AM Rahane’s 127 and 52 not out at Delhi provide the 100th occasion of a batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against South Africa

AM Rahane’s 127 and 52 not out at Delhi provide the 100th occasion of a batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against South Africa

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out at the end of the third day in the ongoing test between India and South Africa at Delhi to provide the 100th occasion of a batsman scoring fifties in each innings of a test against South Africa.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 76 142 Aus SAF Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 JB Hobbs 53 70 Eng SAF Durban 21 Jan 1910
3 FE Woolley 69 64 Eng SAF Cape Town 07 Mar 1910
4 W Bardsley 54 58 Aus SAF Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
5 VS Ransford 75 95 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
6 CG Macartney 137 56 Aus SAF Sydney 03 Mar 1911
7 JB Hobbs 64 97 Eng SAF Durban 14 Feb 1914
8 CG Macartney 59 116 Aus SAF Durban 05 Nov 1921
9 J Ryder 78* 58 Aus SAF Durban 05 Nov 1921
10 CAG Russell 140 111 Eng SAF Durban 16 Feb 1923
11 P Holmes 70 56 Eng SAF Durban 21 Jan 1928
12 GE Tyldesley 78 62* Eng SAF Durban 21 Jan 1928
13 M Leyland 73 102 Eng SAF Lord’s 29 Jun 1929
14 FE Woolley 83 95* Eng SAF Leeds 13 Jul 1929
15 H Sutcliffe 104 109* Eng SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
16 WR Hammond 57 65 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1931
17 EH Hendren 93 86 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1931
18 AF Kippax 52 67 Aus SAF Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
19 HG Vivian 100 73 NZl SAF Wellington 04 Mar 1932
20 WR Hammond 63 87* Eng SAF Leeds 13 Jul 1935
21 A Mitchell 58 72 Eng SAF Leeds 13 Jul 1935
22 AH Bakewell 63 54 Eng SAF Manchester 27 Jul 1935
23 WA Brown 66 55 Aus SAF Durban 14 Dec 1935
24 PA Gibb 93 106 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
25 E Paynter 117 100 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
26 E Paynter 62 75 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
27 DCS Compton 65 163 Eng SAF Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
28 WJ Edrich 57 50 Eng SAF Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
29 DCS Compton 53 113 Eng SAF The Oval 16 Aug 1947
30 RN Harvey 56* 100 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
31 J Moroney 118 101* Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
32 RN Harvey 109 52 Aus SAF Brisbane 05 Dec 1952
33 RN Harvey 84 116 Aus SAF Adelaide 24 Jan 1953
34 GO Rabone 107 68 NZl SAF Durban 11 Dec 1953
35 DCS Compton 158 71 Eng SAF Manchester 07 Jul 1955
36 DCS Compton 58 64 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
37 MC Cowdrey 101 61 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
38 G Pullar 59 175 Eng SAF The Oval 18 Aug 1960
39 GT Dowling 74 58 NZl SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1961
40 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
41 BK Shepherd 70 78 Aus SAF Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
42 BC Booth 102* 87 Aus SAF Sydney 07 Feb 1964
43 MC Cowdrey 58 78* Eng SAF The Oval 26 Aug 1965
44 IR Redpath 54 69* Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
45 RM Cowper 60 54 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 24 Feb 1967
46 GP Thorpe 72 73 Eng SAF Leeds 04 Aug 1994
47 SP Fleming 79 53 NZl SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1995
48 M Azharuddin 109 52 Ind SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
49 R Dravid 148 81 Ind SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
50 SC Ganguly 73 60 Ind SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
51 SR Waugh 67 60* Aus SAF Centurion 21 Mar 1997
52 Azhar Mahmood 128* 50* Pak SAF Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
53 ME Waugh 63 115* Aus SAF Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
54 MS Atapattu 60 71 Srl SAF Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
55 MA Atherton 58 98* Eng SAF Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
56 BC Lara 51 79 Win SAF Durban 26 Dec 1998
57 MJ Horne 93 60 NZl SAF Auckland 27 Feb 1999
58 GJ Whittall 85 51 Zim SAF Bloemfontein 29 Oct 1999
59 N Hussain 82 70* Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 09 Dec 1999
60 A Ranatunga 54 88 Srl SAF Kandy 30 Jul 2000
61 SP Fleming 57 99 NZl SAF Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
62 CL Hooper 53 54* Win SAF Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001
63 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
64 ML Hayden 63 96 Aus SAF Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
65 Taufeeq Umar 135 67 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
66 Habibul Bashar 60 75 Ban SAF Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
67 MA Butcher 77 61 Eng SAF Leeds 21 Aug 2003
68 A Flintoff 55 50 Eng SAF Leeds 21 Aug 2003
69 ME Trescothick 219 69* Eng SAF The Oval 04 Sep 2003
70 Taufeeq Umar 111 63 Pak SAF Lahore 17 Oct 2003
71 Taufeeq Umar 68 71 Pak SAF Faisalabad 24 Oct 2003
72 BC Lara 115 86 Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
73 CH Gayle 77 107 Win SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004
74 KC Sangakkara 232 64 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 11 Aug 2004
75 AJ Strauss 126 94* Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
76 MP Vaughan 82* 54 Eng SAF Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
77 RT Ponting 71 53 Aus SAF Perth 16 Dec 2005
78 ML Hayden 65 137 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
79 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
80 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
81 MEK Hussey 73 89 Aus SAF Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
82 Kamran Akmal 52 71 Pak SAF Lahore 08 Oct 2007
83 S Chanderpaul 65* 70* Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2008
84 RT Ponting 101 99 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
85 PJ Hughes 115 160 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
86 SM Katich 55 54 Aus SAF Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
87 AN Cook 65 55 Eng SAF Cape Town 03 Jan 2010
88 Azhar Ali 56 63 Pak SAF Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
89 Misbah-ul-Haq 77 58* Pak SAF Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
90 G Gambhir 93 64 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
91 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
92 JM Bairstow 95 54 Eng SAF Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
93 MEK Hussey 103 54 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
94 BJ Watling 63 63 NZl SAF Port Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
95 V Kohli 119 96 Ind SAF Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
96 AM Rahane 51* 96 Ind SAF Durban 26 Dec 2013
97 DA Warner 70 66 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
98 DA Warner 135 145 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
99 AD Mathews 63 63* Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 2014
100 AM Rahane 127 52* Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

 

Century and half century in a test by batsmen against South Africa

Century and half century in a test by batsmen against South Africa

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out at the end of the third day in the going test between India and South Africa at Delhi to provide the 43rd occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 76 142 Aus SAF Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 CG Macartney 137 56 Aus SAF Sydney 03 Mar 1911
3 CG Macartney 59 116 Aus SAF Durban 05 Nov 1921
4 CAG Russell 140 111 Eng SAF Durban 16 Feb 1923
5 M Leyland 73 102 Eng SAF Lord’s 29 Jun 1929
6 H Sutcliffe 104 109* Eng SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
7 HG Vivian 100 73 NZl SAF Wellington 04 Mar 1932
8 E Paynter 117 100 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
9 PA Gibb 93 106 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
10 E Paynter 117 100 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
11 DCS Compton 65 163 Eng SAF Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
12 DCS Compton 53 113 Eng SAF The Oval 16 Aug 1947
13 J Moroney 118 101* Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
14 RN Harvey 56* 100 Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
15 RN Harvey 109 52 Aus SAF Brisbane 05 Dec 1952
16 RN Harvey 84 116 Aus SAF Adelaide 24 Jan 1953
17 GO Rabone 107 68 NZl SAF Durban 11 Dec 1953
18 DCS Compton 158 71 Eng SAF Manchester 07 Jul 1955
19 MC Cowdrey 101 61 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
20 G Pullar 59 175 Eng SAF The Oval 18 Aug 1960
21 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
22 BC Booth 102* 87 Aus SAF Sydney 07 Feb 1964
23 M Azharuddin 109 52 Ind SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
24 R Dravid 148 81 Ind SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
25 Azhar Mahmood 128* 50* Pak SAF Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
26 ME Waugh 63 115* Aus SAF Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
27 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
28 Taufeeq Umar 135 67 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
29 ME Trescothick 219 69* Eng SAF The Oval 04 Sep 2003
30 Taufeeq Umar 111 63 Pak SAF Lahore 17 Oct 2003
31 BC Lara 115 86 Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
32 CH Gayle 77 107 Win SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004
33 KC Sangakkara 232 64 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 11 Aug 2004
34 AJ Strauss 126 94* Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
35 ML Hayden 65 137 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
36 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
37 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
38 RT Ponting 101 99 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
39 PJ Hughes 115 160 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
40 MEK Hussey 103 54 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
41 V Kohli 119 96 Ind SAF Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
42 DA Warner 135 145 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
43 AM Rahane 127 52* Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

 

 

Century and half a century by Indian batsmen in a test – AM Rahane is the new entrant to the list

Century and half a century by Indian batsmen in a test – AM Rahane is the new entrant to the list

