Two or more hundreds by a team in the third innings of a test after the team had followed on

Two or more hundreds by a team in the third innings of a test after the team had followed on

Sri Lankan second innings – third innings of the test – contained two centurions – FDM Karunaratne {141} and BKG Mendis {110} in  the  just  concluded test against  India  at Col-SSC to provide the 14th occasion of two or more batsmen scoring centuries in the third  innings of a test after the team  had followed on. It also provides the first such occasion by Sri Lankan batsmen.  All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 SAF 3 Aus Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921 2
2 Aus 3 Eng Nottingham 10 Jun 1938 2
3 Ind 3 Win Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948 2
4 Eng 3 Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961 3
5 Ind 3 Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962 2
6 Ind 3 NZl Mum- BS 12 Mar 1965 2
7 SAF 3 Eng Durban 26 Dec 1999 2
8 Zim 3 Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000 2
9 Ind 3 Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001 2
10 Eng 3 Srl Lord’s 16 May 2002 2
11 Win 3 SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004 2
12 SAF 3 Eng Lord’s 10 Jul 2008 3
13 Ind 3 NZl Napier 26 Mar 2009 2
14 Srl 3 Ind Col- SSC 03 Aug 2017 2

 

Sri Lankan second innings – third innings of the test – contained two centurions – FDM Karunaratne {141} and BKG Mendis {110} in  the  just  concluded test against  India  at Col-SSC to provide the third occasion of two or more batsmen scoring centuries in the third  innings of a test after the team  had followed on against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C
1 Eng 3 Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961 3
2 Zim 3 Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000 2
3 Srl 3 Ind Col- SSC 03 Aug 2017 2

 

R Ashwin’s 101 wickets listed while sharing the new ball as a spinner

R Ashwin’s 101 wickets listed while sharing the new ball as a spinner

R Ashwin became the first bowler in the  annals of test cricket to capture one hundred wickets as a spin bowler who shared the new ball. His 100th victim was Sri Lankan batsman PM Pushpakumar whom he had bowled for 16 in the second innings of the just concluded Col-SSC test. He claimed one more wicket –  that  of N Pradeep who was  caught by S Dhawan for 1 – to take  his  aggregate of wickets to 101. The following table lists the 101 wickets captured by R Ashwin when he has shared the new ball as a spinner

