Indian bowlers capturing four or more wickets in Twenty20 Internationals

Indian bowlers capturing four or more wickets in Twenty20 Internationals

KH Pandya of India captured four wickets conceding 36 runs to provide the 157th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the 17th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler accounting for four or more wickets against Australia in a T20I and also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets against Australia in a T20I. The following table lists the three combinations

INDIAN BOWLERS CAPTURING FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN T20Is
No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 RP Singh 4.0 0 13 4 2 Ind RSA Durban 20 Sep 2007
2 PP Ojha 4.0 0 21 4 2 Ind Ban Nottingham 06 Jun 2009
3 Z Khan 3.0 0 19 4 1 Ind Ire Nottingham 10 Jun 2009
4 AB Dinda 3.0 1 19 4 2 Ind Srl Pallekele 07 Aug 2012
5 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 2 12 4 2 Ind Eng Col-RPS 23 Sep 2012
6 R Ashwin 3.2 0 11 4 2 Ind Aus Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
7 R Ashwin 4.0 1 8 4 1 Ind Srl Visakhapatnam 14 Feb 2016
8 BB Sran 4.0 0 10 4 1 Ind Zim Harare 20 Jun 2016
9 YS Chahal 4.0 0 25 6 2 Ind Eng Bengaluru 01 Feb 2017
10 YS Chahal 4.0 0 23 4 2 Ind Srl Cuttack 20 Dec 2017
11 YS Chahal 4.0 0 52 4 2 Ind Srl Indore 22 Dec 2017
12 B Kumar 4.0 0 24 5 2 Ind RSA Johannesburg 18 Feb 2018
13 SN Thakur 4.0 0 27 4 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 12 Mar 2018
14 Kuldeep Yadav 4.0 1 21 4 2 Ind Ire Dublin-M 27 Jun 2018
15 Kuldeep Yadav 4.0 0 24 5 1 Ind Eng Manchester 03 Jul 2018
16 HH Pandya 4.0 0 38 4 1 Ind Eng Bristol 08 Jul 2018
17 KH Pandya 4.0 0 36 4 1 Ind Aus Sydney 25 Nov 2018
BOWLERS CAPTURING FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN T20Is AGAINST AUSTRALIA
No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 J Lewis 4.0 0 24 4 2 Eng Aus Southampton 13 Jun 2005
2 Umar Gul 4.0 0 8 4 1 Pak Aus Dubai-DSC 07 May 2009
3 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08 Aug 2011
4 R Ashwin 3.2 0 11 4 2 Ind Aus Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
5 KMDN Kulasekara 4.0 0 31 4 1 Srl Aus Geelong 19 Feb 2017
6 KH Pandya 4.0 0 36 4 1 Ind Aus Sydney 25 Nov 2018
INDIAN BOWLERS CAPTURING FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN T20Is AGAINST AUSTRALIA
No Player O M R W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 3.2 0 11 4 2 Ind Aus Dhaka 30 Mar 2014
2 KH Pandya 4.0 0 36 4 1 Ind Aus Sydney 25 Nov 2018

HH Pandya and KH Pandya became the first pair of brothers to capture four wickets in the history of T20Is.  HH Pandya had captured four for 38 against England at Bristol on 08 Jul 18.

BROTHERS CAPTURING FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN T20IS
1 HH Pandya 4.0 0 38 4 1 Ind Eng Bristol 08 Jul 2018
2 KH Pandya 4.0 0 36 4 1 Ind Aus Sydney 25 Nov 2018
Abandoned Twenty20 Internationals

Abandoned Twenty20 Internationals

The second Twenty20 International between Australia and India at Melbourne on 23 Nov 18 was abandoned with rain interference to provide the 17th occasion of a No Result game in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Team Score Overs Inns Res Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 India DNB 0.0 0 NR v Scotland Durban 13 Sep 2007
  2 Scotland DNB 0.0 0 NR v India Durban 13 Sep 2007
                   
2 1 Ireland DNB 0.0 0 NR v Netherlands Belfast 05 Aug 2008
  2 Netherlands DNB 0.0 0 NR v Ireland Belfast 05 Aug 2008
                   
