Friday, 11 October 2013

300s by Indians in First Class Cricket

List of all the 300s by Indians in First Class Cricket. Below are the inning wise, team wise, opposition wise, batting order wise and more distributions(updated)

316*- Vijay Hazare
Maharashtra vs Baroda, Poona, 1939/40

309 - Vijay Hazare
The Rest vs Hindus, Bombay (BS), 1943/44

359*- Vijay Merchant
Bombay vs Maharashtra, Bombay (BS), 1943/44

319 - Gul Mohammad
Baroda vs Holkar, Baroda, 1946/47

443*- Bhausaheb Nimbalkar
Maharashtra vs Kathiawar, Poona, 1948/49

300*- Imtiaz Ahmed
India Prime Minister's XI vs Commonwealth XI's, Bombay (BS), 1950/51

323 - Ajit Wadekar
Bombay vs Mysore, Bombay (BS), 1966/67

340 - Sunil Gavaskar
Bombay vs Bengal, Bombay (WS), 1981/82

303*- Abdul Azeem
Hyderabad vs Tamil Nadu, Secunderabad, 1986/87

320 - Raman Lamba
North Zone vs West Zone, Bhilai, 1987/88

313 - Woorkeri Raman
Tamil Nadu vs Goa, Panaji, 1988/89

302*- A Kripal Singh
Tamil Nadu vs Goa, Panaji, 1988/89

377 - Sanjay Manjrekar
Bombay vs Hyderabad, Bombay (WS), 1990/91

366 - MV Sridhar
Hyderabad vs Andhra, Secunderabad, 1993/94

312 - Raman Lamba
Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, 1994/95

314*- Wasim Jaffer
Mumbai vs Saurashtra, Rajkot, 1996/97

301*- VVS Laxman
Hyderabad vs Bihar, Jamshedpur, 1997/98

323 - Devang Gandhi
Bengal vs Assam, Guwahati, 1998/99

305*- Pankaj Dharmani
Punjab vs J&K, Ludhiana, 1999/00

353 - VVS Laxman
Hyderabad vs Karnataka, Bangalore, 1999/00

308*- Dinesh Mongia
Punjab vs J&K, Jalandhar, 2000/01

300*- Gagan Khoda
Central Zone vs South Zone, Panaji, 2000/01

309 - Virender Sehwag
India vs Pakistan, Multan, 2003/04

300*- SS Das
Orissa vs J&K, Cuttack, 2006/07

306*- Sreekumar Nair
Kerala vs Services, Palakkad, 2007/08

319 - Virender Sehwag
India vs South Africa, Chennai, 2007/08

300*- Abhinav Mukund
Tamil Nadu vs Maharashtra, Nasik, 2008/09

302*- Cheteshwar Pujara
Saurashtra vs Orissa, Rajkot, 2008/09

301 - Wasim Jaffer
Mumbai vs Saurashtra, Chennai, 2008/09

312 - Sunny Singh
Haryana vs Madhya Pradesh, Indore, 2009/10

309*- Rohit Sharma
Mumbai vs Gujarat, Mumbai (BS), 2009/10

301*- Aakash Chopra
Rajasthan vs Maharashtra, Nasik, 2010/11

314 - Ravindra Jadeja
Saurashtra vs Orissa, Cuttack, 2011/12

327 - Kedar Jadhav
Maharashtra vs Uttar Pradesh, Pune, 2012/13

303*- Ravindra Jadeja
Saurashtra vs Gujarat, Surat, 2012/13

331 - Ravindra Jadeja
Saurashtra vs Railways, Rajkot, 2012/13

352 - Cheteshwar Pujara
Saurashtra vs Karnataka, Rajkot, 2012/13

300*- Taruwar Kohli
Punjab vs Jharkhand, Jamshedpur, 2012/13

306*- Cheteshwar Pujara
India A vs West Indies A, Hubli, 2013/14

Facts & Trivia


# Kumar Duleepsinhji scored 333 for Sussex vs Northamptonshire in 1930. He was born in India, but played Cricket for England. His knock is not included in the above list.

