Imran Tahir of South Africa joins the elite list of bowlers who have captured fifty plus wickets in Twenty20 Internationals

Imran Tahir of South Africa joins the elite list of bowlers who have captured fifty plus wickets in Twenty20 Internationals

Imran Tahir joined the elite list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in T20Is to become  the 17th bowler to accomplish such a feat. The following table lists all the bowlers.

No Player Team Mat Inns Overs M Runs W BBI Ave 4 5
1 Shahid Afridi Pak 98 96 357.2 4 2362 97 4/11 24.35 3 0
2 Saeed Ajmal Pak 64 63 238.2 2 1516 85 4/19 17.83 4 0
3 Umar Gul Pak 60 60 200.3 2 1443 85 5/06 16.97 4 2
4 SL Malinga Srl 63 63 221.5 0 1611 80 5/31 20.13 1 1
5 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 57 56 207.5 1 1406 67 4/15 20.98 3 0
6 BAW Mendis Srl 39 39 147.3 5 952 66 6/08 14.42 3 2
7 SCJ Broad Eng 56 55 195.3 2 1491 65 4/24 22.93 1 0
8 KMDN Kulasekara Srl 54 54 189.1 6 1385 61 4/32 22.70 1 0
9 NL McCullum NZl 63 59 187.1 0 1278 58 4/16 22.03 2 0
10 DW Steyn RSA 42 42 150.1 2 1009 58 4/09 17.39 2 0
11 Mohammad Nabi Afg 52 52 187.2 5 1305 56 4/10 23.30 3 0
12 Imran Tahir RSA 31 31 115.5 0 740 54 5/24 13.70 2 1
13 R Ashwin Ind 45 45 167.0 2 1154 52 4/08 22.19 2 0
14 DJ Bravo Win 66 56 173.4 0 1470 52 4/28 28.26 2 0
15 GH Dockrell Ire 43 39 130.4 1 821 52 4/20 15.78 1 0
16 Sohail Tanvir Pak 54 54 191.2 3 1364 52 3/12 26.23 0 0
17 GP Swann Eng 39 38 135.0 4 859 51 3/13 16.84 0 0

Imran Tahir became the  second South African bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in T20Is after DW Steyn. DW Steyn  has captured 58 wickets.

No Player Team Mat Inns Overs M Runs W BBI Ave 4 5
1 DW Steyn RSA 42 42 150.1 2 1009 58 4/09 17.39 2 0
2 Imran Tahir RSA 31 31 115.5 0 740 54 5/24 13.70 2 1

 

Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a Twenty20 International – Imran Tahir of South Africa joins the list

Bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a Twenty20 International – Imran Tahir of South Africa joins the list

Mohammad Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 24 runs against New Zealand at Auckland on 17.02.17 in the T20I to provide the 21st occasion of a bowler capturing five or  more wickets in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
2 NN Odhiambo 4.0 0 20 5 1 Ken Sco Nairobi (G) 04 Feb 2010
3 DJG Sammy 3.5 0 26 5 1 Win Zim Port of Spain 28 Feb 2010
4 R McLaren 3.5 0 19 5 2 RSA Win North Sound 19 May 2010
5 TG Southee 4.0 1 18 5 1 NZl Pak Auckland 26 Dec 2010
6 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08 Aug 2011
7 Elias Sunny 4.0 1 13 5 2 Ban Ire Belfast 18 Jul 2012
8 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
9 SL Malinga 4.0 0 31 5 2 Srl Eng Pallekele 01 Oct 2012
10 Umar Gul 2.2 0 6 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03 Mar 2013
11 S Shenwari 4.0 0 13 5 2 Afg Ken Sharjah 24 Nov 2013
12 Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
13 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
14 D Wiese 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
15 AC Evans 4.0 0 24 5 1 Sco Net Edinburgh 11 Jul 2015
16 MRJ Watt 4.0 0 27 5 2 Sco Net ICCA Dubai 05 Feb 2016
17 JP Faulkner 4.0 0 27 5 2 Aus Pak Mohali 25 Mar 2016
18 M Rahman 4.0 0 22 5 1 Ban NZl Kolkata 26 Mar 2016
19 Imad Wasim 4.0 0 14 5 1 Pak Win Dubai (DSC) 23 Sep 2016
20 YS Chahal 4.0 0 25 6 2 Ind Eng Bangalore 01 Feb 2017
21 Imran Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2017

