MS Dhoni’s 82 against England in 5th Test at The Oval: Statistical Highlights

Dhoni has scored the most runs by an Indian wicketkeeper in an overseas series.

MS Dhoni’s brave 82 against England at The Oval was an innings of character. It helped India gain some respectability from a situation where they were under serious threat of being bundled out under 100. Nishad Pai Vaidya looks at some interesting statistics surrounding Dhoni’s knock.

 

Indian captain MS Dhoni battled with the England attack on Day One of the fifth Test at The Oval. With wickets falling around him, he stood tall and essayed a fantastic knock. This innings was an example for his teammates for its mixture of caution and intent. Though he was watchful, he latched onto the opportunities to score and put a little bit of pressure on the England bowlers. This was Dhoni’s 12th half-century against England and he is yet to score a ton. His two highest scores against this opposition are 99 at Nagpur and 92 at The Oval in 2007.

Dhoni is now second on the list for  batsmen who have scored the most runs against England without hitting a century. Ashley Nourse leads the list. Here are the numbers:

 

Most runs against England without scoring a ton:

Player	M	R	Ave	100s	50s	HS
Ashley Nourse	31	1415	26.69	0	10	93*
MS Dhoni	21	1157	34.02	0	12	99
Bert Oldfield	38	1116	23.25	0	3	65*
Alec Bannerman	28	1108	23.08	0	8	94
Jock Cameron	19	971	33.48	0	9	90

Dhoni is also second on the list of most runs against England on their own turf without scoring a ton. Here are the numbers:

 

Most runs scored against England in England without a ton:

Player	M	R	Ave	100s	50s	HS
Monty Noble	20	848	26.50	0	8	89
MS Dhoni	12	778	38.90	0	8	92
Rodney Marsh	21	773	24.93	0	6	91
Doug Walters	18	745	25.68	0	6	88
Sherwin Campbell	11	724	38.10	0	7	93

 

Dhoni also now has the most runs in an overseas series as captain-wicketkeeper of a side. He stands way ahead with a total of 349 in the five Tests of the ongoing series against England.

 

Most runs scored in an overseas series by a captain-wicketkeeper:

Player	Year	Opposition	M	R	Ave	100s	50s	HS
MS Dhoni	2014	England	5	349	38.77	0	4	82
Tatenda Taibu	2005	Bangladesh	2	330	110	1	2	153
Mushfiqur Rahim	2013	Sri Lanka	2	247	82.33	1	0	200
MS Dhoni	2011	England	4	220	31.42	0	2	77
Andy Flower	2000	West Indies	2	194	64.66	1	1	113*

 

Dhoni also has the record of the most runs scored by an Indian wicketkeeper in an overseas series.

Most runs scored by an Indian wicketkeeper in an overseas series:

Player	Year	Opposition	M	R	Ave	100s	50s	HS
MS Dhoni	2014	England	5	349	38.77	0	4	82
Farokh Engineer	1968	New Zealand	4	321	40.12	0	2	63
Syed Kirmani	1977-78	Australia	5	305	33.88	0	2	55
MS Dhoni	2011	England	4	220	31.42	0	2	77
Farokh Engineer	1967-68	Australia	4	215	26.87	0	1	89

 

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(Nishad Pai Vaidya is a Correspondent with CricketCountry and anchor for the site’s YouTube Channel. His Twitter handle is @nishad_44)

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