One day Internationals and T20I fixtures of Australia-India ensuing tour with timings in IST

One day Internationals and T20I fixtures of Australia-India ensuing tour with timings in IST

One day Internationals
ODI Teams Ground Date Day Time
1st ODI  Australia v India Perth 12.01.16 Tuesday 08:50 IST
2nd ODI  Australia v India Brisbane 15.01.16 Friday 08:50 IST
3rd ODI  Australia v India Melbourne 17.01.16 Sunday 08:50 IST
4th ODI Australia v India` Canberra 20.01.16 Wednesday 08:50 IST
5th ODI  Australia v India Sydney 23.01.16 Saturday 13:08 IST
Twenty20 Internationals
1st T20I  Australia v India Adelaide 26.01.16 Tuesday 14:08 IST
2nd T20I  Australia v India Melbourne 29.01.16 Friday 14:08 IST
3rd T20I  Australia v India Sydney 31.01.16 Sunday 14.08 IST
Australia’s performance in one day games on the five selected grounds on the ensuing tour against India

Australia’s performance in one day games on the five selected grounds on the ensuing tour against India

The following table furnishes the performance of Australia in one day games on the five selected grounds on the ensuing tour against India.

Australia’s performance at the five grounds on this tour
Team Ground Mat Won Lost Tied NR
Australia Perth 44 27 17 0 0
Australia Brisbane 39 21 14 0 4
Australia Melborune 119 72 43 1 3
Australia Canberra 2 2 0 0 0
Australia Sydeny 126 83 37 0 6
Australia-India one day series – Performance at each venue to be played on the ensuing tour

Australia-India one day series – Performance at each venue to be played on the ensuing tour

www.hrgcristats.com brings some more stats on the first ever bilateral one day series to be played in Australia between Australia and India. Here is the performance of both the teams at each venue on the ensuing tour

Venue Perth
Matches Played 03
Won by Australia 02
Won by India 01
Tied games 00
No Result games 00

 

Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat   Opposition Ground Start Date
Australia won 004 wkts 3 lost 2nd   v India Perth 30 Jan 2000
Australia won 005 wkts 108 lost 2nd   v India Perth 01 Feb 2004
Australia lost 107 runs   lost 2nd   v India Perth 08 Dec 1991

 

Venue Brisbane
Matches Played 06
Won by Australia 03
Won by India 02
Tied games 00
No Result games 01

 

Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
Australia won 001 run   won 1st v India Brisbane 01 Mar 1992
Australia won 004 wkts 28 won 2nd v India Brisbane 12 Jan 1986
Australia won 110 runs   won 1st v India Brisbane 19 Feb 2012
Australia lost 019 runs   lost 2nd v India Brisbane 18 Jan 2004
Australia lost 009 runs   lost 2nd v India Brisbane 04 Mar 2008
Australia No Res –   lost 2nd v India Brisbane 03 Feb 2008

 

Venue Melbourne
Matches Played 13
Won by Australia 08
Won by India 05
Tied games 00
No Result games 00

 

Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat   Opposition Ground Start Date
Australia Won 007 wkts 16 won 2nd   v India Melbourne 11 Jan 1981
Australia Won 007 wkts 16 won 2nd   v India Melbourne 09 Feb 1986
Australia Won 088 runs   won 1st   v India Melbourne 18 Jan 1992
Australia Won 028 runs   won 1st   v India Melbourne 12 Jan 2000
Australia Won 018 runs   won 1st   v India Melbourne 09 Jan 2004
Australia Won 007 wkts 59 lost 2nd   v India Melbourne 06 Feb 2004
Australia Won 065 runs   lost 1st   v India Melbourne 05 Feb 2012
Australia Won 004 wkts 6 lost 2nd   v India Melbourne 18 Jan 2015
Australia Lost 066 runs   won 2nd   v India Melbourne 06 Dec 1980
Australia Lost 008 wkts 28 lost 1st   v India Melbourne 16 Jan 1986
Australia Lost 006 wkts 7 won 1st   v India Melbourne 31 Jan 1986
Australia Lost 008 wkts 83 lost 1st   v India Melbourne 03 Mar 1985
Australia Lost 005 wkts 25 won 1st   v India Melbourne 10 Feb 2008

