V Kohli becomes the first visiting batsman to score 150 plus runs at Centurion

V Kohli becomes the first visiting batsman to score 150 plus runs at Centurion

V Kohli’s 153 against South Africa in the ongoing test at Centurion provides the tenth occasion of a visiting batsman scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa at Centurion. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 153 2 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018
2 SE Marsh 148 1 Aus SAF Centurion 12 Feb 2014
3 GA Hick 141 1 Eng SAF Centurion 16 Nov 1995
4 JDP Oram 133 2 NZl SAF Centurion 15 Apr 2006
5 RR Sarwan 119 3 Win SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004
6 DA Warner 115 3 Aus SAF Centurion 12 Feb 2014
7 SR Tendulkar 111* 3 Ind SAF Centurion 16 Dec 2010
8 CH Gayle 107 3 Win SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004
9 HP Tillakaratne 104* 1 Srl SAF Centurion 15 Nov 2002
10 SPD Smith 100 1 Aus SAF Centurion 12 Feb 2014

V Kohli became the second Indian batsman to score a century against South Africa at Centurion after SR Tendular has scored 111 not out in Dec 2010

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 153 2 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018
2 SR Tendulkar 111* 3 Ind SAF Centurion 16 Dec 2010

V Kohli’s 153 at Centurion is the highest individual score by a visiting batsman against South Africa at Centurion. The previous best was 148 by Australia’s SE Marsh in Feb 2014

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 153 2 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018
2 SE Marsh 148 1 Aus SAF Centurion 12 Feb 2014

 

V Kohli joins the list of captains who have scored 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa

V Kohli joins the list of captains who have scored 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa

V Kohli’s 153 against South Africa in the ongoing test at Centurion provides the eleventh occasion of a visiting batsman scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli also became the first visiting captain to score 150 plus runs against South Africa at Centurion

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HL Collins 203 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
2 WR Hammond 181 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1938
3 AL Hassett 167 1 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
4 RB Simpson 153 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
5 MA Atherton 185* 4 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
6 SR Tendulkar 169 2 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
7 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
8 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
9 MJ Clarke 151 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
10 MJ Clarke 161* 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
11 V Kohli 153 2 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018

MJ Clarke and SR Tendulkar are the two batsmen to score 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa. The feats of these two batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MJ Clarke 151 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
2 MJ Clarke 161* 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
               
1 SR Tendulkar 169 2 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
2 SR Tendulkar 155 1 Ind SAF Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
Visiting batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa

Visiting batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa

V Kohli’s 153 against South Africa in the ongoing test at Centurion provides the 35th occasion of a visiting batsman scoring 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli earned the distinction of becoming the first visiting batsman to score 150 plus runs against South Africa at Centurion.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WW Armstrong 159* 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 JB Hobbs 187 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
3 W Rhodes 152 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
4 HL Collins 203 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
5 CP Mead 181 1 Eng SAF Durban 18 Jan 1923
6 SJ McCabe 189* 4 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1935
7 WR Hammond 181 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1938
8 E Paynter 243 1 Eng SAF Durban 20 Jan 1939
9 WJ Edrich 219 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
10 L Hutton 158 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
11 C Washbrook 195 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
12 RN Harvey 178 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
13 RN Harvey 151* 4 Aus SAF Durban 20 Jan 1950
14 AR Morris 157 1 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
15 AL Hassett 167 1 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
16 JW Burke 189 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
17 ER Dexter 172 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 23 Dec 1964
18 RB Simpson 153 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
19 MA Atherton 185* 4 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
20 SR Tendulkar 169 2 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
21 SR Waugh 160 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
22 GS Blewett 214 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
23 MS Sinclair 150 1 NZl SAF Port Elizabeth 30 Nov 2000
24 SR Tendulkar 155 1 Ind SAF Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
25 AC Gilchrist 204* 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
26 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
27 ME Trescothick 180 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
28 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
29 PJ Hughes 160 3 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
30 MJ Clarke 151 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
31 CA Pujara 153 3 Ind SAF Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
32 MJ Clarke 161* 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
33 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
34 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
35 V Kohli 153 2 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018

It provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman performing such a feat and V Kohli became the third batsman to accomplish the feat. All the four occasions are listed below

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

MJ Clarke, RN Harvey and SR Tendulkar are the three batsmen to score 150 plus runs against South Africa in South Africe. The feats of these three batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MJ Clarke 151 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
2 MJ Clarke 161* 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
               
1 RN Harvey 178 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
2 RN Harvey 151* 4 Aus SAF Durban 20 Jan 1950
               
1 SR Tendulkar 169 2 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
2 SR Tendulkar 155 1 Ind SAF Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001

The following are the four occasions of two visiting batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in the same innings against South Africa in South Africa.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 158 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
2 C Washbrook 195 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
               
1 AR Morris 157 1 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
2 AL Hassett 167 1 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
               
1 SR Waugh 160 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
2 GS Blewett 214 2 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
               
1 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
2 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
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South Africa and India at Cape Town – Stats highlights of Day Four

South Africa and India at Cape Town – Stats highlights of Day Four

Third day’s play was washed out due to incessant rain. South Africa won the test by 72 runs on the fourth day of the test.

WP Saha became the fifth wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect ten dismissals in a test. He also become the first Indian wicket keeper to achieve the distinction. The complete list read thus

No Player Dis Ct St Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RC Russell 11 11 0 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
2 AB de Villiers 11 11 0 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
3 RW Taylor 10 10 0 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
4 AC Gilchrist 10 10 0 Aus NZl Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
5 WP Saha 10 10 0 Ind SAF Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

He also became the second wicket keeper to effect ten or more dismissals in a test against South Africa after RC Russell of England. RC Russell had effected eleven dismissals at Johannesburg against England in Nov 95

The interesting fact about these five wicketkeepers who have effected ten dismissals in a test is that all the five have pouched ten catches.

WP Saha emulated AC Gilchrist of Australia to become the second wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to pouch five catches in each innings of the test. AC Gilchrist had pouched five catches in each inning against New Zealand at Hamilton in Marr 2000

RC Russell of England and AB de Villiers of South Africa share the record for most dismissals in a test match. Both the wicket keepers have effected eleven dismissals – all caught

WP Saha became the first Indian wicket keeper to effect ten dismissals in a test. The previous record of nine dismissals was held by MS Dhoni against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2014

AB de Villiers’ run aggregate against India read 1223 at the end of this match. He became the third South African batsman to compile 1200 plus runs against India. Others are – JH Kallis {1734} and HM Amla {1332}

HM Amla now holds the record of playing most test innings against India. He has played 33 innings. Others to play 30 plus test innings against India are – JH Kallis {31} and AB de Villiers {31}. HM Amla went past JH Kallis to own the record. AB de Villiers joined the three member’s lost.

M Morkel’s wicket tally against India at home read 28 at the end of this game. He bagged four wickets in this test. He became the fourth South African bowler to capture 25 or more wickets against India at home. Others are – AA Donald {40}, SM Pollock {39} and DW Steyn {39}

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 in the second innings of this test provides the 12th occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. He became the fifth South African bowler to capture five or more wickets on 12 plus occasions. Others are – DW Steyn {26}, AA Donald {20}, M Ntini {18}, SM Pollock {16} and HJ Tayfield {14}

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 in the fourth innings of this test provides the 38th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. He became the third South African bowler to perform such a feat against India. Others are –  L Klusener and M Ntini.