Imran Tahir of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 24 runs against New Zealand at Auckland on 17.02.17 in the T20I to provide the third occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R McLaren 3.5 0 19 5 2 RSA Win North Sound 19 May 2010
2 D Wiese 4.0 0 23 5 2 RSA Win Durban 14 Jan 2015
3 Imran Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2017

Imran Tahir of South Africa captured five wickets conceding 24 runs against New Zealand at Auckland on 17.02.17 in the T20I to provide the 21st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets against New Zealand in Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
2 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
3 M Rahman 4.0 0 22 5 1 Ban NZl Kolkata 26 Mar 2016
4 Imran Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2017

Auckland,  Chittagong and Pallekele are the three grounds in the history of T20Is to witness two occasions  of a bowler’s five wicket hauls

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TG Southee 4.0 1 18 5 1 NZl Pak Auckland 26 Dec 2010
2 Imran Tahir 3.5 0 24 5 2 RSA NZl Auckland 17 Feb 2017
                     
1 Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 19 5 1 Net RSA Chittagong 27 Mar 2014
2 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
                     
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08 Aug 2011
2 SL Malinga 4.0 0 31 5 2 Srl Eng Pallekele 01 Oct 2012

BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka and Umar Gul  of Pakistan are the two bowlers to capture five or more  wickets in a T20I  on two occasions.  BAW Mendis has captured six wickets on two occasions, while Umar Gul has  captured five wickets on two occasions

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08 Aug 2011
2 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
                     
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
2 Umar Gul 2.2 0 6 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03 Mar 2013

There are only three occasions of a bowler capturing six wickets in an innings of a T20I. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 4.0 1 16 6 2 Srl Aus Pallekele 08 Aug 2011
2 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
3 YS Chahal 4.0 0 25 6 2 Ind Eng Bangalore 01 Feb 2017

There are only four occasions of a bowler conceding single digits runs – one to nine – in  the history of T20Is. All the four occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
2 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
3 Umar Gul 2.2 0 6 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03 Mar 2013
4 BAW Mendis 4.0 2 8 6 2 Srl Zim Hambantota 18 Sep 2012

Umar Gul of Pakistan is the only bowler to capture five wickets conceding single digit runs on two occasions. He returned with identical figure of 5 for 6 on two occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Umar Gul 3.0 0 6 5 1 Pak NZl The Oval 13 Jun 2009
2 Umar Gul 2.2 0 6 5 2 Pak RSA Centurion 03 Mar 2013

HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka has performed the unique feat in a T20I. He is the only bowler to-date in  the history of T20Is to capture more wickets conceding less number of runs.  He returned with five wickets conceding three runa against  New Zealand at Chittagong on 31.03.14

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HMRKB Herath 3.3 2 3 5 2 Srl NZl Chittagong 31 Mar 2014
R Aswhin is the latest addition to the list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test

R Aswhin is the latest addition to the list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test

R Ashwin became the 18th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. He  is also  the third Indian bowler to accomplish such a feat

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the fourth innings of a test read exactly 50 wickets at the end of the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS. He became the 18th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists all the 18 bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 SK Warne Aus 60 53 7309 3194 138 08/71 11/110 7 4
2 M Muralitharan Srl 37 35 5301 2228 106 08/46 11/093 7 8
3 GD McGrath Aus 54 53 5139 2008 103 08/24 10/078 5 1
4 A Kumble Ind 37 35 4873 2105 094 10/74 14/149 5 4
5 HMRKB Herath Srl 34 33 4119 1661 085 08/63 14/184 9 4
6 MG Johnson Aus 40 39 3945 2021 080 06/73 12/127 4 3
7 CA Walsh Win 40 39 3285 1259 066 06/74 10/117 1 1
8 JM Anderson Eng 41 39 3167 1552 060 06/17 11/071 3 2
9 BS Bedi Ind 26 23 2837 0868 060 06/42 10/194 5 1
10 Wasim Akram Pak 31 29 2956 1278 059 05/43 11/110 5 2
11 CEL Ambrose Win 30 29 2522 0936 058 08/45 11/084 3 3
12 WPUJC Vaas Srl 33 32 2672 1185 058 06/29 10/090 3 1
13 RGD Willis Eng 37 37 2692 1213 057 08/43 09/092 3 0
14 Waqar Younis Pak 31 28 2338 1212 055 06/44 13/135 3 2
15 SM Pollock SAF 42 41 3591 1481 053 05/37 09/148 1 0
16 SCJ Broad Eng 35 33 2849 1297 052 07/44 11/121 2 1
17 R Ashwin Ind 15 14 1966 0839 050 07/59 13/140 5 3
18 JN Gillespie Aus 33 29 2309 1112 050 06/40 09/080 1 0

