BB McCullum scored 225 in the second innings of the test match between India and New Zealand which represents the 100th double hundred by an opening batsman in tests. All the 100 occasions are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	HL Collins	203	1	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	Nov 1921
2	JB Hobbs	211	2	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1924
3	CA Roach	209	1	Win	Eng	Georgetown	Feb 1930
4	A Sandham	325	1	Eng	Win	Kingston	Apr 1930
5	WH Ponsford	266	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1934
6	WA Brown	206*	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1938
7	L Hutton	364	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
8	SG Barnes	234	2	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Dec 1946
9	L Hutton	206	2	Eng	NZl	The Oval	Aug 1949
10	L Hutton	202*	2	Win	Win	The Oval	Aug 1950
11	AR Morris	206	1	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Feb 1951
12	EAB Rowan	236	1	SAF	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1951
13	DJ McGlew	255*	1	SAF	NZl	Wellington	Mar 1953
14	L Hutton	205	2	Eng	Win	Kingston	Mar 1954
15	MH Mankad	223	1	Ind	NZl	Mum-BS	Dec 1955
16	B Sutcliffe	230*	1	NZl	Ind	Delhi	Dec 1955
17	MH Mankad	231	1	Ind	NZl	Chennai	Jan 1956
18	HanifMohammad	337	3	Pak	Win	Bridgetown	Jan 1958
19	CC Hunte	260	2	Win	Pak	Kingston	Feb 1958
20	EJ Barlow	201	2	SAF	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1964
21	RB Simpson	311	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1964
22	DN Sardesai	200*	3	Ind	NZl	Mum-BS	Mar 1965
23	WM Lawry	210	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	May 1965
24	RB Simpson	201	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	May 1965
25	JH Edrich	310*	1	Eng	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1965
26	RB Simpson	225	2	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1966
27	G Boycott	246*	1	Eng	Ind	Leeds	Jun 1967
28	GT Dowling	239	1	NZl	Ind	Christchurch	Feb 1968
29	WM Lawry	205	2	Aus	Win	Melbourne	Dec 1968
30	KR Stackpole	207	1	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 1970
31	SM Gavaskar	220	3	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1971
32	GM Turner	223*	2	NZl	Win	Kingston	Feb 1972
33	GM Turner	259	2	NZl	Win	Georgetown	Apr 1972
34	DL Amiss	262*	3	Eng	Win	Kingston	Feb 1974
35	LG Rowe	302	2	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Mar 1974
36	D Lloyd	214*	2	Eng	Ind	Birmingham	Jul 1974
37	DL Amiss	203	2	Eng	Win	The Oval	Aug 1976
38	SM Gavaskar	205	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	Dec 1978
39	SFAF Bacchus	250	2	Win	Ind	Kanpur	Feb 1979
40	SM Gavaskar	221	4	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1979
41	Taslim Arif	210*	2	Pak	Aus	Faisalabad	Mar 1980
42	Mohsin Khan	200	1	Pak	Eng	Lord’s	Aug 1982
43	MudassarNazar	231	1	Pak	Ind	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
44	AD Gaekwad	201	2	Ind	Pak	Jalandhar	Sep 1983
45	CG Greenidge	214*	4	Win	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1984
46	CG Greenidge	223	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1984
47	G Fowler	201	2	Eng	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1985
48	CG Greenidge	213	1	Win	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1987
49	DSBP Kuruppu	201*	1	Srl	NZl	Col-CCC	Apr 1987
50	MA Taylor	219	1	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	Aug 1989
51	DC Boon	200	1	Aus	NZl	Perth	Nov 1989
52	GA Gooch	333	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
53	ShoaibMohammad	203*	2	Pak	NZl	Karachi	Oct 1990
54	CG Greenidge	226	3	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	Apr 1991
55	RJ Shastri	206	2	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1992
56	Aamer Sohail	205	1	Pak	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1992
57	GW Flower	201*	1	Zim	Pak	Harare	Jan 1995
58	MJ Slater	219	2	Aus	Srl	Perth	Dec 1995
59	SL Campbell	208	2	Win	NZl	Bridgetown	Apr 1996
60	BA Young	267*	1	NZl	Srl	Dunedin	Mar 1997
61	NS Sidhu	201	2	Ind	Win	Trinidad	Mar 1997
62	ST Jayasuriya	340	2	Srl	Ind	Col-RPS	Aug 1997
63	MS Atapattu	223	1	Srl	Zim	Kandy	Jan 1998
64	G Kirsten	210	1	SAF	Eng	Manchester	Jul 1998
65	ST Jayasuriya	213	2	Srl	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1998
66	MA Taylor	334*	1	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	Oct 1998
67	HH Gibbs	211*	2	SAF	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 1999
68	MS Atapattu	216*	2	Srl	Zim	Bulawayo	Nov 1999
69	G Kirsten	275	3	SAF	Eng	Durban	Dec 1999
70	MS Atapattu	207*	1	Srl	Pak	Kandy	Jun 2000
71	MS Atapattu	201*	1	Srl	Eng	Galle	Feb 2001
72	ML Hayden	203	1	Aus	Ind	Chennai	Mar 2001
73	MS Atapattu	201	2	Srl	Ban	Col-SSC	Sep 2001
74	G Kirsten	220	1	SAF	Zim	Harare	Sep 2001
75	CH Gayle	204	2	Win	NZl	St George’s	Jun 2002
76	GC Smith	200	1	SAF	Ban	East London	Oct 2002
77	JL Langer	250	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Dec 2002
78	HH Gibbs	228	1	SAF	Pak	Cape Town	Jan 2003
79	GC Smith	277	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 2003
80	GC Smith	259	2	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 2003
81	METrescothick	219	2	Eng	SAF	The Oval	Sep 2003
82	ML Hayden	380	1	Aus	Zim	Perth	Oct 2003
83	V Sehwag	309	1	Ind	Pak	Multan	Mar 2004
84	MS Atapattu	249	2	Srl	Zim	Bulawayo	May 2004
85	ST Jayasuriya	253	3	Srl	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 2004
86	JL Langer	215	1	Aus	NZl	Adelaide	Nov 2004
87	V Sehwag	201	2	Ind	Pak	Bangalore	Mar 2005
88	WW Hinds	213	1	Win	SAF	Georgetown	Mar 2005
89	CH Gayle	317	2	Win	SAF	St John’s	Apr 2005
90	V Sehwag	254	2	Ind	Pak	Lahore	Jan 2006
91	W Jaffer	212	3	Ind	Win	St John’s	Jun 2006
92	W Jaffer	202	1	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	Nov 2007
93	ND McKenzie	226	1	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	Feb 2008
94	GC Smith	232	1	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	Feb 2008
95	V Sehwag	319	2	Ind	SAF	Chennai	Mar 2008
96	V Sehwag	201*	1	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
97	G Gambhir	206	1	Ind	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
98	V Sehwag	293	2	Ind	Srl	Mum-BS	Dec 2009
99	CH Gayle	333	1	Win	Srl	Galle	Nov 2010
100	BB McCullum	225	3	NZl	Ind	Hyd-RGS	Nov 2010

