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Teams posting 650 plus runs in a test innings

30/01/2025 hrg

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 66^th occasion of a team posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	849	258.2	01	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
2	Australia	729/6d	232.0	02	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
3	Australia	695	256.1	02	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
4	Australia	701	171.2	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
5	England	658/8d	188.0	01	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
6	England	903/7d	335.2	01	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
7	England	654/05	218.2×8	04	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939
8	Australia	659/8d	173.0×8	02	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
9	Australia	674	151.3×8	01	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
10	West Indies	681/8d	198.4	01	v England	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954
11	Australia	668	235.5	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
12	Australia	758/8d	245.4	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
13	Pakistan	657/8d	319.0	03	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
14	West Indies	790/3d	208.1	02	v Pakistan	Kingston	26 Feb 1958
15	Australia	656/8d	255.5	01	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
16	Australia	650/6d	189.0	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
17	West Indies	652/8d	168.4	01	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1973
18	West Indies	687/8d	182.5	01	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976
19	Pakistan	652	142.4	02	v India	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
20	Pakistan	674/06	224.5	02	v India	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
21	England	652/7d	175.0	02	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985
22	India	676/07	167.1	02	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
23	Pakistan	708	220.3	01	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
24	Pakistan	699/05	203.4	02	v India	Lahore	01 Dec 1989
25	England	653/4d	162.0	01	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
26	New Zealand	671/04	220.3	03	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
27	Australia	653/4d	193.0	01	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
28	West Indies	660/5d	169.2	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995
29	West Indies	692/8d	163.0	02	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1995
30	Sri Lanka	952/6d	271.0	02	v India	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
31	India	657/7d	178.0	03	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001
32	Australia	652/7d	146.0	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002
33	South Africa	682/6d	177.0	02	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
34	Australia	735/6d	146.3	01	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
35	South Africa	658/9d	166.2	02	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003
36	India	705/7d	187.3	01	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004
37	India	675/5d	161.5	01	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004
38	West Indies	751/5d	202.0	01	v England	St John’s	10 Apr 2004
39	Sri Lanka	713/3d	165.3	02	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004
40	West Indies	747	235.2	02	v South Africa	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
41	Pakistan	679/7d	143.3	01	v India	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
42	Sri Lanka	756/5d	185.1	02	v South Africa	Col-SSC	27 Jul 2006
43	India	664	170.0	01	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 2007
44	Pakistan	765/6d	248.5	02	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
45	West Indies	749/9d	194.4	02	v England	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009
46	South Africa	651	154.3	02	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009
47	Australia	674/6d	181.0	02	v England	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009
48	Sri Lanka	760/7d	202.4	02	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
49	India	726/9d	163.3	02	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
50	India	707	225.2	02	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
51	England	710/7d	188.1	02	v India	Birmingham	10 Aug 2011
52	Australia	659/4d	163.0	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
53	Sri Lanka	730/6d	187.5	02	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	27 Jan 2014
54	New Zealand	680/8d	210.0	03	v India	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
55	New Zealand	690	143.1	02	v Pakistan	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
56	India	759/7d	190.4	02	v England	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
57	India	687/6d	166.0	01	v Bangladesh	Hyderabad	09 Feb 2017
58	Australia	662/9d	179.3	02	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2017
59	Sri Lanka	713/9d	199.3	02	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	31 Jan 2018
60	New Zealand	715/6d	163.0	02	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019
61	New Zealand	659/6d	158.5	02	v Pakistan	Christchurch	03 Jan 2021
62	England	657	101.0	01	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
63	Sri Lanka	704/3d	151.0	02	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023
64	England	823/7d	150.0	02	v Pakistan	Multan	07 Oct 2024
65	Afghanistan	699	197.0	02	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	26 Dec 2024
66	Australia	654/6d	154.0	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the sixth occasion of a team posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	676/07	167.1	02	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	New Zealand	671/04	220.3	03	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
3	Pakistan	765/6d	248.5	02	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
4	India	726/9d	163.3	02	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009
5	India	707	225.2	02	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
6	Australia	654/6d	154.0	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the 16^th occasion of Australia posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	729/6d	232.0	02	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
2	Australia	695	256.1	02	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
3	Australia	701	171.2	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
4	Australia	659/8d	173.0×8	02	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
5	Australia	674	151.3×8	01	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
6	Australia	668	235.5	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
7	Australia	758/8d	245.4	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
8	Australia	656/8d	255.5	01	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
9	Australia	650/6d	189.0	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
10	Australia	653/4d	193.0	01	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
11	Australia	652/7d	146.0	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002
12	Australia	735/6d	146.3	01	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
13	Australia	674/6d	181.0	02	v England	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009
14	Australia	659/4d	163.0	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
15	Australia	662/9d	179.3	02	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2017
16	Australia	654/6d	154.0	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

Australia posted a team total of 654 for 6 declared against Sri Lanka in the on-going test at Galle to provide the first occasion of Australia posting a total of 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. The occasion is tabulated below. This constitutes a record team total by Australia in a test innings against Sri Lanka. This score is an improvement over the previous best total of 617 for 5 declared at WACA in Dec 1995.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	654/6d	154.0	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

The following are the fourteen occasions of a team dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list includes four occasions of Australia dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	849	258.2	01	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
2	Australia	695	256.1	02	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
3	Australia	701	171.2	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
4	Australia	674	151.3×8	01	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
5	Australia	668	235.5	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
6	Pakistan	652	142.4	02	v India	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983
7	Pakistan	708	220.3	01	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
8	West Indies	747	235.2	02	v South Africa	St John’s	29 Apr 2005
9	India	664	170.0	01	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 2007
10	South Africa	651	154.3	02	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009
11	India	707	225.2	02	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
12	New Zealand	690	143.1	02	v Pakistan	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
13	England	657	101.0	01	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
14	Afghanistan	699	197.0	02	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	26 Dec 2024

The list includes four occasions of Australia dismissed all out after posting 650 plus runs in an innings.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	695	256.1	02	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
2	Australia	701	171.2	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
3	Australia	674	151.3×8	01	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
4	Australia	668	235.5	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	14 May 1955

Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

30/01/2025 hrg

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 154^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch, HJH Scott	03	207	01	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884
2	SE Gregory, GHS Trott	04	221	03	v England	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	MJ Hartigan, C Hill	08	243	03	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
4	W Bardsley, C Hill	02	224	01	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Dec 1910
5	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	03	202	01	v South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912
6	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	03	242	02	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
7	HL Collins, JM Gregory	03	209	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921
8	CG Macartney, WM Woodfull	02	235	01	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1926
9	HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull	02	215	03	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
10	DG Bradman, WM Woodfull	02	231	02	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930
11	DG Bradman, AF Kippax	03	229	01	v England	Leeds	11 Jul 1930
12	DG Bradman, A Jackson	04	243	02	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
13	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	02	229	01	v West Indies	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
14	DG Bradman, WM Woodfull	02	274	03	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
15	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	04	388	02	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934
16	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	02	451	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
17	WA Brown, JHW Fingleton	01	233	01	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1936
18	DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton	06	346	03	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
19	DG Bradman, SJ McCabe	03	249	01	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
20	DG Bradman, AL Hassett	03	276	01	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
21	SG Barnes, DG Bradman	05	405	02	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
22	DG Bradman, AR Morris	05	223*	03	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
23	SG Barnes, DG Bradman	02	236	01	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
24	DG Bradman, AR Morris	02	301	04	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
25	J Moroney, AR Morris	01	214	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	10 Feb 1950
26	AL Hassett, KR Miller	04	235	02	v West Indies	Sydney	30 Nov 1951
27	AL Hassett, CC McDonald	02	275	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953
28	RN Harvey, AR Morris	03	202	01	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954
29	RN Harvey, KR Miller	03	224	01	v West Indies	Kingston	26 Mar 1955
30	RG Archer, KR Miller	06	206	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
31	RN Harvey, CC McDonald	03	295	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
32	RG Archer, KR Miller	05	220	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
33	JW Burke, RN Harvey	02	204	02	v India	Brabourne	26 Oct 1956
34	RN Harvey, NCL O’Neill	03	207	02	v India	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960
35	WM Lawry, IR Redpath	01	219	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964
36	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	01	201	01	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
37	BC Booth, RB Simpson	05	219	01	v England	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
38	BC Booth, RM Cowper	03	225	02	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965
39	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	01	382	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
40	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	01	244	02	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1966
41	RM Cowper, WM Lawry	03	212	02	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
42	IM Chappell, WM Lawry	02	217	02	v West Indies	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968
43	IM Chappell, WM Lawry	02	298	02	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
44	WM Lawry, KD Walters	04	336	01	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
45	IR Redpath, KD Walters	04	210	03	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
46	KR Stackpole, KD Walters	03	209	01	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
47	GS Chappell, IR Redpath	06	219	02	v England	W.A.C.A	11 Dec 1970
48	IM Chappell, KR Stackpole	02	202	04	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
49	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	201	02	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
50	J Benaud, AP Sheahan	02	233	03	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972
51	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	264	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
52	GS Chappell, IR Redpath	02	220	03	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1975
53	IM Chappell, RB McCosker	02	277	01	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975
54	GJ Gilmour, KD Walters	07	217	01	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1977
55	CS Serjeant, GM Wood	04	251	04	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
56	AR Border, KJ Hughes	03	222	01	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
57	KJ Hughes, GN Yallop	03	206	01	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979
58	GS Chappell, GN Yallop	04	217	01	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	06 Mar 1980
59	WB Phillips, GN Yallop	02	259	01	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983
60	KJ Hughes, GN Yallop	03	203	02	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983
61	AR Border, GM Ritchie	05	216	02	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
62	DC Boon, GR Marsh	01	217	02	v India	Sydney	02 Jan 1986
63	GRJ Matthews, GM Ritchie	05	213	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1986
64	SR Waugh, GM Wood	05	200	02	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	02 Dec 1988
65	AR Border, DM Jones	04	214	01	v West Indies	Adelaide	03 Feb 1989
66	GR Marsh, MA Taylor	01	329	01	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
67	DM Jones, SR Waugh	06	260*	03	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
68	DC Boon, MA Taylor	02	221	03	v India	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992
69	AR Border, ME Waugh	05	204	01	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1992
70	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	260	01	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
71	AR Border, SR Waugh	05	332*	01	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
72	DC Boon, MJ Slater	02	235	01	v New Zealand	Hobart	26 Nov 1993
73	AR Border, SR Waugh	05	208	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994
74	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	208	04	v England	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
75	GS Blewett, SR Waugh	06	203	03	v England	W.A.C.A	03 Feb 1995
76	ME Waugh, SR Waugh	04	231	02	v West Indies	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
77	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	228	02	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	08 Dec 1995
78	GS Blewett, SR Waugh	05	385	02	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997
79	MTG Elliott, RT Ponting	05	268	02	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
80	JL Langer, MA Taylor	02	279	01	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
81	RT Ponting, SR Waugh	05	281	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
82	GS Blewett, MJ Slater	01	269	02	v Pakistan	Brisbane	05 Nov 1999
83	AC Gilchrist, JL Langer	06	238	04	v Pakistan	Hobart	18 Nov 1999
84	JL Langer, RT Ponting	05	327	02	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	26 Nov 1999
85	RT Ponting, SR Waugh	05	239	01	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999
86	RT Ponting, ME Waugh	03	221	01	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
87	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	224	01	v New Zealand	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001
88	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	223	01	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001
89	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	202	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001
90	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	219	01	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2002
91	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	06	317	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002
92	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	02	272	01	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
93	DR Martyn, RT Ponting	03	242	02	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
94	JL Langer, RT Ponting	02	248	02	v West Indies	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003
95	DS Lehmann, RT Ponting	03	315	01	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
96	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	242	03	v West Indies	St John’s	09 May 2003
97	DS Lehmann, SR Waugh	04	250	02	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003
98	ML Hayden, SR Waugh	04	207	01	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
99	AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden	06	233	01	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	09 Oct 2003