No Batsman How out Fielder Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KOA Powell caught G Gambhir 0 3 Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 DM Bravo lbw   12 3 Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
3 MN Samuels bowled   0 3 Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
4 S Chanderpaul lbw   47 3 Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
5 DJG Sammy bowled   42 3 Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
6 R Rampaul caught PP Ojha 18 3 Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
7 DA Warner caught R Ashwin 28 3 Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
8 EJM Cowan lbw   10 3 Aus Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
9 NRD Compton bowled   9 2 Eng Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
10 IJL Trott caught CA Pujara 0 2 Eng Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
11 AN Cook caught V Sehwag 41 2 Eng Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
12 AN Cook caught MS Dhoni 122 2 Eng Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
13 MS Panesar caught Z Khan 4 2 Eng Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
14 AN Cook stumped MS Dhoni 1 4 Eng Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
15 KP Pietersen caught MS Dhoni 0 4 Eng Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
16 SR Watson caught V Sehwag 17 3 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
17 EJM Cowan lbw   32 3 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
18 MJ Clarke lbw   31 3 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
19 JL Pattinson caught V Sehwag 11 3 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
20 MA Starc caught SR Tendulkar 8 3 Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
21 DA Warner bowled   26 3 Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
22 PJ Hughes bowled   0 3 Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
23 GJ Maxwell lbw   8 3 Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
24 MS Wade caught V Sehwag 10 3 Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
25 JL Pattinson lbw   0 3 Aus Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
26 PJ Hughes lbw   6 3 Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013
27 PM Siddle stumped MS Dhoni 50 3 Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013
28 DA Warner caught M Vijay 4 3 Aus Sydney 06 Jan 2015
29 SR Watson bowled   16 3 Aus Sydney 06 Jan 2015
30 SE Marsh caught M Vijay 1 3 Aus Sydney 06 Jan 2015
31 JA Burns caught UT Yadav 66 3 Aus Sydney 06 Jan 2015
32 Tamim Iqbal stumped WP Saha 19 2 Ban Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
33 Mushfiqur Rahim caught RG Sharma 2 2 Ban Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
34 Shakib Al Hasan caught WP Saha 9 2 Ban Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
35 Shuvagata Hom caught RG Sharma 9 2 Ban Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
36 Liton Das caught RG Sharma 44 2 Ban Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
37 FDM Karunaratne bowled   0 3 Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
38 KC Sangakkara caught AM Rahane 40 3 Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
39 HDRL Thirimanne caught AM Rahane 44 3 Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
40 N Pradeep bowled   3 3 Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
41 JK Silva caught STR Binny 1 4 Srl Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
42 KC Sangakkara caught M Vijay 18 4 Srl Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
43 HDRL Thirimanne caught CA Pujara (sub 11 4 Srl Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
44 KTGD Prasad caught A Mishra 0 4 Srl Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
45 FDM Karunaratne bowled   46 4 Srl Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
46 S van Zyl lbw   5 2 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
47 D Elgar caught RA Jadeja 37 2 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
48 HM Amla stumped WP Saha 43 2 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
49 DJ Vilas caught RA Jadeja 1 2 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
50 Imran Tahir caught CA Pujara 4 2 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
51 F du Plessis caught AM Rahane 1 4 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
52 S van Zyl caught AM Rahane 36 4 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
53 DW Steyn caught M Vijay 2 4 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
54 S van Zyl caught AM Rahane 0 2 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
55 D Elgar bowled   7 2 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
56 HM Amla caught AM Rahane 1 2 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
57 SR Harmer bowled   13 2 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
58 M Morkel caught R Ashwin 1 2 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
59 S van Zyl caught RG Sharma 5 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
60 D Elgar lbw   18 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
61 AB de Villiers lbw   9 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
62 JP Duminy lbw   19 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
63 DJ Vilas caught WP Saha 12 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
64 K Rabada caught V Kohli 6 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
65 M Morkel bowled   4 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
66 D Elgar caught AM Rahane 4 4 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
67 T Bavuma bowled   34 4 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
68 JP Duminy lbw   0 4 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
69 AB de Villiers caught RA Jadeja 43 4 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
70 M Morkel bowled   2 4 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
71 MJ Guptill caught M Vijay 0 4 NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
72 TWM Latham lbw   2 4 NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
73 KS Williamson lbw   25 4 NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
74 MJ Santner caught RG Sharma 71 4 NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
75 IS Sodhi bowled   17 4 NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
76 N Wagner lbw   0 4 NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
77 Tamim Iqbal caught V Kohli 3 4 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
78 Mominul Haque caught AM Rahane 27 4 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
79 Mushfiqur Rahim caught RA Jadeja 23 4 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
80 Taskin Ahmed lbw   1 4 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
81 SPD Smith caught V Kohli 27 1 Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
82 MT Renshaw caught M Vijay 68 1 Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
83 MA Starc caught RA Jadeja 61 1 Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
84 DA Warner lbw   10 3 Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
85 SE Marsh lbw   0 3 Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
86 PSP Handscomb caught M Vijay 19 3 Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
87 MA Starc caught KL Rahul 30 3 Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
88 DA Warner lbw   17 4 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
89 MR Marsh caught KK Nair 13 4 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
90 MS Wade caught WP Saha 0 4 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
91 MA Starc bowled   1 4 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
92 PSP Handscomb caught WP Saha 24 4 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
93 NM Lyon caught R Ashwin 2 4 Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
94 GJ Maxwell caught M Vijay 2 3 Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
95 WU Tharanga caught KL Rahul 0 2 Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
96 FDM Karunaratne caught AM Rahane 25 2 Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
97 AD Mathews caught CA Pujara 26 2 Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
98 MDK Perera bowled   25 2 Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
99 N Pradeep bowled   0 2 Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
100 PM Pushpakumara bowled   16 3 Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
101 N Pradeep caught S Dhawan 1 3 Srl Col-SSC

