England winning a one day international by 150 plus runs margin

England winning a one day international by 150 plus runs margin

England won the one day international against West Indies at Bridgetown on 09.03.17 by 186 runs to provide the ninth occasion of England winning a one day international by 150 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below. This win represents England’s largest win by runs margin against West Indies in a one day international. The previous best was the 114 runs win at Southampton on 16.06.12

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 210 runs v New Zealand Birmingham 09 Jun 2015
2 England won 202 runs v India Lord’s 07 Jun 1975
3 England won 198 runs v Pakistan Nottingham 20 Aug 1992
4 England won 196 runs v East Africa Birmingham 14 Jun 1975
5 England won 186 runs v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017
6 England won 169 runs v Pakistan Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
7 England won 168 runs v Bangladesh Nottingham 21 Jun 2005
8 England won 161 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 01 Dec 2004
9 England won 152 runs v Zimbabwe Birmingham 10 Sep 2004

West Indies lost the one day international against England by 186 runs at Bridgetown on 09.03.17 to provide its third defeat by 150 plus runs in a one day international. All such occasions are listed below. It also represents the largest margin of defeat by runs at home.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies lost 257 runs v South Africa Sydney 27 Feb 2015
2 West Indies lost 209 runs v South Africa Cape Town 25 Jan 2004
3 West Indies lost 186 runs v England Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017
Two England batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings of an one day internationals

Two England batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings of an one day internationals

AD Hales {110} and JE Root {101} scored hundreds for England against England at Bridgetown on 09.03.17 to provide the 13th occasion of two England batsmen scoring hundreds in the same innings of an one day international. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GA Gooch 117* 2 v Australia Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
  DI Gower 102 2 v Australia Lord’s 03 Jun 1985
             
2 ME Trescothick 109 1 v India Lord’s 13 Jul 2002
  N Hussain 115 1 v India Lord’s 13 Jul 2002
             
3 ME Trescothick 114* 2 v South Africa The Oval 28 Jun 2003
  VS Solanki 106 2 v South Africa The Oval 28 Jun 2003
             
4 AJ Strauss 100 1 v West Indies Lord’s 06 Jul 2004
  A Flintoff 123 1 v West Indies Lord’s 06 Jul 2004
             
5 AJ Strauss 152 1 v Bangladesh Nottingham 21 Jun 2005
  PD Collingwood 112* 1 v Bangladesh Nottingham 21 Jun 2005
             
6 AN Cook 102 1 v India Southampton 21 Aug 2007
  IR Bell 126* 1 v India Southampton 21 Aug 2007
             
7 AJ Strauss 154 1 v Bangladesh Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
  IJL Trott 110 1 v Bangladesh Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
             
8 EJG Morgan 124* 2 v Ireland Dublin (M) 03 Sep 2013
  RS Bopara 101* 2 v Ireland Dublin (M) 03 Sep 2013
             
9 JE Root 104 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 09 Jun 2015
  JC Buttler 129 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 09 Jun 2015
             
10 JE Root 106* 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 17 Jun 2015
  EJG Morgan 113 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 17 Jun 2015
             
11 JJ Roy 102 1 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 20 Nov 2015
  JC Buttler 116* 1 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 20 Nov 2015
             
12 JJ Roy 112* 2 v Sri Lanka Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
  AD Hales 133* 2 v Sri Lanka Birmingham 24 Jun 2016
             
13 AD Hales 110 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017
  JE Root 101 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017

AD Hales {110} and JE Root {101} scored hundreds for England against England at Bridgetown on 09.03.17 to provide the second occasion of two England batsmen scoring hundreds in the same innings of an one day international against West Indies. Both the  occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Strauss 100 1 v West Indies Lord’s 06 Jul 2004
  A Flintoff 123 1 v West Indies Lord’s 06 Jul 2004
             
2 AD Hales 110 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017
  JE Root 101 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 2017

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring runs between 190 and 199 in a test innings – BKG Mendis is the new entrant to the list

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring runs between 190 and 199 in a test innings – BKG Mendis is the new entrant to the list

