Teams posting three 150 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

Teams posting three 150 plus runs partnerships in a test innings

Indian innings contained three partnerships of 150 plus  runs against England in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the eleventh occasion of a team posting  three 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Match particulars 150+ Start Date
1 Aus (innings 2) v Eng at Lord’s, 1930 3 27 Jun 1930
2 Win (innings 1) v Eng at The Oval, 1976 3 12 Aug 1976
3 Win (innings 1) v Eng at St John’s, 1993/94 3 16 Apr 1994
4 Ind (innings 1) v Eng at Leeds, 2002 3 22 Aug 2002
5 Win (innings 1) v Ind at Colombo (SSC), 2010 3 26 Jul 2010
6 Win (innings 2) v Ban at Dhaka, 2013/14 3 27 Jan 2014
7 Pak (innings 1) v NZl at Abu Dhabi, 2014/15 3 09 Nov 2014
8 Aus (innings 1) v NZl at Brisbane, 2015/16 3 05 Nov 2015
9 SAF(innings 2) v Eng at Cape Town, 2015/16 3 02 Jan 2016
10 NZl (innings 1) v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 2016 3 06 Aug 2016
11 Ind (innings 2) v Eng at Chennai, 2016/17 3 16 Dec 2016

It also provides the second such occasions by Indian batsmen – the first one – also against England at Leeds in Aug 2002. Both the occasions are listed below

No Match particulars 150+ Start Date
1 Ind (innings 1) v Eng at Leeds, 2002 3 22 Aug 2002
2 Ind (innings 2) v Eng at Chennai, 2016/17 3 16 Dec 2016

It also provides the sixth such occasion against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Match particulars 150+ Start Date
1 Aus (innings 2) v Eng at Lord’s, 1930 3 27 Jun 1930
2 Win (innings 1) v Eng at The Oval, 1976 3 12 Aug 1976
3 Win (innings 1) v Eng at St John’s, 1993/94 3 16 Apr 1994
4 Ind (innings 1) v Eng at Leeds, 2002 3 22 Aug 2002
5 SAF (innings 2) v Eng at Cape Town, 2015/16 3 02 Jan 2016
6 Ind (innings 2) v Eng at Chennai, 2016/17 3 16 Dec 2016

Australia, India, West Indies are the three teams to accomplish the feat on two occasions – India joining the list with its performance in the ongoing test against England at Chennai. The teams’ performance is  listed below. West Indies has accomplished the feat on two occasions

No Match particulars 150+ Start Date
1 Aus (innings 2) v Eng at Lord’s, 1930 3 27 Jun 1930
2 Aus (innings 1) v NZl at Brisbane, 2015/16 3 05 Nov 2015
       
1 Ind (innings 1) v Eng at Leeds, 2002 3 22 Aug 2002
2 Ind (innings 2) v Eng at Chennai, 2016/17 3 16 Dec 2016
       
1 Win (innings 1) v Ind at Colombo (SSC), 2010 3 26 Jul 2010
2 Win (innings 2) v Ban at Dhaka, 2013/14 3 27 Jan 2014
       
1 Win (innings 1) v Eng at The Oval, 1976 3 12 Aug 1976
2 Win (innings 1) v Eng at St John’s, 1993/94 3 16 Apr 1994

 

Four three figure partnerships in a test innings

Four three figure partnerships in a test innings

India’s innings against England in the ongoing test at Chennai witnessed four three figure partnerships to provide the tenth occasion of a team posting four three figure partnerships in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 WR Hammond, L Hutton 3 135 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  3 J Hardstaff jnr, L Hutton 6 215 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  4 J Hardstaff jnr, A Wood 7 106 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
                   
2 1 GE Gomez, CL Walcott 4 267 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  2 JDC Goddard, ED Weekes 6 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  3 RJ Christiani, ED Weekes 7 118 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  4 DS Atkinson, RJ Christiani 9 106 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
                   
3 1 Hanif Mohd, Imtiaz Ahmed 1 152 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
  2 Alimuddin, Hanif Mohd 2 112 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
  3 Hanif Mohd, Saeed Ahmed 3 154 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
  4 Hanif Mohd, Wazir Mohd 4 121 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
                   
4 1 CPS Chauhan, GR Viswanath 3 144 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  2 AD Gaekwad, GR Viswanath 4 172 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  3 M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad 5 109 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  4 M Amarnath, N Kapil Dev 6 102 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
                   
5 1 Aamer Malik, Rameez Raja 1 100 2 Pak Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  2 Aamer Malik, Saleem Malik 2 123 2 Pak Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  3 Javed Miandad, Shoaib Mohd 4 246 2 Pak Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  4 Imran Khan, Shoaib Mohd 5 134 2 Pak Ind Lahore 01 Dec 1989
                   
