Captains scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the same test – Rashid khan of Afghanistan joins the elite list

Captains scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the same test – Rashid khan of Afghanistan joins the elite list

Rashid Khan of Afghanistan scored 51 and captured 5 for 55 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Charrogram to provide the 21st occasion of a captain scoring a fifty and captured five or more wickets in an innings in the same test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 G Giffen 58 – 5 76 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
2 MA Noble – 53* 7 100 Aus Eng Sydney 26 Feb 1904
3 Hon.FS Jackson – 82* 5 52 Eng Aus Nottingham 29 May 1905
4 GOB Allen – 68 5 36 Eng Aus Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
5 GO Rabone 56 – 6 68 NZl SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1954
6 DS Atkinson 219 – 5 56 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
7 DS Atkinson 60 – 5 66 Win NZl Wellington 03 Mar 1956
8 R Benaud 77 – 5 96 Aus Win Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
9 R Benaud 51 – 6 115 Aus Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
10 GS Sobers 174 – 5 41 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
11 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 56 5 28 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
12 Imran Khan 67* – 5 49 Pak Eng Leeds 26 Aug 1982
13 Imran Khan 117 – 11 180 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
14 AR Border 75 – 7 46 Aus Win Sydney 26 Jan 1989
15 SM Pollock – 55* 5 40 SAF Ind P Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
16 DL Vettori 55* 76 5 59 NZl Ban Chattogram 17 Oct 2008
17 Shakib Al Hasan – 96* 5 70 Ban Win St George’s 17 Jul 2009
18 JO Holder 74 – 5 41 Win Srl Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
19 Shakib Al Hasan – 54 6 33 Ban Win Kingston 12 Jul 2018
20 JO Holder 52 – 5 56 Win Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
21 Rashid Khan 51 – 5 55 Afg Ban Chattogram 05 Sep 2019

DS Atkinson, Imran Khan, JO Holder, R Benaud and Shakib Al Hasan are the five captain to perform such  an all-round feat on two occasions. The following table lists the performance of these five captains

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 DS Atkinson 219 – 5 56 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 DS Atkinson 60 – 5 66 Win NZl Wellington 03 Mar 1956
                   
1 Imran Khan 67* – 5 49 Pak Eng Leeds 26 Aug 1982
2 Imran Khan 117 – 11 180 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
                   
1 JO Holder 74 – 5 41 Win Srl Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
2 JO Holder 52 – 5 56 Win Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
                   
1 R Benaud 77 – 5 96 Aus Win Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
2 R Benaud 51 – 6 115 Aus Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
                   
1 Shakib Al Hasan – 96* 5 70 Ban Win St George’s 17 Jul 2009
2 Shakib Al Hasan – 54 6 33 Ban Win Kingston 12 Jul 2018
Australia and England posting a three-figure partnership for the third wicket in their first innings or in the first and second innings of a test.

Australia and England posting a three-figure partnership for the third wicket in their first innings or in the first and second innings of a test.

M Labuschangne-SPD Smith posted 116 runs in Australia’s innings for the third wicket and RJ Burns-JE Root posted 141 in England’s innings for the third wicket in the ongoing test between England and Australia at Manchester to provide the sixth occasion of Australia and England posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in their first innings or in the first and second innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CB Fry, TW Hayward 3 100 1 Eng Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1905
  RA Duff, MA Noble 3 115 2 Aus Eng The Oval 14 Aug 1905
                 
2 KF Barrington, JH Edrich 3 178 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
  RM Cowper, WM Lawry 3 212 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
                 
3 GS Chappell, KJ Hughes 3 126 1 Aus Eng Adelaide 10 Dec 1982
  DI Gower, AJ Lamb 3 119 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 10 Dec 1982
                 
4 AR Border, MA Taylor 3 117 1 Aus Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1989
  KJ Barnett, AJ Lamb 3 114 2 Eng Aus Leeds 08 Jun 1989
                 
