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Third day – Brisbane Test – Australia Vs India

17/01/2021 hrg

AM Rahane scored 37 in India’s first innings to provide the 73^rd 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 15^th 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 18^th 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 158^th occasion of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number seven and eight. It also provides the 29^th 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.

England batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings

17/01/2021 hrg

JE Root scored 228 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the 386^th occasion of a batsman scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 60th occasion of an England batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RE Foster	287	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1903
2	JB Hobbs	211	2	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1924
3	WR Hammond	251	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1928
4	WR Hammond	200	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1928
5	EH Hendren	205*	3	Win	Port of Spain	Feb 1930
6	A Sandham	325	1	Win	Kingston	Apr 1930
7	WR Hammond	227	1	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 1933
8	WR Hammond	336*	2	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1933
9	WR Hammond	217	1	Ind	The Oval	Aug 1936
10	WR Hammond	231*	1	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1936
11	E Paynter	216*	1	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1938
12	WR Hammond	240	1	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1938
13	L Hutton	364	1	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
14	E Paynter	243	1	SAF	Durban	Jan 1939
15	WJ Edrich	219	4	SAF	Durban	Mar 1939
16	J Hardstaff jnr	205*	2	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1946
17	DCS Compton	208	1	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1947
18	L Hutton	206	2	NZl	The Oval	Aug 1949
19	L Hutton	202*	2	Win	The Oval	Aug 1950
20	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	Mar 1954
21	DCS Compton	278	2	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 1954
22	PBH May	285*	3	Win	Birmingham	May 1957
23	TW Graveney	258	1	Win	Nottingham	Jul 1957
24	ER Dexter	205	2	Pak	Karachi	Feb 1962
25	KF Barrington	256	2	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1964
26	JH Edrich	310*	1	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1965
27	G Boycott	246*	1	Ind	Leeds	Jun 1967
28	DL Amiss	262*	3	Win	Kingston	Feb 1974
29	D Lloyd	214*	2	Ind	Birmingham	Jul 1974
30	KWR Fletcher	216	1	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1975
31	DL Amiss	203	2	Win	The Oval	Aug 1976
32	DI Gower	200*	1	Ind	Birmingham	Jul 1979
33	IT Botham	208	1	Ind	The Oval	Jul 1982
34	G Fowler	201	2	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1985
35	MW Gatting	207	2	Ind	Chennai	Jan 1985
36	DI Gower	215	2	Aus	Birmingham	Aug 1985
37	GA Gooch	333	1	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
38	GA Gooch	210	2	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 1994
39	N Hussain	207	2	Aus	Birmingham	Jun 1997
40	GP Thorpe	200*	3	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 2002
41	ME Trescothick	219	2	SAF	The Oval	Sep 2003
42	RWT Key	221	1	Win	Lord’s	Jul 2004
43	PD Collingwood	206	1	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2006
44	KP Pietersen	226	1	Win	Leeds	May 2007
45	IJL Trott	226	1	Ban	Lord’s	May 2010
46	AN Cook	235*	3	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 2010
47	KP Pietersen	227	2	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2010
48	IJL Trott	203	2	Srl	Cardiff	May 2011
49	KP Pietersen	202*	1	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 2011
50	AN Cook	294	2	Ind	Birmingham	Aug 2011
51	IR Bell	235	1	Ind	The Oval	Aug 2011
52	JE Root	200*	1	Srl	Lord’s	Jun 2014
53	AN Cook	263	2	Pak	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2015
54	BA Stokes	258	1	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 2016
55	JE Root	254	1	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2016
56	AN Cook	243	1	Win	Birmingham	Aug 2017
57	AN Cook	244*	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2017
58	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
59	Z Crawley	267	1	Pak	Southampton	Aug 2020
60	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root became the fourth England batsman to score four or more double centuries in a test innings. Others are – WR Hammond {07}, AN Cook {05} and L Hutton {04}. The following table lists the centuries scored by these four batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	WR Hammond	251	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1928
2	WR Hammond	200	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1928
3	WR Hammond	227	1	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 1933
4	WR Hammond	336*	2	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1933
5	WR Hammond	217	1	Ind	The Oval	Aug 1936
6	WR Hammond	231*	1	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1936
7	WR Hammond	240	1	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1938

1	AN Cook	235*	3	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 2010
2	AN Cook	294	2	Ind	Birmingham	Aug 2011
3	AN Cook	263	2	Pak	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2015
4	AN Cook	243	1	Win	Birmingham	Aug 2017
5	AN Cook	244*	2	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2017

1	JE Root	200*	1	Srl	Lord’s	Jun 2014
2	JE Root	254	1	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2016
3	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
4	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

1	L Hutton	364	1	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1938
2	L Hutton	206	2	NZl	The Oval	Aug 1949
3	L Hutton	202*	2	Win	The Oval	Aug 1950
4	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	Mar 1954

