 1 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
41 I Sharma 23.0 6 74 7 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
42 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
43 R Ashwin 25.0 8 83 7 3 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
44 R Ashwin 13.5 2 59 7 4 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
45 RA Jadeja 25.0 5 48 7 3 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
46 R Ashwin 46.2 11 145 7 2 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 3 v South Africa Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
2 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 3 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
3 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
4 R Ashwin 46.2 11 145 7 2 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019

A Kumble {06}, Harbhajan  Singh {07},  N Kapil Dev {05} and R Ashwin {05} are the four Indian bowler to capture seven plus wickets in a test innings on five or more occasions. All such occsions sre tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 27.3 9 59 7 3 v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
2 A Kumble 26.3 9 74 10 4 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
3 A Kumble 51.0 13 115 7 1 v England Ahmedabad 11 Dec 2001
4 A Kumble 46.5 7 141 8 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
5 A Kumble 17.3 4 48 7 1 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
6 A Kumble 38.0 16 63 7 4 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
                   
1 Harbhajan Singh 37.5 7 123 7 1 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 Harbhajan Singh 38.2 6 133 7 1 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
3 Harbhajan Singh 41.5 20 84 8 3 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
4 Harbhajan Singh 28.3 12 48 7 3 v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
5 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 3 v South Africa Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
6 Harbhajan Singh 22.2 3 62 7 2 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
7 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 3 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
                   
1 N Kapil Dev 23.4 7 56 7 3 v Pakistan Chennai 15 Jan 1980
2 N Kapil Dev 38.4 3 220 7 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
3 N Kapil Dev 30.5 7 85 8 1 v Pakistan Lahore 23 Jan 1983
4 N Kapil Dev 30.3 6 83 9 3 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
5 N Kapil Dev 38.0 6 106 8 1 v Australia Adelaide 13 Dec 1985
                   
1 R Ashwin 42.0 12 103 7 1 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
2 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
3 R Ashwin 25.0 8 83 7 3 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
4 R Ashwin 13.5 2 59 7 4 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
5 R Ashwin 46.2 11 145 7 2 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
Some more Statistical highlights of Vizag test as at the end of the third day’s play

Some more Statistical highlights of Vizag test as at the end of the third day’s play

R Ashwin has captured 38 wickets against South Africa prior to the start of the series. He captured five wickets at the end of the third day which fetched him 43 wickets. He became the fifth Indian bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against South Africa. Others are – A Kumble {84}, J Srinath {64}, Harbhajan Singh {60} and Zaheer Khan {40}

RA Jadeja and I Sharma have captured 29 wickets against South Africa prior to the start of the series. One more wicket each would fetch them 30 wickets. RA Jadeja captured two wickets which fetched him 31 wickets, while I Sharma’s lone wicket fetched him 30 wickets. They would then became the seventh and eighth Indian bowlers to capture 30 plus wickets against South Africa. Others are – A Kumble {84}, J Srinath {64}, Harbhajan Singh {60} and Zaheer Khan {40}, R Ashwin {43} and S Sreesanth {31}

RA Jadeja has captured 198 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the series. Two more wickets would fetch him 200 wickets. His two wickets fetched him 200 wickets. He became the sixth Indian spin bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. The other five bowlers are listed below

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 A Kumble 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 29.65 35 8
2 Harbhajan Singh 103 190 28580 13537 417 8/84 15/217 32.46 25 5
3 R Ashwin 65 122 18372 8700 342 7/59 13/140 25.43 26 7
4 BS Bedi 67 118 21364 7637 266 7/98 10/194 28.71 14 1
5 BS Chandrasekhar 58 97 15963 7199 242 8/79 12/104 29.74 16 2
RA Jadeja joins the elite company of left-arm spin-bowlers who have captured 200 plus Test wickets

RA Jadeja joins the elite company of left-arm spin-bowlers who have captured 200 plus Test wickets

With 200 wickets in his bag, RA Jadeja became the sixth left arm spin bowler in the annals of Test cricket to capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists these six bowlers with their performance.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 HMRKB Herath Srl 1999-2018 93 170 25993 12157 433 28.07 34 9
2 DL Vettori NZl 1997-2014 113 187 28814 12441 362 34.36 20 3
3 DL Underwood Eng 1966-1982 86 151 21862 7674 297 25.83 17 6
4 BS Bedi Ind 1966-1979 67 118 21364 7637 266 28.71 14 1
5 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 2007-2019 56 95 13020 6537 210 31.12 18 2
6 RA Jadeja Ind 2012-2019 44 83 12034 4847 200 24.23 09 1

RA Jadeja became the second Indian left arm spin bowler to capture 200 plus wickets after BS Bedi. The following table lists these two bowlers with their performance.

