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
Rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test

Rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test

V Kohli of India and Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangaladesh scored 204 and 127 respectively in the ongoing test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the 49th occasion of rival skippers scoring centuries in the same test. All such occasions are listed below

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 13.12.1913 Lord’s (SAF) SAF Taylor HW 109
      Eng Douglas JWH 119
           
2 27.06.1930 Lord’s Eng Chapman APF 121
      Aus Woodfull WM 155
           
3 24.06.1938 Lord’s Eng Hammond WR 240
      Aus Bradman DG 102*
           
4 03.03.1939 Durban SAF Melville A 103
      Eng Hammond WR 140
           
5 25.06.1953 Lord’s Eng Hutton L 145
      Aus Hassett AL 104
           
6 07.07.1955 Old Trafford Eng May PBH 117
      SAF McGlew DJ 104*
           
7 02.02.1962 Johanneburg SAF McGlew D J 120
      NZl Reid JR 142
           
8 23.07.1964 Old Trafford Eng Dexter ER 174
      Aus Simpson RB 311
           
9 08.02.1968 Sabina Park Win Sobers GSA 113*
      Eng Cowdrey MC 101
           
10 14.02.1969 Sydney Aus Lawry WM 151
      Win Sobers GSA 113
           
11 23.03.1972 Kensington Oval Win Sobers GSA 142
      NZl Congdon BE 126
           
12 09.03.1973 Kensington Oval Win Kanhai RB 105
      Aus Chappell IM 106*
           
13 01.03.1974 Basin Reserve NZl Congdon BE 132
      Aus Chappell IM 145,121
           
14 01.12.1978 Wankhede Ind Gavaskar  SM 205
      Win Kallicharran AI 187
           
15 06.03.1980 Iqbal Stadium Pak Javed Miandad 106*
      Aus Chappell GS 235
           
16 03.01.1983 Iqbal Stadium Pak Imran Khan 117
      Ind Gavaskar SM 127*
           
17 11.03.1983 Trinidad Win Lloyd CH 143
      Ind Kapil Dev 100*
           
18 18.09.1986 Chepauk Ind Kapil Dev 119
      Aus Border AR 106
           
19 12.12.1986 Adelaide Aus Border AR 100*
      Eng Gatting MW 100
           
20 06.08.1987 Kennington Oval Eng Gatting MW 150*
      Pak Imran Khan 118
           
21 25.11.1987 Delhi-FSK Ind Vengsarkar DB 102
      Win Richards IVA 109*
           
22 23.09.1988 Iqbal Stadium Pak Javed Miandad 107
      Aus Border AR 113*
           
23 26.07.1990 Lord’s Eng Gooch GA 333,123
      Ind Azharuddin M 121
           
24 09.08.1990 Old Trafford Eng Gooch GA 116
      Ind Azharuddin M 179
           
25 13.03.1999 Sabina Park Win Lara BC 213
      Aus Waugh SR 100
           
26 26.03.1999 Kensington Oval Win Lara BC 153*
      Aus Waugh SR 199
           
27 22.08.2002 Headingley Eng Hussain N 110
      Ind Ganguly SC 128
           
28 25.04.2003 P Sara Oval Srl Tillakaratne HP 144
      NZl Fleming SP 274*
           
29 12.12.2003 The Wanderers SAF Smith GC 132
      Win Lara BC 202
           
30 10.04.2004 Antigua Win Lara BC 400*
      Eng Vaughan MP 140
           
31 29.04.2005 Antigua Win Chanderpaul S 127
      SAF Smith GC 126
           
32 11.08.2005 Old Trafford Eng Vaughan MP 166
      Aus Ponting R T 156
           
33 21.01.2006 Iqbal Stadium Pak Inzamam-ul-Haq 119
      Ind Dravid R 103
           
34 10.06.2006 Beausejour Win Lara BC 120
      Ind Dravid R 146
           
35 26.12.2008 Mirpur Ban Mohd Ashraful 101
      Srl Jayawardene M 166
           
36 21.02.2009 Karachi Pak Younis Khan 313
