Indian bowlers who have captured fifty plus test wickets in a calendar year – R Ashwin joins the list

Indian bowlers who have captured fifty plus test wickets in a calendar year – R Ashwin joins the list

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2015 read 55 at the end of the just concluded test between India and South Africa at Nagpur. 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 feat – joins the list of bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on six or more occasions in a calendar year

R Ashwin’s feat – joins the list of bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on six or more occasions 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. Hid feat provides the 22nd occasion of a bowler capturing six or more five wicket hauls in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 Year
1 MD Marshall Win 13 25 3251 1471 73 7/53 10/107 20.15 9 1984
2 M Muralitharan Srl 11 21 3532 1521 90 8/70 12/225 16.90 9 2006
3 SF Barnes Eng 9 15 2201 863 61 8/29 13/57 14.14 8 1912
4 AA Donald SAF 14 26 3232 1571 80 6/88 8/74 19.63 7 1998
5 M Muralitharan Srl 8 16 3302 1256 68 9/65 16/220 18.47 7 1998
6 M Muralitharan Srl 10 17 3740 1463 75 7/84 13/171 19.50 7 2000
7 M Muralitharan Srl 12 23 4688 1699 80 8/87 11/170 21.23 7 2001
8 HMRKB Herath Srl 10 18 3224 1417 60 6/43 12/171 23.61 7 2012
9 CTB Turner Aus 4 6 1008 348 33 7/43 12/87 10.54 6 1888
10 MA Noble Aus 12 21 2208 989 51 7/17 13/77 19.39 6 1902
11 SP Gupte Ind 9 17 3288 1000 46 7/128 8/120 21.73 6 1955
12 IT Botham Eng 12 23 2877 1201 66 8/34 11/140 18.19 6 1978
13 RJ Hadlee NZl 10 18 2588 1116 64 9/52 15/123 17.43 6 1985
14 TM Alderman Aus 10 18 2592 1067 50 6/128 10/151 21.34 6 1989
15 Waqar Younis Pak 7 12 1626 838 55 7/91 13/135 15.23 6 1993
16 SK Warne Aus 10 19 3774 1274 70 8/71 12/128 18.20 6 1994
17 SM Pollock SAF 14 25 3592 1411 69 7/87 9/103 20.44 6 1998
18 Harbhajan Singh Ind 12 22 3424 1557 60 8/84 15/217 25.95 6 2001
19 A Kumble Ind 12 23 3680 1838 74 8/141 13/181 24.83 6 2004
29 SK Warne Aus 15 30 4336 2114 96 6/46 12/246 22.02 6 2005
21 GP Swann Eng 14 25 3456 1662 64 6/65 10/217 25.96 6 2010
22 R Ashwin Ind 8 15 1884 980 55 7/66 12/98 17.81 6 2015

 

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 feat – shares the record with C Blythe of England and H Trumble of Australia for most five wicket hauls when a spinner has opened the bowling in a test innings

R Ashwin’s feat – shares the record with C Blythe of England and H Trumble of Australia for most five wicket hauls when a spinner has opened the bowling in a test innings

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. The following table lists the performance of the three bowlers

C Blythe of England
No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 32.0 13 68 6 2 1 v South Africa Cape Town 24 Mar 1906
2 28.5 10 50 5 2 3 v South Africa Cape Town 24 Mar 1906
3 15.5 1 59 8 2 2 v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907
4 22.4 9 40 7 1 4 v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907
5 20.3 5 61 5 1 2 v South Africa The Oval 19 Aug 1907
6 23.0 6 44 6 2 1 v Australia Birmingham 27 May 1909
7 24.0 3 58 5 2 3 v Australia Birmingham 27 May 1909
8 18.0 5 46 7 2 2 v South Africa Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
H Trumble of Australia
No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 40.0×5 10 59 6 2 1 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
2 25.0×3 9 30 6 1 3 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
3 39.3×5 16 60 5 1 2 v England Leeds 29 Jun 1899
4 44.0×6 18 74 6 1 3 v England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
5 25.0×6 4 62 5 2 2 v England Melbourne 28 Feb 1902
6 25.0×6 9 53 6 1 4 v England Manchester 24 Jul 1902
7 31.0×6 13 65 8 1 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 1902
8 10.5×6 2 34 5 1 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
R Ashwin of Indiia
No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 5 47 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 32.0 6 95 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 28.0 12 63 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
4 25.0 6 87 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
5 16.0 6 42 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 20 Aug 2015
6 24.0 5 51 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
7 16.1 6 32 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
8 29.5 7 66 7 2 4 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

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

Nagpur Test – Second day’s statistical highlights

Nagpur Test – Second day’s statistical highlights

South Africa was dismissed for 79 in the first innings of this test to provide its lowest total in a completed innings against India. Its previous lowest total was 84 at Johannesburg in Dec 2006. Thus South Africa has been dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs by India on two occasions.