Hyderabad Test – Final Day – Match ends in a draw

BB McCullum scored 225 in this test which represents the 298^th double hundred in tests. This knock represents the 16^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a double hundred in tests.

BB McCullum scored 225 in this test which represents the 100th double hundred by an opening batsman in tests. This knock represents the sixth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a double hundred in tests. The other five occasions are – 230* by B Sutcliffe vs India at Delhi in Dec 1955, 239 by GT Dowling vs India at Christchurch in Feb 1968, 223* by GM Turner vs West Indies at Kingston in Feb 1972, 259 by GM Turner vs West Indies at Georgetown in Apr 1972 and 267* by BA Young vs Sri Lanka at Dunedin in Mar 1997.

BB McCullum’s 225 in this test represent the 42^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred against India. His knock represents the eleventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring a double hundred in tests against India. His knock represents the third double hundred scored by a New Zealand batsman against India. The other two occasions are – 230* by B Sutcliffe at Delhi in Dec 1955 and 239 by GT Dowling at Christchurch in Feb 1968.

BB McCullum and KS Williamson added 124 runs for the fifth wicket in New Zealand’s second innings providing the 49^th occasion of New Zealand batsman posting a three figure partnership against India. It also represents the seventh occasion of New Zealand batsman posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against India.

BB McCullum’s 225 contained 22 boundary fours. He became the seventh New Zealand batsman to score 22 or more boundary fours in an innings against India and his feat provides the eighth such occasion. The other seven occasions are – B Sutcliffe {30 boundary fours in his 230 not out at Delhi in Dec 1955}, GT Dowling {26 boundary fours in his 239 at Christchurch in Feb 1968}, LRPL Taylor {26 boundary fours in his 151 at Napier in Mar 2009}, B Sutcliffe {24 boundary fours in his 151 not out at Kolkata in Mar 1965}, JD Ryder {24 boundary fours in his 201 at Napier in Mar 2009}, JG Wright {23 boundary fours in his 185 at Christchurch in Feb 1990} and IDS Smith {23 boundary fours in his 173 at Auckland in Feb 1990}

BB McCullum scored his sixth test hundred when he made 225 in this test. The other five hundreds are – 185 vs Bangladesh at Hamilton in Feb 2010, 143 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Oct 2004, 115 vs India at Napier in Mar 2009, 111 vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Aug 2005 and 104 vs Australia at Wellington in Mar 2010

BB McCullum’s 225 in this test represent his highest individual score of his test career. This knock was an improvement over his previous best of 185 vs Bangladesh at Hamilton in Feb 2010.