# Vijay Hazare’s 309 resulted in a loss by an inning for his team. It is the only triple century by an Indian in a lost FC match. And it is the only inning in FC history which resulted in an innings defeat for the team. There have been 5 other triple centuries which resulted in defeats – 343* PA Perrin (1904), 338* RC Blunt (1931/32), 319 RR Rossouw (2009/10), 312 JER Gallian (1996) and 301* PG Fulton (2002/03).

# Vijay Hazare scored 309 out of the 387 runs aggregated by his team, which is 79.85 % of the team’s runs.

# Imtiaz Ahmed’s 300* and Vijay Hazare’s 309 were while following on.Only other 2 triple centuries while following on in FC are 344 by WG Grace in 1876 (It was the first ever 300 in FC) and 337 by Hanif Mohammad in 1957/58 (Test)

# Imtiaz Ahmed is the only Wicketkeeper Batsman to score a Triple Century in FC amonng Indians. 

# Bhausaheb Nimbalkar's 443* is still the only quadruple century in First Class Cricket by an Indian.It is the 4th highest individual score in First Class Cricket. Complete list ->  http://cricketseervistats.blogspot.in/2013/06/the-day-when-brian-lara-scored-501.html

# Vijay Hazare’s 309, Imtiaz Ahmed’s 300* & Cheteshwar Pujara’s 352 were in the second inning of their teams.  Other 6 Cricketers to score a Triple Century in Second inning are – Bradman (452*), WG Grace (344), RC Blunt (338*), Hanif Mohammad (337), Mal Loye (322*) and Clyde Walcott (314*).

# A Kripal Singh’s 302* was scored while batting at No.7. It is the lowest batting position where an Indian has scored a Triple Century in FC. Also it is the highest score by a No.7 in First Class Cricket history.

# W Raman's 313 and Kripal Singh's 302* were in the same inning. 

# 850 runs were scored while MV Sridhar was at the wicket. It is the record in First Class History. Only others to be at crease for 800+ runs of their teams: 811 runs - R.Abel in his 357* for Surrey vs Somerset in 1899, 802 runs - Brian Lara in his 501* for Warwickshire vs Durham in 1994 (6 months after MV Sridhar’s 366) and 801 runs – Bill Ponsford in his 429 for Victoria vs Tasmania in 1922/23.

# Kripal Singh's 302* consisted only of 20 fours, which is 80 runs among those 302 (26.49%). It is the lowest boundaries share among all the triple centuries by Indians in FC. Next lowest is Dinesh Mongia's 308* which consisted of 15 Fours and 5 Sixes - 90 runs (29.22 %)

# Virender Sehwag is the only Indian to score a 300 in Test Cricket - He scored two.

# Virender Sehwag is also the only Indian to score a 300 in First Class Cricket outside India (309 at Multan).

# Pujara after his triple century (302*) scored 189 and 176 in next 2 consecutive innings. His 3 consecutive 175+ scores in First Class Cricket was the 3rd such occasion after WG Grace (344,177,318*) and Clem Hill (176,205,185). Recently Joe Root 182, 236, 179) became the 4th to join this list.

# Pujara (352) and T Kohli (300*) reached their 300 on the same day, 10th Jan 2013, but in different matches

# Ravindra Jadeja’s 314 consisted of 9 sixes, which is the most by an Indian while scoring a Triple Century in FC.

# Vijay Hazare's inning of 316* was in 387 minutes, it is the shortest inning of all the 39 triple centuries by Indians in FC.

# Cheteshwar Pujara’s 352 is the second highest individual score in team’s second inning in First Class History. The leader is Don Bradman who scored 452* for NSW vs Queensland in 1929/30.

# Taruwar Kohli’s 300* were scored in 823 mintues, which is the longest inning of a triple century by Indians in FC. However the longest inning in FC by an Indian and overall is 1015 minutes by Rajeev Nayyar in his 271 for HP vs J&K in 1999/2000. (He is the only player to bat for 1000+ minutes in a FC 
inning).

# Gul Mohammad, Ajit Wadekar, Woorkeri Raman, Dinesh Mongia, Sreekumar Nair, Abhinav Mukund & Ravindra Jadeja are the 7 Left Handed Batsmen while rest 23 players are Right Handed Batsmen.