03 Aug 2017

 

India’s innings victories in tests

India’s innings victories in tests

India won the second test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC by an innings and 53 runs to provide the 38th occasion of India winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won inns & 239 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
2 India won inns & 219 runs v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
3 India won inns & 198 runs v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
4 India won inns & 144 runs v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
5 India won inns & 140 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
6 India won inns & 135 runs v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
7 India won inns & 131 runs v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
8 India won inns & 126 runs v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
9 India won inns & 119 runs v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
10 India won inns & 115 runs v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
11 India won inns & 112 runs v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
12 India won inns & 109 runs v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
13 India won inns & 106 runs v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
14 India won inns & 101 runs v Zimbabwe Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
15 India won inns & 100 runs v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
16 India won inns & 095 runs v Sri Lanka Bengaluru 26 Jan 1994
17 India won inns & 092 runs v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
18 India won inns & 090 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
19 India won inns & 083 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
20 India won inns & 075 runs v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
21 India won inns & 070 runs v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
22 India won inns & 067 runs v Sri Lanka Cuttack 04 Jan 1987
23 India won inns & 057 runs v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
24 India won inns & 053 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
25 India won inns & 052 runs v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
26 India won inns & 051 runs v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
27 India won inns & 046 runs v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
28 India won inns & 036 runs v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
29 India won inns & 027 runs v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
30 India won inns & 024 runs v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
31 India won inns & 022 runs v England Chennai 11 Feb 1993
32 India won inns & 017 runs v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 08 Feb 1994
33 India won inns & 015 runs v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
34 India won inns & 015 runs v England Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
35 India won inns & 013 runs v Zimbabwe Delhi 13 Mar 1993
36 India won inns & 008 runs v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
37 India won inns & 008 runs v Sri Lanka Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990
38 India won inns & 002 runs v Australia Sydney 07 Jan 1978

 

India’s win by an  innings and 53 runs against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC  provides the ninth innings win against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won inns & 144 runs v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
2 India won inns & 119 runs v Sri Lanka Lucknow 18 Jan 1994
3 India won inns & 106 runs v Sri Lanka Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
4 India won inns & 095 runs v Sri Lanka Bengaluru 26 Jan 1994
5 India won inns & 067 runs v Sri Lanka Cuttack 04 Jan 1987
6 India won inns & 053 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
7 India won inns & 024 runs v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
8 India won inns & 017 runs v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 08 Feb 1994
9 India won inns & 008 runs v Sri Lanka Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990

 

India won the second test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC by an innings and 53 runs to provide the tenth occasion of India winning a test by an innings margin on away soil. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the first such win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won inns & 239 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
2 India won inns & 140 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 10 Dec 2004
3 India won inns & 131 runs v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
4 India won inns & 092 runs v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
5 India won inns & 090 runs v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
6 India won inns & 083 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 17 Dec 2004
7 India won inns & 053 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
8 India won inns & 052 runs v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
9 India won inns & 046 runs v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
10 India won inns & 002 runs v Australia Sydney 07 Jan 1978

 

All round feat in tests – Cricketers who have scored a fifty plus runs and captured five or more wickets in a test

All round feat in tests – Cricketers who have scored a fifty plus runs and captured five or more wickets in a test