BB McCullum’s 225 in this test represent his second hundred and also the highest individual score against India The other hundred was 115 at Napier in Mar 2009.

KS Williamson scored his first half century and second fifty of his test career when he scored 69 in this test

S Sreesanth {3 for 121}, PP Ojha {2 for 137} and Harbhajan Singh {1 for 117} conceded 100 plus runs in India’s second innings providing the 28^th, 29^th and 30^th occasion of an Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand.

S Sreesanth {3 for 121}, PP Ojha {2 for 137} and Harbhajan Singh {1 for 117} conceded 100 plus runs in India’s second innings providing the third occasion of three Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand. The other two occasions are at – Auckland in Feb 1990 in India’s second innings {N Kapil Dev – none for 101, M Prabhakar – 1 for 118 and ND Hirwani – 3 for 143} and at Napier in first innings at Mar 2009 {Zaheer Khan – 3 for 129, MM Patel – none for 128, Harbhajan Singh – 2 for 120}.

V Sehwag scored 96 and 54 not out in this test to provide the 14^th occasion of a batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match against New Zealand. V Sehwag became the third Indian opening batsman to score fifties in both innings of a test. Others are – A Jadeja – 59 and 73 at Bangalore in Oct 1995 and A Chopra – 60 and 52 at Mohali in Oct 2003.

V Sehwag’s total of 150 {96 and 54 not out} provides the highest match total by an Indian opening batsman who has scored twin fifties in a test

New Zealand scored 448 for 8 in the third innings of this test providing the tenth occasion of New Zealand posting a total of 400 plus runs in the third innings of the test. This total also represents the third occasion of New Zealand posting a total of 400 plus runs in the third innings against India. The other two occasions are – 483 for 5 declared at Auckland in Feb 1990 and 464 for 8 declared at Hamilton in Jan 1999.

Hyderabad Test – Fourth day

Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth added 105 runs for the tenth wicket in this test to provide the 20^th occasion of a three figure partnership for the tenth wicket in the annals of test cricket.

Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth added 105 runs for the tenth wicket in this test to provide the third occasion of a three figure partnership for the tenth wicket by Indian batsmen in the annals of test cricket. The other two occasions are – 109 runs between HR Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed vs Pakistan at Delhi in Oct 1952 and 133 runs between SR Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Dec 2004

Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth added 105 runs for the tenth wicket in this test is the second best stand for the tenth wicket at home, the best being – 109 runs between HR Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed vs Pakistan at Delhi in Oct 1952

Harbhajan Singh scored 111 not out in this test provide the 65^th occasion of a batsman at number eight scoring hundred in the annals of test cricket.

Harbhajan Singh scored 111 not out provides the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring hundred while batting at number eight. Harbhajan Singh scored his second hundred while batting at number eight, the first being his 115 at Ahmedabad against New Zealand in Nov 2010.

Harbhajan Singh became the second Indian batsman to score hundreds while batting at number eight, the first being N Kapil Dev {116 vs England at Kanpur in Jan 1982 and 110 vs England at The Oval in Aug 1990}

Harbhajan Singh with his two centuries while batting at number eight, became the eighth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score two or more hundreds while batting at number eight. Others are – Kamran Akmal of Pakistan {03}, DL Vettori {03}, MV Boucher {02}, EA Dalton {02}, N Kapil Dev {02}, BR Taylor {02} and Wasim Akram {02}.

Harbhajan Singh scored seven sixes during his knock of 111 not out in this test. He became the second batsman to hit seven or more sixes while batting at number eight. Wasim Akram holds the record for most sixes – He had scored 12 sixes in his knock of 257 not out while batting at number eight against Zimbabwe at Sheikupura in Oct 1996.

DL Vetttoi captured 5 for 133 in this test to provide the 176^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against various oppositions. It also represents 19^th occasion of DL Vettori capturing five or more wickets in an innings. Only RJ Hadlee has captured more number of five or more wickets {36} than DL Vettori.

DL Vetttoi captured 5 for 133 in this test to provide the 24^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India.

TG Southee {119} and DL Vettori {135} conceded 100 plus runs in this test providing the 26^th and 27^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against India.