# 30 Triple Centuries by Right Handed Batsmen (23) while 9 by Left Handed Batsmen (7)

# VVS Laxman and Ravindra Jadeja were involved in 5 matches in which a Triple Century was scored.

# Youngest to score a Triple Century in FC among the Indians is Wasim Jaffer @ 18y-8m-22d  in 1996.

# Oldest to score a Triple Century in FC among the Indians is Raman Lamba. He reached his second triple century on his 35th birthday in 1995.

# Fastest Triple Century in terms of Minutes is BB Nimbalkar's 443*. He reached the 300 run mark in 334 minutes.

# Fastest Triple Century in terms of Balls is Sehwag's 319. He reached the 300 run mark in 278 balls.

# Cheteshwar Pujara brought up his 3rd Triple Century on 11th october 2013. It is the earliest date of Indian First Class Season on which a player has scored a Triple Century. The only other player to bring up his triple century in the month of October is Raman Lamba. He scored 320 on 25th October 1987.

In Tournament Finals
309 - Vijay Hazare in Bombay Pentangular Tournament, 1943/44
319 - Gul Mohammad in Ranji Trophy, 1946/47
320 - Raman Lamba in Duleep Trophy, 1987/88

In Tournament Semi Finals
323 - Ajit Wadekar in Ranji Trophy, 1966/67
377 - Sanjay Manjrekar in Ranji Trophy, 1990/91
301*-Wasim Jaffer in Ranji Trophy, 2008/09


Most 300s by Indians in First Class Cricket
3 - Ravindra Jadeja & Cheteshwar Pujara
2 - Vijay Hazare, Raman Lamba, VVS Laxman, Wasim Jaffer & Virender Sehwag

Best Bowling in an inning while scoring a Triple Century
4/125 - Ravindra Jadeja (303*)
3/109 - Ravindra Jadeja (311)
3/119 - Vijay Hazare (309)

Batting Position wise Distribution
13 - Opener (1&2)
11 - No.3
9 - No.4
5 - No.5
1 - No.7

Match Result wise Distribution
25 - Drawn
13 - Won (All wins were innings wins except one)
1 - Lost (Also by an Inning)

Tournament Wise Distribution
32 - Ranji Trophy
2 - Duleep Trophy
2 - Test Cricket
1 - Bombay Pentangular Tournament
1 - Commonwealth XI in India and Ceylon
1 - India A vs West Indies A

Dismissal Analysis Distribution
20 - Not Out
14 - Caught (2 Caught & Bowled)
3 - Stumped
2 - Bowled

Match Innings Wise Distribution
17 - 1st Inning
19 - 2nd Inning
3 - 3rd Inning

Highest Individual Scores by Indians in First Class Cricket
443*- Bhausaheb Nimbalkar
377 - Sanjay Manjrekar
366 - MV Sridhar
359*- Vijay Merchant
353 - VVS Laxman
352 - Cheteshwar Pujara

Most 300s in First Class Cricket
6 - Sir Donald Bradman
4 - Bill Ponsford & Wally Hammond
3 - WG Grace, Graeme Hick, Brian Lara, Mike Hussey, Ravindra Jadeja & Cheteshwar Pujara

Most 300s in a single First Class Season
2 - WG Grace (1876/77), Bill Ponsford (1927/28), Sir Donald Bradman (1935/36) & Ravindra Jadeja (2012/13)

Team Wise Distribution
7 – Mumbai/Bombay
5 – Saurashtra
4 – Hyderabad
3 – Maharashtra
3 – Punjab
3 – Tamil Nadu
2 – India
1 – Baroda
1 – Bengal
1 – Central Zone
1 – Delhi
1 – Haryana
1 – India A
1 – India Prime Minister’s XI
1 – Kerala
1 – North Zone
1 – Orissa
1 – Rajasthan
1 – The Rest
39 – Total

Opposition wise Distribution
3 - Jammu & Kashmir
3 - Karnataka/Mysore
3 - Maharashtra
2 - Goa
2 - Gujarat
2 - Orissa
2 - Saurashtra
1 - Andhra
1 - Assam
1 - Baroda
1 - Bengal
1 - Bihar
1 - Commonwealth XI
1 - Himachal Pradesh
1 - Hindus
1 - Holkar
1 - Hyderabad
1 - Jharkhand
1 - Kathiawar
1 - Madhya Pradesh
1 - Pakistan
1 - Railways
1 - Services
1 - South Africa
1 - South Zone
1 - Tamil Nadu
1 - Uttar Pradesh
1 - West Indies A
1 - West Zone