3 1 Australia 145/4 20.0 1 NR v England Manchester 30 Aug 2009
  2 England 4/2 1.1 2 NR v Australia Manchester 30 Aug 2009
                   
4 1 England 120/8 20.0 1 NR v Ireland Providence 04 May 2010
  2 Ireland 14/1 3.3 2 NR v England Providence 04 May 2010
                   
5 1 South Africa 77/5 9.0 1 NR v England Manchester 10 Sep 2012
  2 England 29/2 4.1 2 NR v South Africa Manchester 10 Sep 2012
                   
6 1 Ireland 129/6 19.0 1 NR v West Indies Col-RPS 24 Sep 2012
  2 West Indies DNB 0.0 2 NR v Ireland Col-RPS 24 Sep 2012
                   
7 1 New Zealand 74/7 14.0 1 NR v Sri Lanka Pallekele 30 Oct 2012
  2 Sri Lanka 6/0 2.0 2 NR v New Zealand Pallekele 30 Oct 2012
                   
8 1 England 2/1 0.2 1 NR v New Zealand The Oval 27 Jun 2013
  2 New Zealand DNB 0.0 2 NR v England The Oval 27 Jun 2013
                   
9 1 Bangladesh 31/0 4.4 1 NR v West Indies Basseterre 27 Aug 2014
  2 West Indies DNB 0.0 2 NR v Bangladesh Basseterre 27 Aug 2014
                   
10 1 Ireland DNB 0.0 0 NR v Scotland Bready 19 Jun 2015
  2 Scotland DNB 0.0 0 NR v Ireland Bready 19 Jun 2015
                   
11 1 Ireland DNB 0.0 0 NR v Scotland Bready 21 Jun 2015
  2 Scotland DNB 0.0 0 NR v Ireland Bready 21 Jun 2015
                   
12 1 Oman DNB 0.0 0 NR v Netherlands Dharamsala 11 Mar 2016
  2 Netherlands DNB 0.0 0 NR v Oman Dharamsala 11 Mar 2016
                   
14 1 Bangladesh 94/2 8.0 1 NR v Ireland Dharamsala 11 Mar 2016
  2 Ireland DNB 0.0 2 NR v Bangladesh Dharamsala 11 Mar 2016
                   
14 1 West Indies 143 19.4 1 NR v India Lauderhill 28 Aug 2016
  2 India 15/0 2.0 2 NR v West Indies Lauderhill 28 Aug 2016
                   
15 1 New Zealand 102/4 9.0 1 NR v West Indies Mt Maunganui 01 Jan 2018
  2 West Indies DNB 0.0 2 NR v New Zealand Mt Maunganui 01 Jan 2018
                   
16 1 Netherlands 174/4 16.4 1 NR v Nepal Lord’s 29 Jul 2018
  2 Nepal DNB 0.0 2 NR v Netherlands Lord’s 29 Jul 2018
                   
17 1 Australia 132/7 19.0 1 NR v India Melbourne 23 Nov 2018
  2 India DNB 0.0 2 NR v Australia Melbourne 23 Nov 2018

 

Narrowest test victories by runs margin

Narrowest test victories by runs margin

New Zealand won the just concluded test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi by four runs to provide the tenth occasion of a team winning a test by a single-digit margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies won 1 run v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
2 England won 2 runs v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
3 Australia won 3 runs v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902
4 England won 3 runs v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1982
5 New Zealand won 4 runs v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2018
6 South Africa won 5 runs v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1994
7 Australia won 6 runs v England Sydney 20 Feb 1885
8 Australia won 7 runs v England The Oval 28 Aug 1882
9 New Zealand won 7 runs v Australia Hobart 09 Dec 2011
10 South Africa won 7 runs v Sri Lanka Kandy 30 Jul 2000

New Zealand’s win by four runs provides the fifth occasion of a team winning a test by a narrow margin of runs – less than five runs – in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies won 1 runs v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
2 England won 2 runs v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
3 Australia won 3 runs v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902
4 England won 3 runs v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1982
5 New Zealand won 4 runs v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2018
Bowlers capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings on test debut