JE Root became the 26^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score four or more double centuries. The following table lists them.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	200+
1	DG Bradman	Aus	12	12	1	3033	334	12
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	11	11	2	2614	319	11
3	BC Lara	Win	9	9	1	2339	400*	9
4	WR Hammond	Eng	7	7	2	1702	336*	7
5	M Jayawardene	Srl	7	7	2	1784	374	7
6	V Kohli	Ind	7	7	1	1560	254*	7
7	MS Atapattu	Srl	6	6	3	1297	249	6
8	Javed Miandad	Pak	6	6	2	1431	280*	6
9	RT Ponting	Aus	6	6	0	1342	257	6
10	V Sehwag	Ind	6	6	1	1577	319	6
11	SR Tendulkar	Ind	6	6	3	1324	248*	6
12	Younis Khan	Pak	6	6	2	1411	313	6
13	AN Cook	Eng	5	5	2	1279	294	5
14	R Dravid	Ind	5	5	1	1142	270	5
15	GC Smith	SAF	5	5	0	1202	277	5
16	HM Amla	SAF	4	4	2	973	311*	4
17	GS Chappell	Aus	4	4	1	887	247*	4
18	MJ Clarke	Aus	4	4	2	1028	329*	4
19	SM Gavaskar	Ind	4	4	1	882	236*	4
20	CG Greenidge	Win	4	4	1	876	226	4
21	L Hutton	Eng	4	4	1	977	364	4
22	BB McCullum	NZl	4	4	0	953	302	4
23	Mohd Yousuf	Pak	4	4	1	832	223	4
24	JE Root	Eng	4	4	1	908	254	4
25	KS Williamson	NZl	4	4	2	931	251	4
26	Zaheer Abbas	Pak	4	4	1	964	274	4

JE Root became the seventh batsman and first England batsman to score a double century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The following table lists all the seven batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	BC Lara	221	1	Win	Srl	Col-SSC	Nov 2001
2	SP Fleming	274*	1	NZl	Srl	Col-PSS	Apr 2003
3	V Sehwag	201*	1	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
4	SR Tendulkar	203	2	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	Jul 2010
5	CH Gayle	333	1	Win	Srl	Galle	Nov 2010
6	Mushfiqur Rahim	200	2	Ban	Srl	Galle	Mar 2013
7	JE Root	228	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

England captains scoring double centuries

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JE Root scored 228 against Sri Lanka at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the 83^rd occasion of a captain scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England captain scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	WR Hammond	240	1	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1938
2	L Hutton	205	2	Win	Kingston	Mar 1954
3	PBH May	285*	3	Win	Birmingham	May 1957
4	ER Dexter	205	2	Pak	Karachi	Feb 1962
5	DI Gower	215	2	Aus	Birmingham	Aug 1985
6	GA Gooch	333	1	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 1990
7	AN Cook	263	2	Pak	Abu Dhabi	Oct 2015
8	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
9	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root became the first England captain to score double century on two occasions. Prior to this, he had scored 226 against New Zealand at Hamilton in Nov 2019. Both the occasions are tabulated below. His 228 in this test is his highest individual innings.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	JE Root	226	2	NZl	Hamilton	Nov 2019
2	JE Root	228	2	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

JE Root became the third captain to score a double century in a test innings on Sri Lankan soil after SP Fleming of New Zealand and Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SP Fleming	274*	1	NZl	Srl	Col-PSS	Apr 2003
2	Mushfiqur Rahim	200	2	Ban	Srl	Galle	Mar 2013
3	JE Root	228	2	Eng	Srl	Galle	Jan 2021

Second Day – Brisbane Test – Australia Vs India

16/01/2021 hrg

TM Paine completed 1500 runs of his test career when he was on 44 during his knock of 50 in Australia’s first innings. At the end of his innings, his run aggregate read 1506. He became the fifth Australian wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 1500 plus runs. Others are – AC Gilchrist {5570}, IA Healey {4356}, RW Marsh {3363} and BJ Haddin {3266}

Another interesting point of TM Paine’s feat is his 1500 career runs have been scored without a century. He has scored nine half centuries which included his 50 in this innings. His highest individual score is 92 made against India at Mohali in Oct 2010

TM Paine’s 50 in this game provide the 20^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper scoring a fifty against India. It also represents his fourth fifty against India. He became the second Australian wicket keeper batsman to score four or more fifties against India after AC Gilchrist. AC Gilchrist has scored five fifties against India.The following table lists the fifties scored by these two wicket keepers

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AC Gilchrist	78	1	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 1999
2	AC Gilchrist	55	3	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 1999
3	AC Gilchrist	122	2	Ind	Mumbai	Feb 2001
4	AC Gilchrist	104	1	Ind	Bengaluru	Oct 2004
5	AC Gilchrist	55	2	Ind	Perth	Jan 2008

1	TD Paine	92	1	Ind	Mohali	Oct 2010
2	TD Paine	59	1	Ind	Bengaluru	Oct 2010
3	TD Paine	73*	2	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2020
4	TD Paine	50	1	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

TM Paine became the third wicket keeper batsman to score exact 50 against India after ATW Grout and SJ Rixon

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	ATW Grout	50	2	Ind	Kolkata	Jan 1960
2	SJ Rixon	50	2	Ind	Perth	Dec 1977
3	TD Paine	50	1	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

TM Paine’s 50 provide the 33^rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed for exact 50 in a test innings.

It also provides the 50th occasion of a captain dismissed for exact 50 in a test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Australian captain dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings.

TD Paine became the second Australian captain to be dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings against India after KJ Hughes. KJ Hughes was dismissed for an exact 50 at Kanpur in Oct 1979.

It also provides the ninth occasion of a captain dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings against India.

It also provides the third occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman dismissed for exact 50 in a test innings. The other two occasions are MS Dhoni of India against England at Southampton in Jul 2014 and Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan against South Africa at Johannesburg in Jan 2019.

TM Paine became the first Australian captain wicket keeper to score exact 50 in a test innings.