DL Vettori’s 5 for 135 in this test provides the third occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs against India. The other two occasions are – 6 for 127 by DL Vettori at Kanpur in Oct 1999 and 5 for 145 by DK Morrison at Auckland in Feb 1990.

TG McIntosh and BB McCullum added 125 runs for the first wicket in the second innings of this test to provide the 48^th occasion of New Zealand batsman posting a three figure partnership against India. This stand also provides the seventh occasion of New Zealand batsman posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against India.

BB McCullum scored 124 not out in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 37^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred against India. It also provides the 14^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a hundred against India.

BB McCullum scored 124 not out in New Zealand’s second innings to provide the 222^nd occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions. It also provides the 60th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions.

BB McCullum scored his sixth hundred and 23^rd fifty when he scored 124 not out in this test at the end of the fourth day. His other five hundreds are – 185 vs Bangladesh at Hamilton in Feb 2010, 143 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Oct 2004, 115 vs India at Napier in Mar 2009, 111 vs Zimbabwe at Harare in Aug 2005 and 104 vs Australia at Wellington in Mar 2010.

BB McCullum’s 124 not out in this test represents his second hundred against India, the first being his 115 at Napier in Mar 2009. Thus his 124 not out represents his highest score against India.

BB McCullum completed 3000 runs of his test career when he was on 48 during his knock of 124 not out. At the end of the fourth day’s play his aggregate stood at 3066. He became the eleventh New Zealand batsman to score 3000 plus runs. Others are – SP Fleming {7172}, MD Crowe {5444}, JG Wright {5334}, NJ Astle {4702}, DL Vettori {4014}, BE Congdon {3448}, JR Reid {3428}, CL Cairns {3320}, RJ Hadlee {3124} and CD McMillan {3166}

DL Vettori’s 5 for 135 in this test provide the 110^th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also represents the sixth occasion of DL Vettori capturing five or more wickets in a test innings as captain. The six occasions are – 5 for 69 vs England at Lord’s in May 2008. 5 for 66 vs England at Manchester in May 2008, 5 for 59 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Oct 2008, 5 for 66 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Oct 2008, 6 for 56 vs West Indies at Dunedin in Dec 2008 and 5 for 135 vs India at Hyd-RGS in Nov 2010.

DL Vettori with six five wickets hauls as captain earns the distinction of becoming the fifth captain in the annals of test cricket to capture six or more five wicket hauls as captain. Others are – Imran Khan {12}, R Benaud {09}, BS Bedi {08} and CA Wals
h {07}. DL Vettori wrested the records of Fazal Mahmooad and Intikhab Alam who had captured five wickets hauls on five occasions while leading Pakistan

Hyderabad Test – Third day

R Dravid-SR Tendulkar partnership has realized 6182 runs from 124 partnerships at the end of the third day of this test. Now they are exactly 300 short of the record for most partnership runs in the annals of test cricket – 6482 runs held by CG Greenidge and DL Haynes from 148 innings.

R Dravid completed 9300 runs while batting at number three when he was on 39 during his innings of 45 in this test,

SR Tendulkar and R Dravid have an aggregate of 1471 and 1468 runs against New Zealand at the end of India’s first innings. They need 29 and 32 runs respectively to total 1500 runs

VVS Laxman completed 800 runs against New Zealand when he was on 68 during his knock of 74 in this test, His aggregate at the end of India’s first innings stood at 806. He became the third Indian batsman to amass 800 plus runs against New Zealand. Other two are – SR Tendulkar {1471} and R Dravid {1468}

G Gambhir {54}, V Sehwag {96}, VVS Laxman {74} and Harbhajan Singh {85 not out} scored fifties in India’s first innings to provide the eleventh occasion of for or more Indian batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against New Zealand.

VVS Laxman’s 74 in this test represents his 48^th half century and 64^th fifty, while Harbhajan Singh’s 85 not out represents his ninth half century and tenth fitty.

G Gambhir {54}, V Sehwag {96}, VVS Laxman {74} and Harbhajan Singh {85 not out} scored fifties in India’s first innings to provide the 148^th, 149^th, 150^th and 151^st occasion of Indian batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings against New Zealand.

VVS Laxman’s 74 in this test provides the 150^th occasion of Indian batsman scoring fifty against New Zealand

VVS Laxman’s 74 in this test represent his eighth fifty against New Zealand. He is the third batsman to score eight or more fifties against New Zealand. Others are – R Dravid {11} and SR Tendulkar {11}.

VVS Laxman with his 74 in this test registered his sixth half century against New Zealand which puts him on par with R Dravid who also has scored six half centuries against New Zealand. Only SR Tendulkar has scored more half centuries {07} against New Zealand than R Dravid and VVS Laxman.