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out in the ongoing fourth test against South Africa at Delhi to provide the 135th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against various oppositions. It also provides the 62nd occasion of an Indian batsman 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 VS Hazare 116 145 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 S Mushtaq Ali 54 106 v West Indies Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
3 MH Mankad 72 184 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 PR Umrigar 130 69 v West Indies Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
5 P Roy 85 150 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
6 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
7 PR Umrigar 56 172* v West Indies Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
8 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* v England Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
9 MAK Pataudi 64 148 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
10 ML Jaisimha 74 101 v Australia Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
11 SM Gavaskar 116 64* v West Indies Georgetown 19 Mar 1971
12 SM Gavaskar 124 220 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
13 FM Engineer 121 66 v England Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
14 SM Gavaskar 101 58 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1974
15 GR Viswanath 52 139 v West Indies Kolkata 27 Dec 1974
15 GR Viswanath 68 103* v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
17 M Amarnath 90 100 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
18 SM Gavaskar 111 137 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
19 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
20 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
21 M Amarnath 58 117 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
22 M Amarnath 54 116 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
23 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
24 M Azharuddin 122 54* v England Kanpur 31 Jan 1985
25 DB Vengsarkar 61 102* v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
26 SR Tendulkar 68 119* v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
27 NS Sidhu 82 104 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 1993
28 SR Tendulkar 179 54 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
29 NS Sidhu 107 76 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
30 SR Tendulkar 177 74 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
31 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
32 R Dravid 148 81 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
33 R Dravid 190 103* v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
34 SR Tendulkar 53 124* v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999
35 SC Ganguly 125 53 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
36 SR Tendulkar 116 52 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
37 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
38 VVS Laxman 59 281 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
39 R Dravid 222 73 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
40 VVS Laxman 104* 67* v New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003
41 R Dravid 233 72* v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
42 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
43 R Dravid 110 135 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
44 W Jaffer 81 100 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
45 VVS Laxman 100 63 v West Indies Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
46 W Jaffer 202 56 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
47 SC Ganguly 239 91 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
48 V Sehwag 63 151 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
49 V Sehwag 201* 50 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
50 G Gambhir 67 104 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
51 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
52 G Gambhir 179 97 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
53 VVS Laxman 76 124* v New Zealand Napier 26 Mar 2009
54 VVS Laxman 56 103* v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
55 SR Tendulkar 214 53* v Australia Bangalore 09 Oct 2010
56 Harbhajan Singh 69 115 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
57 V Kohli 103 51* v New Zealand Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
58 V Kohli 119 96 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
59 M Vijay 146 52 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
60 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
61 V Kohli 169 54 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
62 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 201

AM Rahane became the fourth Indian batsman to score a century and a half century in a test against South Africa. The feats of all the four batsmen are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 R Dravid 148 81 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
3 V Kohli 119 96 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
4 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

MA Azharuddin and AM Rahane are the two Indian batsmen to score a century and a half century in a test against South Africa at home.  The feats of these two  batsmen are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out in the ongoing fourth test against South Africa at Delhi to provide the 63rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against various oppositions at home. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Mushtaq Ali 54 106 v West Indies Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
2 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
3 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* v England Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
4 FM Engineer 121 66 v England Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
5 GR Viswanath 52 139 v West Indies Kolkata 27 Dec 1974
6 GR Viswanath 68 103* v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
7 SM Gavaskar 111 137 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
8 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
9 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
10 M Azharuddin 122 54* v England Kanpur 31 Jan 1985
11 SR Tendulkar 179 54 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
12 NS Sidhu 107 76 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
13 M Azharuddin 109 52 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
14 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
15 VVS Laxman 59 281 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
16 R Dravid 222 73 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 08 Oct 2003
17 VVS Laxman 104* 67* v New Zealand Mohali 16 Oct 2003
18 R Dravid 110 135 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
19 W Jaffer 81 100 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
20 W Jaffer 202 56 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
21 SC Ganguly 239 91 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
22 G Gambhir 67 104 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
23 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
24 G Gambhir 179 97 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
25 SR Tendulkar 214 53* v Australia Bangalore 09 Oct 2010
26 Harbhajan Singh 69 115 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
27 V Kohli 103 51* v New Zealand Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
28 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane became the sixth Indian batsman to score a century and a half century in the tests played at Delhi. Others are – CG Borde, DB Vengsarkar, R Dravid, VVS Laxman. Their feats are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CG Borde 109 96 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
2 DB Vengsarkar 159 63 v West Indies Delhi 29 Oct 1983
3 R Dravid 200* 70* v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
4 VVS Laxman 200* 59* v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
5 AM Rahane 127 52* v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015

 

 

Delhi Test – Second day highlights

Delhi Test – Second day highlights

AM Rahane scored 127 in India’s first innings to provide the 452nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 239th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings at home

AM Rahane scored 127 in India’s first innings to provide the 26th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the 13th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against South Africa at home.

AM Rahane’s 127 in this test represent his fifth test century and his maiden test century at home. His previous best innings at home was his 15 against South Africa at Mohali in Nov 2015 – the first test of the ongoing test series. His five test centuries are listed below

No Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 147 2 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
2 127 1 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 126 3 Srl Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
4 118 2 NZl Wellington 14 Feb 2014
5 103 1 Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014

AM Rahane’s 127 in this test represent his second best score in tests – the best being his 147 against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2014

No Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 147 2 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
2 127 1 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane’s 127 in this test provides the 59th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in tests at Delhi. It also represents the 33rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in tests played at Delhi. 

AM Rahane and R Ashwin added 98 runs for the eighth wicket in this game to provide the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership against South Africa at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PK Amre, KS More 8 101 2 SAF Durban 13 Nov 1992
2 A Kumble, VVS Laxman 8 56 3 SAF Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
3 M Azharuddin, A Kumble 8 161 2 SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
4 Z Khan, VVS Laxman 8 70 3 SAF Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
5 MS Dhoni, Z Khan 8 59 4 SAF Durban 26 Dec 2006
6 Z Khan, WP Saha 8 59 3 SAF Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
7 Z Khan, VVS Laxman 8 70 3 SAF Durban 26 Dec 2010
8 R Ashwin, AM Rahane 8 98 1 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane and R Ashwin added 98 runs for the eighth wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting fifty plus runs partnership against South Africa at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble, VVS Laxman 8 56 3 SAF Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
2 M Azharuddin, A Kumble 8 161 2 SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
3 Z Khan, WP Saha 8 59 3 SAF Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
4 R Ashwin, AM Rahane 8 98 1 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015

R Ashwin scored 56 in this test to provide the 250th occasion of a batsman batting at number nine scoring a fifty in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 128th  occasion of a batsman batting at number scoring a fifty in the test played on home soil.

R Ashwin scored 56 in this test to provide the 43rd occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number nine scoring a fifty in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 16th occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number scoring a fifty in the test played on home soil. The previous occasion was 67 by SMH Kirmani against Australia at Delhi in Dec 1981.

R Ashwin scored 56 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of a batsman batting at number nine scoring a fifty in tests played at Delhi. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian batsman batting at number scoring a fifty in the tests played Delhi. The other occasion was 57 not out by Zaheer Khan against Australia at Bangalore in Oct 2008.

KJ Abbott captured five wickets conceding 40 runs in this test to provide the 17th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India in India.

KJ Abbott captured five wickets conceding 40 runs in this test to provide the 40th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the tests played at Delhi. It also provides the 14th occasion of a visiting bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India in the tests played at Delhi.

AB de Villiers took two catches in India’s first innings to take his tally of catches against India to 19. He now shares the third place in the list of South Indian fielders who have taken most catches against India with GC Smith. GC Smith has also taken 19 catches against India. The first and second places are occupied by JH Kallis and BM McMillan who have pouched 23 and 21 catches respectively. AB de Villiers went past – HM Amla who has taken 18 catches to his credit – on his way to share the third place.

RA Jadeja captured 5 for 30 in this test to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the 12th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa in India.

RA Jadeja’s 5 for 30 in this test provide the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets against South Africa. The other two occasions are – 6 for 135 at Durban in Dec 2013 and 5 for 21 at Mohali in Nov 2015. He became the sixth Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets against South Africa on three or more occasions

No No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 2 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
  2 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 2 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
  3 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
                     
2 1 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 3 SAF Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
  2 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 1 SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  3 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 3 SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  4 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 3 SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
                     
3 1 RA Jadeja 58.2 15 138 6 2 SAF Durban 26 Dec 2013
  2 RA Jadeja 11.5 4 21 5 4 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
  3 RA Jadeja 12.0 2 30 5 2 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
                     
4 1 A Kumble 44.0 22 53 6 3 SAF Johannesburg 26 Nov 1992
  2 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 2 SAF Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
  3 A Kumble 54.0 13 131 6 1 SAF Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
                     
5` 1 BKV Prasad 35.0 6 104 6 1 SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
  2 BKV Prasad 19.0 6 60 5 1 SAF Durban 26 Dec 1996
  3 BKV Prasad 25.0 4 93 5 3 SAF Durban 26 Dec 1996
                     
6 1 J Srinath 11.5 4 21 6 4 SAF Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
  2 J Srinath 25.1 5 104 5 2 SAF Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
  3 J Srinath 33.0 6 140 5 2 SAF Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
  4 J Srinath 30.0 6 76 6 1 SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001

RA Jadeja’s 5 for 30 in this test provide the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets against South Africa. The other two occasions are – 6 for 135 at Durban in Dec 2013 and 5 for 21 at Mohali in Nov 2015. He became the fourth Indian spin bowler to capture five or more wickets against South Africa on three or more occasions

No No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 2 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
  2 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 2 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
  3 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
                     
2 1 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 3 SAF Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
  2 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 1 SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  3 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 3 SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  4 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 3 SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
                     
3 1 RA Jadeja 58.2 15 138 6 2 SAF Durban 26 Dec 2013
  2 RA Jadeja 11.5 4 21 5 4 SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
  3 RA Jadeja 12.0 2 30 5 2 SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
                     
4 1 A Kumble 44.0 22 53 6 3 SAF Johannesburg 26 Nov 1992
  2 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 2 SAF Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
  3 A Kumble 54.0 13 131 6 1 SAF Kanpur 20 Nov 2004

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the ongoing test series against South Africa at the end of second day’s play in the fourth test at Delhi read 26. He became the 23rd bowler and also the first Indian bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in a test series against South Africa.