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 BS Bedi Ind 1966-1979 67 118 21364 7637 266 28.71 14 1
2 RA Jadeja Ind 2012-2019 44 83 12034 4847 200 24.23 09 1
RA Jadeja becomes the tenth Indian bowler to capture 200 plus Test wickets

RA Jadeja becomes the tenth Indian bowler to capture 200 plus Test wickets

RA Jadeja captured the wicket of D Elgar caught by CA Pujara for 160 in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Vizag which fetched him 200 wickets in tests. He became the 75th bowler in the annals of Test cricket to capture 200 plus wickets. He also became the tenth Indian bowler to perform such a feat. The following table lists these ten bowlers.

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 A Kumble 1990-2008 132 236 40850 18355 619 29.65 35 8
2 N Kapil Dev 1978-1994 131 227 27740 12867 434 29.64 23 2
3 Harbhajan Singh 1998-2015 103 190 28580 13537 417 32.46 25 5
4 R Ashwin 2011-2019 66 123 18618 8828 347 25.44 27 7
5 Z Khan 2000-2014 92 165 18785 10247 311 32.94 11 1
6 I Sharma 2007-2019 93 166 17578 9334 279 33.45 09 1
7 BS Bedi 1966-1979 67 118 21364 7637 266 28.71 14 1
8 BS Chandrasekhar 1964-1979 58 97 15963 7199 242 29.74 16 2
9 J Srinath 1991-2002 67 121 15104 7196 236 30.49 10 1
10 RA Jadeja 2012-2019 44 83 12034 4847 200 24.23 09 1
Another feather in R Ashwin’s cap – becomes the fifth bowler in the annals of Test cricket to capture five or more five-wicket hauls against three or more specific oppositions

Another feather in R Ashwin’s cap – becomes the fifth bowler in the annals of Test cricket to capture five or more five-wicket hauls against three or more specific oppositions

R Ashwin with his fifth five wicket haul against South Africa joined the select band of bowlers who have captured five plus wickets on five or more occasions against three or more specific oppositions.  He became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to perform such a feat. Others are – IT Botham of England {03}, MD Marshall {03}, M Muralitharan {09} and SK Warne {04}. R Ashwin is the first Indian bowler to perform such a feat

No No Player Team Oppn Span M Inns Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 1 R Ashwin Ind Aus 2013-2017 4 5 892 359 28 12.82 05
  2 R Ashwin Ind NZl 2012-2016 4 6 852 426 36 11.83 06
  3 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-2019 4 5 961 338 27 12.51 05
                         
2 1 IT Botham Eng Aus 1977-1986 8 9 1513 652 48 13.58 09
  2 IT Botham Eng Ind 1979-1982 5 6 834 318 33 9.63 06
  3 IT Botham Eng NZl 1978-1984 5 6 1100 415 32 12.96 06
                         
3 1 MD Marshall Win Aus 1984-1989 6 7 1065 397 35 11.34 07
  2 MD Marshall Win Eng 1984-1988 6 6 866 296 37 8.00 06
  3 MD Marshall Win Ind 1983-1989 5 6 738 295 32 9.21 06
                         
4 1 M Muralitharan Srl Aus 1999-2004 4 5 1219 579 26 22.26 05
  2 M Muralitharan Srl Ban 2001-2008 8 11 1299 506 60 8.43 11
  3 M Muralitharan Srl Eng 1998-2007 7 8 2081 736 53 13.88 08
  4 M Muralitharan Srl Ind 1994-2010 6 7 1203 571 41 13.92 07
  5 M Muralitharan Srl NZl 1995-2006 5 5 996 320 26 12.30 05
  6 M Muralitharan Srl Pak 1995-2006 5 5 1004 391 27 14.48 05
  7 M Muralitharan Srl SAF 1993-2006 8 11 2748 1024 62 16.51 11
  8 M Muralitharan Srl Win 1997-2008 8 9 1814 697 51 13.66 09
  9 M Muralitharan Srl Zim 1996-2004 5 6 1291 313 37 8.45 06
                         