      Srl Jayawardene M 240
           
37 06.03.2009 Trinidad Win Gayle CH 102
      Eng Strauss AJ 142
           
38 26.08.2009 Col-SSC Srl Sangakkara KC 109
      NZl Vettori DL 140
           
39 02.12.2009 Mum-BS Ind Dhoni MS 100*
      Srl Sangakkara KC 137
           
40 09.11.2011 Cape Town SAF Smith GC 101*
      Aus Clarke MJ 151
           
41 25.05.2012 Trent Bridge Eng Strauss AJ 141
      Win Sammy DJG 106
           
42 22.11.2012 Adelaide Aus Clarke MJ 230
      SAF Smith GC 122
           
43 22.02.2013 Chepauk Ind Dhoni MS 224
      Aus Clarke MJ 130
           
44 31.12.2013 Chittagong Pak Misbah-ul-Haq 135
      Srl Mathews AD 157*
           
45 09.12.2013 Adelaide Aus Clarke MJ 128
      Ind V Kohli 115
           
46 06.01.2015 Sydney Aus Smith SPD 117
      Ind Kohli V 124*
           
47 20.02.2016 Christchurch NZl McCullum BB 145
      Aus Smith SPD 138
           
48 12.01.2017 Wellington NZl Williamson KS 104*
      Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 159
           
49 09.02.2017 Hyd-RGS Ind Kohli V 204
        Mushfiqur Rahim 127

V Kohli’s century provides the 15th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century when the rival captain has also scored a century in the same test. All such occasions are listed below

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 01.12.1978 Wankhede Ind Gavaskar  SM 205
      Win Kallicharran AI 187
           
2 03.01.1983 Iqbal Stadium Pak Imran Khan 117
      Ind Gavaskar SM 127*
           
3 11.03.1983 Trinidad Win Lloyd CH 143
      Ind Kapil Dev 100*
           
4 18.09.1986 Chepauk Ind Kapil Dev 119
      Aus Border AR 106
           
5 25.11.1987 Delhi-FSK Ind Vengsarkar DB 102
      Win Richards IVA 109*
           
6 26.07.1990 Lord’s Eng Gooch GA 333,123
      Ind Azharuddin M 121
           
7 09.08.1990 Old Trafford Eng Gooch GA 116
      Ind Azharuddin M 179
           
8 22.08.2002 Headingley Eng Hussain N 110
      Ind Ganguly SC 128
           
9 21.01.2006 Iqbal Stadium Pak Inzamam-ul-Haq 119
      Ind Dravid R 103
           
10 10.06.2006 Beausejour Win Lara BC 120
      Ind Dravid R 146
           
11 02.12.2009 Mum-BS Ind Dhoni MS 100*
      Srl Sangakkara KC 137
           
12 22.02.2013 Chepauk Ind Dhoni MS 224
      Aus Clarke MJ 130
           
13 09.12.2013 Adelaide Aus Clarke MJ 128
      Ind V Kohli 115
           
14 06.01.2015 Sydney Aus Smith SPD 117
      Ind Kohli V 124*
           
15 09.02.2017 Hyd-RGS Ind Kohli V 204
        Mushfiqur Rahim 127

Mushfiqur Rahim’s century provides the second occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring a century when the rival captain has also scored a century in the same test. Both occasions are listed below

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 12.02.2017 Wellington NZl Williamson KS 104*
      Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 159
           
2 09.02.2017 Hyd-RGS Ind Kohli V 204
        Mushfiqur Rahim 127

The following table lists the occasions when one of the captains has scored 200 plus runs when the rival skipper has scored a century. There are twelve such occasions and includes V Kohli’s 204 in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS against Bangladesh

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 24.06.1938 Lord’s Eng Hammond WR 240
      Aus Bradman DG 102*
           