R Ashwin with his 26 wickets became the fourth bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in a four test series against South Africa. Others are – SF Barnes {49}, H Ironmonger {31} and JH Wardle {26}. The feats of these four bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W
1 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1913-14 4 8 1356 536 49
2 H Ironmonger Aus SAF 1931-32 4 8 1331 296 31
3 JH Wardle Eng SAF 1956-57 4 8 1118 359 26
4 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 6 693 284 26

R Aswhin became the third bowler to capture 25 plus wickets against South Africa while bowling less than 700 balls in the series Others are – GA Lohman {520}, C Blythe {603} and R Ashwin {693}

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W
1 GA Lohmann Eng SAF 1895-96 3 6 520 203 35
2 C Blythe Eng SAF 1907 3 6 603 270 26
3 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 6 693 284 26

R Ashwin’s 26 wickets costed hi 284 runs in the ongoing test series against South Africa to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing 25 or more wickets in a series against South Africa conceding less than 300 runs.

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W
1 GA Lohmann Eng SAF 1895-96 3 6 520 203 35
2 C Blythe Eng SAF 1907 3 6 603 270 26
3 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1912 3 6 768 282 34
4 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1912 3 6 768 282 34
5 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 6 693 284 26
6 H Ironmonger Aus SAF 1931-32 4 8 1331 296 31

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets at the end of the second day’s play in the test between India and England read 26. His feat provides the 16th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 25 plus wickets in a test series played at home.

R Ashwin became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in two or more home series. Others are – BS Bedi {02}, MH Mankad {02} and N Kapil Dev {03}. The feats of these four bowlers are listed below

No Player Oppn Series M I Overs M R W 5 10
1 BS Bedi Eng 1972-73 5 9 372.5 134 632 25 1 0
2 BS Bedi Eng 1976-77 5 9 298.0 106 574 25 2 0
                       
1 MH Mankad Eng 1951-52 5 10 370.5 151 571 34 1 1
2 MH Mankad Pak 1952-53 4 7 265.2 100 514 25 3 1
                       
1 N Kapil Dev Pak 1979-80 6 11 211.5 53 566 32 3 1
2 N Kapil Dev Win 1983-84 6 10 203.5 43 537 29 2 1
3 N Kapil Dev Aus 1979-80 6 12 223.1 53 625 28 2 0
                       
1 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 8 241.2 74 583 29 4 1
2 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 6 115.3 30 284 26 3 1

R Ashwin’s feat of 26 wickets in the ongoing test series against South Africa provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 25 or more wickets in a four test home series.

No Player Oppn Series M I Overs M R W 5 10
1 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 8 241.2 74 583 29 4 1
2 A Kumble Aus 2004-04 4 8 197.3 30 685 27 3 1
3 MH Mankad Pak 1952-53 4 7 265.2 100 514 25 3 1
4 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 6 115.3 30 284 26 3 1

R Ashwin is the only bowler to capture 25 or more wickets in four test home series on two occasions. He had captured 29 wickets against Australia at home in 2012-13 series. In the ongoing test series against South Africa he has captured 26 wickets

No Player Oppn Series M I Overs M R W 5 10
1 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 8 241.2 74 583 29 4 1
2 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 6 115.3 30 284 26 3 1

F du Plessis colleted his third duck in this series when he failed to score in this test.  He had failed to score at Delhi and at Bangalore. With three ducks in this series, F du Plessis now holds the record for most ducks in a series by a South African batsman against India.

F du Plessis became the sixth South African batsman to score three or more ducks in an innings against India. Others are – HM Amla {04}. M Ntini {04}, HH Gibbs {03}, PL Harris {03} and SM Pollock {03}

South Africa was dismissed for 121 in this test to provide the second occasion of visiting team dismissed all out for a total less than 125 in innings in tests played against India at Delhi. The other occasion was Australia’s 107 in Nov 1969. It took 46 years for India to dismiss a visiting side all out for less than 125 runs in a test played at Delhi.

South Africa was dismissed for 121 in this test to provide the forty ninth occasion of South Africa dismissed all out for a total less than 125 in innings against various oppositions.

South Africa was dismissed for 121 in this test to provide the second occasion of South Africa dismissed all out for an exact total of 121 runs against India. The other such occasion was at Kanpur in Apr 2008.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 121 55.5 3 v India Kanpur 11 Apr 2008
2 South Africa 121 49.3 2 v India Delhi 03 Dec 2015

Indian bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets in a home series

Indian bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets in a home series

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets at the end of the second day’s play in the test between India and England read 26. His feat provides the 16th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 25 plus wickets in a test series played at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Oppn Series M I Overs M R W 5 10
1 BS Chandrasekhar Eng 1972-73 5 9 291.1 83 662 35 4 0
2 MH Mankad Eng 1951-52 5 10 370.5 151 571 34 1 1
3 SP Gupte NZl 1955-56 5 10 356.4 152 669 34 4 0
4 N Kapil Dev Pak 1979-80 6 11 211.5 53 566 32 3 1
5 Harbhajan Singh Aus 2000-01 3 6 178.3 44 545 32 4 2
6 N Kapil Dev Win 1983-84 6 10 203.5 43 537 29 2 1
7 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 8 241.2 74 583 29 4 1
8 N Kapil Dev Aus 1979-80 6 12 223.1 53 625 28 2 0
9 KD Ghavri Win 1978-79 6 10 204.0 42 634 27 1 0
10 DR Doshi Aus 1979-80 6 12 306.2 87 630 27 2 0
11 A Kumble Aus 2004-04 4 8 197.3 30 685 27 3 1
12 EAS Prasanna Aus 1969-70 5 9 295.0 107 672 26 3 1
13 MH Mankad Pak 1952-53 4 7 265.2 100 514 25 3 1
14 BS Bedi Eng 1972-73 5 9 372.5 134 632 25 1 0
15 BS Bedi Eng 1976-77 5 9 298.0 106 574 25 2 0
16 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 5 102.0 30 284 26 3 1

R Ashwin became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in two or more home series. Others are – BS Bedi {02}, MH Mankad {02} and N Kapil Dev {03}. The feats of these four bowlers are listed below

No Player Oppn Series M I Overs M R W 5 10
1 BS Bedi Eng 1972-73 5 9 372.5 134 632 25 1 0
2 BS Bedi Eng 1976-77 5 9 298.0 106 574 25 2 0
                       
1 MH Mankad Eng 1951-52 5 10 370.5 151 571 34 1 1
2 MH Mankad Pak 1952-53 4 7 265.2 100 514 25 3 1
                       
1 N Kapil Dev Pak 1979-80 6 11 211.5 53 566 32 3 1
2 N Kapil Dev Win 1983-84 6 10 203.5 43 537 29 2 1
3 N Kapil Dev Aus 1979-80 6 12 223.1 53 625 28 2 0
                       
1 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 8 241.2 74 583 29 4 1
2 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 6 115.3 30 284 26 3 1

R Ashwin’s feat of 26 wickets in the ongoing test series against South Africa provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 25 or more wickets in a four test home series.