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

BKG Mendis’ 194 in  the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Galle provides the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring runs between 190 and 199 in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Wettimuny 190 1 Srl Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
2 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
3 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
4 DPMD Jayawardene 195 2 Srl Eng Col-SSC 09 Dec 2007
5 TM Dilshan 193 2 Srl Eng Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
6 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
7 KC Sangakkara 192 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
8 BKG Mendis 194 1 Srl Ban Galle 07 Mar 2017
Batsmen scoring 190 and 199 runs in a test innings while batting at number three in the annals of test cricket – BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka joins the elite list

Batsmen scoring 190 and 199 runs in a test innings while batting at number three in the annals of test cricket – BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka joins the elite list

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 194 in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Galle to provide the 20th occasion of a batsman scoring runs between 190 and 199 while batting at number three in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 191 1 Aus SAF Sydney 09 Dec 1910
2 WJ Edrich 191 2 Eng SAF Manchester 05 Jul 1947
3 IM Chappell 196 2 Aus Pak Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
4 IM Chappell 192 1 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1975
5 RB Richardson 194 1 Win Ind Georgetown 25 Mar 1989
6 Mohd Wasim 192 2 Pak Zim Harare 21 Mar 1998
7 R Dravid 190 2 Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
8 SP Fleming 192 1 NZl Pak Hamilton 19 Dec 2003
9 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
10 Younis Khan 194 3 Pak Ind Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
11 RT Ponting 196 1 Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
12 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
13 R Dravid 191 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
14 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
15 KC Sangakkara 192 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
16 HM Amla 196 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
17 Mohd Ashraful 190 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
18 KS Williamson 192 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
19 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
20 BKG Mendis 194 1 Srl Ban Galle 07 Mar 2017

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 194 in the ongoing test against Bangladesh at Galle to provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring runs between 190 and 199 while batting at number three in the annals of test cricket. He became the second Sri  Lankan batsman to accomplish such a feat. All such occasions are listed below 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
2 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
3 KC Sangakkara 192 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
4 BKG Mendis 194 1 Srl Ban Galle 07 Mar 2017

KC Sangakkara {03}, IM Chappell {02}, R Dravid {02} and Younis Khan {02} are the four batsman  who  have scored  run between 190 and 199 while batting at number three on two  or more occasions. The following table lists the performance of these four batsmen

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
2 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
3 KC Sangakkara 192 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
               
1 IM Chappell 196 2 Aus Pak Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
2 IM Chappell 192 1 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1975
               
1 R Dravid 190 2 Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
2 R Dravid 191 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
               
1 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
2 Younis Khan 194 3 Pak Ind Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006


KC Sangakkara, Younis Khan and SPD Smith are the three batsman who have scored 199 runs in this category of statistics. KC Sangakkara is the only batsman to remain not out on 199 in this three member club.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
2 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
3 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
Eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain

Eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain

NM Lyon’s 8 for 60 in the just concluded test between India and Australia at Bengaluru was in a losing cause providing the 22nd occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 43.2 18 58 8 1 Eng Aus Sydney 29 Jan 1892
2 T Richardson 36.1 07 94 8 2 Eng Aus Sydney 26 Feb 1898
3 H Trumble 31.0 13 65 8 2 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1902
4 LC Braund 29.1 06 81 8 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 05 Mar 1904
5 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
6 SP Gupte 34.3 11 102 9 1 Ind Win Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
7 JM Noreiga 49.4 16 95 9 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
8 BS Chandrasekhar 41.5 18 79 8 2 Ind Eng Delhi 20 Dec 1972
9 MHN Walker 42.2×8 07 143 8 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 08 Feb 1975
10 N Kapil Dev 30.3 06 83 9 3 Ind Win Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
11 IT Botham 27.4 06 103 8 2 Eng Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
12 GF Lawson 40.0 07 112 8 1 Aus Win Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
13 JR Ratnayeke 23.2 05 83 8 2 Srl Pak Sialkot 27 Oct 1985
14 NA Foster 46.2 15 107 8 2 Eng Pak Leeds 02 Jul 1987
15 MG Hughes 37.0 09 87 8 3 Aus Win Perth 02 Dec 1988
16 ARC Fraser 16.1 02 53 8 2 Eng Win Port of Spain 05 Feb 1998
17 J Srinath 27.0 06 86 8 3 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
18 PA Strang 51.5 12 109 8 2 Zim NZl Bulawayo 12 Sep 2000
19 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
20 MG Johnson 24.0 04 61 8 2 Aus SAF Perth 17 Dec 2008
21 D Bishoo 13.5 01 49 8 3 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
22 NM Lyon 22.2 04 50 8 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