 

Venue Canberra
Matches Played 00
Won by Australia 00
Won by India 00
Tied games 00
No Result games 00

 

Australia and India have not played any one day games at Manuka Oval, Canberra earlier. The one-day game scheduled for 20th Jan 2016 will be the first ever encounter between the two teams at Canberra

 

Venue Sydney
Matches Played 15
Won by Australia 03
Won by India 01
Tied games 00
No Result games 01

 

Team Result Margin BR Toss Bat   Opposition Ground Start Date
Australia won 009 wkts 40 won 2nd   v India Sydney 18 Dec 1980
Australia won 009 wkts 174 won 2nd   v India Sydney 08 Jan 1981
Australia won 027 runs   lost 1st   v India Sydney 15 Jan 1981
Australia won 100 runs   lost 1st   v India Sydney 21 Jan 1986
Australia won 011 runs   lost 1st   v India Sydney 05 Feb 1986
Australia won 009 wkts 64 lost 2nd   v India Sydney 14 Jan 1992
Australia won 006 runs   won 1st   v India Sydney 20 Jan 1992
Australia won 005 wkts 139 lost 2nd   v India Sydney 14 Jan 2000
Australia won 002 wkts 1 lost 2nd   v India Sydney 22 Jan 2004
Australia won 208 runs   won 1st   v India Sydney 08 Feb 2004
Australia won 018 runs   won 1st   v India Sydney 24 Feb 2008
Australia won 087 runs   won 1st   v India Sydney 26 Feb 2012
Australia won 095 runs   won 1st   v India Sydney 26 Mar 2015
Australia lost 06 wkts 25 won 1st   v India Sydney 02 Mar 2008
Australia No Res ——   won 2nd   v India Sydney 26 Jan 2015

 

Some key statistical parameters of Australia-India one day series

Some key statistical parameters of Australia-India one day series

HIGHEST TOTALS
Australia 359/2 50.0 Johannesburg 23.03.03
India 383/6 50.0 Bangalore 02.11.13

LOWEST TOTALS IN A COMPLETED INNINGS
Australia 101 37.5 Perth 08.12.91
India 063 25.5 Sydney 08.01.81

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS
Australia 156 GJ Bailey Nagpur 30.10.13
India 209 RG Sharma Bangalore 02.11.13

BEST BOWLING EFFORT
Australia 6-39 KH MacLeay Nottingham 13.06.83
India 6-27 M Kartik Mumbai 17.10.07

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS
Australia 234 RT Ponting,DR Martyn 3rd Johannesburg 23.03.03
India 214 VVS Laxman, Yuvraj singh 4th Sydney 22.01.04

RESULT SUMMARY
Team Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR
Australia 1980-2015 118 68 40 0 10
India 1980-2015 118 40 68 0 10

Mode of Dismissals – Australian batsmen by India
No Mode of Dismissals Occs C HC Zs
1 Caught 448 16 84 29
2 Bowled 129 03 11 05
3 Leg before wicket 052 00 08 08
4 Run out 105 03 08 08
5 Stumped 039 02 05 03
6 Hit wicket 000 00 00 00
7 Handled the ball 000 00 00 00
8 Obstructing the field 000 00 00 00
  Sub Total 773 24 116 53
9 Retired hurt not out 000 00 00 00
10 Not outs 190 08 28 00
  Total 963 32 144 53

Mode of Dismissals – Indian batsmen by Australia
No Mode of Dismissals Occs C HC Zs
1 Caught 502 12 56 28
2 Bowled 165 06 12 21
3 Leg before wicket 083 01 12 14
4 Run out 104 03 14 16
5 Stumped 012 01 04 00
6 Hit wicket 001 00 00 00
7 Handled the ball 001 00 00 00
8 Obstructing the field 000 00 00 00
  Sub Total 868 23 98 79
9 Retired hurt not out 001 00 00 00
10 Not outs 176 09 14 00
  Total` 1045 32 112 79
Australia and India in One day games – Statistical Nutshell

