Statistics of Day-Night tests
The third test of the ongoing test series between India and England at Ahmedabad scheduled to start on 24 Feb 2021 will be the Day-Night test. Ahmedabad test will be the 16th day night test in the history of test cricket and would be the second day-night test to be played in India. India-Bangladesh have played the first ever day-night test in India at Kolkata in Nov 2019. India won this test by an innings and 46 runs.
India would be playing its third day-night test when it takes on England at Ahmedabad. India’s other two day-night tests with results are detailed below.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ind | won | I & 046 runs | Ban | Kolkata | 22.11.19 |
| 2 | Ind | Lost | 008 wkts | Aus | Adelaide | 17.12.20 |
England would be playing its fourth day-night test when it takes on India at Ahmedabad. England’s other three day-night tests with details are detailed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Eng | won | I & 209 runs | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 2 | Eng | lost | 120 runs | Aus | Adelaide | 02.12.17 |
| 3 | Eng | lost | I & 049 runs | NZl | Auckland | 22.03.18 |
India and England will be playing their first day-night test when they meet each other at Ahmedabad
The following are the statistical tables of key parameters of the previous fifteen day-night tests played in the annals of test cricket.
MATCH RESULTS
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Aus | won | 003 wkts | NZl | Adelaide | 27.11.15 |
| 2 | Pak | won | 056 runs | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 3 | Aus | won | 007 wkts | SAF | Adelaide | 24.11.16 |
| 4 | Aus | won | 039 runs | Pak | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 5 | Eng | won | I & 209 runs | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 6 | Srl | won | 068 runs | Pak | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 7 | Aus | won | 120 runs | Eng | Adelaide | 02.12.17 |
| 8 | SAF | won | I & 120 runs | Zim | P Elizabeth | 26.12.17 |
| 9 | NZl | won | I & 049 runs | Eng | Auckland | 22.03.18 |
| 10 | Srl | won | 004 wkts | Win | Bridgetown | 23.06.18 |
| 11 | Aus | won | I & 040 runs | Srl | Brisbane | 24.01.19 |
| 12 | Ind | won | I & 046 runs | Ban | Kolkata | 22.11.19 |
| 13 | Aus | won | I & 048 runs | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 14 | Aus | won | 296 runs | NZl | Perth | 12.12.19 |
| 15 | Aus | won | 008 wkts | Ind | Adelaide | 17.12.20 |
TEAM TOTALS-400 PLUS RUNS
| No | Team | Score | I | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Pak | 579/3d | 1 | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 2 | Aus | 429 | 1 | Pak | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 3 | Pak | 450 | 4 | Aus | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 4 | Eng | 514/8d | 1 | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 5 | Srl | 482 | 1 | Pak | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 6 | Aus | 442/8d | 1 | Eng | Adelaide | 02.12.17 |
| 7 | NZl | 427/8d | 2 | Eng | Auckland | 22.03.18 |
| 8 | Aus | 589/3d | 1 | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 9 | Aus | 416 | 1 | NZl | Perth | 12.12.19 |
TEAM TOTALS-LESS THAN 100 RUNS
| No | Team | Score | I | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Srl | 96 | 3 | Pak | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 2 | Zim | 68 | 2 | SAF | P Elizabeth | 26.12.17 |
| 3 | Eng | 58 | 1 | NZl | Auckland | 22.03.18 |
| 4 | Win | 93 | 3 | Srl | Bridgetown | 23.06.18 |
| 5 | Ind | 36 | 3 | Aus | Adelaide | 17.12.20 |
MOST RUNS BY A BATSMAN – 300 PLUS RUNS
| No | Player | Team | Mat | I | NO | Runs | HS | C | HC |
| 1 | DA Warner | Aus | 6 | 11 | 1 | 596 | 335* | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | SPD Smith | Aus | 7 | 13 | 1 | 502 | 130 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | M Labuschagne | Aus | 4 | 6 | 0 | 489 | 162 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Azhar Ali | Pak | 4 | 8 | 1 | 474 | 302* | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Asad Shafiq | Pak | 4 | 8 | 0 | 401 | 137 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | UT Khawaja | Aus | 4 | 7 | 0 | 307 | 145 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | AN Cook | Eng | 3 | 5 | 0 | 303 | 243 | 1 | 0 |
CENTURIONS