6 1 JL Langer, RT Ponting 2 108 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
  2 DS Lehmann, RT Ponting 3 141 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
  3 AC Gilchrist, SR Waugh 5 113 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
  4 AJ Bichel, SR Waugh 6 124 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
                   
7 1 Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan 3 149 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  2 Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan 4 130 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  3 Faisal Iqbal, Younis Khan 5 174 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  4 Kamran Akmal, Yasir Arafat 7 169* 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
                   
8 1 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 173 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
  2 AN Cook, KP Pietersen 3 175 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
  3 PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen 4 101 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
  4 IR Bell, KP Pietersen 5 116 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
                   
9 1 FDM Karunaratne, JK Silva 1 118 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
  2 KC Sangakkara, JK Silva 2 155 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
  3 M Jayawardene, AD Mathews 6 179 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
  4 M Jayawardene, KDK Vithanage 7 176* 2 Srl Ban Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
                   
10 1 PA Patel, KL Rahul 1 152 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  2 KK Nair, KL Rahul 4 161 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  3 R Ashwin, KK Nair 6 181 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  4 RA Jadeja, KK Nair 7 138 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

It also provides the second such occasion by Indian batsmen – the first one coming against West Indies at Kanpur in Feb 1979. Both the occasions are listed below

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CPS Chauhan, GR Viswanath 3 144 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  2 AD Gaekwad, GR Viswanath 4 172 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  3 M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad 5 109 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
  4 M Amarnath, N Kapil Dev 6 102 1 Ind Win Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
                   
2 1 PA Patel, KL Rahul 1 152 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  2 KK Nair, KL Rahul 4 161 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  3 R Ashwin, KK Nair 6 181 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  4 RA Jadeja, KK Nair 7 138 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

It also provides the first such occasion against England in a test innings. The four partnerships are listed below

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 PA Patel, KL Rahul 1 152 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  2 KK Nair, KL Rahul 4 161 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  3 R Ashwin, KK Nair 6 181 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
  4 RA Jadeja, KK Nair 7 138 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
KK Nair joins the list of batsmen who have scored a triple hundred in a test innings

KK Nair joins the list of batsmen who have scored a triple hundred in a test innings

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman scoring a triple 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 A Sandham 325 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
3 WR Hammond 336* 2 Eng NZl Auckland 31 Mar 1933
4 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
5 L Hutton 364 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
6 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
7 GS Sobers 365* 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
8 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
9 JH Edrich 310* 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
10 RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
11 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
12 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
13 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
14 ST Jayasuriya 340 2 Srl Ind Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
15 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
16 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 Pak NZl Lahore 01 May 2002
17 ML Hayden 380 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
18 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
19 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
20 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
21 M  Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
22 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
23 Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
24 CH Gayle 333 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
25 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
26 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
27 KC Sangakkara 319 1 Srl Ban Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
28 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
29 Azhar Ali 302* 1 Pak Win Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
30 KK Nair 303* 2 IndiN Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

His knock provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman to score a triple hundred in a test innings and he became the second Indian batsman to do so. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KK Nair’s 303 not out provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a triple hundred against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
3 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
4 RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
5 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
6 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
7 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
8 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
9 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

BC Lara, CH Gayle, DG Bradman and V Sehwag are the four batsmen in the history of test cricket to score triple hundred on two occasions. The performance of these four batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
               
1 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
2 CH Gayle 333 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
               
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
               
1 V Sehwag 309 1 Ind Pak Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008

BC Lara and DG Bradman are the two batsmen who have scored two triple hundreds against the same opposition, same ground and in a test which has a start date in the same month

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
               
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934

Leeds and St John’s are the two grounds which have witnessed three triple centurions scored on it. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 334 1 Aus Eng Leeds 11 Jul 1930
2 DG Bradman 304 2 Aus Eng Leeds 20 Jul 1934
3 JH Edrich 310* 1 Eng NZl Leeds 08 Jul 1965
               
1 BC Lara 375 1 Win Eng St John’s 16 Apr 1994
2 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
3 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005

Bridgetown, Chennai, Kingston and The Oval are the four grounds to witness two triple hundreds scored on it. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 Pak Win Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 LG Rowe 302 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
               
1 V Sehwag 319 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 KK Nair 303* 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
               
1 A Sandham 325 1 Eng Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 GS Sobers 365* 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
               
1 L Hutton 364 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
2 HM Amla 311* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012

 

 

KK Nair’s distinction – becomes the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a triple century as his first century

