India declaring its both innings closed in a test

India declaring its both innings closed in a test

India declared its both innings declared closed – first innings at 443 for 7d and second innings at 106  for 8d – in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the 16th occasion of India declaring its both innings closed in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 457/7d 162.0 1 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
  India 152/9d 58.5 3 v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
               
2 India 524/9d 168.0 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
  India 208/2d 52.0 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
               
3 India 481/4d 152.1 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
  India 160/3d 50.0 3 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
               
4 India 553/8d 165.0 1 v England Kanpur 31 Jan 1985
  India 97/1d 13.0 3 v England Kanpur 31 Jan 1985
               
5 India 384/9d 142.0 1 v New Zealand Bengaluru 12 Nov 1988
  India 141/1d 28.0 3 v New Zealand Bengaluru 12 Nov 1988
               
6 India 546/9d 155.0 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
  India 208/7d 63.4 3 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
               
7 India 583/7d 167.0 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
  India 148/5d 32.0 3 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
               
8 India 500/5d 159.0 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
  India 209/6d 44.5 3 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
               
9 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
  India 211/2d 43.2 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
               
10 India 387/8d 98.5 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 18 May 2007
  India 100/6d 24.0 3 v Bangladesh Chittagong 18 May 2007
               
11 India 616/5d 152.5 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
  India 184/4d 42.4 3 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
               
12 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
  India 208/5d 77.3 3 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
13 India 557/5d 169.0 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
  India 216/3d 49.0 3 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
               
14 India 687/6d 166.0 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
  India 159/4d 29.0 3 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
               
15 India 536/7d 127.5 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
  India 246/5d 52.2 3 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
               
16 India 443/7d 169.4 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
  India 106/8d 37.3 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

India declared its both innings declared closed – first innings at 443 for 7d and second innings at 106  for 8d – in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the third occasion of India declaring its both innings closed in a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
  India 211/2d 43.2 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
               
2 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
  India 208/5d 77.3 3 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
3 India 443/7d 169.4 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
  India 106/8d 37.3 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

India declared its both innings declared closed – first innings at 443 for 7d and second innings at 106  for 8d – in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the third occasion of India declaring its both innings closed in a test on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
  India 211/2d 43.2 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
               
2 India 387/8d 98.5 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 18 May 2007
  India 100/6d 24.0 3 v Bangladesh Chittagong 18 May 2007
               
3 India 443/7d 169.4 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
  India 106/8d 37.3 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

India declared its both innings declared closed – first innings at 443 for 7d and second innings at 106  for 8d – in the ongoing test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the second occasion of India declaring its both innings closed in a test against Australia in Australia. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
  India 211/2d 43.2 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
               
2 India 443/7d 169.4 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
  India 106/8d 37.3 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
South African bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test

South African bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test

D Olivier captured five  plus  wickets in each innings of the test to return with a match haul of eleven wickets conceding 96 runs against Pakistan at Centurion to provide the 34th occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
3 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
4 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
5 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
6 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
7 HJ Tayfield 74.0×8 26 192 13 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
8 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
9 PM Pollock 47.5 23 87 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
0 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
11 PS de Villiers 59.3 20 123 10 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1994
12 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
13 AA Donald 50.1 15 113 11 v Zimbabwe Harare 13 Oct 1995
14 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
15 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
16 PR Adams 31.1 8 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
17 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
18 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
19 A Nel 37.4 6 88 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
20 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
21 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
22 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
23 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
24 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
25 DW Steyn 34.5 7 108 10 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
26 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
27 VD Philander 30.5 6 114 10 v New Zealand Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
28 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
29 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
30 K Rabada 29.0 5 92 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
31 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
32 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
33 KA Maharaj 81.1 14 283 12 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2018
34 D Olivier 29.0 6 96 11 v Pakistan Centurion 26 Dec 2018

D Olivier captured five  plus  wickets in each innings of the test to return with a match haul of eleven wickets conceding 96 runs against Pakistan at Centurion to provide the third occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
2 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
3 D Olivier 29.0 6 96 11 v Pakistan Centurion 26 Dec 2018

D Olivier captured five  plus  wickets in each innings of the test to return with a match haul of eleven wickets conceding 96 runs against Pakistan at Centurion to provide the fifth occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
2 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
3 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
4 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
5 D Olivier 29.0 6 96 11 v Pakistan Centurion 26 Dec 2018

D Olivier captured five  plus  wickets in each innings of the test to return with a match haul of eleven wickets conceding 96 runs against Pakistan at Centurion to provide the eighth occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
2 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
3 PM Pollock 47.5 23 87 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
4 A Nel 37.4 6 88 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
5 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
6 K Rabada 29.0 5 92 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
7 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
8 D Olivier 29.0 6 96 11 v Pakistan Centurion 26 Dec 2018
South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in test with five plus wickets haul in each innings.