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 2 | DM Bravo | 116 | 4 | Win | Pak | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 3 | F du Plessis | 118* | 1 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 24.11.16 |
| 4 | UT Khawaja | 145 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 24.11.16 |
| 5 | SC Cook | 104 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 24.11.16 |
| 6 | SPD Smith | 130 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 7 | PSP Handscomb | 105 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 8 | Asad Shafiq | 137 | 4 | Pak | Aus | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 9 | AN Cook | 243 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 10 | JE Root | 136 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 11 | FDM Karunaratne | 196 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 12 | Asad Shafiq | 112 | 4 | Pak | Srl | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 13 | SE Marsh | 126* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 02.12.17 |
| 14 | AK Markram | 125 | 1 | SAF | Zim | P Elizabeth | 26.12.17 |
| 15 | KS Williamson | 102 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 22.03.18 |
| 16 | HM Nicholls | 145* | 2 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 22.03.18 |
| 17 | V Kohli | 136 | 2 | Ind | Ban | Kolkata | 22.11.19 |
| 18 | DA Warner | 335* | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 19 | M Labuschagne | 162 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 20 | Yasir Shah | 113 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 21 | M Labuschagne | 143 | 1 | Aus | NZl | Perth | 12.12.19 |
200 PLUS RUNS
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DA Warner | 335* | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 2 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 3 | AN Cook | 243 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
CAPTAINS SCORING CENTURIES
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | JE Root | 136 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 136 | 2 | Ind | Ban | Kolkata | 22.11.19 |
| 3 | SPD Smith | 130 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 4 | F du Plessis | 118* | 1 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 24.11.16 |
| 5 | KS Williamson | 102 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 22.03.18 |
WICKET KEEPERS SCORING FIFTIES
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | TD Paine | 73* | 2 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 17.12.20 |
| 2 | SO Dowrich | 71 | 1 | Win | Srl | Bridgetown | 23.06.18 |
| 3 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 68 | 4 | Pak | Srl | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 4 | PM Nevill | 66 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Adelaide | 27.11.15 |
| 5 | N Dickwella | 64 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Brisbane | 24.01.19 |
| 6 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 59* | 2 | Pak | Aus | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 7 | TD Paine | 57 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 02.12.17 |
| 8 | N Dickwella | 52 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
INDIVIDUAL NINETIES
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Sami Aslam | 90 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 2 | Babar Azam | 97 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
MOST WICKETS – 25 PLUS WICKETS
| No | Player | Team | M | I | Overs | M | Runs | W |
| 1 | MA Starc | Aus | 8 | 15 | 276.4 | 58 | 868 | 46 |
| 2 | JR Hazlewood | Aus | 7 | 13 | 239.3 | 58 | 637 | 32 |
| 3 | NM Lyon | Aus | 8 | 15 | 279.5 | 46 | 795 | 29 |
| 4 | PJ Cummins | Aus | 5 | 10 | 168.3 | 46 | 422 | 26 |
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
| No | Player | W-R | Econ | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | JR Hazlewood | 6-070 | 2.81 | 3 | Aus | NZl | Adelaide | 27.11.15 |
| 2 | TA Boult | 5-060 | 3.75 | 4 | NZl | Aus | Adelaide | 27.11.15 |
| 3 | Yasir Shah | 5-121 | 2.81 | 2 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 4 | D Bishoo | 8-049 | 3.54 | 3 | Win | Pak | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 5 | Yasir Shah | 6-184 | 3.29 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 6 | MDK Perera | 5-098 | 3.76 | 4 | Srl | Pak | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 7 | JM Anderson | 5-043 | 1.95 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 02.12.17 |