2 23.07.1964 Old Trafford Eng Dexter ER 174
      Aus Simpson RB 311
           
3 01.12.1978 Wankhede Ind Gavaskar  SM 205
      Win Kallicharran AI 187
           
4 26.07.1990 Lord’s Eng Gooch GA 333,123
      Ind Azharuddin M 121
           
5 13.03.1999 Sabina Park Win Lara BC 213
      Aus Waugh SR 100
           
6 25.04.2003 P Sara Oval Srl Tillakaratne HP 144
      NZl Fleming SP 274*
           
7 12.12.2003 The Wanderers SAF Smith GC 132
      Win Lara BC 202
           
8 10.04.2004 Antigua Win Lara BC 400*
      Eng Vaughan MP 140
           
9 21.02.2009 Karachi Pak Younis Khan 313
      Srl Jayawardene M 240
           
10 22.11.2012 Adelaide Aus Clarke MJ 230
      SAF Smith GC 122
           
11 22.02.2013 Chepauk Ind Dhoni MS 224
      Aus Clarke MJ 130
           
12 09.02.2017 Hyd-RGS Ind Kohli V 204
        Mushfiqur Rahim 127

The following table lists the occasions when one of the Indian captains has scored 200 plus runs when the rival skipper has scored a century. There are three such occasions and includes V Kohli’s 204 in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS against Bangladesh

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 01.12.1978 Wankhede Ind Gavaskar  SM 205
      Win Kallicharran AI 187
           
2 22.02.2013 Chepauk Ind Dhoni MS 224
      Aus Clarke MJ 130
           
3 09.02.2017 Hyd-RGS Ind Kohli V 204
        Mushfiqur Rahim 127

The annals of test cricket has witnessed only one occasion of rival captains scoring 200 plus runs in the same test. Younis Ahmed of Pakistan score 313 and DPMD Jayawardene scored 240 in the test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Karachi in Feb 2009

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 21.02.2009 Karachi Pak Younis Khan 313
      Srl Jayawardene M 240

The following are the four occasions when one of the captains has scored 300 plus runs when the rival captain has scored a century in the same test. RB Simpson {311}, GA Gooch {333}, BC Lara {400 not out} and Younis Khan {313} are the  four captains who have scored 300 plus runs in this category of statistics

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 23.07.1964 Old Trafford Eng Dexter ER 174
      Aus Simpson RB 311
           
2 26.07.1990 Lord’s Eng Gooch GA 333,123
      Ind Azharuddin M 121
           
3 10.04.2004 Antigua Win Lara BC 400*
      Eng Vaughan MP 140
           
4 21.02.2009 Karachi Pak Younis Khan 313
      Srl Jayawardene M 240

IM Chappell {145, 121} and GA Gooch {333 and 123} are the two captains to score centuries in both innings of a test when the rival captain has scored a century in the  same test. Both the occasions are listed below

No Start Date Ground Team Captain Score
1 01.03.1974 Basin Reserve NZl Congdon BE 132
      Aus Chappell IM 145,121
           
2 26.07.1990 Lord’s Eng Gooch GA 333,123
      Ind Azharuddin M 121
           

 

Five or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings

Five or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings

Taskin Ahmed {1 for 127}, Kamrul Islam Rabbi {0 for 100}, Mehdi Hasan Miraz {2 for 165}, Shakib Al Hasan {0 for 104} and Taijul Islam {3 for 156} conceded 100 runs in India’s innings in the test match between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the seventh occasion of five or more bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date Bowlers
1 Win 2 Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955 5
2 Eng 1 Win Lord’s 23 Aug 1973 5
3 NZl 2 Aus Brisbane 03 Dec 1993 5
4 Zim 1 Aus Perth 09 Oct 2003 5
5 Zim 2 Sri Bulawayo 14 May 2004 6
6 Eng 2 Aus Cardiff 08 Jul 2009 5
7 Ban 1 Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 5

Kamrul Islam Rabbi {0 for 100} and Shakib Al Hasan {0 for 104} conceded 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket in India’s innings in the test match between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the sixth occasion of Bangladesh bowlers conceding 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the 48th occasion of two bowlers going wicket-less conceding 100 plus runs  in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. 