South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in test with five plus wickets haul in each innings.

D Olivier captured five  plus  wickets in each innings of the test to return with a match haul of eleven wickets conceding 96 runs against Pakistan at Centurion to provide the 20th occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test with five plus wickets in each innings of test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
3 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
4 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
5 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
6 PM Pollock 47.5 23 087 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
7 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
8 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
9 PR Adams 31.1 8 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
10 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
11 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
12 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
13 DW Steyn 31.3 4 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
14 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
15 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
16 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
17 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
18 K Rabada 24.5 5 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
19 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
20 D Olivier 29.0 6 096 11 v Pakistan Centurion 26 Dec 2018

D Olivier captured five  plus  wickets in each innings of the test to return with a match haul of eleven wickets conceding 96 runs against Pakistan at Centurion to provide the fifth occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs with five plus wickets in each innings of test at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
2 K Rabada 24.5 5 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
3 PM Pollock 47.5 23 087 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
4 DW Steyn 31.3 4 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
5 D Olivier 29.0 6 096 11 v Pakistan Centurion 26 Dec 2018

D Olivier captured five  plus  wickets in each innings of the test to return with a match haul of eleven wickets conceding 96 runs against Pakistan at Centurion to provide the second  occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test with five plus wickets in each innings of test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
2 D Olivier 29.0 6 096 11 v Pakistan Centurion 26 Dec 2018

D Olivier captured five  plus  wickets in each innings of the test to return with a match haul of eleven wickets conceding 96 runs against Pakistan at Centurion to provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test with five plus wickets in each innings of test at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
2 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
3 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
4 D Olivier 29.0 6 096 11 v Pakistan Centurion 26 Dec 2018
Indian captains who have scored a fifty and a duck in a test

Indian captains who have scored a fifty and a duck in a test

V Kohli scored 82 and duck in the ongoing Melbourne test against Australia to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian captain to score a fifty an d a duck in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 63 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 07 Feb 1953
2 MAK Pataudi 95 0 v Australia Mumbai (BS) 04 Nov 1969
3 N Kapil Dev 69 0 v West Indies Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
4 SR Tendulkar 61 0 v Australia Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
5 MS Dhoni 52 0 v England Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
6 MS Dhoni 82 0 v England The Oval 15 Aug 2014
7 V Kohli 0 104* v Sri Lanka Kolkata 16 Nov 2017
8 V Kohli 82 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

V Kohli scored 82 and duck in the ongoing Melbourne test against Australia to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian captain to score a fifty an d a duck in a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 95 0 v Australia Mumbai (BS) 04 Nov 1969
2 SR Tendulkar 61 0 v Australia Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
3 V Kohli 82 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

MS Dhoni and V Kohli are the two Indian captains to have  scored a fifty and a duck in a test on two occasions. The feat of these two captains are detailed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 52 0 v England Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
2 MS Dhoni 82 0 v England The Oval 15 Aug 2014
             
1 V Kohli 0 104* v Sri Lanka Kolkata 16 Nov 2017
2 V Kohli 82 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Teams posting a total of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket

Teams posting a total of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test in the annals of test cricket

New Zealand posted a total of 585 for 4 declared in third innings of the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Christchurch to provide the 20th occasion of a team posting a total of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test in the  annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 583/4d 258.0 3 v West Indies Birmingham 30 May 1957
2 Pakistan 657/8d 319.0 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 Australia 513/5d 125.0 3 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Dec 1989
4 West Indies 536/9d 162.3 3 v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
5 India 505/3d 183.0 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
6 India 657/7d 178.0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
7 Zimbabwe 563/9d 167.0 3 v West Indies Harare 27 Jul 2001
8 England 529/5d 191.0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
9 Australia 512/8d 152.0 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
10 England 570/7d 172.3 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2004
11 Australia 528/8d 146.4 3 v South Africa Perth 16 Dec 2005
12 Pakistan 599/7d 140.1 3 v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
13 India 521/6d 150.5 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
14 Australia 527/5d 112.0 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
15 Australia 511/8d 153.0 3 v New Zealand Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
16 England 517/1d 152.0 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
17 New Zealand 680/8d 210.0 3 v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
18 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
19 South Africa 540/8d 160.1 3 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016
20 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand posting a team total in excess of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 680/8d 210.0 3 v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
2 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
3 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the five occasions of a team total in excess of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 513/5d 125.0 3 v Sri Lanka Hobart 16 Dec 1989
2 England 529/5d 191.0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
3 Australia 512/8d 152.0 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
4 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
5 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand posting a team total in excess of 500 plus runs and declared in the third innings of a test against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
2 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018