Venue Wise Distribution
5 - Mumbai, Brabourne Stadium
3 - Panaji
2 - Mumbai, Wankhede Stadium
2 - Chennai
2 - Cuttack
2 - Jamshedpur
2 - Nasik
2 - Poona
2 - Rajkot, Khanderi Cricket Stadium
2 - Secunderabad
1 - Bangalore
1 - Baroda
1 - Bhilai
1 - Delhi
1 - Guwahati
1 - Hubli
1 - Indore
1 - Jalandhar
1 - Ludhiana
1 - Multan (Pakistan)
1 - Palakkad
1 - Pune
1 - Rajkot, Municipal Stadium
1 - Rajkot, Saurashtra University Ground
1 - Surat

Season Wise Distribution
5 - 2012/13
3 - 2008/09
2 - 1943/44
2 - 1988/89
2 - 1999/00
2 - 2000/01
2 - 2007/08
2 - 2009/10
1 - 1939/40
1 - 1946/47
1 - 1948/49
1 - 1950/51
1 - 1966/67
1 - 1981/82
1 - 1986/87
1 - 1987/88
1 - 1990/91
1 - 1993/94
1 - 1994/95
1 - 1996/97
1 - 1997/98
1 - 1998/99
1 - 2003/04
1 - 2006/07
1 - 2010/11
1 - 2011/12
1 - 2013/14* (Season Not Completed yet)

Friday, 13 September 2013

Cricket Facts and Records: First in Test Cricket

Cricket is being played since 16th century. The sources have found evidence that the first instance of the game “Cricket” was recorded way back around 1550 in Surrey in England. It was first said as children’s game but in 1610 it was found that even adults played it. Then the game slowly gained popularity in England during the 17th and 18th centuries. After major developments Cricket became the National Game of England and hence it is always referred as Englishmen were the ones to start this Sport. The first ever International match was played between USA and Canada in 1844.

First International test match
Drawing of the First International Cricket Match – USA vs CAN, 1844

Test Cricket is the first format of Cricket, which began in late 1877. After almost a century, in 1971 the second format was introduced the One Day Internationals. Test Cricket is played for 5 days while One Day Internationals (ODI) are limited over games which are played in one day. In the 21st century, the latest format known as Twenty20 was introduced in 2005.
Lets have a brief look at all the events, milestones and records which occurred first in the Test Cricket

First in Cricket (Test Cricket)

Records of Teams

First Test Match 
The first ever test match was played on 15th March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Australia and England. Australia won the match by 45 runs.

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Highest 'Second Highest' score in an Inning in ODIs and T20Is

Highest 'Second Highest' score in an Inning in ODIs (125 or more)

Score – Batsman – Highest Run getter – Match – Venue – Match Date

161 - Hamish Marshall - 166 Brendon McCullum – NZ vs Ire – Aberdeen - 01 Jul 2008
153 - Rahul Dravid - 186* Sachin Tendulkar – Ind vs NZ – Hyderabad – 08 Nov 1999
148 - Aaron Finch - 151 Shaun Marsh – Aus vs Sco – Edinburgh – 03 Sep 2013
145 - Rahul Dravid - 183 Sourav Ganguly – Ind vs SL – Taunton – 26 May 1999
134 - Aamer Sohail - 137 Inzamam-ul-Haq – Pak vs NZ – Sharjah – 20 Apr 1994
133 - Upul Tharanga - 144 Tillakaratne Dilshan – SL vs Zim – Pallekele – 10 Mar 2011
125 - Graeme Smith/AB de Villiers – SA vs SL – Johannesburg – 22 Jan 2012

Highest 3rd highest score in an ODI Inning is Ricky Ponting’s 91 for Aus vs SA at St.Kitts, 2007 where the highest score was Hayden’s 101 and second highest was M Clarke’s 92

Highest second highest score in an ODI Match is Ricky Ponting’s 164 for Aus vs SA at Johannesburg, 2006 where the highest score was Herschelle Gibbs’ 175.  