No Player Oppn Series M I Overs M R W 5 10
1 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 8 241.2 74 583 29 4 1
2 A Kumble Aus 2004-04 4 8 197.3 30 685 27 3 1
3 MH Mankad Pak 1952-53 4 7 265.2 100 514 25 3 1
4 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 6 115.3 30 284 26 3 1

R Ashwin is the only bowler to capture 25 or more wickets in four test home series on two occasions. He had captured 29 wickets against Australia at home in 2012-13 series. In the ongoing test series against South Africa he has captured 26 wickets

No Player Oppn Series M I Overs M R W 5 10
1 R Ashwin Aus 2012-13 4 8 241.2 74 583 29 4 1
2 R Ashwin SAF 2015-16 4 6 115.3 30 284 26 3 1

 

Twenty five plus wickets in a series by bowlers against South Africa – R Ashwin is the new entrant to the list

Twenty five plus wickets in a series by bowlers against South Africa – R Ashwin is the new entrant to the list

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the ongoing test series against South Africa at the end of second day’s play in the fourth test at Delhi read 26. He became the 23rd bowler and also the first Indian bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in a test series against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W
1 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1913-14 4 8 1356 536 49
2 CV Grimmett Aus SAF 1935-36 5 10 2077 642 44
3 WJ Whitty Aus SAF 1910-11 5 10 1395 632 37
4 GA Lohmann Eng SAF 1895-96 3 6 520 203 35
5 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1912 3 6 768 282 34
6 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1912 3 6 768 282 34
7 CV Grimmett Aus SAF 1931-32 5 8 1836 557 33
8 AS Kennedy Eng SAF 1932-33 5 9 1683 599 31
9 H Ironmonger Aus SAF 1931-32 4 8 1331 296 31
10 AV Bedser Eng SAF 1951 5 10 1655 517 30
11 R Benaud Aus SAF 1957-58 5 9 1937 658 30
12 MW Tate Eng SAF 1924 5 8 1304 424 27
13 WJ O’Reilly Aus SAF 1935-36 5 10 1502 460 27
14 JB Statham Eng SAF 1960 5 10 1218 491 27
15 WS Lees Eng SAF 1905-06 5 9 1256 467 26
16 C Blythe Eng SAF 1907 3 6 603 270 26
17 JH Wardle Eng SAF 1956-57 4 8 1118 359 26
18 M Muralitharan Srl SAF 2000 3 6 1366 480 26
19 MJ Hoggard Eng SAF 2004-05 5 10 1203 663 26
20 AK Davidson Aus SAF 1957-58 5 9 1613 425 25
21 FS Trueman Eng SAF 1960 5 10 1083 508 25
22 CA Walsh Win SAF 2000-01 5 10 1582 492 25
23 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 6 693 284 26

R Ashwin with his 26 wickets became the fourth bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in a four test series against South Africa. Others are – SF Barnes {49}, H Ironmonger {31} and JH Wardle {26}. The feats of these four bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W
1 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1913-14 4 8 1356 536 49
2 H Ironmonger Aus SAF 1931-32 4 8 1331 296 31
3 JH Wardle Eng SAF 1956-57 4 8 1118 359 26
4 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 6 693 284 26

R Aswhin became the third bowler to capture 25 plus wickets against South Africa while bowling less than 700 balls in the series Others are – GA Lohman {520}, C Blythe {603} and R Ashwin {693}

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W
1 GA Lohmann Eng SAF 1895-96 3 6 520 203 35
2 C Blythe Eng SAF 1907 3 6 603 270 26
3 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 6 693 284 26

R Ashwin’s 26 wickets costed him 284 runs in the ongoing test series against South Africa to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing 25 or more wickets in a series against South Africa conceding less than 300 runs.

No Player Team Oppn Series M Inns Balls Runs W
1 GA Lohmann Eng SAF 1895-96 3 6 520 203 35
2 C Blythe Eng SAF 1907 3 6 603 270 26
3 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1912 3 6 768 282 34
4 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1912 3 6 768 282 34
5 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 6 693 284 26
6 H Ironmonger Aus SAF 1931-32 4 8 1331 296 31

 

Delhi Test – First day’s stats highlights

Delhi Test – First day’s stats highlights

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the occasion of India doing so  on 193 occasions.  It also provides the 13th occasion of India doing so against South Africa. It also provides the 18th occasion of India doing so in the tests played at Delhi.

Delhi – Feroz Shah Kotla ground – is hosting its 33rd test and first test against South Africa. The result summary of the previous 32 tests read thus. South Africa became India’s eighth opposition to play a test at Delhi.

OVERALL FIGURES
Team Mat Won Lost Tied Draw
Ind 32 12 6 0 14
Aus 7 1 3 0 3
Eng 7 3 0 0 4
Win 7 2 1 0 4
Pak 5 0 3 0 2
Zim 3 0 3 0 0
NZl 2 0 1 0 1
Srl 1 0 1 0 0

South Africa fielded DL Piedt and T Bavuma for this test. They became the 60th and 61st cricketers to represent South Africa in tests against India.

DL Piedt returned with figures of 4 for 101 at the end of the first day of this test to provide the 20th occasion of a South African bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against India

DL Piedt’s 4 for 101 provide the 52nd occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings in tests played at Delhi. It also provides the 29th occasion of a visiting bowler conceding 100 plus test runs in tests played at Delhi.

AM Rahane scored 89 not out at the end of the first day’s play. This knock represents his 12th fifty and eighth half century. It also represents his first half century on home soil.

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 147 5 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
2 126 3 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
3 118 7 2 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
4 103 5 1 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
5 98 5 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
6 96 6 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
7 89* 5 1 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
8 81 5 1 v Australia Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
9 62 5 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
10 54 5 2 v England Southampton 27 Jul 2014
11 52* 5 4 v England Southampton 27 Jul 2014
12 51* 6 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013

AM Rahane scored 89 not out at the end of the first day’s play. This knock represents his third fifty against South Africa in a test innings. He had scored 96 and 51 not out at Durban in Dec 2013.

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 96 6 3 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
2 89* 5 1 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 51* 6 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013

AM Rahane’s 89 not out in the first innings of this test provide the 76th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa. It also provides the 51st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against South Africa.

AM Rahane’s 89 not out in the first innings of this test provide the 33rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa at home. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century against South Africa at home.

HM Amla has taken eight catches in the four tests so far. His eight catches in the series provide the third occasion of a South African fielder taking eight catches in a test series against India. The other two occasions are – BM McMillan – 08 catches in 1992-93 series played in South Africa and BM McMillan – 08 catches in 1996-97 series played in India.

HM Amla has taken eight catches in the four tests so far. His eight catches in the series provide the second occasion of a South African fielder taking eight catches in a test series against India in India. The other occasion was BM McMillan’s eight catches in 1996-97 series played in India. HM Amla now requires one mare catch to own the record for most catches by a South African fielder against India in India. If he gets his ninth catch, it would also provide the series record for most catches in a test series between India and South Africa.

HM Amla has taken nine catches against India in India at the conclusion of the first day’s play at Delhi. He now shares the record for most catches by a South African fielder against India in India with JH Kallis. JH Kallis has also pouched nine catches against India in India. HM Amla went past BM McMillan and GC Smith who had taken eight catches against India in India on his way to share the record with JH Kallis

Test matches completed without a score of fifty plus runs in its four completed innings

Test matches completed without a score of fifty plus runs in its four completed innings

The recently concluded third test between India and South Africa at Nagpur was won by India by a margin of 124 runs. The entire match – comprising of four innings did not witness a single score of fifty plus runs – the highest score being the 40 scored by M Vijay of India. This test provided the 14th occasion of a test match completed – won or lost or tied – containing no score of fifty plus runs in the four completed innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team1 Team2 Ground Start Date HS Team Won By Runs/wkts
1 Aus               Eng             Sydney   28 Jan 1887 33 Eng Won By 013 runs
2 Aus               Eng             Sydney   25 Feb 1887 42* Eng Won By 071 runs
3 Aus               Eng             Sydney   10 Feb 1888 44 Eng Won By 128 runs
4 Eng                Aus            Lord’s   16 Jul 1888 24 Aus Won By 061 runs
5 Eng               Aus            Manchester   30 Aug 1888 38 Eng Won By Inns + 021 runs
6 SAF        Eng              Port Elizabeth   12 Mar 1889 46 Eng Won By 008 wkts
7 Eng                Aus            The Oval   11 Aug 1890 39 Eng Won By 002 wkts
8 Eng                Aus            The Oval   10 Aug 1896 47 Eng Won By 066 runs
9 NZl       Eng              Christchurch   10 Jan 1930 49 Eng Won By 008 wkts
10 Aus              SAF       Melbourne   12 Feb 1932 42 Aus Won By Inns + 072 runs
11 Win         Eng              Bridgetown   08 Jan 1935 44 Eng Won By 004 wkts
12 Eng                Aus            Birmingham   30 Jul 1981 48 Eng Won By 021 runs
13 NZl       Ind                  Hamilton   19 Dec 2002 39 NZl Won By 004 wkts
14 Ind                     SAF      Nagpur   25 Nov 2015 40 Ind Won By 124 runs

It also provides the third such test involving South Africa and also the first such test involving India and also the first occasion of such a test on Indian soil

MATHCES INVOLVING SOUTH AFRICA
No Team1 Team2 Ground Start Date HS Team Won By Runs/wkts
1 SAF        Eng              Port Elizabeth   12 Mar 1889 46 Eng Won By 008 wkts
2 Aus              SAF       Melbourne   12 Feb 1932 42 Aus Won By Inns + 072 runs
3 Ind                     SAF      Nagpur   25 Nov 2015 40 Ind Won By 124 runs
MATCH INVOLVING INDIA
1 Ind                     SAF      Nagpur   25 Nov 2015 40 Ind Won By 124 runs

 

 

Tests at Delhi – Key statistical parameters

Tests at Delhi – Key statistical parameters

India has played 32 tests at Delhi and the ensuing fourth test against South Africa slated for the 3rd December 2015 will be the 33rd test to be played at Delhi. This test will also be the first ever test to be played against South Africa at Delhi and South Africa will become India’s eighth opposition to play a test match at Delhi. The following table lists the performance of each teams that have played tests in Delhi

OVERALL FIGURES
Team Mat Won Lost Tied Draw
Ind 32 12 6 0 14
Aus 7 1 3 0 3
Eng 7 3 0 0 4
Win 7 2 1 0 4
Pak 5 0 3 0 2
Zim 3 0 3 0 0
NZl 2 0 1 0 1
Srl 1 0 1 0 0

There are eight occasions of teams posting 500 plus runs in an innings, which includes three occasion of 600 plus runs in an innings. West Indies scored 644 for 8 declared against India in Feb 1959, which represent the highest team total posted in tests played at Delhi. All the eight occasions are listed below

TEAM TOTAL OF 500 PLUS RUNS
No Team Score Overs Overs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Win 644/8d 214.0 2 Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
2 Win 631 183.4 1 Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
3 Ind 613/7d 161.0 1 Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
4 Aus 577 179.3 2 Ind Delhi 29 Oct 2008
5 Ind 566/8d 142.2 1 Win Delhi 24 Jan 1979
6 Ind 536/7d 132.0 1 Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
7 Ind 531/7d 241.5 2 NZl Delhi 16 Dec 1955
8 Ind 510/7d 144.2 1 Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979

Of the 32 tests played at Delhi, 14 tests were drawn , six were lost by India and 12 tests were won by India. The following table furnishes the details of these tests.