T Natarajan and Washington Sundar captured three wickets each conceding 78 and 89 runs on their test debut. They They became the 13th and 14th Indian bowlers to capture three or more wickets on test debut against Australia

They became the seventh and eighth Indian bowlers to capture three or more wickets on test debut against Australia in Australia.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DG Phadkar	3-14	2	Aus	Sydney	Dec 1947
2	CR Rangachari	4-141	1	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1948
3	S Abid Ali	6-55	1	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1967
4	J Srinath	3-59	2	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1991
5	ST Banerjee	3-47	1	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1992
6	Mohd Siraj	3-37	3	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2020
7	T Natarajan	3-78	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021
8	W Sundar	3-89	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

They also became the second and third Indian bowlers to capture three wickets on test debut against Australia at Brisbane after J Srinath. J Srinath had captured 3 for 59 on his test debut against Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1991.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	J Srinath	3-59	2	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1991
2	T Natarajan	3-78	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021
3	W Sundar	3-89	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

RG Sharma took three catches in Australia’s first innings to provide the 17^th occasion of an Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keeper to take three or more catches in an innings against Australia. He also became the ninth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keeper to take three or more catches in an innings against Australia in Australia.

He also became the fourth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keeper to take three or more catches in an innings against Australia at Brisbane after RF Surti, SM Gavaskar and VVS Laxman

No	Player	Ct	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	RF Surti	3	3	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
2	SM Gavaskar	3	1	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 1977
3	VVS Laxman	3	1	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 2003
4	RG Sharma	3	1	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

Team wise list of Batsmen, Captains, Captain wicket keepers and wicket keepers dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings

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TM Payne of Australia was dismissed for an exact 50 in Australia’s first innings against India at Brisbane in the ongoing test. The following table lists the team wise list of batsmen who were dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings.

Team	Players	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	50+
England	53	64	67	0	3350	50	67
Australia	54	61	62	0	3100	50	62
West Indies	37	54	56	0	2800	50	56
India	36	42	43	0	2150	50	43
South Africa	32	36	37	0	1850	50	37
Pakistan	28	32	35	0	1750	50	35
New Zealand	26	29	34	0	1700	50	34
Sri Lanka	18	30	30	0	1500	50	30
Zimbabwe	09	09	09	0	0450	50	09
Bangladesh	06	07	07	0	0350	50	07
Afghanistan	01	01	01	0	0050	50	01

TM Payne of Australia was dismissed for an exact 50 in Australia’s first innings against India at Brisbane in the ongoing test. The following table lists the team wise list of captains who were dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings.

Team	Players	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	50+
England	11	12	13	0	650	50	13
Australia	7	8	8	0	400	50	8
West Indies	6	7	7	0	350	50	7
India	5	5	5	0	250	50	5
South Africa	4	5	5	0	250	50	5
Pakistan	4	4	4	0	200	50	4
Sri Lanka	4	4	4	0	200	50	4
New Zealand	2	2	2	0	100	50	2
Zimbabwe	2	2	2	0	100	50	2

TM Payne of Australia was dismissed for an exact 50 in Australia’s first innings against India at Brisbane in the ongoing test. The following table lists the team wise list of captain wicket keepers who were dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings.

Team	Players	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	50+
Australia	1	1	1	0	50	50	1
India	1	1	1	0	50	50	1
Pakistan	1	1	1	0	50	50	1

TM Payne of Australia was dismissed for an exact 50 in Australia’s first innings against India at Brisbane in the ongoing test. The following table lists the team wise list of wicket keeper batsmen who were dismissed for an exact 50 in a test innings.

Team	Players	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	50+
Australia	6	7	7	0	350	50	7
South Africa	5	6	6	0	300	50	6
England	4	4	4	0	200	50	4
India	3	4	4	0	200	50	4
West Indies	4	4	4	0	200	50	4
Pakistan	3	3	3	0	150	50	3
New Zealand	2	2	2	0	100	50	2
Sri Lanka	1	2	2	0	100	50	2
Bangladesh	1	1	1	0	050	50	1

First day – Brisbane Test – Australia Vs India

15/01/2021 hrg

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 96^th occasion of Australia doing so against India. It also provides the 42^nd occasion of Australia doing so against India on home soil.

Australia opened its innings through DA Warner and MS Harris. They became the 46^th pair to open the Australian innings against India.

India capped T Natarajan and Washington Sundar for this test. They became the 299^th and 300th cricketers to represent India in Tests. They also became the 136th and 137^th Indian cricketers to make their test debut on away soil.

They also became the 49^th and 50th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia and also became the 23^rd and 24^th Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia in Australia. They also became the sixth and seventh Indian cricketers to make their test debut against Australia at Brisbane.

T Natarajan became the 45^th left arm pace bowler to represent India in tests. He became the seventh Indian left arm pace bowler to make his test debut against Australia and also became the third Indian left arm bowler to make his test debut against Australia in Australia. Others are – UN Kulakarni at Adelaide in Dec 1967 and IK Pathan at Adelaide in Dec 2003. Thus India capped a left arm pace bowler after a gap of 18 years, one month and three days.

T Natarajan and Washington Sundar were capped by India in this test at Brisbane after a gap of 30 years. J Srinath was capped by India at Brisbane in 1991.

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 991 runs against India on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He required nine more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored 36 runs and his aggregate read 1027. He became the third Australian batsman to score 1000 plus runs against India on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {1894} and MJ Clarke {1077}

M Labuschagne and MS Wade added 113 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 922nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings. It also provides the 528th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership on home soil

It also provides the 168th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in an innings. It also provides the 104th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket on home soil

It also provides the 121^st occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings against India. It also provides the 75th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership on home soil against India.

It also provides the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership fourth wicket in an innings against India. It also provides the 15^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket on home soil against India.

It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket at Brisbane against India. It also provides the 19th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket at Brisbane against various oppositions.

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 105^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India. It also provides the 66^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India on home soil.