Notes:
# Among the above 7 occasions of 2 batsmen scoring 125 or more in the same ODI inning 3 occasions are by both the openers – McCullum/Marshall, Dilshan/Tharanga and Finch/Marsh.

# 125 by AB de Villiers/G Smith is the highest identical score achieved by 2 batsmen in the same ODI inning. Next highest is 103 by Gambhir/Yuvraj vs SL, Ahmedabad, 2005.

Highest 'Second Highest' score in an Inning in in T20Is (65 or more)

Score – Batsman – Highest Run getter – Match – Venue – Match Date

88 – Graeme Smith – 94 Loots Bosman – SA vs Eng – Centurion – 15 Nov 2009
74 – Tillakaratne Dilshan – 81 Sanath Jayasuriya – SL vs WI – Nottingham – 10 Jun 2009
73 – Salman Butt/Kamran Akmal – Pak vs Ban – St Lucia – 01 May 2010
68 – Kumar Sangakkara – 98 Mahela Jayawardene – Bridgetown – 07 May 2010
68 – Alex Hales – 71 Eoin Morgan – Eng vs WI – Pallekele – 27 Sep 2012
65 – Mahela Jayawardene – 88 Sanath Jayasuriya – SL vs Ken – Johannesburg – 14 Sep 2007

Highest 3rd highest score in a T20I inning is 58 by Gambhir/Yuvraj where the highest score was 68 by Sehwag vs Eng, Durban, 2007. It is the only T20 inning with 3 batsmen scoring 50+ scores.


Highest 2nd highest score in a T20I match is 90. It has been achieved twice. First by Gibbs vs WI, Johannesburg, 2007 where the highest was Gayle’s 117. Second by Joe Root vs Aus, where the highest was Finch’s 156. 

Check the corresponding list for ODIs and T20
Highest '2nd Highest' score in an Inning in
http://cricketseervistats.blogspot.in/2013/09/highest-second-highest-score-in-inning_11.html

Highest 'Second Highest' score in an Inning in Tests


Highest 'Second Highest' score in an Inning in Tests

Score – Batsman – Highest Run getter – Match – Venue – Match Date

287 - Kumar Sangakkara - 374 Mahela Jayawardene – SL vs SA – Colombo – 27 Jul 2006
260 - Conrad Hunte - 365* Garry Sobers – WI vs Pak – Kingston – 26 Feb 1958
249 - Marvan Atapattu - 270 Kumar Sangakkara – Pak vs Zim – Bulawayo – 14 May 2004
244 - Don Bradman - 266 Bill Ponsford – Aus vs Eng – The Oval – 18 Aug 1934
234 - Syd barnes/Don Bradman – Aus vs Eng – Sydney – 13 Dec 1946
231 - Mudassar Nazar - 280* Javed Miandad – Pak vs Ind – Hyderabad – 14 Jan 1983
231 - Thilan Samaraweera - 240 Mahela Jayawardene – SL vs Pak – Karachi – 21 Feb 2009
226 - Neil McKenzie - 232 Graeme Smith – SA vs Ban – Chittagong – 29 Feb 2008
225 - Roshan Mahanama - 340 Sanath Jayasuriya – SL vs Ind – Colombo (RPS) – 02 Aug 1997        
210 - Michale Clarke - 221 Ricky Ponting – Aus vs Ind – Adelaide – 24 Jan 2012
203*- Javed Miandad - 206 Qasim Umar – Pak vs SL – Faisalabad – 16 Oct 1985
203*- Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 213 Wavell Hinds – WI vs Sa – Georgetown – 31 Mar 2005
201 - Bob Simpson – 210 Bill Lawry – Aus vs WI – Bridgetown – 05 May 1965
201 - Graeme Flower - 207 Mike Gatting – Eng vs Ind – Chennai – 13 Jan 1985
200*- Inzamam-ul-Haq - 211 Izaz Ahmed – Pak vs SL – Dhaka – 12 Mar 1999
200*- VVS Laxman - 206 Gautam Gambhir – Ind vs Aus – Delhi – 29 Oct 2008

The highest 3rd highest score in a test inning is J Hardstaff jnr’s 169 for Eng vs Aus, The Oval, 1938 where the highest score was L Hutton’s 364 and second highest score was M Leyland’s 187.