India’s R Ashwin scored 54 and captured 5 for 69 and RA Jadeja scored 70 not out and captured 5 for 152 in the test match against Col-SSC to provide the 24th and 25th occasion of an Indian cricketer performing an all round feat  of scoring fifty and capturing five  wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Amarnath – 50 5 118 Ind Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
2 MH Mankad 72 184 5 196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
3 DG Phadkar 57 – 5 72 Ind Pak Kolkata 12 Dec 1952
4 RF Surti 70 53 5 74 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
5 N Kapil Dev – 89 5 125 Ind Eng Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
6 N Kapil Dev 73 – 5 102 Ind Pak Karachi 23 Dec 1982
7 RJ Shastri 52 – 5 75 Ind Pak Nagpur 05 Oct 1983
8 RMH Binny 52* – 6 56 Ind Pak Kolkata 11 Feb 1987
9 M Prabhakar – 54* 6 132 Ind Pak Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
10 N Kapil Dev 56 – 5 130 Ind Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
11 J Srinath 76 – 5 95 Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
12 SB Joshi 92 – 5 142 Ind Ban Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
13 IK Pathan 52 – 5 58 Ind Zim Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
14 Z Khan 57* – 5 91 Ind Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2008
15 R Ashwin 103 – 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
16 B Kumar 58 63* 5 82 Ind Eng Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
17 B Kumar – 52 6 82 Ind Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
18 R Ashwin 56 – 5 61 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
19 R Ashwin 113 – 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
20 RA Jadeja – 50* 5 73 Ind NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
21 R Ashwin 58 – 5 67 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
22 RA Jadeja 51 – 7 48 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
23 RA Jadeja 54* – 5 124 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
24 R Ashwin 54 – 5 69 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
25 RA Jadeja 70* – 5 152 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

The following table lists the Indian cricketers who have performed the feat of scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Kumar 58 63* 5 82 Ind Eng Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
2 B Kumar – 52 6 82 Ind Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
                   
1 N Kapil Dev – 89 5 125 Ind Eng Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
2 N Kapil Dev 73 – 5 102 Ind Pak Karachi 23 Dec 1982
3 N Kapil Dev 56 – 5 130 Ind Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
                   
1 R Ashwin 103 – 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
2 R Ashwin 56 – 5 61 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 R Ashwin 113 – 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
4 R Ashwin 58 – 5 67 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
5 R Ashwin 54 – 5 69 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
                   
1 RA Jadeja – 50* 5 73 Ind NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
2 RA Jadeja 51 – 7 48 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
3 RA Jadeja 54* – 5 124 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
4 RA Jadeja 70* – 5 152 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India’s R Ashwin scored 54 and captured 5 for 69 and RA Jadeja scored 70 not out and captured 5 for 152 in the test match against Col-SSC to provide the third occasion of an two cricketers from  the same team  performing an all round feat  of scoring fifty and capturing five  wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AE Trott – 72* 8 43 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
  2 G Giffen 58 – 5 76 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
                     
2 1 SCJ Broad 64 – 6 46 Eng Ind Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
  2 TT Bresnan – 90 5 48 Eng Ind Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
                     
3 1 R Ashwin 54 – 5 69 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
  2 RA Jadeja 70* – 5 152 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

The following list shows thirteen cricketers who have scored a fifty and captured ten or more innings in a test. The list is arranged in the descending order of wickets captured.  The list includes three occasions of cricketers scoring centuries in test coupled  with ten or  more  wickets – IT Botham, Imran Khan and Shakib Al Hasan. It should be noted that the bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in this list have five wicket hauls in both innings of the test.

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15 123 NZl Aus Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
2 W Bates 55 – 14 102 Eng Aus Melbourne 19 Jan 1883
3 IT Botham 114 – 13 106 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
4 AK Davidson – 80 11 222 Aus Win Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
5 KD Boyce 72 – 11 147 Win Eng The Oval 26 Jul 1973
6 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11 102 NZl Win Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
7 Imran Khan 117 – 11 180 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
8 J Nash 56 – 11 169 NZl Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
9 FE Woolley 62 – 10 49 Eng Aus The Oval 19 Aug 1912
10 AW Greig 51 – 10 149 Eng NZl Auckland 20 Feb 1975
11 Abdul Qadir 61 – 10 186 Pak Eng Karachi 16 Dec 1987
12 DW Steyn 76 – 10 154 SAF Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
13 Shakib Al Hasan 137 – 10 124 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014

 

R Ashwin with his 54 and 5 for 69 against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC performed his fifth occasion of the all round performance  of a fifty and five wicket haul in a test. He earned the distinction of becoming the fourth cricketer to accomplish the feat on five or more occasions. Others are – IT Botham {11}, RJ Hadlee {06} and Shakib Al Hasan {06}. The following table lists the performance of these four cricketers