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against India at Brisbane. The following table lists the four batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	DG Bradman	185	1	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1947
2	JL Langer	121	1	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2003
3	SPD Smith	133	2	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
4	M Labuschagne	108	1	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide his fifth test century and first against India. The following table lists his five centuries

No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	185	2	Pak	Brisbane	Nov 2019
2	162	1	Pak	Adelaide	Nov 2019
3	143	1	NZl	Perth	Dec 2019
4	215	1	NZl	Sydney	Jan 2020
5	108	1	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

M Labuschagne scored 108 in Australia’s first innings to provide his highest score against India. His previous best was 91 at Sydney in Jan 2021, the previous test of the ongoing test series. It also represents his third fifty and third consecutive fifty in an innings. In the previous test at Sydney he had scored 91 and 73

N Lyon was playing his 100^th test. He became the 13^th Australian cricketer to appear in 100 plus tests and also the 68th overall cricketer to appear in 100 plus tests.

RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needed one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. He caught M Labuschagne for 108 of T Natarajan which gave him 25 dismissals. He became the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {71} and SMH Kirmani {41}

RR Pant has effected 24 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needed one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. He caught M Labuschagne for 108 of T Natarajan which gave him 25 dismissals. He became the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia in Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {35} and SMH Kirmani {27}

Washington Sundar’s first victim was SPD Smith whom he had caught by RG Sharma for 36. T Natarajan’s first victim was M Labuschagne whom he had caught by RR Pant for 108.

Approaching milestones ahead of the Brisbane Test

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RR Pant has effected 24 dismissals against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needs one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus dismissals against Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {71} and SMH Kirmani {41}

RR Pant has effected 24 catches against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needs one more dismissal which would fetch him 25 catches. If he effects it, he would then become the third Indian wicket keeper to effect 25 plus catches against Australia in Australia. Others are – MS Dhoni {35} and SMH Kirmani {27}

RR Pant has effected 58 dismissals on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needs two more dismissals which would fetch him 60 dismissals. If he effects it, he would then become the fourth Indian wicket keeper to effect 60 plus dismissals on away soil. Others are – MS Dhoni {167}, SMH Kirmani {90} and KS More {81}

RR Pant has pouched 58 catches on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He needs two more catches which would fetch him 60 catches. If he catches them, he would then become the fourth Indian wicket keeper to pouch 60 plus catches on away soil. Others are – MS Dhoni {154}, KS More {77} and SMH Kirmani {71}

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 46 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the 41st Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs in tests. RA Jadeja has already taken 220 wickets in tests. If he scores 2000 runs, then he would become the fifth Indian all rounder to score 2000 runs and capture 200 plus wickets.

No	Player	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	A Kumble	132	2506	619
2	N Kapil Dev	131	5248	434
3	Harbhajan Singh	103	2224	417
4	R Ashwin	073	2467	377
5	RA Jadeja	050	1954	220

If he scores 46 runs, then he would become the 21^st all rounder in the history of test cricket to score 2000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets. The following table lists all the 21 cricketers.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Runs	Wkts
1	SK Warne	Aus	145	3154	708
2	A Kumble	Ind	132	2506	619
3	SCJ Broad	Eng	143	3335	514
4	N Kapil Dev	Ind	131	5248	434
5	RJ Hadlee	NZl	086	3124	431
6	SM Pollock	SAF	108	3781	421
7	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	103	2224	417
8	Wasim Akram	Pak	104	2898	414
9	IT Botham	Eng	102	5200	383
10	R Ashwin	Ind	073	2418	375
11	Imran Khan	Pak	088	3807	362
12	DL Vettori	NZl	113	4531	362
13	WPUJC Vaas	Srl	111	3089	355
14	MG Johnson	Aus	073	2065	313
15	JH Kallis	SAF	166	13289	292
16	R Benaud	Aus	063	2201	248
17	GS Sobers	Win	093	8032	235
18	A Flintoff	Eng	079	3845	226
19	CL Cairns	NZl	062	3320	218
20	RA Jadeja	Ind	050	1926	216
21	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	056	3862	210

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 197 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires three more wickets for his 200 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Australian bowler to capture 200 test wickets on home soil. Others are – SK Warne {319}, GD McGrath {289} and DK Lillee {231}.

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 197 wickets on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires three more wickets for his 200 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 20^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 200 test wickets on home soil.

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 91 wickets against India prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires nine more runs for his 100 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first Australian bowler to capture 100 test wickets against India.

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 89 wickets against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more wicket for his 90 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian bowler to capture 90 plus test wickets against Australia. Others are – A Kumble {111} and Harbhajan Singh {95}.

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 39 wickets against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one wicket for his 40 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian bowler to capture 40 plus test wickets against Australia in Australia. Others are – N Kapil Dev {51} and A Kumble {49}.

NM Lyon has pouched 49 catches prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more catch for his 50 catches. If he catches it, then he would become the 21^st Australian fieldsman, other than the wicket keepers to catch 50 plus catches.

SPD Smith has pouched 119 catches prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more catch for his 120 catches. If he catches it, then he would 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 requires two more catches for his 20 catches. If he catches it, then he would become 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}

TM Paine has pouched 147 catches prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires three more catches for his 150 dismissals. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Australian wicket keeper to pouch 150 plus catches. Others are – AC Gilchrist {379} and BJ Haddin {366}, RW Marsh {343}, BJ Haddin {262} and ATW Grout {163}

TM Paine has effected 35 dismissals against India prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires five more dismissals for his 40 dismissals. If he effected them, then he would become the third Australian wicket keeper to effect 40 plus dismissals against India. Others are – AC Gilchrist {75} and BJ Haddin {58}

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 7449 runs prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 51 more runs for his 7500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Australian batsman to score 7500 plus runs in Tests. Others are – RT Ponting {13378}, AR Border {11178}, SR Waugh {10927}, MJ Clarke {8643}, ML Hayden {8625} and ME Waugh {8029}, JL Langer {7696} and MA Taylor {7525}

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 991 runs against India on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires nine more runs for his 1000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the third Australian batsman to score 1500 plus runs against India on home soil. Others are – RT Ponting {1894} and MJ Clarke {1077}

DA Warner has a run aggregate of 4492 runs as an opening batsman on home soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires eight more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become 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 the Brisbane Test. He requires eight more runs for his 4500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become 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.