Australia and India in One day games – Statistical Nutshell

Australia-India Stats in a nutshell
Aus Parameters Ind
862 Total Matches Played by Australia —
533 Won by Australia —
289 Lost by Australia —
009 Tied games —
031 No Result games —
— Total matches played by India 891
— Won by India 450
— Lost by India 395
— Tied Matches 007
— No Result matches 039
086 Highest Totals – 300 plus runs 086
005 Lowest Totals – Less than 100 runs in a completed innings 006
058 Largest Margin of Victory by 100 plus runs 036
004 Victories without losing a wicket 005
046 Largest margin of victory – by 100 plus balls to spare 033
039 Smallest margin of Victory – by single digit runs 026
049 smallest margin of Victory – by single digit balls to spare 047
073 Five or more wickets in an innings 038
133 Exact Four wickets in an innings 123
228 Four or more wickets in an innings 161
004 Most dismissals by wicket keepers – 100 or more 002
019 Most dismissals in an innings – Five or more 011
006 Most Catches by fieldsmen – 100 or more 004
004 Most Catches in an innings – Four 006
016 200 Plus runs partnerships 022
346 Three figure partnerships 374
078 Three figure partnerships – 1st wicket 087
084 Three figure partnerships – 2nd wicket 081
070 Three figure partnerships – 3rd wicket 077
064 Three figure partnerships – 4th wicket 060
036 Three figure partnerships – 5th wicket 041
008 Three figure partnerships – 6th wicket 021
004 Three figure partnerships – 7th wicket 003
001 Three figure partnerships – 8th wicket 000
001 Three figure partnerships – 9th wicket 004
000 Three figure partnerships -10th wicket 000
039 Captains scoring hundreds 039
009 Captain’s hundred in vain 010
019 Wicket keepers scoring hundreds 012
000 Wicket keeper’s hundred in vain 004
035 Hundreds in losing cause 059
161 Batsmen collecting the first ball duck 184
064 Batsmen dismissed run out without scoring 068
103 Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty 103
011 Batsmen dismissed run out without facing a delivery 012
004 Most sixes in career – 100 or more 006
044 Most sixes in an innings – Five or more 043
188 Centurions 233
072 Individual Nineties 089

Australia-India one day series stats in a nutshell

Australia-India one day series stats in a nutshell

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Australia-India Stats in a nutshell
Aus Parameters Ind
118 Total Matches Played 118
68 Won by Australia 000
000 Won by India 40
10 No Result matches 10
00 Tied Matches 00
17 Highest Totals – 500 plus runs 10
05 Lowest Totals – Less than 150 runs 05
06 Largest Margin of Victory by 100 plus runs 03
08 Largest Margin of Victory by eight ore more wickets 03
00 Victories without losing a wicket 00
05 Largest margin of victory – by 100 plus balls to spare 00
05 Smallest margin of Victory – by single digit runs 03
09 Smallest margin of victory – by less than five wickets 06
09 smallest margin of Victory – by single digit balls to spare 07
08 Most runs in the Series – 1000 plus runs 02
04 Most hundreds in the series – Three or more 04
03 Most Fifties in the series – Ten or more 01
05 Most wickets in the series – 30 plus wickets 06
13 Five or more wickets in an innings 05
15 Exact Four wickets in an innings 12
28 Four or more wickets in an innings 17
04 Most dismissals by wicket keepers – ten or more 04
05 Most dismissals in an innings – Five or more 01
05 Most Catches in the series – Ten or more 04
06 Most Catches in an innings – Three or more 03
10 150 Plus runs partnerships 09
55 Three figure partnerships 46
14 Three figure partnerships – 1st wicket 10
15 Three figure partnerships – 2nd wicket 09
09 Three figure partnerships – 3rd wicket 08
07 Three figure partnerships – 4th wicket 09
06 Three figure partnerships – 5th wicket 07
01 Three figure partnerships – 6th wicket 01
01 Three figure partnerships – 7th wicket 02
00 Three figure partnerships – 8th wicket 00
01 Three figure partnerships – 9th wicket 00
00 Three figure partnerships -10th wicket 00
06 Captain’s hundred in vain 02
01 Wicket keeper’s hundred in vain 02
09 Hundreds in losing cause 14
19 Batsmen collecting the first ball duck 20
08 Batsmen dismissed run out without scoring 16
11 Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty 17
03 Batsmen dismissed run out without facing a delivery 03
12 Most sixes in the series – Ten or more 06
11 Most sixes in an innings – Five or more 05
32 Centurions 32
13 Individual Nineties 06

