V Kohli joins the elite list of batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on three or more occasions in the history of one day games

V Kohli joins the elite list of batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on three or more occasions in the history of one day games

 V Kohli’s 160 not out against South Africa at Cape Town on 07.02.18 represents his third score of 150 plus runs in one-day games. He became the twelfth batsman to score 150 plus runs on three or more occasions in the history of one day games. The performance of these twelve batsmen is furnished below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 RG Sharma 209 1 Ind Aus Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
  2 RG Sharma 264 1 Ind Srl Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
  3 RG Sharma 150 2 Ind RSA Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
  4 RG Sharma 171* 1 Ind Aus Perth 12 Jan 2016
  5 RG Sharma 208* 1 Ind Srl Mohali 13 Dec 2017
                 
2 1 SR Tendulkar 186* 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
  2 SR Tendulkar 152 1 Ind Nam Pietermaritzburg 23 Feb 2003
  3 SR Tendulkar 163* 1 Ind NZl Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
  4 SR Tendulkar 175 2 Ind Aus Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
  5 SR Tendulkar 200* 1 Ind RSA Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
                 
3 1 DA Warner 163 1 Aus Srl Brisbane 04 Mar 2012
  2 DA Warner 178 1 Aus Afg Perth 04 Mar 2015
  3 DA Warner 173 2 Aus RSA Cape Town 12 Oct 2016
  4 DA Warner 156 1 Aus NZl Melbourne 09 Dec 2016
  5 DA Warner 179 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
                 
4 1 HM Amla 150 1 RSA Eng Southampton 28 Aug 2012
  2 HM Amla 153* 1 RSA Win Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
  3 HM Amla 159 1 RSA Ire Canberra 03 Mar 2015
  4 HM Amla 154 1 RSA Srl Centurion 10 Feb 2017
                 
5 1 CH Gayle 152 1 Win Ken Nairobi 15 Aug 2001
  2 CH Gayle 153* 1 Win Zim Bulawayo 22 Nov 2003
  3 CH Gayle 152* 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 04 Feb 2004
  4 CH Gayle 215 1 Win Zim Canberra 24 Feb 2015
                 
6 1 ST Jayasuriya 151* 2 Srl Ind Mumbai 17 May 1997
  2 ST Jayasuriya 189 1 Srl Ind Sharjah 29 Oct 2000
  3 ST Jayasuriya 152 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006
  4 ST Jayasuriya 157 1 Srl Net Amstelveen 04 Jul 2006
                 
7 1 TM Dilshan 160 2 Srl Ind Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
  2 TM Dilshan 160* 1 Srl Ind Hobart 28 Feb 2012
  3 TM Dilshan 161* 1 Srl Ban Melbourne 26 Feb 2015
                 
8 1 MJ Guptill 189* 1 NZl Eng Southampton 02 Jun 2013
  2 MJ Guptill 237* 1 NZl Win Wellington 21 Mar 2015
  3 MJ Guptill 180* 2 NZl RSA Hamilton 01 Mar 2017
                 
9 1 V Kohli 183 2 Ind Pak Dhaka 18 Mar 2012
  2 V Kohli 154* 2 Ind NZl Mohali 23 Oct 2016
  3 V Kohli 160* 1 Ind RSA Cape Town 07 Feb 2018
                 
10 1 BC Lara 153 2 Win Pak Sharjah 05 Nov 1993
  2 BC Lara 169 1 Win Srl Sharjah 16 Oct 1995
  3 BC Lara 156 1 Win Pak Adelaide 28 Jan 2005
                 
11 1 IVA Richards 153* 1 Win Aus Melbourne 09 Dec 1979

 

 2 IVA Richards 189* 1 Win Eng Manchester 31 May 1984
  3 IVA Richards 181 1 Win Srl Karachi 13 Oct 1987
                 
12 1 AJ Strauss 152 1 Eng Ban Nottingham 21 Jun 2005
  2 AJ Strauss 154 1 Eng Ban Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
  3 AJ Strauss 158 2 Eng Ind Bengaluru 27 Feb 2011

 

 

 

V Kohli’s 160 not out at Cape Town provides the one hundred eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals

V Kohli’s 160 not out at Cape Town provides the one hundred eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals

V Kohli’s 160 not out against South Africa at Cape Town on 07.02.18 provides the 111th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day games. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 175* 1 v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18 Jun 1983
2 M Azharuddin 153* 1 v Zimbabwe Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
3 SC Ganguly 183 1 v Sri Lanka Taunton 26 May 1999
4 SR Tendulkar 186* 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
5 R Dravid 153 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
6 SC Ganguly 153* 1 v New Zealand Gwalior 11 Nov 1999
7 D Mongia 159* 1 v Zimbabwe Guwahati 19 Mar 2002
8 SR Tendulkar 152 1 v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23 Feb 2003
9 MS Dhoni 183* 2 v Sri Lanka Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
10 G Gambhir 150 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 05 Feb 2009
11 SR Tendulkar 163* 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
12 SR Tendulkar 175 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
13 G Gambhir 150* 2 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 24 Dec 2009
14 SR Tendulkar 200* 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
15 V Sehwag 175 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 19 Feb 2011
16 V Sehwag 219 1 v West Indies Indore 08 Dec 2011
17 V Kohli 183 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 18 Mar 2012
18 RG Sharma 209 1 v Australia Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
19 RG Sharma 264 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
20 RG Sharma 150 2 v South Africa Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
21 RG Sharma 171* 1 v Australia Perth 12 Jan 2016
22 V Kohli 154* 2 v New Zealand Mohali 23 Oct 2016
23 Yuvraj Singh 150 1 v England Cuttack 19 Jan 2017
24 RG Sharma 208* 1 v Sri Lanka Mohali 13 Dec 2017
25 V Kohli 160* 1 v South Africa Cape Town 07 Feb 2018

V Kohli’s 160 not out against South Africa at Cape Town on 07.02.18 represents his third score of 150 plus runs in one day games. He became the  third  Indian batsman to score 150 plus runs on three or more occasions. Others are RG Sharma {05} and SR Tendulkar {05}. The performance of these three batsmen is furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RG Sharma 209 1 v Australia Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
2 RG Sharma 264 1 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 13 Nov 2014
3 RG Sharma 150 2 v South Africa Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
4 RG Sharma 171* 1 v Australia Perth 12 Jan 2016
5 RG Sharma 208* 1 v Sri Lanka Mohali 13 Dec 2017
             
1 SR Tendulkar 186* 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 08 Nov 1999
2 SR Tendulkar 152 1 v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23 Feb 2003
3 SR Tendulkar 163* 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
4 SR Tendulkar 175 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
5 SR Tendulkar 200* 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
             
1 V Kohli 183 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 18 Mar 2012
2 V Kohli 154* 2 v New Zealand Mohali 23 Oct 2016
3 V Kohli 160* 1 v South Africa Cape Town 07 Feb 2018

V Kohli’s 160 not out against South Africa at Cape Town on 07.02.18 provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 200* 1 v South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
2 RG Sharma 150 2 v South Africa Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
3 V Kohli 160* 1 v South Africa Cape Town 07 Feb 2018

V Kohli’s 160 not out against South Africa at Cape Town on 07.02.18 provides the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Chanderpaul 150 1 Win RSA East London 24 Jan 1999
2 CH Gayle 152* 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 04 Feb 2004
3 RT Ponting 164 1 Aus RSA Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
4 SR Tendulkar 200* 1 Ind RSA Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
5 KC Sangakkara 169 1 Srl RSA Colombo (RPS) 20 Jul 2013
6 RG Sharma 150 2 Ind RSA Kanpur 11 Oct 2015
7 DA Warner 173 2 Aus RSA Cape Town 12 Oct 2016
8 MJ Guptill 180* 2 NZl RSA Hamilton 01 Mar 2017
9 V Kohli 160* 1 Ind RSA Cape Town 07 Feb 2018

V Kohli’s 160 not out against South Africa at Cape Town on 07.02.18 provides the second occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in one day games against South Africa at Cape Town after DA Warner’s 173 on 12.10.16. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DA Warner 173 2 Aus RSA Cape Town 12 Oct 2016
2 V Kohli 160* 1 Ind RSA Cape Town 07 Feb 2018