NM Lyon’s 8 for 60 in the just concluded test between India and Australia at Bengaluru was in a losing cause providing the seventh occasion of an Australian bowler’s eight wickets in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Trumble 31.0 13 65 8 2 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1902
2 MHN Walker 42.2×8 07 143 8 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 08 Feb 1975
3 GF Lawson 40.0 07 112 8 1 Aus Win Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
4 MG Hughes 37.0 09 87 8 3 Aus Win Perth 02 Dec 1988
5 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
6 MG Johnson 24.0 04 61 8 2 Aus SAF Perth 17 Dec 2008
7 NM Lyon 22.2 04 50 8 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

It also provides the third occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain against India. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JM Noreiga 49.4 16 95 9 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
2 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
3 NM Lyon 22.2 04 50 8 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain on Indian soil. All the six occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Gupte 34.3 11 102 9 1 Ind Win Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
2 BS Chandrasekhar 41.5 18 79 8 2 Ind Eng Delhi 20 Dec 1972
3 N Kapil Dev 30.3 06 83 9 3 Ind Win Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
4 J Srinath 27.0 06 86 8 3 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
5 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
6 NM Lyon 22.2 04 50 8 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

NM Lyon became the second visiting bowler to witness eight plus wickets in a losing cause against India in India after JJ Kreza of Australia. JJ Kreza’s 8 for 214 at Nagpur in Nov 2008 was in a losing cause. It is interesting to note that JJ Kreza and NM Lyon are the only two visiting bowlers – both from Australia – to witness their eight wicket haul in an innings going in vain

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
2 NM Lyon 22.2 04 50 8 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

Six or more five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test – R Ashwin becomes the fourth bowler to accomplish the feat

Six or more five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test – R Ashwin becomes the fourth bowler to accomplish the feat

R Ashwin with his six five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test became the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six or more five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test. He captured six for 41 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test at Bangalore between India  and Australia. Others are – HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka {nine occasions}. M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {seven occasions} and SK Warne of Australia {seven occasions}. The performance of  these four bowlers is furnished below

HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 48.0 9 139 5 4 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
2 30.3 7 79 5 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2011
3 38.0 9 97 6 4 v England Galle 26 Mar 2012
4 45.0 30 40 5 4 v South Africa Col-SSC 24 Jul 2014
5 22.1 2 57 5 4 v Pakistan Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
6 21.0 6 48 7 4 v India Galle 12 Aug 2015
7 33.3 16 54 5 4 v Australia Pallekele 26 Jul 2016
8 18.1 3 64 7 4 v Australia Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
9 23.0 6 63 8 4 v Zimbabwe Harare 06 Nov 2016
M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 36.0 15 64 5 4 v New Zealand Napier 11 Mar 1995
2 18.3 8 30 5 4 v New Zealand Col-SSC 10 Jun 1998
3 27.1 4 71 6 4 v Pakistan Peshawar 05 Mar 2000
4 35.5 16 81 6 4 v West Indies Kandy 21 Nov 2001
5 16.2 4 46 8 4 v West Indies Kandy 22 Jul 2005
6 30.0 10 70 8 4 v England Nottingham 02 Jun 2006
7 34.1 9 87 6 4 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Dec 2006
SK Warne of Australia
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 23.2 8 52 7 4 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
2 36.1 12 89 5 4 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994
3 50.2 22 71 8 4 v England Brisbane 25 Nov 1994
4 28.0 6 88 5 4 v New Zealand Hobart 27 Nov 1997
5 15.0 5 43 5 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2004
6 21.1 2 90 5 4 v Sri Lanka Kandy 16 Mar 2004
7 35.5 9 86 6 4 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
R Ashwin of India
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 16.0 6 42 5 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
2 29.5 7 66 7 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
3 49.1 26 61 5 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
4 35.3 5 132 6 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
5 13.5 2 59 7 4 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
6 12.4 4 41 6 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