Bowlers capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings on test debut

AY Patel of New Zealand captured five for 59 against Pakistan in the just concluded test at Abu Dhabi to provide the 161st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut. It also provides the 19th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 TK Kendall 33.1×4 12 55 7 4 Aus Eng Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2 AE Trott 27.0 10 43 8 4 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
3 JDA O’Connor 21.0 6 40 5 4 Aus Eng Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
4 HV Hordern 14.2 2 66 5 4 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
5 AE Hall 37.3 12 63 7 4 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
6 CV Grimmett 19.4×8 3 37 6 4 Aus Eng Sydney 27 Feb 1925
7 CN McCarthy 12.0×8 2 43 6 4 SAF Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
8 PM Pollock 20.3 8 38 6 4 SAF NZl Durban 08 Dec 1961
9 ND Hirwani 15.2 3 75 8 4 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988
10 DG Cork 19.3 5 43 7 4 Eng Win Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
11 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
12 PJ Wiseman 46.5 17 82 5 4 NZl Srl Colombo (RPS) 27 May 1998
13 Mohammad Sami 15.0 4 36 5 4 Pak NZl Auckland 08 Mar 2001
14 RJ Kirtley 16.2 7 34 6 4 Eng SAF Nottingham 14 Aug 2003
15 Mahmudullah 15.0 4 51 5 4 Ban Win Kingstown 09 Jul 2009
16 DAJ Bracewell 25.0 2 85 5 4 NZl Zim Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
17 L Ngidi 12.2 3 39 6 4 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018
18 A Dananjaya 5.0 1 24 5 4 Srl Ban Dhaka 08 Feb 2018
19 AY Patel 23.4 4 59 5 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2018

AY Patel became the third New Zealand bowler to capture five wickets in the fourth innings on test debut after PJ Wiseman and DAJ Bracewell. The performance of these three bowlers is detailed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 PJ Wiseman 46.5 17 82 5 4 NZl Srl Colombo (RPS) 27 May 1998
2 DAJ Bracewell 25.0 2 85 5 4 NZl Zim Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
3 AY Patel 23.4 4 59 5 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2018

AY Patel became the ninth New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut. The following table lists the performance of these the nine bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team  Opp Ground Start Date
1 GF Cresswell 41.2 6 168 6 2 NZl Eng The Oval 13 Aug 1949
2 AM Moir 56.3 16 155 6 2 NZl Eng Christchurch 17 Mar 1951
3 BR Taylor 23.5 2 86 5 2 NZl Ind Kolkata 05 Mar 1965
4 PJ Wiseman 46.5 17 82 5 4 NZl Srl Colombo (RPS) 27 May 1998
5 MR Gillespie 30.0 7 136 5 2 NZl SAF Centurion 16 Nov 2007
6 TG Southee 23.1 8 55 5 1 NZl Eng Napier 22 Mar 2008
7 DAJ Bracewell 25.0 2 85 5 4 NZl Zim Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
8 C de Grandhomme 15.5 5 41 6 1 NZl Pak Christchurch 17 Nov 2016
9 AY Patel 23.4 4 59 5 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2018

AY Patel became the twelfth bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut against Pakistan. The following table lists the performance of these twelve bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 R Appleyard 17.0 5 51 5 1 Eng Pak Nottingham 01 Jul 1954
2 JO Taylor 36.5 6 109 5 2 Win Pak Port of Spain 26 Mar 1958
3 VV Kumar 37.5 21 64 5 2 Ind Pak Delhi 08 Feb 1961
4 LJ Coldwell 41.0 13 85 6 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
5 JDF Larter 25.0 4 57 5 2 Eng Pak The Oval 16 Aug 1962
6 AK Kuruppuarachchi 14.5 2 44 5 1 Srl Pak Colombo (CCC) 14 Mar 1986
7 NA Mallender 23.0 7 50 5 3 Eng Pak Leeds 23 Jul 1992
8 UDU Chandana 47.5 7 179 6 2 Srl Pak Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
9 KJ Abbott 11.4 4 29 7 2 SAF Pak Centurion 22 Feb 2013
10 AU Rashid 18.5 3 64 5 3 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
11 C de Grandhomme 15.5 5 41 6 1 NZl Pak Christchurch 17 Nov 2016
12 AY Patel 23.4 4 59 5 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2018