No No Bowler W-Runs Team Oppn Inns Ground Start Date
1 1 Mushfiqur Rehman 0-127          
  2 Manjural Islam Rana 0-100 Ban Win 2 Kingston 04.06.04
                 
2 1 Shahadat Hossain 0-101          
  2 Anwar Hossain Monir 0-100 Ban Eng 2 Lord’s 26.05.05
                 
3 1 Mohammad Rafique 0-107          
  2 Anwar Hossain Monir 0-102 Ban Eng 2 Ch-le-St 03.06.05
                 
4 1 Mashrafe Mortaza 0-114          
  2 Mohammad Rafique 0-143 Ban Aus 2 Chittagong 16.04.06
                 
5 1 Mohammad Shariff 0-109          
  2 Syed Rasel 0-109 Ban Ind 2 Dhaka 25.05.07
                 
6 1 Kamrul Islam Rabbi 0-100          
  2 Shakib Al Hasan 0-104 Ban Ind 2 Hyd-RGS 09.02.07
Captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings – V Kohli and WP Saha gets added to the list

Captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings – V Kohli and WP Saha gets added to the list

Virat Kohli   V Kohli

Wriddhiman Prasanta SahaWP Saha

V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries  in the Indian innings against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the 29th occasion of a captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the  same innings of a test in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player C/Wk Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 WR Hammond C 181 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 31.12.38
LEG Ames Wk 115 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 31.12.38
2 L Hutton C 150 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 19.06.52
TG Evans Wk 104 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 19.06.52
3 DS Atkinson C 219 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14.05.55
CC Depeiaza Wk 122 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14.05.55
4 DJ McGlew C 104* 2 SAF Eng Manchester 07.07.55
JHB Waite Wk 113 2 SAF Eng Manchester 07.07.55
5 DJ McGlew C 108 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23.12.57
JHB Waite Wk 115 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23.12.57
6 MAK Pataudi C 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08.02.64
BK Kunderan Wk 100 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08.02.64
7 IM Chappell C 196 2 Aus Pak Adelaide 22.12.72
RW Marsh Wk 118 2 Aus Pak Adelaide 22.12.72
8 AW Greig C 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22.07.76
APE Knott Wk 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22.07.76
9 SM Gavaskar C 123 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03.11.79
SMH Kirmani Wk 101* 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03.11.79
10 Javed Miandad C 106* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06.03.80
Taslim Arif Wk 210* 2 Pak Auds Faisalabad 06.03.80
11 CH Lloyd C 106 2 Win Ind St John’s 28.04.83
PJL Dujon Wk 110 2 Win Ind St John’s 28.04.83
12 IVA Richards C 123 3 Win Pak Port of Spain 14.04.88
PJL Dujon Wk 106* 3 Win Pak Port of Spain 14.04.88
13 A Ranatunga C 127 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17.08.92
RS Kaluwitharana Wk 132* 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17.08.92
14 WJ Cronje C 112 2 SAF NZl Cape Town 02.01.95
DJ Richardson Wk 109 2 SAF NZl Cape Town 02.01.95
15 SR Waugh C 105 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05.07.01
AC Gilchrist Wk 152 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05.07.01
16 ST Jayasuriya C 111 2 Srl Ind Galle 14.08.01
KC Sangakkara Wk 105* 2 Srl Ind Galle 14.08.01
17 CL Hooper C 136 2 Win Ind St John’s 10.05.02
RD Jacobs Wk 118 2 Win Ind St John’s 10.05.02
18 SR Waugh C 102 2 Aus Eng Sydney 02.01.03
AC Gilchrist Wk 133 2 Aus Eng Sydney 02.01.03
19 BC Lara C 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10.04.04
RD Jacobs Wk 107* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10.04.04
20 RT Ponting C 207 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02.01.05
AC Gilchrist Wk 113 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02.01.05
21 R Dravid C 103 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21.01.06
MS Dhoni Wk 148 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21.01.06
22 M Jayawardene C 127 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25.06.07
P Jayawardene Wk 120* 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25.06.07
23 Younis Khan C 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21.02.09
Kamran Akmal Wk 158* 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21.02.09
24 AJ Strauss C 142 1 Eng Win Port of Spain 06.03.09
MJ Prior Wk 131* 1 Eng Win Port of Spain 06.03.09
25 RT Ponting C 150 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08.07.09
BJ Haddin Wk 121 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08.07.09
26 GC Smith C 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23.10.13
AB de Villiers Wk 164 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23.10.13
27 MJ Clarke C 148 1 Aus Eng Adelaide 05.12.13
BJ Haddin Wk 118 1 Aus Eng Adelaide 05.12.13
28 BB McCullum C 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14.02.14
BJ Watling Wk 124 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14.02.14
29 V Kohli C 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09.02.17
WP Saha Wk 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09.02.17