100	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	02	234	02	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
101	DS Lehmann, DR Martyn	04	206	03	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2004
102	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	03	200	03	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
103	SM Katich, JL Langer	06	218	03	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004
104	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	255	01	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
105	MJ Clarke, AC Gilchrist	06	216	02	v New Zealand	Brisbane	18 Nov 2004
106	AC Gilchrist, SM Katich	07	212	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Mar 2005
107	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	06	256	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 2005
108	ML Hayden, MEK Hussey	01	231	02	v West Indies	Hobart	17 Nov 2005
109	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	02	201	03	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006
110	JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey	04	320	02	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006
111	MEK Hussey, RT Ponting	04	209	01	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
112	ML Hayden, A Symonds	06	279	02	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
113	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	04	245	01	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	08 Nov 2007
114	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	210	02	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
115	PA Jaques, SM Katich	01	223	03	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008
116	SM Katich, RT Ponting	02	239	02	v England	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009
117	BJ Haddin, MJ North	06	200	02	v England	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009
118	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	352	01	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010
119	MJ Clarke, MJ North	05	253	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	19 Mar 2010
120	BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey	06	307	02	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
121	MEK Hussey, SE Marsh	04	258	02	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	08 Sep 2011
122	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	288	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
123	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	334*	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
124	EJM Cowan, DA Warner	01	214	02	v India	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012
125	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	386	01	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
126	MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan	04	259	02	v South Africa	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012
127	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	228	02	v South Africa	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012
128	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	272	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
129	MJ Clarke, SPD Smith	04	214	01	v England	Manchester	01 Aug 2013
130	MJ Clarke, BJ Haddin	06	200	01	v England	Adelaide	05 Dec 2013
131	SE Marsh, SPD Smith	05	233	01	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014
132	AJ Doolan, DA Warner	02	205	03	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014
133	CJL Rogers, DA Warner	01	200	01	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
134	CJL Rogers, SPD Smith	02	284	01	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
135	JA Burns, DA Warner	01	237	03	v New Zealand	Brisbane	05 Nov 2015
136	UT Khawaja, DA Warner	02	302	01	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
137	SPD Smith, AC Voges	03	224	03	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
138	SE Marsh, AC Voges	04	449	01	v West Indies	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
139	JA Burns, UT Khawaja	02	258	01	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
140	SPD Smith, AC Voges	04	223*	01	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
141	JA Burns, SPD Smith	03	289	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
142	SE Marsh, SPD Smith	02	246	02	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
143	MR Marsh, SPD Smith	05	301	02	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2017
144	JA Burns, TM Head	04	308	01	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
145	JA Burns, DA Warner	01	222	02	v Pakistan	Brisbane	21 Nov 2019
146	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	02	361	01	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
147	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	03	251	01	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022
148	TM Head, M Labuschagne	04	297	01	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
149	SPD Smith, DA Warner	03	239	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022
150	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	209	01	v South Africa	Sydney	04 Jan 2023
151	C Green, UT Khawaja	05	208	01	v India	Ahmedabad	09 Mar 2023
152	TM Head, SPD Smith	04	285	01	v India	The Oval	07 Jun 2023
153	TM Head, SPD Smith	04	241	01	v India	Brisbane	14 Dec 2024
154	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the eleventh occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings. against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DM Jones, SR Waugh	06	260*	03	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
2	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	228	02	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	08 Dec 1995
3	DS Lehmann, DR Martyn	04	206	03	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Mar 2004
4	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	03	200	03	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
5	SM Katich, JL Langer	06	218	03	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004
6	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	255	01	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
7	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	04	245	01	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	08 Nov 2007
8	MEK Hussey, SE Marsh	04	258	02	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	08 Sep 2011
9	SE Marsh, SPD Smith	02	246	02	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016
10	JA Burns, TM Head	04	308	01	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
11	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 29^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WL Murdoch, HJH Scott	03	207	01	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 1884
2	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	03	202	01	v South Africa	Manchester	27 May 1912
3	W Bardsley, C Kelleway	03	242	02	v South Africa	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
4	HL Collins, JM Gregory	03	209	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921
5	DG Bradman, AF Kippax	03	229	01	v England	Leeds	11 Jul 1930
6	DG Bradman, SJ McCabe	03	249	01	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
7	DG Bradman, AL Hassett	03	276	01	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
8	RN Harvey, AR Morris	03	202	01	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954
9	RN Harvey, KR Miller	03	224	01	v West Indies	Kingston	26 Mar 1955
10	RN Harvey, CC McDonald	03	295	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
11	RN Harvey, NCL O’Neill	03	207	02	v India	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960
12	BC Booth, RM Cowper	03	225	02	v West Indies	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1965
13	RM Cowper, WM Lawry	03	212	02	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
14	KR Stackpole, KD Walters	03	209	01	v England	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
15	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	201	02	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972
16	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	264	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
17	AR Border, KJ Hughes	03	222	01	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
18	KJ Hughes, GN Yallop	03	206	01	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979
19	KJ Hughes, GN Yallop	03	203	02	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983
20	RT Ponting, ME Waugh	03	221	01	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
21	DR Martyn, RT Ponting	03	242	02	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002
22	DS Lehmann, RT Ponting	03	315	01	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
23	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	03	200	03	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
24	SPD Smith, AC Voges	03	224	03	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
25	JA Burns, SPD Smith	03	289	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
26	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	03	251	01	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022
27	SPD Smith, DA Warner	03	239	02	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022
28	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	209	01	v South Africa	Sydney	04 Jan 2023
29	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Sri Lanka for the third wicket. Both such occasions are tabulated below. This partnership constitutes a record partnership for the third wicket against Sri Lanka by Australian batsman,