R Ashwin became the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. Others are A Kumble {94} and BS Bedi {60}. The following table lists all the three bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 A Kumble Ind 37 35 4873 2105 094 10/74 14/149 5 4
2 BS Bedi Ind 26 23 2837 0868 060 06/42 10/194 5 1
3 R Ashwin Ind 15 14 1966 0839 050 07/59 13/140 5 3

R Ashwin is one among the nine bowlers who have captured five or more wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test. The performance of these nine bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 HMRKB Herath Srl 34 33 4119 1661 085 08/63 14/184 9 4
2 SK Warne Aus 60 53 7309 3194 138 08/71 11/110 7 4
3 M Muralitharan Srl 37 35 5301 2228 106 08/46 11/093 7 8
4 GD McGrath Aus 54 53 5139 2008 103 08/24 10/078 5 1
5 A Kumble Ind 37 35 4873 2105 094 10/74 14/149 5 4
6 BS Bedi Ind 26 23 2837 0868 060 06/42 10/194 5 1
7 Wasim Akram Pak 31 29 2956 1278 059 05/43 11/110 5 2
8 R Ashwin Ind 15 14 1966 0839 050 07/59 13/140 5 3

R Ashwin is one of the six spin bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists all the six bowlers with their performances

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 SK Warne Aus 60 53 7309 3194 138 08/71 11/110 7 4
2 M Muralitharan Srl 37 35 5301 2228 106 08/46 11/093 7 8
3 A Kumble Ind 37 35 4873 2105 094 10/74 14/149 5 4
4 HMRKB Herath Srl 34 33 4119 1661 085 08/63 14/184 9 4
5 BS Bedi Ind 26 23 2837 0868 060 06/42 10/194 5 1
6 R Ashwin Ind 15 14 1966 0839 050 07/59 13/140 5 3

 

R Ashwin’s joins the list of spin bowlers who have captured 250 plus test wickets

R Ashwin’s joins the list of spin bowlers who have captured 250 plus test wickets

Ravichandran Ashwin

R Ashwin joins the select band of spin bowlers who have captured 250 plus test wickets

R Ashwin’s wicket aggregate in tests read 254 at the end of the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS. He became the twelfth spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 250 plus test wickets. The performance of these twelve bowlers is furnished below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 67 22
2 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 37 10
3 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 35 08
4 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 25 05
5 DL Vettori NZl 113 187 28814 12441 362 20 03
6 HMRKB Herath Srl 078 142 21858 10108 357 28 07
7 LR Gibbs Win 079 148 27115 08989 309 18 02
8 DL Underwood Eng 086 151 21862 07674 297 17 06
9 BS Bedi Ind 067 118 21364 07637 266 14 01
10 Danish Kaneria Pak 061 112 17697 09082 261 15 02
11 GP Swann Eng 060 109 15349 07642 255 17 03
12 R Ashwin Ind 045 084 13088 06362 254 24 07

He became the fourth Indian spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 250 plus test wickets. Others are A Kumble {619}, Harbhajan Singh {417} and BS Bedi {266}. The performance of these four bowlers is furnished below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 35 08
2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 25 05
3 BS Bedi Ind 067 118 21364 07637 266 14 01
4 R Ashwin Ind 045 084 13088 06362 254 24 07

 