No Player Overs M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 M Ntini 19.0 6 48 5 4 v India Durban 26 Dec 2006
3 VD Philander 15.4 4 42 6 4 v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

VD Philander became  the  sixth bowler and  the  fourth South African bowlers to capture five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test at Cape Town. The feats of these six bowlers are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Haigh 11.4×4 66 11 6 4 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 AE Hall 37.3×6 12 63 7 4 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
3 JH Wardle 19.0×8 3 36 7 4 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
4 JH Kallis 27.4 4 90 5 4 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
5 K Rabada 17.0 3 55 6 4 SAF Srl Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
6 VD Philander 15.4 4 42 6 4 SAF Ind Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

F du Pleassis failed to open his account  in South Africa’s second innings to provide the 48th occasion of a South African captain scoring a duck in a test innings and  also provide the seventh  such occasion against  India. All the seven occasions are tabulated below. F du Plessis became the second South African captain to score a duck against India at Cape Town after KC Wessels.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KC Wessels 0 2 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
2 KC Wessels 0 1 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 1993
3 WJ Cronje 0 2 v India Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
4 SM Pollock 0 2 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
5 GC Smith 0 1 v India Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
6 HM Amla 0 4 v India Mohali 05 Nov 2015
7 F du Plessis 0 3 v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

South Africa was dismissed all out  for 130 in  its  second innings to provide the ninth occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against  India. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 079 33.1 2 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
2 South Africa 084 25.1 2 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
3 South Africa 105 38.5 4 v India Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
4 South Africa 109 39.5 4 v India Mohali 05 Nov 2015
5 South Africa 121 55.5 3 v India Kanpur 11 Apr 2008
6 South Africa 121 49.3 2 v India Delhi 03 Dec 2015
7 South Africa 130 41.2 3 v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
8 South Africa 131 37.2 2 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
9 South Africa 143 143.1 4 v India Delhi 03 Dec 2015

South Africa was dismissed all out  for 130 in  its  second innings to provide the third occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against  India at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 084 25.1 2 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
2 South Africa 130 41.2 3 v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
3 South Africa 131 37.2 2 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 in this test represent his best innings bowling effort. His previous best innings bowling effort was 6 for 44 against New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2012

VD Philander returned with match figures of 9 for 75 in this test which represent his best match bowling effort against India. His previous best was 7 for 129 at Johannesburg in Dec 2013.

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 provides the 18th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. It also represents the eleventh occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India at home.

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 provides the second occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India at Cape Town. Prior to VD Philander, DW Steyn had captured 5 for 75 in Jan 2011. Thus VD Philander’s 6 for 42 represent the best innings bowling effort against India at Cape Town.

VD Philander’s 6 for 42 provides the second best innings bowling effort by a South African bowler against India at home. The best is 7 for 84 by AA Donald at Port Elizabeth in Dec 1992

India was dismissed all out for 135 in  its  second innings to provide the eighth occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 066 34.1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
2 India 076 20.0 v South Africa Ahmedabad 03 Apr 2008
3 India 100 39.1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
4 India 113 50.2 v South Africa Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
5 India 135 42.4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
6 India 136 38.4 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
7 India 137 53.3 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
8 India 144 66.2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997

India was dismissed all out for 135 in  its  second innings to provide the fifth occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 066 34.1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
2 India 100 39.1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
3 India 135 42.4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
4 India 136 38.4 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
5 India 144 66.2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997

India was dismissed all out for 135 in  its  second innings to provide the second occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 150 runs against South Africa at Cape Town. Both the occasions are listed below. Thus India’s 135 in this test represent the lowest team total by India against South Africa at Cape Town.

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 135 42.4 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
2 India 144 66.2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997

South Africa won the test by 72 runs to provide the tenth occasion of South Africa winning a test against India. All wins are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 009 wkts v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
2 South Africa won 329 runs v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
3 South Africa won 328 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
4 South Africa won 004 wkts v India Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
5 South Africa won inns & 071 runs v India Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
6 South Africa won 009 wkts v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
7 South Africa won 174 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 2006
8 South Africa won 005 wkts v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2007
9 South Africa won 010 wkts v India Durban 26 Dec 2013
10 South Africa won 072 runs v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

South Africa won the test by 72 runs to provide the seventh occasion of South Africa winning a test against India at home. All wins are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 009 wkts v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
2 South Africa won 328 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
3 South Africa won 009 wkts v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
4 South Africa won 174 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 2006
5 South Africa won 005 wkts v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2007
6 South Africa won 010 wkts v India Durban 26 Dec 2013
7 South Africa won 072 runs v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