DRAWN TESTS
Nov Team Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ind draw – lost 2nd Win Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 Ind draw – lost 2nd Eng Delhi 02 Nov 1951
3 Ind draw – lost 2nd NZl Delhi 16 Dec 1955
4 Ind draw – won 1st Win Delhi 06 Feb 1959
5 Ind draw – won 1st Pak Delhi 08 Feb 1961
6 Ind draw – won 1st Eng Delhi 13 Dec 1961
7 Ind draw – won 1st Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
8 Ind draw – won 1st Win Delhi 24 Jan 1979
9 Ind draw – won 1st Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979
10 Ind draw – lost 2nd Pak Delhi 04 Dec 1979
11 Ind draw – lost 2nd Eng Delhi 23 Dec 1981
12 Ind draw – won 1st Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
13 Ind draw – lost 2nd Aus Delhi 26 Sep 1986
14 Ind draw – won 1st Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
TESTS LOST BY INDIA
Nov Team Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ind lost inns & 127 runs won 1st Aus Delhi 12 Dec 1959
2 Ind lost 6 wickets won 1st Eng Delhi 20 Dec 1972
3 Ind lost inns & 17 runs won 1st Win Delhi 11 Dec 1974
4 Ind lost inns & 25 runs lost 2nd Eng Delhi 17 Dec 1976
5 Ind lost 8 wickets won 1st Eng Delhi 12 Dec 1984
6 Ind lost 5 wickets won 1st Win Delhi 25 Nov 1987
TESTS WON BY INDIA
Nov Team Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ind won inns & 70 runs won 1st Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
2 Ind won 7 wickets lost 2nd NZl Delhi 19 Mar 1965
3 Ind won 7 wickets lost 2nd Aus Delhi 28 Nov 1969
4 Ind won inns & 13 runs won 1st Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
5 Ind won 7 wickets lost 2nd Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
6 Ind won 212 runs won 1st Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
7 Ind won 7 wickets lost 2nd Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
8 Ind won 4 wickets lost 2nd Zim Delhi 28 Feb 2002
9 Ind won 188 runs won 1st Srl Delhi 10 Dec 2005
10 Ind won 6 wickets lost 2nd Pak Delhi 22 Nov 2007
11 Ind won 5 wickets lost 2nd Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
12 Ind won 6 wickets lost 2nd Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013

The following table lists the team wise break up of centurions at Delhi. – Australia {03}, England {07}, India {32), New Zealand {02}, Pakistan {01}, West Indies {11} and Zimbabwe {02}. The sum of these total 58 centuries

CENTURIONS AT DELHI
No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RN Harvey 114 2 Aus Ind Delhi 12 Dec 1959
2 IM Chappell 138 1 Aus Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
3 MJ Clarke 112 2 Aus Ind Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
1 AJ Watkins 137* 3 Eng Ind Delhi 02 Nov 1951
2 KF Barrington 113* 2 Eng Ind Delhi 13 Dec 1961
3 MC Cowdrey 151 2 Eng Ind Delhi 08 Feb 1964
4 DL Amiss 179 1 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
5 G Boycott 105 1 Eng Ind Delhi 23 Dec 1981
6 CJ Tavare 149 1 Eng Ind Delhi 23 Dec 1981
7 RT Robinson 160 2 Eng Ind Delhi 12 Dec 1984
               
1 HR Adhikari 114* 2 Ind Win Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 VM Merchant 154 2 Ind Eng Delhi 02 Nov 1951
3 VS Hazare 164* 2 Ind Eng Delhi 02 Nov 1951
4 VL Manjrekar 177 2 Ind NZl Delhi 16 Dec 1955
5 CG Borde 109 1 Ind Win Delhi 06 Feb 1959
6 PR Umrigar 112 1 Ind Pak Delhi 08 Feb 1961
7 ML Jaisimha 127 1 Ind Eng Delhi 13 Dec 1961
8 VL Manjrekar 189* 1 Ind Eng Delhi 13 Dec 1961
9 Hanumant Singh 105 1 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
10 BK Kunderan 100 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
11 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
12 DN Sardesai 106 2 Ind NZl Delhi 19 Mar 1965
13 MAK Pataudi 113 2 Ind NZl Delhi 19 Mar 1965
14 SM Gavaskar 120 1 Ind Win Delhi 24 Jan 1979
15 DB Vengsarkar 109 1 Ind Win Delhi 24 Jan 1979
16 N Kapil Dev 126* 1 Ind Win Delhi 24 Jan 1979
17 SM Gavaskar 115 1 Ind Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979
18 GR Viswanath 131 1 Ind Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979
19 Yashpal Sharma 100* 1 Ind Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979
20 DB Vengsarkar 146* 4 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Dec 1979
21 GR Viswanath 107 2 Ind Eng Delhi 23 Dec 1981
22 SM Gavaskar 121 1 Ind Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
23 DB Vengsarkar 159 1 Ind Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
24 DB Vengsarkar 102 3 Ind Win Delhi 25 Nov 1987
25 VG Kambli 227 1 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
26 NR Mongia 152 2 Ind Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
27 R Dravid 200* 2 Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
28 SR Tendulkar 122 2 Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
29 SC Ganguly 136 2 Ind Zim Delhi 28 Feb 2002
30 SR Tendulkar 109 1 Ind Srl Delhi 10 Dec 2005
31 G Gambhir 206 1 Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
32 VVS Laxman 200* 1 Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
1 B Sutcliffe 230* 1 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
2 JR Reid 119* 1 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
               
1 Mushtaq Mohammad 101 2 Pak Ind Delhi 08 Feb 1961
               
1 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 GE Gomez 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
3 ED Weekes 128 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
4 RJ Christiani 107 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
5 JKC Holt 123 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
6 OG Smith 100 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
7 JS Solomon 100* 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
8 IVA Richards 192* 2 Win Ind Delhi 11 Dec 1974
9 CH Lloyd 103 2 Win Ind Delhi 29 Oct 1983
10 IVA Richards 109* 4 Win Ind Delhi 25 Nov 1987
11 S Chanderpaul 118 1 Win Ind Delhi 06 Nov 2011
               
1 A Flower 115 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
2 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000

B Sutcliffe of New Zealand socred 230 not out in Dec 1955. This innings represents the highest individual innings by a batsman of a visiting team in the tests played at Delhi. VG Kambli’s 227 against England in Mar 1993 provides the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman in tests played at Delhi. The following table furnishes the highest individual innings for each team at Delhi

CENTURIONS AT DELHI – HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS FOR EACH TEAM
No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IM Chappell 138 1 Aus Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
2 DL Amiss 179 1 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
3 VG Kambli 227 1 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
4 B Sutcliffe 230* 1 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
5 Mushtaq Mohammad 101 2 Pak Ind Delhi 08 Feb 1961
6 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
7 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000

The following list furnishes the batsmen who have scored double hundreds in the tests played at Delhi. There are six occasions –  Indian batsmen on five occasions and New Zealand batsman on one occasion

DOUBLE CENTURIONS AT DELHI
No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Sutcliffe 230* 1 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
2 VG Kambli 227 1 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
3 G Gambhir 206 1 Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 R Dravid 200* 2 Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
6 VVS Laxman 200* 1 Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008

The following table furnishes the team wise breakup of the bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings in test played at Delhi. A Kumble’s 10 for 74 against Pakistan at Delhi in Feb 1999 represent the best ever innings bowling effort by a bowler in tests played at Delhi. There are 39 occasions of bowlers capturing five or more wickets in the tests played at Delhi.