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	03	200	03	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
2	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025

UT Khawaja and SPD Smith posted 266 runs for the third wicket in the on-going test against Sri Lanka at Galle to provide the 55th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	02	451	01	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
2	SE Marsh, AC Voges	04	449	01	v West Indies	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
3	SG Barnes, DG Bradman	05	405	02	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
4	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	04	388	02	v England	Leeds	20 Jul 1934
5	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	386	01	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
6	GS Blewett, SR Waugh	05	385	02	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997
7	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	01	382	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
8	M Labuschagne, DA Warner	02	361	01	v Pakistan	Adelaide	29 Nov 2019
9	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	352	01	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010
10	DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton	06	346	03	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
11	WM Lawry, KD Walters	04	336	01	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
12	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	334*	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
13	AR Border, SR Waugh	05	332*	01	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1993
14	GR Marsh, MA Taylor	01	329	01	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989
15	JL Langer, RT Ponting	05	327	02	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	26 Nov 1999
16	JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey	04	320	02	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006
17	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	06	317	01	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002
18	DS Lehmann, RT Ponting	03	315	01	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
19	JA Burns, TM Head	04	308	01	v Sri Lanka	Canberra	01 Feb 2019
20	BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey	06	307	02	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
21	UT Khawaja, DA Warner	02	302	01	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 2015
22	DG Bradman, AR Morris	02	301	04	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948
23	MR Marsh, SPD Smith	05	301	02	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2017
24	IM Chappell, WM Lawry	02	298	02	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
25	TM Head, M Labuschagne	04	297	01	v West Indies	Adelaide	08 Dec 2022
26	RN Harvey, CC McDonald	03	295	02	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
27	JA Burns, SPD Smith	03	289	02	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
28	MJ Clarke, RT Ponting	04	288	02	v India	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
29	TM Head, SPD Smith	04	285	01	v India	The Oval	07 Jun 2023
30	CJL Rogers, SPD Smith	02	284	01	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
31	RT Ponting, SR Waugh	05	281	01	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
32	JL Langer, MA Taylor	02	279	01	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
33	ML Hayden, A Symonds	06	279	02	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006
34	IM Chappell, RB McCosker	02	277	01	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975
35	DG Bradman, AL Hassett	03	276	01	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
36	AL Hassett, CC McDonald	02	275	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953
37	DG Bradman, WM Woodfull	02	274	03	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931
38	ML Hayden, RT Ponting	02	272	01	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
39	MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey	05	272	01	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
40	GS Blewett, MJ Slater	01	269	02	v Pakistan	Brisbane	05 Nov 1999
41	MTG Elliott, RT Ponting	05	268	02	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
42	UT Khawaja, SPD Smith	03	266	01	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jan 2025
43	GS Chappell, IM Chappell	03	264	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
44	DM Jones, SR Waugh	06	260*	03	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989
45	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	01	260	01	v England	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
46	WB Phillips, GN Yallop	02	259	01	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983
47	MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan	04	259	02	v South Africa	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012
48	MEK Hussey, SE Marsh	04	258	02	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	08 Sep 2011
49	JA Burns, UT Khawaja	02	258	01	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
50	AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn	06	256	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 2005
51	ML Hayden, JL Langer	01	255	01	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
52	MJ Clarke, MJ North	05	253	01	v New Zealand	Wellington	19 Mar 2010
53	CS Serjeant, GM Wood	04	251	04	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978
54	M Labuschagne, SPD Smith	03	251	01	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022
55	DS Lehmann, SR Waugh	04	250	02	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003

Batsmen who have scored 35 or more centuries in the annals of test cricket – SPD Smith joins the elite list

29/01/2025 hrg

SPD Smith of Australia scored 104 not out at the end of the first day’s play against Sri Lanka at Galle In the on-going first test to post his 35^th century in tests. He became the seventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 35 plus centuries. The following table lists all these batsmen. He went past four batsmen – BC Lara, DPMD Jayawardene. SM Gavaskar and Younis Khan – who have scored 34 centuries in the annals of test cricket.

Player

Team

Span

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

SR Tendulkar

Ind

1989-2013

200

329

15921

248*

53.78

JH Kallis

SAF

1995-2013

166

280

13289

224

55.37

RT Ponting

Aus

1995-2012

168

287

13378

257

51.85

KC Sangakkara

Srl

2000-2015

134

233

12400

319

57.40

R Dravid

Ind

1996-2012

164

286

13288

270

52.31

JE Root

Eng

2012-2024

152

278

12972

262

50.87

SPD Smith

Aus

2010-2025

115

205

10103

239

56.44

Player

Team

Span

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

BC Lara

Win

1990-2006

131

232

11953

400*

52.88

M Jayawardene

Srl

1997-2014

149

252

11814

374

49.84

SM Gavaskar

Ind

1971-1987

125

214

10122

236*

51.12

Younis Khan

Pak

2000-2017

118

213

10099

313

52.05

SPD Smith of Australia joins the elite club of “Ten thousand test runs” in the annals of test cricket

29/01/2025 hrg

SPD Smith oF Australia who was stranded on 9999 test runs at the end of recently concluded test series against India in Australia duly completed 10000 test runs when he was one during his knock of 104 not out at the end of the first day’s play against Sri Lanka at Galle In the on-going first test. His run aggregate read 10103 at the end of the first day’s play. He became the 15^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to complete 10000 test runs. The following table lists all these batsmen

Player

Team

Span

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

SR Tendulkar

Ind

1989-2013

200

329

15921

248*

53.78

RT Ponting

Aus

1995-2012

168

287

13378

257

51.85

JH Kallis

SAF

1995-2013

166

280

13289

224

55.37

R Dravid

Ind

1996-2012

164

286

13288

270

52.31

JE Root

Eng

2012-2024

152

278

12972

262

50.87

AN Cook

Eng

2006-2018

161

291

12472

294

45.35

KC Sangakkara

Srl

2000-2015

134

233

12400

319

57.40

BC Lara

Win

1990-2006

131

232

11953

400*

52.88

S Chanderpaul

Win

1994-2015

164

280

11867

203*

51.37

M Jayawardene

Srl

1997-2014

149

252

11814

374

49.84

AR Border

Aus

1978-1994

156

265

11174

205

50.56

SR Waugh

Aus

1985-2004

168

260

10927

200

51.06

SM Gavaskar

Ind

1971-1987

125

214

10122

236*

51.12

SPD Smith

Aus

2010-2025

115

205

10103

239

56.44

Younis Khan

Pak

2000-2017

118

213

10099

313

52.05

He also became the fourth Australian batsmen to reach the land mark of 10000 test runs.