South Africa won the test by 72 runs to provide the second occasion of South Africa winning a test against India at Cape Town. Both the wins are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 005 wkts v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2007
2 South Africa won 072 runs v India Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

 

WP Saha became the fifth wicket keeper to effect ten or more dismissals in a match in the history of test cricket

WP Saha became the fifth wicket keeper to effect ten or more dismissals in a match in the history of test cricket

WP Saha  –  the Indian wicket keeper wrote himself into the record books as the fifth wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect ten dismissals in a test. He pouched five catches in each innings of the test against South Africa at Cape Town. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RC Russell 11 11 0 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
2 AB de Villiers 11 11 0 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
3 RW Taylor 10 10 0 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
4 AC Gilchrist 10 10 0 Aus NZl Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
5 WP Saha 10 10 0 Ind SAF Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

He also became the second wicket keeper to effect ten or more dismissals in a test against South Africa after RC Russell of England. RC Russell had effected eleven dismissals at Johannesburg against England in Nov 95

The interesting fact about these five wicketkeepers who have effected ten dismissals in a test is that all the five have pouched ten catches.

WP Saha emulated AC Gilchrist of Australia to become the second wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to pouch five catches in each innings  of the test. AC Gilchrist had pouched five catches in each inning against New Zealand at Hamilton in Marr 2000

No Player Dis Ct St Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC Gilchrist 10 10 0 Aus NZl Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
2 WP Saha 10 10 0 Ind SAF Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

RC Russell of England and AB de Villiers of South Africa share the record for most dismissals in a test match. Both the wicket keepers have effected eleven dismissals – all caught

No Player Dis Ct St Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RC Russell 11 11 0 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
2 AB de Villiers 11 11 0 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013

WP Saha became the first Indian wicket keeper to effect ten dismissals in a test. The previous record of nine dismissals was held by MS Dhoni against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2014

Cape Town Test between South Africa and India – Highlights of the second day’s play

Cape Town Test between South Africa and India – Highlights of the second day’s play

India lost its five wickets for 76 runs in its innings to provide the 113th occasion of India losing its half the side for a score of 80 and less than 80 runs in an innings. It also provides the eleventh occasion of India losing its five wickets for 80 and less than 80 runs in an innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/20 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
2 5/27 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
3 5/53 1 v South Africa Ahmedabad 03 Apr 2008
4 5/58 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
5 5/61 4 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
6 5/67 1 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
7 5/68 2 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
8 5/69 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
9 5/75 3 v South Africa Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
10 5/76 2 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018
11 5/77 1 v South Africa Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000

It also provides the third occasion of India losing its five wickets for 80 and less than 80 runs in an innings against South Africa at Cape Town. All such occasions are tabulated below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/58 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
2 5/61 4 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
3 5/76 2 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

VD Philander’s wicket aggregate on home soil read 101 at the end of India’s first innings in this test. He captured his 100th wicket at home when he had CA Pujara caught by Q de Kock for 26. He became the seventh South African bowler to capture 100 plus wickets at home. Others are – M Ntini {249}, DW Steyn {243}, SM Pollock {235}, AA Donald {177} and JH Kallis {165}

WP Saha scored a duck in this game to provide the 74th occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck against South Africa in a test innings. All the five occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KS More 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1993
2 NR Mongia 0 1 v South Africa Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
3 MS Dhoni 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
4 WP Saha 0 1 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
5 WP Saha 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

WP Saha became the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score ducks in an innings against South Africa on two occasions. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
4 WP Saha 0 1 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
5 WP Saha 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

WP Saha became the third Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a duck against South Africa at Cape Town. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KS More 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1993
2 MS Dhoni 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
3 WP Saha 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

HH Pandya’s 93 in this game provides the 114th occasion of an  Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 97 1 v South Africa Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
2 G Gambhir 96 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
3 MS Dhoni 90 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
4 VVS Laxman 96 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2010
5 G Gambhir 93 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
6 V Kohli 96 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
7 M Vijay 97 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
8 AM Rahane 96 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
9 HH Pandya 93 2 v South Africa Cape Town 5 Jan 2018