DA Warner has scored seven boundary sixes and SPD Smith has scored six boundary sixes against India on home soil. DA Warner requires two more boundary sixes and SPD Smith requires three more boundary sixes to overhaul KR Miller’s eight boundary sixes which is the present record for most boundary sixes by an Australian batsman against India on home soil.

DA Warner has scored 56 boundary sixes in his test career. He requires four more boundary sixes which would fetch him 60 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would then become the fourth Australian batsman to score 60 plus boundary sixes. Others are – AC Gilchrist {100}, ML Hayden {82} and RT Ponting {73}

DA Warner has scored 56 boundary sixes in his test career as an opening batsman. He requires four more boundary sixes which would fetch him 60 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would then become the second Australian opening batsman to score 60 plus boundary sixes after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has scored 82 boundary fours

DA Warner has scored 56 boundary sixes in his test career as left handed opening batsman. He requires four more boundary sixes which would fetch him 60 boundary sixes. If he scores them, then he would then become the second left handed Australian opening batsman to score 60 plus boundary sixes after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has scored 82 boundary fours

DA Warner has scored 24 centuries in his test career as left handed opening batsman. He requires one more century which would fetch him 25 centuries. If he scores them, then he would then become the fourth left handed opening batsman to score 25 centuries. Others are – AN Cook {31}, ML Hayden {30} and GC Smith {27}

DA Warner has scored 24 centuries in his test career as left handed opening batsman. He requires one more century which would fetch him 25 centuries. If he scores them, then he would then become the second left handed Australian opening batsman to score 25 centuries after ML Hayden. ML Hayden has scored 30 centuries.

DA Warner has scored 24 centuries in his test career as an opening batsman. He requires one more century which would fetch him 25 centuries. If he scores them, then he would then become the fifth opening batsman to score 25 centuries. Others are – SM Gavaskar {33}, AN Cook {31}, ML Hayden {30} and GC Smith {27}

AM Rahane has a run aggregate of 2917 runs on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 83 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the tenth Indian batsman to score 3000 plus runs on away soil. The following table lists all the ten batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	SR Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	248*
2	R Dravid	093	164	21	7667	270
3	SM Gavaskar	060	106	09	5055	221
4	VVS Laxman	077	134	16	5014	178
5	SC Ganguly	063	104	07	4032	147
6	V Sehwag	051	089	03	3847	309
7	V Kohli	048	087	02	3760	200
8	DB Vengsarkar	062	105	09	3143	157
9	M Amarnath	037	063	05	3008	138
10	AM Rahane	042	073	08	2917	147

AM Rahane has scored 23 fifties on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires two more fifties for his 25 fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the eighth Indian batsman to score 25 plus fifties on away soil. The following table lists these eight batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	C	HC	50+
1	SR Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	29	36	65
2	R Dravid	093	164	21	7667	21	36	57
3	VVS Laxman	077	134	16	5014	09	32	41
4	SM Gavaskar	060	106	09	5055	18	22	40
5	SC Ganguly	063	104	07	4032	08	22	30
6	V Kohli	048	087	02	3760	14	13	27
7	M Amarnath	037	063	05	3008	09	17	26
8	AM Rahane	040	071	08	2891	08	15	23

AM Rahane has pouched 48 catches on away soil prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires two more catches for his 50 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 50 plus catches on away soil. Others are – R Dravid {111}, VVS Laxman {74}, SR Tendulkar {68}, SM Gavaskar {57} and M Azharuddin {53}

AM Rahane has pouched 18 catches against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires two more catches for his 20 catches. If he pouches them, then he would become the sixth Indian fieldsman other than the wicket keepers to pouch 20 plus catches against Australia. Others are – R Dravid {46}, VVS Laxman {36}, SR Tendulkar {23}, V Sehwag {22} and V Kohli {20}

CA Pujara has scored 14 fifties against Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more fifty for his 15 fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth Indian batsman to score 15 plus fifties against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {27}, VVS Laxman {18} and R Dravid {15}

CA Pujara has scored five centuries against Australia to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires one more century for his six century. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score six or more centuries against Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {11}, SM Gavaskar {08}, V Kohli {07} and VVS Laxman {06}

CA Pujara has an aggregate of 912 runs against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 88 more runs for his 1000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score 1000 plus runs against Australia in Australia. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1809}, V Kohli {1352}, VVS Laxman {1236} and R Dravid {1143}

AM Rahane has an aggregate of 2917 runs against Australia in Australia prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 83 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the tenth Indian batsman to aggregate 3000 plus runs against Australia in Australia. The following table lists the ten batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	SR Tendulkar	106	176	17	8705	248*
2	R Dravid	93	164	21	7667	270
3	SM Gavaskar	60	106	9	5055	221
4	VVS Laxman	77	134	16	5014	178
5	SC Ganguly	63	104	7	4032	147
6	V Sehwag	51	89	3	3847	309
7	V Kohli	48	87	2	3760	200
8	DB Vengsarkar	62	105	9	3143	157
9	M Amarnath	37	63	5	3008	138
10	AM Rahane	42	73	8	2917	147