Player

Team

Span

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

RT Ponting

Aus

1995-2012

168

287

13378

257

51.85

AR Border

Aus

1978-1994

156

265

11174

205

50.56

SR Waugh

Aus

1985-2004

168

260

10927

200

51.06

SPD Smith

Aus

2010-2025

115

205

10103

239

56.44

Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions in the history of Twenty20 Internationals

29/01/2025 hrg

CV Varun became the 21^st bowler in the history of T20Is to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	MA Baig	4.0	0	13	5	1	Malawi	v Swaziland	Kigali	17 Oct 2021
	2	MA Baig	4.0	0	9	6	2	Malawi	v Rwanda	Benoni	16 Dec 2023
	3	MA Baig	1.5	0	4	5	1	Malawi	v Cameroon	Dar-es-Salaam	25 Sep 2024

2	1	Rizwan Butt	3.5	0	16	5	1	Bahrain	v Singapore	Bangi	21 Dec 2022
	2	Rizwan Butt	4.0	0	12	5	2	Bahrain	v Tanzania	Kuala Lumpur	09 Mar 2024
	3	Rizwan Butt	4.0	0	20	5	2	Bahrain	v Cambodia	Doha	26 Nov 2024

3	1	Aamir Kaleem	4.0	0	15	5	1	Oman	v Nepal	Al Amerat	10 Oct 2019
	2	Aamir Kaleem	4.0	0	29	5	1	Oman	v U.A.E.	Al Amerat	14 Feb 2022

4	1	AC Agar	4.0	0	24	5	2	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2020
	2	AC Agar	4.0	0	30	6	2	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Mar 2021

5	1	H Fennell	4.0	0	18	6	2	Argentina	v Panama	North Sound	10 Nov 2021
	2	H Fennell	4.0	0	14	5	1	Argentina	v Cayman	Buenos Aires	15 Dec 2024

6	1	Imran Tahir	3.5	0	24	5	2	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	17 Feb 2017
	2	Imran Tahir	4.0	0	23	5	2	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	East London	09 Oct 2018

7	1	Kuldeep Yadav	4.0	0	24	5	1	India	v England	Manchester	03 Jul 2018
	2	Kuldeep Yadav	2.5	0	17	5	2	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Dec 2023

8	1	B Kumar	4.0	0	24	5	2	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 2018
	2	B Kumar	4.0	1	4	5	2	India	v Afghanistan	Dubai (DICS)	08 Sep 2022

9	1	D Maisuria	4.0	0	18	5	2	Botswana	v Ghana	Benoni	18 Sep 2022
	2	D Maisuria	3.4	0	30	5	1	Botswana	v Lesotho	Kigali	18 Nov 2022

10	1	SL Malinga	4.0	0	31	5	2	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	01 Oct 2012
	2	SL Malinga	4.0	1	6	5	2	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Pallekele	06 Sep 2019

11	1	BAW Mendis	4.0	1	16	6	2	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Pallekele	08 Aug 2011
	2	BAW Mendis	4.0	2	8	6	2	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	18 Sep 2012

12	1	Mustafizur Rahman	4.0	0	22	5	1	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Eden Gardens	26 Mar 2016
	2	Mustafizur Rahman	4.0	1	10	6	1	Bangladesh	v U.S.A.	Prairie View	25 May 2024

13	1	DM Nakrani	4.0	1	7	6	1	Uganda	v Lesotho	Kigali	19 Oct 2021
	2	DM Nakrani	4.0	0	8	5	2	Uganda	v Seychelles	Kigali	22 Oct 2021

14	1	Rashid Khan	2.0	1	3	5	2	Afghanisthan	v Ireland	Greater Noida	10 Mar 2017
	2	Rashid Khan	4.0	0	27	5	2	Afghanisthan	v Ireland	Dehradun	24 Feb 2019

15	1	C Rumistrzewicz	2.5	1	7	5	1	Spain	v Croatia	Zagreb	03 Aug 2024
	2	C Rumistrzewicz	4.0	0	18	5	2	Spain	v Finland	Castel	28 Aug 2024

16	1	R Sakurano-Thomas	4.0	0	17	5	2	Japan	v Indonesia	Sano	09 Oct 2022
	2	R Sakurano-Thomas	3.5	0	26	6	2	Japan	v Thailand	Bangkok	02 Feb 2024

17	1	Shakib Al Hasan	4.0	0	20	5	2	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Mirpur	20 Dec 2018
	2	Shakib Al Hasan	4.0	0	22	5	2	Bsngladesh	v Ireland	Chattogram	29 Mar 2023

18	1	TG Southee	4.0	1	18	5	1	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	26 Dec 2010
	2	TG Southee	4.0	0	25	5	2	New Zealand	v U.A.E.	Dubai )DICS)	17 Aug 2023

19	1	Umar Gul	3.0	0	6	5	1	Pakistan	v New Zealand	The Oval	13 Jun 2009
	2	Umar Gul	2.2	0	6	5	2	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	03 Mar 2013

20	1	CV Varun	4.0	0	17	5	2	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Nov 2024
	2	CV Varun	4.0	0	24	5	1	India	v England	Rajkot	28 Jan 2025

21	1	Zaker Taqawi	4.0	0	25	5	1	Sweden	v Germany	Krefeld	11 Jun 2022
	2	Zaker Taqawi	4.0	0	17	5	1	Sweden	v Croatia	Kerava	13 Jul 2022

CV Arun became the third Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two occasions. Others are Kuldeep Yadav and B Kumar

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Econ	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Kuldeep Yadav	4.0	0	24	5	6.00	1	v England	Manchester	03 Jul 2018
2	Kuldeep Yadav	2.5	0	17	5	6.00	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Dec 2023

1	B Kumar	4.0	0	24	5	6.00	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 2018
2	B Kumar	4.0	1	4	5	1.00	2	v Afghanistan	Dubai (DICS)	08 Sep 2022

1	CV Varun	4.0	0	17	5	4.25	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Nov 2024
2	CV Varun	4.0	0	24	5	6.00	1	v England	Rajkot	28 Jan 2025

India Vs England Third T20I at Rajkot on 28 Jan 2025

28/01/2025 hrg

India won the toss and opted to field first in this game to provide the 245th occasion of India doing so in T20Is. It also provides the 27th occasion of India doing so against England in T20Is

BM Duckett scored 51 in this game to provide the 71st occasion of an England opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in T20Is against India

BM Duckett scored 51 in this game to provide the 30th occasion of an England opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in T20Is on away soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in T20Is against India on away soil

CV Varun captured five for 24 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against England.

CV Varun captured five for 24 in this game to provide the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is on home soil. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in T20Is against England.