5 N Hussain, MP Vaughan 3 140 1 Eng Aus Adelaide 21 Nov 2002
  DR Martyn, RT Ponting 3 242 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 21 Nov 2002
                 
6 M Labuschagne, SPD Smith 3 116 1 Aus Eng Manchester 04 Sep 2019
  RJ Burns, JE Root 3 141 2 Eng Aus Manchester 04 Sep 2019
MA Starc of Australia owns the record for most fifties by a batsman batting at number nine in a test innings

MA Starc of Australia owns the record for most fifties by a batsman batting at number nine in a test innings

MA Starc of Australia scored 54 not out against England in the ongoing test at Manchester. This knock represents his sixth fifty while batting at number nine in a test innings. He now owns the record of scoring most fifties by a batsman batting at number nine in a test innings. He went past KS More of India, GP Swann of England and DL Vettoti of New Zealand who had scored five fifties while batting at number nine in test innings. MA Starc’s six fifties are tabulated below

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 99 9 1 v India Mohali 14 Mar 2013
2 66* 9 1 v England Manchester 01 Aug 2013
3 52 9 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
4 58 9 3 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2015
5 58 9 1 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2015
6 54* 9 1 v England Manchester 04 Sep 2019
Australian innings containing four or more fifties coupled with a double century

Australian innings containing four or more fifties coupled with a double century

Australian innings of 497 for 8 against England in the ongoing test at Manchester contained four fifties coupled with a double century to provide the 14th occasion of Australia’s innings containing four or more fifties coupled with a double century against all oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below with the score of the double century in the descending order

No Team, innings, Opposition and Ground HS C HC 50+ Start Date
1 Australia (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Perth 380 2 2 4 09 Oct 2003
2 Australia (innings 2) v England at Lord’s 254 2 2 4 27 Jun 1930
3 Australia (innings 1) v England at Melbourne 250 2 2 4 26 Dec 2002
4 Australia (innings 1) v Pakistan at Faisalabad 235 2 2 4 06 Mar 1980
5 Australia (innings 2) v England at The Oval 232 2 4 6 16 Aug 1930
6 Australia (innings 1) v England at Nottingham 219 2 2 4 10 Aug 1989
7 Australia (innings 2) v Sri Lanka at Perth 219 2 3 5 08 Dec 1995
8 Australia (innings 1) v New Zealand at Adelaide 215 1 5 6 26 Nov 2004
9 Australia (innings 1) v England at Manchester 211 1 3 4 04 Sep 2019
10 Australia (innings 1) v West Indies at Bridgetown 210 3 1 4 05 May 1965
11 Australia (innings 2) v New Zealand at Adelaide 205 1 3 4 11 Dec 1987
12 Australia (innings  1) v South Africa at Johannesburg 204* 3 1 4 22 Feb 2002
13 Australia (innings 2) v West Indies at Kingston 204 5 0 5 11 Jun 1955
14 Australia (innings 2) v Bangladesh at Chattogram 201* 2 2 4 16 Apr 2006
15 Australia (innings 1) v England at Sydney 201 2 2 4 14 Dec 1894
16 Australia (innings 1) v India at Adelaide 201 3 1 4 23 Jan 1948
17 Australia (innings 1) v England at Leeds 200* 3 2 5 22 Jul 1993
18 Australia (innings 1) v New Zealand at Perth 200 1 3 4 24 Nov 1989

Australian innings of 497 for 8 against England in the ongoing test at Manchester contained four fifties coupled  with a double century to provide the seventh occasion of Australia’s innings containing four or more fifties coupled with a double century against England. All such occasions are tabulated below with the score of double century in the descending order

No Team, innings, Opposition and Ground HS C HC 50+ Start Date
1 Australia (innings 2) v England at Lord’s 254 2 2 4 27 Jun 1930
2 Australia (innings  1) v England at Melbourne 250 2 2 4 26 Dec 2002
3 Australia (innings 2) v England at The Oval 232 2 4 6 16 Aug 1930
4 Australia (innings  1) v England at Nottingham 219 2 2 4 10 Aug 1989
5 Australia (innings  1) v England at Manchester 211 1 3 4 4 Sep 2019
6 Australia (innings 1) v England at Sydney 201 2 2 4 14 Dec 1894
7 Australia (innings 1) v England at Leeds, 200* 3 2 5 22 Jul 1993
SPD Smith scored 211 against Australia at Manchester – Some interesting statistical points