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IT Botham 103 – 5 73 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
2 IT Botham 53 – 5 109 Eng NZl Auckland 04 Mar 1978
3 IT Botham 108 – 8 34 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
4 IT Botham 114 – 13 106 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
5 IT Botham 50 149* 6 95 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
6 IT Botham 67 – 5 46 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
7 IT Botham 57 – 5 74 Eng Pak Leeds 26 Aug 1982
8 IT Botham 138 – 5 59 Eng NZl Wellington 20 Jan 1984
9 IT Botham – 81 8 103 Eng Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
10 IT Botham – 54 5 72 Eng Win The Oval 09 Aug 1984
11 IT Botham – 85 5 109 Eng Aus Lord’s 27 Jun 1985
                   
1 RJ Hadlee 53* – 5 104 NZl Pak Auckland 23 Feb 1979
2 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11 102 NZl Win Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
3 RJ Hadlee 84 – 6 53 NZl Eng The Oval 14 Jul 1983
4 RJ Hadlee 99 – 5 28 NZl Eng Christchurch 03 Feb 1984
5 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15 123 NZl Aus Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
6 RJ Hadlee 68 – 6 80 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
                   
1 Shakib Al Hasan – 71 7 36 Ban NZl Chittagong 17 Oct 2008
2 Shakib Al Hasan – 96 5 70 Ban Srl Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
3 Shakib Al Hasan – 96* 5 70 Ban Win St George’s 17 Jul 2009
4 Shakib Al Hasan 73 55 5 63 Ban Win Dhaka 29 Oct 2011
5 Shakib Al Hasan 144 – 6 82 Ban Pak Dhaka 17 Dec 2011
6 Shakib Al Hasan 137 – 10 124 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014
                   
1 R Ashwin 103 – 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
2 R Ashwin 56 – 5 61 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 R Ashwin 113 – 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
4 R Ashwin 58 – 5 67 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
5 R Ashwin 54 – 5 69 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

The following nine cricketers have scored fifties in both innings and captured five or more wickets in a test.

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Faulkner 78 123 5 120 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
2 MH Mankad 72 184 5 196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
3 GS Sobers 104 50 5 63 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 56 5 28 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
5 IT Botham 50 149* 6 95 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
6 Wasim Akram 52 123 5 100 Pak Aus Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
7 CL Hooper 81 67 5 116 Win Ind Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
8 JH Kallis 110 88* 5 90 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
9 DL Vettori 55* 76 5 59 NZl Ban Chittagong 17 Oct 2008

 

There are 31 occasions of cricketers scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JH Sinclair 106 – 6 26 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 GA Faulkner 78 123 5 120 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
3 C Kelleway 114 – 5 33 Aus SAF Manchester 27 May 1912
4 JM Gregory 100 – 7 69 Aus Eng Melbourne 31 Dec 1920
5 MH Mankad 72 184 5 196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
6 DS Atkinson 219 – 5 56 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
7 KR Miller 109 – 6 107 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
8 R Benaud 100 – 5 84 Aus SAF Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
9 OG Smith 100 – 5 90 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
10 GS Sobers 104 50 5 63 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
11 BR Taylor 105 – 5 86 NZl Ind Kolkata 05 Mar 1965
12 GS Sobers 174 – 5 41 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
13 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 – 5 49 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
14 AW Greig 148 – 6 164 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
15 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 56 5 28 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
16 IT Botham 103 – 5 73 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
17 IT Botham 108 – 8 34 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
18 IT Botham 114 – 13 106 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
19 IT Botham 50 149* 6 95 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
20 Imran Khan 117 – 11 180 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
21 IT Botham 138 – 5 59 Eng NZl Wellington 20 Jan 1984
22 Wasim Akram 52 123 5 100 Pak Aus Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
23 PA Strang 106* – 5 212 Zim Pak Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
24 JH Kallis 110 88* 5 90 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
25 JH Kallis 139* – 5 21 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
26 R Ashwin 103 – 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
27 Shakib Al Hasan 144 – 6 82 Ban Pak Dhaka 17 Dec 2011
28 Sohag Gazi 101* – 6 77 Ban NZl Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
29 Shakib Al Hasan 137 – 10 124 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014
30 R Ashwin 113 – 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
31 RL Chase – 137* 5 121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

 

DS Atkinson of West Indies and Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan are the two cricketers who have scored a double hundred and captured five or more wickets in a test.