VVS Laxman registered his 30^th fifty at home when he scored 74 in this test. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score 30 or more fifties at home. Others are – SR Tendulkar {48}, SM Gavaskar {39} and R Dravid {38}.

V Sehwag scored his 26^th fifty at home when he scored 96 in this test. He became the seventh Indian batsman to score 26 or more fifties at home. Others are – SR Tendulkar {48}, SM Gavaskar {39}, R Dravid {38}, VVS Laxman {30}, DB Vengsarkar {28} and GR Viswanath {25}.

Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth pair has added 69 runs so far for the tenth wicket in this test. This stand represents the record stand for the tenth wicket by Indian batsmen against New Zealand. This pair wrested the previous best of 51 runs stand between BS Bedi and RB Desai at Dunedin in Feb 1968.

These two are the only two stands of 50 plus runs for the tenth wicket posted by Indian batsmen against New Zealand.

Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth pair has added 69 runs so far for the tenth wicket in this test. This stand represents the record stand for the tenth wicket by Indian batsmen against New Zealand at home. This pair wrested the previous best of 42 runs stand between SMH Kirmani and BS Chandrashekhar at Mumbai in Nov 1976.

Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth pair has added 69 runs so far for the tenth wicket in this test. This stand represents the 20^th occasion of Indian batsman posting fifty plus runs for the tenth wicket against various oppositions.

Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth pair has added 69 runs so far for the tenth wicket in this test. This stand represents the eleventh occasion of Indian batsman posting fifty plus runs for the tenth wicket against various oppositions at home

Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth pair has added 69 runs so far for the tenth wicket in this test. This stand represents the second best stand by Indian batsman posting fifty plus runs for the tenth wicket against various oppositions at home. This stand is on par with 69 runs unfinished stand for the tenth wicket between Harbhjan Singh and A Kumble against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Dec 2005 and is the second best stand for the tenth wicket at home. The best is the 109 runs partnership between HR Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed vs Pakistan at Delhi in Oct 1952

Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth pair has added 69 runs so far for the tenth wicket in this test. This pair require one more runs to become the the second best stand by Indian batsman posting fifty plus runs for the tenth wicket against various oppositions at home. The best is the 109 runs partnership between HR Adhikari and Ghulam Ahmed vs Pakistan at Delhi in Oct 1952

Zaheer Khan was playing his 100^th test innings when he batted in India’s first innings in this test. He became the 17^th Indian batsman to play 100 test innings.

DL Vettori conceded 123 runs at the end of the third day in this test to provide the 287^th occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against various oppositions and 26^th occasion against India.

DL Vettori conceded 123 runs at the end of the third day in this test to become the second bowler captain conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings on ten occasions after A Kumble who has conceded 100 plus runs on eleven occasions as captain.

A Kumble and DL Vettori are the only two captain bowlers to concede 100 plus runs in a test innings on ten or
more occasions.

DL Vettori conceded 123 runs at the end of the third day in this test to become the second bowler captain conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings on six occasions on away grounds and is on par with A Kumble who has conceded 100 plus runs on six occasions as captain on away grounds

SR Tendulkar has been dismissed caught in the first innings of this test provide the 149^th occasion of his being dismissed caught in his career. He needs one more such dismissal to provide the 150^th occasion of his being dismissed caught to become the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed caught on 150 occasions.

PP Ojha was dismissed run out in this test to provide the 22^nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in a test innings against New Zealand. He is the second batsman to be dismissed for zero against New Zealand after DG Phadkar who was run out for zero at Kolkata in Dec 1955.

PP Ojha was dismissed run out for zero in this test to provide the 30th occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed run out in a test innings for duck against various oppositions.

At the end of his innings, V Sehwag has scored 82 sixes in his test career. Other batsman to score more than 82 sixes in the annals of test cricket are – AC Gilchrist {100}, BC Lara {88}, CL Cairns {87}, IVA Richards {84} and A Flintoff {82} and ML Hayden {82}

At the end of his innings, V Sehwag has scored 82 sixes in his test career as an opening batsman. Other opening batsman to score more than 82 sixes in the annals of test cricket is ML Hayden {82}, ML Hayden and V Sehwag are the only two opening batsmen to score 80 plus sixes in the annals of test cricket.

MS Dhoni effected 25^th stumping of his test career when he stumped TG Southee of Harabhajan Singh for 10 in New Zealand’s first innings in the second test at Hyderabad. He became the seventh wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect 25 or more stumping dismissals.