 

Australia – India one day series Statistics – Additional

Australia – India one day series Statistics – Additional

The following are the additional Stats of the ensuing Australia – India one day series starting on 12th Jan 2016. It should be noted that the ensuing one day series between the two teams is the first ever bilateral one day series to be played in Australia

Most sixes in the series – Ten or more – Australia
No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 6s
1 RT Ponting 59 59 5 2164 140* 40.07 6 9 3 32
2 A Symonds 36 31 5 1067 107* 41.03 1 8 1 27
3 SR Watson 19 19 0 717 102 37.73 1 4 1 19
4 GJ Maxwell 9 8 0 291 92 36.37 0 3 0 18
5 ML Hayden 28 28 1 1450 126 53.70 3 10 2 18
6 JP Faulkner 9 6 3 260 116 86.66 1 1 0 15
7 GJ Bailey 8 7 1 483 156 80.50 1 3 0 15
8 AC Gilchrist 46 45 1 1622 111 36.86 1 12 2 15
9 CL White 9 9 2 354 89* 50.57 0 4 1 14
10 BJ Haddin 19 17 5 425 87* 35.41 0 3 0 11
11 DM Jones 21 21 4 723 90 42.52 0 5 0 10
12 ME Waugh 27 26 1 974 133* 38.96 3 4 1 10
Most sixes in the series – Ten or more – India
No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 6s
1 SR Tendulkar 71 70 1 3077 175 44.59 9 15 2 35
2 RG Sharma 18 18 3 856 209 57.06 3 2 1 30
3 MS Dhoni 38 32 7 1169 139* 46.76 2 6 1 20
4 Yuvraj Singh 41 37 1 981 139 27.25 2 4 4 16
5 SK Raina 25 21 4 537 71* 31.58 0 4 1 11
6 N Kapil Dev 41 38 6 655 58 20.46 0 1 2 11

 

Most sixes in an innings – Five or more – Australia
No Player Runs 6s Ground Match Date
1 RT Ponting 140* 8 Johannesburg 23 Mar 2003
2 RT Ponting 108* 7 Bangalore 12 Nov 2003
3 GJ Maxwell 60 7 Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
4 CL White 89* 6 Visakhapatnam 20 Oct 2010
5 JP Faulkner 64* 6 Mohali 19 Oct 2013
6 GJ Bailey 156 6 Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
7 JP Faulkner 116 6 Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
8 SR Watson 49 6 Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
9 A Symonds 89 5 Hyd-RGS 05 Oct 2007
10 CL White 57 5 Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
11 GJ Bailey 92* 5 Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
12 GJ Maxwell 92 5 Ranchi 23 Oct 2013
Most sixes in an innings –  Five or more – India
No Player Runs 6s Ground Match Date
1 RG Sharma 209 16 Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
2 SR Tendulkar 100 7 Kanpur 07 Apr 1998
3 V Kohli 100* 7 Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
4 NS Sidhu 73 5 Chennai 09 Oct 1987
5 SR Tendulkar 143 5 Sharjah 22 Apr 1998
6 MS Dhoni 139* 5 Mohali 19 Oct 2013

 