FIVE OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Benaud 46.0 18 76 5 3 Aus Ind Delhi 12 Dec 1959
2 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 Aus Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
3 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 Aus Ind Delhi 22 Mar 2013
                     
1 GG Arnold 23.4 7 45 6 1 Eng Ind Delhi 20 Dec 1972
2 JK Lever 23.0 6 46 7 2 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
                     
1 CR Rangachari 29.4 4 107 5 1 Ind Win Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 SG Shinde 35.3 9 91 6 1 Ind Eng Delhi 02 Nov 1951
3 MH Mankad 47.0 27 52 8 2 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
4 MH Mankad 24.2 3 79 5 3 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
5 VV Kumar 37.5 21 64 5 2 Ind Pak Delhi 08 Feb 1961
6 S Venkataraghavan 51.1 26 72 8 1 Ind NZl Delhi 19 Mar 1965
7 BS Bedi 23.0 11 37 5 3 Ind Aus Delhi 28 Nov 1969
8 EAS Prasanna 24.2 10 42 5 3 Ind Aus Delhi 28 Nov 1969
9 BS Chandrasekhar 41.5 18 79 8 2 Ind Eng Delhi 20 Dec 1972
10 N Kapil Dev 32.0 7 82 5 2 Ind Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979
11 N Kapil Dev 23.5 8 58 5 1 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Dec 1979
12 S Madan Lal 32.0 4 85 5 1 Ind Eng Delhi 23 Dec 1981
13 N Kapil Dev 31.0 2 77 6 2 Ind Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
14 L Sivaramakrishnan 49.1 17 99 6 2 Ind Eng Delhi 12 Dec 1984
15 C Sharma 13.1 2 55 5 2 Ind Win Delhi 25 Nov 1987
16 A Kumble 38.5 16 70 5 3 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
17 A Kumble 41.0 12 67 5 3 Ind Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
18 A Kumble 26.3 9 74 10 4 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
19 J Srinath 24.1 6 60 5 3 Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
20 Harbhajan Singh 31.0 5 62 6 3 Ind Zim Delhi 28 Feb 2002
21 A Kumble 28.0 6 72 6 2 Ind Srl Delhi 10 Dec 2005
22 V Sehwag 40.0 9 104 5 2 Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
23 PP Ojha 34.2 9 72 6 1 Ind Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
24 R Ashwin 21.3 5 47 6 3 Ind Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
25 R Ashwin 34.0 18 57 5 1 Ind Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013
26 RA Jadeja 16.0 2 58 5 3 Ind Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013
                     
1 Sikander Bakht 21.0 3 69 8 2 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Dec 1979
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 35.5 9 94 5 1 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Feb 1999
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 46.4 13 122 5 3 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Feb 1999
                     
1 M Muralitharan 38.4 8 100 7 1 Srl Ind Delhi 10 Dec 2005
                     
1 OG Smith 42.0 19 90 5 3 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
2 LR Gibbs 40.5 17 76 6 3 Win Ind Delhi 11 Dec 1974
3 BP Patterson 8.5 1 24 5 1 Win Ind Delhi 25 Nov 1987
4 CA Walsh 29.3 9 54 5 3 Win Ind Delhi 25 Nov 1987

The following are the five eight or more wicket hauls at Delhi. Indian bowlers have performed the feat on four occasions and Pakistan bowler on one occasion

EIGHT OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 26.3 9 74 10 4 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
2 MH Mankad 47.0 27 52 8 2 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
3 S Venkataraghavan 51.1 26 72 8 1 Ind NZl Delhi 19 Mar 1965
4 BS Chandrasekhar 41.5 18 79 8 2 Ind Eng Delhi 20 Dec 1972
5 Sikander Bakht 21.0 3 69 8 2 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Dec 1979

The following table furnishes the three figure partnerships posted by various teams in tests played at Delhi. There are 82 such occasions. 278 runs between G Gambhir and VVS Laxman for the fourth wicket in the test between India and Australia in Oct 2008 represent the highest partnership in the tests played at Delhi.

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RN Harvey, KD Mackay 4 132 2 Aus Ind Delhi 12 Dec 1959
2 AR Border, AMJ Hilditch 2 127 3 Aus Ind Delhi 13 Oct 1979
3 ML Hayden, SM Katich 1 123 2 Aus Ind Delhi 29 Oct 2008
4 IM Chappell, HB Taber 6 118 1 Aus Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
5 MJ Clarke, CL White 7 106 2 Aus Ind Delhi 29 Oct 2008
                 
1 KF Barrington, G Pullar 2 164 2 Eng Ind Delhi 13 Dec 1961
2 DB Carr, AJ Watkins 4 158 3 Eng Ind Delhi 02 Nov 1951
3 G Boycott, GA Gooch 1 132 1 Eng Ind Delhi 23 Dec 1981
4 KWR Fletcher, CJ Tavare 4 120 1 Eng Ind Delhi 23 Dec 1981
5 G Boycott, CJ Tavare 2 116 1 Eng Ind Delhi 23 Dec 1981
6 MC Cowdrey, PH Parfitt 5 115 2 Eng Ind Delhi 08 Feb 1964
7 AJ Lamb, RT Robinson 3 110 2 Eng Ind Delhi 12 Dec 1984
8 PR Downton, RT Robinson 6 106 2 Eng Ind Delhi 12 Dec 1984
9 AW Greig, AR Lewis 5 101* 4 Eng Ind Delhi 20 Dec 1972
10 JB Bolus, JH Edrich 1 101 2 Eng Ind Delhi 08 Feb 1964
11 DL Amiss, APE Knott 6 101 1 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
                 
1 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
2 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 213 2 Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
3 VS Hazare, VM Merchant 3 211 2 Ind Eng Delhi 02 Nov 1951
4 CG Borde, MAK Pataudi 5 190* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 178 1 Ind Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
6 SM Gavaskar, GR Viswanath 3 159 1 Ind Aus Delhi 13 Oct 1979
7 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 151 1 Ind Win Delhi 24 Jan 1979
8 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 4 145 1 Ind Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
9 CG Borde, MAK Pataudi 4 138 2 Ind NZl Delhi 19 Mar 1965
10 NJ Contractor, PR Umrigar 2 137 1 Ind Win Delhi 06 Feb 1959
11 VG Kambli, SR Tendulkar 3 137 1 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
12 HR Adhikari, CG Borde 6 134 1 Ind Win Delhi 06 Feb 1959
13 CG Borde, VL Manjrekar 5 132 1 Ind Eng Delhi 13 Dec 1961
14 SC Ganguly, NR Mongia 2 131 2 Ind Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
15 G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar 3 130 1 Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
16 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 8 128 2 Ind Eng Delhi 23 Dec 1981
17 VL Manjrekar, GS Ramchand 5 127 2 Ind NZl Delhi 16 Dec 1955
18 BK Kunderan, MAK Pataudi 3 125 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
19 VL Manjrekar, RG Nadkarni 6 123 2 Ind NZl Delhi 16 Dec 1955
20 Hanumant Singh, DN Sardesai 2 123 2 Ind NZl Delhi 19 Mar 1965
21 DB Vengsarkar, Yashpal Sharma 4 122 4 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Dec 1979
22 KC Ibrahim, RS Modi 2 121 2 Ind Win Delhi 10 Nov 1948
23 NJ Contractor, P Roy 1 121 3 Ind Aus Delhi 12 Dec 1959
24 NJ Contractor, ML Jaisimha 1 121 1 Ind Eng Delhi 13 Dec 1961
25 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 3 121 3 Ind Eng Delhi 12 Dec 1984
26 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 121 1 Ind Srl Delhi 10 Dec 2005
27 GR Viswanath, AL Wadekar 4 120* 4 Ind Aus Delhi 28 Nov 1969
28 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 5 120 2 Ind Zim Delhi 28 Feb 2002
29 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 119 1 Ind Win Delhi 24 Jan 1979
30 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 6 115 2 Ind Pak Delhi 22 Nov 2007
31 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 110* 4 Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
32 HR Adhikari, Ghulam Ahmed 10 109 1 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
33 HR Adhikari, CG Borde 4 108 3 Ind Win Delhi 06 Feb 1959
34 CA Pujara, M Vijay 1 108 2 Ind Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013
35 NJ Contractor, RF Surti 2 107 1 Ind Pak Delhi 08 Feb 1961
36 CG Borde, PR Umrigar 4 107 1 Ind Pak Delhi 08 Feb 1961
37 VG Kambli, NS Sidhu 2 107 1 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
38 M Azharuddin, VG Kambli 4 107 1 Ind Zim Delhi 13 Mar 1993
39 SS Das, R Dravid 2 107 2 Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
40 MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh 7 104* 3 Ind Srl Delhi 10 Dec 2005
41 S Madan Lal, RJ Shastri 9 104 2 Ind Eng Delhi 23 Dec 1981
42 V Kohli, CA Pujara 2 104 4 Ind Aus Delhi 22 Mar 2013
43 FM Engineer, ED Solkar 6 103 3 Ind Eng Delhi 20 Dec 1972
44 PH Sharma, GR Viswanath 4 101 3 Ind Win Delhi 11 Dec 1974
45 SC Ganguly, J Srinath 8 100 3 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
                 
1 JR Reid, B Sutcliffe 3 222* 1 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
2 JW Guy, B Sutcliffe 2 130 1 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
3 TW Jarvis, B Sutcliffe 5 104 3 NZl Ind Delhi 19 Mar 1965
4 JG Leggat, SN McGregor 1 101 3 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
                 