India’s test wins by 200 plus runs margin

India’s test wins by 200 plus runs margin

India won the test against Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS by 208 runs to provide the 16th occasion of India winning the test by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 337 runs v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
2 India won 321 runs v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 India won 320 runs v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
4 India won 280 runs v South Africa Kanpur 08 Dec 1996
5 India won 279 runs v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
6 India won 278 runs v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
7 India won 272 runs v New Zealand Auckland 07 Mar 1968
8 India won 259 runs v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
9 India won 255 runs v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
10 India won 246 runs v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
11 India won 237 runs v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
12 India won 235 runs v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993
13 India won 222 runs v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
14 India won 216 runs v New Zealand Chennai 26 Nov 1976
15 India won 212 runs v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
16 India won 208 runs v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

 

Mushfiqur Rahim’s century in vain

Mushfiqur Rahim’s century in vain

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause at Hyd-RGS

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause in the test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the 93rd occasion of a skippers’ century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also provided eleventh occasion of a skipper’s century going vain against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Waugh 110 1 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 N Hussain 110 3 Eng Ind Leeds 22 Aug 2002
3 MP Vaughan 124 3 Eng Ind Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
4 DL Vettori 118 1 NZl Ind Hamilton 18 Mar 2009
5 KC Sangakkara 137 3 Srl Ind Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
6 LRPL Taylor 113 1 NZl Ind Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
7 AN Cook 176 3 Eng Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
8 MJ Clarke 130 1 Aus Ind Chennai 22 Feb 2013
9 AD Mathews 102 2 Srl Ind Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
10 AD Mathews 110 4 Srl Ind Col-SSC 28 Aug 2015
11 Mushfiqur Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause in the test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the  sixth occasion of a skipper’s century going vain against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Waugh 110 1 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 KC Sangakkara 137 3 Srl Ind Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
3 LRPL Taylor 113 1 NZl Ind Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
4 AN Cook 176 3 Eng Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
5 MJ Clarke 130 1 Aus Ind Chennai 22 Feb 2013
6 Mushfiqur Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause in the test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the  fifth occasion of a captain wicket keeper’s century going vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

Mushfiqur Rahim owns the record in this category of statistics as his three centuries have gone in vain. He went past A Flower of Zimbabwe who had witnessed two of his centuries in a losing cause

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
2 A Flower 113* 2 Zim Win Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
3 M Rahim 116 3 Ban Srl Kingstown 05 Sep 2014
4 M Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
5 M Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 was in a losing cause in the test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the  29th occasion of a wicket keeper’s century going vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LEG Ames 126 2 Eng Win Kingston 14 Mar 1935
2 WW Wade 125 1 SAF Eng Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
3 Imtiaz Ahmed 122 1 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
4 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
5 APE Knott 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
6 WB Phillips 120 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 30 Mar 1984
7 RC Russell 128* 3 Eng Aus Manchester 27 Jul 1989
8 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
9 A Flower 115 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
10 Moin Khan 117* 4 Pak Srl Sialkot 22 Sep 1995
11 RS Kaluwitharana 103 3 Srl NZl Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
12 A Flower 105* 3 Zim Srl Col-SSC 14 Jan 1998
13 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
14 A Flower 113* 2 Zim Win Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
15 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
16 A Flower 142 2 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
17 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
18 AC Gilchrist 133 2 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 2003
19 KC Sangakkara 138 3 Srl Pak Karachi 28 Oct 2004
20 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chittagong 17 Jan 2010
21 BB McCullum 104 3 NZl Aus Wellington 19 Mar 2010
22 HAPW Jayawardene 112 1 Srl Eng Cardiff 26 May 2011
23 D Ramdin 107 1 Win NZl Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
24 Sarfraz Ahmed 103 2 Pak Srl Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
25 Mushfiqur Rahim 116 3 Ban Win Kingstown 05 Sep 2014
26 RW Chakabva 101 2 Zim Ban Khulna 03 Nov 2014
27 LD Chandimal 126 3 Srl Eng Ch-le-St 27 May 2016
28 Mushfiqur Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
29 Mushfiqur Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

A Flower {07} and Mushfiqur Rahim {04} are the two wicket keepers who have witnessed four or more centuries in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. The performance of these two glovemen are furnished below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 115 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
2 A Flower 105* 3 Zim Srl Col-SSC 14 Jan 1998
3 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
4 A Flower 113* 2 Zim Win Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
5 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
6 A Flower 142 2 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
7 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
               