Centurions – Australia
No Player Runs Ground Match Date
1 GJ Bailey 156 Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
2 RT Ponting 140* Johannesburg 23 Mar 2003
3 ME Waugh 133* Pune 28 Mar 2001
4 MJ Clarke 130 Bangalore 29 Sep 2007
5 ME Waugh 126 Mumbai 27 Feb 1996
6 ML Hayden 126 Sydney 08 Feb 2004
7 GR Marsh 125 Sydney 21 Jan 1986
8 RT Ponting 124 Sydney 24 Feb 2008
9 ME Waugh 116 Adelaide 26 Jan 2000
10 JP Faulkner 116 Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
11 RT Ponting 115 Melbourne 12 Jan 2000
12 SE Marsh 112 Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
13 MJ Clarke 111* Visakhapatnam 20 Oct 2010
14 DC Boon 111 Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
15 ML Hayden 111 Visakhapatnam 03 Apr 2001
16 AC Gilchrist 111 Bangalore 12 Nov 2003
17 TM Chappell 110 Nottingham 13 Jun 1983
18 GR Marsh 110 Chennai 09 Oct 1987
19 ML Hayden 109 Brisbane 18 Jan 2004
20 RT Ponting 108* Bangalore 12 Nov 2003
21 A Symonds 107* Nagpur 14 Oct 2007
22 KC Wessels 107 New Delhi 28 Sep 1984
23 AR Border 105* Sydney 18 Dec 1980
24 MA Taylor 105 Bangalore 21 Oct 1996
25 SPD Smith 105 Sydney 26 Mar 2015
26 GR Marsh 104 Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
27 RT Ponting 104 Ahmedabad 24 Mar 2011
28 DC Boon 102* Hobart 10 Dec 1991
29 SR Watson 102 Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
30 MG Bevan 101* Sharjah 22 Apr 1998
31 RT Ponting 101 Visakhapatnam 03 Apr 2001
32 DR Martyn 100 Mumbai 01 Nov 2003
Centurions – India
No Player Runs Ground Match Date
1 RG Sharma 209 Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
2 SR Tendulkar 175 Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
3 SR Tendulkar 143 Sharjah 22 Apr 1998
4 RG Sharma 141* Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
5 SR Tendulkar 141 Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
6 MS Dhoni 139* Mohali 19 Oct 2013
7 SR Tendulkar 139 Indore 31 Mar 2001
8 Yuvraj Singh 139 Sydney 22 Jan 2004
9 RG Sharma 1381 Melbourne 18 Jan 2015
10 SR Tendulkar 134 Sharjah 24 Apr 1998
11 MS Dhoni 124 Nagpur 28 Oct 2009
12 Yuvraj Singh 121 Hyd-RGS 05 Oct 2007
13 V Kohli 118 Visakhapatnam 20 Oct 2010
14 SR Tendulkar 117* Sydney 02 Mar 2008
15 V Kohli 115* Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
16 G Gambhir 113 Sydney 24 Feb 2008
17 SR Tendulkar 110 Colombo (RPS) 09 Sep 1994
18 VVS Laxman 106* Sydney 22 Jan 2004
19 A Jadeja 105* Kochi 01 Apr 1998
20 VVS Laxman 103* Brisbane 18 Jan 2004
21 RJ Shastri 102 Indore 06 Oct 1984
22 K Srikkanth 102 Jaipur 07 Sep 1986
23 R Lamba 102 Rajkot 07 Oct 1986
24 VVS Laxman 102 Gwalior 26 Oct 2003
25 VVS Laxman 101 Margao 06 Apr 2001
26 A Jadeja 100* The Oval 04 Jun 1999
27 V Kohli 100* Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
28 SR Tendulkar 100 Kanpur 07 Apr 1998
29 SC Ganguly 100 Melbourne 12 Jan 2000
30 HK Badani 100 Pune 28 Mar 2001
31 SR Tendulkar 100 Gwalior 26 Oct 2003
32 S Dhawan 100 Nagpur 30 Oct 2013

 