Kumar Sangakkara’s 287 is also the highest second highest score in a Test match.

Notes:
# 365 was Sobers’ maiden test century – Highest Maiden Test Century.

# Bill Ponsford was playing last test of his career. Only 4 others managed to score a double century in last test of their career – 325 A Sandham, 258 SM Nurse, 206 PA de Silva, 201* JN Gillespie.

# Lawry/Simpson and G Smith/N McKenzie are the only opening pairs to score double century in the same test inning.

# 234 by Don Bradman/Syd Barnes is the highest identical score achieved by two batsmen in the same test inning. Next highest is 136 by Chanderpaul/Hooper vs Ind, Antigua, 2002.

Saturday, 7 September 2013

Players reaching their Double Century in a Test with a SIX

Mahela Jayawardene brought up his double century in Tests at Dhaka on 29th January 2014 with a six of the Bangladesh bowler Nasir Hossain. He cleared the mid wicket boundary when he was on 197 to reach 203*.This was the 12th time a batsman reached the double century with a Six in Test Cricket. 

Mahela Jayawardene achieved the feat for the third time while no other batsman achieve it more than once. He had reached his double century with a Six against South Africa at Galle in 2004 where he ended up at 237. The second time was in his special knock of 374 also against South Africa at Colombo in 2006. He hit the six when he was on 199 in both the previous occasions. 


Only player to reach 3 Double Centuries with a Six in Tests


Here is the list of Batsman who reached their Double Century with a Six in Tests

#1 Javed Miandad (Pak)
280* vs Ind, Hyderabad, Jan 1983

#2 Gordon Greenidge (WI)
214* vs Eng, Lord's, Jun 1984 

#3 Wasim Akram (Pak)
257* vs Zim, Sheikhpura, Oct 1996

#4 Marvan Atapattu (SL)
223 vs Zim, Kandy, Jan 1998

#5 Mathew Sinclair (NZ)
204* vs Pak, Christchurch, Mar 2001

#6 Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)
204* vs Ban, Chittagong, Jan 2002

#7 Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
237 vs SA, Galle, Aug 2004 

#8 Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
253 vs Pak, Faisalabad, Oct 2004 

#9 Justin Langer
215 vs NZ, Adelaide, Nov 2004

#10 Mahela Jayawardene
374 vs SA, Colombo (SSC), Jul 2006

#11 Younis Khan
200* vs Zim, Harare, Sep 2013

#12 Mahela Jayawardene
203* vs Ban, Dhaka, Jan 2014

Sehwag is the only player to complete his triple century in Tests with a Six ! 

Friday, 30 August 2013

Aaron Finch's 156 off 63 breaks all Records !!

Aaron Finch smashed a marvelous 156 runs off 63 balls in the first T20 against England. This inning consisted of 11 fours and 14 huge sixes. In the way to this score Finch managed to rewrite the record books. This helped Australia score 248/6 in 20 overs and win the match by 39 runs as England scored 209/6 in reply. 

Finch completed his 50 in 26 balls, 100 in 47 balls and 150 in 60 balls. 

He hit a Six off his first ball, completed his 50 with a Six, completed his 100 with a Six and also completed his 150 with a Six. 
Hit his first ball for a Six. Completed his 50, 100 and 150 with a Six.

Runs Split up
0 to 50 Runs - 26 balls - 5 fours & 4 sixes
51 to 100 Runs - 21 balls - 4 fours & 4 sixes
101 to 150 Runs - 13 balls - 1 four & 6 sixes

All the records by Finch in this inning

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Players scoring 500+ Runs and taking 50+ Wickets against a Team in ODIs

Here is the list of players who have managed to score 500 or more runs and take 50 or more wickets against a particular team in ODIs.

