Aus v WI 2nd Test, Day 4 – Statistical Highlights

By beating West Indies at Melbourne by 177 runs on day – 4 of the second Test match, Australia have registered Frank Worrell Trophy to their name yet another time. Nathan Lyon’s seven-wicket haul in a match that earned him the Man of the Match award and helped Australia to win the match. Credit also goes to Mitchell Marsh for his four-wicket haul in the second innings to wrap up West Indies while James Pattinson has taken two wickets therefore now he became the leading wicket-taker of the series with one match still remaining in the series.

Denesh Ramdin and captain Jason Holder’s individual contributions were only positives for West Indies in the 2^nd innings and after Denesh Ramdin’s wicket, West Indies lost their remaining four wickets in just 32 runs and were bowled out for 282 runs in 88.3 overs and therefore they have lost another Test series against Australia and also this was their 8^th Test match loss in this year which is most by any other team this year in Test cricket.

Here are the Statistical Highlights of the Aus v WI 2^nd Test, Day 4:

0 – Number of 50-plus opening partnership for West Indies in this year which is less than any team in this year in Test cricket.

8 – Number of Tests won by Australia this year in Test cricket which is more than any team this year.

8 – Number of Tests lost by West Indies this year is more than any team this year.

16 – Number of innings after which Denesh Ramdin scored a fifty in Test cricket. Today, he scored 59 runs against Australia on the fourth day of the 2^nd Test match.

12 – Number of wickets taken by Nathan Lyon this year in Test cricket in 4^th innings which is more than any other Australian bowlers and third most among all = bowlers in Test cricket this year. Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 24 wickets who is at the top while Pakistan’s Yasir Shah has taken 14 wickets who is at the second place in the list of bowlers taking most wickets in 4^th innings in this year in Test cricket.

207 – Runs scored by Darren Bravo in 4^th innings of Test cricket this year which is more than any other batsmen apart from Kane Williamson and Angelo Mathews. Williamson has scored 226 runs while Mathews scored 209 in the 4^th innings of Test cricket this year.

518 – Number of century partnerships West Indies batsmen have made in Tests which is 3^rd most in Test cricket after England and Australia’s batsmen. England’s batsmen have made century partnerships 985 times while Australia’s batsmen have added century partnerships 866 times. Indian batsmen have also made century partnerships 518 times.

15^th – Number of times bowlers have taken more than 1300 wickets in a calendar year. This year, up to this day’s 3.00 pm (IST), bowlers have taken 1352 wickets.

13^th – Number of times all team’s batsmen have scored more than 44,000 runs in a calendar year. In this year, up to this day’s 3.00 pm (IST), batsmen have scored 44572 runs.

18^th – Number of times all team’s bowlers have bowled more than 80,000 balls in a calendar year. In this year, up to this day’s 3.00 pm (IST), bowlers have bowled 80313 balls.

22 – Number of fours hit by Jason Holder in Test cricket this year in 4^th innings which is most by any West Indies player and 3^rd most by among all batsman. Only Angelo Mathews with 25 fours and Kane Williamson with 23 fours are ahead of him.

20 – Number of fours hit by Denesh Ramdin in this year in 4^th innings of Test cricket which is most by any wicketkeeper batsman this year in 4^th innings of Test cricket.

155 – Number of runs scored by Denesh Ramdin in this year in 4^th innings of Test cricket which is most by any wicketkeeper batsman this year in 4^th innings of Test cricket.

7 – Number of times Jerome Taylor has been out for a duck in Test cricket which is most times among all other players in Test cricket this year.

7 – Number of times West Indies team’s batsmen have been out for a duck in the 4^th innings of Tests this year, which is second most compared to other team’s batsmen. England batsmen have been out for duck eight times in the 4^th innings of Test cricket this year which is most times compared to other team’s batsmen. Sri Lankan team’s batsmen have been also out for duck seven times and they are placed second along with West Indies in that list.

11 – Number of sixes hit by West Indies batsmen in 4^th innings of Test matches this year which is most times in the 4^th innings in Tests this year.

15 – Number of catches taken by Steven Smith in Test cricket this year which is most among all Australian players and third most among all player. Joe Root and Ajinkya Rahane are ahead of him. Joe Root has taken 22 catches this year while Rahane has taken 20 catches this year. While Alastir Cook has also taken 15 catches this year in Test cricket.

36 – Number of dismissals made by Peter Nevil as a wicketkeeper this year which is most among other keepers apart from Jos Buttler who has made 38 dismissals this year in Tests.

78 – Number of runs scored by Jermaine Blackwood this year in 4^th innings at number 6 which is most by any other batsman in 4^th innings of Test cricket this year.

48 – Number of wickets Nathan Lyon has taken this year in Test cricket. He is fifth in the list bowlers with most wickets in Tests in 2015.

2687 – Number of balls bowled by Nathan Lyon this year in Test cricket which is most among all other spin bowlers.

227 – Number of wickets taken by Australia fast bowlers this year in Test cricket which is more than any other team’s fast bowlers in Test cricket this year apart from England. England team’s fast bowlers have taken 229 wickets.

413 – Number of maidens earned by Australian fast bowlers this year in Test cricket which is more than any team’s fast bowlers in Test cricket this year apart from England. England fast bowlers have earned 504 maidens in Test cricket this year.

13 – Number of catches taken by Steven Smith this year in Test cricket as a captain of the Australian team which is most among other team’s captains apart from Alastir Cook and Angelo Mathews. Cook has taken 15 catches as England captain this year while Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews has taken 14 catches in Tests.

90 – Number of catches taken by Australian fielders (excluding wicketkeeper) this year in Test cricket which is second most after England team’s fielders this year in Test cricket. England team’s fielders have taken 118 catches this year in Test cricket.

19 – Number of catches taken by Australian fielders (excluding wicketkeeper) this year in 4^th innings of Test matches which is most along with Indian team’s fielders this year in 4^th innings. Indian fielders have also taken 19 catches in the 4^th innings this year.

340 – Number of extras Australia has conceded this year in Test cricket which is most after England. England has conceded 440 extras in Test cricket this year.

62 – Number of no-balls Australian bowlers have bowled this year in Test cricket which is most after England bowlers who have bowled 80 no-balls in Test cricket this year.

Here are some of the top record holders in a particular category in this 3-match Test series between Australia and West Indies after the first 2 Test matches.

Most Runs – Adam Voges (375)

Most Wickets – James Pattinson (11)

Most Catches – Nathan Lyon and Steven Smith (4)

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