It also provides the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Chanderpaul 150 1 Win RSA East London 24 Jan 1999
2 CH Gayle 152* 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 04 Feb 2004
3 RT Ponting 164 1 Aus RSA Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
4 DA Warner 173 2 Aus RSA Cape Town 12 Oct 2016
5 V Kohli 160* 1 Ind RSA Cape Town 07 Feb 2018
Three figure partnerships for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero

Three figure partnerships for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero

S Dhawan and V Kohli stitched a partnership of 140 runs for the second wicket after India had lost its first wicket at zero to provide the 35th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero in the annals of one-day games. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 IM Chappell, KR Stackpole 2 136 2 Aus NZl Dunedin 30.03.74
2 JR Ratnayeke, SAR Silva 2 100 2 Srl Win Perth 02.02.85
3 M Azharuddin, SM Gavaskar 2 163* 2 Ind Eng The Oval 24.05.86
4 MD Crowe, JG Wright 2 105 1 NZl Win Auckland 21.03.87
5 M Azharuddin, SM Gavaskar 2 165 2 Ind Aus Sharjah 05.04.87
6 DM Jones, GR Marsh 2 108 1 Aus Eng Hyd-LBS 19.10.89
7 SV Manjrekar, NS Sidhu 2 108 2 Ind Win Sharjah 22.10.91
8 AP Gurusinha, UC Hathurusingha 2 101 1 Srl Aus Col-RPS 05.09.92
9 DC Boon, ML Hayden 2 123 2 Aus NZl Sharjah 16.04.94
10 NJ Astle, SP Fleming 2 127 2 NZl Aus Christchurch 26.02.00
11 MD Bell, MS Sinclair 2 141 1 NZl Srl Sharjah 17.04.01
12 JH Kallis, G Kirsten 2 115 1 RSA NZl Brisbane 19.01.02
13 NJ Astle, L Vincent 2 128 1 NZl Aus Adelaide 26.01.02
14 CH Gayle, WW Hinds 2 101 2 Win Pak Sharjah 15.02.02
15 MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara 2 114 1 Srl NZl Sharjah 14.04.02
16 ST Jayasuriya, HP Tillakaratne 2 144 1 Srl Eng Sydney 13.01.03
17 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 2 148 2 Aus Srl Dambulla 22.02.04
18 WS Jayantha, ST Jayasuriya 2 125 1 Srl RSA Col-SSC 31.08.04
19 NJ Astle, MS Sinclair 2 128 2 NZl Aus Mel’one-CS 05.12.04
20 JH Kallis, GC Smith 2 114 1 RSA Net Basseterre 16.03.07
21 SP Fleming, LRPL Taylor 2 105 1 NZl Ken Gros Islet 20.03.07
22 M Jayawardene, ML Udawatte 2 114 1 Srl UAE Lahore 26.06.08
23 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 2 118 1 Srl Ind Dambulla 28.01.09
24 JH Kallis, GC Smith 2 142 1 RSA Aus P Elizabeth 23.10.11
25 H Masakadza, BRM Taylor 2 100 2 Zim NZl Bulawayo 25.10.11
26 V Kohli, SR Tendulkar 2 133 2 Ind Pak Dhaka 18.03.12
27 IR Bell, IJL Trott 2 108 1 Eng Win Southampton 16.06.12
28 TM Dilshan, HDRL Thirimanne 2 137 2 Srl Aus Adelaide 13.01.13
29 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara 2 137 1 Srl NZl Hambantota 10.11.13
30 W Barresi, ES Szwarczynski 2 136 1 Net Ken Lincoln 23.01.14
31 CH Gayle, MN Samuels 2 372 1 Win Zim Canberra 24.02.15
32 TM Dilshan, HDRL Thirimanne 2 109 1 Srl Pak Col-RPS 22.07.15
33 TWM Latham, KS Williamson 2 120 1 NZl Ind Delhi 20.10.16
34 A Balbirnie, PR Stirling 2 104 2 Ire Sco ICCA Dubai 16.01.18
35 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 140 1 Ind RSA Cape Town 07.02.18