SPD Smith scored 211 against Australia at Manchester – Some interesting statistical points

SPD Smith of Australia scored 211 in the ongoing test at Manchester against England to provide the 372nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 342nd occasion  of a batsman scoring a double century excluding a quadruple century and 29 triple hundreds

Here are some of the interesting statistical analysis on his 211

Interesting enough, the first ever double century in a test innings was also 211. It was also by an Australian batsman against England WL Murdoch scored 211 against England at The Oval in Aug 1884, the test having a start date of 11 Aug 1884. As on date, there are eight batsmen scoring exact 211 in a test innings. The following table lists these batsmen. It is interesting to note HH Gibbs of Australia is the only batsman to score 211 not out in a Test innings

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 JB Hobbs 211 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
3 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
4 HH Gibbs 211* 2 SAF NZl Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
5 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 Pak Srl Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
6 KC Sangakkara 211 3 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
7 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
8 SPD Smith 211 1 Aus Eng Manchester 04 Sep 2019

SPD Smith’s 211 provides the 73rd occasion of an Australian batsmen scoring a double century in a test innings – most by any team in  the  annals of test cricket, The other teams to score 50 plus double centuries are – England {57}, West Indies {52} and  India {51}

It also provides the 152nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century on away soil. Interesting enough, the first ever double century in a test innings on away soil was also 211. It was also by an Australian batsman against England WL Murdoch scored 211 against England at The Oval in Aug 1884, the test having a start date of 11 Aug 1884. As on date, there are three batsman scoring exact 211 in a test innings. The following table lists these batsmen. It is interesting to note HH Gibbs of Australia is the only batsman to score 211 not out in a test innings

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 HH Gibbs 211* 2 SAF NZl Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
3 SPD Smith 211 1 Aus Eng Manchester 04 Sep 2019

It also provides the 163rd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century on away soil which includes neutral soil. As on date, there are five batsman scoring exact 211 in a test innings on away soil which includes neutral soil. The following table lists these batsmen.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 HH Gibbs 211* 2 SAF NZl Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
3 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 Pak Srl Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
4 KC Sangakkara 211 3 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
5 SPD Smith 211 1 Aus Eng Manchester 04 Sep 2019

SPD Smith’s 211 provide the 30th occasion of an Australian batsmen scoring a double century in a test innings on away soil.

It also provides the 26th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a double century against England. It also provides the 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century against England excluding triple centuries.

It also provides the 14th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a double century against England in England. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring a double century against England in England excluding triple centuries.

It also provides the 141st occasion of a batsman scoring a double century on away soil excluding eleven triple centuries

The following is the list of eleven batsmen who have scored a double century on neutral soil. It is observed that Azhar Ali of Pakistan is the only batsman to score a triple century on neutral soil. He scored 302 not out against West Indies at Dubai {DSC} in Oct 2016.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali 302* 1 Pak Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
2 AB de Villiers 278* 1 SAF Pak Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
3 AN Cook 263 2 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
4 Shoaib Malik 245 1 Pak Eng Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
5 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 Pak Srl Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
6 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
7 Younis Khan 213 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
8 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 Pak Srl Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
9 KC Sangakkara 211 3 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
10 BB McCullum 202 2 NXl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
11 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 2 Pak Srl Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
V Kohli became the most successful Indian captain in Tests. India won its 28th test under V Kohli when it won the recently concluded Kingston Test against West Indies.

V Kohli became the most successful Indian captain in Tests. India won its 28th test under V Kohli when it won the recently concluded Kingston Test against West Indies.