Individual Nineties – Australia
No Player Runs Ground Match Date
1 ML Hayden 99 Bangalore 25 Mar 2001
2 GM Wood 98* Melbourne 11 Jan 1981
3 GJ Bailey 98 Ranchi 23 Oct 2013
4 AJ Finch 96 Melbourne 18 Jan 2015
5 AC Gilchrist 95 Sydney 22 Jan 2004
6 SR Watson 93 Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
7 GJ Bailey 92* Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
8 AC Gilchrist 92 Adelaide 26 Jan 2000
9 ML Hayden 92 Chandigarh 08 Oct 2007
10 GJ Maxwell 92 Ranchi 23 Oct 2013
11 AR Border 91* Rajkot 07 Oct 1986
12 AR Border 90* Srinagar 09 Sep 1986
13 DM Jones 90 Brisbane 01 Mar 1992
Individual Nineties – India
No Player Runs Ground Match Date
1 S Dhawan 95 Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
2 M Azharuddin 94 Mohali 03 Nov 1996
3 K Srikkanth 93* Melbourne 03 Mar 1985
4 M Azharuddin 93 Brisbane 01 Mar 1992
5 SM Gavaskar 92* Sydney 21 Jan 1986
6 G Gambhir 92 Adelaide 12 Feb 2012
7 SR Tendulkar 91 Brisbane 04 Mar 2008
8 SR Tendulkar 90 Mumbai 27 Feb 1996

 

Captains scoring double centuries in a test innings – HM Amla becomes the first captain to score a double century in his farewell test as captain

Captains scoring double centuries in a test innings – HM Amla becomes the first captain to score a double century in his farewell test as captain

HM Amla of South Afirca scored 201 in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the 69th occasion of a captain scoring a double century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 HL Collins 203 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
3 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
4 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
5 WR Hammond 240 1 Eng  Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
6 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
7 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
8 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
9 L Hutton 205 2 Eng  Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
10 DS Atkinson 219 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
11 PBH May 285* 3 Eng  Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
12 ER Dexter 205 2 Eng  Pak Karachi 02 Feb 1962
13 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
14 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
15 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 Pak NZl Lahore 02 Apr 1965
16 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
17 RB Simpson 225 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
18 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
19 WM Lawry 205 2 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
20 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
21 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
22 GS Chappell 235 1 Aus Pak Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
23 GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
24 GS Chappell 201 2 Aus Pak Brisbane 27 Nov 1981
25 DI Gower 215 2 Eng  Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
26 Javed Miandad 203* 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
27 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
28 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
29 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng  Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
30 MD Crowe 299 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
31 AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
32 Saleem Malik 237 3 Pak Aus Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
33 Wasim Akram 257* 2 Pak Zim Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
34 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
35 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
36 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
37 CL Hooper 233 1 Win Ind Georgetown 11 Apr 2002
38 SP Fleming 274* 1 NZl Srl Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
39 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
40 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
41 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
42 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
43 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
44 MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
45 SP Fleming 202 1 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
46 RT Ponting 207 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
47 S Chanderpaul 203* 1 Win SAF Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
48 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
49 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
50 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
51 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
52 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
53 M Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
54 Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
55 RT Ponting 209 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
56 KC Sangakkara 219 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
57 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
58 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
59 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
60 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
61 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
62 Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
63 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
64 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
65 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
66 BB McCullum 202 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
67 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
68 AN Cook 263 2 Eng  Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
69 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

HM Amla’s 201 also provide the seventh occasion of a South African captain scoring double century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
2 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
4 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
5 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
6 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
7 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

HM Amla’s 201 also provide the fourth occasion of a South African captain scoring double century in a test innings against England.  HM Amla became the third South African captain to perform such a feat, All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
2 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
4 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

HM Amla’s 201 also provide the 14th occasion of a captain scoring double century in a test innings against England.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
3 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
4 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
5 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
6 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
7 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
8 RB Simpson 225 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
9 AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
10 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
11 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
12 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
13 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
14 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

BC Lara with five double centuries to his credit holds the record for most double centuries by a aaptain in the annals of test cricket. DG Bradman of England, GC Smith of South Africa and MJ Clarke of Australia are the three captains to score four double centuries. The performance of these four captains are listed 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
4 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
5 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
               
1 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
3 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
4 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
1 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
2 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
4 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
               
1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
3 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
4 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012

BC Laras’ fifth double century – 216 against Pakistan at Multan in Nov 2006 earned him two records. It was the double century with which he earned the record for most double centuries as captain surpassing DG Bradman’s four double centuries. It was also the 50th double century by a captain in the annals of test cricket.