S Dhawan and V Kohli stitched a partnership of 140 runs for the second wicket after India had lost its first wicket at zero to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after India had lost its first wicket at zero in the annals of one-day games. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 M Azharuddin, SM Gavaskar 2 163* 2 Ind Eng The Oval 24.05.86
2 M Azharuddin, SM Gavaskar 2 165 2 Ind Aus Sharjah 05.04.87
3 SV Manjrekar, NS Sidhu 2 108 2 Ind Win Sharjah 22.10.91
4 V Kohli, SR Tendulkar 2 133 2 Ind Pak Dhaka 18.03.12
5 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 140 1 Ind RSA Cape Town 07.02.18

S Dhawan and V Kohli stitched a partnership of 140 runs for the second wicket after India had lost its first wicket at zero to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero in the annals of one day games against South Africa.  Both the  occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 WS Jayantha, ST Jayasuriya 2 125 1 Srl RSA Col-SSC 31.08.04
2 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 140 1 Ind RSA Cape Town 07.02.18

S Dhawan and V Kohli stitched a partnership of 140 runs for the second wicket after India had lost its first wicket at zero to provide the 35th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero in the annals of one-day games on South African soil. Both the occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by visiting batsmen on the South African soil.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 JH Kallis, GC Smith 2 142 1 RSA Aus P Elizabeth 23.10.11
2 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 140 1 Ind RSA Cape Town 07.02.18

 

Test cricket witnesses the first occasion of a team total in excess of 500 runs without byes and leg byes

Test cricket witnesses the first occasion of a team total in excess of 500 runs without byes and leg byes

Bangladesh posted a total of 513 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Chittagong. This total did not contain byes and leg byes to provide the first occasion of a team total in excess of 500 plus runs without byes and leg byes in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was Australia’s 494 for 7 declared against South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 2014. The three occasions of team totals of 400 plus runs without byes and leg byes are tabulated below

No Team Ext b lb w nb pen Score Overs Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 9 0 0 5 4 0 513 129.5 Srl Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
2 Australia 12 0 0 6 6 0 494/7d 127.4 SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
3 Pakistan 5 0 0 1 4 0 465/9d 134.5 Ban Chittagong 16 Jan 2002

 

Rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test

Rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka posted the team totals of 513 and 713 for 9 declared in the first and second innings of the  just concluded Chittagong test between the two teams to provide the 38th occasion of rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second 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 South Africa 538 235.3 1 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
  England 505 224.5 2 v South Africa Leeds 26 Jul 1951
               
2 West Indies 681/8d 198.4 1 v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
  England 537 221.2 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
               
3 Australia 668 235.5 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 14 May 1955
  West Indies 510 157.1 2 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
               
4 Australia 656/8d 255.5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  England 611 293.1 2 v Australia Manchester 23 Jul 1964
               
5 Australia 650/6d 189.0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  West Indies 573 212.0 2 v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 1965
               
6 Pakistan 600/7d 165.3 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
  England 545 225.4 2 v Pakistan The Oval 22 Aug 1974
               
7 India 500 163.0 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
  Pakistan 674/6 224.5 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
               
8 West Indies 530/5d 151.5 1 v India Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
  India 565 172.2 2 v West Indies Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
               
9 India 509 178.2 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  Pakistan 699/5 203.4 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
               
10 Australia 503/9d 171.4 1 v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1993
  West Indies 606 184.4 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1993
               
11 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 1 v England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 2 v West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
               
12 India 521 167.0 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
  England 564 198.5 2 v India Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
               
13 India 537/8d 167.3 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
  Sri Lanka 952/6d 271.0 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
               
14 Australia 599/4d 174.0 1 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
  Pakistan 580/9d 172.1 2 v Australia Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
               
15 India 513/9d 196.0 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
  West Indies 629/9d 248.0 2 v India St John’s 10 May 2002
               
16 England 515 155.4 1 v India The Oval 05 Sep 2002
  India 508 170.0 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
               
17 Australia 556 127.0 1 v India Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
  India 523 161.5 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
               
18 South Africa 588/6d 163.0 1 v West Indies St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  West Indies 747 235.2 2 v South Africa St John’s 29 Apr 2005
               
19 Pakistan 588 136.2 1 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
  India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
               
20 New Zealand 593/8d 165.0 1 v South Africa Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
  South Africa 512 188.0 2 v New Zealand Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
               
21 England 515 123.0 1 v Pakistan Leeds 04 Aug 2006
  Pakistan 538 141.4 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
               