V Kohli became the most successful Indian captain in Tests. India won its 28th test under V Kohli when it won the recently concluded Kingston Test against West Indies.  The previous record was held by MS Dhoni who had won 27 tests for India.

V Kohli has scored 2786 runs in his winning tests and occupies the fourth place in the list of captains who have scored most runs in their winning tests. The following table lists the performance of these four captains

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 GC Smith SAF 2003-2014 53 84 8 4679 259 61.56 16 19 1
2 RT Ponting Aus 2004-2010 48 87 12 4434 209 59.12 14 23 3
3 CH Lloyd Win 1974-1984 36 51 5 2792 242* 60.69 08 13 2
4 V Kohli Ind 2015-2019 28 48 2 2786 235 60.56 09 09 2

V Kohli requires seven more runs to occupy the third place among the list of captains who have scored most runs in their winnings tests. He has an aggregate of 2786 runs at present and seven more runs would fetch him 2793 runs which would felicitate him to go past CH Lloyd who has an aggregate of 2792 runs in his 36 winning test and presently occupying the third place

V Kohli  has scored nine centuries in his winning tests and one more century would fetch him his  tenth century. If he gets it in his winning test, he would then become the fifth captain to score ten or more centuries in winning tests. Others are GC Smith {16}, RT Ponting {14}. DG Bradman {12} and SR Waugh {11}. V Kohli also would earn the distinction of becoming the first Indian captain to score ten centuries in his winning tests

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 GC Smith SAF 2003-2014 53 84 08 4679 259 61.56 16 19 1
2 RT Ponting Aus 2004-2010 48 87 12 4434 209 59.12 14 23 3
3 DG Bradman Aus 1937-1948 15 23 03 2478 270 123.90 12 03 2
4 SR Waugh Aus 1999-2003 41 56 10 2546 157* 55.34 11 07 4
5 GS Chappell Aus 1975-1983 21 36 09 2197 204 81.37 09 08 1
6 V Kohli Ind 2015-2019 28 48 02 2786 235 60.56 09 09 2

V Kohli remains the only captain to score five double centuries in winning tests. All his five centuries are tabulated below. He also remains the only captain to score five double centuries while batting at number  four.

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 200 4 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 204 4 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
3 211 4 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
4 213 4 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
5 235 4 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016

V Kohli also holds the record for most double centuries by a captain batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. He has six double centuries as captain while batting at number four in a test innings.

V Kohli {06} and BC Lara {05} are the two captains in the annals of test cricket to score five or more double centuries

Batsmen scoring a Nelson and a fifty in a test. GH Vihari of India joins the elite list

Batsmen scoring a Nelson and a fifty in a test. GH Vihari of India joins the elite list

GH Vihari of India scored 111 and 53 not out in the ongoing test against West Indies to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring a Nelson and a fifty in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AW Nourse 64 111 SAF Aus Jo’burg 12 Nov 1921
2 CAG Russell 140 111 Eng SAF Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 WM Woodfull 68 111 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
4 WJ Edrich 111 54 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
5 Hanif Mohd 111 104 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
6 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
7 LRD Mendis 111 94 Srl Srl Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
8 Taufeeq Umar 75 111 Pak Zim Harare 09 Nov 2002
9 Taufeeq Umar 111 63 Pak SAF Lahore 17 Oct 2003
10 ML Hayden 111 77 Aus ICC Sydney 14 Oct 2005
11 JH Kallis 111 50* SAF Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2006
12 GH Vihari 111 53* Ind Win Kingston 30 Aug 2019

GH Vihari of India scored 111 and 53 not out in the ongoing test against West Indies to provide the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a Nelson and a fifty in a test after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar had scored 111 and 137 against Pakistan at Karachi in Nov 1978. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
2 GH Vihari 111 53* Ind Win Kingston 30 Aug 2019

CAG Russell, Hanif Mohammad and SM Gavaskar are the  three batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score a Nelson coupled with a century in a test. The following table lists the performance of these three batsmen

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CAG Russell 140 111 Eng SAF Durban 16 Feb 1923
2 Hanif Mohd 111 104 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
3 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978

Taufeeq Umar of Pakistan is the only batsman to perform such a feat on two occasions. He scored 75 and 111 against Zimbabwe in Nov 2002 and 111 and 63 against South Africa at Lahore in Oct 2003. The  following table lists both the occasions

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Taufeeq Umar 75 111 Pak Zim Harare 09 Nov 2002
2 Taufeeq Umar 111 63 Pak SAF Lahore 17 Oct 2003
Bowlers who have captured six or more wickets conceding less than thirty runs in Test innings.