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DS Atkinson 219 – 5 56 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 – 5 49 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973

 

Two or more 200 plus runs partnerships posted by a team in the series againt Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

Two or more 200 plus runs partnerships posted by a team in the series againt Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

S Dhawan-CA Pujara added 253 runs for the second wicket at Galle and CA Pujara-AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket ar Col-SSC to provide  the second occasion of batsmen posting two  or more 200 plus runs partnerships in a test series played on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
  2 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 3 200 3 Aus Srl Kandy 16 Mar 2004
  3 SM Katich, JL Langer 6 218 3 Aus Srl Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
                   
2 1 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
  2 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India posting a total of 600 plus runs in consecutive tests

India posting a total of 600 plus runs in consecutive tests

India posted a team total of 600 at Galle and 622 for 9 and declared at Col-SSC against Sri Lanka in consecutive tests to provide the third occasion of India posting a total of 600 plus runs in consecutive tests.  All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 India 642 154.0 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
  2 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
                 
2 1 India 631 182.3 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
  2 India 759/7d 190.4 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
                 
3 1 India 600 133.1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
  2 India 622/9d 158.0 1 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
Batsmen scoring a century in the third innings of a test after the team was asked to follow on

Batsmen scoring a century in the third innings of a test after the team was asked to follow on

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 110 in Sri Lanka’s second innings {the third innings of the test} after Sri Lanka followed on to provide the 107th occasion of batsman scoring a century in the third innings of a test after his  team followed on.

 

BKG Mendis became the ninth Sri Lankan batsman to score a century under such circumstances when he scored 110 against India at Col-SSC. The following table lists all the nine Sri Lankan batsmen who have accomplished such a  feat.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Ranatunga 100* 3 Srl Zim Bulawayo 20 Oct 1994
2 AP Gurusinha 143 3 Srl Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1995
3 RS Kaluwitharana 103 3 Srl NZl Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
4 RP Arnold 109 3 Srl Eng Manchester 13 Jun 2002
5 DPMD Jayawardene 119 3 Srl Eng Lord’s 11 May 2006
6 TT Samaraweera 115* 3 Srl SAF Cape Town 03 Jan 2012
7 FDM Karunaratne 152 3 Srl NZl Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
8 LD Chandimal 126 3 Srl Eng Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
9 BKG Mendis 110 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

BKG Mendis became the 15th batsman to score a century against India under such circumstances when he scored 110 against India at Col-SSC. The following table lists all the fifteen batsmen who have accomplished such a feat against India

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Sutcl 137* 3 NZl Ind Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 G Pullar 119 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
3 KF Barrington 172 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
4 ER Dexter 126* 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
5 RB Kanhai 158* 3 Win Ind Kingston 18 Feb 1971
6 DI Gower 157* 3 Eng Ind The Oval 23 Aug 1990
7 CC Lewis 117 3 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Feb 1993
8 ADR Campbell 102 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
9 A Flower 232* 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
10 N Hussain 110 3 Eng Ind Leeds 22 Aug 2002
11 Mohd Yousuf 112 3 Pak Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004
12 BC Lara 120 3 Win Ind Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
13 DM Bravo 136 3 Win Ind Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
14 AN Cook 176 3 Eng Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
15 BKG Mendis 110 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

 

R Ashwin captures 99 test wickets as a spin bowler opening the bowling at the end of Sri Lanka’s first innings at Col-SSC

R Ashwin captures 99 test wickets as a spin bowler opening the bowling at the end of Sri Lanka’s first innings at Col-SSC

 