South Africa was dismissed for 79 in the first innings of this test to provide the 30th occasion of it being dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in a test innings, It also provides the 206th occasion of a team dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

South Africa was 5 for 12 at one stage in its innings to provide the the fifth occasion of a team losing its five wickets for 12 runs or less than 12 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zimbabwe 5/12 3 v New Zealand Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 South Africa 5/12 2 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
3 Australia 5/11 4 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
4 Australia 5/07 3 v England Manchester 30 Aug 1888
5 India 5/06 2 v England The Oval 14 Aug 1952

South Africa lost its half the side for 12 runs in the ongoing third test at Nagpur against India to provide its lowest score when it had lost its half the side. The previous lowest was five for 14 against Australia at Cape Town in Nov 1902

South Africa lost its half the side for 12 runs in the ongoing third test at Nagpur against India to provide the very first occasion of a team suffering from such an ignominy against India.

India is the only team to be at the receiving end and the performing end in this category of statistics. India was at the receiving end when it had lost half the side for six runs against England at Manchester in Aug 1952. India was at the performing end in the ongoing test against South Africa at Nagpur in Nov 2015 when it had South Africa reeling at five for 12 in its first innings

South Africa was dismissed for 79 in this test to provide the seventh occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 100 runs against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 94 38.2 v India Hamilton 19 Dec 2002
2 Australia 93 30.5 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
3 Bangladesh 91 46.3 v India Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
4 South Africa 84 25.1 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
5 Australia 83 48.4 v India Melbourne 07 Feb 1981
6 Sri Lanka 82 51.5 v India Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990
7 South Africa 79 33.1 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

South Africa’s 79 is the lowest team total in a completed innings by any team against India. The previous lowest was Sri Lanka’s 82 at Chandigarh in Nov 1990.

India has dismissed a team for less than 100 runs on three occasions at home. The three occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 93 30.5 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
2 Sri Lanka 82 51.5 v India Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990
3 South Africa 79 33.1 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

R Ashwin returned with figure of 5 for 32 in this game to provide the 20th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets on home soil against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 J Srinath 11.5 4 21 6 4 v South Africa Ahmedabad 20 Nov 1996
2 BKV Prasad 35.0 6 104 6 1 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
3 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 2 v South Africa Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
4 A Kumble 54.0 13 131 6 1 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
5 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 3 v South Africa Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
6 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 1 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
7 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 3 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
8 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
9 RA Jadeja 11.5 4 21 5 4 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
10 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

R Ashwin’s 5 for 32 in the first innings of this test provide the second occasion of his capturing five or more wickets against South Africa on home soil. The other occasion was at Mohali when he had figures of 5 for 51. R Ashwin became the third bowler to capture five or more wickets on two or more occasions against South Africa on home soil. Others are – Harbhajan Singh {03} and A Kumble {02}. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 2 v South Africa Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
2 A Kumble 54.0 13 131 6 1 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
                   
1 Harbhajan Singh 30.0 3 87 7 3 v South Africa Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
2 Harbhajan Singh 44.5 4 164 5 1 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
3 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 3 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
                   
1 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
2 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

R Ashwin’s 5 for 32 in this test provide his 14th five wicket haul in tests. He became the 43rd bowler and sixth Indian bowler to capture five or more wickets on 14 plus occasions in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists the Indian bowlers who have performed the feat

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5s
1 A Kumble 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 29.65 35
2 Harbhajan Singh 103 190 28580 13537 417 8/84 15/217 32.46 25
3 N Kapil Dev 131 227 27740 12867 434 9/83 11/146 29.64 23
4 BS Chandrasekhar 58 97 15963 7199 242 8/79 12/104 29.74 16
5 R Ashwin 31 56 8669 4317 162 7/103 12/85 26.64 14
6 BS Bedi 67 118 21364 7637 266 7/98 10/194 28.71 14

R Ashwin’s 5 for 32 in the first innings of this test is his seventh five wicket haul when he has opened the bowling as a spinner. All seven occasions are listed below. The record for most five wicket haul when a spinner has opened the bowling is eight hauls and is shared by C Blythe of England and H Trumble of Australia

No O M R W Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 21.3 5 47 6 2 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 32.0 6 95 5 1 3 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 28.0 12 63 5 2 3 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
4 25.0 6 87 5 2 2 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
5 16.0 6 42 5 1 4 v Sri Lanka Col-RPS 20 Aug 2015
6 24.0 5 51 5 1 2 v South Africa Mohali 05 Nov 2015
7 16.1 6 32 5 2 2 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

M Morkel’s captured his 40th wicket against India when he had M Vijay caught by HM Amla for 7 in India’s second innings. At the end of India’s second innings, his aggregate wickets against India read 42. He became the fourth South African bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India. Others are – DW Steyn {63|, AA Donald {57} and SM Pollock {52}

M Morkel’s three for 35 in India’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 18 wickets against India in India. He now shares the second place with M Ntini for most wickets against India in India. M Ntini also has a bag of 18 wickets. The first place is held by DW Steyn with 26 wickets to his credit.