Bowlers who have captured six or more wickets conceding less than thirty runs in Test innings.

JJ Bumrah of India captured 6 for 27 in West Indies’ first innings in the ongoing second test at Kingston to provide the 91st occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets conceding less than thirty runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler performing such a feat. All the four occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Maninder Singh 18.2 8 27 7 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
2 SLV Raju 17.5 13 12 6 2 Ind Srl Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990
3 J Srinath 11.5 4 21 6 4 Ind SAF Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
4 JJ Bumrah 12.1 3 27 6 2 Ind Win Kingston 30 Aug 2019

It also provides the tenth occasion of a bowler performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Ironmonger 20.0 7 23 7 1 Aus Win Melbourne 13 Feb 1931
2 GAR Lock 16.0 7 20 6 3 Eng Win The Oval 22 Aug 1957
3 Abdul Qadir 9.3 1 16 6 4 Pak Win Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
4 PCR Tufnell 14.3 3 25 6 2 Eng Win The Oval 08 Aug 1991
5 CL Cairns 22.5 10 27 7 3 NZl Win Hamilton 16 Dec 1999
6 GD McGrath 20.0 12 17 6 1 Aus Win Brisbane 23 Nov 2000
7 SJ Harmison 12.3 8 12 7 3 Eng Win Kingston 11 Mar 2004
8 WPUJC Vaas 15.0 6 22 6 2 Srl Win Kandy 22 Jul 2005
9 BA Stokes 14.3 6 22 6 1 Eng Win Lord’s 07 Sep 2017
10 JJ Bumrah 12.1 3 27 6 2 Inf Win Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JJ Bumrah became the ninth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six or more wickets conceding exact 27 runs. The following table lists all the nine bowlers

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No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JB Iverson 19.4X8 8 27 6 3 Aus Eng Sydney 05 Jan 1951
2 FH Tyson 12.3X8 1 27 7 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1954
3 Maninder Singh 18.2 8 27 7 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
4 MR Whitney 12.1 3 27 7 4 Aus Ind Perth 01 Feb 1992
5 DJ Nash 11.0 3 27 6 1 NZl Ind Mohali 10 Oct 1999
6 CL Cairns 22.5 10 27 7 3 NZl Win Hamilton 16 Dec 1999
7 Shahadat Hossain 15.3 8 27 6 2 Ban SAF Dhaka 22 Feb 2008
8 PJ Cummins 11.0 3 27 6 3 Aus v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
9 JJ Bumrah 12.1 3 27 6 2 Ind Win Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JJ Bumrah became the second Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six or more wickets conceding exact 27 runs after Maninder Singh. Maninder Singh had captured seven wickets conceding 27 runs against Pakistan at Bangalore in Mar 1987. The following table lists these two bowlers

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Maninder Singh 18.2 8 27 7 1 Ind Pak Bengaluru 13 Mar 1987
2 JJ Bumrah 12.1 3 27 6 2 Ind Win Kingston 30 Aug 2019
Captains who have captured five or more wickets in a Test innings