5 1 SK Warne Aus Eng 1993-2006 10 11 2129 865 66 13.10 11
  2 SK Warne Aus Pak 1994-2002 6 6 1168 526 35 15.02 06
  3 SK Warne Aus SAF 1994-2006 5 7 1606 597 40 14.92 07
  4 SK Warne Aus Srl 1999-2004 3 5 690 366 25 14.64 05
Indian bowlers who have captured five-plus wickets in an innings against South Africa. R Ashwin captures his fifth five-wicket haul

Indian bowlers who have captured five-plus wickets in an innings against South Africa. R Ashwin captures his fifth five-wicket haul

R Ashwin of India returned with figures of 5 for 128 in the ongoing test against South Africa at Vizag to provide the 26th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in Test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 A Kumble 44.0 22 53 6 Ind SAF Johannesburg 26 Nov 1992
2 J Srinath 11.5 4 21 6 Ind SAF Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
3 BKV Prasad 35.0 6 104 6 Ind SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
4 BKV Prasad 19.0 6 60 5 Ind SAF Durban 26 Dec 1996
5 BKV Prasad 25.0 4 93 5 Ind SAF Durban 26 Dec 1996
6 J Srinath 25.1 5 104 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
7 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 Ind SAF Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
8 J Srinath 33.0 6 140 5 Ind SAF Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
9 J Srinath 30.0 6 76 6 Ind SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
10 A Kumble 54.0 13 131 6 Ind SAF Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
11 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 Ind SAF Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
12 S Sreesanth 10.0 3 40 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
13 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
14 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
15 S Sreesanth 29.0 0 114 5 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
16 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
17 RA Jadeja 58.2 15 138 6 Ind SAF Durban 26 Dec 2013
18 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 Ind SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
19 RA Jadeja 11.5 4 21 5 Ind SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
20 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
21 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
22 RA Jadeja 12.0 2 30 5 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
23 R Ashwin 49.1 26 61 5 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
24 JJ Bumrah 18.5 2 54 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
25 Mohammed Shami 12.3 2 28 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
26 R Ashwin 41.0 11 128 5 Ind SAF Vishakapatnam 02 Oct 2019

R Ashwin of India returned with figures of 5 for 128 in the ongoing test against South Africa at Vizag to provide the fifth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. He became the first Indian bowler to capture five plus wicket hauls against South Africa on five occasions. He went past Harbhajan Singh and J Srinath who had five plus wicket hauls against South Africa on four occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 Ind SAF Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
2 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
4 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
                   
1 J Srinath 11.5 4 21 6 Ind SAF Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
3 J Srinath 25.1 5 104 5 Ind SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
3 J Srinath 33.0 6 140 5 Ind SAF Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
4 J Srinath 30.0 6 76 6 Ind SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
                   
1 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 Ind SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
2 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
3 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
4 R Ashwin 49.1 26 61 5 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
5 R Ashwin 41.0 11 128 5 Ind SAF Vishakapatnam 02 Oct 2019
Wicket-keeper batsman scoring a “Nelson” in a test innings

Wicket-keeper batsman scoring a “Nelson” in a test innings

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka, BB McCullum of New Zealand and Q de Kock of South Africa are the three wicket-keeper batsmen to score a “Nelson” in test innings. The following table lists the particulars.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 SAR Silva 111 1 Srl Ind Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
2 BB McCullum 111 1 NZl Zim Harare 07 Aug 2005
3 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019
Wicketkeeper batsmen scoring a century against India in a Test innings

Wicketkeeper batsmen scoring a century against India in a Test innings

Q de Kock of South Africa scored 111 in the ongoing Test against India at Vizag to provide the 28th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a Test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 CL Walcott 108 3 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
3 TG Evans 104 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 Imtiaz Ahmed 135 1 Pak Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1961
5 PJL Dujon 110 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
6 SAR Silva 111 1 Srl Ind Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
7 IDS Smith 173 1 NZl Ind Auckland 22 Feb 1990
8 A Flower 115 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
9 RC Russell 124 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
10 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
11 A Flower 232* 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
12 AC Gilchrist 122 2 Aus Ind Mumbai 27 Feb 2001
13 KC Sangakkara 105* 2 Srl Ind Galle 14 Aug 2001
14 RD Jacobs 118 2 Win Ind St John’s 10 May 2002
15 AC Gilchrist 104 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
16 Kamran Akmal 109 3 Pak Ind Mohali 08 Mar 2005
17 Kamran Akmal 102* 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
18 Kamran Akmal 113 1 Pak Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006
19 Kamran Akmal 119 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
20 BB McCullum 115 1 NZl Ind Napier 26 Mar 2009
21 HAPW Jayawardene 154* 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
22 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chattogram 17 Jan 2010
23 MJ Prior 103* 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
24 AB de Villiers 103 4 SAF Ind Jo’burg 18 Dec 2013
25 BJ Watling 124 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
26 LD Chandimal 162* 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
27 Mushfiqur Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
28 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019

Q de Kock became the second South African wicket keeper batsman to score a century against India after AB de Villiers. AB de Villiers had scored 103 at Johannesburg in Dec 2013. Q de Kock’s 111 in this game reprsents the highest individual innings by a South African wicket keeper batsman against India

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 103 4 SAF Ind Jo’burg 18 Dec 2013
2 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka and Q de Kock of South Africa are the two wicket keeper batsmen to score a “Nelson” against India in a test innings. The following table lists the particulars.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 SAR Silva 111 1 Srl Ind Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
2 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019
Batsmen scoring a double century or a triple century on first appearance against a specific opposition

Batsmen scoring a double century or a triple century on first appearance against a specific opposition

MA Agarwal of India scored 215 against South Africa in the ongoing test at Vizag on his first appearance to provide the 32nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century or triple century on first appearance against a specific opposition. The following table lists all the 32 occasions in the descending order of the runs scored

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Hayden ML Aus 380 FI Zim Perth 2003 04
2 Hanif Mohammad Pak 337 SI Win Bridgetown 1957 58
3 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan 2003 04
4 Foster RE Eng 287 FI Aus Sydney 1903 04
5 Smith GC SAF 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003    
6 Zaheer Abbas Pak 274 FI Eng Edgbaston 1971    
7 Boycott G Eng 246* FI Ind Headingley 1967    
8 Richards IVA Win 232 FI Eng Trent Bridge 1976    
9 Sangakkara KC Srl 230 FI Pak Lahore 2001 02
10 Kambli VG Ind 227 FI Zim Delhi 1992 93
11 Bradman DG Aus 226 FI SAF Brisbane 1931 32
12 Umrigar PR Ind 223 FI NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
13 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997 98
14 Rudolph JA SAF 222* FI Ban Chittagong 2002 03
15 Key RWT Eng 221 FI Win Lord’s 2004    
16 Slater MJ Aus 219 FI Srl Perth 1995 96
17 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
18 Rowe LG Win 214 FI NZl Kingston 1971 72
19 Blewett GS Aus 214 FI SAF Wanderers 1996 97
20 Sinclair MS NZl 214 FI Win Wellington 1999 00
21 Jones DM Aus 210 FI Ind Chepauk 1986 87
22 Qasim Omar Pak 206 FI Srl Faisalabad 1985 86
23 de Silva PA Srl 206 FI Ban Col-PSS 2002    
24 Pujara CA Ind 206* FI Eng Motera 2012 13
25 Chappell GS Aus 204 FI Ind Sydney 1980 81
26 Trott IJL Eng 203 FI Srl Cardiff 2011    
27 Hodge BJ Aus 203* SI SAF Perth 2005 06
28 Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
29 Kuruppu DSBP Srl 201* FI NZl Col-CCC 1986 87
30 Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03
31 Gower DI Eng 200* FI Ind Edgbaston 1979    
32 Root JE Eng 200* FI Srl Lord’s 2014  

It also provides the fifth occasion of an  Indian batsman performing such a feat. All such  occasions  are tabulated below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan 2003 04
2 Kambli VG Ind 227 FI Zim Delhi 1992 93
3 Umrigar PR Ind 223 FI NZl Hyd-LBS 1955 56
4 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
5 Pujara CA Ind 206* FI Eng Motera 2012 13

It also provides the fourth occasion of a batsman performing such a feat against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Bradman DG Aus 226 FI SAF Brisbane 1931 32
2 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
3 Blewett GS Aus 214 FI SAF Wanderers 1996 97
4 Hodge BJ Aus 203* SI SAF Perth 2005 06

GC Smith of South Africa and MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka are the only two batsmen to score double hundreds against two specific oppositions. The following table lists out the performance of these two batsmen

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Smith GC SAF 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003    
  Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03
                 
2 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997 98
  Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02