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JM Anderson of England captured six for 40 in Sri Lanka’s first innings in the ongoing test at Galle. This was his 30^th five wickets in an innings haul in test cricket. He earned the distinction of become the first pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five plus wickets in an innings on 30 occasions. The following table lists all such occasions.

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	Zim	Lord’s	May 03
2	5-102	2	SAF	Nottingham	Aug 03
3	5-042	2	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 07
4	5-073	2	NZl	Wellington	Mar 08
5	7-043	2	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 08
6	5-087	2	Win	Ch-le-St	May 09
7	5-080	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 09
8	5-063	1	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 10
9	5-054	2	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
10	6-017	4	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
11	5-065	4	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 11
12	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
13	5-047	2	NZl	Lord’s	May 13
14	5-085	2	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
15	5-073	4	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
16	5-053	2	Ind	Southampton	Jul 14
17	6-042	2	Win	Bridgetown	May 15
18	6-047	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 15
19	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
20	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
21	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
22	5-072	1	SAF	Nottingham	Jul 17
23	5-076	2	Win	Leeds	Aug 17
24	7-042	3	Win	Lord’s	Sep 17
25	5-043	3	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 17
26	5-0	1	Ind	Lord’s	Aug 18
27	5-046	1	Win	Bridgetown	Jan 19
28	5-040	2	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 20
29	5-056	2	Pak	Southampton	Aug 20
30	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

The break up of these 30 occasions – on home soil and away soil – read thus. 22 Home Soil Performances and 08 Away soil performances are listed below

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	Zim	Lord’s	May 03
2	5-102	2	SAF	Nottingham	Aug 03
3	5-042	2	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 07
4	7-043	2	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 08
5	5-087	2	Win	Ch-le-St	May 09
6	5-080	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 09
7	5-054	2	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
8	6-017	4	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
9	5-065	4	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 11
10	5-047	2	NZl	Lord’s	May 13
11	5-085	2	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
12	5-073	4	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
13	5-053	2	Ind	Southampton	Jul 14
14	6-047	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 15
15	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
16	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
17	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
18	5-072	1	SAF	Nottingham	Jul 17
19	5-076	2	Win	Leeds	Aug 17
20	7-042	3	Win	Lord’s	Sep 17
21	5-0	1	Ind	Lord’s	Aug 18
22	5-056	2	Pak	Southampton	Aug 20

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	NZl	Wellington	Mar 08
2	5-063	1	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 10
3	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
4	6-042	2	Win	Bridgetown	May 15
5	5-043	3	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 17
6	5-046	1	Win	Bridgetown	Jan 19
7	5-040	2	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 20
8	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

It also represents his sixth five for against Sri Lanka. It is his best performance against Sri Lanka, improving upon his five for 16 at Leeds in May 16. It also represents his best performance against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. His previous best was five for 72 at Galle in Mar 2012. All his performances against Sri Lanka are listed below.

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
2	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
3	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
4	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
5	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

JM Anderson became the second pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 30 plus five wicket hauls in an innings after RJ Hadlee of New Zealand. RJ Hadlee had captured 36 five wicket hauls

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the 24^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against Australia. It also provides the

Ninth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in Australia and also provides the first such occasion at Brisbane.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety against Australia. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in Australia and also provides the first such occasion at Brisbane.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the 50th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia. It also provides the 23^rd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in Australia and the second such occasion at Brisbane. Aamir Sohail had scored 99 at Brisbane in Nov 1995.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the 35th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 18th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against on away soil.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the ninth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in the fourth innings of a test.  It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in Australia and the first such occasion at Brisbane.

Shubman Gill scored 91 in India’s second innings to provide the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in the fourth innings of a test.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SM Gavaskar	90	4	Ind	Aus	Chennai	Sep 1986
2	M Vijay	99	4	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2014
3	Shubman Gill	91	4	Ind	Aua	Brisbane	Jan 2021

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara added 114 runs for the second wicket in India’s second innings in this test to provide the 106th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 54^th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia in Australia and the seventh such occasion at Brisbane.

