Ten days more of practice in SA would have made difference – Shastri

Ten days more of practice in SA would have made difference – Shastri

There is finally admission from the India camp they could have prepared better for the series in South Africa. After Virat Kohli, the captain, had said they came “very well prepared” into the first Test, coach Ravi Shastri said in the lead-up to the final Test that 10 more days of preparation in South Africa would have made a difference. Incidentally, there have been reports that the BCCI offered to send the Test specialists early to South Africa, but the team management shot the idea down.

“There was a thought [to send the Test specialists early] but then you are disjointed,” Shastri said. “Even as a team you are disjointed. Who is going to handle things here? Preparation wise or whatever. Those thoughts can be put out in hindsight. But, in hindsight, I would say the best thing would be, reach there two weeks earlier.”

India arrived in South Africa on December 28 and began training on December 30. Allowing for a holiday on January 1, India had a total of five days to prepare for the bouncier and seamier conditions before the first Test, but they chose not to train on the day before the Test. This is not the last overseas tour for India this year; these issues might crop up again, but Shastri said there will be steps taken on future tours to ensure the team gets the best preparation.

“Unfortunately the schedule was such that you had matches [on till a few days before the team left for South Africa],” Shastri said. “But I am sure henceforth, in the future, when itineraries are made, that will be taken into account, there is absolutely no doubt about that. You get there couple of weeks earlier and prepare.”

The team management, though, doesn’t seem to be in any mood to even consider the merits and demerits of their selections for the first two Tests, which have raised more than a few eyebrows. The most contentious selection has been that of Rohit Sharma ahead of Ajinkya Rahane. “That [debate] will always be the case,” Shastri said. “If Ajinkya had played first and not done well, you would have asked me the same question, why Rohit hasn’t played. Rohit played, he didn’t do well, you are asking me why Ajinkya didn’t play. The same would have happened with the fast bowlers. So when you have choices… the team management has discussed what is the best option and they stick by it, they go by it.”

Shastri was asked if the constant tinkering with the combination might have caused uncertainty in players’ minds. “Overseas, you go on current form and you go on conditions and you see which player can adapt to certain conditions quicker than the other,” Shastri said. “What are the overhead conditions for which bowler to play as opposed to what kind of track you will get, where you need a bowler with bounce or you need a bowler with swing. So that’s where the chopping and changing starts.”

This is India’s first tour outside Asia and the West Indies since the first week of 2015. The results so far threaten a repeat of the bad old days of Indian cricket. Even though India will retain the No. 1 ranking by a whisker even if they lose 3-0, questions are being asked if they indeed are the best Test team in the world. Shastri took to comparing India’s performance with that of other teams in India.

“We did [look like the No. 1 side],” Shastri said. “We had our moments in both Test matches, and we looked like the No.1 team when we bowled out South Africa for 130 [in the second innings in Cape Town]. When we closed the gap thanks to Virat’s brilliant innings [in Centurion], and had them two-down just 30 runs ahead, we looked like the No.1 team in overseas conditions. Not many teams look half that when they come to India.”

Except that Australia almost beat India in a series early last year, and Sri Lanka threatened to win a Test late last year. Except that since the start of 2011, India have won only one out of 24 Tests in South Africa, Australia, England and New Zealand.

One of the big differences between India at home and in these countries has been how India win the big moments and manage to find a way back into contests at home. Shastri put it down to conditions to begin with that India weren’t winning these big moments in South Africa.

“First of all overseas conditions,” Shastri said. “Conditions back home, we are familiar with. We shouldn’t be in positions back home where you have to fight back as far as I am concerned. We fought back, we did well. Here, conditions are different. In hindsight I would say another 10 days of practice here would have made a difference. But that’s no excuse. The pitch we play on, it’s the same for both sides, and I would rather focus on the 20 wickets we have taken. That has given us a chance in both Test matches to win games. If our top order can fire, it will be a good Test match.”

Earlier Kohli had talked about how the Cape Town Test finished in three days but “we are not going to complain about it”. Shastri took the topic a step ahead, saying now teams shouldn’t talk about Indian conditions if matches end even sooner. It was not mentioned though that the Centurion track was almost like one you might find in India, assisting spin on day one and with nearly not as much pace and bounce as South Africa would have liked.

“Well there is grass on the track and you expect that overseas,” Shastri said of the Wanderers track, where the third Test will be played. “We are not here to moan about the tracks because, like I said at the start, both teams play on the same surface. The good thing though is, people won’t crib and moan when matches in India get over in two-and-a-half days. Neither will they ask me, ‘What kind of track are you playing on?’ We are not here to complain, we have taken 20 wickets. When you take 20 wickets, you have a chance to win. If we had batted better, we might have won.”

Shastri said the team was looking forward to the challenge in Johannesburg. “We have had chances in both Test matches but we didn’t make the most of it,” Shastri said. “So when you believe you have a chance to win, then you look forward to a Test match. When you don’t believe you can win, you don’t look forward to a Test match, as simple as that.”

Sidharth Monga of espncricinfo.com in Johannesburg

We had our moments but missed some important ones: Ravi Shastri sees biggest positive in the pacer’s performance

We had our moments but missed some important ones: Ravi Shastri sees biggest positive in the pacer’s performance

The Indian team has been under fire in the series and coach Ravi Shastri was typically combative with his response during an interaction with the media here on Monday.

He said India would need to change the way it prepares for important overseas tours. “I am sure, in the future, when itineraries are made, preparation will be taken into account, there is absolutely no doubt about that. You have to get there a couple of weeks earlier and prepare.”

Asked about the controversies regarding the selection of the eleven in this series, he observed, “If Ajinkya [Rahane] had played first, and not done well, you would have asked me the same question, why Rohit [Sharma] hasn’t played. Rohit played, he didn’t do well, you are asking me why Ajinkya didn’t play. The same thing with the pacemen.”

Queried about India making too many changes, Shastri responded, “Chopping and changing overseas is easier. In India, you don’t need to chop and change because you know what the conditions are. Overseas, you go on current form and you go on conditions and you see which player can adapt to certain conditions quicker than the other.”

On India’s performance in the first two Tests, Shastri said, “We did have our moments in both Tests and we looked like the No. 1 team when we bowled out South Africa for 130 at Newlands, or when we closed the gap at Centurion, thanks to Virat’s brilliant innings and had them two-down with just around 30 ahead. Not many teams look half that when they come to India. We fought back, did well, but missed some important moments.”

Shastri said the way the Indian pacemen have fired in the series has been the biggest positive for him.

“I would rather focus on the 20 wickets we have taken. That gave us a chance to win in both Tests. If our top order can fire, it will be a good Test here.”

Dwelling on Cheteshwar Pujara’s run outs in both innings of the second Test, Shastri said, “It hurts a lot. As it is, the conditions are very tough, and on top of that, if someone gets run out, then you feel bad. They are schoolboy errors and have to be rectified. In tough conditions like these where there is not much difference between the two teams, you cannot afford to give away wickets like that. The boys have been told that.”