Captains who have captured five or more wickets in a Test innings

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 77 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Kingston to provide the 123rd occasion of a captain capturing five plus wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 20th occasion of a captain capturing five plus wickets in a test innings against India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GOB Allen 17.0 7 35 5 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
2 GOB Allen 18.0 1 43 5 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 GOB Allen 20.0 3 80 7 3 Eng Ind The Oval 15 Aug 1936
4 R Benaud 46.0 18 76 5 3 Aus Ind Delhi 12 Dec 1959
5 R Benaud 32.1 14 43 5 2 Aus Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1960
6 Fazal Mahmood 25.3 12 26 5 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1960
7 R Illingworth 34.3 12 70 5 2 Eng Ind The Oval 19 Aug 1971
8 RGD Willis 28.0 3 101 6 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
9 Imran Khan 20.1 4 60 8 3 Pak Ind Karachi 23 Dec 1982
10 Imran Khan 25.0 3 98 6 1 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
11 Imran Khan 30.5 12 82 5 3 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
12 Imran Khan 17.2 3 35 6 2 Pak Ind Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
13 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 Win Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
14 Naimur Rahman 44.3 9 132 6 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
15 SM Pollock 21.4 10 56 6 3 SAF Ind Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
16 SM Pollock 16.0 3 40 5 2 SAF Ind P Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
17 Shakib Al Hasan 29.5 10 62 5 1 Ban Ind Chattogram 17 Jan 2010
18 DL Vettori 49.4 7 135 5 2 NZl Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
19 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 Win Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
20 JO Holder 32.1 9 77 5 1 Win Ind Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 77 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Kingston to provide the third occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five plus wickets in a test innings againdt India in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 Win Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
2 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 Win Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
3 JO Holder 32.1 9 77 5 1 Win Ind Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 77 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Kingston to provide the 21st occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five plus wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JDC Goddard 14.2 5 31 5 2 v England Georgetown 03 Mar 1948
2 DS Atkinson 36.2 16 56 5 3 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 DS Atkinson 31.0 12 66 5 3 v New Zealand Wellington 03 Mar 1956
4 DS Atkinson 40.0 21 53 7 3 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Mar 1956
5 GS Sobers 19.3 4 41 5 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 1966
6 GS Sobers 33.6×8 12 73 6 4 v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
7 GS Sobers 40.0 18 42 5 3 v England Leeds 10 Jul 1969
8 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 v India Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
9 CA Walsh 20.4 7 37 7 2 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
10 CA Walsh 15.2 8 18 6 3 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
11 CA Walsh 30.0 6 98 5 1 v Australia Sydney 29 Nov 1996
12 CA Walsh 20.0 4 74 5 3 v Australia Perth 01 Feb 1997
13 CA Walsh 32.0 9 78 5 2 v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
14 CA Walsh 43.1 6 143 5 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
15 DJG Sammy 17.0 7 29 5 4 v Pakistan Providence 12 May 2011
16 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
17 JO Holder 14.2 4 41 5 4 v Sri Lanka Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
18 JO Holder 10.1 1 44 5 2 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
19 JO Holder 13.0 3 59 6 4 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
20 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
21 JO Holder 32.1 9 77 5 1 v India Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JO Holder of West Indies returned with figures of 5 for 77 in India’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Kingston to provide the sixth occasion of his capturing five plus wickets in a test innings while leading West Indies.

All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
2 JO Holder 14.2 4 41 5 4 v Sri Lanka Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
3 JO Holder 10.1 1 44 5 2 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
4 JO Holder 13.0 3 59 6 4 v Bangladesh Kingston 12 Jul 2018
5 JO Holder 23.0 5 56 5 2 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
6 JO Holder 32.1 9 77 5 1 v India Kingston 30 Aug 2019

JO Holder became the sixth captain in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets in an innings  on six or more occasions. The following table lists all the six bowlers who have performed such a feat

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 Imran Khan Pak 1982-1992 48 71 9211 3790 187 20.26 12
2 R Benaud Aus 1958-1963 28 56 10720 3559 138 25.78 09
3 BS Bedi Ind 1976-1978 22 39 7279 2631 106 24.82 08
4 CA Walsh Win 1994-1997 22 37 4877 2186 85 25.71 07
5 JO Holder Win 2015-2019 31 52 5091 2168 84 25.80 06
6 DL Vettori NZl 2007-2011 32 54 9275 3873 116 33.38 06