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against South Africa at Cape Town. G Gambhir was the other batsman. He also had scored 93 in Jan 2011

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir 93 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
2 HH Pandya 93 2 v South Africa Cape Town 5 Jan 2018

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against South Africa in South Africa All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 90 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
2 VVS Laxman 96 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2010
3 G Gambhir 93 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
4 V Kohli 96 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
5 M Vijay 97 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
6 AM Rahane 96 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
7 HH Pandya 93 2 v South Africa Cape Town 5 Jan 2018

HH Pandya’s 93 provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety while batting at number seven in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. He became the first Indian batsman to score a ninety in a test innings against South Africa while batting at number seven

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 97 2 v England The Oval 08 Jul 1982
2 N Kapil Dev 98 1 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
3 R Dravid 95 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
4 KD Karthik 93 3 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
5 IK Pathan 90 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
6 MS Dhoni 92 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
7 MS Dhoni 98 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
8 HH Pandya 93 2 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

The following are the five partnerships between 90 and 99 posted by Indian batsmen against South Africa which includes the 99 runs partnership for the eighth wicket between HH Pandya and B Kumar in this test.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NR Mongia, V Rathour 1 90 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
2 MAzharuddin,AKumble 6 96 3 v South Africa Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 96 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
4 R Ashwin, AM Rahane 8 98 1 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
5 B Kumar, HH Pandya 8 99 2 v South Africa Cape Town 05 Jan 2018

Bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in an innings on thier test debut

Bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in an innings on thier test debut

MS Crane of England returned with figures of one for 193 against Australia in the ongoing Sydney test to provide the 24th occasion of a bowler conceding 150 plus runs in an innings on their test debut. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GM Parker 37.0 02 152 6 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
2 JA Dunning 43.0 05 156 2 2 NZl Eng Auckland 31 Mar 1933
3 DVP Wright 39.0 06 153 4 2 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
4 GF Cresswell 41.2 06 168 6 2 NZl Eng The Oval 13 Aug 1949
5 AM Moir 56.3 16 155 6 2 NZl Eng Christchurch 17 Mar 1951
6 LS Butler 40.0 07 151 2 2 Win Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
7 Surendranath 46.0 08 168 2 1 Ind Win Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
8 RB Desai 49.0 10 169 4 2 Ind Win Delhi 06 Feb 1959
9 GF Labrooy 35.0 04 164 1 2 Srl Ind Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
10 DE Malcolm 44.0 02 166 1 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
11 SK Warne 45.0 07 150 1 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1992
12 MP Bicknell 50.0 08 155 1 1 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1993
13 NM Kulkarni 70.0 12 195 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
14 UDU Chandana 47.5 07 179 6 2 Srl Pak Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
15 OAC Banks 40.0 02 204 3 1 Win Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
16 Yasir Arafat 39.0 05 161 5 1 Pak Ind Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
17 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
18 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
19 J Nyumbu 49.3 07 157 5 2 Zim SAF Harare 09 Aug 2014
20 PHT Kaushal 22.0 00 159 1 1 Srl NZl Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
21 AU Rashid 34.0 00 163 0 1 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
22 CH Morris 28.0 03 150 1 1 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
23 PM Pushpakumara 38.2 02 156 2 1 Srl Ind Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
24 MS Crane 45.0 03 193 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 04 Jan 2018

MS Crane became the fifth England bowler to concede 150 plus runs in an innings on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. MS Crane became the most expensive England bowler in terms of run conceded in an innings on his test debut.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DVP Wright 39.0 06 153 4 2 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
2 DE Malcolm 44.0 02 166 1 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
3 MP Bicknell 50.0 08 155 1 1 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1993
4 AU Rashid 34.0 00 163 0 1 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
5 MS Crane 45.0 03 193 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 04 Jan 2018

