Third day – Brisbane Test – Australia Vs India
AM Rahane scored 37 in India’s first innings to provide the 73rd occasion of a captain scoring 37 in a test innings {Note 37 and 73 are reverse numbers}
It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring 37 in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
1 | SM Gavaskar | 37 | 3 | Pak | Lahore | Oct 1984 |
2 | M Azharuddin | 37 | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | Jul 1990 |
3 | SC Ganguly | 37 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 2003 |
4 | R Dravid | 37 | 2 | Eng | Nottingham | Jul 2007 |
5 | AM Rahane | 37 | 2 | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 2021 |
AM Rahane is the second Indian captain to score 37 in a test innings against Australia after SM Ganguly.
No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
1 | SC Ganguly | 37 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 2003 |
2 | AM Rahane | 37 | 2 | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 2021 |
It also provides the 15th occasion of a captain scoring 37 in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
1 | WR Hammond | 37 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | Dec 1946 |
2 | AD Nourse | 37 | 2 | SAF | Aus | P Elizabeth | Mar 1950 |
3 | PBH May | 37* | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | Aug 1956 |
4 | PBH May | 37 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1959 |
5 | TW Graveney | 37 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | Jul 1968 |
6 | CH Lloyd | 37 | 2 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | Jan 1976 |
7 | Mushtaq Mohd | 37 | 3 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | Dec 1976 |
8 | RB Richardson | 37 | 2 | Win | Aus | St John’s | Apr 1995 |
9 | MA Atherton | 37 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | Jul 2001 |
10 | MV Boucher | 37 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Cape Town | Mar 2002 |
11 | SC Ganguly | 37 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 2003 |
12 | JH Kallis | 37 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Jo’burg | Mar 2006 |
13 | GC Smith | 37 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Cape Town | Nov 2011 |
14 | F du Plessis | 37 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Perth | Nov 2016 |
15 | AM Rahane | 37 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 2021 |
SPD Smith has pouched 119 catches prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more catch for his 120 catches. He took three catches in India’s first innings and his aggregate of catches read 122. He become the ninth Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 120 plus catches.
SPD Smith has pouched 18 catches against India prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He required two more catches for his 20 catches. He took three catches in India’s first innings and his aggregate of catches read 21. He became the seventh Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 20 plus catches against India. Others are – RT Ponting {36}, MJ Clarke {29}, ME Waugh {29}, ML Hayden {23}, RB Simpson {21} and MEK Hussey {20}
Washington Sundar and SN Thakur added 123 runs for the seventh wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 105th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 53rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against Australia in Australia.
It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the seventh wicket against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
1 | RA Jadeja, RR Pant | 7 | 204 | 1 | Aus | Sydney | Jan 2019 |
2 | CA Pujara, WP Saha | 7 | 199 | 2 | Aus | Ranchi | Mar 2017 |
3 | HR Adhikari, VS Hazare | 7 | 132 | 3 | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1948 |
4 | W Sundar, SN Thakur | 7 | 123 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 2021 |
5 | MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly | 7 | 109 | 1 | Aus | Mohali | Oct 2008 |
6 | MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 108 | 3 | Aus | Nagpur | Nov 2008 |
7 | M Kaif, PA Patel | 7 | 102 | 2 | Aus | Chennai | Oct 2004 |
8 | M Azharuddin, M Prabhakar | 7 | 101 | 4 | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1992 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
1 | RA Jadeja, RR Pant | 7 | 204 | 1 | Aus | Sydney | Jan 2019 |
2 | HR Adhikari, VS Hazare | 7 | 132 | 3 | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1948 |
3 | W Sundar, SN Thakur | 7 | 123 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 2021 |
4 | M Azharuddin, M Prabhakar | 7 | 101 | 4 | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1992 |
It also represents the ground record at Brisbane. The previous best was 58 runs partnership between N Kapil Dev and M Prabhakar at Brisbane in Nov 1991
Washington Sundar and SN Thakur added 123 runs for the seventh wicket in India’s first innings to provide the 584th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings. It also provides the 266th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings on away soil
It also provides the 38th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the seventh wicket. It also provides the 18th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the seventh wicket on away soil
Washington Sundar scored 62 and captured three wickets in this test to become the fifth Indian cricketer to score a fifty and capture three or more wickets in an innings on test debut. He is second Indian cricketer to perform the feat against Australia after DG Phadkar. DG Phadkar had scored 51 and captured three wickets at Sydney in Dec 1947
No | Player | FI | SI | W | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
1 | L Amar Singh | – | 51 | 4 | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1932 |
2 | DG Phadkar | 51 | – | 3 | Aus | Sydney | Dec 1947 |
3 | GH Vihari | 56 | – | 3 | Eng | The Oval | Sep 2018 |
4 | SC Ganguly | 131 | – | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1996 |
5 | W Sundar | 62 | – | 3 | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 2021 |
Washington Sundar scored 62 in this test to become the 46th Indian batsman to score a fifty in an innings on test debut. He is sixth Indian batsman to perform the feat against Australia
No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
1 | DG Phadkar | 51 | 1 | Aus | Sydney | Dec 1947 |
2 | GR Viswanath | 137 | 3 | Aus | Kanpur | Nov 1969 |
3 | CA Pujara | 72 | 4 | Aus | Bengaluru | Oct 2010 |
4 | S Dhawan | 187 | 2 | Aus | Mohali | Mar 2013 |
5 | MA Agarwal | 76 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 2018 |
6 | Washington Sundar | 62 | 2 | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 2021 |
Washington Sundar scored 62 in this test to become the 55th batsman to score a fifty in an innings on test debut while batting at number seven. He is fifth Indian batsman to perform the feat while batting at number seven
No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
1 | Dilawar Hussain | 57 | 3 | Eng | Kolkata | Jan 1934 |
2 | Yuvraj of Patiala | 60 | 4 | Eng | Chennai | Feb 1934 |
3 | RG Nadkarni | 68* | 2 | NZl | Delhi | Dec 1955 |
4 | R Dravid | 95 | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1996 |
5 | Washington Sundar | 62 | 2 | Aus | Brisbane | Jan 2021 |
Washington Sundar {62} and SN Thakur {67} scored fifties in India’s first innings to provide the 158th occasion of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number seven and eight. It also provides the 29th such occasion against Australia in a test innings. It also provides the fifth such occasion by Indian against Australia in a test innings. It also provides 16th such occasion by Indian batsmen in a test innings.
DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4492 runs as an opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Australia’s second innings in Brisbane Test. He required seven more runs for his 4500 runs. He completed 4500 runs when he was on eight during his knock of 20 not out in Australia’s second innings. His run aggregate read 4512 at stumps on the third day of the test. He became the second Australian opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.
DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4492 runs as a left hand opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of Australia’s second innings in the Brisbane Test. He requires eight more runs for his 4500 runs. He completed 4500 runs when he was on eight during his knock of 20 not out in Australia’s second innings. His run aggregate read 4512 at stumps on the third day of the test. He became the second Australian left hand opening batsman to score 4500 plus runs on home soil after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has an aggregate of 5210 runs.