CV Varun captured five for 24 in this game to provide his second five wicker haul in T20Is. Prior to this he had captured five for 17 against South Africa at P Elizabeth on 10 Nov 2024

CV Arun became the third Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two occasions. Others are Kuldeep Yadav and B Kumar

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Econ	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Kuldeep Yadav	4.0	0	24	5	6.00	1	v England	Manchester	03 Jul 2018
2	Kuldeep Yadav	2.5	0	17	5	6.00	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Dec 2023

1	B Kumar	4.0	0	24	5	6.00	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 2018
2	B Kumar	4.0	1	4	5	1.00	2	v Afghanistan	Dubai (DICS)	08 Sep 2022

1	CV Varun	4.0	0	17	5	4.25	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Nov 2024
2	CV Varun	4.0	0	24	5	6.00	1	v England	Rajkot	28 Jan 2025

CV Varun became the 21^st bowler in the history of T20Is to capture five or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions.

J Overton of England collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 60th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India.

J Overton of England collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 30th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20Is on away soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India on away soil

JA Archer of England collected the two ball duck in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of an England batsman collecting the two ball duck in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England batsman collecting the two ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India.

J Overton of England collected the two ball duck in this game to provide the 16th occasion of an England batsman collecting the two ball duck in an innings in T20Is on away soil. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England batsman collecting the two ball duck in an innings in T20Is against India on away soil

JC Buttler was playing his 50^th innings on away soil in this game and became the first England batsman to achieve this feat. He became the second batsman in the history of T20Is to play 50 innings on away soil. Babar Azam of Pakistan is the other batsman to play 50 innings on away soil.

BM Duckett-JC Buttler posted 76 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 175^th occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the 22^nd occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20Is against India.

BM Duckett-JC Buttler posted 76 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20Is for the second wicket. It also provides the seventh occasion of England batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in an innings in T20Is against India for the second wicket.

LS Livingstone scored five boundary sixes in his knock of 43 in this game to provide the 43^rd occasion of an England batsman scoring five or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring five or more boundary sixes in an innings in T20Is against India.

England won this game by 26 runs to provide its 105th win in T20Is. It also provides its twelfth win against India in T20Is

CV Varun’s five for 24 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 28th occasion of a bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is.

CV Varun’s five for 24 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of a bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is against England. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in the history of T20Is against England.

CV Arun became the first Indian bowler to witness his two five wicket hauls going in vain in T20Is. He also became the only bowler to witness his two five wicket hauls going in the history of T20Is.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CV Varun	4.0	0	17	5	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Nov 2024
2	CV Varun	4.0	0	24	5	1	v England	Rajkot	28 Jan 2025

Bowlers capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series

28/01/2025 hrg

JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the 19^th occasion of a bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Series	Venue	M	I	Balls	Runs	W
1	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	2014	Srl Lanka	2	4	742	348	23
2	M Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	South Africa	2006	Sri Lanka	2	4	978	397	22
3	NM Lyon	Australia	Bangladesh	2017	Bangladesh	2	4	803	315	22
4	J Briggs	England	South Africa	1888-89	South Africa	2	4	391	101	21
5	A Kumble	India	Pakistan	1998-99	India	2	4	587	312	21
6	IK Pathan	India	Zimbabwe	2005	Zimbabwe	2	4	391	237	21
7	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan	India	1998-99	India	2	4	899	403	20
8	DL Vettori	New Zealand	Bangladesh	2004-05	Bangladesh	2	4	670	224	20
9	DW Steyn	South Africa	New Zealand	2007-08	South Africa	2	4	336	184	20
10	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	2012-13	Sri Lanka	2	4	708	278	20
11	Noman Ali	Pakistan	England	2024-25	Pakistan	2	4	545	277	20
12	RW Price	Zimbabwe	West Indies	2003-04	Zimbabwe	2	4	836	396	19
13	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	England	2011-12	Sri Lanka	2	4	714	341	19
14	S Shillingford	West Indies	Zimbabwe	2012-13	West Indies	2	4	449	200	19
15	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	Bangladesh	England	2016-17	Bangladesh	2	4	656	297	19
16	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2016-17	Zimbabwe	2	4	696	287	19
17	G Motie	West Indies	Zimbabwe	2022-23	Zimbabwe	2	4	536	259	19
18	Sajid Khan	Pakistan	England	2024-25	Pakistan	2	4	544	401	19
19	JA Warrican	West Indies	Pakistan	2024-25	Pakistan	2	4	431	171	19

JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the third occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Series	Venue	M	I	Balls	Runs	W
1	S Shillingford	West Indies	Zimbabwe	2012-13	West Indies	2	4	449	200	19
2	G Motie	West Indies	Zimbabwe	2022-23	Zimbabwe	2	4	536	259	19
3	JA Warrican	West Indies	Pakistan	2024-25	Pakistan	2	4	431	171	19

JA Warrican of West Indies captured 19 wickets against Pakistan in the just concluded test series to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series against Pakistan in the annals of a test series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Series	Venue	M	I	Balls	Runs	W
1	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	2014	Srl Lanka	2	4	742	348	23
2	A Kumble	India	Pakistan	1998-99	India	2	4	587	312	21
3	JA Warrican	West Indies	Pakistan	2024-25	Pakistan	2	4	431	171	19

HMRKB Herath has captured 19 or more wickets in a two test series on four occasions. His feat is tabulated below. He also holds the record for most wickets in a two test series. He captured 23 wickets against Pakistan in 2014 series played in Sri Lanka

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Series	Venue	M	I	Balls	Runs	W
1	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	2014	Srl Lanka	2	4	742	348	23
2	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	2012-13	Sri Lanka	2	4	708	278	20
3	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	England	2011-12	Sri Lanka	2	4	714	341	19
4	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2016-17	Zimbabwe	2	4	696	287	19

India-Pakistan 1998-99 two test series played in India witnessed rival bowlers capturing 20 or more wickets. A Kumble captured 21 wickets for India, while Saqlain Mushtaq captured 20 wickets for Pakistan. This series remains the only two test series in which rival bowlers accounted for 20 or more wickets.