Other wicket keepers are – WAS Oldfield of Australia {52}, TG Evans of England {46}, SMH Kirmani of India {38}, AC Gilchrist of Australia {37}, IA Healey of Australia {29}, Wasim Bari of Pakistan {27}, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka {26}. MS Dhoni’s 25 stumping dismissals are listed below

No	Batsmen	Ho	Bowler	Runs	Ins	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	M Muralitharan	st	A Kumble	3	2	Srl	Ahmedabad	Dec 2005
2	Mohd Yousuf	st	A Kumble	173	1	Pak	Lahore	Jan 2006
3	SJ Harmison	st	Harbhajan Singh	39	1	Eng	Nagpur	Mar 2006
4	SJ Harmison	st	A Kumble	13	3	Eng	Mohali	Mar 2006
5	A Flintoff	st	A Kumble	50	3	Eng	Mumbai	Mar 2006
6	DJ Bravo	st	V Sehwag	68	2	Win	St John’s	Jun 2006
7	BC Lara	st	A Kumble	19	3	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
8	MN Samuels	st	Harbhajan Singh	20	3	Win	Basseterre	Jun 2006
9	MN Samuels	st	A Kumble	2	2	Win	Kingston	Jun 2006
10	Mohd Rafique	st	RR Powar	9	2	Ban	Chittagong	May 2007
11	PA Jaques	st	A Kumble	66	1	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2007
12	MJ Clarke	st	A Kumble	73	3	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2007
13	MJ Clarke	st	A Kumble	81	4	Aus	Perth	Jan 2008
14	ND McKenzie	st	PP Chawla	36	1	SAF	Kanpur	Apr 2008
15	PM Siddle	st	A Mishra	0	2	Aus	Mohali	Oct 2008
16	BJ Haddin	st	A Kumble	17	2	Aus	Delhi	Oct 2008
17	JJ Krejza	st	A Mishra	4	4	Aus	Nagpur	Nov 2008
18	IE O’Brien	st	Harbhajan Singh	8	1	NZl	Hamilton	Mar 2009
19	Mohd Ashraful	st	PP Ojha	39	1	Ban	Dhaka	Jan 2010
20	ShahadatHossain	st	PP Ojha	8	1	Ban	Dhaka	Jan 2010
21	TD Paine	st	PP Ojha	59	1	Aus	Bangalore	Oct 2010
22	PR George	st	Harbhajan Singh	2	1	Aus	Bangalore	Oct 2010
23	MJ Clarke	st	PP Ojha	3	3	Aus	Bangalore	Oct 2010
24	BB McCullum	st	PP Ojha	65	2	NZl	Ahmedabad	Nov 2010
25	TG Southee	st	Harbhajan Singh	10	1	NAl	Hyd-RGS	Nov 2010

Hyderabad Test – Second day’s play

Harbhajan Singh captured his 250^th wicket at home when he claimed the wicket of JD Ryder caught by VVS Laxman for 70 in this test. At the end of the New Zealand first innings, his aggregate of wickets at home stood at 253. He became the second Indian bowler to capture 350 wickets at home.

Harbhajan Singh became the fifth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 250 wickets at home. The five bowlers are – M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {493}, A Kumble of India {350}, SK Warne of Australia {319}, GD McGrath of Australia {289} and Harbhajan Singh of India {253}.

Harbhajan Singh’s and Zaheer Khan’s tally of wickets stood at 38 and 35 at the end of the New Zealand’s first innings. Bowlers who have captured 35 plus wickets against New Zealand are – BS Bedi {57}, EAS Prasanna {55}, A Kumble {50}, S Venkataraghavan {44}, Harbhajan Singh {38}, BS Chandrashekhar {36} and Zaheer Khan {35}.

MS Dhoni effected 25^th stumping of his test career when he stumped TG Southee of Harabhajan Singh for 10 in this test. He became the seventh wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect 25 or more stumping dismissals. Other wicket keepers are – WAS Oldfield of Australia {52}, TG Evans of England {46}, SMH Kirmani of India {38}, AC Gilchrist of Australia {37}, IA Healey of Australia {29}, Wasim Bari of Pakistan {27}, RS Kaluwitharana of Sri Lanka {26}

At the end of New Zealand’s first innings, Zaheer Khan has an aggregate of 261 test wickets. He became the fifth Indian bowlers to capture 260 plus test wickets. Others who have captured 260 plus wickets are – A Kumble {619}, N Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {373} and BS Bedi {266}.

Zaheer Khan becomes the third left arm pace bowler to capture 260 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. The three bowlers are – Wasim Akram {414}, WPUJC Vaas {355} and Zaheer Khan {261}

G Gambhir {54} and V Sehwag {96} scored fifties in this test to provide the seventh occasion of Indian opening batsmen scoring fifties in an innings.

G Gambhir and V Sehwag added 160 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the 52nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnerships against New Zealand. This stand provides the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against New Zealand.