JO Holder became the second West Indies captain in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets in an innings on six or more occasions  after CA Walsh. CA Walsh has captured five or more wickets in an innings on seven occasions. The following table lists both the bowlers who have performed such a feat

No Player Team Span Mat Inns Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 CA Walsh Win 1994-1997 22 37 4877 2186 85 25.71 07
2 JO Holder Win 2015-2019 31 52 5091 2168 84 25.80 06
Hat tricks in Test Cricket – JJ Bumrah becomes the 42nd bowler and also the third Indian bowler to perform the feat in the annals of Test cricket

Hat tricks in Test Cricket – JJ Bumrah becomes the 42nd bowler and also the third Indian bowler to perform the feat in the annals of Test cricket

JJ Bumrah of India performed the  hat trick against West Indies in the ongoing test at Kingston to provide the 44th occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the annals  of test cricket. He also became the 42ndbowler to perform the feat H Trumble of Australia has performed the feat twice and TJ Matthews of Australia performed the feat in both innings of the  test}. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Bowler Victims Teams Ground season
1 FR Spofforth VPFA Royle, FA Mackinnon, T.Emmett Aus v Eng Melbourne 1878-79
2 W Bates PS McDonnell, G Giffen, GJ Bonnor Eng v Aus Melbourne 1882-83
3 J Briggs WF Giffen, ST Callaway, JM Blackham Eng v Aus Sydney 1891-92
4 GA Lohmann FJ Cook, J Middleton, JT Willoughby Eng v RSA P Elizabeth 1895-96
5 JT Hearne C Hill, SE Gregory, MA Noble Eng v Aus Leeds 1899
6 H Trumble AO Jones, JR Gunn, SF Barnes Aus v Eng Melbourne 1901-02
7 H Trumble BJT Bosanquet, PF Warner, AFA Lilley Aus v Eng Melbourne 1903-04
8 TJ Matthews 1st Inns: R Beaumont, SJ Pegler, TA Ward Aus v RSA Manchester 1912
9 TJ Matthews 2nd Inns: HW Taylor, RO Schwartz, TA Ward Aus v RSA Manchester 1912
10 MJC Allom TC Lowry, KC James, FT Badcock Eng v NZ Christchurch 1929-30
11 TWJ Goddard AD Nourse, N Gordon, WW Wade Eng v RSA J’burg 1938-39
12 PJ Loader JDC Goddard, S Ramadhin, R Gilchrist Eng v WI Leeds 1957
13 LF Kline ERH Fuller, HJ Tayfield, NAT Adcock Aus v RSA Cape Town 1957-58
14 WW Hall Mushtaq Mohd, FazalMahmood, NasimulGhani WI v Pak Lahore 1958-59
15 GM Griffin MJK Smith, PM Walker, FS Trueman RSA v Eng Lord’s 1960
16 LR Gibbs KD Mackay, ATW Grout, FM Misson WI v Aus Adelaide 1960-61
17 PJ Petherick Javed Miandad, Wasim Raja, Intikhab Alam NZ v Pak Lahore 1976-77
18 CA Walsh AIC Dodemaide, MRJ Veletta, GM Wood WI v Aus Brisbane 1988-89
19 MG Hughes CEL Ambrose, BP Patterson, CG Greenidge Aus v WI Perth 1988-89
20 DW Fleming Aamer Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saleem Malik Aus v Pak Rawalpindi 1994-95
21 SK Warne PAJ DeFreitas, D Gough, DE Malcolm Aus v Eng Melbourne 1994-95
22 DG Cork RB Richardson, JR Murray, CL Hooper Eng v WI Manchester 1995
23 D Gough IA Healy, SCG MacGill, CR Miller Eng v Aus Sydney 1998-99
24 Wasim Akram RS Kalu’rana, M Bandaratilleke, GP W”singhe Pak v SL Lahore 1998-99
25 Wasim Akram DA Gunawardene, C Vaas, M Jayawardene Pak v SL Dhaka 1998-99
26 DNT Zoysa TR Gripper, MW Goodwin, NC Johnson SL v Zim Harare 1999-00
27 Abdul Razzaq RS Kalu’rana, R Herath, KR Pushpakumara Pak v SL Galle 1999-00
28 GD McGrath SL Campbell, BC Lara, JC Adams Aus v WI Perth 2000-01
29 Harbhajan Singh RT Ponting, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne Ind v Aus Kolkata 2000-01
30 Mohd Sami TCB Fernando, DNT Zoysa, M Muralitharan Pak v SL Lahore 2001-02
31 JJC Lawson B Lee, SCG MacGill, JL Langer WI v Aus Bridgetown 2002-03
32 Alok Kapali Shabbir Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, Umar Gul Ban v Pak Peshawar 2003
33 AM Blignaut H Sarkar, Mohd Ashraful, M Rahman Zim v Ban Harare 2003-04
34 MJ Hoggard RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul, RO Hinds Eng v WI Barbados 2003-04
35 JEC Franklin MI Rana, Mohd Rafique, Tapash Baisya NZ v Ban Dhaka 2004-05
36 IK Pathan Salman Butt, Younis Khan, Mohd Yousuf Ind v Pak Karachi 2005-06
37 RJ Sidebottom SP Fleming, MS Sinclair, JDP Oram Eng v NZ Hamilton 2007-08
38 PM Siddle AN Cook, MJ Prior, SCJ Broad Aus v Eng Brisbane 2010-11
39 SCJ Broad MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, P Kumar Eng v Ind Nottingham 2011
40 Sohag Gazi CJ Anderson, BJ Watling, DAJ Bracewell Ban v NZ Chittagong 2013-14
41 SCJ Broad KC Sangakkara, LD Chandimal, RMS Eranga Eng v SL Leeds 2014
42 HMRKB Herath AC Voges, PM Nevill, MA Starc SL v Aus Galle 2016
43 MM Ali D Elgar, K Rabada, M Morkel Eng v RSA The Oval 2017
44 JJ Bumrah DM Bravo, SSJ Brooks, RL Chase Ind v WI Kingston 2019