Talking about the grass on the Wanderers pitch, Shastri noted, “Well, there is grass on the track and you expect that overseas. We are not here to moan about the tracks because the pitch is the same for both sides. We are not here to complain.”

About India asking the curator to roll the practice pitches on Monday, Shastri said, “They were damp. I thought they might have watered it last night, it was a little spongy and two-paced. By rolling it, we wanted it to be a little harder.”

THE HINDU – SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN JOHANNESBURG

INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: VIRAT KOHLI A FANTASTIC BATSMAN, BUT AS CAPTAIN HAS WORK TO DO, SAYS WEST INDIAN LEGEND MICHAEL HOLDING

INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: VIRAT KOHLI A FANTASTIC BATSMAN, BUT AS CAPTAIN HAS WORK TO DO, SAYS WEST INDIAN LEGEND MICHAEL HOLDING

India vs South Africa: Virat Kohli a fantastic batsman, but as captain has work to do, says West Indian legend Michael Holding
Michael Holding is never known to mince words and when Mirror approached the West Indian great for his thoughts on the India-South Africa series, he spoke his mind out candidly. Excerpts from an interview…

Pitches have been the talking point of the series, not cricket. What do you have to say?
I was not comfortable with the Centurion pitch at all. South Africa would be happy that they won the Test. My problem with Centurion was that cricket was entertaining there. The bowlers were struggling, the batsmen were struggling. It was not a spectacle that people would want to go back and watch again. The first Test match (Cape Town) pitch was very bowler friendly but I am sure people will want to see the first Test match again rather than the second.

Twenty wickets were difficult to come overseas for India but when they are coming, they are coming at a cost. You agree? I won’t say that. The bowlers have done a good job. Batting is what has failed India. I said on the first morning of the series that it was all about India’s batting line-up. I don’t think India have too much to worry about their bowling. They need to get some runs on the board. The South Africa’s is an outstanding attack, not an average attack. India have to find ways to get the runs.

So how do you analyse the Indian bowlers and the team?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled beautifully at Newlands. I was not sure why he did not play in the second Test. Bumrah (Jasprit) bowled better in the second Test than in the first. Mohammed Shami bowled differently in the Tests but he was not impressive in the first. I was disappointed with Ravi Ashwin in the second Test. I thought he bowled a wrong line. If he had bowled more off-stump line with flight, he would have been successful. Having said that, the bowlers did a good enough job.

Personally I think Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the best of the seamers. Ishant Sharma is good but I think he is a fourth bowler than an attacking frontline new ball bowler. He has done well still. He does not give runs away. People say he is young but has played 80 Test matches which take their toll on the body. There is a difference between 29 years old after 80 Tests and 29 years old after 40 Tests. Fast bowling is hard work. There are of course issues with the team. I am not sure why Rahane (Ajinkya) is not playing. I know he did not do well against Sri Lanka but you need to play who did well overseas. India do not have too many players who have done well overseas.

What about Bumrah?
I don’t know enough about Bumrah because I have seen him bowl for the first time here. I was not very impressed in the first Test. At Centurion, he bowled better. I think he was successful in the second match because of the nature of the pitch. The two wickets that he got in the second innings would not come on a good pitch. The balls would have bounced to the normal heights and the batsmen would have cleared them normally. At his pace, he became successful because the ball was keeping low.

So, who is the best bowler in the world and why do you say so?
It is hard to decide who is or are the best. Because a lot of times I don’t see them. I don’t watch cricket when I am in the US. I follow the games only when I am in England or South Africa. I follow the scores but I don’t actually watch it. But I did say before the Ashes started that Australia will win the se-ries because England cannot take 20 wickets away from home.

You must be unhappy with the way the Indians have fielded?
When people talk of about the four-pronged West Indies pace attack, they forget the quality of fielding we had. Once the ball goes past the bat, we had ensured that the catch was going to be taken. There would be odd dropped- catches but only the hard ones. As I said, fast bowling is hard work and you don’t want to run hard when you don’t have the confidence on the wicketkeeper or the slip fielder. Once you have that confidence, you can concentrate on your bowling. Some runs go away here and there but they are not detrimental, the dropped catches are detrimental.

Do you really think India are worthy of being No 1 side in the world?
No, I don’t think so. I don’t pay much attention to these ICC rankings. When India went to England, they were the No 1 ranked team and I said they are not the best in the world. England beat them 4-0. David Gower and Ian Botham asked me if England are the best and I said South Africa were the best. They said ‘we will see next year’. South Africa went to England and beat them.

So which is the side that is capable of winning home and away?
I think it is South Africa. They lost to India and lost badly too. But when they lost to India, the bowling was not what it is now. When Australia come here next month, that series will tell us alot. Because both sides will be playing under conditions that are familiar to them – hard dry pitches and bright sunshine.

What about Virat Kohli the batsman and the captain?
Virat Kohli is a fantastic batsman. I was asked to name three top cricketers and I included Kohli in that list. He is a very very good player. When I see him score runs in England, I would call him a great player. I like people who score runs everywhere. He is an extremely good player.

But as a captain, he has some work to do. I don’t want to condemn him too much because I like to have my own way as a captain. I like to be given the team I want all the time. But it is still not the right way to go. There got to be discussions with the wiser heads from time to time, come to conclusions and flesh out different arguments. I get an impression that he is getting what he wants.

He is very emotional about his cricket. He means everything he wants to do. In time he will learn. Because he has been so successful since he took over, it is hard for him to change. He has to see other view points and arrive at consensus.

So, who is the best batsman in the world?
The three cricketers I think are the best now are Joe Root, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. AB de Villiers has just come back into Test cricket and let’s see how he does. I don’t want to include him yet in that list.

You have always been critical of Twenty20. Do you think it is killing the game?
Everybody knows I have not changed my opinion. I have not seen any good that has come out of Twenty20. A lot of players are benefiting but I don’t think the game is benefiting.

Are you comfortable with the way ICC is functioning?
No. I am tiered of the ICC now. I don’t want to go deep into that.