22 England 551/6d 168.0 1 v Australia Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
  Australia 513 165.3 2 v England Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
               
23 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
  Pakistan 537 168.1 2 v India Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
               
24 India 526 152.5 1 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
  Australia 563 181.0 2 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
               
25 South Africa 540 152.5 1 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  India 627 155.1 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
               
26 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
  Australia 577 179.3 2 v India Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
27 Sri Lanka 644/7d 155.2 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  Pakistan 765/6d 248.5 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
               
28 England 600/6d 153.2 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
  West Indies 749/9d 194.4 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
               
29 England 546/6d 158.5 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
  West Indies 544 178.4 2 v England Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
               
30 South Africa 543/6d 147.0 1 v West Indies Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
  West Indies 546 181.1 2 v South Africa Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
               
31 Sri Lanka 642/4d 159.4 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
               
32 Sri Lanka 570/4d 135.0 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Bangladesh 638 196.0 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
33 West Indies 527/4d 144.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
  Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
               
34 Pakistan 523/8d 151.1 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  England 598/9d 206.0 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
               
35 Australia 559/9d 133.0 1 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
  New Zealand 624 153.5 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
               
36 England 629/6d 125.5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
  South Africa 627/7d 211.0 2 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
               
37 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  New Zealand 539 148.2 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017
               
38 Bangladesh 513 129.5 1 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
  Sri Lanka 713/9d 199.3 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 31 Jan 2018

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka posted the team totals of 513 and 713 for 9 declared in the first and second innings of the  just concluded Chittagong test between the two teams to provide the second occasion of rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test in the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh test series. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 570/4d 135.0 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Bangladesh 638 196.0 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
2 Bangladesh 513 129.5 1 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
  Sri Lanka 713/9d 199.3 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 31 Jan 2018

 

Teams posting a team total of 700 plus runs in a test innings

Teams posting a team total of 700 plus runs in a test innings

Sri Lanka posted a team  total of 713 for 9 declared against Bangladesh at Chittagong in the recently concluded test to provide the 23rd occasion of a team posting a total of 700 plus runs  in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 952/6d 271.0 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
2 England 903/7d 335.2 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
3 England 849 258.2 1 v West Indies Kingston 03 Apr 1930
4 West Indies 790/3d 208.1 2 v Pakistan Kingston 26 Feb 1958
5 Pakistan 765/6d 248.5 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
6 Sri Lanka 760/7d 202.4 2 v India Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
7 India 759/7d 190.4 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
8 Australia 758/8d 245.4 2 v West Indies Kingston 11 Jun 1955
9 Sri Lanka 756/5d 185.1 2 v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
10 West Indies 751/5d 202.0 1 v England St John’s 10 Apr 2004
11 West Indies 749/9d 194.4 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
12 West Indies 747 235.2 2 v South Africa St John’s 29 Apr 2005
13 Australia 735/6d 146.3 1 v Zimbabwe Perth 09 Oct 2003
14 Sri Lanka 730/6d 187.5 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
15 Australia 729/6d 232.0 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
16 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 2 Dec 2009
17 Sri Lanka 713/3d 165.3 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004
18 Sri Lanka 713/9d 199.3 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
19 England 710/7d 188.1 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
20 Pakistan 708 220.3 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
21 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
22 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
23 Australia 701 171.2 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934

Sri Lanka posted a team  total of 713 for 9 declared against Bangladesh at Chittagong in the recently concluded test to provide the sixth occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 700 plus runs  in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. Sri Lanka is the only team to post 700 plus runs in an innings on six occasions and  thus  own  the record for posting 700 plus runs on most occasions.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 952/6d 271.0 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
2 Sri Lanka 760/7d 202.4 2 v India Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
3 Sri Lanka 756/5d 185.1 2 v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
4 Sri Lanka 730/6d 187.5 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
5 Sri Lanka 713/3d 165.3 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004
6 Sri Lanka 713/9d 199.3 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 31 Jan 2018

 

Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings

Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings

Taijul Islam of Bangladesh returned with figures of four for 219 against Sri Lanka at Chittagong to provide the 32nd occasion of a bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. Taijil Islam became the first Bangladesh bowler to leak 200 plus runs in a test innings.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 Win Eng Kingston Apr 1930
2 IAR Peebles 71.0 8 204 6 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1930
3 LO Fleetwood-Smith 87.0 11 298 1 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1938
4 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 Ind Win Mum-BS Dec 1948
5 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 Ind Win Kingston Mar 1953
6 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
7 Khan Mohammad 54.0 5 259 0 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
8 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 Pak Ind Chennai Jan 1961
9 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 Ind Eng Lord’s Jun 1974
10 N Kapil Dev 38.4 3 220 7 Ind Pak Faisalabad Jan 1983
11 IT Botham 52.0 7 217 3 Eng Pak The Oval Aug 1987
12 SL Boock 70.0 10 229 1 NZl Pak Auckland Feb 1989
13 M Muralitharan 54.0 3 224 2 Srl Aus Perth Dec 1995
14 PA Strang 69.0 12 212 5 Zim Pak Sheikhupura Oct 1996
15 RK Chauhan 78.0 8 276 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
16 A Kumble 72.0 7 223 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
17 DL Vettori 57.0 5 200 4 NZl Ind Ahmedabad Oct 1999
18 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 3 237 3 Pak SAF Cape Town Jan 2003
19 OAC Banks 40.0 2 204 3 Win Aus Bridgetown May 2003
20 B Lee 39.3 5 201 4 Aus Ind Sydney Jan 2004
21 Saqlain Mushtaq 43.0 4 204 1 Pak Ind Multan Mar 2004
22 N Boje 65.0 5 221 0 SAF Srl Col-SSC Jul 2006
23 PL Harris 53.1 6 203 3 SAF Ind Chennai Mar 2008
24 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 Aus Ind Nagpur Nov 2008
25 A Mishra 58.0 6 203 1 Ind Srl Ahmedabad Nov 2009
26 HMRKB Herath 53.3 2 240 3 Srl Ind Mum-BS Dec 2009
27 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC Jul 2010
28 NM Lyon 47.0 1 215 3 Aus Ind Chennai Feb 2013
29 Yasir Shah 54.0 6 213 1 Pak Eng Manchester Jul 2016
30 Yasir Shah 41.0 2 207 3 Pak Aus Melbourne Dec 2016
31 MDK Perera 45.0 2 202 3 Srl Ind Nagpur Nov 2017
32 Taijul Islam 67.3 13 219 4 Ban Srl Chittagong Jan 2018

Taijul Islam of Bangladesh returned with figures of four for 219 against Sri Lanka at Chittagong to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 RK Chauhan 78.0 8 276 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
2 A Kumble 72.0 7 223 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
3 N Boje 65.0 5 221 0 SAF Srl Col-SSC Jul 2006
4 A Mishra 58.0 6 203 1 Ind Srl Ahmedabad Nov 2009
5 Taijul Islam 67.3 13 219 4 Ban Srl Chittagong Jan 2018

MH Mankad. Saqlain Mushtaq and Yasir Shah are  the three  bowlers to concede 200 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 Ind Win Mum-BS Dec 1948
2 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 Ind Win Kingston Mar 1953
                   
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 3 237 3 Pak SAF Cape Town Jan 2003
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 43.0 4 204 1 Pak Ind Multan Mar 2004
                   
1 Yasir Shah 54.0 6 213 1 Pak Eng Manchester Jul 2016
2 Yasir Shah 41.0 2 207 3 Pak Aus Melbourne Dec 2016

OAC Banks, JJ Kreza and S Randiv are the three bowlers to concede 200 plus runs in an innings on their test debut. The bowling figures of these three bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 OAC Banks 40.0 2 204 3 Win Aus Bridgetown May 2003
2 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 Aus Ind Nagpur Nov 2008
3 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC Jul 2010

The following table lists the two occasions of two bowlers conceding  200 plus runs  in  an innings. Fazal Mahmood and  Khan Mohammad  of Pakistan conceded   247 and 259 runs respectively against  West Indies at Kingston in Feb 1958. RK Chauhan and A Kumble conceded 276 and 223  runs respectively against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS in Aug 1997.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
2 Khan Mohammad 54.0 5 259 0 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
                   
1 RK Chauhan 78.0 8 276 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
2 A Kumble 72.0 7 223 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997