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Series	Venue	M	I	Balls	Runs	W
1	A Kumble	India	Pakistan	1998-99	India	2	4	587	312	21
2	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan	India	1998-99	India	2	4	899	403	20

Sri Lanka is the only team to have five occasions of bowlers capturing 19 plus wickets in a two test series. The following table lists the five occasions.

No	Player	Team	Opposition	Series	Venue	M	I	Balls	Runs	W
1	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	2014	Srl Lanka	2	4	742	348	23
2	M Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	South Africa	2006	Sri Lanka	2	4	978	397	22
3	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	2012-13	Sri Lanka	2	4	708	278	20
4	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	England	2011-12	Sri Lanka	2	4	714	341	19
5	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2016-17	Zimbabwe	2	4	696	287	19

West Indian bowler’s five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test in a winning cause

28/01/2025 hrg

JA Warrican of West Indies captured five for 27 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test at Multan against Pakistan in a winning cause to provide the 361^st occasion of a bowler’s five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test in winning cause. It also provides the 33^rd occasion of a West Indian bowler’s five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test in winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	LN Constantine	40.0	17	87	5	4	v England	Georgetown	21 Feb 1930
2	S Ramadhin	72.0	43	86	6	4	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1950
3	S Ramadhin	24.5	11	26	5	4	v India	Bridgetown	07 Feb 1953
4	ESM Kentish	29.0	11	49	5	4	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954
5	WW Hall	32.0	12	76	5	4	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
6	LR Gibbs	26.0×8	05	66	5	4	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961
7	GS Sobers	32.0	09	63	5	4	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
8	LR Gibbs	22.2	09	29	6	4	v Australia	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965
9	GS Sobers	33.6×8	12	73	6	4	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968
10	KD Boyce	21.1	04	77	6	4	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973
11	VA Holder	20.1	06	39	6	4	v India	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975
12	AME Roberts	20.5	08	37	6	4	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976
13	MA Holding	20.4	06	57	6	4	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976
14	DR Parry	10.4	04	15	5	4	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978
15	MA Holding	13.0	02	43	5	4	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984
16	MD Marshall	15.5	04	38	5	4	v Australia	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
17	BP Patterson	15.1	03	39	5	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1988
18	MD Marshall	19.5	02	55	6	4	v India	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1989
19	CEL Ambrose	22.4	10	45	8	4	v England	Bridgetown	05 Apr 1990
20	CEL Ambrose	24.4	07	34	6	4	v South Africa	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992
21	CL Hooper	11.5	03	40	5	4	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	16 Apr 1993
22	CEL Ambrose	10.0	01	24	6	4	v England	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1994
23	KCG Benjamin	17.0	03	65	5	4	v India	Mohali	10 Dec 1994
24	CH Gayle	18.3	03	91	5	4	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
25	DJG Sammy	17.0	07	29	5	4	v Pakistan	Providence	12 May 2011
26	D Bishoo	25.0	06	90	5	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	29 Oct 2011
27	TL Best	12.3	02	24	5	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	13 Nov 2012
28	SJ Benn	32.0	06	72	5	4	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	13 Sep 2014
29	ST Gabriel	11.0	04	11	5	4	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	30 Apr 2017
30	JO Holder	13.0	03	59	6	4	v Bangladesh	Kingston	12 Jul 2018
31	RL Chase	21.4	02	60	8	4	v England	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
32	S Joseph	11.5	00	68	7	4	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024
33	JA Warrican	16.0	04	27	5	4	v Pakistan	Multan	25 Jan 2025

JA Warrican of West Indies captured five for 27 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test at Multan against Pakistan in a winning cause to provide the 28th occasion of a bowler’s five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test in winning cause against Pakistan. It also provides the fifth occasion of a West Indian bowler’s five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test in winning cause against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CL Hooper	11.5	03	40	5	4	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	16 Apr 1993
2	CH Gayle	18.3	03	91	5	4	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
3	DJG Sammy	17.0	07	29	5	4	v Pakistan	Providence	12 May 2011
4	ST Gabriel	11.0	04	11	5	4	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	30 Apr 2017
5	JA Warrican	16.0	04	27	5	4	v Pakistan	Multan	25 Jan 2025

Rival skippers scoring fifty and zero in Twenty20 Internationals

27/01/2025 hrg

JC Buttler of England scored 68 and SA Yadav of India scored zero in the first T20I at Eden Gardens to provide the 26^th occasion of rival captains scoring fifty and zero in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Dat
1	RT Ponting	0	01	Australia	v West Indies	The Oval	06 Jun 2009
	CH Gayle	88	02	West Indies	v Australia	The Oval	06 Jun 2009

2	CO Obuya	0	01	Kenya	v Ireland	Dubai (DICS)	14 Mar 2012
	WTS Porterfield	56*	02	Ireland	v Kenya	Dubai (DICS)	14 Mar 2012

3	F du Plessis	58*	01	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	15 Nov 2013
	Mohammad Hafeez	0	02	Pakistan	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	15 Nov 2013

4	RG Sharma	118	01	India	v Sri Lanka	Indore	22 Dec 2017
	NLTC Perera	0	02	Sri Lanka	v India	Indore	22 Dec 2017

5	CJ Chibhabha	0	01	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	07 Nov 2020
	Babar Azam	82	02	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Rawalpindi	07 Nov 2020

6	A Manousis	0	01	Greece	v Romania	Sofia	24 Jun 2021
	R Satheesan	70	02	Romania	v Greece	Sofia	24 Jun 2021

7	R Satheesan	76	01	Romania	v Hungary	Ilfov County	03 Sep 2021
	Abhijeet Ahuja	0	02	Hungary	v Romania	Ilfov County	03 Sep 2021

8	B Arora	60	01	Malta	v Hungary	Marsa	10 May 2022
	Abhijeet Ahuja	0	02	Hungary	v Malta	Marsa	10 May 2022

9	BA Pai	86*	01	Gibraltor	v Bulgaria	Marsa	13 May 2022
	P Mishra	0	02	Bulgaria	v Gibraltar	Marsa	13 May 2022

10	MD Shanaka	0	01	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	07 Jun 2022
	AJ Finch	61*	02	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	07 Jun 2022

11	Faheem Nazir	107*	01	Switzerland	v Estonia	Kerava	27 Jul 2022
	Arslan Amjad	0	02	Estonia	v Switzerland	Kerava	27 Jul 2022