G Gambhir and V Sehwag added 160 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the eighth occasion of this pair concerned in a three figure partnership for the first wicket. CPS Chauhan-SM Gavaskar pair has been concerned in ten three figure partnerships for the first wicket, which is an Indian record.

G Gambhir and V Sehwag added 160 runs for the first wicket in this test providing the 26th occasion of this pair concerned in a fifty plus runs partnerships for the first wicket. Other opening pairs which are concerned in 26 or more fifty plus runs partnerships are – CG Greendige-DL Haynes {42}, ML Hayden-JL Langer {38}, MS Atapattu-ST Jayasuriya {33}, WM Lawry-RB Simpson {27} and MJ Slater-MA Taylor {26}.

V Sehwag’s 96 in this test provide the 94^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 35^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings.

V Sehwag’s 96 in this test is his fifth ninety of his test career as an opening batsman – 90 vs Pakistan at Lahore in Apr 2004, 90 vs Australia at Mohali in Oct 2008, 92 vs Australia at Nagpur in Nov 2000, 99 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 96 vs New Zealand at Hyd-RGS in Nov 2010.

V Sehwag with five nineties shares the record of most nineties by an Indian opening batsman with SM Gavaskar who also has scored five nineties as an opening batsman.

V Sehwag’s 96 in this test provide the ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring ninety in a test innings against New Zealand. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. The other four occasions are – 94 by K Srikkanth at Mumbai in Nov 1988, 96 by WV Raman at Christchurch in Feb 1990, 95 by M Prabhakar at Napier in Feb 1990, 98 by NS Sidhu at Hamilton in Mar 1994,

V Sehwag’s 96 in this test represents his 21^st test half century and 42^nd fifty, while G Gambhir’s 54 represent his 12^th test half century and 21^st fifty.

Pakistan vs South Africa test match at Dubai International Stadium which is under progress is the 12^th test to be played at a neutral venue. As far as Pakistan is concerned, this is the ninth test at a neutral venue. As far as South Africa is concerned, this is the fourth test to be played at a neutral venue.

Australia and South Africa along with England were the three teams that has played the first ever Triangular tournament played in England in 1912. Australia and South Africa had played three tests in this series – at Manchester in May 1912, at Lord’s in Jul 1912 and at Nottingham in Aug 1912.

Asian Test Championship involving India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan played test series in 1988-89. Pakistan and Sri Lanka clashed with each other in the tournament final at Dhaka in Mar 1989

Apart from these four matches which involved three teams, the remaining eight matches are bilateral series – involving two teams. The complete list of neutral tests are tabulated below

No	Team	Opponents	Ground	Season	Mon/Year
1	Australia	South Africa	Manchester	1912	May 1912
2	Australia	South Africa	Lord’s	1912	Jul 1912
3	Australia	South Africa	Nottingham	1912	Aug 1912
4	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Dhaka	1998/99	Mar 1999
5	Pakistan	West Indies	Sharjah	2001/02	Jan 2002
6	Pakistan	West Indies	Sharjah	2001/02	Feb 2002
7	Australia	Pakistan	Col-PSS	2002/03	Oct 2002
8	Australia	Pakistan	Sharjah	2002/03	Oct 2002
9	Australia	Pakistan	Sharjah	2002/03	Oct 2002
10	Australia	Pakistan	Lord’s	2010	Aug 1912
11	Australia	Pakistan	Leeds	2010	Jul 2010
12	Pakistan	South Africa	Dubai	2010/11	Nov 2010

GC Smith’s 100 against Pakistan in the first test at Dubai gave him the record for most hundreds by a captain in the annals of test cricket. It was his 20^th hundred while leading South Africa and he wrested the record from RT Ponting who ha scored 19 hundreds while leading Australia. GC Smith’s twenty hundreds are listed below

No	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Mon/Year
1	277	1	v England	Birmingham	Jul 2003
2	259	2	v England	Lord’s	Jul 2003
3	132	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	Dec 2003
4	139	1	v West Indies	Centurion	Jan 2004
5	125*	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	Mar 2004
6	121	2	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	Mar 2005
7	148	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	Apr 2005
8	104	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	Apr 2005
9	126	1	v West Indies	St John’s	Apr 2005
10	133	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	Oct 2007
11	147	2	v West Indies	Durban	Jan 2008
12	232	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	Feb 2008
13	107	3	v England	Lord’s	Jul 2008
14	154*	4	v England	Birmingham	Jul 2008
15	157	1	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	Nov 2008
16	108	4	v Australia	Perth	Dec 2008
17	183	3	v England	Cape Town	Jan 2010
18	105	2	v England	Johannesburg	Jan 2010
19	132	1	v West Indies	Basseterre	Jun 2010
20	100	1	v Pakistan	Dubai	Nov 2010

Hyderabad Test – First day’s highlights

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium became the 102^nd ground in the annals of test cricket to host a test match. Dubai International Stadium which hosts the Pakistan and South Africa test match is numbered as 101^st ground

It is a common practice to number the event in cricket in the Alphabetical order. Between Dubai and Hyderabad, Dubai comes first in the Alphabetical order and hence is numbered as 101^st ground.