Shubman Gill and CA Pujara added 114 runs for the second wicket in India’s second innings in this test to provide the 10th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia in Australia and the second such occasion at Brisbane. The other occasion was the 119 runs partnership between CG Borde and ML Jaisimha in Jan 1968.

India won this test by three wickets chasing 328 runs to provide the 33^rd occasion of a team winning a test by chasing 300 plus runs in fourth innings of a test.

It also provides the ninth occasion of a team winning a test by chasing 300 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test against Australia.

It also provides the third occasion of India winning a test by chasing 300 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	India	won	6 wkts	Win	Trinidad	Apr 1976
2	India	won	6 wkts	Eng	Chennai	Dec 2008
3	India	won	3 wkts	Aua	Brisbane	Jan 2021

RR Pant scored 89 not out in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia. It also provides the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia

RR Pant scored 89 not out in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in a winning test. It also provides the first occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia in Australia 

Australia lost its 226^th test when it lost the Brisbane test against India by three wickets. It also provides its 101^st loss on home soil. It also provides its ninth loss at Brisbane. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	Aus	lost	6 wickets	Eng	Brisbane	Feb 1933
2	Aus	lost	322 runs	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 1936
3	Aus	lost	125 runs	Win	Brisbane	Dec 1968
4	Aus	lost	7 wickets	Eng	Brisbane	Dec 1978
5	Aus	lost	8 wickets	Win	Brisbane	Nov 1984
6	Aus	lost	inns & 41 runs	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 1985
7	Aus	lost	7 wickets	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 1986
8	Aus	lost	9 wickets	Win	Brisbane	Nov 1988
9	Aus	lost	3 wickets	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

J Hazzlewood captured 5 for 57 in India’s first innings to provide the 62^nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India. It also provides the 28^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India on home soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against India at Brisbane.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	ERH Toshack	5-02	2	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1947
2	ERH Toshack	6-29	3	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1947
3	CJ McDermott	5-54	1	Ind	Brisbane	Nov 1991
4	JR Hazlewood	5-68	1	Ind	Brisbane	Dec 2014
5	JR Hazlewood	5-57	2	Ind	Brisbane	Jan 2021

MS Wade was dismissed for a duck in Australia’s second innings to provide the 182^nd occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings against India. He became the 100^th Australian batsman to be dismissed for a duck in a test innings against India.

It also provides the 82^nd occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a duck in an innings against India in Australia. He became the 54^th Australian batsman to be dismissed for a duck in a test innings against India in Australia.

MS Wade was dismissed for a duck after playing three deliveries in Australia’s second innings to provide the 14th occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed for a three ball duck in an innings against India. He became the eighth occasion of an Australian batsman to be dismissed for a three ball duck in a test innings against India in Australia

SPD Smith has a run aggregate of 7449 runs prior to the start of the Brisbane Test. He required 51 more runs for his 7500 runs. He scored 91 runs in this test – 36 and 55. At the end of this test, his run aggregate read 7540 runs. He became 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 scored 36 and 55 in this test which fetched him an aggregate of 1082 runs against India at home. He now stands second in the list of Australian batsmen who have scored most runs against India at home. The first place is occupied by RT Ponting who has an aggregate of 1893 runs. SPD Smith went past MJ Clark who has an aggregate of 1077 runs on his way to occupy the second place.

SPD Smith’s 55 in Australia’s second innings represent his 58^th fifty, his 28th fifty on home soil, his 13^th fifty against India and his ninth fifty against India at home.

Mohd Siraj captured five for 73 in Australia’s second innings to provide the 72^nd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. It also provides the 31st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia in Australia. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia at Brisbane.

No	Player	Wkts	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	EAS Prasanna	6-104	3	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 1968
2	BS Bedi	5-055	1	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 1977
3	S Madan Lal	5-072	3	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 1977
4	Z Khan	5-095	1	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 2003
5	Mohd Siraj	5-073	3	Aus	Brisbane	Jan 2021

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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