1 Javed Burki, Mushtaq Mohammad 5 136 2 Pak Ind Delhi 08 Feb 1961
2 Asif Iqbal, Wasim Raja 5 130 1 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Dec 1979
3 Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi 1 101 4 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Feb 1999
                 
1 MS Atapattu, DPMD Jayawardene 3 113 2 Srl Ind Delhi 10 Dec 2005
                 
1 GE Gomez, CL Walcott 4 267 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 JKC Holt, CC Hunte 1 159 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
3 CH Lloyd, AL Logie 6 131 2 Win Ind Delhi 29 Oct 1983
4 BF Butcher, OG Smith 4 127 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
5 KD Boyce, IVA Richards 8 124 2 Win Ind Delhi 11 Dec 1974
6 CH Lloyd, IVA Richards 5 120 2 Win Ind Delhi 11 Dec 1974
7 RJ Christiani, ED Weekes 7 118 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
8 KC Brathwaite, S Chanderpaul 4 108 1 Win Ind Delhi 06 Nov 2011
9 DS Atkinson, RJ Christiani 9 106 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
10 JDC Goddard, ED Weekes 6 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
                 
1 A Flower, GW Flower 4 192 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
2 ADR Campbell, SV Carlisle 3 119 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
3 DD Ebrahim, A Flower 4 116 1 Zim Ind Delhi 28 Feb 2002

Delhi  has witnessed three two hundred runs partnerships by Indian batsmen, one each by West Indian and New Zealand batsmen. All such occasions are listed below

TWO HUNDRED RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
2 GE Gomez, CL Walcott 4 267 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
3 JR Reid, B Sutcliffe 3 222* 1 NZl Ind Delhi 16 Dec 1955
4 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 213 2 Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
5 VS Hazare, VM Merchant 3 211 2 Ind Eng Delhi 02 Nov 1951

The following are the seven occasion of bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in the tests played at Delhi. It is observed out of these seven occasions, four are by Indian bowlers, two by Pakistan bowlers and one by an England bowler. A Kumble of India is the only bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a Delhi test on two occasions. A Kumble – 14 for 149 in Feb 99 against Pakistan and Saqlain Mushtaq – 10 for 216 in Feb 99 against India provides the only occasion of rival bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in the same test

No Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
2 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
3 S Venkataraghavan 112.3 56 152 12 Ind NZl Delhi 19 Mar 1965
4 Sikander Bakht 59.0 10 190 11 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Dec 1979
5 JK Lever 36.4 12 70 10 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
6 A Kumble 64.0 13 157 10 Ind Srl Delhi 10 Dec 2005
7 Saqlain Mushtaq 82.3 22 216 10 Pak Ind Delhi 04 Feb 1999
Nagpur Test – Third day stats highlights – Records galore for R Ashwin

Nagpur Test – Third day stats highlights – Records galore for R Ashwin

South Africa was set a target of 310 runs to win this test. The following are the occasions when a visiting team has won the test by chasing the target of 100 plus runs in the fourth innings of the tests played in India.  West Indies chased 276 runs at Delhi in Nov 1986 by five wickets. They scored 276 for 5. As far South Africa is concerned, it has chased a target of 163 at Mumbai in Feb 2000. South Africa made 164 for 6 and won the test by four wickets.

Team Score O Lead Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
West Indies 276/5 85.3 1 4 won v India Delhi 25 Nov 1987
England 208/4 88.5 2 4 won v India Delhi 20 Dec 1972
Australia 195/2 58.0 2 4 won v India Bangalore 25 Mar 1998
West Indies 192/4 64.1 1 4 won v India Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
South Africa 164/6 63.0 2 4 won v India Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
England 127/2 23.4 3 4 won v India Delhi 12 Dec 1984

HM Amla’s first boundary four in South Africa’s innings during his knock of 39 runs, fetched him 150 boundary fours against India. He became the second South African batsman to score 150 plus boundary fours against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored 173 boundary fours against India. At the end of the South Africa’s second innings, HM Amla has scored 151 boundary fours.

AB de Villiers was dismissed for 9 in South Africa’s second innings to provide the 35th occasion of his being dismissed for single digit in a test innings which include four ducks.

AB de Villers was dismissed for 0 and 9 in this test to provide the third occasion of his being dismissed for single digit scores in both innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below.

No FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 2 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2006
2 8 7 v Australia Cape Town 16 Mar 2006
3 0 9 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

R Ashwin became the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five wickets haul on eight occasions when a spinner has shared the new ball. R Ashwin shares this feat with C Blythe of England and H Trumble of Australia. Both these bowlers had captured five wickets haul on eight occasion while they opened the bowling as spinners.

R Ashwin’s feat of eight five wicket haul has come after 105 years of test cricket. The last occasion of a bowler performing this feat was in Mar 1910, when C Blythe of England had captured his eighth five wicket haul as a spinner opening the bowling in an innings against South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 1910.

It is just a coincidence that both C Blythe and R Ashwin captured their eighth five wicket haul against South Africa – C Blythe at Cape Town in Mar 1910 and R Ashwin at Nagpur in Nov 2015

It is also purely coincidental that both C Blythe and R Ashwin had their eighth five wicket haul as seven wicket hauls. C Blythe returned with figures of 7 for 46 against South Africa at Cape Town Mar 1910 and R Ashwin returned with figures of 7 for 66 against South Africa at Nagpur in Nov 2015

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2015 read 55 at the end of this  test. His feat provides the 91st occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 12th occasion of an Indian bowler performing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10 Year
1 N Kapil Dev 18 25 3469 1739 75 9/83 10/135 23.18 5 1 1983
2 N Kapil Dev 17 29 3553 1699 74 6/63 9/121 22.95 5 0 1979
3 A Kumble 12 23 3680 1838 74 8/141 13/181 24.83 6 2 2004
4 Harbhajan Singh 13 24 3567 1463 63 7/48 8/85 23.22 5 0 2002
5 Harbhajan Singh 13 23 4230 1987 63 6/102 10/153 31.53 2 1 2008
6 Harbhajan Singh 12 22 3424 1557 60 8/84 15/217 25.95 6 2 2001
7 A Kumble 12 23 3798 1910 57 6/78 9/146 33.50 2 0 2006
8 R Ashwin 8 15 1884 980 55 7/66 12/98 17.81 6 2 2015
9 A Kumble 10 19 3491 1461 54 10/74 14/149 27.05 4 2 1999
10 BS Chandrasekhar 11 17 3139 1458 52 6/94 8/179 28.03 3 0 1976
11 MH Mankad 9 15 3302 1106 51 8/52 13/131 21.68 5 2 1952
12 Z Khan 15 26 2875 1479 51 5/29 6/85 29.00 2 0 2002

R Ashwin’s 7 for 66 in the South Africa’s second innings in the just concluded test between India and South Africa at Nagpur provide his sixth five wicket haul in the calendar year 2015. Hid feat provides the 22nd occasion of a bowler capturing six or more five wicket hauls in a calendar year.

R Ashwin’s 7 for 66 in the South Africa’s second innings in the just concluded test between India and South Africa at Nagpur provide his sixth five wicket haul in the calendar year 2015. He became the fourth Indina bowler to perform the feat of capturing five wickets haul on six occasions after SP Gupte, Harbhajan Singh and A Kumble. The performance of these four bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 Year
1 SP Gupte Ind 9 17 3288 1000 46 7/128 8/120 21.73 6 1955
2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 12 22 3424 1557 60 8/84 15/217 25.95 6 2001
3 A Kumble Ind 12 23 3680 1838 74 8/141 13/181 24.83 6 2004
4 R Ashwin Ind 8 15 1884 980 55 7/66 12/98 17.81 6 2015

R Ashwin’s 7 for 66 in this game provides the third occasion of an Indian bowler capturing seven wickets in an innings against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
2 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 v South Africa Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
3 Harbhajan Singh 38.0 1 120 7 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011

Thus R Ashwin’s 7 for 66 in this test represent the best innings bowling figures against South Africa. The previous best was 7 for 87 by Harbhajan Singh at Kolkata in Nov 2004

R Ashwin’s 7 for 66 in this test provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test in India-South Africa test series. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 SAF Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 DW Steyn 16.4 6 51 7 2 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
3 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
4 AA Donald 28.0 4 84 7 3 SAF Ind Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
5 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 3 Ind SAF Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
6 Harbhajan Si 38.0 1 120 7 3 Ind SFA Cape Town 02 Jan 2011

R Ashwin became the second bowler to capure seven wickets in a test innings at Nagpur in India-South Africa test series. DW Styen of South Africa had figures of 7 for 51 at Nagpur in Feb 2010

No Player O M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 16.4 6 51 7 2 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
2 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

R Ashwin captured 12 for 98 in this test to provide the fourth occasion of his capturing ten or more wickets in a test. He became the third Indian bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test on four or more occasions. Others are – A Kumble {08} and Harbhajan Singh {05}. R Ashwin’s four ten wicket hauls are listed below

No O M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 43.2 14 85 12 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 74.0 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 42.0 8 160 10 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
4 46.0 13 98 12 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

R Ashiwn’s 12 for 98 in this test provide the 17th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 12 or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 69.4 24 108 12 v England Chennai 06 Feb 1952
2 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 v Pakistan Delhi 16 Oct 1952
3 JM Patel 61.3 23 124 14 v Australia Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
4 S Venkataraghavan 112.3 56 152 12 v New Zealand Delhi 19 Mar 1965
5 BS Chandrasekhar 34.1 5 104 12 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
6 L Sivaramakrishnan 77.2 20 181 12 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
7 ND Hirwani 33.5 6 136 16 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
8 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
9 J Srinath 46.0 10 132 13 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
10 Harbhajan Singh 68.2 15 196 13 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
11 Harbhajan Singh 80.1 26 217 15 v Australia Chennai 18 Mar 2001
12 A Kumble 88.5 15 279 12 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
13 A Kumble 64.3 12 181 13 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
14 IK Pathan 34.2 7 126 12 v Zimbabwe Harare 20 Sep 2005
15 R Ashwin 43.2 14 85 12 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
16 R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
17 R Ashwin 46.0 13 98 12 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

R Ashiwn’s 12 for 98 in this test provide the third occasion of his capturing 12 or more wickets in a test. He now shares the record for most 12 plus wickets in a test with A Kumble. A Kumble has also captured 12 plus wickets in a test on three occasions. The following table furnishes the performance of these two bowlers.