MS Crane became the sixth bowler to concede 150 plus runs in an innings against Australia on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DVP Wright 39.0 06 153 4 2 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
2 LS Butler 40.0 07 151 2 2 Win Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
3 DE Malcolm 44.0 02 166 1 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
4 MP Bicknell 50.0 08 155 1 1 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1993
5 OAC Banks 40.0 02 204 3 1 Win Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
6 MS Crane 45.0 03 193 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 04 Jan 2018

MS Crane became the fourth bowler to concede 150 plus runs in an innings against Australia on his test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DVP Wright 39.0 6 153 4 2 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
2 DE Malcolm 44.0 2 166 1 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
3 MP Bicknell 50.0 8 155 1 1 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1993
4 MS Crane 45.0 3 193 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 04 Jan 2018

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

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 OAC Banks 40.0 02 204 3 1 Win Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
2 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
3 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings – SE Marsh of Australia joins the list

Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings – SE Marsh of Australia joins the list

SE Marsh of Australia was dismissed run out for 156 in the ongoing test against England at Sydney to provide the 35th occasion of a batsman dismissed run  out after scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket, All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Leyland 187 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 AR Morris 196 2 Aus Eng The Oval 14 Aug 1948
3 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
4 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
5 VS Hazare 155 1 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 14 Dec 1951
6 ED Weekes 161 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
7 CC Hunte 260 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
8 GS Sobers 198 3 Win Ind Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
9 Hanif Mohammad 160 1 Pak Ind Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1960
10 KF Barrington 172 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
11 TW Graveney 165 2 Eng Win The Oval 18 Aug 1966
12 CA Davis 183 3 Win NZl Bridgetown 23 Mar 1972
13 AR Border 162 1 Aus Ind Chennai 11 Sep 1979
14 Haroon Rasheed 153 1 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
15 RB Richardson 185 1 Win NZl Georgetown 06 Apr 1985
16 AH Jones 150 1 NZl Aus Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
17 DM Jones 216 1 Aus Win Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
18 SV Manjrekar 218 1 Ind Pak Lahore 01 Dec 1989
19 RS Mahanama 153 2 Srl NZl Moratuwa 27 Nov 1992
20 BC Lara 277 2 Win Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1993
21 Saeed Anwar 169 2 Pak NZl Wellington 17 Feb 1994
22 R Dravid 180 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
23 R Dravid 217 2 Ind Eng The Oval 05 Sep 2002
24 ML Hayden 177 3 Aus Win St John’s 09 May 2003
25 L Vincent 224 2 NZl Srl Wellington 11 Apr 2005
26 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
27 Younis Khan 173 2 Pak Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
28 KP Pietersen 158 1 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
29 HM Amla 159 1 SAF Ind Chennai 26 Mar 2008
30 TT Samaraweera 214 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
31 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 Pak Srl Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
32 AN Cook 190 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
33 DPMD Jayawardene 165 1 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 2014
34 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
35 SE Marsh 156 2 Aus Eng Sydney 04 Jan 2018

SE Marsh became the fifth Australian batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 150 plus runs  in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AR Morris 196 2 Aus Eng The Oval 14 Aug 1948
2 AR Border 162 1 Aus Ind Chennai 11 Sep 1979
3 DM Jones 216 1 Aus Win Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
4 ML Hayden 177 3 Aus Win St John’s 09 May 2003
5 SE Marsh 156 2 Aus Eng Sydney 04 Jan 2018

SE Marsh became the sixth batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 150 plus runs  in an innings against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AR Morris 196 2 Aus Eng The Oval 14 Aug 1948
2 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
3 VS Hazare 155 1 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 14 Dec 1951
4 R Dravid 217 2 Ind Eng The Oval 05 Sep 2002
5 Younis Khan 173 2 Pak Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
6 SE Marsh 156 2 Aus Eng Sydney 04 Jan 2018

SE Marsh became  the second Australian batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 150 plus runs  in an innings against England. AR Morris was the first  batsman.  He was dismissed  run out for 196 at The Oval  in Aug 1948.  Thus after seventy years SE Marsh emulated AR Morris.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AR Morris 196 2 Aus Eng The Oval 14 Aug 1948
2 SE Marsh 156 2 Aus Eng Sydney 04 Jan 2018