HM Amla took his 75th catch of his test career when  he caught M Vijay off M Morkel for 7 in India’s second innings. At the end of India’s second innings, he had a tally of 76 catches against India. He became the sixth South African fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch 75 plus catches in their test career. Others are JH Kallis {196}. GC Smith {166}, AB de Villiers {99}. HH Gibbs {94} and G Kirsten {83}

Imran Tahir returned with figure of five for 38 in India’s second innings to provide the 16th occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AA Donald 27.0 11 55 5 1 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
2 AA Donald 28.0 4 84 7 3 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
3 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
4 PR Adams 19.1 6 55 6 1 v India Kanpur 08 Dec 1996
5 AA Donald 16.0 5 40 5 2 v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
6 N Boje 38.0 14 83 5 3 v India Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
7 SM Pollock 21.4 10 56 6 3 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
8 SM Pollock 16.0 3 40 5 2 v India Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
9 M Ntini 19.0 6 48 5 4 v India Durban 26 Dec 2006
10 DW Steyn 8.0 2 23 5 1 v India Ahmedabad 03 Apr 2008
11 DW Steyn 16.4 6 51 7 2 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
12 M Morkel 12.4 5 20 5 1 v India Centurion 16 Dec 2010
13 DW Steyn 19.0 6 50 6 1 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
14 DW Steyn 31.0 11 75 5 2 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
15 DW Steyn 30.0 9 100 6 1 v India Durban 26 Dec 2013
16 Imran Tahir 11.3 2 38 5 3 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

Imran Tahir returned with figure of five for 38 in India’s second innings {third innings of the test} to provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in the third innings of a test against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AA Donald 28.0 4 84 7 3 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
2 N Boje 38.0 14 83 5 3 v India Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
3 SM Pollock 21.4 10 56 6 3 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
4 Imran Tahir 11.3 2 38 5 3 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

Imran Tahir returned with figure of five for 38 in India’s second innings to provide the sixth occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in test innings against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 PR Adams 19.1 6 55 6 1 v India Kanpur 08 Dec 1996
3 N Boje 38.0 14 83 5 3 v India Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
4 DW Steyn 8.0 2 23 5 1 v India Ahmedabad 03 Apr 2008
5 DW Steyn 16.4 6 51 7 2 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
6 Imran Tahir 11.3 2 38 5 3 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

Imran Tahir returned with figure of five for 38 in India’s second innings {third innings of the test} to provide the second occasion of a South African bowler capturing five or more wickets in the third innings of a test against India in India. The other such occasions was witnessed at Bangalore when N Boje in Mar 2000 had figures of 5 for 83. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Boje 38.0 14 83 5 3 v India Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
2 Imran Tahir 11.3 2 38 5 3 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

Thus Imran Tahir’s 5 for 38 represent the best bawling figures by a South African bowler in the third inning of a test against India in India

Twenty wickets fell on the second day of this test {eight wickets in South Africa’s first innings, ten wickets in India’s second innings and two wickets in South Africa’s second innings} to provide the twelfth occasion of 20 plus wickets on second day’s play. All such occasions are listed below. It is noted with interest that this is the very first occasion of 20 wickets falling on a second day’s play on Indian soil

No Team 1 Team 2 Day Runs Wkts Ground Match Date
1 England Australia 2 199 20 The Oval 28 Aug 1882
2 England Australia 2 240 20 Birmingham 27 May 1909
3 England India 2 286 20 Birmingham 13 Jul 1967
4 Zimbabwe New Zealand 2 158 20 Harare 07 Aug 2005
5 Sri Lanka Pakistan 2 255 20 Kandy 03 Apr 2006
6 South Africa India 2 323 20 Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
7 India South Africa 2 273 20 Nagpur-J 25 Nov 2015
8 England New Zealand 2 236 21 Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
9 England West Indies 2 188 21 Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
10 South Africa Australia 2 294 23 Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
11 England Australia 2 255 24 The Oval 10 Aug 1896
12 England Australia 2 157 27 Lord’s 16 Jul 1888

Twenty wickets fell on the second day of this test {eight wickets in S0uth Africa’s first innings, ten wickets in India’s second innings and two wickets in South Africa’s second innings} to provide the second occasion of 20 wickets in a day’s play on Indian soil. India and Australia test at Mumbai in Nov 2004 had witnessed 20 wickets falling on third day’s play. Both the occasions are listed below.

No Team 1 Team 2 Day Runs Wkts Ground Match Date
1 India Australia 3 293 20 Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
2 India South Africa 2 273 20 Nagpur-J 25 Nov 2015

Twenty wickets fell on the second day of this test {eight wickets in South Africa’s first innings, ten wickets in India’s second innings and two wickets in South Africa’s second innings} to provide the record for most wickets falling on a day’s play in India-South Africa test series. The previous record was 18 wickets on the third day’s play in the first test of the ongoing test series at Mohali,  Both the occasions are listed below.

No Team 1 Team 2 Day Runs Wkts Ground Match Date
1 India South Africa 2 273 20 Nagpur-J 25 Nov 2015
2 India South Africa 3 184 18 Mohali 05 Nov 2015

AB de Villiers failed to score in South Africa’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of his being dismissed for a duck in his test career spanning 101 tests and 166 innings. All the four occasions are listed below

No Runs BF Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 0 2 6 stumped 2 v Bangladesh Centurion 26 Nov 2008
2 0 5 5 caught 2 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
3 0 1 5 lbw 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
4 0 6 5 caught 2 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

AB de Villiers failed to score in South Africa’s first innings to provide the second occasion of his being dismissed for a duck against India in his test career spanning 16 tests and 26 innings. He was caught by MS Dhoni off S Sreesanth for a duck in South Africa’s first innings at Durban in Dec 2010. Both the occasions are listed below