JJ Bumrah of India performed the hat trick against West Indies in the ongoing test at Kingston to provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler performing the feat in the annals  of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Bowler Victims Teams Ground season
1 Harbhajan Singh RT Ponting, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne Ind v Aus Kolkata 2000-01
2 IK Pathan Salman Butt, Younis Khan, Mohd Yousuf Ind v Pak Karachi 2005-06
3 JJ Bumrah DM Bravo, SSJ Brooks, RL Chase Ind v WI Kingston 2019

He also became the third bowler to perform the feat on West Indies soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Bowler Victims Teams Ground season
1 JJC Lawson B Lee, SCG MacGill, JL Langer WI v Aus Bridgetown 2002-03
2 MJ Hoggard RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul, RO Hinds Eng v WI Bridgetown 2003-04
3 JJ Bumrah DM Bravo, SSJ Brooks, RL Chase Ind v WI Kingston 2019

JJ Bumrah of India performed the hat trick against West Indies in the ongoing test at Kingston to provide the third occasion of a bowler performing the feat against West Indies in the annals  of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Bowler Victims Teams Ground season
1 PJ Loader JDC Goddard, S Ramadhin, R Gilchrist Eng v WI Leeds 1957
2 MG Hughes CEL Ambrose, BP Patterson, CG Greenidge Aus v WI Perth 1988-89
3 DG Cork RB Richardson, JR Murray, CL Hooper Eng v WI Manchester 1995
4 GD McGrath SL Campbell, BC Lara, JC Adams Aus v WI Perth 2000-01
5 MJ Hoggard RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul, RO Hinds Eng v WI Bridgetown 2003-04
6 JJ Bumrah DM Bravo, SSJ Brooks, RL Chase Ind v WI Kingston 2019