New Zealand’s 585 for 4 declared in the third innings of the test represent the highest third innings total by New Zealand against Sri Lanka. The previous best was England’s 529 for 5 declared at Lord’s in May 2002.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 585/4d 153.0 3 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2018
2 England 529/5d 191.0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
Indian batsmen scoring a century and a duck in a test

Indian batsmen scoring a century and a duck in a test

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test. All such occasions are  tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
2 P Roy 140 0 India v England Mumbai (BS) 14 Dec 1951
3 VL Manjrekar 133 0 India v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
4 ML Apte 0 163* India v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
5 VL Manjrekar 108 0 India v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
6 GR Viswanath 0 137 India v Australia Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
7 SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
8 DB Vengsarkar 0 103 India v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
9 NS Sidhu 116 0 India v West Indies Kingston 28 Apr 1989
10 M Azharuddin 0 109 India v Pakistan Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
11 NR Mongia 152 0 India v Australia Delhi 10 Oct 1996
12 SR Tendulkar 0 136 India v Pakistan Chennai 28 Jan 1999
13 SR Tendulkar 117 0 India v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Apr 2002
14 V Sehwag 106 0 India v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
15 R Dravid 136 0 India v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
16 V Sehwag 109 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
17 S Dhawan 0 115 India v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
18 CA Pujara 145* 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
19 V Kohli 0 104* India v Sri Lanka Kolkata 16 Nov 2017
20 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the 38th  occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test against Australia.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 JH Sinclair 0 104 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
2 LC Braund 102 0 England v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903
3 JT Tyldesley 0 100 England v Australia Leeds 03 Jul 1905
4 G Gunn 122* 0 England v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908
5 GA Faulkner 122* 0 South Africa v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
6 FE Woolley 0 123 England v Australia Sydney 19 Dec 1924
7 AD Nourse 0 231 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 24 Dec 1935
8 MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
9 DCS Compton 145* 0 England v Australia Manchester 08 Jul 1948
10 FCM Alexander 0 108 West Indies v Australia Sydney 13 Jan 1961
11 Rev.DS Sheppard 0 113 England v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
12 EJ Barlow 114 0 South Africa v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1963
13 SM Nurse 201 0 West Indies v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 1965
14 GR Viswanath 0 137 India v Australia Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
15 Asif Iqbal 0 152* Pakistan v Australia Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
16 Sadiq Mohammad 105 0 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
17 SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
18 DW Randall 0 150 England v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1979
19 IT Botham 0 118 England v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
20 G Boycott 137 0 England v Australia The Oval 27 Aug 1981
21 IVA Richards 208 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
22 MW Gatting 100 0 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
23 Ijaz Ahmed 122 0 Pakistan v Australia Faisalabad 23 Sep 1988
24 DI Gower 100 0 England v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
25 A Ranatunga 127 0 Sri Lanka v Australia Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
26 KLT Arthurton 157* 0 West Indies v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1992
27 MW Gatting 117 0 England v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
28 GP Thorpe 123 0 England v Australia Perth 03 Feb 1995
29 NR Mongia 152 0 India v Australia Delhi 10 Oct 1996
30 MP Vaughan 0 183 England v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
31 D Ganga 0 113 West Indies v Australia Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
32 DPMD Jayawardene 104 0 Sri Lanka v Australia Hobart 16 Nov 2007
33 AJ Strauss 0 110 England v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
34 GC Smith 122 0 South Africa v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
35 HM Amla 0 127* South Africa v Australia Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
36 JK Silva 0 115 Sri Lanka v Australia Colombo (SSC) 13 Aug 2016
37 F du Plessis 0 120 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
38 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the 21st occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 LC Braund 102 0 England v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903
2 G Gunn 122* 0 England v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908
3 FE Woolley 0 123 England v Australia Sydney 19 Dec 1924
4 MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
5 FCM Alexander 0 108 West Indies v Australia Sydney 13 Jan 1961
6 Rev.DS Sheppard 0 113 England v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
7 EJ Barlow 114 0 South Africa v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1963
8 Asif Iqbal 0 152* Pakistan v Australia Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
9 Sadiq Mohammad 105 0 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
10 SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
11 DW Randall 0 150 England v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1979
12 IVA Richards 208 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
13 MW Gatting 100 0 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
14 DI Gower 100 0 England v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
15 KLT Arthurton 157* 0 West Indies v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1992
16 MW Gatting 117 0 England v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
17 GP Thorpe 123 0 England v Australia Perth 03 Feb 1995
18 MP Vaughan 0 183 England v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
19 AJ Strauss 0 110 England v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
20 GC Smith 122 0 South Africa v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
21 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the  seventh occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test against Australia at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 6 Feb 1948
2 Rev.DS Sheppard 0 113 England v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
3 Sadiq Mohammad 105 0 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 1 Jan 1977
4 SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
5 IVA Richards 208 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
6 DI Gower 100 0 England v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
7 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test against Australia at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below

Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
MH Mankad 111 0 India v Australia Melbourne 6 Feb 1948
SM Gavaskar 0 118 India v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the second occasion of his scoring a century and a duck in a test. Prior to this he had scored 145 not out and duck against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2015. He became the 22nd batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century and a duck in a test on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 AJ Strauss 147 0 England v South Africa Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
  2 AJ Strauss 0 177 England v New Zealand Napier 22 Mar 2008
  3 AJ Strauss 0 110 England v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
                 
2 1 S Chanderpaul 118 0 West Indies v England Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
  2 S Chanderpaul 0 109 West Indies v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2003
  3 S Chanderpaul 126* 0 West Indies v New Zealand Napier 19 Dec 2008
                 
3 1 AC Gilchrist 0 144 Australia v Sri Lanka Kandy 16 Mar 2004
  2 AC Gilchrist 0 102* Australia v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
                 
4 1 Asif Iqbal 0 152* Pakistan v Australia Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
  2 Asif Iqbal 0 104 Pakistan v India Faisalabad 16 Oct 1978
                 
5 1 BJ Watling 103 0 New Zealand v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
  2 BJ Watling 0 124 New Zealand v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
                 
6 1 CA Pujara 145* 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
  2 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
                 
7 1 DG Bradman 0 103* Australia v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1932
  2 DG Bradman 138 0 Australia v England Nottingham 10 Jun 1948
                 
8 1 DJ Cullinan 103 0 South Africa v Sri Lanka Centurion 27 Mar 1998
  2 DJ Cullinan 168 0 South Africa v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
                 
9 1 DL Haynes 0 122 West Indies v New Zealand Christchurch 22 Feb 1980
  2 DL Haynes 0 109 West Indies v England Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
                 
10 1 DPMD Jayawardene 104 0 Sri Lanka v Australia Hobart 16 Nov 2007
  2 DPMD Jayawardene 165 0 Sri Lanka v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 2014
                 
11 1 G Kirsten 103 0 South Africa v India Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
  2 G Kirsten 0 134 South Africa v West Indies Centurion 15 Jan 1999
                 
12 1 GS Sobers 0 113* West Indies v England Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  2 GS Sobers 132 0 West Indies v India Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
                 
13 1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 0 Pakistan v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
  2 Imtiaz Ahmed 122 0 Pakistan v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
                 
14 1 IVA Richards 0 182* West Indies v England Bridgetown 13 Mar 1981
  2 IVA Richards 208 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
                 
15 1 JH Kallis 0 109* South Africa v West Indies Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
  2 JH Kallis 0 113 South Africa v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
                 
16 1 MC Cowdrey 119 0 England v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
  2 MC Cowdrey 101 0 England v West Indies Kingston 08 Feb 1968
                 
17 1 MD Crowe 174 0 New Zealand v Pakistan Wellington 10 Feb 1989
  2 MD Crowe 0 107 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Dec 1992
                 
18 1 MP Vaughan 0 100 England v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
  2 MP Vaughan 0 183 England v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
                 
19 1 MW Gatting 100 0 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
  2 MW Gatting 117 0 England v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
                 
20 1 SR Tendulkar 0 136 India v Pakistan Chennai 28 Jan 1999
  2 SR Tendulkar 117 0 India v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Apr 2002
                 
21 1 V Sehwag 106 0 India v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
  2 V Sehwag 109 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
                 
22 1 VL Manjrekar 133 0 India v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
  2 VL Manjrekar 108 0 India v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964