No Player O BPO M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 51.0 6 13 149 14 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
2 A Kumble 88.5 6 15 279 12 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
3 A Kumble 64.3 6 12 181 13 v Australia Chennai 14 Oct 2004
                   
1 R Ashwin 43.2 6 14 85 12 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 R Ashwin 74.0 6 18 198 12 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 R Ashwin 46.0 6 13 98 12 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

R Ashwin became the second Indian bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against South Africa when he captured 12 for 98 in this test. BKV Prasad was the other Indian bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test against South Africa. He had figures of 10 for 153 at Durban in Dec 1996. Thus R Ashwin’s 12 for 98 in this test represent the best match bowling figures by an Indian bowler against South Africa

No Player O M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 46.0 13 98 12 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
2 BKV Prasad 44.0 10 153 10 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996

R Ashwin’s 12 for 98 in this test provide the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test in India-South Africa test series. All the five occasions are listed below

No Player O M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 46.0 13 98 12 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
2 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 SAF Ind Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
3 DW Steyn 34.5 7 108 10 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
4 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 SAF Ind Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
5 BKV Prasad 44.0 10 153 10 Ind SAF Durban 26 Dec 1996

R Ashwin’s 12 for 98 in this test represent the best match bowling figures by a bowler in India-South Africa test series. The previous best was South Africa’s AA Donald’s 12 for 109 at Port Elisabeth in Dec 1992

R Ashwin and AA Donald are the only two bowlers who have captured twelve wickets in a test in India-South Africa test series. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers.

No Player O M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 46.0 13 98 12 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
2 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 SAF Ind Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992

R Ashwin’s 7 for 66 in this test provides the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing seven or more wickets in the fourth innings of a test to win the test. It also provides the fifth such occasion by an Indian bowler. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 26.3 9 74 10 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
2 ND Hirwani 15.2 3 75 8 v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
3 A Kumble 38.0 16 63 7 v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
4 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
5 I Sharma 23.0 6 74 7 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 201

R Ashwin’s tally of wickets in India’s wins read 107 at the end of this test. He became the 59th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets in a team’s winning test. He also became the fourth Indian bowler to capture 100 wickets in India’s winning tests. The following table lists the performance of these four bowlers.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 A Kumble 43 86 12810 5400 288 10/74 14/149 18.75 20 5
2 Harbhajan Singh 42 84 11791 5031 221 8/84 15/217 22.76 14 4
3 Z Khan 38 75 7219 3841 149 7/87 10/149 25.77 5 1
4 R Ashwin 15 30 4393 1964 107 7/66 12/85 18.35 12 3

India won the test by 124 runs and clinched the four test series by winning two tests – at Mohali and at Nagpur. The second test at Bangalore was drawn. Thus India has won three series against South Africa in India. The three series are listed below

1 South Africa in India Test Series India 1996/97   India 2-1 (3)
2 South Africa in India Test Series India 2004/05   India 1-0 (2)
3 Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India) India 2015/16   India 2-0 (3)

India won this test to provide its ninth win against South Africa in 32 tests between the two teams. The result summary as at the end of the Nagpur test read thus

Team Mat Won Lost Tied Draw
India 32 09 13 0 10
South Africa 32 13 09 0 10

India’s nine wins against South Africa is listed below. It has won seven tests on home soil and two tests on away soil

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 India South Africa India 064 runs Ahmedabad Nov 20-23, 1996
2 India South Africa India 280 runs Kanpur Dec 08-12, 1996
3 India South Africa India 8 wickets Kolkata Nov 28-Dec 02, 2004
4 South Africa India India 123 runs Johannesburg Dec 15-18, 2006
5 India South Africa India 8 wickets Kanpur Apr 11-13, 2008
6 India South Africa India inns & 57 runs Kolkata Feb 14-18, 2010
7 South Africa India India 087 runs Durban Dec 26-29, 2010
8 India South Africa India 108 runs Mohali Nov 05-07, 2015
9 India South Africa India 124 runs Nagpur Nov 25-27, 2015

India won this test by 124 runs to provide India’s sixth test win against South Africa by runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 India South Africa India 064 runs Ahmedabad Nov 20-23, 1996
2 India South Africa India 280 runs Kanpur Dec 08-12, 1996
3 South Africa India India 123 runs Johannesburg Dec 15-18, 2006
4 South Africa India India 087 runs Durban Dec 26-29, 2010
5 India South Africa India 108 runs Mohali Nov 05-07, 2015
6 India South Africa India 124 runs Nagpur Nov 25-27, 2015

R Ashwin’s 7 for 66 in the second innings of this test provides the 15th occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 29.5 7 66 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
2 42.0 12 103 7 4 1 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 16.3 5 31 6 4 2 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
4 13.4 2 46 6 3 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
5 21.3 5 47 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
6 26.5 9 54 6 4 3 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
7 16.1 6 32 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
8 16.0 6 42 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
9 24.0 5 51 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
10 34.0 18 57 5 3 1 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
11 28.0 12 63 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGS 2 Mar 2013
12 22.0 1 69 5 4 3 v New Zealand Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
12 25.0 6 87 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
14 32.0 6 95 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
15 52.1 6 156 5 4 1 v West Indies Mumbai 22 Nov 2011

R Ashwin with his 15 five wicket hauls became the 36th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 15 or more five wicket hauls in a test innings.  He also became the 15th spinner to take 15 or more five wicket hauls in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 9/51 16/220 22.72 67 22
2 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 8/71 12/128 25.41 37 10
3 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 29.65 35 8
4 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 8/84 15/217 32.46 25 5
5 HMRKB Herath Srl 65 118 18742 8642 293 9/127 14/184 29.49 23 5
6 CV Grimmett Aus 37 67 14513 5231 216 7/40 14/199 24.21 21 7
7 DL Vettori NZl 113 187 28814 12441 362 7/87 12/149 34.36 20 3
8 LR Gibbs Win 79 148 27115 8989 309 8/38 11/157 29.09 18 2
9 GP Swann Eng 60 109 15349 7642 255 6/65 10/132 29.96 17 3
10 DL Underwood Eng 86 151 21862 7674 297 8/51 13/71 25.83 17 6
11 R Benaud Aus 63 116 19108 6704 248 7/72 11/105 27.03 16 1
12 BS Chandrasekhar Ind 58 97 15963 7199 242 8/79 12/104 29.74 16 2
13 Abdul Qadir Pal 67 111 17126 7742 236 9/56 13/101 32.80 15 5
14 R Ashwin Ind 31 57 8848 4383 169 7/66 12/85 25.93 15 4
15 Danish Kaneria Pak 61 112 17697 9082 261 7/77 12/94 34.79 15 2

R Ashwin with his 15 five wicket hauls became the fourth Indian spin bowler to capture 15 or more five wicket hauls in a test innings.  All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 29.65 35 8
2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 8/84 15/217 32.46 25 5
3 BS Chandrasekhar Ind 58 97 15963 7199 242 8/79 12/104 29.74 16 2
4 R Ashwin Ind 31 57 8848 4383 169 7/66 12/85 25.93 15 4

R Ashwin with his 15 five wicket hauls became the fifth Indian bowler i to capture 15 or more five wicket hauls in a test innings.  All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 29.65 35 8
2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 8/84 15/217 32.46 25 5
3 N Kapil Dev Ind 121 227 27740 12867 434 9/83 11/146 29.54 23 2
4 BS Chandrasekhar Ind 58 97 15963 7199 242 8/79 12/104 29.74 16 2
5 R Ashwin Ind 31 57 8848 4383 169 7/66 12/85 25.93 15 4

R Ashwin’s 7 for 66 in the second innings of this test provides the second occasion of his capturing seven wickets in a test innings. The other occasion was against Australia at Chennai in Feb 2013. Thus his 7 for 66 in this test represent his best innings bowling effort. Both the occasions are listed below.

No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 29.5 7 66 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
2 42.0 12 103 7 4 1 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013