| 8 | MA Starc | 5-088 | 4.55 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 02.12.17 |
| 9 | M Morkel | 5-021 | 1.90 | 2 | SAF | Zim | P Elizabeth | 26.12.17 |
| 10 | KA Maharaj | 5-059 | 3.37 | 3 | SAF | Zim | P Elizabeth | 26.12.17 |
| 11 | TA Boult | 6-032 | 3.00 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 22.03.18 |
| 12 | JO Holder | 5-041 | 2.86 | 4 | Win | Srl | Bridgetown | 23.06.18 |
| 13 | RAS Lakmal | 5-075 | 2.77 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Brisbane | 24.01.19 |
| 14 | PJ Cummins | 6-023 | 1.53 | 3 | Aus | Srl | Brisbane | 24.01.19 |
| 15 | I Sharma | 5-022 | 1.83 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Kolkata | 22.11.19 |
| 16 | UT Yadav | 5-053 | 3.74 | 3 | Ind | Ban | Kolkata | 22.11.19 |
| 17 | MA Starc | 6-066 | 2.64 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 18 | NM Lyon | 5-069 | 2.76 | 3 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 19 | MA Starc | 5-052 | 2.88 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Perth | 12.12.19 |
| 20 | TG Southee | 5-069 | 3.25 | 3 | NZl | Aus | Perth | 12.12.19 |
| 21 | JR Hazlewood | 5-008 | 1.60 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 17.12.20 |
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
| No | Partners | Runs | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam | 215 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 2 | Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali | 137 | 2 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 3 | Azhar Ali, Babar Azam | 165 | 3 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 4 | DM Bravo, MN Samuels | 113 | 3 | 2 | Win | Pak | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 5 | UT Khawaja, SPD Smith | 137 | 3 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 24.11.16 |
| 6 | Handscomb, SPD Smith | 172 | 4 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 7 | UT Khawaja, SPD Smith | 111 | 3 | 3 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 8 | AN Cook, JE Root | 248 | 3 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 9 | AN Cook, DJ Malan | 162 | 4 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 10 | Chandimal, Karunaratne | 146 | 4 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 11 | Asad Shafiq, S Ahmed | 173 | 6 | 4 | Pak | Srl | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 12 | SO Dowrich, JO Holder | 115 | 6 | 1 | Win | Srl | Bridgetown | 23.06.18 |
| 13 | TM Head, Labuschagne | 166 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Brisbane | 24.01.19 |
| 14 | Labuschagne, Warner | 361 | 2 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 15 | SPD Smith, Warner | 121 | 3 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 16 | Babar Azam, Yasir Shah | 105 | 7 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 17 | Asad Shafiq, Shan Masood | 103 | 4 | 3 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 18 | Labuschagne, SPD Smith | 132 | 3 | 1 | Aus | NZl | Perth | 12.12.19 |
150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
| No | Partners | Runs | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Labuschagne, Warner | 361 | 2 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 2 | AN Cook, JE Root | 248 | 3 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 3 | Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam | 215 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 4 | Asad Shafiq, S Ahmed | 173 | 6 | 4 | Pak | Srl | Dub-DSC | 06.10.17 |
| 5 | Handscomb, SPD Smith | 172 | 4 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | 15.12.16 |
| 6 | TM Head, Labuschagne | 166 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Brisbane | 24.01.19 |
| 7 | Azhar Ali, Babar Azam | 165 | 3 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 8 | AN Cook, DJ Malan | 162 | 4 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
200 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS
| No | Partners | Runs | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Labuschagne, Warner | 361 | 2 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29.11.19 |
| 2 | AN Cook, JE Root | 248 | 3 | 1 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 17.08.17 |
| 3 | Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam | 215 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |