Numbers Game

Bhuvneshwar on course for super series

Jul 25, 2014: Only 15 times in Test history has a player achieved the double of 300 runs and 20 wickets in a Test series. Going on current form, Bhuvneshwar could well be the 16th

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Ishant on a roll and Stokes' batting nightmare

Jul 21, 2014: Stats highlights from the Lord's Test, the last day of which was dominated by Ishant Sharma's seven-wicket haul

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day

Winning after 100-plus deficits, and Sangakkara's run-fest in 2014

Jul 19, 2014: Stats highlights from the fourth day in Galle, when Sri Lanka made a strong start in their chase of 370

Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day

Steyn's Asia haul, and Mathews second to the Don

Jul 18, 2014: Stats highlights from the third day in Galle, which was dominated by Dale Steyn

Numbers Game

A year for lower-order batting heroics

Jul 18, 2014: Lower-order partnership stats have remained remarkably constant over the last five decades, but there's been a huge leap in the first seven months of 2014

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge, 5th day

A prolific debut at No. 8, and Anderson levels with Trueman

Jul 13, 2014: Stats highlights from the Trent Bridge Test, a match in which all kinds of lower-order batting feats were eclipsed

Sri Lanka v South Africa, ODI series

A series win set up by the batsmen

Jul 12, 2014: In 16 previous ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, there'd been only one century for South Africa; in three matches in this series, there were four

Numbers Game

India's opening conundrum

Jul 11, 2014: In the last three-and-half-years, India's opening combinations have averaged 18 per partnership overseas, with only one 50-plus stand in 35 attempts

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge

A rare century and Anderson's 50

Jul 9, 2014: Stats highlights from the opening day at Trent Bridge, when Murali Vijay scored his first overseas Test century

England v India, 1st Investec Test, Trent Bridge

Anderson's favourite venue, and England's batting woes

Jul 6, 2014: Trent Bridge has been one of the very best grounds for fast bowlers over the last decade, with James Anderson taking 49 wickets at 17.34. It is also a venue where England have won each of their last five Tests

Numbers Game

The Sri Lankan challenge

Jul 4, 2014: South Africa have a superb overseas record in the last few years, but in Sri Lanka their batsmen and spinners have struggled

Numbers Game

SL's seam attack, and NZ's wicketkeeper

Jun 27, 2014: Sri Lanka's seamers took 17 wickets at Headingley, their best haul in a Test outside Asia, while BJ Watling is proving to be a huge asset with the bat for New Zealand

West Indies v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port-of-Spain

Gayle's speed, and Watling's stonewalling

Jun 21, 2014: Stats highlights from the Trinidad Test, which West Indies won by ten wickets to level the series 1-1

Numbers Game

From pretty player to match-winner

Jun 20, 2014: The second half of Ian Bell's Test career has been a lot more fulfilling than his first, but he still needs to iron out his inconsistencies

Bangladesh v India, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Worst collapses, and more wickets than runs conceded

Jun 17, 2014: Stats highlights from a wicket-fest in Mirpur

England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Sangakkara breaks jinx, and Lord's run-fests

Jun 14, 2014: Stats highlights from the third day at Lord's, which was dominated by Kumar Sangakkara's maiden Test century at the ground

Numbers Game

Debutants and their smashing starts

Jun 13, 2014: Mark Craig's haul of 8 for 188 was the best by a New Zealander on debut, and made him the tenth debutant to win the MoM award since 2011

Sri Lanka in England 2014

Sri Lanka search for bowling heroes

Jun 11, 2014: Given that Sri Lanka have generally struggled to take wickets in England, the home batsmen will hope to regain form and get among the runs in the two-Test series

Numbers Game

Much more than a short-format batsman

Jun 6, 2014: Brian Lara and Garry Sobers are the only West Indians with more 150-plus scores in Tests than Chris Gayle, who'll play his 100th match on Sunday, against New Zealand

IPL 2014 review

Runs and sixes galore, but grief for fast bowlers

Jun 3, 2014: Batsmen had a generally dominant season in IPL 2014, with the sixes count exceeding 700 for only the second time

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