R Ashwin owns the Indian record for most five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test

R Ashwin owns the Indian record for most five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test

R Ashwin now holds the record by an Indian bowler for most five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test. His 6 for 41 in the just concluded test against Australia at Bengaluru was his sixth five wicket haul in the fourth innings of a test. He went past BS Bedi and A Kumble who had five wicket hauls on five occasions. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below. It is interesting to note that these three bowlers have one five wicket haul in the fourth innings at Bengaluru

 

R Ashwin
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 16.0 6 42 5 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
2 29.5 7 66 7 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
3 49.1 26 61 5 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
4 35.3 5 132 6 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
5 13.5 2 59 7 4 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
6 12.4 4 41 6 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
BS Bedi
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 30.5 16 42 6 4 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 25 Sep 1969
2 40.0 12 63 5 4 v England Kolkata 30 Dec 1972
3 33.0 18 27 5 4 v New Zealand Mumbai 10 Nov 1976
4 21.3 4 71 6 4 v England Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
5 30.2×8 6 105 5 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
A Kumble
No Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 26.3 9 74 10 4 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
2 38.0 16 63 7 4 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
3 34.3 9 89 5 4 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
4 22.4 3 78 6 4 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jun 2006
5 14.0 2 60 5 4 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007

 

R Ashwin equals a world record – shares the record for most wickets by a spin bowler who has shared the new ball

R Ashwin equals a world record – shares the record for most wickets by a spin bowler who has shared the new ball

Hugh Trumble

H Trumble of England

Ravichandran Ashwin

R Ashwin of India

R Ashwin now shares the record for most wickets by a spin bowler has shared the new ball. At the end of the Bengaluru test, R Ashwin has an aggregate of 93 wickets and is on par with H Trumble of England who had a similar number of wickets. The performance of these two bowlers are furnished below

R Ashwin of India
Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
21.3 5 47 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
20.0 2 73 2 2 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
27.0 9 80 3 1 2 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
42.3 6 145 2 1 2 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
3.4 0 22 0 1 4 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
6.1 1 31 2 1 4 v England Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
32.0 6 95 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
28.0 12 63 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGs 02 Mar 2013
15.3 2 55 2 2 3 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
19.0 2 105 4 2 3 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
25.0 6 87 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
6.0 2 8 0 2 3 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
28.2 6 114 4 1 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
16.0 6 42 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
24.0 5 51 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
14.0 5 39 3 1 4 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
29.5 7 66 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
16.1 6 32 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
49.1 26 61 5 2 4 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
35.3 5 132 6 2 4 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
25.0 6 56 0 2 3 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
30.3 10 73 4 2 4 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
28.0 3 119 4 1 3 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
34.5 10 63 3 2 1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017
12.4 4 41 6 2 4 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
    1700 93     Total    
H Trumble of England
Overs M Runs W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
47.0×5 16 101 1 2 1 v England The Oval 14 Aug 1893
20.0×5 10 37 1 2 4 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
40.0×5 10 59 6 2 1 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
25.0×5 9 30 6 1 3 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
14.0 4 40 0 1 4 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1897
26.5 5 54 4 2 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1898
30.4 12 53 4 2 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1898
39.3 16 60 5 1 2 v England Leeds 29 Jun 1899
13.0×5 3 33 2 2 4 v England Manchester 17 Jul 1899
8.0 1 38 3 1 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
22.5 10 49 4 1 4 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
65.0 23 124 3 1 1 v England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
44.0 18 74 6 1 3 v England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
25.0 4 62 5 2 2 v England Melbourne 28 Feb 1902
30.3 7 64 3 2 4 v England Melbourne 28 Feb 1902
18.0 10 21 0 1 2 v England Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
21.5 3 49 4 1 4 v England Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
43.0 16 75 4 1 2 v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902
25.0 9 53 6 1 4 v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902
31.0 13 65 8 1 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 1902
33.5 4 108 4 1 4 v England The Oval 11 Aug 1902
50.0 10 107 4 1 1 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
10.5 2 34 5 1 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
28.0 9 49 3 2 2 v England Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
33.0 8 73 2 2 4 v England Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
    1512 93     Total             
Six plus wickets by bowlers in each innings of a test – Bengaluru test provides the third such instance in the annals of test cricket and after 115 years and two months