There are eleven occasions of a bowler bowling seventy plus overs and conceding 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 LO Fleetwood-Smith 87.0 11 298 1 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1938
2 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
3 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 Pak Ind Chennai Jan 1961
4 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 Ind Win Kingston Mar1953
5 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 Win Eng Kingston Apr 1930
6 RK Chauhan 78.0 8 276 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
7 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 Ind Win Mum-BS Dec 1948
8 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC Jul 2010
9 A Kumble 72.0 7 223 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
10 IAR Peebles 71.0 8 204 6 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1930
11 SL Boock 70.0 10 229 1 NZl Pak Auckland Feb 1989

Khan Mohammad of Pakistan and N Boje of South Africa are the two bowlers to concede 200 plus runs without capturing a wicket.  Both the occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 Khan Mohammad 54.0 5 259 0 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
2 N Boje 65.0 5 221 0 SAF Srl Col-SSC Jul 2006

 

Bowlers who have captured five wickets in an innings against South Africa in one day games

Bowlers who have captured five wickets in an innings against South Africa in one day games

YS Chahal of India returned with figures of 5 for 22 against South Africa at Centurion on 04.02.18 to provide the 19th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 25 5 2 Pak RSA Durban 09 Feb 1993
2 Wasim Akram 6.1 0 16 5 2 Pak RSA East London 15 Feb 1993
3 SB Joshi 10.0 6 6 5 1 Ind RSA Nairobi-Gym 26 Sep 1999
4 M Muralitharan 10.0 0 44 5 2 Srl RSA Col-RPS 14 Jul 2000
5 AJ Bichel 6.3 0 19 5 1 Aus RSA Sydney 22 Jan 2002
6 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 38 5 1 Pak RSA Tangier 12 Aug 2002
7 DNT Zoysa 8.0 0 26 5 2 Srl RSA Col-RPS 22 Aug 2004
8 UDU Chandana 9.1 0 61 5 2 Srl RSA Col-SSC 31 Aug 2004
9 B Lee 10.0 1 22 5 2 Aus RSA Melbourne-CS 20 Jan 2006
10 NW Bracken 10.0 0 67 5 2 Aus RSA Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
11 KD Mills 10.0 2 25 5 2 NZl RSA Durban 25 Nov 2007
12 SCJ Broad 10.0 3 23 5 1 Eng RSA Nottingham 26 Aug 2008
13 SR Patel 9.4 2 41 5 2 Eng RSA The Oval 29 Aug 2008
14 JM Anderson 10.0 3 23 5 1 Eng RSA P Elizabeth 29 Nov 2009
15 SL Malinga 10.0 0 54 5 1 Srl RSA Paarl 11 Jan 2012
16 P Utseya 10.0 0 36 5 1 Aus RSA Harare 29 Aug 2014
17 JR Hazlewood 9.4 2 31 5 2 Aus RSA Perth 16 Nov 2014
18 SP Narine 9.5 0 27 6 1 Win RSA Providence 03 Jun 2016
19 YS Chahal 8.2 1 22 5 1 Ind RSA Centurion 04 Feb 2018

YS Chahal of India returned with figures of 5 for 22 against South Africa at Centurion on 04.02.18 to provide the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game against South Africa after SB Joshi. SB Joshi had returned  with figures of 5 for 6 at Nairobi Gymkhana on 26.09.99

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
3 SB Joshi 10.0 6 6 5 1 Ind RSA Nairobi-Gym 26 Sep 1999
19 YS Chahal 8.2 1 22 5 1 Ind RSA Centurion 04 Feb 2018

YS Chahal of India returned with figures of 5 for 22 against South Africa at Centurion on 04.02.18 to provide the eighth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a one day game against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. YS Chahal became the first Indian bowler to perform such a feat.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 25 5 2 Pak RSA Durban 09 Feb 1993
2 Wasim Akram 6.1 0 16 5 2 Pak RSA East London 15 Feb 1993
3 NW Bracken 10.0 0 67 5 2 Aus RSA Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
4 KD Mills 10.0 2 25 5 2 NZl RSA Durban 25 Nov 2007
5 SCJ Broad 10.0 3 23 5 1 Eng RSA Nottingham 26 Aug 2008
6 JM Anderson 10.0 3 23 5 1 Eng RSA P Elizabeth 29 Nov 2009
7 SL Malinga 10.0 0 54 5 1 Srl RSA Paarl 11 Jan 2012
8 YS Chahal 8.2 1 22 5 1 Ind RSA Centurion 04 Feb 2018