By Vijay Tagore, Mumbai Mirror

Australian batsmen’s centuries in a losing cause – AJ Finch and RT Ponting share the Australian record for most centuries in a losing cause

Australian batsmen’s centuries in a losing cause – AJ Finch and RT Ponting share the Australian record for most centuries in a losing cause

Australian AJ Finch’s 106 at Brisbane on 19.01.18 against England was in a losing cause to provide the 410th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in the annals of one  day games. It also provides the 33rd occasion of an Australian batsman’s century in a losing cause in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 108 2 v New Zealand Auckland 13 Feb 1982
2 GM Wood 104* 1 v West Indies Adelaide 27 Jan 1985
3 GM Wood 114* 1 v England Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
4 GR Marsh 104 1 v India Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
5 DC Boon 111 1 v India Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
6 DM Jones 104 2 v England Perth 01 Jan 1987
7 DM Jones 121 1 v Pakistan Perth 02 Jan 1987
8 DC Boon 100 2 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Feb 1992
9 ME Waugh 108 1 v New Zealand Hamilton 27 Mar 1993
10 ME Waugh 121* 1 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 22 Oct 1994
11 RT Ponting 123 1 v Sri Lanka Melbourne 09 Jan 1996
12 SR Waugh 102* 1 v Sri Lanka Melbourne 16 Jan 1996
13 RT Ponting 102 1 v West Indies Jaipur 04 Mar 1996
14 MA Taylor 105 1 v India Bengaluru 21 Oct 1996
15 ME Waugh 102 1 v West Indies Brisbane 05 Jan 1997
16 MG Bevan 108* 1 v England The Oval 24 May 1997
17 RT Ponting 100 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 21 Jan 1998
18 DR Martyn 116* 1 v New Zealand Auckland 03 Mar 2000
19 DS Lehmann 107 1 v West Indies St George’s 01 Jun 2003
20 ML Hayden 109 2 v India Brisbane 18 Jan 2004
21 RT Ponting 164 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
22 MEK Hussey 109* 1 v West Indies Kuala Lumpur 18 Sep 2006
23 MEK Hussey 105 1 v New Zealand Auckland 18 Feb 2007
24 ML Hayden 181* 1 v New Zealand Hamilton 20 Feb 2007
25 SR Watson 116* 1 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 03 May 2009
26 MJ Clarke 111* 1 v India Visakhapatnam 20 Oct 2010
27 RT Ponting 104 1 v India Ahmedabad 24 Mar 2011
28 PJ Forrest 104 1 v Sri Lanka Hobart 24 Feb 2012
29 DA Warner 100 1 v Sri Lanka Adelaide 06 Mar 2012
30 MJ Clarke 117 1 v Sri Lanka Adelaide 06 Mar 2012
31 SR Watson 102 1 v India Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
32 GJ Bailey 156 1 v India Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
33 JP Faulkner 116 2 v India Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
34 AJ Finch 108 2 v England Perth 24 Jan 2014
35 AJ Finch 102 1 v South Africa Harare 27 Aug 2014
36 DA Warner 122 1 v India Sydney 23 Jan 2016
37 MR Marsh 102* 1 v India Sydney 23 Jan 2016
38 DA Warner 117 1 v South Africa Durban 05 Oct 2016
39 SPD Smith 108 1 v South Africa Durban 05 Oct 2016
40 DA Warner 173 2 v South Africa Cape Town 12 Oct 2016
41 MP Stoinis 146* 2 v New Zealand Auckland 30 Jan 2017
42 AJ Finch 124 1 v India Indore 24 Sep 2017
43 AJ Finch 107 1 v England Melbourne 14 Jan 2018
44 AJ Finch 106 1 v England Brisbane 19 Jan 2018

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman’s century going in vain against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GM Wood 114* 1 v England Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
2 DM Jones 104 2 v England Perth 01 Jan 1987
3 MG Bevan 108* 1 v England The Oval 24 May 1997
4 AJ Finch 108 2 v England Perth 24 Jan 2014
5 AJ Finch 107 1 v England Melbourne 14 Jan 2018
6 AJ Finch 106 1 v England Brisbane 19 Jan 2018

AJ Finch became  the second Australian batsman to witness five  of his centuries in a losing cause after RT Ponting. The following table lists the centuries scored by these two batsmen.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100
1 AJ Finch Aus 5 5 0 547 124 109.40 5
2 RT Ponting Aus 5 5 0 593 164 118.60 5

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Finch 108 2 v England Perth 24 Jan 2014
2 AJ Finch 102 1 v South Africa Harare 27 Aug 2014
3 AJ Finch 124 1 v India Indore 24 Sep 2017
4 AJ Finch 107 1 v England Melbourne 14 Jan 2018
5 AJ Finch 106 1 v England Brisbane 19 Jan 2018
             
1 RT Ponting 123 1 v Sri Lanka Melbourne 09 Jan 1996
2 RT Ponting 102 1 v West Indies Jaipur 04 Mar 1996
3 RT Ponting 100 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 21 Jan 1998
4 RT Ponting 164 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
5 RT Ponting 104 1 v India Ahmedabad 24 Mar 2011

The following table lists the twelve batsmen who have witnessed five or centuries going in vain. The list is headed by SR Tendulkar who has seen fourteen of his hundreds going in vain.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 14 14 1 1743 175 134.07 14
2 CH Gayle Win 9 9 1 1142 152* 142.75 9
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 7 7 2 809 138* 161.80 7
4 BRM Taylor Zim 7 7 4 863 145* 287.66 7
5 LRPL Taylor NZl 7 7 4 781 128* 260.33 7
6 ME Trescothick Eng 6 6 0 722 137 120.33 6
7 ADR Campbell Zim 5 5 1 542 124 135.50 5
8 AJ Finch Aus 5 5 0 547 124 109.40 5
9 HH Gibbs RSA 5 5 1 572 143 143.00 5
10 V Kohli Ind 5 5 0 574 123 114.80 5
11 RT Ponting Aus 5 5 0 593 164 118.60 5
12 RG Sharma Ind 5 5 1 697 171* 174.25 5
Australia losing a one day game after posting 300 plus runs in an innings

Australia losing a one day game after posting 300 plus runs in an innings

Australia scored 304 for 8 against England at Melbourne on 14.01.18 and lost the game to provide the 116th occasion of a team losing a one  day game after posting 300 plus runs in the history of one day games. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australia losing one day game after posting 300 plus runs in one day games and provides the first such occasion against England. All the eleven occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 331/7 50.0 1 lost v New Zealand Christchurch 10 Dec 2005
2 Australia 434/4 50.0 1 lost v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
3 Australia 336/4 50.0 1 lost v New Zealand Auckland 18 Feb 2007
4 Australia 346/5 50.0 1 lost v New Zealand Hamilton 20 Feb 2007
5 Australia 359/5 50.0 1 lost v India Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
6 Australia 350/6 50.0 1 lost v India Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
7 Australia 326 45.1 2 lost v India Bengaluru 02 Nov 2013
8 Australia 327/7 50.0 1 lost v South Africa Harare 27 Aug 2014
9 Australia 330/7 50.0 1 lost v India Sydney 23 Jan 2016
10 Australia 371/6 50.0 1 lost v South Africa Durban 05 Oct 2016
11 Australia 304/8 50.0 1 lost v England Melbourne 14 Jan 2018