No Runs BF Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 0 5 5 caught 2 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
2 0 6 5 caught 2 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
Teams losing its half the side for 12 or less than 12 runs in an innings – South Africa joins the list

Teams losing its half the side for 12 or less than 12 runs in an innings – South Africa joins the list

South Africa lost its half the side for 12 runs in the ongoing third test at Nagpur against India to provide the fifth occasion of a team losing its five wickets for 12 runs or less than 12 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zimbabwe 5/12 3 v New Zealand Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 South Africa 5/12 2 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
3 Australia 5/11 4 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
4 Australia 5/07 3 v England Manchester 30 Aug 1888
5 India 5/06 2 v England The Oval 14 Aug 1952

South Africa lost its half the side for 12 runs in the ongoing third test at Nagpur against India to provide the second occasion of a team losing its five wickets for exact 12 runs in the annals of test cricket. Zimbabwe was the other team to suffer such an ignominy against New Zealand at Napier in Jan 2012. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zimbabwe 5/12 3 v New Zealand Napier 26 Jan 2012
2 South Africa 5/12 2 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

There have been two instances when a team lost its half the side for single digit runs in the annals of test cricket. India lost its five wickets for six runs against England at The Oval in Aug 1952 and Australia had lost its five wickets for seven runs against England at Manchester in Aug 1888

No Team FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 5/07 3 v England Manchester 30 Aug 1888
2 India 5/06 2 v England The Oval 14 Aug 1952

South Africa lost its half the side for 12 runs in the ongoing third test at Nagpur against India to provide its lowest score when it had lost its half the side. The previous lowest was five for 14 against Australia at Cape Town in Nov 1902

South Africa lost its half the side for 12 runs in the ongoing third test at Nagpur against India to provide the very first occasion of a team suffering from such an ignominy against India.

India is the only team to be at the receiving end and the performing end in this category of statistics. India was at the receiving end when it had lost half the side for six runs against England at Manchester in Aug 1952. India was at the performing end in the ongoing test against South Africa at Nagpur in Nov 2015 when it had South Africa reeling at five for 12 in its first innings

Just have a close look at the two fall of wickets at the number of runs scored by the teams when five wickets fell – five for six and five for twelve – six twice are twelve. 

 

Nagpur Test – Stats highlights as of first day

Nagpur Test – Stats highlights as of first day

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 192nd occasion of India doing so in its 496 tests. It also provides the 115th occasion of India doing so in its 247 tests at home.

 

India won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 12th occasion of India doing so in its 32 tests against South Africa. It also provides the seventh occasion of India doing so in its 15 tests at home against South Africa.

 

M Vijay and S Dhawan were concerned in a 50 runs partnership for the first wicket to provide the 81st occasion of Indian opening batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for various wickets against South Africa. It also provides the 37th such occasion at home against South Africa.

 

M Vijay and S Dhawan were concerned in a 50 runs partnership for the first wicket to provide the eleventh occasion of Indian opening batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wickets against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Jadeja, RJ Shastri 1 68 4 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Nov 1992
2 R Dravid, NR Mongia 1 68 2 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
3 NR Mongia, WV Raman 1 76 1 v South Africa Kanpur 08 Dec 1996
4 NR Mongia, V Rathour 1 90 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
5 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
6 W Jaffer, KD Karthik 1 153 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2007
7 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
8 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 73 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
9 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 137 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
10 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 80* 2 v South Africa Bangalore 14 Nov 2015
11 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 50 1 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

 

S Dhawan-M Vijay became the second pair of Indian batsmen to post a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket on two occasions against South Africa. G Gambhir-V Sehwag is the other pair to perform such a feat on three occasions.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
2 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 73 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
3 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 137 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
               
1 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 80* 2 v South Africa Bangalore 14 Nov 2015
2 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 50 1 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

 

M Vijay and S Dhawan were concerned in a 50 runs partnership for the first wicket to provide the seventh occasion of Indian opening batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wickets against South Africa at home. All such occasions are listed below

 

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, NR Mongia 1 68 2 v South Africa Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 NR Mongia, WV Raman 1 76 1 v South Africa Kanpur 08 Dec 1996
3 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
4 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
5 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 73 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
6 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 80* 2 v South Africa Bangalore 14 Nov 2015
7 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 50 1 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

 

S Dhawan-M Vijay became the second pair of Indian batsmen to post a fifty plus runs partnership for the first wicket on two occasions against South Africa. G Gambhir-V Sehwag is the other pair to perform such a feat on two occasions.

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
2 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 73 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
               
1 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 80* 2 v South Africa Bangalore 14 Nov 2015
2 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 50 1 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

 

S Dhawan-M Vijay are concerned in four partnerships of 50 plus runs in their six test matches and seven innings association at home They are listed below. They have also added 496 runs for the first wicket in six tests and seven innings. It is interesting to note that of the four fifty plus stands posted by these two batsman, three have come on the test which had a start date 14.

 

No Partner Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
2 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 77 2 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
3 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 80* 2 v South Africa Bangalore 14 Nov 2015
4 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 50 1 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

 

It is interesting to note that of the four fifty plus stands posted by these two batsman, three have come on the test which had a start date 14.