Six plus wickets by bowlers in each innings of a test – Bengaluru test provides the third such instance in the annals of test cricket and after 115 years and two months

The just concluded Bengaluru test between India and Australia witnessed a rare instance. In each of the four innings of a test – there was a bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings. This instance provides the  third such instance in the annals of test cricket. The first such occasion was witnessed in the test between England and Australia at The Oval in  Aug 1896 and the second such occasion was witnessed in the test between Australia and England at The  Oval in Jan 1902. The third such occasion occurred in the just concluded test between India and Australia at Bengaluru in Mar 2017. The interval between the second instance and third instance is 115 years and two months.  It is also observed that in all the three instances Australia is one of the teams. All the  three occasions are furnished below

No Overs M Runs W Inns Bowler Team Oppn Ground Start date
1 40.0 10 059 6 1 H Trumble Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
2 26.1 10 041 6 2 JT Hearne Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1896
3 25.0 09 030 6 3 H Trumble Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
4 12.0 05 023 6 4 R Peel Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1896
                     
1 16.1 05 042 6 1 SF Barnes Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
2 07.4 02 017 7 2 MA Noble Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
3 64.0 17 121 7 3 SF Barnes Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
4 26.0 05 060 6 4 MA Noble Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
                     
1 22.2 04 050 8 1 NM Lyon Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
2 21.4 01 063 6 2 RA Jadeja Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
3 24.0 05 067 6 3 JR Hazzlewood Aus Ind Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
4 12.4 05 041 6 4 R Ashwin Ind Aus Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017

 

Bowlers who have captured 25 plus five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket – R Ashwin joins the elite list

Bowlers who have captured 25 plus five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket – R Ashwin joins the elite list

R Ashwin of India captured six for 41 in Australia’s second innings in the just concluded test at Bengaluru to provide his 25th five wicket haul in tests. He became the eleventh bowler to capture 25 plus five wicket hauls in  the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the eleven bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5
1 M Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 67
2 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 37
3 RJ Hadlee NZl 86 150 21918 9611 431 36
4 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 35
5 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 29
6 HMRKB Herath Srl 79 142 21858 10108 357 28
7 IT Botham Eng 102 168 21815 10878 383 27
8 DW Steyn SAF 85 156 17286 9303 417 26
9 R Ashwin Ind 47 88 13835 6669 269 25
10 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 25
11 Wasim Akram Pak 104 181 22627 9779 414 25

R Ashwin of India captured six for 41 in Australia’s second innings in the just concluded test at Bengaluru to provide his 25th five wicket haul in tests. He became the third Indian bowler to capture 25 plus five wicket hauls in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the three bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5
1 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 35
2 R Ashwin Ind 47 88 13835 6669 269 25
3 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 25

The following table furnishes the twenty five five wicket hauls of R Ashwin in its chornological order

No Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 5 47 6 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 52.1 6 156 5 v West Indies Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
3 16.3 5 31 6 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
4 26.5 9 54 6 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
5 22.0 1 69 5 v New Zealand Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
6 42.0 12 103 7 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
7 32.0 6 95 5 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 28.0 12 63 5 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
9 34.0 18 57 5 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
10 25.0 6 87 5 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
11 13.4 2 46 6 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
12 16.0 6 42 5 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
13 24.0 5 51 5 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
14 16.1 6 32 5 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
15 29.5 7 66 7 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
16 49.1 26 61 5 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
17 25.0 8 83 7 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
18 16.0 2 52 5 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016
19 35.3 5 132 6 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
20 27.2 5 81 6 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
21 13.5 2 59 7 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
22 29.5 6 67 5 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
23 44.0 4 112 6 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
24 20.3 3 55 6 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
25 12.4 4 41 6 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017