V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries  in the Indian innings against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the fourth occasion of Indian captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the  same innings of a test in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
  Wk BK Kunderan 100 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
                 
2 C SM Gavaskar 123 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
  Wk SMH Kirmani 101* 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
                 
3 C R Dravid 103 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
  Wk MS Dhoni 148 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
                 
4 C V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
  Wk WP Saha 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries  in the Indian innings against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the second occasion of captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the  same innings of a test against Bangladesh in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C DPMD Jayawardene 127 2 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 25 Jun 2007
  Wk HAPW Jayawardene 120* 2 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 25 Jun 2007
                 
2 C V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
  Wk WP Saha 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

The following are the five occasions of captain scoring a double hundred and wicket keeper scoring a hundred in the same test innings.

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C DS Atkinson 219 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
  Wk CC Depeiaza 122 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
                 
2 C MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
  Wk BK Kunderan 100 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
                 
3 C RT Ponting 207 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
  Wk AC Gilchrist 113 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
                 
4 C GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
  Wk AB de Villiers 164 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
                 
5 C V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
  Wk WP Saha 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

The following are the five occasions of captain scoring a triple hundred and wicket keeper scoring a hundred in the same test innings.

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  Wk Kamran Akmal 158* 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
                 
2 C BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
  Wk BJ Watling 124 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014

AW Grieg and APE Knott scored identical runs of 116 as captain and Wicket keeper in the test between England and West Indies at Leeds in Jul 1976 to provide the only instance of captain and wicket  keeper scoring identical runs  in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C AW Greig 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
  Wk APE Knott 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976

Taslim Arif’s 210 not out as wicket keeper in the test between Pakistan and Australia at Faisalabad in Mar 80 provides the  only instance of a wicket keeper scoring a double hundred in this category of statistics

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Javed Miandad 106* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
  Wk Taslim Arif 210* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
Three or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which one is a double century

Three or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which one is a double century

M Vijay {108}, V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries in India’s first innings against Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS in the ongoing test to provide the 59th occasion of three or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which one is a double century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C HS
1 Aus 1 Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884 3 211
2 Eng 2 SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924 3 211
3 Eng 1 Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938 4 216*
4 Eng 1 Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938 3 364
5 Eng 4 SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939 3 219
6 Aus 1 Ind Adelaide             23 Jan 1948 3 201
7 Win 2 Ind Kingston 28 Mar 1953 3 237
8 Win 1 Eng Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954 3 206
9 Aus 2 Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955 5 204
0 Ind 1 NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955 3 223
11 Eng 1 Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957 3 258
12 Win 1 Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958 3 256
13 Aus 1 Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965 3 210
14 Pak 1 Eng Birmingham 03 Jun 1971 3 274
15 Pak 1 NZl Karachi 30 Oct 1976 3 206
16 Pak 2 Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984 3 210
17 Eng 2 Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985 3 215
18 Aus 1 Ind Chennai 18 Sep 1986 3 210
19 Pak 1 Eng The Oval 06 Aug 1987 3 260
20 Pak 2 Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989 3 203*
21 Eng 1 Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990 3 333
22 Aus 1 Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993 3 200*
23 Zim 1 Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995 3 201*
24 Srl 2 Ind Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997 3 340
25 Ind 1 NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999 3 217
26 Ind 1 Zim Nagpur                25 Nov 2000 3 201*
27 Pak 2 NZl Christchurch 15 Mar 2001 3 203
28 SAF 1 Zim Harare 07 Sep 2001 3 220
29 Aus 1 SAF Johannesburg        22 Feb 2002 3 204*
30 Aus 1 Win Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003 3 206
31 Srl 2 Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004 3 270
32 Win 2 Ban Kingston 04 Jun 2004 3 261*
33 Eng 1 Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004 3 221
34 Win 2 SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4 317
35 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata                30 Nov 2007 3 202
36 Ind 1 Pak Bangalore 08 Dec 2007 3 239
37 Srl 1 Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009 3 214
38 NZl 1 Ind Napier 26 Mar 2009 3 201
39 Srl 2 Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009 3 275
40 Srl 1 Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010 3 219
41 Eng 3 Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010 3 235*
42 SAF 2 Ind Centurion           16 Dec 2010 3 201*
43 Eng 2 Srl Cardiff 26 May 2011 3 203
44 Pak 2 Ban Chittagong 09 Dec 2011 3 200*
45 Aus 2 Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012 3 329*
46 SAF 1 Srl Cape Town 03 Jan 2012 3 224
47 SAF 2 Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012 3 311*
48 Aus 2 SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012 3 259*
49 Win 1 Ban Dhaka 13 Nov 2012 3 203*
50 Win 2 Ban Khulna 21 Nov 2012 3 260
51 Aus 1 SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012 3 230
52 Ban 2 Srl Galle 8 Mar 2013 3 200
53 Srl 2 Ban Dhaka                  27 Jan 2014 3 203*
54 NZl 3 Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014 3 302
55 Pak 1 Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014 3 213
56 SAF 1 Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014 3 208
57 Pak 1 Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015 3 226
58 Ind 2 Eng Mumbai 08 Dec 2016 3 235
59 Ind 1 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 3 204