Australia scored 304 for 8 against England at Melbourne on 14.01.18 and lost the game to provide the 12th occasion of a team losing a one  day game after posting 300 plus runs in the history of one day games against England. All the twleve occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 304/9 50.0 1 lost v England Karachi 24 Oct 2000
2 West Indies 300 49.5 1 lost v England Bridgetown 21 Apr 2007
3 South Africa 301/9 50.0 2 lost v England Centurion 27 Sep 2009
4 India 304/6 50.0 1 lost v England Cardiff 16 Sep 2011
5 India 316/9 50.0 2 lost v England Rajkot 11 Jan 2013
6 New Zealand 349/7 50.0 1 lost v England Nottingham 17 Jun 2015
7 Sri Lanka 305/5 42.0 1 lost v England The Oval 29 Jun 2016
8 India 316/9 50.0 2 lost v England Kolkata 22 Jan 2017
9 South Africa 328/5 50.0 2 lost v England Southampton 27 May 2017
10 Bangladesh 305/6 50.0 1 lost v England The Oval 01 Jun 2017
11 West Indies 356/5 50.0 1 lost v England The Oval 27 Sep 2017
12 Australia 304/8 50.0 1 lost v England Melbourne 14 Jan 2018
Batsmen dismissed run out in both innings of a test – CA Pujara of India joins the list

Batsmen dismissed run out in both innings of a test – CA Pujara of India joins the list

CA Pujara of India was dismissed  run out for duck  and 19  in the just concluded test against South Africa at Centurion to provide the 25th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in both innings of a test match in the annals  of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. CA Pujara became the first Indian batsman to suffer such an ignominy.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PA McAlister 10 15 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1908
2 C Kelleway 59 18 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
3 J Ryder 5 6 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920
4 J Trim 0 0 Win SAF Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
5 JB Stollmeyer 0 28 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
6 I Meckiff 4 2 Aus Win Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
7 JS Solomon 45 36 Win SAF Melbourne 10 Feb 1961
8 SN McGregor 3 11 NZl SAF Dunedin 28 Feb 1964
9 RM Edwards 22 1 Win NZl Wellington 07 Mar 1969
10 CH Lloyd 15 57 Win Ind Kingston 18 Feb 1971
11 JA Jameson 82 16 Eng Ind The Oval 19 Aug 1971
12 Zaheer Abbas 51 25 Pak SAF Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
13 AR Border 7 1 Aus Pak Melbourne 11 Dec 1981
14 MA Taylor 3 36 Aus Win Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
15 Wasim Akram 4 0 Pak Win Faisalabad 23 Nov 1990
16 MA Taylor 5 4 Aus Eng Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
17 IA Healy 53 47 Aus Win Georgetown 23 Mar 1991
18 AH Jones 81 26 NZl Pak Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
19 J Angel 11 0 Aus Eng Perth 03 Feb 1995
20 AC Parore 25 2 NZl Srl Hamilton 14 Mar 1997
21 WJ Cronje 21 24 SAF Win Port Elizabeth 10 Dec 1998
22 IA Healy 6 10 Aus Win Kingston 13 Mar 1999
23 MS Atapattu 37 6 Srl Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
24 SP Fleming 22 55 NZl Srl Wellington 26 Dec 2000
25 CA Pujara 0 19 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018

CA Pujara became the sixth batsman to be dismissed run out in both innings of a test  against South  Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Kelleway 59 18 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
2 J Trim 0 0 Win SAF Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
3 JS Solomon 45 36 Win SAF Melbourne 10 Feb 1961
4 SN McGregor 3 11 NZl SAF Dunedin 28 Feb 1964
5 Zaheer Abbas 51 25 Pak SAF Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
6 CA Pujara 0 19 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018

It is interesting to note the test cricket has witnessed six occasions of batsmen dismissed run out in both innings of a test against South Africa and West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Kelleway 59 18 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
2 J Trim 0 0 Win SAF Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
3 JS Solomon 45 36 Win SAF Melbourne 10 Feb 1961
4 SN McGregor 3 11 NZl SAF Dunedin 28 Feb 1964
5 Zaheer Abbas 51 25 Pak SAF Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
6 CA Pujara 0 19 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018
               
1 I Meckiff 4 2 Aus Win Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
2 MA Taylor 3 36 Aus Win Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
3 Wasim Akram 4 0 Pak Win Faisalabad 23 Nov 1990
4 IA Healy 53 47 Aus Win Georgetown 23 Mar 1991
5 WJ Cronje 21 24 SAF Win Port Elizabeth 10 Dec 1998
6 IA Healy 6 10 Aus Win Kingston 13 Mar 1999

IA Healey and MA Taylor of Australia are the two batsmen to be dismissed run out in both innings of a test on two occasions. Such occasions are furnished below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IA Healy 53 47 Aus Win Georgetown 23 Mar 1991
2 IA Healy 6 10 Aus Win Kingston 13 Mar 1999
               
1 MA Taylor 3 36 Aus Win Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
2 MA Taylor 5 4 Aus Eng Adelaide 25 Jan 1991

JB Stollmeyer of West Indies, WJ Cronje of South Africa and SP Fleming of New Zealand are the three  captains to be dismissed  run out in both innings of test.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JB Stollmeyer 0 28 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
2 WJ Cronje 21 24 SAF Win Port Elizabeth 10 Dec 1998
3 SP Fleming 22 55 NZl Srl Wellington 26 Dec 2000

Test cricket has witnessed three occasions of wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out  in both innings  of a test. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IA Healy 53 47 Aus Win Georgetown 23 Mar 1991
2 AC Parore 25 2 NZl Srl Hamilton 14 Mar 1997
3 IA Healy 6 10 Aus Win Kingston 13 Mar 1999

IA Healey Australia is the only wicket keeper batsmen to be dismissed run out in both innings of a test on two occasions.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IA Healy 53 47 Aus Win Georgetown 23 Mar 1991
2 IA Healy 6 10 Aus Win Kingston 13 Mar 1999

J Trim of West Indies  is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket  to collect a pair with  run out  dismissals in both innings  of test.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Trim 0 0 Win SAF Melbourne 31 Dec 1951

 