KK Nair’s distinction – becomes the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a triple century as his first century

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a triple century as his first century in a test innings. Others are – GS Sobers of West Indies and RB Simpson of Australia. The performance of these three batsmen are listed below

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 GS Sobers 365* Win Pak Kingston 1957 58
2 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 1964  
3 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double century as his first century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 SE Gregory 201 Aus Eng Sydney 1894 95
2 WR Hammond 251 Eng Aus Sydney 1928 29
3 AD Nourse 231 SAF Aus Johannesburg 1935 36
4 E  Paynter 216* Eng Aus Nottingham 1938  
5 WJ Edrich 219 Eng SAF Durban 1938 39
6 SG Barnes 234 Aus Eng Sydney 1946 47
7 DJ McGlew 255* SAF NZl Wellington 1952 53
8 Imtiaz  Ahmed 209 Pak NZl Lahore 1955 56
9 GS Sobers 365* Win Pak Kingston 1957 58
10 RB Kanhai 256 Win Ind Kolkata 1958 59
11 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 1964  
12 SM  Nurse 201 Win Aus Bridgetown 1964 65
13 DN Sardesai 200* Ind NZl Mumbai-WS 1964 65
14 Zaheer Abbas 274 Pak Eng Birmingham 1971  
15 LG Rowe 214 Win NZl Kingston 1971 72
16 DM Jones 210 Aus Ind Chennai 1986 87
17 DSBP Kuruppu 201* Srl NZl Col-CCC 1986 87
18 BC Lara 277 Win Aus Sydney 1992 93
19 VG Kambli 224 Ind Eng Mumbai-WS 1992 93
20 SL Campbell 208 Win NZl Auckland 1995 96
21 GW Flower 201* Zim Pak Harare 1997 98
22 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

KK Nair of India scored 303 not out against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a double century as his first century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. KK Nair became the first Indian batsman to score a triple century as his first century

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 DN Sardesai 200* Ind NZl Mumbai-WS 1964 65
2 VG Kambli 224 Ind Eng Mumbai-WS 1992 93
3 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

Chennai – Chepauk  witnessed second occasion of a batsman  scoring a double century as his first century. Prior to KK Nair’s feat, DM Jones of Australia has scored 210 against India at Chennai in 1986-87

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 DM Jones 210 Aus Ind Chennai 1986 87
2 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

KK Nair became the sixth batsman to score 200 plus runs as his first century against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 SE Gregory 201 Aus Eng Sydney 1894 95
2 SG Barnes 234 Aus Eng Sydney 1946 47
3 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 1964  
4 Zaheer Abbas 274 Pak Eng Birmingham 1971  
5 VG Kambli 224 Ind Eng Mumbai-WS 1992 93
6 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

KK Nair became the second batsman to score 300 plus runs as his first century against England. Both the occasions are listed below.  Thus KK Nair emulated RB Simpson to score a triple century as his first century against England after 52 years

No Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Season  
1 RB Simpson 311 Aus Eng Manchester 1964  
2 KK Nair 303* Ind Eng Chennai 2016 17

 

KL Rahul missses the bus by a whisker in joining the Indian opening batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs in a test innings

KL Rahul missses the bus by a whisker in joining the Indian opening batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs in a test innings

There are 18 occasions of an indian opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. The following table lists all such occasions. KL Rahul missed the bus narrowly when he was dismissed for 199 against England at Chennai in the going test

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 223 1 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1955
2 MH Mankad 231 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
3 DN Sardesai 200* 3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
4 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
5 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
7 AD Gaekwad 201 2 v Pakistan Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
8 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
9 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
10 V Sehwag 309 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
11 V Sehwag 201 2 v Pakistan Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
12 V Sehwag 254 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
13 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
14 W Jaffer 202 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
15 V Sehwag 319 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
16 V Sehwag 201* 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
17 G Gambhir 206 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
18 V Sehwag 293 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009

 

England batsmen batting at number eight and nine scoring fifties against India on Indian soil

England batsmen batting at number eight and nine scoring fifties against India on Indian soil

LA Dawson scored 66 not out in England’s first innings against India in the ongoing first test to provide the fourth occasion of an Engalnd batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty against India on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

England batsmen batting at number Eight
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CM Old 52 2 v India Kolkata 01 Jan 1977
2 MJ Prior 53* 1 v India Chennai 11 Dec 2008
3 H Hameed 59* 3 v India Mohali 26 Nov 2016
4 LA Dawson 66* 1 v India Chennai 16 Dec 2016

AU Rashid score 60 in England’s first innings against India in the ongoing first test to provide the fourth occasion of an England batsman batting at number  nine scoring a fifty against India on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

England batsmen batting at number Nine
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JK Lever 53 1 v India Delhi 17 Dec 1976
2 GR Dilley 52 1 v India Bangalore 09 Dec 1981
3 GP Swann 56 1 v India Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
4 AU Rashid 60 1 v India Chennai 16 Dec 2016
Batsmen scoring 199 runs in a test innings – KL Rahul of India joins the list

Batsmen scoring 199 runs in a test innings – KL Rahul of India joins the list

KL Rahul ofIndia was dismissed for 199 against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 199 or 199 not out 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 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 M Azharuddin 199 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
3 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
4 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
5 SR Waugh 199 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
6 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
7 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
8 IR Bell 199 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jul 2008
9 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
10 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
11 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul is the second Indian batsman to be dismissed for 199 in a test innings after M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin was  dismissed for 199 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Dec 1986.  It is interesting  to note that KL Rahul emulated M Azharuddin after 20 years

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 199 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul became the second batsman to score 199 against England after MTG Elliot. MTG Elliot had scored 199 against England at Leeds in Jul 1997

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

A Flower of  Zimbabwe and KC Sangakkara  of Sri Lanka are the only two batsmen to  remain not out on 199. The performance of these two batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
2 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012

SR Waugh remains the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score 199. He scored 199 in the test between Australia and West Indies at Bridgetown in Mar 1999

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Waugh 199 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999

KL Rahul earned the distinction  of becoming the fourth opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed on a score of 199. The complete list is furnished below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
3 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
4 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

It is interesting to note that there are two occasions of opening batsman scoring 199 against India and there are two occasions of opening batsmen scoring 199 against England in test innings

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
               
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997

 

 

Australian captains scoring a century and a half century in a test

Australian captains scoring a century and a half century in a test

SPD Smith of Australia scored 130 and 62 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Brisbane to provide the 26th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HL Collins 114 60 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
2 DG Bradman 51 144* v England Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
3 DG Bradman 132 127* v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
4 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
5 RB Simpson 55 103 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
6 IM Chappell 72 106* v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 1973
7 IM Chappell 145 121 v New Zealand Wellington 01 Mar 1974
8 GS Chappell 123 109* v West Indies Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
9 GS Chappell 121 67 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
10 RB Simpson 100 51 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
11 GS Chappell 74 124 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
12 AR Border 140 114* v New Zealand Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
13 AR Border 70 100* v England Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
14 AR Border 106 78 v Sri Lanka Moratuwa 08 Sep 1992
15 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
16 RT Ponting 105 86* v New Zealand Auckland 26 Mar 2005
17 RT Ponting 149 104* v West Indies Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
18 RT Ponting 120 143* v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
19 RT Ponting 103 116 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
20 RT Ponting 196 60* v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
21` RT Ponting 101 99 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
22 RT Ponting 209 89 v Pakistan Hobart 14 Jan 2010
23 SPD Smith 117 71 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
24 SPD Smith 134* 70* v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
25 SPD Smith 138 53* v New Zealand Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
26 SPD Smith 130 63 v Pakistan Brisbane 15 Dec 2016

SPD Smith’s feat makes him the fifth Australian captain to score a century and a half century against Pakistan in a test. The performance of these five captains are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 GS Chappell 121 67 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
3 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
4 RT Ponting 209 89 v Pakistan Hobart 14 Jan 2010
5 SPD Smith 130 63 v Pakistan Brisbane 15 Dec 2016

The following are the eight occasions of Australian captains scoring centuries in both innings of a test. RT Ponting owns the record for most occasions of captain scoring twin centuries in a test. He has performed the feat on three occasions

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 132 127* v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
2 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
3 IM Chappell 145 121 v New Zealand Wellington 01 Mar 1974
4 GS Chappell 123 109* v West Indies Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
5 AR Border 140 114* v New Zealand Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
6 RT Ponting 149 104* v West Indies Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
7 RT Ponting 120 143* v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
8 RT Ponting 103 116 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
Teams losing a test by an innings margin after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings

Teams losing a test by an innings margin after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings

England lost the Mumbai test against India by an innings and 36 runs posting exact 400 runs after it had won the toss and batted first to provide the third occasion of a team losing a test by an innings margin after it had won the toss and batted first to post 400 plus runs in the first innings of the test – also its first innings. All the three occasions are listed below

Add to this list, the occasions of a team losing a test by an innings margin after it had lost the toss and batted in the second innings of the test – its first innings – to post 400 plus runs,  we get two more occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Total Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 England 405-10 lost inns & 39 runs won 1st Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
2 England 400-10 lost inns & 36 runs won 1st Ind Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
3 Sri Lanka 400-10 lost inns & 14 runs won 1st Eng Cardiff 26 May 2011
                   