SPD Smith has an aggregate of 7449 runs prior to the prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He requires 51 more runs for his 7500 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the ninth Australian batsman to score 7500 plus. The following table lists all the nine batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	RT Ponting	168	287	29	13378	257
2	AR Border	156	265	44	11174	205
3	SR Waugh	168	260	46	10927	200
4	MJ Clarke	115	198	22	8643	329*
5	ML Hayden	103	184	14	8625	380
6	ME Waugh	128	209	17	8029	153*
7	JL Langer	105	182	12	7696	250
8	MA Taylor	104	186	13	7525	334*
9	SPD Smith	77	138	18	7449	239

SPD Smith becomes the fourth batsman to score eight centuries against India

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SPD Smith of Australia became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score eight centuries against India, when he scored 131 in the first innings of the just concluded Sydney Test. Others to score eight centuries against India are – RT Ponting, IVA Richards and GS Sobers. SPD Smith also became the second Australian batsman to score eight centuries against India after RT Ponting. The following table lists the centuries scored by these four batsmen

Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
RT Ponting	1	125	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 1999
	2	141*	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2000
	3	242	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2003
	4	257	2	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2003
	5	140	2	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2008
	6	123	1	Ind	Bengaluru	Oct 2008
	7	134	2	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2012
	8	221	1	Ind	Adelaide	Jan 2012

Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
IVA Richards	1	192*	2	Ind	Delhi	Dec 1974
	2	142	2	Ind	Bridgetown	Mar 1976
	3	130	1	Ind	Trinidad	Mar 1976
	4	177	1	Ind	Trinidad	Apr 1976
	5	109	1	Ind	Georgetown	Mar 1983
	6	120	2	Ind	Mumbai	Nov 1983
	7	109*	4	Ind	Delhi	Nov 1987
	8	110	2	Ind	Kingston	Apr 1989

Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
SPD Smith	1	162*	1	Ind	Adelaide	Dec 2014
	2	133	2	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
	3	192	1	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 2014
	4	117	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2015
	5	109	3	Ind	Pune	Feb 2017
	6	178*	1	Ind	Ranchi	Mar 2017
	7	111	1	Ind	Dharamsala	Mar 2017
	8	131	1	Ind	Sydney	Jan 2021

Batsman	No	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
GS Sobers	1	142*	3	Ind	Mum-BS	Nov 1958
	2	198	3	Ind	Kanpur	Dec 1958
	3	106*	1	Ind	Kolkata	Dec 1958
	4	153	2	Ind	Kingston	Mar 1962
	5	104	1	Ind	Kingston	Apr 1962
	6	108*	3	Ind	Georgetown	Mar 1971
	7	178*	1	Ind	Bridgetown	Apr 1971
	8	132	2	Ind	Trinidad	Apr 1971

Teams posting 300 plus runs in 100 plus overs in fourth innings of a test to ensure a draw

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India posted 334 for 5 in 131.0 overs in the fourth innings of the just concluded Sydney test against Australia to ensure a draw to provide the 33^rd occasion of team posting 300 plus runs in 100 plus overs in the fourth innings of a test to ensure a draw. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	Eng	654/5	218.2×8	4	SAF	Durban	Mar 39
2	Eng	351/5	165.0	4	SAF	Jo’burg	Nov 95
3	Win	408/5	164.3	4	Eng	Kingston	Apr 30
4	SAF	326/5	117.0×8	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 64
5	Aus	328/3	115.0×8	4	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 71
6	Ind	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 79
7	Eng	315/9	143.0	4	NZl	Auckland	Mar 13
8	SAF	423/7	141.0	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 47
9	Aus	362/8	139.5	4	Pak	Dub-DSC	Oct 18
10	Ind	325/3	136.0	4	Win	Kolkata	Dec 48
11	SAF	450/7	136.0	4	Ind	Jo’burg	Dec 13
12	Srl	391/4	134.0	4	Pak	Col-SSC	Jul 09
13	Eng	310/7	100.0×8	4	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 47
14	Ind	364/6	131.0	4	Pak	Delhi	Dec 79
15	Ind	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21
16	Win	350/7	129.4	4	Eng	N Sound	Apr 15
17	Pak	341/9	129.0	4	Win	Trinidad	Apr 88
18	NZl	304/8	128.0	4	Zim	Harare	Sep 97
19	Win	370/9	128.0	4	Eng	St John’s	Feb 09
20	Srl	344/6	125.0	4	NZl	Hamilton	Feb 91
21	Aus	344/7	121.4	4	Eng	Sydney	Jan 95
22	Pak	337/4	121.0	4	Srl	Col-SSC	Mar 06
23	Pak	343/3	117.0	4	SAF	Dub-DSC	Nov 10
24	Aus	339/9	84.0×8	4	Win	Adelaide	Jan 69
25	Aus	381/7	110.0	4	NZl	Perth	Nov 01
26	Eng	369/6	110.0	4	Ind	The Oval	Aug 07
27	Aus	329/3	109.0	4	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 75
28	Aus	371/9	108.0	4	Eng	Manchester	Aug 05
29	Ind	355/8	107.0	4	Win	Mum-BS	Feb 49
30	Pak	316/4	107.0	4	SAF	Lahore	Oct 07
31	Eng	308/4	104.2	4	SAF	The Oval	Aug 65
32	Srl	307/7	102.0	4	Ind	Kandy	Sep 85
33	Win	354/5	100.0	4	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 04

It also provides the fifth occasion of India posting a total of 300 plus runs in 100 plus overs in fourth innings to ensure a draw. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	Ind	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 79
2	Ind	325/3	136.0	4	Win	Kolkata	Dec 48
3	Ind	364/6	131.0	4	Pak	Delhi	Dec 79
4	Ind	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21
5	Ind	355/8	107.0	4	Win	Mum-BS	Feb 49

It also provides the third occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus runs in 100 plus overs in fourth innings against Australia to ensure a draw. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	SAF	326/5	117.0×8	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 64
2	Eng	310/7	100.0×8	4	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 47
3	Ind	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21

Sydney Test – Australia Vs India – Fifth day

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NM Lyon captured his 90^th wicket against India when he had Indian captain AM Rahane caught by MS Wade for 4 in India’s second innings. At the end of this test, his aggregate of wickets against India read 91.