Wasim Akram (Pak)
674 Runs, 92 Wickets vs SL in 59 ODIs
806 Runs, 67 Wickets vs Aus in 49 ODIs

Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
2517 Runs, 71 Wickets vs Pak in 82 ODIs

Shakib Al Hasan (Ban)
1158 Runs, 52 Wickets vs Zim in 37 Matches

Imran Khan (Pak)
1202 Runs, 54 Wickets vs WI in 49 ODIs

Shaun Pollock (SA)
631 Runs, 57 Wickets vs Aus in 45 ODIs

Shahid Afridi (Pak)
1145 Runs, 60 Wickets vs SL in 63 ODIs

Abdul Razzaq (Pak)
717 Runs, 50 Wickets vs SL in 46 ODIs


Daniel Vettori (NZ)
635 Runs, 53 Wickets vs Aus in 57 ODIs

Sunday, 25 August 2013

Players scoring 1000+ Runs and Taking 50+ Wickets against a Team in Test Cricket

List of players who have managed to score 1000+ runs and take 50+ wickets against a particular team in tests.

GS Sobers (WI)
1510 Runs, 51 Wickets vs Aus in 19 Tests
3214 Runs, 102 Wickets vs Eng in 36 Tests
1920 Runs, 59 Wickets vs Ind in 18 Tests

JH Kallis (SA)
2061 Runs, 62 Wickets vs Aus in 29 Tests
2141 Runs, 50 Wickets vs Eng in 31 Tests
2356 Runs, 52 Wickets vs WI in 24 Tests

N Kapil Dev (Ind)
1355 Runs, 85 Wickets vs Eng in 27 Tests
1054 Runs, 99 Wickets vs Pak in 29 Tests
1079 Runs, 89 Wickets vs WI in 25 Tests

IT Botham (Eng)
1673 Runs, 148 Wickets vs Aus in 36 Tests
1201 Runs, 59 Wickets vs Ind in 14 Tets

TL Goddard (SA)
1090 Runs, 53 Wickets vs Aus in 18 Tests
1193 Runs, 63 Wickets vs Eng in 20 Tests

G Giffen (Aus)
1238 Runs, 103 Wickets vs Eng in 31 Tests

WW Armstrong (Aus)
2172 Runs and 74 Wickets vs Eng in 42 Tests

Imran Khan (Pak)
1091 Runs, 94 Wickets vs Ind in 23 Tests

KR Miller (Aus)
1511 Runs, 87 Wickets vs Eng in 29 Tests

MA Noble (Aus)
1905 Runs, 115 Wickets vs Eng in 39 Tests

W Rhodes (Eng)
1706 Runs, 109 Wickets vs Aus in 41 Tests



Friday, 16 August 2013

Highest Scores by Indians in List A

Shikhar Dhawan after his 248 (150) while playing for India A against South Africa on 12 Aug, 2013 at Pretoria became the Second highest Run Getter in a List A match behind Alistair Brown's 268 (160). Dhawan's 248 is now the highest individual score by any Indian in a List A Match. He overcame Virender Sehwag's 219 to achieve this feat.