 

No Partner Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
2 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 77 2 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
3 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 80* 2 v South Africa Bangalore 14 Nov 2015

 

S Dhawan-M Vijay are concerned in seven partnerships of 50 plus runs in their 18 test matches and 30 innings association at home They are listed below. They have also added 1215 runs for the first wicket in 18 matches and 30 innings. It is interesting to note that of these seven partnerships, two are 200 plus runs partnerships.

 

No Partner Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
2 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 77 2 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
3 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 56 1 v Australia Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
4 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 55 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
5 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 283 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
6 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 80* 2 v South Africa Bangalore 14 Nov 2015
7 S Dhawan M Vijay 1 50 1 v South Africa Nagpur 25 Nov 2015

 

M Vijay was dismissed leg before wicket for 40 in the first innings of this test to provide the 16th occasion of his being dismissed leg before wicket in 15 tests. The run aggregate of all the occasions when he was dismissed leg before wicket read 999. This aggregate is only second among the Indian batsmen – to SR Tendulkar’s run aggregate of 2184 from 63 innings and 51 tests.

 

M Vijay scored 40 in this game to take his run aggregate to 409 against South Africa. He became the eleventh Indian batsman to total 400 plus runs against South Africa.

 

India was dismissed for a total of 215 in the first innings of this test to provide the 30th occasion of India dismissed all out for a total of less than 250 runs in an innings against South Africa. It also provides the 13th such occasion in a test played at home

 

India was dismissed for a total of 215 in the first innings of this test to provide the second occasion of India dismissed all out for a total of less than 250 runs in an innings against South Africa at Nagpur. The other occasion was 233 in Feb 2010.

 

India was dismissed for a total of 215 in the first innings of this test to provide the eleventh occasion of India dismissed all out for a total of less than 250 runs in an innings against South Africa while batting in the first innings of a test. It also provides the seventh such occasion in a test played at home

 

WP Saha and RA Jadeja added 48 runs for the seventh wicket in this test to provide the record stand for the seventh test against South Africa when India batted in the first innings of a test at home. The previous best under such circumstances was 28 runs between J Srinath and SB Joshi at Ahmedabad in Nov 1996.

 

S Dhawan and M Vijay added 50 runs for the first wicket in this test to provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a home test against South Africa while batting in the first innings of a test. The other occasion under such circumstances was the 76 runs partnership between NR Mongia and WV Raman at Kanpur in Dec 1996.

 

RG Sharms was dismissed for 2 in the first innings of this test to provide the tenth occasion of his being dismissed for single digits in an innings which includes three ducks in it. It also provides the third occasion of his being dismissed for a single digit in an innings against South Africa. The other two occasions are – for 6 at Johannesburg in Dec 2013 and for zero at Durban in Dec 2013. It is interesting to note that he has been dismissed for single digits on ten occasions out of the 26 innings he has played. RG Sharma was born on 30.04.87 at Bansod, Nagpur.

 

 

Approaching milestones in India-South Africa tests ahead of the third test at Nagpur

Approaching milestones in India-South Africa tests ahead of the third test at Nagpur

HM Amla has scored 149 boundary fours against India prior to the start of this test. He needs one more boundary four for his 150 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would then become the second South African batsman to score 150 plus boundary fours against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored 173 boundary fours.

 

AB de Villiers has scored nine boundary sixes against India prior to the start of the test. He needs one more boundary sixe for his ten boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would become the second South African batsman to score ten or more boundary sixes against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored eleven boundary sixes

 

AB de Villiers has scored eight boundary sixes against India prior to the start of the test. He needs four more boundary sixes for his twelve boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would own the record of most boundary sixes by South African batsman against India. He would go part JH Kallis has scored eleven boundary sixes on his way to own the record

 

HM Amla has scored nine fifties against India prior to the start of the test. He needs one more fifty for his tenth fifty. If he gets them, he would then become the second South African batsman to score ten or more fifties against India after JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored twelve fifties.

 

HM Amla has scored nine fifties against India prior to the start of the test. He needs one more fifty for his tenth fifty. If he gets them, he would then become the third batsman to score ten or more fifties in India-South Africa test series after JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar. JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar have scored twelve fifties

 

HM Amla has scored two centuries against India prior to the start of the test. He needs two more centuries to share the record of most centuries scored by a South African batsman against India which is held by JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored seven centuries against India.

 

HM Amla has scored two centuries against India prior to the start of the test. He needs two more centuries to share the record of most centuries scored by a batsman in India-South Africa test series which is held by JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar. JH Kallis and SR Tendulkar have scored seven centuries

 

HM Amla has scored four half centuries against India prior to the start of the test. He needs one more half century for his fifth half century. If he gets it, he would then become the fifth South African batsman to score five or more half centuries against India. Others are – GC Smith {08}, AC Hudson {06}, MV Boucher {05} and JH Kallis {05}

 

AB de Villiers has an aggregate of 7770 runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 230 more runs for his 8000 runs. If gets it, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 8000 plus runs. Others are – JH Kallis {13206} and GC Smith {6253}

 

HM Amla has scored 23 centuries prior to the start of the test. He needs two more centuries for his 25 centuries. If he scores, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 25 or more centuries. Others are – JH Kallis {45} and GC Smith {27}

 

AB de Villiers has scored 59 fifties prior to the start of the test. He needs one more fifty for his sixty fifties. If he gets them, he would he would then become the third South African batsman to score 60 or more fifties. Others are – JH Kallis {103} and GC Smith {65}

 

AB de Villiers has scored 38 half centuries prior to the start of the test. He needs two more half centuries for his forty half centuries.  If he gets them, he would he would then become the second South African batsman to score 40 or more half centuries after JH Kallis.  JH Kallis has scored 58 half centuries.