AY Patel became the second New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut against Pakistan after C de Grandhomme. C de Grandhomme had captured six for 41 at Christchurch in Nov 2016. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 C de Grandhomme 15.5 5 41 6 1 NZl Pak Christchurch 17 Nov 2016
2 AY Patel 23.4 4 59 5 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2018

AY Patel earned the distinction of becoming the fifth bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut at a neutral venue. The following table details the performance of these five bowlers.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 UDU Chandana 47.5 7 179 6 2 Srl Pak Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
2 Tanvir Ahmed 28.0 6 120 6 1 Pak SAF Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
3 AU Rashid 18.5 3 64 5 3 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
4 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
5 AY Patel 23.4 4 59 5 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2018
V Krishnamurthy of India owns the record for most catches by a fields woman in a single edition of Women’s World T20.

V Krishnamurthy of India owns the record for most catches by a fields woman in a single edition of Women’s World T20.

V Krishnamurthy of India owns the record for most catches by a fields woman in a single edition of Women’s World T20. At the end of the game against Australia at Providence on 17.11.18, she has pouches six catches. Six catches  pouched by her are tabulated below

No Player Caught by Bowler Runs Opp Ground Date
1 Ayesha Zafar V Krishnamurthy AA Reddy 00 Pak Providence 11.11.18
2 Bismah Maroof V Krishnamurthy Hemalatha 53 Pak Providence 11.11.18
3 EJ Villani V Krishnamurthy DB Sharma 06 Aus Providence 17.11.18
4 A Gardner V Krishnamurthy RP Yadav 20 Aus Providence 17.11.18
5 MM Lanning V Krishnamurthy RP Yadav 10 Aus Providence 17.11.18
6 S Molineux V Krishnamurthy AA Patil 09 Aus Providence 17.11.18

The previous record for most catches in a single edition of the Women’s Word T20 was  five and shared by  four fields women- JE Cameron  of Australia in 2012-13 edition played in Sri Lanka,JL Gunn of England in 2012-13 played in Sri Lanka, LS Greenway of  England in 2013-14 edition played in Bangladesh. The list  also includes Nida Dar  of Pakistan  who has pouched five catches in the ongoing edition of 2018-19 played  in  West Indies. The following table all these five fields women

No Players Team Cts Venue Edition
1 V Krishnamurthy Ind 6 West Indies 2018/19
2 JE Cameron Aus 5 Sri Lanka 2012/13
3 JL Gunn Eng 5 Sri Lanka 2012/13
4 LS Greenway Eng 5 Bangladesh 2013/14
5 Nida Dar Pak 5 West Indies 2018/19
T Bhatia of India owns the record for most stumping dismissals by a wicket keeper in a single edition of Women’s World T20.

T Bhatia of India owns the record for most stumping dismissals by a wicket keeper in a single edition of Women’s World T20.

T Bhatia of India owns the record for most stumping dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a single edition of Women’s World T20. At the end of the game against Australia at Providence on 17.11.18, she has effected nine stumping dismissals. All her dismissals are detailed below

No Player St Bowler Runs Opp Ground Date
1 J Watkins St Poonam Yadav 00 NZl Providence 09.11.18
2 HNK Jensen St RP Yadav 02 NZl Providence 09.11.18
3 Aliya Riaz St Poonam Yadav 04 Pak Providence 11.11.18
4 Sana Mir St Poonam Yadav 02 Pak Providence 11.11.18
5 CMA Shillington St  Poonam  Yadav 23 Ire Providence 15.11.18
6 L Delany St RP Yadav 09 Ire Providence 15.11.18
7 L Martiz St RP Yadav 00 Ire Providence 15.11.18
8 RL Haynes St Poonam Yadav 08 Aus Providence 17.11.18
9 TJ Vlaeminck St AA Patil 00 Aus Providence 17.11.18

The previous record for most stumping dismissals was six and was credited to  Batool Fatima of Pakistan. She had effected six stumping dismissals in two editions – 2012-13 held in Sri Lanka and 2013-14 held in Bangladesh.