12	JC Buttler	65*	01	England	v Australia	Canberra	14 Oct 2022
	AJ Finch	0	02	Australia	v England	Canberra	14 Oct 2022

13	A Balbirnie	62	01	Ireland	v England	Melbourne	26 Oct 2022
	JC Buttler	0	02	England	v Ireland	Melbourne	26 Oct 2022

14	K Kadowaki-Fleming	65	01	Japan	v Vanuatu	Port Moresby	23 Jul 2023
	PK Matautaava	0	02	Vanuatu	v Japan	Port Moresby	23 Jul 2023

15	RK Paudel	61	01	Nepal	v Mongolia	Hangzhou	27 Sep 2023
	L Erdenebulgan	0	02	Mangglia	v Nepal	Hangzhou	27 Sep 2023

16	RK Paudel	52	01	Nepal	v Maldives	Hangzhou	01 Oct 2023
	Hassan Rasheed	0	02	Maldives	v Nepal	Hangzhou	01 Oct 2023

17	Saif Hassan	50*	01	Bangladesh	v Malaysia	Hangzhou	04 Oct 2023
	Ahmed Faiz	0	02	Malaysia	v Bangladesh	Hangzhou	04 Oct 2023

18	KS Williamson	57	01	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	12 Jan 2024
	Shaheen Shah Afridi	0	02	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	12 Jan 2024

19	Sikandar Raza	62	01	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jan 2024
	PW Hasaranga	0	02	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jan 2024

20	Zeeshan Maqsood	0	01	Oman	v P.N.G.	Al Amerat	07 Mar 2024
	A Vala	51	02	P.N.G	v Oman	Al Amerat	07 Mar 2024

21	MD Patel	68	01	U.S.A	v Canada	Prairie View	09 Apr 2024
	Saad Bin Zafar	0	02	Canada	v U.S.A.	Prairie View	09 Apr 2024

22	SA Yadav	58	01	India	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	27 Jul 2024
	KIC Asalanka	0	02	Sri Lanka	v India	Pallekele	27 Jul 2024

23	Maaz Khan	61	01	Lesotho	v Mali	Dar-es-Salaam	25 Sep 2024
	Y Konate	0	02	Mali	v Lesotho	Dar-es-Salaam	25 Sep 2024

24	Waji Ul Hassan	52	01	Saudi Arabia	v Bhutan	Doha	22 Nov 2024
	T Jamtsho	0	02	Bhutan	v Saudi Arabia	Doha	22 Nov 2024

25	Haider Butt	68	01	Bahrain	v Bhutan	Doha	23 Nov 2024
	T Jamtsho	0	02	Bhutan	v Bahrain	Doha	23 Nov 2024

26	JC Buttler	68	01	England	v India	Eden Gardens	22 Jan 2025
	SA Yadav	0	02	India	v England	Eden Gardens	22 Jan 2025

Pakistan bowler’s six plus wickets in a test innings in a losing cause

27/01/2025 hrg

Noman Ali’s 6 for 41 against West Indies at Multan in the recently concluded test was in vain to provide the 27^th occasion of a Pakistan bowler’s six plus wickets in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Oppoisition	Ground	Date
1	Pervez Sajjad	40.0	15	074	7	2	v New Zealand	Lahore	30 Oct 1969
2	Imran Khan	18.0	02	090	6	1	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977
3	Iqbal Qasim	28.5	14	040	6	3	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979
4	Iqbal Qasim	32.2	05	089	6	3	v West Indies	Faisalabad	08 Dec 1980
5	Imran Khan	25.3	11	052	7	1	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982
6	Wasim Akram	30.0	09	062	6	1	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990
7	Waqar Younis	19.0	01	078	6	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1994
8	Mushtaq Ahmed	32.0	08	084	6	3	v New Zealand	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
9	Waqar Younis	23.0	06	078	6	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998
10	Saqlain Mushtaq	24.0	08	046	6	2	v Australia	Hobart	18 Nov 1999
11	Wasim Akram	26.2	07	061	6	2	v West Indies	St John’s	25 May 2000
12	Danish Kaneria	49.3	07	188	7	2	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2005
13	Mohammad Asif	20.0	06	041	6	1	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2010
14	Mohammad Amir	28.0	06	084	6	1	v England	Lord’s	26 Aug 2010
15	Saeed Ajmal	23.5	06	042	6	3	v West Indies	Providence	12 May 2011
16	Saeed Ajmal	42.0	09	096	6	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013
17	Rahat Ali	27.2	01	127	6	1	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
18	Saeed Ajmal	55.5	08	151	6	2	v South Africa	Dubai (DICS)	23 Oct 2013
19	Yasir Shah	41.3	05	096	6	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015
20	Yasir Shah	39.5	12	094	7	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	30 Apr 2017
21	Yasir Shah	55.5	09	184	6	1	v Sri Lanka	Dubai (DICS)	06 Oct 2017
22	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	01	114	7	1	v England	Multan	09 Dec 2022
23	Aamer Jamal	20.2	01	111	6	1	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2023
24	Aamer Jamal	21.4	02	069	6	2	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2024
25	Khurram Shahzad	21.0	03	090	6	2	v Bangladesh	Rawalpindi	30 Aug 2024
26	Mohammad Abbas	19.3	06	054	6	4	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2024
27	Noman Ali	15.1	03	041	6	1	v West Indies	Multan	25 Jan 2025

Noman Ali’s 6 for 41 against West Indies at Multan in the recently concluded test was in vain to provide the sixth occasion of a Pakistan bowler’s six plus wickets in an innings against West Indies going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	I	Oppoisition	Ground	Date
1	Imran Khan	18.0	02	090	6	1	v West Indies	Kingston	15 Apr 1977
2	Iqbal Qasim	32.2	05	089	6	3	v West Indies	Faisalabad	08 Dec 1980
3	Wasim Akram	26.2	07	061	6	2	v West Indies	St John’s	25 May 2000
4	Saeed Ajmal	23.5	06	042	6	3	v West Indies	Providence	12 May 2011
5	Yasir Shah	39.5	12	094	7	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	30 Apr 2017
6	Noman Ali	15.1	03	041	6	1	v West Indies	Multan	25 Jan 2025