Dhawan after completing his double century


Following is the list of scores of 150 or more by Indians in List A

Runs
Batsman
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
W/L
248
Shikhar Dhawan
India A
South Africa A
Pretoria
12 Aug 2013
W
219
Virender  Sehwag *
India
West Indies
Indore
08 Dec 2011
W
209
Rohit Sharma
India
Australia
Bangalore
02 Nov 2013
W
200*
Sachin Tendulkar
India
South Africa
Gwalior
24 Feb 2010
W
187
Ajinkya Rahane
Mumbai
Maharashtra
Pune
03 Mar 2008
W
186*
Sachin Tendulkar *
India
New Zealand
Hyderabad
08 Nov 1999
W
183*
MS Dhoni + #
India
Sri Lanka
Jaipur
31 Oct 2005
W
183
Sourav Ganguly
India
Sri Lanka
Taunton
26 May 1999
W
183
Virat Kohli +
India
Pakistan
Dhaka
18 Mar 2012
W
178*
Wasim Jaffer +
Mumbai
Baroda
Poona
27 Feb 2008
W
175*
Kapil Dev *
India
Zimbabwe
Tunbridge Wells
18 Jun 1983
W
175
Sachin Tendulkar +
India
Australia
Hyderabad
05 Nov 2009
L
175
Virender Sehwag
India
Bangladesh
Dhaka
19 Feb 2011
W
172
Yuvraj Singh
Indians
Sri Lankan XI
Colombo (PSS)
15 Aug 2008
W
170*
Wasim Jaffer +
Mumbai
Delhi
Delhi
18 Mar 2007
W
169
Robin Uthappa +
Karnataka
Goa
Porvorim
14 Feb 2013
W
167
Naman Ojha #
Madhya Pradesh
Railways
Indore
16 Feb 2010
W
166*
Gagan Khoda *
Rajasthan
Railways
Jaipur
11 Feb 2006
L
163*
Sachin Tendulkar
India
New Zealand
Christchurch
08 Mar 2009
W
161*
Mohammad Azharuddin *
Hyderabad
Goa
Secunderabad
27 Dec 1994
W
160
Robin Uthappa
Karnataka
Kerala
Margao
13 Jan 2005
W
159*
Dinesh Mongia
India
Zimbabwe
Guwahati
19 Mar 2002
W
159*
Gnaneshwara Rao * +
Andhra
Kerala
Chennai
29 Feb 2008
W
159*
Ishank Jaggi
Jharkhand
Assam
Kolkata
21 Feb 2009
W
159
Dinesh Mongia *
Punjab
Jammu & Kashmir
Delhi
14 Feb 2006
W
158*
Cheteshwar Pujara * +
India B
India A
Rajkot
30 Sep 2012
L
158
Dinesh Mongia
Punjab
Jammu & Kashmir
Delhi
05 Dec 2000
W
158
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
South Zone
Central Zone
Jaipur
03 Mar 2006
W
157*
Pinal Shah * #
Baroda
Mumbai
Poona
27 Feb 2008
L
157
Amay Khurasiya +
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Jaipur
10 Feb 2006
W
156*
TP Singh +
Railways
Bengal
Chennai
02 Mar 2003
W
155*
Shikhar Dhawan
Delhi
Haryana
Rohtak
16 Feb 2010
W
155
Murali Vijay
India B
India A
Rajkot
02 Oct 2012
W
154*
Jagadeesh Arunkumar * +
Assam
Orissa
Cuttack
11 Feb 2007
W
154*
Dinesh Karthik * #
Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad
Malappuram
18 Feb 2011
W
153*
Mohammad Azharuddin *
India
Zimbabwe
Cuttack
09 Apr 1998
W
153*
Sourav Ganguly
India
New Zealand
Gwalior
11 Nov 1999
W
153
Rahul Dravid
India
New Zealand
Hyderabad
08 Nov 1999
W
152
Sujith Somasunder
Karnataka
Kerala
Bangalore
20 Oct 1997
W
152
Sachin Tendulkar
India
Namibia
Pietermaritzburg
23 Feb 2003
W
152
Shikhar Dhawan
India A
India B
Rajkot
30 Sep 2012
W
151*
Mohammad Kaif *
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Indore
21 Feb 2007
W
151
Devang Gandhi *
Bengal
Assam
Jamshedpur
06 Jan 2004
W
151
Laxmi Shukla +
Bengal
Jharkhand
Kolkata
24 Feb 2012
W
150*
Gautam Gambhir +
India
Sri Lanka
Kolkata
24 Dec 2009
W
150*
Amit Paunikar
Railways
Vidarbha
Indore
15 Feb 2013
W
150
Nikhil Haldipur
Bengal
Assam
Jamshedpur
06 Jan 2004
W
150
Gautam Gambhir
India
Sri Lanka
Colombo (RPS)
05 Feb 2009
W

*- As Captain
#- As Wicketkeeper
+- While Chasing

Notes
Indians with most 150+ Scores in List A :
5 – Sachin Tendulkar
3 – Shikhar Dhawan/Dinesh Mongia
2 – Sourav Ganguly/Mohammad Azharuddin/Gautam Gambhir/Robin Uthappa/Virender Sehwag/Wasim Jaffer

Most 150+ scores at a particular venue by Indians in List A:
4 – Indore/Jaipur
3 - Delhi/Hyderabad/Kolkata/Rajkot

Naman Ojha (167) and Shikhar Dhawan (155*) were on the same day but in different matches.

Sachin Tendulkar (186) and Rahul Dravid (153) were in the same inning.
Devang Gandhi (151) and Nikhil Haldipur (150) were in the same inning.

Pinal Shah (157*) and Wasim Jaffer (178*) were in the same match.
Cheteshwar Pujara (158*) and Shikhar Dhawan (152) were in the same match.