 

AB de Villiers has scored 38 half centuries prior to the start of the test. He now shares the record for the second place with GC Smith for most half centuries by a South African batsman in tests. GC Smith has scored 38 half centuries. The first place is occupied by JH Kallis. JH Kallis has scored 58 half centuries.

 

HM Amla has scored 19 fifties on away soil prior to the start of the test. He needs one more fifty for his 20th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the sixth South African batsman to score 20 or more fifties. Others are – JH Kallis {43}, GC Smith {34}, G Kirsten {31}, AB de Villiers {22} and HH Gibbs {21}.

 

M Morkel has taken 36 wickets against India prior to the start of the test. He needs four more wickets for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth South African bowler to capture 40 plus wickets against India. Others are – DW Steyn {63}, AA Donald {57} and SM Pollock {52}.

 

DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of the test. One more such haul would be his sixth five wicket innings haul which would make him to become the fourth bowler to take six five wickets innings haul against India. Others are IT Botham, Imran Khan and MD Marshall

 

DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of the test. Two more such hauls would fetch him his seventh five wicket innings haul which would make him to share the most five wicket innings hauls against India with Muralidharan. M Muralidharan has seven five wicket innings hauls against India.

 

DW Steyn has captured five five wickets innings haul against India prior to the start of the test. Two more such hauls would fetch him his seventh five wicket innings haul which would make him to own the record for most five wicket innings hauls against India by a pace bowler.

 

Indian batsmen have posted 22 three figure partnerships against South Africa. There more such stands would give India 25 three figure partnerships.

 

RA Jadeja has captured 18 wickets against South Africa prior to the start of this test. He needs two more wickets for his 20 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the eighth Indian bowler to captured 20 plus wickets against South Afirca. Others are – A Kumble {84}, J Srinath {64}, Harbhajan Singh {60}, Zaheer Khan {40}, S Sreesanth {31}, BKV Prasad {25} and I Sharma {20}

 

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2824 test runs prior to the start of this test. He needs 176 more runs for his 3000 test runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 20th Indian batsman to score 3000 test runs.

 

 

 

Tests at Nagpur – Some key statistical parameters

Tests at Nagpur – Some key statistical parameters

Nagpur City has two test grounds – Vidharba Cricket Association Ground and Vidharba Cricket Assocation Ground, Jamta. Nagpur City has hosted thirteen tests so far and the ensuing test against South Africa will be the 14th test playes at Nagpur City. India has won four tests, lost three tests and six tests were drawn.

At Jamta, India has played four tests so far and the ensuing test against South Africa will be the fifth test. Out of the four tests played at Jamta, India has won two tests, lost one and one test was drawn

The following are some of the key statistical parameters of the tests played at Nagpur

Summary of Match results of the tests played at Nagpur – VCA Ground, Jamta
Team Mat Won Lost Tied Draw W/L Ave RPO Inns HS LS
India 4 2 1 0 1 2.000 38.24 3.17 6 566 233
South Africa 1 1 0 0 0 – 93.00 3.17 1 558 –
Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0.000 28.20 3.04 2 355 209
England 1 0 0 0 1 0.000 48.71 2.27 2 352 330
New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0.000 18.40 3.12 2 193 175
Summary of the tests played at Nagpur City as a whole
Team Mat Won Lost Tied Draw W/L Ave RPO Inns HS LS
India 13 4 3 0 6 1.333 39.14 3.07 20 609 109
Australia 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 36.88 3.36 4 398 209
New Zealand 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 22.52 2.55 4 319 175
South Africa 1 1 0 0 0 – 93.00 3.17 1 558 –
England 2 0 0 0 2 0.000 50.81 2.66 4 393 330
Pakistan 1 0 0 0 1 0.000 33.09 2.55 2 322 322
Sri Lanka 2 0 1 0 1 0.000 17.25 3.19 2 204 141
West Indies 1 0 0 0 1 0.000 37.33 2.60 2 428 428
Zimbabwe 2 0 1 0 1 0.000 37.61 2.85 4 503 182

 

Centurions in tests played at Nagpur City as a whole
No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla 253* 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
2 A Flower 232* 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
3 SR Tendulkar 201* 1 Ind Zim Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
4 R Dravid 191 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
5 SR Tendulkar 179 1 Ind Win Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
6 SR Tendulkar 176 2 Ind Zim Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
7 JH Kallis 173 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
8 R Dravid 162 1 Ind Zim Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
9 DB Vengsarkar 153 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
10 IJL Trott 143 3 Eng Ind Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
11 PD Collingwood 134* 1 Eng Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
12 M Amarnath 131 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
13 JC Adams 125* 2 Win Ind Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
14 IR Bell 116* 3 Eng Ind Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
15 DR Martyn 114 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
16 SS Das 110 1 Ind Zim Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
17 SR Tendulkar 109 1 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
18 V Sehwag 109 2 Ind SAF Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
19 NS Sidhu 107 1 Ind Win Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
20 GW Flower 106* 2 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
21 SS Das 105 2 Ind Zim Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
22 AN Cook 104* 3 Eng Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
23 V Kohli 103 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
24 ADR Campbell 102 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
25 SM Katich 102 2 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
26 SB Bangar 100* 2 Ind Zim Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
27 W Jaffer 100 4 Ind Eng Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
28 SR Tendulkar 100 3 Ind SAF Nagpur 06 Feb 2010