T Bhatia went past Batool Fatima when she stumped L Martiz of Ireland for zero off the bowling of RP Yadav on 15.11.18. It was her seventh stumping dismissal in the ongoing edition of Women’s World T20

 

V Krishnamurty of India sets the record for most catches by a fields woman in Women’s World T20

V Krishnamurty of India sets the record for most catches by a fields woman in Women’s World T20

V Krishnamurthy of India pouched four catches in the ongoing World Women’s World T20 against Australia at Providence on 17.11.18 to become the second fields woman to pouch four catches in an innings in the history of Women’s T20I. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 LS Greenway 4 4 4 2 Eng NZl Chelmsford 29 Jun 2010
2 V Krishnamurthy 4 4 4 2 Ind Aus Providence 17 Nov 2018

V Krishnamurthy’s effort in this game makes her the first fields woman to take four catches in an innings in Women’s World T20. The following table lists the fields women who have pouched three or more catches in an innings in Women’s World T20

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 V Krishnamurthy 4 4 4 2 Ind Aus Providence 17 Nov 2018
2 P Roy 3 3 3 1 Ind Pak Taunton 13 Jun 2009
3 SACA King 3 3 3 1 Win NZl Gros Islet 14 May 2010
4 JE Cameron 3 3 3 1 Aus Ind Galle 27 Sep 2012
5 M Kapp 3 3 3 1 RSA Pak Col-Moors 03 Oct 2012
6 NR Sciver 3 3 3 2 Eng Ban Sylhet 28 Mar 2014

V Krishnamurthy’s effort in this game makes her the first Indian fields woman to take four catches in an innings in Women’s World T20 and earns her a record for most catches by an Indian fields woman to take most catches in an innings in Women’s World T20. The previous record was in the name of P Roy who had taken three catches against Pakistan at Taunton on 13 Jun 2009.

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 V Krishnamurthy 4 4 4 2 Ind Aus Providence 17 Nov 2018
2 P Roy 3 3 3 1 Ind Pak Taunton 13 Jun 2009

 

Batsmen’s twin centuries in a losing cause – BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe joins the list

Batsmen’s twin centuries in a losing cause – BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe joins the list

BRM Taylor’s twin centuries – 110 and 106 not out – against Bangladesh at Dhaka In the just concluded test were in a losing cause providing the eleventh occasion of a batsman’s twin centuries going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
2 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
3 VS Hazare 116 145 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
4 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
5 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
6 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
7 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Col-SSC 29 Nov 2001
8 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
9 HM Amla 114 123* SAF Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
10 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
11 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

BRM Taylor’s twin centuries – 110 and 106 not out – against Bangladesh at Dhaka In the just concluded test was in a losing cause providing the second occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s twin centuries going in vain in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
2 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

Zimbabwe became the fourth team to have two or more batsmen’s twin hundred’s going in vain. Other teams are – India {03}, West Indies {03} and England {02}. The following table lists the batsmen from each of the four teams

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 116 145 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
3 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
               
1 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
2 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
3 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Col-SSC 29 Nov 2001
               
1 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
2 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
               
1 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
2 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

 

Batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test

Batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test

BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe scored 110 and 106 not out in the just concluded test against Bangladesh at Dhaka to provide the 84th occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 W Bardsley 136 130 Aus Eng The Oval 09 Aug 1909
2 CAG Russell 140 111 Eng SAF Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
4 WR Hammond 119* 177 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
5 H Sutcliffe 104 109* Eng SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
6 GA Headley 114 112 Win Eng Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
7 E Paynter 117 100 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
8 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
9 DCS Compton 147 103* Eng Aus Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
10 AR Morris 122 124* Aus Eng Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
11 A Melville 189 104* SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
12 B Mitchell 120 189* SAF Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1947
13 DG Bradman 132 127* Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
14 VS Hazare 116 145 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
15 ED Weekes 162 101 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
16 J Moroney 118 101* Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
17 CL Walcott 126 110 Win Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
18 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
19 GS Sobers 125 109* Win Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
20 RB Kanhai 117 115 Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
21 Hanif Mohammad 111 104 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
22 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
23 KD Walters 242 103 Aus Win Sydney 14 Feb 1969
24 SM Gavaskar 124 220 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
25 LG Rowe 214 100* Win NZl Kingston 16 Feb 1972
26 GS Chappell 247* 133 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
27 IM Chappell 145 121 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
28 GM Turner 101 110* NZl Aus Christchurch 08 Mar 1974
29 GS Chappell 123 109* Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
30 CG Greenidge 134 101 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jul 1976
31 GP Howarth 122 102 NZl Eng Auckland 04 Mar 1978
32 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
33 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
34 AR Border 150* 153 Aus Pak Lahore 18 Mar 1980
35 LRD Mendis 105 105 Srl Ind Chennai 17 Sep 1982
36 Javed Miandad 104 103* Pak NZl Hyderabad (Sind) 25 Nov 1984
37 AR Border 140 114* Aus NZl Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
38 DM Jones 116 121* Aus Pak Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
39 GA Gooch 333 123 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
40 AP Gurusinha 119 102 Srl NZl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
41 AH Jones 122 100* NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
42 AJ Stewart 118 143 Eng Win Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
43 G Kirsten 102 133 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
44 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
45 SR Waugh 108 116 Aus Eng Manchester 03 Jul 1997
46 PA de Silva 146 120 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
47 GW Flower 104 151 Zim NZl Harare 18 Sep 1997
48 R Dravid 190 103* Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
49 Wajahatullah Wasti 133 121* Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
50 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
51 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
52 ML Hayden 197 103 Aus Eng Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
53 Yasir Hameed 170 105 Pak Ban Karachi 20 Aug 2003
54 ML Hayden 117 132 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
55 MP Vaughan 103 101* Eng Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
56 ME Trescothick 105 107 Eng Win Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
57 R Dravid 110 135 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
58 RT Ponting 149 104* Aus Win Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
59 Inzamam-ul-Haq 109 100* Pak Eng Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
60 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
61 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
62 Mohammad Yousuf 102 124 Pak Win Karachi 27 Nov 2006
63 JH Kallis 155 100* SAF Pak Karachi 01 Oct 2007
64 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
65 TM Dilshan 162 143 Srl Ban Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
66 PJ Hughes 115 160 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
67 HM Amla 114 123* SAF Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
68 JH Kallis 161 109* SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
69 KOA Powell 117 110 Win Ban Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
70 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
71 PG Fulton 136 110 NZl Eng Auckland 22 Mar 2013
72 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
73 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
74 DA Warner 135 145 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
75 Younis Khan 106 103* Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
76 Azhar Ali 109 100* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
77 Misbah-ul-Haq 101 101* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
78 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
79 DA Warner 145 102 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
80 DA Warner 163 116 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
81 AM Rahane 127 100* Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
82 SD Hope 147 118* Win Eng Leeds 25 Aug 2017
83 Mominul Haque 176 105 Ban Srl Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
84 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

It also provides the fourth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring centuries in both innings of test. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GW Flower 104 151 Zim NZl Harare 18 Sep 1997
2 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
3 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
4 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

It also provides the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring centuries in both innings of test against Bangladesh. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Yasir Hameed 170 105 Pak Ban Karachi 20 Aug 2003
2 TM Dilshan 162 143 Srl Ban Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
3 KOA Powell 117 110 Win Ban Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
4 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
5 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
6 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
7 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

DA Warner {03}, RT Ponting {03}, SM Gavaskar {03}, AR Border {02}, BRM Taylor {02}, CL Walcott {02}, GA Headley {02}, GS Chappell {02}, H Sutcliffe {02}, JH Kallis {02}, KC Sangakkara {02}, ML Hayden {02}, PA de Silva {02} and R Dravid {02} are the fourteen batsmen who have scored centuries in both innings of a test on two or more  occasions.