He became the fourth bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against India. Others are – JM Anderson of England {110}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {105} and Imran Khan of Pakistan {94}.

He also became the second spin bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against India after M Muralitharan.

RG Sharma scored 52 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the 42nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 23rd such occasion against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the fourth such occasion at Sydney. Others are – Abid Ali {81} in Jan 68, SC Ganguly {51} in Jan 08 and M Vijay {80] in Jan 15

RG Sharma scored 52 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the sixth such occasion against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the third such occasion at Sydney. Others are – Abid Ali {81} in Jan 68 and M Vijay {80] in Jan 15

RR Pant scored 97 in the fourth innings of this test and his knock has the following statistical accreditations

It provides the 21^st occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia. It also provides the eighth such occasion by an Indian wicket keeper batsman against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the third such occasion in the fourth innings of a test. The other two occasions are – SMH Kirmani {55} at Brisbane in Dec 1977 and SMH Kirmani {51} at Adelaide in Jan 1978. Thus RR Pant’s 97 represent the highest individual innings by an Indian wicket keeper batsman against Australia in the fourth innings of a test.

CA Pujara-RR Pant added 148 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 104^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 52nd such occasion by Indian batsmen against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the 19th such occasion for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against Australia in Australia. It also provides the eleventh such occasion for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against Australia in Australia.

It also provides the fifth such occasion for the fourth wicket by Indian batsmen against Australia at Sydney.

No	Partners	W	Runs	I	Mon/Year
1	Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath	4	125	2	Jan 1978
2	VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar	4	353	1	Jan 2004
3	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	4	108	2	Jan 2008
4	VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar	4	103	3	Jan 2012
5	RR Pant, CA Pujara	4	148	4	Jan 2021

CA Pujara completed 6000 runs in his test career when he was on 47 during his second innings knock of 47 in this test. His run aggregate read at the end of the test. He became the 69th batsman and also the eleventh Indian batsman to total 6000 plus runs in test cricket

RR Panth scored 97 in India’s second innings to provide the 120th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 56^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings on away soil.

It also provides the 23rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia on away soil.

RR Panth scored 97 in India’s second innings to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings on away soil.

It also provides the second occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the first occasion of an Indian wicket batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia on away soil.

MS Dhoni is the other Indian wicket keeper to score ninety against Australia. He scored 92 at Mohali in Oct 2008

CA Pujara scored 50 and 77 in this test to provide the 151st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test. It also provides the 78^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test on away soil.

It also provides the 37th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against Australia. It also provides the 19^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against Australia in Australia.

CA Pujara scored 50 and 77 in this test to provide the second occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test against Australia in Australia. Prior to this he had scored 123 and 71 at Adelaide in Dec 2018. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score twin fifties against Australia in Australia. Others are – GR Viswanath, RF Surti, SR Tendulkar and V Kohli

No	Player	FI	SI	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	CA Pujara	123	71	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2018
2	CA Pujara	50	77	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021

1	GR Viswanath	59	54	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1977
2	GR Viswanath	89	73	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1978

1	RF Surti	70	53	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 1967
2	RF Surti	52	64	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968

1	Tendulkar	116	52	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 1999
2	Tendulkar	241*	60*	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004

1	V Kohli	115	141	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2014
2	V Kohli	169	54	Aus	Melbourne	Dec 2014

Four Indian batsmen have scored exact 23 runs as tabulated below. GH Vihari played 161 deliveries which is a record for most deliveries played while scoring 23 runs. The previous best was RJ Shastri. He had played 139 deliveries for his 23 against South Africa at Johannesburg in Nov 92.

No	Player	R	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GH Vihari	23*	161	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
2	RJ Shastri	23	139	4	SAF	Jo’burg	Nov 1992
3	R Dravid	23	127	4	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
4	SM Gavaskar	23	100	2	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1981

Test cricket has witnessed two batsmen playing 150 plus deliveries while scoring 23 not out. Apart from GH Vihari who played 161 deliveries for his 23 not out, H Verity of England was the other batsman. He faced 157 deliveries for his 23 not out against Australia at Brisbane in Feb 1933.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	GH Vihari	23*	161	4	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21
2	H Verity	23*	157	2	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	Feb 33

The following table lists 29 batsmen who have played 100 plus deliveries while scoring 23.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	GH Vihari	23*	161	4	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 21
2	H Verity	23*	157	2	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	Feb 33
3	JC Adams	23	148	4	Win	Ind	Nagpur	Dec 94
4	RJ Shastri	23	139	4	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	Nov 92
5	MJ Guptill	23	133	4	NZl	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 15
6	R Dravid	23	127	4	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 96
7	KD Mackay	23	125	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Feb 59
8	AJ Pithey	23	122	1	SAF	Eng	P E’beth	Feb 65
9	MC Snedden	23	122	2	NZl	Aus	Wellington	Mar 90
10	MTG Elliott	23	121	2	Aus	SAF	P E’beth	Mar 97
11	JDP Oram	23	121	2	NZl	Ban	Dhaka	Oct 04
12	JK Lever	23	120	1	Eng	Ind	Chennai	Jan 77
13	MW Gatting	23	114	3	Eng	Pak	Lahore	Nov 87
14	Mushtaq Mohd	23	109	1	Pak	Aus	Perth	Mar 79
15	JM Brearley	23	108	2	Eng	Pak	Lahore	Dec 77
16	RC Russell	23	108	2	Eng	Win	Trinidad	Mar 94
17	CR Woakes	23	108	4	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	Jul 16
18	BW Luckhurst	23	107	3	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 74
19	RWT Key	23	106	3	Eng	Aus	Perth	Nov 02
20	KWR Fletcher	23	103	1	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 71
21	DW Randall	23	103	1	Eng	Pak	Karachi	Jan 78
22	G Boycott	23	103	3	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 78
23	Chanderpaul	23	103	2	Win	Eng	Ch-le-St	May 09
24	N Hussain	23	102	2	Eng	Pak	Faisalabad	Nov 00
25	MHN Walker	23*	101	4	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Dec 74
26	BE Congdon	23	100	3	NZl	Eng	Auckland	Mar 66
27	KD Walters	23	100	4	Aus	SAF	P E’beth	Mar 70
28	SM Gavaskar	23	100	2	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 81
29	CJL Rogers	23	100	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	Aug 13