HM Amla stepped down as captain after the Cape Town test which gave him another record. He became the first and the only captain as on date to score a double century on his farewell test as captain

Test Cricket witnesses the record sixth wicket partnership

Test Cricket witnesses the record sixth wicket partnership

BA Stokes and JM Bairstow of England added 399 runs for the sixth wicket in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the record sixth wicket partnership in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was 365 runs unbeaten partnership between KS Williamson and BJ Waitling in the test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Wellington in Jan 2015. The following table furnishes all the 300 plus runs partnerships for the sixth wicket. There are eight such partnerships.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 JM Bairstow, BA Stokes 6 399 1 Eng SAF Cape Town Jan 2016
2 BJ Watling, KS Williamson 6 365* 3 NZl Srl Wellington Jan 2015
3 BB McCullum, BJ Watling 6 352 3 NZl Ind Wellington Feb 2014
4 M Jayawardene, P Jayawardene 6 351 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad Nov 2009
5 DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton 6 346 3 Aus Eng Melbourne Jan 1937
6 MJ Guptill, BB McCullum 6 339 1 NZl Ban Hamilton Feb 2010
7 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 6 317 1 Aus SAF Jo’burg Feb 2002
8 BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey 6 307 2 Aus Eng Brisbane Nov 2010

 

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

JM Bairstow of England scored 150 not out in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the 37th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs 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 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 CL Walcott 168* 3 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
3 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 Pal NZl Lahore 26 Oct 1955
4 BK Kunderan 192 1 Ind Eng Chennai 10 Jan 1964
5 DT Lindsay 182 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
6 WK Lees 152 2 NZl Pak Karachi 30 Oct 1976
7 Taslim Arif 210* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
8 DSBP Kuruppu 201* 1 Srl NZl Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987
9 IDS Smith 173 1 NZl Ind Auckland 22 Feb 1990
10 A Flower 156 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
11 NR Mongia 152 2 Ind Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
12 IA Healy 161* 1 Aus Win Brisbane 22 Nov 1996
13 AJ Stewart 173 2 Eng NZl Auckland 24 Jan 1997
14 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
15 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
16 A Flower 232* 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
17 AC Gilchrist 152 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05 Jul 2001
18 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
19 Rashid Latif 150 1 Pak Win Sharjah 31 Jan 2002
20 AC Gilchrist 204* 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
21 KC Sangakkara 230 2 Srl Pak Lahore 06 Mar 2002
22 T Taibu 153 3 Zim Ban Dhaka 14 Jan 2005
23 AC Gilchrist 162 1 Aus NZl Wellington 18 Mar 2005
24 KC Sangakkara 157* 3 Srl Win Kandy 22 Jul 2005
25 Kamran Akmal 154 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
26 KC Sangakkara 185 3 Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 26 Mar 2006
27 BJ Haddin 169 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 28 Nov 2008
28 Kamran Akmal 158* 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
29 D Ramdin 166 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
30 HAPW Jayawardene 154* 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
31 BB McCullum 185 1 NZl Bang Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
32 AB de Villiers 169 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
33 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
34 Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
35 AB de Villiers 164 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
36 LD Chandimal 162* 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
37 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

JM Bairstow of England scored 150 not out in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the third occasion of a England  wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs 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 AJ Stewart 173 2 Eng NZl Auckland 24 Jan 1997
2 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
3 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

JM Bairstow of England scored 150 not out in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
2 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
3 AC Gilchrist 204* 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
4 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

JM Bairstow of England scored 150 not out in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the second occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa after AJ Stewart. AJ Stewart had scored 164 runs at Manchester in Jul 1990. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
2 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016