No Team Total Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 407-10 lost inns & 52 runs lost 2nd Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 England 432-10 lost inns & 25 runs lost 2nd Aus The Oval 23 Aug 2001

 

Batsmen who have scored 2500 runs in a calendar year in Tests, One day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals – JE Root become the first Engalnd batsman to accomplish the feat – V Kohli in sight of an Indian record

Batsmen who have scored 2500 runs in a calendar year in Tests, One day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals – JE Root become the first Engalnd batsman to accomplish the feat – V Kohli in sight of an Indian record

JE Root’s run aggregate in calendar year 2016 read 2564 at the end of England’s first innings against India in the ongoing test at Chennai in Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. His feat of completing 2500 runs provides the 12th occasion of batsman accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below. He became the first England batsman to accomplish such a feat     

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 RT Ponting Aus 46 58 08 2833 207 56.66 09 15 4 2005
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 47 56 03 2813 319 53.07 08 17 4 2014
3 KS Williamson NZl 39 46 05 2692 242* 65.65 08 14 1 2015
4 RT Ponting Aus 45 49 09 2657 257 66.42 11 08 1 2003
5 R Dravid Ind 53 62 06 2626 190 46.89 10 09 3 1999
6 KC Sangakkara Srl 50 55 05 2609 287 52.18 05 16 2 2006
7 SC Ganguly Ind 51 60 06 2580 183 47.77 06 17 2 1999
8 V Kohli Ind 37 40 11 2580 235 88.96 07 13 0 2016
9 TM Dilshan Srl 42 49 03 2568 162 55.82 10 08 5 2009
10 JE Root Eng 41 54 04 2564 254 51.28 05 18 1 2016
11 SR Tendulkar Ind 39 42 05 2541 177 68.67 12 08 0 1998
12 AD Mathews Srl 52 58 17 2530 160 61.70 03 17 0 2014

V Kohli is in sight of obliterating R Dravid’s record in this category of statistics. He has an aggregate of 2580 runs in 2016 and require 47 runs more to go past R Dravid’s 2626 runs in the year 1999. V Kohli is on par with SC Ganguly with 2580 runs – SC Ganguly’s scored 2580 runs in 1999. The following table lists the four batsmen who have an aggregate of 2500 runs in a calendar year in this category of statistics

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 R Dravid Ind 53 62 06 2626 190 46.89 10 09 3 1999
2 SC Ganguly Ind 51 60 06 2580 183 47.77 06 17 2 1999
3 V Kohli Ind 37 40 11 2580 235 88.96 07 13 0 2016
4 SR Tendulkar Ind 39 42 05 2541 177 68.67 12 08 0 1998

JE Root of England became the second batsman to aggregate 2500 runs in a calendar year 2016 in this category of statistics.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 V Kohli Ind 37 40 11 2580 235 88.96 07 13 0 2016
2 JE Root Eng 41 54 04 2564 254 51.28 05 18 1 2016

The calendar years of 1999, 2014 and 2016 have witnessed two batsmen completing 2500 runs in this category of statistics. 1999 witnesses two Indian batsmen – R Dravid and SC Ganguly – accomplishing such a feat. 2014 witnesses two Sri Lankan batsmen – KC Sangakkara and AD Matthews accomplishing such a feat. 2016 has witnessed two batsmen from different teams accomplishing the feat – V Kohli from India and JE Root from England.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 R Dravid Ind 53 62 06 2626 190 46.89 10 09 3 1999
2 SC Ganguly Ind 51 60 06 2580 183 47.77 06 17 2 1999
                         
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 47 56 03 2813 319 53.07 08 17 4 2014
2 AD Mathews Srl 52 58 17 2530 160 61.70 03 17 0 2014
                         
1 V Kohli Ind 37 40 11 2580 235 88.96 07 13 0 2016
2 JE Root Eng 41 54 04 2564 254 51.28 05 18 1 2016

KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and RT Ponting of Australia are the only two batsman to have accomplished the feat on two occasions in this category of statistics. The performances of these two batsmen are listed below. RT Ponting with 2833 runs in 2005 owns the record for most runs in calendar year this category of statistics

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 47 56 03 2813 319 53.07 08 17 4 2014
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 50 55 05 2609 287 52.18 05 16 2 2006
                         
1 RT Ponting Aus 46 58 08 2833 207 56.66 09 15 4 2005
2 RT Ponting Aus 45 49 09 2657 257 66.42 11 08 1 2003