R Ashwin of India captured 5 for 69 in Sri Lanka’s first innings at Col-SSC to provide the 12th occasion of his capturing five  or more wickets  in a test  innings when he shared the new ball as a spin bowler. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

R Ashwin’s total aggregate wickets stood at 99 when he has shared the new ball as a spinner at the end of Sri Lankan’s innings. He needs one more wicket for  his 100 wickets. If he gets it, he would become the first bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 wickets while sharing the new ball as a spin bowler

 

No Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 05 047 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 32.0 06 095 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 28.0 12 063 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
4 25.0 06 087 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
5 16.0 06 042 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
6 24.0 05 051 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
7 29.5 07 066 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
8 16.1 06 032 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
9 49.1 26 061 5 2 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
10 35.3 05 132 6 2 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
11 12.4 04 041 6 2 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
12 16.4 03 069 5 2 2 v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

200 plus runs partnerships on Sri Lankan soil

200 plus runs partnerships on Sri Lankan soil

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the  ongoing Col-SSC test to provide  the 37th occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in  a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RL Dias, LRD Mendis 4 216 4 Srl Ind Kandy 14 Sep 1985
2 AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga 4 240* 3 Srl Pak Col-PSS 22 Mar 1986
3 JJ Crowe, Sir RJ Hadlee 6 246* 2 NZl Srl Col-CCC 16 Apr 1987
4 AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga 4 230 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
5 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
6 ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama 2 576 2 Srl Ind Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
7 PA de Silva, ST Jayasuriya 3 218 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
8 SP Fleming, CD McMillan 4 240 3 NZl Srl Col-RPS 27 May 1998
9 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
10 MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya 1 335 1 Srl Pak Kandy 28 Jun 2000
11 MS Atapattu, PA de Silva 3 230 1 Srl Eng Galle 22 Feb 2001
12 PA de Silva, ST Jayasuriya 5 234 2 Srl Ban Col-PSS 21 Jul 2002
13 DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera 3 262 2 Srl Eng Col-SSC 18 Dec 2003
14 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
15 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 3 200 3 Aus Srl Kandy 16 Mar 2004
16 SM Katich, JL Langer 6 218 3 Aus Srl Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
17 TM Dilshan, TT Samaraweera 5 280 1 Srl Ban Col-PSS 20 Sep 2005
18 DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 624 2 Srl SAF Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
19 HAPW Jayawardene, WPUJC Vaas 7 223* 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
20 DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 311 2 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
21 DPMD Jayawardene, MG Vandort 3 227 2 Srl Eng Col-SSC 09 Dec 2007
22 Fawad Alam, Younis Khan 2 200 3 Pak Srl Col-PSS 12 Jul 2009
23 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 Ind Srl Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
24 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
25 Azhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez 2 287 1 Pak Srl Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
26 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara 2 225 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
27 LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson 3 262 1 NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012
27 LD Chandimal, HDRL Thirimanne 5 203* 1 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
29 Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim 5 267 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
30 TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara 2 213 3 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
31 Shan Masood, Younis Khan 3 242 4 Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
32 S Dhawan, V Kohli 3 227 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
33 LD Chandimal, FDM Karunaratne 3 238 1 Srl Win Galle 14 Oct 2015
34 LD Chandimal, DM de Silva 6 211 1 Srl Aus Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
35 SE Marsh, SPD Smith 2 246 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
36 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
37 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Col-SSC test to provide the 18th occasion of visiting batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJ Crowe, Sir RJ Hadlee 6 246* 2 NZl Srl Col-CCC 16 Apr 1987
2 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
3 SP Fleming, CD McMillan 4 240 3 NZl Srl Col-RPS 27 May 1998
4 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
5 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
6 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 3 200 3 Aus Srl Kandy 16 Mar 2004
7 SM Katich, JL Langer 6 218 3 Aus Srl Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
8 Fawad Alam, Younis Khan 2 200 3 Pak Srl Col-PSS 12 Jul 2009
9 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 Ind Srl Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
10 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
11 Azhar Ali, Mohammad Hafeez 2 287 1 Pak Srl Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
12 LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson 3 262 1 NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012
13 Mohd Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim 5 267 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
14 Shan Masood, Younis Khan 3 242 4 Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
15 S Dhawan, V Kohli 3 227 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
16 SE Marsh, SPD Smith 2 246 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
17 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
18 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Col-SSC test to provide the sixth  occasion of Indian  batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against Sri Lanka in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
2 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 24 Feb 1999
3 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 Ind Srl Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
4 S Dhawan, V Kohli 3 227 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
5 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 Ind Srl Galle 26 Jul 2017
6 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Col-SSC test to provide the eighth occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RL Dias, LRD Mendis 4 216 4 Srl Ind Kandy 14 Sep 1985
2 AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga 4 240* 3 Srl Pak Col-PSS 22 Mar 1986
3 AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga 4 230 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
4 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
5 SP Fleming, CD McMillan 4 240 3 NZl Srl Col-RPS 27 May 1998
6 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
7 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
8 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India added 217 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Col-SSC test to provide the fifth occasion of visiting batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth against Sri Lanka in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
2 SP Fleming, CD McMillan 4 240 3 NZl Srl Col-RPS 27 May 1998
3 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 206 3 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
4 MEK Hussey, SE Marsh 4 258 2 Aus Srl Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
5 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