BRM Taylor joined this exclusive list in the just concluded test against Bangladesh at Dhaka. Prior to this, he had scored 171 and 102 not out against Bangladesh at Harare in Apr 2014. The feats of all these fourteen batsmen are tabulated below.

No No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 DA Warner 135 145 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
  2 DA Warner 145 102 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
  3 DA Warner 163 116 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
                 
2 1 RT Ponting 149 104* Aus Win Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
  2 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
  3 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
                 
3 1 SM Gavaskar 124 220 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
  3 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
                 
4 1 AR Border 150* 153 Aus Pak Lahore 18 Mar 1980
  2 AR Border 140 114* Aus NZl Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
                 
5 1 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
  2 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018
                 
6 1 CL Walcott 126 110 Win Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
  2 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                 
7 1 GA Headley 114 112 Win Eng Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
  2 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
                 
8 1 GS Chappell 247* 133 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
  2 GS Chappell 123 109* Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
                 
9 1 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
  2 H Sutcliffe 104 109* Eng SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
                 
10 1 JH Kallis 155 100* SAF Pak Karachi 01 Oct 2007
  2 JH Kallis 161 109* SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
                 
11 1 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
  2 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
                 
12 1 ML Hayden 197 103 Aus Eng Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
  2 ML Hayden 117 132 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
                 
13 1 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
  2 PA de Silva 146 120 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
                 
14 1 R Dravid 190 103* Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
  2 R Dravid 110 135 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005

RT Ponting, SM Gavaskar, BRM Taylor, CL Walcott, GA Headey, and KC Sangakkara are the six batsmen who have scored twin centuries against the same opposition on two occasions. The following table lists the performance of these six batsmen.

No No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
  2 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
                 
2 1 SM Gavaskar 124 220 Ind Win Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
  2 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
                 
3 1 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
  2 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018
                 
4 1 CL Walcott 126 110 Win Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
  2 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                 
5 1 GA Headley 114 112 Win Eng Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
  2 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
                 
6 1 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
  2 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014

BRM Taylor emulated KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka in scoring twin centuries against Bangladesh on two occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen

No No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zim Ban Harare 17 Apr 2013
  2 BRM Taylor 110 106* Zim Ban Dhaka 11 Nov 2018
                 
2 1 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
  2 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014

GS Chappell-IM Chappell and Azhar Ali-Misbah-ul-Haq scored twin centuries in the same test to provide the only two occasions of two batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 247* 133 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
2 IM Chappell 145 121 Aus NZl Wellington 01 Mar 1974
               
1 Azhar Ali 109 100* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 101 101* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014

The following are the three occasions of rival batsmen scoring twin centuries in a test. Adelaide and Hamilton are the two venues which have witnessed such a feat. Adelaide has witnessed two such feats in Jan 1947 and Dec 2014

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 DCS Compton 147 103* Eng Aus Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
2 AR Morris 122 124* Aus Eng Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
               
1 AP Gurusinha 119 102 Srl NZl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
2 AH Jones 122 100* NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
               
1 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 DA Warner 145 102 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014

 

 

Bangladesh posting a team total of 500 plus runs in a test innings

Bangladesh posting a team total of 500 plus runs in a test innings

Bangladesh  posted a team total of 522  for  7 declared against Zimbabwe in the ongoing test at Dhaka to  provide the eighth occasion of Zimbabwe posting a total of 500 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 556 148.3 v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
2 Bangladesh 638 196.0 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
3 Bangladesh 501 148.5 v New Zealand Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
4 Bangladesh 503 153.4 v Zimbabwe Chittagong 12 Nov 2014
5 Bangladesh 555/6 136.0 v Pakistan Khulna 28 Apr 2015
6 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
7 Bangladesh 513 129.5 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
8 Bangladesh 522/7d 160.0 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 11 Nov 2018

It also provides the second occasion of Bangladesh posting a total of 500 plus runs against Zimbabwe. It had posted 503 at Chittagong in Nov 2014. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 503 153.4 v Zimbabwe Chittagong 12 Nov 2014
2 Bangladesh 522/7d 160.0 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 11 Nov 2018