Bowlers who have captured six plus wickets in an innings on their test debut

Bowlers who have captured six plus wickets in an innings on their test debut

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the 61st occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TK Kendall 33.1×4 12 55 7 4 Aus Eng Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2 WH Cooper 61.0×4 19 120 6 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
3 CTB Turner 18.0×4 11 15 6 1 Aus Eng Sydney 28 Jan 1887
4 WH Ashley 43.1×4 18 95 7 1 Eng Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
5 F Martin 27.0×5 9 50 6 1 Eng Aus The Oval 11 Aug 1890
6 F Martin 30.2×5 12 52 6 3 Eng Aus The Oval 11 Aug 1890
7 WH Lockwood 45.0×5 11 101 6 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
8 AE Trott 27.0 10 43 8 4 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
9 MA Noble 17.0 1 49 6 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1898
10 GHT Simpson-Hayward 16.0 3 43 6 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
11 AE Hall 37.3 12 63 7 4 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
12 GM Parker 37.0 2 152 6 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
13 CV Grimmett 19.4×8 3 37 6 4 Aus Eng Sydney 27 Feb 1925
14 AJ Bell 30.4 7 99 6 1 SAF Eng Lord’s 29 Jun 1929
15 James Langridge 17.0 4 56 7 3 Eng Win Manchester 22 Jul 1933
16 CS Marriott 29.2 6 59 6 3 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1933
17 FA Ward 46.0×8 16 102 6 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
18 AV Bedser 29.1 11 49 7 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
19 JC Laker 37.0 9 103 7 1 Eng Win Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
20 CN McCarthy 12.0×8 2 43 6 4 SAF Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
21 TE Bailey 32.3 6 118 6 2 Eng NZl Leeds 11 Jun 1949
22 GF Cresswell 41.2 6 168 6 2 NZl Eng The Oval 13 Aug 1949
23 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
24 AM Moir 56.3 16 155 6 2 NZl Eng Christchurch 17 Mar 1951
25 PM Pollock 20.3 8 38 6 4 SAF NZl Durban 08 Dec 1961
26 SF Burke 53.5 19 128 6 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
27 LJ Coldwell 41.0 13 85 6 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
28 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
29 S Abid Ali 17.0×8 2 55 6 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
30 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 Pak NZl Karachi 24 Oct 1969
31 RAL Massie 32.5 7 84 8 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
32 RAL Massie 27.2 9 53 8 3 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
33 JK Lever 23.0 6 46 7 2 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
34 RM Hogg 28.0×8 8 74 6 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
35 DR Doshi 43.0 10 103 6 1 Ind Aus Chennai 11 Sep 1979
36 PL Taylor 26.0 7 78 6 2 Aus Eng Sydney 10 Jan 1987
37 AIC Dodemaide 28.3 10 58 6 3 Aus NZl Melbourne 26 Dec 1987
38 ND Hirwani 18.3 3 61 8 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988
39 ND Hirwani 15.2 3 75 8 4 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988
40 PM Such 33.3 9 67 6 1 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
41 DG Cork 19.3 5 43 7 4 Eng Win Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
42 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
43 Mohammad Zahid 20.0 3 66 7 3 Pak NZl Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
44 FA Rose 33.0 7 100 6 2 Win Ind Kingston 06 Mar 1997
45 UDU Chandana 47.5 7 179 6 2 Srl Pak Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
46 Naimur Rahman 44.3 9 132 6 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
47 Manjural Islam 35.0 12 81 6 2 Ban Zim Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
48 RL Johnson 12.0 4 33 6 2 Eng Zim Ch-le-St 05 Jun 2003
49 RJ Kirtley 16.2 7 34 6 4 Eng SAF Nottingham 14 Aug 2003
50 DJG Sammy 21.3 2 66 7 3 Win Eng Manchester 07 Jun 2007
51 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
52 Tanvir Ahmed 28.0 6 120 6 1 Pak SAF Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
53 Elias Sunny 23.0 0 94 6 2 Ban Win Chittagong 21 Oct 2011
54 R Ashwin 21.3 5 47 6 3 Ind Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
55 PJ Cummins 29.0 5 79 6 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 17 Nov 2011
56 M de Lange 23.2 3 81 7 1 SAF Srl Durban 26 Dec 2011
57 Sohag Gazi 23.2 2 74 6 3 Ban Win Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
58 KJ Abbott 11.4 4 29 7 2 SAF Pak Centurion 22 Feb 2013
59 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 39.5 7 80 6 1 Ban Eng Chittagong 20 Oct 2016
60 C de Grandhomme 15.5 5 41 6 1 NZl Pak Christchurch 17 Nov 2016
61 L Ngidi 12.2 3 39 6 4 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the tenth occasion of a  South African bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AE Hall 37.3 12 63 7 4 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
2 GM Parker 37.0 2 152 6 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
3 AJ Bell 30.4 7 99 6 1 SAF Eng Lord’s 29 Jun 1929
4 CN McCarthy 12.0×8 2 43 6 4 SAF Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
5 PM Pollock 20.3 8 38 6 4 SAF NZl Durban 08 Dec 1961
6 SF Burke 53.5 19 128 6 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
7 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
8 M de Lange 23.2 3 81 7 1 SAF Srl Durban 26 Dec 2011
9 KJ Abbott 11.4 4 29 7 2 SAF Pak Centurion 22 Feb 2013
10 L Ngidi 12.2 3 39 6 4 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the seventh occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AV Bedser 29.1 11 49 7 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
2 JK Lever 23.0 6 46 7 2 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
3 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
4 FA Rose 33.0 7 100 6 2 Win Ind Kingston 06 Mar 1997
5 Naimur Rahman 44.3 9 132 6 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
6 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
7 L Ngidi 12.2 3 39 6 4 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018

L  Ngidi became the second South African bowler to capture six plus wickets on test debut against India after L Klusener. L Klusener had captured 8 for 64 at Calcutta in Nov 1996

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 L Ngidi 12.2 3 39 6 4 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018

The following table lists the bowlers who have captured eight wickets in an innings on test debut. It is noted that there are eight bowlers who have accomplished the feat of capturing eight wickets in an innings  on test debut

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AE Trott 27.0 10 43 8 4 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
2 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
3 RAL Massie 32.5 7 84 8 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
4 RAL Massie 27.2 9 53 8 3 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
5 ND Hirwani 18.3 3 61 8 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988
6 ND Hirwani 15.2 3 75 8 4 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988
7 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
8 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008

There are sixteen occasions ofbowlers who have conededed 100 plus runs  while capturing six or  more  wickets in an innings on test debut. JJ Kreza remains the only bowler to leak 200 plus runs in an innings on test debut. He returned  with figures of 8  for 215 against  India at Nagpur in Nov 2008

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WH Cooper 61.0×4 19 120 6 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
2 WH Lockwood 45.0×5 11 101 6 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
3 GM Parker 37.0 2 152 6 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
4 FA Ward 46.0×8 16 102 6 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
5 JC Laker 37.0 9 103 7 1 Eng Win Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
6 TE Bailey 32.3 6 118 6 2 Eng NZl Leeds 11 Jun 1949
7 GF Cresswell 41.2 6 168 6 2 NZl Eng The Oval 13 Aug 1949
8 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
9 AM Moir 56.3 16 155 6 2 NZl Eng Christchurch 17 Mar 1951
10 SF Burke 53.5 19 128 6 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
11 DR Doshi 43.0 10 103 6 1 Ind Aus Chennai 11 Sep 1979
12 FA Rose 33.0 7 100 6 2 Win Ind Kingston 06 Mar 1997
13 UDU Chandana 47.5 7 179 6 2 Srl Pak Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
14 Naimur Rahman 44.3 9 132 6 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
15 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
16 Tanvir Ahmed 28.0 6 120 6 1 Pak SAF Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the  fourth  innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn 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 AE Hall 37.3 12 63 7 4 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
4 CV Grimmett 19.4×8 3 37 6 4 Aus Eng Sydney 27 Feb 1925
5 CN McCarthy 12.0×8 2 43 6 4 SAF Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
6 PM Pollock 20.3 8 38 6 4 SAF NZl Durban 08 Dec 1961
7 ND Hirwani 15.2 3 75 8 4 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988
8 DG Cork 19.3 5 43 7 4 Eng Win Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
9 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
10 RJ Kirtley 16.2 7 34 6 4 Eng SAF Nottingham 14 Aug 2003
11 L Ngidi 12.2 3 39 6 4 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018