CA Pujara of India scored 106 and a duck in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne to provide the second occasion of his scoring a century and a duck in a test. Prior to this he had scored 145 not out and duck against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Aug 2015. He became the fourth Indian batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century and a duck in a test on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player FI SI Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 1 CA Pujara 145* 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
  2 CA Pujara 106 0 India v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
                 
2 1 SR Tendulkar 0 136 India v Pakistan Chennai 28 Jan 1999
  2 SR Tendulkar 117 0 India v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Apr 2002
                 
3 1 V Sehwag 106 0 India v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
  2 V Sehwag 109 0 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
                 
4 1 VL Manjrekar 133 0 India v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
  2 VL Manjrekar 108 0 India v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
Indian batsmen batting at number three and four collecting ducks in a test innings

Indian batsmen batting at number three and four collecting ducks in a test innings

CA Pujara and V Kohli collected ducks  batting at number three and four against Australia at Melbourne in India’s second innings to provide the  60th occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four collecting ducks in a test  innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen collecting ducks at number three and four and also the first such occasion against Australia

No Pos Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 3 PR Umrigar 0 1 v England Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
  4 VS Hazare 0 1 v England Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
               
2 3 GS Ramchand 0 1 v West Indies Georgetown 11 Mar 1953
  4 VL Manjrekar 0 1 v West Indies Georgetown 11 Mar 1953
               
3 3 NR Mongia 0 3 v West Indies Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
  4 VG Kambli 0 3 v West Indies Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
               
4 3 CA Pujara 0 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
  4 V Kohli 0 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
               
5 3 CA Pujara 0 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  4 V Kohli 0 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
               
6 3 CA Pujara 0 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
  4 V Kohli 0 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

It  is  interesting to note that  out of  six occasions,  CA Pujara and  V Kohli have been dismissed on three occasions for ducks while batting at number three and four

No Pos Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 3 CA Pujara 0 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
  4 V Kohli 0 1 v England Manchester 07 Aug 2014
               
2 3 CA Pujara 0 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  4 V Kohli 0 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
               
3 3 CA Pujara 0 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
  4 V Kohli 0 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Occasions of India taking the first innings lead against Australia

Occasions of India taking the first innings lead against Australia

India took a first innings lead of 292 runs against Australia in the  ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 14th occasion of India taking the first innings lead over  Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 394 -008 2 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
2 India 235 -015 2 v Australia Adelaide 06 Dec 2018
3 India 400 -024 2 v Australia Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
4 India 577 -036 2 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
5 India 213 -043 2 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
6 India 107 -081 2 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
7 India 355 -086 2 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
8 India 212 -118 2 v Australia Perth 16 Jan 2008
9 India 268 -201 2 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
10 India 396 -204 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
11 India 298 -212 2 v Australia Delhi 13 Oct 1979
12 India 474 -231 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
13 India 151 -292 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
14 India 160 -298 2 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979

It also provides the seventh occasion of India taking the first innings lead over Australia in tests played in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 394 -008 2 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
2 India 235 -015 2 v Australia Adelaide 06 Dec 2018
3 India 213 -043 2 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
4 India 107 -081 2 v Australia Sydney 12 Dec 1947
5 India 212 -118 2 v Australia Perth 16 Jan 2008
6 India 396 -204 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
6 India 474 -231 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
7 India 151 -292 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

India’s first innings lead of 292  runs in this test represents the highest first innings lead against Australia in tests played  in Australia. The previous best was 231 runs lead at Sydney in Jan 2004

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 474 -231 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 India 151 -292 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the second occasion of India taking the first innings lead over Australia in tests played at Melbourne. The previous occasion was in Dec 1977. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 213 -043 2 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
2 India 151 -292 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Some interesting statistical tit bits of Melbourne test between Australia and India

Some interesting statistical tit bits of Melbourne test between Australia and India 

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Indian first innings against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne contained four fifties – MA Agarwal {76}, CA Pujara {106}, V Kohli {82} and RG Sharma {63 not out} to provide the 19th occasion of four or more Indian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Opposition   Ground Start Date    C HC HC+
1 India  4  Australia Adelaide 28 Jan 1978 0 4 4
2 India 2 Australia Chennai 11 Sep 1979 0 5 5
3 India 1 Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979 2 2 4
4 India 1 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986 3 1 4
5 India 2 Australia Chennai 18 Sep 1986 1 3 4
6 India 3 Australia Chennai 06 Mar 1998 1 3 4
7 India 2 Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998 1 5 6
8 India 2 Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001 1 4 5
9 India 1 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004 2 2 4
10 India 2 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008 2 3 5
11 India  1  Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008 1 4 5
12 India 1 Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008 1 3 4
13 India 1 Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008 1 4 5
14 India 2 Australia Mohali 01 Oct 2010 0 4 4
15 India 3 Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2012 0 4 4
16 India  2  Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014 1 3 4
17 India 2 Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015 2 2 4
18 India 2 Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017 2 3 5
19 India  1  Australia  Melbourne 26 Dec 2018 1 3 4