A quick guide to the major T20 leagues

A quick guide to the major T20 leagues

Big Bash League
The BBL was introduced by Cricket Australia in 2011 to replace the Twenty20 Big Bash, which was a tournament between six state-based teams. The BBL is played by eight city-based franchises. Each team plays the other at least once in the league stage; until now, each team played every other team twice. This will change in the 2017-18 edition, when each team will play two more games. Teams are allowed two overseas players in their squad, and the tournament usually attracts top players from West Indies and England.

Pakistan Super League
The PSL is two seasons old and is run by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It has so far featured five teams, but a sixth will be added for the third edition. One of the objectives of the league is to bring top-level cricket back to Pakistan, and the final of the 2017 tournament was held in Lahore. Teams are allowed to have eight foreign players in their squads and to field four in their XI. So far, PSL teams have managed to buy top players from the West Indies, England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Indian Premier League
The biggest T20 league in terms of viewership, the IPL has already completed ten seasons and has seen several format changes over the years. Just five of the original eight teams have played every season, and several franchises have had short lives. Gujarat Lions and Pune Supergiant played the last two seasons, but will not be around for the 2018 version, when Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings will return from suspension. Players from every Test-playing country have been a part of the IPL, which allows four overseas players in a side’s playing XI.

NatWest T20 Blast
The ECB has tinkered with its domestic T20 tournament several times since it first hosted one, in 2003. The latest version, the NatWest T20 Blast, has the 18 county sides divided into two groups. Each team plays six of the teams in their group twice and the other two once. The top four teams in each group enter the knockouts. Each team is allowed to field two international players in their XI. The ECB plans to launch a new city-based T20 tournament in 2020.

Caribbean Premier League
The CPL is run by the WICB and financed by US-based businessman Ajmal Khan. It has six teams who play a double round-robin stage from which four reach the knockouts. The Antigua Hawksbills franchise was replaced in 2015 by the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

Bangladesh Premier League
The BPL was launched by the Bangladesh Cricket board in 2012, with seven city-based franchises competing against each other. The first edition was held in February and a second was played a year later. Accusations of match-fixing led to the tournament being suspended for two years, before it returned in 2015-16 with a new set of franchises. While six teams participated in the 2015-16 season, seven were part of the most recent one, with two new franchises being added and the Sylhet franchise being suspended. Sylhet will return for the 2017-18 season, with new owners.

Global T20 League
The Global T20 League, organised by Cricket South Africa, is the latest entrant on the annual T20 calendar. The tournament was announced in early 2017 and the franchises and their owners were revealed in June. Some of the franchises have been bought by individuals or companies that own teams in other T20 leagues. The first edition of the league will be held this November.

by espncricinfo staff – Article courtesy – espncricinfo.com