L Ngidi of South Africa captured 6 for 49 against India on his test debut in the just concluded Centurion test to provide the second occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets against India in the fourth innings on test debut after L Klusener.  L Klusener had captured 8 for 64 at Calcutta in Nov 1996

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 L Ngidi 12.2 3 39 6 4 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018

F Martin of England, RAL Massie of Australia and ND Hirwani of India are the three bowlers int the annals of test cricket to capture six plus wickets in each innings on test debut. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 F Martin 27.0×5 9 50 6 1 Eng Aus The Oval 11 Aug 1890
2 F Martin 30.2×5 12 52 6 3 Eng Aus The Oval 11 Aug 1890
                     
1 RAL Massie 32.5 7 84 8 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
2 RAL Massie 27.2 9 53 8 3 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
                     
1 ND Hirwani 18.3 3 61 8 2 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988
2 ND Hirwani 15.2 3 75 8 4 Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1988

Comprehenisve Statistical Compendium of all the ten editions of IPL is ready

Comprehenisve Statistical Compendium of all the ten editions of IPL is ready

Further to my posting on the portal regarding the IPL Statistical Compendium of all the ten editions, the compilation is ready now and contains the following parameters. The compilation is exhaustive and contains 188 statistical parameters which are spread over 138 pages and indexed. The Index is furnished below.