M Vijay {108}, V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries in India’s first innings against Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS in the ongoing test to provide the seventh occasion of three Indian batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which one is a double century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C HS
1 Ind 1 NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955 3 223
2 Ind 1 NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999 3 217
3 Ind 1 Zim Nagpur                25 Nov 2000 3 201*
4 Ind 1 Pak Kolkata                30 Nov 2007 3 202
5 Ind 1 Pak Bangalore 08 Dec 2007 3 239
6 Ind 2 Eng Mumbai 08 Dec 2016 3 235
7 Ind 1 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 3 204

M Vijay {108}, V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries in India’s first innings against Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS in the ongoing test to provide the seventh occasion of three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings against Bangladesh of which one is a double century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C HS
1 Win 2 Ban Kingston 04 Jun 2004 3 261*
2 Pak 2 Ban Chittagong 09 Dec 2011 3 200*
3 Win 1 Ban Dhaka 13 Nov 2012 3 203*
4 Win 2 Ban Khulna 21 Nov 2012 3 260
5 Srl 2 Ban Dhaka                  27 Jan 2014 3 203*
6 Pak 1 Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015 3 226
7 Ind 1 Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017 3 204

There are only three occasions of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which one is double century. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C HS
1 Aus 2 Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955 5 204
2 Eng 1 Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938 4 216*
3 Win 2 SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4 317

Annals of test cricket has witnessed seven occasions of three or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings of which one is a triple hundred. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground Start Date C HS
1 Eng 1 Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938 3 364
2 Srl 2 Ind Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997 3 340
3 Eng 1 Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990 3 333
4 Aus 2 Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012 3 329*
5 Win 2 SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005 4 317
6 SAF 2 Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012 3 311*
7 NZl 3 Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014 3 302

 

 

V Kohli owns the record for most centuries by a captain batting at number four in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli owns the record for most centuries by a captain batting at number four in the annals of test cricket

Virat Kohli

V Kohli owns the record for most double hundreds by a captain batting at number four

V Kohli scored 204 in the ongoing test against Bangaldesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the 23rd occasion of a captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WR Hammond 240 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
2 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
3 PBH May 285* 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
6 GS Chappell 235 1 Aus Pak Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
7 Javed Miandad 203* 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
8 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
9 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
10 MD Crowe 299 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
11 Saleem Malik 237 3 Pak Aus Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
12 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
13 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
14 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
15 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
16 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
17 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
18 M Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
19 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
20 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
21 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
22 V Kohli 235 1 Ind Eng Mum-WS 08 Dec 2016
23 V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

V Kohli scored 204 in the ongoing test against Bangaldesh at Hyd-RGS to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
2 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
3 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
4 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
5 V Kohli 235 1 Ind Eng Mum-WS 08 Dec 2016
6 V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

V Kohli with four double centuries now hold the record for most double centuries by a captain in the annals of test cricket. He went past BC Lara {03} and M Jayawardene {03},who had scored  double centuries on three occasions while batting at number four. The exploits of these these three captains are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
2 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
3 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
               
1 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
2 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
3 M Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
               
1 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 V Kohli 235 1 Ind Eng Mum-WS 08 Dec 2016
4 V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017