 

Centurions at VCA Ground – Jamta
No Player Runs Inns Taam Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla 253* 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
2 R Dravid 191 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
3 JH Kallis 173 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
4 IJL Trott 143 3 Eng Ind Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
5 IR Bell 116* 3 Eng Ind Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
6 SR Tendulkar 109 1 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
7 V Sehwag 109 2 Ind SAF Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
8 V Kohli 103 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
9 SM Katich 102 2 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
10 SR Tendulkar 100 3 Ind SAF Nagpur 06 Feb 2010

 

Team totals of 500 plus runs in tests at Nagpur City as a whole
No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 609/6d 155.5 1 draw v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
2 India 570/7d 184.5 2 won v Zimbabwe Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
3 India 566/8d 165.0 2 won v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
4 South Africa 558/6d 176.0 1 won v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
5 India 546/9d 155.0 1 draw v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
6 Zimbabwe 503/6 161.0 3 draw v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
Team totals of 500 plus runs at VCA Ground – Jamta
No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 566/8d 165.0 2 won v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
2 South Africa 558/6d 176.0 1 won v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010

 

Five or more wickets by bowlers in tests at Nagpur City as q whole
No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
2 Maninder Singh 17.4 4 51 7 3 Ind Srl Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
3 DW Steyn 16.4 6 51 7 2 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
4 MJ Hoggard 30.5 13 57 6 2 Eng Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
5 S Venkataraghavan 30.1 8 74 6 3 Ind NZl Nagpur 03 Oct 1969
6 HJ Howarth 23.0 11 34 5 4 NZl Ind Nagpur 03 Oct 1969
7 JN Gillespie 22.5 8 56 5 2 Aus Ind Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
8 A Kumble 37.0 15 63 5 3 Ind Zim Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
9 Mohammad Nazir 50.0 19 72 5 3 Pak Ind Nagpur 05 Oct 1983
10 RJ Shastri 30.4 7 75 5 2 Ind Pak Nagpur 05 Oct 1983
11 NS Yadav 19.1 4 76 5 1 Ind Srl Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
12 CL Hooper 40.0 8 116 5 1 Win Ind Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
13 KR Pushpakumara 32.0 3 122 5 1 Srl Ind Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
14 SLV Raju 50.0 11 127 5 2 Ind Win Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
15 RW Price 68.0 18 182 5 2 Zim Ind Nagpur 21 Feb 2002

 

Five or more wickets by bowlers in tests at VCA Ground – Jamta
No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
2 DW Steyn 16.4 6 51 7 2 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010

 

Three figure partnerships in tests played at Nagpur City as a whole
No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 340 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
2 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 249 1 Ind Zim Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
3 ADR Campbell, A Flower 4 209 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
4 IR Bell, IJL Trott 4 208 3 Eng Ind Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
5 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 202 1 Ind Win Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
6 MS Dhoni, V Kohli 5 198 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
7 MS Dhoni, R Dravid 6 193 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
8 NS Sidhu, SR Tendulkar 3 177 1 Ind Win Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
9 M Amarnath, DB Vengsarkar 3 173 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
10 SB Bangar, SR Tendulkar 6 171 2 Ind Zim Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
11 R Dravid, W Jaffer 2 167 4 Ind Eng Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
12 SC Ganguly, A Kumble 6 159 1 Ind Srl Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
13 SS Das, R Dravid 2 155 1 Ind Zim Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
14 MEK Hussey, SM Katich 3 155 2 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
15 DS Lehmann, DR Martyn 4 148 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
16 MJ Clarke, DR Martyn 4 148 3 Aus Ind Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
17 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 146 1 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
18 R Dravid, NS Sidhu 2 137 1 Ind Srl Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
19 S Badrinath, V Sehwag 4 136 2 Ind SAF Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
20 JC Adams, CL Hooper 5 133 2 Win Ind Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
21 SS Das, R Dravid 2 130 2 Ind Zim Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
22 R Dravid, W Jaffer 2 129 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
23 NS Sidhu, SR Tendulkar 3 128 3 Ind Win Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
24 M Kaif, A Kumble 8 128 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
25 M Amarnath, R Lamba 2 126 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
26 AN Cook, KP Pietersen 3 124 3 Eng Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
27 MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly 6 119 1 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
28 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 4 116 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 27 Dec 1986
29 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 116 3 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
30 A Flower, DP Viljoen 6 113 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
31 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 113 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
32 MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh 7 108 3 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
33 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 4 108 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
34 ADR Campbell, SV Carlisle 2 106 1 Zim Ind Nagpur 21 Feb 2002
35 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 104 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
36 MJ Prior, JE Root 6 103 1 Eng Ind Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
37 M Nazar, Zaheer Abbas 5 101 2 Pak Ind Nagpur 05 Oct 1983
38 SV Carlisle, GJ Whittall 2 101 2 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000