INDEX
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1 SERIES RESULTS 1
2 WINNERS AND RUNNERS IN EACH EDITION OF IPL 1
3 RESULT SUMMARY 1
4 AUCTION DATES 1
5 TEAM TOTALS – 200 PLUS RUNS 2
6 TEAM TOTALS – 200 PLUS RUNS – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 3
7 TEAM TOTALS – 200 PLUS RUNS – GROUND WISE BREAK UP 4
8 TEAM TOTALS – BOTH THE TEAMS SCORING 200 PLUS RUNS  6
9 TEAM TOTALS – 200 PLUS RUNS – BATTING SECOND 7
10 TEAM TOTALS-100 AND LESS THAN 100 RUNS IN A COMPLETED INNINGS 7
11 TEAM TOTALS-100 AND LESS THAN 100 RUNS IN A COMPLETED INNINGS – TEAM WISE 8
12 VICTORIES – BY 100 PLUS RUNS MARGIN 8
13 VICTORIES WITHOUT LOSING A WICKET 9
14 VICTORIES – BY BALLS REMAINING IN THE SECOND INNINGS – 50 PLUS BALLS 9
15 NARROWEST VICTORY MARGIN BY RUNS – ONE RUN 9
16 NARROWEST VICTORY MARGIN BY WICKETS – ONE AND TWO WICKETS 9
17 TIED GAMES 9
18 MATCHES WON ON THE LAST BALL 9
19 MOST RUNS – 2000 PLUS RUNS 10
20 MOST FIFTIES – TWENTY OR MORE 10
21 CENTURIONS 11
22 CENTURIONS – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 12
23 CENTURIONS – TWO OR MORE 13
24 CENTURIONS WITH TEN OR MORE FOURS AND TEN OR MORE SIXES 13
25 TWO BATSMEN SCORING CENTURIES IN THE SAME INNINGS 13
26 CENTURIONS – OVERSEAS BATSMEN 13
27 CENTURIONS-GROUNDWISE BREAK UP 14
28 NINETY PLUS RUNS 15
29 NINETY PLUS RUNS – TWO OR MORE OCCASIONS 16
30 NINETY PLUS RUNS – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 17
31 MOST SIXES – 100 PLUS SIXES 18
32 MOST WICKETS – 90 PLUS WICKETS 18
33 FIVE OR MORE WICKETS 18
34 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 19
35 SIX WICKETS 21
36 FIVE WICKETS 21
37 FOUR WICKETS 21
38 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 23
39 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS – AGAINST EACH OPPOSITION 25
40 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER – OVERSEAS BOWLERS 28
41 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS – OVERSEAS BOWLERS – TEAMWISE BREAK UP 29
42 FIVE  OR MORE WICKETS – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER – OVERSEAS BOWLERS 30
43 FIVE OR MORE WICKETS CONCEDING 20 AND LESS THAN 20 RUNS 30
44 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS CONCEDING 20 AND LESS THAN 20 RUNS 30
45 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS – THREE OR MORE OCCASIONS 32
46 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A LOSING CAUSE 32
47 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A LOSING CAUSE – OVERSEAS BOWLERS 33
48 RIVAL BOWLERS CAPTURING FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH 33
49 TWO BOWLERS CAPTURING FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS 33
50 FOUR OR MORE WICKETS WITH A MAIDEN OVER IN THE SPELL 34
51 FIFTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED BY BOWLERS 34
52 FIFTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED BY BOWLERS – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 36
53 TWO BOWLERS FROM THE SAME TEAM CONCEDING 50 PLUS RUNS 38
54 RIVAL BOWLERS CONCEDING 50 PLUS RUNS 38
55 SIXTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED BY BOWLERS 39
56 FIFTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED WITHOUT A WICKET 39
57 FIFTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED WITHOUT A WICKET – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 40
58 FIFTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED BY TWO BOWLERS WITHOUT A WICKET IN AN INNINGS 41
59 FIFTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED BY BOWLERS WITHOUT A WICKET – TWO OCCASIONS 42
60 FIFTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED BY TWO BOWLERS WITHOUT A WICKET IN AN INNINGS 42
61 FIFTY PLUS RUNS CONCEDED BY RIVAL BOWLERS WITHOUT A WICKET 42
62 MOST DISMISSALS – FIFTY PLUS DISMISSALS 42
63 MOST DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – FOUR OR MORE 42
64 MOST CATCHES – 50 PLUS CATCHES 42
65 MOST CATCHES IN AN INNINGS – FOUR 43
66 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET 43
67 THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 43
68 150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – IN THE DESCENDING ORDER OF RUNS – 150 PLUS RUNS 46
69 150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – IN THE DESCENDING ORDER OF RUNS – SAME PAIR 46
70 200 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – IN THE DESCENDING ORDER OF RUNS 46
73 THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – WICKET WISE BREAK UP 47
74 THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 50
75 THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – BY RIVAL TEAMS IN THE SAME MATCH 53
76 THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER – BY OVERSEAS BATSMEN 53
77 MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN – 50 PLUS MATCHES 54
78 MOST MATCHES – 100 PLUS MATCHES 54
79 MOST MATCHES – 100 PLUS MATCHES – OVERSEAS CRICKETERS 55
80 BATSMEN DISMISSED BY THE FIRST BALL OF THE MATCH 55
81 BATSMEN DISMISSED FOR A DUCK WITHOUT FACING A DELIVERY 56
82 OPENING BATSMEN DISMISSED FOR A DUCK WITHOUT FACING A DELIVERY 56
83 BATSMEN DISMISSED  RUN OUT FOR A DUCK 56
84 BATSMEN RUN OUT FOR DUCK IN IPL – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 58
85 BATSMEN RUN OUT FOR DUCK IN IPL – TWO OR MORE OCCASIONS 59
86 CAPTAINS SCORING HUNDREDS 60
87 CAPTAIN AND WICKET KEEPER FROM THE SAME TEAM SCORING FIFTIES 60
88 CAPTAIN AND WICKET KEEPER FROM THE SAME TEAM SCORING UNBEATEN FIFTIES 60
89 CAPTAINS SCORING  FIVE OR MORE FIFTIES IN A SINGLE EDITION 61
90 RIVAL CAPTAINS SCORING FIFTIES 62
91 RIVAL CAPTAIN OPENERS SCORING FIFTIES 62
92 RIVAL WICKET KEEPERS SCORING FIFTIES 63
93 RIVAL WICKET KEEPERS SCORING UNBEATEN FIFTIES 63
94 CAPTAINS SCORING NINETIES 63
95 WICKET KEEPERS SCORING NINETIES 63
96 BATSMEN RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A HUNDRED 64
97 BATSMEN RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A NINETY 64
98 CAPTAINS RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A FIFTY 64
99 WICKET KEEPERS RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A FIFTY 64
100 RUN 0UTS WITHOUT SCORING 64
101 RUN OUTS WITHOUT SCORING – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 65
102 RUN OUTS WITHOUT FACING A DELIVERY 67
103 FIRST BALL DUCKS AS RUN OUTS 68
104 CAPTAINS DISMISSED RUN OUT 68
105 CAPTAINS DISMISSED RUN OUT – FIVE OR MORE  OCCASIONS 69
106 CAPTAINS DISMISSED RUN OUT – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 70
107 WICKET KEEPERS DISMISSED RUN OUT 71
108 WICKET KEEPERS DISMISSED RUN OUT – FIVE  OR MORE OCCASIONS 73
109 WICKET KEEPERS DISMISSED RUN OUT – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 73
110 BOTH THE OPENERS DISMISSED RUN OUT 74
111 BOTH THE OPENERS DISMISSED RUN OUT WHO ARE THE CAPTAIN AND WICKET KEEPER  74
112 CAPTAIN’S FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE 75
113 CAPTAIN’S FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 76
114 WICKET KEEPER’S FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE 78
115 WICKET KEEPER’S FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 79
116 CAPTAIN WICKET KEEPER’S FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE 80
117 FASTEST FIFTIES – 19 AND LESS THAN 19 DELIVERIES 80
118 FASTEST HUNDREDS IN LESS THAN 50 DELIVERIES 80
119 BATSMEN DISMISSED BY THE FIRST BALL OF AN INNINGS – BATTING AT NUMBER ONE 81
120 RIVAL OPENERS COLLECTING THE FIRST BALL DUCKS 81
121 FIRST BALL DUCKS – OPENING BATSMEN – NUMBER ONE AND TWO 82
122 FIRST BALL DUCKS – BATSMEN BATTING AT NUMBER  TEN AND ELEVEN 83
123 CAPTAIN OPENING BATSMEN COLLECTING THE FIRST BALL DUCK 84
124 WICKET KEEPER OPENING BATSMEN COLLECTING THE FIRST BALL DUCK 84
125 FOUR OR MORE RUNS OUTS IN AN INNINGS 84
126 MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS 84
127 MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 95
128 HUNDREDS IN LOSING CAUSE 107
129 CAPTAIN’S HUNDREDS IN LOSING CAUSE 107
130 WICKET KEEPER’S HUNDREDS IN LOSING CAUSE 107
131 MATCHES WON WITH A BALL TO SPARE 107
132 MATCHES WON WITH A BALL TO SPARE – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 108
133 CAPTAINS  IN INDIAN PREMIER  LEAGUE 108
134 CAPTAINS  IN INDIAN PREMIER  LEAGUE – FIFTY PLUS MATCHES 109
135 TEAM AND CAPTAINS – FOR EACH TEAM 109
136 CAPTAINS WHO HAVE LED TWO TEAMS 110
137 CAPTAINS WHO HAVE LED THREE TEAMS 110
138 HAT TRICKS 110
139 ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE OF A FIFTY COUPLED WITH FOUR WICKETS 111
140 ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE OF A FIFTY COUPLED WITH FOUR WICKETS IN VAIN 111
141 FIVE OR MORE FIFTIES BY  BATSMEN IN EACH EDITION OF IPL 112
142 BOTH THE OPENERS SCORING FIFITES 113
143 FIRST THREE BATSMEN SCORING FIFITES 115
144 ONE OPENER SCORING HALF CENTURY AND THE OTHER SCORING A CENTURY 115
145 BOTH THE OPENERS – OVERSEAS – SCORING FIFITES 115
146 BOTH THE OPENERS – OVERRSEAS – SCORING FIFITES ON TWO OCCCASIONS 116
147 BOTH THE OPENERS SCORING UNBEATEN FIFITES 116
148 ABANDONED GAMES 116
149 CAPTAINS SCORING ZEROES IN IPL 116
150 CAPTAINS SCORING ZEROES IN IPL – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 117
151 WICKET KEEPERS SCORING ZEROES 119
152 WICKET KEEPERS SCORING ZEROES – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 120
153 CAPTAINS SCORING ZEROES IN IPL WITH OUT FACING A DELIVERY 121
154 CAPTAINS COLLECTING THE FIRST BALL DUCK IN IPL 121
155 WICKET KEEPERS COLLECTING FIRST BALL DUCKS 121
156 CAPTAIN AND WICKET KEEPER FROM THE SAME TEAM SCORING ZEROES 122
157 MATCHES WON WITH A BALL TO SPARE 122
158 MATCHES WON WITH A BALL TO SPARE – TEAM WISE BREAKUP 122
159 VICTORY MARGIN – ONE TO NINE RUNS 123
160 VICTORY MARGIN – ONE TO NINE RUNS – TEAMWISE BREAK UP 124
161 VICTORY MARGIN – ONE TO NINE RUNS – RUNS WISE BREAK UP 125
162 PLAYERS SCORING 50 AND TAKING THREE WICKETS IN SAME MATCH 126
163 PLAYERS SCORING 50 AND TAKING FOUR WICKETS IN SAME MATCH 127
164 WICKET KEEPERS WITH A FIFTY AND THREE OR MORE DISMISSALS 127
165 TEAMS CHASING A TARGET OF 190 PLUS RUNS IN IPL 127
166 HIT WICKET DISMISSALS 127
167 HIT WICKET DISMISSALS – CAPTAINS 128
168 HIT WICKET DISMISSALS – WICKET KEEPERS 128
169 TEAMS DISMISSED ALL OUT 128
170 TWENTY-FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN IPL EDITION 130
171 MOST RUNS – 1200 PLUS RUNS 130
172 MOST RUNS – 2000 PLUS RUNS 131
173 MOST RUNS – 1200 PLUS RUNS – OVERSEAS BATSMEN 131
174 MOST RUNS – 2000 PLUS RUNS – OVERSEAS BATSMEN 132
175 ONE THOUSAND PLUS RUNS FOR A SINGLE TEAM 132
176 ONE THOUSAND PLUS RUNS FOR TWO TEAMS 133
177 150 PLUS BOUNDARY FOURS FOR A SINGLE TEAM 134
178 100 PLUS BOUNDARY SIXES FOR A SINGLE TEAM 134
179 FIFTEEN PLUS HALF CENTURIES FOR  A SINGLE TEAM 134
180 TWENTY PLUS FIFTIES FOR A SINGLE TEAM 134
181 MOST RUNS IN A SERIES – 500 PLUS RUNS 135
182 MOST RUNS IN A SERIES – 500 PLUS RUNS – TEAM WISE BREAK UP 135
183 MOST RUNS IN A SERIES – 500 PLUS RUNS – EDTION  WISE 136
184 MOST RUNS IN A SERIES – 500 PLUS RUNS – ON TWO OCCASIONS 137
185 MOST RUNS IN A SERIES – 500 PLUS RUNS – ON THREE OCCASIONS 137
186 MOST RUNS IN A SERIES – 500 PLUS RUNS – ON FOUR OCCASIONS 138
187 MOST RUNS IN A SERIES – 500 PLUS RUNS – THREE CONSECUTIVE EDITIONS 138
188 MOST RUNS IN A SERIES – 500 PLUS RUNS – FOUR CONSECUTIVE EDITIONS 138

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Rival opening batsman batting at number one scoring centuries in the annals of one day games

Rival opening batsman batting at number one scoring centuries in the annals of one day games

AJ Finch of Australia  and JJ Roy of England scored 107 and  180 respectively in the first one day game between Australia and England at Melbourne on 14.01.18 to provide the 14th occasion of rival batsman batting at number one  scoring centuries in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.  JJ Roy’s 180 in this game provides the first occasion of rival opening batsman scoring in excess of 150 plus runs in  this category of statistics

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 GM Wood 114* 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
  2 GA Gooch 117* 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
                 
2 1 GR Marsh 104 1 Aus Ind Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
  2 K Srikkanth 102 2 Ind Aus Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
                 
3 1 BC Broad 106 1 Eng NZl Napier 16 Mar 1988
  2 JG Wright 101 2 NZl Eng Napier 16 Mar 1988
                 
4 1 GA Gooch 136 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 29 May 1989
  2 GR Marsh 111* 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 29 May 1989
                 
5 1 RA Smith 129 1 Eng Ind Gwalior 04 Mar 1993
  2 NS Sidhu 134* 2 Ind Eng Gwalior 04 Mar 1993
                 
6 1 Saeed Anwar 140 1 Pak Ind Dhaka 18 Jan 1998
  2 SC Ganguly 124 2 Ind Pak Dhaka 18 Jan 1998
                 
7 1 GW Flower 112 1 Zim Srl Col-SSC 26 Jan 1998
  2 ST Jayasuriya 102 2 Srl Zim Col-SSC 26 Jan 1998
                 
8 1 ME Waugh 106 1 Aus Zim Bulawayo 21 Oct 1999
  2 NC Johnson 110 2 Zim Aus Bulawayo 21 Oct 1999
                 
9 1 SC Ganguly 127 1 Ind RSA Jo’burg 05 Oct 2001
  2 G Kirsten 133* 2 RSA Ind Jo’burg 05 Oct 2001
                 
10 1 ME Trescothick 121 1 Eng Srl Leeds 01 Jul 2006
  2 WU Tharanga 109 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006
                 
11 1 Anamul Haque 100 1 Ban Pak Dhaka 04 Mar 2014
  2 Ahmed Shehzad 103 2 Pak Ban Dhaka 04 Mar 2014
                 
12 1 AJ Finch 109 1 Aus RSA Canberra 19 Nov 2014
  2 HM Amla 102 2 RSA Aus Canberra 19 Nov 2014
                 
13 1 H Masakadza 111 1 Zim Srl Hambantota 06 Jul 2017
  2 N Dickwella 102 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 06 Jul 2017
                 
14 1 AJ Finch 107 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 14 Jan 2018
  2 JJ Roy 180 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 14 Jan 2018

AJ Finch of Australia  and JJ Roy of England scored 107 and  180 respectively in the first one day game between Australia and England at Melbourne on 14.01.18 to provide the third occasion of rival batsman batting at number one  scoring centuries in Australia-England one day series.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 GM Wood 114* 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
  2 GA Gooch 117* 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
                 
2 1 GA Gooch 136 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 29 May 1989
  2 GR Marsh 111* 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 29 May 1989
                 
3 1 AJ Finch 107 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 14 Jan 2018
  2 JJ Roy 180 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 14 Jan 2018

AJ Finch of Australia  and JJ Roy of England scored 107 and  180 respectively in the first one day game between Australia and England at Melbourne on 14.01.18 to provide the second occasion of rival batsman batting at number one  scoring centuries in one day games on Australian soil.  Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AJ Finch 109 1 Aus RSA Canberra 19 Nov 2014
  2 HM Amla 102 2 RSA Aus Canberra 19 Nov 2014
                 
2 1 AJ Finch 107 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 14 Jan 2018
  2 JJ Roy 180 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 14 Jan 2018

 

 

Indian batsmen scoring a century against South Africa in South Africa

Indian batsmen scoring a century against South Africa in South Africa

V Kohli’s 153 against South Africa in the ongoing test at Centurion provides the 14th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. .

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PK Amre 103 2 v South Africa Durban 13 Nov 1992
2 SR Tendulkar 111 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Nov 1992
3 N Kapil Dev 129 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
4 SR Tendulkar 169 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
5 M Azharuddin 115 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
6 R Dravid 148 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
7 SR Tendulkar 155 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
8 V Sehwag 105 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
9 W Jaffer 116 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2007
10 SR Tendulkar 111* 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
11 SR Tendulkar 146 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
12 V Kohli 119 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
13 CA Pujara 153 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
14 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018

It provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa and V Kohli became the third batsman to accomplish the feat. All the four occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 169 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
2 SR Tendulkar 155 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
3 CA Pujara 153 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
4 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018

V Kohli {02} and SR Tendulkar {05} are the two Indian batsmen to score two or more centuries against South Africa in South Africa. The centuries scored by these two batsmen are listed below. SR Tendulkar owns the record for most centuries  scored by a visiting batsman against South Africa in South Africa.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 119 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
             
1 SR Tendulkar 111 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Nov 1992
2 SR Tendulkar 169 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
3 SR Tendulkar 155 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
4 SR Tendulkar 111* 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
5 SR Tendulkar 146 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011

The following  table lists  the two occasions of two  Indian batsman  scoring  centuries in the same innings against South Africa in South Africa. Both the occasions are tabulated  below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 169 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
2 M Azharuddin 115 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
             
1 SR Tendulkar 155 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
2 V Sehwag 105 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001