1 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chittagong 17 Jan 2010
2 Mushfiqur Rahim 116 3 Ban Win Kingstown 05 Sep 2014
3 Mushfiqur Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
4 Mushfiqur Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

 

R Ashwin becomes the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin becomes the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin became the third  spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket

R Ashwin became the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball In the annals of test cricket. H Trumble {93} and R Peel {88} are the other two bowlers to accomplish such a feat. The following table lists the performance of all the three bowlers.  R Ashwin’s 80th victim was Taskin Ahmed who was dismissed leg before wicket for 1 in the Bangladesh’s second innings in the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/89 16.25 8 3
2 R Peel Eng 17 31 4361 1520 88 7/31 11/68 17.27 4 1
3 R Ashwin Ind 18 22 3089 1477 80 7/66 12/98 18.46 10 4

R Ashwin also became the second right arm spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket. H Trumble is the other bowler who has captured 93 wickets. The following table lists the performance of two bowlers.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 H Trumble Aus 15 25 4291 1512 93 8/65 12/89 16.25 8 3
2 R Ashwin Ind 18 22 3089 1477 80 7/66 12/98 18.46 10 4

 

India declaring both innings of a test

India declaring both innings of a test

India declared its both innings – first at 687 for 6 and second at 159 for 4 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the 108th occasion of a team declaring its both innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 14th occasion of India declaring its both innings in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Team First Second Versus Ground Start Date
1 India 457/7 d 152/9 d England Madras {CS} 10/01/1964
2 India 524/9 d 208/2 d New Zealand Kanpur 18/11/1976
3 India 481/4 d 160/3 d England Chennai-Ch 13/01/1982
4 India 553/8 d 097/1 d England Kanpur 31/01/1985
5 India 384/9 d 141/1 d New Zealand Bangalore 12/11/1988
6 India 546/9 d 208/7 d West Indies Nagpur 01/12/1994
7 India 583/7 d 148/5 d New Zealand Ahmedabad 29/10/1999
8 India 500/5 d 209/6 d New Zealand Ahmedabad 08/10/2003
9 India 705/7 d 211/2 d Australia Sydney 02/01/2004
10 India 387/8 d 100/6 d Bangladesh Chittagong 18/05/2007
11 India 616/5 d 184/4 d Pakistan Kolkata 30/11/2007
12 India 613/7 d 208/5 d Australia Delhi 29/10/2008
13 India 557/5 d 216/3 d New Zealand Indore 08/10/2016
14 India 687/6 d 159/4 d Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09/02/2017

It also provides the second occasion of India declaring both innings closed against Bangladesh. India had declared its first innings at 387 for 8 and second at 100 for 6 at Chittagong in May 2007

Rival wicket keepers scoring centuries in the same test

Rival wicket keepers scoring centuries in the same test

WP Saha scored 106 not out against Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS

Mushfiqur Rahim scored 127 against India at Hyd-RGS

WP Saha {106*} and Mushfiqur Rahim {127} scored centuries in the ongoing test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the fourth occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring centuries in the same test in the  annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Ratra 115* 1 Ind Win St John’s 10 May 2002
  RD Jacobs 118 2 Win Ind St John’s 10 May 2002
               
2 MS Dhoni 110 1 Ind Srl Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
  HAPW Jayawardene 154* 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
               
3 LD Chandimal 116* 1 Srl Ban Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
4 WP Saha 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
  Mushfiqur Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

 

Captain wicket keeper scoring century in a test

Captain wicket keeper scoring century in a test

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 127 in the ongoing test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS provides the sixteenth occasion of a captain wicket keeper scoring a century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PW Sherwell 115 3 SAF Eng Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
2 A Flower 156 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
3 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
4 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
5 A Flower 113* 2 Zim Win Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
6 AC Gilchrist 104 1 Aus Ind Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
7 T Taibu 153 3 Zim Ban Dhaka 14 Jan 2005
8 MS Dhoni 110 1 Ind Srl Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
9 MS Dhoni 100* 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
10 MS Dhoni 132* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
11 MS Dhoni 144 1 Ind Win Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
12 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
13 M Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
14 M Rahim 116 3 Ban Srl Kingstown 05 Sep 2014
15 M Rahim 159 1 Ban NZl Wellington 12 Jan 2017
16 M Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017