 

Three figure partnerships in tests played at VCA Ground – Jamta
No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 340 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
2 IR Bell, IJL Trott 4 208 3 Eng Ind Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
3 MS Dhoni, V Kohli 5 198 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
4 MS Dhoni, R Dravid 6 193 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
5 MEK Hussey, SM Katich 3 155 2 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
6 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 146 1 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
7 S Badrinath, V Sehwag 4 136 2 Ind SAF Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
8 MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly 6 119 1 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
9 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 116 3 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
10 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 113 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
11 MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh 7 108 3 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
12 HM Amla, AB de Villiers 4 108 1 SAF Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
13 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 104 2 Ind NZl Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
14 MJ Prior, JE Root 6 103 1 Eng Ind Nagpur 13 Dec 2012

 

Bangalore Tests – Day’s play abandoned

Bangalore Tests – Day’s play abandoned

Bangalore has witnessed 21 tests so far including the just concluded test between India and South Africa.

It is interesting to note that only in three of these tests a day’s play was abandoned. However, it is the first occasion of four day’s play was abandoned in a test at Bangalore. Of the three abandonments one was not related to cricket and the other two were due to rain interference.

The first occasion of a day’s play abandoned was due to fear of riot. The final day of the test was called off due to the arrest of former Prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi.  The date of abandonment was Dec 20 1978

An absorbing match in which fortunes swayed from day to day, this Test would doubtless have come to a fitting climax had circumstances quite unrelated to cricket not forced the last day’s play to be abandoned. The cause of the abrupt finish was the outbreak of civil unrest in the city, set off by the expulsion from parliament and arrest of former Indian Prime Minister, Smt Indira Gandhi.

The second occasion of a day’s play was also the last day of the test against England in Dec 2001. The date of abandonment was Dec 23, 2001. The was due to rain.

The highlights of this test was A Kumble became the third Indian bowler to capture 300 test wickets. By dismissing Hoggard on the second afternoon, lbw as he tried to sweep, Kumble became the second Indian (after Kapil Dev) and fourth spinner (after Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan and Lance Gibbs) to reach 300 Test wickets, achieving the landmark in his 66th game.

The other highlight of this test was MP Vaughan of England was dismissed “handled the ball” in this test to provide the seventh occasion of a batsman dismissed “handled the ball” in the annals of test cricket

Hussain had won the toss again, but the chief talking point on the first day was the controversy when Vaughan became the seventh batsman in Test cricket to be dismissed for handling the ball. His reputation as a perpetually blighted Test batsman – one he would do well to ignore – had arisen largely because of some freakish injuries, but here a mental aberration undid him. Vaughan was batting with more authority than at any time in his Test career when, on 64, he missed a sweep at the off-spinner Sarandeep Singh. As the ball became tangled beneath him, he first smothered it, then brushed it away from his crease, a lapse that would be condemned in a club match. The ball was not heading for the stumps, but that was irrelevant under Law 33. India were entitled to appeal, although Vaughan complained, unwisely, that it was “against the spirit of the game”. Hussain’s admission that he would have appealed himself “nine times out of ten” put this gripe into perspective. Had Vaughan simply tossed the ball to a fielder, an appeal would have been unlikely.

The third occasion of the day’s play abandoned at Bangalore was the just concluded test against South Africa. After the first day’s play, four consecutive days were washed out due to incessant rain and inclement weather. It was for the first time, a Bangalore test witnessed four consecutive days abandonment due to rain. The highlight of this test was – South African batsman AB de Villier’s  one hundredth test appearance.

AB de Villiers has played 99 tests prior to the start of the test. Second test at Bangalore was be his 100th test. He became the 63rd cricketer to play 100 plus tests in the annals of test cricket. He also become the seventh South African cricketer to play 100 plus tests. Others are JH Kallis {165}, MV Boucher {146}, GC Smith {116}, SM Pollock {108}, G Kirsten {101} and M Ntini {101}

AB de Villers became the second cricketer to play his 100th test at Bangalore after Inzamam-ul-Huq of Paksitan.  Inzamam-ul-Huq scored 184 in his 100th test against India in Mar 2005.

 

 

Two hundred plus boundary fours in a test

Two hundred plus boundary fours in a test

The just concluded Perth test between Australia and New Zealand witnessed 211 boundary fours to provide the eighth occasion of 200 plus boundary fours scored in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team 1 Team 2 4s Ground Match Date
1 Australia India 238 Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 South Africa West Indies 213 Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
3 India Pakistan 211 Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
4 Australia New Zealand 211 Perth 13 Nov 2015
5 England South Africa 206 The Oval 04 Sep 2003
6 England New Zealand 206 Lord’s 21 May 2015
7 South Africa Australia 203 Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
8 Pakistan India 200 Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006

The just concluded Perth test between Australia and New Zealand witnessed 211 boundary fours to provide the second occasion of 200 plus boundary fours scored in a test involving New Zealand. The Lord’s test in May 2015 – early this year –  between England and New Zealand had witnessed 206 boundary fours. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team 1 Team 2 4s Ground Match Date
1 Australia New Zealand 211 Perth 13 Nov 2015
2 England New Zealand 206 Lord’s 21 May 2015