R Ashwin scored 39 not out in the second innings of this test to provide the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring exact 39 not out in an innings. Others are SMH Kirmani and Sarandeep Singh. SMH Kirmani scored 39 not out against Pakistan at Lahore in Oct 1978, while Sarandeep Singh scored 39 not against West Indies at Georgetown in Apr 2002

Australia declared the third innings of this test closed with the score reading 312 for 6 to provide the sixth occasion of Australia declaring its third innings closed against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Aus	367/6d	113.3	3	Perth	Feb 1992
2	Aus	329/5d	098.1	3	Nagpur	Oct 2004
3	Aus	351/7d	088.0	3	Melbourne	Dec 2007
4	Aus	401/7d	107.0	3	Sydney	Jan 2008
5	Aus	318/9d	098.0	3	Melbourne	Dec 2014
6	Aus	312/6d	087.0	3	Sydney	Jan 2021

It is interesting to note out of the six occasions, two tests – at Melbourne in Dec 2014 and this test at Sydney in Jan 2021 have ended in a draw, while the other four tests have been won by Australia.

No	Player	R	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GH Vihari	23*	161	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
2	RJ Shastri	23	139	4	SAF	Jo’burg	Nov 1992
3	R Dravid	23	127	4	SAF	Kolkata	Nov 1996
4	SM Gavaskar	23	100	2	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1981

The following table lists ten occasions of Indian batsmen who have played 100 plus deliveries while scoring 39.

No	Player	Runs	BF	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	R Dravid	39	196	3	Aus	Mumbai	Feb 2001
2	CPS Chauhan	39	160	2	Aus	Kolkata	Oct 1979
3	NR Mongia	39	150	1	Win	Georgetown	Apr 1997
4	SM Gavaskar	39	135	2	Eng	Chennai	Jan 1977
5	R Ashwin	39*	128	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
6	NS Sidhu	39	123	2	Srl	Col-PSS	Aug 1993
7	Sarandeep Singh	39*	120	2	Win	Georgetown	Apr 2002
8	SC Ganguly	39	115	3	Srl	Delhi	Dec 2005
9	SV Manjrekar	39	111	1	Srl	Bengaluru	Jan 1994
10	R Dravid	39	100	3	NZl	Hamilton	Dec 2002

This test witnessed the overnight batsmen at the end of each day. Perhaps the first such occasion in the annals of test cricket

Day 1	M Labuschagne	and	SPD Smith
Day 2	CA Pujara	and	AM Rahane
Day 3	M Labuschagne	and	SPD Smith
Day 4	CA Pujara	and	AM Rahane

NM Lyon has captured 91 wickets conceding 3117 runs against India. He became the second bowler to concede 3000 plus runs against India after M Muralitharan. M Muralitharan has conceded 3425 runs for his 105 wickets

NM Lyon has captured 57 wickets conceding 2077 runs against India on home soil. He became the first bowler to concede 2000 plus runs against India on home soil

TM Paine’s aggregate of dismissals against India read 35 at the end of this test. He became the third wicket keeper to effect 35 plus dismissals against India. Others are – AC Gilchrist {75} and BJ Haddin {58}

TM Paine’s aggregate of dismissals against India on home soil read 30 at the end of this test. He became the third wicket keeper to effect 35 plus dismissals against India on home soil. Others are – AC Gilchrist {46} and BJ Haddin {40}

This test ended in a draw providing the 42^nd occasion of a drawn test at Sydney and also providing the seventh drawn test at Sydney in Australia-India test series.

India scored 334 for 5 in the fourth innings of this test to provide the seventh occasion of India scoring 300 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test. All such seven occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Australia.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	India	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1979
2	India	364/6	131.0	4	Pak	Delhi	Dec 1979
3	India	355/8	107.0	4	Win	Mum-BS	Feb 1949
4	India	343/6	90.0	4	Eng	Manchester	Aug 1990
5	India	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
6	India	325/3	136.0	4	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
7	India	303/3	96.0	4	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1989

India scored 334 for 5 in 131.0 overs in the fourth innings of this test to provide the fifth occasion of India scoring 300 plus runs 100 plus overs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test. All such five occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Australia.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	India	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1979
2	India	325/3	136.0	4	Win	Kolkata	Dec 1948
3	India	364/6	131.0	4	Pak	Delhi	Dec 1979
4	India	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021
5	India	355/8	107.0	4	Win	Mum-BS	Feb 1949

India scored 334 for 5 in 131.0 overs in the fourth innings of this test to provide the seconf occasion of India scoring 300 plus runs 100 plus overs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test on away soil. The first such occasion was against England at The Oval in Aug 1979. India posted 429 for 8 in 150.5 overs. Both such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion against Australia.

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	India	429/8	150.5	4	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1979
2	India	334/5	131.0	4	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2021