Hyderabad became the 19^th city in the annals of test cricket to host test matches on two or more grounds.

Hyderabad became the fifth Indian City to host tests on two or more grounds. Others are – Mumbai {03}, Chennai {02}, Nagpur {02} and Lucknow {02}

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium earned the distinction of becoming the 21^st ground in India to host a test match.

Hyderabad Test is DL Vettori’s 14^th test against India and he now shares the record of most appearances against India with RJ Hadlee, who has also played 14 tests against India.

MS Dhoni was playing his 50^th test of his career in this test. He became the 23^rd wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to appear in 50 plus tests. He is the second Indian wicket keeper to appear in 50 plus tests after SMH Kirmani who had played 88 tests..

MS Dhoni effected his 71^st dismissal as captain-cum-wicket keeper when he caught BB McCullum of S Sreesanth for 4 in this test. He now owns the record for most dismissals as captain-cum-wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket. He wrested the record form FM Alexander of West Indies who had 70 dismissals. He added one more to his list when he caught LRPL Taylor of Zaheer Khan for 24 to take his tally to 72 at the end of first day’s play

MJ Guptill scored 85 in this game which represent the 92^nd occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a half century against India. It was his fourth test half century and fifth fifty.

TJ McIntosh scored 102 in this test to provide the 36^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred against India. His knock provides the 13^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a hundred against India.

TG McIntosh scored 102 in this test to provide the 59^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositons. It represents his second hundred as an opening batsman, the first being his 136 vs West Indies at Napier in Dec 2008.

TG McIntosh’s 102 and MJ Guptill’s 85 in this test represent the 127^th and 128^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty against India.

LRPL Taylor completed 2000 runs of his test career when he was on 3 during his knock of 24 in this test. At the end of New Zealand’s first innings, his aggregate stood at 2021. He became the 24^th New Zealand batsman to amass 2000 plus test runs.

Zaheer Khan’s tally of home wickets stood at 95 at the end of the first day’s play. He is on par with EAS Prasanna who has also taken 95 wickets at home. Zaheer Khan went past S Venkataraghavan who has taken 94 wickets at home. The following bowlers have taken more wickets at home than Zaheer Khan and EAS Prasanna – A Kumble {350}, Harbhajan Singh {249}, N Kapil Dev {219}, BS Chandrashekhar {142}, BS Bedi {137}, J Srinath {108} and MH Mankad {103}.

During his knock of 91 in the second innings of the first test against New Zealand at Ahmedabad, VVS Laxman earned the distinction of becoming the 18^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus boundary fours. At the end of the test, he has an aggregate of 1001 boundary fours.

VVS Laxman is the ffith Indian batsman to score 1000 plus boundary fours. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1841}, R Dravid {1475}, V Sehwag {1048} and SM Gavaskar {1016}

The following is the list of 18 batsmen who have scored 1000 plus boundary fours

No	Batsman	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	Fours
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	173	282	30	14292	248*	56.71	1841
2	BC Lara	Win	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	1559
3	R Dravid	Ind	146	251	29	11707	270	52.73	1475
4	RT Ponting	Aus	148	251	27	12250	257	54.68	1392
5	JH Kallis	SAF	140	237	35	11126	189*	55.07	1243
6	SR Waugh	Aus	168	260	46	10927	200	51.06	1175
7	AR Border	Aus	156	265	44	11174	205	50.56	1161
8	AJ Stewart	Eng	133	235	21	8463	190	39.54	1121
9	DPMD Jayawardene	Srl	113	187	13	9408	374	54.06	1116
10	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	120	200	22	8830	329	49.60	1105
11	GA Gooch	Eng	118	215	6	8900	333	42.58	1079
12	IVA Richards	Win	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	1051
13	ML Hayden	Aus	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	1049
14	V Sehwag	Ind	83	141	5	7326	319	53.86	1048
15	KC Sangakkara	Srl	91	152	11	8016	287	56.85	1029
16	SM Gavaskar	Ind	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	1016
17	S Chanderpaul	Win	126	215	33	8969	203*	49.28	1008
18	VVS Laxman	Ind	116	190	30	7621	281	47.63	1001