R Dravid and Younis Khan are the two batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions after scoring 150 plus runs. The following table list the performance of these two batsmen

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid 180 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 R Dravid 217 2 Ind Eng The Oval 05 Sep 2002
               
1 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
2 Younis Khan 173 2 Pak Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006

There are ten occasions of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs. All such occasions are listed below. BC Lara’s 277 against Australia at Sydney is the highest individual score by a batsmen who was dismissed run out

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
2 CC Hunte 260 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
3 DM Jones 216 1 Aus Win Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
4 SV Manjrekar 218 1 Ind Pak Lahore 01 Dec 1989
5 BC Lara 277 2 Win Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1993
6 R Dravid 217 2 Ind Eng The Oval 05 Sep 2002
7 L Vincent 224 2 NZl Srl Wellington 11 Apr 2005
8 TT Samaraweera 214 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
9 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 Pak Srl Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
10 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
Australian batsmen repeat a rare feat after 120 years in the Ashes Test Series

Australian batsmen repeat a rare feat after 120 years in the Ashes Test Series

Five Australian batsmen batting at Number two to six scored fifties against England in the ongoing test at Sydney to provide the 14th such occasion in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated. Batsmen who scored fifties are – DA Warner {56}, UT Khwaja {171, SPD Smith {83}, SR Marsh {156} and MR Marsh {101}.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Mon/Year 50+ C HC
1 Aus 1 Eng Melbourne Jan1898 5 1 4
2 Eng 1 Win Kingston Apr1930 5 2 3
3 Eng 2 NZl Christchurch Mar1951 5 1 4
4 Pak 2 Ind Lahore Dec1989 5 2 3
5 Win 2 Aus Georgetown Mar1991 5 2 3
6 Aus 2 NZl Brisbane Dec1993 5 2 3
7 Win 1 NZl Wellington Feb1995 5 2 3
8 Ind 2 Aus Kolkata Mar1998 5 1 4
9 Aus 2 Ban Cairns Jul2003 5 3 2
10 Pak 3 Ind Karachi Jan2006 5 1 4
11 Win 1 Ind Mumbai Nov2011 5 1 4
12 Aus 1 Ind Sydney Jan2015 5 2 3
13 Ind 1 Ban Hyd-RGS Feb2017 5 3 2
14 Aus 2 Eng Sydney Jan2018 5 3 2

The Australian batsmen’s feat at Sydney provides the fifth occasion of Australian batsmen batting at number two to six scoring fifties in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 50+ C HC
1 Aus 1 Eng Melbourne Jan1898 5 1 4
2 Aus 2 NZl Brisbane Dec1993 5 2 3
3 Aus 2 Ban Cairns Jul2003 5 3 2
4 Aus 1 Ind Sydney Jan2015 5 2 3
5 Aus 2 Eng Sydney Jan2018 5 3 2

The Australian batsmen’s feat at Sydney provides the second occasion of Australian batsmen batting at number two to six scoring fifties in a test innings against England. Both the occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that Aussies at Sydney have performed this feat in the Ashes series after 120 years. The earlier occasion was at Melbourne in Jan 1898.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 50+ C HC
1 Aus 1 Eng Melbourne Jan1898 5 1 4
2 Aus 2 Eng Sydney Jan2018 5 3 2

Sydney is the only ground to witness such a feat on two occasions. Prior to this test, Australians had performed the feat against India in Jan 2015.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 50+ C HC
1 Aus 1 Ind Sydney Jan2015 5 2 3
2 Aus 2 Eng Sydney Jan2018 5 3 2

Five fifties  including three centuries have been witnessed on three occasions which includes the ongoing Sydney Test. All the three occasions are listed below.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date 50+ C HC
1 Aus 2 Ban Cairns Jul2003 5 3 2
2 Ind 1 Ban Hyd-RGS Feb2017 5 3 2
3 Aus 2 Eng Sydney Jan2018 5 3 2