Waqar Younis of Pakistan is the only bowler to capture five wickets against South Africa on two occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 25 5 2 Pak RSA Durban 09 Feb 1993
2 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 38 5 1 Pak RSA Tangier 12 Aug 2002
South African captain’s centuries in a losing cause in one day games

South African captain’s centuries in a losing cause in one day games

F du Plessis of South Africa scored 120 against India at Durban on 01.02.18 and South Africa lost the game to provide the 70th occasion of a captain’s century in a losing cause in the annals of one-day games. It also provides the 17th occasion of a captain’s century against India going in vain. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KR Rutherford 108 1 NZl Ind Vadodara 28 Oct 1994
2 MA Taylor 105 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 21 Oct 1996
3 N Hussain 115 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 13 Jul 2002
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 122 2 Pak Ind Karachi 13 Mar 2004
5 Inzamam-ul-Haq 123 1 Pak Ind Lahore 21 Mar 2004
6 Shoaib Malik 125* 1 Pak Ind Karachi 26 Jun 2008
7 KP Pietersen 111* 1 Eng Ind Cuttack 26 Nov 2008
8 MJ Clarke 111* 1 Aus Ind Visakhapatnam 20 Oct 2010
9 RT Ponting 104 1 Aus Ind Ahmedabad 24 Mar 2011
10 GJ Bailey 156 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
11 Mushfiqur Rahim 117 1 Ban Ind Fatullah 26 Feb 2014
12 AD Mathews 139* 1 Srl Ind Ranchi 16 Nov 2014
13 BRM Taylor 138 1 Zim Ind Auckland 14 Mar 2015
14 E Chigumbura 104* 2 Zim Ind Harare 10 Jul 2015
15 AB de Villiers 112 2 RSA Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
16 EJG Morgan 102 2 Eng Ind Cuttack 19 Jan 2017
17 F du Plessis 120 1 RSA Ind Durban 01 Feb 2018

F du Plessis of South Africa scored 120 against India at Durban on 01.02.18 and South Africa lost the game to provide the fourth occasion of a South African captain’s century going in vain. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 141 2 RSA Eng Centurion 27 Sep 2009
2 AB de Villiers 125* 1 RSA Srl Johannesburg 22 Jan 2012
3 AB de Villiers 112 2 RSA Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
4 F du Plessis 120 1 RSA Ind Durban 01 Feb 2018

F du Plessis of South Africa scored 120 against India at Durban on 01.02.18 and South Africa lost the game to provide the second occasion of a South African captain’s century against India going in vain. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 112 2 RSA Ind Chennai 22 Oct 2015
2 F du Plessis 120 1 RSA Ind Durban 01 Feb 2018

 

Rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test

Rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test

F du Plessis of South Africa and V Kohli of India scored 120 and 112 respectively in the one day game between South Africa  and  India at Durban on 01.02.18 to provide the fourth occasion of rival skippers scoring centuries in the history of one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.

It is interesting to note that out of the four occasions, India figures in three occasions. Indian captain V Kohli appears in three occasions. The feat at Ranchi is unique as the rival skippers – AD Mathews of Sri  Lanka and V Kohli of India scored an identical score  of  139  not out.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 WTS Porterfield 112 1 Ire Eng Dublin (M) 03 Sep 2013
  2 EJG Morgan 124* 2 Eng Ire Dublin (M) 03 Sep 2013
                 
2 1 Mushfiqur Rahim 117 1 Ban Ind Fatullah 26 Feb 2014
  2 V Kohli 136 2 Ind Ban Fatullah 26 Feb 2014
                 
3 1 AD Mathews 139* 1 Srl Ind Ranchi 16 Nov 2014
  2 V Kohli 139* 2 Ind Srl Ranchi 16 Nov 2014
                 
4 1 F du Plessis 120 1 RSA Ind Durban 01 Feb 2018
  2 V Kohli 112 2 Ind RSA Durban 01 Feb 2018