Indian first innings against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne contained four fifties – MA Agarwal {76},

CA Pujara {106}, V Kohli {82} and RG Sharma {63 not out} to provide the ninth occasion of four or more Indian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date    C HC HC+
1 India  4  Australia Adelaide 28 Jan 1978 0 4 4
2 India 1 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986 3 1 4
3 India 1 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004 2 2 4
4 India 2 Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2008 2 3 5
5 India  1  Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008 1 4 5
6 India 3 Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2012 0 4 4
7 India  2  Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014 1 3 4
8 India 2 Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015 2 2 4
9 India  1  Australia  Melbourne   26 Dec 2018 1 3 4

India declared its first innings closed with the score reading 443 for seven against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 50th occasion of India declaring its first innings against all the oppositions. It also provides the sixth  occasion of  India declaring its first  innings closed against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
3 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
4 India 510/7d 144.2 1 v Australia Delhi 13 Oct 1979
5 India 458/8d 149.0 1 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
6 India 443/7d 169.4 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

It also provides the third occasion of India declaring its first innings closed against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by India in a test at Melbourne.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 India 600/4d 169.0 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
3 India 443/7d 169.4 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

V Kohli scored nine boundary fours in his knock of 82 in the ongoing test against Australia at Melbourne which fetched an aggregate of 82 boundary fours while leading India against Australia.  MS Dhoni  has also scored 82 boundary fours while leading India against Australia. Thus V Kohli and MS Dhoni share the second place for scoring most boundary fours by an Indian captain against Australia. MAK Pataudi  with 95 boundary fours holds the record for  most boundary fours by an  Indian captain against Australia

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the second occasion of it losing its five wickets for an exact 92 runs against India in a test innings The first such occasion was at Dharmasala in Mar 2017.

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the first occasion of it losing its five wickets for an exact 92 runs against India in a test innings in Australia.

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the 20th occasion of it losing its half the side for less than 100 runs in a test innings against India.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/24 3 v India Chennai 24 Dec 1969
2 5/48 4 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
3 5/49 1 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
4 5/50 4 v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
5 5/53 3 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
6 5/58 4 v India Mohali 17 Oct 2008
7 5/61 3 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
8 5/61 2 v India Perth 16 Jan 2008
9 5/74 4 v India Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
10 5/77 4 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
11 5/77 1 v India Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
12 5/78 4 v India Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
13 5/79 4 v India Chennai 06 Mar 1998
14 5/81 3 v India Kolkata 26 Oct 1979
15 5/84 1 v India Sydney 07 Jan 1978
16 5/86 2 v India Sydney 12 Dec 1947
17 5/91 3 v India Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
18 5/92 3 v India Dharamsala 25 Mar 2017
19 5/92 2 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
30 5/99 2 v India Mumbai 27 Feb 2001

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the sixth occasion of it losing its half the side for less than 100 runs in a test innings against India in Australia All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/50 4 v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
2 5/77 4 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
3 5/77 1 v India Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
4 5/84 1 v India Sydney 07 Jan 1978
5 5/86 2 v India Sydney 12 Dec 1947
6 5/92 2 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

Australia lost its five wickets for 92 runs in its first innings to provide the third occasion of it losing its half the side for less than 100 runs in a test innings against India at Melbourne. All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/50 4 v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
2 5/77 4 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
3 5/92 2 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
Christchurch witnesses a world record

Christchurch witnesses a world record

Four Sri Lankan batsmen were dismissed leg before wicket without scoring against New Zealand in the ongoing Christchurch test to provide the very first occasion of four batsmen dismissed leg before wicket without scoring in the annals of test cricket. This feat becomes more unique when it is observed that the four batsmen dismissed leg before wicket by the same bowler and the batsmen who were dismissed leg before wicket batted from number eight to number eleven

No Batsmen Pos MoD Bowler Runs Mins 4s 6s
1 MDK Perera 08 lbw b Boult 0 4 0 0
2 RAS Lakmal 09 lbw b Boult 0 1 0 0
3 PVD Chameera 10 lbw b Boult 0 2 0 0
4 CBRLS Kumara 11 lbw b Boult 0 4 0 0